Gomm Studio is an interior design company based in Wimbledon Village founded by the super talented Louise Gomm. The company works on both commercial and residential projects, working closely with their clients to create interiors that don't just look incredible but work perfectly for their intended recipients.
When did your love of interiors begin and what led you to become an interior designer?
From a young age, I have always been interested in textiles. This took a while to cultivate, as I initially started a career in Media. However, I found myself always coming back to design and I wanted to turn this passion into my career.
My interest truly piqued whilst doing a taster course in Interior Design. The tutor told me I had an eye for design, and this gave me the confidence to enlist on a full course at the prestigious KLC School of Design.
Once you had finished your diploma at the KLC school of design, how did you go about setting up your studio?
I initially worked for a start-up interior business in Knightsbridge as part of a property group. This taught me a huge amount about the design process, as well as some invaluable lessons about what worked for clients and what didn't.
This helped me form strong opinions on how a successful design studio should be run, to benefit both the design process and the finished look of a project to meet the client's wishes and taste. I set up Gomm Studio to achieve this, and initially worked with a few clients on smaller projects, before building the studio largely through reputation and word of mouth. I have found that no amount of advertising will ever be as good as a recommendation from a positive personal experience.
Can you tell us a little about what services you provide?
Gomm Studio provides a fully-managed, bespoke Interior Design service, with full involvement from start to finish as well as project management.
We are especially focused on getting to know the client initially so we can understand their specific requirements, and therefore deliver a project fully suited to each individual.
We continue to be pleased to hear from our clients how valuable hiring a designer was for their project. Our service not only delivers an interior that reflects the personalities of those living in it, but also takes away much of the stress and time-consuming nature that the projects inevitably bring. Clients find this invaluable.
Working on projects overseas must present a unique set of challenges. Can you tell us more about these projects and how you manage them from your studio in London?
We are currently working on a new-build Beach House on Kiawah Island, South Carolina in the US. Despite the distance, we have made various trips to the island where we have developed strong relationships with all parties involved, and we stay very much on top of each stage of the build. These have helped a smooth process and we have been able to source much of the materials during these trips.
It helps that this client is based in London, so we can have regular updates face-to-face, but this is by no means a necessity. Our experience with projects all over the world means we have established contacts in many locations ready for any future projects.
We love your design aesthetic and that you put the client at the heart of the design process, what's your favourite part of working with clients on interior design projects?
We love meeting a variety of people from different backgrounds and with different needs and interests. This spurs the creative side of the business so that each project is truly unique. This continues to be exciting with each new project.
The initial concept stage is always one of our favourite, as we get to know the client and what they are looking to achieve from the project. We also love the opportunity to show how we go away and interpret this, and produce a bespoke design to match the client's wishes. In many cases we start from a single idea; for example a painting they love, a place they love to visit, or a pattern that they simply couldn't do without.
We then build from this and expand into a flow throughout the interior. Clients often know they like one thing, and also know what they don't like, but struggle to describe how they see the whole project looking. This is where we come in, and we love to help draw out their thoughts and use them to create a holistic and exciting design.
We'd love to know more about how you work with commercial clients like Liberty of London and Global Fashion Group?
Commercial clients often approach projects very differently to private clients. The challenge for us is often how to showcase their brand through the interior and create an enjoyable working space that combines function with aesthetic.
This can be more creative as we can regularly start with a blank canvas; say an empty floor of a building in which the client wishes to create a mixed-use office space. Linking this with the brand and the clients who will visit is always at the heart of these projects.
With an expanding team this feels like a really exciting time for Gomm studio, what's next for 2019?
2019 promises to be very exciting. We will be expanding our team whilst focusing on fewer, larger projects. With some potential projects in the pipeline both in the UK and abroad, we will certainly be kept on our toes!
We will continue to develop our brand and with this will come a new website. We are also looking forward to getting photos up which will showcase our recent projects such as those in Wimbledon Village and Mayfair. Furthermore, we look forward to solidifying relationships with existing suppliers and creating some truly unique and special spaces.
For more information visit Gomm Studio's website here.


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DC lawyer general's business is investigating Adams Morgan BID
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D.C.'s lawyer general is investigating Adams Morgan's small business improvement district (BID) to determine no matter if the organization violated legal guidelines governing nonprofits, according to paperwork and BID officials.
The investigation, which was opened in November underneath then-Legal professional Basic Karl A. Racine (D), follows years of grievances by neighborhood business and house owners about the management of the Adams Morgan Partnership Organization Enhancement District. Some have accused the taxpayer-funded BID of functioning with much too significantly overhead and governing devoid of regard for transparency or the nonprofit's own bylaws to profit a few nicely-put insiders.
The lawyer general's office environment is probing no matter if the business improperly diverted tax-exempt cash further than its nonprofit mission or committed other violations, files present. A spokeswoman for Brian Schwalb (D), Racine's successor, declined to comment.
"It will come as no surprise by any means that the Workplace of the Legal professional Standard is investigating the Adams Morgan BID, specified the sordid background of the firm," mentioned Matt Wexler, a previous BID board member and a actual estate developer.
DowntownDC BID leader resigns
Kristen Barden, the Adams Morgan BID's executive director, mentioned in an e-mail that the group "is totally cooperating with the OAG's request for information" and that it "has usually operated in compliance" with District regulation while operating to increase the excellent of existence for enterprises and citizens in the neighborhood's business district. She declined to comment even further.
Other BIDs in the District have also been the subject of complaints or controversy in the latest yrs. Neil Albert stepped down as president and chief executive of the DowntownDC BID very last calendar year, following the organization concluded that he experienced improperly granted contracts to a firm owned by a girl with whom he was acquiring a relationship Albert also resigned his article overseeing D.C. public housing.
In a small business advancement district, expert services these as advertising and marketing, road-cleansing and added stability are delivered by a nonprofit company that is funded by an more tax. Governance of the business is weighted to give house house owners electric power relative to the measurement of the taxes they fork out business tenants frequently pay back the supplemental tax as aspect of their lease.
Adams Morgan business group battles more than nonprofit whose task is to boost the place
Constantine Stavropoulos, who stepped down in March as the Adams Morgan BID's president soon after additional than 15 years, stated the BID has been important to the survival of his business and other folks in the community, reworking it into one of the city's scorching places for nightlife and dining establishments.
"A couple of many years ago, Adams Morgan was outlined as a person of the Best 10 neighborhoods in the nation," explained Stavropoulos, whose Tryst Trading Co. operates the Tryst espresso property and the Diner in Adams Morgan. He mentioned the BID "has been a phenomenal pressure in Adams Morgan" that performs on behalf of the complete neighborhood, not just a couple establishments.
Quite a few have welcomed the Adams Morgan BID's advertising initiatives, this kind of as motion picture evenings and Porchfest, a community-huge competition of community musicians intended to create local community spirit and carry in people. Through the pandemic, the BID also labored to relieve the economical blow to businesses.
Stavropoulos said a ton of criticism of the BID has appear from a small, disgruntled group of company and assets house owners, together with some who dislike the concept of a BID no make any difference how it is operate. Some supporters accused the BID's critics of exaggerating problems in the hopes of eradicating it and its supplemental tax.
"I really don't know who described this factor, but whoever it is ought to get a new daily life," explained Saied Azali, a BID board member and Adams Morgan resident who owns the neighborhood cafe Perry's, as very well as the not too long ago closed Mintwood Position.
Azali explained that he has very long relied on the BID to act as an middleman with the city's federal government when he encounters challenges or difficulties and that he appreciates all the BID does to endorse the neighborhood. "I'm really professional-BID," he claimed.
Still the anti-BID group draws a image of an entrenched leadership that it suggests improperly attempted to rewrite the bylaws in approaches that stifle dissent and tighten insiders' handle of the firm, at the identical time that the community has lost a step to other quarters of the town.
Two deadly shootings in the neighborhood last thirty day period have brought phone calls for more policing, including a revival of the BID's city-sponsored plan that hires off-duty law enforcement officers for protection at evening.
Many business enterprise and home entrepreneurs inside of the BID's boundaries turned so fed up with the BID's governance and return on benefit that they urged the D.C. Office of Smaller and Community Organization Enhancement to deny it recertification in 2021.
Georgetown BID arrives less than fire from its customers
"It is unreal that you have an unelected group of folks that have been getting dollars from taxpayers and using it at their own discretion, and some really don't spend any taxes," mentioned Jeffrey Schonberger, a home owner and BID board member who has been crucial of the organization.
A lot more than 60,000 BIDs have formed globally given that the first was established in Toronto in 1970, in accordance to a 2015 paper in the Canadian Journal of Urban Exploration. The public-private initiatives have been credited with reviving city neighborhoods, notably for the duration of a time period when many cities dropped people and firms to suburbs.
But critics say BIDs can act as shadow governments, with little transparency and oversight, and frequently develop into dominated by the wealthiest landowners even though discouraging municipalities from delivering products and services these as suitable road-cleansing by themselves.
The Adams Morgan BID is a person of 11 in the District, which array in size from DowntownDC, a behemoth founded in 1997 that stretches throughout 138 blocks and has a finances of $15.4 million in fiscal 2023, to the Southwest BID, which was released in 2015 and claimed income of $4.2 million in the fiscal year ending September 2021. The BIDs also belong to the DC BID Council, a trade affiliation.
The Adams Morgan BID claimed $757,562 in earnings in the fiscal year that finished September 2021, in comparison with $638,600 the previous year, in accordance to its publicly submitted tax kind.
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Das Rittergut Ermitz ist eine historische Gutsanlage in Ermlitz, das seit 2004 ein Ortsteil von Schkopau in Sachsen-Anhalt ist.

Geschichte

Der Ort Ermlitz wurde 1428 erstmals erwähnt und gehörte bis 1815 zum hochstiftlich-merseburgischen Amt Schkeuditz

1764 wurde das Gut unter Carl Hieronymus von Bose dem Älteren (1718–1797) grundlegend neugestaltet. Es entstand ein zweigeschossiges barockes Herrenhaus mit Mansarddach, das mit einem Park umgeben wurde.

1771 wurde das Gut an den Leipziger Bürgermeister Heinrich Friedrich Innocentius Apel verkauft und seither auch Apel'sches Gut genannt. Sein Sohn August Apel verfasste die Novelle Der Freischütz, die dem Librettisten den Stoff für die gleichnamige Oper seines Freundes Carl Maria von Weber lieferte. Am apelschen Hammerflügel, der heute noch im Musiksalon des Herrenhauses steht, komponierte Weber die Ouvertüre zu seiner Oper. Augusts Sohn Theodor Apel war ebenfalls Schriftsteller, dieser war mit Richard Wagner befreundet, der mehrmals in Ermlitz weilte.

Nach der Enteignung der Familie Apel im Jahre 1945 wurde 1949 das Kinderheim "Clara Zetkin" im Gutshaus untergebracht, das 1999 in neue Räumlichkeiten umzog. Im Jahr 1998 hat der letzte Nachfahre der Familie, Gerd-Heinrich Apel, das Haus zurückerworben und begann es ab 2002 zu sanieren. Der größte Schatz des Hauses sind die in Gouache-Technik bemalten Leinwandtapeten, die – teils ausgelagert, teils überdeckt – inzwischen in der hauseigenen Werkstatt restauriert werden konnten. Mit Konzerten wird an die musikalische Vergangenheit des Gutes angeknüpft.

Literatur
 Anja Schmidt: Das barocke Herrenhaus in Ermlitz, in: Burgen und Schlösser in Sachsen-Anhalt. Mitteilungen der Landesgruppe Sachsen-Anhalt der Deutschen Burgenvereinigung e.V., Heft 7, Halle (Saale) 1998. S. 186–201.
 Gerd-Heinrich Apel, Irene Roch-Lemmer: Herrenhaus und Kultur-Gut Ermlitz. Förderverein Kultur-Gut Ermlitz e.V., Schkopau-Ermlitz, 2006.

Weblinks

 Auf kultur-gut-ermlitz.de: Rittergut Ermlitz. Barockes Schmuckstück in der Elsteraue. Abgerufen am 6. Juli 2020.
 Apels Gut auf Saalekreis im Bild

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Rittergut in Sachsen-Anhalt
Bauwerk in Schkopau
Kulturdenkmal in Schkopau
Barockbauwerk in Sachsen-Anhalt
Erbaut in den 1760er Jahren
Unternehmen (Saalekreis)
Organisation (Schkopau)

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Q: How to integrate WebRTC with ios app swift? I need to create an app that holds audio and video calling functionality. Does anyone have idea about which is a free library for this functionality ? And how to manage it properly in my app ?

A: I used AppRTC in my projects
You should implement ARDAppClientDelegate and RTCEAGLVideoViewDelegate protocols on ViewController on order to use this library.
You can find Swift examples on Github

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During the last week of the course, the students are asked to design and prototype a final project. After a brainstorming where ideas are discussed together with the class, the students design a smart device with at least one input and one output. They prototype the electronics, write the code and fabricate the shape using all the skills learned during the course.
Chris Song - Wearable Obstacle Detector
Chris' project started as a device to help blind people to walk in the obstacle-filled streets of Shanghai. He started developing a walking stick with a ultrasonic sensor attached to the end. During the second brainstorming a number of considerations came out: how the walking stick used by blind persons would benefit from the addition of a sensor, being the stick already a "sensor" itself? So Chris decided to move the sensor into an area of the body that is not covered by the stick, the head. A second consideration came: what if the device was used by anyone? For a blind person it would replace a sense that was absent, but for anybody else it would be a newly added sense: the sixth sense for obastacle you cannot see when you walk and use your smartphone at the same time!
The project uses two ultrasonic sensor to detect the obstacles and a servo motor to alert the user with vibrations, connected to a Shanghaino board.
Chris' Website and Documentation
Lea Chen - MINO Music Device
Lea's first idea was to make a bluethoot speaker to play the mp3s in her phone... she soon realized the complexity of such a device and she went through a very effective re-thinking of her project. First she understood the scope and the scale of a project that had to be made in no more than four days and after making some experience with various inputs and outputs connected to her Shanghaino she came up with the idea of a simple music instrument: a tilt sensor produce a single sound through a speaker and using a potentiometer the frequency of the note can be changed, creating different notes. By tapping the case she lasercut out of acrylic you can comand the melody. She applyed the fundamentals of spiral development, and went through many iterations making her project a little better each time until the final presentation. By the number of people playing with her device and making music during the open-night in the fablab, we can clearly call it a big success.
Lea' Website and Documentation
Neil Jiang - Smart Bike
Neil is a bike enthusiast and for his final project he wanted to make a set of devices to make the bike more interactive. He went through many explorations of different sensor and he wrote code fo a lot of solutions that were all working well. Two buttons on the handlebar connected to signal lights: when you press the left or right button the correspondent light blinks signaling the intention to turn. A Hall effect sensor applied to the front wheel detects the speed of the bike and prnt its values to the serial monitor of a computer. He also experimented with a LCD screen to show these information directly to the biker. He was able to 3D print the model of a bicycle and he fixed all his devices to this model to show the integrated system he created.
Neil's Website and Documentation
Randal Liu - Sorting Box
The first idea of Randal was to create a box where you could put any object in a random and chaotic way and the device would sort everything into order for you. It was a very suggestive idea, but he soon realized he would have needed more than the limited time available to be able to make something so complicated. Instead of abandoning his idea for something different, he decided to scale it down to a simpler version: he was able to design a very ingegnous and compact module that is able to sort two types of coins he lasercut from acrylic and plywood. You throw them into the box and the device divide them into two drawers. It doesn't miss a shot! The device uses an LED as a light source and a photo-resistor to get a range of readings on the different materials. A servomotor send the coins to the right container each time. Randal's project is a demonstration of all the skills he learnt during the course and is an amazing accomplishemnt.
Randal's Website and Documentation
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To celebrate the blog tour for JUST FOR HIM by Talia Hibbert, we're giving away a $25 Amazon gift card to one lucky winner!
GIVEAWAY TERMS & CONDITIONS: Open to internationally. One winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. This giveaway is administered by Pure Textuality PR on behalf of Talia Hibbert. Giveaway ends 2/10/2019 @ 11:59pm EST. Limit one entry per reader. Duplicates will be deleted.


Ironically, the Yiddish film is getting accepted to festivals that one would not think we would.
Today the film is being shown in the Gloria Film Festival in Salt Lake Utah.
We still haven't been accepted to any festival in NYC, even thought it's a NY story. But we're being shown in Salt Lake Utah.
It's a great honor to be in Utah.
Seems like Christian audience will discover this film before Jewish audience.
The good - slowly there's an audience for the film.
The bad - not making it into the festivals I thought would accept me - the ones who were the perfect home for it made me slowly feel once again that this film - a small reflection of my soul- is homeless.
Anyways, I should be grateful, which I am for Gloria film festival and it's programmers.
I'm sure the audience in Salt Lake City will love this film about life, love, and the passion to live.
heart, and enrich the world."


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Respected Truck Accident Attorneys Represent Victims in Rogers County
Established personal injury law firm handles complex trucking accident cases in Oklahoma
Commercial trucking is a highly regulated industry, yet many crashes still occur. Annually, there are approximately 500,000 large truck accidents throughout the United States, leading to more than 4,000 fatalities. Not surprisingly, most of the people who get seriously injured or killed in these collisions are in the passenger vehicle, rather than the big rig. When a truck accident occurs on I-44 or another Oklahoma highway, the injury attorneys at Price and Sears, P.C. in Claremore help victims secure appropriate compensation through results-driven guidance and aggressive representation.
Aggressive attorneys investigate the causes of truck accidents
We research each case carefully to determine the cause of the crash. This helps us establish which party is at fault and who should pay for your losses. Each collision is unique, but many accident injuries stem from these factors:
Driver fatigue — Commercial drivers are required to take rest periods, but fatigue behind the wheel is still far too common.
Driver impairment — We review evidence from the scene and witness accounts to determine if the truck driver was impaired by alcohol, illegal drugs or medications.
Speeding and reckless driving — Reckless driving, including speeding, sometimes plays a role in truck crashes, as commercial vehicle drivers typically work under strict deadlines and often get paid by the mile.
Unqualified drivers — To drive a commercial truck legally, the operator must hold an appropriate class of commercial driver's license (CDL). Unfortunately some companies put others at risk by hiring untrained and unlicensed drivers.
Poorly maintained trucks — A trucking company might cut corners by failing to maintain their trucks properly and/or bypassing required safety inspections.
Oversized loads — An oversized load is longer or wider than what is usually carried by a big rig. For example, a truck could be hauling part of a manufactured house. These trucks should be accompanied by additional vehicles in front of and behind them to keep other drivers at a safe distance. Yet, companies sometimes try to reduce costs by eliminating the accompanying vehicles.
Overloaded trucks — A CDL holder is responsible for seeing that cargo is loaded in accordance with the law and the vehicle's specifications. Otherwise, they might lose control of a truck carrying a load that is too heavy or unbalanced.
Our lawyers understand the nuances of truck accident cases. We'll identify all at-fault parties to maximize your chances of securing fair and just compensation.
Dedicated counselors represent catastrophically injured victims
Given their sheer weight and size, accidents involving trucks are notorious for causing catastrophic injuries. Victims may be permanently disabled because of the injuries including:
Traumatic amputation
Crush injuries
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Our personal injury law firm fights for the rights of our catastrophically injured clients so they can be compensated for the full extent of the harm they've endured.
Who is liable for a truck accident?
Oklahoma auto insurance claims are fault-based. It's necessary to prove liability to recover damages. Our auto accident law firm thoroughly investigates cases to assess where the fault lies. From there, we take action against negligent drivers, trucking companies and third parties, such as careless cargo loaders. Victims may share responsibility and our firm will work tirelessly to obtain damages from everyone responsible for the accident.
Skillful lawyers pursue maximum damages on behalf of our clients
In Oklahoma, victims may file an insurance claim with their own insurer or the at-fault driver's insurer. Our attorneys will vigorously negotiate on your behalf to secure a fair settlement. Alternatively, we may file a lawsuit. Victims may recover economic damages, including payment covering medical expenses, lost wages and property damage. We can also request non-economic damages, including payment for pain and suffering, disfigurement and emotional distress.
Schedule a free consult at a proven Oklahoma law firm
Price and Sears, P.C. in Claremore represents Oklahoma residents injured in truck accidents. Request a free consultation by contacting us online or calling 918-379-4676.
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Price and Sears, P.C. is located in Claremore, OK and serves clients in and around Claremore, Foyil and Oologah.


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Муш может означать:

Фамилия
 Муш, Мехмет (род. 1982) — депутат Национального Собрания Турции, Министр торговли Турции.

Топоним

Турция
 Муш — город в Турции.
 Муш (ил) — ил в Турции.

Россия
 Муж (или Муш) — река в Вожегодском районе Вологодской области.

Иное
 «Муш» — советский и армянский футбольный клуб из Чаренцавана.
 Мушег (имя) — армянское мужское имя.

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Alberto Costa MP
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Alberto welcomes Government's Business Rates announcement
South Leicestershire MP, Alberto Costa, has welcomed the Government's announcement that local authorities in Leicestershire have been successful in their application to take part in a new Business Rates Pilot that will allow councils to retain more rates for better local investment and growth.
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The Rt. Hon James Brokenshire MP, announced that the county was one of 15 applications that were successful for the new Government Pilot, allowing councils to retain 75% of rates for 2019/20.
Alberto said, "This is a very welcome announcement from the Government, and brilliant news for the local authorities in my constituency; Blaby District Council, Harborough District Council and Leicestershire County Council, meaning that councils can benefit directly from supporting and stimulating local business growth across Leicestershire".
Alberto concluded, "I regular meet with the Leaders of the local authorities affecting my constituents and I know that this is something that these councils have been working very hard for and I am pleased that the Government have delivered on their commitment to support local authorities across the country. This scheme rewards councils for supporting local business and local jobs and will help give a tremendous boost to both the local and national economy".
Picture above shows Alberto with (L-R) Cllr Maggie Wright, Deputy Leader of Blaby District Council, Ms Jane Toman, Chief Executive of Blaby District Council and Cllr Terry Richardson, Leader of Blaby District Council.
Alberto and Luke Evans MP meet Roads Minister over A5 concerns
Leicestershire MPs Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire) and Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth) met with the Road Minister, Baroness Vere, earlier this week in order to discuss safety concerns raised over the A5.
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The Centre is approved by both the BHS and AIRE to train students up the BHSII standard.
Brennanstown is also an Exam centre for the BHS, and one of the few in the country which hosts Stage 1V and Intermediate Teaching exams. Exams take place 4 times a year – April, June and September for Stages 1,11,111 and PTT and October for Stage 1V and Intermediate Teaching.
Courses are run in conjunction with the City of Dublin Education Training Board Equestrian Traineeship Scheme with intakes generally taking place in September and May each year.
These are full time courses which combine riding lessons, lectures and demonstrations in horse care with work experience in the yard allowing students to develop their work skills. This combination properly prepares them for a career in the industry.
Brennanstown's pass rate in these exams is excellent and any student choosing Brennanstown to work towards their BHS exams can be confident of a well structured and professionally run course.
Short term courses are also run which are geared to the student's individual requirements.


Better Conversion? You May Just Need A Few Basic Tweaks to Your Site Search.
Holiday shopping is right around the corner and easier than ever with mobile shopping, tablet shopping, and desktop shopping. Last year, $53.3 billion was spent online during the holiday shopping season, rising 15% from the previous year, according to comScore. And Criteo, a digital performance marketing company, states that 34% of e-commerce transactions globally are mobile commerce.
Given these statistics, it's critical for retailers to re-examine online and mobile search strategies. Doing so will improve conversion rates which will ultimately lead to increased revenue. Plus, it's all about doing it better than your competitors because shoppers will go where they know their searches will quickly yield the right results. And it's no surprise, as we've heard this before: Amazon.com Inc. ranks #1 for search according to Baymard Institute.
But what are they doing to lead the charge? Simply put, they are personalizing the consumer experience. When someone searches for a product, they are outputting dynamic, personalized, and relevant results. Consumers like this so they shop there time and time again. It always makes for a better e-commerce search experience when you don't have to manually tweak search results and when you aren't served with irrelevant results, improper synonym recognition, or bad query completion suggestions.
... So How's Your E-commerce Search Performing?
Amazon may continue to dominate in this area, but that should not hinder you from continuously improving your search capabilities. And it sounds like it isn't ̶ in 2014, Forrester estimated that $1.2 billion was spent on e-commerce technology in the U.S., and according to an exclusive Internetretailer.com survey conducted in June, 86.2% of e-retailers plan to increase their e-commerce technology spending in the year ahead. But even though some companies plan to spend on e-commerce technology, not every company has the resources or expertise to implement it. In fact, 60% of retailers face challenges updating e-commerce technology because of the lack of expertise. My colleagues learned this fact when they attended the eTail East 2015 tradeshow back in August.
However, if you fall into this category, it shouldn't be a roadblock because there are companies that can help with the implementation piece of the puzzle. Here at Search Technologies, we're a search and big data consulting company. We help our e-commerce customers improve the user experience and the top line by optimizing e-commerce site search and personalization with big data analytics and machine learning.
Replatforming - We can help migrate legacy search applications to next-generation platforms. Common examples of this service are migrating customers from FAST to Endeca, Solr, or Elasticsearch. Our expertise includes all the major search engines, proprietary as well as open source.
Search Quality Analysis - Search engines need manual tuning such as appending synonym libraries, auto-suggest libraries, taxonomies (categories) and tweaks to how the results are presented (UI).
Catalog Content Optimization - Product catalogs often have little metadata or are not properly indexed by the search engine. Automated content processing normalizes, extracts or enriches metadata and then publishes these tags directly to a search engine ensuring results are relevant.
As you head into this year's holiday shopping season, pay attention to these quick fixes - you can see increases in your e-commerce revenue by enhancing some basic search features (that are sometimes overlooked).
Then we can look at a more long-term approach. We're here to be your trusted support advisors if you're short on resources or lack expertise in e-commerce site search and big data personalization.
Want to learn more? Check out our 'Big Data for Better E-commerce Search and Conversion Rates' video.
Wishing you a happy and successful shopping season!


Tour guides come and go whether you run a seasonal business or operate year round. While it may be disappointing to see them move on, there's a silver lining to their departure. You have an opportunity to find a great replacement; someone who'll complete your team, bring a unique skill set and personality, and hopefully, stick around for the long haul.
However, when looking for fresh talent, you must exercise due diligence. Hiring and training tour guides is a lengthy process. If you breeze through it, you could wind up with the wrong fit or turn off the right one — which will take you back to square one sooner than you expect.
On the other hand, giving too much time to this task can delay other projects and neglect your current tour guides. So where's the balance? How do you hire a tour guide without wasting your time?
There are incredible tour guides around, but just like you, they keep an eye out for the perfect match. In all likelihood, they look beyond regular job boards and pass right over vague listings. So if you want to get their attention, you have to show up where they're searching, and entice them with the details.
Generally, applicants ignore job postings that don't provide enough information. It takes time customizing a cover letter for a company; why would they put in the effort for a shot in the dark?
Company introduction: Experienced tour guides can work for any tour company, so you need to pitch why they should choose you. Talk up your tours the same way you do with guests. Advertise your location as a dream destination to live. And mention something that sets you apart, and they can get behind — like being 100% carbon neutral.
Perks of the position: What can you offer beyond a paycheck? After three months, will they have access to health benefits? Do you take the team on fun excursions once in a while? Will they get a discount, as well as their family and friends? Do you provide free accommodation for out-of-towners? Are there snacks available in the break room? These extras can play a big part in whether they'll apply and even accept the position in the end.
Job requirements: This section is where, hopefully, you can turn away unqualified candidates to avoid sifting through useless resumes later. In bullet point form, be specific about what you're looking for — like skills, years of experience, and completed certificates.
Job responsibilities: Give them a good idea of what the workload will look like day to day. It's better for them to know right away whether they can handle the challenge. Surprising them on the job might lead to quitting after a couple of months.
Application process: You have to spell out what's involved in applying — where to send the resume and cover letter, who to address it to, whether or not a phone interview is the next step. Doing this will keep them in the loop, and also save you from answering their questions.
Asking your friends, family, and employees for referrals is an excellent place to start, but the right tour guide might not have the same connections. Who knows? They might be working a desk job in another timezone, dreaming of their next backpacking trip, not realizing yet they have a natural talent for leading tours.
That's why it's best to post the job opening online. Similar to marketing, you've got to make it possible for people to discover you. Otherwise, you could miss out on someone truly phenomenal for the position.
While you can post a listing on common job boards — like Glassdoor, Indeed, and Workopolis — it's not enough to expand your reach. These sites are very location-based. Unless someone searches for Tour Guide jobs in your destination, they'll never find you.
So you should also focus on job boards that target travelers — who often peruse these sites for an opportunity to move abroad. After all, they might not even consider your location until they spot your job posting — especially if you're off the beaten track. To start with, post on Travel Massive, GoAbroad, and Coolworks, and see if you get any bites.
However, you may want to stick with hiring a local tour guide, and that's understandable. Compared to an expat, they'll know about hidden gems and the quickest ways to get around, and might even have personal stories to go along with each place on the map.
If that's what you're looking for, consider posting the job on your website and then sharing it on your social accounts. Your followers who live in the area, and who know and love your business, might pass it on to someone they think is a good fit.
After narrowing down the applications, it's time for the interview process. Whether you start with a phone call or go straight to meeting in-person, an interview allows you to get a sense of who the applicants are and why they'd make an incredible tour guide.
Passion: It's well-known that employees who love what they do will be both happier and more productive in the long run. When it comes to guiding tours, there are many areas that a tour guide must be passionate about — some of which include your destination, being around people, and the overall tourism industry.
Communication: Guests will have a poor tour experience if they can't hear or understand what the tour guide says. As such, the tour guide should have excellent articulation, the ability to enunciate, and as a bonus, speak more than one language. So consider those with a public speaking or acting background.
Memory and storytelling: There are two ways a tour guide can deliver information about a destination: 1) recite historical and current facts, or 2) tell a compelling story. Of course, the latter is much more effective at drawing in the audience. If they haven't quite mastered this skill yet, don't worry, you can always help them out with these tour guide storytelling tips.
Humour: A tour guide doesn't have to be a comedian, but it sure helps. Whether it's joking around with the group or sharing stories with humorous punchlines, a funny tour guide will have guests laughing all the way to a positive review.
Flexibility: There will be moments when a tour guide has to go off-script and answer a guest's random questions. At the same time, you might occasionally need them to work the front desk or help out in other areas. If they're flexible, they can adapt to anything that's thrown their way.
Punctuality: No guest likes waiting around. Since they show up on time, your tour guide should be ready to go as well. Plus, a tour guide that sticks to the schedule ensures the whole day runs smoothly.
Sensitivity: Your tour guide will encounter guests with different cultural backgrounds, social norms, belief systems, physical and mental capabilities, and gender preferences. Because of this, your tour guide should be both accepting and sensitive — especially when it comes to the way they interact and communicate.
A tour guide may check off the above boxes, but still not fill the bill because they don't have the same mission and values as your tour company. While it may seem like this isn't a big deal, hiring a tour guide who's on the same page is beneficial in the long run — not just for you, but for them.
For example, let's say your team gets together once a week to have a little fun and get to know each other. If your tour guide isn't up for hanging out after hours, they might decline every invite and feel like an outsider the entire season. All the while, you might get push back if you encourage them to participate in more team events. Consequently, this creates tension in the workplace that's uncomfortable for everyone.
So to avoid this situation, it's best to outline your main objective and core values ahead of time and then use them as key points during the interview. That way, you can assess whether there's a misalignment with the applicant's purpose and working style.
There's no such thing as a cookie cutter tour guide; no personality that's a one size fits all. And that's great news! The more diverse your team, the better! One tour guide might be goofy, easy-going, and talkative whereas another could be spunky, sassy, but sweet. Both types will appeal to different groups of guests.
During the interview, pay attention to their body language and how they answer questions. Even if they're nervous, a bit of their personality will come out in fifteen minutes or so. And if you get a good first impression, it's safe to say your guests will, too.
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Showing your new tour guide around the property and introducing them to the entire team is a great way to get them situated. They'll want to know where everything is — including the bathroom and break room — and they'll want to know everyone's name and what they do. Doing that right off the bat will help them feel comfortable and welcome.
It's also a great idea to send them out on tour. That way, they can get to know the route, see all the stops, and look forward to leading.
As I mentioned, there may be times when you'll need your tour guide to cover the front desk. So along with greeting and checking-in guests, you'll have to show them how to take bookings over the phone, and how to use your online booking software. To save time on the latter, consider creating a software training video to walk them through each step.
Of course, they might ask why they're training on the front desk when they got hired as a tour guide. Just explain that it gives them an opportunity to get to know your guests and company better. They can study your website and booking system, watch the way tour guides meet guests, talk to team members passing through, and catch a glimpse of how your company operates. They get to be the eyes, ears and face for a few days.
Make front desk training easier by giving your tour guides this checklist to follow.
Instead of leading right away, it's best to give your tour guide a chance to learn from seasoned teammates. Your current tour guides have their technique down pat. They know the script backwards and forwards. They know how to handle frustrating moments. And they're great at ensuring everything runs smoothly.
By going on a few tours as a guest, your new hire can see other tour guides in action. From beginning to end, they can make various observations — including how the tour guide commands the group, how they interact with guests en route, and what they say and when. So give them a notebook to carry along, and encourage them to take lots of notes.
As nerve-racking as it is having someone supervise their first couple of tours, let them know that it's essential for getting better. Even if they've been guiding for years, and feel confident leading, there's always room for improvement. Plus, you might want to tweak their delivery a bit to keep it consistent with your brand.
If you don't have time to oversee their tours, you can always assign one of your top tour guides. Keep in mind that whoever takes on this responsibility needs to give them constructive feedback. In other words, it's best to sandwich what they need to improve upon with what they're doing well.
After putting in the time and resources to find a tour guide and shape them into the best leader, the last thing you may want to see is them leave right away. Unfortunately, that's a reality — especially for seasonal businesses. They might get a new opportunity, decide to move, or realize it's not the right fit.
Along with a competitive wage and benefits package, you can offer many other perks that your tour guides will love. By providing a fun and engaging environment, they'll enjoy coming into work and likely, want to continue working for you. For some ideas, you can let them bring their dogs, buy the team lunch once a week, or give them reduced rates on your tours and activities.
Feeling part of a community is a primary reason why a tour guide stays with a tour company. Often, they look forward to their shift because they get to spend time with teammates who've become friends. But beyond that, a tight-knit and supportive team creates a workplace in which they can thrive.
The best way to create a sense of community is to organize team building events, as well as fun get-togethers. You can also unite your tour guides with Slack by making communication easier between them. All of these will help boost morale and give your team an opportunity to bond and get to know each other better.
There's a chance your tour guide doesn't want to be a tour guide forever. Perhaps they're working towards a full-time career in the tourism industry, and want to take on more responsibility eventually. If that's the case, you should show your support by chatting about their goals and how you can help them succeed.
That might involve further training, allowing them to shadow other roles, or paying for a certification program. But you'll gain a well-rounded tour guide who'll cover other areas when needed, be ready for a promotion to a senior position, and inspire the rest of the team to grow in their careers.
It's simple enough, but something easy to forget. At the end of the season, conduct an exit interview with your tour guides and share how you'd like to see them come back. Saying this will show your appreciation and get them thinking ahead to next year. And if they admit to being uninterested, you can ask them why, and use their feedback to make improvements.
Hiring and training tour guides can be a challenge. But by implementing the above techniques, you'll be well on your way to building a strong, reliable, and loyal team for your tour company.
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POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Biden gets squeezed on potential MBS meeting
By EUGENE DANIELS, RACHAEL BADE and RYAN LIZZA
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Now that Joe Biden's president, he's encountered the same reality that hemmed in his predecessors: It's much easier to say you'll be tough on Saudi Arabia than to actually do so. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
JUST POSTED — "Pa. GOP gubernatorial nominee shares documents with Jan. 6 panel, agrees to interview," by Betsy Woodruff Swan. This week, Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee DOUG MASTRIANO handed over materials to the House Jan. 6 committee, but "the vast majority of the materials Mastriano sent to the committee are public social media posts."
The dilemma: "This leaves the committee with a tough choice: Does it accept the limited production from Mastriano, a DONALD TRUMP stalwart who embraced the former president's unsuccessful quest to de-certify the 2020 election, or fight for more?"
PELOSI EYES GUN VOTE NEXT WEEK — Speaker NANCY PELOSI said at a rally in San Francisco on Wednesday night that "next week, she will bring forward legislation to ban military-style assault weapons," CNN's Kristin Wilson reports.
EXCLUSIVE: 9/11 FAMILIES PRESS BIDEN OVER MBS MEETING — When JOE BIDEN was a presidential candidate, he promised to make Saudi Arabia "the pariah that they are," and said that there is "very little social redeeming value in the present government in Saudi Arabia."
But now that he's president, he's encountered the same reality that hemmed in his predecessors: It's much easier to say you'll be tough on Saudi Arabia than to actually do so.
WaPo's David Ignatius reported this week that Biden will sit down with Saudi Crown Prince MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN during a trip to the region later in June. When White House press secretary KARINE JEAN-PIERRE was asked about this on Wednesday, she was careful to neither confirm nor deny the report: "There's really no discussion to have, because I don't have a visit to even talk through at this time," she said. (AP, notably, confirmed the Ignatius report this morning.)
The White House's thinking here is pretty straightforward. The president has a gargantuan domestic political liability — high gas prices — that Saudi Arabia is in a position to help with. Combine that with the international political realities — MBS is young and will likely lead the kingdom for decades, the West needs new sources of oil given Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Saudi Arabia's role as a regional power — and you have the makings of a rapprochement.
But even as the calculation is understandable, there are obvious moral costs to wooing MBS. There's the matter of the murder of WaPo journalist JAMAL KHASHOGGI in 2018 — which came at the crown prince's behest, and for which he has avoided any real responsibility. There's a litany of other human rights abuses, ranging from torture to jailing dissidents to laws permitting the execution of people for the crime of being gay. And then there is the role that Saudi nationals played in planning and executing the 9/11 attacks.
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In a letter obtained exclusively by Playbook and being sent to Biden today, 9/11 Families United is demanding Biden bring up "accountability for 9/11 in any conversations" he has with MBS. If Biden doesn't, the family members write, "it would signal to the world that you are willing to indulge years more of Saudi obfuscation and obstruction, and that America prioritizes the interests of foreign powers and economics more than the lives of its citizenry." Read the letter
TERRY STRADA, the group's national chair, whose husband TOM was in the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, praised Biden for declassifying a trove of 9/11-related documents, but said it would be a "betrayal" to the families if Biden allowed strategic decisions to keep him from being stern with MBS.
"You don't just release the documents and then say 'we do nothing.' This is the second half. Now you have to help facilitate the kingdom coming to grips with what they did and admitting it and stop — stop lying about it," Strada told Playbook on Wednesday night. "It has to be part of resetting the relationship."
The White House did not respond to a request to comment.
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SANDBERG STEPS DOWN, CITING COMING ROE RULING — SHERYL SANDBERG said on Wednesday that she will step down as COO at Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, after 14 years at the company. She is planning to officially leave in the fall, The Verge's Richard Lawler reports. Sandberg's Facebook announcement
— Following the news, Sandberg told Fortune in an exclusive interviewthat the recent disclosure of the Supreme Court's draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade was a factor in her decision to step aside. Her decision signaled "a renewed effort to focus on advocacy at a time when women's reproductive rights are under assault," Phil Wahba and Alyson Shontell report. Said Sandberg: "This is a really important moment for women. This is a really important moment for me to be able to do more with my philanthropy."
BIDEN'S THURSDAY:
— 10:15 a.m.: The president and VP KAMALA HARRIS will receive the President's Daily Brief.
— 11:15 a.m.: Biden will join a meeting with NATO Secretary-General JENS STOLTENBERG and national security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN to discuss preparations for the NATO Summit in Madrid at the end of June.
— 5:30 p.m.: Biden will depart the White House en route to Rehoboth Beach, Del., where he is scheduled to arrive at 6:30.
HARRIS' THURSDAY:
— 1:20 p.m.: The VP will announce the Education Department's plan to cancel all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who attended Corinthian Colleges.
Jean-Pierre and Covid coordinator ASHISH JHA will brief at 3 p.m.
THE HOUSE is out. The Judiciary Committee will mark up a big package of gun restriction legislation at 10 a.m.
THE SENATE is out.
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SHOOTING FALLOUT
IN TEXAS — Gov. GREG ABBOTT asked the state legislature on Wednesday to "form special committees to make legislative recommendations in response to the Uvalde school shooting," per the Texas Tribune's Patrick Svitek.
IN NEW YORK — "The white supremacist accused in the Tops Markets mass shooting that killed 10 people faces a 25-count indictment in Erie County Court, including a charge of domestic terrorism," the Buffalo News' Aaron Besecker reports. "He faces 10 counts of first-degree murder as a hate crime, 10 counts of second-degree murder as a hate crime, three counts of attempted second-degree murder as a hate crime, as well as a second-degree criminal possession of a weapon charge." Related read:"New York jumps to pass major gun restrictions after mass shootings," by Marie French and Anna Gronewold
IN TULSA — "A man carrying a rifle and a handgun opened fire in a medical office building in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday afternoon, killing four people and injuring several others before apparently taking his own life in the latest mass shooting to shock the country, the authorities said," writes NYT's Jesus Jiménez.
AND IN WASHINGTON, D.C. — The AP's Kevin Freking has a curtain-raiser to today's gun control markup in the lower chamber: "The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Thursday to advance legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic centerfire rifle from 18 to 21. The bill would make it a federal offense to import, manufacture or possess large-capacity magazines and would create a grant program to buy back such magazines. It also builds on the executive branch's ban on bump-stock devices and so-called ghost guns that are privately made without serial numbers."
In reality, however, all eyes are on the Senate, which leads us to…
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Today, in a letter signed by a bipartisan group of more than 250 mayors, the U.S. Conference of Mayors will call on the Senate to pass two gun safety bills already approved by the House: H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. Driven by the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y, and Uvalde, Texas, the group echoes a call it originally made in 2019 — when the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, were fresh in the public memory — asking CHUCK SCHUMER and MITCH MCCONNELL to back to the legislation. Among the signatories: Republican mayors FRANCIS SUAREZ of Miami, DAVID HOLT of Oklahoma City and MATTIE PARKER ofFort Worth, and Democratic mayors ERIC ADAMS of New York City, ERIC GARCETTI of Los Angeles and BYRON W. BROWN of Buffalo. Read the letter
IN PENNSYLVANIA …
— The gubernatorial race: On Wednesday, Mastriano shared a video from 2018 in which he compared U.S. gun control legislation to Nazi Germany, the Philly Inquirer's Andrew Seidman writes. "It's appalling to me any time there's a shooting, the left will jump on that as a way to advance an agenda to remove our right to bear arms. … What other right will they suspend?" he says in the video. "We saw Hitler do the same thing in Germany in the '30s. Where does it stop?"
— The Senate race: Democratic nominee JOHN FETTERMAN is getting a good bill of health from doctors after suffering a stroke last month, his wife GISELEtold our colleague Holly Otterbein in an exclusive interview. "The neurologists, they were really impressed with the progress. Cognitively, he's perfect and well on his way to a full recovery," Gisele said, also noting that his physicians did not say when he can return to the trail. However, she said, "the campaign will have an announcement for that soon."
PAUL RYAN TO THE RESCUE? — "Former House Speaker PAUL RYAN said he is willing to do 'whatever it takes' to reelect TOM RICE to Congress as the embattled Republican incumbent faces a crowded primary over his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump," the Post and Courier's Nick Reynolds reports from Florence, S.C.
More from Ryan on the GOP's Trump wing:There are"people who are just trying to be celebrities who may be trying to help Trump with his vengeance," he said, per The State's J. Dale Shoemaker. "There were a lot of people who wanted to vote like Tom, but who just didn't have the guts to do it."
BILL AND BLAIR BLAB — John Harris writes in his Altitude column: "Bill Clinton and Tony Blair Have A Warning For Progressives"
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BIDEN: I DIDN'T FORESEE FORMULA CRISIS — At a meeting with manufacturers on Wednesday, Biden "defended his administration's response to a national baby formula shortage, saying he acted as soon he became aware of the crisis in April — even as manufacturers told him Wednesday they saw it coming months earlier," Bloomberg's Nancy Cook, Justin Sink, Josh Wingrove, and Martine Paris write.
— Quite the admission from Biden: "After a reporter pointed out that the formula executives had just told him they foresaw the impact of the shutdown, Biden responded: 'They did. I didn't.'"
— Why it matters, as pointed out by WaPo's Tyler Pager: "It was unclear from the discussion whether the responsibility lay primarily with the industry, for not alerting federal officials of the imminent shortage; or with federal agencies that monitor the industry for not sufficiently conveying the problems to the White House; or with the White House itself, for not reacting faster to the crisis."
— Someone should ask that follow up:Where, exactly, was the communication breakdown?
TOP OP-ED — Progressive Rep. RO KHANNA (D-Calif.) writes in the NYT today that Biden's plan to combat inflation isn't good enough.
THE LOAN LURCH — The White House is continuing to define its student loan forgiveness plan and is offering "widespread relief" for former Corinthian Colleges students, The Hill's Hanna Trudo, Amie Parnes and Alex Gangitano report. More on the rollout: On Thursday, VP Harris "will attend an event around the announcement during the afternoon, according to two sources directly familiar with the plans. … A second source who is aware of the forthcoming action but not authorized to speak on the record said advocates plan to use the declaration to 'build momentum' for larger-scale student debt cancellation and to promote the role grassroots politics is playing to generate results during Biden's first term in office." More from L.A. Times
JAN. 6 AND ITS AFTERMATH
COMING ATTRACTIONS — "J. MICHAEL LUTTIG, a former federal judge and lawyer who advised former Vice President MIKE PENCE, is expected to testify in the Jan. 6 select committee's public hearings this month," Axios' Sophia Cai reports. "The desire to showcase Luttig — a judge lionized within the conservative legal movement — matches what sources have described as the committee's strategy to reach as broad an audience as possible, including conservatives." Pre-hearing must-listen: Luttig sat down with Ryan for an episode of "Playbook Deep Dive" to discuss the backstory of Pence's Jan. 6 argument.
JUST POSTED — "How the Proud Boys Gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party," by NYT's Patricia Mazzei and Alan Feuer.
NEW GOP ENERGY/CLIMATE PLAN — House Republicans today are planning to roll out "a six-part strategy to try to tame surging gasoline prices and to combat climate change that calls for increasing production of all types of energy and sets no greenhouse gas targets," Josh Siegel reports.
TASTE OF THE TOWN —Nick Wu has a fun one for Congress Minutes: "The first quarter's statement of disbursements is out, which means we get a look inside how House offices are spending their money for official duties (not campaign expenses)." Among the highlights: MADISON CAWTHORN's (R-N.C.) office spent $729.94 at Chick-Fil-A, Rep. TERRI SEWELL's (D-Ala.) spent $1,543.74 at Subway, House Majority Whip JIM CLYBURN's dropped $5,507.95 at Hill Country Barbecue, and Rep. LAUREN BOEBERT's (R-Colo.) office spent $1,304.16 at BLT Prime at — where else? — the Trump International Hotel.
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John Hinckley was granted unconditional release that will take effect as of June 15.
The House Judiciary Committee GOP Twitter account celebrated the verdict in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard lawsuit.
Jill Biden will unveil a new stamp in honor of Nancy Reagan next week.
José Andrés, like everyone else, is starting a Substack and a podcast.
Tucker Carlson encountered the wrath of the BTS army.
Washington Reagan National Airport is renaming its gates and terminals.
IN MEMORIAM — "Nancy Clark Reynolds, Reagan confidante and D.C. power broker, dies at 94," by WaPo's Emily Langer: "Nancy Clark Reynolds, a confidante and aide to Ronald and Nancy Reagan who parlayed her influence within Republican circles into a long career as a Washington lobbyist and power broker, died May 23 at an assisted-living facility in Santa Fe, N.M. She was 94. … The daughter of a Democratic congressman and then senator from Idaho, Mrs. Reynolds came of age in Washington in the 1930s and '40s, a time when most women could scarcely imagine pursuing professional lives like the one she eventually achieved."
OUT AND ABOUT — The E Street Cinema hosted the D.C. premiere of "18 1/2" — a fictional story of a White House transcriber thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18 and 1/2 minute gap in the Nixon tapes — on Wednesday night, where Michael Isikoff hosted a Q&A with writer and director Dan Mirvish and co-executive producer Paul Orzulak following the screening. Guests gathered after for a meet-and-greet at the Watergate Hotel. SPOTTED:Steve Rochlin, Christina Sevilla, Sara Cook, Ali Dukakis, Liz Sizer, John Sullivan, Laura Meckler, Leora Mirvish, Jon Gann, Jennifer Smith Bent, Holly Kinnamon, Marie Smeallie, David White, Kimball Stroud and Larry Duncan.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Cristóbal Alex is now a managing director at Tusk Strategies, where he'll help advise tech, crypto and other startup clients and help lead Tusk Philanthropies' mobile voting work. He most recently was deputy Cabinet secretary in the White House, and was the founding president of the Latino Victory Fund.
— Michael Signer is joining Airbnb as North America policy director. He previously was mayor of Charlottesville, Va., from 2016 to 2018.
TRANSITIONS — Edgar Estrada, personal aide to Doug Emhoff, is leaving the second gentleman's office. The office threw him a going away party that Emhoff also attended. No word yet on where Estrada is going but he was one of the first members of Team Doug during the 2020 election. … Lisa Shields is now EVP for strategic comms at Access Industries. She previously was VP of global comms and media relations at the Council on Foreign Relations. … Robert Mathias is joining Forbes Tate Partners as a managing partner. He most recently was chief of external affairs for the National Park Foundation and is an Ogilvy alum. …
… Joelle Lawrence is now a press assistant for Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark (D-Mass.). She previously was a staff assistant/legislative correspondent for Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.). … Mary Beth Hervig is now federal affairs assistant at the National Beer Wholesalers Association. She most recently was a research assistant for the Irish Embassy and is a Brendan Boyle alum. … Diane Staheli has been named chief of DoD's Responsible Artificial Intelligence Division. She previously was MIT Lincoln Lab's assistant group leader of AI technology.
WEEKEND WEDDING – Cooper Teboe, founder of CDT Strategies and a Democratic donor adviser, and Brooke Weisenfluh, a financial consultant, got married in Sonoma, California, last Saturday. The couple met at a country bar in San Francisco when they both reached for the same Coors Light.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Nate Rawlings, head of comms at RockCreek and an Obama White House and State Department alum, and Katie Johnson, a partner at Jenner & Block and an Obama White House alum, on May 23 welcomed Charles Barrett Rawlings, who joins big sister Georgia and big brother Gus. Pic … Another pic
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Characterization and Use of Industrial Fly Ash
Characterization and Use of Industrial Fly AshSafe & Sustainable Infrastructure
This project aims to increase the use of fly ash in concrete and substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the construction process.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS (October 2016)
Property analysis and characterization has been completed.
The potential for pelletization of fly ash has emerged as a new opportunity which is being explored.
A better understanding the physical properties of fly ash generated from Indian coal-fired power stations in relation to currently used Canadian sources is intended to help producers and users to increase its utilization in concrete and substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, particle size analysis tests are being developed that can be used to evaluate the suitability of Indian fly ash for use as a pozzolan in blended cements or concrete. For example, this research examines the potential role of laser diffraction technique to improve classification of fly ashes. A better understanding for particle size distribution can provide meaningful parameters for setting appropriate particle size specifications for fly ash to help fly ash producers improve consistency and performance of fly ash for use in cement and concrete. In addition, conducting a life cycle assessment (LCA) of concrete containing fly ash is underway for both the Canadian and Indian context. Work currently in-progress is focused on examining the sensitivity of the electricity grid mix, fly ash allocation, and mode and transportation distance of fly ash on environmental impacts.
Worldwide, the cement industry is under pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption and a number of initiatives have been taken to address these concerns. Industrial by-products (ex. fly ash, slag) have been used as supplementary cementing materials resulting in several benefits, including lowering the environmental impact of concrete. North America and India are large cement consumers as well as producers of fly ash from coal-fired power plants. In North America, reports have shown between 45- 75% of the fly ash produced is reused. However, in India some reports indicate that only 20% of the fly ash is recycled or reused with the remainder being typically disposed of in lagoons, landfills and abandoned quarries. The implications of such waste management practices are serious and potentially disastrous for existing communities as well as for future generations. Therefore, safe, sustainable, and beneficial strategies for utilization of fly ash need to be developed further and encouraged in order to advance the sustainability agenda. This study examines various aspects that need to be examined in order to effectively increasing the use of fly ash in infrastructure and construction. Specifically, the objectives of this research program are to: (i) characterize the properties and variability of coal fly ash and bottom ash generated in targeted Indian communities, (ii) critically examine current (Canadian, American, and Indian) standards and specifications for fly ash and propose updates and modifications if needed, (iii) investigate the properties and performance of concrete containing high volumes of fly ash or bottom ash for potential applications in water transport/storage, wastewater, transportation, and residential infrastructure, (iv) develop performance-based specifications for high volumes of fly ash used as cement replacement and aggregate replacement for appropriate applications relevant to the advancement of the quality of Indian infrastructure, and (v) quantify the life cycle cost associated with the transportation of fly ash across India.
Research focused on advancing concrete materials and manufacturing processes associated with reduced environmental impact is of interest to the Canadian and the Indian construction industry, cement producers, engineers, environmental and material scientists as well as society at large.
Dr. Daman Panesar, University of Toronto
Dr. Douglas Hooton, University of Toronto
Dr. Bhupinder Singh, IIT Roorkee
Ambuja Cement
Ashtech (India) Private Limited
CRH Canada Limited
Euclid Admixture
Lehigh Cement
Current Number of Students: 7
Publications: 6


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The Bolt-on Bioreactor (BoB) project is an independent initiative aimed at developing and commercializing a bioreactor for the automated and efficient culture of adherent cells, especially for application in the production of therapeutic cells and other biopharmaceuticals (1). After conducting thorough research on available culture systems for adherent cells, the BoB team believes that a successful alternative to existing devices must answer four major challenges. Addressed in the first article of this series (2), the first challenge has to do with volumetric productivity. The second installment addressed issues of automating culture processes (3). This month, the third challenge is addressed. And the final installment will address process economics.
The third challenge is to develop a system in which adherent cells are cultured in a contained chamber, and where contamination risks are minimized even when the system is operated in nonclassified laboratories. This system should be provided sterile and ready to use, and when in use, it should protect cell cultures from contamination by the surrounding environment.
Contamination is a major concern in cell culture (4). Detecting biological contamination in a cell batch can turn a laboratory upside down. Unless a contamination source is clearly identified, and it can be isolated upon detection, responsible staff will want to ensure complete elimination of the contaminating agent before proceeding with further culture batches. That requires cleaning and sterilizing laboratories and equipment and (most likely) replacing consumables that could have been exposed to the contamination source.
Cell culture contamination can be physical, chemical, or biological (5). When considering our cell-culture device, we can distinguish between intrinsic contamination sources (originated in the device itself) and extrinsic sources (coming from outside the device).
When a culture chamber is reused, the risk of contaminating subsequent batches with the content of previous batches can be high, even after thorough cleaning of the device (6). Potential leftovers of a previous batch as well as its own unavoidable contamination can follow when cells have been harvested and the culture chamber is open and exposed to its surrounding environment.
Such potential contamination is the reason for carrying out extensive cleaning of reused equipment and setting up expensive cleaning- validation protocols. This cleaning comes with important investments in clean-in-place (CIP) and sterilization- in-place (SIP) equipment, with recurring expenses in operating costs for energy, chemicals, pure water, and labor.
Because single-use and ready-to-use cell culture devices — e.g., CellFactory (Thermo Scientific) and CellMaster roller bottle (Greiner BioOne) systems — are provided in a sterile condition, considerations regarding intrinsic sources of contamination are eliminated by using them.
Several sterilizing methods are available for cell culture devices (7). Choosing a method depends on several factors. For example, if a device is thermolabile, then autoclaving is out of the question; ethylene oxide may be an option. For plastic elements, radiation is considered to be an appropriate method, but it is not a good option for stainless steel parts because steel is a shielding material for gamma radiation (8–10).
After analyzing available sterilization methods and taking into consideration all four challenges faced by the BoB project — especially process economics — we concluded that sterilization by radiation of a compatible device is the best choice for the BoB to become standard in adherent-cell culture. Gamma irradiation is the most common sterilization method for single-use plastic devices intended for cell culture (11). Therefore, the BoB culture chamber will be provided sterile to eliminate intrinsic contamination sources. Even so, extrinsic sources of contamination remain, so the system design must help users minimize the risk of contaminating their cultures from external contamination sources. Cells should be kept within the device to prevent contamination of the laboratory or other ancillary elements used during a cell-culture process.
handling of the culture device by personnel or dedicated machines, either of which can spill contaminating agents on or neart the device to produce airborne contaminants.
Fluid Transfer: The fluid with the highest turnover rate in a culture chamber is the gaseous phase. Gas flow of 0.01 vvm in suspension cell culture is considered a very small flow rate, and dilution rate for culture medium is limited by the maximum specific growth rate of cells (12). Unless a process uses ordinary air alone, normally certified gases are purchased from a vendor, and different qualities are commercially available.
Some cell cultivators rely on a presterilized gas mixture produced in house, but usually commercial pressurized cylinders from vendors such as Air Liquide or Praxair are the gas mixture source, with a terminal sterilizing filter from Pall, Sartorius, or other supplier placed just before the gas enters or leaves a culture chamber. This is the case for Nucleo (ATMI) and Mobius CellReady (EMD Millipore) bioreactors. Terminal sterilization is a very efficient method to eliminate particulate contaminants from these gases as long as the particle size of those contaminants is larger than the filter pore size. Typically, filters with a 0.45-µm pore size are used for this purpose (13), although both larger and smaller pore-size filters are available from a number of suppliers. Pore size and filter surface need be considered because they affect pressure drop by the resistance they oppose to gas flow.
As for exhaust filters, users should take into account their potential for clogging. Venting gas has high relative humidity, creating a potential condensation risk on filter membranes. Filter clogging can cause pressure to build up within a culture chamber (14, 15). A filter heating element — such as that used by Cellbag containers (GE Healthcare) — can solve the problem. We have chosen to prevent contamination from process gases by intercalating filters of small pore-size in both inlet and outlet gas lines and using a filter heater to prevent condensation on the exhaust filter.
Commercially available capsule and cartridge filters — e.g., Fluorodyne EX filters from Pall — are specifically designed for fast-flow filtration of liquids. But dead-end disc filters are not recommended for inline sterile filtration of culture media during feeding operations because of risks posed by the pressure needed to operate such filters at required flow speeds. Consideration should be given to the undesired retention of components of interest on a filter during feeding operations as well as potential filter clogging due to cells retained during perfusion mode operation (16).
to aseptically connect and disconnect reservoirs as they are needed throughout a culture process.
Although the second strategy is more convenient for ensuring that culture medium, waste, harvest, and other liquids used in cell culture will be stored at optimum conditions, it requires appropriate systems for aseptically connecting and disconnecting tubes. Connector standardization is a work in progress (17). But several alternatives such as the ReadyMate (GE Life Sciences), AseptiQuik (Colder Products), and Kleenpak (Pall) products are available for aseptic connection of fluid paths. A widespread standard for small-bore connections, the Luer fitting is compatible with accessories from several manufacturers (18, 19).
Figure 1: Default connections of fluid lines and probes to the BoB culture chamber are through Luer fittings. Spare ports for user- defined use also will be available.
The BoB team conducted a market survey on connection preferences. The vast majority of respondents chose quick connectors as the preferred option for accessories assembly (as the "Open Design Initiative" box shows). So we chose to increase the BoB's flexibility by using Luer fittings as the default connector to its culture chamber and providing alternative accessories for connecting fluid- transfer lines. Choice of accessories will depend on the culture application and user preferences — bearing in mind that set-up will be different for products (e.g., antibodies) expressed in supernatant from that when cells are the product. A standard thread port also will be available for particular user requirements (Figure 1).
Setting Up Probes and Sensors: From a sterility/contamination point of view, inserting probes on a culture vessel is always a risky operation. Sterile, ready-to-use tubing and filters are widely available, but reusable probes require careful sterilization before use (20). Probes that measure different parameters require different sterilization and setup methods. Setting up a probe can be a delicate task when special connections are involved.
The BoB team studied available options to reduce or eliminate contamination issues related to setup of probes. First, we analyzed which control parameters are most widely used in adherent-cell culture. Then we double checked by asking the opinions of potential users regarding necessary control parameters. Appearing in a previous installment of this series (3), the results of that survey indicate that the following parameters should be measured by default: attachment- surface rotation speed and direction; medium replacement rate; thermostatting jacket temperature; incoming gas temperature and flow; gaseous phase CO2 concentration; and liquid-phase dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature, and pH. We studied available measuring methods for each of those parameters, then surveyed the market's opinion on single-use probes (as in the "Open Design Initiative" box). Finally, we chose the measuring method that minimizes contamination risk while providing sufficient precision and accuracy for each parameter.
a future standard solution for adherent-cell culture.
Challenge #3. Here are the results.
For all selected parameters, noninvasive measuring methods are commercially available from suppliers such as PreSens Precision Sensing, Ocean Optics, Hamilton, and others. Similar options are available for measuring other parameters (e.g., the glucose/lactate biosensor by Trace Analytics). DO, pH, and CO2 concentration can be measured using optical probes or electrodes ("optodes"), in which a small fluorescence-emitting reactive patch sends a luminous signal proportional to the analyte concentration. That luminous signal is transmitted through the transparent wall of a culture vessel and received by an optic fiber that sends a signal to the transmitter for further processing (21). The optical method is used in systems such as Wave (GE Healthcare) and UniVessel (Sartorius) bioreactors. Temperature can be measured by introducing a probe inside a pouch that prolapses from the culture- chamber wall into the inner space of the culture vessel, a so-called thermowell that allows for noninvasive temperature sensing (Figure 1).
Medium replacement rate and rotation speed and direction are both parameters that are controlled from outside the BoB culture vessel. So they do not pose a contamination threat. Finally, lid-protected spare ports will traverse the culture-chamber wall, both with standard thread and Luer taper, for users with additional requirements.
Elements That Traverse the Culture-Chamber Wall: Openings in the walls of a culture chamber present a constant contamination concern. Some such openings are unavoidable, as is the case for fluid inlets and outlets. Other openings that traditionally were necessary for measuring process parameters now can be eliminated by the use of noninvasive sensor elements. Wall openings are of concern: Openings through which a rotating or moving element traverses the chamber wall are in continuous contact with both the inside and the outside of the culture chamber and are a major concern. Such is the case when impeller shafts go through a culture- chamber wall to provide agitation within the device (22, 23).
magnetic agitation, such as that used to rotate impellers in some single-use bioreactors (e.g., Xcellerex XDR systems from GE Healthcare).
After thoroughly reviewing and experimenting with existing agitation methods that don't involve moving parts traversing a culture-chamber wall, we concluded that none of them was optimum for conveying a rotational movement to the interior of the BoB's culture chamber. We want to exclude metallic elements from within the culture chamber, we want tight control of its rotational movement, and we want a static culture chamber to which tubes and cables can be connected for continuous fluid transfer and probes while the system remains fully contained.
Figure 2: Movement transmission system; the rotating drive disc on the left is enclosed within the control unit (not shown) and conveys rotational movement to the driven structure by a mechanical coupling through an intercalated flexible membrane integral with the culture chamber (gray).
Following intensive design work, we developed an agitation system that fits our requirements. This system is based on mechanical coupling of plastic transfer balls (bearings) within the culture chamber to accommodate corresponding cavities between transfer balls on a driving disc outside the chamber (on the control unit). The bearings inside the culture chamber are separated from those in the control unit by a flexible membrane that provides containment without interfering with the mechanical coupling. Because the bearings inside the chamber are located in a disc that is integral to the rolled membrane on which cells attach, the rotational movement of the driving disc in the control unit conveys motion to the rolled membrane, providing for a system with nonintrusive agitation (Figure 2). An online video provides a more detailed view of this movement transmission mechanism (24).
Culture Device Handling: Personnel and machinery are both sources of contamination (5). Although that carried by laboratory technicians is typically of biological origin, contamination from equipment is most commonly related to aerosols and particles generated by heat and friction acting on lubricants and mechanical elements. In designing the BoB, we have managed to intercalate an isolating membrane between mechanical moving elements within the control unit and the working space containing the culture chamber. That makes it possible to locate control units in a room entirely separate from the cell culture laboratory, facilitating maintenance tasks and reducing contamination risks from mechanical origin.
Figure 3: Multireactor unit operated from within a cell-culture laboratory with mechanical elements (control units) segregated outside the room and separated by flexible membranes (blue) intercalated within the wall. Control unit maintenance occurs outside the cell-culture laboratory.
Figure 3 shows a nine-chamber multireactor unit operated from within a laboratory with mechanical elements segregated outside the room and separated by flexible membranes intercalated in the wall. This unique BoB feature complements the increased productivity of the system to greatly reduce necessary cleanroom space in cell-culture laboratories, enabling their setup in space- constrained buildings such as hospitals.
As for human sources of contamination, most critical BoB operations are those in which the culture chamber's inner space (or its media-containing reservoirs) becomes exposed to a laboratory environment. That typically happens during bioreactor setup (at the start of a culture process) and during operation whenever tubes are connected or disconnected. Probes connection is also a risky operation. By reducing the number of necessary tube connections and disconnections, we also reduce contamination opportunities. That is achieved through automation and continuous (perfusion) cell culture (2, 3). But for occasions in which manual manipulation cannot be avoided, we must rely on design features described above.
2 Simon M. Bioreactor Design for Adherent Cell Culture: The Bolt-on Bioreactor Project, Part 1 — Volumetric Productivity. BioProcess Int. 13(1) 2015: 28–33.
3 Simon M. Bioreactor Design for Adherent Cell Culture: The Bolt-on Bioreactor Project, Part 2: Process Automation. BioProcess Int. 13(4) 2015: 40–48.
4 Stacey GN. Cell Culture Contamination. Methods Mol. Biol. 731, 2011: 79–91.
5 Lincoln KK, Gabridge MG. Cell Culture Contamination: Sources, Consequences, Prevention, and Elimination. Animal Cell Culture Methods. Academic Press: San Diego, CA, 1998.
6 Mollah AH, White EK. A Risk Based Cleaning Validation in Biopharmaceutical API Manufacturing. BioPharm Int. 18(11) 2005: 54–67.
7 Rutala WA, Weber DJ, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Atlanta, GA, 2008.
8 Half-Value Layer (Shielding). NDE Resource Center; https://www.nde-ed.org/ EducationResources/CommunityCollege/ RadiationSafety/safe_use/shielding.htm.
9 Radiation Safety Manual. Stanford University Environmental Health and Safety: Stanford, CA, March 2010 (updated January 2015); http://web.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/ prod/researchlab/radlaser/manual/rad_safety_ manual.pdf.
10 Procedure 17: Shielding. University of New Brunswick: Fredericton, NB, Canada. www.unb.ca/fredericton/environmental- safety/_resources/pdf/safety-manual/ procedures/shielding.pdf.
11 Niazi SK. Disposable Bioreactors. Disposable Bioprocessing Systems. CRC Press: Abingdon, UK, 2012.
12 Lubiniecki AS. Large-Scale Mammalian Cell Culture Technology. Dekker: New York, NY, 1990.
13 Doran PM. Bioprocess Engineering Principles. Academic Press: Waltham, MA, 2013.
14 Flickinger MC. Downstream Industrial Biotechnology: Recovery and Purification. John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ, 2013.
15 Jornitz MJ, Meltzer TH. Filtration and Purification in the Biopharmaceutical Industry, 2nd Edition. Informa Medical: London, UK, 2008.
16 Chotteau V. Perfusion Processes. Animal Cell Culture. Al-Rubeai M, Ed. Springer: New York, NY, 2015.
17 Martin J. Focus on Standardization, Quality by Design, and Regulatory GMP. BioPharm Int. November 2011.
18 ISO 594-1:1986. Conical Fittings with a 6% (Luer) Taper for Syringes, Needles, and Certain Other Medical Equipment — Part 1: General Requirements. International Organization for Standardization: Geneva, Switzerland, 1986.
19 ISO 594-2:1998. Conical Fittings with 6% (Luer) Taper for Syringes, Needles, and Certain Other Medical Equipment — Part 2: Lock Fittings. International Organization for Standardization: Geneva, Switzerland, 1998.
20 Sensors for Monitoring and Control. Monitoring and Control of Fermenters. Montague G, Ed. Institution of Chemical Engineers: London, UK, 1997.
21 Scheidle M, et al. Combination of On-line pH and Oxygen Transfer Rate Measurement in Shake Flasks By Fiber Optical Technique and Respiration Activity Monitoring System (RAMOS). Sensors 7, 2007: 3472–3480.
22 Sikyta B. Techniques in Applied Microbiology. Progress in Industrial Microbiology. Elsevier: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1995.
23 Ozturk SS. Equipment for Large-Scale Mammalian Cell Culture. Mammalian Cell Cultures for Biologics Manufacturing. Zhou W, Kantardjieff A, Eds. Springer, NY, 2014.
24 Challenge #3. Bolt-on Bioreactor: Automated Adherent Cell Culture, 2014; www. boltonbioreactor.com/the-bob/the-four- challenges/generica_3.html.
Marcos Simón, PhD, is founder of the Bolt- on Bioreactor Project, Technology Park, Mikeletegi 56, 20009 San Sebastian, Spain; marcos.simon@boltonbioreactor.com; www.boltonbioreactor.com.


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Istočna dinastija Wei (kineski: 东魏朝 / 東魏朝, pinyin: Dōng Wèi Cháo) je bila kineska dinastija koja je nakon raspada dinastije Sjeverni Wei vladala na sjeveroistoku Kine od 534. do 550. godine.

Formalno ju je 534. god. osnovao Yuan Shanjian, princ dinastije Sjeverni Wei koji je uzeo ime Xiaojing i bio njezin jedini vladar. Zapravo, on je bio marioneta ratnog gospodara Gao Huana. Svađa Xiaojingovog prethodnika iz dinastije Sjeverni Wei, cara Xiaowua, odnosno njegov bijeg na zapad kod suparničkog generala Yuwen Taija je predstavljala trenutak kada je uspostavljeno dvovlašće, odnosno raspad dinastije Sjeverni Wei na dva dijela. Gao Huan je tada Yuan Shanjiana proglasio novim carem, a tako stvorenu državu su povjesničari kasnije nazvali "Istočni Wei". Ona je ispočetka bila prostranija i mnogoljudnija od Yuwen Taijeve države, koja je kasnije postala poznata kao dinastija Zapadni Wei.

Iako je Gao Huan prema mladom caru postupao s poštovanjem, držao je svu vlast koju su poslije preuzeli njegovi sinovi Gao Cheng i Gao Yang. Xiaojing je nadživio Gao Huana, ali ga je 550. god. Gao Huanov sin Gao Yang prisilio na abdikaciju i preuzeo prijestolje kao car Wenxuan, osnovavši tako dinastiju Sjeverni Qi. Novi car je oko 552. godine naredio da se bivši car Xiaojing otruje.

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