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With Aurora Cannabis, Inc. (TSX: ACB) (OTCQX: ACBFF) Heading to NYSE, Here Are 4 Other Canadian Cannabis Companies That Could Be Next To Uplist
Oct 6, 2018 Oct 6, 2018 Matt Rego
On Friday, October 5th, Aurora Cannabis, Inc. (TSX: ACB) (OTCQX: ACBFF) disclosed plans to uplist to a major stock exchange within the United States. The company noted a Form 40-F filing that it is registered with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). While there is strong belief that the uplisting could occur in October, no official details have been released yet as to official timing or even stock symbol.
Once Aurora Cannabis begins trading on the NYSE, it will join fellow Canadian cannabis peers Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC), Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY), and Cronos Group, Inc. (TSX: CRON) (NASDAQ: CRON) on a major U.S. stock exchange. Cronos Group was the first to list on a major U.S. exchange, after commencing trading on the NASDAQ earlier this year.
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While Aurora Cannabis, Canopy Growth, and Cronos Group have been tradable for years on OTC Markets, listing on a major exchange essentially "opens the floodgates" for increased investor interest and participation. Most importantly, listing on major U.S. exchanges allows institutional investors and traders to get more involved. The listing process takes time, money, and requires passing a strict review process. However, it is a gamechanger for Canadian cannabis companies seeking to tap into U.S. investors, who seem to have a strong appetite for marijuana stocks right now (see Tilray).
As Aurora Cannabis looks to join the NYSE, here are four other Canadian cannabis companies that could be looking to list on a major U.S. exchange:
Aleafia Health, Inc. (TSXV: ALEF) (OTCQX: ALEAF):
On October 2, 2018, Aleafia Health announced that it had applied to list on the NASDAQ. At the time of the release, management noted that "intends to submit a Form 40-F…to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) later this week."
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Barring any unforeseen issues, it appears likely that Aleafia Health could be trading on the NASDAQ before the end of 2018. However, the application still has to be reviewed and approved by the NASDAQ and the SEC. Further updates will be likely available in the coming weeks/months.
Aphria, Inc. (TSX: APH) (OTCQB: APHQF):
While Aphria, Inc. (TSX: APH) (OTCQB: APHQF) has made no official announcements yet, recent moves by the company have the cannabis investment community abuzz about the prospect of another Canadian marijuana major joining a top tier U.S. exchange.
In early September 2018, Aphria announced that it had completely divested all of its U.S. assets and securities after selling off remaining holdings of Liberty Health Sciences, Inc. (CSE: LHS) (OTCQX: LHSIF). Shortly after announcing the U.S. asset divestment, Aphria also announced the resignation of an internal director and the appointment of John Herhalt, to serve as an independent director. Mr. Herhalt is a retired partner from KMPG and has a strong background in audit and advisory services.
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These two moves are key pieces of evidence that Aphria could be positioning for a U.S. uplisting. Under current laws and guidelines, international cannabis companies cannot list on the NYSE or NASDAQ if they hold U.S. cannabis assets. This is due to the fact that the U.S. government holds marijuana as a Schedule 1 illegal substance. Furthermore, it is a NASDAQ listing requirement to have an independent director.
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings, Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF):
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings, Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) has been the topic of many rumors and speculation throughout the last several months. However, the most concrete sign the company is working on a major U.S. listing was with the appointment of Tim Seymour to its Advisory Board.
Tim Seymour is well-known for his regular appearances on CNBC programs, such as "Fast Money." Seymour is also founder and Chief Investment Officer of Seymour Asset Management, an asset and wealth management company.
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When Green Organic Dutchman Holdings made the announcement on September 24th, they specifically noted in their release the following key details:
"Mr. Seymour will advise TGOD on global finance strategies, including a US listing, and broaden relationships with institutional investors, hedge funds, family offices, and high net worth individuals."
This shows the company is actively pursuing resources to help get everything ready for a major U.S. listing. The Green Organic Dutchman also has a strong, strategic relationship with Aurora Cannabis, which has invested "C$78.1 million for a 20% off-take agreement on Canadian [cannabis] production."
HEXO Corp. (TSX: HEXO) (OTC Pink: HYYDF) (Formerly Hydropothecary Corp.):
HEXO Corp. (TSX: HEXO) (OTC Pink: HYYDF) largely hit the investment community's radar after entering into a joint venture agreement with Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) (TSX: TPX) in early August 2018. The joint venture will focus on developing a line of non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused beverages.
As of October 5, 2018, HEXO Corp. and Molson Coors Brewing introduced the joint venture, Truss. Truss is being led by Molson Coors executive, Brett Vye, and will have a total of five board members (3 from Coors, 2 from HEXO).
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A key piece of evidence that suggests a U.S. uplisting could be on the horizon comes from Riposte Capital, an activist investment firm. Riposte Capital issued a press release on September 6, 2018 essentially aimed at HEXO Corp. and its leadership to take action and build shareholder value.
The activist investor noted that "despite enviable assets, contracts and strong balance sheet, HEXO Corp. trades at [a] deep discount." Furthermore, the institutional investor noted that the "stock suffers from poor research coverage and investor awareness, a late listing to the TSX, no U.S. listing, and an investor relations effort that needs improvement."
This shows that activist investors could help push management to seek greater investor outreach and awareness through an uplisting to a major U.S. exchange. This is in addition to a greater investor awareness and relations outreach.
Disclaimer: The author and Spotlight Growth have no positions in any of the stocks mentioned in this article, as of this writing. Nor does either party currently have any relationship, or any other conflicts of interest, with any of the companies mentioned in this article, as of this writing. This content is meant for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be meant as a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. Please visit a licensed financial representative to determine what investments are right for you.
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Matt is the Founder and CEO of Spotlight Growth. Prior to launching Spotlight Growth, Matt worked six years within the investor relations industry, most recently serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Global Discovery Group, Inc. In addition, Matt has been a financial writer and analyst since 2010 and investing in the stock market since 2007. Articles and content have appeared on well-known financial websites, such as: Investopedia, Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, ValueWalk, Minyanville, Seeking Alpha, CBS MoneyWatch, Investment Underground, Emerging Growth, Blasting News, GenYWealth, and more. In addition, Matt has received an honorable mention in Barrons' and the New York Post. Matt graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance.
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New Jersey has recently released an updated version of the 2018 Income Tax Withholding Instructions. This publication provides instructions for calculating, reporting, and remitting withholding tax for those with withholding obligations in New Jersey.
There are a small number of changes from the previous revision, which are listed below.
"Rate Tables" show an updated date, for withholding rate tables for wages, salaries, and commissions paid on and after September 1, 2018. Changed from January 1, 2010.
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Cubism As Applied Design: Sonia Terk-Delaunay
by Jeanne Willette | Aug 16, 2019 | Modern, Modern Aesthetics, Modern Art
Like many artists of the Parisian avant-garde, Delaunay was disrupted by the sudden eruption of hostilities that totally changed the art world. Delaunay decided to not serve in the military and went to a neutral nation, Spain. For four years, he and Sonia Terk-Delaunay attempted to practice as artists out of their customary space. Speaking in hindsight, Sonia Terk-Delaunay said, "Nineteen twelve, thirteen and fourteen, what rich and explosive years for Robert and me! Robert is prophesying and could not be stopped. Before the outbreak of the war, Robert was shooting off rockets in all direction. Back on earth, I gathered the falling sparks. I tended the more intimate and transient fires of everyday life." In ways that are largely forgotten today, Delaunay was a very colorful and prominent figure on the scene, compared to the relatively subdued artist, Braque and Picasso, who simply tended to their experiments. The Delaunays were a glamorous couple, a Franco-Russian romantic story, famous for their soirées. They–especially Robert–cut a wide swarth and Orphism stood on its own in relation to Cubism. Orphism gained followers and converts, especially American artists, Patrick Henry Bruce, Arthur Frost, Staunton MacDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell. In 1913, their circle of acquaintances widened to include a Russian speaking Swiss expatriate Frederic Sauser (1887-1961), a writer and poet, who renamed himself, "Blaise Cendrars" (glowing embers and ashes). Cendrars was working on an extraordinary poem, "La Prose du Transsibérien et de la Petite Jeanne de France," but he had written "Easter in New York" in 1912, which he shared with his friends. This was a poem so impressive that it silenced Guillaume Apollinaire when he read it. The Delaunays were equally taken with the poem and were allowed to keep the poem overnight. This is a very long thin poem that dangles down and down for pages and pages, ending at last with
I think, Lord, of the hard times . . .
I think, Lord, of the gone times . . .
I no longer think of You. I no longer think of You.
When Terk-Delaunay returned "Easter in New York," she had made an illustrated hardcover booklet, made of cardboard covered in suede upon which she had pasted triangles of paper and fabric–red, yellow, blues and gold. According to Axel Madsen in Sonia Delaunay: Artist of the Lost Generation, "The cover for Pâques à New York began Sonia's career as a designer of book covers." When the poet completed another very long poem, she and Cendrars collaborated on yet another poetry-as-design project. According to Madsen this prose-poem—moving from poetry to prose–was something new and Terk-Delaunay proposed that she "decorate" the poem. "I'd love to transcribe it into colors, make it vibrate, poetry and painting together." The result was described by the Tate Museum as
"..an artistic collaboration between Sonia Delaunay and the poet Blaise Cendrars comprising a twenty-two-panel illustrated poem. Each panel features a portion of text on the right and a watercolour by Delaunay on the left. The watercolours are predominantly abstract, built up of blocks or sweeps of colour, which range from cool pastel tones to bright indigo blue, vermillion, purple, yellow and green. Delaunay's paint work also spills onto the right side, filling in the space between Cendrars's stanzas, which were printed on a letterpress in a variation of colours, sizes and typefaces. Prose on the Trans-Siberian Railway was produced in Paris in 1913 and published by Cendrars's own self-financed publishing house, Éditions des Hommes Nouveaux (New Man Publishing). The text and artwork was printed on a single sheet of paper, folded accordion-style to form the twenty-two panels. When unfolded it is two metres tall. The original print run was intended to be 150 copies, which, if laid end to end, would be the same height as the Eiffel Tower, however only sixty editions were printed. Due to its large scale, Prose on the Trans-Siberian Railway only functions as a readable book when it is fully open. It is usually exhibited unfolded and laid out in a vitrine, or shown hung as a wall piece.."
On her website, Modern and Postmodern Poetry and Poetics, Marjorie Perloff noted that in a newspaper article in 1914, Apollinaire wrote about this work of art, something that we today call "an artist's book:" "Blaise Cendrars and Mme Delaunay-Terk have carried out a unique experiment in simultaneity, written in contrasting colors in order to train the eye to read with one glance the whole of a poem, even as an orchestra conductor reads with one glance the notes placed up and down on the bar, even as one reads with a single glance the plastic elements printed on a poster."
According to Claire Kelley of Melville House, "Cendrars as poet and publisher and Delaunay as painter were interested in achieving what they called simultaneisme, or a 'simultaneous book.' They wanted to create a form of art in which painting and text could be united in expression. Delaunay painted the left column of color and abstract shapes guides us through the text, which is set in various typefaces, allowing for movement as the reader mimics the journey across the page as described in the train ride in the poem. She ended her article on the display of this famous poem at the Museum of Modern Art in 2013 with Cendrars own explanation of the poem in a 1913 issue of Der Strum: "Literature is a part of life. It is not something "special." All of life is nothing but a poem, a movement… Here is what I wanted to say. I have a fever. And this is why I love the painting of the Delaunys, full of sun, of heat, of violence. Mme Delaunay has made such a beautiful book of colors that my poem is more saturated with light than is my life. That's what makes me happy. Besides, think that this book should be two meters high! Moreover, that the edition should reach the height of the Eiffel Tower!"
This collaboration of a poet and a painter is an early demonstration of art becoming design and design becoming art. This successful experiment with another artist would not be forgotten when the Delaunays moved to Spain and then to Portugal during the Great War. They made the acquaintance of Sergei Diaghilev and the principle artists of the Ballets Russes, stranded in Spain in 1917. In Portugal, Terk-Delaunay opened her own business, Casa Sonia, where she sold exclusive artist designed products to wealthy clients. Although, she and Delaunay did not return to Paris until 1920–a six year absence–Terk-Delaunay had anticipated the next act of Cubism: applied design. She opened Maison Delaunay, where she sold a variety of items, hats, scarves, coats, dresses, and so on under the trademark of "Atelier Simultané." Her most important work, the basis for her products was her textile designs, artistic and aesthetic plays on her paintings. In many ways, while Delaunay continued an extension of his pre-war paintings, it was Terk-Delaunay who pushed ahead, forging new pathways for Orphism with her work as an important designer.
For one hundred years, Sonia Terk-Delaunay's position in both pre and post-war Cubism was marginal, because she was a woman and a wife, and because she worked in the applied arts. Finally, in 2015, the Tate Museum gave the artist her due in an important retrospective which called attention to her role in designing new clothes for the new woman. In Terk-Delaunay's vision, this new woman had an active life, she moved, she was athletic, she wore very daring and brief swimsuits, and she was confident enough to wear simply cut dresses made of strongly patterned, unique artist-designed fabrics. After a decade of being overshadowed by the males of Cubism, the Russian artist Terk-Delaunay became famous in 1925 when a furrier, named Jacques Heim asked her to place her fabrics and clothing items, designed with simultaneity in mind, in his shop window. This was not just any shop window, this Boutique Simultanée was a window styled for the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, the exhibition that gave Art Deco its name. Here, at this Exposition, is where Terk-Delaunay made her mark.
For this artist, it was but one step from taking the Orphist colorful shapes out of her paintings and putting them onto fabric or applying the configurations to objects, from automobiles to dinnerware to swimwear. But how she applied her art to her design was a careful and complex process. As her husband stated, in the past, fabric had been designed but the designer did not have to consider how the material would be used. As she said, "Construction, the cut of a dress, is to be conceived at the same time as its decoration." In other words, Terk-Delaunay made the point that her designs were independent of her paintings and that she did not, unlike other artists, simply take her paintings and overlay them upon functional objects. In her discussion of Terk-Delaunay, Mary Lynn Stewart wrote in Dressing Modern Frenchwomen: Marketing Haute Couture, 1919–1939, "..Sonia Delaunay was a painter before, during and after her foray into clothing design from 1923 to 1931 and her longer venture in fabric design. Her couture experiments with startling color and texture contrasts grew out of her prewar experience with the 'gay colors' of her homeland, her status as a founding member of the group of early abstract painters known as Orphists, and her and her husband Robert Delaunay's simultaneous color theory about bright and unexpected color combinations giving an impression of life and movement. Her bold geometric patterns expressed her interest in and knowledge about geometry. One of her technical inventions was an embroidery stitch that enhanced the motility of dresses. Her commitment to fluid fabrics meant that she treated dresses as a form of moving painting and expressed the modern agenda of greater mobility for women–an agenda that Delaunay, like other designers, attributed to changes in the lifestyles of modern women." Stewart remarked that the artist, like many women did not receive the deserved attention in the art world, and she was also not given serious consideration in the fashion world because she was not experimenting with the cut or the design of the garment. "Of course, fixating on cut ignores the fact that Delaunay had no need to alter the basic structure of dresses, because straight lines and flat surfaces, without complicated seaming or construction, served her artistic agenda. Indeed, her agenda was too avant-garde for haute couture and major fashion magazines in the allegedly groundbreaking 1920s."
When Terk-Delaunay designed her fabrics, she was also in charge of the destination for the design—the female body or even the body of an automobile. There had to be a carefully considered balance between the shape of the garment which had to be simple, almost without embellishments, such as a belt, so that the design could dominate but at the same time not overtake the wearer. The woman who wore a Terk-Delaunay design was a woman of confidence and she would be a personality quite different from the woman who purchased Chanel, who always used neutral materials, like jersey, silk or tweeds, which allowed the cut of the clothes to speak for itself.
No matter how attractive adventurous women, such as American movie star, Gloria Swanson, found her clothes, Sonia Terk-Delaunay was not just a fashion designer. She was a designer of vivid colors and lively shapes that would be printed and then cut into simple garments. The fabric designs themselves were the fashion statements. Employing technologically modern approaches to mass produced clothes, Sonia Terk-Delaunay used the tissu patron, a process in which the pattern could be cut at the same time the fabric was printed.
Many of the photographs of Terk-Delaunay's work did not communicate the color but her sketches show how she used bright and contrasting colors or sometimes a softer palette of earthen hues, printed under her supervision at the Atelier Simultané. Highly sophisticated, Sonia Terk-Delaunay knew the most intellectual people in Paris, incorporating the poetry of Dada and Surrealist poets, Tristan Tzara and Philippe Soupault, in her clothes, implying that the wearer was part of a high level of creativity, both visual and verbal, in the world of art and culture. According to Terk-Delaunay, her designs, and there were over 2000, for the Dutch corporation, Metz & Co, were "exercises in color," which taught her about the life of color and educated her about her paintings. However, as Terk-Delaunay continued to create patterns for fabrics and designs for textiles, the distance between her increasingly loose and free form decorations and the geometry of Cubism itself increased.
In her book, Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism, Mary E. Davis wrote of the impact of Cubism in general upon fashion in general, leading with Vogue magazine, which in 1921, identified "..Cubist painting with cutting-edge couture intensified in the early 1920s when Cubism itself was on the wane but Chanel's designs were ascendant. The magazine reflected on haute couture's continuing attraction to this brand of modernism in an article published in the French edition of January 1921: 'after the complete failure of Cubism in art,' the author proposed, it was 'amusing to study its decorative possibilities in women's fashion.' The Cubist impulse in dress, according to the article, was driven by a general need 'to return to lines, after years of impressionism and imprecision.' The author spiked the discussion with an idea to which Vogue's readers surely warmed, positing that Cubism was a transatlantic style, a blend of (French) classicism's linearity and American 'taste for the mechanical and vast iron horizons:' New York City skyscrapers, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Greek sculpture all contributed to this expression of everyday 'exuberance and excess.' Essentially modern as its was, Cubism thus fit neatly into the vision of Franco-American culture that Vogue was invested in promoting, and it remained a prominent topic in the magazine's coverage of culture through the 1920s, the subject of numerous illustrated articles devoted the the 'great chic to be found in the modernistic art,' and the style most often showcased on its covers."
Terk-Delaunay herself became an influential spokeswoman for combining art and design and fashion with the contemporary time. Speaking at the Sorbonne in 1927 on "The Influence of Painting on the Art of Clothes," she said, "A movement is now influencing fashion, just as it overtakes everything that is not subject to this new principle which painters have spent a century seeking; we are only at the beginning of the study of these new color relationships, still full of mystery to unravel, which are at the base of a modern vision…There is no going back to the past."


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#8056 Wild Puffalump "Rhino"
Department 2: Dolls, Figures & Stuffed Animals
Aisle D: Puffalumps & Purr-tenders
T-Shirt Offer
Description: This is one of six different Wild Puffalump animals that were sold in 1987's #8050 Wild Puffalumps Assortment. The rhino is pink with a yellow horn on the end of his nose, yellow inner ears, and yellow pads on the end of his legs. He is lightweight, soft, stuffed is about 15" tall. He was sold with a pair of yellow "blinky" sunglasses and a short sleeve Hawaiian shirt. The rhino and his shirt are machine washable and dryer safe.
The Wild Puffalumps are the 2nd group of Puffalumps ever made by Fisher-Price, the first were 1986's #8000 Puffalumps Assortment with pastel-colored animals. While the Puffalumps from the #8000 Assortment were sold until 1988, the Wild Puffalumps were only sold in 1987. The Wild Puffalumps themselves are not terribly hard to find, but it is difficult to find the Hawaiian shirts, and even more difficult to find the sunglasses! Designed for children ages 2 years and older.
FPT10189 - Pink Puffalump rhino with a yellow horn on the end of his nose, a yellow tummy, and round yellow pads on the end of his legs. He has white yarn "hair" on top of his head, brown stitched eyes, and big puffy cheeks. He has the Puffalump trademark symbol on the bottom of his left foot, click here for a photo of the symbol.
FPT10190 - Yellow Puffalump-size Hawaiian shirt with blue leaf designs, and green, pink, orange, and white flower and leaf designs. The shirt has a green bottom "t-shirt" piece stitched behind the V on the collar.
FPT14891 - Yellow "blinky" Puffalump sunglasses with palm tree designs on the corners. The lens have "Wild" on a blue wavy background when turned one way, and has a picture of a Puffalump Rhino jumping rope when turned a different way., click here for a photo.
Passport to Fun:
FPT45119 - Envelope - Small white envelope with a blue front and cartoon Carribean scene marked, "My Wild Puffalump's Passport to Fun". Also marked, "Contents: Map, Activities Folder, Postcards, Stickers, and Special Shirt Offer".
FPT45120 - Map - Full-color fold-out cartoon map of Wild Puffalumps on an island. Bottom right corner of the map is marked, "The Isle of Wild - A Guide to the World of The Wild Puffalumps". Other side of map includes an "Activities Folder" with an intro story titled, "Welcome to the World of the Wild Puffalumps", instructions for how to use the Wild Puffalumps Post Cards, Party List, and Wash & Care instructions.
Postcards - White rectangular cardboard postcard with a black/white picture on one side of cartoon Wild Puffalump characters for children to color. Top left corner is marked, "Greetings from the Isle of Wild". Bottom right corner is marked, "©1987 Fisher-Price, Division of The Quaker Oats Co.".
FPT45121 - Picture features Rhino, Parrot and Elephant Wild Puffalumps.
FPT45122 - Picture features Lion, Panda and Monkey Wild Puffalumps.
FPT45123 - Stickers - Sticker sheet featuring 6 full-color Wild Puffalump characters.
FPT45124 - Special Shirt Offer - Small rectangular brochure to allow for purchase of a child-size Puffalump shirt.
FPT10201 - (Box ONLY) Sold in a 11" long, 14-3/4" high, 8-3/8" deep open display box. The box has a purple backdrop marked, "Squeeze Me" in the top left corner. Also marked, "8050 Asst." in upper left corner. Bottom front of box features clouds, a hotair balloon, and marked, "The Wild Puffalumps".
FP8056SET1987 - (Complete Set) Complete set in original display box.
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Just two out of ten shoppers indicate that their primary store "absolutely" provides a fun and exciting environment. Those shoppers gave their store very high satisfaction marks of 4.78 on a 5-point scale. Conversely, shoppers who don't believe their store provides a fun experience gave a low satisfaction rating of 3.95. Seasonal items and displays are identified by shoppers as the number one way to create a more exciting destination, followed by sampling and frequent new item introductions.
While retail excitement is important and can provide significant benefits, the fundamentals of facilitating a fast shopping trip and offering value remains key. When considering a fun and exciting experience against a fast trip, shoppers allocate an average of 5.95 points out of a maximum of 10 to the need for speed (versus 4.05 for fun). When weighing a fun and exciting experience against value/low prices, affordability wins out with an average point allocation of 7.91 versus 2.09 for experience. These findings clearly reinforce that supermarkets must focus on the basics right alongside building an exciting shopping experience.
The satisfaction rating gap, based on whether or not a store provides a fun and exciting environment, illustrates ample room for supermarkets to improve in-store theater to help win shoppers. At the same time, supermarkets must not lose sight of the necessity for a fast trip and value/low prices as part of this equation – it's the interplay of these three factors that appeals to shoppers.
Nearly half of all grocery shoppers own smartphones, with a much higher concentration among younger shoppers. Consumer predictions for "very likely" use in the next year include leveraging smartphones to save through digital coupons (42 percent), access weekly sales items (38 percent) and make grocery lists (31 percent).
Supermarket shoppers regularly use Facebook (71 percent), Twitter (21 percent) and Pinterest (18 percent). However, just 24 percent of grocery store shoppers are friends with or connected to their primary supermarket. At the same time, many would be very willing to try a new recipe/meal (40 percent) or purchase a new food item (34 percent) based on recommendations from their social network.
Just one in 10 shoppers cite a high likelihood of using their primary store's website for pickup or home delivery instead of going to a physical store to buy groceries.
Supermarkets must be in sync with today's technology and social media tools in order to build a relationship with shoppers. Considering social media, for example, there is a significant opportunity gap between use by shoppers and a connection with their primary supermarket.
Supermarket satisfaction among shoppers unable to find all items they had planned to buy on their shopping trip averaged 4.08 on a five-point scale, compared with 4.47 among shoppers who did find all items. The survey also found that out-of-stocks may cost retailers sales, with 46 percent of those shoppers going or planning to go to a different store to purchase the item; 38 percent foregoing the item; 18 percent buying a different item at the store instead; and 13 percent buying a different brand or size.
The supermarket continues to show strength in store cleanliness, the top scoring attribute on the survey.
Highest satisfaction in the perimeter departments are found in dairy/frozen, meat and produce. Prepared/takeout food and seafood offer opportunities for improvement, receiving the lowest marks.
Grocery variety receives the top score for variety in departments across the store. The biggest opportunity presents itself in growing areas like variety in natural/organic products, ethnic/international items, and locally-sourced items.
Cashier friendliness, the second highest scoring area, along with strengths in overall checkout experience and bagging, illustrate the edge supermarkets have at the final point of the customer transaction.
The majority of supermarket shoppers patronize the most conveniently located store. Top reasons for bypassing one or more stores are quality and variety of fresh foods, lower prices in general, and promotions and specials for specific items.
Nearly three-quarters of shoppers use some form of money-saving measure during their visit to the supermarket. The printed, home-delivered circular remains the most frequently used measure (76 percent), followed by printed coupons (35 percent) and in-store promotions (28 percent). Electronic circulars and store/website coupons register 24 percent and 23 percent, respectively.


Had a fun day at work today! I wasn't in the office per se as I went on what Hanif, the person in charge of production (also incredibly funny), would say "Tour". Kinda felt like it too!
We went to our stockists first and brought shoes for them to restock. Got to meet Kak Su at BVII even for a lil while! Then we went to KLCC because Nelissa has some shoes stocked there in Isetan. Hanif drove in to the loading bay and he kept laughing at me because I was genuinely really fascinated! From Marks and Spencer to alcohol suppliers, everything! The loading bay btw is huge. It's massive, and the lift stinks like rotten fish. Maybe 'cause it actually carries fish on a daily basis. I forget that Isetan has a whole grocery department downstairs so there were a lot of food going in and out. And we went into Isetan through the back rooms where all the employees hang out. Felt kinda cool??
Then we went to the factory where they make some of the shoes. I thought it'd be in this huge space, like as big as the Willy Wonka one. It wasn't. It was a shop lot but extended to two floors. You won't know this about me but I have this intense fascination on how things are made. I am endlessly curious as to how ANYTHING is made. From lipsticks to roof tiles, I love seeing the process of production. For me, it's like physically seeing how 2 and 2 adds to 4. So the trip to the 'factory' was an incredibly insightful one. From how they slap the Nelissa Hilman tag on the soles and stapling leather onto the heel, I was in * a w e *. Genuine awe.
Wasn't there for too long as we had to rush elsewhere but here are some photos I managed to take.
This mak cik was so friendly and nice, I actually spent some time listening to her stories as she continued gluing things on.
I love learning more and more things about retail and fashion as I work with NH so things like these excite me. Whenever I can, I always pester my colleagues and even Nelissa herself sometimes about the industry and the whole start-up culture. Would love to blog about it but need to be working more to do that haha!
So close to the weekend already, yes!!! I'm definitely getting myself churros this weekend.


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Q: Python script inside docker creates empty file with CRON I have a CRON job set like this :
0 0 * * * cd /home/path/to/script && sudo -u myuser ./thescript.sh

This script builds a docker image running a simple python app dumping on file a test validation report. When I run this script in a terminal everything works fine (the generated file goes in /home/myuser). Unfortunately, when I run the CRON job, the file is created, but empty. It must have something to do with the Root owning the CRON job, but I can't figure out how to get it done
Any clue ?

A: A sudo requires a TTY and cron doesn't run commands with a TTY. You need to run the cron for root user
This can be done using
sudo crontab -e

Then in cron don't use sudo
0 0 * * * cd /home/path/to/script && ./thescript.sh

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BLACKSBURG, Va., Nov. 12, 2009 – The fall 2009 issue of the Virginia Tech College of Science Magazine explores the business side of science.
The issue features articles about the college's partnership in a unique intellectual property law degree program as well as the newly certified Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Other feature stories include National Institutes of Health-funded research on combating malaria, the VT-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program, and an opportunity for families to participate in an ongoing study about oppositional and defiant behavioral disorder in children.
View the magazine online, or request a printed copy.


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CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, is a non-governmental umbrella organisation with national representatives and one regional representative in the seven Alpine countries. It represents more than 100 associations and organisations. CIPRA works towards achieving sustainable development in the Alps; it also strives to preserve the natural and cultural heritage, maintain regional diversity, and bring about solutions to cross-border problems in the Alpine region.
CIPRA International is Work package leader of WP3 "Information and Publicity" and responsible for public relations as well as organising the final conference. Moreover CIPRA will contribute to the co-operation with various stakeholders by including the Alpine Rhine Valley.


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'Tennessee Crossroads' producer Ken Simington dies at 64
Dave Paulson, dnpaulson@tennessean.com
Television producer Ken Simington, who helped bring "Tennessee Crossroads" to the PBS airwaves for nearly 30 years, died Tuesday night after a fall at his home. He was 64.
Simington was the executive producer of "Crossroads" and had worked on the show since it began in 1987. The popular travel series explores all sides of Tennessee, uncovering restaurants, crafts, personalities and events, among other hidden gems. "Crossroads" is now in its 29th season and remains PBS' most-watched locally produced show.
"The best ideas I get are straight off of the telephone," Simington told The Tennessean in 2005. "People call and say, 'You ought to check out my neighbors' or 'There's this restaurant you ought to see.' I try to track 'em and get more research. The good ideas will come at me two or three times. ... Some of the magic is getting the shows to blend together. The more variety we can give folks, the more they like to see us."
This season alone, Simington oversaw 32 new episodes of "Crossroads." He started at Nashville Public Television (then WDCN) in 1979 and was nominated for the Regional Emmy Award 17 times throughout his career. He won the award in 2006 for the documentary "Living On: Tennesseans Remembering the Holocaust."
Nashville Public Television president and CEO Beth Curley called Simington "the granddaddy of NPT's production staff."
"Ken worked on 'Tennessee Crossroads' from the very first show in 1987 and loved every minute of his work, which viewers could witness every week. Ken had a long and distinguished career at NPT and was beloved by all of our staff. He was a unique talent who is already sorely missed by everyone at NPT."
Simington was a longtime member of Woodland Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Janice, sons Henry and Lucas, daughter-in-law April, grandchildren Delano and Lucy, brothers Ronald and Francis and sister Loretta Roche.
A memorial service will be scheduled. Details are forthcoming.


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died there, 19th May, 1856. In a letter from him to Mr. John Langdon Sibley, written about two months before his death, he says: "The Belknap letters are the property of Erskine Hazard, Esq., No. 1 Clinton Street, Philadelphia. His brother Samuel, an antiquarian, who has published, under the direction of the State, several volumes of Pennsylvania Archives, supposed his father had destroyed them. ... I am transcribing all that is serviceable for my purpose, in a l^irge volume, to be deposited with the Presbyterian Historical Society." Our associate, the Rev. George E. Ellis, D.D., who had been commissioned by the Historical Society, with the concurrence of Miss Elizabeth Belknap, to procure these letters for the Society, then opened a correspondence with Mr. Webster, and continued it with Mr. Samuel Hazard, which fortunately resulted, after some delay, in securing the letters. They were sent to Miss Belknap in 1860, and were m the following year presented by her to the Society, as reported by Dr. Ellis at the meeting in January, 1861. In a letter to him from Mr. Samuel Hazard, dated 6th July, 1860, he says: "I am now happy to learn that she [Miss Belknap] presented her father's papers to the Society 5 and to carry out her good designs, by adding, as a part of her donation, the letters to my father lately come into my hands from Mr. Webster's estate, they are sent, as you request, by express," &c. In this letter, he refers to the great intimacy which existed between his father and Dr. Belknap, and to the unreserved character of the correspondence. "The Doctor," he says, "was one of the most agreeable letterwriters I ever read."
The freedom with which this correspondence was conducted on both sides, after the acquaintance of the parties to it had ripened into friendship and intimacy, would have operated as an obstacle to its publication at a much earlier period; but time disposes of all such questions. There is much relating to Dr. Belknap's private and personal affairs, but it all serves to give a picture of the time; and every thing relating to him who was the principal founder of this Society must be regarded with interest by its members for all time. The details of the preparation and publication of the History of New Hampshire, a work which placed its author in the front rank of our native writers, will not be without interest and value. In printing these letters, the spelling of the original has been preserved, but abbreviated words have usually been spelled out at length. In the few instances where a sentence or part of a sentence has been omitted, such omission is indicated by asterisks or dots. It will be noticed, in this correspondence, that letters are occasionally acknowledged to have been received, on both sides, which are here wanting. The fact that so many of the letters are preserved is an indication of the respect which each party to the correspondence cherished for the other, and for the products of his pen.
The principal facts in Dr. Belknap's life are too well known to be enumerated here at length. He was the eldest child of Jeremiah Belknap, and was born in Boston, 4th June, 1744. He graduated at Harvard College, in 1762, at the age of 18 years. During the time he was preparing for the ministry, he taught school at different places. On the 18th February, 1767, in his 23d year, he was settled over the parish in Dover, N. H. The salary agreed upon was £100 ($333.33) per annum; and the sum of £150 was voted in addition, with which to provide for himself a house. On the 15th June, 1767, he married Miss Ruth Eliot, daughter of Mr. Samuel Eliot, bookseller in Cornhill, Boston, and sister of the Mr. Samuel Eliot mentioned in this correspondence, an eminent merchant, and benefactor of Harvard College. Dr. Belknap remained with this parish in Dover for twenty years, a faithful and honored minister, through a most trying period in the history of the country, oftentimes subjected to the most serious inconveniences. His salary, pittance that it was, could not be collected; and he was often obliged to labor in the field to keep his family from want. To his most intimate friends only would he ever after allow himself to utter a word of complaint; but some of his letters to his friend Hazard, dated not long before he left Dover, were written from the depths of his experience, sometimes almost with a wail, in contemplating his own needs and those of his family for a more enlarged sympathy, and for the society of friends of a more generous culture. In the autumn of 1786, at the earnest solicitation of Mr. Hazard, he visited Philadelphia, and made the acquaintance of many distinguished men in that city, some of whom were desirous that he should take up his residence there; and Dr. Belknap seems himself to have seriously entertained the thought. But the call to the church in Long Lane, Boston, opening to him the prospect of a home in his native city, of the enjoyment of the society of his kindred and friends, and of a wider field for the exercise of his talents, was a temptation not to be resisted; and the negotiations of Mr. Hazard in his behalf were broken off.
His salary here, at first, was small; but, unlike his experience in his former pastorate, he would be likely to receive the sum which was settled upon him. He was offered 21. 8s. Od. per week, or about $416 per annum, with the stipulation, for an increase, if the society should increase. "The Boston clergymen at that time, with few exceptions, were obliged, by the inadequacy of their salaries, to resort to other means of support for their families; and for this object Mr. Belknap received at his house a few young men to instruct in higher branches than were taught in the public schools." (Life, pp. 146, 147.) His installation took place on the 4th of April, 1787.
A person of Dr. Belknap's learning and character could not fail, in a community like Boston, to command unqualified respect and confidence. His active mind led him to take an interest largely in public affairs. He became Overseer of the College, was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of other associations, clerical and lay. He had published the first volume of the History of New Hampshire during his residence in Dover, and it had been printed by Robert Aitken, of Philadelphia. The second and third volumes were prepared and printed in Boston. He now wrote the Foresters, and the Lives contained in the two volumes of American Biography, some of which, as well as the Foresters, had been originally published in the " Columbian Magazine," at Philadelphia.
In August, 1790, a plan was drawn up by Dr. Belknap as a basis for an Historical Society, or rather u an Antiquarian Society," as the "plan" was labelled, which he submitted to a few gentlemen. A heliotype facsimile of this plan, in his own handwriting, is given at page 231 of Vol. II. Out of this grew the Massachusetts Historical Society, the first recorded meeting of which was held at the house of Mr. William Tudor, in Court Street, 24th January, 1791. The number of Resident Members, and also that of Corresponding Members, was limited to thirty each. The Society was incorporated in 1794, and the limit then fixed was sixty for Resident Members, with no limit for Honorary Members. In 1857, the Society was authorized by the Legislature to elect one hundred Resident Members.
The latter part of Dr. Belknap's correspondence shows that he had had serious warnings as to his health, which admonished him to set his house in order. "On the morning of the 20th June, 1798, at four o'clock, he was attacked with apoplexy, which deprived him of the powers of speech and motion, and he died before eleven."
Dr. Belknap left a large number of manuscripts. Those in his own handwriting were principally note-books, with extracts, a continuation of his American Biography, and interleaved almanacs. He kept copies of but few of his own letters. A great number of miscellaneous letters addressed to him are preserved among his papers. These include many written in answer to inquiries made by him of persons principally living in New Hampshire, when he was writing the History of that State. Much of this correspondence will well repay perusal and publication.
The Committee on the Belknap Papers felt that it would be desirable to print a volume of Dr. Belknap's own letters; and they were enabled to do this by the recovery of his correspondence with Mr. Hazard. It seemed to them, also, that an additional value would be given to these letters by placing -before the reader, at the same time, the letters of Mr. Hazard, which were counterparts of Dr. Belknap's letters. Besides, Hazard's letters are admirable in themselves.
Dr. Belknap's correspondent, Ebenezer Hazard, was a member of one oi the old families of Philadelphia. His father, Samuel Hazard, and his grandfather, Nathaniel Hazard, were merchants in that city. Their ancestor, Thomas Hazard, settled in this country in 1636.
Mr. Hazard was born in Philadelphia, 15th January, 1744. He was one of the students of the Rev. Samuel Finley, D.D. (afterward President of Princeton College), at the Academy at Nottingham, Maryland, where some of the most distinguished men of the country laid the foundation of their eminence and usefulness. He graduated at Princeton College in 1762. Devoting himself to a business career, he removed to the city of New York, and from 1769 to 1775 he was a member of the firm of Npel & Hazard, and that of Benedict & Hazard, as publishers and booksellers.
Taking an active part in the cause of his country, Mr. Hazard early became prominent as he was earnest and energetic. From 1775 to 1789 he was connected with


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Due to #705, the webview apk in Replicant 6.0 cannot be updated. Currently, webview version 43.0.2357.134 is in use. It was released in July 2015 and has numerous security issues that were discovered since then.
Updating the webview apk would fix a lot of security issues and would ensure that websites can be visited securely using the browser shipped with Replicant or Lightning.
FWIW, I've been happily using llvmpipe for about 2 weeks based on Wolfgang's instructions for Replicant 6.0. It's definitely less snappy, but I'm okay with the extra lag in return for the improved security of using Orfox. Would it be feasible to release an alternate Replicant 6.0 build with a current WebView, for the users like me who are okay with llvmpipe's current state?
It is my understanding that newer versions of webview currently can't be used because they don't work with the software rendering.
FWIW, I've been happily using llvmpipe for about 2 weeks based on Wolfgang's instructions for Replicant 6.0. It's definitely less snappy, but I'm okay with the extra lag in return for the improved security of using Orfox.
This is great to hear that llvmpipe in its current state is already usable for you!
Newer versions of the webview do indeed work with llvmpipe, at least they should. Latest versions may still introduce issues but these seem to get fixed by the Mesa or Android-x86 developers over time.
Please note that the apk is not built as part of a regular Replicant build. The apk needs to be built separately in a chromium build environment and only the final apk is committed to the source code. The apk can be installed with adb install -r webview.apk, just like a normal app. So there is no need for a completely separate Replicant build, just because of one apk file.
It would be great if we could utilize the script that selects libagl/llvmpipe on a per app basis https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1844 and somehow configured llvmpipe by default on every app using webview. I don't know how this could be automated.
Is this the source code for the most current stable version of Webview? https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/android_webview/ If so, like Wolfgang said, the Webview apk needs to be built separately in a chromium build environment, so it'd be good if we could build it ourselves.


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Fantasy Baseball Daily Round Up: May 12
Justin Vreeland goes around the league, giving a daily state of the union for the world of fantasy baseball. He outlines current storylines and gives insight on what to watch for going forward.
Published Sun May 12, 2019 9:46 am (EDT)
MLB Fantasy Baseball - Daily Round Up | Fantasy Alarm
Zach Eflin tossed a complete game shutout over the Royals in the Phillies 7-0 victory. He allowed just four hits and zero walks while striking out seven and throwing 110 pitches. Of his seven strikeouts, six were looking (the below video will show he got a little help from the umpire on a few of them). Eflin was the second highest scoring player on both FanDuel and DraftKings (Cole first on both). It was Eflin's second complete game in his last three starts and he has allowed just two earned runs over his last 25.0 innings pitched in that time frame. He isn't striking out hitters at a high rate with only 38 punch outs through 51.0 innings pitched this season, but fantasy owners can't complain about his five wins, 2.47 ERA, and 1.02 WHIP. He will have a tougher test in his next outing when he takes on the Brewers.
Zach Eflin's 6 Backward Ks (of 7 total/yesterday). ???? pic.twitter.com/9nQM3SVACP
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 12, 2019
Strong Outings
Gerrit Cole fired six innings of one-run ball in the Astros win over the Rangers. He allowed four hits while striking out a league-high 12 batters. It was a nice bounce back outing for Cole, who gave up four runs in his previous start. He has been fantastic in the strikeout department this season with 86 K's through 55.2 innings of work.
Trevor Bauer was stuck with a tough luck no-decision in the Indians 3-2 loss to the Athletics. He fired seven innings of two-run (zero earned) baseball and allowed just two hits while striking out 10. It was the bounce back outing we all expected from Bauer.
Jacob deGrom dominated the Marlins over seven innings. He allowed just five hits and one run while striking out eight in the win. deGrom has returned to Cy Young form, allowing a total of three runs over his last three starts (21.0 innings). He will carry a 3.26 ERA into his next outing with 64 strikeouts across 47.0 innings.
Walker Buehler was lights-out in a no-decision against the Nationals; he fired seven shutout innings allowed just four hits while striking out seven. Unfortunately for Buehler (and the Dodgers), the bullpen promptly blew the 2-0 lead that he left the game with.
Jordan Lyles continues to be the ace of the Pirates staff that we all expected him to be (kidding of course). He pitched six innings of one-hit, one-run baseball while striking out six. His record improved to 3-1 with the win and he lowered his ERA to 2.09. He has given up two or fewer runs in six out of seven starts this year.
Max Scherzer hurled seven innings of two-run ball to pickup his second win of the year. He surrendered five hits while striking out seven. Mad Max had pitched six or more innings and allowed three or fewer runs while striking out at least seven in all four of his last four starts.
Kevin Gausman tossed six innings and gave up one run in a win over the Diamondbacks. He allowed just five hits while striking out six. Gausman had been in a rough patch recently (struggling in his past four starts), but this was a nice outing for the righty.
2,500th Strikeout for King Felix
Félix Hernández has been a shell of his former self for a while now, but he did pick up career strikeout number 2,500 in a crushing defeat against the Red Sox. From 2008-2015, Felix was consistently among the best pitchers in baseball, but it's been all downhill for him since then; nonetheless, 2,500 career strikeouts is a big accomplishment and he became just the 36th pitcher in the history of baseball to reach the mark. His current resume still has the looks of a future Hall of Famer, but it's remarkable that he put together that resume nearly entirely before the age of 30. The last couple of seasons have put a blemish on his career though, as he has posted an under .500 record while pitching to the tune of an over 5.00 ERA. Some other career accomplishments for the King include a Cy Young, two ERA titles, and six all-star appearances.
Hitter Highlights
Ronny Rodríguez had a double-dong, finishing 2-3 with two solo home runs and a walk. It was his first career multi-homer game and he now has five home runs, 14 RBI, and a .323 average through 17 games played. He is tied for the Tigers team lead in RBI, despite half the at bats of co-leader Cabrera.
Ronny Rodriguez of the @tigers has a pair of solo home runs today.
Last 3 Middle Infielders w/ 14+ RBI & 14+ XBH in First 17 Player Games:
Ronny Rodriguez, 2019 Det
Ian Kinsler, 2009 Tex
Derek Jeter, 1999 NYY#MotorOn pic.twitter.com/wPHCFk5voH
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) May 11, 2019
Albert Pujols led all hitters in scoring yesterday, finishing 3-5 with two home runs, three RBI, and three runs scored. In his first game since hitting the 2,000 career RBI mark, Pujols put on a show. It was his first multi-homer game of 2019 and he now has eight home runs and 21 RBI on the season.
Yandy Díaz also had a double-dong day, finishing 2-5 with the two home runs and four RBI. Diaz had been in a bit of a drought, with his last home run coming on April 27, but he broke out of it in a big way yesterday. The home runs were his eighth and ninth of the season.
Yasiel Puig had a bash-and-dash, finishing 2-4 with a home run, a steal, and two RBI. Puig has mostly been a disappointment thus far this season, but it was second straight multi-hit game and his third straight game with a steal. He now has six home runs and seven steals, which would be great if he could improve on his .214 batting average a bit.
Avisaíl García had a bash-and-dash game of his own, going 2-4 with a home run, a steal, and two runs scored. He now has six home runs and three steals to go along with a .283 batting average. His 14 RBI leave a lot to be desired, but he isn't a bad own in deep leagues.
Wil Myers didn't want to be left out, providing us with a rare three different player bash-and-dash day. Myers also finished 2-4 with a home run, a steal, and two runs scored. His .240 average and 15 RBI aren't really doing fantasy owners any favors, but his seven home runs and four steals are rock solid contributions.
C.J. Cron went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and three RBI in the second game of their double-header after swatting a home run in the first game. It was his second four-hit game in his last three games and he is now hitting .261 with nine home runs.
Michael Conforto played well again yesterday, finishing 2-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBI. Over the past two games, Conforto has compiled five hits in six at bats, swatted two home runs, and drove in three runs. For the season, Conforto is hitting .274 with eight long balls, three steals, 18 RBI, and 24 runs scored.
Madison Bumgarner submitted his eight-team no-trade list, it includes: Braves, Red Sox, Astros, Cubs, Yankees, Phillies, Brewers and Cardinals.
Edwin Jackson was acquired by the Blue Jays and he will set a MLB record when he pitches for them as it will be the fourteenth different team that he has played for.
Tyler Glasnow and Mike Zunino are expected to miss 4-6 weeks and 4-5 weeks, respectively. A tough blow for the Rays, as Glasnow was pitching like a Cy Young contender and Zunino is their starting catcher.
What to Watch for Today
Stephen Strasburg vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu . This is the top pitching duel of the day and should be a low scoring affair. Ryu enters today's action with the fifth best ERA in baseball amongst qualified pitchers with his 2.03 mark. His 0.81 WHIP is second only to Paddack.
Caleb Smith vs. Noah Syndergaard . Not quite the pitching matchup on paper that Stras and Ryu are, but this one should be very good as well. Smith enters today's action with the seventh best ERA in baseball at 2.11 and the fourth best WHIP at 0.89.
Martín Pérez will attempt to improve to 6-0 on the season when he takes on the Tigers. He comes into today's start with a 2.83 ERA and has struck out 39 across 41.1 innings. This is a good matchup (on paper) for Perez to continue his strong run.
HYUN-JIN RYU
WALKER BUEHLER
STEPHEN STRASBURG
MARTIN PEREZ
JORDAN LYLES
MIKE ZUNINO
RONNY RODRIGUEZ
YANDY DIAZ
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Krakow is without a shadow of a doubt a perfect base for skiing & snowboarding exhibitions into southern Poland. Krakow's airport (Balice) is the nearest to the mountains therefore it looks like you need to land here - but please don't worry we can pick you up directly from the airport and take you to one of the places that are described down here or to your hotel in Krakow. The season usually starts around 15th of December and ends around 5th of April.
First slopes are within the area of 45 km from Krakow. But speaking from experience the best are around a 100 km and more away. Our team ski & snowboard in Poland and other Countries every winter. We have been doing it since 1999. We have been exploring and exploring the slopes, snow parks and areas next to them (Oh Yeah - Powder) therefore now we know where to look for what. No matter if you want to stay in Krakow or dwell next to the slope we can arrange all of that. If you travel with your own equipment we will pick you up with a car that will have enough room to handle everything. If you do not have your own gear we will tell you where it is the best to rent your ski or snowboard. Renting equipment costs around 35 zloty a day. Talking about costs of ski passes a one day ticket is around 60 zloty. In our book it is extremely worth to go to ski or snowboard in Zakopane if you are an experienced rider. This is because most of the slopes here are quite demanding. Anyway the most enjoyable lift and ski route in Poland is exactly here it is called Kasprowy Wierch. That is a brand new huge lift and a few kilometers of skiing & snowboarding paths and forests. If you are afraid of rocks or steep slopes we can take you to a few other places like: Białka Tatrzanska or Jaworzyna Krynicka. We can also organize an instructor for you. Everybody will enjoy it here. There are: chair lifts, pubs, restaurants, snow parks etc. here. Our latest personal favorite is Wierchomla, which is not a very ordinary mountain - I mean that it has an extremely nice shape for a cosy ride and delivers a lot of fun. To sum up we are skiers and Snowboarders and we know Polish hills very well. If you need a hand and an English speaking professional chauffeur please BOOK NOW. Some of us wait whole year for Winter Sports! - And that I Guess is you and me.
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This was a project that was done for Framingham State University's The Onyx. The Onyx is a literary and art magazine that students can submit their work to and have them be judged by their peers. I was responsible for the layout of the magazine as well as the theme and artwork to accompany it. My idea behind this year's magazine was the legend of the Phoenix. The phoenix rises from the ashes of the one that came before it, and it is a completely new being. This is similar to how every issue of The Onyx is new and unique. Finally, the feathers and birds present throughout the book are a collage of all the submitted works, which allows the artists and writers to be a part of the overall design.


OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of subinhibitory concentrations of amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, telithromycin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, tobramycin and doxycycline on pneumolysin production by a macrolide-susceptible strain and two macrolide-resistant strains [erm(B) or mef(A)] of Streptococcus pneumoniae. METHODS: Please refer to abstract in article. RESULTS: Only the macrolides/macrolide-like agents caused significant attenuation of the production of pneumolysin, which was evident with all three strains of the pneumococcus. CONCLUSIONS: Macrolides, at sub-MICs, but not other classes of antibiotic, subvert the production of pneumolysin, even in the presence of (and irrespective of the mechanism of) macrolide resistance in S. pneumoniae.


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Pure Noise Records announces new album from U.K. hardcore band Landscapes
Landon Defever
British melodic hardcore quintet Landscapes will release their new LP, Modern Earth, on April 8 via Pure Noise Records. The band's new album, following up 2013's Life Gone Wrong, which Pure Noise Records re-released, is reported to undoubtedly please fans of the band, as well as bring in a crop of newcomers to boot, as the act appeals to those who take a liking to bands like the Ghost Inside or the Amity Affliction.
"If Life Gone Wrong's concept was about being in that moment as it all falls around you, Modern Earth is a continuation of that story, an expansion explaining the disease of the mind, sculpting, adjusting and accepting those circumstances as it suffocates you powerless." says lead vocalist, Shaun Milton.
The new album was engineered by Sam Pura (Basement, the Story So Far) and mixed and mastered by Neil Kennedy in the United Kingdom, who recently worked on the new Milk Teeth record Vile Child.
Hear a brand new song, "Neighbourhood," below.
Modern Earth tracklisting
"Mouths of Decadence"
"Death After Life"
"Remorser"
"Heaven Ascended"
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Second-half tries by Juan Imhoff and Gonzalo Camacho proved the difference as the Pumas recorded only their second win in Wales – their previous being 11 years to the day of their latest exploit.
Following their involvement in the Rugby Championship there were fears in Wales that the South Americans could catch the Grand Slam champions cold.
And they took full advantage with a pair of scintillating tries from their wings to bring Wales crashing down to earth and end any hopes of them climbing to fourth in the world rankings which would have seen them be seeded top of a 2015 World Cup pool.
"This is a great win for us and coming as it does 11 years to the day since we last beat them in Wales," said Argentinian captain Juan-Martin Fernandez Lobbe.
"We have been searching for this win for what is a new and younger squad to the one that played in last year's World Cup.
"It is a hugely significant win and against the Six Nations Grand Slam winners an extra special one."
Wales were without several of their Grand Slam stars with Adam Jones, Dan Lydiate, Ryan Jones and Jonathan Davies all ruled out through injury.
Aaron Jarvis slotted into the front row to make his debut while Tavis Knoyle was preferred to Mike Phillips at scrum-half.
Jamie Roberts, who will leave Cardiff Blues at the end of the season, lined up at inside centre opposite Felipe Contepomi, who inspired the Pumas to victory in 2001.
The veteran play-maker sat out the recent Rugby Championship but was recalled for the autumn series and opened the scoring on three minutes after Ian Evans was penalised for a high tackle.
Wales quickly hit back through Halfpenny, after Jarvis settled any early nerves with a penalty earned at the scrum, but Argentina regained their lead thanks to a Nicolas Sanchez drop-goal.
But Argentina were dealt a major blow on 13-minutes when they lost Contepomi to a knee ligament injury and moments later Halfpenny knocked over his second penalty.
The full-back turned from point scorer to saver after a clinical counter-attack from the Pumas.
After turning over possession the ball was spread wide to Imhoff. The wing raced down the left and threaded a kick through. But despite winning the race Gonzalo Tiesi lost the ball under the tackle of Halfpenny.
Wales lost their own inside centre midway through the opening half as Roberts suffered a heavy bang to the head but Halfpenny fired the hosts into the lead with his third successful shot at goal.
Sanchez struck the uprights within minutes of the restart and totally miscued a second attempt minutes later as he slipped over on the greasy Millennium Stadium turf.
And Halfpenny punished the Pumas for their inaccuracy as he maintained his 100 per cent strike rate with another penalty but Sanchez made some amends with a second opportunist drop-goal.
The Pumas continued their resurgence and sparked the game into life with the opening try.
Juan Manuel Leguizamon created the opening with a superb offload to Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, who released Imhoff.
And the Racing Metro star showed some dazzling footwork to round Halfpenny and score.
Sanchez slotted the conversion and Argentina were quickly back on the scoreboard with a second try. Again an offload did the damage and Camacho took full advantage with a superb finish in the corner.
Sanchez expertly converted from the touchline to hand his side a 23-12 advantage and leave Wales starring down the barrel.
Sanchez continued to keep the scoreboard ticking and put the pumas 14 points and out of reach. Wales rallied at the death but the visitors weathered the storm to claim a major scalp. – Sapa-AFP.


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Imagine that your friend has a problem and you know how to help him/her. But that friend doesn't understand Ukrainian and Russian! So what should you do?
Here's what: you should learn how to give advice in English!
Why don't you (call him)…? – а почему бы тебе не…?
How about (asking for help) …? – А как насчет..?
You definitely should (do this) – тебе точно стоит ..
Have you tried (doing this)? – А ты пробовал(а) (это)?
(something) is worth a try – Стоит попробовать (это).
The sooner you (do something), the better. – Чем быстрее ты сделаешь (что-то), тем лучше.
Please don't forget that advice is uncountable. We can't say "She gave me good advices". If we want to make "advice" countable, we say "a piece of advice".


"Tracking and Detracking: High Achievers in Massachusetts Middle Schools"
A new study of Massachusetts middle schools contends schools that don't track students of the same grade into multiple course levels based on their achievement have fewer students scoring at the advanced level on state standardized tests in mathematics.
The report, from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a nonprofit think tank in Washington, draws on survey data from 2008-09 and from the 1990s. Defining "detracked" schools as those offering two or fewer levels of math and one level of English, science, and history, the report found that there were nearly twice as many "detracked" schools in 2009 as there were in 1991.
Holding socioeconomic factors even, the study also found that each additional level of courses offered in math is linked to a 3 percent rise in the numbers of students who score at the "advanced" level on state tests in that subject.
In a report snapshot, the Fordham Institute says the movement toward detracking, driven by "equity, gap closing, political correctness, and leaving no child behind," has resulted in the neglect of higher-performing students.
Moreover, the study says, detracking may be hindering the progress of poor and minority students most—the same populations that detracking advocates say they are aiming to help—because the practice is most popular in high-poverty and urban schools.
Parental influence may explain why more affluent districts retain tracking practices, according to the report. Tracking tended to remain in place at schools in which parents wield greater influence and in communities where local school boards have discussed the topic.


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CARIBBEAN ISLANDS RECEIVE 'LANDMARK' €3M GRANT TO BOOST CULTURAL SECTOR
The Caribbean Culture Sector has received significant funding from the European Union with support from the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, to help strengthen the sector following the devastating Covid-19 pandemic.
The €3 million grant, which is provided under the ACP-EU 11th EDF Culture Programme, will help those working in the Caribbean Culture Sector who are seeking to recover from the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The UNESCO, the CARICOM Secretariat and The University of the West Indies have joined forces to implement the €3m project titled 'Creative Caribbean – An Ecosystem of "Play" for Growth and Development'.
The three-year project that will be implemented in 15 Caribbean countries aims to develop a robust creative economy in the region by strengthening the enabling environment and providing grant support for industry and training initiatives.
The Creative and Cultural Industries (CCIs) targeted for grant support include music, fashion, festivals, film, animation and new media, visual and performing arts, among other areas of entertainment – a sector that provides millions in revenue and in which thousands of people find full-time and part-time work.
The project is expected to strengthen research and data collection on CCIs, to facilitate market access opportunities, to support the development of national artists registries, Cultural policies and Creative Industry Development Acts to incentivise the sector. It will also provide grants to creative and cultural practitioners to grow more globally competitive businesses and enhance their professional development.
Kingston JARumFestival dedicated to reggae (Photo : JTB)
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"It is an unquestionable fact that the impact of Covid-19 on the cultural and creative sectors was tremendously significant, yet CCIs play a notable role in the economy and recovery from the pandemic," explained Saadia Sanchez-Vegas, director and representative of the UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean during the project's virtual launch. "The Creative Caribbean project seeks to shift the paradigm from "the struggling artist" to creating an enabling environment where creatives are incentivised to produce and thrive and become a key driver of sustainable development in the region."
During the virtual launch, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Dr Armstrong Alexis explained that Creative Caribbean "brings together important elements of the cultural ecosystem to build on the deeply rooted Caribbean creative ecosystem of 'play'."
"This cultural pattern of 'play' has produced carnivals and festivals, which have been reproduced in over 70 diaspora spaces worldwide," he explained. "'Play' is the thread that connects the dynamic musical inventiveness of Reggae and Dancehall, Calypso and Soca, Punta, Bouyon, Compa, Salsa and Denery Segment, and the list goes on".
Artists and cultural entrepreneurs from the following countries are eligible to apply for grant support under this landmark project: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.
Festivals and carnivals to anchor culture
Festivals as well as carnivals are the most likely events to benefit from the launch of this project as they are catalysts of the creative sector and a strong asset for tourism in the region.
"Festivals, mounted in our context in a wide variety of creative disciplines, generate streams of direct income from sponsorship, ticket and merchandise sales, but also several secondary revenue streams through expenditure on airlines tickets, hotel accommodation, car rentals, as well as hair, make up and fashion services for the patrons; catering, media and promotion, technical support for sound, stage, lights and festival management; street vendors and the list goes on," added Alexis.
"National festivals and the region's premier, mega Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) stand to benefit from capacity building activities to be implemented through this project. The marketplace component of CARIFESTA which facilitates business interactions between Caribbean artists and international buyers and investors, festival and venue managers, is an area to be targeted for expansion when the event returns.".
Governments of the Caribbean Community increasingly acknowledge the value and contribution of the cultural and creative industries to the development of economies in the region. In 2018, a US$2.6 million Creative and Cultural Industries Innovation Fund was already set by the Caribbean Development Bank.
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Leonardo again – and the Bank of America?
Banks are not well-loved, these days, for reasons that are familiar to all of us. But here's a story that shows that even banks may on occasion exhibit a social conscience and an artistic sensibility. The article below is a fragment (in free translation) from a longer article which has appeared on the Corriere della Sera, the newspaper of Milano.
The Codex Trivulzianus, one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest manuscripts, part of the collection of the Biblioteca del Castello Sforzesco in Milano, will be restored. The Bank of America Merrill Lynch Art Conservation Project will finance the restoration. This will not be the Art Conservation project's only enterprise: 20 works of art and artifacts of great cultural and historic value, gathered from 19 countries, have been selected for restoration.
DIGITAL RESTORATION – The Trivulzian Codex, a collection of Leonardo's drawings and writings, is comprised of 55 folios dated between 1478 and 1490, and it is one of the most significant documents of the Italian Renaissance. It is a unique testimonial to the eclecticism of the Italian artist/inventor: it contains notes, drawings and studies of religious and military architecture (amongst which a sketch for the cupola of the Duomo di Milano), but also analyses of the Italian language and observations on the literature of the time. Using cutting-edge software capable of producing virtual copies of Leonardo's technical designs, the restoration project will result in a digital version of the manuscript which will remain impervious to the passage of time and will facilitate academic research, while rendering it more accessible to the lay public.
So, kudos to the Bank of America, and never mind the tax writeoffs they will take. They are doing a good thing for all of us.


Joseph of Arimathea received permission to take down the body of Jesus from the cross. He has transported the body of Jesus to his tomb, an unused tomb. The women who were followers of Jesus and had come from Galilee watched where Joseph put the body and went home to prepare spices for the body of Jesus. The preparation of the spices is in expectation of decay. The body quickly begins to decay and so pounds of spices were brought to deal with the smell of the body while making preparations for the body.


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The Michael M designers handcraft engagement rings, women's wedding bands, men's wedding bands, necklaces, earrings, bracelets & fashion rings. Each piece of custom jewelry by this designer brand is absolutely stunning and will help create that exact "look" you desire. Whether you are looking for the perfect engagement ring, special gift or simply an addition to your designer jewelry collection, Michael M is the perfect choice. Contact a Marc Samuels jeweler today to schedule a designer fitting.


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The apartment is the first floor.
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Immunity is power. A sound mind lives in a healthy body and a body remains healthy if it is immune enough. These are some health issues and diseases which can be prevented by just staying immune and immunity never takes costly tonics and medicines to be consumed by a person but in fact, it just gets built by the stuff you consume in everyday life and the way you live your life. It's the immune system which defends a body from the disease causing microbes and thus it is very much essential for a person to be immune in order to stay away from these microbes and diseases. Thus a person will be weak if his immune system is weak. Here are some such remedies which can help you make your immune system stronger.
Immunity can't be achieved just by eating healthy. You also need to live healthy and in order to live healthy, you also need to ensure that there is no stress in your life. People who over-stress themselves with workload often experience sleep deprivation. Both these are injurious for your immunity. An insomniac person can't be immune completely as sleep deprivation suppresses the immune functioning.
You will also need to avoid and quit all your ill-habits like smoking, drinking, tobacco addiction, drug addiction etc. if you wish to stay immune. You need to quit these habits completely. If you experience withdrawal symptoms, try to quit these habits slowly and steadily. Without quitting each of these habits, one can't ever stay immune as these are injurious for the various body systems.
As the next step, I would advise you to start consuming juices in the form of fruits, seeds and vegetables. This provides your body with the essential nutrients it needs. The nutrients in the form of liquids or juices are best absorbed by the human body. Thus consuming fruits, veggies and juices may really help you in becoming immune completely. Try consuming the fruits like Oranges, lemons and Guavas to be immune against diseases of Vitamin-C deficiency. Similarly, you should consume foods rich in Calcium to be immune against bone defects and you should eat iron rich foods like Spinach etc. to stay away from diseases like anemia. Similarly, you should ensure that you get every essential and needed nutrient from your food.
Probiotics are the drinks which contain a healthy bacteria that reaches the human stomach and crowds out the other harmful bacteria. Probiotics are thus very much essential for an individual to become immune against stomach disorders. Besides this, Probiotics reduce the incidences of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections. Thus probiotics are a must for all.
Not everything our body needs can be obtained from the food itself. We need an exposure of sun's rays to enable the skin produce the Vitamin-D it needs. A prolonged exposure to sun's rays in summers can also result in a sun tan. Thus we don't need a prolonged exposure at all and instead a 15 to 20 minutes exposure is enough for this purpose.
Besides ensuring that you fulfill all the above mentioned requirements, you should also ensure that the food you eat is healthy for you. You should choose your ingredients wisely and you should not eat the food which is spoiled or which has become rancid or else it might result in food poisoning. You should also stay away from the local street food which is sold in an uncovered manner. Processed and excessively fried food products are also not good for health. Thus you should avoid eating them as well.
Though some people abstain from eating garlic thinking that it makes them smell bad, still I would like to add here that garlic is a hub of antimicrobial properties and it is an immunity booster as well.
Sometimes, the blood becomes thick. Garlic is a good medicine to make the blood thin in such cases. Besides this, it helps to maintain the overall immunity of a person when added to veggies while cooking them.
There are many herbs which show immunity booster properties and thus those herbs can be used in order to strengthen the immune system. If someone is suffering from recurrent infections, the herbs like Ginseng, Astragalus etc. can be consumed. There are many other such herbs which can be used for the same purpose.
Unlike sugar that makes you a victim of diabetes, honey is less sugary in nature and it is a very extremely good medicine for strengthening the immune system. Honey works like a natural antioxidant and it is a hub of antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. It enables the human body to fight microbes, bacteria, viruses, fungi and other such agents. It keeps the digestive system normal and soothes the throat against infections and other such problems. Honey is rather also a potent medicine against coughs and colds and thus it can prove to be a very effective immunity booster against ailments that happen with a person because of seasonal changes.
Believing to the experts, Green tea really has the power to boost the immunity of an individual. Green tea is rich in a special kind of flavonoids which enables it to fight against bacteria and other such agents like viruses which trouble a person in the form of ailments and diseases. This flavonoids is called 'epigallocatechin gallate'. It Green tea is a rich source of antioxidants which prevent the damage caused by harmful free radicals to the body and strengthen the immunity of a person sideways. Similarly, ginger tea and cinnamon tea also shows very similar kind of effect against ailments like cough and cold that occur in the form of seasonal changes.
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