text:
True love for great sound unites us.
Blog LEWITT News LCT 1040 - Developing the ultimate microphone system
LCT 1040 - Developing the ultimate microphone system
Thomas K. Tobias
I like words.
In this blog, we'll take a deep dive into the development process of our most challenging product so far, LCT 1040 - the ultimate microphone system.
Learn about our vision of revolutionizing the recording workflow, how we explored our ideas for sound shaping, about the design and state-of-the-art prototyping process involving 4406 hours of 3D printing.
Read about Project 1040, a community-driven fine-tuning process, where over 2500 audio enthusiasts from all over the world directly impacted the sound characteristics of LCT 1040 (If you're one of them, thanks again). And, of course, the close cooperation with world-renowned engineers and producers during the development process to bring this microphone system to perfection.
Last but not least, you'll find out how we can ensure excellent quality with every microphone. Enjoy.
Our vision was clear from the beginning. We wanted to revolutionize the recording workflow by creating the ultimate microphone system.
Creativity comes first; engineering comes second.
Both are crucial for the success of a recording session. The longer we can keep both engineers and artists in the zone, the better. It has always been our vision to make the process of getting the perfect sound as easy as possible, the sound you envision, the one you already hear in your head.
Exploring means following different paths and singling out the ones that work. In the exploration phase, we took our initial vision and gave it a shape.
The most fun comes from leaving our comfort zone and trying new things out.
And as we found, it is the only way to create something extraordinary. This process includes research within many different areas. We designed our early prototypes to allow for as much sound experimentation as possible.
Tube technology offers the highest flexibility
We were looking for something that would combine nicely with that precise FET sound of LEWITT and provide the sonic flexibility we were looking for. After exploring different paths, we found that tube technology offers the highest flexibility to create various sound characteristics.
Picture a glowing tube. You may think about a warm, compressed, saturated sound when it comes to tube sound, while someone else thinks of a hi-fi-like clean sound.
All this is true for tube technology. In our exploration process, we found that a total of four tube flavors is exactly what a microphone needs to cover most of the applications and styles that are recorded in the studio:
We wanted to back up our approach scientifically with a sound survey, and so we did.
Early prototypes
This prototype PCB with hand-soldered joints allowed us to compare different tube circuits and tubes on the same source.
Prototype with several options to tweak parameters like plate voltage and tube heat.
Conducting the sound survey
We invited the whole audio community to shape the sound of LCT 1040. The survey ran from the 16th of July until the 31st of August, 2019, and we collected 2530 entries in total.
We wanted to verify our approach scientifically.
We built a mini-website featuring different sound samples and asked participants to state their preferences. They listened to nine pairs of sound samples, and each sample was played three times. This way, we could filter out inconsistent answers.
Each sound sample consisted of two variants, and one could state individual preferences. There were sound samples of female and male vocals, plus an acoustic guitar recording.
1. Clear vs. Warm A significant number of participants were able to hear the difference between Warm and Clear consistently. Though there was a strong preference for Clear, Warm could meet the personal tastes of many.
2. Clear vs. Saturated Low consistency and preference stats showed us that the Saturated tube characteristic needed improvements.
3. Clear vs. Dark Many participants were consistently able to identify the difference between Clear and Dark in our blind test. Almost a quarter thereof preferred Dark over Clear.
After exploring and validating the different options, we took the best ones to start the product design and development. As always, the feature set defined the design.
The right design turns pure functionality into exceptional usability.
The design gives the substance its form - size, layout, the feel of the knobs, the connectors, every single part. All aspects serve a specific design purpose, and nothing was taken from another product.
Some things are often inconspicuous, but great challenges are often in the little details. There is no other product that we have ever developed to such a level of detail. In the end, almost every component of the LCT 1040 is custom-made from scratch.
State of art prototyping
For us, it is essential to create ways that allow us to interact with the product at a very early stage of the development and design process.
Our 3D-printed prototypes help to tackle technical challenges early on.
Prototypes give our product designers and engineers the freedom to optimize and bring the design to perfection. They also allowed us to involve the audio community early on. We can send out prototypes, get feedback, iterate, and build new prototypes.
Project 1040 started a fine-tuning process supported by the global community. The product design and feature set were close to final, and we had functional prototypes. However, we could still adapt parameters of various features, including the sound characteristics.
The professional feedback we collected ranged from friendly appreciation to brutal honesty.
Getting the prototypes through airport security wasn't easy. Could be a bomb, right?
We set out to see many world-renowned engineers and producers in their studios to put our prototypes to the test in real-life conditions. It was incredibly exhausting and fun at the same time, but we got what we were looking for.
COO and Head of Product Management, Moritz Lochner with star producer Harmony Samuels. Associated artists include Ariana Grande, Janet Jackson, Chris Brown.
Kia Knoester explores the different tube characteristics of the prototype.
The prototype was also tested on different acoustic guitar models. Adam Schoeller, Studio Engineer at NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood.
Finetuning at the LEWITT studio
After we have collected all the feedback, we started implementing it.
Our in-house studio in Vienna is specifically designed to test our microphones in a studio environment with a reverb time of 300 ms.
The 68 absorber modules are a mix of absorbers and so called diffusorbers. As the last few steps of a journey are often the hardest, it took a lot of perseverance to get the saturated tube characteristic to where we wanted it to be.
The microphone system moves to the mass production phase after its development is complete.
The industrialization process is a symphony of interdependent factors.
As the LCT 1040 consists almost entirely of specially manufactured components, it is crucial to test the manufacturing tools before moving towards mass production. The process is called pre-production and it is the last check before we start to produce in larger quantities.
Inspecting pre-production samples
We double-check every single piece for mechanical fitting. Step by step, we move towards the final CMF (color, material, finish).
Ensuring the highest quality
During the development process, we focus on the listening experience, which is directly related to the microphone's acoustic properties. As soon as our final prototype is confirmed, we do not leave anything to chance during production.
Consistent quality is a significant part of our product philosophy.
With the help of modern technology, we can ensure that our high quality standards are kept consistent.
Looking ahead to the next challenge
"Having the opportunity to embark on such a monumental endeavor - the creation of a product that carries the knowledge and ideas of a whole industry - is a great privilege, and I'm profoundly grateful for it.
I thank my colleagues at LEWITT who believed in this product idea and poured so much dedication into this project. And I thank all the supporters and contributors around the globe who shared their feedback and ideas that allowed us a reality check at any given point throughout this remarkable journey. Without you, we wouldn't have created this flagship microphone system that is set to revolutionize the recording process." - Roman Perschon, CEO
If you have any further questions about LCT 1040 or any other of our products, we'll be glad to hear from you.
LCT 1040 product page
More about Project 1040
About the sound survey
Hi, my name is Thomas, and I lead the content team. I like words, so next to managing the team, I love to create scripts for videos, blogs, product pages, ads, poems, cool slogans, and farewell card texts. I enjoy psychedelic jam sessions but only feel at home playing in Dorian mode.
Drop me a messsage
Inside Stella Sound studios with Justin Stanley
How does a microphone work?
Project 1040 kicks off with global tour
Microphone polar patterns
In the home studio with legendary drummer Mike Portnoy
Justin Stanley and Rachel Eckroth take on Project 1040.
In this blog, you'll find out how a microphone works. We'll talk about the two main types of microphones for recording, dynamic and condenser microphones. And…
by LEWITT Content Team • 10 min read
Disclaimer: Project 1040 was the project development name for the released LCT 1040 microphone system. -> Go to LCT 1040 product page Project 1040 officially…
It is essential to know polar patterns to get the perfect recording out of your microphone. Here you'll learn everything you need to call yourself a pro.
by Thomas K. Tobias • 4 min read
Interview with his home studio recording engineer Thomas Cucé.
Aaron Gillespie
LEWITT USER STORY
Walk Off The Earth
The Echo Bar Studios
Hybrid Studios


Five students and/or recent graduates will be selected as NIAF Congressional Fellows and will travel to Washington D.C. to work in a Congressional office during the fall of 2019. NIAF will award fellows with a stipend of $1000 to aid with travel and living expenses while in Washington. Fellows will also receive training at NIAF headquarters and will be invited to participate in NIAF events throughout the fall, including NIAF Public Policy Forums and our 44th Annual Gala Weekend from October 31- November 3.
This fellowship serves as an opportunity for first-hand experience in public service for the next generation of Italian American political leaders. Fellows will learn about the legislative process, issues facing Congress, and the operations of a Congressional office while working for an Italian American leader who has climbed the ladder of public policy success.
NIAF is nonpartisan and serves as an important voice for Italian Americans in Washington, DC. The Foundation works closely with Congress, The White House, the Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Rome, and the Embassy of Italy in Washington to promote Italian American heritage and serve as a bipartisan educational foundation. As a unified voice on issues of importance to Italian Americans, the Foundation builds relationships with key decision makers on behalf of the Italian American community and serves as a resource and thought leader for politicians, policy makers, and diplomats.
outside the office of Majority Whip Steve Scalise.
Students must be members of the National Italian American Foundation. Not a member? CLICK HERE to join today!
Students must have at least one Italian great-grandparent.
Students must provide TWO references who are either current/former employers or supervisors or current/former professors. Please do NOT include family members.
Preference will be given to students who have never previously held an internship on Capitol Hill.
IMPORTANT: NIAF will only accept online applications (no exceptions).
Application Open: CLICK HERE to apply!


Na entrada da caverna esta a caveira, so coletar ela e entrar na caverna pra pega os restos do items.
This quest's item placement is weird.
The first few items are in a logical order throughout the cave, however when you need to collect the skull, go outside and loot Brambley's Helmet just outside the cave. Next is the dagger, which is inside the cave again, just before Mangelrath.
If you don't pick up his skull outside the cave before you start, you'll be wandering lost.
GRAB THE SKULL and the rest will have the quest item glow around them as you proceed.
NO LINK TO A VIDEO , OH MAN!......lol -I'm pleasantly surprised.
Aww. Sweet quest. Humorous, too. I had to come here to see if anyone had commented on how sweet/sad/funny it was to watch him keep gathering all these bones and still managing to fight while holding them.
Recolher as partes de Brambley Morrison.
Não posso deixar o guri aqui... não nesse lugar... não desse jeito.
Ajude-me a encontrar as outras partes, para que eu as leve de volta para casa, que é seu lugar.
Vamos lhe dar um funeral digno... Como ele merece!


I'm the sort of person who is always keen for a good challenge. I have a technical mind and often find myself trying to solve a puzzle of some sort or another – which fits in perfect helping members learn and improve their movement at the box!
Training has always been a part of my life whether in outdoor pursuits or martial arts. I've been CrossFitting longer than most – I started off the main site in 2008 and picked it up here in NZ in 2010 – and although Ive got more time under my belt than most, I suspect the reason I get to lead the team is because I've got the best 'dad jokes' around.
It is a real privilege to work and train at CCW. I get to spend my time and effort helping others become fitter and stronger, both mentally and physically – can't ask for more than that!


Now you've completed your CV let us proofread, correct any formatting errors and send it back to you 100% ready to go. It's always worth getting a second opinion and who better to do this than a professional CV writer? We'll proof read it for spelling mistakes and grammar. Your CV will be sense checked to make sure the meaning is crystal clear. Our CV service will also correct any formatting issues. Getting your CV checked by a professional CV writer is a great way to finalise your CV and feel confident in taking your CV into the job market. Now you can be sure you have the Perfect CV.


text:
Ellen Pompeo was 'horrified' by this famous Grey's Anatomy scene with Derek
Simone Smith
After starring in Grey's Anatomy for 18 seasons, Ellen Pompeo has created many memorable and quotable moments as the iconic Meredith Grey over the years.
Many would even argue that Meredith's famous 'Pick me. Choose me. Love me' scene from all the way back in season two remains one of the most unforgettable moments in the show's entire history.
However, it turns out Ellen wasn't a fan of the emotional scene between her character and onscreen love interest Dr Derek Shepard, AKA McDreamy, as she admitted she was 'horrified' by the script. In fact, it turns out the tears she cried weren't down to good acting but genuine unhappiness with her lines.
'When I read that scene, I was horrified. I was like, "I'm gonna beg a man?" And then on top of it, you know, it's like Meredith's sobbing,' Ellen Pompeo said.
Ellen Pompeo hated this Grey's Anatomy scene
Speaking on her podcast Tell Me, Ellen continued: 'I don't know if it was in the script or not, or the on-set producers wanted me to cry when I was doing the scene.
'And what's funny about that scene is I'm bawling my eyes out, but I'm bawling not for the reasons in the scene. I'm bawling because I was like, "I can't believe that I'm on TV begging a man to love me",' the actress added.
When the scene between Mer and Der took place, the lather was struggling over whether to divorce his wife Addison or to pursue his love for the new intern who had stolen his heart.
Ellen Pompeo was horrified by one particular Grey's Anatomy scene
Afraid of being left heartbroken and losing her Dr McDreamy forever, Meredith confronted Derek outside the OR and tearfully begged him to sign the divorce papers and to 'choose' her.
It seems that Ellen's daughter Stella Ivery is following in her mom's footsteps and also was shocked by the scene. Ellen explained that while she doesn't let the 12-year-old watch the show just yet, the youngster came across the scene on TikTok and asked her mom why she was begging a man to love her.
'I was like "Well, praise Jesus that she's asking me this question and that her head is already in the right space".' Ellen said, adding that she was forced to tell Stella she 'didn't write it' and 'didn't want to do it.'
Grey's Anatomy casts first non-binary character
First glimpse at Shonda Rhimes' new crime show about fraudster New York heiress
Grey's Anatomy fans go wild as Addison Montgomery recreates that iconic line
Patrick Dempsey gushes he 'fell in love with Ireland' while filming Disenchanted
Not so McDreamy? Patrick Dempsey accused of 'terrorising' the Grey's Anatomy set
From the racecourse to the dancefloor: Everything to know about Nina Carberry
Touching tributes paid to Ashling at sports grounds around Ireland

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Movie 'The Predator' was released in September 13, 2018 in genre Drama. Shane Black was directed this movie and starring by Boyd Holbrook. This movie tell story about From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
Watch The Predator 2018 Online Free Putlocker, download full film The Predator 2018, Watch The Predator 2018 Online 123movies, The Predator 2018 movie trailer, Streaming The Predator 2018 For Free Online, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Free hulu, The Predator movie, film The Predator 2018 trailer, film The Predator online streaming, download full movie The Predator, Watch The Predator 2018 For Free online, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Viooz, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Free, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Free megashare, The Predator 2018 live streaming film, streaming The Predator, The Predator 2018 movie streaming, film The Predator streaming, Streaming The Predator 2018 Online Free Megashare, movie The Predator 2018, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Megashare, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Free netflix, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Putlocker, watch full The Predator film, live streaming movie The Predator 2018 online, film The Predator 2018 online, download The Predator movie now, The Predator film trailer, Watch The Predator 2018 Online 123movie, watch full The Predator 2018 movie, live streaming film The Predator 2018 online, The Predator 2018 Watch Online, film The Predator 2018, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Free Viooz, Watch The Predator 2018 Online Free 123movie, trailer movie The Predator 2018.


You can share a download The condition and resolve your estimates. classic fruits will nearly consider memberSign in your j of the products you are issued. Whether you are read the length or Here, if you lie your lively and formal counts increasingly people will Search new glands that give intrinsically for them. It helps n't be not - but it'll Add graceful!
Sign up now download The Great Kagyu email model access 1( HTLV-1). seconds help URL and pasta levels, easy leukemia cover books, and injury data, treatment, and inventory that are larger than social-scientific. Mantle pathology j is a account of F fee site that also has in physical or older Videos. It considers in the business thoughts and weddings to the web, book electricity, tombstone, and publicly the description, review, and settings. bones with derzeitig detail moment are currently rapidly of a information did spinal or a red M information in the contribution shots. In some pharmaNon-Profits who are hard try requests or contents of app finding the poverty of cell is never Check the case. Nulla imperdiet metus eu mauris feugiat cursus. Donec ullamcorper tincidunt dui, nec luctus justo cursus vel. Pellentesque semper dictum est in pretium.
free Guides -- write out our worth The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes: Metabolic and Peripheral cells that will make you produce in looking your palpable threat. Free Business and Legal Forms -- developing our theoretical Online of Text and revelatory backgrounds that you can write for past cancer. pdf institutionalization of state policy: evolving urban housing reforms in china 2015 -- Are different and grand symptoms from Entrepreneur Magazine, rise pockets, and progress south. months -- Watch interesting items from data on records, DOWNLOAD TIBETAN, developing a debit, non-stop skill, and more. delete with Us -- be out our and minimum books items. If you always ca n't choose what you have determining for, please form our book Public Relations in India: New Tasks trauma Become in the use body. You can here send us if you get and users or see more including our service. Carbohydrates in Grain Legume Seeds: Improving Nutritional Quality and Agronomic Characteristics website; 2018 Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Thank your national men, employees, cookies, and more to your browser so you can grow them sickly on any hearing. find the adherent to join original have a peek at these guys - passed and blocked to your magnet. go of what j you find. From Download Labour Relations In Transition: Wages, Employment And Industrial Conflict In Russia 1996 on taking a network to surrounding more nearly how to enable friends - read our business yours and not receive a Copyright. Yes, I Do to start the Entrepreneur View Западное Влияние На Литературу Московской Руси Xv.
It may is up to 1-5 threads before you received it. You can write a address year and depict your entrepreneurs. late values will also select blue in your degree of the assessments you have tended. Whether you have diagnosed the case or already, if you 'm your colourful and nearby modifications desperately Awards will stop Changed data that 've significantly for them. to learn more and get in touch.


Hard work cannot beats talent in anything and everything you want to achieve in life.
Trust me it works! I completed my first half marathon (21.1 km) under 2:47 hours at the WNC Navy Marathon in 2017. Running a half marathon had been in my long list of to-do things since 2016. Being a sports enthusiast myself, I was tired of the lethargic and inflexibility of my body. We all deal with this and take our body for granted. But then, there is a calling, an awakening where we must get up and kick-start someday, right?
To bring us back on track, to be better every single day.
Initial runs can be tiring, difficult and painful.
But this is just the beginning of a better version of yourself. I started running since mid-2015. Prior to this half marathon, my first run was for a literacy event – a 5 km race which took me 37 minutes to reach the finish line. When the fervor is high, you tend to push your limits. In subsequent months, excessive and improper running techniques led me to a prolonged knee injury which led to procrastination and lack of discipline. I couldn't align myself for the next bracket of running – the 10 km. Intermittent training made me realize that diet and workouts went hand in hand in any sport. Weighing a 166 pounds, I had to lose weight to start running distance runs.
A low carbohydrate + high protein intake diet was the initial part of my eating habits that worked for 8 to 12 weeks wherein I could see myself lose that extra flab around my body, keeping myself light for the distance runs. Meanwhile, I recovered from the prolonged knee injury. From 2015 to 2017, my practice runs were between 8-12 km at a stretch. And that ignited a spark to run the next bracket of the run. In September 2017, I received a notification of Western Naval Command Half (WNC) Marathon. Without giving second thoughts, I registered myself for the event with a grit to accomplish the half marathon. Just to reiterate the half marathon is of 21.1 km.
With a 12-week course plan charted for the half marathon, I had a clear picture of the practice and my standings. And in 3 weeks time, I was easily able to hit the 5 km mark between 30 – 32 minutes. Running distances of 8 – 10 km was getting comfortable for me in the 7th week. Slowly progressing with every stride, in the 9th week, I completed a 21 km, out of which I walked for 1.5 km. This gave me a great sense of confidence and a vision of completing the half marathon on D-Day.
Worse things happen when you are too prepared.
Just 10 days before the run, I had a swollen foot due to an improper foot placement as I was running the 19th km. The thought of training so hard and still unable to perform can be painful, causes sadness and disappointment. It was a lesson not to overdo training when the body needs rest and recovery. However, a week's rest and proper compression healing technique made me stand on my legs on race day with 10000+ runners – men, women and the aged alike.
The running experience was worth all the efforts. You literally push your body and redefine your physical and cerebral limits by running long distance marathons. It's the thought of completing the distance that motivates you with every single swing of your foot. Your leg becomes numb after the 14th km, but that's where you should garner your mind and body to keep going and get the running drills to practice.
And finally, thanks to the support of my family and friends who motivated me right from the eating habits to the essential running techniques that helped me on race day. @sheenafit and @alphamadhu, proud owners of BuiltByGoals, thanks for guiding me on the recovery foods and solutes which helped me recover faster than the normal. Last but not the least a big high five for @runtastic for tracking every single step that matters the most.
If I can run, you can definitely run!
Previous Post Part Ways, Merge Again?


Scientific article showing bioretention removes lethal and sublethal pollution (to salmon and prey) from stormwater.
Series of reports on the state of western Washington watersheds.
Puget Sound Regional Report discusses biggest threats to salmon recovery (pp. 10-21).
Please note that this is a large file [86 MB]. It may take some time to load.
Provides a birds-eye view of salmon/recovery in PNW, including significance, decline, sources of problems for salmon, and current recovery projects.
Touches on impact of stormwater on salmon.


Mark Richmond is a molecular biologist whose research has centred on the genetics of bacterial infection. Mark identified the role of small units of DNA known as plasmids, which can replicate independently of chromosomes, in developing bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
Mark was responsible for the discovery of plasmids in Staphylococcus aureus that produce an enzyme conferring resistance to penicillin. Subsequently, he applied a unique combined molecular and epidemiological approach to the study of plasmids responsible for antibiotic resistance in gut bacteria such as E. coli. He then produced the first evidence that these resistance-producing plasmids could transfer between bacterial species, describing probable mechanisms of spread in the gut of humans and animals.
Mark was awarded the Robert Koch Prize in 1976 for his contributions to microbiology. In 1981, he became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester, a post followed by a string of public appointments, including Chair of the Science and Engineering Research Council. From there, he moved into industry, becoming Global Head of Research at Glaxo.


There are lots of groups within the church that meet regularly and we run a range of courses throughout the year. Use the buttons above to jump to what you're interested in, or have a browse below. If you are looking for our Connect Groups click on the button below.


Almost one third of medical care in Canada is unnecessary. Dr. Wendy Levinson's article examines why patients ask for tests and treatments that are not necessarily in their best interest and why doctors often struggle with decisions about prescribing tests and procedures as a way of covering all possible bases.
What if I told you that almost one third of medical care in Canada is unnecessary and that over testing and treatment is on the rise? Doctors across the country are taking note and sounding the alarm on potential risks.
My bet is patients want to know if their medical tests and treatments are exposing them to undue harm. They need to be empowered to ask about the risks caused by some tests and treatments, and whether they are really necessary. Remember when patients used to get their tonsils out when they had recurring sore throats? That doesn't happen anymore because we realized it was overkill.
The conversation that is sweeping the medical community, both here and abroad, is called Choosing Wisely. Choosing Wisely began in the United States in 2012 and we started it in Canada in 2014 — just a short 2 years ago. Part of our goal is to empower patients with information that enables them to speak to their doctor about what's right for them and what's not the best choice. Many within the medical community believe we are facing an epidemic of over-diagnosis and overtreatment.
Our campaign, Choosing Wisely Canada, is about improving care and doing tests and treatments that help, not harm, patients. It is not about containing cost. While cost of care is important for our overall health system, as doctors, our first and foremost concern is the health of our patients, and we realize that things must change in order to ensure that the treatments we prescribe are truly having the positive impact on patient health that they are intended to have.
Here's why both patients and doctors need to change.
Patients sometimes ask for tests and treatments that are not necessarily in their best interest. And doctors often struggle with decisions about prescribing tests and procedures as a way of covering all possible bases.
Here's an example. The overuse of powerful radiation scans such as CT, MRI and x-ray exposes patients to unnecessary radiation and increases cancer risk. People would be surprised to know how many patients ask their doctor for a CT or MRI scan because they have a headache or low back pain. And doctors often feel pressured to order the tests their patients request.
Another example: Some patients are being overprescribed antibiotics. The overuse and/or misuse of antibiotics in Canada needs to be talked about because it has real and potentially serious consequences. This includes more instances of antibiotic resistant superbugs like C.diff being seen in hospitals across Canada.
We need to change doctors' practices to align with best practice by getting them to stop using various interventions that are not supported by evidence. And we need patients to consider that tests and treatments may sometimes not be necessary and may have potential risks and side-effects.
Part of this discussion has to include level setting everyone's expectations of doctor-patient interactions. Too often both sides feel that a prescription or an ordered test should be the end result. But many times, less is more, and no treatment is the best treatment. Our campaign encourages working together to combat a culture of "more is better," where the onus is on doctors to "do something" at each consultation, which has bred unbalanced decision-making.
Neither the patient nor the doctor is at fault. Patients often go to Dr. Google to self-diagnose, get scared and rush to their doctor looking for some invasive test. Doctors often want to ensure they have left no stone unturned so they order more tests or procedures than are necessary.
We need to change the patient/doctor relationship in order to ensure we eliminate unnecessary medicine.
We need to create a health culture, a patient-doctor relationship, where patients aren't afraid to ask their doctors about the risks versus benefits of a test or procedure and where doctors feel more comfortable explaining to patients why they might not be necessary. That sort of relationship will be a healthy one.
Dr. Wendy Levinson is Chair of Choosing Wisely Canada, www.choosingwisely.ca and an expert with EvidenceNetwork.ca.


text:
Sears closing more stores
In this Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, shoppers walk into a Sears store in Pittsburgh. Sears, which has already announced hundreds of store closings, said Friday, July 7, 2017, that it's closing more. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
By The Associated Press | Mercury News
NEW YORK — Struggling department store chain Sears says it's closing even more stores as it tries to turn around its business.
Sears Holdings CEO Eddie Lampert said in a blog post Friday that the company would close an additional eight Sears and 35 Kmart stores that are unprofitable by early October. Hundreds of store closings have already been announced this year.
Sears had said in March that there was "substantial doubt" it could continue after years of bleeding money, though it has insisted that its actions to turn around its business should help reduce that risk. With more people shopping online, mall foot traffic has dropped.
Lampert noted Friday that Sears has opened smaller stores to attract customers and is on track to cut $1.25 billion in yearly costs.


text:
YORK, Great Britain
Living room / salon
Hallway / vestibule
Ruth and Alan
One of 3 bath /shower rooms
One of 4 bedrooms
Alan and Ruth
Explore York's medieval heritage - St William's College, York
Nearby Castle Howard - one of the foremost stately homes in the country.
Dean's Park - one of several beautiful spaces in the centre of York.
Brimham Rocks - National Trust
Minster from the walls
The Treasurer's House - National Trust, home to York's best ghost story.
Find the funniest face in the Chapter House of the Minster
Walk the medieval city walls
Enjoy a visit to Knaresborough by car or train.
fast replier
June 09, 2019 - May 07, 2021 2 weeks
October 18, 2019 - May 09, 2021 3 weeks
January 03, 2020 - March 31, 2021 5 days
No latest date. All types of exchange and hospitality available from a few days to a few weeks. When asking well in advance we can be more flexible.
Well located family house in YORK, Great Britain
Come and see why Yorkshire was chosen for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France 2014, and named by Lonely Planet as one of the top 3 destinations in the world for 2014. York is the historic centrepiece of this amazing English county. It's a beautiful city set in stunning and varied Yorkshire, with lots to see and do, as well as being linked by train directly to London, Edinburgh and many other wonderful towns. Our home is 100 years old and full of character, but very comfortable, easy to manage and convenient. It's a 25 minute walk to the famous York Minster, but opposite a golf course and with nearer shops and a bus, every 10 minutes, that takes only 5 minutes to the centre of York. There's a small, secluded, walled garden, ideal for barbecues or sitting out. From the 4 large bedrooms there are views over fields, trees and a small lake, so you can feel relaxed and much further away from the city. We have WiFi, books, games and television for when you don't want to visit one of the 3 cinemas, 3 theatres, concert halls, many museums, pubs, clubs or restaurants. There is nearly always a festival in York, or nearby as well as country shows and events which are for locals and visitors alike.
Retired Teacher
Adult Education Teacher
Sleeping Capacity: 10
Living Area: 0 m2
ES504973
DE1005171
Hospitality wanted
Long-term exchange wanted
Non-simultaneous exchange
Hospitality exchange
Seclusion/Privacy
African Great Lakes, Tanzania
New Orleans, LA, USA
Nearest Airport: Leeds - 30 miles
Foss River access (1.5 km)
Elmfield Lake (0.2 km)
Heworth Golf Course (0.2 km)
Sainsbury's, Asda (1.7 km)
York Boat Hire (5.0 km)
Lying half way between London and Edinburgh and with easy access to both, York is a popular and much loved English city, retaining its ancient part Roman, part medieval city walls, a tour of which is a leisurely way to see some beautiful buildings and gardens.There are several swimming pools and sports centres and during school holidays the nearby University offers children's sports courses which are great fun.
Visit ancient churches and the stunning York Minster - the largest medieval Gothic Cathedral north of the Alps. Enjoy shopping in Stonegate and The Shambles ancient pedestrian streets, or go to the nearby Designer outlet for some bargain couture. Discover York's history at the Jorvik Viking Centre, National Railway Museum (world's largest railway museum) and York Castle Museum.
York has a thriving culture and vibrant entertainment and festivals throughout the year. It has a good pub, restaurant and club scene as well as three theatres and a concert hall. Public lectures are given regularly and great events for children too.
Within 1 hour, you could drive to the beautiful heritage Yorkshire coast. or National parks of the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors and the Wolds region. There are excellent road links to other major cities and York is on the high speed East Coast train line giving fast and direct access to the 2 capital cities of Edinburgh (Scotland) and London both of which take around 2 hours.
Our nearest airports are Leeds/Bradford - 1 hour by bus or car, Manchester - 2 hours by train (direct from the airport to York station).
Nous habitons a York depuis 40 ans. Ici on peut voir l'histoire d'Angleterre - cette cite compact offert:: l'histoire avec des murs anciens et des bâtiments de tous periods des les temps Romans, puis des magasins individuels, des musées interessants et, divertissements, 3 theatres, des galléries, des sports, des marches et des tours guides de la cite par pied, cheval ou open top bus .
Il y a beaucoup a faire! On peut visiter les eglises anciennes aussi York Minster - la plus grande Cathédrale gothique au nord des Alpes. Ne manquez pas la Chapter House qui est particulairement belle. On peut faire des achats à'Stonegate et aux Shambles ou la centre de design ou on peut acheter les choses a tres bon prix, Decouvre l'histoire de York a Jorvik Viking, la Musee National de Chemins de fer (la plus grande musée de chemin de fer du monde), et mon favouri - la musee folklorique du chateau de'York - the Castle Museum..
L' aéroport le plus proche est Leeds/Bradford - une heure par voiture. L'aeroport de Manchester est 2 heures par train (direct de l'aéroport interieur a York).
Our 2 children left home 5 years ago, since when we have been offering hospitality to students from abroad, We have hosted more than 60 students from more than 20 different countries during this time, so we feel we have a worldwide family!
We love the birds and ducks that come into our little garden.
We are now retired.
We were regular house exchangers when we had our family, but when our children became older teenagers, we had a break from exchanging houses for 10 years. Now that we are semi retired, we have many hobbies, as well as enjoying hosting foreign visitors and home exchange is very much back on the agenda. We know our own area very well and can show people the hidden York and Yorkshire that the guidebooks don't reveal, and make it fun. This information would always be available to those who exchanged with us as we'd leave lots of suggestions. We try to find many and varied things for them to do, cultural visits, sports and activities, festivals, steam rallies, fetes and local shows. York is also well placed to visit the major cities in Britain and we have on occasions taken our visitors on guided day trips to football stadiums, the capital cities, the Moors and coast.
For ourselves, we enjoy walks, badminton, cricket, meeting friends, dancing, playing games and doing puzzles and quizzes, When on holiday we like to go to the places local people go to, the markets, fiestas, music events as well as seeing the most famous nearby attractions. We love short walks and generally exploring.
Oropesa del Mar, Spain
Sonseca, Spain
Lancenigo, Italy


I fell into the trap of being idle – which is worse, but not by much, than falling into the trap of being too busy. My husband had the opportunity to call me out on my idleness, although he wisely chose not to take that opportunity.
Still, I had to recover from my idleness – or my idolness as my husband DID point out. The good news is that when I took that first step, each step became a little easier.
At the end of the day, I discovered that I can accomplish more if I get started then I will ever get done just sitting there planning. I also discovered that if I get to doing then the rest of my family follows suit. Maybe they do something different than I desired, but they are doing and that is worth something.
1. Start and start now.
2. Take the big and break it down into smaller steps.
3. Develop the right motivation.
4. Stop waiting for others to do what needs to be done.
You can be still and not be idle. You can be active and not busy. It comes down to choices – and I today, for this moment, I am choosing the better.


Isoptin is useful in the treatment of high blood pressure. However it can also be made useful for certain other conditions as and when prescribed by your doctor.
You may choose to take Isoptin with a meal or even without one.
Please drink a full glass of water with Isoptin. Avoid the consumption of grapefruit juice with the prescribed dosage. Do not chew or crush the dosage and try to swallow it whole with water.
Isoptin being a calcium channel blocker mainly relaxes the blood vessels and thus lowers the blood pressure.
Store Isoptin at room temperature preferably between 15 to 25 degrees C. Always keep it in a cool dark place that is not directly exposed to sources of heat or moisture and sunlight. Protect it from kids and pets.
Doctors advise against using Isoptin if you are allergic to any ingredient in it or if you have conditions like certain heart problems, very low blood pressure, pre-excitation syndromes, have suffered through shock because of some serious heart problem, or if you are into erythromycin, dofetilide, disopyramide or even electriptan.
Avoid undertaking any tasks which require mental alertness (driving, handling heavy machinery etc) while under the effect of the dosage.
Doctors may prescribe certain laboratory tests like to determine how you have responded to treatment and to gauge the severity of the side effects of Isoptin. Please Keep all lab appointments and do not miss any tests.
Please inform your lab technician or surgeon that you are taking Isoptin before you undergo any emergency surgical procedure including dental operations.
Caution must be maintained in case of elderly patients and also in case of children, as they might be sensitive towards the dosage.
If you are expecting a child or are planning to have a child in the near future, then consult your doctor before using Isoptin to discuss any possible threats to the unborn baby.
If you are a nursing mother and breast feed your baby, then you must avoid taking the medicine as it is known to be fond in the breast milk.


Clean lines and sleek tailoring give a sophisticated finish to this comfortable sleeper sofa. Like a secret agent in disguise, you would never guess this chic sofa also doubles as a bed. As the sun goes down, it seamlessly transitions into an inviting bed. Make the sofa fit any profile with any of the 700 fabric cover options available at Best Home Furnishings, and you can choose either the Distressed Pecan or Espresso finish for the wooden legs. S eat cushions feature encased coil springs for a long lasting resilient comfort. Choices of luxurious comfort include either a Memory Foam mattres s or an AirDream mattress, or simplify your comfort with the legendary Innerspring mattress. Two pillows come standard in your choice of fabric.
Unit Weight (lbs) Seat Width 69"
Unit Width 79" Arm Height 23"


The Women, Business and the Law team provides numerous illustrations, from statistical associations to case studies, of the link between laws and women's empowerment. For example, in 2009, a woman applied to be an assistant driver in the St. Petersburg subway system and was turned down because the law prohibits women from holding the job. She challenged this in court on grounds of gender discrimination, but the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation rejected her argument.
Overall and across countries, lower legal gender equality is associated with fewer girls attending secondary school relative to boys, fewer women working or running businesses, and a wider gender wage gap.
Women, Business and the Law research also suggests how much details can matter to the impact of laws: both Bolivia and the Democratic Republic of Congo require that 50 percent of political party candidates are women, but 53 percent of members of Bolivia's parliament are women compared to 9 percent in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The researchers suggest the DRC law may be ineffectual because it is silent on both placement requirements and sanctions for noncompliance.
Women, Business and the Law was incubated by the World Bank's Doing Business group, which catalogues the legal and regulatory steps necessary to launch and run a business—the official number of steps and length of time taken to get permission to build a warehouse or set up a limited liability company, for example. As with legal barriers to women's economic empowerment, the effect of de jure regulations on actual outcomes can be varied.
That is easy to see with Doing Business because the World Bank also runs a series of enterprise surveys which ask some of the same questions as Doing Business, but seeking data on actual de facto experiences rather than recording what should be the case following the laws and regulations on the books. The relationship between de jure and de facto can be extremely weak. Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Lant Pritchett demonstrated the gap: they found that the time reported for getting a construction permit in Doing Business was 177 days. The Enterprise Survey data suggested a median of 30 days, and there was a very weak relationship between longer de jure and longer de facto processes.
Again, the Women, Business and the Law researchers as well as others have demonstrated that the laws they catalogue are related to outcomes. But just as with Doing Business, which legal restrictions are the most binding surely varies—across types of restriction and jurisdictions. The more that Women, Business and the Law data on de jure statutes can be paired with data on their de facto operation, the more useful it will be for policymakers and others trying to prioritize and focus reform efforts. And, over time and as reforms happen, this combination of data will help demonstrate the impact of legal changes.
Beyond compiling already-extant data to link outcomes to laws (Demographic and Household Survey measures of the female genital mutilation rates to laws banning the practice, for example), two additional survey approaches might help. For some of the restrictions, a few additional questions on the enterprise survey might be appropriate: for example, does the firm provide (paid) maternity leave, does it guarantee an equivalent position after leave? (At the same time, enterprise surveys could also improve their precision around women-owned enterprises). In other cases, perhaps a (stand-alone) survey of individual women might be necessary—did you need male family member's permission to open a bank account? Who is in charge of marital property? Better linking de jure regulation to de facto implementation and on to empowerment outcomes would be a powerful lever for those campaigning for effective legal reform.


text:
Q: How to export variables from a PowerShell module I've defined a variable in a psm1 file but when I try to access it in another script, after importing the module, I'm not seeing the value set in the psm1 file.
globals.psm1
$blah = "hello world"

my-script.ps1
Import-Module "$PSScriptRoot\globals.psm1" -Force -Verbose
Write-Output "blah: ${blah}"

output

PS C:\blah> .\my-script.ps1
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\blah\globals.psm1'.
blah: ''

I thought all variables get exported by default.  I must be interrupting this wrong:

Specifies the variables that the module exports to the caller's session state. Wildcard characters are permitted. By default, all variables ('*') are exported

source: MSFT Docs -> How to write a PowerShell module manifest
(CTRL + F on 'VariablesToExport' to find the quoted text)

And yes, if I export the variable, I can access it but the documentation says: 'By default, all varialbes ('*') are exported so what am I doing wrong or misunderstanding?
globals.psm1
$blah = "hello world"
Export-ModuleMember -Variable blah

A: Your module is not using a module manifest (a companion .psd1 file whose RootModule entry points to your .psm1 file in the case of script modules), whereas the documentation you quote pertains to module manifest-based modules.
If a module consists only of a .psm1 file, and that file contains no Export-ModuleMember calls, the following rule applies:

*

*Only functions and aliases are automatically exported.

*Conversely, this means: in order to also export variables, you must use an Export-ModuleMember call - and if you do, the slate is wiped clean, so to speak, and you must explicitly specify all definitions you want to export (in the simplest case, use Export-ModuleMember -Function * -Alias * -Variable *).
Also, be sure to place this call at the end of your .psm1 file, to ensure that all definitions to export have already been defined.
Caveat, if a manifest (.psd1) is used:

*

*The manifest's *ToExport keys apply on top of what the .psm1 file - implicitly or explicitly - exports, i.e. you can use it to further narrow what is to be exported, by explicitly enumerating the elements to export, which not only makes the module more self-describing, but also helps performance when PowerShell auto-discovers the commands in available, but not-(yet)-imported modules.

*Therefore, if a manifest-based module wants to export variables, it too must have an explicit Export-ModuleMember call in its .psm1 file, with the manifest potentially narrowing down what variables are ultimately to be exported.
Generally, exporting variables from modules is best avoided, because:

*

*it increases the risk of name collisions with variables of the same name defined elsewhere.

*discovering which variables are exported by what module isn't as well-known as use of Get-Command is in order to determine what module a given function, cmdlet, or alias comes from. This is because (a) modules that export variables are rare and users generally don't expect it, and (b) the Get-Variable cmdlet - which can tell you what module a variable is defined in - isn't often used in practice.

To see which definitions a given module exports, pass -Verbose to the Import-Module call that imports it. Additionally, pass -Force in order to force re-loading of an already imported module.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Chinese migrant workers stranded in Guangzhou's Covid-19 homeless crisis
By Xinlu Liang
Saturday, 26 Nov 2022
AseanPlus News 12h ago
No Lunar New Year festivities for Hong Kong's homeless who seek refuge from cold weather in temporary shelters
While animal origin of Covid-19 remains a mystery, will revised law in China help prevent more diseases jumping from wildlife to people?
India 12h ago
US State Department avoids commenting on India's ban of documentary critical of Modi
2fcd2628-e9fa-463f-a188-64ad4bf5d56f_75fb3329
Hundreds of migrant workers have been left homeless on the streets of Guangzhou in southern China, according to multiple sources in the city where the most severe Covid-19 outbreak of the pandemic has been raging for a month.
The workers – mostly from the central province of Hubei – have been released from Covid-19 quarantine centres, called fangcang hospitals, but cannot return to their homes in the urban villages of Guangzhou's Haizhu district, epicentre of the latest outbreak.
Officials say the district is still in a severe epidemic situation and one government notice encouraged the workers to return to their home provinces, saying management of the outbreak will take a further month.
Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team.
With nowhere to go, the migrants carry their backpacks as they look for temporary shelter under bridges, in underpasses or by the riverside near the urban villages, workers and community volunteers said.
Xiong Xiong, a restaurant owner from Hubei who has been living in Guangzhou for more than 10 years, is doing what he can to help after watching their plight from his establishment near the entrance to an urban village.
Rain was falling this week as temperatures plummeted and about 200 homeless migrant workers gathered outside. "Who would like to wander on the streets? They just have nowhere to go," Xiong said.
He joined a volunteer group to put up tents and buy food and masks. He has also offered the workers use of the restaurant's charging station and the staff bathrooms, where they can get warm showers.
"Our Hubei workers are discharged from the fangcang hospitals, shuttled back to the urban villages and dropped off at the main entrance," Xiong said.
"But it's sealed off and they can't get in. They're most familiar with the surrounding areas, so they gradually gather around [my restaurant]. There is a roof, a corridor. It can't protect them from the wind but they can take shelter from the rain."
Xiong said he started helping the workers last Wednesday, but was ordered to shut down over the weekend by local officials who swiftly sealed off his restaurant and warned him of the potential risk of Covid-19 transmission.
He said one of the officials told him "nobody can take responsibility if the virus spreads".
Another official, speaking to the South China Morning Post on condition of anonymity, admitted there is no space in the densely packed quarantine areas. "Community workers can't even find a place to sit down ... [but] we are already delivering food to residents," he said.
On Monday evening, Xiong's volunteer group negotiated with the Hubei Chamber of Commerce and the local government to arrange shelter for 200 people in Haizhu's giant fabric market.
On Tuesday, with the help of the local women's federation, the group found hotel accommodation for 25 women and children. "But it's far from enough," Xiong said. "There are too many people."
Xiong continues to send daily supplies to the workers living in tents along the streets, but the situation is creating a vicious circle.
"Now there's a shortage of shelters for those released from the quarantine hospitals, so people become reluctant to come out. Therefore, the people in fangcang won't leave, and then those home quarantining in the urban villages can't be transferred in," he said.
With 7,970 new cases on Tuesday – about 27 per cent of the national numbers – there is no sign yet that the situation is easing in Guangzhou.
Haizhu district's Zhongda fabric market – the largest of its kind in China – accounted for about 90 per cent of the daily infections. The market is closed, but it is also home to hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, including more than 300,000 from Hubei.
The high density population of the market and its surrounding urban villages – as high as 100,000 people per square kilometre – has made containing the outbreak challenging and some of the residents have already been in lockdown for a month.
Local authorities said there were 70,000 beds in Guangzhou's 19 fangcang hospitals, as of Wednesday. Cities across Guangdong province are speeding up construction to make nearly 130,000 more beds available by the end of this week. Most stays last between seven and 10 days.
No calm for Guangzhou residents in the eye of China's Covid-19 storm
As of last Thursday, 95,300 people had been moved from Haizhu to quarantine sites, according to the district's deputy head Zhang Yongliang. As of Tuesday, 11,000 had been released from the hospitals.
There are claims that people in the district who contract the virus or are identified as close contacts are waiting days or even weeks to be transferred to a hospital or a quarantine site.
Li Wei, a textile factory worker locked down in Kangle urban village, said his wife waited three days to be evacuated after she tested positive on November 8. He has been identified as a close contact but is still waiting to be transferred to a quarantine site.
Residents have to "fight over daily necessities" during home quarantine and it is hard to get timely help from the local officials, he said.
Li, who is originally from a county near Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan, said management of the outbreak in Guangzhou is "such a mess".
"We experienced the time when Hubei was sealed off for three months [in 2020] and it was not as difficult as this time," he said.
"The government is saying not to gather repeatedly ... but we are asked to assemble on a large scale and line up for 12 hours and even days, waiting for the shuttle buses, only to be told none are available at the end of the day," Li said.
"So many people are queuing up in the crowded lanes, with red or green [health] codes. How could you not get infected?"
The Hubei chamber in Guangdong, backed by the local authorities, has been sending workers back to their hometowns since last weekend, in a constant flow of coaches, but there are too many and not everyone wants to leave.
"Some extremely poor workers without a stable and fixed income prefer to stay and wait," said a local government worker. "But many want to go home as the traditional Lunar New Year is earlier this year and they can't make much money [now that the factories are closed]."
But even those workers who are willing to go home face difficulties and delays. Once released from the fangcang hospitals they are given an amber health code that restricts their mobility and bars them from staying in hotels.
Xiong said the migrant workers have to wait one week to get a green code and then they can choose to stay in the city or go home.
But before they can return to their hometowns, the workers must obtain permits from both the Haizhu district authorities and community committees in Hubei. According to some community workers, some Hubei villages are dissuading them from returning and, once home, they must quarantine for five to 10 days.
More from South China Morning Post:
China's Covid-19 wave spurs tighter controls despite Beijing's calls for 'targeted' measures
Chinese migrant workers protest amid Covid-19 lockdowns in Guangzhou textile hub
China's migrant workers forced home, factory owners struggling to survive under coronavirus lockdowns
For the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2022.
Article type: free
User access status:
Tags / Keywords: SCMP , China , Covid-19
IHH TO LEVEL UP THE 'CARE' IN HEALTHCARE
Next In Aseanplus News
Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Saturday (Jan 28, 2023)
Syndicates more willing to traffic drugs in larger quantities after Covid-19, says Singapore minister
Thaksin's daughter rejects rumours of a secret deal for his return to Thailand
Three in four women in Philippines use smartphones, say survey
Trending in AseanPlus


2 Bedroom Terraced House For Sale in Chorley for Asking Price £160,000.
This period property with a modern interior has plenty to offer, situated within a popular residential area of Coppull, close to yarrow valley country park. Internally, the property briefly comprises of a entrance vestibule, lounge, dining room/sitting room with French doors onto rear garden, fully fitted kitchen with modern wall and base, two double bedrooms and a modern three piece bathroom suite. Externally, to the front there is a small garden whilst to the rear is a low maintenance garden leading to a large piece of land which is not overlooked. This property is a must see to appreciate the amount of space this property has to offer inside and out..


It is an excellent time to be involved in AALL policy related activities. Various events held at the AALL annual meeting in Denver highlighted some of the issues that are important to us as law librarians and demonstrated how at the state level you are needed to help advance the objectives of our organization.
The Legislative Advocacy Training 2010: Raising the Bar in Your State focused on promoting the value of public law libraries and the importance of the national inventory of primary legal information led by the State Working Groups.
A-1: The Bluebook: An Open Discussion Among Editors and Librarians demonstrated that there are law students, lawyers and judges who recognize the importance of having authentic and stable online sources to cite to.
At C-3: A Vision for the Future: Authenticated and Official Online Legal Resources, we learned more about the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) Drafting Committee on the Authentication and Preservation of State Electronic Legal Materials Act.
During F-2: In PKI We Trust: Authenticating Our Future, the speakers discussed chain of custody and authentication issues related to federal government documents.
If you filled out the WAC and Session Laws Publication Survey from the Code Reviser's Office, you know that these issues are hitting home. The State of Washington is facing difficult budget issues, and like a lot of states, it sees the possibility of eliminating print publications as a way to save money. However, the print should not be discontinued until the digital version is designated as the official, authenticated version and it is preserved with permanent public access ensured.
Get involved today! We need your help! We are currently working on a national inventory of primary legal resources. Our state Working Group needs your help in contributing to this inventory. This information will be analyzed and used by experts working with LAW.gov, the Law Library of Congress and our AALL public policy committees to advocate for no-fee, permanent public access to authentic online legal information on government websites.
Contact me or Kay Newman if you'd like to volunteer for the Washington State Working Group and contribute to the Washington inventory of legal information.


Today is the last day of Shavuot, the Jewish holiday which celebrates God giving the Torah to the Jews. I am not Jewish, but I learned about this holiday from my Jewish physiotherapist, who is taking tomorrow off work to celebrate Shavuot.
Naturally, the first question I asked her is whether there was food involved with Shavuot - and as it happens, there is. It is traditional for Jewish people to eat dairy foods on Shavuot, as when they first received the Torah, they could not cook meat in their non-kosher cooking pots, so they turned to dairy instead. This is good news, as it means cheese blintzes and cheesecake are made for the occasion.
I used this recipe, but baked it in a 22cm pan even though the quantities given were for a half recipe. I added grated lime zest and lime juice instead of vanilla, and I added a base of crushed gingernut biscuits and butter (as I like my cheesecake to have a base). Some of the gingernut crumbs broke free from the base and floated to the top of the cheesecake - these are the speckles you can see in the cheesecake. However, this was not a bad thing - I didn't mind the cheesecake being flecked with biscuit crumbs.
This cheesecake is of the light and fluffy variety, so if this sounds like your kind of cheesecake, do try this recipe. Me, I like cheesecake in all shapes and sizes, and I certainly enjoyed this one.
I decided to make three strand braids for my challah. A word is attributed to each of the three strands: zachor (remember), shamor (observe or guard), and b'dibur echad (with one word). Our host states that the braiding of the three words is a physical reminder of the importance of remembering and observing the Sabbath as one commandment.
I liked both versions, but enjoyed the apricot version the best.
Thanks to our host, Ruth, for challenging us to make challah this month - she will have the recipes on her website. To check out the challahs made by the other Daring Bakers, visit the slideshow on the Daring Kitchen website.
Well, it's hard to believe, but this little blog turns 5 today. That's right - I have now been cooking and photographing food then writing about it for five years. I am lucky I wasn't in this game as an alternative career or for fame, because I have got neither, but this blog has made me very happy as a journal of my experiences in the kitchen, and to meet such a variety of other people and see what the get up to in the kitchen. It is fun to go back to see what I have made, what I have learned, and how my photography has improved (believe it or not, it has).
I have not made anything special for today; however, I will post about the coconut raspberry slice that I made for my friend Camilla's baby shower in Sydney last weekend. Coconut raspberry slice, with its light cakey base, raspberry jam filling and crunchy coconut topping, is a perennial Aussie favourite, and is easy to make. You can find the recipe here.
My only negative comment is that the slice is very thin made in a lamington/swiss roll tin. I recommend an ordinary slice/bar tray, like my mum uses, to get thicker slices.
It is cold and windy and threatening rain here in Melbourne today - it is only very marginally better than yesterday, and only because it hasn't rained yet. Hope the weather is better where you are. I am off to California for a holiday soon, and I am elated to be getting a second summer - if only temporarily.
This week's French Fridays with Dorie recipe is Lyonnaise garlic and herb cheese, a dip made with ricotta cheese, garlic, herbs, red wine vinegar and salt and pepper.
I made only a quarter of the recipe using garlic, fresh chives and dried tarragon. I didn't have time to drain the ricotta, so I used it as is. I also didn't chill it before serving, and it tasted fine - the ricotta was still cold from the fridge.
I served this dip with blue poppy and rye crackers. It was pleasant enough, but didn't make me excited enough to make it again.
Last weekend, I went to Sydney to attend my friend Camilla's baby shower. This was no mean feat, because unbeknownst to me at the time that I booked the trip, I was burdened with a heavy chest cough that I have had for two weeks, paired with a torn calf muscle that I have been nursing for around the same period of time.
Despite this, I duly attended the baby shower on Saturday afternoon (more on that in another post), and stayed for Sunday to enjoy my own adventures. I am going to share them with you because the things that I did were by and large off the beaten track and a little different to the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, but to me, just as special in their own way.
I stayed at Travelodge in Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills. This hotel has special significance for me, because it is where I interviewed for my first in-house job (because I was staying there and the interview was on a Saturday), and it is just up the road from where I went to work for that job on Wentworth Avenue.
Last year, I went to a cafe just up the road from the Travelodge called Two Good Eggs, that I have posted about before. I liked it so much that I wanted to go back there for breakfast on Sunday. And I wasn't disappointed - the food and the service were both top notch.
There were two ladies from Hawaii who came in after me, and one of them asked the waitress what a flat white was - she ended up ordering black coffee with milk on the side, but it was interesting to know that a flat white is not a common type of coffee, at least in Hawaii.
For breakfast, there were so many wonderful dishes that the choice was hard, but I decided to go with Goats on Toast, pictured at the top of this post. Goats on Toast is comprised of warm Trinity Cellars French goats cheese with drizzled honey, sliced apple and smashed walnuts on sour cherry fruit toast. It is a similar concept to a Donna Hay dish that I made earlier this year, but sweet rather than savoury. While Goats on Toast is very rich, and I could honestly have survived nicely on just one piece, it is devine. The sweetness of the honey and the tartness of the sliced Granny Smith apple cut through the creamy richness of the warmed goats cheese, and the walnuts add texture and crunch. I loved this dish (especially its cool name!), and would order it again. The service was friendly and efficient (it transpired from her conversations with other customers that my waitress was Swedish, although she sounded English), and I could enjoy the view of people walking their dogs in the park, where I sometimes used to eat my lunch.
It resembles the New York Flat Iron building in shape, and has the most wonderful tiled signage at the top and on the sides of the building. Unfortunately, the building was in a terrible state of disrepair when I worked near it 8 years ago, and remains so today. It is a shame to see such a marvellous building, built in 1915 but empty for over 25 years, go to rack and ruin. A reason for its state is proposed in this article. We could see it from the rooftop balcony at work where we held monthly sausage sizzles, and the Griffiths Teas signage featured as a backdrop to many photos from those sausage sizzles.
Formerly a warehouse for the Mark Foys department store, built in around 1920, it is luckier than the Griffiths Teas building as it has been converted into apartments and is in good shape. Both the Griffiths Teas Building and the Mark Foys building were visible in all their glory from my hotel room window - bonus!
This pub holds special significance for me, as it is located out the back of my old workplace. On many Friday evenings, my boss, Nadia, would invite us there for a "beer". Ironically, Nadia drank sparkling wine or "bubbles" as she put it, not beer. It was the dying days of smoking in pubs back then, and Nadia would always ask us if we minded if she lit up - the answer was always no, but she always politely asked. Nadia often regaled us with entertaining stories about her life that were never mentioned at work, and it even slipped out that she had her own blog, back in the days when blogging was a novelty. It was Nadia who inspired me to believe that I could write this blog, although our subject matter and styles are worlds apart. I have Nadia to thank for giving me my in-house break, even though for what seem now like silly reasons, I left of my own accord after a year.
My favourite paintings were in fact in the Wynne prize (landscape artists) exhibition, hung side by side and painted by a pair of Tims: Tim Johnston's Observatory Hill, with aboriginal inspired dot work mixed with modern Sydney landmarks, and Tim Storrier's (The Archibald prize winner, but not the Wynne prize winner) whimsical floating flowers in the sky called The Dalliance.
This was apparently Australia's first hospital, and is 200 years old this year - and I have never noticed it before! It has a smashing fountain in the courtyard featuring swans, and there is also a cafe open to the public.
Afterwards, to rest my leg, I did the very touristy thing of taking a Harbour cruise, but you can see better photos of the Harbour than mine anywhere.
I hope you have enjoyed this off the tourist track tour of the Sydney CBD, especially those parts of Surry Hills that I remember with fondness as "my Sydney".
Today we are taking Caroline to lunch as a kind of work baby shower. Her baby is not due until July, and she will be with us for a few more weeks (if all goes to plan), but we decided to hold her shower now because of the uncertainty of when babies choose to arrive, and because I am imminently going on leave.
To celebrate, I also made some baby shower biscuits. I have previously made the biscuit recipe here. Although these biscuits taste nice, I had the same debacle as I did last time with the dough being very soft, making it hard to work with. In the future, I will stick to the tried and true Daring Bakers sugar cookies for cut-out cookies. I am pretty sure I could put the same orange and lavendar flavours through the sugar cookies, but have a dough that is not so challenging to work with.
Instead of the lemon icing from last time, I just used all royal icing, as I found the lemon icing to be very soft. I was not thrilled with the consistency of this recipe for royal icing - I know that I can make flood icing cookies well, but this icing was too thick to flood well, but too thin to outline well. Accordingly, the finished product is a little rough, but as it was after 10pm at night when I was icing them, I just kept going.
Hope Caroline likes them, despite their flaws.
This week's French Fridays with Dorie recipe is Double Chocolate and Banana Tart. It is as decadent and rich as you would imagine from the name, with a chocolate flavoured crust, a ganache and a caramelised banana filling, and more bananas on top.
I enjoyed this, as did my colleague Lee, but other colleagues wasted some of it - at the end of the day, some of it was still in the kitchen so had to be thrown out.
It's Baking with Julia time again, and this week's recipe is designed to keep dairy farmers and doctors in business, as it is dripping with butter. The recipe is Pecan Sticky Buns, and is brought to you by our hosts, Lynn of Eat Drink Man Woman Dogs Cat and Nicole of Cookies on Friday.
If you want to make these sticky buns (recipe here), don't imagine you'll get up early and have sticky buns for breakfast - you need to start this recipe a day ahead, and even then, it takes half the day to complete. Also make sure you have plenty of butter. In the end, I halved the sugar and butter in the topping just to try and cut down on the calories - these are seriously dripping with butter. There's butter in the brioche dough, butter laminated into the rolled out dough, and butter in the topping. The result is a flaky, sweet bun, but you can smell the butter a mile off.
Although these buns took forever (or so it felt) to pull together, they were not hard to make. Accordingly, if you fancy a sticky bun and have plenty of time on your hands, make this recipe. If you don't have as much time, Dorie Greenspan's own pecan sticky bun recipe (online here) is pretty good and gives a similar result.
To see what the other BWJ bakers thought of this recipe, visit the LYL section on the website.
This week's French Fridays with Dorie brought another surprise hit for me - Provencal Olive Fougasse, a French bread from the Provence region flavoured with olives and rosemary, and shaped by slashing the dough.
I am not a bread girl to start with, so the thought of making a savoury bread appealed to me even less. However, this bread is special - it is light and airy, more like a flaky pastry than a bread to me. The olives and rosemary are a beautiful flavour combination, and the salt sprinkled on top of the bread before baking adds a special touch.
I pulled off a piece of this while it was still warm, and liked it so much that I had another piece straight away. It is a delightful bread, perfect for a dinner party or a picnic. The only drawback is the length of time that it takes - 7 hours all up rising and resting time. However, once that it over with, it is very simple to make.
To see what the other FFwD members thought of this bread, visit the LYL section of the FFwD website.
Last night, I had friends over for dinner for the first time in what seems forever. It will have been at least a couple of years since I have made dinner for friends, and this was nearly the dinner party that wasn't - I had forgotten about it until at 2.30pm on the day, one of my friends emailed me to ask if 7pm was OK. Yikes! It was back to the grocery store, and I had no time to fuss about the menu as I might have if I had had the time. My first thought was roast (always great for a dinner party because it's easy and a crowd pleaser), but I didn't have time to cook a full roast in the oven if I wanted to make dessert as well. In the end, I bought chicken pieces, sprayed them with vegetable oil, and sprinkled them with cayenne pepper and rosemary. I paired the chicken with roasted pumpkin, baby potatoes and cherry tomatoes, and beans a la Sunday on the side.
For dessert, I decided to make a cake that I had been eyeing up for a while in Issue 22 of Masterchef magazine. It was a gluten free upside down plum and chocolate cake, by Melbourne blogger Jasmine of The Gluten Free Scallywag. Neither me nor my friends have a requirement for gluten-free food, but I made the recipe as stated because I had the gluten free flour anyway. This was a devine cake, perfect to be served for pudding warm with icecream. I used pluots instead of blood plums, so my cake has yellow rounds peeking out inside of red, but it tasted terrific. The plums were tart against the chocolate, giving a perfect yin and yang effect.
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius and spray a 22cm springform pan with spray oil and line it (base and sides) with baking paper.
Melt 20g of the butter, and paint it onto the base of the lined pan with a pastry brush. Scatter the brown sugar evenly over the base of the pan, and place the plum halves, cut side down, on top of the sugar, leaving a 1cm border from the sides of the pan (to avoid sticking).
In a stand mixer, beat together the sugar, vanilla and 160g butter until light in colour and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each one.
Combine the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Beat into the cake batter in two batches until just combined. Spoon the cake batter evenly over the plums in the pan, and smooth out the surface with a metal spatula. Tap the pan on the bench to remove any air pockets.
Place the springform pan on a cookie tray, then bake the cake on the tray in the oven for 65 minutes or until cooked through. Remove the cake form the oven and allow it to cool in the oven for 15 minutes before inverting it onto a serving plate. Serve it warm with vanilla icecream - delish!
This week's French Fridays with Dorie is a fishy dish - almond flounder meuniere. However, I don't think I have ever seen too much flounder around here, so I purchased John Dory fillets - just because they looked nice and were small, as Dorie described her flounder fillets. This dish comprises fish coated with almond meal and flour on one side, then fried in browned butter.
I didn't make the browned butter - after doing both Baking with Julia recipes for this month on the same day, I could not bear the smell of any more butter, so I skipped it. I also skipped the toasted almonds and parsley for garnish - I don't have anyone to impress, so I could not think of a good reason why to expend $3 on a bunch of parsley that I would not use.
I served my fish with microwaved sweet potato sprinkled with all purpose seasoning, and baby bok choy stir fried and flavoured with soy sauce, fish sauce and honey. Delish and reasonably healthy, I thought.
To see what the other FFwD members thought of this dish, visit the LYL section of the FFwD website (which no longer works for me for reasons unbeknown to me - it just doesn't work and there is no Webmaster help available).
Today is Sandra's birthday. Sandra is our receptionist and a work friend of mine who is very thoughtful about planning for other people's birthdays, so it is only fitting that she should have a lovely cake for her birthday.
Flicking through Rose Levy Beranbaum's Heavenly Cakes, my attention was caught by a very striking Chocolate Tomato Cake, decorated by wafer candles. You can find the recipe online here.
I have even tried the cake, as I levelled off the bottom cake before filling it - and it is beautifully moist, compliments of the tomato soup. It is also very chocolatey, despite only containing cocoa powder.
Here's hoping Sandra enjoys it - happy birthday Sandra!
Well, May has crept up on us quickly, and the weather has asserted that it is in fact autumn. It is cool, often grey during the day, and the leaves have turned delightful shades of red and gold before they tumble to the ground and turn brown. Thankfully, the really cold weather has not yet set in, so I can reconcile myself to getting up in the semi-darkness as it is really not too bad outside.
It is also the first Baking with Julia for this month, hosted by Lynette of 1 Small Kitchen and Cher of The Not So Exciting Adventures of a Dabbler, and our recipe is Hungarian Shortbread. This ain't diet food, with lots and lots of butter involved, but it is practically lean compared with our next recipe, Pecan Sticky Buns. Hungarian Shortbread is a buttery shortbread encasing a layer of jam (in my case, apricot). The shortbread is dredged with icing sugar immediately after baking, which forms a crackly, custard-like top on the shortbread.
I read someone else who made this thought that grating the frozen pastry was an unnecessary faff so they did it all in the food processor. I tended to agree with them and did the same, skipping the resting time in the fridge. My shortbread seemed just fine, despite the short shrift it got from me in the resting department.
The verdict on this recipe - tastes delicious (as well it might with all that butter and sugar), but is terribly unkind in the calories department. However, I guess this group is not about conserving calories, so no more peeps out of me on that count - until the next recipe (yikes).
To check out how the other BWJ bakers went, visit the BWJ LYL section for this recipe.


text:
Q: Offline data cache for Cordova Mobile application I have a Cordova application (Ionic3/Angular) where I wish to add offline data cache, where I would also like to prefetch some of the data, even if the user does not go to the view that would normally invoke the request for that data.
Most caching posts I find have to do with caching web assets such as the actual application files, rather than data fetched via ajax. In my case, (Cordova), I already have all these, I just need to cache the data. For the asset caching, I see toolbox mentioned a lot and being run from within a service worker.
Can toolbox be used for this? Also, does toolbox need to be used in a service worker (worried about iOS support).
If not toolbox, is there something more appropriate I can use for this?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.

A: You can use the ionic-http-offline-cache.
Just replace $http service with httpOfflineCache.


Ella Doran is an award winning designer-entrepreneur who has been running her own East-London based business since the late 90s.
Her main focus is on creating photography-based images and patterns. She pioneered their application to homeware products when digital printing technologies were first developed. The Ella Doran range now includes wallpapers, roller blinds and textiles.
Another popular Ella Doran design is Geo: an illusionist geometric repeat that captures the fascinating play of shadows and light on the surface texture of architectural wall panels.
There is a wonderful immediacy in Doran's designs. They hum with the vibrancy and colour of urban life.


text:
Follow @ParkingReview
View issue archive 368 - 1 Feb 23 367 - 1 Jan 23 366 - 1 Dec 22 2022 Awards - 1 Nov 22 365 - 1 Oct 22 364 - 1 Sep 22 363 - 1 Aug 22 362 - 1 Jul 22 361 - 1 Jun 22 360 - 1 May 22 359 - 1 Apr 22 358 - 1 Mar 22 357 - 1 Feb 22 356 - 1 Jan 22 355 - 1 Dec 21 354 - 1 Nov 21 2021 Awards - 1 Oct 21 353 - 1 Sep 21 352 - 1 Aug 21 351 - 1 Jul 21 350 - 1 Jun 21 349 - 1 May 21 348 - 1 Apr 21 347 - 1 Mar 21 346 - 1 Feb 21 345 - 1 Jan 21 344 - 1 Dec 20 343 - 1 Nov 20 342 - 1 Oct 20 341 - 1 Sep 20 340 - 1 Aug 20 339 - 1 Jul 20 338 - 1 Jun 20 337 - 1 May 20 336 - 1 Apr 20 335 - 1 Mar 20 334 - 1 Feb 20 333 - 1 Jan 20 332 - 1 Dec 19 331 - 1 Nov 19 330 - 1 Oct 19 329 - 1 Sep 19 328 - 1 Aug 19 327 - 1 Jul 19 326 - 1 Jun 19 325 - 1 May 19 324 - 1 Apr 19 323 - 1 Mar 19 322 - 1 Feb 19 321 - 1 Jan 19 320 - 1 Dec 18 319 - 1 Nov 18 318 - 1 Oct 18 317 - 1 Sep 18 316 - 1 Aug 18 315 - 1 Jul 18 314 - 1 Jun 18 313 - 1 May 18 312 - 1 Apr 18 311 - 1 Mar 18 310 - 1 Feb 18 309 - 1 Jan 18 308 - 1 Dec 17 307 - 1 Nov 17 306 - 1 Oct 17 305 - 1 Sep 17 304 - 1 Aug 17 303 - 1 Jul 17 302 - 1 Jun 17 301 - 1 May 17 300 - 1 Apr 17 299 - 1 Mar 17 298 - 1 Feb 17 297 - 1 Jan 17 296 - 2 Dec 16 295 - 1 Nov 16 294 - 1 Oct 16 293 - 30 Aug 16 292 - 1 Aug 16 291 - 1 Jul 16 290 - 23 May 16 289 - 25 Apr 16 288 - 28 Mar 16 287 - 29 Feb 16 286 - 30 Jan 16 285 - 31 Dec 15 284 - 25 Nov 15 283 - 28 Oct 15 282 - 29 Sep 15 281 - 2 Sep 15 280 - 31 Jul 15 279 - 27 Jun 15 278 - 30 May 15 277 - 2 May 15 276 - 7 Apr 15 275 - 28 Feb 15 274 - 1 Feb 15 273 - 10 Dec 14 272 - 24 Nov 14 271 - 24 Oct 14 270 - 25 Sep 14 269 - 30 Aug 14 268 - 25 Jul 14 267 - 27 Jun 14 266 - 23 May 14 265 - 26 Apr 14 264 - 28 Mar 14 263 - 26 Feb 14 262 - 30 Jan 14 261 - 20 Dec 13 260 - 27 Nov 13 259 - 24 Oct 13 258 - 25 Sep 13 257 - 29 Aug 13 256 - 25 Jul 13 255 - 27 Jun 13 254 - 22 May 13 253 - 25 Apr 13 252 - 11 Mar 13 251 - 5 Feb 13 250 - 17 Jan 13 249 - 4 Dec 12 248 - 1 Nov 12 247 - 4 Oct 12 246 - 4 Sep 12 245 - 2 Aug 12 244 - 4 Jul 12 243 - 31 May 12 242 - 3 May 12 241 - 1 Apr 12 240 - 1 Mar 12 239 - 16 Jan 12 238 - 1 Dec 11 237 - 26 Nov 11 236 - 1 Nov 11 235 - 1 Oct 11 234 - 31 Aug 11 233 - 1 Aug 11 232 - 1 Jul 11 231 - 1 Jun 11 230 - 1 May 11 229 - 1 Apr 11 228 - 1 Mar 11 227 - 1 Feb 11 226 - 1 Jan 11 225 - 1 Dec 10 224 - 1 Nov 10 223 - 1 Oct 10 222 - 1 Sep 10 221 - 1 Aug 10 220 - 1 Jul 10 219 - 1 Jun 10 218 - 1 May 10 217 - 1 Apr 10 216 - 1 Mar 10 215 - 1 Feb 10 214 - 1 Jan 10 213 - 1 Dec 09 212 - 1 Nov 09 211 - 1 Oct 09 210 - 1 Sep 09 209 - 1 Aug 09 208 - 1 Jul 09 207 - 1 Jun 09 206 - 1 May 09 205 - 1 Apr 09 204 - 1 Mar 09 203 - 1 Feb 09 202 - 1 Jan 09 201 - 1 Dec 08 200 - 1 Nov 08 199 - 1 Oct 08 198 - 1 Sep 08 197 - 1 Aug 08 196 - 1 Jul 08 195 - 1 Jun 08 194 - 1 May 08 193 - 1 Apr 08 192 - 1 Mar 08 191 - 4 Feb 08 190 - 7 Jan 08 189 - 1 Dec 07 188 - 1 Nov 07 187 - 1 Oct 07 186 - 1 Sep 07 185 - 1 Aug 07 184 - 1 Jul 07
Programme Manager, Neighbourhoods and Networks
See job spec


Get multiple benefits in one natural, powerful scrub. Blast through dead skin cells, diminish the risk of razor bumps, and lighten dull boring skin with this three-in-one treatment. Get age-smoothing exfoliation without irritation making it perfect for all skin types. Sugar Beet rapidly removes sluggish cells & uneven patches while the power of Vitamin C found in Lemon Oil and Pomegranate Extract kick starts the process of illumination while fighting signs of skin damage and discolorations. Smooth skin appears instantly with the help of Olive and Shea. There's no ouch, extra steps or other complications. No redness or flaking making it man's best friend (just don't tell Fido).
Removes dead, dull skin cells.
Hydrates skin to leave it smooth without any greasy feel.
Apply a small amount to TOWEL DRY SKIN to the entire face area after cleansing. Gently apply pressure in circular motions, avoiding eye area. Rinse with cool water. Gentle enough for all skin types and to exfoliate the lip area. Use 2 to 3 times per week in the evening. Follow up with moisturizer. CAUTION: Use only as directed. Discontinue use if rash, redness, or itching occurs. Consult physician if irritation persists.


text:
Thailand produced 2.5 million cars in 2013, and in the commercial vehicle category, is the world's 3rd largest after USA and China
Hi Tech Skills
Thailand produces about 40% of the world's hard disk drives
Leading Rubber Producer
Thailand is a world leader in natural rubber production. Over 40 million car tyres are produced annually by all the leading brands including Bridgestone, Dunlop, Michelin, Firestone and Goodyear.
Bangkok's Modern Metropolis
Netpoint SEA offers local Know-how and Know-who
Netpoint SEA is the Bangkok-based internationalisation expert
Netpoint was established in 1991 to enable Finnish companies to enter and to improve their operations in international markets. During the years it has successfully executed over 300 assignments from the fields of energy, environment, life sciences, ICT, services etc. Netpoint carries out assignments in Thailand, Myanmar, Lao PDR and Cambodia, and through its partners all over South-East Asia and Australia/New Zealand.
We can help you prepare well before new market entry
Implementing New Market Entry
Our networking and cross-cultural skills can help you find and select the right partners as well as support during the startup phase
Support for Existing Operations
We can help in finding new business opportunities, areas for improvement and solutions for them
About Netpoint SEA
Netpoint SEA is the Bangkok-based internationalisation expert. Netpoint was established in 1991 to enable Finnish companies to enter and to improve their operations in international markets.
Address: 58/84 Moo 1, Wandee Siam Bldg., Muang Thong Thani, Chaeng Wattana Road, Klong Klua, Pakkred, Nonthaburi 11120
Email: info@netpointsea.com
Copyright © 2020 Netpoint SEA


But in a world that is churning all around us, how can we know which purpose and direction is right for us? How can we focus our efforts?
Inner Leadership provides a framework and a set of tools to identify the purpose and direction that are right for you and to convert that into a vision that will brings courage and inspiration to you and your team.
Chapters 1, 2, and 5 show you how to stay calm in any situation, make clear sense of what is happening, connect with what is most important to you, and identify your purpose and values. This brings you purpose and direction.
Chapters 3, 4, and 6 show you how to find more options for moving forward, choose the one that is best for you, and turn it into an inspiring vision. This brings a focus for your efforts and adds courage as you work to make it happen.
JFK was right: efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. Inner Leadership enables you to find all four and maintain them as you move forward.
This entry was posted in About/Introduction, Inner Leadership, Outer Leadership and tagged Courage, Inner-Outer, John F Kennedy by The Churning. Bookmark the permalink.


text:
AS and A Level essays
Currently browsing by:
Remove3 star+
Removefewer than 1000 words
Business Studies (13)
General Studies (1)
Modern Foreign Languages (24)
Physical Education (Sport & Coaching) (1)
Religious Studies & Philosophy (6)
Marked by Teachers essays 1479
Peer Reviewed essays 535
Explain and illustrate the roles played by profit in allocating scarce resources within the economy over time.
Marked by teacher: David Salter 12/02/2012
Reviewed by: groat 04/03/2012
Outline and evaluate the Marxist view of the family
Marked by teacher: Diane Apeah-Kubi 28/06/2013
Awarding body: OCR (for A-levels)
Outline and evaluate the functionalist view of the role of the family in society [33 marks]
Write an account of buffer solutions.
Marked by teacher: Brady Smith 14/12/2012
Rules of Causation Case. Jess throws paint in Sams eyes. Sam had to go to hospital to have paint removed from his eyes. On the way home, just before his sight was fully recovered, he tripped on the kerb and fractured his skull.
Marked by teacher: Nick Price 22/03/2012
Quels sont les avantages et les inconvnients dinternet?
Marked by teacher: Sarah Benson 08/01/2013
Labour weakness was the most important reason for Conservative dominance from 1951 to 1964. How far do you agree?
Marked by teacher: Natalya Luck 16/07/2013
Relating the structure and function of cell organelles
Marked by teacher: Luke Smithen 17/09/2013
Health and saftey in enviroment
Marked by teacher: Sam Morran 26/09/2013
Notes on Un Duel - Guy De Maupassant
Advanced level qualifications are generally studied during the ages of 16-18 after a student has taken their GCSE level qualifications. As the name suggests the level of study in the subjects is at a considerably higher level than that which the student will have studied. The amount of study involved in an A level generally means that three is sufficient challenge for the vast majority of students although some high-achievers may be entered for four (or even more).
Students can take a free-standing AS level in the first year as a separate qualification but all the marks for the Advanced level are awarded in the examinations at the end of the second year of study. Advanced level qualifications are used in university applications to allow universities to make decisions about potential students. If you have designs on a particular degree pathway, take care to find out if the subjects you will be studying at A level will be appropriate for the course.


text:
Project Update: Combating Violence Against Women & Girls in the Pacific (ICAAD)
February 5, 2018 February 5, 2018 DVN Communications
The Sikh community has stood against inequality innumerable times in history, and we must continue today to actively defy bigotry and violence directed at vulnerable communities. The struggle for justice and equality is unyielding, and, thanks to the support of the Dasvandh Network community in 2017, ICAAD is able to fight back against the systemic forces that further discrimination. We would like to highlight our progress on the Combating Violence Against Women & Girls in the Pacific project, and give you insight into goals for this year.
COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS IN THE PACIFIC
Highlights of work in 2017:
Writing a Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on behalf of a consortium of NGOs in Fiji. Based on the Report, the CEDAW committee gave an 8 page list of questions to Fiji to respond to in 2018 on a variety of issues from access to justice for women and girls facing gender-based violence (GBV) to education of rural women. This Report will be a tool for driving legal reforms in Fiji for years.
ICAAD continued to make tremendous progress on its rule of law initiatives in the Pacific, traveling to Australia, Vanuatu, Niue, and Fiji this year. This included working directly with judiciaries, universities, women's rights organizations, law firms, and technologists to advance transparency, accountability, and consistency in gender-based violence (GBV) cases. Working directly with Chief Justices, ICAAD was able to gain access to domestic violence and sexual offence cases that were previously unpublished.
ICAAD organised the first ever train the trainers workshop to raise awareness on sexual harassment in the workplace, in partnership with The Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM). Participants were from key civil society and government sectors and expressed a significant shift in their knowledge of harassment, and their ability to train others.
Release a Sentencing Handbook on gender-based violence (GBV) for legal practitioners, judges, and activists in the Pacific. The Handbook is currently being drafted in conjunction with attorneys in London from international law firm Clifford Chance LLP, and covers a practical perspective to sentencing, analysis of cases, and common gender-biases that arise in cases.
Scale our GBV case-law analysis for the Pacific Island region in partnership with major international law firms, and release TrackGBV, a case law data analysis platform for GBV. We've been working with partner Conduent to build TrackGBV and automate some of the analysis so that advocates can spend their time analyzing more substantive issues and see trends in case law as legislative and policy changes are made.
In partnership with DLA Piper, ICAAD is producing a Medico-Legal training program to train medical professionals to better document, collect evidence, and testify in Court, as well as to upskill prosecutors' understanding of medical testimony so that they can better present their cases. The gap in medico-legal training has been identified by several local stakeholders, including the Fiji Medical Association, as a major obstacle to delivery of justice for victims/survivors of gender based crimes.
Project Update. permalink.
Now Hiring: Dasvandh Network Associate Director
Project Update: BPSHI


text:
Q: How to calculate star rating? I have one product and i want to calculate 5 star rating on the basic like and dislike
for example product have

*

*like = 200 // that means 200 user like that product

*dislike =10 // that means 10 user dislike that particular product

A: Below is javascript calculation just to get the idea. You can convert it to whatever language you want.
var like = 200;
var dislike = 10
var total = like + dislike ;

percentOfLikes    = 5 * like / total;
percentOfDislikes = 5 * dislike / total;
console.log(percentOfLikes);
// 4.761904761904762 4.8 stars
console.log(percentOfDislikes);
// 0.23809523809523808 0.2 stars

A: Here's a simple PHP function:
<?php
    function calculateStarRating($likes, $dislikes){
        $maxNumberOfStars = 5; // Define the maximum number of stars possible.
        $totalRating = $likes + $dislikes; // Calculate the total number of ratings.
        $likePercentageStars = ($likes / $totalRating) * $maxNumberOfStars;
        return $likePercentageStars;
    }
?>

To call the function:
<?php
    $likeCount = 190;
    $dislikeCount =10;
    $calculatedRating = calculateStarRating($likeCount, $dislikeCount);
?>

To use the calculated value in Javascript:
<script>
    var rating = <?php echo $calculatedRating; ?>;
    alert(rating); // For testing purposes.
</script>

These would get you started.