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Making the IMRIS Brand, Part 5: Launch
We assembled a ragtag team of talent: a pro chalk artist, a theatre troupe and a pair of musicians. Together, we put on an IMRIS-branded, black-box theatre production.
The new IMRIS brand is ready to be unleashed. Now, it's time for the MACLYN team to create an IMRIS-only launch event.
We called it "The Big Think." Employees from every corner of the IMRIS world gathered in the heartland for a massive, company-wide brainstorm – an immersive introduction to their new brand.
To cap off the event, MACLYN's creative warriors threw an IMRIS extravaganza, complete with flying ballerinas, badass chalk art and more brains than you would believe.
Here's how it all went down.
PREPARE FOR LAUNCH.
Firepower: As our creative team fine-tuned The Big Think's theatre production, MACLYN's red-headed trio acted as the chorus line.
Courtney Healy, Strategic Planner: "The launch of a brand is huge. Almost as important as the brand itself. For IMRIS, their mission was to redefine themselves; but, before they could redefine themselves in the world's eyes, they had to get their own employees to buy in. They had to leverage the new brand to define their company culture."
Bill Murphy, Agency President, Managing Partner: "You can't force company culture. It just happens. But, you can encourage it. You can make the right conditions for culture to happen. That's what we did with the IMRIS launch event; we set the groundwork for the brand's future."
Jay Paonessa, Creative Director, VP: "This is the watershed moment. For IMRIS, this is the beginning, the curtain-draw. It's their brand stepping into the world. It has to be an unforgettable experience."
While writing the script for a black-box theatre production, MACLYN's creative team used kings, queens and pawns for staging.
Troy Kelleher, Senior Copywriter: "The thing about a play is… it's impermanent. It happens, and then it's done. That's what makes it significant for the audience; they feel like it's something they own, something that only happened to them."
Johnny Tijerina, Senior Art Director: "Our mission is to give the IMRIS employees ownership of their brand. It's not enough to just show them the new brand and say, 'here you go!' We have to give them something unique, something they can hold onto. The brand is all about "The Human Experience," so, let's give them an experience they won't forget."
Troy: "What if it's a performance? What if it's something live and dramatic and exclusive to their employees? So, we thought…"
Jay: "The play's the thing."
During rehearsal, MACLYN's creative director consults with "Frick and Frack," who embody the left and right sides of the brain.
GUERILLA FANFARE.
As IMRIS employees arrive at the brand launch party, they're immersed in a branded experience.
Jay: "The most powerful brands live in the sub-conscious. Our mission for The Big Think, the IMRIS brand launch event, wasn't just to introduce the new brand. It was to get the employees in the right mindset. Inundate them with the IMRIS philosophy."
Johnny: "Everything… the decorations, the program, the look, the language, the swag-bags, the walls of the headquarters… every detail was branded 'For the Human Experience.' We wanted that message to be on everyone's mind, all the time."
Performed for IMRIS' entire global network of employees, "We Think. Therefore, We are IMRIS" involved a chorus line, a theatre troupe and an oversized chalk mural – drawn live, during the production.
Troy: "As everyone arrived, we had the performers sit with the crowd.
"Imagine; you're an IMRIS employee. You're at The Big Think, waiting for something to happen. You look around; there's an engineer to your left and a ballerina to your right. Then, before you can ask what's going on…"
Jay: "…There's a clap of thunder. Loud. Everyone goes silent. A guitar strums a few chords, and a voice says, "Not long ago, in a brainstorm much like this…"
"The Big Think," IMRIS' brand launch party, was a giant, company-wide brainstorm. MACLYN's creative team worked with a chalk artist to realize this 'neural tempest' in dramatic fashion, complete with flashing neurons and thunderous thinking.
Troy: "For the play, we went back in time, to the beginning of IMRIS. We open on this scene where the 2 founders are having a conversation. They're having a brainstorm, and it eventually leads to the company's flagship product: the moveable iMRI.
"Throughout the conversation, you get the sense that neither of them could have come up with the concept on their own. They needed each other to form this big idea. They're arguing, finishing each other's…"
Jay: "…sentences. And then, at last, they have this bold, brilliant revelation. This eureka moment. That's what it's all about: the spirit of innovation and the necessity of collaboration. The power of thinking together."
Troy: "And that's really the takeaway for the IMRIS employees. You're part of this legacy of humans working together to elevate the human experience. You belong to a history, a lineage of minds that, together, have made the world a better place."
"We had… a thought!"
THE REVEAL.
As the play comes to a (literally) thunderous conclusion, the new IMRIS brand video appears.
UP NEXT… MAKING THE IMRIS BRAND, PART 6: BRANDGUARD.
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Chris Paul suffered a strained hamstring in the Los Angeles Clippers' 102-94 victory on Saturday night and, while the injury isn't expected to keep him out for long, the team has a plan in place until their All-Star point guard returns to full strength. That contingency plan comes with the name Courtney Fortson, a waterbug-type guard with two years of D-League experience.
Fortson, a 5-foot-11 guard who was playing for the NBA Development League's Los Angeles D-Fenders, has averaged 15.9 points and 5.2 assists in 17 games for the Lakers' D-League affiliate thus far this season. It's likely his familiarity with the Clippers system — not his averages in the Development League — was the key to his call-up, however, as the former Arkansas Razorbacks guard spent time in training camp with the Clippers in between D-League stints this season.
The 23-year-old diminutive guard certainly has opened eyes this season as I'm personally aware of a few NBA teams that had him atop their call-up list if a move for a point guard was necessary, but the quick guard has a few glaring flaws that coincide with his small stature. Fortson should be able to stay in front of anybody he's put in front of in the NBA — and will likely be able to get by most of his defenders as well considering his speed with the ball. His size will likely deter him from ever being a full-time NBA player, however, as it takes a bit too long for him to get off his jumpshot which will likely cause him to be a non-factor on the offensive end of the ball when the help defense rolls around.
The NBA D-League is all about opportunity, however, and Fortson has a solid one thanks to his current circumstances … even if he wasn't the most-talented option available. Fortson was already in Los Angeles and therefore will be ready for action, if called upon, when the Clippers host the New Jersey Nets at 3:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon. It certainly doesn't hurt that he's familiar with the team already after having spent a few weeks with them last month.
Fortson is the third call-up in the past week from the D-League as the Spurs called up teammate Malcolm Thomas last week before Mike James was given another shot at the NBA following a standout game at Reno's D-League Showcase.


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Xenia may refer to:

People
 Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name

Places

United States
listed alphabetically by state
 Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
 Xenia Township, Clay County, Illinois
 Xenia, Illinois, a city in Logan County now known as Atlanta
 Xenia, Indiana, a town in Miami County now known as Converse
 Xenia, Dallas County, Iowa, an unincorporated community
 Xenia, Hardin County, Iowa, an unincorporated community
 Xenia, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Bourbon County
 Xenia, Missouri, an extinct community
 Xenia, Ohio, a city in Greene County
 Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio

Elsewhere
 Xenia Hill, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Hospitality
 Xenia (Greek), the ancient Greek concept of hospitality, translated as "guest-friendship"
 Xenia motif, the representation of a host's generosity to his guests
 Xenia (hotel), a now-defunct chain of state-owned hotels in Greece
 Xenia Hotels & Resorts, an Orlando-based hotel company

Nature
 Xenia (coral), a genus of coral
 Xenia (plants), pollen effects on seeds and fruits
 Hypolycaena xenia, a species of butterfly
 Paratephritis xenia, a species of fruit flies
 Phyllocnistis xenia, a species of moth

Vehicles
 Xenia (automobile), an American car
 Daihatsu Xenia or Toyota Avanza, a multi-purpose vehicle
 USS Xenia (AKA-51), an Artemis-class attack transport

Other uses
 625 Xenia, an asteroid
 Xenia (film), a 2014 Greek film
 Xenia (band), a former Yugoslav band
 Xenia, a book of epigrams by Martial intended to accompany gifts
 Xenia, an Emulator that imitates Xbox 360 hardware
 Xenia Orchidacea, a book in three volumes published 1858–1900, by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach & Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin

See also

 Xena (disambiguation)
 Zinnia (disambiguation)

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Q: Calling delegate method, unrecognized selector because sending to wrong object In my app I do a lot of network loading. My data model consists of "Loader" objects that do this loading and call their delegate when finished/failed. The delegates all conform to a "LoaderDelegate" protocol.
The issue I'm having is that sometimes seemingly random objects, not the delegate, are getting the delegate messages. This of course causes a crash because of an unrecognized selector.
Only one set of crash logs tell me which one of my loaders is having the issue, the others don't have that information, just the random object that got the message.
I'm stuck at how to determine the real cause of this issue.
One set of crash logs has a loader trying to call it's delegate but reaching _UIImageViewExtendedStorage. Another has a loader is reaching __NSCFInputStream. Another __NSBlockVariable__. And yet another, CALayer.
And that's just in my latest beta from 3 days ago.
It would be one thing if it was the same object each time, but it seems almost random. Is it possible that memory is getting overritten with a new object somehow?
My delegate property for all of my loaders is an assign property, but the delegate is always alive when the loader finishes (delegates are my view controllers calling the loaders).

A: Please post some code, cause it is hard to troubleshoot. Remember to nil your delegate in the dealloc.
- (void) dealloc {
  objectOfWhichIAmTheDelegate.delegate = nil;
}

What is more you the delegate should be an assign property not retain - but that's not a problem in your situation.
@property (assign) id<TheMightyDelegate> delegate;

Another thing you should do is to guarantee that the delegate responds to the selector you want to send to him before you fire the method.
if ([delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(yourMethod)]) {
[delegate performSelector:@selector(yourMethod)];
}

Hope this will put some light on your problem. If not please provide some code.

A: Turns out I was getting this error randomly all over the place, just not in this particular class and not just with delegate methods.
In my case, the problem turned out to be that I was accessing properties of various classes in multiple threads and those properties were nonatomic. Since I fixed that (removed nonatomic attribute of the properties), I haven't seen this happen anymore.

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Mon 23 Jun 2014 01:10 PM
UK summons Egyptian envoy over jailed Al Jazeera journalists
Australian PM lobbies for Al Jazeera journalist's release
Egypt court sets date for ruling on Al Jazeera journalists
Qatar's Al Jazeera fears for life of jailed journalist in Egypt
Qatar's Al Jazeera serves Egypt with $150m compensation claim
Qatar's Al Jazeera marks 15 years of broadcasting
Al Jazeera Group
Egypt court jails Al Jazeera journalists for 7-10 years
Egyptian judge sentences three journalists after finding them guilty on charges including helping a 'terrorist organisation'
Al Jazeera news channel
Three Al Jazeera journalists were jailed for seven years in Egypt on Monday after a court convicted them of helping a "terrorist organisation" by spreading lies, in a case that has raised questions about the country's respect for media freedoms.
The three, who all deny the charges, include Australian Peter Greste, Al Jazeera's Kenya-based correspondent, and Canadian-Egyptian national Mohamed Fahmy, Cairo bureau chief of Al Jazeera English.
The third defendant, Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed, received an additional three-year jail sentence on a separate charge involving possession of ammunition.
There was a loud gasp in the courtroom as the verdicts were read out and some relatives of the defendants broke down. Shaken and near tears, Greste's brother Michael said: "This is terribly devastating. I am stunned, dumbstruck. I've no other words."
The three men had looked upbeat as they entered the courtroom in handcuffs, waving at family members who had earlier told journalists they expected them to be acquitted.
One Dutch woman and two Britons were sentenced to 10 years in absentia on the same charges of aiding a "terrorist group", seen as a reference to the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
Qatar-based Al Jazeera said the rulings defied "logic, sense and any semblance of justice".
"There is only one sensible outcome now. For the verdict to be overturned, and justice to be recognised by Egypt," Al Jazeera English managing director Al Anstey said in a statement.
Judicial sources told Reuters the verdicts could be appealed before a higher court and a pardon was still possible.
Egypt's public prosecutor last week ordered the release of another Al Jazeera journalist, Abdullah Al Shamy, on health grounds after he spent more than 130 days on hunger strike.
The three were detained in late December and charged with helping the "terrorist organisation" by publishing lies that harmed national security and supplying money, equipment and information to a group of Egyptians.
Egyptian officials have said the case is not linked to freedom of expression and that the journalists raised suspicions by operating without proper accreditation.
At least 14 Egyptian defendants faced charges of belonging to the "terrorist organisation". The Muslim Brotherhood, which has been protesting against the government since the army toppled Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in July.
Two of the Egyptians were acquitted, including Anas Al Beltagi the son of a senior Muslim Brotherhood official who is now in jail and could face the death sentence. Four were sentenced to seven years in jail.
All three Al Jazeera journalists have been held at Egypt's notorious Tora Prison for six months, in a case that has drawn criticism from Western governments and human rights groups.
Western governments and rights groups have voiced concern over freedom of expression in Egypt since Mursi's ouster and the crackdown has raised questions about Egypt's democratic credentials three years after an uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in power and raised hopes of greater freedoms.
Britain said it was summoning the Egyptian ambassador to protest about the rulings.
"I am appalled by the guilty verdicts handed down today against Egyptian and international journalists in Egypt," Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement.
The ruling came a day after US Secretary of State John Kerry met newly elected Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in Cairo and discussed the political transition the country.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told reporters her government was "deeply dismayed that any sentence was imposed" and was "appalled by the severity of it".
The Dutch foreign ministry summoned the Egyptian ambassador over the sentences, which included a 10-year term in absentia for Dutch journalist Rena Netjes.
One of the defence lawyers, Shaaban Saeed, said there had been no respect for due process during the trial.
"We were expecting innocence but there is no justice in this country. Politics is what judges," Saeed said.
The government has declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group. The Brotherhood says it is a peaceful organisation.
The Gulf state of Qatar, which funds Al Jazeera, backs the Muslim Brotherhood. Its ties with Egypt have been strained since Sisi ousted Mursi last year after mass protests against his troubled one-year rule.
Al Jazeera's Cairo offices have been closed since July 3 when security forces raided them hours after Mursi's ouster.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
I stopped doing standup because it stopped being fun. And the reason it stopped being fun was it was harder to write – and this was before the Internet – it was harder to write new stuff. It had gotten so crazy.
From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.
The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, they cry, and if they are in a good mood, they're in a good mood.
You know why they think I'm reclusive? I don't do the Hollywood stuff. I've never been on the circuit.
You know, if you look all my stuff… If you go back to 'Saturday Night Live,' my stuff always has music, even a bunch of my comedy stuff – like in 'Shrek,' the donkey is always singing. Music is always there.
I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else. I'm going to be a professional gentleman of leisure.
Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.
I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
I only want to do what I really want to do; otherwise, I'm content to sit here and play my guitar all day.
If you're involved in with something that's original, you know, you'll always go back and try to rehash it.
I think I have enough of a sense to know what works for me and what doesn't, without going into some big thing and analyzing what I do. I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.
Music has always been around with me.
I've made 30 movies and for the most part my movies work. In a business where success is an exception and not the rule, I've mostly been successful.
I haven't read a newspaper in 20 years. I don't look at the computer or anything. You have to have a filter on what you let in.
I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
The economy in Ireland has been rampaging ahead for the last 15 years. Barring an international, political or natural catastrophe, things can only get better for the Irish.
As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.
I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor.
The studios gotta start making more stuff where black folks get quality stuff. But I can't trip about that because I've been making movies for 35 years, and I've played everything from an old lady to a donkey, so I can't be on here talking about, 'They don't give us enough roles' and diversity.
I had a band before I did standup – I've always done music. I got known for being funny, and that's how I make a living – and from acting – but I never stopped playing and producing and recording music.
I leave my house all the time! But I'm not at all the Hollywood parties. I'm grown, and where else am I supposed to be? I'm supposed to be home.
I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm supposed to be. I'm comfortable with that, but in the same breath I'd do something edgy. If someone came to me and offered me an edgy and funny story, then I'd do it.
Getting divorced didn't sour me on the institution of marriage. I'll tell you what I'll never do: I'll never get divorced again.
I used to be the hippest of them all. I used to know everything about everything. I used to read about everything that was going on, and I knew everybody's name and anybody in pop culture. Anything that was written about me, I would read.
The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.


Bitcoin Cash [BCH] built on the bullish momentum in the market, as the coin surged to a price valuation of $162.06. The coin witnessed a significant growth rate of 7.61% over the last 24 hours, against the US dollar. The market capitalization, at press time, was $2.86 billion, and the trading volume recorded over the last 24 hours was around $475 million.
Huobi Global exchange handled the highest amount of trade for the coin and contributed to 6.59% of the collective trading volume, via the trading pair BCH/USDT.
The 1-hour chart for the token witnessed a massive bull run, as the token underwent multiple uptrends. One of the uptrends extended from $133.9 to $157.20 and was followed by a price hike which stretched the valuation from $155.70 to $163.40. The resistance line, at press time, was marked at $163.60.
The Bollinger Bands indicator suggested a volatile period for the coin as the lines were diverging from each other.
The Relative Strength Index or RSI indicated that the selling and buying pressures evened each other out in the market.
The MACD line demonstrated a bullish run for the coin as the blue line hovered over the red line. However, the MACD line and signal line remained in close proximity, indicating a probable change in trend.
The 1-day chart witnessed a recovery of losses for the token since the valuation went down significantly at the end of last year. The downtrend was from $194.70 to $120.50, but the token recovered after an uptrend from $120.20 to 153.10.
The Parabolic SAR indicated a bullish run as the dotted markers were found under the candlesticks.
The MACD line indicator remained bullish as the blue line was found over the red line in the chart.
The Fisher Transform followed suit, with the indicator giving the upper hand to the bull.
At press time, BCH had consolidated its price valuation in the market, and was set to continue on with its bullish momentum. The long term chart indicated a steady price hike for the coin, as the short term chart remained fairly bullish as well.


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Building a New Biocultural Synthesis Political-Economic Perspectives on Human Biology
Authors: Alan H. Goodman, Thomas L. Leatherman
Anthropology, with its dual emphasis on biology and culture, is--or should be--the discipline most suited to the study of the complex interactions between these aspects of our lives. Unfortunately, since the early decades of this century, biological and cultural anthropology have grown distinct, and a holistic vision of anthropology has suffered. This book brings culture and biology back together in new and refreshing ways. Directly addressing earlier criticisms of biological anthropology, Building a New Biocultural Synthesis concerns how culture and political economy affect human biology--e.g., people's nutritional status, the spread of disease, exposure to pollution--and how biological…
consequences might then have further effects on cultural, social, and economic systems. Contributors to the volume offer case studies on health, nutrition, and violence among prehistoric and historical peoples in the Americas; theoretical chapters on nonracial approaches to human variation and the development of critical, humanistic and political ecological approaches in biocultural anthropology; and explorations of biological conditions in contemporary societies in relationship to global changes. Building a New Biocultural Synthesis will sharpen and enrich the relevance of anthropology for understanding a wide variety of struggles to cope with and combat persistent human suffering. It should appeal to all anthropologists and be of interest to sister disciplines such as nutrition and sociology. Alan H. Goodman is Professor of Anthropology, Hampshire College. Thomas L. Leatherman is Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
#60;b#62;Alan H. Goodman,#60;/b#62; is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Hampshire College. A biological anthropologist who has written extensively on human variation and the biological consequences of inequality and poverty, he co- leads the national public education project sponsored by the AAA and funded by NSF and the Ford Foundation. Goodman is a past President of the AAA. #60;p#62;#60;b#62;Yolanda T. Moses#60;/b#62; is Professor of Anthropology, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Excellence and Equity at the University of California, Riverside. A cultural anthropologist, she has published extensively on issues of social inequality in complex societies…
and cultural diversity in higher education in the United State, India and South Africa. She co- leads the national public education project sponsored by the AA A and funded by NSF and the Ford Foundation. Moses is past President of the AAA.#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Joseph L. Jones#60;/b#62; of the American Anthropological Association is the Race project manager. He also has written extensively on race and the stresses of enslavement. He is finishing his dissertation on "The Political Ecology of Early Childhood Lead in Enslaved Africans from the New York African Burial Ground".#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Sponsored by the American Anthropological Association (AAA).#60;/b#62; Founded in 1902, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) is the world's largest professional organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology. With over 11,000 members, the Arlington, Virginia-based association includes archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, biological anthropologists, linguists and applied anthropologists throughout the world. AAA publishes 22 peer-reviewed scholarly journals and conducts the largest annual meeting of anthropologists in the world.
Series Introduction
Historical Overview and Theoretical Developments
Traversing the Chasm between Biology and Culture: An Introduction
The Evolution of Human Adaptability Paradigms: Toward a Biology of Poverty
Political Economy and Social Fields
The Development of Critical Medical Anthropology: Implications for Biological Anthropology
Case Studies and Examples: Past Populations
Linking Political Economy and Human Biology: Lessons from North American Archaeology
The Biological Consequences of Inequality in Antiquity
Owning the Sins of the Past: Historical Trends, Missed Opportunities, and New Directions in the Study of Human Remains
Nature, Nurture, and the Determinants of Infant Mortality: A Case Study from Massachusetts, 1830-1920
Unequal in Death as in Life: A Sociopolitical Analysis of the 1813 Mexico City Typhus Epidemic
Case Studies and Examples: Contemporary Populations
Illness, Social Relations, and Household Production and Reproduction in the Andes of Southern Peru
On the (Un)Natural History of the Tupi-Monde Indians: Bioanthropology and Change in the Brazilian Amazon
The Political Ecology of Population Increase and Malnutrition in Southern Honduras
The Biocultural Impact of Tourism on Mayan Communities
Poverty and Nutrition in Eastern Kentucky: The Political Economy of Childhood Growth
Steps toward a Critical Biological Anthropology
Race, Racism, and Anthropology
Beyond European Enlightenment: Toward a Critical and Humanistic Human Biology
Latin American Social Medicine and the Politics of Theory
Nature, Political Ecology, and Social Practice: Toward an Academic and Political Agenda
What Could Be: Biocultural Anthropology for the Next Generation


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Industry Classifications, EU Combined Nomenclature
All goods imported into or exported from the EU must be classified for Customs purposes. Each separate product is assigned a particular classification code. The Combined Nomenclature (CN) sets out the general rules for the classification of goods to an eight-digit level and is updated on a yearly basis.
The CN is a method for designating goods and merchandise which was established to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tarif and of the external trade statistics of the EU Community. The CN is also used in intra-Community trade statistics.
The CN is comprised of the Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature with further Community subdivisions. The Harmonized system is run by the World Customs Organisation (WCO). This systematic list of commodities forms the basis for international trade negotiations, and is applied by most trading nations. The CN also include preliminary provisions, additional section or chapter notes and footnotes relating to CN subdivisions. Each CN subdivisions has an eight digit code number, the CN code, followed by a description.
Combined Nomenclature CN Manual
The EU published Commission Regulation on the 31st of October, which contains the 2014 Combined Nomenclature (CN). View the CN 2014 code book here.


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Major Outage At Amazon Disrupts Businesses Across The US
Wednesday, December 8th 2021, 7:13 am
Amazon's cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, disrupting access to many popular sites.
The service provides remote computing services to many companies, governments and universities and companies, including The Associated Press.
For roughly five hours, companies dependent on Amazon's web services network to run their operations struggled to find workarounds.
Among them was Amazon's own e-commerce operation. Critics said the issue highlighted the danger of centralizing too many of the internet's key functions.
By 5 p.m. ET, Amazon said it had identified and fixed the underlying problem, although many online services took even longer to recover.
Associated Press Amazon's cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, disrupting access to many popular sites.
Preparations Underway For Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebration
CBS News The UK is gearing up to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, with preparations underway for year-long celebrations to mark 70 years of the queen's reign.
COVID Home Tests: Americans To Be Reimbursed Starting Saturday
CBS News Americans with private insurance will be able to ask for reimbursement for rapid COVID-19 tests beginning Saturday — but any tests purchased before January 15 will not qualify.
Better Business Bureau Warns Of Scams Involving Online Dog Sales
CBS News The Better Business Bureau says online pet scams continue to be a problem during the pandemic.
LAPD Officers Pull Injured Pilot From Plane Moments Before Train Smashes Into Aircraft
CBS News A pilot who crashed a small plane onto railroad tracks was pulled alive from the wreck by a group of Los Angeles Police officers just moments before a commuter train roared through, authorities said.
US Postal Service Says Vaccine Rules Could Slow Mail Deliveries
CBS News The U.S. Postal Service is requesting that the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers be temporarily waived for its 650,000 employees, saying enforcing the rules could jeopardize its ability to deliver the mail.


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HomeNewsMedia Release: Powercor conducts $180,000 upgrade to improve safety and reliability for Maude and Lethbridge
Media Release: Powercor conducts $180,000 upgrade to improve safety and reliability for Maude and Lethbridge
Electricity distributor Powercor will be conducting major upgrades to the electricity network this week and next week as part of critical work to improve reliability and safety in Maude, Lethbridge and surrounding area, north of Geelong.
The $180,000 upgrade will involve Powercor crews replacing six power poles and more than 3km of powerlines along Thompson Road. The critical work is designed to prevent larger unplanned outages in the future and reduce the risk of bushfires.
To allow crews to safely conduct the work, power will be turned off to 80 customers in the region on 7 May and 14 May between 8.30am and 3.30pm.
Head of Field Services Ross Young said the Powercor team had sought to minimise the impact on customers by putting on extra crews to complete as much work during the scheduled shutdowns as possible.
"We know there is never a convenient time to have a power outage and understand that now more than ever, people are relying on the continuity of power supply as they work or study from home.
We assure our customers this is critical work and appreciate their patience."
Powercor's routine inspection program identified the need to replace the poles and upgrade other assets in order to ensure the network continues operating safely and reliably.
With crews conducting the extensive work in steep and difficult terrain, the scheduling of the work took into consideration the seasonal weather conditions.
"By doing this critical maintenance now, we are reducing the risk of major disruptions caused by unplanned outages in the future," Mr Young said.
All homes and businesses impacted have received a letter notifying them of the necessary power outage.
If there are changes to the work plan, then we will advise customers by SMS.
Powercor has released advice for customers on both how to prepare for potential power outages and the Victorian Government has issued advice on food safety:
https://www.powercor.com.au/outages/what-to-do-in-a-power-outage/tips-and-frequently-asked-questions/
https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/public-health/food-safety/food-safety-information-for-consumers/food-safety-during-power-outages
Our contact centre remains fully operational for enquiries and support:
Powercor: 13 22 06 for general enquiries or 13 24 12 for service difficulties and faults
For residents who rely on electricity to provide vital health support, we recommend they check their contact details are updated with our Customer team via phone: 13 22 06 or email info@powercor.com.au.


Consider purchasing a Kentucky Derby Experience Package. This premium event will send you off to the races—providing the opportunity to check off a bucket list item and participate in "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports." Don a Derby hat and test your luck in live betting while kicking back in undercover seating positioned perfectly along the final stretch. Cheer for your favorite, and feel the thunder of the horses as they approach the finish line. In addition to these coveted seats, you will receive a VIP Fast Access Pass, premium in-track hospitality—including affirmed gourmet food buffet and open bar—American Queen Steamboat Company appointed on-site trip directors and an exclusive jockey meet-and-greet.
*Conditions Apply: All prices shown here are per person share twin (unless stated as single) in USD, based on best available cruise fare at time of publication (18Mar19). Some cabins may have obstructed views. All prices based on cash payment - credit card fees may apply. Visitors to the United States must complete an online ESTA application prior to arrival which is not included and is the guests responsibility. Cruise deposit, amendment and cancellation conditions apply. Travel agent service fees may apply. Special conditions apply - please ask for full details at time of enquiry. All passports, vaccinations and visas are the responsibility of the travelling guest to secure prior to departure from Australia. While we endeavour to keep our pricing as up-to-date as possible, the advertised prices shown here may differ from the prices in our booking system at time of reservation. Offer is subject to availability at time of booking. We reserve the right to correct errors without penalty.
Special is valid from 20 Mar 2019 to 26 Apr 2020 or until sold out/withdrawn.
Enjoy your included stay in Cincinnati. The evening is yours to get self-acquainted with the local attractions of Cincinnati.
The first European descdant to settle in Owensboro was frontiersman William Smeathers or Smothers in 1797, from whom the Riverfront park is named. The settlement was originally known as Yellow Banks from the color of the land beside the Ohio River. The Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered at what is today's Owensboro prior to departing on their famous travels. In 1817, Yellow Banks was formally established under the name Owensborough, named after Col. Abraham Owen. In 1893, the spelling of the name was shortened to its current Owensboro. There have been several distillers, mainly of bourbon whiskey, in and around the city. Owensboro is also home to famous actor Johnny Depp, as he is a member of an old and prodigious Kentucky family.
Thank you for cruising with us! We hope that you had a memorable experience and look forward to welcoming you aboard in the future. Enjoy Louisville at your leisure.


The Thomas family from Swansea recently enjoyed an active (and relaxing) week in Samoëns.
Jeremy and Sarah along with Maddie (16), Sam (14) and Finn (10), have interests and hobbies that include hiking, Jiu Jitsu, gardening, scouting, kayaking and eating croissants!
Mum Sarah searched the internet for various resorts from which they could reach plenty of activities and homed in on Samoëns, set on the river Giffre, which turned out to be ideal; plenty of space and amenities and in the heart of the mountains. Having previously skied in the Alps, they hoped it would be a great summer location also.
Jeremy told us "In searching for the activities we most fancied, those being rafting, hydro speeding, parapenting, canyoning and kayaking, Ecolorado Rafting came out as being the most attractive for the water sports, with some great reviews, particularly from families with similar aged kids.
The team at Ecolorado Rafting were very good to us, and we felt very well looked after. Most of all it was a new adventure for the kids, they've never done anything quite like this before. They'll tell you now that it was the best thing they did all holiday. Alain and Sylvain made us feel safe and this allowed us to relax and enjoy the experience, which is exactly how it should be.
Sarah was a little nervous that it would be too strenuous, but she was made to feel very at ease about this, and as a result it is probably the highlight of the trip for her too. For me it was a very well organised and rounded activity with enough excitement and enough time to really engage with it and enjoy it properly. Often when you book these sorts of activities it's all over almost as soon as you've started. This wasn't the case with Ecolorado. I've paddled in all kinds of sea conditions before, including surf etc, and this was still exciting for me and a really great laugh.
With Ecolorado, it's no 'tour', and everyone's very involved from the beginning to the end. As a result, the kids found it exhilarating and talked about it for ages and ages, it definitely gave them a sense of achievement having paddled a raft on white water.
Our raft guide Sylvain made sure we felt at ease with the more difficult sections and was also a lot of fun throughout, making sure he pushed a few of us in the river when we weren't looking. The kids thought this was hysterical, and really enjoyed his humour for the whole trip.
We stopped midway in the Gorge des Tines where there are a few jumps from the side of the canyon, this is a great laugh if you're brave enough. We never felt hurried to do this, Sylvain just allowed us to take our time to enjoy the whole experience. We never felt rushed or 'on the clock' at all.
When we'd first enquired about the possibility of airboating (inflatable kayak) with Ecolorado, they thought the river was too high for the kids, but having seen them paddle the raft, Sylvain suggested that we could paddle the Giffre from beyond the canyon. This inspired the kids and made the following days trip even more exciting. This was their first time on a river, having only previously kayaked on the sea. It was definitely challenging, and still a great laugh. Again Sylvain made us all feel relaxed as we went through the general aspects of safety and how to paddle on white water, and going in relaxed makes for a more enjoyable experience. It's always good to try new things, it's great when those things become the highlight of a trip away.
Just being on the river, the clear blue meltwater from the nearby summits, to experience the landscape in this way, rather than simply sightseeing, is very engaging, you're fully committed to it. The views are beautiful the whole time. If you visit Samoëns the river is hard to miss, so to have the chance to raft and airboat on it, is a must really.
We all thought the village of Samoëns was lovely. Everyone we met in the various shops and other services, like Mountain Guide office, bike hire and the Doctors were all very friendly and very helpful and tried their best to accommodate with English where our French simply wasn't up to scratch!
Our apartment, and the complex at La Reine des Pres were excellent. Highly recommended. We would have no hesitation booking this again. Close to town and shops, not so close to be noisy. It was great for us all to have enough space to relax".
Other activities experienced by the family in Samoëns were canyoning and parapenting. The valley also offers hiking, via ferrata, climbing, water skiing, ten pin bowling, quad biking, tennis, fishing, speleology, horse trekking, go-ape, mountain biking, mini golf, lido swimming, archery, the list goes on……. definitely something for everyone!
Jeremy, "48 and a half – old enough to know better, young enough to have a go", will be returning to Samoëns at a later date with his family to enjoy more of what it has to offer. We look forward to welcoming them again at Ecolorado Rafting!


Community Movie Night - Monsters University!!!
Join us for a free movie night! Popcorn will be served. Feel free to bring other snacks and beverages of your own. Invite your family and friends!
It's getting closer to back to school time, so get the kids ready without them even realizing it by bringing them to see Monsters University. Join Mike, Sully, and their gang of college friends in a movie that the Critics Consensus on Rotten Tomatoes describes as "delivering funny and thoughtful family entertainment for viewers of any age."


CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Dec. 1, 2014) - Jinhua Capital Corporation (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:JHC.H) announces that it has granted to the Corporation's President and Chief Executive Officer an option to purchase 213,000 Common Shares at an exercise price of $0.05 per share, which option will expire on November 30, 2019.
The Corporation is a Capital Pool Corporation under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange whose principal business is the identification and evaluation of assets or businesses with a view to completing a Qualifying Transaction. The Corporation has not commenced commercial operations and has no assets other than a minimum amount of cash.


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Giveaway: Genesis Code
Summary: Blue Magic, the latest designer drug linked to a rash of overdoses, might explain the needle mark on the arm of a young woman found dead in her Kansas City apartment. But when Star reporter Rich Azadian digs deeper, the clues point to a far more explosive story: MaryLee Stock was a special protégée of evangelical megapastor and power broker Cobalt Becker, who is poised to deliver his followers and the presidency to a firebrand right-wing senator in the next election. When Azadian sets out to prove that MaryLee's death was no accident and she may have been carrying Becker's genetically enhanced baby, the stakes become life itself.
In 2023 America—bankrupt, violently divided by the culture wars, and beholden to archrival China—the rules of the game are complicated. With the danger mounting, the dead bodies of young women piling up, Chinese agents circling, and the US Department of National Competitiveness moving in to quash his investigation, Azadian's only option is to go rogue, assemble a team of brilliant misfits like himself, and begin the fight of his life to find out who is killing these women and why, and if any others like them may still be alive. -- Arcade/Skyhorse Publishing
GENESIS CODE: A THRILLER OF THE NEAR FUTURE by Jamie Metzl sounds like a very unique (and scary!) thriller. Fast forward to 2023 when America is indebted to China (which is not entirely out of the realm of possibility) and they learn that China has a secret genetic enhancement program. The Americans believe they have to stay competitive with the Chinese; however, the US has restrictions on the rules. As a result, someone in power devises a secret plan to impregnate women with genetically enhanced embryos... without their knowledge.
While you might be thinking that this book sounds a little far-fetched, there is evidence out there that China might actually have a program similar to the one described in GENESIS CODE. Last year, Wired ran an article on a young entrepreneur in China moving ahead on this type research. This definitely opens the door the some of the questions raised in this novel.
I have a copy of GENESIS CODE to share with one lucky reader. To enter, just fill out the form below before November 17th at 11:59 p.m. EST. I will randomly select and notify the winner the following day. This contest is open to those of you with U.S. addresses only. Good luck!
Originally from Kansas City, MO, Jamie Metzl is a Partner in a global investment firm and a Senior Fellow of the Asia Society. He previously served as Executive Vice President of the Asia Society, Deputy Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senior Coordinator for International Public Information at the U.S. State Department, Director for Multilateral Affairs on the National Security Council, and with the United Nations in Cambodia. He appears regularly on national and international media discussing Asian economic and political issues and his syndicated columns and other writing on Asian affairs, genetics, virtual reality, and other topics is featured in publications around the world. He is the author of a history of the Cambodian genocide and the novel The Depths of the Sea (both published by St. Martin's Press). Jamie is a founder and Co-Chairman of Partnership for a Secure America, a board member of the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Jewish refugee agency HIAS, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a former White House Fellow and Aspen Institute Crown Fellow. An avid ultramarathoner and Ironman triathlete, he holds a Ph.D. in Asian history from Oxford, a JD from Harvard Law School, and is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. He lives in New York City.
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Kim@Time2Read said...
This one sounds good....and a little frightening! Thanks for the giveaway.
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Christopher Green Design is a web development and graphic design company which has been serving clients across the United States since 1998.
Past and current clients include Sony Pictures, Blue Planet Foundation, B&B Manufacturing, Paramount Pictures, ABC Cable Networks, CinemaNow, Movielink, Buzznet, S&H Machine, Napster, Tetris, Phenomenex, Move.com, HP, Woodalls and more.
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Movie studios and TV productions
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Medical, equipment, and technology companies
Online commerce for consumers and B2B
Small business, doctors, authors, consultants and restaurants
The main goal of Christopher Green Design is always to provide our clients with exactly what they need to achieve their goals. Part of this process is to understand the client's business, analyze their market and provide solutions which will enhance their business plan and marketing.
Company technical capabilities include web site development using the latest techniques and technologies. In most cases our web sites employ an open-source or commercial Content Management System (CMS), however where a custom CMS makes sense, it can be provided. Specific platforms supported include Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, Magento and more.
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S&H Machine Web Site
S&H Machine is an aerospace manufacturer known for quality and on-time delivery. The goal of this site was to quickly explain the company market to the first-time visitor while also providing in-depth information about the business and processes.
As part of the design, the home page features real-time stats on the company's key manufacturing metrics. Something that is unheard of in the industry.
A secondary goal of the web site was recruiting new employees. This included a detailed employment section to help employees feel comfortable with the company, see their benefits and apply to open positions.
Windermere Hawaii Web Site
Windermere C and H Properties is one of the largest real estate and property management companies on the Big Island of Hawaii. This redesign of their web site was intended to simplify the layout and functionality to make it easier for the user.
When searching for property on most company web sites, there is often little advantage of browsing one web site over another. They all display the same properties so why use one over the other? The answer is to provide users with a web site that has great readability, is easy to use, shows off large photos, works well on small devices and keeps all the extra marketing messages to a minimum.
After the redesign, both web site traffic and user-generated leads increased dramatically.
This website ties in to an external MLS and a property management portal but keeps the design consistent across all three platforms.
CUcontent Subscription Web Site
CUcontent is a subscription service that provides custom financial content for credit Unions across the US.
A key part of this complete redesign was a reorganizing of the content display and interface. This involved creating a custom back-end for article entry that cut down on data-entry errors.
Also included in this build were new marketing pages, logo, and a Facebook app that allowed subscribers to create a Facebook post with one click directly from the site.
Deltronic Web Site
Deltronic is a manufacturer known for it's high-precision measuring devices. This web site provided detailed information about Deltronic's product line of precision gages, user support and maps of nearby distributors.
As part of the project we rebranded the company with a retro logo based on the company's original 1950s logo.
Also included was information about the company's subsidiary manufacturing company, Hi-Precision Grinding. Because Deltronic is highly regarded, we branded the manufacturing arm as having the "precision of Deltronic". This raised the bar on confidence in their manufacturing prowess.
The Slimming Station Subscription Web Site
The Slimming Station web site is a paid subscription-based community that helps members lose weight and develop habits to keep it off.
Members communicate through a private member-only forum, participate in live video chats and track their progress with an online weight tracker while encouraging and celebrating each other's success.
American Telebrokers eCommerce Web Site
American Telebrokers is America's leading telecom supplier with more than 2000 products from more than 30 brands available for purchase.
This Magento commerce based site was heavily customized to allow for quote requests, advanced back-end reporting automatic uploading to Google, MailChimp email integration and more.
Kona Town Market Web Site
Kona Town Market is a family-owned market in Kailua-Kona Hawaii that also serves fresh, healthy food. As part of the branding, the site features images of wholesome food and natural textures. The owners are super-friendly and community oriented so a goal was to carry that feel into the design of the site.
Features of this site include customized online ordering for later delivery, social media feed and dynamic, time-based messaging.
B&B Manufacturing Web Site
B&B Manufacturing is a contract manufacturer located in Valencia, California. For this website, the goals were to appeal to two audiences; company clients and potential employees just embarking on a manufacturing career. After discussions with the client we decided to do a photo shoot featuring younger employees.
Most manufacturer web site focus on tools, machinery and pictures of parts. For B&B, we instead focused on their advanced processes and well-trained employees creating a tagline, "The Best Solutions and People in Manufacturing".
This worked out well for the company, providing a valuable recruiting platform while fostering trust from clients. Also added to the site were valuable reference materials for client use.
Sony Connect Video
Sony Connect was a media download service that sold music, movies and TV shows online for download. When we created this service, iTunes and other companies had not yet started selling video online and we were still trying to understand the market and user behavior. This project was a follow-up using lessons from another project I Art Directed called SoapCity Download – the first web service to sell network TV shows online for download.
When we started planning for this service we knew we needed a web site and a separate client application which would work together to manage users' media libraries and allow for transfer of media between computers and portable devices. One of the challenges of this service was that it would initially only offer content owned by Sony Pictures.
Although Sony has a large library of content, we were concerned that users may be thrown off by expecting media from other companies. Our solution was to make the client application a media exploration tool allowing users to find content they didn't know they were looking for. This meant giving users interface toys that surfaced media in different ways depending upon how focused the user was on searching for a specific item.
The result was a fun app that encouraged play and exploration to find connections between media.
MD Tooling Catalog Web Site
MD Tooling is a major supplier of live tooling for CNC machines in North America.
The build of this site involved entering more than 20,000 products to a site that makes it easy for users to find products that fit their machine.
SCMG Web Site
The SCMG is a peer group for manufacturers in Southern California. When it was time to revise their old web site, the goal was to simplify while communicating their purpose clearly.
As the web audience has shifted from computer screens to devices, so has the optimal structure of a web site. The old web site had 24 different pages which were combined and reduced to only four on the new web site.
Little Green Fingers Web Site
Little Green Fingers LA was a program spearheaded by the Los Angeles Conservation Corp in cooperation with the Los Angeles Community Garden Council.
The program helped to fund and establish community gardens as educational opportunities for children in underprivileged areas of Los Angeles County.
The web site used simple graphics, bright colors and a illustrated header and footer to help communicate the message that the focus is on helping children understand healthy food.
Donation links were prominent and each garden had a page with a map, detailed information, contacts and photo gallery.
Buzzflix Community Web Site
Before your grandparents had a Facebook account, everyone was trying out their own social media web site. Buzznet's idea was a social site based on movies. Think of it as a mashup of IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Facebook and Reddit.
The idea was to build communities around specific movies, talent and genres, allowing the users to create and moderate pages. Other features were finding showtimes near you and creating movie-going meetups to meet online friends in real life.
Most manufacturer web sites focus on tools, machinery and pictures of parts. For B&B, we instead focused on their advanced processes and well-trained employees creating a tagline, "The Best Solutions and People in Manufacturing".
PATH Hawaii Web Site
PATH Hawaii is a Big Island non-profit that works with the Hawaii government, businesses and community to promote alternative transportation options. Over it's 30 year history it has built a large local following and tremendous good-will while administering programs on bike safety in public schools, lobbying for dedicated bike and walking paths and organizing popular races for the entire family.
The goal of the new web site and branding (which also included a new logo) was clearly communicate the organization's goals, encourage residents to get involved and serve as a resource for finding bike routes and walking trails on Hawaii Island.
The first step was organizing the information and reducing the number of top-level links from the previous site's fifteen to three specific user goals of learning about the organization, information about trails and getting involved.
The font choice, overly large size and other elements were chosen to evoke a grass-roots organization. Because the web site is responsive and works well on small devices, the organization retired their phone app in favor of the web site.
Lee's Enterprise Web Site
Lee's Enterprise is a specialty manufacturer known for their expertise in creating gears for the aerospace industry. The goal of this site was to quickly explain the company's market to the first-time visitor while also providing in-depth information about the business and processes.
Key to achieving this goal was a home page that was optimized for both computer and mobile devices and explained the strengths of the company in a one-page format.
Users who needed more information would find details about the company capabilities, equipment, skills and more.
The design of the site is bold and simple, sure to stay fresh for a long time.
Share Aloha eCommerce Web Site
Share Aloha is a Hawaii-based online retailer selling fashion accessories. The client wanted a web site that was clean, simple and contributed the message of sharing aloha with others. A key part of the branding was photography of the products in natural Hawaii surroundings.
This Magento commerce based site was heavily customized to allow for products with multiple colors and sizes, advanced back-end reporting and the ability for organizations to coordinate group-buys for fundraising.
An added blog and active Facebook page allowed the company to connect with customers and promote their products with little additional advertising outlays.
Hawaii Solar Portal Web Site
The Hawaii Solar Portal was initiated by Blue Planet Foundation as part of an effort to encourage adoption of solar energy in Hawaii.
The idea was to create an impartial web site that would show reviews from verified home owners with solar installations. At the time, the solar industry was exploding with hundreds of companies offering solar services.
A key part of the site was a mapping component that showed all permitted solar installations in Hawaii. This was to encourage competition in neighborhoods and allow neighbors to engage each other in conversation about the experience.
The site also contained basic educational information about solar, calculators and information on tax incentives available to homeowners.
Hawaii Island Bikeshare Subscription Web Site
Bikeshare Hawaii Island was the state's first urban bikeshare program. Although bikeshare is common in larger mainland cities, this was a first for Hawaii.
The website serves as an informational portal and also allows residents to pay for and manage their own bikeshare accounts.
Additionally, the web site provides real-time information about the number of available bikes and open docks at each location.
Ainamalu Logo
Ainamalu is the newest single-family home community at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. The elegant and simple logo features a monstera leaf which is a common (mildly invasive) plant common in the wild and in Hawaiian art.
Channeled Pictures Logo
Channeled Pictures is a documentary production company. The principals were interested in spiritualism and Buddhism, hence the imagery.
Campos Coaching Logo
Campos Coaching colophon clearly communicates confident collegiate corporate consultation. So there…
Kona Town Market Logo
Kona Town Market is a local market offering healthy, upscale food and convenience items in Kona Hawaii. The logo is purposefully flashy in color and design while evoking traditional retro Island elements.
MAP Logo
This logo was created for a software service which helps manage manufacturing businesses. The stylized M of the logo evokes the shape of metal shavings produced during product manufacturing.
Daniel S. Peters Attorney Logo
A simple and elegant logo for an attorney. Nice.
People Capital Logo
People Capital is a Colorado-based executive placement firm for the financial industry. The simple, yet dynamic logo appealed to the client and their philosophy of interconnectedness of the proper executives and company success.
PATH Hawaii Logo
The new logo incorporates a grass-roots style font, a map location icon and an image of the Big Island.
Raptor Workholding Logo
Raptor Workholding creates products for the manufacturing industry. A key feature of their workholding solutions is a patented dovetail design that grabs on to the workpiece for use on 5-axis CNC machines. This logo evokes the claw of a raptor while also defining a grabbing hook detail.
Hui Up Logo
Hui Up was a program of Blue Planet Foundation to encourage energy savings by forming a "hui" or group to buy energy efficient appliances at large discounts. The program initially targeted the relatively isolated island of Molokai.
Island residents were able to recycle their old appliances, get new appliances shipped to their island for free while still enjoying a big discount over retail. Adding up the electric savings to the homeowner and the savings to the infrastructure investment made this a big win for everyone.
W Machine Works Logo
Logo for a contract aerospace manufacturer. Their clients tended to just call them "W".
Hipster Cards Logo
Hipster Cards was the original irreverent online ecard service… for hipsters.
Ray's Donuts Logo
Ray's Donuts is a Midwest donut chain known for serving pastries the size of your head. During their expansion, we were hired to create a new identity with a retro feel that matched their years in the market. Mmmmm, donuuuuts.
S&H Machine Logo
S&H Machine is a manufacturer that primarily serves the Aerospace industry. Although the company was 50 years old, they never had an actual logo. The client wanted a logo that was bold and modern but also evoked some retro elements to reference the company's long history.
The final logo incorporated swoosh and plane shapes common during the start of the aerospace boom of the 1960s.
SoapCity Logo
SoapCity was a network of official and unofficial web sites for fans of daytime drama programs. In addition to news, events and features, SoapCity was also home to the first web site that sold network TV shows for download on the same day they aired.
SoapCity Radio Logo
Logo for an offshoot subscription service of Sony's SoapCity. The service was an experiment of low-bandwidth media which allowed subscribers to listen to the audio portion of old soap opera stories.
Vietnamese Bistro Logo
Not much to say about this logo for a small east-coast restaurant other than that we love how it turned out.
Raptor Workholding Catalog
Raptor Workholding Products is a specialty manufacturer of tools for the manufacturing industry. This print catalog served as both a list of available products and a handy reference guide for their use. The idea was that adding technical information to the catalog would ensure that it was kept handy for every day use and encourage future sales.
Ainamalu Floor Plans
Ainamalu is the newest single-family home community at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii (whew, got all the keywords in that short sentence). This development is shaping up to be a great place to live but the initial marketing options were a challenge.
Unlike most developments at this stage, there were no marketing-ready renderings or floorplans available as assets. As a first step, we created simple but colorful floorplans, neighborhood layouts, and sketches which were combined with custom photography of the existing resort. This campaign included an informational web site, mailers, targeted emails, flyers, posters and information packages.
Solar Energy in Hawaii Brochure
The Blue Planet Foundation is a non-profit organization with the goal of ending oil usage in Hawaii. While they do a lot to educate people, sponsor events and even finance energy saving projects, their greatest opportunity is to help influence state legislation.
The purpose of this brochure was to educate legislators about the financial reality of clean energy in Hawaii. Blue Planet Foundation's research showed that every dollar in tax credits yielded almost $60 in savings and revenue added to the local economy.
This brochure was distributed to legislators before a crucial vote and helped influence the passing of clean energy laws.
Ainamalu Mailer Cards
S&H Machine Branding
When S&H Machine, a manufacturer that primarily services the aerospace industry, transitioned to a new management team we were brought in to establish new identity for the company.
First up was a new logo for the company. They wanted something simple and integrated but with a bit of a retro feel that might have come from the company's roots in the 1960s. The logo is bold, simple and includes an iconic swoosh aerospace shape typical of that time period.
The branding and colors were integrated into everything from brochures and letterhead, to digital media, signage and advertising campaigns.
As part of the branding campaign, we created a series of postcards to be sent to clients, each focusing on a specific strength of the revitalized company.
These mailer cards all worked together with the web site, brochure and email newsletters to portray the company as a high-quality, leading manufacturer.
This integrated campaign contributed to the company's massive growth, new clients and sales increase.
Woodalls Atlas
Remember when people would buy large books full of inscrutable maps printed on dead trees? Yeah, neither do we. In any case, this was one of the last maps printed by Woodall's, a company catering to the RV crowd. This project included the cover, inside ads and general design.
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Christopher Green Design developed and designed multiple websites from scratch for a property management company. Their team also performed social media marketing using Facebook and Instagram.
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Real Estate Agent, Premier Island Properties
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All of the websites feature an eye-catching design and proper functionality, allowing for multiple real estate agents to list properties. Christopher Green Design possesses the necessary project management skills to facilitate a smooth ongoing relationship. Their team is adaptable and creative.
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I am a real estate agent and I also own my own brokerage firm.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What challenge were you trying to address with Christopher Green Design?
On multiple occasions, I've needed someone to help design and develop a website.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Christopher Green Design originally built a website for our former company, and when we started our own company he developed that site from the group up as well. At the beginning of the process, Chris (Art Director, Designer & Developer, Christopher Green Design) sat down with us and asked us questions. He figured out exactly what we were trying to accomplish and what our budget was.
Our teams continued to have meetings along the way. Chris would update us as pages were finished, and we could go over them together. He would make any changes we needed, and because we were so busy, Chris also wrote the descriptions for the site.
Chris created the internet data exchange (IDX) that displayed the multi-listing service properties on the site. He integrated all the searches and properties into the IDX, which was probably the most difficult part since we had the listings of 50 agents. Whenever someone would sign on to the website to look at properties, they would enter their information and email address which would generate leads for us. The site also gave visitors information about the market in Hawaii.
He also designed and marketed a third site that promoted a new single-family home development. Chris manages our social media accounts, bringing in new leads through Facebook and Instagram.
What is the team composition?
We worked with Chris and one other member of his team.
How did you come to work with Christopher Green Design?
At the time, Chris lived on the big island and we had a mutual contact. I got to know him personally and decided to work with him.
How much have you invested with them?
Our first website cost around $25,000 and the second website cost between $10,000–$15,000. The newest website cost much less because it wasn't as detailed.
What is the status of this engagement?
Our ongoing engagement with Christopher Green Design began in January 2015.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Chris produced high-quality work. The websites have a great look and feel to them. Working with Christopher Green Design was a positive experience. Their marketing and design input has been really valuable.
How did Christopher Green Design perform from a project management standpoint?
Christopher Green Design communicates well. We held regular meetings and Chris would send us updates as we went along.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They are really good at asking questions and figuring out what are needs were, even when we didn't know ourselves. Their team offers solutions and ideas to get us to where we need to go.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, everything has been great.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Chris is very patient, which makes him great to work with. He is wonderful at dealing with customers who don't know anything about web design and guiding them in the right direction.
ON TIME / DEADLINES
He met every deadline that we had.
Value / within estimates
He is definitely worth what he charges.
5.0 Quality
Service & deliverables
Chris was always on time. He does exactly what he says he is going to do and went above and beyond our expectations.
5.0 NPS
Willing to refer
I have recommended him on several occasions.
Website Design for Private Consultant
"His quality and overall approach to be beyond what they get from most designers."
Christopher Green Design created two websites from scratch, now planning to consolidate the information into a single site. He also helped publish the client's books online and designed book covers.
Jim Hull
President, J. R. Hull Co.
His willingness to continue to update the sites over time kept content relevant for years. The quality and visual appeal of the deliverables led to many referrals that turned into long-term relationships. Chris was enthusiastic about the project, willing to listen and implement feedback.
I'm the sole owner and proprietor of a consulting business. I operating as a private consultant for small to medium-sized businesses. After 36 years in the business, I just retired.
I needed a site design partner that could stress my unique approach and business model online.
I had a model and business tools that help my clients become more productive and grow their firms. Chris developed the site in several iterations, updating the content as my business developed. He built the site from scratch. After his success with my consulting site, I hired him to build an art site for my watercolor work.
We actually met yesterday to discuss how to change all my content after my retirement. He's going to collapse everything into one site that will focus my artworks and my published books.
Outside of his responsibilities with my sites, he also helped me publish my two books online and get them on Amazon. He worked on the cover design for them too.
I worked solely with Chris (Founder, Christopher Green Design) on the project.
I was referred to him by my son who thought he would be a good fit for me. In our early meetings, he listened and asked plenty of questions. His first proposals were also very creative and specific to my practice, so I looked no further.
Our work together is ongoing, and we started our partnership in the 1990s.
His sites stand out among others in my industry. Because he was always adding fresh content, it stayed dynamic and continued to fit the direction I was taking my practice. His work was so impressive that some of my clients hired him for their sites. He still works with many of them now.
He delivered everything on time and outlined, very clear and concise throughout. We communicated through all avenues: email, phone, in-person, etc. I never felt like I had to manage him because he was always on top of things.
He is a very talented designer. However, his biggest strength is his ability to listen closely to my goals for the project and effectively translate them into a site that impresses customers.
I can't think of anything he could've done differently that would've achieved anything beyond what I received.
His quality and overall approach to be beyond what they get from most designers. It's important to compare and contrast those things because it'll reveal the true differences between providers.
Chris usually delivers ahead of time.
The quality and value were certainly more than I expected.
He never disappointed me.
I've recommended him to virtually all of my clients.
Website Design for Bicycle & Pedestrian Advocacy Group
"I am aware they have many larger clients, yet I never felt as though my needs were neglected in their favor."
June 2016 - Ongoing
Jun 2016 - Ongoing
Christopher Green Design designed, developed, and launched a new website for a nonprofit organization. Later, they updated the site to include more information and a membership portal.
Tina Clothier
Executive Director, PATH
Christopher Green Design successfully introduced an informative and accessible website. Communicative and responsive across time zones, the principal addressed technical issues in short order. The commitment to customer service is evident.
Online Review The client submitted this review online.
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the Executive Director for PATH: Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii. We are a not for profit 501(c)3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy organization.
For what projects/services did your company hire Christopher Green Design?
We initially hired Christoper Green Design to update our PATH website in 2016. After seeing the finished product and experiencing the ease of working with Chris, we did not hesitate to hire him for our Hawaii Island Bikeshare website.
What were your goals for this project?
Our goals for the Hawaii Island Bikeshare website are twofold: 1. to keep our constituents (and potential customers, & sponsors) informed about our bikeshare program, new features, and new stations. 2. to create a portal for customers to sign up as members of our bikeshare program.
How did you select this vendor?
For our PATH website, I had seen examples of Chris' work for other non-profits in the Kona area and solicited their comments about how the process of creating or updating their website was for them. For the bikeshare website, it made sense for us to work with Chris because he already had knowledge of PATH and understood our goals and objectives for a website that would support this PATH program.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
Chris designed, developed, configured and launched our website and membership portal in 2016 and then updated the site with changes in station location, bikeshare distribution and improvement in our membership portal in August 2019 in preparation for our addition of more bikeshare stations.
What was the team composition?
The project team consisted of Chris, myself and representatives from the bikeshare manufacturer's IT team.
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
Without Chris' support of the website, our customers and potential sponsors would not have access to: 1. information about our bikeshare system, and how to access the bikes. 2. the ability to sign up as members of our system.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
Project management has been flawless. Regardless of the day of week or time difference, Christopher Green Design has always responded in a very timely manner to any request for changes to the site and rare technical issues we might encounter.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
I am aware they have many larger clients, yet I never felt as though my needs were neglected in their favor. Christopher Green Design has always responded promptly to my request for support (most often the same day). In my experience, that kind of customer service is rare out here on an island in the Pacific.
Are there any areas for improvement?
I cannot think of any areas that need improvement at this time.
Overall Score Christopher Green Design is reliable, trustworthy, prompt and very easy to work with. I always feel that I am treated as a valuable customer.
I usually hear back from Christopher Design with in hours of sending an email or placing a call and the issues are resolved with in a day.
affordable for our small non profit
Christopher Green Design's work is top notch, he responds promptly and I always feel that I am treated as a valuable customer.
absolutely ! already have.
Multiple Website Designs for Medical Offices
"Any time I need to do a website, I'm going to work with Chris. His work just looks so professional."
Nov. 2014 - Ongoing
Nov 2014 - Ongoing
Christopher Green Design has developed three WordPress sites for medical practices. He conducts an in-depth discovery phase to gather information before creating custom designs.
Donna Hiranaka
Director of Marketing, A New Face/Kona Hospital
Response has been overwhelmingly positive from both internal and external stakeholders. The sites play a key role in drawing in customers, featuring current design trends to stand out from similar pages. Christopher Green Design excels at conveying dense information in an accessible way.
I'm the marketing director for my husband's medical practices: an oral surgery office called David K Hiranaka M.D., D.M.D. and a cosmetic practice called A New Face. I'm also the chairperson for the Kona Hospital Foundation.
Over the course of our relationship, I've worked with Chris (Principal, Christopher Green Design) on three websites across our organizations. He handles the web design and regularly provides updates every few years. We're now preparing to launch the third site for the Kona Hospital Foundation.
When starting a new WordPress site, Chris typically leads us through a comprehensive discovery phase. He'll ask what we want to include on the page and has us look through similar sites within our industry. Then, we discuss what we like and don't like so that he can get a better idea of our goals.
Chris spends a lot of time taking notes during those early conversations so that he can fully grasp what we're about. It's important to get that down first so that you know what you need to get across to site visitors.
From there, he designs the site from scratch, tailoring the content to our organization and making it unique to who we are. A common feature between all three sites is a news feed display that draws posts from our Facebook page. This allows us to stay current on content by highlighting our most recent posts.
I've exclusively worked with Chris.
Chris used to live near us, so we knew each other that way. He was a sponsor for a running event and had his logo on the back of the t-shirts. Whenever my husband would go out hiking, he'd wear that shirt, and I just kept coming back to his logo.
I checked out a website that he'd done for another local business and really liked his work. After talking to him, he referred me to a few other sites he'd done for the industrial industry—which I loved—and things kicked off from there.
Each has website cost around $6,000 along with regular updates that cost a couple thousand dollars. I see myself updating our sites every few years just because he's so knowledgeable about current trends.
We first started working with Chris on November 2014 for the cosmetic site, and he's now wrapping up the Kona Hospital Foundation site. So far, he's added in informational videos and has given us a closed build to review.
I love how professional the sites look. They're not just cookie-cutter designs—rather, they're up-to-date and accessible, which reflects well on us. Whenever we ask new patients how they found us, they often mention our well-designed site and say that it answered all of their questions.
For the oral surgery site, we had access to an existing media package from an association of maxillofacial surgeons. It was filled with content to help educate our patients about our services. Chris leveraged that dense material and organized it in a user-friendly way so that it was informative without being overwhelming.
Likewise, visitors absolutely love the before-and-after page on our cosmetic surgery site. The photos are overlaid on top of each other, so users can reveal one or the other by using a slide bar. That's a feature that isn't common in our industry yet, so it makes us look cutting-edge.
Chris is very communicative. When he used to live near us, we would meet on a weekly basis and email in between. That cadence has pretty much stayed the same after he moved away. He schedules our go-to meetings and sends a recap at the end that lists what each party is in charge of doing next. I also appreciate how responsive he is. If I send him a list of tasks to work on, he'll always reply back when he's finished, which helps us keep track of the project status.
Any time I need to do a website, I'm going to work with Chris. His work just looks so professional. Recently, I had a meeting with our chief nursing exec and strategic planner at the Kona Hospital Foundation to go over a site build, and they were ecstatic. Chris included several elements that were really helpful to have.
Beyond that, I'm always impressed by how quickly he can grasp what we want out of our site. He'll take our sometimes abstract thoughts and feelings and translate them into something tangible. As we've gone through the development process, he's learned a lot about what my husband does for his oral and cosmetic surgery practices.
No, I can't think of anything. Even if there's something going on in his personal life, he communicates it so that we understand why there might be a delay.
Tell him as much as you can about your organization and goals. Chris is very good at seeing that bigger picture and turning it into something very tangible.
Overall Score Chris is smart, personable, and easy to work with. He has a good sense of humor, too, so meetings are enjoyable.
He's very responsive and hits most deadlines. Sometimes there would be delays, but those were always for good reasons.
He's worth every penny.
The quality of our sites speak for itself. Chris makes it easy for visitors to navigate through all the information on our sites.
I recommend him all the time.
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