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m-5, r. 1 - Regulation respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles
M-5 Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles
chapter M-5, r. 1
Regulation respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles
STUFFING AND UPHOLSTERED AND STUFFED ARTICLES
Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles
(chapter M-5, s. 38).
01January 011 2015
The fees prescribed in the Regulation have been indexed as of 1 January 2015 pursuant to the notice published in Part 1 (French) of the Gazette officielle du Québec of 20 December 2014, page 1246. (s. 5)
1. (Revoked).
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 1; O.C. 1978-89, s. 1.
2. An application for a permit must be made in writing, be sent to the chief inspector and contain:
(a) the applicant's name, address and telephone number, as well as the business number assigned under the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (chapter P-44.1), if applicable;
(b) if the applicant is not domiciled in Québec, the name, address and telephone number of the applicant's importer, as well as the business number assigned under the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises, if applicable;
(c) the category of the permit applied for;
(d) the type and, if applicable, the number of upholstered and stuffed articles that the applicant intends to manufacture or repair;
(e) a description of the raw materials used to manufacture stuffing, or a description of the stuffing used to manufacture or repair upholstered and stuffed articles; and
(f) if applicable, the name of the provinces, among those designated in section 20, where a permit to manufacture stuffing or upholstered or stuffed articles has been issued to the applicant and the permit's number.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 2; O.C. 838-2005, s. 1; O.C. 625-2014, s. 1; S.Q. 2015, c. 8, s. 340.
3. Information provided in an application for a permit must be kept up to date; any change must be brought, in writing, to the chief inspector's attention as soon as possible.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 3; O.C. 625-2014, s. 2.
4. The permits issued by the chief inspector are of 3 categories:
(a) a manufacturer's permit (Permit A);
(b) a renovator's permit (Permit B);
(c) an artisan's permit (Permit C).
4.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 838-2005, s. 3; S.Q. 2015, c. 8, s. 341.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 5; O.C. 2012-83, s. 1; O.C. 1978-89, s. 2; O.C. 1660-90, s. 1; Decision 90-12-26; O.C. 838-2005, s. 4; O.C. 625-2014, s. 3; S.Q. 2015, c. 8, s. 341.
5.1. To renew the permit, the permit holder must apply therefore in writing, include in the application the information provided for in section 2 and pay the duties determined in section 22.1 of the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (chapter M-5). That application and payment of the duties must be received by the chief inspector before the permit's expiry date.
6. The labels prescribed by this Regulation and which must be affixed to the stuffing and to upholstered and stuffed articles shall comply with the provisions of Schedule 2.
7. The label "NEW MATERIAL ONLY" shall be affixed only to new stuffing and new upholstered and stuffed articles.
When this label is affixed to an upholstered and stuffed article or stuffing, it must contain an indication of the nature of the material contained in the article in accordance with the classification and designation described in Schedule 3. These indications must reflect the true content of the upholstered and stuffed article or the exact description of the stuffing.
The terminology must comply with the provisions of Schedule 3 without any other qualifier or term.
8. Only the label "RENOVATED ARTICLE" shall be affixed to upholstered or stuffed articles being renovated.
Such label shall be completed by the depositary, who shall write the name of the owner of the article thereon, and by the renovator, who shall write his permit number thereon.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 8.
9. The label "SECOND-HAND ARTICLE" shall be affixed only to second-hand upholstered or stuffed articles that have been the object of a first retail sale, unless they were returned to the vendor without use or were renovated under the manufacturer's guarantee.
10. The label "OFF SALE" shall be affixed to stuffing and upholstered or stuffed articles considered to be inconsistent with the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (chapter M-5) or this Regulation by an inspector.
Such label shall be removed only by the chief inspector or his duly authorized representative.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 10.
11. The permit holders shall themselves have printed the labels prescribed for the various forms of stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles. These labels shall comply with the provisions of Schedule 2.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 11; O.C. 1978-89, s. 3; O.C. 625-2014, s. 5.
STANDARDS OF HYGIENE
12. Every stuffing and upholstered or stuffed article offered for sale shall be free from vermin. It shall contain neither lint, nor other foreign body in an proportion exceeding 1% of the weight of the stuffing.
13. All materials of animal origin, such as feathers and hair, designed for use in the manufacture of stuffing and upholstered or stuffed articles, shall be first treated in accordance with the procedures described in Schedule 4.
14. Stuffing and upholstered or stuffed articles which have been contaminated as a result of having been in contact with a carrier of contagious diseases shall, prior to being offered for sale or lease, be sterilized in accordance with the procedures described in Schedule 5.
15. Articles visibly soiled, or containing vermin or mould, shall, prior to being offered for sale or lease, be disinfected in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 5.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 15; O.C. 1978-89, s. 4.
16. The chief inspector shall determine the methods of inspection to be made under the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (chapter M-5).
17. Pursuant to paragraph f of section 38 of the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (chapter M-5), an inspector who has reasonable doubt as to the conformity of an upholstered or stuffed article may, at the time of inspection, remove, cut, unsew or open the covering material of an upholstered or stuffed article in order to immediately verify the quality of the upholstered or stuffed article or to take specimens of the stuffings for purposes of testing and verification.
18. This Regulation shall not apply to the following categories of stuffing or upholstered or stuffed articles:
(a) thermal or acoustic insulation used in the construction of immovables;
(b) those used for the packing and in the manufacture of clothing, except those containing various linters used as thermal insulators or as protectors.
19. (Revoked).
20. For the purposes of section 4 of the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (chapter M-5), the following provinces are designated:
(a) Ontario;
(b) (paragraph revoked);
(c) Manitoba.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, s. 20; O.C. 838-2005, s. 5.
21. The labels affixed in pursuance of the laws of a designated province are recognized to be equivalent to those required under the laws of Québec if the said labels bear the indication of the nature of one or more of the 3 largest stuffing components of the whole.
(Revoked)
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, Sch. 1; O.C. 838-2005, s. 6; O.C. 625-2014, s. 6.
O.C. 838-2005, s. 6; O.C. 625-2014, s. 6.
(ss. 6 and 11)
LABELLING OF STUFFING AND UPHOLSTERED OR STUFFED ARTICLES
1. Scope: This Schedule shall apply to the material, size, colour and inscription on labels to be used on stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles, and their attachment and fixing to the stuffed articles as provided in the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (chapter M-5).
2. Classification: The labels described herein shall be of one of the following 6 models:
Model Inscription Size of the Colour
(centimetres)
1A New material only 9 by 6.4 white
1B New material only 2,5 by 7 white
1C New material only 1.3 by 5.5 white
2 Renovated article 5 by 7 green
3 Second-hand article 7 by 5 yellow
4 Off sale 14 by 8 red
3. Requirements:
(3.1) Materials for labels — Labels shall be of muslin or imitation vellum or laminated thermoplastic fabric (except for use on clothing) that does not fray by wear, or tear easily. Any other material shall be approved by the chief inspector.
(3.2) Size and color — Each model of label shall conform as to size and color with the prescriptions mentioned on each model shown in an appendix to this Schedule. The size given is exclusive of the trim for attachment and the extension used to print the following:
(a) the manufacturer's name as desired;
(b) the nature of the 3 main forms of stuffing;
(c) inscriptions as prescribed or permitted under other Acts.
(3.3) Inscriptions on labels — All inscriptions on labels shall conform to the inscriptions shown on each model in an appendix to this Schedule and shall be printed in indelible black ink, subject to the following exceptions:
(a) for labels 1A, 1B and 1C, the permit number may be marked with a rubber stamp, providing the inscription is done in black ink and is perfectly legible;
(b) for type 2 labels, the permit number and the name of the owner of the article being renovated may be written with a ball point pen or typewritten in a clear and legible manner.
(3.4) Inscription of composition:
(3.4.1) The inscription of the nature of the 3 main forms of stuffings by mass shall be marked on the face of extended labels, models 1A, 1B and 1C only. The word "composition" shall appear on the label before or above the nature of the stuffing.
(3.4.2) Inscriptions prescribed under other Acts may be printed on the extension for label models 1A, 1B and 1C, but below or beside the inscriptions prescribed by this Regulation. These inscriptions may be marked by a rubber stamp, providing the inscription is done in black ink and is perfectly legible.
(3.4.3) Where under other Acts, the nature of the stuffing already appears on the label prescribed or on another label, it shall not be necessary to print it on the label prescribed by this Regulation.
4. Models of labels
(4.1) The white label (model 1A) shall be used for upholstered furniture and bedding articles containing "new material only", the 3 main stuffings used being described, in order of importance, on the label extension.
(4.2) The white label (model 1B) shall be used, subject to section 4.2.1, for all stuffed articles except upholstered furniture and bedding articles and containing "new material only", the 3 main forms of stuffing used, being described, in order of importance, on the extension.
(4.2.1) The white label (model 1C) may be used for all small stuffed articles, except upholstered furniture and bedding articles, and containing "new material only", the 3 main forms of stuffing used being described, in order of importance, on the extension.
(4.3) The model 2 green label "renovated article" shall be used for any renovated article or article under renovation.
(4.4) The model 3 yellow label "second-hand article" shall be used for any second-hand article.
5. Attachment of labels:
(5.1) In all cases, labels shall be attached in a place where they may be easily seen and solidly enough for the attachment to be more resistant to pulling and shearing than the material of the label.
(5.2) Labels shall be sewn to one of the seams of the article, solidly attached with staples or solidly glued, so as to be easily seen.
(5.3) Labels for upholstered furniture shall be attached solidly to the front of the frame so as to be easily seen when the cushions are removed or to the front of the bottom in such a manner as to hang down and be easily seen when the piece of furniture is in its normal position.
(5.4) Where the seat of a chair is manufactured and installed as a separate unit and where the under side is a hard surface, the label may be printed there in indelible black ink with a rubber stamp so as to be clearly legible.
(5.5) For stuffing delivered to manufacturers and renovators of upholstered and stuffed articles, a model 1A label shall be attached solidly to the outside wrapping or directly glued to the stuffing if not wrapped, so as to be easily seen.
(5.6) A model 4 label "off sale" affixed by an inspector on articles or stuffing that do not comply with the Act shall be attached to the covering material of stuffing by a wire whose ends shall be joined by a lead seal installed by the inspector.
(5.7) Usually one label is sufficient for each separate article. In the case of an upholstered or stuffed article made up of several identical pieces, only one label may be attached to one of the pieces, in order to reduce the number of labels.
Label Model 1A
Furniture and Bedding Articles
Black lettering on white background
The space for printing does not include the trim for attachment, nor the part of the label containing the following information:
the name of the manufacturer, if the manufacturer so desires;
the type of stuffing material up to the 3 main stuffing materials;
information prescribed or permitted under other Acts.
Space for printing: 6.4 centimetres
Ne pas enlever avant la
livraison au consommateur
Not to be removed until
delivered to the consumer
Cet article contient des
MATÉRIAUX NEUFS
This article contains
NEW MATERIAL ONLY
Cette étiquette est apposée conformément
à la loi de la province
This label is affixed in compliance
with provincial law
Fabriqué par	Made by
No. de permis:	Reg. No.:
Contenu	Content
Space for printing: 9 centimetres
Label Model 1B
Other Stuffed Articles
Ne pas enlever avant la livraison au
MATERIAUX NEUFS SEULEMENT
Fabriqué par / No de Permis:
Made by / Reg. No.:
Space for printing:
2.5 centimetres
Label Model 1C
Small Articles
MATÉRIAUX NEUFS SEULEMENT
NO. DE PERMIS
Label Model 2
Renovated Articles
Black lettering on green background
The space for printing does not include the trim for attachment, nor the part of the label containing information prescribed or permitted under other Acts.
ARTICLE RÉNOVÉ
(vente interdite)
Cette étiquette est apposée
conformément
Propriétaire / Owner
Adresse / Address
Rénovateur / No permis
Renovator / Reg. No.
RENOVATED ARTICLE
5 centimetres
Second-hand Articles
Black lettering on yellow background
D'OCCASION
Vendu par:	Sold by:
nom / name
Black lettering on red background
VENTE PROHIBÉE
Tant que cette étiquette n'aura pas été retirée
par une personne autorisée, il est illégal de
vendre, de mettre en vente, de louer ou de livrer
cet article et d'enlever cette étiquette
Until this tag has been removed by an
authorized person, it is illegal to sell,
offer to sell, lease or deliver this article
and to remove this tag
Signature officielle:
Official Signature:
Space for printing: 14 centimetres
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, Sch. 2; O.C. 1978-89, s. 6; O.C. 838-2005, ss. 7 to 14.
(s. 7)
CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF STUFFING
1. Scope: This Schedule defines the classification and designation of stuffing that may be used under the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (chapter M-5).
2. Classification:
There are 7 classes of stuffing:
— Cotton
— Hair
— Feathers and down
— Cellular products
— Man-made or manufactured fibers
— Natural and miscellaneous fibers
— Recycled fibers
3. Designation:
(3.1) Cotton
(3.1.1) Cotton linters — Fibrous growth removed from cottonseed subsequent to ginning.
Cotton linters shall not contain any foreign material. Leaves or hulls not exceeding 5% by weight shall be allowed.
(3.1.2) White cotton felt — Felt made mainly of a mixture of whitish cotton linters and fibers and of miscellaneous white fibers.
(3.2) Hair — Filamentous epidermal outgrowth covering the body, and making up the mane or tail of mammals such as horses, cattle, pigs, goats, etc.
(3.3) Feathers and down
(3.3.1) Feathers — Feathers coming from all kinds of domestic fowl or water fowl, other than down.
(3.3.2) Down — Breast feathers or down from duck, goose or any other water fowl provided that, if other feathers from such birds are included, those feathers are not more than 30 mm in length and the weight of such feathers does not exceed 15% of the actual weight of feathers and down.
(3.4) Cellular products
(3.4.1) Foam — Polymerized material made of cells produced chemically or physically. The term "foam" shall be preceded by the generic name of the more usual substance. Ex.: rubber foam, latex foam, polyurethane foam.
(3.4.2) Additional terms
(3.4.2.1) Shredded foam — Foam that has been subjected to a shredding process.
(3.4.2.2) Cemented foam — Foam that has been shredded or broken into pieces and whose pieces were cemented together by means of any process.
(3.4.2.3) Molded foam — Foam that has been molded in the shape in which it is intended to be used.
(3.5) Man-made or manufactured fibers
(3.5.1) Cellulose fibers — Fibers manufactured from a regenerated cellulose substance and described by the most usual generic process. Ex.: Acetate, rayon, triacetate, etc.
(3.5.2) Polymer fibers — Fibers manufactured from substances made up of a long chain synthetic polymer and described by the most usual generic name. Ex.: polyurethane, polyester, vinyl chloride, acrylic, polyamide, nytril, etc.
(3.5.3) Fiberglass — Fibers, filaments or thread produced from glass.
(3.6) Natural or miscellaneous fibers
(3.6.1) Vegetal fibers — Wood or other vegetable growth reduced to a fibrous state, not otherwise described hereafter.
(3.6.2) Sawdust — Fine wood particles obtained from various wood cutting processes.
(3.6.3) Wood chips — Curled wood shavings free from other by-products such as sawdust.
(3.6.4) Coco fibers — Fibrous substance coming from the outside shell of coconuts.
(3.6.5) Esparto fibers — Fibers from either of 2 Spanish and Algerian grasses (stipa tenacissima and ligeum spartum).
(3.6.6) Flax fibers — Fibers derived from the plant of the genus (linum usitatissimum).
(3.6.7) Jute fibers — Fibers obtained from various species of East Indian plants (Corchorus) of the Linden family.
(3.6.8) Sisal fibers — Leaf fiber derived from agave (agava sisalana) and species of the family of agaves.
(3.6.9) Kapok — Fibers from seeds of the kapok tree fruit (ceiba pentranda).
(3.7) Refabricated new material — Any stuffing made from a product which has already been manufactured for a given use (but has never been used) and subsequently shredded, cut or reduced to a fibrous state by means of any process. Such stuffing shall be identified by the term "recycled fibers".
(3.8) Other stuffing — Any other stuffing approved by the chief inspector.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, Sch. 3; O.C. 1978-89, s. 6.
TREATMENT OF STUFFING OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
1. Scope:
This Schedule prescribes the treatment required for stuffing of animal origin (feathers, hair, etc.) intended to be used as stuffing for household, office or hospital furniture, and for bedding, etc.
2. Description of the process:
Stuffings shall be subjected to the following treatments in succession:
(2.1) Washing — Stuffing shall be washed with a detergent, for at least 30 minutes, in water at the temperature recommended by the maker of the detergent used.
(2.2) Rinsing — Stuffing shall then be rinsed in warm water for at least 30 minutes.
(2.3) Steam treatment — After being wrung out, stuffing shall be subjected to steam treatment at a minimum temperature of 110 ºC and a minimum pressure of 100 N/m2 for at least 30 minutes.
(2.4) Drying —Stuffing shall be dried at a minimum temperature of 94 ºC for at least 20 minutes.
3. Feathers and down
(3.1) Down and crushed or uncrushed feathers used as stuffing must be processed to meet or exceed oxygen number 15 for crushed feathers or oxygen number 10 for uncrushed feathers or down, as determined by testing in accordance with the Canadian General Standards Board Standard CAN/CGSB-139.3-M90.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1, Sch. 4; O.C. 1978-89, s. 6; O.C. 838-2005, s. 15.
DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION OF UPHOLSTERED AND STUFFED ARTICLES
This Schedule prescribes the treatments for disinfection and sterilization of upholstered and stuffed articles that may endanger the health of an individual.
2. Sterilization process:
(1) Sterilization agent — The sterilization agent shall be formaldehyde, a dispersion of 40 g of formaldehyde per 100 ml of solution. The use of any other sterilization agent shall be approved in advance by the chief inspector.
(2) Process — The sterilization agent shall be vaporized in a concentration of 0.002% in the sterilization room for at least 10 consecutive hours.
(3) Sterilization room —
(a) The sterilization room shall be hermetically sealed and equipped with at least one air intake and one air outlet. The air intake and air outlet ducts shall be each equipped with a gas tight trap or valve. The air outlet duct shall be long enough to permit the evacuation of waste gases into the open air, away from any door, window or other opening;
(b) Shelves or any other surface on which the upholstered or stuffed articles are laid down shall be either perforated or made of lattice or trellis so as to ensure the penetration of gas to all parts of the articles;
(c) When several stuffed articles are treated simultaneously in the same sterilization room, they must be separated in order to ensure the free and easy circulation of gas.
3. Disinfection process:
(1) The following products shall be used as disinfectants: hydrogen cyanide (HCN) or other cyanide compounds, bromomethane (CH3BR) or sulphurous fluoride (F2SO2).
The use of any other disinfectant shall be approved in advance by the chief inspector.
(2) Rooms
(a) A room in which disinfection is to be made shall be hermetically closed and tightly sealed against the escape of gas and fumes. Doors and other openings shall be equipped with tight rubber joints all around;
(b) The room shall be equipped with a forced-air ventilation system with outside control; the system flow must be equal to 10 air changes per hour;
(c) Gas or fume intakes shall be controlled from outside;
(d) The outlet duct shall allow for the evacuation of gases at a far enough distance to prevent them from entering buildings;
(e) The gas ventilation system shall comply with the rules or regulations respecting the pollution of the atmosphere or of the surrounding air.
(3) Handling
(a) The operator carrying out the disinfection shall have at his disposal a gas-mask within easy reach, outside the room. It must be kept ready for use and be of the right type to ensure protection against the disinfectant used;
(b) The operator carrying out the disinfection shall have received special training and be familiar with the precautions to be taken before and after disinfection. Where applicable, he shall hold a professional competency certificate.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-5, r. 1
O.C. 2012-83, 1983 G.O. 2, 3520
O.C. 1978-89, 1990 G.O. 2, 41
Decision 90-12-26, 1990 G.O. 2, 3148
O.C. 838-2005, 2005 G.O. 2, 4109
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Madeline Schizas claims second straight Skate Canada Challenge senior women's crown
Gilles and Poirier, D'Alessandro and Waddell lead after rhythm dance events
Madeline Schizas managed to send a text message halfway through her free program Saturday during the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge.
Well, sort of.
Sitting in fourth spot after the short program, the 17-year-old from Oakville, Ont. was simply dazzling in her free program, scoring 117.94 for a 175.65 total to claim senior women's gold in the virtual competition.
Alison Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., the 2020 Canadian silver medallist, finished in second spot at 168.12, while two-time Canadian champion Gabrielle Daleman won bronze medal with 165.66.
Overnight leader Kaiya Ruiter, the reigning Canadian junior champion who was making her senior debut, finished fourth.
The unique virtual competition is certainly a novelty for athletes, officials, coaches, and the entire Skate Canada family. Competitors performed their programs in recent weeks, more often than not at their respective training locations, and submitted them to be judged in real time during the event, which has been held over the past two weekends.
On Saturday, watching herself skate a near-flawless free program, Schizas, the 2020 Canadian bronze medallist, texted Skate Canada live streaming host Ted Barton to let him know how odd it was to see herself skate a competition performance "live."
"All of a sudden, I was skating, and I decided to text into the broadcast," said the charismatic 17-year-old, who is coached by Nancy Lemaire and Derek Schmidt out of the Milton Skating Club. "It was so weird, watching myself, texting the commentator and seeing my marks, all in the span of about five minutes. I don't think that sequence of events will ever happen again."
It was been a whirlwind 14 months for Schizas. She won the senior women's gold medal at the 2020 Skate Canada Challenge, held in November 2019, before her bronze medal performance at the 2020 Canadian championships.
And now, she is the Challenge champion once again. More importantly, she has improved her score by nearly 20 points in that span.
Despite the cancellation of several events around the world, including 2021 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships which were to be held next month, Schizas, when she has been allowed to skate, has put her training time to good use.
She has added a triple Lutz and triple Lutz-triple toe combination to her arsenal and is looking ahead to the future when things return to normal.
"I am excited for the future, for sure," she said. "It's been a suspenseful six weeks, waiting for my scores for this event. But I've shown I can be competitive with the top skaters in the country, which has given me a big confidence boost for next season."
In the senior ice dance competition, reigning Canadian champions Piper Gilles (Toronto, Ont.) and Paul Poirier (Unionville, Ont.) scored 87.96 to lead after the rhythm dance.
Laurence Fournier Beaudry (Montreal, Que.) and Nikolaj Sørensen (Montreal, Que.), who missed most of the 2019-20 season after Sørensen suffered a knee injury, sit right behind Gilles at Poirier at 86.55.
Marjorie Lajoie (Boucherville, Que.) and Zachary Lagha (Saint-Hubert, Que.), the 2020 Canadian silver medallists, are third with 81.58.
Gilles and Poirier, a year after claiming their first national crown at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in Mississauga, Ont., skated their programs on back-to-back days two weeks before Christmas.
On Saturday, five weeks later, the judges gave them their marks.
"You're nervous, because you can't really control anything," admitted Gilles. "You're so used to being in control when you compete. We prepared for it the best we could. I think we did a decent job and we were happy we could do it under any circumstance."
Like everyone else, Gilles and Poirier were in their own homes Saturday, watching live streaming of the competition.
"It was definitely strange to be a spectator today and watch our competition in real time," added Poirier. "In the end, skating a program is skating a program no matter the outside circumstances. It's not quite the same as a normal competition performance, but it's the only way we can compete right now. We are really grateful for the opportunity to do a competition and sort of have a purpose to our training."
Natalie D'Alessandro (Toronto, Ont.) and Bruce Waddell (Toronto, Ont.) lead after the junior rhythm dance with 68.08.
Miku Makita (Anmore, B.C.) and Tyler Gunara (Burnaby, B.C.) are in second spot at 66.25, followed by Nadiia Bashynska (Markham, Ont.) and Peter Beaumont (Markham, Ont.), the 2020 Canadian junior silver medallists, at 65.32.
The 2021 Skate Canada Challenge wraps up Sunday, with the senior men's free program followed by the junior free dance and senior free dance.
For full results, visit the Skate Canada Challenge event page
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We'll be at every one of the massive gigs each Tuesday to give you interviews, reviews, news, galleries and video from the events.
The Prodigy will play live tonight for the Ibiza Rocks 5th Birthday Party with support from South Central and DJ Rob Da Bank.
Then coming up we'll be covering gigs from Dizzee Rascal, Chase & Status, Tinie Tempah, The Kooks, LCD Soundsystem, Florence and the Machine and Pendulum.
All the shows take place at the Ibiza Rocks hotel in San Antonio in front of thousands of up for it fans.


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Saul S. Sherman (September 25, 1917 – October 10, 2010) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he played two seasons for the Chicago Bears.

Career
Sherman played collegiately for the University of Chicago, initially as a halfback, before converting to quarterback his senior year. It was during his time at UChicago that he had learned the T-formation, at the time a novel offensive scheme, from Maroons head coach Clark Shaughnessy. Sherman only played two seasons in the pros before he retired to go fight in World War II, but not before he helped teach the T-formation to his Bears teammate, future Pro Football Hall of Famer Sid Luckman, who would go on to use the T to revolutionize the NFL's passing game and quarterback the Bears to four NFL championships. This remains arguably Sherman's most lasting legacy in pro football.

References
Solly Sherman's obituary

1917 births
2010 deaths
Players of American football from Chicago
American football quarterbacks
Chicago Maroons football players
Chicago Bears players
Jewish American sportspeople
21st-century American Jews

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12/09/2013 #1 Transcripts received: 1 Vol on 1 CD ^ 6/27/13 in Clerk's envelope.
12/09/2013 #3 Notice of entry sent.
12/16/2013 #5 MOTION to extend brief & appendix due date, filed by Belgica Pepin.
12/18/2013 #6 RE#4: Allowed to 02/26/2014. Notice sent.
02/11/2014 #7 MOTION to stay, filed by Belgica Pepin.
02/14/2014 #8 RE#5: Allowed. Appellate proceedings stayed to 4-14-14. Defendant is granted leave to file, and the trial court to consider, a motion for new trial. Status report due then confirming filing of same and any disposition thereof. *Notice/Attest.
04/08/2014 #9 Status Report, filed by Belgica Pepin.
05/07/2014 #12 RE#7: Appellate proceedings STAYED to 06/09/2014. Status report due then as to whether the Commonwealth has filed its opposition and/or a decision rendered on the motion for new trial. *Notice.
06/03/2014 Status Report, filed by Belgica Pepin.
06/04/2014 RE#8: Appellate proceedings STAYED to 07/07/2014. Status report due 07/07/2014 on any action on new trial motion. *Notice.
07/02/2014 SERVICE of briefs & appendix for Defendant/Appellant Belgica Pepin.
07/25/2014 MOTION to extend brief due date of Commonwealth.
07/28/2014 RE#10: Allowed to 11/06/2014. Notice sent.
11/06/2014 SERVICE of brief & supplemental appendix for Plaintiff/Appellee Commonwealth.
03/17/2015 Under consideration by Panel. (Berry, J., Vuono, J., Rubin, J.).
06/01/2015 Decision: Rule 1:28 Judgment affirmed. Order denying motion for new trial affirmed. (Berry, Vuono, Rubin, JJ.). *Notice.
07/29/2015 FAR DENIED (on 07/24/2015).
08/03/2015 RESCRIPT to Trial Court.


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Trianz is USC Marshall Partners Signature Event Platinum Sponsor
Santa Clara, California, April 03, 2018 - Trianz, a global digital transformation consulting and technology services firm, is a Platinum Sponsor of this year's USC Bay Area Marshall Partners Signature Event. Organized by the USC Marshall School of Business, the annual gathering is a platform for members to experience unique opportunities at exclusive venues, while networking closely with industry leaders across the business world.
The 2018 edition – also the sixth – of the event will revolve around the theme 'Evolution of Entrepreneurship: From Funding to Market.' Slated for April 4 (Wednesday) at the Redwood City Electronic Arts campus in San Francisco (California, US), the conference will have an acclaimed and interactive panel of USC alumni, who are at various stages of their entrepreneurial journeys, share their experiences with the attendees. Discussions will delve into the changing face of entrepreneurship, how some of the industry's most passionate and driven leaders have leveraged emerging trends and opportunities, overcome industry challenges, and the lessons they have learned along the way.
Prominent alumni who will speak at the event include Ken Klein, USC Trustee; Suzy Ryoo, VP Technology/ Innovation and Partner at Atom Factory/ Cross Culture Ventures; Tracy Lawrence, CEO and Co-founder of Chewse; and Mark Stevens, Managing Partner of S-Cubed Capital. Both Klein and Stevens are USC trustees.
Speaking on the sponsorship, Sri Manchala, President and CEO of Trianz, said, "Trianz and the USC Marshall School of Business share a common ideology; that success is a function of innovation, collaborative research, an understanding of global marketplaces, and social responsibility. Trianz' association with USC's Inside Entrepreneurship event, therefore, is a symbiotic validation of our individual commitments towards enabling business transformations that can address the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment."
"We are so grateful to Trianz for supporting our USC Marshall Partners: Inside Entrepreneurship signature event. Their support will make it possible for over 120 Marshall guests – alumni, parents and friends – to learn from some of the most established and up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley. The funds that we raise from guests via this event allow our Deans to fund new programming, new scholarships, student travel, cutting-edge initiatives, and thought leadership. Trianz is committed to helping the USC Marshall School provide its students with the finest business education," Guillermina Molina, Senior Director, Marshall Fund and Alumni Affairs, USC Marshall School of Business, said in a statement.
About USC Marshall School of Business
The USC Marshall School of Business is the business school of the University of Southern California. It is the first AACSB-accredited business school in Southern California. The current Dean is James G. Ellis. The school is built on a promise: that rigorous intellectual inquiry and unprecedented global opportunity can combine to create an extraordinary environment. Located in the heart of Los Angeles – one of the world's most diverse, dynamic and vibrant metropolises – and at the gateway to the Pacific Rim, Marshall provides an unparalleled perspective on 21st century business.
About Trianz
Trianz simplifies the digital evolution of companies from strategy through execution. With a unique, multi-disciplinary and collaborative model, Trianz works with clients to transition to new business models, digitalized processes and deliver great experiences utilizing analytics, digital, cloud, infrastructure, and cyber security technologies. Leveraging a portfolio of digital platforms covering digital workplaces, cloud and infrastructure, and analytics, Trianz helps clients accelerate their transformations.
Trianz portfolio of technologies and services have been rated #1 by a Fortune 1000 client base for five years in a row. Trianz has been ranked as one of the best Consulting Firms by Forbes and was recently certified as a Great Place to Work. To learn more about Trianz, email [email protected] or visit www.trianz.com.
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A 17th century viola da gamba was badly damaged on an Alitalia flight from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Tel Aviv, Israel, but it is not clear why the instrument was placed in the baggage compartment of the airplane.
The instrument, which is also known as a viol and is played upright similar to a cello, belongs to Myrna Herzog, the director of the Israeli classical music group Phoenix. She says she was forced by the airline to check the instrument when she was unable to obtain a separate seat to transport it in the cabin because the flight was full. Fox News reports that Herzog said the airline assured her that it would be treated as a fragile item and handled with care.
When she arrived in Tel Aviv, the hard case for the viol was crushed, and the instrument was broken in half. Herzog said even the airline employees who showed her the instrument were "horrified".
The case was clearly marked "Fragile" and had been checked without several components for its safety.
Herzog posted photos of the damaged instrument on Facebook and other social media sites.
While some musicians heaped shame on the airline for damaging the $200,000 instrument, others have chastised Herzog for not purchasing a separate seat. The airline said in a statement that it "regretted" what had happened to the viol, Herzog had been advised to purchase a separate seat for the instrument, but she had refused to do so. Herzog disputes those claims.
Herzog told the music blog The Strad that a restorer has said the instrument can be repaired, but that it may take as long as a year, and no price estimate for the repair has been given.


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Media Advisory: Osborn Memorial Lecture Highlights "Wildlife Conservation and Human Health" Connections
Wednesday, April 14, 1-5 p.m.
New York (April 8, 2010)—The linkages between wildlife, natural resources, and the well-being of human populations are the focus of "Wildlife Conservation and Human Health," a half-day symposium and part of the ongoing Fairfield Osborn Memorial Lecture series. The lecture is free to the public.
When: Wednesday, April 14, 2010. 1-5 p.m.
Reception: 5-6 p.m.
Where: Rockefeller University
Caspary Auditorium
York Avenue at 66th Street
Who: The lecture features eminent conservationists and health experts talking about the following topics:
Health monitoring for humans and primates in the rainforests of Congo
Monitoring of domestic and migratory bird populations in Southeast Asia for avian influenza
Health monitoring for wild sheep and livestock in Afghanistan
The impact of wildlife trade on nutrition and public health in Lao PDR
African wild dogs, rabies, and pastoralists in Kenya and Tanzania
Media who wish to attend the event should contact John Delaney 718-220-3275 or Stephen Sautner 718-220-3682 at least one day prior to the event.
John Delaney: (o) 718-220-3275; jdelaney@wcs.org
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The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
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Taxes and regulations are knocking the life out of Britain's buy-to-let market, with the value of mortgages taken out by landlords in March plunging by 20pc compared with the same month of 2017.
A total of 5,500 buy-to-let loans were taken out in the month, banking industry group UK Finance said, down from 6,800 a year ago.
So far this year 16,300 properties have been bought with a buy-to-let mortgage, down 11pc on the 18,400 purchased in the opening three months of 2017.
"With tax changes, as well as rising interest rates, set to erode landlords' returns over the next few years, it seems increasingly unlikely that buy-to-let will recover anytime soon," said Hansen Lu at Capital Economics.
Those include an extra 3pc stamp duty charge on second-home owners as well as a reduction in tax deductibility of interest payments, and extra affordability checks on landlords.
High prices are also holding back demand in some areas.
"Many investors, both from the UK and overseas, are holding back from investing in London at present. Property prices are just too high and this, coupled with the stamp duty surcharge for second home purchases, means London is not a viable buy-to-let opportunity, particularly when it comes to new build," said James Cameron at property management company Vesper Homes.
The number of home-movers fell by a more modest 8pc to 28,400 in March, and was down only 0.5pc in the first quarter as a whole, compared with the first three months of 2017.
By contrast the number of first-time buyers in March was down 2pc on the year, while over the first quarter volumes increased by 2pc.
After years of surging prices, a recent pause in the market – particularly in London – has helped affordability.
First-time buyers borrowed an average of 3.6-times their income in March, a level which has barely changed over the past 11 months, and which is down a touch from 3.64-times in November.
Repayments have also slid a touch to 17pc of first-time buyers' income, from 17.5pc in August 2017 aided by low interest rates which have kept a lid on costs.
Remortgaging levels have dipped in recent months after a frenzy in the months before and shortly after the Bank of England's move to raise its base rate from 0.25pc to 0.5pc in November.
UK Finance found 32,400 homeowners remortgaged in March, down from 36,800 a year earlier and a recent peak of 49,900 in January.


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Somalia: Bank without Country
January 23, 2018 Tim Kirby 0
Since the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, the Republic of Somalia has been without a government. In the northeast, the former colony of British Somaliland broke away and has been remarkably stable and prosperous, though unrecognized by the global community. The rest of Somalia remains divided amongst scores of warlords and terrorist groups, the worst being al-Shabaab. Despite the will of the people to have a functioning government, there is scarce progress on the ground. Recently elected President Mohammed Abullahi Mohammed wields little power beyond his African Union guards.
It is therefore amazing that currency from the Central Bank of Somalia has proven remarkably stable through all of this chaos. The Bank building itself was shuttered as soon as Siad Barre fled the country. It has only recently opened its doors for business. But the faith of the people in the Somali Shilling, the national currency, has proven stronger than any political or military power.
There was a famous incident in 1996: the merchants of Mogadishu petitioned infamous warlord Mohammed Aideed for more currency. He arranged for a Canadian printing company to print one billion Shillings of banknotes. British mercenaries delivered the banknotes to Mogadishu's embattled airport, the scene of fierce fighting among warlords at the time. The warlords brokered a cease-fire just long enough for the plane to land and unload the money. The banknotes were delivered to the central market, where it was distributed among the money-lenders.
The Somalian Shilling is a currency backed by nothing. There is no state authority. No gold reserves. No financial assets of any kind. All other countries of the world faced with this reality soon suffered rampant inflation and the destruction of their currency. But not Somalia. What can explain this?
The answer lies in a large Austrian coin dated 1780. In that year, Austria's Empress died, and the Vienna mint produced a silver dollar-sized coin in her memory: the famous Maria Theresa Thaler. The mint continued to produce them for many years thereafter. As early as the 1740s, European merchants in the Horn of Africa (including Ethiopia and Somalia) used similar Thalers for trade. It became so popular among locals that they soon accepted no other kind of money. Even today, to make a friend in Somalia or Ethiopia, just give them a Thaler.
When Europe established colonies on the Horn of Africa, they tried to introduce their own money, but the locals would not have it.
Traders in Ethiopia complained about paying for big coffee contracts with wagon-loads of Thalers – a dangerous prospect in such a wild country. The Thaler remained current in Ethiopia until the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974.
Somalia's dependence on their Sharuq (Thaler) really came to an end after 1960. The newly independent government used brute force to convince merchants to use its national currency. Somali faith in solid silver Sharuqs was miraculously transferred to flimsy paper Shillings. But that faith has proven stronger than in any kind of regime.
Somalia's future remains veiled in shadow. The central government remains pitifully weak. Yet, the Central Bank is open and doing more business today than at any time in its history. And so, Somalia's faith in its beloved paper Shillings is the best hint of its ever becoming a united and prosperous country again.
Sydney Petron is a historian and political analyst currently situated in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Developments emerge in dining, hotels
It's a given in the hospitality industry that restaurants and hotels will change ownership often. Hotels are bought and sold as investments by major financiers while restaurants open, shutter and change hands at a frenzied pace.
But in San Francisco, The City's largest industry will see something new within a year: the opening of a major hotel and two major restaurants built from the ground up.
Pat Kuleto Restaurants, the owner of high-end establishments Farallon, Jardiniere and Boulevard, is building two new similarly-priced restaurants in Rincon Park between Folsom and Harrison streets. Likewise, The Examiner has already reported on the InterContinental San Francisco, the new contemporary-style business-traveler hotel being built at 888 Howard St. and scheduled for an early 2008 opening.
The new construction is notable in a town that has not seen much new building in either hotels or restaurantsin decades, especially given the high cost of building materials and lack of land, local industry watchers have said. More typical have been updates to restaurants as part of the recent rush of hotel renovations, according to Kevin Westlye, president of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association.
"That [the Kuleto project] will be the most high-profile opening in years," Westlye said. "Also, it's a fabulous location."
The new Kuleto restaurants will be Waterbar, a seafood restaurant, and Epic Roasthouse, a fire-cooking restaurant, according to Kuleto Director of Project Development Pete Sittnick. Each will do dinner seven nights a week and weekend brunches. They will have approximately 200 seats inside and share an extra 100 seats on an outdoor piazza between the two buildings.
When finished, the two restaurants combined will employ as many as 300 people, Sittnick said.
"One of the challenges right now is that the cost of doing business in San Francisco is so far above what you find in either suburban locations or other competitive cities," Sittnick said. "That's made it prohibitive for the larger-scale restaurants to open in San Francisco, so what you've seen is a lot of smaller, more neighborhood restaurants.
"For us, when you look at the partners that are involved … San Francisco is where we've grown up in the restaurant business and we feel a very strong commitment to The City."
The new construction and attendant jobs come at an interesting time, when San Mateo hospitality-watchers are reporting a bevy of new restaurants down the Peninsula, particularly in the city of San Mateo itself, including wine bars.
San Francisco entrepreneurs, meanwhile, eyeing high labor costs, are said to be looking at more relaxed restaurant concepts that are cheaper to staff, as well as locations outside The City.
"There's been a trend of new restaurants opening, but that's because the economy's been good," said Richard Milkovich, managing partner of 231 Ellsworth in San Mateo, who added that the move to casual eateries isn't limited to San Francisco. "I think it's become more of a trend in the desire of the dining public."
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Aam Aadmi Party leader Jarnail Singh today tendered an unconditional apology for his party colleague Bhagwant Mann's misbehaviour with the mediapersons during a rally at Bassi Pathana.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Jarnail Singh today tendered an unconditional apology for his party colleague Bhagwant Mann's misbehaviour with the mediapersons during a rally at Bassi Pathana in Fatehgarh Sahib district on Thursday.
"Media's anger is justified. Having been a journalist myself, I know that media has a big role to play in our democratic system. And media has also played a role in where AAP stands today," Jarnail, who is AAP's national spokesperson and party's Punjab co-ordinator, said replying to questions of mediapersons at a press conference here this evening.
Jarnail, who was flanked by party leaders Himmat Singh Shergill and Jasbir Singh Bir, said that AAP senior leader Sanjay Singh has talked to party's Sangrur MP, who has been in the line of fire on the issue.
"We need cooperation from the media. We respect the fourth pillar of democracy. If anyone has felt hurt, then I tender unconditional apology," Jarnail Singh said.
"As party leader, I tender unconditional apology," he said.
However, mediapersons at the conference got angry when Jarnail Singh told them "I request (media) that incident (involving Bhagwant Mann) should not be given this importance".


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The Best Hotel Sales Director I Ever Met .
What Do The Good Ones Have in Common?
I was overwhelmed by the many emails I received from my article describing "The Best General Manager I Ever Met". Thank you all; it appears that many people recognized the same traits. It seems natural to follow-up with the supremely important position of sales director. Everything begins with a sale, as they say; what can be more important than that?
Hotels delegate a wide variety of duties and responsibilities to the position of sales director. Most hotels include catering, if they offer it; some include marketing responsibilities such as advertising and public relations; many include revenue management, and still others include reservations, etc. The basic talent and experience of the sales director generally determines the scope of responsibilities, which are entrusted to them. For purposes of this article, we will address sales responsibilities; most important and common to all.
For those smaller hotels, without a budget for a sales person, the general manager assumes the sales responsibility. No matter who is wearing the sales hat, the goal is the same; drive new business.
The Best Sales Director I ever met, first and foremost, has an insatiable curiosity.
At first blush, this may seem like a rather insignificant trait; but people, blessed with curiosity, will excel in their job through the process of satisfying their need to learn. Curious people crave new information; consistently seeking answers to solve sales challenges.
In recent years sales challenges have taken many twists and turns; without an innate curiosity for this business, one can quickly become obsolete in techniques and efficiency.
Curious people go through life and their careers seeking new techniques, refining those techniques, to solve the constant challenges of their job. Others plateau too early; doing just enough to get through their daily tasks with ever diminishing success.
The best sales director I ever met is constantly evolving, learning, and improving.
The Best Sales Director I ever met stays current with new technology.
The best sales director has already discovered the many ways the Internet can benefit the sales effort. From researching the competition's rates and sales data to finding new prospects, the Internet has changed the way we sell hotel rooms.
The best sales director knows that no hotel operates in a vacuum and that we can learn to dominate our competition by collecting data and acting upon it.
The best sales director I've ever met uses third-party web sites to promote the hotel, knowing that these partner tools are a short-cut to producing needed room business. The best sales director has learned to expand the hotel's sales reach by creating a good link strategy on the hotel's web site and consistently checks its effectiveness.
The Best Sales Director I ever met seeks to involve the general manager and others in the sales process.
The process of selling is definitely not a one person show. Recently, while talking to a client, he revealed to me that he is an engineer by education and training. For many years, he provided technical support to his company's sales division. It wasn't long before I realized how great his company's sales director must have been.
The pride he expressed in the sales successes of the company demonstrated that he and his department were personally involved in the sales process. We talked about how his engineering division interacted with sales to produce the best marketable products. This kind of teamwork only comes from invitation and cooperation.
It amazes me how many hotel companies actually promote a separation of operations and sales. It usually happens in subtle ways; meetings with the sales team, excluding the general manager; the common references to sales without any mention of the fact that sales is everyone's job.
The best sales director invites involvement in the sales process. How often have we all heard general managers and others pleaded that they could have made more profit if only the sales people could produce more sales; a distinct separation of responsibilities.
The front desk can be the sales director's best sales team or its worse detractor. The best sales director cultivates a positive relationship with all hotel departments.
The best sales director I ever met shares sales successes with the entire hotel team and understand that they need everyone to contribute to the sales process.
The Best Sales Director I ever met knows that hotel sales is a numbers game.
Making contact with as many people as possible is an important part of being successful in hotel sales. I have heard so much rubbish about "quality versus quantity" in sales contacts; it's difficult not to explode when I hear arguments from "quality" proponents.
When it comes to contacts, anyone can become a quality prospect, but that takes probing. As the old saying goes, 'you got to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince". People who short-cut the process by only seeking a prince who looks and acts like a prince, are going to waste a lot of potential selling time.
Quality selling techniques enter the picture only after a potential client is identified; until then the best sales director I ever met talks to and probe everyone possible. This sales director gets a lot of phone calls and emails; it takes activity to produce activity.
I enjoy taking a seat in the sales office to see how often the telephone rings. When the phone rings off the hook, it's usually a result of having made aggressive sales contacts.
The Best Sales Director I ever met knows that clients, not policy, determine our services.
I don't know how many times I've heard sales people say "we can't do that" or worse, "our policy is" because they don't want to take the time to find a way to fulfill a client's request. As long as one can make the task profitable for the hotel, anything can be done.
Careful probing, planning, and execution could make almost any request beneficial to the hotel. Clients don't care about our "policies" and procedures; they want answers. If a sales director has involved the hotel team in the sales process, it's amazing what can be accomplished.
It may be a radical example, but years ago a client asked to have a beach party in our lounge. Close the bar for a private beach party? The client was informed about the major additional cost involved. The general manager offered that the company was planning to renovate the lounge. After everyone's agreement, we actually filled the lounge with two tons of sand to enhance the party. In addition to paying all the costs involved, we also benefited from over 1200 room nights from the group, at a time we needed it most.
The Best Sales Director I ever met cares.
We all enjoy success; meeting or surpassing budgeted sales is what we are paid to do, but everyone experiences set-backs. The best sales director I ever met cares enough to learn from set-backs and develops tactics and strategies to offset them.
The best sales director feels the pain of minor failures but doesn't cave-in nor ignore them. Some people measure effectiveness from activity, but the best measure effectiveness comes from accomplishments. This takes caring and pride.
The best sales director channels the pain of failure into positive action and great successes into examples for the future. Caring is sometimes an elusive trait; it can't be learned. If someone on your team has it, you are fortunate indeed.


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Q: Injection & surjection Can you give an example of a function from N to N which is neither injective nor surjective? The domain and range are a set of Natural numbers

A: $f(n)\mapsto 1$.
$f$ does not reach all values in $\mathbb N$, hence it is not surjective. But it maps to $1$ more than once (in this case $f(n) = 1 $ for all $n\in \mathbb N$), hence it is not injective.

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Varun Tej To Act in Chandoo Mondeti's Thriller
BY Niveda Manohar On August 16, 2016
Actor Varun Tej will play the lead role in Chandoo Mondeti's next film. The movie is expected to begin production after the release of Mondeti's upcoming film, Premam.
Reports indicate that the Varun Tej – Mondeti's film will be a psychological thriller on the lines of Ghajini and Aparichitudu (Anniyan in Tamil). The film will be produced by Vasudeva Reddy and Rajkumar of IDream productions. The makers are on the lookout for a suitable actress to play the female lead in the project.
Varun Tej is the nephew of actors Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan. He made his debut as a lead actor with Arikanth Addala's Mukunda (2014). His next release was Krish Jagarlamuddi's Kanche, where he played the role of a WWII soldier. His performance was appreciated while the film itself came in for much critical acclaim.
At present, Varun is busy filming Srinu Vaitla's Mister with Lavanya Tripathi. The much delayed production is expected to complete shoot by the end of this month.
Varun Tej has also signed on to play the male lead in Shekar Kammula's next. The film marks the Telugu debut of actress Sai Pallavi. Dil Raju will produce the movie under his Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The movie will hit the screens during the first half of 2017.
Chandu Mondeti's directorial debut was Karthikeya (2014). He is currently gearing up for the release of Premam, the Telugu remake of the Malayalam film of the same name. Naga Chaithanya and Shruti Haasan will reprise roles made famous by Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi.
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Djiboutian navy and U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa tour the new Metal Shark 28 Defiant boats during a ceremony at Djibouti Navy Headquarters, April 4, 2013. The U.S. Department of State provided two speedboats to help Djibouti's navy enhance its maritime security capabilities and protect the Djiboutian coastline, fight piracy and combat terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Caleb Pierce)
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Turnover of Speedboats Enhances Djiboutian Navy Maritime Capabilities
The U.S. Department of State has provided the Djiboutian navy with two high-speed aluminum coastal security boats to strengthen Djibouti's maritime security capabilities to protect its borders and combat piracy, smuggling and terrorist threats.
During a boat delivery and turnover ceremony at the Djibouti Navy Headquarters, Escale Marina, more than a dozen Djiboutian sailors received certification for the state-of-the-art patrol boats.
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Mix together the ourt, lemon juice and apricot butter.
Put the carrots in a pan, pour the sauce over the carrots and add water to almost cover the carrots.
Let cook for 30 minutes, until the carrots are tender, mixing a few times to get the carrots nice and coated.
Abricot butter, I don't believe I've seen this before, is this like jam or totally different?
it's like jam, just a little thicker. you can use jam/jelly if that's what you have on hand.
By apricot butter you mean lekvar? Been trying to find some, even Fairway doesn't have it! Dish sounds delicious and simple. I might use apricot preserves.
use preserves. i've never heard of lekvar.
Yum! Great use of carrots!
Sounds delicious! Would love to hear your dairy mechshi recipe!


Where can I visit Santa in Tokyo?
This list is specifically for places you can visit Santa in TOKYO in November and December 2016. Please be aware that Santa meet and greets are not like what you might be used to in your home country. There is generally no grotto and he doesn't give out a present. A "Finland" Santa generally refers to the real Santa from Lapland. As of the 27th of November 2016 there are 33 Santa Claus locations on this list, more will be added if new information comes to light. You can find 18 Santa locations in CHIBA here: The Santa Round-up 2016 | CHIBA. And 23 locations for SAITAMA here: The 2016 Santa Round up for SAITAMA.
Most of the locations that have Santa visiting do state that as Santa is a busy man there maybe changes to the event's time and location, and even availability of Santa, so please do always ring ahead or check with the official site before heading out the door.
Please feel free to share this Santa in Tokyo information around. insaitama.com is a free and not-for-profit blog sharing information for those who don't read Japanese.
Santa will be walking around LaQua in Tokyo Dome City at 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm and 6 pm on December 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th and 25th. Each session he will be around for about 30 minutes. This year they don't have any mention of a photo opportunity with him on their official site, but according to Tokyo Dome City newsletter "say hello and get your photo taken with him".
Grandberry Mall is a popular place to visit Santa in Machida, Tokyo. This year the dates have been set for the 23rd, the 24th and the 25th. They have increased the number of Santa Greetings from three to four, at 11 am, 1, 3 and 5 pm. The 1st 100 lined up will get to meet Santa and receive a sweet treat from him.
The real Santa (Finnish) will visit Ario in Nishi Arai on December 23rd at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. The location within the store will be revealed at 9 am on that day.
(Added 25/11) There are news articles in Japanese that Santa is visiting Lalaport in Toyasu, but the official site does not support that information yet. It is reported that he will visit on December 24th at 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2.30 pm and 4 pm for 30 minutes each time. 50 families will get the chance to meet him each session and you can take a photo with him (with your own camera). This is a free event.
He is visiting the Toysrus in Mori Town on the 10th of December, although its not yet known if it is a Finland Santa or not.
The real Santa from the North Pole is set to visit Takashimaya in Nihonbashi four times on Christmas Eve for a meet and greet. The times are 11 am, 1, 3 and 5 pm. Information has not yet been added to their website.
There is also an event on December 10th and 11th at 2 and 4 pm on the 5th floor where Santa will make balloon animals.
Green Santa is visiting Kidzania in December. They have released the information on their website where you can get details on how to participate in this event.
Again the information for 2016 is not yet available, but The real Santa from Finland (formerly Lapland) has been confirmed on Haneda Airport 's website. He will visit 4 times a day between December 23rd and December 25th at 10.30 am, 12.30, 3 and 5 pm.
This year, Sunshine Aquarium 's theme is "Colourful Christmas". They have their famous Santa dive where Santa is in the aquarium in full Santa attire. The penguins don Santa hats and they have a number of events running during the period.
There is a Shibuya Santa Festival from December 1st to 25th, but no details are provided on whether you can meet Santa Claus or not. Also, times and dates are not provided for when he is on site.
Said to be the first Santa visit of the year in Tokyo, Santa Claus visited Parco in Hibarigaoka on November 11th.
Santa will visit at Ochanomizu for the 10th year in a row, from 11 am on December 3rd. This event is limited to the first 120 families.
(Added 27/11) Santa Claus from Finland will visit between 2 and 3 pm on the 17th of December. The first 50 families will be able to meet and greet Santa. The event is restricted to families with children under 7 years old. Tickets for the event will be distributed at 9.40 am on the 17th.
Thanks a million Jenny and thank you for commenting.
I guess we think that Santa is world-wide and forget that that is not the case. I would never have thought to have to look for a place to see Santa. Thanks for opening my eyes to a reality on the other side of my world.
I know, its mad isn't it. And this year it is actually quite a good list in comparison to previous years. It took me 6 years to find the Santa we visit in Japan and he is the only 1 I know of that has a Grotto. It is so totally different to home (Ireland).
It is only in recent years that we have Santa in Tokyo, thankfully he finally put us on his list!! 😉 Tokyo is awesome, but I agree that Santa isn't a good reason to come – its not like at home; no grotto and no professional photographer. I recommend Autumn for the coloured leaves or Spring for Cherry blossoms. 🙂 THank you so much for commenting.
Haha, Santa goes everywhere! I can't wait to visit Japan someday :)) Thanks for sharing!!
Season's greetings. Thank you for including "Santa's CRAFTECH Workshop" at Lowp on this awesome list. I imagine that you will soon move it to the "OVER" section soon.
I am on the phone right now, but when I get on the laptop later I will work on it.


As we rolled into the next day and the sun was illuminating the fog around us, Dominique saw an extremely large target that wasn't moving, especially out of our way. The persistent, heavy fog that had settled in around 2 a.m. gave an ethereal feel to a light not quite twilight or dawn. Yet what was now showing up on the radar four miles to the north was so large neither fog nor low light could hide it; our first official sighting of an ice- berg was an amazingly impressive one in that this berg had to have been at least a thousand feet long and more than 100 feet high. The fog was playing tricks in that first this "thing" was there, then it wasn't. When I could see it, my immediate impression of the massive hulk in the fog was that of an aircraft carrier. It had to be, nothing was that big and tall and actually moved.
It was hard to ignore such a comment so I went up to join her and immediately saw that we were now in the company of many more of these floating, silent icy sentinels and, sure enough, a particularly large one about three miles off our bows failed to register even as much as a blip on the radars. Yet some smaller ones, perhaps the size of Volkswagen Beetles, stood out bright and conspicuous on the green electronic screens.
All through that foggy morning, as many sets of eyes that were available were glued to either one of the two radars as ice targets and bearings were called out to the helmsman of the hour.
No exaggeration to say there were five sets of nerves on a knife edge. As the hours ticked by and the heat of the morning sun started to cook off some of the fog, we became more accustomed to the ice and a bit emboldened. I asked Clinton to take us closer to a particularly large iceberg that had amazing shapes, ledges, tiny waterfalls, and brilliant deep, ice-blue colors glowing from within. Very capably and with great precision, Clinton all but driftedBagan up to this massive berg.
A sailor and his family's harrowing and inspiring story of their attempt to sail the treacherous Northwest Passage.
Sprague Theobald, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and expert sailor with over 40,000 offshore miles under his belt, always considered the Northwest Passage–the sea route connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific–the ultimate uncharted territory. Since Roald Amundsen completed the first successful crossing of the fabled Northwest Passage in 1906, only twenty-four pleasure craft have followed in his wake. Many more people have gone into space than have traversed the Passage, and a staggering number have died trying. From his home port of Newport, Rhode Island, through the Passage and around Alaska to Seattle, it would be an 8,500-mile trek filled with constant danger from ice, polar bears, and severe weather.
What Theobald couldn't have known was just how life-changing his journey through the Passage would be. Reuniting his children and stepchildren after a bad divorce more than fifteen years earlier, the family embarks with unanswered questions, untold hurts, and unspoken mistrusts hanging over their heads. Unrelenting cold, hungry polar bears, and a haunting landscape littered with sobering artifacts from the tragic Franklin Expedition of 1845, as well as personality clashes that threaten to tear the crew apart, make The Other Side of the Ice a harrowing story of survival, adventure, and, ultimately, redemption.


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Mount Doug students stage colourful performance
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat runs April 27-30 at Spectrum Community School theatre
Jacob Zinn
Students at Mount Douglas Secondary are all fired up for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Technicolor may not have existed in Biblical times, but that's part of the fun of Mount Douglas secondary's latest theatre production.
The high school's performing arts students are taking it back – way back – to the land of Canaan with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical retelling of the Old Testament story of Joseph. The 90-minute production (which runs April 27 to 30) holds a special place in the hearts of director Rachel Moss and music director Doug Awai, who each performed in it years ago.
"It's a great musical – the music is fantastic, the characters are funny and it's presented in such a fun way that we thought we'd have a great time doing it," said Moss, who teaches performing arts at Mount Douglas.
The show stars seniors Natalie Fischer (as Joseph) and Aiden Guerreiro (pulling double duty as Jacob and the Pharaoh), both of whom have performed in Mount Douglas's previous productions of Guys & Dolls, The Music Man and Once Upon a Mattress.
Arguably the most famous "favourite child" in history, Joseph draws the jealousy of his 11 brothers after telling them of his symbolic dreams, in which he is seemingly destined to rule over his siblings. They try to kill Joseph, but instead decide to sell him into slavery in Egypt.
The brothers trick Jacob into believing Joseph is dead by smearing goat's blood on his tattered coat of many colours. In actuality, Joseph becomes the second most powerful person in Egypt after interpreting the Pharaoh's dreams and predicting – and sparing them from – a seven-year famine.
"His brothers come to Egypt because they were struck by famine," said Fischer. "They beg him for food and he eventually forgives them and they all reunite."
Being musical theatre, the show is almost entirely sung through, and it offers a variety of genres, with sometimes hilarious results.
"There's sort of a joke there because the Pharaoh's the king, and the song he sings is in the style of Elvis," said Guerreiro. "All of the songs are in different styles – there's a French-style song, there's a ho-down song, there's a disco song – and they all collide in this one story set in times when this music wouldn't have existed."
Not even the narrators, freshman Annabelle Lindsay and junior Robin Dykes, are spared from speaking through song.
"There are some children that we have onstage and we're basically telling the story to them," said Dykes.
"With the music accompanying the narration, you get more of a feel to what's happening in the story," added Lindsay.
The students have been working on the production since October, readying for the five shows at the Spectrum Community School theatre.
"It's amazing how much it gels when we get to the theatre," said Moss. "As soon as you're standing on a stage with the lights in your face and the sea of empty chairs in rehearsal, you get the feeling of being in theatre.
"As stressful as it is… as soon as it's over, they're like, 'When's the next show? What's it going to be? Can we get the script in advance to study over the summer?' These are really special kids and I feel really lucky to be working with them."
The performance runs at 7 p.m. nightly from April 27 to 30, with a 2 p.m. matinée on the Saturday. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students (including college and university), and free for kids five and under.
Tickets are available online at ticketrocket.co and may be available at the door on performance nights. Spectrum Community School is located at 957 Burnside Rd. W.
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