A Sharp FU-888SV Plasmacluster air purifier.
The same air purifier, cover removed.
An air purifier or air cleaner is a device which removes contaminants from the air in a room to improve indoor air quality. These devices are commonly marketed as being beneficial to allergy sufferers and asthmatics, and at reducing or eliminating second-hand tobacco smoke. The commercially graded air purifiers are manufactured as either small stand-alone units or larger units that can be affixed to an air handler unit (AHU) or to an HVAC unit found in the medical, industrial, and commercial industries. Air purifiers may also be used in industry to remove impurities such as CO2[dubious – discuss] from air before processing. Pressure swing adsorbers or other adsorption techniques are typically used for this.
In 1830, a patent was awarded to Charles Anthony Deane for a device comprising a copper helmet with an attached flexible collar and garment. A long leather hose attached to the rear of the helmet was to be used to supply air, the original concept being that it would be pumped using a double bellows. A short pipe allowed breathed air to escape. The garment was to be constructed from leather or airtight cloth, secured by straps.
In the 1860s, John Stenhouse filed two patents applying the absorbent properties of wood charcoal to air purification (patents 19 July 1860 and 21 May 1867), thereby creating the first practical respirator.
A few years later, John Tyndall invented an improvement to the fireman's respirator, a hood that filtered smoke and noxious gas from air (1871, 1874).
In the 1950s, HEPA filters were commercialized as highly efficient air filters, after being put to use in the 1940s in the United States' Manhattan Project to control airborne radioactive contaminants.
The first residential HEPA filter was reportedly sold in 1963 by brothers Manfred and Klaus Hammes in Germany, who created the Incen Air Corporation which was the precursor to the IQAir corporation.
Dust, pollen, pet dander, mold spores, and dust mite feces can act as allergens, triggering allergies in sensitive people. Smoke particles and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can pose a risk to health. Exposure to various components such as VOCs increases the likelihood of experiencing symptoms of sick building syndrome.
There are two types of air purifying technologies, active and passive. Active air purifiers use ionisation for cleaning the air, while passive air purification units, on the other hand, use air filters to remove pollutants. They are more efficient, since all dust and particulate matter is permanently removed from the air and collected in the filters.
Several different processes of varying effectiveness can be used to purify air. As of 2005, the most common methods were high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI).
High-efficiency particulate arrestance (HEPA) filters remove at least 99.97% of 0.3-micrometer particles and are usually more effective at removing larger particles. HEPA purifiers, which filter all the air going into a clean room, must be arranged so that no air bypasses the HEPA filter. In dusty environments, a HEPA filter may follow an easily cleaned conventional filter (prefilter) which removes coarser impurities so that the HEPA filter needs cleaning or replacing less frequently. HEPA filters do not generate ozone or harmful byproducts in course of operation.
Filter HVAC at MERV 14 or above are rated to remove airborne particles of 0.3 micrometers or larger. A high efficiency MERV 14 filter has a capture rate of at least 75% for particles between 0.3 to 1.0 micrometers. Although the capture rate of a MERV filter is lower than that of a HEPA filter, a central air system can move significantly more air in the same period of time. Using a high-grade MERV filter can be more effective than using a high-powered HEPA machine at a fraction of the initial capital expenditure. Unfortunately, most furnace filters are slid in place without an airtight seal, which allows air to pass around the filters. This problem is worse for the higher-efficiency MERV filters because of the increase in air resistance. Higher-efficiency MERV filters are usually denser and increase air resistance in the central system, requiring a greater air pressure drop and consequently increasing energy costs.
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation - UVGI can be used to sterilize air that passes UV lamps via forced air. Air purification UVGI systems can be freestanding units with shielded UV lamps that use a fan to force air past the UV light. Other systems are installed in forced air systems so that the circulation for the premises moves micro-organisms past the lamps. Key to this form of sterilization is placement of the UV lamps and a good filtration system to remove the dead micro-organisms. For example, forced air systems by design impede line-of-sight, thus creating areas of the environment that will be shaded from the UV light. However, a UV lamp placed at the coils and drainpan of cooling system will keep micro-organisms from forming in these naturally damp places. The most effective method for treating the air rather than the coils is in-line duct systems, these systems are placed in the center of the duct and parallel to the air flow.
Activated carbon is a porous material that can adsorb volatile chemicals on a molecular basis, but does not remove larger particles. The adsorption process when using activated carbon must reach equilibrium thus it may be difficult to completely remove contaminants. Activated carbon is merely a process of changing contaminants from a gaseous phase to a solid phase, when aggravated or disturbed contaminants can be regenerated in indoor air sources. Activated carbon can be used at room temperature and has a long history of commercial use. It is normally used in conjunction with other filter technology, especially with HEPA. Other materials can also absorb chemicals, but at higher cost.
Polarized-media electronic air cleaners use active electronically enhanced media to combine elements of both electronic air cleaners and passive mechanical filters. Most polarized-media electronic air cleaners use safe 24-volt DC voltage to establish the polarizing electric field. Airborne particles become ionized, or charged, as they pass through the electric field and adhere to a disposable fiber media pad. Ultra-fine particles (UFPs) that are not collected on their initial pass through the media pad are polarized and agglomerate to other particles, odor and VOC molecules and are collected on subsequent passes. The efficiency of polarized-media electronic air cleaners increases as they load, providing high-efficiency filtration, with air resistance typically equal to or less than passive filters. Polarized-media technology is non-ionizing, which means no ozone is produced.
Photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) is an emerging technology in the HVAC industry. In addition to the prospect of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) benefits, it has the added potential for limiting the introduction of unconditioned air to the building space, thereby presenting an opportunity to achieve energy savings over previous prescriptive designs. As of May 2009 there was no more disputable concern raised by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory data that PCO may significantly increase the amount of formaldehyde in real indoor environments. As with other advanced technologies, sound engineering principles and practices should be employed by the HVAC designer to ensure proper application of the technology. Photocatalytic oxidation systems are able to completely oxidize and degrade organic contaminants. For example, Volatile Organic Compounds found low concentrations within a few hundred ppmv or less are the most likely to be completely oxidized.(PCO) uses short-wave ultraviolet light (UVC), commonly used for sterilization, to energize the catalyst (usually titanium dioxide (TiO2)) and oxidize bacteria and viruses. PCO in-duct units can be mounted to an existing forced-air HVAC system. PCO is not a filtering technology, as it does not trap or remove particles. It is sometimes coupled with other filtering technologies for air purification. UV sterilization bulbs must be replaced about once a year; manufacturers may require periodic replacement as a condition of warranty. Photocatalytic Oxidation systems often have high commercial costs.
A related technology relevant to air purification is photoelectrochemical oxidation (PECO) Photoelectrochemical oxidation. While technically a type of PCO, PECO involves electrochemical interactions among the catalyst material and reactive species (e.g., through emplacement of cathodic materials) to improve quantum efficiency; in this way, it is possible to use lower energy UVA radiation as the light source and yet achieve improved effectiveness.
Ionizer purifiers use charged electrical surfaces or needles to generate electrically charged air or gas ions. These ions attach to airborne particles which are then electrostatically attracted to a charged collector plate. This mechanism produces trace amounts of ozone and other oxidants as by-products. Most ionizers produce less than 0.05 ppm of ozone, an industrial safety standard. There are two major subdivisions: the fanless ionizer and fan-based ionizer. Fanless ionizers are noiseless and use little power, but are less efficient at air purification. Fan-based ionizers clean and distribute air much faster. Permanently mounted home and industrial ionizer purifiers are called electrostatic precipitators.
Immobilized cell technology removes microfine particulate matter from the air by attracting charged particulates to a bio-reactive mass, or bioreactor, which enzymatically renders them inert.
Ozone generators are designed to produce ozone, and are sometimes sold as whole house air cleaners. Unlike ionizers, ozone generators are intended to produce significant amounts of ozone, a strong oxidant gas which can oxidize many other chemicals. The only safe use of ozone generators is in unoccupied rooms, utilising "shock treatment" commercial ozone generators that produce over 3000 mg of ozone per hour. Restoration contractors use these types of ozone generators to remove smoke odors after fire damage, musty smells after flooding, mold (including toxic molds), and the stench caused by decaying flesh which cannot be removed by bleach or anything else except for ozone. However, it is not healthy to breathe ozone gas, and one should use extreme caution when buying a room air purifier that also produces ozone.
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) technology - nanoparticles of TiO2, together with calcium carbonate to neutralize any acidic gasses that may be adsorbed, is mixed into slightly porous paint. Photocatalysis initiates the decomposition of airborne contaminants at the surface.
Thermodynamic sterilization (TSS) - This technology uses heat sterilization via a ceramic core with micro capillaries, which are heated to 200 °C (392 °F). It is claimed that 99.9% of microbiological particles - bacteria, viruses, dust mite allergens, mold and fungus spores - are incinerated. The air passes through the ceramic core by the natural process of air convection, and is then cooled using heat transfer plates and released. TSS is not a filtering technology, as it does not trap or remove particles. TSS is claimed not to emit harmful by-products (although the byproducts of partial thermal decomposition are not addressed) and also reduces the concentration of ozone in the atmosphere.
Other aspects of air cleaners are hazardous gaseous by-products, noise level, frequency of filter replacement, electrical consumption, and visual appeal. Ozone production is typical for air ionizing purifiers. Although high concentration of ozone is dangerous, most air ionizers produce low amounts (< 0.05 ppm). The noise level of a purifier can be obtained through a customer service department and is usually reported in decibels (dB). The noise levels for most purifiers are low compared to many other home appliances. Frequency of filter replacement and electrical consumption are the major operation costs for any purifier. There are many types of filters; some can be cleaned by water, by hand or by vacuum cleaner, while others need to be replaced every few months or years. In the United States, some purifiers are certified as Energy Star and are energy efficient.
HEPA technology is used in portable air purifiers as it removes common airborne allergens. The US Department of Energy has requirements manufacturers must pass to meet HEPA requirements. The HEPA specification requires removal of at least 99.97% of 0.3 micrometers airborne pollutants. Products that claim to be "HEPA-type", "HEPA-like", or "99% HEPA" do not satisfy these requirements and may not have been tested in independent laboratories.
Air purifiers may be rated on a variety of factors, including Clean Air Delivery Rate (which determines how well air has been purified); efficient area coverage; air changes per hour; energy usage; and the cost of the replacement filters. Two other important factors to consider are the length that the filters are expected to last (measured in months or years) and the noise produced (measured in decibels) by the various settings that the purifier runs on. This information is available from most manufacturers.
As with other health-related appliances, there is controversy surrounding the claims of certain companies, especially involving ionic air purifiers. Many air purifiers generate some ozone, an energetic allotrope of three oxygen atoms, and in the presence of humidity, small amounts of NOx. Because of the nature of the ionization process, ionic air purifiers tend to generate the most ozone. This is a serious concern, because ozone is a criteria air pollutant regulated by health-related US federal and state standards. In a controlled experiment, in many cases, ozone concentrations were well in excess of public and/or industrial safety levels established by US Environmental Protection Agency, particularly in poorly ventilated rooms.
Ozone can damage the lungs, causing chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath and throat irritation. It can also worsen chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and compromise the ability of the body to fight respiratory infections—even in healthy people. People who have asthma and allergy are most prone to the adverse effects of high levels of ozone. For example, increasing ozone concentrations to unsafe levels can increase the risk of asthma attacks.
Ozone generators used for shock treatments (unoccupied rooms) which are needed by smoke, mold, and odor remediation contractors as well as crime scene cleanup companies to oxidize and permanently remove smoke, mold, and odor damage are considered a valuable and effective tool when used correctly for commercial and industrial purposes. However, there is a growing body of evidence that these machines can produce undesirable by-products.
In September 2007, the California Air Resources Board announced a ban of indoor air cleaning devices which produce ozone above a legal limit. This law, which took effect in 2010, requires testing and certification of all types of indoor air cleaning devices to verify that they do not emit excessive ozone.
As of 2015, the United States residential air purifier total addressable market was estimated at around $2 billion per year.
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Q: ASP.NET Filter IQueryable with Custom Expression I'm currently working on an ASP.NET application in .NET 4.5. Currently I'm retrieving 2 View results from my database using an IQueryable:

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*MainProject

*SubProject

MainProjects and SubProjects have different properties, but do have 1 property in common, an ObjectNumber, which I defined in an interface ISearchResult.
I would like to write an Expression to filter both View results with only 1 method, instead of writing the same coding twice.
My View result classes and the interface look like this:
public interface ISarchResult
{
    int ID { get; set; }
    string ObjectNr { get; set; }
}

public class MainProject : ISearchResult
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public DateTime? CreationDate { get; set; }
    public string Title { get; set; }
    public string ObjectNr { get; set; }
}

public class SubProject : ISuchResultat
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string ObjectNr { get; set; }
    public short State { get; set; }
    public int? Anything { get; set; }
    public int? Something { get; set; }
}

In my Code Behind class I have my filter method, which looks like this:
private IQueryable<MainProject> FilterObjectNumbers(IQueryable<MainProject > result)
{
    var objectNumbers = this.objectNrField.Text.Split(',').Select(objNr => objNr.Trim()).Where(t => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(t)).ToList();

    if (objectNumbers.Count > 0)
    {
        var projectIDs = objectNumbers.Select(objNr => Util.StringToInt(objNr)).Where(objNr => objNr > 0).ToList();
        result = result.Where(i => objectNumbers.Contains(i.ObjectNr) || projectIDs.Contains(i.PK_ID));
    }

    return result;
}

Do you know how to transform this Method into a query Expression, to filter my IQueryable for type MainProject as well as type SubProject?
Is it possible to put this Expression Filter method into an extension method?

A: Create a generic extension method with a ISarchResult constraint
public static IQueryable<T> FilterObjectNumbers<T>(this IQueryable<T> result, string objectNrFieldText)
    where T : ISarchResult {
    var objectNumbers = objectNrFieldText.Split(',').Select(objNr => objNr.Trim()).Where(t => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(t)).ToList();

    if (objectNumbers.Count > 0) {
        var projectIDs = objectNumbers.Select(objNr => Util.StringToInt(objNr)).Where(objNr => objNr > 0).ToList();
        result = result.Where(i => objectNumbers.Contains(i.ObjectNr) || projectIDs.Contains(i.ID));
    }

    return result;
}

It can then be used
//assuming IQueriable<MainProject> mainProjectResult
var filteredResult = mainProjectResult.FilterObjectNumbers(this.objectNrField.Text);

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package org.sd.csv;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import org.sd.util.range.IntegerRange;

/**
 * Utility methods over record sets.
 * <p>
 * @author Spencer Koehler
 */
public class RecordSetUtils {

  public static <T> List<T> collectFieldValues(RecordSet recordSet, RecordValueCollector<T> valueCollector) {
    final List<T> result = new ArrayList<T>();

    for (Iterator<DataRecord> iter = recordSet.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
      final DataRecord dataRecord = iter.next();
      if (!valueCollector.collect(result, dataRecord)) {
        break;
      }
    }

    return result;
  }

  public static List<Double> collectNumbers(RecordSet recordSet, String fieldName) {
    return collectFieldValues(recordSet, new NumericValueCollector(fieldName));
  }

  public static List<String> collectStrings(RecordSet recordSet, String fieldName) {
    return collectFieldValues(recordSet, new StringValueCollector(fieldName));
  }

  public static List<DataRecord> collectDataRecords(RecordSet recordSet, IntegerRange range) {
    return collectFieldValues(recordSet, new RangeDataRecordCollector(range));
  }
}

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At some point during a job interview, it's your turn. You've answered a number of questions (possibly even some of the 27 most common job interview questions.) Now you get to ask the interviewer a few questions.
Some job candidates don't actually care about the answers to the questions they ask; they are just trying to look good by asking what they hope are great questions.
So if that's you -- if you hope to ask the interviewer questions that you really want answered, and you want to make a good impression in the process -- here are some of the best questions you can ask during a job interview.
1. "What top skills and qualities do all of your top performers have in common?"
Great people want to be great employees. They know every organization is different -- and so are the key qualities of top performers in those organizations.
Maybe the top performers work longer hours. Maybe creativity is more important than methodology. Maybe constantly landing new customers in new markets is more important than building long-term customer relationships. Maybe being willing to spend the same amount of time educating an entry-level customer as helping an enthusiast who wants high-end equipment is what really makes a difference..
Ultimately, you 1) want to know if you will fit in, and 2) if you do fit in, how you can be a top performer.
2. "What is the key driver of results in this job?"
In every job, some activities make a bigger difference than others. Maybe you need your HR team to fill job openings, but what you really want is for them to find the right candidates, because that results in higher retention rates, lower training costs, and better overall productivity. Maybe you need your service techs to perform effective repairs, but what you really want is for those techs to identify ways to solve problems and provide other benefits -- in short, to build customers relationships and even generate additional sales.
You want to know what truly makes a difference and drives results, because you know that helping the company succeed means you will succeed as well.
3. "What do you expect me to accomplish in the first 90 days?"
You want to hit the ground running. You don't want to spend weeks or months "getting to know the organization." You don't want to spend huge chunks of time in orientation, in training, or in the futile pursuit of getting your feet wet.
You want to make a difference -- and you want to make that difference right now.
4. "What are the company's highest priority goals this year, and how would my role contribute?"
Is the job you will fill important? Does it matter?
You want a job with meaning, with a larger purpose -- and you want to work with people who approach their jobs the same way.
Otherwise a job... is just a job.
5. "What percentage of your employees were 'recruited' by existing employees?"
Employees who love their jobs naturally recommend their company to their friends and peers.
The same is true for people in leadership positions -- people naturally try to bring on board talented people they previously worked with. They've built relationships, developed trust, and shown a level of competence that made someone go out of their way to follow them to a new organization.
And all of that speaks incredibly well to the quality of the workplace and the culture.
6. "What do employees do in their spare time?"
Happy employees 1) like what they do, and 2) like the people they work with.
Granted, this can be a tough question to answer. Unless the company is really small, all the interviewer can do is speak in generalities. Or he or she can pick out a few people and describe what they do outside of work -- and if they can't even do that, they don't know your employees nearly well enough.
You want to be sure of having a reasonable chance of fitting in on a personal level as well as a professional level, because to many people, cultural fit is extremely important.
And even if it's not important to you, it does help to know what you're getting into.


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The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/41016/black-church-plants-grow-research-shows
Black church plants grow, research shows
by Carol Pipes, posted Wednesday, September 04, 2013 (6 years ago)
Tags: Ethnicity the SBC
NASHVILLE (BP) -- A steady increase in attendance has been the overall trend among African American churches planted prior to 2012, LifeWay Research learned from "the first research project of its size and scope," as researchers described it, "to measure characteristics distinctive to the African American context."
The average first-year Sunday attendance of 37 doubled by the fourth year among the 290 African American church plants in the multidenominational survey aimed at identifying characteristics of healthy new congregations.
Worship attendance, new commitments to Christ, community demographics, church culture, facility usage, promotion and outreach, and church sponsorship and funding were studied in the project.
"This research has described in detail African American church planting today," said Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research. "More importantly, this research has begun productive conversations among church planting leaders across the U.S. about how best to train and equip new African American church plants."
Stetzer added that large national studies on church planting have been conducted in the past, "but it would be wrong to assume that national factors are the same for every sub-population of church plants."
Worship attendance
The survey identified three characteristics that had the most positive impact on worship attendance, which were present in more than two-thirds of the churches: delegation of leadership roles to volunteers; leadership training for new church members; and a plan of personal spiritual formation for the church planter.
The study found worship style impacts attendance. The most common worship style used by African American church plants was blended, cited by 45 percent of those surveyed, followed by contemporary gospel, contemporary and urban contemporary, ranging from 12-14 percent. However, church plants with a more distinctive style, urban contemporary for instance, had higher attendance than churches using a blended style.
New commitments
The average number of new commitments to Christ for the first year of a church plant was 16, LifeWay Research found. The average number of new commitments peaked in year three at 20 and then remained at 12 or higher for the remainder of the years measured.
The study identified two characteristics that stood out as having a positive impact on new commitments to Christ and were present among more than two-thirds of the churches: door-to-door evangelism (75 percent) and the establishment of a new member class (68 percent).
Six characteristics were shown to impact both worship attendance and new commitments to Jesus Christ:
-- Church planter compensated for their work (52 percent of the new churches).
-- Weeklong boot camp or basic training provided for the church planter (42 percent).
-- Church planter worked 60 hours a week or more on the church plant during the first two years of existence (39 percent).
-- A sponsor or mother church permitted the plant to meet in the sponsoring church building (32 percent).
-- The plants had their own facilities during the first five years (20 percent).
-- The church plant incorporated a contemporary worship style (13 percent).
On average, African American churches were planted in communities that were largely made up of the following ethnic groups: African American (42 percent), white (35 percent), Hispanic (13 percent), African or Caribbean decent (4 percent), Asian (3 percent) and other (3 percent).
The survey asked church plants to select what ethnicity or race they specifically sought to reach in the community around the church. About two-thirds (68 percent) of churches focused on reaching African Americans. More than 80 percent of church planters said they also intentionally sought to reach a cross-cultural or multiethnic audience.
Church sponsorship and funding
The LifeWay Research study found 48 percent of new churches were sponsored by another church. Among the sponsoring churches, 79 percent provided active prayer support while 53 percent provided mentoring to the church planter or church planting team, researchers noted.
"A sponsoring or mother church is often a crucial aspect of successful church [plants] for obvious reasons," said Carl Ellis, assistant professor of practical theology at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas and a consultant on the research project. "The fewer burdens a church plant has to carry in the initial stages, the greater is the likelihood that the new church will succeed."
The primary funding sources for African American church plants were core members (84 percent), affiliated denominations (62 percent), the church planter or church planting team (49 percent) and the personal financial support network of the church planter (44 percent). The study also found 36 percent of church plants received funding from one or more sponsoring churches.
The average amount received by church starts from outside sources was $21,818 in the first year. Average dollars received from members or attendees in the first year was $33,301. During the first seven years, outside funding declined 44 percent, while dollars from members or attendees grew 211 percent, the research found.
Among the African American church plants surveyed, 29 percent were self-sufficient by their first year. Half achieved self-sufficiency by the fourth year and 60 percent by year 10.
Many church planters received support other than financial during their first years. Sixty percent said they received church planter mentoring, coaching or supervision, and training for themselves or their team.
Church planters
The project indicated 55 percent of planters received church planting training prior to starting a church. But only 16 percent received specific training on the dynamics of the African American context prior to planting. Sixty-nine percent said they would benefit from that type of training today.
Two-thirds (69 percent) were bivocational the first two years of the plant's existence. Despite so many having a second job, 63 percent of church planters worked 40 hours a week or more at the church plant. Slightly more than half (52 percent) received some financial compensation for their work as a church planter, but only 38 percent of them termed the financial compensation adequate to meet the basic needs of themselves and their families.
The majority of church planters arrived on the field as a single staff member. Only six percent of the church plants had a paid, staffed team of more than one person to start the church.
Church planters from more than 20 denominations and several non-denominational churches participated in the study. Almost half (43 percent) were started since 2007. Most of them, 94 percent, still exist. Among the churches that closed, lack of financial support was the most common contributing factor.
Stetzer expressed appreciation for the study's sponsors and their interest "to measure the reality of African American church planting today."
The North American Mission Board (SBC), Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Mission to North America (PCA), Assemblies of God, Path 1 (United Methodist Church), International Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Foursquare Church were among the sponsors who received study results at the biannual meeting of the Church Planter Leadership Fellowship in August.
Carol Pipes is a writer for LifeWay Christian Resources. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp).
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Bad breath, tattoos could affect promotion, say hiring managers
Piercings, wrinkled clothes, messy hair also disliked
07/05/2011|hrreporter.com|Last Updated: 07/05/2011
Bad breath, heavy cologne and wrinkled clothes are among the factors that can make an employee less likely to get promoted, according to a CareerBuilder survey of 2,878 hiring managers in the United States.
"While strong job performance and leadership skills will weigh heavily on prospects for upward mobility, employers will also look at whether the employee conveys an overall professional image both internally and externally," said Rosemary Haefner, vice-president of human resources at CareerBuilder.
The top personal attributes employers said would make them less likely to extend a promotion include:
• piercings (37 per cent)
• bad breath (34 per cent)
• visible tattoo (31 per cent)
• frequently wrinkled clothes (31 per cent)
• messy hair (29 per cent)
• too-casual dress (28 per cent)
• too much perfume or cologne (26 per cent)
• too much makeup (22 per cent)
• messy office or cubicle (19 per cent)
• chewed fingernails (10 per cent)
• too suntanned (four per cent).
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Shame-stroke (Old Norse: klámhogg) is the act of cutting off or stabbing a man's buttocks. The injury symbolically represents the anal rape of a man. As such, the injury is designed not only to be debilitating but also sexually humiliating through the symbolic feminization of the victim (usually a vanquished enemy), by turning him into an ergi. The injury was considered a mortal wound, as such was ranked with brain injury, a marrow injury, and other fatal wounds. It was considered symbolic of the loss of power in the Norse society where power and status were important as well as an outward signifier of the physical and social power that the dominator wielded over the dominated.

The term is Nordic in origin, and equated with castration as "unmanning" the victim, and classed with wounds that cause major penetrations of the body, strongly suggesting that the term refers to rape or forced anal sex. It was considered a legal term, with the shame entailed associated with the shame of ragr. The "unmanning" also often came with an insulting cognomen indicating status degradation and once the name stuck, ensured that the shame would not be forgotten.

See also
Scalping
Viking raid warfare and tactics

References

Wartime sexual violence
Violence against men
Viking warfare


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Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to deliver an official apology for the Canadian government's role in turning back the MS St. Louis. The ship, which was carrying over 900 Jewish refugees, attempted to dock in Halifax in 1939 before it was turned away by Canadian immigration officials. Over 250 of the ship's passengers were later murdered in Nazi death camps in Germany.
The decision by Canadian officials to refuse entry to Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Europe reflects the antisemitic and xenophobic bigotry shaping Canadian immigration policies at the time, which saw the admission of fewer than 5,000 Jewish refugees between 1933 and 1945. Such policies can be succinctly described with the refrain from a Canadian immigration official who, when asked how many Jewish refugees would be admitted after the war infamously replied, "none is too many".
While Trudeau's apology is a welcome step towards righting a historic wrong, such words ring hollow in light of Canada's continued harmful practices toward migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and its active role in perpetuating mass forced migration in the first place.
This apology comes within a week of an announcement by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) of plans to substantially increase deportations of migrants by 25-35%. IJV is dismayed that the Liberal government would apologize for wrongs committed in the past, yet commit to increasing such practices today, many of which have resulted in torture and sometimes death in recent years.
Within the Jewish Tradition, there is a concept called T'shuvah, or "making amends". This concept is prefaced on the immediate halting of the harmful action followed by concrete, tangible steps to rectify it, including a steadfast commitment not to repeat such harms in the future.
For Trudeau's apology to be meaningful, he must commit to ending the ongoing detention of migrants, that sees thousands of people — including children — jailed in immigrant detention centers each year, at times indefinitely, on stolen Indigenous land.
He must commit to ending the exploitation of migrant workers, subject to horrendous working conditions and often abuse at the hands of their employers, with few options for legal recourse.
He must commit to rescinding the Safe Third Country Agreement, an outdated policy that denies migrants the right to asylum in Canada if their first point of entry was through the United States.
He must commit to making sure that "never again" truly comes to mean never again for anyone.
Today, we are thinking of those 254 Jewish refugees murdered by the Nazis after the Canadian government denied them asylum. We are thinking of the 11 Jewish worshippers in Pittsburgh who were murdered for being Jewish, in part because of Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society's support for immigrants and refugees. We are thinking of the over 5,000 migrants who died or went missing around the world in 2017 alone as they attempted to cross colonially-imposed borders.
May all of their memories be for a blessing.
We are grateful for the tireless work of migrant justice organizations including, No One Is Illegal, Solidarity Across Borders, Justice for Migrant Workers, Canadian Council for Refugees and the Sanctuary City Movement, who organize around the principles of justice and dignity for all, all the while working in active solidarity with Indigenous Nations who remain the original stewards of these lands since time immemorial.
As white supremacy, fascism and xenophobia are on the rise across North America, it is incumbent upon all of us to welcome immigrants and refugees around the world seeking sanctuary with open arms.
It is not enough for Trudeau to apologize; he must stop actively perpetuating such harms.
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What is stopping us increasing our renewable energy ambition?
Can we increase our renewable energy ambition significantly beyond 2020? Not if we continue to focus on just one aspect of renewable energy, namely renewable electricity and continue to neglect renewable transport and in particular renewable heat, writes Director of the national SFI MaREI Centre, professor Brian Ó Gallachóir.
Can we meet our 2020 target? In 2017, renewable energy in Ireland provided 10 per cent of our energy usage. We are not on track to meet the mandatory 2020 target, under the EU Renewable Energy Directive, of achieving at least a 16 per cent renewable energy share of our overall energy usage. We are likely to comply with the Directive requirements by i) increasing renewable energy in Ireland to 12 per cent or 13 per cent; and ii) purchasing renewable credits from other EU Member States.
Our most significant progress in recent years has been in increasing wind energy deployment with renewable energy in 2017, accounting for 30 per cent of our electricity usage. However, electricity accounts for just 20 per cent of our overall energy we use, so this 30 per cent RES-E share means that renewable electricity provides just 6 per cent of our overall energy use. Significant increases in renewable electricity will not provide a significant short-term increase in renewable energy because of the low share of overall energy that electricity represents. Even if we achieved the 70 per cent RES-E ambition suggested by the Irish Wind Energy Association, this would provide us with just 14 per cent of overall energy use.
Electrification of heat and transport will improve this but this takes time, requiring individual home owners and car owners to make active decisions to do so. Some progress has also been made in increasing the share of biofuels in road transport with the successful implementation of the Biofuel Obligation Scheme. It is very important that further progress is made here as transport accounts for 43 per cent of energy use in Ireland's renewable energy jigsaw. Heat represents 38 per cent of energy use, so this is a big missing piece. We do have some renewable heat usage, mostly in our homes and in the wood processing industry.
We cannot increase our overall renewable energy ambition significantly beyond 2020 without the effective increase in renewable heat. We have a new support scheme for renewable heat which will need to be implemented quickly and effectively.
While heat and transport account for 80 per cent of energy use and provide the greatest potential for significant renewable energy growth, they have largely been neglected in much of the public discussions on renewable energy and in terms of policy development. This is despite the fact that increasing the share of renewable heat and renewable transport energy also contributes to Ireland meeting our mandatory 2020 and 2030 GHG emissions reduction target. Renewable electricity by contrast contributes nothing to our mandatory EU emissions reduction targets because the targets relate to sectors outside of electricity and large industry.
According to the EU Renewable Energy Directive (i.e. Directive 2009/28/EC), Ireland is required to achieve a minimum share of 16 per cent of overall energy use (16 per cent RES) by 2020. The EU has an overall target of achieving a 20 per cent renewable share of energy use by 2020. In 2016, the EU had reached a 17 per cent share of energy from renewable sources. Similar to Ireland, the EU has 30 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources and this represents 6 per cent of overall EU energy. The share of transport and of heat energy from renewables is greater in the EU than in Ireland, which accounts for the higher share within the EU.
Within the Renewable Energy Directive, there is a significant range of targets across the member states, ranging from 10 per cent for Malta to 49 per cent for Sweden. In addition, each member state has a mandatory target to achieve a minimum of 10 per cent of road and rail transport energy from renewable sources (10 per cent RES-T). There are specific limitations on the use of biofuels with respect to meeting this target. Biofuels can only be counted if they meet a number of sustainability criteria that become more stringent as we approach 2020.
A revision to the Renewable Energy Directive in 2015 limits to 7 per cent RES-T the level that can be provided from biofuels from 'food' crops. In addition, weightings are used to increase the use of biofuels from waste and from second and third generation biofuels and to encourage the penetration of electric vehicles (and the increased share of renewable energy in electricity to charge them). To measure the contribution of these favoured biofuels towards the 10 per cent RES-T target, their energy contribution is increased by a weighting of two.
The renewable electricity portion of electricity used to charge electric vehicles is also increased, by a weighting of five. It is important to note that these weightings apply to the RES-T target only and not to the overall RES target. A newly revised Directive is being drafted, focusing on the 2030 EU ambition of achieving at least a 32 per cent renewable energy share of energy use. The new Directive will not set mandatory member state targets. These will be developed by member states themselves and set out in the National Energy and Climate Plan that each member state needs to submit to the EU by the end of 2018.
Regarding the 2020 targets, it was up to each member state to determine how they will meet their overall renewable energy target, in particular how much will be delivered by renewable electricity, by renewable heat and by renewable transport. Ireland's National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) establishes that the 16 per cent RES target in 2020 will be delivered by achieving three modal targets, namely a 40 per cent renewable share of electricity use (40 per cent RES-E), a 12 per cent renewable share of heat (12 per cent RES-H), and a 10 per cent renewable share of transport energy (10 per cent RES-T).
While all of these modal targets pose significant challenges, the primary focus of discussion and policy development has been on achieving the 40 per cent RES-E target, which is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Ireland's renewable energy target" or as being "mandatory" in the context of the EU Renewable Energy Directive.
The development of renewable energy in Ireland since 1990 is illustrated in Figure 1, where the share of energy use is shown, quantified as per the EU Renewable Energy Directive definition. During the 1990s, Ireland's renewable energy contribution remained low (approximately 2 per cent), dominated by biomass use and hydro power. This was largely due to the use of waste wood for heat in the wood processing industry and due to the roll-out of hydro power in Ireland in the 1950s as part of the rural electrification programme.
It is also evident from Figure 1 that in the period since 2003, there was a significant growth in wind energy that has made a key contribution to the overall RES growth to 10 per cent of energy use by 2017. This represents a significant policy success story that was driven by establishing a clear target, by achieving collective buy-in to a strategy that was formulated with key stakeholders and through continuous adjustments as required of market support measures, grid connection policy and planning process.
It is less evident from Figure 1 that biomass has also grown (although clearly not as significantly as wind energy) in this period, due to an increase in biomass for heating but also more recently due to the growth in biofuels in transport, the latter also stimulated by policy support, most notably the Biofuels Obligation Scheme.
The contribution of the different modal shares of renewable energy (i.e. in electricity, heat and transport energy) to the overall RES share of 10 per cent is shown in Figure 2. The significant growth in wind energy has resulted in renewable electricity now representing 30 per cent of Ireland's electricity use and 6 per cent of overall energy use. Renewable heat (largely bioenergy in the form of wood) represents nearly 7 per cent of Ireland's thermal energy needs and 2.6 per cent of overall energy use. Renewable transport energy in 2017 accounted for approximately 7 per cent RES-T (or 4.2 per cent if the weightings that apply to biofuels from waste are excluded, pointing to the significant proportion of biofuels from used cooking oil). This contributed just 1.4 per cent to overall RES as shown in Figure 2. Summarising the relationship between modal renewable energy shares and how these contribute to the overall renewable energy share of energy use.
How can we significantly increase our renewable energy share by 2030?
The Irish Wind Energy Association has proposed that Ireland's renewable electricity target should increase from 40 per cent in 2020 to 70 per cent in 2030. EirGrid's 2017 Tomorrow's Energy Scenarios analysis provides scenarios where renewable electricity represents between 47 per cent and 75 per cent of electricity use by 2030. In both the IWEA and EirGrid high RES-E scenarios there are also ambitious assumptions regarding the level of electrification of heat and transport.
Despite the ambition underpinning these scenarios, these RES-E would equate to a 14 to 16 per cent share of overall energy use from renewable electricity. Clearly, significant increases in renewable electricity are necessary but not sufficient to move to an ambition beyond a 20 per cent renewable share of energy use. This requires significant increases in renewable heat and renewable transport. It is also worth noting that the 2020 40 per cent RES-E target requires EirGrid to be able to accommodate a 75 per cent share of wind and solar instantaneously (known as the SNSP limit). Growing from the current 60 per cent to a 75 per cent SNSP limit by 2020 is already challenging without seeking to go beyond that level. A very significant increase in the SNSP level beyond 75 per cent would be an essential prerequisite to achieving a 70 per cent RES-E level by 2030.
The most significant obstacle to increasing our renewable energy ambition is the lack of attention given to renewable heat and transport. Regarding renewable transport energy, the biofuels obligation scheme is successfully increasing the share of renewable transport energy, but there are concerns that need to be addressed.
Firstly, the scheme has increased the levels of blended biofuels in the petrol and diesel that we consume, with the share (of road transport fuels) by volume increasing to 8.7 per cent in 2017. However, in terms of the contribution to the 16 per cent RES target, we need to be conscious that (a) the share is lower in energy terms (than in volume terms) due to the differences in calorific values between biofuels and petroleum products and (b) weightings are applied to certain biofuels (e.g. biofuels wastes are counted twice) in terms of compliance with the 10 per cent 2019 goal that do not apply to the overall RES target and (c) when calculating the contribution to the overall RES share, all transport energy is considered (i.e. including aviation), not just road and rail transport energy.
Secondly, there are limits to the extent to which blending may occur before it may impact on standard car warranties. In the case of diesel engines, ASTM International develops specifications for conventional diesel fuel (ASTM D975). These specifications allow for biodiesel concentrations of up to 5 per cent (B5). Regarding petrol engines, E10 is a low-level blend composed of 10 per cent ethanol and 90 per cent gasoline. It is classified as "substantially similar" to gasoline by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is legal for use in any gasoline-powered vehicle. This still does allow for a significant increase in biofuel penetration (petrol to 10 per cent, diesel to 5 per cent, in both cases unweighted) although the dieselisation of the fleet will impact here as a limiting factor.
There are interesting approaches under development to address this constraint including renewable diesel, based on hydrotreated vegetable oil (sometimes referred to as renewable diesel), which is indistinguishable (by the car) from diesel fossil fuel and allows significant increases in the share of biofuels in diesel. It is worth noting that the first commercial production of renewable diesel was in Ireland at the Whitegate Oil Refinery in 2007.
In addition to increasing the amount of biofuels (including renewable diesel), renewable gas is another option. The role of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, in particular for freight transport does not receive sufficient attention, in conjunction with supporting the upgrading of biogas to biomethane for injection into the gas network.
This builds on collaborative work between Gas Networks Ireland who are rolling out CNG refuelling facilities under the Causeway project and the SFI MaREI Centre who are researching biomethane as a transport fuel.
3. changes in the fuels used for heat supply generally require the building owners to make active decisions (i.e. changing heating system to heat pump or biomass systems etc.) compared with changes in fuels used for electricity supply or indeed biofuel blending (largely removed from consumers as they happen long before the point of purchase and use). Renewable gas is an exception here as it requires no change for gas customers at point of usage.
Increasing our renewable energy ambition is possible but is also challenging.
Brian Ó Gallachóir is Director of the SFI MaREI Centre and Professor of Energy Engineering in University College Cork.


Last night's episode of CNBC hit TV show 'Shark Tank' included former NFL defensive back (and linebacker) Bryan Scott.
Scott appeared individually, on behalf of four total owners of Noene, the distributor of a thin shoe insole that absorbs and disperses high-frequency shock. Scott sold 30 percent of the company to Mark Cuban and Daymond John for $200,000 — even though the company has no sales yet.
A second-round pick of the Falcons in 2003, Scott spent three seasons in Atlanta before being traded to the Saints in 2006. He finished his career with six years in Buffalo, from 2007 to 2012.
At a time when far too many former NFL players find themselves out of money at some point after retiring, Scott could be one of the few who makes much more after his career ended than he ever made during it.


Dinner appeared at my cell at 6:30 p.m. Pepper-steak, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and chocolate cake. It looked okay, but my stomach felt queasy. I slid the tray over to the gang-banger in the next cell.
He grunted and mumbled a "thanks" in my direction.
The depression finally ran its course and I drifted off to sleep, listening to the prisoners talk about their sexual conquests.
Much later, another panic attack awakened me. Someone moved in my cell. What did he want?
Rolling over, I saw the same two guards again. The big one had his hand on his gun and the smaller one held leg irons and handcuffs in his hands.
I yawned and stood up.
I held my hands out as he put the handcuffs on. He stooped down and tightened the leg irons around my ankles.
One of the gang-bangers woke up as we walked past his cell.
The big guard looked at him, his eyes seething.
The gang-banger mumbled something and then pulled the blanket back over his head.
Just before we reached the visitors' room, the big guard grabbed my shoulder.
He opened a door with a key and held it open for me. I duck-walked past him into an interrogation room with a white iron table bolted to the floor. There were two metal chairs, one on each side of the table. Three walls were painted pale green and the fourth wall had a large one-way mirror. I supposed people watched me through the mirror.
As I did, Mayor Streyer walked into the room, carrying two cups of coffee. He wore jeans, a blue chambray work shirt, and a pair of Italian loafers. His famous million-dollar smile perched itself under his nose. He sat down opposite me.
"Remove his handcuffs, Jeremiah's not going anywhere. Then, leave us alone. I'll call you when we're done. Thanks," he said in rapid fire staccato.
The small guard took the handcuffs off. The two left.
The mayor handed me a cup.
I smiled and sipped some coffee. It tasted great.
I nodded, but did not say a word.
"My wife, Dina, is worried sick by your prophecies. She can't sleep. Can't eat. Wants our two children to stay in Phoenix with her parents until this blows over," he said, sipping coffee.
I looked at him as if he came from another planet.
The question embarrassed him. His eyes dropped to his coffee cup.
"Yeah," he whispered under his breath.
He shrugged and showed off his million-dollar smile.
His blue eyes opened wide.
I stared at him and shook my head.
A strange look flashed across his eyes. I got the sense there was a lot under the surface he was not saying about church leaders.
We both took a break and drank coffee.
He leaned forward with his eyes staring full bore into mine.
He slapped the table and stood up.
He pivoted around and left the room.
Two minutes later, the two guards escorted me back to the cell.
The mayor's words aggravated me when I was alone again. I paced back and forth from one wall to another. My spirit was stirred up. I was upset. Tears and sweat rolled down my cheeks. Politicians care about one thing: power. I thought. How can politicians be our answers? And church leaders, many of them suffer the same problems, right? What hope do we have?
I knelt on the cold floor and leaned my elbows on the bed. I began weeping. Every square inch of me ached for San Francisco. For my parents. For Kari and her family. For my relatives. For my friends. For the people. I wailed so hard I retched on the floor. Dry heaves then consumed me. I gasped for breath.
A prayer forced its way out of my mouth.
Perfect peace consumed me and swallowed up my depression and fear as I rested against the bed. I knew that sink or swim, live or die, my assignment was finished in San Francisco.
It was now up to the Holy Spirit and the people.
Excerpt from Jonah by Larry Nevenhoven, ©2012, Amazon eNovel.
Larry, your novel, Jonah, helped me see through so many things to prepare for as the end of days approaches. Great read, too!
Thanks. I appreciate your input.
This is a great ending to this series. Thank you for helping us prophecy and pray! God bless you.


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Life is What Happens To You While You're Busy Making Other Plans
John Lennon? Allen Saunders? Quin Ryan? Walter Ward? Henry Cooke? Robert Balzer? L. S. McCandless?
Dear Quote Investigator: Recently, a medical emergency threw all my carefully constructed plans into complete disarray. I was reminded of a remarkably astute and ruefully humorous saying credited to the musical superstar John Lennon:
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
When did he say this? Was he the first to express this idea?
Quote Investigator: John Lennon did compose a song containing this saying and released it in 1980. The song was called "Beautiful Boy" or "Darling Boy" and it was part of the album "Double Fantasy". Lennon wrote the lyrics about his experiences with his son Sean whose mother is Yoko Ono. In 2012 YouTube had a streamable version of the song, and the phrase could be heard at 2 minutes 16 seconds into the track which had a total length of 4 minutes 12 seconds. Lennon sang the following [BBJL]:
Before you cross the street take my hand.
But the general expression can be traced back more than two decades before this time. The first known appearance was in an issue of Reader's Digest magazine dated January 1957. The statement was printed together with nine other unrelated sayings in a section called "Quotable Quotes" [RDAS]:
Allen Saunders: Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.
—Publishers Syndicate
The newspaper comic strip "Steve Roper" was written by an individual named Allen Saunders and distributed by Publishers Syndicate. It is likely that the attribution above was referencing him. Saunders also worked on the strips "Mary Worth" and "Kerry Drake." But the saying has not yet been located in any of these comics. Three important reference works list the Reader's Digest citation to Saunders: The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs [DPAS], The Quote Verifier [QVAS], and The Yale Book of Quotations [YQAS].
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If i plug any kind of PCI-E cards to the motherboard, the ethernet goes off, but the card is working.
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Design Your Home Plans Lovely Draw Floor Plans Awesome How to Draw An Electrical Plan for A House - There is undoubtedly a lot to think about when finding plans for sheds. It is possible to also go by your own plans if you would like a true DIY undertaking. It is possible to browse through different floor plans to provide you with the look that you want or you are able to customize your new modular building to receive a unique floor program, totally unmatched to anything else. Although it may seem intimidating, it's really simple to plan and build it. Possessing the correct loafing shed plans will make it possible for you to construct the correct shed for protecting your horses from bad weather. As it's simpler to find or design a home plan for a particular lot instead of find a lot that suits a particular house program, I advise that you purchase your land first, before you acquire any plans.
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Author: Candice Lin
Candice Lin is an artist whose practice utilizes installation, drawing, video, and living materials and processes, such as mold, mushrooms, bacteria, fermentation, and stains. She has had recent solo exhibitions at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2021); Times Museum, Guangzhou, China (2021); Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth (2020), New Zealand; and ICA, NYU Shanghai (2020). Lin has been included in recent group exhibitions including the 2021 Prospect Biennial; the 2021 Gwangju Biennial; the 2019 Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale; the 2018 Taipei Biennale; the 2018 Athens Biennale; and Made in L.A, 2018, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. She is the recipient of several residencies, grants and fellowships, including the American Academy in Berlin Fellowship (2021), the Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant (2019), The Artists Project Award (2018), the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award (2017), the Davidoff Art Residency (2018), and the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (2009). She received her BA in Visual Arts and Art Semiotics from Brown University in 2001 and her MFA in New Genres from San Francisco Art Institute in 2004. She is currently an assistant professor of art at UCLA and lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Visual artist Candice Lin and cultural theorist C. Riley Snorton discuss the history of gynecology, Lin's recent work, and other topics in a conversation occasioned by our recent special issue Sexology and Its Afterlives, edited by Joan Lubin and Jeanne … Continue reading "A Conversation between Candice Lin and C. Riley Snorton"
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I dedicated most of this afternoon to listing many of my latest finds on Etsy. In addition I discounted several items that have been listed for a while. You can find more information on each item by clicking on the description.
Oooh, that lamp is fabulous!


It could be bad news after the 21st of April 2015 (tomorrow) for your website if it doesn't meet Google's new criteria for a "mobile friendly" website.
We are not going to get super technical in this article, instead focus on the important areas you will need to address to meet Google's new criteria with your current website, or help you decide if it is time to redesign your website. But just so we are on the same page, one result of this update is your website could potentially drop out of any future Google searches on a mobile if you don't address any issues. To help you out we are offering a free mobile website assessment to identify any issues, click here to take up this free offer.
Google regularly updates its algorithm that determines what web pages or websites are delivered to a person searching through Google search engine. There have been some major updates in the last two years (named Panda and Penguin). Tomorrow's Google update will affect a larger number of websites than both previous updates. Predictions are up to 50% of websites will be affected by this update.
Why is Google focusing on Mobile Search?
Clearly mobiles are becoming more and more popular as consumers now have access 24/7 to the Internet via their mobiles and tablets. Before teleco's opened up data packages to allow you to surf the net wherever you had a mobile signal, you were limited in where you could access the Internet. Oh how things have changed in the past 2-5 years.
While Google will not comment on what percentage of searchers use mobile vs PC, estimates are between 30% and 50% of searchers are carried out on a mobile phone or tablet.
What does it mean for your website to be Mobile Friendly?
Ever clicked to a website on your mobile and had to pinch your fingers on the screen to zoom in and read the text or view the images? A web page not automatically sizing to the screen you are viewing it on is one of the first signs it is not mobile friendly.
Google is on a mission to ensure visitors get the best search results, including delivering the best pages to a searcher based on their technology. So if a visitor to Google is on their mobile, then from the 21st of April, 2015 the pages Google displays to this mobile user will be prioritised to the websites that are mobile friendly. Another term for a website that is optimised for viewing on a mobile is Mobile Ready.
What do you mean by mobile ready?
There are three main ways to make your website is mobile ready (without manually adjusting things like space around links, buttons and images).
This is Google's top pick when it comes to a mobile friendly or mobile ready website. The major benefit with responsive design is that you do not create two copies of your website (PC or full version and a mobile version). When you view the website you only ever go to one URL on mobile, tablet or PC.
Engage Online Marketing's website is built using responsive design and for this reason Google has already given Engage Online Marketing the tick of approval that they will not be impacted by the upcoming Google update regarding mobile design.
The third design option that passes Google's mobile update test is Dynamic serving. This is similar to responsive design but there have been problems with errors in this option. Dynamic serving detects what device you are using and through HTML serves up a version of your website that is appropriate. So like Responsive Design it uses the same URL, there is not a separate mobile website.
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Cirque du Soleil Rehires Man with HIV
Lambda Legal Defense brought suit against the organization for its discrimination and last week the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, after an investigation, proposed that the case go to the mediation table.
Supporters of Cusick had been picketing Cirque du Soleil performances and celebrities including Nathan Lane, Tony Kushner, Bebe Nuewirth, Chita Rivera, and Rosie O'Donnell were going public with criticism of the circus' discrimination. "It's a learning procedure, and we're going to keep learning," said Menard.
Comptroller Secures Gay Protections in Corporations
New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson announced that four Fortune 500 companies have endorsed shareholder resolutions submitted by the New York City Employees' Retirement Fund to include sexual orientation in their non-discrimination policies. The companies are Goodyear, El Paso, Smurfit-Stone Container, and Masco. They notified the comptroller that they will amend the EEO policies to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, so he is withdrawing the shareholder proposals. Ninety-six Fortune 500 companies have such written non-discrimination policies protecting gay employees, 17 at the behest of the City.
LGBT Firefighters to Meet with Commissioner
Fire FLAG/EMS, the organization of LGBT firefighters and emergency medical service workers, has been granted a meeting with New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scopetta to discuss doing something about the pervasive anti-gay atmosphere in city firehouses. The meeting, prompted by reports of homophobia being a factor in a recent Staten Island firehouse beating, was set for February 5, the day this paper comes out.
Michele Fitzsimmons, president of the group, wrote to her members last month, "Things need to change and change immediately," citing the need for sensitivity training on LGBT issues in "proby school, one-the-job training in the firehouses, officer training, and a general change in FDNY and firehouses all over the country, both professional and volunteer." We will report on the results of the meeting next week.
Marriage Pioneers Will File Joint Return
Jack Baker and Mike McConnell were denied a marriage license in Minnesota in 1970 and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear their plea for justice. Now they intend to test the law again by filing joint tax returns, the Minnesota Daily reported. "Their position is that they were legally married back in the '70s," said their friend and fellow activist Tim Campbell, though the couple did not comment for the story.
Out gay University of Minnesota law professor Dale Carpenter is not optimistic about their chances of challenging the constitutionality of the state's marriage law. When the men married in 1970, McConnell said it would take 30 years for it to be recognized by the state. It is taking a bit longer.
Kate Not Straight
A. Scott Berg, the out gay writer who wrote a recent best-selling remembrance of Hepburn, did not comment for the News' story.
Cruiser's Rights
Lambda Legal Defense has published a "Little Black Book," part of a national campaign to inform gay men about "their legal rights if they are harassed or arrested while cruising for sex in public." It is meant especially to help men who are victims of police sting operations and is in response to the many calls Lambda gets from men subjected to such entrapment. The book is available online at LambdaLegal.org
Ricky Martin, who deals with his sexuality much the way Peter Allen did, is being looked at as the successor to Hugh Jackman in the lead Allen role in Broadway's "The Boy From Oz" when Jackman bows out in September.
Gay Twist on New Reality Show
Fox-TV's "Playing it Straight" gives the bachelorette, Jackie, the chance to pick from 14 guys, some of whom are gay. Unlike the "Boy Meets Boy" show on Bravo, she knows ahead of time that there is a mix of sexual orientations among the men, though she is not told who is gay or straight. If she picks a gay man, he wins the $1 million prize. If she falls for a straight guy, she and the man spilt the jackpot.
Presidential Hopeful Joins Parents-FLAG
The Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays invited all the presidential candidates, including President Bush, to join their group to "assure and reaffirm to our families and loved ones that you are ready and willing to fight for their freedom." The only one to respond so far is Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio who is running last in the Democratic field. Kucinich wrote to the group, "In his State of the Union address, President Bush said of gay marriage, 'On an issue of such great consequence, the people's voice must be heard.' And he was right about one thing: we need to hear from all Americans on the issue of gay marriage," which Kucinich supports.
Vice-President Dick Cheney was also sent the invitation to join Parents-FLAG but has not responded, despite having an out lesbian daughter, Mary, who is working on his re-election campaign.
Merle Miller, Parent Activist, Dies
Merle Miller, the treasurer of the New York chapter of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays for more than ten years in the 1980s, died on December 27. He was the father of the late Terry Miller, noted gay author ("Greenwich Village and How it Got that Way") and activist, and is survived by his wife Sally, also a Parents-FLAG activist. The Millers lived in Huntington Station, Long Island.
Andy Humm is the co-host, with Ann Northrop, of "Gay USA" on MNN-TV, seen in Manhattan 11 PM Thursdays on Time-Warner 34 and RCN 107. It is seen nationally on Directv's "Free Speech TV." He can be reached at Andyhumm@aol.com
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Articles Posted in the " An Education " Category
Rosamund Pike inexplicably joins One Shot
By John Underwood on August 18, 2011 3 comments
Don't do it, Rosie, there are people who love you!
Films to see in August 2011
By Harry Harris on July 11, 2011 0 comment
So after a wet and blustery June and a less than tropical July, it looks like August is going to be no better. So, rather than delay the inevitable, best face facts now: that barbeque is staying in the shed, you're not going to get a chance to wear that bikini and picnic food tastes rubbish when it's covered in rain. However, last time we checked cinemas are all rain free! Huzzah! Here's your pick of what's to come next month!
Carey Mulligan for The Great Gatsby?
By John Underwood on November 15, 2010 0 comment
Carey Mulligan is reportedly Baz Luhrmann's first choice for the role of Daisy in his long-awaited adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Yay!
An Education
By Natasha Hodgson on March 10, 2010 0 comment
It's always refreshing when a thinking person's rom-com comes around. An Education is not only beautifully constructed, but with wonderful performances, a tight script and questions of love that are difficult to wriggle out of, it's a film that really grips its audience. Charming, sleek and funny, it's hard not to be won over by this twisted romance. Just be careful, if we've learnt anything, its the danger of the power of seduction.
Oscars: The Winners, The Losers, The Big Night
Well, what a night, eh? It was glorious to have a real nail-biter of a ceremony, with the David and Goliath battle that was Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker. But, in the end, Katheryn Bigelow's budget Iraq epic took home the gold, in a night that was revolutionary, though rather predictable.
Baftas 2010 Results!
Well well well, who've thought it? This year's Baftas was an interesting mix – full of both predictable winners (Colin and Carey, anyone?) as well as a couple of surprises. I think we all would have predicted that Avatar would have walked away with at least three Baftas this year, but in the end of the night, Cameron's 4D fists were clutching but two
Oscar Nominations Announced!
Hurrah! It's the golden event of the cinematic calender, where dreams are crushed, legends are made and celebrities get very, very, inappropriately drunk. What's not to look forward to?
BAFTA Nominations Announced
By Sarah Kendall on January 21, 2010 0 comment
Nominations for BAFTA 2010 are in, and it's a pretty mixed bag. Despite the much-hyped domination of James Cameron's Avatar for a million trillion weeks running at the box office, the epic is sharing its lead position of eight nominations with two other films – acclaimed drama The Hurt Locker and 2009's standout British work An Education.
Bafta Longlist: Brits Popular… ish.
By Jon Cooper on January 08, 2010 0 comment
This year's Bafta longlist has been announced, with Brit flicks An Education and Moon proving to be strong contenders. An Education is up for best film along with a bevy of acting nominations, including Carey Mulligan for Best Actress.