In child custody cases, judges are generally reluctant to change an arrangement that is working well for a child. Judges recognize the benefit of stability in a child's life.
"Status quo" is a term that judges frequently use to describe long-standing custody arrangements.
If you are the primary caretaker of a child, then it is important to show the judge that the status quo has been for the child to spend most nights in your care.
On the other hand, if you are seeking to expand your custody time, then you should try to create a new status quo for the child that involves more time in your care.
Some parents go to court seeking to preserve their custody time, while others aim to expand their custody time. To speak with an experienced child custody lawyer, call Spivak Law Firm at (412) 344-4900 or toll free at (800) 545-9390.
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The holiday season is here, and it's time to start planning your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners.
Holidays are for spending time with family and friends. However, the holidays can become stressful when you have a houseful of people and are trying to prepare that big Christmas dinner everyone is expecting. Not to mention all the dishes that come with cooking at home that add to the exhaustion.
This year, we invite you to try out one of the restaurants in Northville or Novi, Michigan that will be open for the holidays. Whether you are looking to go out on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, you will find the perfect place to take your guests to this year. It's time to let someone else do all that cooking and all those dishes.
Black Rock Bar and Grill is quickly becoming known as Michigan's best steakhouse. It's not just their delicious steak that will win you over, but it is also the unique way of cooking that steak. You will be able to cook your Angus Certified steak or seafood yourself on a hot volcanic rock at your table, or if you prefer, the chef prepare it for you.
While Black Rock does not take reservations, they are currently taking calls for priority seating.
If you like a rustic scene, a comfortable atmosphere, delicious food, and great services, Deadwood Bar and Grill may just be the perfect place for you and your family on Christmas Eve. While normally this restaurant doesn't take reservations, they are taking them for Christmas Eve.
Another amazing steakhouse is located in Northville, Michigan. Rocky's has been around for the past 20 years and has made quite the name for themselves. The website even boasts that on any given day, you will find the owner of the restaurant in the back preparing everything from scratch.
Rocky's of Northville is currently taking reservations.
41122 W. 7 Mile Rd.
According to Gourmet Magazine, Steve & Rocky's is "one of the best restaurants in America". They will be open on Christmas Eve and will feature 3 different options for your dining delight.
Reservations are not required, but are suggested.
Looking for some delectable Asian cuisine for Christmas Day this year? New Wing Hing specializes in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Szechuan cuisine.
43171 W. 7 Mile Rd.
Dragontown of Novi is a family owned business. They work hard at making sure their customers are happy. The cooks are from Hong Kong with decades of experience.
Wherever you choose to spend your holidays this year, all of us at the Jamey Kramer Group would like to wish you the happiest of holidays!


On Friday, August 11, between 6:40 and 6:50 am, occasional witnesses have reported the sighting of a UFO from the Quintas de Toay district, located to the north of the city in question, which is 12 km distant from Santa Rosa to the southwest.
The eyewitnesses were getting ready to report to their jobs in Santa Rosa and were leaving their homes when they noticed a large triangular object with numerous lights running down its side, noiseless, giving off a kind of fog or otherwise enveloped in it it, at a visual angle of between 40 and 25 degrees respectively. The witnesses remarked that it flew high and relatively close to them until it lost itself from their sight.
The object's path went from southwest to northeast and always in the periphery of the cities of Santa Rosa and Toay. We may dismiss any possibility that the Moon was involved; while full, it was hardly "moving".
The object was also observed by toll booth and bus station workers along the avenue linking Santa Rosa and Toay.


The Ellsworth Girl's Basketball Team rebounded from their tough overtime loss to Calais on Thursday, January 8th 67-63 to defeat the Sumner Tigers, Saturday afternoon, January 10th at Sumner High School by the score of 47-33.
Ellsworth took a early lead 13-5 at the end of the 1st Quarter, and were able to make it last. At the end of the Half it was 25-16 and at the end of the 3rd Quarter the Eagles were up 37-23.
Ellsworth was led by Emily Berry with 14 points, while Maddie Card had 9 points. Caitlin Bean, Maddie Card and Sammy Mason had 3-pointers. Ellsworth was 10-18 from the free throw line.
Sumner was led by Taylor Davis with 11 points and Kiandra Barnes had 8 points, including a 3-pointer. The Tigers went 10-20 from the free throw line.
Ellsworth is now 7-4 on the season, and will play host to Old Town on Wednesday, January 14th at 4 PM. Sumner is 6-3 and plays at Searsport on Tuesday, January 13th at 6:30 PM.


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Traveling is not merely an escape for tired bodies and minds. Nowadays, traveling is considered as a lifestyle, even tends to be a premiere need for traveling junkies. Looking at the increasingly popular travel trends in Indonesia, many travel agencies offer a variety of travel packages both individual tours and group tours, one of which is H.I.S Travel Indonesia. H.I.S Travel Indonesia is the first Japanese travel agency to open an outbound business in Indonesia in 2009. Through his-travel.co.id, the website provides a variety of travel needs both airfare, hotel, tour packages and various travel products.
Due to the increasing information in the existing website, H.I.S Travel requires website development to upward the number of user while providing more seamless experience to the user.
Knowing that speed and efficiency are key to a good user experience in tours and travel website, we – Suitmedia and H.I.S Travel wanted to optimize speed and remove data constraints for existing and new customers, without sacrificing the user experience.
For that reason, Suitmedia and H.I.S Travel collaborated to make his-travel.co.id into Progressive Web Apps (PWA). We chose this type of web application to make the site function more reliably, independent of the network conditions so that users are still able to access the site even on a slow internet connection. The way that Progressive Web Apps work allows for faster loading times because it consumes fewer data. It also responds quickly to user interactions with silky smooth animations.
Progressive Web Apps are installable and live on the user's home screen, without the need for an app store. It offers an immersive full-screen experience and can even re-engage users with web push notifications, allowing users to get timely updates from the site and allow H.I.S Travel to effectively re-engage users with customized, relevant content.
With those enhanced customer experience on the site, his-travel.co.id has brought hassle-free experience for users. The convenience that provided on the website also makes users more engaged. Eventually, the site has successfully increased its pages/session at +16,05% in 30 days after the new website launched.


I promised you a story about bears…it's coming. First I want to share with you one of the less mammalian experiences that treat our team up at the field station each year.
Almost daily we observe Harold the (Great Blue) Heron, who includes our dock in his territory. Great fish habitat for this piscivore (fish eater).
A couple days ago Doug had a particularly beautiful time with Harold. A local boat – full of new teachers at the community school – was overdue. And Doug went out for a middle-of-the-night mission with several other boats to locate them. The cold teachers were eventually found, victim of being chartless and GPS-less in this complex island-fiord-mainland labyrinth.
What Doug found upon return warmed him right up. Basking in the early morning glow was Heron. Doug – ever the photog – grabed his trusty Nikon and this was his choicest image. It's absolutely stunning. And it's in our front yard.
Doug, Collin Reid and I entered a big mainland watershed mid last week. A cold early morning boatride. But by 0700 the first light was hitting the shoreline. We had just anchored the boat and were walking towards a potential bear station site when out of the corner of my eye I noticed movement across the bay. It was about 500 m away but they looked like bears. And a lot of bears.
A big momma bear, with a really blond head, and not one..not two….but three 2-year old cubs. All looked very healthy, especially this time of year. This was the first set of triplets I had ever seen (Doug and Collin too I think). Having 3 cubs survive that long in this or any landscape is pretty rare.
I gave Doug my big lens, as he had lugged the tripod. As Collin and I set about setting up the station in the woods off the estuary, Doug photographed this family group. We worked quietly and Doug stayed a healthy distance from momma bear and her three treasures. We could even peek out of the bush every few minutes to see the show unfold.
And just as with wolf pups, it's the bear cubs that steal the show. Mucking around in the intertidal muck. Doing a little bit of running and harassing of one another. A couple even got up on their hind legs to practice the gladitorial stance-and-combat they'll need to master before this horseplay becomes more serious as adults.


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A world in disarray : American foreign policy and the crisis of the old order /
by Haass, Richard.
Type: BookPublisher: New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2018Description: 359 pages ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0399562389 (paperback); 9780399562389 (paperback); .Subject(s): International relations | Nation-state and globalization | World politics | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
From war through World War -- Cold War -- The other order -- The post-Cold War world -- A global gap -- Regional realities -- Pieces of process -- What is to be done? -- Thwarting Thucydides -- World order 2.0 -- Regional responses -- A country in disarray -- Afterword to the paperback edition.
Summary: The past twenty-five years have seen an unraveling of order. The rules, policies, and instructions that have been observed since World War II have largely run their course. The author argues that the world needs an updated operating system that takes into account the need for a new American foreign policy in a changing twenty-first century. As he demonstrates, the world cannot have stability or prosperity without the United States, but the United States cannot be a force for these without its politicians and citizens reaching a new understanding--Adapted from back cover.
General Stacks Non Fiction 327.73009 HAA (Browse shelf) Available
Originally published: 2017.
"With a new afterword [2018]"--Cover.
The past twenty-five years have seen an unraveling of order. The rules, policies, and instructions that have been observed since World War II have largely run their course. The author argues that the world needs an updated operating system that takes into account the need for a new American foreign policy in a changing twenty-first century. As he demonstrates, the world cannot have stability or prosperity without the United States, but the United States cannot be a force for these without its politicians and citizens reaching a new understanding--Adapted from back cover.

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We congratulate Mitchell Parish who recently graduated from high school.
The Lord has blessed us with Pastor Justice from August 24, 1994 to February 28, 2017. We love him, and like countless others, will miss his Godly wisdom and leadership.
Here are just a few of Pastor Justice's collection of photos of his years as our pastor.
We congratulate Marshall Parish & Grace Olson who recently graduated from high school.
Pictures are now available of Pastor and Lyndy's summer trip to Aztec, New Mexico.
Our pastor is pictured here with brother Arthur Blevins the pastor of the Philadelphia Baptist Church of Aztec, New Mexico. Brother Justice preached in this church during his recent May 2016 vacation in the Western United States.
On September 6, 2015, members of our church visited and worshipped with the Bible Baptist Church in Columbus, Nebraska en masse. View pictures of this event.
This picture was taken in our church parking lot. God's creation should cause us to praise him.
Aug 4-6, Victory Baptist Church hosted its 34th Annual Sovereign Grace Conference on "The Work of Christ".
Pastor and Mrs. Justice visited the Far East in April of 2015. View the pictures they took on their trip.
Help for reading the bible through in one year. These will be printed as two pages so print one page first, then flip that page and print the other on the back.
Dated Version: Shows with chapters to read morning (O.T.) and evening (N.T.).
Non-Dated Version: Allows you to cross out each chapter as you read it.
Our conference on "The Person of Christ" was August 5-7.
Members of the Bible Baptist Church of Columbus, Nebraska came to visit and worship with us on May 25th. We now have added a larger picture gallery.
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Pictures of our folks and others who attended the 18th annual conference of the Grace Baptist Church of Tyler, Texas November 7-9, 2013.
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Q: How to transition from managedQuery to LoaderManager/CursorLoader? I'm developing an Android application that is targeting API level 8 (2.2, Froyo). I'm using a ContentProvider and that's simple enough, and I'm using SimpleCursorAdapter to fill out my list view, but I noticed in the documentation for SimpleCursorAdapter that the flagless constructor is deprecated with the following note:
This constructor is deprecated.
This option is discouraged, as it results in Cursor queries being performed on the application's UI thread and thus can cause poor responsiveness or even Application Not Responding errors. As an alternative, use LoaderManager with a CursorLoader.
Since I'm targeting API level 8, a LoaderManager isn't tied to an Activity. The FragmentActivity class in the compatibility package does this, but I'm not using Fragments.
My question is: how exactly should I be using LoaderManager/CursorLoader in an app targeting a pre-11 API level? Am I forced to transition to Fragments or should I just revert back to the deprecated SimpleCursorAdapter constructor (but make use of an AsyncTask to keep it UI thread friendly, which is what the CursorLoader is supposed to do)?

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I've written fairly extensively about the LoaderManager in this blog post. Check it out and let me know if its helpful! :)

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Definitely, definitely, definitely go with LoaderManager. The CursorLoader class offloads the work of loading data on a thread, and keeps the data persistent during short term activity refresh events, such as an orientation change. In addition to performing the initial query, the CursorLoader registers a ContentObserver with the dataset you requested and calls forceLoad() on itself when the data set changes, and is thus auto-updating. This is extremely convenient as you don't have to worry about performing queries yourself. Of course it is possible to make use of AsyncTask to keep your application UI thread friendly, but it will involve a lot more code... and implementing your class so that it will, for example, retain the loaded Cursor over Activity won't be simple. The bottom line is that LoaderManager/Loader will do this automatically for you, as well as taking care of correctly creating and closing the Cursor based on the Activity lifecycle.
To use LoaderManager/CursorLoader in an app targeting a pre-11 API level, simply use the FragmentActivity class in the compatibility package. A FragmentActivity is just an Activity and has been created for Android compatibility support, and does not require the use of Fragments in your application. Just use getSupportLoaderManager() instead of getLoaderManager() and you should be all set. You could, of course, implement a parent FragmentActivity for each screen and have it displays a its layout in a Fragment (by making use of FragmentActivity.getSupportFragmentManager() in the Activity's onCreate() method). This design might make the transition to multi-pane layouts easier if you ever decide to optimize your application for tablets. It's a nice learning experience too :).
This is a pretty nice tutorial too. Try and work your way through it and don't hesitate to leave a comment if you have any other questions.

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Media Say Anti-Semitic Incidents Are Up 57%. Here's The Real Story.
By Ashe Schow
Oct 31, 2018 DailyWire.com
This week, major media outlets (The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, etc.) have all been citing a study from the Anti-Defamation League that claims there's been a 57% increase in "anti-Semitic incidents" in 2017, an increase the organization blames solely on President Donald Trump.
The study shows no such thing, as David E. Bernstein wrote at the Volokh Conspiracy.
"There are several problems with relying on this study for Trump-bashing, however," Bernstein wrote. "The first is that the study includes 193 incidents of bomb threats to Jewish institutions as anti-Semitic incidents, even though by the time the ADL published the study, it had been conclusively shown that the two perpetrators of the bomb threats were not motivated by anti-Semitism. One can only guess why the ADL chose to inflate its statistics in this way, but none of the explanations speak well of it."
The ADL report is about reported incidents, rather than actual incidents. There is obviously some overlap, but reports don't necessarily equate to true events. Some of the ADL's documented increase could simply be due to more reporting as compared to a time when people felt less secure reporting an incident.
The ADL statistic doesn't just include actual anti-Semitic incidents, as Bernstein wrote at Tablet Magazine, "but any incident that results 'in Jews perceiving themselves as being victimized due to their Jewish identity.'" This goes back to the bomb threats. The threats may have been made to Jewish institutions, but it was not actually due to anti-Semitism.
"Relatedly, 2017 saw an unusually high level of concern in the Jewish community over perceived threats, a result of both Trump's victory and the JCC calls," Bernstein reported. "This likely led to an increase in ambiguous incidents being reported to the ADL as anti-Semitic. We know, for example, that one purported example of anti-Semitic cemetery vandalism turned out to be just old stones toppling over from poor upkeep (the ADL deleted that one from its tally), and another turned out, according to police, to be the product of a "drunk and mad" individual with no anti-Semitic intent (the ADL did not delete that one from its tally)."
The ADL report also includes 204 anti-Semitic incidents that occurred on college campuses, nearly double the amount in 2016. But the ADL doesn't distinguish between members of the alt-right and Leftist pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel activism.
Bernstein also points out that even though the ADL counts an overall surge of "anti-Semitic incidents," actual physical assaults against the Jewish community dropped 47%.
"This is obviously inconsistent with the meme that 2017 saw a surge in violent anti-Semitism," Bernstein wrote. "Physical assaults are also the most objective sort of incident to document, which adds to concerns about the robustness of the rest of the data."
It's also disingenuous — and perhaps dangerous — to place blame solely on Trump for anti-Semitism, when the Left tolerates Louis Farrakhan, who each year delivers a "Saviours' Day" address to thousands of followers.
On Sunday, Rev. Farrakhan gave his Saviours' Day 2018 Address, attended by thousands including one of the co-founders of the Women's March.https://t.co/WE5ys7It8R
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 28, 2018
During this address, Farrakhan spouts anti-Semitic sentiments, such as "the powerful Jews are my enemy." As CNN's Jake Tapper notes, "The difference between Farrakhan and some members of the alt-reich whose heinous bigotry has received a lot of attention this past year: Farrakhan has a much larger following and elected officials meet with him openly."
The difference between Farrakhan and some members of the alt-reich whose heinous bigotry has received a lot of attention this past year: Farrakhan has a much larger following and elected officials meet with him openly.
The ADL clearly had an agenda in pushing its faulty statistic, and the media was all too eager to run with it in order to attack Trump.


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Turkey seeks close ties with Africa amid boycott calls in Egypt
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Ankara has been seeking to expand its influence in Africa in the face of tensions with Egypt, where calls are growing for a public boycott of Turkish goods.
Ties between Ankara and Cairo strained in 2013, when then Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi toppled the country's first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsi, of the Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described Sisi's rise to power as a "coup" an accused the UN of having done "nothing but watch the events such as overthrowing the elected president in Egypt."
Recently, Erdogan wrapped up a five-day tour of the African countries of Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal and Mali with a large business delegation and a diplomatic entourage.
"We want to walk with Africa while a new world order is being established," he tweeted at the end of his trip.
This is while a public boycott of Turkish goods has been launched in Egypt to protest what its leaders call Erdogan's "anti-Egyptian policies."
The boycott campaign has become the hottest trending topic on Egyptian social media, with 12,000 tweets including #boycott Turkish products, privately-owned Egyptian daily Youm7 reported on Sunday.
Social media users called on the Egyptian government to take action against businessmen importing products from Turkey, saying that purchase of Turkish goods would "contribute to the killing of Egyptians."
"Turkey acts against Egypt's political interests everywhere," said Hisham Baker, a legal expert who initiated the boycott campaign with his friends. "This is why Egyptians have a national and moral obligation to stop buying its products."
Turkey and Egypt have also been at odds over the latter's maritime demarcation deal with Cyprus in a potential struggle over resources in the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean.
Additionally, Cairo is concerned about Turkey's close economic and military ties with Sudan.
Relations between Egypt and Sudan have been soured in recent months by disputes over the ownership of the "Halayeb Triangle" border territory, and over the broader issue of use of water from the River Nile that passes through their territories.
The triangle lies between Egypt and its southern neighbor and the borders have been contested by Sudan since 1958. Cairo says it is Egyptian territory.
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Recently we learned that 43% of people in the UK live in unsuitable housing. The figures, released by homelessness charity Shelter, showed that more than four in ten people live in homes that do not reach acceptable standards in cleanliness, safety and space. In practice, this means multiple people living in one room, unaffordable rents or mortgage repayments and unhygienic conditions.
In their coverage of this news, the BBC spoke to pensioners Ian and Esmee Woolcomb. Ian and Esmee are aged 62 and 72, and they currently live in a damp-ridden one-bedroom flat with no living room and are desperate to move. Their home fails three of Shelter's five living standards: affordability, decent conditions, space, stability and neighbourhood.
It's saddening to think that someone in their retirement should be living in such conditions. Unfortunately, our own research only serves to support Shelter's findings. When we surveyed over 1,000 over sixties earlier this year, 29% of people admitted to cutting back on their spending to make ends meet. 12% couldn't afford to heat their homes and 10% were eating less just to get by.
Surely this shouldn't be the case? Surely there should be more options for people needing homes, not just in retirement but at any age? Surely there should be better, more flexible options that put an end to the often unaffordable buy or rent situation we're finding ourselves in? Surely, in 2016, we can't stand for this much longer?
According to Shelter, everyday 150 families in Britain become homeless. They value the support of volunteers and donations to help these families, could you help them? Visit their website to learn how you can support Shelter and the amazing work they do.
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Difference Between A Phrase And A Clause..
What is the difference in a phrase and a clause?
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. A phrase is a group of words that does not.
"I am eating in the kitchen" is a clause.
"In the kitchen" by itself is a prepositional phrase (a phrase formed from a preposition, in this case, "in."
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Analysis of World Bank Project Appraisal Documents Indicators for Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Projects
This brief analyzes the indicators used by the World Bank in its Project Appraisal Documents (PAD) to measure the outputs and outcomes of 44 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene projects in Africa and Asia from 2000-2010. This report details the methods used to collect and organize the indicators, and provides a brief analysis of the type of indicators used and their evolution over time. A searchable spreadsheet of the indicators used in this analysis accompanies this summary. We find that some patterns emerge over time, though none are very drastic. The most common group of indicators used by the World Bank are "management" oriented indicators (28% of indicators). Management indicators are disproportionately used in African projects as compared to projects in Asia. Several projects in Africa incorporate indicators relating to legal/regulatory/policy outcomes, while projects in Asia do not. In recent years, the World Bank has used fewer indicators that measure service delivery, health, and education and awareness.
Portfolio Review, Results Coding
Alternative Energy Pumps to Irrigate Smallholder Farmers' Land: What is the State of the Art?
Water is a critical input for significantly enhancing smallholder farmer productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where less than 5% of farm land is irrigated, and in India where 42% of farm land is irrigated. For many years, donors have invested in human-powered treadle pump technologies as a point of entry for smallholder farmers unable to afford motorized pumps. In spite of some successes in treadle pump promotion, however, there is a widespread perception that as soon as smallholder farmers can afford to they quickly transition to motorized diesel- powered pumps. While diesel pumps substantially ease farmers' workload, they pollute excessively (both in terms of local air quality and greenhouse gas emissions), pump excessive amounts of water, and put farmers at the mercy of cyclical spikes in fuel prices. This brief provides an overview of state-of-the-art alternative energy pumps, including technologies available and implementation lessons learned from China, India, Africa, South America and other regions. Through a literature review, written surveys and phone interviews with water pump producers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) we evaluate the availability, affordability, and adoption rates of alternative energy technologies in developing countries. Our findings suggest that no single alternative energy water pumping system is a "silver bullet" for rural smallholder irrigation needs. Biofuels may prove a successful short- to intermediate-term solution for farmers who already have access to diesel pumps, but other problems associated with diesel engines, including high maintenance costs and excessive water use remain even when biofuels are used. Solar systems eliminate pollution almost entirely, reduce water consumption, and eliminate the need to purchase fuels. However solar systems are typically prohibitively expensive for smallholder farmers. Wind powered pumping solutions have not proven successful to date, with high costs and irregular wind patterns (either too little or too much wind) proving substantial barriers to widespread adoption.
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Sanitation Policy in India
Water supply and sanitation is the responsibility of sub-national state governments under the Indian Constitution. At present, the national government sets water supply and sanitation policy while states plan, design, and execute water supply schemes accordingly. Furthermore, while state governments are in charge of operation and maintenance, they may pass the responsibility to village or district levels. Given the highly decentralized provision of water and sanitation services, there is no autonomous regulatory agency for the water supply and sanitation sector in India at the state or national level. This report reviews literature on India's urban sanitation policy. The methodology includes Google, Lexis-Nexis, and University of Washington Library searches, searches of two major Indian newspapers, and searches of websites and blogs sponsored by non-governmental organizations. Sources also include the India Sanitation Portal, a forum on sanitation in India used by governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and WASH Sanitation Updates, a sanitation news feed with considerable material on India. We find that urban sanitation policy, as embodied in the National Urban Sanitation Plan of 2008, remains focused on decentralized approaches. Our research reveals no evidence of a change in official policy, nor evidence suggesting that government sanitation programs conflict with official policy.
The Public Health Benefits of Sanitation Interventions
Limited sanitation infrastructure, poor hygienic practices, and unsafe drinking water negatively affect the health of millions of people in the developing world. Using sanitation interventions to interrupt disease pathways can significantly improve public health. Sanitation interventions primarily benefit public health by reducing the prevalence of enteric pathogenic illnesses, which cause diarrhea. Health benefits are realized and accrue to the direct recipients of sanitation interventions and also to their neighbors and others in their communities. In a report to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Hutton et al. (2006) estimate that the cost-benefit ratio of sanitation interventions in all developing countries worldwide is 11.2. This literature review summarizes the risks of inadequate sanitation to public health and presents the empirical evidence on the public health benefits of complete, intermediate and multiple factor sanitation interventions. We find that complete or improved sanitary systems can offer concrete public health benefits by reducing exposure pathways to a variety of infectious diseases contained in human feces and wastewater. Substantial complementary economic gains are also predicted to accrue as a result of providing increased sanitation. In addition, community-wide sanitation interventions seem to offer the greatest promise for reducing pathogenic health risks from feces.
Agricultural & Diet Diversification: Evidence and Pathways to Improved Nutrition
Without availability and access to a variety of foods, populations in the developing world are suffering from deficiencies in iron, zinc, iodine, vitamin A, and other micronutrients in addition to deficiencies in energy and protein. Supplementation and fortification programs have demonstrated effectiveness, but there is an increasing interest in potentially more sustainable solutions via agricultural interventions. The review examines the literature regarding agricultural interventions and pathways to diet diversification and whether desired nutritional outcomes are achieved. We find a strong sentiment that agricultural interventions can improve dietary diversity, and that dietary diversity can improve nutrition and related health outcomes. The programs with demonstrated ability to improve nutrition outcomes are most often cross-cutting interventions, borrowing from the agriculture, nutrition, and public health traditions. While these multi-platform programs can be costly to evaluate and difficult to implement, the evidence supports their potential to create sustainable quality-of-life improvements in target regions. The pathways by which agricultural interventions achieve impact are not fully clear, however. The greatest knowledge gaps are directly related to the lack of integration between program design and evaluation. Many evaluations are based on small sample sizes, lack control groups or baseline data, are subject to selection bias, or face other challenges to rigorous statistical analysis.
EPAR Technical Report #65
Environmental Impact of Agricultural Technologies
Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems, such as provisioning of fresh water, food, feed, fiber, biodiversity, energy, and nutrient cycling. Agricultural production can substantially affect the functioning of ecosystems, both positively and negatively. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the impacts of agricultural technologies and practices on ecosystem services such as soil fertility, water, biodiversity, air, and climate. The report describes the environmental impacts of different aspects of intensive cropping practices and of inputs associated with intensification. We further explore these impacts by examining intensive rice systems and industrial crop processing. Although this report focuses on the impacts of agricultural practices on the environment, many of the practices also have implications for plant, animal, and human health. Farmers and others who come in contact with air, water, and soils polluted by chemical fertilizers and pesticides may face negative health consequences, for instance. By impacting components of the ecosystem, these practices affect the health of plants and animals living within the ecosystem. We find that the unintended environmental consequences of intensive agricultural practices and inputs are varied and potentially severe. In some cases, sustaining or increasing agricultural productivity depends upon reducing impacts to the environment, such as maintaining productive soils by avoiding salinization from irrigation water. However, in other cases, eliminating negative environmental impacts may involve unacceptable trade-offs with food provision or other development goals. Determining the appropriate balance of costs and benefits from intensive agricultural practices is a location-specific exercise requiring knowledge of natural, economic, and social conditions.
Gender & Cropping in Sub-Saharan Africa: Executive Summary
Introducing technology that is designed to be physically appropriate and valuable to women farmers can increase yields and raise income. But gender issues for agricultural technology projects in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are extremely complex. The EPAR series on Gender and Cropping in SSA offers examples of how these issues can affect crop production and adoption of agricultural technologies at each point in the crop cycle for eight crops (cassava, cotton, maize, millet, rice, sorghum, wheat, and yam). This executive summary highlights innovative opportunities for interventions that consider these dimensions of gender. We encourage readers to consult the crop specific briefs for more details. We find that involving both men and women in the development, testing, and dissemination of agricultural technology has been shown to be successful in helping both benefit. Nevertheless, a consistent finding throughout the Gender and Cropping in SSA series is that maximum benefits from technological innovations cannot be realized when upstream factors like education, power, and land tenure heavily influence outcomes. Addressing these more basic upstream causes of gender inequality may be even more important in helping households increase productivity and maximize the benefits of technological interventions.
Gender & Cropping in Sub-Saharan Africa: Overview
A widely quoted estimate is that women produce 70 to 80 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) food. Increasing farmer productivity in SSA therefore requires understanding how these women make planting, harvesting, and other decisions that affect the production, consumption, and marketing of their crops. This brief provides an overview of the gender cropping series highlighting similar themes from the various crops studied, presenting an overarching summary of the findings and conclusion of the individual literature reviews. The studies reviewed suggest that differential preferences and access to assets by men and women can affect adoption levels and the benefits that accrue to men and women. Findings show that women have less secure access to credit, land, inputs, extension, and markets. Similarly, women's multi-faceted role in household management gives rise to preferences that may very well be different from those of men. Participatory Breeding and Participatory Varietal Selection are two methods shown to be successful in developing technology that is more appropriate and more likely to avoid unintended consequences. Regularly collecting gender-disaggregated statistics can also result in a greater understanding of how technology has affected both men and women. Agricultural technology has the potential to enhance both men's and women's welfare and productivity, but unless gender is sufficiently integrated into every step of the development and dissemination process, efforts will only achieve a fraction of their total possible benefit.
Gender & Cropping in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cotton
Estimates suggest that women grow 70-80 percent of Africa's food crops, which may constrain their involvement in cash crop production, if food crop production places additional demands their time, resources and labor. There is little evidence regarding women's motivations or decisions to grow cash versus food crops. Similarly, the policy literature on cotton production and markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) does not explicitly address the issue of gender, further limiting the information available on the impact of cotton production on women. This brief provides an overview of the role of women in cotton production, and provides a framework for analyzing barriers to women and technology's impact on women throughout the cropping cycle. We find that women are typically not the primary cultivators of cotton, and that cotton production is a household cultivation strategy, especially in West and Central Africa. Cotton cultivation often provides access to fertilizers, pesticides and extension services that are otherwise unavailable to households. Women have benefitted from household cotton income when they have input in intra-household resource allocation decisions or when they are able to grow cotton on personal plots and have control over the income it generates. Women also benefit from cotton when it offers them the opportunity to engage in paid labor. The data suggests, however, that cotton cultivation can negatively impact women when it increases their unpaid agricultural labor burden or exposes them to harmful chemicals.
Adoption of Improved Sorghum and Millet Cultivars in Sub-Saharan Africa
Over the past several decades, donors, multilateral organizations and governments have invested substantial resources in developing and disseminating improved varieties of sorghum and millet in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Researchers believe that sorghum and millet have the ability to improve food security and mitigate the influence of climate change on food production for some of the most vulnerable populations. As a result, agricultural scientists have focused on developing improved cultivars to increase the relative benefits of these two crops and disseminate this technology to a larger number of farmers. This report provides an overview of the development and dissemination of improved sorghum and millet cultivars, factors that influence the adoption of improved cultivars among farmers in SSA, and examples of interventions designed to encourage adoption in SSA. We find that while national governments and international research institutes have successfully developed a number of improved sorghum and millet cultivars, adoption rates in SSA (particularly in West and Central Africa) are low. The literature suggests that overall efforts have increased adoption rates, but at varying costs.


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using mechanical exfoliation | OH! Honestly, Mariah!
ToiletTree, invited me to try out one of their new products that were recently added to their line. So today I want to share with you one of their great new products, their Professional Skin Care System. When I was invited to try this out, the Cosmetologist in me screamed for pure joy, I've been drooling over so many of ToiletTree's items for so long and this is one addition to their line had just made it up to the very top of my wishlist! To see all their products, sold on Amazon, copy and paste this link to your URL area in your browser: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_beauty?_encoding=UTF8&field-brandtextbin=ToiletTree%20Products&node=3760911 (sorry but Google currently only allows a few links in posts or the SEO of my site and the linked sites are penalized, the direct links to this product can be found later in this post).
Frankly, I don't see why one company creates a product that you find out there and it costs well over $100 for it, I've held that over $100 item in these hands before and couldn't find myself sold on it no matter the name, it's the results that count right? So why not look into less expensive products like this one from ToiletTree? Yes I am not a label/logo buyer, I am too frugal for that… what matters most to me is that the product works as it is advertised and that the quality of the item meets my standards. The product from ToiletTree not only has met my standards but exceeded them, giving me more for my money with a great quality product & great results!
Now when it comes to my standards there is nothing that I am more knowledgeable or picky about than anything to do with my former profession as a Cosmetologist, to quote my husband, "I have probably forgotten more things about this then most people will ever know", after all I not only worked in the field but I taught advanced education to professional Cosmetologists. I have to say right at the get go, that I love my Professional Skin Care System from ToiletTree and I cannot ever rationalize purchasing anything else, from anyone else out there, ever again.
I want to add a disclaimer here for you all, since I will be giving you my advice on your skin care and use of ToiletTree's Professional Skin Care System. By no means is my opinion posted here meant to replace advice of a Doctor, Dermatologist, nor of a currently practicing Cosmetologist/Esthetician, these are just some advice from what I know from my past experience and as a Former Cosmetologists. Below you will find a mixture of advice, knowledge and my thoughts on using this system.
Do they sell replacement heads? Yes they do for all the brushes and the pumice stone head.
Does the product feel sturdy to the touch? Yes, as compared to another that I got a few years back from "reputable" company, that consisted of a cheap plastic and wouldn't work after first use.
Is it comfortable in the hand? Yes this is made of a really good plastic and rubber like material (the colored, in my case blue) areas.
Does the product have a good Warranty? Yes, it has the ToiletTree Warranty, which includes a 30 day unconditional money back guarantee. And free from defects for 1 year Warranty.
Are the brushes gentle to the skin? Yes the normal and the soft brushes are fantastically soft & flexible.
And this system comes in 3 great colors Pink, Blue and Grey. I chose the Blue, I at first was going to choose the Pink, but I noted the cord on the end of the tool and decided that blue would work great for hanging this up in my bathroom.
This Skin Care System is for Exfoliation. There are 2 forms of Exfoliation, either Chemical or mechanical. This System from Toiletry includes 2 different different ways to mechanically exfoliate.
Starting from the teen years on ward it is beneficial to start exfoliating the skin on a regular basis.
As we age the skins natural sloughing off the old skin cells slow down, giving you duller, rough skin and can make discolorations more prominent.
The benefits of Exfoliating are, the removal of dead skin cells, lightening of skin discolorations, smoothing out the skin and preventing clogged pours. This also helps on the face and body by preventing ingrown hairs and lessening of acne. This benefits wrinkles too by softening them as well as allowing your moisturizers to penetrate the skin surface easier. Just like an Artist uses Gesso to make the canvas perfectly prepared for painting, the use of this system twice daily to exfoliate your skin will help make your skin the perfect canvas for application of your makeup.
If you have eczema, psoriasis, on your face, body or feet do not use the system during activity of your condition and consult your dermatologist before using.
If you have a sunburn, open sores, broken skin (even over scabs, a rash or severe acne avoid using it in the affected areas.
If you have diabetes, you most likely shouldn't use the body brush on your legs and feet as well as not using the pumice stone, consult your dermatologist if you still wish to try to use it.
Use Caution when using this or any system like this, do not use this on your eyes. Please do not press in (using pressure) on your skin, especially on the gentle skin of your face.
2 brushes for Facial Exfoliation, one is a medium brush for normal exfoliation and the other is an extra soft brush for sensitive skin.
A larger brush and this is for body Exfoliation.
The second form of mechanical exfoliation included in the system is a pumice stone head, that works great for calluses on your feet.
Inside the Professional Skin Care System are the instructions for use, it is very Important to read this through before using.
This is a waterproof System so you can use it in the shower, it works great with my Fogless Shower Mirror from ToiletTree! And it makes my skin feel smooth, soft, and super clean. My moisturizers absorb better after I use the system. After using for about a month I can see that the sun spots on my skin are lightning up and my wrinkles are a bit less noticeable.
I recommend that you start with the soft brush when using this system, better safe then sorry with your skin. See how this works for you, if you feel your skin is doing well with the soft brush then go up to the medium bristle brush for your face, this will exfoliate more.
Wash yourself before using the system, you should have clean skin already before touching these brushes to your skin. You don't want to be brushing your makeup, oils, dirt etc around while exfoliating your skin, so first use a product designed for makeup removal or wash the skin on your body/hands and/or feet.
After you remove makeup or wash, rinse well, then apply your cleanser (DO NOT use an Abrasive Cleanser with the system) to your wet face/body/hands and start up your Skin Care System.
Keeping the Brush flat to the skin, continue using this in soft slow circular motions.
You will find that some of your cosmetics, that were left behind after removing makeup will be removed as you exfoliate too.
Rinse your skin well after use.
When done rinse well and apply your moisturizers.
When using the Pumice stone it is best to soak you feet first before using it, this will soften those tough calloused areas. Don't over do it, you want to only take a little bit of that callous off at a time, overdoing it can cause problems including pain, possible infections etc. When done again apply moisturizers.
Gently clean off the head(s) and set on a towel to air dry.
I saved the plastic insert from the box and when the brushes and pumice stone are dry I use it to store it in a drawer in my bathroom, this way protecting the brushes in this way.
Speaking of the brushes, ToiletTree has replacement brushes for it and you should replace them if and when the brushes get deformed.They recommend that you replace the heads every so often for the product to continue to exfoliate at it's best.
I love my Skin Care System from Toiletry, I don't understand why people would pay more for something that they can get at a very reasonable price and a great value for your hard earned money through ToiletTree on Amazon… CLICK HERE to see the Professional Skin Care System (to see any of the 3 choices you can click on the little boxes just to the right on the large picture). This is on Sale right now at Amazon too at just $25.00, I personally wouldn't buy those others when for this low a price I could buy 4 or more of these, a great value for the price! What a great Gift this would make for the men, women and teens in your life, color code them for each person. And when purchasing, why not give them a spare set of heads for their system.
I believe I need to pick up another one at this low a price and send it out to my sister as a gift! ToiletTree has never disappointed me, their products are not only lovely to look at but are high quality! The products from ToiletTree are very well thought out too… they lack any problems that I've found in other brands, from Fogless Shower Mirrors, to their Toiletry Bags they are wonderfully functional, well thought out products with great longevity, and I love that they haven't forgotten to make the products appealing to the eye as well. I love my ToiletTree products!
Disclaimer: Mariah Lockwood personally reviewed this product. I received a Professional Skin Care System for this review. I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return.. All opinions are mine and belong to me solely. My thoughts and opinions may differ from yours. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. The photo's used in this review were provided by ToiletTree and me.


Indoor air pollution is a monster with dozens of heads, including mold, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), bacteria, viruses, insect droppings, pets, dander, dust, tobacco smoke, dust mites, skin flakes and combustion byproducts. You'd like to slay the Hydra with a single stroke, but it's not so simple.
The first and least costly step toward reducing indoor air pollution is to attack its sources. Then there are bigger steps. One involves using existing HVAC equipment (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) to filter air. The other is to install one or more room-dedicated air cleaner. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Canadian Home Mortgage Corporation (CHMC) neither approach is entirely satisfactory.
They are at least a half dozen air-cleaning technologies, including mechanical air filters, activated carbon, electro-static precipitators (ESP), ionizers, gas-phase filters and cleaners that use UV light. Each technology has its strengths and limitations. ESP collectors that charge particles as they pass and collect them on oppositely charged collector plates are very tough to clean. Ionizers may smudge nearby surfaces. UV-based methods may be effective in commercial applications but not in homes. A bigger question for all of these technologies is whether enough pollutants ever reach the filter or cleaner.
Regardless of which approach you choose, CHMC's Evaluation of Residential Furnace Filters points out that the furnace runs only part time. In addition, pollutants need to be airborne in order to be captured. Research has shown that most aren't much of the time. They've settled into the carpet, bedding, upholstery or on the floor. In fact, CHMC researchers say that particles tend to follow occupants (and pets) around like the dust cloud that hangs over Pigpen's head in the Peanuts comic strip. Even if some particles are light enough to stay suspended in the air where they can be nabbed by a filter, many of them will never make it to the return grill.
Room air cleaner effectiveness is measured by the unit's CADR ratings or its clean air delivery rate for various pollutants. Ratings indicate the volume of filtered air delivered by an air cleaner for a specific pollutant. An air purifier with a CADR rating of 300 for dust will deliver 300 cubic feet of dust-filtered air per minute. It will remove other particles, too, but at different rates. Access listings of certified air purifiers and CADR ratings.
The air purifier should be sized according to the square footage of the room and placed where the family congregates, such as in kitchens and family rooms. You can also purchase an air purifier with casters (or add them yourself) and move it to where the action is.
• Make your home a no-smoking zone. Limit pet access to a few rooms in the house.
• Close windows when pollen counts are high. Open them when counts are low.
• Remove shoes upon entering the home. Many pollutants and pesticides are simply tracked in Adidas.
• Minimize use of candles and fireplaces, and do not use unvented gas- or kerosene-fueled appliances indoors.
• Control mold by keeping your home's humidity levels at 50 or less. You can buy a hygrometer to monitor humidity levels.
• Don't ignore basements and crawlspaces. This air finds its way into the rooms upstairs—with VOCs and mold spores.
• Clean regularly. A vacuum with a high-performance filter is a good investment. Launder sheets and bedding often.
JOE PROVEY is the author of multiple do-it-yourself books.


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Percy Selwyn SELWYN-CLARKE (aka BAAG No. 13 / Septic / Scamp) [1893-1976]
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Percy Selwyn
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Alias / nickname:
BAAG No. 13 / Septic / Scamp
Birthplace (town, state):
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Birthplace (country):
He came to Hong Kong as Medical Director in 1938. After the Japanese victory he was not sent to Stanley but allowed to continue his work for the benefit of all communities. As well as his official duties, he organised the purchase of drugs, supplementary foodstuffs, and medical equipment, and arranged for these items to be smuggled into Stanley, Shamshuipo and other camps and hospitals.
He was arrested at the St. Paul's ('the French') Hospital, where he'd been interned for most of the war, on May 2, 1943, on suspicion of being the head of the British spy organisation in Hong Kong (in fact his activities, although regarded as illegal by the Japanese, were purely humanitarian). He was brutally questioned at the Supreme Court Building for 10 months but revealed nothing. He was moved to Stanley Prison under sentence of death, but was reprieved, and in December, 1944 released to join his wife (Hilda) and daughter (Mary) at Ma Tau-wai Camp in Kowloon.
He resumed work as Hong Kong's M. O. in July 1946. He became a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in 1945 and a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) in 1951. In the spring of 1947 he was appointed Governor of the Seychelles.
Percy Selwyn SELWYN-CLARKE (aka BAAG No. 13 / Septic / Scamp) [1893-1976] spouse of Hilda Alice SELWYN-CLARKE (née BROWNING, aka Red Hilda) [1899-1967]
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Report: CIA was briefed on U.S. research at Wuhan lab years before pandemic
FPI / December 14, 2022
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Since 2015, U.S.-based EcoHealth Alliance was briefing the CIA on ongoing dangerous gain-of-function research EcoHealth was involved in conducting at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, a former top official at EcoHealth reported.
In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, Shi Zhengli works with other researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. / Chinatopix / File
Andrew Huff argues in his new book, "The Truth About Wuhan: How I Uncovered the Biggest Lie in History", that the international scientific community and some in the U.S. government covered up the virus outbreak partly to protect virologists' ability to conduct more gain-of-function research.
Scientists use gain-of-function to create more potent and infectious virus strains artificially in the lab so they can study how to defeat them.
In an interview with The Washington Times regarding his book, Huff said EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak, one of the first to dismiss the lab-leak theory, worked secretly with the CIA from 2015 to provide information his organization gathered in its international activities, including at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Asked about EcoHealth Alliance's work with the CIA, Huff said Daszak told him he was approached by the U.S. intelligence agency and asked to cooperate. Later, EcoHealth made a funding proposal with the CIA-backed venture capital firm In-Q-Tel.
Huff said he helped produce briefing slides for a presentation to In-Q-Tel that said EcoHealth would "hunt for viruses … and then do humanized mice gain-of-function work."
Chinese officials have adamantly denied that the Wuhan lab was involved intentionally or accidentally in the creation of Covid-19, and officials at EcoHealth Alliance have denied their former employee's charges.
Huff, an infectious disease epidemiologist and former vice president at the New York-based EcoHealth Alliance, said in the interview that the group was engaged in "gain-of-function" research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the years before Covid-19 first emerged from Wuhan in late 2019.
Huff said he is convinced that the virus that caused the Covid pandemic was manufactured at the institute's laboratory and leaked out.
Related: Former EcoHealth Alliance official: Fauci 'funded the creation' of Covid, September 20, 2022
"I suspected that this was a lab leak from Day One, and as time went on, the information gaps that I had were filled," Huff said according to the report by security correspondent Bill Gertz.
As for the other leading theory on the origin of the virus — that it emerged naturally and was transferred to humans from an infected animal — Huff said there is no evidence.
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Cashing in on the wealth of nations
Two entrepreneurs explain how they grew their global events business by targeting the world's millionaire hotspots.
Quintessentially Events has identified the top 10 global millionaire hotspots.
By Anna White
7:00AM GMT 25 Mar 2014
Luxury events entrepreneurs Anabel Fielding and Caroline Hurley deliver glamorous parties and futuristic functions to the world's elite. By targeting the world's millionaire hotspots (pictured), they have grown their business, Quintessentially Events (QE), to a turnover of more than £10m.
QE was founded in 2005 and has seven offices – in Geneva, Antibes, Dubai, London, Hong Kong, New Delhi and Singapore – in order to access established wealth as well as the new generations of millionaires emerging across the globe.
The company's focus on the East balanced a lack of confidence in the US. It is also targeting upcoming regions such as Russia, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, and is currently working out of Baku, in Azerbaijan, where there is a burgeoning class of young millionaires.
Each market has its own cultural nuances, said Ms Hurley. "Events in London are less about overt displays of money and hospitality, as in Eastern or African countries. In the UK it's all about getting the right faces without being seen to spend an awful lot of money. Even though the bill will be the same."
To access high net worth individuals from the outset, the pair approached the Quintessentially group, which consists of more than 30 luxury lifestyle brands. "We reached a point in our careers where we were working for events agencies and to step up would be mean taking equity in a business," explained Ms Fielding. "But we knew now was the time to be brave and go it alone."
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"We decided to link with an existing umbrella brand who could pass on new clients," Ms Hurley added.
With a full business plan and three-year set of financial forecasts they convinced the management board to create Quintessentially Events, of which Ms Fielding and Ms Hurley own half.
With a strong foundation of corporate clients they didn't need to raise much capital or hire lots of staff. The co-founders did everything from answering the phones themselves to seeking out new business and delivering events.
And then the recession hit. "It was more a series of punches than a full body blow," said Ms Fielding, "but we scaled right back, corporate work dropped off and we focused on private events, such as weddings and 40th birthdays. We opened an office in New York pretty much the day Lehman Brothers went bust."
However, old clients such as Gucci and YSL started to return in 2010 and the company now boasts a 50-strong global workforce.
The pair recently delivered the launch party for the new Ritz Carlton hotel in Almaty, in Kazakhstan, flying Will.i.am in to DJ. "We also do a lot of social activation events in London as overseas speculators buy in the capital, seen as a safe haven for investment, and want to announce their arrival and integrate," added Ms Hurley.
Corporate trade is coming back in a different way with the large scale productions making way for personalisation, as brands familiarise themselves with key groups of clients.
"Brands are very active once again and although banks no longer do jollies, there are a lot of internal leadership conferences in that sector," said Ms Hurley.
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What are the Guarantee and Credibility to purchase products from PASS Asia?
What's the legal status of PASS Asia?
What is the guarantee for your Online Purchases?
At PASS Asia, who are the Experts in service delivery?
How do you ensure the Re-work / Money Back Guarantee?
What is the International Links PASS Asia utilizes at present?
Have you done anything to the society?
1.What are the Guarantee and Credibility to purchase products from PASS Asia?
2.What's the legal status of PASS Asia?
PASS Asia is a Private Company incorporated by Liability at the Registrar of Companies under i) the Companies Act No 17 of 1982 on July 31, 1999 with the Registration Number of N(PVS) 24188; and ii) the Companies Act, No 07 of 2007 on February 18, 2009 with the Registration Number of PV 11822. VAT (Value Added Tax) Registration No: 114241881 7000. Official Banker: People's Bank, Sri Lanka.
3.What is the guarantee for your Online Purchases?.
4.At PASS Asia, who are the Experts in service delivery?
5.How do you ensure the Re-work / Money Back Guarantee?
We are very pleased to mention to our existing and the prospective clients that we did not have to pay back the agreement value or part of it to the clients owing to the issues of service quality for the past 12 years. This was possible as the clients or the service users were delighted regarding our services and products.
6.What is the International Links PASS Asia utilizes at present?
Over 50 Professionals from 18 countries had visited PASS Asia seeking professional services and consultancy on a number of occasions. PASS Asia maintains a strong and cordial relationship with a large number of countries, international universities, Fullbright Network. Further, being an Associate Member of the Institute of Management Consultant - Malaysia (IMC), the Chief Consultant of PASS Asia maintains a strong link and network with the international experts.
7.What is your Pricing Strategy?
PASS Asia had tested a number of strategies to make sure that the clients could afford to procure the Solutions offered by PASS Asia. One such strategy is to offer the required solutions in three different packages as ECONOMICAL, SMART AND LUXURY accompanied with increasing features with high value packages. Depending on the budgetary provisions, the clients selected the most affordable package, still maintaining the other Solution Features like highly customized, results oriented and innovative. Setting up different package to suit the client budgetary provision does not compromise the technical suitability, scientific nature and empirical acceptability of those solutions eventually delivered to the clients.
8.Have you done anything to the society?
Yes, of course. The innovativeness and the contextually and practically appropriateness of the unique solutions designed, developed and delivered by PASS Asia aiming to contribute for Sri Lanka itself is a part of the CSR efforts of our firm. Ethics and sense of social responsibility guide the actions of the staff in designing their service delivery and other undertakings. Following are some of our key interventions made to the society: i) Career guidance for University students; ii) Representing Steering Committee Meetings of other Voluntary Boards of Ministries and Associations; iii) Provision of consultancies and training at special rates for Disabled Persons' Organizations and other relevant organizations; iv) Free of charge Small Business Counseling services for Micro Entrepreneurs; v) Sponsorship to Tenth Anniversary Symposium of the Department of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya (2005); vi) Internship opportunities to the University Undergraduates annually; vii) Scholarship for Disabled University Student (2008 – 2011); viii) Felicitation, appreciation and awarding of Parents of the Staff; ix) Provision of employments to suitable disabled persons; and x) Special relief provision to the communities affected by the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami devastation.
9.Where is your office located?
PASS Asia is strategically placed at the heart of the Capital City of Sri Lanka.


SAB (Specialnoe Agentstvo Bezopsanosti) company team have just finished installation and commissioning of a video surveillance system for a Delta Plus company production site. SAB is an active Axxon partner operating in Magnitogorsk area. The site comprises numerous warehouses, production shops, car depots and fuel storage area - all this demand extra security measures to protect the facility. Numerous tenants and vehicles accessing the site for cargo delivery and materials circulation made it necessary to install a powerful and effective video surveillance system here.
The main expectations of the customer were highest possible image quality along with good visibility in night conditions. For this purpose, Axxon Professional enabled video server has been applied. Its 3 Tb storage capacity allows keeping archive footage for over 30 days. 25 CCTV cameras have been installed to control site perimeter, main gates and inner premises. All cameras have around 600 TV lines resolution and down to 0.006 lux sensitivity.
To maximize operators' viewing capabilities, several color day/night CCTV cameras have been deployed. Axis 221 IP camera was mounted over entrance gate to provide 12 fps high quality feed for license plates recognition.
Some cameras were at more than 300 meters form the server; to correct cabling losses, SAB specialists used Sebox balancing video amps for UTP. Sebox lightning protection unit have been applied as well.
All camera feeds are routed to a couple of 19" LCD monitors located at security control center where remote workplace is deployed. During the system setup and commissioning process, there were two theft incidents hot-spotted.
About the Partner: SAB (Specialnoe Agentstvo Bezopsanosti) is a fast growing company specializing in complex security projects based on high technologies, top security systems and components from world and national leading vendors.


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2 Chainz & Ariana Grande 'Rule The World' In New Music Video
2 Chainz and Ariana Grande are living in the lap of luxury in the music video for their song "Rule the World."
The cut, which samples Amerie's classic 2002 hit "Why Don't We Fall In Love" and appears on the rapper's fifth studio album Rap of Go to the League, features vocals from the "Thank U, Next" singer-songwriter and received the visual treatment on Monday. The track celebrates the second collaboration between the musicians, who previously teamed up earlier this year when 2 Chainz hopped on Grande's "7 Rings (Remix)."
The project, directed by Sebastian Sdaigui, sees the pair as the life of a glamorous party at a jazz club in Los Angeles somewhere. The emcee, looking fresh in a white suit with iced-out bling, raps of the admiration he has for his partner, promising his wealthy lifestyle as a reward for her love and loyalty. Meanwhile, Grande, dressed to the nines in a feathery sleeved ensemble, takes hold of the mic and begins to serenade the club before taking the rapper's side.
The full-length arrives days after the music partners teased the project with a 33-second-clip on Friday.
Check out the full-length visual down below.
rule the world video out now  @2chainz
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