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The Latest 2019 Ecommerce Email Marketing Statistics
By Claire James
Let's face it. Everyone uses email.
On one end of the spectrum, old-fashioned consumers who still shop at brick-and-mortar stores and carry outdated phones usually have at least one email account. On the other end, those who can't get enough of the latest and greatest technology tools still rely on email as one of many key sources of information.
What does that mean for businesses these days? It means that marketing by email has the potential to reach a wide, yet targeted audience, effectively and affordably.
Here are some key ecommerce email marketing statistics for 2019 to prove the point.
More Emails Increase Consumer Responses
According to one study, more emails significantly increased the number of consumer responses. For example, companies received 90% more orders when three or more emails were sent compared with a single email.
Cart recovery saw an increase of 63% while customer reactivation had an increase of 75% with three or more emails.
Investing in the best email automation tools can make the task of sending regular emails quickly and efficiently simple. An automation tool can help you send your series of three emails out to your customers automatically, making sure none slip through the cracks.
Automation Workflow Boosts Open, Click and Order Rates
When a company invests in new tools, the question of ROI often arises. Studies from 2019 show that automation workflows can significantly increase open rates, click rates and order rates from consumers.
Customers are most likely to click on and open emails that confirm orders and communicate post purchase.
Emails that incentivise consumers to recover their shopping carts have a nearly 2.4% completion rate. With nearly 70% of carts being abandoned by ecommerce shoppers, that order recovery becomes critical for online merchants.
Sign-Up Form Formats Vary in Performance
Consumers are used to seeing a variety of prompts asking for an email address. According to recent data collected, the landing page format generates the highest response rate at 23%.
The wheel of fortune format garners at 10% response rate while the pop-up screen and the sign-up box at the bottom of web pages tend to grab between 1% and 3% of visitors respectively.
The verdict: the more dynamic your email capture, the better it will work.
Although this can vary from person to person, certain days of the month and times of the day are best for sending email campaigns.
This may be linked to when people check their email boxes during the day or when they are more likely to respond to marketing campaigns vs. private messages.
This study showed that open rates were highest at 8 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. while click rates were highest at 6 a.m., 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. What's more, the first of the month was the best day to send email campaigns based on open and click rates collected each day.
These times show that people are most willing to click through a campaign around when they start work, lunch time, and leaving work.
Due to the general increase in consumer shopping and spending behavior, November was, by far, the best month of the year to conduct an email campaign, though the first half of the year performed better than the last half.
Based on these statistics, it's clear that automating email campaigns generate a clear return on investment. Consumers pay attention to their email boxes each and every day, and regular email campaigns gain attention, create orders and positively affect your bottom line.
With how easy it is to set up an automation campaign, it's worth implementing a few basic workflows for your online store.
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No sequel can possibly repeat the experience of total surprise and amazement the original Men in Black (1997) film caused in us viewers. The incredible flights of human imagination where exhilarating and a bit scary at the same time as they were served to us by two stone-faced professionals, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.
Two deeper structures in the movie explain some of its attraction that - for one thing - actually tripled the global sale of Ran Bay sun glasses to 5 million dollars.
One structure is the multi-layered humanity that includes aliens disguised as normal people. These special cases can be identified by specially trained government agents. Legal aliens are limited to Manhattan where they fit well with the colourful crowd. The secrecy of the alien layer in the crowd is enforced by wiping clear the memories of humans who by chance have seen the true nature of the space refugees and other visitors.
Second structure is the multi-layered reality of existence exemplified by the opening scene of this Academy Award winning movie and made clear especially in the Belt of Orion.
The belt around the neck of the cat Orion actually contains another world, a true micro-cosmos, that is carried in the belt of the cat. The idea in this concrete realization of dimensions is brilliant and probably no other movie shows it as effectively as Men in Black. Entire worlds can exist in micro-cosmos unknown to us and we may actually be in the micro-cosmos of some other bigger reality without ever knowing it. Are ants aware of the world of mammals?
Biblical concept of life beyond death is very radical and goes way beyond the wildest imagination of even the best science fiction writers. The concept of layers in existence, this life and life that continues after death, sets our current life into very special light. It is so hard to imagine that the Bible actually says that God has made something that has never occurred to mortals.
Men in white act somewhat similarly to Agents K and J in recognising deeper hidden structures in humans that are seemingly living normal everyday life in Manhattan or elsewhere upon Earth. There are alien life forms, personal beings, that are dwelling inside humans. These were felt and dealt with already by the ancients. Our current science has some ideas about that but even the most modern methods of brain research are unable to effectively reach these aliens as we know so little about our souls.
Maybe tomorrow will bring more knowledge and help us deal more effectively with things that are not just figments of imagination or hallucinations of damaged brains.


Microsoft pitches the NZ$800 Surface 3 as a laptop alternative. While it will fit the bill for some folk, Surface still has a way to go before it's a realistic laptop replacement for most users.
Let's start with the price. $800 only buys the tablet. You need to spend another $200 for the keyboard. The Surface Pen adds $80.
There are dozens of Windows laptops costing less than $1000. Although few match the flexibility of the Surface 3, most will give you a better keyboard.
In practice that matters more than you might expect.
The Surface 3's selling point is that it runs all your favourite Windows applications. It comes with a one year personal Microsoft Office 365 licence as part of the deal.
Despite the popularity of touch screens, Office 365 and most popular Windows apps still mainly depend on keyboards.
Sure you can get by just typing on screen, but that's not productive or satisfactory in the long term.
At first sight the Surface 3 keyboard is clever, thin and weighs next to nothing. As with previous Surface keyboards it doubles as a screen cover and attaches to the tablet with magnets. This makes for a fast set up.
You can lay the keyboard flat on a desk or table or you can put it at a slight angle. Neither is fully comfortable.
For me the keyboard is just too flimsy. There's an unnerving flex when it is laid flat. The keyboard flexes a lot more when used at an angle. You can't realistically use the keyboard on your lap.
Microsoft's Surface Kickstand doesn't help much. It works fine on a table or desk, but not on the lap. Nor is it any help on an airplane. The keyboard depth means the Kickstand sits roughly where there's a gap between a plane's tray-table and the seat in front.
The keys are firm enough and there's a reassuring travel. I struggled to touch type. In practice I needed to keep looking at the keys to see, not feel where my fingers were.
Overall the keyboard isn't up to the standard of laptop keyboards. It's not far behind, but if you were looking for a reason to not buy the Surface 3, this is the place to start.
If the keyboard is below average, the trackpad rates near the bottom of the class. I've seen rubbish trackpads on cheap laptops, but the Surface trackpad is also disadvantaged by being small.
To be fair, there's less need for a keyboard trackpad when you have a touch screen device. On the other hand, I find lifting hands from the keyboard to the screen is the fastest was to getting a sore wrist and pains in my arm.
While there's a lot to like about the Surface 3 — more on that in a day or two — overall I don't see the Surface 3 as a wise choice for anyone who needs to type anything longer than quick status updates and email replies. You can work with it at a pinch, but if you need to type the money is better spent elsewhere.
Students, journalists, academics, report writers should look elsewhere. I'd recommend spending $1000 on a laptop with a good keyboard. If you can afford it, move up a class.


Nostalgia: Go back in time, and relive some of your first dates. Remember back to when love was new, and you were still getting to know each other. You'll feel the same rush of emotions come back to you by replaying all of the memories. As you finish your tour of memory lane, choose a location that is meaningful to you both, and pop the question. That location will have even more meaning after she says "Yes".
Write It In The Air: Make a grand gesture and let everyone know how much you love your sweetheart. Hire a professional pilot to write a message in the sky with the exhaust, or make a banner to pull across the sky. In the message, write her name, and "Marry me?" Be sure of the timing, so that you can plan to be in the perfect location to spot the sign. As she reads the message, get on your knee and had her the ring. She'll be blown away!
Sweet Notes: Keep things sweet a personal by hiding sweet little messages around your house. One by one, list something that you love about your SO and a clue as to where to find the next note. She'll love the hunt to find the next message. At the end, set up a romantic setting with candles, flowers, and her favorite champagne. Be there when she finds it, and ask the big question. Spend the night celebrating together.
Scenic View: If you and your loved one like a good adventure, then take her out to a special location with a breathtaking view. You can hike there, drive to a spot, or go on boat to a beautiful natural landscape. As you both are taking in the view, hand her the ring and let her know why you love her. Have a friend who's in on it to take excellent photos of her reaction and joy.
No matter which avenue you choose, it'll be a memory that you both cherish for a lifetime. Take some extra time to consider what she would want out of a proposal, and have close friends and relatives nearby if it's something you know she would want to share in. Find a similar interest or something that makes your relationship unique, and make that part of the proposal. She'll love that you took extra time and care to think of every little detail to make it special.


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Nominations sought to recognize champions of disability issues
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Nominations are being accepted through June 15 for the 29th annual James T. Neubacher Award.
The award is presented to a faculty or staff member, student, alumna or alumnus for significant achievements in:
Promoting acceptance and awareness of people with disabilities.
Advocating for the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Removing barriers to full participation in programs and services for people with disabilities.
The award includes a stipend provided by the Office of the President and is sponsored by the Office of Institutional Equity, University Human Resources, the U-M Council for Disability Concerns, Michigan Medicine and the Office of the President.
Established by the university's Council for Disability Concerns in October 1990, the award is a memorial to James T. Neubacher, a university alumnus and columnist for the Detroit Free Press who advocated for equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities.
The award is presented during Investing in Ability events that take place in October.
Click here for more information or to nominate someone for the award!
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Hopefully the title of this post is explanation enough.
Backintime is a neat backup solution that mimics in some ways, the abilities of OSX' Timemachine backup system. At predetermined time intervals, Backintime will sweep configured directories on your computer, and only backup the differences since the last sweep. It results in an efficient use of storage resources on your backup destination drive by hard linking identical files. Unlike the OSX Timemachine solution, it does not hard link directories, as only Apple's HFS+ filesystem supports hard-linked directories. This makes Backintime portable to Unix-based Operating Systems using a variety of filesystems.
The reason for this post is to document some trickery necessary to make Backintime work on our favourite North American Linux vendor's enterprise operating system, the derivative on which that I use being CentOS 7. CentOS 7 like its other cousins in the Red Hat family only includes Python interpreter version 2. While Backintime is written in Python 3. I have had only a little experience with Python, and it does have some great features (built in multi-threading), however making the two versions incompatible is such a nuisance. Whinge over, the trick to allowing Backintime to work on CentOS 7 is to install a 3rd party Python 3 interpreter. The following instructions achieve this end.
Download Backintime from their website, and follow the installation instructions from the README file.


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Familial Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Hemolytic Anemia, and Glutathione Deficiency
Frederick Richards II, MD; M. Robert Cooper, MD; Larry A. Pearce, MD; et al Robert J. Cowan, MD; Charles L. Spurr, MD
From the departments of medicine, neurology, and nuclear medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Arch Intern Med. 1974;134(3):534-537. doi:10.1001/archinte.1974.00320210144022
This report presents a new syndrome of hemolytic anemia, spinocerebellar degeneration, peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, and aminoaciduria associated with a deficiency in the reduced form of glutathione (GSH). Preliminary studies indicate that this may be the only reported family with GSH deficiency due to γglutamyl-cysteine synthetase deficiency.1 Patients with autosomal recessive forms of spinocerebellar degeneration should be examined for disorders of GSH synthesis.
Patient Summaries
Patient 1. —A 35-year-old woman was examined initially in June 1963 (when she was age 27). She had a mild hemolytic anemia due to GSH deficiency. The only physical abnormalities at that time were absent reflexes in the lower extremities. In 1965, she developed psychotic behavior and a drop in hemoglobin values shortly after receiving a sulfa drug for a urinary tract infection. In July 1971, she had developed a mild ataxia with impairment of coordination and dysmetria in both her upper and lower extremities.
Richards F, Cooper MR, Pearce LA, Cowan RJ, Spurr CL. Familial Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Hemolytic Anemia, and Glutathione Deficiency. Arch Intern Med. 1974;134(3):534–537. doi:10.1001/archinte.1974.00320210144022


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TAUC Legislative & Regulatory Update, September 2019
Even though Congress has been on its annual August Recess, there has been a lot of significant action on issues important to the union construction and maintenance industry. The Department of Labor has continued to receive comments on the Trump Administration's proposed apprenticeship and training rule. With an agreement in place on budget spending caps, Ccongressional appropriations committees have been working behind the scenes to develop annual spending bills. Discussions are also continuing on finding a path forward on multiemployer pension reform. In short, it should be an eventful fall.
Here is an exclusive update from TAUC on policy and regulatory issues of vital interest to contractors and the union construction and maintenance industry.
Trump Administration's Proposed Apprenticeship and Training Rule
The comment period on the Trump Administration's proposed rule to overhaul the nation's apprenticeship and training system and encourage the creation of apprentice training programs across a wide variety of industry sectors closed last month. TAUC and other union construction contractor trade associations supported extending the comment period to provide additional time to review the significant changes proposed in the rule and better understand the impact it could have on privately funded joint labor-management registered apprenticeship programs. DOL rejected the request.
With the comment period closed, DOL must now review the over 325,000 comments submitted in the docket of the proposed rule. TAUC's comments can be found here. Thank you to all TAUC members who submitted comments to the docket on this proposed rule.
Throughout the comment period, TAUC has been working closely with NABTU, the CEA and other union contractor associations to ensure that the proposal's new "Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs" (IRAPs) do not undermine the union construction industry's privately funded registered apprentice programs. With construction programs making up 48 percent of all registered apprenticeship and training programs, we do not believe it is necessary to establish new programs in the construction industry designed to work outside of the existing registered apprenticeship system. While the Administration claims that the IRAPs established under the proposed rule would provide greater flexibility, TAUC and other associations representing contributing employers have serious concerns that these new programs would lack sufficient government oversight and training standards. We do not believe it is appropriated to allow employers to design and certify their own federally assisted training programs with minimal government oversight.
We are hopeful that the final rule will not allow the establishment of IRAPs in the construction industry. The proposed rule states that the DOL would not, "at least initially," accept applications to recognize IRAPs in the construction industry. Unfortunately, it is not clear that DOL would not consider construction industry IRAPs in the future. TAUC and our allies believe that there should be no IRAPs in the construction industry and have requested that the final rule permanently exempt construction.
We are also concerned that if DOL does allow IRAPs in the construction industry, it will undermine Federal prevailing wage requirements. To encourage "meaningful training" in the construction industry, the DOL has permitted participants in privately funded registered apprenticeship programs working on Federal construction projects be paid less than the prevailing wage for that craft only if a series of very strict conditions - such has maintaining an appropriation apprentice-to-journeyworker ratio and maintaining strict safety conditions -- are met. If DOL were to allow IRAPs in the construction industry, we have argued that it is inappropriate to allow contractors participating in these programs to be included in this narrow exemption in the Davis Bacon Act given serious concerns over the lack of oversight to ensure high quality training and worksite safety standards. This would create an uneven playing field between contractors participating in IRAPs and signatory contractors participating in privately funded registered apprenticeship programs.
Finally, TAUC expressed concerns with DOL's narrow definition of construction in the proposed rule, which could exclude the programs operating in the industrial maintenance sector. We argue that these activities are inherently linked to construction, share many of the same workplace conditions and nature, and should not be excluded from the construction exemption in the NPRM.
In addition to industry comments, TAUC has worked closely with our colleagues in the CEA to encourage Republican members of congress to sign on to a letter urging the administration not to undermine registered apprenticeship programs. The effort was led by Congressman David McKinley of West Virginia. 34 members signed on to the letter, which can be found here.
We will continue to monitor the development of the final rule. There is no specific timeline at this point for DOL to review and respond to comments and issue its final rule. Updates on its progress and additional information will continue to the available on TAUC's Apprenticeship Rule Resource Page.
Multiemployer Pension Reform
With the House passage of H.R. 397, the "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act" (aka the Butch Lewis Act) prior to leaving for the August recess, action now moves to the Senate where we are hopeful a comprehensive solution will be developed to address the crisis facing the multiemployer system.
TAUC continues to meet with key Senate staffers to advocate for the passage of comprehensive pension reform legislation that includes the authorization of the use of composite plans. Staff have said that H.R. 397, in its current form, would not receive support from a majority of the Senate. Despite the lack of support in the Senate, however, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced identical legislation on June 24th. We have been told that this legislation is not the endpoint for him or the other sponsors, and they will work with their colleagues on other measures.
It is not clear at this point what proposed changes would receive the 60 votes necessary to end the expected filibuster of this significant legislation. The Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee are expected to work on crafting a bipartisan and more comprehensive proposal. Partition of the "orphans" (i.e. unfunded vested liabilities associated with withdrawn employers) and other tools to allow trustees to proactively manage plans appear to be central to the senate's discussions. This is also likely to include discussions related to the multiemployer premiums and plan funding requirements. Many of the proposals are expected to track issues raised during the deliberations of the Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans.
We also continue to work with the CEA, NCCMP, AGC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other employer groups to educate members of Congress about our pension reform priorities and the need for composite plans.


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Metin Seven — Dutch designer and visual artist. Creates and sells 3D prints and art prints — www.metinseven.com — Background • Post-2000 Daily cartoonist for Nu.nl, Holland's largest news site. Illustrator for various printed commercial magazines and newspapers, including Esquire, SQ Magazine, Elsevier weekblad, NRC.next, De Volkskrant and Emerce. Creator of the Seamour Sheep characters, comics and toys. Author of articles and reviews for various commercial publications, including PC-Active magazine, PC Magazine, iPhoneclub.nl and iPadclub.nl. Creator of artwork ordered by Google's Calfornia head office and hung as a large-sized framed print in a hallway of the Android Building. Third prize winner at the yearly international Animago computer graphics awards, 2004. 1125 creatives from around 50 countries participated in the competition. • Pre-2000 Born in Brussels, Belgium. Raised in the Netherlands during the dawn of the digital revolution, spoon-fed with computer audiovisuals (Atari, Commodore), roaming the internet since early 1993. Member of the Digital Force International (DFI), a Commodore Amiga computer scene group that became well-known for a range of a capella rap songs. Professional software designer and graphic artist for a range of computers, starting with the Commodore Amiga. Game productions include Hoi, Clockwiser and Moon Child, and the music editors SIDmon and Digital Mugician, published worldwide on physical media in the 1990s. Publishers included Thalamus, famous for game hits such as Armalyte, Creatures, Delta, Hawkeye, Quedex and Sanxion. Co-creator of two VPRO television animation series: Mannetje & Mannetje and Tattletoons. Mannetje & Mannetje footage has been used in media education as one of the very first completely computer-animated television series, and earned a place in the Dutch national broadcast museum. Tattletoons was the world's first interactive animation production, was featured in the March 2001 issue of Time magazine, and won an EMMA television and multimedia award at the MIPTV/MILIA festival in Cannes. Co-creator of the first custom-made computer game to appear in a (Dutch) television commercial, for Calve peanut-butter, in 1992. It was also the first Dutch commercial with a length of one minute. After the commercial aired on television, the Calve Peanut-Butter Power Game was played by kids in the popular RTL 4 children's matinee Telekids, where they could win their length in stacked peanut-butter jars. • Publicity https://plus.google.com/photos/+SevensheavenNL/albums/5811334665737517649?sort=1
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Bleached fabric is white fabric soaked in water, starched, and left to dry in the sun. All fabric wrapped around waists at festivals and cheering parties is bleached fabric. Kanno towels are all bleached fabric.
Thread count is a unit that shows the thickness of the thread. The larger the number is, the thinner the thread and softer the material. Our fabric is very thin with a thread count of 30.
Chusen is a dyeing process used where glue is put onto the parts of fabric not going to be dyed. The dye is poured onto the fabric and the embankments created by the glue prevent these areas from being dyed. The separation of the dye using the glue allow many colors to be used at once and leaves an attractive pattern on back. This is a traditional dyeing technique used with all tenugui and is used to create Kanno Towels.
Sashiwake is a dyeing technique using many colors and only one block. Saishiwake is one of the methods used in Chusen.
Since our towels are all hand made, there may be a slight variation in color and thickness of the design with each of our towels. Some may be slightly darker or lighter and the thickness of the lines may vary slightly.
What's the difference between a hand dyed towel and a hand print towel?
The main difference between these two dyeing techniques is that the dye seeps through the back of the hand dyed towel while the back of a hand printed towel will be white with the patterns only faintly showing through. Hand printed towels allow for more intricate designs and there can be a degree of color loss. All of Kanno Towels are created using this technique.
When creating Kanno Towels, glue is put on parts of the fabric not going to be dyed. Sometimes the dye permeates through the gaps between the glue and fabric. This is called 'sticking'. Generally 'sticking' is more likely to occur on fabrics with rough threads. Because of this, we recommend Oka fabric for more detailed designs because it is finer and less 'sticking' occurs. The fabric at the edges of the towels can be bulky when it is layered up to dye making it hard for the dye to permeate. This may lead the print to be slightly off in these areas causing 'running' to occur.
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western snowy plover management
The Western Snowy Plover is a Federally Threatened species found on Los Angeles County beaches. The Western Snowy Plover (Plover) is a small shorebird that can be found along the Pacific Coast from Baja California to Washington. © 2020 City of Newport Beach | 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 | 949-644-3309, Accessibility Statement | All Rights Reserved. UC Santa Barbara's Coal Oil Point Reserve COPR) manages 170 acres of coastal habitats (including the beach to the mean high tide. Although it has been presumed that least terns would benefit from habitat managed to have <20% vegetative cover, the consequences of nesting habitat management have not been quantified for terns or plovers. We ask that subscribers refrain from discussing personal views on the politics of the Western Snowy Plover. Feeds on invertebrates like crustaceans and mollusks, marine worms, along with insects. Relying on camouflage to evade predators, they usually go unnoticed by beachgoers and beach drivers. Project: San Luis Obispo Coast District: Western Snowy Plover Management Description: Protect and restore snowy plover nesting habitat, including fence installation, predator removal and project monitoring to assess effectiveness and make necessary adjustments during the nesting season. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. The Half Moon Bay Ranger Station sponsors a Plover Watch Volunteer program. The San Luis Obispo Coast District of California State Parks has been carrying out monitoring, public education, and enforcement of regulations for several years in an effort to promote recovery of the plover population. Snowy Plovers. Click below to download (in Adobe PDF format): . Over the last few years (2015 and 2016), there has been a slight drop in the population. Please check out the north and south coast plover maps before planning a trip with your dog and watch for signs when you are heading out to the beach. Sitemap | During nesting season (March 15 – Sep. 15), some recreation activities may be restricted or prohibited in designated plover management areas: No dogs (even on a leash), vehicles, bikes, kites or drones on these beaches – including the entire dune area and the wet sand, which can be far from signs. They are small, sand-colored birds that sit in foot prints and tire tracks along the wrackline and mid-beach areas. Western Snowy Plover Habitat Management Plan 2 . The City held an open house on September 14, 2017 at Marina Park to provide information and gather community input to assist us in the development of a Western Snowy Plover Critical Habitat Management Plan. Signs will help indicate you are in a plover management area. The western snowy plover is listed as a "species of special concern" by the State of California. Western Snowy Plover Breeding Statistics: The number of breeding snowy plover adults at Oceano Dunes has steadily increased over the years. Western Snowy Plovers use sandy and sparsely-vegetated shoreline above the high tide line for nesting. Snowy plovers nest on the ground and leave the nest soon after hatching. Small Shorebird distinguished from other plovers by its small size, pale brown upper parts, dark patches on either side of the upper breast, and dark gray-blackish legs. Not all management areas have recreation restrictions. They prefer sandy beaches with intertidal areas for foraging (Coast Range, Nearshore ecoregions). The City has also retained a team of biologists with Dudek Environmental Consulting to assist in evaluating the protection measures and to develop a comprehensive management plan for protecting the Plovers in the critical habitat area. Representatives from various City departments (Police, Fire & Lifeguards, Community Development, Recreation and Municipal Operations), as well as environmental biologists and representatives from the U.S. While topics related to the conservation of the Western Snowy Plover are relevant, topics related to the politics of the Endangered Species Act, Critical Habitat, or listing status are not welcome. Management Plan Appendices. Settle and congregate, also known as roosting, in mid-beach or fore-dunes area in scrapes. They prefer sandy beaches with intertidal areas for foraging (Coast Range, Nearshore ecoregions). The Western Snowy Plover, Charadrius nivosus nivosus, is a shorebird that inhabits beaches and lake shores. Although it has been presumed that least terns would benefit from habitat managed to have <20% vegetative cover, the consequences of nesting habitat management have not been quantified for terns or plovers. During nesting season (March 15 – Sep. 15), some recreation activities may be restricted or prohibited in designated plover management areas: Dogs are still welcome at most times and places on Oregon's beaches. The Western Snowy Plover is a Federally Threatened species found on Los Angeles County beaches. The western snowy plover Charadrius nivosus nivosus is listed as threatened under the U.S. Snowy plovers returning to restored habitat at Humboldt Bay South Spit For nearly two decades, Bureau of Land Management staff in Arcata have been grooming beach habitat to encourage nesting by western snowy plovers, small shorebirds that are listed as a threatened species. The average daily sighting of Plovers over the past seven seasons shows a pattern that the Plover's population has grown, in average, since 2009. Alternative methods being considered for habitat protection include modification of the fence structure, additional or improved signage, heighten enforcement of the leash law, and improved coordination with the City's maintenance and lifeguard divisions to ensure equipment does not access the area. Baby chicks can fly away from the nest, also known as fledging, between 28-33 days. Since 1993, the Plover has been listed as a "threatened" species and is federally protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Food is located in the sand (dry and wet at the shore), in wrack (dead seaweed debris on shore). The Plan includes provisions for habitat management that takes into account predator management, recreation management, municipal operations in and around the critical habitat, signage, public education, and monitoring to document how the local WSP population is affected by human related activities in the area. Management and protection of the critical habitat area is an important part of the USFWS's recovery plan that aims to increase the Plover's population and meet specific criteria to one day remove them from the endangered species list. Note that restrictions apply to the entire dune and beach area, even though signs may be high in the dry sand. Website Created by Vision Internet - Innovators of Online Government. During the 2011 Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) nesting season, we monitored breeding phenology, nest success, fledging success and number of nesting adult plovers in Washington.Field monitoring and research was conducted by Wendy Pearson, Cyndie Sundstrom, and William Ritchie, with assistance from Marie Fernandez, Warren Michaelis, Scott Harris, Scott Pearson, … The north coast and south coast maps can help you plan your trip. The snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus) is a small wader in the plover bird family, typically about 5-7" in length. the status of the western snowy plover. Western Snowy Plover Management Areas (Seasonal Restrictions South Coast) During Nesting Season March 15 - Sept. 15 Flor as L ke Boice Cope Flor as L ke Floras Lake State Park Floras Lake Floras Lake Access From Hwy 101 turn west on Floras Lake Loop Turn west on Floras Lake Road According to the Recovery Plan for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover, the recovery objective is "to remove the Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants by: (1) increasing population numbers distributed across the range of the Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover; (2) conducting intensive … An inconspicuous, pale little bird, easily overlooked as it runs around on white sand beaches, or on the salt flats around lakes in the arid west. The Coastal Commission staff has deemed both applications incomplete (notice of incomplete application) at this time and indicated the need for a management plan for the ongoing protection of the Plovers in the critical habitat area. Snowy Plover Patrol. The existing situation presents a serious threat to the western snowy plover. Other suspected predators include coyotes ( Canis latrans ), mink ( Mustela vison ), short and long-tailed … The final Recovery Plan for the Western Snowy Plover is available from the U.S. Please plan an alternate route to the beach rather than walk through the areas being groomed to attract plovers or where plovers may already be nesting. With increased management the number of breeding adults jumped to 84 in 2003 and the average for the 14-year period 2004-17 was 150 (range=79-226). Point Blue has been monitoring and supporting conservation and outreach efforts for Western Snowy Plovers since the mid-1970's and our work continues today. The proposed project includes: (1) installation of year-round post-and-rope fencing along the eastern and western limits of the main roosting area to create a 1,312 foot long restricted roosting area near the 1.1 Site Description Newport Beach is a community of people covering 25.4 square miles, including 2.5 86,738 Western Snowy Plovers are sometimes tagged with color bands at multiple coastal locations by researchers in about ten areas from Oregon to the U. S. Mexican border. The Pacific Coast population of the Western Snowy Plover was listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act in 1993 because of declining populations mainly due to loss of habitat. Interior-breeding birds utilize alkaline flats and salt pans associated with springs, seeps, or lake edges (Northern Basin and Range ecoregion). This project aims to engage local communities to help track where plovers are and how they are doing on the north coast as other management occurs, offering an opportunity to engage the public to help protect this small bird. Predator Management. Interior-breeding birds utilize alkaline flats and salt pans associated with springs, seeps, or lake edges (Northern Basin and Range ecoregion). Western Snowy Plovers use sandy and sparsely-vegetated shoreline above the high tide line for nesting. Visual foragers, using the run-stop-peck method. The western snowy plover recovery plan provides a strategy for recovery of the listed population. These efforts included monitoring the designated critical habitat area and installing fencing between D and E Streets in 2010 and installing additional fencing between E and F Streets in 2017. Notice of Exemption. Staff continues to monitor the area. In San Francisco Bay, California, numbers of predators of western snowy plovers and the potential for recreation-based human disturbances have increased during the past … Learn more here. Our objectives for the project area in 2018 were to: 1) estimate the size of the adult Snowy Plover population, 2) locate plover nests, 3) determine nest success, 4) implement nest protection as appropriate (e.g. A population of Plover's live on the Balboa Peninsula, between B Street and the Wedge (a distance of over one mile), for a majority of the year. Western Snowy Plover Management Plan for East Balboa Peninsula Beaches (January 2020). The City initiated management of the area in 2009. Staff believes this is partly due to the limited ability to monitor the area as often as we had previously. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a plan that balances the need for resource protection and public access. The Planning Division submitted the Western Snowy Plover Management Plan for East Balboa Peninsula Beaches (Plan) to the California Coastal Commission for their review last July in hopes of obtaining a coastal development permit. Fish and Wildlife Service - ThreatenedThreats to Survival: Habitat loss; predation Managing AdaptivelyOur conservation program for western snowy plovers is focused on adaptive management strategies for successful nesting at Naval Base Coronado and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, both of which have protected areas for snowy plovers. Plover or endangered species management. Letter to Dave Kiff, City Manager. Please check out the maps before planning a beach visit during the spring and summer. Recovery Plan . Summary. Critical habitat "is a term in the ESA that identifies geographic areas containing features essential for the conservation of a threatened or endangered species, and which may require special management considerations or protection" (USFWS). The Western Snowy Plover, Charadrius nivosus nivosus, is a shorebird that inhabits beaches and lake shores. The present management regime of off-leash dog use is inadequate to protect the western snowy plover from harassment by off-leash dogs. A public hearing before the Coastal Commission is anticipated to take place in March. Snowy Plover Management Plan . With increased management the number of breeding adults jumped to 84 in 2003 and the average for the 14-year period 2004-17 was 150 (range=79-226). The Western Snowy Plover (WSP) is a federally designated threatened species and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has designated the beach area between B and G Streets as critical habitat for the WSP. (COPR) Beach Access and Snowy Plover Management Plan to protect the western snowy plover, a federally-listed threatened species. Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents.They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below. The Plan includes provisions for habitat management and dune restoration that takes into account, predator management, recreation management, municipal operations in and around the critical habitat, signage and public education. Do you think you may have found a snowy plover nest outside a plover management area in Oregon (i.e., on a coastal beach not listed on the map)? The San Luis Obispo Coast District of California State Parks is seeking applicants for Western Snowy Plover monitors. The Pacific Coast population of the Western Snowy Plover was listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act in 1993 because of declining populations mainly due to loss of habitat. Sands Beach near the Devereux Slough mouth is a wintering and breeding for site the threatened Western Snowy Plover (WSP), and occasionally That's so they don't wash away at high tide. Implementation of the Plan requires approval of a Coastal Development Permit. Spit, Bandon Snowy Plover Management Area, New River HRA and adjacent lands, and Floras Lake. In San Francisco Bay, California, numbers of predators of western snowy plovers and the potential for recreation-based human disturbances have increased during the past … Where it lives on beaches, its nesting attempts are often disrupted by human visitors who fail to notice that they are keeping the bird away from its nest; as a result, the Snowy Plover populations have declined in many coastal regions. In 2002, the minimum breeding number of adults was 32. The western snowy plover is listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act as a threatened species because of loss of nesting habitat due to human development, invasion of non-native plants such as European beach grass and predation by ravens, foxes, dogs and cats. It has known security flaws and may not display all features of this and other websites. Thanks in part to your diligence in respecting these restrictions, plover populations are rebounding! The Planning Division submitted the Western Snowy Plover Management Plan for East Balboa Peninsula Beaches (Plan) to the California Coastal Commission for their review last July in hopes of obtaining a coastal development permit. Endangered Species Act of 1973 due to long-term population declines related, in part, to nest predation and human disturbance. terns and western snowy plovers include active management of vegetation, typically through removal of vegetation prior to the nesting season. Please keep your distance, nesting plovers are easily disturbed. More information about visiting parks and beaches with your dog can be found on our Pawsitive Oregon State Parks page.. Goals set for COPR four breeding adults (with a fivewere -year average of one fledged chick per breeding male) and protection of the wintering population from disturbance. What is a management area? Follow the links below to view the latest version of the plan. Emergency restoration measures for the western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) were implemented during 1999 by the natural resource trustees and the responsible party in response to the M/V New Carissa oil spill near Coos Bay on the Oregon coast.Measures included public education, increased law enforcement, plover nest protection, predator control, and snowy plover habitat creation. Flock in groups as small as five or less to over 100. The present management regime of off-leash dog use is inadequate to protect the western snowy plover from harassment by off-leash dogs. Western Snowy Plover Management Areas (Seasonal Restrictions South Coast) During Nesting Season March 15 - Sept. 15 Flor as L ke Boice Cope Flor as L ke Floras Lake State Park Floras Lake Floras Lake Access From Hwy 101 turn west on Floras Lake Loop Turn west on Floras Lake Road Veer south and turn west on Boice Cope Road Floras Lake Access Where it lives on beaches, its nesting attempts are often disrupted by human visitors who fail to notice that they are keeping the bird away from its nest; as a result, the Snowy Plover populations have declined in many coastal regions. Project consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, … The speed limit near the plover habitat is marked at 15 mph. well as an increase in incidents of off-leash dogs harassing and detrimentally impacting western snowy plovers and other shorebirds. Under the ESA, the area between B Street to G Street, is designated a "critical habitat" area by the U.S. In June 2017, two applications were submitted, one to immediately remove the newest fence (CDP Application New Fence) and the other to remove the older fence in September after the nesting season (CDP Application Old Fence). Since the submittal, City staff have been working with Coastal Commission staff and the U.S. Special needs. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS 2007). The City is in the process of evaluating alternative methods to ensure the management efforts are effective in protecting the Plovers. They are small, sand-colored birds that sit in foot prints and tire tracks along the wrackline and mid-beach areas. In 2001, the USFWS released the draft Western Snowy Plover Recovery Plan, providing goals and management guidelines. Chicks are tended by both parents (or male only), and the female often then abandons its first mate and brood within a few days to renest with a new mate. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Coastal Commission, were present to answer questions and gather community input. Any modification of the fencing requires approval from the California Coastal Commission. The plan under development by Dudek will satisfy this requirement and will include the identification of existing resources (including vegetation and sand dune formations), native plant restoration, invasive plant removal, final success criteria, provisions for monitoring, provisions for submission of annual reports of monitoring results, and a project alternative(s) analysis. This species has been federally listed as threatened since 1993 and is a California Species of Special Concern.
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Snøhetta and Clark Nexsen Reveal Design for Charlotte's New Main Library
In the heart of Uptown Charlotte, a new Library is taking shape. Designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with Clark Nexsen, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's new Main Library expansively re-imagines the vital role of the library in the daily life of the community. Helming a public library system comprised of 20 branch libraries that welcomes 3.4 million visitors each year, the 115,000 square-foot new Library will allow Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to embrace its mission to become more than just a Library, but also serve as a public commons. Supported by funding from Mecklenburg County and a major grant by the Knight Foundation, and as the centerpiece of an existing cultural district and burgeoning development in Charlotte's Uptown, the new, technologically-advanced library is a signal investment in a culture of making, thinking, and doing that is deeply tied to its people and its place.
Sited at the intersection of two main arteries, Tryon and 6th Street, the library is located at the center of the rapidly changing North Tryon corridor and occupies a significant location in Charlotte's geography and cultural history. Settled by the British in 1768, the city emerged along the contours of a ridgeline, which supported a rich history of trading paths that were first carved out by the Indigenous inhabitants of the Piedmont region and would then become modern-day Tryon Street. Building on the site's topographical history, the design draws on the concept of the ridgeline literally and figuratively: it generates views in a variety of directions and as a convergence point for community and culture.
Rising five stories, the building anchors the corner with a glowing, translucent prow that cantilevers out over the sidewalk, opening itself up to the street. At street level, the façade is glazed in a transparent band of glass that wraps the tapered corner, allowing views deep into the library and its activity. A glowing copper soffit frames the new main entrance on Tryon Street, inviting visitors in under its welcoming canopy. Within, there is an open lobby space with the potential to be connected to the historic McGlohon Theatre and Duke Energy Theater next door to form a new civic space. At the rear, a new midblock plaza activates additional sides of the building for the public to engage with and the surrounding public realm. Above the glass podium, the library pulls back on its theatre-side to reveal McGlohon's western face, previously hidden in a narrow alley. The sloped wall of the Tryon façade is clad in ceramic panels inspired by North Carolina's rich history of earthenware and artisanry. Evoking a screen, or a patterned textile, the façade is strategically perforated to modulate light conditions within.
Within the library, a soaring atrium opens to the uppermost level of the library, allowing visitors to orient themselves immediately to the activities within and inspiring them to move upwards through the library. As visitors trace the spiraling wooden stair upwards, the building offers unique views out to the city and access to fresh air through the outdoor terrace spaces nested on the second and fifth floor. A diversity of popular public programming is offered throughout the building, including job training and counseling; a resource and welcome center for new Mecklenburg residents ; and the celebrated Carolina Room, which holds an archive of rare books and artifacts on the history of North Carolina.
As Charlotte's new public commons and knowledge center, the revitalized Main Library creates a bridge between the past, present, and rapidly evolving future of Charlotte, reconceiving how the Library connects to people and everyday life. The flexibility and diversity of the spaces and activities offered within will ensure that the building will meet the dynamically changing needs of contemporary Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
From its early days as a Carnegie library, the Main Library has undergone several transformations during its 116-year history and remains a vital institution to the community. However, in its current incarnation, the building no longer supports the breadth of its programmatic ambitions and the changing needs and role of the contemporary library. With the County's growth and influx of residents in the last decade, the revitalization of the Main Library was identified by the County and private stakeholders as a prime opportunity that could anchor the burgeoning development in Uptown Charlotte. As the first major update to the library in 30 years, the new Library will allow Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to embrace its mission to become more than just a library, but also serve as a public commons. The Library undertook a significant community engagement process in 2018, which identified a critical need for increased meeting and social spaces. As a result, the new building has a greater percentage of space dedicated to visitors, as circulation and administrative services move offsite as part of the Library's broader strategy to relocate and renovate its central distribution system as a more robust standalone arm in a support services center.
The Library is organized such that the most active program is located at the lower levels of the program, and as one moves upwards through the five floors of the building, the spaces become more studious and serene, with a final arrival at the destination reading room at the prow.
• The pre-function and event spaces are located on the Lower Level
• Level 1: Two main entrances as well as a café entrance: Lobby, Café, Immersive theater area, Reading Zones, Self-service checkpoint
• Level 2 will offer a Welcome and Orientation Center for new and recent
residents. A Job training center and counseling services will also be located on this easily accessible floor. This area opens out directly onto an outdoor terrace which looks back out to North Tryon and feels greatly connected to the life of the bustling street below. Level 2 also houses the core technology and makerspace offerings in the library, including a technology center, computer lab, digital visualization lab, and recording studios.
• While the Library's general collection will be interspersed throughout all floors, Level 3 houses the bulk of the volumes, and offers soft seating in a reading room that opens up into the glazed corner at the prow, overlooking Tryon and 6th street, and includes staff space.
• Level 4 is home to the revamped Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room and the library's special collections. Staff space is also integrated into this level.
• Arriving on Level 5, visitors will access the capacious main reading room, as well as the fifth floor outdoor terrace, which serves as a meeting point for gathering, access to fresh air and a unique view of Uptown Charlotte. There is also administrative space.
About Snøhetta
For 30 years, Snøhetta has designed some of the world's most notable public and cultural projects. Snøhetta kick-started its career in 1989 with the competition-winning entry for the new library of Alexandria, Egypt. This was later followed by the commission for the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo, and the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center in New York City, among many others. Since its inception, the practice has maintained its original trans-disciplinary approach, integrating architectural, landscape and interior design in all of its projects.
Snøhetta is currently working on a number of projects internationally, including the Le Monde Headquarters in Paris; the master plan for Ford Motor Company's Research & Engineering Center and Dearborn campus in Michigan; and the design for Norway's new banknotes, which went into circulation in 2017. The design for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library follows a number of library projects recently completed by the firm, including Charles Library at Temple University in Philadelphia, the Calgary Central Library in Canada, the Ryerson University Student Learning Centre in Toronto, and the James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University. Additionally, Snøhetta is currently working on two public libraries in New York City, one in Far Rockaway, Queens and one in the Bronx, and the Cornell University Executive Education Center and Hotel. Recently completed works include the redesign of the public space in Times Square, the Lascaux IV Caves Museum in Montignac, France, and the expansion to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
About Clark Nexsen
Clark Nexsen is an ideas-based architecture and engineering firm focusing on creating spaces and experiences that positively impact people's lives. Celebrating a century of design practice in 2020, the firm is ranked by Building Design + Construction as a Top 10 firm for both university and government work. Clark Nexsen was honored as Firm of the Year by the American Institute of Architects' North Carolina chapter in 2017. With 10 U.S. locations, the firm has offices in Charlotte, Asheville and Raleigh, N.C. Locally, they have designed numerous new and renovated buildings for UNC Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Recently completed library experience includes the James B. Hunt Jr. Library at NC State University, in collaboration with Snøhetta; Semans Library at the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC; and Alderman Library Renewal with HBRA Architects for the University of Virginia.
• Design Architect, Landscape Architect, and Interior Architect: Snøhetta
• Architect-of-Record: Clark Nexsen
• Structural Engineer, Sustainability: Thornton Tomasetti
• MEP Engineering: McCracken & Lopez
• Civil Engineer, Landscape Architect of Record: LandDesign
• Construction Management Team: Rodgers Leeper
• Project Manager: Mecklenburg County Asset and Facility Management
• Owner: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library selects Clark Nexsen and Snøhetta as architects for new Main Library
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The Grove 30A: Going to the Grove
By Liesel Schmidt
SANTA ROSA BEACH – While opening a restaurant in the midst of a pandemic and the resultant shutdowns may be an incredible leap of faith, for owners Clint Machamer and Sean Merideth, the uncertainty was worth the risk in the face of reward. Open since May of 2020, The Grove 30A has become a local hotspot for casual beach dining, focusing on brunch, small plates, specialty sandwiches, and elaborate charcuterie boards. And then there are the branded buns – literally branded with a hot iron to imprint them with the restaurant's logo.
The Grove Burger
"We wanted to create a comfortable and casual space to enjoy good food and great drinks," said Merideth. "We love being able to see people enjoying the space and atmosphere, so I'd say atmosphere is one major thing that sets us apart from other restaurants in the area. The atmosphere is laid back casual chic, family and 'fur baby' friendly. People also appreciate being able to find a place that's out of the ordinary, with food that is flavorful, fresh, and different, in a place like this, with views like we have. We're primarily an outdoor dining space, and we regularly host live music, so people love to come here and listen while they dine or enjoy a drink."
Offering favorites like the Grove Burger, The Grove 30A proves that even a burger gets their special treatment. Featuring 75/25 ground beef topped with melted American cheese, spicy arugula, crisp bacon, pickles, tomato jam, and Grove burger sauce nestled on a toasted brioche bun, this handheld will require both hands to wrap around its beefiness. For lovers of the classics, The Grove's Cuban hits all the right notes: smoked pork, prosciutto, pickles, and mustard piled onto a hoagie before being pressed for even greater flavor. For a more refreshing, light dish, the Seared Ahi Tuna Tacos are a must. Seared ahi tuna, avocado, cucumber, ginger, and toasted sesame seeds all come together in harmony in a flour tortilla and are finished with wasabi aioli and ponzu.
For a great start to the meal, bacon-wrapped dates take top billing, while black bean hummus throws convention to the wayside. Snapper ceviche brings a bright simplicity to one of the area's best fish.
Brunch welcomes the day with Eggs Benedict, featuring seared prosciutto and perfectly poached eggs cradled by a toasted English muffin with a tangy citrus hollandaise sauce, accompanied by home fried potatoes. For a more decadent take on French toast, The Grove makes theirs using thick-sliced brioche, topped with seasonal fruit and house made bourbon maple syrup. Avocado toasts offer a healthy option, with smashed avocado, pickled red onion, crumbled feta, and basil on toasted sourdough bread.
What has made – and kept – them successful is, of course, the quality of the food and their attention to detail. "We make many of our items in house, a few examples being our Grove burger sauce, tomato jam, and apple chutney," said Merideth, who, along with Machamer and a couple young cooks, are responsible for the magic that comes from the kitchen, including the ordering, the prep, and the cooking. "Together, we have over 30 years of restaurant experience and knowledge, and every day, we learn something new," said Merideth.
What keeps Merideth and Machamer going is, of course, their guests. "Our favorite thing about owning a restaurant is the reward of seeing satisfied guests and returning customers," said Merideth. "It's not easy and can be extremely stressful, but it's rewarding."
The Grove 30A is located at 3375 County Road 30A, Santa Rosa Beach. For more information, call 850-660-1594 or visit their Facebook page facebook.com/thegrove30a. Reservations accepted. Open Tuesday through Thursday 3 to 9 p.m.; Friday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Archaeologists investigating an ancient burial ground in Łężany
Dozens of cremation graves from before 1600 have been found by scientists from the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw in Łężany, Warmia and Mazury. This is one of the few ancient cemeteries recently studied in Mrągowo Lake District.
"A large number of graves and the unique nature of many discoveries shed a new light on the cultural image of the region during the Roman and Migration times" - explained Agnieszka Jaremek of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw.
The burial ground was discovered accidentally in autumn 2012 during forestry work. The first excavations started last year. The necropolis consists of flat, single graves. All the dead were cremated, and their ashes put directly in the ground directly in burrows or in earthen vessels - urns. Archaeologists have also located small clusters of human bones deposited in pure sand.
"Most of the graves we found contained ornaments, mainly metal clasps, bracelets, necklaces. Also preserved are parts of the outfit - buckles, rivets and fittings. In several burials the deceased were accompanied by miniature vessels" - said Jaremek.
Many objects are made of bronze, others of iron or silver. A unique find, according to the archaeologists, is the discovery of four cicada fibulae in one grave. The objects were used to fasten garments, much like today's buttons. At the same time, they were spectacular ornaments.
"So far from baltic cultural circle we had known only three of those unique ornaments coming from the Black Sea, resembling the shape of insects - cicadas" - explains the archaeologist .
Excavations in Łężany are part of a broader research project of Warsaw archaeologists. This research project is carried out since 2011 to comprehensively and systematically recognise and reconstruct cultural heritage of the micro-region of lakes Widryńskie and Legińskie. Research coordinator is Foundation Dajna. The expedition management consists of employees of the foundation, the Institute of Archaeology UW, University of Warmia and Mazury and Academic Diving Club Sea Horse. The field team consisting of dozens of people includes IA UW students and graduates and volunteers.
The project "Łężany - burial from the Roman and Migration period in Mrągowo Lake District", including the conservation of monuments and specialized analyses, received a grant from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in 2014. This year\'s research in Łężanach will be carried out in July and August.
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January 16, marks Religious Freedom Day, however I personally believe its turning into Freedom from Religion, more so from the Christian Faith. It is okay to share your faith if you are some other religion, Muslim, Jewish, Islam, etc. But if you are Christian, you can't. I believe that is because there is power in Christ. People know that Christ will reveal their wrongs and they know that Christ will change them. The devil doesn't want anyone saved, but God wants everyone saved. Also note Religious Freedom Sunday is the Sunday before the 16th of January. In 2018, it was January 14, 2018.
According to the website it is to allow students to know about their religious rights. But that is funny if you pray or read your Bible in school you get sent home, to the principles office and/or even your Bible taken away. We have the right to pray and read in schools. Don't let them bully you not to.
If we look at the first amendment, everyday is Religious Freedom day in America. Be thankful you don't live in other countries where if they found you were Christian they would kill you or torture you. But, sadly but the way this country is turning its eyes off God, we may be in that predicament one day.
First published January 16, 2015. Last republished/updated January 15, 2019.


While plenty of tasty winter warmers remain out there, the abundance of fresh India pale ales in this city and unseasonable weather makes us long for porch drinks, river rock hangs and longer days. After exploring what's to come, I've rounded up offerings from both ends of the spectrum to make sure to keep everyone happy and satiated.
They said it would never happen. The curious purveyors of strange have crafted a good, old-fashioned lager. To be fair, it's anything but ordinary. Hopped with Glacier, Galena and Centennial, it's low on bitterness with a robust, malty backbone and light to medium body. This crafty creature is an easy drinker sure to please lager heads as well as those looking for something that can take them through the evening without a headbanger in the morning.
Fans of this 2015 release will rejoice knowing it's now back annually. Lots of hops come together to tantalize your buds with citrus zings and a wallop of tropical aromas. This imperial IPA pours hazy amber with a pillowy head. It has a hearty helping of malted barley from Copper Fox Distillery that offers up a nice balance. Despite the alcohol, it's not a booze bomb.
Another stellar offering from the farm. This barrel-aged imperial brown ale boasts a prominent bourbon flavor that hits you right up front. Swirl it around in your mouth to reveal subtle maple and vanilla notes followed by a smidge of cinnamon at the finish. Its creamy mouth feel and medium body make this one an easy drinker — even before noon.
A unique brew that's the cool kid at the party based on looks alone, this American IPA pours pinkish amber with an off-white head. Brewed with tangerines and hibiscus, it's dry-hopped with Citra and Amarillo hops, making it tangy, dank and bursting with fruity aroma. Bonus points to Champion for crafting a label akin to an album cover straight out of the '80s that would make Duran Duran proud.
Fans of Mosaic hops will absolutely want in on this citrusy little number. Pours hazy golden and immediately delivers a phenomenal floral bouquet that includes hints of pineapple, papaya and mango. The finish is nice and dry. This beer will make you want to punch winter square between the eyes.


Big business isn't the only sector that's benefiting from today's emerging technologies. Criminals are also using the newer, more advanced digital tools to steal data from companies of all sizes. Understanding what these 'data breaches' are and how they happen is the first step to knowing how to properly protect your organization against them.
So, what is the #1 data breach management strategy?
A data breach is the theft of someone else's protected personal information, such as company files, social security numbers, birth dates, and bank information, and more.
Cybercriminals often target the protected information of organization – namely, that of their clients and customers. In most jurisdictions, the law requires heightened security around private customer data. Companies that suffer the loss of consumer data due to a data breach often also face stiff compliance violation fines and penalties for failing to protect it appropriately.
Criminals will hack directly into corporate databanks using advanced computer programming languages and techniques to bypass security perimeters and gain access to private processors.
Criminals also often introduce malware (such as viruses and ransomware) to gain control over corporate processors. Once the malicious programming has entered the system, its programming takes over security and other systems to gain control and extract data.
A particularly vicious attack happens when it is perpetrated by an employee who takes advantage of their position and siphons off resources and data. 62% of business users report they have access to company data that they probably shouldn't see, according to the Ponemon Institute.
2017 became known as the 'year of the breach' because of the almost-record setting number of breaches occurring around the world.
The stunning total of data records lost per day? 5,076,479.
In response, it looks like 2018 will be the 'year of data security' as more companies explore ways to prevent or protect against data breaches. They've learned from others' misfortunes. By taking preemptive action and establishing a robust cybersecurity strategy that encompasses their whole enterprise, they are more likely to detect and defend against a breach before it invades too far or prevent the crime from happening at all.
Every person with access to data represents a potential gap in the data security perimeter. Limit access to your data to only those who explicitly need access to it. Additionally, everyone should use sophisticated access tools like multi-factor authentication procedures to ensure that only they can actually get through the security walls.
Whether your company does business over the internet or in a brick-and-mortar facility, your staff always needs extensive training on how to get and keep both corporate and consumer data safe from thieves. Your security plan should have both primary and ongoing training scheduled. That way, workers are always up to speed with the most current security best practices.
In most cases, the sophistication of the thief is beyond the comprehension of the victim company; most companies are more focused on their business than they are on their data security practices. A data security professional is always current with the latest cybercrime trends and will ensure that your enterprise is protected from them.
As a business decision maker, you're undoubtedly aware of the severity that is a potential data breach. Understanding the fundamentals of this crime will help you keep your organization protected from it happening in the first place.
Security management can quickly become overwhelming for organizations, as it requires proactive responses and constant monitoring. Working with a technology partner like Greyson will help you free up time to keep running your business without sacrificing your data to would-be cyberthieves.


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United States: Potential Solutions For Maintaining Attorney-Client Privilege And Work Product Protections Over Forensic Reports In Light Of Wengui v. Clark Hill
by Kimberly Peretti , Jon Knight and Emily Poole
On January 12, 2021, a U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia issued an opinion in Wengui v. Clark Hill, PLC1 granting the plaintiff's motion to compel production of a data breach forensic report and other materials prepared by a third-party forensic consultant. The court ordered production of the forensic report even though the consultant was operating under the direction and control of outside counsel and under an agreement entered into after the discovery of the underlying data breach. The court found that Clark Hill had not established that the forensic report was protected from production by either the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine, noting that Clark Hill's understanding of the incident seemed to be based solely on the forensic consultant investigation, which would have occurred in the ordinary course of business, and Clark Hill's purpose in hiring the forensic consultant was to obtain cybersecurity expertise, not legal advice.
The Clark Hill opinion is notable because not only does it follow a string of recent opinions that have found data breach forensic reports not to be entitled to work product protection,2 it also goes one step further to find that a data breach forensic report is not protected by attorney-client privilege. In this instance, the court applied a narrow interpretation of the Kovel doctrine and found that the company's true objective in engaging the forensic firm (that produced the report) was to obtain cybersecurity expertise, not legal advice.
The following is a summary of the Clark Hill opinion followed by some considerations for companies seeking to apply the lessons of the opinion to future data breach investigations, including the importance of (1) drawing clear lines between ordinary-course investigations to solely understand the nature and scope of the incident and an investigation for legal purposes; and (2) carefully considering the scope, purpose, and audience of any third-party written reports prepared at the direction of counsel. We conclude with suggested best practices for protecting attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine during the investigation of a security incident.
Part One: The Background for the Motion to Compel
Plaintiff Guo Wengui is a Chinese dissident who hired Clark Hill to represent him as he applied for asylum in the United States.3 Clark Hill was hacked shortly after being engaged by Wengui, in what was allegedly a targeted attack by the Chinese government, and Wengui's asylum application was disclosed online.4 Clark Hill ended its engagement with Wengui following the cyber-attack, citing considerations under the Rules of Professional Conduct.5 Wengui then filed suit against Clark Hill, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and negligence.6 Among other allegations, he alleges that the cyber-attack demonstrates that Clark Hill did not adequately protect his information.7
The plaintiff moved to compel Clark Hill to produce "all reports of its forensic investigation into the cyberattack" that led to the disclosure of his information, including the forensic report.8 Clark Hill maintains that it turned over all relevant internally generated materials and that the other documents sought by the plaintiff produced by the forensic consultant are covered by both the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine.9 Clark Hill also declined to answer the plaintiff's interrogatories seeking "Clark Hill's understanding of the facts or reasons why" the attack occurred, arguing that its understanding of the incident was based on the advice of outside counsel and consultants retained by outside counsel, and is therefore privileged.10
The plaintiff raised several arguments in support of his motion to compel, including:
Clark Hill is engaged in "mass withholding" of all information concerning the cyberattack.
The attorney work product doctrine confers no protection on Clark Hill's forensic investigation of the cyber-attack because Clark Hill would have investigated the cyberattack even if it were at no risk of being sued.
The forensic consultant report is not attorney-client privileged because Clark Hill's "primary purpose" was not to obtain a legal opinion, and Clark Hill cannot persuade the court that it would not have investigated the cyber-attack at all "but for" its seeking of legal advice.
Clark Hill should not be allowed to avoid its obligations to disclose underlying facts by communicating them to an attorney or having an attorney direct the investigation.
Clark Hill has waived its narrower claim of privilege with the forensic consultant report, particularly because it has failed to particularize its claims of privilege by providing a privilege log.
After briefing, the court concluded that the forensic consultant report was not work product and not attorney-client privileged and ordered its production.11
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1. Wengui v. Clark Hill, PLC, No. 1:19-cv-03195 (D.D.C. Jan 12, 2021) ("Mem. Op.").
2. See In re Capital One Consumer Data Sec. Breach Litig., No. 1:19-md-02915 (AJT/JFA), 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91736 (E.D. Va. May 26, 2020); In Re Premera Blue Cross Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig., 296 F. Supp. 3d 1230 (D. Or. 2017); In re Dominion Dental Servs. United States, 429 F. Supp. 3d 190 (E.D. Va. 2019).
3. Wengui v. Clark Hill, PLC, 440 F. Supp. 3d 30, 33-34 (D.D.C. 2020).
4. Id. at 34.
5. Id. at 34-35.
8. Mem. Op. at 1-2.
9. Id. at 2.
11. Id. at 18.
Originally published February 26, 2021
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Emily Poole
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Now, when you behold in existence such organization, orderliness and laws, can you say that these are the effect of Nature, though it has neither intelligence nor consciousness? Then it is evident that this Nature, which has neither consciousness nor intelligence, is in the grasp of Almighty God, Who is the Ruler of the world of Nature. He causes Nature to manifest whatever type [of being] he wishes.
One of the things which has appeared in the world of existence, and which some people say is one of the inevitable effects of Nature, is human life. Considered from this point of view, man is the branch; nature is the root.
Can the will, intelligence, and perfections exist in the branch, and not in the root? It is evident that Nature in its essence is in the grasp of the power of God, and that it is the ever-living One who holds Nature to an ideal organisation and laws, and rules over it.
Dreyfus has failed to translate the word guyand, 'they say,' with the result that it is not clear that "human life is a necessary effect of nature" is a proposition which Abdu'l-Baha is refuting.
It is said that Nature in its own essence is in the grasp of the power of God, Who is the Eternal Almighty One: He holds Nature within accurate regulations and laws, and rules over it.
That is, the words "they say" which Dreyfus had omitted, have been inserted in the form "it is said", but they are in the wrong sentence! And the words "it is clear that" – which are in the Persian – have been removed.
It remains possible that the word guyand / "they say" was not in the Persian text that Dreyfus was using. I am basing my translation on the electronic text from the Bahai Reference Library, which states that it derives from the 1908 Leiden edition from Brill Publishers. The word guyand is also there in the 1920 Egyptian edition.
It could be that Dreyfus has not made a mistake, but was working from a manuscript that was defective. It is in any case virtually certain that the 1920 Egyptian edition has been corrected by Abdu'l-Baha, since the various editions of The Secret of Divine Civilization that were published in his lifetime show clearly that they have been both carefully prepared, and checked line by line. One copy of an early edition in fact has a table of corrections inserted behind the title page, apparently being Abdu'l-Baha's corrections. Some of the changes made – none of which change the meaning much – are hardly explicable as accidents or editorial amendments, but quite explicable as the adjustments of an author seeking the greatest possible clarity for the reader. Until I find evidence to the contrary, therefore, I will assume that an edition of Abdu'l-Baha's works in Persian published under his control has been checked in detail by him.
This entry was posted on July 14, 2012 at 22:11	and is filed under Bahai Writings, Theology, Translations. Tagged: Abdu'l-Baha, Bahai Faith, bahai theology, Some Answered Questions, مفاوضات, بهائی, عبدالبهاء. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Good stuff Sen, I am sure your observations and are worth noting. My approach to this particular text has always been with a pinch of table salt, the Persian to french to English translations of hand written table talks are always gong to reveal inconsistencies methinks, now matter how careful the scholarship and revisions.
The Persian text is not some handwritten notes: it was checked by Abdu'l-Baha and published in his lifetime, and from his practice with his other writings published in his lifetime, it's probable that he checked and corrected the proofs, if not of the Brill edition then certainly of the 1920 Egyptian edition. However, Dreyfus must have had a manuscript copy, and it's possible that what looks like a translation error was actually a word missing in his manuscript. In either case, the translation should be corrected in line with the Egyptian 1920 edition. In fact the whole book should be retranslated from that edition: that's more certain and easier than looking for errors in the current English edition and trying to track down where they crept in. Back to the sources!
The person to whom I responded, in "Bahais united in Diversity," had read the argument as a proof of the existence of God, and critiqued it. I've responded to that, but also pointed out that the chapter heading (part of the Persian text, not an editorial addition) concerns the universal law. The point he is making is not that a God exists, but rather that humanity is not simply the spontaneous and necessary product of nature.
There are a lot of problems with translation, have you considered to make an edition of Some Answered Questions with comments?
I understand that the Bahai World Centre has a team working on a new translation. The problems with SAQ have long been recognized.


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A&P Principles
By John Updike
By the time I got her feathers smoothed and her goodies into a bag – she gives me a little snort in passing, if she'd been born at the right time they would have burned her over in Salem […] (2)
We can infer that Sammy believes that it's OK to think terrible things about people in the privacy of their own minds, but they should still be treated politely, even when they are rude to us. (With the Salem reference, he is comparing the customer to a witch.)
She was the queen. She kind of led them, the other two peeking around and making their shoulders round. She didn't look around, not this queen, she just walked straight on slowly, on these long white prima donna legs. (2)
Sammy is drawn to Queenie's self-confidence and pride. By daring to wear her bathing suit into the store instead of changing or putting something on over it, she is showing the courage of her convictions.
"We are decent," Queenie says suddenly […]. (18)
Queenie believes in standing up for herself, even when an authority figure is challenging her. She does this while maintaining her dignity.
"I said I quit." (24)
By quitting, Sammy is attempting to defend the girls' principles and define his own. His act requires courage and daring.
"You didn't have to embarrass them."
"It was they who were embarrassing us." (26-27)
This exchange between Sammy and Lengel shows their conflicting principles. Lengel sees the girls as being disrespectful and thinks they are purposely violating the established order just to make mischief. Sammy, however, doesn't think it's right to behave rudely.
Society and Class
The Girl in the Plaid Bikini
The Tall Girl
Stokesie
Lengel
Herring Snacks and Beer Glasses
Bathing Suits and Clothing


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