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The study says that by 2022, global warming will alter the water cycle
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for the third consecutive year, no nina Exacerbated droughts in the Americas and caused flooding in parts of Asia and Oceania. An unprecedented report was released this Wednesday, 11th, by World Water Watch Association I found that Global Warming make a change Water Cycle in a planet. The Australian National University survey also warns that events such as sudden dehydration It will become more frequent in the coming years.
The group collected water measurements from thousands of ground stations and satellites to produce up-to-date information on precipitation, air temperature and humidity, groundwater, river flows, and water volume in natural and artificial lakes. In 2022, the water cycle is dominated by relatively warm ocean waters in the western Pacific and eastern and northern Indian oceans. As a result, a severe heat wave developed in South Asia at the beginning of the year, followed by a very wet monsoon that caused massive floods in Pakistan.
Elsewhere, in Europe and China, extreme heat waves have triggered so-called "sudden droughts," which occur within a few months of extreme heat waves, causing reduced river flows, damage to agriculture and wildfires.
The report shows that the air temperature over land in 2022 followed a long-term warming trend, while air humidity is declining. "This means that nature, crops and people will need more water to stay healthy, exacerbating the problem," said Professor Albert van Dyck of the Australian National University, lead author of the study.
2022 was the third consecutive year of La Niña. This caused flooding in Australia and exacerbated drought conditions in the western United States and parts of South America. In Brazil, for example, heavy rains have caused floods and landslides. "Whether these three La Niña years are just a statistical fluke or the first signs of something more sinister," said Professor Van Dyck. "If La Niña or El Niño patterns persist much longer in the future, it will cause a lot of problems, with worse and worse droughts and worse floods."
The report also provides an outlook for 2023, with relatively dry conditions indicating the potential for intensification or development of droughts in parts of North and South America, Central Asia, China and the Horn of Africa. However, La Niña conditions are decreasing, so there is hope that water availability will soon return to more normal levels in some of these areas.
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Přimda () is a town in Tachov District the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
Villages of Kundratice, Malé Dvorce, Málkov, Mlýnec, Rájov, Třískolupy, Újezd pod Přimdou and Velké Dvorce are administrative parts of Přimda.

Geography
Přimda is located about  south of Tachov and  west of Plzeň. It lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest. The highest point is the hill Přimda at  above sea level.

History

The first written mention of the Přimda Castle is from 1121, when it was an important border fortress. The first written mention of the settlement Přimda is in a deed of King John of Bohemia from 1331, when it was already referred to as a town.

Transport
The D5 motorway passes through the northern part of the municipal territory.

Sights
The town is known for the Romanesque Přimda Castle, a ruin of the second oldest castle in the country (after Prague Castle). It is located on the Přimda hill. A massive prismatic tower from the first half of the 12th century has been preserved.

Climate

Twin towns – sister cities

Přimda is twinned with:
 Pfreimd, Germany

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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Tachov District

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Flexible Features Speak Loudest in Loyalty Programs
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Consumers are faced with a dizzying array of retailers vying for their attention, and a retail loyalty program can be a determining factor for where they decide to shop. In fact, almost two-thirds (72%) of global respondents agree that, all other factors equal, they'll buy from a retailer with a loyalty program over one without. But loyalty program features vary from program to program. So what features speak loudest to consumers?
When it comes to the loyalty-program features members are looking for, flexibility is very important. More than eight in 10 global loyalty-program participants (81%) say it's somewhat or very appealing to be able to earn rewards regardless of whether a purchase was made in store, on a website or on a mobile device, and 79% cite the ability to choose among several types of rewards. More than three-quarters of global loyalty-program members rate two other benefits as appealing: personalized promotions based on past purchasing (77%) and the opportunity to earn bonuses by doing some specified activity (76%).
As adoption of nontraditional payment methods rises, loyalty programs also should be flexible in terms of payment type. Two-thirds of global loyalty-program participants (67%) say integration with a mobile payment system is somewhat or very appealing, so they can automatically earn and use rewards when they use a mobile wallet. Mobile-wallet integration is even more appealing in Asia-Pacific (78%) and Latin America (75%) than globally.
"Mobile payments platforms will increasingly provide an opportunity for loyalty-program engagement with consumers, providing a convenient and personalized way for program members and retailers to engage with one another all along the path to purchase," said Louise Keely, executive vice president, Nielsen Global Retail Practice.
Flexible rewards, integration across channels and personalized promotional offers are highly appealing to respondents of all ages. However, not surprisingly, younger loyalty-program members are more likely than their older counterparts to recognize the appeal of these features—particularly those regarding mobile or social-media integration.
Other findings from Nielsen's Global Loyalty-Sentiment Survey include:
More than half of global loyalty-program participants (51%) say product discounts are among their most-valued loyalty-program benefits.
Nearly three-quarters of global loyalty-program participants (74%) agree that loyalty programs make them more likely to continue doing business with a company.
Sixty-six percent of global respondents say they'd shop more at online retailers if these sellers provided loyalty benefits similar to those of traditional in-store retailers.
Fewer than half of Latin American respondents (44%) say they belong to one or more loyalty programs, the lowest percentage in the survey.
For more detail and insight, download Nielsen's Global Retail Loyalty-Sentiment report. If you would like more detailed country-level data from this survey, it is available for sale in the Nielsen Store.
About the Nielsen Global Survey
The Nielsen Global Loyalty-Sentiment Survey was conducted March 1-23, 2016, and polled more than 30,000 online consumers in 63 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East/Africa and North America. The sample includes internet users who agreed to participate in this survey and has quotas based on age and sex for each country. It is weighted to be representative of internet consumers by country. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. However, a probability sample of equivalent size would have a margin of error of ±0.6% at the global level. This Nielsen survey is based only on the behavior of respondents with online access. Internet penetration rates vary by country. Nielsen uses a minimum reporting standard of 60% internet penetration or an online population of 10 million for survey inclusion.
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HomeSectionsCultureAnti-Islamophobia Motion: Progressive and Helpful? Or Not So Much?
Anti-Islamophobia Motion: Progressive and Helpful? Or Not So Much?
March 29, 2017 L Beatrice 1
The Canadian Press / Patrick Doyle
It's been a couple of days since Canada passed M103, the non-binding motion in Parliament condemning Islamophobia and other forms of systemic racism. On right and left wing outlets alike, the motion has attracted a lot of coverage and opinions, and unleashed protests, counter-protests, demonstrations and online petitions.
The Canadian Press / Graham Hughes
While liberal commentators have restricted themselves to reporting on the details of the motion, conservative commentators, advocates for Muslim reform and free speech advocates have unleashed a tidal wave of fury and disapproval, regarding the vote as merely another sign of PM Trudeau's naivety when it comes to Islamist extremism and related issues. What is clear however, is that the debate about this motion also reflected a divide between Canadians and the leadership, with 71% reporting they do not favour the motion in an Angus Reid poll. With conservative leadership splitting over the issue, it is also impacting Trudeau's popularity itself, a truly disturbing sign when liberals are looking to Canada as one of the rare countries that has decisively rejected right wing politics.
From a progressive standpoint, it is very difficult to justify or praise the intent and purpose of this motion. It is true that it is a non-binding motion, and therefore cannot be used to punish or imprison people, but even so, such a motion passing easily in the House of Commons is sending a message that does not bode well for western liberal democracy. Three problems with the motion are immediate and obvious.
One is the problem of defining Islamophobia. Now there is a much criticised definition of Islamophobia, but the fact remains that many things can be included within the definition of Islamophobia. It is readily obvious that with the exception of a few words/ actions, everything else could be labelled as Islamophobic by some and validly denied by others. With a term that defines a general, feeling of fear or dislike, it is always hard to exhaustively list the number of behaviours that fits the term accurately. For authorities to deny that this definitional problem does not exist is disingenuous.
Critics, reformers and many non-Muslims in general have repeatedly signalled their displeasure and foreboding at being tagged as Islamophobic if they express any sentiment against the religion or its political consequences. In fact, in the weeks following Trump's election, many commentators observed that the easy and casual use of the terms racist, xenophobe and Islamophobe by those with a liberal leaning further alienated people at the centre. There was a general and perhaps justified perception among some who felt their criticisms were legitimate, but found themselves hamstrung and not able to express their criticisms without running the risk of being painted as an unreasonable bigot. Particularly when the fear relates not to a 'thing' such as hydrophobia, or to a very narrowly defined 'circumstance' such as fear of heights, but is instead a fear of a 'philosophy,' a school of thought or a general aversion, the definitional problems multiply.
There is simply no way, from a definitional standpoint, to explicitly list the acts that are considered Islamophobic. Even if the motion had used more explicit terms such as anti-Muslim bigotry, focused as it is on the person instead of the faith, the definitional problems persist, since it remains easy to caricature any expression of hostility or of opposition as 'anti-Muslim bigotry.' At the end of the day, therefore, it is perceived as an attempt to deter criticism of Islam.
Readers may feel compelled to point out that this was a non-binding motion adopted by Parliament, and not a legal provision seeking to penalise individuals for Islamophobia. That may be true, but to equate such a motion to a mere platitude is also dishonest. Introduced as a Private Member's motion, it required a vote as per the procedures of the Canadian Parliament and a vote, a clear indication from the federal legislative body that the Government intends to pay very specific attention to the problems mentioned. If the intention were simply to express that Canada remains committed to religious tolerance and openness, and condemnation of hate speech, a speech or a pledge would have sufficed, and such indications have been made. Yet, it was felt that an additional and specific commitment from the Parliament on this issue was required, and hence the motion. One can derive but one inference from this particular action – that the Canadian Government intends to suppress all forms of allegedly 'Islamophobic' behaviour with special vigour.
The enshrining of Islamophobia as a particular cause for concern has also caused resentment among other marginalised groups, some of whom feel even more consistently victimised. Some have argued that Black and Jewish Canadians face far more alienation and are victimised by hate crimes. They have expressed their displeasure with the motion, noting that their plight has rarely, if ever, rated such focused attention from the Parliament. The motion has also angered some who feel less attention is paid to the plight of forgotten indigenous girls. This is not to enter into an endless stream of accusations of partisan attention, but understandably, there are some who felt aggrieved by the 'special' treatment of Islam and advocated for a more sincere concern towards all religions.
Readers may yet be inclined to dismiss the above as nitpicking on technicalities. But this motion, far from helping Muslims, may indeed be doing them a disservice. A phobia or 'dislike' of a certain group cannot be outlawed, or wiped away by suppression. Reasonably or otherwise, it appears, from the steps taken by the Government that some Canadians have reservations towards Islam or Muslims, whether it be borne out of ignorance, wariness, fear, or mere caution. Suppressing these expressions of a faction of people under the guise of condemning 'Islamophobia' or fostering a climate where some feel uncomfortable expressing their reservations or criticism is certainly not going to help, or magically convert those into positive impressions.
If the political upheavals of 2016 have taught us anything, it is that there is a large, discontented proportion of the population in western countries that are feeling sidelined by Liberal politicians, and that some are turning towards populist alternatives as being more receptive to their concerns. Shutting down the debate on these issues is also only bound to cause even more resentment and anger among its opponents, who perceive it as yet another attack on freedom of speech, and validates their allegations of Muslims having a 'protected victim status.' If there is an undercurrent of alarming Islamophobia in Canadian society, it should be addressed through open and honest engagement, and a willingness on both sides to introspect the measures that can mitigate a sense of intolerance. Vague condemnations and selective highlighting of victimisation is highly unlikely to help.
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Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 5: "When The Public Is Ready For Mass Demand"
Radio industry finds success beyond its imagination, paving the way for the CE industry to follow
Stewart Wolpin ⋅ Published: December 4, 2020
This week we're celebrating the 100th birthday of the consumer technology industry with the story behind how our business came to be and of those responsible for creating it. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here.
Early broadcast radio pioneers in 1928 including Westinghouse Assistant Chief Engineer Frank Conrad (standing, far left), NBC President Merlin Hall Aylesworth (standing, 3rd from left), RCA Vice President David Sarnoff (standing, 4th from right), and Westinghouse Vice President H.P. Davis (standing, 3rd from right).
Westinghouse's efforts to create a radio business succeeded beyond its imagination, and its success established an industry.
Westinghouse sold 144,800 RA-DA units over the radio set's 20-month life, a unit sales total that would make the RA-DA a huge hit in today's market. But to achieve these numbers for an electronics product in 1920? Consider three startling demographic facts in 1920:
only around a third of the U.S.'s approximately 25 million households were wired for electricity – and only 2% of farms;
those homes with electricity got power only through their light sockets – recharging the battery-powered radios of the time required unscrewing a light bulb and screwing in an adapter to plug in the radio; and,
the RA-DA set cost around $130 (nearly $1,700 in 2020 dollars) when the average annual household income in the U.S. was only around $3,300 ($43,000 in 2020 dollars).
To meet the unexpected demand, in January 1921 Westinghouse shifted RA-DA production to its larger Electric Home Appliance Division in East Springfield, MA. The RA-DA was then combined into a single unit dubbed the RC, of which between an additional 80,000 and 85,000 units were sold under both the Westinghouse and RCA labels.
Westinghouse Aeriola Jr July 1921
The RA-DA was a version 1.0, so wasn't exactly as consumer simple as it could have been. Realizing this, in July 1921, Westinghouse produced the simpler single-box Aeriola Jr., both distributed by and sold under the Westinghouse and RCA brand labels.
Radio's lure and excitement – regardless of its high price or one's lack of electricity – were obvious. You could now hear events as they happened rather than waiting to read often hyperbolic descriptions often long after the fact in newspapers, which made radio the most must-have product in our industry's history. Fortunately, both hardware and content came simultaneously, often from the same company, to set another template for the future, further accelerating radio's rapid consumer adoption.
Once Westinghouse proved the viability of the concept and the market, it was like a radio gold to fill the sudden consumer demand for radio sets. RCA weened itself off of Westinghouse radio hardware and began to design and manufacture its own radio sets and phonograph players, along with establishing its own array of radio stations and record business. Dozens of other radio hardware start-ups were founded, including AMRAD, Zenith, Motorola, JBL, Magnavox, Shure, Crosley, and Atwater Kent.
See also: Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 1
Just as modern companies do today, each of these start-ups aimed at market niches, creating now familiar good-better-best, economy-mid-range-premium product tiers in a variety of configurations to appeal to as many different customer segments in as many different markets at as many different price points as possible. There were headphone radios and cabinet sets with built-in speakers, there were crystal and vacuum tube models, there were compact tabletop sets, fancy and expensive console fine furniture models, cheap DIY motherboards, portable and even car models. Achieving operational simplicity was the primary objective of everyone, however. By the end of the 1920s, most radios were all-electronic with one-knob tuning and higher-fidelity cone speakers.
How lucrative was the radio hardware business? In 1922, Americans spent $60 million on radio sets ($920 million in 2020 dollars). From September 22-28, 1924, the first Radio World's Fare, a forerunner of CES, attracted 175,000 attendees in New York. By 1929, spending on home radios reached nearly $850 million ($13 billion in 2020 dollars), and nearly half of American homes wired for electricity owned a radio, which may have represented a higher penetration rate than U.S. homes with indoor plumbing.
Radio's explosive popularity naturally attracted government and political interest. President Calvin Coolidge and then commerce secretary and eventual President Herbert Hoover were boosters of the new technology. So was Congress, which licked its legislative lips over a prospective new revenue source and proposed a 10% federal tax on radio sets.
To fight the tax and to solve other lingering patent licensing issues, a handful of radio makers assembled in Chicago on April 19, 1924, to establish the Radio Manufacturers Association (RMA), which quickly lobbied to defeat the proposed 10% tax. On June 23, Chicago radio parts maker Herbert H. Frost was elected the first RMA president; Frost would also serve as RMA's third and fourth president, and ebulliently served as the industry's chief and ever-present cheerleader throughout the industry's formative years. After several name and organizational changes over the subsequent decades, RMA would morph into CTA.
See also: Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 2: A National Priority
But radio was more than a singular gadget. Radio was both a radical technology and a new way to communicate and distribute ideas. It drove development of our current electrical infrastructure, including the standardization and adoption of the now familiar AC electrical wall outlet, and FDR's New Deal rural electrification project. Nearly all subsequent disruptive consumer technologies – television, CB, cellular, satellite, texting, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, smart home, smart speakers, video gaming, streaming, social media, Qi, Zoom, and maybe soon an old idea of Nikola Tesla's, broadcast power – followed the playbook created to sell radio to the masses.
Over the past century, industry association and corporate leaders shepherded the delivery of radio's successor consumer technologies and products to consumers all over the world. In the modern world, it is consumer technology that is the world's most essential resource – and it all started 100 years ago with a pair of small unpretentious electronics-filled wooden boxes.
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Owen Young, Time Magazine's Man of the Year, 1929
Owen Young led RCA to become both the world's biggest consumer technology, broadcast and record company. While running RCA, Young simultaneously ran GE, becoming its board chair in 1922, leading its move into the new consumer appliance business.
The busy Young also conducted international diplomacy, and advised Presidents Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt and Truman, and was himself mentioned as a potential presidential candidate. Young was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year for 1929, the first and only consumer technology executive to be so honored.
Later in life, Young offered this sage advice to his technology executive successors: "Fifteen years is the average period of probation, and during that time the inventor, the promoter and the investor, who see a great future, generally lose their shirts… This is why the wise capitalist keeps out of exploiting new inventions and comes in only when the public is ready for mass demand."
In 1933, a federal court ordered Young to give up the chairmanship of RCA, leadership of which passed to David Sarnoff. Young retired to the family farm in Van Hornesville, NY, where the local high school he founded is now named for him. He died July 11, 1962, at the age of 87.
See also: Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 3: A Pittsburgh Radio Sensation
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Harry Phillips Davis
H.P. Davis became a beloved and admired radio and broadcast pioneer, known during his lifetime as the "Father of Radio Broadcasting."
Davis, who earned 80 patents, concentrated on expanding Westinghouse's radio stations in the wake of KDKA's success. In 1925, Davis co-founded the Public Broadcasting Company, which merged radio stations of Westinghouse, General Electric and RCA. PBC promptly morphed into the National Broadcasting Corporation – NBC – the following year, run by David Sarnoff, with Davis named its first board chair.
On the 10th anniversary of KDKA, 10 months before Davis died on September 10, 1931, President Herbert Hoover, an avid radio booster, wrote the Westinghouse legend a congratulatory letter, celebrating the influence of radio and, unknowingly, all subsequent disruptive consumer technologies our industry has fostered:
"Never before in all history has a new system of communication made such mighty progress in so short a time. It has come today to the first rank in the diffusion of ideas. It has already begun to modify the character of American life and fortunately, its tremendous influence is all on the side of progress."
I have been researching the origins of our industry for five years, driven by a desire to recognize where we came from so as to better understand where we are and where we are going as an industry. I am grateful for a plethora of early radio historians and researchers who helped point me in the right directions, corrected my naïve assumptions, and provided both insights and plain, old, unprejudiced facts. These historians include Eric Wenaas, author of the superb "Radiola: The Golden Age of RCA, 1919-1929"; radio antique collector John Jenkins, Lesley University associate processor and Boston early radio specialist Donna Halper, and Thomas H. White, perhaps the most prolific and authoritative early U.S. radio historian. Thanks to all for letting me pester you.
About Stewart Wolpin
Stewart Wolpin has been writing about consumer electronics for nearly 40 years, including news, reviews, analysis and history for a wide variety of consumer, niche and trade outlets. He annually updates the industry's history, and is an elector and writes the official biographies of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Hall of Fame inductees. Aside from writing about consumer technology and history for a variety of consumer, tech and trade publications – including TWICE since 1988 – Stewart writes a blog and does market research for Digital Tech Consulting. In the non-tech world, he has authored "Bums No More: The Championship Season of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers" and "The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle." You check out his work at www.stewartwolpin.com.
See also: Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 4: The Birth Of A Business
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Capstone Community Action, VSECU partner on heat, food drive
Barre, VT – Capstone Community Action and VSECU (Vermont State Employees Credit Union) have teamed up again this winter to launch Fuel Your Neighbors, an initiative to support emergency food and heating assistance for vulnerable central Vermont households.
Winter is a tough time for thousands of Vermonters. Families often must choose between necessities like food and heat. Children and seniors are the most vulnerable to the high costs of winter, and are the most adversely affected. This year Capstone will work with over 5,000 people to help combat these challenges, putting food on their table and keeping the heat on during the cold winter months.
Capstone Community Action and VSECU are partnering on Fuel Your Neighbors to engage the community in this important need. Last year, in its second year, the campaign raised $91,000, surpassing its first year tally of $67,000. This year Fuel Your Neighbors aims to raise $100,000 over the next 100 days to help prevent Vermonters from going to sleep cold and hungry. The initiative kicks-off on November 27, Giving Tuesday, which is the international philanthropic day of giving.
To inspire others to take part in this effort, VSECU will match up to $10,000 donated to the campaign, magnifying the impact of each donation.
"This is a tremendous opportunity, thanks again to the generosity of VSECU, to bring our community together to meet this pressing need," said Brian Tagliaferro, development director of Capstone Community Action. "The early arrival of winter has already exposed the vulnerability that many households face. One-in-five central Vermont children don't have enough food to eat; which impacts their ability to thrive in school. Forty percent (40%) of those we help with emergency heating are seniors whose fixed income can only be stretched so far."
"Vermont winters can be difficult, especially for those who can't afford to adequately heat their homes. So it's important to find the bright spots during these long, dark months," said Rob Miller, CEO of VSECU. "Fuel Your Neighbors is one of those bright spots. We at VSECU are proud to be part of building a community that works together to ensure central Vermonters are warm and well-fed this year."
Local businesses like National Life Group and The Alchemist are also playing a leading role in this year's effort.
"Thankfully there's a resource for anyone in our community struggling with the cold bite of winter: Capstone's Fuel Your Neighbors program," states Beth Rusnock, President of the National Life Group Foundation. "Winters in Vermont are long; let's work together to make sure that they're manageable for our vulnerable neighbors."
"We all agree that no one should go without food and fuel," states Chrissy Flynn, Brewery Representative for The Alchemist. "We feel really lucky to support Capstone so they can help our communities stay strong. Capstone's mission aligns really well with the values that our owners, Jen and John Kimmich, promote and implement in their own business."
Learn more about Fuel Your Neighbors at fuelyourneighbors.org.
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The Significance of Having Curly Hair: Momma, Princesses do not wear blue jeans!
The fashion wars have begun. In our home, the four year old is already voicing her opinion on what she will and will not wear. As much as I hate to admit it, we have started using threats as our primary negotiation tactic. The most efficacious trick is threatening to give her a boy haircut. This was especially effective since Kim and Senia Mae got a trim today. There is no worse punishment than the thought of cutting off her golden mane princess-like hair. We would never actually do it, but it is useful to get teeth brushed, to finish vegetables on a dinner plate, or to get her out the door on time. What makes it even more funny is that Kim and I were both tomboys as kids. I remember begging my dad to take me to his barber so I could get the same haircut as him. My mother had a total fit when I came home looking like a cute little boy. At the time I loved looking like a boy, but to my daughter that kind of haircut would be the worst suffering imaginable. It is a complete riot.
Today's wardrobe argument was over denim. I had picked out a long sleeved pink Frozen shirt with some medium colored boot-cut blue jeans. Senia Mae looked over the outfit and cried out, "I just can't wear this," tossing the ensemble on the couch and storming into the other room.
"Mama, princesses do not wear blue jeans," she said passionately. "They wear fancy dresses. I have to put on something else."
"It is five minutes until eight and you are going to be late for school," I said. "You are wearing the blue jeans."
This went on for a few more rounds until I had to threaten the boy haircut and of course, I got my way. She pouted all the way up the stairs and into the car. Just to prove my point I looked up some princess facts as Mommy Kim drove us to the school.
"Okay, Senia Mae, I am going to Google if princesses really wear blue jeans."
"No, it's coming up right now." My finger flicked the screen as several kids books like "Do Princesses Kiss Frogs?" came up. Then at the bottom of the page was a story on Princess Kate visiting New York City this week. The article was about how she wore her favorite jeans three days in a row. Poor woman, I thought, can't even wear jeans without the paparazzi noticing.
"Here it is," I said. "A real live princess. Her name is Kate and she lives in London, England." Senia Mae's eyes became as large as bowling balls. She couldn't believe it. "Says here that she is visiting New York City and she wore her favorite jeans three days in a row."
"Can I see it?" Senia Mae asked as I handed her the phone. She looked at the casually dressed princess in astonishment. "Can you show me a fancy picture of her?" I pulled up the royal wedding photo from a few years ago and seeing the same princess in the flowing white bridal gown was all the evidence I needed to close the case. Yes, princesses wear blue jeans. It was confirmed by the internet and everyone knows that everything you read on the internet is true.
Now for my princess? I won the blue jean battle today, but who knows what tomorrow will bring!


An accurate financial statement is important for any business. Cash flow statement, income statement and shareholders equity statement are all part of financial statement. They are vital in development of strategies that determine the success and failure of any business. The smallest digits in a balance sheet have a huge impact on any business. Assets tend to depreciate in value and a percentage has to get deducted on the revenues earned To make a report of the revenue earned, it is important to know how much the business is making. Investors and developers get to know how much the business is making by numbers such as profits before and after tax.
The tax rates of corporate are usually on the higher side. This is because the more profit a company makes, the higher the tax rate. It can be astonishing how much profits owners make after paying taxes. This is why you need the most accurate financial data to avoid depletion of your resources. Fudging of financial statements can cause imprisonment or payment of heavy fines.
To detect mistakes at an early stage, it is essential to have financial records. Illegal activities are detected by investors and developers when the number don't add up. Reconciliation talks helps in solving financial errors. To avoid, companies need to take time and accurately check each entry for accounting errors.
Additionally, the only way a company can build trust for investors and developers is through an accurate financial record.
They need a good sign that their money is being put into good use When balance sheets show profits it is their joy. There are large scale companies such as WorldCom and Enron that were shut down because of presenting fudged financial data. This is why governments have become more strict rules concerning compliance and accounting. Money brought in from all activities of the business is what investors and developers rely on to get payment. A cash flow statement is what enables them to know how much the business is spending and what assets have been purchased.
Financial data plays a vital role in improvement of payment cycles. Salaries and wages are outgoing payments that have to be made. Investors and shareholders need to be paid their dividends and also inventory needs to be managed. Mathematical calculations cannot be done with incorrect figures. To increase sales and boost finances, a company needs financial data to know how much a company makes. Financial statements are vital to help investors and developers know if their investment is safe and profitable. The want to know how their money is spent and what it is being used for currently.
Habits can be defined as those things that you do very frequently and which you can barely stop. Depending on the effect that your habits have on your life, they can be termed as either good or bad habits. Changing habits is something that you might be working on today, maybe dropping a bad habit and trying to acquire your desired good habit but it is not as simple as the words suggest. Bad habits are most popular as they are a reflection of what people are trying to get rid of hence a lot of advice and tips on how to quit the bad habits. Most people who are ready to take on the journey of quitting bad habits have determination but still fail because they fail to understand how habits work. Mostly the known bad habits are those of drug and substance abuse though there are a lot of other bad habits especially ones that hinder progress or that results in frustrations.
It is worth noting that change of habits is not something that you expect to occur overnight or in one day as in most cases, it will take days, weeks or even months. Habits change therefore call for patience and recognition that it is a journey you must take. Sometimes you just want to change a bad habit that you forget the important aspect of understanding the psychological reason behind your habit.
At times, people will turn into a bad habit as a result of being idle or even stress which can be caused by various things and common among teenagers are heartbreaking break ups. Successfully quitting a bad habit calls for intentional efforts hence you might need to avoid things that trigger you to doing what you are trying to avoid. If your bad habit is triggered by a certain object, person or place, then it would be a good thing to avoid being close to them.
Interior design can be defined as the process of designing the desired look of the interior of a room or a building. Interior designers can also work as interior decorators or work with decorators that is; the people who actually implement the look a designer suggests. Interior design is popular today due to the increased demand for beautiful and customized interiors and this is mostly the case for homes or residential buildings. Including other factors, colors play an important role in interior design and hence the choice of colors crucial as part of a customized interior design. There are different ways to choose the colors for your house and one method could be a combination of different colors that blend to give a certain effect, painting different rooms with different colors or even choosing one color for a certain room. To create your own unique color palette, you can start with your favorite color as the base color and come up with a unique palette. Social media sites can provide you with a lot of inspiring tips for your interior designs and you can opt to customize a design that you like on such sites. Magazines will never lack ideas for color schemes and you can get some ideas which you can customize to make your own beautiful interior design or color palette. You could be guided in the choice of the ideal colors for your rooms by matching them to the print fabrics you use or are planning on using such as the bedding, throw pillows, and curtains. This means that you have to make the choice of either using the boldest color on your print fabric or the small details on the fabric depending on your desired outcome. Another creative source of ideas for colors is by taking one of your favorite art pieces and create a color scheme from it and it will be pleasing since you are deriving your colors or complimentary colors from a piece of art that you already love. If you aren't sure of the colors still and how they will look in room with other items, you can list all the items to be in that room such as carpet and furniture and this will guide you to see how they will appear. It is also important to consider how the color design will flow from one room to the next one and maybe you can use different proportions of the same color in different rooms. The amount of light available in a room has varied impact on the colored surfaces in a room such as the walls and fabrics. Some paints can make the room appear like it's larger than it really is and usually bright and light colors have this effect.
limousine services can be referred to as the services offered by companies that deal with transporting individuals with luxurious vehicles. A limousine can as well be referred to as the van or small kind of bus that can be used to transport passengers from one route to the other in a luxurious way.
Airport services can as well be referred to as the transportation that is given to individuals who are moving from the airport to an other place and require the transport services. There are quite a number of advantages that one would get from the hiring of limousine services and the very first benefit that one would get from the limousine services would be that one will get good quality services and this is true because the limousine is made in a way that the limousine is quite comfortable.
A benefit that one would get from hiring the limousine services would be the fact that one will be assured of getting to ones destination very first and this is true because the limousine are driven by people who are well trained and people who are very fast and so one will not have to worry about being late to get to a place in time and so this at the end of the day will be an added advantage. A benefit that one would get from hiring the limousine services would be the fact that one will not be worried about how available the service providers are and this is true because the limousine service providers are always on and at work and so in the long run this would be an added advantage of hiring the limousine services.
A benefit that one would get from the hiring of the airport services would be the fact that when one gets involved in any accidents that may occur when being transported one will be assured of getting refunded and this at the end of the day will be an added advantage.
Another reason as to why one should try and get the cooperate travel services would be the fact that one will generally get the services at a good affordable and cost effective way and this will be of good help since one will not need so much money so as to be able to get the transport services and do this at the end of the day will be an added advantage.
Another good thing about hiring the cooperate travel services would be the fact that they have their services in order and this would be quite good at the long run.
Factors To Consider Before Buying A Boiler.
May it at your business or your home, a boiler will help you carry bout the arming of the building and ensure that you are safe from the cold. The good thing is that the boilers are the most common as they are small, silent when functioning and they are easily installed. If there is a basic for you to replace or you need to carry out a full system installation here is some information for you. Be sure to consider the position that you need to place the boiler so that it serves you well.
You will realize that most of the costs are used when it comes to determining the position of the system. Ideally, the flue type will depend on location in the room the boiler has been located. You need to have an expert to grant you the right size that will help in managing temperatures at your home. You may fall into problem for instance if you select a boiler that is small and you have a large room. Be sure to hire the right company so that you are provided with the right gadgets to keep your residential or commercial place warm all the time.
If you want to have the best size of the boiler, you need to make sure that you have spoken to an expert. If you do not know what size you require, then no worry since you are in the best place. There are so many boiler manufacturers out there who are willing to assist people who are seeking such help from you. You do not want to buy any boiler which is smaller than the work you want it to be doing because it would end up breaking down. As much as you are dying to have a boiler in your premises, you do not need to waste some energy in the bigger boiler. As long as you know the consequences of buying the wrong size of the boiler, you would find it worth to consult a professional.
If you have never bought any boilers for your home, you must be one of the homeowners who figures out how much you are about to draw for the gadget operation. In the market, the boiler manufacturers sell their products at pocket-friendly prices. Just like with other machines, some of the boilers are rated a bit higher than the others. In that case, you need always to get to compare the operating costs offered by various companies before any purchase. If you are shopping physically, then you can check the inside stickers for the price.
These days it is common for many people to look for plastic surgery centers where they hope they can get the best services that they want. There are different kinds of problems that plastic surgery can solve. Plastic surgery can fix any part of the body that you feel you want to and you should make sure that you find the best person to do it for you.
Plastic surgery to most people is mainly done to improve someone's looks. For a high self-esteem and confidence in oneself, looks are vital and when you feel confident you can conquer anything and for this reason many people opt to go for plastic surgery to improve their looks. You can do plastic surgery to fix other problems. Some people want to have plastic surgery may be because at some point in their lives they were involved in an accident that left them in bad shape and the wish to correct the issue.
You need to be keen on the selection of the plastic surgeon because you will be dealing with your body and you do not need to mess around with it. Selection of the plastic surgeon should be done with care so that you pick on the one who has the expertise so that they carry out the plastic surgery professionally and successfully. If you wish to get the expected results, ensure that you get a professional who has experience in the field when you are selecting your surgeon of choice.
Careless mistakes are likely to happen in the plastic surgery if you are not careful in selecting the surgeon and you end up selecting the unqualified or the one who has no experience. Put all factors into considerations during your selection so that you are sure you are hiring the best services.
Ensure that the plastic surgeon you choose has been accredited to perform the task that you want to hire them for. You should a charge verses outcome research so that you are sure that you pay for a service that is worth. It is essential that before you hire the plastic surgeon you confirm with the board of plastic surgery if they are approved to do the surgery or not so that you make the right choice.
If you just pick on any plastic surgeon you can end up choosing the one whose license has expired or the one who does not have the license may be due to malpractice. If you follow these tips, you can be guaranteed that you are on the right track to getting the best services that you need for your plastic surgery.
Tips That You Need To Take Into Consideration Before Hiring A Plastic Surgery Service.
Plastic surgery is one of the most exercises that is conducted by most doctors to patients so as to enhance their body and facial look. Many People do this kind of surgery so as to gain that great look and at the same time gather the self-esteem that will help him or her set more insight when facing people. Most of the qualified surgeons have practically conducted virtually all this kind of operation within each part of the body. A plastic surgeon that is committed and qualified for his work has almost done procedures that are required to conduct plastic surgery in virtually every part of the body. The fact that this doctor offer the best service since they have conducted many procedures it is therefore important that you should take services from these doctors.
In most of the country all over the word most of the plastic surgery done there are insured. Most of the insurance company does not cover cosmetic surgery due to the fact termed as an elective surgery.
The first thing that you should take into consideration is finding that surgeon that you can trust. In order to gain that trust of the surgeon that is going to handle your case it is vital that you have a look at the credentials. What You should look in the credential is the level of experience in surgery and in the particular in the plastic surgery department. The plastic surgeon should also be approved by the medical board, and also he or she should be in a position to make sure that he or she has all the qualification in conducting that specific surgery that you are interested in.
When you are looking for a plastic surgery you should have in mind the kind of plastic surgery that you want to be done in your body. Before you go ahead and have the surgery done to your body you should first conduct a research and go through book and online directory and find the kind of surgery and the procedures that are followed to attain that amazing look that you want.
The other aspect that you should take into consideration is that the kind of surgeon that you go for should be qualified. So as to prove that the surgeon is qualified it is important that you go through the academic records of the surgeon. By confirming that the surgeon is qualified you will have no regrets for the surgery done to your body.
If you need a plastic surgery the most and you have no information on how to go about it, it is important that you ask for referral from family members and friends. The reason as to why you should seek for this kind of referrals from family members and friends is the fact that they are the closest people that you can trust and your secrets will be confined within the house.
Depending on your child's personality, one of the more perplexing questions you may face is deciding if he is ready for his first residential camp experience. The plethora of activities accessible at different summer camps comprise not only fun activities such as riding a horse or learning how to skateboard on an uneven surface; it also has an edifying side which entails getting kids ready for a world beyond higher education and so a Sleepaway Camp can provide a much-needed service for society.Having the most accurate details as well as knowing how to decipher it is utterly advisable as you do not want to plan things and then find a reality far different than the one you had envisaged.
The very first step is for kids and parents to sit down together and put pen to paper.Each must write a particular number of things that you yearn for and with of this camp. Parents also need to jot down their expectations from the camp and what do they anticipate their children will receive from the time at camp.With these written ideas in hand, camp information can be studied in the light of what is written and remembered. Children of all ages can take part in a Sleepaway Camp as some camps are just day events while others can span over a week or even a month and many camps are so popular that many of them are fully booked, mostly with returning campers, even before a year starts and that can result in a situation where it is difficult to Find a Camp which suits your criteria.
It also has an edifying side which entails getting kids ready for a world beyond higher education and so a Sleepaway Camp can provide a much-needed service for society.Instead of wasting their time at home during the summer holiday, children spend their time creatively and stay active and busy.
The internet is the best place to search for pertinent information and you will surely stumble upon good summer camps. Whether it"s a Sleepaway Camp or an afternoon day camp wherein the students are engaged by day but return home when the sun sets, a child going to the right camp will enjoy the experience and become a fuller person for having had it. Camp Information should include the number of campers likely to attend a particular camp.To Find a Camp, the most pertinent and resourceful place is undeniably the World Wide Web but be warned that the sheer abundance of alternatives that an internet search yields will surely sweep you off your feet.When it coms to decision making, do not neglect the location.Accurate and full descriptions of the facilities provided can also play a decisive part when the time comes to Choose a Camp.
There are a lot of sleepaway camps to choose from, and so the parent and child should discuss things.
Every time one is relaxing somewhere the lawn is something that keeps them busy and makes the place look beautiful and when it is well attended to there is a sense of comfort that comes with such situations, and therefore it is good. It is not easy to achieve the beauty so sometimes people need to dig hard in their pocket to have the services delivered to them and at times they need to get the services from the people who know how to go about it.
One of the most important thing that people need to take care of is the fact that anytime people are dealing with the lawn it should be done in such a way that it looks beautiful, and therefore there are professionals whose work is to do that. In most cases the lawn care is done depending on the taste of the compound owner although at times when they are dealing with professionals in that field they need to get little advice on how to go about it. Anything done on the mixture such that it adds the aesthetics of the place and also make sure people feel very much happy and comfortable on the lawn is termed to be lawn care.
Every person who is in need of taking care of the gardens will do anything including taking care of the landscape, planting small trees and fences, making of paths so as to make people avoid steeping all over the grass and some of other practices meant to make the compound look neat. This is a practice that is done everywhere where there are people living in and therefore in commercial areas and the residential homes people practice lawn care making sure the compound looks neat and also well-kept so as to maintain the image of the site.
This means that when one is contacting people to do lawn care, they will need to be very choosy to ensure they get a person who can handle victors or a company whose personnel are good at relating with people. Lawn care is dome for beauty purposes but in most cases you will find that there are added advantages to the taking care of the lawns which are taken very seriously by many people.
Water infiltration is encouraged in the solid and therefore makes also the soil to remain aerated. Water infiltrating in the grounds is supported by the cover on it. Sun rays do not reach the ground, and hence not much evaporation occurs. This is a critical aspect as there is nutrition that plants get when the waste decay and rot. The land is a critical component in the compound and when it is well taken care of everything in the mixture grows very healthy.


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IDA Ireland welcomes Apple announcement of expansion in its Cork operations
Tuesday, 24th May IDA Ireland welcomes Apple's announcement today that is to further expand its operations in Cork with the addition of a new campus building that will afford it extra capacity to accommodate 1,300 employees.
Today's announcement follows Apple's recent opening of its European Engineering and Test Facility.
The company also plans to provide employee transport services and green communal spaces for its growing workforce.
Apple first established operations in Cork in 1980, investing and reinvesting for the past 41 years. They presently employ some 6,000 people.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin welcomed the announcement saying it was further evidence of Apple's strong commitment to Cork, and a strong endorsement of Ireland as a prime location for leading global technology companies to establish and successfully grow their operations. "Apple was a trailblazer in technology at the time they established operations in Cork and their presence here gave, and continues to give, confidence to many more global tech companies to locate in Ireland. It is most encouraging to see them continue to invest in their Cork site."
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Leo Varadkar said he was delighted to see Apple further embed its operations in Ireland with this expansion. "Apple continues to be a standard bearer in technology, constantly innovating and evolving their products to keep ahead in an extremely competitive marketplace. The benefit of their presence, not only to Cork but to the surrounding counties and the whole of Ireland, in terms of job creation and contribution to regional and national economies has been enormous. I wish the team every continued success with this expansion, which once built, will accommodate 1,300 employees."
IDA Ireland CEO Martin Shanahan pointed out that Apple's Cork site has made a substantial beneficial contribution to the company's global success and said: "The impact of a company with this longevity in terms of reinvestment over 4 decades, job creation, innovation and acquired expertise is huge. It extends way beyond its own campus to the hundreds of companies and merchants of all sizes, right across Ireland, who derive benefit from their presence here. It is the reason why Apple was the recipient of IDA's inaugural 'Special Recognition Award' in 2021, which recognises the contribution of our clients to Ireland."


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Q: ARM "thumb-only" binaries is there a source on the net for ARM ELF binaries that only use thumb (thumb-1, no thumb-2) instructions?
(Yes, I came to read that Linux is not capable of running on thumb-only processors.)
The content of the binaries should otherwise be as "normal" as possible, I want to use them as training data for a classifier.

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Want to know more about all that Portuguese wine you're consuming? Take this guided tour of Porto Cálem and get your head (and your lips) around everything you need to know about Port Wine, from the vineyard to the glass. You'll even get a tasting (hic!).
Touch, smell and taste your way through the history of Port and the Douro Valley, courtesy of a local! At Porto Cálem, get the lowdown on how Port is made, tour the historic winery and interactive museum, and explore the cellars - where the good stuff lies in wait to be enjoyed.
Of course, you get to taste the goods! Taste 2 great wines: Cálem Fine White and Cálem Special Reserve Tawny.
Guided tour of the historic wineries in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French. Please choose corresponding timeslot!
Muito interessante saber um pouco da produção de vinhos do Porto.


Posted 5 February 2018 by Sam Brickley & filed under Articles, Business, Design, Internet, Marketing, Money, Technology.
Deciding to attend a convention as a business rather than a consumer is a big step, and one all companies have to make. It's a fantastic way to promote your brand as well as your product and services and can build your standing within your industry. However, so many businesses, normally newer or first time convention businesses, don't take full advantage of the opportunity and so miss out on the chance to build new relationships and expand their brand. A convention should be a place for you to show everything you've got and to promote the things you're rolling in soon, it can be a great platform to drum up excitement for a new product.
Merchandise plays a huge part of your convention; think about how many other stalls people are going to visit while at the event. You need to be memorable, and one easy way to do that is to give out merchandise to potential customers. That way when they get home they will be able to sift through their piles of leaflets and be able to remember the conversation you had. It's also a great way to spread your brand.
You need to have a flag ship for your company – a base from which you can create a visual representation of who you are as a company. Shell Scheme Stands are a great example of how you can customise the space to become your business and promote your brand. You want the space to be simple and welcoming, with enough space to hold conversations with prospective customers and even demonstrate products if need be. If the building hosting the event doesn't have wifi, then look into a portable router so that you have access to everything you need.
You won't have anything if you don't have any staff running your stall. But make sure that you choose the right people to represent your company. They will probably be on their feet for hours and will have to deal with a lot of customers in a capacity they wouldn't normally be used to. The right staff needs to have charisma and great customer service, as well as know the ins and outs of the products and services your company sells.
At the end of the day, you're trying to sell your product and turn those potential customers into actual customers. And in the busy environment you'll be working in, you need to develop and deliver a good pitch. You need to be able to relate who you are and what you do in a concise and persuasive manner. You can easily come up with it yourself, or trust that your creative team can come up with something good, if not, then think about hiring a promotional expert. You will also want to think about rehearsing or training your staff to deliver the pitch in a casual and effective way; you don't want it to sound rehearsed, nor that you are trying to sell a product as that is something that tends to put people off.


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Helena Maria Sawicka  (ur. 28 stycznia 1935 r. w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim) –  artysta plastyk, twórca wielu ekslibrisów i grafik.

Studia i praca zawodowa
Studia plastyczne ukończyła w 1980 r. na Uniwersytecie Śląskim - Filia w Cieszynie, a studia podyplomowe  ze specjalnością grafiki w 1984 r. na Uniwersytecie Marii Curie Skłodowskiej w Lublinie. Od 1953 roku pracowała jako nauczyciel przedszkola, a także  jako nauczyciel plastyki w szkołach podstawowej i średniej w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim do 1991 r.
1985 Kalisz II stopień specjalizacji w zakresie wychowania plastycznego.

Działania plastyczne pozazawodowe
Uprawia malarstwo, rysunek, grafikę (małe formy graficzne, ekslibris).
Była długoletnim członkiem sekcji plastycznej Klubu Nauczyciela w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim. Obecnie należy do sekcji literacko-plastycznej w Klubie Nauczyciela.
Uczestniczyła we wszystkich dotychczas organizowanych przeglądach twórczości plastycznej nauczycieli województwa kaliskiego w latach 1976-1997 oraz Międzynarodowym Biennale Małej Formy Graficznej i Ekslibrisu w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim.
Od 1982 r. prezentuje prace malarskie i graficzne na wystawach "Ostrowska plastyka". Od tej wystawy zaczęła też tworzyć ekslibrisy, jest autorką 190 ekslibrisów (wykonanych przeważnie w technice akwaforty) i wielu małych form graficznych.
Brała udział w Międzynarodowej Wystawie "Egeria" i "Jacy jesteśmy" w Powiatowej Galerii Sztuki Współczesnej w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim.
Uczestniczyła w kilkunastu ogólnopolskich i międzynarodowych plenerach plastycznych m.in. w Erfurcie w Niemczech.
Prezentowała swoje prace na wystawach zbiorowych w kraju i za granicą m.in. w Częstochowie, Grudziądzu, Kaliszu,  Krakowie, Lublinie, Ostrowie Wielkopolskim, Poznaniu, Radomiu, Rawiczu, Rzeszowie,  Wałbrzychu, Warszawie a w wystawach zagranicznych: Argentyna, Belgia, Bułgaria, Chiny, Chorwacja, Czechy, Francja, Hiszpania, Holandia, Hongkong,  Japonia, Jugosławia, Kazakhstan, Litwa, Meksyk, Niemcy, Rosja, Rumunia, Słowacja, Turcja, Ukraina, USA,  Włochy.

Autorka uczestniczyła nie tylko w kilkudziesięciu zbiorowych wystawach plastycznych w kraju i za granicą, miała także kilkanaście wystaw indywidualnych.
Niektóre wystawy indywidualne
 1983 - Malarstwo i grafika, Klub Nauczyciela w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim
 1986 - Malarstwo, Klub Międzynarodowej Prasy i Książki w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim
 1987 - Grafika i malarstwo; Malarstwo, Klub Międzynarodowej Prasy i Książki w Kaliszu
 1996 - 2005 - Grafika, rysunek, malarstwo. Klub Nauczyciela w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim
 1996 - Malarstwo, rysunek, grafika. Krotoszyński Ośrodek Kultury "Galeria Refektarz" - Krotoszyn
 1996,1998 - Krakowskie Biennale exlibrisu polskiego - Kraków
 1997 - Malarstwo, rysunek, grafika, Sanatorium MSW Kołobrzeg.
 1998 - Ekslibrisy i małe formy grafiki Heleny Sawickiej Łódź Widzewska Galeria Ekslibrisu w Łodzi
 2000 - Helena Sawicka Malarstwo, rysunek, grafika, ekslibris - Pałac Myśliwski  w Antoninie
 2000,2014 - Ostrów w malarstwie, grafice i rysunku, Muzeum Miasta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego, Ostrów Wielkopolski
 2001-2014 - " Jacy jesteśmy", Powiatowa galeria Sztuki Współczesnej w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim
 2003 - Kraków Galeria Ekslibrisu Domu Kultury "Podgórze" Helena Sawicka Ekslibrisy i małe formy graficzne
 2014 - Ostrów artystów, Ostrowskie Centrum Kultury - Ostrów Wielkopolski
 2015 - Międzynarodowa wystawa exlibrisu  "Drogi do wolności", Biblioteka Publiczna, Oleśnica
 2016 - Helena Sawicka, malarstwo, rysunek, grafika - Galeria 33 w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim,
 2016 - Helena Sawicka, grafika - Forum Synagoga w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim.

Prace w zbiorach
Prace Heleny Sawickiej znajdują się w wielu zbiorach, muzeach i kolekcjach prywatnych w kraju i za granicą m. m.:
 Muzeum Miasta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego.
 Muzeum Okręgowe w Rzeszowie,
 Muzeum w Lubaczowie,
 Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Radomiu,
 Muzeum Archidiecezjalne w Poznaniu,
 Muzeum Nadwiślańskie w Kazimierzu Dolnym,
 Muzeum Narodowe Wrocław Oddział Panorama Racławicka,
 Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna w Świdnicy,
 International Museum Maastricht w Holandii,
 Staatliches Museum Schloss Burgk w Niemczech,
 Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Argentyna
 Museo Claudio L Sempre - Argentyna
 Svencilisna Krjiżnica Rijeka - Chorwacja
 Muzeum Utena - Litwa
 Muzeum Floren Maramures - Rumunia
 Hacettepe University - Ankara Turcja
 Museo Etnografico Tiranese - Włochy

Nagrody i wyróżnienia
Otrzymała kilka nagród i wyróżnień za grafikę i ekslibris.
 1977 - Leszno. Ogólnopolski konkurs na grafikę "Pejzaże wiejskie" - III Nagroda,
 1978 - Leszno II Festiwal Artystyczny Nauczyciela PAN`78 - wyróżnienie za grafikę,
 1984 - Radom Ogólnopolski Konkurs na ekslibris "Jan Kochanowski" - III nagroda,
 1985 - Ogólnopolska Wystawa Twórczości Plastycznej Nauczycieli Ostrów Wielkopolski - nagroda specjalna,
 1996 - Lublin - Ogólnopolski Przegląd Twórczości Plastycznej Nauczycieli - wyróżnienie za grafikę,
 1998 - Poznań Ogólnopolski Konkurs "Wielkopolska w ekslibrisie" - wyróżnienie,
 2000 - Rzeszów Ogólnopolska Wystawa Twórczości Pedagogów Plastyki - wyróżnienie za grafikę,
 2002 - Rzeszów Ogólnopolski Konkurs na Grafikę i Rysunek Plastyków Pedagogów - wyróżnienie za grafikę,
 2004 - Kraków I Nagroda w dziedzinie grafiki w konkursie "Morze",
 2006 - Lublin VIII Ogólnopolskie Biennale Twórczości Plastycznej Nauczycieli - nagroda.

Wyróżnienia i odznaczenia
 Złoty Krzyż Zasługi  (1975)
 Nagroda Kuratora Oświaty i Wychowania w Kaliszu (1981 i 1990)
 Medal Za Zasługi w Rozwoju Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego (1985)
 Osobowość Ostrowskiej Kultury (2003, 2006)
Filar Kultury Nagroda Prezydenta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego (2016)

Absolwenci Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Ludzie urodzeni w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim
Polscy graficy
Polscy malarze
Polscy plastycy
Polscy nauczyciele plastyki
Urodzeni w 1935
Współcześni polscy twórcy ekslibrisów


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Q: Increase integer out of database I've a database where I get my id as integer. I want to use this value to rename new files. For that I've tried to grab the biggest number and add 1.
To simplify let's say id = 3.
If I do echo ($zeile['id']) + 1; I'm getting 31.
If I do echo intval($zeile['id']) + 1; I'm getting 1 (intval(row['id']) is getting 0).
If I do $i = $zeile['id']; $i = $i+1; echo $i; I'm getting 1 ($i is getting 0).
If I do var_dump($zeile['id']) + 1;it's getting NULL
If I do echo intval(trim($zeile['id'])) + 1; I'm getting 1 again.
What else can I try to produce a real integer and increase it easily?
This is my code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Upload</title>
</head>

<body>
<?php
  define ('MYSQL_HOST', 'localhost');
 define ('MYSQL_BENUTZER',  'root');
 define ('MYSQL_KENNWORT',  '');
 define ('MYSQL_DATENBANK', 'fotoupload');

 $db_link = mysqli_connect (
   MYSQL_HOST,
  MYSQL_BENUTZER,
  MYSQL_KENNWORT,
  MYSQL_DATENBANK
 );

 $sql = "SELECT id FROM versuch1 ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1";

 $db_erg = mysqli_query( $db_link, $sql );
 if ( ! $db_erg ) {
   die('Ungültige Abfrage: ' . mysqli_error($db_link));
 }

 while ($zeile = mysqli_fetch_assoc( $db_erg)){
  echo 'ID:' . $zeile['id'] . '<br/>';
 }

  echo var_dump($zeile['id']) +1 ;

 mysqli_free_result( $db_erg );

?>

</body>
</html>

A: I replaced the echo intval($zeile['id']) + 1; into the while-loop.


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Jewish Federation Earns 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati's strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator.
"The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati's exceptional 4-star rating sets it apart from its peers and demonstrates its trustworthiness to the public," according to Michael Thatcher, President & CEO of Charity Navigator. "Only a quarter of charities rated by Charity Navigator receive the distinction of our 4-star rating. This adds the Federation to a preeminent group of charities working to overcome our world's most pressing challenges. Based on its 4-star rating, people can trust that their donations are going to a financially responsible and ethical charity when they decide to support the Jewish Federation."
Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. In 2011, Charity Navigator added 17 metrics, focused on governance and ethical practices as well as measures of openness, to its ratings methodology. These Accountability & Transparency metrics, which account for 50 percent of a charity's overall rating, reveal which charities operate in accordance with industry best practices and whether they are open with their donors and stakeholders. In 2016, Charity Navigator upgraded its methodology again, further substantiating the financial health of its 4-star charities.
"It's important to our stakeholders that we use our financial resources wisely to accomplish our mission—to build a vibrant Jewish community by guiding strategic, holistic community priorities, creating capacity for our partner agencies and congregations, and mobilizing in times of need," said Federation CEO Shep Englander. "Our 4-star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates to our supporters our good governance and financial accountability."
"During this time, when our community's needs are increasing because of the coronavirus, and we are asking those who are able to help fill that need, it is more important than ever to demonstrate our transparency and accountability, giving our donors great confidence that when they give to the Federation, their gift truly makes a difference," said Danielle V. Minson, Chief Development Officer and Managing Director.
Charity Navigator ratings are based on two primary factors: financial health as well as transparency and accountability. Achieving a four-star rating in financial health includes meeting or exceeding benchmarks for program, administrative, and fundraising expenses. Transparency and accountability standards include an independent board of directors who are not compensated, audited financial statements, IRS Form 990 available, and a records retention policy in place.
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Morrissey Announces Fall Tour
Full details of his North American Low in High School dates
By Michelle Kim and Jazz Monroe
Photo by Luca Carlino/NurPhoto
Morrissey has detailed his upcoming tour dates. New shows behind his upcoming album Low in High School are set to kick off October 31 with a show at Portland, OR's Schnitzer Concert Hall and run until December 7 at Boston, MA's Orpheum Theatre. See his full itinerary here. Morrissey recently put out the first single from his new album, "Spent the Day in Bed." In the lead-up to his previously announced shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, "Morrissey" was added to an L.A. freeway exit sign.
After canceling a string of dates last December, Morrissey announced his first 2017 concert with a Trump meme. After playing a couple of shows earlier this year, he abruptly exited after he lost his voice mid-performance at his Tucson, Arizona stop. He then canceled his San Antonio show to "fully recuperate." In the lead-up to some previously announced November shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, "Morrissey" was added to an L.A. freeway exit sign.
Morrissey:
10-31 Portland, OR - Schnitzer Concert Hall
11-02 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
11-04 San Francisco, CA - Masonic Auditorium
11-05 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre
11-10-11 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl ^
11-16 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
11-18 Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall
11-20 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
11-22 St. Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House
11-25 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
11-28 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
11-30 Washington, DC - The Anthem
12-02 New York, NY - Theatre at Madison Square Garden
12-04 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
12-07 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
^ with Billy Idol
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Q: d3.select is not a function, but d3 got imported (* as d3) I have problems with D3 at the moment.
I tried both of these, only one at a time, but I get the same error.
import * as d3 from "d3";
const d3 = require("d3");

But I get this error message:
TypeError: d3.select is not a function
My Code
I am using React / NextJS. I figured maybe it has to be a dynamic import, but nope. What could the problem be?
import Head from "next/head";
import styles from "../styles/Home.module.css";
import { createRef, useEffect, useState } from "react";
import * as d3 from "d3";
// const d3 = require("d3");
// import dynamic from "next/dynamic";

// const d3 = dynamic(() => import("d3"), { ssr: false });

export default function Dthree() {
  let d1 = new Date();
  let d2 = new Date();
  d2.setDate(d2.getDate() + 5);
  let d3 = new Date();
  d3.setDate(d3.getDate() + 10);
  let d4 = new Date();
  d4.setDate(d4.getDate() + 15);

  const [dataset, setDataset] = useState([100, 200, 235, 468, 531]);

  const d3Ref = createRef();

  useEffect(() => {
    let size = 500;
    let svg = d3
      .select(d3Ref.current) // <-- TypeError: d3.select is not a function
      .append("svg")
      .attr("width", size)
      .attr("height", size);

    let rectWidth = 95;
    svg
      .selectAll("rect")
      .data(dataset)
      .enter()
      .append("rect")
      .attr("x", (d, i) => 5 + i * (rectWidth + 5))
      .attr("y", (d) => size - d)
      .attr("width", rectWidth)
      .attr("height", (d) => d)
      .attr("fill", "teal");
  }, [dataset]);

  return (

        <title>Create Next App</title>
        <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />

D3

  );
}

A: You declare a variable called d3:
let d3 = new Date();

I suppose it's a problem
Also, you don't need 'require' and can use useRef instead of createRef


Church and mosque partner in mission.
Nearly 100 members of the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church (MVUC) and the northern Virginia chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA VA) came together in friendship and cooperation to address the growing issue of Islamophobia in American society at a meeting on Saturday, May 21, at the church, 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria.
Over the past several months, the national political debate has given rise to proposals to bar Muslims entering the United States, to carry out active surveillance of the Muslim community, and to a general atmosphere of religious intolerance.
The event was designed to develop a clearer understanding of the current situation and for MVUC and the ICNA VA mosque to work together to jointly develop approaches for fostering interfaith understanding and tolerance. The church and the mosque are a 10- minute drive apart in the Hollin Hills-Hybla Valley area of the Mountt Vernon District of Fairfax County.
The event was kicked off by Kate Walker, minister of MVUC, and Imam Yasir Siddig of the ICNA VA mosque. The keynote speaker was Corey Saylor, an expert on political communications, legislative advocacy, media relations and anti-Islam prejudice in the United States. Saylor directs the Department to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
After Saylor's presentation, members of the MVUC congregation and the ICNA VA mosque developed several proposals to work together to improve interfaith cooperation and understanding in the Mount Vernon area.
For more information, contact: Kate Walker, minister, MVUC at minister@mvuc.org or Arshad Mahmood of the INCA VA at Arshad.Mahmood@cox.net.


The best way to learn about the Technical College of the Lowcountry is to visit us in person. Campus and program tours are available and it is easy to schedule a tour. Simply contact us at tours@tcl.edu and tell us when and which campus you would like to tour.
You will have the opportunity to visit our faculty, see the classrooms and labs, apply and take your placement testing. Best of all, you can get all your questions answered and quickly set up to start classes. We'd like to have a 2 week notice so we can make sure we have everything arranged for your visit. Tell us the day and time you would like to schedule your visit and we'll be ready when you get here.
Tours are held upon request — at your convenience. Please email tours@tcl.edu to make an appointment.
For the Beaufort tour, please meet in the lobby of building 2/Coleman Hall. For the New River tour, please meet in the main lobby.


Ps 63:3 Because Your loving kindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. 4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
Today at church I heard a song that I absolutely love, it was only about the 3rd time that I've heard the song (which doesn't mean that it is new, just new to me), but it had the same impact that it always seem to have….Surrender!!! But today was something special; the words of the song are simple "I surrender all to you; everything I give to you; withholding nothing- withholding nothing." As I raised one of my hands and enjoyed the worship, I heard Jesus say so lovingly "You're still holding back… when you lift up both hands in worship, you let go of everything you're holding on to and reach for Me." When I lifted my other hand, the tears began to flow, not out of sadness or shame, but out of a wonderful since of peace and joy. You cannot help but feel the love of the Jesus, when He assures you that He wants to take care of ALL, every single aspect of your life.
Look at Psalm 63, when we lift up our hands we acknowledge the Lord's love for us and demonstrate our faith is in His loving kindness towards us. Our surrender causes us to want to praise and bless the Lord, then we are able to see the Lord satisfy all of our need and fill us with joy. Give everything to the Jesus, the good and the bad, highs and lows; if it is a part of your life let Him have it and He will satisfy your every need and lovingly give you His abundant joy.
I love that song too and I am terrible at allowing my hands to raise beyond waist level, not because I don't wholeheartedly praise God. I will remember what I have read here and apply it on Sunday! Thank you.


At Petruccelli Law Group, our Florida personal injury lawyers focus on representation and litigation of numerous matters involving injuries and accidents. Negligence of a third party causing injury to someone may entitle the injured party to seek compensation for medical care, lost wages, pain and suffering and other damages.
Our attorneys at Petruccelli Law Group can help you through the process of recovering your damages through the Florida courts whether by mediation, litigation or negotiation.
Our firm represents clients that have sustained any types of injuries from these accidents. In addition, an attorney at our firm can help you file wrongful death claims if someone else's negligence has resulted in a fatal accident or other death of a loved one.


The 2009 Louisiana G/30 Championship was held on Saturday, March 14 at the Baton Rouge Bridge Center. 34 players attended to make this the largest G/30 event in recent history.
Rene Phillips sweeped with a perfect 5/5 score and an incredible 2518 performance rating to become the new Louisiana G/30 Champion. In the final round, Phillips unsheathed his feared London Attack with the white pieces and defeated Adam Caveney to clinch the victory. Phillips is a noted player and chess coach in the New Orleans area; his website, The Chess Gym, provides training and lessons for players of all strengths.
Tied for 2nd place were Alex Steger, Keenan Olson, and newcomer Derek Planchet. Planchet, previously rated 1059, showed an astounding performance rating of 1992.


Located in Berlin's charming Prenzlauer Berg, The Center is a genuine international activity center in the heart of Berlin where children and young people can immerse in an authentic English-speaking environment. Kids will meet English-speaking and bilingual peers to mingle, speak, and play with. All our classes are taught exclusively in English and the members of our team come from English-speaking countries all over the world.
Since opening its doors in 2005, The Center has steadily grown and now offers a wide range of performing arts classes in English for students of all ages. The Center's artistic staff are all professionals in their field: dancers, musicians, actors, singers.
Come by and enjoy being part of our international crowd! If you speak English – The Center is the place to go. If you are learning English –we are happy to help you reach you goals.
It all started with a two in one idea. First, provide a place where Berlin's bilingual children could use their English in a fun, stimulating and creative environment. Second, create a community center for international families to share, meet and bond.
In staying true with our original concept, we've kept The Center small enough to convey an intimate, homey feel. And we're proud to say it's run with a personal touch, heartfelt sincerity and love. That's the way we want it to stay.
Growing up as a bilingual child myself, I'm well aware of the challenges of being a child in a foreign country and having to oscillate between languages. I was born in Berlin, but spent my formative years and beyond in both Chicago and Cambridge, Massachusetts and attended school there until age 8. The smells and memories of Halloween and Indian Summer in New England are still very much alive in my mind. As are the twenty years of ballet classes which started around the same time. But it was only when my daughter, Anna arrived, that I became interested in, and actually helped start a parent initiative Kita (nursery school) in Berlin. It was during that time I met many native English speaking parents with bilingual children. And the message I heard was always the same; I wish we had a place that would provide more English language input for our son or daughter. From all these experiences came the idea and inspiration for The Center. I hope to see you soon, so we can start sharing and learning together.


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Une microtechnique est une technique de fabrication ou de réparation des objets à l'échelle sub-millimétrique (c'est-à-dire dans le domaine du micromètre), l'ensemble des microtechniques étant la microtechnologie.

Définition
Les microtechniques englobent les appareils et machines qui acquièrent, traitent et restituent l'information. Elles concernent les produits et activités suivants :

 mesure du temps (montres-bracelet, horloges, appareils de chronométrage sportif, etc.) ;
 bureautique (machines à écrire, photocopieuses, machines à affranchir, agrafeuses, etc.) ;
 informatique et mécanographie (imprimantes, traceurs de courbe, terminaux à écran, claviers, lecteurs de signes, etc.) ;
 instruments et métrologie (balances de précision, compteurs d'électricité, micromètres, pieds à coulisse, théodolites, etc.) ;
 appareils de commande: amplificateurs de signaux, commande à distance, installation de mesures à distance ;
 appareils de télécommunications (appareils de téléphone, téléfax, centraux domestiques, automates de téléphone) ;
 électronique grand public (radio, téléviseur, vidéo, lecteur de cassettes, de CD ou de DVD) ;
 jouets techniques (trains miniatures, boîtes de construction, télécommande, modèles d'avion) ;
 monétique (changeur de monnaie, distributeur de billets de transports publics, distributeurs de monnaie, lecteurs de cartes magnétiques) ;
 appareils optiques (appareils photographiques et caméras) ;
 électroménager (mixer, lave-vaisselle, lave-linge) ;
 équipements de production industrielle (dispositifs de palettisation, robots industriels, manipulateurs) ;
 instrumentation médicale (appareils d'analyse, stimulateurs cardiaques, endoscopes, prothèses) ;
 composants de petite taille (relais, moteurs, microrupteurs, capteurs, prises électriques).

L'échelle des microtechniques commence au micromètre (µm, soit 10-6 mètre) pour finir au millimètre.

En dessous, c'est la nanotechnologie et au-dessus la mécanique.

Formations aux métiers des microtechniques

 L'École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs du Mans (ENSIM) dispose d'une formation spécialisée en micro-systèmes.

 L'École nationale supérieure de mécanique et des microtechniques de Besançon (ENSMM) forme chaque année 250 ingénieurs dans le domaine des micro et nanotechnologies.

 L'École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) forme des ingénieurs spécialisés au sein de sa section de Microtechnique.
 La Haute école Arc (HE-Arc) Ingénierie forme des ingénieurs avec une orientation ingénierie horlogère et une orientation micro et nanotechnologies.
 Le Lycée des métiers Françoise DOLTO du Fontanil-Cornillon (Isère) accueille chaque année 12 élèves dans sa filière Microtechniques (3 ans de formation en Baccalauréat Professionnel => présentation Onisep). Il permet de suivre une scolarité en apprentissage à partir de la classe de première.
 Le lycée polyvalent public Édouard BRANLY de Créteil (94) prépare au baccalauréat professionnel Microtechnique et au BTS CIM (Conception et Industrialisation en Microtechnique).

 Le Lycée Technologique Privé (scolarité gratuite) Jules Richard aux Buttes Chaumont à Paris offre une filière Baccalauréat Professionnel Microtechniques et un BTS CIM (Conception et Industrialisation en Microtechniques)
 Le lycée Charles Poncet de Cluses en Haute-Savoie (au cœur du pôle de compétitivité « du Décolletage à la Mécatronique ») forme chaque année une promotion de 24 élèves préparant en 3 ans le Baccalauréat professionnel Microtechniques.

 Le lycée Edgar Faure de Morteau dans le Doubs (au cœur du « Pays Horloger ») forme chaque année une promotion de 24 étudiants préparant en 2 ans le Brevet de Technicien Supérieur en Conception et Industrialisation en Microtechniques.

 Le lycée polyvalent Victor Bérard de Morez dans le Jura forme des baccalauréats professionnel Microtechnique.
 Le lycée polyvalent Frédéric Joliot Curie de Dammarie-les-Lys avec un bac professionnel Microtechnique.

 Le Lycée Louis Aragon de GIVORS avec un Bac STI Microtechniques puis un BTS Microtechniques.

 Le Lycée Jules Haag de Besançon avec un bac professionnel Microtechniques.

 Le Lycée professionnel André Citroën de Marly (Metz) avec un bac professionnel Microtechniques.
Le Lycée polyvalent Tristan Corbière (Morlaix) avec un bac professionnel Microtechniques.
 Le Lycée professionnel de l'argensol d'Orange (vaucluse) avec un bac professionnel Microtechniques.
 Le Lycée professionnel Charles Renouvier (Prades) avec un bac professionnel Microtechniques.
 Le Lycée polyvalent Charles de Gaulle de Poissy avec un BTS Conception et Industrialisation en Microtechniques
 Le Lycée polyvalent Pierre Mendes-France (Marseille) avec un BTS Conception et Industrialisation en Microtechniques.
 Le Lycée professionnel Privée Le Marais Sainte-Thérèse à Saint-Etienne avec un Bac Professionnel Microtechniques.
 SEP Paul Béchet - Lycée Charles Poncet - CLUSES - Bac Pro Microtechniques / initiation Horlogère
 Le Lycée polyvalent Le Corbusier de St Etienne du Rouvray (Seine Maritime) avec un bac professionnel Microtechnique.
Le lycée général et technologique de Mirepoix (Ariège) avec un bac professionnel Microtechniques et un BTS Conception et Industrialisation en Microtechniques.
Le Lycée polyvalent Jean-Jaurès d'Argenteuil avec un bac professionnel Microtechniques et un BTS Conception et Industrialisation en Microtechniques.

Animation de la filière
 Les microtechniques ont leur salon international : Micronora. Ce salon regroupe l'ensemble des acteurs de la microtechnique tous les 2 ans à Besançon - France et les exposants sont présentés de manière permanente sur le site web du salon.

 Le Pôle des microtechniques est un pôle de compétitivité centré sur la région de Besançon ; il organise la collaboration en microtechniques de 406 entreprises industrielles, 680 chercheurs et les formations débouchant sur 1100 qualifications par an.

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