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Blog: Trends in the US apparel sourcing landscape
Leonie Barrie | 30 August 2016
As a barometer of the latest trends in the US apparel sourcing landscape, the recent Sourcing at MAGIC trade show pointed to a shift from regional to global sourcing, a move towards fewer but more capable 'super vendors', increasing interest in 'Made in USA' products, the rise of Ethiopia and concerns over Vietnam.
Massive challenges facing transparency and traceability across global supply chains also remain – highlighted by the revelation that US department store retailer Target Corporation has pulled all luxury bed linen produced by Welspun Global Brands over the provenance of the cotton used in its products.
But while there are many tools on the market offering supply chain mapping solutions, there is a lot of variation and confusion over what this actually means.
After working for the past seven years on a set of tools to measure the social and environmental impact of apparel and footwear production, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition has shared little evidence to suggest how, or even if, companies are using it. But the group is now ready to tackle transparency head-on with a raft of new activities and products, Jason Kibbey, CEO of the global alliance, tells just-style.
For sportswear giant Nike and Hong Kong based manufacturer Crystal Group the ability to take on society's biggest problems – and make money doing so – has propelled them onto Fortune magazine's 'Change The World' list for 2016, which ranks businesses on their sustainability efforts.
And in a bid to boost the supply of organic cotton in China, the corporate foundation affiliated with global retailer C&A has partnered with C&A China and conservation partner Rare to help farmers grow more organic fibre.
But Cambodia's concentration in garment production, along with slowing growth in China – one of its key sources of investment, trade and concessional loans – are seen among the headwinds facing its overall economic strength.
Vietnam's garment and textile industry has called on the country's government to create a development strategy to 2025, with a vision toward 2040, in order to help firms take advantage of opportunities and overcome challenges brought by free trade agreements.
While new relaxed rules of origin will make it easier for manufacturers in Jordan to export clothing to the European Union for the next ten years if they employ Syrian refugees.
Meanwhile, an apparent shift in EU sourcing from China to other countries in Asia reflects the fact that several companies in China have moved, or plan to move, at least some of their clothing production to other countries in order to benefit from abundant supplies of cheaper labour.
And Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has demanded two of its Myanmar suppliers establish an action plan after learning teenagers as young as 14 have been working for more than 12 hours a day in factories near the country's capital.
In other news, Li & Fung will put a faster supply chain at the heart of its new strategy after posting a slump in first-half sales and earnings; French department store retailer Galeries Lafayette has launched a fully-traceable fashion collection; and Zara USA has been hit with a US$5m lawsuit for misleading price tags.
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Social media influencers are not a new thing. We have all been influenced by a celebrity endorser or purchased an item because we like the person who created it. In fact, thousands of companies pay power influencers millions of dollars to promote their products. The traditional markets of television, print media and radio are expensive, and advertisers want to get the most out of their investments. But social media influencers don't cost advertisers millions – if a company can get access to a social media influencer, their services will cost a fraction of what it costs to hire a celebrity or power influencer. The internet influencers have hundreds, if not thousands, of followers – an untapped market for sales professionals.
However, the micro-influencer is a newer way to gain exposure online. Instagram Micro-influencers do more personal, genuine posts, rather than promoting slick marketing ads. When you think about it, what would you trust more? A person you have a relationship with demonstrating a brand they use in real life, or some advertisement put together in an office somewhere far, far away? I would choose a loyal friend every time.
Power influencers are well-known figures, celebrities, or experts. The micro-influencer is a single individual whose posts are usually limited to a particular interest. Micro-influencers have smaller audiences (thousands instead of millions), but their followers are more likely to be swayed by their influencer as they tend to have more personal relationships.
Micro-influencers also tend to stick to one type of social media –Instagram is the most popular with micro-influencers. Instagram offers the visual experience that can truly highlight the aspects of a particular product or service. One example could be vacationing.
Say a micro-influencer took a vacation to a remote, unpopular area, but, the hotel, staff, atmosphere, cost, and experience was so fantastic that the influencer couldn't stop posting about it! If businesses in that area are smart, they will engage the services of this micro-influencer to promote their products and services.
One of the principles of marketing is to target specific markets. You can do this broadly, with power influencers who have millions of followers. In that instance, you are trading on the influencer's reach. But, overly large marketing schemes have only about a 10% return historically. That is when it is time to use a micro-influencer.
Micro-influencers have that personal connection with their followers. Personal relationships are far more useful in marketing than celebrity endorsements. For example, let's say you are trying to decide between the latest anti-aging skin care products. Are you more apt to choose what a movie star is selling or are you more likely to listen to a micro-influencer who has posted pictures of herself showing the results of using the product? Common sense tells you to choose the micro-influencer because she is a REAL person. Celebrity endorsers are paid, photographed, airbrushed, photo-shopped all to make consumers think they have successfully used the product they are selling.
When an influencer has a following of millions, it is impossible for the influencer to engage with everyone on a personal level. Micro-influencers are far more likely to have cultivated real relationships with their followers. And when you think about it, reaching out to micro-influencers would increase your ability to convert posts into sales. When a follower feels that personal connection with a micro-influencer, they are far more likely to listen to what that influencer has to say about a certain service or product. Power influencers can only trade on their fame.
Because micro-influencers tend to promote or talk about fewer specific brands and products, their audience is more targeted. When a company reaches out to a micro-influencer, they are increasing their chances of the rate of return. Where a power influencer may take an ad to millions of followers, a micro-influencer makes a real-life recommendation. Most consumers are more apt to believe someone who uses a product or service over a power player who is raking in endorsement money and may not even use the product or service.
In addition to their connections with their followers, micro-influencers are far less expensive in promotions. Power influencers charge thousands of dollars for the privilege of posting an ad on their Instagram page. Micro-influencers will charge far less – in the hundreds of dollars – for doing the same thing while reaching a more targeted market. From a business standpoint, it just makes sense. You may get an initial influx of thousands of orders due to a promotion with a power influencer; however, the targeted, loyal followers of a micro-influencer are more likely to become long-term, repeat customers.
To effectively use a micro-influencer strategy, you must consider your product or service. Because social media is very visual, using influencers of any kind might not work for something like office supplies. A micro-influencer can effectively use visual and written media to actively promote a visual product – a car, a hot nightspot, a new line of fashion – but it is unrealistic to think that this same technique will work with products or services that are not effective in a visual realm.
You must also be committed to working with multiple micro-influencers rather than a single power influencer to market successfully. Because micro-influencers are real, everyday people, your marketing plans must include regular check-ins with your chosen influencers. While a power influencer has to be reached through agents, assistants, and other layers of protection, a micro-influencer is ready to pick up the phone and talk to you virtually any time.
In your Interest . . .
When deciding how best to start your next marketing campaign, choose carefully and consider the micro-influencers out there who forge real relationships with their followers. That friendship and loyalty is a powerful way to sway an audience to buy your brand.


MILWAUKEE (AP) For the second straight season, the Milwaukee Brewers hit a snag while trying to trade one of their key players before the deadline.
Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy has blocked his proposed trade to Cleveland after the teams had reached a preliminary agreement on a deal sending the two-time All-Star to the Indians. Lucroy said Sunday he wasn't going to go into the details behind his decision.
Last year, Milwaukee had a deal fall through with the Mets that would have sent Carlos Gomez to New York. Gomez was traded to Houston instead.
Milwaukee general manager David Stearns said the Brewers would move on after Lucroy refused to waive the no-trade provision in his contract. Stearns said there was no chance of re-working the deal with Cleveland.
Cleveland, which leads the AL Central, has been looking for a catcher since Yan Gomes separated his shoulder.
The 30-year-old Lucroy is batting .299 with 13 homers and 50 RBIs. He has a $4 million salary this year as part of a contract that includes a $5.25 million team option for 2017.
Lucroy said simply that there were ''circumstances that came up'' that caused him to block the deal.
Lucroy appeared as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning. He received a standing ovation from the Miller Park crowd, then flied out to right field in what could be his final appearance for the Brewers.
The deadline for trades without waivers is Monday.


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Area retailers report slow day of gift returns on day after Christmas
Kevin Lynch
WOOSTER The year 2020 continues to be a year of breaking tradition and adjusting to life on the fly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
One tradition many businesses were glad to see change was the high volume of after-Christmas gift returns, at least that was the case on Saturday at Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, and other retail establishments.
A Wooster Walmart employee said the store was not experiencing a lot of returns on Saturday, compared to other years, but they are getting some.
"It's just not as much as we have had in some years," said the employee, who referred questions to the company's corporate headquarters but noted wrong sizes and items not working as expected were the main reasons for returns.
Fewer returns might be because shoppers did a better job preparing for purchases before heading out, the employee suggested.
At the Millersburg Walmart, an employee also reported few returns, and was hoping the trend continued through the week after Christmas.
A store representative as Farm & Home Hardware in Ashland said the businesswas not seeing a high volume of returns on Saturday.
"The day after Christmas is traditionally a busy day for returns, because people got the wrong item or overbought, but that just didn't seem to be the case this year," the worker said.
At Kohl's Department Store in Wooster, there were customers returning items, but not nearly the volume usually seen on the day after Christmas.
Customers kept a safe distance as they patiently waited in line for their opportunity to return items.
Walmart has increased its online sales this year, and recently developed a new partnership with FedEx to pick up return items shipped and sold online beyond the holiday season.
Online shopping returns on average see a higher number of returns than in-person purchases (25% to 8% respectively), according to Forrester's Research. Clothing percentages are even higher.
Many retailers pushed for early online shopping this year to avoid crowded stores and delays in shipping.
Area sporting goods stores and other shops contacted Saturday declined to comment, directing queries to their corporate offices.
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Organization Announcement: American Express
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New York, NY, April 28, 2021 – The following memo from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stephen J. Squeri was sent today to all American Express colleagues:
Developing the depth and strength of our leadership team is one of my most important responsibilities as CEO. With that in mind, I'm announcing a series of changes today, which include the following executive promotions:
Doug Buckminster has been appointed Vice Chairman and will continue to lead the Global Consumer Services Group.
Jeff Campbell has been appointed Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer and will continue to lead the Finance organization.
Raymond Joabar has been appointed Group President, Global Merchant and Network Services.
Anna Marrs has been appointed Group President, Global Commercial Services and Credit and Fraud Risk (CFR).
Anré Williams has been appointed to the newly created role of CEO, American Express National Bank (AENB) and Group President, Enterprise Services.
Mohammed Badi has been appointed President, Global NetworkServices.
David Nigro has been appointed Chief Risk Officer.
These promotions and the other related changes we're announcing today are designed to create synergies between business areas and functions to drive growth and enhance our competitive position, as well as continue to strengthen the depth of our leadership bench.
Below is more detail on the changes, which are effective immediately, unless otherwise noted.
Global Consumer Services Group
As Vice Chairman, Doug will be taking on responsibility for the Strategic Partnerships team under Glenda McNeal and the Corporate Development group, which includes Amex Ventures, under Lisa Marchese in addition to leading the ongoing evolution of our global consumer business. Aligning the Corporate Development, Strategic Partnerships and Digital Labs functions under Doug's leadership recognizes the importance and interdependence of our digital incubation, strategic partnerships and mergers and acquisitions activities as we look to accelerate the development of both our organic and inorganic growth opportunities across the company.
Doug's appointment as Vice Chairman recognizes the critical role he plays in helping to drive the overall strategic direction of the company, as well as his substantial contributions to the company's growth and success over his 36 years at American Express. Under his leadership, our consumer business has grown significantly in the U.S. and internationally. More recently, Doug's team has been responsible for enhancing our value propositions and assisting our Card Members during the pandemic, as well as focusing on rebuilding our momentum going forward, resulting in increased acquisitions and customer engagement, and improved spending and retention.
Rafael Marquez , President, International Consumer Services, will take on additional responsibility for Global Loyalty Coalition, our multi-partner consumer loyalty program operating in several countries outside the U.S., and will continue to report to Doug. Bringing our international loyalty and consumer businesses closer together will enable us to create synergies between the two in the countries where both operate. Berni Brugger, EVP and head of our Loyalty Coalition team, will now report to Rafa.
As American Express' Chief Financial Officer since 2013, Jeff has led our efforts to strengthen the company's financial position and enhance the flexibility of our business model, which has served as the foundation for executing our strategy for sustainable growth. His vast experience in leading financial operations for a variety of industries, along with his keen business insights and strategic counsel, while always important contributors to our success, have been absolutely critical in helping us successfully manage through the pandemic and position us for the future. Jeff's appointment as Vice Chairman recognizes the importance of his ongoing guidance in continuing our progress to accelerate our growth momentum so that we come out roaring and win the recovery. Looking ahead, Jeff and the Finance team will play an increasingly pivotal role in developing and driving our strategy for delivering consistent growth over the long term.
Global Merchant and Network Services
In his new role as Group President of GMNS, Raymond will leverage his broad experience and bring a unique perspective to the merchant team as we continue to grow our global merchant acceptance footprint and modernize our network to meet a broader range of customer needs.
Raymond has served in a wide variety of senior roles across our business over his 29-year career at American Express, including heading International Consumer Services and Travel & Lifestyle Services (TLS), where he helped lead the development of our country-by-country strategy that led to accelerated growth in our top strategic international markets. He also led global customer service and credit and fraud operations, and most recently served as Chief Risk Officer and head of Global Risk and Compliance, where he helped to strengthen our compliance culture and performance across the company.
Mohammed Badi, currently our Chief Strategy Officer, will take on the role of President, Global Network Services (GNS), reporting to Raymond, effective July 1. In this role, he will lead our network-related businesses, including Network Services and Operations, Global Network Partnerships and our Accertify merchant fraud and risk protection unit. Since joining the company in 2018, Mohammed has done an outstanding job building a world-class strategy function and working with the executive team to define our enterprise wide corporate strategy. He will bring his strategic acumen and insights to our global network, which sits at the center of the rapid changes taking place in the payments space.
Over the next couple of months, Mohammed will continue to lead the Strategic Planning Group and will spend time with the GNS team to ensure an orderly transition. We have begun an external search for a new Chief Strategy Officer to succeed him.
Pierric Beckert, who announced last week that he will be retiring later this year, will continue to be responsible for the GNS organization until July 1, after which he will report to Doug and oversee our China joint venture until his departure later this year.
Global Commercial Services and Credit and Fraud Risk
As Group President, Global Commercial Services and Credit and Fraud Risk, Anna's role is being expanded to include responsibility for our industry-leading risk management and fraud functions in addition to leading the Global Commercial Services group. Andrés Espinosa, Chief Credit Officer and EVP of CFR, will now report to Anna.
Anna joined American Express in 2018 as head of Global Commercial Services, and since then she has led the development and execution of a growth strategy for the business focused on evolving our industry-leading Commercial Card franchise and expanding our offerings beyond the Card to meet more of our customers' needs. Over this time, she has partnered closely with the CFR team to enhance risk management capabilities across the Commercial business. Anna will bring this experience, along with her background leading diversified global banking organizations, to her expanded role as we continue to accelerate our new Card acquisition activities and broaden the range of financial services products we offer our customers around the world.
Global Risk and Compliance
David will report to me and join the Executive Committee as Chief Risk Officer and head of our risk and compliance functions. Over his more than 30 years at American Express, David has served with distinction in a number of credit, risk management and finance roles in both the U.S. and International. In his most recent role as Chief Credit Officer for the U.S. Consumer business and EVP of the Credit and Fraud Risk Capability team, David spearheaded our enterprise wide "managing through the cycle" recession readiness effort, led the enhancement and expansion of our Financial Relief Program, and played a key role in delivering best-in-class credit performance both before and during the pandemic. David's broad functional and geographic experience have prepared him well to take on the critical assignment of overseeing the company's risk profile and our control and compliance programs, as well as our global privacy and end-to-end regulatory exam functions.
AENB and Enterprise Services
As CEO AENB and Group President, Enterprise Services, Anré will be responsible for all aspects of running the bank, including leading regulator interactions, as well as overseeing several of our largest global functions that support the entire company, including Technology, Enterprise Digital and Analytics, Global Services and Travel & Lifestyle Services, and the newly created Strategic Enterprise Initiatives group, under EVP John Standring, which will help accelerate companywide business transformation initiatives.
Anré takes on the role of AENB's CEO from me. As one of the most profitable banks in the U.S., AENB is a critical entity within the company, responsible for approximately 60 percent of our billed business and revenues. Anré will work closely with Rick Petrino, AENB's Chief Operating Officer, to continue the process of evolving and further integrating the bank into the overall management and governance structure of the company.
Our enterprise shared services functions have done an outstanding job delivering first-class service and support to our businesses, our customers and our colleagues. In bringing these groups together under Anré's leadership, along with the new Strategic Enterprise Initiatives group, our goal is to increase cross-unit coordination, collaboration and innovation, as well as deliver additional efficiencies and improve their overall effectiveness in helping drive growth for the company.
Anré is uniquely positioned to take on this new enterprise wide role. Over his outstanding 30-year career at the company, he has developed a deep understanding of our business, starting in the Consumer business and then serving in increasingly senior positions across the company, including our Small Business, Commercial Card, Merchant and Network businesses. As Group President of GMNS, he has greatly expanded our relationships with merchants, including achieving virtual parity coverage in the U.S., as well as growing and strengthening our relationships with our largest strategic partners around the world. This experience, along with Anré's strong leadership skills and his customer-first, global mindset, will be invaluable as we continue to build and strengthen AENB and our internal and external servicing functions.
Reporting to Anré in his new role will be:
Marc Gordon, Chief Information Officer, who will lead a reassessment of our end-to-end product and engineering delivery model to drive speed to market and expand our bandwidth for innovation.
Pascale Hutz, EVP of Enterprise Digital and Analytics
Rick Petrino, Chief Operating Officer, AENB
Denise Pickett, President, Global Services Group and Travel & Lifestyle Services. Audrey Hendley, EVP of TLS, will now report directly to Denise. Bringing the TLS team under Denise's leadership will provide synergies and additional flexibility across our customer servicing teams as Audrey and the TLS team continue to transform the business for the future and build momentum as consumers return to travel.
John Standring, EVP, Strategic Enterprise Initiatives
There are no changes to the roles or reporting lines of Alan Gallo, Chief Audit Executive; Monique Herena, Chief Colleague Experience Officer; Elizabeth Rutledge, Chief Marketing Officer; Laureen Seeger, Chief Legal Officer; Jennifer Skyler, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.
All current Executive Committee members will continue to serve on the EC.
As I have said many times, I believe we have the best leadership team in the industry at all levels, bar none. In making these changes to develop and expand the experience of a number of our most senior leaders, I know the team will continue to grow stronger and be even better prepared to deliver sustainable growth and strengthen our competitive position going forward.
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Pablo Mari's former manager gives him stamp of approval to succeed with Arsenal
Pablo Mari in training in Dubai (Photo via Twitter / Arsenal)
David Luiz says Flamengo boss Jorge Jesus told him positive things about new Arsenal signing Pablo Mari, who joined from the Brazilian club in January.
Pablo Mari with Mikel Arteta (Photo via Twitter / Arsenal)
Both David Luiz and Pablo Mari worked under current Flamengo boss Jorge Jesus at points in their career. Obviously, Mari was with the 65-year-old until last month, when the defender joined Arsenal on an initial loan deal.
As for Luiz, he spent time with Jorge Jesus at Benfica, between 2009 and 2011. According to the centre-back, he still keeps in touch with his old boss.
"I speak with Jorge every week, he's really my friend," Luiz said. "He told me to welcome [Mari] in the best way because Pablo is ready to play.
"He's a great player, he did amazing in Brazil under Jorge Jesus, a coach I know very well. Jorge is my friend and one of the top coaches in the world."
There's a chance Luiz might have to change position if he wants to play alongside Mari. The left-footed defender is surely going to start on the left-hand side, which is where Luiz was playing up until now.
The 32-year-old isn't worrying about losing his place to the new signing though.
"I think it's good, it's good when you have a squad with a lot of quality and players. We have a game every week, you have to be happy with this," the 32-year-old added.
"I always want to play, always want to play in the way the coach wants to play. It doesn't matter the side, it doesn't matter which position. You guys know I played a lot of positions during my career. I'm always ready for that."
Despite the mistakes (three penalties), Luiz is arguably Arsenal's best-performing centre-back this season. That's not exactly saying much, given the bar is so low. Still, it would be a shame to drop him, rather than shifting him across.
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Did they do it? Capturing the Friedmans is wonderfully rich, and of all the things in it, this is among the least rewarding lines of inquiry for me. The most obvious point of the film is that we cannot know the truth of the accusations, so why argue about it?
Posted by Culture Snob on Thursday, August 28, 2003.
I just don't get how normal, smart adults get turned into raving geeks by Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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The Gits only released one album before singer Mia Zapata was killed, Frenching the Bully, but it's quite amazing. The record is good — debuts are rarely great, and this has all the typical trappings — but it's valuable as a document of how good Zapata was.
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Eye of God is a great demonstration of the power of structure. The 1996 film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson piles cliché upon cliché. And yet, the movie works.
The Stepford Wives is the strange case of an awful movie that somehow became part of the cultural vocabulary. How could something so unambiguously bad penetrate so deeply into our society?
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Michael Moore's divisive Bowling for Columbine is ingeniously critic-proof. If one complains about the politics of the movie, one if branded a right-winger. If one complains about fact-fudging or fairness, one is accused of missing the point.
Although a description of Donnie Darko might make it sound like an amalgam of motifs from the mind of Terry Gilliam, the film integrates its strangeness so well into a larger narrative that it feels more realistic than most movies. It's funny, frightening, and ultimately devastating, a human story told very, very well.
Posted by Culture Snob on Sunday, August 17, 2003.
Filed in Movies and tagged Donnie Darko (5), Richard Kelly (3), Science Fiction (23).
Spike Lee's 25th Hour would appear to be about a good-hearted drug dealer's last day of freedom before he begins a seven-year prison sentence, but the movie insistently pushes itself beyond that. It should be a circumscribed drama limited to the dealer (named Monty and played by Edward Norton), his girlfriend, his father, and his two best friends, but the film regularly veers into the margins.
Four years in the making, the documentary Winged Migration is beautiful to watch yet empty. For all the time, money, and effort spent filming migrating birds, would it have been too much to ask to bring an editor on-board to turn the result into something a bit more compelling?
I was expecting something special out of the IMAX presentation of The Lion King, but it was merely bigger than I'd ever seen it. This was not the transcendent experience I expected and (to a degree) hoped for.
Some movies are difficult to criticize. Yes, they're bad, but they're well-intentioned and made with a certain amount of skill and ambition. The filmmakers have given the audience credit for being intelligent and open, and viewers ought to re-pay the favor. So it is with May, the low-budget solo debut from writer/director Lucky McKee. The movie is an attempt at a character-driven horror movie, and for that alone it deserves to be seen and praised.
After watching David Cronenberg's Spider, I was acutely underwhelmed and disappointed. It could be that the movie's impact on my first viewing — akin to dropping a light object onto a feather pillow — was a function of overblown expectations. Or it could be that the movie was designed to end with more of a whimper than a bang.


Basic device for the measurement of high frequency electromagnetic fields (HF) with an extra wide frequency range from 10 MHz - 8 GHz. Not recommended for electrosensitive persons, the sensitivity starts not until at 10 µW/m². However a cheap alternative for measurements up to 8 GHz.


The church has stood in the centre of the Vale of Pewsey for more than 900 years, having been built by the Normans. The present Victorian church was built in 1861, the third renovation.
The churchyard is renowned for the table tombs and there is a yew tree with a girth of fourteen feet, probably 600 years old.
The serene atmosphere is surely due to the prayers of succeeding generations of worshippers permeating the stones of the building.


First of all, BG, I'm assuming that you have checked with your doctor to make sure that there are no underlying physical conditions which might lead to your feeling reticent to do anything. If you have the physical all-clear, then, because, as you say, it is a common thing for you to feel that you can't bear to work, perhaps your doctor could refer you for counselling to help you identify and resolve what may be underlying your feelings.
I am wondering, have you experienced any recent changes in your sleeping patterns, your eating habits (either over or under eating), your use of alcohol or other stimulants; do you have a tendency to sigh a lot, to cry a lot, to withdraw from friends and family and feel unloved? These are some of the possible signs of depression, but remember that almost everyone experiences mood changes and periods of feeling "low" in response to life's normal challenges, and they pass quite quickly. It's when the conditions are severe and/or persistent that therapy or medication might be necessary. Sometimes, there's an unrealistic expectation that we "should" love life and be happy, energetic and fulfilled at all times – but if you've just lost a loved one or maybe experienced some mental or physical trauma, then a period of reflection, of mourning, of adjustment is not only necessary but desirable.
I'm curious about how long you have been experiencing these feelings, and if you have experienced a recent trigger in the form of a major life event, such as a bereavement or loss through divorce. After such events it can take a long time for recovery to take place, and strong emotions are quite normal during these times. Talking with a trusted friend or relative can help to alleviate the burden – the old adage that 'a trouble shared is a trouble halved' has much truth in it. A counsellor or therapist would fill that role for you, also, if you prefer to keep your inner ponderings confidential. And if you can find no reason, and your feelings have been present for a long period, then it would certainly be advisable to seek a professional helper.
Perhaps, BG, you might ask yourself where this reticence, this incapacity comes from, what does it mean, and what purpose does it serve? What is it that you are not paying attention to in your life that your feelings of incapacitation are guiding you to attend to? What do you have in your life that you no longer want? What don't you have in your life that you would like to be there? What steps can you take to make the changes that will create the conditions which will allow your greater fulfillment?
I also wonder how you relate to your work, your workplace and your workmates. Do you perhaps work alone, at home or in your office, and rely on your own company for motivation and encouragement? Is there something about your current work which causes you to avoid engaging with it? If you are involved with a creative profession, there can be a loneliness and reluctance which are necessary to the process of conceiving original work, and many artists experience a stage of reluctance before they find themselves in flow and being productive. Many of the great artists and performers of the world – Claude Monet, Sylvia Plath, Ernest Hemingway, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, to name but a few – have suffered from depression, and the understanding of this condition is growing all the time.
If it were to prove that you do suffer from depression, there are things you can do to help yourself. You can start by keeping fit and well, rested and well-nourished. (Exercise releases "feel good" pheromones which enhance you mood, for example.) There are proven talking therapies, which can intervene and help you modify your responses. There are of course pills, as well, which your doctor may recommend as a measure to help you in the short term. What you decide to do will also depend on your assessment of yourself and the steps you are prepared to take in feeling better about yourself. For that is where you are in control, and the route you take is under your own direction.
Many of my clients, whatever issues they present with, find that writing is a superb therapy in itself. Perhaps you can keep a diary or journal of your daily moods and their relationship to your activities. An illuminating pattern may emerge, which will give you insight into, and possibly even assist in resolving, the triggers for your incapacitation. And writing an essay or a short story about your life as it is now and as you envisage it as an ideal can be a delightfully liberating experience in re-authoring yourself. Whilst you are deciding, such steps as have been suggested here may give you some inner peace and a calm place from which you can move to find what you want in your life.
I wish you contentment and the resolve to change that which is within your power to achieve the happy and active life you desire.
I want to thank you all for your insights and help. I didn't expect anything so thorough but I learned a lot.
I am an artist and my work is important to me. I want everything to be great. I do fear failure but I love the work and the opportunity to feel very strongly about it. Maybe that has something to do with it. I know I want approval and I work a little too hard to get it. I don't know why I want approval.
Talking it out would help I am beginning to see. Your generosity with your time is truly appreciated. The bad thing about it is I don't really want to do anything about it for fear I will just start something I don't finish again. Paintings are the only thing in my life I have ever finished. Well one other thing. I was a single parent (father) for my two boys from the time they were 3 and 4 years old. They are grown and gone now, for several years. I have time to do a lot of work just don't have the passion. I guess I am finally feeling mortal.


Tiwi leaders have identified the urgency of developing an independent economy in order to address decades of social disadvantage. The Tiwi Land Council Rangers, the Tiwi College and CSIRO are working together to explore livelihood opportunities for managing fire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while maintaining the special biodiversity values of the Tiwi Islands.
The research team, led by CSIRO ecologist Dr Alan Andersen, is studying the effects of different fire management options on carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity.
CSIRO's modelling indicates that there could be substantial increases in carbon stocks and reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases from reducing fire frequency, which could also have important biodiversity benefits.
The Tiwi Carbon Study features a series of long-term monitoring plots that are subject to different fire management options.


Mariya Derelieva is a Senior Associate at Georgiev, Todorov & Co. law firm and part of its energy team. Before joining the firm, Mariya was regulatory expert with the Energy Regulatory Commission where she consulted license proceedings, price regulation and provided court representation. As regulatory expert she was involved with the implementation of the Third Energy Package in Bulgarian legislation. Mariya also worked as legal counsel at the Ministry of Finance where she handled international arbitration cases initiated under the ICC, UNICITRAL rules and the Energy Charter. At the law firm Mariya represents large energy producers as TEC Bobov dol and Brikel, cogeneration and renewable producers before courts for appeal of price decisions and other administrative acts as well as in commercial disputes for unpaid energy prices.


Crisis in media is usually linked to digitalisation and major changes in the earnings models of traditional journalism. Media crisis has become a trendy expression that has been debated in the media field for years now. But Mikko Hautakangas, researcher of media culture in Tampere University, thinks that we should define what we are talking about when we talk about media crisis.
According to Hautakangas, the latter is strongly associated with the credibility and reliability of journalism and people's changing needs. There has recently been a lot of debate about disinformation and the consumers' wish to gain correct and up-to-date information.
"New style of language has emerged that is questioning the role of journalism. In Finland, trust in media is still rather strong, but we now have loud challengers such as alternative media that have shown their social power," Hautakangas says.
Alternative media are media that publish information not in line with established types of media. Some of their news are incorrect and biased or completely untrue. Examples of these are MV-lehti, Magneettimedia and Verkkomedia.
The language in alternative media has set out to challenge journalism and communication that previously were considered almost sacred, says Hautakangas.
Hautakangas thinks that alternative media should be taken seriously but not be given too much importance. Strong minor groups rather mess up the debate than win over large crowds. What is important is that we still have faith in the shared rules of journalism.
Clickbait journalism has become a culturally recognised symbol of yellow press, says Hautakangas.
The heyday of clickbait journalism seems to be over, however, partly because it has been criticised so strongly, says Hautakangas. It is also possible for media to gain positive attention by mending their ways, and many have done that. Communities such as Klikinsäästäjä (Clicksaver) on Facebook have made criticism visible, and media consumers are also more critical than before.
Media crisis is strongly linked to the public's participation in the media environment. In his dissertation, Hautakangas discusses the interaction between the production and participants in the Big Brother format: who really has the power? Introduced in Finland in 2005, Big Brother was one of the first formats to exploit audience participation and address it. This is also linked to today's practices, such as having a parallel discussion on Twitter or Facebook while watching a TV programme. While watching, you see the analyses by other viewers of the topic in question.
Traditional journalism still has a foothold in our digitalised society, says Hautakangas.
Finnish afternoon papers have been blamed for misleading headlines and clickbait journalism. One of them, Iltalehti decided to take the bait and started to reform its headlining last September with a readers' jury and internal feedback. They also got help from the Klikinsäästäjä community on Facebook.
According to publishing manager Erkki Meriluoto, the headlines have improved substantially. Instead of mysteries and euphemisms, the actual gist is in the headline.
"We also get feedback without inviting it, which is great. Readers have been very happy with the new approach. But we also get feedback when there is room for improvement in the headlines – after all, we have discussed this topic publicly. Our readers want to participate in the reform," Meriluoto says.
Is clickbait journalism then past and gone in Iltalehti?


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It's simple. The Christian journey is not meant to be traveled alone.
The numbers show that if you begin attending a church there is only a 14% chance you will be in that same church five years later. That seems alarmingly low. However, if you begin attending a church and a Sunday School class your chances of being in that same church goes up from 14% to 87%. That's a dramatic increase!
What's the reasoning? We are not meant to just connect to God; we are also designed to connect to God's family. At Wyldewood Baptist Church we connect and build friendships through Sunday School.
I hope you'll browse what we have to offer you and your family!
A wide variety of Biblical topics are discussed as well as pertinent doctrinal issues of today's society. Here you will sharpen your knowledge of what you believe and develop the skills to be able to share it with others.
An exciting class full of practical teaching on the family. Learn how to love and care for your family as Christ does. Here you can find answers to the most challenging questions of family relationships.
Baptist College Ministry (BCM) is a group of young adults pursuing Jesus. Whether you are in college, working, or looking for a job, our purpose is to help you grow closer to the Savior & be transformed by His matchless Word. BCM exists to glorify God through the proclamation of the gospel & the development of Christ followers.


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Category Archives: Legislation
President Trump Has Authority to Rebuild American Industry: Use the Defense Production Act of 1950
The USS Eisenhower at a dock to complete it's overhaul, Newport News, Virginia. Ira Block/National Geographic/Getty Images
President Donald Trump's trade reform campaign is not meant only to redress the massive deficit with the People's Republic of China ($419 billion in goods last year, a net figure of how much American money is supporting jobs and production in China rather than at home). His policies have been rooted in national security concerns with a focus on the dangerous transfer of capital and technology that has empowered Beijing's military buildup and aggressive behavior along the Pacific Rim and beyond. There is concern that the momentum of his efforts is slowing. He delayed elevating tariffs on Chinese goods from 10% to 25% on March 1st to give negotiations more time to reach a deal. But the PRC regime will never curb its pursuit of the wealth and capabilities it needs to replace the U.S. as the world's preeminent power. It is a long-term economic contest between rivals for the highest of stakes imaginable.
President Trump and close advisors such as Peter Navarro, Director of the National Trade Council in the White House know this, but need to operate from a strong base. Congress cannot, however, add much to the campaign at present. It is so crippled by factions and sophistries as to have taken itself out of the game. But Congress has left a legacy from earlier, less anarchic times: the Defense Production Act. This core legislation, based on preserving the "Arsenal of Democracy" which won World War II, gives the President broad authority to revive, expand and maintain our domestic industrial base. The DPA was first enacted in 1950, but it is still alive and well, being reauthorized twice by President George W. Bush, amended in 2009 on a bipartisan basis, supported by a 2012 Executive Order issued by President Obama and reauthorized again in 2014.
Posted in Aerospace Defense, Alliances, Americas, Arms, Army, Asia, Asia-Pacific, China, China, Democracy, Deterrence, Economic Sanctions, Economic Security, Economics, Electoral, GATT, Global, Infrastructure, International Conflict, Legislation, Manufacturing, Military, Military Strategy, National Security, Navy, Opinion, Politics, Protectionism, Qualitative, Republican Party, Security, sovereignty, Strategy, Tariffs, Technology, Trade, Trade Agreements, United States of America, USA, WTO
Tariff Benefits Will Exceed Costs When National Goals Are Met
US President Donald Trump, with US Congressman Sean Duffy (L), holds a tariff table as he speaks in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 24, 2019. Trump spoke about the unfair trade practices of China. Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty
A discussion paper published last weekend by the Centre for Economic Policy Research in the UK claimed that the tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on Chinese products are "causing the diversion of $165 billion a year in trade leading to significant costs for companies having to reorganize supply chains." The paper was authored by Princeton and Federal Reserve economists, and calls this a "cost" on the U.S. economy. But the basis of their analysis is much too narrow. They do not understand that the "diversion" of trade is a sign that the President's policy is working. We need to reduce the ties between American companies and an increasingly threatening China. And I have no sympathy if those who sought to profit by helping Beijing's rise (even if "experts" told them it was a good thing for the world) now suffer transition costs. Trump's actions were prompted by national security concerns.
Posted in Alliances, Americas, Arms, Asia-Pacific, China, China, Communism, Communism, Conservatism, Democracy, Diplomacy, East Asia, Economic Security, Economics, Electoral, Export Restrictions, History, International Conflict, International Law, International Organizations, Legislation, Liberalism, National Security, Negotiation, Opinion, Protectionism, Security, Socialism, Strategy, Tariffs, Trade, United States of America
Wall Street Elites Against Democracy? A Case Study in Pro-China Media Bias
Press Reaction to the November 2018 speech by Dr. Peter Navarro, Director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, was biased in a negative direction.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing 'Section 232 Proclamations' on steel and aluminum imports with (2nd L-R) Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump signed proclamations that imposed a 25-percent tarriff on imported steel and a 10-percent tarriff on imported alumninum. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Dr. Peter Navarro, Director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, gave a speech on November 9 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. The title of the speech was "Economic Security as National Security", which Dr. Navarro, a Harvard-educated economist, argues is the maxim of the Trump Administration. After the speech, Dr. Navarro was attacked in the media, but not about his main points. The negative, and one might argue biased, coverage came from the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, the Atlantic, and Director of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow, among others. The negative response centered on Dr. Navarro's controversial claim that Wall Street elites have undue influence on U.S. policy having to do with China. Tempers were likely frayed at the time due to planning, negotiations and internal maneuvering in advance of a high stakes late November meeting then being planned between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 meeting in Argentina. Worries were high that lack of progress on at least the outline of an agreement at the meeting could lead to deepening tariffs between the countries, and fears in the financial sector of falling stock markets or even a recession. But the bias and infighting of the attacks were unbecoming of these media outlets, and of Mr. Kudlow, the Director of the National Economic Council.
Posted in Alliances, Aluminum, Americas, Arms, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Campaign Finance, China, China, Commodities, Communism, Communism, Diplomacy, East Asia, Economic Security, Electoral, Illegal Drugs, Influence Operations, International Conflict, International Law, Legislation, Manufacturing, Media Analysis, National Security, North America, Politics, Protectionism, Qualitative, Security, Steel, Strategy, Tariffs, United States of America, USA
How China Interferes in U.S. Elections
US President Donald Trump flanked by Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone. Mr. Trump speaks during a strategic and policy discussion with CEOs in the State Department Library in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on April 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mr. Schwarzman and the Chao family are influential with Mr. Trump, and have extensive business interests in China. Credit: Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images.
China is powerfully influencing U.S. elections, as President Donald Trump alleged, but one will not necessarily find a Chinese intelligence agent stuffing ballot boxes in the local City Hall, or tampering with a voting booth. Facebook and Twitter claim they found no coordinated messages from the Chinese government. Bloomberg news and three digital security firms all claimed they found no evidence of digital or web-based misinformation campaigns. They apparently don't count China's ongoing anti-Trump propaganda, available through state-run media like China Daily and radio stations in the U.S. Nor do they count a new China-linked propaganda film advertised on Facebook, called "Better Angels".
Plus, China's immense wealth gives it more sophisticated and effective means to influence the general public, districts that voted for Republicans, the candidates themselves, the businesses that fund candidate elections, the universities and think tanks that hire politicians after they leave office, and the news media that voters will rely upon to choose their representatives on November 6, 2018. That is a far more powerful set of tools than anything the Russians used in 2016.
Vice President Mike Pence had it right when he said, "There can be no doubt: China is meddling in America's democracy." He said that Beijing was involved in "an unprecedented effort to influence American public opinion, the 2018 elections, and the environment leading into the 2020 presidential elections."
Perhaps the most powerful influence that China wields over the U.S. public is the leverage that its $8.59 billion in box office sales provides to its "Propaganda Department" in Hollywood. American movie producers and directors actively self-censor in order not to alienate Chinese censors who could cut millions of dollars of ticket sales by denying access to the Chinese market. This leads Russians or terrorists to be the main villains in most Hollywood films, rather than China. Perhaps in part for this reason, 53% of Americans view China favorably according to a February 2018 poll, despite China's human rights abuse at home, and ongoing economic and military transgression against the U.S. and our allies. That latent pro-China sentiment will make elections more difficult for Mr. Trump and the Republicans on November 6. This is China's growing soft power, and is only infrequently commented upon in the media.
China's sharper power to interfere with elections was demonstrated by the country's recent attempt to use targeted tariffs to cause economic pain in districts that voted for Trump in 2016. In two rounds of tariffs, including over the summer, China hurt states and congressional districts that voted for Trump and other influential Republicans with $110 billion of targeted tariffs, focusing on commodities like soybeans, sorghum and pork that are overwhelmingly produced in rural pro-Trump districts. China also hit whisky, produced in Kentucky, and cranberries, produced in Wisconsin. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell represents Kentucky, and House Speaker Paul Ryan represents Wisconsin. "Mapping the counties that voted for Mr. Trump in 2016 and those affected by China's tariffs shows the extent to which Trump voters' jobs rely on the products being targeted," according to the New York Times. "Beijing hopes it can convince those voters — and their elected representatives — that the president's trade war could hurt them." China's counter-tariffs threaten more than double the jobs in districts Trump won in 2016, compared with those that Clinton won.
But China has many other ways to influence voter opinions in the U.S., and thereby interfere with how voters vote. China also does an end-run around voters by influencing the political choices provided at the voting booth, in that most politicians of both parties are influenced to be soft on China by an environment conditioned by Chinese money and giveaways, including to U.S. students, the media, professors, congressmen, businessmen, and even U.S. military officers.
Posted in Aerospace Defense, Agriculture, Campaign Finance, China, China, Communism, Communism, Diplomacy, East Asia, Electoral, Electoral Politics, Hong Kong, Human Rights, Influence Operations, International Conflict, International Organizations, Legislation, Politics, Qualitative, Socialism, sovereignty, Technology, Trade, UN, United States of America, USA
Serbia's EU bid and the Kosovo dialogue
A Serbian police officer guards a mass grave site in the village of Rudnica, 280 kilometers (170 miles) south of Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The mass grave is believed to contain at least 250 bodies of Albanian victims killed during the Kosovo war. (AP Photographer: Darko Vojinovic)
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 2, No. 4, April 2014.
By Raquel Montes Torralba
With Serbia seeking to join the European Union (EU), as did Croatia in July 2013, European officials have advanced a pre-condition to be resolution of major disputes with Kosovo. In April 2014, Serbia and Kosovo celebrate the first anniversary of an agreement meant to normalize relations. Positive developments include the March 2014 election of a pro-EU majority in Serbia's parliament, local elections in North Kosovo held in a generally peaceful manner, as well as progress on technical issues such as border control and police transfer. Nevertheless, the political context for 2014 could be derailed by upcoming general elections in Kosovo, the creation of a Kosovo Army, and establishment of a war crimes court for Kosovo's ethnic Albanian rebels. More particularly, all these factors could impact the creation of a Community of Serb Municipalities, the keystone of the Serbia-Kosovo Agreement. Continue reading →
Posted in Electoral, Europe, European Union, International Law, Kosovo, Legislation, Separatism, Serbia, Uncategorized, United States of America | Tagged War crimes
Political Risk to the Mining Industry in Tanzania
Data Source: African Economic Outlook, National Accounts of Tanzania Mainland.
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 1, No. 2, June 2013.
By Ilan Cooper and Nathan Stevens
Long considered an anchor of East African stability, Tanzania has recently made headlines for aggressive expansion of its mining and extractive industries. In what might be considered growing pains, economic prosperity has strained government and civilian relations, and is increasingly testing the governance skills of Tanzania's Ministries. Adverse investment laws, widening religious conflict, and proliferation of small arms and light weapons, however, tarnish Tanzania's image as a peaceful and prosperous republic. Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Electoral, Gold, Legislation, Mining, Politics, Populism, Sectors, Social Movements, Socialism, Tanzania, Taxation, Terrorism
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 7, No. 4, April 2019 By Anders Corr [caption id="attachment_2033" align="alignright" width="300"] A bronze sculpture titled "Non-


Discussion in 'My Experience with Duromine' started by Beautiful B, Sep 26, 2014.
Oh! Can't wait to go shopping for clothing... Lol.
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Yay well done! I'm no longer on duramine. I started the 5:2 diet and have lost 2kgs this week! If you want to maintain or lose more, definitely look in to it.
I dont exercise on fast days. The general rule is: 500 calories or less on fast days and 2000 calories on feast days. You can tweak the feast day calories, I hover around 1500 cals.
I found the most info on you tube by Michael mosely, the creator of the diet, or you can buy the book.
Well done Beautiful B !!!
well done, well done!!! you have done amazingly well.
Wow B , you are so awesome!
Wow! That's amazing! Good on you!


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Q: Changes to css, js, and static files not reflected on nginx docker container I created a multi-container application which is about php. When I modify the php file, I can see the changes in the browser. But, when I modify the static files such as css and js, there are no changes in the browser. The following is my Dockerfile code:
Dockerfile
`FROM nginx:1.8
`ADD default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
`ADD nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
`WORKDIR /Code/project/
`RUN chmod -R 777 /Code/project/
`VOLUME /Code/project

default.conf
`server {
listen       80;
server_name  localhost;

root   /Code/project/public;
index  index.html index.htm index.php;
#charset koi8-r;
#access_log  /var/log/nginx/log/host.access.log  main;

location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}

#error_page  404              /404.html;

# redirect server error pages to the static page /50x.html
#
#error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
#location = /50x.html {
 #   root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
#}

# proxy the PHP scripts to Apache listening on 127.0.0.1:80
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
#    proxy_pass   http://127.0.0.1;
#}

# pass the PHP scripts to FastCGI server listening on 127.0.0.1:9000
#
location ~ \.php$ {
    try_files $uri /index.php =404;
    fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
    fastcgi_pass   fpm:9000;
    #fastcgi_pass   127.0.0.1:9000;
    fastcgi_index  index.php;
    fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME  $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    include        fastcgi_params;
}

# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
#    deny  all;
#}
 }

nginx.conf
user  root;
worker_processes  8;

error_log  /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
pid        /var/run/nginx.pid;

events {
     worker_connections  1024;
}

http {
   include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
   default_type  application/octet-stream;

   log_format  main  '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
                  '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
                  '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';

   access_log  /var/log/nginx/access.log  main;

sendfile        on;
#tcp_nopush     on;

keepalive_timeout  65;
client_max_body_size 20m;

#gzip  on;

include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
}`

docker-compose.yml
webphp:
    image: index.alauda.cn/chuanty/local_php
    #image: index.alauda.cn/chuanty/local_nginx:snapshot
    ports:
     - "9000:9000"
volumes:
     - .:/Code/project
links:
     - cache:cache
     - db:db
     - es:localhost
extra_hosts:
     - "chaunty.taurus:192.168.99.100"

cache:
     image: redis
ports:
     - "6379:6379"
db:
  #image: mysql
  image: index.alauda.cn/alauda/mysql
  ports:
      - "3306:3306"
environment:
   MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: chuantaiyidev
   MYSQL_USER: cty
   MYSQL_PASSWORD: chuantaiyidev
   MYSQL_DATABASE: taurus
es:
   image: index.alauda.cn/chuanty/local_elasticsearch
ports:
   - "9200:9200"
   - "9300:9300"

server:
   #image: index.alauda.cn/ryugou/nginx
   image: index.alauda.cn/chuanty/local_nginx:1.1
ports:
   - "80:80"
   - "443:443"
links:
   - webphp:fpm
volumes_from:
   - webphp:rw

A: I guess your problem is "sendfile on" in your nginx.conf.
For development purpose try to set it off in the server-directive of your server block:
server {
    ...

    sendfile off;
}

This will force to reload the static files such as css and js. nginx won't  load the file from memory instead.
http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#sendfile

A: One option is to copy the modified static files directly to the Docker container:
docker cp web/static/main.js container_name:/usr/src/app/static/main.js

*

*web/static is the static directory on your host machine

*main.js is the modified file

*container_name is the name of the container which can be found with docker ps

*/usr/src/app/static is the static directory in your Docker container

If you want to determine exactly where your static files are on your Docker container, you can use docker exec -t -i container_name /bin/bash to explore its directory structure.

A: I really hope you actually do not copy configuration file into an image!
Docker Best Practice
Docker images are supposed to be immutable, hence at deploy the configuration file (that are depend on a lot [environment] of variables) should be passed to/shared with the container thanks to the docker run option -v|--volume instead.
As for your issue
If you want to see any change when static files are modified you need to docker build and then docker compose up on every modifications in order to actually change the web page. You may not want that (clearly). I suggest you to use shared directories (through the -v option).

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The Panoz LMP01 Evo – Elan n.11 is a prototype that participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003. In 2002 the American manufacturer replaced the LMP07, with the LMP01 maintaining the characteristic of the front engine but with a substantial increase in the displacement to 5983 cc. In 2003 Panoz entrusted the management of the cars to the JML Team.
Gunnar Jeannette, Max Papis and Olivier Beretta with the Panoz LMP01 Evo – Elan n.11 arrived fifth at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003. The car started from the tenth position on the grid and despite showing a good race pace finished the race in fifth position with a gap of seventeen laps from the Bentley EXP Speed 8 n.7 of Capello, Kristensen and Smith. At the end of the season the team closed third in the constructors in the 2003 American Le Mans Series.
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The California-based dream pop group Papercuts returns with their first album in four years, "Parallel Universe Blues" (2018). Led by singer-songwriter Jason Robert Quever, Papercuts has realeased five previous albums over the span of a decade. On their sixth full-length album, they further develop their sound that fuses the hazy feeling of shoegaze with the mellowness of dream pop.
The opening track 'Mattress On the Floor' greets the listener to a dream-like place through melancholy lyrics and wavy guitar riffs. From there, Papercuts test their ground with multiple different sounds throughout the album. Tracks such as 'The Laughing Man' and 'Kathleen Says' (Tracks 2 and 6) construct a Beatles-esque sound by playing with the dream pop element of their sound. On the contrary, tracks such as 'Sing to Me Candy' and 'Waking Up' (Tracks 4 and 9) uses shoegaze to create a sound similar to a less-rock-focused version of My Bloody Valentine. However, the two sounds meet perfectly on 'All Along St. Mary's' (Track 8) as a story is told through riffs that are both slow-paced and spatial.
When the group combines its two unique sounds together on one track, the album shines the most. However, the album does not do this enough. It usually leans either to one sound or the other. When Papercuts puts the two sounds together, we get phenomenal tracks such as 'All Along St. Mary's' (Track 8). While there are some fantastic songs that do side with one sound over another, there are some that are not as effective. However, for every step backwards this album makes, it makes three or four steps forward. Despite not utilizing every ounce of potential that the group had, "Parallel Universe Blues" is still a great album. It is bittersweet in all of the best ways.


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Time flies when you're having fun! That must have been the case in July because I don't know where all of the days went. The past few weeks have been busy as I have been following up on plans for the upcoming program year, working on the annual budget, setting committees and getting ready for another school year to begin. And most importantly getting back to the organ bench, preparing for the first program of the year.
Mark your calendars for our kick-off event. The hymn festival will feature the organ, hymn singing, and choral singing. We will also do a formal installation of the Executive Board. Following the hymn festival, we invite you to an ice cream social. Be sure to publicize the event and invite your friends that enjoy organ music, hymn singing, and choral singing.
Don't forget to renew your membership or become a member! Looking over the progress in the ONCARD reports, we are doing very well this year with our renewals. But this is just another kind reminder to get your renewals taken care of as soon as possible. A letter went out to members recently that indicated you needed to renew by August 10th to be included in the annual yearbook. Be sure to take advantage of ONCARD process as soon as possible. If you need any help with renewal, be sure to contact Gary Huffman. We can also do a printed registration process for those that prefer that option, so be sure to contact us if you need some help.
Remember to invite a friend! Use the AGO in your everyday conversations and celebrate the work our chapter. We have a great slate of events planned for the upcoming year (more details in the September Clarion). Take advantage of these events to invite new people, see good friends, and grow the guild! Enjoy the last few days/weeks of summer!


> > > > openfirmware device tree with pretty damn good results.
> > > of any hw detection code that does?
> Sure, although any bootable device by definition will support it.
> on older sparcs as a sideline?
Concentratin on PCI is the goal, IMO. SBUS device detection is overkill.


Life is a rush and living on the edge is what people in the financial world do every day. On the outside, it is calm and collected, but within, perspiration rains, tempers flair and people-----those faceless people on the street----don't have a clue about what you just did to their retirement fund. Such is the world of J. C. Chandor's first film, "Margin Call." It's like trying to defuse a bomb before anyone knows there is a bomb there. In Margin Call, think Lehman Brothers and you have an idea of the problem explained in the film.
Stanley Tucci, a financial risk analyst, is let go from the company in yet another lay-off. Before leaving, he hands a file to an up-and-coming analyst, Zachary Quinto, telling him that he (Tucci) doesn't quite have it yet. Quinto is curious and discovers the missing element in the financial equation. What it means is that this mythical company has super-overextended itself with no safety net. What to do? You are falling with no one to catch you. Within a 24-hour period, Quinto tells his friend, Penn Badgley, and they in turn go to their boss, Paul Brittany, then his boss Kevin Spacey, then to Demi Moore and finally the head honcho, Jeremy Irons. Heads roll, careers go down the drain, and what is most important to Irons is that the company remain intact. In essence, cut off the many heads of the Hydra, but keep the body. This is a roller-coaster ride and along the way we get a glimpse into the personal lives of the players and what they have lost for their exciting job. An example is Kevin Spacey's love for his dog, actually to the neglect of his former wife and children. Misplaced devotion in a madcap world of finance. Quinto says, when asked about his doctorate in astro-psychics, "You just take the formulas and apply them here….and besides, the money is better." Demi Moore is quietly talking to Kevin Spacey about his children, and all the while she has a wistful look on her face that says, perhaps career isn't everything.
In the film, Jeremy Irons gives a brief history of other stock market problems and it seems to happen every 15 years or so. "We can't help ourselves," he says. For anyone who has lost money by buying or selling unwisely, here is an example of what goes on behind the scenes. No one is on your side, it is every man/woman for themselves.


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Q: Is there a listing of all the most useful rails gems? I'm new to Rails, and I'm learning that you could save a lot of time by using the right gems. For example, simple_form is great for making forms, and high_voltage is great for making static pages. I've been reading http://learn-rails.com/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-for-beginners and there seem to be a ton of these gems.
So is there a listing of gems that are useful for making Rails apps? Particularly for beginners. (Also, just a thought, but it would be nice if Rails were structured in such a way where these thing were preinstalled, so you could just learn how to do stuff without searching for the right gems all the time.)
EDIT: I've seen blog posts and stuff, but it would be nice if there was a listing that is both 1) somewhat of a consensus, and 2) updated.

A: I have found https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/ to be very useful.
They have done a good job of dividing by category, showing last activity, etc..  It is not a list of most popular to least, but thats a tough thing to do since most apps have different requirements.


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System Simulation / Search Results
• 88 matches found for your search for projects
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AHDS Visual Arts - Surrey Institute of Art and Design
System Simulation provided Index+ software to support the digitisation, cataloguing and web access programme for AHDS Visual Arts located at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design.
Aquarelle was a European Union assisted project designed to provide an information retrieval service for searching across different cultural database systems with differing database architectures.
BFI Stills Image Library
Our 'Digital Scoping Study' advised the BFI on the best ways to use digital technologies to extend access to its existing archives and to assist in the collection and curation of new assets. Following the study, we developed and supplied the bfi's 'Stills Image Management System'.
British Pharmacopoeia (CDROM and web) - The Stationery Office
We designed and developed the electronic versions of the British Pharmacopoeia for TSO (formerly The Stationery Office.) BP is available in a unique package including the printed volumes, CD-ROM and web-site.
British Sky Broadcasting and Archive II
System Simulation provided British Sky Broadcasting with the ability to continue using their newsroom archival software, a legacy system called Archive II, long after the original supplier had ceased to offer support.
Britten 100
The Britten 100 website celebrates the centenary of the composer Benjamin Britten.
Chilli Media
A commercial picture library system for Chilli Media Ltd powered by ImageIndex+.
City Heritage Guides
We supplied the integrated software architecture for the British Museum COMPASS project in a collaboration with the museum's team lasting 10 years. Launched in 2000 and running until 2007, COMPASS offered a content development system driving a variety of web and kiosk interfaces for searching and exploring the Museum's collections. By linking and connecting objects with tours and articles thematically, COMPASS provided a rich knowledgebase and deeper understanding of the artefacts in the context of world cultures.
Connect - Learning and Teaching Portal - Higher Education Academy
System Simulation developed the portal jointly with JISC and the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN), a major network of 24 subject centres based in HE institutions throughout the UK and now forming part of the Higher Education Academy.
Corinium Museum
The Corinium Museum reopened in 2005 after a stunning makeover. We provided our easy to use ContentIndex+ with an Image Library Module to enable the museum to create the content for interactive kiosks. Visitors can explore 3,000 archaeological records and objects, or get to know old Cirencester through hundreds of photographs of the town.
Court Barn
Court Barn is a new small museum in the Cotswolds which has been able to present its collection of objects electronically on kiosks and a website via System Simulation's ContentIndex+ and MuseumIndex+ products.
Culture24 and ShowMe
Culture24's website (formerly the 24 Hour Museum) is an award-winning cultural guide promoting museums, galleries, libraries and archives across the UK. Every month, at least a million visitors enjoy content on Culture24 and Show Me, along with a host of micro sites powered by the Culture24 database.
Digital Domesday - The Domesday Book on CDROM - Alecto Historical Editions
eChase
eLIB projects - electronic libraries for higher education
SSL has provided Index+ server technology, Web Gateways and Z39.50 Gateways for electronic library projects under the university sector JISC funded programme eLIB. These projects provide WEB access to extensive libraries of images, information sources and relevant tools for use in teaching and research in higher education.


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Three Senior Members Of Royal Family Detained In Saudi Arabia
Three senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, including the king's brother, have been arrested for unexplained reasons.
Two of the men were among the kingdom's most influential figures.
The detentions are seen as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tightening his grip on power.
In 2017 dozens of Saudi royal figures, ministers and businessmen were confined to Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton hotel after the crown prince ordered their arrests.
Mohammed bin Salman, a controversial figure, has been considered the de facto ruler of the kingdom after he was named crown prince by his father in 2016.
The detentions were first revealed by the Wall Street Journal newspaper, which said they took place early on Friday.
The three men arrested are the king's younger brother Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, former crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and a royal cousin, Prince Nawaf bin Nayef.
Mohammed bin Nayef was interior minister until he was removed from his role and placed under house arrest by Mohammed Bin Salman in 2017. In his previous role, he was seen as a close and trusted partner by US intelligence officials.
Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, 78, is the king's only surviving full brother. In 2018 he made comments seen as critical of the crown prince to protesters in London but later said he had been misinterpreted.
Both men were seen as potential rivals to the 34-year-old crown prince, who is first in line for the throne.
Guards arrived at the homes of the royals wearing masks and dressed in black, and searched the properties, the Wall Street Journal says.
Police Seen Arresting Police Officers Over Bribe (Watch Video)
A new video released online, shows the moment some policemen arrested another set of police officers for collecting…
8 Suspected Foreign Rice Smugglers Arrested By Navy
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory has arrested 8 suspected foreign rice smugglers in Calabar, Cross River. Among…
Nigeria's Coronavirus Cases Climbs To 305; Anambra Confirms First Case
Nigeria, on Friday April 10, confirmed seventeen new cases of the novel Coronavirus, taking the total cases to…
5 Bandits Wasted, 8 Others Arrested In Benue And Nasarawa States
Five bandits have been killed while 8 others were arrested by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke in Benue…


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Q: Multiple WHEN in CASE only applies first two I have a CASE with 4 WHENs. The first two applie fine, but the last two (or any others I add past that) do not get applied. All WHENs are referring to the same field.
Here's what I'm trying to do. The field in question is formatted as:
[Indexname]_[Company]_[Product]_[StartDate$EndDate]

So it would look like
Retail_Walmart_Stores_Inc_Chair_03012012$05312015

The first Case I wrote was to eliminate the date
CASE WHEN FIELD1 LIKE '%$%' THEN REPLACE(FIELD1,RIGHT(FIELD1,17),'') ELSE FIELD1 END AS NewField

That works great. Then I want to remove the Index Name so I added a second WHEN. That worked also. But then, our company will have the full legal name of the company we're doing business (so "Wal-Mart Stores, Inc" or "The Walt Disney Company". For readability, I want those records to just say "WalMart" or Disney."
My new code reads as
CASE
   WHEN FIELD1 LIKE '%$%'
     THEN REPLACE(FIELD1,RIGHT(FIELD1,17),'')
   WHEN FIELD LIKE '%RETAIL%'
     THEN REPLACE(FIELD1,'RETAIL','')
   WHEN FIELD LIKE '%STORES_INC%'
     THEN REPLACE(FIELD1,'STORES_INC','')
   WHEN FIELD LIKE '%THE_WALT_DISNEY_COMPANY%'
     THEN REPLACE(FIELD1,'THE_WALT_DISNEY_COMPANY','DISNEY')
   ELSE FIELD1
   END AS NewField1

I don't understand why this stops working after the first two. At first I thought maybe it's because they are all referring to the first column, but then the second WHEN wouldn't have worked either.
Anyone know what's going on?

A: If you want to do all the replacements rather than just the first one:
REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(CASE WHEN FIELD1 LIKE '%$%' THEN REPLACE(FIELD1, RIGHT(FIELD1, 17), '') ELSE FIELD1
                        END, 'RETAIL', ''
                       ), STORES_INC', ''
               ), 'THE_WALT_DISNEY_COMPANY', 'DISNEY'
       )  AS NewField1

A case expression stops at the first expression that evaluates to true.


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5 Bucket list Australian racecourses not to miss
Mayor | November 14, 2019
Famous Flemington, where the Melbourne Cup is run each year on the first Tuesday in November
Australia's rich horse racing history has made it one of the country's national pastimes. The popularity of horse racing over the last century-plus has led to amazing facilities being built across Australia. Today, Australia has some of the most iconic horse racing venues in the world and they rival those found in England, the United States, and France. Horse racing fans are gearing up for the final push of events before the end of the year. Punters can visit Silentbet get the latest racing odds and bet on the horses they believe will win each race.
Australia has a number of great racecourses you must visit. However, we have selected 5 bucket list racecourses that should not be missed by any serious horse racing fan.
1. Royal Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is one of the two premier racecourses in Sydney. Situated in the Eastern Suburbs, Royal Randwick Racecourse has earned the nickname the "Headquarters" due to its importance in Australian horse racing. The racecourse hosts one of the richest and most famous races in Australia, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. It also hosts The Championships which offers more than AUD$20 million in prize money over two days.
2. Flemington Racecourse
Sydney and Melbourne compete in everything under the sun and horse racing is no different. The two major Aussie cities have some of the best horse racing facilities in the country and Melbourne's Flemington is one of the must-visits. Flemington hosts the greatest race in Australia, the Melbourne Cup. The "race that stops a nation" is one of the biggest events in the world and attracts competitors and punters from all over. In 2006, the famous Flemington racecourse was added to the Australian National Heritage List.
3. Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Another Sydney racecourse and the city's No. 2 venue, Rosehill Gardens is the home of the Golden Slipper race. Rosehill Gardens has plenty of history having been opened in 1885. While Royal Randwick is located in the Eastern Suburbs, Rosehill is situated in Western Sydney. The venue hosts an incredible number of races throughout the year, giving punters ample opportunity to see top-class racing.
4. Birdsville
Birdsville makes the list for being an incredibly unique experience. The Birdsville Races are held in the small, remote Queensland town of Birdsville. The population of the town is around 700 people, but thousands arrive for the races each year. The racecourse is very barebones as a small grandstand serves as a spot of shade from the sun. Patrons fly into Queensland for the yearly event or make the gruelling drive on dirt roads.
5. Moonee Valley Racecourse
It is claimed Melbourne's Moonee Valley has the best atmosphere of any Australian racecourse. It is a big claim especially with Royal Randwick and Flemington hosting some of the biggest events on the racing calendar. The racecourse was built with elevated lawns making it easy to see the runners as they gallop around track. Meanwhile, the grandstand was built close to the track making fans feel a part of the action. Moonee Valley hosts the famous WS Cox Plate, the most prestigious weight-for-age race in Australia and considered the championship of Australian horse racing.
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Judit är en oljemålning av den italienske renässanskonstnären Giorgione. Den målades 1504 och är sedan 1772 utställd på Eremitaget i Sankt Petersburg.

Judit räknas som ett av Giorgiones tidiga verk och ett av de fåtal som säkert kan attribueras till den venetianska mästaren. I Judits bok, som ingår i tillägg till Gamla testamentet, berättas om en judisk kvinna vid namn Judit som räddar sin stad Betylua genom att förföra och sedan döda Nebukadnessar II:s härförare Holofernes. Händelserna är helt ohistoriska; varken Holofernes eller staden Betylua är kända i övrigt.

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Nationalencyklopedin, Judit (hämtad 2022-01-08).

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