Welcome to Storetasker's Spotlight On A Store series where I interview entrepreneurs about their Shopify stores and more, connecting our readers to ideas and advice from the minds of store owners just like them!
1. You started your store in 2017, so it's not very old. What inspired you to sell Men's shaving products online? What did you do before you started your store?
Wet shaving was something that I was personally into and it felt like there was room for another store, but one that would be in a more curated fashion, so that's where I came up with the idea to pull mine together. In answer to the next question, this isn't my only source of income so it's not the only thing I am focused on.
2. How is your store performing in terms of leads and sales so far? What do you feel you still need to do to improve?
I think it's progressing fairly well. I think with all of these things it's finding your audience and then scaling your audience, so I think I probably haven't focused on it a lot through the first year and a half but recently I have started focusing on scaling out my ads and really starting to get in a groove of being able to grow consistently.
3. As a first time visitor, I was immediately attracted to your store for a few reasons. One is that I liked the background you used with the old wood and the wood handle straight razor. I thought it really fit with the name of the store and the brand you seem to be promoting. I also liked that everything was easy to see and find in your store, so it was very easy to navigate it, and quick purchasing would definitely be an option.
I even felt drawn to things as simple as which fonts you used for your content and logos, as well as the fact that you didn't add so much content that it became overwhelming. How did you come up with the design concepts for your store that made it a welcoming place for people to shop, and what tips would you give to other storeowners about how to create an environment that attracts more traffic?
I think the beauty of Shopify is all of the power you can get by loading on many different apps to give you functionality. I think where store owners can run wild, and I probably did in the early days, is that there are so many things you can end up creating an environment where so much is happening in your store that it makes it a very uncomfortable experience for customers. So I'm pretty painstaking in all of my choices to make sure that visitors have an experience that I would want to have and I make everything very easy to find. I actually get a lot of people to use the store and I watch them to see how they are doing and see where they get stuck, what they like, and what they don't like.
I initially worked with a designer who helped with creating a very clean layout. We were very painstaking in each choice and looked at a lot of different versions to try to make sure it was very easy to use and easy to navigate. Then anytime I add in a new app I make sure it really fits my store and spend a lot of time making sure that the colors match and the fonts match so there's a very clean environment. I think it's important to defend and protect that. Even when I choose brands to go into my store, if they don't have great photos or they don't have a great way to display their product then I just pass because I want people to have the experience that you are describing where they come to the store and they are comfortable. If I get an email with a question from someone, I make sure to update my product description or I update my FAQs page or something else, because in the world of e-commerce they should never have to come to me. It should all be there and available to them already.
4. How did you decide to go into this particular niche market of men's shaving products? There are so many different markets you could be in, so I'm wondering how you chose this specific one?
So I was looking to sell something that I use myself. I looked at a bunch of different products that I could sell. The first thing I looked at was Japanese teas and then I realized you have to buy quite often in bulk, they also have shelf lives, so the more I looked at it the more I came to the conclusion that it probably wasn't a great fit for me personally. I started thinking, what is consumable but doesn't really expire?
I didn't want to dropship, so I wanted to actually own stock and inventory so I could control my store a bit better. I figured while the inventory is not inexpensive, it's not going to go out of style or expire. The more I looked at it the more I realized there was room in this niche for another shop curating things the way that I'm doing. It seemed to make sense as I started talking to people and I fell into it a little bit.
5. You told me in our email correspondence that your store is located in Newton, Massachusetts but that you are actually located in Tokyo, Japan. As I'm sure you know, there are a lot of entrepreneurs who start Shopify stores partly so that they can have the freedom to travel or live where they want to live.
It does offer location independence to a degree, however some of the members of Storetasker's FB Group, Shopify Entrepreneurs, have expressed that they tried living in a different country than their store is located but they found it more difficult to be far away from where their business and fulfillment centers are. How have you managed this, and do you have any advice on how to run a business from another country?
In my whole career I have always worked very internationally, so I'm used to working on virtual teams and being geographically separated from things. I think as you look at your store and ways to design operations around it, you have to look for ways to not be the single point of failure. I set up my fulfillment center in a way where I am completely out of the loop so if someone places an order there is nothing that involves my being involved, unless there is a direct question from a customer because I still handle that part myself. If your fulfillment center isn't able to fulfill orders without you being involved then I think you need a new fulfillment center. I don't see any reason why I need to be physically there.
While being geographically disperse probably does bring some additional costs with it, or at least certain issues. For example, I'm not physically looking at my products, so if I'm not able to get great photos from the supplier, I either have to send myself samples in Japan that I can then photograph, or I need to hire a professional photographer to take photos of those products. There may be some setup costs that you might not otherwise get if you are fulfilling from home. So for me in my financial model I assumed some more costs than others may have when they were setting up their store.
I have tried to make sure that for each part of the business I am not the single point of failure. I set up a virtual team that has helped me with each part of the business, whether it's advertising, legal, accounting, web development through Storetasker, fulfillment, and that way I'm able to run it without me being there. It may be different than the dream of somebody else, but I have thought about everything from a scaling perspective.
6. Which one of Storetasker's Experts have you worked with and what did they do for your store? What was your experience like with Storetasker?
I have worked with only one Storetasker Expert multiple times. His name is Mikhail Arden. I actually contracted him four times through Storetasker. The first time was to upgrade my theme. The second time to update some pages, the third time was to help me clean up some things around the site. The fourth time he helped me to upgrade my theme again.
I was trying different sites before, so I tried Upwork and the experience was terrible, but I didn't know of other options. When I used them, I would post a job, it was my job to vet all these people, and when I posted I got people trying to work outside of Upwork asking if I could work with them on the project directly. I got people calling me on my cell phone, I got people contacting me on LinkedIn, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. It was crazy. You get people who are not even remotely qualified or experienced, and it's my job to figure out if those people are real or not and if they are vetted or not.
I got to Storetasker because Shopify suggested I try it, and with Storetasker I ended up getting someone who was qualified, and they knew what they were doing.
On Upwork, I hired someone and then they contracted the work to someone else and they weren't managing the quality. I asked for a popup and I got a popup that was so far from what I asked for, it didn't even look like it belonged on my website, it was bizarre. The person should have said "you should use an app, not have me build something," but I wasn't getting great advice.
With Mikhail, I get someone who advises me correctly on what I should be doing, and it's not always development. I am very careful to make sure my site is pixel perfect, probably painstakingly so, and he is very understanding of it, because he knows that I want everything to look very good and feel nice. I have someone who understands that and is helping me to do that, and he knows how to fit everything together with the image I want to present to people. When I hire through Storetasker, I'm not having to fight quality issues or make sure the person I hire is trained, so when I make upgrades to my store I don't have to invest all my time in micromanaging somebody. It feels like I am just bringing on a team member who is now responsible for that piece of the work, as opposed to previously when I felt the need to be very committed to the process because it wasn't necessarily going to get to where I wanted it to on its own.
7. I like how you offer free US shipping on all orders over $75, and that you displayed this special offer right at the top of the page so customers know about the deal. What else would you like to say to potential Grown Man Shave customers? Why should people shop at your store over one of your competitors or a brick and mortar store that sells men's shaving supplies?
It's not hard to do good customer service for people. I remember there was somebody who ordered three or four jars of soap and they emailed me and said one of them broke, would you mind sending a replacement. I said, "that's terrible, here's a new one and let me know a different one you want and I will include it with it." Maybe that cost me ten dollars or something, but those little gestures go a long way, because they make people happy and they make them into repeat customers.
It's easy to become focused on whether you were profitable or not on a particular transaction. I think it is important to view every situation by asking yourself the question, how would I want to be treated as a customer? I always try to put myself in the customer's shoes. I am not trying to compete on price, I am not trying to compete with Amazon or Ebay or auction sites, but I think there is room for me to carve out a niche for myself.
That said, I think you should build out your store thinking about how you want to drive profitable growth to your store. You have to think about what offers you put in front of people that make sense for you. It is important as a store owner to continue testing and figure out what works well for your store.
8. I like that you have a blog that is easy to navigate to from your site. I especially like the article on the cost of shaving because I learned about the history of the Gillette razor, and the fact that shaving with disposable razors is way more expensive than other methods, not to mention the detrimental effect on the environment caused by millions and millions of people throwing out plastic razors every week.
I especially liked it because you presented a great case for why people should buy your products. What is your advice to someone who hasn't ever used a straight edge or a non-disposable safety razor and may be nervous to switch after so many years of shaving with disposable safety razors? Is there any maintenance involved with the blades you sell on the straight edges?
Straight razors are more involved, so the starting point for a lot of people is safety razors. I think for most men shaving is a chore, it's not something we enjoy, it's not a comfortable experience. It's this sort of painful thing you have to do every morning that irritates and dries out your skin. I have sensitive skin so when I was in a barbershop a woman said what are you using to shave, I noticed your neck is really irritated. She ended up selling me a safety razor and some soap and a brush and I was surprised how well my skin reacted to it.
Over time as I bought better and better products, shaving turned from a very painful, boring chore to more of a relaxing ritual that I would leave feeling refreshed. My skin looked better. We are all busy, so who wants to start their day irritated? If you can shave for less money over time, I think that is what anyone would want.
9. Is there anything else you would like our readers to know about you, your store, or your experience with Storetasker?
One is that if anyone who is reading this has any feedback for my store I would love it because I am always trying to improve it. If you are building a store, be proud of it. What I like about Storetasker is that you guys are doing all the vetting of the Experts and making sure everyone has the skills they need in order to help people with their stores. I also like that hiring with Storetasker is like hiring a virtual team member. I don't know what kind of processes you have in the backend, but the experiences I have had with Storetasker are night and day different from those I had with other services I tried. I don't have anyone trying to get me to work outside of the system and everything is really professional, so whatever process you guys have in place, make sure you don't change it, or as you scale make sure you maintain that same level of quality.
I really like your Facebook community as well. It's the only Facebook community I participate in, and I like it because I don't just get spammed with messages, and if I do get a direct message from someone trying to get me to hire them, one of the moderators always jumps in to let them know the rules. It's great to have a place where we can go to get advice from other store owners and communicate with each other.
Grown Man Shave has a humble yet ambitious goal: to help you transform the daily chore of shaving into an exquisite ritual.
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The Obama administration is exploring a shift in the military's mission in Afghanistan to an advisory role as soon as next year, senior officials said, a move that would scale back U.S. combat duties well ahead of their scheduled conclusion at the end of 2014.
Such a move would have broad implications for the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. It could begin a phase-out of the current troop-intensive approach, which focuses on protecting the Afghan population, in favor of a greater focus on targeted counterterrorism operations, as well as training the Afghan military.
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Some officials have drawn comparisons to President Barack Obama's 2009 decision to switch to an "advise and assist" role in Iraq and to declare a formal end to U.S. combat operations there. In Iraq, after mid-2009, troops were largely confined to their bases.
Security conditions in Afghanistan are different, however, and will likely require U.S. troops, particularly Special Operations forces, to continue to accompany their Afghan counterparts into battle after the U.S. takes an advisory role.
Defense officials said the U.S. still would be directly involved in many combat operations, though increasingly with Afghan forces in the lead.
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When Mr. Obama came to office in January 2009, there were just over 30,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He quickly added 21,000 more.
In a lengthy strategy review later that year, military leaders requested 40,000 additional troops to support a counterinsurgency campaign, a troop-intensive approach.
Vice President Joe Biden and others argued that a large troop buildup could be counterproductive, and instead advocated a campaign emphasizing strikes against Taliban and al Qaeda leaders. But Mr. Obama in December 2009 authorized a surge of 33,000 troops, which allowed commanders to step up the counterinsurgency campaign. He has said he would withdraw those surge troops by the end of next summer.
Afghan police, shown at a Kabul training center on Monday, will take a bigger role as foreign forces withdraw.
The recent discussions reflect ambivalence within the administration over whether the counterinsurgency approach was merited.
Some administration officials privately argued that it was too costly and unrealistic, compared to a counterterrorism strategy that relies more heavily on using Special Operations forces to hunt down and kill militants, rather than deploying large numbers of forces in a "hearts-and-minds" campaign.
One official described the shift being considered as a change in focus—as opposed to an end to counterinsurgency. Training local forces, defense officials noted, is part of counterinsurgency operations.
"We are doing more training and assistance right now. We are doing more and more each month.…It is the normal maturation of [the Afghans] going in the lead," a defense official said.
One of the perils of such a transition is that the Afghan security forces have long been seen as incapable of handling the security role now managed by the U.S. and its NATO partners.
But some officials say the administration now sees the goal of building a perfect Afghan force by 2014 as no longer attainable, and is looking for a force that is "good enough" to keep the Taliban from overtaking the country.
In anticipation of changes in the U.S. troop posture, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Gen. John Allen, is pushing to begin giving Afghan forces the lead in some areas of Afghanistan where the fighting is fierce. Doing so would test Afghan fighting skills before the U.S. withdrawal makes it more difficult for the U.S. to provide them with sufficient backup.
Congressional officials briefed on the discussions said Gen. Allen's accelerated transition plan would provide a test of the drawdown schedule.
"Frankly, if we're going to have fewer troops in Afghanistan in a year or two, then you might as well do it now while we have enough troops to bail them out when they screw up," one official said.
Many top military officials are reluctant to pull out quickly and want to keep as many troops on the ground and in combat in Afghanistan as long as the White House will allow it.
But some military officials have begun to question the common wisdom at the Pentagon.
These officials argue the U.S. military has been too slow to hand off the lead in combat operations to the Afghans, relying on more capable U.S. and NATO troops.
"The large number of Americans that are present right now, in a perverse way, is keeping the Afghans from being moved more rapidly into the lead of this fight," said David Barno, a former top commander in Afghanistan who just returned from a visit to the country.
The White House has yet to decide what the U.S. presence in Afghanistan will look like after 2014. Preliminary discussions include how many troops would be needed to protect the U.S. embassy and consulates around the country after the bulk of the forces withdraw.
The question confronting the administration is whether to follow the Iraq model, where Mr. Obama last month decided to fully withdraw U.S. forces, or opt to keep some troops in place to conduct counterterrorism operations alongside the Afghans longer term.

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Comeback too late as Indiana falls short in Big Ten tournament
Ben Ladner
03/14/2019 5:38 pm in
CHICAGO – There was little difference between Indiana's loss to Ohio State on Thursday and the contest between the two teams in Bloomington just over a month ago, save for the stakes.
Both teams entered play with a possible NCAA Tournament bid on the line and neither could much afford a loss. The game itself was physical, ugly, and, against all odds, close down the stretch. Given how the Indiana offense looked in the early stages of the game, it's something of a wonder that the Hoosiers scored over a point per possession for the game. Coming off perhaps its best five-game stretch of the year, Indiana's offense more closely resembled the incoherent mess that caused the Hoosiers' mid-season tailspin for much of the game – due in large part to Ohio State's physicality and devoted barricading of the lane.
By clogging the lane and selling out to take away driving lanes, Ohio State reduced IU's possessions to one-on-one attacks, uncomfortable shots, or perplexing turnovers. Indiana, whose offense is heavily reliant on generating shots around the basket, scored just six fast-break points and took only seven shots at the rim in the first half. After three consecutive games with fewer than 10 turnovers, Indiana's 17 giveaways on Sunday served to undercut much of its offensive progress over the last three weeks. IU led only once all game – a 3-2 edge two minutes into the game – and Ohio State controlled both ends of the floor for most of the game, building its lead up to as much as 20 in the second half.
But suddenly, after giving little indication that they cared to make it a game, the Hoosiers climbed back into the game. An 11-point flurry from Devonte Green, who netted a game-high 26 points, and Evan Fitzner cut the Ohio State lead to just nine before Chris Holtmann called timeout to settle his club. De'Ron Davis, however, didn't seem to mind the stoppage and converted a layup on the ensuing possession. Romeo Langford, who struggled mightily all game, provided two clutch buckets inside of two minutes that put just enough pressure on OSU to keep Indiana in the game.
Ohio State, for its part, fended off Indiana's efforts with momentum-swinging plays and consistent, coherent offense. OSU ran well-executed sets that, while not always converted, generated a shot quality consistently higher than IU's and led to 22 assists on 28 made baskets. The mere size and strength of Ohio State's guards – particularly Keyshawn Woods, who scored a team-high 18 points, allowed them to get to their preferred spots on the floor and rise up to a point where no Hoosier could do much about it. The Buckeyes came a turnover short of matching Indiana's total (17), but scored 24 points off of turnovers to Indiana's six. In the first half, they seemed to answer every Indiana push with a timely bucket to two that kept the Hoosiers at an arm's length, and conjured just enough stops and scores in the second to come out alive.
Notably absent from IU's lineup during its 32-14 run down the stretch was Juwan Morgan, whose frustrating afternoon included just eight shot attempts, three turnovers, and four fouls. Morgan is cagey and rugged, but Kaleb Wesson is physically overwhelming and a matchup that, on this day, Morgan simply wasn't suited to handle. The senior shot six free throws and scored 12 points, but Indiana couldn't unlock him fully enough for him to impact the game the way he needed to and the tandem of Davis and Fitzner found a groove that Miller chose not to disrupt.
Both Fitzner and Green were crucial in turning the game in the final 7:10. Their outside shooting, paired with Davis' physicality on the block, forced the Buckeye defense into more difficult choices. No longer could they blockade the lane at all costs with Fitzner and Green pouring in jumpers from beyond the arc, and Davis' sheer size allowed Indiana to match Wesson's inside. As a result, IU had more space to operate in every area of the floor.
Indiana, however, made its push too late and simply ran out of time in the midst of a comeback. The Hoosiers could not overcome the 42 possessions that ended in turnovers or missed shots and robbed them of any flow until the final seven minutes of the game. Indiana turned the ball over just once in the final 10 minutes, but that lone turnover – an ill-advised long hit-ahead pass by Green – led directly to an Ohio State three-pointer. Moments later, a similar downcourt pass from Andre Wesson to Duane Washington Jr. slipped through Al Durham's hands, and Washington slammed home a heavy nail in IU's coffin.
The loss, in many ways, traced the arc of Indiana's entire season, and if the Hoosiers indeed miss the NCAA Tournament, Thursday was a fitting end to a turnaround effort that fell just short. Only the mercy of the committee can save them now.
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Wildwatch: December 2016 Sightings
Over-wintering summer visitor? .. skulking rail still present.. blank on Shieldbugs..return of Water Vole.. Lemon Disco!
A frosty morning! The Compost Heaps.
Not surprisingly, temperatures fell throughout the month. 12C was recorded on 7th December, falling to 2C on the 28th, the latter day being bright, sunny and "nithering"!
Water Rail by Osbaldwick Beck
The long-staying Water Rail was seen on all four Wildwatch Wednesdays in the bramble patches along Osbaldwick Beck, more often seen at about midday.
One surprising sighting was of the summer visitor Chiffchaff, with two (maybe three) seen on the 7th along Tang Hall Beck, and another sighting on the 14th in the same area. But they were not seen after that date. Chiffchaffs, which normally migrate to Southern Europe and North Africa, are increasingly being recorded in the UK as over-wintering in the UK. This is the latest we have recorded this species in St Nicks.
Winter visitors.. we keep looking out for winter thrushes. On the 7th, there was a passage of several groups of Fieldfares, with one group numbering 20+ birds. A few of them alighted briefly, but too short to get any photos. Siskins are another winter visitor to St Nicks (but seen throughout the year in other parts of Yorkshire). This species was recorded at St Nicks on 21st and 28th, but just in 2s and 3s.
Chiffchaff, bathing in Tang Hall Beck
Other scarce St Nicks birds were Treecreeper (21st), Grey Heron (1 flying over on 21st), Great Spotted Woodpecker (7th, 14th & 28th ) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (one flying over on 21st). One Goldcrest was seen on the 7th near the Rabbit Warren and one, possibly two, near the Kingfisher Culvert on the 14th and another one by Osbaldwick Beck on the same date.
Iconic St Nicks birds are, of course, Kingfisher and Bullfinch. The former was seen only on the 7th, with three sightings, probably the same bird. But Bullfinches were seen on all four Wildwatch Wednesdays, scattered all over the reserve; the small trees near the "Kingfisher Culvert" (Tang Hall Beck) is a good location to see these striking finches. Four were seen here on the 7th, and three males and two females in the same tree here on the 14th.
Tit flocks were continuing to build, with a feeding flock of 16+ Long-tailed Tits seen on the 7th.
Gorse – in flower, of course!
Frost and rain continued to cut back vegetation, while mild sunny spells encouraged growth. What is a herbaceous plant to do? The majority cut their losses and gradually withdrew to their root systems. We didn't find any more Feverfew in flower after the 7th, and weekly totals were down to a maximum of four species. Here and there we found oddities: on 28th, a lone Welted Thistle on a bank of Tang Hall Beck sported several frost-bitten flowers , and a single Periwinkle flower was so translucent with ice that we debated whether it counted as in flower. There was one record of Hogweed and two of Daisy – one of them right on the reserve boundary. Unusually, there was one week (28th) when we failed to spot White Dead Nettle – the botanical equivalent of not noticing a Wood Pigeon. Of course one doesn't have to search for Gorse flowers, which gleam in winter sunlight but light up dull days regardless. As a taste of 2017, we noted that some of the Alder and Hazel catkins were ready to start lengthening early in the new year.
Clockwise from top left: Velvet Shank, Candle Snuff, Lemon Disco, Hazel Woodwart
Jelly Ear, Candlesnuff – two species we can identify confidently – and various unidentified "toadstools" had generally succumbed to frost by mid-month, going dehydrated or soggy according to type. One of our favourite stumps produced a fine, almost ceramic-looking crop of what we believe to be Velvet Shank, and all over the reserve a range of twigs sprouted tiny white brackets like extra-miniature wall-lamps. Two new finds are believed to be Hazel Woodwart and the engagingly named Lemon Disco Fungus. Various other species, mainly resupinate and bracket species, continue to elude us.
Clockwise, from to left: Centipede Lithobius forficulata; Flat-backed Millipede Polydesmus angustus; Harvestman Nemastoma bimaculatum; Springtail Entomobrya sp.
Not surprisingly there is little insect life to report this month, apart from a few Seven-spot Ladybirds hibernating in the gorse bushes. Regular readers of this blog will know that these gorse shrubs are home to a population of Gorse Shieldbugs Piezodorus lituratus which can be found in every month of the year. This month we failed to see them – the first blank month since March 2014; however they turned up again on 4th January the little devils!
Other invertebrates have been found, as last month, under logs and stones. Our recent October/November blog has some photos of these, but here are some more. Two show differences between centipedes and millipedes (Myriapods). If you look closely you will find that centipedes have one pair of legs on each body segment while millipedes have two pairs. Centipede legs are also longer in relation to their body size, enabling faster running. Look under a log (be careful to replace it in exactly the same position afterwards) and any centipedes there will scuttle away while the millipedes will stay where they are, curl round or start to move very slowly. Centipedes, being carnivorous, need speed to catch their prey. Their main quarry is the woodlouse: it has been estimated that 40% of woodlouse predation is attributable to centipedes. Millipedes, on the other hand, consume vegetable and other rotting matter, so do not need speed to find their meals. Millipedes are ecologically valued as agents of microbial decomposition and soil nutrient cycles. Some 6 to 7 species of millipede have been identified at St Nicks in recent years, and 3 or 4 of centipede.
The two other creatures pictured are both very small. The long-legged harvestmen, related to spiders (having 8 legs) are usually found on plant material above ground, but one very small species, Nemastoma bimaculatum, is found at ground level, both in the leaf litter and under rotting logs, scattered but quite numerous. It has a 2.5mm black body with two white spots, and shorter legs than its harvestman relatives. It can move quite fast relative to its size, and predates other small creatures.
There are approximately 30 species of harvestman in the British Isles, but many more of the other pictured group – the springtails. These resemble insects, having six legs, but are a different class of arthropod. They range in size from 1mm to 6mm, and number some 250 UK species. They have hardly changed from fossil specimens dating from 390 million years and have a specially evolved pair of limbs folded under their bodies by which they spring out of danger. Lift a log and these tiny creatures start leaping before your eyes. Only about six species of springtail have been positively identified at St Nicks: some have long bodies, some are globular. The species shown is Entomobrya nivalis or intermedia.
After the 2015 Boxing Day flood, we were concerned about the survival of our Water Vole population, with almost no sightings being recorded in 2016. So it was a relief that one was sighted swimming across Tang Hall Beck by the Kingfisher Culvert on the 7th.
Grey Squirrels were seen on the 7th and 14th, and a Brown Rat was by Osbaldwick Beck on the 7th.
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Driver found passed out behind the wheel charged with DUI
By CHASE WRIGHT
Hour Staff Writer
Published 2:01 pm EDT, Sunday, August 12, 2012
NORWALK -- A Stamford man was charged with drunken driving after police allegedly found him passed out behind the wheel of his car, sleeping in a pool of his own vomit.
Police say a motorist reported the incident at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, when a man was found sleeping inside his car, which was parked across the street from Toys R Us on Connecticut Avenue.
Responding officers observed a red Mercury Sable sedan--with the engine running and headlights illuminated--parked in the righthand lane of the roadway. The driver's side door was wide open, police said, and a man's arm was hanging out the door.
The officers noticed a strong odor of alcohol and vomit emanating from the vehicle; the man found sleeping inside the car -- later identified as 35-year-old Franklin Brown, of 50 Taff Ave., Stamford -- had obviously vomited on himself, police said.
Brown's eyes allegedly appeared bloodshot and he had trouble standing on his feet. When the officers asked Brown for his license, police say he handed them a credit card, and eventually his entire wallet.
After failing the first field sobriety test, Brown refused to cooperate further, police said. He refused to submit to breathalyzer tests.
Brown was charged with operation while under the influence, failure to have headlights lit and failure to carry registration/insurance ID card.
He was held on $450 bond and is due in court Aug. 23.


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For Docker and Kubernetes there are atomic host OSes like Project Atomic and CoreOS that are immutable and atomically updated but is there anything similar for Mesos, i.e. an immutable, atomic and lightweight platform for running the Mesos slaves and masters on bare metal or in a VM?
I figure such a platform would be the best way to distribute Mesos across a cluster (especially if it's a big cluster) and then the rest of the functionality provided by Kubernetes and Docker would run on top of Mesos. Thus there is no need to distribute e.g. Docker to each node; my impression is that it's taken care of by the Mesos-Docker integration.
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I woke up feeling moody and sullen this morning. I have been fighting a lingering cold recently and this morning it decided to beat me up. Just to add to that, I vandalized my family jewels as I mounted my bicycle. Not a great start to the day.
Spoke to my wife and son on Facetime briefly, he was really cheerful to start off with and then burst into uncontrollable tears moments later. I feel much the same my little man.
I am told mood swings are very much part of pregnancy, they say that this occurs due to the fact that you are going through tremendous change. This seems incredibly accurate and relevant to me in my current state.
What I am not experiencing Is the surge of hormones levels and for that I am incredibly grateful. The greatest respect to you mums for coping with this.
I had a friend to stay last night, she is our fantastic and not unattractive yoga teacher Eva Bach. We cycled together to work, she seemed to be hanging back, I suspect that she was not entirely comfortable to be associated with me in public.
I don't blame her. I was attracting quite a lot of attention. Judging from the reactions I could tell people thought I was funny, funny peculiar that is.
As we rode through the park some random man yelled 'Oi pregnant dad!' I couldn't tell whether he was friend or foe so I peddled off with more determination and with my head down.
We seem to be making quite an impact around here.
Tomorrow we head to London, I have now added butterflies to my ample belly.
London certainly proved to be much more welcoming than I anticipated. On the whole our appearance was greeted with more curiosity and intrigue than the comments on the Daily Mail site might have had us believe. Generally very positive indeed. Maybe Londoners are exposed to more oddities than they are in Barcelona. Either way it lifted the substantial weight from my shoulders. Our print partners, Pureprint, were our first visit and the entire female workforce came to the meeting room to get the story. Really sweet and sincere. Lots of pretty supportive suggestions were dished out, I now know how to manage a surge in hormones and painful piles. Thanks girls.
Just returned to Barcelona from London, the weather is warmer but the reaction to my unusual composition remains frosty.
It was a hectic trip to the UK, the pace of life is in the ol' smoke is turbo charged. Fighting my way down Oxford Street was like being a contestant in that ridiculous old game show 'It's a knockout'.
Physically feeling quite punished today, the predicted symptoms of having an additional 33 pounds hanging from our bodies is taking it's toll. My lower back is stiff as an old plank and my front feels like Mike Tyson has been using it as a punch bag.
We have arranged a session with the Chiropractor and considering a loungy afternoon in the Roman Baths. I am looking forward to bobbing around in the heated pools, suited or not.
I booked a flight for my mother last night who is coming over to visit me. She feels I need her support during my 'pregnant ordeal' especially as my wife and son are away.
I am incredibly lucky to have such a wonderfully kind and loving mother.
I promptly sent the flight itinerary over to her and started to prepare for her arrival.
Out of the blue, a very dark blue since it was close to midnight, I received a call. It was my mum, She calmly suggested that I must be experiencing the genuine effects of pregnancy.
Confused, my response was curt.
She explained that the flight I had booked was from the wrong destination and that it was impossible for take it, she reassured me saying that this was quite normal considering my current state and that I should not be alarmed.
This whole thing is getting out of hand now. I am not really pregnant and whilst it is typical for women to feel ungainly and foggy during pregnancy. I do not.
She is now on a new flight, booked correctly by me, and she will be joining me on Sunday.
We decided to watch the rugby in the local Irish Bar. Scotland v Italy and Wales v France. I lugged my self down town looking like a prop forward, to meet Steve and Jonny outside the bar. The front row was now complete.
We were immediately approached by a couple of older ladies. Obviously they were intrigued as to why we were dressed as we were but the focus of their conversation was that our posture was all wrong. They were Physiotherapists and were concerned that we were stooped like Quasimodo.
We were taken through a number of exercises amongst a growing crowd.
This entailed clenching our buttock cheeks and thrusting our pubic bone forward. Not the most elegant of pre match warm ups that I have experienced and not a good look at all.
Once in the bar, we enjoyed a certain amount of anonymity. I guess they just thought we were on a stag party. It made me think that this is a safe place to be and that it is here that I should be spending much more of my time.
A question that I am frequently asked by many who have witnessed my expectant belly is: Well what are you going to call it?
'It' being the befitting word.
Many suggest that there may be more than one in my sizable oven.
Silly as it may sound we have josselled with a number of affectionate terms from Bump to Lump but they don't really address the little guy inside.
It is an issue that many mothers to be face and it is a topic that is regularly addressed by the baby forums. They say that babies start off with a clean slate, so what you choose says more about your personality than theirs.
Whilst there are times that I have grown quite attached to this thing that sits in front of me, most of the time I find it an absolute pain.
My initial thought is to call it Morph, however I am open to suggestions.
If anyone has a better name do let me know.
When I say that these pregnancy suits weigh 33 pounds some people find it hard to understand that that is a realistic weight gain during the last trimester of pregnancy. I generally receive a dismissive and ignorant 'tut' of disbelief.
Yes the average weight of a baby is 8 pounds but it needs to be understood that there are a whole load of other factors to take into consideration.
Obviously this is weight is gained gradually and the body adjusts accordingly.
We on the other hand have been lumped with the whole massive lot in one go.
Hope that clears that up then. I don't want to hear another 'tut'.
I have received some criticism regarding the pregnancy suit that I am wearing. Mostly saying that carrying added weight does not touch on real pregnancy.
Wait a second I say, there is more to it than that. Here are the facts.
I would never pretend that we are getting the real experience, not even close. BUT much more than most think. Now you know.
Am getting tired of being seen as a clown.
Initially it was kind of fun, like going to a fancy dress party. What I didn't take into account was that this party was to be a month long festival.
It is not so bad when I am with the other pregnant dads, you know, safety in numbers sort of thing. We can share the shame. But on my own, which is more often than not since my wife and son are away. I feel more vunerable.
Last night I went to get some groceries at my local super market, it wasn't long before the security escorted me through the store. Pausing as I paused to fill my basket, not my belly with various fruit and veg. It's not like I would have been able to have made a quick exit, quite the opposite. A tired trudge at best.
My own fault I guess, I chose to fully commit myself to this charade and am determined to finish it.


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Deliver a program for clients with special needs
In this scenario the results of the health and fitness assessments, together with medical instructions from the client's doctor are to be used to develop an appropriate fitness program for two clients. The programs that are developed are to be forwarded to the client's doctor and modifications made to meet the medical issues raised by the doctor.
This is part 4 of 10 in the Confirm physical health status series. The cardiovascular system consists of the heart and a network of vessels that carry blood. It forms a useful resource for the competency HLTAP401A Confirm physical health status, in the HLT07 Health Training Package
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This catchy tune introduces the 3D shapes-cone, cylinder, sphere, and cube. It also gives real world examples of these shapes. The main lyrics repeat several times and will help students to remember the basic 3D shapes. This would be great for a review once young learners have been introduced to the four shapes covered in this video. (3:17)
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The Ravenous Beast, an orange-and-blue creature resembling a dinosaur, claims to be "the hungriest animal of all." Seven others, ranging in size from a tiny white mouse to a huge whale, challenge the statement by demonstrating their eating prowess. They consume many items, including a boat, a trampoline, and a bus. As each animal finishes its unlikely meal, the Beast eyes the competitors, then settles the quest
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California sets a new record for output of utility-scale solar PV, CSP output at 2.57 GW
Output from all renewables peaked around 8.89 GW at 5 PM, including 5.62 GW from CSP, PV, wind, hydro and biomass.
California's Independent System Operator (ISO) reports that the output of the state's utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) plants reached 2.57 GW at 12:44 PM on August 9th, 2013.
This translates to utility-scale solar generation peaking at 8.3% of roughly 31 GW of demand. This is a new record both in terms of total output and percentage of demand met by PV and CSP, surpassing a series of records set in the last three days of July 2013.
It is important to note that unlike German data from the EEX Transparency Exchange, California ISO data does not include "behind the meter" residential and commercial PV systems. According to the California Public Utilities Commission, 1.6 GW of rooftop PV has been installed in the state. There is currently no centralized measure of the hourly output from these systems and thus the total.
As with previous days of record PV and CSP output, total utility-scale renewable energy output including wind, biomass, geothermal and hydro peaked later in the day at 5 PM, providing 8.89 GW. This roughly coincided with peak demand of 32.6 GW, meaning that renewables peaked at over 27% of demand.
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Tomorrowland social media and website goes all black
By Phil Thüne
After posting various memories from this year's edition, along with the announcement that One World Radio will continue to be live with its app, Tomorrowland just went all black on social media today as well as their website which currently only displays a black screen.
Today around mid-day Tomorrowland simply posted a black square on all of its social media profiles and updated the cover and profile picture to be all black as well, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Notably, the YouTube Channel still kept the Tomorrowland logo as profile picture but received a black banner as well.
When looking at the past years, around this time of the year Tomorrowland would announce the theme and pre-registration for the upcoming edition, which will be Tomorrowland's 16th year in a row after having a massive 15th-anniversary celebration this year. Theme's of the past editions have been revealed on the below dates:
The Book of Wisdom – The Return (2019 Theme): December 3rd, 2018
The Story of Planaxis (2018 Theme): October 23rd, 2017
Amicorum Spectaculum (2017 Theme): December 22nd, 2016
Even during this year's edition, it seems that Tomorrowland was already giving hints about the theme for next year. On this year's mainstage, which was themed 'The Book of Wisdom – The Return' there was a book of which the back was saying '20' and 'Pyramids from Space', along with some other space-themed books, that makes this now widely assumed to be the theme for next year.
Additionally, when looking into the source code of Tomorrowland's website, there has been a note added, mentioning that light travels fast than sound and the exact speed of light, which is '299 792 458 m/s'.
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Some theories say the latitude of 'The Great Pyramid of Giza' starts with '29.9792° N', being very close to the actual number of the speed of light. Now, these might all be coincidences and conspiracy theories but could also be an easter egg on the website that is further teasing the theme for next year which would fall in line with the 'Pyramids from Space'.
What are your thoughts? Are you excited for Tomorrowland to move into a more futuristic theme this year and going away from their usual magical themes? Let us know in the comments!
Tags: Amicorum Spectaculum, One World Radio, Planaxis, Pyramids from Space, Speed of Light, the book of wisdom, The Book of Wisdom - The Return, The Story of Planaxis, Tomorrowland
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The Latest 'Fear The Walking Dead' Ended With An Execution That No One Saw Coming
Spoilers ahead for the April 29 episode. In the zombie apocalypse of Fear The Walking Dead, nobody can be trusted and anyone can be a killer. This Sunday, a major player learns that the hard way. Why does Charlie kill Nick on Fear The Walking Dead? All-out war may be coming for the Vultures soon thanks to the little girl's actions.
Most likely, this is payback for Nick killing Mel's brother Ennis. Charlie was either sent to kill Nick, or decided to do it herself. Mel and Ennis are her family, after all. One borrowed copy of The Little Prince can't change that. In an intense scene that has yet to be explained through flashbacks, Morgan has to keep Nick from charging hammer-first like a Norse god towards the hipster's second in command when they run in to him. When Nick dares Morgan to kill him, Morgan steps aside, and Nick extracts his revenge. That's the problem with an eye for an eye, to paraphrase a popular Ghandi quote — it never ends.
So, the answer to why Charlie kills Nick lies is the answer to why Nick kills Ennis. Head hurt, yet? The flashbacks in the episode do fill in some gaps, however. They not only show how Madison and Nick tried to maintain their status quo after the Vultures arrive, but also showed how Charlie seemed slightly conflicted about betraying them. The radio, additionally, shows how the villainous group was able to stay one step ahead of them.
Charlie is clearly not conflicted anymore, which is heartbreaking for a couple of reasons. Not only is Nick dead, after finally conquering his own demons and repairing years of hurt between him and his family, but he still cares about Charlie up until the very end. He treasures the bond they formed while she was living with them in the stadium, even though it was two weeks long and two-faced to boot.
At least Nick will still appear in flashbacks for part of the season, it stands to reason. Whatever happened between him and Ennis and Madison and Charlie, for that matter, needs to be explained. So while he will be missed by his family, he likely won't be missed on the show just yet. The final shot, of flashback Nick shows that he did find peace, despite the path.
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Bomarr, a.k.a. Matt Valerio, is a self-made man of many hats: beatmaker, remixer, DJ, compilation curator and video artist; one-third of hip-hop, psych-rap Restiform Bodies on Anticon, one-half of Bat Rays, and one-whole nice guy raised in New England, now living in the New Wild West. As a child, he was living-room-renowned for a mean Casio cover of Lionel Richie; these days he's best loved for a different sound. Call it punk 'n' fuzz electro-hop, or synth-heavy bass-favoring hypno-bounce, or just dirty digital fresh—Bomarr's style is inimitably his.
Bomarr's been putting his vast obscure video collection to use as well, composing music/film collage for exhibition and release (see 2003's Surface Sincerity DVD). And as if all that wasn't enough, he's been working with the Sneakmove label on their 7-inch "Minicomp" series, contributing to the 365 Days Project (a celebrated found music blog), and DJing S.F. clubs. Despite his early love of the spotlight, Bomarr gets nervous before going on stage; yet despite that, he loves improv. He and Passage operate a punk-dance party band called Bat Rays, and in 2005, Bomarr and TJJ released their freewheeling electronic experiment Live at Chapel of the Chimes. With the Bat Rays, Bomarr has shared the stage with the Arcade Fire, Unicorns, Kid606, Animal Collective, Hrvatski, Cex, Métal Urbain, Grand Buffet, Barry Andrews (Shriekback), the ECC and various members and friends of Anticon. He also remixed tracks for folks like Grizzly Bear, Tunng, Midstates, Of Montreal, Alan Astor, Sole, Bleubird and Cars and Trains.
"Exchanges among systems" is a rarity and it comes from this limited 7″ vinyl release called "Designed Entropy 1" on Gold Robot Records.
Quinoa with edamame and teriyaki chicken.
Mainly records, these days. I have a decent collection of random junk store/dollar store odditees, like a betty boop laser-pointer crucifix keychain.
Your thoughts about internet and the music industry?
On one hand, I think that there is a LOT of music that wouldn't even get heard without people sharing it with each other over the internet. Internet buzz is such a key thing these days, and sometimes I feel like as long as people are getting the word out about your stuff, it can't hurt too much. Would be great if all those people who got your music for free tried to support the artists by going to shows, or buying other merch though. I think if artists are expecting to live off their music these days, they need to step back and re-assess things a bit. I have plenty of friends who get by on their music without having to work day jobs, and it's great, but most of these people are CONSTANTLY on the road playing shows, and making money through those outlets. Well, at least getting by. I'm just as guilty of downloading music as anyone else, although I try to go out and purchase the vinyl version of a release whenever possible, if it's something that I really love. Ultimately, in an ideal world, people would steal the free music from the major label, super famous bands, and start kicking some money towards the artists who just want to stop living paycheck to paycheck.
I don't go out to shows too much these days. If I had to pick a favorite venue in San Francisco, I would probably say Bottom of the Hill. They have great sound, a friendly staff, and an awesome outdoor area in the back.
Probably Of Montreal at the Regency Ballroom, San Francisco a few years ago. Their live shows get better and better. Every time, the show is more dramatic, and it's a wonderful thing to watch. Not enough artists are getting crazy with theatrics these days.
Favorite place I've been is the cliche American favorite place…Paris. Other than that, anywhere that I can be in the sun.
In a large house that has been paid for for the rest of my life.


Let these Deli quotes help you to have a positive attitude toward life, and to think positively.
idea of getting up Sunday morning and going to the deli.
so you should know what work was like.
And you'd make 4, 5, 6, ten dollars.
me until Easy Rider came along.
it was in the early 1970s.
we have a sick care system.
successful here in America and around the world.
Apparently, we are doing something right.
in how they report mostly that America is wrong and bad.
new business opportunities and greater efficiencies and coordination.
the leadership of Morocco in our war against terrorism.
because everybody has access to information.
In America, all things are possible.
to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
his past homes than by the physical features of his present home.
but between the free and democratic world and terrorism.
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Thank you for you interest in the Dragon Con Art Show. Dragon Con takes great pride in celebrating and honoring artists large and small for their many contributions to the world of fandom. The Dragon Con Art Show has a long tradition of spotlighting the best and brightest in the art community. We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Dragon Con Art Show will be undergoing significant change that will allow for artists' to have more control over their art while still allowing for growth and greater fan participation.
ELECTRICITY AND PHONES/AV: Advance rates for access to an electrical plug are $50. Please indicate your electrical needs on the Art Show application. Telephone service and Internet must be arranged directly with the Hyatt Regency. A link to this information, along with a link to our Decorators shipping information, will be provided via email in summer of 2019.
SECURITY: Dragon Con will provide overnight security in the room and no one will be allowed in the art show once it has closed for the evening. All necessary items and valuables must be taken with the Artist when exiting after the Art Show closes each evening.
ART WORK SUBJECT MATTER: Dragon Con is home to a large number of people of all ages. Please use your best judgment regarding subject matter. Dragon Con reserves the right to remove any artwork deemed inappropriate.
SHIPMENTS: An email will be sent out in the summer with information on shipping. This kit is sent from Freeman, our official show decorator. Dragon Con will not accept personal shipments at the hotel. If you need to ship artwork to coincide with your arrival, please contact your hotel or the local Fed Ex office in the Hyatt Regency to make arrangements. Shipments may also go through our decorator Freeman as per details provided at a later date. Artists are permitted to carry in their own product to their assigned table only by hand or hand truck. Artist will be required to set up, breakdown and manage their space throughout the show.
ADVERTISING: Dragon Con offers several avenues for advertising at the show. Information will be available in the summer. In addition, Dragon Con will provide a dedicated Art Show section in our Quick Start Guide and on the official Dragon Con app.
Attendance at Dragon Con is required in order to display work/sell merchandise; Artist or representative must be present and attend all four days.
Photography will be allowed in the Art Show. If you prefer not to have your artwork photographed please place appropriate signage at your table and/or booth.
Artists must comply with, and be bound by, all laws, ordinances, and regulations of the country, state, county, city, and facility.
Sales Tax Forms will be available prior to the show and on site. It is your responsibility to submit this paperwork directly to the State of Georgia Department of Revenue.
Retailers are not permitted to purchase space in the art show.
All work must be the creation of the exhibiting artist and should relate to areas of fandom including but not limited to animation, comics, science fiction, gaming or fantasy.
Fan art will be permissible given that it makes up no more than 25% of your displayed art. You must credit the owner/creator of artwork featuring a character that belongs to someone else. If an authorized agent of the copyright holder complains about the presence of the artwork in the show, we must (at a minimum) change its status to "Not For Sale" if you do not have written permission to use the property. No artwork may be displayed that defames any real person or fictional character. The ultimate decision on the appropriateness of the piece is at the discretion of the Art Show Director.
Artists are responsible for providing packaging for art sold. Dragon Con does not supply mailing tubes, bubble wrap, boxes, or other such materials.
Dragon Con no longer accepts mail in art and will not operate a print shop or a gallery auction at this time.
Dragon Con will operate a gallery where artists can display pieces with exposure aimed to direct sales to the specific artists' space in the art show. Dragon Con will discontinue to practice of accepting money on behalf of the artist.
Dragon Con will continue to collect pieces that will be auctioned off for charity. In addition, we will once again offer the opportunity to complete an art project supporting the official Dragon Con Charity.
Dragon Con will offer programming throughout the show and will encourage artist participation. More details will be available in the spring.
* Everyone must exit the Grand Hall 30 minutes following closing.
+ Load out begins at 5 PM on Monday.
LOCATION: The 2019 Dragon Con Art Show will be located in the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in the Grand Hall.
FEES: Art Show bazaar tables are six (6) feet long and include two chairs each. Art Show bazaar tables are $200.
MEMBERSHIPS: One (1) Artist Membership will be provided with each table. Additional memberships are available at $100 each and are limited to one additional membership per table. Any other memberships must be purchased through the Dragon Con website –www.dragoncon.org, at the prevailing rate.
FEES: Artist booths are 10' x 8' and include one 8 ft long table, 2 chairs, and wastebasket. Art Show booths are $500.
MEMBERSHIPS: One (1) Artist Membership and one (1) Membership will be provided with each booth. Additional memberships are available at $100 each and are limited to two additional memberships per booth. Any other memberships must be purchased through the Dragon Con website –www.dragoncon.org, at the prevailing rate.


TAC Risk Management Pool (TAC RMP) members have access to training and educational programs to help them increase safety awareness and improve their risk management programs. Training is provided to Pool members at no additional cost.
Learn about risk and how to manage it by attending free workshops at locations around Texas or at a free, two-day annual conference. These events are open to all TAC members.
Members in the Workers' Compensation Program received funding to select safety equipment from two online stores, a Road and Bridge/Building Maintenance Store and a Law Enforcement Store. The deadline for members to make purchases in those stores is July 1, 2019. Contact your Risk Management Consultant for further information.
All TAC members can participate in a number of webinars offered throughout the year. Webinar topics range from employment law to risk management. See upcoming webinars.
TAC RMP Members participating in the Workers' Compensation Program have access to free online training and risk control courses for county officials and staff. Courses can be taken 24/7 from any computer with internet access. Contact your Human Resources Consultant to learn more.
This extensive library includes videos (DVD and VHS formats) on safety, human resources, management and law enforcement topics. It is an excellent resource to supplement ongoing safety programs. Members in the Workers' Compensation, Public Officials Liability, Law Enforcement Liability, General Liability or Auto Liability programs have access. Download the catalog, which includes procedures for ordering.
TAC offers driving, fire extinguisher and resistance response training that uses simulators to help provide realistic experiences to participants.
Members participating in the Automobile Liability and Workers' Compensation programs have access to this training. Learn more.
Members participating in the Workers' Compensation and Property programs can participate in this training. The simulator uses a laser to replicate extinguisher discharge and does not leave a residue as with a dry-chemical or CO2 extinguisher. Participants can simulate class A, B and C fires. This ensures trainees are prepared for a real fire. Contact Simulator Program Supervisor Darren Jackson for more information.
Members in the Law Enforcement Liability Program have access to this training, which helps county law enforcement officers who encounter volatile situations typical in law enforcement operations. Learn more.
Contact your Risk Control, Human Resources or Law Enforcement consultant to learn more about these training opportunities.


RoQ Riffs!!! Ya'll good?!?!? Hope the weekend treated you well. Was off saving the universe from alien invasions in the form of ridiculously cheesy Dart Commercials .. and needless to say, I was unable to post. All that aside.. I have a dope show for you to attend. I'm not rocking this one, but I'll still be attendance, as should you if you're in the Phoenix area. It is the internationally known, nationally recognized, and locally accepted WTFunk Fridays of Tempe / Mesa, AZ. Hosted by the AWOL crew lead by the main man in charge "Wally" , WTFunk has been a staple for underground hiphop in the southwest scene for a few noteworthy years. This is one of the stops indie hiphop acts look towards booking, when charting out their successful tour. WTFunk Fridays is that gem. Diverse crowd , open-minded individuals. A slew of local and regional talent… drink specials, you drunkies… what the hell more could you want?!?!
Medaforacle !! NY Born and Raised and running at the top tier of Phoenix HipHop scene's short list of dope spitters. Def keep a look out for this dude, as well!!
Who are the DJs backing everything up??
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The Veblen Institute, foodwatch and the Nicolas Hulot Foundation (FNH), sought the opinion of Dominique Rousseau, professor of constitutional law, and Évelyne Lagrange and Laurence Dubin, professors of public international law (1), about the question of the compatibility of CETA with the French Constitution.
According to their analysis, and despite the texts annexed in extremis to CETA for adoption by the European Union Council on October 30, 2016 (2), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA) still contains provisions that violate the French Constitution.
(1) Dominique Rousseau is a professor of constitutional law at the Sorbonne Law School, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, former member of the Supreme Judicial Council from 2002 to 2006. His research focuses on constitutional litigation and the notion of democracy.
Évelyne Lagrange is a professor of public law at the Sorbonne Law School, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and director of the Masters research in Public International Law and International Organizations at the university. Her research focuses on international organizations and the relationship between domestic and international law. She is the author of a study on the application of investment agreements in domestic legal systems in a book directed by S. Cuendet, Droits des investissements étrangers, Larcier, 2017 (to be published).
Laurence Dubin is a professor of public law at the Université Paris 8 Saint-Denis and director of the legal research laboratory, Forces du droit. Her research includes international trade law .


Travel has always been one of Louis Vuitton's inseparable design themes. In the brand's fine jewelry, the Dentelle de Monogram series is able to travel between retro trends and futurism, and experience the multifaceted nature of the classic Monogram pattern of Louis Vuitton(LV).
The necklace works of Louis Vuitton Dentelle de Monogram collection reproduce the delicate and elegant style of the Victorian era for us. The Peter Pan small round neck made of Monogram lace pattern is cleverly woven with various ancient rose cuts and bright cut diamonds, and the unique gold wire link is cleverly hidden. It is almost invisible to the naked eye.
In addition to the gorgeous necklace, Louis Vuitton also launched a pendant necklace and earrings that are also suitable for everyday wear. The diamond pendant consisting of Monogram and four-pointed stars is made of high-quality diamonds. Carrying out the decoration, the Louis Vuitton as always, the spirit of expression, and this also give these two iconic elements more diverse expression.
It is worth mentioning that while the Dentelle de Monogram collection retains the original Victorian lace-inspired design, it also adds a number of new rings, among which the ring above exudes an infinite feminine charm in a unique shape. From the top, the diamond and the purple-grey main stone form a fusiform shape. In addition to the small diamonds on both ends of the main stone, they are also decorated with two large carat round brilliant cut diamonds. The ring is made of Monogram four-petal and four-pointed stars to create a hollow texture, interlaced with diamond-encrusted lines, depicting the Victorian elegance and blending the vintage aesthetic into this modern design.
In this time-space tour of Louis Vuitton, the Dentelle de Monogram series re-opens the veil of ancient jewelry, presenting contemporary aesthetics and feminine beauty. Louis Vuitton Dentelle de Monogram collection jewelry hides a multifaceted self-style, how can people not fall in love with such a high-end art-work.


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Obama's Final Arms-Export Tally More than Doubles Bush's
By Marcus Weisgerber Global Business Editor Read bio
Caroline Houck Staff Correspondent Read bio
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Airmen unload a GBU-12 Paveway II on an F-16C Fighting Falcon during day one of the annual load crew competition on Jan. 9 at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J.
Most of the $278 billion in approved sales have gone to Saudi Arabia and other Mideast allies.
The Obama administration has approved more than $278 billion in foreign arms sales in its eight years, more than double the total of the previous administration, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.
Many of the approved deals — most but hardly all of which have become actual sales — have been to Mideast nations, including key allies in the campaign against Islamic State militants and countries that have been building up their defenses in fear of a nuclear Iran.
Saudi Arabia has been the largest recipient, reaping prospective deals worth more than $115 billion, according to notices announcing the deals that were sent to Congress for approval.
"Nobody even comes close" for the number of deals and total value, said William Hartung, director of the Arms Security Project at the Center for International Policy.
Among the weapons approved for Riyadh: F-15 fighter jets, Apache attack helicopters, Blackhawk utility helicopters, missile interceptors, armored vehicles and bombs and missiles.
But Hartung noted that only about half of those approvals have so far resulted in actual contracts. For instance, the administration approved an $11.25 billion sale of four Lockheed Martin Multi-Mission Surface Combatants last year, but the Saudis have yet to place an order for the warships.
On Tuesday — the same day American votes took to the polls to elect a new president — the Pentagon announced that it had approved $33.6 billion in arms sales in 2016. That's down from the $40-plus billion approved in 2015.
These estimated totals are compiled for each U.S. fiscal year, which runs from October through September, and often change as new data comes in. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency — the arm of the Pentagon that handles foreign sales — updates its data each year based on individual sales, so its figures often fluctuate from year to year.
Not included in the 2016 totals are fighter jets deals with Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, which are expected to top $7 billion. The administration has approved those deals and is expected to publically release them later in the year, meaning they will count toward 2017 arms sales figures.
How does the Obama administration compare to its predecessors? Earlier this year, Hartung did the math: Obama has brokered more arms deals than any administration since World War II. For immediate comparison, the George W. Bush administration approved $128.6 billion in arms export between 2001 and 2008.
Marcus Weisgerber is the global business editor for Defense One, where he writes about the intersection of business and national security. He has been covering defense and national security issues for more than a decade, previously as Pentagon correspondent for Defense News and chief editor of ... Full bio
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Q: Submitting a form onload in Flask Javascript: Avoid multiple reload I want to be able to set the value of a select option and  submit a form onload through Javascript so I did this:
HTML/Jinja template:
 <form
          id="msmSubmit"
          class="form-inline"
          name="msm_submit_form"
          action="{{ url_for('kpiAnaly.index') }}"
          method="post"
        >

              <select id="msm_code" name="msm_code">
                {% for m in msm %}
                <option value="all_msm">All</option>
                <option value="{{m}}">{{m}}</option>
                {% endfor %}
              </select>

              <button type="submit" class="btn btn-
              default">Go</button>

        </form>

Javascript:
let form = document.getElementById("msmSubmit");
function handleForm(event) {
  event.preventDefault();
}
function selectElement(id, valueToSelect) {
  let element = document.getElementById(id);
  element.value = valueToSelect;
}
function onLoadSubmit() {
  //set the value of the select option
  selectElement("msm_code", "bob");
  //submit form on load
  document.msm_submit_form.submit();

  //prevent default: I thought this would prevent continuous loading
  form.addEventListener("submit", handleForm);
}
//run function onload
window.onload = onLoadSubmit;

But the page refreshes continuously why?
How can I send this code onload automatically without continuous refreshing?
Thank you for your time in advance.

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But the page refreshes continuously why?

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*You have an event handler which submits the form when the page loads.

*Submitting a form makes an HTTP request and navigates to the result.

*The result appears to be the same page

*… which loads. Go to 1.

//prevent default: I thought this would prevent continuous loading
form.addEventListener("submit", handleForm);

Your code hooks into the submit event handler so when the form is submitted a JS function runs. That function does nothing except prevent the normal behaviour of the submission. So the result is exactly like the submit button isn't clicked. Not only would it prevent navigation, but also the HTTP request sending data to the server in the first place.
That said, calling the submit() method bypasses the submit event so it has no effect (but if it had an effect it would stop the form from doing everything and not just the bit you don't want).

Change the design of your application. You are making things unnecessarily complex.
This is what you are trying to do:

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*Browser makes HTTP request to server

*Server returns HTML document

*HTML document includes JS that picks a preselected value from a select element and triggers a new HTTP request to the server

*HTTP does something with that value

The user doesn't make any decisions after step 1 so you don't need to get additional data from the user at step 3.
Just do something with the value "bob" at step 1 when the initial HTTP request is received.

A: I think you should either use the onsubmit attribute inside the form tag or the onclick attribute in the button tag and add the page not loading in the javascript code.
For example:
Html code:
<form onsubmit="clickBtn()">
   <input type="text" name="name">
   <button>Go!</button>
</form>

javascript cose: