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Stormwater management is becoming more and more challenging with increased regulation, increased expectations, and shrinking budgets. The need for cost effective reliable solutions that comply with multiple levels of regulation and improve stream health is higher than ever. Through our experience working for development, public utilities, and non-profits we have developed a partnership approach that focuses firstly on what works on the ground to protect the environment, what can be supported by the local community, and how these strategies meet regulations.
We specialize in developing green stormwater infrastructure on the site and landscape scale that improves water quality and mimics natural hydrology. This design experience is grounded in an understanding of hydrologic processes and the ecosystems that depend on them. We aim to minimize costs with designs that take into account lifecycle costs and long term maintenance by clearly specifying critical components such as soil structure and planting plans. Our designs often form part of the landscape aesthetics which is important for long term viability.


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Memory Rock Chicago
Memory Rock Chicago was created in 2006 by Steve Monroe, Chicago author and commercial real estate consultant. With no prior connection to the disease, Monroe witnessed the devastating toll it took on his colleague as she lost her father to Alzheimer's, and then cared for her mother who was diagnosed shortly thereafter. This experience compelled him to take action. He organized a committee of friends to host a fundraiser, and quickly learned many of them were also impacted by the disease. The event, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2016, has raised more than half a million dollars for the Alzheimer`s Association since its inception. The annual rock concert benefit is held at Joe's Bar on Weed St., and has featured local bands such as, Liquidated Damages and The Square Feets. Guests enjoy an open bar, live entertainment, and access to a rockin' raffle and auction. Memory Rock continues to grow thanks to the overwhelming support of dedicated committee members and generous sponsors.

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Rumors are picking up once again for Batman: Return To Arkham HD Collection after some ads and retailer postings for the HD remaster packs leaked online. Apparently the game will release on June 10th for the Xbox One and the PS4 for $40, assuming the ads are to be trusted.
Game Informer covered the story after it originally broke on Gaming Tree House, where they managed to capture an image from a retailer listing on the Italian version of GameStop. The listing has no box art or images but stated that the game would be available for around $40 and would launch on June 10th for only the Xbox One and PS4.
The listing on the Italian version of GameStop was pulled shortly after being discovered. Gaming Tree House later discovered an ad in an Italian magazine that also showed a listing for Batman: Return To Arkham HD Collection, indicating that the package would be available with both Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City packed inside.
Both games will be the full versions and will also come jam packed with all of the DLC that released over their respective lifespans.
I'm sure the most obvious thing about this collection is the fact that it's not listed for PC. Following the absolutely atrocious debacle last year involving Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment and the PC release of Batman: Arkham Knight on PC, it was made pretty clear that the publisher would be stepping back from their PC support. They did so by completely forgoing the release of Mortal Kombat XL on PC and opted not to release any balance patches or additional season 2 DLC for Mortal Kombat X on PC.
It's kind of unfortunate that PC gamers are being punished because Warner Bros rushed out Batman: Arkham Knight and caused a lot of heartache to paying customers on PC.
However, it's entirely possible that Warner Bros could later announce a digital PC release of Batman: Return to Arkham HD Collection. It's not entirely impossible that maybe they're just waiting closer to June to make the announcement official for console and PC gamers... or at least, one can hope.
As for the HD collection containing Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, it has been rumored for quite some time that Warner Bros would attempt to re-release the games in HD. I'm a little shocked that they didn't include Arkham Origins, though. Maybe they'll wait it out until the PlayStation Neo and whatever the mid-gen Xbox One refresh is to re-release Arkham Origins and Arkham Knight. If the PS4K or PS Neo is going to tout 4K upscaling then I can easily see a bunch of publishers re-releasing games as 4K renditions, such as Batman: Arkham Knight 4K or what have you.
Anyway, right now the HD collection for the first two Arkham games is still a rumor, but if the June 10th date has any weight to it then we can expect an official announcement from Warner Bros soon enough to verify the claims and make an official announcement for Batman: Return To Arkham HD Collection.


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Playing like balm to the soul of anyone quivering from too many overworked, over-agitated multiplex experiences, Conor Horgan's "One Hundred Mornings" uses an apocalyptic event as a springboard into the human psyche.
Set in and around a midsize cabin in the verdant Irish countryside, this intelligent, delicate debut observes the shifting relationships of its four adult inhabitants. An unexplained recent catastrophe has left them without telephone, electricity or fuel, and though Dublin is within walking distance, the roads are unsafe. Jonathan (Ciaran McMenamin) is resigned and withdrawn, his wife, Hannah (Alex Reid), nervous and chafing at the unwanted proximity of their guests (Rory Keenan and Kelly Campbell). Their sole neighbor, an unwaveringly self-interested survivalist (Robert O'Mahoney), has a firmer grasp on the every-man-for-himself new order, but soon the others will be forced to catch up.
Positioned on the cusp of a dying civilization, "One Hundred Mornings" shows people still bound by rules — like deference to a couple of essentially useless local cops — while coming to terms with an unspeakable future. Packing reams of information into a minimalist screenplay (as an added novelty, the female characters are, if anything, more complex than their male counterparts), the film slowly subordinates sex, death and basic decency to the terrors of a dwindling food supply.
Leavening the rather grim atmosphere with luminous earth tones (photographed by Suzie Lavelle) and a smidgen of wry humor, this low-budget beauty draws you in. With neither zombies nor cannibals to hold our attention, Mr. Horgan relies on a single question: When society breaks down, how quickly does our humanity follow?
Opens on Friday in Brooklyn.
Written and directed by Conor Horgan; director of photography, Suzie Lavelle; edited by Frank Reid; music by Chris White; production design by Lucy van Lonkhuyzen; produced by Katie Holly. At the the reRun Gastropub Theater, 147 Front Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn. Running time: 1 hour 25 minutes. This film is not rated.
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We would like to congratulate our professor Katarina Šiber Makar who was appointed the new president of the board of the IN2 Group after the largest Croatian software company was bought by the Canadian Constellation Software Inc.
In addition to co-teaching the course Information Systems for Business Management with our teacher, the Assistant Professor, Ivana Ogrizek, Ph.D. within the study programme Financial Management, prof. Katarina Šiber Makar, Ph.D. is a renowned expert who has previously held management positions at Deutsche Telecom, Croatian Telecom, T-Mobile, Barr Pharmaceuticals and Pliva.
CANADIAN OWNERS HAVE DECIDED – the largest Croatian software company will be headed by Katarina Šiber Makar
"IN2 is one of the largest and most long-lived IT companies in the region. The company has an impressive base of satisfied clients and extraordinary employees. Such a success and potential are rare in any industry and would represent a challenge for almost anyone. My priority, as the new president of the management board, is for IN2 to continue to do business and grow with all the positive characteristics that our employees and our customers value. Our membership in the global CSI group will open up completely new, exciting development opportunities. In our further development, we want to continue to provide services and software solutions that will best meet the business needs of our clients, and we want to be one of the key players in the digital transformation of the economy and of the public services," Katarina Šiber Makar, the new CEO of the IN2 Group, said for Jutarnji list.


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This Week in Sacramento History July 2-8
July 2, 1942: Five tons of unneeded rubber are collected during a 10-day campaign conducted by state offices in Sacramento. The recycling is in response to President Franklin Roosevelt's call for scrap rubber to be used in the war effort. The Highway Patrol orders patrolmen to pick up old tires found along highways.
Quote: "Financing the war, as well as laying the foundation to prevent uncontrolled inflation in the post-war period, is the most important problem facing the nation. And it is a job in which all citizens should participate wholeheartedly." -- George Killion, state finance director, announcing the state's purchase of $250,000 in federal war bonds
July 3, 1958: Sacramento Mayor Clarence Azevedo says he would support the possible annexation of two large areas north and east of the city. He tells David Yorton, president of the Arden-Arcade District Council, the city council would welcome the annexation of a 165-square mile area -- if that's what residents want.
Quote: "Alaska's admission is a great event in terms of social and human progress, in terms of the economy, in terms of national defense and in terms of morality ... The good that the 48 states can do Alaska and the good that Alaska can do them truly open up a new era." -- Bee editorial, on the likely approval of Alaska as the 49th state
July 4, 1914: The California Bureau of Vital Statistics issues state birth, death and marriage data for 1913. On average during that year a birth occurred every 12 minutes, a death every 14 minutes and a marriage every 17 minutes. In absolute terms, 38,599 Californians died in 1913. Overall, more deaths occurred during the cold, damp winter months than in the hot, dry summer months.
Quote: "The American nation is recognized throughout the world as influential, wealthy and powerful, but it is still better known as a nation of fair play and justice to all." -- Frank R. Devlin, speaking at the Fourth of July literary exercises at Sacramento's Joyland amusement park
July 5, 1977: The Sacramento City Council approves plans for spending $6.2 million in federal economic stimulus money. Most of the funds -- $4.1 million -- will be used to build a Del Paso Heights community center, renovate the Crocker Art Museum and construct two new fire stations and a garage-carwash facility.
Quote: "I have often wondered why the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate the sale of cigarettes, which have been conclusively proven to be harmful ..., (but) imposes restrictions on the sale of other substances such as saccharin and Laetrile, for which no conclusive proof has been found ..." -- Linda M. Gunderson, letter to editor
July 6, 1937: The U.S. Census' 1935 national retail business survey ranks Sacramento seventh in per capita consumer spending for cities with more than 50,000 residents. In specific categories, the city ranks third in per capita spending on automobiles, fourth in furniture spending, ninth in restaurant spending. Retail sales in Sacramento totaled nearly $55 million or an average of $585 per person in 1935.
Quote: "Being president of the United States is the biggest job in the world. If the president is doing a good job, isn't it folly to turn him out for dear old tradition's sake?" -- A.E. Silva, in a letter denouncing the "tradition" of limiting the White House occupant to two terms of office
July 7, 1965: Gov. Edmund G. "Pat" Brown signs legislation authorizing the Sacramento Municipal Utility District to issue revenue bonds for construction of an atomic power plant. SMUD general manager Paul Shaad says the project, which would begin service in or around 1972, will cost less than $100 million.
Quote: "Ronald Reagan is a talented actor. He can convincingly play the part of a World War II flier, a lawyer and, as has now been demonstrated, a politician. However, this does not qualify him to fly a plane, practice law, or serve as an adequate public servant." -- Bee editorial, expressing skepticism over Reagan's candidacy for governor
July 8, 1924: Officials are investigating a fire that gutted the Woodland Grammar School. They estimate the damage at more than $100,000. The fire was discovered at 11 p.m. yesterday, and the town's three fire engines responded promptly. But the blaze progressed quickly and there was little they could do.
Quote: "I have heard many arguments and opinions on Sacramento's water supply. I have known people to draw a glass of water from the faucet, after it was reported that the new filtration plant was in operation, hold it up to the light and remark on its purity and clarity, only to find that the filtration plant was not and had not been in operation. So much for imagination." -- E. Coombs, in a letter to the editor


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Deadlines & Fees
The M.A. program begins each year in the winter term (Mid-September), with applications taking place in spring.
Application Process
- Beginning of March: Publication of the application tasks on CGL's website. Applicants will have four weeks to complete them.
- March 31st: Deadline for the registration through CGL's website, which includes uploading the completed application tasks, a portfolio, a school diploma, a university degree, a CV, proof of 12 months of professional-practical experience in a media-related area. The Uni-Assist application can be sent from February 1st to March 31st.*
- June: Interviews.
Tuition fees
- EU citizens: 850 EUR / semester
- Non-EU citizens: 1750 EUR / semester
plus 200 EUR one-time fee upon enrollment. Semester fees for TH Koeln are approximately 265 EUR which includes a ticket for public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia, including the cities of Cologne, Bonn, and Dusseldorf.
*Note: The Uni-Assist application does not replace the application through CGL's website! International students have to do both applications.


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Korean K-POP will take Malaysia by storm when the most talked about Big Bang Live in Malaysia 2015 concert takes place this 24 and 25 July at the Putra Indoor Stadium. Before coming here, Big Bang will travel to 15 countries for their 2015 World Tour 'MADE' and Malaysia is one of the countries on the tour list.
The last time BigBang visited Malaysia in was back in 2012 for their 'Alive Galaxy Tour' which was also a sellout tour here and fans never got enough of them. So this is your chance to see them again and two days too!
K-Pop fans in Malaysia, you know you want to go for this show therefore this could be the ultimate Korean Pop Concert in Malaysia for this year and it is not to be missed. Note that you should buy your tickets now as 85% of the tickets have been sold to date, 2nd June 2015. I am also guessing that BigBang fans from around Southeast Asia would be attending this live 2-day Big Bang Concert in Kuala Lumpur.
|BIGBANG to perform in Malaysia this July 2015
About Big Bang, source from Wikipedia.
BIGBANG is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment. Consisting of members G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri, the group officially debuted on August 19, 2006. Predominantly a hip hop group, Big Bang found success with their breakthrough hit "Lies," which stayed at number one on major Korean music charts for a record-breaking seven consecutive weeks, and winning the group the Song of the Year award at the 2007 Mnet Korean Music Festival.
Big Bang's follow up releases furthered their success and popularity, spawning chart-topping hits "Last Farewell" and "Haru Haru." After receiving the Artist of the Year award from the 2008 Mnet Korean Music Festival, the group expanded their endeavors to Japan, consequently winning three awards at the 9th MTV Video Music Awards Japan. Amidst their Japanese promotions, the members branched out to do solo activities; Taeyang and G-Dragon released best-selling solo albums, G-Dragon and T.O.P formed a sub-unit, Seungri and Daesung acted in musicals and hosted variety shows, and T.O.P became a highly acclaimed film star.
After a two-year hiatus in South Korea, Big Bang reunited in 2011 with their album Tonight. Promotions, however, were cut short when multiple members encountered legal issues. By the end of the year, Big Bang emerged as the inaugural Best Worldwide Act winner at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. Three months after their win in Europe, Big Bang released their most successful physical album, Alive, the first Korean album to chart on Billboard 200, before embarking on their first ever world tour which concluded in early 2013.
Labelled as the "Nation's Boy Band," the members' involvement in composing and producing their own music, most notably G-Dragon's, has earned the group respect and praise from the music industry. They currently hold the record for being the all-time best-selling artist in Cyworld.
Online Tickets for Big Bang Live in Malaysia
Start: 22nd May from 10am
Website: TicketCharge at www.ticketcharge.com.my
*Rock Zone A ,B and VIP Cat 1 ticket holders are entitled for "Sound Check Party" lucky draw.
Outlet Ticket Sales will also start on the same day at TicketCharge office, IME Productions office, Speedy Music Store, Rock Corner music store, Victoria Music Center and Neway Karaoke outlet.
|BigBang Live Malaysia 2015 Ticket Seating
Ticket prices for BIG BANG Malaysia World Tour 2015;
• Rock Zone A – RM798 (Free standing)
• Rock Zone B – RM698 (Free standing)
• VIP Cat 1 – RM698 (Numbered seat)
• Cat 2 – RM598 (Numbered seat)
• Cat 3 – RM498 (Numbered seat)
• Cat 4 – RM288 (Numbered seat)
** Ticket prices are inclusive of 6% GST but exclusive of RM4 ticket processing fee.
To purchase tickets and more information, you can call;
TicketCharge Hotline +603-92228811
IME Productions +603-21666166.
Big Bang July 2015 'Made' World Tour Dates
July 11 – Made Tour in Thailand
July 12 – Made Tour in Thailand
July 18 – Made Tour in Singapore
July 19 – Made Tour in Singapore
July 24 – Made Tour in Malaysia
July 25 – Made Tour in Malaysia
July 30 – Made Tour in Philippines
|One of BigBang's concert photo from China
For those K-Pop fanatics out there and especially if you missed their 2013 concert here, this is your chance to catch them live again in Malaysia, this time around, for 2 days!
For Big Bang Fans coming into Malaysia from out of town or from other countries, please take note of the hotel accommodations and also transportation to the stadium. There are LRT trains running to the stadium with a station there and it is a short walk to the venue. There are also minimal hotels around the stadium area but overall, it is about 20-30 minutes travel from Kuala Lumpur city to the concert venue.
This concert is supported by Malaysia Major Events (MME), a division of Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), an agency of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture together with official Telco HOTLINK for the Big Bang Live in Malaysia 2015 Concert.


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How do we translate Employment First policies into actual changes in the lives of individuals with disabilities? This webinar will focus on the role of service providers in supporting Employment First efforts and strategies for transforming organizations to align with Employment First principles, including:
the building blocks of an Employment First organization — a pro-employment mission and strategy;
developing staff capacity, engaging individuals and families;
the critical role of person-centered planning; and
employment support issues such as funding, transportation, benefits, and "day custody" issues.
Presenters will share best practices from numerous examples from programs that have transformed their services.
Be prepared to share your experiences – successes and challenges – and gain insights that will support your Employment First efforts.
David Hoff, Institute for Community Inclusion, UMass Boston; APSE Board member
David Hoff, M.S.W., is a Project Manager for the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston. David is also the Past President of National APSE, and Co-Chair of the APSE Public Policy Committee. David has an extensive background in working with public systems and community agencies to enhance employment outcomes for people with disabilities. A primary focus of his work is on organizational and systems change to improve employment outcomes, with a particular emphasis on public policies and their impact on the lives of people with disabilities. He is currently extensively involved at the service provider level in implementation of Massachusetts' Employment First policy. In addition to his 16 years at ICI, David has been an administrator for a Local Workforce Investment Board, and also spent several years in a direct service role, assisting individuals with disabilities to find and maintain employment.
ANCOR & APSE members: $25
Non-members: $50
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If you are looking to buy a property specifically to spruce up – adding value to your home – then it is crucial that you consider what low cost DIY renovations you can make that will have maximum impact. For this to work you need to buy a property that fundamentally has a good floorplan and will benefit from fresh home decoration ideas rather than a face lift.
I don't like rules of thumb when it comes to renovating, such as spending 2% of a property's value on kitchen design trends. These can be useful guides but shouldn't be taken as gospel. Kitchens and bathrooms are very important rooms, so while you need to be careful not to overcapitalise, you also need it to be up to the standard required by buyers in your suburb. Under-capitalised renovations can cost you as well so don't go too far with the cheap kitchen and bathroom renovation ideas.
Painting is probably the most cost effective DIY home improvement way to transform a property.
When hunting for a project, we love garish colour schemes that turn other buyers off. Properties that have been tenanted by chain smokers are fantastic to transform with a lick of paint. An unloved weatherboard goes from looking high maintenance to charming. Get expert advice on colour selection and interior design trends. It's a lot of money to spend if you get it wrong.
It is often said that kitchens sell properties, so pay particular attention to this important room. They can also be the most expensive room to renovate, which might be fine if you are DIY renovating for your own enjoyment, but if you are renovating to sell or to rent then you need to be mindful of maximum impact for minimum outlay and look for some cheap kitchen renovation ideas.
You can save money by using flat pack cupboards. These come in standard sizes, so plan out the best configuration; there are free online tools that can help. Avoid fashion colours and kitchen design trends like the plague! They can date the whole house.
Of the latest trends in kitchens, it looks like stainless steel appliances are here to stay, so don't be scared to invest in them. But there is a wide variance in terms of functionality and cost, so be careful not to over capitalise. Always find space for a dishwasher, even if it is only 45mm wide or a single dish drawer. Check out auction websites but make sure you know the retail prices first!
Cheap bathroom renovation ideas can be really effective in lifting a tired or grubby bathroom. It is usually easy to replace the shower screen, taps, toilet and vanity. Then you could paint the tiles and walls and resurface the bath. If you are doing a bigger renovation, keep the cost down by retaining the location of the existing plumbing.
If you can fit a bathtub in, do so. But don't bother with bathroom design trends and install those tiny ones, or worse still, square baths. Put in a really nice shower instead. In a family home, a bathtub in the main bathroom is always preferable to one in the ensuite. Young families like to have the bathroom close to the kitchen (but not too close) for bathing the little mites at witching hour.
If you can't fit two bathrooms in a renovation, try to put a second WC in somewhere – the laundry can often be a good spot for it. If you have a four bedroom place, aim for an ensuite off the main bedroom as well as a family bathroom to add value to your home.
It's all about what's appropriate: twin vanities in an ensuite are great, but not if you are tight on space. And forget the spa bath.
Top 5 questions to ask before you renovate:
- Why am I renovating? For me? To add value to my home? To sell?
- What is my budget?
- What are my DIY home improvement skills? (Be honest here!) How much can I do versus trades people?
- Have I been out looking at open homes to see what finishes local buyers like?
- Have I asked a couple of local selling agents what improvements they would recommend for adding value to my home?
Veronica Morgan is the co-host of Location Location Location Australia and principal of Sydney based Good Deeds Property Buyers.
The information in this article has been provided by a third party. Aussie makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the article. The article does not constitute financial, tax or legal advice. Any suggestions or recommendations made in the article should not be relied upon as such. If you need advice, you should seek advice from your own professional advisors.
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The Share and Care Foundation®, born 1982 in New Jersey, is the brainchild of a small group of Indian-Americans. Share and Care began with a very simple idea: Convert what is considered "waste" in the Western world into much needed help in the East.
The idea became a reality when good quality used clothes and equipment—considered obsolete in the West but a huge leap forward in remote areas of the East—were soon being included in shipments. These supplies dramatically improved the quality of care in charitable hospitals.
From its infancy, we realized the benefits of volunteerism. Share and Care volunteers see ourselves as catalysts, promoting low-cost, high-return programs at the grass-roots level, which have grown exponentially in last several years.
Share and Care has been successful and instrumental in rebuilding lives in the rural communities of India where the government or the big nonprofits had little success. Our collaborative attitude and deep understanding of the rural issues helped overcome many challenges.
Our success can be attributed to millions of volunteer hours, passionate donors and the singular vision of Share and Care to improve the standard of living in rural India.
Share and Care volunteers sent 2,000 lbs. of donated used clothing to India; first fundraising program raised $15,000.
The gas leak in Bhopal occurs in the fall. Relief efforts are extraordinary--including Share and Care's first comprehensive crisis response.
Share and Care helps bring this lifesaving action to several Indian villages.
Share and Care makes mass appeal to patrons in an early initiative to provide educational opportunities to India's disadvantaged youth.
The province experiences a significant drought, Share and Care is there with supplies.
Share and Care adopts four rural villages and integrates support in health, education and welfare for these remote sites.
Established under the Share and Care auspices.Jhagadia healthcare learning center
The learning center provides a student new resource for acquiring basic knowledge about effective patient care.
Share and Care establishes partnership with the Maharastra Foundation.Anjali Hospital
Share and Care builds its first 30-bed hospital in Ranasan.
Share and Care supports an English-language learning program for new U.S. immigrants from India."Experiment in Self-Help"
Share and Care establishes "experiment in self-help" in West Bengal.
Share and Care facilitates the Dharamshila Cancer Foundation's installation of a new cancer treatment unit in New Delhi.Maharastra Earthquake
Measuring 6.4, the Latur earthquake was the largest to be felt in India since its independence. Share and Care volunteers provide immediate relief with distribution of food and medicine.
Share and Care establishes the traveling "School on Wheels," and donates it to the Sister Nivedita School in Rajkot.
Share and Care provides medical ambulance to Rajasthan organization.
Share and Care's India scholarship program gets its first medical student.
Share and Care sends 106 kidney hemodialysis machines to India.
A Western India cyclone touches down for the second time in just two years, with resulting 25-foot tidal waves for the town of Kutch. Share and Care quickly responds with blankets, food and clothing.
The Alcatel-Lucent Foundation (formerly Lucent Technologies Foundation) provides grant for far-reach youth development projects.
Grant to institute Mother and Child Care Centre project at the Dr. M.L. Dhawale Memorial Trust in Delhi.
Share and Care, acting on behalf of concerned donors, sends over $5,000,000 to the survivors of a 7.9 earthquake that hit Gujarat on January 26.
An internship program is established at Yale University for students to volunteer their services to Share and Care's non-governmental organization affiliates in India.
A $239,000 grant is provided to build a fully equipped cardiac care unit in Cambay, Gujarat.
Share and Care contributes toward shelter, sustenance, and restoring livelihoods and hope, to 3,000,000 in Southern India and Sri Lanka.
Share and Care provides U.S. humanitarian donations following this disaster that inspired remarkable support among supporters.
Share and Care focuses on long-term change for the future of women and youth in India, and defines banner initiatives going forward.
Celebration reinforces Share and Care's commitment to the support and education of women and children in India, and as keys to improving the future of the country.
Share and Care Foundation steps up support for those affected by record monsoon rains across northern India.


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Overview of Juniper Network's Junos Space
Junos Space provides multiple applications for operating your network. Among these are three tools specifically designed to automate and ease troubleshooting and maintenance activities for high network uptime.
Service Now: Automates diagnostics to speed up resolution of problems and increase operation efficiency.
Service Insight: Enables proactive network maintenance with targeted, network intelligence.
Route Insight: Enables rapid planning, troubleshooting, and change simulation.
Service Now
Junos Space Service Now enables Service Automation as a part of Juniper Technical Services for support. This service automation is available to all organizations with a support contract and can speed detection, diagnosis, and remediation of issues requiring Juniper support assistance.
Service Now uses onboard automation and event policies defined by engineers in the Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center (JTAC), the Juniper group that provides customer support. These automation tools perform the first steps that a JTAC engineer would use to help you resolve issues in your network.
For example, the tools detect issues on devices, collect troubleshooting and diagnostic information, and send an indication to the Service Now application. You can optionally choose for your systems to send collected data securely and directly to JTAC, saving you significant time and effort, particularly beneficial when every minute counts during the event of a problem.
Service Insight
Junos Space Service Insight provides data and analysis essential to proactive maintenance of the network. Service Insight uses periodic health data collected via Service Now to provide analysis that lets you take action specific to your implementation — for example, proactive bug and End of Life/End of Service notifications. This service is particularly useful if you maintain numerous devices.
Route Insight
Junos Space Route Insight provides real-time visibility into the dynamic routing operation of the entire network by peering with your devices to create an accurate, up-to-date routed topology map. Route Insight provides real-time alerts of IP-layer network changes and lets network operators record and replay complete network event history in order to understand all application traffic paths.
This historical perspective on route changes can speed up the process of identifying and resolving network problems that often are hard to diagnose. This application can also help you model and simulate network changes, thus enabling you to better understand their potential impact.


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The Bakken-Three Forks rig count remained flat at 97 rigs running across our coverage area by midday Friday.
In recent Bakken news, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized new rules on that will regulate hydraulic oil and gas fracturing on public and tribal lands. The ruling could potentially impact more than 90,000 oil and gas wells and set a precedent for future regulations.
Read more: New Fracking Rules for Public Lands
The U.S. rig count fell another 21 to 1048 rigs running as of today. A total of 233 rigs were targeting natural gas (down nine from the previous week) and 814 were targeting oil in the U.S. (41 less than the previous week). The remainder were drilling service wells (e.g. disposal wells, injection wells, etc.)97 rigs are running in the Williston Basin across MT, ND, and SD. 96 are in ND alone.
Bakken Oil & Gas Rigs
The number of oil rigs stayed remained at 97 rigs running by midday. WTI oil prices increased $4.33 from the previous week, trading at $50.05/bbl on Friday afternoon. The WTI-Brent saw an increase of $2.57 by week's end, landing at $57.70. There are currently no natural active gas rigs in the area and futures are trading at $2.61/mmbtu by midday.
McKenzie County continues to lead development but dropped to 41 running rigs. Williams (19) and Mountrail (18) counties are the next closest producers. View the full list below under the Bakken Drilling by County section.
Activity continues to be dominated by horizontal drilling:
- 96 rigs are drilling horizontal wells
- 0 rigs are drilling directional wells
- 1 rigs are drilling vertical wells
Be sure to visit our Bakken Job Listings to search openings and come back weekly for updates or sign up for alerts - Daily or Weekly Email Alerts
Bakken Drilling by County
Bakken Oil & Gas Rigs
Harold Hamm Gains More Bakken Acreage
Halliburton Closing Minot Facility
Bakken Oil Field Deaths on the Rise
What is the Rig Count?
The Bakken Shale Rig Count is an index of the total number of oil & gas drilling rigs running across Montana and North Dakota. The rigs referred to in this article are for ALL drilling reported by Baker Hughes and not solely wells targeting the Bakken formation. All land rigs and onshore rig data shown here are based upon industry estimates provided by the Baker Hughes Rig Count.
Read more at bakerhughes.com


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2012 In Review: 4 Great Graphic Novels We Haven't Told You About Yet
Ok, same drill as last Friday's post about my favorite ongoing comics series of 2012: We've highlighted a lot of great graphic novels over the past year, many of which belong on "Best of 2012" lists. But instead of ginning up new ways to tell you those books are good, I'll simply link you back to what we've said before about Building Stories, Sailor Twain, The Underwater Welder, The Hypo, Marbles, Are You My Mother, God and Science: The Return of the Ti-Girls, and Drama, Crackle of the Frost, Little White Duck, and Gloriana.
So I figured I'd use this space, as the last hours of 2012 tick down to midnight, to play catch-up and highlight four of this year's great graphic novels that we haven't gotten around to covering. This, like last Friday's list of ongoing series, consists of more personal choices - the books I found myself pressing into friends' hands over and over again.
2012 In Review: 4 Great Graphic Novels We Haven't Told You About Yet
The Making Of
In his 2010 graphic novel The Wrong Place, Belgian artist Brecht Evans used vibrantly colorful ink washes to convey the chaotic scrum of urban life. We followed his main character through a cityscape in which every dance club, art gallery, wine bar and apartment building offered up cut-away-views of the figures who joylessly toiled and rutted within.
In The Making Of, Evans uses similar techniques to expose and satirize the pretentions and preposterousness of the art world. Struggling artist Petersen travels to a small village for its first biennial, only to find to his horror that the local art community is much less sophisticated than he imagines himself to be. As he rallies them behind his grand project, all the while offering condescending lectures on the nature of art, tensions mount. Evens playfully underscores Petersen's obtuseness by repeatedly arranging the book's characters and landscapes in tableaux that evoke familiar works by Picasso, Chagall, Van Gogh and others, only to have Petersen completely ignore them. A funny, smart and gorgeously rendered book.
Heads or Tails
To describe the plots of Lilli Carré's short stories, which combine steel-trap plotting with the emotional logic of dreams, might make them sound formulaic. A critic awakes from an accident to find he has been robbed of his powers of discernment. A woman finds a doppelganger is taking over her life. A girl hears a phantom marching band in her head and longs for it to stop – until the day it suddenly does.
But these aren't the steel-trap ironic twists of Serling and O. Henry. Carre offers up her characters and situations with a detached, non-judgmental and entirely un-ironic deftness. Her artwork is elegant, deceptively simple, and not a little bit creepy, filled with discomfiting undercurrents that carry storylines down weird and twisty turns.
"These hot winds," muses one character, moments after dropping her child off at school, "what a bother. I suppose I could give in just for a minute or two...." and promptly, unceremoniously, allows herself to be lifted into the air. The whole collection has the feel of a dream in which remembering how to fly is as simple as forgetting that you can't.
Wandering Son, Volume Two
In the first volume of Shimura Takako's Wandering Son, we met fifth-grader Shuichi, a boy who wants to be a girl, and his friend Yoshino, a girl who wants to be a boy. In that first book, their secret was shared by only one mutual friend, and the world in which they could be themselves was small and relatively safe.
In Volume Two, however, the outside world begins to intrude, and the stakes rise considerably. The events depicted are the familiar, everyday traumas of school life –locker room taunts, inappropriate crushes, etc. – but in Shimura's quiet, closely observed telling, we feel how much Shuichi and Yoshino's secret adds layers of tension, confusion and dread. Translator Matt Thorn reminds us in a brief essay that Wandering Son is not the kind of manga in which a happy ending is guaranteed, and that transgendered children in Japan face very different cultural challenges than those in the West. You'll thus be grateful for the moments of realistic, untempered joy Shimura allows her two protagonists here, as you wait with nervous anticipations for the travails that lie ahead for them in subsequent volumes.
Friends With Boys
Maggie is a smart, self-assured tomboy whose world is in flux. Her mother has disappeared. After years of being homeschooled, she's entering high school, where, she soon learns, her three older brothers have lives of their own. Plus there's that whole thing with the ghost she keeps seeing in the town's graveyard.
Faith Erin Hicks has a knack for finding affinities between the familiar reality of high school, with its tribulations that bedevil many a YA protagonist, and the supernatural world, which exists on the level of symbols and metaphor (she showed as much in the sharp-eyed and clever The War at Ellsmere in 2008). Her latest graphic novel finds Hicks exerting even greater control of her gifts; here, the parallels she draws do more than simply advance the plot, they show us something crucial about Maggie. The lesson she learns by novel's end isn't a particularly tidy one, because the world is a good deal more complex than she realized. That's what makes Friends With Boys my favorite coming-of-age tale of the year.


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#16 Dave Malouf on Design Ops and the power of speaking on stage
An episode of Progression Podcast
By Progression
As tech teams we're great at designing and building products and experiences that people love. But one thing that we still can't do effectively is design our own careers.
With the help of regular contributors and special guests, we dig into why that is, tackling questions around managing vs making, missing manager tools, soft and hard skills and training, compensation and navigating a new job that's right for you.
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As tech teams we're great at designing and building products and experiences that people love. But one thing that we still can't do effectively is design our own careers.
With the help of regular contributors and special guests, we dig into why that is, tackling questions around managing vs making, missing manager tools, soft and hard skills and training, compensation and navigating a new job that's right for you.
More places to listen
#16 Dave Malouf on Design Ops and the power of speaking on stage
Dave Malouf is a veteran design leader, strategist, facilitator, researcher, and educator who has worked with some of the largest and fastest growing organizations globally. He's probably best known for his work around Design Ops, that slightly nebulous set of practices that help design organisations to scale. We get right into defining then pulling Design Ops apart, as well as touching on how speaking globally informs his practice and gives him energy. Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/daveixd Worth watching: Dave's keynote at IxDA Rio Who else should we be speaking to? We have a fantastic set of interviews already recorded so we're sorted for getting into your ear-holes for this year, but we're looking for guests for 2020 episodes, so if you or someone you know is doing great work, let us know! Even better if it's someone who might not be regulars on other podcasts or stages. Just email email@example.com and tell us more. Our lovely sponsor: Deliveroo! Our wonderful sponsor Deliveroo is looking for loads of designers, researchers, writers as well as leaders and managers. It really is an exciting and fun place to work (I should know as an alumni). Go check out the team, blog and open roles at deliveroo.design or follow them on twitter: https://twitter.com/deliveroodesign Join the waitlist We're aiming to launch in the first quarter of next year, but if you want to jump the gun or just be in the loop, get involved in our waitlist. progressionapp.com You can also follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionapp – send us a tweet with your thoughts on the pod!
November 8, 2019
#15: Inside Progression with Jonny and Neil – teamwork, a new feature and biscuit reviews
Hey friends! It's been a while... We're having a mini-break from regular episodes for the summer, but to celebrate Neil officially joining the team (about 4 months ago) as a cofounder, we decided to chat about working together and finding each other, our new feature 'check-ins' and our favourite office snack, the mighty Choco Leibniz. We'll be back with a new season, fantastic guests, a shiny new sponsor and more great interviews in a couple of weeks. Neil can be found at: neilcameron.me twitter.com/ncameron Jonny is, as ever, at jonnyburch.com twitter.com/jonnyburch ----- Remember to join the Progression waitlist for all the latest on our product, including invites to the product before anyone else.
September 6, 2019
#14: Todd Zaki Warfel (Leadership coach, Design Career Index report) on frameworks and job satisfaction
Todd is a Design leader, leadership coach and lifelong learner. He recently released findings from a survey of over 800 design teams globally, with a focus on career growth and team health. We dive into his findings- getting through everything from hiring to attrition and the relative importance of different factors in someone's decision to leave. And the results are interesting: it turns out that 35% of people list lack of career growth as their reason for leaving a company, but under 4% of design teams have a progression framework. We also dig into some of the stats around progression frameworks – when do companies roll them out and when should you start considering one for your team. Enjoy! Todd online: On Twitter: https://twitter.com/zakiwarfel Todd's site: http://zakiwarfel.com The report: http://zakiwarfel.com/dci-report/ His great talk at Leading Design last year: https://vimeo.com/297967955 Progression Get your waitlist spot at progressionapp.com (we're going into Beta now so many more invites coming soon) Me and progression: twitter.com/jonnyburch progressionapp.com
July 9, 2019
#13: Sana Rao (Twitter, Deliveroo) on life changes, sponsorship and scaling design teams through change
Sana Rao was born in India, educated at the School of Visual Arts in NYC and spent 4 years at Twitter designing a bunch of the mobile experience we use today. She's now Interim Head of Experience at Deliveroo, working out how to support the designers, researchers and content writers on their journey with the company as it grows. Sana has taken huge risks, experienced twitter abuse, seen companies successfully improve diversity and has a fascinating story of her career to date. She's also a great friend and really interesting person! Sana's links: Sana on twitter: https://twitter.com/sanarao Redesigning the content research and design org on Medium: https://medium.com/deliveroo-design/redesigning-the-content-research-design-org-50a204425b5c Course materials from SVA: https://postindustrialdesign.school/#resources SVA: http://www.sva.edu Sponsor: Progression (har har) This episode is sponsored by Progression, because why the hell not. Get your waitlist spot at progressionapp.com (we're going into Beta now so many more invites coming soon) (A real sponsor will be back next episode) Me and progression: twitter.com/jonnyburch progressionapp.com
June 13, 2019
#12: Peter Merholz (Adaptive Path, Org Design for Design Orgs) on org design and ethics
In this twelfth episode of the Progression Podcast I'm chatting to Peter Merholz, co-founder of Adaptive Path, long time speaker and blogger on design scaling and co-author of Org Design for Design Orgs (2016). We get into the weeds on his back story, including learning how to write and speak confidently. We then got onto managing up, down and across, his book and the ethics of design (and a designers' role within it). Finally we got to some listener questions from various Slack channels that I hang out on. Peter's links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/peterme Peter's blog: https://www.peterme.com/ Org Design for Design Orgs (Amazon) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Org-Design-Orgs-Peter-Merholz/dp/1491938404 Coach, Diplomat, Advocate, Architect. Peter's talk at Leading Design: https://vimeo.com/243666544 Sponsor: Onfido 🙌 This episode is sponsored by Onfido! They're ruddy great, and are looking for a VP design (amongst other interesting design and product roles). Check out their open jobs here: onfido.com/jobs Want to sponsor an episode, or suggest a guest? Email firstname.lastname@example.com to get straight to me. Me and progression: twitter.com/jonnyburch progressionapp.com
May 28, 2019
#11: Braden Kowitz (Google Ventures, Range) on co-creating the Design Sprint, becoming a founder and his design journey
In this episode I'm talking to Braden Kowitz, an SF based designer and founder. Braden's work has been hugely impactful on how we design today through his work on the Sprint book at Google Ventures. But his journey has also been an interesting one, leading from Google to working with startups to founding his own, Range. We talk about finding meaningful work, bucking the trend of an expected design career, the dangers of a rigid ladder in a small team and much more. Braden's Links Range: https://www.range.co/ Braden's personal site: https://kowitz.co/ Braden on twitter: https://twitter.com/kowitz The Sprint Book: https://www.thesprintbook.com/ Sponsor: Onfido 🙌 This episode is sponsored by Onfido! They're ruddy great, and are looking for a VP design (amongst other interesting design and product roles). Check out their open jobs here: onfido.com/jobs Want to sponsor an episode, or suggest a guest? Email firstname.lastname@example.com to get straight to me. Me and progression: twitter.com/jonnyburch progressionapp.com
May 7, 2019
#10: Jasmine Friedl (Intercom) on having a deliberate career and overcoming challenges
Jasmine Friedl is now Director of Design at Intercom in San Francisco, but has had an interesting, varied career, learning her trade at Facebook before some time at Udacity amongst others. We talked about deliberately choosing a career that's right for you, learning from bad experiences, being lonely at the top, thoughtful leadership, privilege and much much more. Links from the episode Bad decisions and wrong turns: one girls guide to career success: https://medium.com/@jazzy33ca/bad-decisions-and-wrong-turns-one-girls-guide-to-career-success-3865d874c847 Women at Intercom microsite: https://women.intercom.com/ Find Jasmine at: https://twitter.com/jazzy33ca Sponsor: Onfido are great 🙌 This episode is sponsored by Onfido! They're ruddy great, and are looking for a design ops person (amongst other interesting design and product roles). Check out their open jobs here: onfido.com/jobs Want to sponsor an episode, or suggest a guest? Email firstname.lastname@example.com to get straight to me. Me and progression: twitter.com/jonnyburch progressionapp.com
April 24, 2019
#9: Kevin Goldsmith on the Spotify model and rolling out progression at scale
Back in January I chatted to Kevin Goldsmith, a very experienced technical leader with background at companies including Microsoft, Adobe, Spotify and more. He was at Spotify when they evolved their org, witnessing and helping to shape the 'Spotify model' which has now found so much popularity in teams around the world. It's taken me ages to get this episode out, but it's a real corker for anyone thinking about scaling a team in tech. There's loads of lessons learned around parallel tracks, consensus-driven org decisions, managing a rollout of career progression in a company which had grown crazy fast with nothing and much, much more. Enjoy! Links from the episode Kevin on Conway's law (podcast): http://www.se-radio.net/2018/07/se-radio-episode-331-kevin-goldsmith-on-architecture-and-organizational-design/ The Spotify careers documentation: https://labs.spotify.com/2016/02/15/spotify-technology-career-steps/ Kevin's current gig, Astrum U: https://www.astrumu.com/ Find Kevin at: https://www.kevingoldsmith.com/ https://twitter.com/KevinGoldsmith Sponsor: Onfido are great 🙌 This episode is sponsored by Onfido! They're ruddy great, and are looking for a design ops person (amongst other interesting design and product roles). Check out their open jobs here: onfido.com/jobs Want to sponsor an episode, or suggest a guest? Email firstname.lastname@example.com to get straight to me. Me and progression: twitter.com/jonnyburch progressionapp.com
April 2, 2019
#8: Mills (ustwo) on having to change to stay the same
Mills is kind of a legend of the London product and agency scene and co-founder and cultural hub of ustwo, the company behind (amongst others) the multi-award-winning game Monument Valley. Ustwo are now huge, with offices in several countries around the world and hundreds of employees, but 15 years ago Mills and Sinx, (the other one in us'two') didn't know what the hell they were doing. Mills is now on his own journey of self discovery. We talk about what it means to have a good career, to build a business you want to work for, to find happiness and to recognise the need for change in order to get there. Apologies for some wobbly sound, sirens and bumps - I wanted to get this pod out there in true JFDI (Just Fucking Do It, the name of Mills's pod) style. Sponsor the pod! I'm looking for sponsors for this podcast! I have a small but growing audience of designers and design leaders who may be looking for a new gig, or some new tools. So get in front of them for an absolute bargain basement price by emailing me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Mills: https://twitter.com/millsustwo https://soundcloud.com/thejfdicast https://www.ustwo.com/ Jonny: https://twitter.com/jonnyburch http://progressionapp.com
February 26, 2019
#7: Designing your design career, with Jonny and Austin
First podcast of the year! Took long enough... Jonny and Austin chat about their upcoming workshop – a collaboration with General Assembly – for designers of all stripes to introspect about their design careers and set better goals. Our first workshop is on the 14th of February, in London. Only 25 tickets total, grab yours (or gift to someone in your team) sharpish. jams.progressionapp.com ------ Us: Jonny: twitter.com/jonnyburch Austin: twitter.com/austinkeeble
January 29, 2019
#6: Jason Mesut on Online Mistakes and Designer Shapes
This week I'm on the pod with Jason Mesut, designer and mapper of design skills. We get into both his work over the last decade in mapping the shapes of designer across multiple companies, balancing family and being a designer, and being vulnerable online (and making mistakes in public). As we know each other a bit, we glossed over some of the details of what we were talking about, so there's a list of useful links below to help you out. The original design shapes article from a couple of years ago: https://medium.com/amplify-design/shapes-of-ux-designer-ad047bddac7f *That* linkedin post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6473433530352304128 Jason on Medium: https://medium.com/@jasonmesut Shaping design (Jason's recent December series): https://medium.com/shapingdesign Resonant Design (Jason's company): resdesin.com Jason on the socials: twitter.com/jasonmesut linkedin.com/in/jasonmesut **Please do leave this podcast a review on iTunes - it helps other people find me!** Find me at: twitter.com/jonnyburch makegrow.co progressionapp.com
December 5, 2018
#5: Lauren Currie and Bud Caddell on making work fair
This week I chatted to Lauren Currie OBE, a service designer, blogger, passionate advocate of social issues, and managing director of NOBL here in the UK, as well as Bud Caddell, the founder of the California based organisational design consultancy. We tackle a couple of meaty topics around diversity - how can we as an industry better empathise with and improve diversity in the workplace? Plus we get to hear about the inner machinations of NOBL and the other projects that Lauren is working on. **Please do leave this podcast a review on iTunes - it helps other people find me!** Find Lauren and Bud at: twitter.com/redjotter redjotter.com twitter.com/bud_caddell budcaddell.com And NOBL at: twitter.com/workNOBL nobl.io Lauren's other projects that we discussed: weareupfront.com pregnantthenscrewed.com Find me at: twitter.com/jonnyburch makegrow.co progressionpack.com
November 14, 2018
#4: Jonny and Austin chitchat
Alongside talking to leaders in design and careers, I'll be spending some episodes coming back to fine people like Austin Keeble to talk through ongoing progress of our projects and challenges that we see in the broader design industry with regards to skills and personal growth. This episode we talk about the Progression Pack pilot, the importance of using data to power team growth, and the need for a more structured hiring process for diversity and the good of teams. Also, the audio is gradually improving! By the tenth episode we'll be in This American Life territory. I'm on a break now for a few weeks in India. Please do let me know what you thought of this episode and the pod in general, more in November. --- Useful links: Austin: austinkeeble.com twitter.com/austinkeeble Jonny: progressionpack.com jonnyburch.com twitter.com/jonnyburch Join the conversation: progressionpack.com/chat twitter.com/mkgrw
October 15, 2018
#3: Jen Dary on Becoming a Manager and Taking a Break
This episode, I'm chatting to Jen Dary, a leadership coach, workshop organiser, writer and card-maker from California. Jen runs Plucky, a company focused on helping companies and their people create happier workplaces. We like that! We talk about the strange need for managers and leaders to spend time creating physical things, the challenges of moving into management and how much it can help to chat things over with someone who can't fire you. Jen is wicked fun, and a great guest. I hope you enjoy the chat as much as I did! Any thoughts, feedback or questions - just email me: firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also record a message in anchor if you want to be featured on a future episode. (I'm still working on sound quality - next episode won't sound like I'm in a bathroom or a record player, promise) --- Plucky: beplucky.com Jen on twitter: twitter.com/jenniferdary So Now You're A Manager: beplucky.com/manager --- Progression Pack: progressionpack.com Join the community: progressionpack.com/chat Me on twitter: twitter.com/jonnyburch
October 10, 2018
#2: Andy Budd on Ownership and UX titles
I take this episode to chat to Andy Budd, founder of design agency Clearleft, outspoken social media presence and organiser of several design conferences here in the UK. We talk about issues with designer titles, building an ownership mindset for your own career, agencies vs in-house, and bringing a new generation of designers into more senior design positions. Got thoughts or feedback? Hit me up on twitter @jonnyburch or join the community at progressionpack.com/chat Handy links: - Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andybudd - Ladder of Accountability: https://bit.ly/2Nb580N - Leading Design Conference: https://2018.leadingdesignconf.com/ - Submarine Leadership: https://bit.ly/2xRbTQw - The Peter principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle --- - Progression Pack: https://progressionpack.com - Me on twitter: https://twitter.com/jonnyburch
October 1, 2018
Episode 1: Minimum Viable Podcast
In the first ever episode, I'm joined by fantastic designer and design educator Austin Keeble, for discussion on design progression, levelling and expectations at work. Among other things I ask Austin for feedback on the work in progress intro to my upcoming course, and he gets into the weeds on the state of design short courses and bootcamps. I'm looking for cracking guests and great topics to cover in future episodes. If you have an idea for either, or just some feedback about this episode, please get in touch on twitter (@mkgrw) or by joining the progression community at https://bit.ly/progression-chat -------- Today's show with Austin Keeble www.allxdesign.com and Jonny Burch twitter.com/jonnyburch Follow Make and Grow on twitter at https://twitter.com/mkgrw
September 4, 2018
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The Makerspace has only been open since January 2018 yet the amount of equipment available for 24/7 use by members of our community is rapidly increasing.
- Laser Cutter
Ideal for the hobbyist, the LS3020 LSCT is an upgraded model of the popular A4 laser machine with several advantages over most entry level models. It is able to cut and engrave acrylic, MDF, laser ply, laminate, paper, card, textiles plus many more materials with its 35w laser tube.
Electronic workstations
We have a large range of oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, wireless equipment, breadboards, soldering stations etc. for electronic development.
Arduino, Raspberry Pi, AI, computer development area
We have a very active group interested in AI (Artificial Intelligence), Image recognition and Voice processing. Use of Raspberry Pi and Arduino devices can be found throughout the Makerspace; implementing intelligent camera systems, driving routers, montoring 3D printing etc. Linux and Windows computers are networked to broadband internet. WiFi is aavailable throughout the building.
Lulzbot Taz 4 3D Printer
The Lulzbot Taz 4 is an open source 3D printer. It comes with a metal frame, heated build platform and has an exchangeable extruder system. Due to its active community many customizations are available online. It supports materials like PLA, ABS, HIPS, Ninja Flex and many more.
Ultimaker 2 3D Printer
Ultimaker 2+ is reliable, efficient, and user-friendly. Thanks to its support of a wide range of materials, it's suitable for a huge variety of applications, from prototypes to customized tools. It's a great all-around 3D printer that delivers consistent results.
X-Carve CNC Carving Machine
X-Carve is an open source milling machine from Inventables that powers a De-Walt 611 router with a ¼ inch collet in three orthogonal directions. It can mill a volume of 700mm x 700mm x 65mm. It is rigid enough to carve 3D profiles in plastic, wood and potentially aluminium. Stepper motors driving the router are powered by an Arduino micro-controller with a Grbl shield.
The X-Carve has a strong maker community that provide regular suggestions for upgrades. This machine has a laser upgrade consisting of a 2.8W laser with a constant current driver. This allows the X-carve to engrave wood, leather, acrylics, and many other materials. It can cut thin and non-dense woods like Balsa, Basswood, thin plywood, foam and plastics.
Foison C24 Vinyl Cutter
The vinyl cutter is used to cut self-adhesive designs of various patterns (typically text and logos) to be stuck on to a workpiece. For more advanced usage it could also be used to make stencils for chemical processes or paint. This capable desktop plotter is built to handle all basic vinyl graphics applications. It will cut any vinyl product you need from 60micron cast to tough reflective films and even sandblast rubber. Like the most popular vinyl cutters, It has a top speed of 400mm per second. And its integrated LCD control panel makes signmaking easy with its push button interface.
Wood Lathe
General Tools
We have various Heavy duty rotary saws, Grindstones, Power drills, Variable speed bench Scroll Saw, Drill sharpening equipment. Plus usual maker equipment such as hammers, hand saws, mitre saws, screwdrivers, allen keys, spanners etc.
Sewing Machine
We are building up our range of craft equipment supporting Cosplay, Papercraft, Knitting, Crochet etc.
Photographic Studio
We are in the process of building a well equipped photographic studio with lighting, backdrops, scattering surfaces, wet darkroom etc.


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2017 Christmas Parade Float Winners Announced
ANDERSON – IN – Mayor Thomas J. Broderick, Jr. is proud to announce the 2017 Christmas Parade Float Winners. This year's judges were from The Christian Center, led by their Executive Director, Rob Spaulding.
Third Place went to the Anderson Young Ballet Theatre. The Anderson Young Ballet Theatre is Anderson's only pre-professional ballet company and dance academy for local youth. AYBT is housed at Main Street and Young Drive in the Historic Big Four Train Station. AYBT and Academy has had the pleasure of being an Anderson business and non-profit for over 45 years. On their float was the lead cast of Nutcracker. This year's Nutcracker production will be on December 15th 16th and 17th at the Paramount Theater.
The second place winner went to Anderson Municipal Light and Power. Light and Power covered every inch of their bucket truck with sparkling lights, drawing squeals of delight from the children attending the parade.
The Judges' choice for first place went to Community Hospital Anderson. Community Hospital Anderson celebrated the Christmas season with their float featuring the Christmas Vacation movie theme, keeping the parade attendees laughing at their antics as they drove their RV and station wagon through the parade route.
Mayor Broderick says, "This year's parade was an enormous success with thousands of citizens not only enjoying the incredible floats, but meeting with Santa, his live reindeer and the Disney princesses; snowball fights and a polar bounce slide."
Mayor Broderick wishes to thank our winners and all of our participants this year for their time and effort put forth in making this Christmas Celebration one for the books.
The Mayor and City of Anderson Christmas Celebration and Parade Planning Committee wish to thank the sponsors of this year's event: Community Hospital Anderson, NTK Anderson, A1ForFun, Jam Printing, Artistic Invasion, Concentrix, Madison County Federal Credit Union, First Merchants Bank, Bridgenorth Homes, Riley and Sons, Inc., UAW Locals 662, 663, 957, and 1963, Fredericks, and McDonalds. A special thank you goes to Payless Supermarkets, Nestle, Prairie Farms and The Christian Center for providing and preparing the hot chocolate and cookies that parade attendees enjoyed.
The winners of the 2017 Independence Parade and the 2017 Christmas Parade will receive their trophies at a media event to be scheduled at City Hall in the near future.


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I have to admit, I am getting excited for Christmas to come. The holidays are such a wonderful time – a time to spend with family and friends, and snow! Off roading in the snow is so much fun and brings on a whole new set of challenges. It's a good thing to be ready for those challenges and even if you live in a climate where there is no snow, as all off roaders know, there are challenges around every turn to be had. Here are a few gifts that can help your off roader with challenges they can face along their off roading trail adventures.
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Viair air compressors offer a full range of capabilities from filling up your tires to running air tools on the trail. VIAIR, your vital air source, offers a complete line of 12-volt air compressors accessories designed especially for the larger tires used off-roading. Choose from a complete selection of compressors and portable air compressor kits. Two of VIAIR's most useful accessories are the heavy duty pressure switch, designed for 85 psi. on / 110 psi. off setting, and the VIAIR 25′ 5 in 1 Incline Deflator / Inflator. This versatile kit allows you to easily air up or down while having the inline air gauge. The 25′ 5 in 1 Incline Deflator / Inflator air kits comes with a heavy duty zipper storage bag.
The 400 Series portable compressor is the most powerful portable compressor in the VIAIR lineup. In the tradition of VIAIR portable compressors, the 400 Portable setup is also capable of airing up as well as airing down tires.
The 400P can air up a 35″ x 12.5″ tire from 15 to 30 PSI in about 1.25 minutes, and air down the same tire from 30 to 15 PSI in about 2.75 minutes using the versatile 35 ft. air down hose.
This portable compressor is sealed for moisture & dust resistance, and it has a thermally protected motor.
The 400P is equipped with 8 ft power cord with battery clamps. Other features include exclusive billet sand tray, 30 amp inline fuse with moisture resistant fuse holder, stainless steel carrying handle fitted with quick connect stud.
The 400P has a total reach of over 43 ft., can easily reach all tires on most vehicles and trailers. Entire unit comes in a handsome heavy duty, water resistant double compartment carry bag.
Standard Features:
Oil-Less Design
Hi-Performance PTFE Piston Ring
Stainless Steel Valves
Gear-Less Direct Drive Motor
Moisture & Dust Resistant
Anodized Aluminum Alloy Cylinder
Automatic Restart Termal Overload Protector
Mounting Plates with Vibration Insulators
Heavy Duty 10,500 LB Winch by Rugged Ridge $439.95
Durable. Tough. Affordable. The Heavy Duty 10500 LB Winch from Rugged Ridge is everything you could want in a winch.
It is driven by a durable 6.6 HP Series Wound motor for long life and extra pulling power. A tough 3 Stage Planetary Gear box with a 218:1 gear ratio delivers power and reliability on each and every pull.
The Heavy Duty 10500 LB Winch has more power and exclusive features than any other winch in its price range: Stainless Steel Hardware- All the exterior winch body screws and bolts are Stainless steel to prevent rust and provide a long life. All Rugged Ridge steel cable style Winches include off road light mount roller fairleads allowing for the easy mount of two off road lights! Special Solenoid mounting brackets allow for multiple solenoid mounting points and the ability to "tilt" the Solenoid for ease of use. This "tilt" feature ensures that each Rugged Ridge winch can be used with almost all off road bumpers and over riders!
Limited 2 year warranty against manufacturing defects (1 Year on electrical).
Each winch has been independently tested to ensure they meet or exceed all specifications.
Heavy Duty 10,500 LB Winch Features/Specifications
Durable 6.6 HP Series Wound motor for long life and extra pulling power
Tough 3 Stage Planetary Gear box with a 218:1 gear ratio
Includes 94' of 23/64" diameter wire rope and latched hook
Automatic load holding brake system (in the drum brake system)
Exclusive light mount roller fairlead included- allows for easy no-drill mounting of up to 2 off road lights!
Tough stainless hardware on the body of the winch to eliminate rust
Each winch includes a durable 12' all weather cable remotehttp://www.xtremeterrain.com/heavyduty10500lbwinchbyruggedridge.aspx
Performance 8,500 lbs Off Road Winch with Pre-wound Synthetic Rope by Rugged Ridge $584.95
Lightweight, Durable, Tough, and Affordable. The Performance 8,500 lbs Winch from Rugged Ridge is everything you could want in a competition winch. It is driven by a durable 5.5 HP Series Wound motor for long life and extra pulling power. A tough 3 Stage Planetary Gear box with a 172.8:1 gear ratio delivering power, and reliability on each and every pull. The Performance 8,500 lbs Winch has more power and exclusive features than any other winch in its price range. All Rugged Ridge synthetic rope style winches include hawse fairleads. Special Solenoid mounting brackets allow for multiple solenoid mounting points and the ability to "tilt" the Solenoid for ease of use. This "tilt" feature ensures that each Rugged Ridge winch can be used with almost all off road bumpers and over riders
Warn 9500lb Powerplant Dual Force Winch & Air Compressor $1599.95
You want the best-equipped vehicle on the trail, so you need the WARN PowerPlant Winch HP. A potent air compressor and a winch with fast line speed will help you lead the pack on the toughest trails.
A premium on-board air compressor and a winch with fast line speed are perfect for off-road enthusiasts.
Rapidly air up tires and power air tools, such as an impact wrench for changing a tire. Self-contained unit is easy to install with no additional wiring or plumbing necessary. That means more time on the trail and less time in the garage. Additional accessories let you use the PowerPlant to its maximum potential.
If you want to be a leader on the trail, you build your vehicle with the leading equipment. In which case, you'll want a WARN PowerPlant Dual Force HP Winch for your off-road vehicle. This first-of-its-kind vehicle-mounted tool combines a powerful, top-of-the-line air compressor with a legendary WARN winch letting you lead the pack on your off road excursions.
The self-contained WARN PowerPlant Winch installs like any other winch, meaning you spend more time on the trail and less time in the garage. It's also a great value because it costs less to buy a PowerPlant than an on-board air compressor and winch separately.
When you're on the trail, you want to be self sufficient and make the most of your free time; the PowerPlant Dual Force HP lets you do that. No more relying on a makeshift air compressor to air up tires; gone are the days of time-consuming tire inflation. Now you can air up tires in a matter of minutes. You can also operate air tools, such as an impact wrench, letting you change a tire wherever the WARN PowerPlant Winch goes. If you're an outdoor enthusiast, you'll love the unit's ability to rapidly inflate rafts, air mattresses, or anything else that requires air.
Tackle the toughest trails with confidence knowing the WARN PowerPlant Dual Force HP Winch has been optimized for off-road use. The winch has 9,500 lbs. of pulling capacity and fast line speeds, ensuring you'll quickly get out of tough situations. Plus, the winch's thermometric switch prevents overheating, so you'll always make it home.
Get more from your WARN PowerPlant Winch Dual Force HP by purchasing the optional WARN Air Accessory Upgrade Kit, which includes a heavy-duty inflator, four tire deflators, 25′ of extra hose, quick-connect couplings, and a custom WARN storage bag. Use the PowerPlant to its fullest potential by adding WARN Auxiliary Air Tanks, available in 2.5 of 5 gallon capacities, to provide a high-volume air charge for operating air lockers, air tools, or reseating tires beads. By adding a WARN Auxiliary Air Tank Plumbing Kit you can hook the Auxiliary Tanks up directly to the PowerPlant!
When you need the best equipment on the trail, look no further than the WARN PowerPlant Dual Force Winch HP and the full line of WARN off-road performance products.
Air flow rating: 12 CFM @ 0 psi, 5 CFM @ 90 psi
Max air pressure: 100 psi
Rated Pull: 9,000 lbs. single line
Motor: Series Wound 4.6 hp 12V
Remote Control: Hand-held remote control with thermometric indicator
Geartrain: 3-Stage planetary
Gear Ratio: 156:1
Clutch: Sliding ring gear
Brake: Automatic direct drive cone
Drum Diameter/Length: 2.5″/9.0″
Wire Rope: 125′ of 5/16″
Fairlead: Roller
Finish: High gloss, powder coat finish over chromate coating
Dimensions: 26 x 16 x 12
Weight: 100 lbs
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Shopping For Home Decor Items Inspired by Janelle Monáe's Tuxedo
Inspired: Janelle Monáe's Archandroid Black and White
Yesterday, Janelle Monáe performed as part of the Voodoo Music Experience 2010 at City Park in New Orleans, LA. The singer's debut album The Archandroid is one of my favorites of 2010. Janelle Monáe is also known for her black-and-white uniform, which often consists of a tuxedo and saddle shoes. In an interview with BellaSugar, she explained, "As I've grown up, I started to extract myself from color. Black and white always makes me feel calm, and I feel more in control. I like to be in a focused, clear-minded state, especially when I'm working. I just like to allow the colors to come out and be my own personality."
Inspired by Janelle's elegant, monochromatic look, I found items that featured a similar tailored look and this same color palette. Two of my favorites are the PH 50 Pendant Lamp ($850) and the Fringe "J" Monogram Kim Candle ($15). Just click on each item to shop the rest of the look!


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Obi didn't quite like that he had left home so abruptly. He had hoped to spend all of his summer break with his family. It was only fair seeing as he hadn't been home since he started university three and a half years ago. He had started to miss his mum's meals and the way she moved along to his father's stereo on Saturday mornings when she prepared her famous pancake and custard.
Obi had always suspected that his father wasn't much of a music lover but only went along with it because of how happy it made his wife. He would do anything to keep his wife happy, theirs was a love like a fairy tale. Obi had been told the story over and over in the years that he had spent living under their roof.
The story of a young couple who had despite all warnings, journeyed to England to start a life together. They had left Nigeria shortly after the independence, a time when everyone was hopeful and positive.
"Finally, we have driven the colonial masters off our lands things go better now."
Izunna – Obi's father told the story of the independent celebration to Obi every chance he got. There were mass jubilation on the city streets and in the villages. Even in the remote areas everyone was happy and hopeful.
But they had left regardless. Life in England was very tough at first especially considering the fact that his mum became pregnant with him shortly into the second year. They were both struggling to make ends meet. He had taken a position much less than he would have had to had he remained in Nigeria. She worked as a seamstress in a tailor's shop, patching up torn clothes and sewing on zippers and buttons. Their combined income was barely enough to take care of both of them and the baby on the way. But they worked harder, their love and determination never wavering. Eventually things got easier, they started to find their footing and they haven't looked back ever since.
Izunna's father had tried to get him to stay back in Nigeria, he had secured a job for him at the civil service. It came with a hefty pay and a flat in the good part of town. His father was due to retire in a couple years and was making sure his family was taken care of before his retirement. He didn't want it to be heard that any relation of his was living beneath a well to do standard. Especially his only son. He had spent 18 years in the civil service and was well known for his aristocratic lifestyle. He was well vested in the ways of the white man and lived his life as one. But unlike the white man, he did not turn up his nose to his people- not his brothers and kinsmen at least. He tried to help them in every way he could.
One time he had gone to the club to celebrate with a colleague. When they pulled into the parking lot some young boys fought over the right to watch over the car as was the custom.
"Na me get this one, Oga na me go look am"
He normally never paid attention to these kids as they where mostly hoodlums but on this day he looked up and immediately spotted Uzuama's young son. The boy had ran away from the village to the city in search of greener pastures but much to his disappointments, city life was nothing like the tales he had heard in the village. He had become a delinquent, working the streets to get by.
Izunna's father would later secure a job for him as an errand boy in one of the guest houses set aside for members of the civil service. The news of his heroic deeds traveled to the village and he was hailed as the son that could be counted on at all times.
But Obi never heard all this, not from his father at least. On rare occasions when his father was out of town and with much persuasion on his part his mother would succumb and tell him tales of his grandfather and his people. But she always made him promise never to speak of it.
"Why does father hate his people so much?" He had finally asked his mother one night after her stories.
"Your father doesn't hate his people he loves them. Its all too complicated when you are older, you will understand"
But he was older now and he still didn't understand any of it. His father still didn't talk about his family and wouldn't even consider going home to Nigeria. Not even after news reached him that his father has suffered a partial stroke and was on admission in the hospital.
Things carried on at home like nothing had happened.
Obi was presently in his final year at university with one semester to go and not entirely certain of what to do next so he had decided to return home. It had seemed like a good idea in the beginning, he had received a warm welcome from his mother and she had cooked him his favorite meal.
But after only a couple days at home he realized nothing had changed. The music still played, and his parents still very much ignored all their family members. Somewhere in the back of his mind he always knew what he wanted to do. What he had to do. But a confirmation came to him two weeks into his visit. His parents had both gone to church that evening as they normally do most evenings. He had decided to stay home because he didn't feel well. After much hesitation his parents agreed and let him stay home. Part curiosity and part boredom had led him into his parents room and while he was going thru his fathers book collection he had found a letter. It seemed to have been written by his aunt – his father's only sister.
In the letter she had urged him to come home and make peace with their father for it seemed he was nearing the end of his life. The later was dated June 1981, this was Aug 1985 and father still hasn't gone home. It in that moment that he new exactly I what he had to do.
He folded the letter neatly and put it in the breast pocket of his shirt. Going back to his room he proceeded to pack his bags.
When his parents got back from church he told them a made up story of why he had to go back to the campus the following morning but promised to be back home before the weekend.
Now his heart beat loudly in his chest as he walked to meet a friend that could help him secure a ticket aboard a ship to Nigeria. He would have to go by sea as he could not go by air without alerting his parents. Now hoping to be far off before they would find the note he had left of his dresser explaining where he had truly gone. His heart caved as he tried to imagine his mother's heartbreaking upon finding the letter but he dug deeper and steadied his resolve. He wasn't going to change his mind, there was no turning back now.


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Getsy 2 is a multi vendor marketplace platform you can use to build your own business in just a few hours. It is the best marketplace software that money can buy.
It is easy to install, has over 30 features, 35 added modules and fully customizable with our ready-to-use themes. Members can buy and sell on both their desktop and mobile devices thanks to the responsive design.
Getsy 2 is a powerful PHP marketplace software for people with no expertise in Web design and development, but would like to create their own online business.
With over 30 built-in modules for payment, earning money, and filtering products Getsy Marketplace Software includes everything you need to start your own online marketplace. Put simply, you need no other script to start your own business right away - nothing stands between you and your dream site.
Below is a short list of the most important features:
unlimited categories and sub-categories, managed by the administrator,
unlimited users who can both sell and buy unlimited items,
built-in user rating system for buyers and sellers,
integrated instant payment options: PayPal and Stripe,
offline payment modes: Bank transfer and Cash on delivery,
support for multiple currencies,
admin panel for creating and managing unlimited merchant plans,
SEO-friendly URL for each individual user or store profile, category and product,
unique store profile with unlimited info pages,
product listings with description, image gallery, variations and shipping options,
powerful search engine and 6 different filters,
system is multilanguage from the box,
built-in private messaging system,
5 additional monetizing modules,
user privileges management,
built-in CMS for managing info pages,
access to all system texts so you can adjust or translate them to match the needs for your market.
Getsy 2 also features built-in PayPal payments support. This means buyers can pay for their orders online, sellers can get their money instantly, and administrators automatically receive their commissions from each sale made. Configure your payment details (business account required) and you can start adding products.
Do you want to change the look and feel? Select one of our themes and we will install it for you within 10 business days.
Do you need more features? Request a custom development quote from our sales team.
Getsy 2 is more than a e-marketplace PHP script - it also has the features of a social network. Members can like products, save them to wishlists, follow stores and users, comment on and share products to over 300 of the most popular sites and networks around the globe.
Experience all the features on our demo - follow the links and use the credentials below.
Getsy 2 was designed and developed with a specific idea: help you start your own marketplace in less than a day, while providing outstanding online shopping experience to your buyers. All of this requires no previous Web design or programming knowledge, or experience in online trade.
As a result our online marketplace software can be used for:
creating an online store, where you sell your own creations, products and supplies,
or as a multivendor c2c marketplace software for building Etsy-like community marketplace, where each user can be both seller and buyer.
Maybe you feel like starting a digital goods marketplace where users can sell, buy and download files with the Digital marketplace script module?
or even build eBay-like sites - just enable the Auction Website Builder to our marketplace PHP software.
You can also open a b2c marketplace where established business can sell their products to your community.
Install the Coupon module to your multi vendor platform and help sellers promote their products.
Build b2b marketplaces as the volumes of trade on Getsy 2 systems are not limited.
Thanks to the responsive design you will have a mobile b2b platform right from the box.
You can launch on your local market,
then go international using the Multilanguage to translate all texts,
and the Multicurrency modules to add as many currencies as you need.
Configure the Facebook and Twitter modules to ease registration and login to your PHP marketplace.
The purpose of Getsy 2 is for you to earn money in any way possible. Here are a few suggestions:
sell your items and supplies directly,
offer files and file bundles for sale when you tunr on Digital marketplace module,
use the Auction module turn your website into an eBay-like platform,
charge subscriptions for other members willing to sell their own creations (built-in feature),
set up packages with commission % or combine the subscription with commission for each sale (also part of the standard Getsy 2 package),
charge vendors for promoting their items with the Featured products module,
use the Power user module to create subscriptions for people who'd like to be followed by all new members,
advertise your vendors and earn money from them with the Banner module ,
or display third party ads (e.g. Google Ads),
use the Subscription module to charge vendors a fee for accessing the Coupon manager, the Blog system and many more.
If you have your own idea about a business model you can contact us with your requirements, and we will offer a quote for custom development. The quote will be based on the work hours required to develop your custom solution, so please be as specific as possible.
It only takes 5 easy steps to start your business using Getsy Marketplace Script:
Purchase your license from Amexi.
Request your files.
Install the system on a compatible server
Customize your site (change name, logo, and texts), configure your payment details.
Upload your products.
Getsy is very simple to install, has all the features you need to create a marketplace website - you can complete your setup within a day!
What can you do next?
Configure merchant subscriptions. Create as many merchant packages as you need from the admin panel. Subscriptions can be based on number of listings, be time-bound, with or without commission, etc.
Attract more users. Configure the Facebook and Twitter modules and their apps to speed up registration and login for everyone (you can also order this service from us). After an account on your marketplace is associated a social network profile, users can automatically share the products they add to their timelines (with title, image and link back to your website).
Make search more relevant. Getsy Marketplace Script includes a comprehensive built-in search engine and 6 filters for faster product search and sorting.
Build your own digital products marketplace. Start selling files and bundles with the Digital Marketplace script module.
Create an eBay clone site - the included Auction Website Builder module allows vendors to offer auctions for their physical and digital products.
Use more of the modules to earn money. Offer subscriptions for promoting items to the top of the home page with the Featured product module.
Charge users monthly fees if they want to be automatically followed by all new members signing-up with the Power user module.
Display ads on behalf of vendors, external ads, promote stores, products and categories with the Banner module.
Offer more options for users to pay. Getsy Marketplace Software offers built-in PayPal and Stripe payment modules - this way you support instant payments with both PayPal and Credit Cards.
Registered users can also keep a virtual balance and purchase items without waiting for payment processors when the Virtual wallet module is enabled (works with both PayPal and Stripe).
For customers who are into offline payments - configure the Bank transfer payment module included in your system. Your cloud marketplace software also supports the Local pickup (users order online, and pay in the store) and Cash on delivery payment options.
To start making money from your website you must have many users. These users will pay subscriptions for various services, commission every time they purchase an item, fees for displaying their banners, and will also generate additional income by clicking on the banners you are displaying.
To attract many customers you must add as many products for sale as possible in the correct categories. Getsy 2 supports unlimited categories and subcategories, that can be fully managed from the admin panel. Create a logical category structure so members can easily find the products they are looking for.
Reach wider audiences - configure multiple languages and translate all texts in the admin panel. You can also create and configure as many currencies as you need for your marketplace PHP solution and set automatic conversion. This means each user can select what currency to see the prices in, and the system will display the correct price for all products using the actual exchange rate.
Add more items and invite more people to join the site to generate more income. Create attractive vendor subscriptions and invite people to join your site through the built-in form. The more sellers join and post their products - the more money you will receive from both subscriptions and commissions.
Configure the Facebook and Twitter modules so their users can easily join and login to your marketplace. After linking their accounts they can share products to their timelines with titles, descriptions, images and link back to your marketplace. This will both make your site even more popular and improve your website's search engine standing.
Make products more visible to buyers. With the Tags module that will link products with similar properties across the entire site, and the Categories by Interests module to allow item grouping by brand or usage within a category.
With Amexi's family of filters visitors will be able to select products by color, price, category and shipping destination (country and state/city). They can also sort results by title, price and listing date.
Buyers will be happy to pay for their purchases online, and Getsy 2 provides PayPal Express checkout as the default option. If you are keen on accepting credit card payments - configure the built-in Stripe payment module, which supports cards from around the world.
With the Featured product module you can set up fees for promoting items to the top of your marketplace's home page. Using the Power user subscription you can configure subscriptions for those who want to be automatically followed by all new members.
Now that enough traffic is going through your responsive marketplace software, you can configure unlimited banners. They can be image and HTML-based ads. You can advertise your own items, subscriptions, etc., or those of other members (and you can charge for that). Third party banners like Google Ads are also supported, so you can earn extra money.