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Barcelona president preparing club's revamping process
By TALES AZZONI - May. 19, 2021 10:28 AM EDT
FILE - In this Sunday, March 7, 2021 file photo, Joan Laporta celebrates his victory after elections at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona president Joan Laporta maintained his support for the Super League on Thursday April 22, 2021, despite the quick exit of 10 of the 12 founding clubs in the breakaway competition. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)
MADRID (AP) — With or without Lionel Messi, Barcelona will look different next season.
Club president Joan Laporta himself admits changes are coming.
"It's the end of a cycle. We are entering a process of renovation," Laporta said at an event late Tuesday.
Barcelona has one Spanish league match left this season but it's not in contention for the title anymore in what will be a disappointing ending to another complicated season for the Catalan club.
"We won the Copa del Rey title, and we are proud of that, but we were eliminated very early in the Champions League and we lost the league in an incomprehensible manner," Laporta said. "So it's time to analyze the results, our game, and also our attitude, mentality and ambition."
Barcelona may finish as low as fourth in the Spanish league, a competition it was challenging for only a few weeks ago before squandering several opportunities to take the lead. In the Champions League, the team couldn't get past Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16, extending its European title drought to six years.
"We've been working for some time to find the elements that we'll need to build a very competitive team and win the relevant titles," Laporta said. "And starting next week we will start explaining what we will be doing."
Laporta has some big challenges ahead, including convincing Messi to stay after he asked to leave at the end of last season. The Argentine's contract ends this season and there is still no word on whether he will continue with the club. Laporta based his presidential campaign on his ability to convince Messi to stay.
Laporta also will have to put the club back on track financially after it was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Spanish media reports said Laporta recently was able to land a deal of several hundred million dollars with Goldman Sachs that will help the club restructure its finances.
The squad changes may start at the top with coach Ronald Koeman, who was criticized for not taking advantage of the team's chances near the end of the season. There have been widespread talks about former player Xavi Hernández taking over his job for next season.
There are also rumors about the possible arrival of Memphis Depay to boost the team's attack, while Spanish media has speculated that Antoine Griezmann could leave after another lackluster season for the France forward. Some reports say he could be involved in a trade with Atlético Madrid for young Portugal star João Félix.
Among the team's more veteran players still in the squad are Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto and Sergio Busquets. Younger players who have been doing well include Ansu Fati, Pedri González, Sergiño Dest and Ousmane Dembélé.
Laporta said the club's women's team should be seen an example after winning its first Champions League title on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over Chelsea.
"Today it's women's soccer that represents the pride of all of our fans," Laporta said. "In men's soccer we will need to go through a renovation process because a cycle has ended."


Our proposal aimed to make a place in the city that is alive with the internal activities of the building and in summer time is available for external use. With this in mind we made the following decisions: Upper Brown Street is closed to traffic to allow a complete pedestrian atmosphere to permeate the site; our building effectively forms a wall to Newarke Street to block out traffic noise (with the exception of two narrow sight lines to the inner square); and, York Road remains a service street principally for the theatre. The building is backed up against the multi-storey car park to conceal the latter's bulk from the new square.
Externally, the design is both background and monument; it makes a city space and makes a city object. The theatre, cinema, cafe, foyer and all ancillary accommodation have been arranged in a broad U-plan with the entrance and cafe at its heart. This part is intended to be space-making "background" building. Extracted from the brief, however, are the two smaller and more experimental spaces, being the smaller cinema and chamber music room. These are placed on top of each other to form a tower and beacon between Newarke Street and the inner square and linked to the rest by glazed bridges as necessary.
It was our intention that the activities on the inside of all four major spaces should be evident from the outside. This is an unusual idea but, we believe, created a curiosity in the mind of the passer-by as to what is happening inside and also presents the external world to audiences as a constant backdrop.
Central to the design was an external space available for summer night cinema and external theatre. A projection booth in the drum projects onto a retractable screen adjacent to the theatre. This can also be converted into a proscenium stage, operating from inside the theatre if required. The space at the centre of Temple Bar, Dublin, is our inspiration here. In addition, the cafe tables at first floor along the long side of the square can act as "boxes" to theatre and cinema with "up and over" windows converting the whole cafe into an open veranda.


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It's always a joy to see a client's branding get built from the ground up, but when you also get to see their actual space from the ground breaking to opening day at the same time, it's even more special.
I met Chelsey and Sue through a mutual creative friend here in Tulsa and at the first meeting, I knew these two were serious about what they wanted to create and how they wanted to impact Tulsa and Muskogee.
Eight Ten Ranch and Cattle Co was an idea that was born out of years of looking at the same piece of land in Muskogee. Sue and her husband has their eye on this piece of land for years, until finally in early 2018, their offer was accepted. They had planned to build their forever house on the land and have space for cattle and their kids and grandkids, but with entrepreneurial minds and a desire to share this piece of paradise with others, the idea for creating a wedding and event venue was born.
As we went through the discovery process for Eight Ten Ranch, we had several goals. To establish 810 as a premier location for weddings and events, to highlight the years of experience with events and catering, and to highlight the flexibility and adaptability of the venue.
With that we created their keywords and found the season. Their keywords were: Classic, hospitable, rustic, warm, dependable, professional, adaptable, farmhouse. These and our overall vision for their style put them in Summer with an undertone of Fall. That meant that their logo needed to come off elegant, quality, and detailed, while also having warmth and friendliness to it.
After talking about things that were unique and important to the venue itself, they shared pictures of a grain silo they had on the land, as well as an old pick up truck that they had planned to be a backdrop for photos. With those two in mind, as well as their dream to one day have longhorn cattle on the property, we went to work creating elements that would work and align with their keywords and style.
I created their main logo design from a hand drawn sketch of an idea for an open serif font that had a swoop in the R to bring in that elegant piece of summer. We didn't want the logo to be too heavy, so the openness really helps it look lighter and more graceful, while also being warm.
Their secondary elements and submark icons came from the pieces we had talked about on the property, and their pattern came from being based in Oklahoma, where hay is a popular resource.
We worked with Jenna Schario on the messaging and created a tagline, mission statement and oneliner that aligned with their branding.
We are so happy with how the branding turned out! We used it throughout their stationery suite and their website that you can check out here. And I can't wait to see even more ways they use their brand in the future!
To follow along with what they have going on, or to book a tour of the venue, check out their instagram and facebook .
If you're interested in working together or creating an authentic brand that aligns with your goals and personality. Get in touch!
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Batesville Mayoral Candidate Was In D.C. on Jan. 6, Marched With Proud Boys Earlier
Batesville mayoral candidate Eddie Nabors traveled to Washington, D.C., as Donald Trump sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6. Social-media posts also show that, in November, he marched in a group that included The Proud Boys, a far-right extremist organization.
Ashton Pittman June 5, 2021
'Democracy Dies Blow By Blow': Voters Ask Supreme Court For Initiative 65 Rehearing
A group of voters is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to allow them to intervene for a rehearing in Watson v. Butler and to reconsider its decision to strike down Initiative 65, the voter-approved medical marijuana law, and to revive the state's ballot initiative law, which a 6-3 majority of justices nullified as part of its ruling.
'Breaking Point': Restaurant Workers Push Back Amid Unemployment Benefit Crackdown
Management demanded workers return to their positions, but often part-time and during shifts with virtually no customers coming in. The industry-wide transition to curbside services left many employees working for the tipped minimum of $2.13 an hour with few tips, if any.
Nick Judin May 28, 2021
Teenagers Drawing 'Virtual Death Sentences' Behind Bars Without Killing Anyone
Pritchett is one of 370 Mississippi inmates serving virtual life sentences, meaning they are on the inside for 50 years or more. Of those "virtual lifers," 22 were juveniles like him when they committed the crimes that led to their incarceration, as a recently released national report "No End in Sight: America's Enduring Reliance on Life in Prison" by The Sentencing Project revealed. In addition, Mississippi has 2,041 incarcerated people serving life sentences, with 1,600 of them serving life with parole, Mississippi Department of Corrections data show.
Jimmie E. Gates May 6, 2021
'This Was Coming': Public Works Director Charles Williams on Jackson Water, Staff, Errors
The Mississippi Free Press met with Public Works Director Dr. Charles Williams on May 3 to discuss the EPA's 2020 emergency order, the ongoing effort to improve the city's water treatment plants, the documentation of the city's water treatment violations, and transparency over water quality and safety.
Nick Judin May 6, 2021
Systemic Racism Built Mississippi. Gov. Reeves Says It Doesn't Exist.
On the penultimate day of the Confederate Heritage Month, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves made a bold declaration: "There is not systemic racism in America." The announcement, if it were true, could come as a relief to the 38% of Mississippians who are Black. But around 16% of those residents will not have the opportunity to express their gratitude to the governor in the next election because they are systematically disenfranchised due to an 1890 Jim Crow felony voting law.
Ashton Pittman April 30, 2021
MSDH Restarts Johnson & Johnson Shots, Addresses Vaccine Demand and Access
Two weeks after a temporary, nationwide halt on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the Mississippi State Department of Health is encouraging health-care providers to continue delivering the single-shot vaccine, with an advisory for women under 50 to consider using Pfizer or Moderna's formulation.
Nick Judin April 29, 2021
Under the Surface, Part 3: A Water Crisis Amid A Legacy In Decline
The reaction to integration, which included white Jackson families immediately pulling 5,000 of their children out of local schools, was but one piece of the water-infrastructure puzzle. Another came in 1972, an unintended consequence of necessary environmental reform. That year, the Water Pollution Control Act steamrolled through a veto from President Richard Nixon. Few took notice.
Experts Warn: Mississippi Facilities Should Prioritize Vaccinating Short-term Mental Health Patients
Patients admitted to Mississippi State Hospital and East Mississippi State Hospital for short-term care of diagnoses such as suicidal ideation, worsening of psychiatric symptoms, or who were in need of medication adjustments are not vaccinated by the hospitals they reside in during their stay.
Julie Whitehead April 9, 2021
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The Evil Within 2 #1
By: Ryan Noble
In: Comics
"The Evil Within 2 #1" Comic Review
Written by Ryan Noble
Published by Titan Comics
Written by Ryan O'Sullivan
Illustrated by Damien Worm and Szymon Kudranski
Additional colours by Guy Major
2017, 31 Pages, $3.99
Comic released on September 6th, 2017
I have a confession to make. I never finished The Evil Within game when it was first released. Despite the fact that I loved the aesthetic and involvement of Shinji Mikami – the creative director on the beloved Resident Evil 4 – I found the game a little clunkier than I'd expected since it came out nine years after the classic...
Having said that, I'm waiting for The Evil Within 2 with an open mind and plenty of hype. Perfect timing, then, for Titan Comics and Namco Bandai to release a comic series ahead of the second game, bridging the narrative from the first game to the sequel. I read issue one to see what evil lay within.
The Evil Within 2 #1 does a great job of providing the reader with the events of the first game in a natural way, which was especially helpful given my shameful confession above, and builds intrigue for the upcoming game. It seems that the mindfuck that was the first game will continue on in the pages of the prequel comic, and no doubt continue to play out on screen for Sebastian when we get our hands on The Evil Within 2.
As expected, the pages of issue one are dark, gritty and feel very noir thriller, with a blue hue enveloping most pages. Occasionally shades of brown and red steal the show as the series' gore makes an appearance, but the real colour comes in whenever Sebastian is thinking about, or experiencing, something out of the ordinary. For example, when he's recalling the events of Beacon, the mental hospital featured in the first game, the comic becomes an eye-catching splash page of striking, colourful panels.
It is clear that no-one believes what happened to Sebastian, but that won't stop more strange things from happening around him while he tries to continue on with his life and career. Things look destined to stay spooky.
The Evil Within 2 #1 is a solid first issue that begins to build a bridge between what has happened and what is yet to come. If you're beginning to get hyped for The Evil Within 2, releasing on the 13th October, I'd recommend checking it out. In the meantime, I have a game to complete...
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Liesbeth de Vries
Monday, 15 February 2021 - 09:34
Dutch hospitals studying Covid vaccines effectiveness in cancer patients
Three Dutch hospitals launched an investigation into the effect of the coronavirus vaccines in combination with cancer treatments. Over 600 patients are participating, the Telegraaf reported.
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy or immunotherapy can have a devastating effect on the patient's immune system. It is therefore unclear whether patients undergoing these treatments will be sufficiently protected against the coronavirus after being vaccinated.
The hospitals will investigate whether this is the case. It may well be that cancer patients will require three doses of coronavirus vaccine instead of the usual two, head researcher and oncology professor Liesbeth de Vries of the UMC Groningen said to the newspaper.
The participating patients will be given two doses of coronavirus vaccine. "Four weeks after the second vaccination, we'll measure the immune response in the blood, and we will announce the results quickly. We'll also look later after vaccination to see how long the immune response lasts," De Vries said.
According to her, this research is unique. "Unique because the Netherlands is the first to start it, but especially very important. Patients with cancer belong to the vulnerable groups for whom Covid-19 can be extra dangerous in terms of the course of the disease. My patients constantly ask questions about it."


An all-day festival celebrating ten years of one of the UK's finest labels.
Portico Quartet + Mammal Hands + Noya Rao + Phil France + Allysha Joy + Caoilfhionn Rose + Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra + John Ellis + Hania Rani + Stuff.
Plus DJS, pop-up performances and Gondwana Records record fair.
Founded in 2008, by Manchester-based trumpeter, composer and producer Matthew Halsall, Gondwana Records, turns 10 this autumn. Originally founded to shine a light on the Manchester scene, Gondwana Records is one of the UKs most influential jazz (and beyond) record labels, launching GoGo Penguin on the world and now home to an international roster featuring artists from as far afield as Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.
Tonight's very special show features performances from established stars alongside exciting new talent as Gondwana Records takes over one of the UK's most iconic venues.
Headlining the main-stage are Mercury nominated, jazz-minimalists Portico Quartet from London, the ethereal folk and trance influenced Mammal Hands from Norwich, powerful electro-soul outfit Noya Rao from Leeds and a rare performance from Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra performing his trademark rain-streaked spiritual jazz from Manchester. The Sackler Studio stage will feature rising-star singer-songwriter Caoilfhionn (pronounced Keelin) Rose from Manchester, brilliant jazz and hip-hop influenced poet, singer and keyboardist Allysha Joy from Melbourne, legendary composer and one-time Cinematic Orchestra bassist Phil France and a head-lining slot from the remarkable Belgian five-piece Stuff. mashing jazz, hip-hop and everything else into their own remarkable stew. Elsewhere the Torquil Stage will feature pop-up performances from Caoilfhionn Rose, John Ellis, koto player Keiko Kitamura and members of The Gondwana Orchestra performing a very special spiritual jazz set alongside DJ sets from Gondwana DJs, Worldwide FM DJ Tina Edwards and Paul Bradshaw of Straight No Chaser fame.


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In memory of the Cubs' legendary broadcaster Harry Caray, who died in February 1998, MLB Network will premiere "Holy Cow! The Story of Harry Caray," narrated by "CSI" star William Petersen.
The hour-long special will focus on Caray's childhood, his broadcast style and his bond with Chicago, where he called White Sox games for 11 seasons and Cubs games for 16 seasons.
Before the show, which will air at 9 p.m. on Feb. 2, we take a look at Caray's vocal talent and other stars who have excelled and butchered "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," the seventh inning special at Wrigley Field.
Caray was one of the first people to lead fans in song during the seventh inning stretch, a practice he adopted with the White Sox and brought with him to the Cubs.
His 1997 performance was the last home game of the season.
One of the Cubs' most famous celebrity fans, actor Bill Murray is a staple at Wrigley, throwing out first pitches and leading the seventh inning stretch.
Mike Ditka, a two-time Bears Super Bowl champion — as a player in 1963 and coach in 1986 — even made a grand entrance for his 1998 performance.
A diehard Cubs fan, Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder has sung "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" multiple times, but his clearly drunk rendition of in 1998 was his best.
He even substituted "crack" for "crackerjacks" in the lyrics.
NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon's performance was perfectly fine, but he called the Cubs ballpark "Wrigley Stadium," a ghastly misstep.
Former Black Sabbath lead singer and solo artist Ozzy Osbourne brought his lovely bride to the stadium in 2003. Ozzy mumbled. Sharon... tried.


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How much are 95 e300d's selling for?
Has anyone been following the "market" for 1995 E300Ds?
I looked at Ebay and most of the 95 E300Ds never met the reserve price. I wonder if they are selling outside of Ebay. A search of autotrader didn't provide much info either.
My car is a 1995 E300D with 125K miles. I'm thinking about upgrading to a E300D 1998-99 turbo. There seem to be many of those on the market these days.


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A forensic expert in conversation with students in the Ballistic and Explosive Division, CFSL-CBI; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Source: CBI Website)
Students Visit the Central Bureau of Investigation
Khalid Jaleel March 18, 2012 Campus News, City News Leave a comment 1,232 Views
About 40 students from various departments in Jamia, went on an educational visit to the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi on Thursday, March 15, 2012.
Jamia students with Dean of Students' Welfare, Prof. Tasneem Meenai (Center) in front of the CBI HQ building in Delhi; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Photo: Sameer)
The tour was part of a CBI initiated program in which they have asked students from many schools and universities in Delhi to visit their offices and get a feel for the inner-workings of the CBI. To what purpose, however, is something the CBI did not clearly state in their presentation, which was conducted by Mr. Sujeet Pandey, who introduced himself as a DIG, and Ms. Dharini Mishra, the CBI chief information officer.
Mr. S. Pandey, CBI official, in conversation with students inside the CBI gallery at the CBI HQ; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Source: CBI Website)
The presentation was titled "Fight Against Corruption" that talked about the ill-effects of corruption in society, and what an ordinary citizen can do to fight it.
The tour also included a visit to the famed CBI Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL-CBI), which, by the way, is not located within the new swanky looking CBI building on Lodhi Road, but is situated in a different, relatively run-down building nearby in the CGO Complex.
At the CBI forensics lab, students were introduced to the different methods and techniques CBI makes use of in solving crimes.
Although CFSL has about a dozen divisions, the tour only included the following: Ballistics and Explosives Division, the Finger Print Division, the Chemistry Division, the Physics Division, the Document Division, the Forensic Psychology Division, and the Computer Forensic Division.
At every lab visited at the CFSL, a forensic expert talked about his line of expertise. The lab that garnered the most interest among the students, however, was the Ballistic and Explosives Division. At this lab, in the center of the room, a large table was placed with a wide range of firearms and explosives on display. Using the firearms and explosives on display as visual aid, he talked about the the ways firearms are classified and some of the terminology used in association with it. For instance, the difference between a pistol and a revolver, the meaning of the term "caliber," straight shooting barrels and ridged barrels, components of a bomb, and a lot more.
He also talked about the techniques they use in figuring out the weapon used to commit a crime. This is done by way of a ballistic analysis, which is like a fingerprint every bullet makes when it is shot.
The most exciting part of the entire presentation came when the expert talked about the bombs on display. Among the several types of explosives on the table, there was a grenade that had some sort of a lever/handle that you squeezed on before you took the pin out. And as long as you held onto that handle, the bomb would not explode.
During his presentation, the expert picked up a live grenade — a fact he had clearly stated — then squeezed on the handle, and took the pin from the grenade out. Holding the grenade in his hand, he said, if he let the handle go, the grenade will explode in 3.5 seconds. After which, he calmly put the pin back into the grenade and placed it back on the table.
Visits to the document forgery lab and to the fingerprinting lab were also among the more interesting labs.
Speaking to Jamia Journal at the end of the visit, Ms. Insha Imtiyaz, a graduate student in the department of psychology said, because of this visit to the CBI office, she has learned how the CBI works and now believes the CBI is truly an effective agency working hard to protect us.
"My perception [of the CBI] has changed," she said, "They are really working. They are doing something against corruption and the evil present in the society today."
Expressing similar views, Ms. Gowsia Saleem, a graduate student in the department of political science said: "After this trip to the CBI, I personally came to know … what CBI is, in the real sense of the term. It was indeed a very good and memorable trip."
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Mr. S. Pandey, CBI official, in conversation with students insde the CBI gallery at the CBI HQ; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Source: CBI Website)
Jamia students with Dean of Students' Welfare, Prof. Tasneem Meenai (Center) in front of the CBI HQ building in Delhi; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Photo: Sameer)
CBI director's wall at the CBI gallery, file photo; (Source: CBI Website)
Dean of Students' Welfare, Prof. Tasneem Meenai (left), receiving a memento from Ms. Dharini Mishra, Cheif Information Officer, CBI; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Source: CBI website)
Students in conversation with a forensic expert at the Chemistry Division, CFSL-CBI; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Source: CBI Website)
Students at the Fingerprinting Division, CFSL-CBI; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Source: CBI Website)
Students in conversation with a forensic expert at the Fingerprinting Division, CFSL-CBI; Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Source: CBI Website)
CBI Gallery file photo; (Source: CBI Website)
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At the top of the world, Svalbard is warming and becoming wetter. Becoming more resilient to this changing climate means adjusting how, and where, to build.
These are the first homes on Svalbard to be relocated out of areas with increased threat of avalanches, caused by higher temperatures and more precipitation.
Halfway between the top of Norway and the North Pole, well within the Arctic Circle, lies Svalbard, a glacier-covered archipelago. Home to the world's northernmost settlement, this is a place where polar bears roam, and where during the winter the sun is replaced by the dancing Northern Lights.
This barren, isolated land might seem timeless, yet it is transforming in ways large and small from rising temperatures and increasing precipitation. The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth. People, and nature, are trying to cope.
Svalbard's fjords no longer freeze over during the winter, the glaciers are thinning and the permafrost is thawing. Birds, fish and even whales that once found Svalbard too cold are now moving in, while some highly specialized arctic species are struggling. Also, the risk of avalanches is increasing, sometimes with severe consequences: a 2015 avalanche killed two people and destroyed 11 homes in Svalbard's main town of Longyearbyen, while a 2017 avalanche destroyed six homes.
As to what is behind all this, the only reasonable and compelling explanation is increased greenhouse gases, he says.
Becoming more resilient to this changing climate means adjusting how, and where, to build. Longyearbyen is located in a mountain valley, and about 10 percent of its population of approximately 2,000 is regularly forced to evacuate because of increased threat of avalanches. The government has made it a priority to demolish homes in high-risk areas and replace them in safer zones. It estimates some 250 homes will need to be torn down.
Already underway is the first major home relocation project, creating 60 new apartments for those who lost homes in the recent avalanches and for employees of the local university and hospital. Statsbygg, the Norwegian government agency responsible for construction and properties, is behind this NOK 220 million project (about SEK 237 million), with Skanska as a key partner.
"It is very good to get a permanent home again, a house that is safe," says Nils Lorentsen, with son Niklas. Their previous home on Svalbard was damaged by a 2017 avalanche.
To safely and efficiently speed construction in Svalbard's challenging conditions, the houses are assembled out of truck-sized modules that we manufacture on mainland Norway. They leave our factory nearly complete inside and out – with kitchen cabinets, windows and bathrooms already installed – ready to be shipped by sea to Longyearbyen. The first modules arrived in early September and were lifted into position. They create some of the Arctic's most environmentally responsible buildings, which are to last 60 years in the harsh climate.
People began moving into the initial 30 apartments just before Christmas, excited to celebrate the holiday in their new homes.
These homes are different from others on Svalbard. Buildings have traditionally sat on wood piles anchored in the permafrost. But with the ground temperature increasing, it's more likely that the wood will rot and become unstable. So the new homes are mounted on steel pilings driven 10 to 15 meters through the permafrost to the bedrock beneath. Sensors keep close track of the ground's temperature and moisture.
Another adjustment is that the buildings are lifted higher above the ground than normal on Svalbard. This is to further separate the warmth of the living areas from the permafrost, with the bonus of providing convenient, sheltered areas for parking.
"We do not trust the permafrost anymore," says Hege Njaa Aschim, Statsbygg's Communications Director.
These new homes are different from others on Svalbard, with steel foundations and being raised higher than normal above the permafrost. The added height conveniently provides covered parking.
Even the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been affected by warming. A safe deposit box for millions of crop varieties in case of global crises, the vault was located within a mountain outside Longyearbyen to take advantage of the natural freezing. However, following construction the permafrost did not fully re-establish itself, enabling water to over time leak into the entrance tunnel.
This spring, Statsbygg is completing a project to waterproof that tunnel and add drainage ditches to carry away meltwater. The need for these features was never anticipated when the vault was designed and built more than 10 years ago.
Looking ahead, scientists expect Svalbard to be even warmer and wetter. By 2100, Longyearbyen's annual average temperature may increase from minus 5.9 degrees Celsius (21 degrees Fahrenheit) to 3.3 degrees Celsius (38 degrees Fahrenheit), with 40 percent more precipitation and much less snow, according to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Svalbard will be a different place.
Skanska is one of the leading construction and project development companies in Norway.


Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)'s 4Q17 PATMI of S$1,033mn was in line with our estimates.
NII increased 14% y-o-y on the back of strong loans growth and higher NIM.
WM fee income grew 38% y-o-y on the back of strong AUM growth.
Net trading income weaker y-o-y and q-o-q as global FICC trading environment remains weak.
Maintain BUY with a higher Target Price of S$13.94 (previous Target Price S$13.48) based on Gordon Growth Model.
+ Strong loans growth as global and domestic economic outlook improves.
Loans grew 8% YoY outpacing Singapore domestic system loans growth of 5.4%. Loans growth was led by property related loans and general commerce.
+ Stronger NII on the back of better NIM and robust loans growth.
NII grew 14% and NIM increased 4 bps higher y-o-y to reach to 1.67% as Singapore and Hong Kong benchmark rates rose sharply in 4Q17. Higher rates on interbank placements also supported the NIM expansion.
+ Income was boosted by strong performance in WM and Insurance.
Total WM income jumped 54% y-o-y and 34% q-o-q to hit S$944mn. OCBC's private banking arm, Bank of Singapore's AUM grew 25% in 2017 to reach S$99bn.
Insurance income continued the strong profit growth in 4th quarter due to the repositioning of assets and liabilities in the Non-Participating Fund insurance business.
+ Cleaned up substantial portion of the offshore oil and gas exposure.
NPL ratio rose to 1.5% in 4Q17 from 1.3% in 3Q17 on accelerated recognition of NPA from the offshore oil and gas sector. However, OCBC had also significantly reduced its exposure to the OSV sector to S$4.8bn compared to S$5.7bn in 3Q17. Of the S$4.8bn, S$1.9bn was classified as NPL representing 40% of the OSV exposure.
- OCBC Wing Hang net profit was down 2% y-o-y.
OCBC Wing Hang's positive NII growth was offset by lower Non-II, higher allowances and operating expense.
- Net trading income continues to be weak.
Similarly, universal banks and investment banks globally continue to report weak trading income, citing the challenge of low market volatility.
We expect OCBC's loans growth to continue at high single percentage growth in FY18e and we have also improved our loans growth outlook from 6% to c.8% as OCBC's management has alluded to enough opportunities to deploy capital to grow the business organically. Therefore we expect NII to grow c.9% in FY18e, improving from our previous estimate of c.6% on the back of a moderately strong economy.
Other growth catalysts in FY18 will be the stronger real estate related loans in Singapore as enbloc sales transactions start to flow into the market. We also expect OCBC's Bank of Singapore to benefit from the wealth effects of the enbloc sales in Singapore as vendors from successful enbloc sales will likely engage wealth managers to manage their new found wealth.
Greater China business had demonstrated strong traction. OCBC Wing Hang's FY17 total income grew 13% as a result of strong growth in NII and Non-II. We believe OCBC is confident of growing the franchise in that region and that corroborates with the management's decision to retain and deploy capital to grow the business instead of paying out more dividends.
BUY with a higher Target Price of S$13.94 (previous Target Price S$13.48) based on Gordon Growth Model.


What are the key elements of a successful Affiliate solution?
Home News What are the key elements of a successful Affiliate solution?
Most of the technological advances people see in the online trading sector occur in the Trading Platform.
However, since it has always been Affiliates which have driven growth in the online trading sector, especially as the industry expands into new markets such as the Far East and Latin America, the technology empowering Affiliates has kept pace as well. It's just been less visible.
We're pleased to speak today with Assaf Meiry, Senior Product Manager at platform provider TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH), to learn more about what they are doing with their Affiliates solution.
LR: Hi Assaf, and thanks for joining us today. Please let us know, what are the key elements of a successful Affiliate solution?
Assaf: A successful affiliate solution is built on both business and technological foundations. From a business perspective, brands and affiliates need to be able to generate new business opportunities. In these challenging times for the online trading industry, you need a winning team, to ensure a steady and diverse traffic flow that benefits all parties.
A successful Affiliate solution nurtures both existing and new marketing channels. It requires advanced tools to enable monitoring, and to keep both parties coordinated, working in sync. The solution should allow affiliates to drive as much traffic as possible, without exceeding brand capacity, and still allow brands to make rapid adjustments, instructing sales agents on how to handle new traffic sources, as they flow in.
A revenue generating affiliate solution will offer brands and affiliates tools that track traffic and monitor lead status, while promoting transparency for both parties. In addition, an essential tool is a web mobile application for affiliates, with a dashboard that enables them to view their traffic in real time. Affiliates require a Back Office they can log into so they can see the status of their traffic, monitor their commissions and view reconciliation reports. Another factor essential to their success is 24/7 support from an expert team that will not only help with integration and set up, but also be there every step of the way, monitoring abnormal events in the flow of traffic. The support team will notify brands and affiliates when critical errors occur that have the potential to harm the bottom line.
Affiliates and brands need a powerful technical backbone to run their operation smoothly. and manage large bursts of traffic with ease. A robust and reliable API is required that enables affiliates to track and manage all aspects of their affiliate marketing, driving conversions and optimizing campaigns. Smooth Affiliate Program Integration is essential, providing accurate reports with actionable data for managing external marketers and monitoring traffic. A packed affiliate product portfolio, offering trading signals, auto-trading, robots and more, as well as a wide choice of secure, reputable and relevant payment service providers, are also key. Strong Back Office reporting will also increase sales and improve campaign effectiveness.
LR: As you've grown, how has TechFinancials' Affiliate solution changed?
Assaf: We are committed to maintaining open channels of communication with our partners. Over the past year we have worked in close collaboration with our leading brands and affiliates to tailor our solution to meet their specific business needs. The solution has matured and evolved to deliver a more comprehensive answer to our extensive network, so that affiliates and brands can communicate more effectively and boost conversions. A wealth of Business Intelligence tools enables those using the TechFinancials affiliate solution to track, monitor and manage every aspect of the funnel, for increased revenues.
LR: From a technology perspective, what are the key tools you provide to Affiliates?
Assaf: The key tools that we offer to affiliates enable them to dramatically improve the success of their marketing efforts. Our feature-rich solution enables affiliates to manage their traffic effectively, generate fresh revenue opportunities and track their commissions throughout the trader life-cycle.
With regard to registration, affiliates can register a trader via the API, or directly from a landing page. They can receive an alert every time a lead successfully registers with the brand, and automatically log new accounts into the platform, via a hypermedia link. This increases self-conversions and enables sales representatives to catch the account while they are still online.
Affiliates can also track contact with leads and check their sales status, monitoring conversion and qualified lead rates in near real-time. They can attach notes on every lead, providing additional, relevant data, and add a link to the source landing page, showing which promotion triggered registration.
When it comes to billing, affiliates can instantly receive an alert any time the trader deposits funds, verify that campaigns have performed as expected, and manage traffic flow accordingly. In addition, they can monitor each trader's deposits and banking status, and then follow up on the expected payout, so as to never miss a commission.
Affiliates can also generate a fully customized client, with their own trading offering tailored specifically to suit their traffic, taking their business to the next level and engaging more effectively with each individual target market.
LR: Some of the criticism leveled at the Forex and Binary Options sectors lately regards the way Affiliates market and acquire customers. When they are representing your brand, how can you help ensure that Affiliates abide by the standards which TechFinancials itself follows?
Assaf: TechFinancials is dedicated to protecting its brands' reputations. Our affiliate solution offers total transparency, ensuring that brands can monitor incoming traffic, and benefit from a 360 view of the entire process. They can oversee funnel activities and step in where necessary. Equally, affiliates can view their traffic and are guaranteed their earned commissions.


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package ru.vyarus.dropwizard.guice.test.jupiter.dw;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import ru.vyarus.dropwizard.guice.support.AutoScanApplication;
import ru.vyarus.dropwizard.guice.test.jupiter.TestDropwizardApp;
import ru.vyarus.dropwizard.guice.test.ClientSupport;

/**
 * @author Vyacheslav Rusakov
 * @since 01.05.2020
 */
@TestDropwizardApp(value = AutoScanApplication.class, randomPorts = true)
public class RandomPortsTest {

    @Test
    void checkRandomPorts(ClientSupport client) {
        Assertions.assertNotEquals(8080, client.getPort());
        Assertions.assertNotEquals(8081, client.getAdminPort());
    }
}


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Following birth, first-time mothers' sleep patterns change more dramatically than those of multiparous mothers (Dørheim et al. 2009) Gress et al. (2010) suggest that maternal perceptions of their own sleep quality are affected by the number of infant-related sleep disruptions, rather than the duration of infant care during the night.
Tiredness (a temporary state, relieved by a single sleep period) and fatigue (which continues despite rest, persisting through circadian rhythms) are commonly reported by parents in the postpartum period.
Both are attributed to infant-related sleep disturbance, and have been negatively associated with maternal physical and mental well-being (Gaillo et al. 2011; Ansara et al. 2005). Furthermore, maternal tiredness is a commonly cited reason for the early termination of breastfeeding (Heinig 2010; Kurth et al. 2010; Tarrant et al. 2011) and introduction of formula feeding. Changes in infant feeding are often driven by parental efforts to promote sleep duration for both their infant and themselves and to share night-time feeding responsibilities (Ball 2003; Pinilla & Birch 1993; Doan et al. 2007).
Minimising sleep disruption during the early postpartum period is not only a key concern for parents, but also for health-care providers in promoting the overall health and well-being of parents, and in supporting mothers in exclusively breastfeeding for at least 6 months as recommended by current health guidelines (Kramer & Kakuma 2002; DofH 2007).
Do parents of breastfed infants really experience less sleep and report more tiredness than those parents whose infants are not breastfed?
Recent research using actigraphy found that in exclusively breastfeeding families, both parents obtained greater overall sleep duration, in comparison to formula feeding families (Doan et al. 2007). Other research has reported that there is no difference in total maternal sleep duration between different infant feeding practices (Montgomery-Downs et al. 2010; Gay et al. 2004), despite reports that breastfeeding mothers experience more nocturnal wakening (Ball 2003) and lower sleep efficiency (Blyton et al. 2002).
Dørheim et al. (2009) found mothers who exclusively breastfed experienced better quality sleep than mothers who combination fed (where infant receives both human and formula milk) and sleep quality did not differ from mothers who solely gave their infants formula milk. Furthermore, breastfeeding mothers who sleep in close proximity to their infants obtain more sleep and report more weeks of breastfeeding than women who combine breastfeeding with separate mother-infant sleep locations (Ball 2003; Ball 2002). Parents therefore implement a variety of strategies to balance their own needs with those of their infants.
Parental fatigue and the workplace
Studies by Mellor and St John (2010; 2011) find that for a period postpartum, paternal work safety declines. This is likely due to this fatigue and sleep deprivation due to infant care. However this research is based upon more subjective data collection methods. Less research regarding maternal workplace safety and performance postpartum has been conducted. Nevertheless it is worth bearing this in mind for both mothers and fathers depending on type of work they do.
Sleeps and Health for practitioners
Understanding SIDS and SUDI
The Triple Risk Model
SIDS Risks
Sleep Products, Aids & Devices
Swaddling for Sleep
Baby Sleep Bags
Slings for Daytime Sleep
Technological devices & Monitors
Baby Hammocks and Swings
Side-Car Cribs & Bedside Cots
Co-sleeping nests and pods


Within seven years, Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will have to supply 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy under a measure signed into law in May. Minnesota joins Illinois and Ohio — and 15 other U.S. states — with some type of solar energy mandate, according to the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency.
The Midwest's carbon footprint got smaller over the past decade, a period of time in which the region's mix of sources for electric power also changed significantly.
The Department of Interior announced today that it has scheduled the nation's first offshore wind lease sale in federal waters. The nearly 165,000 acre lease sale is scheduled to take place on July 31st for commercial wind energy development off the coastal waters of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
A conference committee between the Minnesota State House and Senate recently announced an agreement to resolve differences in two competing proposals to expand the solar energy requirement for investor-owned utilities. Under the proposal, investor-owned utilities (such as Xcel Energy and Minnesota Power) must generate 1.5 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2020.
Proposed legislation released on April 25 could pave the way toward solving a lingering problem for the nation's nuclear energy industry — what to do with the waste.
The Connecticut Senate passed legislation yesterday by a vote of 26 to 6, to expand the state's underlying renewable power requirement to allow large-scale hydroelectric power to qualify under the standard when wind and solar are not available. Despite the lop-sided vote, the legislation has come under increasing scrutiny by environmental groups and some power providers because they believe it will give the state department of energy and environmental protection to much authority to rollback renewable energy requirements.
The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today the launching of a greatly enhanced state energy portal which can provide users a dynamic and customizable tool that can display and manipulate energy data.
Yesterday, the Florida Senate Communications, Energy and Public Utilities Committee unanimously passed legislation that would greatly change a 2006 measure designed to allow utilities to charge upfront costs for nuclear power projects before they go into service.
Solar panel installations rose 76 percent last year, according to a release by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) which is the national trade association for the industry. Overall, installed solar capacity was 3,313 megawatts - a record for the industry.


"Smart Brain and Health is the best location to receive TMS."
"The staff was courteous and kind as well as Dr. Jabour."
"Dr. Jabour has wonderful bedside manner. Always made me feel comfortable!"
"Beautiful place and even better people!"
Bradley A. Jabour, M.D. is the founder and medical director of Smart Brain and Health. Dr. Jabour is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), having completed neuroradiology fellowships both at USC and a second year at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) where he was an attending professor in neuroradiology.
Dr. Jabour initiated the use of functional MRI in the detection and management of various neuropsychiatric disorders such as Depression and OCD. His company Smart Brain and Health has pioneered the use of stereotactic neuronavigation techniques, usually used in neurosurgery, to more accurately target selected regions in the brain in order to more effectively target Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
Dr. Jabour has also founded multiple other affiliate companies such as Medical Imaging Center of Southern California, Smart Heart and Health, Women's Imaging at Medical Imaging Center, and Directed Interventional Surgery Center (DISC).
"Excellent experience with such a warm and professional doctor such as Bradley Jabour. Looking forward to seeing you soon!"


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Egyptians' Approval of Leadership Multifaceted
Economic, political factors helped to determine Morsi's leadership approval
by Bob Tortora and Mohamed Younis
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Egyptians headed to the polls Tuesday for the first time since President Mohamed Morsi's removal, Gallup data collected just before he was deposed highlight the factors that contributed to Egyptians' precipitous disillusionment with his presidency. Most notable among all underpinning factors is Egyptians' confidence in the honesty of the election process itself.
In June 2013, those with confidence in the electoral process were nearly seven times more likely to approve of the country's leadership than those who said they had no confidence in the honesty of elections. Egyptians' confidence in the electoral process, which had peaked at 89% in 2012, dropped to 34% days before Morsi's ouster.
Economic perceptions also played an important role in leadership approval. In June, those who told Gallup they felt the economy was "getting better" or "staying the same" were more than three times as likely as those who said it was "getting worse" to approve of Egypt's leadership. Additionally, those who said they were living comfortably on their present household income were more than twice as likely to approve of Egypt's leadership as those who said they were not living comfortably.
Egyptians' perceptions of freedom in their society are also strongly related to their likelihood to approve of their country's leadership. Those who said they were satisfied with their freedom to choose what they do with their lives and those who described the media in their country as having a lot of freedom were both nearly two times as likely as those who did not say this to approve of Egypt's leadership. Finally, Egyptians who evaluated their lives more highly were also more likely to approve of their country's leadership.
Life Evaluations and the Islamist "Bump"
There is also a relationship between Egyptians' life evaluations and their likelihood to support the Muslim Brotherhood or Freedom and Justice Party (FJP). Gallup began measuring support for both groups in late July 2011. At that time, 26% of Egyptians indicated they supported both organizations; their average life rating was 3.9 on a ladder scale of zero to 10, with no statistical difference between those who supported or did not support either or both organizations. By September 2011, Egyptians' average life ratings increased significantly to 4.3, while the proportion supporting either the Muslim Brotherhood or FJP started its upward rise to 32%.
The percentage of those supporting either organization peaked at 75% in February 2012, just weeks after the parliamentary election. By June 2013, support had dropped by about 50% and average life ratings had dropped from 4.1 to 3.6, the lowest they had been since Gallup began measuring support for either group.
In an April 2012 survey, the percentage of Egyptians who supported either the Muslim Brotherhood or FJP fell significantly to 51% and eventually made its way down to 23% in June 2013. This precipitous decline paved the way for Morsi's removal from office. The 2013 survey put Egyptians' average life ratings at 3.6 -- a two-year low.
As in 2012, life ratings in 2013 were significantly lower among those who did not support the Muslim Brotherhood or FJP than among supporters of either organization. However, since the percentage supporting either party fell sharply in the interim, life evaluations declined among the overall population.
The Gallup data suggest that Egyptians' support for the country's leadership during Morsi's tenure reflected their support, or lack thereof, for the FJP or the Muslim Brotherhood. Those who supported either group were twice as likely as those who did not support either group to say they supported the country's leadership overall. Other factors such as declining confidence in the electoral process may have figured more prominently into Egyptians' assessments of their country's leadership.
As the first major component of the military-backed "roadmap," Egyptians voted for the second time in 13 months on a constitutional referendum. As presidential and parliamentary elections follow, those competing for power in the country should be aware that public support for the country's leadership has not been related to political popularity alone.
Regardless of who leads Egypt moving forward, Egyptians are looking for leaders capable of instilling confidence in various economic and governance issues. Gallup data show that confidence in the transparency of the electoral process was the strongest factor underpinning approval of the country's last democratically elected leader. All parties vying for leadership have an incentive to bolster public confidence in the electoral contests that will bring them to power.
For complete data sets or custom research from the more than 150 countries Gallup continually surveys, please contact us.
Results are based on face-to-face interviews with 1,149 adults, aged 15 and older, conducted in June 12-19, 2013, in Egypt. For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±3.3 percentage points. The margin of error reflects the influence of data weighting. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
For more complete methodology and specific survey dates, please review Gallup's Country Data Set details.
Egypt All Gallup Headlines Economy Election Issues Elections Governance Government and Politics Institutions and Infrastructure Leadership Leadership and Succession Life Satisfaction Political Parties Political Systems Politics Presidential Job Approval Africa Eastern Africa Middle East and Africa Middle East and North Africa Muslim World Northern Africa World
Gallup's Top 10 World News Findings of 2013
Gallup reviews its top world news findings of 2013 based on surveys conducted in more than 140 countries through the Gallup World Poll.
Government Corruption Viewed as Pervasive Worldwide
Majorities in 108 out of 129 countries Gallup surveyed in 2012 see corruption as a widespread problem in their government. These countries span those with a free press and those where media freedom is limited.
Egyptians See Life Worse Now Than Before Mubarak's Fall
Egyptians are pessimistic about what their country has gained since Mubarak's overthrow. The majority sees worse employment opportunities and doesn't see the job situation improving soon. But a majority says media freedom has improved.
Virginia and New Jersey Elections in National Context
The recent Virginia and New Jersey state elections played out in the context of broad, national trends relating to the mood of the nation, the economy and the role of government.
Gallup https://news.gallup.com/poll/166832/egyptians-approval-leadership-multifaceted.aspx


I'd like to add a new Requirement Type = Package. However, under Planning > Requirements, clicking Insert will automatically add a req Type=Feature. If I Edit the newly added req type, options are: Design Element, Feature, Need, Quality, Use Case, User Story. There is no type=Package.
Note: I have administration permissions with role as Project Owner. Do I have the correct permissions, and how can I add Req Type=Package?
That's exactly what I 'd like to create.... a parent requirement so that several children requirements can branch off it. How do I create the "parent" requirement? Thanks.


Networking is an important part of ONA's conference experience, and this year, we are excited to host a record number of official receptions, breakfasts, lunches, special sessions and even a mini-conference for students and young professionals in D.C. Some events are open to all full conference pass holders, while others require an invitation or an RSVP.
Here are five exciting opportunities you should consider adding to your ONA17 calendar. We will be highlighting many more opportunities in the ONA17 newsletter and blog in the weeks ahead, so keep time open for those too.
5-9 p.m. ONA U, a new mini-conference for journalism students and young professionals looking for career and networking advice, will by hosted at American University's School of Communication. Separate $5 fee. Register and learn more. ONA17 pass not required.
5-6 p.m. Reception: Results of the First Global Study on Newsroom Tech. Join the International Center for Journalists at a reception to learn the groundbreaking results of the first survey of the state of digital innovation in newsrooms across the globe. Open to all full conference pass holders, but space is limited and an RSVP is required to communications@icfj.org. Located in Washington 6.
6:30-8:30 p.m. The ONA17 Opening Night Reception will be held at the iconic Newseum in downtown D.C. Enjoy drinks and delicious appetizers as you tour one of the most interactive museums in the world and enjoy spectacular fall views of city landmarks. No RSVP required. Bus transportation is offered to this event, which is open to all full conference pass holders.
3:30-5 p.m. Educators' Meetup. Conversations, lightning talks and a poster session (submissions open through Sept. 9) all designed for digital news educators from around the world. The Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism will provide drinks. No RSVP required. Full conference pass holders only. Located in Washington 5.
6:30-7:30 p.m. American University School of Communication Reception. Network with fellow reporters, researchers, educators and recruiters. Open to all full conference pass holders, but RSVP is required for admission to the reception. Located in Delaware B.


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Absolute Infinite One
Objective Reality
Sacred Numerology
ISITism Explains…
ISITometer
AIO and Other are Absolutes. We can never begin to comprehend their Infinite mystery. But though they exist beyond any Reality we can ever comprehend, all of Creation is imbued with their essential nature.
The ISIT Belief System uses the words or names "IS" and "IT" to represent the essential, primordial manifestations of The Absolute Infinite One and the Other in our finite, temporal, fractal Reality. We don't talk about AIO and the Other in the same context as anything relating to day-to-day life, because there is no connection between them. The Absolute and the Relative simply do not mix.
Yet we see the fingerprints of AIO and the Other on everything we know or can even imagine. The essential natures of these two original Aspects of Reality echo through every vibration of the Universe — from the moment of Creation and for all Eternity.
IS and IT are the ultimate Duality, and we refer to the inseparable combination of these primordial aspects as the foundation of Reality/Creation/Multiverse as "ISIT". Another common word for this is Being. The totality of All That IS.
My Blessings
Duality is a common theme throughout philosophies, religions and cultures. God/Devil, Good/Evil, Yin/Yang, Mind/Body, Masculine/Feminine, Light/Dark, Gandalf/Sauron. It's natural for us to feel that Duality is the basis of our Reality because, well, it is.
It isn't just about philosophy and religion. Duality is baked into the physics of our Universe from the the first microseconds after the Big Bang when matter and anti-matter began annihilating each other, to the formation of neutrons and protons at the center of atoms, to our bilateral physiology, to the binary code at the base of our digital technology, the list of dualities woven into the very fabric of our Reality is too long and familiar to bother listing here.
What About Non-Duality?
Believers in Non-Duality may find themselves experiencing resistance to this dualistic basis. However, when you understand the concepts of AIO and Other — IS and IT — you realize it is perfectly consistent with non-dualism. ISITism holds that only AIO actually exists. The Other is merely a figment of AIO's imagination. IT does not exist.
That doesn't mean that in this Creation in which we are all embedded, that duality doesn't seem very, very real. In fact, the illusory aspects of life tend to seem the most real to us.
As Einstein said, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
There is only One. And we are all One Being One.
So non-dualists can relax and embrace the ISIT Belief System, as we embrace you!
Duality is Elementary
The point is, Duality is an elementary Aspect of our Reality, and understanding that is the first step toward Mastery and Enlightenment. By labeling the two primordial aspects of Reality with those completely neutral words — "IS" and "IT" — we have established an unbiased construct, free from all religious or cultural distortions, upon which we can develop a clear and complete Belief System from the ground up based on Fundamental Truths.
Does this mean that we could have assigned just any labels to this ultimate duo — like "Prickles" and "Goo"? Well, yes. But the words "IS" and "IT" do have some very obvious reasons to make them an excellent Choice.
The word 'IS' is the ultimate action word. It is simply another form of the word 'Be'. It is synonymous with 'Being'. What word could better represent the nature of the Absolute Infinite One?
And 'IT' is the obvious opposite of 'IS'. IT is the outward manifestation — the shell. 'IT' is the perfect representation of the Other.
So the very meaning of the words express the essence of the Original Aspect they represent. But it's also there in the structure of the words. Look at 'IS'; the curvy S, flowing. Listen to the sound… isssssssssssssss… it could go on forever; infinitely. Now look at 'IT'. Two opposing segments. Conflicting. Hard Stop. Finite. And the sound. The letter T has a very definite ending.
And together, these two words form an entirely new contruct — a complete sentence, just as the two absolute aspects of reality merge together to become something altogether different — Creation.
IS and IT. If ever two words were meant to represent the Two Elementary Aspects of Reality, these are them.
So what does this mean? What can we do with this assertion?
We can do anything!
Think about technology; we started out with just the concept of binary digits — 1s and 0s. Then bits lead to bytes which lead to hexadecimal numbers and to ASCII characters and to machine code and assembly language and to software of increasing levels of sophistication and so on up to the AI and IoT in the Cloud of today and beyond. There is incredible power in Duality!
Starting with the Fundamental Duality of IS and IT, we can develop a standard scale upon which we can Objectively measure any Object within Reality.
And who decides where any given Object falls on this scale? We do. Together.
This is just the beginning. We are creating a new, Crowd Sourced Belief System based on a few Fundamental Beliefs:
The Absolute Infinite One is infinitely Aware
AIO Chose to imagine and to Engage with the Other
AIO Loves the product of this Engagement — Creation/Reality
Absolute and Relative do not mix
IS and IT represent the Essence of AIO and Nature of the Other in Reality
Upon this simple yet profoundly powerful foundation, together we will create a Belief System that expands our Awareness, bringing us Peace and Joy and Love in Abundance!
But we're not there yet. Our journey has just begun. And there are still many more mysteries to be revealed and problems to solve. So let's take the next steps on this mission of collaboratively developing a complete Universal Belief System. We'll all need to be on the same page about what Objective Reality is. And to do that, we'll need to be crystal clear about the meaning of a fundamental concept in the ISIT Belief System: Objects.
Do you think that 'IS' and 'IT' work as the names for the ultimate Duality — the representation of AIO and the Other in Reality?
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All About Objects


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New York Times Wrong. "America's Longest War" Not Over. Just Relocated To America.
Afghanistan is "America's Longest War". However, it did not end when we left Afghanistan. All we did was bring the war home. That war did not begin 20 years ago. It began 1,400 years ago. That was when Muhammad left Mecca in 622 and gave up on preaching and persuasion to win converts to his religion. When Muhammad arrived in Mecca used murder, war, torture, threats, robbery, theft, enslavement, rape, and deception instead to win converts. Muhammad and his followers were so successful when they did this that they destroyed Roman, Greek, and Persian empires, and took over two thirds of Christian world in less than a hundred years.
During the next 700 years, Christians learned how to fight back. In 732, Charles Martel raised an army that stopped them and drove them out of France. From 1095 to 1291, Christians fought the Crusades to protect Christian minorities in what is now Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine. In 1492, Christians drove Muhammad's followers out of Spain. In 1683, Christians drove the Turks after most of Eastern Europe. In the 1700's, the British took control of most of what is now India and Pakistan.
During the 1700s, a fundamentalist Islamic scholar name Muhammad al-Wahhab (Wahab) preached a very militant, violent, and popular doctrine to revive Islamic domination. Wahab rejected centuries of Islamic scholarship that tolerated dissenting views and co-existence with Jews and Christians. Wahab taught that his interpretation of the Koran and the Hadith (the words and actions of the Prophet Muhammad) determined the only rules to be followed by true Muslims. True Muslims had to swear absolute loyalty to their religious leader. Second, they had to follow his teachings in every respect. Third, they had to aggressively fight a holy war (jihad) against all unbelievers and all "blasphemers and apostates (Muslims who rejected or dissented from these teachings) until everyone in the world embrace Islam.
"And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and their prevails justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere" (Koran, Surah 2, Verse 8 and Chapter 8, Verse 39).
Wahab called his interpretation of Islam as "Tawhid" (Unity). His opponents called it "Wahabi". (Source: "God's Terrorists" by Charles Allen, published 2006. Pages 45 to 59)
In 1744, Wahab formed a partnership with Muhhammad ibn Saud, the warlord of most of Arabia, now called Saudi Arabia. When Wahab resigned as imam in 1773 at age 70, a Saudi warrior prince took Wahab's place as imam of the kingdom. The followers of Wahab and the Saudi family have been close partners ever since.
Above is a the Darul Uloom or Seminary of Deoband, just north of Delhi, India. It has been training scholars and imams in the violent and intolerant doctrines of Wahhab (also Wahab or Wahabi) since 1866. The word "Taliban" means "students". The teachers of the Taliban in Afghanistan learned the Wahab doctrine at this Seminary.
In 1730, Shah Waliullah of Delhi, India made his hajj, the required once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca in Arabia. He then went to Medina to study with Wahab. He embraced Wahab's violent, intolerant doctrine, and taught it throughout what is now India and Pakistan. This resulted in two hundred years of riots, murders, assassinations, and wars against Buddhists and Hindus in India, moderate Muslims who opposed Wahab's teachings, and the British in India who protected them. In 1866, followers of the Wahab doctrine in India and Pakistan established a seminary or Darul Uloom in Deoband, a city on the Grand Trunk Road just north of Delhi, India. This was a very well funded and sophisticated Islamic school that taught the Wahab doctrine to thousands of Islamic scholars, preachers, and imams from Morocco in North Africa on the Atlantic Ocean in the West, to the Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) on the Pacific Ocean in the East. The word "Taliban" comes from the Arabic word "Talib" which means student. The word "Taliban" itself means "students". They are students of the Wahab doctrine that is taught in the Wahab seminary in Deoband, India, and in thousands of madrasses in Pakistan.
Above 1968 Vietnam War Protest Poster: "Woke" Democrats were more honest in 1968. Back then they admitted that their goal was not to bring peace to Vietnam. Their goal was to bring war and revolution to America.
It is true that a preliminary goal of the Taliban in going to war against us was to eliminate us and all non-Muslims and moderate Muslims from Afghanistan. However, that is not their final goal. Their final goal to to eliminate non-Muslims and moderate Muslims from the rest of the world. That war is just beginning.
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Finding and selecting a reliable and the best printing services in China becomes very essential if you are looking forward to get your printing jobs done here. No one wants to waste valuable and hard earned money on a printing company that has outdated, expensive or useless printing services and fails to satisfy the customer. Thus, it becomes imperative to find the best printing company in China that knows what good printing actually is and how to keep up with the marketing trends to provide the best service.
How to judge a good printing company in China is not easy and you will have to pay a little attention and go into detail about the working of printing presses in China so that you can understand which one of them can be the right partner for best results.
The first thing for finding the best printing service in China is to look up the technology that these companies are using. Having the most cutting edge or state of the art printing technology is what makes a good printing company in China stand out among the rest. You need to understand what printing equipment they have by asking them and understanding what they are offering.
You also need to know the variety of printing services they provide. A good printing company must have various types of printing services in China that cater to a wide variety of orders and can be used on all types of materials with the equipment and expertise that you can use for your printing needs. Especially if you plan to print different types of materials and colors, only printers offering extensive variety will prove to be best partners for you.
Another quality of the best printing company in China is good customer service and keenness to satisfy the customers in every possible way. Like other kinds of businesses, the customer should be treated with politeness and great care and considered very important. The mark of a good China Printing company is presence of good and timely customer care which attends to all the customers' needs and ensures satisfaction. As a client, you should be treated the best way, helped in case of any problem and given best service. If a printing company does not care for what you want and how they can make it possible, it might not be the best printing partner for you.
A good printing company in China should also provide competitive rates that encourages customer to do business. Whether it's a multi-state printing company or a local service, it should offer good discounts that draw customers. It should help customers save money on printing books, brochures, magazines and other materials especially for bulk orders.
When looking for the best printing company in China, it is essential to keep in mind the above mentioned tips to get the right business partner who will help in your business growth and enable you to save money and get things done the right way.


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Cale Morton
DOB: 18 January 1990
Debut: Round 1, 2008 against Hawthorn at MCG
Last MFC Game: Round 19, 2012 against Gold Coast at MCG
From: Lake Grace/Hale FC/Claremont, Selection #4, 2007 National Draft
Number: 10 2008-2012
Rising Star nominee - Round 20, 2008 vs West Coast
Best First Year Player - 2008
Games: 73 (76 total)
Goals: 33 (34 total)
Wins Draws Losses Winning %
18 1 54 24.65
Voted the best player at the 2007 Under 18 championship, Morton also ranked first of all draftees in aerobic capability by recording a 15.2 beep test result. After one WAFL game for three goals he was selected at the top of the 2007 National Draft and quickly slotted into Melbourne's senior side, earning a Rising Star nomination for a dominant performance in a rare win over the Eagles and being named Best First Year Player.
Despite a second wooden spoon campaign in 2009, Morton played several blinding games including 37 touches in the round 8 loss to the Bulldogs and 36 in the round 22 defeat by the Saints. After only missing one game for the season he was set for a break out year in 2010 before suffering an injury in a pre-season match which kept him out for the first half of the year. When he returned Morton spent most of his time playing across half-back and was dropped towards the end of the year.
After putting on 6kg during the 2011 pre-season, Morton ruptured a tendon in his finger shortly before the first NAB Cup game of the year and missed six weeks of the pre-season and the early rounds of the year. He returned in Round 3 but despite playing 14 games failed to impress, and when he put off signing a contract until the end of the season the suspicions grew that he would be playing his football elsewhere in 2012.
Eventually Morton re-signed, but his 2012 campaign was another disappointment. He played eight games in the first half of the season before being dropped. In the second quarter of his return to the senior side in Round 19 he suffered a shoulder injury which required season ending surgery.
At the end of 2012 he was traded to West Coast for National Draft selection #88. He made his debut for the Eagles in July 2013, spending much of the at East Perth and only playing three senior games before being delisted. In 2015 he played for VFL side Coburg, before joining Digger's Rest in 2016 where he remained through 2018.
His brothers Mitch and Jarryd played AFL football Richmond/Sydney and Hawthorn respectively. Morton joined them both at WAFL side Perth in 2014.
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2009 21 9 0
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N.H. town to send half its police to Afghanistan
Dec 29, 2009 at 8:37 AM Dec 29, 2009 at 8:38 AM
ALLENSTOWN, N.H. - The Allenstown, N.H., police department is set to send half its force to Afghanistan.
Two officers are leaving in April as part of an Army Reserve military police detachment. The other officer is leaving in September with a Massachusetts National Guard unit.
Allenstown Police Chief Shaun Mulholland says the loss of three of his six officers will create a crisis. He tells the New Hampshire Union Leader it's a "very challenging situation."
The Allenstown Board of Selectmen granted Mulholland's request this month to hire one temporary officer for 18 months, but there will still be a void.
Mulholland says the town of about 5,000 will be dangerously understaffed while the officers are gone.
Information from: New Hampshire Union Leader, http://www.unionleader.com


For busy teachers across the state, developing their curriculum just got easier. Missouri Gold Booksellers, a direct discount source for Missouri curriculum aids for K-12, now offers a free comprehensive mail order catalog and a new dynamic website to make finding the newest curriculum aids a breeze.
"Our new comprehensive catalog and new website have one thing in mind," said publisher Brett Dufur. "We want to make it as easy as possible for educators to keep in touch with the many publishers out there publishing great Missouri books and teaching aids."
Though Missouri Gold has focused on promoting itself at conferences in the past, "We realize there are many more teachers and librarians out there who need a good resource for Missouri-related books. We hope our new expanded offerings make it easier for them to find what they are looking for," Dufur said.
Missouri Gold Booksellers, founded in 1990 by Bill Higdon of Columbia, offers educators more than 500 Missouri related books, videos, games, audio and CD tracks from more than 40 different publishers, such as the Missouri Department of Conservation, the University of Missouri Press, Children's Press, Pebble Publishing, Aphelion Publications, and more. Missouri Gold Booksellers offers all of these Missouri books at discount prices.
"Think of it as one-stop shopping. Our motto is: From Missouri ghosts to Missouri government, Missouri Gold has every Missouri book you need. And I think that's very accurate. Many times we track down out of print Missouri books—we just found several on Missouri government and a great hardback about the founding of Jefferson City. What happens many times is 'one book publishers' move away from Missouri or focus their energies on some new endeavor. When this happens, oftentimes educators out there don't know how to keep ordering a book that really works for them. We make sure we offer all of those hard-to-find titles," Dufur said. "Let's face it, teachers already have one of the hardest jobs in the world. It doesn't ever get easier. The last thing they should have to spend their time doing is tracking down some obscure publisher just to keep their curriculum rolling along."
Dufur said his most popular titles include the 4th grade textbook Missouri Then & Now, published by the University of Missouri Press, and Heritage of Missouri, published by Emden Press. Other subjects run the gamut from books on Missouri mules to books about the Civil War, Laura Ingalls Wilder, westward expansion, Missouri history, and "some of the most obscure topics you can imagine. We live in a diverse state. That's definitely reflected in our books. We have books about the New Madrid earthquakes, the crayfishes of Missouri, the fish of Missouri… nature and history are definitely hot topics. Jesse James, outlaws, and the Pony Express are also hot subjects."
Dufur said that Missouri Gold Booksellers was acquired by Pebble Publishing, Inc. after Higdon passed away. Dufur was proud to be able to "carry the torch" and continue Higdon's tradition of offering the best Missouri books at the best prices. "Having Missouri Gold as a division of Pebble Publishing, Inc. just made sense. We were already publishing great Missouri books, and I am always on the look-out for great Missouri books, so now we can offer our customers 500+ Missouri books, instead of just 20," Dufur said.
Pebble Publishing, Inc. publishes books on Missouri history as well as popular guides to Missouri's outdoors, including The Complete Katy Trail Guidebook, Exploring Missouri Wine Country, Show Me Mountain Biking and The Complete Guide to the Bed & Breakfasts, Guesthouses and Inns of Missouri.


Abstract : The commissioning of a new high-speed rail was not sufficiently studied in light of companies' strategy. Despite a wary scientific view on the correlation between transport infrastructure and economic development, many local stakes and expectations remain in the served areas. Beyond a prospective understanding on the potential integration of the Bretagne-Pays de la Loire highspeed rail by France's Grand Ouest (western regions) companies, this thesis provides an analysis of firms' integration into high-speed transportation public policies. Company heads' sensibility is studied through its nature, determinants and potential impact that it could foresee on local dynamics. This empirical research consists mainly of interviews with 179 company leaders, on 14 areas in Grand Ouest and Paris region. Increased railway accessibility is analysed according to the specificities of digital activities, banking and insurances, business services and industry.Firms' spatial activity leads to a better integration of perceptions and private strategies when developing high-speed rail within served areas.


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namespace PMI\TestBundle\Controller;

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Method;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Template;
use PMI\TestBundle\Entity\User;
use PMI\TestBundle\Form\UserType;

/**
 * User controller.
 *
 * @Route("/user")
 */
class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Lists all User entities.
     *
     * @Route("/", name="user")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();

        $entities = $em->getRepository('PMITestBundle:User')->findAll();

        return array('entities' => $entities);
    }

    /**
     * Finds and displays a User entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}/show", name="user_show")
     * @Template()
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    public function showAction($id)
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();

        $entity = $em->getRepository('PMITestBundle:User')->find($id);

        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find User entity.');
        }

        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($id);

        return array(
            'entity'      => $entity,
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),        );
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     * Displays a form to create a new User entity.
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     * @Template()
     */
    public function newAction()
    {
        $entity = new User();
        $form   = $this->createForm(new UserType(), $entity);

        return array(
            'entity' => $entity,
            'form'   => $form->createView()
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     * @Method("post")
     * @Template("PMITestBundle:User:new.html.twig")
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    {
        $entity  = new User();
        $request = $this->getRequest();
        $form    = $this->createForm(new UserType(), $entity);
        $form->bindRequest($request);

        if ($form->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();
            $em->persist($entity);
            $em->flush();

            return $this->redirect($this->generateUrl('user_show', array('id' => $entity->getId())));

        }

        return array(
            'entity' => $entity,
            'form'   => $form->createView()
        );
    }

    /**
     * Displays a form to edit an existing User entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}/edit", name="user_edit")
     * @Template()
     */
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    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();

        $entity = $em->getRepository('PMITestBundle:User')->find($id);

        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find User entity.');
        }

        $editForm = $this->createForm(new UserType(), $entity);
        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($id);

        return array(
            'entity'      => $entity,
            'edit_form'   => $editForm->createView(),
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),
        );
    }

    /**
     * Edits an existing User entity.
     *
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     * @Method("post")
     * @Template("PMITestBundle:User:edit.html.twig")
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    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();

        $entity = $em->getRepository('PMITestBundle:User')->find($id);

        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find User entity.');
        }

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        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($id);

        $request = $this->getRequest();

        $editForm->bindRequest($request);

        if ($editForm->isValid()) {
            $em->persist($entity);
            $em->flush();

            return $this->redirect($this->generateUrl('user_edit', array('id' => $id)));
        }

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            'entity'      => $entity,
            'edit_form'   => $editForm->createView(),
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),
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     * @Method("post")
     */
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    {
        $form = $this->createDeleteForm($id);
        $request = $this->getRequest();

        $form->bindRequest($request);

        if ($form->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getEntityManager();
            $entity = $em->getRepository('PMITestBundle:User')->find($id);

            if (!$entity) {
                throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find User entity.');
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    }

    private function createDeleteForm($id)
    {
        return $this->createFormBuilder(array('id' => $id))
            ->add('id', 'hidden')
            ->getForm()
        ;
    }
}


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Visit DWT's nature reserves
Devon Wildlife Trust visitor centres
Wembury Marine Centre
Celebrating & promoting the natural beauty of the south Devon coastline
Wembury is a magnet for wildlife – its rocky cliffs are home to nesting seabirds and the rocky shore, slate reefs and massive wave-cut platforms provide one of the UK's best spots for marine life
The best place to learn about marine wildlife
Our ever-popular Centre is the best place to learn about Devon's amazing marine wildlife. Inside you'll find interactive displays, games and fish tanks with live exhibits . The Centre also explains the part we can all play in keeping Wembury special.
All through the summer the Centre hosts Rockpool Safaris and a full calendar of events (including snorkel adventures) which combine fun with fascinating learning.
The Centre is run by Devon Wildlife Trust, as part of the Wembury Marine Centre partnership.The Visitor Centre was built in 1994 and refurbished in 2006 thanks to a range of funders, including a legacy in memory of William and Helena Heath (nee Hurrell), beloved parents of Dorothy Harris.
In autumn 2019 Wembury Marine Centre received the good news that it had received £9,000 National Lottery funding to support its work for marine education and awareness.
Wembury Marine Centre is closed for the rest of 2020 but looks forward to welcoming you back in the spring of 2021.
Discover the animals of Wembury's rocky shore
Rocky-Shore-Guide.pdf
Love the beach? Brush up on The Seashore Code:
DWT Seashore Code bookmark.pdf
90 Marine Champions
Child rockpooling at Wembury
For more information about the Centre and its work visit
www.wemburymarinecentre.org


You can keep your clients hydrated with water bottles that are both classy and effective at showcasing your brand. But, the process of purchasing a custom product can feel overwhelming.
Buying custom labels for water bottles is actually quite simple, and we've created this quick guide to show you just how easy it is to bottle your brand this year.
There is no one size fits all bottle.
We offer a variety of shapes and sizes, which means you can choose a bottle that you like and that you think best reflects your brand. You can choose your size based on how much water you think your clients or employees will drink while in the office.
If you're purchasing them for a parade or party, you might choose a larger bottle, so attendees are more likely to hold on to them throughout the duration of the event and not just throw it away after a couple gulps.
What will accurately represent my brand?
How much water will my employees or customers drink in one sitting?
What is the quantity of bottles in my order?
Ask to Have a Taste.
After you determine the right bottle dimensions and price, it's important to request a taste of the water you are purchasing. You don't want to bottle your brand into bad tasting water. You will be pleased to know our water comes from a protected self-sufficient Artesian Aquafer on location and not from a municipal source. It is purified by reverse osmosis and sterilized by ozonation without the use of any chemicals.
Now, it's time to move on to label design or logo.
We run a full-service custom water bottle company, which means we'll design the labels for you, but as you brainstorm your concept, the best design tip is to keep the work simple. You'll want to create consistent branding with your company, but at the same time, you want the bottle to be easily recognizable without too much distracting information.
Going with fun designs and unique identifiers may be great for parties and events, but for everyday use, simple design cues will go a long way.
Blank Space is a Good Thing.
It's easy to get excited when you learn that at Total Beverage Services, the entire label is yours to design how you see fit. However, it's okay to leave some blank space. In fact, that might make your bottle even more memorable. Simply put, don't try to fit the about us page on a tiny water bottle label.
Unless your design is to fill up every spot on the label with words or content, you want something that is easily presentable and understandable. Having blank space around your custom label will draw the eyes to the important parts: Your brand.
When most people think custom water labels, they think they'll just slap their brand logo on the bottle and call it good. That's not a terrible idea, but there is so much more you could do with the real estate on the label.
Instead, you could utilize brand guidelines like fonts and colors, but share a different message than just your company name. If you want to leave an impression with the people who consume your water, be clever, witty, funny or just different.
In an ideal world, the colors of your custom label will match the colors of your logo, but you'll have to determine if those colors will stand out and be noticeable. Create contrast and use colors that convey the tone of your brand if your brand colors are hard-to-see, like white or light blue.
After you receive your design for approval, ask your colleagues, friends, and family for their opinions. It's better to discover an issue with the label before you print it on hundreds or even thousands of bottles!
Do you want to learn more about our custom water bottles? Contact our team today at 405.366.1344 or Sales@totalbeverageservices.com to learn more.


Please join us at our next School Site Council meeting on Tuesday, April 9, at 3:20 pm.
We recognize that parent input and involvement plays an important role in the success of our students. On Tuesday, February 12th we will host a Parent Meeting at Windmill Springs School from 6:30pm to 7:30pm in the Cafeteria. Parents will have an opportunity to speak with the Superintendent and Board of Trustees. Additionally, the Principal has prepared a short presentation to highlight Windmill Spring's top initiatives and student successes. Light snacks, beverages, and childcare will be provided. We hope to see you there!


Healing Herbal Votive Candle-this votive candle has been charged with energy and scented with the herbs for attracting healing energy.
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Passion Herbal Votive Candle-this votive candle has been charged with energy and scented for with the herbs for attracting Passion with candle magic.
Love Herbal Votive Candle-this votive candle has been charged with candle magic energy and scented with the herbs for attracting Love with candle magic.


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