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Tesla Will Dominate EVs As Long As Legacy Auto Stands By The Status Quo
by Ma. Claribelle Deveza April 15, 2020
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Tesla's dominance in the EV market has lasted longer than skeptics predicted mostly because legacy automakers want to keep the status quo. In the latest episode of Third Row Tesla, Sandy Munro shared his thoughts about Tesla's EV dominance and why traditional OEMs are still lagging.
When Third Row Tesla member Vivian Hantusch asked Sandy Munro why he thought the competition in the EV market was sparse, the expert auto consultant dropped a major truth bomb. "Mainly old people that are in charge who think that the good old days are gonna come back…They don't believe that things are going to change. And that--tragically--is the way it works."
It's no secret that one of the reasons more electric cars aren't flooding the market is that legacy automakers want to maintain the status quo. But not many people have said it as straightforward as Sandy Munro did in his interview.
Based on a previous Tesmanian article, the Tesla Model 3 sedan completely overshadowed other new-energy vehicles in terms of sales during Q1 2020. To put it in perspective, Tesla sold 44,500 Model 3 units during the first quarter, while Chevrolet sold 5,874 units of the Bolt—and it sold the second-highest EVs in the market.
HyperChange host Gali Russell said that the electric vehicle market was shrinking without Tesla's entries, which indicate that legacy automakers haven't released any new competition for quite some time. Russell also pointed out that EV sales haven't grown much either, as shown by the Chevrolet Bolt.
ICE supporters might use Russell's findings and argue that legacy automakers aren't releasing more new-energy vehicles because there is no demand. However, legacy automakers may be the reason for reduced demand in the EV market. Traditional car companies aren't releasing serious candidates into the EV market, leaving Tesla to dominate.
Sandy Munro said as much during his interview. He brought up the BMW i3 and said it was close to being Tesla's competition, but ultimately wasn't really. "[BMW] were serious about new technologies, and they were serious about maybe coming up with—you know—a real true electric vehicle, but they weren't serious enough to put the right people on with the marketing and whatnot."
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Munro also brought up the Bolt. He explained that Chevrolet gave a Spark to LG Chem and asked the company to turn it into an EV. The Chevy Bolt's story seemed similar to Tesla's first Roadster, which Elon Musk has said wasn't the best way to make an EV.
Tesla learned its lesson with the Roadster, which is why the EV automaker started from scratch with the Model S. Every detail of the 2012 Model S was conceptualized from the bottom-up by Elon Musk and the Tesla team.
Ultimately, the effort that Tesla puts into its vehicles helps the company break the norms. And if legacy automakers don't start taking EVs seriously, they may find themselves trying to keep up with the new status quo.
Sandy Munro may have described it best. "Now, you're looking at people trying to catch up or doing things, but they're still not serious enough to put the effort in that Tesla did." "They didn't try to do things that were gonna be revolutionary. They stuck a toe in the water or their foot in the water," he said.
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 == Theatrical Provenance ==
 Lord Strange's men performed "The Spanish Comedy of Don Horatio" at the Rose in 1592. Its performances were woven into the run of Thomas Kyd's ''Spanish Tragedy'', during which the two were paired four times (March 13 & 14, March 30 & 31, April 22 & 24,† and May 21 & 22. "The Spanish Comedy of Don Horatio" was consistently scheduled first in the pairing. However, in December 1592, when Strange's men returned to the Rose, ''The Spanish Tragedy'' was continued in the repertory without "The Spanish Comedy of Don Horatio."

 †a day intervened, but that day was a Sunday (typically a day on which no performances were scheduled) == Probable Genre(s) ==  {{Play/Probable Genres}}

 == Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==
 Scholars have broadly agreed that the story line of "The Spanish Comedy of Don Horatio" was (as the title implies) the backstory set up in the prologue to ''The Spanish Tragedy''.

 == References to the Play == ck EEBO-TCP

 == Critical Commentary ==
 [[WorksCited|Malone]] made no comment on "The Comedy of Don Horatio" (290), but [[WorksCited|Collier]] laid out the explanation that scholars accept today in various forms, namely that it and "Jeronymo" (first recorded by Henslowe on 14 March 1592) were "different productions" (21, n3). [[WorksCited|Collier]] was persuaded by the fact that "they were certainly sometimes performed on successive days," and he asserted further that "one [was] called the Spanish Tragedy, printed in, and before, 1599, and the other Jeronymo, printed in 1605" (21, n3). [[WorksCited|Fleay, ''BCEB'']] implied a far tighter relationship between Henslowe's "Comedy of Don Horatio" and ''The Spanish Tragedy'', explaining that the "play" was appropriated "c. 1599" by "the Chapel boys," and "altered"; he thus "conveniently" called "the first part of ''Jeronymo'', or ''The Spanish Comedy'', as Henslow calls it" (2.30). Making evidence elastic, he perceived Henslowe's two plays as one, separating them post-599 because the children's version refers to "the hero ... as of low stature" (2.30).
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 == For What It's Worth ==

 == Works Cited ==

Erne, Lukas . ''Beyond 'The Spanish Tragedy': A Study of the Works of Thomas Kyd''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001.

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When is the South Western railway strike, how long will it last and where in the UK is affected?
Caroline WestbrookTuesday 5 Nov 2019 4:02 pm
South Western Railway staff are walking out for much of December (Picture: PA)
Rail workers for South Western have announced they are to go on strike for most of December in a dispute over guards – potentially causing chaos for Christmas shoppers and commuters.
The RMT Union has said that South Western Railway's 'unremitting failure to give assurances that their new operational model won't move to Driver Controlled Operation – with the role of the guard butchered completely – means the union has been left with no alternative but to call further industrial action.'
So just when are the workers walking out, how long will the strike last – and which routes will be affected?
Here's what you need to know…
When is the South Western Railway strike?
These are the dates when workers will strike.
South Western Railway - December strike dates
Monday 2 December from midnight – 11.59pm on Wednesday 11 December
Friday 13 December from midnight until 11.59pm on Tuesday 24 December
Friday 27 December until 11.59pm on Wednesday 1 January 2020.
The only dates in December which they are not scheduled to strike on are Sunday 1 December and Thursday 12 December – the day of the General Election.
While there is no official strike on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, the company is not scheduled to run services on those dates anyway.
How long will the strike last?
Services out of Waterloo across several counties are likely to be affected (Picture: PA)
Workers will be on strike for 27 days in total.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: 'At the last meeting we held with SWR principles in agreements were made in good faith with the company's negotiating team and we now feel hugely let down again. As long as the company continues to refuse to give assurances on the future operational role of the guard we will remain in dispute.
'I want to congratulate our members on their continued resolve in their fight for safety and the role of the guard on SWR. It is wholly down to the management side that the core issue of the safety critical competencies and the role of the guard has not been agreed.
'The union remains available for talks.'
Where in the UK will be affected?
South Western Railway covers an area which covers areas in Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset, as well as regional services in Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire.
The main terminus is at London Waterloo, with major destinations covered including Weymouth, Exeter St Davids, Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton Central, Bournemouth, Woking, Salisbury, Guildford and Reading.
The service also runs through a number of stations in London and the suburbs including Clapham Junction, Vauxhall, Wimbledon, Kingston, Surbiton, Brentford, Twickenham Wandsworth and Putney.
A subsiduary, the Island Line, operates across stations on the Isle Of Wight.
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General Electric Company, Eaton, and Philips Lighting Holding B.V., have been the three leading players in the global energy efficient lighting market over the recent past. According to Transparency Market Research, their collective revenue of 83% of the global market in 2015 shows their collective success rate in the market in terms of technological developments and distribution strength. Philips and Eaton have so far been neck and neck in the competition. At the same time, there are multiple regions that hold a massive number of local players, despite the stronghold of the leading players in the global scenario. China, for instance, has shown a stern resistance to market penetration by international players, due to its solid regional base of players.
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"As it stands, perhaps the greatest backers for the global energy efficient lighting market are national governments themselves. The demand for energy-efficient solutions is extremely high in all regions of the world, regardless of their economic standing. One of the areas where government support shines through is in the warehouse segment of the global energy efficient lighting market. An example for this would be the banning of incandescent bulbs in warehouses and similar spaces. This mandate has given rise to a huge demand for smart lighting solutions including the distribution of LEDs and the use of remote lighting control systems," states a TMR analyst.
The global energy efficient lighting market is also benefitting from an increase in demand for them in storage spaces that require refrigeration, cooling and ventilation, or heat and light sensitive materials. In Europe, the market for energy efficient lighting is currently booming due to the implementation of standards such as the Energy Performance Certification, which need any commercial space that wants to be certified to be using the given energy saving measures.
While the overall global energy efficient lighting market is expected to rise at a phenomenal rate over the coming years, segments within the market are currently in competition with each other. Based on the type of lighting source, the global energy efficient lighting market can be segmented into high-intensity lamps, linear fluorescent, light emitting diodes, and others. LFLs had experienced a positive demand volume in the recent past. However, the falling prices and growing level of average efficiency of LED lightings have created a drastic drop in the demand for the former. Over the coming years, LEDs are expected to outshine LFLs in terms of profitability and demand volume.
"Emerging economies are expected to be key locations for players in the global energy efficient lighting market as the market progresses. Developed economies are already showing not only a high demand for energy efficient lighting, but have also incorporated a very high scope of implementation for them. On the other hand, the market is still relatively newer in emerging economies, thereby creating a massive untapped area left to fill in by the globally prominent players and local players alike. The situation is made even more feasible by the growing spending power of these nations, through either government incentives or improving economic structure," adds the analyst.


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External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee (right) with Pawan Kumar Ruia, chairman of the Ruia group, in Calcutta on Saturday. (PTI) A staff reporter
Calcutta, Dec. 22: Adequate power generation is key to economic growth, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.
"We cannot have high economic growth without adequate energy generation. The country currently generates 1,28,000MW of electricity. This is inadequate as a large section of our population still does not get electricity," Mukherjee said while addressing a seminar organised by the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI).
Backing the nuclear deal with the US, Mukherjee said the agreement is crucial to meet India's energy need.
"We must look at the civil use of nuclear energy as an alternative source," he added.
Indicating an imminent hike in fuel prices, Mukherjee said, "When the UPA government came to power, we used to import crude oil at a price between $36 and $40 a barrel from the international market. Now the price is near $100 a barrel.
"We cannot bear price shocks for indefinite period without affecting the economy," Mukherjee, who heads a group of ministers on oil pricing, said.
Source : Telegraph India
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The Dow surged as high as 115 points to 11248 amid better than expected September's existing home sales and the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) said that 3Q employment conditions jumped to the highest level since the start of the 2008-2009 recession. The survey also showed expectations for hiring over the next 6 months rose to the highest level since 2006. Nevertheless, sharp falls on banking stocks amid the foreclose concerns sparked profit taking activities and capped gains at 31 pts to ended the day at 11164.
Meanwhile, the dollar, which sunk to a new 15-year low against the yen earlier, was trading lower against a basket of currencies. The dollar index was last down by 0.4%. The weakness in the dollar has helped push commodities and bond prices higher. After the bell, despite topping Wall Street's estimates, Texas Instruments price slipped as the company offer a weaker guidance on its 4Q10 revenue.
On the back of more economic data and corporate results onslaught this week, together with the midterm elections and this week's triple-whammy, the Dow could witness more swings ahead. Immediate resistance levels are situated around 11300-11500 while immediate support levels are 10600-10800.
Daily Dow Jones is testing the upper channel.
Dow Jones closed 14 points lower to 11,133 level as worry about the weekend meeting of global finance officials kept pressure on the index. The market is watching whether officials, in preparation for a G-20 summit in Seoul next month, can agree on managing exchange rates to cool what's been called a "currency war."
So far, nearly three-quarters of the S&P 500 companies that have reported 3Q2010 results have topped analysts' estimates, but traders remain concerned about currencies and the mixed economic backdrop. Wow, the Dow rose 0.6% for a 3rd straight week of gains as encouraging earnings helped the market sustain upward momentum, coupled with expectations of Quatitative Easing 2(QE2) by Fed.
Over the weekend, the G-20 ministers (a precursor to a larger G-20 summit meeting in Seoul on 11-12 Nov), agreed that they would "move towards more market determined exchange rate systems that reflect underlying economic fundamentals and refrain from competitive devaluation of currencies." Although tensions of trade war will be reduced in the short term, the immediate direction of markets will likely be driven by next week's FOMC meeting as Bernanake signals it may buy more assets.
For Wall Street, it could see wild swings in the market this week as investors will face a blizzard of earnings and economic reports (please refer to major US economy and corporate earnings table), approaching midterm elections and this week's triple-whammy. Dow's immediate resistance levels are situated around 11300-11500 while immediate support levels are 10600-10800.
Daily DJIA shows immediate resistance situated at around 11,300 to 11,500 levels.
Dow Jones rose as much as 106 points to 11214 (52-wk high:11258) on commendable China's 3Q2010 GDP numbers and better-than-expected earnings from McDonald, UPS, Caterpillar, Nokia and Travelers. However, the momentum fizzled out amid weakness in banks and strengthening US dollar that pushed the index off high to close only +38 points.
Bank of America Corp, facing demands for refunds from mortgage-bond holders, tumbled 3.3 percent to a 16-month low whilst a government report said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage-finance companies under U.S. conservatorship, may need as much as US$363 billion in aid through 2013. There is also speculation that the QE2 will be smaller-than-expected as the U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that the Fed's action won't be as large as expected, sending the dollar higher and taking steam out of the stock market's early rally.
After the bell, American Express and Amazon reported earnings that topped estimates.
The general upbeat mood on the ongoing reporting season is likely to provide a good catalyst to surpass 52-week high of 11258 points. However, we expect more volatility ahead of the Nov 3 FOMC meeting as there is renewed concern that QE2 will fall short of market expectation and lingering concern about banks' mortgage crisis remain. Dow Jones's immediate resistance are situated around 11200-11300 levels while immediate support are 10600-10800 around levels.
Daily Dow Jones is trying to retest 52-week high of 11258 level.
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Despite earnings results that topped Wall street's estimates, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America shares tumbled and dragged the overall market as the Dow plunged 165 points or 1.5% (intraday losses: 226 points) to a two-month low of 10979.
After surging 14% since end June 10, the overnight 1.5% fall on Dow was overdue. With the breach of the up-trend-line UTL support and weakening technical readings, the Dow Jones's immediate outlook has turned bearish. Immediate resistance level is 52-week high of 11308 while immediate support levels are 10801 (30-days SMA), 10642 (40-days SMA) and 10507 (200-days SMA).
Daily Dow Jones shows downside bias amid a breach in up-trend-line and deteriorating technical.
Daily Dow Jones indication shows that it has more downside bias as technical readings turn weaker. Immediate resistance level is 52-week high of 11308 while immediate support levels are 10990 (10-d SMA), 10890 (20-d SMA) and 10756 (30-d SMA).
On the back of a strong Google results (released after Thursday closing) and a bevy of positive economic reports on consumer spending; tame inflation data and Empire state manufacturing index, the Dow rose as much as 46.7 points last Friday after Bernanke said the central bank has "a case for further action" to stimulate the economy, citing high unemployment and low inflation.
Nevertheless, the index ended 32 points lower to 11063 amid a dip in consumer sentiment index and bank shares slumped as concerns on the potential foreclosures crisis could erupt into costly litigation, fines and additional mortgage repurchases on banks. Sentiment was also dampened by General Electric, as the conglomerate's revenue came in short of Wall Street's expectations.
18/10/2010: September Industrial Production, IBM, Apple, & CITI Group.
19/10/2010: Bank of America, Goldman Saach, Johnson & Johnson, October Housing Starts.
20/10/2010: October Beige report, Morgan Stanley, & Seagate.
21/10/2010: Caterpillar, McDonald, & UPS.
Daily Dow Jones shows critical support around 11,000 as technical indicators lost in strength.
Wall Street ended flat in a volatile session as investors fretted a surprise expansion in weekly jobless claims, a widening foreclosure crisis and expanding Aug trade deficits that could undermine the market's strength over the last five weeks.
Nevertheless, the technology sector continued to show strength, as Google and AMD share price soared following their better-than-expected 3Q2010 results. During the regular session, banking shares such as JP Morgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo slid amid concern over growing legal scrutiny of home foreclosure practices.
Despite an overbought market, as long as major Dow Jones component stocks are able to report earnings that beat Wall street's estimates, the Dow is likely to consolidate upwards ahead of the FOMC meeting on Nov 3. Immediate resistance level is 52-week high of 11308 while immediate support levels are the psychological.
Wall Street rose for the 4th consecutive sessions as the Dow Jones jumped as much as 135 pts intraday amid strong JP Morgan's results and speculation that Fed is moving toward a more accommodative policy during the FOMC meeting on November 3.
Nevertheless, profit taking activities capped its gains and the Dow Jones closed off high with a hike of 76 points to 11096. In anticipation of more Quantitative Easing (QEs) by Fed, the lingering weakness in dollar pushed the 10-year Treasury yield higher at 2.43% while commodities such as gold surged 1.8% to a record high of US$1370/ounce and oil spiked 1.3% to US$83/barrel.
The ongoing positive Dow component results by Alcoa, Intel and JP Morgan coupled with anticipation of more stimulus measures by Fed are expected to continue lift investors' sentiment again.
Morgan), we could see more momentum play to push Dow higher despite an overbought market, and ahead of the FOMC meeting on November 3. Immediate resistance level is 52-week high of 11308 while immediate support level is 200-d SMA of 10500.
Daily Dow Jones indication shows that it is heading towards the middle upper trend line (UTL) channel.
Dow Jones lost as much as 97 points in an intraday before recovering 10 points at 11020 after Fed's September meeting minutes suggested that it will make good on its previous pledge and act soon to provide additional support for the economy as pace of the economic recovery is slowing.
After the bell, Intel reported 3Q2010's profit and sales figures that rose sharply from a year ago and beat Wall Street's forecasts. It also offers a cautiously optimistic outlook for 4Q. After Alco's results announcement on 7 October, Intel is the 2nd Dow Jones component stock that topped the 3Q2010 estimates. Two Dow Jones's components will report their results tonight (JPMorgan) and Friday (GE) whilst technology bellwethers Google and AMD will release on Thursday.
Ahead of the FOMC meeting on November 3 and the release of more corporate results, Dow could be heading towards more consolidation following its recent strong gains. Immediate resistance level is 52-week high of 11308 while immediate support level is 200-d SMA of 10500.
The Dow Jones ended 58 points higher to 11006, closing above the 11k key level for the first time in the the passed five months and recorded its fifth weekly gain of 1.6% over the last six weeks.
Wall Street this week may pay more heed to corporate results as heavy weights like Intel (Tue), J.P. Morgan (Wed), Google (Thu) and GE (Fri) are scheduled to announce their 3Q results. Besides, expectations of more quantitative easing could keep the U.S. dollar on a downtrend, which in turn signals more gains for Dow Jones. An inverse correlation between the greenback and U.S. stocks has prevailed in the last 12 months.
Fed. Immediate support levels are 10500-10600.
The 5-Year weekly Dow Jones chart shows it is consolidating above the UTL (upper trend line).
Dow surges 194 points to a 5-month high record. The Dow Jones surged as much as 214 points intraday before closing 194 points higher at 10945, following strong September ISM non-manufacturing index of 53.2 (consensus: 52.3; August: 51.5), a hopeful sign for the largest area of the economy and the main source of employment.
Meanwhile, sentiment was also boosted by a surprise move by Japan's central bank to lower its key interest rate to between 0% and 0.1% and its pledge of a more quantitative easing (QE) measure to purchase about US$60bn of government bonds and other assets to stimulate its economy. Please refer to separate report today for our comments on this news.
The dollar fell to a six-month low against the euro at 1.384 and lost ground against the Japanese yen at 83.2. Investors shed defensive assets and commodities rallied with crude-oil futures closing at a five-month high, rising 1.4% to US$83/barrel, while gold futures ended at yet another record high of US$1,340/ounce.
Daily Dow Jones shows that the near term outlook is boosted by the better than-expected non ISM manufacturing numbers coupled with more quantitative easing (QEs) by FED to stimulate the economy. Should the highly focused September non-farm payrolls report (October 8), as well as the forthcoming 3Q10 earnings season do not fail market expectations, we may see a resumption of further rally to retest its 52-week high of 11309. Supports are situated at 10500-10600 points.
Daily Dow Jones Shows possible resumption of uptrend to retest 52 week high of 11309 amid overnight surge.
Daily Dow Jones Versus US 10 Years Treasury Yield chart shows that more upside bias amid another round of quantitative easing (QEs) Measures.
Dow Jones loses 78 points ahead of 3Q results season at 14751, following ratings downgrade on Microsoft, Alcoa, JC Penny and Macy ahead of the corporate earnings season and key employment data due later in the week. Sentiment was also dampened by the disappointing economic data of a 0.5% drop in August factory orders (consensus: -0.4%) and worries about euro zone debt, keeping investors away from riskier assets and sparked profit-taking after the recent rally.
Troubling economic news from Ireland, Portugal and Greece renewed concerns about the euro zone debts, hurting the euro currency and sending the safe-haven U.S. dollar higher.
For Wall Street, the strength of September's momentum will be tested this week by several economic data, including the much attention paid non-farm payrolls report, as well as the start of 3Q earnings season. We expect more volatility on Dow Jones, consolidating within a wide range bound 10500-11000 levels in the short term.
Daily Dow Jones indicates the impending dead cross in MACD, signaling more downside consolidation.
Daily Dow Jones shows that it is undergoing consolidation ahead of the 3Q reporting season.
The Dow was up as much as 79 points amid strong September PMI of 53.8 (August: 51.7) in China and a better-than-expected US personal income and spending in August coupled with expectations of more quantitative easing after Fed officials said more must be done to lift the weak economy. The US$ slipped to a 6 month low against Euro at 1.38, crude oil rose 2% to US$/82/barrel whilst gold surged to another record high for the 6 straight days at US$1316/ounce.
However, slower monthly growth in September ISM of 54.4 (Aug:56.3) and consumer sentiment index of 68.2 (Aug: 68.9) spurred profit taking activities ahead of some key economic data and earnings release this week, namely August factory orders (4 October), September ISM non-manufacturing index (5 October), September ADP report (6 October), 3Q 2010 Alcoa results (October 7) and September job data (October 8).
For Dow Jones, the strength of September's momentum will be tested this week by several economic data as well as the start of third quarter earnings season. We expect Dow Jones to consolidate within a range bound 10500-11000 levels in the short term.


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Proposed Law Would Ban Digital-Only Discounts
in Coupons In The News — Friday, January 13, 2023, 9:00 AM
It was last year when a noted consumer advocate and a coalition of consumer groups began speaking out against digital-only grocery discounts, calling them discriminatory against seniors and other less digitally-savvy shoppers.
Now, one state lawmaker wants digital-only discounts to be against the law.
New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty has introduced a first-of-its-kind bill, stating that any seller in his state who "offers a digital coupon is required to also make available to a consumer a paper coupon of identical value."
"People are being marginalized who aren't amongst the majority of people that have access to the internet, computers and smartphones," Moriarty, the Democratic state legislator and Consumer Affairs committee chair, told Coupons in the News. "I think it's unfair, I think it's discriminatory, and I think the people that need the discounts the most are being shut out from being able to access them."
The three largest grocery chains in New Jersey are ShopRite, ACME and Stop & Shop – and all three prominently feature digital discounts in their current weekly ads. ACME's circular advertises coupons and freebies that must be accessed through the store's ACME for U digital savings program. The front page alone of the ads for both Stop & Shop and ShopRite feature more than two dozen "digital deals," telling you how much you'd pay with a digital coupon and how much without. At Stop & Shop, for example, red cherries are $2.99 a pound with a digital coupon, and $4.99 without – a 67% difference in price for those without the technology or the know-how to access the digital offer.
ShopRite already offers a workaround, allowing shoppers to load digital coupons to their accounts via in-store coupon kiosks if they don't have their own access to the internet. Albertsons, owner of ACME, said in a statement that "many of our stores also allow for individuals who may not have digital access to present the weekly circular to the cashier for the discount(s) to be applied at the register." A spokesperson for Stop & Shop owner Ahold Delhaize did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Under Moriarty's proposed legislation, grocery stores wouldn't be the only retailers affected. Drug stores, restaurants and any other seller in the state offering digital discounts would have to accommodate those who are not digitally-connected. If they don't, the measure proposes fines of $2,500 for a first offense and up to $5,000 for additional offenses.
The bill defines "digital coupon" as "a store coupon, rebate, or similar instrument that is offered to a consumer through the internet." So it's unclear whether retailers using their weekly circulars to promote digital manufacturer's coupon savings would have to ensure that paper versions are also available, or if allowing shoppers to access digital coupons via an in-store kiosk is an acceptable alternative to offering paper coupon equivalents. Moriarty expects to work out the details with stakeholders representing all sides, as the bill makes its way through the legislative process.
Edgar Dworsky, the founder and editor of Consumer World, says the bill is an important first step toward addressing the issue that he called attention to last year. "Hats off to Assemblyman Moriarty for coming up with a remedy," he told Coupons in the News. "I thought it was sensational that a state legislator was concerned enough about seniors and lower income folks overpaying for groceries because they couldn't access 'digital-only' sale items."
Back in June, Dworsky conducted a review of dozens of grocery chains' weekly circulars, and found that two-thirds of them advertise some form of digital-only discounts, whether in the form of digital coupons or loyalty discounts that must be activated online. He followed up several months later, by leading a coalition of consumer groups in sending a letter to the presidents of a dozen large supermarket chains, and urging consumers to do the same.
The letter asked the retailers "to come up with an offline alternative to digital-only sale items, and not one of them responded with a concrete plan to do so across the board," Dworksy said. So if they're not going to do it in response to consumer concerns – perhaps they'll do it, if they're required to by law. "My hope is with proposed legislation like this, supermarkets will begin to focus on this issue more, and perhaps will voluntarily make accommodations for their digitally-disconnected shoppers," Dworsky said.
"I don't think it's that difficult," Moriarty said. "Businesses should want to do it… I think it's easy for them to make these coupons or discounts available to a wider array of people."
Digital proponents have been predicting the imminent death of paper coupons for years. But if this bill becomes law in New Jersey, it could be the first step toward ensuring that non-digital discounts live on for some time to come.
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Tags: ACME, Shoprite, Stop & Shop, Digital coupons
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 1:42 AM at 1:42 am
Agreed. Shoprite has kiosks located throughout the store for shoppers to use and load their digital coupons. Also, customer service can help load the digital coupons for those who don't load the digitals. I don't see the need for paper coupons if stores offer an alternative like Shoprite does.
The percentage of shoppers who don't have internet access or are not computer savvy will decline over time, that it would be such a small percentage of shoppers, thus making the law moot.
Friday, January 13, 2023, 11:48 AM at 11:48 am
The ShopRite setup seems the easiest. Since they have a location in store that anyone can use to load these to their card account, everyone has the same access to the sales.
They also have a better system to be able to look at what is loaded, in case a coupon doesn't deduct properly (which does happen occasionally due to them not programming it for what it says in print, much a can happen with the paper versions).


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Category Archives: Michael McDonald
Anatomy of THE Groove: "Sweet Freedom" by Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald emerged out of his native Ferguson, Missouri (and his first band Blue) to become one of the most important building blocks of the west coast pop/soul/funk sound out of LA-during the late 70's and early 80's. His first gig was in singing backup on Steely Dan's 1975 Katy Lied. And he brought his distinctively jazzy soul way with the Rhodes piano to The Doobie Brothers when he joined them shortly thereafter. In doing so, he totally reshaped their southern rock sound into west coast funky soul such as "Takin' It To The Street", "It Keeps You Runnin'" and of course "What A Fool Believes".
Turning 66 years old today, McDonald has had an equally varied solo career. Especially with his soulfully, distinctively slurred vocal delivery and raspy falsetto. He even made a more popular comeback in the early aughts with two separate CD's of classic Motown covers. Both with and without the Doobie's, McDonald's career has many exciting moments that got my attention. Especially 1982's G funk building block "I Keep Forgettin'". The song that I'm talking about today was from the 1986 movie Running Scared. And its the late Rod Temperton written "Sweet Freedom".
A snare/tom based drum kicks into a percussion based intro with two corresponding synths-one playing a marimba like sound and the other introducing the main melody with McDonald's refrain. Other layers of synth, including a brittle bass line come in as the drums fatten up. On the choruses, the rhythm guitar of (likely) Paul Jackson and the horn arrangements of Larry Williams beef up the arrangement. After a re-harmonized bridge ending with a pitch bent synth solo, an extended version of the chorus closes out the song.
"Sweet Freedom" is one of those songs I've personally enjoyed, sung and danced around to since childhood. And it makes sense now that its another Rod Temperton composition. It really brings to life that danceable, Caribbean inspired funky soul injected into the mid 80's American pop landscape. It all had just the right mix of melodic sweetness and rhythm heft to make it work very well. And in terms of keyboards and vocals, this is some of McDonald's finest work-with Temperton making the most of the artists jazzy twists as well. A wonderful meeting of two soulful icons in a very enjoyable setting.
Filed under Michael McDonald
Tagged as 1986, Caribbean pop, drums, funky soul, Larry Williams, Michael McDonald, Paul Jackson, Soundtrack, synthesizers, West Coast
by dunderbeck1980 | January 27, 2017 · 11:38 am
Anatomy of THE Groove: "Show Me The Way: by Thundercat featuring Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins
Thundercat (born 1984 in LA as Stephan Bruner) is an artist I've wanted to profile for quite some sometime now. He's had a very diverse career as a bass/guitar player. He began in the thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies. As well as working close to nu jazz mainstay Flying Lotus. On his own,he has brought his talents to a diverse range of artists from Kamasi Washington,Erykah Badu and Kendrick Lamar. He began his solo career in 2011. While it maintains his diversity of sound to a degree,his focus has tended to be on the modern nu jazz/funk approach in terms of his own material.
The only Thundercat solo album I have is 2013's Apocalypse. Its mix of electronica and jazz/funk was a very moving one. Cannot honestly say I was too crazy about all of his lyrics. And that is the main reason I've avoided covering the music of this child prodigy up until this point. Just a personal preference that funky music be a very complete package. That being said,he is about to drop a new album called Drunk. And his first song released from this album was introduced to me both by friends Andrew Osterov and Henrique Hopkins. Its a duet with Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins called "Show Me The Way".
A processed Fender Rhodes piano,with Thundercat's bass line tickling the chord changes next to his falsetto voice,opens the song before the drum-itself a three snare/two cymbal hit,comes in. During the choruses of the song,the Rhodes is phasered very heavily with a twinkling high pitched synthesizer. On the refrains,the arrangement calms down to a meditative soft jazz/funk/pop Rhodes and bass line. On two of these refrains,McDonald's and Loggins' vocal parts are introduced by Thundercat and light applause noise. The synthesizer/Rhodes duet improvises its way all the way to the songs fade.
"Show Me The Way" is an excellent tribute to the reality of the "soft rock" or "yacht rock" label often disguising strong jazzy funk/pop artists-that "funk/soul in every section of the record store". Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald were prime examples of this ethic. Thundercat clearly understands how to compose such melodic and instrumentally intricate jazzy/pop/soul tunes with a strong funky groove as they did in their time. This mid tempo number features a lot of elaborate melodic improvisations-always very hummable. And is a superb comeback for all three artists involved for 2017!
Filed under 2017, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, new music, Thundercat
Tagged as 2017, Fender Rhodes, funk bass, jazz funk, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, New Music, Nu Funk, synthesizer, Thundercat
by dunderbeck1980 | October 6, 2016 · 11:30 am
Rod Temperton: The Star Of A Story I Love So Well
Rod Temperton is my personal favorite composer of the last four decades. The funk and disco era he was a part of is generally thought of to be all rhythm based-simply to make you want to dance. But along with people such as Stevie Wonder,Con Funk Shun's Felton Pilate and Earth Wind & Fire's Maurice White,Temperton showcased how to write funky music with very singable,jazzy melodic scaling and modulation. He is yet another one of those figures who not only inspired this blog itself. But also the entire way I listen to music. And probably how I'll continue to listen to it.
Temperton sadly passed away on October 5th,2016. Sources say of cancer,at the age of 66. His family wishes to protect his privacy. Which is totally logical as he lived as pretty much of a recluse. He was born in post WWII Lincolnshire,England. He apparently described his family,particularly his father,parenting him more with a radio by his bedside than their own presence. That began his lifelong love of music. From spending time as a drummer,working in the office of a frozen food company in Grisby he continued his fascination with music. This eventually landed him in Germany as a keyboardist.
In 1974,he answered the personal ad of Johnnie Wilder for the new band his was forming called Heatwave. He became the chief songwriter for the band-honing his craft with hits such as "Boogie Nights" and "The Groove Line". This earned him the attention of Quincy Jones. He than became a household name as a composer for Michael Jackson,namely the song "Thriller".This is what Temperton is best known for. He wrote with the Westlake Studio crew for The Brothers Johnson,George Benson,Patti Austin and maintaining a songwriting relationship with Heatwave until they stopped recording after 1982.
The late Johnnie Wilder described Temperton's personality as possessing a good sense of humor and a friendly attitude. This naturally made him a good musical partner for Quincy Jones. The man composed so many funk/soul/dance classics in the 70's and 80's that it would be too long to go through all of them. So today,I'm going to run down only the Rod Temperton songs that personally moved me the most. And chances are,many of them are being played on a radio station in your town at this very moment too. And that level of popularity is part of what makes many of these songs so enduring and distinctive.
"Boogie Nights" (1976)
The very idea of putting a swinging drum/jazz guitar opening and closing to the Moog bass led funky disco of this song gave it a strong and thoroughly musical sense of continuity.
"The Star Of A Story" (1978)
This might very well be my very favorite ballad of the late 70's. With it's processed electric pianos and orchestral sonics,its essentially a jazz tune with some tremendous multi tracked harmonies from Johnny Wilder. It was such a strong song,George Benson covered the song two years after Heatwave originally recorded it.
"The Big Guns" (1982)
In a lot of ways,this song became the instrumental prototype for what Temperton would do with Michael Jackson on the song "Thriller". What this has is a slower,more complex percussive rhythms,jazzy scat singing and even a synthesizer solo from Herbie Hancock.
The Brothers Johnson
"Stomp" (1980)
Temperton really know how to compose melodies spacious enough for both vocalists and instrumentalists. This song does both as a collaboration with Louis (also deceased) and George Johnson. Its a total bass/guitar showcase of course. But it also allows space for George Johnson's vocal leads as well.
"Give Me The Night" (1980)
This song is instrumentally a fairly close cousin of MJ's "Rock With You". Difference being the rhythm is far leaner-allowing Benson's different guitar and lead vocal/scat playing parts to be more prominent in the mix.
"Off Broadway" (1980″
Oddly enough I first heard this as incidental music on a rerun of SCTV. Its built around Moog bass and horn/string interactions-all allowing Benson to shine on an evolving solo on this fine instrumental.
"Razzmatazz" (1980)
This is probably one Patti's most vibrant uptempo songs. The song is very stop heavy with horns,strings,guitar,keyboards and drums all playing the high key melody and rhythm. On the other hand,its a dance funk masterpiece where everything seems to fit just where it needs to go.
"Love Me To Death" (1981)
This album track from Austin's Qwest debut Every Home Should Have One is a gurgling mid tempo jazzy post disco groove with a deep,liquid guitar riff. To me a wonderful example of the clean production,molten instrumentation and harmonically powerful melody.
"Sweet Freedom" (1985)
This sonically heady dance/pop song from the 1985 comedy Running Scared is a song I remember singing to when I was 6 years old. So whether I knew it or not,Temperton's songwriting style was deeply impacting on me before I even knew who he was. It has all the hallmarks of his writing and production style-emphasizing a rhythmically heady uptempo number with vast (in this case more electronic) instrumental sonics.
"One More Rhythm" (1983)
This song from Ingram's debut album Its Your Night has an extremely singable melody. And uses modern production touches such as bass synthesizers and dancable refrains to what essentially amounts to a big band swing jazz revival. One of my all time favorite Temperton compositions-showing his understanding of Quincy Jones' outlook on the musical continuity of black America.
"Rock With You" (1979)
One of the songs that helped launch MJ into a popular musical force of the early 80's,"Rock With You" has such mellow instrumental sonics (including bass from Rufus's Bobby Watson) that this steamy uptempo disco pop groove seems more like a ballad. And that's probably not an easy quality to achieve.
This is of course the song Temperton is best known for. It sounds like it sprang from a late in the day Heatwave demo. Its led by light percussion,hefty synth bass lines and a brittle liquid rhythm guitar on its bridge. Instrumentally,its one of Temperton's finest compositions.
2016 is reminding me of the fact that today,most casual music listeners are again associating songs with singers. That instrumentalists,arrangers and composers are often afterthoughts. That's because of the non stop parade of death this year of big musical icons. On a happier note,the internet and newer documentary films are bringing the creative history of these icons to live on a broader level. For me,Rod Temperton is such an artist. I could mention him in the same sentence as Nat King Cole and Burt Bacharach as one of the greatest mid/late 20th century musical composers.
Filed under 1970's, 1980's, Brothers Johnson, Funk, George Benson, Heatwave, James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, songwriting, UK
Tagged as 1970's, 1980's, Brothers Johnson, Funk, George Benson, Heatwave, James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, songwriters, UK


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How Do Deer Antlers Grow?
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How Soon Do Male Deer Grow Antlers?
By Tyler Lacoma
Deer antlers are growths of bone that deer and similar animals produce for mating season. Only male deer produce antlers, and few deer keep their antlers for long periods. Contrary to popular belief, the size of the antlers and the number of points do not indicate the age of the deer. The size of the antlers are decided by the health of the deer and its access to nutrients.
Deer Antlers
Deer antlers are primarily grown for mating purposes. A male deer not only shows off its antlers to prove its health, but also uses them to battle other male deer for supremacy and choice of mates. Only caribou females also grow racks of antlers. The shorter antlers most female deer grow are used to fend off males as they look for food for themselves and their young in winter. Elk also keep their antlers year-round and use them to fight for food sources.
Deer antlers take a lot of energy to grow. The antlers are bony, and like bones are made mostly out of calcium. Deer do not consume much calcium with their vegetarian diet, and the calcium in the antlers is grown just like the calcium in the bones, produced by chemical reactions in their bodies. This takes up a large amount of available nutrients and energy, and only the healthiest deer can grow large antlers.
Even the largest antlers grow from small nubs to full size in three to four months, making them one of the fastest-growing types of tissue. They begin as small bony growths at the top of the head, and are covered with a layer of skin and hair known as velvet. This velvet keeps the antlers protected while they are fragile.
When antlers have reached a larger size and slow down or stop growing, the blood vessels that keep the velvet growing shut down around the base of the antlers. This causes the velvet skin to die and eventually peel away, sometimes leaving trailing and hanging bits for a few weeks. Male deer typically rub their antlers against trees and other objects to remove the peeling velvet.
Because deer antlers take up so much energy, it is advantageous for many smaller deer to shed them as quickly as possible after mating season ends. The deer draw calcium and similar nutrients back into the system, so that the antlers become brittle and drained. A layer of cells grows at the base of the antlers, gradually severing their connection to the body and causing them to falling off.
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Tyler Lacoma has worked as a writer and editor for several years after graduating from George Fox University with a degree in business management and writing/literature. He works on business and technology topics for clients such as Obsessable, EBSCO, Drop.io, The TAC Group, Anaxos, Dynamic Page Solutions and others, specializing in ecology, marketing and modern trends.
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Mrs Avril Davies, Buckinghamshire County Councillor's Annual Report April 2014
HomeNews & Campaigns2014Mrs Avril Davies, Buckinghamshire County Councillor's Annual Report April 2014
So, looking back over this County Council year I would sum it up as being all about change.
Never have I been more inundated with so much information. Local, operational information embedded with the local, operational information for other far flung parts, and also with top level strategic information.
he County Council delivers services, often in partnerships with others, in the following areas
Transport and rights of way, some aspects of planning and environment including waste disposal
Adult services, older people, some health and mental health
Children's services including education but not schools
Community services such as libraries museums and with others community safety
The charges introduced two years ago are set to be increased. One of the largest 'savings' in the budget is from this area, with very few changes being made as a result of the recent consultations with parents.
Innovation and good practice
Since 2010 the county have cut a third of their budget without total collapse of services. Instead they have won new grant funding, for roads in particular, and made far reaching changes to how services are delivered. One approach is to 'demand manage' - prevent people from needing services in future. Three programmes led by the council but in partnership with others are proving very successful in this. Families First - working with 600 families identified as high service users, Prevention Matters - helping keep older people independent, and a programme to reduce the impact of the welfare reforms on services and the users of those services.
This year has been the first year that the Council has had full responsibility for the public health service. Although the Council was shortlisted by the Local Government Chronicle for how the service was being embedded in to service delivery, the Peer review singled the service out for criticism, saying it used its budget very much in the old medical model rather than on improving health outcomes for people through other services, such as education, economy and environment.
LGA (Local Government Association) Peer review
A recently completed review of BCC by a team officers and councillors from other similar local authorities, praised these innovative programmes, as well as the County's use of the Better Care Fund to provide joint community health and social care services.
'Future Shape'
In a programme called 'Future Shape' more and more functions will be transferred to independent or semi independent bodies like the new Bucks Learning Trust, Buckinghamshire Care, and Transport for Bucks, a new Museum Trust is being formed, a Country Park Trust. Not forgetting the majority of secondary schools are already Academies.
This new, indirect, method of service delivery, even if clear governance structures are in place challenges the transparency and accountability of public services.
Roads and Potholes
Dissatisfaction with the state of the roads is constant. Over £500K has been spent in this division (Ivinghoe) on road repairs and improvements from the revenue budget, so that is in addition to any capital expenditure. Each member can nominate three roads for repair. I asked for a full breakdown for the county by member division and some of the biggest spend was in Ivinghoe, Wing, and Great Brickhill.
In January TfB repaired 4,431 potholes across the whole County, of which 2,381 were in need of urgent repair. In February all resources were diverted to flooding.
More money still has come in to the budget last week, for more piecemeal schemes, but at last the County is considering a more fundamental approach to upgrading the road network with capital spending - lessons learned from the success of the prevention programmes elsewhere I hope.
Grass Cutting comes under this area. Last year the verge cutting was distinctly unsatisfactory. This year the same contractors have been engaged for some reason, for 3 cuts outside village signs and 10 cuts within. Please be vigilant to see that happens. Parishes should consider taking this work on themselves.
Local Area Forum (LAF)
We have yet to see how our LAF will manage without Jackie Wesley to ensure things happen. She will be sorely missed and I thank her for the fantastic work she has done for the three divisions of Wing, Great Brickhill and Ivinghoe. Paul Hodson has been assigned to our area and we will be working with him at the workshop now scheduled for April 26 in Edlesborough. We have also had a change in our Local Area Technician. We will miss Paul Foot, but his replacement Rob Anderson, is up for the challenge.
Community Leaders Fund
This year the fund was divided between the Ivinghoe Village centre, to complete the internal decorations, BBOWT at College Lake to support the publication and launch of Graham Atkins book on the creation of College Lake, and The Villager, Slapton's newsletter which is on line as well as on paper.
April 2014 Avril Davies
County Councillor Ivinghoe Division
Mrs Avril Davies, Buckinghamshire County Councillor's Annual Report April 2014 was published on April 28, 2014
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The MMF-1 is one of Cwejman´s best developments. It is a very clean and precise multimode filter partly featuring new filter types like a dual bandpass mode with adjustable spacing of filter peaks and also other filter types.
11 filter types are available, three of which are bandpasses or notch filters with dual peaks and thus two possible resonances with two sine waves when selfoscillating! The tricky thing is that the parameter SPACING can modulate the distance between the filter peaks with a CV. Very cool for vocal sounds!
Both audio inputs have separate level controls. Of course you can control the cutoff frequency and resonance manually and with voltages.
In general all Cwejman modules are protected against interspersions and have lots of calibration options on the back side.


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Dendrobium hancockii
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Botanical Name : Dendrobium hancockii
Family:Orchid
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: hancockii
Common Name : Shih Hu
Habitat :Origin: China
Plants look like a cluster of miniature 26″ bamboo canes with branching reddish purple stems, grass-like 1″ leaves, 1-1/2″ brilliant golden/yellow flowers with a velvet orange lip appear at random during winter and spring, overall a charming oriental appearance with beautiful flowers, easy grower
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Winter,Spring Blooming Bright to Full Sun; 2750-3750 Footcandles (midday shade required) Warm,Intermediate to Cool;45°F min. to 98°F max.(tolerant of extremes,favoring warm)
Shih hu is the Chinese dendrobium orchid, a famous chi tonic of the sages. It is cooling and mildly sweet and salty, restoring bodily fluids and alleviating fatigue. Large golden stems are dried and simmered with licorice or ginger to restore sexual vigor. This Chinese kidney yin tonic affects the lower back, knees and sexual vigor. To the Chinese, the kidneys rule the bone, bone marrow, memory, hearing and brain function. The kidneys store ancestral chi and heredity, as well as having both yin and yang properties, restoring fluids and enhancing vitality. The stem is used to treats fever, cough, thirst
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Eucommia (a Unique Rubber Tree)
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Botanical Name: Eucommia Ulmoides.
Family: Eucommiaceae
Genus: Eucommia
Oliv.
Order: Garryales
Species: E. ulmoides
Synonymy: It is also sometimes known as "Gutta-percha tree" or "Chinese rubber tree", but is not related to either the true Gutta-percha tree of southeastern Asia, nor to the South American rubber tree.
Habitat:Eucommia is native to China.This tree is also occasionally planted in botanical gardens and other gardens in Europe, North America and elsewhere, being of interest as the only cold-tolerant (to at least -30°C) rubber-producing tree.
Fossils of Eucommia have been found in 10–35 million year old brown coal deposits in central Europe and widely in North America (Call & Dilcher 1997), indicating that the genus had a much wider range in the past.
Eucommia grows to about 15 m tall. The leaves are deciduous, arranged alternately, simple ovate with an acuminate tip, 8–16 cm long, and with a serrated margin. If a leaf is torn across, strands of latex exuded from the leaf veins solidify into rubber and hold the two parts of the leaf together. It flowers from March to May. The flowers are inconspicuous, small and greenish; the fruit, June to November, is a winged samara with one seed, very similar to an elm samara in appearance, 2–3 cm long and 1–2 cm broad.
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The bark is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat lower back pain, aching knees, and to prevent miscarriage. Also used to "tonify" the Yang.
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MODERN USES OF EUCOMMIA
More than 50 years ago, eucommia was shown to have hypotensive action in laboratory studies conducted in the Soviet Union and China, and there was already some initial clinical use of the herb for this purpose. In fact, a formula with eucommia and other hypotensive Chinese herbs was developed at that time: Tianma Gouteng Yin (Gastrodia and Uncaria Combination). It was described in New Approaches to Patterns and Treatments in Complex Diseases (a text relaying research conducted during the 1950s). This formula has since become well-known as a treatment for hypertension. Additional studies were undertaken since then, mainly in China, and the primary hypotensive constituent was identified as pinoresinol diglucoside, one of 27 lignans found in eucommia .
Pinoresinol
This component, also found in the Chinese herb forsythia, is present in eucommia bark in only small concentrations. However, it has a significant dilating effect on the blood vessels. The herb and its extracts are now commonly found in Chinese patent remedies for hypertension , but this component is not alcohol soluble and is not useful in tinctures. Compound Cortex Eucommia Tablets are sold as a hypertension remedy and the package lists eucommia as the prime ingredient (others mentioned on the label are uncaria, prunella, and scute, all of which are attributed antihypertensive properties). During an evaluation of potential anti-hypertensive Chinese herbs that could be clinically tested in the U.S., ITM developed a six herb formulation with the four herbs just mentioned (eucommia, uncaria, prunella, and scute) plus loranthus and tang-kuei.
Aucubin and the other iridoids of eucommia are likely responsible for the anti-inflammatory effect, which is attained by inhibiting the arachidonic acid pathway . This may partly explain its use in treatment of arthritis. Rehmannia, which also contains iridoid glycosides (including aucubin) as major active components, is often used with eucommia in the formulas for arthralgia.
It has been found that eucommia leaves can substitute for the bark, and hence these are increasingly used in China in order to get a larger amount of the desired medicinal agents from the limited cultivated groves. Eucommia leaves have also been made into a health beverage .
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Pak Choy
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Botanical Name:Brassica rapa
Family: Cruciferae
Genus: Brassica
Synonyms: Brassica parachinensis – L.H.Bailey.
Known Hazards: None known
Common Names:bok choy, pak choi, choi sum, Chinese white cabbage, Chinese flowering cabbage, Peking cabbage, celery cabbage, and white mustard cabbage.
In Mandarin Chinese bai cai ( "white vegetable") refers to both groups of B. rapa. However, the English word bok choy and its variations bok choi and pak choi are derived from the Cantonese cognate, which instead denotes one specific variety of cabbage, namely those with white stems and dark green leaves. The other varieties all have different names which entered the English language as you choy, choy sum, napa and baby bok choy, etc. Hence the English word bok choy (and its Cantonese source) is not equivalent to the Mandarin word bai cai, though the Chinese characters are the same.
Pak Choy have gloss, dark green leaves with long, large white petioles. They are generally called Full Size White Pak Choy in the markets. These varieties grow best in mild and slightly cold climates, suitable for fall crops. They may go into the pre-matured flowering in heat conditions. Pak Choy is used extensively in Cantonese cooking. Many varieties can grow up to 20 inches high.
A type of Chinese vegetable of the mustard family. It has dark green leaves and white celery-like stalks that have a mild, slightly peppery flavor. Both the greens and the stalks are popular in salads and the stalks are often used in stir-fry recipes.Pak Choy is available throughout the year. When selecting, look for a firm compact head with fresh leaves. The cabbage should be used when fresh if possible because it does not store well. If it is necessary to store, keep it in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator, wrapped in plastic, and it should stay fresh for 4 to 5 days.
Cultivation details:
Succeeds in full sun in a well-drained fertile preferably alkaline soil. Prefers a pH of 5.5 to 7. Prefers a cool moist reasonably fertile soil. The plant is shallow rooted and intolerant of drought, it responds well to a moist fertile soil but succeeds in poorer soils than standard Pak choi. Hardy to about -10°c, the plants stand up well to snow but are less likely to stand up to prolonged winter wet. The prostrate forms are hardier than semi-prostrate forms. The rosette pak choi is widely cultivated in China for its edible leaves, there are several named varieties. It is slower-growing than standard Pak choi, B. rapa chinensis.
choy seeds are extremely small, so difficult to handle when sowing. Pak choy can either be sown direct in the row and thinned to an appropriate spacing, or transplanted 15 to 30 days, depending on the variety, after seeding. Transplanting may reduce bolting, especially during summer. The soil should be well prepared so that the beds are raised with good drainage and air circulation.
Within row spacing varies from 2.5 to 10 cm for the smallest varieties and up to 45 cm for the largest. Spacing between rows varies between 15 and 30 cm. Do not sow seeds deeper than 2 cm below the surface.
Pak choy is a shallow-rooted crop and requires frequent watering. Apply light irrigations to avoid leaching. Outdoor plants can be protected by film covers in winter and shading net in summer. Do not apply large amounts of nitrogen to soil as this may increase the incidence of bacterial soft rots in pak choy.
Harvesting:
Pak choy are usually harvested by hand, cut off at the base 35 to 55 days after sowing. Pak choy should always be picked when leaves are fresh and crisp, and before the outer leaves turn yellow. Remove any dead or damaged leaves, trim the base flush with the first petiole and wash the plant. Harvest during a cooler part of the day. Yields are usually about 15 tonne per hectare. Market prices are highest for green, turgid produce.
Pak choy is a vegetable which has been cultivated in China for thousands of years. In addition to being widely used in Chinese cuisine, pak choy or "white vegetable" is very popular in other parts of Asia as well. Many English speakers know pak choy as bok choy or pak choi, thanks to disagreement about how the Chinese word for this vegetable should be transliterated. Whatever you call it, pak choy is a very versatile, tender, flavorful vegetable which can be used in a wide assortment of dishes.
This vegetable is also sometimes called "Chinese cabbage," a reference to the fact that it is classified in the Brassica genus, to which cabbages belong. Brassicas are also members of the mustard family, and they have a distinctive tangy, somewhat spicy flavor as a result. Brassica chinensis, as pak choy is more formally known, comes in a wide variety of sizes and colors, thanks to the development of specific cultivars.
Classic pak choy has white, crunchy stems and dark green leaves, both of which are edible. In China, the smaller the vegetable is, the more favorably it is viewed, because small pak choy plants tend to be more tender. Outside of China, some cooks seek out larger versions, as they are under the impression that bigger is better, but if you can obtain smaller vegetables, you may find that they are much more tasty; many markets sell young pak choy as "baby pak choy," and it is growing easier to find. Big pak choy bunches tend to be woody and lacking in flavor.
Tender young pak choy only needs to be cooked very briefly, and the leaves take even less time to cook than the stems. Most cooks separate leaves and stems, throwing the leaves into a dish at the last minute to lightly wilt them before serving. The stalks can be allowed to cook a bit longer than the leaves, although many people favor a brief cooking time to leave the stalks crunchy and tender, rather than allowing them to soften.
Many cooks like to use pak choy in stir fries, and it can also be used in soups, curries, spring rolls, and a variety of other dishes. The flavor of pak choy is very mild, with a hint of a tangy bite which betrays its place in the mustard family, and this vegetable is also very healthy. It is high in calcium, like other Brassicas, and it also has high levels of vitamins A and C.
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85% of Geberit's products are behind the wall and they are a technically minded company. But they also recognise the value in aesthetics. This is why Geberit is entirely committed to their design collaborations; function must look good.
It was in early 2000 that Gebrit began its collaborations with designers, just before the release of their Dance-line flush plates (Samba, Rumba,Tango, Twist). Until then, says National Marketing Manager Nora Prager Stumpf, "the brand was primarily focused on the technical aspect of design, and aesthetics came second." Geberit products went behind the wall and European customers, traditionally their largest market, were most interested in reliability, products that were "easy to install and long lasting". "Given this, function was our primary consideration," says Stumpf.
But trends change and the aesthetic of products became more important. "Women," for example, says Stumpf, "got more involved with the product selection process and to them, the look was crucial." Rather than losing out to a "better looking brand", Geberit embarked on their collaborations with designers. In order to sell the solution (concealed cistern), they needed to have smaller and better looking flush plates. Since the Dance-line plates, Geberit have been realising new plate designs every second year, and now multiple new designs every year.
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The actuator plate Geberit Sigma80, for example, is designed by Daniel Irányi – to be simple and "with the spoiled eye in mind: It is not more than a seemingly levitating, black or mirrored glass plate of magic depth. And not less." It functions with sensors that detect hand movement and enables a touchless activation, so as to ensure a very high level of hygiene in public or private bathrooms and that no fingerprints will interfere with the look – namely reflections of lights and shadows. Its pure appearance and option of five colours of the LED light makes it perfect for all kinds of bathroom designs. For this, it's won numerous awards.
Another long-standing design collaboration is with Geneva-born Christoph Behling. With his commitment to water preservation in particular, it is a perfect match. Further pushing the limits of bathroom technology and toilet systems in future projects, together Behling and Geberit together "have developed several collections" including the Sigma60, Sigma01 and Sigma50.
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"These give the architectural and designer society the ability to specify products where visual consistency can run through a building." says Behling. On top of that, "we are refining a recognisable design language for all of Geberit's products to communicate the outstanding values of their company."
And Geberit are clearly dedicated to this collaborative process, continuing to challenge the designers with product development along the way. The plate must be elegant and minimalistic, as well as contemplate colour trends, for example, but it also must be "big enough to get someone's hand inside," says Nora. It also has to be "sustainable in water consumption or, if it's an electronic plate, be energy saving." The products must be functional and attractive. As Behling points out, Geberit products don't scream: "Look at me, I'm different. For this reason, I have to work very discreetly".
As well as reflecting a company that is in touch with their market, it shows that Geberit is sophisticated; they can recognise their weaknesses. Yes, Geberit has always prided itself on being technical, reliable and giving extra support, but until the early 2000's had not paid special attention to design. Choosing to engage with high profile design professionals proves a total commitment to continuing to make the most premium of products – "not only in terms of technical solution but in terms of look".
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There is no doubt that many surgeons who have collected fees from industry have provided worthwhile services or created valuable intellectual property.
1. Given that surgeons often control the decision regarding which prosthesis is used (though higher costs do not affect them), it would be in the best interests of firms to earn the affinity of surgeons with higher-than-deserved consulting fees. In other words, forgetting for a moment the particular facts involving a particular doctor, in the abstract, the incentives seem to favor what some may call "bribes"
2. Where is the progress? If firms have paid tens of millions in consulting fees, where are the fruits of the work? Do the innovations in arthroplasty justify those costs?
3. Tiger Woods might have "invented" a new driver or sand wedge, but the real value to the firm manufacturing that golf club is not necessarily Tiger's insights but the ability to market it as such. Similarly, 'thought leading' surgeons who have developed new devices may have been paid, at least in part, for their marketing oomph. And while that payment is certainly not a bribe, it is not strictly a developer's fee either.
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"I think it's so important that women have opportunities like this as there is a gender gap in cyber security, especially in more senior roles, so this programme equips women with the skills to be able to occupy more senior roles and inspire the next generation to do the same.
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