While a new tax, based on rainfall, in the State of Maryland is generating a firestorm of controversy, it is also bringing significant attention to often-overlooked subjects: the effect of parking, parking lots and parking garages on the environment. The so-called "rain tax" is actually a fee assessed on residential, commercial and industrial properties in ten Maryland counties for the remediation of stormwater flowing into the ecologically sensitive Chesapeake Bay. Since the fee is calculated on the amount of surface area impervious to rainwater, there should be no doubt that the discussion of parking facilities, and their size, will take on new importance in Maryland.
The traditional means of dealing with stormwater (i.e. rain not absorbed by the ground) has been to channel it into streams and rivers. Property development creates more ground area covered by surfaces that impervious to rain such as roofs, roads, parking areas, sidewalks, patios, etc. As the amount of impervious area increases, so does the volume of polluted stormwater.
Although the new law is not scheduled to go into effect until July 1, 2013, complaints have already been made that the fees ranging from $14 to $72 per 1,000 square feet (93 sq. meters) of impervious area will roughly double the taxes paid by many non-residential property owners. Rumors about fee increases abound and there is talk about postponing the entire program to address some of the problems and uncertainties.
Environmental challenges and plans to correct them, such as the "rain tax", simply confirm what we have been saying for years about automated parking systems (APS)…that they are much more eco-friendly compared to parking garages and parking lots. In above-grade applications, an APS can park the same number of cars with roughly half the impervious area of a conventional parking garage and ten, or more, times less impervious area than a parking lot. Below-grade applications require almost no impervious area and APS are the least expensive way to install parking underground.
Contact your representative to find out all of the environmental advantages of Skyline Parking's line of automated parking systems.


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Trustee Company
Sponsors Trustee Company Asset Management Company
The Sponsors of DHFL Pramerica Mutual Fund
About DHFL
DHFL was founded in 1984 by Late Shri Rajesh Kumar Wadhawan with a vision to provide financial access to the lower and middle income segments of the society. Today, led by Mr. Kapil Wadhawan, CMD, DHFL, the Company is one of India's leading mortgage finance institutions with presence in over 351 locations across the country, in addition to representative offices in Dubai and London.
All through its years of growth, DHFL has stayed with its core vision of financial inclusion. The Company's wide network, coupled with insights into local customer needs has enabled the Company to provide meaningful financial access to customers even in India's smallest towns. With a strong business foundation, an extensive distribution network, proven industry expertise and a deep understanding of the Indian customer, DHFL is one of India's largest financial services companies.
For further information, please visit www.dhfl.com
About PFI
Pramerica is a trade name used by PFI in many countries outside of USA, including India. PFI and its affiliated companies constitute one of the world's leading financial services groups with over US $ 1.334 trillion of assets under management as of June 30, 2017 and with over 49,000 employees & associates worldwide on December 31, 2016.
PFI is headquartered in Newark, NJ (USA) and has nearly 140 years of financial services experience with operations in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Latin America. PFI is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth and offers a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services. The firm is ranked 1st on Fortune Magazine's 2017 list of "World's Most Admired Companies" in the Insurance: Life and Health Category.
For further information, please visit www.pramericafinancial.com
The Trustee
DHFL Pramerica Trustees Private Limited (the "Trustee") is the trustee of DHFL Pramerica Mutual Fund. The Trustee discharges its obligations as trustee of the mutual fund under SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations through its Board of Directors. The Trustee ensures that the transactions entered into by the AMC are in accordance with the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, and also reviews the activities carried on by the AMC.
The Asset Management Company (AMC)
DHFL Pramerica Asset Managers Private Limited ("the AMC"), a private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, has been appointed as the investment manager of DHFL Pramerica Mutual Fund by the Trustee under an Investment Management Agreement between the Trustee and the AMC.
Headquartered in Mumbai, DHFL Pramerica MF has a presence in 19 cities across the country including branches in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune. DHFL Pramerica brings a rich blend of global resources, intellectual acumen and local investment expertise and is committed to designing superior and meaningful, wealth-building solutions for our investors. DHFL Pramerica provides unique training and education programs for building exceptional capabilities and best business practices for its business associates.
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AMC Directors
Trustees AMC Directors Management Team
Mr. Sidhartha Pradhan
Mr. Pradhan is currently working as Member of the High Level Committee, appointed by the Finance Minister, to interact with Trade and Industry on Tax Laws.
He has worked in various capacities, both in Central Government and Government of Orissa.
Mr. Pradhan has served as Additional Commissioner and Commissioner, Income Tax (Central), Delhi. He also worked as Secretary, Public Enterprises, Government of Orissa from 1995-2000 and as Special Secretary (Commerce), Government of Orissa.
He has worked as Additional Secretary, Special Secretary and Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Government of Orissa from April, 1991 to July, 2000.
Mr. Pradhan was nominated as a Member of the Task Force constituted by Government of Orissa for restructuring the Power Sector in 1992.
Between 2007 to 2012, he was on Central Deputation where he worked as Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary as also the Chief Vigilance Officer, Department of Disinvestment and was in-charge of various disinvestment transactions in CPSEs like NTPC, REC, PGCIL, NHPC, SJVNL, OIL and ONGC, which were very successfully completed.
He has also served as President of the Indian Revenue Service Association (Income Tax), All India Body, for two consecutive terms. He has also held the post of Vice-Chairman, Income Tax Settlement Commission.
Mr. Pradhan is working as Member of the High Level Committee, appointed by the Finance Minister, to interact with Trade and Industry on Tax Laws.
Mr. Sujal Shah
Mr. Sujal Shah is a practicing Chartered Accountant (CA) and Partner of "SSPA & Co. ", Chartered Accountants, Mumbai since April, 2008.
B.Com., FCA
Mr. Sujal Shah is a practicing Chartered Accountant (CA) and Partner of "SSPA & Co.", Chartered Accountants, Mumbai since April, 2008.
Prior to setting up his own CA firm, he was a Partner in Dalal & Shah, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (November 2006 to March 2008) and N.M. Raiji & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (January 1999 to October 2006) handling Corporate Consultancy practice of the firms in the area of mergers and acquisitions, advising on restructuring of business, conducting financial due diligence etc.
He has also handled audits of Mutual Funds and large companies.
Dr. John Praveen
Dr. John Praveen is currently the Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist of Pramerica International Investments Advisers, Newark, NJ, USA,an affiliate of PFI.
M. Phil in Economics
M.A. in Economics
Dr. John Praveen is currently the Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist of DHFL Pramerica International Investments Advisers, Newark, NJ, USA,an affiliate of PFI, where he has been working since 2004 .
Prior to this he worked for Credit Suisse Asset Management, New York and London as the Managing Director, Head of Global Equities from May 1997 to May 2004.
He was with Merrill Lynch, New York, USA as Vice-President, Senior Global Economist from June 1994 to May 1997.
He was an Assistant Professor of Economics & Finance, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA between September 1989 & January 1995.
He was a Lecturer in Economics California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA between September 1987 – August 1989.
Mr. Srinath Sridharan
Mr. Sridharan has over 19 years of experience in strategy management across automobile, e-commerce, advertising, consumer, realty and financial services industries
Mr. Sridharan has over 19 years of experience in strategy management across automobile, e-commerce, advertising, consumer, realty and financial services industries.
Since 2006, he is with Wadhawan Group and is a member of Group Management Council (GMC), which manages synergies among various financial services business; he also leads the strategic development activities for the Group.
Mr. Sridharan is also a Member-Advisory Board (Infrastructure Sector)of World Economic Forum; Member of Asian Advisory Board, Global Chief Marketing Officers Council, Honorary Fellow- Observer Research Foundation.
Mr. Rakesh Sood
Mr. Sood joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1976. He has served in the Indian missions in Brussels, Dakar, Geneva, and Islamabad in different capacities and also as Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington.
In Delhi, Mr. Sood served as Director (Disarmament) and set up the Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division which he led for eight years till end of 2000 as Joint Secretary (D&ISA), in the Foreign Ministry.
As India's first Ambassador – Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, in Geneva, from 2001 to 2004, he also chaired a number of Working Groups including the negotiations on landmines and cluster munitions.
Mr. Sood served on UNSG's Disarmament Advisory Board (2002-03). Subsequently, he has served as Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ambassador to Nepal and was Ambassador of India to France when he retired from the diplomatic service after a career spanning 36 years.
Mr. Rakesh Sood was also appointed as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister (SEPM) for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues.
Since retiring from government, Mr. Sood has been active in both print and audio visual media, commenting on foreign policy and international security issues and is frequently invited to speak by thinks tanks, in India and abroad
Dr. V. R. Narasimhan
Dr. V. R. Narasimhan has more than 34 years of experience in securities market and financial service sector. The last position he held was Chief of Regulatory Division of National Stock Exchange
Dr. V. R. Narasimhan has more than 34 years of experience in securities market and financial service sector. The last position he held was Chief of Regulatory Division of National Stock Exchange, prior to which he was the Group Head, Compliance (Capital Markets) at Kotak Mahindra Bank. He has also worked with Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company as Chief Compliance Officer, National Securities Depository Limited as Senior Vice President and Securities and Exchange Board of India as Division Chief, Secondary Markets.
Dr. Narasimhan was a member of regulations drafting committee for Forward Markets Commission, Government of India. He is also a member of various committee of Institute of company Secretaries of India. Dr. Narasimhan was also member in the committee to firm up questionnaire for NCEAR investor survey and faculty for induction program for new recruits at SEBI and member for selection of resource persons; member of syllabus framing committee - contributed to framing the course content for broker, mutual fund, registrar and transfer agent test programs at NISM.
Mr. Vijay Ranchan
Former IAS Officer, currently working as a Management
Mr. Vijay Ranchan is a former IAS Officer, currently working as a Management Consultant.
He was Addl. Chief Secretary in Govt. of Gujarat, handling Policy framing & Administration and held senior positions of Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Additional Chief Secretary in the Departments of Revenue, Industry, Labour, Health etc.
Mr. Ranchan was a Public Representative Director on the governing board/council of management of Ahmedabad Stock Exchange (2004 – 2007).
He was the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes of Gujarat State (1997 -1999) and dealt with taxation issues.
As the Head of various departments in the Gujarat Govt., he has extensively dealt with and handled budgetary and the financial matters.
Mr. Kapil Wadhawan
Mr. Wadhawan is the Chairman & Managing Director of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL).
He assumed charge of DHFL in October 2000 and under his leadership, DHFL has transformed into a financial services group, retaining its core focus on enabling affordable home finance for the lower and middle income customer segment.
With far sighted strategies, Mr. Wadhawan has led DHFL to become the 2nd largest private sector player in the home finance space in India.
Currently, the group's interest in BFSI sector is spread across life insurance, mutual fund, alternate investment fund, education loans apart from home and mortgage finance.
Wadhawan Global Capital Private Limited is the core investment company and the holding company of the promoter entities' interest in financial services sector of which Mr. Wadhawan is the Chairman.
Mr. Jan Van Den Berg
Mr. Jan Van Den Berg is the President of the Asia Region (non-Japan) of the international insurance operation of Prudential Financial
Mr. Jan Van Den Berg is the President of the Asia Region (non-Japan) of the international insurance operation of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI).
As the President of Asia Region (non Japan) Van Den Berg provides support and oversight to PFI's insurance businesses in the Asia Region (non Japan).
He joined PFI in 2011 from AXA, where he served as Chief Executive Officer, AXA Asia Pacific General Insurance, since 2007, and was responsible for insurance operations in 10 countries including China, India, Japan and South Korea.
Between 2000 and 2007, Van Den Berg was Chief Executive Officer, AXA Netherlands, an operation that provided life, health and general insurance.
Prior to joining AXA, Van Den Berg held a variety of positions at the ING Group in the Netherlands, including: Regional Director of an operation selling life, health and general insurance; Program Manager Restructuring, charged with coordinating a large-scale merger of ING's life and general insurance companies; and Director, Individual Life Division, where he oversaw development of an award-winning universal life insurance product.
Mr. Suresh Mahalingam
Mr. Mahalingam is the Member - Group Management Council of Rajesh Wadhawan Group
Mr. Mahalingam is the Member - Group Management Council of Rajesh Wadhawan Group, which is the promoter group of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL).
In his early days of career, he joined ITC, one of India's largest FMCG companies, where he spent over 17 years managing Sales & Distribution, before moving to Brand and Strategy Management, finally culminating in heading ITC's largest business zone.
With the liberalization of the Indian Insurance Industry, he joined HDFC Life to head the Sales and Marketing function, where he was instrumental in the creation of one of the most recalled brand positioning in recent times –'Sar uthake jiyo'–which propelled the Company to become one the top five life insurance companies.
Thereafter, he served as MD and CEO of Tata AIA Life - a role he assumed in 2008 during testing times –also witnessed landmark growth with the Company tripling its assets under management under his leadership.
Mr. C.P. Philip
Former Executive Director of IDBI Bank Ltd where he worked in various capacities for about 30 years
Mr. C.P. Philip is the former Executive Director of IDBI Bank Ltd., where he worked in various capacities for about 30 years. He has varied and wide experience in various areas of banking, both developmental and commercial.
As Executive Director of IDBI Bank, he was responsible for the overall Risk Management & Audit.
He was actively involved in putting in place the Basel II guidelines with regard to standardized approach.
He headed various functions viz., Risk Management & Audit, Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Branch & Centralised Operations, Human Resources & Training, Administration.
He has had immense exposure to term lending, working in various capacities and has handled many projects in infrastructure, manufacturing and services sectors.
Mr. Glenwyn Peter Baptist
Mr. Baptist is the CEO and CIO of Prudential International Investments (A business division of Prudential Financial, Inc, USA (PFI))
Mr. Baptist is the CEO and CIO of Prudential International Investments (A business division of Prudential Financial, Inc, USA (PFI)), where he oversees the day-to-day business and investment management of PFI's asset management affiliates and joint ventures in Italy, China, Taiwan, Brazil and India.
Mr. Baptist was appointed to the position of CEO in June 2014 and has been the CIO since March 2006. From 2000 to 2006, he was the director of mutual funds and managed accounts for Prudential Fixed Income, with responsibility for these products across all distribution channels globally.
Prior to that, he was chief operating officer for asset management at PFI, responsible for business administration.
He joined PFI in 1986 and has 28 years of experience ranging from investment management and marketing to corporate finance and strategic planning.
Mr. G. Parthasarathy
Mr. G. Parthasarathy was the Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan from 1998 till retiring from service in 2000.
Mr. G. Parthasarathy was the Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan from 1998 till retiring from service in 2000. He was also the High Commissioner of India in Australia from 1995 to 1998 and High Commissioner of India in Cyprus from 1990 to 1992 and Ambassador of India to Myanmar from 1992 to 1995.
He had served as the Information Adviser in the Prime Minister's Office with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He was closely involved in financial planning related to specific projects both in Ministry of External Affairs and in Indian Diplomatic Missions abroad.
He is also an Honorary Visiting Professor in the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi; Member of the Executive Council of the Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi and also Member of the Editorial Board of the Indian Defense Journal.
Mr. Ajit Menon, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible for the direction and leadership of the business and growth strategy
Over two decades of leadership experience in business strategy, distribution, sales and marketing
B.Com, Post Graduate degree in Management Mumbai University.
Head of Strategy with Tata Asset Management Company
Head of Sales and co-head Marketing with DSP Blackrock
Mr.Kumaresh Ramakrishanan, Head – Fixed Income
Kumaresh is responsible for investment management for all fixed income products.
Over 19 years of investment management experience in Indian Fixed Income market.
MBA in Finance and Bachelor of Engineering from Mumbai University
Head – Fixed Income at Deutsche AMC
Senior Credit Analyst at Societe Generale
Worked with CARE earlier
Mr. Vinod Venkateswaran, Chief Operating Officer
Responsible for Operations, Customer Services, IT, Admin, Finance and Risk management functions
Close to 20 years of experience in leading Operations, Technology and Customer Service functions
B.COM, ACS, AIII
Head - Enterprise Operations & Omni-Channel Service at L&T Financial Services
Head – Operations & Customer Services at L&T Mutual Fund
Director – Operations & Customer Services at Fidelity Mutual Fund
Head Investor & Distributor Services at Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Mr. Sandeep Kamath, Head - Compliance and Legal
Around 17 years of experience in Compliance, Legal & Secretarial function
Around 17 years of experience in Compliance, Legal & Secretarial function:
Head - Compliance & Legal - Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd.
Principal Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Chandrashekar Jain, Head – Institutional Sales
Over 18 years of experience in Sales & Distribution of financial products
Head – Institutional Sales at Deutsche AMC
Head - Institutional Sales, West at IDFC AMC
Has also worked with Standard Chartered AMC and Birla Sun Life Distribution
Mr. Murali Ramasubramanian, Head Operations & Investor Relations officer
Over 22 years of industry experience.
Head – Operations - Deutsche AMC.
Asst. Vice President - Operations at Alliance Capital AMC.
Has also worked with Birla AMC and Datamatics Financial Services

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I got home a bit late yesterday, but I was definitely looking forward to it as I knew my family wouldn't be home at that time. I needed 2 more rows to complete the lace section I was working on in Find Your Fade, and I really wanted to get that section done prior to grabbing a photo. Unfortunately, I also fell asleep on the couch in the sun. Sometimes that's just irresistible. After a quick nap, and thanks to the fact that it's light later now, I grabbed a photo.
I am so pleased with this so far! I worked my way into the third color last night. Surprisingly, I really don't love knitting the lace sections. I think it's because they aren't charted, and I really love to be able to "see" my lace and how everything should line up. But, thankfully, after two sections I am pretty sure I can see if I am going wrong quite a bit earlier than I could in the first section.
Other thoughts of note. I began this one with the size needles called for in the pattern. I hate how it looked, my stitches were loose and sloppy, the garter stitch looking so messy. I went down one needle size and got the above gauge, which is entirely appropriate, tidy, and pleasant. It's so amazing to me that such a tiny difference in needle sizes could make such a dramatic difference in end product.
How did I end up with this yarn? Well, for the first time ever, a facebook ad got to me. Somehow it popped up in my feed, I fell head over heels for the color combo, researched the company Expression Fiber Arts, and found the color combo on their site. It was a pre order, it had a date listed about a month in the future as to when my yarn would be ready. It was indeed ready and shipped on the very date listed. The yarn is merino and tencel. It's super shiny, soft, and slippery. Mr. Ink says it almost looks metallic, but that's just the high shine of tencel. I can just tell already that this is a shawl I am going to get a ton of use out of.
My additional story of the day is about work. My boss has rheumatoid arthritis. Her shoulders often hurt. I can always tell when she's having quite a bit of pain, though she always hides it so well. Yesterday it was cold in the office. She was out talking to us, with her suit jacket thrown over her front, holding it up to her neck with her hands. She mentioned she was cold, and I gave her a bit of a funny look, she immediately knew I knew, and she said "I am in so much pain I can't even stand to wear my jacket, it hurts too much." So, I pulled my insanely HUGE handspun shawl I keep at work off my chair and handed it to her. She immediately looked relieved, put it over her shoulders, and went and sat at her desk. She quickly looked so much more relaxed. The power of a hand knit, I am telling you! It's a big deal. I told her to borrow it any time, as it just sits over the back of my chair and I rarely use it. But, now that I am thinking it through, I may eventually just make her one of her own. We've worked together for a good 10 years now, and have always been friends. Furthermore, her mother is a knitter and she wears her mother's handknits frequently, she's certainly knit worthy.
In any case, it felt great to be able to provide someone with a little bit of comfort during her long day. I guess that, as a knitter, is something I hope for when I give handknits away.
You nailed the only good thing about losing an hour – it was an hour of darkness. Glad you got to nap in the sun!
I really think she'd use it very regularly, this isn't the first time I've handed her my shawl, this is just the first time I did so due to her pain. Being at work, and uncomfortably cold, and in pain is pretty much a perfect storm of misery.
If you end up going for this particular company, I'll give a few more hints. I bought two kits, but I suspect I don't need them both. Meaning, some simple modifications to when I change colors would have meant that I probably didn't need two kits, but I guess that technically remains to be seen. Anyhow, 2 kits was an expensive endeavor, but I got free shipping and I found online a 20% off coupon. So that helped a bit!
That is good to know, about the yarn. It really is a lovely selection. Good for you 20% off and free shipping! That kind of deal is why I love Webs, too. But I have to stick to my yarn diet because i really want my new spinning wheel… no matter how tempting the pretty fluff is!


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Boston: Henry Hoyt, 1869. First Edition. 1st edition of the 3rd baseball novel ever, preceded by Oldfellow's Uncle Nat (1865), and Everett's Changing Base (1868), but The Yachtville Boys cuts some path too. It's the first baseball novel written by a woman, and the first one with a frontispiece illustrating the game being played, although the plate was engraved by an artist who had never seen baseball, so the view looks more like a deformed cricket match, even though the detailed account of the game, as played out in the text, leaves no doubt that the boys are contesting American baseball and no other sport. The Yachtville Boys is also the scarcest of the 3, with just a single defective 1st edition sold at auction in the last 50 years (1993). OCLC verifies that scarcity, locating only 7 copies in libraries worldwide (Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Kansas, Brown, Yale, U. C. L. A. and The American Antiquarian Society). Publisher's cloth, some rubs and wear to the spine tips and corners, (see photograph), inner paper hinges invisibly strengthened, but very good, sound, and with no major flaws, a superior copy of this book. Watch city on city (or country vs. country) team sports, and it's easy to forget that something higher is behind them all. Something so refined and cultured as to defy comparison. These games are no less than, a civilized substitute for war. Very good.
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Temple Mill Island is an island in the River Thames in England upstream of Marlow, and just downstream of Temple Lock. It is on the southern Berkshire bank close to Hurley.

The island is named after the three watermills that used to be on the island for beating copper and brass.  The island now has a modern housing development on it with a marina.

Daniel Defoe referred to the mills in his A tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain (1724-1727). He referred to the "three very remarkable mills, called Temple-Mills, for making Bisham Abbey Battery-work viz. Brass Kettles and Pans &c of all sorts. And these works were attended with no small success, till in the year 1720, they made a bubble of it; and then it ran the fate of all the Bubbles at that time".

See also
Islands in the River Thames

References

Islands of Berkshire
Islands of the River Thames
Watermills on the River Thames
Watermills in Berkshire
Bisham

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Q: IIS 7 Log Files Auto Delete? Is there any feature in IIS 7 that automatically deletes the logs files older than a specified amt of days?
I am aware that this can be accomplished by writing a script(and run it weekly) or a windows service, but i was wondering if there is any inbuilt feature or something that does that.
Also, Currently we turned logging off as it is stacking up a large amount of space. Will that be a problem?

A: You can create a task that runs daily using Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler.
Set your task to run the following command:
forfiles /p "C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles" /s /m *.* /c "cmd /c Del @path" /d -7

This command is for IIS7, and it deletes all the log files that are one week or older.
You can adjust the number of days by changing the /d arg value.

A: One line batch script:
forfiles /p C:\inetpub\logs /s /m *.log /d -14 /c "cmd /c del /q @file"

Modify the /d switch to change number of days a log file hangs around before deletion. The /s switch recurses subdirectories too.
Ref: http://debug.ga/iis-log-purging/

A: Similar solution but in powershell.
I've set a task to run powershell with the following line as an Argument..
dir D:\IISLogs |where { ((get-date)-$_.LastWriteTime).days -gt 15 }| remove-item -force

It removes all files in the D:\IISLOgs folder older than 15 days.

A: Another viable Powershell one-liner:
Get-ChildItem -Path c:\inetpub\logs\logfiles\w3svc*\*.log | where {$_.LastWriteTime -lt (get-date).AddDays(-180)} | Remove-Item -force

In case $_.LastWriteTime doesn't work, you can use $PSItem.LastWriteTime instead.
For more info and other suggestions to leverage the IIS LogFiles folder HDD space usage, I also suggest to read this blog post that I wrote on the topic.

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50 Cent Home
The Game appears to squash beef with 50 Cent.
50 Cent Vs. The Game - A History Of Their Feud
21. The Game appears to squash beef with 50 Cent.
After the pair were spotted together at King Of Diamonds strip club in LA, The Game grabbed the microphone and said: "I f*ck with 50," he said. "What happened, that sh*t was 12 years ago. Ni**as ain't on that sh*t. Drink your motherf*ckin' Effen…Ain't nobody on that old sh*t." Beef squashed?
See the full gallery: 50 Cent Vs. The Game - A History Of Their Feud


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Consolidated Financial Reports
PFIC Annual Information Statement
OSC Filings (Sedar)
Press Releases: 2018
HLS THERAPEUTICS COMPLETES MERGER WITH AUTOMODULAR CORPORATION
HLS Expected to Begin Trading on the TSXV on March 14, 2018
TORONTO, ONTARIO – March 12, 2018 – HLS Therapeutics Inc. ("HLS") today announced the completion of the amalgamation of former HLS Therapeutics Inc. and Automodular Corporation ("AMD") to form an amalgamated Ontario corporation to be known as "HLS Therapeutics Inc." pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under section 182 of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). The Arrangement constitutes a Reverse Takeover of AMD pursuant to Policy 5.2 of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV").
See full press release here.
Automodular and HLS Receive Shareholder and Court Approval for Plan of Arrangement
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F1 Esports Champion Brendon Leigh's Guide To Baku
The Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix has come and gone for another year, but mastery of the track is still ultra-important, as it may hold the key to qualifying for the 2019 F1 Esports Pro Draft.
There's not much time left before the second of our three qualifying events comes to a close so register now for your chance to make it through to the online race-off. The target is to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix driving the Mercedes W09 of Lewis Hamilton – no easy task with both Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel in the way.
A Mercedes in need of a win in Baku? We can think of no better guide that two-time F1 Esports champion Brendon Leigh! Check out this onboard lap for a glimpse of what a perfect tour of Azerbaijan looks like…
And there you have it! The best advice seems to be to to keep it in third gear for those 90-degree corners, minimising wheel-spin on exit. Then, punch DRS and maximum energy deployment as early as possible on the straights, using as much exit kerb as the game will allow. Easier said than done, of course…
The race in Azerbaijan was, unusually, one of the events Brendon Leigh didn't win in the 2018 series. He was pipped on the line by title rival Frederik Rasmussen in his Toro Rosso, producing easily the closest margin for the top two cars in last year's Esports series. Barely a tenth of a second separated the warring duo, but you'll have to clinch victory by a slightly greater margin in the qualifying event to stand a chance of success.
Load up the event, crank out some mega lap times, and it could be you challenging Brendon Leight for the crown later this year.
The second qualifying event is live on F1 2018, the official F1 game by Codemasters, with entry available until 23:59 on Sunday, May 5.
For more information, check out the definitive list of tournament rules, and new features in the 2019 F1 Esports Series.


This product (surprisingly) has a high content of DHA in the form of triglycerides and phospholipids which is the most natural way to get eye tuna.
The mercury contamination testing PCB's made ls requirements exceed the European Union and the United States out to be a high quality nutritional supplement, provide better results.
This product is the result of interdisciplinary research at the Center of Marine Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute.


In honour of the Kentucky Derby taking place today I thought I would share with you some beautiful photos of true equestrian style!
Love this equestrian themed office….look at the legs of the desk!
My oldest daughter is a budding equestrian and I can see her wanting some of these gorgeous fashion accessories in the future…or maybe mommy wants that purse now!!
I'm incorporating a bit of an equestrian theme to Mackenzie's room with large photos of horses and displaying the ribbons she has won so far – I like what they did in the picture below!!
The equestrian style is so classic….love it!
Love this entry way – and how they displayed all the ribbons in a shadow box! Must remember this idea!!
This is the stunning Charlotte Casiragh, daughter to Princess Caroline of Monaco.
And here is my princess Mackenzie at her last Horse Show winning all kinds or ribbons with her pony Elmo! Now this girl definitely has equestrian style!!
Have a great Kentucky Derby weekend!!
I love the images you have posted. I have never thought about the equistrian theme.
Hi Kimberley, thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Glad I am able to give you some food for thought!! Have a great weekend!
Thanks for dropping by Karena — isn't she a little cutie!! Have a great weekend.
Christine wonderful images for the equestrian lover!! Adore the art, that handbag, and especially your little winner!


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'I'm Sorry, I Think I'm About to Die' | Mother of 3 Killed Outside Her Home In MO
"She was a devoted mom. She loved her family."
Author: Marianne Martinez
Published: 10:47 PM EDT June 12, 2018
Updated: 7:00 PM EDT June 13, 2018
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Three children lost their mother after she was murdered.
It happened Monday morning in the Castle Point neighborhood in north St. Louis County. Porsha Owens, 28, was outside of her home when a gunman approached, according to police. He shot her and ran.
Teen Charged After Mom of 3 Shot to Death in Front of Her Children
Owens' family said she tried to get across the street to get help. Her 8-year-old son rushed to her side.
He flagged down a police officer.
"He went to hold her and he said she looked up at him and said, 'I'm sorry. I think I'm about to die,'" said Keon King, Owens' cousin. "She didn't have any chance. It apparently happened so quickly."
Owens has two other children, ages three and four.
"She was a devoted mom. She loved her family," King said.
King said the gunman may have been after Owens' car, a Dodge Charger, but he did not get it.
"Something so materialistic. It just saddens me how you can lose your life over worldly things," King said.
While Owens' family plans her funeral, they are hoping police find whomever killed Owens.
"We all have loved ones and if they lost someone, they would want him to come forward and bring this guy to justice," King said. "You took a mother from her three kids."


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Challenge To Lack Of Consultation Successful
An important new case has clarified the law on consultation where changes have been made to an original planning application, thanks to ELF support.
Last year ELF was approached by Del Brenner (DB), secretary of the Regent Network (RN), over the redevelopment of Eagle Wharf on the Regents Canal. A timeless canal side area, where old industrial buildings, locally listed including an artists photographic studio had existed since the 1960s providing low rent space for the creative industries.
RN campaigns for London's waterways, to bring them back to life, with a focus on the protection of London's canals and inland waterways. RN, over many years has received substantial support from ELF with various matters concerning development impacts on the Regents Canal and other inland waterways. A planning application was made in July 2015 for the redevelopment of Eagle Wharf, demolition of much of the site and a 50-unit development. DB objected. However, 10 months later following substantial changes to the application, the council approved the application without further public consultation.
Instructing Hannah Noyce, then at 1COR, ELF sent a pre-action protocol letter in December 2016 regarding this failure to re-consult, amongst other matters. A decision was quickly made to judicially review the council. We were also aware that Holborn Studios Ltd, were also challenging the decision. Permission was granted and as we moved towards a hearing date in October 2017, ELF instructed Ian Graves at Shakespeare Martineau, a new and most welcome ELF member, to handle the case alongside a newly appointed barrister, Jessica Elliott of 1 COR.
The court held that the failure to re-consult the public had been unfair and the planning permission was quashed. ELF is delighted with the success of the challenge. This is a good decision and clarifies the law on when re-consultation should take place. ELF would like to say a very big thanks to our ELF members, all of whom acted pro-bono. R (on the application of Holborn Studios Ltd) v Hackney LBC; .R (on the application of Del Brenner) v Hackney LBC [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin), John Howell QC sitting as a High Court Judge
You can read more analysis here on the 1COR Human Rights Blog.


7 NATIONS- Live On Stage Back at the Historic park Theatre!
The Historic Park Theatre is so excited to welcome back the amazing Celtic Rock Band- 7 Nations.
Live on Stage just 1 night only! Wednesday June 12th, 2019 at 8pm.
This amazing International Band just got back from Dublin and we are so excited to welcome them back to Estes Park~!!!! See you all for some Celtic Rock!
7 Nations are huge supporters of the Theatre and this concert is a benefit concert for the Historic Park Theatre. The Auditorium needs a new roof and the money for this event will go towards a new Auditorium Roof. The cost for the new roof is over $15000. Please donate generously and come see some great Celtic Rock at the same time!


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This paper shows that exchange rate depreciations can have a contractionary impact on investment spending when firms hold foreign currency-denominated debt.
We assess the conditions under which exchange rate fluctuations are contractionary for firm-level investment. To address this question, we match firm-level balance sheet data with a large dataset of firm-level bonds for about 1,000 firms from 36 emerging market economies over the period 1998–2014. We augment a standard firm-level investment model to control for (country-specific) macroeconomic variables, and interact the effect of an exchange rate depreciation with several dimensions of bond composition, namely: 1) currency of issuance; 2) maturity structure of bonds; and 3) market of issuance. We find that, conditional on the amount of debt issued in foreign currency, an exchange rate depreciation can have a contractionary impact on a firm's investment spending. We also find that the market of issuance and maturity structure, in particular, when coupled with foreign currency-denominated debt can influence this impact.
Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the ESM. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the ESM or ESM policy. No responsibility or liability is accepted by the ESM in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information, including any data sets, presented in this Working Paper.
Copyright © European Stability Mechanism, 2018 | All rights reserved. Any reproduction, publication and reprint in the form of a different publication, whether printed or produced electronically, in whole or in part, is permitted only with the explicit written authorisation of the European Stability Mechanism.


Just in time for his 29th birthday, it was posted, that two time world champion Casey Stoner will make his short return to MotoGP in late october.
As HRC confirmed, the aussie completes two days of testing with a factory Honda RC213V at Twin Ring Motegi, Japan. Not only will he provide his feedback for the 2015 Bridgestone tires, but also for the new Michelin ones. The french tire factory replaces the long-time supplier Bridgestone in 2016, who'll withdraw from the world championship completely.
With the help of a talented and established rider like Casey Stoner, the improvement and development of the new tires will hopefully not only be faster, but also a lot more promising.
Stoner, who retired from MotoGP in 2012 as current world champion, already tested for Honda in 2013, but hasn't moved a prototype bike ever since.
He was well known for his straightforward statements and a riding style, that could only be described as extreme. No rider ever drifted as much as Stoner did, with the sensor for traction control as turned down as possible. This unique riding style won't spare the tires, but shows how they work under extreme conditions.
By now, many fans around the world hope for a comeback, but against the wishes of many enthusiasts, a further testing or a return of Stoner to the MotoGP paddock was expressly denied by HRC.


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How's this for overachieving? Man accused of running software outfit as a Ponzi scheme while on parole from previous fraud
He masterminded $7m scam from halfway house, Feds claim
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco Fri 2 Oct 2020 // 03:10 UTC
A convicted fraudster was out on parole when he allegedly conned victims into giving him millions of dollars to place surefire sports bets on their behalf using special software that didn't actually exist.
Christopher Hales, 39, of Lehi, Utah, has been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy – and must answer a civil lawsuit from punters who say they were duped into parting with their cash.
Hales, it is claimed, boasted to potential investors he owned foolproof sports betting software that could "beat the house." The pitch to marks went like this, according to prosecutors: Hales would take investors' money, and use it to place wagers on sports games as directed by his amazing software. Said investors would get a ten per cent weekly return on their buy-in as a result of the code's prowess.
The pitch was rather effective in bringing in punters, even in the apparently straight-and-narrow US state of Utah, it seems. The criminal complaint [PDF] filed against Hales this week claims he managed to round up $7m from his clients.
All of this allegedly went down a couple of years ago while Hales was out on supervised release, and living in a halfway house, as a result of being convicted in 2011 of orchestrating a real-estate scam. That rap carried a 90-month prison sentence and a $12,719,236 restitution bill. He violated the terms of his release in 2016, and had to go back behind bars for another 30 months.
The money taken from the sports-betting investors was in part used to pay off earlier investors in the scheme, Ponzi-style, hedge sporting bets, and was in part sent directly to bank accounts of Hales and a co-conspirator, the Feds said. Business was conducted through a company called Sindakit Software, set up by said co-conspirator in Nevada, it is claimed.
Hales even assured his investors his non-existent betting software was a hot commodity, and the subject of bids of "tens of millions of dollars" from tech giants, it is claimed.
But, the Feds say, there was no betting software, no surefire algorithms, and no multi-million dollar bids for Sindakit Software and its too-good-to-be-true code. It was allegedly just Hales, operating under the name of Chris Christian, running what prosecutors say was a scam while still serving time from his previous criminal scheme.
Not only does Hales have Uncle Sam on his case, but he is also being pursued through the civil courts [PDF] by investors for all manner of allegations from breach of contract and unjust enrichment to violations of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, violations of the Utah Securities Act, and fraudulent conveyance.
That lawsuit also names Candace Kanahele, of Utah, as a co-conspirator of Hales, and seeks to extract $7m plus interest, damages, and lawyer fees from the pair.
According to the government's legal eagles, this isn't an isolated incident for the Beehive State. Utah is apparently dealing with these sort of alleged scams at a disproportionate rate compared to the rest of the nation. "Utah has an outsized fraud problem, and these allegations illustrate the conduct of a serial schemer," said US attorney John Huber. "Utahns must diligently consider investment pitches and their risks before parting with hard-earned savings." ®
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Which Factors Can Affect e‑Public Procurement Adoption by Private Firms? The Case of Belgium pp103-115
Mohamad Amin Alomar, Christian de Visscher
© Mar 2017 Volume 15 Issue 2, Editor: Carl Erik Moe, pp57 - 154
Firms are the main users of e‑public procurement applications (hereinafter e‑procurement), so their acceptance to adopt this technology is a crucial element in its successful implementation. Nonetheless, very few studies have focused on this subject. This article aims to identify and analyse the factors affecting private companies' adoption of e‑procurement. Relying on several solid theories in the field of acceptance and adoption of innovation, namely the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the Diffusion of Innovation theory (DOI), the Technology, Organization, Environment framework (TOE) and the Iacovou et al. model, we constructed a research model that included the most important potential factors that can influence this variable. Our model was tested according to the survey method. Based on the data received from 760 Belgian firms spread over a wide range of economic activities, we identified five main variables that could explain about 33.5 % of the total variability of e‑procurement adoption by firms: size, attitude towards change, competitive pressure, trading partners' pressure and organizational readiness. In contrast, we did not find any significant relationship between the relative advantages and e‑procurement adoption. Finally, the implications for theory and practice are discussed.
Keywords: Technology Acceptance, e-procurement, survey, private firms, Belgium.
Volume 15 Issue 2 / Mar 2017 pp57‑154
Editor: Carl Erik Moe
Dr Carl Erik Moe is a Professor of Information Systems at the University of Agder, Norway. After serving as Head of Department (HOD) for a number of years, he is back to research and teaching. As HOD he took a leading role developing graduate programs in both Information Systems and Health Informatics, and PhD program in Information Systems as well as promoting and generating research collaboration with local government and industry.
Carl Erik has served as Program Chair of IFIP EGOV 2012. He is an active reviewer for several academic journals. He was one of the founding members of the Scandinavian Workshop on e‑Government, of which he is still very much involved and he has served as leader of the Norwegian Council for Information Science.
Carl Erik's current research interests include e‑Government covering issues such as Procurement of IS and Policies and Strategies for Digital Government including Open Government and ICT4D, and it includes e‑Health covering issues such as IS in Social Work, Telecare and Information Systems in Integrated Care.
Carl Erik served as Associate Editor on EJEG for several years before taking over as Editor. He welcomes both empirical and conceptual work and case studies with practical implications, and he encourages work on emerging topics and open and smart government. His ambition is to keep up the good academic quality of the journal at the same time as encouraging work in progress and establishing a case section in the journal.
Keywords: online public services, digital divide, logistic regression analysis, Enterprise Architecture, Public Sector, Systematic Literature Review, Government Enterprise Architecture, Technology Acceptance, e-procurement, survey, private firms, Belgium, Social Sensors, Open Governance, Crowdsourcing, e-participation, Trust, Information Quality, Organizational performance, E-government, Qualitative research, Kuwait, Arab World


Trying to install Creo3 m130. Nothing but creo agent errors on the two that I've done. Looks like this has been going on in the Creo world for a couple years.
So the solution is to jerry rig the install by setting creo_agent_exe_path? This seems like a simple to fix, should PTC not simply fix the install?
I have concerns about this. What about my current production Creo Elements pro version that still needs to be running? Will this need to change with every install?
Am I submitting to a lifetime of babysitting this env variable for 150 people?
No Takers? I do a search and find pages of people fighting this. The advertised solution does not seem to work so well.
CS104032 states the only reason you would have to set the environment variable is if you are running Creo from a network share.
From previous discussions with PTC you can't put that specific variable in the startup script. It has to be added to the client machine. And again this is only applicable if your running Creo from a network share. Your screen shots indicate you are not doing that.
You shouldn't need to do anything. It should just run. M130 works for me using the same install path you show. Installed on a clean VM in Windows 7. I made a shortcut on the desktop of parametric.exe and set the start in folder to the desktop.
If you do need to install an environment variable, you could add it to your install script using the setx command, you'll need to look up the syntax. I used this to prevent the windchill workgroup manager from auto registering Mathcad.
Thanks you guys. Tried all these. Notta.
I think the correct answer is " walk away from PTC, Install SolidWorks "
Honestly, I'd recommend doing what I do. Test out your install on a virtual machine. I use Virtual Box, from Oracle, which has an out-of-the-box install of Windows on it. That Windows has none of our security settings, firewall, etc. Just Vanilla Windows. Once you verify it works there, then you have a data point you can take to your IT group to see if they have done something to interfere with the proper install of the software.
I had no install problems on this vm. When the software is running, there are five associated processes. If any one of these are left running after Creo exits, they could cause a problem on a second startup of Creo. I'd look at killing nmsd.exe first, then see if Creo runs.
You might want to add these lines to your Creo startup script.
I do not understand the meaning of your information that out-of-the-box install of Windows is available in Virtual Box. Do you mean that Oracle provides virtual machine with preinstalled Windows operating system ?
Thanks for your reply Dave. The software has installed correctly on about 80% of the machines. And they all have the same security settings throughout the building. As I see it, the first 5 machines I installed were fine, I don't see why there would be any issue with the others.
I've never seen software so fragile that it must be installed in a vacuum.
What I actually said was, "I use Virtual Box, from Oracle, which has an out-of-the-box install of Windows on it." I can see where my choice of words would lead to the conclusion that Oracle is providing a copy of windows in VirtualBox. No they do not. I'm the one that installed Windows on it, and haven't added any of our standard security settings on that VM. Typically these VM's are set to internal network, so they don't see the host and the host doesn't see them. I have another internal VM that is a virtual copy of my production license server so I can do testing of new license files and flexlm settings without affecting production. I'm now doing the same with our AutoCAD license server. I have a VM that's a copy of our production license server.
Working in the VM environment like this allows me to develop install scripts, configurations, etc, in a self contained environment. When I'm done I just have to copy the files to our production environment and do a final sanity check to make sure they work.
Working this way saves me a lot of headaches dealing with all the security roadblocks Microsoft and our IT department put in the administrator's way. We use a central software distribution solution that allows the end user to self deploy the software. When they select the application, it installs using local system, which has way more admin rights than I as an administrator have, and then it runs a post install script as the username, which allows me to configure the users environment and record who deployed what on which machine.
thanks for providing clarification . I am watching all your contributions in Community. Thanks for publishing your knowledge !


Ah yes, everyone loves royalty.
Remember the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton back in 2011? The one that was hyped by basically every TV channel under the sun and such hard hitting journalistic outlets as People Magazine and US Weekly? Believe it or not, that wedding ceremony was viewed live by 72 million on YouTube and about 36.7 million on TV in just the United Kingdom alone.
E Entertainment Television is going to try and replicate that obsession with a new fake royal family on a show called "The Royals". Call me a skeptic, but I'm not sure I can buy Elizabeth Hurley as the Queen.
Well, one Royal that thankfully has nothing to do with that series, is Eddie Royal. But before we get to talking about Mr. Royal, let's recap where the Bears were just prior to his acquisition.
Marshall Marshall Marshall! It's Always Marshall!
After Brandon Marshall was shipped off to New York to join the Jets for an almost laughable 5th round draft pick, people (and by people, I mean Bears fans and other rabid irrational folks — and it's OK for me to say that because I'm one of those people) began to wonder if head coach John Fox and GM Ryan Pace were the right guys for the job after all.
I mean, Marshall has meant a lot to the Bears over the years, and vice versa is also true. In fact, Marshall once, not too long ago, referred to his March 2012 trade from Miami to Chicago as being "life-saving and career-saving". And Marshall and Cutler are, perhaps contrary to what people think based on what they see on the sidelines during games, the best of friends. In fact, Marshall once compared his relationship with Cutler to that of an old married couple. Marshall went on to have his best year ever in Chicago in 2012 with 1,508 yards and 11 touchdowns. Sure, he had a down year in 2014, mostly due to injury, but you can imagine the surprise we all had when the Bears decided to break up the "old married couple" and go a different direction.
And many Bears fans and NFL pundits speculated as to who might be picked up to fill the void. Alshon Jeffery is absolutely solid, but there were questions as to whether Marquess Wilson would be the answer as a WR2, particularly after his less than stellar starts at the end of the 2014 regular season. And now we have part of the answer — Eddie Royal.
Eddie Royal was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round (42nd overall – interestingly, two spots before the Bears selected Matt Forte). And he went on to have his best year of career his rookie season playing with Jay Cutler in Denver. He hauled in 91 receptions for 980 yards and 5 touchdowns (only 13 less receptions than team leader Brandon Marshall). But after Cutler left, instead of trending up, Royal flatlined. Over the next 3 seasons with the Broncos, Royal had 1127 yards and 4 touchdowns TOTAL. Royal had a change of scenery in 2012 to San Diego, but didn't do much his first season with the Chargers. Royal, however, seemed rejuvenated in 2013 and 2014, garnering 631 yards & 8 touchdowns in 2013 and 778 yards & 7 touchdowns in 2014.
Coming off this promising season, he's now being reunited with Jay Cutler. Recall that Jay Cutler was once a Pro Bowler. I know it's hard to imagine, but back in 2008, when Cutler was throwing to Royal and Marshall, he was considered one of the elite quarterbacks in the NFL. In fact, Cutler's Pro Bowl was the only Pro Bowl I ever attended, and I was absolutely thrilled when I heard Cutler was coming to the Bears the following season. Of course, I never thought we would be sitting in 2015 trying to find a way to trade Cutler away.
#Bears coach John Fox says QB Jay Cutler is capable of improving because he possesses intelligence & willingness to work.
Assuming that means Fox is trusting Cutler to start in 2015, it's now important to put Cutler in the best position to succeed by providing some solid receiving options. I think Eddie Royal fits the bill.
Plus, it's clear that new offensive coordinator Adam Gase knows how to take advantage of speed in screen and short slant plays, as he really optimized Emmanuel Sanders in Denver last year with screens and slants. In conjunction with Cutler's familiarity with Royal, these plays should provide a solid boost to the offense and an element of speed that seemed to be missing in 2014. If Royal can step into that position with the Bears, he should be a great weapon to help Cutler move the chains. In addition, as you can see above, Royal can also provide support on special teams for kick and punt returns averaging 10.6 yards per punt return and 24.1 yards per kick return throughout his career.
Perhaps most importantly, although the financial terms were not disclosed, Royal's three year contract is unlikely to blow the bank. So it does allow the Bears to continue filling need positions (as I've discussed previously) around the defense. In addition, Royal is a veteran that can help guide a younger wide receiver, such as Wilson, or perhaps a receiver selected in the draft.
No matter how you look at it, this is a smart pick up by the Bears and a welcome addition to an offense that has potential to make a comeback in 2015. At least one fan (yours truly) is pretty excited about that.
And honestly, who doesn't like adding a Royal to their team?


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Urban Air Mobility Market To Reach USD 7.9 Billion By 2030
Market Size – USD 3.1 billion in 2023, Market Growth - CAGR of 16.2%, Market Trends –Need for an Alternative Mode of Transportation in Urban Mobility
New York, March 15 2019 - The Global Urban Air Mobility Market is expected to reach USD 7.9 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Reports and Data. The market is still at a nascent stage and is expected to witness the first ray of commercialization by 2023.
The increase in demand for an alternative mode of transportation in Urban Mobility is one of the key factors which are driving the growth of UAM market. Also, the demand from companies for an efficient mode of logistics and transportation is expected to further aid in the growth of the UAM market. The growth in urban population, increase in the need to better manage limited natural resources together with increase in focus on environmental sustainability are the major factors for the rise in demand for smart city solutions. As of February 2019, more than USD 1 billion investment has been made.
This significant investments by the stakeholders in air mobility sector, will aid to the growth of the Urban Air Mobility market. Ele.me which is owned by Alibaba has been given permission by Chinese government to deliver food by Unmanned aerial vehicle on 17 different routes from over 100 local restaurants, to residents of Shanghai's Jinshan Industrial Park. In Mexico, Cape integrated with the city of Ensenada to deploy its Aerial Telepresence. The city reported a 10% decrease in city wide crime and a reduction of 30% in home burglary after a six month pilot project.
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Leading players of Urban Air Mobility including:
AIRSPACEX, Airbus A3, CityAirbus (Airbus Helicopters), Aurora Flight Sciences (A Boeing Company), Bartini, Carter Aviation, Lilium Aviation, Passenger Drone, Vimana, Volocopter, Joby Aviation, Workhorse, Terrafugia and Kitty Hawk / Zee Aero. Manufacturers who have designed an Aircraft Concept/CAD: AviaNovations, Delorean Aerospace, hopFlyt, Hoversurf, Jetpack Aviation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, XTI Aircraft, VerdeGo Aero, Embraer and Pipistrel
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Intercity (100 Kilometers to 400 Kilometers)
Intracity (20 Kilometers to 100 Kilometers)
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Railway and Power lines surveillance
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Market segment by Region/Country including:
South America Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Chile etc.)
Middle East & Africa (South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia etc.)
The fastest growing region in Urban Air Mobility is Europe. The UAM initiative of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) has been picked up my many European countries to explore the potential of drones in an urban context. Bordeaux, a southwestern region of France, is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine initiative which is part of EIP-SCC programme proposes to study the implementation of the urban mobility to improve the intercity mobility. Aha is one of the largest ecommerce company has partnered with Flytrex, a Israel based company, to develop and expand its food delivery services in Iceland.
The use of Air Metro is resembled by current public transit options such as subways and buses with pre-determined routes, regular schedules, and set stops in high traffic areas across each city. It is estimated that Air Metro may have a viable market in 2028, with USD 0.9 billion profit in the first year. By 2030, it is anticipated that the number of vehicles would reach up to 23,000 from 4,100 in 2028.
Airport Shuttle and Air Taxis are expected to grow significantly since the markets are viable with a significant total available market value of USD 500 Billion at the market entry price points. In US, Air taxi market has a potential demand of approximately 55,000 daily trips which can be served by 4,000 aircraft. For the initial years of operations, the annual market value is projected to be around USD 2.5 Billion, based on near term market entry assumptions.
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Raven Black hunts evildoers for fun, but her vigilante justice isn't the only reason she's hiding from the law. Half Vampire, half Mage,she's spent years living as a rogue to stay alive. When a Russian Shifter offers her a job in his covert organization hunting outlaws,dignity and a respectable career are finally within her grasp. The catch? Her new partner is Christian Poe – a smug, handsome Vampire whom she'd rather stake than go on a stakeout with.
SKU: 9781539818380 Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy. Author: Dark Dannika.
Crossbreed is a powerful new urban fantasy series that will captivate your imagination. Follow Raven on her journey through a perilous world of secrets and lies.


Castrol Trizone Technology™ represents the 21st century approach to 4 Stroke (4T) motorcycle oils. Castrol 4T oils developed with Trizone Technology™ offer the protection needed to get the most out of your motorcycle.
Europe and US motorcycle riders consider it as a vehicle for leisure and week-end long drive purpose whereas in the Asia Pacific region, which is the largest 2 wheeler market, motorcycle is a daily commuter vehicle and often used as a family vehicle. Today's high-precision, high performance four-stroke motorcycle engine provides many challenges for its engine oil. Generally consumers expect their engine oil to provide fuel efficiency and low emissions; power – performance & comfort; and durability of powertrain.
Trizone Technology™ helps in addressing all three consumer demands from their motorcycles.
Compared with truck or car engines, motorcycle engines are much smaller and lighter but they produce a lot of power for their weight. Part of the secret lies in high engine speeds: a truck engine produces peak power at about 2500 RPM and a car engine at around 6000 RPM. Modern four-stroke motorcycle engines can rev up to 15,000 RPM or more.
The circulating oil comes under huge thermal stress as it transfers heat away from low mass components under high power conditions. High piston speeds and power output generate very high temperatures - with few places for that heat to go. Deposits can build up on the pistons and rings.
Compact multi-cylinder multi-valve engines use complex oil circuitry with narrow oil-ways and enormous loads or pressures between the cam and follower.
Trizone Technology™ oil uses high quality base oil and proprietary chemicals to adapt to a very wide range of operating conditions and demands: the right engine oil is one that keeps its shape and strength over time and in extremes of heat and cold which is achieved by using superior viscosity modifiers (a type of polymer). The detergent-dispersant balance must remove deposits and absorb contaminants (carbon, soot, acids etc.) to keep them in suspension, so that oil flows easily through small oil ways. It is also ensured that the chemicals used should not harm the protective coatings on engine parts.
The viscosity profile is so designed that it not only protects the engine parts but at the same time minimizes the drag thereby improving fuel efficiency and lowering emissions.
Under Trizone Technology™, to ensure complete engine protection the oil is severely tested on actual motorcycle engines to provide superior power release, better wear control of engine parts and long term protection.
Four-stroke motorcycle oil isn't just for engines - it also has to work in two other vital zones - the gearbox and clutch.
When the clutch lever is pulled, the clutch plates are pushed apart, allowing them to slip - breaking the power connection between engine and gearbox. As the lever is released, the springs push the plates together again, allowing friction to feed power through the gearbox to the rear wheel.
Whenever that happens, those slipping and gripping plates generate an enormous amount of heat. If clutch plates and rings struggle to maintain grip, there could be clutch slippage leading to loss of power transmitted to wheels. On the other hand if clutch friction is high then the clutch may not smoothly engage or disengage causing shudder and uncomfortable feeling.
Oil with Trizone Technology™ is formulated with special additives to create adequate friction between clutch plates to grip properly and avoid loss of power and at the same time keep the clutch-plates healthy (low wear & tear). The viscosity profile here is chosen to cool the clutch and to prevent the bending and burning that would otherwise damage the rings and plates.
Trizone Technology™ oil is tested at Castrol Technology Centre on an actual motorcycle engine clutch.
The gearbox is another component of the motorcycle where high precision meets high stress. High precision means compact design, tight tolerances and the use of finely machined components for ultimate powertrain performance.
Increased stress comes through ever-increasing speed, power and narrower gear sets. These narrow gear sets mean huge pressures between the meshing teeth - adding additional stress.
During operation, the faces of the gears scrape against each other under load: this can cause scuffing or scoring of the gears, the teeth can knock and hammer against one-another. This creates sub surface stresses within the gears that can weaken the hardening on the surface of the teeth, making them vulnerable to pitting, the removal of material from the surface.
In motorcycles, high viscosities are needed to provide full gear protection. Castrol four-stroke motorcycle oils incorporate phosphorous-based anti-wear additives; active ingredients help to prevent metal-to-metal contact between the meshing gears.
Heat tries to uncoil the polymers used in multi-grade oils and makes it more vulnerable to the high shearing action of the gears trying to tear it apart which is protected using Trizone Technology™.


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Looking for something cultural to do this weekend and beyond? Our select list of holiday weekend recom-mendations includes "End of the Rainbow" with Natasha Drena as Judy Garland at Actor's Express. Photo by BreeAnne Clowdus.
Cowgirls. THROUGH JUNE 29. Horizon Theatre reprises its 1999 hit with a whole new cast of singers and instrumentalists. It's Beethoven-meets-bluegrass when the classical Coghill Trio is mistakenly booked for the grand reopening of a country music roadhouse. Cowgirls doesn't pretend to be anything more than it is, a rollicking good time. Yee-haw! Cast: Katherine Anderson, Christy Baggett, Christy Clark, Ally Duncan, Paige Mattox and Pearl Rhein. $25-$60. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 3 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; and 5 p.m. Sunday. 1083 Austin Ave. N.E. Details, tickets HERE or at 404.584.7450. (Pictured, from left: Pearl Rhein, Katherine Anderson and Paige Mattox)
End of the Rainbow. THROUGH JUNE 15. Actor's Express closes its season with this look at the last comeback attempt by Judy Garland (Natasha Drena). Features such standards as "The Man That Got Away," "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Over the Rainbow." The critics: "Drena imbues the Garland mystique with the megawatt intensity of a supernova" (Wendell Brock, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution); "Hearing Drena perform 'I Can't Give You Anything but Love' is worth the price of admission alone. But the play's mix of drama and music is occasionally awkward" (Andrew Alexander, ArtsATL.com). $15-$40 plus fees (buy online, save money). 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday. King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W. Details, tickets HERE or at 404.607.7469. Note: The new parking decks at King Plow do not accept cash.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Joshua Bell. TONIGHT-SATURDAY. The popular Bell brings his technical prowess to Brahms' Violin Concerto, considered by some to be the Mount Everest of violin concertos. Also on the program: the world premiere of a work from new composer Charles Zoll, the 2012 Rapido! Composition Competition winner, and Hindemith's Mathis der Maler Symphony. Maestro Robert Spano is on the podium. $24-$75. 8 tonight-Friday; 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. Details, tickets HERE or at 404.733.5000.
CLOSING THIS WEEKEND
The Comedy of Errors. THROUGH SUNDAY. Shakespeare's tale of the merchant twins Antipholus and the servant twins Dromio is full of errors, upsets and fun at the New American Shakespeare Tavern. Featuring Annie York Hester, Jaclyn Hofmann, Vinnie Mascola and Michael Taver. Go early and avail yourself of the pub menu and fine beer selection. Hint: The front bar offers hard liquor, too. $15-$36. 7:30 tonight-Saturday; 6:30 p.m. Sunday. 499 Peachtree St. N.E. Details, tickets HERE or at 404.874.5299.
Godspell. THROUGH JUNE 8. The 1970s musical based on the gospel according to St. Matthew was updated during a 2012 run on Broadway, and that's what audiences are seeing at Stage Door Players. Brian Clowdus (Serenbe Playhouse artistic director) directs a cast of young professionals. The critics: "Technically and musically, it's a triumph" (Jim Farmer, ArtsATL.com).$12-$27. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road. Details, tickets HERE or at 770.396.1726.
OPENING TUESDAY
Evita. JUNE 3-8. This early success by the team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber made Patti LuPone a Broadway star. This version of the Tony Award-winning musical, based on the slightly retooled 2013 Broadway revival, again tells the story of poor girl Eva Duarte and her determined rise to power, the presidential palace and a cult-like following. Presented by Broadway in Atlanta. The score includes "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" and "High Flying, Adored." $30-$80. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday; and 1 & 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E. Details, tickets HERE or at 855.285.8499. For more on the show and the actor playing Che, see this ENCORE FEATURE. Pictured: Josh Young as Che, with Krystina Alabado as the Mistress.
Aida. JUNE 5, 7-8. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and maestro Robert Spano close out the season with Verdi's operatic masterpiece. Soprano Latonia Moore and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung are the soloists. $24-$75. 8 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. Details, tickets HERE or at 404.733.5000.
The Ark. TUESDAY. Atlanta's improv community comes together for the first time in a single event at the Plaza Theatre. Two improvisers from each theater will form one super improv team. Featured theaters include Automatic Improv, Basement Theatre, Dad's Garage Theatre Company, Laughing Matters, Village Theatre and Whole World Theatre. This is the culmination and celebration of the birth of improv in Atlanta 30 years ago. $15 in advance; $18 at the door. 8 p.m. 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave. Details, tickets at 404.873.1939.
Atlanta Fringe Festival. JUNE 5-8. The third annual Atlanta theater festival celebrates works "on the fringe" of mainstream offerings. This year's lineup features 22 lucky productions, whose names were pulled from a hat full of applicants. Each production will perform five times over four days for a total of 110 performances. The acts come from 11 states and Canada. Full lineup HERE. Venues: 7 Stages' mainstage, the Big House on Ponce, the Highland Inn Ballroom, Horizons School and the Wrecking Bar Brewpub's Marianna event space. $10 single tickets; festival passes TBA.
C.S. Lewis On Stage. JUNE 19-29. Actor-director-playwright Tom Key embodies the personality and fiction of the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters and much, much more. Lewis, known to his friends as Jack, is considered one of the great thinkers of the 20th century. $25-$35. 7:30 p.m. June 19-20, 26-27; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. June 21 & 28; and 2:30 p.m. June 22 & 29. Theatrical Outfit at the Balzer Theater at Herren's, 84 Luckie St. N.W. Details, tickets HERE or at 678.528.1500
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Levi. JUNE 7-22. In this world premiere from Atlanta playwright Paris Crayton III and Rising Sage Theatre, a self-proclaimed free-spirited radical returns home for the first time in 13 years when he hears his father's church is being torn down. Featuring stage and TV actor Taurean Blacque. $25 plus fees. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Details, tickets HERE or at 404.500-SAGE.
The New Electric Ballroom. JUNE 5-15. Things aren't what they seem since the night the Roller Royle came and took away two sisters' hearts. This comic drama by Irish playwright Enda Walsh mixes naturalism and fantasy and marks the arrival of the Celtic-themed Arís collective, a new player on the metro theater scene. Arís (ah-REESH) is the Irish word for "again!" Not suitable for children. $15-$25. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday. Georgia Public Broadcasting, Studio B, 260 14th St. N.E. Details, tickets HERE.
One-Minute Play Festival. JUNE 8-9. Atlanta's third annual One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF), part of a New York-based franchise, features the work of more than 50 Atlanta or Georgia-based playwrights (and a few who used to call the ATL home), more than 10 directors and an untold number of actors. It's smart, fast, frantic fun. Playwrights include Margaret Baldwin, Gabriel Jason Dean, Suehyla El-Attar, Karla Jennings, Vynnie Meli, Theroun d'Arcy Patterson, Steve Yockey and many more. $20. 6 and 8 p.m. June 8; 8 p.m. June 9. Actor's Express, 887 West Marietta St. N.W. Details, tickets HERE or at 404.875.1606. See who's writing in this ENCORE FEATURE.
Shakespeare in the Park: As You Like It. JUNE 4-8. Georgia Shakespeare returns to Piedmont Park with this frothy tale about disguises and the magical forest of Arden. Producing artistic director Richard Garner directs. All 3,000 of the free tickets available are gone. $10; $250 for tables of six. 7:30 nightly, rain or shine. 1071 Piedmont Ave. N.E. Details HERE. Tickets HERE or at 404.504.1473.
Kathy Janich, Encore Atlanta's managing editor, has been seeing, working in or covering the performing arts for most of her life. Full disclosure: She's affiliated with Theatrical Outfit, mentioned above. Please email: kathy@encoreatlanta.com.
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The Stabilants are used on contacts to provide a resident, long-life, contact-enhancement treatment which does not involve the use of any CFC's, or any other ozone depleting solvents. Classed as "Z-axis conductors", they conduct by quantum-tunneling effects when used in thin films on electromechanical contacts. This generally results in the reliability of a soldered joint without formation of a physical bond. Because they themselves are environmentally safe, and are a one-application, resident treatment, a small amount can replace many, many times their volume of cleaning solvents with a consequent major improvement in a manufacturer's environmental burden.
Stabilant 22 itself is not an ODC (Ozone Depleting Chemical as are CFC's, and to lesser degree, HCFC's), nor are any ODC's used in the manufacture of Stabilant. We do not supply Stabilants diluted by or propelled using any CFC's or HCFC's and they are not available in pressurized spray cans.
Having a very low vapor pressure and a resistance to cross-linking effects caused by the presence of curing agents or accelerants in both elastomers and thermoset plastics used in electronics, the Stabilants will generally last longer than the design life of the electronic equipment on which they are used.
The concentrate, Stabilant 22, is considered as non-toxic; the isopropanol-dilute form, Stabilant 22A, has a very low toxicity. This also applies to Stabilant 22E, which is diluted with ethanol In the quantities used in electronic manufacture and/or servicing within a room having normal ventilation it is extremely doubtful that even an minor-irritant concentration of the isopropanol could b reached unless very large quantities of the material were spilled. As it is usually applied from a 5 mL, 15mL or 50 mL dropper bottle, the amount of alcohol available for vaporization is so small as to be a non-hazard.
What other desirable attributes do the Stabilants possess?
They have excellent lubricating properties making them ideal for use in such applications as switches, potentiometers, slip-rings, and tunable-microwave-cavities. The Stabilants, when applied, retain an ability to lift both corrosion by-products as we as contaminant materials off the metal contact surfaces. Thus they make low-level electronic connectors much less susceptible to thin-film rectification effects and can significantly cut RF demodulation in poorly shielded contacts.
Because of their broad temperature tolerance (from -70°C to +220°C) they have found wide application in electronic equipment used in severe temperature environments.
What has been their history of use?
The Stabilants were developed in 1977 and went several years of experimental use before being adopted by the Canadian Armed Forces in 1983 after which they were issued with a NATO reference. They were also introduced into the non-military market in 1983, and were initially employed in consumer-electronics. After several successful years in the consumer field they were used in biomedical electronics and commercial computing applications, and are now employed in electronic equipment ranging from Air-traffic Control applications to Agricultural Machinery.
Is their apparent cost justified in actual use?
Yes, many times we have been told of how a small amount of Stabilant has saved a customer thousands of dollars. Because they only have to be used once, they provide a long-term limit on the degradation of an electronic contact that is far-more reliable and much less expensive than that provided by repeated disconnection and cleaning. And because they do not short out between adjacent contacts, they can be used without regards for wetting-down of the connector's insulation. Stabilant 22 does not affect plastics used in electronics.
Because Stabilants are very simple to use in the field, the bulk of connector-related problems can be cured in-situ, and this ability has significantly reduced the "board-float" needed to keep systems functioning.
In numerous instances, Stabilants have been able to restore electronic equipment/systems, which were considered unserviceable, to many additional years of useful life.


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Maxine Bédat of the New Standard Institute assesses the practices of 13 fashion brands that claim to be sustainable.
What does it really mean for a fashion brand to be "sustainable"? Some companies tout their use of recycled and reclaimed fibers, or their use of natural (non-petroleum based) raw materials, while others focus on timeless designs and artisanal labor, or their reduction of energy and water consumption. But these definitions lead down very different paths.
Recycled polyester (a.k.a. material made from recycled plastic), for example, has become synonymous with "sustainability" despite available data suggesting that it may have a higher carbon footprint than natural fiber—not to mention the micro-plastic pollution it generates. Because there is no global fashion industry standard for sustainability, companies large and small continue to label their products "sustainable," when in fact, they still impact the environment on the following fronts: energy, water, chemical use, and impacts on forests and biodiversity.
How they define sustainability: "We put sustainability at the center of everything we do. It is an evolving goal and definition, and we don't have all the answers. But we want to focus on efforts that have the biggest impact. It influences four main areas: product, people, planet, progress." The brand has also been carbon-free since 2015 and offers a $100 credit to anyone who switches to wind energy.
Assurances of safe water management on cotton farm: None disclosed.
Assurances against toxic chemical use: Some materials are GOTS certified.
Energy use/GhG: Based off of existing Life Cycle Assessments.
Labor: Nothing beyond code of conduct and audits.
Materials used: Econyl, repreve, hemp, organic cotton, linen, alpaca, Tencel lyocell, Tencel Modal, Tencel with Refibra, Tencel Luxe.
Assurances against toxic chemical use: Oeko-Tex 100, ZDHC.
How they define sustainability: "Ethical factories. Radical transparency." Although transparency in supply chain is a very positive thing for a company to offer, in that it often results in more accountable and responsible sourcing and manufacturing, transparency is not synonymous with sustainability. A company that shares information about their suppliers does not per se make them sustainable.
Ethical Factories: There does not appear to be a standard that Everlane uses to proclaim that their factories are "ethical." They publish a vendor code of conduct, which every significant company also publishes. See H&M, Zara, and Forever 21. Everlane's transparent costing includes a generic labor costing formula that is used across the industry, taking a country's minimum wage as its base. It provides no explanation or assurances that this wage is actually getting paid. (Other companies in the industry, using the same factories, are working in this regard to get these assurances. Everlane is not a part of those multi-stakeholder initiatives).
Materials used: Organic cotton, ECONYL/elastane jersey.
Assurances against toxic chemical use: GOTS certification, Bluesign certification.
Labor practices: Some products are Fair Trade Certified across the supply chain, others have more vague language ("certified ethical and transparent supply chain").
NSI assessment: This company gets an A for effort. They use third-party assessment to drive their material choices. Some of those third parties are better than others, but we cannot fault the company for that.
Room for improvement: It's not just about the material used, but what is happening within the factory itself. To improve, it could require Life Cycle Assessments from the specific suppliers to ensure they are keeping their environmental footprint to a minimum.
Materials used: Cotton/silk, polyester/viscose/spandex, linen, organic cotton.
Assurances against toxic chemical use: None disclosed.
Labor practices: Cut and sew is made in New Zealand, a low-risk labor country.
NSI assessment: This is a company that has made immediate public commitments to sustainability with defined targets. While it currently does not disclose detailed information about its materials, it has targets to do so within two years.
Materials used: Organic cotton (bought directly from the farmers working with them on healthy soil practices), natural/synthetic rubber blend (18-22 percent), cow leather, fish leather.
Assurances of safe water management on cotton farm: None disclosed, though there is a mention of working with farmers on healthy soil practices, which could speak to this.
Assurances against toxic chemical use: REACH standard, leather (gold certified under Leather Working Group).
Room for improvement: They could disclose Life Cycle Assessments to back up their work in the field, and they could have their suppliers certified to back up their fair trade principles claim.
Materials used: Silk, cupro, organic cotton, organic cotton, organic silk, linen-viscose, recycled polyester, virgin wool, wool-spandex blend.
NSI Assessment: While the language the company uses to assess sustainability is vague, there does appear to be a concerted effort to use improved materials.
How they define sustainability: "The collection is made from organic cotton and by using technologies such as Green Screen certified fabric softeners, ozone washes, laser finishing, e-flow washing, bio-based softeners and recipe combinations, we are able to reduce our water use by over 60 percent."
Materials used: Organic cotton, lyocell/organic cotton/elastomultiester/elastane.
How they define sustainability: The H&M Group releases a full, in-depth sustainability report each year. "Our sustainability vision is to use our size and scale for good, and with the help of technology and innovation, lead the change towards circular and renewable fashion while being a fair and equal company."
Materials used: Includes organic cotton, Tencel, or recycled polyester.
Assurances against toxic chemical use: Has a target to remove toxic chemicals by 2020.
Labor Practices: Code of conduct and audits—though operating in high risk labor countries.
NSI assessment: This line received a "+" compared to H&M's standard collection. There is not sufficient disclosure on what percentage of recycled polyester is in their polyester. There are few assurances of labor practices. It appears that these products are cut and sewn in the same facilities as their main line, which has itself received criticism for failure to pay living wages. There is no specific disclosure around greenhouse gas emissions within its facilities.
How they define sustainability: Leather used is animal byproduct; they have personal relationships with the farmers that supply their goods; they use vegetable dyes, recycled denim and used car tires; diversity in employees across globe; shoes are mostly made by hand as opposed to machine; efforts to reduce carbon footprint with shipping methods.
Materials used: Kudu leather, nile perch, springbok, rabbit, python, shearling, fox.
Materials used: Cotton, "bio-cotton" (unclear what that actually means), viscose, viscose-linen, viscose-cotton, wool.
NSI Assessment: We have requested more information on their Global Environmental Policy. From what they currently disclose, it is hard to see how the material choices are different from a traditional fashion company.
Materials used: Cotton, silk, organza (of an undefined material), 14.1% nylon, 64.8% polyester, 21.1% mylar.


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Silva, Marisa; Rey, Verónica; Barreiro, Aldo; Kaufmann, Manfred; Neto, Ana I.; Hassouani, Meryem; Sabour, Brahim; Botana, Ana; Botana, Luis M.; Vasconcelos, Vitor. 2018. "Paralytic Shellfish Toxins Occurrence in Non-Traditional Invertebrate Vectors from North Atlantic Waters (Azores, Madeira, and Morocco)." Toxins 10, no. 9: 362.