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CULVER CITY — Hundreds of people descended on a local pizzeria July 10, taking advantage of a three-hour free pizza promotion and hoping to catch a glimpse of newly signed Laker LeBron James.
James, an investor in the Blaze Pizza chain, was officially announced as a Laker July 9.
To celebrate his move to Los Angeles from his most recent home with the Cleveland Cavaliers, 50 Blaze Pizza locations in Southern California held a "LAbron Free Pizza Party," providing customers with free pizzas from 2 to 5 p.m.
As if free pizza wasn't enough of a draw, James added interest when he wrote on his Twitter page, "Haven't been to a pizza party in a minute … Culver City?"
That cryptic post raised speculation that "King James" would be making a personal appearance at the Culver City location at Sepulveda and Washington boulevards.
As a result, fans began lining up at the Culver City Blaze Pizza early in the morning, and by mid-afternoon, the line stretched down the street and into the neighborhood behind the shop.
As of 4 p.m., however, James still had not made an appearance at the eatery.

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It's been a long while, mah bois. I'm glad to say I'm (kinda) back, though I can't promise a regular schedule.
This time I've picked up a fantasy novel with magic and all that. I've read through one third of the raws and I have to say it has been a bliss to read. The details on magic mechanics and stuff like that are well explained while keeping the plot flowing (unlike AD haha XD). I hope you'll all enjoy this new series though I won't be updating very frequently, probably once or twice a week.
Find me on the Verdant Lore discord server here.
(Or my personal server here: https://discord.gg/Q2W2ay6)
Click here/here (new tab) to read the Prologue.


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- New Mode: TAG OF WARS
- Kill the enemy and get the enemy dog tag, first team to collect the target tag goal will win the match.
- Get the fallen allies dog tag and prevent enemy team from getting the points and winning the match.
- 200% EXP / GP while playing TAG OF WARS (5/29 ~ 6/26)
- TAG OF WARS CGS REWARD: Snow Tiger MG 36
- Youtube Link: Tag of War
- Server Stability
- 200% EXP & GP Boost for 05.29 Maintenance for the rest of the day.
- Combat Week Event and Sales Event Ended
- BSS GC 2x Mileage Event Removed
- 100% EXP / GP buff during Combat Week Removed
- Fireteam Bonus Reward Payment Removed
- Special Weapon is available on Shop and BSS Removed
- Dead Vacation map and Snowball Fight Mode Open Removed
- Mystery Boxes and Package with discount Removed
- Combat Week Special Sales Event Removed
- 2nd Anniversary event of Combat Arms: Reloaded
- Combat Arms: Reloaded will celebrate the transition of Combat Arms from the Classic that everyone knows to the current version of Reloaded.
- Get 2nd Anniversary Coins while playing and exchange it with item in Exchange Shop.
- 2nd Anniversary Attendance Event
- 100% EXP / GP from May 29 ~ June 26
- New User Attendance Event Change
- Premium Items on Premium Tab Change
- M32 Item Series will be added to the Special Weapon Mystery Box
- New Items: Battle Girl Mika
- Battle Girl Mika Mystery Box (1 Set, 5 Sets, 10 Sets)
- Purchase 10 Sets and get a Guarantee 1 Permanent Items.
- Character: MIKA
- Head: Fox Mask
- Face: Ninja Mask
- Backpack: School Backpack
- 20% EXP / GP Boost and Rare Metal while using the Battle Girl Mika Items
- General Combat / Pure Combat / Fireteam UI change and improved.
- Left Side Menu Bar Shortcut Restriction Removed
- You can now include shortcut menu button on the Left Side Menu Bar as much as you want and possible.
- Invite Button Added
- You can now invite everyone with the same ZONE on the room.
- Invite Button refresh every 10 seconds.
- Play with bots improved
- The Rewards is improved
- Different difficulty level has different fixed Equipment
- Option Settings is fixed according to level of difficulty
- Added Custom option
- VALOFE Messenger replace the NEXON Messenger
- Japanese Language added to the game as supported language.
- Backpack Tab Removed.
- When equipping the item in the backpack, it will go into the main weapon tab or section.


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- 1 Pound red new potatoes
- 1 Pound baby yellow potatoes
- 1/2 cup STAR Extra Light Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup fresh chopped dill (do not pack)
- 1 tsp. bacon bits
Wash all the potatoes and set aside to drain. In a medium pot, add Olive Oil, water, salt, and pepper.
Stir and place over a medium heat to warm the oil mixture. Slice all the potatoes in half lengthwise. Add to pot, stir well, cover and set on low heat to slowly cook.
After about 30 minutes, check the potatoes for doneness. Depending upon the size and freshness of the potatoes, they will need to cook for 30-50 minutes until done. Shake the pot to mix occasionally, but do not remove the lid.
Remove from heat when cooked. Add dill and bacon bits while gently stirring.
Place on a serving plate and drizzle the remaining oil from the pot over top. Serve immediately.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Serves: 8
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PHILOSOPHY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PAPER The early childhood education actually evolved due to three main reasons. Firstly, after World War II many women entered the workforce and were unable to be at home with their children to educate and care for them. The economic conditions at that time didn't allow them to be unemployed, so they had to work to earn income. Secondly, after sometime, there was a trend of both parent working not because of any financial problems, but to develop as
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The Challenge
Isagenix, an internationally recognized provider of meal replacement products for the fitness community, sought to implement a complete digital transformation of their home-grown Ecommerce site in an effort to scale their web presence globally.
Their old Ecommerce system (IsaNet) was hobbled together using Microsoft technologies including:
- ASP.Net
- MS-SQL Server
Isagenix had just completed installation of the new Salesforce Service Cloud CRM system and needed a solution for integrations between systems as well as an API solution to expose system data. One of the main concerns was their desire for a continous ability to add new features in an agile way.
Additionally, Data changes in Salesforce Service Cloud (such as member or order data) needed to efficiently sync to IsaNet and Hybris Data changes in Salesforce Marketing Cloud (notifications etc.) needed an ability to sync to both IsaNet and Hyrbs.
The Solution: Digital Transformation of E-Commerce Platform
After purchasing the MuleSoft product, Apisero assisted Isagenix with the implementation of MuleSoft 3.9 and utilized the Anypoint Platform and our custom Hybris Connector to integrate the SAP Hybris eCommorce platform with the remainder of Isagenix's systems utilizing:
• Anypoint MQ
• MuleSoft 3-layer API approach
Apisero's team developed system APIs to provide capabilities by exposing system data such as documentation, order, member, storage, configuration, and genealogy. The team also developed a procedure to reuse system APIs and provide abstracted processing capabilities for particular business processes such as payment, commission, shipping, notification, tax, etc.
Apisero further assisted in the development of API common artifacts such as: Common RAML, Common Logging and Exception Handling Framework, and a Skeleton API template project.
The Results
As a result, by utilizing the foundation and defined processes, Isagenix was able to ramp up their development team from 3 in house .Net developers to 15 Mulesoft developers within 3 months. Isagenix was also able to achieve full CICD (continous integration and testing) and adopt a TDD (test driven development) approach that streamlines development and deployment processes. This has allowed for improved quality control and shortened the overall delivery cycle time.
Isagenix anticipates that the achievements made during this integration process will allow them to more than double their Billion-dollar revenue stream in the upcoming 18-24 months.
- The highest quality customer service requires a digital platform capable of global expansion
- Isagenix's existing solution included various Microsoft technologies merged together. This resulted in a disjointed platform and an inability for international scaling
- Utilized MuleSoft Anypoint MQ and a 3-layer API approach
- Developed procedure for API reuse and system APIs
- Provided business processing capabilities to assist with payment, shipping, commission etc
- Increased development team from 3 (in house) .Net developers to 15 MuleSoft developers in 3 months
- Achieved CI/CD
- Adopted TDD approach system for deployment and development processes
"We chose to partner with Apisero not only because they are experts in the MuleSoft Anypoint platform, but also their expertise was vital in our Digital Transformation journey to ensure our API architecture and C4E implementation followed industry-best practices in areas such as DevOps and Release Management."
- Erl Egestad, Isagenix VP of Architecture
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Why book Hotel Augustin - Astotel with Hotel Direct?
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- UK-based Customer Service Centre with freephone: 0800 633 8000
- Arrival Assurance™. Only Hotel Direct double-checks your booking
- Earn and redeem Hotel Direct points on your booking
Hotel and location:
The Hotel Augustin is literally in the heart of Paris - centrally located between two of the most popular areas, the Avenue Champs Elysees and Opera. It is in the midst of Paris shopping (including le Printemps and Galeries Lafayettes), museums, galleries, cafes and a short walk from many of Paris` best sights. St Augustin Metro station is 100 metres away and provides easy access from Gare du Nord or Charles De Gaulle Airport. Please Note: A city tax of approximately 1.65 Euros per person per day is charged for guests and payable at the hotel.
Room and hotel facilities:
The 57 modern and contemporary rooms are ensuite with air-conditioning, sound insulation, telephone, free WiFi access, hair dryer, mini-bar, cable TV and Canal Plus. Safety deposit box is also available at reception. The concierge will be more than happy to assist with tours, car rental, theatres and restaurants to ensure you maximise your Paris break.
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Comfortable clean good breakfast helpful staff
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If you watched the epic film 300 starring Gerard Butler as the mighty King Leonidas, you may remember the scene where the Spartan leader pays a visit to a female Oracle, the connector between the divine world and that of mortals. The Oracle's role is to receive messages from the gods and deliver them to people, and the prophetess does exactly that in the movie — she relays the words of the gods to the King.
In blockchain, we have oracles that play a similar role (except oracles in blockchain aren't scantily clad women). An oracle in blockchain is an agent that accesses data from the real-world and passes on the information to a blockchain. Because blockchains on their own cannot retrieve data from the outside world, they need oracles to feed them information. Without oracles, blockchains that require real-world data for full functionality can lose the ability to serve their purpose. Thus, oracles are vital to many blockchain networks.
Xank's Oracle System
In order to calibrate Stable Pay transactions with the Xank-SDR rate, we need two bits of information.
1. The SDR rate
2. The price of the Xank coin
The Xank blockchain is a closed network that is disconnected from the world. It isn't going to google "SDR rate" and retrieve the daily SDR price from the official IMF SDR website, nor is it going to manually pull data from the exchanges on which Xank is listed to calculate the Xank-SDR rate for Stable Pay transactions. We need an oracle system to help us out. An oracle system will provide the SDR rate and the price of the Xank coin for the Xank blockchain.
Every day at noon (London time), the IMF publishes the SDR rate on its website. Xank's oracle system will feed the SDR rate to the Xank blockchain so that it has the numbers it needs to fulfill Stable Pay calibrations. It is important to note that the SDR rate will not only be pulled from the official IMF website, but also from multiple other sources. This is important because a single-source feed, if compromised, has the potential to corrupt the entire network. So here, the oracle provides the Xank blockchain with real-world information, that is, the SDR rate.
However, that is only one part of the equation. In order to determine the Xank-SDR rate, we also need the price of the Xank coin. Let's say that Xank is listed on 10 different cryptocurrency exchanges in locations around the world. The oracle would establish feeds from all 10 exchanges and calculate the average Xank price to be used in determining the Xank-SDR rate.
Similar to the SDR rate, the oracle will draw data from multiple exchanges, and not just one. The reason is twofold. First, one exchange does not accurately represent the global price of the Xank coin. Second, if the one exchange were to suffer an attack or any sort of downtime, the Xank coin's price may be misrepresented or not retrievable at all. Here, the oracle provides the Xank blockchain with real-world information, that is, the price of the Xank coin.
Let's look at XDR/USD rate in the chart below. This should give you an idea of how the SDR rate ("XDR/USD Rate") and the price of the Xank coin ("Xank Price in USD") are used to calculate the Xank-SDR rate ("Xank Price in SDR"). Note that this local currency conversion takes place in the wallet and not in the protocol.
Looking at the first example of the XDR/USD rate, we can see that the oracle system makes it possible for us to retrieve the values for the XDR/USD Rate and the Xank Price in USD, both of which are necessary to calculate the Xank Price in SDR that is required for Stable Pay transactions.
About the Oracle System
The oracles we discussed above will be autonomous and transparent, with the code and input streams made publicly available. The Xank oracle system, inspired by Dash's notion of decentralized oracles, will be implemented at the masternode level, whereby a subset of masternodes will be randomly selected to act as decentralized oracles.
In our next story, we'll look into Xank's oracle feed redundancy measures.108


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iam geting out of the way of all that lol
It's super effective!
Always like reading that on the pkmn games but only if it's my move.
Suerly all the types would cancel each other out...but isn't solar beam the most retarded uber move there is....hydro pump and fire blast do the same damage but they don't have to wait a turn to use it.....
It would of been better if they used blast burn, hydro cannon and frenzy plant instead.
looks good graphically though, better than that retarded crap colloseum


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HSENI is advising the farming community to 'Stop and Think SAFE'.
This campaign was developed by the Farm Safety Partnership to help tackle the high rates of serious accidents and deaths on Northern Ireland's farms, and reflects the four main causes of fatal accidents on local farms, namely; slurry, animals, falls and equipment.
The following are guidelines for each cause:
The slurry mixing code:
- Keep children away from the area at all times when working with slurry;
- If possible, mix on a windy day;
- Open all doors and windows;
- Take all animals out of the building before starting to mix slurry
- Use outside mixing points first;
- If slats are removed, cover exposed areas of the tank beside the pump/mixer to stop anything falling in
- Start the pump/mixer – then get out and stay out of the building for as long as possible – at least 30 minutes
- Any time you have to go into the building try to make sure that another adult knows what you are doing and can get help if necessary
- If you have to re-enter to move the pump or change the direction of the pump, leave the building as soon as this is done – do not go back in for as long as possible – at least another 30 minutes
- Rely on filter type facemasks;
- Use gas monitors as a substitute for working safely;
- Have naked flames near slurry, as slurry gas mixture is flammable;
- Stand close to the exhaust of a vacuum tanker when it is being filled;
There is no safe slurry tank. The gases can kill people and animals almost instantly. Prevent accidents and save lives by always following the safe system of work.
Working with animals:
- Watch for warning signs of animal aggression, especially in bulls and cows/heifers around calving time;
- Work out an escape route or refuge in advance of handling livestock;
- Be careful around cows and heifers with new-born calves;
- Remember, that cows that are on heat are unpredictable;
- Where possible use a headgate to restrain a cow/heifer when checking the calf;
- Try to have help available when calving a cow or heifer;
- Remind farmers that aggressive and difficult cattle should be culled as soon as possible;
- Protect yourself against disease with proper personal hygiene.
- Turn your back on a bull or trust a bull;
- Put yourself or a colleague at risk with cattle;
- Stress or arouse cattle unnecessarily;
- Turn your back on a cow following calving;
- Beat or shout at cattle unnecessarily – they remember bad experiences.
Never underestimate the risk from cattle, even with good precautions in place. It could save your life.
Falls from heights:
- When using a ladder, make sure it is in good condition and long enough for the job;
- Watch out for overhead power lines;
- Ensure the ladder is tied or footed to prevent slipping;
- Keep three points of contact with the ladder and avoid stretching where your belt buckle goes outside the stiles of the ladder;
- Think about the job you are going to do in advance and plan the work safely;
- Consider whether repairs or other work at height can be carried out safely from below;
- Choose collective measures that will keep everyone working at or near the site safe like a working platform;
- Ensure any equipment used for work at height is adequately maintained and inspected regularly;
- Consider engaging the services of a reputable roofing contractor.
- Set up a ladder on ground with cross slopes or down slopes - level the supporting surface with strong packing.
Falls often occur because no precautions are taken, or the equipment employed is defective, not appropriate, or used incorrectly. Often people about to do a job believe it will 'only take a few minutes. They take the risk in the hope that simply being careful will be enough.
Equipment safety checklist:
- Keep all guards in place on tractors and equipment
- Ensure PTO shafts are fully guarded (O-guard, U-guard and shaft) and the safety chains are attached;
- Make sure that all mirrors and cameras (if fitted) are clean and fully functional on tractors and telescopic handlers;
- Keep all windows clean and make sure you check all round before carrying out any manoeuvre;
- Ensure you have good all-round visibility on tractors and telehandlers;
- When pulling heavy machinery equipped with hydraulic brakes, make sure the brakes are connected to the tractor and work properly;
- Keep the brakes on all your machines properly maintained, especially the parking brakes;
- Operate tractors with enclosed safety cabs or roll bars;
- Take care when mounting or dismounting tractors or telehandlers;
- Only start your tractor from the driver's seat and make sure that your tractor's starter system works properly;
- Check all hitches and linkages to ensure they are not worn or damaged;
- Make sure equipment is stopped fully before clearing blockages, which need to be cleared by hand.
- Attempt to repair machinery if you do not have the correct tools and equipment and are not competent to do so;
- Run a tractor down a slope to start it;
- Check hydraulic pipes for leaks by running your finger along them while they are connected and under pressure;
- Work underneath a raised load or implement unless it is adequately propped;
- Work near overhead power lines when tipping trailers or using high-reaching machinery.


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December 1st is the day when we all stand together, in Romania or abroad, to celebrate our national values, our heritage, our history and our culture.
If in 1918 we came together inside geographical borders, now we are moving towards a greater goal – that of uniting our effort to further our country in a way that would benefit all of us, regardless of where we are, in Romania or around the world.
We live now in a global society and enjoy the advantages of free movement, affordable means of transportation and online communication. Thus, we understand and respect everyone's choice to live where they decide to, whilst at the same time, encourage everyone to remain connected to Romania. We need to change the way we define the relationship between the state and its citizens and this change comes with us owning up to our identity, our culture and our language and building a partnership based on trust, respect and solidarity.
This year's work stands as proof that being together as partners favors us all, both individually and collectively. This partnership is the foundation on which we can establish a dialogue and define a joint agenda that reflects the true needs and priorities of Romanians abroad and at home.
We need now, more than ever, to look into the future and find the will and strength to come together, stay connected to our country, learn from one another and continue to contribute to a better today and tomorrow. And, as former Ambassador of Romania and currently Minister delegate for Romanians abroad, I know we have what it takes, I've heard and I've seen your wishes, ideas and enthusiasm! I wish you all a Happy 1 December!


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Recorded at CAPA World Aviation Outlook Summit, 28-Nov-2018
Digital Outlook: True, Fast And Profitable Innovation – Speeding Up The Transformation Of The Industry
The digital economy has transformed consumer expectations around the way they research, purchase and experience the airline product. As a result airlines need to work hard to differentiate their product offering and deliver a personalised and seamless experience for customers throughout the entire travel process. With airlines starting to see themselves as digital companies rather than just transportation companies enabling passengers to get from A to B, there is now a greater inclination for experimentation, with many airlines (and manufacturers) leaning on creative tech start ups to find solutions for their technology, operations and customer service problems. This is creating interfaces between large aviation organisations and the growing global travel tech scene. Agility and out-of-the-box thinking seems to be the USP for many startups aiming to develop and market business model innovations for the aviation industry.
- Is outside competition required to fire up internal creativity?
- Are big organisations simply unable to cope with the speed of change in technology and customer behaviour?
- Separating the wheat from the chaff, how to identify the winning ideas
- Putting the framework in place first – deciding on an airline's digital strategy
- How are the global alliances utilising technology to facilitate multilateral connectivity and deliver benefits to customers of member airlines?
Moderator: Made by Many, Founder, William Owen
- Bluebox Aviation Systems, CEO, Kevin Clark
- CellPoint Mobile, CEO, Kristian Gjerding
- Miles & More, Director Strategy & Innovation, Benjamin Pfeifer
- Skyscanner, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Hugh Aitken


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Congratulations to Wyoming Cowboy Basketball Ticket Winners!
Will you be watching the Wyoming Cowboys open Mountain West Conference play against Boise State?
Some of our lucky listeners will be at the Arena Auditorium in Laramie on Wednesday, January 9, to see the undefeated men's basketball team host the Broncos from Idaho.
We would like to congratulate Brenda Sutton, Tara Nelson and Sallie Owenby. Each of them picked up a pair of Wyoming Cowboy tickets by entering the contest at our website.
They'll also receive coupons for the new Carl's Jr Jalapeno Turkey Burger as a bonus.Thank you to everyone who entered this contest, we'll have lots more you can win coming soon.


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Lately, it's hard to get a Blazers seat that costs less than a pair of vintage Air Jordans—not to mention that games last a very long time.
When next year's season hits, the easier (and cheaper) solution to spending some quality time with the world's best ballers is to head down to the bar at the Hotel Monaco at Southwest 5th Avenue and Washington Street, which bills itself as the "hotel designed to meet every last need of NBA teams on the road."
Portland has a number of gussied-up boutique hotels, but the Monaco rose above the competition by installing 95-inch mattresses, and specially training its staff to handle the demands of very tall people who travel with lots of luggage. In April, ESPN's magazine highlighted the Monaco's giraffe-motif bathrobes, and NBA players' habits of checking in under assumed names to thwart stalkers.
But local celebrity chronicler (and former WW staffer) Byron Beck says ESPN missed a trick: The real superstars often peel off from their teams and stay at the Nines, the luxury hotel atop Macy's at 525 SW Morrison St.
Beck says Michael Jordan started the trend on his frequent post-NBA visits to Portland to see his paymasters at Nike. Word spread to Jordan's heirs, players such as Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant, late of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"Jordan started it all," Beck says. "They gave him the run of the Nines, even before it officially opened."


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By Trey Moser, Senior Director, Retail Analytics
I'm continually fascinated at how, despite the wealth of data available about us, most of the messaging we receive from marketers is so completely irrelevant. I thought about this over the recent Thanksgiving holiday when I was absolutely bombarded by "Black Friday" deals coming to me through email. Almost none of the emails — even from fairly sophisticated retailers — had any real relevancy to me, whatsoever. Moreover, some companies demonstrated a serious lack of strategy regarding their volume of messaging; I received THREE separate emails from an online eye-care company…and I don't even wear glasses.
Of course, there is a place for mass marketing but it lacks the personalization that people (don't call them "targets") more often respond to. It's true that communicating broadly with a broad audience builds awareness and can create consideration but is it enough to stimulate purchase and drive up sales volume? Singular reliance on yesterday's paradigm, even if new vehicles are used to deliver the message, is missing the opportunity to leverage the complementary impact of more individually-focused communication.
There is something genuinely satisfying about receiving a message from a retailer that shows they are leveraging their data for something more than just generic communication, and is, instead, using the information to make the lives of their shoppers easier, less stressful and, hopefully, more rewarding.
Phrases such as "based upon the items we know you like" and "we chose these deals especially for you" grab attention and stand out from the crowd of untailored messages. And when multiple, irrelevant emails from a single company are hitting a mailbox in a short period of time, standing out becomes an even more critical element of engagement.
The "message," of course, has to be backed up with content of substance. A clever subject line may get a shopper to open an email, but the relevancy of the content is what will help build loyalty over the long-haul. Shoppers want information, products and offers presented to them that readily appeal to their unique interests and buying patterns. Falling short of that puts the message into the sea of undifferentiated noise and shoppers will quickly lose interest.
At Inmar, we're helping retailers capitalize on the value of their data. Using our targeted engagement platform, we are bringing offers from a vast network of manufacturers together with rich individual shopper-transaction histories and empowering retailers to provide shoppers with a truly personalized, one-to-one promotion experience. That experience is driving share-of-wallet and growing sales revenue for retailers leveraging our platform.
In the end, this result is being driven by the fulfillment of an implicit promise retailers make when they collect shopper data. That is, let us see what you buy and what you like and we will, in turn, communicate with you like you are a loyal friend instead of a nameless face in a crowd.


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The most obvious combination is that of mate with sugar; many folkloric purists in South America believe that putting a little bit of sugar on the mate pot is akin to heresy, while others believe that it is perfectly okay since dark mate is like dark chocolate in the sense of bitterness. Sugar or any other sweetener makes it more agreeable to many; among those available sweeteners honey is quite good and since we recommend people to take honey instead of sugar for various reasons, we say the same to you: Try mate with honey.
There are three fundamental ways to put milk on a mate, a feat that gives it distinct flavours too: You can either boil milk and use it instead of hot water or put a little bit of milk powder on top of the yerba mate, like sugar. The third option is to use condensed milk: You will have to pour a spoonful o fit on top of the yerba mate like you would do in the case of honey and this will not only change the flavour because of the mil, but will also sweeten the infusion quite a bit because of the high sugar content that condensed mil usually has.
Another good choice is to put a couple of coffee grains and then pour the water on the mate. This gives the whole thing a new personality. You can also try the same with orange or lemon slices, mint, etc.
One of the advantages of mate over traditional tea, other infusions and hot beverages lies in its versatility. It is very easy to make mixes and combinations and there is in principle no other limit but your own creativity and the tastes of those who want to enjoy a mate session. Nothing is written in stone so, why not give it a try?
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Prominent Sheriffs Who Back Trump's Unpopular ICE Deportations Routed in NC
Defeated Sheriff Irwin Carmichael
Avocates on the front lines in North Carolina, two sheriffs who have worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — and boasted about it — lost their reelection bids.
In Mecklenberg County, Garry McFadden easily defeated incumbent Sheriff Irwin Carmichael, a long-time supporter of the odious anti-immigrant 287(g) program. McFadden secured 52% of the vote while Carmichael came in last place with about 20% in the Democratic primary.
Opposition to Carmichael's engagement with ICE was widespread among community groups. The ACLU of North Carolina spent $175,000 in its campaign to defeat Carmichael. In a statement, Karen Anderson, Executive Director of the ACLU of North Carolina said:
These results show that voters care passionately about crucial civil rights issues, from police accountability to the rights of immigrants, and they will vote when they see that their rights depend on it.
As NBC News reported, this race has "national implications" given that Carmichael's opponents vowed to end the relationship with ICE noting it was '"referendum on whether crackdown on immigration is making the community safer." It was — and Carmichael told a local reporter he "believes it all came down to 287g."
In Durham County, Sheriff Mike Andrew, who also worked closely with ICE, lost by a wide margin against Clarence Birkhead.
Just days before the election at a community forum, Andrew vowed to continue his work with ICE:
Two days before a primary election in which his opponent has the key endorsements, Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews publicly rejected a call by Latino groups to stop honoring ICE detainers, saying to do so would put more people at risk.
Andrews' answer to a question posed at Sunday's delegates assembly of the N.C. Congress of Latino Organizations was not new. The sheriff has previously said he would continue to comply with federal immigration requests to hold for 48 hours people in the jail who are in the country illegally if Immigration and Customs Enforcement asks him to do so.
At the same forum, Birkhead stated again his stance that he wouldn't work with ICE, "'I have not changed that stance, and I will not change that stance,' Birkhead said to applause."
As the News Observer reported, after his win, Birkhead stood by that position: "In his victory speech at a downtown pub 106 Main, Birkhead vowed to not cooperate with federal immigration officials, clean up the jail, treat inmates with dignity and make sure they have the services they need."
Sheriffs have great power to direct resources in their jurisdiction, and determine how much their officers will be involved in going after immigrants. In Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio famously lost reelection in 2016 after 25 years in office, the result of years-long organization by advocates fed up with Arpaio's corrupt, anti-immigrant, pro-deportation machine.
Yesterday's two losses show something similar: that voters reject Donald Trump's deportation force, and will punish elected officials who cooperate with it.
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For years, the Kentucky Distillers Association has pitched the idea that Kentucky's Bourbon Trail is to bourbon what Napa Valley is to wine.
To those who live here — the ones who consider Derby Day a national holiday — the trail is more than a trademarked tourism vehicle. It's bragging rights to what the Bluegrass bottles best.
"There are three things that a Kentuckian knows implicitly," says "Accidental Hedonist" food blogger Kate Hopkins. Horses, when the Wildcats and Cardinals play, and which bourbons are better than others."
"Mostly, what those who live on the moonshine trail understand is how to have a good time," says Hopkins, author of "99 Drams of Whiskey."
That's the spirit
Before bourbon aficionados started charting the tasting notes of the corn-based, barrel-aged spirit — noting its hints of caramel, vanilla, oak or spice — it was simply the working man's drink
But the simple folk knew a good thing when they tasted it.
The rest of the country appears to be catching on to what Kentuckians have known all along.
Today, Kentucky's bourbon business is booming. Bourbon now accounts for 70 percent of the $1.1 billion in spirits the United States exports each year. And 95 percent of it is made right here in Kentucky.
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail, created by the Kentucky Distillers Association in 1999, features six participating distilleries that give tourists a taste of how they craft the world's finest bourbon. Officially, Four Roses, Heaven Hill, Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Wild Turkey and Woodford Reserve are on the tour, and they attracted more than 450,000 visitors last year. CNN International just named the tour one of the "10 Classic American Experiences."
That's not even counting all of the "unofficial" stops, where you can see vats swirling with mash or sample a shot of the hard stuff. (See more in Day Trippin' sidebar.)
A new study by an economist at the University of Louisville concluded that the bourbon industry is helping carry the Commonwealth through the economic crisis by adding jobs, investing in distillery operations and attracting more tourists than ever.
The lure of bourbon in the last few years has proven to be recession-proof.
For all of those reasons, Northern Kentuckians are staking claim to the whiskey renaissance.
Northern Trailhead
Think the state's bourbon heritage is all south of here? Think again. Too many business people want a piece of the action to let it slip away.
A bourbon bar is popping up in Covington's MainStrasse Village. Restaurants including Newport's Pompilio's are offering bourbon tastings. And one of the area's biggest beverage retailers, The Party Source in Bellevue, is building a modern bourbon and rye distillery and event center with a multi-million dollar price tag.
"Our distillery should open in spring 2013, so we are putting our own money where the popularity of Kentucky bourbon is," says Jon Stiles, the store's general manager.
The craft distillery and tasting bar will expand The Party Source into Newport and feature a rooftop pavilion for events. The focal point will be a 60-foot glass tower that houses the distillery's copper and stainless steel still.
While it would look nothing like the quaint and rolling hillsides that surround Bluegrass distilleries in the Louisville and Central Kentucky areas, it would show a futuristic side of the industry.
"We would love to be part of The Bourbon Trail," says Jay Erisman, The Party Source's fine spirits manager. "It's hard to say where The Bourbon Trail begins or ends. But I would bet that our soon-to-be fellow distillers would love if The Bourbon Trail would end in Newport at a distillery, where there just happens to be a gigantic store selling all of the bourbons."
Doors Wide Open
Larry Geiger, owner and operator of Pompilio's restaurant, is right behind him with his doors wide open.
"We said from the beginning we wanted to be the trailhead for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail," Geiger says. "When people come to Northern Kentucky, we want to promote what's one of Kentucky's biggest-selling products and what Kentucky's known for — you know, horse racing and bourbon."
Nearby in Covington's MainStrasse Village, the trend is materializing in the new Old Kentucky Bourbon bar. Local mixologist Molly Wellmann and one of her partners from Japp's in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood say the place is dedicated to American whiskeys.
You might even get a taste of bourbon the next time you go out to eat. Local chefs are using it to marinate steaks and flavor soups and salad dressings.
"You'd be surprised what a splash of bourbon can add to a dish," says David Dominé, a Louisville-based writer and author of the cookbook "Splash of Bourbon:
Kentucky's Spirit."
An art and a science
Much of the next phase of Kentucky's bourbon story is experimental.
That's obvious in Drew Mayville's laboratory at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, where researchers test everything from the chemical balance to the appearance and scent of what comes out of each barrel.
Instead of beakers,
a row of tasting glasses sits in front of Mayville as he examines the experiment at hand.
"The first thing you do is smell," Mayville says. He also has the palate to appreciate it.
"Every master distiller puts his mark on his bourbon," says Theresa Dowell Blackinton, author of "Louisville & the Bourbon Trail." "People like the tradition behind bourbon and the care that goes into its production. And there's the simple fact that it tastes good — straight, on the rocks, or in a cocktail."
Mayville is helping spirits consultants like Erisman at The Party Source develop experimental whiskeys in private barrels to try and to sell.
"We want to make whiskey very much with a nod to the past but also improving on what they did then and sometimes improving on what they do now," Erisman says. That explains the recent explosion of micro-distilleries, says Kate Hopkins, who traveled across Kentucky and the world researching "99 Drams," what's been described as a humorous "boozy travelogue."
What she is serious about is the idea that bourbon's popularity has a backstory.
Big distilleries may market their brands all over the world just as small distilleries focus on the craft and imply that the big guys are making less than perfect drinks.
Together, they're helping define bourbon as, not just a classic drink, she says, but one of quality that everyone can afford.
As the state looks for ways to attract more business and travelers, that's a trail that's bound to gain more followers. ■
What's the Proper Way to Taste Bourbon?
There's no shame in adding a little water to it, says Jay Erisman, fine spirits manager at The Party Source in Bellevue.
The idea is not to dilute it but to truly taste it, he says. He adds a little water with a straw. Then, breathe it in, examine it and use all of your senses before it hits your tongue.
"See the oils swimming around in there? That's smoothness you can see," he says. "That's what happens when you have an unfiltered whiskey."
He likes to give his glass a swirl and slowly let the taste fill his mouth.
But don't fret if your style isn't as polished, says "Accidental Hedonist" food blogger Kate Hopkins, author of "99 Drams of Whiskey."
"There's no right way or wrong way to drink bourbon," she says, "only right and wrong people to drink with."
To get a taste of The Bourbon Trail in just one day, Theresa Dowell Blackinton, author of "Louisville & The Bourbon Trail," recommends a mini Bourbon Trail hop to two distilleries.
"I'd start out early and head south to Versailles for their first tour of the morning (10 a.m.) at Woodford Reserve," she says. "After this one-hour tour, I'd have an early lunch in Versailles, where there are many excellent restaurants to choose from. I'd suggest Heirloom for something a bit more upscale or Wallace Station if you're more interested in a great burger or sandwich.
"I'd then head east toward Frankfort and do an afternoon distillery tour at Buffalo Trace. You could then spend the afternoon strolling around Frankfort and have dinner there (upscale: Serafini; casual: Buddy's Pizza) before heading back to Northern Kentucky."
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Vodafone acquires BroadNet
Vodafone has completed the acquisition of BroadNet Czech, a fixed telecommunication provider in the Czech market.
BroadNet provides voice, data and internet services to business clients in the Czech market and operates its own FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) broadband network in the nationwide licensed bandwidths of 26 and 28 GHz. BroadNet was a part of pan-European BroadNet Holdings, fully owned by the US cable and broadband services corporation Comcast.
BroadNet is expected to bring to Vodafone vast experience in the fixed-line market, relationships developed over years, and an approach to customer service that matches with Vodafone's. BroadNet´s approach fits especially well into Vodafone's OneNet platform which already offers total telecommunications services (fixed-mobile voice, data and internet services) to business customers.
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A load of visual goodies have been coming out of the production of indie Supernatural/Horror "Starleaf". The latest to come along is the first trailer for the film directed by Richard Cranor. Check it out as well as the stellar stills. "Starleaf" stars Julian Gavilanes, Tyler Trerise, Shelby Truax, and Russell Hodgkinson.
A group of friends set off to find a secret forest of marijuana hidden deep in the Olympic Mountains. Legend has it the plants are of extra-terrestrial origin, and two ex-Marines among the group hope it will cure their PTSD born from hard combat in Afghanistan.
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Nissan to showcase 100 per cent electric e-NV200
Nissan is to showcase its new 100 per cent electric Nissan e-NV200 40kWh at the upcoming CV show in Birmingham.
Nissan is to showcase its new 100 per cent electric Nissan e-NV200 40kWh at the upcoming CV show in Birmingham.
EBITDA rose 16 per cent at GEFCO last year to €201 million on sales up 5.1 per cent to €4.4 billion.
Strong take-up and strong demand – how is the region coping as one of the UKs hot spots? Liza Helps investigates.
Nissan has demonstrated a prototype autonomous vehicle, planned for real-world use from 2020, on public roads in Tokyo.
Nissan is to launch an electric delivery vehicle and a new ambulance.
DHL Express has extended its city hub concept for inner-city deliveries to The Hague, Netherlands with a new pilot involving electric vehicles.
Goold Estates has bought Beecham Business Park in Aldridge in a £2.4 million deal. The site has a number of occupiers including: Dennis Eagle, Westway Nissan and Oak Furnitureland.
FedEx is to introduce all-electric Nissan e-NV200 vehicles for pickups and deliveries in the areas of Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp.
The drive for cleaner delivery vehicles is accelerating with the government investing £20 million in twenty companies for trials of electric and hydrogen commercial vehicles.
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"Western Digital is buying Hitachi Global Storage Technologies for $4.25bn in a friendly takeover …"
Hitachi GST has quite a few home-based disk products which do look interesting.
Hitachi GST's page is very slow at the moment (2011-03-07 22:06 EET) – it even stopped responding. Maybe that's because it's getting slashdotted (./ed) or digged or something like that :)
Ye reckon this will make the drives cheaper? Sure hope so. I would like to get a little more, only have 2x500GB in my desktop at the moment :/
But might also be nice to get an SSD disk, but then again I don't see why. I don't really have any performance problems..


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Upon arrival at the airport you'll be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel.
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Afterwards, explore the downtown night market.
Day 2
Yangon - Bagan
After breakfast you'll be taken to the airport for your flight to Bagan.
Head off the beaten track to visit the temples of Bagan that are not on the maps. This is your chance to witness ancient temples, monasteries and temples that are not on the typical tourist route.
Day 3
Today you'll travel by private car to Kyauk Gu Ohnmin cave temple and a local slipper factory in Pakkoku.
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Afterwards you'll visit a lacquerware workshop in Myinkaba village.
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Bagan - Heho - Pinlaung - Loikaw
Your day starts with a transfer to the airport for your flight to Heho.
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Your Kayah guide will greet you at the train station and take you to the hotel.
Dinner will be a home cooked Kayah dinner served at a local family house.
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Today starts with a visit to Loikaw's morning market and the former palace of the Kayah prince.
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You'll also visit a Kayah martial arts training centre before sundowners with Kayah liquor and sausages.
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Loikaw - Pekon - Samkar
Enjoy breakfast before being driven to the Hta Nee La Leh to meet the local community who'll share stories of their shrines.
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Time permitting, you'll visit the Samkar monastery.
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Samkar - Inle Lake
This morning you'll continue by private boat to Nyaung Shwe, visiting the Hmawbi temple ruins on the way.
Inle Lake, in southern Shan State, is a vast natural lake surrounded by traditional Shan villages, some of which are built entirely on stilts. Today you'll go by private motorboat to discover the beauty of the lake, visit the floating gardens, see the famous leg rowers, and sip tea at a local house.
You'll also visit a local cheroot factory, the floating tomato gardens, Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, an Intha house and weaving factory.
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Inle Lake
Explore the ruins of Indein at the south of the lake. Partly covered by vegetation, the area looks like a "pagoda forest" and offers fantastic views.
After a home-cooked lunch at a local house head to Nam Pan village for a spot of canoeing before returning to your hotel.
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Inle Lake - Yangon - Home
After breakfast you'll be transferred to the airport for your onward flight home.
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Cayman's first open records law is going strong more than two years after its passage by legislators. Now, Information Commissioner Jennifer Dilbert says its time to clarify things a bit.
Readers who are familiar with the struggles to establish Cayman's first Freedom of Information Law since its passage in 2007 might be surprised to learn that Jennifer Dilbert does not consider herself to be a "champion" for open records.
She would rather be known as an advocate of the law itself, regardless of whether her office makes a decision to release public records or withhold them.
"There is more of a furore made if I order a public authority to release something than if I don't," Dilbert says. "But I think that the general public gets the impression that we are against the public authorities and we are a champion for getting records out. That's actually not correct. We are a champion for the law; that's kind of hard to get through."
Dilbert and her small staff at the Information Commissioners office have made several pages worth of recommended changes to Cayman's open records law
, which are now under review by a legislative subcommittee.
Some of those changes will actually make it more difficult to obtain information under the FOI Law.
Issues are fairly technical regarding how information can be released. Typically, a member of the public makes an open records request to the information manager of a public authority. It is the manager's decision to either release the document or withhold it. If the record is withheld and the record applicant wants to make an appeal, it goes to the chief officer of the entity. If the matter is further appealed it then goes to the information commissioner's office for either mediation or a hearing.
Once the information commissioner makes a decision either to release, partially release or withhold the record, the decision can then be appealed to the Grand Court – although no open records case in the Cayman Islands has gone to that step since the FOI Law came into effect on 5 January, 2009.
At the time of this writing, the information commissioner's office had decided 14 appeal cases; six in favour of withholding the record, five in favour of releasing it and three in favour of partial release of the record requested.
Law changes
A number of changes proposed by the information commissioner to the FOI subcommittee include clarifying areas of the law that are too broad or undefined.
One example has to do with the all-important public interest test, which can be the ultimate factor in deciding whether a government document will be released or withheld.
Right now, the FOI Law does not require a preponderance of the evidence in favour of public interest disclosure before releasing a public record; the information commissioner in deciding an appeal need only find one reason the record is in the public interest – no matter how many factors may be against its disclosure.
Dilbert has chosen to interpret the law to insert what she believes is the proper weighing of public interest in disclosure versus non-disclosure; but she's not required to do that.
"The law just says 'here's the definition, if any of these apply it can be in the public interest to release'. That is too low a standard in a way," she says.
Another glitch in the law actually serves to give the Cayman Islands' attorney general fewer rights than every other lawyer in the Islands.
In almost any case, a public record is exempt from disclosure if it is given under the purview of legal advice privilege – similar to what's known as 'attorney-client privilege' in the United States.
"Advice given by the attorney general is covered under the FOI law, but so is anything that is legally privileged," Dilbert says. "But the advice of the attorney general was subject to a public interest test and legal advice privilege wasn't."
Dilbert's office has recommended changing that and putting the attorney general on the same level as the rest of the Islands' attorneys. Such a decision would serve to restrict access to public records a bit further.
There is still a great deal of confusion over exemptions that apply to the deliberation of government bodies and boards. There is the impression, for instance, that anything done by the Cayman Islands Cabinet is "off limits" for FOI. Not true, says Dilbert.
"While something might be a record of proceedings of Cabinet, it's not a record of consultations of deliberations of Cabinet," Dilbert says, adding that it is the deliberations of Cabinet or any elected or appointed board that the FOI Law seeks to protect from release.
"People on these boards have to feel comfortable to speak out and such," she says. "But the part of the record that shows what decisions were made, that's what is public. The part of the record that says 'Mr. So-and-so said so….that is the part that is exempt."
Board matters
Deputy Information Commissioner Jan Liebaers says the office has been at pains to meet with locally appointed board members to describe their responsibilities under the FOI Law. Some board members have taken it better than others, he says.
"The first message we have that's kind of a surprise to them is that FOI applies to their records," Liebaers says. "That's shocking to some people."
But explanations that deliberative discussions will remain secret and that 'FOI' doesn't always mean that boards or committees have to release records does provide some comfort, he says.
"There is still a certain perception amongst board members where they think that FOI means everything has to be open. If there's a reason under the law why it should be protected, we will respect that."
To some extent, Liebaers says the information commissioner's office is still struggling with a "corporate culture" that is adverse to open records, particularly at the more senior levels of the government service.
"There is still an issue with buy-in, but we've come a very long way," Liebaers says.
However, Dilbert says her experience is that most civil service workers at the information managers level "get it" when it comes to open records, or at least have resigned themselves to the inevitability of the process.
"I think the public expectation of being able to get information is changing," she says. "The public now expects to get information, I think that's great."
Review is due
A legally mandated review of Cayman's Freedom of Information Law that was supposed to happen within 18 months of the open records law coming into force has apparently not gotten out of the government subcommittee yet.
Dilbert says her office had largely been left in the dark on the review of the law.
"Despite the fact that the governor said we would take a leading role [in the FOI Law review]….we haven't," Dilbert says.
"We have tried to play as much of a role in that as we could, which means we haven't been given much of role," agrees Liebaers. A Legislative Assembly subcommittee charged with the review of Cayman's Freedom of Information Law sought input from the public to assist that review in April of this year.
According to a notice sent out by the government press office that month: "The subcommittee is currently conducting its review and in pursuance thereto is now inviting input from the public to assist the subcommittee with this review."
Following the submission deadline of 8 May, the subcommittee, chaired by Cayman Islands Attorney General Sam Bulgin, has made no further public pronouncements about its activities.
Dilbert's office submitted an extensive report and position paper to the FOI subcommittee earlier this year that set out changes in the law it advised the subcommittee to accept. There was also a "position paper" the office released on FOI matters.
To date, Dilbert says her office hasn't been invited before the subcommittee to review the issues.
"If I were on a committee and I had been given this [report], I would really want the people who created it to come and talk me through it," she says. "Maybe that will happen, it just hasn't happened yet."
FOI position
In the April report, Dilbert urged government to maintain anonymity of open records requestors and to keep fees charged for the release of such information minimal.
"The FOI Law is already being used by a large number of people and it is important to understand the issues that might be under review," the report noted.
Thus far, any meetings of the FOI subcommittee and of a related select committee of the whole Legislative Assembly created to review the FOI Law have not been open to members of the public to attend. Meeting dates for the subcommittee have also not been made public. An open records request for minutes of the subcommittee's meetings was deferred.
Dilbert's position paper essentially provides some talking points in the public debate over the Freedom of Information Law.
"The commissioner does not support any amendments to the FOI Law, which would restrict or eliminate requestor anonymity or change the current fee structure applicable to FOI requests," the position paper stated.
The removal of anonymity provisions from FOI applications would change the focus of open records applications, Dilbert fears. She says, right now, information managers – who process open records requests – are required to only focus on the records themselves. If no exclusion or exemption applies to those records, the right of access to information must prevail.
"The identity of the applicant cannot, in any way, be pertinent to this determination," Dilbert writes in her position paper.
Moreover, revealing the names of information applicants could have a "chilling effect" on their ability to seek open records, reducing their right to use FOI as set out under Cayman's Constitution, she argues.
"It is especially important to ensure that applicants do not feel intimidated into refraining from applying for access to government records…and face possible public exposure and/or retribution," Dilbert noted.
The United Kingdom's FOI Law does not accept requests from individuals who are obviously not using their real names. However, in practice, UK public authorities do not seek to prove an applicants' identity and in any case the applicant's name is considered irrelevant to the request for information.
Dilbert says Cayman's small size – approximately 55,000 residents – makes the use of people's names more sensitive compared to the UK, which has a population of approximately 60 million.
Cayman's FOI Law already allows for fees to be charged for information requests, but it requires those fees to be "reasonable" – not to exceed the actual cost of preparing and reproducing the record. The fees can be set in regulations to the law by the Cayman Islands Cabinet.
Dilbert admits that there is a perception among some members of the public that FOI "costs too much". However, she says this generally results from three underlying factors: the relative ineffectiveness of a department information manager, the state of public authority record-keeping, and the small amount of information that is proactively published by the government.
"The commissioner believes that it would be unfair to make applicants pay for government's own inefficiencies," Dilbert's position paper read. "These three causes of wastefulness should be fully investigated and corrected first."
Excessive FOI fees could lead to the ultimate elimination of the right of access to government records, particularly by the underprivileged of society, Dilbert states.
"The negative consequences of charging a new fee would outweigh the advantages of the small amount of revenue gained," she says.


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Around 24 students, 4 co-asistant, 2 lecturer, from our department, orgnised excursion about entomology on September 4-5, 2015 here at Kiskendo cave in Jogjakarta. The place is the strict nature reserve or protected area which is conservation area site.
Figure 1. Kiskendo cave
There were may sea before 10 million years ago. At present we could see the see bed there. This is managed as the historic and natural site.
Figure 2. Observation of insects inside the cave
Figure 3. Ant (Myrmicaria sp.)
Every student had to be collect and identify some insect species around the cave to the Family level and the common species to the Genus level, such as Myrmicaria spp., Cyrtodiopsis spp. and cave cricket.