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I started writing, occasionally, about my personal life on this blog to explain the large gaps of time between blog posts. To stay with the theme of an annual update, here is part three of the series I began to write in 2011.
(In case you missed them, here are the links to parts one and two: Where Have All the Blog Posts Gone? Part 1 & Where Have All the Blog Posts Gone? Part 2.)
So, what happened to our heroine in 2012? Since I followed a theme touching on every main aspect of one's life; wealth, health, and love, let me do the same here. I'll begin by saying I sure didn't envision 2013 starting as it would: unemployed, stressed out, and still married.
At the beginning of 2012, I was working at Global Financial. It was a maternity leave contract that was to end in June. Since it had taken me 20 months to find that role, I thought it would be prudent to begin seeking my next opportunity at the beginning of the year. Three months later, a colleague sent me a job posting for a part-time six-month contract at MacLaren McCann as a Contest Manager. I had to apply. How could I not?! I got the job. Even though it cut my salary in half, I wanted the experience of working for a large advertising agency. I had hoped, once in the role; I could parlay the job into a full-time permanent position. It was not to be. Last summer, I began to seek the next marketing opportunity. I am still looking. I would be grateful if you can help me in any way. (My profile.)
The bankruptcy forced us to delay the divorce process. We were finally able to move forward, or so I thought, at the beginning of 2012. I retained legal counsel. So did he. Then the back-and-forth paperwork began. After months and months, we were no further ahead. This week we finally started mediation. As I refused to move out until our separation was final, we are still living together. I hope to be moving into my own home this spring; however, I need income to move forward.
The stress of the divorce finally took its toll, and in a three-month period, I gain 30 pounds. In the summer, I got back on my yoga mat on a daily basis after an eighteen-month hiatus. When my savings dried up at the beginning of December, I began to work out at home every morning. My weight didn't shift, but at least I was moving. This month I began to shift my diet. I believe I will be completely back to optimal health and my ideal weight at some point this year, specifically when my stress levels are reduced.
Last fall, we discovered our daughter Nicole had scoliosis, and she began wearing a brace in January. Over the course of the year, her back got a tiny bit worse. Last month she got a new brace. She will probably be wearing one until she is 14, so we have a few more years of many visits to Sick Kids. That said, I am grateful her health problems are easily manageable as the hospital is far too large and much too full of very ill children.
Since the separation and divorce didn't happen in 2012, as either of us thought, legally, we were still married on January 1st, 2013. At this point, the marriage is only on paper. Craig has been in a long-distance relationship for almost two years, and I have been dating off and on, more off than on. I am enjoying the adventures and the people I am meeting. I do know when the timing is right; I will be in a long-term committed partnership.
I wanted to add a section on the hobby for two reasons: 1) because many of us use the hobby as a wonderful distraction from the daily grind, and 2) I did something I never thought I would do.
I stopped entering contests on a daily basis for six months. From June 2011 until January 2012, I might have entered a grand total of 10 giveaways as I didn't have the time, but more importantly, my heart wasn't in it. (Why I didn't write about this last year, I have no idea.) I knew the hobby would always be there when I was ready to start entering again. I also knew I would know when the time was right. Last January, a Kindle arrived unannounced in the mail from one of the handfuls of contests I did enter. As I did a happy dance around the kitchen, I was saying to myself, "I'm back!!"
I began again slowly. Entering one-time-only contests. Then added in a few dailies with prizes I really wanted to win. Over the next several months, I kept adding more and more sweepstakes until I had my full Online Contest Entry System up and running.
The prizes began to trickle in. I didn't track my wins for the first time since 2004, so I have no idea how much I did win in 2012, but my biggest prize was a Toshiba tablet. WOOT!
Life's path never seems to take the direction we think it should, but just like the hobby, that's the adventure. You never know what's around the next bend or what your next win will be. Isn't that the joy of life, or entering? I wonder what 2013 will hold?!


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Best Lightweight Dinette Table Top Replacement For Your RV or Camper
The best lightweight dinette table top replacement for your RV or Camper is a great product called LamaLight. It is up to 40% lighter than standard laminate dining table tops that are made with heavy particleboard. And LamaLight is a great lightweight substitute to standard heavyweight laminated dining tops found in most RVs, Campers, and Trailers. It is made with a 9/16″ total thickness, a 1/16″ laminated surface, and a 1/2″high-density core with a protective backing for a total thickness of 1 1/8″.
Most standard laminate dining table tops in an RV, camper, trailer, or boat are made from particleboard, plywood, MDF, or other heavy hardwoods and then covered with laminate. Therefore, these dining table tops are incredibly heavy and add to the overall weight of your RV. And if your dinette doubles as a bed then lifting the heavy laminate top can put a real strain on your back. For this reason, many people, myself included, have looked for a light, strong and durable alternative to the old heavy laminate dinette or dining tabletop.
What's The Difference Between a Dinette Table Top and a Countertop?
The biggest difference between a dinette or dining tabletop or a countertop is that your dinette can double as a bed and it needs to be able to hold the weight of one or two people. A countertop doesn't need to hold nearly as much weight. So, a countertop doesn't need to be as strong as an RV, camper or trailer dining or dinette top. The most important features you should look for in a replacement dinette tabletop for your RV, camper, or trailer are weight and strength.
What Are My Replacement Dinette Top Options?
We have created a list below with many of the options you can use for RV, camper or trailer countertops. We considered the three major factors you would most likely use to decide if a countertop material would be suitable for a replacement dinette or dining table in your RV if it converts into a bed. The Factors we used a Price per square foot, Weight per square foot, and Strength.
As we have noted below in green highlight the LamaLight dinette tabletop only weighs 1.5 lbs s/f. It is incredibly light making it a great choice for your RV, Camper, or Trailer. Additionally, it is also a cheap alternative when compared to the cost of other products.
|Min Price s/f
|Max Price s/f
|Weight s/f
|Bed Strength
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|$8 s/f
|10 lbs s/f
|$12 s/f
|$23 s/f
|8.1 lbs s/f
|$15 s/f
|$25 s/f
|2.5 lbs s/f
|$10 s/f
|$20 s/f
|1.5 lbs s/f
|$30 s/f
|$80 s/f
|14.5 lbs s/f
|$34 s/f
|$75 s/f
|20 lbs s/f
|$36 s/f
|$100 s/f
|20 lbs s/f
|$41 s/f
|$65 s/f
|4.25 lbs s/f
|$50 s/f
|$100 s/f
|5.6 lbs s/f
|$60 s/f
|$115 s/f
|19 lbs s/f
So Why Choose LamaLight?
The main reasons to choose LamaLight over laminate when replacing your RV dining table top are strength, durability, and lightweight. And there are many other reasons too, as listed below. LamaLight has the following features:
- Water and mold resistant
- Formaldehyde-free
- Easy to Clean
- Repairable
- Not made of wood so it won't rot
- No particle board swelling if the top gets wet
- Many colors and designs are available
Above all, when it comes to reducing the weight of your RV, camper or trailer and still maintaining strength we know of no other dining table top replacement that is this lightweight or durable.
How Much Does A LamaLight Replacement Table Weigh?
LamaLight weighs about 1.5 lbs per square foot at 3/4″ thick. It is 40% lighter than common laminate tops and 64% lighter than Corian©!
Check out this comparison? The following shows the weight of 3/4″ thickness LamaLight vs. other popular dinette tabletop options in a 12″ x 12″ piece of material.
- LamaLight – 1.5 lbs per sq ft
- Standard Laminate – 2.5 lbs per sq ft
- Corian© – 4.25 lbs per sq ft
So if you have 20 square feet of tabletop space, your total dinette tabletop weight would be:
- LamaLight – 30 lbs
- Laminated hardwood – 50 lbs
- Corian© – 85 lbs
Let's compare weights of typical materials used for dinette tabletops in an RV, Camper or Trailer.
|Product Type
|36′ x 72″
|36″ x 96″
|48′ x 72″
|48″ x 96″
|27 lbs
|36 lbs
|36 lbs
|48 lbs
|Standard Laminate
|45 lbs
|60 lbs
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|80 lbs
|81 lbs
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|144 lbs
* Weights are based on industry standards and may vary
How Much Does A Replacement Lama-Light Dining Table Cost?
The cost of LamaLight RV dining tables will vary depending on color, shape and edge detail. It is surprisingly affordable when compared to laminate and Corian© RV and Camper replacement dinette table tops. LamaLight dinette table tops offer an inexpensive lightweight value although laminate dinette table tops are the least expensive.
|$15 – $25 s/f
|$10 – $20 s/f
|$41 – $65 s/f
Whether it's your RV, Camper, Trailer, or Boat, or other areas that need new table tops with reduced weight, we think you'll agree that LamaLight is the perfect choice for your dinette or dining top replacement. Especially if it doubles as a bed.
LamaLight dining table top replacements are the perfect combination of strength, durability, and usability without the weight of your old laminate tabletop. And they are waterproof, making them ideal for an RV outdoor kitchen table.
LamaLight is produced by American Stonecast Products, Inc. It is also used to make RV tables, countertops, sink covers and more. We installed a Lamalight dinette top in our RV. Check out the video below!
Do you have a comment or suggestion about the best material to use for a replacement dining top table in your RV or Camper? Please leave a comment below if you do!
RELATED READING: Check out our article 18 Best Decorating Ideas for Your Travel Trailer or RV. After we replaced the dinette top Susan decided we should do some decorating too!
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DEC Summer Camp Registration Opens January 25
Online registration for the 2017 summer camp program will open January 25, 2017 at 10 a.m., the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. Applications will be submitted through the online registration program available through DEC's summer camp website.
"The Summer Camp Program gets kids outside, giving them an opportunity to form a life-long love of nature and inspiring the next generation to become stewards of New York's magnificent natural resources," DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. "New York has a long history of environmental education and our summer camp program is a large part of that history."
Now in its 70th year, the summer camp program offers week-long adventures in conservation education for children ages 11-17. DEC operates four residential camps for children: Camp Colby in Saranac Lake (Franklin County); Camp DeBruce in Livingston Manor (Sullivan County); Camp Rushford in Caneadea (Allegany County); and Pack Forest in Warrensburg (Warren County). All four camps offer programs for children aged 11-13, while Pack Forest hosts children aged 14-17 for six weeks and Camp Rushford offers two weeks of programs for children aged 14-17. The complete schedule of camp offerings is available on the summer camp's website and the online registration program.
Campers participate in a wide variety of outdoor activities including fishing, bird watching, fly-tying, archery, canoeing, hiking, camping, orienteering, and hunter safety education. Campers also learn ecological principles about fields, forests, streams, and ponds through hands-on activities and outdoor exploration. DEC counselors teach youth conservation techniques used by natural resource professionals, such as measuring trees and estimating wildlife populations.
Each week features a different sportsman education program (hunter safety, bow education, or trapper education). Parents and guardians are encouraged to sign up their children. Space is limited. This year, Week 3 (July 9-14) at Camp Pack Forest will once again be the popular Outdoor Adventure Week, during which older campers have the opportunity to speak with professionals about career choices, participate and gain experience in more advanced activities, and take advantage of fishing in more habitats.
All four camps will operate for seven one-week sessions (Sunday to Friday) beginning June 25, 2017, with the exception of Pack Forest, which operates for eight weeks. Drop-off time is 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, and the closing ceremony and pick-up time is Friday at 4:30 p.m. Campers may attend camp for more than one week during the summer, but cannot stay at camp on Friday or Saturday nights. One week of camp is $350 per child for the 2017 year, and includes meals and trips.
In addition to inviting parents to register their children to participate in the DEC environmental education camp program, sporting clubs, civic groups, and environmental organizations are encouraged to sponsor one or more children for a week at camp. Groups who sponsor six paid campers will receive a scholarship to send a seventh child to camp for free. Information about Sponsoring Youth to Camp is available on DEC's website.


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Craig Zahler's "Brawl In The Cell Block 99" made quite a stunning premiere in Toronto in the Midnight Madness Section. Was it the alcohol that made it watchable?
Despite that, there is a high probability that most of these positive reactions were an effect of rising percentage of alcohol in the audience's common blood system. Albeit it could be fun then, watching "Brawl In The Cell Block 99" completely sober is a struggle.
Thomas Bradley (Vince Vaughn), a former boxer, gets caught in some dirty business by the police. He is quickly sentenced to several years in prison. Things get complicated once his wife is captured by a rivaling mafia – its boss asks for a favor that Thomas cannot refuse.
After the famous "awakening" of Matthew McConaughey, which even earned him a term "McConassaince", viewers began to believe that more uninspiring actors can turn their careers upside down. Vince Vaughn made such attempt following the exact same steps as McConaughey did – by collaborating with Nic Pizzolatto on "True Detective". The second season of the groundbreaking cop drama has led to a Great Schism among the fans of the HBO show, whilst critics considered it a total disaster. Though Vaughn was not the reason for season's terrible reviews, he struggled too much with the ridiculous writing and the blue balls in his throat.
Hence, seeing him in "Brawl In The Cell Block 99" comes as a kind of shocker. Vaughn is the kind of silent muscle, whose presence is a contradiction of Tom Hardy's Charles Bronson from Nicholas Winding Refn's film. Vaughn is not an introvert growler, but more of a sleeping volcano, which erupts every now and then. His emotions are not hidden under a stiff mask – on the contrary, Bradley is constantly fighting them off on the outside. The actor handles the role in a confident way, depicting a man who is fully aware to be walking a path of certain self-destruction.
Unfortunately, Vince Vaughn might be the only reasonably entertaining part of "Brawl In The Cell Block 99". Most of the film is either obnoxiously boring or poorly executed. Zahler is neither an engaging storyteller nor a skilled screenwriter. Hence, the story is dull, with dialogues that make even Don Johnson sound ridiculous (my favorite line is "your minimum freedom became so small that it will be microscopic").
Even the beginning indicates the future problems – things start off by sculpturing the emotional background of the protagonist in granite. There is no room for sensitivity, no space for directorial creativity – just a documentation of things that led Bradley to his cell. The film could easily loosen such awfully dry beginning and kick things off right in the jail.
"Brawl In The Cell Block 99" also begs for far more action, which could be consistently and sensitively weaved in. It's even hard to call Zahler's film a kind of slow cinema experience, because of how often it breaks its own frame. Whilst the beginning is stiff, the middle part is mostly over-talked, with Vaughn's acting limited to Gosling-like one-face mimics.
Only in the end things are truly heating up, yet it again feels detached from the rest, as if the whole film never found its own rhythm. The last half an hour gets both drastically and graphically brutal, with Vaughn's character crushing people's heads and gouging eyes out. Some of these scenes are extremely violent and realistic, but wait until you see the kitschy ending, that could easily fit in some B-movie classic like "An Incredible Melting Man". You cannot "unsee" it.
Undoubtedly, Vince Vaughn is doing his best to remedy a poor image the actor has nurture. Though "Brawl In The Cell Block 99" is another miss rather than hit, he is not even partially responsible for the state of things. And as for the director S. Craig Zahler, let's just say that it might take a while until he forms his "art" into real art. Realism and slow cinema are rising trends, but to surf a wave, you firstly need to know how to.
Brawl In The Cell Block 99 (2017)
Dir. S. Craig Zahler
Cast: Vince Vaughn and that would be it…
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Utilizing Apps to Improve Amenity Reservations
Operators must constantly evaluate how they can use emerging technologies to bolster their operations and improve the resident experience. With a carefully designed app, operators can make sure their residents are fully enjoying amenities and onsite events.
It's summer, summer, summertime. Now that you have the Will Smith song running through your head, let's talk about how in demand your common-area amenity spaces are suddenly.
From resident-hosted barbecues to pool parties, I can venture to say your onsite teams are getting inundated with requests to reserve your common spaces. And I would also venture to guess they either wrote the request on a sticky note as a 'to be added to the calendar' or scribbled it into a reservations binder.
If your property is using these ineffective and inefficient methods to reserve spaces like guest suites, clubhouses, tanning beds and massage rooms for residents, it can waste your staff's time and inadvertently lead to double bookings—or even missed reservations altogether. And that creates real and unnecessary frustration for both your associates and your residents.
Fortunately, a community can avoid this problem with resident-centric technologies.
Meet Them Where They Are
Communities would do well to offer their residents a mobile app that, among other things, allows them to reserve common-area spaces for personal use. When such a feature is included in an app, everyone—staff and residents alike—can easily and quickly see the reservation status of an amenity and prevent accidental double bookings.
As a way to allow residents to interact with your community, mobile apps make a ton of sense. Consider: the average American spends five hours a day on his or her phone, and they're using an app for 92 percent of that time, according to data from Hackernoon.com. This is where today's resident is, so it's where apartment communities need to be, too.
Consumers nowadays are used to doing virtually everything on their phones. A well-designed, resident-centric app is different than an app from a property management software as it puts control of the renter experience into a resident's hand. Through the app, they can pay their rent, place service requests, receive notices about package deliveries, read announcements from management and easily communicate with fellow renters.
Apps can also prove particularly useful when it comes to reserving common-area amenities. Communities often track these reservations through a somewhat cumbersome process. Residents will email or call the office to reserve a space, and onsite associates will track reservations on an Excel spreadsheet or even an office blackboard. With all the demands on their time, it's understandably easy for associates to forget to enter amenity reservations. In the worst-case scenario, two residents show up to a common area at the same time, each thinking they have a reservation.
But with the right app, the process can be a much smoother one for both residents and associates. The app can show residents exactly when a certain space is available. It's like those airplane seating charts that consumers can view when buying a ticket. As soon as a reservation is made for an amenity, that space and time are marked as unavailable to other residents. Using their app, residents can then reserve an amenity at an available time.
An app can allow renters to make a reservation effortlessly and be confident in knowing they will truly be able to use the space. Meanwhile, by not having to track reservations through emails and Excel spreadsheets, onsite team members have one less thing to worry about.
A Boon to Community Events
Apps can also help boost attendance for the onsite events that communities often hold in common areas. Emails promoting these occasions can often get lost in a resident's inbox, and renters are all too likely to breeze by flyers hyping the events.
But given their comfort with and heavy use of apps, residents are quite likely to read and respond to announcements about community events that appear within their community app.
In fact, apps can offer multiple avenues—such as a community bulletin board and an events calendar—for promoting an event. A bulletin board gives residents a chance to discuss the event with other residents, urge their neighbors to attend and also make suggestions to management about things they would like to see at the event.
Even better, operators should make sure their community app give residents the ability to RSVP for events, which can allow team members to have a true handle on what attendance will be. When associates have a real understanding of how many residents will be attending, they can adjust their budget for the event, the allocation of other resources and even the timing of the event as needed.
In the days leading up to an event, an app can also be an efficient way to send out reminders to those residents who have indicated they will attend.
Operators must constantly evaluate how they can use emerging technologies to bolster their operations and improve the resident experience. With a carefully designed app, operators can make sure their residents are fully enjoying amenities and onsite events. And with summer reaching its zenith, your residents are surely ready to take full advantage of your community's amenities.
Nikole Loveless is the business manager for Constellation Apartments, a Pinnacle-managed apartment community in Las Vegas.


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Order Pasta Delivery & Carryout in Boiling Springs, SC
Hungry for a taste of Italy in Boiling Springs, SC? Treat yourself with oven-baked pasta delivery to your place, work, or even a local Domino's Hotspot® in Boiling Springs. Would you rather pick up your pasta on the way home? Order pasta carryout online and get it to-go at your nearest Domino's — it'll be ready before you have a chance to get hangry! Whether you want creamy vegetarian pasta to accompany your Meat Lover's pizza or you want a hearty helping of penne for your main dish, Domino's delivers some of the best pasta in Boiling Springs, SC.
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Craving the classics? Calm your cravings with al dente penne with grilled chicken breast, tossed in a creamy Alfredo sauce. Or, give your Chicken Alfredo a savory twist by ordering the Chicken Carbonara instead. It has the same basic ingredients as the classic Alfredo, but it's topped with fresh onions, browned mushrooms, and smoked bacon that's a party for your palate!
Want all the Alfredo and none of the meat? Order Pasta Primavera that'll make your vegetarian dreams come true. It's made with a hearty serving of mushrooms, diced tomatoes, and fresh spinach, and tender pasta in a rich Alfredo sauce. More in the mood for a red sauce? Turn things up a notch with Italian Sausage Marinara pasta. It's got flavorful sausage, zesty marinara, and tender noodles — all covered in oven-melted provolone.
If none of the pasta menu options tickle your fancy, build a custom pasta to satisfy both your hunger and your creative streak. You'd be hard-pressed to find another pasta delivery place in Boiling Springs that offers a build your own pasta option! Start out by picking your favorite sauce — creamy Alfredo or hearty marinara. Then, choose a combination of three toppings to spruce up your pasta the way you want it.
Want some appetizing ideas for your a la carte pasta bowl? Create a Mediterranean-inspired pasta with feta, peppers, and olives, or take a bite on the wild side with Philly Steak, Alfredo sauce, mushrooms, and pineapple! Keep it classy or get crazy with Domino's Boiling Springs, SC pasta delivery near you.
There are more than 20 different pasta toppings for you to mix and match, including Italian sausage, pepperoni, and bacon to pineapple chunks, mushrooms, and different types of cheese like crumbly feta and shredded provolone. Get as cheesy as you choose with Domino's Boiling Springs pasta delivery and takeout.
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How easy is getting pasta delivered to your door in Boiling Springs, SC? Much easier than shopping for pasta ingredients and prepping them at home. Save time and money by making Domino's do the cooking while you focus on treating yourself to the pasta you've been slurping in your dinner dreams.
Choose pasta carryout from a Boiling Springs Domino's near you or get pasta delivery in Boiling Springs, SC — we'll deliver your comfort food to the comfort of your house, apartment, office, or local Domino's Hotspot®. Order Boiling Springs pasta delivery for a stress-free dinner that's sure to please.


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Poke is served Chipotle-style. You have the choice of a poke bowl or a sushi burrito. The base of your bowl can be sushi rice, kale noodles, or mixed greens. I had half and half rice and mixed greens. They really pack the bowls and have a ton of options for mix ins, toppings, etc. I was pleasantly surprised by the variety and ample scoops they provided. The staff was very friendly. My only complaint would be the meager scoops of protein (salmon and spicy tuna) that went into my bowl. However, it was definitely amongst the top poke that I've had in the state of Texas.


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Few possess the guitar prowess of Molly Tuttle, a California-born artist who is transgressing bluegrass music traditions to break into the mainstream. Tuttle's debut solo EP, Rise, dropped last year and has been a roaring success, spearheaded by the country-tinged 'Lightning in A Jar'.[pullquote]The progressive Rise has seen Tuttle's work reach an ever-growing audience[/pullquote]
Whilst staying true to her bluegrass roots, a subgenre of country focusing more on the use of a string band, the progressive Rise has seen Tuttle's work reach an ever-growing audience. Last year the singer-songwriter won the International Bluegrass Music Association's award for Guitar Player of the Year, making history as the first woman to do so.
Tuttle now prepares to take on the UK with a 14-date tour over April and May this year. The songstress will be co-headlining with fellow American singer-songwriter Rachel Baiman, who has enjoyed recent success after the release of her fiddle-full debut record, Shame, in 2017. The two will play everywhere from Glasgow to Belfast to London, stopping off at The Live Theatre here in Newcastle for a sold-out show on the 4th May. For those not familiar with the venue, most famed as a 'new writing theatre', it is located on tucked-away on the Quayside banks.
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Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016
Donnelly, C., Malik, M., Elkholy, A., et al. (2019). Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 25(9).
The authors analyzed case-based data on laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV from 2012 to October 1, 2018. They estimated that 1,465 cases and between 293 and 520 deaths may have been averted since 2016 due to improved understanding of transmission, enhanced surveillance, and implementation of effective infection prevention and control measures in hospitals.
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The ant sustains on tiny air,
hung beyond gravity,
sifting clear blood.
You can pinch him, throw
him a mile by his senses, bounce
him off a papered wall;
he continues.
Like him I am a good worker;
and I too sniff the small air,
mocking these accordion lungs, walk on ceilings
until the concussion,
paint the stairs red.
Fifty thousand ants
pulling together could make
the figure of a man, but fifty thousand men
wouldn't amount to an ant
in any aspect of trust or valor.
Look, I'm not accusing,
certainly not you.
I'm the one
any rubber ball could break, curl fetal
to speck a giant's eye.
But you know, I could be organized.
I could sacrifice myself.
I could carry my own weight and more.
Yes, I love sweets too well.
And I do tickle, slightly.
All the same I'll join you
on your next crusade, I promise.
I'll try to be that noble, that mindless.
Leave your signals on the walk today.
I'll follow.


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Ode to the Light Lab
By Monika Borkovic and Laura Nugent
Oh dearest light lab, newly built by Bill,
because of you we do not have to go
so high up on the grid, no need to kill
our backs. We tested colors for the show
against a proper screen of white not black
and cinderblocks. Except the time we brought
an ETC and had it carried back
because our lights all lacked a gobo slot,
these little lights were fierce enough to cast
the room aglow with purples, pinks and blues,
to make a forest, fairy den, or vast
midsummer starry night with blended hues.
A stage, this multipurpose space transformed,
and we, with lights, as actors have performed.
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TMM Floor Design Miguel Mila for Santa en Cole
The TMM Floor lamp is designed by Miguel Mila in 1961 and is one of the most acclaimed designs of Spain. The simplicity of the construction and the combination of materials makes the TMM floor lamp a particularly good design. The wooden base and display stand with there on the height-adjustable hood that is kept informed on by a simple rubber ring. The on/off switch is placed in the hood. By gently pulling the cord, you turn the lamp on and off. This minimalistic floor lamp is now supplied with LED light source. The TMM floor lamp is available in five types of wood, can be seen on the last photo. From left to right: beech, oak, cherry, walnut or Black You can combine them with three versions of the shade: Beige or white or a white shade with diffuser. The lamp is supported by a cross-shaped foot. A beautiful Spanish Design which you can easy mix with Scandinavian Design.
The light source of the TMM Floor lamp is a 10 Watt LED light source corresponding to the light output of a 60 Watt conventional light bulb. The color of the light is 2700 K, what we experience as warm white light. The LED Light source is included with the lamp.
Santa & Cole is a Spanish manufacturer of lighting and outdoor furniture. Since its founding in 1985 they went looking for well-designed products from the past. Those good enough they reintroduced. All designs and products meet high quality standards. The Design Classic Lighting they also improved to suit for LED lighting. The purpose of Santa Cole is not to create a big collection, they present a high-quality collection containing products of very respectable designers such as Miguel Milá, Arne Jacobsen and Ilmari Tapiovaara.
Miguel Mila
Miguel Mila represents like no other person Spanish contemporary design. He belongs to the pioneers the fifties and has designed several classics of furniture and lamps. His start was not easy in a period where no resources were available, yet he has designed the TMC and the TMM Floor lamp in this period.


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Revealed: Nigerian Activists Lost $10m Deal With Amnesty International Over Buhari's Rescue Of Kankara Boys
A circuit of prominent Nigerian activists appears to have missed out on as much as $10 million bumper deal meant to come their way from global rights monitoring group, Amnesty International following the prompt rescue of the 314 schoolboys, who were abducted by gunmen from their school in Kankara, Katsina State.
The abduction of the schoolboys gunmen initially thought to be bandits, and at some later point, Boko Haram terrorists had drawn international concerns sparking fears that a repeat of a similar but more unfortunate incident in Chibok, Borno state, in which 112 of schoolgirls abducted from their school by Boko Haram terrorists are yet to be reunited with their families was in the making.
The Nigerian government, however, turned things around for good by orchestrating the freedom and release of the children unharmed. The Nigerian Army's Operation Sahel Sanity cordoned off the gunmen holding the schoolboys and effectively ended what could have potentially turned out to be a harrowing experience for the teenage boys as they were all freed unhurt in that operation.
Our correspondent reliable gathered that Amnesty International had positioned to exploit the recent Kankara incident same way it did with Chibok Girls, using prominent anti-government activists to discredit the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari by highlighting how the abductions happened on his watch. The fallout from the abduction of the Chibok Girls was widely believed to have contributed to former President Goodluck Jonathan's loss at the 2015 polls.
A source familiar with the plot disclosed that Amnesty, which has been accused of pursuing an agenda to destabilise Nigeria, had warehoused $10 million to mobilize local activists to design and implement "series of engagement on the Kankara Boys incident" which is reportedly a code phrase for widespread protests and campaign of propaganda directed against the government.
Activists reportedly on the list to benefit from the $10 million "sweetener" are Femi Falana, Aisha Yesufu, Ahmad Salkida, Deji Adeyanju, Oby Ezekwesili, Shehu Sani amongst others while they were in turn expected to draw in newly identified names from the #EndSARS protests to give the ensuing protests "an organic feel".
According to the source, who crave anonymity over fear of a backlash, "Amnesty International was to pay the money to a company outside Nigeria on Friday. Unfortunately, the Federal Government successfully achieved the release of the boys after the military stepped in and made it impossible for the bandits to move out of the area where they were keeping the boys.
"They (activists) may not be directly connected to it but the video in which the boys were told to say they were abducted by Boko Haram was meant to give the activists more leverage to harass the government by claiming that the military has further lost grip of the country to Boko Haram, which would, in turn, enable Amnesty International to attribute series of events in the north-west of Nigeria to the military. Things could have gotten really ugly," the source who claimed to have brokered the similar deal for a female among the activists stated.
Hints of the $10 million budget for advancing the anti-Nigeria agenda had triggered a flurry of activities among the activists as they jostled to set the narrative for what was nationally feared would end up a tragedy. They had created hashtags that were meant to make trend the abductions on social media similar to what they did with #BringBackOurGirls. #KankaraBoys #KankaraStudents and #BringBackOurBoys were thrown up and were already trending before the boys were rescued by the military.
Senator Shehu Sani, @ShehuSani, wrote, "The Friday night attacks in Kankara town Katsina state and the reported kidnappings of students of the Government Secondary School by bandits is another tragedy in the season of woes. Until the (sic) these bandits are tackled and crushed, the problem will not fizzle out."
Oby Ezekwesili, @obydzeks, said "What exactly is the grossly incompetent and coldly indifferent @NGRPresident @MBuhari really doing in Katsina State while disconsolate parents of 333 #KankaraBoys cry their eyes out? Does the President know more than we are being told about the whereabouts of those students?"
Even after the students were freed from captivity, there was last-minute push on the part of some of the activists who reportedly told Amnesty International that they can still use the incident to do some damage. It was however unclear if the organization bought this argument or if it went ahead to disburse part of the funds since the basis on which it was to be spent has been overtaken by events.
The activists nonetheless continued their attacks on government while twisting preventive steps being taken to keep other students safe out of context. Aisha Yesufu @AishaYesufu for instance jubilantly said "The reasons Boko Haram gave us for abducting #KankaraStudents was so western education should be stopped. Schools are being closed. They won! When will Nigeria government go after Boko Haram terrorists?"
Her assertion is consistent with what Amnesty International had declared a clear four days before. The international NGO had rushed to credit Boko Haram for the abduction of the schoolboys, which further cement claims by some organizations that the rights group was running propaganda to present the terrorist group as stronger than it actually is. Its statement, titled "Nigeria: Education under attack in the north" went as far as validating an erroneous claim that more than 500 students were abducted when in reality the 314 that were rescued were the only ones abducted in the ugly incident.
Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, had said "These children are abducted in serious risk of being harmed and being forced to become child soldiers. Nigerian authorities must take all measures to return them to safety, along with all children currently under the custody of Boko Haram."
The activists have now reportedly raised a team to pressure Ojigho into persuading Amnesty International's London headquarters that the funds can be channeled into executing projects that will deliver results and would be similar in impact too if the abducted schoolboys had not regained their freedom.


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|Disraeli's 'Spectre of Unsatisfied Ambition': Literary Celebrity in/and Political Office
|Sandra Mayer explores Disraeli's dual commitment to art and action against the background of Victorian celebrity culture.
|Sandra Mayer
|02 Apr 2016
|Creative Commons
|Disraeli's 'Venetia': Death of a Poet?
|Michael Flavin demonstrates the way in which a critically unexplored novel, 'Venetia', sheds light on Disraeli's political formation.
|Michael Flavin
|08 Jul 2015
|Creative Commons
|Rediscovering Disraeli – One Letter at a Time
|Michel Pharand, director of The Disraeli Project in Ontario, talks about piecing together Disraeli's story, one letter at a time.
|Michel Pharand
|08 Jul 2015
|Creative Commons
|Pegasus and Carthorse: The Many Shades of Disraeli's Celebrity
|Sandra Mayer assesses the intersections of literary and political fame in Disraeli's public image.
|Sandra Mayer
|08 Jul 2015
|Creative Commons
|Scenes from Disraeli's Extraordinary Life: Curating the Bodleian 2004 Exhibition and Widening Its Reach
|An inside look at the 2002 Bodleian Library exhibition about Disraeli's extraordinary life.
|Helen Langley
|08 Jul 2015
|Creative Commons
|'A Jew in his heart': The Reception of Disraeli's Judaism
|A dynamic exploration of shifts in historical writing about Disraeli's Judaism between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
|Megan Kearney
|08 Jul 2015


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One of the worst feelings in the world is to lose all of your data due to corruption, hard drive failure, or another issue. If you don't have the proper backups, you need a solid plan to fix the problem so that you can get all of your critical files back. Nearing the top of the list of important files are your emails. You may assume that, when your computer takes a nosedive, your mail is irretrievable, but that's not always the case.
Outlook uses a PST file, also known as a Personal Storage Table, as a database for your emails, contacts and other personal profile information. If something happens to this file, you won't be able to access this information. Some ways that the file can be damaged includes your computer losing power while the file is being accessed, the physical hard drive becoming damaged or a virus altering the information in the database.
If your hard drive is physically damaged, there isn't much that can be done. You should immediately take the drive to a specialist who can (hopefully) back up all of the information on your drive and attempt recovery of any damaged or corrupted files. Not all is lost if you have a corrupted PST file, however. There are several programs that can be used to repair Outlook files so you can have access to your email data again. This is a much better alternative than giving up on retrieving your emails, and it may be a useful option if you don't have any nearby data recovery specialists or feel that your problems don't necessarily warrant specialized recovery options.
The Repair Process
When you repair a PST file, you regain access to the information. Since a PST file is a complex database, some repairs may be harder to successfully work than others. Outlook repair programs make the repair process rather simple, automating most steps. The GUI will give you several options depending on whether you need to repair a single PST file or multiples. You generally select the PST files that need repairing and select the output location and format.
Some Outlook repair tools also supports repairing the PST files from the command line, in case you are not able to access the program's GUI. You have many different options to create a PST repair that perfectly fits your needs. The repair program may offer several options, perhaps allowing you to split PST files at specific size limits, get attachments that aren't associated with emails or go through quick scan options.
While the process that this software performs is complex, the actual usage of the program is not at all. You don't even have to wait for your IT team to get down to your computer to begin the recovery process.
Avoiding Problems In The Future
You can avoid problems with your Outlook mail files in the future by keeping an up-to-date backup in several places. Many online storage services exist, and you may also choose to use a physical external hard drive as a backup location. You can also keep email on your server as well as pulling it in to your email client. As long as your PST file and your mail server don't go down at the same time, you'll be covered.
When your computer goes haywire, you may be tempted to give up on your files, but you should consider putting some work into them first. Through a bevy of specially made software, you have the chance to recover your important information without knowing the ins and outs of a processor.


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The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star reportedly rented out this fabulous seven bedroom house in Nantucket, Massachusetts last month and has been staying there with her and Scott's three children, Mason, six, Penelope, four, and 19-month-old Reign.
And despite splitting up with Scott last summer, she has allowed her ex to join in their summer fun. According to gossip website TMZ, the house normally rents out for an eye-watering $6,600 a night. Kourtney seems to have been loving her time on the island just off Cape Cod and has been keeping her fans up-to-date with regular Instagram posts.
As well as the stunning views and beaches, she posted an adorable picture of her and Penelope relaxing in their swimwear in the grounds of the house. This is not the first holiday Scott, 33, has joined with Kourtney, 37, since they split.
He recently accompanied the Kardashian family on their Cuba vacation and he admitted he was on his best behaviour so he could impress his former love.
He said on KUWTK recently: "One of the biggest issues between Kourtney and I is me drinking. I get overly emotional when I drink and I just want her to see that I can keep it together."
And his plan seemed to work as Kourtney was very impressed by Scott. Speaking to sister Kim Kardashian West, she revealed: "I'm really glad he came, he's been so good. He has been fine. I'm glad that he could be here.
"It was a great decision to have Scott on the trip and it's great for him to know that he's always going to be a part of the family."


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Some properties which appear for sale on this website may no longer be available because they are under contract, have sold or are no longer being offered for sale.
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Turkish Green Tea
- Collected from special regions of Turkey.
- No chemicals,
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- Nothing but Pure Turkish Green Tea!
- Gives a complete relaxation.
- Green tea is the healthiest beverage on the planet.
- Helps to increase brain activity, fat loss, body cell renewal and much more.
- Sun dried without using chemicals.
- Filled with antioxidants.
- Sends in a sealed and vacuum-packed to remain safe.
Steep in about 450-500ml of around 160-180°F or 70-80°C of water.
A steeping time of about 4-6 minutes with more or less time is recommended depending on the desired concentration.
Watch the beauty unfold!
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text: Although Christ Church Cathedral Choir is 500 years old, it is justly famous for the youthfulness of its sound and its daring and adventurous musical programming. Unique in he world as both Cathedral and College choir, the intimate acoustic of its musical home heard on this recording, Oxford's 12th century Cathedral, has given it a close relationship with early sacred music. Stephen Darlington has been Director of Music at Christ Church since 1985 but his association with the choir began as a student under Simon Preston from 1971-74. He was appointed President of the Royal College of Organists.


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Information Commissioner
Key Points
- Please see our summary GDPR card here
- The Information Commissioner is an independent officer, appointed by the Queen for a seven year term and reporting directly to Parliament, whose role is to uphold information rights in the public interest, promote openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
- The Commissioner acts through his Office, commonly referred to as the 'ICO'.
Information Commissioner
Section 6 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the "DPA") created the role of Information Commissioner and section 114 of the DPA 2018 makes provision for the continuation of the Information Commissioner's role, whose functions are conferred on it by Articles 57 and 58 of the GDPR. Provision about the Commissioner are made in Schedule 12 of the DPA 2018 and the Information Commissioner's general functions are set out in Schedule 13 and Part V of the DPA 2018.. Powers of entry and inspection are set out in Schedule 15.
The ICO enforces and oversees the following legislation:
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
- Environmental Information Regulations 2004
- INSPIRE Regulations 2009
The ICO is the supervisory authority in the United Kingdom for the purposes of Article 51 of the GDPR.
The Commissioner is responsible for data protection in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and also has some international duties.
The Information Commissioner is responsible for maintaining the register of data controllers, for making assessments as to whether processing complies with the DPA 2018 and for imposing sanctions provided for in the DPA 2018. The Commissioner also has a number of other duties under Part V of the DPA 2018.
The Information Commissioner's enforcement powers
There are a number of tools available to the ICO for taking action to change the behaviour of organisations and individuals that collect, use and keep personal information. They include criminal prosecution, non-criminal enforcement and audit. The Information Commissioner also has the power to serve a monetary penalty notice on a data controller.
The powers of the Information Commissioner most relevant to employers
Information notices
The Information Commissioner may serve the data controller with an information notice under section 142(1) of the DPA 2018 requiring the data controller to furnish the Commissioner with specified information reasonably required by the Commissioner for the purpose of carrying out their functions.
An information notice may:
- specify or describe particular information or a category of information
- specify the form in which the information must be provided
- specify the time at which, or the period within which, the information must be provided
- specify the place where the information must be provided.
If an appeal is brought, the information need not be provided pending the determination or withdrawal of the appeal (section 142(6) DPA 2018).
Assessment notices
The Information Commissioner may serve a data controller with an assessment notice under section 146 of the DPA 2018 for the purpose of enabling the Commissioner to determine whether the data controller has complied or is complying with the data protection principles.
The Information Commissioner has power in an assessment notice to require a data controller to do a wide range of things, such as allow the Commissioner's representatives to enter his premises, direct them to specific documents, provide copies of documents and interview staff who process personal data on behalf of the data controller.
Enforcement notices
The Information Commissioner has the power to issue an enforcement notice under section 149 of the DPA 2018 if he is satisfied that a data controller has contravened or is contravening any of the principles by which all personal data must be processed, as set out in the DPA 2018 including data subject rights. The enforcement notice will require the data controller to take or refrain from specified steps.Failure to comply with an enforcement notice may lead the Information Commissioner to issue a penalty notice.
Penalty notices (fines)
Under section 155(1) of the DPA 2018 the Information Commissioner has power to impose a financial penalty on a data controller which requires the data controller to pay a specified amount to the Information Commisssioner (but not award financial compensation to the data subject) if the data controller has failed or is failing to do anything for which an enforcement notice may be issued or if it has failed to comply with an information notice, an assessment notice or an enforcement notice.
If there is a breach of the GDPR the Information Commssioner may award a penalty of up to the higher of the amount specified in Article 83(5) of the GDPR or, if an amount is not specified there, the standard maximum amount, which is:
- in the case of an undertaking, 10 million euros or 2% of the undertaking's total annual worldwide turnover in the preceding financial year, whichever is higher or
- in any other case, 10 million euros (section 157(6) DPA 2018).
If there is a failure to comply with an information notice, an assessment notice or an enforcement notice, the maximum amount of the penalty that may be imposed by a penalty notice is the higher maximum amount.
The higher maximum amount is:
- in the case of an undertaking, 20 million euros or 4% of the undertaking's total worldwide turnoevr in the preceding financial year, whichever is higher, or
- in any other case, 20 million euros (section 157(5) DPA 2018).
Criminal prosecution
The Information Commissioner has power to start criminal proceedings for offences under the DPA .
Under section 170 DPA 2018 it is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly
- to obtain or disclose personal data without the consent of the controller
- to procure the disclosure of personal data to another person without the consent of the controller, or
- after obtaining personal data, to retain it without the consent of the person who was the controller in relation to the personal data when it was obtained.
It is a defence to prove that obtaining, disclosing, procuring or retaining
- was necessary for the purposes of preventing or detecting crime
- was required or authorised by an enactment, by a rule of law or by the order of a court or tribunal, or
- in the particular circumstances, was justified as being in the public interest.
It is also a defence to prove that
- the person acted in the reasonable belief that the person had a legal right to do the obtaining, disclosing, procuring or retaining
- the person acted in the reasonable belief that the person would have had the consent of the controller if the controller had known about the obtaining, etc. and the circumstances of it, or
- the person acted
(i) for the special purposes
(ii) with a view to the publication by a person of any journalistic, academic, artistic or literary material, and
(iii) in the reasonable belief that in the particular circumstances the obtaining, etc was justfied as being in the public interest.


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Jake Bidwell admits it's difficult knowing he won't play under Mark Warburton again – but is already ready for the next chapter in his Brentford career.
With Kevin O'Connor all but retired and Richard Lee having hung his gloves up, Bidwell is now one of Brentford's longest-serving players, behind just Toumani Diagouraga and Jonathan Douglas, and alongside Harlee Dean.
Since initially joining on loan in November 2011, and permanently 18 months later, the former Everton left-back has made more than 100 appearances for the Bees and worn the captain's armband on a couple of occasions – at the age of just 22.
Throughout it all, Warburton has been there – first in the background as sporting director and then as manager, while Bidwell has been an almost ever-present during Warburton's time in the hot seat.
That came to an end with Brentford's Championship play-off defeat to Middlesbrough, calling time on Warburton's reign, and while Bidwell found it hard to say goodbye, he is also ready to look to the future.
He said: "It was an emotional day for us knowing it would be the gaffer's last game in charge if we didn't get to Wembley, and it can take a lot out of you mentally.
"Nobody can say they weren't effected as we are all grateful to him. It's been a great two seasons under Mark and we all owe him for bringing our games on.
"However, we can't use that as an excuse for not winning. It's been a good season but we're just disappointed we couldn't get the job done in the end.
"All the lads are grateful for the work Mark has done with us, so it's a shame he's going. But it's another chapter now, and we'll come back after a rest ready for whatever new challenges lay ahead."


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The world still can not get enough of that R&B power couple we know as Chilli & Usher, who dated for two years in 2001.
Which is why, when Chilli made an Instagram post about soulmates, allegedly tagging her former beau in the post initially, fans went crazy!
Posting a quote from writer Zack Grey, her post said: 'our souls are so in love, but our humans keep getting in the way'. She captioned it, saying "Dumb humans #soulmates super rare to find one… but consider yourself lucky if you haven't".
Fans flooded both Chilli and Usher's Instagram accounts with comments, begging for the singers to rekindle their romance once again!
People have been hopeful for years, even accusing Chilli of still having feelings for the R&B star.
Back in February 2018, a fan posted a picture of them and wrote they were a "pretty ass couple," which the TLC star responded to by writing "Facts."
However, Chilli was quick to shut down another fan who interpreted that as Chilli wanting Usher back!
"U got that just from me saying facts?? Cut it out now," Chilli tweeted.
Do you think Chilli and Usher were a power celebrity couple?


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There are many crimes which are generally considered "fraud." Fraud crimes are essentially a form of theft, using misrepresentation and other deceptive tactics. Generally speaking, you violate California's criminal fraud laws anytime you 1) commit an act that results in an unfair or undeserved benefit for yourself; and/or 2) causes harm or loss to another person.
There are countless crimes which are considered fraud under California law. Some examples are identity theft, fraudulently selling the same real estate to multiple buyers, mortgage fraud, fraudulent insurance claims (i.e. feigned or staged car accidents ), fraudulent disability or unemployment claims, welfare fraud, securities fraud and white collar crime.
Many fraud crimes can subject you to high fines, significant jail or prison sentences and other serious consequences.
Fortunately, there are a variety of legal defenses to fraud crimes that a skilled California criminal defense attorney can present on your behalf. Some of the most common include:
- you didn't have fraudulent intent (if you don't intend to commit a fraud, you are not guilty of committing a fraud),
- you were the victim of mistaken identity, and/or
- you deserve an acquittal based on the legal defense of entrapment.
If you are charged with or believe you are suspected of a fraud-related offense, do not talk to anyone about your case. Contact experienced criminal defense counsel Robbi A. Cook at (510)208-5051.


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Use these instructions to access Jet Linx's Domo instance, understand the structure of the Domo Application for iPad, add pages/cards to both your home and favorite page and filter cards.
In this module:
- Find the Domo Application
- Login in Domo
- Navigating Domo
- Card Navigation
- Filtering Domo Cards
Find the Domo Application
The Domo application can be found under the Jet Linx app collection. You can download the application from the app stored if it is not installed.
Login in Domo
Select the Domo app to open it, and then click on SIGN IN at the bottom of the screen.
In the next screen you will have to:
- Enter jetlinx as the Company URL.
- Check the Remember company URL
- Tap on SIGN IN.
Tap SIGN IN at the next screen.
Sign in with your Okta Credentials on the next page.
Navigating Domo
The main screen of the Domo App is your Home page. On the left side of the screen you will see various tiles that represent both cards and pages.
You can customize the order of these tiles by long tapping on them. You can also add new pages or card by tapping on the + icon.
The Navigation bar is located at the bottom of the page and allows you to return to your Home page or view other Pages.
Tap Pages to view all the pages you are assigned to on the left side menu.
The arrow buttons indicate subpages are available from a top-level page. Not all pages have subpages.
Within the Pages screen, you can tap the expand button to make the page show full screen.
A page can have sections or collections. These help you navigate to a section of the page faster.
You can tap on the section header to show the Section Menu.
Card Navigation
There are several things you can do with cards:
- Change the date filter (if available) by clicking on the blue highlighted date filter under the card heading.
- Make the card full screen by tapping the wand on the top right.
- View the Details of the card.
The next image illustrates the Details screen of a card.
In this screen you can ADD TO HOME or ADD TO FAVORITES.
Note: Your Favorites page is found within the Home page.
You can change the date filter after expanding the card to full screen.
At the bottom of the screen are two funnel icons, both of them work as a filter.
Filtering Domo Cards
Tapping the funnel icon will open the filter menu (pictured below).
Tap the + icon to add a filter to the card. For example:
Tap + Add a filter > select Name > select Is > Type your name > tap Apply.


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The Fast Company ambulance drone really took off! It was shared from FastCoDesign over 6000 times and picked up by news organizations around the world. We've received lots of comments and questions over the past few weeks, and it's even led to a few project inquiries.
The Discovery Channel asked if we could render the ambulance drone landing and taking off, which I did over this past weekend. Mark Rolston added some particle and other effects resulting in the video below.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Drone Animation
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Tinder Loving Care: A First-Date Tinder Story
Officially fed up with feeling sorry for myself, I broke down one Monday night and downloaded the Tinder app on my phone. Tinder is a dating app that's linked to Facebook; it presents a few photos, interests, and mutual friends from the site. The concept is easy: judge profile photos…a near instant decision of Nope or Love. Swipe left (no) or swipe right (yes). Two hearts equals the honor of being able to chat with one another if you both so choose.
One such mutual "love" was with a 26-year-old Puerto Rican military guy. We chatted on Tinder, exchanged phone numbers after an appropriate amount of commonalities, proceeded to text, then talked on the phone. We agreed to meet over drinks after work. In true "Ashley always has great first date stories!", boy do I have an interesting Tinder story for you!
Right off the bat, in rapid-style, he gave me a 15-question inquisition about my job, my family, my hobbies. Tired from all the answering, I throw the question "What do you do for a living?" at him. After a few moments of silence, he answers that he's trying to think of a way to not scare me. Mafia? Mob? Hit man? I guess.
I probe a bit further, "Can you tell me in like a summary? Just a few words?"
"I'm thinking!" he yelps.
More silence. Then more yelling, "I don't want to tell you too much. I don't know you! Why would I share personal information with someone I just met?!"
"Um…because we're on a first date and that's what you do…share information about ourselves. But, you know, whatever, tell me what you want."
"Fine," he answers. "If you ever did anything bad, you wouldn't want to see me…"
In my head only, of course, I guess, "Dog the Bounty Hunter!!"
He loosens up and, for the most part, we have an enjoyable conversation. It was fun enough to agree to a second meeting. Maybe he was just nervous at the get-go??
Then…all hell breaks loose. All smiles, I say, "It's a good thing I told you to be open at the beginning, we had fun!" More silence. (I've know what that means by now…)
"Who do you think I was for the last hour?," he says. "Do you think I was faking it?! I'm genuine! How rude of you to think differently!!!" He's yelling. I'm cowering, highly embarrassed because we're in public and I don't know this (throw in your own expletives here) happened. I explain that he's making me uncomfortable and pull date number two off the table. More yelling. More uncomfortableness. The bill finally arrives. He tells me to give him a card to pay half. I happily oblige. All the while thinking 'Get me the hell outta here'. There's no talking during bill time. Then he looks up (seriously, this was the best part of the whole night…) and says…"What's your favorite animal???"
"Uh, um, I don't understand…," I said.
He bellows, "I'm just trying to change the subject!"
When we're finally at the train station, he juts out his hand for a shake, then tells me to let him know when I get home. Before I can run away down the stairs, he shouts, "Military police…"
Golly, I really do love my dating life (and of course being able to share a Tinder story). And, yes, I did let someone know where I was on this date. Safety first! Worst case, at least I know a military policeman.
Do you have any first-date horror stories? Share them with us!


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The Effects of Childhood TraumaZach Stroeher2019-08-26T21:34:04-05:00
By Amy Morin, LCSW
Although adults often say things like, "He was so young when that happened. He won't even remember it as an adult," childhood trauma can have a lifelong effect. And while kids are resilient, they're not made of stone.
That's not to say your child will be emotionally scarred for life […]


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TAG Heuer's first Android Wear watch was an amazing first attempt at true luxury in the space, but they're not done. LVMH's head of watches and Jewelry Jean-Claude Biver — who looks over the TAG Heuer brand — revealed some very interesting info about their plans for the future:
"Next year, we'll have a real collection, a new version with six to eight models."
TAG Heuer says they underestimated the demand for ultra premium smartwatches, a mistake we can't blame them for. Asking people to pay $1,400 for technology in a new product category when there are much more affordable options available would seemingly draw the interest of only the most wealthy.
The company had to shut down pre-sales of their first Android Wear watch due to their inability to fulfill all the orders, and they worked tirelessly to ramp production up to meet the growing demand. They have plans to sell as much as 50,000 more this year (which is not a small number when it comes to the premium jewelry industry).
Jean-Claude Biver also mentioned that he'd prefer his company to be on the smartwatch train instead of watching it from a distance, especially because he believes the industry could grow to become so big that it could account for as much as 1/3rd or half of their business going forward.


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On April 21st 2017 Fólkvangr Records will release Lupercalia by Italy's SELVANS. The album was originally released in 2015, but will now be released on limited edition green cassette.
Pre-order Lupercalia here: https://folkvangrrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lupercalia
The band commented "We're proud to release this limited edition tape, made in collaboration with Folkvangr Records. 'Lupercalia' talks about the italic cults, folklore and spirituality. Despite the geographic distance, Mark has totally understood the message that lies behind Selvans work. This collaboration will surely continue in the future."


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The Narrative Of UNC-Chapel Hill's Academic Fraud
From 1993 to 2011, more than 3,000 students at UNC-Chapel Hill took classes that did not require them to show up.
They were told only to submit a final paper, and they got artificially inflated grades. Nearly half were student-athletes who benefitted from the classes by remaining eligible to play.
Those findings were released Wednesday from former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein, who had been commissioned by the university to investigate academic fraud.
The report points much of the blame at two former employees of the university, Deborah Crowder and Julius Nyang'oro, but at least four others have been fired.
'[Nyang'oro] had a couple of student-athletes [who] ended up having to leave the school because of ineligibility, and one of them ended up in jail and one of them ended up being murdered.' -Kenneth Wainstein
It paints a picture of Crowder and Nyang'oro as being especially sympathetic to students who were struggling in school, including athletes.
"As [Nyang'oro] told us, he felt particular compassion for student-athletes, and that was because he had a couple of student-athletes early on in his career who were his students," Wainstein explained during his presentation on Wednesday.
"Both of them ended up having to leave the school because of ineligibility, and one of them ended up in jail and one of them ended up being murdered."
Host Frank Stasio talks with Chronicle of Higher Education senior reporter Jack Stripling about the Wainstein report and the story of academic fraud at UNC.


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Deafness is quite common in cats. Around three in every four white cats are deaf because of a defective gene that causes the inner ear to fail to develop normally. Some of these cats are deaf in only one ear and their owners will often not realise that there is a problem.
Deafness is also common in older cats, probably due to age-related degeneration in the inner ear, as seen in older people.
Other reasons for deafness are less common in cats than in people or dogs. Long-term ear infections, growths in the middle ear or external ear canal and medications given by veterinary surgeons to treat these conditions are probably all important causes. Head trauma and brain tumours are possible causes. However, deafness can result from anything that damages the conduction of sound waves from the ear hole through the ear canal and ear drum to the bones of the middle ear or which affects the conduction of impulses through the nerves to the brain.
Deafness in one ear is not usually detected and actually causes few problems. If the cat is lying curled up with her good ear buried and the deaf one exposed then her hearing would be impaired and an owner may notice a lack of response to noises. However, cats who are deaf in one ear probably take care to avoid lying in such a position and generally keep their good ear pointing in the right direction, even when relaxed at home.
Being deaf in both ears causes more significant problems and most owners notice that their cat does not respond to noises – the opening of doors, the fridge, food packages, calling their name etc. and fail to respond to noisy people, animals and machinery. Deaf cats tend to 'sleep well'. Many cats will wake to some extent when someone enters a room, even if it's just a slight opening of an eye or a twitch of the ear; deaf cats will tend to remain sleeping. This is something that owners of older cats may notice as their pet's hearing deteriorates with age.
A common finding is that deaf cats do not mind vacuum cleaners and it is quite unusual for cats to be completely comfortable when hoovering is going on near them. Some deaf cats even enjoy the sensation of actually being groomed by a hand-held vacuum cleaner. Of course there are some hearing cats that tolerate these sorts of things and this may be more common in some breeds – for example Ragdolls. Owners of old cats may notice that they now tolerate the noise of a vacuum cleaner when previously they did not – this may be the most obvious sign of growing deafness.
Similarly, deaf cats may make odd noises because they can't hear what they are saying. One of the reasons for older cats starting to howl and yell around the house may be deafness or an owner may just notice that their older cat is making a different cry than they did when they were younger – but there are other possible causes for this besides deafness.
Hearing can be tested by observing the reaction the cat makes to a sudden, unexpected loud noise. A hearing cat is expected to turn its ears towards the noise, and may also move their whole head and possibly move their body into a more alert position.
There are problems with this test. It cannot detect deafness in a single ear, only a totally deaf cat will fail to react. It is also possible to think that a deaf cat can hear if, for example, it reacts to a visual clue if it sees an object being dropped or hands being clapped or it may be able to feel vibrations when something hits the floor. The opposite might also happen – a well-adjusted, non-fearful and relaxed cat may react to a first noise but will quickly react less and less obviously to subsequent noises.
This test will be easier to interpret in a cat well known to the owner in its normal environment and is more difficult to interpret in, for example, a kitten amongst its littermates or a kitten newly introduced into a house or a cat being examined in an unfamiliar veterinary practice.
The only truly reliable test is one similar to that used for the testing of hearing in humans and involves sophisticated equipment available only in a few centres. Your veterinary surgeon would be able to advise you of a centre that offers testing if necessary.
The test is well tolerated by most cats but involves playing noises into each ear in turn and then detecting the nervous impulses invoked by these noises in the brain. It is called BAER (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response) testing. This test will not be necessary for the vast majority of cats with a suspected hearing problem as testing will not usually make any difference to the cat or how they are helped and managed.
Cats with normal hearing use the sounds detected by both ears to accurately pinpoint sounds. They use this skill in hunting to detect prey when it is out of sight, for example in long grass. Hunting ability may be reduced in cats with impaired hearing but there are many other factors that will affect this success (time dedicated to hunting and the number of available prey, for example).
When a cat is deaf in both ears it is much more significantly handicapped. Vocalization is an important way of communication between cats and deaf cats may be less good at communicating. Of course, visual clues of 'body language' and olfactory clues from pheromones and scent marking are important in cats so this miscommunication may not be obvious. But deaf cats might get into fights more often or be socially ostracized within a group. They may find it more difficult when young kittens and are more likely to be rejected by their mother.
The reduced ability to recognize danger is probably the most serious handicap faced by totally deaf cats especially if they have to face the hazards of the outdoor environment. Apart from other cats, which have been mentioned above, road vehicles and dogs are probably the greatest dangers. Both cars and dogs are usually noisy and being able to hear this danger is an important clue for normal cats. Further examples of dangerous noisy items are farm and garden machinery, household appliances and trains.
As mentioned above, hunting is a natural feline behaviour and one which will be significantly affected by being totally deaf. However, being deaf will not totally stop hunting success and cats that enjoy hunting will not be put off by their failures.
It is unlikely that there will be a treatment to help deafness in your cat. The most common causes – a genetic defect or age-related degeneration – have no appropriate treatment. It is only some of the unusual causes such as disease blocking the passage of sound through the external ear canal from infection, or a resectable mass that can be helped by treatment.
Cats with these conditions will usually have other obvious signs of disease rather than deafness being the major problem noticed by owners. They will have ears that are dirty, smelly and irritating. The cat may scratch and shake its head or might also have a head tilt, usually to the side with the greatest problem. Other signs of underlying disease include wobbliness, from damage to the balance organs, which are also found in the inner ear.
Cats that are deaf in just one ear can be treated just as normal but totally deaf cats should have some special care. The main difference is that deaf cats cannot go outside without running greater risks from common problems and so should be kept indoors for life. Most cats can live happily indoors, although a few cats that are used to being outside much of the time can be significantly stressed by being confined.
Some cats are more likely to be deaf, so avoid obtaining a totally white kitten from a breeder. Buying this kitten may just encourage irresponsible breeding. If there is a rescued or stray cat that may be deaf and you think that you can offer a suitable safe environment for her then that is different.
Any white cat should be checked for deafness prior to breeding. This is where BAER testing is important because only cats with normal hearing in both ears should be bred and BAER testing is the only reliable way to check for deafness in one ear. Cats that are deaf in just one ear are significantly more likely to have deaf kittens than cats with normal hearing.
Deafness causes significant welfare problems and breeders should aim to avoid producing kittens likely to be deaf. However, individual deaf cats can be given a reasonable quality of life by thinking about their special needs. Deafness is also quite common in older cats and considering this is one aspect of providing a good home for a geriatric companion.


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The rocks, the sands, and the sunlight are beautiful. Relax on the sand or climb the rocks. Watch the beautiful sunset from atop the rocky terrains. This beach retains its pristine beauty.
The Ayurvedic beach resort is one of the oldest in India. You can get authentic Ayurvedic treatments at the resort, which the beach is known for. I saw a few foreigners at the beach, who were all there for the treatment.
There were only a few visitors to the beach, offering it an almost deserted look.
How to Reach:
Somatheeram Beach is just 21 KM from Trivandrum City. It is very near to the hallmark of Kerala Tourism, Kovalam. The place is Chovvara.


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Friday 23 July 2010
Just dreaming . . .
We had a day out yesterday, travelling eastwards this time to go househunting along the Welsh Marches. It was an interesting day, in that houses can be totally different to what you expected! HUGE rooms and lots of light are great, but without that "atmosphere", count for nothing . . . And an otherwise ideal house inside and out, also a non-starter when it is on a rat run for quarry lorries . . . What was an excellent house (to me), felt "hemmed in" to OH (oh, and I did LOVE the kitchen too . . .) But there was another, which despite some BIG no-no's which we thought we would never compromise on . . . Hmmm. Off to think in a darkened room!
We had lunch at a dear friend's house and I would like to share some photos of her clever horses, who shall remain nameless to protect the innocent!
First you pick it up . . .
. . . and then you turn . . .
. . . and bring it back to the Boss. Aren't I clever?!!
And here is my understudy . . . Whoops - it's not meant to do that!
Here you are then . . .
Here is someone whose speciality is NOT hoops . . . he is very good giving rides to little girls and encouraging them to be horse-mad for life . . . and just being beautiful.
Supper was a visit to the chippy which let me off the hook nicely!
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Hope you find the right house - I am sure you will - one day it will just hit you that you have found it.ReplyDelete
Lovely horsey pictures - and I am all in favour of a visit to the chippy - made my mouth water.
Hmmm, remember the joys of house hunting myself. Its difficult when you are making long journeys (we moved to Angelsey -100 miles) so many trips are a complete waste of time because of pylons, roads etc that get left out the estate agents details.ReplyDelete
We took to scanning google maps and the Birdseye thingy before we booked visits.
Great palomino horse. Love the hoop trick.
Isn't it hard to find a house that ticks all your boxes...ReplyDelete
You will find the right house for you both, and you will know it, but it takes time, google street view is great but nothing beats being there. good luck and keep searching.ReplyDelete


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This week in our signature we will show you why colorful modern floor lamps are an essential element for your home decor and of course, we couldn't talk about this subject without introducing you one of our favorites lighting designs: Sinatra standing lamp from DelightFULL.
If you ever find yourself listening to "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra while drinking a cocktail, this piece will be there.
Creative, colorful and versatile: everything you could expect from Sinatra standing lamp. This mid-century lighting design by DelightFULL is one of its best design creations and preserves a vibrant and boldness side that has really caught our eye.
With a charismatic sculptural shape, the Sinatra's lampshade can be customized with pretty much any color, which makes it possible to adjust its design to fit any style and any room.
Sinatra looks equally stunning with more neutral tones, bringing a sense of balance and sophistication to any ambiance.
This retro light is suitable for the most demanding setting and will certainly give a special and magical touch to any atmosphere by bringing more color and freshness to the space.
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House Of Leafs By Groovy is a lounge to come and relax and socialize in a great atmosphere.
†All products are executed and owned by third parties operating independently from I Am Black Business. The product details and eligibility requirements are at the third party's discretion and subject to change at any time and are the responsibility of such third party, not I Am Black Business. Current details can be found on their page.


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Raum Architects shared with us their recent project titled 'Neither Cloud nor Rock', an art installation for the National Institute of Agricultural Research in Nancy. The piece covers an exterior area intended to people who work there, opposite to the restaurant. It protects researchers from rain and sun. The object floats, clinging to the trees, and moves with them. More images and architects' description after the break.
Neither cloud nor rock, the folding is driven by the environment and connects the object to life on the campus, offering a lightweight shelter without any foundation, and proposing a new living situation inside the clearing.
Architects: Raum
Location: Nancy, Champenoux, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Consultants: Calcul Méca
Client: INRA Nancy
Shipyard: PCS - Prototypes Composites Solutions
Surface Area: 30m2
Cost: 57,600 € HT
Year: 2013


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Grand scale, late 1800s top floor Victorian Condominium on a coveted block in the Haight / Ashbury area of San Francisco with approximately 1692 square feet of living space, hardwood floors, formal living room, formal dining room, ~12 foot high ceilings, updated kitchen, master bedroom and en-suite bath, decorative fireplace, in unit washer & dryer, 2 car independent parking, south facing deck, exclusive use yard, additional storage spaces, and final stage plans at the ready for a 980 square foot attic expansion.
A rare find, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home enjoys a wonderful southern exposure with French doors that open to a private deck from both the dining room and master suite overlooking an exclusive use serene landscaped yard. The home's central location is steps away from all of your shopping needs and a growing number of popular restaurants, and is situated ideally for access to Golden Gate Park and Buena Vista Parks, Cole Valley, NoPa, freeways to points North, South, and East, and of course the famous Haight/Ashbury.
The property is move-in ready, and as an added bonus, is being sold with plans in final stages of approval to transform the main living area into a spacious and modern great room, as well as expansion into the 1692 square foot undeveloped attic. This renovation would transform the property into a 5 bedroom 3 bathroom home with 2672 square feet of luxury living, including a new master suite, tons of new closet space, and views to Sutro Tower. Attic would feature 2 additional bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, an entertainment/lounge area, and closets galore, delivering two exquisite levels of living, dining, and entertaining in one of San Francisco's most coveted and historically significant locations.
Property Details:
List Price: $1,995,000
1692 square feet
1692 square feet attic (unconditioned)
Top Floor Condominium in Two Unit Building
3 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
2 parking
Exclusive Use Landscaped Yard
Exclusive Use Deck
Wood Floors
Decorative Fireplace
Period Details
High Ceilings
In Unit Washer & Dryer
Solar Panels
HOA Fees $435/mo. (Includes Water, Garbage, Insurance, Common Electric and repairs.)
Plans for:
5 bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
2672 Square Feet
Open Kitchen, Living, Dining area
Master Suite
Additional Entertainment area
Luxury to the nines
Showing Schedule:
Saturday & Sunday Open House 1-4pm
Private Showings by Appointment Only
Exclusively listed by:
Alexander Clark
Keller Williams Luxury Realty International
[email protected]
For more information, a private tour, or to chat about your property, you can contact me via the info above, or try the contact form below.
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Magic has an interesting problem: very few members of the public actually know the origins of many of the tricks that they love. Paul Harris, magician and inventor of many of those tricks, discussed how to solve that problem in a special conversation with Michael Weber at Genii Convention 2017.
"With magic, it's assumed that the person performing [a trick] is the creator," Harris says. "The act of highlighting magic as an artform is done through informing the public that there's a lineage."
He then gave an analogy, referencing the hit television show, America's Got Talent. One of the magicians who won the coveted Golden Buzzer performed his trick 100% out of the box—the patter, the method, everything—but his illusion was presented as his own. Meanwhile, singers, actors, and other talented performers specifically mention their influences, who wrote the song they're about to sing, and so on. While presenting in the trick in this way makes the magicians stand out, it also means that the audience remains disconnected with the larger history of magic.
Harris doesn't know quite how to solve this problem, but he has a few ideas. Say you go to the Magic Castle, Harris explains, and "at the end of each performance they gave out a little sheet that showed who the magician's teachers were, who his influences were" like a playbill would at a theatre. Or maybe an act could tell people the trick was, Harris describes, invented by Tony Slydini, who spent years learning the trick, who then taught his student, who spent years learning it, who then taught the current performer—that way the audience knows that the trick has roots spreading through decades of time.
Harris is hopeful that future magicians will figure this out, though. "There's more being done in magic in the last ten years," he says, with David Blaine's live show and the myriad television shows and YouTube channels highlighting the art of magic. Now they just need to connect with the history and show it to the world.


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Utilising Commercial Cleaning Glasgow can be a critical factor in maintaining employee morale to an acceptable level which will result in employee's productivity and positivity in the office being at a level which greatly improves the office environment. There are numerous factors which can greatly impact the quality of an employees work rate and quality of work. Obviously, the cleanliness of a workplace is a critical factor in employee morale and productivity being improved. There are many factors which differentiate a business from their competitors, and this stems from the cleanliness of their office.
A clean office increases productivity. Employees feeling more positive about their workplace not only increases the quantity of their output but also increases the quality of the work which they produce. This stems from a clean and welcoming office environment. Many office workers will have previously experienced an unclean office environment and this will have drastically affected their mood and caused them to potentially down tools to an extent and not work as efficiently as they should be. This can be a significant issue for businesses which shows it is of paramount importance that they place great emphasis on having a clean workplace for their staff.
Brand Image
A clean workforce also helps firms improve their brand drastically. The typical consumer will place great importance on a clean office. Consumers place a significant amount of importance on a tidy work environment, as a tidy work environment gives the impression of an excellent product and service offering from the company. One of the highest quality differentiators between their competitors and the business itself is undoubtedly a clean office space. If your company cannot match competitor's product offerings it is vital that your office space makes up for this by offering a cleaner and more spacious workplace setting.
Professional Training
A potentially crucial way for companies to ensure that their workplace remains very well kept is to have their workforce trained by professionals on exactly how they need to tidy up and clean after themselves. An unclean environment acts as a perfect foundation for germs to spread and develop and result in an unclean environment.
Air Quality
Furthermore, a critical factor in a clean environment is air quality. It is crucial for a clean and well-kept workplace to have a well-ventilated workplace in order to ensure that their work force is kept as healthy as possible. Illnesses can quickly spread amongst members of staff due to them being in very close proximity of each other at all times. Therefore, this can have a costly impact on a company if the workspace is not ventilated efficiently. Workers may be forced to take time off their work to recover from illnesses which can seriously damage the perceived quality of a company's brand if the service which they require is unable to be provided as a result of key members of staff being unavailable. This can result in potential consumers opting to use competitors instead and companies missing out on revenue as a result.


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LibreOffice 7.6 Help
Specifies the options for transferring sheets or ranges of a certain sheet to the same cells on other selected sheets.
This menu command is only active if you have selected at least two sheets in the document.
To select multiple sheets, click each sheet tab while pressing CommandCtrl or Shift.
In contrast to copying an area to the clipboard, you can filter certain information and calculate values.
Select the entire sheet by clicking the empty gray box in the upper left of the sheet. You can also select an area of the sheet to be copied.
Press CommandCtrl and click the tab of the sheet where you want to insert the contents.
Select the command Numbers must be selected (or Paste All) if you want to combine operations with the values. You can also choose the desired operation here.. In the dialog which appears, the check box
Kliknite na OK.
This dialog is similar to the Paste Special dialog, where you can find additional tips.