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Nightmare in Downtown Atlanta: Our Top 10 Retro Reasons to Attend Days of the Dead 2016!
Posted on: Feb 3rd, 2016 By: Anya99
It's crazy how time flies and also totally terrifyingly awesome that the Days of the Dead will be celebrating its fifth frightening year at Sheraton Hotel Atlanta, this Friday-Sunday Feb. 5-7. Our favorite part is that this horror media convention celebrates not just contemporary cinema but retro classics. In other words, there's plenty to please both the gore-fan and the Famous Monsters Kid. Here are 10 of our top things to do this year.
1) ELVIRA. Need me say more than that the Mistress of the Dark will be gracing our presence. You can catch the beautiful Cassandra Peterson on all three days but she'll only be onstage Q&A'g Friday night at 9 p.m. and only in her full dark costumed regalia on Saturday.
2) BILLY DEE WILLIAMS. The original Star Wars trilogy gangster, Lando Calrissian, will be in the house on Saturday (Q&A at noon) and Sunday, as well as Jeremy Bulloch the man behind the mask of Boba Fett, the ultimate bounty hunter.
3) SID HAIG AND BILL MOSELEY. Returning once more are two of the sweetest sinister guys in show businesses. Sid Haig, one of those rare B-movie icons and character actors whose career spans the decades from Jack Hill's blaxploitation films of the 1970s to the chaotic, creepy Captain Spaulding. Quite frankly you and Bill Moseley scared the sh-t out of us in THE DEVIL's REJECTS, and since we're not easily scared, for that we salute you both!
4) TED RAIMI, i.e. Sam's zany acting brother, is also on this year's guest list. Horror fans will always love him for EVIL DEAD II, but his acting resume is long and full of fun including recurring roles on such TV series as SEAQUEST 2032 and playing Joxer on HERCULES and XENA:WARRIOR PRINCESS.
5) HEATHER LANGENKAMP & PJ SOLES. These ladies won horror hearts as two of 70s/80s swellest scream queens for their turns in NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and HALLOWEEN, but to us, PJ will always be Riff Randell eating pizza with the Ramones and toppling Principal Togar in one of our favorite cult movies ever, Roger Corman's unparalleled ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL.
6) KANE HODDER & TONY TODD, the actors behind two of the most iconic 80s monsters, JASON VOORHES and CANDYMAN, will be lurking. Be sure to stop by and blow them kisses, then duck and run!
7) TOO MANY TO NAME THEM ALL! Check the Website for more stars from such horror/splatter classics as POLTERGEIST, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, CHILD'S PLAY, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, THE HITCHER and more!
8) SPOOKTACULAR SHOPPING Horror cons are the perfect place to stock up on both macabre movie memorabilia, cult classics on DVD and creepy clothing, costumes and accessories.
9) MACABRE MAKE-UP, CREEPY COSTUMES AND PHANTAMAGORIC PARTIES!! Check the schedule and on-site flyers, but highlights include Friday night CELEBRITY SCARYEE-OKEE at 11 p.m. and Saturday FX MAKEUP CHALLENGE (4:30 p.m.), THAT DAMN TATTOO CONTEST (6:30 p.m.) VIP PARTY (8:45 p.m.), costume contest (10 p.m.) and CARNAGE dance party (11 p.m.)
10) FRIGHTENING FILMS! The JABB 48-hour film festival featuring new and classic indie horror shorts (both US and international), animation, features and con exclusives. One special treat, or maybe trick, is DEVIL DOGS OF KILO COMPANY, a Marines vs. Nazis thriller performed with toy soldiers and tanks, introduced by voice actors/stars John Dugan (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) and Kane Hodder, Sat. at 5 p.m.! And we admit nothing says creepy to us so much as a clown costume contest–catch that right after at 7 p.m. during the pre-release party of CIRCUS OF THE DEAD introduced by DOLL BOY director Billy Pon.
Days of the Dead main con hours are Fri. Feb. 5 from 5 to 11 p.m.; Sat. Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sun. Feb. 7 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with parties going late into the night on Friday and Saturday. Kids under 10 and military free. For more info, visit https://www.daysofthedead.net/atlanta/.
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Let's All Go to the Horror Con! Our 10 Best Retro Reasons To Attend DAYS OF THE DEAD ATLANTA
Posted on: Feb 1st, 2013 By: Anya99
What are we doing this weekend?! We're heading down to the Sheraton Hotel Atlanta, one of the most Retro of downtown hotels, to hang out with thousands of horror fans at the second annual Days of the Dead. Last year, we drove all the way to the golf-cart-riding Stepford Wife wonderland of Peachtree City, but was it worth the hour-long commute. Hell, yeah, if only to hang with super-friendly and nice Kate Rambo of ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL, aka Dey Young, and have her sign a photo to us "I have never done detention in my entire life"! Alas Dey won't be there this year, but if anything, there is a larger rogues' gallery of monster, scream queens and heroes! OK, money's tight, but where are you going to spend it? The Mall? And besides you have to worry about real zombies there.
1) BUTCH PATRICK! Yes, the original Eddie Wolfgang Munster from THE MUNSTERS, one of our two favorite Retro horror-sitcom TV shows. Sure, he's more than all grown up now, but we can't wait to hear any memories he might be willing to share about growing up at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
2) RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD REUNION! OK, who didn't want to party with a spikey red-headed Linnea Quigley getting drunk and dancing in a graveyard in this quintessential '80s zombie black comedy. Days of the Dead has gathered Linnea and seven other starts of the cult classic which spawned four sequels. See everyone on stage at a noon panel. Don't eat people, we say! Brains!
3) RIFF RANDELL! We're still fantasizing of hanging with the Ramones and blowing up our high school, even after all these years, so we can't think of anything more awesome than to meet and get the autographs of P.J. Soles who played Joey's biggest fan in cult classic ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979). In case you're too young to know this cult classic, get yourself educated by readingMark Arson's Retro Review here. Oh, yeah, P.J. was in a few other obscure horror movies like CARRIE and HALLOWEEN.
4) HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES/DEVIL'S REJECTS Reunions! Rob Zombie's two best movies aren't actually Retro but they sure look that way, being tributes to the over-the-top exploitation flicks of the 1960s and 1970s. DAYS OF THE DEAD has rangled 13, by our count, of the cast, but we have to admit we're most excited about Mr. Machete himself Danny Trejo, Michael Berryman, who also gave us the willies in Wes Craven's THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1966)and Sid Haig, one of those rare B-movie icons and character actors whose career spans the decades from Jack Hill's blaxploitation films of the 1970s to the chaotic, creepy Captain Spaulding. Quite frankly you scared the sh-t out of us and since we're not easily scared, for that we salute you, Sid, as a true master of horror. A reunion panel is Saturday at 1 p.m.
5) PATTY MULLEN! Get ready for Splatter Cinema's Tues. Feb. 12 screening of Frank Henenlotter's FRANKENHOOKER (1990) at The Plaza Theatre by meeting the actual Frankenhooker!
6) DICK MILLER! Poor Murray Futterman can't escape our favorite feel-good holiday movie monsters GREMLINS (1984) even on vacation. We promise we'll be polite to the consummate character actor and won't bring our Stripe along to ruin his con. We also haven't forgotten that he was in the original Roger Corman-directed LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960) and played the police chief in ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL.
7) GUNNAR HANSEN! Leatherface in the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974). He'll even be on a panel with Marilyn Burns, the only survivor of the original rampage, on Sun. at 1 p.m. Nuff said.
8. COMICS ARTISTS! Hopefully by now you've read our exclusive interview with James O'Barr, creator of THE CROW, who will be bringing along pages from his new THE CROW: THE ENGINES OF DESPAIR series. If not, check it out here. Also at Days, look for two of our favorite Atlanta-based artists, Chris Hamer, a master of the quirky creature and bonafide Kool Kat, and Jason Flowers, who recently completed work on THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD trading card series for U.K. sketch card company, Unstoppable Cards. All three will be bringing con-exclusive prints and new works, so be sure and seek out their tables.
9) SPOOKTACULAR SHOPPING! Horror cons are the perfect place to stock up on both macabre memorabilia and creepy clothing, costumes and accessories. One booth we'll definitely be stopping by is that of Athens, GA-based artist Jeanne the Maskmaker, who crafts one of a kind visages worthy of the Red Death's Masquerade Ball.
10) PHANTAMAGORIC PARTIES! On Friday night, wear your craziest, creepiest costume to the Monsters Ball at 11 p.m. followed by karaoke at half past the witching hour. Then on Saturday at 10 p.m., Atlanta's own most extreme Halloween attraction Chambers of Horror presents a concert by Fiend Without A Face featuring Brent Hinds of Mastodon, followed by the MurderBall and Side Show Party, featuring Captain Stabb-Tuggo and Maybelle's Sideshow, a Chamber-of-Horror-themed burlesque show, a costume contest, prizes and the Wheel of Torture.
Days of the Dead main con hours are Fri. Feb. 1 from 5 to 11 p.m.; Sat. Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sun. Feb. 3 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Door prices are $55 for a weekend pass and $25 for a day pass. Park at the hotel for only $5 with validation from front desk (valet parking exempted). For more info, visit https://www.daysofthedead.net/atlanta/.
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The Horror Con! The Horror Con! Our Top 10 Retro Reasons to Brave the Days of the Dead
Posted on: Mar 7th, 2012 By: Anya99
For some time, Atlanta has boasted a fearsome fright scene—we'd even argue that it's one of the best in the nation—thanks to the mad maniacs behind the Silver Scream Spookshow, Splatter Cinema, Gorehound Productions, Netherworld, Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse, Chambers of Horror, Buried Alive Film Festival, Rock N Roll Monster Bash, DEAR GOD! NO!… But the city weirdly never has hosted a full-out horror con.
DAYS OF THE DEAD aims to right that wrong this weekend with a thieves' gallery of men behind masks, scream queens and cult movie idols, both classic and contemporary. The action takes place a bit south at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center, south of the airport in Peachtree City, Friday 5 p.m.- 11 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. and Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Here are our top 10 Retro reasons why you need to go…
Riff Randell and Kate Rambo!
We're still fantasizing of hanging with the Ramones and blowing up our high school, even after all these years, so we can't think of anything more awesome than to meet and get the autographs of P.J. Soles and Dey Young, the actresses behind Joey's biggest fan and the sexiest budding nuclear physicist ever to attend ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979). In case you're too young to know this cult classic, get yourself educated by reading Mark Arson's Retro Review here.
Sid Haig!
Sid is one of those rare B-movie icons and character actors whose career spans the decades from Jack Hill's blaxploitation films of the 1970s to the chaotic Captain Spaulding of Rob Zombie's HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES and THE DEVIL'S REJECTS. In our book, the latter is a modern exploitation classic and arguably the best of Zombie's movies. Quite frankly you scared the sh-t out of us and since we're not easily scared, for that we salute you, Sid, as a true master of horror. And OK, it's pretty darned cool that your co-star Bill Moseley is going to be there, too, and both of you share a panel at noon Sunday.
Sexy Scream Queens!
A horror con wouldn't be a horror con without a bevy of beautiful scream queens. I know it's fun, guys, to get an autograph and pose for a pic, but we're jazzed to hear what these gals have to say about their stints as the victim, too. Looking forward to that opportunity at the Scream Queens Panel Sat. at 2 p.m. featuring Linnea Quigley (NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 1 & 2, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD), Barbara Crampton (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, TRANCERS 1 & 2), PJ Soles (who also of course was in John Carpenter's original HALLOWEEN and CARRIE), and "honorary scream queen" Mark Patton (NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2)
Vintage Zombies!
Being that THE WALKING DEAD is filmed inAtlanta, it seems perfectly unnatural to have a few of its zombies as con guests. But we have to admit we're more excited about meeting George Koshana (Sheriff McClelland) and John Russo (screenwriter) from the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968). In fact, we're just tickled blood-red that they're still on the con circuit, especially after the sad recent loss of Bill Hinzman. Glad we met him down at Spooky Empire in Orlando a few years ago.
Home-Grown Horror!
While the Hollywood stars may be the headliners, another cool thing about Days of the Dead is it also embraces our local Atlanta scary subculture. At midnight Friday, the gory gang at Atlanta's adult haunted attraction Chambers of Horror is hosting an adults-only Rock N Roll Torture Lounge. Watch lovely ladies spin the Wheel of Torture and win prizes as the Right Reverend Andy, of Psychobilly Freakout on Garage 71, spins horror rock and punk hits. Then at 8 p.m. Professor Morte, Persephone and the Silver Scream Spookshow will be throwing a special bonus show exclusive to Days of the Dead. Be there and be scared!
Macabre Movies!
Don't just meet the stars, take a little time out to catch a few movies. Our favorite picks, of course, are cult classics, both old and new. Linnea Quigley hosts a special workprint screening of '80s cult classic RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, featuring alternate scenses, takes and 15 minutes of footage never screened to the public, Friday night at 9 p.m. Then on Saturday, DEAR GOD! NO! has been generating quite a buzz on the festival circuit for its over-the-top authenticity as a homage to '70s exploitation films, and you have another chance to see it at 3 p.m. Catch up on our crazy interview with director Jimmy Bickert here.
Creepy Costumes!
Be sure and pack your most frightening recreation of a horror icon, or at least your camera, as Days of the Dead serves up several costume events. On Friday night, dance until you drop dead at the Monsters Among Us Costume Ball, a Phantom Ball-themed costume party with DJs spinning. Then the best of the best compete at 4:30 p.m. Sat. in Wickedbeard's Costume Contest. Finally Sunday, don your best zombie make-up with a Zombie Best in Show Contest, co-horror-hosted by Argos T. Fleam and Atlanta's own Professor Morte. We're informed that experts will judge on zombie poise, form, dexterity and talent. Dripping, dribbling, drooling and loss of appendage will reflect negatively on your final scores.
Custom Hearses!
Even if you're not ready for that final ride to the graveyard, it's always pretty amazing to see custom hearses done up with all the creativity of vintage hotrods. All day Saturday members of Atlanta's Dead Ends Hearse Club will be showing off their wheels the Hell on Wheels Hearse Show, with raffles and giveaways and a contest for best of hearse at 2 p.m.
The Man Behind THE CROW!
THE CROW began as a comic book with a cult/goth following about a mild-mannered guy returned from the dead to wreak revenge on the human monsters who raped and murdered his true love. Beautifully drawn and written, the haunting and violent tale by James O'Barr inevitably caught Hollywood attention but seemed destined for another fatal turn with the tragic death of star Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, on the set. James has made Atlanta comics con and DragonCon appearances before, but it always make us smile to see him back because not only is he an amazing artist but also one of the sweetest guys on the planet. Be sure and ask him to show you the portfolio of what he's been up to lately, and yeah, you can tell him we told you to.
Spooktacular Shopping!
Horror cons are a great place to stock up on , and from the list of vendors booked for this weekend, we're definitely bringing some extra cash and credit card. Hollywood Book & Poster always packs a super selection of vintage horror posters, stills, books, scripts and more at reasonable prices. And stop and say hi at the Diamond Star Halo table to ATLRetro Contributing Editor and Libertine proprietress extraordinaire Jennifer Belgard, who has really revved up our own Shop Around section. For a full vendor and artist line-up, click here.
Those are just our top 10 reasons to come, of course. Yours may be Gary and Jake Busey, Roddy Piper, Jeff Burr, Tyler Mane or any of the other many guests. We don't judge. We just say if you don't support your local horror con, the first could be the last so get yourself down to Peachtree City and let's have a fiendishly fun time together.
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All There Is To Know About the Roll forming machines Supply in Our Life - ZhangYun Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.
Have you ever wondered how straight sheet metal can be turned into shapes? Well, the roll-forming machine does that. In this specific case, the equipment used will be a sheet metal roll-forming machine. The process involves feeding of metal sheets that are flat, successively into hardened steel rollers in a series. The metal comes out in varied shapes. This reduces the stress that could be exerted on specific areas by drawing coiled sheet metals through the machines. This increases the volume production. Most production applications in roll forming include coil roll forming machine and Sheet metal roll forming machine among others.
From the above list, the industry that uses the Sheet metal roll-forming machine the most is the construction and building industry.
How Exactly Does A Roll forming machine Work?
It is clear that this machine is used to bend metal. It does this at room temperature with the aid of varying stations that have fixed rollers. The rollers direct the metal and help it make the varying bends. As the metal strip moves through the roll-forming machine, the rollers bend the metal strip more as it moves from one set to the other. This constant bending method makes sure that the right cross-sectional configuration is met. As this happens, the work piece cross-sectional area is maintained.
It works at a speed of thirty to six hundred feet every minute. Thus, they are good when it comes to manufacturing a bulk of long pieces. They are also mean to create parts that need minima final changes to none. The product needs to have been finished because the roll-forming machine will create very intricate detail.
Basic roll-forming equipment has four parts. The first part is the entry section. This is where the material is introduced into the machine. It could either be in coil or sheet form. This depends on the machine in that coil will go into the coil roll-forming machine and the sheet will go into the Sheet metal roll-forming machine. The second section holds the station rollers. This is the rolling compartment. The rollers drive the machine and shape the metal.
The next compartment is the cut off the press. Here, the shaped melted is cut to a specific length. This length is pre-determined by the person operating the machine. It is very common to find flying die cut-off techniques in this stage because of the speed of the machine and the fact that it works continuously. The last section, which is the roller table or roller conveyor; take note that this part of the machine is operated manually.


Circular economy is a new economic model that used by many countries in the world. This is a model where all activities from design, production to service aim towards efficient use of natural resources throughout the value chain, limiting waste disposal to the environment.
In Dong Nai, many companies (mainly the ones of the foreign-invested sector) are adopting this new economic model. The circular economy model showed positive effects, both economically and environmentally.
General Director of Ajinomoto Vietnam, Keiji Kaneko, said that after 27 years of operation in Vietnam, the company now has two production factories in Bien Hoa and Long Thanh with 5 distribution centers across the country with over 2,400 employees. The company has been implementing a number of specific activities in production and business to achieve three goals: zero emissions, efficient use of energy, and promote business activities based on biotechnology.
Due to its waste production (solid and liquid), Ajinomoto Vietnam has invested in a number of advanced waste and toxic gas treatment systems; simultaneously, the company also creates many supporting products that satisfy environmental standards and sustainable development of the Agricultural industry as a whole.
Non-baked bricks made from boiler sludge in the production of instant coffee at Nestlé Tri An factory, Amata Industrial Park, Ho Chi Minh City. Bien Hoa.
Specifically, with liquid waste (water), Ajinomoto Vietnam has invested more than 100 billion VND to build a centralized wastewater treatment system with a capacity of processing 3,400m3 of wastewater per day, which would deliver almost 85% of wastewater back to the reservoir(s) to cool the machines. In addition, according to statistics, by the end of 2017, more than 99% of the total volume of solid waste has been collected and recycled by the company. The wastes from the raw materials used in production of monosodium glutamate, powdered seasoning (cassava flour, sugarcane, bone, meat, ash, etc.) are reused as organic fertilizer and ingredients for livestock feed. With fertilizer alone, each year Ajinomoto Vietnam has produced and provided the market a large amount of liquid bio-fertilizer that has been used by farmers throughout the country. Since 2014, Ajinomoto Vietnam has put into operation a bio-boiler system using rice husk as a fuel to produce steam for production. The use of this boiler helps reduce more than 50% of harmful CO2 emissions into the environment.
As a company with strength in bio-technology, in the past few years, Vedan Vietnam Enterprise Corp.,Ltd has succeeded in recovering and recycling post-production materials as additive to livestock feed and organic fertilizer. Two of the many products made from recycled materials of Vedan Vietnam are honored for the Golden Agriculture Brand of Vietnam in 2017 as Vedagro organic fertilizer and Vedafeed animal feed additive (all in pellet form). Specifically, Vedafeed product (for cattle, poultry and fisheries) are by-products of molasses acquired after fermentation of cassava flour combined with some materials such as baked bones, more cassava flour.
According to the representative of Vedan Vietnam Enterprise Corp.,Ltd, the reduction of emissions, reuse and recycling enterprises have been implemented thoroughly to each workshop, room in the company and have brought about significant effects. With only the collection and condensation of the primary liquid after fermentation, every year Vedan Vietnam collects over 100,000 tons of recycled materials for fertilizer, animal feed and other high-grade products used in agriculture industry. Concerning the liquid waste, Vedan Vietnam has invested more than 30 million USD to build and operate a water treatment system with a capacity of 1,000m3/day and a denitrification with capacity of 3,500m3/day and night. According to the representative of the company, the application of circular economy in production and trade not only has brought economic benefits to the company, but also has contributed to environmental protection and helped push the development of agriculture. In particular, the continuous cycles use large amounts of Vietnamese agricultural products as the main ingredients and then collect the recyclable wastes and turn them into useful products for Agriculture Industry.
Instead of hiring a post-production waste disposal unit, from 2014 until now, Nestlé Vietnam has been collecting waste and ash from the boiler for recycle. Accordingly, the waste sludge acquired from boiler will be given to an unit producing construction materials to make unbaked bricks. It is estimated that between 2014 and the end of the third quarter of 2018, there has been more than 2 million tons of waste has been collected and 5 million unbaked bricks has been produced. Along with waste sludge, Nestlé Vietnam has also collected coffee grounds as fuel for burning to both reduce CNG gas consumption and reduce CO2 emission to the environment. Next, the ashes of the coffee grounds after burning are gathered again with non-hazardous waste sludge used to produce organic fertilizer.
Apart from unbaked bricks, some of the waste in the production process of Nestlé Vietnam have also been recycled into useful and environmentally friendly products such as ash and sludge used for fertilizer production. Milk container is recycled into ecological roofing. Mr. Khuat Quang Hung, Head of Communications and External Relations of Nestlé, said that the company wants that, by the end of this year, all six factories of Nestlé Group in Vietnam on longer dump production waste into the environment and by the year 2025 100% of packaging shall be 100% recycled and reused . Besides the benefits to the economic and environmental, this process also helps the company to be self-sufficient in the packaging material.


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News Industry Spotlight
Can start-ups help big business become sustainable?
Big businesses are turning to nimble-footed start-ups to stay ahead of the competition and expand. Could this partnership help to green the business sector?
There has been growing realisation in the business world over the last 10 years that partnering with start-ups could be the way to keep up with the rapid pace of technological development. Image: rawpixel, pixabay
https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-start-ups-help-big-business-become-sustainable/
By Puja Rajeev
5 min read June 14, 2019
It's no longer David versus Goliath in the business world; it's David and Goliath.
Large multinational companies (MNCs) teaming up with start-ups, something unheard of as recently as five years ago, is becoming an industry norm.
Over the last 10 years there has been growing realisation, one that started in Silicon Valley, that no single entity can keep abreast of the speed of innovation, not even Google and Apple, says Sami Jaaskelainen, community director of Nordic Innovation House, which helps start-ups from Nordic countries find a footing in local markets.
Jaaskelainen says: "The pace of technological growth is so fast that it's very difficult to stay ahead, and that's where the accelerators and start-ups come in. Small players are becoming major players and are expanding at an insane pace of growth."
He points to ride-sharing app Uber and audio streaming giant Spotify, both of which started operations scarcely 10 years ago with limited budgets and are today multi-billion dollar companies and household names—'unicorns' in tech-speak.
Multinational Danish engineering company Danfoss has a specially created venture capital arm focusing on identifying the right start-ups to work with. President of Asia Pacific operations, Soren Kvorning, says Danfoss is becoming more open to partnering with start-ups.
"There is a lot of disruption in our industry and to accelerate our own evolution we need to partner the smaller companies. They benefit from our presence and we gain speed by working with them," he elaborates, sharing that Danfoss is now working on an electrification project with a start-up in Singapore.
Danfoss isn't alone. French energy firm Engie now has Engie Factory for energy-related start-ups, and DSM works with start-ups on solar innovation, to name a few. This growing trend is proving particularly significant for companies wanting to become more sustainable.
What does this mean for companies going green?
With the global climate crisis and the threat it poses to human civilisation capturing headlines, the responsible business movement is gaining ground.
Experts Eco-Business spoke to said partnering start-ups gives companies a cost friendly way to try out different solutions to sustainability problems they face—and solutions could range from cutting energy use, expanding the lifetime of resources or coming out with a new product entirely that can be reused. The challenge is looking for the right start-up to partner with.
One initiative that identifies deep tech start-ups and solutions that can help advance a circular economy and clean energy is The Liveability Challenge. The global platform identifies start-ups with solutions that can deliver significant impact and improve the liveability of cities in the tropics, and matches them with investors that can help them raise funding and scale up.
This year's grand finale event last week showcased six innovative solutions including a smart platform for reuseables, a device to enhance diesel engines with hydrogen, a new biomaterial for 3D printing, green data centres, and a dehumidifier for use in air conditioning. But the grand prize of S$1 million in funding from Temasek Foundation went to Sophie's Kitchen, a US-based tech start-up for its solution to create edible proteins using microalgae grown on food manufacturing byproduct in urban environments.
Now in its second year, the Challenge is presented by Temasek Foundation and organised by Eco-Business and sister non-profit EB Impact, in partnership with Ecosperity Week 2019.
"The Liveability Challenge is a very concrete and practical gate opener. Companies get to submit their project, pitch it, and finally have the possibility of doing a project here. Many Nordic start-ups are forerunners in the energy and sustainable space and the Challenge gives them a great opportunity to connect companies here with the Nordic solutions," Jaaskelainen says.
Working with start-ups can help companies identify new business opportunities in traditional sectors, says Anna Tari, founder and director of the London-based Circular Economy Club, that links start-ups with circular economy solutions with funding and the right connections.
For instance, the concept of a circular economy, which emphasises maximising the use of resources while minimising waste, has come into sharp focus in recent years as a way to limit the environmental impact of production and consumption.
"Eighty per cent of consumer goods are not recovered, and there's a US$3 billion opportunity for companies [that find a solution to waste]—it's huge. There will be many more collaborations between MNCs and start-ups to plug this gap," she remarks.
The pace of technological growth is so fast that it's very difficult to stay ahead, and that's where the accelerators and start-ups come in.
Sami Jaaskelainen, community director, Nordic Innovation House Singapore
There is also room for innovation as the thinking around waste management changes. "People used to think environmentally conscious programmes were limited to recycling, but now it's more focused on designing out waste, such as modular buildings," Tari tells Eco-Business. Some mobile phones today are also being designed for disassembly so each part can be reused, and many of these initiatives are the result of MNC-start-up collaboration, she adds.
A clear example the Dutch start-up Turntoo, which works as a go-between in a traditional buyer-seller relationship to implement a circular business model. It worked with lighting giant Philips to sell illumination by the hour to buildings at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2015. Schiphol pays for the light it uses, while Philips remains the owner of all fixtures and installations. This incentivises Philips to make a durable product that it can track for maintenance purposes, and the airport sees the benefit of being energy efficient. This new business model has resulted in 50 per cent energy savings.
MNC-start-up collaborations have become indispensable to some companies, which rely on them to expand into new areas of business.
The electrification of the transport sector is catching on globally and the key to securing some success in the fight against climate change, says Danfoss' Kvorning. Partnerships with start-ups has helped the traditional engineering firm enter this space and offer more environmentally sustainable products and services.
The company is getting ready to pilot test electric buses in Singapore within the next two years, he adds. "Over the past five years there has been an explosion in such partnerships between MNCs and start-ups, and this is because of the success rates of such collaborations."

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July 5, 2020| By Gareth Mee
When it comes to getting in touch with companies, customers really don't want to be left hanging on the line. They want a rapid response to their queries - and they're happy to take their business elsewhere when they don't get this.
According to research from Hubspot, nine out of ten customers rate an 'immediate' response as important when they have a customer service question. This has led to a situation where two-thirds of customers have become 'serial switchers', changing brands due to a poor experience – something that's costing businesses more than $75bn a year.
It's in this context a Tier 1 bank in the Americas turned to Invenica for help. The firm's call centre handles millions of customer calls every year.
However, until recently, they relied solely on a traditional dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) interactive voice response (IVR), a legacy touch-tone system that was having a negative impact on the bank's customer experience. The system's menu tree was often difficult to use, causing customers to get lost and even abandon their calls. The bank needed a new system that could improve the customer experience and drive customer retention.
What we didWhat we delivered
The solution was an AI conversational language platform and customer service virtual agent (VA) able to help customers find answers to their enquiries as quickly as possible – both in free speech and text. The challenge with producing and deploying such a system was that it needed to handle significant levels of complexity. The bank had set high benchmarks for performance in semantic accuracy and task completion. It also required the VA to be capable of serving customers speaking English and local dialect in a mixed-language model – something no contact centre had ever implemented before.
To develop the solution, Invenica used the technical expertise of its DisruptCX (DCX) practice, which specialises in supplying emerging technology to contact centres. Following a review of the bank's existing systems, DCX swiftly identified a conversation language platform and VA as the solution best suited to meet the project's needs.
From there, DCX selected a platform and designed and deployed a VA able to retain context around multiple customer queries in a single conversation. This was supported by the use of machine learning to continuously learn new patterns and improve predictability – allowing the bank to serve customers who are unable to express what they want as clearly as others.
DCX then developed and tested algorithms for dealing with the uncertainty of voice input. So, for example, where the confidence in the intent of the voice input is below 90%, the engine provides up to five inputs that it believes could be accurate. These are sorted by likelihood, with mathematical checks used to confirm which input is the most likely to be correct. Invenica added to this with an application that helped the platform to learn and improve the bank's self-service conversion rates.
Invenica leveraged its previous R&D project experience – along with its expertise in the development of microservices – to implement the capability for continuous improvement, allowing the platform to be extended in novel ways. In developing a modern microservice ecosystem of functional components, Invenica made it easier for the platform to respond to the bank's changing requirements while minimising disruption to the customer experience.
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With so much complexity and uncertainty involved, the Bank needed a solution based on a scientific and research-driven approach. That's why Invenica and DCX delivered an AI-powered conversational language platform and VA that could not only handle customer enquiries more efficiently but also learn from each one. Every conversation the platform now has with customers improves future outcomes as it encounters new scenarios and ever-more complex interactions.
The platform meets all of the bank's KPIs for intent accuracy and task completion rates. It also provides multi-language support for customers speaking English and local dialects. Ultimately, this provides the bank with the best possible platform to improve its customer experience, drive retention rates and cut operational costs by taking the pressure off its existing systems and contact centre agents.
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DF Hector Bellerin, 6 - His pace down the right was one of Arsenal's main attacking outlets, but he lost track of Mane in the lead-up to Liverpool's opener. But you could see that they recognise what we play.
"If insane things happen then maybe we have to think new but I don't expect that", Klopp said as per Liverpool Echo.
It is early days and there will be bumps in the road as Emery imposes his new philosophy on Arsenal but if this was earmarked as the most severe examination of their credentials so far this season, they can be quietly satisfied with the results.
"Today the balance was good in our speed and intensity".
It was a test of Emery and his players, of their resilience and self-belief - in many ways a test of what exactly he is trying to bring to Arsenal. We were not clinical enough and did not finish as well as we would want.
The best chance of the first half fell to Virgil Van Dijk after Mohamed Salah delivered a pin-point pass to the defender whose shot hit the on rushing Bernd Leno.
Emery reserved special praise for Alex Iwobi after he set up the equalising goal against Liverpool. "I knew before it would be hard".
Then a minute after the hour mark, the deadlock was broken as Jurgen Klopp's side took a deserved lead. We scored 10 minutes from time. "He is improving. But also he has the ambition to do more".
On the other side, it's been more than two months since Saints last won a league game (Sept. 1), their only victory in PL play this season. "The characteristic each player has is important, and Iwobi can impact on the match", Emery said.
The importance of turning one point into three in a title fight is paramount, especially from winning positions late on against quality opposition.
"But I believe he is at an age now where he will be sitting there [and] if he's not starting, he'll be disappointed".
"He can. He is very young". It's a competitive league.
"I don't think he's at the point in his career where he should say he's a definite No.9 down the middle". Maybe it's a discussion that is bigger and needs more time for people in the football world to explain together, which is the best competition in the world.


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Аше́ра, Асірат, Асірту, Асірату, хетська Ашерту, аморейська Ашрату ( Ашторет,  Іштар, перс. ایشتار Істар,  Астарта; Ануніт, Нана, Інана) — угаритсько-фінікійська богиня (західносемітська міфологія), праматір і володарка богів, дружина верховного угаритського бога Ілу. А також назва дерев'яного стовпа, що символізує богиню. Слово трапляється в Старому Завіті, у текстах угаритських міфів та інших пам'ятках стародавнього Близького Сходу. Синодальний переклад передає слово «ашера» як «гай», «діброва», «ідол дібровний», «дерево» й «Астарта».

Угаритська богиня Асірату згадується в багатьох міфах, як дружина бога Ілу і мати богів, шерег культурних зображень жінок присвячені їй.

Ягве і його Ашера
Написи, знайдені в Кунтілет Аджруд і Кірбет ель Ком викликали дискусію серед учених про роль Ашери в давньоєврейській релігії. Обидва написи містять благословення, адресоване Ягве та «його ашері» з метою здобуття покровительства. Лишилося питання, що означає слово «ашера» — ім'я богині або об'єкт, який використовується в культі Ягве. У давньоєврейській мові до власних імен не приєднувалися займенникові суфікси, отже, згадка «його Ашера» вказує на те, що мова може йти про предмет, а не про богиню. З іншого боку, сумнівно, щоби формула благословення, використовувана для здобуття захисту і заступництва, мала своїм об'єктом дерев'яний стовп. Якщо написи говорять про богиню Ашер, то це означає, що вона відігравала значну ролю у релігії стародавніх ізраїльтян, виступаючи як дружина бога Ягве. Певно, що безліч жіночих фігур з теракоти, віднайдених на теренах стародавнього Ізраїлю, являють собою зображення Ашери.

На честь Ашери названо астероїд «214 Ашера», відкритий в 1880 році.

Угаритські міфи
Тексти, знайдені в стародавньому місті-державі Угариті — основне джерело відомостей про Ашер. У циклі Баал Ашера (Асірату) — це верховна богиня-матір, дружина глави пантеону Елу. У Оповіді про Карату згадується храм Астарти в країні тірійців і сідонян, що дозволяє зробити висновок про поширення культу Астарти в Фінікії. Не слід ототожнювати Ашер і Астарту, бо в угаритських міфах — це два різних персонажі.

Старий Заповіт
Термін «ашера» зустрічається близько сорока разів в масоретській редакції. У більшості випадків термін позначає культовий об'єкт, який можна зробити, зрубати і спалити.

У 3Цар.15:13 говориться, що цар Аса позбавив свою матір Мааху звання цариці за те, що вона зробила ідола (міплецет) Ашери (євр. «міфлецет лаашера», Vulg.: «in sacris Priapt» — ідол фалічного культу, найбільш огидного для юдеїв). Аса зрубав міплецет і спалив його у потоку Кедрон. Схоже, що цей текст описує впливову царицю юдеїв як учасницю культу Ашери.

3Цар.18:19 оповідає про 400 пророків Ашери, що їли зі столу цариці Єзавелі.

Етимологія
Походження імені Ашера лишилося невизначеним. Вчені висунули кілька альтернативних гіпотез, нижче наведені деякі з них.

 Зв'язок з староєврейською ім'ям Ашер. Вважається, що ім'я восьмого сина Якова пов'язано з божеством Ашер або Ошрі, що приносить удачу. Таку думку засноване на аналізі вірша Бут.30:13, в якому Лія народивши сина вигукує:  «бе-Ошрі», дослівно — «для моєї удачі». Деякі вчені схильні бачити в цьому вигуку згадку про божество удачі. Якщо така інтерпретація вірна, то Ашера може бути формою жіночого роду імені божества Ашер або Ошрі.
 Зв'язок з аккадским «асіртум» — священне місце.
 Ашера — скорочення довшого титулу, що означає «Пані, зневажаюча Море». Така етимологія має на увазі, що Ашера — руйнівниця водного хаосу, подібно перемозі Мардука над Тіамат.
 Зв'язок з Угаритська дієсловом «'ṯr» — «слідувати». Іменник «ашера», утворене від цього дієслова, спочатку могло означати «супутниця», «дружина».

Археологія
Археологи в Ізраїлі відмітили відсутність ідола Ашера в житлах після доби руйнування Першого храму в м. Єрусалимі, що свідчить про припинення поклоніння ідолові Ашера, занепад ханаанських традицій в ізраїльському народі та прийняття ним монотеїзму.

Примітки

Джерела

 Judith M. Hadley, The cult of Asherah in ancient Israel and Judah, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
 K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible DDD, Eerdmans Publishing, 1999. — ISBN 0-8028-2491-9.
 David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, Astrid B. Beck Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible, Eerdmans Publishing, 2000. — ISBN 0-8028-2400-5.

Посилання

 Патай Рафаэль, Иудейская Богиня (Богиня Ашера)
 Богиня плодородия Ашера — «жена Яхве», упоминания о которой убрали из Библии?  23.03.2011.
 Корсун Артем, Ашера — жена бога Яхве , 26.10.2013.
 Кто такая иудейская богиня Ашера?  30.01.2014.
 Патай Рафаэль, Богиня Ашера. Иудейская богиня
 Ашера  (текст з посиланнями на Біблію)

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The 34SP ad you might have noticed most of the time before was mine, but I decided to give it a break for a while .
it's always there...on the left.
Will be fixing that soon. It's not surprising that it appears quite often (it's currently one of six ads which have credit left), but it shouldn't always be on the left.
It's some kind of problem with MySQL's RAND() function. I'm going to get it to use PHP's random function instead.
I'd like a confirmation as to whether this is fixed. Thanks .
I'd just like to explain a few things.
1. It's not surprising that my ad appears sometimes, as I said it's only one of six ads, so it has one chance in three of appearing (since there are two ad spots).
2. You should never see your own ad. If you do, please tell me.
3. You should never see two identical ads next to each other.
Edit: Glad it seems to be working now, Darren .
Edit 2: Wow, stop editing Darren!
someone fixed it, about time too, I was getting annoyed as it was there every time without fail!


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Major General Al Raisi Inaugurates the Emergency Morgue Exercise
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, December 31st 2014 [ME NewsWire]
Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police and Head of Victims Affairs Office Committee, inaugurated the emergency morgue table exercise, a first-of-its-kind at the countrywide level in the area of disaster victim identification (DVI).
This exercise aims at boosting the efficiency, readiness and coordination to the highest levels between the participating entities, in a bid to activate the emergency morgue in handling and preventing emergency situations or crisis, which require concerted efforts and resources.
Present during the exercise, which was recently organized at Novotel Hotel in Abu Dhabi, were officials from several police bodies, local institutions and departments across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Major General Al Raisi stressed the keenness to boost the level of readiness and preparedness and improve performance, in line with the Ministry of Interior's vision and strategy. He also indicated that the goal of this exercise is to reach the appropriate operational procedures to identify disasters' victims and activate the emergency morgue, so as to ensure the readiness and the ability to face disasters that result in mass casualties. It also aims at identifying the potential and capabilities of all entities involved in handling such accidents.
For his part, Major Raed Ali Al Muhairi, Director of the Victim Affairs Office, emphasized the importance of morgue equipment to successfully achieve the joint tasks. He gave a brief overview of the exercise and explained the stages of work at the morgue. Officers from the Victim Affairs Office explained the four stages according to the DVI Guide on the means to identify disaster victims. Moreover, attendees screened a video of an aircraft crash in Eastern Europe, so as to avail of this experience and to exchange expertise in the area of victim identification.


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Suits – season 6 review
Starring: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle
Airing on the USA Network the sixth season of the hit TV show Suits has just concluded. I have been a big fan of this show from day one. More a fan of it than Prince Harry is of Meghan Markle. -they're dating in real life-
Sadly though, this season was a miss for me. Oh, before I go on I must warn you that there shall be spoilers ahead. If you have yet to catch up on the show please hustle up and then come back to this review!
SPOILERS SPOILERS Spoil…..you get the idea..
Where was I, ah right, this season wasn't great. I was actually looking forward to this year. The first four seasons had dealt with the same base plot line. Mike isn't a lawyer and the whole firm is getting away with it. Then finally in season five things got fun. More and more people found out the big secret and better yet – Mike was going to finally pay the consequences. I wasn't rooting for Mike to go to jail but I was certainly happy that a fresh new storyline had emerged.
That brings us to season seven. Mike is in jail and the law firm is about to fold because the world now knows the truth about them all. Except….that lasts maybe a whole entire 2 episodes? Immediately Harvey finds a way to get Mike out of jail early. Serving his two year sentence is just a travesty and they now must go to great lengths to get Mike out. Why?!? I don't understand why there was so much energy spent here. Let Mike serve his time while the rest of the firm gets their stuff back together. I hated the entire first half of the season doing nothing but desperately bending over backwards just to get Mike out of jail. Especially when truth be told it should have been much worse than just Mike serving a quick two year sentence. The whole firm should have been in there!
Moving on. The second half of the season then focused on Mike rebounding and finding a job thats not law related….except day one out of jail he applies to five new firms. Then the focus becomes about cutting a deal with yet another shady lawyer that allows Mike to actually pass the Bar and for once become a real life lawyer. And it happens!!!
I'm rambling. I know. Mostly because I felt this season rambled. Why couldn't they find new and fresh directions for these characters. I enjoyed when Mike got a job merely as a consultant to young pro-bono lawyers. He was then actually legally and morally helping people. Yet in the end Season seven next year will begin with rainbows. Mike not only out of jail 20 months early but also now an actual lawyer. Plus the pro-bono firm will be taken under the corporate wing of Pearson Specter Litt. Oh, and Harvey is the head honcho and Mike has a beautiful new office. The only drama the show left for next year is Louis tragically having his fiance' leave him. I feel by episode three he will have a good mud session and move on.
I love this show and it hasn't lost me. I just felt this season missed a new direction that would have benefitted the viewers and characters. Instead everyone came up roses proving that these two guys never ever lose….kinda boring.
this season: 6 out of 10
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While we can point to tonight's election results on the calendar, and imagine that they'll have an impact on financial markets, stocks and bonds simply continued doing what they've been doing since October 28th. That's when stocks and bond yields bottomed out in a move that was driven exclusively by heavy selling in stocks.
Since then, they've been bouncing back slowly but surely. Friday's NFP reaction threw a bit of a wrench in the works as neither stocks nor bonds appreciated the implication of faster/more Fed rate hikes. There was a bit of healing yesterday as both sides of the market rallied. Today, however, it was back to the same old business of rates and stocks moving in the same direction. Today, that direction happened to be higher.
It remains to be seen just how much of an impact the midterm election results will have, but without a shadow of a doubt, the range of potential impacts is somewhere between "none" and "some." Noticeably absent from that list is "a ton," but stranger things have happened. Still, I think if we see a ton of reaction it will have more to do with the technical levels that the election could cause either side of the market to cross. Both seem to be waiting for any sort of sign before making a bigger move back to early October levels.


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Women, Girls Recruited for Emergency Management Program [Government Technology] – InsuranceNewsNet
Posted on 6 months ago by Peak Mag
Aug. 12—A host of girls and young women were introduced to the field of emergency management last week when the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM) and partner Farmers Insurance put on their weeklong HERricane program in Los Angeles.
The program is aimed at developing diversity in emergency management, specifically among girls and young women who may otherwise lack avenues into emergency management and similar professions.
The participants, girls and women from junior high through junior college and of diverse backgrounds, took part in hands-on development training activities with the goal of highlighting the skills needed for disaster preparedness and emergency management, as well as other careers. The participants were also treated to a keynote by FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.
All the attendees participated for free thanks to Farmers Insurance, as well as other sponsors including The Hero in You Foundation and local councilmembers.
It was an experience that most or all of the participants would not have if not for the HERricane program, which is why it exists.
"Some of these young ladies are coming from foster homes, schools that are not the best and for them to be sitting in a classroom, in an EOC for the first time and see the FEMA administrator and the head of Farmers Insurance speaking is monumental," said Chauncia Willis, CEO and co-founder of I-DIEM.
The program is offered to schools, cities and other groups where young women and girls can be recruited to participate in a template program or one with some local tweaks.
"When it comes to curriculum, it's pretty much standardized," Willis said. "We do offer the location the opportunity to make it very specific in some ways to that location, so for example, even though it's the HERicane program, Los Angeles was clear that they wanted to incorporate the earthquake scenarios and information on seismology."
Cities, schools or organizations interested in participating can contact I-DIEM and go through an application process to develop the event. Philadelphia used its existing connections with the Boys and Girls Club and other community organizations to connect with diverse populations and recruit participants. It's mandatory that the participants be a diverse group of girls. In the case of Philadelphia, the program included more fire rescue scenarios than the standard program.
The program began in Arlington, Va., but was then taken over by I-DIEM. It really started to take off when the partnership with Farmers Insurance began.
"We were intentional about partnering with a like-minded organization like Farmers that is in the same disaster response and disaster recovery realm and cares about equity," Willis said. "When we saw how many women they have in leadership, we knew this would be a great partnership."
Farmers also recruits some of the participants in the HERricane program to participate in the Farmers internship program.
"The program has done a good job of not only inspiring girls and women to go into emergency management, but other fields as well," said Trevor Chapman, director of external communications and public relations for Farmers. "It's inspired the girls to think about stuff outside of the private sector that is available to them like claims and response, which is one of the biggest reasons Farmers is involved."
The program originally targeted girls aged 12 to 18, but Farmers suggested that older girls be recruited to make a more immediate impact.
Willis said two-thirds of women and people of color begin their educational careers at community colleges. "So, if you want to diversify the field for women and people of color, community colleges are integral to that diversification and this, honestly, is where Farmers kind of stepped in and said, 'Let's look at this more strategically.'"
Willis said after 23 years in emergency management she understands what it's like to be in a male-dominated field and wants to make it easier for those that follow in her footsteps.
"I've been the only woman in the room. I've been the only woman of color in the room," she said. "It's important for us to really make the field of emergency management more representative of the people who are actually experiencing the impacts of climate change and disaster in general."
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Further to our two previous posts on the SS'15 denim (part 1 and part 2) trends from the Denim by PV , this is the third and the last one. As mentioned before, the interest in denim looked much higher at the show and also the visitations to the show were much higher than in May . We all look forward to its first edition at Barcelona next year.
Besides, they also introduced fiber dyeing , Coolmax, transparent coatings, glitters etc.
Crescent came up with the waterless washing of denim garments through usage of chemicals which , according to Idrish Munshi , enables them to completely avoid the usage of stone and use only 1 litre of water per garmen to achieve the stone wash effect. They also came up with the 'Jeans of Steel' – made up of super strong dyneema fibers . The jeans, first created by a denim mill as per Crescent , are over 25% more stronger than the regular 100% cotton denim and much more suitable for motorcycle wear and other outer wear applications.
They also presented their performance range including Coolmax fabrics (for moisture management) , thermo cool , anti microbial , low friction fabrics etc. Artistic Milliners is also coming up with their Leeds certified factory at Pakistan shortly.
US apparel focused on some key concepts . Pure Indigo light or dark for a summer with contrast. Green cast for fashion and vintage… Grey to recall the great time of rock,&roll. Alternative fibers like modal, tencel, viscose, natural fibers for soft hand feel. Hemp and recycled yarn for sustainability. Print fashion image by laser and washed by ozone for water less. A trip through the memory starting from 80's when the Indigo was more red up to the stage of Summer 15 . Eco and green still on front line for a lifestyle contemporary and live.


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Repost - City of Greyhawk Southgate - Southgate Bridge (South Bridge)
Somewhere I have a map for this but after a couple of moves in the last few years finding things has become a monumetal task. I will have to recreate one. I haven't looked at this in years. I'm still fairly happy with it though I want to add something more than foot messangers for signalling the main gate in case of trouble. Smoke, flags, something magical perhaps. Maybe an aerial servant enchanted to whisk back to the Southgate in an emergency.
City of Greyhawk Southgate - Southgate Bridge (South Bridge)
NOTE: So far I have not found a reference to the name of the river that flows around the east of the city and nor a name for the bridge directly south of Southgate. I have used the information in Gygax's Yggsburgh's campaign as an inspiration and guideline for detailing the bridge and its guards.
Southgate is perhaps the busiest of Greyhawk's many gateways. Some may argue for Rivergate with its constant flow of goods into the city from the docks outside the walls, but the road south of the great city matches each cart, pack and wagonload through the Rivergate and surpasses such numbers with travellers on foot, horse, carriage and fantastic beast.
As the traffic flows into the city so do the coins from the tolls of South Bridge and the gates. While South Bridge is not part of the Southgate complex of walls and towers, as the bridge is nearly 250 feet from the city gate and the tollhouse at the south end of the bridge, the small detachment of guards (1 serjeant and 4 troopers as well as 2 recruits during the daywatch) are part of the gatehouse commander's garrison. The toll collector is a minor functionary of the city bureaucracy.
Southgate Bridge or South Bridge as it is now more commonly called is a massively impressive structure. It was constructed at the same time as the gates and outer double-wall which surrounds modern Greyhawk. Cyclopedian blocks of stone were used to form its supporting pillars, (12 sets which span the swift moving Eastbend River as it curves around the city to merge with the Selintan). The surface of the bridge is formed of 8x8 foot stone slabs which can be replaced if broken or worn, but beneath them is a cradle of wooden timbers and a cunningly interlocked stonework that allows the bridge a great deal of flexibility.
The bridge is 80 feet wide and rises in a shallow arc to a high point at its center. It is nearly 250 feet long. At the south end of the bridge are two short pillars. A thick, iron chain is anchored about 3 feet above the ground to the eastern pillar. A groove is cut into the roadway so that when the chain is slack it fits flush with the road causing only a small bump to passing vehicles. The chain runs across the 80 foot width of the bridge and passes through a hole in the western pillar then runs another 10 feet into the east wall of the tollhouse. Inside there is a drum crank which is used to wind in the chain, taking up the slack so that it will run across the southern end of the bridge at a height of 3 feet. There are 3 wooden supports for the chain, used as the legs of a table for the toll collector during the day, that are used to keep the chain from sagging between the pillars. (The top of the table is a simple rectangle of wood kept in the tollhouse at night).
Along the sides of the bridge 15 foot high poles are set at intervals of 30 feet. At the top are open lanterns containing a round stone enchanted to give off continual light. At night the light from these lanterns illuminates the entire bridge except for a band of darkness about twenty feet wide at the center. The stones are a gift from the clerics of Fharlanghn who help to protect the Southgate entrance to the city.
Beneath the paving stones near the northern edge of the bridge is an enchanted brazier. The commander of the Southgate garrison possesses a torch made from crystal; (it hangs on the wall of his meeting chamber in the round Southgate tower). By touching the crystal torch to any source of fire and speaking a command word, (the name of a fire elemental, Xyphnryx) he summons the 16HD elemental to perform a single task. The creature will appear in the enchanted brazier beneath the bridge and consume the center of the wooden beams supporting the roadway. The elemental can burn through enough of the wooden supports to collapse a 1 foot section of bridge surface every 2 combat rounds. It's geas is for it to burn through the entire 250 foot length of the bridge supports. It will continue to do so unless attacked, then attempt to destroy or force its attacker from the bridge. It will then continue to burn through bridge supports unless halted by the crystal torch being plunged into water and the command word Xyrnhpyx pronounced. At that point the elemental will return to the elemental plane of fire and will not return. The crystal torch and brazier must be re-enchanted and another elemental bound to the summoning brazier. Once fired the wooden beams and stone slabs of the bridge surface will fall into the river. The pillars and stone skeleton of the bridge will be unharmed needing only new beams and stone slabs to be completely repaired.
THE TOLLHOUSE
The tollhouse is situated at the south side of the bridge and set 10 feet west of the west stone pillar. The building is 20 feet wide and runs 30 feet south. The walls are foot-thick stone fitted together with the same craft as the bridge and the walls of the city. At the south edge of the east wall there is a stout oaken doorway that can be barred from the inside (the doorway can withstand 150 HP worth of damage before splintering). Piercing weapons cause no-damage unless magic and then only any magical bonus damage, blunt and slashing weapons cause half damage, but chopping weapons cause full. The door requires no to hit roll but if critical hit charts are used a d20 should be rolled, where a 1 is a normal fumble and a 20 double damage.
The walls are pierced with loopholes at a height of 7 feet above the ground. The ceiling is very high, 12 feet above the floor. There are 4 loopholes in the east wall, 6 on the west, 3 on the south and just 2 on the north (a fireplace is built into the center of the north wall and the loopholes are on either side). There are six wooden chests that are used by the guards to stand on to fire their heavy crossbows through the loopholes. Their vision is limited so to hit rolls are made at -3, but they receive almost complete cover inside the tollhouse and their armor class for return missile fire receives a+10 bonus.
The interior of the tollhouse is lit by two lanterns each with a small continual light stone inside and suspended from the roof by a chain which can be raised and lowered, (another gift from the clerics of Fharlanghn). Near the fireplace is a table and five chairs, and a chest containing foodstuffs; iron rations at the bottom (3 day's worth for 7 men) and whatever fresh food the guards bring along when they begin their duty shift. There is a large water barrel (hidden inside is a large skin-sack of ale) and several cups are on the top lid of the barrel in the north-east corner. Above the fireplace there is an old dented shield and across the mantel is a rusted mace. If the mace is struck against the shield it causes a loud gong to sound on an identical shield kept in the main hall of the circular gate tower. This item is used only in the direst emergencies to signal that city. Each use causes the shield to become more frail and dented and the mace to be eaten more deeply by rust. There is a 30% chance that the next use will destroy both shield and mace, though the gong will still sound within the tower hall. Every use will increase this chance of dissolution by a further 5%.
Along the west wall there is a weapon rack that can hold 6 halberds. There is another rack that can hold 8 heavy crossbows, though no more than 5 are usually found among the guards; (they carry both halberds and crossbows with them from the gatehouse and return with them, while the nightwatch does the same). Beneath the rack for the heavy crossbows is a chest containing 10 cases of 20 crossbow bolts. One of the cases of bolts is dyed red (the others are black). Inside the red case are bolts whose ends are covered in pitch and wrapped with waxed paper to be used as a signal to the gatehouse in an emergency. A second chest contains sharpening stones, weapon oil, rags, bowstrings and small tools that can be used to make adjustments to the crossbow and larger tools that can be used on the ballista on the roof.
At the center of the west wall metal rungs are bolted that lead to a trapdoor in the roof. The trapdoor can be bolted from either side but is normally left open for ease of access, air and light during the day. It is normally shut only when it rains. A rain barrel is set near the ladder and is pushed beneath it to catch leaking water when it does rain.
Near the rain barrel there is a small pile of wood for the fire and a chest filed with coal, (for use with the brazier kept in the roof). A coal scoop and a bucket sit on top of the coal chest.
The roof of the tollhouse has a 4 foot high wall around its edges with merlons set with 3 foot gaps. Archers firing from the roof receive 50% cover providing a bonus of +4 to armor class. At the south edge of the roof there is a ballista mounted on a circular platform. Two levers are set into the platform. One can unlock the platform so it can be spun and the ballista turned to face any direction. The second can be used to raise or lower the platform so that it can fire above the merlons or dropped so that the crew can take cover behind them. When the ballista is raised for firing the crew receives no cover and no armor class bonus. There are two large chests near the ballista. Each contains 10 bolts for the siege engine. A much smaller chest is near the center of the east edge. It contains 20 glass bottles filled with lantern oil. They are capped but beneath the cap a rag has been stuffed into the neck of the bottle. It takes 1 combat round to prepare the oil bottle and light the rag if a flame source is available. A small metal brazier with coal is kept smoldering day and night.
Requires a crew of 2
Maximum range is 320 feet
Targets within 30 feet are at point blank (+2 to hit, Double Damage)
Short Range = 30 to 90 feet
Medium Range = 90 to 180 feet (-1 to hit)
Long Range = 180 to 329 feet (-3 to hit for 1/2 damage)
Damage size S-M = 2d10 Large = 3d10
Oil Flask
Short = 0-10 feet
Medium = 10-20 feet (-2 to hit)
Long = 20-30 feet (-5 to hit)
A shattered flask of oil will form into a 10 foot diameter pool and splash oil in a 10 foot radius. Anyone in the pool of oil will suffer 2d6 damage on the first combat round (save versus breath weapon for half damage) and 1d6 damage on the 2nd round (or half damage rounded down if the initial save was passed). Anyone between 5 and 10 feet of the initial impact will be splashed with burning oil which will burn for 1-3 segments causing 1 hp of damage per segment, (save versus breath weapon for no damage). Any items caught within the pool of fire must save versus normal fire or be destroyed.
NOTE: A thrown flask of oil must go somewhere even if it misses its target.
THE GARRISON
The small squad of guards at the tollhouse is broken into two duty shifts. A different group is assigned to these shifts every 6 days drawn from the garrison of the gatehouses. This duty is regarded as onerous and tends to make the guards a trifle more surly than their brethren at the gates.
The duties of the daywatch are:
1) Escort the toll collector from Southgate to the bridge.
2) Relieve the nightwatch guards.
3) Place a guard to walk the bridge and make sure the lightstones are not stolen.
4) Guard the toll collector while he performs his duties and more importantly, the money box. A dead toll collector can be replaced, stolen coin cannot.
5) Every 2nd hour escort the toll collector inside the tollhouse where he empties the money from the coinbox into an iron strongbox.
6) Keep order among the line of travellers as they approach the toll collector.
7) Crank the bridge chain into place at dusk and place the wooden supports beneath the links every 20 feet.
8) Send a runner to the fort at midday or at any time something unusual or dangerous occurs.
9) Clean up the tollhouse for the next duty shift.
The daywatch consists of;
1 Serjeant Ftr Lv4 HP24 AC3
Chainmail +1, Helm, Bronze Badge of Fharlaghn ( an enchanted pin in the symbol of Fharlaghn that gives +1 on saving throws and +1 on armor class). He is armed with a longsword +1 to hit. Heavy Crossbow. Dark red tabard with the device of Greyhawk on the front (his bronze pin is on his right shoulder)
4 Guardsmen Ftr Lv1 HP6 AC4
Chainmail, Helm, Copper badge of Fharlaghn +1 bonus to armor class), Halberd or Heavy Crossbow, Longsword. Dark Red Tabard with the device of Greyhawk on the front. Their copper pins are on their left shoulders.
2 Recruits LV0 HP3 AC8
Leather armor, short sword (-4 to hit)
2 of the guardsmen are assigned to stand by the toll collector while the other two man the ballista on the roof. The serjeant acts as their relief so they can take breaks during their duty shift. The 2 recruits patrol the bridge and act as runners to take messages to the gatetower. The recruits also perform all the scut work such as cleaning the tollhouse, emptying the slop bucket. setting the wooden blocks up as the table for the collector, setting them up at dusk under the chain and operating the crank to wind in the chain.
The toll collector is a 2hp AC10 functionary. He has on his person the keys to the iron chest and the coin box, but is not allowed to carry any coins himself (and is searched when he returns to the citadel at dusk.
At dusk a wagon with a serjeant and 4 men-at-arms (FTR LV2 HP12 AC5) Chainmail, Longsword, Light Crossbow, 20 quarrels , comes to collect the coin box and the toll collector and return both to the Citadel. Soon afterwards the squad of nightwatch guards appears.
The nightwatch at the toll house is identical to the daywatch with the following exceptions. There are no recruits and 2 of the guardsmen are either half-elves or dwarves. The 2 possessing infravision are posted to the roof and man the ballista. The other 2 guardsmen guard the chain and keep anyone from crossing the bridge. One of these guardsmen will act as a runner if it is necessary to send a message to the gatetower. If anyone approaches the bridge after dark the guards direct them to the Bastion to the east of the city, or back along the road to one of the several inns or taverns, (the nearest is an inn called 'South-of-the-Bridge' just a half-mile down the road ).
The duties of the nightwatch are:
1) Relieve the daywatch
2) Man the ballista
3) Guard the bridge and make sure no one steals the chain or the lightstones
4) Lower the chain when the daywatch and toll collector arrive in the morning.
THE TOLL
The toll for crossing the bridge is:
1cp per traveller of size S-M.
10cp per mount of normal size or large travellers.
50cp per wheel of a wagon or cart with a small to medium load
1sp for large to giant-sized mounts or giant sized creatures or heavily loaded vehicles
Extremely heavy or large creatures or vehicles require the permission of the city oligarchs in order to make use of the bridge.
NOTE: I have used the bridge toll costs from Gygax's Yggsburgh campaign setting as a basis for the South Bridge toll.
Posted by Jason Zavoda at 11:38 PM
Labels: bridge, CityofGreyhawk, gates
Timothy C. Schenks March 3, 2019 at 11:51 PM
Wasn't that stream running around the city called the Grey Run?
Timothy C. Schenks March 4, 2019 at 12:01 AM
That stream running around the city opposite from the Selintan River was called the Grey Run. (City of Hawks, Chapter 6 and novel map)
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Retinal burns from laser pointers: a risk in children with behavioural problems
Emma Linton
Andrew Walkden
Laura R. Steeples
Anna Bhargava
Cathy E M Williams http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9133-2021
Clare Bailey
Fahd Quhill
Simon Kelly
Accepted/In press - 4 Nov 2018
Published (current) - 13 Dec 2018
OBJECTIVE: To explore self-inflicted retinal burns from laser pointers in children.
METHODS: Literature review of laser pointer retinal injuries in childhood and online survey of UK Consultant Ophthalmologists. A cohort of local children with self-inflicted injury is described. The matter is topical. We review progress in recent legislation and policy change in the UK.
RESULTS: Four of 77 case reports of laser burns in childhood analysed reported psychological or behavioural issues. Three of four children in our cohort had such issues. Delay in diagnosis occurred in two of our patients. Structural retinal damage persisted for over 12 months in all four children (seven eyes). Our survey of UK ophthalmologists found 159 cases of injury (85% male), 80% under 20 years of age. The majority of the laser pointers were purchased online. Many patients (36%) suffered moderate vision loss (6/18 to 6/60 Snellen), while 17% (at least 11 patients) suffered severe vision loss (<6/60 Snellen).
CONCLUSION: We highlight the risk of macular damage and vision loss from handheld lasers specifically in children with behavioural, learning or mental health issues. The diagnosis may be difficult or delayed in such children. In children with uncertain macular changes, ophthalmologists should explore the history for possible instances of exposure to handheld lasers pointers. Regulatory authorities and manufacturers of handheld lasers need to be aware of the risk to children. Furthermore, there is a need to better inform parents, carers and teachers of the risk of ocular self-injury from such lasers pointers.
http://hdl.handle.net/1983/bcf7fa72-07ab-4f7a-8688-d733a6f2a1d8
Rights statement: This is the accepted author manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via Nature at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-018-0276-z . Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.
Licence: CC BY-NC
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Evaluation of 'Eyelander': a video game designed to engage children and young people with homonymous visual field loss in compensatory training
Association between birth weight and refractive error in adulthood: a Mendelian randomization study
A commonly occurring genetic variant within the NPLOC4-TSPAN10-PDE6G gene cluster is associated with the risk of strabismus
Quantile regression analysis reveals widespread evidence for gene-environment or gene-gene interactions in myopia development
The potential and value of objective eye tracking in the ophthalmology clinic
Cataract extraction after deep sclerectomy and its effect on intraocular pressure control
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' National Ophthalmology Database Study of cataract surgery. Report 5: Clinical outcome and risk factors for posterior capsule rupture and visual acuity loss following cataract surgery in patients aged 90 years and older.
Action on neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD): recommendations for management and service provision in the UK hospital eye service
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Detection of Papilloedema Study (DOPS): rates of false positive papilloedema in the community


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Tag: MacArthur Foundation grant
Award-winning pianist/composer Vijay Iyer closes 2017-18 Jazz Series
Grammy Award-nominated pianist/composer/bandleader/electronic musician and writer Vijay Iyer and his five-person band closes Lawrence University 2017-18 Jazz Series Friday, May 11 at 8 p.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.
Tickets for the performance, at $25-30 for adults, $20-25 for seniors, $18-20 for students, are available through the Lawrence Box Office, 920-832-6749.
Vijay Iyer. Photo by Jimmy Katz.
A New York native — born in Albany, raised in Fairport — the multi-talented Iyer began playing the piano by ear as a child and mostly self-taught on the instrument.
That hasn't prevented him from earning Downbeat magazine's Jazz Artist of the Year honors in 2012, 2015 and 2016. He was named Artist of the Year in Jazz Times' Critics' Poll and Readers' Poll for 2017.
His numerous accolades also include Musician of the Year honors from the Jazz Journalists Association in 2010 and being named one of the 50 Most Influential Global Indians by GQ India in 2011.
"It is a great honor to have Vijar Iyer close our Jazz Series," said José Encarnación, assistant professor of music and director of jazz studies at Lawrence. "As a pianist and composer Mr. Iyer will bring his own unique style, a style that pushes the edges of modern jazz's contours with a lyrical and elegant approach to improvisation. This will be a concert full of ingenuity, grace and distinction."
In addition to his current sextet — horn player Graham Haynes, alto saxophonist Steve Lehman, tenor saxophonist Mark Shim, bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore — Iyer has led several distinct combos, including Spirit Complex, The Poisonous Prophets and the Vijar Iyer Trio. He has collaborated with some of the most important contemporary jazz pioneers, including Steve Coleman, Rudresh Mahanthappa and the "king of the hip-hop concept" Mike Ladd, among others.
Iyer's discography spans 21 albums, including 2017's "Far From Over" with the Vijay Iyer Sextet. The album was atop numerous year-end critics polls, while Rolling Stone magazine hailed it as "2017's jazz album to beat." His 2013 album, "Holding it Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project," a politically searing collaboration with poet-performer Mike Ladd, was named Album of the Year by the Los Angeles Times.
The Vijay Iyer Sextet includes drummer Marcus Gilmore, Iyer, horn player Graham Haynes, tenor saxophonist Mark Shim, alto saxophonist Steve Lehman and bassist Stephan Crump. Photo by Lynne Harty.
Iyer, who earned a Ph.D. in an interdisciplinary study of the cognitive science of music from the University of California, earned one of the country's most coveted awards in 2013, a $500,000 "genius" grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
As a composer, he his commissions have earned world premieres performed by such notable artists as Imani Winds, The Silk Road Ensemble, Brentano Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars, among others.
Iyer serves as the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts at Harvard University as well as the director of the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music.
Founded in 1847, Lawrence University uniquely integrates a college of liberal arts and sciences with a nationally recognized conservatory of music, both devoted exclusively to undergraduate education. It was selected for inclusion in the book "Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About College." Engaged learning, the development of multiple interests and community outreach are central to the Lawrence experience. Lawrence draws its 1,500 students from nearly every state and more than 50 countries.
Posted on May 7, 2018 Author Rick PetersonCategories Press ReleasesTags DownBeat Magazine, genius grant, improvisation, Jazz, jazz composition, MacArthur Foundation grant, Vijay Iyer


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    private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(ApplicationMainClass.class);

    @Override
    public void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationReadyEvent applicationReadyEvent) {

        List<Playerdao> listPlayersActive;
        List<BattleDao> battle;
        List<BattleDao> battleDaoAux;
        while (true) {
            log.info("Comienza la ejecución");
            listPlayersActive = playerDaoRepository.findByActive(true);
            for (Playerdao player : listPlayersActive) {
                try {
                    String battleString = dataColectorServiceImp.apiConexion(player.getUri());
                    if (battleString.equals("")) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    battle = player.getBatallasPlayed();
                    battleDaoAux = battleService.getBattle(battleString);
                    player.setLastGamePlayed(!battle.isEmpty() ? battle.get(battle.size()-1).getBattletlime() : LocalDateTime.MIN.toString());
                    battleDaoAux = player.kafkaHandler(battleDaoAux);
                    battleService.postBattle(battleDaoAux, player.getTag());
                    player.setBatallasPlayed(player.listBuilder(player.getBatallasPlayed(), battleDaoAux));
                    battleDaoRepository.saveAll(battle);
                    playerDaoRepository.save(player);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    log.error("", e);
                }
            }
            try {
                log.info("Termina la ejecucion");
                Thread.sleep(60000);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            }
        }
    }
}

StreamListener
  @StreamListener
    public KStream<IdBattle, textBattle>newBattle(@Input(BinderProcessor.battles)KStream<IdBattle,textBattle>battleKStream){
        updateDatabase(battleKStream);
        return null;
    }

    private void updateDatabase(KStream<IdBattle, textBattle> battleKStream) {
        battleKStream.foreach((IdBattle,textBattle)->{
            if(textBattle==null){
                playerDaoRepository.deleteById(IdBattle.getIdBattle());
            }else{
                Battle battle= playerDaoService.textTreatment(textBattle.getText(),Battle);
                battle=battleDaoService.setBattleTime(textBattle.getText(),battle);
                Event event =  playerDaoService.textTreatmentEvent(textBattle.getText(),Event);
                battle.setMap(event.getMap());
                battleDaoService.updateDatabase(battle,IdBattle.getIdBattle());
            }
        });
    }
}

I don't know how to fix it so that both threads of the application run at the same time, and in fact I don't even know why it has stopped consuming from the queue.
Thank you very much

A: Good, as we discussed in the comments the bug was based on that we can not make a thread that calls a sleep and a while true, because all the time will be using that thread and will not pass to the next, I have solved it by simply adding the tag "@Scheduled" to the main of the application.
This way we make sure that after the execution of the main we wait "x" seconds for the next execution, leaving resources for the streamListener.
Thank you very much and feel free to correct me if I have made a mistake in the explanation.

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