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Using the method of 'least squares' given by J.T. Coppock in 1964, eleven 'crop zones' or the regions of first order and thirty-eight 'crop combination regions' can be delimited. These regions are based on eleven first ranking crops'—rice, jowar, wheat, maize, bajra, pulses, ragi, barley, cotton, groundnut and tea—i.e., those crops occupying the maximum percentage of total cropped area in one or more districts.
Other crops are grown in combination with the major crops. The absolute percentage under the major crop may vary from 100% to 40%. A survey of major crops in India, regions covered by them and the other crops in the combination is given below.
1. Rice:
There are seven regions in India where rice is the 'first ranking crop':
(i) Rice MonocultureZone:
This region includes eastern Madhya Pradesh, Chhotanagpur plateau, coastal Orissa, West Bengal, Brahma-putra valley, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the deltas of Krishna, Godavari and Cauveri. Only rice is grown in these regions.
(ii) Western Coast:
This zone includes Kerala and the Konkan coasts. Other crops of this region are betelnut, ragi, fodder, coconut, vegetables and rubber.
(iii) Eastern Coast:
This region includes the non-delta regions of Tamil Nadu. Groundnut, bajra, jowar, cotton, millets and pulses are other crops grown in this region.
(iv) Ganga Plains of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar:
In these regions, pulses, wheat, barley, sugarcane and maize are the other crops grown.
(v) Southern Karnataka Plateau:
The other crops of this region include coffee, ragi, pulses, cardamom, citrus fruits and coconut.
(vi) Northern Hill Districts of West Bengal:
Tea and maize are other crops, while jute is grown in Jalpaigudi.
(vii) Meghalaya Plateau:
Potato, maize and cotton are other crops in the combination.
Conditions of Growth:
Rice cultivation is conditioned by temperature parameters at the different phases of growth. The critical mean temperature for flowering and fertilisation ranges from 16 °C to 20 °C whereas during ripening the range is from 18 °C to 32 °C. Temperatures beyond 35 °C affect not only pollen shedding but also grain-filling. High temperatures and high light intensity adversely affect grain-filling.
A seasonal rainfall of 112 cm to 150 cm is required. Rice needs much water both in and upon the soil. As such the monsoonal lands are best suited for rice production or heavy irrigation is required. Alluvial soil suits cultivation. Deltas, estuaries, flood plains and valleys of rivers and coastal plains with heavy soils make excellent rice fields or lands.
Rice is sown in India in three ways by broadcast, drill, or transplantation from a seedbed. The first method is practised where labour is scarce and soil is infertile. The second method is mostly confined to peninsular India. The third method is common in river deltas and plains.
2. Wheat:
Wheat is the second most important food-crop after rice. There is no wheat monoculture zone, because it is not double cropped. Wheat crop occupies 40% of the cropped area in the wheat zone.
There are four regions where wheat is the first ranking crop:
(i) Ganga-Yamuna Doab:
Pulses, rice, maize, bajra, fodder and sugarcane are other crops entering this region.
(ii) Eastern Haryana:
In this region, pulses, jowar, bajra, fodder and sugarcane are other crops.
(iii) Himachal Pradesh and parts of Punjab:
These districts of Punjab are Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur. Maize, rice and pulses are other crops of the region.
(iv) Rest of Punjab:
Fodder, maize, pulses, rice, cotton and groundnut are other crops entering the region.
Conditions of Growth:
The cool winters and the hot summers are conducive to a good crop of wheat. Wheat does not grow well in areas of high heat and high humidity. 15°C during summer is the lower limit of temperature. In India the Indo- Gangetic plains form the most important wheat area. It is grown in the rabi season when the temperatures are 10-15°C and the rainfall 5-15 cm. An annual precipitation of 50-100 cm is best suited for wheat cultivation.
In early stages of growth the wheat plant requires a fair amount of moisture with cool weather followed by warm and sunny weather. A small amount of rainfall before ripening of the grains favours the production. Rainless days with clear and bright sunshine are essential during ripening and harvesting periods so as to have better quality of grain. A well pulverised but compact seedbed for good and uniform germination is required for the wheat crop.
Three or four ploughings in the summer repeated harrowing in the rainy season, followed by three or four cultivations and planking immediately before sowing produce a good firm seabed for the dry crop on alluvial soils. In the black cotton soil, blade harrow (bakhar) is used instead of plough. Wheat can also be cultivated in areas of less than 50 cm of rainfall by practising irrigation or dry farming methods.
3. Jowar:
It covers a vast area which is second, in extent, only to rice. It is the first ranking crop in four regions.
(i) Tamil Nadu Upland (Salem-Coimbatore):
Groundnut, rice, bajra, ragi, millets, pulses and cotton are the other crops entering the region.
(ii) Northern Karnataka Plateau and Western Maharashtra:
The other crops entering this region include bajra, ragi, millets, rice, groundnut and pulses.
(iii) Northern Maharashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh:
Pulses, wheat, cotton and rice are the other crops of this region.
(iv) Telengana and Chandrapur (Maharashtra):
Besides jowar, rice and pulses are also grown in this region.
Conditions of Growth:
Generally most of the crop is grown on the plains; however, it can be raised successfully on gentle slopes upto 1,200 m height. The jowar belt receives an annual rainfall ranging from 40 to 100 cm per annum, usually distributed between the last week of June and the first week of October in most parts of the country. Medium and deep black soils are predominantly suitable for growing sorghums.
The rabi sorghums or jowars are wholly confined to black cotton soils, while the kharif sorghums are grown on light soils also on a limited scale. The area under the rabi jowar is concentrated in the Deccan plateau more or less in a continuous belt.
In the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka the rabi jowar occupies about 55-60 per cent of the total acreage, whereas in Andhra Pradesh the distribution is 5O- 5O in both seasons. In the rest of the states the kharif season is more important.
4. Maize:
It is the first ranking crop in the following two regions.
(i) South-eastern Rajasthan, adjoining areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh:
Pulses, groundnut, rice, wheat, gram and fodder are the other crops entering this region.
(ii) Hills of Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir:
Apart from maize, rice is grown on the valley floor and horticulture is practised on the slopes.
Conditions of Growth:
Maize is grown extensively in regions of humid subtropical climate. It may grow even in desert climate provided there is irrigation. Long and warm summer with considerable rainfall followed by autumns of little rain and cold winters are optimum climatic conditions for maize. During summer months the temperature should vary between 20 °C and 25 °C. The autumn months should have temperatures between 8 °C and 15 °C. Rainfall of 75 cm is required.
A growing season of 120 to 170 days is required. Fertile, deep and well-drained soils are the main requirements for maize cultivation. Though any type of soil ranging from deep heavy clays to light sandy can be used for maize cultivation, it is necessary that the PH of the soil does not deviate from the range 7.5 to 8.5. Manuring is necessary as it is a soil-exhausting crop.


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Why hasn't this happened yet?
Why kill random normie innocents, many agree this is not good. Going ER on a big porn studio set now that would basically be ideal.
Kinda weird that it not been done yet
Why hasn't some US-cel gone ER on a big porn studio?
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Arts & Entertainment
A trio of folk musicians who call themselves Uncle Bonsai will team up with another folk singer, Christine Lavin, for an evening of music that includes everything from intelligent humor to holiday tunes.
The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Battelle Auditorium in Richland.
Uncle Bonsai plays a mix of acoustic folk-pop tunes that emulates the music of Bonnie Raitt, Suzanne Vega, Tracey Chapman and Loudon Wainright III.
The trio is made up of Andrew Ratshin, Arni Adler and the band's newest member, Patrice O'Neill. Ratshin writes most of the group's satirical songs that are laced with absurd humor. But Adler has proved to be a worthy comic songwriter herself, who wrote the song Penis Envy, which has become a fan favorite.
Christine Lavin celebrates 25 years as a singer/songwriter this year and pays tribute to that milestone with an album and a new book. Both are titled My 25th Anniversary Concert: What Was I Ever Thinking?
Whether she sings her new or old songs, they all touch on some aspect of the human condition.
"I find it very interesting to revisit songs I wrote decades ago (i.e. Summer Weddings). Invariably someone in the audience will tell me, 'I was one of those blushing brides and we're still together,' or 'I was one of the brides and that was the biggest mistake of my life,' " Lavin says on her website.
"I'm also finding Happy Divorce Day, a song I recorded 15 years ago, is only now finding its audience."
Admission to the show is $15 for adults and $13 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are $3 more at the door. Advance tickets are available at Octopus' Garden in Richland and all Tri-City Bookworm stores.
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Take a Virtual Look at Patron's Hacienda Through the Eyes of a Bee
Experience Was Filmed by Drone Fitted With GoPro Cameras
Editor's Pick
Virtual reality experiences are getting more sophisticated by the day. The latest, from Patrón, takes users on a tour of the brand's hacienda HQ in Mexico to look at its tequila-distilling process-- but with an extra twist. Everything, from harvesting the agave to labelling the bottles, is supposedly viewed through the eyes of a bee, an effect achieved by digital agency Firstborn by using a drone to film the action.
The Oculus Rift experience, which will be on offer at Patrón events, educational seminars, and at selected retailers, was filmed on location at the hacienda in Jalisco, Mexico. It combines live action film with CGI animation. The drone was outfitted with seven GoPro cameras and operated by a licensed drone airline pilot, and 3D audio was also captured throughout the shoot to make the experience more authentic as the user hears sounds from all directions. Mark Kudsi, a specialist in layering live action and highly designed experiences, directed the film.
A taster of the experience, including 360 degree footage, can be experienced at Patrón's Art of Patrón website.


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Cooperate Design
Cooperate Design
The book "cooperate design" was the result of the bachelor thesis at HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd. It is a work book that is can be used in studies in corporate design classes and supports the students developing a corporate design for non-profit organizations. Cooperating with a real existing organization allows the students to learn in praxis and to be engaged in social issues. The book has 197 pages and includes methodical tools, unsefull knowledge and examples. Moreover there is a poster with a logo collection and an information flyer attached.
In the summer semester 2012 the concept was put into practice and the book was used in the involved corporate design classes.
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Double Down Hoe Down 7
Last weekend was the 7th annual Double Down Hoe Down at Beacon Hill in Spokane Washington. The event features over 100 downhill racers, over 100 enduro racers and dirt jumpers both BMX and Mountain Bike. The event is the first in the seasonal All Gravity Series. These images are some of the key images that I took of the event. I attend this event every year as it was the first event I ever attended as well as the event that made me wan to purchase my first mountain bike.
The Double Down Hoe Down included some crazy crashes, super fast runs and big tricks. This also marks the second year of Hub-A-Palooza which includes the Peoples Enduro. Prizes are given away to nearly anyone that rides and competes as well as raffles! Its a great event that brings people from all over the Pacific Northwest to the area and I suggest taking your time to come to Spokane and check out the wonderful two days with camping next year.


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September 18, 2014. The Ohio State University Extension and County Commissioners Cooperating teamed up and used technology as a means of disseminating educational information. Their blog included tips from ACI's website.
This project earned the 2014 Clean and Healthy Families & Communities Award, an award that recognizes National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) members for innovative educational programs and outreach efforts that help families and individuals to understand the vital link between clean homes and good health.
The "Clean and Healthy Families & Communities" Award was presented On September 18, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky at the 2014 NEAFCS Annual Session. ACI partners with the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) on the annual award.
The OSU Extension project included a Spring Wellness Challenge open to any adult with an email account. Individuals could sign up to receive twice weekly educational messages, tracking log for progress, weekly drawings for wellness prizes, pre and post Challenge survey to collect participant improvements, and the option of following the Live Healthy Live Well Facebook page.
Visit the Live Healthy Live Well blog at livehealthyosu.com
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Bloody Day In Syria As Unrest Continues
(DERAA, Syria) -- A crackdown by Syrian state security on anti-government demonstrators left at least 13 people dead Friday, as forces opened fire on thousands of protesters in the southern city of Deraa.
Organizers of the demonstrations have called on Syrians to take to the streets every Friday until their demands for reforms are met.
Protesters argue that proposals set forth by President Bashar al-Assad do not go far enough.
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Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach has revealed new renderings of their penthouse units, designed by interior architect Alexis Cogul Lleonart, founder of Doo Architecture. There are 5 penthouses are available at the project which range in price from $8.8 million to $40 million duplex combination unit. The 2 penthouses which would combine to create the monster are priced at $20.625 million and $16.9 million.The featured penthouse has 10,000 SF of interior space and an additional 8,000 SF of balconies and terraces. Outdoors space features a hot tub and water feature sculpture in addition to a 6,000 SF rooftop terrace with an Exteta pergola and wet bar. Inside, the unit features 3 sepearte living areas that includes an interior topography space with a garden; a double-height library system that wraps around the main area; a 20' wine cave with a climate-control custom shelving system for 2,000 bottles and a jellyfish tank; an interior fire pit; and a private elevator leading to the roof.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach is being developed by 4701 North Meridian, LLC, a partnership comprising of Lionheart Capital and Elliott Management Corporation. Lionheart Capital is a Miami-based real estate investment firm engaged in the investment, development and repositioning of Miami new construction and existing commercial, hospitality and residential assets. The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach features 111 ultra-luxurious condominium residences that come in 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-bedroom layouts and range from 1,700 SF to more than 10,000 SF; additionally, there are 15 private single-family villas. The project was designed by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, his first full-scale project in the United States, and sits on over 7.5 acres along 4701 Meridian Avenue. Amenities include 2, 24-hour attended lobbies, 24-hour valet parking services, a waterfront social room with bar and catering kitchen, and on-site private car to chauffer residents to surrounding destinations, a world-class pool and amenities deck with spacious cabanas and poolside grille, lush meditation garden, deeded boat slips on a private waterway, club room with a pool table and virtual golf, full-service spa, state-of-the-art fitness center, a first-of-its-kind art studio and a fully equipped kid's room. Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach is expected to be completed this winter, Q1 2018.


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We are extremely proud that Inkaterra continues to be recognised as a pioneer in ecotourism and sustainable development in Peru, 40 years since being founded in 1975 by CEO, José Koechlin. A multitude of factors has contributed to Inkaterra's success and a team of dedicated and passionate staff is one of the most important.
We recently caught up with Marlene Soto, Sales Manager at Inkaterra.1) How long have you worked at Inkaterra?
I've been here for 21 years now!2) What is your previous background?
Before Inkaterra, I worked at a French company in Peru for eight years. At the time there were a lot of charter flights coming in from Europe and I started out doing the ticketing before I progressed to dealing with clients and, eventually, leading tours for French groups.3) How did you first come to hear about Inkaterra?
During my time in the French company, we were actually a client of Inkaterra and I was keen to see the properties so I knew what I was talking about to visitors. I went with a friend to stay at Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica. I have always loved nature and I respected the way Inkaterra protected their surroundings and wildlife – I remember wishing that I could work for a company like that.4) What do you love most about your job?
Everything! When you're passionate about what you are doing, you love everything – the good times and the not so good times! I love dealing with people, telling them about what Inkaterra has been able to achieve in a natural way – it makes me very proud. In the beginning, Inkaterra was just a tiny little seed and, over time, with lots of passion, hard work and love from the team, it has grown and spread its branches and we now have six beautiful properties.5) What is your favourite Inkaterra moment?
My third day at Inkaterra – I was left in the office alone and, at that time, we used satellite radios to communicate with the hotels. Each hotel has a code for the radio, such as "Toucan one", "Toucan two" etc. I could hear the radio going non-stop with lots of talk about Toucans and I had no idea what it meant! When the team came back into the office I told them they had spotted lots of toucans at the hotels! They joked about it for weeks.6) Describe a standard day for you
My standard day always starts the night before! I check all the emails – I have 16 people in my team so I use the evening to distribute the jobs and priorities for the following day.
I wake up at 7am and leave the house by 8am. The day activities vary but they can be everything from making sales calls, meetings or visiting the hotels.
I love going out for dinner – there are lots of nice restaurants in Lima. I also like going to the cinema to relax.8) If you could describe Inkaterra in three words what would it be
Sensibility, Respect, Friendliness


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Desktops & Notebooks
- 18th Annual Reader Satisfaction Survey
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This year readers gave us data on more than 26,000 PCs, supplying us with enough information to report on a dozen desktop makers and ten notebook makers, for a total of 15 of the top PC companies in the United States. Our readers remain loyal to old favorite Dell, and Apple once again runs up the score against the Windows opposition. There were a few surprises, too, however, including Sony's jump from average to outstanding and Alienware's impressive debut.Continue Reading


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- Sarah Palin spent over $150,000 on her campaign wardrobe. We could have found her some chic ensembles from Neiman's for much less.
- Would you take waist beads over the scale? Some women are resorting to this decorative alternative as a way to get the tummy in check.
- Face it – you need a scarf for winter. And probably more than one. We hunted down our top five favorites for the cold months ahead.
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- Which pleated skirt will save you money?
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Our existence as human beings is heavily influenced by the spaces and people around us. Intimate spaces, such as home, are intertwined with the people we include in the personal corners of our lives. What happens, then, when you lose one of those special people? The spaces turn into a living representation of the memories shared with those special people, a reminder of the life lost.
The space I recreated is the left wall of my Grandparent's living room— the last place I saw my Grandfather, before he died of stage 4 lung cancer. Although I lost him three years ago, I did not begin properly processing my grief until this year. Through my self-therapy and opening up to the people around me, I noticed how hard it is to process the abstract concept of death in American society. This concerned me, as everyone deserves to have the support they need with grappling the anxiety of their mortality and the sudden visit of death.
Excluding the physical representation of my Grandfather from the piece, I connect grief with the emotions projected onto a personal space through remnants of his existence in the form of pill bottles, tissues, messy pillows and blankets. Through my work, constructed entirely from memory, I am evoking a feeling of nostalgia, curiosity, and a pang of melancholy in my viewers. Using this installation of red earthenware clay furniture as a vehicle, I am reaching out to my audience and creating a space for them to be vulnerable to the idea of mortality. I encourage my audience to acknowledge their feelings and to be open to sharing and receiving support in our struggle with death.


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Editorial (January 19, 2017) – The Colorado Rapids have added 22-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Bismark "Nana" Adjei-Boateng to the roster. He will occupy an international roster spot. The Rapids signed him using Targeted Allocation Money. With this move, the Galaxy midfield could be set for the 2017 season.
New Signing Have Colorado Rapids Midfield Depth Set For 2017
Nana Boateng was under contract with Manchester City but has been on loan with Strømsgodset in Norway since 2012. He never made a senior team appearance with City. He played mostly a central role in Norway, scoring 16 goals in 85 appearances. He can play a No. 6 or a No. 8 role and prefers to be on the ball and moving into the attack.
The front office praised his technical ability: "Bringing Nana to the club was a key part of our offseason strategy and we're delighted to welcome such a promising young talent to our club," said Sporting Director Pádraig Smith. "He's a powerful player with the drive and energy to be effective box to box. He possesses great technique and vision and influences the game on both sides of the ball."
Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni also praised the player: "We are pleased to add a player with the quality of Nana to our roster. He has a deep understanding of the game and a lot of technical ability."
It looks like Boateng could slot in next to Captain Sam Cronin in the midfield. He can play a central box-to-box role and get involved in the attack. Cronin and the Colorado defense can cover for him. He could help set up more scoring opportunities.
While the Rapids haven't added any wingers or forwards other than Alan Gordon, Boateng could be a significant offensive signing. With the improvement of the young attacking players and Shkelzen Gashi getting more used to MLS, they could be set in the front four.
Boateng could be that threat out of midfield to help replace Jermaine Jones. They can have Michael Azira on the bench as a back up as well as Dillon Powers. This gives Mastroeni more options and variety in the midfield.


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FA hunts 60m sponsors
The Football Association is in talks with a number of companies over a new sponsorship package, worth 60m over the next four years. It is the most expensive sponsorship in the UK to date.
The package, called Football Associates, runs from this summer to the World Cup of 2002 in Japan and Korea and combines all the major FA properties, such as the England team, the FA Cup, and the Charity Shield. It also includes grass roots ventures such as the FA Vase, women's football, and a youth skills improvement scheme called The Charter For Quality.
The package guarantees TV break bumpers for a range of matches including for the first time England internationals, and media benefits such as three perimeter boards per sponsor at each FA match.
FA commercial director Phillip Carling says: "The idea is to get money flowing into the game at all levels."
Football Associates, which will involve ten sponsors, is designed to simplify the FA's sponsorship structure. At present this is split between a package called Team England, incorporating seven sponsors based around the sponsorship of the England team, and Total Football, which is an eight-strong group linked to existing FA properties.
The companies involved in these programmes include Coca-Cola, Mars, Carlsberg, and Littlewoods, although there are some such as Carlsberg which are in both.
These deals, along with the separate England kit deal, come to an end after the World Cup this summer. Football Associates will run from August 1998 until after the Korea/Japan World Cup in 2002. Depending on the level of involvement, the cost of each sponsorship ranges from 5m to 10m.
One sponsorship consultant comments: "This deal mirrors what the Champions League has done in recent years. It creates a hierarchy of major sponsors which the FA hope will sign again next time around."
Carling would not comment on which companies he was talking to.


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RIGHT: One brightly painted piece of furniture can be all you need to jazz up a plain white room. Here, an old bed was simply painted with a fire engine shade of red enamel for a vibrant jolt of color. Use accentsthe quilt and pillowsto tie such a contrasting scheme together and avoid a choppy look. COLOROPTIONSM To make your touches count, choose a bold colorwarm gold and pumpkin or cooler purple and teal. When you are getting comfortable with more color in your home, think how to creatively introduce easy-to-live-with touches and accents. DINING ROOM IDEAS OAK If you have been living with white or off-white walls and want to see how more color feels to you, reverse the standard of colorful walls and white trim. Instead, paint the chair rail or other woodwork in your color choice and use a pale, subtle tint of the same color for the walls. An easy method is to use the deepest, most intense shade on a paint chip for the trim and the palest tint on the same chip for the wall color. To get the most impact from your trim color, choose a semigloss paint for light-reflecting shine. right: Think of a white kitchen and neutral upholstery as a canvas for your creativity.
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Momentum report
The Momentum Report highlights the transition of the Pottery Lab from a city-run program to an independent nonprofit. It also shows this three-year period in the context of the Pottery Lab's long history and Studio Arts Boulder's exciting future. Please click the navigation arrows below to move from page to page through the report.


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Flu Vaccinations
An annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce your risk of getting sick with seasonal flu and spreading it to others. The more people that are vaccinated, the less the flu will spread throughout the community – your workplace.
Flu Vaccinations can be carried out on-site or at any of our clinics.
We Provide:
- Online booking process available online and through a smartphone app.
- On-site (or off-site) Flu Vaccinations with a Qualified Medical Professional
- Paperless appointments for convenience and expediency.


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Try a little Honesty
A good commentary by Bob Garfield on why doesn't KFC just embrace who they are, and try a little honesty in it's advertising. For those who haven't heard KFC is donating money for every pink bucket of chicken you buy. Stunts like this don't work precisely because they are stunts that don't connect with any deeper meaning. What does KFC stand for? I don't know, do you? Does KFC? What do they have to do with breast cancer? No idea.
This is akin to a campaign throwing an issue out there just because it scored well in a poll. It all has to have some deeper meaning, some connection to make sense in the mind of voters or it's just another stunt.


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Are the Christmas Eve service times posted yet?
The service times are not posted yet. We will be announcing the times on the weekend of Nov 25/26. With Christmas Eve being on a Sunday, know that we will be having services at all of our regularly scheduled worship times at both campuses. More details will be coming soon.
Where have the attendance and giving numbers gone that used to be on the bulletin each week? I really appreciated seeing how things were going on a bigger scale.
Great question. With figuring things out with two campuses, we realized that its a little more difficult to get the numbers together each week and in before the next week's bulletin needs to be printed. For now, we have opted to provide a quarterly report that you can pick up at the What's Next Wall or you can find it on the Giving page of our website. The great thing about this is we are able to include a lot more detail and context like comparisons to the past year and trends for the entire quarter.


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The next edition of the Gulf Coast Reporters' League bimonthly newsletter will be available Tuesday. It's an eight-page PDF with stories about aerospace activities in the I-10 region between New Orleans and Northwest Florida.
In the Feb. 10 issue, writer Kaija Wilkinson has a cover story about the Airbus A320 assembly line in Mobile, and the shipment that will bring in the aircraft sections from Europe. They'll become the first American-made Airbus jetliner, a JetBlue A321.
There's also a story by yours truly about Avalex Technologies, the Gulf Breeze company doing innovative work in the growing field of surveillance. Foreign sales are taking off, and Avalex has enough land and space that it could become the core of a high-tech park.
Writer Tom McLaughlin will tell you about DRS Training & Control Systems of Fort Walton Beach. It's an old dog, so to speak, of this region's defense contractors, but it's playing a key role improving training capabilities of the world's most advanced fighter, the F-35.
Last but not least, writer Connie Baggett will fill you in on the aviation activities in rural counties of South Alabama. You may be surprised just how much is going on in the area north of the more metropolitan coastal region.
You can find the newsletter Tuesday at the Gulf Coast Aerospace Corridor website. The download is free thanks to underwriters Gulf Power, Santa Rosa Economic Development and Mobile Airport Authority. If you prefer, you can subscribe to have the newsletter PDF delivered directly to your inbox. There's no charge, and the list will never be used for anything else. Just drop me an email with subscribe on the subject line.
Now for your week in review:
Airbus' list of companies interested in buying A320 jetliners continues to grow. Avianca Holdings S.A. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for 100 A320neo family aircraft, according to a press release from Airbus.
Avianca, of Bogota, Colombia, will base its fleet renewal strategy on the A320neo family, Airbus said. To date, the A320neo program has 245 firm orders from seven customers in Latin America: Avianca, Azul, Interjet, LAN, TAM, VivaAerobus and Volaris.
Airbus will open its A320 assembly line in Mobile, Ala., later this year. Other A320 assembly lines are in Germany, France and China. (Post)
Here's some good news for Moss Point, Miss., home of the Northrop Grumman Unmanned Systems Center that's involved in building portions of two robotic aircraft.
Northrop Grumman will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems for the Republic of Korea's air force. Those systems will provide wide-area intelligence gathering capabilities to military commanders in the allied nation.
Under a contract awarded Dec. 16, the company will work with the U.S. Air Force to deliver the systems starting in 2018. The contract is for four aircraft, two ground stations and supporting equipment.
It's the first time Global Hawk has been sold to an allied nation in the Asia-Pacific region under the Foreign Military Sales process. Moss Point will be handling the central fuselage work for those Global Hawks. (Post)
The Pegasus barge that was designed to transport Space Shuttle external tanks from New Orleans to Florida is well on its way to being supersized. Its new role will be to transport the huge Space Launch System stages being built at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The larger Pegasus is set to transport the first major SLS hardware from New Orleans to NASA's Stennis Space Center, Miss., for testing as early as next year.
The barge's final role in shuttle program was when it shipped Space Shuttle Main Engine ground support equipment to Stennis from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The barge was mothballed at Stennis in 2011, and is now being modified by Conrad Shipyard LLC in Amelia, La. (Post)
-- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., was awarded a $36.8 million modification to a previously awarded contract for Space Based Infra-Red Systems (SBIRS) follow-on production. The contract is being modified to change the initial launch capability dates for SBIRS Geosynchronous Earth Orbit 3-4 space vehicles in order to support new launch manifest dates and procure storage for the GEO-3 space vehicle. Work will be done in Sunnyvale and will be completed by June 30, 2018.
Space and Missile System Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity. But there's also a Gulf Coast connection. The SBIRS is an A2100 satellite-based spacecraft. Work on the A2100 core's propulsion system, which positions the spacecraft in orbit, is done at Stennis Space Center, Miss. (Post)
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., of Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $35.6 million delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement to complete a Joint Strike Missile (JSM) risk reduction and integration study of the F-35 Air System for the government of Norway.
The objectives of the study are to further mature JSM weapon design and to ensure compatibility of the weapon with the F-35. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and Kongsberg, Norway, and is expected to be completed in March 2018.
The Naval Air Systems Command of Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 integrated training center. (Post)
The city of Pensacola is looking at beefing up security at Pensacola International Airport with a high-tech electronic system that will cost $533,000 to install. That system will use cameras and motion detection software to stop people from entering the concourse area through the exit lane, which could allow passengers to bypass security. A visible or audible warning will alert airport personnel and automatically close doors to prevent access to the concourse area if someone enters the area through the exit lane. (Post)
-- The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron will conduct flight and boat operations Monday through Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico some eight to 20 miles south of Destin and in Choctawhatchee Bay. Fighter aircraft will release munitions in the morning between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Gulf of Mexico within a cordoned, cleared surface range safety corridor. In the afternoon, around 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., approximately 30 boats will be used as visual targets by fighter aircraft and helicopters flying mid to low level altitudes. No weapons or ammunition will be involved in the flights in the Choctawhatchee Bay. (Post)
Northrop Grumman, Annapolis, Md., was awarded a $16.6 million delivery order to a previously awarded contract for the procurement of field upgradeable kits and fleet support for conversion of the AN/AQS-24A mine detecting sensor systems to the AN/AQS-24B configuration. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity.


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Thematic Outlines
Faithlife Sermons • Sermon • • 1,663 views
The Holy Spirit equips and empowers believers so that the reign and reality of God is revealed through them in the world.
Galatians Series
Jeff Addison • The Ridge Abilene • Sermon • • 328 views • 45:35
Galatians 5:22-23 In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: "Tell me," he said to his audience, "how can I get the air out of the tumbler I have in…
Sermon on the Mount
Pastor Toby Dukich • Blennerhassett Church of the Nazarene • Sermon • • 307 views • 51:25
Pastor Mike Burford • Calvary Chapel Lowcountry • Sermon • • 199 views • 43:48
Romans 15:1-13 "Bearings Burdens Together"
Pastor Theresa Noschese • The Masters Hand Christian Fellowship • Sermon • • 187 views • 1:25:31
" 'And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you…
F. Allen Rasnake • Crossroads Community Church Obetz • Sermon • • 133 views • 1:17:28
Created For a Purpose. 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations." You are God's idea. He's the one with the plan. He's the one with the purpose. 14 I will give…
Thematic Outlines
Faithlife Sermons • Sermon • • 122 views
The Holy Spirit dwells within Jesus Christ and his disciples. Recognisable results in believers' lives include Christlikeness and the fruit of the Spirit.
Thematic Outlines
Faithlife Sermons • Sermon • • 105 views
To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be energised and controlled by the third person of the Godhead in such a way that under the acknowledged lordship of Jesus Christ the full presence and power of God are experienced. Spirit-filling leads to renewal, obedience, boldness in testimony and an arresting quality in believers' lives.
Robert K. Storey • River Church NOLA • Sermon • • 63 views • 42:09
Message today is How to Change the World in One Easy Lesson. I believe Jesus wants us to change the World. Look at the sermon on the Mount. Jesus is teaching the Sermon on the Mount in Matt 5-7 . He teaches the Beatitudes: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit… those who mourn... When Jesus preached that sermon,…
John 14:1-6 - Don't be troubled!
Ged West • Calvary Chapel of Montesano • Sermon • • 62 views • 51:11
Brenden Bridges • Richvale Church • Sermon • • 49 views • 38:33
Good morning! we are in this sermon series entitled Unashamed - where we have been looking at this hidden emotion called Shame.. its often consider more subjective than objective and is easily ignored.. However what we have been seeing is that Shame is an INFLUENCER - IT is one of those emotions that…
Thematic Outlines
Faithlife Sermons • Sermon • • 46 views
The Holy Spirit brings a sense of well-being, contentment and wholeness to believers whatever their outward circumstances. Peace is therefore an indication of the Holy Spirit's presence.
Josh Hamlin - Lead Pastor • New Covenant • Sermon • • 42 views • 51:15
The Power of Patience
Ike Nwachukwu • Faithlife Church • Sermon • • 32 views • 1:04:14
David Strong • Wagga Wagga Baptist Church • Sermon • • 28 views • 33:28
Thematic Outlines
Faithlife Sermons • Sermon • • 27 views
In the OT the gift of the Holy Spirit was restricted to individuals for particular tasks, but at Pentecost and on subsequent occasions, the Holy Spirit is given to all believers.
Philip Guay • Providence Baptist Church of Baton Rouge • Sermon • • 19 views • 42:47
Pastor Kermit Perry • Prayer, Praise & Proclamation Christian Ministries (3Ps) • Sermon • • 17 views • 40:33
Richard Freese • New Life Center • Sermon • • 16 views • 51:21
Ugly Bride
Hendrik Smidderks • Northwest Free Methodist Church • Sermon • • 15 views • 44:03
Thematic Outlines
Faithlife Sermons • Sermon • • 15 views
The Holy Spirit brings joy to believers, giving them an inner contentment and happiness which is not dependent upon external circumstances.
Why Not?
David Housholder • The Well @ Surf City • Sermon • • 11 views • 39:42
Lie #4: God has no plan for your life.


text: Share: Comments Print October 10, 2014 at 5:00 AM Judging school performance: Is there a better way? Posted by Linda Shaw Many agree that the way we evaluate schools, often with a heavy emphasis on test scores, isn't working well. So what would be better? That's what the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) asked recently, acknowledging problems with what's happening now. Paul Tong / Op Art "There is a backlash against accountability," wrote Robin Lake, the center's director. "Critics have legitimate concerns about imperfect measurement and unintended consequences." Many others are asking similar questions. One example: Linda Darling-Hammond, the influential Stanford University professor of education, and Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, recently announced their own ideas for how to move forward, away from what they consider a test-and-punish approach to a support-and-improve one. At CRPE, which is affiliated with the University of Washington Bothell, Lake and others recently released a set of eight principles, which they think most can support. A sampling: All parents need to know immediately when their children are not learning at a rate that makes it highly likely they will graduate high school, enter and complete a four-year college or get a rewarding, career-ladder job. Student test scores provide indispensable information, but they should be used in a way that provides trend data for individual students and for schools, and be combined with other valid evidence of student progress (e.g., course completion, normal progress toward graduation). Because a student's level and pace of learning in any one year depends in part on what was learned previously, the consequences of high and low performance should attach to whole schools, not only to teachers in grades tested. In evaluating teachers, school leaders should have the fullest possible information about individual teachers and be free to consider additional factors (e.g., classroom observations, contributions to school professional climate, and parent or student surveys). What other thinkers/proposals would you add to this list? Please let us know in the comments section. One commonality between CRPE and Darling-Hammond/Weingarten: Accountability isn't likely to go away. As Lake put it, "Americans can't be compelled to send their children to schools that don't have to demonstrate results." Comments | More in News | Topics: accountability, Center on Reinventing Public Education, Linda Darling-Hammond


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Internal Audit Manager (Technology)
- Recruiter
- PwC Nigeria
- Location
- Nigeria
- Salary
- Unspecified
- Posted
- 13 Feb 2019
- Closes
- 25 Feb 2019
- Ref
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Internal audit
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
Department: Assurance
Reference Number: 125-NIG00198
The Company
PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) firms help organisations and individuals create the value they're looking for. We're a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 250,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. In Sub-Saharan Africa, we're the largest provider of professional services with offices in 34 countries and over 9,000 people.
Job Summary:
Are you looking to work with a diverse and exciting client group within one of the fastest growing teams in Assurance?
Within Internal Audit we've an exciting opportunity for a Manager to join the team. In joining us you will be part of a unique client proposition, helping our clients understand and challenge their IT risk profile and the extent to which their company's processes, people and systems assist or inhibit their corporate strategies to generate value.
To be successful, you'll need to have a track record of delivery in a wide range of disciplines including IT risk evaluation, review of operational and strategic IT processes, project management and governance and IT audit.
You are expected to be capable of applying these skills in a variety of business situations to maximise the impact to our clients on Internal Audit engagements.
- Working directly with a broad range of clients, across a number of different sectors to deliver both advisory and assurance engagements including internal audit assignments
- Managing project teams to deliver solutions including scoping, testing, and reporting against advisory standards
- Ability to demonstrate skills and audit experience across a number of focus areas, such as Cyber, Information Security, Infrastructure, Applications, IT Governance, IT Operations, IT Resilience, data analytics etc.
- Ability to manage a series of high profile co-source or outsource audit engagements across industry sectors.
- Practical experience on Risk Based Internal Audit Methodology
- Managing projects including IT operational, security / cyber and data reviews (in addition to IT general controls and business process reviews)
- Enhancing client controls and operational environments, including developing integrated risk and control frameworks and building remediation plans for key client issues
- Exposure to current thinking in technology governance and risk management
- Supporting the unit in business development initiatives
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of the technical and functional requirements of audit software e.g TeamMate, CURA, Isometrix, MKinsight, etc.
- Ability to develop Quality Assurance (QA) programs, execute the programs and communicate/report QA results to Senior Management
- Ability to execute Quality Assurance (QA) reviews to ensure compliance with organizational policies, IIA standards and other regulatory/other requirements
- Good understanding of the application of data analytics to the internal audit process especially in the articulation/application of key risk indicators and key performance indicators
- Ability to lead the implementation and configuration of audit management systems. This includes understanding the business requirements in the primary areas of reporting and implementation of audit methodology, and determining how the software should be configured to meet those requirements
- Ability to function as a "People Manager" for more junior team members, managing their performance, well-being and providing career advice
- Knowledge of IT audit applications and tools
Additional Information
- Experience of managing engagement teams and of developing junior members of staff to build a team.
- Experience of engaging at a middle management level with clients (both business and IT stakeholders) to build relationships, generate new business and communicate findings and recommendations with impact
- Strong project management, analytical skills and organisational abilities
- Technically strong and numerate with a commercial focus on engagements
- Ability to understand client issues and translate these into a PwC engagement approach (including approach, budgeting and risk & quality management), drawing on the resources of the firm as required.
- Ability to support the development of new service offerings
- Focused and initiative driven (required to maximise growth potential) with an ability to build strong relationships with clients and with PwC teams
- Experience in responding to formal and informal client Requests for Proposal (for PwC services)
- Track record in demonstrating a proactive approach to problem solving and delivering client solutions whilst demonstrating integrity and courage to challenge the status quo
- Ability to follow formal methodologies, apply risk and quality standards and ensure the team's compliance with these requirements
- Well-developed listening and questioning techniques
- Strong desire for personal continuous improvement
- Excellent verbal skills and report writing capability
- Self-starter, able to work autonomously as well as manager of engagement teams without the need for day to day direct management
- Proficient networker, relationship builder and team player
Technical skills:
- Experience in delivering internal audit and advisory assignments
- Experience in advising across a range of IT areas including IT strategy, IT governance, IT management processes, vendor and contract management, IT capability. assessments, business systems strategy, selection and evaluation, IT support and operational processes and IT security
- Experience in evaluating current state processes, developing future state designs, and leading implementation of new ways of working
- Understanding of IT governance frameworks e.g. COBIT and end to end processes
- Experience in common project governance methodologies and the risks of project based delivery, e.g. PRINCE 2, PMP, MSP.
- Experience in complex ERP environments including Oracle, SAP or Microsoft Dynamics
- Experience in reviewing IT General Controls including Change Control, Access Rights and IT Operations
- Minimum of a Second Class Upper Bachelor's degree
- Degree Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Accounting Information Systems, Management Information Systems or related field
- Certification(s) Required: CIA, CISA, CISSP, ACA or any relevant certification
- Proficiency in English
- Candidates should have at least 5-7 years of experience within Internal Audit functions ideally, or professional services / audit firms
- Candidate must have in-depth experience of Technology processes and Technology Risk Management
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the "Apply" button below.


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The uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) into the mid-latitudes of the North Atlantic Ocean through the production of wintertime Sub-Tropical Mode Water (STMW) also known as Eighteen Degree Water (EDW) is poorly quantified and constrained. Nonetheless, it has been proposed that the EDW could serve as an important short-term sink of anthropogenic CO2. The objective of the present investigation was to determine sea-air CO2 gas exchange rates and seawater CO2 dynamics during wintertime formation of EDW in the North Atlantic Ocean. During 2006 and 2007, several research cruises were undertaken as part of the CLIMODE project across the northwest Atlantic Ocean with the intent to study the pre-conditioning, formation, and the evolution of EDW. Sea-air CO2 exchange rates were calculated based on measurements of atmospheric pCO(2), surface seawater pCO(2) and wind speed with positive values denoting a net flux from the surface ocean to the atmosphere. Average sea-air CO2 flux calculated along cruise tracks in the formation region equaled -18 +/- 6 mmol CO2 m(-2) d(-1) and -14 +/- 9 mmol CO2 m(-2) d(-1) in January of 2006 and March of 2007, respectively. Average sea-air CO2 flux in newly formed outcropping EDW in February and March of 2007 equaled -28 +/- 10 mmol CO2 m(-2) d(-1). These estimates exceeded previous flux estimates in this region by 40-185%. The magnitude of CO2 flux was mainly controlled by the observed variability in wind speed and Delta pCO(2) with smaller changes owing to variability in sea surface temperature. Small but statistically significant difference (4.1 +/- 2.6 mu mol kg(-1)) in dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) was observed in two occurrences of newly formed EDW in February and March of 2007. This difference was explained either by differences in the relative contribution from different water masses involved in the initial formation process of EDW or temporal changes owing to sea-air CO2 exchange (similar to 25%) and vertical and/or lateral mixing (similar to 75%) with water masses high in DIC from the cold side of the Gulf Stream and/or from below the permanent thermocline. Based on the present estimate of sea-air CO2 flux in newly formed EDW and a formation rate of 9.3 Sv y (Sverdrup year = 10(6) m(3) s(-1) flow sustained for 1 year), CO2 uptake by newly formed EDW may constitute 3-6% of the total North Atlantic CO2 sink. However, advection of surface waters that carry an elevated burden of anthropogenic CO2 that are transported to the formation region and transformed to mode water may contribute additional CO2 to the total net uptake and sequestration of anthropogenic CO2 to the ocean interior. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
There are concerns about the future of coral reefs in the face of ocean acidification and warming, and although studies of these phenomena have advanced quickly, efforts have focused on pieces of the puzzle rather than integrating them to evaluate ecosystem-level effects. The field is now poised to begin this task, but there are information gaps that first must be overcome before progress can be made. Many of these gaps focus on calcification at the levels of cells, organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystem, and their closure will be made difficult by the complexity of the interdependent processes by which coral reefs respond to ocean acidification, with effects scaling from cells to ecosystems and from microns to kilometers. Existing ecological theories provide an important and largely untapped resource for overcoming these difficulties, and they offer great potential for integrating the effects of ocean acidification across scales on coral reefs.
Earth Through Space and Time, Global Change
Biogeochemistry, Coastal Processes, Low Temperature Geochemistry, Marine Chemistry, Ocean Acidification
Mailing Address: SIO DeptScripps Institution of OceanographyUC San Diego9500 Gilman Drive #0244La Jolla CA, 92093-0244
Location: 301 Vaughan HallTel: 858-822-2486
aandersson at ucsd.edu


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Welcome to irayake.com, the website for the author Ira Yake. Here you can buy his work, get info about upcoming releases, read his blog, or just learn more about the author. Below you can find a little more info about each page in the navigation bar.
This is the page you are on right now. It will have the most current info about what is happening with Ira Yake and his work.
This is where you can read about the work that Ira has put out already, as well as see information about upcoming projects. It has three subcategories:
Novels: On this page you can read about the novels by Ira Yake that are currently out for purchase. It will also have information where to purchase physical copies (if available) and will also tell you where you can purchase the ebook format online.
Stories: Here you will be able to read all of the shorter works written by Ira. You can either read them natively on the website, or find links to download the stories for more convenient reading.
ITP: Under this section you can find links to the online roleplaying game IronThronePowers, hosted on reddit.com. Ira is an active member in the community, which plays a text based roleplaying game set in the A Song of Ice and Fire universe.
On the blog page you can find posts about what is going on in Ira Yake's life. He keeps an active blog, updating at least weekly, about his work, personal life, health and fitness goals, and other topics as well.
The about tab will give you information about who Ira Yake is, including his hometown and early life details.
On this page you can find a contact form that will allow you to get in touch with Ira, as well as more information about his social media, and a PO box mailing address.


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The Real Thing: Why Invest in a High-End Rug?
You're in the market for a high-end rug. Why? With factory-made stuff plastered all over Big Box warehouses and digital marketplaces, buying a trendy rug can be a bit tempting, especially when it sells and ships for less than $100 in under 48 hours.
But you don't want just a high-end area rug. A rug is not a status symbol (though it can be depending on the company you invite to dinner). You want a piece of the world, in your home. Something in which to nestle your restless feet.
I'll let you in on a little discovery I made recently.
When I asked a friend for tips on buying a yoga mat, she insisted that I only buy one made with ethical labour and materials, purchased through fair trade agreement, (and assuming it would also be durable enough to withstand regular use). The buzz descriptor for such an item and its buyer is "eco-conscious," and it doesn't just apply to the purchase of yoga mats.
My immediate thought was, where can I find such a gem and how much will it cost?
Buying high-end rugs is a bit like buying yoga mats. If you're not into the ancient Indian practice or its mats, don't worry. You need only a certain affinity for buying nice things to see the often massive discrepancy in quality. And to realize that quality seems to correlate with ethics when we're talking about rugs.
Why Not Big Box? The Real Dark Side of the Rug
Big box rug stores, which we all know, but I won't name, sell absolutely everything you think you may want in a rug. A quick jaunt through one on a given Tuesday afternoon will take you on a trip through any number of exotic countries–or least it appears that way.
You'll discover rigid shag rugs, thick and scratchy under your the soles of your feet–at least for the first three months until they're threadbare. They're woven with boiled cotton and PVC-laden materials and unnatural colours. They shriek of artificiality. They're made by an energy-sucking-sweatshop assembly line that produces about a hundred uniform rugs each hour. Each one is for sale in those bargain basement Big Box rug shops for the same amount as one of those assembly line worker's monthly earnings.
I don't intend to make you feel bad if you've ever bought one of those rugs before–I had them all over my house once upon a time. It's hard not to enjoy getting a nice looking rug (at least for the first three months) for a good price–especially when that rug looks so exotic and so real (from a bit of a distance).
That is the reality. Much of what you see in those massive super-mart warehouse rug giants are not high end rugs. They're manufactured by assembly line, with low-quality materials, alongside a thousand other rugs and bath mats (possibly yoga mats) that look just like it.
There's nothing original, ethical, or authentic about mass-produced rugs.
Why Boutique?
Your home is a unique place: A portrayal of how you like to live and what you love. Arguably, there is no greater representation of our inner world than the arrangement of our most intimate outer world–our home.
Choose plush, silk fibres, buttery under the soles of your feet, marked and made with unique, homespun design. From raw materials harvested in wild places, crafted by a skillful set of hands. Naturally variegated because they were dyed with organic inks by local people (whether Moroccan, Persian, East Asian, etc.) for a fair price. A high-end area rug is a symbolically-rich tapestry of culture, comfort, and beauty.
Boutiques like Mellah can't match Big Box prices when it comes to rugs, but we don't want to. We want to share the real thing.


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Whether you missed the pendulum at Science Saturday and the Art Walk or you are just ready to play with it again. The Paint pendulum is a blast! This is guaranteed to create a one of a kind masterpiece.
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Where's his Coca-Cola? The story behind a polar bear who crashed in a Nunavik cabin
'It wasn't the first time the bear went to the cabin. I think he knew where to go,' says Pauloosie Kasudluak
When CBC North shared this picture of a polar bear peeking out of a cabin window in Northern Quebec, the social media community loved it.
It struck a chord with some people who used the opportunity to write some hilarious — and some more serious — captions.
Some people interpreted his wide-eyed expression:
While others channeled their inner Goldilocks:
There were some references to politics, pop-culture, and hilarious quotes-gone-viral:
But on a more serious note:
So how did he end up in that wooden cabin in Quebec? We decided to find out the real story behind the polar bear that inspired creativity from our audience.
What's the story?
The mayor of Inukjuak, Que., Pauloosie Kasudluak, was on a hunting trip when he spotted the polar bear just outside his community.
"We were heading home and as we were five minutes away, I saw a polar bear running away," recalled Kasudluak.
He began chasing it on his snowmobile while filming.
"That was the first time I saw one close to the community. It was kind of rare," he said. The last time Kasudluak said he heard of a polar bear around the community was nearly thirty years ago,
A few minutes into the chase, the polar bear took refuge in an unfinished cabin.
He said he had a guest in his cabin.- Pauloosie Kasudkluak
"I think it wasn't the first time the bear went to the cabin. I think he knew where to go," said Kasudluak. He said when community members later peeked into the cabin, they found a spot where the bear had been sleeping.
When Kasudluak told the story to the owner of the cabin, who lives in Inukjuak, the owner cracked a joke.
Joanassie Ningiuk said he started building the cabin last summer, but was unable to finish it.
"They told me the polar bear broke the door," said Ningiuk, who will continue building it this summer.
When asked if he was OK with his furry tenant, he answered: "Yeah, of course."
'Bad ending' for the bear
Kasudluak said he went home, and then visited the cabin again with his whole family to see if the bear was still there.
The "very fat" polar bear was still poking his head out of the cabin, he said.
Unfortunately, it was "a bad ending" for the polar bear who was just a fifteen minute walk away from the community, said Kasudluak, who shot the bear.
"At first I didn't want to kill the bear, I was just taking a video of it," he said. "After a while, when it was in the cabin, I thought that this bear may be dangerous for the people who don't know where he is."
Typically, polar bears and humans don't share common living areas, but recently, there have been more news of polar bears near Northern communities. Polar bears are known to be powerful, aggressive carnivores and are considered extremely dangerous to humans. They can attack, especially if they're hungry.
Kasudluak says many people in and out of the community travel around that area, on foot and on skis. He was concerned they would be in for a surprise to find a polar bear living there.
"I thought this may be a risk for them," he said.
The kill was not all bad news.
"We distributed the food to elders and people who likes polar bears so it was a bad ending for the polar bear, but good for the people who love to eat polar bear meat."


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What to Expect When You Attend a Jewish Funeral
Attending a traditional Jewish funeral service is a true honor, and it's important to be knowledgeable about the customs that you will encounter and be a part of. Here is some helpful information about what you can expect when you attend a Jewish funeral service.
Dress Appropriately When Visiting the Funeral Home
Women traditionally wear long skirts and a modest top, or a long dress. Men wear a dress shirt and slacks, or a suit, and should cover their heads. The funeral home may provide kippahs for guests to use as head coverings during the funeral service. Children of the deceased may wear torn pieces of clothing from garments of immediate family members.
Be Familiar With What Happens During the Funeral Service
Rather than talking amongst themselves, mourners may recite psalms while waiting for the funeral service to begin. At traditional Jewish funeral services, the casket remains closed. The funeral service may begin with the hesped, or eulogy, followed by brief prayers.
Accompany the Family to the Cemetery for the Burial Service
After the funeral service, it's customary for mourners to accompany the casket for the first six feet of its journey. The burial service is held at the burial plot, where mourners take turns shoveling dirt onto the casket. The shovel isn't passed from person to person; rather, it's stuck in the dirt, where the next mourner can retrieve it. Mourners recite prayers, including a mitzvah for the bereaved. The immediate family leaves the cemetery and returns home to sit shivah for six days. It's appropriate to visit the family in their home, or send condolences during this time.
At Chapel of the Chimes Hayward, our knowledgeable and compassionate staff has experience planning funerals near Hayward for families of many different religions and cultures. We are respectful of the diverse needs of our community, and will do everything we can to accommodate their funeral service and burial service requirements. For more information about how we can help you plan a funeral or memorial, call us today at (510) 398-6922.
A Look at Jewish Funeral Customs
Many religious and cultural groups follow specific funeral rites. Jewish funerals in particular often adhere to defined traditions that are passed on from one generation to the next. With the right funeral home in Hayward, Jewish families can have peace of mind that their wishes for the deceased are precisely followed.
Preparing the Body
A funeral home typically provides body cleansing and embalming services for passed loved ones. However, within the Jewish tradition, the deceased is not to be embalmed at all. Normal custom dictates that the body receives only an external cleansing by those of the same gender. Once this process is complete, the deceased is clothed in plain white garments in preparation for the funeral service.
Burying the Deceased
Time plays a critical role in Jewish funerals. Unless extenuating circumstances present, the funeral service should take place as soon as possible after a loved one's death. For this reason, Jewish families may want to consider pre-planning funerals so that no delays occur once a family member passes away. Generally, Jewish tradition favors casket burial over cremation, so the purchase of a burial site ahead of time may likewise facilitate funeral and cemetery services once they become necessary.
Mourning the Loss
As with other types of funerals, Jewish funerals provide family members, friends, and other loved ones the chance to commemorate the life of the deceased. During this time, it should be kept in mind that someone from the family must look over the body of the passed loved one until the cemetery service is over. Otherwise, all those in attendance at the funeral can gather together to mourn their loss. Family members may even ceremoniously rip their attire to show their grief. After the funeral, the traditional mourning period continues for several more days.
Chapel of the Chimes offers thoughtful and detailed funeral services that honor the religious and cultural traditions of those who use our funeral home, and we gladly welcome those with specific funeral or burial needs. Call (510) 471-3362 for more information on our many customizable funeral and cemetery services.


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Those who grew up in church may identify with the general feeling of this image, which was painted by my brother several ago around the time he led worship in the small town in Ohio that I always write about. At the time, most of his art was about feeling alienated and examining the spiritual aspects of religion. It sounds like a no-brainer to associate "religion" and "spirituality," but for a church kid, it can be tough to do. It's hard to claim an identity when a lifelong habit of following prescriptive behavior turns into all-out wrestle matches between the bruised flesh of life and a rather immature spirit.
For disheartened Christians, after awhile, everyone ends up looking the same, church is a chore and club, and Christ is nowhere to be found—except maybe somewhere in that old lady's banana bread placed next to the coffee at the greeting table. Struggling in this place, people find church to be toxic (as portrayed in this painting). When the routine wears off and the joy of Jesus doesn't feel close enough for avowed Christians, the material and the metaphysical clash more viciously than ever. It is sad that this pain is often explained as sin or completely out of our hands, so there's guilt or helplessness for the here and now.
Church sets imperfect people with high expectations and a great deal of baggage next to each other week after week. When there are mistakes and disappointments inside the church community, it's all the more personal because "it" was supposed to be better than that. Inside the church, among church people, relationships break, hard questions are given unsatisfactory answers, and complex issues remain unsolved. So people leave because going to church feels emptier than spending Sunday mornings at home.
It doesn't have to be this way. There are times I still don't feel entirely "at home" in churches or church circles because I don't like "church" activities or worship music enough to get jazzed about it all the time; yet I don't think I could ever leave it behind. I think fellowship with believers in a church is vital to growing closer to God.
The more soul searching I do, the more I find that I'm trying to feel OK, to feel comfortable, and to feel like I can take a rest from my head. I'm looking for my brothers and sisters and the customs that I grew up with instead of asking God to show me how to serve where I am and becoming familiar with the Body.
I'd be interested to see what the church would look like painted as a body with many parts, parts that sometimes need to be bandaged, nursed, and exercised so they can be used again (1 Corinthians 12). If the church really is a body, it's a very strange one that often chooses to succumb to necrosis over going to the doctor. We constrict our vessels and cut off blood supply when something gets uncomfortable instead of massaging the area because it might hurt us.
I'm with my brother, and I don't want a factory—whether that's the sleek, coffee shop Christianity or the sleepy pew-warming kind. I need a body so I can know my soul.
painting by Andrew J. Ditlevson


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Summer time brings in all kinds of wonderful changes both season and wardrobe wise! Where I'm from ( South Ga) It seems to always be summer time so most of our wardrobe consists of short sleeve shirts, shorts and flip flops. My little one loves dresses so when I can make her something that she is comfy in while playing outside in hot weather it's a win in my book!
Kyra by SLPCO was a HUGE hit for us! This pattern was actually my FIRST all knit pattern I have ever done! It was so simple to do I found myself asking why in the world did I wait to long to work with knit! I used a lightweight fabric I got from Joanns years ago and was perfect! Kyra is packed full of options. Choose from a regular empire bodice or a drop waist bodice three skirt lengths include peplum, tunic and dress – all three lengths can be made with a gathered skirt or circle skirt! The back has a trendy crossed strap style! The pattern also included a A-line version as well as a hack to make a sports bra! Who doesn't love tons of options with just 1 pattern!
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Sorry guys, for some reason it wouldn't let me edit or add text to this in chrome :/
Anyway, I'm new here and I'm from Indiana and... well. Just played F-zero Gx for the first time. Learned how to MTS and SB (with the caveat that I was only ever able to get two in a row today), and quick turning is getting pretty natural.
I really don't like Fat Shark It's really hard to use and quick turns LUDICROUSLY quickly.
Just thought I drop by and maybe get some tips. Found out about you guys a few days ago via AGDQ and other live speedrunning events, and (never having played F-Zero) REALLY wanted to join in the fun. I've never done any speedrunning of any game, and I'm not that great at games in general, but I hope to be confidently MTSing and SBing with the best of em soon
Hello Rgreen42 !
Generally it's not bad to take a look at the advanced techniques guide to get an understanding of the tricks: http://www.fzerocentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=463
There are also Naeglerias tutorials for all the techniques you need in maxspeed, which are pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5UD8kOhQuv8fjXUpjDl2vSEHuqOOrBw_
Regarding your case, you should definitely learn to momentum throttle (MT) if you haven't already.
This is probably the most important technique in this game which lets you maintain your speed high throughout the entire track.
I didn't like the Fat Shark either when I started, because it felt too slippery back then and Gallant has some strong grip.
The key to moving the Fat Shark well is to learn tiny quickturns. You can see brave doing them all over the place in any of his runs.
Other than that you only need some experience for the tracks and for how the machine behaves.
Here is a link to the F-zero Central Discord, where almost all the runners hang out and can give you advice: https://discordapp.com/invite/0SjuQvhyEztsO9Qg


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Universal Peace Federation-UK receives a certificate for its Partnership with Parliament Week over the last three years from the Speakers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. This is an appreciation for UPF's support of their aims of political engagement and empowerment. We held an event on the 'Decline of the Political Centre Ground' during Parliament Week 2016 last November. http://ow.ly/5nfD308rMql
Universal Peace Federation Calendar 2017
Universal Peace Federation (UPF) has a series of programmes ongoing featuring five main areas. The Interface of Religion and Politics, Marriage and Family, Sustainable Development Goals, Women's Empowerment and Youth Empowerment. Many invitations can be viewed here. The upcoming events are:
You are cordially invited to an annual conference on Cultural Diplomacy and the Commonwealth in London. The conference will be in 43 Lancaster Gate, London, W2 3NA. Amid a wide range of presentations, there will be a panel on 'Radicalisation in the Commonwealth' and themes such as 'Post-Brexit Significance of the Commonwealth to the UK' and the Celebration of Black History Month. A number of other prominent speakers and commentators will be participating. Humphrey Hawksley will make a presentation 'Democracy, War and Leadership'
Come and join us for a weekend in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. We will spend a weekend reflecting on the lifestyles that contribute to peace in Cleeve House, Seend. The next weekend will be October 27 - 29.
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) is proud to support the United Nations International Day of Peace 2016 dedicated to the theme "The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace."
At the opening of the 70th Session of the General Assembly, the United Nations Member States came together in September of 2015 to affirm and announce the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), along with 169 targets.
Social media have become a catch-all phrase for a spectrum that runs from word-of-mouth rumour to The New York Times and BBC live blogs. They are fast and can have immediate global repercussions. But how much do they really help or hinder efforts to build peace? Are they more relevant than the introduction of printing, radio, television or the Internet itself into fractious societies? To what extent should the law step in to regulate the messages they bring? Addressing these questions, panellists in this session will assess the impact of social media on peacebuilding.


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The first straw was invented by Marvin Stone in the 1880's and was made out of paper. To improve durability, Stone used paraffin-coated manila paper - patenting this design in 1888. Then 40 years later, Joseph B. Friedman patented the "bendy straw" in 1937 to help his daughter sip a milkshake. But the straws created back then had a problem. They weren't as durable as plastic, and they eventually disintegrated in the beverages. By the 1960s, plastic straws, which initially carried a sense of novelty for the public, had usurped paper straws entirely.
Now, nearly every restaurant or bar server automatically places a straw in even the simplest glass of iced water. Made from petrochemical-based plastic, disposable straws never break down. They cannot be recycled. And used for no more than 20-minutes at a time, straws are tossed in the trash - ending up in landfills and making their way into waterways, nearby beaches and the ocean.
In the United States alone we use and throw away a staggering 500 MILLION single-use straws PER DAY.
Although the plastic drinking straw may not be the top contributor to the eight million tons of plastic trash which now flows every year into the world's oceans ~ straws are wasteful, harmful to marine life and birds, and simply unnecessary.
We are not toddlers needing a straw to learn to transition from the breast or baby bottle to drinking from a glass. We are capable grown humans! Let us take the pledge today to once and for all refuse straws wherever we go. If you must use a straw, consider buying and carrying a reusable glass, metal or compostable paper ones (pictured) for your home or business.
Talk to businesses and share them your request to stop serving straws automatically. We can take it a step further. According to National Geographic, the country of France not only banned plastic bags, it has become the first country to also ban plastic plates, cups, and utensils, beginning in 2020. Let us do the same in our local Cities and Countries. Gather friends and your community and attend City Council meetings at your local City to help implement a City-wide ban on plastic straws. Together, we have the power to reverse old "habits of convenience" and help preserve clean beaches, oceans and marine life that depend on these habitats for their survival.


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Model LF-04 is a Fully Automatic Filling Machine. Linear type filling machine, having 4 Heads along with the Entry & Exit turn table.


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Housing Top is In
Mark Thornton makes the point in his new book "The Skyscraper Curse" that the housing market peak was signaled by a high in home-builder stocks in the summer of 2005.
In September the median sales price hit $300,000 again in Las Vegas, the first time since 2007.
Orange Realty Group managing broker Tom Blanchard told the Las Vegas Review Journal that current median is "just another number" and doesn't indicate that homes are too expensive or that a "doom-and-gloom bubble is coming tomorrow."
Well, maybe not, but the Home-builder index peaked in January and that's not a good sign.
The super tight inventory numbers have loosened and the market has slowed reports Eli Segal at LVRJ.
The interest rate which most influences mortgages is the 10 yr treasury which has increased nearly 200 basis points since it's bottom in the summer of 2016. The latest 30-year mortgage rate per investing.com is now at 5.05% a huge jump from the 3.6% two years ago.


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Eastern Bluebird nest boxes are highly susceptible to attach by predators such as cats, snakes, rats and raccoons. This design technique was developed for easy construction and installation in the field. The approach was used to install 20 Bluebird nest boxes on the Lewis Birding Trail at the Huntsville Botanical Garden.


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Create a visual representation of the domains and fields embodied in your project and how they relate to your project and to one another. This can include scholarly and/or scientific disciplines, mediums, technologies, subject matter, styles, communities of practice, social/governmental/political infrastructures, etc.
Write a brief summary for each domain and field embodied in your project. As part of this summary, explain how and why it is important for your thesis project.
THE INTERSECTIONS OF POLITICS AND BUSINESS: Within this domain, I have researched the concept of SuperPACs and lobbying.
SuperPACS are independent political committees that support a candidate with unlimited, often anonymous, donations from COMPANIES, unions, or individuals. The groups cannot contribute directly to a candidate, but they can run favorable ads about a candidate, or negative ones about their favored candidate's opponent. They arose following the July 2010 federal court decision in a case known as Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The reasoning was that political spending is protected under the First Amendment, so corporations and unions are allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money on political activities as long as they don't contribute directly to a political party or candidate.
In a nutshell, this gives companies the power to give as much money as they like anonymously to the candidate of their choosing. I consider this a problem that we should fight back against and I want to inform my target audience about this issue through my website.
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. My website shows the bills lobbied by each brand in 2014 as a way to illuminate what these companies are trying to control within the US government.
THE INFLUENCE OF MILLENNIALS: Within this domain I researched how companies have attempted to market to Millennial users, how we try to get them to vote, and the statistics of how much buying power Millennials have in this country. My research led me to understand that the main way to target millennials is through digital means, often mobile but also web. I found that Millennials truly care about where they are spending their money for the following reasons: they want to see empathy and social responsibility from companies, they get most of their suggestions for where to shop from friends not ads, and they are very active on social media about expressing both negative or positive opinions about companies they've tried out. I also found that in terms of influence, they are most important in the US because they make up 1/4 of the US population (approximately 77 million), and wield $1.3 trillion in annual buying power.
THE IMPACT OF BOYCOTTING: Boycotting is defined as withdrawing from commercial or social relations as a punishment or protest. While research shows some boycotts come up short in forcing their targets to give in to the demands of protest organizers, they can have real impact in terms of lost sales and a damaged reputation. However, if you combine the influence of the Millennial generation with the possible impact of boycotting, you can achieve real change.
Prepare an annotated works cited document that includes all important books, papers, articles, projects, artworks, films, games, etc. that relate to your thesis project. For each entry, provide a short explanation of the item, and how it informs your thesis project.
1. BuyPartisan. in Spend Consiously [database online]. 2015 Available from http://buypartisan.com/.
Precedent: BuyPartisan is a mobile application available on the iPhone which allows you to scan the label of any item and see the political leanings of it's parent company. While this is a great and convenient user experience, the app unfortunately crashes often.
2. Citizens United. Washington, DC, 2015Available from www.citizensunited.org.
Precedent: Citizens United is dedicated to restoring the government into the citizens' control through a combination of education, advocacy, and grass roots organization. I am also trying to restore control of the government to the people, and specifically showing millennials how powerful their actions can truly be.
3. A LABOR OF LIKE millennials 2015 favorite brands ranking report. in Moosylvania [database online]. 2015Available from http://moosylvania.com/millennials/Moosylvania_Millennial_Study_2015.pdf.
Research: This is a presentation created by the independent ad agency Moosylvania. It presents informations about the top 50 brands millennials shop at, as well as statistics for what millennials expect from brands they are loyal to.
4. Youth demographics. in CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) [database online]. 2010Available from http://www.civicyouth.org/quick-facts/youth-demographics/.
Research: This website provides information about the percentage of millennials that voted in the last election.
5. Littlesis. in Public Accountability Initiative [database online]. Available from www.littlesis.org.
Precedent: They are a website that keep tabs on different media sources to connect the dots about the connections between the world's most powerful people and organizations.
6. Opensecrets. in Center for Responsive Politics [database online]. Available from www.opensecrets.org.
Precedent and Process: This is the source of my data. CRP is a research group that tracks money in US politics and its effect on elections and public policy. They advocate for a more transparent and responsive government. OpenSecrets is their website.
7. Egan, John. 18 statistics that marketers need to know about millennials. in LeadsCon [database online]. 2015 Available from http://www.leadscon.com/18-statistics-that-marketers-need-to-know-about-millennials/.
Research: This article was useful in helping me find statistics from Nielson, the US Census Bureau, and Boston Consulting group about the median salary of millennials in the US, our population, and how much time we spend on our phones.
8. Gordon, Jesse. On the issues. Cambridge, MA, 1999 Available from www.ontheissues.org.
Process: On the Issues is a website that has compiled information about the stances of all the candidates on all the issues. I am embedding much of their information into my candidate profile pages using a tool called Graphiq and their website, InsideGov.com which created embeddable versions of the information found on On the Issues.
9. Raine, George. Farm workers union kicks off boycott of gallo wines. in SFGate [database online]. 2005 Available from http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Farm-workers-union-kicks-off-boycott-of-Gallo-2628092.php.
Precedent and Research: I'm using the Gallo boycott as a precedent for an event showing the power of boycotting. Farm workers boycotted Gallo wines in 2005 and in the past as well saying that the company exploits and mistreats their workers.
10. Rubin, Nicholas. Greenhouse. Available from http://allaregreen.us/.
Precedent: Greenhouse is a free browser extension that uses information from OpenSecrets to give you information on legislators and the role money plays in Congress. It displays information on any browser when you click on a legislator's name.
11. Schawbel, Dan. 10 new findings about the millennial consumer. in Forbes [database online]. 2015 Available from http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2015/01/20/10-new-findings-about-the-millennial-consumer/.
Research: This Forbes article provided me with some more information about how millennials think about brands and proved my idea that we care about where our money is going.
12. "Sunlight Foundation," accessed December 13, 2015, http://www.sunlightfoundation.com.
Process: I used the Sunlight Foundation's API for finding your representatives to make put change at my user's fingertips on the about page. Sunlight foundation works to make government and politics more accountable and transparent.
13. Swartz, Aaron. Aaron Swartz's The Programmable Web: An Unfinished Work. Morgan and Claypool Publishers 2013 ebook pg.6
Research and Process: In this book, Swartz talks about the fact that the OpenSecrets API specifically, has data that is difficult to manipulate, and that if you really want true access to it, you need access to the bulk data. This information is what helped my come to the decisions that I needed to pivot my project to using only the top 50 millennial brands according to Moosylvania.