text:
We are open for business online!
Car Wash Shampoo
Wash Mitts & Sponges
Snow Foams & Foam Lances
Tyre & Rubber Cleaners
Wheel Wax & Sealants
Convertible Roof Cleaners
Convertible Roof Sealants
Paint Decontamination
Bug, Tar & Glue
Exterior Degreasers
Clay Bars, Cloths & Lube
Iron & Fallout Remover
Car Polish & Compounds
Detailing Sprays
Spray Wax & Sealants
Paint Sealants
Paint Coatings
Engine Dressings
Glass Polishes
Glass Sealants
Rubber, Plastic & Trim
Trim Cleaners
Trim Dressings & Protection
Kit Bags & Accessories
Microfibre Accessories
Wax & Polish Applicators
Spray Fresheners
Solid & Hanging Fresheners
Air Con Sanitizers
Carpet & Fabrics
Alcantara Care
Fabric Sealants
Leather Sealants
Vinyl Cleaners
Vinyl Conditioners
Gift Boxes & Kits
Carbon Collective
Dirt Lock
Forever Black
Infinity Wax
KLiN Korea
Krystal Kleen Detail
Poorboy's
Sam's Detailing
The Wax Pack
VERTOOL
Our website address is: http://waxpack.co.uk/home.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Klarna In order to be able to offer you Klarna's payment options, we will pass to Klarna certain aspects of your personal information, such as contact and order details, in order for Klarna to assess whether you qualify for their payment options and to tailor the payment options for you. General information on Klarna you can find here. Your personal data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection law and in accordance with the information in Klarna's privacy policy. What is this Privacy Policy for? This privacy policy is for this website www.waxpack.co.uk and served by The Wax Pack and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it. The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy. The Website This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy. Use of Cookies This website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting the website. Where applicable this website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device. This complies with recent legislation requirements for websites to obtain explicit consent from users before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user's computer / device. Cookies are small files saved to the user's computers hard drive that track, save and store information about the user's interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website. Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors. This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics which uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computers hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website, but will not store, save or collect personal information. You can read Google's privacy policy here for further information [ http://www.google.com/privacy.html ]. Other cookies may be stored to your computers hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected. Contact & Communication Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but advise users using such form to email processes that they do so at their own risk. This website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the products / services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. This includes using your details to subscribe you to any email newsletter program the website operates but only if this was made clear to you and your express permission was granted when submitting any form to email process. Or whereby you the consumer have previously purchased from or enquired about purchasing from the company a product or service that the email newsletter relates to. This is by no means an entire list of your user rights in regard to receiving email marketing material. Your details are not passed on to any third parties. Email Newsletter This website operates an email newsletter program, used to inform subscribers about products and services supplied by this website. Users can subscribe through an online automated process should they wish to do so but do so at their own discretion. Some subscriptions may be manually processed through prior written agreement with the user. Subscriptions are taken in compliance with UK Spam Laws detailed in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. All personal details relating to subscriptions are held securely and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. No personal details are passed on to third parties nor shared with companies / people outside of the company that operates this website. Under the Data Protection Act 1998 you may request a copy of personal information held about you by this website's email newsletter program. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to the business address at the bottom of this policy. Email marketing campaigns published by this website or its owners may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include; the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity [this is by no far a comprehensive list]. This information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply the user with more relevant content based around their activity. In compliance with UK Spam Laws and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 subscribers are given the opportunity to un-subscribe at any time through an automated system. This process is detailed at the footer of each email campaign. If an automated un-subscription system is unavailable clear instructions on how to un-subscribe will by detailed instead. External Links Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website. (External links are clickable text / banner / image links to other websites, similar to; Folded Book Art or Used Model Trains For Sale.) The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned. Adverts and Sponsored Links This website may contain sponsored links and adverts. These will typically be served through our advertising partners, to whom may have detailed privacy policies relating directly to the adverts they serve. Clicking on any such adverts will send you to the advertisers website through a referral program which may use cookies and will track the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may in turn be saved on your computers hard drive. Users should therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned. Social Media Platforms Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and its owners participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively. Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. This website nor its owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email. This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account. Shortened Links in Social Media This website and its owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default some social media platforms shorten lengthy urls [web addresses] (this is an example: http://bit.ly/zyVUBo). Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened urls published on social media platforms by this website and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links. 1. Privacy Policy –We do not store credit card details nor do we share financial details with any 3rd parties. 2. Payment Flow and Delivery-all parcels are sent on 48hr tracked service. Handling time can be as much as 24HRS. 3. Refund / Cancellation Policy – all discrepancies must be made within 48hrs of delivery. Cancellations before item is posted. v.1.0 May 2016 The Wax Pack limited What is this Privacy Policy for? This privacy policy is for this website www.waxpack.co.uk and served by The Wax Pack and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it. The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy. The Website This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy. Use of Cookies This website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting the website. Where applicable this website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device. This complies with recent legislation requirements for websites to obtain explicit consent from users before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user's computer / device. Cookies are small files saved to the user's computers hard drive that track, save and store information about the user's interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website. Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors. This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics which uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computers hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website, but will not store, save or collect personal information. You can read Google's privacy policy here for further information [ http://www.google.com/privacy.html ]. Other cookies may be stored to your computers hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected. Contact & Communication Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but advise users using such form to email processes that they do so at their own risk. This website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the products / services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. This includes using your details to subscribe you to any email newsletter program the website operates but only if this was made clear to you and your express permission was granted when submitting any form to email process. Or whereby you the consumer have previously purchased from or enquired about purchasing from the company a product or service that the email newsletter relates to. This is by no means an entire list of your user rights in regard to receiving email marketing material. Your details are not passed on to any third parties. Email Newsletter This website operates an email newsletter program, used to inform subscribers about products and services supplied by this website. Users can subscribe through an online automated process should they wish to do so but do so at their own discretion. Some subscriptions may be manually processed through prior written agreement with the user. Subscriptions are taken in compliance with UK Spam Laws detailed in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. All personal details relating to subscriptions are held securely and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. No personal details are passed on to third parties nor shared with companies / people outside of the company that operates this website. Under the Data Protection Act 1998 you may request a copy of personal information held about you by this website's email newsletter program. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to the business address at the bottom of this policy. Email marketing campaigns published by this website or its owners may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include; the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity [this is by no far a comprehensive list]. This information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply the user with more relevant content based around their activity. In compliance with UK Spam Laws and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 subscribers are given the opportunity to un-subscribe at any time through an automated system. This process is detailed at the footer of each email campaign. If an automated un-subscription system is unavailable clear instructions on how to un-subscribe will by detailed instead. External Links Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website. (External links are clickable text / banner / image links to other websites, similar to; Folded Book Art or Used Model Trains For Sale.) The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned. Adverts and Sponsored Links This website may contain sponsored links and adverts. These will typically be served through our advertising partners, to whom may have detailed privacy policies relating directly to the adverts they serve. Clicking on any such adverts will send you to the advertisers website through a referral program which may use cookies and will track the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may in turn be saved on your computers hard drive. Users should therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned. Social Media Platforms Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and its owners participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively. Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. This website nor its owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email. This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account. Shortened Links in Social Media This website and its owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default some social media platforms shorten lengthy urls [web addresses] (this is an example: http://bit.ly/zyVUBo). Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened urls published on social media platforms by this website and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links. 1. Privacy Policy –We do not store credit card details nor do we share financial details with any 3rd parties. 2. Payment Flow and Delivery-all parcels are sent on 48hr tracked service. Handling time can be as much as 24HRS. 3. Refund / Cancellation Policy – all discrepancies must be made within 48hrs of delivery. Cancellations before item is posted. v.1.0 May 2016 The Wax Pack limited
If you have any questions, or you'd like some guidance, we're always here to help. Just give us a call!
If you don't want to wait for the delivery man, or you're just really desperate to finish your job, why not pop down to the shop!?
Unit 121, Ellingham Industrial Estate, Ashford, TN23 6LZ
Sample Packs & Boxes
Finance with Klarna
Copyright 2021 © The Wax Pack. All rights reserved.
Website designed and developed by Divign Media.


Antique Brass Color, 18/2, Lamp Cord Set. Excellent quality plastic covered cord sets have insulated 18 gauge, stranded copper wire and come with polarized plugs and stripped, copper-tipped ends. 18/2 105 degree C. U.L. listed.
No reviews yet for the Antique Brass Color Lamp Cord Set.


Dear friends in Africa, We've done our best. Now they're all in your hands. Please look after our migratory birds. Thank you, Europe.
Earlier this month, coast guards in Kuwait intercepted an Iranian ship attempting to smuggle 100 Asian Houbaras, a bustard used as prey in falconry training.
What do birds tell us about the health of our environment?
Wildlife has no concept of political borders.
Kicking the bucket; Is the CAP still working for our countryside?


What Really Matters for 2013?
Well, 2013 products are here and it's time for the seemingly annual parade of blog posts, webcasts, video snippets, and information overload! As always, there is too much to encapsulate in a single blog post, so we find ourselves in a position where there is a need to set priorities among all of the 'what's new' features in all of the different products. As opposed to information that you can find on our Manufacturing and Infrastructure blogs, here we are going to be focusing on things that apply most directly to building design.
You can expect future posts to contain deeper and more detailed information, but the intent here is to get you a quick snapshot of some of the essential changes in a few key products.Let's start with a quick look at my 3 most important things about AutoCAD 2013.
First off, 2013 means a new file format for AutoCAD. If you want to work with someone using AutoCAD 2012 or earlier, you will need to do a SAVEAS to the previous file format.
Second, Autodesk Exchange Apps. It's like an app store for AutoCAD... and other Autodesk software as well. Think of it this way... Have you ever considered just how many addin applications exist for Autocad? Do a Google search on 'AutoCAD plugin' and you get over ten million results. Not all of them are about actual applications or things you can download, but am I (or you) really going to search though all of that? Given any choice on the matter, I'm not! Autodesk Exchange Apps is there to help us better understand what additional software is out there that could help out in your professional (Autodesk related) life.
But I don't see that as being as important as enhancements to other commands and features we use daily like the command line, array command, multifunction grips, and constraints. Do you see what's did there? I totally cheated. Way more than three things.
For the first item on my list, I'm going to refer to something that is not really a new feature - if you have the Building Design Suite Premium or Ultimate, Revit comes as a single application with all of the features of all 3 Revit disciplines wrapped into a single interface. Not 3 separate programs and installations any more. You have the ability to turn different aspects of the interface on and off if you really don't want to be bothered with any of the analytical analysis ribbon panels for disciplines other than your own, but personally, I like having it all there. I'm also grateful that Autodesk did not come out and call this combined version 'Revit Building'. That would inevitably cause way too much confusion for our support center. "ok, are you using the old Revit Building product, or the new one?" no fun at all.
Number two on my list is improved stairs and railings. We can now directly manipulate run, landing, and support components, along with additional capabilities for stairs to overlap. We also have some improvements to stair annotation and representation. Railings have improved transitions and improvements to extensions to top rails and handrails. Stairs haven't been touched in quite some time now, so this is a welcome set of improvements.
Third for me are enhancements to view templates. It's not as graphically jolting as something like the new interactive ray trace view or as edgy as improved physical properties for building performance analysis, but when the rubber hits the road, the quality and consistency of our model and documents is largely controlled by viewing graphics and view templates. Anything that an help us here is a welcome improvement in my book. See - I did it again... more than three.
In the end, these are just a few of the multitude of new or enhanced features and capabilities in Autodesk 2013 software. I know there isn't a heckofa lot of detail in this post, but those details will follow later to keep things digestible in smaller chunks. Hopefully the purpose of this initial posting (to give you a broad overview of what at least one person things is noteworthy) was clear from the onset and fulfilled it's purpose.
In the mean time, leave a comment below if there is anything you'd like to get specifically reviewed or if some other favorite feature of yours was left out.
We'll see you back here soon!


text:
News & Media > Media Releases > 2019 > October
PM's $1.2bn private school slush fund leaves public schools in the cold
The Morrison Government's admission yesterday that Australia's richest private schools can access additional funding from the $1.2 billion Choice and Affordability Fund while public schools cannot is yet further proof of their blatant disregard for public schools and preference for private schools.
Senate Estimates heard yesterday that under the still to be published guidelines for the fund every private school in Australia, regardless of their financial wealth or exorbitant fees, would be able to access the $1.2 billion fund.
This revelation contradicts the government's previous position that the purpose of the fund was to help provide access to low fee Catholic and independent schools. It also confirms that the Morrison Government has absolutely no plans to provide an equivalent for public schools.
Australian Education Union Federal President Correna Haythorpe said that the Morrison Government had completely and utterly abandoned the concept of needs-based school funding in Australia.
"Prime Minister Scott Morrison forced funding deals on the states and territories which will leave 99% of public schools under the Schooling Resource Standard by 2023," Ms Haythorpe said.
"Public schools are also prevented from applying for additional funding from the $1.2 billion Choice and Affordability Fund. Yet elite private schools, some of which charge $70,000 a year for board and tuition, have unrestricted access to this additional funding. It is nothing but a Morrison Government private school slush fund."
"It's a shocking situation to have a Prime Minister who is so blatantly in favour of the private sector when the vast majority of students are in public schools."
Ms Haythorpe said the Morrison Government's $1.2 billion Choice and Affordability Fund demonstrated the deep historical inequity when it came to school funding in Australia.
"How can anyone look at these school funding figures and describe the current arrangements as fair? On any reckoning, they are completely unfair," Ms Haythorpe said.
"The Morrison Government quite clearly has failed in its moral obligation to fully fund public schools and ensure that all school children in Australia get a fair go and the opportunity to develop their potential."
"In addition, while public school enrolments are skyrocketing they get no federal funding to build and maintain essential school infrastructure. Instead, Mr Morrison handed private schools a $1.9 billion capital works special deal," Ms Haythorpe said.
"The question must be asked - why does the Morrison Government persist in funneling millions of Commonwealth dollars into Australia's richest elite private schools when they clearly do not need it? " Ms Haythorpe said.
"He is encouraging public school funding inequity and entrenching inequality of student opportunity."
"Prime Minister Morrison has made it clear that public schools are not a priority for his government."
MEDIA CONTACT: NICK BUCHAN, 0418 288 104

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Ramen, ramen, ramen. Everybody loves ramen these days, including us. However, it's important not to forget about soba. While in Tokyo Japan, we had some excellent soba at Matsugen in the Ebisu neighborhood.
We arrived at the comfortable, upscale restaurant at an odd time, so we were the only diners. In other words, it was the perfect time for lunch in Tokyo.
After we were seated, we ordered draft Sapporo Kuro Rabel beers and perused the comprehensive menu that went well beyond soba. Prices were reasonable. We both opted for the Matsugen Soba since it sounded interesting in a "best of" kind of way, which turned out to be a good choice.
We were served the hand-made soba noodles in beautiful pottery bowls along with savory sauce on the side. As expected, each noodle was uniformly constructed. Firm yet delicate, the noodles were made by hand as they have been for over 150 years.
The nuttiness of the buckwheat noodles stood up to the flavorful Japanese toppings that included yam, shisonori, scallion, egg, sesame, okura, wasabi, cucumber, yoga, bonito and Jew's mallow. That's a lot of goodness for 1,160 yen or approximately $12.
We dug in and decided that ramen is definitely not the only noodle game in town.
As we enjoyed the meal, other diners trickled in, and the buzz picked up. We made our way to the bottom of the bowls and thought we were done, but then the waiter brought us broth to pour in our bowls so that we could enjoy the remaining flavors in a different way. So delicious.
We later learned that we could have ordered more noodles for the broth. At least we'll know for next time.
After ending the meal with some soba tea (Mindi) and French white wine (Daryl), we left the stylish restaurant with full bellies and a new respect for soba.


Still 23, only fairly recently have I found my calling, working with individuals with communication disorders, as a result of my volunteer work with the Aphasia Community Partner Program. Increasingly, I find special joy helping older patients, those who have been victims of a stroke, to speak again and communicate almost as before with their loved ones. I see no more noble work on the planet and I have made it my own with great passion and dedication. I am also experienced as a researcher in this area. My role on our research team is to transcribe aphasia therapy sessions, providing me with an excellent opportunity to learn a great deal about common assessment and therapy procedures.
The study of Communication Sciences and Disorders is a most natural choice for me because of my sheer love of language and communication, combined with my love for teaching and helping people to communicate better, especially children. I have the greatest language ability in Russian and I am working on becoming a near native speaker of English. I now live, work, and study in New York City. Your Master's at XXXX is my first choice for graduate school primarily because of the sheer excellence and rigorous nature of your program. I am also very much attracted to your central focus on early intervention. I see your program as the ultimate preparation for providing speech therapy services for children from low-income, multicultural and marginalized backgrounds, providing support to the families and to the children a chance to fulfill their potential. I look forward to a lifetime of giving my all every day to inspire motivate, and empower children with difficulties communicating to overcome those difficulties to whatever extent it is possible.
Raised in Azerbaijan for the first 6 years of my life, we moved between Belarus and Russia until coming to the USA in November of 2009 and I am now a permanent resident. Since I came to the USA, my dream of going to graduate school to become an SLP professional has been growing in leaps and bounds and I am very highly motivated to excel. While still in Russia, I studied linguistics (including computational), various languages (Spanish, French) and education, earning my degree in 2007. Now, my dream is to put my education to good use as an SLP professional here in America; first, by learning everything that I can in your program at XXXX.
I am most thankful for the fact that I learned Spanish very early on since I traveled to Spain with my family for 2 months each trip, going 2 consecutive years when I was 13 and 14 years old. Thus, while I do have a Russian accent in Spanish, it is not nearly as strong as it would be if I had learned Spanish as an adult. I am also making progress at improving my conversational French. I am especially dedicated to the recovery and improvement of my Spanish because I want very much to be able to help children learn to communicate better for whom Spanish is their primary language. I have become aware of the great need that exists in this regard serving as a volunteer with the organization Jumpstart, in Brooklyn, a program for children from at-risk, low income families.
student Speech and Hearing Society while completing my BA in Speech Language Pathology at Brooklyn College, graduating this past September, 2015. I began volunteering before coming to America, working with children in an orphanage in Belarus. This has helped to inspire my passion for a lifetime of service helping children.
Having always been near the top of my class, I received a full scholarship that covered my 5 years of tuition, research and student conference participation. After graduation I worked as both a teacher and as a project manager, finance specialist, international sales manager, and quality audit manager. It did not take me long to realize that the corporate world is not for me. While obtaining my first BA degree in Linguistics I worked as a teaching assistant, a camp counselor with children from orphanages, including many with communication as well as behavioral problems; and I realized that there was no comparison with the business world where I did not find any sense of profound meaning, nothing like I do when I am helping children to do new things that they have never done, saying things that they have never said before.
I grieved for the situation of so many special needs children in Belarus, simply locked away out of sight for the most part, generally orphanages. It was in this period that I became engaged with social justice issues, especially as concerns the welfare of children. I have invested a lot of time and practice in photography, which I am convinced will serve me well as an SLP professional. I also love sports, especially water and swimming, which I also plan to put to good use as I practice in the future. At some point, I hope to create a non-profit organization for special needs children with developmental disorders (like autism) and create special events to help stimulate their interaction with their environment; surfing for example.
This coming summer, 2016, I will be participating in the WAVE Program in Lima Peru, teaching English to local children and working on my Spanish. I also plant to explore and learn about some of the resources in Peru for children with communication and language difficulties.
Now 25 years old, I have been working with children with special needs children, most of them on the autism spectrum, since I graduated from high school. Every day that I go to work, I find myself more impatient to get there, to be with my children. Each day I find them increasingly fascinating and I love them more and more. For the past several years I have been learning a great deal by working with and supporting a variety of professionals involved in the care and education of special needs children: social workers, occupational therapists, etc. I see the speech therapists that I have had the opportunity to closely observe and to support over the years as the professionals that make the most singular contribution to these vulnerable little people.
Learning to speak is at the center of our struggle to give all that we can to these children to help them communicate as much as possible, opening doors and windows of communication that will determine the extent to which they will communicate throughout their lifetime. I find myself reading about children on the Autism spectrum even in my free time. I could not be more engaged with the communication challenges that present themselves for these children and I could not be more excited to take up this challenge and further prepare myself professionally by earning the Master's Degree in your particularly distinguished program in Speech Language Pathology at XXXX University.
A Mexican-American woman born and raised in Southern California, I take pride in my celebration of diversity and treasure the wonderful experiences that I have had traveling abroad and getting to know foreign cultures and languages. While studying towards my BS in Nutrition, I spent 3 months in Japan participating in an exchange program. I would return to Asia later on as an EFL Teacher, spending 9 months in China. In New Zealand, I stayed for 6 years working as a Health Promoter for the New Zealand government. After English I speak Spanish best, since my [fa] mother is Mexican. But I am also able to communicate increasingly well in both Mandarin Chinese and American Sign Language. My ability to communicate in multiple languages, particularly Spanish and Chinese, gives me great hope that I may be selected to your competitive and especially distinguished program in Speech Language Therapy at the University of XXXX.
I could not have greater confidence in my ability to hit the ground running and distinguish myself as a graduate student in your Speech and Language Pathology Master's Degree Program at XXXX University, for several reasons. I will graduate from the University of XXXX this coming May, 2017 in Communication Sciences and Disorders and I am currently enrolled in Diseases and Disabilities, Audiologic Rehabilitation, Introduction to Speech Disorders, and Beginning Spanish 1. Most of all however, my confidence is grounded in my sheer enthusiasm; resulting from my extensive experience as a volunteer working with – and falling in love with – children with learning disabilities and communication disorders.
As with many young people, I was an idealist in high school, wanting to save the world. Under the impression that studying Political Science might help me to go about doing this, I earned my first Bachelor's Degree in this area in 2011. I learned enough to know that I did not want to enter politics, work for politicians, or spend the rest of my life studying politics. I do, however, respect and enjoy having money to spend and buying nice things with it. For this reason, I have spent several years in the corporate world, working as an assistant to corporate executives. Neither, however, does the quest for money and promotion up the corporate ladder satisfy me as a human being. For this reason, I will be completing my second Bachelor's Degree this coming May, 2017, in Communications Disorders and Deaf Education.
This area of study and practice does fill me with a sense of purpose and increasingly brings great joy to my heart. This is reflected in my GPA so far: 3.68. Before I joined corporate America, I worked with special needs students as a special education teaching assistant providing speech and language services. I often found myself thinking about this experience in my corporate office, so much so that I realized that I should return to SLP, in fact, make it my career. I would very much like to work in a school setting, with children in great need. My long term dream is to one day partner with other professionals in my field, such as an audiologist, occupational therapist, and a otolaryngologist; and open up a clinical practice.
Sometimes I dream of helping singers recover from voice overuse, on other occasions I brainstorm and search for a solution to a laryngeal disorder of some kind. In addition to my professional responsibilities, I look forward to doing as much volunteer work as possible in the future, both in my local community and by participating on missions to the Developing World.
I have lived in NYC for a several years now and I love the energy and pace of my new, permanent, adopted home. I look forward to many decades to come in the city serving as an SLP-CCC. In this position, I will truly be able to feel that I am giving my all and making my maximum contribution to my community and my fellow man. I want to learn the latest technologies and provide non-invasive, highly effective therapy for my clients with voice and swallowing disorders. I also look forward to doing research and attending and speaking at seminars, hopefully combined with an annual volunteer mission trip.
I have been enjoying earning my second Bachelor's Degree in Communication Disorders and I fear I may miss my studies desperately after I graduate this coming May. Thus, I hope to be selected to begin your program this coming September. I also look forward to quitting my job in the corporate world – less money and more life – and go to work for an organization such as Rockland Boces where I volunteered several years ago, catering to the needs of clients with speech/language and/or swallowing disorders.
I am leaning towards the medical-related side of our profession, treating clients with vocal nodules, dysphagia, pitch disorders. Nevertheless, I am also keen to learn as much as I can about all aspects of SLP.


Beard Winter LLP litigator and partner Robert Betts is quoted in the June 2018 issue of the Canadian Underwriter article, "Will top court give waivers a sporting chance?" about why the fate of insuring sports and recreational facilities hangs in the balance.
While the courts have so far upheld liability waivers, these contracts are not foolproof, says Robert Betts, the lawyer at Beard Winter LLP who represented Blue Mountain. Minors, for one thing, are unable to legally contract with parties, so they can't waive their right to sue. Betts also points out that any waiver is only as good as it is written. Ski resorts like Blue Mountain have done a good job of issuing uniform contracts perceived to be the "gold standard" in liability waivers. These waivers employ all-encompassing language that covers nearly every eventuality — including negligence on the part of the operator.


text:
My Honest Reviews of the Star Wars Films: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Posted on March 13, 2011 March 1, 2019 by JWM
To wrap up the reviews, we turn to the third film released in the series, sixth in the chronology and a guaranteed fanbase-splitter. Return of the Jedi is essentially the second half of The Empire Strikes Back, which unfortunately gives it the great burden of resolving every plotline opened in the previous. Will Han Solo return? Will Princess Leia return to his arms? Will Luke return to Dagobah to complete his training? Will Darth Vader return with the Imperial forces to tempt Luke again? So there really is a lot of returning involved in the story. The title seems like a natural fit. There's another level to the title as well, with the return not just of the Jedi through Luke, but the return of the fallen Jedi, Vader. The hero returns from the Dark Side thanks to the loving redemption of his son.
Jedi also has to concern itself with resolving the rebellion's war against the Empire since this is the last film. This winds up complicating Jedi by a fair amount, which plays into the fanbase split over it.
Empire is a much more personal story. Jedi has to sacrifice some of its intimacy for the sake of moving the larger background plot along. Instead of getting a resolution scene between Han and Lando, for instance, we all just have to assume that Chewbacca filled him in that Lando had made moves to redeem himself. Instead of a more intimate reuniting between the three leads at the end, it's couched within a larger celebration scene.
These are not knocks against the film. In fact, for me it's what makes it work. The entire story is about resolution and there's not a plot stone unturned. Vader's story is both expanded and resolved; everything we knew about him from the previous films is turned on its head when we meet the Emperor (referenced briefly in A New Hope). Though we see him kneel before a hologram in Empire, we actually see someone so unafraid of Vader as to chastise him openly. Moff Jerjerrod actually mouths off to Vader a little bit at the beginning of the film, whereas mere mention of the Emperor makes him practically wet himself.
That was off-putting enough for the producer of the first two, Gary Kurtz, to walk from the production to pursue other projects. According to at least one source I've read, Kurtz adamantly disagreed with Lucas diminishing Vader in such a way.
I never had any problem with it. Jedi came to be my favorite of the original three films, largely for a lot of these story aspects. Now that it's couched in the larger saga of all six films, the story works even better. Again, to draw a comparison to the Lord of the Rings book, I imagine that if you read Return of the King without Fellowship of the Ring, certain story elements would be off-putting. Tom Bombadil once again comes to mind.
What Could Have Worked Better
Most everyone loves to knock on the Ewoks, but they make sense in a certain way. If you look at the Emperor scenes, Jabba the Hutt's court, the battle at the Sarlacc, Yoda's death, the revelation of Vader being Luke's father, Luke nearly going to the Dark Side and the intense action of the space battle, Jedi actually skews darker than Empire. The Ewoks lighten the tone a bit and evoke the Munchkins from Wizard of Oz; Lucas has also said that they're supposed to evoke the Vietnam war, which seems a little insane.
I also like to throw out there that if you really watch the battle, the Ewoks were getting their asses handed to them until Chewbacca jumped in and took over the AT-ST. Just saying.
Seriously, I know it's weird. I just don't like this matte painting, or the one behind Lando in the next few shots. They don't match the models.
The design sensibilities seem a bit off in Jedi, which is unfortunate. The Rebel cruiser briefing room, for instance, is pristinely clean and sterile. The walls are unmarked white. The uniforms are pressed. This reads inconsistent visually with the rest of the rebel forces we've ever seen. The cinematography is a bit off on the indoor "outside" sets as well, especially when Luke talks with Leia and Vader. Whether this is because for those scenes they wanted so much secrecy and so had a skeleton crew, I don't know. I hope that at some point that question gets answered.
I'll also say that the matte painting of the rebel hangar drives me insane and I wish they'd "Special Edition" it. It's always bothered me.
The pacing after the escape from Jabba the Hutt is also disjointed. From the gathering at the rebel fleet to Luke's departure to see Vader, the story feels a little forced, as if they were struggling with how to get the characters where they needed to be. There are some terrific moments, such as the Speeder Bike chase and Vader sensing Luke's approach to Endor, but the flow is not what it should be.
Special Edition Changes
The improved Sarlacc is a non-event for me. I could have lived without it, I don't care that it's there.
The improved celebration montage is exactly that: improved. I never disliked the Ewok celebration, but the new ending actually brings the entire series together and gives a real sense of the scope of the victory. The musical scene at Jabba's palace, including the extended fate of Oola the green dancer, is another one of those things that I could have lived without, but I like the sense of fun and whimsy attached to it. Also, as much as I have an emotional connection to the song Lapti Nek, it was a terrible 1980s synth-laden workout song, so I'm not one to mourn its passing.
The Real Anakin appears to Luke, not the broken shell who caused him pain and sorrow. I imagine that if I become a horrible person before my girls ever know me, and I find redemption and have the opportunity to show them who I was before I was terrible, I'll take it.
Which brings us to Hayden Christensen's insert at the end for the 2004 DVD release. I like it and not just to be contrarian as at least two of my friends have accused of me. it rings more true for at least two main reasons. The first is, as a spiritual projection, Anakin is making an effort to show his son what he looked like before he was a hideously disfigured half-machine monster. The second is that, when I "see" relatives who have died, I don't see them as they were at the end. I see them as the vibrant people of the happy times in my life. I've actually blogged about this in greater detail before, in the first blog I ever wrote.
To anticipate a certain counter-argument, Obi-Wan and Yoda knew Luke in life and had a positive influence on him in such a way that there's no need for them to appear in a way he never knew.
The Final Analysis
As I said earlier, Return of the Jedi came to be my favorite of the original three films. It remains so, thanks to its place in the larger story arc formed by all six. It's not perfect, but it's perfect enough. Williams' theme for the Emperor is freaking awesome, a perfect zombie horror counterpoint to the gentle serenity of Yoda's theme. The theme actually sounds like the music you'd expect for the Lord of the Undead.
There are missteps in the middle again, as there were with Empire, but Jedi has some moments of editing wizardry that blow my mind to this day. The Battle at the Sarlacc is amazingly perfect; according to notes from the annotated screenplays, the negative processors sent a note back with the final version that said that one sequence contained more cuts than most films. Much like the Factory scene in Attack of the Clones or the desert truck chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark, it holds up as one of the most tightly-edited action sequences ever.
So that's it. I'll be taking a break from Star Wars for a little bit now, but I just got a wild hair and promised myself I'd write these this year.
Now I can focus on more important things like beating up on Star Trek fans.
Tags: A New Hope, Anakin, Attack of the Clones, Emperor, Fellowship of the Ring, George Lucas, Luke, Return of the Jedi, Return of the King, Revenge of the Sith, Skywalker, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, The Lord of the Rings, The Phantom Menace, Tom Bombadil, VaderCategories: Film, Reflection
19 thoughts on "My Honest Reviews of the Star Wars Films: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"
Ok, we have way more agreement here than on any other. I would count Jedi as my favorite as well. I have so say that I love the idea of the Ewoks. I just don't like that they looked like Teddy Bears. There were supposed to be wookies. Wookies would have been awesome, but because of Chewbacca, they couldn't be wookies. They had to be something else. Teddy Bears was the wrong choice.
That being said, I love the theme of redemption that flies through the whole movie, from Lando to Anacin. Good stuff. I love that it was Luke's love, not just for his father, but also for his sister, that brings Anacin back.
The chemistry between these characters is palpable, and just not nearly as present between the actors in the prequels. If not for the Ewoks, I'd rate this the best of them all.
It's not that the Ewoks are my favorite thing in the world, it's just that it's sort of a "meh" thing for me. It'd be like saying "they didn't have to be Munchkins" at the beginning of Wizard of Oz. 🙂
Glad we can partially agree on something. LOL
I have quite a bit to say (surprise, surprise) about these "honest" reviews, but I am choosing to let it go, as it is your playground.
Only criticism I could offer is that you reference Lucas' other works a little too often, making these less reviews, and more overall commentary on how Lucas was able to bring his other works into a more broadly appreciated context.
I will simply say that having read all six, you are a little too close to these films to offer truly honest, and dare I say, brutal reviews. Not a criticism, as I would never attempt it, knowing I would suffer similar type biases. These are not objective, not by a long shot, but that's okay. On a blog entitled "Kessel Junkie" there's no reason to expect brutal honesty about the films.
Here are the issues with your comment:
Simply because I see roses where you see thorns isn't a reason to question whether I'm capable of honesty, silly.
Referring to Lucas' other work is a completely valid use of 'reference points.' To wit, one can review a Picasso and refer to another 'period' of his work for the sake of comparison.
Do I lack 'brutality'? Brutality is called for in certain situations (such as fighting); I don't think it's called for in movie reviews. Perhaps I've softened with age.
You can't use the same set of criteria for every genre of film. I enjoyed all of these films: Tron: Legacy, Shutter Island, The Machinist, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Expendables. I didn't use the same criteria for each.
The blog's title is 'kessel korner'. My name is kesseljunkie. :-p
I'll give you the last two, but my point remains… It is tough to see these posts as honest reviews when they come from an admittedly huge fan. No matter what you think of your own abilities, you objectivity is totally shot from the word go. Has nothing to do with your (you opened this up, really) rose-colored glasses where these films are concerned.
As I said, it's not a criticism. I doubt you'd be able to be totally honest about any flaws in your children (which is a very good thing). You are simply too close. That's all.
Ah, but Tony — let me just slide in this polite retort.
I didn't say I looked at things through rose colored glasses, I said that I see roses where you see thorns: meaning that both exist, but I approach from the positive whereas you would seem to be looking at the negative first.
The presumption can be that because I've been a big fan through the years, I've somehow lied to myself. In fact, there's one person who heatedly used pretty much those exact words with me a couple times in the past.
But just because my opinion is perceived to be of the minority, doesn't invalidate its honesty in some way. Think of it this way: I'm not giving it a positive review because I'm a fan, I'm a fan because I can honestly give it a positive review.
Pingback: Why the Second Death Star Kicks Ass « kessel korner
Parts of the Ewok scenes feel a little too cutesy-goofy in comparison to the rest of the film series, but like you, it never really bothered me that much. I loved seeing the redwood forests in all their glory, and the design of the Ewok culture is really neat. Truthfully though, I haven't analyzed the three films myself enough to pick one favorite, although if I did choose it would be between the first two. You make good arguments for Jedi, though; even your argument for Hayden Christensen's appearance is impressive and almost has me swayed–the only reason I'm still not happy with it is because I cannot stand his portrayal of Anakin. But in the end, I'm happy loving all three films without the need to choose between them!
Oh, give me time. I'll sway you on Anakin. He wasn't what we expected, but he's actually a very similar character to Luke, even in portrayal.
Ewoks are the Munchkins in Wizard of Oz in fur. The panning shot of their village – including the reveal of the babies – to my eye is a purposeful homage to that. I get what you're saying, though.
Pingback: The Phantom Menace: My Multi-Dimensional Review « kessel korner
Pingback: The Best Moment in The Empire Strikes Back « kessel korner
Pingback: The Vague Racism of a Galaxy Far, Far Away | kessel korner
Pingback: Can Droids See Force Ghosts? | kessel korner
Pingback: Luke Skywalker: Crisis Manager | kessel korner
Pingback: Palpatine the Art Lover | kessel korner
Pingback: Star Wars Original Trilogy Retellings: Chapter Sampler Review | kessel korner
Pingback: Thanks for Ruining Netflix Ratings, Amy Schumer | kessel korner
PreviousMy Honest Reviews of the Star Wars Films: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
NextFlashback Blog: Blue Ghosts and You


MIRRORS have held a peculiar fascination for people ever since one of our early hominid ancestors looked at her reflection in a pool and noticed an uncanny correlation between her own muscle movements—sensed internally—and the visual feedback. Even more mysterious—and perhaps not unrelated—is our ability to "reflect" on ourselves as the first introspective primates. This ability displays itself in ways as different as the mythical Narcissus looking at his reflection in a lake to Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier's invention of virtual reality to transport you outside your own body.


text:
Yep Roc at Record Store Day 2016
Yep Roc's got three releases coming up for Record Store Day 2016 on April 16th, 2016.
End of My Neighborhood
45/single
End Of My Neighborhood" composed and sung by The Fleshtones guitarist Keith Streng, certainly let's us know he's more than concerned about the re-development of his neighborhood and the concurrent loss, not only of all the things that made the 'Northside' of Williamsburg such a cool place to live, but of its human scale as well.
Lead vocalist Peter Zaremba came up with the blatantly '60s track, "Cardboard Casanova". Besides the beat, the song features the type of lyrical content you'd expect from that era. A punk lead singer, angrily denouncing some girl's preference for the rich guy, who in actuality doesn't 'make it' as a lover anyway. What will she decide? Strangely relevant today. Mike Mills of REM joins in on vocals, and Fleshtones founding member Jan Marek Pakulski might also be somewhere in the mix as well.
The 45's sleeve was designed by Herve Peroncini of the rocking Italian band The Peawees. The photos were taken by Jacopo Benessi before a Fleshtones show in La Spezia, Italy. And the songs were recorded with longtime friend of The Fleshtones, Florent Barbier, at Cold Cut Productions Studios. This release is exclusive to Record Store Day 2016.
Eli Paperboy Reed
Cut Ya Down
This 45 features two new tracks from Eli Paperboy Reed's forthcoming debut album for Yep Roc Records – "Cut Ya Down" and "Hold Out". It's packaged as an old-school jukebox 45, with a large hole on the record and custom label, which is in a plain brown paper sleeve. The label design is reminiscent of old soul 45 test pressings, of which Eli is an avid collector. It is the perfect package for his unique brand of soulful, funky R&B.
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
Oh, I Guess We Were A Fucking Surf Band After All…
4 LP vinyl box set
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet is the seminal Canadian instrumental combo formed in Toronto, in 1984. They released three albums before disbanding in 1996, reconstituting once again in 2013. Yep Roc Records is proud to be re-releasing all three original studio albums (Savvy Show Stoppers; Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham; Sport Fishin': The Lure of the Bait, The Luck of the Hook) on vinyl in deluxe gatefold sleeves, with expanded artwork, liner notes by Bon Von Wheelie, Bry Webb and Scott McCaughey, contextual essays by band associates and a chihuahua, and including "Having An Average Weekend", made famous as the theme to the hit sketch comedy TV show, The Kids in the Hall. This luxurious box set includes an exclusive new LP including tracks from singles, soundtracks, compilations, their trashcan, and BBC John Peel and CBC Brave New Waves sessions. Remastered from first generation tapes by recent Grammy winner Peter J. Moore – all in one box-set called, I Guess We Were A Fucking Surf Band After All… Exclusive for Record Store Day 2016.
Tags: Eli Paperboy Reed, Record Store Day, shadowy men on a shadowy planet, The Fleshtones
Record Store Day and Born Ruffians help kick off Yep Roc Record Store Sessions video series
Best of 2016 Store Sale
Record Store Day features videos of Robyn Hitchcock, Josh Ritter and more talking vinyl and indie record stores
Yep Roc Decorates Year End "Best of 2016" Lists
Announcing Yep Roc's Record Store Day Black Friday titles


text:
Ad & Media Strategies Amobee Announces Partnership with Place Exchange to Activate Programmatic Buying for Out-of-Home...
Amobee Announces Partnership with Place Exchange to Activate Programmatic Buying for Out-of-Home Media
Collaboration Amplifies Convergence of Digital Media Channels
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & SINGAPORE — Amobee, a global digital marketing technology company serving brands and agencies, announced it has partnered with Place Exchange to launch one of the first truly programmatic marketplaces for out-of-home media, allowing marketers real-time bidding capabilities as well as seamless planning, execution, and attribution alongside other digital channels on a single platform.
Amobee partners with Place Exchange to launch one of the first truly programmatic marketplaces for out-of-home media.
The collaboration allows Amobee clients to converge out-of-home media with other digital channels through Amobee's demand-side platform, delivering true real-time bidding, seamless workflow integration, and digital attribution. Once an ad has played in physical space, Amobee's platform generates deep audience insights about the audiences exposed to out-of-home ads. By combining this data with foot traffic conversion and other signals, marketers can better understand how audiences are interacting with the out-of-home ads, optimize out-of-home campaigns while in flight, and extend reach across other media channels, devices, and segments.
"It's been proven that out-of-home media drives consumer action and we're proud to partner with Place Exchange to deliver on the promise of a programmatic digital out-of-home offering for brands and agencies within a single platform," says Katie Ford, Amobee Chief Client Officer. "Amobee is bridging the digital and physical worlds by giving advertisers frictionless integration of omnichannel marketing campaigns, allowing them to programmatically control their cross-channel audience strategy."
"Working with a forward-thinking company like Amobee means we're able to implement new and different ways to help marketers reach desired audiences," said Dave Etherington, Chief Commercial Officer at Place Exchange. "Our partnership with Amobee allows for scalable activation of out-of-home that dovetails with broader marketing activities so brands can more effectively engage consumers throughout their daily journeys, regardless of screen or device. That includes being able to leverage familiar online and mobile capabilities such as hyperlocal targeting, real-time data triggers, dynamic creative execution, and video advertising, all delivered on a massive, real-world stage that is viewable, fraud-free, and brand-safe. We are incredibly excited about the potential to transform this medium and the broader advertising landscape."
Integrating with Place Exchange allows Amobee clients to harness the power of out-of-home advertising as never before—massive reach, high-impact creative, proximity to retail, and more—all using the same workflows and measurement as for other programmatic channels.
"Leveraging fast-growing emerging media like digital out-of-home allows brands to bridge the gap between the physical and digital world," says Ryan Laul, President, Outdoor Media Group at Omnicom Media Group. "The solution Amobee and Place Exchange are offering aims to integrate DOOH into an omnichannel programmatic marketplace, utilizing meaningful data across all media while implementing targeting that considers location which is intrinsic to the value of out-of-home at large."
"The incredible growth of digital out-of-home as a medium speaks to how well it engages audiences and why it's an important element of any successful omnichannel advertising campaign," says Ian Dallimore, Director of Digital Innovation + Sales Strategy at Lamar Advertising Company. "By combining out-of-home with other digital media channels in the programmatic landscape, marketers are able to better understand audiences and apply learnings across their entire, integrated campaign for maximum results."
About Amobee
The world's leading independent advertising platform, Amobee provides brands, agencies and broadcasters with advertising solutions for the converging world. From up-fronts to auctions, Amobee's SaaS platform provides end-to-end campaign planning, management and optimization across TV, digital and social media. For the first time prescriptive AI, proprietary data and advanced analytics enable marketers to seamlessly orchestrate the consumer journey across converged media and all devices, eliminating the media overlap and waste, which come from traditional silos. Amobee is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singtel, one of the largest communications technology companies in the world, which reaches over 700 million mobile subscribers. The company operates across North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit amobee.com or follow @amobee.
About Place Exchange
Place Exchange provides patent-pending technology that delivers true real-time bidding, fully unified workflows with other media, support for standard online and mobile IAB creatives, and granular device-level attribution. Programmatic buyers can now buy and measure OOH media in the same way as they do web, mobile, and other digital media, and enjoy the benefits of massive reach, high-impact, always-viewable messaging that reaches consumers in the physical world. All with no bots, no ad blockers, and no unsafe content, and all delivered as a supply-side solution seamlessly integrated with the leading DSPs. For more information: www.placeexchange.com.
amobee
out-of-home media;
place exchange
Previous articleIndex Exchange Sees Immediate Lift for Publishers after Implementing the Trade Desk's Unified ID Solution
Next articleIAB Tech Lab Launches Podcast Measurement Compliance Program
The Ozone Project and OpenX Partner to Increase Monetization for Publisher's Digital Ad Inventory
Triton Digital Integrates Centro's Basis Platform with the a2x® Programmatic Marketplace
Adslot Delivers 467% Increase in ROI Through Programmatic Guaranteed Solution
Codemasters Partners with Bidstack to Provide In-Game Advertising in Latest Title Release
OpenX Increases Expansion into APAC with Key Investments in People, Platform and Product
FreeWheel Announces Programmatic OTT Offering for Local TV Buyers
Pocketmath Serves 80 Billion Ad Impressions
Amobee and ITV Announce Exclusive Technology Licensing and Innovation Partnership
New Adobe Advertising Cloud Capabilities Power Cross-Channel Advertising Campaigns
The Trade Desk Opens Doors for Global Advertisers to Reach Audiences in China
PubMatic Launches OpenBid, Bringing Full Strength of Programmatic Monetization to the Mobile App Environment


text:
Three-D Issue 29: The influence of Internet Indicators
Robin Mansell
UNESCO's project to define Internet Universality indicators is organised around four principles – ROAM (R – that the internet is based on human Rights, O – that it is Open; A – that it should be Accessible to all; and M – that is nurtured by Multistakeholder participation). UNESCO has hosted many consultations and this comment was prepared for a panel discussion at the IAMCR Conference in Cartagena, Colombia, in July 2017. The aim of UNESCO's extensive set of consultations with stakeholders around the world is to build consensus around a framework of quantitative and qualitative indicators that can be used to assess levels of achievement in individual countries in relation to these principles. UNESCO recognises that country experiences and characteristics will differ and its representatives have consistently said that it is up to country stakeholders to decide how to interpret the results of analysis using the indicators for internal policy.
Once agreed, however, the Internet Universality indicators, are very likely to be used in an instrumental way that provokes debates about leading and lagging countries and regions and comparisons of investment in infrastructure, capabilities and skills and the extent to which policies and practices in the countries which use the indicators demonstrate respect for the fundamental rights of citizens. This is likely despite this not being UNESCO's intention. As with the many sets of indicators that have been developed to benchmark progress towards the expansion of the global connectivity and inclusion in the online world, when the results of surveys using indicators are compared by ranking country relative performance, the suggestion often is that there is, or should be, a linear pathway towards achieving policy goals. Thus, the inappropriate use of such indicators can result in a catch-up mentality, that is, a race to the top as if the 'top' should look the same in all countries. Yet, scholars familiar with the development and role of the internet in contemporary societies know that context matters and that internet models differ because countries elect to follow distinctive pathways towards the achievement of ROAM policy goals, even when there is agreement about the principles themselves.
The use of indicators of the kind proposed by UNESCO is often criticized because their use favours the normalization of a dominant and linear pathway towards a digitally mediated information society. Notwithstanding this criticism, however, when the results of research using such indicators are used to map and visualise the relative performance of countries there is a way in which this can potentially support policies favouring alternative pathways. This may be possible if the use of indicators is associated with mapping and visualisations which contribute to 'a collective enabling enterprise, a project that both reveals and realizes hidden potential'1, instead of reinforcing the dominant models associated with the leading countries based on global indicators. Research based on the Internet Universality indicators could be used to 'emancipate potentials, enrich experiences and diversify worlds' rather than as a means for the normalization of the agendas of an imperialist technocracy or for societal control measures that infringe on fundamental citizen rights. In this sense, the availability of these indicators could be regarded as a means of 'uncovering realities previously unseen or unimagined, even across seemingly exhausted grounds'.2 As Cassirer, the German Philosopher, put it, 'in truth, however, what we call the world of our perception is not simple, not given and self-evident from the outset, but "is" only insofar as it has gone through certain basic theoretical acts by which it is apprehended and specified'.3 He made this comment in relation to spatial maps, but his awareness of the way in which data are contextualized and interpreted is relevant in the case of the application of the Internet Universality indicators as well. High-level principles are driving the development of these indicators and there is a risk that their application will privilege the policies and practices of the 'leaders'. However, used in ways that are sensitive to local context, the Internet Universality indicators may be effective in revealing pathways that depart from the prevailing perspective. It is always important to remember that indicators 'are not without effect; they have great force in shaping the world'.4
The UNESCO Internet Universality indicators will sit alongside others that give greater emphasis to progress towards the 'knowledge economy' or towards extending the reach of broadband access without reference to fundamental human rights. These indicators are developed by other UN agencies and consultancy firms and sometimes by academic researchers. What are the intersections between the different approaches, if any, and how likely is it that UNESCO's indicators will influence policy makers to think and act differently than they do when they are influenced principally by the indicators that do not encompass the four ROAM principles? The time may be right for UNESCO's initiative to have a potentially substantial impact in encouraging a shift away from the 'race to the top' approach. There is persistent evidence that techno-economic approaches are failing to meet the promise of encouraging countries and regions to 'catch-up' with the leaders, not the least because technologies of connectivity are constantly changing and because their application is never wholly benign. The ROAM indicators approach may help to signpost 'realities previously unseen or unimagined' because of the integration of rights indictors alongside those typical of approaches that focus on the diffusion and take up of technology and services.
If the Internet Universality indictors are to play this role in critically highlighting the features of the digital environment within countries, it is essential that they emphasise two aspects that do not seem to be given sufficient attention.
The Internet Universality indicators need to yield information that can be used to map and visualize the position of countries within the global internet value chain. Country positions in value chains can help to demonstrate the constraints and opportunities facing domestic policy makers. This requires indicators of the intensity of digital industry concentration in and outside a country, e.g. who are the owners of the digital technology system (networks and services) and to whom are they accountable? Mapping and visualising where a country is positioned within the internet value chain would make it feasible to consider why countries that 'ought' to be performing well may not be achieving some of the ROAM goals which, in turn, might stimulate discussion about different potential pathways that could be followed.
The Internet Universality indicators need to capture local experience, e.g. street level accounts of the intensity of internet use, who shares access, the experience of online interaction by children and younger and older adults of using internet-based services.
Although there is very little basis for comparative analysis of existing indicator sets because of the different methodologies that are used,5 if a few indicators in each ROAM category were to be linked to those used in other indicator sets, this could serve as a validity check and also potentially motivate investigation of reasons for discrepancies. This would provide a basis for critical engagement with the results,6 and stimulate a consideration of distinctive pathways toward achieving the ROAM goals. In this way UNESCO's Internet Universality Indicators might be used to support citizen activism and resistance to developments that do not enhance the protection of human rights rather to foster a reinforcement of the 'race to the top' which downplays or ignores the need to simultaneously address issues relating to fundamental rights and responsibilities in a way that aligns with local contexts and experiences.
1. Corner, J. (1999) 'The Agency of Mapping: Speculation, Critique and Invention' in D. Cosgrove (ed), Mappings. London: Reaktion, pp. 213-52, p. 213.
2. Ibid., p. 213.
3. Cassirer, E. (1955) 'Myth as a Form of Thought' in The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms: vol 2: Mythical Thought (Trans. R. Manheim), New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, p. 30.
4. Corner, J., p. 250.
5. Puddephatt, A., Rossini, C. and Zausmer, R. (2014) 'Defining Indictors of Internet Development, UNESCO background paper, Mar., draft, at https://www.unesco.org/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/news/defining_internet_indicators_draft.pdf
6. Werbin, K. C. and Lovink, G. (2006) 'Critique of Ranking and Listing: Exchange with Kenneth C. Werbin, at https://networkcultures.org/geert/critique-of-ranking-and-listing-exchange-with-kenneth-c-werbin/


Dan Ryan has named his Manchester Thunder squad for the 2016 Vitality Superleague season.
New signings Natalie Haythornthwaite, Malysha Kelly and Liana Leota join a 15-player Thunder squad that is a mix of youth and experience. Young shooter Amy Clinton's good form in the Next Generation and Mike Greenwood Trophy pre-season tournaments has been rewarded with a call-up to the Superleague team. Beccy Hoult is also making the step up from the NPL squad. She joins a number of senior players with international experience, including Jamaican defender Kelly, Silver Fern Leota and several England-capped players. Roses centre-courter Sara Bayman will once again captain the Black and Yellows.
The Australian is confident 18-year-old Clinton will flourish in the country's top netball league and is keen to develop local talent. "Amy's developed out of sight over the past few months and I truly believe she's going to be someone to watch out for in the coming years," he said of the Oldham-born shooter.


High quality, fast-acting sources of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. From individual nutrients to common agricultural blends, this product line is designed for the gardener who needs an immediate response. While these products are considered "synthetic", nothing in any of these products is hazardous or toxic.
Fast acting nutrients to stimulate growth.
Hard to find products for gardeners requiring immediate responses.
No hazardous or toxic materials.


text:
(-) Public Leadership (3)
Leadership Decision Making
Draws upon theories and evidence from psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience to demonstrate how you can design better decision environments.
Oct 01, 2023 - Oct 06, 2023


text:
Andrew Abruzzo
View Andrew Abruzzo's Biography
2017 U.S. World Trials Preview: New Age In Men's 1500
Nationality: USA
Biography Medals Best Times
Andrew Abruzzo is a competitive swimmer who represents the United States internationally. He is a 3-time Jr world champion and 2-time Pan American champion. College (Georgia) 2018-2019 Abruzzo was an immediate impact get for the bulldogs. He finished 7th in the 400 IM (3:47.43) and 11th in the 500 free (4:16.35) and 1650 free (15:06.98) at the SEC Championships. He also swam on Georgia's fifth place 800 free relay team. After qualifying at the Georgia last chance meet, Abruzzo competed in the 400 IM (30th, 3:46.16), 500 free (32nd, 4:17.37) and 1650 free (35th, 15:07.46) at the NCAA Championships. National/International Competition 2017 World Jr Championships (Indianapolis, Indiana) In Indy, Abruzzo swept the distance freestyle titles, taking wins in the 400 (3:49.19), 800 (7:54.58), and 1500 (15:06.48). 2019 Pan American Games (Lima, Peru) Abruzzo won the 400 free (3:48.41) and 800 free (7:54.70) titles at the Pan American Games. He also finished fifth in the 1500 free (15:22.93).
With Wilimovsky out of World Trials, the men's 1500 now becomes wide open.
Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys High School Class of 2018
It's that time of year again where we at SwimSwam rank out the top 20 high school swimming prospects in the upcoming NCAA recruiting class. This is arguably the best breaststroke class we've ever ranked, headed by Junior World Champs silver medalist Reece Whitley.
2017 Arena Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 3 Race Videos
Watch Adam Peaty's U.S. Open record, and all the other races, from Day 3 of the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis.
Comment First!
2017 Arena Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
2017 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES – INDIANAPOLIS Thursday, March 2nd-Saturday, March 4th Indianapolis, Indiana Psych Sheets Live video Saturday finals…
2017 Arena Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
After a strong 100 free yesterday, Jacob Pebley comes in as the top seed in his signature event, the 200 backstroke.
2016 Olympic champ Penny Oleksiak leads all women's 100 free seeds for Canada, while 2012 Olympic champ Nathan Adrian is the top men's seed.
Watch All the Race Videos from Day 3 of Junior Pan Pacs
Watch Eva Merrell win the 100 fly, and all the other races from Day 3 of the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.
2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Day Three: Finals
Li Bingjie of China took her third gold of the competition winning the women's 400 freestyle on the third night of competition in Maui…
2016 Jr Pan Pacs Day 3 Prelims: Nordmann Clocks 2:09 For 200 Back Meet Record
On day 3 of the 2016 Junior Pan Pacs, Team USA's Lucie Nordmann swam to a new Meet Record in the women's 200 back prelims. Nordman was just off her personal best time, posting a 2:09.59 to clear the old record of 2:09.68.
2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships: Day One Finals
American Cassidy Bayer dominated the women's 200 butterfly winning the event by almost four seconds on the first evening of the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships…
Lasco Moves to #3 All-Time in 13-14 200 Back at Middle Atlantic Champs
At the 2016 Middle Atlantic LC Senior Champs, held at Bucknell University, 14-year-old Destin Lasco moved up to #3 on the 200 back all-time list for the 13-14 age group.
Tickets Go On Sale Monday For 2016 US Olympic Team Trials
Our most recent count of US Olympic Trial Qualifiers as of June 23rd showed that 989 swimmers have qualified for the meet.
AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 4/8/2015
Presenting our list of AgonSwim Weekly Wonders for the weekends of March 27-30 and April 4-6, 2015.
Reece Whitley Grabs Two Wins At The Mid Atlantic SC Senior Championships With One Day Remaining
In the 100 he was a very quick 54.00 to win the race by over three seconds. The closest competitor to him, another 15-year-old, clocked in at 57.06 for second place.
Andrew Abruzzo Swims Age-Group Leading Time At Middle Atlantic LC Sr. Championships
With that time Abruzzo is currently the top ranked 14-year-old in the United States in the 400m freestyle.


text:
It pays to invest in biodiversity
by Rashid Sumaila, The Conversation
Nature offers many benefits to people. Credit: Shutterstock
In 2010, 193 countries stepped up to halt the global decline of biodiversity by 2020 as part of their commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
They agreed to take urgent action to make sure that we would continue to have resilient ecosystems that provide essential services, secure the myriad of life on the planet and contribute to human well-being.
But vowing to save biodiversity is a large and unwieldy goal.
To guide them on this endeavour, the countries established the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets. These targets range from addressing "the underlying causes of biodiversity loss (Targets 1-4)" to reducing "the direct pressures on biodiversity (Targets 5-10)," and more.
A global assessment of resources
Preserving biodiversity costs money. A 2014 estimate put the cost of achieving the Aichi Targets at US$150-440 billion per year. That seems like a lot, but it's the equivalent of spending US$20 to US$60 annually for each person in the world.
In order to meet these conservation needs, the global investment in biodiversity would have to increase fourfold from today's level of only about 0.002 per cent of global GDP. Hence, the overall investment required is still relatively small given the many benefits of doing so.
After extensive review, our team of international researchers came to the conclusion that meeting the Aichi Targets would have benefits far beyond biodiversity —it will improve human health and well-being via economic and environmental stability.
The dense roots of mangrove forests help stabilize coastlines and prevent erosion from waves and storms, reducing the costs of coastal damage. Credit: Shutterstock
Focusing on the costs of implementing this plan makes it seem daunting, but our research suggests that failing to invest will have an even more frightening economic cost.
Conservation and sustainable use
Several studies suggest that failing to protect biodiversity leads to the loss of natural services, such as those provided by healthy habitats or mangroves. These are worth US$140 billion a year. In contrast, developing a global network of nature reserves on land and at sea would cost about US$45 billion a year to maintain.
Similarly, other research found that failing to halt the loss of biodiversity could result in annual losses in ecosystem services worth US$14 trillion per year by 2050, equivalent to seven per cent of global GDP.
It's important to note that many of the world's poor are directly dependent on biodiversity for not only food and nutrition, but also employment. Hence for the sake of the food, economic and social security of billions of people, we need to preserve biodiversity.
For instance, water scarcity is a big issue, with an estimated 1.8 billion people expected to be living in regions with absolute water scarcity by 2025, and two-thirds of the world's population potentially living under water stress conditions.
The world's fisheries employ as many as 260 million people and generate a landed value estimated at about US$150 billion annually.
Competition among highly subsidized industrial fishing fleets coupled with poor regulation and weak enforcement of existing rules has led to over-exploitation of the most commercially valuable fish stocks. This reduces the [potential economic rent, which in simple terms means profit,] from global marine fisheries by at least US$50 billion annually.
Many aspects of biodiversity support fish species and fisheries. Credit: Shutterstock
Read more: Less money, more problems – trying to get fisheries right
What it comes down to is that the monetary and non-monetary benefits that come from biodiversity conservation and sustainable use frequently outweigh the costs.
Raising resources
Still, several measures need to be put in place before we can capitalize on this investment.
In less developed countries, we need increased international investment through overseas development aid and philanthropic donations. But these same countries must also develop effective policies and instruments to support this increase in investment. For example, to meet Aichi Targets, it would be better to seek donations that support policies for the sustainable use of fishery resources over those that stimulate overfishing.
If the world is to increase its chance of meeting the Aichi Targets and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, countries must find ways to bring biodiversity into the mainstream.
They could, for example, integrate it into their national accounting systems. They must also enhance the links between climate change policies and biodiversity conservation, and its sustainable use.
It's also crucial that we recognize the in-kind contributions of Indigenous peoples' and local communities' collective actions, efforts and knowledge on conservation and sustainable use.
Investing in biodiversity would almost surely reduce the vulnerability of nations and communities to climate-related issues, while increasing their resilience and capacity to adapt.
Nations need to get serious about biodiversity loss or risk missing global targets
Provided by The Conversation
Citation: It pays to invest in biodiversity (2018, May 18) retrieved 16 July 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2018-05-invest-biodiversity.html
A global conflict: Agricultural production vs. biodiversity
World falling short of biodiversity targets, according to report
Only four percent of the ocean is protected, study shows
Three urgent steps for better protected areas
What is the true cost of conservation worldwide? Billions, annually
World's island conifers threatened with extinction from climate change
Back-to-back heatwaves kill more than two-thirds of coral
Spain's natural river basins network should expand to protect biodiversity in rivers


The on-loan PSG attacker has been discussing how things are going for him at Celtic Park.
Celtic loan star Timothy Weah perhaps hasn't started as much as fans might have expected after his strong start to his Hoops career.
The American's appearance last night was his first time in the starting XI since February and he repaid Neil Lennon's faith with a goal in the first quarter of an hour.
Celtic went on to win 2-0 and Weah provided real thrust on the left, particularly during a very strong first half performance, before he tired and was replaced in the latter stages of the match.
The talented teenager, who is of course the son of former Ballon D'Or winner George Weah, is loving his time with the Hoops and feels he is learning a lot.
Weah said: "The physicality in this league has been great. It's taught me a lot and made me stronger. I'm just taking it step by step and maturing in my game, learning from the other guys in the team.
"I love it here. I love the supporters, I love my teammates and it's been a great experience so far."
And in terms of his learning curve, Weah admits the experience of working with Hoops skipper Scott Brown has been inspirational.
He said: "Scott Brown is amazing. Ever since I've been here, he's been a role model for me. He's showing the world he still has it in him. He's a leader of the men and he's one of the best captains I've had.
"It's a derby match and tensions are high. That's what Scott does. He's a leader of men and he shows that. He shows his passion for the club and I didn't see a problem with it. We have to respect any decision that has been made and now we have to move on."
Although he's only made three starts since joining on loan in January, Weah has a very mature, team-first mindset and is not kicking his heels on the sidelines.
But when he's picked to play, he's keen to ensure he makes an impact, not just for his own good, but also for his team-mates.
"I'm really happy for the team when I'm on the field but even when I'm off, I'm really positive about it. I just try to keep my head up and train hard. I try and give what I can, that's the most important thing as we are a team.
"My main goal is to help the club and my team-mates win games. I want to help the team whichever way I can, whether it be off the bench or starting. I just try to keep a positive mindset. It's been a great experience and I'm happy how it has gone so far."


text:
BUSTA RHYMES; METHOD MAN & REDMAN LIVE AT EVENTIM APOLLO, HAMMERSMITH SATURDAY NOV 2ND FOR 1 NIGHT ONLY
SUPERSTARS OF HIP HOP TOUR FT BUSTA RHYMES; METHOD MAN & REDMAN LIVE AT EVENTIM APOLLO, HAMMERSMITH SATURDAY NOV 2ND FOR 1 NIGHT ONLY!!!
If you're a REAL Hip Hop fan, on Saturday November 2nd there is only ONE place to be… all roads lead to the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith for the SuperStars of Hip Hop Tour to witness history as Hip Hop Icons BUSTA RHYMES; METHOD MAN & REDMAN all touch down on ONE stage for ONE night only performing all of their hits & underground classics!
Grammy nominated BUSTA RHYMES has sold more than 10 million albums in the U.S. alone including 8 certified Platinum and Gold albums with hits such as "Woo Hah (Got You All In Check)"; "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"; & "Touch It". BUSTA is on the verge of dropping his 10th studio album "E.L.E.2 (Extinction Level Event 2)" for his new record label Cash Money Records featuring his 1st single "Twerk It" produced by Pharell Williams & featuring Nicki Minaj.
Wu-Tang Clan's legendary poster boy; the Grammy award winning METHOD MAN has abundance of classic material including hits such as "M.E.T.H.O.D. Man"; "Bring The Pain" & "All I Need To Get By / I'll Be There For You". With his 4 solo studio albums to date (2 multi Platinum); 2 collaborative albums with Redman (1 Platinum) and 4 Platinum selling albums as part of the legendary Hip Hop supergroup; Wu-Tang Clan he has no shortage of hits to perform his London fans. METH is scheduled to release his 5th solo album "Crystal Meth" imminently.
The much loved & critically acclaimed REDMAN has 7 solo albums to date including 5 Platinum & Gold selling albums featuring hits like "Da Goodness"; "Lets Get Dirty" & "Smash Somethin'". REDMAN also has an 8th studio album in the works dropping 2014 entitled "Muddy Waters 2" as well as another collabo album with his partner in rhyme METHOD MAN entitled "Blackout 3".
BUSTA RHYMES; METHOD MAN & REDMAN are not just Hip Hop legends but 3 of THE best live performers in the artform bar none! This event is set to be legendary… will you be there? Don't miss out, get your tickets today before they sell out!
By DJ Sin • Events, featured news • 0 • Tags: 2013, Birmingham, bombay hip hop, Bridge, Brixton, BUSTA RHYMES, Club, Concert, England, Europe, Event, Eventim Apollo, Government, Hackney, Hammersmith, Hip Hop, LDN, Liverpool, London, London Hott Radio, method man, METHOD MAN & REDMAN, New, New York, news, Nightlife, NY, Party, Radio, Rap, redman, Station, Streatham, UK, Urban, USA, West End, west london, Woolwich
DJ Sin talks to DJ 279 about Choice FM London and more
DJ 279 from Choice FM talks to DJ Sin about his recent departure from the Radio station and his feelings about the future.
By DJ Sin • featured news • 0 • Tags: 2013, Big Ben, Big Ted, Birmingham, bombay hip hop, Bombay Hott Radio, Bridge, Brixton, Choice FM, depart, DJ 279, DJ Sin, England, Europe, Government, Hackney, Hip Hop, LA, LDN, legends, Lifestyle, Liverpool, London, London Hott Radio, Music, New York, news, Numbers Man, NY, Pop, Radio, Rap, resign, South London, Station, Stratford, Streatham, SW2, Talks, UK, UK Hip Hop, USA, Westminster, Woolwich


Help your clients celebrate the wedding of their dreams by sharing the viewpoint of their venue.
Here are useful phrases to keep event teams on track.
An event expert shares her takes on the top five brand activations at SXSW 2019.
Your business can be brand-new or tried and true--you still can benefit from turning to a mentor.
Special Events blogger Emily Sullivan shares a famous recipe for success: under-promise and over-deliver.
You hit what you aim for; four smart tips when setting goals for your event business.
Your messaging doesn't exist in a vacuum; here are smart tips for messaging when disasters are in the headlines.
There's only one good way to get the clients you want--make your brand irresistible to them. Here's how.
It's true--who you know in events matters as much as what you know. Here are four tips for getting to know the right people.
Make your clients' brand story shine through personalized products at their special events.
Your vendor partners can make or break your event--here are tips for ensuring inclusiveness.
Event inspiration is all around--here's how to find it and then make it work for you.


The Reflective Collection from American Fireglass is basically the same as the Classic Collection, but with an added twist. It is manufactured to the same high specification as the Classic Collection and from the same materials.
But during the manufacturing process, one surface of the Fire Glass is mirrored.
On your fireplace or fire pit, this mirrored surface amplifies the reflections of the flames and colors creating an almost "kaleidoscopic" effect of color and light.
The Reflective range is available in the same 13 stunning colors as the Classic Collection.
The Reflective Collection is available in two sizes, 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch thick pieces of fire glass.
The 1/2 inch fire glass is particulaly good in large fireplaces, fire pits and fire features, where the 1/4 inch may appear a little flat.
1/4 inch fire glass is the preferred size for indoor, vented fireplaces.
American Fireglass can be used with either Natural Gas or Liquid Propane, and can be utilized in vented indoor fireplaces, and outdoor fire pits and fire features.
Delivery is Free on the US Mainland.
American Fireglass stands behinds it's products 100%. We offer a LIFETIME warranty on all of our glass products, and a 5 year warranty on burner products due to manufacture defects or workmanship. Ignition Systems are subject to the manufactures warranty. Proof of purchase is required.