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It S Not How Good You Are It S How Good You Want To Be
Author : Paul Arden
Genre : Self-Help
" It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world: a pocket bible for the talented and timid alike to help make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world's top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity – all endeavors that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This uplifting and humorous little book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom – all packed into easy‐to‐digest, bite‐sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this book is a must. "
Whatever You Think Think The Opposite
Gives advice for how to achieve success, advocating risk-taking and entrepreneurial thinking by presenting examples of people who made unique decisions that paid off.
Summary It S Not How Good You Are It S How Good You Want To Be By Paul Arden
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* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes.*By reading this summary, you will discover, thanks to Paul Arden's advice, how to assert yourself in your work and get the best out of yourself.*You will also learn : that this advice is intended for professionals, especially advertisers, but also for all those who want to make something of their lives; that whether you are a beginner or an experienced professional, you are bound to benefit from the questions and answers provided by Paul Arden; that the methods used by advertisers can be transposed to other fields; that with intelligence, courage and talent, you will be able to succeed in the field of your choice.*Aiming for perfection, being the best by remaining consensual and setting realistic goals, is this the recipe for success at work? Paul Arden, a British publicist, says exactly the opposite and sweeps away preconceived ideas. According to him, learning is above all about taking the plunge... and making mistakes. To be ambitious is to make your dreams come true and to project yourself with determination. Succeeding means having a goal and becoming what you want to be.*Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!
God Explained In A Taxi Ride
Addresses the nature of human religious belief in a series of vignettes and questions that explore humankind's relationship to the divine, from ancient times to the present, in the context of a taxi ride.
Damn Good Advice For People With Talent
Author : George Lois
Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent!) is a look into the mind of one of America's most legendary creative thinkers, George Lois. Offering indispensle lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes and inspiration, this book is a timeless creative bible for all those looking to succeed in life, business and creativity. These are key lessons derived from the incomparle life of 'Master Communicator' George Lois, the original Mad Man of Madison Avenue. Written and compiled by the man The Wall Street Journal called "prodigy, enfant terrible, founder of agencies, creator of legends," each step is borne from a passion to succeed and a disdain for the status quo. Organised into inspirational, bite-sized pointers, each page offers fresh insight into the sources of success, from identifying your heroes to identifying yourself. The ideas, images and illustrations presented in this book are fresh, witty and in-your-face. Whether it's communicating your point in nanosecond, creating an explosive portfolio or making your presence felt, no one is better placed than George Lois to teach you the process of creativity. Poignant, punchy and to-the-point, Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent!) is a must have for anyone on a quest for success.
The Book Of Doing
Author : Allison Arden
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
An inspiring collection of ideas and activities to increase creativity and joy. There are suggestions of objects to create and make, ways to explore and experiment with everyday tasks and all manner of things to play, build, paint and cook. Readers will be inspired to roll up their sleeves and get out the glitter and re-discover happiness in nostalgic crafts.
Wine Bar Theory
Author : David Gilbertson
Wine Bar Theory is an attitude and an approach to work. It's not about cutting corners, it's about wanting the very best and not settling for less. It's a theory that can pave your road to success. Author David Gilbertson built a failing company into multi-billion dollar business without waking up at 4:00am or working until midnight. He knows how to work better and get great results. In this pocket-sized book, Gilbertson distills the secrets of his success into 28 simple rules, building a compelling narrative on how to achieve one's goals while still having time to join friends at the wine bar. Covering workplace issues and business strategy, Wine Bar Theory offers accessible, everyday strategies for creative professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and anyone looking to get ahead in life. The book's engaging illustrations are by Bill Butcher, whose work is seen in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and The Economist.
Every Idea Is A Good Idea
Author : Tom Sturges
Access a level of creativity you never thought possible, using techniques Tom Sturges—former head of creative at Universal Music Publishing Group—learned in his 25-plus years in the music industry. Everyone is innately creative. But many of us—especially those trying to develop careers in music and the arts—wish we knew how to better tap into our creative potential. Is there a way to more easily connect with the part of our minds that knows how to complete a song, finish a poem, or solve a problem? Music industry veteran Tom Sturges argues that there is. Sturges—who, in his 25-plus-year career, has worked with artists including Carole King, Paul Simon, Elton John, Neil Young, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins and Outkast—has developed dependable techniques to help you recognize and harness your own creative power, whenever and wherever you need it Get insight and knowledge of the creative process from Sir Paul McCartney and other. . Every Idea Is a Good Idea invites readers to find the pathway to their own creative endeavors.
Reach For The Summit
Author : Pat Summitt
"I'm someone who will push you beyond all reasonable limits. Someone who will ask you not to just fulfill your potential but to exceed it. Someone who will expect more from you than you may believe you are capable of. So if you aren't ready to go to work, shut this book." --Pat Summitt Pat Summitt, head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, was a phenomenon in women's basketball. Her ferociously competitive teams won the NCAA championship in 1996 and 1997 and made her the winningest coach in NCAA Division 1 women's history. Summitt wrote the first motivational book by a high-achieving female coach. In Reach for the Summit, she presented her formula for success, which she called the "Definite Dozen System." In each of the book's twelve chapters, Summitt talked about one of the system's principles--such as responsibility, discipline, and loyalty--and showed how to apply it to your own situation. Pat Summitt used her own remarkable story as a vehicle for explaining how anyone can transform herself through ambition. Through many amusing anecdotes and a few very painful memories, she revealed her mistakes and triumphs as a beginning basketball player, as an Olympic athlete, as a Division 1 coach, and as a mother. Although Summitt was not born to the easy life--she was born into a hard-working farm family in a remote corner of Tennessee--she became one of the most successful and highest-paid coaches in the country. She candidly talked about how she turned her losses into wins and then showed how you can do the same. Wonderfully entertaining and brilliantly instructive, Reach for the Summit discloses the winning secret to building a principled system and making it to the top at whatever you do. Pat Summitt's story will motivate you to achieve in sports, business, and the most important game of all--life.
What They Didn T Teach You In Design School
Author : Phil Cleaver
Genre : Design
You'll appreciate this design career guide if: You're a recent graduate and looking for a job as a designer You want resume and interviewing advice, as well as tips for working in the design industry You'd like to learn how to avoid common pitfalls of asserting yourself in the design industry What They Didn't Teach You in Design School by Phil Cleaver provides advice on the stage from graduating, and getting into a studio and staying there as a valued designer, and explores best design practices. Though predominantly serving as a useful guide and bridge in the first year of your career as a designer, it should also be considered an essential tool that can be consulted when you're unsure of what to do next. Begin with the essentials of beginning your design career, like building your resume and portfolio, seeking out opportunities, and preparing for and securing interviews. More than just helping you get a job, however, this career guide serves to help you succeed in whichever design position you land. Learn how to effectively work with other designers and your own clients, keep up to date with the industry, hone your business skills, and much more. From the day after graduation to the completion of your first year as a design professional, this career guide will help you stay on top of your game. In What They Didn't Teach You in Design School you'll find: 11 chapters covering topics ranging from software skills, print production, and designer relations, to good design practice, web skills, and working with external suppliers Helpful design advice that you'll want to return to again and again A word from the author: "Working in a studio is hugely different from studying; this book is aimed at helping you through the transition and giving you the ammo to climb this massive new learning curve." --Phil Cleaver


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PART 1401—PUBLIC INFORMATION
Subpart A—Information in Response to Subpoenas
§1401.1 Purpose and scope.
§1401.2 Production of records or testimony by FMCS employees.
§1401.3 Procedure in the event of a demand for production, disclosure, or testimony.
Subpart B—Production or Disclosure of Information
§1401.20 Purpose and scope.
§1401.21 Information policy.
§1401.22 Partial disclosure of records.
§1401.23 Preparation of new records.
§1401.30 Applicability of procedures.
§1401.31 Filing a request for records.
§1401.32 Logging of written requests.
§1401.33 Description of information requested.
§1401.34 Time for processing requests.
§1401.35 Appeals from denials of request.
§1401.36 Freedom of Information Act fee schedules.
Authority: Sec. 202, 61 Stat. 136, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 552.
Source: 40 FR 8169, Feb. 26, 1975, unless otherwise noted.
This subpart contains the regulations of the Service concerning procedures to be followed when a subpoena, order, or other demand of a court or other authority is issued for the production or disclosure of (a) any material contained in the files of the Service; (b) any information relating to material contained in the files of the Service; or (c) any information or material acquired by any person as a part of the performance of his official duties or because of his official status, while such person was an employee of the Service.
(a) Public policy and the successful effectuation of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service's mission require that commissioners and employees maintain a reputation for impartiality and integrity. Labor and management or other interested parties participating in mediation efforts must have the assurance and confidence that information disclosed to commissioners and other employees of the Service will not subsequently be divulged, voluntarily or because of compulsion, unless authorized by the Director of the Service.
(b) No officer, employee, or other person officially connected in any capacity with the Service, currently or formerly shall, in response to a subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, or other judicial or administrative order, produce any material contained in the files of the Service, disclose any information acquired as part of the performance of his official duties or because of his official status, or testify on behalf of any party to any matter pending in any judicial, arbitral or administrative proceeding, without the prior approval of the Director.
(a) Any request for records of the Service, whether it be by letter, by subpoena duces tecum or by any other written demand, shall be handled pursuant to the procedures established in subpart B of this part, and shall comply with the rules governing public disclosure.
(b) Whenever any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum calling for production of records or testimony as described above shall have been served upon any officer, employee or other person as noted in §1401.2(b), he will, unless notified otherwise appear in answer thereto, and unless otherwise expressly directed by the Director, respectfully decline to produce or present such records or to give such testimony, by reason of the prohibitions of this section, and shall state that the production of the record(s) involved will be handled by the procedures established in this part.
Source: 50 FR 52917, Dec. 27, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
This subpart contains the regulations of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service providing for public access to information under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. It is the policy of the FMCS to disseminate information on matters of interest to the public and to disclose upon request information contained in Agency records insofar as such disclosure is compatible with the discharge of its responsibilities and the principle of confidentiality and neutrality of dispute resolution by third party neutrals.
[77 FR 66539, Nov. 6, 2012]
(a) Except for matters specifically excluded by subsection 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, matters covered by the Privacy Act, or other applicable statutes, all documents and records maintained by this agency or in its custody shall be available to the public upon request filed in accordance with these regulations. To the extent permitted by other laws, the Service also will make available records which it is authorized to withhold under 5 U.S.C. 552(b) whenever it determines that such disclosure is in the public interest.
(b) Any document released for inspection under the provisions of this part may be manually copied by the requesting party. The Service shall provide facilities for copying such documents at reasonable times during normal working hours so long as it does not interfere with the efficient operation of the agency.
(c) FMCS maintains a public reading room that contains the records required by the FOIA to be made readily available for public inspection and copying. FMCS shall maintain and make available for public inspection and copying a current subject-matter index of its reading room records. Each index shall be updated regularly, at least quarterly, with respect to newly included records. FMCS shall also make reading room records created on or after November 1, 1996, available electronically through FMCS's World Wide Web Site (which can be found at http://www.fmcs.gov)
(d) Records or documents prepared by FMCS for routine public distribution, e.g., pamphlets and brochures, will be furnished upon request to Office of the Director of Public Affairs, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20427, as long as the supply lasts. The provisions of §1401.36 (fees) are not applicable to such requests except when the supply of such material is exhausted and it is necessary to reproduce individual copies upon specific request.
(e) All existing FMCS records are subject to disposition according to agency record retention schedules and General Records Schedules promulgated by the National Archives and Records Administration.
[50 FR 52917, Dec. 27, 1985, as amended at 77 FR 66539, Nov. 6, 2012]
(a) If a record contains both disclosable and nondisclosable information, the nondisclosable information will be deleted and the remaining record will be disclosed unless the two are so inextricably intertwined that it is not possible to separate them.
(b) Records disclosed in part shall be marked or annotated to show both the amount and the location of the information deleted and the applicable exemption.
(a) Freedom of Information Act and the provisions of this part apply only to existing records that are reasonably described in a request filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service pursuant to the procedures established in §§1401.31-1401.36.
(b) The Director may, in his or her discretion, prepare new records in order to respond to a request for information when he or she concludes that it is in the public interest and promotes the objectives of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended.
Requests for inspection or copying of information from records in the custody of the FMCS which are reasonably identifiable and available under the provisions of this part shall be made and acted upon as provided in the following sections of this subpart. The prescribed procedure shall be followed in all cases where access is sought to official records pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, except with respect to records for which a less formal disclosure procedure is provided specifically in this part.
(a) Any person who desires to inspect or copy an Agency record should submit a written request to the Office of the General Counsel, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20427. The envelope [or cover sheet] should be marked "Freedom of Information Act request." Electronic mail requests should be sent to [email protected]
(b) Each request should reasonably describe the records being sought, so that the records requested may be located and identified. If the description is insufficient to locate the requested records, the officer processing the request will notify the requester and ask for additional information.
(a) All requests for records should be clearly and prominently identified as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act, and if submitted by mail or otherwise submitted in an envelope or other cover, should be clearly and prominently identified as such on the envelope or other cover.
(b) Upon receipt of a request for records from the FMCS Office of the General Counsel, the FMCS office or division responding to the request shall enter it in a public log. The log shall state the date and time received, the name and address of person making the request, the nature of the records requested, the action taken on the request, the date of the determination letter sent pursuant to §1401.34 (b) and (d), the date(s) any records are subsequently furnished, the number of staff hours and grade levels of persons who spent time responding to the request, and the payment requested and received.
(a) Each request should reasonably describe the records being sought, in a way that they can be identified and located. A request should include all pertinent details that will help identify the records sought.
(b) If the description is insufficient, the officer processing the request will so notify the person making the request and indicate the additional information needed. Every reasonable effort shall be made to assist in the identification and location of the records sought.
(a) All time limitations established pursuant to this section shall begin as of the time a request for records is received by the Office of the General Counsel.
(b) The officer or employee responsible for responding to the request shall, within twenty (20) working days following receipt of the request, respond in writing to the requester, determining whether, or the extent to which, the Agency shall comply with the request.
(1) If all of the records requested have been located and a final determination has been made with respect to disclosure of all the records requested, the response shall so state.
(2) If all of the records have not been located or a final determination has not been made with respect to disclosure of all records requested, the response shall state the extent to which the records involved will be disclosed pursuant to the rules established in this part.
(c) Where the time limits for processing a request cannot be met because of unusual circumstances and FMCS determines to extend the time limit on that basis, FMCS will, as soon as practicable, notify the requester in writing of the unusual circumstances and the date by which the processing can be expected to be completed. Where the extension is for more than 10 working days, FMCS will provide the requester with an opportunity either to modify the request so that it may be processed within the time limits or to arrange an alternative time period for processing the request or a modified request. If FMCS reasonably believes that multiple requests submitted by a requester, or by a group of requesters acting in concert, constitute a single request that would otherwise involve unusual circumstances, and the requests involve clearly related matters, they may be aggregated.
(d) If any request for records is denied in whole or in part, the response required by paragraph (b) of this section shall notify the requester of the denial. Such denial shall specify the reason and also advise that the denial may be appealed to the Office of the FMCS Deputy Director as specified in §1401.35. In addition, such denial shall include an estimate of the volume of records or information withheld, in numbers of pages or in some other reasonable form of estimation. This estimate does not need to be provided if the volume is otherwise indicated through deletions on records disclosed in part, or if providing an estimate would harm an interest protected by an applicable estimation.
(e) FMCS offices may use two or more processing tracks by distinguishing between simple and more complex requests based on the amount of work and or time needed to process the request. A person making a request that does not qualify for the fastest multitrack processing should be given an opportunity to limit the scope of the request in order to qualify for faster processing.
(f) Requests and appeals will be taken out of order and given expedited processing in cases where the requester demonstrates a compelling need.
(1) Compelling need means:
(i) Circumstances in which failure to obtain copies of the requested records on an expedited basis could reasonably be expected to pose an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of an individual; or
(ii) An urgency to inform the public about an actual or alleged Federal Government activity, if the request is made by a person primarily engaged in disseminating information.
(2) A requester seeking expedited processing should so indicate in the initial request, and should state all the facts supporting the need to obtain the requested records quickly. The requester must also certify in writing that these facts are true and correct to the best of the requester's knowledge and belief.
(3) Within 10 calendar days of its receipt of a request for expedited processing, FMCS will notify the requester of its decision. If a request for expedited treatment is granted, the request shall be given priority and shall be processed as soon as practicable. If a request for expedited processing is denied, any appeal of that decision will be acted on expeditiously.
(a) Whenever any request for records is denied, a written appeal may be filed with the Deputy Director, FMCS, 2100 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20427, within 30 days after requester receives notification that the request has been denied or after the requester receives any records being made available, in the event of partial denial. The appeal shall state the grounds for appeal, including any supporting statements or arguments.
(b) Final action on the appeal shall be taken within 20 working days from the time of receipt of the appeal. Where novel and complicated questions have been raised or unusual difficulties have been encountered, the Deputy Director may extend the time for final action up to an additional 10 days, depending upon whether there had been an extension pursuant to §1401.34(c) at the initial stage. In such cases, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the reasons for the extension of time and the approximate date on which a final response will be forthcoming.
(c) If on appeal the denial of the request for records is upheld in whole or in part, the Deputy Director shall notify the applicant of the reasons therefor, and shall advise the requester of the provisions for judicial review under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) (4) and (6).
(a) Definitions. For purposes of §1401.36, the following definitions apply:
(1) Direct costs means those expenditures which are actually incurred in searching for and duplicating and, in the case of commercial use requesters, reviewing to respond to a FOIA request.
(2) Search means the process of looking for and retrieving records or information responsive to a request. It includes page-by-page or line-by-line identification of information within records and also includes reasonable efforts to locate and retrieve information from records maintained in electronic form or format.
(3) Duplication refers to the process of making a copy of a document necessary to respond to a FOIA request. Copies may be in various forms including machine-readable documentation (e.g. magnetic tape or disk) among others. A requester's specified preference of form or format of disclosure will be honored if the record is readily reproducible with reasonable efforts in the requested form or format.
(4) Review refers to the process of examining documents located in response to a request that is for commercial use, to determine whether a document or any portion of any document located is permitted to be withheld. It includes processing any documents for disclosure to the requester, e.g., doing all that is necessary to excise them or otherwise prepare them for release. It does not include time spent resolving general legal or policy issues regarding the applicability of particular exemptions or reviewing on appeal exemptions that are applied. However, records or portions withheld in full under an exemption that is subsequently determined not to apply may be reviewed again to determine the applicability of other exemptions not previously considered. The costs for such a subsequent review is assessable.
(5) Commercial use request refers to a request from or on behalf of one who seeks information for a use or purpose that furthers the commercial trade or profit interest of the requester or the person on whose behalf the request is made.
(6) Educational institution refers to a preschool, a public or private elementary or secondary school, an institution of undergraduate higher education, an institution of graduate or professional education or an institution of vocational education, which operates a program or programs of scholarly research.
(7) Representative of the news media refers to any person actively gathering news for an entity that is organized and operated to publish or broadcast news to the public. The term "news" means information that is about current events or that would be of current interest to the public. In the case of "freelance" journalists, they may be regarded as working for a news organization if they can demonstrate a reasonable expectation of publication through the organization, even though not actually employed by it.
(8) Non-commercial scientific institution refers to an institution that is not operated on a commercial basis as defined under "commercial use request" in paragraph (a)(5) of this section, and which is operated solely for the purpose of conducting scientific research, the results of which are not intended to promote any particular product or industry.
(b) Fee schedules and waivers. Requests submitted shall be subject to direct costs, including search, duplication and review, in accordance with the following schedules, procedures and conditions.
(1) Schedule of charges—(i) Clerical time. For each one-quarter hour or portion thereof of clerical time, $4.00.
(ii) Professional time. For each one-quarter hour or portion thereof of profession time, $10.00.
(iii) Duplication. For each sheet of duplication (not to exceed 81⁄2 by 14 inches) of requested records, $.20.
(iv) Computer time. For computer searches of records, requestors will be charged the direct costs of conducting the search (as provided in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this section), although certain requestors will be charged no search fee (as provided in paragraphs (b)(3)(ii) and (iii) of this section), and certain other requestors will be entitled to the cost equivalent of two hours of manual search time without charge (as provided in paragraph (b)(3)(iv) of this section). These direct costs will include the cost of operating a central processing unit for that portion of operating time that is directly attributable to the searching for responsive records, as well as the costs of operator/programmer salary attributable to the search. Computer time expressed in fractions of minutes will be rounded to the next whole minute.
(v) Certification or authorization of records. The fee per certification or authentication is $2.00.
(vi) Forwarding material to destination. No charge will be assessed for ordinary packaging and mailing costs. The FMCS may assess a charge if compliance with the request requires special handling procedures such as express mail or other unusual procedures. Such charges will be made on the basis of actual costs.
(vii) Other costs. All other direct costs of preparing a response to a request shall be charged to requester in the same amount as incurred by FMCS. Charges may also be assessed for searches even if the records requested are not found, or the records are determined to be exempted from disclosure.
(2) Rules of construction. (i) In providing the foregoing schedules pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4)(A), it is the intent of FMCS to apply 29 CFR part 70 and the user charge statute, 31, U.S.C. 9701, to cover those situations in which the Agency is performing for a requester services other than those related to arbitration which are not required under the Freedom of Information Act.
(ii) For those matters coming within the scope of this regulation, the FMCS will look to the provisions of the guidance published by in the Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Fee Schedule and Guidelines (available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/infopoltech.html) and the Department of Justice Attorney General's Memorandum on the 1986 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (available at http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/04__7.html) for making such interpretations as necessary.
(3) Fee categories. Fees shall be determined in accordance with the following categories of requesters.
(i) Commercial use requesters will be assessed charges to recover the full direct cost of searching for, reviewing for release, and duplicating the records sought. This includes the full direct costs of computer production programming, searching and production of records. Commercial use requesters are not entitled to 2 hours of free search time nor 100 free pages of reproduction of documents, as described below.
(ii) Educational and non-commercial scientific institution requesters will be assessed charges for the cost of duplication alone, excluding charges for the first 100 pages. To be eligible for inclusion in this category, requesters must show that the request is being made under the auspices of a qualifying institution pursuant to the criteria in paragraphs (a)(6) and (a)(8) of this section, and that the records are not sought for commercial use, but are sought in furtherance of scholarly or scientific research.
(iii) Requesters who are representatives of the news media will be assessed charges for the cost of duplication alone, excluding charges for the first 100 pages. To be eligible for inclusion in this category, a requester must meet the criteria in paragraph (a)(7) of this section, and the request must not be made for a commercial use. A request for records supporting the news dissemination function of the requester shall not be considered to be a request that is for commercial use.
(iv) All other requesters will be assessed charges to recover the full reasonable direct costs of searching for and reproducing records that are responsive to the request, including costs of computer production programming, searching and production, except that the first 100 pages of reproduction, and the first 2 hours of search time shall be furnished without charge.
(v) In no event shall fees be charged when the total charges are less than $14.00, which is the Agency cost of collecting and processing the fee itself. If the request is expected to involve an assessed fee in excess of $14.00, the response shall specify or estimate the fee involved before the records are made available.
(4) Waiver or reduction of charge. A fee waiver must be requested at the same time that a request for records is made. The requester should provide an explanation of why the waiver is appropriate. If the request for a waiver or reduction is denied, the denial may be appealed to FMCS Deputy Director. In the appeal letter the requester should discuss whatever reasons are given in the denial letter. Documents may be furnished without charge or at reduced levels if FMCS determines that disclosure of the information is in the public interest; that is, because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the Government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester.
(c) Fee payments. (1) Payments shall be made by check or money order payable to "Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service" and shall be sent to: Director, Financial Management Staff, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20427.
(2) If a requester fails to pay chargeable fees that were incurred as a result of this Agency's processing of the information request, the Agency beginning on the 31st day following the date on which the notification of charges was sent, may assess interest charges against the requester in the manner prescribed in 31 U.S.C. 37l7.
(3) The Agency may use the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982, (Pub. L. 97-365, 29 CFR part 1450) including disclosure to consumer reporting agencies, for the purpose of obtaining payment.
(d) Advance payments. FMCS may require a requester to make an advance payment of anticipated fees under the following circumstances:
(1) If the anticipated charges are likely to exceed $250, FMCS may notify the requestor of the likely cost and obtain satisfactory assurance of full payment when the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees, or require an advance payment of an amount up to the full estimated charges in the case of requesters with no history of payments.
(2) If a requester has previously failed to pay fees that have been charged in processing a request, within 30 days of the date when the notification of fees was sent, the requester may be required to:
(i) Pay the entire amount of fees that are owed, plus any applicable interest as provided for in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, and
(ii) To make an advance payment of the full amount of the estimated fee before the Agency will process the new pending request.
[55 FR 17602, Apr. 26, 1990, as amended at 77 FR 66540, Nov. 6, 2012]

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Ursula Franklin Academy students and staff are passionate about our five core values: Spirit of Inquiry, Democracy, Social Justice, Community of Learners, and Connected Knowledge. We creatively incorporate various technological resources and software across academic disciplines and offer integrated liberal arts and sciences courses at the advanced level, preparing students for post-secondary academic programs. Course content and the Enriched Wednesday Program direct learning at a faster pace. Students assume a central role over their education. We are a small school by design, and we welcome students from across Toronto.
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I have the below code that I think should take the RGB value (in this case it's in cell G2, next region is in G3, then G4 etc) and then change the colour of the corresponding region (called "Freeform 15" in this case) to whatever is in cell G2.  At the moment, it's erroring at the point shown in the code below so I've obviously done something wrong.
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Tim Leberecht is a German-American author, entrepreneur, and consultant considered one of the most prolific and passionate voices on the humanization of business. He is the co-founder and CEO of The Business Romantic Society, a consulting firm that helps organizations and leaders and organizations make their strategy, culture, and brand more human in an age of AI and automation.
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My name is Rachel Newell and I am a mixed media analog collage artist. I have been cutting up magazines since I was a little kid. My mom taught me how to collage, along with many other art forms but collage is something that always stuck with me. Much of what I am doing today is because of my incredibly talented, artistic mom and her influence of my life. She taught my sister, Megan and I the importance of art at a very young age. I am lucky to be surrounded by artists in my family. Besides my artistic mom, my sister is a talented artist and photographer and my dad is an extremely creative welding artist. Their love and support continues to help shape me into who I am today.
Collage art has always been a hobby of mine, but over the past few years, I have been lucky enough to consider creating art a part time job that I truly love and enjoy. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of group shows, solo shows, and even an international show. Two of my pieces have also been featured in art parks in Peoria, Illinois. And I have also been able to create live art at galleries and events.
I currently live in my hometown, Chillicothe, Illinois, with my boyfriend and best friend Rex. I am so grateful for the support of Rex, my partner in life. He is my inspiration and my "idea guy" and I would not be creating without him. Our house is constantly filled with various scraps of paper, much to the enjoyment of our roommates, our orange tabby cats, Archer and Amos.
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The Importance of Asian Americans? It's Not What You think.
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In our previous report, Left or Right of the Color Line, we explored what we heard from nationwide interviews with racial justice leaders, organizers, scholars, and artists about Asian Americans and the racial justice movement. The vast majority of the 57 interviewees who ended up in our analysis were Asian Americans, except for three African Americans whose work cuts across communities of color. While Left or Right focused on Asian American racial identity and behavior, this report looks at the challenges that Asian American racial justice activists face, and strategies for moving forward.
As we reported previously, several informants said that many Asian Americans embraced "honorary whiteness" and, therefore, any kind of Asian American organizing must be anti-racist. If that's true, then what does it look like to assert Asian American-ness authentically, expansively, and progressively? It should come as no surprise that this work is already happening. After all, no amount of model minority framing can erase the fact that "Asian American" began as a political identity. The historical basis for being Asian American is twofold — a rejection of labels like "Oriental", "gook", "Jap", etc., and their roots in war and imperialism, and a fundamental commitment to interracial solidarity. In reality, there were no Asian Americans before the Civil Rights, Black Power and antiwar movements. And those of us who dedicate our lives to combating white supremacy today are authentically Asian American.
This might seem like an academic argument given how many people, including Asian Americans, are unaware of this history. Idealizing those movements of the '60s and '70s dangerously masks the problems within them, and the important lessons to be learned. Still, there are both hope and affirmation to be found in the radical roots of Asian American identity for those of us committed to racial justice. That's why being Asian American matters.
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The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction. William Blake English poet (1757 – 1827) investigating his notion of "Contraries" in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Believe me when I tell you that if the "horses" aren't giving me decent instructions, you'll see my very own "tygers of wrath" … and it's not a pretty sight. The problem with instructions, as far as I'm concerned, is that they're usually written by people who know what they're doing. You might think that that's only logical, so I'll illustrate what I mean.
Imagine a man working for a flat-pack furniture manufacturer, let's call him Stig, and his boss, Olaf, asks him to write instructions on how to assemble say a kitchen cabinet. Stig astutely familiarises himself with the construction and, once he's made one up several times, he begins to write. In fairness to Stig, if you've ever tried to put into words even the simplest instruction, you'll know how complicated it quickly becomes. Ambiguities abound: "turn the item through 180º." Now you and I are immediately thinking, "do they mean horizontally or vertically?" but Stig, bless him, precisely because he already knows how to assemble it, doesn't spot the potential ambiguity and it's left to the customer to invariably turn it the wrong way first before finally, if you're lucky, work out how to assemble it, despite, rather than because of, the instructions.
With the aid / hindrance of the provided instructions, I've just assembled our, Solar Tunnel, a variation on the theme of a polytunnel. Straight away, I'll tell you how impressed I am with the product and I think that for a first-timer, it has to be easier to construct than some other forms of polytunnel, having much of the cover actually fitted and not having to tension the cover by burying the sides in earth. The strange things with the instructions provided is that, when I read them at the kitchen table, they might as well have been written in Swahili for all the sense they made. With the components in front of me, they made slightly more sense but it was only after I'd bolted a section together, completely a**e-about-face, thus working out how I should have done it, that when I re-read the instructions, I could see what they meant, which makes it hard to be too critical. Needless to say, I made many mistakes along the way, my "tygers of wrath" being audible from miles around.
I'm going to email Andrew Blacklock of Solar Tunnel to let him know how pleased we are about the tunnel—not a single missing nut or bolt and it all works really well, including the optional extra sliding doors which will help regulate Summer heat—and suggest that he could upgrade the instructions; a bit of video on the website would be good. I'm also going to ask him about taping the framework with heat tape: this comes with some polytunnels but not the Solar Tunnel, however the Solar Tunnel does have a reinforced cover, so perhaps it's not necessary. Fun job tomorrow is to have an audit of all the seed packets we already have and order anymore we need to get the most out of the tunnel this year.
Monday morning: Andrew has emailed me to say that "no anti-hot spot tape is needed or advised by the factory."
Hi there, I just came across your blog and it looks like there is a LOT of interesting stuff for me to read here.
It was interesting to read about the solar tunnel (having struggled with the erection of a small polytunnel before!). Having erected the polytunnel once (in Wales) we brought the frame over here and did it all over again!
I'll need to follow the link to find out how it can be erected without having to dig trenches and hold down the poly with earth.
We are British Expats now in Canada setting up a permaculture homestead and B&B and it looks as though I'll be able to get a lot of information and pointers here!
The thing with the Solar Tunnel, is that it has pockets in the bottom of the sides, which are made to measure and tensioning bars slide into the pockets. "S" clips slide on and then a tensioning tool means you can clip them onto the base rail. All of this means that the devil is in the design, as opposed to a technique that one could apply to any polytunnel.
I flew to Canada on 10th September that year(!) before I made a eco-no-fly pledge, and I think that it is such a beautiful country. We started off in Vancouver, whereabouts are you?
That tunnel sounds like a great design. I also noted that you didn't need hot spot tape. Not that we need it here at the moment at -20deg! (although we are getting quite a bit of solar energy).
We're in Prince Edward Island in the Maritimes on the East Coast. We have a very short growing season, but it's very productive. I do much better in 3 months than I did all year round in Wales. Our little 8x15' polytunnel does extend the season a bit for an extra sowing or two of peas for example.
I have a Solar Tunnels Polytunnel....it is smaller than yours but enough for us. I love it!
If you ask them they'll send you the method for actually fixing guttering to it!
Congrats! Looks really beautiful. Hopefully lots of good food and seedlings will be flowing out of it soon. Just in time for early spring peas and such!


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DH ATK POW STILL BUGGED!!
Hey so i have a lvl 53 Dark Hunter with a +13 50b soul bow and only 640 atk pow! Atk pow is still bugged for a month now it used to have 780 atk pow. I just talked to a archer today and he have 786 atk pow with +13 50bs bow. Please fix bug already because its been a long time.
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Can you make anythink please?
The balancing of classes happened to reduction of certain so that there was balance in the other.
Any archer or DH using arc is improved and not suffered drastic impact.
If you had 20 people working right and one wrong working, you would change the 20 or try to fix only what's wrong? This is the logic.
No archer not nerfed!!!! i just asked one archer and he have 786 atk pow and i only have 640!! DH was not supposed to be nerfed, now its way too weak.


Anadu and her husband Azeem Khan live in Baytu Bhopji village of Rajasthan where she has been struggling to receive regular benefits under the old age pension scheme. Though Anandu was enrolled under a pension scheme, a few monthly ago, she stopped receiving her monthly pension. Despite several visits to the Panchayat office, there was no relief or response. When she was about to lose all hopes, somebody directed her to reach out to a Soochna Sevak who helped her register a complaint on the Rajasthan government's grievance portal. The portal promises to respond to all grievances within 45 days of registration. Anandu is waiting to hear back from the authorities.


Reginae Carter and her boo thang YFN Lucci love the kids!
The happy couple hosted a "Back 2 School Field Day" event at Atlanta's Grant Park Recreation Center where they laced kids with free backpacks full of school supplies. Nice!
The 19-year-old and 27-year-old got up-close-and-personal with the kids and their families, joining in on the potato sack races, three-legged races, and egg spoon races. The event also included face painting, bracelet making, food and an ice cream truck. The event was co-sponsored by Lucci's record label, Think It's A Game Records.
Reginae's mom Toya Wright and her grandmother Anita Johnson-Andrews were also in the mix to show their support. Baby Reign Rushing must have stayed home with dad.
Reginae's homie/former groupmate Zonnique also came out to support too.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West are the proud parents of three adorable children, but are they gearing up for baby #4? Well, if we believe the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star, not yet.
"I don't know. I read that. I don't know. None of that was true," she told E! News. "I've been really open about it and talked about it on our show, so I don't know. We start filming season 16 next week, so if I think about it more and it's gonna happen, you'll definitely see it on the show,' Kim shared. 'But as of now, no."
The last embryo is reportedly a boy.
She also talked about her weight loss and revealed she's "motivating" 'Ye to work out with her. She said that he'll be getting in the gym with her soon.
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The sound of water falling down the hills, the wind rushing past you, blowing up your hair. The feeling of freedom, of new possibilities and the promise of unforgettable memories. That is the magnificence of traveling to new places. So let me take you through one of the trips from my travel diaries.
To all the adventure lovers, seeking thrills, add Rishikesh to your bucket list. This quaint town with lush green forests, located in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India, is known as the 'Gateway to the Garhwal Himalayas' and 'Yoga Capital of the World'. It is located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. This place has something for everyone; whether it is spirituality, serenity, yoga or adventure sports. The magnificent Ganga flows through the city and is breathtaking in its might and major tourist spots like the cities of Haridwar, Mussorie and Dehradun are close by.
Rishikesh is fast becoming a hub for adventure sports activities such as rafting, camping, trekking and bungee jumping. It is also known as the white water rafting capital of India. This has been attracting tourists from all over India and abroad. I too went river rafting there, and guess what? It was in the freezing month of December. What can I say? It is an opportunity one should never miss despite the weather.
But the best time to visit Rishikesh for River Rafting is from late September – October to mid-November, and then from early March – April to first week of May.
To be more specific, River rafting is done from Shivpuri, about 19 kilometers from Rishikesh. So let me give you a short to do list on how to go about it.
Firstly, start early and reach the areas from where rafting is done. There are various spots with different shops who provide you with complete rafting packages.
Make sure the package you select actually includes all the activities that you are looking to participate in. For an adventurous person there are several adventure packages that includes activities like bungee jumping, body surfing, cliff diving, camping, mountain biking, rock climbing and rappelling. Others offer many 1 night 2 days packages in Rishikesh that includes activities like rafting, camping, cliff diving, body surfing, meditation and temple tour. There are also river rafting packages for families, corporates as well as for students.
Scout the area and select the shop which offers you the best deal (many rafting shops are present).
Based on different levels and distance covered, there are 4 main starting points- Brahmpuri, Shivpuri, Marine Drive and Kaudiyala. Choose anyone according to your wishes.
Now once all this is done, the people in-charge of your experience take care of everything else. You are loaded into a SUV and driven to the point where your rafting journey will start.
On reaching you are decked in the life jacket and helmet and given your oar. The instructor will instruct you and then you are ready to go!!!
So it was at noon on the 27th of December that I had a rendezvous with the Ganges. Now let me start by saying this activity is not for the faint hearted. You should accept and be ready for the fact that you might end up in the freezing water. Ganga is wild!!! You never know what her mood is like. And if somehow she is angry, you might have to take the brunt.
Keeping this in mind our little group of 4(minimum number needed) along with our instructor started off. In the beginning the instructor guided us on the basics of how to paddle, sit and not end up face first in the river. After this we took off on a three hour journey. Some of the popular rapids that we tackled in this stretch include Black Money, Cross Fire, Three Blind Mice, Return to Sender, Roller Coaster, Golf Course, Club House, Double Trouble, Hilton and Terminator. I know, some interesting names right?
After tackling a few rapids, when we reached a relatively calmer patch, our instructor asked us to jump! It is part of the experience he said. Being a water baby I never miss out on an opportunity to take a dip. So even though it was super cold, I jumped right in.
As the journey continued, the instructor took us to a maggi point where all the rafts are docked and we get a mini break. My brother and I ended up eating maggi while my dad had tea and chips. If interested, their is a option for rock jumping too. After this, it is the last phase and we reached the end successfully, which I think equates without having our raft upturned. At the end of it we were again loaded in the vehicle and taken back to the drop point.
The entire experience is one that I will never ever forget. It was fun, exhilarating and intoxicating. It made me laugh even when I was freezing and made me feel alive. Isn't that what we are looking for? When most things in our lives become a routine and mundane and there is nothing new, an experience like this can add a little something to it.
I think that is the reason people seek adventures. I now understand the term adventure junkie. These activities, that let us test our limits, face our fears and have fun along the way our worth it. It doesn't harm that there are plenty of photo opportunities and you can boast about it to your friends. Just do it with caution and never lose your head. Also, follow the instructor!!!
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Euro Tour plays games amid bleak reality
Go ahead and laugh: the European Tour is entering the esports business. This week's stop in Denmark not only features an actual golf tournament, but a virtual-reality competition among eight of the world's top gamers, who will jiggle their joysticks in a match-play format for $5,000 in prize money.
Apparently, it's the largest cash award ever at an esports/golf endeavor, which leaves me with a few questions.
If online gaming has become all the rage, what's with the puny purse?
Doesn't Tiger Woods spend five grand just to gas up the boat?
How much does it cost to fly to Denmark?
Is the European Tour really that desperate?
My video-game experience amounts to nothing more than an addiction to a Galaga arcade machine back in the early 1980s. When you're waiting tables at the local Holiday Inn, stumbling through college and ingesting things you probably shouldn't be ingesting, firing fake bullets at spaceships can be an absolute blast. Thanks to the Internet, of course, gaming has evolved exponentially over the last 35 years.
We're talking about a massive industry with a very high ceiling. Approximately 15 million people worldwide play World Golf Tour, the same online experience that those eight gifted hermits will be battling this weekend at the Himmerland Resort in Farso. And if you think about it for longer than 15 seconds, which probably isn't a terrific idea, you just might land on your own notion of virtual reality.
This is a peculiar but potentially profitable partnership for the European Tour. All of its best homegrown players have left to go play full-time in the United States. It realistically can claim just a handful of guys among the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking, none of them higher than 25th. And for the first six months of the season, not a single tournament actually is held in Europe.
In fact, the Euros visit every continent on which golf is played except South America before arriving on somewhat familiar soil for the British Masters, one of two events still held in England. In 1995, there were five tournaments in the motherland and seven in Spain, which currently hosts just two. Corporate support has dried up to the point where the top seven European-born players compete mainly on the PGA Tour, where purses are roughly twice the size and a vast majority of the biggest events are contested.
The Race to Dubai year-end payoff doesn't come close to matching the $10 million given to the FedEx Cup champion. Factor in travel expenses – don't forget fuel for the private jet – and it's no wonder that everybody who's anybody has migrated to the Land of Uncle Sam. You could even take it a step further, as my editor did, and suggest that without the Ryder Cup, the European Tour as we know it today is basically the Web.com Tour with a lot more colorful flags.
So, yes, the Euros are a bit desperate. "[Esports] is undoubtedly an area which has huge potential," said Richard Bunn, the tour's head of media rights and programming. "We'll be able to engage with audiences beyond our traditional following while creating new sponsorship opportunities for our commercial partners."
This is customary press-release blather, but it's also spot-on, as they say Over There. The steady decline of the European Tour is of little or no concern to most golf fans on this side of the pond. If anything, many Americans hope the exodus continues, and for as long as the Euro circuit co-sanctions the three U.S.-based majors and three WGCs held in North America, there's no reason to believe that it won't.
The co-sanctioning premise was supposed to help Europe retain its top performers, but it clearly has backfired. Almost everything that a top-tier player could ask for is staged in one country. Greg Norman's world-tour concept of the mid-1990s ostensibly has come to fruition, although hardly by accident. This is precisely what Camp Ponte Vedra wanted. The money is crazy, the courses superbly groomed, the living accommodations spacious and luxurious. We even have refrigerators and air conditioners.
With all that working against them, the Euro brass must drum up creative and offbeat methods of perpetuating at least modest growth. First and foremost, however, it needs to accept the terms of golf's competitive modern landscape. It needs to soften its eligibility requirements so that guys such as Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose don't have to concern themselves with qualifying for their native Ryder Cup squad.
In a star-driven enterprise, you cater to the players. Otherwise, you don't have a product. Secondly, the tour needs to shorten its season and quit trying to drive a rickety Conestoga wagon on so many foreign highways. On the wrong side of the road, no less. Go back to being the European Tour. You are what you are. Play 30-some events from April to November. And ditch the WGC affiliation. How many World Golf Championships are played in Europe, anyway?
These would be tough concessions, and of course, highly unlikely ones, but until the once-proud (and competitively powerful) European Tour comes to terms with its diminishing relevance, it will suffer to the point of sadness. That doesn't have to happen. In this game, there's plenty to go around for everyone, as long as you don't look for too big of a share.
Or, for too much from eight gifted hermits in a dark room.
John Hawkins is a longtime sportswriter who spent 14 years covering the PGA Tour for Golf World magazine. From 2007 to 2011, he was a regular on Golf Channel's "Grey Goose 19th Hole." Email: johnhawkinsgolf@gmail.com
John Hawkins is a longtime sportswriter who spent 14 years covering the PGA Tour for Golf World magazine. From 2007 to 2011, he was a regular on Golf Channel's "Grey Goose 19th Hole."
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Wishpond Appoints Experienced Tech Executive David Pais as New Chief Financial Officer
Experienced technology executive David Pais joins as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer
Vancouver, BC, January 11, 2022--(T-Net)--Wishpond Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V: WISH, OTCQX: WPNDF), a provider of marketing focused online business solutions, announced the appointment of David Pais as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.
Reporting directly to Ali Tajskandar, Chairman and CEO of Wishpond, Mr. Pais will have responsibility for all finance, accounting, financial reporting, audit, tax and capital planning functions. He will assume the Chief Financial Officer role from Juan Leal, who will continue to support the Company in an M&A related advisory role.
Mr. Pais is an experienced, growth-oriented CFO, having worked at several technology companies in Vancouver over the last twenty years, including PHEMI Systems, Fortress Blockchain (TSXV: FORT), Nuri Technologies, Apivio Systems (TSXV: APV), UTStarcom, and Star Solutions.
He was intimately involved in equity and debt financings as well as the execution of numerous corporate finance transactions in each of these companies, including spin-offs, acquisitions, and divestitures and executing a reverse take-over transaction. Mr. Pais has extensive public market experience from his time as CFO of both Fortress Blockchain and Apivio Systems.
Most recently, Mr. Pais was the CFO of PHEMI Systems, a venture capital backed company with a big data platform for health data that enables analytics and artificial intelligence. In addition, Mr. Pais has broad exposure to the technology industry including software and hardware products, telecom infrastructure, VoIP, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency mining.
Previously, Mr. Pais also worked at Ernst & Young LLP's corporate finance group, advising clients with merger and acquisition, financing, valuation, and due diligence., and Mr. Pais has experience working at a private equity firm in Los Angeles. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Master's Degree in Accountancy from the University of Missouri and has passed the CPA examination in the US.
"We are thrilled to welcome David to Wishpond's executive team. His deep financial experience in the technology sector will be a valuable asset to the company as we enter Wishpond's next stage of growth," said Ali Tajskandar, Chairman and CEO of Wishpond. "I also want to thank Juan Leal, who served as our CFO since January 2020 and was instrumental in our public listing process and in executing the four acquisitions completed to date. I am pleased that Juan is able to continue to assist us with our strategic acquisitions and corporate development activities."
Mr. Pais commented, "I am very excited to be joining Wishpond and leading the strong financial team that Juan has built. I was drawn to Wishpond because of the exceptional team and opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing technology company. I look forward to working with the Wishpond team as it achieves its milestones in the years ahead."
About Wishpond Technologies Ltd.
Based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Wishpond is a provider of marketing-focused online business solutions. Wishpond's vision is to become the leading provider of digital marketing solutions that empower entrepreneurs to achieve success online. The Company offers an "all-in-one" marketing suite that provides companies with marketing, promotion, lead generation, and sales conversion capabilities on one integrated platform. Wishpond replaces disparate marketing solutions with an easy-to-use product, for a fraction of the cost.
Wishpond serves over 3,000 customers who are primarily small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in a wide variety of industries. The Company has developed cutting-edge marketing technology solutions and continues to add new features and applications with great velocity.
The Company employs a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model where substantially all the Company's revenue is subscription-based recurring revenue which provides excellent revenue predictability and cash flow visibility. Wishpond is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker "WISH", and on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker "WPNDF".
Cautionary Disclaimers
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction. Any securities referred to herein have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to a U.S. Person absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.
Statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the Company, its subsidiaries and the industries in which they operate, including statements about, among other things, expectations, beliefs, plans, future operations, origination of additional targets in which the Company may hold an interest and acquisition opportunities for the Company, business and acquisition strategies, opportunities, objectives, prospects, assumptions, including those related to trends and prospects, and future events and performance. Sentences and phrases containing or modified by words such as "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "intend", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targets", "projects", "is designed to", "strategy", "should", "believe", "contemplate" and similar expressions, and the negative of such expressions, are not historical facts and are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. [ MORE ]
Statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the Company, its subsidiaries and the industries in which they operate, including statements about, among other things, expectations, beliefs, plans, future operations, origination of additional targets in which the Company may hold an interest and acquisition opportunities for the Company, business and acquisition strategies, opportunities, objectives, prospects, assumptions, including those related to trends and prospects, and future events and performance. Sentences and phrases containing or modified by words such as "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "intend", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targets", "projects", "is designed to", "strategy", "should", "believe", "contemplate" and similar expressions, and the negative of such expressions, are not historical facts and are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements in this press release are reasonable, such forward-looking statements have been based on expectations, factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control, including, but not limited to, the risk factors discussed in the continuous disclosure materials of the Company which are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and are made as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention and has no obligation or responsibility, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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An incident at the memorial service for my friend and former band mate, Mike, about whom I wrote a recent reminiscence, has been rattling around in my head for several weeks now. During that time I've finished reading the next to last book on the 2017 reading list, Reverend Emmett Barnard's Rock 'n' Roll Ripoff! It's one of the first of the religious right's attacks on rock music as the ruination of American youth as well as one of the early salvos in the culture wars that movement has been waging for over 30 years.


If you've spent any time at all researching ways to get your brand in front of a larger audience, you've probably heard of content marketing….
Something I hear from marketers and agencies frequently is "we're not ready to join Credo yet because we're still working on our (sales process/lead generation)"….
Is Google's push towards local good for the consulting world?
Over the last few years we've seen 1,500+ businesses and $14M+ in digital marketing spend come through Credo. In that time, I've learned a lot….
If you're doing SEO, then you probably know about Screaming Frog. Screaming Frog has long been the gold standard in website crawling for most sites….


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Whoa, Diane Lane and Her Daughter Eleanor Lambert Are Basically Twins
Diane Lane was on the "black carpet" at the New York City premiere of her new movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with a super sidekick of her own: her 22-year-old daughter, Eleanor Lambert. And no, your mind is not playing Superman style tricks on you—Eleanor is truly a mini-me version of her mother! Take a look: We love how mom and daughter are having a great girls' night out together—and from what we can tell, Eleanor is someone we'd like to hang out with too. She's a New York City-based model with Wilhelmina and a music writer (her work has appeared in places like the Village Voice). Here's one more look at them: They may as well just tell people they're twins sisters because at age 51, Diane doesn't look that far off from 22 years old herself. More From Glamour:
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Diane Lane was on the "black carpet" at the New York City premiere of her new movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with a super sidekick of her own: her 22-year-old daughter, Eleanor Lambert. And no, your mind is not playing Superman style tricks on you—Eleanor is truly a mini-me version of her mother! Take a look:
We love how mom and daughter are having a great girls' night out together—and from what we can tell, Eleanor is someone we'd like to hang out with too. She's a New York City-based model with Wilhelmina and a music writer (her work has appeared in places like the Village Voice).
Here's one more look at them: They may as well just tell people they're twins sisters because at age 51, Diane doesn't look that far off from 22 years old herself.
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Lord Robert Seymour ( – ) est un homme politique britannique qui siège à la Chambre des communes irlandaise de 1771 à 1776, et à la Chambre des Communes britannique de 1771 à 1807. Il est connu comme l'hon. Robert Seymour-Conway jusqu'en 1793, lorsque son père est créé marquis; il devient ensuite Lord Robert Seymour-Conway, mais abandonne le nom de famille de Conway après la mort de son père en 1794.

Biographie

Carrière militaire
Il est le troisième fils de Francis Seymour-Conway. Il étudie au Collège d'Eton, et est enseigne dans le  Régiment d'infanterie en 1766, et devient lieutenant dans le  Régiment Irlandais de cavalerie de la même année. En 1770, il devient capitaine dans le  Dragons. En 1773, il est devenu Major dans la 6th Dragoon Guards. Il est passé au Grenadier Guards en tant que capitaine-lieutenant le , et est devenu capitaine d'une compagnie dans le régiment le . Il sert comme aide de camp de Sir Henry Clinton en Amérique de 1780 à 1781, mais démissionne en 1782. Le , il est nommé lieutenant-colonel commandant du  Bataillon de milice du Carmarthenshire. Il démissionne de ce commandement, le .

Carrière politique
Il est élu pour deux sièges parlementaires en 1771: Lisburn, dans le Parlement d'Irlande, et Orford dans la Chambre des Communes britannique. Il renonce à son siège à Lisburn en 1776, mais continue à siéger pour Orford

Au Parlement, Seymour-Conway suit le reste de sa famille dans le soutien au Ministère North et de la coalition Fox-North, et l'opposition du ministère de Shelburne. En 1784, il laisse le siège d'Orford à son jeune frère George Seymour, ayant obtenu un siège à Wootton Bassett de Henry St John (général), qui le tenait. En 1787, il achète le domaine de Taliaris à Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, qui allait devenir son siège principal.

Il laisse son siège aux Communes en 1790, année où lui et son frère Henry reçoivent la sinécure de protonotaire, greffier de la couronne, et gardien de la déclaration, du King's Bench, en Irlande. En 1816, ces poste produisent un revenu de plus de 10 000 livres sterling par an.

Il revient au Parlement pour Orford, en 1794, et continue à tenir le siège jusqu'en 1807. Il a un certain intérêt pour l'agriculture, en 1796, il invente une nouvelle charrette à cheval.

Au cours des Élections générales britanniques de 1807, Seymour est réélu à la fois à Orford et dans le Carmarthenshire, choisissant de siéger pour ce dernier, qu'il représente jusqu'en 1820. Le , Seymour, qui possède une maison à Portland Place, prête serment comme juge de Paix pour le Middlesex. Il joue un rôle actif dans les affaires publiques à Londres, et est pendant un certain temps directeur des Pauvres de sa paroisse de Marylebone. S'occupant des soins et du traitement des aliénés, il est nommé, en 1827, à la commission de supervision de l'administration de l'asile de Hanwell et commissaire métropolitain pour les aliénés en 1828. En 1829, Seymour a financé la construction du transept nord et d'un presbytère de la chapelle Taliaris.

Famille
Par son premier mariage, le  à Anne Delmé, fille du député Pierre Delmé, Seymour-Conway a cinq enfants:

 Elizabeth Seymour (1775 – ), mariée en premières noces à William Griffith Davies (1762–1814), le , mariée en secondes noces à Herbert Evans (d. 1843), le
 Henry Seymour (c.1776 – ), marié à Hon. Emily Byng (d. 1824), fille de George Byng (4e vicomte Torrington), le
 Frances Isabella Seymour (d. ), épouse de George FitzRoy,  baron Southampton
 Anna Maria Seymour ( – ?)
 Gertrude Hussey Charpentier Seymour ( – ), épouse de John Hensleigh Allen le

Après la mort de sa femme, Anne, Seymour fait un second mariage, le , avec l'hon. Anderlechtia Clarissa Chetwynd (d. 1855), fille de William Chetwynd,  vicomte de Chetwynd, mais ils n'ont pas d'enfants.

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Liens externes

 Des extraits de Lord Robert le journal de 1788

Naissance en janvier 1748
Décès en novembre 1831
Représentant de l'Angleterre à la Chambre des communes
Élève du collège d'Eton
Famille Seymour
Député Tory
Député du 1er Parlement du Royaume-Uni
Député du 2e Parlement du Royaume-Uni
Député du 3e Parlement du Royaume-Uni
Député du 4e Parlement du Royaume-Uni
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Lauda wary of rivals growing stronger
By Luke SmithApr 27, 2014, 10:00 AM EDT
Mercedes non-executive director Niki Lauda is refusing to get complacent despite the German marque's near-perfect start to the 2014 Formula 1 season.
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have claimed all of the wins on offer at the beginning of the new season, with the result being a Mercedes one-two in all races but the opening round in Australia where Hamilton was forced to retire. This has given the team 154/172 possible points in 2014, but Lauda believes that total domination for entire season would not be good for the sport.
"We do not want to win all the races. Such records don't do Formula 1 any good," he explained to Blick newspaper.
"What we want is to build a solid base for the next few years."
Lauda believes that the results are the just desserts for the team following a lot of time and effort being put into the new regulations, but the rest of the field will catch up soon.
"What we are experiencing currently is the harvest of many months of work," he said. "Especially in the area of the turbo engine.
"Four wins in a row and strong drivers, this is a great performance, but we do not think the current situation is normal as our opponents will certainly be getting stronger."
In China, the team was once again dominant, but Ferrari and Red Bull do appear to have cut the gap slightly to the front-runners. The real opportunity will come at the next race in Spain, where all of the teams will be introducing the first major upgrade packages for their cars.


Print out enough of the rubbish items sheets for one set for each Patrol (see download). Printing on different coloured papers is good if you want to know which Patrol has done what !!!
Cut up the sheets into the 6 items.
Print 1 copy of the "disposal options / where to put it" sheet and cut up. You could, have the 'real' item instead, i.e. A recycle box, pig bucket, wet pit, simulated fire, metal bucket, a Leader etc.
Place the "where to put it" markers around the hall.
Give each Patrol their set of rubbish items and ask them to place them next to (or in) the proper place of disposal.
When completed have a feedback session and put right any mis-conceptions and discuss any reasons as appropriate.
The check sheet provided gives the answers which prevail in our Troop and may not be the same as yours.
Various parts of the country have differing methods and items of re-cycling. Be true to your own area or that in which you are likely to camp (if known).
What you do with the ash when it's cold.
What to do, eventually, with broken glass.
When to burn pig-bin contents.
Where to tip the wet-pit water.
Could lead to general rubbish and re-cycling issues in the 'wider world'.
Sadly, I can't find many badge requirements for this activity. You would think it should be far more of a core requirement for Outdoor & Outdoor Plus Challenges.