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Why it matters having Matter support for your new smart home device – TechCrunch
As companies unveil their new smart home devices at the 2022 CES tech show, now taking place in Las Vegas, much of the hype includes Matter, an open-source connectivity standard built on a shared belief that smart home devices should integrate seamlessly with other systems. And be safe and reliable.
If you love appliances, you're probably among the 66% of households with smart home appliances, according to Deloitte. We also know that you're not just sticking with one company or brand, but that you've likely bought from at least six different companies. That's why, for any company launching a smart home device this year, having important support will come in handy.
The protocol is not only developed by some of the biggest tech companies — like Apple, Amazon and Google — and smart home device makers, but it's designed to fix issues with fragmented smart home systems so all your devices can be easy to set up and direct from one place.
The issue, via a local controller, is essentially the infrastructure, pipeline, and language that will enable all devices to communicate. Its Internet Protocol will define a specific set of IP-based networking technologies for device certification so that manufacturers can create devices that are compatible with Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. The first Matter protocol will operate at the Wi-Fi and Thread layers and will use Bluetooth Low Energy to operate.
The Connectivity Standards Alliance, formerly the Zigbee Alliance, which organizes testing for the first Matter-certified devices, has identified more than two dozen companies that were displaying or displaying Matter in their kiosks, meeting rooms or nearly at CES this year. They include NXP, Qualcomm, Samsung SmartThings, Telink, Texas Instruments, and Universal Electronics.
In May, Google said it was bringing Matter to Android and Nest, and today announced that in a few months, you'll be able to use "Fast Pair" on Android to quickly connect new Matter-enabled smart home devices to your home network, Google Home, and other apps in just a few clicks.
Earlier today, Amazon said its "Frustration-Free Setup" documentation is now available for device makers to review, and it's working with a handful of companies on both the setup experience and Alexa capabilities, including adding this device as a second administrator for Matter devices so you can still control even if your internet connection is down.
They are also collaborating with silicon vendors on what will become the Matter System-on-a-Chip to support frustration-free setup. This all comes after last year's announcement that most Echo devices would support Matter and that fourth-generation Echo and eero devices would become Matter Thread routers.
Additionally, here are some other companies that have announced new devices or services that support the command:
Comcast mentioned this during the launch of its new xFi Advanced Gateway Router that is equipped with features such as "IoT for Smart Homes of the Future" and which was compatible with Zigbee and Matter to serve as a central connector for the Internet of Things and home automation devices such as smart lights, sockets and locks.
Eve Systems, which produces connected home products, created Eve MotionBlinds, calling them "the first motorized conductive blinds and awnings on the market to support Thread."
Home security business Arlo Technologies has unveiled its Arlo Security System, a set of sensors with eight different functions, which is compatible with an integrated security center and switchboard for small businesses and consumers who want a more do-it-yourself security monitoring solution. The company also announced its commitment to Matter as a way to solidify its position on broad compatibility in the smart home space.
Computing company Edge Veea has revealed its Smart-home-as-a-Service offering that will include Matter, Thread and Wi-Fi 6 support. The offering includes the Veea SmartHub Mesh Router for the home called STAX.
Among the many announcements of Belkin products that support Matter at CES for the home are the new Wemo video doorbell that will work with Apple's HomeKit, the Wemo Smart Plug, Smart Light Switch and Smart Dimmer that will work with Matter over Thread.
Mui Lab has debuted a material-ready "muiPlatform" that turns smart devices into "quieter ones," which includes a panel that turns Amazon's Alexa into a more visual interface.
One of the devices you've been watching Michelle Mendala Freeman, vice president of marketing for the Connectivity Standards Alliance, is Schlage's announcement Tuesday of its introduction of its new smart Wi-Fi deadbolt, which will be among the first to support Apple's latest improvements to the HomeKit experience with home switch capability. .
She says 2022 will be a big year for the material. There are hundreds of companies participating in both CSA and Matter, and 50 companies have already brought in 134 products, Mindala Freeman told TechCrunch.
The CSA is expected to have the released certifications, specifications, testing tools, and SDKs by the middle of the year. This will enable companies to be faster in marketing with new devices and innovations and reaching a wider audience of consumers.
"At the most fundamental level, our mission at CSA is to eliminate retail, help businesses grow, and do so in a way that delivers high value for consumers," said Mindala Freeman. "Standards like Matter do that, and we think it's the high tide that lifts all boats."
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To exist in an environment of constant digital and data disruptions, real estate companies are trying to revise their customer strategy. Some of these changes in the organization structures are leading to an agile workforce.
The Indian real estate market has time and again proven its resilience as it withstands the fluctuations around supply chain challenges, increase in interest rates and the ever-changing macro-economic dynamics. To deal with the dynamism of the sector, companies in the sector are moving from a conventional to modern way of operating standards, paving way for smart & efficient organizational structures.
As per latest statistics, there has been a major change in the demographic of home buyers in India, where the average age has reduced to 30 years. The real estate sector has also been the focus of multiple deals, with investments across the spectrum. There is also a heightened focus on implementing new age technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA), virtual reality (VR), etc. The newly digitally transformed real estate industry is now utilizing to provide facilities around online site view, forecasting of buying periods of the properties and digital design of under construction properties, resulting in saving time and energy and making property search a smooth process. On the other hand, this digital advancement is helping the developers to manage operational challenges like creating customer profile across different parameters and create customized solutions.
This new age change in the industry shows the importance of technologically skilled workforce and perform data driven analysis and forecasting. This paradigm shift created a need of real estate organisations to recruit and train high skilled workforce as well as provide opportunities to grow across departments to gain competitive advantage in the industry.
Hence, to exist in an environment of constant digital and data disruptions, organizations are trying to revise their customer strategy. Some of these changes in the organization structures are leading to an agile workforce:
1. Flatter and leaner hierarchies: More and more real estate companies are moving to a leaner, decentralised structure where the decision-making power is delegated to functional / business units. This helps in ensuring a stronger governance on project snags, as well as quicker resolutions in case of escalations.
2. Project-based teams: We have seen considerable success in real estate teams adopting a project team-based structure, resulting in a matrix organisation. These teams are self-sufficient and agile, which allow for management to work efficiently by assembling the most suitable team under a project manager. For instance, few growing real estate players are witnessing issues associated with timely project delivery, individual/group responsibilities and accountabilities resulting in significant attrition. The experts at GT planned to run an organization study to address issues through one-to-one meetings with top management as well as star performers and project site workers. This analysis resulted in radical shift with new org structure with clear demarcations of roles and accountabilities. A comprehensive performance linked incentive system was designed to drive teamwork across the organisation, while balancing the requirements of rewarding individual performance.
3. Central Strategy Management Office (SMO): An increasing number of organisations are finding it useful to set up a central strategy management office which acts as an information and governance funnel between executive team and business heads. This allows for the CEO and executive team to free their bandwidth from operational tasks, without losing stronghold on governance. For example – GT supported a very large real estate firm in their global transformation project by designing a new operating structure that would bring agility in decision making and to empower the teams to be able to take key decisions. This was further supported by using the balanced scorecard methodology, developed organization, function and individual level performance scorecards. A clear set of KRAs, KPIs and role descriptions for the role holders within management and business unit leaders was created and an authority level matrix for each of the key processes was created. ALM would describe the process workflow for SAP and personnel accountable for each step.
4. Dedicated customer experience office: Real estate companies are taking on a serious role in ensuring a smooth and efficient customer experience, from enquiry to post-allocation. Management is investing in the training for sales and marketing to provide a world class experience to the customer and strengthen their competitive advantage.
5. IT as a core function: As smart homes tend to make their way into India, organisations have seen a paradigm shift with regards to their IT department. In the digital era, the IT department has now become a core function to promote cross functional expertise and new age digital initiatives.
6. ESG and sustainability as a focus: The environmental standards that real estate companies are expected to adhere to have seen a drastic change. Globally, many real estate organizations have introduced roles like the chief sustainability officer. This trend is now getting attention of the players in India as well, there has however been a large focus in investments to bring the right talent on board, who can drive this initiative within the spaces created.
With the needs of the sector changing, businesses have had to redesign and adapt to the new working standards to better meet the strategic priorities. It is by adopting these new technological advancements, innovation and operational efficiencies that realty sector can truly have an impact on the human workforce landscape and cater to customer demands most efficiently.
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Available now are the dried rice meal solutions Spanish Paella, rrp £2.49, Lemon & Pea Italian Risotto, rrp £2.19, and Mediterranean Risotto, rrp £2.19, all made with Carnaroli rice. Also new to the range are two polenta side dishes, Countryman's Polenta and Porcini Polenta both with an rrp of £1.99.
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Week 3: Georgia Preview
By Richard Pittman Sep 29, 2009, 6:30am CDT
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I guess it's time to lighten things up just a little and get back to the routine. It is Tuesday after all, and that means it's time to preview the Georgia Bulldogs, this Saturday's opponent. If you think LSU has been a bit enigmatic, you should check out this Georgia team. Here are Georgia's point totals in their 4 games, in order: 10, 41, 52, 20. There are no patsies in there. Those are all at least somewhat decent teams that Georgia has played, and they lit it up in two games and were anemic in two others, losing one.
Georgia really could be sitting at 1-3 or even 0-4 right now. South Carolina probably outplayed Georgia, but could not get that last score to win the game, thanks to Rennie Curran. Arizona State had a chance to beat the Bulldogs, but couldn't quite get over the hump. Arkansas piled up yards by the armload, but collapsed towards the end as the Bulldog defense finally started coming up big.
The LSU fanbase, which has always seemed to suffer from catastrophe syndrome, is ready to write off this game, but that would be a huge mistake. Georgia has been sloppy, and their defense has been porous. NOPE takes us through the numbers in his FanPost. The situation for the fans has gotten so difficult that it is probably a fortunate thing that this game is being played in Athens. I'm afraid that playing at home could have been a disadvantage for us this week. In fact, Georgia's fanbase is in much the same position ours is in, wondering why their team can't do some of the little things right.
Any preview of Georgia has to start with the guy who is clearly their best player. Wide receiver A. J. Green. Heck, he might be the best offensive player in the conference. He's averaging 6.3 receptions per game, which leads the conference. He's averaging 107 yards per game receiving, which is ridiculous and is leading the conference by 20 yards. He catches everything thrown his way. He has about 40% of Georgia's receiving yards and he's scored about 1/4 of their offensive touchdowns.
That is insane for a wide receiver. Wideouts just aren't, individually, that big of a factor in an offense. They only touch the ball a few times per game, even the good ones, usually. A. J. Green is different. He was one of the 3 best wide receivers last year and he has stepped up game to another level to where he is clearly the best wide receiver in the conference by a significant margin.
Elsewhere in the offense, Joe Cox has admirably replaced the departed Matthew Stafford. He is completing 60% of his passes, averaging almost 9 yards per attempt, and has a TD/Int ratio of almost 2:1. Unfortunately, that includes 5 interceptions, but he has been very productive. His big weakness has been his lack of mobility, as he has -38 yards rushing on the season.
The leading rusher on the team is Richard Samuel, who has emerged as their go-to rusher. He's gotten about half their rushes, and he averages about 4.5 yards per carry. Georgia's rushing game is really not all that productive, much like LSU's.
We mentioned how Georgia's offense has been erratic. Well, let's look at Georgia's defense. Here are their point totals given up, in the same 4 games in which they scored such a strange variety of points: 24, 47, 31, 17. One week they're scoring tons of points and giving up tons of points. The next they're in a pitchers duel. No one has a good explanation for it.
One very big area of worry for the Tigers is that Georgia's defensive line is going to be the best we've seen so far this year. They are led by senior tackle Geno Atkins, who is an All-SEC calibre player. The middle of our offensive line, which has been suspect to say the least, has not had to block a player as good as Atkins. The good news is that Georgia does not get a lot of sacks, only 5 on the year so far. Incidentally, that's the same number of sacks we've had.
The offensive line will also have its hands full with linebacker Rennie Curran, who currently leads the SEC in tackles with 40. This is a Georgia defense that is a little hard to get a read on, and this perhaps explains their weird point totals given up. They don't get a lot of sacks. They don't get a lot of interceptions. They give up almost 250 yards per game passing. They've created only 3 turnovers all year. Yet they have some undeniably good players out there. Rennie Curran's been a beast since his freshman year. Geno Atkins is a serious player. Rashad Jones is an All-SEC calibre safety. The unit just isn't playing well together.
Maybe it has something to do with Willie Martinez. I think Georgia fans would have something to say about that.
This is a crossroads game for both teams. Neither team is playing at close to championship level, but neither team has really suffered a bad consequence for it either. Despite the loss to Oklahoma State, Georgia is still right in the thick of the SEC race, though they are not playing nearly as well as Florida is. LSU, despite not putting together a really good game in any of its previous 4 contests, is still a top 5 polling team, and is still undefeated despite playing 2 conference game and a quality OOC opponent.
Neither team has played great, but neither team has suffered for it. This is the weak where the football gods will smite one of these teams in punishment for its inconsistency and imperfection. LSU can't block and Georgia can't produce a turnover or stop a quality offense. Maybe one of these two teams will solve their problems and fill the holes in their team this week.
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How to Water a Bird's Nest Fern
The bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus) is a fast-growing fern variety with long, leaf-like fronds that are sometimes harvested for use in stir fry and other dishes. Originating from southeast Asia, the fern can grow outdoors in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11, but should be potted and grown indoors in all other zones. To thrive, the bird's nest fern requires a good amount of indirect sunlight and plenty of water. All watering should be direct to the soil, as pouring water in the center of the plant can lead to rotting.
Check the soil to see if it is damp by sticking a finger in it at least one inch deep or using a moisture monitor. The soil will feel damp but not soggy if it has sufficient moisture; if the soil feels dry an inch below the surface then you need to water.
Add approximately 1 inch of water when the soil begins to feel like it is drying out, but still slightly moist. Don't allow the soil to dry out completely.
Add additional water if your bird's nest fern is in a large pot and no water appeared out of the drainage holes after your initial watering. Don't want to over water the fern, but larger plants can have deep roots and it's important that there is enough water in the soil to support the root system.
Mist the fronds of the fern lightly to ensure that the plant has enough humidity to thrive. If you wish, place small rocks or glass marbles in a tray with 1 inch sides and set the fern's pot on top of the rocks. The rocks or marbles keep the pot elevated so that the water doesn't make contact with it, while evaporation improves the local humidity for the fern. You can also place the pot in a room with a humidifier to keep the humidity at a moderate level.
Moisture monitor (optional)
Watering can or hose
Spray bottle, humidity tray or room humidifier
Add a layer of mulch on top of the soil to help it retain water and encourage plant growth. Bird's nest ferns have been shown to grow faster when mulched.
Plant the bird's nest fern in soil that drains well, as you want to avoid standing water around the roots. Add compost or other organic materials to the soil when potting a bird's nest fern if you suspect that the soil will not drain well.
Backyard Gardener: Asplenium Nidus (Bird's Nest Fern)
Guide to Houseplants: Bird Nest Fern
World Vegetable Center Library: Bird's Nest Fern
Born in West Virginia, Jack Gerard now lives in Kentucky. A writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience, he has written both articles and poetry for publication in magazines and online. A former nationally ranked sport fencer, Gerard also spent several years as a fencing coach and trainer.
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For some time now I have been becoming increasingly interested in breathing. More specifically, I wonder why it is we often do it so badly and more importantly, what it is we can do instead. As a therapist, for me, it is about exploring all of those avenues that can exist on that journey to getting to the root of how someone creates that map that leads to that destination which can all too often be pain and/or dysfunction.
In my practice, I routinely see cases where the individual is in often severe pain that has existed for years or is more recent. The interesting thing that is common in almost all cases is, there is rarely an obvious direct cause and effect relationship to what that person is experiencing. So, in other words there has been no trauma or action or incident that can be consciously identified as being responsible for what is being experienced. Many people blame it on sleeping in funny positions, their driving position, the way they walk, the way they sit at work, their mattress isn't very good, they could do with one of those expensive pillows, it goes on and on. So it's not always about what you do, it is more often about how and this is linked in with: where are you on a motivational level when you're performing those things? Where are you on a level of awareness?
……………………It's brilliant, it's fantastic and whether you are aware of it or not, the fact is, it has saved your life on numerous occasions already…………………….
Without wanting to appear too deep and weird, if you look at the reason why we're here at all, it is widely accepted that we are here to survive (some suggest to ensure the survival of our genetic material). So, what the hell does that have to do with severe neck pain, or any other pain for that matter? Good question! We all have within us amazing strategical apparatus which makes all of this possible. The obvious one is the "fight or flight" response, most people are aware of or at least have heard of it. It's brilliant, it's fantastic and whether you are aware of it or not, the fact is, it has saved your life on numerous occasions already. So what? No such thing as a free lunch, is there? This response causes many things to happen both mentally and physically, all of which are beyond the scope of this short blog, suffice it to say that there can be a high price to pay in terms of resources used to achieve this state and also what it leaves behind when we need neither to fight nor take flight. And, for many of us, this response is being triggered inappropriately as an over reaction, which can have wide ranging implications both mentally and physically.
……………….you can enjoy more of what you do want in your life and leave behind all of the things you don't……………..
So what of breathing? Well, breathing is something that is often neglected when we become highly focused on what we think we need to achieve in our daily lives. All of you that are reading this have been fortunate enough to have been able to breathe enough in order to ensure that you have provided your cells with sufficient oxygen. But, is that enough? Well, I guess that all depends on your perspective. And, I guess too, the obvious question is, what do you want? Do you want to get by and survive each day or do you really want to begin living? By choosing the latter, and it is a choice, you can enjoy more of what you do want in your life and leave behind all of the things you don't and that includes pain, both mental and physical.
Is it really that simple? It is as simple as you choose to make it and this can be an essential first step. There are immense benefits to first of all building an awareness of what you do and then to have an intention to want to do something different. Intention is so much more powerful than we can even begin to imagine. So, if it suits you to do so, begin by creating that awareness around your breathing. Aim to have reasonably deep, refreshing breaths. Now, take it steady and be careful not to expect too much too soon. There will be times when you catch yourself not breathing as well as you could. Just use this as a reminder of your on going commitment to want something different. Be gentle. Take it easy, there is no point in berating yourself. Be thankful for what your awareness has brought you and continue with your intention to breathe fully and in a relaxed manner.
……………….notice what you notice about what is different, now that you are able to breathe more and more freely………………..
Then, and this is so important, notice what you notice about what is different, now that you are able to breathe more and more freely. Take notice, then build on it. In this way, you can create small incremental change that adds up more and more to significantly different outcomes as you continue to progress.
All of this is an excellent companion to any hands on treatment you may receive and important in allowing you to maintain what is achieved in a session. The success of any treatment of any therapy depends on you playing your part and on your ongoing active participation. This is an excellent introduction to that goal.
If all of this seems like too much effort, rest assured that it gets easier. When we learn something new, we have to do that thing consciously. By repetition, it becomes second nature, slips into and becomes part of our unconscious competences. At that point you don't even know you're doing it.
Until next time, breathe well. If you have any queries, I'd be happy to answer them for you.
In my next blog, I shall be putting some flesh on the bones of what appears here. I will qualify some of the claims and ideas that I have shared with you. You'll then be able to see how that ties in with your own experiences of employing intention and awareness.


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Fuel Altereds Flash-Forward at Famoso
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In the stone-age times of eight spark-plug wires, dragstrip dinosaurs coexisted with other primitive forms of life in a land known as 1320. To the scientific community, the phylum of these creatures is "fuel," the class is "Altered" and the order is "Awful Awful." In those antediluvian days, the species known as "AA/Fuel Altereds" foraged and frolicked and fought amongst the tribes for supremacy and survival, from the drag cities of Famoso to Fremont, from Great Lakes to Green Valley, and from Tucson to Puyallup.
Yes, like King Kong, the Fuel Altereds were impossible to contain—much less market—and by the early '70s, a new breed of mutant machinery had marauded across the mainlandshowroom-replica Funny Cars. The words "Production Bodies only" became carved in slate. Their popularity surge meant doom for Fuel Altereds. The beastly behemoth Awful Awfuls faced extinction.
The last time AA/Fuel Altereds gathered en masse as its own class to pounce upon the pavement at a March Meet was in 1970. That year, the Burkholder Bros. '23 T beat Mike Sullivan's Fiat. The next year, the class had been folded over into Combo Eliminator, to race against Junior Fuel dragsters, fuel-injected floppers, and eventually Top Gas dragsters. Despite his class's imminent obsolescence, the long-haired and mustachioed Mike Sullivan returned to Bakersfield with a new machine and muscled his swoopy, unpainted Topolino down the quarter-mile, declaring dominance and order over the rest of the caveman clan.
"The class [in '71] was dominated by the Fuel Altereds," recalled Rod Hynes, a retired long-and-lanky AA/Fuel Altered shoe and unofficial historian of all things Awful Awful. "In the semifinals, two of the four cars were Fuel Altereds. The MOB versus Sullivan was one race, which Sullivan won. I cannot remember who Rich Galli raced in his injected fuel dragster in the other race, but it was Galli who Mike beat in the final—while on fire!"
Although spectacular, it was a pyrrhic victory. The comets had crash landed. Many Fuel Altereds hid in caves, waiting for the Ice Age to thaw.
Some of those men and machines survived the transformation. Over the years, the living would wake from hibernation and poke their heads out at second-market strips in Palmdale and Tucson. Indeed, the species mutated and attempted to survive the Freeze Out.
By the '90s, some adapted by mixing their seed with that of the Funny Cars. These creatures became known as the "transformers." The wheelbases grew to 130 inches and these machines sprouted Top Fuel Dragster wings and fuel-tank overhangs. By swapping out their flip-top bodies, these hybrids could race as Funny Cars or Fuel Altereds, depending on the preference of any given track promoter, be it in Palmdale, Tucson, Cordova, Boise, or Bakersfield.
Epochs passed. The ice melted. Mike Sullivan got a haircut. Last year, the International Hot Rod Association resurrected the remaining Awful Awfuls as "Classic Fuel Altereds" in their Nitro Jam series. Following suit, in 2014 the Fuel Altereds also reappeared at the Bakersfield March Meet, as an eight-car eliminator.
But not all was kumbaya come the resurrection. There were purists. And there were new guys, the interlopers.
There is no overhang for Nasty Benjamin, who told us, "I am trying to distance myself as much as I can from the Funny Cars."
One long-time Fuel Altered stalwart who is less than pleased with the transformer-style race cars is Dave Benjamin, who was back at the Famoso March Meet, shaking down his Nasty Benjamin '27 Ford T-Bucket, before engaging in further competition at the IHRA Nitro Jam in Tucson the following weekend.
"These things don't have to look like spaceships to go down the track," Benjamin declared. "Look at Pure Hell: 6.20 at 244. No overhang in the front, no wings on the back."
Famoso mandated that its AA/FA Eliminator competitors adhere to a 6.00 index, in an attempt to keep the spaceships in check and give the truly classic Altereds a fighting chance. But this break-out rule did little to douse Benjamin's ire.
"Everybody seems to want to stick more and more out front," he continued. "Half of them don't know what they are doing. Ninety-eight percent don't know they don't need all that shit out front. You could hang 25 pounds of weight on the front end and it'd do the same thing. If you are trying to run 280 mph, you are going to need a big wing. But for what we are trying to do, it isn't necessary."
I asked Mark Leigh, crew chief on Dan Hix's Heatseeker transformer-style '34 Chevy, about his take on the class and how their race car was different than a Funny Car: "It is the same wheelbase," Leigh said. "The motor placement is the same and it has the same clutch as a Nostalgia Funny Car."
Leigh was in favor of the break-out rule.
"This altered class is going to be great because there is the 6.0 index and you can't go faster. So you don't need the carbon-fiber brakes and you don't need the Leahy [automatic shut-off] system."
Leigh revealed that his team was using a 526ci Miner Bros. Hemi, fueled by a 30-gpm Waterman pump that they "are bleeding off."
He said, "You can pick your own fuel pump and your own motor and they don't have to come tech you looking for anything other than safety items. It's simple. It keeps the tech to a minimum."
Besides keeping the bureaucracy at bay, Leigh saw this as a chance to let a freedom flag fly.
"There is some expression allowed," he explained. "You can do whatever you want."
Freedom cuts both ways. In his return to Famoso, Mike Sullivan's choice was to maintain tradition with a new '48 Topolino that looks remarkably like the one that caught on fire in 1971, en route to the March Meet winner's circle.
When asked why he is still racing Fuel Altereds, Sullivan quipped: "Somebody said I was off my rocker, but it was while I was adjusting these valves."
When quizzed on what was different than his original race cars, he said, "It's a late-model [Hemi] and about 10 inches longer. Other than that, we try to make it like the original."
And unlike the transformer-types, Sullivan still eschews the wing.
"So far, we have been able to make it from one end to the other without a wing. It's still controllable—controllable chaos, I guess."
With his son Jeremy swapping the pedals, the Sullivan entry waded its way through an eight-car bracket that included some of the same entries from the days of yore: Pure Heaven, Pure Hell, and the Winged Express, who were mixing it up with modern transformers like the Witch Doctor and the Heatseeker.
Regardless of vintage or vehicular style, the action was insane. Lane-swapping. Opposite lock. Timing cones flying in the air. Wheelstands at 1,100 feet. On-and-off-the-throttle pedal work. Pure Hell eliminated the Winged Express. Jeremy Sullivan dispatched Pure Hell. On the other side of the ladder, the transformers seemed to take out each other. The final round was like a taste test between Coke Classic and New Coke: John Henry versus steam power. Luddites versus the laissez-faire. Mike Sullivan versus the Heatseeker.
Dan Hix laid down a 6.11 and beat Jeremy Sullivan, who turned a 6.21 at 220 mph.
Tradition was trumped. The Transformers triumphed. But old school sure looked cooler, even in defeat. 'Twas ever thus.
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White, Byron R. 5
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Danny Aiello, Oscar Nominee For 'Do The Right Thing', Dead At 86
By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 13, 2019 4:30 pm EST
Danny Aiello, a character actor with prominent roles in Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing, and more, has died at the age of 89. Aiello's career began in the 1970s, and he worked steadily for the next several decades. His turn as Sal in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and his acting roles included extensive work on both small and big screen.
Danny Aiello's larger-than-life presence always caught your attention. Early in his career, he had what amounted to a walk-on role with no lines in The Godfather Part II, but decided to improvise the line "Michael Corleone says hello!" as he bumped off another character. Director Francis Ford Coppola liked it so much he kept the line in the film.
Aiello would go on to play more mobsters and hoods over the years, from Lee Harvey Oswald's killer Jack Ruby in Ruby to Don Domenico Clericuzio in the TV movie The Last Don, based on another story from Godfather author Mario Puzo. But it was when Aiello showed a softer side that he truly shined. His supporting turn in Jacob's Ladder is one of the best elements of that horror thriller, simply because he plays the part so tenderly.
Other notable Aiello credits include The Purple Rose of Cario, The Professional, Radio Days, City Hall, 2 Days in the Valley, and of course, Hudson Hawk.
He appeared in the video for Madona's "Papa Don't Preach" and parlayed that into a spin-off song that he sung himself, "Papa Wants the Best for You." He even filmed a video for it.
Aiello is survived by 64 years, Sandy, and three children. Some of the people Aiello worked with have weighed-in on his passing.
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So very sad to hear that Danny Aiello has died. He was a superb actor and a lovely person. It was a joy and an honor to work with him (in Broadway Danny Rose) Condolences and love to his family https://t.co/NSeGCes6sy
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Lille confirm 2 members of coaching staff to join Mourinho at Spurs
Lille - Portuguese duo Joao Sacramento and Nuno Santos are to leave their jobs as coaches at Lille in order to become part of compatriot Jose Mourinho's staff at Tottenham Hotspur, the French club said on Wednesday.
Sacramento, 30, was the assistant coach to Christophe Galtier in northern France. He initially joined Lille in January 2017 and worked under former coach Marcelo Bielsa, who was sacked later that year.
Santos has worked as goalkeeping coach at Lille since the summer of 2018.
Now 46, he was a goalkeeper on the books at Benfica in 2000 when Mourinho began his coaching career with the Lisbon giants.
Both men were close to Luis Campos, the Portuguese transfer guru who works as an advisor for Lille and is also close to Mourinho, who was appointed Spurs manager earlier on Wednesday.
Mourinho even attended a Lille game last season following his sacking by Manchester United.
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Which photographer has the oldest photograph
4-year-old Matthew has a very unusual story.
Matthew is one of a few children that were photographed by an old friend.
When Matthew was eight, Matthew was photographed in a park in the town of Wickenburg, Colorado, a small town about 45 miles (80 kilometers) south of Denver.
The photo was taken by a local photographer named David Ehrhardt.
Ehrhardt is now 95 and has passed away.
This photo of Matthew, taken in Wickenburys backyard, has become an internet sensation.
But what really happened?
What you need to know about photographer David ErshardtFive-year old Matthew has an unusual story 4-years-old Mark has a similar storyThe oldest photograph of Matthew Ehrstad is the photo that caused the internet to explode.
David Ehrstads photo of Mark is a perfect example of what we call photographic chemicals.
Photo chemicals, also known as photo-chromic photographs, can be created by using light sources.
They are created when light is reflected off an object in a photograph.
That light then diffracts and splits and creates a different image.
The light diffracting off Matthew Ersstad's photo is reflected light.
Because of the diffraction effect, the diffracted light is visible and is called "pink" light.
When the light diffracted off Matthew's photo diffract, it creates a pinkish hue.
As it diffract's off Matthew, the image is a very different color.
There are four different color ways for a photo chemical to look, depending on the type of light that is reflected.
The pinkish light of a photo-chemical photo creates a color of its own, called pink.
If you look closely, you can see the diffractor, or reflector, of the light.
This reflector can be anything from a tree branch, to a car, to an old person's face.
You can also see that the diffractive index of the reflection is the same as the diffusing index.
This is important because it determines the strength of the pink light.
If you have a reflection of 100% pink, that means the reflection will have a diffraction strength of 100%.
If a light source diffract with 100% of its index, the light will have no diffraction index.
The reflection will be completely absorbed.
Picture chemicals are created by the same process.
The only difference is that they create the same image.
For example, the pink and yellow color of the paint in a car can also be created when a light diffuses from the back of a tree trunk, into the trunk.
Now, what caused the Internet to explode?
Matthew and Mark's photos of Wicker Park were taken on a beautiful summer day in 2016.
A photo of a sunset in the park was taken on July 1, the day of the wedding.
In the picture, Matthew's father, Robert, is standing by his son.
Robert Ehrstenbach was standing next to his son, Matthew, as they both took their photographs.
Before they were married, Matthew had been working as a photojournalist.
He was also a member of the Wicker Church, which is a large, active church in Colorado Springs.
During the wedding, Robert took a photo of the crowd in front of the church, and Matthew took a photograph of the bride and groom.
After the wedding was over, Matthew returned home to Wickenville and the couple moved in together.
According to Matthew's mother, Susan Ehrstein, the couple began to photograph each other in the early morning hours.
"I had never seen them together," Susan said.
Susan told ABC News that she was surprised to see their pictures in the newspapers.
She said that Matthew and Robert did not have a wedding to photograph, and they wanted to share the moment with the world.
ABC News asked the photographer if he had any tips for photographers who were interested in photographing a wedding.
"Don't be afraid to get creative.
There's a lot of magic in taking a picture," he told ABC.
"Just go with the flow.
You don't need to be looking at a perfect shot every time.
The sun will just pop out."
For more on Matthew and Mark, check out this ABC News report.
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Why Ringo Starr: 'It was a good year' for the NFL
From a business standpoint, the NFL has been doing pretty well since it was founded in 1946.
But in the eyes of some, it's been an abysmal year.
Here are some of the biggest problems facing the league today: 1.
The NFL is losing money The NFL has spent $3.8 billion on new stadiums, naming rights deals and other concessions.
The league has also been paying out big cash bonuses to owners over the last three years.
The last major increase in cash compensation was in 2017, when the league paid out $2.8 million to the owners who signed the new collective bargaining agreement.
That money, along with the $1.2 billion in other concessions that the league has been handing out to teams, has caused the league to lose money for each year it has been in operation.
But the league's problems are not limited to financial.
The Super Bowl was cancelled this past season because of the Superstorm Sandy disaster, and it was not a huge factor in the league, according to sports business analyst Scott C. Jones.
And the NFL's inability to keep its players is causing major problems.
Jones has said that the NFL needs to make sure it is paying its players, but some are concerned that the salary cap has created a "ponzi scheme."
"It's a scheme where the players don't get paid for what they're doing," Jones said.
"The players are getting ripped off.
The players are underpaid, and the owners are underpaying."
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is making changes to address the problem.
He told reporters on Tuesday that the players are "doing an amazing job" and that "the players are doing an incredible job."
"But the NFL, the players and their union are going to need to come together and make this a more sustainable business," Goodell said.
The new CBA has been a disaster The new NFL CBA will affect the NFL for the next decade.
The rules of the new CAA will not only set the salary caps for each team but also the total amount of money the league can spend on player salaries.
The biggest problem will be the cap on how much money the teams can spend in free agency.
This year, teams are allowed to spend as much as they want on free agents, but the cap is set to rise from $52 million to $57 million.
This will mean that teams will spend far more money in free agent periods, which could lead to teams taking more players in the draft, making the salary-cap system less efficient.
The union is pushing for a cap increase of $50 million this year, but Goodell says that's too much.
The commissioner is also against the idea of the NFL increasing the cap.
"There are too many loopholes that could be exploited by teams," Goodell told reporters.
The salary cap was never meant to last A key component of the salary bill for the owners is the "super-rich" who receive a guaranteed minimum salary.
The cap is supposed to be a guarantee that each team will spend at least $150 million in a given year.
But that guarantee has been pushed into the stratosphere, especially in the past few years.
A big reason for this is because the owners of NFL franchises are not bound by the salary limits.
For example, if a team signs a player who is on the roster but has not been released, the team can continue to sign the player.
But if a player is released and another team signs him, the former team will have to pay the former player's salary, even if it is less than the maximum salary the team will pay the new player.
This has led to a system where teams can sign players who are on the field and still make money.
A rule change to the CBA would allow teams to sign players at the same time as releasing them, allowing the league and owners to keep the salary limit even when the new contract is signed.
However, that could create more problems if other teams were to sign other players with the same contract, which is a possible outcome of a rule change.
There are only 10 owners per team.
This is bad for the game It has been rumored that the owners, not the owners themselves, make the decision about who gets paid what.
In fact, it was former Colts owner Jim Irsay who was blamed for the lack of transparency in the salary structure in the early days of the league.
Irs, who was fired by the Colts after the 2016 season, said at a time when it was still unclear if the new contracts were in place, that the "owners, not me, decide how much to spend."
That comment caused a rift in the Colts organization, which ultimately led to the firing of Irs.
The owners, in turn, have been working to fix the system, which they claim is a result of a
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I'm interested in how you wired your switch in. I just broke my fan and want to make sure that I can turn it off when I need to.
I'm debating on just wiring the fan to a switch and operating it manually. My daughters 04 Honda 450 has it's fan operated this way and she just starts the fan each time she starts the bike and it runs all the time. Anyone see any issues with doing this? My bike has 19 hours on it currently and was purchased new less than 4 months ago.
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Rilevo () is a village in the municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia.

Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 48 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:

Macedonians 46
Albanians 1
Others 1

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Villages in Dolneni Municipality

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George's work in data analysis and data visualization helps define how the foundation's grant teams and executive leadership describe, measure and learn from the outcomes of our grantmaking. Before joining the foundation in 2007, George worked in educational publishing and was managing partner of a successful technology consulting business. George is a graduate of the University of Texas.


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Ogugua "O.G." Anunoby Jr. (born 17 July 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Early life
Ogugua Anunoby Jr. was born in the Harlesden area of London on 17 July 1997, to Nigerian parents. His father, Ogugua Sr., taught as a professor in England at the time. His mother died of cancer when he was one year old. At the age of four, Anunoby moved with his family to the U.S. and settled in Jefferson City, Missouri, where his father was a professor of finance at Lincoln University. His older brother, Chigbo, played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, and Minnesota Vikings before entering medical school. Anunoby played football when he was young, but stopped around the age of eight to focus on basketball more because of his height.

Anunoby played for Jefferson City High School. During his senior season, he averaged 19.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named a finalist for Mr Basketball in the state of Missouri. In October 2014, Anunoby chose to attend Indiana University over Georgia, Iowa, George Mason, and Ole Miss.

College career
As a freshman in 2015–16 at Indiana, Anunoby appeared in 34 games, averaging 6.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.

Anunoby was selected as a Pre-season All-American by The Sporting News. On 18 January 2017, Anunoby injured his right knee against Penn State, causing him to undergo season-ending knee surgery. On 10 April 2017, Anunoby declared his intention to enter the 2017 NBA Draft and hire an agent, ending his tenure with the Hoosiers.

Professional career

Toronto Raptors (2017–present)
On 22 June 2017, he was selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors. On 9 July, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Raptors. On 14 November, Anunoby made his first career start, against the Houston Rockets. He finished the game with 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 30 minutes. By 15 December, he led starter rookies in offensive and defensive rating and had the third highest true shooting percentage and best turnover-to-assist ratio for a non-guard.

On 29 January 2019, Anunoby was named a member of the World Team representing the United Kingdom for the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge. In April 2019, Anunoby had an emergency appendectomy, which caused him to miss most of the Raptors' championship playoff run. He dressed for the NBA Finals but did not play as the Raptors went on to win the title, becoming the first British player to win an NBA championship.

On 1 March 2020, Anunoby scored 32 points and recorded seven steals, along with seven rebounds and three assists in a 133–118 loss against the Denver Nuggets. He hit a game-winning buzzer-beater three-pointer on 3 September, in a 104–103 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics, and finished with 12 points. The buzzer-beater prevented the Raptors from going down to a 0–3 deficit to the Celtics. The Raptors would eventually fall in seven games. On 21 December 2020, he signed a four year, $72 million extension, through the 2024–25 season. On 24 January 2021, Anunoby scored a season-high 30 points while getting eight rebounds, one assist, five steals, and a block in a 107–102 win against the Indiana Pacers. He joins former Raptor Kawhi Leonard as the only players with multiple games getting 30 points, five rebounds, and five steals in franchise history. On 1 November, Anunoby scored a career-high 36 points along with 6 rebounds and 2 assists along with the win against the Knicks.

On 25 February 2022, Anunoby was sidelined due to a right finger fracture suffered against the Charlotte Hornets. On 3 March, he was ruled out for two weeks to rest his fractured finger.

On 16 November 2022, Anunoby scored a season-high 32 points during a 112–104 win against the Miami Heat.

Personal life
Anunoby has said, "It's definitely a goal of mine to inspire kids in Great Britain to want to play basketball and show that they can make it to the NBA from Britain." He is also a fan of the football club Arsenal FC.

Anunoby is considered one of the best British players to ever play in the NBA.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 74 || 62 || 20.0 || .471 || .371 || .629 || 2.5 || .7 || .7 || .2 || 5.9
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| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| †
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 67 || 6 || 20.2 || .453 || .332 || .581 || 2.9 || .7 || .7 || .3 || 7.0
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 69 || 68 || 29.9 || .505 || .390 || .706 || 5.3 || 1.6 || 1.4 || .7 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 43 || 43 || 33.3 || .480 || .398 || .784 || 5.5 || 2.2 || 1.5 || .7 || 15.9
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 48 || 48 || 36.0 || .443 || .363 || .754 || 5.5 || 2.6 || 1.5 || .5 || 17.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 253 || 179 || 25.0 || .480 || .375 || .692 || 3.9 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .4 || 9.2

Playoffs

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2018
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 10 || 10 || 23.8 || .558 || .448 || .727 || 2.1 || .7 || .6 || .4 || 7.9
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| style="text-align:left;"| 2020
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 11 || 11 || 35.7 || .455 || .415 || .643 || 6.9 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 1.2 || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 6 || 6 || 36.1 || .476 || .341 || .750 || 4.0 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .2 || 17.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 27 || 27 || 31.4 || .486 || .396 || .691 || 4.5 || 1.3 || .9 || .7 || 11.0

College

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana
| 34 || 0 || 13.7 || .569 || .448 || .476 || 2.6 || .5 || .8 || .8 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana
| 16 || 10 || 25.1 || .557 || .311 || .563 || 5.4 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 11.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 50 || 10 || 17.4 || .563 || .365 || .522 || 3.5 || .8 || 1.0 || .9 || 6.8

References

External links

Indiana Hoosiers bio

1997 births
Living people
Basketball players from Greater London
Basketball players from Missouri
Black British sportspeople
British expatriate basketball people in the United States
British expatriate basketball people in Canada
National Basketball Association players from the United Kingdom
English men's basketball players
English emigrants to the United States
English people of Nigerian descent
Forwards (basketball)
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
Jefferson City High School alumni
National Basketball Association players from England
Sportspeople from Jefferson City, Missouri
Toronto Raptors draft picks
Toronto Raptors players


Congratulations to James Lane, who was nominated by the Green Party of New York State to run as the candidate in the upcoming special election for the open seat in the 11th Congressional District.
Lane was the GP candidate for NYC Public Advocate in 2013, receiving 6,072 votes, beating out all other alternative party candidates. He's a long time Green, and has served on the State Committee of GPNYS.
Green Party members and candidates from across the United States and Canada joined a large Green contingent in the People's Climate March in New York City on September 21st.
Before the march began, volunteers in Howie Hawkins for NY Governor t-shirts worked the massive crowd, while past and present Green candidates including Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala, Elizabeth May (Canadian Green MP), Howie Hawkins, Brian Jones (Hawkins' running mate), and Eugene Puryear (for DC City Council) fired up marchers at an impromptu rally.
Over 150 Greens marched with Hawkins, Jones, and Ramon Jimenez (for NY Attorney General), chanting "We are unstoppable – a Green world is possible", "We're gonna beat back the frack attack", "No more poison and pollution – we need a solar revolution", and more, drawing cheers from the assembled crowd.
On the following day, Greens including Howie Hawkins joined the Flood Wall Street sit-in to protest the financial corporations that are funding the dirty energy behind climate change.
Thanks to Craig Seeman, Sanda Everette, and James Lane for the videos.
On September 24, Christina González, a Green Party candidate for the open District 7 New York City Council seat in upper Manhattan, was arrested in a Harlem subway station on her way to protest the hiring of former CIA Director and U.S. General David Petraeus by the previously tuition-free City University of New York (CUNY).


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The SolarEdge HD Wave inverter has truly revolutionised the modern inverter as we know it. The revolutionary HD Wave technology means that the inverter requires far less internal parts than opposing inverter brands, meaning greater efficiency and an extended life-span, all in a much smaller unit. Not only is it the smallest inverter on the market, but it has record breaking efficiency and addition the longest warranty on the market.
SolarEdge optimisers are small devices that are placed beneath each individual solar panel, they act differently to micro inverters as shown in the below video. They are able to increase the output of your PV system by up to 25% when compared to traditional string Solar PV arrays. This is because micro optimisers eliminate any panel mismatch caused by shading or light induced degradation.
SolarEdge Optimisers also allow in depth cloud based monitoring, allowing you to constantly keep track of how your system is performing, down to each individual panel. All optimisers come with a 25 year product warranty as standard.


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For years I mocked myself that I didn't like rose perfumes: too dusty, too old-fashioned, too grandma-like. What perfume planet was I on? One day I looked around my boudoir table and realised that a lot of my fragrances were based around the rose, just in a more subtle way.
Here are the best new launches to introduce the flower of love to your olfactory wardrobe now. The five fragrances you'll be probably sniffing to prolong summer a little longer.
A new edition to the collection Les Infusions de Prada. The fragrance interprets the note of rose in a new and different way, luminous and feminine. Created by perfumer Daniela Andrier and Miuccia Prada.
A fruity floral Eau de Parfum with a sparkling twist. Stepping back into a London garden awakening in the first light of day, My Burberry Blush captures the senses as blossoming flowers pop with spirited energy. Created by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and Christopher Bailey.
The addictiveness of Flowerbomb is rewritten with an airy twist. A new interpretation of the iconic fragrance, Flowerbomb Bloom is an explosion of fresh flowers caressed with a breath of cool mountain air. The floriental fragrance was created by perfumer Domitille Bertier.
The floral chypre Splendida Rose Rose is worn like a necklace of 45 fresh roses, those contained in its bottle. It evokes the Italian romance that Bulgari enjoys with women, the absolute embodiment of the superlative femininity. The scent was created by perfumer Sofie Labbé.
Each spring, Giorgio Armani creates a limited edition bottle of the beautiful Sì Rose Signature scent. This year, it is reminiscent of an Haute Couture gown with its cute pink ribbon. Discover a floral fragrance that radiates beauty and passion. The fragrance was created by perfumer Julie Massé.
Printed metallic leather box clutch «I Love You» by Dolce & Gabbana.
Paris-born Francis Kurkdjian is revered as one of the world's most talented perfumers; he worked behind the scenes for many years, creating fragrances for fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Versace, Dior, and Jean Paul Gaultier. In 2009, he introduced his own fragrance house, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, and created an alluring collection of scents. The acclaimed perfumer draws inspiration from his hometown, the City of Light.
His newest creation «À la Rose» is a tribute to femininity, a declaration of love for all women captured in a fragrance. Queen of flowers, the rose knows no boundaries and has inspired those in the creative arts for centuries.
A rosy duo in one fragrance: Two varieties of rose have bestowed the radiance and richness of their petals on this Eau de parfum: two hundred and fifty Centifolia roses from Grasse (May Rose) in the form of an absolute produce a very floral base note with sweet honeyed and carnal accents. One hundred and fifty Damascena roses from Bulgaria in the form of an essential oil create a top note with a playful blend of pear and lychee.
If you think that this is one of those in-your-face kind of rose perfume, you are mistaken, it is light and delicate. It is close to skin, perfect for the summer.
In Switzerland «À la Rose» Eau de Parfum 70 ml is available now for CHF 218.00 at Perfumery Osswald in Zurich.
L`Eau Couture is the olfactory continuation of the designer's Prêt-â-Porter S/S 2014 collection, in which ethereal fabrics as light as petals chisel a magical fusion between woman and nature. It captures the ecstasy of nature blossoming in an urban springtime setting.
For L`Eau Couture, Francis Kurkdjian dreamed up a brand new tribute to freshness, which he leads into sensuality characterised by absolute sophistication. L`Eau Couture reinterprets accords in a way never seen before. "The idea to create a Couture Eau is quite uncommon in this register. It s a sophisticated, sensual freshness, far removed from the conventions found in fragrances usually created in this repertoire" – Francis Kurkdjian.
Dressed in an elegant water-green box, the delicately facetted bottle reveals a crystalline green juice. L'Eau Couture lets us discover freshness like a promise of new emotions. It invites us to dive into unknown sensations born of the lightness associated with the newness of spring.
L'Eau Couture is the perfect addition to the Elie Saab fragrance family and will be available from February 1, 2014 (Swiss launch date) as EdT Vaporisateur 30ml (CHF 63.00), 50ml (CHF 94.00) and 90ml (CHF 132.00). I am already a huge fan!


The role of psychology in social care is being acknowledged as adding a further dimension to the support social care teams can provides to families, individuals and children. With that growing area of expertise are opportunities for clinical psychologists to play an important part within the health and social care setting, and significantly within family safeguarding.... Social Psychology. Social Psychology (11 th Edition) by Shelley E. Taylor, Anne L. Peplau, David O. Sears (Prentice Hall) presents the basic theories and findings of social psychology, and shows how the principles of this field are relevant to our everyday lives.
the importance of psychology The idea of psychology in the West is very much degraded. Psychology is the science of sciences; but in the West it is placed upon the same plane as all other sciences; that is, it is judged by the same criterion — utility.
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District Council backs belief in the power of arts and culture
Posted on: Friday, March 25, 2022
Arts and culture has been one of the sectors of the economy hit hardest by the pandemic. Following the Government's announcement in March 2020, Newark saw its Palace Theatre, National Civil War Centre and Newark Castle all closed to members of the public. While these services adapted over the following two year period, some helping isolated and vulnerable residents to maintain their sense of community through online projects, our much-loved attractions experienced significant challenges.
Now, channelling a strong belief in the power of arts and culture, the District Council is doing all it can to enable these cultural treasures to continue to come back stronger than ever and to grow new ways for the town's heritage to be enjoyed and appreciated.
As the country seeks to recover from the pandemic's profound impacts on aspects of the economy, our finances and communities, arts and culture funding opportunities are being maximised to support local culture and to help deliver aspirations and objectives set out within the District Council's Community Plan.
Councillor David Lloyd, Leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, said: "There has never been more passion to secure the heritage of our town centre in a way that crosses over with visitor experience, events and attractions. We are working in close partnership with cultural organisations, the local voluntary sector and charity groups to deliver not just support, but a remarkable aspiration for our heritage, arts and culture which will benefit our residents and increase visitor numbers".
The £4.6m Castle Gatehouse project (part funded by a £2.6m Towns Fund successful bid submission, a £1m contribution from the District Council and a hopeful £1.3m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund) will transform the Castle into an outstanding visitor attraction, shining a light on the town's significant and important heritage and drawing tourists to the area.
It is also hoped that the District Council's Heritage and Culture offer, encapsulating the Palace Theatre and National Civil War Centre, will become a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO). These are organisations invested in by Arts Council England and seen as leaders in their areas, with a collective responsibility to protect and develop national arts and cultural ecology. If successful, this could bring an estimated £300,000 per annum of new funding over the next three years as well as continuing to elevate the offer on a national level.
Initiatives including the Towns Fund Cultural Heart project and the High Streets Heritage Action Zone Cultural Consortium Programme also seek to re-purpose and re-imagine Newark Town Centre with its culture and heritage at the fore.
Additionally, Newark and Sherwood has been placed on the Levelling Up for Culture priority places list, a selection of areas in which the Arts Council is committing to increasing funding where possible.
All of the above – the need to recover, to re-think, re-purpose and re-develop the local heritage and cultural offer is being backed by the District Council who are delivering the National Portfolio Organisation bid, the Castle Gatehouse and the Heritage Action Zone Cultural Consortium Programme. The potential for successful applications here and longer term is a key component of delivering a re-imagined town centre experience, based upon increased visitors and footfall and new economic benefits.


Stress at work can be the worst. Work is the place where Americans spend most of their time, and it can be the cause of a lot of stress. If you find yourself ready to explode at your job, perhaps it's time to institute a practice that can help reduce your stress and ultimately make you a better worker. Meditation is an easy way to de-stress at work, and it takes hardly any time at all. Over the last decade, meditation has really come into its own. Many believe that it not only positively affects our bodies and our minds, but also that it can reduce stress, take the place of medication in some cases, and even prevent heart disease.
There are many myths surrounding the practice of meditation, including the thought that it reserved for holy men. Not so! Meditation techniques can be as easy as concentrating on your breathing or repeating a mantra in your head.
Another myth about meditation is that you need to completely clear your mind to do it, but meditation is not about stopping your thoughts, it's about finding the quiet that exists between them. Once you start meditating regularly, you'll be spending more time in this state of finding that space between your thoughts and using it to de-stress.
Many think it takes years to get benefits from meditating, which could not be further from the truth. You can expect great effects from meditating after only a few weeks!
Of course the biggest concern with meditation is people think they don't have time for it. You need to make time for it. In just a few minutes, you can decrease those stress hormones and refresh your body and mind.
Some people think that medication requires some sort of religious or spiritual commitment, which is not true. Meditating is about finding inner peace and quiet and getting more out of your life as a result of doing it. A lot of folks are disappointed when they don't have a life-changing experience from meditating. There are a lot of experiences associated with meditation, but the real goal of the practice is to set yourself up for living your daily life the very best you can. After you meditate, you should be able to carry that stillness with you and stay more centered and productive.
Stress at work can come from a number of different sources. Clearly, your workload can cause you a large amount of stress; workers today have longer to-do lists than ever, and with all the daily distractions that go on in a workplace, completing your daily tasks can be a bear. Coworkers can also add to your stress levels. Even if you get along with most of your fellow workers, there is some kind of drama in every workplace, and this can cause a lot of stress to everyone, even if you're not directly involved in it. Most parents these days work, and it can be unbelievably stressful to balance your work with your life. Children require a lot of time, and if you have a busy job you often can't provide it, which…wait for it…causes stress.
When you have a lot of stress at work, it's impossible to be a thoroughly effective worker. With stress decreasing your creativity and increasing your ability to become distracted, your work will suffer. Workplace stress not only affects your mental health, it also wreaks havoc on your physical health; the correlation between heart attacks and work stress is well documented.
One way of dealing with stress at work is to incorporate a daily meditation in your workday. No matter how busy you are, it is likely you can take 10 minutes for yourself, particularly if the activity you do during that time will make you a better worker. If you have an office door, shut it.
If you don't, find a quiet place and create your own Zen moment. Meditation can deliver many benefits, but one of the most important ones for reducing your work stress levels is that it teaches you how to combat distractions, making you more productive at work. Researchers have found that meditating can produce an instant stress reduction effect, so it certainly can't hurt to give it a try.
Meditation is defined as simply spending time in quiet thought for relaxation. Note: this does not mean that meditation needs to be void of thought, a popular misconception. All you need to do is think quietly. You can meditate just about anywhere…at your desk, even in the bathroom. The most important thing you need to do when you meditate is be mindful of your thoughts.
Music has a reputation for soothing the soul; it is know to slow the pulse and blood pressure as well as decrease hormones that cause stress. One really important thing to remember throughout the day is to breathe deeply and exhale slowly. This activity can reduce overall stress levels quickly and impact your attitude for the entire workday. Just take a moment and consciously relax each body part, starting at the top of your head and going to the tips of your toes. As you relax each part, breathe deeply and exhale slowing, whisking away negative thoughts with each breath.
Drink more water! You've likely been hearing this for years, but as it relates to meditation, it's an easy exercise. This earth element cleanses, de-stresses, and grounds us emotionally, so the next time you drink a glass of water, make it a meditation; concentrate on how lucky you are to have clean water to replenish your body and keep it healthy. Even going to the bathroom at work can be a form of meditation. Just hang out in a stall and be relaxed and quiet for a few minutes; stretch your arms and legs, and of course breathe.
Imagery can be a powerful tool for meditation. If you're sitting at your desk and feeling really stressed, take a few minutes and close your eyes. Imagine that light is running through your entire body from head to tote, keeping your feet planted to the floor; next, imagine the light is surrounding and protecting your body and keeping you present. After you see yourself inside the light, breathe deeply and carry on with your day.
Nature in itself is a meditation. There is nothing like a beautiful nature scene to relax your mind and body. If you don't have access to nature at your workplace, make your own! Bring in a rock garden, some plants, some beautiful crystals or stones, and/or a pretty fish in a bowl. When you're feeling stressed out, look around your little personal nature reserve and meditate on being thankful; you'll be amazed how much better you'll feel after a little natural gratitude session.
Learning to meditate at work is a win-win situation for all involved. It can provide you with a number of mental and physical health benefits and make you a more pleasant person to deal with at work. You have nothing to lose in trying to cut down on work stress by meditating, so get started without delay!


Graduation is always a special time at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), offering an opportunity to celebrate the hard earned achievements of students and staff.
This year's ceremonies were of particular significance for five of BGU's courses as they celebrated the graduation of their first student cohorts. Archaeology and History, Business (Team Entrepreneurship), Sociology, Health & Social Care and Counselling were launched in 2015 and over the last three years all of them have evolved and grown into established, thriving degree programmes.
You can see photos from this year's amazing ceremonies here and if you'd like to find out what adventures await you at BGU, visit our course pages or speak to a member of our Enquiries Team today.


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How will EU MDR affect enterprise labelling?
by Graham Francis
Despite the impending implementation date in May 2020, many companies have not yet grasped the full impact the new EU Medical Device Regulations (MDR) will have on product labelling. Kallik's channel marketing manager, Graham Francis offers some practical advice on the topic.
The EU's new MDR, which will go live in May 2020, has significant implications for labelling in all its forms.
Traditionally, medical device manufacturers' product and package labelling, Instructions-For-Use (IFU) leaflets and website content have been managed by separate teams - with a risk of discrepancies in their content, as well as inefficiencies and delays launching new products or entering new markets.
But now, prompted by MDR, device manufacturers have an opportunity to do things differently, including making more use of electronic labelling and IFUs.
The main requirements under EU MDR affecting labelling activity are summarised below:
Product information published on the manufacturer's website must be kept up-to-date, including labelling content
Unique Device Identification (UDI) data needs to be uploaded to the Eudamed database for all devices by 26th May 2020, with the UDI required on materials that fall under the FDA's definition of labelling
IFUs can now be provided in a non-paper format for the first time, however, manufacturers must indicate by means of a new symbol on the label that the IFUs are published in electronic rather than in paper form
Device labelling must be provided electronically via the manufacturer's website as well as in traditional printed form
Details of the organisation's European authorised representatives' symbol, name and address must be provided on the label
A new symbol must be included on the label identifying the product as a medical device
Additional symbols must be added relating to device reprocessing and safety
Scoping the challenge
The scale of the challenge and the number of labels affected by the new requirements are easy to underestimate.
Where there are currently multiple systems and teams involved, there will be no single place to go to get an accurate view of labelling content. Added to this, there will be product-specific variants, country-specific requirements and localised content to keep track of.
To forward-looking organisations, EU MDR presents a major opportunity to implement a digital labelling strategy, which should be another consideration as enterprise labelling management projects are drawn up. This is being prompted by the encouraged adoption of electronic IFUs under MDR, which is much easier to contemplate if content is derived from the same single source.
The upshot is that organisations need full transparency across all of their global label assets - from individual symbols and statements, to label layouts and templates, IFUs, booklets and other promotional materials – in whatever format these exist.
The process of locating and importing the latest approved versions of each of the files involved (into a new, end-to-end enterprise labelling management platform) should not be underestimated. In our experience, it can take two to three times longer than anticipated to discover and collate the materials.
In parallel, a new data governance framework will be needed, ensuring that ownership of all labelling content is clearly defined and brought under control. This will need to be a gradual transition taking several months, and will result in the accountability for all materials (including electronic versions) falling to the labelling team.
Benefits delivered
Once everything is managed and controlled within a single platform, it becomes much easier to correlate changes across labels, IFUs and booklets to ensure accuracy, alignment and consistency, and even export accurate XML content directly to the website.
A structured yet adaptable approach to managing enterprise labelling will improve healthcare provider relationships and deliver better patient outcomes. It allows for the transition from documents to data, making it much easier to deconstruct and reconstruct labels, IFUs and booklets built on shared and approved content.
All of which adds up to a more connected medical device organisation that is much better placed to handle ongoing market and regulation-driven labelling changes.
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The first installment of my Vegan Eats Project, featuring an adorable Aussie kiddo! -- Tempeh is a cultured soybean cake—but it's better than it sounds, I promise. The culturing process holds the beans together, adds flavor, and makes the soybeans more easily digestible by reducing their phytic acid content. Tempeh is a traditional Indonesian staple, but has made its way into the diets of health conscious and vegetarian people around the world.
I had the honor of living with an Australian family who makes tempeh from scratch, selling it fresh at local farmers markets. The master tempeh maker in the family is Sarala. She's only three, but clearly runs the show. She generously made the time to show me her recipe and share a bit of her philosophy on veganism.
With her large batches, Sarala uses a flour mill. It's adjusted so that it just splits the beans and loosens the husks without crushing the beans to powder.
If you're using whole beans they need to be cracked, as the culture won't penetrate the husk. You can skip this step entirely if you're using split garbanzo beans (aka, channa dal) or split soybeans (if you can find them). Assuming you don't have a modified flour mill, boil the soybeans partially (about 50-75% done), put them in a bag, and smash them with your feet in the bathtub—just enough to split them, not mush them.
After they're cracked try to remove as many husks as possible. A messy but fast way to do this is with a hair dryer, or in Sarala's case, a dedicated vacuum cleaner.
After soaking the beans overnight in cold water, drain and replace the water, then bring them to a boil. The beans only need to be cooked until they're 90% done, or al dente—you don't want them mushy. Before bringing them to a boil, you can try to remove any remaining husks. Stir gently, let the beans sink, and scoop out the husks from the upper few inches of water.
Mixing in just a tablespoon of vinegar per kilo of drained beans (~1.5 tsp/lb of beans) will shift the pH in favor of the tempeh culture (instead of undesirable bacteria).
Using a hair dryer, while the strained beans are still hot, dry the beans until there are no wet marks on the bottom of the tray from your mixing spoon. Too much moisture will encourage bacteria. Again we're trying to make the beans a perfect environment for our tempeh culture to grow, but nothing else.
Check your tempeh starter label for the exact amount of culture to use. Mix an equal amount of brown rice flour with the culture, sprinkle the mixture over the beans, and mix thoroughly.
The traditional method, as Sarala is demonstrating for us, is to wrap the soybeans in banana leaves. (the fast/easy/cheap/ugly method is to just use a plastic bag) If you do use banana leaves, you'll have to pass them briefly over an open stovetop flame first. This kills any foreign bacteria that might interfere with your tempeh culture, and makes the leaves softer and a lot easier to work with.
First, scoop some beans onto two layers of banana leaf.
Next, carefully fold the leaves over like an envelope, gently securing each side with a toothpick.
Keep adding pieces of banana leaf to patch the holes where beans are falling out, and stab it with as many toothpicks as it takes to hold them in place.
Sarala diplomatically described this particular tempeh as "a little bit horrible."
Once wrapped, your tempeh needs oxygen to culture properly. If you don't have a bed of nails (you don't have a bed of nails??), just use a toothpick to poke the holes. For banana leaves a thick toothpick is a good size, at least 2-3 pricks per inch. For plastic bags you want smaller holes; try using a regular needle, with small pricks about every half inch.
Note the not-quite-horrible examples in the upper left, wrapped by Sarala's apprentices.
Your tempeh needs to be kept at around 85F/30C for about 24 hours. (If the temperature gets over 95F/35C the culture may die, if it is cool it will just take longer—which is not a problem as long as everything stays clean and it doesn't finish at 3 in the morning.) Because they make upwards of 100 blocks of tempeh at a time they've set up an ingenious DIY incubator using a fridge, a hair dryer, and a digital thermostat. But for home use you can use a simple cooler. Space out the tempeh, single-layer, on cooling racks so they get oxygen on all sides and don't overheat. Just put a hot water bottle in the bottom over night to keep it warm. Then in the morning (after about 12 hours), when the culture is active and producing its own heat, open the cooler lid to let it ventilate. When the tempeh is done fermenting the culture will have grown so dense that you won't be able to see through its fine white filaments. If it is still translucent and airy, revealing the beans below the surface, it needs to incubate further. Once it is white and opaque, with only the beans on the surface visible, throw the tempeh into the fridge to stop the culture from growing more. Remember, don't stack them in the fridge either, or they will continue producing their own heat!
It's hard to see, but you may be able to tell that it's not quite done in the lower left, but the upper right is looking pretty good.
When you're done don't hesitate to really get in there and scrub those pots clean!
Eat your tempeh within about a week. My quick and delicious go-to preparation is simply to slice the tempeh thin and pan fry it with oil. Top with soy sauce and use it on top of a salad, as the "meat" of a sandwich, or eat it straight! Or if you want to get creative there are a million recipes out there.
Sarala has been vegan her entire (admittedly brief) life. Her mother gave her the choice when she was two, but with her kind little heart she didn't hesitate to make the animal-friendly choice. Despite the fact that her mom takes a gentle win-hearts-and-minds-with-delicious-food approach, Sarala has no filter when telling people why they shouldn't eat animals. There's a definite risk that she'll become one of those super-aggressive, self-righteous vegans when she's older, but for now it's just cute.
Asked why she doesn't eat meat she replied simply "I love those animals." And after explaining that baby cows are taken from their mums and killed to make cow milk (which is true), she continued "I love baby animals. I love baby cows. I love all baby animals. That's why I don't eat anything dairy." And as for eggs? You guessed it, "I love baby chickens!"
I asked what she thought of all the people out there who do eat meat, and cow milk, and eggs. In heart-melting fashion, she replied "I like them too. I love all people as well. I love all babies. I love human babies, I love animal babies, I love all babies. Baby sheep, baby geese..." This surprised me, considering that her proposed solution after hearing about the history of the Civil Rights movement in the US was to "kill all the white people." I guess her ethical framework is still developing, pretty impressive for a three year-old though!


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