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Bacardi First in Fight Against Plastic Pollution With 100% Biodegradable Spirits Bottle
World's most eco-friendly spirits bottle will biodegrade in 18 months
Bacardi swaps crude oil for seed oil as petroleum-based plastics are replaced by plant-based 'wonder material' – a silver bullet in fight against plastic pollution
Bacardi to eliminate at least 3,000 tons of plastic currently produced annually and help move needle for entire industry by sharing new technology with competitors
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HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bacardi, the world's largest family-owned spirits company, has made a giant leap forward in the fight against climate change and plastic pollution today, as it unveils plans to put the world's most sustainable spirits bottle on shelf by 2023.
The new 100% biodegradable bottle will replace 80 Million plastic bottles – 3,000 tons of plastic – currently produced by Bacardi across its portfolio of brands every year.
This revolutionary move by Bacardi is possible thanks to its close collaboration with Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable products. Petroleum-based plastics used by Bacardi today will be replaced by Danimer Scientific's Nodax™ PHA, a biopolymer which derives from the natural oils of plant seeds such as palm, canola and soy. While a regular plastic bottle takes over 400 years to decompose, the new spirits bottle made from Nodax™ PHA will biodegrade in a wide range of environments, including compost, soil, freshwater and sea water, and after 18 months disappear without leaving behind harmful microplastics.
BACARDÍ® rum will be the first spirit to appear in the new bottle, before the plant-based material is rolled out to replace single-use plastic across the entire Bacardi supply chain and the company's 200 brands and labels including BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin, GREY GOOSE® vodka, PATRÓN® tequila, MARTINI® vermouth and DEWAR'S® Scotch whisky.
Ned Duggan, Senior Vice President, BACARDÍ rum, said: "Over our 158-year history, BACARDÍ has always believed in respecting the world's natural resources and acting responsibly, from the sustainable sourcing of our sugarcane to the water and energy used to make our rum. We're now excited to be pioneering this new biopolymer technology for the benefit of all Bacardi brands and the entire spirits industry."
As well as the new 100% biopolymer spirits bottle, Bacardi is also creating a sustainably sourced paper bottle. By integrating the Nodax™ PHA polymer, this alternative solution will have equally strong environmental credentials while ensuring the quality and taste of the spirit inside a bottle made of paper is as exceptional as one made of glass.
Jean-Marc Lambert, Senior Vice President, Global Operations for Bacardi, said: "When we set ourselves the goal of being 100% plastic free by 2030, we knew that it would take ground-breaking advances in packaging design to make it achievable, and that's exactly what's happening through our partnership with Danimer."
Thanks to the versatility of this innovative new material, the Bacardi Packaging Development team will also crack one of the beverage industry's longest-standing plastic problems – the plastic lining of bottle closures. "It may sound small," says Jean-Marc, "But add that up across every bottle produced globally and we're talking many tons of plastic every day. Once we've fixed the problem, we'll be open sourcing the solution for the entire industry to use. This isn't about competitive advantage it's about doing the right thing for the planet."
Today's announcement by Bacardi represents a major step towards the company achieving its goal of being 100% plastic-free in the next 10 years. As well as launching the new biopolymer bottle in 2023, the company has also committed to removing all its non-essential, single-use plastic, including all plastic gift box materials and plastic point-of-sale materials, in the next three years.
Nodax™ PHA was verified as a truly biodegradable alternative to petrochemical plastics by the University of Georgia (UGA) and the UGA New Materials Institute in a 2018 study. Danimer Scientific currently uses the material for a wide range of applications, including thermoformed trays, drinking straws, flexible and multi-layer film packaging, coatings, disposable cutlery, and more.
"Nodax™ PHA is one of the most promising eco-friendly materials in the world today because it delivers the biodegradability that consumers demand without losing the quality feel they receive from traditional plastic," said Scott Tuten, Chief Marketing & Sustainability Officer at Danimer Scientific. "The material provides the best of both worlds, and we look forward to working with Bacardi and incorporating PHA into their iconic packaging."
In 2016, Bacardi led the drinks industry by committing to eliminate all single-use plastic straws in its cocktails. And two years ago, it began a collaboration with the Lonely Whale Foundation to remove single-use plastic straws from bars and restaurants. Danimer Scientific's use of Nodax™ PHA to create the world's first completely biodegradable plastic drinking straw in 2018 has complemented these initiatives to help reduce the global impact of plastic waste.
Find out more about Bacardi's sustainability commitments and its vision to become the most environmentally responsible global spirits company at https://www.bacardilimited.com/corporate-responsibility/.
Always drink responsibly
About Bacardi
Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, produces and markets internationally recognized spirits and wines. The Bacardi Limited brand portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARDÍ® rum, GREY GOOSE® vodka, PATRÓN® tequila, DEWAR'S® Blended Scotch whisky, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin, MARTINI® vermouth and sparkling wines, CAZADORES® 100% blue agave tequila, and other leading and emerging brands including WILLIAM LAWSON'S® Scotch whisky, ST-GERMAIN® elderflower liqueur, and ERISTOFF® vodka. Founded more than 158 years ago in Santiago de Cuba, family-owned Bacardi Limited currently employs more than 7,000, operates production facilities in 11 countries, and sells its brands in more than 170 countries. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited. Visit www.bacardilimited.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram .
About Danimer Scientific
Danimer Scientific is a pioneer in creating more sustainable, more natural ways to make plastic products. Danimer Scientific's Nodax™ PHA possesses seven TUV AUSTRIA certifications and statements of industrial and home compostability, is biodegradable in anaerobic, soil, fresh water and marine environments and is 100% bio-based. All of Danimer Scientific's biopolymers, including its Nodax™ PHA, are FDA approved for food contact. For more information, visit www.DanimerScientific.com
Andrew Carney, Corporate Communications Director Europe, Australia & New Zealand, acarney@bacardi.com
Jessica Merz, Global Corporate Communications Director, jmerz@bacardi.com
Anthony Popiel, Dalton Agency on behalf of Danimer Scientific, apopiel@daltonagency.com
Bacardi plans plastic-free future with launch of world's 1st biodegradable spirits bottle. Plant-based material will eliminate 3K tons of plastic
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Thompson's undoubtedly looking at several role players with little or no flair. Like Igor Olshansky from the Chargers, for instance, a guy the Journal Sentinel describes as a "sufficient starter or backup." I've accepted the fact we're probably not going to be getting Pro Bowlers, but doesn't that description remind you of a player like Jon Kitna... sufficient for the Lions, but a backup anywhere else? At this point, we're gonna need about three Jon Kitnas, two Igor Olshankskys along with a couple Yakov Smirnovs for some laughs while we wait.
This wait-and-see approach just feels like waiting for the wind to burn the coals hot enough to restart the fire. I'm just afraid this strategy may be more along of the lines of playing your lucky numbers instead of playing like you have a hand.
What's the alternative; dumping more lighterfluid on smoldering coals? I've seen you without eybrows before Greenfield. You look better with 'em.
Igor Olshpanksy? He sounds like he was born to play on the Frozen Tundra....except he's a giant, lazy turd.
No, Deborah, that's not the answer, more smoke, no fire. You have to throw piles of Mike Vandermoose's "Opinion" columns on it. That crusty tripe will flame out up in a second, and that's all it's good for anyway.
Have no fear we have signed Anthony Smith! ...wait he called out the undefeated pats and got toasted for like 10 TD's ... aww fiddlesticks!


I turned 26 last week and it feels just fine. I'm still denying to think that in 4 years I'll be 30, I'm just trying to enjoy what's in my life right now and try to do my best in everything. Ok in this post I'll be talking about my birthday brunch party.
Since a couple of years ago, I've been wanting to have a small birthday party with my closest friends. But the time (and my budget) was always not right. I chose to treat myself something pricey instead of having a birthday party. But this year is different. Twenty six is such a real number to me. It's already past the quarter and by 26, I gotta be better. That refers to my relationship to the closest ones. So I decided to have a small birthday celebration with my family and friends. My favourite time of the day is brunch, so a brunch party it is.
I'd like to share more about the planning, but I'm just overly excited to share these pretty pictures which mostly taken by my lovely R. I'd like to say thank you to the owners and the staff of Breakfast at Cayenne, who were so kind and helpful. The foods were so so so so delicious. My guests loved the Mie Ayam, Breakfast Burrito, Chicken Quesadillas, and the Pineapple Cake. The table setting is also a lovely note. It was already pretty, like so pretty, with all the beautiful dining ware from Cayenne, I only put some signage and pompom to give a touch of 'me' on it.
I'd love to thank Brooklyn Cake for the delicious chocolate marshmallow cake. The cake was so fluffy and wasn't too sweet, just how I love it (I'm not a sweet tooth). The cake is a perfect combination of sweets. The marshmallow on top blends very well with the sponge cake in your mouth. My guests loved the cake a lot!
Another kind hearted person I'd like to thank is Kitty Manu. She's the one who landed me all the pom pom, paper flowers (on the table) and the giant paper flowers you see in the pictures above.
Lastly, to Putri Avicenna who helped me a lot in brainstorming, venue checking, menu arranging, etc etc etc you-name-it. Thank youuuu! If I didn't share my to do list with you, I'd probably got crazy already.
That's all for now, I'll write another post to share about the birthday party planning because it was so fun that it had me thinking that I should start a party planner business. Haha! See you in the next post!
Outfit: Off shoulder blouse, culotte, and cherry earrings are unbranded. My watch is from Daniel Wellington, my black wedges is from UP.
Decorations: Paper flowers and pom pom are from Kitty Manu, signage and flamingo is self made.


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Bill Foster didn't plan on a career in politics. He founded and ran a successful business for several years before returning to his first love: physics. After earning his PhD from Harvard, he started yet another career: as a US Congressman representing the 14th, and later the 11th district of Illinois. Colloquy magazine sat down with Congressman Foster to talk about the intersection of science and politics.
How would you say your background in science influences the way that you make decisions in Congress?
I try to start out with facts and logic. That doesn't always provide the complete answer, but it's always the best starting point. Scientists start with all of the known facts, describe their experiments, the results of those experiments, and then at the end come to the conclusion. In politics, it's almost the exact opposite of that. In politics, most people are only interested in the headline. You have to get that out first if you intend to communicate at all.
What is the best route to reach the people who are making decisions in our government, particularly at the federal level?
Very often the best point of contact are the staff who provide advice to members of Congress on specific technical areas. Unless of course the member of Congress happens to have a PhD in physics!
Right! When you were first elected to office, there were several more PhD scientists in Congress.
When I first entered office, I was actually the third PhD physicist, but I believe we had a chemist or two. One by one they've all retired, and now I'm the only PhD scientist, hard scientist, that remains. We have some political scientists and a PhD mathematician.
Why are there fewer PhDs in Congress today?
Well, I think part of it is the reality of running for office today. You have to change the way you talk in politics. There's a long list of neurons that you have to deaden to turn a scientist's brain into a politician's. It's necessary to repeat your fundamental message again, and again, and again. In the course of a campaign, only a small fraction of the people who might vote for you will get a chance to listen to you, and likely only for a few seconds. And during those few seconds that had better be your fundamental message. For me it was: "I'm Bill Foster, I'm a scientist and a businessman. I'll bring the kind of change we need to Washington, DC." And you say that again and again until it makes you queasy.
Whereas as a scientist you want to be saying something novel, and get your message across concisely.
Yes, exactly. Like the old joke about a professor who gets a question in class and says, "Well, like I told you last year…"
What is it like working in Congress and being a scientist among people who more frequently have a background in law or economics?
I often serve as a lightning rod for technical questions, like cybersecurity, or the Iran nuclear deal. If you actually read the text of the Iran nuclear deal it's very technical. There is an entire page devoted to a table of reactor core specifications, changes the Iranians had to make to their heavy water reactor to make sure it could never be used to make large amounts of weapons-grade plutonium. I was asked to explain these requirements by members on both sides of the aisle.
One of the toughest things is explaining scientific uncertainty to people who are not trained to think in probabilistic terms. When you're talking about issues like climate change, where there is some statistical uncertainty around the exact fraction of climate change that can be attributed to manmade activities, people looking for quick answers say, "Oh, therefore you don't know anything at all." And that's not the case.
I think you have to be careful to separate things that are scientifically knowable, and things that are judgment calls. There is no scientific answer to the question of how you weigh the positive or negative effects of any policy change.
"Scientists start with all of the known facts, describe their experiments, the results of those experiments, and then at the end come to the conclusion. In politics, it's almost the exact opposite of that. In politics, most people are only interested in the headline. You have to get that out first if you intend to communicate at all. "
Do you hope that more and more scientists come into Congress?
I've spent a lot of my time trying to recruit scientists to get into this business. It is, to my mind, a very high-payoff activity. Not only would I like to recruit scientists, but engineers. A theoretical physicist can explore speculative universes that may or may not exist. Engineers have to build bridges that don't fall down in the real world. That's a very useful skill.
Anger and emotion seem very central to the political sphere right now. What is the way forward for someone who is driven by logical thinking?
I have come to appreciate that there is a big difference between my two careers. If you're a scientist and you stand up and say something that you know is not true, it is pretty much a career-ending thing. It used to be that way in politics. But apparently, not anymore. It's been hard for me to understand that there's a big difference between a scientific fact, and a historical fact, and a political fact. If you look at the stock market, household net worth, even the rate of layoffs that were going on after the 2008 economic crisis—they all just turned on a dime when we passed the stimulus. Republicans were able to establish the political fact that the stimulus failed by repeating that message over and over again. It's disconnected from economic reality, but I have to accept it as a political fact. It's one of the challenges of this business.
Are you concerned that if political facts differ so radically from scientific facts, then that's driving an increase in skepticism about science?
You see a very deliberate attempt to discredit science, for example among climate change deniers. It's similar to the deliberate attempt to discredit newspapers and the so-called mainstream reporting that America used to depend on. It's very destructive.
If you could send a message to your colleagues in the scientific community, what would it be?
Get involved with the public. Volunteer at a science fair, serve in elected office. It's equally valuable to have a PhD scientist on a school board or city council or serving as a local mayor as it is to have one serving in the US Congress or the Senate.
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Q: matching different number formats I've the below lines in my XML.
<toc-item num="(i)">
<toc-item num="(ii)">
<toc-item num="(a)">
<toc-item num="(b)">
<toc-item num="1">
<toc-item num="2">

I need a xslt code that will give 3 if the number is in format(i), 2 if format in (a) and 1 for the last case. I've tried the below. But it is giving 2 in case if (i) or (a).
<xsl:variable name="nu">
  <xsl:number format="(i)" level="any" />
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="Brac">
  <xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when test="contains(current()/@num,$nu)">
      <xsl:value-of select="3"/>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:when test="contains(current()/@num,'(')">
      <xsl:value-of select="2"/>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:otherwise>
      <xsl:value-of select="1"/>
    </xsl:otherwise>
  </xsl:choose>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:value of select="$Brac"/>

Please let me know how i can get it.
Thanks

A: For the input XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<numbers>
  <toc-item num="(i)"/>
  <toc-item num="(ii)"/>
  <toc-item num="(a)"/>
  <toc-item num="(b)"/>
  <toc-item num="1"/>
  <toc-item num="2"/>
  <toc-item num="(2.x)"/>
</numbers>

the following XSLT 2.0
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet
    version="2.0"
    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  <xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes" />

  <xsl:template name="get_number_type">
    <xsl:param name="number_string"/>

    <xsl:analyze-string select="$number_string" regex="(^[0-9]+$)|(^\([a-h]\)$)|(^\([ivx]+\)$)">

      <xsl:matching-substring>
        <xsl:choose>
          <xsl:when test="regex-group(1) != ''">
            <xsl:text>1</xsl:text>
          </xsl:when>
          <xsl:when test="regex-group(2) != ''">
            <xsl:text>2</xsl:text>
          </xsl:when>
          <xsl:when test="regex-group(3) != ''">
            <xsl:text>3</xsl:text>
          </xsl:when>
        </xsl:choose>
      </xsl:matching-substring>

      <xsl:non-matching-substring>
        <xsl:text>invalid</xsl:text>
      </xsl:non-matching-substring>

    </xsl:analyze-string>

  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:template match="toc-item">
    <xsl:text>The number format of string '</xsl:text>
    <xsl:value-of select="@num"/>
    <xsl:text>' is </xsl:text>
    <xsl:call-template name="get_number_type">
      <xsl:with-param name="number_string" select="@num"/>
    </xsl:call-template>
    <xsl:text>.</xsl:text>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

produces the text output
The number format of string '(i)' is 3.
The number format of string '(ii)' is 3.
The number format of string '(a)' is 2.
The number format of string '(b)' is 2.
The number format of string '1' is 1.
The number format of string '2' is 1.
The number format of string '(2.x)' is invalid.

Notes:

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*You may even want to turn the template into an XSLT 2.0 function which would make calling the helper functionality easier.

*Roman numbers are a little difficult when your letter enumeration exceeds the letter "h". The regular expression provided only works up to there and only for Roman numbers consisting of the digits "i", "v", and "x".

*If you have even more number formats there is a more generic way to implement the decoding as a <xsl:for-each> with the available number formats as an XML sub tree input. If you are interested in this, let me know.

*The regular expression currently does not tolerate preceding or following white space.

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The Vapeccino Mate 1 Replacement Coils Pods are for the sleek, discreet, and covert Vapeccino Mate 1 Ultra Portable Kit. Each package comes with three replacement 1.5ml E-Liquid pods. The replacement pods come in 1.5 ohm meant for mouth to lung use, 1.2 ohm Ceramic, and the 1.0 ohm meant for direct lung use.
11/27/2018 11:18 PM Shai B.
Amazing system, be weary of refilling to max capacity!
Awesome pod system. I usually get around 1-2 weeks with 3-4 refills. Be very careful when refilling, I refilled the pod to the max capacity twice and both times hot juice would leak out of the mouth piece. If you refill it just under 3/4 you should be fine. Also, make sure to let the juice sit in the atomizer after for around 10 mins or else you'll get a nasty burning taste on the first inhale... All in all amazing system, I just wish the MTL refills would be back in stock more often.
I find they are inconsistent. What I mean by that, is that some last a day and others will last several days. They will also leak fluid through the mout piece. At times, I get juice in my mouth when inhaling.


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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (4TH JANUARY – 7TH JANUARY 2022)
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This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.
The defendant's name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule 5.8, as agreed by HMCTS and the Society of Editors and approved by the Lord Chancellor. Not all cases heard will appear on this round-up due to legal restrictions.
This article is published from official information issued by HM Courts and Tribunal Service and is covered by qualified privilege. Please note: names/details of convictions will not be removed from this article on the basis of the convicted individual or their families requesting such action.
Tuesday 4th January – Friday 7th January 2022
• Nina Louise Hoskins, 36, of Barton Road in Newport, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. She was given a 12-month conditional discharge.
• Jack Williams, 24, of HMP Isle of Wight, pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker. He was committed to 7 days in prison in default of a payment of £234 – a £200 fine and a £34 surcharge – due to already serving a custodial sentence for rape.
• Dale Mark Robinson, 41, of West Street in Wroxall, was made subject to an 18-month community order with a 3-month electronic tag curfew, 163 hours of unpaid work and 35 rehabilitation days after admitting theft of £2,000 cash belonging to SSAFA. There was no separate penalty for possession of 2 cannabis plants.
• Victoria Hartley, 39, of Brinton Close in East Cowes, was found guilty in her absence of failing to provide the identification of a driver as required by the Police. She was fined £720 and ordered to pay £300 costs and a £72 surcharge.
• Keenan Bradbury, 25, of School Lane in Newport, was given a 6-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months. He was ordered to complete 20 rehabilitation days, as well as following the orders of a drug rehabilitation programme for 6 months. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £128 surcharge.
• Thomas Hayden, 32, of Munsley Close in Ventnor, pleaded guilty to drug driving. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs. He was fined a further £80 for stealing 2 milk churns to the value of £240.
• Lewis Morera-Morgan, 21, of Her Majesty's Pleasure, was given a 10-week concurrent prison sentence for burglary.
• Ashley White, 24, of Slade Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly. He was fined £123 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £34 surcharge.
• Stephen Ward, 58, of Melbourne Street in Newport, pleaded guilty to drink driving. He was banned from driving for 20 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £34 surcharge.
• Jacob Gates, 21, of Sandown Road in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to common assault. He was handed a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £22 surcharge.
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The Internet is rapidly evolving into a global medium (Thompson, 1999). As more schools and universities from around the world enter this marketplace, educational services will be offered increasingly across international borders. The prospect is alluring. Students studying Spanish in San Francisco will be able to learn from an instructor living in Madrid. Historians interested in the Incan empire will be able to correspond with Peruvian professors working in Cuzco. Prospective entrepreneurs in Moscow will be able to study under economics professors based at Stanford or Harvard.
What are the implications of transnational education, where the instructor is in one nation and the students are in another? And in particular, what issues will transnational educators face in the day-to-day conduct of their enterprise? This article surveys a number of these issues and points to the impact they will have on distance learning policy.
One obvious issue is language. Monolingual students living in North America will not be able to converse in Spanish, Incan, or Greek. And professors living in those nations are unlikely to be fluent in English, even if it is the lingua franca of the Internet.
But language will not be a major issue. People already routinely read Web pages published in French, German, and Spanish, even though their grasp of those languages may be minimal. Instant and automatic translation of written text is already feasible and very shortly will be quite inexpensive. And though automatic translation can be a bit rocky at present, smooth and polished translation capacity will be developed over time.
Perhaps the best known online translator is Babelfish, a project launched by Alta Vista. Visitors enter the URL of a Web site that they would like translated; the Babelfish software returns the translated page. Systran, the company behind Alta Vista, also offers a plug-in for the Eudora e-mail client.
The major issues associated with transnational education will center not around language but around economics and culture.
Teaching faculty living in the less developed world (that is, outside the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand) will command much lower salaries than those living in the more developed world. Demand for higher salaries will decrease because living expenses outside the more developed world are significantly lower.
It is likely that faculty will be recruited into alternative teaching environments. A university based in Antigua, for example, can offer a pleasant environment and high quality of life on a lower salary than that required by instructors living in Tokyo, Toronto, or New York.
Two trends are probable. Institutions based in less developed nations will recruit faculty, especially from more developed nations, to obtain improved expertise and credentials. And institutions based in the more developed world will begin to recruit faculty from around the world in an attempt to add breadth to their teaching staff and to take advantage of the lower salary requirements of those teachers. To be sure, faculty associations will resist these trends. But their influence will be minimized by new institutions such as corporate institutions that do not rely on tenured faculty to offer alternative forms of education.
Salaries are a significant expense in online delivery and one of the major reasons why courses offered online at traditional institutions are not significantly cheaper than their in-class alternatives. Fees for courses taught from Brazil, Russia, or India, for example, could be significantly lower than fees for courses taught from the more developed nations.
In established universities—where faculty associations will delay or derail major changes in hiring policies and salaries—these trends will be less significant. But as competition from alternative institutions increases, traditional institutions and their staff will face significant pressures for change.
How will institutions in more developed nations react? Historically, economic competition from overseas has been met with resistance. Online learning will probably face the same issues; representatives from an industry threatened by overseas competition will likely call for trade barriers of one kind or another. The primary restraint on overseas competition has been the imposition of tariffs and other duties. But while such mechanisms are feasible against the import of tangible goods, such as Japanese cars or Australian fruit, they will be more difficult to implement in an online environment.
If anything, the online environment favors overseas educators. As has been the case with online commerce generally, online courses would be exempt from local taxes and associated fees. But an Internet tax applied locally would affect all online transactions, not merely international transactions. And a differential tax would involve a significant intrusion into a userÂ's browsing habits, a loss of privacy not likely to be accepted by the community.
Transnational educators will need to address the different aspirations, expectations, and worldviews they bring to their programs. They will face four major types of issues: pedagogical issues, acceptance issues, content issues, and political issues.
Of these, pedagogical issues are the best understood. Similar questions have arisen in previous cross-cultural educational undertakings, such as English as a Second Language training sessions (see McGroarty, 1993). Students and instructors may have conflicting views on the role of the instructor and other students. In some cultures, student participation is neither expected nor required. This conflicts with the more interactive nature of traditional North American education.
Issues related to acceptance will arise in several varieties. Students from more developed countries may not appreciate the wit and wisdom of instructors from less developed nations or accept these instructors as their academic equals or superiors. Students from some cultures may not accept women as instructors or even as classmates.
In matters of content, instructors and students from different cultures may have very different assumptions about the nature of economics, democracy, geography, history, and a myriad of other subjects. The depiction of Turkey as a European nation, for example, may delight some students while offending others (Mason, 1998). Introducing some ideas in online coursework may have political consequences: just as DeTocqueville's Democracy in America was a destabilizing influence in pre-revolutionary France, so also ideas and opinions arising in transnational education may be viewed as subversive in studentsÂ' home nations.
Similar cultural gaps will exist in any case of transnational education. Instructors will have to decide, for example, whether to bow to the Chinese governmentÂ's policies on unacceptable speech or to risk a studentÂ's life or liberty by sticking to the course outline.
Language will not be a major issue in transnational education; however, educators will have to address a variety of economic and cultural issues.
Educational institutions in more developed nations will encounter increasing competition from abroad. This competition will drive instructional costs down and will probably also cause a critical reassessment of accreditation and standards related to transnational education.
Educational institutions will need to become more adept at cross-cultural relations. They will have to address pedagogical, acceptance-related, content-related, and political issues. Those colleges and universities best prepared to work with a variety of cultures will have an advantage over their competitors, and it is likely that institutions from multicultural environments, such as those in Europe, will have an advantage over those from less heterogeneous cultures, such as the United States.
Mason, R. (1998). Globalising education: Trends and applications. New York: Routledge.
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This isn't a foolproof approach, given that you could have someone who graduated from Cardiff Uni but now lives in the Scottish Highlands for example, but it's better than nothing and a good starting point.
Additionally or separately, you could also consider targeting group members of local/regional LinkedIn groups. For Welsh ICE, a quick LinkedIn group search reveals the Cardiff Entrepreneur Network (56 members), Social Enterprise Networks Wales (334 members) and Young Enterprise Wales (20 members), to name a few.
If the title of the group actually contains your location (as it does with "Cardiff" and "Wales" in this case), then you can assume that the members are very likely to be based in the area, too. Again, it's not foolproof (e.g. someone could move halfway across the country and forget to remove themselves from their old LinkedIn groups), but it's a strong indication that they might be local to the area.
In addition to doing one of the two targeting techniques described above (or both!), I recommend cross-referencing them by skill type. So in Welsh ICE's case, only targeting people who have "Entrepreneurship," etc. as a skill on their profile.
The great thing about LinkedIn Ads' skill search is that it opens up suggestions, so it's really easy to find lots of different types really quickly. Typing in "Entrepreneurship" opens up closely-related skills including "Small Business," "Internet Entrepreneur," "Start-up Ventures" and "Angel Investing" – all good potential skills to include in your ad campaign.
It's important to keep the geographical targeting to your country (in this case, "United Kingdom"). Otherwise, to reiterate (but alter) my earlier uni graduate example, you could end up with someone who graduated from Cardiff University who now lives in China. At least limiting it to UK-only folk will eliminate those who live internationally, and have even less of a chance of becoming a Welsh ICE member.
Another option you have at your disposal is to target particular companies. It would probably take a while to set up, but if you have, say, 10-20 companies that you'd love as clients, you could enter them all in and try and target them that way – especially if they're larger companies (which would get past the 1,000 people minimum, if you're happy to target anyone/everyone within them).
…Then we're still targeting less than 1,000 people, which isn't enough according to LinkedIn. That's no problem though, as we could consider removing the group targeting, which opens it up to 6,155, or removing the uni (school) targeting, which opens it up to 3,150. If excessive AdWords use has taught me anything, it's that we can even consider trialling (or split-testing) both routes: we could run the former (schools only) for two weeks, then the latter (groups only) for two weeks, and compare the results to see which one performs better. Something to think about.
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So according to linkedin there are only B2C businesses in Wales/N.Ireland…..That's just racist.
Hah… 😉 "Racist" is probably a stretch, but whatever the case, it ain't good!


I am working as the Head of Marketing and Communication of the Digital Health Factory, a so called company builder, in the healthcare sector.
My work is divided in various areas. I supervise the marketing- and communication activities for our holding, as well as the ventures within our portfolio. I'm mainly occupied with the creation and development of our marketing strategy, the brand development, media relations and investor relations.
The healthcare sector is an extremely interesting field, important and full of impact. We combine digitalization with traditionally established therapy methods in order to make such privileges accessible to people all over the world.
My scope of duties is very broad and diverse, which means that the job position combines many different areas with each other. That's something I already appreciated during the studies.
There is one thing, which I feel has shaped me during my university years: besides the practical relevance, the insight into other cultures and the experience I gathered abroad, I especially developed a constant urge to learn and explore new things, to try and work together with others and to do good things.
Where did you do your practical semester and how do you feel about the experiences you made there?
I completed my internship at RCKT, an agency founded by the company Rocket Internet. RCKT supports the Start-ups of Rocket Internet with marketing and communication, as well as digitalization. Meanwhile RCKT has been appointed Hub agency for the federal ministry of economy and energy.
I learned a lot in a pretty short time. I guess, that was due to the mix of agency-, startup- and entrepreneurial spirit. This is also the reason that RCKT refers to itself as "Entrepreneurial Agency" and "Digital Native Agency": they combine strategic consultation with digital creativity. During my time, the work in the agency was divided in three areas: PR, branding and content. I had the chance to get a glimpse of every area, even of those that weren't part of my studies.
Due to the digital transformation the focus shifted towards the ABC of digital change: Accelerate, Build, Connect. The atmosphere in Berlin was very comfortable and relaxed, one felt free to ask any question that came to mind.
Although working in Dublin had some restrictions, it forced me to learn how to work independently. Furthermore the semester abroad was a first time experience of getting to know international fellow students, which helped to build many new friendships. The international spirit at Griffith College paved the way to share new ideas and get insight into other cultures and new impulses.
Although most of us have scattered in and around Germany, we also met new people at the international partner universities. Those friendships still exist and some even build business connections out of it.
Looking back, what did you like the most? Which things didn't you like?
One of my personal highlights was the participation at the Roger Hatchuel Academy and the combined trip to the Cannes Lions. I was positively surprised about the way in which professors, lecturers and staff members worked together as one. Due to the manner of not only learning theory but combining it with project partners in practice, we are now able to build on a broad fundament.
The internal organization and communication in the university wasn't always great. For example: sometimes students lacked information about whether classes did or didn't take place. Compared to other, public universities, there was a lot less campus life at Macromedia. The campus didn't run a cafeteria and did not provide student tickets for public transportation in each city.
One should be openminded towards new things, experiment a lot and try to cross your own borders in order to go astray and find new exciting things.
Openness and change are both essential aspects for progress. There's nothing worse than standstill and a company that's blocked by stubbornness. Especially in the age of digitalization new chances arise on a daily basis, curiosity and risk appetite are driving forces for that.
I want a job which is characterized by divers projects and creates new perspectives for me. A lot is possible in ten years, maybe a leading position in a creative job, my own company or maybe something completely different? You never know which opportunities life will bring to you, you only have to be open for it.
Be brave and always question everything, don't be afraid to try new things, make mistakes and learn out of them and don't have too much respect.


A Town Named Chatham, An Incredible Event, Incredible People, and a Thank YOU. What is Your Favorite Event?
In my position with the DRI, and also in much of my volunteer work, I have the wonderful opportunity to witness first hand some incredible fund-raising events. From Black Tie Galas with over a thousand people to a young lady selling lemonade to help find a cure. Whether $1.00 is raised, or over a million dollars is raised; people giving their time always needs to be recognized and appreciated.
On Thanksgiving Day morning I had the honor to address almost 600 people in Chatham NJ for their annual Turkey Trot. Curt Ritter and his team organized a one mile fun run and a 5K timed race. It was cold, but the warmth of all those involved made it exciting. Curt does this for one reason, he has a child with diabetes. A lot and I mean A LOT of work goes into implementing and organizing this type of event and it was done well by the many people Curt recruited to help.
What a way to start off a Thanksgiving Day Morning doing something to help find a cure for diabetes. I had never been to Chatham New Jersey. It is like a neighborhood out of Norman Rockwell. A beautiful community where people pass you in the street and say hello. It was a fabulous day with the run moving smoothly through a residential neighborhood decorated for the holidays.
What events do you attend that you really like. please share why you like it so much?
Many of these events are run by volunteers and I enjoy meeting so many who do so much. Nice job Curt and to you and all those in the beautiful town of Chatham, we say thank you for caring.
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Ah Tom, my friend, another thought-provoking post. Thank you.
I have the privilege to work with JDRF UK's Challenge Events Committee. My hat is doffed to the hundreds of runners, many stepping into a race for the first time, who take on the mighty London Marathon to raise money for JDRF. They inspire those of us who come out to support and cheer. They give their sweat and pain to those unforgiving streets, all in the hope for a brighter future for our children and those yet to be diagnosed.
But it's the supporters, those cheer-leaders, banana-holders, sweet-dispensers, yellers, cajolers, hand-clappers and banner-wavers who I'd like to honour today. These guys stand, necks craned, calves screaming, eyes rolling in their heads as they try to pick out their loved ones from the Kaleidoscopic conga streaming past, for hour after hour. Their sole purpose is to spot that one person (in over 30,000) and send them the biggest, strongest, heartiest beam of love to send them on their way.
I'm humbled, every single time I see these acts of love along the roadside. So infectious is the goodwill brimming out of that crowd that we stay there, some of us nine hours into our stint at the supporter zone, until the bitter end. No longer caring who's shirt you wear on what cause you run for, our voices shredded, all squeaky and hoarse, we scream at the last few, slogging themselves through mile 22, still 4 to go and nothing in the tank. If we get a smile, or a raised hand, or a walk that breaks into a jog, we celebrate like we've won the cup. Which, of course, we have.
Reaching out to people with unconditional love is what these events are all about. They remind us that the world is still a magical place, and there is so much good in it.
What a fabulous tribute Ash……without cheers there would only be silence—–wanderful. Thanks for sharing mate.


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Q: String to int cpp Can someone please explain me how this code works(the part inside for loop)? Thanks.
The question is: Given an n-digit large number in form of string, check whether it is divisible by 7 or not. Print 1 if divisible by 7, otherwise 0.
Example 1:
Input: num = "8955795758"
Output: 1
Explanation: 8955795758 is divisible by 7.
Code:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

class Solution{
    public:

    int isdivisible7(string num){
        int carry = 0;

        for(auto x: num)
        {
            int digit = x - '0';

            carry = carry * 10 + digit;

            carry = carry % 7;
        }
        return carry == 0 ? 1 : 0;
    }
};

int main(){
    int t;
    cin >> t;
    while(t--){
        string s;
        cin >> s;
        Solution ob;
        cout << ob.isdivisible7(s) << endl;
    }
return 0;
}

A: int digit = x - '0';

This line translates digit symbol into int type digit. In other words, we don't try to translate full string into int at once, but taking one digit translating it from the symbol type to int type. For example, if string is '57892' at the second iteration x would be equal "7" and digit would be equal 7
carry = carry * 10 + digit;

The line adds the digit to the part of number which have been found from previous digits
carry = carry % 7;

The line founds the remainder of the division for the part which is already obtained.
For example:
You have received number 57325. It will take firstly 5 and at a the and of the first iteration of the loop carry would be equal 5. At the next iteration it will change carry to 57 and after finding a remainder it will be equal to 1. It means that 57325 and 1325 are or either both divisible by 7 or either both not, so we could proceed with the smaller one. At the next iteration carry after second line will be equal to 13 and after taking remainder it would be equal to 6. So as it has been before, it means that 1325 and 625 are or either both divisible by 7 or either both not, so we could proceed with the smaller one. Continuing the process function finds if number is divisible.
It is important to take remainder because string could be very big and int without taking remainder would not have enough space to keep it.