The Indian Prime Minister, Monmohan Singh, was in Tokyo last Friday to discuss a civil nuclear energy deal with Japan. We in Fukushima find this hard to swallow. Exporting nuclear plants is not just about technology but about safety systems and governance. By all means build Shinkansen bullet trains in India and all over the world. Japan can be justifiably proud of this technology and has a proven safety record. But as you will know if you've been following the news in Japan and even reading this blog, the nuclear industry in this country has a history of complacency, accidents and cover ups.
India urgently needs energy. Power cuts are commonplace. And in the interests of the greater good, the Indian Supreme Court last month gave the go-ahead to build a Russian-financed nuclear power plant in Koodankulam on the nation's southern-most tip despite years of peaceful protests and one million people living within 30 km of the plant. India is at the threshold of a new stage in its development and Japan has a chance to help explore safer forms of energy. Sadly economic interests come first and Japan doesn't want to miss out on selling to India's emerging market. Japan, India, nuclear power. It's a complex situation with far reaching implications not just for energy but for security in the region. But that's another story.
Back in Japan where only one nuclear power station out of the 50 usable ones is in operation, new safety standards will be announced next month and the electric companies are gearing up for re-opening. Six plants are likely to restart operations this year. The Democratic Party of Japan's decision in 2011 to aim for zero nuclear by 2030 is off the agenda and the ruling LDP seems to be slipping back into a steady return to nuclear power. The re-opening of a few nuclear plants would be palatable if it were part of an overall policy to reduce dependence on nuclear power but so far no news of that. Abe's national energy plan is to be announced later in the year. Fukushima has said no to nuclear power. The short term goal is to double the renewable supply (mainly solar) by 2015, increasing to 40% of requirements by 2020 and 100% by 2040. And up and down the country all sorts of local initiatives - megasolar, smart grid, and other green technologies - are being started at a rapid rate.
You can't help feeling the government is getting left behind. It doesn't have the political will to learn from Fukushima. The cause of the accident is still not clear, there's the problem of how to dispose of radioactive waste, not to mention the tragedy and cost of any accident. How it can make exporting nuclear technology a pillar of its growth strategy is incomprehensible to us.
Please excuse these occasional gripes!


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NAIP took part in the meeting with Mikolaj Tauber, Head of the Minsk office of the Polish Investment & Trade Agency, and expressed its readiness to render assistance in the organization of the Belarus-Poland Forum which will take place in November, 2019 in Minsk.
During the meeting, which took place on August, 8 at the Government House, Belarusian and Polish sides discussed topical issues of attraction foreign direct investments from Poland to Belarus, certification of imported goods, and also agreed to arrange subsequent meetings at the high level in order to continue negotiations.
Mr. Vladislav Shchepov, Chairman of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives, National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, on Economic Policy, who was at the Head of the Belarusian side, expressed interest to continue active collaboration with Polish business.The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the Republic of Belarus which was also presented at the meeting, confirmed interest to facilitate further economic interaction with Belarusian companies.
Polina Tolstik, NAIP Deputy Director, emphasized that following the results of 2018, Poland takes the 4th place by the volume of FDI inflow to Belarus, which grew by 36.2% in comparison with 2017. NAIP will continue to give competent support to the Polish companies interested to invest, and also will take part in arrangement of the Belarusian-Polish forum in November, which is initiated by PAIH. The Forum is to bring together representatives of Polish business community who are interested in acquaintance with business conditions and economic capacity of Belarus.
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Peter Temin '59, Elisha Gray II Professor of Economics Emeritus, Department of Economics, MIT, presents Statistics in Ancient History.
Peter Temin '59 is the Elisha Gray II Professor of Economics Emeritus at MIT. Temin graduated with honors from Swarthmore in 1959 before earning his Ph.D. at MIT in 1964. Since then, he has published several books on American economic history and is one of the most widely cited economic historians in the country. The lecture is cosponsored by the Departments of Economics and Classics.


Hope your summer is going great so far! People often asks how we do things... oil making is definitely one of those things that people ask about. I thought using our new Holy Spirit Psalm Oil as an example would be a good way to explain how we do it. We have this oil available both on the website and in our Etsy shop.
First, new products are added as we see a need for them. Nothing we sell at www.spellmaker.com is arbitrary. Nearly every product has been created because a number of people asked for it. Obviously, since 1995 there has been a lot of asking.
There is a lot of interest in the Psalms of the Bible both for religious and magickal reasons. The idea was born to make an oil that could be used both ways; it is appropriate for religious practices and also for magickal practices. All of the nine ingredients in the oil are mentioned somewhere in the Bible. This includes things like mustard seed, rose, olive oil, etc.
Second, with all of our oils, there is a "mother." The mother is the first batch of the oil with all of its herbs, stones, resins, etc. Usually this is made in a glass jar of some kind. Every Spellmaker oil that you have used had a mother. Naturally, over the almost 20 years, the mother has been absorbed into most of the oils but we continue to use the same containers and keep the essence of the oil alive over the years.
With the Holy Spirit Psalm oil, we started out with our dry ingredients not mixed with the wet ingredients. Everthing was consecrated and dedicated separately and left to absorb the consecration energy for three days. On the third day, the ingredients were mixed and two jars of mother oil were made. These were then left for 7 days to steep and create their own spectacular energy. The oil turned out to be amazing!!
This oil is great for praying with the Psalms in a religious way and in a magickal way (and we provide you with a PDF of the Book of Psalms and also a PDF of how to use the oil in candle burning as well as with certain affirmations that go with certain Psalms). It is also perfect for protection, blessing, anointing... just about anything, really, for which you would want to use a good all-purpose oil.
If you have a problem with things of a "Christian" nature, then all I can say is don't use it! But remember, the Psalms, historically speaking, predate the birth of Jesus. In fact, many theologists, including yours truly, see some of it as a prediction of the birth of Jesus. But that is a discussion for another day, I suppose.
Anyway, hope this gives you an idea of how we have always made our oils!


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BTVi's hosts The Auto Show Car India & Bike India Awards 2017
The Auto Show Car India & Bike India Awards 2017
India's Biggest Auto Awards of 2017 recognizes automobile excellence that drives the Auto industry
Mumbai, February 10, 2017: BTVi – India's premier English business news channel and Car India and Bike India presented India's biggest auto awards – "The Auto Show Cars India and Bike India Awards 2017" today, in Mumbai. The awards were presented in the presence of Mr. Satish Sahastrabudhe, Additional Commissioner of Transport, Govt. of Maharashtra. The ceremony witnessed a spectacular culmination of a keenly contested auto battle in the company of elite personalities from the corporate world and auto industry.
Ms. Monica Tata, COO, BTVi, while speaking about the awards, said, "BTVi and Next Gen Publishing are delighted to honor the pioneers of automobile innovations. Our award categories cover the entire gamut of the auto industry and are a comprehensive representation of all areas of excellence. As a business news channel, we are proud to walk the extra mile to give our viewers an unbiased and credible understanding of various industries including the Indian Automotive sector, which has contributed enormously to the country's economy over the last decade."
A total of 35 awards were presented across two and four wheeler segments. In four wheeler segment, 'Automobile of the Year' was awarded to Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. won the 'Automobile Manufacturer of the Year' and Hyundai Motors India Ltd. won 'CSR of the Year'. In the two wheeler segment, TVS Apache won 'Two wheeler of the year' and Honda Motorcycle And Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. was awarded 'Two Wheeler Manufacturer of the Year'. The list of award winners across all categories is mentioned below.
During the award show, BTVi unveiled the '#MissionNoEmission' initiative in the presence of key influencers of the industry. Through this initiative, BTVi plans to engage key decision makers and viewers to take the pledge of '#MissionNoEmission' for a greener tomorrow. A line-up of content will also be created educating viewers towards making India cleaner and greener and engaging them to take up the pledge. The initiative will be amplified through 360 degree marketing campaign.
A special message was shared by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways congratulating the team for motivating the industry. Adding to this he states, that pollution is a major issue and he wants to import substitute cost effective and pollution free solution. He also hopes to see more electric cars and scooters.
Speaking on the occasion, H S Billimoria, CEO, Next Gen Publishing Pvt. Ltd., said, "I am glad that over the last 11 years, the popularity of awards has gained national stature. The awards have always been a celebration of the best products of the year in the auto industry. We are overjoyed to be a part of this grand celebration. The best in league were selected by the jury on the basis of extensive & grueling track tests and a detailed methodology and process validation conducted by Mazars, our Knowledge Partner. This sets the standard for the Automotive Industry and honors the best-in class vehicles launched by the industry over the last one year."
Every year, from 2006, this event honors and recognizes the best in the automotive industry across various categories and celebrates its achievements.
The jury panel comprised of experts like Sam Katgara (Former Rally Driver), Navaz Sandhu(Former Rally Driver), Rayomand Banajee (Rayo Racing), Siddharth Zarabi (Executive Editor, BTVi), Swati Khandelwal Jain (National Corporate Editor & Editor The Auto Show, BTVi), H S Billimoria (CEO, Next Gen Publishing Pvt. Ltd.), Aspi Bhathena (Editor, Bike India and Car India), Sarmad Kadiri (Executive Editor, Bike India and Car India) , Jim Gorde (Principal Correspondent, Bike India and Car India) and Cyrus Gazdar (Chairman & MD – AFL Pvt. Ltd.).
Watch The Auto Show Car India & Bike India Awards 2017 on BTVi on 16th February, 2017 at 10:30 PM
About BTVi –
BTVi, India's premiere English business channel with unique access to newsmakers and research-based data, focuses on stories that affect markets and business. BTVi provides immediate perspective on critical business news as it happens and from where it happens. Backed by a team of enviable Indian journalists, we deliver the most credible insights to our viewers.
The core of the channel's viewership is formed by influential leaders, business executive and opinion makers. Reuters, the world's largest international multimedia news provider and BTVi have joined hands to bring financial and business news from across the globe to Indian viewers.
About Next Gen Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
Next Gen Publishing Pvt. Ltd. is a leading special interest magazine publisher in India, offering the finest in the field of print and digital publishing. They have a portfolio of 6 B2C titles, Car India, Mother & Baby India (both licensed from Bauer Media, UK), T3 India (licensed from Future Publishing, UK), Bike India, Smart Photography , Ideal Home & Garden set trends in their categories, they have also earned considerable critical acclaim. In order to engage with a new set of readers and enthusiasts, Next Gen operates state of the art websites for 6 of its publications, along with full fledged content apps. In addition Next Gen Publishing has three B2B magazines, Commercial Vehicle, Auto Components and Power Watch India. All the magazines (B2B and B2C) of Next Gen are also available on all major digital ezine platforms.
All these magazine brands have been successfully leveraged with associated awards – the Car India & Bike India Awards, Auto Components awards, the T3 India awards, the Smart Photography Awards and the Apollo CV Awards.
Automobile Winners
S. No. Category Winners
1 Compact Hatchback Of The Year Tata Tiago
2 Compact Sedan Of The Year Volkswagen Ameo
3 Sedan Of The Year Hyundai Elantra
4 Executive Sedan Of The Year Škoda Superb
5 Entry Level Luxury Car Of The Year Audi A4
6 Luxury Saloon Of The Year Volvo S90
7 Premium Luxury Saloon Of The Year Bmw 7 Series
8 Muv Of The Year Toyota Innova Crysta
9 Compact Suv Of The Year Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza
10 Suv Of The Year Hyundai Tucson
11 Luxury Suv Of The Year Mercedes-Benz Glc-Class
12 Premium Luxury Suv Of The Year Audi Q7
13 Performance Car Of The Year Audi R8
14 Motorsport Award Of The Year Mahindra Racing
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15 Green Car Of The Year Honda Accord Hybrid
16 Variant Of The Year – Car Renault Kwid 1.0 Amt
17 Readers Winner Choice Of The Year – Car Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
18 Viewers Winner Choice Of The Year – Car Datsun Redi-Go
19 Automobile Manufacturer Of The Year Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
20 Automobile Of The Year Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza
21 Design Of The Year Jaguar F-Pace
22 CSR Award Of The Year Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
Bike Award Winners
Sr. No. Category Nominees
1 Bike Of The Year Up To 110 Cc Yamaha Saluto Rx
2 Bike Of The Year Up To 200 Cc Tvs Apache Rtr 200
3 Bike Of The Year Up To 300 Cc Benelli Tnt 25
4 Bike Of The Year Up To 650 Cc Royal Enfield Himalayan
5 Bike Of The Year Up To 900 Cc Triumph Bonneville T100
6 Concept Of The Year Honda Navi
7 Scooter Of The Year Aprilia Sr 150
8 Bike Of The Year Up To 1000 Cc Ducati 959 Panigale
9 Cruiser Of The Year Above 1000 Cc Harley-Davidson 1200 Custom
10 Readers Winner Choice Of The Year – Bike Bajaj V 15
11 Viewers Winner Choice Of The Year – Bike Triumph Thruxton R
12 Variant Of The Year – Bike Suzuki Access 125
13 Two-Wheeler Manufacturer Of The Year Honda Motorcycle And Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
14 Safety/Technology Of The Year Dainese D-Air
15 Two-Wheeler Of The Year Tvs Apache Rtr 200
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Auto Components India, is the fourth automotive title from Next Gen Publishing which also brings out Car India, Bike India and CV magazine.As the name denotes, the new magazine will primarily focus on the end-to-end value chain of the automotive components industry and allied segments such as machine tools, service tools, testing equipment, consumables and IT. In covering these sectors, ACI does not exactly neglect OEMs. Under the 'technology' and 'innovation' sections, recently launched vehicles are analysed with respect to contribution from vendors.
Do send us your views and comments. ACI aims to offer a 360-degree perspective of the industry. In this 2.0 world, more often than not, it will be you who will tell us what you want to read and hopefully, write for us as well. One of the ways to get in touch with us is through our spanking new website www.autocomponentsindia.com
Executive Editor : Bhargav TS
Publisher : Marzban Jasoomani
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Technology is evolving at a really fast pace and if you like to be abreast with the latest happenings, T3 is what you should be reading. T3, short for Tomorrow's Technology Today, aims to bring the best of technology in a concise and crisp format with the focus on the products.
Licensed from Future PLC, T3 is one of the premier magazines in UK and is now available for purchase in India. The Indian edition not only features what's hot and trendy in the domestic market but also gives a peek at the upcoming technology and innovations around the world.
Wait, there's more! Our website ensures you can be in the loop with the latest tech news and makes it easier for you to track it, thanks to our mobile-responsive design.
If an app is what you're more comfortable with, we will also have a dedicated Android and an iOS app soon.
Website: http://www.t3mag.in
Executive Editor Kunal Gangar
Publisher Girish Mallya
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Mother and Baby India
After more than 50 years of being the mum's best friend in the UK, and successful editions in Australia, Croatia, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Serbia, Singapore, Spain and Thailand, Mother&Baby has arrived to add value to the lives of Indian parents! Reassuring, reliable and reader-friendly, it's already finding a fan following among expecting mums and mothers to children between the ages of 0 and 5.
The Look :
Cheerful, international, pleasing to the eye, heart-warming, easy to read, visual.
The feel:
Warm, upbeat, informative, interesting, proactive.
The five-point vision:
1.To celebrate motherhood at every step through positive articles and inspiring, beautifully shot pictures.
2.To be the reader's friend and hold her hand through the most trying times.
3.To devote time and energy (which the pregnant woman or new mother does not have) to get expert advice, be on the cutting edge of baby and product news, and give it to the mother in an easy-to- read format.
4.To make the mother feel like she belongs to a mum's club, which offers personal insights from other mothers instead of being coldly clinical.
5.To be the quick, one-stop consultant for everything related to pregnancy, birth and child care.The typical Mother & Baby reader seeks :
1.Accurate information that's suitable to the Indian context.
2.Advice on various issues.
3.Connectivity to other mothers and their experiences.
4.An update on all that's happening in the baby world.
5.Product recommendations.
In the fast-paced lives that all of us lead today, it may be tough to reach out and catch up with other mums who are going through similar situations. Mother&Baby's emphasis on being a magazine for 'mums like you and me' gives readers a sense of belonging to a Mums' Club of sorts. A place where you can voice your concerns, vent your frustrations, gush about your littlest triumphs and look for encouragement from other mums just like yourselves!
Mother & Baby has an online extension which goes beyond the print magazine, it aims to provide a whole host of interactive tools and multimedia content for its readers, to engage with the Mother and Baby team team and other expecting and new mothers. Visit www.motherandbabyindia.in for more.
Editor Swati Chopra Vikamsey
Publisher Stephen Cyril D'Lima
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We are house proud. And home loving.And that's what we are hoping The Ideal Home and Garden will reflect. The happiness, the contentment and the peace we talk about in the magazine are all part of the emotion we feel for our home. With work occupying centre stage in most of our lives, home has become that much more rare, and so, more precious. It has come to stand for everything that work isn't. Familiarity, comfort, privacy, luxury, relaxation, recreation, personal space. Having said that, we'd also like to emphasis that The Ideal Home and Garden isn't only about interiors – to label it that would be unfair. It would, sadly, narrow its scope. In essence, we are all about good, comfortable, wholesome living – the magazine covers all the pieces of living that go in to make the picture complete. It is all about the home (inside and out of it) and the life you lead around it.
Homes around the country (city apartments, country homes, holiday cottages, quaint bungalows in not-so-busy bylanes), gardens (from balcony trimmings and indoor plants to well-manicured lawns and terrace conservatories), market information, great gadgets, handy appliances, good things to do this season, value-for-money shopping (at home and abroad), gastronomic indulgence, house fashion, do-it-yourself delights, easy makeover suggestions and lots of tips, trends, ideas and advice are all a part of this pleasure parcel.
We intend to reflect a lot of the market trends along with creating and setting a few good ones of our own – to inspire and excite our readers as well as the market that caters to them. Through the magazine, we provide our readers access to a voracious marketplace, the ultimate consumer's dream. Finally to put it all in a nutshell, the endeavour is to capture a way of life that everybody aspires to. One where everything is beautiful. And at the end of the day, we'd like to believe that we're creating great lifestyles.
Visit www.theidealhomeandgarden.com for more.
Ruhi Singh (Executive Editor)
Stephen Cyril D'Lima (Publisher)
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Unlike other photography magazines, Smart Photography has to its credit names that have been synonymous with defining and recognizing benchmarks in the industry. Not only do we understand the importance of this wonderful art form, we have also been instrumental in introducing the world's first and finest technologies to this part of the continent. Finally, the one facet that sets us apart, is our unbiased and true-to-the-core equipment reviews that have not only helped photographers decide their essential tools, but have also proved a source of constructive feedback for manufacturers.
So, what happens when all these passionate and dedicated people come together under one roof? The result is an inimitable photo magazine that is all set to redefine the world of photography and imaging!
Smart Photography has an online extension which goes beyond the print magazine, it aims to provide a whole host of interactive tools and multimedia content for its viewers, to engage with the Smart Photography team and fellow photography enthusiasts. Visit www.smartphotography.in for more.
As you may be aware, quality is second nature to us. However, we would like to reiterate that we are a part of the photographic fraternity and hence stay truly committed towards the expansion of the Indian photographic industry, in addition to spreading the knowledge associated with the art form.
In addition to addressing the imaging needs of today's budding photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, Smart Photography will act as a catalyst in the growth and prosperity of South Asia's imaging industry. It will also set the highest standards in photographic journalism seen in our part of the world and will truly represent the industry vis–vis the government and other institutions.
Hoshang S Billimoria (Editor)
Girish Mallya (Publisher )
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From a low-profile, functionality first aspect the Indian Commercial Vehicle industry has made startling progress to become the cynosure of many a global major's eyes. However this success story has seldom received the attention it deserves. Not only does the path breaking Commercial Vehicle attempt to set the record straight, it represents a hat-trick of sorts for Next Gen's automotive division. Joining forces with Car India and Bike, Commercial Vehicle will provide clear, in-depth and differentiated content for readers across the spectrum of the automotive industry.
With its team of dedicated professionals who clearly understand what makes the industry tick, the magazine will span the entire Commercial Vehicle universe. The coverage will not be restricted to trucks, buses, utility vehicles three-wheelers and tractors. We understand that the serious player in the industry also needs to know about components, logistics, infrastructure and construction equipment. Readers will further find the road tests, interactions with key industry players, user tips and international perspectives much to their liking.
Commercial Vehicle has a very able man at the helm-Bhushan Mhapralkar. As one of the doyens of Indian automotive journalism, his expertise provides a ready head start for the new magazine.
Commercial Vehicle is a business magazine with a difference. The 360-degree value proposition of the magazine is aptly delivered with a healthy mix of business reporting and user-focused content. It also is available online www.commercialvehicle.in
To be the voice of the Indian Commercial Vehicle industry. We will do whatever it takes to attain that position and retain it .
Bhushan Mhapralkar (Editor)
Marzban Jasoomani (Publisher)
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CAR magazine, overwhelmingly acknowledged as the world's best car magazine, has driven into India under the name of CAR India. Explosive and vibrant, as well as serious and sensuous, CAR India has been launched to satiate the discerning automobile enthusiast who knows his radiators from his air filters. Full to the brim with spectacular international stories, fantastic Indian features and the hows and why about motorsport the world over, CAR India is for the insightful. Stories coupled with incisive analysis take the reader behind the scenes to explain the "Why" behind the "What," all this accompanied by stunning visuals courtesy award-winning design and publicity. CAR India is an authoritative automobile magazine, written for people with a burning passion for anything on four wheels. At the helm of CAR India is the very experienced Aspi Bhathena, one of the most respected names in the Indian and international motoring journalism.
CAR India has an online extension which goes beyond the print magazine, it aims to provide a whole host of interactive tools and multimedia content for its viewers, to engage with the CAR India team and fellow automobile enthusiasts. Visit www.carindia.in for more.
CAR India prides itself in being an enthusiasts' magazine. It calls a spade a spade. Our objective is to enthrall the reader with imaginative stories and features, month after month. We will go anywhere, and any distance to drive a car.
With its authoritative features, breathtaking visuals, award-winning design and vibrant colours, CAR India is set to redefine motoring journalism in the country.
Aspi Bhathena (Editor)
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Next Gen's remarkable growth since its inception in 2005 in the fiercely competitive special interest publishing space is largely about self belief. A group of 6 individuals armed with a capital of a few lakhs, believed they could build a publishing house to feed the hunger for specialized content in a country that continues to grow at a torrid pace. With nine dominant magazine brands and successful forays into six business channels in related areas, that belief stands largely vindicated.
From six people the company has grown into a 150 people strong publishing major with national presence. The company now has five consumer titles, Car India, Bike India, Mother and Baby, The Ideal Home and Garden, Smart Photography and it has three business/trade magazine titles Commercial Vehicle, Power Watch India and Auto Components India. Among these titles Car India, Mother and Baby are licensed titles and the balance are indigenous titles.
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I recently finished reading Stephen Covey's The 8th Habit, which I enjoyed tremendously. It seemed a bit wordy and redundant in some parts, but I liked the whole-person model that incorporates body, heart, mind, and spirit. Covey applies his concepts mainly to large organizations, but most of the ideas scale well to the level of personal productivity. I thought it was a nice touch that the book includes a DVD with 16 short videos, although I'd only say 3 or 4 of the videos added anything of substance.
If you enjoyed reading The 7 Habits, then I'd highly recommend The 8th Habit as well. But even if you haven't read the first book, the 7 habits are summarized in the second quite nicely.
This isn't the kind of book that gives you practical and immediately applicable ideas. Instead it makes you think about high-level, top-down concepts and how you might choose to follow them down to the level of action.
My next book to read will be Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan.
And after that will be Getting Things Done by Edwin Bliss (as opposed to the book of the same title by David Allen); this book was recommended by a reader in a previously posted comment — it appears to be out of print, but I found a used copy on Amazon for $3.50 (including shipping).


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We're an ambitious brand, collaborating with some of the best designers and partners in the world. But we're only as good as our employees, so we look to attract people who are passionate with diverse backgrounds and experience.
Fred Perry has always been different.
Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry was born to a cotton spinner. He played and fought his way through, always with style and despite the establishment.
In 1952, he founded the Fred Perry brand, designing his first pique shirt the same year. That shirt, the shirt, would transcend sportswear to streetwear on the backs of generation after generation of British youth subcultures. The shirt is the start and end of everything we do, because it's more than a shirt – it's a rite of passage, it's the uniform of the non-uniform. A true icon.
Today, Fred Perry is a global community of 370 employees, all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents.
Fred Perry has never adjusted its course for anyone. Never been a slave to fashion. Never tied itself to the latest subculture. This philosophy has led to long term collaborations with like-minded partners, from Comme des Garçons to Amy Winehouse and from Raf Simons to Charlie Casely-Hayford.
Our head office is in the heart of London. It's where everything happens from Design, Product Development, Customer Service and Operations. We have over 200 shops around the world, from Glasgow to Brighton, Paris, New York, Shanghai and Tokyo to name a few.
We value the career and personal development of our employees. We invest in leadership and coaching programmes that are aimed at upskilling our Directors and Senior Management team. This gives them the tools and skills needed to become effective leaders.
HEALTH ASSURED (EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME)
The health and wellbeing of our staff is as important to us as the clothes we make. Looking after our community is an ongoing priority for the brand and so from 2022, we are offering all our permanent staff access to Health Assured's Employee Assistance Programme.
EAP helps employees deal with personal problems that might impact their health, wellbeing or work performance. The programme generally includes assessment, short-term counselling and referral services for employees and their immediate family. A free 24/7 counselling and legal support line means that Fred Perry employees can access help whenever they need it most.
The Laurel Wreath is a symbol of individuality and of belonging. We pride ourselves in being an inclusive workplace, but we recognise this is a work in progress.
We set up a Diversity & Inclusivity group in order to educate ourselves and to start doing the work to make real positive differences across the business. We feel we needed to first take the time to look internally, speak to our teams and focus our energies on listening to our employees' experiences.
Fashion Minority Report
Having recognised the barriers for diverse talent to access opportunities in the fashion and creative sector, Fashion Minority Report have developed a multi-brand programme to narrow that gap. As a brand partner, Fred Perry supports FMR by taking part in their mentoring programme, helping to inspire the next generation of diverse leaders within the industry.
Over a 16-week period, select mentors across the business are paired with an 18-27 year old for one-to-one mentoring. Once the programme is over, mentees who have successfully completed the programme will have the opportunity to apply for a paid internship with Fred Perry. These inclusive programmes have proven to be an important tool for nurturing emerging professionals and creating a more diverse and inclusive sector in the future.
Find out more about the Mentorship Programme on fashionminorityreport.com
We ensure that all our employees will always receive no less than the National Minimum Wage and for those aged 25+ we ensure that they will always receive the National Living Wage.
We recognise that some of our employees under the age of 25 are only receiving the National Minimum Wage and we are looking into the locations where this is the case, why it is and what we can do to move them beyond minimum wage levels.
Fred Perry employs 290 staff across the UK, 51.7% are Female and 47.9% are Male.
Our gender pay gap is currently still too wide, but we are making progress in that the gap is narrowing and it is our ambition to close Fred Perry's gender gap – something we are working towards.
2021 Reporting
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Packages
At Fred Perry we want to make sure that all new parents feel supported and can take the time they need during such a life changing event.
We offer enhanced maternity and paternity packages for all our UK staff, which are as follows:
- Maternity leave for UK mothers to be paid 26 weeks at full pay, 13 weeks at SMP and 13 weeks unpaid if a full year taken
- Paternity leave for UK fathers to be paid 12 weeks at full pay, to be taken flexibly within 1 year from birth
Other territories outside of the UK are currently being reviewed with an aim to bringing these in-line with our current packages for UK staff.
We are also committed to creating a safe and open environment where any team member can talk about reproductive health without judgement. This can be in areas such as fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, miscarriage or menopause. We are in the early phases of what additional support we can offer everyone and are listening to our teams' ideas and suggestions.
The Fred Perry Shirt is for Everyone
We are proud to have a community of customers from all over the world, adopting the Fred Perry Shirt in their own unique way. Over the past 70 years, the Laurel Wreath has become a signature of both individuality and of belonging – from elite sports players, to fringe subcultures. We continue to celebrate our diversity, with exciting collaborations with inspiring designers, musicians and artists.
Celebrating our unique relationship with music and subculture, we have 100s of playlists curated by our community over the years. Create your own and add to the legacy.
Music is a universal language that connects us all. Explore 100s of playlists created by our community over the years.
Statement - Proud Boys
Fred Perry does not support and is in no way affiliated with the Proud Boys. Read our statement below
People are central to everything we do at Fred Perry and looking after our community is an ongoing priority for the brand. We are therefore excited to announce that we have received a 1 Star accreditation for 2022, from Best Companies.
Best Companies is a leading employee engagement specialist, analysing data and gaining important insights to help positive change within the workplace.
Achieving a 1 Star accreditation means that Fred Perry is recognised as having a 'very good' level of workplace engagement. We're pleased about this - but confident we can do better and are committed to annual surveys with the aim to increase this level year upon year.
Learn more at www.b.co.uk
We're only as good as our employees, so we look to attract people who are passionate with diverse backgrounds and experience.
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Community Statements
Our latest press statements on current issues relating to Fred Perry and the larger industry.
Latest Community News
AMY WINEHOUSE FOUNDATION Fred Perry x Amy Winehouse Foundation
Rooted in Amy's original designs for us, our collaboration with the Foundation celebrates the icon's everlasting legacy.
COMMUNITY Made in England – The Original Fred Perry Shirt
We head to the midlands to visit two very special Leicester factories and the birthplace of our original Fred Perry Shirts.
AMY WINEHOUSE FOUNDATION Celebrating 10 Years of Fred Perry x Amy Winehouse Foundation
Amy Winehouse fit Fred Perry like rhythm fit the blues. That the collaboration between Winehouse with the timeless fashion house continues to soar in popularity almost a decade since her death renders her as unforgettable an icon of British style as Fred Perry itself.
SUBCULTURE Fred Perry x The Museum of Youth Culture
We join forces with the Museum of Youth Culture to launch 'From Bedrooms to Basements' – a pop-up exhibition dedicated to the styles, scenes and sounds forged by young people over the last 100 years.
SUBCULTURE All Our Tomorrows - Working Men's Club
It's day two of 'All Our Tomorrows' and as we gear ourselves up for an afternoon spent luxuriating in Sunday roasts, panel talks and three more hours of new-music talent, we must remind ourselves to look towards the future, as well as live in the moment.


ANZ on Tuesday announced an expansion of MoneyMinded, the bank's flagship adult financial education program, to include a dedicated mobile banking module, reflecting the growth of mobile phone banking in the Solomon Islands.
This follows an agreement signed between ANZ and the Australian Government last August to support the increased roll out of mobile banking to remote and rural areas in the Solomon Islands.
Commenting on the latest developments to the MoneyMinded program, Geoffrey Buchanan, ANZ CEO Solomon Islands, said: "Mobile banking is quickly becoming the channel of choice for many customers here in the Solomon Islands, especially in rural provinces where people have limited access to branches.
literacy training, with a particular focus on making banking more accessible to women, is an important part of creating positive change in communities.
with local community organisations and government.
Twenty five new facilitators were accredited to deliver the program following a five-day workshop in Honiara.
ANZ and its community partners – Rokotanikeni, Premiere Group of Companies Ltd and Christian Care Centre – are committed to delivering MoneyMinded to the community at large this year.
6000 people across the Pacific since it was introduced in 2010.
customers who had previously never held a bank account.
ANZ began operations in Solomon Islands in 1966 and now has four branches, 13 ATMs and employs more than 110 staff across the nation.
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Guam, Kiribati, Timor Leste, and a Representative Office in New Caledonia.


Everyone knows the concept of ambulance chasers – personal injury lawyers who seek out victims of accidents or negligence to help/persuade the latter to make compensation claims. With today's judgment in the Court of Appeal in the case of Vidal-Hall & Ors v Google  EWCA Civ 311 one wonders if we will start to see data protection ambulance chasers, arriving at the scene of serious "data breaches" with their business cards.
(1)An individual who suffers damage by reason of any contravention by a data controller of any of the requirements of this Act is entitled to compensation from the data controller for that damage.
As Christopher Knight says, in a characteristically fine and exuberant piece on the Panopticon blog, "And thus, section 13(2) was no more".
And this means a few things. It certainly means that it will be much easier for an aggrieved data subject to bring a claim for compensation against a data controller which has contravened its obligations under the DPA in circumstances where there is little, or no, tangible or pecuniary damage, but only distress. It also means that we may well start to see the rise of data protection ambulance chasers – the DPA may not give rise to massive settlements, but it is a relatively easy claim to make – a contravention is often effectively a matter of fact, or is found to be such by the Information Commissioner, or is conceded/admitted by the data controller – and there is the prospect of group litigation (in 2013 Islington Council settled claims brought jointly by fourteen claimants following disclosure of their personal data to unauthorised third parties – the settlement totalled £43,000).
I mentioned in that last paragraph that data controller sometimes concede or admit to contraventions of their obligations under the DPA. Indeed, they are expected to by the Information Commissioner, and the draft European General Data Protection Regulation proposes to make it mandatory to do so, and to inform data subjects. And this is where I wonder if we might see another effect of the Vidal-Hall case – if data controller know that by owning up to contraventions they may be exposing themselves to multiple legal claims for distress compensation, they (or their shareholders, or insurers) may start to question why they should do this. Breach notification may be seen as even more of a risky exercise than it is now.
There are other interesting aspects to the Vidal-Hall case – misuse of private information is, indeed, a tort, allowing service of the claims against Google outside jurisdiction, and there are profound issues regarding the definition of personal data which are undecided and, if they go to trial, will be extremely important – but the disapplying of section 13(2) DPA looks likely to have profound effects for data controllers, for data subjects, for lawyers and for the landscape of data protection litigation in this country.
Helping the ICO with databreach alerts?
Knowing that she wouldn't tweet this without good reason I made contact, and she referred me to a list of what looked like serious data security vulnerabilities on a range of NHS websites. The list had been posted openly on the internet by a well-known hacker (for obvious reasons I won't link to it).
In response, I contacted an NHS Information Governance professional, who quickly pointed me towards the IG Alliance. I sent emails to two people, but have not yet had a reply. I even tweeted Tim Kelsey, the NHS's National Director for Patients and Information, but he didn't reply. Eventually, a contact managed to contact someone else (I'm being deliberately vague) and I have some reassurance that action will now be taken.
I think the ICO should consider operating a priority alert system when well-informed third-parties alert them to exposures of personal data. They certainly shouldn't leave those third parties to do in-depth investigation.
I didn't get a comment from the ICO when I wrote that previous post, but I also didn't ask them for one. This time I will, and I'll report back on what their response is.
My attention was recently drawn to the existence of sensitive personal data being made available online. Google's bots are brute things, and will effectively cache anything they can, such as data exposed by an unsecured ftp server, and that is what appears to have happened in this case. I looked at the names of the files and folders exposed, and I felt very uncomfortable. I don't want to see this information, and the people involved certainly wouldn't want me to. Furthermore, neither would the data controller – a voluntary service organisation. And section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) creates, in terms, an offence of obtaining personal data knowingly, without the consent of the data controller. Admittedly, if one does so and it is justified as in the public interest, then the elements of the offence are not made out, but my feeling was very much that, having seen very briefly the extent of the inadvertent exposure, I should go so far, and no further.
But what to do then? The short answer, is, to alert the data controller and refer the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO's duties are to regulate and enforce the DPA, and promote the following of good practice by data controllers. Although their website is predicated on the basis that a person reporting a concern will have a direct interest in the situation, it is still possible to report a third party concern. However, when I recently reported the fact that a local authority was exposing huge amounts of personal data as open data, firstly, the case officer could not understand why the data in question allowed individuals to be identified, and secondly, asked me to explain why, by providing screenshots. (I should add that I never received a reply from the local authority.) And I know of two other people who have been asked by the ICO to provide specific and detailed examples, such as screenshots, of exposed personal data. The problem with this is that it is dragging concerned third parties directly into potential illegality: taking and emailing screenshots of personal data is processing, without the consent of the data controller, and will (or should) involve encryption (although the ICO doesn't appear to offer this to third parties) and issues about retention. I'm not suggesting that people will be prosecuted for doing a beneficial civic act, but it is far from ideal.
As always, I understand and accept that the ICO is woefully underfunded. They can only afford to pay new case officers about £4.5k above the annual minimum wage, but I do think they should have a system in place for people to report serious exposures of personal data, and for these reports to be treated and investigated with some urgency. In my recent "open data" case, I didn't receive any acknowledgment of receipt of my concerns (other than an automated one indicating my email had been received) and the case officer, when I did get a reply, rather impatiently explained that their service standards mean "that if you have reported a concern to us you can expect to receive a response within 30 days". But I noted that the MS Word doc. that was sent to me was called "ICO to DS raising concerns". I presume "DS" means "data subject", but, of course, that is not what I was in this case. A data subject raising concerns is, in the vast majority of cases, not going to be reporting the public exposure of large amounts of sensitive personal data (most often they will be complaining about a discrete incident involving their own data).
I have spoken to people who have reported what were quite clearly horrendous exposures of personal data, but by the time the ICO looked at the case the problem had either been rectified by the data controller, or, for instance, the Google cache links had expired. Of course, that is good on one view, but when it comes to the ICO's regulatory role, it effectively means that delays in considering these reports allow evidence of serious contraventions by data controllers to be erased.
Almost a year ago I was alerted to a horrendous exposure of highly sensitive personal data (I understand that, again, an unsecured ftp server was to blame). And I remember the frustration and consternation that I and others felt at the apparent delay by Newcastle Citizen's Advice Bureau in getting the data removed from the web. I'm rather amazed we never heard anything from the ICO about that incident – did they complete their investigation? did they take action? if not, how on earth did the CAB manage to persuade them there wasn't a serious DPA contravention warranting enforcement action? And, as far as I know, the CAB branch never acknowledged what had happened, nor apologised for it, nor thanked those who had alerted them to the situation.
There are many expert and well-informed people who are prepared to alert data controllers and the ICO to potentially harmful exposures of personal data. Could there not be some sort of priority alert system? (If necessary, it could be through some sort of "trusted third-party" list.) If data controllers, but particularly if the ICO, are not willing to embrace the sort of public-spiritedness which identifies and alerts them to exposures of personal data, then it's a poor lookout for data subjects.
and this is what the ICO refers to (or should refer to) when it talks about a "data breach": a data security incident (such as loss of files) might occur as a result of a seventh principle breach, but, equally, it might not (I blogged at length on this distinction previously).
Nonetheless, the ICO will often give a shot across the bows of a particular group or industry, prior to taking formal enforcement action, such as the serving of monetary penalty notices, to a maximum of £500,000. The likelihood of any individual barrister or solicitor or any but the very largest firms getting such a large penalty is very very low (the ICO's own rules state that he must take into account the impact on a data controller of a penalty). That said, all lawyers would do well to check their compliance with the DPA, and with their information security obligations.
Anyone who's worked for a large organisation is likely to be familiar with the situation when someone mistakenly sends an email to everyone who works there. Replies – to all – start straight away: "Hi, I don't know what this means?" "Hi, nor me" "Hi, I don't think you meant to send this to me" "Nor me" "Hi everyone, please don't 'reply to all'" "Hi, you just did the same thing!!!" "Stop replying to all!" "You too!!!" "AAAAGGGHHHH!!!" etc etc, until eventually it settles down.
Some people reported receiving hundreds of emails, including spam messages and light-hearted exchanges between other customers.
I've added the emphasis there, to highlight how excruciatingly annoying it must have been to be on the receiving end of hundreds of light-hearted messages like "I don't know why you're emailing me" "Stop replying to all!!!" "You're doing it too LOL!!" ad nauseum.
A small proportion of our customers have received an email from one of our suppliers which, if they reply-all, it is sent to a wider group…We are confident that this issue has now been resolved, the problem stopped and further messages prevented.
I've just got a couple of observations to make. One is that "a small proportion of our customers" does not necessarily mean a small number, and while this is not quite a simple "reply to all" issue (it seems that the mailing list was wrongly configured) it clearly caused considerable disruption for those affected. And if Wikipedia is correct Virgin Media has several million customers – a "small proportion" of those could well number the 130,000-odd that some news outlets are claiming were affected. And the other observation is that as far as I can see Virgin Media don't say whether they have informed the Information Commissioner, who will, no doubt, be wanting to ask some questions to establish whether this incident was as a result of a serious contravention of the data controller's obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998. After all it only takes one careless individual to send a wrongly-addressed email, but it might point to information security failings if a mailing list is wrongly configured.
If not that, then this?
Does the dropping of criminal charges against police officers under data protection and computer misuse legislation open the door to investigation of their employer's civil liabilities?
Under section 55 of the DPA it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly, without the consent of the data controller, obtain or disclose personal data or the information contained in personal data. But the elements of the offence are not made out if the person doing this acted, for instance, in the reasonable belief that he or she had a lawful right to obtain or disclose the data, or if the obtaining was necessary for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime. Similarly, the offence of unauthorised access to computer material under section 1 of the CMA is only committed if the person knows that the access is unauthorised. If inadequate training and advice on access to data is given to employees of a data controller, then it will be difficult – as this story seems to reveal – to bring prosecutions. Effectively, the mens rea element of the offence is lacking.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has repeatedly stressed that appropriate staff training is essential for compliance with the seventh principle. The ICO has the power, under section 55A of the DPA, to serve a civil monetary penalty notice on a data controller which has seriously contravened the DPA, where the contravention is of a kind likely to cause substantial damage or substantial distress. One wonders whether the ICO will now look into Nottinghamshire Police's compliance with the Act, in view of the fact that incidents serious enough to bring now-dropped criminal charge took place, and the fact that they appear to have taken place against a background of inadequate staff training.
Is it realistic for the ICO to expect all SMEs to encrypt hardware? And if those SMEs don't, is it realistic to expect the ICO to enforce against what must be mass non-compliance?
Accurate figures for annual thefts and losses of laptops in the UK are not easy to come by – perhaps the most commonly-cited figure is the estimated 1 million from Sony's Vaio Business Report 2013. On any analysis, though, it's a relatively common occurrence.
A large proportion of these will be laptops containing personal data of people other than the owner of the device. And in many cases the device, or part of it, will be used for business purposes, often by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Personal data processed solely for domestic purposes is outwith the obligations of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), but any personal data processed for business purposes is caught by the Act, and the person or business processing that data is likely to be a data controller.
As data controller, they will have an obligation inter alia to take "Appropriate technical and organisational measures …against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data" (Principle 7 of Schedule One, DPA). A serious contravention of this obligation, of a sort likely to cause serious damage or serious distress, can lead to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) serving the data controller with a Monetary Penalty Notice (MPN), under section 55A, to a maximum of £500,000.
The hard drive was in a case, with documents and some cash, and has still not been recovered.
Despite one's possible distaste for the nature of the business involved (it may be difficult to muster much sympathy for a loans company), this case raises some interesting points, specifically for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) but also in general.
this unsuccessful but probably well-meaning attempt at data security -and a business continuity plan – became an aggravating factor.
Several questions are raised by this case, and this approach by the ICO. Firstly, encryption, for individual devices, is not necessarily straight-forward, and carries its own risks. This is not to say that attempts should not be made at either full disk encryption or file/folder encryption, but not all SMEs necessarily have the time or expertise to explore this effectively. Secondly, one notes that one of the reasons the MPN was imposed was because the ICO felt that the serious contravention of the DPA was of a sort likely to lead to serious damage in the form of identity theft. It was a very similar argument that the Information Tribunal recently refused to accept as being a likely consequence of another serious contravention, when it upheld Scottish Borders Council's recent MPN appeal. £5000 is not a huge amount, and the time and expense of pursuing an appeal might be too much, but it will be interesting to see if one is lodged.
Finally – following on from the point that encryption of single standalone devices isn't necessarily straightforward – one has to wonder how many of those estimated one million lost and stolen laptops were encrypted, and, of those that weren't, how many contained personal data which required the relevant data controller to observe the security obligations of the DPA. Jala Transport appears to have taken the admirable, but perhaps ill-conceived, decision to report the theft to the ICO itself (and may now be regretting that decision).
If all the data controllers of those thousands and thousands of laptops lost or stolen annually reported the loss to the ICO, how many would have to own up to lack of encryption, and be liable to a similar or possibly larger MPN? And could the ICO possibly cope with the workload?


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"Dead Girl Superstar" – piosenka heavy metalowa stworzona na drugi album studyjny amerykańskiego wokalisty Roba Zombie pt. The Sinister Urge (2001). Wyprodukowany przez Zombie i Scotta Humphreya, utwór wydany został jako singel promocyjny w drugiej połowie 2001 roku. Według Zombie, piosenka jest kontynuacją singlowego przeboju "Living Dead Girl" (1999). Kerry King z metalowego zespołu Slayer solowo gra w "Dead Girl Superstar" na gitarach. W utworze wykorzystano sample z filmu blaxploitation Truck Turner z 1974. Nagranie znajduje się na trackliście kompilacyjnego krążka Kerrang, Vol. 3 (2002), pojawia się także na ścieżkach dźwiękowych gry strategicznej Warzone 2100 (1999) oraz filmu telewizyjnego Syrena (Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature, 2001). Do utworu zrealizowano animowany teledysk.

Twórcy
 Wokale, tekst utworu, produkcja, kierownictwo artystyczne: Rob Zombie
 Mastering: Tom Baker
 Produkcja, programming, miksowanie: Scott Humphrey
 Gitara: Kerry King, Mike Riggs
 Gitara basowa: Rob "Blasko" Nicholson
 Bęben: John Tempesta

Linki zewnętrzne
 Okładka
 Oficjalna strona internetowa Roba Zombie

Single Roba Zombie
Single wydane w roku 2001

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What are the dimensions of this bar area?
- Absolutely love the entire look of the bar area. Simple clean lines and concrete bar tops. A job well done!
Hi, It's approximately 3.5 meters by 2 meters though with Boffi kitchens everything is made to order and will fit perfectly in your space.
How did you cantelever the bar for such a long span?
- The floating bar is great. how did you do it for a such a long distance?
There is a steel beam running along the whole length of the stone counter, starting from the concrete structure of the building.
- Who makes these bar stools and where can they be purchased?
You can purchase them at Inform Interiors ( http://www.informinteriors.com ) in Gastown, Vancouver.
1. Suspended reality. This may look like an optical illusion, but there was no hocus-pocus involved when this striking, impressively long floating counter was built — that we know of, anyway. Its gravity-defying design is just one reason this cantilevered countertop commands attention. Its luxe, chunky look and sleek black color (which boldly contrasts the vibrant red cabinetry opposite) also ensure that the suspended structure exudes jaw-dropping appeal.The expansive bar provides plenty of room for several people to sit and enjoy a drink or meal, while the open area beneath ensures that spills and crumbs can be cleaned up with ease, making this an ideal setup indoors or outdoors.Tip: If your countertop is thick, opt for minimalist stools with a slim profile so the design doesn't appear too heavy.
I like the whole work here! What a wonderful colors and design!


Joe Riley as Billy with Brianna Undy as Rita in Belper Players production of Billy Liar.
Belper Players are reviving a classic British comedy from the Sixties.
Billy Liar is the stage adaptation of Keith Waterhouse's famous novel, telling the story of Billy, a young man who turns to fantasy as he dreams of breaking away from his working-class northern roots.
A clerk in an undertaker's office, Billy dreams of moving to London and becoming a comedy writer. His life becomes hilariously chaotic as his flights of fancy lead him into all kinds of trouble, not least becoming involved with three different women at once – homely Barbara, demanding Rita and free spirit Liz.
Belper Players have staged Billy Liar before, with a young Timothy Dalton playing the title role, but this version, to be presented at the town's Strutt Centre from April 18 to 21, will be a new take on the classic story.
Director Jane Wilton has been inspired by the music of the times and says that all may not be as it appears in her production of the play.
She says: "It's almost as if Billy sees himself as the scriptwriter and he's written all these characters – like his parents – into his story. Maybe some of the people the audience see will be figments of his imagination.
Members of the audience are invited to get into the mood of the late 1960s by dressing in the style of the times.
Billy Liar, by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, will be performed at 7.30pm with a matinee performance on the Saturday at 2.30pm.
Ticket are £10 and £8 for concessions (first night only) and under 18s. They are available by calling 07544 374088 or from www.belperplayers.com.


How can chaos be deterministic?
Perhaps you have already heard the term "deterministic chaos". It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? One would expect chaotic behaviour to stem from randomness; people tend to call something that behaves in a very random manner chaotic, but even something random can follow a simple pattern, so randomness alone is not a sufficient condition. In fact, it is not even necessary.
A pendulum is a weight at one end of a string or a rod (or just a rod which itself serves as a weight), the other end of which is firmly attached to something immovable. No sane person would call the motion of a pendulum chaotic; it is one of the simplest and most regular things there are.
The behaviour of the system (called "double pendulum") becomes extremely erratic, and even though we can observe certain patterns, we can clearly see that the behaviour is what most people would call "chaotic". How's that possible? Because the system is extremely sensitive to initial conditions.
In a non-chaotic system (such as a simple pendulum), changing the initial state slightly leads to only a slight change in the way the system develops. For example, if the simple pendulum started from a position slightly higher than the one shown here, it would move on an arc that is only slightly longer with a speed that is only slightly larger, but the overall trajectories would look almost the same.
Any change (however small) in the initial state of the system leads to a completely different development of the system after some time.
(There are a few more technical conditions for a system to be called chaotic, but these basically characterize the notion of "being completely different".) This sensitivity is a more fundamental problem than it might seem at first. Imagine you really construct a double pendulum, set it to some initial position and measure its position. Then run a simulation on your computer (suppose it is completely precise) and release the pendulum at the same time. Within 10 seconds, you will notice that the simulation looks completely different from the real pendulum. So you make your measurements of the pendulum 1000 times more precise and try the process again. It sort of works for 10 seconds, but after 20 seconds, it is completely different again.
However precise you make your measurements, your solution will eventually become completely useless to describe the system. Even worse, we supposed that only the initial conditions were not precise, but in a real simulation, the numerical computation done by a computer would be imprecise as well (you can count with any precision you want, if you have enough computational power, but you can't count with infinite precision). This means that even two computers computing the same task using similar (but not equal) methods with similar precision would come to different solutions because the "initial conditions" would be slightly different in each step of the simulation.
While physicists usually work with systems that are not chaotic (for example all devices people normally use work in a non-chaotic manner), the truth is that most systems in nature are chaotic. This in particular means that, even in the realm of classical mechanics, we will in principle never be able to accurately simulate reality in which we live. However precise our measuring devices will be, we will never be able to accurately predict the behaviour of the environment we live in.


As personalized learning and adaptive learning tools continue to grow in popularity in K-12 schools, researchers and educators are raising questions: What's behind the algorithms that determine students' growth and progress, and how can students' personal and academic data be stored safely?
A new report from the University of Colorado's National Education Policy Center probes these questions, calling for stronger regulations around the use of algorithms in personalized learning and the collection and storage of student data.
The researchers suggest that the swift and enthusiastic adoption of personalized and adaptive learning in some schools has come at the expense of student privacy. The algorithms that power ed-tech software need to be publicly available for educators and researchers to review, and companies and districts need to be held accountable if they violate students' privacy, the report argues.
"Science and education both are supposed to be open processes, and open to discussion and evaluation," said Faith Boninger, a research associate at NEPC and the lead researcher on the report.
When personalized learning software uses proprietary algorithms, the report contends, developers are obscuring what data is used to evaluate students and how that evaluation process works. Educators have to trust that the criteria and method set up by the company is pedagogically and ethically sound.
This "black box" could pose a problem, the researchers wrote.
Algorithmic bias, and the limitations of adaptive technology in general, are growing concerns among policy experts and researchers in the ed-tech field.
Though it's common to think of algorithms as neutral, factual tools, these formulas are designed by people and can reproduce human biases. The algorithms in educational software, the report reads, "reflect the assumptions and biases of their developers and are subject to limitations in what the software can actually sort and measure."
To combat this, NEPC suggests that legislation should require third-party evaluation of all software powered by adaptive technology. Any technology should be assessed for "validity and utility" before it's introduced in the classroom, the report argues.
Policies like these would slow down the tech adoption process, so that discriminatory algorithms or holes in companies' data privacy policies can be identified. Boninger said NEPC wants to avoid students playing the role of "guinea pigs."
"A better way to try to weed out unintended consequences," she said, "is to carefully examine what you're using before you start to use it."
The report also calls for school-level policies that outline what data will be used for, how it will be protected, and when how it will be disposed of.
"There isn't a hurry, really, to get these applications into schools," said Boninger. "What is really important is to protect the kids."


MTD/1 is the unique high performance strain of Lactobacillus plantarum in Ecosyl inoculants. It's been thoroughly proven over a wide range of crops and ensiling conditions to improve fermentation and animal performance.
In the drive to improve dairy cow intakes and efficiency of milk production from forage more farmers are producing high DM grass silage. MTD/1 is particularly effective at improving milk production in these conditions.
Ecosyl products are backed by over 30 years of research and experience in the commercial manufacture of silage inoculants.
Continuous research in fermentation, preservation and product formulation during this time has resulted in significant product improvements. In particular, in the three key areas of stability (shelf life and tank-mix life), ease-of-use and proven efficacy, Ecosyl sets the highest standards.
Ecosyl now has up to three year shelf life at room temperature and bigger pack sizes and lower application rates for easier use, while milk production benefits from MTD/1 are supported by more independent data than any other inoculant.
Continuous culture is a method whereby bacteria growing in a fermenter are fed nutrients continuously and harvested continuously. Ecosyl silage inoculants are the only ones produced in this way.
This enables the bacteria to be harvested while actively growing, so every bacterial cell is harvested and preserved in peak condition, ready for immediate competitive action.
This means that every bacteria is ready to go as soon as it is applied to the crop, competing aggressively against undesirable bacteria and rapidly taking hold of the fermentation to ensure maximum preservation of nutrients and maximum palatability.
Ecosyl's patented preservation technology locks each MTD/1 bacterial cell into its own protective shell. Special ingredients protect the cells during freeze drying, aiding a rapid recovery on re-hydration.
Combined with MTD/1's inherent characteristics, the result is a super-stable microorganism which remains active even when stored at ambient temperature.
Rapid re-activation of the bacteria on contact with moisture so they are active immediately.
The methods used for culturing, freeze drying and formulation ensure the MTD/1 bacteria are up and running as soon as they are applied to the crop. The long shelf life and tank life are both indicators of just how robust and stable MTD/1 inoculants are.


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Meet the Airbnb Competitor That Won a Deal From Mark Cuban
The 'Shark Tank' host backed a niche version of Airbnb that caters to college football fans.
By Graham Winfrey, Features editor, Inc.@GrahamWinfrey
(L-R) Rent Like a Champion co-founders Drew Mitchell and Mike Doyle.
Mark Cuban is betting big on a miniature version of Airbnb.
On Friday's episode of Shark Tank, Cuban and guest shark Chris Sacca invested $100,000 each for a combined 10 percent stake in weekend home rental company Rent Like a Champion. Founded by Notre Dame alumni Mike Doyle and Drew Mitchell, the business specializes in renting out homes in small, college towns to visitors attending college football games and other weekend events. The co-founders started the business in 2006 in South Bend, Indiana, renting homes to Notre Dame fans in town to watch Fighting Irish football games. (Airbnb was founded in 2008.)
So what makes the company different from Airbnb?
Rent Like a Champion operates in non-traditional vacation rental markets where Airbnb has little or no inventory. It also focuses on event-based rentals that attract large crowds, like college graduations, parents' weekends, and reunions. The company makes money by taking a 15 percent fee from homeowners and an 8 percent fee on the renter side.
Last year, Rent Like a Champion processed $2.3 million in rentals, from which it took in $530,000 in fees. The company is projecting $4.1 million in rentals this year and $950,000 in fees. While college football rentals may sound like a relatively small market opportunity, college football fans spent $2.5 billion on lodging to support their favorite teams in 2014, according to the company.
So what made Cuban and Sacca invest?
Part of the reason has to do with the fact that Sacca passed on investing in Airbnb early in the company's history, a decision he says may have cost him hundreds of millions of dollars. Sacca and Cuban were also impressed with the company's long track record and recent revenue growth.
"We can point to 10 football seasons' worth of rentals, and over the last three years, we've been growing between 70 and 80 percent each year," Doyle says.
Rent Like a Champion plans to use the Shark Tank investment to expand its coverage area from its existing 20 college towns to the more than 40 that average 50,000 fans or more per game. The company also plans to cater to other small town events that attract large crowds, like PGA tournaments, Nascar races, and motorcycle rallies, according to Doyle.
"Those are the types of places where this model makes a ton of sense," he says.
Despite the strength of the pitch, Doyle and Mitchell nearly killed their own deal. After receiving their offer, the co-founders said they wanted Cuban and Sacca to join them at a Notre Dame tailgate party. Sacca agreed, but Cuban wouldn't bite.
"You're looking a gift horse right in the mouth," Cuban said. As an Indiana alumnus, he hates Notre Dame. Mitchell and Doyle quickly dropped the tailgate provision and accepted the offer.


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About Shape Architecture Kensington
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When it comes to basement extensions in Kensington, including two storey basement conversions, Shape Architecture London is a company with a vast deal of experience.
30 Basement Projects
We have put together a downloadable brochure featuring Thirty London Basement Projects that we have completed as architects in Kensington and Fulham.
Architects in Kensington, London
One such double basement conversion has been designed for a high end Residential project at Douro Place, Kensington. Here, London based Shape Architecture, successfully obtained planning permission for the double basement extension, focusing on the challenge of getting as much light as possible to permeate the lower levels of the property. Douro Place also presented other particular planning challenges when compared to other double basement proposals in Kensington and Chelsea, as well as in London at large, as it is in a cul-de-sac and within a conservation area.
Kensington Architects Utilise Natural Light
The design process focussed on opening up the existing spaces and bringing natural light into the heart of the building, to both enliven the interior and provide a series of views between various rooms and out to the garden spaces beyond. The internal staircase is one of the main features of the design, and sat at the heart of the project's philosophy, with its transparency bringing a certain light quality to the double basements that would not have been possible with artificial lighting.
Contemporary Architecture in Kensington
The brief for us as architects in Kensington for Douro Place was to update a Victorian era semi-detached house in London for 21st Century living, and to that end, sustainable elements were made a part of the design process from the very beginning. For example, the green roof at the very top of the property is juxtaposed with photovoltaic slate panels by our creative Kensington architects. Below that, the second floor roof terrace opens directly into the top floor living area and bedroom featuring 'his and hers' en suite bathrooms, with the floor below consisting of four bedrooms and two bathrooms, one of which is en suite. On the upper ground floor, the entrance hall and feature staircase dominate, with a real emphasis on transparent features and partitions in order to both bring light into all levels of the building and also to maintain a sense of openness and space with lines of sight to the garden beyond and the basements below. The lower ground, with light permeating from above, contains accommodation for a guest and a nanny, and a home gym and a home cinema. At the rear of the property, an external glass staircase and balcony allow access between the garden and the lower ground level and the kitchen and dining space on the upper ground above.
Architects in Kensington
The basement project at Kensington underwent a rigorous design development throughout the design process. The range of drawings produced included internal elevations of each room in order to gain a thorough and precise understanding of the project. Three dimensional computer models were also created, to aid the communication of the design to all parties and also to provide studies of the way in which natural light would penetrate the interior spaces. As architects in Kensington we always work to ensure that our projects are communicated clearly to our clients.
Technical Expertise of Basements in Kensington
In the creation of basement extensions in Kensington there are many technical issues that can require expertise in their construction. Having constructed a wide range of basements as London architects, including gaining planning permission for a double basement in Kensington and Chelsea as established Kensington architects, Shape Architecture has a proven track record of success in the borough, and also has excellent working relationships with structural engineers and basement contractors across Kensington. We have also worked on a wide range of Basement Extensions throughout the rest of London. The range of different types and sizes vary from a basement combined with a lower ground floor conversion in Chelsea to a basement below a mews property elsewhere in Kensington at Adam and Eve Mews that features gradated glass panels in the floor above and a large two-storey lightwell at the rear of the floorplan clad in glass. This will create a modern and contemporary feel to the basement, as well as being a striking feature for the property.
The challenge of getting light to penetrate into the basement and the way in which a basement project can help integrate the inside and outside spaces has been investigated at all of our basement projects in London from our base as Kensington architects. At one project in Fulham, a feature glass cube houses a stair that leads from the ground floor kitchen down to the basement level. The glass box allows clear views into the garden, and helps bring much more light into the basement.
Design Approach for Architecture Kensington
Shape Architecture uses 3D graphics on all our projects and at all stages of the design process. We find that this is an excellent way for communicating clearly with the client, and a way in which various solutions to their design issues can be explored and presented clearly+. In basement design we can also produce animations to show the movement of light and sunlight in the basement over time. Our initial consultation is always free and we are always happy to visit your home and discuss your plans.
Kensington Basement Extensions
Shape Architecture has recently obtained planning permission for a Basement Extension in Adam and Eve Mews in Kensington. Here similar design challenges as working in a cul-de-sac presented themselves. The challenge also lay in bringing light down into the basement as there was no means to form external pavement light or light well to the Mews frontage. Instead we designed a full width internal structural glass platform that ran from being semi opaque to clear glass across its length. This provided much interest and light to the basement below. The basement extension also benefitted from an existing lightwell at Ground Floor level which was extended down into the basement to bring further light into the space. We are also working on a new basement extension in Kensington in Pembridge Mews which was awarded based on our experience of complex basement designs in Kensington.
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Shape Architecture London was also employed to work on the complete redesign and remodelling of the Grade Two listed building the Hansom Cab public house, also in Kensington and Chelsea, creating a luxury duplex apartment in the upper levels of the building. In order to produce the separate entrance that the contemporary London apartment would need, the restaurant and layout of the working pub was re-worked amidst much careful thought and planning, thus allowing our Kensington architects to make the alterations to the listed building and providing the space needed to install the entrance to the luxury apartment above the pub. At the first floor level, the most striking feature is the wonderful amount of natural light that floods through the large elegant windows. Windows on various sides of the building allow views onto the streets and squares beyond. The bathrooms and kitchens are finished with a high quality of fixtures and fittings, and a limited and carefully chosen palette of materials is used in order to create a bright and contemporary stylish interior architecture to match the beautifully detailed Grade Two listed exterior.
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Tony Boga (nacido el 13 de junio de 1955 como Antonio Adámes Reyes) es un diseñador de moda dominicano.

Biografía

Tony Boga nació en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana con el nombre de Antonio Adámes Reyes. Desde niño, Boga demostró dotes en el dibujo. Por esta razón, sus padres lo inscribieron en clases de bellas artes en Santo Domingo, bajo la dirección del pintor Guillo Pérez. Estando Boga en la preparatoria, el mismo Pérez le adelanto a primer año después de ver sus cualidades.

Luego de cumplir 18 años, Boga se traslada a los Estados Unidos donde decidió entrar al mundo de la moda.

En el 1990, abre Tony Boga SRL con el fin de crear y distribuir diferentes productos de moda.

En 2013, el cantante de bachata Antony Santos anunció que estaría vistiendo de Boga para la celebración de los Premios Soberano 2013. Ese mismo año, Boga presentó una colección llamada "Cañaveral", inspirada en la obra de Guillo Pérez. La misma fue presentada durante la edición 2013 de Dominicana Moda.

En 2015, Boga representó a República Dominicana en el New York Fashion Week con su colección "Sueños Caribeños" para la temporada primavera-verano 2015. La misma tuvo una buena acogida entre el público. Para junio del mismo año, Boga presentó su colección "Raíces" para la temporada otoño-invierno durante el RD Fashion Week. Boga, que fue escogido para vestir a los atletas dominicanos que representarían al país durante los Juegos Panamericanos de 2015 en Toronto, presentó su propuesta en julio de 2015. Boga fue escogido de entre más de 10 diseñadores que presentaron su propuesta al Comité Olímpico Dominicano, ganando de forma unánime. Además, Boga fue seleccionado para vestir a los tenistas dominicanos que competirían en la Copa Davis.

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Aymeric Laporte has vowed that Manchester City will fight to the end as they continue to chase silverware in four competitions this season.
Pep Guardiola's men endured a blip in the race for the Premier League title this week after a shock 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United, although leaders Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Leicester City meant the damage was limited.
City trail the Reds by five points but are in the final of the EFL Cup as well as the last 16 of both the FA Cup and the Champions League.
And Laporte, who signed from Athletic Bilbao in January 2018 and won a league and EFL Cup double last term, is confident City can challenge for all trophies.
"The future will show itself in time. We have to concentrate to win all the games ahead of us, all the trophies we compete in, and keep going until the end," he said in an interview with the club's website.
Having tasted domestic glory with City last season, Laporte's main objective is to collect a Champions League medal, something he believes would be as big as winning a World Cup.
"The Champions League is probably the biggest goal a footballer can have," he added.
"Maybe apart from the World Cup, the Champions League is one of the most important trophies in the world of football.
"A Premier League is obviously important, but the Champions League is like a World Cup, beating the best teams from all the top leagues.


Do you love to bake? Are you looking for an excuse to show off your creative skills for a fantastic cause? Maybe you like nothing more than to socialise with your friends and family over a cup of coffee and a slice of cake. Whichever one it is, why not join VANEL for 'The World's Biggest Coffee Morning' in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The event takes place on Friday the 30th September 2016 at Tukes' Café in People's Park, from 11:00am until 2:00pm.
The coffee morning will be an excellent opportunity for friends and families to come together, have a chat, enjoy a slice (or two) of cake, and remember loved ones who have fought or who are bravely fighting cancer. The event will have a 'vintage' theme and all crockery is being kindly lent to us by Penny Smith, owner of 'Penny's from Heaven'.
To make our coffee morning as successful as it can be and raise as much money as possible for Macmillan Cancer Support, we need your help!
If you think that you can make a Victoria Sponge to rival Mr Kipling or a Salted Caramel Cheesecake that puts all others to shame, why not enter our cake competitions? There are three categories that you can enter, they are: Best Sponge, Best Tray Bake and Best Cupcake or Muffin. The winners in each category will receive a prize. All cakes entered into the competition will be sold either in their entirety or as slices that are perfect for washing down with a cup of tea or coffee. Don't forget, we also need cakes, scones and muffins that have been created with tender loving care for our cake stall! Why not put your baking skills to the test and help us to help Macmillan to make sure that no one has to face cancer alone.
We are asking for a donation of £2 per person to enter one or all of the cake competitions.
All proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support.
If you are interested in taking part in our cake competitions, as we hope you are, if you could let us know beforehand we would very much appreciate it.
Contact Victoria Russell on (01472) 315 437.


In the past weeks, several MMA fighters have decided to leave the world of fighting sports and showed no intention of getting back into the cage. One of the popular UFC fighters whose MMA future remains uncertain is former UFC women's bantamweight champion, Miesha Tate.
Miesha Tate is currently enjoying her life away from mixed martial arts. After losing to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205, Tate announced her retirement, telling her fans that it's not her time anymore. As of now, Tate doesn't seem to have any regret with her decision. She is living a happy life with fellow MMA fighter Johnny Nunez. Earlier last month, Tate and Nunez had their first baby girl.
In a recent appearance on MMA Tonight on SiriusXM Rush, Miesha Tate was asked if she still plans to fight again in the Octagon. The former UFC women's bantamweight champion said she is open-ended in every part of her life, but as of now, a UFC return has never come into her mind. Less than two years since her last fight, Tate admitted that she doesn't feel like she's missing something when she left the world of mixed martial arts.
"There's never a time where I really think that a door is 100% closed because there was a time where if somebody would have asked me if I want kids, I would have said 'I don't think so. I don't think I want kids.' Different times of your life evoke different emotions and if the passion returns and the stars aligned, sure there's a chance [I'd come back], but when I think about it now, I don't feel like I'm missing something. [I have something else now], and she's obviously my number one priority and my number one objective," Tate said, as transcribed by Jed Meshew of MMA Fighting.
As of now, Miesha Tate wants to enjoy her new life as a wife and mother to Nunez and their daughter. Tate is focusing on being a parent, and it is more likely than not that she will be going to extend her MMA hiatus. If there is one thing that can convince Tate to return to the Octagon, it will only be a trilogy bout against former UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
When she won the title against Holly Holm at UFC 196, Tate immediately called out Rousey for her first title defense. UFC President Dana White tried booking the much-awaited fight. Unfortunately, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes replaced Rousey as Tate's opponent at UFC 200.


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