Another new financial year has begun. It means two things for salespeople like myself – sales achievement is reset to zero and time to fly to Vegas for our annual sales conference.
This year, I flew a day earlier for shopping and recovery from jet lag. US Premium Outlet is one of the best places to shop as one can find all the brands in one big compound. To top it off, the prices are highly discounted compared to prices in Singapore which in general high mark-up. Of course, I do know they are past season's which doesn't bother me.
This trip was a fruitful trip for me, both professional and personal front. Let's talk about the personal front which is more interesting.
A couple of months ago, I simplified my wardrobe and realised that most of my clothes are worn out and need to be refreshed. Therefore, my plan for this trip was to shop and buy clothes and shoes to revamp my wardrobe for both work and casual wear.
Upon arrival in Vegas, we rented a car for our shopping spree. By the time we checked-in at the hotel, it was about four in the afternoon. I made sure I did not lie down on the bed as I know I will fall into deep sleep, especially after being on the road for almost 24 hours. After dropping my luggage in the hotel room, I freshened up and met my colleagues in the hotel lobby.
We took it easy, drove to Fashion Show mall for some light shopping to adjust our body clock to the US time zone. Upon reaching the Fashion Show mall, first thing first was to get ourselves hydrated and also some snacks as we were hungry. Had green apples lemonade drink, a very refreshing drink, and mini dogs before we split our ways for our shopping spree.
I bummed around the mall, not looking for anything specific, but just to stay awake. Having said that, I managed to buy three tops from Super Dry at very good prices as they were offering up to 50% discount. In Singapore, that would have easily cost more than double. Mission partially accomplished – revamping of my casual wear, at least the tops. I checked out a few more shops, met my colleagues for dinner before calling it a day.
We had dinner at Ellis Island Hotel & Casino, a family-owned hotel. Glad we shared the main course among the ladies as the portion was super huge. I have never seen such huge and thick steak.
The next day was outlet shopping day. We set off early for breakfast at IHOP then to the Premium Outlet at North to shop, shop, shop.
Within one morning, I bought seven dresses from Elie Tahari, with excellent help from the shop assistant. First, she helped me with the dress size. After I put on one to get her opinion, she saw and knew what suited me. She brought another ten more dresses of different cuts and colours that are further marked down for me to try on.
I intended to purchase three pieces of dresses from here and buy a few from Boss and Calvin Klein. Instead, I bought seven dresses all from Elie Tahari. All thanks to the amazing shop assistant. She gave great recommendations. The dresses fit well on me and the prices were also very good. On average, the dresses I bought were marked down at > 60%. With that, my wardrobe for work has been revamped.
Next, I bought two pairs of sneakers from Skechers and a pair of flats from Cole Haan. Then I saw my colleagues at Adidas, where I bought a cap and t-shirts for exercise.
We had lunch at Shake Shack where we talked about what we bought and where were the good deals. Shortly after lunch, we headed back to the hotel to drop our stuff and registered ourselves for the sales conference. We are all set for our sales conference.
I thought I would have time to catch a thirty minutes power nap before my next batch of colleagues arrived at Vegas. Little do I know, when I arrived at the hotel lobby, I saw them checking in at the hotel reception. Similarly, they were all ready for outlet shopping to fight off jet lag. Typical Singaporeans, wide awake when we go shopping, especially at US Outlets where almost everything is half the price compared to back home.
There goes my power nap and now for my part two of outlet shopping before our team dinner. We went back to the same outlet and I visited the shops that I didn't manage to check out.
First, I head over to the Nike store, bought a pair of running shoes. Then to Gap, and bought a few tank tops. Popped into Polo Ralph and Banana Republic stores, nothing caught my eyes which I was glad. Popped into the Coach and Tory Burch stores, once again I was glad nothing caught my eyes. Guess I have enough bags, shoes and casual wears.
Having bought casual tops, time to get some jeans. Headed over to 7 For All Mankind for their Skinny Boyfriend jeans. After trying on the sizes, I bought two pairs of the same cut, one in black and another in blue. Love the fabric and fit. I usually have difficulty looking for the right fit, 7FAM offers the perfect fit for me.
Final stop, Tumi. I bought a blue backpack to replace my worn out green backpack that I have been using for more than five years.
I am so glad I bought what I planned to buy and now my wardrobe has been revamped. Time to offload my old clothes, shoes and bags to Salvation Army which I will share more in my next post.
Besides shopping, Singaporeans' favourite pastime, is to watch performances. We booked our tickets to watch Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil at New York New York. The performance was interactive and entertaining, the audience were super sporting. Initially we wanted to watch Michael Jackson ONE at Mandalay Bay, unfortunately, tickets were sold out.
On the last evening of the conference, we attended the concert by Chain Smokers and One Republic. We had a great time. Music was good that I was high on music without consuming any alcohol.
In the professional aspect, I learnt lots on the corporate strategy, new sales tools, new products and solutions. Overall was a very fruitful trip.
Prices are so good. Next year intending to go over there with an empty suitcase!
😂 Since I did a wardrobe revamp this year, next year will slow down on my purchases.


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Scientists Discover Key Plant Virus-Insect Virus Interaction
By Aaron J. Bouchie Aphids and the plant viruses they transmit cause billions of dollars in crop damage around the world every year. A Cornell-led research team is examining the relationship at the molecular level, which could lead to new methods for controlling the pests. A group led by Michelle Heck, research molecular biologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Boyce Thompson Institute, used recently developed small RNA sequencing techniques to better…
New Tools for the CPB Toolbox
By Jim Timlick on February 26, 2019
A study being conducted by researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's London Research and Development Centre could soon provide Canadian potato growers with new insight on how to fight one of the industry's most troublesome pests — the Colorado potato beetle. The five-year study is officially known as the Development of Regional Management Strategies and Decision-Making Tools for Control of the Colorado Potato Beetle. Work on the project began this past summer…
Researchers Go Toe-to-Toe with PCN
By Carolyn King on February 13, 2019
Although extremely rare in Canada, potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are such a serious risk to potato production and trade that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has strict surveillance and quarantine protocols. When PCN was discovered in Quebec in 2006, the CFIA immediately implemented quarantine measures for the affected fields. As well, the agency took other important steps, including working with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and other stakeholders to identify research…
New Prospect for Wireworm Control
By Carolyn King on February 5, 2019
A few years ago, Todd Kabaluk was given some fuzzy wireworms. That might not sound like an auspicious gift, but Kabaluk is a research biologist in integrated pest management with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). He was immediately interested. As it turned out, these fuzzy wireworms were the first step on the path toward a new possibility for controlling wireworms. Wireworms are the tough-to-control, soil-dwelling larvae of click beetles. AAFC has found…
BASF Launches Critical Insecticide for Use in Canadian Soybeans and Potatoes
Compiled by Staff on January 20, 2019
Canadian farmers have a new tool to protect their soybean and potato crops in 2019 with the launch of BASF's Sefina™ insecticide. Sefina utilizes a unique mode of action, Group 9D active ingredient Inscalis™, to quickly halt aphid feeding, reducing production losses and virus transmission. In research and commercial trials across Canada and the United States, Sefina showed extended control of up to three weeks against additional aphid pests that have, over time, developed resistance to other insecticides. "Canadian…
Seeking a Whammy for Wireworms
By Carolyn King on October 30, 2018
"We have estimated wireworm costs Prince Edward Island's potato industry more than $10 million per year in damaged product, crop protection products, crop insurance claims, and costs associated with rotation crops to battle wireworm," says Ryan Barrett, research coordinator with the P.E.I. Potato Board. "While research by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers, such as Dr. Christine Noronha and Dr. Bob Vernon has provided growers with more tools to battle this pest, it…
New Spud Smart Webinar: Managing Potato Virus Y
Compiled by Staff on August 26, 2018
Managing Potato Virus Y Live on: Wednesday, September 5, 1 p.m. EDT Register here: https://spudsmart.com/webinar/ Join our webinar and find out how to manage potato virus Y. During this webinar, participants will learn: How to plan today to manage PVY Management tools PVY What challenges growers are facing with respect to PVY and why New tactics researchers are developing to fight PVY New control product available Speakers: Mathuresh Singh, director of Agricultural Certification Services…
Colorado Potato Beetles Wanted
Compiled by Staff on May 22, 2018
Dr. Ian Scott, a research scientist with the London Research and Development Centre at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, is conducting a survey of Colorado potato beetle susceptibility levels to registered insecticides (neonicotinoids, diamides and spinosyns). What does he need? He is looking for approximately 150 beetle adults (a minimum of 75 adults or large larvae are acceptable) per sample. If you have a few you can spare, please contact Dr. Scott and…
Colorado Potato Beetle Marches On
By Janet Kanters on March 26, 2018
The most destructive potato crop pest in Canada, the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), shows no sign of slowing down. Indeed, since the 1950s, Colorado potato beetle has developed resistance to 52 different compounds belonging to all major insecticide classes, and resistance is growing to neonicotinoid chemistries. According to Dr. Tracy Shinners-Carnelley, vice president research and quality with Peak of the Market in Winnipeg, Man., there is an ongoing increase in the…
Study Traces the Origins of CPB
Compiled by Staff on March 7, 2018
A new study from a University of Maryland-led team of researchers confirms the long held idea that the Colorado potato beetle, by far the most damaging insect to the U.S. — and Canadian — potato industry, originated in the Great Plains region of the United States. The findings dispel more recent theories that this beetle may have come from Mexico or other divergent populations. These findings shed new light on the origin of…

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Mopar, Jeep and Western Motors, a member of ALFAHIM Group and the authorised distributor of Jeep in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, have a major presence at the 4th Abu Dhabi International Motor Show (ADIMS) and are showcasing two exclusive Mopar editions of the Jeep Wrangler created especially for the event, which runs until March 30th at ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre).
ALFAHIM Group's Emirates Motor Company Passenger Cars (EMC PC), the authorised distributor of Mercedes-Benz in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and its sister company in the oasis city of Al Ain, Eastern Motors, have launched the Mercedes-Benz Service Week across the capital focusing on the importance of road safety among customers and employees.
In harmony with ALFAHIM Group's commitment to reaching full inclusion of People of Determination in the workplace and the community, the group has contributed to the 2019 Special Olympics World Games by presenting an accessibility-enabled golf cart for visitors and athletes with disabilities.
ALFAHIM Group celebrated International Women's Day with empowering activities for female members.
Safar Travel & Tourism, a member of ALFAHIM Group, has announced its partnership with GoAir airlines to roll out direct flights between Abu Dhabi International Airport in the UAE and the newly opened Kannur Airport in southern Indian state of Kerala.


Living in the moment. Being in the now. You've heard the phrases - make the most of the present - it's all you've got. Well, yes.
When do you live? Now. Seriously. When does life occur? Now. I know, you can look at the fossil and read the history book - look at life long ago. When did that life occur? Now.
When many people think about time, it is imagined as a track, much like a rail road track, on which the person moves. The track behind is the past. The track yet trod is the future. We are conscious of having lived, living, and continuing to live. The concepts of past, present, and future are well defined in our daily experience. Morning, afternoon, night. We get it.
Let's ratchet up a notch and reconsider our movement along that time track. We don't move. The track moves, so to speak. When do you experience morning? Now. When do you experience afternoon? Now. When do you experience night? Now. Conceptually we can order experience, but experience can only exist now. Therefore, life is possible only now.
Imagine yourself amidst a swirling universe, with people and experiences coming to you as you allow them into your now experience. All of that drawn to you is attracted by your attention to it - Law of Attraction. In this sense, the future is not something that happens to you, but you happen to your future. Whatever you are experiencing now is the result of your consciousness. If your experience is not as happy as you instinctively know it should be, then by changing your thinking (beacons that attract similar conditions/situations/people) you affect what you experience. You're not helplessly riding the rails of time into experiences, but crafting (aware or unaware) the schema which form your now experience.
"But George, I remember when I was five years old and..." Indeed you do. When were you five? Now. Are you five years old now? No. Things are remembered only now. The future is imagined now. The past was experienced now and, of course, the future can only exist now. Now is a slippery thing, but if you can wrap your head around it, so to speak, then managing your life becomes more effective.
"Life is too short to _________." That well-intentioned thought is a good illustration of the railroad track version of life moving along time. I'd suggest replacing "short" with "precious" or "important" or "valuable". She how that alters the intent? It pulls the concept into the moment, the now. In effect, why put up with ________(fill in the blank) when you don't have to? Or want to? Right now, this moment, you can decide, choose, determine, allow (any number of verbs will work) what you want to experience now. Knowing that your now decision will attract similar conditions/situations/people.
Granted, in order to experience our luscious three dimensional world we have to create a time frame in which objects move about. That requires a space to move about and a rate of movement (time). It all happens now, but perception creates a track of before now, now, after now. It's a rich and wonderful experience, and we love it! Yet if we can mentally rise up a notch and see the process as it is created, then the importance of now is fathomed. What you think now affects the movement of conditions, situations, people, into your life orbit.
Life is too much fun to experience by default. Being aware now directs more thought power to the experience. Life becomes more fun by intent. Now. It's when you are.


"I think one of the reasons that people like the show is that it's really easy on the eye," Jane Fonda says of her Netflix sitcom, Grace and Frankie. "There's kind of a feel-good thing about it." The description may not seem plausible for a series that follows a group of late-in-life divorcées, but Fonda is onto something. Grace and Frankie is as charming as the San Diego beachfront house in which the two titular protagonists, played by Fonda and Lily Tomlin, move into after learning that their husbands are leaving them for each other. The show's lighthearted humor, paired with Fonda's impeccable collection of cashmere sweaters and Tomlin's earthy cool aura, also makes it a pleasing binge-watching choice for lazy weekends.
But that ease hasn't always extended to the relationship between our leading ladies. Season one focused on the pair's odd-couple nature—Grace, the martini-sipping WASP; Frankie, the pot-smoking artist—but the show's second season, which premieres this Friday, finds a balance between the two roommates. "A lot of older women say to me and to Lily, 'You know, you gave me hope. I can now see that there could be a future,' " Fonda told Vogue.com. We spoke to the 78-year-old actress this week about the cultural importance behind Grace and Frankie, her fitness tape empire, and why she's certain the pay gap will close in her lifetime.
In more than 50 years of acting, you never had a starring role in a TV show. What finally convinced you to do it?
I wanted to do one for quite a number of years, but I hadn't found the right thing. I have long wanted to give a cultural face to old age. And it's hard for older women to do that, in particular in major feature films these days. Maybe always.
I thought this was a show that could potentially give a lot of hope to people, especially to older people, especially to women. And I think that's actually happened. The other day my boyfriend, Richard Perry, and I were being honored at the Pasadena Playhouse and a woman came over to us and said: "You saved my sister's life. She'd been married for 45 years and her husband left her for a man and she was suicidal. We finally got her to watch Grace and Frankie and it saved her life. We were able to laugh at it." So that feels pretty good.
Had you seen anything on TV or film that you felt spoke honestly about old age?
Harold and Maude. There was Ruth Gordon years ago playing a feisty older woman. But there's not a lot else. It's no secret that movies tend to cater to the young.
When Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris came up with the idea for Grace and Frankie, were you always in mind for the role of Grace?
She says that she heard that Lily and I wanted to work together again.
I read that you were afraid you couldn't do comedy anymore when you started Grace and Frankie. What gave you that idea?
Episodic television is a different animal and I had never done it before. Being a recurring guest star when you come in every three to four weeks is very different from doing episodic television. It's very hard work, it's very long hours. It takes a while for the writers to get used to your voice, to write for you. You have to find your groove. A real comedian has a sense of timing and delivery. And I've done a lot of comedies. I started off doing comedies primarily, but I'm not that kind of comedian. So it took me a while for me to get my feet under me.
Do you think you're funny now?
I see myself like the straight man, which can also be funny.
I have to say, you look unbelievable in the show. I kept thinking how I needed to try your aerobics exercise videos.
I did a whole new series about six years ago! I started a new series called Prime Time. I did a yoga one. And they're for older people and people who haven't really worked out before. They're very successful. I also rereleased my original ones.
You've been an active feminist throughout your career. How do you feel about this fourth wave of feminism with actresses speaking out on issues like equal pay?
I think it's fabulous. They happen to be very talented and successful and very funny. It's interesting how many of them are comedians. I think that issues of gender and equality lend themselves to comedy. Whether it's Lena Dunham or Amy Schumer or Samantha Bee. We had a whole night of feminist comedians a few months ago in New York to support the new campaign for the equal rights amendment. There were men there, too.
Do you find it at all frustrating to see that the pay gap has persisted throughout your career in Hollywood?
Equal pay is still an issue everywhere. I think it's a big problem and I think it's going to be solved. I bet within my lifetime. Which is saying something because I'm pretty old!


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Another Telugu person brought credit to Andhra Pradesh. The youth Ramkumar Rayapu Reddy born in Banapuram, East Godavari district joined the multinational company Mylan as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). He was graduated from the Engineering College in Kakinada and did his M.S from Clemen's University in North Carolina. He is in the field of pharmaceutical industry for the past 22 years. He was with the Ranbaxy previously.


Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but let's keep self-love at the top of our priority lists today, tomorrow, and forever more! …That is, if we even know where to start? A concept so individualized, ambiguous, and now trendy; it can seem daunting to commit to in a practical way.
So, let's maybe start with what self-love is not (in my opinion, of course)?
Self-love is a relationship we have with ourselves and a practice we partake in; continuous and evolving. It is engaging in a sacred "call" and "response" with ourselves where we discover our inner needs and take care of ourselves accordingly, without judgment. It's an act of self-preservation that encourages us to say no when not doing so would otherwise leave us drained and depleted, yes when it feels euphoric and aligned, and that ultimately inspires us to make decisions that are truly in our best interest.
Self-love is definitely not perfect, and it can feel especially cumbersome if we're masters at finding reasons to place ourselves anywhere but first on our priority list, or if critique and self-doubt are our comfortable and habitual responses to the rollercoaster of daily life.
But the point is not perfection, which implies stagnancy. It's growth; progress measured in baby steps and individual moments. It's "won" every time we take the power back into our own hands, prioritize our mental and emotional health over the needs of others, and do for ourselves what's authentic, supportive, nourishing, and true, even if it instills momentary guilt, before feeling good.
And, let me set the record straight here: self-love is certainly not selfish! It's an essential process of self-awareness and self-care that allows us to show up as our most present, vibrant and engaged selves. It's the key to our productivity, motivation and success as much as it is to our softness, lovability, and intimacy. How we prioritize ourselves as our most *important* relationship filters out into each and every aspect of our lives, touches the people we interact with on a daily basis, and pours into potential obstacle and opportunity.
So, if you're new to the self-love journey or if you've been restoring your relationship for years, try these three practices to enhance your experience of self-love today.
THREE PRACTICES TO ENHANCE YOUR SELF-LOVE!
1) PRIORITIZE YOU EACH MORNING (STARTING TOMORROW!): If you've been reading my posts for a while, you'll know that I swear by having a "morning practice," and I want to reiterate this here: if you carve out time for yourself each morning before having to answer to anyone or anything else that will undoubtedly want to claim your attention for the rest of the day, you will naturally form a more intimate and self-loving relationship. You will create the space to recognize what may be occurring beneath the surface. You will get to know yourself more intimately with less of a filter and with more genuine awareness, which will enable you to have greater control over your thoughts, emotions and interactions throughout the day. Having a morning practice has been instrumental to my personal mental health and well-being, and it's simply because I've create the space to check in with myself, regulate my thoughts and emotions, and discover what's going on inside before I get completely wrapped up in everything outside of me. If the morning simply cannot work for you – don't stress! – see if you can create your "me" time at night before bed!
Click here for inspiration on how to design your morning (or evening) practice. Try it tomorrow or for all of next week and notice how it transforms each day!
2) ADOPT THE MID-DAY CHECK-IN: Similar to the first one except different. Whereas the morning practice occurs before the chaos of daily life ensues, the "mid-day check-in" may seem asks us to reclaim our time, space, energy and autonomy in the midst of it all. The check in can be simple, quick, and accessible from anywhere – even your desk at work. Choose a time – I'd say around 3 or 4 PM. Pause, wherever you are. Take 5 minutes. Close your eyes. Breathe. Notice the sensations in your body. Where are you tensing? What obsessive thoughts are running through your mind? Remember, you are carrying these sensations into all of your interactions! Can you soften, breathe, release, and come back to the moment? Can you give yourself a break? For me, taking breaks is essential to my productivity and self-love. I love to take walks, get outside, eat a piece of chocolate, make a cup of tea, close my phone and maybe my eyes and draw the energy I've been extending into all things external back into myself.
3) SAY NO TO SOMETHING AT LEAST ONCE THIS WEEK: This may not necessarily be applicable on a daily basis, but it can be incredibly empowering to make somewhat of a habit! This was inspired by a personal experience I had this week where I chose to go to sleep at 8 PM (do you think I needed it?!) verses stay up to finish work. Once the initial guilt set in (there definitely was that nagging feeling), I ultimately decided to listen to the needs of my body no matter how ridiculous it felt. I woke up the next morning a lot more motivated, focused and ready to take action. By doing what I needed to do for myself the night before, I was better able to show up as the most productive and enthusiastic version of So whether "no" for you means choosing to reschedule your plans, close your laptop before you've sent that final email, or opt for a night in to pamper yourself, I encourage you to steam ahead with all of the above knowing you are doing yourself (and everyone else around you) a service by setting this important boundary!
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Dr. Barry Rothman served as an incredible line of help throughout the entire process of applying for PhD programs in Biomedical Engineering. He has a very solid fundamental understanding of the application process as a whole and is also highly capable of answering more specific questions that arise throughout the course of the applications. Specifically, Dr. Rothman was critical in helping me choose the best schools for myself given my academic standing and career goals, helping to formulate essay frameworks and to select good topics, grammar and flow editing of essays, deciding how to respond to specific questions that individual schools ask on their applications, and interview prep. His help enabled me to remain low-stress during these applications, as he was always an email or phone call away to answer any and all of my pressing questions. With his help I was accepted into Johns Hopkins University, the University of San Diego, Boston University, and the University of California, Irvine.


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Карга́рка рудоголова (Chloephaga rubidiceps) — вид гусеподібних птахів родини качкових (Anatidae). Мешкає в Південній Америці.

Опис

Довжина птаха становить 45-52,5 см, самці важать 1,65-2,02 кг, самиці 1,2-1,5 кг. Голова і шия рудувато-коричневі, спина, груди і боки сірувато-охристі, поцятковані коричневими смугами, живіт коричневий, хвіст чорний, Крила зверху чорні, знизу сіро-чорно-білі. Дзьоб чорний, лапи оперені з чорними плямаками. Молоді птахи мають подібне, однак більш тьмяне забарвлення.

Поширення і екологія
Рудоголові каргарки гніздяться на Вогняній Землі та на крайньому півдні Чилі і Аргентини, а також на Фолклендських островах. Континентальні популяції взимку мігрують на північ вздовж узбережжя, досягаючи провінції Буенос-Айрес, фолкеклендські популяції є осілими. Рудоголові каргарки живуть на відкритих луках і на водно-болотних угіддях, зокрема на берегах озер.

Рудоголові каргарки живляться корінням, листям, стеблами і насінням трав і осоки, а також ягодами. Сезон розмноження на Фолклендах у них починається у вересні, на континенті в середині жовтня. Птахи гніздяться поодинці або невеликими розрідженими групами. Гніздо розміщується у високій траві або серед валунів, встелюється пухом. В кладці від 3 до 8 яєць. Інкубаційний період триває приблизно 30 днів.

Збереження
МСОП загалом класифікує цей вид як такий, що не потребує особливих заходів зі збереження. Загальна популяція рудоголових каргарок становить від 43 до 86 тисяч птахів, однак більшість з них мешкає на Фолклендських островах, тоді як континентальні популяції перебувають під загрозою зникнення. Їм загрожує знищення природного середовища та хижацтво з боку сірих зорро і річкових візонів.

Примітки

Джерела

Качкові
Птахи, описані 1861
Птахи Аргентини
Птахи Чилі
Птахи Фолклендських Островів

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package test.dependent;

import org.testng.annotations.*;

public class SampleDependentConfigurationMethods {
  private boolean m_create = false;
  private boolean m_first = false;

  @Configuration(beforeTestMethod = true)
  public void createInstance() {
    m_create = true;
  }

  @Configuration(beforeTestMethod = true, dependsOnMethods = { "createInstance"})
  public void firstInvocation() {
    assert m_create : "createInstance() was never called";
    m_first = true;
  }

  @Test
  public void verifyDependents() {
    assert m_create : "createInstance() was never called";
    assert m_first : "firstInvocation() was never called";
  }
}

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Air Info Now - Making real-time air quality and interactive materials accessible to the public.
CO-City go ... requires the Flash Player.
An interactive animation that lets you set certain parameters that change CO-City and its carbon monoxide levels. You can then find out how and why CO levels change in response to your actions. Parameters include time of day (and as a result temperature and weather) and city size. Temperature inversions form, trapping CO near the ground.
Lung Attack go ... requires the Flash Player.
Expose a set of lungs to various air pollutants and learn the fundamentals of gas exchange.
A Recipe for Ozone go ... requires the Flash Player.
Here are the things you need to whip up a batch of ozone. Don't forget to throw in a little sunlight and heat.
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Pollutants investigated include ozone, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter. Parameters include weather and climate (temperature, wind, rainfall), asthma attacks, visibility, time, and location.
Asthma Bingo (Download here) This game allows students to learn about basic asthma and allergy facts.
These activities are included in the Asthma and Allergies Health Observance Package (HOP) is part of a nationwide public health science education project, the HOPE Partnership. This five-year innovative public health science education project, supported by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Center for Research Resources at the National Institutes of Health , grant # R25 RR018490.
The lessons were developed for the Environment Module and the Air Pollution unit of P.U.L.S.E. Promoting Understanding and Learning for Society & Environmental Health curriculum project. PULSE is funded by an NCRR NIH SEPA award #R25RR016260.
The Community Outreach and Education Program of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center informs the public, K-12 educators, and environmental health professionals about environmental health sciences and toxicology issues through workshops, online papers, and K-12 programs, in the classroom and online. This program is funded by NIEHS grant # ES06694.
The animations below [CO-City, A Recipe for Ozone, and Lung Attack] were created in collaboration between the Community Outreach and Education Program of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center and the EPA Funded EMPACT Project, #R827052-01-0, Air Info Now, of the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality.
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This young Danish girl was being interviewed about traveling the countryside alone on foot. She needed, and claimed to have, official permission. But it was still news. Then the reporter asked her how she might defend herself. She showed him!


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What have you not been up to this week?
This has not happened in our house, either. :) Your daughter is adorable...something in the eyes and cheeks reminds me of a baby picture of myself that looks almost the exact same!
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"This has to stop, there is too much to lose, and we as residents are the only ones who can fight it. At the very least, I would like to show people what we are losing, week by week, as our suburbs are ingloriously stripped of their heritage treasures, instead becoming monotonous concrete beds of overdeveloped units and overcrowded consumerist vacuums of non-culture. The current trend is unsustainable, it is purely profit driven for the short term goals of developers and political interests. The people come last, heritage is all but forgotten. Things have to change dramatically".
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User authentication using guardian with phoenix framework elixir
![Login](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reimo/phoenix_auth/master/Untitled20171008230130.png)

#Step 1 ( great a new phoenix project or skip if u have an existing project )

mix phx.new phoenix_auth

#Step 2 ( Using phoenix generator to create schemas, controller etc )

mix phx.gen.html Auth User users username:string:unique email:string:unique hash_password:string fullname:string phone:string

mix ecto.create

mix ecto.migrate

#Step 3 ( add guardian and comeonin to your project )
 ~~~~
 #add to mix
 {:comeonin, "~> 2.5"},
 {:guardian, "~> 1.0-beta"}
 ~~~~

  Comeonin will be used for encrption
  Guardian will do everything authentication

#Step 4 ( update dependencies  )

mix depts.get

#Step 6 ( Add guardian config to your config  )

#config/config.exs
~~~~
config :phoenix_auth, PhoenixAuth.Guardian,
  issuer: "PhoenixAuth",
  secret_key: "4J4p7tPWoStA8nmCNxoBSj9Hu/d5uhJO7ma7cJ9WMHXbV3cHv3mdoKmdU0QL4OGm"
~~~~

#Step 5 ( create guardian.ex  )
//lib/phoenix_auth/guardian.ex

~~~~
defmodule PhoenixAuth.Guardian do
  use Guardian, otp_app: :phoenix_auth

  def subject_for_token(resource, _claims) do
    {:ok, to_string(resource.id)}
  end

  def subject_for_token(_, _) do
    {:error, :reason_for_error}
  end

  def resource_from_claims(claims) do
    {:ok, PhoenixAuth.Auth.get_user!(claims["sub"])}
  end
  def resource_from_claims(_claims) do
    {:error, :reason_for_error}
  end

end
~~~~

#Step ( create auth_error_handler.ex  )
//lib/phoenix_auth/auth_error_handler.ex
~~~~
defmodule PhoenixAuth.AuthErrorHandler do
    import Plug.Conn

    def auth_error(conn, {type, _reason}, _opts) do
      body = Poison.encode!(%{message: to_string(type)})
      send_resp(conn, 401, body)
    end
  end

  ~~~~

#Step ( add router pipeline )

//lib/phoenix_auth_web/router.ex
~~~~

  pipeline :authorized do
    plug :fetch_session
    plug Guardian.Plug.Pipeline, module: PhoenixAuth.Guardian,
    error_handler: PhoenixAuth.AuthErrorHandler
    plug Guardian.Plug.VerifySession
    plug Guardian.Plug.LoadResource
  end

 ~~~~

 #step ( edit user model )

//lib/phoenix_auth/auth/user.ex

 ~~~~
 defmodule PhoenixAuth.Auth.User do
  use Ecto.Schema
  import Ecto.Changeset
  alias PhoenixAuth.Auth.User

  schema "users" do
    field :email, :string
    field :fullname, :string
    field :hash_password, :string
    field :password, :string, virtual: true #u should note this!
    field :phone, :string
    field :username, :string

    timestamps()
  end

  @doc false
  def changeset(%User{} = user, attrs) do
    user
    |> cast(attrs, [:username, :email, :hash_password, :fullname, :phone, :password])
    |> validate_required([:username, :email, :fullname, :phone])
    |> unique_constraint(:username)
    |> unique_constraint(:email)
    |> put_password_hash()
  end

  def put_password_hash(changeset) do
    case changeset do
      %Ecto.Changeset{valid?: true, changes: %{password: password}} ->
        put_change(changeset, :hash_password, Comeonin.Bcrypt.hashpwsalt(password))
      _ ->
        changeset
    end
  end

end
~~~~

#Step ( Add )

~~~~
/lib/phoenix_auth_web/views/helpers.ex
defmodule PhoenixAuthWeb.ViewHelper do
    def current_user(conn), do: Guardian.Plug.current_resource(conn)
    def logged_in?(conn), do: Guardian.Plug.authenticated?(conn, [])
end

#import ( into phoenix_auth_web.ex )
/lib/phoenix_auth_web/phoenix_auth_web.ex
import PhoenixAuthWeb.ViewHelper

~~~~~

#step ( add to user controller )

~~~~

  def login(conn, _params) do

    changeset = Auth.change_user(%User{})
    render(conn, "login.html", changeset: changeset)
  end

  def sign_in(conn, %{"user" => %{"email" => email, "password" => pass}}) do
      case PhoenixAuth.Auth.authenticate(email, pass) do
        {:ok, user} ->

          conn =  PhoenixAuth.Guardian.Plug.sign_in(conn, user)
          conn
          |> put_flash(:info, "Login successful, Welcome to wonderland!")
          |>  redirect(to: "/secured/users")
        {:error, message} ->
          conn
          |> put_flash(:error, "Wrong username/password")
          |>  redirect(to: "/login")
       end

  end

  def sign_in(conn, _params) do
    send_resp(conn, 401, Poison.encode!(%{error: "Incorrect password"}))
  end

  def sign_out(conn, _params) do
    conn
    |> PhoenixAuth.Guardian.Plug.sign_out()
    #|> send_resp(204, "")
    |>  redirect(to: "/" )
  end

  ~~~~


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The table below gives an overview of international mortality rates from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and from total post-neonatal mortality (PNM). All rates are cases per 1000 live births per year. This table will be gradually completed for the most recent years. National definitions and sources are listed here.
The year when national risk reduction campaigns began is indicated in parentheses after each country. In some countries, regional campaigns began one or more years before the national campaign, or only regional campaigns were raised.
To browse through the yearly figures, please use the horizontal scroll bar beneath the table.
If you are using a tablet computer or a smartphone, you can use your finger to scroll horizontally through the yearly columns in the table below.
*) No national, but regional campaigns.
a) The number of SIDS deaths in the most recent year was <100.
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c) The number of SIDS deaths in the most recent year was ≥1000.
d) Because of the very low autopsy rate in Israel, SIDS is not explicitly diagnosed, but presumed SIDS and other sudden unexpected deaths in infancy are included in the category "All other and unspecified causes". The data in the 1990 column are for 1990-1994, in the 2000 column for 2000-2004, and in the 2005 column for 2005-2007. Data for single years are not available.
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Is your landscaping Earth-Kind?
By Carolyn Lindell, Special to the American-Statesman
Many gardeners love their plants and landscapes, and they also like to be nice to Mother Earth. That's the basis of Earth-Kind landscaping, an approach that promotes environmentally friendly practices that still allow for lovely gardens and outdoor areas.
The main purpose is "to promote the establishment and management of outstanding landscapes, vegetable gardens, and fruit plantings that provide maximum enjoyment while being environmentally responsible and requiring minimal maintenance," says Tim Hartmann, who helps to oversee the program at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
"To me, it's trying to use both traditional and organic strategies to have an environmentally friendly garden," says Marilyn Love, a Hays County master gardener with advanced training in Earth-Kind landscaping.
Earth-Kind landscaping is based on research and focuses on four overall goals:
• Landscape water conservation
• Reduction of fertilizer and pesticide use
• Landscaping for energy conservation
• Reduction of landscape wastes entering landfills
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension website, aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind offers numerous suggestions to work toward each goal, including suggestions on these areas:
• Planning and design
• Soil analysis and preparation
• Practical turf areas
• Appropriate plant selection
• Efficient irrigation and rainwater harvesting
• Effective use of mulches and appropriate maintenance.
Of the four goals, "I think probably in this part of Texas, we consider the most important is the conservation of water and water-quality protection," Love says. "We all know water is a problem. … A lot of the time there isn't enough of it." However, she adds, "There's a lot of things we can do."
Among the many recommendations are to harvest rainwater for plants and to use mulch.
"You'd be surprised at how many people don't use mulch," she says, and by adding this protective ground covering, "You don't have to water as much because it holds the water and it helps nourish the soil."
In addition, the use of low-volume irrigation (for example, drip irrigation) helps conserve water. That's effective "at getting the water where you need it," she says, without producing a lot of runoff. "The water comes off slow enough that it soaks in."
Also helpful is to opt for native and adapted plants for the yard and garden. "They just simply won't need as much water," she says.
Many tactics can be used for gardeners to rely less on fertilizer and pesticides.
Again, the use of native and adapted plants is suggested. "They don't need pesticides. They've survived because they like the soil that they are in," she says.
Gardeners can also turn to a very basic way to get rid of pests: simply "pull them off," Love says. "I just throw them on the ground and step on them. Some people just squish them with their fingers." However, this approach might not be feasible for large gardens and other situations.
In general, it's recommended that chemicals be used "as a last resort," Love says.
Gardeners who are applying pesticides should use the least toxic available, she says: "What you don't want to do is kill your beneficial insects." Also, it's good to read the label to make sure it's meant for the specific pest a gardener is trying to eliminate.
To avoid or limit the use of fertilizer, soil preparation is important, Love says. Put down 3 inches of finished compost and on top of that add 3 inches of plant-derived mulch and replenish the mulch annually, she says. Also, gardeners can get a soil test to find out what their soil needs.
While fertilizer might be called for in order to grow lush turfgrass, it's best to avoid synthetic fertilizers that can cause damage from runoff, she says. Gardeners should also pay attention to the recommended amount to use listed on the label; she cautioned, "Don't overuse."
Gardeners can use numerous techniques to landscape intentionally to help decrease the energy consumption in their homes, such as having large trees to shade a home's roof from the afternoon sun.
Gardeners can use leaves and other yard waste to make compost to limit the waste going into the landfills. They should leave their lawn clippings on the lawn when they mow.
As another element of the Earth-Kind program, about 23 cultivars of roses have been designated as Earth-Kind roses because they have shown outstanding landscape performance, as well as have strong tolerance for pest, disease, drought and heat, Hartmann says.
"We basically put them through a torture test," he says.
The Earth-Kind site has a plant selector to help gardeners choose plants that have been rated for heat tolerance, drought tolerance, pest tolerance, soil requirements and fertility requirement based on the region. It's best to pick plants with a rating of eight or above, Love says. "It's a real nice tool."
For the Earth-Kind Challenge, people submit answers to a few questions about their landscapes to get a score and then will receive suggestions on things they can do to create a healthier and more sustainable yard.
The site also offers 10 suggestions for people with existing landscapes to try to make them more in line with Earth-Kind goals.
The program, which began in the 1980s, has been a success, Hartmann says. Volunteers who have been trained as Texas Master Gardeners by AgriLife Extension help disseminate information about it.
Earth-Kind landscaping involves fairly simple solutions. "We want the typical homeowner or resident to be able to implement it," Hartmann says.


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Were you to consider raising chickens in Crete, then there is a lot to learn. Keeping chickens in your garden is pretty popular here on the island, especially since there are no foxes here at all, but where do you get your chickens from?
In the UK, chickens come in breeds and you can buy roughly six month old hens sold as 'point of lay' meaning they are about to start producing eggs. Not so here. Here you have to go, after the month of March, to a shop that sells baby chickens. The picture below shows one such shop.
But how do you know that they are indeed hens, and not, for example, cockerels? The answer is that you don't know. It is a fifty fifty chance since no-one I have ever met can tell the sexual differences in a tiny chick.
So you pay your Euro or so per chick and are given them in a cardboard box to take home. You have to look after the chicks very carefully. Keep them for the first few months in a secure cage and feed them baby chick food. When they grow older, up to six or so months, you can put them in a chicken run that you have to build out of wire to keep them in. You now feed them chicken food – it comes in a sack – and odd bits of stuff they may like. Make sure they have water. Water and food containers can be bought very cheaply here in Crete. Also never forget to provide some shade and a few little boxes for them to lay their eggs in.
But how do you protect your charges from such things as wandering hungry cats etc? Well here the cretans are very cunning. When you buy your baby chickens it is very strongly advisable to buy a couple of geese as well. The geese are very good protectors of chickens and no predator will come close while they are there.
Around the six month mark, you quickly discover which of your chickens are in fact cockerels. They crow very loudly at dawn and definitely produce no eggs. Now you may be happy with this and love them to bits. On the other hand you may fancy some Coq au Vin.
As your experience grows, and Christmas approaches, you may well dream of fattening up your own turkey, but be warned, they can grow pretty big.
They like to sit on cars too . . .
Anyway, you can always try it out, and you will certainly love the eggs.


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Q: How to check if a pseudo-element ::after exists or not using Selenium Python I need to identify if the ::after pseudo element exist or not.
When it exist:

  ::after

When it does not exist:

I tried
driver.find_element_by_css_selector('div.vcp-bigplay>div')

and
driver.find_element_by_css_selector('div.vcp-bigplay::after')

and
driver.find_element_by_css_selector('div.vcp-bigplay:after')

None of them works. Can anybody help?

A: You can use JavaScript executor to retrieve the content value and then check if that exists or not.
Something like this
script = "return window.getComputedStyle(document.querySelector('.vcp-bigplay'),'::after').getPropertyValue('content')";

            element = driver.execute_script(script);
            if (len(element)==0):
                 print('not there')
            else:
                 print('there')

You can read in detail here.

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Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards is heading to Sale as part of the Festival in June.
But Eddie is leaving his skis at home, and concentrating on his incredible life story instead.
He is taking a leap into the unknown by giving a one-man show – Try Hard – at the Robert Bolt Theatre on June 9th.
A spokesman for Eddie says:"In Try Hard, Eddie talks through his incredible life-journey; from self-learning ski-jumping and being shunned by the sporting establishment, to the extensive surgery to rebuild his face and body following years of spectacular crashes on the snow as he set out to break world-records in stunt jumping including leaps over 10 cars and six buses., and speed skating to break the 100 mph barrier.
Eddie's story of the Calgary Winter Olympics ,where he finished 73rd out of 73 competitors – was made into a feature film by 20th Century Fox- starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman.


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In Australia for the last couple of weeks news stories have focused mostly on the terrible flood situation in Queensland and the aftermath now that the waters have receded.
One particular news story really caught our eye last Saturday night and I wanted to share it with you. In fact I want to share two stories with you because if a person ever had reason to be proud of their fellow citizens, this is it. It just makes me want to shout Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!
Now what did you think of that attitude? Talk about looking on the bright side of life. Instead of being devastated by the loss of her household items she saw it as an opportunity to declutter her life and move on to a new phase of living with less. I have to say I can relate to this. During one of our moves from city to city I found myself wishing that the container would fall off the truck and roll down an embankment causing no harm to anyone but destroying my entire shipment of belongings. Maybe this lady considers this more of a stoke of luck rather than a misfortune. Like the lady in the video suggested, it sure removes the difficult decision to dispose of those items around your home that you keep "just in case".
If this is the attitude to your belongings then maybe it is time to let go of the strings that bind you to them and purge. If you have been at your decluttering for some time and still having trouble separating through obligation to some things now is the time to forget the slow and steady approach and just bite the bullet and get them out of there. You are the one who has to live in your home and it should be under your terms not dictated to my friends, family or general consensus. You only get one chance at this life, live it your way. As the lady said "Less is more".
While watching the ABC News last Saturday night a woman appeared for about 15 seconds on the screen and I was thrilled with not only her attitude but also what she had to say.
Nobody wanted these goblets when we put them up for sale on ebay but they snapped them up in and instant when I was giving them away on Freecycle. Have I mentioned before how I hate cleaning silver, well that is why they're gone.
The beauty of the human spirit – Sometimes it is more illusive than others but when the chips are down it is amazing what can shine through.
Having the opportunity to help out a friend today – the giver always gets as much out of it as the receiver. It's a good feeling to help.
That my husband rode his motorbike to work even though it was threatening to rain – I had so much I needed the car for today.
Freecycle – It is good to know someone will love the stuff I don't.
I don't believe I have had the opportunity to welcome you to 365lessthings before so a hearty welcome to you. Thank you for reading and thank you also for dropping in and leaving a comment. I took a look at your blog and quite enjoyed it actually. Blogging about your decluttering can really keep you honest and on track so keep it up. You already have ten followers so you are doing well. 200 things gone already, you must be feeling the freedom oozing into you. It is a great feeling to be rid of all that excess isn't it, less stuff to clean, less stuff to store, less stuff to concern yourself with in any way who wouldn't want that? Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you more often.
Great attitude! Sometimes when I'm having difficulty deciding whether to keep or toss something, I try to imagine how sad I would be if the item was destroyed in fire. That may sound strange, but it helps me. Also asking myself WHY am I keeping something helps. Is it because I like / need / use it or am I keeping it because I think someone else expects me to keep it.
nothing strange about the fire question at all and the rest of your strategies here are great too. It is amazing how many things we own that if they were whisked away from us tomorrow by some strange event we might actually be happy they are gone. My daughter works with too girls who lost quite a bit in the floods. One girl was telling her about losing furniture and her partners work equipment in the garage and such and Bridget asked "what about all the little bits and pieces that you have collected over the year to make you apartment a home?" and the girl said "I know I really don't care about any of that. I thought that said it all.
That was amazing; I cried when I saw those videos but it was incredibly powerful for me. I just sent the waste disposal one to my husband saying that this is, ultimately, what happens to all our stuff – if not through some kind of natural tragedy or disaster, then certainly after we die. Just incredible, I really need to think about it and start re-evaluating 'things' more… Thanks fo sharing these.
I have to admit when I saw the footage of all those trucks heading to the landfill I thought just look at all the stuff and a huge percentage of it is stuff that just wasn't necessary in the first place. What a waste. When you see them walk into one of those homes and see the belongings all muddy and ruined you can't help but think that maybe with the warning they had if we didn't own so much stuff it would be easier to move it out of harms way in a situation like this. I just makes me want to keep at it because I am sure that there is still plenty of stuff left in this house that I wouldn't bother trying to save under those circumstances.
I saw her on TV and thought she was terrific – good work tracking the clip down! I used to be guilty of thinking a house fire might not be a bad idea (I got a divorce "declutter" instead). Now I could walk out on 95% of my stuff without a backward glance. The great thing about decluttering is that it actually frees you to see what is important among your things and then it gives you the time to take steps to safeguard them somewhat (ie digitise or store together so they could be gathered up quickly). But Mrs Green is right – we come into this world with nothing and that's how we leave it, so we should put our focus on to the journey in between.
I imagine a divorce would give you a chance to pare down your possessions. I suppose there is a bright side to everything.
Wow. I think my favorite part when they described the clean up: one house, one street, one truckload at a time. Reminded me of decluttering under much less stressful conditions: one object, one room, one household at a time.
I feel glad I am able to declutter at my own pace rather than being forced into decluttering while you are also having to scrub out or gut your entire house so you can live in it again.
Wow, what an awesome comment, "I saw the footage of all those trucks heading to the landfill I thought just look at all the stuff and a huge percentage of it is stuff that just wasn't necessary in the first place. What a waste." So true. I really started thinking of decluttering years ago when my mom lost her parents and had to clean out their house. She came home to say "I will never do that to you". I have no kids so I really don't want to do that to someone either, since it most likely will be either a friend who's stuck it out with me or a stranger. So in 19 days, I'm up to 260 items, after a few years of unquantified decluttering. Will get it finalized this year!
we have talked many times here about that very situation and we have quite a number of our community who are decluttering with this as their motivation.
I've been discussing on my blog and on others recently about the relationship between courage and desire in regard to simplifying.
It sounds like even in tragic situations, some people can find a positive outlook, and the courage to move forward to a better life. This is another way that the journey to simplicity can start.
thanks for dropping by. I took a quick look at your blog and liked what I saw and read. The photos just made me feel good inside, the beauty of nature can do that to a person. Your comment here is so true, there is often a catalyst that sets people on the path to simplicity. If I had to choose from your selection I would probably say mine would most likely be dissatisfaction but I am not sure about that. I hope you drop by and visit us often as I think you probably have quite a lot of good ideas you could share with us.
a little enlightenment goes a long way sometimes. I bet there have been a lot of thing crossed off the inventory since then.


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Controversial Food Health Star Rating System Reinstated
After years of negotiation and a controversial launch earlier this year, the Government has announced that the food health star rating will be reinstated.
The Government has announced that the food health star rating will be reinstated in the near future and that it will be voluntary for food companies wishing to adopt the system over the next five years.
CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland says that this is great news for consumers. "We know that many shoppers are confused and frustrated by the current state of food labelling, in which the complex, numerical information on the back of packs is rendered even more confusing on those products which carry the food industry's voluntary Daily Intake Guide percentages," he said.
What is the Food Health Star Rating?
The rating system has five stars - the more stars shown, the healthier the food.
The amount of stars that are awarded is based on an algorithm that considers the nutritional content of the food, and has been designed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand using evidence underpinning the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines and the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.
Who Will Adopt This Rating?
Shortly after the new rating was announced, both Woolworths and Sanitarium announced that they would adopt the health star rating across their entire range of products.
Todd Saunders, General Manager of Sanitarium Australia praised the system. "Currently, comparing nutrition values between products takes time and can be confusing" he said. "The Health Star Rating system is a practical way consumers can be equipped with the relevant information they need when making healthy choices for themselves and their family."
The reinstatement of the system has been lauded by the Public Health Association of Australia, the Obesity Policy Coalition, the Heart Foundation and the Cancer Council.
New Zealand has also decided to join the scheme.
Why Has It Been Controversial?
Earlier this year the website was launched but then pulled down after less than 24 hours by Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash and her then chief of staff, Alistair Furnival. It was later revealed that Furnival was co-owner of a lobbying firm that represented major food companies that were opposed to the new system. Furnival has since resigned.
From the start, the proposed system has attracted controversy. Health and consumer groups had expressed a preference for a system that was based on traffic lights using red, green and yellow to indicate the nutritional value of the food. This was rejected by the food industry and the food health star rating system introduced in it's place.
There has also been pushback on some of the components of the new system, particularly by the Australian Food and Grocery Council who say the new scheme could be expensive for cash-strapped food companies. As a result, the voluntary adoption period has been increased from two years to five years and it has been determined that this rating system can now co-exist with existing rating systems such as the Heart Foundation Tick that already appears on labels of many food and drinks.
Over the next few months consumers will start to see products with the new labels appearing on supermarket shelves. This will coincide with the launch of a website to help consumers make healthier food decisions and an education campaign, scheduled for August.