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VANCOUVER MAY 2/09 - "… Before the next club falls. Before the next hakipik stabs. Before the next shot rings out. Before the next seal pup is killed in sight of their mother, please send a message of support for a ban on the import of seal products into the European Union…" asks The Humane Society of Canada (HSC).
"Only with your help can we bring about an end to the largest taxpayer funded slaughter of marine mammals anywhere on earth," says HSC Western Regional Director Al Hickey.
"There is no humane way to kill a seal pup on vast ice fields under uncertain and constantly changing weather conditions with sealers experiencing fatigue and frustration. Even the Canadian Government now admits that overfishing and not seals are responsible for declining fish stocks," says Hickey.
The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) says the outlook continues to be bleak for seals. This year's quota has been set at 338,200 seals, an increase of 55,000 seals from last year. Last year's quota was increased to 275,000 an increase of 5,000 seal pups take in 2007 after warm temperatures melted the ice flows before the pups were able to survive in open water. The Canadian government predicted up to 90% pup mortality rate in some areas. 335,000 seals were killed in 2006.
If the politicians continue to allow this number to be killed then the seal hunt management plan for 2006 - 2010 will result in the killing of more than 1.3 million seal pups. The last time politicians allowed this many seals to be killed was during the 1950s and 1960s and it nearly decimated two thirds of the species.
"The vast majority of seals who are killed are less than eight weeks of age. Slaughtering animals in sight of their mothers against a backdrop of nature's birthing grounds has earned Canada international condemnation. While Canadians have a good reputation as international peace keepers, when it comes to the other species with whom we share the planet we're looked upon as one of the more violent and callous of nations," says HSC Chairman & CEO Michael O'Sullivan who has spent the last four decades working here in Canada and around the world.
O'Sullivan also had harsh words for Canadian politicians and civil servants who continue to ignore the tremendous negative economic impact that the seal hunt causes: "In addition, billions of dollars are being lost through resulting boycotts of seafood, tourism and related industries and Canada's international reputation continues to suffer because of their actions. Concerned groups have already announced their intention to boycott the Vancouver Olympic Games in 2010. The harsh reality is that it has always been more expensive for Canadian taxpayers to pay for the annual seal slaughter than it would be to end it and pay sealers compensation and launch job training and skills programs."
"Simply put, the seal hunt is an economic, political and animal protection disaster. It is a bad deal for people, animals and the environment. Every time a seal pup is killed the shock waves are felt across the country. Thirty three million Canadians who are forced to pay for it are being held hostage by several thousand people who kill seals for several weeks out of each year," he says.
A 'made in Canada' solution has been repeatedly ignored by Canadian politicians. The proposal included a cheque for $ 10,000 from The Humane Society of Canada to jump start and manage a federal government fund to buy back sealing licences and launch new initiatives to promote ecotourism; and we offered our expertise to enlist the goodwill of Canadians and others from around the world to match dollar for dollar the amount of money needed to end this cruel slaughter once and for all.
For decades, millions of seal pups have been killed off the coast of Canada and it is time to end this terrible cycle of violence. Please sign our petition to the President of the European Union here, giving your support for a ban to the import of seal products into the European Union.
For more background visit www.humanesociety.com or www.savethesealsnow.org
CONTACT: Michael O'Sullivan by toll free 1-800-641-KIND or Michael on his cell phone (416) 876-9685 or at www.humanesociety.com via twitter at www.twitter.com/HSCanada and on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Humane-Society-of-Canada/211468055538280[For more than 17 years, Al Hickey was the Chief Executive of the BC SPCA and before that headed up the Alberta and BC Chambers of Commerce, and was the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vancouver. He has been The HSC Western Regional Director for over 12 years. He has 4 children and 6 grandchildren. For his lifetime of achievement dedicated to helping people, animals and the environment, we have bestowed upon him our prestigious Heroes for Animals Award, shared by only a handful of people and organizations.
A father with two children, and a houseful of dogs and cats, Michael O'Sullivan has worked across Canada and in over 110 countries during the last 40 years helping people, animals and nature.]
The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) works to protect dogs, cats, horses, birds, rabbits and small animals, livestock, lab animals, wildlife and the environment. We carry out hands on programs to help animals and nature, mount rescue operations, expose cruelty through hard hitting undercover investigations, work to pass laws to protect animals, use a multidisciplinary approach, support animal shelters and wildlife rehabilitation centres, and spread the word about how to help animals and nature through humane education.
The only organization of its kind, seven days a week, The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) works across the street, across Canada and around the world helping people, animals and the environment.The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) depends entirely on donations to support our programs to help animals and the environment. All donations are gratefully acknowledged with a receipt for income tax purposes. If you would like to support our educational campaigns that protect animals and the environment please make a donation here. Because when it comes to fighting cruelty and violence, we don't give up. Ever.


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Data Quality Management
The need for a data quality management plan in place is to make sure your products always meet or exceed the needs of your customers. This has to be done with the knowledge of what is important to the customers and what the approved goals of the project are.
The creation of a data quality management plan can now be done faster and easier with the aid of a quality management template. This will have a preformatted document in place that is ready for the data to be entered. There will be a set path to follow with all the necessary areas set aside for data entry in the document.
By using the template for your creating of your data quality management plan, time can be saved because the assembling of this all important document is already laid out. This template is also a guide so all of the important details that will be needed, are included.
The specifications set forth in the business case of the project have to be included in the data quality management plan. This way the goals and scope of the project can be met. These target specifications must also have a method or process for checking that the deliverable meets this set specification. This is the responsibility of the Quality Assurance Manager to have in place once the quality plan has been approved.
An area of the data quality management plan that is not often thought about but must be included is the path to improving the quality of the product once production begins. There has to be a set path for improvement so when a discrepancy is found in the process, it can be easily changed. This allows for easier adjustments to be made so the deliverable can have a better chance of staying on its production schedule and hit the market as predicted.
The data quality management plan is a necessary document to have on hand so your deliverable will met the required specifications. It is also needed as proof your processes have a quality plan in place when your customers request to know how you are going to guarantee your work.


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5 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy Projects Fast-Tracked by Obama Administration
Seven solar power and wind power projects, with a combined capacity of 5 GW, have been fast-tracked by the Obama administration as part of the We Can't Wait initiative. The projects, located in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Wyoming are expected to produce electricity sufficient to power 1.5 million homes.
In Arizona, the Mohave Wind Energy project, will be located on nearly 40,000 acres of federal land in Mohave County, Arizona. The 425 MW project is targeted to complete federal permitting in January 2013. The Quartzite Solar Energy project will have a capacity of 100 MW on 1675 acres of Bureau of Land Management land. Federal review of the project is expected to be completed in December of this year.California will see two projects fast-tracked: The 150 MW Desert Harvest Solar Energy project in Riverside County, and the 750 MW McCoy Solar Energy project, also in Riverside County. Both projects are expected to have review completed by December of this year.
Nevada's projects: The Moapa Solar Energy Center, composed of 100 MW of concentrating solar power and 100 MW of solar photovoltaics, located on 2000 acres on the Moapa River Indian Reservation; and, the Silver State South solar power project, 350 MW of solar PV on slightly over 13,000 acres of public land. The former is expected to complete the federal review process by December 2012, the latter by March 2013.
Wyoming's windfall is the Chokecherry/Sierra Madre Wind Energy project. A truly huge wind power project at 3 GW in capacity, on 230,000 acres in Carbon County. Approvals for the first part of the project will be completed in October 2012, the second at sometime in 2014.
Military Land Opened Up For Renewable Energy Development
Separate from these fast-tracked projects, the Departments of Interior and Defense have opened up 16 million acres of federal land, previously set aside for military testing and training, for wind and solar power development, Renewable Energy World reports.


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GROWTHCAP is based in London at Second Home, Holland Park, and at 116 Pall Mall.
The management comprises a group of senior executives of different nationalities, each having 15 to 40 years of business experience, and provides a unique blend of management flair, business expertise and a wealth of experience.
GROWTHCAP utilises globally-experienced, sector-specific, senior business executives as Advisers to individual enterprises to create jobs, empower women, develop the potential skills of youth of both genders, and as trainers of local business consultants.
The Managers and Advisers have records of success in their own industries and have delivered many hundreds of enterprise development projects in more than 20 low-income, emerging economies in the past 20 years.
GROWTHCAP advisers coach entrepreneurs and enterprise managements to ensure they build sustainable companies, encompassing relevant issues on environmental, social and good governance strategies. They also help build the skills and capacity of local business institutions, including relevant women's organisations.
When a sound Business Plan has been developed for an enterprise, GROWTHCAP will assist with negotiations with partner impact investors to obtain the necessary finance, either loans or equity, for each business to move to the next level of the growth cycle.
Each project is unique
Each project is tailored to the precise requirements of the individual entrepreneur.
GROWTHCAP works to transfer knowledge and required changes are implemented by the entrepreneurs and management themselves.
Typical elements include improving production and product quality, developing sales and marketing strategies, undertaking financial and strategic planning and attracting external finance, and restructuring when appropriate.
A Project Team is chosen for each enterprise, normally comprising 1-3 Advisers who develop and maintain close relationships with the CEO and management. The Team helps the enterprise with analysing, prioritising and planning and makes recommendations for improvements.
Depending on the needs of the enterprises, there is a 3-24 month timescale for individual projects, always being sufficient to assist and guide the participants with practical implementation of changes recommended; build and/or strengthen the management and workforce culture in the enterprises.
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To be selected for GROWTHCAP assistance, the enterprise management should have the ability to benefit from a project and be prepared to commit the necessary time and effort.
Enterprises must have a demonstrable potential for growth, a genuine need for business advice and a capacity to absorb the assistance given.
Management expertise developed from GROWTHCAP advice then provides the ability to obtain, and use, new finance to increase profits by improving efficiency, products and marketing. Higher profitability creates more investment and more jobs.
GROWTHCAP projects have multiplier effects, first on business sectors as other entrepreneurs strive to match the performance of the leading businesses in each sector, and secondly on family incomes as the numbers of young people and women in the workforce increase.
GROWTHCAP also works with the management of entrepreneur institutions to convince relevant authorities to integrate entrepreneurship into the education system – this broadens the ambitions of children and increases the numbers of potential entrepreneurs.
Strengthening Society
GROWTHCAP assists forward-looking managements to strengthen socially responsible aspects of business by developing programmes to:


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The Relationship of Nightshades and Chronic Pain
by Dr. Gabe Ariciu, DC The term nightshades is usually met with confused looks from our clients when we ask them to avoid them. So what are they and why are they such a problem? And what is the link between them and chronic pain? Nightshades belong to a plant family of over 2000 species, the Solanac…Read More


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The following outlines the process for the retention of confidential information
When employees start their counselling sessions, the records of the emails and transcripts are kept for a period of 12 months after the service is completed, in case your organisation or the client wish access the services again. The information is kept so that your organisation, the client and the counsellor/s can re-read them in order to monitor the progress of the client and to assist in the counselling therapy.
After 12 months since the last point of contact by the client, the case notes and transcripts will be archived in a secure and locked section either electronically or in a locked physical cabinet for a period of 7 years.
This is standard practice for any Psychological Services and required by law. We need to archive your information in a secure and locked section either electronically or in a locked physical cabinet for a period of 7 years. It will not be accessed unless required by law or from you through the Freedom of Information Act. Then it will be destroyed after 7 years after the last client contact by electronic deletion and/or shredding.
For the purposes outlined below, we may at times disclose your personal information to organisations external to the Trauma Centre of Australia. These organisations include our professional affiliates and government authorities, as required or authorised by law. We will not disclose your personal information to any third parties without your consent and without the consent of the CEO. The client's email address will not be added to any mailing lists without their permission.
To give you the best service, we will need to know of any mental health diagnosis and medications that you are taking. Trauma Centre of Australia may not be appropriate for certain mental illnesses and if you experience psychosis. We suggest that you see a Psychiatrist if you would like further assistance if your condition is deemed inappropriate for hypnosis.
There are certain circumstances where client's information will need to be submitted to the appropriate authorities. They are:
Organisations and clients have a right to access their personal information held by the Trauma Centre of Australia. If you wish to have access to your personal information please call us on (03) 9205 9488 during business hours or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Organisations and clients can also request that information about the organisation or clients be corrected or deleted. We reserve our right to refuse the request for access or correction if, for example, we consider the request to be frivolous or vexatious, or if we are otherwise legally entitled to do so.
We've been busy here at Trauma Centre, handling a number of high profile trauma incidents across Australia in recent months. The autumn issue of our newsletter, Inside Trauma, has just been published; if you'd like to subscribe, enter your email address on the right hand side of this page and click 'go'. This edition focuses […]
"Looking Beyond Classic Trauma Symptoms" Here is a video snippet from our TAPIG event with Anne Laure who discusses the symptoms of trauma in comparison to the classic trauma symptoms. For more videos, or to watch the entire Anne Laura Series, please visit our Anne Laure playlist on our YouTube account by clicking here […]
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BridgePay Payment Gateway
The BridgePay Gateway is our one-to-many transactional gateways providing access for business owners to accept all major credit cards. BridgePay includes a virtual terminal, partner boarding tool, and real-time reporting suite. This gateway has solutions for P2PE (Point to Point Encryption), multi-use tokenization, signature capture, check image storage, recurring payments, card account updater, and more!
Gravity Payments offers this gateway along with thousands of other products to address every unique need a business might have with credit card processing.
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- Any e-commerce shopping cart with BridgePay integration compatability
- A business that takes orders over the phone could use this gateway as a virtual terminal and process card-entered transactions
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- EMV solution for integrators and merchants
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- Variety of APIs for easy direct integration
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For more information on this payment gateway, Gravity Payments, or credit card processing in general, click here to contact us. We reduce the costs and headaches of accepting credit card payments by providing simple, fair, and seamless solutions.
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HDQTRZ Mastering
Mastering is the final step between the recording studio and the manufacturing plant. It is where the tracks are optimized for level and EQ, Giving your recordings Clarity, Depth and Punch. In today's music market place, mastering is more important than ever and it's critical to have a mastering job that makes your CD compete with other commercial releases. Don't leave this critical step to an amateur!
The bottom line is results! I will listen to your mix and analyze what is needed, setting a plan for where it needs to be. My goal is to Master your music to the highest possible fidelity so that it stands out from the crowd and sounds the way you intended it to sound… "Clean, Clear, Loud and Punchy!"
HDQTRZ Mastering Studios will begin releasing multi projects for its customers at no extra charge. If your know for a fact your music will be played on the radio we will provide separate mastered copies that will be better suited for the radio processing. LUFS loudness ranges will be adjusted accordingly.
It's not uncommon at the moment for chart artists (or their labels) to release loud CD and download masters for the general public, along with separate, less squashed, radio-play versions for the broadcasters that will better survive current radio processing technologies. Where the material is released on vinyl as well, another even less compressed master is often produced too, simply because vinyl can't cope with a lot of heavy compression and limiting.
I will get you the sound you hear on the radio, played in the clubs and sold in the stores…Guaranteed!
Frequently Asked Question
I want to make sure that everything is going according to plan when you are editing my CD. Is it ok to be there for the editing? Most studios I have talked to have the nerve to make you pay extra if you want to sit in the control room with them. They claim it's a slower process if you're in the room with them.
Mastering sessions are done privately. If you insist on being present for the mastering session an additional rate will be charged. We have found that the client is unable to discern the subtle changes that are made during the mastering process and sometimes poses a distraction.
Answer #1
At HDQTRZ Digital Studios it is our policy to do what is best for the job, and it is of equal concern to make sure the customer is pleased. If that means that you have to be present for editing then by all means you may be there. I have to warn you that it is a "slow, boring process" to the untrained.
I have done a great deal of jobs where I have 5-6 people staring at my back. I don't really like to work this way, but I will if that is what you really want.
Honestly though, it detracts from my attention because I end up explaining why I am doing things as much as doing them. It can disrupt the proper focus and can affect the end result to some extent.
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It is a slower process when the client sits in, and I can understand why a studio might charge extra for this. This is because, without exception, the client gets in the way and makes the engineer's job much harder. Normally the engineer sits, analyzes, and continually tries things and makes adjustments. With the client present there is a lot of unnecessary chatter that adds time and might possibly result in distracting the engineer from something crucial. It really comes down to the syndrome of not being able to work with undivided attention while you have someone staring over your shoulder.
It isn't a matter of time as much as effort. Heck, I make more money when the client sits in because it takes twice as long. But the real issue is that the engineer needs to work harder to see beyond the over-the-shoulder phenomenon of the client sitting there. Also, as just stated, all it takes is a split second to miss a glitch that could end up your master because of explaining what is going on at a given moment to the client. Generally, this is why there is the attitude that for this, the engineer deserves to be paid more.
Generally I would say that it is best to stay away from your mastering sessions if you want the best results. Besides, it isn't something you want to see anyway. It's like watching your own surgery. The last word is that if you aren't pleased with the results we produce, they will be corrected until you are satisfied. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.
Answer #3
I usually take several attempts at working out the best sound, resting my ears in between, and always coming back to it fresh. Working with a customer and doing it all in one session is not as productive.
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Mastering is meant to be the last place where you can impartially make beneficial changes and fix mistakes. Members of the crew are usually not objective as to what needs to be done by this stage in the recording process.


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Le lendemain de la « Journée mondiale de la diversité culturelle pour le dialogue et le développement » (« World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development ») , le Belgian WorldMusicNetwork organise la toute première rencontre du réseau des musiques du monde. Vous êtes musicien, organisateur de concerts, agent, tourneur, manager, étudiants, journaliste, critique ou vous êtes professionnellement actif dans le secteur de la musique du monde? Retrouvez-nous pour la première rencontre. Une session plénière, des workshops, concerts, un repas et beaucoup de moments de rencontres sont organisés tout au long de la journée.
1pm: Accueil
2pm: Session Plénière with Etienne Bours (Journaliste spécialisé en musique du monde) & Mehdi Maréchal (Darna) – Worlds within: rethinking the concept of world music in cultural diverse societies.
3.15pm: Pause
4pm: Quatre workshops en parallèle:
- Diversity in the rural programmation, with Catherine Blanjean (Ferme de la Dime) and Tineke Caudron (Kokopelli)
Although we live in a more and more globalised world, people often seem only interested in what's happening around the corner. That Belgium is getting a more diverse population, cannot be neglected, but this evolution is slower-going in the rural areas. Can you get local audiences interested in diverse music outside of the city?
- Belgium: promised land for world music?, with Sofyann Ben Youssef and Jan Hoozee (Zephyrus)
Is Belgium the promised land for world music acts with international potential? Or is there too much potential compared to the size of the audience and the supporting structures? What are good examples of international success and what's the reasons behind this success?
- Beat makers: death or future of world music?, with Seb Bassleer (Rebel Up) and David Elchardus
Do they only care about grooves and beats? Or do they bring hidden musical pearls to the ears of a new audience? Are they aware of the original function of the music they are playing? One thing is certain: they make lots of young people dance to music they had never heard before. In which way are dj's the future of world music or only killing the tradition?
- Diversity and education, with Tine Castelein (LUCA), Michel Schoonbroodt(Jeunesses Musicales) and Nicolas Hauzeur
Matching education and diversity proves to be a difficult exercise. People of non-western origin are hardly present in the regular music schools. Introducing new instruments into the curriculum is hard, finding qualified teachers for such new courses is equally hard. Do cultural players like Jeunesses Musicales or Muziekpublique provide a valuable alternative? And what about the Lemmens institute with their recent openings towards alternative educational organisations?
5.15pm: Diner
7pm: Concerts by Tamala, WÖR, Seyir & Marockin' Brass + mix by Rebel Up! Open to the public!
About the speakers
Mehdi Maréchal is the coordinator of Darna, the Flemish-Moroccan cultural centre. He holds a masters degree in social and political sciences from Ghent University and worked for 5 years as staff member of Demos, the Flemish knowledge centre on participation and democracy where he worked on cultural participation and interculturality. This followed on a period of 5 years when he was responsible for the Middle-East region at Oxfam-Belgium. He has written and lectured extensively on the topics of cultural diversity, participation and community practices.
Etienne Bours is a journalist, writer, consultant specialized in traditional, folk and popular music. He worked for the record libraries of Belgium (Médiathèque de la Communauté Française) as a consultant; he had a radio program on Musiq'3 (RTBF) during 7 years. He wrote several books (Dictionnaire Thématique des musiques du monde, Fayard; Le sens du son, Fayard; Pete Seeger, un siècle en chansons, Le bord de l'eau; La musique irlandaise, Fayard), collaborated on other books and wrote many articles about music. He gives talks, lessons and workshops about world music, traditional, folk, blues, the music market, the festivals… and is artistic consultant for festivals and concerts organizers.
Catherine Blanjean (La Ferme de la Dime) and Tineke Caudron (Kokopelli) will talk about why they started Kokopelli festival (Gullegem), how they work on diversity and how they reach their audience, both the things they think that work and the challenges they face.
Born in Tunis, Sofyann Ben Youssef is a Brussels-based music producer and musician with projects such as: Kel Assouf, Bargou 08 and AMMAR 808 & THE MAGHREB UNITED. He has also toured internationally as a musical director for contemporary dance shows and composes for movies. Also jury member for the Showcase WOMEX 2017. He will speak about the role of music production for a "future world" music.
Seb Bassleer is one of the founders of RebelUP!, a DJ/VJ collective that plays ethnic dance music from the global underground for colourful crowds worldwide.
David Elchardus is the founder of LOWUP, a Brussels based collective of club music aficionados, active as DJ's, label, producers and promoters of contemporary electronic music mixed with influences from all over the world. David has been DJ'ing for over 20 years and also involved with sound design, editing for movies, plays, performances …
Tine Castelein (LUCA): Tine got her master's diploma in music pedagogy in 2014. She has been working at LUCA School of Arts as assistant-researcher and started her PhD in 2014. She will tell us how LUCA involves the non-formal art-educational field (both concerning content and via internships) in their educational trajectories, linked to the diversity of target audiences and genres.
About the plenary session
We'll open the discussion through an introductory lecture. World music has for long been a term labelling non-western music as diverse as sub-saharan, latin and east-asian musical genres. Not only has this broad categorisation never fully covered the immense musical diversity it attempts to describe, it has also become a separate musical "genre", setting standards to the wide array of music produced in the non-western world. It has been associated roughly with "exotic" sounds to be discovered by western listeners and as such, to "exotic" sounds to be molded to Western ears. In our diverse societies of today, the "exotic" is no longer another realm (if it has ever been so at all). Ethnic and cultural diversity has become an inherent part of our society. So how does this affect the way we conceive the concept of "world music"? How can we adapt the concept to a more contemporary diverse audience? How does this impact the way "world music" is programmed, distributed and consumed and can this be a factor for social change?
Lieu et heure
Muziekpublique, Square du Bastion 3, 1050 Brussels
Tuesday 22 May 2018, 13h
Les discussions se feront principalement en anglais
Veuillez remplir ce formulaire pour vous inscrire. La session plénière, les workshops et les concerts sont gratuits. Si vous souhaitez participer au diner de rencontre, (17h30-19h-, amenez 10€ en liquide à régler sur place.
Kunstenpunt & Belgian World Music Network avec l'aide du Conseil de la Musique et Kuumba. Soutien médiatique: La Première & VRT.
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Unitrends to Unveil New Channel Program in Q3By Gina Roos | Print
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NEWS BRIEFS: In addition to Unitrends' news, this week's briefs cover AccelOps' new channel partner program, Avaya's new Collaboration Pod for midsize enterprises, and more.
Unitrends Now Selling 100 Percent Through Channel
Unitrends implemented a 100-percent channel-driven go-to-market strategy. The new business model is moving millions of dollars in leads to existing partners, and helping the company cultivate new and existing partner relationships, said Unitrends.
The business recovery specialist—which recently appointed Mike Dalton senior vice president of worldwide channels and international field operations to lead the strategic direction of the channel program and drive its expansion—plans to unveil a new channel program in the third quarter of 2015. The program will focus on training and education as well as a structure that gives partners the choice over their level of engagement. It also will address the needs of different types and sizes of partners.
AccelOps Launches Channel Program
Avaya Enhances Cloud-Based Communications for Midsize Enterprises
The company also is launching a fast-track Collaboration Pod on-boarding program for qualified Avaya channel partners to help them deliver the new Collaboration Pod 2400 to customers, as well as a demo program for customers and channel partners. Avaya and its channel partners can provide "single-source" support for all Collaboration Pod components.
Anuta Networks Expands Partner Network
Anuta Networks, a provider of network services orchestration solutions, has added several new partners to its Global Channel Partner Program. These include Abacus Technical Services, Geode Networks, Kiratech Srl, Silicom and Xantaro Holding.
These system integrators are aligning their solutions with Anuta NCX to offer enterprises and service providers with systems integration and engineering expertise for the design and deployment of software-defined networking (SDN) and network-functions virtualization (NFV) solutions. The partner program includes systems integrators, VARs and managed services solution providers.
Springpath Earns Cisco Compatibility Certification
Springpath, a provider of software-based hyperconverged infrastructure, announced that its Springpath Data Platform achieved Cisco compatibility certification with the Cisco UCS B-series Blade Servers and C-Series Rack Servers. The company's hardware-agnostic software and transferable subscription model enables the Springpath Data Platform to easily integrate with Cisco's UCS server platform, said the company.
As a Cisco Solution Partner, Springpath can create and deploy solutions that improve the capabilities, performance and management of the network to capture value in the Internet of everything (IoE).
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Seven major environmental challenges for the next century are human population growth, providing food and fiber, providing and conservatively using basic materials, transition to renewable energy systems, pollution prevention and cleanup, biodiversity, and climate change. Not only are these challenges faced by all residents of the planet, they are of particular importance to Florida's citizens. Florida's population of 16 million is anticipated to increase to about 24 million in 2030, equivalent to one new Tampa each year in Florida. People create or influence the seven environmental challenges, and it is people that will need to solve the problems they create. With so many people so close to so many fragile resources, Florida must lead the way in showing how to create a sustainable economy, environment, and society.
Providing new viewpoints and perspectives is one of the most important challenges to higher education. In addition to gaining scientific knowledge and research skills, students need to develop interdisciplinary perspectives, use multiple contexts in solving problems, and communicate complex ideas in group settings. It is the goal of the School of Natural Resources and Environment to produce highly trained scientists, social scientists, engineers, and other professionals who increase our ability to achieve economic, environmental, and social sustainability for future generations. Students need good science to know the nature of problems, and they need engineering to devise and test solutions. To take action, they need to know the instruments of economics, policy, law, constitution, and culture. They need to know how to work with stakeholders to identify workable solutions and how to work with businesses as smart, efficient actors. They need art and ethics to inspire and guide convergence of the right with the efficient, and they need to know how to work with, or even become, statesmen who manage public affairs. Today's students are tomorrow's business leaders and environmental managers.
To sustain a growing economy, people through their lifetimes must be stewards of the natural environment on which all life depends. To that end, having a scientifically literate, environmentally responsible population is necessary for our world to provide a sustainable economy while conserving our natural resources. Educating the workforce already in place and all citizens in general will improve natural resource and environmental literacy, and it will achieve science-based management and personal decisions among formal K-12 audiences, formal post-secondary audiences, and informal adult audiences in general. A strong research and outreach program will make both undergraduate and graduate education programs more effective and meaningful by bringing real-world problems directly into college classrooms and research laboratories and centers. The School's strategy is to provide an educational process that develops an environmentally literate citizenry and enables the public to integrate natural resources and the environment into national security, economic development, and the overall quality of life.
During the 21st century, our state, our nation, and the world will look to us to provide the leaders they need for creative, adaptable response to the new environmental challenges of the day. The programs of the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Florida may have a different form then, but they will be traceable back to the changes we are making today in both formal and informal education about natural resources and the environment.


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SJC Pipeline to Supply Water to Sendero
By Kim Lefner
By Kim Lefner
A proposed agreement with the Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) to use our pipeline to supply water to the Ranch's new "Sendero" residential development, and to purchase recycled water from the SMWD is surprising in its lack of clarity about several important issues. The water service to Sendero will be for an estimated period of four years while the SMWD builds reservoirs to service the new development.
According to minutes of the September 25 meeting (see Minutes under "Community Links" in the column to the right), the SMWD Board of Directors unanimously approved the agreement to supply water to Sendero via City of San Juan Capistrano water line "SC-4" that runs adjacent to the Sendero development. The pipeline cost our City approximately $6.9 million to construct. According to the SMWD, of the 4.91cfs of water allocated to San Juan through our pipeline, an estimated 41% will be supplied to Sendero. We do not yet know how much of this capacity is being used to service SJC water needs especially the high altitude uses. Do we have enough excess capacity to meet our needs with 59% of what we are now getting?


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Situated in the north eastern most part of the Dordogne, right in the middle of the
stunning Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin, Manzac
Ferme is an ideal base to visit a wealth of locations.
As well as the Dordogne, we are in easy driving distance of the Limousin and Poitou-Charentes regions. Angoulême, Limoges and Perigueux are each approximately one hour away by car.
We are only 7km away from Nontron, which as well as being a
lovely place to wander, is home to a range of supermarkets and shops.
We have charming villages to explore, markets to peruse, sights of historical interest and castles galore, as well as beautiful walks through fabulous countryside. Truly, there is something for everyone here.
In these pages we have put together some of our favourite sights and activities in the area.
We can also highly recommend this free English guide, published by the Perigord Limousin region, to all the sights and activities in our area, which you can download here.
Take a look, and do please get in touch if you
have any further questions!
Sight seeing (includes map of local attractions)
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Tower Stack Slide Wolf
TOWER STACK SLIDE WOLF, lead the wolf pack in this stack series game with 16 vertical reel positions. During free games, any wolf symbol appearing on reel 1 slides to show a reel full of stacked wolf symbols. Any wolf symbols of the same kind appearing on other reels will then also slide to do the same.
- Play up to 3 frames, each with 50 lines, at the same time.
- The frames can be moved within the applicable play area.
- The selectable reel angle adds an extra play area for scatters.


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North Hollywood, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/25/2019 -- Pennsylvania's jobs record over the last five years leaves a lot to be desired. The state's growth in the private jobs sector has fallen far behind the national average. But Pennsylvania's solar jobs sector has been a noticeable exception to this downward trend, experiencing impressive growth in recent years with the promise of even greater expansion in 2019 and beyond.
The reasons for this are twofold—a growing desire by Pennsylvania's residents to benefit from clean energy and state-sponsored initiatives to encourage growth in renewable energy use.
Green Solar Technologies Marketing Director, Jorge Ricalday affirms, "At Green Solar Technologies, we're excited to see solar jobs growth in Pennsylvania. We see it as part of a nationwide trend where, as people take advantage of solar energy opportunities it's not just creating cleaner environments but also lucrative, family-sustaining careers."
Pennsylvania's official commitment to renewable energy began with its 2004 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) Act, which was designed to foster economic development and encourage the use of more diverse and environmentally friendly sources of energy. Under AEPS, Pennsylvania is on track to produce one-half percent of its electricity from solar by 2021.
Considering this goal too ineffectual, last year Gov. Tom Wolf's administration issued a report called Finding Pennsylvania's Solar Future, which lists 15 recommendations and introduces a significantly more ambitious goal of 10 percent solar energy use by 2030.
Last summer Pennsylvania lawmakers also passed a new law to enable a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program. It will help commercial property owners finance the costs of clean energy upgrades, like adding rooftop solar.
According to the National Solar Jobs Census 2018, published by the Solar Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes solar energy, Pennsylvania solar employment jumped 10 percent last year, with 4,219 workers. Due to this increase, the foundation now ranks Pennsylvania 17th among states for solar jobs.
Green Solar Technologies commends Pennsylvania's aggressive commitments to migrating to clean energy alternatives. We would also like to encourage Pennsylvania's residents to consider the benefits of rooftop solar panels as an alternative to reliance on fossil fuels.
For more information on this press release visit:
Media Relations Contact
Jennifer Wesley
844-765-8324 Ext- 45
Email: Click to Email Jennifer Wesley
Web: https://www.greensolartechnologies.com/


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Rated as the top hospital in Kansas and Kansas City, we provide world-class patient care and are a destination center for complex care and diagnosis.
Through world-class research and exceptional patient care, our NCI-designated cancer center is working toward a world without cancer.
Serving Kansas through excellence in education, research and community engagement; KU Medical Center operates the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions.
A complete online guide to information about the hospital and our services.
The University of Kansas Health System strives to protect your medical information and keep it private.
Resources and information for physicians and healthcare professionals.
Make an appointment, submit a comment, contact a patient or staff member.
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Unnoticed symptoms and high-risk factors
Compared to other cancers, ovarian cancer is relatively rare. Ovarian cancer accounts for about 3 percent of cancers among women, but it causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. According to the National Cancer Institute, it is estimated that by the end of 2018, there will be 22,530 new cases of ovarian cancer and an estimated 14,070 women will die of this disease.
Resources and tools
Ovarian cancer occurs at higher-than-expected rates in women with endometriosis. Despite the fact that endometriosis and cancer are two separate diseases, there is evidence that having endometriosis increases the risk of developing cancer later in life, in particular ovarian cancer.
Any woman with ovaries is at some risk of ovarian cancer. If you have ever had breast or colon cancer, you may be at an increased risk of ovarian cancer.
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome is caused by mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and can be inherited from either parent.
Lynch syndrome is another risk factor for ovarian cancer. An inherited condition, Lynch syndrome increases the risk of colon cancer and significantly increases the risk of developing ovarian and uterine cancers. It also slightly increases the risk of breast cancer.
Women with a family history of ovarian or breast cancer, or who appear to be at high risk, should receive genetic counseling. If the risk appears to be substantial, you may be offered genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2. Learn more about genetic counseling at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the risk of developing ovarian cancer increases with age. Ovarian cancer is rare in women younger than 40. Most ovarian cancers develop after menopause. Half of all ovarian cancers are found in women age 63 or older.
Women who have been pregnant and carried to term before age 26 have a lower risk of ovarian cancer than women who have not. The risk goes down with each full-term pregnancy, according to the ACS. Women who have their first full-term pregnancy after age 35 or who never carried a pregnancy to term have a higher risk of ovarian cancer. Using oral contraceptives is one way that many women can reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer. Oral contraceptives also seem to reduce this risk for women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.
Controlling weight by choosing a healthy diet and lifestyle including exercise can improve your overall health, in addition to lowering your cancer risk. Consult your physician for more information.
Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect in the early stages partly because the ovaries are small organs located deep within the abdominal cavity on either side of the uterus. Women also often attribute symptoms to other conditions such as menstruation or menopause. The most common signs and symptoms include:
Abdominal discomfort, bloating or pelvic pain
Feeling the need to urinate urgently or often
Loss of appetite, nausea, gas or feeling full quickly, even after small meals
Back pain
Menstrual changes, irregular bleeding
Upset stomach or heartburn
If any of the above symptoms are new and persist for more than two weeks, see your physician. To make an appointment, call 913-588-1227 or toll-free 844-323-1227.
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Update – July 29 – Nonprofit Tagline Award entries are now closed. Please enter next year!
Your nonprofit could be a 2010 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Award winner! But only if you enter your organizational, fundraising campaign, program/service and/or special event taglines by midnight tonight.
And, even if you don't win this time round, all entrants will be invited to join me this fall in a game-changing webinar: How to Build Leadership Support for Critical Marketing Projects.
Take 3 minutes now to enter your nonprofit taglines today. Here's more information on the tagline awards program.
You've been fantastically enthusiastic about this year's award program. For those of you who have already entered, your organizational, fundraising, program and/or special event taglines are of astounding quality.
I thank you for your interest, and for spreading the word.
Let me also thank you for your contribution to strengthening the nonprofit communications field! All taglines entered will be integrated into the Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Database (will be online for the first time) and the updated 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Report.
Don't miss this opportunity to enter. Today, until midnight, is your last chance to enter your taglines.
All tagline entrants get a free copy of the report and access to the database when they are published in late fall! If you'd like a copy too, but you don't want to enter your tagline, simply subscribe to the free Getting Attention e-update. That'll ensure you're on the list!
Enter your taglines today – or forever (till 2011) hold your peace!


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Everyone has bad days or struggles. It's normal for most people to respond to stress, grief, loss of a job or relationship, and other overwhelming situations with sadness or depression. The process of healing or recovering from something stressful is unique for each individual. But, for some, who may be biologically predisposed, fighting a substance abuse problem, a very pessimistic attitude, or an underlying medical condition, a clinical depression, or depressive episode may begin. This can be extremely devastating in romantic relationships.
Many partners will try to encourage their spouse to "snap out of it", "cheer up', or "get it together". It can bring up so many feelings of inadequacy, anger, frustration, guilt and sadness for the non-depressed partner. For the depressed partner who already feels worthless, hopeless and dysfunctional, they can find evidence to support their view that their relationship is just another failure. What many people do not realize is that once a depressive episode sets in, it is not under the person's control. Biological and chemical changes take place in the brain, and it is a very real medical condition that must be treated, much like Diabetes or Heart Disease. Although depressive episodes can eventually lift on their own, treatment is mandatory to preserve a long term relationship.
One of my clients, Bella* a sweet Eastern European woman, first started to become aware of her husband John's* depression relatively soon after his job loss from a computer firm. He used to go for long bike rides on the beach, always work on house repairs, laugh with friends over a glass of wine, and their sex life had always been fantastic. At first she thought it was normal for him to stay in bed all day. He needed a break to regain his strength and then she knew he would get online and look for another job, since she was not able to work.
Slowly, one week turned into a month and then two. John stopped talking to her. He wouldn't eat her delicious meals. He stopped leaving the house and even showering or getting dressed. Their sex life was nonexistent. No matter what she or his family said to encourage him, a dark veil had descended upon him and their words went in one ear and out the other.
a)The first and most important thing to do is seek treatment. What many people do not realize is that over 90% of people with depression respond positively to the tried and tested methods of therapy and medication. It may take a little bit of experimentation to find the right medications and dosages, as well as what type of therapy works best, but it is well worth it. The non-depressed partner must be the advocate for treatment. Set up the appointments and go with your partner to the doctor. Remember this is a medical condition. Most likely, you will need to see a psychiatrist for medication and a therapist for ongoing treatment.
b) Remember that depression is nothing new. It has been around since the beginning of time and different cultures have come up with ways to combat it before medication existed. Depression occurs when certain negative thoughts are thought over and over and pathways are carved into the brain. You may want to try alternative ways of coping with depression, while continuing with therapy. Expose your partner to self help videos, CDs, and books. Encourage them to try mindfulness meditation, which has been proven to help depression. Find a mindfulness class designated for depression, such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes. There are many and you can go with them to support them.
Go for walks, when they are up to it, and play a game. Point out everything you see before you that you like. Say things like, "I like the color of the sky today. I like that person's shirt. I like her hair. Then, encourage them point out one thing they like. It feels funny and eventually you will both laugh, depending on how severe their depression is. It can help show them to look for what they do like, instead of what is wrong, which depressed people typically do. Also, have them list and feel what they are grateful for. Close your eyes with them and really feel the love you feel for the things in your life you cherish. Helping your partner learn to think differently may not be completely effective if they are too severely depressed. But, it is a great option while they are on the road to recovery.
C) Remember to be patient and nurturing. It will get frustrating when they are not in the mood for sex, don't help out around the house, and are nonresponsive. But keep giving them love, affection, and support as much as you can. Encourage them to express their anger in a healthy way, and not keep it bottled up. Many people believe that depression is anger turned inwards. Get mad with them at whatever it is that has upset them and help them learn to express their anger. This can help shift the energy.
It is always the responsibility of both partners to keep the relationship together. But, when someone is ill, they may not be able to do what it takes to keep the relationship together on their own. But, the part that is their responsibility is to be willing to do what it takes to get better, for the sake of the relationship.
Most depressive episodes will last between 2 weeks to 6 months if left untreated. However, they may last up to two years or more for some patients with residual symptoms remaining. However, if proper treatment is sought, there should be some relief within a few weeks.
Depression can be considered a possibility if over a two week period or more, the person has consistently experienced five or more of the following symptoms: feeling sad and tearful, loss of interest in things that usually bring them pleasure, change in appetite (weight gain or loss), change in sleep, feelings of fatigue, lack of self worth, inability to concentrate and thoughts of death. If these behaviors are out of character for them, and their work life and social life is affected, chances are they are depressed.
It can be very difficult to date someone who is depressed and chances are, unless they get help, your relationship may have trouble getting off the ground. However, because depression affects so many people and responds so well to treatment, it should not be a deal breaker for most people. We all have strengths and weaknesses and baggage to bring to the table. With proper treatment, many people who have experienced depression go on to live completely happy fulfilling lives with real love and success. With practices like yoga, meditation, psychotherapy, and a spiritual community, many people never experience relapses.


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Maintenance Contractors Insurance in Orlando, Clearwater, and Lakeland, FL
Coverage Built to Serve your Business' Needs
Business Insurance Center provides insurance to maintenance contractors in Orlando, Lakeland, Clearwater, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Kissimmee, and surrounding areas.
Maintenance contractors require specific insurance plans to match the service and cleaning needs of the industry. At Business Insurance Center, we understand that your business coverage requires flexibility, which is why we work with you directly to create a plan that is unique to your business' needs.
Here are some of the coverage options we offer to maintenance contractors:
- Property damage coverage
- Theft coverage
- Lost key coverage for janitors
- General liability
Contact a representative at Business Insurance Center today to go over insurance options for your business.


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At Retox we have in-house expertise to help you discover the most appropriate and cost effective way to reach your target market.
Our approach is to listen to your objectives and then find the right channel to market and develop compelling messages that deliver your marketing objectives.
We don't chase awards, we chase results and believe our success is measured by the tangible difference we can make to your business. That's why we provide traditional marketing services such as graphic design, branding, advertising, print, brochures, internal and exterior signs, exhibition stands and merchandise as well as websites, content management, eCommerce solutions and social media marketing.
Retox view media as a whole and use graphic design and creativity with digital expertise and technical know how to deliver the best possible results.
To find out more about our Creative services give us a call on 01670 785 786


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Beta Band - Human Being Lyrics
[She **] me on a Monday that's what I like to see
[ ** me] on a Tuesday that's what its meant to be
[** me] on a Wednesday I wouldn't want to say
[**] on a Thursday is there any other way
[** me] on a Friday she's gonna break your neck
Saturday comes around [********]
I thought I'd make it Sunday but I didn't see it coming
[***] has started humming & my friends have started running
I only want to count the days to say we made another day
Daytime seems to last too long [at nights I scream and live alone?]
Some peace of mind for the girl inside,
some little piece for the men who hide
Some peace of mind for the girl inside,
so little peace for the men who hide
We might just break, can you hear us crying?
We might just break, can you see us crying?
I find it very hard to say what I see
I'm going through my mind when she's looking up at me
All the things I've said right now for both of us came true
Who will look for me when I disappear in you?
It's never very clear just who's in control
It's all so beautiful what's the point of it all


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Sutherland Estate Yarra Valley
Sutherland Estate has one of the most spectacular vineyard sites in Australia. On high ground at the southern edge of the Great Divide, the cathedral-ceilinged cellar door and large outside deck command impressive views down the Yarra Valley and far into the distance. Birdsong fills the air, and the highway seems far away. The original planting in 1995 was to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Further plantings in 2000 increased the area of these four varieties and added Gewürztraminer and Tempranillo. Most of the vineyard is sited on a free draining slope. The slope falls toward the south, which, together with the 200 metre elevation, accentuates the cool nature of the vineyard. The meso climate of our site provides a longer than usual ripening season, which, in turn, produces wines of varietal intensity, elegance and complexity. Of particular interest are our plantings of Gewürztraminer and Tempranillo. We are one of the few vineyards in the Yarra Valley to have either. The small 2/3 acre of Gewürztraminer sits nestled into the hill in our coolest corner of the vineyard. Each year it produces picture perfect, spicy, balanced fruit. The Tempranillo sits in a warmer, more exposed location, and produces generous, richly textured fruit.
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Data Analysis
Graphic Arts Employment Held Steady in December
Published: January 11, 2019
Overall printing employment stayed roughly the same from November to December 2018, and, compared to December 2017, declined -1.6%. Non-production printing employment was up a bit in December, production employment down by about the same bit. PR employment continues to be the industry growth spot.
Commercial Printing Employees—2010–2016
Published: December 21, 2018
In 2010, there were a total of 499,622 employees in all commercial printing and related support businesses (NAICS 323). By 2016, overall industry employment had dropped to 445,992.
October 2018 Printing Shipments: Suitable for Framing
Published: December 14, 2018
Printing shipments for October 2018 came in at $7.27 billion. That's up from September—and it's well above October 2018's $7.08 billion. Welcome to the new seasonality.
Printing Industry Profits: The Tale of Two Cities Continues
Published: December 7, 2018
Industry profits data came out earlier this week, and it was good and bad news. Overall, annualized profits for Q3 2018 were $3.07 billion—not a huge gain from Q2, but a gain nonetheless. But it's the ongoing saga of the low profitability of large printers dragging down average industry profitability.
Prepress and Postpress Services Establishments—2016
Published: November 30, 2018
In 2016, there were 1,545 total U.S. establishments offering prepress and/or postpress services (NAICS 32312); 51% of these establishments had fewer than 10 employees.
Prepress and Postpress Services Establishments
Published: November 16, 2018
In 2010, there were 2,080 establishments offering prepress and/or postpress services; by 2016, that number had dropped to 1,545. (The Census Bureau stopped breaking out prepress and postpress establishments separately in 2012.) It's not difficult to understand why the number of these establishments has been dropping; prepress is being absorbed into the printing process itself (especially in digital printing), and more print businesses are acquiring their own finishing capabilities.
End of the Season? September 2018 Printing Shipments
Published: November 9, 2018
Printing shipments for September 2018 came in at $6.52 billion. That's down from August—and it's well below August 2017's $6.76 billion. Are we seeing a new seasonality in the printing industry—or the end of any seasonality?
Published: November 2, 2018
In 2016, there were 5,150 total U.S. commercial screen printing establishments. As with most printing categories, the majority have under 10 employees, but screen shops tend to be smaller than other kinds of printing establishments.
Graphic Arts Employment Continues to Decline; PR Employment Continues to Grow
Published: October 26, 2018
Overall printing employment dropped from August to September 2018, and on a year-over-year basis is down -1.5%. Non-production printing employment was up slightly, indicating that production staff are the hardest employees to find. PR employment is again the industry bright spot, employment-wise.
Published: October 19, 2018
From 2010 to 2016, the number of U.S. commercial screen printing establishments increased from 4,454 to 5,150. Growth in screen printing establishments has been consistent from year to year. Chalk this up to the rise of specialty printing.
Dead Heat: August 2018 Printing Shipments
Published: October 12, 2018
Printing shipments for August 2018 came in at $6.89 billion. That's essentially even with August 2017's $6.88 billion on an inflation-adjusted basis.
Published: October 5, 2018
In 2016, there were 18,405 total commercial printing establishments (excluding screen and book printers). Half of them have fewer than 5 employees.
Published: September 28, 2018
In 2016, there were 421 total book printing establishments. The majority have under 10 employees. This is similar to what we find in general commercial printing—yet different.
July 2018 Printing Shipments: We Have Some Good News and Some Bad News
Published: September 21, 2018
Printing shipments for July 2018 came in at $6.31 billion—that's down -3.4% from June, but it's up +2.3% from July 2017. We'll take whatever victories we can.
Published: September 14, 2018
In 2010, there were 536 book printing establishments. In the ensuing six years, the establishment count would drop -21%. So says our Commercial Printing Establishments tracker.
Published: September 7, 2018
Looking at the most recent industry profits data that came out earlier this week, we continue to tell the "tale of two cities." Low profitability of large printers is dragging down average industry profitability. For the industry as a whole, cracking—or re-cracking—$4 billion in profits is proving to be an elusive goal.
Mid-Size Establishments—2010–2016
Published: August 31, 2018
In 2010, there were 6,725 10–19-employee commercial printing establishments. Among this demographic category, there was the most precipitous drop from 2010 to 2011—the fallout from the Great Recession which started to take its toll after 2009. By 2012, the bleeding had been largely stanched, and the year-to-year declines were more modest. So says our recently launched Commercial Printing Establishments tracker.
Published: August 24, 2018
Looking at the 12-month moving average of Canada's printing shipments, it may look like Canada's printing industry has been holding steady, but the inflation-adjusted figures show a slight decline from a recent peak at the end of 2013.
Consolidation Among Large Print Businesses: 2010–2016
Published: August 17, 2018
In 2010, there were 2,124 establishments having 50 or more employees. By 2016, they had dropped to 1,851 (down -13%). So says our new Commercial Printing Establishments tracker, based on data from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, which presents—in spreadsheet form—U.S. commercial printing establishments from 2010 to 2016, broken down by six different print business classifications and nine employee-size breakdowns.
Printing Shipments Head Into the Dog Days of Summer
Published: August 10, 2018
The inflation-adjusted value of printing shipments for June 2018 were down from $6.9 billion in May to $6.5 billion in June. On the plus side, it's not appreciably below the $6.6 billion reported in June 2017.
WhatTheyThink Launches New Industry Establishment Data Series
Published: August 3, 2018
Our new Commercial Printing Establishments tracker, based on data from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, presents—in spreadsheet form—U.S. commercial printing establishments from 2010 to 2016, broken down by six different print business classifications and nine employee-size breakdowns.
June Printing Employment Down Y/Y
Published: July 27, 2018
Overall, printing employment ticked up from May to June 2018, but on a year-over-year basis is down -1.8% from June 2017. Among the creative markets, PR is the place to be.
May Printing Shipments Up from April, Closing in on 2017 Levels
Published: July 13, 2018
Printing shipments for May 2018 came in at $6.77 billion, up +3.1% from April. However, on an inflation-adjusted basis, May 2018 came in below the $6.92 billion reported in May 2017, and is well below the recent high of $7.46 billion back in May 2016.
Big Printers' Writedowns and Interest Payments Are a Big Drag on Printing Industry Profits
Published: June 22, 2018
Writedowns in the first quarter of 2018 for commercial printers with $25 million or more in assets were $157 million, or 1.9% of sales. The assets may be written down, but the borrowing that was created to finance them remains. Interest expense was 4.8% of sales. For the quarter, losses were -1.47% of sales. That rate of loss made average profits before taxes for the industry a mediocre 3% of sales—which means that printers with less than $25 million in assets must have done well.
Full-Time Employment, Sets New Record, Up +904,000, But Does It Really Feel that Good?
Published: June 8, 2018
The May employment report was regarded as good, but when you dig past the top-level numbers, it was better than it looked. However, while the 3.8% unemployment rate looks good on the surface, it really can't be compared to when it was last attained nearly 20 years ago. So many workers left the workforce that this figure implies a tighter labor than it really is. We will really know we have a strong economy when the active labor force starts increasing.


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To till or not to till
There is a discussion going on in the farming community about tilling vs no tilling. Based on that conversation it might be time to rethink the way you're planting your crop.
What is no-till farming?
No till farming is a way of planting fields or beds without the use of a plow or at least drastically reducing the amount of disturbing the land during planting.
This is not a new technology. No-till farming has been around for a long time, and was first documented in Egypt. In the past we used no till practices and contrary to our modern ideals it may not have been because we didn't have tractors. These farmers had a higher crop yield using this method of farming. Here is an article about the history of no till practices.
How do you do it?
Just like any new thing you learn, there is a bit of a learning curve. There are a lot of components and things to think about in the no till method; you may leave fields fallow for a few months, cover crops and planting specific cover crops for the season, and possibly herbicides, and pesticides.
Usually special machinery is used, specifically a no-till drill. It drills a hole for the seeds and then covers it over with soil. There are some alternatives to adding this machinery, broad fork, flail mower, slicer-mower, rotary powered harrow to name a few. If you're interested in learning more contact your local extension office for more specific information.
Heating up the debate
One thing to consider with the till method of farming is you stir up a large amount of carbon. This ends up as greenhouse gas, something that many researchers have been watching for climate change. According to this article by US news the effects of traditional till farming have been heating up the planet. By no means is it the only thing causing that but it is something people are paying attention to.
How does that work? By tilling the ground in the spring organic matter and animal matter, in various forms of decomposition, are released from the ground. When that carbon makes it's way into the atmosphere it is turned to carbon dioxide which acts like a blanket heating up the atmosphere.
So, who isn't tilling?
According to this Washington Post Article no-till farming operations are growing at a rate of 1.5% in the US. While not everyone is switching there are more farmers working this into their farming practices for a number of reasons. In a USDA blog post they talk about how the practice of traditional till method you'll find labor, time, fuel usage, equipment maintenance all take their toll on the farmers pocket.
"No-till has significant economic benefits beyond reduced fuel usage.
A farmer who plows 15 acres per hour, for instance, would save roughly 67 hours of work with each eliminated pass over a 1,000 acre field by adopting no-till. Depending on labor costs and equipment maintenance, that's an additional several thousand dollars saved each year." USDA
It is all or nothing?
The good news is you don't have change all at once. If you're interested in using the no till method on your farm you can test out on one field or bed and see how it works before you make the full switch. If you slowly move to the no-till strategy you could see which practices produce more profit yields for your farm. Change is hard and sometimes needs more research and knowledge before put it into production. Taking the slower route might let you see a benefit without the large risk of failing.
To till or not to till, that is the debate.
Here's your Pros and Cons:
Getting started with no-till farming:
There are many resources, information, and guides available to help you if you're interested in the no till approach. I've listed a few but talk to your local agriculture or extension office.
Finding a middle ground
Through history we've had a hand in over-tilling and over farming our soil with devastating consequences. Take the dust bowl in the 1930's. There are also areas in the world that have been deforested, over farmed, and then abandoned. We've learned a lot from our mistakes but mostly go back to our old ways.
Can we find a compromise or middle ground? An alternative to no-till vs till may be in strip-tilling or zone tilling. These practices only disturb a portion of the soil needed to plant the seed. This this a less damaging process which puts both methods into practice. There is even a strip-tilling conference coming to Iowa this year if you're interested in finding out more.
Here's to farming smarter not harder.
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Polygon is a word derived from The Greek language, where poly means many and gonna means angle. So we can say that in a plane, closed figure with many angles is called a polygon. The given diagram is how a polygon looks like:
There are many properties in a polygon like sides, diagonals, area, angles, etc. Lets know how to find using these polygon formulae.
Polygon formula to find area:
\[\large Area\;of\;a\;regular\;polygon=\frac{1}{2}n\; sin\left(\frac{360^{\circ}}{n}\right)s^{2}\]
Polygon formula to find interior angles:
\[\large Interior\;angle\;of\;a\;regular\;polygon=\left(n-2\right)180^{\circ}\]
Polygon formula to find the triangles:
\[\large Interior\;of\;triangles\;in\;a\;polygon=\left(n-2\right)\]
Where, n is the number of sides and S is the length from center to corner.
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Question: A polygon is a octagon and its length is 5 cm. Calculate its area ?
Given :
The polygon is octagon. Hence, n = 8.
Area of a regular polygon = $\frac{1}{2}$ n sin $\frac{360^o}{n}$ S2
Where, s is the length from center to corner.
Area of a octagon = $\frac{1}{2}$ $\times$ sin $\frac{360^o}{8}$ 52
= 0.5 $\times$ sin $\frac{360^o}{8}$ 52
= 0.5 $\times$ 0.707 $\times$ 25
= 8.83 m2.


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Of miracles and malignancy
And money. Lots and lots of money:
Darlene Bishop, the nationally renowned evangelical preacher, begins her book about how God cured the cancer afflicting one of her brothers with a Biblical verse: "And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up."
The book, "Your Life Follows Your Words," is sold in the gift shop of Solid Rock Church, the 4,000-
member congregation in Monroe, Ohio, where Ms. Bishop is a co-pastor. She has promoted it on her television show, "Sisters," which is modeled after ABC's "The View" and is broadcast on four cable networks nationwide.
On her Web site, Ms. Bishop promises that the book reveals "how God healed her of breast cancer" and a brother of throat cancer.
Nowhere, though, does she mention, that the brother, Darrell Perry, a successful country music songwriter whom everyone called Wayne, died from the cancer a year and a half ago.
In a sworn deposition responding to two lawsuits filed by Mr. Perry's four children, Ms. Bishop stated that no doctor ever diagnosed the breast cancer she referred to prominently in her book. Instead, Ms. Bishop testified, she thought that she had cancer in 1986 and that it was cured.
"She's lying to people and exploiting my father for her own financial gain," Mr. Perry's eldest son, Bryan Perry, 36, said in an interview.
… Wayne Perry fathered four children with three women, two of whom he married, his sons said. He abandoned his family when Bryan was 2 to pursue his songwriting career, which produced such hits as "A Woman's Touch," recorded by Mr. Keith, and "Not a Moment Too Soon," by Mr. McGraw. He earned millions of dollars, said a music industry lawyer, Rush Hicks, who is advising the children.
… According to Ms. Bishop's book, when her brother arrived at her front door, he confirmed that he had cancer, and she replied, "Let that be the last time those words ever come from your mouth."
In her deposition, Ms. Bishop said Mr. Perry had decided on his own to disregard doctors' advice that he immediately begin chemotherapy and radiation treatments. But Mr. Perry's children contend that their aunt persuaded him to forgo medical treatment and rely on a process of faith healing that, Ms. Bishop wrote in her book, God had explained to her in a revelation.
… As his throat tumors swelled to the size of tennis balls, Mr. Perry stopped eating, Mr. Jones said. His weight dropped to 84 pounds. He did consent to chemotherapy, Mr. Jones said, but only after the tumors had restricted his breathing to the point that he collapsed. The chemotherapy shrank the tumors, Mr. Jones said, and his father began eating again.
In her book, Ms. Bishop describes her brother's spiritual awakening and the improvement in his condition, but she does not mention his chemotherapy.
… On Oct. 13, 2004, an oncologist, Dr. Albert Malcolm, wrote a letter telling Mr. Perry that his cancer was terminal. Mr. Perry forwarded the letter to Janet Perry-McCormick, his former wife, after writing across the top, "Destroy this letter after you read it," and, "Only you and Darlene know this."
The note is proof that Ms. Bishop knew her brother was dying but concealed it from the public while continuing to promote her book, Mr. Perry's children said in interviews, but in her deposition, Ms. Bishop said she learned of Dr. Malcolm's diagnosis after Mr. Perry died in May 2005.
… One point on which both sides agree is that Mr. Perry died believing he had been healed by God.
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For our first foray into boutique vacation homes, we chose an A-Frame cabin located on 2.5 quiet acres in South Jersey with frontage on the Maurice River. The cabin is located in Dorchester, NJ about 50 minutes from Philly and 20-30 minutes to many of the popular shore towns of Southern Jersey.
This cabin was built in the 60's from California Redwood and we were fortunate enough to buy it from the original family that created it. We completely overhauled it with a Scandinavian Modern interior design. The building was also fully insulated and had all mechanicals updated for modern comfort.
The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and sleeps a maximum of 8 fine folks. Perfect for two families or a group of friends. There is a commercial kitchen, 2 fire pits, a huge rear deck with wood-fired hot tub and a makeshift private beach along the river.
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This house is located on a quiet back road in a tiny town on 2.5 acres of wooded land. The perfect escape from urban life!
Wood-Fired Hot Tub*
We made a homemade hot tub out of a farm stock tank heated with wood and kept clean with salt water. It's the perfect spot to cool off after a day at the beach or warm up on a crisp Fall night!
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