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The Rookery at Marco
Scott Lien, PGA Head Professional
3433 Club Center Blvd
Naples, FL 34114
Facility Amenities:
- Grass tees (18)
- Accurate yardage measurements from tees to targets
- Short game practice area
- Grass Putting Green
- Golf shop (1,200 sq. ft.)
- Ball flight monitor
Type of Range Targets:
- Flags
- Built-up greens
Instruction provided.
Number of PGA Professional Instructors: 5
Clubfitting services provided.
Number of range balls dispensed per year: 420,000
Number of range balls in inventory: 6,500
New balls are acquired: Every four months
Best range promotion: The best promotion that we ran was a lesson academy for our membership. We offered 18 clinics throughout the season that covered putting, chipping, pitching, full swing, bunkers, specialty shots, and the mental game. The academy had approximately 70 participants.
Special programs: We offer several programs at our facility. We have allowed the First Tee of Naples/Collier County access to our facility several times throughout the year and they have recently worked with a local school to establish six-week courses for the school children. We also work closely with two other middle and high schools to allow their students to use our range to grow their game. We as teachers also try to volunteer our time to these causes.


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SpringRock recognizes its roles as a good corporate citizen. In addition, we believe good corporate governance is key to guaranteeing our long term business viability and it is also essential in promoting the economic development and empowerment of the communities where we live and work.
Good corporate governance is lived up to through a series of policies and practices and through good corporate governance we would avoid corrupt practices while also promoting transparency in our business practices.

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According to a report by SYNC Southeast Asia, online sales in Singapore will hit an estimated US$8 billion (S$10.9 billion) this year. And according to Facebook and management consultancy Bain & Company, e-commerce sales in Singapore are expected to grow to US$10 billion (S$13.4 billion) by the end of 2026.
In short, we are shopping online more than ever, particularly since the pandemic-induced digital shift is set to become the norm. But with a surge in online shopping opportunities also comes a surge in online shopping scam types, and the Singapore Police Force has reported that a staggering $764,000 was lost in September alone to non-banking-related phishing scams. Genevieve Noakes, Head of Compliance of the APAC arm at financial technology company Wise tells us about the four types of online shopping scams to watch out for right now.


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On June 30, 2012 my friend, Melissa, and I decided to send our friends out on an epic and rainy scavenger hunt, only to end up in a rainy park, crowded under a tiny tent and rows of colorful umbrellas to celebrate our existence. It was a very Portland "summer" celebration.
The Teams:
- The Fogs – On foot, this adventurous crew had us all riled up with a valiant (and on-time) start. Despite a small phone failure, they forged forward building fairy house after fairy house. Luckily, I had *just* received a solar phone charger for my birthday so they were able to recharge after the finish line & get their photos in.
- SBF – They put in a valiant effort to cross the finish line first, but forgot to go for the EXTRAs. Their commitment to the bonus mile gave them a fighting chance, however, and some sweet picts at my favorite Hydro Park.
- Team Won – Spent their time well crafting the Most Creative shots, sending them home with bragging rights. See: tire swing & scene from "Rubber" … I see a theme …
- Cross Knitters – They may have started late, but they made up for it with their fearless attitude approaching strangers and tracking down some of our favorite shots. (Hello, strangers making out!). Since they didn't know they had already won by the time we started tallying (a little shy of 7), they racked in a few final extras just for fun … to go along w/all that beer.
The Hunt:
- The clue list for Jewel & Meliss'a Find Summer Scavenger Hunt of 2012


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Powell Industries, Inc. announced the completion of an Asset Purchase Agreement with ThermaBrite Technologies Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia. With this agreement, Powell acquires the patent-pending technology for real-time optical fiber based thermal sensors that have application for monitoring of hot spots in electrical power equipment systems. These hot spots typically develop at bus joints and other power connection points and can eventually cause failures, such as insulation breakdown and arc-flash.
The sensors, placed at critical points inside the equipment, relay data via fiber-optic cable to provide greater safety and a more secure signal. The data from the sensors is processed by a sophisticated proprietary controller and is then available to the customer for monitoring and analysis through communications systems, including Powell's PowlSmart system.


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Seb Larsson could be set for a summer move to Turkey with Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Galatasaray and Bursaspor all reportedly making contact with the player's representatives.
The Swede looks pretty certain to end his three year stay on Wearside regardless of Sunderland's fate this season, and though there has also reportedly been interest from the Bundesliga, the lure of Champions League football may prove to great for the 28-year-old to resist.
Larsson is often a polarizing figure amongst Sunderland fans, though not really in a traditional sense. There is no real established pro-Larsson and anti-Larsson camps. Instead, people seem to change their opinion on him almost on a weekly basis. We do the same in truth.
That is kind of what is wrong with this squad, though. There are just too many who you know can make good contributions yet just seem to swing wildly between the extremes from one week to the next. They drive you bloody crackers.
I suspect that, as such, Larsson's legacy here is directly linked to Sunderland's remaining four Premier League games. If we survive, he'll leave with a lot of good wishes. As always with Sunderland, that's a big 'if'.


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ATLANTA -- Ahold USA here is building its private-label sales by updating and unifying its labels and by meeting with consumers to find out what they want added to product lines.
On its way to becoming the nation's fifth largest retailer, the Netherlands-based company currently operates supermarkets in the eastern half of the country under the Tops Markets, Giant Food/Martins, Stop & Shop, Edwards Super Food Stores, Bi-Lo and Finast banners. It is in the process of acquiring Giant Food, Landover, Md.
Ahold is using multitiered private labels for value, national-brand quality and gourmet products as a way to broaden its customer base, said Stuart Simpson, senior vice president, creative services, at Marketing Management Incorporated (MMI), the Ft. Worth, Texas-based brokerage firm that represents Ahold's private-label lines.
"Ahold is very proactive and consumer driven," Simpson said.
"They have gone through consumer panels to really get the consumer input [with regard to the direction they should move in]. They want the consumer to understand what it is they are trying to do at retail. That lines of communication [with customers] are very open and important to Ahold," he said.
"You are seeing multitiered private label in a lot of their divisions and it is something that Ahold really understands in terms of reaching a broader base of consumers. They are trying to have something [in the store] that addresses every customer's need when they walk in," Simpson said.
Officials at Ahold could not be reached for comment.
In recent years Ahold has consolidated its major private labels to the Finast, Bi-Lo, Tops and Stop & Shop brands. MMI helped Ahold update the Bi-Lo and Finast brands from a mostly black label to one that better showcases the product that is inside. The Guaranteed Value generic line has also been updated to make it more appealing.
"Because Ahold is unique, with several different chains in completely different geographic areas, they were already heavily invested in doing a redesign with one of their brands and they wanted to see how much of that they could pick up, roll over and do again in the Northeast. We were able to help them make that crossover," Simpson said.
"One of the hallmarks of having [this retailer] as a customer is that there is such a clear, concise focus that [is shared by] all the people at Ahold. They seem to understand their mutual objective very, very well," he added.
Simpson said Ahold is doing a good job in promoting its private label, using radio, television and in-store point-of-purchase signage. This creates more personality for the brand, he explained, and gets customers more involved in the product.


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Topic 1: Racist (and other offensive) Tech Jargon
Words matter. The most obvious example is "master/slave" but there's plenty of other insensitive terminology around. Remember, these terms might make sense to you, but you clients may hear it and wonder exactly what you're talking about.
Topic 2: Facial Recognition Update.
Facial Recognition has evolved considerably in the pandemic. It has been banned in a few places. It has been regulated a bit at the local (not federal) level.
Amateurs are now getting in the game (e.g., Used to identify police during protests). And the police have adopted it for several purposes, including identifying protesters. It is over-used in China, and illegal in Portland.
Big picture: Don't rely on tech for the answer. Looks to society and local governments.
Topic 3: The ethics of geo-location technology.
The "Ethical Geo" web site has posted ten founding principles to begin a worldwide conversation about using geo-location technology from an ethical perspective.
The ten founding principles presented to the public for further input and refinement are:
- Realize opportunities
- Understand impacts
- Do no harm
- Protect the vulnerable
- Address bias
- Minimize intrusion
- Minimize data
- Protect privacy
- Prevent identification of individuals
- Provide accountability
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Sunday 28 March 2010
Sunday protest in Washington
Mission Free Iran staged their second protest today in support of Jamal in front of the Japanese embassy in Washington DC. The slogan for this protest was a very aptly titled: JAPAN! Give Cherry Trees, Not Refugees! FREE JAMAL SABERI – JALAL AMANZADEH NOUEI
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By Manzanita Miller
Former President Trump is kicking off his 2024 reelection campaign with packed rallies across the country, while presumptive challenger Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be laying the groundwork for a formal announcement soon.
Early polling shows relatively strong differences in how the two are viewed and their core supporters, but the most notable difference is the strong lead Trump commands over DeSantis with white non college voters who were a core GOP constituency in 2016, 2020, and the 2022 midterms.
Trump is the GOP frontrunner, with a new national Quinnipiac University poll showing Trump garners 42% of the vote among Republicans and leaners in a potential 14-candidate poll while DeSantis comes in second at 36%.
The poll also shows Trump beats DeSantis 48% to 31% among Republicans, but DeSantis beats Trump 55% to 24% with voters who lean GOP. Trump beats DeSantis 53% to 36% among 'very conservative' Republicans but beats DeSantis by a less impressive margin — 41% to 38% — among those who lean conservative.
Previous polling found Trump and DeSantis are viewed very differently, with Americans placing more trust in Trump on economic issues foreign policy and immigration, and more trust in DeSantis on education and covid-19. YouGov polling shows by a greater than two-to-one margin, Americans say they trust Trump more than DeSantis to handle the economy, taxes and government spending, foreign policy, and immigration, but trust DeSantis more to handle education and covid-19.
YouGov surveys also show Trump is a more polarizing figure than DeSantis, and more Americans have a defined opinion of Trump, while close to a quarter of Americans are undecided on DeSantis. The public largely sees Trump as more authentic, patriotic, and decisive, but sees DeSantis as more conservative, more "willing to compromise" and more "loyal to the GOP".
Like in the previous two presidential elections, Trump continues to dominate with white non college voters in polls, beating DeSantis by a margin of 47% to 38% among non-college whites. DeSantis beats Trump 56% to 22% with college educated whites.
Non college whites continue to vote overwhelmingly Republican according to Democratic research firm Catalist, with Trump amassing 63% of their vote to Biden's 27% in 2020. In fact, when breaking down Trump's coalition of voters, almost 60% of Trump voters in 2020 were white non-college Americans.
In the 2022 midterms, the GOP won white non college voters by a startling 34 points, up from 24 points in 2018.
The 2020 general election marked the highest turnout rate for white non college voters in over 20 years and contributed to an overall rise in the white vote from 65% four years ago to 71% in 2020. Nationwide, the white non-college turnout rate increased 6 points, rising from 58% in 2016 to 64% in 2020 according to new analysis from Brookings.
In 2020, the white non-college vote increased significantly in the pivotal states of Arizona, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and played a crucial role in several other tight races.
In Arizona, the white non college vote increased 10 points from 61% in 2016 to 71% in 2020. Georgia and Texas each saw a 9-point spike in white non-college voters, with Georgia rising from 57% to 66% and Texas rising from 54% to 63%.
Pennsylvania saw an 8-point spike in the white non college vote from 57% in 2016 to 65% in 2020. Wisconsin and Michigan saw a 5 and 4-point spike in the white non-college vote respectively, with Wisconsin rising from 68% in 2016 to 73% in 2020 and Michigan rising from 59% in 2016 to 63% in 2020.
Non-college whites continue to play a crucial role in politics and became increasingly engaged in the last two presidential elections as core Trump supporters. Trump is the frontrunner with white non college voters in early polls, while DeSantis dominates with higher-educated white Republicans. Non-college white turnout will have a defining impact in the primaries, and their participation or absence will shape the general election.
Manzanita Miller is an associate analyst at Americans for Limited Government Research Foundation.
To view online: https://dailytorch.com/2023/03/heres-why-the-white-non-college-vote-will-be-pivotal-in-2024/


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Drawings of Girls Playing with Their Hair - Slightly Teasing Trimmed Tresses
The image of a young woman casually and sometimes seductively playing with their hair has long since been a staple in visual media. This look emphasizes not only the beauty of the hair but also gives off a cute and nonchalant vibe, don't you think?
Silence Suzuka (from Uma Musume Pretty Derby) looks distracted by something, but elegantly so as she brushes her hair from her shoulder.
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Tchico Tchicaya started in 1970 as a singer in the Brazzaville based
group called Manta Lokoka.
From 1972 to 1974 he was one of the lead singers in Les Bantous
de la Capitale. He occasionally collaborated with influential Zairean
group OK Jazz Band and recorded with le Groupe Kilimandjaro and Tchico
& the Officers. From 1977 to 1979 he stayed in Nigeria where he recorded
4 albums, Afro Festival, Amie Clara, Golden Voice and Méditation.
His nickname was 'La Voix d'or' and in that era he sang together with
Lolo Lolita with who he made one of his biggest hits 'Jeannot'. Tchico
moved tp Paris in 1983. This lp is from 1987 and was made with Jacqueline
Brouta – vocals, Samba Kadhi Bell – backing vocals, Denis la Cloche –
solo guitar, Casanova de Ketchel – rhythm guitar, Remy Salomon – bass,
Denis Hekimian – drums, Lolitta Babind – percussion, Tony – keybords,
Jean-Marie Kabongo – Saxophone and Jean-Claude Léandre on trumpet.
I am affraid you will find dead links on all the older posts for now,
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1 Soukous machine
2 Mabele mboka etumba
3 Mamy rosa
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In the tenth session of Cowboy Bebop, Jet heads to his home planet to visit an old flame. Intrigued? Then it's time for Mark to watch Cowboy Bebop.
Oh my god, A JET-CENTRIC EPISODE. YES.
- Look, I need to get this out of the way. I loved the fact that Edward essentially does whatever she wants and it's 100% weird 100% of the time, and she is just so fucking strange, and she's my hero. Already. I don't care, I'm going to be ridiculous and hyperbolic about Edward because I am just so enamored with her whole existence.
- I initially thought the brief flashes Jet got where about a young Spike. Y'all, doesn't Elisa when she's younger kind of look like Spike? No? Just me? OH WELL.
- Because of "Ballad of Fallen Angels," I haven't spent much time at all thinking of Jet's background. Spike's is so ridiculous and ~mysterious~ that he basically took all my attention. I was rather excited, then, that this might finally tell us where Jet came from.
- NEVER IN A BILLION YEARS WOULD I HAVE EVER GUESSED THAT HE WAS ONCE A COP. What??? What??? It… it doesn't fit! Oh god, how is that true??? (Of course, when you think about it, it kind of does make perfect sense. His temperament fits a cop perfectly. So what happened that forced him to modify his own body, then?)
- For the most part, "Ganymede Elegy" is a sober, mournful look upon the past, one that elegantly examines what Jet's life was one like. Again, this show's continued minimalism really works in its favor. The writers don't tell us a whole lot all of the time. Instead, they show it. We see the simplistic fishing town where Elisa's bar is located. It is an image of a time long gone. La Fin is a vacant and empty excuse for a bar, a place that you can imagine was once brimming with activity. But those times are gone.
- The passage of time is an important theme throughout "Ganymede Elegy." We see how time has not been kind to Elisa and La Fin. Despite that she left Jet years and years ago to pursue her own life, that life has led her here. She's dependent on others for loans and protection, and the irony is not lost on her. But she still refuses to tell Jet why she left him.
- So on the same note, Jet is obsessed with time as well. He keeps the watch with him because he has no closure. Time passes, and she never once reached out to him. Now look who he has become. Once again, the irony is not lost on Elisa. She finally found someone to be with (Rhint), but Jet's reappearance threatens to unravel everything.
- Even though he has such a small part, I was impressed that we got so much depth for Rhint. He shot a loan shark, and he ostensibly did it to protect his and Elisa's future. Even at the end of the episode, he's not treated like a plot point. I admire that.
- It's fascinating to watch Jet go after a bounty because it's almost like we're watching him transform into Black Dog. My god, he really was a police officer on Ganymede. IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE. As he does this, he becomes more and more determined to capture Rhint and Elisa. It's not until he catches up with them, both cowering on the shoreline, that he changes into the Jet we know. I'd be interested to see more of Black Dog. Was he a ruthless cop? What caused him to leave?
- In the end, Jet shows mercy. He understands Elisa, and while he turns Rhint in, he mentions a "self-defense plea." It's hope for Elisa, but it also shows her that Jet is going to leave her alone. As he chucks the watch he held onto for years, it's clear he's ready to put that portion of his life in the past where it belongs.
This episode ruled. More Edward, though. THANKS.
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WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities continues services through new funding
Saturday, October 15, 2022
MORGANTOWN, W.Va – The West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities (WVU CED) has established a strong presence of service to individuals with disabilities in West Virginia for more than 45 years. As the only designated University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities within the state, the WVU CED strives to connect individuals with disabilities, their families and the providers who serve them with evidence-based resources and services.
The WVU CED was funded $2.8 million over the next five years to continue working on efforts that support individuals with disabilities in moving toward and meeting their personal potential throughout their lives.
"We strive to reach this goal by sustaining coordinated care, providing services particularly in underserved areas, ensuring individuals and families continue to receive information pertinent to their daily living and decision making, and by testing new innovative services and approaches that enhance the quality and access to more resources," Dr. Lesley Cottrell, director, explained.
Efforts and services will be channeled into four key areas of emphasis: 1) increased access to quality health care; 2) established capacity and opportunities for employment; 3) improved healthy lifestyles; and 4) available opportunities and smooth transition to independent living.
"In a state where more than one-third of our population has a reported disability, we know that we cannot be everywhere and serve everyone," Cottrell said. "We work hard to build the abilities of those at the family, community and provider levels to provide evidence-based services and supports through our university courses, professional trainings and research and direct services."
Last year through the its seven programs, four clinics and various initiatives, the CED provided services to almost 8,000 clients, provided over 200 community trainings and shared disability related information reaching 1.1 million people.
"The WVU CED has built a strong catalog of services for individuals with disabilities and their families," said Steve Wiseman, executive director of the West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council. "They have also contributed to the national dialogue through their evidence-based research, training and service navigation."


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Yoga mats are the ultimate breeding ground for germs. They're exposed to sweat, oil and dirt on a regular basis, which explains why they get grimy and smelly very quickly. Studies show that yoga mats can carry over 100,000 types of bacteria when left untreated. The spongy material that mats are made with capture and hold onto sweat and moisture, providing the perfect environment for bacteria to spread and cause skin infections and viruses. Whether you practice at home or in a studio, it's essential to establish a cleaning and disinfection routine using a sports equipment or yoga mat disinfectant spray like Clear Gear.
Here are a few tips for keeping yoga mats clean.
Cover Your Feet
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Be Consistent
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Be Thorough
Spray your mat with a non-bleach disinfectant like Clear Gear that won't damage or harm the material or diminish your mat's color and appearance. Let this powerful EPA-registered disinfectant sit for a minute so that it can kill 99.9% of germs, including COVID-19, while destroying odors. Use a Clear Gear disinfectant wipe or a microfiber cloth to wipe the mat from top to bottom, paying special attention to dirty spots. Clean both sides of your yoga mat, using a circular motion as you wipe. Let the mat dry thoroughly before putting it away.
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Apart from the pandemic, the most worrying thing for the people in Malaysia and around the world now is their financial situation. Unstable job security, experiencing pay cuts or losing business. Since the atmosphere is a little heavy this year, vivo Malaysia decided to lift the festive mood with a light-hearted and entertaining CNY music video.
Introducing "15 Tips to Huat Cow Cow". This year's theme is a wordplay of the cow which represents the Year of the Ox together with the commonly used word during CNY, "Huat" – which means prosperity. The video focuses on CNY tips on how to be prosperous – this is also to spread positive vibes throughout the music video.
The agency collaborated with PRS Film, the entire video was shot, controlled, and directed remotely following the SOPs set by the authorities. An up-and-coming young rapper was engaged – for producing the music video. He rapped and acted at his own home, supported by his parents and siblings. His sister operated the camera and lighting, while the agency, production team, and vivo's client supervised the shoot via video calls.
The video leverages on Huat Cow Cow tips – a tip a day throughout the 15 days of Chinese New Year. vivo Malaysia also linked the core concept with the "Huat Cow Cow" online promotion, where vivo customers could win up to RM188,000 worth of prizes and enjoy enjoy a Huat Cow Cow (prosperous) Chinese New Year.
Watch vivo Huat Cow Cow video:
Client: vivo Malaysia
Agency: Hakuhodo Malaysia
Managing Director: Ryusuke Oda
Chief Operating Officer: Ryoji Suzuki
Regional Chief Creative Officer: Woon Hoh
Regional Executive Creative Director: Chow Kok Keong
Creative Group Head: Loo Kok Seng
Art Director: Soon Lee
Copywriter: Tan Xi Lynn, Aaron San
Designer: Mirrah Syafiqah Hasannudin
Senior Account Director: Kiew Yen Nie
Associate Account Manager: Chua Tee Hong
Strategic Planning Senior Executive: Olivia Yeoh
Creative Service Director: Max Tan
Producer: Rea Lam
Traffic Manager: Liew Shuen Yoong
Production House: PRS
Audio House: Real Time
Film Director: Telly Koay
MARKETING Magazine is officially accepting submission for the Experts' Choice Awards CNY 2021 TVC. Submit your TVCs here.
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Family Business Awards Program & Awards History
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Established in 1994 as an outreach program through Montana State University Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship, The Family Business Program offers education and information to the backbone of many Montana businesses, those that are owned and managed by families of Montana. The annual seminar and awards luncheon, held in the fall, has reached out to hundreds of businesses and provided education and fact based information to thousands of participants.
The Family Business Program is the only program like this statewide and provides recognition to pioneering and successful family businesses through the Montana Family Business of the Year Awards Program. This program allows small businesses to share ideas and concerns common to most small businesses.
The program is coordinated by Anna Reardon, MSU JJCBE Director of Events. She can be reached at:
Phone: (406) 994-6195
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Norwegian Media Facility Expands File-Based Infrastructure with AmberFin
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Leading Scandinavian media facility, Oslo-based DVnor, has announced the successful completion of an infrastructure expansion project which sees it basing its digital file-based workflows on the AmberFin iCR software platform. Established in 2005 as a mastering facility to support the production of physical media such as DVD and Blu-ray in the local Norwegian market, DVnor's adoption of file-based workflows enables the media facility to efficiently create file-based masters. These masters are subsequently transcoded into a number of formats to service Scandinavian customers such as iTunes, Netflix and IPTV VOD service providers. On this project, AmberFin has worked closely with its regional channel partner, Danmon Norge.
"AmberFin iCR has become the heart of our rapidly growing media facility," explains Ola Rogndokken, Managing Director of DVnor. "The ingest and encoding elements of iCR enable us to create content in our mezzanine format quickly and efficiently, whilst the system's advanced QC capabilities ensures that the media files are high quality at the earliest stages of our workflow."
In focussing its operations on AmberFin iCR, DVnor's intention was to create a file-based workflow where media ingest, transcoding, QC, and storage workflow routines are fast, easy, and efficient. The workflow is designed to support both file- and tape-based media formats. A key driver influencing the adoption of AmberFin iCR is its ability to operate as an integrated all-in-one ingest, transcode and QC solution with the option of operating each element individually. DVNor was impressed by AmberFin's continuous development programme, ensuring that new formats and codecs are constantly added to the platform. As a result, DVNor is able to create a digital master file and then transcode, QC and store at least 30 different format variants of that file.
"AmberFin has revolutionized the way we work in every part of our enterprise operations," continued Rogndokken. "Each production routine has changed and become more efficient. AmberFin has opened doors for us that we did not even know existed before the platform was installed. It is the main engine within our business and it is fuelling tremendous growth that will see us open an entirely new media facility in southern Norway next year."
For Danmon Norge, this strategic project has transformed a leading Scandinavian media facility by adopting a single production platform. "With the help of AmberFin, we have succeeded in revolutionizing the entire workflow at DVnor," stated Øivind Iversen, Managing Director at Danmon Norge. "The new platform increases workflow efficiency, supports operational staff in new ways, extends format versatility, and ensures the highest levels of quality control within an increasingly automated working environment."


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On arriving at the HI Seattle hostel, I was told that there was no room booked for me. It turned out that someone had written my credit card number down incorrectly when I'd booked by phone a couple of weeks earlier. As the hostel was pretty much fully-booked for the night, I was offered a place on the floor in a spare room with six or seven other people. Always ask a customer service agent to read your credit card number back to you if you have to book by phone.
Seattle is very clearly a city, with big corporate buildings, museums and tourist attractions, but it had a peaceful village feel about it. No one seemed to be in a hurry, and the locals seemed friendly. Someone looking for a wild city destination might be disappointed, but a traveller looking for a clean, charming city with character should enjoy a few days here.
The Space Needle is located in a park called Seattle Center, a short distance from the centre of town. This journey is served by a monorail, but it's also quite a pleasant walk, especially at night when the Space Needle is illuminated and visible from much of the city.
Another attraction at Seattle Center is the Experience Music Project, a museum that interactively exhibits the history of modern music. I had been expecting the whole place to be a shrine to Nirvana, but they were in fact barely mentioned, whereas Jimi Hendrix gets an entire exhibit to himself.
I also took a trip to Gasworks Park, which offers a view of the city centre across Lake Union, and later a boat tour around the waterfront. Other attractions recommended to me by a Seattle family included the University of Washington campus; the Henry Art Gallery and the galleries of Pioneer Square; the Fremont neighbourhood; and Volunteer Park.
With Seattle's reputation for wet weather I had been looking forward to some rain, but it didn't rain once.


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On August 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Joseph Rosenbaum is definitely dead. Anthony Huber is definitely dead. Gaige Grosskreutz is still recovering from a severe wound.
But none of these people are victims. At least, none of them can be called "victims" according to the judge for Rittenhouse's upcoming trial.
As ABC News reported on Tuesday, Judge Bruce Schroeder made it clear that there were very distinct ground rules when the white 18-year-old goes on trial for crossing state lines, marching through the streets with a loaded weapon, and shooting three victims. And one of those rules is that Rittenhouse gets handled with kid gloves while his victims get slandered.
"The word 'victim' is a loaded, loaded word," said Schroeder. "'Alleged victim' is a cousin to it."
The prosecution can't use the word victim, even with "alleged" tacked onto the front. But what words are then defense allowed to use when describing the three men that Rittenhouse left bleeding on the street when he strolled past police and drove back to his home in another state?
According to Judge Schroeder, they can be called "looters." Also "rioters" and "arsonists." Even though none of the three victims of Rittenhouse's shooting spree have been charged with any crime.
It isn't clear why Schroeder suddenly decided that the word "victim" was too inflammatory to describe two men who had been literally gunned down in the street. What is clear is that nothing has been standard about the trial from the beginning.
When Rittenhouse moved out of the home where he was supposed to stay while on parole awaiting trial back in February, prosecutors approached Judge Schroeder with a request for an arrest warrant and an order to raise Rittenhouse's bail. Schroeder denied both requests, saying that "Most people out on bond, we don't know where they are." That decision was one of several that led to protests calling for Schroeder to step down from the case. He didn't.
At Tuesday's hearing, in addition to ruling out the word "victim" and telling the defense that he "wasn't going to stop them" when it came to describing those shot by Rittenhouse as looters, rioters, or arsonists in closing arguments, Schroeder also informed the defense that they would be allowed to bring in "use-of-force expert" John Black to testify that Rittenhouse had acted in self-defense. Black has already publicly stated that he believes Rittenhouse's actions were "reasonably necessary." None of that is, apparently, "loaded."
Unlike Rittenhouse's gun. Which very much was.
Assistant district attorney Thomas Binger was clearly frustrated by the rulings at Tuesday's hearing. "The terms that I'm identifying here such as 'rioter,' 'looter,' and 'arsonist' are as loaded, if not more loaded, than the term 'victim.'" But Schroeder was unmoved.
In addition to allowing the defense to paint Rittenhouse's victims as anything but victoms, and giving the defense their "expert," Schroeder also ruled that the defense can show a video in which police officers are heard telling armed militia members they appreciate their presence. In the video, the police toss Rittenhouse a bottle of water.
Instead of blocking the video, Schroeder seemed to argue that the police sanctioning Rittenhouse's presence helped justify his actions.
"If the jury is being told, if the defendant is walking down the sidewalk and doing what he claims he was hired to do and police say, 'Good thing you're here,' is that something influencing the defendant and emboldening him in his behavior? That would be an argument for relevance."
Earlier this week, Rittenhouse's attorneys moved to have weapons charges dismissed because Rittenhouse was legally of age to hunt. Even Schroeder seems to have dismissed that idea.
On August 25, 2020, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse climbed into his car and drove from his home in Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin. He carried with him an AR-15 rifle which the then under-age Rittenhouse had obtained illegally.
This was just two days after the shooting of Black man Jacob Blake by Kenosha police. Blake was unarmed when a white Kenosha police officer shot him seven times, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
Rittenhouse, who is white, said he had come to "patrol" the streets as part of a militia group calling itself "the Kenosha guard." That group had been formed a few weeks earlier under claims that they were "protecting" businesses from Black Lives Matter protesters who marched in Kenosha following the police murder of George Floyd.
Strolling down the street with his rifle slung over his arm, Rittenhouse confronted protesters who tried to pull the gun away. Rittenhouse shot Rosenbaum, ran a short distance and fell, then shot Huber, and finally shot Grosskreutz through the arm.
On the night of the murders, Rittenhouse walked past officers, gun still in hand. Rather than stop him, the police proceeded toward the protesters.
Following the shooting, Tucker Carlson championed Rittenhouse.
As for Jacob Blake, Kenosha County prosecutors announced in January that officers involved in Blake's shooting would not be charged. However, Blake, who now uses a wheelchair as a result of his injuries, was sent to jail for two years for "prior charges of disorderly conflict."
Rittenhouse's trial is expected to begin on Nov. 1.


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Tamiya 1/10 R/C Opel Calibra Cliff. This was given to my step son. He played with it a few times, but never really got into it. Comes with everything pictured. Battery, Charger, Radio, two additional sets of wheels, spare parts and Manual. The item "Vintage Tamiya 1/10 R/C Opel Calibra Cliff 4WD with Futaba Radio and spares" is in sale since Sunday, September 22, 2019. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Radio Control & Control Line\RC Model Vehicles & Kits\Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles". The seller is "josh-iii" and is located in Everett, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States.
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Vasyl Makhno: Why it's worth returning to Buchach
To forget nothing
If Buchach is a city of returning, then I got back in time.
Are they not for me, these unpainted and unplastered facades of buildings lining the narrow streets above the Strypa River?
Considering that the front entrances have already been replaced by plastic doors, the time will come for the facades as well. The rust of unadorned Buchach will vanish. The golden dust of history, which can still be spotted everywhere, will disappear. The entrances of the two- or four-storey buildings remain open to outsiders. You enter freely and encounter the special aroma of walls permeated with the smell of sour cabbage, as though it had been brought out of the apartments in tubs and specifically placed in the corridor. But there is no cabbage. The season for putting it up for the winter is just beginning—it will be shredded and fermented later. So where does this sour, nauseous smell come from?
Heavy streams of September light fall through the dirty windowpanes in the entrance, with its spiral staircase. The stairs are covered with entire sheaves of yellow light, and you stand in a yellow dust, as though you have waded into the middle of the waters of the river Strypa. Clothing is drying on ropes stretched out on the balconies. Clothing on ropes in any city is a special sign of life. I have seen laundry fluttering in the Arab neighborhoods of Jaffa, the female owner of a house in Istanbul hanging just-washed curtains, ponchos drying in Nicaraguan Grenada, and Mumbai women with plastic basins on their heads filled with laundry. The smell of washed laundry is like ozone after the rain; it hits your nose. You don't feel like leaving the entrance. You have not entered a strange building, but a different time. So you look around. Well, wait a minute. Take a whiff. Remember. You scoop up with your palm the dense stream of light together with the flies that have dried onto the windowsills. You put it into your pocket, you stick it inside your shirt, just like you used to trample rotted pears in your childhood.
Children were returning from school. They were walking from the left bank of the Strypa, coming out of the majestic building of the former gymnasium—still a gymnasium today. The pupils can reach downtown by two routes, both over bridges. There is the pedestrian one, and a car bridge with narrow sidewalks that make it difficult even for two people to pass. If the children cross the pedestrian bridge, they pass a park with a playground and a faded mural of Shevchenko. The park is empty. People are drinking coffee in the nearest cafe. Next to the fountain, local alcoholics, chewed up by life, argue energetically about something in the company of dogs. A September air of sea buckthorn oil fills the depression above the Strypa and the nearby narrow streets.
It is so oily, like greasy dust that has not been sprinkled with rain for a long time. And those school children making their way toward the car bridge will head without fail toward the stalls near the Agnon monument after crossing the bridge. In this quiet spot above the river, where local cats carry water rats from the sloping bank, teenagers settle down on benches. The guys and girls jabber away about stupidities that flow lightning-quick in these airheads. They're continually looking at their phones and sending text messages. I had nowhere to go, so I sat next to the Agnon monument and stared at the currents of the Strypa. I was becoming an involuntary witness to those adolescent secrets they were exchanging without paying any attention to me, let alone to the bronze bust. Several of their friends soon rode up on bikes to their small groups, and everyone dashed away, like startled birds.
Downtown Buchach is plastered with all sorts of ads. The former glory of the city of merchants has returned to Buchach, a city also of sages and scribes. The remnants of bookish wisdom have been apparently collected in the district library, at the Agnon Literary Center, and in the mythology surrounding Pinsel. The restored baroque City Hall preens like a peacock, surrounded by asphalt craters in whose dust local dogs slumber so well. The shops boom with commerce. Residents from the countryside who need cash line up near the PrivatBank ATM.
In the center, the owners of apartments in the Austrian-era buildings are selling their belongings. Somewhere above the city a crippled fortress that no one cares about has swallowed a significant share of the city's history into its stony silence. It remains silent and does not want to share this with anyone. Down in the valley, cars and minibuses scurry, teenagers roar with laughter, and there is the scent of autumn tomatoes and plums. Does someone need this? Provincial ennui, which has its own expediency and attractiveness, pours onto the narrow streets of Buchach with the first shadows of twilight. Past Fedir-hora, the September sun, having completed its daily circuit, rolls down to its bed, and night begins. Local roosters will await the morning, in order to announce to Buchach the birth of a new day.
Throughout these days in Buchach, I visually inspected every crooked, narrow street—the exact lines of space and future words. Perhaps it really is worthwhile returning, for their sake, for these words, so as not to forget anything.
This essay was written during the author's literary residency in Buchach, with the support of the Canadian philanthropic fund Ukrainian Jewish Encounter.
Photos: Vasyl Makhno
Originally appeared in Ukrainian @chytomo.com
Translated from the Ukrainian by Marta D. Olynyk.
Edited by Peter Bejger.


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India seeks to operate more direct flights to Phuket
India is to begin operating a daily direct flight between New Delhi and Phuket from Thursday and more direct flights between other Indian major cities and Phuket international airport will follow, said Thani Chuangchu, director of the airport.
Kolkata will next operate a direct flight to Phuket as well after India's request to operate direct flights from this city of it to Phuket has already been approved along with the request for direct flights from New Delhi, said Mr Thani.
"India had submitted requests for airport slots for all five cities; but only slots for flights from New Delhi and Kolkata were approved for the time being," he said.
Currently 330 flights are operated daily to and from Phuket airport that handles about 40,000 passengers a day on average, he said.
The airport is preparing to implement the second phase of its expansion plan to accommodate more flights and passengers, he said.
The next airport expansion work is due to begin in 2020.
The airport is currently capable of serving at most 20 flights per hour and 12.5 million passengers per year, while the actual number of passengers the airport has recorded this year already reached 18.26 millions, he said.
The largest proportion of these passengers were Chinese nationals, followed by Russians and Australians, he said.


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Several automakers and their certifying partner companies joined the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) on Nov. 5 at the SEMA Show to discuss "OEM Certification Development: The Programs Behind OEM Partnership" during the 2014 SCRS OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit. The discussion was designed to help industry professionals understand what exactly goes into the selection process of certified shops, the benefits of OEM/shop partnership and the importance of doing one's homework before approaching such a business decision.
The panel – moderated by Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) Executive Director Jordan Hendler – included Mark Allen (Audi of America), Gary Scott (Axalta Coating Systems), Paul Massie (Ford Customer Service Division), Scott Biggs (Assured Performance), Benito Cid (Mercedes-Benz USA), Vic Mueller and Bob McDonald (Summit Consulting Int'l Inc.), and Rick Leos (Toyota Motor Sales USA).
When asked what sorts of shops were joining certification programs, it was noted that, in many cases, participating businesses were just as varied as the vehicles they work on.
"We try to target the areas where the cars 'live' – but we are looking for a passion and a commitment to make the investments needed and for a desire for customer care," said Allen. "Do they need to have a 'look'? Yes. But the size and shape of the shop and their eligibility for our program depends on the area they serve. There are some very small shops out there that turn out great repairs."
While discussing whether participation in a certification program breeds quality repairs, and whether that was the intention all along in their creation, the audience was reminded that the programs themselves are more about facilitating proper repairs and encouraging a shop culture of embracing OEM procedures.
"These are not quality control programs," Biggs said. "These are about making sure you predictably have the right resources. It doesn't necessarily mean you're going to fix it right. But if you don't have the right tools, equipment and training facilities, you will definitely not fix it right. And [certification] isn't an instant fix; it's going to take a while to turn this back around and reestablish that consciousness of quality in following OEM repair procedures. Remember that in 2011, just a few years ago, was the first time that we as an industry embraced that the OEM repair procedures were our industry standards. SCRS was a major part of that, and we had to fight to get that done. Just understand that it's an evolutionary process."
While varied in their unique processes, panelists' opinions on the question of monitoring compliance of program shops served to emphasize the greater mindset that the automakers and participating shops are partners throughout every step of the process.
"Mercedes-Benz currently has an on-site audit to inspect what you expect," Mueller said. "We're available, and we do monitor things like CSI and those elements as well. But our focus is on getting this network trained and verifying that our technicians who received training are actually the ones performing the repairs correctly."
Added McDonald, "It's not us against the shops, or anything like that. We're all in this together. It's about how to make the shops more successful, and working with them to help them be the best they can be."
With more and more specialized shops entering the market every day, industry members are seeking advice on how they too can enter a program. As panelists explained, the process can begin with something as easy as a conversation.
"The first step for anybody that's interested is a conversation with your local dealer," said Cid. "See if there's a need or a reason to actually go forward. And obviously, the conversation would go from there."
"One amazing thing that I saw emerging out of every discussion at today's OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit was the underlying theme of the customer," said SCRS Vice Chairman Andy Dingman in his closing remarks at the conclusion of the event. "The conversation kept coming back to the protection of the consumer and their vehicle, and everyone up here is doing the right things for the right reasons. That's very important to SCRS; we're going to continue to champion that cause. This is a discussion that's going to continue on for years to come."
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