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4c Design has expanded to include 4c Engineering, Inverness.
I'm delighted to announce that 4c has expanded through the establishment of 4c Engineering in the Scottish Highlands of Inverness. The team in Inverness will double the capacity of the 4c offering, allowing us to take on larger projects adding an enhanced depth of engineering and technology development skills. 4c Engineering is based in Inverness and headed up by Simon Grey and Jude Monson who previously led wave power technology developer AWS Ocean Energy.
4c and AWS have been working closely since 2009 and when the AWS management decided to establish a new engineering consultancy to make use of the skills of their talented team, it made sense to do this under the 4c brand. The new company 4c Engineering now offers engineering and technology development services to the renewables industry with a focus on marine energy and hydropower. Their skill-set compliments that of 4c Design, being focussed on the follow-on engineering delivery and technology qualification stages.
The 4c Design and 4c Engineering relationship has developed through a common respect for complimentary company cultures, both teams are passionate about innovation, engineering and entrepreneurship in Scotland and it is these synergies that have underpinned the partnership. 4c Engineering provide a complementary skillset that increases the breadth and depth of resource we can place on projects allowing us to do more than ever before.
If you'd like to know more about the new 4c capabilities, then please contact Simon at 4c Engineering on:- 01463 725 410
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Lucky247 is a relatively new player on the field, yet their fanbase is solid and constantly growing. But, with a solid user interface, a cornucopia of gaming options that cover the spectrum and a platform that delivers an all-inclusive punting experience to all its users, it's not so surprising.
Lucky247 doesn't just make claims with that name; it's actually coming through for its Canadian customers every day. With a colossal gaming lobby, a top-notch array of promotional ammunition and a smooth user experience, Lucky247 has what could be called the most complete gaming package on the Internet.
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Get lucky from your first deposit at Lucky247 with a Welcome package that comes complete with free spins so you can start having fun instantly.
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Lucky247 has caught even the most cautious punters in their net with this welcome bonus. True, the wager requirements are steep, but the 50 free spins make the whole deal worthwhile even if you don't end up cashing in on the 500$C.
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Getting stuck without access to your online casino can be torture for some players, and that's why Lucky247 ensures that all will be able to roll the dice, spin the wheels and play the slots whenever they feel the urge with a top quality mobile casino solution for every device you could imagine.
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One of the highlights of Silver Spirit Sydney is we have an onboard Photo Booth. Capture the moments and treasure the memories. Whether it's just for fun, to have bring the family together for the group photo use it how you like.
The photobooth is great for hens party cruises, birthdays, family event cruises or just for fun. It is free to use.
We provide props and fancy dress items, but you're welcome to bring more. The phootbooth is free to use and your pics can be downloaded from our Facebook. Simple.


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*Individual Memberships available at Discovery Place Science and Discovery Place Nature only. **Family Museum Memberships at Discovery Place Kids-Rockingham are $130 ***Guest passes are available for Family Memberships only.
Serving Pre K-12 Educators
Uniquely located adjacent to Discovery Place Science, Discovery Place Education Studio provides customized professional development in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to educators across the region.
Let's talk about how we can partner to build the future of STEM education
Summer Leadership Institute
Get hands-on with cutting-edge technology and teaching techniques
Engage your teachers in an annual Innovative Teaching Showcase to display the impact your efforts are making on the community.
Hands-on and minds-in activities on everything from 3D Printing, Coding, Robotics and Early Childhood Engineering to problem based learning strategies that supports literacy.
Aided development in planning of new facilities, instructional models, cultural shifts and vision setting that builds a strong culture of STEM learning.
Individualized coaching to help teachers grow their effectiveness in lesson planning, execution and educational leadership.
Inspiring educators through partnerships with over 150 schools, districts and organizations throughout the Carolinas
Cabarrus County tackles problem-based learning
Education Studio partnership energizes teachers
Teaching Coding to High School Students
Discovery Place Education Studio works with Florence School District One on a new coding curriculum in high schools.
Making Hands-on Math Experiences
How the Education Studio made hands-on math activities to help Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools students visualize math.
Getting here
Discovery Place Education Studio is located adjacent to Discovery Place at Bank of America STEM Center for Career Development at 300 N Poplar St., Charlotte, NC 28202.
Parking is available in the Discovery Place Parking Deck for cars and vans with clearance less than 7'8". For handicap accessible parking arrangements, please call 704.372.6261 x505.
The entrance to Discovery Place Education Studio is on Poplar Street between 6th and 7th Sts. Upon exiting Discovery Place Parking Deck, head west for approximately ½ block and follow the signs to the entrance.
Educator Memberships
Discounted Memberships available for North and South Carolina educators to enjoy our Museums all year long.


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Campaign of the Month: January 2012
Star Trek Late Night
Crazy Eight's Personal Log - Episode 4
Kizzlewalkers called me Friend. Me never had a friend before. Me gots friend. Me gots friend. Me gots friend. Tallangel gift soul crystal and tell me take him to bad ghoulie place. Ghouls very bad make war but me so happy to have friend me going to do it. Kizzlewalkers no more. Me now call them Smileypoints since they live in smiling headless point bar. My freinds the Smileypoints. Me like that. Smileyspoints upset they lose the harrybeast so me lead them into Ulateck singertown. They make fight with Ulateck Singers and make many of them go poof. Glowing prayer rock go badda boom. Lobey get his arms and legs chopped off and he pop out new ones. Pretty warrior princess get burned bad, so did Kooggypuss. Me like Kooggypuss and Frazzlewonker because they treat me like people. Frazzlewonker used his gun to make lots of people go poof with wirlywave setting. Me want wirlywave setting for me disruptor. Now we back at smiling headless point bar and we talking with ghostgirl. She make people feel good so we wait. Why we wait I don't know but we wait. Me hope war sleep soon because ghouls not nice and me friends want to go to bad ghoulie places. Puckerlips keep bugeyes on me. Me not like Puckerlips but he best friend with Kooggypuss. Frazzlewonker all sexy talk all time maybe fun play along.


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Mission Statement
African Law Center's mission is to defend the rights of African refugees and immigrants within countries where they seek refuge and opportunities. We achieve our mission by providing culturally appropriate and linguistically accessible services through direct legal aid, community legal empowerment, case management, strategic litigation, and policy advocacy. Our work helps them assert their rights to live safely without harassment and fear, obtain decent shelter and food, move freely, access employment, education, and healthcare, and enjoy equal protection under the law.
African Law Center, Inc. was founded on May 30, 2013 by a group of Africans living in the United States to address the shortage of competent legal service providers directly addressing the needs of the African refugee and immigrant living in the United States who was largely ignore for other ethnic groups because many providers claim they were hard to reach and or could not effectively communicate with them because of language barriers.
From our inception, we set out to provide culturally appropriate and linguistically accessible service breaking down barriers that kept African refugees and immigrants from exercising their civil and human rights.
By tackling common stereotype and discrimination such as property owners inquiring about their ethnicity, making derogatory remarks about Africans, then refusing to lease housing; being denied access to healthcare and health insurance; children denied educational services; or people providing misleading information that appears to purposefully frustrate Africans seeking legal status they are otherwise qualified for; and neighbors calling the police to report feeling scared that a group of Africans was visiting next door, to name a few; we empower the African refugee and immigrant to once again take control of their lives as they go about making informed decisions about their wellbeing.
We are able to do this because we are culturally relatable and connect with our clients on a more personal level, to make them more receptive to our advice and counsel.


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El Paso Museum of Archaeology
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The El Paso Museum of Archaelogy is an attractive museum that encourages kids to touch and play. Kids can climb into a little adobe dwelling. There are lifesize models of native people performing daily chores in cliff dwellings.
The path to the museum is through a cactus garden and inspires the imagination of children.
There are gorgeous mountain views outside too.
Walk through the garden to the National Border Patrol Museum, which, like this museum, is free.
Avoid visiting the Wyler Aerial Tramway, which is a horrible experience.
A lovely place to eat and hang out in El Paso is Fountains at Farah at Cielo Vista Mall.
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El Paso Museum of Archaeology is located at 4301 Woodrow Bean Transmountain Dr, El Paso TX 79924.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9-5.
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The CMJ Music Marathon in New York City has often been considered the less exciting alternative to Austin's bustling SXSW in March. But that mindset changed a year ago with must-see, star-making performances from bands like Sleigh Bells, Best Coast, and Surfer Blood. Last week marked the event's 30th anniversary and peaked with the appearance of Kanye West, who performed a surprise set at Pitchfork's #Offline mini-fest. (Though technically not part of CMJ, it still functioned under the auspices of said event.) But his 11th hour blow-out was merely one of innumerable performances, most of them from upstarts. We make our predictions for the nine acts most likely to succeed.
If Katey Red was the purveyor of New Orleans' sissy bounce (or gay hip-hop with frenetic beats), the loud and proud Big Freedia is fast becoming its inimitable faceplate. This bon vivant of booty riled up the crowd of mostly straight white men with such call-and-response gems as "Azz Everywhere." And yes, there was azz — everywhere. Testify!
This Los Angeles band is an odd sight to behold: a nondescript drummer, a grunge-y looking guitarist, a hipstery singer, a hippie-ish bassist, and another guitarist with a gypsy vibe. Together, they create swelling pop party-starters with explosive harmonies. Think a less glossy New Pornographers, and you've got the right idea.
Though they have a six-piece set-up (three of them dudes with long, brown hair), there's something very cozy and intimate about the Brooklyn band, which frequently churns out lo-fi Jackson 5 lullabies. Singer Madeline Follin is like a helium-voiced hummingbird, all sweetness and innocence. It's transcendent, even in a sweaty, cramped club.
Freddie Gibbs:
The Gary, Indiana, rapper has been drawing serious comparisons to Tupac Shakur. While we hesitate to make such a comparison, there's no denying that he bears one of rap's greatest emergent voices right now — a gruff bark that's at turns weighty and fluid, and lends gravitas to his unrelenting, streetwise rhymes.
Lia Ices and Alex Winston:
Two of CMJ's biggest female-solo draws couldn't be more different. Vermont-raised Ices is an ethereal-voiced creature concerned with all things earthy; Detroit-reared Winston is a steel-lunged lass.
In addition to having possibly the most fun band name to say out loud, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. bear the distinction of possibly being the most buzzed about band at CMJ. Their gimmicky NASCAR stagewear notwithstanding, the Detroit foursome actually delivered on the hype with lovely, sleepy synth-pop in the vein of the Postal Service.
Sometimes you just wanna rock. The San Francisco garage trio specializes in crunchy tunes about girls and rebellion and stuff. And they never put on a bad show.
A goofy ginger from Massachusetts who spent most of his childhood shuttled in and out of foster care, frontman Dominic (he keeps his last name a secret), writes surprisingly optimistic lo-fi pop anthems. Take "Living in America" (which bears no relation to the James Brown track): It features the chorus, "It's so sexy / Living in America," which, though admittedly ridiculous, will lodge into your cranium for days to come.
Viva L'American Death Ray Music!
They're more of an obscurity — and have a predisposition for face paint — but VLADRM roll out mesmerizing post-punk. Their catalog veers everywhere from indie rock to a sludgier version of The Fall, and also(admirably) manages to work in some reggae.


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I heard someone mention the new War Child benefit compilation was out this week and figured I'd grab it from eMusic with this month's credits last night.
I enjoyed "Help: A Day in the Life" so much I really didn't even look to see who was on Heroes, or what tracks were included. I was looking for immediate gratification, but I had no idea how elusive it would be.
eMusic claimed ignorance. Their search didn't even admit to having the Help: album I downloaded from them.
Next, I went to the Canadian warchild.ca site to see where they'd point me - Maplemusic. I really want to support Maplemusic, but I don't really want to kill any plastic CD trees and I don't want to wait or pay for shipping. They wanted about $10+ $3 or $4 shipping, plus I'd have to wait, then rip the CD. High PITA. Maplemusic, please do mp3s!
Then I went to Amazon.ca, I found Heroes but again only as a CD. $9+~$5 shipping I think.
Really hoping to find an MP3 download, I checked Amazon.com. They had it, $9US and free digital shipping! I threw the album in my shopping cart and heading for the digital door - I was in business! But first I had to login to my account (with a Canadian shipping address; this is foreshadowing...), accept a license, and download their helper software. I got it all installed and to celebrate they offered me a free track to test out the software.
Woo hoo! I gratefully clicked 'download now' and got the error dialog above. "We don't like Canadian downloaders in these parts. Vamoose!".
Did they not know that 4 or 5 steps earlier in the process? Fail.
I went back to the warchild.ca site tonight to try again, and now they're not mentioning Maplemusic, but instead iTunes and Amazon.com are featured. First, I'm not interested in buying any music from iTunes. Second, why is the Canadian War Child site pointing me to Amazon.com? Been there, couldn't do that!
Why do they make this stuff so painful? Maybe they're trying to tell me I'm supposed to grab the music from a torrent and just make a donation to War Child.
To top it off, now the War Child site is auto-playing clips. The Lily Allen remake of a fav Clash song Straight to Hell is making me want this album even more.


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Generally, there are 2-3 Wi-fi hotspot providers in Korat which are True, TT&T and TOT. For the last one, because it's so xxx and yyy so I would not write about it :P
Firstly, TRUEWi-fi, the hotspots cover widely in town including The Mall and Klang Plaza. The service is normally charged BUT you can use it for free ! ....like Bangkokian, you know they have free wifi service with limited speed called "Green Bangkok Wi-Fi". All you need to do is registering like you are Bangkok people then you'll receive an account for using in Korat. (so we now know that TRUE does not seperate authenticated server between Bangkok and others :P)
Read conditions and register here
Moreover, TT&T also provides free wifi around Tao Suranaree Monument (free for just 20 minutes). All you need to do is search for signal of TT&T then browsing and registering with your name and 13-digit from ID Card. The 29 hotspots are now provided in the city.
Others, you can use Wifi for free in many coffee shops around Korat. My favorite one is Teddy Coffee (near Klang Plaza). There are also other places but you may need to ask for authenticated password.
Enjoy wifi life in Korat...
ps. i also blog this entry using free truewifi, thanks !


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We here at DC9 at Night talk about music pretty much constantly. We talk about it every weekday on the blog you're reading and once a week in the pages of the Dallas Observer. If you enjoy talking about music as much as we do, and can also express those thoughts in writing, please email me at Kiernan DOT Maletsky AT DallasObserver.com.
Please include in your email:
-The words "music writer application" in the subject line. -Three writing samples. I don't care if they are from The New Yorker or your now-defunct LiveJournal. -A few sentences about why you're interested in writing for the section. -A phone number where I can contact you.
Here's what you'd be getting yourself into: We work predominantly with freelancers, and you'd join a group of fine writers and DFW music experts. Hopefully, avid reader, I don't need to tell you what kinds of things you'd be working on. But I will tell you that we are interested in a wide variety of music. We are interested in interacting with people and documenting this metroplex's musicians, concerts and nightlife, and we are not interested in snobbery of any kind.
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Sunday was a beautiful day. It was also Pastor Appreciation day. Our new pastor has been with us since Jan. Man time flies. He is a wonderful man of God! We miss our old pastor but know that He sent us Bro Mike to take us on the next stage of our church walk. WE had lunch after the service and finished it all up with a baby shower. What a busy day. We finally got home around 3:00 and all we wanted to do was rest. The girls had a nice down day after we got home.
Three of the girls had school today and Lily is out Mon and Tues of this week. The teachers are all gone to a conference in Pennsacola at PCC. WE had to pick the other three girls up early so we could be at speech by 2. Whew what a day. The speech therapist and I once again have talked about getting Gabby a communication device. I really want to try the new ipod touch and the communication software that goes with it...however, I just dont know how well it works, and if Gabby could do it. It sure would be nice to have a place to try it out or take it out on a "loaner" to see how the whole thing functions. All three of our girls with Down Syndrome could benefit from one of these if they truely work. They all need the device to help with communication. That is one area that they all are "weak" in. Gabby is on about a 24 mo old level with her communication but a higher level cognitive so it is difficult for her to get her point across in school and or home.
Anyone out there have a ipod newer generation they wanna sell for a really reasonable price? this is the application that helps people of all ages with communication. I think it is such a wonderul product that Apple is standing behind. I pray that we can attain three of these!
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Summer Resources
Summer Camps and Activities
Check out these great activities for your students over the summer!
Just click on the links below:
Summer Learning Websites and Programs
(Note: AUSD recommends the free versions of programs. Use at your discretion.)
Also look at your school's Library/Media Center webpage for recommended learning sites.
Multiple Subjects
Alameda Library Summer Reading Program (All ages) June 1 – July 31
A variety of great prizes can be earned. Sign up using the Beanstack link.
(If you signed up last year, there is no need to re-register.)
The library's Family Fun day is June 8 at the Main Branch.
AUSD Math Tournament with Prodigygame (Gr. 1-8) June 1 - August 19
How to create a parent account
Setting goals for your student
Earn A's Tickets in their summer program (Gr. 1-8)
Earn tickets to Cal games - Cal Summer Reading Challenge
Fashion and Sewing Camp
There are still spots available in The Sewing Room's Fashion and Sewing Camp! Camps are available June 12 to August 18 and cover a wide range of skills and themes. For more information, go to The Sewing Room Alameda
ALAMEDA READS Helps Adults Improve Their Reading and Writing
Do you want to read, write and spell better? Are you over 18 years old? Then please call Alameda Reads at 510-865-2454!
Alameda Reads is a free service of the Alameda Free Library. Our program runs all year and the summer is a great time to join. We help adults who can speak English comfortably and want to improve their skills. Friendly volunteers help people in our learning lab and in small group classes. Adults in our program learn how to read books to their children, write emails for work, read a newspaper, apply for a job, prepare for the citizenship exam or get ready for the GED test. Call us at 510-865-2454 to find out more at Alameda Reads
Girls Inc Summer Sailing Camp
Girls Inc. of the Island City is collaborating with Alameda Community Sail to offer a discounted 2 week sailing camp! This will be happening June 26- July 7 (excluding July 4), 9AM-4PM, Monday-Friday. The cost is $50 and it is open to girls ages 9-17. This opportunity is limited to 13 girls, so email Hannah Joy Wirshing at email@example.com in order to fill out a registration form and reserve a spot.
Little Theater Summer Camp
Alameda's very first theater camp for kids by kids! At Little Theater day camp, we give your campers the tools to explore the theatrical process through singing, dancing, acting exercises, improvisation and much more. Their week is sure to be full of endless creativity, imagination and inspiration. Your campers will produce a 30-minute production to showcase their new skill set with friends and family at the end of each week. This is an opportunity your campers won't want to miss. We are located at 1122 Lincoln Ave Alameda, CA 94501.
June 7: "A Time to Choose" Documentary on Climate Change
Please join Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, and Tom Dinwoodie, former co-founder of SunPower, for a screening of "A Time to Choose," the 2016 documentary about global climate challenges and current solutions for solving them. Michaan's Auction Theater (2700 Saratoga Street, Alameda). Brune and Dinwoodie (who also directed the film) will participate in a panel discussion after the film. 6:30 pm. FREE for AUSD students and teachers. Tickets: Tickets for Documentary. Appropriate for middle school students and older.
Calling All ChangeMakers to Camp Galileo!
Make this the summer of risk-taking, change-making & crazy amounts of fun. At Camp Galileo, pre-K—5th graders unleash their inner innovators by exploring art, science and the brave outdoors. Campers develop the courage to create, celebrate mistakes and boldly innovate through 4 fun-filled, weekly themes at St. Philip Neri School.
- Galileo Amusement Park—The Art & Engineering of Circuses and Carnival Rides
- Galileo Makers: Move It—The Art & Science of Motion
- Medieval Adventure—Royal Art & Inventions of the Middle Ages
- African Safari—The Art & Science of the Serengeti
For more information, visit Galileo Camps or call 1-800-854-3684.
Bladium Summer Camp Registration Open
Discovery, Adventure, and Fun!
At Camp Bladium, children can experience a wide variety of
games and activities: Rock Climbing, Basketball, Dodgeball,
Karaoke, Kickball, Arts and Crafts, Laser Tag, Cheerleading,
Jumpers, Lego®, and Water World (in warm weather). Each week
of Summer Camp features a different fun theme, creating a unique
adventure kids are sure to love. One week camps for children aged 5-14 will run from June 12-August 25. For more information, call: Sean Costello, Bladium Marketing Manager, 510.814.4999 ext. 112.
Alameda Giants Youth Football Spring Camp Now Open
Youth aged 5-15 are invited to join Alameda's AYF program for spring camp May 6th, 13th, and 20th. For more information please call 510-334-9401 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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CEMEX UK completes responsible sourcing
Published: 08 June, 2010
EGHAM: Building materials company CEMEX today announced that all its main product divisions in its UK business have been certified to the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Framework Standard for the Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products - BES6001.
This certification means that all products supplied by CEMEX UK are responsibly sourced with ash, asphalt, building products and cement achieving a 'very good' rating to the independently verified standard that addresses the social, economic and environmental impacts across the entire supply chain.
It also helps to meet the increasing demands of the sustainable construction marketplace and the requirements of the Governments Sustainable Construction Strategy.
To meet the standard, CEMEX's products have been assessed in accordance to quality, organisational governance, supply chain management and environmental and social impact. T
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The new season of Strictly Come Dancing has started on the BBC and it begins the countdown to Christmas for me! And another reason I am excited about the new series is looking at the dancers beautiful costumes every week. As you can probably guess, I'm a sucker for all things frilly, sparkly and pink so I'll probably be using Strictly as an excuse to slip on a pettiskirt every Saturday night & twirl around in front of the TV!
Here's some of my favourite costumes from the first episodes of 2001:


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Exosite's One Platform uses Client Interface Keys (CIKs) as authentication for all devices, users and other types of access to the cloud data platform.
CIK for Devices
If you are using Exosite Portals (portals.exosite.com) or a subdomain on Exosite Portals, you can typically find the CIK for a device you are using by logging in, and going to https://portals.exosite.com/manage/devices and clicking on your device. This will open the Device Information pop-up window which will show the CIK for your device.
Note if you are part of a subdomain, your URL will look something like: https://<company>.exosite.com/manage/devices
Why can't I find my device's CIK?
If the Device Information popup does not show your CIK, it may mean that your device is part of a registered serial number pool for a device model. In this case, your device has to "activate" (http://exosite.com/products/onep/documentation/device-interaction) with the One Platform for a CIK to be assigned.
CIK for Portals
You can find your Portal's CIK by going to /account/portals, or by selecting Account underneath your username in the upper right-hand corner of the page and choosing "Portals" on the sidebar menu.
The CIK is located underneath the name of the portal next to the word "Key".


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The judging process for the FreeFrom Skincare Awards is in four stages.
Stage 1
Entry forms are checked to ensure that products entered comply with our Criteria for Entry.
Stage 2
A full-size sample of each product is then sent for a month's in-depth testing of its qualities and efficacy to four experienced Beauty Bible testers / Skins Matter readers, carefully selected from a panel of over 100, all of whom either have sensitive/problem skins, specific allergies/intolerances, or are passionate about 'free from' skincare. Once the testing period is over, they fill in detailed questionnaires on each of the products, and return them to us. From this feedback, a provisional shortlist is drawn up.
Stage 3
Provisionally shortlisted products go forward to our roundtable expert panels for week-long judging sessions in June. The panel consists of beauty writers, skincare professionals, allergy experts, cosmetic formulators, and consumers with problem skin conditions or an interest in 'free from' skincare.
The judges are interested in 'free from' awareness in terms of food allergens and other ingredients, and in manufacturers' commitment to natural and skin-beneficial ingredients. Using testers' feedback, they will additionally assess qualities such as originality, formulation, innovation, aesthetic appeal, value for money and many more. Very importantly, they will judge the products' ingredient labelling for clarity, transparency and compliance — vital for any consumer with any kind of sensitivity, or seeking to avoid particular ingredients due to ethical, environmental or health concerns.
To learn more, see 'What will testers and judges be looking for?' in our FAQs.
Subsequently, bronze, silver and gold 'medals' will be decided in each category.
Stage 4
Once category winners are decided, a smaller judging panel will convene and decide on the final two key awards — that of Best Free From Brand and Best Overall FreeFrom Skincare Product — as well as the special 'FreeFrom Achievement Award'.
The results are expected to be announced online in late June.
2019 judges are listed below. 2020 judges will be revealed in May.
NB. Judges participating in the Awards or with relationships or with vested interests in any participating brands are not involved in the judging of those brands' respective categories or products.
* Galina Achkasova-Portianoi is a journalist, brand consultant, and the editor of The Curiosity Gap.
* Yanar Alkayat is a writer, digital consultant and web editor, specialising in beauty, health and fitness.
* Sue Cane is a free-from expert and long-term sufferer from psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions.
* Sarah Coleman blogs on natural skincare and free-from living at Sugarpuffish. She has eczema and multiple sensitivities.
* Lorraine Dallmeier is a biologist and organic cosmetic formulator, and the director of Formula Botanica — an international online organic cosmetic science school.
* Natasha Dauncey is a cosmetic formulator, and the founder of Apothaka Skincare.
* Ruth Holroyd is a writer and blogger, who runs WhatAllergy.
* Judy Johnson is a beauty and skincare journalist, specialising in sensitive skin issues.
* Katja Kokko is a Finnish natural beauty expert, formulator, and make-up artist, who edits the Genuine Beauty Book.
* Ailish Lucas, The Glow Getter, is a beauty therapist, make-up artist, and award-winning beauty blogger and influencer.
* Sara Niven is a beauty journalist and the beauty columnist for Vegetarian Living magazine.
* Sarah Stacey is a beauty expert and joint-editor of the Beauty Bible books.
* Michelle Sutton of Butterflies Healthcare is a pharmacist, and the UK distributor of long-time FFSA sponsors, NATorigin.
* Abi Weeds is the co-founder, with her mother Margaret, of Odylique (previously Essential Care).
Free From Skincare Awards team 2019:
* Michelle Berriedale-Johnson is editor of FoodsMatter.com, and overall director of all free from awards, including the Free From Food Awards and Free From Eating Out Awards.
* Alex Gazzola is the awards co-ordinator, deputy editor of SkinsMatter.com and a health writer specialising in allergies and skin health. He is the editor of Allergy Insight.
* Kirsty Mawhinney is the awards administrator. She specialises in developing of niche beauty brands for start up and established UK and international companies, and runs her own agency, Skin Insight.


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After several incidents with autonomous driving and cars being hacked and taken over, a more dangerous side of the new technology appears.
Hacker attacks or faulty software could shift the burden of legal and regulatory liability toward makers of self-driving cars and away from customers, experts say, forcing regulators and insurers to develop new models.
Autonomous cars have the potential to reduce the rate of traffic accidents as sensors and software give a car faster and better reflexes to prevent a collision. However, a greater level of automation increases the need for cyber security and sophisticated software, experts said.
"Although accident rates will theoretically fall, new risks will come with autonomous vehicles," said Domenico Savarese, Group head of Proposition Development and Telematics at Zurich Insurance.
"What should be done in the case of a faulty software algorithm? Should manufacturers be required to monitor vehicles post-sale in the case of a malfunction or a hacker attack?" Savarese asked.
While established models for assigning liability – such as holding the owner responsible for what the car does – will still be relevant, the onus may shift toward manufacturers.
Greater automation may also change consumer behavior and affect insurance costs if drivers become less vigilant and less practiced in their ability to avert an accident.


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The sun is always shining, however, when I get to look at your photo art ... so please bring it on by linking up.
If you are new to Photo Art Friday, you can read the guidelines for linking up your photo art HERE.
This week the suggestion is to feature a piece of photo art using one of my free textures from the Free For You section of this blog. I decided to use the pdpa Faded Fresco texture with a photograph of some great old doors.
For next week's edition of Photo Art Friday
let's feature an image that has some connection to the number 3/three. Be as creative with that suggestion as you wish! Remember, the on-going challenge with PAF is that the image that you link up should be a piece of photo-art.
Okay, mes amis, now it is your turn to link up your photo-art. Can't wait to see what you bring to our gallery this week!
Since I have decided I must concentrate a bit more on my art this year, I will not comment on each piece of photo art linked up. I will definitely click on each link and enjoy all of your submissions. Random comments will be made. :)
Know how deeply grateful I am for each and every piece of artwork you choose to share here.


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Head inside through the front most entry door, or from within the bathroom, and find yourself in the combined kitchen and living space. Here you can relax when inside and enjoy a great camp meal, or time just hanging out with family and friends.
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Highland Ridge RV was formed in March of 2014 when Jayco purchased assets of Open Range RV, which had started manufacturing RVs in 2007. Highland Ridge RV is a subsidiary of Jayco and operates its own manufacturing facilities, service and warranty group, sales team, management and leadership teams. Highland Ridge RV is proud to be associated with a company that shares our same commitment to great quality, integrity, vision and values.
Highland Ridge RV was founded with passion for innovation and a drive to make a better product using advanced technologies in construction materials — all at an affordable consumer price. Highland Ridge set out to develop RVs that were more spacious on the inside and weighed less than the competition — they have done just that. More room and less weight have been one of the driving forces behind all of Highland Ridge RV's products. Innovation shares equal importance. With features such as the outdoor patio and the flush floor slide, Highland Ridge RV has pioneered many of the advancements seen in the RV industry.
Today, Highland Ridge RV carries that same passion, continuing to improve and innovate year after year.
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Focus on designing, producing and delivering great towable RV's every time so our customers can enjoy great camping experiences and memories.
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We manufacture towable RV's, both Travel Trailers and Fifth Wheels, sold through our dealer network in the U.S. and Canada. We strive to create towable RV's that meet the needs of the marketplace and are considered the best in quality and value. We measure ourselves based on what our dealers and retail customers tell us about our products. Our goal is to meet and exceed our customers' expectations in all that we do.
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Malware incidents, e.g., with Trojans, are leading to increased financial loss for organizations and individuals. The financial loss can, for example, result from the misuse of bank accounts or the sale of confidential (corporate) information. This loss is caused by the growth in criminal activity involving malware.
Regardless, many organizations continue to utilize the same standard software, even though this maximizes the return on investment for Internet criminals through the misuse of these products. This is because there is a distinct relationship between malware and the market share of software products.
To underpin this thesis, this article will analyze the malware situation and outline an economic model. Based on this model, the consequences of software diversification are described, with some recommendations to implement this security measure.
According to the SANS Internet Storm Center in 2006, "Malware development is accelerating due to efficient and open collaboration, moving from months and years to weeks and days."1 As an example, in order to write the successful Sobig worm in 2003, a university-level education was required, plus the source code from various viruses was reused and test versions were released.2
There is a suspicion that Internet criminals systematically develop new malware by applying reverse engineering to patches that are released. This method means that anybody who delays the application of a patch runs an increased risk of their vulnerable systems being affected. Fortinet's recent Threatscape report reveals that of the 108 new vulnerabilities, 62 were being actively exploited.3
Internet criminality does, however, reach even further. On the black market, malware is sold per exploit, even for the newest systems. Botnets can be rented by the hour for criminal purposes, like spamming. A botnet of 10,000 PCs is worth about US $800. It is estimated that the Conficker virus runs on a conservative minimum of 4 million computers.4 In addition to direct damage resulting from industrial espionage, credit card fraud and restoration costs of corrupted software and data, malware also damages reputations of companies whose business processes are disrupted. A recent study shows that 16 percent of organizations had malware infections on workstations in 2008; in December 2008, 5 percent of organizations were infected.5
Even an IT infrastructure with the safest possible settings is not immune to all malware attacks. This is because the measures taken by organizations against malware are found to be increasingly less effective in preventing incidents.6, 7 As an example of this, the so-called zero-day exploits, for which protection is not yet available, occur regularly.8, 9 The security of extra measures, such as two-factor authentication (the use of a token when utilizing Internet banking or teleworking) is subjected to the newest generation of malware that lodges as a browser plug-in.
Internet criminals aim to "earn" as much money as possible. To achieve a maximum return from infected systems, a malware virus has to remain hidden for as long as possible. For this purpose, encryption, root kits and malware are used on rotating web servers. By generating unique malware for every infection and to target this selectively at a few organizations, it will take some time for the malware to appear on the radar of the suppliers of virus scanners, if at all. It is estimated that signature-based malware scanning will detect about 50 percent of all new bot malware.10 This puts more pressure on heuristic scanning (false positives) and real-time suppression of malware actions. It also indicates that the prevention of malware infections is becoming more and more difficult.
In 2006, antivirus software supplier Kaspersky reported, "We're losing this game. There are just too many criminals active on the Internet underground, in China, in Latin America, right here in Russia. We have to work all day and all night just to keep up."11 This explains why the growth of malware is showing an exponential trend.12
Based on this information, one can assess the economic principle behind the development of malware. Almost all software has vulnerabilities that are wide open to exploits. In their constant fight against patches and antimalware software, Internet criminals have to continue to invest in malware. The criminals maximize their return on investment by targeting their exploits on software that, at that time, is a market leader. This behavior is summarized in proposition 1, where P stands for the profit per infected computer and Q for the number of computers infected:
Malware for market-leading software gives the greatest returns, because in the time that is available (from issued exploit to installed patch) most systems can be infected. This strategy also offers the highest chance of a targeted exploit being reused. The market share of software products will, therefore, determine in which products hackers will search for vulnerabilities to develop malware (see figure 1).
If many systems operate with the same software, they are susceptible to the same malware. This is comparable to the impact of a crop disease in large monocultures.13
The most successful software products attract a disproportionate number of exploits. The S-curve (see figure 2) is an appropriate model for relating the market share of software to the exploits that are released for that software. Other examples of models that use the S-curve are the spread of epidemics, the growth of a population and the probability of a certain outcome, given a set of risk factors.14
As is evident from various lists of protection recommendations, the number of vulnerabilities of a software product is related to the quality of the source code (and, to a lesser degree, to the development tools used), not to the market share of the product. There does appear to be a strong relationship between the number of exploits that are released and the market share of the targeted software.15 IBM also points out that "the Common Vulnerability Scoring System scores fail to capture the economic opportunity vulnerabilities present to attackers."16 This corresponds with the often-heard statement that the comparatively high number of exploits for Microsoft Windows is the result of the large market share of this product and is not due to the quality of this software.
For various reasons, it is very difficult to make an objective quality comparison between different software packages, especially when closed-source software is involved. The difficulty lies in the fact that restraining and cumbersome precautions to keep the source code secret are necessary each time a version of closed software is reviewed. Generally, companies that sell closed software want to select the reviewers themselves and enforce the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). The results of past reviews become devalued at the same pace at which new versions of the closed source software are produced.
Cybercriminals having access to the code of open source software is generally not perceived as a security risk, since security by obscurity is ineffective.17 In fact, an internal Microsoft study revealed that "…case studies (the Internet) provide very dramatic evidence...that commercial quality can be achieved/exceeded by [open-source software (OSS)] projects."18
Based on another study,19 it is assumed that the quality of the different software packages is by and large equal. One could, therefore, argue that the exploits will follow should Mac OS or Linux gain more market share. The migration of a market-leading software product to an alternative does not increase the security if these migrations happen en masse. The focus of malware would then shift to the new market leader. However, improved distribution of the software market will considerably boost security.
In making a rough estimate of the consequences of diversification, the assumption is made in advance that product migrations will not increase the number of exploits released. This is because it seems illogical that Internet criminals will undertake more activities if such an increase would not result in a good return.
Because of the latter, an organization that switches from market-leading product A to an alternative product B is less likely to be affected by exploits, as suggested by the lower market share of B. In the extreme case that all migrations from A to B will result in the market ultimately being distributed 50/50 between both products, the S-curve indicates that 50 percent of the exploits will target product A and 50 percent will target product B. If the number of targets doubles and the total amount of ammunition (i.e., exploits) remains the same, the number of incoming bullets for each target drops by 50 percent. So, even in this extreme situation, the number of exploits suffered by an organization will decrease by half. From this point of view, organizations are better off not choosing market-leading software as a standard product. Again, given enough resources, one can hack even custom-developed software products, but generally the market share indicates if this is worth the effort. This concept is reflected in proposition 2:
It is a known fact that only about 20 percent of the purchase price of hardware and software contributes to the total cost of ownership (TCO). In 2004, IBM estimated software licences to be 27 percent of the TCO; in 2005, Microsoft estimated 8 percent. Given that hardware costs are still dropping, the support to, and the downtime, of end users together with the administration of the infrastructure corresponds to the remaining 80 percent of the TCO. Therefore, a lower impact of exploits will strongly influence the IT administration costs.
An organization that migrates to different software, however, will have to incur costs for training and conversion. Because of this expense, diversification is a security measure like any other: an investment. This has been embraced by the US Department of Defense (DoD). Within the context of diversification as a security measure, the DoD has partially changed over to Apple computers.20
The diversification of standard software for office automation macroscopically serves as compartmentalization against exploits. If the software market is better proportioned between different products, this will spread the risk of malware. The expectation is that the business world will become more secure if organizations do not all opt for the same standard software. More or less the same applies to vendors, since vendors tend to reuse their expensive source code in different products. The decrease in the impact of malware is greatest when the market is equally proportioned. If the number of exploits remains the same in a market that is, for example, divided 50/50 between two products, the impact of exploits will reduce by 50 percent, because an exploit can infect no more than half of the systems. When the software market is better proportioned, the reuse of targeted exploits also becomes more difficult. This distribution compels Internet criminals to develop more new malware, which again yields less per exploit. This decreased yield means that Internet criminals are being hit where it hurts most: decreased return on investment.
The expectation is that, for software suppliers, more diversity in the market will result in fewer active zero-day exploits per product. After all, if the number of exploits is spread over more products, the number of exploits per product will decrease. Because of this reduction, there will be fewer backlogs in the development of patches. This, in turn, decreases the period in which vulnerabilities can be abused and reinforces the security effect from software diversification.
When the targeted software has a small market share and a short patch cycle, fewer computers will be infected by an exploit for that software, which results in a small turnover (P x Qlower). When the targeted source code is small and of good quality, the development of an exploit for that software is more difficult and, therefore, more expensive for cybercriminals. Proposition 3 sums up the selection criteria for software that lessens the risks of malware:
Researching the software products, market shares and number of exploits has proven to be difficult. Because lots of research papers are sold, market share estimates can vary widely21 and information could be biased. For all sources, context information is necessary to interpret these statistics correctly. To achieve a good variety of software products, the market shares of software products and the number of exploits released for each software product have to be objectively monitored and published.
Should the suitability of products be equal, it is advisable to opt for a standard product that works with open standards, in order to guarantee the exchange of data with other software and so that vendor lock-in is prevented. This choice would also lead to a better chance of migrating to another product in the future. "The Netherlands in Open Connection action plan, popularly termed The Heemskerk Plan, is a positive first step toward creating the correct conditions for this.22 With this plan, the Dutch government supports the future-proof development of IT services and applications, by improving electronic interoperability between organizations. The use of open standards and open-source software by the government and the (semi)public sectors is considered important in this context.
Software diversity within one organization conforming to the US DoD vision will indeed decrease the vulnerability of an organization, but will also increase the administrative costs. Should the whole organization change to alternative standard software, it will have a large initial impact, but would be less cost-intensive in the long term.
Changing to an alternative operating system is very radical; it would be easier for an organization to change to alternative software for Internet usage, office applications and e-mail. These types of migrations are relatively accommodating. Most software products offer the same functionality, except the operation of the product can differ.
Migration to another standard product will often provoke resistance, for example, because users and administrators have to acquire new knowledge. That means that it is best to carry out the migration to other standard software when phasing out old software products. Nowadays, the average PC user will often have the same software at home that he/she has at the office. Should an organization facilitate the home use of new standard products, this will increase the acceptance of the product change. This facilitation will also eliminate the risk that home workers will use cracked software from the illegal market, which is often infected by malware.
Govcert.nl mentions diversity of the mobile platform as a possible reason malware cannot spread widely on that platform.23 While everyone agrees that the hardware of important systems should be duplicated, the necessity of (other) fallback software to lessen the risk of cybercrime is not yet broadly accepted. The proportions in the software market have more or less been constant for a number of years. Although several warnings circulate about the risks of a lack of diversity in the field of IT,24, 25 few companies change their standard software. As stated before, every organization can choose its own standard software products, but cybercrime thrives if the majority of organizations use the same product. Contrary to the "Convention on Biological Diversity,"26 it is still unusual to find IT diversity in a policy against digital paralysis. Retaining standard products that are in sight of most hackers does, however, mean implicit acceptance of a rapidly increasing security risk.
At the same time, large-scale paralysis of vital government systems, payment transactions, telecommunication systems or the energy supply through a cyberattack would be deemed unacceptable. Yet, regular controls like firewalls and antivirus software are less and less capable of preventing malware infections. As long as computer systems remain vulnerable to malware, the improved distribution of standard software will prevent a domino D-day of vital facilities and lessen the impact of cybercriminality.
With thanks to Douwe Leguit and Erik de Jong, team manager and advisor, respectively, at Govcert.nl, the Computer Emergency Response Team of the Dutch government.
1 Bueno, Pedro; "Malware Analysis—Lessons Learned," SANS Internet Storm Center, http://handlers.sans.org/pbueno/presentations/sansfire06_pedro_bueno.pdf2 Author Travis Group, "Who Wrote the Sobig?," 2003-2004, http://spamkings.oreilly.com/WhoWroteSobig.pdf3 Fortinet, Threatscape Report, June 2009, www.fortiguard.com/report/roundup_june_2009.html4 Cisco Systems Inc., "Midyear Security Report: An Update on Global Security Threats and Trends," 2009, www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/midyear_security_review09.pdf5 Ernst & Young, "Resultaten ICT Barometer Over ICT-beveiliging en Cybercrime," The Netherlands, 28 January 2009, www.ict-barometer.nl/_files-cms/File/Rapport%20ICT%20Barometer%20over%20ICT-beveiliging%20en%20cybercrime%20%2028%20%20januari%202009.pdf6 Govcert.nl, "Trend Report 2007: Cyber Crime in Trends and Figures," Dutch government, The Netherlands, www.govcert.nl/download.html?f=907 Computable.nl, "Much-needed Incident Management," 26 May 20068 SearchSecurity.com, "Exploit Code Targets Internet Explorer Zero-day Display Flaw," 23 November 20099 SearchSecurity.com, "Microsoft Word Zero-day Being Actively Exploited," 8 July 200810 FireEye Malware Intelligence Lab, "Do Antivirus Products Detect Bots?," 20 November 2008, http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2008/11/does-antivirus-stop-bots.html11 Naraine, Ryan; "The Zero-Day Dilemma," eWeek.com, 24 January 2007, www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2087034,00.asp12 F-Secure, "F-Secure IT Security Threat Summary for the Second Half of 2008," www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/security-lab/latest-threats/security-threatsummaries/2008-4.html13 "Nowadays, from an efficiency point of view, arable farming grows relatively few crop types in large monocultures. Throughout the world, modern crops, with increasingly more uniform characteristics, are replacing traditional crops and, therefore, pose a threat, because the genetic base is becoming narrower. The crops that are grown are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to diseases and pests." World Resources Institute, 200114 "Logistic function," http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Logistic:function.htm15 The Honeynet Project, "Know Your Enemy: Malicious Web Servers," 7 August 2007, www.honeynet.org/book/export/html/15316 IBM Global Technology Services, "IBM Internet Security Systems: X-Force® 2008 Trend & Risk Report," January 2009, www-935.ibm.com/services/us/iss/xforce/trendreports/xforce-2008-annual-report.pdf17 Kerckhoffs' principle in "Secrecy, Security, and Obscurity," http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0205.html18 Raymond, Eric S.; "Halloween Document I (Version 1.17), Open Source Software: A (New?) Development Methodology," www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/halloween1.html19 Spinellis, Diomidis; "A Tale of Four Kernels," ACM, Germany, 2008, www.spinellis.gr/pubs/conf/2008-ICSE-4kernel/html/Spi08b.pdf20 Greenberg, Andy; "Apples For The Army," Forbes. com, 21 December 2007, www.forbes.com/home/technology/2007/12/20/apple-army-hackerstech-security-cx_ag_1221army.html21 For example, market share estimates on MS Exchange vs. Lotus Notes22 Ministry of Economic Affairs, "The Netherlands in Open Connection: An Action Plan for the Use of Open Standards and Open Source Software in the Public and Semi-public Sector," The Netherlands, November 2007, www.ez.nl/dsresource?objectid=154648&type=PDF23 Govcert.nl, "Trend Report 2009: Cyber Crime in Trends and Figures," Dutch government, The Netherlands, http://www.govcert.nl/render.html?it=14724 ENISA, "Security Economics and The Internal Market" (Chapter 7), http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/sr/reports/econ-sec/economics-sec25 Greer, Daniel; "Perspective: Massachusetts Assaults Monoculture," CNET News, http://news.cnet.com/Massachusetts-assaultsmonoculture/2010-7344_3-5968740.html26 "Convention on Biological Diversity," http://www.cbd.int/convention/convention.shtml
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PARIS — The announcements came in a steady drumbeat. Around 1,300 job cuts at France's biggest automaker. At least 2,500 at France's largest supermarket chain. Over 200 sought at a major clothing retailer. And thousands more are on the way.
Just weeks after France's labor overhaul went into effect, companies are readily taking advantage of new rules that make it easier to hire and fire. But the other changes, those designed to help cushion the blow like retraining programs, haven't been put into place yet, leaving workers vulnerable to a coming wave of downsizing.
The changes to the country's voluminous labor code are part of a broad push by President Emmanuel Macron to revive growth and steer France toward a Scandinavian-style economic model known as "flexible security." But the initial imbalance between employers' rights and workers' protections means the economic picture could get worse before it gets better.
Unemployment, persistently stuck at more than 9 percent for nearly a decade, could rise in the coming months. Unions, already dubious of the overhaul, may grow impatient if the government doesn't follow through on its promises to workers.
"Right now it's flexibility, and no security," said Jean-Paul Fitoussi, an economics professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. "Companies will do everything they can under the new law to maximize flexibility and facilitate the firing of people."
Perceptions of France, long derided as a difficult place to do business for its onerous labor rules, are changing.
Growth has recently picked up after being stagnant for nearly five years. And there are signs that the changes, a major piece of the president's economic program, are drawing the interest of investors.
Amazon will open a new distribution center south of Paris this year, creating over 1,000 jobs. Facebook and Google announced Monday they would invest in artificial intelligence development in France. Also Monday, Toyota announced it would invest 300 million euros, or $367 million, to increase capacity at a plant in northern France, creating up to 700 jobs through 2020.
"The complex labor laws have historically been the No. 1 obstacle to the competitiveness and attractiveness of France," said Olivier Marchal, the chairman of Bain & Company France, a business consulting firm. The changes, together with other business-friendly measures such as a gradual reduction in the corporate tax, have "drastically changed investor perceptions," he said.
The transition, though, is off to a halting start.
Mr. Macron wants to invest more than €15 million in programs to improve public and private retraining that have had only mixed success in recent years at ushering the jobless back into employment. Lawmakers won't vote on the measures until the spring, and any improvements are expected to take months, if not years, to bear fruit.
That layoffs are being announced before this crucial part is done has fueled suspicion among organized labor. And while new jobs will eventually be created, many unions worry the changes are a ploy to strip away worker protections — and their own power. In the last several weeks, the country's most ardent trade organizations have vigorously opposed such plans, with differing results.
The new rules tip the balance of power from workers to employers. Businesses have been reluctant to hire because it was difficult to shed workers. Employers have turned en masse to precarious short-term contracts to fill the gaps.
Now, companies will be able to negotiate job cuts and restructurings through voluntary departures directly with labor representatives inside the business, rather than under strict industrywide collective bargaining agreements. Multinationals can downsize loss-making French operations more easily, even if the overall business is profitable. Companies will face less risk of legal action over dismissals, and can hire new staff immediately, rather than waiting.
The government has portrayed the changes as continuing to protect workers. When Pimkie, a struggling fast-fashion chain whose parent company is profitable, sought hundreds of voluntary buyouts, unions and workers rejected the proposal as insufficient. Managers must now go back to the negotiating table until payout terms satisfactory to the unions are reached. And unions will negotiate with management over the terms of at least 2,500 voluntary departures being pushed by the retail giant Carrefour.
Yet the measures clearly give companies more flexibility. PSA Group, which makes Peugeot and Citroën cars, will offer 1,300 voluntary buyouts to older workers. It will fill most of those vacancies with younger, less expensive employees on full-time contracts after most unions approved the plan, originally unveiled last year. PSA will also offer 2,000 low-paid apprenticeships to young people.
Pierre-Olivier Salmon, the head of corporate information at PSA Group, said the carmaker is looking to bring in a new generation of workers with the digital and programming skills needed to develop projects like electric cars and future technology for the automotive industry.
Yet most of the positions affected in this round are white-collar posts, such as administrative assistants, communications personnel and those in research and development.
That is seen as hardly a positive by some of France's unions. They are concerned that the outcome at PSA will be replicated by other companies seeking to shed protected workers, and at most bring in a new generation of cheap labor.
"This is a means for companies to get rid of employees with seniority, and therefore considered too highly paid, while at the same time recruiting precarious and disposable workers," Philippe Martinez, the secretary general of the General Confederation of Labor, said in a statement while the negotiations at PSA were being carried out. The union, which spearheaded raucous street demonstrations last year to protest the coming labor law changes, was one of the two that voted against the carmaker's plans.
The new measures may also have the effect of pitting labor groups against one another — a development that could work in Mr. Macron's favor.
While Mr. Martinez's organization has hewed to a hard line, it is having to contend with another union, the increasingly influential and more moderate French Democratic Confederation of Labor. That group's leader, Laurent Berger, has pushed for a more flexible approach as the forces of globalization redraw the competitive landscape.
His union hailed last week's agreement at PSA, saying it was "not a danger for employees," but "an opportunity for those who want it."
Under that deal, the older workers are being offered generous terms to take the buyouts. And at a time when youth unemployment in France is stuck at nearly 25 percent, the automaker's simultaneous hiring spree will give thousands of young people a path to work.
Yet there is also little doubt that the restructuring will benefit PSA Group's bottom line: Incoming young workers won't be paid nearly as much as those heading out the door.
"The main point is not to reduce costs," Mr. Salmon of PSA insisted. "It's to meet new challenges."
Whatever the case, last week's announcements of job cuts will likely be followed by others, providing a test for Mr. Macron. He campaigned for the presidency with pledges to make France more dynamic, but not at the cost of unraveling its social welfare model.
The challenge is not lost on his rivals.
"This labor law allows big companies to fire more quickly and easily," Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Front, wrote on Twitter. Ms. Le Pen, who unsuccessfully challenged Mr. Macron last year in the presidential runoff, added: "The human dramas will multiply."


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Wondering what do over the next seven days? Here are ten of the best events.
1. Present Laughter.
Until Saturday, May 12, Chichester Festival Theatre, 01243 781312, www.cft.org.uk. Actor Garry Essendine is at the height of his fame and he's about to take his latest theatrical hit overseas. But he's also in the middle of a mid-life crisis. This sparkling comedy about sex, fame and a man wrestling with his own self-image is widely regarded as Noël Coward's most autobiographical play. Actor, comedian and presenter Rufus Hound plays Garry, returning to Chichester following Neville's Island in 2013.
2. Someone Like You – The Adele Songbook.
Friday, May 11, 7.30pm, £20, Clair Hall, Haywards Heath, 01444 455440. Someone Like You is a tribute to one of the 21st Century's finest singer-songwriters. Hand-picked by Adele herself on Graham Norton's BBC Adele Special, Katie Markham has the outstanding voice to deliver all the captivating Adele hits. The concert aims to faithfully recreate the magic of Adele's three record-breaking albums – 19, 21 and 25 – and features the songs 'Chasing Pavements', 'Someone Like You' and 'Skyfall'.
3. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Colours of Beethoven,
Friday, May 11, £31.50, 7.30pm, The Hawth, Crawley, 01293 553636. Spokeswoman Lorraine McGregor said: "RPO principal associate conductor Alexander Shelley leads an all Beethoven programme, opening with the fiery and dramatic Coriolan Overture and ending with the radiant Symphony No 4. From the dramatic clashes of the opening to the singing, poetic phrases of the central movement, Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto features the many aspects of this great composer's personality. It is performed by Jayson Gillham. Prior to the performance, there will be a pre-concert talk with music expert Gwynn Parry-Jones."
4. The Tina Turner Experience.
Saturday, May 12, £24, 7.30pm, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley, 01293 553636. The Tina Turner Experience charts the life and career of one of the world's most iconic performers. It comes packed with hits including 'Private Dancer', 'Nutbush City Limits' and 'Proud Mary'. A spokesman said: "This concert-style show features an incredible, completely live, seven-piece band making this the only tribute show of its kind. Powerful vocals, backing singers and fabulous professional dancers with electrifying dance routines make The Tina Turner Experience Simply the Best."
5. Random/Generations.
Until June 2. Tickets from £20, Chichester Festival Theatre, 01243 781312, www.cft.org.uk. Fierce, warm and funny, these two short and haunting dramas examine love, life and loss through the lives of two families on two continents. Random is a play for one actress, while the Generations company includes a South African choir. A playwright, screenwriter and director, Debbie Tucker Green is one of theatre's most original and internationally acclaimed voices. Both plays are directed by Tinuke Craig, winner of the 2014 Genesis Future Director Award and Associate Director at the Gate Theatre 2015-2016.
6. Gary Barlow.
Monday, May 14. Ticket prices from £38.50, 6.30pm, Brighton Centre, 0844 8471515. With support from K T Tunstall. Gary Barlow is a British singer-songwriter and record producer who found worldwide fame as a member of Take That. Since forming in 1989 Take That has won eight BRIT awards and sold more than 45 million records.
7. Carter Sampson.
Tuesday, May 15, £16, 7.45pm, The Hawth, Crawley, 01293 553636. With Jesse Aycock and Lauren Barth. A spokesperson said: "Carter Sampson is an Oklahoma City-based artist is blessed by a musical family legacy that includes talents like Roy Orbison. The inspiring artist tours extensively in the USA and in 2016 completed a successful tour of Europe. Her fourth full-length studio album, Wilder Side, is a soulful and soft country masterpiece. Focusing on themes of heartbreak and the open road, Wilder Side is the kind of pure country record that has far more in common with classic releases from the likes of Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris than it does with anything one will find on country radio."
8. Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert.
Tuesday, May 15, 8pm, £25.50, The Capitol Theatre, Horsham, 01403 750220, www.thecapitol
horsham.com. Recognised as one of the finest observation-al comics in the industry, Ed Byrne's television credits are numerous, including Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, Live At The Apollo, The One Show, Comic Relief Bake Off 2015 and The World's Most Dangerous Roads. Ed said: "We're spoiled in many little ways, but not spoiled enough. Where I think we're not acting spoiled enough is in the political arena." Ed's new show features routines about running out of petrol in the most awkward place imaginable, helping rescue an injured man, and the nation-dividing EU referendum.
9. You Win Again.
Wednesday, May 16, 8pm, £25, The Capitol, Horsham, 01403 750220. Prepare to experience the distinct sound of the Bee Gees in an unforgettable concert spectacular. Immerse yourself in the brothers' music through the '60s, '70s and '80s, including hits they wrote for artists such as Celine Dion, Diana Ross and Dolly Parton. The concert features all the great tunes, including 'Night Fever', 'Stayin' Alive', 'More Than A Woman', 'You Should Be Dancing', 'How Deep is Your Love?', 'Jive Talkin', 'Tragedy', 'Massachusetts', 'I've Got to Get a Message to You' and many more.
10. Sarah and Duck.
Thursday, May 17, £14.50, 1.30pm, 4pm, The Hawth, Crawley, 01293 553636. The enchanting world of an award winning CBeebies show will be brought to life in a brand new stage production. A spokesperson said: "Join Sarah and Duck and a host of your favourite friends as they plan a birthday party for Scarf Lady in their garden. Told through a fantastic blend of puppetry, storytelling and music, Sarah and Duck's Big Top Birthday will take you and your children on a magical adventure."
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Representing Academics, Fundraising, Faculty and Staff Success, Resources, and Student Life & Success, these are the primary work teams of the Commission. An important element of committee members jobs will be listening to colleagues and constituents and keeping others apprised of the process.
The key issues related to the subcommittee's JMU focus are: Academic performance, academic rigor, accessibility, assessment, culture, curricula, diversity, engagement, ethical decision making, ACSCOC, SCHEV, etc.
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Matt Klein - President, Student Government Association
Marsha Mays-Bernard - Associate Vice President, Multicultural Awareness and Health
Tisha McCoy-Ntiamoah - Orientation
David McGraw - Speaker, Faculty Senate
Shaun Mooney - Admissions
Jacob Mosser - Student Rep,Board of Visitors
Joanna Mott - Academic Unit Head, Biology
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Cynthia Page - Budget Management
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Megan Rodgers - Graduate Student
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Valerie Schoolcraft - Director, Disability Services
Donna Sundre - Director, Center for Assessment and Research
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Michael Walsh - Dean of Admissions
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The tuition increase would provide about $90,000 more in revenue for the college.
According to HCC spokeswoman M.L. Stark Hinkle, salary increases and new positions at the college would increase expenditures by approximately $640,000, while equipment, utility, infrastructure costs and budget adjustments are set to increase by about $600,000.
While those estimates would require an approximate .95 mill increase, it's expected that there will be no increase in the college budget levy, which includes the voter-approved .5 mills for Gowans Stadium.
"The college's mill levy has remained relatively flat over the years," Hinkle said in a news release. "This year's requested college mill levy reflects an approximate .2 percent decrease in dollars from county support."
County revenue is estimated to decrease by .17 percent over last year's valuation, according to Hinkle.
Also included in the budget proposal, which was presented by HCC Dean of Finance, Carter File, forecasts funding from the state to increase by about $499,000 to a total of $7.3 million.
In its meeting, the board also:
* Approved a plan to expand the sidewalk on Ford Street between 14th and 15th Avenues. The $14,500 plan will authorize A&A Builders of Hutchinson to construct a wider sidewalk and provide a safer, handicap-accessible walkway between the dormitories and the main part of the college campus.
* Re-elected Darrell Pankratz as chairman and Tony Dyer as vice-chairman of the board.
The next board meeting will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 in the Shears Technology Center Justice Theater.


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