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ITEM again top ranked in WTR 1000 in the 2020 edition of the The World's Leading Trademark Professionals
Also in 2020, our firm was top ranked among the world's leading trademark professionals in WTR 1000. According to the WTR 1000 publication "ITEM sets the standard for trademark work in Slovenia. Its punctual, precise and totally reliable practitioners provide superb...
ITEM ranked also by IP STARS as highly recommended IP law firm in Slovenia
We are very proud to be ranked by IP STARS (Managing Intellectual Property) as highly recommended IP law firm in Slovenia. For more details follow the link: https://www.ipstars.com/countries/slovenia/si
ITEM in 2019 again ranked first in Chambers Europe Guide for Slovenia in the Intellectual Property Sector
At ITEM we are immensely proud and delighted to be once again listed in the prestigious Chambers Europe 2019 ranking as a leading Slovenian law firm in the Intellectual Property Sector. The Chambers Europe team described our firm as "Market--leading boutique advising...
ITEM ranked first in WTR 1000 also in 2019 – The World's Leading Trademark Professionals
We are honoured to be once again recognized by theWorld Trademark Review as one of the leading IP law firms in Slovenia. It is so nice that our commitment to IP and the quality of our services are recognized by our clients and colleagues. Thanks to the entire team,...
ITEM once again ranked first in WTR 1000 – The World's Leading Trademark Professionals
We are honoured to announce that our firm ITEM d.o.o. was again ranked first in WTR 1000 as the world's leading trademark professional covering Slovenia. In the aformentioned research directory ITEM is described as a time-honoured trailblazer within Slovenian...
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- General Court rebuffs argument alleging error of interpretation of EU legal texts in revocation proceedings, WTR, 2023
- Sporting goods company successfully relies on prior Slovenian company name in invalidation action against EUTM registration, WTR, 2023
- Non-infringement action against EUTM based on prior use defence:Circuit Court issues landmark decision, WTR, 2023
- European SPCs Unravelled: A Practitioner's Guide to Supplementary Certificates in Europe" (Slovenian section), 2020-2022
- Manual for the Handling of the Applications for Patents, Designs and Trademarks troughout the World (Slovenian section), The Brown Book, 2009-2022
- PEJO's toilet duck mark flushed down the drain, WTR, 2022
- Supreme Court recognises need for legal certainty in assignment of IP rights, WTR, 2021
- SHA v SHAPERFECTION: Opposition Division erred in finding that coinciding element played independent distinctive role, WTR, 2021
- EUIPO finds no likelihood of confusion between purely figurative marks, WTR, 2020
- Higher Court allows prior use defence in EUTM infringement proceedings, WTR, 2020
- Manual for the Handling of the Applications for Patents, Designs and Trademarks troughout the World (Slovenian section), The Brown Book, 2009-2020
- Spremembe Zakona o industrijski lastnini (Amendments to the Industrial Property Act), Pravna praksa, 2020
- Impact of covid-19 pandemic on time frames in judicial and administrative matters, WTR, 2020
- Amendments to the Industrial Property Act come into force – what you need to know, WTR, 2020
- Supreme Court clarifies conditions for existence of legal interest in non-infringement action, WTR, 2019
- Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the UE Member States (Slovenian section), Filip Petillion (ed)., 2019
- Higher Court: imitating the appearance of a restaurant constitutes unfair competition, WTR, 2018
- Slovenian EUTM Courts, GlobeBMG, 2018
- ECJ clarifies relation between infringement procedure and invalidation counterclaim, WTR, 2017
- European Union – "Parts of vehicles" and "vehicles" in Class 12 are similar, WTR, 2017
- Defendant's failure to disclose scope of infringement results in damages, WTR, 2016
- Manual for the Handling of the Applications for Patents, Designs and Trademarks troughout the World (Slovenian section), The Brown Book, 2009-2016
- Plaintiffs legal interest in non-use trademark cancellation equals public interest in removing unused trademarks from register, WTR, 2016
- Online purchase and mail delivery to private individuals constitutes trademark infringement, WTR, 2016
- EUIPO guidelines update clarifies »all due care« requirement for restitutio in integrum, WTR, 2015
- Higher Court: forwarding agent is jointly and severally liable for infringement with importer, WTR, 2015
- Zaščita znamk na tujih trgih, Kateri način zaščite je najbolj ustrezen?, Obrtnik Podjetnik, 2015
- SIPO limitation of goods/services within class not possible at renewal, WTR, 2015
- Supreme Court issues landmark decision in cancellation action, WTR, 2015
- Slovenia: A route to damages, WTR, 2014
- Earlier CTM loses priority date after being converted into national trademark, WTR, 2014
- Širokopasovno kršenje znamke (Broadband trademark infringement), Podjetnik, 2014
- Manual for the Handling of Applications for Patents, Designs and Trademarks throughout the World (Slovenian section), The Brown Book, 2009-2014
- Kršitev mednarodne znamke (Infringement of international trademark), Podjetnik, 2014
- Court shifts burden of proof to defendant in parallel import case, WTR, 2015
- SIPO held to have committed procedural violation during provisional refusal phase, WTR, 2014
- SIPO to start applying common practice on B&W marks from July, WTR, 2014
- Amendment regarding restitution of lapsed trademark applications introduced, WTR, 2014
- MARTINI SPIRITO granted protection despite initial objections on absolute grounds, WTR, 2013
- Import of infringing goods into EU through Slovenia constitutes infringement, WTR, 2013
- SIPO confirms that TEFLON is well-known trademark, WTR, 2013
- SIPO confirms that company name may present obstacle to trademark registration, WTR, 2013
- Mark including five-pointed stars in a circle held to imitate EU symbols, WTR, 2012
- Uncertainty remains following adoption of 10th edition of Nice Classification, WTR, 2012
- Supreme Court recognises that unregistered sign may be transferred by contract, WTR, 2012
- Austria and Croatia object to Slovenia's Kranjska sausage application, WTR, 2012
- Registered company name may infringe trademark, WTR, 2011
- SIPO adopts opposing opinion's arguments for the first time, WTR, 2011
- Obligation to file regulation on use of international collective marks confirmed, WTR, 2011
- SIPO to issue statements of grant of protection for international marks, WTR, 2011
- Average consumer held to be increasingly attentive when buying food products, WTR, 2011
- Common English word for alcoholic drink held not to be descriptive, WTR, 2010
- IDNs to be launched under '.si' extension, WTR, 2010
- SIPO's MERCATOR decision set aside for the second time, WTR, 2010
- Black panther mark rejected on grounds of public interest, WTR, 2009
- Olympic Committee trips on UNION OLIMPIJA hurdle, WTR, 2009
- Registration of sound mark refused based on earlier word mark, WTR, 2009
- '.si' domain name registration rules relaxed, WTR, 2008
- Stricter standard of similarity applies to identical goods, says court, WTR, 2008
- SIPO's request for review rejected by Supreme Court, WTR, 2008
- No likelihood of confusion between TS SLOVENIA and TIS Slovenia, WTR, 2007
- Slovenian Intellectual Property Office registers first sound mark, WTR, 2007
- 'Two Bulls' design not confusingly similar to RED BULL marks, WTR, 2007
- SCARPA not necessarily descriptive, WTR, 2006
- Shape of a bottle registered, WTR, 2006
- Amendments to Industrial Property Act in force, WTR, 2006
- Company name blocks trademark registration for the first time, WTR, 2006


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The Technical College System of Georgia and its constituent Technical Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, spouse of military member, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). This nondiscrimination policy encompasses the operation of all technical college-administered programs, programs financed by the federal government including any Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I financed programs, educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarships and loans, student life, and athletics. It also encompasses the recruitment and employment of personnel and contracting for goods and services. The Technical College System and Technical Colleges shall promote the realization of equal opportunity through a positive continuing program of specific practices designed to ensure the full realization of equal opportunity. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:
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Staying Healthy
The health benefits of tai chi
This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility, and balance, and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life.
In this low-impact, slow-motion exercise, you go without pausing through a series of motions named for animal actions — for example, "white crane spreads its wings" — or martial arts moves, such as "box both ears." As you move, you breathe deeply and naturally, focusing your attention — as in some kinds of meditation — on your bodily sensations. Tai chi differs from other types of exercise in several respects. The movements are usually circular and never forced, the muscles are relaxed rather than tensed, the joints are not fully extended or bent, and connective tissues are not stretched. Tai chi can be easily adapted for anyone, from the most fit to people confined to wheelchairs or recovering from surgery.
A growing body of carefully conducted research is building a compelling case for tai chi as an adjunct to standard medical treatment for the prevention and rehabilitation of many conditions commonly associated with age. An adjunct therapy is one that's used together with primary medical treatments, either to address a disease itself or its primary symptoms, or, more generally, to improve a patient's functioning and quality of life.
Belief systemsYou don't need to subscribe to or learn much about tai chi's roots in Chinese philosophy to enjoy its health benefits, but these concepts can help make sense of its approach:
Tai chi in motion
A tai chi class might include these parts:
Warm-up. Easy motions, such as shoulder circles, turning the head from side to side, or rocking back and forth, help you to loosen your muscles and joints and focus on your breath and body.
Instruction and practice of tai chi forms. Short forms — forms are sets of movements — may include a dozen or fewer movements; long forms may include hundreds. Different styles require smaller or larger movements. A short form with smaller, slower movements is usually recommended at the beginning, especially if you're older or not in good condition.
Qigong (or chi kung). Translated as "breath work" or "energy work," this consists of a few minutes of gentle breathing sometimes combined with movement. The idea is to help relax the mind and mobilize the body's energy. Qigong may be practiced standing, sitting, or lying down.
Getting startedThe benefits of tai chi are generally greatest if you begin before you develop a chronic illness or functional limitations. Tai chi is very safe, and no fancy equipment is needed, so it's easy to get started. Here's some advice for doing so: Don't be intimidated by the language. Names like Yang, Wu, and Cheng are given to various branches of tai chi, in honor of people who devised the sets of movements called forms. Certain programs emphasize the martial arts aspect of tai chi rather than its potential for healing and stress reduction. In some forms, you learn long sequences of movements, while others involve shorter series and more focus on breathing and meditation. The name is less important than finding an approach that matches your interests and needs. Check with your doctor. If you have a limiting musculoskeletal problem or medical condition — or if you take medications that can make you dizzy or lightheaded — check with your doctor before starting tai chi. Given its excellent safety record, chances are that you'll be encouraged to try it. Consider observing and taking a class. Taking a class may be the best way to learn tai chi. Seeing a teacher in action, getting feedback, and experiencing the camaraderie of a group are all pluses. Most teachers will let you observe the class first to see if you feel comfortable with the approach and atmosphere. Instruction can be individualized. Ask about classes at your local Y, senior center, or community education center. If you'd rather learn at home, you can buy or rent videos geared to your interests and fitness needs (see "Selected resources"). Although there are some excellent tai chi books, it can be difficult to appreciate the flow of movements from still photos or illustrations. Talk to the instructor. There's no standard training or licensing for tai chi instructors, so you'll need to rely on recommendations from friends or clinicians and, of course, your own judgment. Look for an experienced teacher who will accommodate individual health concerns or levels of coordination and fitness. Dress comfortably. Choose loose-fitting clothes that don't restrict your range of motion. You can practice barefoot or in lightweight, comfortable, and flexible shoes. Tai chi shoes are available, but ones you find in your closet will probably work fine. You'll need shoes that won't slip and can provide enough support to help you balance, but have soles thin enough to allow you to feel the ground. Running shoes, designed to propel you forward, are usually unsuitable. Gauge your progress. Most beginning programs and tai chi interventions tested in medical research last at least 12 weeks, with instruction once or twice a week and practice at home. By the end of that time, you should know whether you enjoy tai chi, and you may already notice positive physical and psychological changes. |
No pain, big gains
Although tai chi is slow and gentle and doesn't leave you breathless, it addresses the key components of fitness — muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and, to a lesser degree, aerobic conditioning. Here's some of the evidence:
Muscle strength. Tai chi can improve both lower-body strength and upper-body strength. When practiced regularly, tai chi can be comparable to resistance training and brisk walking.
Although you aren't working with weights or resistance bands, the unsupported arm exercise involved in tai chi strengthens your upper body. Tai chi strengthens both the lower and upper extremities and also the core muscles of the back and abdomen.
Flexibility. Tai chi can boost upper- and lower-body flexibility as well as strength.
Balance. Tai chi improves balance and, according to some studies, reduces falls. Proprioception — the ability to sense the position of one's body in space — declines with age. Tai chi helps train this sense, which is a function of sensory neurons in the inner ear and stretch receptors in the muscles and ligaments. Tai chi also improves muscle strength and flexibility, which makes it easier to recover from a stumble. Fear of falling can make you more likely to fall; some studies have found that tai chi training helps reduce that fear.
Aerobic conditioning. Depending on the speed and size of the movements, tai chi can provide some aerobic benefits. If your clinician advises a more intense cardio workout with a higher heart rate than tai chi can offer, you may need something more aerobic as well.
Selected resourcesAn Introduction to Tai Chi Harvard Health Special Report Tai Chi Health: www.taichihealth.com Tree of Life Tai Chi Center: www.treeoflifetaichi.com |
As a service to our readers, Harvard Health Publishing provides access to our library of archived content. Please note the date of last review or update on all articles.
No content on this site, regardless of date, should ever be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from your doctor or other qualified clinician.


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Alex Smith is trying to understand how he lost his job as starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers a month after being named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
It's not an easy thing for the NFL's fifth-ranked quarterback to deal with this week, even though Smith already has experienced plenty of ups and downs in his tumultuous career since the 49ers made him the No. 1 overall selection of the 2005 draft.
Smith spoke with the media Thursday for the first time since coach Jim Harbaugh made Colin Kaepernick the team's starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams, a rematch of the last game in which Smith appeared.
Smith is now completely healthy from the concussion he suffered in that Nov. 11 game and has been medically cleared to play.
But he'll be Kaepernick's backup for the second consecutive week. Smith is uncertain what Harbaugh's decision means for him the rest of this season.
''I feel like the only thing I did to lose my job was get a concussion,'' Smith said.
Smith was playing some of the best football of his career when he was injured and left early in the second quarter of the 24-24 tie with the Rams.
He completed 7 of 8 passes with a passer rating of 143.8 against St. Louis, throwing for his 13th touchdown of the season on his final pass. The week before, Smith completed 18 of 19 for 232 yards and three touchdowns during a win over Arizona, setting an NFL record with a 94.7 completion percentage for a quarterback with a minimum of 15 attempts. He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time two days later.
Smith ranks fifth in the NFL with a passer rating of 104.1 and leads the league with a 70.0 completion percentage.
''You kind of state your case with your play and I felt like I've done that,'' Smith said. ''It's tough. It stings the most just because I really felt there was something special going on here and you sacrifice and invest so much time. I felt like I was playing good football. I have no idea what's going to happen from here. All I can do now is just prepare and get ready.''
Smith was in limbo the past two weeks after suffering his concussion, practicing every day with the 49ers in a non-contact black jersey. The 49ers did not announce during either week who would be their starting quarterback until game day against Chicago on Nov. 19 and New Orleans last Sunday.
There's no uncertainty this week. Kaepernick, San Francisco's second-round draft pick last year, took away the starting job from Smith with strong performances in decisive victories over the Bears and Saints.
Smith has lost his starting job and dealt with injuries and adversity several times before with the 49ers. He was beaten out for the role in training camp in 2008 by journeyman J.T. O'Sullivan, then began the 2009 season behind veteran Shaun Hill before starting the final 10 games of that season.
In 2010, Smith was replaced as the starter by former coach Mike Singletary with Troy Smith for a key December game that decided San Francisco's playoff fate that season. The next week, Alex Smithbegan a string of 28 consecutive starts for the 49ers that ended after his concussion.
Smith had a 21-6-1 record in those games and played a significant role in San Francisco's rise back to prominence last year and continued success this season. Smith resurrected his career under Harbaugh, who took over as San Francisco's coach in 2011.
''Those (other seasons) are all in the past,'' Smith said. ''For this one, you're in it right now. It's such a great team, such a great group of guys in this locker room. There's something special going on. It's a tough pill to swallow, for sure.''
Smith said he was prepared for Harbaugh's decision and knew it was a possibility ''just based off the last couple of weeks the way things have gone.'' Smith got the news during a conversation with Harbaugh earlier this week, when the coach explained why he decided to go in a different direction.
Harbaugh left open the possibility he could go back to Smith at any time.
''Alex is a class act all the way,'' Harbaugh said. ''He'll prepare as if he is the starter. And that's what we would expect. And be ready to go in and play and contribute to this football team. We've got two quarterbacks that we feel great about as the starting quarterback. Anything's a possibility. I would assume nothing, or rule out anything.''
Smith said he felt no resentment toward Harbaugh, nor did he try to talk the coach out of the change at quarterback.
''At this point, what's talk going to do?'' Smith said. ''I feel like he made up his mind, and he's not a guy that didn't put thought into it already. I don't get to make those decisions. That's what he gets paid to do. I play football. So that's what I'm going to continue to do. Continue to get ready, and then make the most of my next opportunity.''


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Code source de django.db.models.fields.files
import datetime
import posixpath
from django import forms
from django.core import checks
from django.core.files.base import File
from django.core.files.images import ImageFile
from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
from django.db.models import signals
from django.db.models.fields import Field
from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
[docs]class FieldFile(File):
def __init__(self, instance, field, name):
super().__init__(None, name)
self.instance = instance
self.field = field
self.storage = field.storage
self._committed = True
def __eq__(self, other):
# Older code may be expecting FileField values to be simple strings.
# By overriding the == operator, it can remain backwards compatibility.
if hasattr(other, 'name'):
return self.name == other.name
return self.name == other
def __hash__(self):
return hash(self.name)
# The standard File contains most of the necessary properties, but
# FieldFiles can be instantiated without a name, so that needs to
# be checked for here.
def _require_file(self):
if not self:
raise ValueError("The '%s' attribute has no file associated with it." % self.field.name)
def _get_file(self):
if getattr(self, '_file', None) is None:
self._file = self.storage.open(self.name, 'rb')
return self._file
def _set_file(self, file):
self._file = file
def _del_file(self):
del self._file
file = property(_get_file, _set_file, _del_file)
def path(self):
return self.storage.path(self.name)
def url(self):
return self.storage.url(self.name)
def size(self):
if not self._committed:
return self.file.size
return self.storage.size(self.name)
[docs] def open(self, mode='rb'):
if getattr(self, '_file', None) is None:
self.file = self.storage.open(self.name, mode)
return self
# open() doesn't alter the file's contents, but it does reset the pointer
open.alters_data = True
# In addition to the standard File API, FieldFiles have extra methods
# to further manipulate the underlying file, as well as update the
# associated model instance.
[docs] def save(self, name, content, save=True):
name = self.field.generate_filename(self.instance, name)
self.name = self.storage.save(name, content, max_length=self.field.max_length)
setattr(self.instance, self.field.name, self.name)
self._committed = True
# Save the object because it has changed, unless save is False
if save:
save.alters_data = True
[docs] def delete(self, save=True):
if not self:
# Only close the file if it's already open, which we know by the
# presence of self._file
if hasattr(self, '_file'):
del self.file
self.name = None
setattr(self.instance, self.field.name, self.name)
self._committed = False
if save:
delete.alters_data = True
def closed(self):
file = getattr(self, '_file', None)
return file is None or file.closed
def __getstate__(self):
# FieldFile needs access to its associated model field and an instance
# it's attached to in order to work properly, but the only necessary
# data to be pickled is the file's name itself. Everything else will
# be restored later, by FileDescriptor below.
return {'name': self.name, 'closed': False, '_committed': True, '_file': None}
class FileDescriptor:
The descriptor for the file attribute on the model instance. Return a
FieldFile when accessed so you can write code like::
>>> from myapp.models import MyModel
>>> instance = MyModel.objects.get(pk=1)
>>> instance.file.size
Assign a file object on assignment so you can do::
>>> with open('/path/to/hello.world', 'r') as f:
... instance.file = File(f)
def __init__(self, field):
self.field = field
def __get__(self, instance, cls=None):
if instance is None:
return self
# This is slightly complicated, so worth an explanation.
# instance.file`needs to ultimately return some instance of `File`,
# probably a subclass. Additionally, this returned object needs to have
# the FieldFile API so that users can easily do things like
# instance.file.path and have that delegated to the file storage engine.
# Easy enough if we're strict about assignment in __set__, but if you
# peek below you can see that we're not. So depending on the current
# value of the field we have to dynamically construct some sort of
# "thing" to return.
# The instance dict contains whatever was originally assigned
# in __set__.
if self.field.name in instance.__dict__:
file = instance.__dict__[self.field.name]
file = getattr(instance, self.field.name)
# If this value is a string (instance.file = "path/to/file") or None
# then we simply wrap it with the appropriate attribute class according
# to the file field. [This is FieldFile for FileFields and
# ImageFieldFile for ImageFields; it's also conceivable that user
# subclasses might also want to subclass the attribute class]. This
# object understands how to convert a path to a file, and also how to
# handle None.
if isinstance(file, str) or file is None:
attr = self.field.attr_class(instance, self.field, file)
instance.__dict__[self.field.name] = attr
# Other types of files may be assigned as well, but they need to have
# the FieldFile interface added to them. Thus, we wrap any other type of
# File inside a FieldFile (well, the field's attr_class, which is
# usually FieldFile).
elif isinstance(file, File) and not isinstance(file, FieldFile):
file_copy = self.field.attr_class(instance, self.field, file.name)
file_copy.file = file
file_copy._committed = False
instance.__dict__[self.field.name] = file_copy
# Finally, because of the (some would say boneheaded) way pickle works,
# the underlying FieldFile might not actually itself have an associated
# file. So we need to reset the details of the FieldFile in those cases.
elif isinstance(file, FieldFile) and not hasattr(file, 'field'):
file.instance = instance
file.field = self.field
file.storage = self.field.storage
# Make sure that the instance is correct.
elif isinstance(file, FieldFile) and instance is not file.instance:
file.instance = instance
# That was fun, wasn't it?
return instance.__dict__[self.field.name]
def __set__(self, instance, value):
instance.__dict__[self.field.name] = value
[docs]class FileField(Field):
# The class to wrap instance attributes in. Accessing the file object off
# the instance will always return an instance of attr_class.
attr_class = FieldFile
# The descriptor to use for accessing the attribute off of the class.
descriptor_class = FileDescriptor
description = _("File")
def __init__(self, verbose_name=None, name=None, upload_to='', storage=None, **kwargs):
self._primary_key_set_explicitly = 'primary_key' in kwargs
self.storage = storage or default_storage
self.upload_to = upload_to
kwargs.setdefault('max_length', 100)
super().__init__(verbose_name, name, **kwargs)
def check(self, **kwargs):
return [
def _check_primary_key(self):
if self._primary_key_set_explicitly:
return [
"'primary_key' is not a valid argument for a %s." % self.__class__.__name__,
return []
def _check_upload_to(self):
if isinstance(self.upload_to, str) and self.upload_to.startswith('/'):
return [
"%s's 'upload_to' argument must be a relative path, not an "
"absolute path." % self.__class__.__name__,
hint='Remove the leading slash.',
return []
def deconstruct(self):
name, path, args, kwargs = super().deconstruct()
if kwargs.get("max_length") == 100:
del kwargs["max_length"]
kwargs['upload_to'] = self.upload_to
if self.storage is not default_storage:
kwargs['storage'] = self.storage
return name, path, args, kwargs
def get_internal_type(self):
return "FileField"
def get_prep_value(self, value):
value = super().get_prep_value(value)
# Need to convert File objects provided via a form to string for database insertion
if value is None:
return None
return str(value)
def pre_save(self, model_instance, add):
file = super().pre_save(model_instance, add)
if file and not file._committed:
# Commit the file to storage prior to saving the model
file.save(file.name, file.file, save=False)
return file
def contribute_to_class(self, cls, name, **kwargs):
super().contribute_to_class(cls, name, **kwargs)
setattr(cls, self.name, self.descriptor_class(self))
def generate_filename(self, instance, filename):
Apply (if callable) or prepend (if a string) upload_to to the filename,
then delegate further processing of the name to the storage backend.
Until the storage layer, all file paths are expected to be Unix style
(with forward slashes).
if callable(self.upload_to):
filename = self.upload_to(instance, filename)
dirname = datetime.datetime.now().strftime(self.upload_to)
filename = posixpath.join(dirname, filename)
return self.storage.generate_filename(filename)
def save_form_data(self, instance, data):
# Important: None means "no change", other false value means "clear"
# This subtle distinction (rather than a more explicit marker) is
# needed because we need to consume values that are also sane for a
# regular (non Model-) Form to find in its cleaned_data dictionary.
if data is not None:
# This value will be converted to str and stored in the
# database, so leaving False as-is is not acceptable.
setattr(instance, self.name, data or '')
def formfield(self, **kwargs):
return super().formfield(**{
'form_class': forms.FileField,
'max_length': self.max_length,
class ImageFileDescriptor(FileDescriptor):
Just like the FileDescriptor, but for ImageFields. The only difference is
assigning the width/height to the width_field/height_field, if appropriate.
def __set__(self, instance, value):
previous_file = instance.__dict__.get(self.field.name)
super().__set__(instance, value)
# To prevent recalculating image dimensions when we are instantiating
# an object from the database (bug #11084), only update dimensions if
# the field had a value before this assignment. Since the default
# value for FileField subclasses is an instance of field.attr_class,
# previous_file will only be None when we are called from
# Model.__init__(). The ImageField.update_dimension_fields method
# hooked up to the post_init signal handles the Model.__init__() cases.
# Assignment happening outside of Model.__init__() will trigger the
# update right here.
if previous_file is not None:
self.field.update_dimension_fields(instance, force=True)
class ImageFieldFile(ImageFile, FieldFile):
def delete(self, save=True):
# Clear the image dimensions cache
if hasattr(self, '_dimensions_cache'):
del self._dimensions_cache
[docs]class ImageField(FileField):
attr_class = ImageFieldFile
descriptor_class = ImageFileDescriptor
description = _("Image")
def __init__(self, verbose_name=None, name=None, width_field=None, height_field=None, **kwargs):
self.width_field, self.height_field = width_field, height_field
super().__init__(verbose_name, name, **kwargs)
def check(self, **kwargs):
return [
def _check_image_library_installed(self):
from PIL import Image # NOQA
except ImportError:
return [
'Cannot use ImageField because Pillow is not installed.',
hint=('Get Pillow at https://pypi.org/project/Pillow/ '
'or run command "pip install Pillow".'),
return []
def deconstruct(self):
name, path, args, kwargs = super().deconstruct()
if self.width_field:
kwargs['width_field'] = self.width_field
if self.height_field:
kwargs['height_field'] = self.height_field
return name, path, args, kwargs
def contribute_to_class(self, cls, name, **kwargs):
super().contribute_to_class(cls, name, **kwargs)
# Attach update_dimension_fields so that dimension fields declared
# after their corresponding image field don't stay cleared by
# Model.__init__, see bug #11196.
# Only run post-initialization dimension update on non-abstract models
if not cls._meta.abstract:
signals.post_init.connect(self.update_dimension_fields, sender=cls)
def update_dimension_fields(self, instance, force=False, *args, **kwargs):
Update field's width and height fields, if defined.
This method is hooked up to model's post_init signal to update
dimensions after instantiating a model instance. However, dimensions
won't be updated if the dimensions fields are already populated. This
avoids unnecessary recalculation when loading an object from the
Dimensions can be forced to update with force=True, which is how
ImageFileDescriptor.__set__ calls this method.
# Nothing to update if the field doesn't have dimension fields or if
# the field is deferred.
has_dimension_fields = self.width_field or self.height_field
if not has_dimension_fields or self.attname not in instance.__dict__:
# getattr will call the ImageFileDescriptor's __get__ method, which
# coerces the assigned value into an instance of self.attr_class
# (ImageFieldFile in this case).
file = getattr(instance, self.attname)
# Nothing to update if we have no file and not being forced to update.
if not file and not force:
dimension_fields_filled = not(
(self.width_field and not getattr(instance, self.width_field)) or
(self.height_field and not getattr(instance, self.height_field))
# When both dimension fields have values, we are most likely loading
# data from the database or updating an image field that already had
# an image stored. In the first case, we don't want to update the
# dimension fields because we are already getting their values from the
# database. In the second case, we do want to update the dimensions
# fields and will skip this return because force will be True since we
# were called from ImageFileDescriptor.__set__.
if dimension_fields_filled and not force:
# file should be an instance of ImageFieldFile or should be None.
if file:
width = file.width
height = file.height
# No file, so clear dimensions fields.
width = None
height = None
# Update the width and height fields.
if self.width_field:
setattr(instance, self.width_field, width)
if self.height_field:
setattr(instance, self.height_field, height)
def formfield(self, **kwargs):
return super().formfield(**{
'form_class': forms.ImageField,


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This is the best HornetQ release ever. HornetQ was already cutting edge but is now even better.
It is available here with docs here
This latest release contains the following improvements in functionality
- HornetQ Rest
Thanks to Bill Burke, we have a brand new and cool rest interface that's being released with 2.2.2. Look for a Judcon presentation just about this topic
- New improved failover.
Failover now support multiple backups for live servers and also allows automatic fail back to the original live server.
It also supports using shared file systems for shared journal using distributed locks to handle failover. We also guarantee that the backup server will stay completely passive until the main server crashes avoiding split brain occurring.
- New paging model
The new model now won't lock the address if you have a lazy consumer on a core-queue (or on the Topic Subscription in JMS terms) which previously caused consumer starvation. The system will navigate through page files like a cursor, keeping a soft-cache in memory to avoid duplicated references.
- Large Message Compression
It is now possible to compress the message body of large messages.
On the maintenance front thanks to the JBoss QA guys, their thorough testing means we are more confident then ever of delivering a well tested stable piece of software.
>other improvements include:
- Improvements on the journal reliability.
- Clustering reliability
- XA Integration
On the performance front we have made some optimizations:
- Optimized some non necessary syncs we were doing on the journal
- Optimized syncs on paging. Paging is now also scaling up syncs when many producers are syncing messages.
Also: HornetQ should be available for EAP users really soon, being a viable alternative for enterprise users who require a supportable alternative.
Many thanks for our contributors and for our QA department.


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Jurassic Judaism
The following question is one of many that the "Ask the Rabbi" service of Ohr.edu has received regarding the Torah's attitude toward the existence of dinosaurs:
Dear Rabbi,
A friend recently asked me how Orthodox Judaism deals with the issue of scientific proof of dinosaurs' existence. Is there an explanation to be found in the Torah? Your answer or explanation would be greatly appreciated as we are both teachers in a Hebrew day school and the children argue amongst themselves about whether dinosaurs did or did not really exist.
Dear Ohr.edu readers,
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, strange artifacts began to be discovered. They were bones, bones of gigantic and monstrous creatures the like of which had never before been heard of. Sir Richard Owen, the renowned British paleontologist, coined the collective term Dinosauria, Greek for "terrible lizards."
Even the plant-eating dinosaurs were awe-inspiring. Triceratops, larger than an elephant, had a fearsome array of horns on its armored skull. The large sauropods, Brachiosaurus and Ultrasaurus, weighed more than eighty tons and stood as tall as a five-story building. But the meat-eating dinosaurs were downright terrifying. And none more so than the greatest predator ever to walk the earth. Twenty feet tall and forty feet long, with a massive head boasting six-inch fangs, Tyrannosaurus Rex, the "king tyrant lizard," was a fearsome beast indeed.
Dinosaurs are terrifying creatures. Fortunately, there aren't too many of them around nowadays, so there is little to fear. But some Jews do still walk around in fear of dinosaurs. However, this has nothing to do with the dinosaurs' extreme size or their tendency to crush or eat anything in their way. It has more to do with their very existence. Paleontologists assert that dinosaurs lived hundreds of millions of years ago, while the Jewish calendar sets the age of the universe at under 6000 years plus six creation days.
I remember a young student in yeshiva once drawing me aside in a conspiratorial manner.
"Do you believe in dinosaurs?" he asked me in a hushed tone.
"No," I replied, surprised. "I believe in G-d."
I wasn't sure as to exactly which religion he belonged to (The New Age Temple of the Dinosaur Worshippers, perhaps?),but as far as I'm concerned, it's only G-d, and religious affairs, that are matters of belief. (And even with those, we're not talking about blind faith, but rather acknowledgment based on firm evidence and reasoning.)
Dinosaurs aren't a matter of belief. The fossils really exist; I own one myself. How one interprets these fossils is a different matter.
It has been suggested that G-d placed fossils in the ground as a test of our faith. There are two main difficulties with this explanation.
The first objection is that it's not a particularly good test. As we shall see, there is more than plenty of room for accepting the former existence of dinosaurs and the Divinity of Torah.
The second objection is that, without being overly presumptuous about G-d's ways, everything that we know about Him tells us that He doesn't act that way. G-d does not create evidence against His Torah and ask us to blind ourselves to it with a leap of faith. Rather, He presents us with evidence for His existence, and preserves free will by implanting within us a powerful ability to ignore that which is inconvenient.
This point is powerfully presented by Rav Elchanan Wasserman, zatzal. He raises the question of how a twelve year old girl or a thirteen year old boy can be commanded in the mitzvah of emunah, faith, which the brilliant Aristotle didn't even manage. His answer is that emunah just requires one to draw the logical conclusions from the evidence that surrounds us; if great minds slip up, that is because of personal agendas.
Nature points towards G-d, not away from Him. We are told, "Lift your eyes upon high and perceive Who created these!" (Yeshayah 40:26); and that "The heavens speak of G-d's glory, and the sky tells of His handiwork!" (Tehillim 19:2). Contemplating nature is not only a means to affirm G-d's existence, but also, as Rambam explains, the fulfillment of another mitzvah:
This honored and awesome G-d - it is a mitzvah to love Him and to fear Him... And how does one come to love and fear Him? When man contemplates the great wonders of His deeds and creations, and he perceives from them His boundless and infinite wisdom, instantly he loves and praises and gives glory, and he has a great desire to know G-d... And when he contemplates these matters, he instantly recoils and is in awe, and he knows that he is a small, dismal, lowly creature, standing with a minuscule weakness of intellect before the Perfect Wisdom... (Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah 2:1-2).
Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi, in his famous work the Kuzari (1:67), writes that "Heaven forbid that there should be anything in the Torah to contradict that which is manifest or proved." Likewise, Heaven forbid that there should be anything manifest or proved which would contradict anything in the Torah. If one is convinced that G-d wrote the Torah and created the world, then one should fear no scientific discovery. Conversely, if one is afraid of what the scientists will discover, then one is clearly not fully aware that everything discoverable was created by G-d.
But doesn't the apparent age of the dinosaurs contradict the Torah? Well, to claim so, one would have to claim to understand what the Torah actually means with its account of Creation. But this raises many matters of interpretation; for example, how do you measure a "day" when the sun is only created on the fourth one? How do you determine the flow of time when it varies depending on how near you are to objects of large gravitational mass? Since we have so little understanding of these matters, how can dinosaurs frighten us?
Far from being frightened by dinosaurs,
Rabbi Yisrael Lifshitz, author of the Tiferet Yisrael commentary on the Mishna, received the news of fossil discoveries in the nineteenth century with delight. As he had undoubtedly expected, they confirmed everything that we knew all along. He writes:
…As regards the past, Rabbi Abahu states at the beginning of Bereishet Rabbah that the words "and it was evening, and it was morning" (in the apparent absence of the sun) indicate that "there was a series of epochs before then; the Holy One created worlds and destroyed them, approving some and not others."
The Kabbalists expanded upon this statement and revealed that this process is repeated seven times, each Shemita achieving greater perfection than the last…They also tell us that we are now in the midst of the fourth of these great cycles of perfection…[Editor's note: Interestingly, many paleontologists also consider there to have been four eras: the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic.]
We are enabled to appreciate to the full the wonderful accuracy of our Holy Torah when we see that this secret doctrine, handed down by word of mouth for so long, and revealed to us by the Sages of the Kabbalah many centuries ago, has been borne out in the clearest possible way by the science of our generation.
The questing spirit of man, probing and delving into the recesses of the earth, in the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Rocky Mountains in America, and the Himalayas, has found them to be formed of mighty layers of rock lying upon one another in amazing and chaotic formations, explicable only in terms of revolutionary transformations of the earth's surface.
Probing still further, deep below the earth's surface, geologists have found four distinct layers of rock, and between the layers fossilized remains of creatures. Those in the lower layers are of monstrous size and structure, while those in the higher layers are progressively smaller in size but incomparably more refined in structure and form.
Furthermore, they found in Siberia in 1807, under the eternal ice of those regions, a monstrous type of elephant, some three or four times larger than those found today…
Similarly, fossilized remains of sea creatures have been found within the recesses of the highest mountains, and scientists have calculated that of every 78 species found in the earth, 48 are species that are no longer found in our present epoch.
We also know of the remains of an enormous creature found deep in the earth near Baltimore, seventeen feet long and eleven feet high. These have also been found in Europe, and have been given the name "mammoth." Another gigantic creature whose fossilized remains have been found is that which is called "Iguanadon," which stood fifteen feet high and measured ninety feet in length; from its internal structure, scientists have determined that it was herbivorous. Another creature is that which is called "Megalosaurus," which was slightly smaller than the Iguanodon, but which was meat-eating.
From all this, we can see that all that the Kabbalists have told us for so many years about the repeated destruction and renewal of the earth has found clear confirmation in our time.
(Tiferet Yisrael, in Derush Ohr HaChayyim, found in Mishnayot Nezikin after Masechet Sanhedrin)
Huge and fearsome creatures that they were, dinosaurs can't possibly be a threat to the religious Jew. As G-d's creations, they are another example of His wondrous might. There's nothing to be afraid of.


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American sloe Cramp bark (V. opulus) Sheepberry Stagbush
Stem bark and root bark
A shrub or small tree 6-30 feet high; the leaves are elliptic to ovate; finely toothed; mostly smooth, dull (not shiny), 1-3 inches long. Bark is irregular, transversely curved and grayish brown, or where the outer bark has scaled off, brownish-red; inner surface reddish brown. The root bark is cinnamon colored and tastes bitter. The small white flowers are in flat clusters; blooms March to May. The fruits are clusters of black berries, but bluish at first, on red stems. Sweet fruit is edible, but lacks flavor.
Found in bogs, low woods; Eastern United States, but found in most North American states. More abundant in Connecticut to Florida; Texas to eastern Kansas.
Antispasomodic, analgesic, astringent, sedative, cardiac tonic, uterine and muscle relaxant, nervine, diuretic, tonic
Amentoflavone, coumarins, scopoletine and aesculetine, arbutin, oleanolic, and ursolic acids, sterol.
Black Haw was a favorite with the Eclectics of 19th century America.
It treats all nervous complaints, including convulsions, hysteria, stress and spasms. It is one of the most reliable remedies for menstrual cramps, uterine tonic, spasms, high blood pressure, chills, fever, and pains. It is often combined with false unicorn root (Helonias) as a preferred treatment against miscarriage. It also is used to treat asthma, palpitations, heart disease and hysterical fits. It is good for painful affections, including arthritis and rheumatic complaints. It is a heart tonic, improves blood circulation.
An extract of the boiled bark aids in childbirth and as a preventative of miscarriage in early pregnancy. It acts like a sedative on uterine muscles, stops menstrual cramps and afterbirth pains. Research has confirmed uterine-sedative properties.
Cramp bark (Viburnum opulis), usually is used alternately with black haw. Cramp bark is weaker, containing about a third of the resins of black haw.
Black haw is sometimes called cramp bark (erroneously).
Dig up the root in the fall and strip off the bark. Standard infusion or 3-9 gms.
Berries may produce nausea and other uncomfortable symptoms.


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5 Geniuses Who Renounced Their Work
By the mag, Clay Wirestone
It's tough being brilliant. It's even tougher when you hate your own masterpieces.
1. Tony Kaye
The Forgotten History of American History X
Before director Tony Kaye embarked on his first feature film, 1997's American History X, he'd already been declared a genius of the advertising world. Kaye was famous for taking months to craft the perfect 30-second commercial, and his meticulousness only bolstered his reputation. Top brands including Guinness and Volvo sought out his services, because he was just that good.
But Kaye was more than a perfectionist; he was an egoist and an eccentric. During a period of unemployment in the mid-1980s, Kaye ran a full-page ad in London's Evening Standard proclaiming, "Tony Kaye is the Greatest English Director Since Hitchcock." He also attempted to start his own art movement, which included an "exhibition" of a homeless man in London's Tate Gallery.
So, perhaps it should come as no surprise that American History X turned out the way it did. Studio execs at New Line Cinema were impressed by the concept behind Kaye's pitch—to create a film about a former skinhead who tries to keep his younger brother from following in his footsteps. But after shooting 200 hours of footage and delivering a rough cut to the producers, Kaye still wasn't satisfied with the movie. He wanted to tweak the storytelling, and the studio agreed to give him another eight weeks to complete the project.
During those two months, Kaye did virtually no editing. Instead, he went to a Caribbean island to consult with poet Derek Walcott, who plied the director with a few vague ideas about how to improve the film. Upon returning, Kaye decided to add in footage of actual neo-Nazis, but he had no idea how long that would take. Exasperated, the studio execs eventually pried the movie out of Kaye's hands, and New Line released an earlier cut of the film.
At that point, Tony Kaye lost it. He sued the studio for $200 million and demanded that Humpty Dumpty be credited as the director. He also spent $100,000 on print ads that trashed the movie. In interviews, he badmouthed the script and claimed that actor Edward Norton had been wrong for the lead role. Yet in spite of Kaye's insistence that the movie was horrible, American History X went on to garner terrific reviews—not to mention a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Edward Norton.
2. W.H. Auden
The Poem That Wouldn't Die
W.H. Auden's best-known poem, "September 1, 1939," was written the day that Germany invaded Poland, launching World War II. From the moment it was published in The New Republic that year, the work was instantly popular—but Auden wanted to revise it. He thought parts of the poem rang false. He especially hated its most famous line: "We must love one another or die." Auden later reflected, "That's a damned lie! We must die anyway." So in the next version of his poem, Auden altered the text to read, "We must love one another and die."
Even after making the change, Auden continued to despise the line. In subsequent versions, he resorted to cutting the entire stanza, and eventually decided he wanted to do away with the piece altogether: "The whole poem, I realized, was infected with an incurable dishonesty—and must be scrapped."
To Auden's dismay, people kept reading and quoting "September 1, 1939." The poet was particularly irritated when President Lyndon Johnson used the poem in his 1964 "Daisy" TV spot attacking opponent Barry Goldwater. The ad featured a little girl plucking petals off a flower, as the image of a nuclear explosion emerges behind her. As the mushroom cloud balloons to fill the screen, President Johnson says in a voiceover, "We must either love each other, or we must die."
After seeing the ad, Auden said, "I pray that I never be memorable like that again."
3. Frederic Remington
The Way the West Was Lost
Decades before the movies of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, Frederic Remington's illustrations created the mythic American West. During the 1880s and 1890s, readers devoured his depictions of grizzled cowboys and sinewy horses, reproduced by the hundreds in magazines and books. He illustrated Teddy Roosevelt's Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail in 1887 and was a correspondent during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
But the artist wasn't much of a cowboy himself. Born in New York, Remington went to art school at Yale, where he spent more time playing football than studying his craft. At age 19, he headed out West for a few years, visiting Montana and New Mexico and even making a go of sheep ranching in Kansas. However, he found the work difficult and tedious and soon returned home to New York, where he lived for most of his life.
On January 25, 1908, Remington became so frustrated while painting a particularly tricky scene that he decided to burn the canvas. He built a bonfire on his front lawn and torched the unfinished painting; then he proceeded to toss his other work into the flames. He ended up destroying more than 100 paintings that night, with millions of dollars in art going up in smoke. "They will never confront me in the future," he wrote.
Indeed they didn't. Remington's sculptures became his most lasting work. Today, one of his bronzes, "Bronco Buster," sits next to President Obama in the Oval Office.
4. R. Crumb
Drowning His Own Kitten
Indie cartoonist Robert Crumb became famous in the 1960s for his cast of raunchy characters, including Mr. Natural and the "Keep on Truckin'" guys. But his best-known creation was the smooth-talking, sex-crazed Fritz the Cat. Ballantine Books published a paperback collection of Fritz' tales in 1969, and a copy ended up with animator Ralph Bakshi. An up-and-coming genius in his own right, Bakshi was looking to make an animated movie for adults, and Fritz seemed like perfect source material.
It turned out that Crumb had good reason to be hesitant. Bakshi didn't feel obligated to stay true to the original work, and he used Fritz as a vehicle to voice his own views—depicting hippies as would-be fascists, embracing toilet humor, and including unexplained violence. Bakshi presented the material as an attack on the 1960s—a decade that had been very good to Crumb.
When Crumb previewed the finished film, he was appalled. The politics were bad enough, but in Crumb's words, the toilet humor suggested a "real repressed" attitude toward sex. It was too late to change anything, though, and Fritz the Cat was released in theaters. The first animated film with an X rating, Fritz became a hot topic and earned massive amounts of publicity. Bakshi, for his part, was hailed as a breath of fresh air in the field of animation.
But Crumb got his revenge. A few months after the movie's release, he drew a comic titled "The Death of Fritz the Cat," in which he killed the character with an ice pick to the head. The cat was finished, and Crumb refused all future adaptations of his work.
5. Ludwig van Beethoven
Turning a Deaf Ear
In addition to being a brilliant composer, Ludwig van Beethoven was a shrewd businessman. He dedicated most of his work to wealthy benefactors, with the hope that they'd keep giving him money. But in the early 1800s, Beethoven decided to shift his strategy and honor the man he admired the most—Napoleon Bonaparte. Beethoven believed in the egalitarian ideals of the French Revolution, and he saw Napoleon as a charismatic leader who was making a real effort to reform government. In 1803, the star-struck composer named his third symphony the "Bonaparte" symphony.
Of course, when Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor of France in May 1804, Beethoven was horrified. The composer ripped apart the title page to his symphony, yelling, "Now, too, he will tread underfoot all the rights of man, and indulge only his ambition. He will exalt himself above all others, and become a tyrant!"
After cooling off a little, the composer decided that the symphony was still good, but he changed the title. He renamed it the "Eroica" symphony, dedicating it to a generic "heroic man." The passionate work is still one of Beethoven's most-performed pieces. To this day, the library of Vienna's Musikverein concert hall keeps an original copy of the composition on display—complete with Napoleon's name violently scratched out.
This article originally appeared in mental_floss magazine.


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Folding table, hanging-leaf.
As an example of the Clapp product family model no. 02435 has been analyzed:
Frame of powder-coated steel tube with a table top of melamine-resin-coated LIGNOpal chipboard.
Product composition and recycling content: The first two columns of Table 1 and the pie chart set out the materials used with the corresponding proportions by weight in per cent. The proportion of recycling material is indicated according to the type of material.
The materials of the product family are 100% recyclable:
Recovery of old material after use
Recyclability: possibility of recovery
CO2 emissions: Assessment of the products in terms of CO2 emissions is performed for the materials used (including extraction of raw materials and upstream processes) and with regard to the processes implemented at VS and transport volume.
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Discover the Latest Pinterest Trends: Sport Mode Edition Hey there! I'm Jen, your go-to marketing bestie and cheerleader. I'm here to help you work smarter, not harder, when it comes to marketing. Every week, I'm diving into the hottest Pinterest trends so you can get...
The webinar was designed to give us an introduction to crafting the perfect holiday campaign for your brand as early as possible.
They reflected and noted that it's been quite a start to the 2020s with going through unprecedented times of global pandemic, political unrest, as well as poor and mixed the sobering realities
Adults are spending 50% of their waking hours online. And more than ever, people are saying that being online makes them feel disconnected. From themselves and their interests. People feel sucked in, burned out, anxious from social comparison. Given the realities of a heavy news cycle, and negative messaging on many platforms, people often turn to Pinterest for a much-needed break from scrolling through not-so-good news.
Pinterest is viewed as a place to discover and be inspired. Pinterest wanted to learn why people turn to Pinterest and what specifically feels good about the platform?
What they found was that Pinterest is a different social media platform building a more positive place on the internet, where you can find things you actually love. Where creators can be known for expertise, non celebrity and where you can plan for an amazing holiday celebrating with your friends and family.
A recent study by Nielsen shows that Pinterest is the number one place people go for inspiration online and off. So Pinterest decided to take a look at how to move people towards decisions on the platform.
They found on Pinterest that 97% of searches are unbranded people come to Pinterest to plan and do without even making up their mind about what to buy.
Pinterest drives 10x Higher branded searches off platform. That's a trigger moment that happens on Pinterest. Inspirational environments actually help people make up their mind. We call this decision making behavior, the NEW ROI a return on inspiration.
So how does this impact the way you should be thinking about the holidays this year?
2022 Holiday Research
Pinterest shared what they learned from 2022 holiday research that highlighted one important thing. —- the holidays will be different this year. The holidays will be more expansive, more personalized and more dynamic than ever. Because the past two years have forced people to reinvent the way they plan for and celebrate the holidays, they have expanded their definition of what the holidays mean.
People are looking for new ways to bring fresh joy to their traditions, and personalize their holiday plans to suit their needs. While all of this reinvention may have started as a necessity, it's now become the norm and people like it giving them permission to design plan and celebrate their holidays in the best way for them.
All of that means the need for holiday inspiration has never been greater. Pinterest shared a video of pinners and what they have to say about planning the holidays. They shared things like:
"Pinterest allows me to visualize ideas that I have in my head."
"I have categories for Christmas baking, Christmas dinner ideas, Christmas party ideas, Christmas outfit ideas for those days where I'm going to events"
"Pinterest offers some more environmentally conscious and budget friendly opportunities to decorate your home for the holidays without actually breaking the bank."
"without Pinterest I also wouldn't have been able to do things like hold my annual friend Miss at my new place. And I think in a way it kind of helps me get a bigger view of what's possible for home decor. Secret Santa gifts and even holiday snacks and meals."
"Pinterest really inspires me to not only find great gift ideas and try new brands, but I also feel that I'm just becoming a better host go on there and I see something I'm like yes, it's exactly what I've been looking for."
"I was inspired to get a Black Christmas tree and who would have thought it would look so kind of neutral, but yet something unique. And it's a way that I can also use it for Halloween so it's dual purpose and create a specific for each of my best friends and just start adding things to it whether
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What pinners shared about Pinterest is that they are really excited to celebrate more holiday moments of all sizes like big moments and a lot more of the small moments. And they've already started planning many of those moments and celebrations on Pinterest, which means there are even more opportunities for you to reach them and boost your holiday sales.
Pinterest's research shows that shoppers on Pinterest are optimistic about the 2022 holiday season. They're excited to get back out into the world and they look forward to the return of the larger and more traditional celebrations that they've always enjoyed. They also really like their newer traditions and the smaller mini moments they created over the past two years and they plan to keep them and they'll add even more.
82% say they expect to create and celebrate more smaller moments this holiday season
Pinterest's research also validated that New traditions have taken hold of the past two years as the pandemic gave people permission to design and celebrate the holidays their own way – which people on Pinterest really embraced. And it showed that pinners were 60% more likely to create a new holiday tradition with close friends and family which has cause an explosion of smaller unique holiday moments on Pinterest. And while the traditional holidays make the season memorable. It's these many small moments that make the season truly special.
Those smaller moments range from seasonal traditions like parties with friends or coworkers to tree decorating or holiday. There are culturally meaningful celebrations and important personal moments like a holiday engagement or baby gender reveal.
If you have services or products that can help people celebrate small as well as large and traditional celebrations, ensure you are marketing those on Pinterest. Including Pinterest in your marketing is a no brainer and provides amazing return on your investment of time - far better than other social media platforms.
Pinterest helps you connect with customers in a hyper relevant way. It's also a great opportunity to expand on traditional audiences and lean into adjacent categories.
Pinterest is the number one destination when it comes to holiday inspiration. And inspiration is indeed the new influence. Holiday shoppers say that their top place for inspiration and motivation during the holidays is Pinterest. This translates into purchase influence. One in five holiday shoppers say the content on Pinterest inspired at least half of their holiday purchases last year. Yes that's right!
Pinners Are Inspired
Pinterest inspired at least half of their purchases. Pinners rely on Pinterest to find what's new or new to them.
Pinterest then went into a little more in depth on shoppers on Pinterest. First thing they mentioned is how Pinterst shoppers are different from shoppers than on other platforms.
They're always shopping. And what's really noticeable is that they spend more twice is more compared to other platforms. Basically they are super shoppers. Plus, they buy more each time they shop.
Shoppers on Pinterest had 85% larger baskets at checkout, which is a pretty incredible stat. And last but not least Pinterest is the most efficient channel overall for generating incremental conversions. How efficient you might ask? Well 30% more so than other social platforms.
Pinterest heard from shoppers that Pinterest brings the best of offline shopping online, which is nearly twice as high as the number of people who use other social platforms.
What's really interesting is that a lot of early industry forecasts are predicting a return to brick and mortar shopping. 87% of shoppers who use Pinterest say it's a valuable compliment to in store shopping. And that's 85% higher than what people say about other platforms.
Another area where Pinterest beats out the competition is personalization. Personalization matters more than anything when it comes to shopping.
When Pinterest looked at shopping data through the holiday lens, what they noticed about people on Pinterest is that not only do they love to shop but they also love to gift. Turns out 90% Use it for gift-giving ideas.
He's a big note that not many people realize. Research shows people on Pinterest start holiday shopping early. The majority of pinners start their holiday shopping including for gifting purposes before Thanksgiving.
More Shopper Data
Pinterest looked at the data we found that interest shoppers are pretty unique. They go to Pinterest to find gifts based on who they're shopping for. Notably, they are open minded about brands or products.
So for brands this is really the perfect opportunity to reach active gift shoppers while they're undecided. All this in mind, they've been working hard to create a wide range of surfaces that allow brands to reach pinners at different points of their shopping journey.
- There's the shop tab from search, helping Pinners to go right into shop mode as they search for ideas.
- There is product tagging on standard pins (via the Pinterest app on cell phones) helping to make any pin instantly shopable content and move Pinterest inspiration to action.
- Try-On, which gives Pinners the ability to virtually try on makeup such as lipstick and eyeshadow from the comfort of the couch.
Pinterest is also continuing to introduce new products with feedback from partners. Recent examples of a product that they just launched is shopping list. People are already saving ideas and products they love on Pinterest and we know that there are over seven times more likely to purchase products they've saved with shopping lists.
This allows Pinners to save product pins automatically in one place, making it easier for them to come back and shop the item.
And exciting news, there is the integration app for WooCommerce.
Pinterest shared how to create your media plan as you prepare for the holiday season. Something you should always remember is that pinners are planners, in fact pinners start planning shopping and buying early for the holiday. The holiday gifting searches on Pinterest start picking up between July and September.
So, you should start pinning products and services for the holiday season NOW!
To summarize, by now you've heard loud and clear that the holidays will be different this year. There'll be more expansive, more personalized and more dynamic than ever, which means the need for holiday inspiration has never been greater.
And here are four takeaways:
- People come to Pinterest open minded and they leave decided
- Pinterest is 10 times more efficient at driving consideration.
- In 2022 We'll have more holiday celebrations big and small which means there are more opportunities for you to reach shoppers on Pinterest and boost your holiday sales.
- Pinners start planning their holidays early on Pinterest and they're buying gifts for everyone in their life. We've seen planning move into high gear and brands between July and September the last couple of years so start pinning now!
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Apple Carplay
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- Supports DAB+ Digital Radio (order here)
- Download Apps from Google Play Store – More than 1000 apps available
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- 1 TYPE C Slot - Charge your phone;
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- Compatible with factory Parking sensors (PDC)
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SKODA: Fabia (2007-2013), Praktik (2007-2011), Roomster (2003-2015), Superb (2008-2014), Octavia (2007-2012), Yeti (2009-2015)
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Conflict & Peace Studies Certificate Degrees in Salt Lake City
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San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $105,940 | 120 |
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA | $94,180 | 30 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $86,280 | 290 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $84,950 | 100 |
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California | 900 | $78,350 |
Texas | 470 | $50,410 |
New York | 410 | $82,720 |
Illinois | 380 | $71,400 |
Pennsylvania | 290 | $61,890 |
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