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Havertys Hires EP+Co as Agency of Record
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EP+Co will develop integrated marketing and evolution
EP+Co, along with its media partner Trilia, today announced it has been named creative and media agency of record for furniture retailer, Havertys. The pitch was handled by Hasan + Shumaker Consulting.
EP+Co will collaborate with Havertys to develop an integrated marketing strategy and help drive evolution of its current brand positioning. The primary scope, which will officially begin in February, includes media, creative and digital planning efforts.
"We are truly thrilled! The entire team went all in on this one, because this is a brand we all know. We've found ourselves in this really unique spot, where we're working with these amazing heritage brands, who are just ready for their next evolution. Nothing is broken, they are just ready to UnThink things," said Con Williamson, president and chief creative officer at EP+Co. "We feel extremely lucky to be able to play a part in this next big step forward for Havertys. Plus, the entire brand team turned out to just be really good people. So this is definitely a win-win."
"Every step of the way, EP+Co showed a genuine enthusiasm for this opportunity and for our business. We were in awe of the amount of research, planning and work they did in such a short time – but more importantly, how they strategically tied it all together to consider the furniture shopping journey in its entirety," said Helen Bautista, vice president of marketing at Havertys. "We weren't just looking for an ad agency but for a true partner, and that's what we've found."
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On-Verge | Metamodernism
Metamodernism
Posted on August 19, 2015 by CUE
by Kristi Arnold
Installation View of Metamodern at Denny Gallery, NYC. All Artworks © the artists. Photo by Sean Fader.
Oscillating between modernism and postmodernism, the term metamodernism represents contemporary work concerned with modes of self-expression while reviving historical principals and techniques. And yet, metamodernism is not so simply defined. As noted by Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker in the 2010 article, Notes on Metamodernism, the prefix "meta" in relation to metamodern stands for artwork that is "between," "with" and "beyond" modernism and postmodernism. Therefore, contemporary work of today is neither associated with one nor the other but both simultaneously. Even though this description is quite broad, these artists approach their work with romantic ambiguity while still remaining earnest. At the same time, the work encompasses diverse themes associated with contemporaneity, including post-digital aesthetics, climate change, and a wavering economy, but most importantly, the work provokes conversations surrounding the past, present and the future. Metamodernism is both a tribute to modernism and postmodernism as well as a critique: a reaction not as separation but as inclusion to create critical discourse within art history in the 21st century.
The group exhibition, Metamodern at Denny Gallery does just this. By showcasing current contemporary painting and sculpture, the exhibition explores both postmodern and modern concepts through the re-evaluation of historical work from varying mediums, styles and content by recalling abstract expressionism and minimalism. The work is serious and at times humorous, sincere yet lighthearted, ethereal and worldly. The show includes work by Rachel Beach, James O. Clark, Austin Eddy, Justine Hill, Christopher Martino, Marcelyn McNeil, Brendan Smith, Russell Tyler and Amanda Valdez.
© Russell Tyler, PAX, 2015. Oil on canvas. 30 x 24 inches. Courtesy the artist/ Denny Gallery, NYC.
Typically, Russell Tyler's paintings toy with nostalgia. Growing up in the digital age where computers and video games were part of everyday life plays into his work. Computer and old-school television screens come to mind as well as color gradation studies from Photoshop. His paintings are smart and silly, complex and simple but most importantly the paintings are sincere and beautiful. Additionally, Tyler's paintings are reminiscent of the work from past artists such as the simplified geometric grids of Piet Mondrian's later work, color field paintings of Mark Rothko and the early abstract expressionistic work by Philip Guston. The painting, Pax, in particular resembles Guston's painting, Zone (1953-54). Tyler incorporates the same fleshy and lush quality of pink taffy-like paint and energetic brush strokes. However, what stands out most about Pax is the tension between the carefully controlled edges of the painted frame juxtaposed with the expressive marks of the center composition. This frame creates a nice distraction from the painterly marks of the thick paint as well as a contrast of surface texture between matte and luminous paint.
© James O. Clark, Use More Green, 2015. Aluminum, glass, argon and plastics. 20 x 84 x 6 inches. Courtesy the artist/ Denny Gallery, NYC.
James O. Clark's piece, Use More Green, possesses a similar luminous quality. Six glowing green orbs sit atop three of the four-tiered pieces of aluminum that jut out precariously from a column at the gallery's entrance. The placement of Clark's piece in connection to the column seems crucial, as the column morphs into his sculpture. In this way, the piece interacts with the architecture by activating the space. The ceiling is illuminated with an unnatural green light, while the curve of the glass echoes the curved ceiling. Even the lines created from the aluminum rectangular shapes echo the beams. Clark, who remains faithful to the use of light, whether the material is argon or neon, consistently reinvents light by creating work that is refreshing and forward thinking. Clark's work remains timeless, playing into the "between," "with" and "beyond" of metamodern work. As mentioned by gallery owner and curator, Elizabeth Denny, including an artist whose work is cross-generational is important to the exhibition because it reveals diverse generations tackling similar ideas. Clark's work truly comes out of postmodernism. Use More Green is also a tribute to the late artist, Jake Berthot who passed away last year. According to Clark, Berthot suggested that painters should use more green. Taking his advice to heart, Clark did in fact use more green.
© Justine Hill, Paper Doll 3 (Tiki), 2015, Acrylic, pastel, and pencil on canvas wrapped wood, 40 x 24 inches, Courtesy the artist/ Denny Gallery, NYC.
Justine Hill's painting, Paper Doll 3 (Tiki), is both painterly and sculptural. Resembling an abstracted or warped speech bubble, the canvas breaks free of the traditional landscape/portrait format, recalling Elizabeth Murray's vibrant and funky-shaped canvases. However, in Hill's painting, the colors are muted and the shapes pile on top of one another. The space is claustrophobic. And yet this space works. Energetic lines that circle and weave in front of and behind collage-like shapes seem to have been made in a frenzy, leaving little room for mistakes, only an intuitive reaction to the marks already on the surface. At the same time, the squiggle-like blue line that lays on top of the majority of the painting is reminiscent of digital marks made through computer programs such as the brush tool in Photoshop, a technique that remains prominent in contemporary painting today.
© Marcelyn McNeil, Cliff Hanger, 2015. Oil on canvas. 54 x 52 inches. Courtesy the artist/ Denny Gallery, NYC.
In a similar fashion, elements of collage are prominent in Marcelyn McNeil's painting, Cliff Hanger. Five flat shapes dominate the large canvas. On one hand, the shapes seem awkwardly placed and random. On the other hand, the composition seems carefully considered. An acid-yellow sits behind a cool grey biomorphic shape while a cotton candy pink form hangs from the top. Blips of orange and green peek through the prominent black shape. The dragging and scraping of the grey paint with a palette knife creates a soft surface in opposition to the hard-edged and flat shapes.
© Amanda Valdez, Untold, 2015. Fabric, acrylic and canvas. 28 x 32 inches. Courtesy the artist/ Denny Gallery, NYC.
Amanda Valdez's mixed media piece, Untold, also possesses the same awkward sensibility. With difficulty, a gigantic biomorphic blob or perhaps a mound sits at the bottom of the canvas. The shape appears animated yet static. Tension exists between the negative space and the edge of the frame, simply because of the odd placement of the form. Not only do the shapes reference rocks, they also appear bodily. The puckering of the fabric recalls pinched skin or belly-buttons. Also, the relationship between contrasting textures through the juxtaposition of stitched fabric and paint reoccurs throughout her work. Valdez's approach to her artwork is strange and clumsy yet completely clever and unique.
The artwork in the exhibition, Metamodern, is heavy and light in both palette and texture, engaging yet cold at times but consistently exudes a quiet sincerity. And even though the work only touches on the vastness of the term, metamodernism, the show encourages a discussion surrounding complicated themes concerned with the past, present and future of contemporary art. Metamodern runs until August 29th, 2015. Denny Gallery is located at 261 Broome Street in New York City. Summer hours are Wednesday-Friday from 11am to 6pm.
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package org.ojalgo.series;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.TreeMap;

import org.ojalgo.constant.PrimitiveMath;
import org.ojalgo.type.CalendarDate;
import org.ojalgo.type.TypeUtils;
import org.ojalgo.type.context.NumberContext;

public class SeriesInterpolator {

    private final NumberContext myContext;
    private CoordinationSet<Double> myCoordinatedSet = null;
    private final TreeMap<BigDecimal, String> myKeys = new TreeMap<BigDecimal, String>();
    private final CoordinationSet<Double> myOriginalSet = new CoordinationSet<Double>();

    public SeriesInterpolator() {
        this(NumberContext.getGeneral(15));
    }

    public SeriesInterpolator(final NumberContext context) {

        super();

        myContext = context;
    }

    public void addSeries(final Number key, final CalendarDateSeries<Double> series) {

        final BigDecimal tmpKey = TypeUtils.toBigDecimal(key, myContext);

        myKeys.put(tmpKey, series.getName());
        myOriginalSet.put(series);
        myCoordinatedSet = null;
    }

    public CalendarDateSeries<Double> getCombination(final Number inputKey) {

        final BigDecimal tmpInputKey = TypeUtils.toBigDecimal(inputKey, myContext);

        if (myCoordinatedSet == null) {
            myCoordinatedSet = myOriginalSet.prune();
            myCoordinatedSet.complete();
        }

        final CalendarDateSeries<Double> retVal = new CalendarDateSeries<Double>(myCoordinatedSet.getResolution());

        BigDecimal tmpLowerKey = null;
        BigDecimal tmpUpperKey = null;
        for (final BigDecimal tmpIterKey : myKeys.keySet()) {

            if (tmpIterKey.compareTo(tmpInputKey) != 1) {
                if ((tmpLowerKey == null) || (tmpIterKey.compareTo(tmpLowerKey) == 1)) {
                    tmpLowerKey = tmpIterKey;
                }
            }

            if (tmpIterKey.compareTo(tmpInputKey) != -1) {
                if ((tmpUpperKey == null) || (tmpIterKey.compareTo(tmpInputKey) != -1)) {
                    tmpUpperKey = tmpIterKey;
                }

            }
        }

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        final long[] tmpSeriesKeys = ((CalendarDateSeries<Double>) myCoordinatedSet.values().toArray()[0]).getPrimitiveKeys();
        double tmpFactor;
        double[] tmpSeriesValues;

        if ((tmpLowerKey == null) && (tmpUpperKey != null)) {

            tmpFactor = tmpInputKey.doubleValue() / tmpUpperKey.doubleValue();

            tmpSeriesValues = myCoordinatedSet.get(myKeys.get(tmpUpperKey)).getPrimitiveValues();
            for (int i = 0; i < tmpSeriesValues.length; i++) {
                tmpSeriesValues[i] *= tmpFactor;
            }

        } else if ((tmpLowerKey != null) && (tmpUpperKey == null)) {

            tmpFactor = tmpInputKey.doubleValue() / tmpLowerKey.doubleValue();

            tmpSeriesValues = myCoordinatedSet.get(myKeys.get(tmpLowerKey)).getPrimitiveValues();
            for (int i = 0; i < tmpSeriesValues.length; i++) {
                tmpSeriesValues[i] *= tmpFactor;
            }

        } else if ((tmpLowerKey != null) && (tmpUpperKey != null)) {

            if (tmpLowerKey.equals(tmpUpperKey)) {

                tmpSeriesValues = myCoordinatedSet.get(myKeys.get(tmpLowerKey)).getPrimitiveValues();

            } else {

                final double[] tmpLowerValues = myCoordinatedSet.get(myKeys.get(tmpLowerKey)).getPrimitiveValues();
                final double[] tmpUpperValues = myCoordinatedSet.get(myKeys.get(tmpUpperKey)).getPrimitiveValues();

                tmpFactor = (tmpInputKey.doubleValue() - tmpLowerKey.doubleValue()) / (tmpUpperKey.doubleValue() - tmpLowerKey.doubleValue());

                tmpSeriesValues = new double[tmpSeriesKeys.length];

                for (int i = 0; i < tmpSeriesValues.length; i++) {
                    tmpSeriesValues[i] = (tmpFactor * tmpUpperValues[i]) + ((PrimitiveMath.ONE - tmpFactor) * tmpLowerValues[i]);
                }
            }

        } else {

            tmpSeriesValues = new double[tmpSeriesKeys.length];
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < tmpSeriesKeys.length; i++) {
            retVal.put(new CalendarDate(tmpSeriesKeys[i]), tmpSeriesValues[i]);
        }

        return retVal;
    }
}

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5 Indian Woman Entrepreneurs doing Unconventional Business in 2021
Words by Tavishi Kathuria
The little girl in me would always look upto these Indian Women entrepreneurs who made it big in life, broke all preconceived notions and live to inspire each one of us. Here's some inspiration for you:
Aditi Gupta : Co Founder of Menstrupedia
Aditi Gupta with her husband co-founded Menstrupedia- a platform that helps in educating women about menstruation, break myths around it and fight the 'taboo' that menstruation is in the Indian Society.
Aditi belongs to a conservative middle class family and had her own share of uncertainties to begin such a business. To everyone's disbelief, she now has educated more than 10,00,000 girls in over 14 languages.
More about Menstrupedia:
Menstrupedia is a complete guide about periods that is taught in more than 30 schools across India. They also have several free resources available to help break the taboo. With a team of dynamic and passionate people with complementary skills, Menstrupedia aims at delivering informative and entertaining content through different media. Menstrupedia is a small but definitive step to shatter the myths and misunderstandings surrounding menstruation for ages.
2. Richa Kar: Co- founder Zivame
Lingerie shopping in India is awkward and difficult for women because of the conservative sentiments of the Indian society. Richa, with her past experience of working for Victoria's Secret started her business in stylish, new age lingerie shopping to make it easy for women to shop, try and feel good in their inner wears.
It was difficult and awkward for her at first to connect with people and make them understand her business, but Zivame now is India's leading lingerie brand and shop.
More about Zivame:
Zivame is an online Lingerie shop with over 20,ooo designs from different brands to choose from.It was built to help women buy, try and feel good.
3. Sairee Chahal: Founder & CEO SHEROES
TED Speaker Sairee Chahal is recipient of many national and international awards. She's been into business for a long time now and is also the founder of Fleximoms and Newslink. Sairee noticed the insignificant amount of women in the workforce in India, their absence in the corporate field made her come up with SHEROES. The gender gap in industries inspired Sairee to build SHEROES, a platform to help women get jobs, make careers and have independence.
More About SHEROES:
SHEROES is a platform which brings women together to help find jobs, support, opportunities, interactions. SHEROES—Communities for Women, is a safe and trusted space, where members discuss health, careers, relationships, and share their life stories, achievements, and moments. The app also offers a dedicated ask SHEROES helpline where community members can talk to counselors on all aspects of their growth journeys.
4. Chitra Gurgani Dhaga: Founder Thrillophilia
Chitra co-founded Thrillophilia with her husband Abhishek Daga. She is an alumni of the Indian School of Business. She decided to take the plunge without any prior experience in the business because of her passion for it. Her family wasn't one in business and neither was her husband's. Together, they decided to follow their dreams in an unconventional way. She was led by her passion for travelling and building other's dreams. She, therefore, hired professionals with the same energy and passion for an adventure as she does.
More about Thrillophilia:
Thrillophilia is an Indian adventure travel company that curates local experiences for unique and offbeat travel stories. Today, with 3.5 million monthly users, it has become one of the largest online platforms for travel experiences. With an active website, blog and social media Thrillophilia has managed to build up a brand name for itself. They are one of the most well-known travel companies in India.
5.Isha Choudhry: Co-Founder ZoloStays
Isha Choudhry is a co-founder and the Head of Human Resource Department at Zolo. She graduated from St. Xavier's college. ZoloStay was founded in Bengaluru in 2015. The main aim of the startup was to help students find accommodation with wholesome food.
More about ZoloStays
Zolo Stay helps students find accommodation with food. Today, Zoho Stays has carved its place in the co-living space in India. It has over 600 employees across five cities.
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Research to understand COVID-19 spread on public transport
A major scientific study has been launched to understand the risks of COVID-19 transmission on buses and trains - and to identify the best measures to control it.
Led by the University of Leeds and with support from the Department for Transport and several transport organisations, the investigation will involve taking air and surface samples on parts of the transport network to measure background levels of the coronavirus.
The researchers will develop detailed simulations of the way the virus could potentially spread through airflow, from touching contaminated surfaces and from being close to someone infected with the virus.
"We need to deepen our understanding of COVID transmission on public transport and keep applying the latest science... to reduce transmission."
Professor Phil Blythe, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport
The study will create models that will quantify the level of risk faced by passengers and transport staff – and that will help Government and transport operators decide if additional mitigation measures are needed, particularly when passenger numbers begin to return to the levels seen prior to the pandemic.
Known as Project TRACK (Transport Risk Assessment for COVID Knowledge), the study will conduct fieldwork on buses and trains in Leeds, Newcastle, including the light-rail system in Tyne and Wear and the above-ground rail network in London.  It does not include the capital's bus and tube network which may be subject to a separate investigation.
Professor Phil Blythe, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Transport, said: "The transport industry has been doing a brilliant job keeping public transport COVID-secure for its workers and passengers throughout the pandemic.
"We need to deepen our understanding of COVID transmission on public transport and keep applying the latest science to our work across the network to reduce transmission – studies like this one will help do just that.
"Evidence gained from TRACK will help inform policy decisions and the development of effective and well-informed control strategies. This scientific study, involving some of the country's leading experts, will be useful not just for transport, but also to other sectors in the fight against COVID-19."
The research is funded by a £1.7 million grant from UK Research and Innovation.
Project TRACK
The scientist leading the study is Professor Cath Noakes, an expert in the transmission of pathogens inside buildings, based in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds. She is a member of SAGE, the Government's scientific advisory group for emergencies.
Professor Noakes said: "Scientists are unclear how much the virus spreads in the enclosed space of a train or bus, and whether it is from particles in the air or from touching contaminated surfaces or by being near an infected person.
"This research will plug a knowledge gap. It will allow transport operators to identify the most important risks and devise ways they can further reduce the risks of passengers getting COVID-19."
A swab being taken from a train toilet door. Picture credit: Public Health England
TRACK will analyse the movement and behaviour of people as they pass through transport systems: where they sit or stand, what surfaces they touch, and how close they may be to other travellers and for how long.
The researchers hope to measure the effectiveness of new  interventions such as anti-viral coatings on high-touch surfaces, ultraviolet air-disinfection units on buses and trains, and cleaning compounds.
TRACK co-investigator Professor Susan Grant-Muller, from the Institute of Transport Studies at Leeds, said there is a need for an improved understanding of which members of the public are dependent on public transport.
She said: "There is good knowledge about the overall demand for public transport and how that has been changing during the epidemic. Very little is known about who is travelling, their journey patterns and who will most benefit from mitigation measures."
Under existing legislation, people using public transport are required to wear a face covering, unless exempt. In addition, they are encouraged to keep a social distance of at least one metre and to wash their hands after travelling.
The modelling and data analysis will involve experts from the universities of Leeds, Newcastle and Manchester, and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
Environmental sampling of the virus will be undertaken by Public Health England. Researchers at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London will investigate the analysis of airflows inside carriages.
For further information, please contact David Lewis in the press office at the University of Leeds: d.lewis@leeds.ac.uk


Android 4.0 Tablet PC "Nextbook Premium 7se"
Introducing the brand new Nextbook Premium 7se brand series! With a lightning fast combo of a 1.5GHz dual core CPU and 1GB of DDR 3 RAM, the Nextbook is the latest in our line of affordable wholesale Android Tablets.
The Nextbook 7 rocks a 7 Inch, 5 point capacitive screen with a resolution of 800x480. Its powerful 1.5GHz dual core cortex A9 is the heart of the tablet and together with 1GB of DDR 3 RAM, the Nextbook will run all your applications lightning fast. Read emails, surf the net, play games and watch videos without losing any processing power.
The Nextbook Premium 7 comes with a built-in front facing camera allowing you to capture and share those treasured moments with your family and friends. A whopping 8GB of internal flash memory gives you enough space to store all your music, videos and pictures and the built in HDMI port allows you to connect the tablet PC to you HD TV trough an HDMI Cable.
Running Android 4.0, the Nextbook has one of the latest and most evolved operating systems on the market. Optimized for speed and user comfort, Android 4.0 is truly top of the bill. Read books on the large bright screen, surf the web, watch YouTube videos or if it's games that you prefer, there are thousands of free 3rd party apps available for you to download through the pre-installed "SlideMe" application.
Android 4.1 HD Phone featuring a 5 Inch IPS Screen, 1.2GHz Quad Core CPU, 12MP Rear Camera and 3G makes this one of the top spec mobiles on the market today.
With more than 10 years of experience manufacturing Android Phones, ThL has managed to establish a broad customer base in both Europe and America. With the W8, ThL released a high end phone that features an HD screen with a higher DPI (320PPI) than most top brand's, resulting into one of the finest viewing experiences you can get on a phone. The 1280x720 resolution is crystal clear and will make viewing videos, surfing the internet and reading eBooks an absolute delight. A new lightning fast 1.2 GHz Quad Core MTK6589 CPU partnered with a PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU provides enough power to easily multitask and run the most demanding apps and games without any problems. Thanks to Dual SIM, you can easily keep work- and private life separated by switching between two numbers on one phone.
Running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the W8 has one of Android's most advanced operating systems. Not only is Android 4.1 fast, but it also gives you a high level of customization options and a big app store with more than 600.000 Apps. Install any app such as YouTube, Facebook, Angry Birds or Twitter and the ThL W8 will run it with ease. Snap a picture with the 12MP camera, save it on the 8GB of internal memory or on a Micro SD card of up to 32GB and enjoy the great picture quality on the ISP (In-Plane Switching technology) screen. Also true photographers will love the high 5MP front facing camera, therefore not only do you get a quality photo from the rear camera but also an extremely high quality from the front cameras as well. This ThL W8 also has the usual Bluetooth, 3G, 1GB RAM and a selection of languages in the settings for you to choose from.
Portable wireless router with built in 5200mAh battery pack, wireless hard drive memory access, a 3G router, and the ability to changed wired internet into a WiFi AP.
Designed for people on-the-go, this travel friendly Wireless Router lets you create a secure wireless network whenever a wired Broadband connection is available. Plug your regular RJ45 internet cable in, and it will start transmitting wireless internet signal to all your WiFi enabled devices such as your phone, your PC, your Tablet and more. Perfect for use in the library, in your hotel room or any other place where you need instant wireless internet. But it doesn't stop here. Using either the built in Micro SD card slot or by plugging in a portable hard drive / USB memory stick into the USB port, the stored data will be wirelessly accessible right over the wifi signal. To get you started, a free 8GB microSD card will even be included in each package!
This portable wifi router also rocks a convenient 5200mAh quick charge station that provides fast recharging of your portable electronic devices as well as powering the WiFi signal, making this a truly portable device! Additionally, in areas where no Broadband cable is available, you can either connect a 3G USB dongle or even connect your 3G Phone to the Wireless router and broadcast your 3G internet over the Portable Router to other devices to get internet anytime you want it.
Android 4.2 Phone featuring a 5.7 Inch IPS Screen, 1.2GHz Quad Core CPU, 8MP Rear Camera and a 3.2MP Front Camera. Welcome to Android 4.2!
With more than 10 years of experience manufacturing Android Phones, ThL has managed to establish a broad customer base in both Europe and America. With the W7+, ThL released an updated version of the ThL W7 featuring a Quad Core CPU and the all new Android 4.2 operating system. Enjoy this phone's 5.7 Inch 720p HD screen with 320PPI which will make viewing videos, surfing the internet and reading eBooks an absolute delight. Powered by the new lightning fast 1.2 GHz Quad Core MTK6589 CPU, packs more than enough power to run the most demanding apps and thanks to Dual SIM, keeping work- and private life separated can be done easily while keeping all your contact numbers centralized on one phone.
Android 4.2 takes the speed and simplicity of Jelly Bean to a different level – a completely new camera experience that's beyond smart, a new form of typing that helps you power through your messages, and much more. Snap a picture with the 8MP camera, save it on the 8GB of internal memory or on a Micro SD card and enjoy the great picture quality, or use the front facing 3.2MP camera to have high resolution video chats, and both on the super large 1280x720 HD screen. On top of all of this, the ThL W7+ comes standard with GPS to help you to navigate through the urban jungle, Bluetooth for hands free calling and wireless music streaming, Wi-Fi, and 3G Tethering.
This is a true all-in-one Bluetooth Rearview Mirror featuring a built-in GPS, multimedia capabilities, a dash cam, hands-free calling, a wireless parking camera and even a speed radar detector! Also featuring a 4.3 inch touch screen, this high-tech rearview monitor is one of the safest and smartest car gadgets available.
Forget about a separate GPS, Dash Cam and Parking Camera, our all-in-one rearview mirror kit takes care of everything. With the built-in radar detector, you'll be able to detect speed radars and thus avoiding speed tickets. This Radar Detector will warn you when approaching a speed radar so you can slow down in time, potentially saving you a lot of money on fines. Capable of detecting the radio signal traffic cameras send out such as X band, K band, KA band and Ku band you'll be warned on time.
Designed with your safety in mind, this Rearview Mirror will make your life easier. Accurately drive to your destination using the GPS navigation. Its fast MStar MSB2521 500 MHz processor provides fast and up-to-date directions available at your fingertips. When parking, the 380TV Lines wireless reversing camera lets you see everything directly behind your vehicle and makes parking easier and safer than ever before.
Don't wait, this innovative Bluetooth Rearview Mirror with Built-in GPS Navigation is sure to become a best-seller on your eBay store. Get it now and get it cheap from your number one source for wholesale electronics and car accessories, Ashtone Enterprises.
98 Inch 3D Virtual Screen Video Glasses with 854x480 resolutions provides a modern and mobile way to watch and listen to your media library when on the move.
Chinavasion's latest video glasses come with an impressive 98 inch wide view capabilities as well as being true 3D video playing glasses. The glasses can play "side by side" 3D movies (melding them effortlessly into one 3D screen at the press of a button) as well as your standard 2D movies meaning you can watch a mix of old school 2D videos or new school 3D media to your heart's content. These 3D virtual screen video glasses also simulate a 98 inch virtual widescreen with a 16:9 ratio and a simulated 1.5 meter distant. This 3D virtual screen video glasses provides the ability to have a gadget that you can carry around that offers a cinematic experience with a surround sound system. This awesome industry leading portable cinema screen video glass with AV function and great optical and sound quality makes it possible. This product is not just a gadget; it's your personal entertainment zone where movies, TV shows and games come to life.
This multifunction device supports a variety of media formats including video formats such as TS, AVI, MP4, MPG, MKV, PSP, DAT, VOB, WMV, ASF, PMP, MOV, M2V, QT and M2A. The built-in headphones allows you to listen to your videos as well as watching them and other music formats like MP3, WMA, FLAC, APE, AAC, and PlayFX . You can view your latest photos thanks to the Virtual Private Theater Glasses JPEG, BMP and GIF. It also features 8GB of internal memory for storing all your favorite media files, as well as a Micro SD card slot that can accept up to a 32GB card - enough memory for your whole media library! Best of all, the glasses themselves are lightweight, stylish and comfortable enough to wear for extended periods of time and the built-in battery will last more than long enough for a movie or two.


Introducing the Sierra GameChanger hunting bullet, the perfect combination of Sierra's legendary match accuracy coupled with deadly penetration. Sierra re-engineered their legendary MatchKing bullet into a hollow point design for quick expansion and fitted it with a transparent green tip for ballistic uniformity. Inside, the GameChanger features a unique construction that utilizes a special lead alloy surrounded by a tough copper jacket that delivers excellent penetration and expansion at a variety of ranges. It's a GameChanger on any hunt!
All bullets in this classification are for hunting and all have boat tails. Their shapes include hollow point boat tail (HPBT), spitzer boat tail (SBT), and full metal jacket boat tail (FMJBT). The bullets in this classification have medium to heavy weights in each calibre. With their boat tail shapes, they have high ballistic coefficients, retain their velocities well, and resist crosswinds and vertical winds well as they fly. These bullets are designed for a combination of penetration and expansion in medium and heavy game animals for their calibres.
This classification of bullets is designed specifically for rapid expansion and instant kills on larger varmints and small game. The shapes of bullets in this classification include hollow point (HP), spitzer pointed flat base (SPT), and semi-pointed (SMP). Bullets in this classification have thin jackets to enhance expansion but with sufficient strength to be fired at the highest muzzle velocities in the cartridges for which they are intended. Bullets labelled as Blitz are designed for medium velocity (under 3600 fps).
These bullets are designed for explosive expansion in varmints and small game and with accuracy characteristic of the MatchKing bullets. The tips of these bullets are made of a proprietary compound, and the jackets are thin for enhanced accuracy and explosive expansion. The lighter bullets in 20 & 22 calibers are designed to be fired at muzzle velocities up to 4400 fps. The lightest 6mm BlitzKing bullet can be fired at muzzle velocities up to 4000 fps.
Sierra has enhanced a segment of the MatchKing line by adding the acetal resin tip, thus crowning the Tipped MatchKing (TMK) bullet line. The major advantage of adding a tip to the bullet is the reduction of drag, producing a more favourable ballistic coefficient.
Short for "Super Shock Tip" the Hornady® SST® is designed to deliver tremendous shock on impact while expanding quickly and reliably, particularly at higher velocities. Flat shooting and deadly accurate, it's an ideal bullet for deer as well as most European game animals. The SST® creates a devastatingly large wound channel.
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The polymer tip increases the ballistic coefficient and also initiates dramatic expansion upon impact – even at velocities as low as 1600 fps. Hornady® combines the sharp, pointed polymer tip with the most aerodynamic profile for a high ballistic coefficient. The V-MAX™ profile also provides the maximum bearing surface for added in-flight stability. The swaging process allows for precise formation of the core up and around the tip, with a cavity under the tip's stem. This allows the tip to build up energy before smashing into the core, causing dramatic fragmentation of the core and jacket. Utilizing the proper base design provides incredible in-flight stability for long-range shooting.
Hornady® ELD Match bullets are technologically advanced, enhanced accuracy target bullets featuring Heat Shield tips with the PERFECT MEPLAT (tip point) combined with numerous design features that deliver the highest-in-class ballistic coefficients, superior accuracy and extreme consistency from bullet-to-bullet, lot-to-lot.
Hornady® ELD-X hunting bullets are technologically advanced, enhanced accuracy target bullets featuring Heat Shield tips with the PERFECT MEPLAT (tip point) combined with numerous design features that deliver the highest-in-class ballistic coefficients, superior accuracy and extreme consistency from bullet-to-bullet, lot-to-lot.
These once fired brass cartridges are sorted into single brand lots of 50 with PPU, Winchester, RWS amongst others. All the brass has been de-primed and cleaned and just needs resizing and priming before use.
These components are made of high quality raw materials, tested in our own modern proof laboratory, with sever control during production process. Their characteristic will provide the assembling of extremely accurate and safe ammunition. The cartridge cases of PPU can be reloaded several times, without loosing its quality, that's why they are very appreciated and demanded on the world market.
Lapua cases are the best in the world. The base, body and neck of Lapua brass have been designed to maintain exact tolerances over multiple reloading cycles. Advanced metallurgical research and manufacturing techniques ensure that Lapua cases are leaders in uniformity and quality. The marksmen themselves think this way. The .220 Russian, for example, is the number one choice of the best benchrest shooters all over the world. All our cases are strong and uniformly precise.
Lapua cases are manufactured to be reloaded again and again, so for reloaders who require absolute reliability from their ammunition, Lapua's rifle cartridge cases are the answer.
Ramshot offers a full range of smokeless powders that consistently meet the high standards of all shooting enthusiasts – from the serious competition marksman to the recreational shooter. the line includes rifle, handgun, and shotshell powders – all of which are double-based, spherical-shaped, smokeless powders. Ramshot products are newly manufactured (no military surplus or pull down powders) and feature excellent lot-to-lot consistencies. If accuracy and consistency are important, Ramshot Powders will definitely take you to the top of your game.
IMR Enduron 4166 is a versatile, match-grade propellant, with the fastest burn rate in the Enduron line. It is an extruded powder with a perfect burn speed for cartridges like 308 Winchester, 7.62mm NATO, 22-250 Remington. The main features of the Enduron series are copper fouling eliminator, insensitivity to temperature changes, ideal loading density and being environmentally friendly.
Pyrodex® is a propellant designed for use in muzzle loading and black powder cartridge arms found by a competent gunsmith to be in good shootable condition.
Hodgdon's revolutionary granulated muzzle loading propellant that cleans up with water alone. Contains no sulphur, so there are no strong smells and clean-up is a breeze. Triple Seven granulated powder is intended for use in shotguns and rifles The smaller grain size of the FFFG is intended for use in pistols and rifles of 50 calibre and smaller.
Manufacturing propellants entirely in-house ensures their high quality. All Vihtavuori gun powders are made using nitro-cellulose produced by cotton linters at their own plant. Premium quality Vihtavuori powders flow easily even in the fastest industrial reloading machines and they deliver consistently flawless firing performance – for you this means reliable reloading and ammunition every time.
An essential element if you want your rifle to go bang. We have a range of primers from Fiocchi.


Description: Seal of Rt. Rev. Henry Gabriels, Bishop of Ogdensburgh, N.Y., July, 1898.
Seal of Rt. Rev. Henry Gabriels, Bishop of Ogdensburgh, N.Y., July, 1898.
These materials are owned by the American Catholic Historical Society and maintained at the Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHRC) 6740 Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19149. For more information please see: http://www.chrc-phila.org/ [1/2/21].


Incisive Media has appointed Adrian Barrick as group editorial director across its ten finance, technology and sustainability titles.
Adrian will work with the editors of titles including Investment Week, CRN (Computer Reseller News) and BusinessGreen across all platforms.
He previously served as a B2B content and audience strategy consultant and has also previously served as global brand director at Haymarket Business Media.


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Family planning requirements may complicate federal approval of Florida Medicaid waiver
According to The News Service of Florida, Florida health officials have "less than three months to develop a detailed Medicaid-overhaul plan to sell to the Obama administration. But whether or not the federal government will give Florida a go-ahead with its proposed overhaul is unclear, due to certain provisions that conflict with basic federal laws." Among these conflicts is a provision that allows Medicaid providers to opt-out of providing family planning services on "moral or religious grounds."
According to The News Service of Florida, Florida health officials have less than three months to develop a detailed Medicaid-overhaul plan to sell to the Obama administration. Whether or not the federal government will give Florida a go-ahead with its proposed overhaul is unclear, due to certain provisions that "conflict with basic federal laws." Among these conflicts is a provision that allows Medicaid providers to opt-out of providing family planning services on "moral or religious grounds."
The Medicaid reform bill recently passed by state legislators is only an outline of what will be proposed to the feds. Currently, agencies such as the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) are developing concrete proposals to show the federal government. Whether or not AHCA will fix some of these conflicts is unknown.
Among the proposals AHCA must propose is one that would allow Medicaid provider service networks to opt out of providing family planning services such as birth control, a provision added at the request of Catholic Services. The Catholic church is looking to join the provider network, but does not want to provide family planning mandated by the federal government because it goes against their religious beliefs.
Stephanie Kunkel, a spokeswoman for the Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, tells the Florida Independent no other state in the country allows Medicaid providers to completely opt-out of providing a federally mandated service like family planning.
"That's unprecedented," she said.
AHCA has until August 1 to submit proposals. Public meetings to discuss the proposals are scheduled in Tallahassee, Duval County, Broward County, Nassau County, Clay County and Baker County starting May 21 and ending mid-June.
Opponents threatening court challenge to Georgia's newly signed immigration enforcement law
TaxWatch triggers turkey talk
Author of Miami-Dade wage theft ordinance calls on state Senate to stop preemption bill
The author of Miami-Dade county's wage theft ordinance has joined community, religious, business and labor leaders in opposing a GOP-sponsored House bill that would end the county's wage theft program.
Obama announces new limits on carbon pollution from power plants
The EPA today proposed new limits on carbon pollution from new power plants. Environmentalists say the move will be a boon to Floridians, who get about 25 percent of their electricity from coal, but utility reps say the rules will crush jobs and arrest America's economic recovery.
Hispanic Republican group rejects immigration-enforcement bill being heard today | The Florida Independent
Dee Dee Garcia, president of Somos Republicans, told The Florida Independent her group does not support immigration-enforcement-only measures in Florida. The Florida Senate Judiciary committee will discuss the GOP's immigration bill S.B. 2040 today.
Report: Number of Muslim-Americans indicted for terrorist plots continues to drop
The number of Muslim-Americans indicted for violent plots and/or offering financial support to terrorism declined for the second straight year, according to a study released Wednesday.
Twenty things you need to know about Florida Latinos before the primary
The liberal Center for American Progress and the conservative Hispanic Leadership Network each published a list of 10 things you need to know about Latino voters in Florida, one day before the state's GOP presidential primary.
Conference on economic impact of EPA water rules kicks off in Orlando
Representatives from major industries (including JEA and Georgia-Pacific) and environmental groups (like the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Earthjustice) gathered in Orlando early this morning to discuss a much-disputed set of federal water pollution standards and the costs associated with compliance.


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Ella Wagner: 2019 Linda and Richard Kerber Travel Grant Recipient
Posted on December 13, 2019 by Anna Tunnicliff
Ella Wagner, a PhD candidate from Loyola University is this year's Linda and Richard Kerber travel grant recipient. Linda Kerber and her husband Richard founded this Fund for Research in the Iowa Women's Archives that awards $1000 annually to a researcher, especially a graduate student, whose work would benefit from travelling to Iowa and using IWA's collections.
Ella Wagner of Loyola University, our Kerber Travel Grant recipient
Wagner, a public historian and graduate student, plans to use the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Iowa records in her dissertation, "'The Saloon is Their Palace': Race and Politics in the Women's Christian Temperance Union, 1874 – 1933." When Wagner entered the PhD program at Loyola in 2015, she knew her future would be in public history, but wasn't sure what her dissertation topic would be. But a class assignment in the Frances Willard House Museum and Archives led her to the WCTU.
Frances Willard served as the president of the WCTU from 1879 – 1898, during which time it became one of the largest women's organizations in the country. The Frances Willard House keeps the papers of Willard herself and a variety of records related to the national WCTU organization. After her class, Wagner worked part time at the Frances Willard House as a public historian to curate a digital resource entitled "Truth-Telling: Frances Willard and Ida B. Wells" that focused on racial conflict within the WCTU. Wagner realized that her dissertation topic was right there: the racial and sectional politics of the WCTU.
In the late 1800s, the WCTU under Frances Willard was striving to expand from its original strongholds of support in the Northeast and Midwest and become a larger national organization. They formed sections of the group to attract members among black women, immigrant women, and southern women. The racial and party politics were never far from this effort as some members made publicly racist comments and couldn't tolerate any affiliation with the traditionally abolitionist Republican party.
Iowa's role in this dramatic conflict drew Wagner to IWA's holdings. In the 1880s, the WCTU in an effort to subvert the two party system, officially endorsed the Prohibition Party. In response, the Iowa chapter of the WCTU elected to separate itself from the national organization and still other Iowa members split from the Iowa chapter and affiliated with the national group as the WCTU of the State of Iowa. The two would Iowa organizations would remain separate until 1906. Wagner hoped to find details illuminating that schism here and also look for the voices and involvement of women of color within the WCTU at this time. She hasn't been disappointed. She's found the minutes of the WCTU of the State of Iowa and also found records of several black women's WCTU chapters in Iowa all the way to the 1960s. After a week in the Archives, Wagner can see there is plenty left to do, but she's already imagining using the WCTU of Iowa records in the conclusion of her dissertation in 2021.
Are you interested in applying for the Linda and Richard Kerber Fund for Research in the IWA? We're accepting applications until April 15, 2020. See our website for more information.
Posted in African American Women in Iowa, From the collections, IWA Update, ScholarshipTagged African American history, black women, Frances Willard, Kerber Travel Grant, WCTU
Encountering Soul in the Iowa Women's Archives: Scholar Taryn D. Jordan and the Aldeen Davis Papers
Posted on December 6, 2019 by Anna Tunnicliff
Taryn D. Jordan was researching Ella Fitzgerald at the Schlesinger Library in the Radcliffe Institute when she first encountered the papers that would bring her to the Iowa Women's Archives. Jordan is a doctoral candidate in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Emory University and an ACLS Mellon Dissertation Completion fellow who has been researching in the papers of Aldeen Davis this December.
Taryn D. Jordan of Emory University exploring the Aldeen Davis papers
Her dissertation, A Peculiar Sense: Feminist Genealogy of Soul is drawn from her interest in the domestic work black women did in their homes and how this created "soul," which Jordan defines as "black collective feeling." Soul provided a space of respite from racism and anti-blackness and helped to articulate a philosophy of endurance within black communities.
Jordan's dissertation initially only touched on the concept of soul broadly, but after receiving an e-mail from a friend of friend she was inspired to dig deeper. The Ella Fitzgerald papers at the Schlesinger Library contained a number of cookbooks, the friend said, that complemented Jordan's work. Although her prospectus was complete, Jordan arranged for a trip to Massachusetts to see these books and the three folders donated with them. Within one of these folders was a draft of 'Miss Aldeen's cookbook,' by Muscatine, Iowa woman, Aldeen Davis. It captivated Jordan because unlike so many of the other cookbooks about black cooking that she had encountered, it treated cooking as more about feel than measurements, something that came from the soul. Jordan tracked down a published copy of the book, now titled Soul Food for Thought, at the University of Alabama but discovered that it had radically changed from the draft in Ella Fitzgerald's papers that had been so captivating. Why were the books so different? This was the question that drove Jordan to the IWA and the Aldeen Davis papers.
Aldeen Davis, the author of Soul Food for Thought was a writer and community activist who moved to Muscatine, Iowa in the 1940s. She became thoroughly involved in Muscatine and its black community, serving on the Muscatine Human Rights Committee and the Equity Committee of the school board, and published articles in The Iowa Bystander, an African American owned newspaper. Her book was based on her long running column "Soul Food and Thought," that combined recipes with African American history and descriptions of daily life.
In the late 1990s, Davis donated scrapbooks of her columns along with personal papers that recorded her community involvement in numerous causes and women's clubs to the Iowa Women's Archives. In these papers, Jordan found the answer to the question that had brought her to Iowa. The published book substantially changed from its draft, but not because Davis had changed her mind about it. In fact, she had written the draft in response to a soul food cookbook that she didn't like because it was too precise. But the publishing world wouldn't print a cookbook that measured by feel. Davis was forced to re-write. Soul, Food for Thought was published in 1984.
After spending a week immersed in Davis' papers, it's an open question how much of this will find a place in Jordan's final dissertation. But she says the trip to Iowa has been worth it, to get to know Aldeen and her work. It's "like she found me," Jordan said, "I feel like we're talking to each other across time."
Posted in African American Women in Iowa, From the collections, IWA Update, People, Scholarship, UncategorizedTagged African American history, Aldeen Davis, black history, Muscatine, Soul food, Taryn D. Jordan, Women's Studies
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2 Surveys Highlight Rheumatologists' Knowledge Gaps With Biosimilars
Two posters presented today at the American College of Rheumatology's 2017 meeting in San Diego, California, highlight the gaps in US rheumatologists' knowledge concerning biosimilar therapies, and underscore the importance of greater physician education about biosimilar medicines.
The first poster1 presented results of a survey, conducted by Allan Gibofsky, MD, and Sam Badawi, PharmD, that was developed to evaluate US rheumatologists' familiarity with biosimilars. Areas of consideration included the concept of biosimilarity and the approval pathway for biosimilars.
The researchers administered a 20-question survey, using WebMD, between December 9-14, 2016. Respondents (n = 131) were members of Medscape.com, and had been invited via e-mail to participate in the survey. Data were collected from 102 participants who identified themselves as rheumatologists who had practiced in the United States for 1 year or longer. All but 1 respondent had prescribed an anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agent to treat a patient with an autoimmune disease.
When the physicians were asked to identify the status of biosimilars in the United States as of December 2016, 84% of respondents were aware that an infliximab had been approved by the FDA. However, only 47% were aware that the FDA had approved an adalimumab biosimilar, and only 34% were aware that the FDA had approved an etanercept biosimilar.
Most physicians had extreme (38%) or moderate (36%) familiarity with the FDA's definition of a biosimilar, and most (71%) were aware that a biosimilar that gained FDA approval was not automatically deemed interchangeable.
Respondents also ranked the following as very important or moderately important:
Designation of interchangeability (74%)
Effectiveness (96%)
Safety (96%)
Durability of response (95%)
With respect to initiating treatment, 66% were extremely likely or likely to initiate treatment with a biosimilar in treatment-naïve patients with rheumatoid arthritis if the approval of the biosimilar included efficacy and safety studies in the same indication, while fewer were extremely likely (5%) or likely (29%) to do so if the approval was based on data obtained from studies in another rheumatologic indication.
Approximately 60% of respondents were unlikely to switch from a reference biologic to a biosimilar in patients who were responding well to their current therapy. Additionally, 21% of respondents were extremely likely or likely to switch to a biosimilar if the patient was failing to respond well to the originator.
The researchers concluded that the results of this survey support a need to further educate US rheumatologists about biosimilars, the extrapolation of indications, and interchangeability, and that physicians have knowledge gaps that range from an understanding of the concept of biosimilarity to the availability of approved biosimilar therapies.
The second poster2 presented the findings of Janna Radtchenko, MBA, and colleagues, who conducted a survey of 24 community rheumatologists and 20 rheumatology practice managers during a live meeting in April 2017. The respondents represented practices of various sizes and geographic locations across the United States. The researchers, gathering data with the use of audience response technology, found the following:
51% of respondents understood the concept of interchangeability
76% were unaware of compatibility requirements for reference products following a manufacturing change
40% believed that biosimilars had equivalent safety and efficacy to their references
20% would not prescribe a biosimilar
23% would be willing to switch a patient to a biosimilar from its reference
57% would prescribe a biosimilar to a new patient
Responses to the question "Which issues are most concerning?" included the following, in descending order of frequency:
Regulations related to substitution
Understanding when to prescribe a biosimilar versus a reference
Coordinating with pharmacists on substitution
Respondents named information about safety and efficacy, guidelines on when to prescribe a reference versus a biosimilar, and information about reimbursement as key tools for achieving a greater understanding of biosimilars.
The researchers concluded that physicians' perceptions of biosimilars for rheumatologic indications present a significant barrier for the adoption of biosimilars, and that greater education may improve perceptions and facilitate more biosimilar usage.
1. Gibofsky A, Badawi S. Biosimilar knowledge among US rheumatologists—a survey. Presented at the American College of Rheumatology 2017 meeting, November 6, 2017; San Diego, California. Abstract 1037. acrabstracts.org/abstract/biosimilar-knowledge-among-us-rheumatologists-a-survey/.
2. Radtchenko J, Smith Y, Kish J, Feinberg B. Perceptions of US community rheumatologists on biosimilars. Presented at the American College of Rheumatology 2017 meeting, November 6, 2017; San Diego, California. Abstract 1040. acrabstracts.org/abstract/perceptions-of-us-community-rheumatologists-on-biosimilars/.
ISPOR 2017: Study Underscores Need for Educating Community Oncologists on Biosimilars
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Awareness of Biosimilars High Among Irish Specialist Physicians, Pharmacists; Less So Among GPs


We all know that the work-at-home-mom (WAHM) writers aren't considered the upper echelon of the writing community. If you didn't know that, you've never read about the cost-savings to be had by tricking desperate WAHMs into providing ultra cheap articles in a particular forum's Special Offers.
Well, as a few of us here can tell you, having children and enjoying a professional writing career are certainly not exclusive entities, and even when you stop to consider the penny-pinching, low-cost WAHM writers mentioned in those special offers and "tricks of the trade" forum posts we can learn quite a bit from their experiences.
The majority of entrepreneurs working online tend to focus on maximum earnings. How much money can you make? Of course you've done a rough calculation of how much you really need every month, but the general goal is to far surpass that and that requires work upon work to build a booming business.
For those individuals with boundless amounts of time and energy, going above and beyond to create a thriving, growing business model is commendable. But there is a price to pay with intense workloads and long hours, and not even the strongest person can do it forever.
Working moms know that there are absolute limits to what you can get done in a day. Prior to children they also likely enjoyed hours of unstructured time to do as they please, but with a baby or small children demanding attention and needing care virtually around the clock, there is only so much time available for anything besides raising the next generation.
First, they know that the smaller amount of time that you actually have to work, the more productive your work is likely to be. There is just not time in the day to procrastinate and you're working under the gun in short, productive bursts.
Second, a WAHM works only what she can or needs to work. She often writes to help supplement the family income. She may be working full-time or she may not, but she knows there is an amount each month that she needs to make. Often, once she reaches that goal, she doesn't stress about making more – she has other things to do. That's not to say her business won't grow or change over time, but you won't find her working twenty-four hour days at the computer. Her kids simply won't allow it.
The moment I became a mother, and then a bit later a working mother, I learned something that I'd never really known before. There is truly a limit to productivity – you can really only do so much in a day. Why is this an important lesson? It's simple really – once you've truly hit your maximum, you know what that is and what it feels like. You can then plan accordingly based on what you can truly handle in a given day.
A new school of research says that it is not how many things we do in a day that makes us feel so mentally tired. It is how many decisions we make in that day. Having children ratchets up your decision making about twenty-fold. Suddenly you're not just making decisions for yourself – your decisions affect someone's life and they matter. Add to those child-related decisions your work related decisions and your household decisions and you can see where you feel completely mentally exhausted at the end of every day.
But amazingly the working mother hits that limit a few times and then learns to adjust her day to accommodate it – more sleep, more schedules, more routines and more practicality to truly achieve a work-life balance that you can't truly understand or appreciate until those lovely children force you into discovering it.
This past August I was able to quit that stinkin' 9 to 5 job – and it would NOT have been possible without SBI!. I not only earn enough, I save $45 per week on gas. I can volunteer at my son's school and I have much more time to develop my site. SBI! has truly created a win-win situation for my family, especially in this difficult economy!


We hope that everyone had an enjoyable holiday season, and we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! We look forward to this New Year and the many great things that will take place in 2018 for our students of Lincoln Elementary.
The LES staff will continue to be committed in finding ways to enhance our current programs and strategies for our students, while also pushing ourselves to learn and implement new learning opportunities for all of them as well. We welcome our students' families and our community members to LES to help us implement our district's mission to Inspire, Engage, and Grow EACH of our students. We invite each of you reading this article to come and be a part of our school's community. We promise that we will work with you to find a way to involve you in a way that you are comfortable with that will undoubtedly make a difference for our students. Please consider reaching out to us to become involved as a volunteer at Lincoln. We need YOU!
We want to thank everyone who joined us for our annual LES Holiday Program held on December 15th. We were so excited that over 400 guests joined our students and staff in the Dayton High School gymnasium for this fun-filled program that highlighted every LES student performing. We also want to thank the generous donors who contributed to our Family Resource Center during the holiday season. Our director, Mrs. Gina Byrd, worked tirelessly to ensure gifts of food, clothes, and toys were distributed to our students, which were only made possible due to your generous donations.
During this past month, our students also worked hard in their commitment to setting and meeting goals. Each student in grades K – 6 took their winter MAP benchmark test with many of them showing great progress. Along with the students' report cards, the MAP progress reports will also be sent home on Monday, January 8th.
So many of our students also met their Accelerated Reading (AR) goals during this last quarter of school. Our students have already read over 10,033 books during the first semester of school. This is so impressive! The students in grades 2 – 6 will each be setting their AR goal in the first week back to school, so please make sure to inquire with your child(ren) about their 3rd Quarter AR goals.
Please continue to read the Dayton Community News for the amazing happenings ahead in 2018 for our students, families and community. We look forward to working together to build our school strong for EACH of our Little Devils!


MADRID (AP) The Spanish soccer federation says its president will again become chairman of the FIFA referees committee.
Angel Maria Villar is set to replace fellow FIFA vice president Jim Boyce of Northern Ireland, who will step down from the governing body's executive committee this month.
Boyce oversaw training and selection of match officials for the World Cup in Brazil after taking over from Villar in 2013.
FIFA declined to comment on possible appointments, which will be confirmed after its annual congress on May 29.
Villar was re-elected as a vice president of FIFA and UEFA in March. He was unopposed for both positions despite facing sanctions from the FIFA ethics committee in its investigation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.


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Джованни Кристофоро Дзоппи (; ,  — ) — государственный деятель Сардинского королевства.

Окончил Павийский университет (1677) как юрист. Занимал должность подеста в городке Сончино, затем получил от герцога мантуанского Карла Фердинанда Гонзаги титул графа-палатина. С 1707 года профессор права в Павийском университете.

После смерти Карла Фердинанда перешёл на службу к герцогу Савойскому Виктору Амадею II. В 1713 г., когда Виктор Амадей стал королём Сицилии, назначен генеральным адвокатом. По поручению Виктора Амадея в том же году начал работу над проектом сводного кодекса законов страны и к 1718 г. завершил его, однако этот проект по требованию короля претерпел серию значительных переделок перед тем, как вступить в силу в 1723 г. Далее занимал должности в счётной палате герцогства, а затем и Сардинского королевства, с 1720 г. её второй президент, затем первый президент. В 1730 году был назначен великим канцлером королевства. В последние годы жизни работал над проектом реформы университетского образования в королевстве, который, однако, был отклонён новым королём Карлом Эммануилом III.

Имя Дзоппи носит улица () в Алессандрии.

Примечания

Литература
 C. Bonzo. Zoppi, Giovanni Cristoforo // Dizionario Biografico dei Giuristi Italiani (XII—XX secolo). — Società Editrice Il Mulino, 2013. — P. 2093—2094.

Ссылки
 Mauro Remotti. Il marchese Zoppi // «Voce Alessandrina», 24.01.2018.

Премьер-министры Сардинского королевства
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Guided by the latest official advice, we have worked on new ways of doing things to safely welcome you back. All visitors, including Members, will need to book a timed ticket before visiting. There is a one-way route around the museum, guiding you through her home, studio and garden. For more details on the changes we've made see our FAQs. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Visiting the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden is a unique experience, discover more about this leading figure of modern British art. In 1949 Barbara Hepworth created a studio and sculpture garden in St Ives where she lived and worked for the rest of her life. Comprising over 30 works in wood, stone, plaster and bronze, the museum and garden gives a remarkable insight into one of Britain's most important 20th century artists.
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Why Marisa Tomei Balked at Restaging 'All in the Family' at First: 'Why Touch Perfection?'
TheWrap Emmy magazine: "When Norman Lear called me, I felt very touched and honored and tickled, but I also was terrified," Tomei says
Steve Pond | June 13, 2019 @ 4:00 PM
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A version of this story about Marisa Tomei and "All in the Family" first appeared in the Movies & Limited Series issue of TheWrap's Emmy magazine.
Actress Jean Stapleton was nominated for eight Emmys for her performance as good-hearted "dingbat" Edith Bunker in Norman Lear's "All in the Family," winning three and making her one of television's most iconic actresses.
It fell to Oscar winner Marisa Tomei to take the role (opposite Woody Harrelson as Archie Bunker) in ABC's "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons,'" a live restaging of episodes from the two shows produced by Lear and Jimmy Kimmel.
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When he introduced the show, Jimmy Kimmel kept talking about how nervous the cast must be backstage. Were you?
For sure. We joked about it every day leading up to it. We rehearsed for about three days the week before, and then two days the following week. But we had the weekend off so we could pace our nerves — you don't want to waste the adrenaline surge.
And for me, I was very, very scared to do the ("All in the Family" theme) song at the opening. We had done a taped version, which was always the plan. But (director) Jimmy Burrows thought it would be so much more fun to do it live. I was scared I was going to get laryngitis from the fear of it — or that I would cry, because I found it very emotional to be part of this experience.
Did you breathe a sigh of relief once you got through the song?
I think it was about halfway through the show when I suddenly felt very out-of-body. That was one of the things the actors joked about: You can't imagine when you're a child and you're seeing this show that you could ever go into the television and be on that set.
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Being in that famous living room, then, must have been both a thrill and a huge challenge.
It was certainly a challenge. Even when Norman called me, I felt very touched and honored and tickled, but I also was terrified. He's so charming, and absolutely as hard to resist today as ever.
But we even talked about it in that first call: "This is ridiculous. Why touch something that is perfection?" I guess I just felt that the love won out. I love the show, I love him, and my love overcame the fear of doing it. So I said, "OK, I'll need a wig and someone to stretch my voice."
Was it tricky to figure out how closely you should stick to Jean Stapleton's voice and mannerisms?
Yes, that was an ongoing question for the whole piece. And there wasn't really a mandate from Norman, which was scary. He just said, "I can't wait to see what the actors do." I felt, "No, we're here to celebrate you — don't put it on us."
But I thought about it a lot, and watched probably two seasons of the show, which was pure pleasure. I stayed away from researching anything about Jean or her approach, or seeing interviews with her. I just wanted to see the show.
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And I also realized that she was co-creating those scripts. They were using her assets and her personality. That was one of the great joys of the whole experience, to see and feel how much love Jean Stapleton had inside, and how that love has touched so many people through the character of Edith.
If you look at the very first episode, Edith was very put-upon and very unhappy. But after less than a season, you see that they have been making adjustments along the way. The pitch of her voice changes, and she figures out how to love this person.
Were there keys to the character for you?
I was far away from understanding Edith until I realized that she was in the tradition of many dingbats — Carole Lombard, Gracie Allen… This is a tradition out of vaudeville, out of the theater.
And this dingbat isn't just the butt of jokes–she's the heart of the show, and fairly often the voice of reason.
Oh, yeah. She's nonjudgmental and deeply honest. And very forgiving. It's a beautiful space to be in. (Laughs) I can only maintain it for about a week. I'm a little too flawed.
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The 21 Most Important Political TV Series of All Time, From 'The West Wing' to 'The Crown' (Photos)
TV shows have been taking on politics for decades. Long before "The Crown" and "House of Cards" hit the small screen, viewers got inside looks at presidential campaigns, White House senior staffers, and the world of counterterrorism with shows like "Yes, Minister" and "Tanner '88." Take a look back at the most important political TV shows of all time.
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Yes, Minister (1980-82) We start our list on the other side of the pond. This classic British show starred Paul Eddington as the minister of the (fictional) Department of Administrative Affairs, with Nigel Harthorne and Derek Fowlds as his two secretaries. The show inspired numerous spinoffs and was a favorite of Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher.
Tanner '88 (1988) This early political mockumentary miniseries from Garry Trudeau ("Doonesbury") provided a behind-the-scenes look at the fictional campaign of former Michigan representative Jack Tanner as he sought to secure the Democratic Party's nomination for president. The series starred Michael Murphy in the title role, with Cynthia Nixon as his daughter, Pamela Reed as his campaign manager and Wendy Crewson as his girlfriend. The show nabbed cameos from several real-life political figures of the era, including Kitty Dukakis, Bob Dole and Bruce Babbitt.
Murphy Brown (1988-98, 2018) "Murphy Brown" starred Candice Bergen as a famous investigative journalist for a fictional CBS newsmagazine. The show satirized current events, blended fiction with reality, and even earned a denunciation from 1992 presidential candidate Dan Quayle, who criticized Bergen's character for having a child out of wedlock. the statement turned into a major campaign controversy and received a televised response from the show's characters, while commentators have said that this plot point paved the way for future single mothers in "Ally McBeal," "Desperate Housewives," and "The Good Wife."
It's here that we have to mention the sitcom's 2018 revival. The show doubled down on politics in the Trump era, but it didn't resonate with viewers like back in the day. That's all we want to say about the forgettable comeback.
Spin City (1996-02) Michael J. Fox starred as the deputy mayor of New York in this sitcom. The show also featured future "Friday Night Lights" and "Nashville" star Connie Britton as a City Hall worker in her earliest big television role. Later seasons saw Charlie Sheen as deputy mayor after Fox left the show for medical reasons.
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The West Wing (1999-2006) This one set the bar for all political TV shows that came afterward. Aaron Sorkin's famously idealistic series about the inner workings of the White House introduced Americans to "the guy the guy counts on," as the show once said. Written in Sorkin's signature rapid-fire dialogue, the show starred Martin Sheen as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet, alongside Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Richard Schiff, Dule Hill, Bradley Whitford, Janel Moloney and the late John Spencer as senior White House staffers. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential television shows of all time, "The West Wing" earned two Peabody Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and 26 Primetime Emmy Awards.
24 (2001-10)
Kiefer Sutherland starred as counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer in this show from Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran -- which, at its height, was referenced by everyone from Bill Clinton to Antonin Scalia. The show drew heat from human rights advocates for its portrayals of torture and Muslims, but TV critics heaped praise on its acting and unique style of narration (each 24-episode season covered 24 hours in Bauer's life).
The original "24" spawned a few Fox spinoffs. By the end of its run in 2014, the "24" franchise surpassed "Mission: Impossible" and "The Avengers" to become the longest-running counterterrorism-themed TV show of all time.
The Wire (2002-08) Widely regarded as one of the greatest TV shows of all time, "The Wire" provided a glimpse into various Baltimore institutions and their relationship to law enforcement. Throughout its five seasons, the show looked at the illegal drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and bureaucracy, education and schools, and the print news media. While the series received poor Nielsen ratings, it was routinely lauded for its realistic portrayal of society, politics and urban life. President Barack Obama has said that "The Wire" is his favorite television series, and "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman is also a big fan -- so much so that he has sought numerous "Wire" alums for his own show, including Seth Gilliam, Chad Coleman and Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
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Parks and Recreation (2009-15) This political mockumentary from Greg Daniels and Michael Schur brought viewers into the small town of Pawnee, Indiana, where Amy Poehler starred as the eternally optimistic Leslie Knopes, deputy director of the Pawnee Parks and Recreation Department. Chris Pratt -- now one of Hollywood's biggest actors -- got his start in the show, as did Aziz Ansari, who went on to create and star in the acclaimed Netflix series "Master of None."
The Good Wife (2009-16)/The Good Fight (2017-present)
Julianne Margulies starred in this acclaimed legal and political drama, which critics have called "television's last great drama." The show followed a stay-at-home mom who returned to the workforce as a litigator after her husband was caught in a sex and corruption scandal. The show earned five Emmy awards, several international remakes, and acclaim for its portrayal of the relationship between technology and law, leading some critics to call it "the most tech-savvy show on TV."
"The Good Wife" birthed "The Good Fight," which stars Christine Baranski and currently exists on CBS All Access.
Borgen (2010-13) This Danish political drama became an international hit for its depiction of the first female Prime Minister of Denmark, played by Sidse Babett Knudsen. Described by the New York Times as a "bleaker, Nordic version of 'The West Wing,'" the show was acclaimed for its originality, strong female characters, and depiction of Danish politics.
Homeland (2011-present) This spy thriller series from Showtime stars Claire Danes as a bipolar CIA agent. The first two seasons earned universal praise, along with a 2011 Golden Globe and a 2012 Emmy for Best Drama, and President Barack Obama is a known fan of the show. Like "24" before it, "Homeland" has also faced a fair amount of controversy over its depictions of torture and U.S.-Middle East relations (Lebanon was reported to have threatened to sue the show in 2011).
Scandal (2011-18) For 124 episodes and seven seasons, this show from Shondaland brought viewers into the world of crisis management in Washington D.C. The show starred Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope -- who became the first African-American lead in a network drama in nearly four decades when she was cast in the show. The show is recognized with ushering in a new era of interactive television, thanks to the cast's habit of live-tweeting the show as it aired.
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Veep (2012-19)
HBO's brilliant political satire -- depicting the inner workings of the office of the vice president, and later the president -- has captured six Emmy Awards for leading woman Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
"Veep" wrapped up earlier this year, and we're still just trying to be OK with that.
House of Cards (2013-18)
Five years before Netflix dethroned HBO as the most nominated platform for the 2018 Emmys, the streaming service entered the scene and became a household name when this massively popular series debuted. The show has earned 33 Emmy nominations for its portrayal of Congressman Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his wife Claire Underwood (Robin Wright).
In 2018, "House of Cards" faced a potential death blow when Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct. He was fired from the show, and Wright took over the top spot on the call sheet -- and the country -- for one final run.
The Americans (2013-18)
This critically acclaimed FX series starred Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as undercover KGB spies posing as a married couple in 1980s America. The show recently finished up after six seasons -- and in the course of its run, Russell and Rhys became a real-life couple and tied the knot off-screen. Although the show was largely ignored by the Television Academy for most of its run, "The Americans" won Emmys for writing and Rhys in its last gasp.
Madam Secretary (2014-2019) This political drama from CBS stars Téa Leoni as a former CIA operative and political science professor turned Secretary of State. It has earned critical acclaim -- and some pointed questions about whether or not Leoni's Elizabeth McCord is a stand-in for Hillary Clinton.
The Crown (2016-present)
Is it about the British royal family? Yes, obviously. But Peter Morgan's Netflix series is a dramatized retelling of historical moments in Queen Elizabeth II's decades long reign that impacted the entire world. That, plus all of the juicy affairs, betrayals and scandals give "The Crown" exactly what it needs to go toe-to-toe with U.S. political TV series.
The Handmaid's Tale (2017-present) Based on Margaret Atwood's best-selling novel, this dystopian drama received immediate acclaim when it aired last year, and became the first series from a streaming service to nab an Emmy for Outstanding Drama. The series depicts a futuristic America where a totalitarian society subjects fertile women, called "Handmaids," into child-bearing servitude. Some critics have drawn parallels between the show and Donald Trump's America.
The Politician (2019-present)
Ryan Murphy's first Netflix series stars Ben Platt as a young man whose life-long dream is to become POTUS. And though the first two installments revolve around some low-stakes campaigns -- Season 1 a race to become student-body president and Season 2 a battle for a seat on the New York state senate -- the "American Horror Story" mastermind uses the satire to make serious commentary about American politicians and their skewed priorities.
The Comey Rule (2020)
Based on former FBI director James Comey's memoir, "A Higher Loyalty," Showtime's two-part miniseries recounted the chaotic 2016 election — giving Hillary Clinton supporters PTSD in the process — and the even more insane beginning to the Trump presidency. Jeff Daniels starred as Comey, who was fired by Trump months into his presidency, while Irish actor Brendan Gleeson donned the orange makeup and wig to portray the 45th president. It's notable mostly because it portrays a sitting president extremely poorly (and possibly illegally) less than 2 months before his reelection bid.
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Top lenders to bankrupt retailer Toys R Us have canceled plans to auction off the chain's intellectual property, name, and other remaining assets. Now the company's debtholders plan to open a new company that will profit from licensing the Toys R Us name globally, develop a private brands business, and open new retail stores in the United States, Reuters reports.
And while details remain vague as to its retail plans, the revived company will be entering a market that has gotten more crowded since it left. A number of companies, including J.C. Penney and Party City (NYSE:PRTY), have added toys to their stores, while Target (NYSE:TGT) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) have expanded their offering in that department in some cases.
Still, despite the crowded field that also includes Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) and, of course, Amazon, there may be room for a different kind of Toys R Us.
Before Toys R Us closed, its management wanted to pursue a new, more interactive model built around stores that were destinations for customers. A lack of money and debt payments from its leveraged buyout stopped that from happening, as the chain was barely able to keep the lights on for years before it closed, let alone invest in a major overhaul.
The new Toys R Us could take what the old company had planned to do and go even further. It could attract customers by building stores around play. Doing that would require having gameplay areas for board games and collectible games, video game areas, and places where consumers can try new toys like drones or other gizmos.
These stores would also have to offer game days and regular play for games aimed at both adults and kids. Card games like Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering can attract dozens of people to multi-hour weekly gameplay sessions or tournaments and those players will buy merchandise, snacks, and drinks. The same is true for board game fans and, in some cases, video game players.
Every major player that either helped send Toys R Us to bankruptcy or have since entered the toy market simply sell toys on shelves. Target, Walmart, and even Barnes & Noble -- which could have followed a more interactive strategy -- lack well-trained sales personnel and opportunities for play.
The bookstore chain has sponsored one-off game days, but it has left the regular weekly play to comic book stores. Target and Walmart literally do nothing beyond put toys on their shelves, and that's likely what will happen at Party City's planned pop-up seasonal toy stores.
Toys R Us could rebuild its brand around the idea that it's a place for fun. It should be exciting for kids (and some adults) to go to the new Toys R Us as it was for younger generations. The difference is simply having toys is no longer enough of a draw. The revised chain needs to be the place for toys and gameplay with a well-trained staff who can help you pick a birthday gift or tell you if your child is old enough to play Settlers of Catan or Cards Against Humanity.
Toys R Us could make its comeback by being a toy store, not a store that sells toys. It's a model that works at independent toy shops (and, to a lesser extent, comic/novelty stores), and it's a big niche that has been left open by the would-be claimers of Toys R Us' former throne.


Say Happy Birthday with your child's favorite Avengers! This epic hanging birthday banner is constructed out of hinged cardstock and features Happy Birthday lettering and comic-book style designs with Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Hulk and more! Measures 7.59 feet across. Strings are affixed on each end for easy hanging. Flex your party-decorating superpowers by pairing with other Avengers party supplies!.


Facials are easily becoming a big contender for the nations skincare heavyweight title. With all their superpowers, they are able to tackle multiple skin problems; from wrinkles to acne, providing an easy, and luxurious way to get healthy, and supple skin in just a matter of minutes.
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The S3 IS marks the third generation of Canonu2019s mega-zooming bridge camera.
The S3 IS marks the third generation of Canon?s mega-zooming bridge camera.
Including a 6MP CCD, the f/2.7-3.5 12x optical zoom includes an Ultra-Sonic Motor (USM) for fast and quiet operation and an Ultra-low Dispersion element to reduce the effect of chromatic aberration.
Canon?s optical Image Stabiliser reduces the effect of blur caused by camera shake, which can appear on photographs (and movies), enabling the use of shutter speeds three times slower than conventional cameras. Canon has also extended the sensitivity range to ISO 800.
The S3 IS can capture VGA movies at a rate of 30fps with stereo sound and individual full-resolution frames can be captured using the Photo In Movie function.
Alongside Manual, Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority modes, the S3 IS includes a selection of scene modes, such as: Night Snapshot, Snow, Colour Accent and Colour Swap. Other features include: 2in LCD, 0cm Super Macro mode, Widescreen mode and 2.3fps continuous shooting modes.
The Canon PowerShot S3 IS hits the shops in May for £449. Find out more by calling 08705 143723.