Tinder: we hate to love it and we love to hate it. But if you're single and not interested in a life of celibacy or self-love, the beckoning flame of Tinder isn't going anywhere anytime soon. There are steps you can take to swipe smarter and stop ending up with a feed full of unanswered messages. Happy hunting.
Though this hasn't been officially confirmed by Tinder, anecdotal evidence suggests that the first few people in your pool are users who have already liked you. Give them closer consideration than you might otherwise, and you'll likely increase your matches.
2. Give 'em something to talk about No matter how good-looking and fun-loving you appear in your photos, don't leave your bio blank. It's essentially an advertisement to the world that you don't have a single original thought to share. People want to talk to you, but you've got to give them an in. "Hey how's it going?" can only take you so far.
In New York City, you may have your default setting as just a mile or two, considering any more than that might put you in another borough, but different cities require different settings. You'll have much better luck if you increase the distance in a place like Austin, for example, which has a population more spread out, since you'll likely still be in driving vicinity.
4. Look like yourself The bottom line of Tinder is to meet in real life. If your date can barely recognize you at the bar because they only saw the pictures where you somehow sort of in the right look like a young Charleton Heston, you're setting the night up for disaster. Even if they aren't your best pictures, have at least one close up shot of your face, and one full length pic of your bod so people know what they're getting.
5. Keep the ladies out of your photos Pictures where you're flanked by your two hottest friends either make you look desperate or like a Dan Bilzerian wannabe. Both are swipe left-worthy offenses.
Not even a little bit. When you're making quick, gut instinct decisions, you're not taking the time to plug someone's handle into yet another app. It has no place in your bio. Save it for when you've already matched and you're getting to know each other. Otherwise it looks like you care more about getting followers than dates.
7. "I'm willing to lie about how we met" Great idea, open with your shame for this app that we're both using! Any "clever" digs at Tinder just make you look insecure. Cut that weak sh*t out.
If you know you'll be on vacation, add a new location in advance of your departure to lock down some dates before you even land. In the main Tinder screen, click the blue map button and add your new destination to start seeing people from other cities.
9. Swipe with Wi-Fi Wi-Fi increases your location services accuracy, so you'll get the most up-to-date matches if you turn it on. Plus you won't run through all your data trying to get a date...uh. (Rule 9a, keep bad puns to a minimum).
10. The first rule of Tinder is don't talk about Tinder Telling someone you hate dating apps or complaining about the types of people you meet ultimately makes you look like you use Tinder a whole hell of a lot. Maybe be cool about it, huh? We all know we're on here because we have no other choice, don't rub it in.
Seriously. It may seem like that would decrease your odds, but if you swipe yes to everyone, you'll wind up with a pool of matches you're not actually interested in. Save yourself time and don't "like" someone unless you think you might really "like like" them.
12. And finally, treat people like people and not pixels. Don't be a d*ck. It's easy to forget there's a person on the other end of the screen who maybe doesn't want to be harassed, stood up, or ignored. The golden rule is golden for a reason, kiddos.
Ali Drucker is a staff writer for Supercompressor. If you need her, you can probably find her on Tinder. Sigh. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.


Vaccines (injections or shots) are the best way to protect against some very serious infections. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization strongly recommends that all Canadians receive a primary immunizing course of tetanus toxoid in childhood followed by routine booster doses every 10 years.
Td is a two-in-one vaccine. It protects people against tetanus and diphtheria. It is recommended for persons 7 years or older. Vaccination against tetanus and diphtheria is required by law for all children attending school in Ontario (unless exempted).
Tetanus or lockjaw is a serious disease that can happen if dirt with the tetanus germ gets into a cut in the skin. Tetanus germs are found everywhere, usually in soil, dust and manure. It does not spread from person to person. Tetanus causes cramping of the muscles in the neck, arms, leg and stomach, and painful convulsions which can be severe enough to break bones. Even with early treatment, tetanus kills two out of every 10 people who get it.
Diphtheria is a serious disease of the nose, throat and skin. It causes sore throat, fever and chills. It can be complicated by breathing problems, heart failure and nerve damage. Diphtheria kills about one out of every 10 people who get the disease. It is most often passed to others through coughing and sneezing.
How well does Td vaccine protect against tetanus and diphtheria?
When Td vaccine is given in the recommended number of shots, it protects virtually 100 per cent of people against tetanus and over 95 per cent of people against diphtheria. Vaccination also makes these diseases milder for those who may catch them.
When should Td vaccine be given?
Most people get vaccinated against tetanus and diphtheria in early childhood. Around the 15th birthday a booster shot is given to people who were vaccinated against tetanus and diphtheria at an early age. This "booster" dose also contains pertussis vaccine (Tdap). Adults should get Td vaccine boosters every 10 years for continued protection.
Is the Td vaccine safe?
Yes. Side effects of the Td vaccine are mild and last for only few days after getting the shot. Mild pain, swelling and redness are common at the spot where the shot was given. A few people may get a mild fever, lose their appetite or feel tired for a day or two after the shot. You should always discuss the benefits and risks of any vaccine with your doctor/nurse practitioner.
When should I call my doctor/nurse practitioner?
is a child less than 7 years of age.
Who should I talk to if I have any more questions about the Td vaccine?
Talk to your doctor/nurse practitioner or call your local public health unit for more information.
After any immunization, make sure your personal immunization record (i.e., the "yellow card") is updated. If your child is attending child care or school, inform your local public health unit each time your child receives an immunization. An immunization record is required for child care and school attendance and for certain types of travel and work, so keep it in a safe place.


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Q: Trying to download a directory with requests I'm trying to download a directory with python3 using the requests library. I wanted to do it by "walking" (like os.walk), but never found the corresponding functions in requests.
I struggle to find another way to do it.

A: If you're trying to scrape web data (which is what it sounds like), look at BeautifulSoup. You can "walk" through the links as needed.

A: You won't find the "corresponding functions" (=> to os.walk()) in requests because there's no concept of "directory" or "directory listing" in the HTTP protocol. All you have are urls and resources...
Given your specs ("I try to get data from my own server, so it lists directory contents"), the best you can do is parsing the HTML your server generates for directory listing and issue requests for the links you find. BeautifulSoup is possibly the simplest solution for the parsing.

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Stalled Inventory Growth – The consistent lack of inventory, despite last quarter's slight uptick, is what produced these record-setting, headline-making prices this past quarter. The lack of inventory and strong demand makes it a total seller's market, at least in the under $5mm segment, and as long as that demand remains, whether it's coming from foreign or domestic buyers, those prices will continue to remain high.
An Array of Factors Contributed to Record Setting Numbers – Aside from low inventory and high demand, there were a number of additional factors that contributed to those record-setting numbers we saw this quarter, such as improved employment numbers, the strong local economy, an influx of trophy apartments onto the market, and the highest average Wall Street bonuses since 2007.
Bidding Wars Still Happening – The lack of inventory is not only causing prices to go up, but it's causing bidding wars that sometimes result in the final sale prices that would make your jaw drop, although not at the same pace we have seen in 2014.
Inventory 20% Below the 10 Year Average - According to Jonathan Miller, by the end of June only 5,730 listings were left on the market. While that might be a 1.3 percent increase from the same time last year, it's still 20 percent below the 10-year average.
It's Tough To Get Your Foot In The Door - One of the hardest hit segments of the market, according to another report, is the under $500,000 price point. According to the report, "as of Q2 2015, total available listings less than $500K in Manhattan have fallen to their lowest share levels ever, comprising only 11.3% of the market with 1,093 listings, representing a share level decrease of 0.7% from last quarter and 3.7% from the same period last year." We are seeing similar challenges at price points below $3mm as well due to lack of inventory.


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– japońskie studio animacji z siedzibą w Musashino, w Japonii. Firma została założona w kwietniu 2015 roku przez byłego głównego producenta Studia Ghibli – Yoshiakiego Nishimurę. Jej pierwszy film fabularny, Mary i kwiat czarownicy, został wydany 8 lipca 2017 roku, a jego główna bohaterka – Mary Smith – została maskotką firmy w ich logo.

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Yoshiaki Nishimura założył Studio Ponoc 15 kwietnia 2015 roku uzyskał wsparcie kilku animatorów pracujących wcześniej dla Studia Ghibli, w tym reżysera Hiromasy Yonebayashiego. Nazwa studia pochodzi od serbsko-chorwackiego słowa "ponoć" oznaczającego "północ", które miało znaczyć "początek nowego dnia".

W 2015 roku studio pracowało nad reklamą dla JR West podczas ich letniej kampanii. Pierwszy film pełnometrażowy studia, Mary i kwiat czarownicy, w 2017 roku zajął szóste miejsce na liście najbardziej dochodowych filmów w Japonii. Film powstał w oparciu o książkę The Little Broomstick autorstwa Mary Stewart. Kilku byłych pracowników Studia Ghibli dołączyło do Studia Ponoc, aby pracować nad tym filmem.

Ponoc wyprodukowało także krótką animację na Igrzyska Olimpijskie w Tokio zainspirowany wartościami olimpijskimi, która miała być wyświetlana w dniach od 24 lipca do 9 sierpnia 2020 roku.

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James Lavelle's Curatorial Debut
Lavelle teams up with Haunch of Venison gallery for an UNKLE-inspired exhibition.
by Julia Kaganskiy
Creator James Lavelle (aka UNKLE), one of the UK's preeminent DJ's and electronic artists, is teaming up with Haunch of Venison gallery in London to curate an exhibition of works inspired by UNKLE tracks. The exhibition aims to explore the relationship between music and art and features newly commissioned works from some of Lavelle's favorite artists and previous collaborators.
Lavelle, a long-time art collector and enthusiast, initially hatched the idea after a conversation with Brian Message (Radiohead's manager); and the two approached the gallery to begin talks of an exhibition nearly four years ago. It's been a long time coming but the project, entitled Daydreaming With James Lavelle, is set to finally come to fruition on August 27th. The show promises to create a "multi-sensory environment" merging works from artists representing a wide range of disciplines from sound art to street art to light installations to video installations to photography.
Each artist in the exhibition has been assigned a track of UNKLE's music and tasked with responding to the track via a newly created art piece — essentially riffing on Lavelle's creative output to come up with some new and innovative way to convey his musical expression visually. We've got to admit, we're excited to see what materializes because the roster of artists involved is nothing to scoff at, featuring big names like Nathan Coley (former Turner Prize nominee), noted street art duo FAILE, and graffiti artist Futura.
We're glad we're seeing more collaborative projects like this bringing creatives from various disciplines together — there's so much potential for overlap and mutual inspiration. What kind of cross-media collaborations would you like to see?
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There are two versions: the standard one has over 2,200 characters (no, seriously) and the deluxe version has more than 2,400 characters. The best part? Neil plans on adding to the deluxe version any time he has an idea for an addition, and if you own it already, you'll get the updates at no charge.


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Q: Escaping single quote in a sed command containing variables containing color escape codes? I'm using sed to replace every instance of " is " by a colorized "'s ".
To do this, it surrounds the result by a color variable r and a blank variable x, which are interpreted literally. echo -e then makes the colors appear. Nothing new here.
The problem arises when I try to add the apostrophe (which is actually a single quote); I can't escape it without messing up the color escape code.
Here is my code without the apostrophe I'm trying to add:
r='\e[0;31m'                    # red
x='\e[0m'                       # reset color
sed 's/ is /\'${r}'s\'${x}'/g'  # replace " is " by "'s "

I tried double quotes, multiple backslashes, but everything either broke the color code, or failed to escape the single quote. In the meantime, I'm using a true apostrophe ( ' ), but it it's not the best solution, because it doesn't render properly in the TTY.

A: If you want to keep the single quotes, then you need '"'"'
The first quote ends the current single quoted string. Then we have "'" which expands to a single quote. \' would also work but doesn't look as good.
The last single quote starts the quoted string again.
An alternative in your case would be "s/ is /${r}'s${x}/g" (i.e. only use double quotes).
But then, you need to use r='\\e[0;31m' because the expansion in the string will string one level of escapes.


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Q: PHP global include? I have a seperate PHP file I include that has a several important functions on it. I also have a file called variables.php which I include into each function so I can call some important variables too. Is there a way to just call variables.php at the top of the page, instead of inside each function manually? I just thought it would be easier if there was a way to do like a 'global' include or something.

A: You can set auto_prepend_file in the INI or .htaccess file to automatically include a file.

A: Well, if they are constant variables (AKA they don't change) you can define a constant instead
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New Delhi : Ace filmmaker Karan Johar is celebrating 20 years of 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' in Mumbai with a special bash to mark the occasion.
The gala event was attended by Bollywood's A-listers, including Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan, Twinkle Khanna, Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra, Badshah, Janhvi Kapoor, and Ishaan Khatter, among others.
Karan took to his official Instagram account and thanked the audience for the immense love that they gave the movie.


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Pro-GM labelling campaign hugely outspent in Colorado and Oregon ballot
Industry giants are spending more than $25m to defeat campaigns for mandatory GM food labelling in the two states, in the runup to next month's vote
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A grocery store employee wipes down a soup bar with a display informing customers of organic, 'GMO-free' oils, in Boulder, Colorado. With ballot measures going to a vote in November, Colorado and Oregon could become the first states to adopt mandatory GM labels through public votes. Photograph: Brennan Linsley/AP
Biotech and supermarket giants are spending more than $25m (£15.6m) to defeat ballot initiatives in two western states that would require labelling of foods containing genetically modified organisms.
In Colorado, Dupont and Monsanto food companies are outspending supporters of mandatory labelling by 22-1 ahead of the 4 November vote, according to state campaign finance records.
In Oregon, meanwhile, industry is outspending supporters of the ballot measure by about 2-1.
The heavy industry spending resembles the last-minute infusions of cash for television ads, direct mail, and campaign staff that helped defeat earlier campaigns for mandatory GM labelling in California and Washington state.
"It is like David vs Goliath," Larry Cooper, director of Colorado's Right to Know campaign said.
He said the pro-labelling campaign had raised $625,000 by Thursday afternoon. Cooper's opponents, meanwhile, amassed $14m, after Dupont this week gave an additional $3m to the campaign, and were advertising heavily on local television.
"Why they put $14m in Colorado to keep us in the dark really doesn't make sense to me," Cooper said. "The bottom line is that we really don't know what is in our food. We are shopping blindly."
Monsanto alone has spent $4.7m to defeat the measure. Other top donors to the campaign to defeat pro-labelling Proposition 105 read like a grocery shopping list. They include: Pepsico, Kraft Foods, General Mills, Hershey Company, Coca-Cola and Kellogg, and Flower Food, according to Colorado state campaign finance records.
The spending is much less lopsided in Oregon where opponents of the state's Measure 92 labelling initiative have raised $11m while supporters have $6m.
Monsanto is a major force in both states. "We oppose state-by-state mandatory labelling laws like Measure 92 in Oregon and Proposition 105 in Colorado," a company spokeswoman said in an email. "The reason we don't support them is simple. They don't provide any safety or nutrition information and these measures will hurt, not help, consumers, taxpayers and businesses."
Unlike Colorado, labelling advocates in Oregon have attracted some big donors to their side, including $1m from Dr Bronners' magic soaps.
An heir to the Hormel meat-packing fortune. Thomas Hormel, who has no connection to the company and lives in Florida, gave $500,000, according to state campaign finance records.
The company immediately ramped up its own donations, giving a total of $85,000 to defeat the labelling initiative.
Kevin Glenn, a spokesman for Oregon Right to Know, said the pro-labelling side hoped to counter the financial advantage by grassroots organising. He said the campaign had opened five field offices in the state, and was about to start canvassing door-to-door.
Organisers also had a bit of a head start. In May, voters in two rural counties voted to ban cultivation of GM crops, on the grounds that it put conventional produce at risk of contamination.
Last year, a number of countries postponed wheat imports from Oregon after an outbreak of GM wheat from an experimental research station. Investigators have yet to discover the source of the GM outbreak, which occurred years after the tests were shut down.
Scientists generally agree that foods containing GM ingredients are safe to eat, but the "right to know" has emerged as a hugely emotional issue for some Americans.
Pro-labelling campaigners say the public has a right to know exactly what they are eating. Opponents say labels make no sense if there are no real health concerns, and risks stigmatising their products.
Vermont earlier this year became the first US state to adopt mandatory labelling of GM foods – although the law does not go into effect until 2016.
Maine and Connecticut have also passed GM labelling laws, but put them on hold.


The whole week I kept thinking "What is it with this strength theme in my life this week?!" Well, I found out on Friday…I lost my job. It's weird when God prepares you for something that is about to happen (especially when you don't know that it is coming).


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Police: Man tried to light himself on fire in Liberty High School parking lot
No children or staff members were harmed. Police said no connection has been found between the man and Liberty High School.
Author: Ashley Cole
O'FALLON, Mo. – A man was transported to a hospital after he tried to light himself on fire at a high school in O'Fallon Wednesday morning.
Around 6:35 a.m., the O'Fallon Police Department received a call for a man who was trying to harm himself in the parking lot of Liberty High School.
According to police, a 29-year-old Wright City resident had doused himself in gasoline and was detained and held on the ground by several school staff members until officers arrived. The cigarette lighter he tried to use had also been removed from his possession, police said.
He was taken into custody and transported to a hospital by medics to be treated for the exposure of chemicals to his skin.
Below is the letter sent to parents
'Good Morning,
We would like to make you aware of an incident that occurred on the Liberty campus early this morning at approximately 6:20 a.m. Administrators were alerted by a neighbor that an individual was wandering on the campus and seemed distressed. Mr. Nelson located the individual by the back lot and observed that he was holding a gas can and a lighter and indicating that he wanted to harm himself. With the assistance of another staff member, Mr. Nelson subdued and held the individual until the police and paramedics arrived. This individual is from Wright City and has no apparent ties to Liberty or the Wentzville School District. Students were not on campus at the time and we are grateful for the quick response by our staff and law enforcement to contain the situation. The individual was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for treatment. Please know that student and staff safety is always our primary concern and we take campus security very seriously. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.'
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A man, who killed a young girl in Tondo, Manila he mistook for being one of his drug clients, was killed by police in a buy-bust operation in Tondo, Manila Sunday early morning.
Manila Police District (MPD) chief P/Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao, Jr identified the suspect as Jade Ayson, 46, resident of Building 24, Permanent Housing, Vitas Street in Balut, Tondo, Manila. He died on the spot due to multiple gunshot wounds in the body.
Investigation showed that a buy-bust operation was conducted by the police inside Building 18, Unit 323 Permanent Housing, Tondo Manila at around 1:30 a.m. on April 14.
Police said the suspect sold shabu to a police poseur buyer. Sensing that he was transacting with anti-narcotics operatives, the suspect pulled out his gun and fired at the poseur buyer.
When the police cornered the suspect, Ayson pulled out his handgun anew, and fired at the officers, resulting in a gun battle.
Recovered from the crime scene were a caliber .38 loaded with five bullets, one spare magazine loaded with seven bullets, seven live .9 mm bullets, one .38 empty shell, one deformed slug, two sachets of suspected shabu from Ayson's left pocket and a pink pouch containing five sachets of suspected shabu.
On April 7, Danao said the suspect shot Ronalyn Cordero, 17, a vendor, with unknown type of firearm while she was eating with her cousin in front of their house along Dayao Street in Barangay 129, Zone 11 at around 3:45 a.m. on April 7.
The victim sustained a gunshot wound in the back and was rushed to the Tondo General Hospital where she later died.
Danao said the victim was mistakenly identified by the suspect as alias "Juana B" who owes him money for the shabu he sold to her.
The suspect's lookout, Alfie Cubelo, 30, was also arrested at 10 p.m. on April 7.
Three alleged drug users were arrested by police in an anti-criminality operation in Pasay City on Saturday evening.
The three were identified as Arwin Rendora, 34; Christopher Ansay, 43; and Roberto Banalnal , 44. They were arrested by members of the Buendia Police Community Precinct.
According to the report, the three were arrested inside the house of Banalnal at Estrella street, Barangay 14, Zone 1, Pasay City at about 6 in the morning.
Police said that members of the Buendia PCP were conducting Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) at Estrella street when a concerned citizen approached the police officers and informed them of an alleged ongoing illegal drug activity at the house of Banalnal.
They immediately when to the place to verify the report, and saw the suspects in the act of using illegal drugs which resulted in their arrest. An unidentified suspect managed to escape through the window.
Police recovered a small transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance of suspected shabu, one aluminum foil strip, and one rolled aluminum foil, as well as a disposable lighter.


Or should I say the beer (singular) of Papua New Guinea ??!!
There only seemed to be one beer in PNG and that was the SP beer, the South Pacific beer.
Its yet another beer brewed by Heineken and follows the same trend as their other lagers they brew. A European taste with a 4.5% rating its quite strong with a sweet taste.
They do do an export version which is 5% and has a little more flavour but risky when drinking it in the heat of the day !!
So there you have it, an average lager to quench ones thirst plain and simple. It won't be winning any awards any time soon.


After four seasons in Tennessee, Jerry Cooper has resigned as head football coach at Seymour.
In 2015 the Eagles went to the 4A playoffs (7-4), but lost in the 1st round to Knoxville Catholic 50-7. Cooper went 15-27 during his stay at Seymour (2-8, 7-4, 5-5 and 0-10).
Seymour was Cooper's first job outside of Ohio where he had a 235-77 record (Lucas, Waynesfield, Hicksville, Bath, Columbus Grove and Lima Central Catholic), including .a D VI OHSAA state title in 2003 at Columbus Grove.
Cooper made his descision last week and told his team yesterday that he had resigned. Cooper did not talk about what his next move would be, Lima area sports experts are looking at two recently opened coaching positions at WBL members Shawnee and and one his former schools Bath.


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This April, meet Mr. Link (Galifianakis): 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don't let his appearance fool you... he is funny, sweet, and adorably literal, making him the world's most lovable legend at the heart of Missing Link, the globe-trotting family adventure from LAIKA. Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Jackman) to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Saldana), our fearless trio of explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril as they travel to the far reaches of the world to help their new friend. Through it all, the three learn that sometimes you can find a family in the places you least expect.
Actors: Hugh Jackman,
Hugh Jackman 12 October 1968, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
David Walliams,
David Walliams 20 August 1971, Banstead, Surrey, England, UK
Stephen Fry,
Stephen Fry 24 August 1957, Hampstead, London, England, UK
Matt Lucas,
Matt Lucas 5 March 1974, Paddington, London, England, UK
Zach Galifianakis,
Zach Galifianakis 1 October 1969, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA
Timothy Olyphant,
Timothy Olyphant 20 May 1968, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Zoe Saldana,
Zoe Saldana 19 June 1978, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Amrita Acharia,
Amrita Acharia
Ching Valdes-Aran,
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Emma Thompson,
Emma Thompson 15 April 1959, Paddington, London, England, UK
Humphrey Ker,
Humphrey Ker 11 October 1982, London, England, UK
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Director: Chris Butler
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If a whimsical and dream-evoking wall decal is what you've been hunting for then we've found the holy grail. You can't help but smile and sigh at these French-made fancies for walls.
We first mentioned the extremely clever Paristic last year, showing you their bounty of gorgeous vinyl wall stickers for both young and old. Each design is handmade in Paris from a matte finish vinyl. Paristic vinyl stickers adhere to any smooth, clean surface and last up to five years inside and three years when used outdoors – yes you can use them outside!
I love that Paristic lets you choose from an incredible seventeen colours for your favourite design. I'm not sure what is harder – picking a design or colour, there are so many fantastic designs to choose from.
For those who can't wait for international delivery, we're delighted to reveal that Paristic vinyl stickers are now available at Little Frenchy. Two designs, Dans les nuages (In the clouds) and the larger Reve Parisien (Parisian Dream, pictured above), are available in either dreamy soft sky blue or pretty pink.
Dans les nuages is priced at $59 and Reve Parisien $119 from Little Frenchy. Delivery is available all over Australia.


Savings accounts come in all shapes and sizes so whether you like to save little and often, or in big chunks, there is a savings account to suit you.
There are two types of cash ISA available, both allowing you to save up to £20,000 tax-free for the tax year ending 5 April 2020.
Instant access accounts can usually be opened with £1 and you'll receive a variable rate of interest on your balance, paid annually.
A fixed rate ISA can be opened with a minimum balance set by the provider (the TSB 2 Year Fixed Rate Cash ISA requires an opening balance of £3,000). You'll receive a fixed rate of interest over a set amount of time and you'll pay a withdrawal fee if you access your money during that period.
You can save on behalf of your children until they reach 18 with a Junior ISA. Your child won't pay tax on the interest earned up to £4,368 for the tax year ending 5 April 2020.
You can get instant access to your money whenever you need it with instant access accounts. Ideal for money you need access to in an emergency.
Bonds lock your money away for a fixed period of time in return for a higher interest rate. You usually need a minimum of £2,000 to open one. Fixed-rate bonds pay interest at a fixed rate. Tracker bonds pay interest tracked against a particular index or rate, such as the Bank of England base rate.
How do I add additional parties to my account?
If your savings account can be held in joint names, you can add additional parties at your nearest branch. You'll both need to go into a branch so that you can provide proof of identity and address in person.


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zweisterne is a young design business located in Vienna, Austria.
"zweisterne" (German for "two stars") is a young design business located in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 2015 by Daniela & Esther Stern a mother & daughter, a herbalist & a photographer.
The connection to nature has always been very important for both of us, and its endless beauty has inspired our lives.
One day we looked at all the herbs Daniela dried to make tea and we thought of how wonderful it would be if there was a way to preserve the structure of the plants. We had the idea, and the wish, to capture these beauties of nature and wear them around our necks.
The reality is that this is really hard to achieve. Dried plants of all kinds break easily. They are very fragile and precious and it is hard to conserve them. We tried a lot of different things to make that dream of ours come true, but nothing seemed to work out. However we just could not stop thinking about how cool it would be to wear what mother earth gives to us, around our necks.
Dedicated to finding a way to do that without using synthetic materials and preservatives, we made countless prototypes, and worked with a lot of different professionals in different countries. Finally we found the ideal people to work with, to create the best product.
Pendants made out of glass and silver turned out to be the perfect protection for our wonderful variety of dried plants. The glass is made in Tyrol, Austria. The silver parts are handcrafted in Vienna, Austria. We use Ögussa-certified silver only.
All our products are completely handcrafted. Every single part and step takes precise work. They are all individually made and we put a lot of love into giving our necklaces their unique look.
From handpicking the plants ourselves, to packaging our unique jewelry into boxes, and sending them to you, everything is supervised and controlled, assuring you of the highest quality possible.
We make sure that every step of our production is as ecological and sustainable as possible.


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Water System Renewal ProjectsHelp Maintain Community's Prosperity
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At first glance, the connection between an infrastructure replacement project in an established residential neighborhood and the profitability of nearby businesses is hard to see. However, like Southern Nevada's largely invisible water distribution network, this connection is critical to the community's well-being, including the tens of thousands of local business owners who rely upon local customers for their revenues.
Reliable water service is something most people take for granted and, in Las Vegas, there's a good reason. After all, the rate of main breaks in the not-for-profit Las Vegas Valley Water District's (LVVWD) service area is eight times' lower than the national average, and the LVVWD is a leader in terms of minimizing water losses from leaky infrastructure.
Many areas of the community, however, were built more than half a century ago, and pipelines—while very durable—don't last forever. Actively preventing service outages and lost water requires continuous effort by the LVVWD's Engineering and Infrastructure Management departments, which keep track of the millions of components that comprise the community's water delivery system and systematically replace components before they fail and leave customers high and dry.
"Maintaining a system of this size and complexity is a balancing act," explained Engineering Director Peter Jauch. "On the one hand, we don't want to replace pipelines and other associated components too soon, because we have a responsibility to maximize the value of that investment. However, it is far more difficult, disruptive and expensive to replace sections of the water system during an emergency. So we use a combination of sophisticated analytics and decades of experience to determine what needs to be replaced when, then prioritize the work accordingly."
Just off U.S. Highway 95 on the valley's east side is a neighborhood built in the 1960s; in addition to hundreds of homes, the quiet enclave includes a park, senior center and school. The community is surrounded by businesses ranging from day care centers and coffee shops to retail stores, fast-food restaurants and auto mechanics. To those business owners, the residents of that neighborhood represent a significant portion of their business.
For decades, that neighborhood's residents haven't given much thought to how water gets there. Now the elaborate network of water mains, service lines, valves, backflow prevention devices and meters under their feet is being replaced so they can continue not to think about it for another generation. While the improvement project is certainly good news for the families who count on that reliable water supply, it is equally beneficial to the businesses who rely upon them for their revenue. Crumbling infrastructure can drive people out of older neighborhoods; those fleeing residents are also customers, so their departure directly impacts existing businesses.
The water system renewal project, which began earlier this year and is scheduled for completion in February 2020, includes the replacement of approximately 33,500 linear feet of pipeline and hundreds of meters, valves and other system components. Fire protection will also be enhanced, with 30 existing hydrants being retired and replaced with 70 new fire hydrants. Construction crews schedule their work to minimize noise and traffic disruptions while keeping the project, which also requires the replacement of more than 700,000 square feet of asphalt pavement, on time and on budget.
Keeping projects on track is especially important considering that, during the next decade, the LVVWD will be conducting similar renewal projects all over its 300-square-mile service area to protect the community's $1.7 billion water system. Construction-related outlays represent the lion's share of the LVVWD's budget, accounting for more than double the expenditures associated with staffing. To learn more about Las Vegas' water system, visit lvvwd.com.
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A few thoughts on the Brighton FACup 4th Round Match | "It's all about the Arsenal"
FA Cup 4th Round – long weekend. Who'd have thought what was about to happen?
Friday night Manchester United travelled to Cambridge United for their 4th round tie. Cambridge United gave a good account of themselves in what I thought was a poor match and got a deserved draw which takes the replay to Old Trafford and a nice pay-day for the League Division two side. Manchester United were poor.
Saturday saw four of the top six in the Premier League all in action at home and what an afternoon it was to turn out to be. Probably the best FACup Saturday afternoon 4th round ever. Chelsea were 2-0 up against Bradford only to lose 2-4. Manchester City went down 0-2 to Middlesbrough. Southampton lost 2-3 at home to Crystal Palace with all three Palace goals coming from an ex-Arsenal player and a on-loan Arsenal player. However, the Pièce de résistance was happening down the Seven Sisters Road where that famous FACup side (last won in 1991) Tottenham were 1-0 up against Leicester with seven minutes to go and lost 1-2. The second Leicester goal came after a fine attempted save from Vorm 🙂 Later Saturday evening Liverpool could only draw at home to Bolton and the Premiership teams were not doing well in this years FACup.
Szczesny, Chambers, Koscielny, Monreal , Gibbs, Flamini, Ramsey, Walcott, (Sanchez ), Ozil, (Coquelin), Rosicky, Giroud,(Akpom 69, 6). Szczesny back for OoooooSpina, Gibbs back at Left back, Flamini in for Coquelin, Ozil in for Cazorla, Rosicky in and Giroud up top and no Sanchez.
Arsenal got off to a flyer when Chambers flew down the wing, beat his man with ease, crossed for Walcott who with one deft touch to control the ball, turned and slammed the ball into the net. 0-1 Arsenal!!
Gibbs/RamseyRosicky who as always ran at defenders slid a cracking ball through to Ozil who controlled the ball, turned and tucked his shot into the corner of the net. 0-2 Arsenal!! The first half was controlled by Arsenal though apart from the two goals did not threaten the Brighton keeper. The half ended with Arsenal having two shots on target for two goals.
Arsenal started the second half well and had half chances for Giroud and Walcott. Brighton then broke and a cross into the area saw two Arsenal players going for the same ball, then Rosicky's clearance went up into the air and when it dropped Baldock beat Chambers to the ball easy which fell nicely for O'Grady who caught Szczesny flat-footed with shot to reduce the arrears for Brighton to 1-2. Sloppy from Arsenal who were playing as if the job had been done and let Brighton back into a game they should have been dead and buried in.
Arsenal went about regaining their composure well and took charge of the game again. A move down the left saw Rosicky to Ramsey to Giroud whose flick was miskicked by Dunk and Rosicky always lively and aware nipped in, did a no-look pass to Giroud who in turn chipped the ball nicely into Rosicky's path for the Arsenal captain for the day to smash the ball home from twenty yards 1-3 Arsenal!!
Later on MOTD2 Phil Neville was questioning Rosicky for making the no-look pass as taking the piss and if he did that to Neville in training he would have smashed Rosicky. Sadly part of the Neanderthal aspect of English football and part of the reason England very rarely produces top quality footballers. What an idiotic statement to make on a programme such as MOTD. I still don't understand why TV companies feel they need so many of these so-called experts on their football shows.
Arsenal continued to control the game and on seventy minutes took off Walcott/Giroud and replaced them with Sanchez and the young lad Akpom. Sanchez as always was lively and the young Akpom was also showing some good touches and a willingness to attack defenders. However, on seventy-five Brighton played some good one/two touch football and cut right through the centre of Arsenal's midfield and defence for Buldock to chip the ball over the advancing Szczesny to make it 2-3 Arsenal.
Arsenal should have finished the game in the last fifteen minutes as Sanchez hit the bar and also had Stockdale pulling off a fine save from two free kicks. A super give and go then run by Rosicky saw his pin point cross somehow put over the bar by Ramsey when it looked easier to score. Much of the last fifteen minutes for me was officiated by referee Oliver with a sympathetic approach to the Championship side who spent most of that time simply playing Arsenal shall not pass. Sanchez was battered and though not all the tackles against him were fouls he deserved a bit more protection than he was getting. The same could be said for Akpom when he was also running at the Brighton defence and was blatantly taken out on almost every occasion he touched the ball.
There were a couple of shouts for penalties from handballs from both Arsenal and Brighton, but maybe would have been harsh and with hindsight fairly cancelled each out.
Arsenal didn't survive against Brighton and for me a fair reflection of the score should've been more 2-5 than 2-3. I thought it was tougher the last time Arsenal played at the Amex two seasons ago with the same score.
Looking back with the changes to the team I thought Arsenal played well and with the previous days shocks did what they had to do to go through to round five. I could not see what the fuss was about Szczesny with the goals, hardly his fault, one flat-footed by O'Grady's shot on turn and the other left wide open and one-on-one with Buldock and both players took their goals well. I would agree on Szczesny's issue of distribution as one throw-out later in the game was crazy and put the defence under unnecessary pressure when he should have simply held onto the ball and slowed things down.
Gibbs and Chambers did well, yet Chambers does have lapses, I suppose only to be expected at young age. Koscielny and Monreal also did alright though playing on the right, Koscielny did look suspect a couple of times, once losing the ball trying to bring it out giving Brighton an opportunity that was not far wide.
Flamini, Ozil, Ramsey all had reasonable games and Ozil did score. Rosicky (MOTM) had as good a game as Cazorla did against Manchester City, he was everywhere and loves to attack defences and go forward. Assisted goal for Ozil and scored as well. Like Arsenal said, "if you like football, you'll like Rosicky" Been a good servant for the club, though sadly injured for large part of it, which is a shame for football as well as Arsenal.
Walcott looked another 10% fitter and stronger, took his goal well and did a few good runs. Some of those runs, Theo ended up running into trouble and making the wrong choice of pass. Walcott also should have done better with a half chance early in the second half. Giroud did alright, yet his hold up play was almost non-existent as his main play against Brighton was simply flick, flick, flick rather than holding the ball up, but that might have been the plan with the players around him. I have to give him credit though for his ball back to Rosicky for the third goal, it was right on the money and made up Rosicky's mind for him what he needed to do.
Took my Son to the game in Brighton and it was excellent day out. Brighton have a very good stadium and nice comfy seats like the Emirates, not that you use them 🙂 Last time we went for the 2-3 two years ago, there were no food outlets outside the stadium, but this has changed since and they looked alright. Luke managed to get a few photo's of the players as they got off the team coach. It was funny seeing Ken Friar, Ivan Gazidis and Chips Keswick stuck in the crowd and unable to get to the entrance the teams go in though.
It's also a great idea that tickets to the game also include local travel with them. So after we parked at the Bridge car park £15 per car we walked to Falmer station and got train into Brighton for lunch and then back for the football.
Got home about 8.45pm and totally knackered and ill all night from it.


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50 years – Empowering Consumers Today & Tomorrow
2021 marks 50 years of CASE's efforts in consumer protection, advocacy and empowerment.
It has been a meaningful journey and we invite you to find out more about our history and milestones since our formation in 1971, and how we will continue to empower consumers for tomorrow.
Melvin Yong
CASE President
Looking ahead, CASE will continue to stay relevant to the needs of consumers and look into new areas where we can advocate for consumer rights.
Welcome to the CASE 50th anniversary commemorative website.
CASE was formed in 1971, when the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and a passionate group of consumers came together to advocate for the protection and promotion of consumers' interest amid price fluctuations and unfair trade practices. Since then, it has been an eventful 50 years.
We invite you to find out more about our history and milestones on this website, and learn how we have worked closely with various stakeholders to shape the consumer landscape in Singapore over the past 50 years.
We would like to thank our many passionate volunteers, consumer champions and other stakeholders for supporting our cause in protecting consumers over the years. Looking ahead, CASE will continue our efforts to protect and empower consumers, especially in this new digital age.
Learn about the story of the consumer movement over the past 50 years, and how CASE is staying relevant amidst changing consumer trends.
Anniversary Logo
To commemorate CASE's 50th anniversary, we commissioned the design of an anniversary logo.
The logo consists of a "50" to mark this significant milestone in the history of CASE. An arrow is incorporated into the "50" to represent a sense of motion and the passage of time. While the arrowhead denotes the future, the circular motion of the arrow reflects how the past can provide a strong foundation for CASE to strive towards greater excellence in the future. The logo represents CASE's aspiration to guide consumers into the future, empowering them every step of the way.
CASE was formally constituted
Amidst fluctuation of prices for essential items and unfair practices in the marketplace, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and a passionate group of consumers came together to advocate for the protection and promotion of consumers' interest. The result: CASE was formally constituted on 11 August 1971. CASE campaigned strongly for price stability and flagged out unfair practices.
Formation of the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS)
CASE formed ASAS to promote ethical advertising and self-regulation of the advertising industry in Singapore. The Singapore Code of Advertising Practice was issued to guide industry players.
Government matching grant for the CASE Endowment Fund
At the National Day Rally 1996, then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced one-for-one dollar matching grant up to $5 million for the CASE Endowment Fund, which funds CASE's consumer education efforts.
Establishment of CaseTrust
CaseTrust was established to instil consumer confidence and to encourage businesses in the retail industry to adopt fair trading and good business practices.
Today, there are 8 accreditation schemes tailored to the needs of different industries, such as spa and wellness, motoring, and renovation contractors, with more than 800 entities accredited.
Formation of CASE Mediation Centre
To encourage consumers and businesses to resolve their disputes amicably, CASE Mediation Centre was formed. Where disputes could not be resolved through negotiations, parties have the option to consider resolving them with neutral and independent mediators. In 2020, CASE Mediation Centre handled 120 cases and recovered more than $370,000 for consumers.
Passing of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act
The Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (CPFTA) was enacted to protect consumers against unfair practices. It is the result of years of advocacy by CASE and its Fair Trading Legislation Committee. CASE first urged the government to introduce fair trading laws in 1979 due to the need for a fair and equitable marketplace.
Facilitating cross-border dispute resolution
In what is believed to be the first of its kind, CASE signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the China Consumers' Association (CCA) and other overseas consumer associations to resolve cross-border consumer disputes. Today, CASE has MOUs with 9 countries/territories.
Lemon Law enacted to increase protection for consumers.
The Lemon Law was passed in after years of lobbying by CASE. With the Lemon Law, consumers have additional protection when faced with defective goods. CASE conducted a series of outreach events to educate consumers and businesses on the provisions of the new law.
Launch of Price Kaki
CASE launched Price Kaki, a mobile application, to help consumers compare prices and promotions of common household items, groceries, and hawker food. Today, we have received more than 75,000 downloads for the mobile application.
Introduction of Fuel Kaki
CASE introduced retail fuel price comparison website, Fuel Kaki, to provide consumers with timely information on pump prices and promotions for easy comparison and help them stretch their dollar when they refuel. Today, the website receives more than 20,000 views every month.
Amidst fluctuation of prices for essential items and unfair practices in the marketplace, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and a passionate group of consumers came together to advocate for the protection and promotion of consumers' interest. The result: CASE was formally constituted on 11 August 1971. CASE campaigned strongly for price stability and flagged out unfair practices
Conference on Building Trust and Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Digital Age
CASE organised a conference on Building Trust and Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Digital Age to commemorate CASE's 50th anniversary. Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry graced the event as Guest-of-Honour. Ms Low Yen Ling, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth also attended the event as special guest. A total of 189 guests comprising of unions, stakeholders and volunteers joined us at the event.
During the event, Mr Melvin Yong, CASE President, shared about the accomplishments and milestones of CASE over the past 50 years and announced the five key strategic focus areas that will guide CASE's efforts into the near term to better protect consumers of today and tomorrow.
In line with the first strategic focus area – 'Strengthening consumer protection in e-commerce', Mr Gan and Mr Yong launched the Standard Dispute Management Framework for E-marketplaces. The Framework will serve as a guide for e-marketplaces to resolve disputes swiftly and equitability and to provide consumers with a uniform dispute resolution process across e-marketplaces. During the event, Lazada Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CASE to be the first e-marketplace in Singapore to adopt the Framework.
As part of the CASE50 celebrations, CASE also took the opportunity to appreciate key volunteers, partners, and stakeholders for their contributions to CASE over the years. A panel discussion involving key stakeholders as panellists was also held to discuss how various stakeholders could work together to promote trust and strengthen consumer protection in this digital landscape.
In this commemorative issue of The Consumer, we reminisce about our historic milestones, learn about the close collaborations with various stakeholders to shape the consumer landscape of Singapore, as well as the challenges that we had to overcome over the past five decades.
Advocacy For Consumer Protection
CaseTrust - The Benchmark for Fair Business Practices
CASE As The First Point Of Contact For Consumer Disputes
Consumer Education Through the Decades
Messages from our friends & partners
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) congratulates CASE on its golden jubilee, marking an exceptional 50 years of serving the community through protecting consumers' interests. CCCS is proud to be working hand in hand with CASE since 2018 to enforce consumer protection laws. CCCS also partners CASE in educating consumers to make informed purchasing decisions. The strong partnership has led to innovative projects such as CASE's Fuel Kaki website flowing from the recommendations of CCCS's market inquiry on retail petrol prices in Singapore. Our partnership was made possible by the strong foundation built by CASE as a committed advocate and champion of consumer rights and this has been instrumental in building a credible and trusted marketplace in Singapore. Congratulations, CASE!
Ms Sia Aik Kor
Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS)
Heartiest congratulations to CASE on reaching the significant 50-year milestone! CASE has played an integral role in championing consumer interests, notably in its close collaboration with Enterprise Singapore (ESG)'s Consumer Product Safety Office (CPSO) in consumer outreach and education and its contribution to the Singapore Standard Council (SSC)'s standards development work to champion consumer interests in areas such as transparency in e-commerce transactions. We look forward to strengthening our strong partnership to advance common goals in consumer protection.
Mr Sim Choon Siong
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE, OVERSEEING CPSO AND SSC
Enterprise Singapore (ESG)
Congratulations to CASE on its 50th anniversary!
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has benefitted from our close partnership with CASE, especially when EMA implemented the Open Electricity Market in 2018. EMA tapped on CASE's wealth of experience in protecting consumers in other retail sectors, to enhance our protection framework for electricity consumers as well as raise their awareness on what to look out for when they buy electricity from retailers.
EMA is deeply appreciative of the support rendered by CASE in developing and implementing a robust consumer protection framework as well as an effective consumer education campaign.
On behalf of EMA, my heartfelt thanks to CASE for the wonderful partnership and we look forward to continuing our collaboration to bring sustainable benefits to our consumers.
Mr Soh Sai Bor
Assistant Chief Executive, Economic Regulation Division
Energy Market Authority (EMA)
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) offers our heartiest congratulations to CASE on its 50th Anniversary! Since 2009, LTA and CASE had worked together to promote fair, ethical and good business practices in the motoring industry. LTA and CASE have also worked together on various projects to benefit prospective vehicle owners and encourage more motor dealers to be CaseTrust accredited. We commend CASE for its excellent efforts to educate and protect consumers in an environment of fair trade, and look forward to more good years of successful partnership ahead.
Mr Alvin Chia
Group Director, Vehicle Services
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
Congratulations to CASE on your 50th anniversary. You have much to be proud of as you celebrate your 50th anniversary this year. CASE has made invaluable contributions over the years in standing up for the rights of Singaporeans and protecting their interests. CASE has also been a valued partner of MAS in financial education and empowering consumers to make better financial decisions. We look forward to more partnerships with CASE in the coming years.
Mr Lim Tuang Lee
Assistant Managing Director (Capital Markets)
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
On behalf of the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA), I would like to convey my heartiest congratulations to CASE on its 50th anniversary.
Given CEA's mandate to safeguard property consumers' interests, we are delighted to have CASE as our valued partner to help the real estate agency industry raise its professionalism and provide quality service to property consumers.
Over the years, CEA worked closely with CASE on joint outreach and consumer education programmes to share information on industry regulations and practices, and to advise consumers on their rights and responsibilities in property transactions. With its extensive network, CASE facilitated CEA's efforts to reach out to a wider consumer base with public talks, seminars and educational resources.
Under the Real Estate Industry Transformation Map launched in 2018, CASE is a member of the CEA-led Digitalised Property Transactions Workgroup which involves representatives from the industry and government agencies to drive efforts to streamline the property transaction process and raise industry productivity. We are also pleased that CASE was a member of the Ratings of Property Agents Workgroup that developed the Guide on Best Practices for Consumer Ratings of Property Agents.
We look forward to many more opportunities in the years ahead for collaboration and partnership to educate and better inform property consumers, and to enhance industry professionalism and standards.
Mr Lim Chee Hwee
Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)
Congratulations to CASE for your 50th Anniversary and for being the flagbearer championing consumer rights in Singapore. It has been a wonderful partnership for these past four decades to successfully promote ethical and good business practices for direct selling businesses who are members of the Direct Selling Association Singapore (DSAS). The bi-annual public forums we co-organised, the regular CASE consumer workshops we have participated in, and the joint CaseTrust-DSAS accreditation scheme have raised the benchmark for consumer education. Let's continue to collaborate and gain consumers' trust for many more decades to come!
Ms Neo Chiou Yee
Direct Selling Association Singapore (DSAS)
The Singapore Vehicle Traders Association (SVTA) would like to congratulate CASE on reaching its 50th year milestone. We applaud CASE's continued efforts toward protecting consumers' interest by promoting an environment of fair and ethical trade practices. Looking back over the years, we remember our collaboration with CASE to develop the Standard and Functional Evaluation Checklist launched in 2017 to guide consumers in their purchase of pre-owned cars. We also recall our efforts to encourage support of the joint CaseTrust-SVTA accreditation scheme since it was launched in 2008. We will continue to partner CASE to help improve consumer confidence in the motorcar industry.
Congratulations on your 50th Anniversary. We look forward to working closely with you for the next 50 years and wholeheartedly wish everyone at CASE all the best.
Mr Eddie Loo
Singapore Vehicle Traders Association (SVTA)
Our heartiest congratulations to CASE for your 50th Anniversary! The Singapore Jewellers Association (SJA) values CASE's determination in striving towards greater improvements in product quality and customer service as we build on our collaboration in the joint CaseTrust-SJA accreditation scheme since it started in 2015. Our partnership remains rooted in serving the trade and our consumers effectively.
On behalf of SJA, I wish CASE the very best in championing for the good of the consumers and reaching greater heights in the years to come!
Mr Ho Nai Chuen
Singapore Jewellers Association (SJA)
On behalf of Consumers International (CI), we extend our heartiest congratulations to Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) for 50 years of consumer protection. Your commitment has gained much-deserved recognition. Working with you has been a real honour and we value each and every interaction. CASE joined consumer organisations across the world to call for World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) to be formally recognised by the United Nations as an international day within the United Nations calendar. We congratulate CASE on their 50th anniversary. We wishyou every success and look forward to building a fair, safe and sustainable marketplace with you for future decades.
Ms Helena Leurent
Consumers International (CI)
On behalf of the Hong Kong Consumer Council (HKCC), I wish to express our warmest and most heartfelt congratulations to the Consumers Association of Singapore on celebrating its 50th Anniversary, marking half a century of dedicated consumer protection efforts.
CASE is a valued partner and counterpart of the HKCC with longstanding ties. We particularly appreciated CASE's effort in signing the MOU with us in 2019. As a result of our partnership, we have continued to help many consumers resolve disputes arising from both physical stores and online.
On this momentous occasion, we send our gratitude and best wishes to CASE, as well as our sincere hope for more collabration to come.
Ms Gilly Wong
Hong Kong Consumer Council (HKCC)
My sincere congratulations to CASE on achieving a remarkable and significant milestone through their continued efforts towards consumers.
Since the establishment of the CaseTrust-Singapore Renovation Contractors and Material Suppliers Association (RCMA) Joint Accreditation Scheme for Renovation Businesses, businesses and consumers have benefitted from better standards and fair practices through stringent checks and the implementation of the renovation deposit performance bond.
RCMA looks forward to greater partnership with CASE so that we could strengthen the confidence of the renovation industry and achieve greater heights.
Dr Sky Tan
Singapore Renovation Contractors and Material Suppliers Association (RCMA)
On behalf of the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS), our heartiest congratulations on CASE's 50th Anniversary!
CASE and AAS have forged good ties over the years, promoting consumer confidence and protecting consumers' rights, such as forming and co-chairing a Motor Insurance Taskforce to study and review various motor insurance frameworks, and formulate recommendations for the industry. AAS also supported CASE in "The Motoring & You" roadshows, helping consumers address the quality of pre-owned cars prior to their purchase.
Our collaboration with CASE have been fruitful, for both organisations.
We are honoured to be able to work with CASE on such valuable opportunities, and we look forward to future collaborations with you ahead.
Mr Bernard Tay
Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS)
It gives us great pleasure to congratulate CASE on its 50th anniversary this year.
Our collaboration in the CaseTrust-Hair & Cosmetology Association of Singapore (HACOS) Accreditation Scheme over the years have enhanced consumer confidence to patronise accredited personal care services businesses who are committed to fair trading.
We are confident that CASE will continue its good work to promote a fairer and more equitable marketplace.
Our sincere wishes to CASE for an excellent and bright future ahead!
Mr Simon Lee
Hair & Cosmetology Association of Singapore (HACOS)
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) is delighted to have supported CASE through its outreach events and publications. Industry partners like CASE play an important role to educate Singaporeans to be vigilant consumers.
Congratulations on your 50th anniversary! NCPC looks forward to strengthening our partnership in the years ahead.
Gerald Singham JP BBM(L) PBM
National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
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1. ELIGIBILITY: This Giveaway is open only to persons who are legal residents of the USA (50 states or Washington, DC) and are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Entrants must have a valid Instagram® account to enter. Employees (and their immediate family members (spouse, domestic partner, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, grandchildren and step family members), and/or people living in the same household, related or not) of Sponsor and its affiliates (individually and collectively, "Giveaway Entities") are not eligible to enter. INSTAGRAM is a trademark of INSTAGRAM, Inc.
3. RANDOM DRAWING: The random drawing will be held by a representative of the Sponsor on or about May 1, 2017. The two (2) Entries drawn will each be declared a potential "Winner". Entrants are not required to be present to win. Odds of winning depend on the total number of Entries received. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT'S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN ADVISED BY SPONSOR THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE.
4. NOTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF PRIZE: The potential Winners will be notified by Sponsor via Instagram® inbox message and/or comment within five (5) days after the drawing is held. The potential Winners must accept a prize by returning to Sponsor a completed and personally signed Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release and IRS tax form W-9 within ten (10) days of Sponsor's initial notification. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the prize. Sponsor shall have no liability for any potential prize winning notification that is not received by a potential Winner for any reason. If, despite reasonable efforts by Sponsor, a potential Winner does not respond to notification and accept prize as required herein or if prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable, such potential Winner will be disqualified and forfeits the prize. If a potential Winner is found to be ineligible, has not complied with these Official Rules, declines the prize or does not provide information necessary for Sponsor to award prize, such potential Winner will be disqualified and forfeit any prize in this Giveaway. If a potential Winner is disqualified or forfeits prize, Sponsor may but shall not be required to select an alternate potential Winner from amongst all remaining eligible Entries.
The total approximate retail value of the prizes to be awarded is $1,498.00. The prize is non-assignable and non-transferable and has no credit or cash value. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute the prize (or part of the prize) for one of equal or greater value, for any reason. Each Winner is solely responsible for federal, state and local income and other taxes on the prize and all costs and expenses incurred in their entering this Giveaway and accepting and using the prize awarded. Each Winner should allow up to eight (8) weeks before the prize is shipped to them, once they have been declared an official Winner by Sponsor. The prize will be mailed to each Winner's USA street mailing address (cannot ship to a post office box) via regular ground mail. An IRS tax form 1099 in the amount of $749.00 will be issued to each Winner.
7. ENTRY CONDITIONS AND RELEASES: By entering this GIVEAWAY, EACH ENTRANT AGREES for entrant and for entrant's heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, insurers and assigns: (A) to release and hold harmless Giveaway Entities, Instagram, Inc., Giveaway prize suppliers, all other individuals and entities involved in fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting this Giveaway and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, representatives, licensees and agents (collectively, "Released Parties") from any and all claims, expenses, liabilities, personal injury, death, illness, property loss, litigation or damages of any kind to persons and/or property (including but not limited to invasion of privacy under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory, defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights) that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, arising out of such entrant's entry in Giveaway and/or such entrant's acceptance, possession, use and/or misuse of the prize; and (B) to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses and/or liabilities arising out of or relating to such entrant's entry in this Giveaway and/or entrant's acceptance, use and/or misuse of prize. Released Parties are not responsible for, and each entrant hereby releases the Released Parties from, any claims arising from: (i) lost, late, illegible, mutilated, misdirected, damaged, corrupted, inaccessible, inaccurate or incomplete entries, entries not received by the time designated for the Entry Period; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctions or interruptions of any computer, equipment, cable, network, hardware or software, programming, or technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in the entry process or technical or human error which may occur in the administration of or processing of Entries in Giveaway; (iv) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant's computer, hardware or software, including which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's entry in Giveaway; and (vi) theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any electronic or typographical errors in the printing, advertisement or reproduction of these Official Rules, in any advertisement or promotional material related to this Giveaway (print or online) or in administration of this Giveaway including but not limited to prize depiction.
9. DISQUALIFICATION/FORCE MAJEURE: Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend or terminate this Giveaway if it determines, in its sole discretion, that this Giveaway is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor's control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of this Giveaway as contemplated herein. If an insufficient number of eligible Entries are received and/or Sponsor is prevented from awarding any prize or continuing with this Giveaway as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made epidemic of health or other means, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis (e.g. ZIKA virus), order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor's control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), Sponsor shall have the right to modify, extend or terminate this Giveaway. If this Giveaway is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select the potential Winner in a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant's sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances.
10. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Giveaway or the prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Giveaway, but in no event attorneys' or legal fees; and (3) unless otherwise prohibited, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.
11. WINNERS'LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: To obtain Official Rules or Winners' names, send a self-addressed envelope to DEWALT #ShowUsYourTough Giveaway - 2017, 701 E. Joppa Road, MS# TW230, Towson, MD 21286, Attn.: S. Miller. All such requests must be received by June 30, 2017. With respect to 20V MAX* - Maximum initial battery voltage (measured without a workload) is 20 volts. Nominal voltage is 18. With respect to 60V MAX* - Maximum initial battery voltage (measured without a workload) is 60 volts. Nominal voltage is 54.


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