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A guilt free, no hassle snack.
Non Fried Batata Vada is a boon for all health conscious people who want to eat it guilt free.
Non Fried Batata Vada is a hassle free, no fail, healthy, comfort food.
Most people love batata vada but feel guilty because it is deep fried. So, for a guilt free experience try this batata vada prepared in appe patra (ebelskiver).
My parents and I are complete health freaks and batata vada is one of our favourite dishes. So, we thought why not use our appe patra to prepare batata vada. It really turned out very delicious and there was no difference in taste or texture.
Now, let us see how to prepare this healthy, easy Non Fried Batata Vada.
Boil medium sized potatoes (aloo).
In a bowl, put besan (Bengal gram flour).
Add turmeric (haldi) powder, cumin seeds (jeera), rice flour (chawal ka atta) and salt (namak) as per taste.
Add water (paani) to make a thick batter.
To the boiled potatoes (uble aloo), add turmeric (haldi) powder, chopped green chillies (hari mirch), salt (namak), chopped coriander (dhania) leaves.
In a small kadhai (wok), heat cooking oil (tel).
After the mustard seeds (rye) splutter, add curry leaves (kadi patta).
Pour this tempering over the boiled potatoes (uble aloo) mixture.
Mix the filling properly and make balls of the mixture.
Heat the appe patra (ebelskiver) and apply cooking oil (tel).
Dip the potato (aloo) balls in the besan (Bengal gram flour) batter coating it completely and put it in the appe patra (ebelskiver).
Cover it with a cloche (dhakkan) and cook it on a medium flame.
Once the bottom part is cooked, flip the batata vadas but do not cover with a cloche (dhakkan).
Your Non Fried Batata Vadas are ready to be devoured.
You can eat it with pav as Vada Pav and green chutney.
I hope you love this dish as much as my family and I love it. Looking forward to your genuine feedback. I am also sharing few other recipes from this blog. Do let us know your thoughts about these as well.
Kothimbir Vadi (Non – Fried) Recipe, Dal Vada Recipe, Masala Buns Recipe, Mangalore Buns Recipe, Baby Corn Fry Recipe, Alu Vadi Recipe, Breadfruit Pakodas Recipe, Jackfruit Seeds Fry Recipe.
Boil 4 potatoes (aloo) in a pressure cooker for 10 minutes after the first whistle on a medium flame.
In a bowl, add 1 big cup besan (Bengal gram flour). To this add 1/2 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder, 1 tbsp rice flour (chawal ka atta), 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) and salt (namak) as per taste. Add 1/2 cup water (paani) and make a thick batter.
To the boiled potatoes (uble aloo), add 1/2 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder, 3 chopped green chillies (hari mirch), salt (namak) and 4 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania) leaves. Heat 1 1/2 tsp cooking oil. Once it is hot, add mustard seeds (rye) and after they splutter, add 2 sprigs curry leaves (kadi patta).
Pour the tempering over the boiled potato (uble) mixture and mix properly and make balls of the mixture.
Heat an appe patra (ebelskiver) and apply cooking oil (tel) to it. Once it is hot, dip the boiled potato balls in the besan (Bengal gram flour) batter coating it properly and put it in the appe patra (ebelskiver).
Cover it with a cloche (dhakkan) and cook it on a medium flame. Once the bottom part is cooked, flip the batata vadas and let it cook again. This time do not cover it with a cloche (dhakkan).
Once they are cooked, remove it on a serving plate. You may eat it as it is or with any chutney of your choice. You can also have these with pav as Vada Pav.


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Bowling For Soup Confirm Full Details Of New Album "Pop Drunk Snot Bread"
New Record Lands April 22nd
Band Tours U.S. With Less Than Jake & The Aqua Bats This Summer
With their brand new "Pop Drunk Snot Bread," firmly on the horizon, Bowling For Soup (Jaret Reddick - frontman / guitarist, Chris Burney - guitarist, Rob Felicetti - bassist and Gary Wiseman - drums) have confirmed the full details of their upcoming 12th studio album.
Available everywhere on April 22nd through Brando / Que-So Records, "Pop Drunk Snot Bread" consists of 15 tracks of the best pop punk / punk rock of the year so far, delivered in the unmistakable Bowling For Soup style. The album was recorded in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, USA in September 2020. Longtime Bowling For Soup collaborator Linus Of Hollywood is on production duties for the album alongside BFS frontman Jaret Reddick.
Among the 15 tracks fans will find the smash hit singles "Alexa Bliss" and "Getting Old Sucks (But Everybody's Doing It)" and most recent single, the modern pop punk classic "I Wanna Be Brad Pitt" (the video for which can be enjoyed below):
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Aside from the singles, fans can look forward to the album opening statement of intent ("Greatest Of All Time"), an upbeat take on one of life's biggest problems ("Hello Anxiety") and a wonderful reflection on times gone by ("Wouldn't Change A Thing") to highlight just a few of "Pop Drunk Snot Bread's" other songs. The full track listing and album artwork is available below:
Bowling For Soup - "Pop Drunk Snot Bread"
1) Greatest Of All Time
2) I Wanna Be Brad Pitt
3) Hello Anxiety
4) Getting Old Sucks (But Everybody's Doing It)
5) Pee Break
6) The Best We Can
7) Alexa Bliss
8) Burn Out
9) June Carter Cash (Lost and Found)
10) Public Service Announcement
11) Killin' 'Em With Kindness
12) Wouldn't Change A Thing
13) The Letter 3 (Sitcom Song)
14) After All These Beers
15) Greatest Of All Time (Reprise)
Bowling For Soup U.S. Tour Dates:
June 22 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
June 23 - Silver Spring, MD - The FIllmore
June 24 - Albany, NY - Empire Live
June 25 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
June 26 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
June 28 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
June 29 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
June 30 - Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall
July 1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
July 2 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
July 3 - Columbus, OH - Kemba Live
July 5 - Bloomington, IL - Castle Theatre
July 6 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
July 7 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
July 8 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
July 9 - Newport, KY - Ovation
Bowling For Soup are:
Jaret Reddick
Guitar and vocals
Chris Burney
Rob Felicetti
Bass and backing vocals
Gary Wiseman
Find Bowling For Soup online:
Website - http://www.bowlingforsoup.com
Twitter @BFSRocks
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bowlingforsoup
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/bowlingforsoupptv
Instagram - https://instagram.com/bfs_official
US merch store - https://www.bowlingforsoup.com/us-store/

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Adds three new raider factions, replacing the vanilla stock in several locations.
This Mod adds three unique raider gangs, to the wasteland, replacing the original raiders in a few locations.
Something that really bothered me about the vanilla game was how the raiders are all exactly the same, their bases and locations all look the same, have the same style of decoration, even though they are supposed to be independent gangs. The result was whenever I entered a raider inhabited area, I just get the feeling 'another generic raider encounter'.
After playing the game Rage, one thing that really stood out was the various bandit clans, each one with its own unique character. I decided to try and take that element and bring it to Fallout 3.
Militaristic gang with a preference for automatic weapons. Main base at Wheaton Armory, which has had a makeover, including 2 new interior cells. Grinders can be found in the surrounding areas, also replacing the raiders at the Friendship station to the south.
They also have 2 new weapons (in stats only) the 5mm Assault Rifle and SMG, compared to the originals, they do slightly less damage, have a faster rate of fire, larger ammo capacity and increased spread.
Mark their territory with target dummies.
Violent, Cruel, Depraved, Satanic Cultish. Focused on melee combat and a love of anything sharp. Based in the Cliffside Cavern, East of Tenpenny Tower. The interior has been changed to be more fitting.
Their are 2 types, the basic bloodthirster, with either Metal armor or Painspike (with a blood soaked retex) And the Bloodthirster Beast, bigger and stronger.
Some may spawn with the Impaler Rifle, a railway rifle that shoots 4 spikes in a medium spread, good for crippling limbs, while the rest close in and gut you.
Smallest of the three gangs, only occupy one location, the satcom array up north (three towers close together) Didn't put as much thought into this group yet, they seem to like to put people in cages.
The stats for the weapons and NPCs are made to be in line with FWE, leaning more towards the harsher settings.


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Venue change request denied for trial in Alton Sterling suit
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A judge in Louisiana has rejected a change-of-venue request in a civil lawsuit over the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling.
Judge William Morvant's Monday decision means a trial that was scheduled for March 1 will remain in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Sterling was a Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in Baton Rouge in 2016. The Advocate reports Parish Attorney Andy Dotson filed a motion seeking the change.
Lawyers for the city of Baton Rouge have argued the local jury pool has been influenced by media coverage about protests on police brutality.
Morvant says he would consider another request if they're unable to find jurors who haven't formed an opinion about Sterling's death.
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BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Department of Health reported 4,122 new cases on Sunday, January 17, 2021, bringing the total number of cases to 368,980 and a total of 123 new deaths.
The Louisiana Department of Health noted in Friday's update that they were unable to give an update on COVID-19 deaths in the state due to a data system issue so today's update reflects 3 days worth of death updates.
by KLFY Staff / Jan 17, 2021
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) – Governor John Bel Edwards is sending 174 Louisiana National Guard troops to the nations capital to assist with security needs ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
Beginning this weekend, the troops will used to protect the well-being of residents, property, and the right to peacefully assemble and protest following the civil unrest on the United States Capitol building last week.
Baton Rouge, La. (January 16, 2021) — According to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Health, they have confirmed the state's first identified case of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7., known as the U.K. variant because it is prevalent in the United Kingdom.
The release claims the variant has been identified in an individual in the Greater New Orleans area.
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Update Version: The Fenix UC35 V2.0 has been released this year. I have compared both version features here.
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Huawei says it will 'never' go back to using Google apps on its phones [Update: Actually, not true]
Not going back to using Google services could limit the appeal of its phones in western markets for a long time.
Babu Mohan
Update: Turns out that what one Huawei executive said doesn't represent the whole company's views. After this story came out, the company released a statement to Android Central walking back Wanfei's comments:
An open Android ecosystem is still our first choice, but if we are not able to continue to use it, we have the ability to develop our own.
This is much more in line with what Huawei has previously said. It obviously wants access to Google services — it would be stupid not to, since so much of the West relies on them — but it will push forward with its own Huawei Mobile Services and the accompanying App Gallery in the meantime, since the détante with the U.S. government, and therefore its cooperation with Google, is unlikely to abate anytime soon.
Huawei's country manager for Austria has said that the company will not go back to using Google apps on its phones, even if the U.S. ban is lifted.
The company plans to stick to its homegrown alternatives to Google apps and services.
In addition to Huawei Mobile Services, the Chinese company is also actively working on bolstering its own app store.
Huawei lost access to Google apps in May last year after the Trump administration passed an executive order and the company was put on the "entity list" by the Commerce Department. The company's latest phones, including the flagship Mate 30 series, currently run Huawei Mobile Services, its alternative to Google Mobile Services.
Speaking to the media at a press conference held in Vienna recently, Huawei's Austrian country manager Fred Wangfei reportedly said that the company does not have any plans to go back to using Google's services, even if the U.S. government decides to lift the trade ban.
Just as a note for others who read this. There was no wiggle room in what Huawei told me, I asked them several times (as I was rather surprised myself) and they insisted on not going back to Google - even if the US ban falls.
— Andreas Proschofsky (@suka_hiroaki) January 30, 2020
Huawei is now focused on creating a third "ecosystem" that will exist alongside Android and iOS. While the company doesn't have any immediate plans of abandoning Android, it doesn't want to be a part of another trade war between the U.S. and China. Having its own app ecosystem would mean Huawei will not be affected by any similar ban by the U.S in the future.
However, not having Google apps on its phone is likely to have a significant impact on its sales in western markets. While Huawei's sales in China increased significantly after the U.S. ban, its sales in several western markets registered a decline.
In September last year, Huawei announced that it would be spending $1 billion to get developers to build for its own app store. More recently, the company invested $26 million to lure developers in the UK to build apps for its AppGallery. Huawei's AppGallery is said to have 400 million active users currently, although the app selection is quite limited.
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Obama declares to Africa: End tyranny, corruption.
By MARK S. SMITH, Associated Press Writer.
ACCRA, Ghana – An American president who has "the blood of Africa within me" praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if Africa is to achieve its promise.
"Yes you can," Barack Obama declared, dusting off his campaign slogan and adapting it for his foreign audience. Speaking to the Ghanaian Parliament, he called upon African societies to seize opportunities for peace, democracy and prosperity.
"This is a new moment of great promise," he said. "To realize that promise, we must first recognize a fundamental truth that you have given life to in Ghana: Development depends upon good governance. That is the ingredient which has been missing in far too many places, for far too long. That is the change that can unlock Africa's potential."
The son of a white woman from Kansas and a black goat herder-turned-academic from Kenya, Obama delivered an unsentimental account of squandered opportunities in postcolonial Africa.
America's first black president spoke with a bluntness that perhaps could only come from a member of Africa's extended family.
"No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or if police can be bought off by drug traffickers," he said
"No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the Port Authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery.
"That is not democracy, that is tyranny, even if occasionally you sprinkle an election in there," he said, "and now is the time for that style of governance to end."
He added: "Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions."
Obama was on a 21-hour visit to the West African nation to highlight that country's democratic tradition and engagement with the West. His visit, his first to sub-Saharan Africa as president, was greeted as a "spiritual reunion" Saturday by Ghanian legislators.
People lined the streets, many waving at every vehicle of Obama's motorcade as it headed toward a meeting at Osu Castle, the storied coastline presidential state house, before his speech to Parliament. "Ghana loves you," said a billboard.
He was also visiting a hospital and a one-time slave trading post, joined by his wife, Michelle, a great-great granddaughter of slaves.
The Obama administration sought a wide African audience for the president's speech, inviting people to watch it at embassies and cultural centers across the continent.
The 33-minute address was in part a splash of cold water for Africans who blame colonialism for their problems.
Obama spoke of the indignities visited upon Africans from the era of European rule. He said his grandfather, a cook for the British in Kenya, was called "boy" by his employers for much of his life despite his being a respected village elder. He said it was a time of artificial borders and unfair trade.
But he said the West is not to blame "for the destruction of the Zimbabwean economy over the last decade, or wars in which children are enlisted as combatants." Nor for the corruption that is a daily fact of life for many, he said.
"Africa is not the crude caricature of a continent at perpetual war," he said. Yet for "far too many Africans, conflict is a part of life, as constant as the sun. There are wars over land and wars over resources. And it is still far too easy for those without conscience to manipulate whole communities into fighting among faiths and tribes.
"These conflicts are a millstone around Africa's neck."
Obama started his day with typical calm. Wearing a gray T-shirt and gym pants, he walked through the lobby of his hotel almost unnoticed at 7:30 a.m. local time on his way to the downstairs gym for a workout.
A short time later, his motorcade left the hotel, passed under hovering military helicopters and arrived for a delayed welcome ceremony with Ghanaian President John Atta Mills.
"I can say without any fear of contradiction that all Ghanaians want to see you," Mills said. "I wish it were possible for me to send you to every home in Ghana."
Before the flight home, Obama planned to tour Cape Coast Castle, a seaside fortress converted to the slave trade by the British in the 17th century. In its dungeons, thousands of shackled Africans huddled in squalor before being herded onto ships bound for America.
The castle visit mirrored ones paid by Clinton and George W. Bush to the slave-trading post of Goree Island, Senegal — with the added impact of Obama's mixed-race background and history-making election.
In Ghana, too, Obama followed in Clinton's footsteps. In 1998, a surging crowd cheered Clinton in Accra's Independence Square and toppled barricades after his speech. Clinton shouted, "Back up! Back up!", his Secret Service detail clearly frantic.
Bush's reception last year was less tumultuous, but equally warm. At a welcoming banquet, then-President John Kufuor noted huge increases in U.S. development aid and AIDS relief — and named a highway after Bush.
Obama avoided scheduling large public events, wishing to keep emotions in check in a singular moment in African-American diplomacy.
The president pledged America's partnership in Africa's growth. Specifically, he said he would make sure U.S. aid gets to the people who need it most, such as farmers and entrepreneurs, not Western consultants and administrators.
That's why $3.5 billion in food assistance will focus on new methods and technologies for farmers, instead of simply sending U.S. goods to Africa, he said.
Obama flew to Ghana after the G-8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, approved a new $20 billion food security plan. It aims to help poor nations in Africa and elsewhere to avert mass starvation during the global recession.
He also had a cordial first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. In their half-hour private audience at the Vatican, the two reviewed Mideast peace and anti-poverty efforts, aides reported. They also discussed abortion and stem cell research at length, subjects of disagreement between them.
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A 75th minute strike from Alex Baptiste wasn't enough to rescue Blackpool as The Seasiders lost 2-1 to Morecambe in the first round of the Capital One Cup.
The League Two side survived a late assault on their goal to book a place in the next draw for the competition, having scored in both halves to take a 2-0 lead.
The visitors started the game brightly, clearly pumped up for the Lancashire derby with The Seasiders. They took the lead inside six minutes when striker Lewis Alessandra opened fire from 18-yards and drilled his effort past Matt Gilks.
Buoyed by the goal, Kevin Ellison tried his luck from distance in an effort to quickly double Morecambe's lead but this time Matt Gilks was positioned well to save.
An overlap of three on two led to Jordan Burrow then being played clean through but he fired over as Matt Gilks quickly rushed out of his goal.
An uncharacteristic performance by Blackpool in the opening stages, Matt Phillips mustered The Seasiders' first real attempt on goal when he struck the post after 27 minutes.
The chance sparked a bit more life in the performance, with Tom Ince denied moments later by Barry Roche following a great ball over the top from Stephen Crainey.
The Shrimps continued to push forward in an effort to score again but Crainey was equally adept to dealing with a clipped ball to the back post.
Manager Ian Holloway made a change at the interval to try and turn things around, Elliot Grandin replacing Ludovic Sylvestre.
Pool started with added impetus, Matt Phillips forcing Roche into an early save. All the play was now in the Morecambe half, with some good defending squeezing out Gary Taylor-Fletcher from connecting with Elliot Grandin's header across goal. The striker then glanced the ball just wide of the post as the momentum continued to build.
Against the run of play The Shrimps doubled their lead, Andrew Fleming latched on to a through ball from Andrew Wright and remained composed to slot past Gilks.
Tiago Gomes was quickly thrust into action for Angel Martinez following the goal as The Seasiders looked to find some way back into the game.
Morecambe keeper Barry Roche pulled off another fine save to deny Taylor-Fletcher as the home side stared at an early exit from the Capital One Cup. Kevin Ellison burst through on goal for the visitors but his strike was fired straight at Gilks.
Tom Barkhuizen then became Blackpool's third and final change when he replaced Gary Taylor-Fletcher with 15 minutes remaining. The Seasiders pulled a goal back within minutes of the substitution as Alex Baptiste bundled the ball home inside the box.
The atmosphere, hindered somewhat by the sound of aeroplanes flying over Bloomfield Road, suddenly lifted with 13 minutes of normal time to play. Defender Ian Evatt joined Barkhuizen upfront and headed over the bar.
A stunning effort from Matt Phillips looked like bringing Blackpool level with a minute to go but the winger struck the post for the second time in the game.
Some resilient and dogged defending was seeing the League Two side hold on for the victory, which they eventually did following four minutes of added time.


Choosing the Best Fit for Your Needs!
Here are the most important features to consider before buying a juicer or smoothie machine.
It's really not a question of one or the other. I like both. (To see the pros and cons of each click here.) Just know that an inexpensive kitchen blender doesn't work. Carrots, beets or other hard veggies become a gritty mess. On the other hand, your kitchen blender is very useful for adding avocados and bananas which clog non-commercial juice machines. Unlike a blender, a juicing machine removes most of the pulp from fruits and vegetables. For smoothies (which create a smooth drink out of everything - skin, seeds, and all), again, an inexpensive kitchen blender will not do. For smoothies you want a high speed blender with at least 10,000 RPMs. Smoothie and juice appliances are available at kitchen stores, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Costco, and online. By the way, Bed, Bath & Beyond has free shipping.
Centrifugal juicing machines grind produce and then strain the juice by spinning it using high RPMs – 10,000 or more revolutions per minute. High RPMs add oxygen which destroys many nutrients, especially enzymes. These machines are also noisy and do not juice greens very well. New "slow" juicers have a very low RPM - as little as 45 - creating far less oxygenation and nutrient loss. Slow juicers also do a great job with vegetable greens of any kind which, though bitter-tasting, should be included in all your recipes because they are so full of nutrients. A small amount can be added to any juice or smoothie recipe without tasting bad at all!
There is really no need to purchase an "extended warranty" because the best juice machines have 10-year or better warranties. Look for machines with warranties that cover not just the motor, but all the parts as well.
These are just not needed! They add to cleaning time and tend to get lost. Avoid them! The best juice and smoothie machines need no tools and attachments.
This is the part where you feed produce into the machine. If you have lots of small inquisitive children this tube should be long enough so little fingers can't get very far. The larger the feeding tube the larger the pieces of produce you can feed it thereby saving you time cutting produce.
You should be able to conveniently wash all the parts in your dishwasher.
I use a good slow juicer manufactured by Hurom. However their warranty is no longer the best which is why I now suggest the Omega - equally well made with an outstanding warranty. Breville is also a well-made machine. Subscribe to the online service of Consumer Reports for excellent reviews. My favorite resource for detailed and honest comparisons of all juicer brands is John Kohler. His Discount Juicers website is free and packed with informative advice, reviews, comparison videos and even a helpful chart - in my opinion he's the best resource for advice and discounts. The best smoothie appliance is the Vitamix, according to a majority of smoothie experts. I use a NutriBullet for my smoothies that cost me $80 at Bed, Bath & Beyond - it's one of the cheaper smoothie machines and frankly it's just fine.
When you buy a machine it should come with a few simple recipes to get you started. This can be a helpful guide so you don't waste time and expensive produce on terrible tasting combinations! There are recipes that boost your energy, help you lose weight, detoxify and cleanse your body, and target particular diseases.


Ekko Workshop's Desktop Mobile is a unique piece of decor. As a mini mobile sculpture the mobile fits well in the office or around the home.
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Discussion in 'Physical and Sports Medicine' started by Egyptian Doctor, Jan 20, 2012.
Tip 1: Work out with a friend "" It's much more fun to work out with a friend then alone.
"Make play dates with buddies, so instead of going to a movie, go to a yoga class together," Glor said. And, some gyms offer complimentary sessions with your membership with a trainer.
It's harder to let someone else down, then it is to let yourself down, Glor said. So if you have a trainer "" you won't be likely to cancel on them.
"Put it on, and before you know it, you are going to be like, "˜Well, I'm already dressed, I might as well go,'" Glor said.
"My trick, and what I tell my classes, is we're just gong to work out for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes if you don't feel like it, go home," Glor said. "Most of the time when you are there, you're blood gets flowing and you want to stay for half hour, 45 minutes or a full hour."
No matter the season "" everyone's biggest excuse is finding time to work out. Glor's tip? Do two conditioning moves at once and cut your work out in half.
thnkx for the informative post !
going for yoga classes with friends is really enjoyable and effective ..


DUNDEDIN, Fla. – The Coast Guard is responding to a helicopter that landed in the Gulf of Mexico 100 yards west of Caladesi Island, in Dunedin at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a call at about 6:30 p.m., Friday, reporting that a F44 Raven II helicopter had landed in the water and all three persons aboard made it safely to shore.
The Coast Guard immediately launched a 25-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Sand Key, in Clearwater, Fla., to monitor the situation.


I have already chosen what You will.
1. Father, I thought I wandered from Your Will, defied it, broke its laws, and interposed a second will more powerful than Yours.
Yet what I am in truth is but Your Will, extended and extending.
This am I, and this will never change.
As You are One, so am I one with You.
And this I chose in my creation, where my will became forever one with Yours.
That choice was made for all eternity.
It cannot change, and be in opposition to itself.
Father, my will is Yours.
And I am safe, untroubled and serene, in endless joy, because it is Your Will that it be so.
2. Today we will accept our union with each other and our Source.
We have no will apart from His, and all of us are one because His Will is shared by all of us.
Through it we recognize that we are one.
Through it we find our way at last to God.


re:focus partners CEO sits alongside Mayors and thought leaders to explore inspired ideas springing from cities and define what works.
re:focus partners CEO helped to define success for resilient infrastructure projects at the California Adaptation Forum.
On Friday, May 16th, I was in Washington, D.C., during a torrential downpour. Flash flood warnings stretched from Virginia, across Washington and out to Maryland. Undoubtedly, thousands of basements were flooded and roads were closed when water rushed out of streams and into places where water isn't supposed to go.
Two Infrustructure Challenges Shalini Vajjhala, founder and CEO of re:Focus Partners, joins a panel discuss on infrastructure. She proposes a shift from issues to problem solving and suggests organizers eliminate industry jargon.
We are now living in the era of big data. The White House's recent announcement on sharing data to help communities prepare for climate change is a fantastic example of the power of big data to address global challenges.


Casual wedding dresses for second marriages – white bridal gown is become so popular after queen victoria wore it. Nowadays, almost every wedding use the white trend of the bridal gown no matter if it for the second marriages. Besides it is your second wedding, it would be your great wedding also thus you should have great wedding dress for the special day. For your second wedding, you can use the totally new wedding dress or you can also choose used wedding dress. You can choose between glamour wedding dresses for second marriage or casual wedding dresses for second marriages. It is up to your taste.
And many more. Those casual wedding dress designs will totally brighten up your looks and make you great at your wedding.
For the color of the casual wedding dresses you want, you can choose the best one that suit with your wedding theme and your wedding place. For the color of the wedding dress, besides using the white dress as the main, you can also choose another color choice such as ivory casual wedding dress, black casual wedding dress, eggplant casual wedding dress, gold casual wedding dresses and many more. Be wise when choosing the color and the design for your wedding. If you feel doubt in choosing them, you can take a little time to ask some opinions from the one whom you love. You can also take some inspirations to make your wedding great and amazing.
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The white gaze is the assumption that the default reader or observer is coming from a perspective of someone who identifies as white, or that people of color sometimes feel need to take into account the white reader or observer's reaction. Various authors of color describe it as a voice in their heads that reminds them that their writing, characters, and plot choices are going to be judged by white readers, and that the reader or viewer, by default, is white.

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Toni Morrison wrote and spoke influentially about rejecting the white gaze. In an analysis of whiteness in American literature, Morrison said, "What happens to the writerly imagination of a black author who is at some level always conscious of representing one's race to, or in spite of, a race of readers that understands itself to be 'universal' or race-free?" In the documentary Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, she calls it "The little white man that sits on your shoulder and checks out everything you do or say. You sort of knock him off and you're free."

Writer L J Alonge described it in terms of writing "a scene about two kids trying to dine-and-dash, something I'd done, and stop to wonder if I was playing into narratives about 'black criminality.' I'd try to write a scene about a kid getting into a fight, something else I'd done, and feel like I was fueling ideas about 'black-on-black violence.'"

Representations
The Pulitzer prize-winning play Fairview, by Jackie Sibblies Drury, focuses on the white gaze; the play's title is a play on the phrase. Hannah Miao, reviewing it, describes the White gaze as "being watched from a lens of otherness that is sometimes violently obvious, and sometimes so subtle that you find yourself wondering whether you made it up entirely. It is fetishization and repulsion, appropriation and persecution, misrepresentation and erasure, all at once."

A 2018 exhibit at California Institute of Integral Studies, White Gaze, investigated "the role of photography, and specifically the images of National Geographic, in reinforcing racist hierarchies in the cultural imaginary of the West".

In the US vs. in Africa
Dana Williams, president of the Toni Morrison Society, noted that the concept was a Western construct, and that in the mid-20th century African writers wrote stories on their own terms. In the US at the same time, according to Williams, black writers writing about black subjects "were always thinking about it in the context of race and white people reading".

See also

 Gaze
 Imperial gaze
 Male gaze

References

Further reading

 Ilmi, Ahmed (2011). "The White Gaze vs. the Black Soul". Race, Gender & Class. 18 (3/4): 217–229. ISSN 1082-8354.

Sociological theories
Sociological terminology

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Perfume is not simply scented liquid – it is an art.
The aesthetic appreciation of perfume has long been regarded as a way to convey sensitivity and finesse.
As Gianni Versace once said, "Perfume puts the finishing touch to elegance – a detail that subtly underscores the look, an invisible extra that completes a woman's personality. Without it, there is something missing." For many, perfume is regarded as a magical, invisible weapon. It takes you by surprise. You don't know when its alluring fragrance will hit you, but when it does, there's often no looking back.
At Pinkcity, we want our customers to see and appreciate the beauty of fine quality perfume. Since 1991, we have been serving our customers with unwavering dedication. We pride ourselves on the quality of service and excellence in our work.
Throughout our three retail wholesale outlets, we sell only the trendiest, 100 percent authentic designer brands at unbeatable prices. Whether you want a strong, musky scent or a light, delicate floral scent, we have it all. There is something for everyone.
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Thanks to First Presby, Sandy, for this great site about blessing the animals at church. It is God Bless the Animals! Join us this Saturday at 1 p.m. Greg Miller of the Elizabethton Star will have an article in the paper about it as well! If it is raining, we will have it inside!


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New food and drink jobs welcomed as Battersea Power Station prepares to open
Published: Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Wandsworth Council has welcomed Battersea Power Station's announcement of the first wave of eateries set to open their doors inside the iconic building from September, which will bring hundreds of jobs to the borough.
New food, drink and leisure brands visit Battersea's Turbine Hall A [L-R] Sam Cotton, Battersea Power Station, Le Bab (x3), Bounce, Where The Pancakes Are, Poke House and Clean Kitchen Club. Image credit: Brendan Bell
From September 2022, visitors can enjoy a mix of British and international cuisine with the likes of Le Bab, Where The Pancakes Are, Poke House, Clean Kitchen Club, Paris Baguette, Joe & The Juice and Starbucks®.
The new offerings of eateries will complement the 14 bars and restaurants at Circus West Village, including authentic Malaysian restaurant, Roti King, which will be opening its doors in the coming months.
Councillor Ravi Govindia, Leader of Wandsworth Council, said: "We are thrilled to welcome more businesses into Wandsworth at their new home in Battersea Power Station. After ten years of hard work to restore the Power Station to its former glory, seeing businesses committing ahead of its opening is an exciting moment for the area.
"What was once a piece of derelict land is set to become a thriving new town centre thanks to the arrival of the Northern Line Tube link and opening up this iconic building, bringing hundreds of new jobs and opportunities for local residents as well as a new Wandsworth destination for shopping and leisure.
"The wider regeneration of Nine Elms is delivering 6.5million square feet of employment space and 25,000 post-construction jobs so do get in touch with Work Match to be first to hear about new vacancies and training."
Following the opening of Street Pizza in Circus West Village at the foot of the Power Station, Gordon Ramsay will also be opening Bread Street Kitchen & Bar inside the Grade II* listed building.
Battersea Power Station's food and drink offering will be located in the historic Turbine Halls and Boiler House. A c20,000 sq ft Food Hall offering an all-day dining experience will also be opening in the Boiler House.
The Power Station has enlisted State of Play Hospitality's, Bounce, 'the home of ping pong' in Turbine Hall B as part of its leisure offering and these newly announced brands will join a strong line-up of retailers already set to open their doors at Battersea Power Station next year, including Ralph Lauren, MAC Cosmetics, Space NK, Watches of Switzerland and Jo Malone.
Sam Cotton, Head of Leasing at Battersea Power Station Development Company, said: "Battersea Power Station has emerged as one of London's leading food and drink destinations and this will only become stronger with the great mix of cafés, bars and restaurants opening inside the Power Station, creating thousands of new jobs for the immediate and wider local communities. We are delivering something incredibly unique for the capital and are confident visitors to Battersea Power Station will be excited by the variety of cuisines that will be on offer. We have an exciting year ahead of us as we countdown to the Power Station opening and further retail, leisure and dining concepts to announce, so watch this space!"
The Power Station will be home to 254 residential apartments, over 100 retail shops, restaurants and cafés, including an 20,000 sq ft food hall, office and unique event spaces, as well as a Chimney Lift Experience offering 360° views from the top of the Power Station's North West chimney.
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Report: LG G7 "Mystery Button" is Your Worst Nightmare, a Dedicated AI Button
Tim April 3, 2018 @timotato 45
To put the news I'm about to share with you all into context, let's go back to last year. When Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 and S8+, they decided to incorporate a dedicated hardware button for Bixby, right below the volume rocker on the left side, allowing users to access the company's digital assistant more quickly.
As it turns out, many people don't care for Bixby, meaning that the button either goes completely unused or has been manually remapped by now to open up some other application. Long story short, Samsung added a dedicated hardware button for Bixby, but it seems most people end up disabling it within a couple days.
Yesterday, we got a new look at the LG G7, via a CAD-based render video. For those who don't realize the significance of CAD renders, they are based on the exact measurements that are sent out to case makers which allows them to have accessories ready to go for when the device hits the market. Inside that video, we got to see what appears to be a dedicated hardware button, right below the volume rocker.
Detailed in a new report straight from South Korea, it looks as though that mystery button is the sum of our worst fears, being that LG has decided to incorporate its own AI digital assistant into the G7 and has gone ahead and placed a hardware button on the side of the phone for all of us to accidentally press and get frustrated with.
For the AI aspect, we assume it be essentially the same thing LG announced with the V30S ThinQ. That includes Voice AI, which is a set of voice commands tailored to the device, AI CAM for scene scanning then the recommendation of shooting modes and QR code scanning (😒), as well as an ability to recognize products inside of a picture that can lead you where to find said product online for purchase. For branding, the report claims we will see names such as Q Lens and Q Voice for these features.
Now, don't get me wrong, we'll definitely open our arms to these features so as to get a good sense for how well they have been developed and implemented, but let's just say our hopes are not high. As I mentioned, Samsung's dedicated Bixby button gets absolutely zero usage in my household, so LG has a ways to go in convincing me it's something I want.
According to ETNews, the LG G7 will launch late April in Korea, followed by a global release.
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FFmpeg can support four AAC-LC encoders (aac, libfaac, libfdk_aac, libvo_aacenc) and two AAC-HE encoders (libaacplus and libfdk_aac). libaacplus, libfaac, and libfdk_aac are considered "non-free", and are therefore non-redistributable, meaning you may have trouble finding a build that supports these. Of course you can resolve this by compiling ffmpeg.
Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec library. This is currently the highest-quality AAC encoder available with ffmpeg. Requires ffmpeg to be configured with --enable-libfdk_aac --enable-nonfree.
These settings target a quality, rather than a specific bit rate. 1 is lowest quality (though still pretty good) and 5 is highest quality. For some people with some files claim even a VBR of 1 is indistinguishable from CD-quality audio; test it out and use the lowest setting that works for you. This mode is not compatible with AAC-HE, but for AAC-LC (the default for ffmpeg, and most compatible AAC profile) it should probably be preferred, since it allows the encoder greater flexibility to distribute bits as it sees fit: high-tempo, large dynamic range audio (like dubstep or rock music) requires more bits to encode then low-tempo, low dynamic range audio (like whalesong, or a recorded lecture - though there are special speech codecs that you should consider for the latter). Set the VBR level with the -vbr flag.
These settings target a specific bit rate, with less variation between samples. It will get you slightly lower quality for the bit rate it gives than the VBR mode would; but it gives you greater control over file size, and it is compatible with the HE-AAC profile. As a rule of thumb, for audible transparency, use 64kb/s for each channel (so 128kb/s for stereo, 384 kb/s for 5.1 surround sound). Set the bit rate with the -b:a flag.
The following examples are adapted from this ubuntuforums post.
The native FFmpeg AAC encoder is included with ffmpeg and is does not require an external library like the other AAC encoders described here. Note that you will not get as good results as with libfdk_aac. The -cutoff option may improve quality according to Quality Assessment of FFmpeg AAC. This encoder does not currently work with -q:a/-qscale:a (see ticket #1346).
VisualOn AAC encoding library. Requires ffmpeg configuration with --enable-libvo-aacenc. This has the advantage of not being non-free, and is included by some distributors, but is a rather poor encoder compared to libfdk_aac and even the native FFmpeg AAC encoder according to Quality Assessment of FFmpeg AAC. This encoder does not work with -q:a/-qscale:a.
Freeware Advanced Audio Coder. Requires ffmpeg configuration with the ironic options of --enable-libfaac --enable-nonfree.
It depends. For AAC-LC the likely answer is: libfdk_aac > libfaac > Native FFmpeg AAC ≥ libvo_aacenc.
It also depends. If you require a low audio bitrate, such as ≤ 32kbs/channel, then AAC-HE would be worth considering if your player or device can support AAC-HE decoding. Anything higher may benefit more from AAC-LC due to less processing. If in doubt use AAC-LC. All players supporting AAC-HE also support AAC-LC.


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Q: typeorm-model-generator issue for Oracle DB I am facing the below error while using typeorm-model-generator for Oracle DB.
Error connecting to Oracle Server.
Error occurred in typeorm-model-generator.
typeorm-model-generator@0.4.0  node@v12.6.0
If you think this is a bug please open an issue including this log on https://github.com/Kononnable/typeorm-model-generator/issues
ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor
(node:12680) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor
(node:12680) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch
 block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1)
(node:12680) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate th
e Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.

Used "npx typeorm-model-generator" command with interactive options.
Auto-generated .tomg-config file detail:
{
    "host": "hostIP",
    "port": 1521,
    "databaseName": "TestUser",
    "user": "TestUser",
    "password": "*******",
    "databaseType": "oracle",
    "schemaName": "",
    "ssl": false,
    "skipTables": []
  }

Has anyone tried typeorm model generator with oracle db ? Please help ?

A: I had to add connect string to get it working:
    {
   "type": "oracle",
   "host": "localhost",
   "username": "orm",
   "password": "orm",
   "connectString": "(DESCRIPTION =(ADDRESS_LIST =(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(Host = localhost)(Port = 1521)))(CONNECT_DATA =(SERVICE_NAME = ORCLPDB1)(SERVER=dedicated)))",
   "synchronize": true,
   "privilege": 2,
   "logging": false,
   "entities": [
      "src/entity/**/*.ts"
   ],
   "migrations": [
      "src/migration/**/*.ts"
   ],
   "subscribers": [
      "src/subscriber/**/*.ts"
   ],
   "cli": {
      "entitiesDir": "src/entity",
      "migrationsDir": "src/migration",
      "subscribersDir": "src/subscriber"
   }
}

A: Late answer for anyone coming across this problem, it is very likely that the "databaseName" field is wrong.
Putting "ORCL" into this field worked for me.

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2005 Tokyo Motor Show: Honda Sports 4 Concept Photo Gallery
"The thrill of total control to all."
MotorTrend StaffwritersThe Manufacturerphotographers
According to Honda, its Sports 4 Concept brings "the thrill of total control to all." In other words, Honda claims that the Sports 4 conveys the sensations and pleasures of driving a sports sedan to each of its four occupants. To accomplish this goal, Honda has equipped the Sports 4 with four individual bucket seats, a glass roof that features four independent shades, and its Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system, whose power allocation is displayed via a dash monitor that is visible from every seat. Inside, the Sports 4 utilizes metal, wood, and leather trim stylishly arranged in Honda's next-generation cockpit design, which is ideal for "at-a-glance recognition and intuitive control." Look for a similarly styled cockpit, as well as hints of the Sports 4's sharp, dynamic exterior lines, in the next-generation Accord family.
Read the complete 2005 Tokyo Motor Show coverage at motortrend.com!


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Home Blog Dirty energy giants censured for false advertising claiming natural gas is 'Cleanest' Fossil Fuel
Dirty energy giants censured for false advertising claiming natural gas is 'Cleanest' Fossil Fuel
By Farron Cousins, DeSmog Blog • 14 August 2017
For many years, a standard talking point from the fossil fuel industry and those who speak on the industry's behalf has been that natural gas is a cleaner alternative to conventional energy sources like coal and oil. This talking point is at least partially responsible for many people — including former President Barack Obama and his Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz — believing that natural gas can act as a "bridge fuel" in the eventual shift from coal and oil to renewable sources of energy.
But the truth is a lot more complicated than a talking point, something which a Dutch advertising watchdog has recognized as it takes two fossil fuel companies to task over misleading ads about natural gas being the "cleanest of all fossil fuels."
At first glance, natural gas does appear to be "cleaner" due to the simple fact that it does not release as much carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned as coal. However, when you account for the release of methane (a much more potent but shorter-lived greenhouse gas) from burning natural gas — a number which is frequently underreported — its climate impact goes through the roof, revealing a fuel source roughly equal in total emissions to other fossil fuel sources.
To complicate the issue further, when natural gas is extracted via the horizontal drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the overall environmental impact can actually exceed that of fuel sources such as coal and oil.
When all of these factors are taken into account, it becomes clear that natural gas is not the wonder fuel that the industry and its cheerleaders would have us believe.
The big question then becomes how should society handle this kind of spin and misinformation from industry? In Europe, they've decided to censure the dirty energy companies that are trying to convince the public that natural gas is a cleaner alternative to coal and oil.
According to reports, an advertising standards board in the Netherlands will formally censure Exxon and Shell, as part-owners of a Dutch petroleum company, for advertising the claim that natural gas is "the cleanest of all fossil fuels." The ad campaign featuring this claim ran earlier this year. Just two months ago, the agency also admonished Statoil for making the claim that natural gas was a "low emissions fuel" and for calling it "clean energy."
As The Guardian reports:
The Dutch watchdog waived punitive action against the NAM company, which is part-owned by Shell and Exxon, in that light.
Paul de Clerk of Friends of the Earth Europe, which co-filed the complaint with Milieudefensie, said: "This clear ruling by the advertisement standards board is of great importance. Time after time we see how oil and gas companies are misleading citizens and politicians.
"They want us to believe that gas is clean and they support the transition to renewable energy. Behind the screens we see how the same companies lobby against this transition. To prevent catastrophic climate change we need to end the dependency on all fossil fuels — including gas."
While the move by the Dutch advertising watchdog is a great step forward, the United States is still embracing the backwards policy of believing that natural gas is the fuel of the future, with the Trump administration pushing world leaders at a recent G20 meeting to buy American natural gas by calling it "clean technology" and insinuating it's a more stable source than Russian gas.
The Dutch regulators understand that natural gas is not clean, it is not revolutionary, and it certainly is not a "bridge fuel." If anything, the constant claims that natural gas could be cleaner are helping to prevent areas of the world from making the switch to renewable sources of energy, even as that sector continues to show phenomenal growth.
RELATED: Read DeSmog's report "Fracking the Future: How Unconventional Gas Threatens our Water, Health, and Climate."
Fraudulent misrepresentation on "Clean Coal" project in Kemper County, Mississippi
Southern Co. is accused of fraudulently misrepresenting the prospects for its troubled "clean coal" project in Kemper County, Mississippi in several legal filings this summer.
Southern announced in late July that it was shuttering the troubled "clean coal" part of Kemper after construction ran years behind schedule and the company spent $7.5 billion on the 582 megawatt power plant — over $5 billion more than it first projected.
In a lawsuit filed today, Brett Wingo, a former Southern Company engineer, alleges he warned the company's top executives that it would not be possible to meet key construction deadlines. Management responded by retaliating against him, the complaint asserts, and Southern continued to assure investors and the public that Kemper's schedule and budget targets would be met, then blamed unpredictable factors like the weather when those goals were missed.
Wingo's claim that Southern misled investors by concealing construction-related problems drew national attention in a front page New York Times investigation last year. In January, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concluded that Wingo had suffered a "continuing pattern of retaliatory treatment" and ordered Southern to reinstate Wingo, but the company has refused, according to a statement accompanying the lawsuit. (The case is "Brett Wingo v. The Southern Company, et al.," Case No. 2:17-cv-01328-MHH in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division.)
A second less-noticed legal filing with Mississippi state regulators accuses Southern of misrepresenting Kemper's prospects right from the outset, before construction even began. Those claims center on Southern's projections for what it would cost to operate and maintain the plant once it was up and running, which the filing asserts were so low they were "indefensible".
In an email to DeSmog, Wingo seconds those claims, saying that he believes management knew back in 2012 that its "operation and maintenance" (O&M) projections were off — but kept the accurate numbers under wraps for years.
"By hiding the true O& M costs for so long, apparently since 2012 and likely longer, Fanning basically ensured shareholders would be forced to absorb $6 billion in losses," Wingo told DeSmog.
"In 2012, sunk costs on Kemper were only around $1 billion and the natural gas part of the plant substantially complete. It would have been a perfect time to stop a runaway train from running off the end of the tracks," he added. "But history shows, that's not what Fanning and Southern Company chose to do."
EV Advertising and Fan Ads
Originally published on Nexus Media.
By Jeremy Deaton, Clean Technica, 19 Aug 2017
Walmart founder Sam Walton once said businesses should focus on what customers want and then deliver it. It may sound obvious, but when it comes to eco-friendly consumer goods, it's taken marketers a while to figure it out.
Go back a few years to the unveiling of the Nissan Leaf, an all-electric sedan that sold for $35,000 and sported a range of just 100 miles. The car was neither powerful nor roomy nor sexy, but it had one distinct advantage — it generated no emissions. Nissan harped on this fact.
In a 2010 commercial for the Nissan Leaf, a polar bear flees the melting Arctic and travels south to civilization. He discovers roads and cities and growls at a couple of trucks. Eventually, he comes upon a Nissan Leaf parked in the driveway of suburban home. Overcome with gratitude, he hugs the owner.
You don't need to be Don Draper to see why the ad was a flop.
"It's horrible," said Ed Stafford, a professor of marketing at Utah State University. "People were like, 'I buy a car to save polar bears?' No, I buy a car to get me from point A to point B."
For decades, companies marketed green products based on their environmental benefits. "If you walked into a health foods store in 1990, it would look like the same dusty place as it did in 1970, with the same Birkenstock crowd and the laundry detergents with the planets on them on the bottom shelf gathering dust," said marketing expert Jacquelyn Ottman.
This strategy appealed to a small subset of consumers, but alienated many of the rest. That's what happened with the Nissan Leaf. "They went after the wrong target audience," Stafford said. "If you focus just on, 'Hey, this product is green,' you're going to miss 95 percent of customers."
Making matters worse, underlining the ecological benefits of a product can actually turn away people who don't identify as environmentalists — namely men and political conservatives. A 2016 study found that men were less likely to buy green products when they felt their masculinity was threatened. A 2013 study found that political conservatives were less likely to purchase an energy-efficient lightbulb when it was advertised as being good for the environment.
"We start off with well-meaning, non-monetized environmental things and everybody's good-intentioned, and we're saving the planet. And then we find out that there are a lot of people who do not want to wear the green badge," said Ottman.
That's not the only challenge to marketing eco-friendly goods. A recent study found that many consumers — particularly those who don't care about the environment — doubt the quality of green products. Even among eco-conscious consumers, price can be a deterrent. Environmentally friendly products often cost more, meaning buyers pay a premium to go green.
In a 2006 paper, Stafford warned against "green marketing myopia" — the tendency of companies to emphasize environmental impact over customer satisfaction. Like other marketing experts, Stafford argued that firms need to highlight convenience, efficiency, safety, performance and social status. "If it's going make an impact on the world, you've got to make your product mainstream," said Stafford. "I don't buy carpet cleaner to save the planet. I buy carpet cleaner to clean my carpet."
Some companies have taken the hint, giving up green-tinted marketing tactics to focus on quality. "I would say that I have seen more and more ads focused on consumer benefits," said Stafford. Advertisers now say that LED lightbulbs save you money. Natural cleaners are better for your health. And, organic fruits and vegetables taste better. Look at how Whole Foods markets itself.
"What the organic produce people figured out is that if they positioned it as 'the new gourmet,' the old yuppies will come down and pay more and put the gourmet food on their table and show off and feel like they're doing something better for their families and themselves," said Ottman.
Perhaps the best illustration of this shift comes from the Energy Star program, which awards a seal of approval to energy-efficient consumer goods. Its slogan has changed over the years, reflecting shifting approaches to marketing. Early on, it read "EPA Pollution Preventer." Then it was "Saving The Earth. Saving Your Money." It was later updated to "Money Isn't All You're Saving." The last slogan is careful not to alienate consumers who don't identify as environmentalists.
The Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation figured this out decades ago. In the late 1980s, officials determined that was primarily young men who were trashing Texas highways. So, they identified the values of this group, which include strength, honor and loyalty, and they devised a slogan that emphasized those values: "Don't Mess With Texas." By all appearances, it worked. Between 1986 and 1990, highway litter dropped 72 percent.
You can test this approach to marketing yourself. How do you feel when you read the words "recycled toilet paper" or "eco-friendly laundry detergent"? How about when you read the word "Tesla"? Does it send electricity up your spine?
Tesla could market its flagship product much like the Nissan Leaf, as a green ride for eco-conscious consumers. But it isn't. It's selling a status symbol. The Tesla Model S is as a plaything for high-earning car geeks. "Their innovators were basically race car enthusiasts," said Stafford, "and so they emphasized the electric vehicle's performance." They focused on customers "who could appreciate the speed and the performance that a Tesla could deliver."
Famously, Tesla doesn't invest in TV ads or spreads in glossy magazines. But, it recently held a video contest, soliciting homemade commercials from Tesla devotees. The idea came from a 10-year-old who enjoyed watching fan-made commercials online, like the one below, which Elon Musk said he loved.
This video gets at the ethos of the company. Filmmakers draw a contrast between the past and the future. People wandering across a desert landscape littered with oil rigs set down their petrol cans and march toward a chic, white Tesla. They get in, escape their dreary black-and-white world and drive into a technicolor future.
Tesla's tactics have worked. The Model S is the best-selling luxury sedan in America, and the company has received half a million preorders for its soon-to-be released Model 3. Consumers are willing to shell out for speed, safety, fuel savings and status.
"Electric is more expensive, so they figured out if you want to sell it, you have to sell it to people with money in their pocket on the grounds that they want to buy one," said Ottman. For her, the lesson is clear: "Find the consumer benefit behind the environmental feature. Push that."


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Coffs Harbour Home Modification + Maintenance Service Inc has a Board of Management of 6 members, endorsed through relevant declarations and commitments to hold these roles, signed Code of Conduct for Board Members; A new board was elected at our Annual General Meeting on 27 October 2014, consisting of 4 Executive Members and 2 Ordinary Members.
Board of Management are encouraged and do attend available training in their legal responsibilities;
Coffs Harbour Home Modification + Maintenance Service Inc reviewed its Constitution Under the Associations Incorporation Act, 2009 and reviews annually to ensure it continues to be relevant;
Coffs Harbour Home Modification + Maintenance Service Inc holds its Annual General Meeting in October of each year.
TERRY WILSON
Terry has an extensive history working with public housing having worked for more than thirty years in housing administration, planning and operations. Terry has planned and delivered existing and innovative services to applicants for housing and other people seeking assistance. Terry has experience in policy and planning for state initiatives and has worked extensively in Sydney. In these roles Terry had responsibility for operationalising policy in relation to housing services for older people as well as product development. Terry has post graduate qualifications in Management and Business Planning, Resource Management, Social Science and the Arts.
DONNA KERR
I have 18 years' experience working as a Manager of a local HACC funded organisation and share a passion for supporting local community based organisations in providing quality outcomes for service users. Being a Board member of East Coast Accessibility Experts provides me with an opportunity to make a positive contribution toward maintaining ongoing transparency and accountability to the funding bodies, service users and the wider community, and work with others to ensure service strength and viability into the future.
PAUL SEKFY
Paul has worked in the community sector since 1979 when he commenced work as a youthworker in North Queensland. He is currently employed by Lifetime Connect as a Community Development Coordinator in the Nambucca Valley. Paul has had an active interest in Home Mods since 1993, serving on various panels and committees at a state and regional level.
KEN CRAIG
Ken Craig was born and raised in Coffs Harbour. His father was a Gumbaynggirr/Yaegl man and his mother is a Bundjalung woman – he comes from a large family that is one of the oldest in Coffs Harbour. Ken has dedicated many years to improving housing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across NSW. Ken worked in the NSW Public Service for 32 years prior to retiring from the Public Service in June 2015. His role prior to retiring was as the Northern Regional Manager of the Aboriginal Housing Office. Ken was instrumental in leading his team to improve Aboriginal living standards by implementing programs that aim to build the capacity and sustainability of the Aboriginal community housing sector. In 2013, in acknowledgement of Ken's work in the housing sector, he was awarded a Public Service Medal (PSM) by the then Governor of NSW, Marie Bashir. Ken is currently undertaking consultancy work as an Associate with Moreton Consulting. As part of his consultancy work to date, Ken has been involved in a number of projects including the Kempsey Aboriginal Ageing Strategy, supporting the Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council and supporting Many Rivers Regional Housing Management Services Aboriginal Corporation. Ken has undertaken many personal development activities and his qualifications include a Graduate Certificate in Housing Management and Policy and an Advanced Diploma in Government.
Stephanie Ring
Stephanie has had over 20 years experience within local and state government and the non-government sector in management and development positions, with a strong focus on social housing, community programs and development of community capacity. She has had around 15 years recent experience in management of community housing program planning and administration in a regional state government context. She has most recently undertaken some project work to support capacity building in the indigenous community housing sector, and to support the implementation of Local Area Co-ordination of the NDIS
Stephanie has graduate qualifications in Urban and Regional Planning and holds a graduate certificate in Local Government Management. She brings with her a well rounded professional approach to problem, strategic planning and community engagement.
EMMA RHOADES
Emma has a background in business, having run her own business in the local area for the past 9 years. Undertaking a role for a State Government Business Advisory program, Emma travelled the Mid North Coast helping business owners start and grow their own business. She has completed leadership programs and is currently studying her Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Emma is committed to the development of the local community and is involved in various charity work, and believes in the power of helping people retain independence and remain in their homes.
KIM CONNOLLY


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Cybercrime police help two fraud victims recover Rs 13 lakh
BySomendranath SharmaSomendranath Sharma / Updated: Nov 25, 2020, 06:00 IST
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Victims informed cops in time and got the beneficiary bank accounts frozen.
Reporting cyber fraud in the nick of time helped two women recover a total Rs 13 lakh with assistance from the cybercrime police.
In the first instance, a Kurla-based woman was attending a relative's funeral when she received a call from a person who identified themselves as an employee of the bank she had an account with. The caller told her that she needed to complete her 'Know Your Customer' verification process. "The fraudster sent the victim a phishing link and within minutes Rs 8 lakh was siphoned from her bank account. The victim contacted the cyber crime police immediately, who in turn contacted the bank in which the money was transferred to and got the account frozen. The funds were returned to the women soon after. The victim had saved the money for her daughter's wedding," said Dr Rashmi Karandikar, deputy commissioner of police, (cyber crime).
In a similar incident, a Bhoiwada-based woman had lost Rs 5.50 lakh to cyber cons. "In this case too, the victim contacted the cyber crime police after which we got the beneficiary account frozen and the victim will soon get her money back," a police officer said.
"One should never share OTPs with anyone or scan suspected QR codes. Alert citizens should keep contact details of their bank manager or a branch contact number handy or save the bank's toll-free number. In many cases, we have seen that fraudsters post fake numbers on businesses listed on the internet search engines to dupe people. Citizens should avoid falling prey to such traps," said Karandikar.
According to Mumbai police statistics, cyber crime cases have increased in 2020 as compared to the corresponding period of January to September last year. This year, 1,700 cases were registered, of which only 115 cases were detected. Last year, 1,686 cases were registered of which 211 cases were detected.
The statistics also indicate that most cybercrime cases registered this year were bank card frauds (374), followed by obscene emails and messages (165).


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