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If you absolutely positively have to have an Apple wrist computer clamped to your arm by tomorrow, well, you should've pre-ordered. But if you didn't, hope is not lost! (Yet.) Although Apple isn't selling watches off the shelf in its retail stores, a small number of luxury boutiques are.
It would appear that at least five of the most glittering and upstanding shiny-thing stores — Maxfield, LA, Dover Street Market in London and Tokyo, Colette in Paris, 10 Corso Como in Milan, and The Corner in Berlin — are going to be selling watches to walk-ins.


Veronica - Our Lady is coming down now by the left side of the flagpole. Our Lady is carrying a little Infant in Her hands, Jesus. Now Our Lady is placing Her finger against Her mouth. Now Our Lady is coming down a little closer to the left, our left side of the flagpole.
Now Our Lady, She has upon Her head a most beautiful golden crown, and the—oh, it's so beautiful! It has stones in the crown that are blue and golden; the gold around the stones is the most brilliant color yellow. It hurts my eyes to look at it, it's so beautiful!
Now Our Lady has on a very, very beautiful gown. It's a different material than She ever wore before. It's, it's almost like a silk. But it's very billowing, very loose. And there's about Her shoulders a blue cape. It's tied by a golden ... a braid about Her neck.
And now Our Lady is holding Her hands out in front of Her. She's holding the—a little Boy. He's about two—no, about a year and a half old. Oh, He's very cute. He has on a gray dress—oh, a gown; and it has a belt about it. And now I can—now Our Lady is putting Him forward in front of Her so I can see Him. Oh, He's a beautiful Child. But I'm looking at Him, and He's looking right into my face. And He's a Child, but His eyes—His eyes are so beautiful! And they seem to have a look of absolute divinity and knowing.
Now Our Lady is gathering the little Child to Her chest, on the left side, Her left side. And She's looking very sad.
Our Lady - "Yes, My child, I was well aware of the trials that would befall Me. Nothing is hidden to the Father. And in His time it will be made known to you.
"I have heard the words of scorn and derision that have followed the message that I give to the world, My child. It is sad that this warning is being ignored by many. I have come as a Mediatrix between God and man. I have been sent by the Father to warn you that unless you change your ways and go back onto the narrow road set forth by the Father, I can no longer hold back the punishing hand of My Son. There are many seers throughout the world now who have been given the light and are instruments for the dispersal of My message throughout the world.
"Priests in the houses of My Son, why do you waste your time trying to disprove My warnings to the world? You are rationalizing My supernatural manifestations. Pride and arrogance have set many onto the road to destruction, soul destruction.
"It is sad, My child, that those who have the most power to do good are using this power now to destroy the young souls. Shout, My child, My message from the rooftops. The time is growing short. There will be a gross, immense, terrifying to many, Warning to mankind. And if mankind does not heed this Warning, a great Chastisement coming from the heavens shall be set upon mankind.
"You, My child, must remain in retirement. It would be well if you find more time, My child, for silent meditation.
"Already My warnings have fallen upon hardened hearts and deafened ears. The blindness is spreading throughout My Son's houses. You must now pray a constant vigilance of prayer. Your country has set itself upon the road to its own destruction. Pray a constant vigilance.
"The materialism and modernism that man claims as his way of life now is setting him on a fast path to destruction. Make it known, My child, to the world that your life, all life upon your earth is but of short duration. All must pass over the veil and be judged. Satan has set darkness, darkness of the soul, among you. His deception has claimed many. Many of Our mitres have fallen to this deception. Yes, My child, there are not enough prayers or sacrifices for your priests.
"There will be in your country a conversion in your government leaders.
"The miracle of photographs, My child, are given for reason. Study them carefully.
"The waters of error, deceit, destruction, and death are rising fast in your country.
"You, My child, must give more effort to spreading the Gospel Truth. The Book of life and love, the Bible, is being rewritten. It is done, My child, with great cunning and deception. Only those in the light, made knowledgeable by the light, will recognize this deception. Little by little the errors are being spread.
"Read, My child, read! You must not forget the fifteen minutes a day of reading the Book of life and love, your Bible. Do not be concerned of the words of mankind. Know that all who follow My Son must carry His cross. It is only your human pride that will make you seek the acknowledgement of mankind. This is a weakness, My child, of all human nature. Pray and you will be strengthened in this virtue. You will find that you will accept suffering and rejection more easily.
"You must go back, My child, to the early years, 1968, and reread the messages given to you by your sister, Theresa. She has trained you well, Theresa, the Little Flower.
"Yes, My child, I am sending to you many photographs of the coming Ball of Redemption. You will send these widely throughout the world, not caring for their acceptance, knowing that you do your part, My child, in dispersing these pictures.
"What man cannot see with his human eyes, My Son has chosen to place in print for you. It is because your faith, My children, has grown very weak. You will not believe unless you see. Blessed is the child who will believe and does not see.
Veronica - Now coming down by Our Lady—Our Lady is coming down over by the tree, on the ... well, Her right side of the tree, but our left side. And there's a tremendous white light. It's so bright I can barely look into it. There's a beautiful white light coming down over Our Lady's head. Oh, and behind the light I can see one, two, three—oh, four, five nuns coming down. They're all dressed in—they have black veils, but in the light they look like they have long brown habits. Oh, I can see the nun standing—she's coming forward now and standing by Our Lady on her right side. Oh, I know Theresa! Oh!
Now Our Lady is motioning to Her lips, touching Her lips with Her finger.
Our Lady - "My child, you will call upon your guardian angels more often. We have assigned many to Our children. They have great supernatural power, My child. Do not make your work difficult. You cannot handle it all alone. Call often upon Michael and your guardians. Call to Theresa. Yes, My child, call to Theresa.
"You are, My child, amazed at these revelations? Know that nothing is impossible with the Father. Many manifestations will be given to mankind in these days of trial. Know that you must work fast, My children, to give My message to the world. The enemies of your God are gathering to stop you. Do not be affrighted, My child. You are protected. No life shall pass beyond the veil until the Father wills it so.
"Do not be concerned, My child, that you do not work with your greatest speed. There is reason for placing you abed. Often, My child, in your busy day you do not make the time for silent meditation.
"There will be sent to you many arms to help spread My message to the world.
"In time you will understand My direction for the building of the convent and the basilica.
"You will accept each day as it comes. Persevere, My child, persevere in Faith, Hope, and Charity. You must meditate and repeat often the stanzas of Faith, Hope, and Charity, for much truth and light are in the words Faith, Hope, and Charity.
"Yes, My child, your leaders will need many prayers and acts of sacrifice. They have not been given the light. Even they shall be enlightened if there are enough prayers and acts of sacrifice. Your government now has allowed the entrance of many men of sin. Know that unless you pray, their influence will bring great trial to your country.
"Satan and his agents have been loosed now in final battle. How long, My child, you ask—how long shall it be? It will, My child, come upon you suddenly. Many will not be prepared.
"I do not come, My children, to bring you a message of fear, but a message of what is to be. Recognize now the signs of your times. Read your Bible and learn.
Veronica - Now Our Lady is reaching down and extending Her gold Rosary. The crucifix is very golden. And now She's placing it in front of Her and making the sign of the cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Our Lady is smiling now, and She's turning now to Her right—would be over to the left. And She's looking down, and She's raising now the golden crucifix out in front of Her, like this: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Now Our Lady is moving over. It's hard to explain how Our Lady moves. She floats, She's just floating over. Now Theresa—I can see Theresa now coming beyond the trees with the other four nuns. And they're coming over by Our Lady. And now Our Lady is looking down over by the right side and extending Her golden crucifix out: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
I can see—it's very large and shiny now; I can't see a corpus on Our Lady's crucifix. Oh, it's beautiful. It's a beautiful golden cross. Oh, and the beads are white, but as Our Lady now is bending down the beads are turning light pink, a beautiful pink color. And then now—oh, I can't explain, but the beads reflect all the colors of the rainbow. It's beautiful! Oh, the beads are very large. They're almost the size of a dime. Oh, but very round. And the Our Father is a golden color, beautiful golden. Oh!
Now Our Lady is motioning over.
Our Lady - "Be seated, My child; you will need your strength. My Son has a most urgent direction for you.
"Make it known to the world, My child, that no fence can reach to Heaven. Satan cannot take the light from you if you remain with My Son in the Eucharist. Pray, My child, that the doors of the tabernacles are not shut to your country—so great are the conquests of satan.
"Yes, My child, your country shall not escape the tribulation of the other countries that have fallen to sin. Your country shall experience death and violation, tribulation, and the plague. The Father will chastise those He loves. The sheep shall be separated from the goats. In this manner will your world be prepared for the coming of My Son.
"Know that My Son shall come to you as He joined the Father. He shall descend from the heavens with all the legions of angels and saints. He will set your troubled world to right.
"Persevere, My children; persevere in the light. I spread My blue mantle over you. I promise, as your Mother, to be with you through the tribulation, and I will be with you to the Second Coming of My Son.
"The sacred grounds are not closed to mankind, for no fence can reach to the heavens. There is a division between the human and the supernatural, My child. It is in this supernatural state that My children shall be with Me on the sacred grounds. You will continue, My child, to bring the sheep to My oasis, the sacred grounds of grace. The wall has been set now to stop you, but no wall shall transcend the supernatural.
"You understand now, My child, how needless it is to set yourself to worry, for you drain your human strength. The will of the Father, the most high God in Heaven, will be done. Satan is not above the Father. He will do great battle, but I, your Mother, shall crush his head.
"To give Me honor does not detract or take from the honor to My Son. I say this, My child, to you and My children in all humility. I, your Mother, I, too, am but an instrument of the Father in Heaven. My Son has chosen to send Me to you as a Mediatrix between your world and the world of the Father.
Veronica - Now Our Lady is floating backwards. She's going high—She's going higher up now. Up, up, into the sky.
Our Lady - "No, My child, I am not leaving. I just wish that you will now join the prayers of the faithful.
Veronica - Oh, I—Our Lady is pointing over to the left side, by Her right side. And I see ... it's ... looks like a desert. It's a land I never saw before. It's very hilly, but it looks very dry. The dirt has a very yellowish, dried, caked look. I think it's a desert. And I see many, many people. They look, they're dark-skinned, and they're all holding rifles. And now they're pushing also some type of machines in place. They look like they're getting ready for a, a battle. Oh!
Now Our Lady is pointing over beyond them. And I see more people, hundreds and hundreds of people. They're dressed in uniforms. They're like, they look like brownish-green uniforms. I can't tell ... they seem like men and women—yes, they're men and women, but they're all dressed alike, in pants. And they're marching. And they're carrying a flag; it's a white flag with a red circle on it. A white flag with a red circle. And they're marching now, and they're carrying guns, long rifles. Oh, and they are also like preparing for war.
Now Our Lady is pointing over to the right side, and—oh, my goodness! There's that ball! I see a very large ball now; it's twirling through the sky. Oh, my! Now Our Lady is coming over, and She's pointing.
Veronica - I see a ... it looks like a ... oh, a very small white light, like, but it's starting to spin. Now it's going through the sky. It's almost like a shooting star, but it's got a, a great white tail behind it. And now it's coming—it's turned on its course, and it's coming right down towards us. And it's—oh, my! Now it's not white; it's starting to get colors—yellows and orange and almost like a blood-red. It's very big. Oh, it, it, it looks like a huge sun. Oh! Oh! Oh!
Now Our Lady is pointing over.
Veronica - Oh, my! Now this huge ball of fire is going back into the sky. I could feel the heat; it's very hot. Oh!
Our Lady - "Yes, My child. Not only the great War, but the great celestial destructive agent. Those who are left will have gained their crowns, made clean by trial, chosen to join My Son in victory.
"The six days of suffering, My child, are not for you.
"Warn Our priests, My children; pray for them, and verbally send Our warning to the world. Write it, speak it, My children. They are preparing themselves for their destruction. They are stepping fast onto the road for the soul destruction of mankind.
"The world as you know it shall be changed—not completely, My child, annihilated as in the time of Noe, but changed. The peace promised shall be given at this time. It will now, My child, take a complete reversal of mankind's ways that offend the Father much to hold back and give you more time for preparation before the coming great War and the Ball of Redemption. Pray a constant vigilance.
"Many victim souls are needed, victims in reparation for the offenses to the divinity of My Son.
"The Father has not lost count of these abominations being committed in the houses of My Son throughout the world, the churches, being committed among the peoples of earth—families disintegrating into cesspools of filth, immorality, parents that lead their children to sin. The abyss is open wide and souls, My children, are fast falling into the eternal flames of damnation, so deep is the darkness of spirit in your world now.
... I can barely look into it. Oh, Our Lady is now coming forward, and She's standing over on the left side. And there's a tremendous flash of light behind Our Lady. It's very white, it's very bright. And oh, now coming forward through the light is Jesus. Oh, I recognize Him. He has on His ... it's like a burgundy color, the red—oh, no, burgundy color, sort of an off-color red, long cloak. And now as He's coming forward I can see Him clearly, though the light is so bright it hurts my eyes. And now He ... Jesus has on a long white gown; it's very loose. And it's quite windy because His gown is blowing. And He has a belt about it; it looks like a piece of rope. And now Jesus has His head uncovered. The cloak is very loose about His shoulders.
And now He is extending His hand out, like this.
Jesus - "My child, you must hasten and not slacken in your mission to bring the words of My Mother to the children of earth. The hourglass is emptying fast. The sands of time are running out. Time, time and a half is upon you. There will come upon your earth a great Warning. It will be a most profound warning to mankind. If this goes unheeded, you will be baptized by a ball of fire.
"Your world, the souls of the Father, are wallowing in their sin. Sin has become a way of life. You will hasten now and harken to My words. If you refuse this chance, the time given for your repatriation by the Father, there will be no recourse but to set and cleanse the world with fire.
"A great War is progressing to explode upon your world when you will expect it the least. Your world cries peace, peace, love, when there is no peace; love, when the meaning of love is no longer known.
"My Mother has shed many tears upon an ungrateful generation, an unworthy generation that has taken Her sacrifice and cast it back into Her face! Woe to those who share a responsibility in desecrating and offending the heart of My Mother! Measure for measure shall he receive his just reward!
"Mercy and charity is not practiced among you. Awaken now from your blindness! My clergy, you are swimming fast down a current that will take you over into the abyss. Return to My teachings of truth. They are simple in knowledge, but they are truth. Scatter My flock and I shall gather you and cast you fast headlong into the abyss!
Veronica - Now Jesus is coming down over a little closer, and He's bending over.
Veronica - Now Jesus is backing up. Now He's placing His hand out in front of Him, like this, and He's making the sign of the cross. His three fingers are extended, like this: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Now Jesus is going over to the left side, over here, just above the tree, and He's looking down and He's placing His hand—His left hand is over His chest, like this. And He's placing His hand down in front of Him and making the sign of the cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Now Jesus is going over, and Our Lady is now behind Him. Our Lady, oh, just about comes up to Jesus' shoulder. She's going over with Jesus to our right side. And now Jesus is bending down and extending His hand out and making the sign of the cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Now Jesus is coming over.
Veronica - Now Jesus is making the sign of the cross in the center. He's just about over—oh, He's moving over our heads and He's bending down now: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Veronica - Now Jesus is placing His hands out: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Now He's rising, He seems to just be lifted up by the air. He's just floating back. Now He's bending over, and Our Lady is coming forward.


I hope you all have been enjoying The Tzniut Project -- and from the comments I've been getting on and off the blog, I'd have to say that the preliminary answer to that is yes. On that note, I really want to do a Men's Series on the same topic, with a few added/altered questions. Any volunteers? I'd probably start it up in about two weeks, so we've got time. If you're interested, shoot me an email!
In other news, I've been out and about around the web, and I hope you'll do some reading off-site.
I wrote a piece for Lubavitch.com about my Memories of Joplin, because, well, as you'll read there, I grew up there and everything that's been happening has been insanely emotional and devastating for me. If you click here, you'll see the Google Map of the tornado's path, and if you search for my childhood address (1921 East 33rd Street), you'll see that where I grew up is in the path. So, if you haven't already, please consider donating to the relief fund. The OU has set up a Disaster Fund for Joplin.
I also have a piece up on JDate.com in honor of the soon-to-come One-Year Anniversary of being all married and stuff. The piece is from my perspective, but in case you're new around here and haven't heard the story of how we met, it might be amusing for you. Man, I can't believe it's been almost a year; it feels like just yesterday. We made it!
Stay tuned for some real and meaty posts about the reason I have been MIA aside from The Tzniut Project posts. I'll cheat and tell you where I've been: At an iCenter Fellows meeting in Oak Brook, IL. And as a further teaser, the hotel we're staying in is on Hamburger University Campus (yes, that's McDonald's) and everything here is laden with McDonald's propaganda. I feel dirty.
Note: I will be in Israel from June 6-23 most likely. Will need some meals and things, and I'll be in Jerusalem for the trip. Wahoooo! Let me know if you'd like me to crash your Shabbos table.
The Tzniut Project: Chavi Edition!
The Tzniut Project 10: "What, are you frum?"
One Year Down ... Marriage!
Update: The Katz Family Torah!
What is Good Israel Education?
Being Propositioned: This is My Life?


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Gary Wilson- You Think You Really Know Me
Label: Feeding Tube
Reissued 2013, originally released 1977
Finally a new vinyl issue of GARY WILSON's monumental 1977 LP, with extra pics galore, and the original cover art (c/o Owen Maercks' well-loved copy). Owen also wrote liner notes describing what it was like for the first GARY WILSON fan on the planet. You Think You Really Know Me (also the title of Michael Wolk's 2005 documentary about GARY) was WILSON's second LP, but the first he recorded as a vocalist, hewing to his own bizarre vision -- a syncretic collision of romance, new-wave cocktail-jazz, heartbreak, disco-porn soundtrack music, and experimental tape manipulation. Home recorded in Endicott, NY, the album found a few fans when released, but subsequently became the exclusive purview of record collectors and the women who tolerate them. BECK name-checked GARY in '96, which made a few new people scratch their heads. And the album was reissued in '02. Rediscovery followed, and records, the documentary, and some odd live shows followed. Most of Gary's moves are stamped with his unique aesthetic, and we particularly commend GARY's other two Feeding Tube LPs -- Lisa Wants to Talk to You and Forgotten Lovers. But as bodacious as these two albums are, the real root of GARY's muse is most obvious on You Think You Really Know Me. It is the sound of a 23 year-old oddball from upstate New York, wrestling with his demons and actually winning. There's nothing quite like it. And it offers a story of hope to every weirdo who hears it. Hallelujah!
Another Time I Could Have Loved You
You Keep On Looking
6.4 = Make Out
When You Walk Into My Dreams
You Were Too Good To Be True
Groovy Girls Make Love At The Beach
I Wanna Lose Control
You Think You Really Know Me
Chromium Bitch
And Then I Kissed Your Lips

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Nice and Nicely Done is the fifth studio album by The Spinto Band, released on June 7, 2005 in North America and April 7, 2006 worldwide.

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The Great Grape Stomp returns to Fountain Hills on Saturday, November 3, from 10-4 p.m.
Kicking off with a 5K race at Fountain Park, the Stomp will include wine tastings featuring Arizona's four main wine regions, a Farmer's Market, Fine Artists displaying their original art, cooking and wine-pairing demonstrations, and entertainment featuring vocalist Donna McGee.
Executive Chef Paul O'Connor of Alchemy Restaurant at Copperwynd Resort and Winemaker Curt Dunham will provide a wine-pairing demonstration pairing Lawrence Dunham Vineyard's wines and a variety of small bites offerings featuring products from the Farmer's Market.
Donna McGee will be providing listenable vocals throughout the event. A veteran of the café scene in Tucson, she brings her easy but elegant style to the Valley. Vendors will have all manner of snacks and meals, starting with a variety of healthy breakfast items from Eat me Catering. Desserts, from whoopie pies to fudge and popcorn will abound.
A wide variety of juried artists will be selling original art and wearable art pieces throughout the show, and an award ceremony at center stage on the Avenue of the Fountains will announce the winners of the 5K race.
You haven't lived until you've stomped grapes!
But the most fun will be the addition of a Grape Stomping Competition. For a small fee "Stomping Teams" will compete for the Phoenix Area Great Grape Stomp Championship. After expenses, proceeds from the "Stomp" will benefit the Arizona Wine Growers Association. This is a family-friendly adventure, and team-members will join a harvest tradition that spans centuries. (Hint: dress in black or dark clothing!).
Wine Garden/ Market/ Art on the Avenue: 10-4.
Wine Pairing / Chef Paul from Alchemy at Copperwynd: 11:30 – 1p.m.
Music, Donna McGee: 1, 2, 3 p.m.
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VESTAR Continues commitment to Boys & Girls Club
Vestar has been a longtime supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) and its commitment to support learning, positive
values, healthy habits and growth of children throughout the area.
Contributed by: Christina Caldwell
Evolve PR and Marketing
Vestar has been a longtime supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) and its commitment to support learning, positive values, healthy habits and growth of children throughout the area.
When the Vestar Branch, located at 3975 E. Lockwood Drive in Phoenix, was in need of repairs late last year, the shopping center company took action to help maintain the personality and integrity of the branch that carries its name.
Last November, Vestar brought a group of employees to the BGCS Vestar Club to donate food boxes for families in need and painted art pieces to be displayed inside the branch. On the outside of the building, essential repairs were made to the stonework and the parking lot was resealed and repainted. To go along with the new, improved look, Vestar also painted the exterior of the building and cleaned up the landscaping, making it the perfect environment for the kids to spend their time before and after school.
"We are so thankful for the tremendous partner we have in Vestar," said Dr. Lisa Hurst, Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale. "Vestar and its employees show so much heart through their continued commitment to the repair, upkeep and beautification of our Club. We are excited to have them out again this coming fall."
The BGCS Vestar Branch has carried the Vestar name for the last 10 years and sees more than 300 children walk through its doors per day during the school year and 400 kids a day during the summer. Ages range from kindergarten through 12th grade.
The branch is currently getting a refreshed teen center. The renovation includes an update to the interior with new flooring and fresh paint, with plans to install a gym for teen use.
Vestar, parent company of Desert Ridge Marketplace in the North Phoenix community, understands the importance of a home-away-from-home destination for kids in the Desert Ridge area. The company has engaged an interior designer to develop the new look of the Ellie & Michael Ziegler Teen Center as part of renovations currently taking place at the Club. The much anticipated refresh includes an update to the interior with new flooring and fresh paint.
"The kids at the Vestar Branch are the future leaders of North Phoenix, Scottsdale and beyond," said Rebecca Smith, marketing director at Desert Ridge Marketplace. "Volunteerism is important to Vestar, and the valuable Boys & Clubs Club partnership allows us to see our company's impact firsthand."
It is Vestar's mission to provide a safe, positive environment for the community, and will continue its partnership with BGCS in Q4 of 2017. Maintaining the physical appearance of the facility is just one of the ways the company helps. In kind donations and volunteerism are at the core of Vestar's commitment to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale. To learn more about the Vestar Branch, visit www.bgcs.org/branches/vestar-branch.
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Vestar is a nationally recognized leader in the acquisition, management and development of retail real estate. Vestar's current portfolio of retail properties totals 26 million square feet throughout the western United States, including Desert Ridge Marketplace in North Phoenix.
ABOUT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SCOTTSDALE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) serves thousands of youth at nine Clubs located within the communities of Scottsdale, North Phoenix, Fountain Hills, Mesa, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the Hualapai Nation.
Research shows that the more time youth spend at a Boys & Girls Club, the more likely they are to feel more connected to school and have greater post-secondary aspirations. The door to our kids' futures is often crowded by temptation and misdirection making it difficult for them to reach their full potential.
Inside our doors, youth development professionals and mentors provide guidance, support and encouragement in an enriching and safe environment. Our outcome-based programming assures that success.
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Tens of millions of Florida bees mysteriously drop dead in one day, beekeepers blame pesticides
(Natural News) Authorities have already ruled out disease, including the infamous "Colony Collapse Disorder" (CCD), as the cause of a recent honeybee holocaust that took place in Brevard County, Florida. The UK's Daily Mail reports that up to 12 million bees from roughly 800 apiaries in the area all dropped dead at roughly the same time around September 26 — and local beekeepers say pesticides are likely to blame.
CCD is the term often used to describe the inexplicable mass die-off of honeybees around the world, which typically involves honeybees leaving their hives and, for whatever reason, never finding their way back home. Mass die-offs associated with CCD often occur at seemingly random locations around the world, and typically involve a gradual process of disappearance and eventual colony collapse — and the dead bees are typically nowhere to be found.
But the recent Florida event involved hundreds of colonies from 30 different sites in a one-and-a-half mile radius literally dropping dead all at the same time and leaving their carcasses behind, which is why authorities have dismissed CCD as the cause. Based on the appearance of the dead bees, as well as the synchronous timing of their deaths, pesticide sprayings appear to be the culprit in this case.
"I'm a pretty tough guy, but it is heart wrenching," said Charles Smith of Smith Family Honey Company to News 13 in Orlando. His family's company lost an estimated $150,000 worth of bees in the recent die-off. "Not only is it a monetary loss here, but we work really hard on these bees to keep them in good health."
The Florida die-off coincides with a recent county-wide mosquito eradication effort, during which helicopters flew over various parts of the county and sprayed airborne pesticides. Officials, of course, deny that this taxpayer-funded spraying initiative had anything to do with the bee genocide, though.
"The fact that it was so widespread and so rapid, I think you can pretty much rule out disease," said Bill Kern, an entomologist from the University of Florida (UF) to Florida Today. "It happened essentially almost in one day. Usually diseases affect adults or the brood, you don't have something that kills them both."
Many of the beekeepers who lost their hives in the mass killing raised their bees to sell to American farmers, who then used them to pollinate food crops. Because of their massive losses, many of these beekeepers could end up losing their entire beekeeping businesses.
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In the first game of the season, the Wolverines' girls' tennis team defeated the Santa Monica Vikings 13-5.
It was Kristie Reynold's-Gipe's first test as the new head coach of the Wolverines. Reynold-Gipes was the NAIA's number two doubles player in the United States when she played and was formerly the head coach of Notre Dame Academy and Crespi.
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In order to learn more about Spain, it is important to understand its climatic features. Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. From the north, the country is crowned by a ridge of the Pyrenees mountains. Most of the country, excluding Galicia, Asturias, the Basque country, La Rioja and several other northern provinces, is located in the region of the subtropical climate, and more specifically, the Mediterranean. In general, summer precipitation in the region of "Dry Spain" is unlikely, the temperature is moderate, and the presence of a reservoir makes the climate warm and pleasant. Winter is very mild, snow falls only in mountainous areas and occasionally in other places.
What is happening with the weather in Spain? We can consider the best resort of the Costa Blanca, the capital of Madrid, and the popular Barcelona as an example.
Now is the New Year period, a wonderful mood and just joy reign in Spain. The temperature in Madrid varies from 10 to 15 degrees Celsius, cool enough with a breeze in the evenings. But this temperature is quite comfortable for excursions, travels and exploring the city.
Barcelona, alas, is also not happy with warmth in the New Year. The average temperature is between 15-17 degrees. And the water temperature allows swimming only for walrus candidates.
Now move on to the Costa Blanca.
Costa Blanca is a famous resort on the Mediterranean coast, the name of which is translated from Spanish as "White Beach". It extends from the Ebro River Delta in the north to south to the Costa Del Sol. The Costa Del Sol is famous for its unusually warm climate, and when all of Spain is still wrapped up in winter, orange and tangerine trees are already blooming. The White Beach got its name due to the white shade of the rocks, which reliably protect the coastal zone from the north winds from the land side, and, consequently, sharp temperature changes.
The unofficial resort capital, Benidorm, surprises the European world with temperatures above 20 degrees. And the Mediterranean Sea is more favorable to the southern parts of the country. It pleases 16-17 degrees at 20 degrees on land. The second most popular resort of Calpe is at about the same temperature, differing only a little in the large number of clouds in the sky.
During the day, the gentle sand on the beaches warms with its warmth accumulated during the morning, so walking in the coastal strip is a pleasure!
As soon as the short winter season passes, spring begins, and in spring everything blooms, wakes up, prettier and warms. Spain in the spring with its weather begins to prepare its inhabitants for the summer. Evenings are still cool, but morning and afternoon are already close to summer, there are already hot gusts of wind from Africa, invitations to the summer mood.
And in summer, a flower of warmth and joy abruptly blossoms. And the summer heat covers the Costa Blanca during the siesta. The sea becomes paradise warm and enveloping.
Autumn is very similar to spring, gradually reduces the influence of summer and goes towards winter.


Longtime South Bay philanthropist and surgeon Dr. Max Negri has died, leaving behind a large family and an unusual life story. Negri died Tuesday night after complications during surgery. He was 84.He had made myriad donations over the years, funding the Negri Learning Center at the Norris Center for Performing Arts in Rolling Hills Estates. Marymount College in Rancho Palos Verdes and San Pedro's Cabrillo Marine Aquarium were also recipients of his generosity.


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Information about Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
People use fossil fuels to produce energy. Using alternatives to fossil fuels can be a good way to minimize the chances of global warming. People should search for eco-friendly options of fuels. People can use solar power instead of fossil fuels to produce energy. Solar power is found to be the cleanest source of energy. The energy can be used for different purposes. The energy is used for heating homes and generating electricity. The content on this website can provide information on the various uses of solar power.
Solar panels are installed on top of structures. People have increased the demand for solar energy as they desire to live in a clean environment. Different categories can be used to define solar power. The conversion of sunlight into energy through the use of electricity is known as photovoltaic. Photovoltaic is used for calculators and other small devices. Another form of solar power is solar heating and cooling that uses heat from the sun. Solar heating and cooling is used for purposes of heating small portions of water or spaces. The another technology of solar power is concentrating solar power which works in the same way as solar heating and cooling read more here.
Among the alternative sources of energy to fossil fuels wind power is largely used. People can be able to obtain natural energy through the use of large turbines. Kinetic energy is turned into electricity through the use of turbines. People can achieve a clean source of energy from wind power as it uses natural atmosphere. The spinning of the turbines determines the amount of electricity generated. Where the speed of the wind exceeds a certain limit, it's important to put off the machines to avoid damage. There are specific heights that can be able to collect the wind. Information about wind power can be obtained by reading more here.
Energy from wind can be grouped into different categories. Utility-scale wind makes use of wind turbines to get electricity to the power grids. Small wind turbines are useful for small buildings. The use of small turbines can be effective for small businesses and homes. Offshore turbines are installed near water bodies and can be able to survive the conditions. The turbines can produce a lot of electricity. The source of energy can be used for large businesses or for multiple homes. People can learn more about wind power from this site.
People should prefer the use of biofuels to achieve a friendly environment instead of fossil fuels . Past leaving biological materials are used to generate biofuel energy. This can be used to power homes, to cook, and also to power cars. People can have biodiesel as the categories of biofuels. This page can provide more details regarding biofuels.
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Humans have been obsessed with eyes since the beginning of time. From Cleopatra's gleaming, kohl-lined black pools to the official induction of "smize" to pop culture vernacular (thanks, Tyra!), our fixation with these windows to the soul has only increased with time. But as much as we treasure our eyes for allowing us to see (and also providing a blank canvas for our Naked2 Palette), our eyes can also betray us—like when they're surrounded by dark circles after a late night, erm, socializing.


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Q: CSS/HTML - Item Not Centered I have an object that a while ago would be centered with an opacke box around it that would fade in. My problem is now the text is in the corner and the box is gone. I'm not sure why. Everything seems to line up the css positioning looks fine,ect. If someone could help me figure out why the item is no longered centered with a box around it that would be great. You can see an example here(scroll down to the last slide, the contact me page)
You can see the css for the box and the css for the text below.
Text CSS:
#slide4 .contact{
     color: red;
     position: relative;
     font-size:70px;
     top: 30px;
     left: 36%;
}
#slide4 .contact1{
     color: rgba(51,51,51,.3);
     position: relative;
     font-size: 40px;
     top: 100px;
     left: 8%;
}
#slide4 .contact2{

    position: absolute;
    font-size: 40px;
    top: 140px;
    right: 21%;
        color: rgba(51,51,51,.3);
}
#slide4 .box{
        position:relative;
    width: 400px;
        height: 200x;
    padding-right: 25px;
    padding-left: 25px;
    padding-top: 25px;
    padding-bottom: 25px;
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.9);
    top: 100px;
    left: 32%;
    opacity: 0;
    filter:alpha(opacity=0);
}

Box CSS:

    This is a test
    This is a test

So let me summerize up my question one more time why is the box not being centered along with text that should have a nice font that is no longer there.

A: When i do Inspect Element in Chrome, it doesn't find the slide4 related CSS properties.
Update your CSS style.css as suggested below,
/******************************
 SLIDE 3
*******************************/
#slide3{
    background-color:#b6c10b;
}
#slide3 .text{
    position: relative;
    top: 35px;
    left: 505px;
    font-size: 35px;
    color: rgba(51,51,51,0.3);opacity: .3;}    ~~> remove } as its extra

}

a:link {color:#333333;
opacity: .3;}
a:visited {color:#333333;    ~~> add } as its missing
a:hover {color:#333333;
opacity: .3;}
a:active {color:#333333;
opacity: .3;}

A: I tried your code, First I deleted last two sentences related to opacity in your .box{} section. And It worked.
Otherwise, change opacity of box to 1.
Hope this will help.
Thanx.

A: You got several errors in your posted code:

*

*The box height is missing px.

*The opacity settings don't show the box.

*You got an extra div in the markup

*slide is not part of the markup

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A Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior de 1976, foi a 8ª edição da "copinha". Aconteceu entre 14 e 23 de janeiro. Nessa edição, o atual campeão, Atlético Mineiro, diferentemente dos outros 14 participantes, entraria somente nas quartas de finais. Isso viria a vencer pela 2ª vez o torneio, sendo campeão, após vitória por 1 a 0 na final, contra o Corinthians .

Equipes participantes
Estas são as 15 equipes que participaram desta edição:

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¹ Entrou direto nas Quartas de final, por ser o atual campeão.

Primeira fase

Quartas-de-finais

Semi-finais

Final

 Corinthians: Gilmar; Donizeti, Evaldo, Rogério e Vanderlei; Goés (Bordone), Jenildo e Odair (Luis Rosa); Amauri, Celso e Luisinho. Técnico: Cabeção.
 Atlético Mineiro: Sérgio; Alves, João Eudes, Marcos Vinicius e Hilton Brunis; Geraldo, Batata e Cleber; Marinho, Célio e Cacá (Marco). Técnico: Dawson.

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Eight "Troll" boxing characters which are different from each other, ready to present you entertaining moments. On the one hand, you are going to have a lot fun with your friend and on the other hand you are going to expose your reflexes in box. Pick your boxer first. After you select boxer, the game starts. If you are playing the game on PC, you can control the boxers with "Q,W" and "O,P" keys. If you are playing the game from mobile device, you can control the boxers by touching screen. You can win the game if you do your attacks and defenses in time.


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Dennis Pooley
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Tanya Pooley was a barmaid working at The Queens, where Liz McDonald was manageress for a time. She had rather a spiteful nature and could say hurtful things. She later reappeared as a barmaid in the Rovers and quickly became Raquel Wolstenhulme's enemy by setting her up with a fake modelling date which left Raquel standing alone in a deserted fruit and vegetable market for ages before realising it was a cruel joke.
Tanya was having an affair with Des Barnes` boss, Alex Christie, a married man, but she was dissatisfied. Taking the flat above Jim's Cafe, she also conducted a three-month affair with Des while he was going out with Raquel. Once she had ruined their relationship, she set her sights on trucker Charlie Whelan, who was Bet Lynch's man, and finally ran off with him, leaving Bet devastated.
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Beware, because the other part to any dismissal is correct procedure - so this case does not automatically become a springboard for Employers to safely dismiss the argumentative, abrasive, defensive, uncooperative, irrational Employee who suffers from chronic entitleitis who is the most unpopular person at work.
However, the ruling is based on the irrational and uncompromising behaviour of the Employee leading to the Employer losing all trust and confidence in the Employee. It is a decision that Employers will welcome.
Getting rid of an incompatible Employee is, however, still onerous and the test to determine whether the dismissal was justified or not still lies in s1O3A of the Employment Relations Act "whether the Employer's actions and how it acted were what a fair and reasonable Employer could have done in all the circumstances at the time."
So - what should Employers do in such circumstances?
6. And of course, investigate fully (and formally) before making any decision to dismiss.
By following the above steps, Employers are then in a better position to prove they have acted fairly.
If you are not members, please consider joining us or buy our Discipline & Dismissal eBook to ensure you get it right. Members of the Employers Support Package have access to this product, which is in the Library section of the Employers Toolbox.


A few weeks ago the chance to feast on a 13-course degustation at a renowned Sydney restaurant presented itself one evening. How could I resist? Kobe Jones is 'modern Japanese with a Californian twist' and the menu did not disappoint. We started with a glass of sparkling wine while Vera read out the delectable menu.
My favourites were Courses 1 and 11, and the chocolate fondant with green tea ice-cream on the dessert platter. I'll be returning to this place!


This paper questions the assumption that young children need exposure to natural environments for healthy psychological development. Preliminary investigation of the environmental perceptions of 4-year-olds suggests that the distinction between natural and man-made milieux is insignificant to preschoolers, and that they find both kinds of environments similarly fascinating. Both offer rich potential for collecting treasures - an important preschool criterion of environmental satisfaction. The behavioral environments of parent and child are markedly different in the same physical setting.


sho and tell: Math Magic.
How cool are these photos by Robin Moore, of high school students in the eighties learning math via string figures? (Read more about that from their teacher, James R. Murphy, here.) Growing up, I was never good at anything having to do with numbers - but I'm sure I would have loved this!
Wishing you all a happy weekend - what are your plans? Tonight, I'm getting on a plane and heading home to LA to visit family. I'll be there for ten days, and I couldn't be more excited. Sunshine, home cooking, these furry faces - ahh. I can't wait!
Photos by Robin Moore. Via Wolf Eyebrows.


SRINAGAR: A Division Bench (DB) of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sanjeev Kumar on Tuesday directed State to file the latest status report regarding the compliance of the directions made by the Supreme Court about transgender community, within a period of four weeks from today.
The court direction came in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to provide constitutional rights and ensure welfare of transgender community of the J&K State.
When the PIL came-up for hearing, the DB observed that in terms of last orders passed by this Court, the State Government was given time to place on record the finalisation of policy regarding trans-genders. However, such effort was aborted on account of inability of petitioners to travel to Jammu for the meeting on account of delayed receipt of the information and also the barriers on account of weather.
DB further observed that this Court informed that Secretary to Government, Social Welfare Department, J&K, has been nominated as Chairman and is presiding over the meeting.
DB ordered that in order to avoid any confusion, the meeting shall be held on February 20, 2019 at 12.00 noon and in case the petitioners or representative of the petitioners are unable to travel to Jammu, the Secretary, Social Welfare Department, J&K, shall facilitate the meeting through Skype / Video Conferencing or any other electronic mode.
"It is informed that the petitioners have made grievances that the respondents have not implemented the pending directions of the Supreme Court in case titled National Legal Services Authority versus Union of India and others", the DB observed and sought the status report.


The region's jobs picture appears to be brightening, according to an economic analysis released by the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board.
John Beauregard, executive director of the Franklin-based agency that operates the region's four CTWorks career centers, said Friday that the Norwich-New London labor market likely bottomed out in May and has been on its way up ever since, adding 600 positions in the past five months.
"It's taking a step in the right direction," Beauregard said in a phone interview.
In a report produced in collaboration with Don Klepper-Smith, chief economist of New Haven-based DataCore Partners LLC, the workforce board declared this week that the region's five-year jobs slide, which continued long after the Great Recession of 2008-2009 was over, finally has reached an end, barring unforeseen major downsizings among large local employers.
The region, hit over the past few years by significant layoffs in key sectors of the economy such as gaming and pharmaceuticals, should slowly begin to return to job-growth normalcy, the report said, with an expected gain of 500 positions next year.
"May 2013 finally marked the trough for job erosion in the Norwich-New London labor market area," Klepper-Smith said in the report. "Clearly, the indicators are pointing to Norwich-New London finally being at or close to a firm bottom and ready to move upward again."
It's a trough that saw the Norwich-New London area lose more than 12,000 jobs as the region's unemployment rate more than doubled. Between April 2007, when the region's casinos were riding high, and January 2011, when Pfizer Inc. was in the midst of a severe downsizing, the jobless rate rose from 3.9 percent to 9.8 percent in the Norwich-New London labor market that includes Westerly.
In August, the latest month for which figures were available because of delays related to October's government shutdown, the unemployment rate in the region was a more manageable 8.1 percent, according to U.S. Labor Department statistics.
"I think what we're seeing is the accumulation of numerous under-the-radar types of activity in the labor market," Beauregard said in the report. "As long as this positive activity is not unraveled by large-block layoffs such as those the region experienced over the last two and a half years, I think we'll start to see sustained job increases once again."
Beauregard referred to major layoffs and job attrition at Pfizer, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino over the past few years, as well as some roller coaster numbers at Electric Boat. The casinos have shed about 5,000 jobs in the past few years, while Pfizer has eliminated more than 2,500 positions, which doesn't include hundreds of contractors who have lost regular paychecks in the region as the pharmaceutical giant outsourced more of its work.
"There's no doubt that the larger layoff amount that New London County experienced provided a lingering effect on regional job figures," Beauregard said. "The primary problem is the fact that there's little to counterbalance the large layoffs with, since remaining employers tend to make do with their existing workforce during uncertain times."
Despite projections from DataCore Partners showing the region's jobs numbers edging up over the past five months, economists are still expecting an overall loss of 1,500 jobs in the region during 2013. The losses, frontloaded in January through May, have given the Norwich-New London area the dubious distinction of being the worst-performing labor market in the state so far this year.
A year ago, the region also was listed as among the bottom 10 in the nation in terms of job recoveries after the recession.
By contrast, the Willimantic-Danielson labor market, which the local workforce board also tracks, has seen job gains of 1.1 percent so far this year — slightly better than the state's overall performance. But Beauregard pointed out that the northeastern part of the state had a longer way to go, having lost 11 percent of its workforce compared with 9 percent for New London County.
Among the region's strengths so far this year, according to the report, has been a 19 percent rise in new-housing units in New London, Norwich, Groton, Ledyard, Windham and Stonington. New London County single-family home sales are also showing strength, up 2 percent on the year, while prices have been relatively flat, according to the report.
The report added that most of the major impacts from layoffs at Pfizer have been accounted for, and that proactive workforce-development and economic development efforts have helped ensure that "a turning point in the local economy is at hand."
Gene Harper, human resources manager at EB and board chairman of the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, said the jobs agency and its partners helped thousands of local workers update their skills and change career paths since the economic upheaval of the Great Recession.
"A more competitive workforce will help accelerate any anticipated job growth in 2014 and beyond," Harper said in the report.


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Walther Ernst Wickop (auch Walter Wickop; * 19. Juli 1890 in Köln; † 13. November 1957 in Hannover) war ein deutscher Architekt und Hochschullehrer.

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Walther Wickop war der älteste Sohn von Georg Wickop und Anna Wickop, geb. Schumann, sowie Enkel des Aachener Gewerbeschullehrers und Architekten Wilhelm Wickop. Nach der Umsiedlung der Familie 1895 nach Darmstadt, ging Walther dort zur Schule und erlangte 1908 die Reifeprüfung. Anschließend studierte er Architektur, das er am 13. Mai 1914 mit der Diplomhauptprüfung mit Auszeichnung abschloss. Anschließend begann er eine Ausbildung zum Regierungsbauführer u. a. in Darmstadt und bei der Baubehörde in Lübeck, die durch die Teilnahme am Ersten Weltkrieg unterbrochen wurde. Die Zweite Staatsprüfung unter Berücksichtigung der Kriegsdienstzeit erfolgte 1920.

In dem von Stadtbaurat August Buxbaum 1920 herausgegebenen Band "Darmstadt und Umgebung in zweihundert Federzeichnungen" sind vier Zeichnungen von ihm enthalten, die sein zeichnerisches Talent bezeugen.

Walther Wickop erhielt 1920 eine Stelle als Regierungsbaumeister in Köln. Infolge von Personalabbau wurde er 1925 beurlaubt. 1925 wurde er zum Professor für Baukonstruktion an die Technische Hochschule Hannover berufen. Wickop war Mitglied im Deutschen Werkbund.

Walther Wickop trat nach der Machtübergabe an die Nationalsozialisten am 1. April 1933 der NSDAP bei. Am 11. November 1933 gehörte er zu den Unterzeichnern des Bekenntnisses der deutschen Professoren zu Adolf Hitler. Seit 1935 war er Mitglied im NS-Dozentenbund.

Walther Wickop war nach der deutschen Besetzung Polens "Vertrauensarchitekt des Reichskommissars für die ersten Neuplanungsgebiete im Warthegau" Heinrich Himmler. Die Dorf-Versuchsplanungen unter der Bezeichnung "Generalplan Ost", die nach der Vertreibung von Polen realisiert werden sollten, standen unter der Leitung von Konrad Meyer, dem Chef der "Planungsabteilung des Reichskommissars für die Festigung deutschen Volkstums". In der von Konrad Meyer herausgegebenen Zeitschrift "Neues Bauerntum" veröffentlichte Wickop 1942 einen Aufsatz "Das Dorf im Osten und sein Lebensraum". In diesem kommen die nationalsozialistischen Planungsprämissen sehr deutlich zum Tragen. Wickop entwarf "typisch deutsche" Dorfhäuser, die in den besetzten Gebieten nach der Vertreibung der polnischen Bevölkerung entstehen sollten. Im Rahmen dieser Tätigkeit hat Wickop erhebliche zusätzliche Einkünfte erzielt.

Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs drohte Wickop die Entlassung aus dem Dienst der TH Hannover. Er machte verschiedentlich verharmlosende Angaben zu seiner Tätigkeit im NS-Staat. Bereits vor dem Entnazifizierungsverfahren wurde er von Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf gegenüber dem Rektor der TH in Schutz genommen. Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf war, wie inzwischen bekannt ist, im NS-Staat von 1939 bis 1943 als Vermögensverwalter in Polen tätig und kannte daher vermutlich auch Walther Wickop. In dem Entnazifizierungsverfahren von Walter Wickop hat die Tätigkeit als "Vertrauensarchitekt" Himmlers keine Rolle gespielt, obwohl die Rolle Konrad Meyers zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits öffentlich bekannt war. Im Februar 1947 wurde Wickop als "gering belasteter Mitläufer" eingeschätzt. Der Unterausschuss der TH Hannover sprach sich im Januar 1947 für die Weiterbeschäftigung von Wickop als Professor für Baukonstruktion aus. Ein erneutes Verfahren, das gegen Walther Wickop 1948 angestrengt wurde, wurde 1949 eingestellt.

1954 entwarf Wickop die neue Turnhalle der TH Hannover. Der "Doris-Krammling-Jöhrens-Weg" am Zentrum für Hochschulsport trug bis Januar 2020 seinen Namen. 1954 wurde er an der Technischen Hochschule Dresden ehrenpromoviert.
Wickop starb 1957, wenige Wochen nach seiner Emeritierung.

Bauten
 1924–28: Umbau der Gebäude der Firma Stichweh in Hannover-Limmer im Stil des Bauhauses
 1928: Verwaltungsgebäude der Firma Stichweih (Bauhaus-Stil)

Werke
 Die Messebauten der Stadt Köln a.Rh., Berlin, Dt. Bauzeitung.
 Führung zur Baukunst. Zur Hundertjahrfeier der Technischen Hochschule Hannover 1831–1931, Hannover 1931.
 Fenster, Türen, Tore aus Holz und Eisen, Hannover 1933.
 Vorschläge für den Bau und die Einfügung von Kleingaragen auf dem Lande und in der Kleinstadt, Hannover 1939.
 Der Landbaumeister. Beilage der Zeitschrift Neues Bauerntum, Heft 6, 1942, S. 2–8.
 Landbaufibel für Niedersachsen, Hannover 1945.
 Das Kleinhaus im Garten, Bielefeld 1949.

Literatur
 Michael Jung, Eine neue Zeit. Ein neuer Geist? Eine Untersuchung über die NS-Belastung der nach 1945 an der Technischen Hochschule Hannover tätigen Professoren unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Rektoren und Senatsmitglieder. Hrsg. v. Präsidium der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2020, ISBN 978-3-7319-1082-4 (vollständig als PDF-Dokument), S. 178f.
 Michael Jung: "Voll Begeisterung schlagen unsere Herzen zum Führer". Die Technische Hochschule Hannover und ihre Professoren im Nationalsozialismus. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2013, ISBN 978-3-8482-6451-3, S. 257f.
 Frauke Steffens: "Innerlich gesund an der Schwelle einer neuen Zeit." Die Technische Hochschule Hannover 1945–1956. Stuttgart 2011, S. 111–116.
 Werner Durth, Niels Gutschow: Träume in Trümmern. München 1993, S. 84.
 Paul Trommsdorff: Der Lehrkörper der Technischen Hochschule Hannover 1831–1931. Hannover 1931, S. 99.

Einzelnachweise

Architekt im Nationalsozialismus
Hochschullehrer (TH Hannover)
Person (Wartheland)
NSDAP-Mitglied
Mitglied des Deutschen Werkbundes
Ehrendoktor der Technischen Universität Dresden
Deutscher
Geboren 1890
Gestorben 1957
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Ivey awards $291K grant to Cullman Co. for Stony Lonesome facility
By: Wendy Sack
Gov. Kay Ivey awarded the Cullman County Commission $291,294 to construct a bathhouse/restroom facility at Stony Lonesome OHV Park. (Tribune file photo)
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey's office on Thursday announced the awarding of $2.7 million in grants. The office said the funds will help expand or build trails or trail amenities at 10 sites in Alabama to enhance recreation outlets. It said an additional grant will provide equipment for improving state trails. Included in the 10 sites is Cullman County's Stony Lonesome OHV Park in Bremen. Ivey awarded the Cullman County Commission $291,294 to construct a bathhouse/restroom facility at the park.
"Alabama is a land of bountiful natural beauty, and our state and local trails are a means to experience and enjoy that outdoor splendor," Ivey said. "I am pleased to award these grants, and I encourage everyone to enjoy these and any of the many other trails in our state."
The grants were awarded from funds made available to the state from the Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) administers the program in Alabama.
"Trails come in many forms and magnitudes, but they provide character and so much more to our communities," ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. "I join with Gov. Ivey in commending those who work so diligently to make these recreational outlets available for all to enjoy."
The grants awarded by Ivey:
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – $109,600 to construct new footbridges and other improvements at the Walls of Jericho tract in Jackson County.
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – $34,400 to purchase trail construction and maintenance equipment to be used on state lands properties.
City of Scottsboro- $418,497 to expand the Goose Pond Colony boat ramp to eight lanes, including making it accessible to people with limited mobility and expanding a boardwalk to increase public fishing availability.
Town of Section- $156,257 to provide parking and restrooms at the 13.5-acre Weatherington Park that is situated on a bluff overlooking the Tennessee River in Jackson County.
City of Guntersville – $320,000 to extend the Guntersville Trail enabling people to walk, run or bike from downtown Guntersville to along the Tennessee River waterfront.
Cullman County Commission – $291,294 to construct a bathhouse/restroom facility at Stony Lonesome OHV Park.
City of Valley – $277,200 to repair and resurface the 6.9-mile-long, multi-purpose Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Trail and install amenities like fencing and benches.
Alabama Historical Commission (Old Cahawba Archaeological Park) – $400,000 to build a multi-use concrete trail at Old Cahawba in Dallas County, connecting many of the park's main features; building an equestrian trail and constructing additional bathrooms.
City of Luverne- $90,772 to resurface an existing asphalt walking trail at E.L. Turner Park as part of an overall renovation of the facility.
City of Andalusia – $400,000 to acquire a 16-mile-long abandoned railroad line for conversion into the multi-purpose Wiregrass Trail Corridor connecting four Covington County municipalities.
City of Daphne- $210,205 to construct a wooden boardwalk connecting several trails at Village Point Park.
ADECA manages a wide range of grants and programs that support law enforcement, economic development, workforce development, recreation, energy conservation and water resource management.
Cullman County Commission
Kay Ivey
Kenneth Boswell
Stony Lonesome OHV Park
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The pot size in which the product is to finish is important information. Programming a liner for 4" pots is completely different from finishing a liner for 12" patio pots or large hanging baskets. For a 4" pot, we need a bushy, well-branched liner full of buds that will take the least time possible to fill the pot just as the flowering buds start to show colour.
A Rieger begonia, off to a good start.
The liner that is planned for large pots needs to be in the vegetative stage and not full of flowers. A few examples are bacopa, New Guinea impatiens and fuchsia.
Treatment of liners ending up in combinations could vary from liners intended for 4" or 12" due to the fact the combination products have to complement each other, rather than compete.
Knowing the sales date, as simple as that seems, is one of the most important factors in producing a programmable liner.
Programmable liner production is adjusted to fit the season. Liners produced for early spring production are completely different from liners produced for summer production.
Many liners are produced for a particular geographic location. Liners for northern states are different from those produced for southern states.
Knowing the greenhouse environment of the finishing container will also cause the programming of the liner to vary.
The culture practices of how growers finish their crops vary, and if we are to program a liner properly, we must know those practices. Examples include wet versus dry growers, the type of fertilizer used and the use of growth regulators.
If plugs are to be machine-transplanted versus manual transplanting, the media in which the cutting is rooted makes a difference, as does the configuration. This is an important aspect when efficiency is a consideration.
Knowing the previous factors will allow the producer to program the liner towards a specific target.
There are a number of factors involved in producing a programmed liner.
Stock: Starting a vegetative programmed liner with a healthy cutting without flowering buds will help in successful rooting. A budded dahlia cutting, of the same cultivar, versus a non-budded cutting, will take up to two weeks longer to root – if it is able to do so before fungus gnat larvae take over. Fuchsia, nemesia, osteospermum and scaveola are a few examples for this rule.
Know the photoperiod response for bud-setting and do the opposite to keep the stock vegetative. Give long days to dahlia and avoid long days for fuchsia.
Even if we take care of the photoperiod to prevent bud-setting, if the stock is not harvested in a timely fashion, the cutting will often have buds due to age. Many poinsettia varieties set bud past the 13 to 15 leaves of growth stage, as do chrysanthemum, dahlia and osteospermum.
Proper temperatures must be provided for minimizing budded cuttings. Many varieties will set bud even when photoperiod and timely harvesting have taken place. Osteospermum, chrysanthemum, poinsettia, dahlia and nemesia, if grown cool, will set the bud. This is a negative characteristic for producing a successful programmed liner.
Many varieties need a waiting period after treatment with Florel or rooting will be delayed drastically; e.g., ivy geranium needs a three-week waiting period.
The time between applying Florel and shipping should be taken into consideration. The normal risk of ethylene damage in shipping is bad enough without increasing it with Florel.
Florel will stress a plant and the level of stress differs for different plant cultivars. A waiting period before harvesting, shipping, or sticking cuttings, should be determined per cultivar.
■ Cuttings: After cuttings are harvested, all measures should be taken to ensure they do not become dehydrated. Shading the cart, or whatever they are put on, until they go into a temperature and humidity-controlled room will help, but the time between taking the cutting and entering a proper storage room is more important.
Whether cuttings are harvested at the sticking site or have been shipped, dipping them in clean, disinfected water and storing them in a controlled (temperature and humidity) environment for at least four hours (or overnight) will get the cutting turgid and minimize the amount of mist to be applied at the rooting bench in the first two to three days. This is a major procedure to prevent erwinia infections, especially in hot climates or during summer production in northern climates. Poinsettia is a typical example.
■ Rooting media: A media that drains well, is porous and allows the movement of gases and liquids easily is beneficial for fast-rooting and improves the potential of success in rooting.
A peat lite-based media is preferable without gel or other additives to hold the soil together. A rooting media in a cell pack, or other rooting tray, is a good method when the rooting material produces sufficient root mass to enable the pulling of the entire root ball for easy transplanting.
The media should have good water retention so that over-misting is not necessary. It will result in a healthier cutting with leaves that have not been leached of nutrients. This is more important in hot climates/seasons.
Propagation: For a liner to meet the predetermined target of the quality sales date economically, some aspects have to be taken into consideration.
Liners should be rooted in the shortest time possible to avoid nutrient depletion from the leaves.
Producing a liner with active roots rather than water roots or roots where all the root hairs have dried up.
Avoid using fungicides if possible, because every fungicide has a negative side-effect on new roots – especially if the cuttings are not rooting in a timely fashion. Healthy cuttings, completely turgid, with no shipment shock or dehydration and housed in a proper facility – and under correct procedures – should never need a fungicide.
Cuttings need fertilizer at the first sign of rooting. Well-fertilized liners will branch better and take off better upon transplanting.
Treatments: Selecting the right variety for the finished product is the easiest first step in achieving our goal of producing a programmed liner. Following the required treatments to attain the required end product will differentiate one grower from another and will definitely reflect on the end product. Here are some of the production treatments.
■ Photoperiod: Knowing the variety's photoperiod requirement and applying it will ensure the right product for the right target.
By not lighting a tuberous begonia, the plants will form a tuber and the plant's vigour will diminish drastically. At the same time, some petunia varieties, if they don't get long days (by night interruption) will take much longer to flower or won't flower.
Long days can be beneficial in speeding up flowering of many calibrachoa when using liners for 4" containers. However, if the liner is for 12" containers, then we don't want to provide long days because we want the plant to achieve a certain size without any flowers.
A fuchsia intended for a 10" pot should not have any long-day treatment or the cuttings will be budded and growth will slow down prematurely, resulting in an inferior crop. Fuchsia liners intended for 4" production would require long-day treatment on a well-branched cutting.
■ Light accumulation: Many crops will flower much earlier when high-intensity light is supplied because these plants flower by light accumulation. Many cultivars fit into this category.
Petunias and geraniums, to mention a few, can speed up flowering by up to three weeks in northern climates and, although this is desirable on liners intended for mass production of 4" pots, it is not desirable for liners intended for larger containers.
Temperature: Like photoperiod, every cultivar has a growing temperature that will enhance, or is mandatory, for bud setting. Depending on our target, the temperature the liner is grown at should be adjusted to get the optimum liner.
For an osteospermum liner, for 4" production, a low temperature of 50 F (10 C) is preferable and more economical to finish. However, if the same cultivar is intended for a 6" pot or larger, cool treatment should not be applied until after the liner is planted in the pot. Once it has established and pinched, and the new growth is 2", then a cool treatment is beneficial.
If treatment is intended for 4" production and is planted in a 6" or larger pot, the end product will be too short and not desirable.
Pinching (shearing): If some cultivars don't branch naturally and chemical branching is too slow or ineffective or has some negative side-effects, then pinching (or shearing) the cuttings is the only way to produce a bushy liner.
Although numerous growth regulators can control the height of many cultivars, pinching can result in much nicer liners – especially when uniformity is required – and, with the advancement of mechanical shearers, this phase of production is less labour-intensive than in the past.
Growth regulators: Chemical growth regulators can adjust the growth habit of many cultivars. The adjustment could be positive or negative, depending on our knowledge and experience with the growth regulator, which is a legendary discussion on its own.
Some growth regulators speed up flowering while others delay it. Cycocel accelerates flowering on geraniums while B-Nine delays the flowering of any crop. A-Rest speeds up flowering on almost every variety, while Bonzi and Sumagic could delay the opening of the flower, especially if the plug is grown in cool temperatures immediately after treatment or in less than two weeks.
Growth regulator rates vary drastically under different temperatures. Keeping in mind the liner's finishing temperature is very important. Bonzi and Sumagic are more critical than B-Nine and Cycocel when it comes to treatments and temperatures because they are effective for longer periods.
Showering or heavily spraying the plants with Bonzi or Sumagic on a budded liner will delay the flowering much more than if these liners were sub-irrigated with the same rate of Sumagic or Bonzi.
Since many liners going into combinations are vigorous varieties, the practice of sub-irrigation (dipping) is common. The whole liner tray is passed through a solution of Bonzi or Sumagic that programs the liner to have more torque and thus slows its growth. This is especially important when these plants are combined with less vigorous plants that cannot handle Bonzi or Sumagic.
The rates for sub-irrigation dip vary but, for a starting guideline, use 2 ppm Bonzi or 1 ppm Sumagic. These rates work well if crops are to be grown at an average temperature of 60 F to 65 F and are an excellent tool when you get to know the varieties and their response to the dip-treatment.
Another growth regulator that can play a huge part in producing a programmed liner is Florel (Ethrel). A liner can be set at zero (date) when sprayed with Florel and, as long as we know how long it takes from last spray to flowering, programming the liner with the proper date and treatment will ensure the product will be ready on time. Different growers get different responses with the use of Florel.
Make sure the chemical is still active. Florel can deteriorate with time, especially if the container is left open. Florel activity can be checked by a simple test. Adjust your spray water to a pH of 6.0, then add 250 ppm Florel and the water's pH should drop to 3.2 - 3.5. If it doesn't, then the chemical is deactivated.
The longer the plants stay wet, the more effective the spray is. Florel is very local in its activity, so plants should be covered well. Overspraying is much better than under-spraying. There are no negative side-effects from overspray, but there is definitely no activity with under-spray.
Florel is more effective at 65 F than at 50 F. Only spray plant material that is not crowded, because the spray cannot get into all parts of the plant, and if the sprayed parts of the plant are not exposed to light, many of the leaves will yellow and may fall off.
It is very important to spray rooted liners as soon as they are turgid enough but still have some space among the cuttings.
■ Liner size: Naturally, the larger the liner size, the better the chance of producing a higher quality liner. There is more light, more branching and chemical treatments are more effective. In addition, a larger liner will take less time to finish when planted.
If liner size is limited because the liner has to go into 4" pots, and the smaller liner is more practical to plant, then spacing the smaller liners will give the same result as larger liners.
Disease- and insect-free: If the liner is clean of disease and insects and goes into clean media and facilities, the chances of disease or insect problems is much lower. Any chemical treatment on the liners is much cheaper than doing the same treatment after the liners have been transplanted.
Timing: By far the most important factor in a programmed liner is the proper timing, whether it is to do with cuttings, when to apply treatments, or when to adjust the environment as needed during the various stages.
Producing a programmed liner is like flying an airplane – 90 per cent of the time we are off course, requiring frequent adjustments to steer us towards our destination. We must continuously adjust our culture and practices to meet our liner targets and we can only do that if we know where the product is going to end up and the conditions under which it is to be finished.


On Shabbat Shirah (the "Sabbath of Song"), we read the Torah account of the crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites. The climax of the reading is the "song at the sea," with its lofty, rolling musical melody. The Rabbis believed that the shirah was sung responsively, first by Moses and the men, then by Miriam and the women. Today, in keeping with this tradition, the congregation sings a number of the verses before the Torah reader chants them, as an expression of the spontaneous enthusiasm of the people.
The depths froze in the heart of the sea.
In witnessing the miracle at the sea, Israel found a new voice and a new language: the language of poetic imagery. Here we see the people draw close to the divine through poetry, metaphorically experiencing the blast of God's very "human" nostrils.
To celebrate Shabbat Shirah, the Rabbis suggested, in addition to the customs connected with the synagogue Torah reading, a home-based ritual: on Shabbat Shirah we feed the birds. Some have suggested that we do so to acknowledge the birds' singing in praise of God and his great miracle at the sea. Others have linked feeding birds with their role in the biblical story of the double portion of manna that miraculously appeared on Friday so that the Israelites would not have to gather manna on Shabbat. A midrash tells us that two trouble-makers, Dathan and Aviram, put out manna Friday evening so that the people would discover it on the morning of Shabbat and Moses and God would be discredited. But the birds gobbled up all the manna before the people awoke, preserving the miracle of the double portion of manna on Friday and its absence on Shabbat and, thus, confirming the leadership of Moses.
The teaching that we should feed birds on Shabbat presented a halakhic challenge for the Rabbis. On Shabbat, we are generally permitted to feed only domesticated animals, not wild ones. An individual might technically circumvent the halakhic prohibition by shaking bread crumbs from a napkin or tablecloth onto the grass, but I doubt this is what the Rabbis had in mind. How curious that they should have creatively invoked the midrash concerning Dathan and Aviram to give legitimacy to a custom that was otherwise halakhically forbidden!
I strongly suspect that Israelites were feeding birds at this time of the year long before the customs, halakhah, and midrashim of rabbinic Judaism emerged. I believe the practice originated during the Israelites' journey through the desert, where they would have witnessed a striking annual natural phenomenon. Each spring, 500 million birds migrate up the rift valley in Africa, along the Red Sea, across the Sinai Peninsula, north through the Arava and Jordan Valley, dispersing at last in the birds' summer homes throughout Asia Minor and Europe. The Israelites would have witnessed flocks of raptors seeking the warm morning updrafts to traverse the mountains, great flocks of storks and cranes darkening the sky and creating a din with their beating wings. They would have seen the tiny vulnerable songbirds, the warblers and finches with their beautiful colors and melodic songs. And of course there were the flocks of quail on which they feasted.
This annual migration of hundreds of millions of birds, heading in exactly the same direction as the Israelites, must have made a tremendous impression on these wandering nomads and fostered an intimate connection. Throughout the 40-year journey in the desert, the appearance of these flocks of birds each spring must have captured the imagination and lifted the spirits of their human companions. Many of the birds would have alighted at the Israelite campsites to feed and eventually to be fed.
Once the nation was settled in Eretz Yisrael, this annual migration would have continued to be a powerful reminder to the Israelites of their ancestors' 40-year journey through the desert. Feeding the birds would become a way of celebrating their connection to the great spring migration that was witnessed during that first spring of liberation at the sea and annually for 40 years.
The Rabbis, writing in the first century, were likely dealing with a well established popular custom. They seemed to go to great lengths to put it into a religiously sanctioned framework, using various imaginative midrashim. Undoubtedly they feared an implied worship of birds, such as existed throughout the ancient world. Contemporary Egyptians expressed their death-and-rebirth symbolism through the image of a godlike phoenix rising from the ashes. In the Greco-Roman world, bird flight, birdsong, and the entrails of sacrificed birds were used to augur the future. In later centuries, birds were to figure prominently in Christian iconography, as momentous events were commonly accompanied by white doves.
The Rabbis need not have worried. Although the people continued to remember the miracle at the sea and their desert relationship to the birds, they never worshiped them. Our people knew the difference between poetic imagination and worship, and God Himself had no hesitation about using bird imagery to express His relationship to His people. As the Israelites stood at the foot of Mount Sinai before receiving the covenant, God responded to their fear and trembling at the momentous event and their apprehension about their journey into the unknown by comforting them with these tender words: "I will carry you on wings of eagles, And bring you near to me."
Jerry Friedman is a psychiatrist practicing in Toronto. This article reflects his interests in birding, Torah texts, and the topography and wildlife of ancient and modern Israel. Those interested in more information about these bird migrations may visit the following sites: www.kibbutzlotan.com (click "birding Israel"), www.eilatbirdsfestival.com, www.jbo.org.il (Jerusalem Bird Observatory), www.hulabirdfestival.org, and www.birdwatching.org.il.
I enjoyed Dr. Friedman's musing's regarding the metaphorical bird migrations. I recall, however, several alternate rationales for feeding the birds on Shabbat Shira; one for instance which describes those escaping from Egypt in haste, and seeking the treasures that G-d had promised them - which the Egyptians putatively anyway owed them in wages but had either hidden or buried. According to the medrash, the birds came and pecked at these secreted locations revealing them to the departing freed slaves. Something else however struck me in reading this which I had never before juxtaposed in my own mind which I find somewhat ironic and chilling; and that is the pictorial images of the Bird's Head Haggadah which portray the Jews, as evidently was the anti-semitic trend, with beaks and bird-like features.
I also enjoyed the linkage between bird migration and Shabbat Shira. To Mr Sommer's point about the Bird's Head Haggadah - I remember learning that the birds were used to avoid making human images. Though I suppose that reason and the alleged anti-semitism could co-exist.
To Ms. Wallack's point; frankly, perhaps I emailed with too much haste, alacrity exceeding the Jewish People's exiting from Egypt. I, too, recall reading that the bird's head features were in lieu of facial images otherwise prohibited by scripture. Nevertheless, I was always - perhaps incorrectly - under the impression that the bird-like features and hats were not deemed to be very flattering caricatures. And further, I may have mispoken when I attributed the alternate reason for feeding the birds to a medrash. It might have been one of the rishonim who posited that rationale. I will have to look that up.
This is an outstanding article by Jerry Friedman - not only is he a scholar, and a very special member of the Jewish community, but his eloquence allows all your readers to share in his vision and appreciate his positive approach to life. And oh yes, he is my wonderful cousin - how proud we all are of you Jerry.
I want to thank Mr. Sommer for bringing to my attention the midrash about the birds finding the hidden Egyptian treasures promised to the departing Israelites.I believe this story is dealing with a more difficult issue than the custom of feeding birds on Shabbat Shira. The rabbis were struggling with the Torah text itself."The Israelites ...borrowed from the Egyptians objects of silver and gold, and clothing. And the Lord had disposed the Egyptians favorably toward the people, and they let them have their request; thus they stripped the Egyptians"(Exodus 12:35-36 JPS translation). The rabbis struggled with the "stripping" of the Egyptians of their treasure . Did the Israelites go beyond what was offered and aggressively "strip" the Egyptians of their wealth or was what was initially offered freely now withheld? The commentators suggest the silver and gold was in fact withheld and hidden and thus had to be "stripped" from the Egyptians with help from our avian friends.


In supply chain and logistics, there's always a new problem to solve or a new opportunity to go after, which often involves some form of innovation — whether it's a process innovation, a technology innovation, or both. There are many paths companies can take to drive supply chain innovation, but in a recent episode of Talking Logistics, Kristi Montgomery (VP of Kenco Innovation Labs) and Puga Sankara (Co-Founder of Smart Gladiator) discussed a relatively new one: a collaborative approach between logistics service providers and technology companies.
This concept of collaborative innovation was put into action to address a problem one of Kenco's customers (as well as many others in the industry) was experiencing: retail compliance chargebacks. As Kristi describes in the short clip below, their customer was dealing with significant financial penalties and chargebacks for products arriving in non-compliant condition, yet they were forced to accept the chargebacks because they didn't have a way to prove compliance at the time of shipment.
So what have been the results to date?
I encourage you to watch the full episode for additional insights on this topic, including Puga Sankara's comments around the current state of mobile enablement in supply chain management. Then post a question or comment and share your perspective on collaborative supply chain innovation.