Preparing for our first 30 mile day, we got up well before dawn to start hiking in the dark. We'd informed the motel managers that we'd leave the key in the room since we were leaving so early. It was pitch black when we left the hotel, our headlamps on full blast. This was our first night hiking adventures since summiting Katahdin back in August. We followed S.R. 20 for a mile or so before trying to locate a bike path that went through the north end of Blountstown, through neighborhoods.
The sky was starting to lighten as we made it to the edge of town and we finally extinguished our headlamps. We were attempting to make it halfway to a gas station/grocery store for an early lunch. The main road out of town was fairly busy with morning commuters and a few school buses picking up rural kids. The sky was cloudy for some of the day and seemed to threaten some sprinkles, which we did feel for a short minute or two later on in the morning. All along the road walk I kept looking for places that would be good stealth sites but it was quite lacking. After the busy road we mostly followed quiet farm roads that were mostly pleasant to walk on. We would rarely have to ditch to the side of the road but it was funny to see several cars pass us several times throughout the day. Some of them must've thought we'd gone incredibly slow.
Road walking makes you take notice of trash and debris on the side of the road. By far the most drank beer in the countryside was Natural brand and the most smoked cigs were 305s. Not sure why these are the choice of Florida country folk, but this was by far the most common type of litter we saw.
At about 10:30, maybe a little earlier than that we arrived at Shelton's Store on the northwest corner of the intersection of SR 73 and CR 274. It was definitely a country store, the bathrooms on the outside of the building and vintage gas pumps out front. The inside looked to be lost in the 70s with items that might have been that old lining the shelves, particularly beauty products and car reapair parts. The food items were sketchy looking hot dogs and microwaveable burgers. I went for the burger because at least it was frozen for awhile.
We sat outside for a good hour eating our food and drinking soda before deciding to get the next 15 miles out of the way. At one point an antique looking fire engine roared passed heading for a fire that we saw smoking a few miles behind us. Maybe an hour later they came back, this time driving normally.
Our afternoon break was next to a ditch by someones house. The owner, a man, drove up shortly after we sat down and chatted with us for a second. Moseying down the road we came to a road crossing at SR 167, crossed it and followed a dirt road before getting to US 231, a four lane divided highway. At the intersection was a shop, I can't remember if it was auto repair or something else, but the workers noticed us and chatted with us for a second having seen us road walking several times throughout the day.
We crossed the highway easily and found ourselves down a another dirt road where there were signs for several churches where we thought we might try to refill our water but found the churches were quite a ways off the trail. We passed trailers and rowdy dogs tied to chains, homes you didn't want to linger by. Finally we found the Econfina Creek WMA where we decided to make camp right inside the gate. Speaker had thought we'd really done 31 miles since we'd started outside of Blountstown that day.
In the parking lot, initially empty when we arrived, we found an unopened bottle of water. Score! Now it wouldn't be too bad and we'd have extra water for dinner instead of using what we'd need for the morning too. Speaker had taken a longer break at the ditch and caught up to us about thirty minutes after we'd been there. Shortly after we'd arrived a car showed up and idled in the parking lot for awhile. Then another car arrived and the person, I think a woman, got in the car of the, I assume man, and they sat there for awhile. A long while. Like an hour. Not sure what was going down but I didn't want to know. They eventually drove down the dirt road where we could still hear the car idling but at least were out of sight of us. Eventually, after we'd already gotten in the tent they drove off. Speaker had decided to head to a supposed campsite down by the creek for the night, wanting to put in a few more miles to top off his all time mileage. We probably could've done it but I was just feeling done from the day. The road had put a blister on one of my feet, the first in awhile.
The next morning we made it down to the creek and it was a beautiful hike. The trail meandered along the creek, crossing beautiful spring fed tributaries into the creek and made me think of the AT a lot. We got to the first major bridge where we found Speaker still sleeping in his hammock. We stopped for a second to chat and told him where we were planning to make it for the night, somewhere near a gas station down S.R. 20. He was going back and forth as to where he wanted to stop for the night and after we left him that morning we didn't see him again until the following day.
So many beautiful spots abounded along the creek. We came across a small waterfall, our first on the trail, where we could have gone across on a homemade zipline. We opted not to use the zipline but got a few photos of the waterfall. Had it been warmer this would have made a great swimming hole.
This section of trail was great, mostly worth the ridiculous roadwalking. We found several drive up type campsites that would have been great spots for a backpacking campsite as well, complete with trash cans at the sites. Most of the morning was spent just meandering along this creek and at one point we came out of the creek to the top of the bluffs and into a clear cut area. It was hot up there and we were glad when we finally ducked back into the woods.
Along the way we came across something that I very nearly stepped on. It was a baby turtle! Of course we stopped and took a lot of photos of this cute friend. We'd been on the top of a hill so we decided to help the fellow out and carried it with us until we got closer to the creek, giving it a bit more of a chance in life. We never got back to the main creek but found a side creek that had some steep ups and downs that really made me think we were on the AT. Taking a short break on some tree root type steps we let the little turtle hang out near the water for its chance for freedom. We'd check every few minutes to see if it was still there and it was until finally we checked and it had swam away! So long little buddy!
Up at the top of the bluff we entered a few open pine areas and I was disappointed we'd be leaving the creek until we ended up going back down into another spring/creek. Again, so much was reminiscent of the AT. This was not the Florida we knew! This was a whole 'nother trail!
We took lunch in the middle of a planted pine forest where the pine needles created a great cushion for napping. We were just short of the Little Porter Pond campsite but had no idea. We'd finally left the creek areas and started climbing up onto large, old sandhills in planted pine and scrub areas. At one point, almost out of the WMA, I looked back over where we'd hike to see hills! Hills, people, in Florida! This wasn't like the hills of Ocala, this was much more terrain than we'd seen so far.
Back on SR 20 we continued our road walk west, seriously hoping for the promised gas station at SR 77 and SR 20. The book had said that we might get permission to stay behind the gas station but when we arrived and asked the cashiers they promptly said no and looked at us like we had two heads. We instead filled up on chicken tenders and thick cut french fries, soda and bought a gallon of water to refill our water. We'd scouted some potential stealth areas along the way, all on private property but with potential to duck far enough in to not be seen. After the gas station we walked about a quarter mile before we saw a thick pine plantation where we waited for the traffic to quiet down before ducking into the woods. We walked in quite a ways and set up our tent where we made a second dinner and got ready for bed. Our stealth rules were to not use our headlamps unless it was on red and to be very, very quiet.
I got a little nervous because at one point I thought I heard a dog relatively close but decided that I was being a little paranoid. I mean, we were tresspassing, but what else were we going to do? This is my biggest point of contention with the Florida Trail, the lack of camping anywhere in roadwalks. The campsite turned out to be a nice place to stay and luckily I had my ear plugs to drown out the nearby road traffic.
The night went well and we were up and gone relatively quickly in order to bypass getting caught by an angry landowner. Off we went for more of our roadwalk. At this point we weren't sure if Speaker was nearby or ahead of us as there was no way of really following footprints on the road.
The book explained that the trail had once gone through a private pasture but had asked the FTA to remove the trail from their property, instead making it a roadwalk. We'd failed to look carefully at the map and the book to see where the trail been rerouted so whereas the book said the trail followed the road through Ebro, where we had a maildrop, the map reflected the trail entering the Pine Log State Forest. We'd planned to do the east section of Pine Log despite it being a bit out of the way, and then roadwalk up S.R. 79 to Ebro to pick up our maildrop.
Several miles before the turn off to Pine Log we took a break by the side of the road. About ten seconds after getting back on the road a white van passed us and honked, slowed down and then turned around. It was Gatorade Gordan. We'd heard about him from Speaker and Chuck Norris. He was an older man who frequently helped support hikers on various long trails throughout the U.S. He was supporting a hiker that was half a day behind us now, having taken a few days off to nurse his feet. He'd been ahead of us for a long time and we never thought we'd see either one of them.
Gordan pulled over and we introduced ourselves and he gave us a soda and we talked to him for a few minutes, explaining how we needed to get to Ebro for a maildrop and where we were intending to get to for the night. He was incredibly nice, but he has health problems and lives out of his van. This guy is incredibly sweet and bends over backwards for hikers and deserves to be repaid in kindness and in money. We set off, not sure if we would see Gordan again in the future.
Down the road we saw him pull over to show us where the trail got off the road and onto a power line right of way before crossing into the Pine Log State Forest. I was a bit nervous how the forest would go, if it would slow us down or not but it turned out to be a great place to hike. Local Boy Scout groups had done great trail maintenance, creating bog boards and keeping the trail clear. It's too bad we didn't get to see the other side of the forest, but the east side was quite nice.
We came up to S.R. 79 where a great pedestrian bridge for the trail had been built. The road was still under construction so we had the east side of the road to ourselves as we walked north to the post office.
At the post office Chris picked up the box and the woman running the office had said she was getting worried for us since the ETA on the box was for several days prior to when we'd actually arrived. Oops! I'd forgotten to tell my mom what date to put on when I told her to ship it. It was our last maildrop on the trail. We sat in the parking lot sorting everything out, dumping things we had too much of and carrying a few extra things than needed. It was not fun having a heavy pack again!
We'd just left the post office and was heading back towards the S.R. 20 intersection when we saw Speaker walking towards us. He'd stayed on the roadwalk instead of following the trail into the forest and had stayed the night before back in the woods of Econfina Creek, so he'd had even more of a roadwalk that morning than us. He was looking for the library, which we said we didn't see, so we went to the intersection and found a Subway at the gas station and had a sandwich for lunch.
We were making good time for the morning and had decided to walk past where we'd thought to stay for the night, somewhere near Bruce, potentially behind the cafe. We left the Subway and crossed the Choctawhatchee River where on the bridge we heard a high pitched sound and found bats tucked into a hole in the side of the bridge. Pretty cool! I wish I'd gotten photos of them!
Since we were ahead of schedule we took an extended break on the side of the road and then another longer break with dinner at the Ebro Cafe. The Ebro Cafe is a very small mom and pop restaurant with red and white checked table cloths. The locals inside asked us about our hike and of course had all sorts of questions. After eating and refilling our water Chris and Speaker checked out the gas station/grocery across the street for ice cream and other goodies and then we went on our way down the road. The trail splits from S.R. 20 and up S.R. 81 where we were searching for a place to camp for the night. We kept passing places that just looked not so great and weren't as far as we wanted to go for the night.
Eventually we saw a man come out of the woods on an ATV from the east, cross the road and go to a house across the street. After we'd passed this man's land, a fence, we found a few paths leading into the woods on the east and decided to make that our campsite for the night. It was probably the more nervewracking sites we chose because after we'd set up a truck drove past down the dirt road on the other side of the fence, luckily not spotting us.
The next morning we got out as quick as possible despite the threat of rain and a small bit of rain before we got out of the tent. We ate quickly and got the heck out of there before the guy made his morning round of his property. The last thing we wanted was him to alert whoever owned the property we were on that we were there!
Down the road we went for the Nokuse Plantation.


The Internet is filled with un-vetted design appropriation which can result in students' lack of unique creative problem-solving solutions. With unending design tutorials, blogs and inspiration sites, there is less creative thinking left for students to do. Creative processes have evolved with a stronger focus on final results and production rather than original exploration and "hands-on" development. With this switch we see a lack of tactile problem-solving, and, in turn, a decline in creative thinking, a degeneration of the creative process, and a loss of originality in design solutions.
Technology has further complicated the creative process by replacing and preceding humanistic problem-solving techniques such as, sketching, drawing and ideating. The result is that students are in danger of losing the essential connection of basic hand skills to think through a problem. Thinking with one's hands has many benefits—creativity, holistic and cognitive development, retention, and, in most cases, overall self-respect. Research indicates that physically sketching with a pencil and paper enables designers to explore ideas freely without limitations or boundaries in the early stage of design (Lipson and Shpitalni 2000). Drawing allows one's brain multiple facets to engage with new material—figuring out how to draw by visualizing the idea, then experience the physicality of seeing that idea come to life (Stillman).
This study will explore ways to help designers understand the power of humanistic interaction, develop physical tools and practices, and integrate them into their ideation and creative processes versus merely relying on technology and the Internet for creative solutions. The goal of this research is to better understand the creative process and how technology can advance graphic design when used in tandem with humanistic, tactile problem solving.


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The Band Perry's Kimberly Perry and boyfriend J.P. Arencibia were married at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, Tenn. on Thursday afternoon.
E! News and several other media outlets report that a reception was scheduled to take place at Perry's parents' home, the same place where the former Major League Baseball catcher proposed last September. Since then the two have been coy with details about the wedding, only saying they planned to marry in the summer.
Arencibia and Perry met at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla. in early 2012. The Florida-raised ballplayer was a fan of her from her band's music videos, and he used connections to get backstage. He's 28, she's 29 years old.
Photos at WJHL.com show Perry in her dress, as well as celebrities like Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher attending the event. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were also said to be in attendance. Many photos show guests carrying umbrellas, but the news station believes that was to shield her dress from cameras, not to protect the wedding party from rain.
The Band Perry doesn't perform again until June 20 in Austin, Texas. Arencibia was most recently with the Texas Rangers, but was sent to their Triple A affiliate last May. It's not clear if he's still a part of their organization. If so he missed a game to attend his wedding.


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3 Unstoppable Canadian Growth Stocks That Can Survive a Recession
These three Canadian stocks are some of the best businesses that you can own long-term, including through recessions.
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Having diversification when it comes to your investments is one of the most important guidelines to follow. This means buying companies from all the different industries, in addition to different types of stocks such as value, dividend, and growth stocks. All of these investments will play a significant role in your portfolio, but Canadian growth stocks are some of the most important.
And while growth stocks are crucial for your long-term success and can be some of the top performers in your portfolio during bull markets, they also typically have more volatility during market pullbacks and can struggle during a recession. So it's crucial that the majority of your Canadian growth stocks will still be resilient and able to survive adverse economic conditions.
So with that in mind, here are three of the top Canadian growth stocks that are highly recession-proof and some of the best businesses to buy and hold for years.
A top retail stock
One of the most incredible Canadian growth stocks over the last 15 years and a stock that continues to offer tonnes of potential for investors going forward is Dollarama (TSX:DOL).
Dollarama has seen its business explode in popularity over the last decade. Consumers love shopping at Dollarama and saving money on essential goods, which basically allows them to boost their discretionary income. This has been a growing trend for years, and Dollarama has taken full advantage.
The company has rapidly expanded its number of stores, increased its pricing, and optimized its merchandising to ensure more spending from each customer during store visits. That's not all, though. The company has also invested a tonne into its e-commerce platform and has also expanded outside of Canada, buying Dollarcity, a Latin American dollar store chain.
So not only is Dollarama an excellent stock that continues to have tonnes of opportunities for growth going forward. But it's also a stock that's not only resilient in a recession but could see a boost. As more Canadians become cash strapped, saving money at stores like Dollarama becomes ideal.
So if you're looking for a top Canadian growth stock you can be confident owning for years, Dollarama is one of the best there is.
A top global growth stock
In addition to Dollarama, another high defensive company that's also been an impressive Canadian growth stock in recent years is Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B).
Alimentation Couche-Tard owns convenience stores and gas stations all over the world. In fact, the company owns more than 14,000 locations total. Gas stations and convenience stores are widely known to be highly defensive industries. Only the unprecedented nature of shutdowns due to the pandemic and consumers staying home for months on end could really impact the stock.
With all that behind us, though, Couche-Tard is focused on getting back on track to its growth strategy. The Canadian growth stock has been one of the best at growing by acquisition in recent years. And while that's a strategy that's never off the table, the company is currently focusing more on organic growth.
So if you want a high-quality Canadian growth stock to add to your portfolio, Couche-Tard is one of the most resilient companies to consider.
A top real estate growth stock
Last but not least, we have Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSX:CAR.UN). CAPREIT is the largest and most liquid residential REIT in Canada. The fact that it's a residential real estate stock gives it a tonne of resiliency, considering the industry is highly defensive. We all need somewhere to live.
However, CAPREIT is also an excellent growth stock, making it an ideal fund for Canadian investors to own over the long run. CAPREIT has been expanding its portfolio for years, rapidly growing the value of its units for investors. In addition, it also invests in renovating and upgrading its portfolio assets. This not only increases the value of the units but also allows CAPREIT to charge higher rents, which ultimately leads to revenue growth.
This is setting the massive Canadian growth stock up for more stable long-term growth over the coming years. So if you're looking for a growth stock but you're worried about a potential recession, CAPREIT is one of the best investments you can make today.
Fool contributor Daniel Da Costa has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC.
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Because having bugs on your plate isn't just a picnic nuisance anymore.
As the world's population barrels further into the billions, the need to feed all those hungry mouths will reach epic proportions as well. While entrepreneurial urban dwellers are using their rooftops in service of the greater good, that's just one small part of the equation. Producing protein that can satisfy both herbivores and carnivores is still the real challenge. But it's a challenge that scientists and gastronomes alike are attacking like a swarm of bees, or caterpillars or worms. See where we're going with this?
In this latest installment of PredicTED, a new class of food technicians is reimagining the classic burger in surprising ways that will satisfy your taste buds, the environment … and quite a few cows.


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I've learned so much about WordPress lately and so many features have been added to it that it could handle all my needs.
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They are neither accepted not respected in Pakistan. That is what makes Pakistani transgender community's struggle for survival extremely difficult. They have this realisation and are thus trying to do more than merely remaining stuck to the stereotypical professions of dance and singing. On their own or with the support from civil society, many members of Pakistani transgender community are learning the basic skills such as tailoring and beautician, but harassment and disrespect at work places is their main challenge. Know more about the issue in this Saga video by Maimoona Malik.
Pakistan Saga, a video magazine, highlights those aspects of Pakistan, that are generally hidden from our and global sight. When it comes to cultures, languages, religions and geographies, Pakistan is a diverse and beautiful country. Pakistan Saga captures this beauty and presents it to the delight of your sights. If any negative tendency rises anywhere, it presents that to its viewers too, so that the tendency can be curbed. And hence the beautiful saga of Pakistan moves on.


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Q: Query to Fetch Data from Database I am fetching data from SQLite database using following query:
SELECT p.sent,
       e.*,
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FROM ecare e
LEFT OUTER JOIN pweb p ON e.h_id = p.h_id
WHERE (ant = 'N' or ant = 'D')
GROUP BY e.h_id
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By using the above SQLite query, I am getting all the records belonging to sent (where sent = 1 and sent = 0).
Now, I would like to get only those records from database, where sent status is sent = 0. (In short, I don't want to fetch all the records belonging to sent, or records where sent = 1).

A: Have you tried with below query ?

SELECT p.sent,e.*, e.no _id from ecare e LEFT JOIN pweb p ON
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A: Check below query for your question:
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A: You are already filtering on the ant column.
Adding a filter for sent works the same way:
SELECT ...
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WHERE (ant = 'N' OR ant = 'D')
  AND sent = 0
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Daniel Beaudoin reelected bishop of ELCA Northwestern Ohio Synod
CHICAGO ― The Rev. Daniel G. Beaudoin, Findlay, Ohio, was reelected June 3 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Northwestern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly June 3-4 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
The bishop was reelected on the first ballot, with 216 votes. A total of 195 votes was needed for election.
Beaudoin has served as bishop of the Northwestern Ohio Synod since 2016. Prior to becoming bishop, he served as pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Stony Ridge, Ohio, from 2004 to 2016, and as pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Edon, Ohio, from 1996 to 2004.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in history from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., in 1991 and his Master of Arts in medieval history from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, in 2012. He earned his Master of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, in 1996. Trinity is one of seven ELCA seminaries.
Information about the Northwestern Ohio Synod is available at nwos-elca.church/.


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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Transitional Justice for Torture Survivors is Key to Building Peace and Democracy
June 26th, 2019 • Author: Women's League of Burma , the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners , the Vimutti Women's Organization and Asia Justice and Rights • 5 minute read
Women's League of Burma (WLB), the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP), the Vimutti Women's Organization (VWO) and Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) are calling for an end to torture, and for holistic justice for torture survivors.
Torture is not a practice of the past; it continues to be used in Myanmar by State actors, in particular in ethnic areas affected by current conflicts. Torture is still used during detention and interrogation, often in an effort to procure information or to force confessions. Villagers suspected of being affiliated with ethnic armed groups are frequently captured by military and tortured indiscriminately. Until now, women and children faced tortured in the form of sexual violence. It is the government's responsibility to stop and prevent torture in its jurisdiction.
The Myanmar authorities are currently using defamation charges to threaten and punish activists who speak out for torture survivors and victims of other human rights violations. Repressive laws and the flawed judicial system are used against activists and torture survivors, rather than providing them with any form of justice. Impunity still prevails and perpetrators remain unpunished.
The recent international developments aimed at addressing human rights violations in Myanmar, such as the International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM), the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), and the proceeding at the International Criminal Court (ICC), are welcome steps towards ending impunity and bringing justice for torture survivors.
However, justice is not solely about prosecution and punishment of perpetrators. Torture survivors need Transitional Justice (TJ), which is a holistic framework that includes revealing the truth about violations that have taken place, providing reparations and rehabilitation to victims, and undertaking the reforms necessary to guarantee that the violations are not repeated. This TJ framework mirrors the rights of victims of torture under international human rights law (rights to truth, justice, reparations, and non-repetition).
The Myanmar government and the international community have a duty to protect rights of torture survivors and to provide appropriate remedies for the crimes committed against them. In addition to reparations, they must provide torture survivors with urgent interim relief, acknowledge the wrongs done to them, and prevent torture from recurring.
We call on the government of Myanmar to:
Stop armed conflict,
Take action to person or group who commit torture/ human rights violation and sexual assault
Release all remaining political prisoners unconditionally and stop arresting human rights activist.
Sign and ratify the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT), and implement it into national legislation,
Collaborate with the international accountability mechanisms In seeking and addressing justice and truth for people who suffer from recently created to address torture and other human rights abuses in Myanmar, and
Establish meaningful transitional justice mechanisms to address victim's rights to truth and reparations, in particular rehabilitation programs for torture survivors.
Nang Moet Moet, WLB, 09 25393656, 09456508944
U Zaw Moe, AAPP, 0979 588 1016
Khin Mi Mi Khine, VWO, 09 768 772 774
About Women's League of Burma (WLB) www.womenofburma.org
The Women's League of Burma (WLB) is an umbrella organization comprised of 13 women's organizations of different ethnic backgrounds from Burma. WLB was founded on 9th December 1999. Its mission is to work for women's empowerment and advancement of the status of women, and to work for the increased participation of women in all spheres of society in the democracy movement, and in peace and national reconciliation process through capacity building, advocacy, research and documentation.
About Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) www.aappb.org
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), also known as AAPP, is a non-profit human rights organization based in Mae Sot, Thailand. AAPP was founded in 2000 by former political prisoners living in exile on the Thai/Burma border. Since then, the organization has been run by former political prisoners, with two offices being opened inside Burma in 2012, one in Rangoon and the other in Mandalay. AAPP advocates and lobbies for the release of remaining political prisoners and for the improvement of the lives of political prisoners after their release. The various assistance programs for political prisoners and their family members are aimed at ensuring they have access to education, vocational trainings, mental health counseling and healthcare. Therefore, AAPP has tried to promote civil and political rights for all ethnic groups who live in Burma.
About Vimutti Women's Organization (VWO)
Vimutti Women's Organization (VWO) is a community-based organization, which was created in 2009. Vimutti is a Pali word (Myanmar ancient literature), which means "freedom". All VWO members are socially minded volunteers. VWO is very active in communities doing social work, humanitarian support, and providing educational charity to children from poverty-stricken families. VWO is directly engaging with vulnerable people to create a healthy societal environment through research, advocacy, networking, and improving their collective capacity development. VWO has a special program for strengthening women former political prisoners.
About Asia Justice And Rights (AJAR) www.asia-ajar.org
AJAR is a regional human rights organization based in Jakarta. AJAR works to increase the capacity of local and national organization in the fight against entrenched impunity and to contribute to building cultures based on accountability, justice and a willingness to learn from the root causes of mass human rights violations in Asia Pacific region.
Download English statement here.
Download Burmese statement here.


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When the heat of the summer is striking, then it is time for some refreshing graphics to please the imagination. The concept was to create some metaphors and gradients and illustration to make some fun posters and postcards. Love the digital process which gives me the freedom to explore colors and patterns on how to present my themes. So, I came with some graphics that can easily be used for summer promotion and advertisement.
Summer Posters created with metaphors, illustrations and delicious gradients.


London, October 20 (People's Daily, Reporter: Huang Peizhao)- On behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Culture, Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming donated books and offered an online VIP membership card of the National Library of China to the Needham Research Institute at the University of Cambridge a few days ago to support the Institute's research on China.
Among the some 200 books donated, many were precious books about history and archaeology, including Monthly Magazines on Water Conservancy in North China, Collection of Basic Documents on China's Marine Navigation History and China's Traditional Folk Dyeing Skills.
Ambassador Liu reflected on the exceptional life story of Dr. Joseph Needham, especially his brilliant achievements in the research on the history of science and technology in ancient China. He spoke highly of the huge contributions made by Dr. Needham in facilitating the relations between China and the UK. Science and Civilisation in China, Dr. Needham's masterpiece, changed the world's perception on China and exerted a far-reaching influence on the cultural exchanges between China and the West.


Sai holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU Kakinada, India. She graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology (University of Missouri-Rolla) with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2006. Sai is currently working as Senior Structural Engineer at Versabar Inc. She has gained over 11 years of work experience in Structural Design and Analysis (Oil & Gas Industry); designed Skid Packages and topsides equipment for heavy equipment installations using Chain Jack Systems. She performed lift analysis on various projects for Versabar's Bottom Feeder and VB10K Systems. She designed Hydraulic Winch & Sheave interface packages for Riser, Umbilical, Water Injection Riser, Flex Joint Replacement Pull-ins; Designed Chemical Injection Skid Packages and developed material handling solutions for equipment handling on offshore structures. She also enjoys traveling offshore for site visits as part of her job. Sai is an active member and supporter of ASIE (American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects) since 2012. She served on Board as IT Chair in 2014, as Secretary in 2015, as Treasurer in 2016 and as President in 2018. Currently serving as Advisory Council Member. She has volunteered for MathCounts, served as Special Award Judge for SEFH in 2015, and 2018. She was awarded the "Young Engineer of the Year - 2016" award. She represented ASIE in 2016 Houston E-Week Young Engineer of the Year recognition ceremony. She likes visiting new places, pursuing new hobbies, yoga, cooking and crafts. She enjoys volunteering for non-profit organizations and networking with fellow professionals.


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Taylor Swift named world's highest-paid celebrity
Singer Taylor Swift performs at Amazon Music's Prime Day concert. File photo/AP
Singer Taylor Swift was named the world's highest-paid entertainer on Wednesday but was closely followed by two members of the wider Kardashian clan - reality star turned cosmetics queen Kylie Jenner and rapper Kanye West.
The annual Forbes Celebrity 100 list also saw soccer stars Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar among the top 10, along with British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and 1970s soft rock band The Eagles, who embarked on a new tour in 2018.
Swift, hot off her 2018 "Reputation" tour and album, earned an estimated $185 million to take the No. 1 spot. The pop star also topped the list in 2016 after her best-selling "1989" tour and album.
Jenner, the half-sister of Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, came in second place after bringing in an estimated $170 million thanks to her booming online lip kits and cosmetics company.
Earlier this year Forbes declared Jenner to be the world's youngest billionaire.
Forbes compiled its 2019 list by estimating pre-tax earnings from June 2018-June 2019, before deducting fees for managers, based on data from Nielsen, touring trade publication Pollstar, movie database IMDB and interviews with industry experts and many of the celebrities themselves.
The magazine said the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $6.3 billion pretax over the past 12 months.
American boxer Floyd Mayweather and actor George Clooney took the top two spots on last year's list but landed outside the top 10 this time.
Rihanna makes history with new fashion label Fenty
Singer Rihanna is to launch a fashion label with French luxury goods group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH).
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"That Evening Sun" starts with a blurred vision of the outside world through a window, from inside a nursing home, communicating what has been lost once one is "committed." Abner (Hal Holbrooke) has been put away, by a lawyer son Paul (Walter Goggins), who sets up all the powers of attorney and sells his farm right out from under him to an old nemesis Lonzo (Ray McKinnon). So Abner walks right out of the facility (he doesn't have Alzheimer's so he's not on a locked unit), and gets a cab back to his East Tennessee farm, and tries to get it back.
The motives of Paul seem the most disturbing, but the reflect how our culture treats elders as they live longer with more disability. But in this film, Abner doesn't seem that badly off medically. So there is clearly some family betrayal.
The son's behavior would get him into trouble with Adult Protective Services in many states, but then again, he's a lawyer himself. He gives the law profession a bad name with his own "power of attorney abuse." The film could be seen as making the case that it is too easy to give adult children power of attorney when elders start to lose it.
The film is directed by Scott Teems, and comes from Dogwood Pictures, Image Entertainment, and Freestyle Releasing (and maybe Summit Entertainment), and the Independent Film Project (IFP). The film is based on a short story by William Gay ("I Hate to See that Eveningg Sun Go Down"). The DVD recommends a blog, "Indie Minded", here.
The DVD has a featurette "That Tennessee Sun" and another short (35 min) "Arts & Crafts" about the making of the film. Both show the heavy gear and professionalism involved in making even a "small" film. They make the case that shooting for theatrical release is different from filming for TV, even though modern plasma TV and Blue-Ray bring them together. The short talks about the "Satie-like" piano score by Michael Penn, which curiously invokes distant echoes of southern rural life.
The cast interviews talk about the aging of the population, and the clash between "gentry" (Abner) and working classes, each with their own delusions, particularly in rural areas. Neither Abner nor Lonzo are capable of running the farm.


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Venkatesh Shankar
Professor of Marketing; Director of Research, Center for Retailing Studies, Texas A&M University
Ph.D. marketing
BS (Engineering)
Researcher and consultant to multiple Fortune 500 corporations
Venkatesh (Venky) Shankar is Coleman Chair Professor of Marketing and Director of Research at the Center for Retailing Studies, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. His areas of specialization include digital business, marketing strategy, innovation, retailing, international marketing, and pricing.
He has been recognized as one among the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thomson Reuters and as a Top 10 scholar worldwide on innovation. He is a winner of the AMS Cutco/Vector Outstanding Marketing Educator Award for lifetime contributions to marketing, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Retailing from AMA, the Mahajan Award for Lifetime Contributions to Marketing Strategy from AMA, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIM, Calcutta, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT, Kharagpur, the Clarke award for the Outstanding Direct and Interactive Marketing Educator, the Long-term Impact Award for an IJRM article, the Green Award for the Best Article in JMR, the Lehmann Award for the best dissertation-based article in an AMA journal. He is co-editor of the Handbook of Marketing Strategy and author of Shopper Marketing. He has published in the JMR, Management Science, Marketing Science, JM, SMJ, HBR, SMR, JPPM, and JR. The Shankar-Spiegel Award is named in his honor. He is ex-President of the Marketing Strategy SIG, AMA and serves on the CMO council and B2B Leadership Board. He was also a two-term Academic Trustee of the MSI. He is editor emeritus of the Journal of Interactive Marketing (JIM), associate editor of JMR, Area Editor of JM, and ex-associate editor of Management Science. He serves on the policy boards of JR and JIM and on the editorial boards of Marketing Science and JAMS.
He is a three-time winner of the Krowe Award for outstanding teaching. He has been a visiting faculty at MIT, INSEAD, Singapore Management University, SDA Bocconi, Chinese European International Business School, and the Indian School of Business. He was selected as the 2014 Guru to deliver the Guruspeak lecture across India. He is a Research Fellow of Northwestern University's Retail Analytics Council. Venky has a Ph.D. in marketing from the Kellogg School, Northwestern University.
COLEMAN CHAIR PROFESSOR OF MARKETING & DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, CENTER FOR RETAILING STUDIES, Texas A&M University
Kellogg School, Northwestern University, Marketing
The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds from Thomson Reuters, AMS/Cutco-Vector Outstanding Marketing Educator Award, Distinguished Alumnus from IIT, Distinguished Alumnus from IIM, Retailing Lifetime Achievement Award, Mahajan Award for Lifetime Contributions to Marketing Strategy, Named Award (Shankar-Spiegel Award) for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in Direct/Interactive Marketing, Robert Clarke Award for Outstanding Direct/Interactive Marketing Educator
College Station, Texas, U.S.
@venkyshankar


Yesterday, I read a piece by Scott Griffith, CEO of Zipcar, on how technology makes the company both successful and profitable.
I took away something else from this piece: how important being technologically competent is, and will continue to be, probably forever (or until the machines take over if you envision your future Terminator-style).
Here's what Griffith says about Zipcar customers: "Our research shows that Zipcar members are highly technically savvy, reporting heavy use of computers, smartphones, social networks, and other digital devices and services." The business succeeds because of technology and, of course, "a lot of self-reporting by customers." Essentially, the customers make the business and they are comfortable with self-service in general, Griffith suggests, because of positive experiences over the years with self-service banking, self-service checkouts, self-service airline ticketing, and services like Netflix. Zipcar, I think, is at least as personal as the other self-service experiences they have had.
None of the "self-services," including Zipcar, requires deep technical understanding, but they all require a level of competence (not to mention trust) with a variety of interfaces, including the iPhone, for which Zipcar has an app that does everything in the location and reservation process, including honking the horn of your rental car in the parking area to make it easy to find.
Competence is built on experience with technology, but is enabled by access to it. I don't think lack of access to smartphones is a barrier to growth for such cool services as Zipcar, and I expect that the threshold for facility with technology is going to continue to fall over time and that all things technical will become simpler just because people want things to work right, easily, and fast with little work on their part.
But I do wonder (not worry, just wonder) whether we (I will include myself in this) whose jobs involve use and knowledge of new things technological almost as fast as they come to market have an insider's version of the world, one that does not fit the rest of the world populated by billions who do not know or care about technically cool and useful things, but just want to survive. There are more and more groups, organizations, NGOs, governments, and individuals whose lives are dedicated to harnessing technology to reduce poverty, provide livelihoods, prevent human disasters, and more, and I tend to forget about them when the newest cool app appears for my Droid. These organizations provide both access and minimal competence that opens up technology to people in places that may not have much infrastructure to support more sophisticated uses. There are many great initiatives and endeavors by these groups; the first one I was aware of is txteagle, which gives corporations access to the 2+ billion literate mobile phone subscribers to perform tasks and gives those subscribers a chance to earn money or airtime for performing those tasks.
I did not know I was going here when I started this post and it certainly is a bit off track from the title, but it now occurs to me that technological competence is too often taken for granted by people like me because I have access. It occurs to me now that providing access to the billions without it creates the opportunity for competence, along with the opportunity for improvement; technology provides the platform.
Competence at technology does not necessary have to mean tech expertise. For example in the world of IT, With the consumerification of software, you can enjoy the benefits of technology without needing to know the tech part of it.
Good point, Pankaj. I should have been more specific. I actually mean competence in using technology vs. competence in the deep technical aspects of it.


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The proposed legislation is designed to help smaller repair shops make high-quality repairs and bring repair prices down. (Apple says you can get your iPhone fixed at an unauthorized shop without voiding your warranty "as long as the technician caused no damage," but there's obviously a gray area in that statement.). Apple wouldn't comment directly on the Reuters article or how much its partners are paying for its Horizon Machines, but it confirmed that it plans to roll out the machines to 400 authorized third-party repair centers in 25 countries by the end of the year.
The company also indicated that the Horizon Machine wasn't just designed to overcome the trickiest repair problems that smaller repair shops would have trouble with, Rather, it was designed to create the perfect repair, with the right Apple parts and a calibration system that matches your iPhone to what it was like when it was brand new, fresh out of the factory, Four hundred authorized third-party repair centers in 25 countries are reportedly slated to get Apple's proprietary Horizon Machines, You probably know that a lot newt scamander iphone case of people crack their iPhone screens each day, even each minute, You may have even done it yourself, But what you probably don't know is that Apple has its own sophisticated machine -- the Horizon Machine -- to repair cracked displays, It's now ready to share it more freely..
Until recently those microwave-sized machines have largely been a secret. They've been primarily located in Apple retail stores around the world and in a handful of third-party repair centers. But with repair wait times growing at some of its busiest retail stores, Reuters reports that Apple will supply about 400 authorized third-party repair centers in 25 countries with Horizon Machines by year's end. That figure represents about 8 percent of Apple's 4,800 authorized service providers worldwide.
After sending an email and a letter of demand through a law firm and not getting a reply, the parent took the principal of the school to court, Common sense prevailed, however, and the phone remains in remand, The judge threw out the case after stating that returning the phone would "send a wrong signal to the students that they can use their mobile phones during school hours with impunity, thus rendering the Phone Rule otiose."In case you're wondering, the word "otiose" means "to serve no practical purpose or result," and I'm betting the judge has been dying to use it in court, For the full judgement -- I warn you it's a lengthy read, due to the inclusion of other cases used as examples to justify the decision -- newt scamander iphone case head here..
Proving to the world that frivolous lawsuits don't only happen in the US. If you're looking for a textbook example of helicopter parenting, a father in Singapore has stepped up to the plate. The man sued his son's school over a confiscated Apple iPhone 7, which he used during school hours in breach of its rules. The phone was to have been confiscated for three months, but the parent wanted it returned immediately. Names were not disclosed to protect the identities of the student and school. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.
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GM Fringe
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Children/YPT
Colin Higgins
Charing Cross Theatre
19 February – 31 March 2018
Bill Milne (Harold) and Sheila Hancock (Maude) Credit: Darren Bell
Rebecca Caine (Mrs Chasen) and Sheila Hancock (Maude) Credit: Darren Bell
Harold is 18 years old and falls in love with Maud who is 79 years old. The roles were created by Colin Higgins and played by Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in a film directed by Hal Ashby, which had a hostile press on its release in 1971 and did very badly at the box-office.
Think about Phaedra and Hippolytus, Benjamin Braddock and Mrs Robinson, Samuel Taylor and Aaron Johnson, Tamara Rojo and Issac Harrnandez, Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron... etc, etc.
Every young man has fantasies about having an affair with an older woman.
But there are limits. Cinema audiences certainly didn't like the idea at all of an 18-year-old being in bed with a 79-year-old wizened woman.
It was and still is OK for an old man and a young girl to have a January/May relationship but not the other way round.
Things are changing fast, however. Women are in a fighting mood.
The film was dismissed as in bad taste: gross, freaky and macabre. Variety said it had "all the fun of a burning orphanage." The film, however, gained a following amongst college and university students and became a cult success.
Harold is a rich boy obsessed with death. He regularly attends funerals of strangers and constantly stages fake suicides, hanging himself, cutting his wrists, shooting himself and committing hara-kiri. His mother is totally unfazed.
Maud is a poor old woman, a free spirit, who loves trees, flowers, seals and other people's homes and furniture. She has a zest for life and wants everybody to try something new every day.
There was a stage production in New York in 1980. It ran for just four performances. How will it do in London now?
Thom Southerland, artistic director of Charing Cross, attempts to do something charming by adding music, which is played by the supporting cast who are all actor-musicians.
Francis O'Connor's surreal setting and the posturing musicians have turned the fable into one of those 1930s French romantic poetic fantasies Jean Giraudoux used to write.
The stage version is never as good as the movie.
Colin Higgins's screenplay has been watered down. It has lost its social, political and sexual edge. There is no sex in this production. The fake suicides are no longer as funny and the specious philosophising can be squirm-making.
Maude is played by Sheila Hancock, who has given many brilliant performances, notably Miss Hannigan in Annie, Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret and Gorki's Vassa.
Hancock has just celebrated her 85th birthday and is totally at ease with the whimsy. Bill Milner is Harold and not so at ease.
Reviewer: Robert Tanitch
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These are both seemingly straightforward cases. Both trauma related issues and possible complications. It is easy to fall into the trap of trying to refer the patient on to someone else, to make it someone else's problem.
But one of the distinguishing features of Emergency Medicine is that we get to solve puzzles and seek that which others may miss. Another salient characteristic required in EM is to be open-minded and adaptable. The undifferentiated patient is the norm, and an un-biased approach is key. Early biased labelling of patients can be detrimental to their health.
A doctor from othopaedics assesses patient 1 and says there is no obvious spinal level, and recommends that the patient should be reviewed by someone else.
By this time the ED has slowed down a bit and a new pair of eyes is cast upon the patient. He seems to be slightly tachypnoiec. A blood gas is done which reveals a severe metabolic acidosis, hyperkalaemia, and hyponatraemia. The hyperkalaeimia is refractory despite multiple potassium shifts. A U&E reveals acute kidney injury. This is possibly an adrenal insufficiency as well. He is transferred to another center for emergent dialysis.
Instead of Patient 2 being sent home, he is triaged and reviewed. He has photophobia and intermittent fever. He has severe neck stiffness, and a positive LP for meningitis.
In both these cases, life threatening medical conditions were masked behind the history of trauma. This lead to delays in diagnosis due to anchoring bias or misdirection. Magicians use misdirection to prevent you from realizing the methods used to create a magical effect, thereby allowing you to experience an apparently impossible event. 2 Most people are aware that this is the way in which magicians fool us into believing their magic tricks. It is often so easy and exciting to be drawn in by these masters of misdirection. In medicine, is it possible that we also often fall prey to similar misdirection in the form of cognitive bias?
The pitfalls of cognitive bias is a topic often highlighted in emergency medicine. When delving into the methods of misdirection used by magicians, there are two which we can easily fall prey to in the emergency department: distraction and attraction. It is easy to become distracted when several things are happening at the same time. This is an everyday occurrence in the ED: the desire to "push the queue"; to make appropriate disposition plans for our patients; trying to listen and attend to students, other staff; multiple patients at once; thinking about that phone call that needs to be made; and trying to time that much-needed bathroom break. The list goes on and on. In an observational study conducted at two Swedish emergency departments, the interruption rate was 5.1 interruptions per hour4, which is about 1 interruption every 11 minutes. There are no studies quantifying the numbers in a busy South African ED. But from personal experience, the interruptions are often more frequent. These two cases provided the reminder to be vigilant of cognitive biases in the ED. We need to be careful and attentive to the constant distractions and interruptions. We need to be mindful of fixating on only a specific portion of information. The individual who initially triages the patient may often not get the full history or relevant information. Just because a patient is triaged in a certain direction, does not mean they always belong there. This is one of the great aspects of emergency medicine; solving the puzzle and not being fooled by the magician.


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Miikka Salomäki, född 9 mars 1993 i Brahestad, Norra Österbotten, Finland, är en finländsk professionell ishockeyspelare. Salomäki har tidigare spelat för bland annat Kärpät och Nashville Predators. Från och med säsongen 2021/2022 spelar Puustinen för Örebro HK.

Biografi
Salomäki tillhörde tidigareNHL-organisationen Colorado Avalanche och spelar för deras primära samarbetspartner Colorado Eagles i AHL.

Han har tidigare spelat på NHL-nivå för Nashville Predators och på lägre nivåer för Toronto Marlies och Milwaukee Admirals i AHL samt Oulun Kärpät i Liiga.

Salomäki draftades i andra rundan i 2011 års draft av Nashville Predators som 52:a spelare totalt.

Statistik

Referenser

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Miikka Salomaki, Predators – Stats – NHL.com
Miikka Salomaki – TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League

Miikka Salomaki hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com
Miikka Salomaki – Player profile at The Hockey News

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March 8, 2016 – On International Women's Day, Duchesnay Inc., a Canadian pharmaceutical company dedicated to the health and quality of life of the pregnant woman and her unborn child, proudly announces the launch of two new products in the American market, prenatal vitamins Mteryti® and Mteryti® Folic 5, sold by prescription in Canada under the brand name Pregvit® and Pregvit® Folic 5.
With plans to expand beyond Canadian borders, particularly in the U.S., Duchesnay has distinguished itself by responding to a growing global demand for high-quality products for pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding. Like Pregvit® and Pregvit® Folic 5, Mteryti® and Mteryti® Folic 5 prenatal multivitamins are developed and manufactured in Canada. They will be marketed by Duchesnay USA based in Philadelphia.
The prenatal multivitamins Pregvit® and Pregvit® Folic 5 offer a unique formulation and two-part dosage (a pink pill in the morning and a blue pill at night) meant to optimize the absorption of key nutrients during preconception, pregnancy and breastfeeding. The formulation reduces side effects such as gastrointestinal problems, nausea and constipation. Plus the formulation does not contain lactose, gluten or tartrazine. The product is also certified kosher/Passover and halal by recognized agencies.
Pregvit® Folic 5 was designed for women who have had a pregnancy with a neural tube anomaly, who have a family history of neural tube anomalies, who suffer from diabetes or malabsorption issues (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease), who take folic acid antagonists (e.g., methotrexate) or anticonvulsants (e.g., valproic acid, carbamazepine) or who need a high dose of folic acid according to the advice of their health care professional.
Pregvit® and Pregvit® Folic 5 are available by prescription only in Canada. Women who are planning to get pregnant should talk to their health care provider to determine which product best meets their health needs.


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IGT Chairman to Step Down
G. Thomas Baker will step down, effective March 1, 2005.
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Friday said G. Thomas Baker will step down, effective March 1, 2005 at the company's annual shareholder meeting. Baker submitted his resignation.
The company expects to announce a successor at or before the annual shareholder meeting in March.
Baker, who has been with the company for 16 years, became chairman Oct. 30, 2003.
"I have accomplished the career goals that I set for myself here at IGT and now want to pursue other interests," Baker said in a statement.
Shares closed at $35.61 Thursday.
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Brinker International
It's Just Wings features exclusive menu options, like curly fries, that aren't found at its sister concepts.
Are Ghost Kitchens Temporary for Restaurants? Don't Count On It
Virtual brands and ghost kitchens could be more than a temporary measure for full-service restaurants.
October 2020 Charlie Pogacar
It's hard to ignore the momentum of off-premises channels these days, and even full-service brands are seeing the advantages of systems that were hitherto exclusive to the quick-service realm. Thanks to the limitations brought about by COVID-19, formats like ghost kitchens and virtual brands have become increasingly common ways for restaurants to connect with guests and produce new revenue streams.
The full-service operators who were already dabbling in off-premises options prior to the pandemic were best positioned to take the model and run. Many have already watched these new programs bear fruit.
Two years ago, Brinker International tasked an innovation team with finding new ways to drum up business beyond its flagship brands, Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy. The company couldn't have known that the byproduct of this initiative would play such a pivotal role in positioning it for success during a global pandemic. In June, Brinker debuted its first-ever virtual brand, It's Just Wings, which serves wings, sauces, fries, and desserts. The fledgling concept shares space with its sister brands in that all dishes are prepared in Chili's and Maggiano's kitchens—totalling more than 1,500 across the country.
During an earnings call in mid-August, Brinker CEO Wyman Roberts reported that It's Just Wings generated about $3 million in sales per week during its first month in action. That revenue has been a huge part of the reason why Brinker is now reporting that 32 percent of stores are posting positive year-over-year sales despite the pandemic.
The brand rolled out It's Just Wings in conjunction with exclusive delivery partner DoorDash virtually overnight, with minimal investment or marketing. One of the biggest questions Brinker faced was how much the virtual brand would distract from its preexisting concepts. Roberts indicated that so far, it hasn't been an issue, but it's something the company will continue to monitor as business progresses.
"It's a fair question—there were some SKU interruptions, and you just can't ignore that," Roberts said when asked about the potential for cannibalization. "This is where the power of your operating system is important. Our ability to take this new product and this new business and integrate it into the existing business seamlessly has been impressive from an operations standpoint."
To ensure It's Just Wings had a smooth introduction to the company roster, Brinker leveraged an already established, crowd-pleaser product: wings. It also helped that takeout wings tend to peak in later hours than Chili's and Maggiano's typical fare. Nevertheless, the company changed up the offerings enough to prevent in-house competition. Among the changes were a different frying style, new sauces, and even a dessert (Oreo County Fair Cookie) exclusive to It's Just Wings.
For as successful as Brinker's approach has proved, many restaurants lack the resources to follow suit. Instead, those operators have come up with smaller—yet no less creative—solutions to bolster their off-premises channels. Ghost kitchens are becoming especially popular, and experts expect them to proliferate in the future.
"Ghost kitchens could lead to a serious paradigm shift in commercial real estate," says Matt Godinsky, research analyst for the service payments vertical at Euromonitor. "For years, it's been really important to have that perfect, prime location. With ghost kitchens, it really doesn't matter where you're located, or if the building is older, so long as you have facilities to create the food."
One brand that rolled out ghost kitchens in a number of locations was Smokey Bones, a 60-plus-unit full-service chain based in Florida. When CEO James O'Reilly was hired in November 2019, one of his goals was to improve restaurant operations and the customer experience by investing in technology and restaurant development. Within that strategy, off-premises became a growth priority.
"We had already redesigned our dine-in assets and are continuing to do that because we expect that the Smokey Bones restaurant of the future will be more off-premises–centric than the ones we're currently operating today with respect to takeout areas and use of technology, curbside pickup, and things like that," O'Reilly says.
Much like Brinker, its ghost kitchens sell items that aren't available at brick-and-mortar locations but are still in line with the brand's cuisine. For Smokey Bones, that includes a wedge salad and Idaho Burnt Ends (potato ends topped with cheddar-jack cheese, bacon, chipotle mayo, sweet barbecue glaze, and green onions).
"I'm very encouraged by the performance [of our ghost kitchen], and I'm excited about the potential of this strategy for this brand," O'Reilly says. "We have been focused on off-premises technology, virtual restaurants, and ghost kitchens strategically before the pandemic. Through this experience, we have accelerated our thinking, our planning, and intentionality."
It would be natural to wonder if ghost kitchens and virtual brands are a flash in the pan, spurred by capacity restrictions and a public health crisis that encourages consumers to stay home when possible. But long before the pandemic, momentum was building in these channels, as demonstrated by brands like Brinker and Smokey Bones. It's far from a mere stop-gap measure, Godinsky says.
"If you were to open a full-service restaurant right now, I would tell you to invest in infrastructure that will allow you to do off-premises sales," Godinsky says. "Now, I would also add the caveat that if you're going to do it, you have to be committed to it. There has to be intention behind it, so think through it and make it part of your business."
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"I've never seen a President – I don't care who he is – stand up to them. It just boggles the mind. They always get what they want. The Israelis know what is going on all the time. I got to the point where I wasn't writing anything down. If the American people understood what a grip these people have got on our government, they would rise up in arms. Our citizens certainly don't have any idea what goes on." – U.S. Navy Admiral and former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Thomas Moorer (August 1983), quoted by Philip Giraldi in "Israel's fifth column" – The Unz Review, Sept. 4th, 2018.
"I will give this to Michael Mostyn and his crew at the B'nai Brith: They have mastered the art of the smear. They understand very well that whoever throws the mud first generally wins, no matter what the merits of the argument… In a recent video, Michael Mostyn called our gathering a 'hate rally.' In one sense, Mostyn is correct: we in the Palestinian solidarity movement, which includes brothers and sisters from the Jewish community, hate injustice, oppression, hypocrisy and lies. We also love peace and equality." – Stephen Ellis, Ad Hoc Committee for Free Speech on Israel, "Why we rallied at B'nai Brith head office" – Toronto Sun, Sept. 7th, 2018.
"Over the past 25 years, peace talks have provided cover for Israel's incremental takeover of what was supposed to be a future Palestinian state. In the words of Palestinian lawyer Michael Tarazi, while Israel and the Palestinians were discussing how to divide the pizza, Israel ate it all." – Jonathan Cook, "There as a deeper, darker agenda afoot as the US cuts UNRWA funding" – The Unz Review, Sept. 2nd, 2018.
"Aggressive war directed at a non-threatening country is the ultimate war crime as defined by the Nuremberg Tribunals that followed after the Second World War, yet the United States and its poodles Britain and France have not so much as squeaked when Israel kills civilians and soldiers in its surprise attacks against targets that it alone frequently claims to be linked to the Iranians… It's the same old story. Israel does risky things like attacking its neighbors because it knows it will pay no price due to Washington's support." – Philip Giraldi, "The path to world war III" – The Unz Review, Sept. 25th, 2018.
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Alexandra Shipp (Phoenix, 16 juli 1991) is een Amerikaans actrice.

Carrière
Alexandra Shipp werd in 1991 geboren in Phoenix, Arizona. Ze verhuisde op 17-jarige leeftijd naar Los Angeles om haar acteercarrière na te streven. Haar eerste acteersrol was in 2009 in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Dit werd gevolgd door gastrollen in Switched at Birth en Victorious. In 2013 speelde ze in het derde seizoen van Nickelodeon's  House of Anubis als KT Rush.

In 2015 was ze te zien in de biopic Straight Outta Compton. In 2016 speelde ze Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse.

Filmografie

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