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Vimbayi Kaziboni
Currently Assistant Conductor of Ensemble intercontemporain in Paris and Director of Orchestras at Gettysburg College (Pennsylvania, USA) conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni (b. 1988) has been described as "a conductor of great intensity, without distancing, maneuvering, without indifference" ("neue musikzeitung").
A native of Zimbabwe, Kaziboni's young and versatile career has taken him across the globe to performances in Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uzbekistan, performing at some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world. Furthermore, he has worked directly with many of the leading composers of the day that include Helmut Lachenmann, Olga Neuwirth, George Benjamin, Matthias Pintscher, Heiner Goebbels, Morton Subtonick, Nicolaus A. Huber, among many others.
A specialist of 20th-21st Century music, Mr. Kaziboni has worked extensively with two of the world's most renowned ensembles in the realm of contemporary music: Ensemble Modern (Germany) and Ensemble intercontemporain (France). In his role as conductor of the 2012-13 International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) Mr. Kaziboni led many critically lauded performances in venues and festivals across Germany, France and the Netherlands. Concurrently he served on numerous projects as Assistant Conductor of Ensemble Modern, covering the work of many renowned European conductors that include Peter Eötvos, Stephan Asbury, George Benjamin and Jörg Widman among many others. In September 2013 Mr. Kaziboni made his subscription debut conducting the Ensemble Modern on a program of Stockhausen and Eisler on the 2013-14 season opening concert of the Happy New Ears concert series at Oper Frankfurt.
From 2008-2014, Mr. Kaziboni served as Artistic Director of The What's Next? Ensemble, a chamber orchestra at the forefront of contemporary culture in Los Angeles, California. Under Kaziboni's leadership, What's Next? came to host one of the largest retrospectives of local music – The Los Angeles Composers Project – for which it received glowing reviews. In Los Angeles, Kaziboni also spent two years as Assistant Conductor of the Young Musicians Foundation's (YMF) Debut Orchestra – a period in which he worked with a long list of renowned conductors that include Michael Tilson Thomas and film composer John Williams.
As a Fulbright Fellow in 2013-14 Mr. Kaziboni conducted the Omnibus Ensemble and the National Youth Orchestra of Uzbekistan in addition to being a Visiting Lecturer at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Mr. Kaziboni holds degrees from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) in Germany. He resides in New York City.
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A slice of local life on Skopelos Island Last June, my husband and I spent three wonderful weeks on Skopelos Island in Greece, the largest island of the Sporades chain east of the mainland. One evening, after a dinner down by the Skopelos town harbor at Στου Δημητράκη (where we dined on giouvetsi, mousaka and ekmek, by the way), we ventured back up the hill around to the City School to watch a night of traditional dancing. The show started at … [Read more...]
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Impact of Employing College Students to Make Limited Postdischarge Phone Calls for Hospitalists
Meeting: Hospital Medicine 2012, April 1-4, San Diego, Calif.
Abstract number: 97698
Hospital discharge represents a "voltage drop" in care that can lead to unexpected problems including costly readmission. Postdischarge phone calling is a strategy advocated by national and local organizations to improve the quality of care transitions. A recent review concluded that postdischarge phone calling is a component of successful discharge bundles. Our hospital's Safe Transitions initiative directs physicians to contact high risk patients within 72 hours of discharge, but we found that hospitalists struggled to perform this task due to time constraints and a frustratingly low contact rate. A better strategy was needed.
Our goal was to develop an efficient and effective means of contacting discharged patients by phone without distracting hospitalists from acute clinical duties and at the same time preserving the benefit of their involvement. Secondary goals were to assess the frequency of unexpected clinical developments, patient interest in speaking with hospitalists, and impact on 30day readmissions.
Undergraduate students were trained to call discharged patients using a limited script containing (1) a query about unexpected clinical events and (2) an offer to speak with the hospitalist. Patients transitioned to nursing homes, adult care facilities, and jails, deceased patients, and those readmitted before telephone contact could be made were excluded (95 patients over a 3 3month study period). Up to 2 two attempts were made to reach each patient within 3 days of discharge. Students attempted to contact 742 patients and successfully contacted 422 (57% contact rate). 31 Thirtyone patients reported experiencing unexpected problems after discharge (7%) and 22 asked to speak with a hospitalist (5%). 56 of 422 contacted patients were readmitted within 30 days of discharge (13.3%), while 47 of 320 patients not contacted were readmitted (14.7%). Five of 31 patients reporting unexpected problems were readmitted (16%); 4 of 22 asking to speak with the hospitalist were readmitted (18%). The direct cost of the program was $1,966/3 months ($655/mo), or $2.65/patient. Students earned $10/hr.
This pilot study demonstrates that college students can screen a diverse pool of patients discharged by hospitalists for problems after discharge. The relatively low contact rate, low rate of unexpected problems, and even lower rate of asking to speak to hospitalists lead us to conclude that this is a costeffective effort. It is unclear whether this program is impacting readmission rates. Future analysis will assess demographic and clinical variables of the various groups of patients identified in the study. We will also assess hospitalist satisfaction and estimate the cost savings of employing college students to make screening calls. Lastly, we plan to modify our phone script and calling protocol in hopes of making a true impact on 30day readmissions.
To cite this abstract:Rudmann A, Dallasen R. Impact of Employing College Students to Make Limited Postdischarge Phone Calls for Hospitalists. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2012, April 1-4, San Diego, Calif. Abstract 97698. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2012; 7 (suppl 2). https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/impact-of-employing-college-students-to-make-limited-postdischarge-phone-calls-for-hospitalists/. Accessed March 28, 2020.
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How much is inheritance tax in the UK? This guide explains when UK inheritance law applies and how much UK inheritance tax you have to pay, plus how to write a UK will to protect your assets.
If you are a foreigner living or retired in the UK or own UK-based property, you will need to consider how UK inheritance law affects you, and if you will be subject to inheritance tax in the UK.
You need to find out if your estate will be dealt with under UK inheritance law or the law of your home country, plus how much of your estate could be taxed after applying the UK inheritance tax threshold. In some cases, it may be beneficial to write a last will and testament in the UK to protect your assets in the event of your death, although conditions apply when writing UK wills.
This guide explains the ins and outs of UK inheritance law, plus UK inheritance tax rates and exemptions. It also explains the process of drawing up a will in the UK and the conditions for making it legal, which should be considered whether or not your are planning your UK retirement.
Learn about the implications of your UK inheritance:
- Inheritance law in the UK
- Law of succession in the UK
- UK inheritance law regarding marriage
- Unclaimed UK inheritance
- Inheritance tax in the UK
- How much is inheritance tax in the UK?
- Inheritance tax threshold
- Gift tax in the UK
- Last will and testament in the UK
- Conditions for writing UK wills
- Registering your UK will
- What is the grant of probate in the UK?
- UK inheritance authorities
Inheritance law in the UK
Inheritance law in the UK applies to all official residents, whether national or from overseas, on all of their worldwide moveable assets. If you are a non-resident who owns UK property, UK inheritance law will also apply to some of your estate.
The UK is one of three countries (along with Denmark and Ireland) that opted out of changes to EU inheritance regulations in 2015, which give citizens living abroad in the EU the choice to have their estate dealt with according to the laws of their home country or country of residence. This means that UK citizens living in other EU countries covered by these regulations will have this choice.
Inheritance laws in the UK vary in different areas. In England and Wales, there is no forced heirship and people are free to leave their property to whoever they wish by making a last will and testament in the UK.
However, in Scotland, a surviving spouse and children have a statutory claim to parts of the estate. If there are both spouse and children, both parties are entitled to a third each (one-third split equally between children if more than one) of the net moveable assets (everything excluding property and land). If there is only a spouse or children, they are entitled to 50% of net moveable assets.
Law of succession in the UK
If a resident in the UK dies without leaving a will, then UK intestacy law determines how their estate is distributed. Again, this is different in England and Wales than it is in Scotland.
Intestacy rules in England and Wales
You can check your UK inheritance rights on the UK government website.
|If there is a surviving spouse/civil partner and children
|The spouse/partner receives the first £250,000 of the estate and the remainder is split between 50% into a trust to provide lifetime income for spouse/partner and then capital to children equally following the death of the spouse/partner; and 50% divided equally between children (held in a trust until they reach 18 if younger). If any children are deceased, their share goes to grandchildren if any.
|If there is a surviving spouse/partner but no children
|The spouse/partner gets the first £450,000 and the remainder is split 50/50 between the spouse/partner and surviving parents. If there are no surviving parents, then the share goes to siblings (or nieces/nephews). If there are none from these groups, the spouse/partner inherits the whole estate.
|If there is no surviving spouse/partner
|The whole estate is distributed between the children or grandchildren. If there are no children or grandchildren, the estate passes to the following groups in descending order: parents, siblings (or nephews/nieces if deceased), half-siblings (or their children if deceased), grandparents, uncles/aunts (or cousins if deceased), half-brothers and half-sisters of parents (or their children if deceased).
Intestacy rules in Scotland
Intestacy rules in Scotland are more complex, outlined in the table below.
|Surviving family members
|Spouse/partner and children
|Spouse/partner but no children
|Children but no spouse/partner
|Neither spouse/partner nor children
|Usufruct (lifetime use) of family home
|Spouse/partner up to a value of £473,000
|Spouse/partner up to value of £473,000
|Spouse/partner up to value of £29,000
|Spouse/partner up to value of £29,000
|£50,000 to spouse/partner
|£89,000 to spouse/partner
|Legal rights
|One-third of net moveable estate to spouse/partner, one-third to children
|50% of net moveable estate to spouse/partner
|Remainder of estate
|To children in equal shares (or grandchildren if deceased)
|50% to parents and 50% to siblings, or 100% to either group if no survivors from other group. If no survivors from either group, 100% to spouse/partner
|To children in equal shares (or grandchildren if deceased)
|50% to parents and 50% to siblings, or 100% to either group if no survivors from other group. If none from either group, then passed down in descending order to: aunts/uncles, grandparents, great aunts/uncles, more distant relatives
UK inheritance law regarding marriage
UK inheritance law regarding married couples is different than in many European countries. Under UK inheritance law, marriage doesn't result in jointly-owned matrimonial or community property unless property is specifically placed under joint ownership by the couple. As there is no 'forced heirship' in England and Wales, property can freely be given away during a person's lifetime.
Under UK property law, gifts can be made via trusts. This means there is a distinction between the legal owner of a property (the trustee) and the beneficial owner (the recipient). Trusts cannot be registered at the land registry. Information on updating property records with the UK land registry when someone dies can be found on the UK government website.
Unclaimed UK inheritance
If an UK inheritance is unclaimed or rejected by all beneficiaries, then the estate is passed to the UK government.
Inheritance tax in the UK
Inheritance tax in the UK is payable on the worldwide assets of someone who was a UK resident and on UK property of someone who lived overseas. UK inheritance tax is payable on the net value of the estate, plus on any lifetime gifts made in the last seven years of the deceased's life. Inheritance tax in the UK is paid by the executor of the will or by the person administering the estate if there is no will and testament.
You can reduce your UK inheritance tax by applying the relevant allowances and exemptions:
- £325,000 tax-free threshold on the whole estate (thus, 40% tax applies only to the portion of the estate above this amount).
- Spouses/civil partners, charities, and amateur sports clubs are exempt from UK inheritance tax.
- Gifts given during the lifetime more than seven years before death are exempt from UK inheritance tax.
- 50–100% tax relief is offered on some business assets.
- The UK inheritance tax rate on the estate can be reduced to 36% if at least 10% of the estate is left to charity. You can find a list of charities and an inheritance tax calculator.
- Since April 2017, if the main home is left to children (including adopted, foster, and stepchildren) or grandchildren, there will be a tax-free threshold of up to £2 million on this property.
How much is inheritance tax in the UK?
The UK inheritance tax rate is a flat rate of 40% on the whole estate. The UK inheritance tax rate for foreigners is the same as for nationals, as are the allowances and exemptions listed above.
The estate is usually taxed before it is handed down (unless there aren't sufficient funds), typically meaning beneficiaries don't pay UK inheritance tax from their own savings. However, they may be liable for other taxes (e.g., income tax or capital gains tax) if they make money from earning income or selling assets they have inherited.
Information on how to pay your UK inheritance tax bill can be found on the UK government website.
The UK also has tax treaties with several countries to avoid double taxation.
The UK government provides a number of forms relating to inheritance tax claims, including: IHT 400 and IHT 401 for non-residents. If inheritance tax isn't owed (for example, the value is less than the UK inheritance threshold of £325,000), use Form IHT 205. The British government maintains a full list of forms regarding inheritance tax.
Inheritance tax threshold
The general inheritance tax threshold (also referred to as residence nil rate band or RNRB) allows properties up to the value of £325,000 to be inheritance-tax free. However, the threshold can increase in certain situations, for example, if you give your home to your children or grandchildren the threshold increases to £425,000.
If the inheritance doesn't meet the full threshold value, any unused threshold can be transferred to a spouse or partner's threshold for when they die, allowing a maximum threshold of £850,000.
In addition, since 6 April 2017, certain inheritance claims may be eligible for an additional inheritance tax threshold, with one main condition being that a share of the estate must be left to a direct descendent (i.e., child or grandchild).
The additional maximum threshold (on top of £325,000) will depend on the year of death:
- £150,000 in 2019 to 2020
- £175,000 in 2020 to 2021
Gift tax in the UK
Gifts made during the last seven years of life are subject to UK inheritance, although any gifts made three to seven years before death are taxed at a reduced rate, starting at 8% if made between six to seven years before death and increasing by 8% for each year closer to the death.
Below outlines the years between gift and death, and the applicable UK gift tax:
- Less than 3 years: 40%
- 3 to 4 years: 32%
- 4 to 5 years: 24%
- 5 to 6 years: 16%
- 6 to 7 years: 8%
- More than 7 years: 0%
UK inheritance tax allowances are offered on small gifts made out of a person's normal income or on any gifts made to a spouse/partner, as long as they are a permanent UK resident. There is a UK inheritance tax exemption on gifts of £3,000 per year or between £1,000 and £5,000 on wedding gifts. More is explained in the UK government's guide.
Last will and testament in the UK
If you are a UK resident or have property in the UK, it is advisable to make a UK will to instruct how your assets are dealt with in the event of your death.
If you are a foreign resident you are entitled to write a will in your own country, which will be recognized by UK authorities as long as it is legally valid, although there will be additional costs if you have to translate the will into English as well as possible time delays.
If you don't write either a UK will or a foreign will, your estate will be dealt with according to UK inheritance law.
You can also have two wills – a UK will and one made in your home country – as long as one doesn't accidentally revoke or negate the other. If you are thinking of doing this, it is a good idea to consult a solicitor experienced in UK inheritance law for foreigners and locate a UK solicitor dealing in UK inheritance law.
Joint wills drawn up with spouses or partners are permitted in the UK.
Conditions for writing UK wills
There aren't standard types of UK will so you can write your own, although it is advisable to consult a solicitor if your estate isn't fairly small and straightforward.
A UK will can be handwritten or typed and should include:
- details of how your assets are to be distributed;
- information on who should look after any surviving minor children;
- who will be the executor of your estate;
- details of what should happen if beneficiaries die before you;
- your full name, date and location;
- your signature in front of two witnesses aged over 18;
- the signatures of the witnesses made in your presence.
You can change your UK will or make a new one at any time, although you need to follow the correct procedures. Changes need to be done by codicil, which is an official alteration that is signed and witnessed. If you make a new UK will, you need to destroy the old one and explain in the new will that previous wills are revoked.
In certain circumstances, UK wills can be changed after a person's death. This can only occur if all beneficiaries left worse off by the changes formally agree, and it must be done within two years of the death. Changes to UK wills can be done to:
- reduce inheritance tax or capital gains tax payable;
- provide for someone left out of the will;
- move assets into a trust;
- clear up any ambiguity in the will.
You can consult the British government's website to find out how to make a will on behalf of someone else if they have reduced mental capacity due to illness or injury can be found, or explore their selection of will templates.
Registering your UK will
Witnesses have to be individuals who are not beneficiaries of the UK will. You are free to keep your UK will at home (although you should inform someone, such as the executor, where it is) or you can leave it with your solicitor, your bank, a professional company, or the London Probate Service.
You can also register your will in the UK with the National Will Register, which can be done online. You don't need to provide a copy of your will, you just need to give details of where the will is kept so it can be easily found in the event of your death.
What is the grant of probate in the UK?
The UK grant of probate is required by the person who executes the deceased's will and distributes the assets.
When someone dies in the UK, the executor named in the will applies to the courts for the Grant of Probate. If no will has been left, this can be done by the deceased's next of kin (e.g., spouse or children). If requesting a probate yourself, you can find a grant probate form online (IHT 421 or PA1).
In some cases, you will not be required to get a UK probate to transfer assets (for example, if the deceased left less than £10,000 or all assets automatically go to a spouse under co-ownership).
UK inheritance authorities
- Probate and inheritance tax helplines: 0300 123 1072 (from UK) or +44 300 123 1072 (from abroad) (fees apply)
- UK government information on wills, inheritance law and taxes
- Solicitors in the UK
- Find a registered will or probate
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Destination weddings are glamorous, exciting, romantic, adventurous and intimate. Glamorous does not always mean faraway places like Bora Bora or Seychelles. You can find exotic, stunning locations in another state or town. If you live in Los Angeles, travel to Catalina Island where your options are beaches to scenic mountain views. Living in New York does not limitations. The city is large with no limits to unexpected oases. From Manhattan to Brooklyn to the northern region of the state, beauty awaits.
A destination wedding is defined as a wedding that takes place away from your hometown. The location can be in another state or another country.
Lotus Room at Mandarin Oriental New York
New York is a popular wedding destination, the architecture, skyline, and iconic spaces! There is a space for every vision and style. In New York City venues from the Mandarin Oriental with views of Central Park, Columbus Circle, and the East River; to the Park Hyatt's dark marble winding staircase leading to the ballroom. Then there is the world-renowned Tavern on The Green's Central Park Room, one of the best examples of being inside and outside.
Travel into the borough of Brooklyn for water views or a space in the middle Prospect Park. Maybe you prefer a loft or architecture inspired by the French Revival, Brooklyn offers that and more! The photo opportunities are special from neighborhoods lined with brownstone and limestone homes to the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Grand Army Plaza Library.
…architecture, skyline, iconic spaces!
Did you know that France requires a 30-day residency and that Bermuda does not have a residency requirement? Your destination wedding planner will research the requirements needed to make sure your wedding is recognized in our home state or country. They will also track the weather and determine the best travel options with the insight of a knowledgeable travel agent.
Prospect Park Boathouse ~ Reflections at dusk
The most important step in the destination wedding decision process is to ask yourself some important questions. Below is a short list of the questions your planner will ask to help you select the destination for your wedding vision.
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Yellowfin Tuna Tartare, Asian Pear, Avocado, Chili Oil, Fried Rice, Cilantro
It was a flavorful dish and we liked the crunchy fried rice against the soft tuna.
Fried local Oysters, Smoked Potatoes, Leeks, Crème FraÎche
It was a nice dish. The oysters tasted fresh and were fried just right. Leeks gave it a touch of sweetness and the smoked potatoes balanced the dish.
Caramelized Diver Scallops, Cauliflower, Capers, Almonds, Golden Raisins
At $31 for four scallops, you want perfectly seared scallops. You can see that the first and the third ones were overdone. The rest of the dish had a nice earthy, sweet and briny balance.
Prime New York Steak, Short Rib, Braised Potato, Bacon, Parsnip, Wild Mushroom
It was a fine dish, but nothing exciting. The steak even though prime, lacked much flavor. The short rib was OK and the braised potato could have used some kind of herb or seasoning to perk it up.
I knew this restaurant has been around for a long time and was not sure if I should keep it as one of our two dinner plans in Napa Valley. I researched big time before hand but there were not that many interesting, creative restaurants in the Valley. I even asked locals and at the last minute one of the art gallery owners gave Redd an endorsement and we decided to stick to our plans. we had a good start with our first courses but the service was kind of shaky. As soon as the scallop dish hit our table I realized it was overcooked. I didn't want to complain before cutting into it. As we each cut into our scallops, our fears were confirmed. We didn't see our waiter for a while and decided to eat the dish and move on to our steak dish. That dish was nothing amazing, but at least it was cooked right. When we saw our waiter we told him about the scallop dish and he said he will let the kitchen know!! That is the new way of saying we don't care. I decided we should skip dessert and the waiter presented our bill without any mention of the overcooked dish. I asked him if he communicated with the kitchen and he said he told the manager. What a customer service!! The least they could have done was for the manager to come over and apologize for their mistake, but I guess that was too much to ask for. Their prices are too high for the quality of the food, the execution mistakes and the not so polish service.


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Marketing Hints for Clients of Alpha Associates
Understanding Your Target Market...
It's the Key to Success?
In recent years, we have been involved with many client engagements helping solve some pretty basic marketing problems. In most cases, it involves successful companies introducing a new product or a new service, usually to a vertical market that has not been their traditional marketplace. Most of these companies have been in business for some time and know their industry quite well. When they have taken this new direction, their traditional marketing processes and techniques do not seem to be as effective as in the past. What creates these problems? And how are they best addressed?
In most cases, there are a variety of reasons for these problems, mostly having to do with their marketing process and internal procedures. Perhaps immediate business needs or short-term objectives begin to take priority over properly understanding this new target market. For example, it is very common for a high technology company with technology-based products and services to be enamored with how fast the technology can spin or how high it can jump. This consideration replaces more customer-centric priorities. Surprisingly, in many cases, there is nothing in the corporate process of developing and introducing these new products or services to provide a timely market reality check for management. Today's corporate highway is strewn with attractive but unsuccessful products that never found their "natural market."
The following is a brief template providing questions, which may be helpful to you in beginning to formulate a reality check before your product development process proceeds beyond the point of no return. It might be interesting for you and your marketing group to push your current or anticipated new product through this brief template.
Our challenge today is for you to answer the following simple questions as they relate to your new product or service:
- What is the opportunity in the marketplace for our new product or service?
- What are the vertical markets or market with the best opportunity? Why?
- How can I quantify this opportunity?
- What are the current market conditions and possible barriers to entry in this targeted market?
- Who/What are existing alternatives to my proposed new product or service?
- How do my product's features and benefits compare?
- What are some identified needs that we can address with our product and service?
- How will we demonstrate value to the potential user?
- How will we provide customers in this target market the service and support they need or are used to? Have we calculated this into our product/service offering?
- What are the economics of this market space? How will my product/service address these economics?
We could extend this template by adding another 10 questions, but I think you get the idea. While it's important that your product or service offering has operational integrity and actually performs its promised function, it is mandatory early in the process that your focus should be directed to the marketplace. Most successful products we have observed over the years were introduced by a marketing team that took the time to understand the market environment and how that product or service would fulfill a need in that market space.
I'm sure your current marketing process addresses many of these questions in some way, but perhaps more emphasis would give your new product or service a much better chance of success.


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A customer dropped off his Sharp Carousel microwave at our Fremont office. He said it would keep heating up as long as the door was closed, and would just not turn off. Our technician checked all of the switches - they were working fine. The transformer was getting power from the control board, but on control board power relay for transformer was constantly short-circuited. Our tech re-soldered this relay on the control board and the Sharp Carousel microwave started working perfectly, shutting off and turning on when it was supposed to - it was ready to go back to its owner's home.
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This customer's Nu-Vu UB-5/10 Bread Oven stopped working. At first glance, everything seemed to be working fine, but with a more thorough check the tech noticed that the control board was not getting 208V power. He had to pull up the the whole power supply diagram before doing any further work. Once he was familiar with that, he started checking the wires and was finally able to find the disconnection and fix it. Most likely, one of the wires was simply defective.
We got a call for commercial order from the Indian Street Cafe. They needed urgent help with their TurboAir fridge that had stopped working properly. During the diagnostic our technician noticed a big chunk of ice that has accumulated on the evaporator coil. Apparently the seal of the fridge was not airtight anymore. Replacing the door gaskets and the defrost sensor fixed the defrosting problem of TurboAir M3R47-2 fridge.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of sycophantically
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as in unctuously, flatteringly
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sycophantically
- archly,
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- furtively,
- insidiously,
- sharply,
- shiftily,
- slickly,
- slyly
- (also slily),
- underhand,
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- underhandedly
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April was an exciting month for us here at Ryan Banks Academy!
First, we were honored when actor and comedian – and longtime RBA supporter – Jeff Garlin stopped by for a visit. You may know Jeff from his roles on TV shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" or "The Goldbergs" – or, our students know him from his role in the movie "Daddy Day Care!" Jeff found out about RBA back in 2016 and as he put it:
"As a born and raised Chicagoan, for years I've been living in LA and watching the news about the many challenges Chicago faces with violence and poverty and I've felt helpless. But when I found out about Ryan Banks Academy – I realized that this is how I can truly make a difference."
Our students were so excited to meet Jeff and to hear about the challenges he had when he was a student struggling with ADHD, and how he overcame those obstacles in order to get to where he is today.
Later in April, our students took their first overnight camping trip! We are so thankful to the amazing Wild Swell Foundation along with long-time RBA supporters Logan Avant and Stuart Champion for making this amazing trip possible. Our students had an amazing time, from overcoming fears of the high ropes and zip lining course (in the snow, no less!) to bonding with their classmates over team building exercises and ghost stories by the campfire. This was their favorite field trip we've taken all year (second only to the trip to see the Hamilton musical!) and we can't wait to go back again next year. Please make sure to click on the boxes in this email to see photos from the trip, in case they don't automatically open for you.
We then ended April with a bang at an event at the Chicago Yacht Club. In addition to our lineup of staff and board member speakers, we were also joined by some special guests: Ryan Banks' aunt, Brigette, Brie Hopkins who is an RBA parent, and Miguel Rivera, an educator and school administrator. Miguel has had the unique experience of working in urban boarding schools in Baltimore and Miami, and as a Chicagoan, he is extremely passionate about bringing this model to Chicago. Please take 4 minutes to watch and hear Miguel talking about why RBA means so much to him here.
Wishing you a wonderful rest of your week!
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Visible in Collier's cover of Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," starting at 3:20.more
This is a very old MIDI keyboard that my dad had in the 90s. For me it's been very useful; both as a MIDI controller and a MIDI Keyboard for drafting. It is much older however, and requires a MIDI to USB cable for its connection to the PC or Mac. It also doesn't have weighted keys, but is still useful for electronic productions.
My mom had one in the 90's. Keys are the worst i've played. It had some few really good drums, pads and strings, usable even in professional productions. No stereo ouput, only a hella noisy headphone out.
Here is tha grandmaster keyboard that i use to send control MIDI messages into sequencer to play sounds prepared on MPC. very poor quality of keys. And does not support aftertouch.


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Following Christ Requires a Series of Commitments
In the Gospel reading for Sept. 8, Jesus tells us that truly following Him requires a series of continuous commitments. But for many, such commitments
In the Gospel reading for Sept. 8, Jesus tells us that truly following Him requires a series of continuous commitments. But for many, such commitments
and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. (John 8:32) In reading or hearing the media discuss a particular issue a
If you ask me what I know of the accusations against the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., Cdl. Theodore McCarrick, I must reply, very little.
There is no way of escaping it in our culture's 24-hour news cycle. There's no way to escape witnessing the evils that are carried out
Contrary to what I know to be the right thing to do, I have a stubborn tendency to dwell too much in the world, being
"Many of my clients are dealing with a lot of anxiety nowadays," my friend, a therapist, told me after Mass recently. Indeed it does seem
Pope Francis "tweeted" the following statement about prayer a couple years ago: "The one who listens attentively to the word of God and truly prays
The transgender bathroom issue is a red herring obscuring the agenda propagated by the media, educators, and political agitators. We have been led by the
In a discussion of the God-as-watchmaker metaphor with Jonathan Witt, philosopher Jay Richards remarked, "It's amazing how a simple image can hijack a discussion
Growing up, I loved Disney movies as many children do. One of my dreams was to go to Disney World, but my family never
Often Christians lament the darkness in the world around us. War, abortion, euthanasia, and murder are regular occurrences even in our own communities. No wondering
We live in a modern world. We are often blinded by distractions and every now and then we need to be reminded of simple things
Hours away from Superbowl XLVIII, I could feel hubby's snoozing vibrations. While Gianna joined her friends for basketball practice, our youngest Benjamin tossed the football,
…or so you'd think if you got all your information about Catholicism from blog comboxes. Not surprisingly, Pope Francis has been in the news lately.
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While getting ready to hop on a family vacation, passports are essential if you are leaving the comfortable borders of home. As parents, you may be wondering if you are the only ones required to have a passport. It may surprises but the answer is no. Each child, regardless of age, needs to have their own documents in order to leave the country. Yes, even newborns. Basically, if you're alive and breathing, you have to possess a valid passport which includes a recent photo.
Now how to take baby passport photo differs a bit from adults. Aside from even basic sizing and formatting, infant passport photo requirements and baby passport photo requirements are the same. Here are the details you need to be aware of when taking your child's photo at home or by a professional:
As you can see, the requirements for passport photo infant or passport photo newborn are identical. Instead of dragging your kid's outa the house and into a long line at the post office, consider an online service such as MyPassportPhotos.com. Not only can you take the photos yourself, but if the infant is being squeamish, you can retake as many pictures as necessary. Our services are simple and easy to use giving an enjoyable experience to you. If there are any issues with the site or if you have questions, our friendly staff is standing by to quickly assist you. We offer 100% government compliance on all images submitted to us. All you need to do is take the picture from home or office and send it in. We take care of the details so you don't have to. The sooner you get started with us, the faster you'll be crossing the border to traveling paradise.


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Meet James McGarvey.
He's the new Blues' medicine man, stepping into the shoes of the seasoned Stephen Kara, who had 10 years as the club's doctor.
McGarvey is not new to rugby. Far from it. He started back in 2003 as team doctor for (Auckland) Marist, moving to Ponsonby, then to Counties Manukau, Auckland and Canterbury. He had an association with the New Zealand Under 20s and then the Chiefs, when they won the 2012-13 Super Rugby titles, and was doctor for the All Blacks Sevens for several seasons up until the Rio Olympics in 2016.
McGarvey says the medical IP around the Blues is top quality, and he has leaned on those who have been there before and know the ropes, as it were.
"Stephen's got a wealth of knowledge with this team, so I've been in contact with him a lot leading into this season, just trying to make the transition as seamless as possible".
"We're also fortunate that, four years ago the Blues invested in world class integrated sports management software that provides a single view of medical, fitness and training".
Being a sports doctor at a Super Rugby club is bit more involved than just keeping an eye on injuries and making sure the hydration levels are high. The need for communication with all the coaching and medical staff is paramount, especially around the health of players.
"At club level, it might be one coach, one physio, one doctor, and so that communication might be easier. But we have five coaches, two physios, three S&C coaches. It's really easy, if the communication isn't good, for there to be mixed messages around players in terms of their welfare. It needs to be constant and consistent," he says.
In the meantime, McGarvey will be monitoring the players' sleeping patterns and watching the collisions closely for any signs of injury or concussion.
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Dx.Exchange, a cryptocurrency trading platform, one which is regulated by the European Union, went online this week, with an option of 10 tokenized stocks and 10 cryptocurrencies of some of the largest names in the business.
Launched amid a lot of hype, it seems to have a hit a major roadblock just 3 days after its launch. An anonymous online trader, checking out the platform's security structure says it has a number of security issues that can endanger the user's privacy as well as their funds.
The trader started out by creating a dummy account to check out its security detail and robustness. The trader used Google Chrome's browser developer tools to test it out. His request was sent to the Dx.Exchange platform, but what was more alarming, was the fact that it included information about the authenticated token and the user's details to access the account.
The anonymous trader has claimed that the information was not just limited to that and he also had access to password-reset links from other users. As the tokens are formatted using an open standard called JSON Web Tokens, a person with just about enough skills can obtain email addresses and the full names of the token's owners.
The trader said:
"I have about 100 collected tokens over 30 minutes. If you wanted to criminalize this, it would be super easy."
To put it simply, the trader could basically gain access into any account that had been subject to the same process by Dx.Exchange if the users' hadn't already logged out from the point when the token info was leaked. After further inspection, the anonymous trader could have permanent access to your account regardless of your online presence.
The anonymous trader went even further and unearthed more security issues with the Dx.Exchange platform. The leak threatened the entire system as token data of company's employees is also said to be accessible. This would practically be an invite to potential havoc by hackers.
In a way it might be good that these problems have cropped up so early in the platform journey, it is still significant that its users exercise damage limiting precautions. The exchange, on its own end, has to look at its security profile and resolve them soon before investors and traders lose interest and trust in Dx.Exchange.


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BeerBasics.com is glad you chose to watch Back of the Fridge Tasting Notes for XX Bitch Creek Double ESB Ale
Once again, BeerBasics ventures to the Henry Street Ale House in Brooklyn Heights, to do a special "Back of The Fridge" Tasting Notes. This time it is a six-year-old beer from the Grand Teton Brewing Co. in Victor, Idaho.
SPECIAL NOTE: In 2008 the folks at Grand Teton sent BeerBasics.com a sample of their first XX Bitch Creek ESB Ale… Click on the following link for your edification… https://www.beerbasics.com/blog/2008/11/05/a-taste-of-xx-bitch-creek-double-esb.html
The description of this beer as provided on their web site:
"Bitch Creek ESB was first brewed in 2003, and perfectly balances big malt sweetness and robust hop flavor for a full-bodied mahogany ale. It has quickly become our best-selling beer, as well as our most-critically acclaimed, having won medals–including two golds— at four out of the past five Great American Beer Festivals."
"XX Bitch Creek Double ESB is all that and more. We took the Bitch Creek recipe and doubled everything: double the malt, double the hops, twice the flavor."
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SITEC provides Technofast Industries with the unique opportunity to be of Australia's sole Distributors of their current range of modular systems and individual components.
You have every right to expect superb quality from each of their systems and components: they are the result of years of experience and creative collaboration with their customers.
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The history of democracy is inextricably linked with European history; democracy is a profoundly European idea. The word comes from the Greek and means "rule of the people". As early as 600 BC, a first basic constitutional law was passed laying down citizens' rights and responsibilities. The EU is committed to this European tradition. This is explicitly regulated by the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, which establishes the principles of democracy and the rule of law for the EU. In this way, the EU now guarantees the democratic rights of 500 million Europeans, making Europe the world's second-largest democracy after India.
Democracy not only includes the fact that we in the EU enjoy the benefits it brings and have been living in peace for more than 70 years. Open discussion is also an indispensable component. Everyone is called upon to be involved – whether as an individual citizen or within a group, for example as a member of a party or citizens' initiative. Democracy depends on civil society. And on the right to freely express an opinion, peaceably argue with others about the best way, and ultimately to accept majority decisions. At the same time, these majorities in democracies, such as those that have long thrived in Europe, must not be used to completely marginalise and tyrannise minorities.
Democracies – even in Europe – are never perfect. Democracies must be constantly questioned, adjusted and transformed. And democracy comes in different shapes and sizes. In Europe, there are democracies with powerful presidents, as in France; with a strong federal system, as in Germany; with a large number of referendums, as in Switzerland. Even monarchies have a role to play in many European democracies. But they all share the crucial criterion of open and free elections. Throughout its long history, Europe has experienced often enough where it can lead when electoral registers contain only the names of the parties and candidates selected by the rulers, when citizens are monitored and harassed in the polling booths, when opposition activists are treated like criminals. That is why it is the clear and firm objective of Europe and the EU to be a constellation of true democracies.
But a democracy must also be able to defend itself – against all those who want to take advantage of its freedoms in order to abolish it. Here, too, freedom of expression is crucial, along with the educational work of the media and of associations that give many companies and their employees a voice. Associations that are active in Europe, such as VDMA (the Mechanical Engineering Association), feel very strongly about Europe, and this makes them an indispensable component of democratic opinion-forming processes.


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New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting — Abstracts
Groundwater Temperature Rise During Aquifer Recovery at the Buckman Municipal Well Field, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shari Kelley1, Matthew Folsom2, Ronni Grapenthin2 and Mark Person2
During the past five years, students attending the Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience (SAGE) field program in Santa Fe have been annually measuring temperature-depth profiles in the Buckman well field. The Buckman field has delivered municipal water to Santa Fe for more than 35 years, and has a history of substantial (> 100 m) drawdown and inelastic subsidence, followed by significant water level recovery and surface rebound after 2003. Repeat measurements of vertical thermal gradients in two monitoring piezometers, SF3 and SF4, showed little to no change between 2013 and 2014. Temperatures at the bottom of these wells rose by 0.33–0.37 °C (±0.05 °C) between 2014 and 2017, with the most dramatic change occurring between 2014 and 2016; artesian flow at two wells began in 2015. The increased temperatures are observed at shallow depths (<100 m) and coincide with surface uplift detected through InSAR analysis of satellite data from 2007 to 2010. Geothermal gradients in SF3 and SF4 are 73 to 80°C/km; the elevated gradients are associated with a small fault near SF4. A deeper piezometer, SF2, located 300 m to the east of SF3, has a geothermal gradient of 45°C/km and a complex warming signal that has shifted to shallower depths through time. The abrupt change in geothermal gradient between SF3 and SF2 coincides with a north-trending stratigraphic discontinuity that is resolved by the InSAR observations and water level and chemistry data. A deep piezometer located outside the zone of water level rise and surface rebound, SF6 (geothermal gradient of 35°C/km), showed no temperature change between 2013 and 2016. Simple, one-dimensional hydrothermal models of pumping, downward flow and convective cooling, followed by water level recovery and conductive heating are qualitatively consistent with the observed increases in groundwater temperature.
Buckman well field, Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience, repeat temperature measurements
2018 New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting
April 13, 2018, Macey Center, New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM


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2669 State Route 208, Smith, Nevada, 89430
40.5 Acres
40+ Acre Ranch / Farm, Horse Property with laser leveled and flood irrigated hay land. Electricity is already on the parcel, as well as an irrigation lift pump. 83.91 Ac/Ft of Storage water Rights from the Topaz Reservoir http://www.wrid.us/ are included in sale, along with a share of underground water rights from an approx 2,000 GPM AG well. Currently, 16 acres is in Alfalfa and utilizes surface water only and 24 acres is in Alfalfa/Grass utilizing surface and well water. On average, the owners get 3-4 cuttings of high quality hay each year. This would also be an Amazing place to build your Dream Home! This parcel can be subdivided into (2) 20 acre parcels. Located right in the heart of Smith Valley, NV, One of the Regions Best Kept Secrets. Awesome 360 Degree Views! Mule Deer, small game and waterfowl are all visitors to this beautiful property.
-Lyon County, NV has very active 4-H and FFA Programs:
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LOCATION: This unit is located entirely within Lyon County. ELEVATION: Elevation ranges from the valleys at 4,300' to Cleaver Peak's 7,300' summit.
TERRAIN & VEGETATION: Deer are found within the agricultural and riparian lands of Smith and Mason Valleys and along the Carson River. Deer feed in the croplands and retreat to the heavy brush and cottonwood forests for cover. Occasionally, deer can be taken on the adjacent mountains; however, these mountains are dry and lack significant cover vegetation.
LAND STATUS: Most of the land within Mason and Smith Valleys, where deer are present, is privately owned. The Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area (MVWMA) is owned and administered by NDOW. The Nevada Division of State Parks (NDSP) owns and administers the Lahontan State Recreation Area (LSRA) involving a portion of the Carson River and Lahontan Reservoir. HUNTER ACCESS: Some landowners will allow hunting on their land. Over 13,000 acres, the MVWMA is open to public hunting. MAP
REFERENCES: The Carson City and Smith Valley 1:100,000 scale topographic maps delineate all topographic and road features within Unit 203. The NDOW has maps of the MVWMA at the manager's headquarters: (775) 463-2741. The NDSP has maps of the LSRA available as well: (775) 867-3001. There are numerous 7.5-minute scale topographic maps of the area as well. Topo maps sold at the Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology: (775) 784-6691, Mark, Fore & Strike: (775) 322- 9559, and U.S. Geological Services at the University of Nevada, at (775) 358-0923. The DeLorme Nevada Atlas and Gazetteer is available at most book or sporting goods stores, or by calling them direct at 1-800-452-5931.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES: The cities of Yerington and Fernley are within Unit 203 and offer nearly all facilities and services. The communities of Silver Springs, Smith and Wellington also offer some services. Public campgrounds are available at Fort Churchill State Historic Park near Weeks. The MVWMA has a primitive campground.
RECOMMENDED HUNTING AREAS FOR MULE DEER: Deer are distributed within the agricultural areas of Mason and Smith Valleys and along the cultivated and riparian habitat along the Carson River near Weeks. Without permission from a private landowner, the MVWMA is the first choice for a place to hunt. The LSRA also offers public land opportunity.
SPECIAL COMMENTS: Special regulations require that hunters only hunt with a shotgun or bow and arrow within the fenced and cultivated lands of Mason and Smith Valleys and on the MVWMA. This provision is in deference to human safety. Safety cannot be stressed enough however. Although not required by law, hunters in Unit 203 should consider wearing high visibility clothing to reduce the chance of accidental shootings within the dense foliage. The MVWMA also offers opportunity to hunt quail, rabbit and waterfowl.
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January 27, 2012
CEO, REM Eyewear
Sr. Vice President & General Manager, Glasses.com
View Point: They grew into the prescription glasses market because customers on their 1-800-Contacts site were asking for it.
Scott MacGuffie
Vice President Operation, Smith Optics
View Point: Internet provides brands through key online providers. They've set up e-commerce direct buy in the past 18 months. They're shipping more orders direct and selling direct into Canada, which they haven't done before.
Howard Purcell, OD, FAAO, Dipl.
Vice President, Customer Development Group, Essilor of America
View Point: Ideally wishes everyone would dispense glasses one-on-one at a dispensary. Recognizes there's a trade change and have to look at the Internet as another channel. Essilor looked to create a viable option for e-commerce for practitioners to offer patients both options – e-commerce and brick & mortar.
Mike Francesconi
Vice President, Katz & Klein Inc.
View Point: Independent optical lab that wishes things could stay the same for patients to go through a doctor/office. They recently started providing eyewear over the Internet though a 3rd party. E-commerce is another way to stay viable.
Aaron Magness
VP Marketing, Coastal Contacts Inc.
View Point: New to the industry and came from Zappos. He does not wear glasses or contacts, he does, however, know about Internet sales and marketing. He also knows about the importance of customer service and how it drives sales and wants to make sure that companies understand the opportunity to provide products to consumers and protect the brand.
Claudio Gottardi
CEO, Marchon Eyewear, Inc.
View Point: Urges others not to overlook the International aspect. The Internet does not recognize international barriers. The Internet will provide a way for consumers to get what they want. If we start thinking that way, and moving in that direction, we'll find a huge opportunity in building our brands.
Dave Plogmann
SVP Optical Partnerships, Luxottica
View Point: Luxottica retail (Lenscrafters, Pearle, Sears, Target, etc.). On-line presence is limited to contact lenses. They continue to analyze and determine the best approach to online sales. Optical e-commerce shouldn't be a stand alone. It should be based on an eye exam and care by an eye doctor. We can't ignore customer demands. We need to evolve to meet customer needs to give them what they want, where they want it.
Joe E. Ellis, OD
Immediate Past President, American Optometric Association (AOA)
View Point: Private practitioner in rural Kentucky who prefers to guide patients to accurately choose frames and lenses. His questions center around "safety concerns" when you order online. What is the chance the prescription will be accurate? There was a study done by the AOA that showed 45% of online orders were inaccurate or didn't meet industry standards. The fact that a study emerged at all should raise concerns for the industry. Would patients skip office visits and just order online? Many optometrists use online services. Guidelines are needed for what to offer patients when ordering online. We can't rely on the government to regulate this because it can get out of hand well before anything is done.
Q: What is the forecast for Luxottica to sell glasses online?
A (Dave Plogmann): It is part of the business strategy moving forward. Optical e-commerce to Luxottica is a byproduct.
A (Joe E. Ellis, OD): It is important for doctors of optometry to educate their patients. The eye care industry needs to develop talking points and education on the pros and cons of e-commerce for optical sales. We need to leverage consumer reports to inform the public as they're widely used by the public for information.
A (John Graham): You can work with brands that have control and monitor the inventory to avoid closeouts or product saturation.
A (Mike Francesconi): Need to protect the value of the brand. It's easier to control with direct manufacturers, so you can control at the start with whom you work with. Play hardball in marketing products.
A (Claudio Gottardi): Make sure that companies provide to their customers the best service. There has been a problem mounting more over the years by not providing the service. Customers want this. We are trying to link doctors to the channel so that they don't lose patients.
A (Howard Purcell): We need to make sure that the industry is cleaned up. Not yet convinced the technology is good enough to sell all products. Then there's the issue of pricing.
A (Aaron Magness): Not too long ago people didn't think you could buy shoes online. We have a liberal return policy, even for try-on samples into which we have inserted prescription lenses. There has to be an understanding that the Internet is good as long as you're doing what's best for the customer. We encourage our clients to have good relationships with optometrists.
A (Dave Plogmann): It remains an ongoing conversation.
A (Dave Plogmann): There is a list of criteria of what's an appropriate retailer/e-tailer. Sometimes you find that a company claims to have your product but all they have is an image and they're selling knock-offs of your product at a discount, which can damage your authorized distribution. This is what we seek to control in a free-wheeling market where control is elusive and constant diligence is essential.
A (John Graham): Yes, we follow the state laws on the length that a prescription is good for.
A (Aaron Magnes): Yes, same here. We don't want to have a one-time customer. Want them to have a good experience.
Q: You want a consumer to have a better experience than in an optical shop. When you send customers multiple pairs of frames, do you include prescription lenses?
A (Aaron Magnes): Yes, for as many pairs of frames they order. We send them the glasses to try on at home and they send back what they don't want. The downside for the customer is they have to pay upfront for every pair they order. You are refunded what you return, but it could take a few days to see the refund on a credit card.
A (Aaron Magnes): U.S. Footwear is a $20 billion industry. As more legitimate retailers came on board, it raises awareness of the median to buy shoes online. Zappo's captures 10% of the business in the U.S.
A: (Aaron Magnes): Probably 15% is online.
A: (Aaron Magnes): It's become a stable market. More people can shop wherever they want to shop.
A: (Howard Purcell): I believe that the eyewear market will top out in 10 years to be 10%-15% online.
A: (Aaron Magnes): People will become more confident when more qualified sources are available.
A (Aaron Magnes): The marketplace is young at 1.5 years. You have to be proud of the ability of the lab you choose. They're confident that they will be able to successfully deliver progressives as technology expands. The majority now is single vision. Customers are approaching the need for progressives. We have to consider a fast growing market of Internet users and age.
A (John Graham): Tends to be a young female in her early 30s who is married. Don't offer multi-focal yet. Don't feel that the product is good enough to deliver on expectations.
Q: With Internet sales expected to capture at least 10% of the market, what is AOA/TVC looking into doing about the perimeter of the industry?
A (Joe E. Ellis, OD): At this point, we have to decide what the facts are. The policy is we'd prefer customers get their glasses through brick & mortar. As ODs, we request to be able to communicate to the patients. At this point, there are un-reputable places that we can't communicate with. We need to educate the doctors to educate the patients.
A (Joe E. Ellis, OD): It's hard to enforce in this space. Half the states have laws that state eyewear must be dispensed by an eye care professional.


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Governor Brewer has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset Wednesday, December 24, 2014, in honor of United States Army Specialist Wyatt J. Martin, 22, of Mesa, Arizona. Funeral services will take place on Wednesday in Mesa, followed by interment at the Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park in Mesa.
Specialist Martin died Friday, December 12, 2014, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Specialist Martin was assigned to A Company, 3rd Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute.


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April 5, 2020 - Latest: What has happened to markets this year? by Darius McDermott
7th April 2014
Despite the arrival of new laws last year, the majority of financial advisers are still not being clear with consumers on not only the service they offer but how much they are charging writes Philip Scott.
The City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), latest review into financial advice has found the majority of firms, at a massive 73%, failed to provide the required information on the cost of advice.
On top of this the regulator found that businesses were being unclear on not only the type of service they offer but also in regards to what on-going services they provide.
The FCA has labelled the results a "wake-up call" for the industry and it is likely two firms with "egregious failings" will be referred to the FCA's Enforcement and Financial Crime Division.
The new regulations
The start of 2013 ushered in one the biggest overhauls the UK's retail financial services industry has ever witnessed. Dubbed the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), the new regulations were designed with the aim of making the price tag for investing and getting financial advice much more open and clear.
The goal was to ensure that consumers have the information needed to make informed decisions, and are clear on the costs and services of advisory firms.
Previously there was a perception among many investors that financial advice was free, as intermediaries earned a living from the commission providers such as pension firms and fund managers paid them.
But the RDR has banned this practice, as some of the less ethical financial advisers in the market were biasing their funds and pension recommendations towards those providers paying the highest commission.
READ MORE: The fund charges shake-up – what you need to know
As such the new rules should mean that investors working with a financial adviser are benefitting from knowing exactly what they are paying and what they are getting in return as consumers now have to pay for advice either via a percentage fee or an hourly rate, which can typically average around £150 plus.
Commenting on the findings of the latest review, Clive Adamson, director of supervision at the FCA says: "The RDR has involved a major change to the investment advice landscape. While we have seen a lot of positive progress and willingness by advisors to adapt to the new environment, I am disappointed with the results of our latest review looking at whether advisors are clear with their customers on costs and services provided."
The latest review is the second of a three-cycle assessment of how firms have been operating since the arrival of the RDR.
In its latest review, the FCA also found:
The FCA will be starting the third phase of its review in the second half the year and if firms are not complying with the rules on disclosure, the FCA has said it will consider further regulatory action, including referrals to enforcement.
CHECKLIST: What you need to check and ask when seeking financial advice
Financial advisers have to charge a fee and they must be upfront about what and how much these fees are and agree in advance how they will be paid for. For example, you can agree an hourly rate, of an upfront fee or even let the adviser to take a percentage from the investment sum.
Shop around
Costs can and will vary between firms so do your homework and find the best deal. Remember it is probably worth negotiating and many reputable businesses will be happy to meet for an initial consultation at no extra cost. You can find an independent financial adviser in your locality via unbiased.co.uk.
Is your financial adviser completely independent?
As a result of the new rules brought in by the RDR, advisers can be either independent, where they can recommend and advise on products across the whole of the market or they can be restricted. A restricted adviser is just that, and can only offer services and products from a limited range of providers. In its latest review the FCA found that 31% of firms offering a 'restricted' service were not being clear about their status, or the nature of the restriction.
What are their qualifications and are they FCA registered?
All financial advisers, restricted or independent must be registered with the regulator. Consumers will not have any comeback if they use an adviser who is not registered.
Ensure you check any potential adviser's qualifications, after all, if you brought your car to a garage to be serviced, you would want to be confident the person looking at your vehicle is a suitably qualified mechanic. As outlined by the government's Money Advice Service, all financial advisers must have a qualification at Level 4 or above of the national Qualifications and Credit Framework. They must also have a Statement of Professional Standing, which confirms that they are suitably qualified that they subscribe to a code of ethics and "have maintained competence through continuing professional development".
What do you want to achieve?
Most of all ensure you know what your goals are when you see an adviser. Are you looking to save for retirement, invest for your children's future. Having this clear in your mind will help your adviser set a realistic timeline for when you can potentially achieve them.


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Aruba Blue Village apartment complex offers three different types of accommodation:
2-bedroom apartments
1-bedroom apartments
Junior Studios
These hotel facilities offer sufficient privacy as they are separated from the Long Stay accommodations and the accommodations for groups. Furthermore, all these accommodations come with a spacious patio and the moment you walk out of your front door you step straight into the pool area.
Aruba Blue Village is a suitable destination for your vacation on Aruba, thanks to its great price/quality ratio.
Low season 16 April to 16 December
Junior studio $ 89.25
1 bedroom apartment $ 103.05
2 bedroom apartment $ 135.25
During the low season breakfast is included for our hotel guests. Rate includes service charge and tax charges.
High season 17 December to 15 April
Junior studio $ 123.75
1 bedroom apartment $ 137.55
2 bedroom apartment $ 164.00