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At fashion houses, a new designer's impact takes time
The appointment of a new creative director at a major fashion house can bring great returns if given the chance to materialise.
Jamie Stoker
Designer turnover has become commonplace for fashion houses that need a brand refresh or sales revival, but return isn't imminent.
It can take up to around five seasons for a new designer's collection to sell through. Some categories, like accessories, are stickier.
Communicating changes to customers is paramount for transitioning to a new designer's aesthetic.
Thierry Mugler made his mark selling modern sex appeal. The French fashion designer's signature style — exaggerated shoulders, cinched waists, body-forming fits — left an impact through particularly spectacular runway shows in the 1980s and 1990s.
Casey Cadwallader, who joined the label as creative director in 2018 after the previous designer David Koma stepped down after four years, is now at the helm serving an updated definition of what's sexy. Coming off of stints at Narciso Rodriguez and Acne Studios, and inheriting the brand in its post-2010 revival, Cadwallader's work is framed by high expectations and fashion history.
"There's a moment when you join the house, and buyers come to see you, and they're expecting what the previous creative director did," says Cadwallader. "When you start to present new options, there is a period of time where some people and stores might leave as clients, but other people who understand the new direction start to come in."
Creative directors are cycled in and out at fashion houses for various reasons, but the cycle is moving faster. A new designer may be brought in to revive sales or give a historic house a fresh update. No matter the circumstances, it takes time for a new creative director's imprint to be felt. Thanks to distribution mixes, product turnover and seasonless categories like accessories, a new designer aesthetic and approach isn't a switch to flip overnight.
While there is no typical rule as to how quickly a brand should transform, Susanne Tide-Frater, a fashion consultant and director on the board of Browns Fashion, says it can take five to six seasons for a luxury house's new direction to fully come together under a new creative director. That's when the brand has fully embraced a new aesthetic vision, in terms of its marketing, social media messaging and merchandising offer.
"The first three seasons will be dedicated to reinventing the brand codes, developing and testing new hero products, and expressing a new vision on both the catwalk and across touchpoints like its visual identity and social media," she explains. "Then, the first reliable sell-through results are known after two seasons in store, which is roughly when a designer is in their fifth season."
Committing to change
Changing creative directors can help transform a fashion house's image and boost business results. In the four years that Hedi Slimane was creative director at Saint Laurent, the French luxury house racked up double-digit, year-on-year growth, becoming a brand with yearly revenue of more than $1 billion. During her 10-year tenure at Céline, Phoebe Philo brought the once-dormant house back into the fashion conversation. Although LVMH does not break down sales of individual brands, some analysts estimated she grew Céline's annual revenue to €700 to €800 million ($949 million).
Cadwallader's collections, tapping into the provocative spirit of Mugler's legacy and evolving it for today's customer, have resonated with critics and celebrities including, Kim Kardashian West and Cardi B. This season, the brand was picked up by retailers like Selfridges (which dropped the brand before Cadwallader's arrival) and Machine-A.
Mugler Autumn/Winter 2020
The increase in frequent, high-profile changes in recent years suggests that fashion brands are more willing to lean into change. But making these kinds of changes at a major brand is "a very risky game", says Tide-Frater, especially if designers aren't given enough time to express their viewpoint and have the effects on the brand truly felt, in order to deliver a return on investment.
Fashion brands have taken different approaches to designer handoffs. Dior and Céline immediately wiped the slate clean when their new creative directors joined, completely removing all old products as well as changing their messaging online and in-store. Burberry, on the other hand, has made a more gradual transition.
When former creative director Christopher Bailey joined Burberry, he gave the 164-year-old-label — then often associated with footballers and their wives — an entirely new identity, introducing more elevated styling, enlisting supermodels for campaigns and dressing the likes of Samantha Cameron and Kate Middleton. But he transformed the British luxury house financially, too. In March 2017, prior to his departure, Burberry was Britain's largest luxury brand by sales, reporting annual revenues of £2.8 billion ($3.7 billion).
Riccardo Tisci, who succeeded Bailey in March 2018, has a different aesthetic that draws a different crowd: since his arrival, the house has worked with MIA and dressed Gen Z favourites like Ariana Grande, Rihanna and Gigi Hadid. The response to his collections has been favourable. In January 2020, just before the coronavirus slowed luxury sales, Burberry revealed that new designs by Tisci delivered double-digit growth compared to the same quarter last year. But their release has been slow. Tisci's products currently represent 75 per cent of the mainline retail offering, up from 60-65 per cent in 2019.
According to a source close to the brand, Burberry continues to sell long-standing products by Bailey, such as backpacks in classic colours, but Tisci's most successful designs in terms of customer reception and margins will become part of the replenishment lines going forward, as the company heads into the second year of its grand transformation plan.
Experimenting with releases
Since Tisci's arrival, Burberry has stepped away from releasing full collections and has been experimenting with new release strategies: Tisci's debut collection was available to purchase 30 minutes after its London Fashion Week show, for one day only. The brand has also introduced B Series, bite-sized instalments of new products by Tisci, released on the 17th day of each month. The approach is apparent in how the collections are shown on the runway. Following Burberry's AW20 show, an editor remarked that the show appeared to be divided into drops, with the delineation between store arrivals clear.
Burberry has not been alone in experimenting with drops. Luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, Céline and Moncler have also adopted drop-style product releases.
Burberry Autumn/Winter 2020
"I think it's a smart way to do it," says Robert Burke, of New York-based fashion consultancy Robert Burke Associates. "One can do a runway show that sends a message about the vision of the brand. But it's about more than just one runway show; it's about resetting the long-term image of the brand. Customers don't like being confused, and that's why the communication of these changes is extremely important."
For Tide-Frater, the risk of changing creative directors depends on the size of the business and the personality of the brand. She says it's less risky for a house "with a quieter brand message, such as Bottega Veneta or Loewe" to make significant changes to its products and communications.
The buyer says that designers can move brands forward by introducing a new vision while keeping in line with the brand's codes, such as what Bottega Veneta creative director Daniel Lee has done with its signature woven leather, reinterpreting it in new and exciting ways. Data from Lyst shows that new arrivals of Bottega Veneta's SS19 collection by Lee, stocked across online retailers, were up 31 per cent in the US compared to SS18, while the UK saw an increase of 124 per cent. Handbags drove this growth across regions, growing 83 per cent season-on-season.
However, she adds: "It is necessary not to confuse media-induced hype and the commercial reality of a brand reinvention, which in its entirety can only be judged after about three to five seasons."
At Mugler, which is more focused on wholesale partnerships than its own retail channels (the brand quietly shut its stores within the first year of Cadwallader's appointment), Cadwallader says he has made it a priority to stick to and evolve with the house's codes. "There will always be tailoring, and there will always be some sort of body-flattering sculptural dress. That's something that people keep wanting from us."
"The brand is selling really good right now," says Silvano Vangi, head womenswear buyer of Luisaviaroma, which has stocked Mugler since the 80s. "The most popular [styles] are the archive pieces such as the bustier jacket and pieces that enhance the shape of the body. But denim and more simpler pieces have been doing well too."
Accessories are long-lasting
When Alessandro Michele joined Gucci in January 2015, the Italian house underwent a complete and immediate redesign of its store network. However, it was slower to change products in store: the label sold Michele's collections alongside older designs by former creative director Frida Giannini as well as its signature hero items, like loafers and belts. (According to Lyst, two Gucci belts were sold online every two minutes in 2019, while the Marmont bag continued to pop up outside the SS20 shows.)
"Michele reconnected the Gucci brand to the cultural zeitgeist," says Rebecca Robins, global chief learning and culture officer at Interbrand. Today, Gucci accounts for 80 per cent of parent company Kering's sales — and its sales are still rising, up by 10.7 per cent to €2.37 billion in the third quarter of 2019. According to Interbrand's annual Best Global Brands study, Gucci's brand value has doubled over the past four years.
Céline Autumn/Winter 2020
Meanwhile, Philo's departure from Céline, followed by Slimane's arrival in January 2018, saw the luxury house completely remove all old products in-store as well as changing its messaging across all brand touchpoints. Sources close to the brand say its new accessories haven't made as much of an impact as Philo-designed bags, which continue to have longevity: According to The Real Real, Céline pieces designed by Philo are sold within 30 days of being on the platform. Céline did not respond to requests for comment.
For Burke, a strong accessories offering has the ability to live beyond a collection, which means ongoing profit for the brand. "That's because you're not as prone in the accessories category to throw things out quite as quickly every season as you would with ready-to-wear fashion," he says. "If you were to look at some of the core of Gucci or Louis Vuitton, such as bags, they have ongoing lives. The brands evolve, but the [core product styles] certainly live on."
"When Demna Gvasalia came to Balenciaga, there was a period when its leather goods offering carried very mixed messages. The Lariat bag, which had carried sales for a very long time, sat un-altered next to new, very experimental catwalk accessories. The brand vision was blurred and unclear," says Tide-Frater. "It took several seasons for Balenciaga to develop their shoe and bag categories properly, which now carry the image as much as the clothing. In some instances, hero products can amount to 70 per cent of sales or more."
Fashion companies, Burke advises, must find a balance between preserving its identity and communicating its new visual direction. "The one thing that a brand never wants when they're having a transition is for someone to say, 'I really miss the old Gucci', for example. If someone is left longing for the old version of the brand, that's not a positive sign."
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Occupational Therapy Adaptation Conference and Exhibition OTAC Devon.
Welcome to the third OTAC event of 2019.
Wednesday 1st May 2019 we are heading to Devon , Exeter Racecourse and conference centre , for a day packed with expert seminars and exhibitors specialising in home adaptations and equipment for the disabled.
We have once again made this opportunity FREE of charge. There will be fresh tea, coffee , Lunch & refreshments provided throughout the day for FREE and plenty of places to relax & network.
Hot Buffet Available Free Of charge , All we ask is if you could register and make us aware of any dietary requirements.


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The Stranger Things House sounds unbelievable, we love that show! Thanks for the thorough article. The Frogs always have the greatest tips and tricks.
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The web based statistic and army generator is now in prototype phase for Grunts 15mm and I will be testing it over the coming week. It has a graphical view of the profile card where you can change the stat bar which then changes the points cost of units. It will allow you to browse published stats created for Grunts and print them and you will also be able to create anything you want from Mecha Walker's to Grunts squads with a points system to determine what the statistics are before printing the result.
More news and details of the test launch of "GAB" Grunts Army Builder will follow, hopefully before the end of September. The first release will be pretty basic but functional enough to provide everything you need to build stats for grunts easily and reference existing army lists.


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Team: St. Louis Ht / Wt: 6-0 / 185
Position: CF Born: 8/23/1995 Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: 5th Round by Blue Jays (2014)
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Date Opp Result AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
7/24 Pit W5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
7/25 Pit W9-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
7/26 Pit L1-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000
7/29 @Min L0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000
Jul. Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000
8/31 @Cin W7-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000
Aug. Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 � 1.000 �
9/1 @Cin W16-2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .364 .250
9/2 @Cin L3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083 .267 .167
9/5 @ChC W4-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133 .278 .267
9/8 Min L3-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .130 .259 .217
9/8 Min W6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .259 .217
9/10 Det W12-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 .154 .267 .346
9/10 Det L3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .258 .333
9/11 Cin L1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .235 .300
9/14 @Mil L1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .129 .229 .290
9/14 @Mil W3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .114 .205 .257
9/15 @Mil L3-18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .200 .250
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Texas Deputy Shoots, Kills Domestic Violence Suspect Who Opened Fire
By CBSDFW.com Staff December 25, 2020 at 2:28 pm
Filed Under:Deadly Shooting, Deputy, domestic violence, ex-boyfriend, Harris County Sheriff's Office, Houston News, OIS, suspect killed, Texas News
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A Harris County sheriff's deputy shot and killed 31-year-old man at a Houston apartment complex early Friday, Dec. 25, after the man opened fire on the deputy who was responding to a domestic violence call, authorities said.
Harris County Sheriff's Office Lt. Robert Minchew said the events that led up to the shooting around 4:30 a.m. on Christmas morning began the night before.
Harris County shooting scene (credit: KTRK-TV)
Around 10:20 p.m. Thursday, a woman called police to report that her ex-boyfriend was at her north Houston apartment and threatening to "shoot up the place," Minchew said.
The man left before a deputy arrived but returned six hours later and the woman again called for help.
After the same deputy returned to the apartment, the man "displayed" a gun and the deputy ordered him to drop it, according to Minchew.
The man refused and began shooting at the deputy, who returned fire, killing the man in a hallway outside the apartment, he said.
Minchew did not identify the man, the woman or deputy by name.
The man had an "extensive history of domestic violence" and an open arrest warrant on a charge of "harassing communications" with the woman, according to Minchew.
He said their relationship ended about six months ago.
The shooting is being reviewed by criminal and internal investigators with the sheriff's office, as well as the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
Minchew said the deputy involved has been with the sheriff's office for two years and on patrol for six months.
(© Copyright 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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When it comes to throwing a party, planners want to make sure they have certain things in order. Good food and drink, for one. Tasteful decorations, for another.
But nothing may prove as important as the entertainment.
Inflatable obstacle courses offer a good choice for large gatherings. They are a safe, fun way for party goers to challenge themselves against an amazing variety of courses, as well as against an opponent.
"Wipeout" on its own has raised a lot of interest in obstacle courses. Contestants face challenges such as the wrecking ball, sweeper and tumble tubes. There are now live events that include obstacles from the show.
Many people travel to compete in the biggest obstacle competitions, including the Tough Guy competition in England and the Tough Mudder competition. The latter features between 20 and 25 obstacles and is held in locations around the world.
Tough Mudder prides itself on stressing camaraderie over breaking track time records. Those who participate sign pledges that emphasis teamwork over course time – and a vow not to whine.
Of course, for most people the most challenging obstacle course they ever will face likely is at your party. Fortunately, companies such as Fun Crew USA in Orlando offer plenty of choices for those looking to challenge their guests.
Tropical Obstacle Course. This one features three different courses rolled into one rental and the ability to modify the course as you see fit. Many different people can use the courses at once because of its size. Obstacles including pop ups, tunnels and climbing walls. You also have the ability to stack one course after the other, creating a monster 120-foot long course.
Half Rush Express. This one features a ton of obstacles in a compact package. Only 32 feet long, this course features 64 feet of obstacles, including tunnels, climbing walls and double lane slide.
Rock Climb Slide and Extreme Obstacle Course. We saved the most intense for last. This course features 70 feet of obstacles – pop ups, rock wall climbs, tunnels. It also works well for head-to-head competitions, which you know at least some of the people at your party will want to do.
Those are just of the examples of obstacle courses you can rent for your party. All will elevate your get together into something that those in attendance will never forget – and isn't that exactly what you want?


Welcome to the Beacon 2-3 room class page! Here you will find classroom information, weekly news and photographs.
Please bring nappies/pull ups into class weekly if your child needs them.
Spare clothing is essential please during Winter when we enjoy playing outside.
Here at the Beacon we have subscribed to a fantastic online learning journal that gives you the opportunity to see what adventures your child has been up to during their day at school from a computer or mobile device. By logging on with a secure username and password you will be able to view all of your children's observations, photographs and even video clips from their time in Nursery. You can also contribute by commenting on your child's learning and sharing your own observations and wow moments with us so we can build a better picture of your child.
Please ask a member of the team for more information - We are always happy to help.


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2013-2014 Sun Belt Preview: Star-studded league should provide plenty of drama
By Rob DausterOct 20, 2013, 10:40 AM EDT
Elfrid Payton (AP photo)
All month long, CBT will be rolling out our 2013-2014 season preview. Check back throughout the day, as we'll be posting three or four preview items every day.
To browse through the preview posts we've already published, click here. To see the rest of the Conference Previews we've published, click here. For a schedule of our previews for the month, click here.
The Sun Belt was one of the conferences that had the most reshuffling during conference realignment, as four schools are headed out of the league while three new programs — Georgia State, Texas State and Texas-Arlington — come aboard.
Ironically enough, while the league loses powerhouse Middle Tennessee State, North Texas forward Tony Mitchell and Florida International head coach Rick Pitino, the Sun Belt will likely end up having more star power on their rosters than any mid-major league in the country.
It starts with one of the new additions, as Ron Hunter's Georgia State squad seems primed for a huge year. Hunter's back court will be loaded, as his son R.J., a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, returns after averaging more than 17 points as a freshman. He's got a chance to be an NBA Draft pick down the road. He's joined by Devonta White and Manny Atkins, who both averaged about 15 points, but the most notable name will be Kentucky transfer Ryan Harrow. If Harrow lives up to his potential and Hunter can find some production on the interior, the Panthers have the chance to be really, really good.
(MORE: Ron Hunter channels his inner 'Coach Dad')
As talented as Hunter and Harrow are, however, neither will enter the season as the Sun Belt's Preseason Player of the Year. That title falls to Augustine Rubit, a 6-foot-7 forward that averaged 19.4 points and 10.2 boards as a junior. In layman's terms, he's a beast, but if the Jaguars are going to improve on their 14-6 record in Matthew Graves' first season as head coach, Rubit will need a supporting cast that loses two starters to step up.
No mid-major player had a bigger summer than Louisiana-Lafayette's Elfrid Payton. The 6-foot-3, do-it-all guard — he averaged 15.6 points, 5.9 boards, 5.6 assists and 2.4 steals — not only managed to make the U19 national team, but he started for them over more highly-regarded players. Throw in the return of Shawn Long, and Bob Marlin's club will also contend for the league title.
Then there's Western Kentucky. They return four starters from a team that finished just 10-10 in league play, but they are also coming off of their second straight run to the NCAA tournament. T.J. Price is the Hilltopper to make note of.
And finally, Arkansas State. The Red Wolves lose three of their top five scorers from last season, but leading scorer Ed Townsel is back, as is sophomore Cameron Golden. The key will be transfers. Brandon Reed averaged 15.1 points as a freshman back in 2009-2010 before transferring to Georgia Tech while Melvin Johnson III averaged 13.0 points as a junior at UT-San Antonio in 2011-2012.
Arkansas-Little Rock and UT-Arlington both have enough talent to make a push as well.
REALIGNMENT MOVES
In: Georgia State, Texas State, Texas-Arlington,
Out: Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Florida International, Florida Atlantic
PRESEASON SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Augustine Rubit, South Alabama
Rubit came within 18 points of averaging 20 and 10 a season ago, and he's returning to school to play for a team with a real shot of winning the league title. I know how much talent there is in this conference; this decision was still pretty easy.
FOUR MORE NAMES TO KNOW:
R.J. Hunter, Georgia State: Hunter averaged 17.5 points as a freshman and will be playing this season with Ryan Harrow.
Elfrid Payton, Louisiana-Lafayette: If he can refine his jump shot, Payton has a shot to follow the footsteps of Steph Curry, Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum.
Brandon Reed, Arkansas State: Reed averaged 15.1 points as a freshman with the Red Wolves, but tried transferring to Georgia Tech. That resulted in two uneventful season, so Reed came back under the graduate transfer rule.
Shawn Long, Louisiana-Lafayette: The best big man in the league not named Augustine Rubit.
PREDICTED FINISH
1. Georgia State
2. Louisiana-Lafayette
3. South Alabama
4. Western Kentucky
5. Arkansas State
6. Arkansas-Little Rock
7. UT-Arlington
9. Texas State
10. Louisiana-Monroe
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Below we present some improvements from all three categories that have either been integrated into your ePages Now shop in the last few weeks or will soon be available to you.
With the editor you have always been able to add videos to the content and category pages of your shop. However, it was previously not possible to integrate videos on product pages. Now you can insert a video for each product. All you have to do is enter its YouTube address. The video will then be displayed as part of the picture gallery of the product.
There are many exciting ways to present your products in videos. If you sell apparel for instance, you can show videos in which models wear the clothes. If you have an online shop for technical equipment, you can show the unboxing of products and thus increase the customer's desire to buy.
A study published in Forbes Magazine has shown that the integration of videos is definitely worthwhile for shop owners. According to the statistics, 90 percent of consumers said that product videos would help them make a purchase decision. 64 percent said they were more likely to buy a product after watching a video about it.
You can find instructions for adding videos to products in our help article.
When it comes to payment and delivery methods in online shops, many customers already have certain preferences. Some, for instance, prefer to pay by invoice or appreciate the simplicity and buyer protection of PayPal. If a visitor of your shop has already had good experiences with a logistics provider, he may prefer it for delivery. This can even go so far that customers abandon the order process if the desired payment or delivery options are not available to them.
From now on you can show the visitors of your shop directly which payment and shipping methods you offer. To do this, simply display the logos of these methods in the footer of your shop. The most popular of them are already preconfigured and only need to be activated by you. In addition to logos from PayPal & Co., there are also logos for payment methods for which no service provider is involved. Examples for this are payment in advance or paying by invoice. The logo you are looking for is not included? No problem – you can also upload your own.
You can find instructions for adding logos in our help article.
Online merchants often convince customers to buy from them by offering special advantages and services. These can play a decisive role in the customer's purchase decision.
It is particularly helpful when these are unique selling points – advantages that no other shop offers.
To show these points to your customers, you can now have them displayed in the header of your shop. They can then be seen on every page and immediately catch the eye of visitors. The integration is very simple: In the administration area of your shop in the editor you just have to enter the advantages.
You can find instructions for this in our help article.
The editing of images is one of the rather unpopular tasks in the life of a shop owner. For this, merchants usually use image editing software such as Photoshop or Gimp. From now on you can also edit images directly in the editor of your shop. This applies to content elements such as "Image, single column" or "Image and text, two columns". You have several possibilities of image editing at your disposal. For example, you can change the part of the image that is shown, zoom in and out of the image or change the aspect ratio. The latter is particularly useful if you would like to display several images next to one another and want them to have the same format.
A practical feature that will be available in your shop within the next few weeks: It will be possible to display texts on pictures, apart from the product pictures. For example, you can include a large-format image slider on the start page of your shop and simply insert a heading or additional text on it. You can also display an eye-catching call to action below the text. This is a button with a text like "Show offers" or "View product". You can adjust for instance the colours of the text and the button. This feature supports you with making changes that fit to the design theme you chose and creates results that are displayed perfectly on all kinds of devices.
An online shop with long loading times has several disadvantages. Internet users are impatient these days and sometimes stop trying to access a website if this takes too long – especially when using mobile phones. In addition, long download times also affect the search engine optimisation of your shop: Slow websites are not as highly ranked by Google as fast ones.
The ePages shop software is optimised from the outset for short loading times. Large file sizes of images can have a strong influence on the loading time. Usually all images of a page are loaded immediately, even if a user doesn't scroll down and doesn't get to see the lower pictures at all. Therefore the so-called lazy loading will soon be introduced in ePages shops. The images in the upper, visible area will automatically be loaded first. Images below are only loaded when the user scrolls down. Especially if you have pages with many pictures, this has a very positive effect on the loading times.


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Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCARand Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned Kentucky Speedway until 2008. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 107,000.
Construction of the speedway began in 1998 and was completed in mid-2000. The speedway has hosted the Camping World Truck Series, Nationwide Series, IndyCar Series, and the Firestone Indy Lights Series and most recently, theSprint Cup Series beginning in 2011.
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Q: How to solve django TemplateDoesNotExist WEBSITEviews.py
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.utils import timezone
from .models import Post

def minjuand(request):
    posts = Post.objects.filter(published_date__lte = timezone.now()).order_by('published_date')
    return render(request,'blog/minjuand.html',{'posts':posts})

urls.py
from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns=[
    path('', views.minjuand, name="minjunad"),
]

in settings.py
TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [
            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '..', 'templates')
        ],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
]

I added my application to my settings.py at the end of INSTALLED_APPS and checked for typos. Why can't Django find my template?
I am developing with Django 3.1.4 and Python 3.9.0 on Windows 10.
BLOGPROJECT STRUCTURE

A: There's no need to define additional template directories in the Django settings. All registered apps (apps that are in your INSTALLED_APPS list in settings.py) use a default templates directory my-app-directory/templates/.
Inside your app directory, create a folder called templates (all lowercase), place your templates inside this folder. So if you had an app called blog it would look something like this:
> blog/
  > migrations/
    > 0001_initial.py
  > templates/
    > my_template.html
  > admin.py
  > apps.py
  > models.py
  > views.py
> mysite/
  > settings.py
  > urls.py
  > wsgi.py
> manage.py

You can then use your my_template.html template in a view like this:
def my_view(request):
    context = {}
    return render(request,'my_template.html', context)

Note, we reference the template as if we are inside the templates/ directory

A: You should create the templates directory inside the folder containing folder of project and app. If you have done that, then os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates') do this change in TEMPLATES in settings.py

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Bitcoin Core Contributor Gleb Naumenko Receives $100,000 From BitMEX
by Priyeshu Garg
Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX announced that its $100,000 one-year grant has been awarded to Gleb Naumenko, a Bitcoin Core contributor and researcher. Awarded by HDR Global Trading, which owns BitMEX, the developer grant program complements the company's efforts that support the development of open-source protocols.
Chaincode Labs Researcher Awarded BitMEX Grant
Gleb Naumenko, a Bitcoin Core contributor and researcher with Chaincode Labs, has received the Bitcoin developer grant from BitMEX. According to the company's announcement, Naumenko is the second person to be awarded the grant, following on Michael Ford, who received the grant last year.
Naumenko will be awarded a $100,000 one year grant by HDR Global Trading Limited, the company that owns and operates the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform. The company announced the "no strings attached" grant earlier in May, saying that it wants to continue the practice of awarding grants to working on Bitcoin, NodeJS, Java or Kubernetes.
To date, HDR has awarded a total of $650,000 in grants to open-source projects, which includes a $150,000 grant to Ford last year and a $500,000 grant to the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT.
Supporting Open Source Bitcoin Development
The Bitcoin Development grant agreement states that HDR will pay Naumenko the $100,000 in 12 equal monthly installments, either in fiat or Bitcoin. During the 12-month period, Naumenko will only be obliged to send two "short reports" every six months related to the work he does on projects related to Bitcoin development.
All of the work done should be made available both to HDR and the public through an open-source software license without any restrictions. As for the type of work Naumenko chooses to pursue, HDR said that it was up to his "sole discretion."
The latest grant puts BitMEX at the very top when it comes to companies financing Bitcoin development. The company has joined the likes of Blockstream and Lightning Labs, as well as other exchanges such as Bitfinex, Bitmain, BitPay, and OKCoin in financing ongoing development of the Bitcoin network.
It's also worth noting that the company has been donating to various causes that are fighting against the COVID-19 outbreak. Back in April, BitMEX confirmed that it donated $2.5 million to four organizations, which include the Gates Philanthropy Partners.
Many traders on Twitter who probably got liquidated recently rejoiced to hear the news that their rekkt money was being spent for a good cause.
Tags: bitcoinBitcoin CoreBitMEXbtcbtcusdBTCUSDTxbtusd
Priyeshu Garg
Priyeshu is a software engineer who is passionate about machine learning and blockchain technology. He built his first digital marketing startup as a teenager and worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies. He's an alumnus from mass-transit app Ola and holds a degree in computer science engineering. He likes to write bots in his free time.
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A Folding Fireplace
SnowPeak's Pack &Carry Fireplace
Written by Christopher Cunningham
From Issue December 2014
all photographs by the author
Elevated and contained by the Pack & Carry Fireplace, this campfire leaves no trace.
By the time I graduated from high school I had studied Latin for five years. There wasn't much call for it as a spoken language, but I was fascinated by what it revealed about English words. One that I found particularly telling was "focus." It's the Latin word for fireplace. When we stare into a fire, it is easy to focus on the flickering flames to the exclusion of everything else around us. At a fireplace we can easily drift into an almost meditative state of relaxed concentration. In the out-of-doors, campfires are an integral part of the restorative quality of the wilderness experience but unfortunately they can scar the landscape. I stopped making wilderness campfires years ago—I'd seen too many campsites spoiled by half-burned logs and black scars on the ground.
SnowPeak's Pack & Carry Fireplace offers us a way to enjoy the benefits of a campfire and leave the land as we found it. It folds up for easy storage and transport and, made of heavy-duty stainless steel, it's built to last. It has a heft that won't appeal to backpackers but the durability that comes with its stout construction is well suited to coastal camp-cruising.
The sloped sides of the Fireplace make it self tending: Wood slips downward into the heart of the fire.
Folded, the fireplace is ¾″ thick; opened it's an inverted pyramid propped up on four sturdy legs of 3/16″ stainless rod. There are rows of holes along the upper edges of the sides for airflow. The spaces along the hinged edges also allow for airflow without being so large that coals and ash readily fall through. If the wood used is broken, chopped, or sawn to fit the fireplace, the fire is self-tending—as the wood burns it gathers in the center. (I usually carry a hand-operated survival chainsaw. It makes quick work of wood too thick to break.) Left to burn itself out, the fire leaves behind just a handful of charcoal, easy to pack out or carry to another campsite for the next fire.
When the Fireplace is folded, none of its sooty surfaces are exposed so you can handle it and still keep your hands clean. The carrying case adds an extra measure of tidiness.
The fireplace comes with a nylon carrying case that keeps ash and soot separated from your other camping gear. There are two accessories for the stove that I didn't have for review: a flat steel base and a cooking grill and a support for it. The base plate is meant to reflect radiant heat from the fireplace and keep it from damaging the ground. I used the stove, less the base, over dry grass and leaves and the ground directly under the stove was merely warm to the touch. The base would be quite useful for supporting the fireplace on sand, and perhaps even snow; the legs sink in and don't provide much stability. The grill can be set at different levels to suit the cooking job.
The fireplace I tested is the smallest of three sizes offered by SnowPeak. It's 11″ square, stands 8″ high, and weighs 4 lbs. The medium fireplace opens to 13 ¾″ and the large to 17 ¾″. The fire in the small fireplace burns in an area just under a square foot, so it's a small fire, but it brought a pot of water to a boil, dried a pair of wet socks, cast a warm glow, and took the chill off the 45° night air. It didn't throw off heat the way a campfire burning large chunks of wood does—the fireplace's cluster of glowing embers is contained in a small area and radiates warmth rather than scorching heat. I could sit right by the fire and be pleasantly warm and, yes, sitting there I could not help but focus on the flickering flames. The Pack & Carry Fireplace could return me to an element of camping that I've often missed.
Christopher Cunningham is the digital editor of Small Boats Monthly.
The small, medium, and large Pack & Carry Fireplaces area available from SnowPeak for $109.95, $149.95, and $189.95 respectively.
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Mark Patton says:
I also heartily endorse the leave-no-trace approach to being in the wild. I learned it from my Scout master when I was 10. Back then (1960) we would backpack into the Santa Ynez, CA, wilderness every Easter break. Our troop of 15 to 20 boys and two men would leave only one sign that we had been in three different camps during the week's vacation. As we backed out of camp we would erase our tracks with a broom of dead fall tree branches. No fire rings, no black logs: Everything was burned down to ash, no charcoal. No tent flats, no garbage, no trace, except the barely perceptible broom strokes. The little bit of ash we generated was buried under a rock below the high water mark. Camp cruising must, of course, include some form of water-borne beast of burden. Given one of those, a thrifty packer could easily bring the Snow Peak Fireplace and all of the wood to be consumed by it. Then you could say you didn't take anything from the land or leave anything behind on it.
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Act 60: Puerto Rico Tax Incentives
Puerto Rico's unique structure makes it a part of the US system but gives it autonomy over its own financial affairs. This allows it to grant unique incentives for investors.
All acts and incentives were combined into one act, Act 60, in July 2019. Act 60 has a number of chapters of incentives covering various aspects of the economy, as well as sections on tax credits.
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Chapter 11: Other Incentives
Chapter 1: General Incentives
Chapter 2: Incentives for Individuals
Chapter 3: Incentives for Export Goods and Services
Chapter 4: Incentives for Financial and Insurance Services
Chapter 5: Incentives for the Visitor Economy
Chapter 6: Incentives for Manufacturing and R&D
Chapter 7: Incentives for Infrastructure
Chapter 8: Incentives for Agriculture
Chapter 9: Incentives for Creative Industries
Chapter 10: Incentives for Entrepreneurship
Section 2110.01.- Exemptions for Air Carriers.
(a) Eligibility.- It is hereby provided that a business established or to be established in Puerto Rico by a Person engaged in air transportation services as a carrier, may apply to the Secretary of the DEDC for the tax benefits provided in subsection (b) of this Section.
(b) Tax Benefits.-
(1) Income Taxes.-
(i) In General- The net income derived from the eligible activities described in subsection (a) of this Section shall be exempt during the effective period of the Decree.
(2) Real and Personal Property Tax.-
(i) In General.- Air Carriers shall be exempt from state, local, and municipal taxes, whatever their name or nature, on all real or personal property now owned or hereafter acquired by it, including all taxes or excises taxes on equipment or supplies.
(A) Any aircraft and the equipment related thereto, leased and owned by a public carrier engaged in air transportation services shall be exempt from all property taxes; provided, that it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the DEDC and the Secretary of the Treasury that such property is being used for such purpose.
(B) These exemptions shall not include the excise taxes on fuels nor the fee that Act No. 82 of June 26, 1959, authorized the Ports Authority to levy on all aviation gasoline, all fuel products for use and consumption in propelling air transportation vehicles and any blend of gasoline with other fuel products for use and consumption in the propelling of air transportation vehicles, to be consumed in air travel between Puerto Rico and other places or in air travel within the territorial limits of Puerto Rico.
(3) Municipal Taxes.-
(i) In General.- Air Carrier Contractors and subcontractors shall be exempt from any tax, levy, duty, license, excise tax, rate or tariff imposed by any municipal ordinance on the construction of works to be used by such air carriers within a municipality. Said taxes shall not include the municipal license tax imposed on the volume of business of a contractor or subcontractor of an air carrier, during the authorized exemption period.
Section 2110.02.- Exemptions for Ocean Freight Carriers
(a) Eligibility.- It is hereby provided that a business established or to be established in Puerto Rico by a Person, or combination thereof, whether or not organized under a common name, may apply to the Secretary of the DEDC for a Grant when the Entity establishes in Puerto Rico to engage in any of the following eligible activities:
(1) Ocean Freight Shipping between ports in Puerto Rico and ports in foreign countries.
(2) The lease or chartering of vessels used for said mode of transportation or property of any other kind, real and personal, used in connection with the operation of said vessels when the mode of transportation meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this Section.
(i) In General.- Net Income derived from Eligible Shipping Activities described in subsection (a) of this Section shall be exempt from income taxes during the entire exemption period.
(2) Distributions.-
(i) The distribution of dividends or benefits by a corporation or partnership availing itself of the provisions of this Subchapter, that has not enjoyed or is not enjoying industrial tax exemption and that, on the date of commencement of the exempt shipping operations it has accumulated a taxable surplus, shall be considered as made from the undistributed balance of said surplus, but after said surplus is exhausted by virtue of such distribution, the provisions of subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph (2) shall apply.
(ii) The distribution of dividends or benefits by a corporation or partnership that has enjoyed or is enjoying industrial tax exemption shall be considered as made from the surplus accumulated during the period in which it has enjoyed or is enjoying industrial tax exemption and shall be governed by the provisions of the laws under which they have been governed. After such surplus is exhausted, the provisions of subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph (2) shall apply.
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of the preceding paragraphs, the distribution of dividends or benefits by a corporation or partnership availing itself of the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered as derived from the earnings or profits most recently accumulated and shall be exempt in the same proportion in which the income was exempt, for the following persons:
(A) Domestic Persons; or
(B) Nonresident aliens that are not required to pay in any jurisdiction outside of Puerto Rico any tax on the income derived from any source in Puerto Rico;
(C) Nonresident aliens that, by reason of the laws of their country of residence, cannot take, as a deduction from income or as a credit against the tax payable in said country on the dividends or benefits derived from a corporation or partnership exempt under this Code, the tax which would be imposed on them in Puerto Rico on such dividends or benefits; or
(D) Nonresident aliens that, by reason of the laws of their country of residence, can only take partially, as a deduction from income or as a credit against the tax payable in said country on the dividends or benefits derived from a corporation or partnership exempt under this Code, the tax which would be imposed on them in Puerto Rico on such dividends or benefits. The exemption provided in this Section shall apply only to such portion of the income tax which may be imposed in Puerto Rico on dividends or benefits as may not be deductible from the income or creditable against the tax to be paid in such country on such dividends or benefits.
(E) Any person who wishes to avail himself of the provisions of clauses (C) and (D) above, shall submit to the Secretary of the DEDC a translated, certified or authenticated copy, in Spanish or English, of the laws or regulations in effect of his country of residence, specifically stating the provisions of such laws or regulations that apply to his case, with any other information or proof showing that said person qualifies under the clauses (C) and (D) above.
(3) Real or Personal Property Taxes.- Vessels and property of any other kind, real or personal, used in connection with an eligible business, shall not be subject to municipal or state taxes on real and personal property, during the effective period of the Decree.
(4) Municipal Taxes.- Eligible Businesses shall be exempt from the payment of municipal license taxes, excise taxes, and other taxes imposed pursuant to any municipal ordinance, during the effective period of the Decree.
(c) Requirements.- In the evaluation, analysis, consideration, granting, renegotiation, and review of any incentive or benefit granted under this Section, the Secretary of the DEDC shall determine that such exemption is necessary and convenient for the promotion of the economy and welfare of the People of Puerto Rico, because:
(1) it shall provide greater Ocean Freight Shipping facilities between ports in Puerto Rico and ports in foreign countries; and
(2) it shall provide such specific services as the Government of Puerto Rico may deem necessary for the promotion of the economy and welfare of the People of Puerto Rico.
Section 2110.03.- Incentives for the Puerto Rico Cruise Ship Industry.
(a) The main objectives of this incentive for the cruise ship industry are the following:
(1) to reaffirm and strengthen the importance of Puerto Rico as a regional and world cruise ship home port;
(2) to increase the number of cruise ships arriving in Puerto Rico;
(3) to increase the stay of cruise ship passengers in lodgings throughout all the regions and municipalities of Puerto Rico, as well as on the islands that comprise its archipelago (Vieques, Culebra, and others);
(4) to increase the number of visits and the volume of passengers in the cruise ships that visit Puerto Rico;
(5) to promote consumption on the Island by passengers and crew members, including expenses related to the acquisition of supplies and other operating expenses of cruise ships arriving in the Island;
(6) to generate and increase profits for the different economic segments of Puerto Rico connected directly or indirectly with the cruise ship industry; and
(7) to offer incentives on equal terms to all cruise lines and establish partnerships with every cruise line so as to maximize the promotion of Puerto Rico as a tourist destination and improve the relationship with the cruise ship industry in general.
(b) Fund Administration.-
(1) The DEDC shall prescribe in the Incentives Regulations, all that pertains to the form and manner in which the incentives provided in this Section shall be applied for and granted, in order to ensure a sound administration of public funds.
(2) The DEDC shall be required to ensure that the funds allocated to the Fund are used in accordance with the regulations it establishes. Eligibility - Cruise ship companies or operators that visit any port in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico may be eligible for these benefits. Only cruise ship owners and operators, Entities engaged in the sale of travel deals established in Puerto Rico or abroad, and organizations authorized by the DEDC to collect passengers at piers, as the case may be, shall be entitled to apply for these incentives; provided, that the agencies or agents thereof in Puerto Rico have authority to apply for, process, and receive such benefits as part of the business relationship with those they represent.
(c) Benefits.-
(1) Incentive for Cruise Ship Companies:
(i) For cruise ships that dock in a port in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico, four dollars and ninety-five cents ($4.95) shall be deducted from the thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($13.25)-tax imposed per passenger as fixed by the head or administrative authorities of the ports of Puerto Rico. This incentive shall apply to the first one hundred forty thousand (140,000) passengers arriving in any port of Puerto Rico in the company's cruise ships within the twelve (12)-month period of the fiscal year, beginning Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Likewise, seven dollars and forty-five cents ($7.45) per passenger shall be deducted when the company has exceeded such number of passengers. If the port tax is less than the thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($13.25)-tax, four dollars and ninety-five cents ($4.95) shall be deducted from the tax applicable to said port. If there is any reduction in the official flat tax rate, the incentive herein provided shall be reduced in the same proportion.
(2) Home Port Frequent Visit Incentive:
(i) The following amounts shall be contributed:
(A) One dollar ($1.00) per passenger to cruise ship companies or operators that use any port in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico as home port.
(B) Two dollars ($2.00) per passenger after the twenty- first (21st) visit of the cruise ship company within a fiscal year period. As of the fifty- third (53rd) visit of the cruise ship company within a Fiscal Year period, the cruise ship company shall receive a contribution of three dollars ($3.00) per passenger.
(C) An additional fifty cents ($0.50)-contribution per passenger, to cruise ship companies or operators that use any port in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico as home port from Monday through Friday, inclusively.
(D) In addition to the incentives stated above, any cruise ship that uses any port in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico as home port, and also visits one or more ports in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico in the same week, shall receive fifty cents ($0.50) in addition to any of the incentives provided in this clause.
(E) Any cruise ship that uses any port in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico as home port, and departs twice a week from the same port shall receive fifty cents ($0.50) in addition to any of the incentives provided in this clause.
(F) Every home port cruise ship that departs from the Port of San Juan before 4:00 P. M. shall receive an incentive of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per passenger.
(G) The total contributions established in this Code shall never exceed thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($13.25). Any balance in excess of said amount shall not be paid. If there is a reduction or increase in this tax, the maximum contribution shall be proportionally adjusted.
(3) Cruise Ship Home Port Bilateral Marketing Program:
(i) A Bilateral Marketing Program between the DEDC and the eligible cruise ship company (hereinafter, the Marketing Program) shall be created for the purpose of placing Puerto Rico as the home port of the Caribbean and incentivize its worldwide demand. The sum of one dollar ($1.00) per passenger shall be contributed to each Marketing Program in cruise ships departing from any port of the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico during the fiscal year period beginning in Fiscal Year 2019-2020; provided, that to qualify for such incentive, the cruise ship company shall contribute a apportion of the amount of the incentive claimed to its Marketing Program, as prescribed by the DEDC in the Incentives Regulations, pursuant to this Code.
(4) Port of Call Time Incentive.
(i) The sum of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per passenger shall be contributed to ships in transit docking at any port of the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico for at least eight (8) hours and pay the applicable tax to said port during a fiscal year period. This incentive shall require the cruise ship to dock before 11:00 A.M. If it docks after 11:00 A.M., one dollar ($1.00) shall be contributed; provided, that the cruise ship is docked for eight (8) hours in the port.
(ii) The funds required to grant the incentives provided hereunder shall originate from the Incentives Fund, and shall be administered by the DEDC.
(5) Supplies and Services Incentive.
(i) Every cruise ship that docks in any port in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to receive an incentive equal to ten percent (10%) of the expenses incurred in the purchase of supplies or hiring shall apply maintenance or repair services for the cruise ship in Puerto Rico, excluding materials, goods, or equipment installed as a result of such service, as specified in the regulations adopted by the DEDC. An additional five-percent (5%) shall be offered for the acquisition of goods manufactured in Puerto Rico as certified by the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, or agricultural products of Puerto Rico as certified by the Department of Agriculture.
(ii) The services set forth herein shall exclude docking services required by the cruise ships in each port of call.
(iii) Cruise ship owners or operators that comply with these provisions shall receive these benefits after presenting evidence, to the satisfaction of the aforementioned agencies that the purchases were made from companies in which fifty percent (50%) or more of their Shareholders are Puerto Rico residents or that said companies manufacture fifty percent (50%) or more of the sold goods. In the case of companies engaged in the rendering of services, as defined by the DEDC, the employees rendering such services shall be Puerto Rico residents. Transshipment or transfer of goods directly to cruise ships from ports where ships carrying food or beverages dock shall not constitute an activity incentivized or eligible for this incentive. Vendors and service providers shall also be certified by the DEDC and shall comply with all applicable circular letters, administrative orders, and regulations.
(iv) The funds for the incentives to be awarded hereunder shall originate from the Incentives Fund.
(d) The incentives herein provided shall be granted by the DEDC, as the case may be, to the appropriate company, operator, or agent within a period not to exceed thirty (30) days after submitting the invoices, in accordance with the appropriate regulations. Should the DEDC and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority be in disagreement with regard to any invoice item, such disagreement shall not prevent the payment of any other item in the invoice that has not been objected. Likewise, the DEDC shall be responsible for notifying the requesting Entity within said thirty (30)-day period about any objection to any invoice item stating the reasons that support the objection.
(e) Incentives for Organizations Authorized to Offer Tourist Transportation in Piers.
(1) Any tour operator authorized by the DEDC to offer tours or tourist transportation in the piers of Puerto Rico where it collects and drops off passengers, shall be entitled to provide its services and contract directly with cruise ship companies and may receive a basic contribution of one dollar ($1.00) per cruise ship passenger that purchases a tour in the cruise ship in which he travels. Tour operators may receive a special contribution of four dollars ($4.00) for each cruise ship passenger that purchases a tour in the cruise ship in which he travels; provided, such tour includes a visit to the municipalities of Vieques and Culebra. The special contribution for tours to Vieques and Culebra shall be in addition to the basic contribution. The DEDC may change the contribution per passenger, as resources allow, the need to incentivize the purchase of these tours, and the market competitiveness.
(2) Any tour operator authorized by the DEDC to offer tourist transportation in the pier area shall be eligible to receive the benefits provided in this paragraph; provided, that it complies with the provisions of this Section and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(3) The Secretary of DEDC shall be empowered to prescribe by regulations, the form and manner in which these incentives shall be granted as well as the tour operator certification that applicants must obtain from the DEDC.
(f) Funding.- The funds to grant incentives under this Sections shall originate from the Economic Incentives Fund and shall be administered by the DEDC.
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Coming to Rome as a 24 year old with my friend. What do local do for the holiday? I don't want to get stuck in a tourist trap like Time Square in NY.
You'll love Rome, especially if you can get away from the tourist crowds. It seems challenging but there are some great places just around the corner from the main attractions.


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NASA plans to open the International Space Station for business
NASA has introduced a plan to begin commercializing the International Space Station. The plan will, in the end, cause the improvement of industrial space stations to take over low Earth orbit operations once the ISS is decommissioned. That will manifest in 2028 or 2030, relying on what Congress comes to a decision.
The initiative consists of a brand new business use policy considering manufacturing and advertising, and marketing on the station, in keeping with Space News. "Those sports have to fall into one in every of three classes," Robyn Gatens instructed Space News, deputy director of the ISS. The required classes include using microgravity, stimulating the LEO financial system, and aligning with NASA's assignment. Space News additionally mentioned that business crews might be capable of private delivery astronauts, to start with restrained to 2 astronauts 12 months for a most of 30 days. Each day of those trips to the station will cost $35,000 for NASA assets and flight preparations.
NASA will even provide a docking port for an industrial module that could serve everything from a personal studies lab to a manufacturing facility. The area agency can even behavior research on the potential markets for space-manufactured merchandise and barriers to access into the one's markets. By commercializing a part of the ISS, NASA hopes to lower the value of keeping the massive, orbiting laboratory. Eventually, industrial companies consisting of Bigelow and Nanoracks will construct unfastened-flying mini-area stations to co-orbit with the ISS.
When the space station ends its beneficial operational existence, the space business enterprise hopes to have jump-started a space-primarily based business quarter, with a swarm of business area stations changing the ISS. NASA could hire space on one or extra of those area stations to continue area-based studies, even targeting deep space exploration.
The concept of business area stations is not new. Back in the early Nineteen Eighties, an organization referred to as Space Industries proposed constructing an Industrial Space Facility that might co-orbit what turned into then referred to as Space Station Freedom and could be serviced by using the gap commute. However, the ISF grew to become out to be an idea that turned ahead of its time.
The Industrial Space Facility changed into stymied by way of the unexpected high value of working the gap go back and forth. Also, an abnormal coalition of commercial enterprise pastimes and anti-NASA politicians, consisting of the late William Proxmire, floated a plan to replace the distance station venture with the ISF. The area company shifted from intrigued aid to implacable opposition. The Challenger coincidence did no longer help subjects. Eventually, Congress refused to approve NASA participation in the mission, and therefore it became stillborn.
Thirty years later, the weather for a space-based industrial quarter seems to be a good deal brighter. Thanks to the Commercial Crew application, the price of traveling to low Earth orbit is set to plunge, with non-public flights through SpaceX and Boeing due to start rapidly. Thanks to nearly a decade's worth of experiments on the ISS, agencies have a higher cope with what sort of products will be manufactured in the area that could be sold on Earth. Space tourism will show an exquisite marketplace, established with the aid of the flights of private area tourists by way of Space Adventures in partnership with Russia.
The truth that NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine studied commercial enterprise and economics at Rice University and attended the Cornell Business School has additionally likely contributed to the gap company's renewed interest in space commercialization. With business corporations participating within the Artemis return-to-the-moon program, the non-public area has to turn out to be much less a servant of NASA and greater like a full associate. Eventually, the non-public region will not depend on government help and could make its own earnings on the excessive frontier. Then it can be said that the distance age has begun.
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My mom was a great host. So I hope that you fill the warmth that she has left at Ruthie's Place. Living Area is open, sits 10 places for eating inside or out.
My mom loved her yard, hummingbirds, finches (not bluejays, they ate the pecans), all parts of nature. I love keeping the cement bird bath full of water (near the patio) and watching the birds just love the fresh water especially when it is 100 degrees outside.


The CBI-electric Group operates under the auspices of Reunert Holdings - a leading South African company listed on the JSE in the industrial goods and services (electronic and electrical equipment) sectors. Reunert manages a number of businesses focused on electrical engineering, information communication technologies and applied electronics.
The CBI-electric group's greatest resource is its combined experience. CBI-electric has built a diversified group of highly vertically integrated companies, each with a major footprint in different sectors of the electrical and telecommunication industries.
One of the key competitive capabilities of the CBI-electric Group is commitment to the continual development of new technology and intellectual property. This commitment is only enhanced through the company's structure, which facilitates the sharing of information. Together the CBI group can analyse the latest trends in technology, current and future market conditions as well as the economy. This allows CBI to provide the best possible solutions for customers.
The CBI-electric Group is a set of companies united by a common vision: To be a Solutions provider to niche markets around the world.
CBI-electric low voltage is a supplier of electrical protection and factory automation solutions for global applications. These solutions include products such as, Miniature Circuit Breakers, Moulded Case Circuit Breakers, wiring accessories and specialised application Circuit Breakers. CBI-electric low voltage previously known as Circuit Breaker Industries or CBI, is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. CBI supplies world class low voltage electrical distribution, protection and control equipment.
With an exciting background of ground breaking achievements, CBI-electric: low voltage has prospered for more than five decades to become a leader in the design, development and manufacturer of circuit breakers. CBI supplies products to sectors such as Residential Utilities, Commercial developers, Industrial and mining and general power distribution applications.
CBI-electric: african cables has been designing and manufacturing a comprehensive range of electrical power cables at their factory in Vereeniging, near Johannesburg, since 1935. Growth of the manufacturing facility has been consistent with the demand for the product locally while technological advancement has remained abreast of international trends. Apart from product manufacture, CBI-electric: african cables also boasts a division specialising in the installation and maintenance of medium and high-voltage cable. This division of the company, known as Power Installations, is presently the sole southern African cable installation company accredited with ISO 9001 quality certification and have a 9EE CIDB rating.
This division is located at Brits in the North West Province, Republic of South Africa.
CBi Electric Telecom Cables is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of both copper and optical fibre cable solutions, supplying the telecommunications, industrial and data communications industry. In addition, synergistic connectivity services are provided on a turnkey basis, including fibre ducting, splicing, training and installation.


Main Point: You are not alone. You are all one.
How do you get pumped up or excited about something?
What is something you have prepared for? What was involved in preparing?
Once we've prepared for something, what prevents us from acting?
What is the significance of the 'you' pronouns being plural instead of singular? Why?
People are not the enemy. Why do we lose sight of who the real enemy is?
With armor on, we are told to stand, not attack. How is this significant?
Paul is a great example for us to look up to. Does the fact that even he asked for prayer help you be open to asking for prayer and help? Why or why not?
Share a time that someone came alongside you and helped you during a difficult time.
When you feel disconnected from someone, what do you do in order to reconnect?
What can you do to feel more connected to the church?
Prayer: Pray for one another.
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Posted on: 16/Feb/2010 - The amazing Corfu Town is located in a protected area between two fortresses.
Corfu, Kerkyra is an Island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands after Kefalonia. Corfu is one of the most popular destinations in Greece and is considered by many as one of the most beautiful Greek islands with remarkable architecture, wonderful beaches, crystal clear waters, lots of sailing possibilities including sailing to Paxos and Antipaxos and a great variety of superb accommodation in the numerous villages by the sea and in other locations on the island.
The capital of Corfu is Corfu City. In 2007, the city's Old Town was designated for the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The influence of the Venetians who for centuries controlled the island is present in architecture and monuments. Corfu Town has seen other influences as well including the British, the Normans, the French, the Romans whose ancient buildings are still in evidence in several archaeology sites and the excellent archaeological museum.
The population of the town of Corfu is about 30,000. Corfu City is nowadays a cosmpopolitan Town. The Ionian University in Corfu, is one of the most famous in Greece especially known for The Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting aiming at educating and training Greek-speaking translators and interpreters. The Theater of San Giacomo constructed entirely of stone in the style of the Italian Renaisance had it's foundations first laid in1663 and is just one example of then many historical buildings that make walking the streets of this city a pleasure.
The town really resembles an Italian city though their are other influences such as the Liston, the building which borders the main esplanade or Spianada, built by the French, which houses some of the finest cafes and restaurants in Corfu. On the esplanade itself the men compete in weekend cricket matches, the only place in Greece where the sport is played. If you can't have baseball then watching a visiting British team in a cricket match, drinking the local ginger beer or a gin and tonic is the next best thing. The French were the ones who turned the Spianada into a public square. Before the nineteenth century it was a large empty lot that was used for defensive purposes. The French planted trees and created one of the most attractive town squares in all of Greece.
There are several interesting museums in town and two major fortresses as well as numerous small squares and fountains. The town itself was built so that it could be defended. The buildings in the old city remain intact and wandering through the narrow streets is like a lesson in history and architecture. Even though some buildings were destroyed in the German bombings of the second world war, the town of Corfu contains a large number of buildings which have survived the centuries.
The old fortess is separated from the rest of the town by a moat and this area is one of the most quiet and beautiful spots in the city. There are fishing boats, tree-shaded grass and a 60 foot metal bridge which now stands where the old draw-bridge used to be. The Turks beseiged the island in 1537 and 1571 and it is during this period that most of the fortifications were built by the Venetians.
The fortess has been inhabited continuously for 1500 years and historically it is probably the most important monument on the island. But it is also one of the most beautiful places on the island with great views of the city and during the summer this is where the sound and light is performed. The New fortress was built between 1576 and 1588 in an effort to protect more of the houses of the people of Corfu. The Venetian fortifications are considered a masterpiece of military architecture. Of the four gates to the fortress only two survive, the Porto San Nicolo at the north end of the esplanade and the Porta Spillia, east of the fortress. Later the British and the French added fortifications of their own.
Corfu town is the transportation hub for the island and you can get anywhere by bus, taxi or by renting a car. There are many different catagories of hotels for those who want to stay in town to enjoy the pleasures of city-life and assortment of excellent restaurants and nightlife and venture to the beaches by day and amazing sailing ventures for those wishing to explore the charming Ionian Sea area.
The Best from Greece Travel Team.
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Biographical Materials, 1905-1974
Family, 1959-1987
General, 1961-1984
Condolences, 1973
Interview Transcripts, 1966-1973
Writings, 1959-1975
By Robert Smithson, circa 1959-1973
By Others, 1962-1975
Project Files, circa 1950s-1982
Personal Business Records, circa 1967-1970s
Financial Records, 1962-1972
Artwork, circa 1950s-1970s
Photographs, circa 1950s-1970s
Artifacts, circa 1950s-1970s
Nancy Holt Papers, circa 1960s-1980s
Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers, 1905-1987, bulk 1952-1987
Smithson, Robert, 1938-1973
Painter, Sculptor
Size: 15.1 linear feet
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Library: 76.0 linear feet
Summary: The papers of sculptor, writer, and earthworks artist Robert Smithson and his wife, sculptor, filmmaker, and earthworks artist Nancy Holt measure 15.1 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from 1952 to 1987. The papers consist of Smithson's biographical material; business and personal correspondence, much of it with artists; interview transcripts; extensive writings and project files; financial records; printed material; a scrapbook of clippings; holiday cards with original prints and sketches; photographic material; and artifacts. Also found are project files related to Nancy Holt's films "Pine Barrens" and "Suntunnels."
Robert Smithson (1938-1973) was a pioneer of land and earthworks art, working primarily in New York City. Nancy Holt (1938-2014), Smithson's wife, was a noted sculptor and filmmaker and also worked as an earthworks artist. Smithson was also a noted sculptor, painter, writer, and lecturer .
The papers of Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt were donated by Nancy Holt in several accretions between 1986 and 2011.
Motion picture films transferred to videocassette, non-archival library books, periodicals, and phonographs from Robert Smithson's personal library are currently stored offsite.
The Archives also holds several collections related to Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt, including an oral history interview with Robert Smithson conducted by Paul Cummings in 1972; an interview with Robert Smithson conducted by Tony Robbin in 1968; Robert Smithson letters to George B. Lester, 1960-1963; and oral history interviews with Nancy Holt conducted by Scott Gutterman in 1992 and Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz in 1993.
Funding for the preservation and transfer of motion picture film provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee. Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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Q: Sharing unopened files rather than getting local copy of everything I'd like to know if there are any revision control systems such that, when user checks-out/gets/creates a workarea, it will create symbolic links for the files, rather than a local copy of everything. Once we "edit" a file, then it will replace the symbolic link with a local copy.
To make it more clear, let's say we have a repository like this:
proj/
    data/
        big_data.csv
    src/
        script.py

Users are mostly working on script.py, but data folder is huge in size. If every user keeps a local copy of big_data.csv, it consumes lots of disk space. If the revision control system keeps a copy of every version of every file, then all we need is a link to it. Users don't need to hold a local copy, unless they have to edit that file.
proj/
    data/
        @big_data.csv -> /depot/proj/data/big_data.csv#5
    src/
        script.py

So which revision control tools have a feature like this? Is it possible to get something similar in perforce?
Thanks!

A: You can have a symlink checked into a Perforce depot, and it can point wherever you like (I assume in this case you'd have a read-only shared network filer that the file lives on), but when you p4 edit it you'll just be editing where the symlink points.
I can envision a way you'd set this up in Perforce with streams (you could do it with classic branches and template clients too, but streams make it a lot easier).
You'd have one stream (let's call it dw) where big_data is the actual file, and one stream (let's call it dr) where big_data is the symlink, and big_data is specified as an isolate Path so that changes won't merge between the two.
There's a background script (maybe a change-commit trigger on dw/big_data) that writes each revision of dw/big_data to the filer as a unique read-only file, and then edits and submits dr/big_data to create a symlink revision that points to the filer revision.  Hence a user syncing dr/big_data will get (via symlink) the matching revision of dw/big_data.  dr/big_data is made read-only (via p4 protect) to all normal users to make sure nobody accidentally edits it; it needs to be strictly managed by the script that ties it to the filer.
So users who don't want to edit big_data use the dr stream; they can sync big_data to whatever revision they want, and it behaves normally, but they can't edit it.  Other files in the stream (e.g. script.py) are normal files and they can edit them normally.
If a user wants to edit big_data, they do p4 switch dw and everything resyncs (for most of the files this is probably a no-op) and now big_data is a normal editable file.  When they submit a new revision to it, the trigger fires and a second later there's a matching dr/big_data symlink, so users in the dr branch will see the change when they sync.  (The one symlink rev per revision is so that you still get the benefits of versioning; big_data ONLY updates when you sync to the new symlink rev.  If you didn't want this behavior you could just ignore keeping the file in Perforce and symlink straight to the filer and edit it there directly, but I assume you want actual version control on it.)  Once they're done editing, they're free to p4 switch dr and go back to the read-only symlink (the head revision of which will now reference the  revision they just submitted).
Whether dr is a parent of dw or vice versa, and how this fits into the rest of your codeline hierarchy, is left as an exercise for the reader -- it depends on whether you need to make edits to big_data in more than one codeline or whether having a linear "master" history of it is sufficient.


The NU Class of First United Methodist Church of Orlando provides an alternative learning experience for adults of all ages where diverse opinions are discussed in a spirit of mutual respect. Embracing Jesus' message t hat God loves and accepts every person, we welcome all into full participation in the life of the class regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender identity, family configuration, racial or ethnic background, economic status, or mental or physical disabilities.
In celebrating our human family's diversity, we declare ourselves to be an Open and Affirming Reconciling Community.


Many parishioners joined the Knights of Columbus on Sunday, May 17, to pray for the dead as Fr Sean provided inspirational readings and those present then placed flowers on the graves of loved ones. Council 8851 of the Knights of Columbus organizes Cemetery Sunday because it is important to continue to pray for the dead and to help families bring closure at the loss of a loved one.
Brother Al Zillio led the reciting of the Rosary. Participating by leading a decade were Ed Wallace, Sheila Gossen, Rod Gallant, Bernadette Price and Corey Philips.
An important part of Cemetery Sunday this year was the Fourth Degree conducting a sword presentation ceremony at the grave of each of the ten Knights buried in this cemetery, as well as at the grave of Kaitlin Bolton, who was the Motorcycle Ride Patron for several years. DGK Roy Hancock, laid flowers at each of the deceased Knights as well as Kaitlin. Fr. Sean blessed the flowers before they were placed on the graves.
The Fourth Degree consisting of Brother Knights Paul Hatton, Jean Paul Gauthier, Michael Goodfellow, Murray Goodfellow, and Al Zilio provided the honour guard as Fr Sean read from scripture. The praying of the Rosary continues through the summer on the second Monday of every month at 7 PM at the cemetery. All are welcome!