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Every once in a while a work comes along that presents such a dark, unrelentingly cynical view of the world that you want to deny it actually fits some aspects of the world we inhabit. The Black Mirror is the same dark tarn that we've gazed long into, until the distorted reflections in the depths begin to influence reality in our society.
Charlie Brooker, the writer of E4's Dead Set, returns with a suspenseful, satirical three-part mini-series that taps into collective unease about our modern world.
Dead Set was an excellent zombie mini-series, showing what happens to a Big Brother style show during a zombie apocalypse. Some thought it stretched a bit long and had some filler, there is a Fan Edit out there that cuts some of the "unnecessary" bits out to make it a single movie. I personally really like the longer format, because of the extra storyline that is unconventional in a zombie movie. It doesn't all work but it sets Dead Set apart. Charlie has done an amazing job on this new show, Black Mirror.
Unfortunately the IMDB page is rather sparse, but the show's own website has much more info, so the episode summaries are from there.
The National Anthem – A twisted parable for the Twitter age, Black Mirror taps into the collective unease about our modern world.
The first episode is a political thriller in which fictional Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a huge and shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.
Shot in a steady-cam documentary format, we are given a window into the Prime Minister's office as he deals with an unthinkable ransom demand. The initial scenes of exposition as the Prime Minister is informed of the situation are tense, well paced, and brilliantly written. The actors in this group played it absolutely straight, otherwise it would not have worked nearly as effectively, leaving the humorous aspects of the situation to be explored for the most part by the public's reactions. The press is represented by a British station attempting to respect the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Royal Family as well as it involves a Princess, watching the whole uncensored story unfold on the internet.
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The basic premise works well, the world of established media and government trying to catch the tiger's tail of internet media with something as outrageous as fucking a pig on live TV. The news woman who is willing to text candid shots of her tits and pussy in order to get a lead, and goes rogue and gets shot by a government strike force is too over the top. It's like they felt they had to pump her up into a caricature to make her character stand out from the ensemble, and I think the actress could of done a better more understated performance.
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The denouement is especially satisfying, with the pig sex scene and the reactions to it playing from shock and nervous laughter through pathos. The final outcome with the increase in the Prime Minister's fortunes was to be expected. Although I'd expect the fact that the Princess was released before the sex act would become known within a year.
I do not have a favorite per se, as they definitely stand on their own. That said The National Anthem is an amazing piece of work.
15 Million Merits – The second episode is a satire on entertainment shows and our insatiable thirst for distraction set in a sarcastic version of a future reality.
In this world, everyone is confined to a life of strange physical drudgery.
The only way to escape this life is to enter the 'Hot Shot' talent show and pray you can impress the judges.
This episode immerses you into the strangely stark world of television sets and industrial tile, building slowly as it introduces the various rules and restrictions that govern this reality. Watch and wonder at the whys and wherefores, let it flow over you without too much concern on understanding it all at once. By the end some of your questions will be answered, and some are in the category of MST3K "Satellite of Love" science facts. I must come clean and admit my man love for Daniel Kaluuya (playing Bing), who as Tealeaf in Psychoville and Mac in The Fades blew us all away, along with solid roles in FM and Dr Who. He plays understated rather well, a facet of his acting that serves him well during the buildup of this episode and lulls you into thinking you've stumbled into an allegorical Russian technological gulag film. Once again, soak it in and let the questions wait.
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We soon start learning that the annoying ads are for the most important events in this reality, the shows. We also get a chance to observe the odd societal interactions the main character Bing engages in. We see that pornography is both openly advertised and even watched while on the bike, which is a very odd leap to make. Even if the concept is perhaps R rated versions on the bike and the XXX available in your cell, watching sexual material at work is perhaps a distortion of the usual portrayal of aberrant sex in future work camp movies. There is a hint that typical relationships may be possible, but the logistics of the situation in the work dorm living isn't clear; is it just flings or are there longer lasting relationships, cohabitation in the dorms, etc. Interesting that they did not delve deeper into the interpersonal and sexual relationships in that reality outside of the porn, most films of this particular sub-genre do cover it in more detail.
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My suspension of disbelief can accept him taking his show on the road so to speak and using his rhetoric for evil, it's the ultimate logical end of fake counterculture/grassroots campaigns. But what it can't take is that she is not saved after he makes it big, he sells out for just a deluxe apartment in the sky (movin on up!). The coda is slightly confusing to me on one point, were those real windows looking out or more TV screens? The first time I watched it I didn't even think about it, I thought they were real windows. The second time something tripped in my brain and I felt they may be screens.
This episode has a slight edge due to Daniel, however for the most part it is solid on it's own.
The Entire History of You – Last in the series of Charlie Brooker's dark dramas.
In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear – a sort of Sky Plus for the brain.
You need never forget a face again… but is that always a good thing?
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text: Humanities History & Culture Did the Amazons Really Exist? Dr. Jeannine Davis-Kimball looks at the question: Who were the Amazons? Share Flipboard Email Print The Battle of the Amazons. Heritage Images/Getty Images / Getty Images History & Culture Ancient History & Culture Mythology & Religion Basics Major Figures & Events Ancient Languages Greece & Sparta Egypt Asia Rome Literature American History African American History African History Asian History European History Family History & Genealogy Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More by N.S. Gill Updated March 08, 2017 Historians say that there really were Amazons who were women warriors, but what more can we say about them with any certainty?Were the Amazons the legendary (1) archers with (2) partial mastectomies, as the Greek geographer Strabo (c. 64 B.C. - after A.D. 21) says? Or were they the same as the (3) equestrian (equestrienne) band of (4)man-hating Amazons the 5th century B.C. Greek historian Herodotus describes? Were the Amazons Just a Myth?Kathy Sawyer, in "Were Amazons More than Myths?," an article from the July 31, 1997, Salt Lake Tribune, suggests the stories about the Amazons come mainly from a gynephobic imagination:"[T]he notion of such women ... [who] replenished their numbers by mating with men from other tribes, keeping the daughters and killing male infants ... sprang from ... an imaginative impulse in the male-dominated Greek society ...."But the simple idea that Amazons were capable warriors and female is quite probable. Germanic tribes had women warriors and Mongol families accompanied the armies of Genghis Khan, so the presence of women warriors was well attested even before recent research, like that of Dr. Jeannine Davis-Kimball, who "spent five years excavating more than 150 burial mounds of 5th century B.C. nomads near Pokrovka, Russia." Davis-Kimball and The Center for the Study of the Eurasian Nomads (CSEN) provide information on the excavations of Sauromatian and Sarmatian Women in Davis-Kimball's . The area of the Steppes, where CSEN excavated, doesn't on its own contradict Herodotus' Scythian description. Among other evidence supporting the existence of Amazons in the area around the Steppes between Russia and Kazakhstan, excavators found skeletons of women warriors with weapons. Supporting the theory that was an unusual society that the women warriors lived in, the excavators found no children buried beside the women. Instead, they uncovered children buried beside the men, so there were men in the society, which contradicts Herodotus' man-slaying image. Dr. Jeannine Davis-Kimball conjectures that women functioned as rulers, priestesses, warriors, and domestics in this nomadic society.In Return of the 50-foot Women, "Salon Magazine" interviews Dr. Jeannine Davis-Kimball who says the primary occupation of these matriarchal women was probably not "to run out and start slashing and burning," but to take care of their animals. Wars were fought to protect territory. Asked "Does post-feminist, late-20th-century society has anything to learn from what you've found?" she answers that the idea that women stayed home to tend the children is not a universal and that there have been women in control for a very long time.As to the identity of the women warriors, Herodotus described and the ones recently excavated, Dr. Jeannine Davis-Kimball says they were probably not the same. The idea, mentioned (as hearsay) in Strabo, that the Amazons were one-breasted makes little sense in light of the many fine two-breasted women archers. Artwork also shows the Amazons with two breasts.Here is Strabo's "they say "[They], who themselves, likewise, were not unacquainted with the region in question, say that the right breasts of all [Amazons] are seared when they are infants, so that they can easily use their right arm for every needed purpose, and especially that of throwing the javelin...." Herodotus on the AmazonsThe Story of the Amazons settling with the Scythians:"The Amazons (also called oiropatas -- man-killers) were taken captive by the Greeks and put on board ship where they murdered the crew. However, the Amazons didn't know how to sail so they floundered until they landed by the cliffs of the Scythians. There they took horses and fought the people. When the Scythians figured out that the warriors they were fighting were women, they resolved to impregnate them and schemed accordingly. The Amazons didn't resist, but encouraged the process which was complicated by a language barrier. In time, the men wished the women to become their wives, but the Amazons, knowing that they couldn't live within the Scythian patriarchy insisted the men leave their native land. The men obliged and a new land was set up. These people became the SAUROMATAE who spoke a version of Scythian adapted by the Amazons."- Herodotus Histories 4.110.1-117.1 Continue Reading


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Day 3 - March 23rd 2014
It was time to go home! That was a quick trip to Paris wasn't it? I think next time if I go again, I definitely think Miss Pinky and I need to explore the areas a bit more. Find more French food and eat more baguettes. Miss Pinky had a lot of baguettes by the way... Fresh French bread is the best!!
We didn't eat breakfast, well I ate a sandwich that I bought the night before. It was disgusting so I threw the crust and the remainder away. Was also getting used to the Nespresso machine... I want one to use at work!!
We got to Gallieni Metro station before 10am using the M9 route to Republique and changing to the M3 line to Gallieni. We should have taken this route to the hotel!! So much easier!! Anyway we waited for a bit, queued to check in and then waited for the coach... It was practically late. Don't know how the driver was going to get everyone on in time... But he did. I have to say the French drivers are not very interactive, English is so-so but very good at getting us around in time! Make sure you queue quickly as people actually push in front which is not fair at all. Miss Pinky was laughing angrily I bet. But I think we got the best seat because I got to jump off before the people in front and those in the rear seats. ^_^
Our first stop was at a gas station... I was practically hungry and so I ordered in French... Je voudrais une maxi salami baguette... and pointing at the baguette. XD At least I remember the basics...
|Maxi salami baguette
I ate half on the coach... It was good, a bit salty and needed more pickles...
15 minutes later we were back on the coach and we reached Calais... We were getting the ferry back to England!! Oh wow, I haven't been on one of these ferries for years... decades maybe...!! Miss Pinky doesn't like boats or water so it was unfortunate for her but we got through it all.
Just need to point out, security and passport checks are quite tight. One of the passengers on our coach was taken off because he didn't have the right documentation. So make sure your passport is in date and you have the right visas too!! And travel safe.
It felt like we were going to be at the port forever. But finally we got on the ferry and it took as less than 2 hours to cross the English Channel. I think Miss Pinky was relieved...
|Au revoir France!!!
So it was time to get back into London. The journey took at least 8 hours in total. An hour longer than expected I believe. It was a fun journey to Paris and back. Hope to experience more next time with a bit of improvement to my French... And also find more Chinese restaurants to speak Mandarin. ^_^
Remember the basics people:
Bonjour = Hello (polite)
Bonsoir (bon-swaar) = Good evening
C'est combien? = How much?
Merci = Thank you
Merci beaucoup = Thank you very much
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Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC is excited to announce the hiring of two professionals to our New Jersey Office as well as two summer interns and the promotion of a member of our Pennsylvania Office.
Brian Babcock joins Brilliant as Senior Project Manager responsible for the Brownfields and Due Diligence Division. Brian has over 10 years of experience as an environmental consultant, specializing in due diligence and site remediation projects. He is a NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) and a graduate of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.
Benjamin Zee joins Brilliant as an Environmental Scientist. Ben will be working with field services and our support staff on all site remediation projects. Ben holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Arcadia University, Glenside PA and a Master's of Science Degree in Environmental Science from Montclair State University.
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Pictures of South China Tiger declared fakesDecember 4th, 2007 - 3:36 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec.4 (ANI): Chinese photographers have described digital pictures of the rare South China tiger as fakes.
According to the official Xinhua news agency and The China Daily, a team of photographic experts assessed the 40 digital pictures provided by the Chinese Internet firm NetEase.
The State Forestry Administration, however, on Tuesday refused to comment on the authenticity of these pictures, saying its responsibility is to protect the wildlife.
Cao Qingyao, SFA spokesman, said a new investigation in Chinas Shaanxi area is under way, and the results will be announced as soon as possible.
Technological analysts said the 40 pictures must have been taken by people with photographic experience or under guidance and could not be done independently by a person without any photographic experience.
Earlier, Zhou Zhenglong, 52, a farmer and former hunter in Chengguan Township of Shaanxi's Zhenping County, had claimed that he had photographed the tiger with a digital camera and on film on the afternoon of October 3.
The Shaanxi forestry department said it had confirmed the 40 digital pictures and 31 film photographs were genuine. But the pictures released were not the original ones and they underwent modifications, such as time and signal, according to experts.
Bao Kun, an expert who participated in the appraisal by the center, told Xinhua they announced the results out of "a citizen's sense of social responsibility."
The South China tiger, from which other sub-species such as the Siberian tiger evolved, is listed as one of the world's ten most endangered animals. It is the only tiger subspecies native to China's central and southern areas.
In the early 1950s, its population was 4,000 across the country. Since 1964, no sightings of wild tigers have been reported in Shaanxi.
Its former habitats were in Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the central provinces of Hunan and Jiangxi. (ANI)
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Azerbaijani Defence Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov continues his visit to Israel. This is the first official visit of the head of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry to Israel, which is held in a fairly closed regime.
Until now, only protocol information about the arrival of Zakir Hasanov in the country and his meeting with Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, as well as the visit of the Azerbaijani defence minister to the Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem and a meeting with the brother of the National Hero of Azerbaijan, Albert Agarunov, have been published so far.
The other meetings and talks of the head of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry in Israel are classified.
The official reports of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry say that Zakir Hasanov will visit the Israeli Air Force control centre, as well as the defence industry enterprises. At the same time, it is noted that the visit program envisages the participation of the Azerbaijani minister in other events.
Of course, within the framework of the visit, discussions will be held on a broad aspect of the issues of military-technical cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel. In the Russian expert circles, it is believed that the Azerbaijani defence minister will discuss the implementation of the contract for the purchase of anti-missile defence systems 'Iron Dome.' Russian military experts also suggest that they will consider the possibility of Azerbaijan acquiring other weapons systems of Israeli production.
Azerbaijan has already bought Israeli weapons worth $5 billion. All the acquired systems were adopted by the Azerbaijani Army and successfully used. We are talking about several anti-tank missile systems, Barak-8 anti-missile defence systems, numerous modifications of unmanned aerial vehicles, including attack drones, high-speed patrol boats and radar systems, as well as electronic protection equipment.
This time, the Azerbaijani defence minister is unlikely to limit himself to acquaintance with Israeli weapons. The visit, apparently, is designed to study the combat experience and tactics of the Israeli military, as well as the practice of command and control of troops.
It is noteworthy that the visit of the Azerbaijani defence minister coincided with the largest military exercises of the Israeli army in the last 20 years, named 'Or HaDagan' (Grain Light).
The Israeli Army is one of the most combat-ready in the world. The Israeli Armed Forces won all the wars, in which they ever took part. From this point of view, planning and conducting military operations by Israeli military specialists, studying their experience in defence and the transition to the counteroffensive is of great value for the Azerbaijani Army.
With full confidence, we can say that after the visit of Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov, we will witness an even greater strengthening and expansion of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel in the military sphere.


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Glen Campbell recorded and released Bill Graham's penned song, "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling", on his 1973 album, 'I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)', backed by original members of "the wrecking crew". From a backing perspective, the album was a "homecoming" for Glen.
A different version of this song was performed two years later on the 1975 BBC music show with Glen Campbell and Friends. Glen, Bill Graham and Carl Jackson sang a longer second verse that replaced this one:
According to Bill Graham, he re-wrote the last verse only after Glen had recorded and released the song.My radio still plays the songs you like to hear I wish you were here oh I need you
I'll take the time and tune the station in real clear as if you were here oh I love you
Also, in the BBC televised version, another minor change was made but only to accommodate the show. Bill Graham explains: "We usually sang the chorus again at the end but we were doing a TV taping and we were running out of time." Bill shared this information as well the significant songwriting change in the comments section on this YouTube video of the BBC version:
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President Donald Trump caused a bit of a stir last week when he suggested that rising interest rates are cause for concern. Pundits fretted about "Fed independence," a concept rendered completely meaningless in the age of quantitative easing. We agree with the president that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell is "a good man," yet […]
American hard money advocate, economist, and publisher Franz Pick once called government bonds "Guaranteed Certificates of Confiscation." In making that statement, he assumed the government would eventually inflate the debt away and thus confiscate the buyers' purchasing power. Yet here we are, with U.S. Treasury Bonds holding steady despite seven rate hikes by the U.S. […]
The U.S. economy may have a blockbuster start to the year, thanks to tax reform. According to some economists, the tax reform could spark higher consumer spending and capital investments. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to surge to 4.0 percent in the first quarter, according to the latest forecast from the Atlanta Federal […]
In rough numbers and at the end of 2017, leading central banks now own a fifth of their governments' total debt. The figures are staggering. Without recession or crisis, major central banks have been purchasing more than $200 billion a month in government and private debt, led by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank […]
The U.S. Federal Reserve left its key policy rate range unchanged at 1.25 percent to 1.50 percent, as was widely expected on Jan. 31.
While U.S. stock markets soar to record highs after the passing of the Trump administration's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, bonds face a rough ride.
Politicians created the U.S. Federal Reserve system in response to the 1907 Knickerbocker Crisis, when stocks fell 50 percent over a three-week period and the financial system froze up. This new centralized system, with the Fed as the lender of last resort, was supposed to end the boom and bust cycles for good. More than […]
The term "Greenspan put" was coined after the stock market crash of 1987 and the later bailout of LongTerm Capital Management (LTCM) in 1998. The Federal Reserve (Fed), under chair Alan Greenspan, lowered interest rates when the financial system was in trouble, and life continued. The paltry 0.25 percent hike in the Federal Funds Rate […]
The Federal Reserve (Fed) targets 2 percent inflation and full employment. While this sounds benign, it is part of an inefficient and unfair economic system that leads to waste, and to boom and bust cycles. The famous goal of 2 to 3 percent inflation targeted by the Fed is supposed to be a sign of […]
Janet Yellen will be replaced by Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve (Fed) when her first and only term ends in February 2018. Nonetheless, many believe she has done a good job as Fed chair. She inherited a very loose monetary stance from her predecessor, Ben Bernanke, and started to apply the brakes […]
The saying goes that the biggest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he does not exist. In the case of monetary policy, the "devil" has convinced us there is no inflation, and there is no risk in the current monetary policy. Many independent analysts, however, say that the first argument—the absence of […]
The devastation caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma and now Maria will make the U.S. Federal Reserve's job of conducting monetary policy trickier.
Doubts about the U.S. Federal Reserve raising rates for a third time in 2017 are building
In her recent set-piece testimony before Congress, Janet Yellen made clear that she is determined to repeat the sort of 'gradualism' in raising rates that proved so disastrous after the Tech bust. In other words, that she will not so much boil the frog slowly as to encourage him to go out and make a further […]
With the Bank of Canada and Fed chomping at the bit to raise rates while inflation sputters, many question what the inflation target should be and if a policy error is being made.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. The Fed also announced plans to start gradually paring its bond holdings later this year, which could cause long-term rates to rise. The increase in the Fed's […]
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The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key policy rate by 0.25 percent on March 15, however it remains in wait-and-see mode regarding the impact of the Trump administration's fiscal policy.
The Federal Reserve, along with everybody else, is playing the waiting game—waiting to see what the Trump administration and Congress can actually get accomplished.
With the Fed unanimously raising rates for the second time in a decade on Dec. 14, its economic projections and future rate hikes carry less weight than usual.
Traders and investors hardly focus on company profits, yields, or economic data anymore. Instead, the market reacts purely on central banks. Will the Fed raise interest rates? Will the Bank of Japan (BoJ) buy more stocks? Will the European Central Bank (ECB) buy more corporate bonds? "Nobody has visibility; private sector signals have died. The […]
Describing business investment as "soft" has become a fixture of Federal Reserve statements for over a year now. A long period of reduced capital spending decreases economic potential and depresses interest rates, which hurts savers and encourages potentially excessive risk taking. The Fed held its key rate unchanged at 0.25 to 0.50 percent on Wednesday, […]
News Analysis No, politics had nothing to do with the Fed's decision to skip raising interest rates at a meeting that concluded on Sept. 21. "We do not discuss politics at our meetings, and we do not take politics into account in our decisions. As I said, we're generally pleased with the progress of the […]
They call him Dr. Doom and for good reason. Dr. Marc Faber, author, investment adviser, and publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report, usually emphasizes the risks in the financial system and never minces his words. However, his views are more nuanced than most people think, and his advice for investors is more pragmatic […]
A pick-up in inflation is the single most important improvement the Fed needs to raise interest rates.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) did not raise interest rates at a meeting on July 27, despite solid economic data. "The labor market strengthened and … economic activity has been expanding at a moderate rate … Payrolls and other labor market indicators point to some increase [and] household spending has been growing strongly," the Federal Open […]
The Fed sees rates rising eventually, although they won't rise as fast or as high as previously thought.


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Since the Miho opened in 1997, it has attracted visitors from all over the world. It is located in a nature preserve, outside of Kyoto. The 180,000 sq. ft. structure, built 80% underground to protect the surrounding environment, is constructed of steel, glass and French limestone. The site consists of three parts: the reception building, a long processional including a tunnel and the museum building, itself. Throughout the site, we can see Asian cultural references, including the modularized tatami-like bridge floor, light fixtures reminiscent of fans, and classic moon window, and Japanese andon lamps. The museum houses an exceptional collection of art and antiquities from Asia and Asia Minor, including 1st Century Gandaran Buddhist statuary from Pakistan and Afganistan, gold Jewelry from Bactria, 2000 year old treasures from the Silk Road, Egyptian art and one of Japan's finer tea implement collections.
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End Panels allow a refrigerator or other appliance to be placed at the end of an exposed section of cabinets without requiring a full cabinet. They provide structural support for the countertop and also balance the look of the outdoor kitchen. Refrigerator end panels are available in a minimum width of 3 inches, but may also be ordered in an increased thickness if required.
The advantage of using any piece with toe kick and leveling legs is that the legs can be easily leveled. Even if you are unskilled at leveling a cabinet, you can take your time making small adjustments and will be able to successfully level your outdoor kitchen.
If you are a more skilled installer, you may prefer to order an end panel extra tall. Depending on the slope of the deck or floor beneath your outdoor kitchen, you may have to trim the end panel. The risk of course is that if you cut your panel too short by accident, you can't "uncut" your mistake. If you are a more skilled installer, you might find it preferred to order a refrigerator end panel that is tall, and trim it to fit from the countertop height to the ground. That will eliminate having to attach toe kick to the front of a panel that is only three inches wide.
Outdoor Kitchen Design Tip (for skilled installers): If you are slightly above average in carpentry skill, order end panels extra tall instead of applying toe kick panel to the end of your outdoor cabinet run.
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Tips How to Save Money on Car Insurance
If you have a car, make sure that you take a car insurance. But you must be shocked after knowing how expensive car insurance can be. For example, a medium sedan will cost an average $1,100 per year. Then it will be more expensive than doing for maintenance, upgrading tires or even gas.
There are so many factors why your car insurance being expensive than others. It will not be different because of your gender or age, but it depends on your job and where you live. You can't even change your job or move to another country just to get the cheaper car insurance. If you want to know how to reduce your car insurance, there are tips how to save money on car insurance.
Tips How to Save Money on Car Insurance
- Consider the car you drive
Before buying a car, try to consider the car you drive. If you don't want to get a high cost of car insurance, you can choose a car that has annual rates ranged from $1,100 such as Honda Odyssey LX. It must be cheaper than some types of Mercedes that cost $3,800. So, you can save money on car insurance so well.
- Combine the policies
If you want to get more benefits, you can combine insurance policies that you have. The reason why is you can simplify your finances, and also get a discount as much as possible. This is a good way how to save money on car insurance and worth to try.
- Claim the discounts
The car insurance will offer more discounts that might be expected, like a discount for safe driving or even because of your carrier. The discount that you will claim with your carrier is like accident free, good student, multi car, new vehicle, paperless and also SmartRide. You can contact your insurance agent to know about additional discounts that might be you can get.
- Drive safely
The last thing tips how to save money on car insurance is trying to drive safely. If you do that, of course you can keep the cost low by avoiding any accidents and also traffic tickets. You can also use a SmartRide, it will monitor your driving habits. If you do the best and drive safely, you could see a decrease in the cost of your car insurance. That's so simple right ?
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My Brothers,
Thank you for your confidence and electing me as the 49th Worshipful Master of Cape Coral Lodge No.367. It is a great honor and privilege to be bestowed onto me. I will do my best to sever my home Lodge as your Worshipful Master for the year of 2018.
To our Junior Past Master W∴ Peacock, it was an honor serving the Lodge as Senior Warden during your year in the East. You left some big shoes to fill, and I will continue your legacy of better improving our Lodge. To my Brothers, during the Revolutionary War, it was Ill∴ Bro∴ Benjamin Franklin who said, "We must all hang together or most assuredly we will all hang separately." My Brothers this is my fifth year within the organization I ask myself, "What does it mean to be a Freemason today?" I look around the world we live today and see us divided by unnecessary nonsense which we have allowed to influence us and rust out the chain of Brotherhood and get in the way of our egos and more especially our Historic purpose. I am asking you as YOUR Worshipful Master to become a pioneer on this renewal as we shall continue paving the path to greatness. Remember it's not what your Lodge will do for you, but what can you do for your Lodge. Please Brothers contact me for any questions or concerns.
"Masons always rise to the occasion." - M∴W∴ J. Dick Martinez, PGM 2011 Fraternally,
Brother∴ Bruce A. Rivera (239)297-9400
Worshipful Master
Cape Coral Lodge No.367 F&AM
My Brothers,
This year, 2018, is going to be special.
First I will like to congratulate all the new elected and appointed Officers. This year the lodge will continue to receive all my support in all matters. We will make all of our goals a reality as we all strive towards making Cape Coral Lodge No. 367 a great Lodge. I'm very excited for 2018. With these principles being reinforced, we will make men better. We will be role models for the youth and we will be the pillars in the community that actually make a difference.
Sincerely and fraternally,
Brother∴ Felix Diaz
Senior Warden
Cape Coral Lodge No.367 F&AM firstname.lastname@example.com
My Brothers,
Greetings from the South!
As this new year begins, I would like to thank you for the confidence that you have shown in me by electing me as your Junior Warden. I am deeply humbled and honored to be selected to serve our Lodge for this year, and I look forward to an exciting year full of fellowship and brotherly love. I am very anxious for this upcoming year and to all the new opportunities will have to grow as men and masons, for the benefit of our lodge.
This year as your Junior Warden, I will strive to maintain the standards of great work that have been set by my predecessors. Also, I look forward to serving delicious meals and working closely with the different committees to make the Lodge an inviting and comfortable place to be. More especially, I look forward to continuing the fellowship with both our newer and our older brothers but most of all to urge every brother to get involved in Masonic Education. The ritual work and catechism are the keystones to our Masonic life. I would love to see new brothers become catechism instructors because I truly believe that teaching a class can be a rewarding experience.
Brothers our Lodge is going through many changes, and we need you. Please don't sit back and watch it go by. We ask you to come, get involved and to help as long as your cable- tow permits. We'd love to see you back to enjoy the great rewards of Freemasonry. Finally, If I can be of any assistance to any Brother, please do not hesitate and reach out to me. This would be a great year my Brothers and I'm looking forward to it. Fraternally,
R.W John Hardisson,
Junior Warden
Cape Coral Lodge No.367 F&AM


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Dr Carmen Lopez
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Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Business)
Lecturer in Marketing
MSc Marketing Management and MSc Marketing and Innovation Programme Leader
Postgraduate Research Assistant Coordinator
PhD Marketing
MSc Marketing
BSc Advertising and Public Relations
Professional membership
Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyMember of the European Marketing Academy
Member of the Academy of Marketing Science
Member of the Korean Scholars of Marketing Science
Teaching interests
International Marketing
Marketing Research
Marketing Communications
Research interests
Country of Origin Effect, Country Image, Image Transfer, Associative Network, Branding.
International Marketing, Tourism
Other research
Ad-hoc journal reviewer:
- International Marketing Review
- Journal of Business Research
- Journal of Product and Brand Management
- Journal of Product and Brand Management
Key publications are highlightedJournals
2018 'Building a local identity through sellout crowds: the impact of brand popularity, brand similarity, and brand diversity of music festivals' Journal of Strategic Marketing , DOI PEARL
2015 'A model of tourism destination brand equity: The case of wine tourism destinations in Spain' Tourism Management 51, 210-222 , DOI
2011 'Building country image through corporate image: exploring the factors that influence the image transfer' Journal of Strategic Marketing 19, (3) 255-272 , DOI
2011 'Conceptualising the influence of corporate image on country image' European Journal of Marketing 45, (11/12) 1601-1641 , DOI
2009 'Internationalisation of the Spanish fashion brand Zara' Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management 13, (2) 279-296 , DOI
Conference Papers
2017 'A literature review on risk sources and resilience factors in agri-food supply chains' The 18th Working Conference on Virtual Enterprise (PRO-VE 2017) Vicenza, Italy 18/09/2017 20/09/2017 PEARL
2015 'Brand equity in wine tourism destinations: An assessment of winery managers and winery visitors' 44th EMAC Leuven 26/05/2015 29/05/2015
2014 'Understanding the richness and complexity of consumers' memory structures for a country: A network analysis approach' 2014 Global Marketing Conference Singapore 15/07/2014 18/07/2014
2014 'Antecedents of customer loyalty in emerging economies: An empirical study in the Nigerian mobile telecommunications sector' 43rd EMAC Valencia 03/06/2014 06/06/2014
2014 'Identifying the levers of a country's image: A network analysis perspective' 43rd EMAC Valencia 03/06/2014 06/06/2014
2013 'A Model Linking Corporate Brand, Industry Image and Country-of-Origin Image' 2013 AMS World Marketing Congress Melbourne 17/07/2013 19/07/2013
2013 'Brand's Contribution to a Country's Image' EMAC Istanbul 04/06/2013 07/06/2013
2011 'Measuring the influence of corporate image on country of origin image. The case of Spain' 2011 AMS World Marketing Congress Reims 20/07/2011 23/07/2011
2008 'Conceptualising the influence of corporate image on country image' EMAC Brighton 01/05/2008
2006 'Internationalisation of the Spanish fashion brand Zara' 2nd Annual Colloquium: the AM's Brand and Corporate Reputation Manchester 01/09/2006
0 'Conceptualising, measuring and managing the influence of corporate image on country of origin image: the case of Spain' 14th ICIG Symposium Segovia (Spain) 14/09/2011 16/09/2011
0 'Exploring the influence of corporate image on country image' International Colloquium on Place Marketing and Branding London 01/09/2009
0 'The influence of word-of-mouth communication on choosing a mobile phone network in Scotland' Academy of Marketing Conference London 01/07/2007


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Re: MEDALS
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Hi Mickey,
Air Medals were awarded for conpleting a certain number of missions, as well as for individual acts of valor.In the ETO a crewmember got an AM for completing 5 missions, and another for each 5 missions completed.The PTO units sometimes had different criteria, but most combat units had a 5 mission rule.
So the simplest explanation is that he had completed at least 10 missions before he was killed.
The Silver Star is only a valor award, for doing something above and beyond the call of duty.In a Bomb Group, it could be anything from shooting down a few Japanese planes, to rescuing or attending to a wounded crewman, to climbing into a bomb bay to dislodge stuck bombs, etc., etc. You'll need to get a copy of the 42nd BG General Order for his Silver Star.
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Eloquii Was Lit, Ya'll
Imagine my excitement to find out that there was an actual Eloquii store in D.C.! As my Instagram showed, I was there to visit family {which, as always, was amazing! Never take your family for granted}. Ladies, I don't have to tell you that shopping online is hard. I don't have to explain the fact… Continue reading Eloquii Was Lit, Ya'll
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Ability to detect system clock change? (Support #153)
Is there ability to detect system clock change? In my testing if I roll time forward to expire the licence, then roll it back, it is valid license. Is this something you would consider adding?
Daniel Nauck over 3 years ago
can you please re-open this issue here: https://github.com/dnauck/Portable.Licensing
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The recent explosion of connected devices, big data and cloud computing has led to revolutionary changes in our use of technology. While these innovative technologies have unleashed unparalleled possibilities for government agencies, they have also seriously threatened network security. Every new piece of technology added to the network – from sensors, to laptops, to cloud datacenters, to mobile phones – is a new endpoint that has the potential to be compromised.
On December 9, 2015 industry leaders from Brocade, AT&T, General Motors and Facebook joined senior officials from the federal government, including U.S. CIO Tony Scott, to discuss one of the most pressing issues facing our nation, the Future of U.S. Digital Infrastructure.
The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) is poised to support big changes in federal IT. A recent survey found that 79 percent of feds believe FITARA will positively affect the way IT is viewed at their agency by helping CIOs improve communication, making IT leaders more accountable and reinforcing their positions as integral and critical stakeholders.
Network modernization is more than a buzzword. It is a real, mission-critical endeavor central to the goals of every federal agency. It is also one that, if left ignored, will have huge ramifications.


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Olympic Torch Relay Marketing Plan. Bringing the RBC Olympic sponsorship from Bay street to Main street Presented to: Experiential Marketing Conference Presented by: Jacquie Ryan June 2, 2009. Agenda. Sponsorship as a Marketing Platform Business Context 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Snapshot
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Bringing the RBC Olympic sponsorship from Bay street to Main street
Presented to: Experiential Marketing Conference
Presented by: Jacquie Ryan
June 2, 2009
Sponsorship as a Marketing Platform
Business Context
2010 Olympic Torch Relay Snapshot
A Four- Phased Marketing Plan
Phase 1 Campaign and Results
Torchbearer Program Strategy
Torch Community Celebrations and Convoy
Unique aspects of sponsorship marketing provide opportunities to drive business and brand:
Moving sponsorship from "brand building" to focus on active, revenue generating programsSTRATEGIC APPROACH –MOVING FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE
- Revenue Gen. / + Brand
+ Revenue Gen. / + Brand
Passive to Active
Majority of sponsorships reside here. Decision making: Community; geography; brand association but they become too expensive if they cannot deliver sales.
Fully integrated sponsorships where the company focuses on sales but benefits from the appropriate brand association and investment.
- Revenue Gen. / - Brand/Brand Neutral
+ Revenue Gen. / - Brand
Where many sponsorships begin; strategically aligned with brand, with adequate leverage, jumping up the branding axis is relatively easy
Packaged Goods Offers often tied to sport entertainment properties/ athletes. Tendency is to rent association. Sales promotion driven.
Society's priorities have evolved- Wealth, Wellness, World
Consumers are weary of one-way communications
Greater need for breakthrough and clear differentiation
Need for renewed fit with emerging customer values
Consumers are demanding experiential/engaging content and conversationOur business context is changing
Focus on the experience
Provide value through communication
2010 provides RBC a singular leadership opportunity in a very challenging time
RBC's significant presence in Canadian communities provides a
unique competitive advantage during the relay
106 Days of the relay - October 30, 2009 – Feb 12, 2010
- Every Province and Territory
Phase IV: Olympic and Paralympic Games
High-touchonsiteGames-time experiences
National Games-timeMedia
February/March 2010
Branch Activities
Phase III: Relay and Celebrations
National Integrated Communications Campaign
Local Torch Route Activation and Community Celebrations
October 30 - Feb 12, 2010
Empowering our people to bring the Olympic experience to Canadian communities
Phase II: Torchbearer Recognition
June 2009-Oct 2010
RBC brings the Olympic Experience to your community
Community Week
Phase I: Torchbearer Recruitment
Nov 2008-July 2009
National Integrated Carry the Torch Campaign
Bulls eye
:60, :30, :15 sec. spots
Dot spots on VANOC partner news programming
National and Community print advertising
Newspaper banner ad on "One Year to go" Section
National PR
Branch posters and standees
Consistent Creative template
Dedicated Website, Static web banners
Roadblocks on Newspapers sites
Facebook page/advertising
Homepage take-overs on VANOC partner sites and high traffic sites
Rich media for latter half of campaign
World Juniors and Winter City event activation
Local PR- invited RBC selected Torchbearers and community guests to experience RBC Olympians and VANOC Torch
Lead Generation Contest
RBC Local Hockey Leaders and RBC sponsored Olympic School program activation
Community Activation Toolkit for RBC regionsIntegrated Multi- Media Campaign
Anchored heavy media around key Torch PR events to leverage
VANOC credibility and newsworthiness of announcements
Campaign Response Activity
Total Applicants
Paid Search Applicants
Mass media drove awareness and acquisition through non-traditional channels such as Paid Search (Note paid search launched in December '08)
Full campaign launch
PR Leverage #2
PR Leverage #1
"First to market" Olympic strategy set the stage for strong sponsor awareness and significant community engagement
Phase 1 Results
Public Contests
Media Relations
Source: Angus Reid Monitor Q1 2009, RBC Brand Monitor, March 2009, Cormex Research, Feb. 2009
Torch Bearer Program Announcement
1. Public Competition
-RBC Carry the Torch
2. Team Spot Program
-RBC Local Hockey Leaders
-Canadian Olympic School Program
-Canadian Forces
-CMM Regional Recommendations
3. Employee Competitions
-RBC Challenge of Champions
-RBC Employee Carry the Torch
-Health and Wellness
-RBC Insurance
4. Internal selection
Nov - June
Torchbearer Selection
May - Aug
Torchbearer Experience
June - Oct
"One on One" VANOC and
RBC communications
Relay Touchpoints
RBC's numerous torchbearer programs provide a differentiated and
compelling experience for clients, prospects and employees
RBC's dedicated footprint provides opportunity to speak to communities
in a relevant and meaningful environment
Gap of 10min to 2hrs ahead of Pilot/Core Convoy
Advance Sampling Vehicles
Thank You
Pilot / Drop-off & Sponsor Convoy
Gap of 600-900 metres
between "Pilot/Drop-off & Sponsor Convoy" and "Core Convoy"
Core Convoy
Core Convoy (Cont.)
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This resource provides tips mid-career technical women can use to advance their careers.
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Created for school counselors by Counselors for Computing (C4C), a project of the NCWIT K-12 Alliance made possible by the Merck Company Foundation, this card gives adults talking points and additional resources for a conversation with their students, children, and/or other young people. The main message is that IT offers meaningful work, security and high salaries with a bachelor's degree, and flexibility and variety. Information is provided to address these specific questions: What should you tell a young person about a career in IT?
Entrepreneurial Series Report #3 summarizes research literature on women's entrepreneurship in the information technology field with a focus on access to financial capital.
This large printable poster (24"x36") provides information about various paths students can take to get to a career in computing. The poster includes specific steps to follow beginning in high school, college, university and military service pathways that lead to various jobs.
Use the e-Textiles-in-a-Box tutorial and get ready to teach young people about electronics and computing. Based on the Computational Textiles Curriculum and Sew Electric from MIT, e-Textiles-in-a-Box provides instructions for sewing soft circuits and programming an Arduino microprocessor on the way to creating a bookmark book light and an interactive felt monster that lights up and sings. NCWIT is pleased to offer e-Textiles-in-a-Box in cooperation with the MIT High-Low Tech Group, and with funding from the National Science Foundation.
Let students see that combining computer science with things they are passionate about can give them the skills to make a real difference in the world.
This poster is one of three Counselors for Computing (C4C) posters, developed in collaboration with CareerswithCode.com and produced by Refraction Media: ncwit.org/CwCposters.
International Women's Day-in-a-Box: Raising Awareness, Igniting Change is designed to help IT companies and departments celebrate successes and address barriers to women's full participation in IT, and capitalize on women's innovative thinking and leadership potential. If your organization is eager to promote diversity in order to become globally competitive, then International Women's Day-in-a-Box is for you. Use this resource to plan company activities and events, and to establish a culture and expectation for broader diversity of thought in IT.
This report, sponsored by NCWIT's Workforce Alliance, provides an inside look into how men think about and advocate for diversity in the technical workplace. Drawing from interviews with 47 men in technical companies and departments, this study: 1) Identifies the factors that motivate or hinder men in advocating for gender diversity, 2) explores what diversity efforts men have experienced as successful or unsuccessful, and 3) identifies specific strategies to increase men's participation in advocacy.
Significant evidence suggests that diverse work teams produce tangible benefits, including improved innovation, problem-solving, and productivity.
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Positive leader-member relationships are characterized by exchanges of trust, respect, and low formality. They measurably improve performance, job satisfaction, and commitment.
Your company's website is an important tool for communicating commitment to diversity to clients, the public, and current and prospective employees. These tips will help you create a website that welcomes a wide range of people and promotes the meaningful role of computing within the company.
Need help evaluating your mentoring program? This resource provides a step-by-step plan with example metrics for evaluating a workplace mentoring program (in either industry or academia). Recommendations are based on best practices in professional program evaluation. This guide can be used as a companion resource to NCWIT's Mentoring-in-a-Box: Technical Women at Work available at www.ncwit.org/imentor and NCWIT's Mentoring-in-a-Box: Women Faculty in Computing at www.ncwit.org/facultymentor.


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On October 28 and 29, I attended a workshop called Designing Streets for Pedestrian Safety sponsored by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). The workshop addressed pedestrian safety issues through design and engineering solutions. It was a very informal and a great experience!
When I'm out in the field leading a Better Blocks Workshop, a lot of traffic engineering questions come up like "Why can't the city put a bumpout here on the corner? or "Why can't we have a traffic circle here?" Now that I've attended this workshop, I'm able to explain some of the technical considerations.
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