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This is why you need an Audio Blog if you're a Fitness Blogger
The Times They Are A-Changin'
The internet has broken up the conventional barriers between the distributors and their consumers, and fitness blogs are an example of this. Previously, if a fitness fanatic decided to get their theories out to a broader audience, they would have had to write an article in a newspaper or advertise on TV or on the radio. However, it was and still is a rare opportunity to do this. Fitness blogging is a simple way to communicate with a broader audience — if you are willing to put the work in.
Changing attitudes of fitness bloggers
Health and fitness blogs have become more influential over the last few years, as content like videos and graphics are considerably easy to make. "Fitness gurus have recognized that with a blogging site like WordPress and a distribution channel like YouTube, you can get thousands, if not millions, of people to see your wisdom. That is a lot more enticing for them than teaching people one at a time.
"Fitness gurus have recognized the potential of blogging"
Audio Consumption is on the Rise
With the rise of earbuds and other Bluetooth headphones, audio intake continues to rise exponentially. Audio consumption has gone up dramatically in the last 2 years alone. Consumers are being bombarded by more and more blog posts, articles, email newsletters, and other types of text, and they don't have time to get through. Audio is a complementary medium that enables customers to listen to content on their walks, during exercise, or during another downtime when they may not be able to read on a screen.
"Why stare at a screen when someone can narrate the same content"
Audio Blogging — A boon for fitness bloggers
Multi-Tasking is the way forward
Audio content is easy for listeners to drop in the background as they concentrate on other activities, such as document review, code processing, driving to their office or while doing your weekly laundry, and so much more.
Reading posts, on the other hand, is an activity that requires undivided attention. By adding an audio player into your blog post or website, you get the best of all worlds — a platform that multi-taskers will appreciate, as well as the freedom to serve your beautifully designed content in its entirety. By leveraging the power of audio consumption, Fitness Bloggers can tap this to their advantage by curating their fitness wisdom and recommendations in an audio blog which the listener can conveniently listen to while they are engrossed in some other task.
"Harnessing the power of audio blogging holds the future of your fitness blog"
A more personalized experience
Humans learn how to communicate verbally long before they learn to read. Hearing someone's voice taps into something that is primitive about all of us and draws an image that can only be a human voice.
When you are enriching your content experience with audio, you stick up to bring your audience closer to your story. This is not to belittle the written word, which is incredibly powerful by itself. But verbal experiences are far more intimate than a written article on its own, even though they cover the same subject matter or include the same amusing or informative content. Fitness bloggers can utilize audio blogging to create a more personalized and deeper connection with their listeners which will eventually reap big rewards for their blogs in the form of customer loyalty and a lesser attrition rate.
"Audio as a medium is as intimate as one could be with their audience"
Boost to Imagination
Another huge bonus for audio blogging is that it addresses our imagination and stimulates our creativity in ways that are beyond what any visual media might ever do.
Listening to an exciting storyteller will allow your mind to create images of the characters, scenery, and plots depicted in the audio story. You're going to find yourself directing movies in your mind while you listen.
Top fitness bloggers who are dominating the blogging scene
Katie Dunlop, the founder of this blog, discovered her true calling in encouraging others to achieve their fitness goals. She shares the story of her own fitness journey on the web, as well as exercise tips, diet advice, and everyday inspiration for her followers.
Dr. Joel Seedman is the man behind Advanced Human Performance. His blog offers valuable knowledge that you need to change your body and live a healthy lifestyle.
His approach towards fitness is validated by research. You'll find a treasure trove of nutrition knowledge, exercise training, and other valuable tools to help you achieve your fitness goals.
Dr. John Rusin has become one of the leading experts in the fields of health and sports performance in the pain-free performance training system that incorporates the world of strength and fitness with clinical movement-based diagnostic medication to reach the optimum results.
The fitness journey is not always pleasant. It needs you to be persistent and confident.
To hold one's head above the water, a fitness partner is a requirement, and that's why Jessie Kneeland chose to stand in the gap and inspire newcomers to start their fitness journey.
Robin, author, and founder of The Balanced Life, is a certified Pilates and Barre instructor. The blog aims to help women grow deeper self-love by offering resources on wellness, mental wellbeing, diet, exercise tips, goal setting, and fitness product reviews.
Wrapping Up
With all the attention paid to audio content as consumers around the world embrace smart speakers and engage content with their voices, many bloggers are lagging behind when it comes to content and strategy. Voices.com's annual trend surveyed almost 2,000 creatives and found that just 20 percent were implementing a plan to place their voice search brand — indicating that 80 percent did not take any action at all.
If you have just started your fitness blog, then there is a better time to jump on the audio blogging bandwagon as there is no better time to jump on the bandwagon than the present. An audio blog will enhance your audience reach exponentially and you will have the opportunity to be staying ahead of the curve. What can be better for a fitness blogger than delivering all the fitness tidbits to their loyal listeners on a much more personalized basis? That's a question we leave for the budding and prominent fitness bloggers to ponder.
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Below Deck Sailing Yacht alum Alli Dore has blasted trolls making fun of her son River who has been in the NICU since his birth.
Alli and her boyfriend Benny Thompson welcomed River in August. The little guy was five weeks early, which is why he has been in the NICU.
This week on the IG series Pita Party, which Alli hosts with Daisy Kelliher and Dani Soares, the new mom opened up about her son. Alli revealed she had to be quarantined from him immediately after he was born. She recalled the heartbreaking days of separation and guilt.
As baby River is getting better, Alli has taken on the trolls who have shared negative comments about him.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht's Alli Dore blasts trolls over son River
Alli has kept fans updated on River's progress since he was born, including pictures of him in the NICU. When the haters started teasing her about River's tubes and making nasty comments, Alli used Instagram Stories to shut them down.
"Really sick that people will still troll a newborn baby of photos in hospital. I don't care what is said about me but multiple people making fun of my baby's tubes, are there no limits? When will this type of behavior be made a law? Bullying and verbal assault on the internet is still verbal assault. I'm certainly not the first person who has thought this and sadly will not be the last. Time for some change!" Alli wrote according to People magazine.
The weekly magazine captured the Instagram Story of Alli sharing River was tube-free and coming home, which sparked all the negativity.
Alli praises NICU workers who helped River
After Alli revealed River was coming home, the first-time mom took time to thank the NICU workers who helped her son.
"We are incredibly thankful to all the NICU and SCN nurses at the Royal Womens and Sandringham hospitals. Leaving River every night was so hard but knowing he was in such capable and caring hands made it a manageable experience," Alli expressed.
The Bravo personality went on to praise the workers and highlight NICU Awareness month.
"The last 3 weeks was an emotional roller coaster, but I do want to say I have so much respect and understanding now for anyone who has been on this journey or is currently doing it. Because it is the most challenging way to begin as a parent. I never knew until we had to do this ourselves so just want to acknowledge those warrior women and men, especially being NICU Awareness month," she shared.
Alli Dore from Below Deck Sailing Yacht has slammed haters for negative comments about her son. Little River is finally home from the hospital, which is music to his mom and dad's ears.
As news about Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 3 heats up, one crew member who definitely won't be back is Alli. The first-time mama is relishing this new chapter in her life.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht is on hiatus on Bravo.

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Apple is finally talking about its plans to refresh its Mac Pro. In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Apple's Phil Schiller claims the company is "completely rethinking the Mac Pro" after its last refresh back in 2013. While Apple is currently building a new Mac Pro, it won't arrive this year. Schiller says Apple is hard at work on a new Mac Pro system with a separate pro display, but it's not clear exactly when either will arrive. The team responsible for both have been told to take their time on designing the next Mac Pro, to avoid some of the design constraints of the existing model.
"We designed ourselves into a bit of a corner," admits Apple's Craig Federighi, who looks after software engineering and regularly appears on stage at Apple events to demonstrate OS improvements. "We wanted to do something bold and different. What we didn't appreciate completely at the time was how we had so tailored that design to a specific vision that in the future we would find ourselves a bit boxed in — into a circular shape."
Apple's unusually honest admissions about the Mac Pro come at a time when the company is being accused of abandoning the Mac and macOS. Apple's latest MacBook Pros debuted with a Touch Bar, but professionals have complained of poor battery life and not enough power and ports on the laptops. Apple famously unveiled its Mac Pro with some classic bravado, with Schiller stating "can't innovate any more, my ass," but it seems we'll be waiting another year until we see Apple's next true innovation for the Mac Pro.
Until then, Apple is refreshing its current Mac Pro with a minor power boost. For $2,999 you can now purchase a Mac Pro with a 6-core Intel Xeon processor, dual AMD FirePro D500s, and 16GB of RAM. While the $3,999 model will include an 8-core Xeon processor and dual AMD FirePro D700s.


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A minor deaf and mute girl was gangraped in Rajasthan's Alwar and thrown on road near culvert in a profusely bleeding condition.
The incident happened on Tuesday night and the condition of the girl is critical.
The girl was lying there in pain for around an hour when she was spotted by the public who informed the police.
The police then rushed the girl to a local hospital where she was admitted to the ICU.
As her condition was serious, she was shifted to Jaipur hospital late at night.
The gang-rape accused are yet to be identified.
Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Tejaswini Gautam told IANS, "The kid is presently at JK Lon in Jaipur. Our primary concern is her health and hence she was shifted there and our deputy SP Anjali is there with her. We have formed an SIT team, including six SHOs who are searching for technical and scientific evidence to arrest the accused," she said.
The minor was thrown near the culvert, Gautam informed and said, "We came to know that the minor was missing from nearby village Malakheda at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. We informed her parents and they identified their kid."
The police are on the lookout for the accused. CCTV footage is being checked, informed officials.
Superintendent of JK Lon Hospital, Dr Arvind Shukla said that a team of seven doctors is treating the girl. It also includes gynecologists and plastic surgeons. The girl has been badly injured by a sharp object, said the doctor.


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Self Loathing Rears it's Ugly Head —
If you would have asked me before last Friday if I would "punish" myself for my being overweight, I would have responded mightily, "NO!" If you had interviewed me further about my own issues of self-loathing, I would have responded that I really have less incidents of self-loathing and try very hard to not spend one minute hating myself. I would have gone on about the waste of time and the waste of energy one expends in hating themselves. I would have told you that I'm wonderful and that I really like myself and I also would have added that it took me years to get to this place. I have done much inner work and I've really tried to change myself and my self-loathing thoughts.
That was before last Friday.
Last Friday while going to the bathroom, I noticed I was fatter. When I put my underwear on, there was a fat pocket on my lower left abdomen that wasn't there the day before. I poked at it and wondered where the hell that came from. When I put on my stretch jeans, I noticed they were a bit snug, but having nothing else to wear, I thought, "On well" and drove to my destination-a meditation retreat for the weekend.
While I had brought soft pants to wear, I didn't change into them. Instead I wore the too tight jeans and not only meditated but did yoga as well. And even though they were cutting into my fat, I still didn't change into the softer pants for fear of looking fatter.
Later that day during the retreat, I burst into tears and started sobbing about what I had done to myself. You see all my actions weren't totally conscious. I sort of had "half thoughts" instead of fully realizing what I was doing, which was punishing myself for being fat. As I was sobbing and sobbing, I said out loud how I had insisted on staying uncomfortable in my jeans for mediation and yoga because that is what I deserved. And I wailed, "Who does that? Who punishes themselves like that?" I realized at that moment what I had done and realized how disturbing and frankly violent my actions were to myself.
That night while careful with what I ate-meals provided by the facility, I ended up eating too much salad and got too full and had to take a good 30 minute walk to burn off the feeling of too full before the evening session. I was panicked that I would be hungry later if I didn't eat enough then. And even though it was vegetables, I got too full. To say I was "off balance" is an understatement.
By that night, I did change into my soft pants, which I wore the rest of the weekend. I also explored the 14 year old child within myself, who started those thoughts of punishing herself for being fat. You see my wiring is very, very old. That 14 year old used to pray to God to take away my hunger because I thought if I wasn't hungry I wouldn't be fat. I did many many diets depriving myself and then finally, finally allowing myself to eat. She-my 14 year old, is still wounded. She is still sad. She needs love-she doesn't need more loathing.
So now I'm trying to work on some inner healing. I thought that the 14 year old didn't have the grip on me that she still has. I thought I was past that point. But you see what a pocket of fat can do to throw someone back into a very dark place.
But I am 49. I'm not 14 and I can make different choices and I can decide on different outcomes. But I will respect this wounded child with a lot more care that I have in the past. I foolishly thought she was buried with my past and I have to respect that she still lives within in and comes out to show me my vulnerable self.


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Humans are instinctively a self absorbed species, essentially that's how we survived. We are also inherently kind and caring but oftentimes we just don't realize our effect on others. It's impossible to put ourselves in someone else's shoes if we haven't experienced it ourselves.
This pertains to everything in life. It's hard to imagine being a parent if you haven't been, we can try but the visceral involvement is so different from our imagination.
Consider when you're driving on the road, the experience of being in a small car is different than a large semi truck with a heavy load. Much of our frustration in life stems from not being able to identify with another person's point of view regarding a situation.
Picture this:
A beautiful summer evening on a long weekend, calm glassed out water, the birds are singing, the sun is setting, it just doesn't get anymore quintessential. You float in your kayak enjoying the moment. Along comes a large wakeboard boat at speed pulling a water skier leaving you with a huge wake to deal with and carnage ensues. You drop your phone in the water, you nearly capsize and the perfect moment becomes a mess. You're frustrated at the lack of awareness of the boat.
Now picture this:
It's the perfect water to head out for a water ski after supper, the family hops in the boat and you watch the skier perform amazing tricks and carve effortlessly behind the boat. The sun makes it hard to see at water level with the reflection. Suddenly, in the middle of a lake in your view comes a kayaker that was difficult to see being so low in the water. You veer off to the right missing the kayaker but you're exasperated by the fact they're in the middle of the lake where boats usually take skiers out.
Who's right and who's wrong?
Ah the grey area in life…
Consider a couple of points:
- The kayaker has every right to be in the middle of the lake; it's open to all watercraft.
- Long weekends are always the busiest as it's the only time most people get out to use their boats.
- The sun and reflection can play large roles in visibility for bigger boats, you need to be aware of the boat and blow your whistle, wave your paddle to be visible if you think they can't see you.
What could we do instead?
- Yes, as a kayaker or any human water powered watercraft; we have the right to be on the lake. Consider though I wouldn't ride my bike in the middle of a busy freeway even if I am allowed. The risks outweigh the rewards.
- Stick to the edges away from traffic and unless it's early morning or a quiet time on the lake avoid crossing it when there is heavy boat traffic.
- As a boater, I may need two spotters on a busy weekend. One in the front and one behind watching the skier. It is hard to always look forward as it's natural to want to check on the person you're towing. Even with a boat mirror your eyes are not always looking ahead.
- Give non-motorized watercraft a wide berth so your wake doesn't become a hazard for them, leading to capsizing.
Consideration of others is what we're forgetting on the water. We get so caught up in our own experience we are unaware of the ripple effect our choices can have on others.
We all share the same water for our own mutual enjoyment. If we can play together with the intent to have a good day on the water we all win!
Check out some great resources:
Canadian Safe Boating Council
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Charles Portis' Gringos
And "Toxicos"
In Charles Portis' novel Gringos, I recall there was a group of American loonies planning a ceremony of some kind in the Mayan ruins of Palenque. I visited the ruins of Palenque myself, over 50 years ago, but didn't perform any ceremonies there.In the Portis novel, I also remember learning that Mexican slang for visiting American hippies is toxicos. Seems appropriate.
I was impressed by two things about the nearby town of Palenque, back then a barely touristed backwater. One was the way that the hotel owner, who was the local jefe, conducted the town's affairs. He just sat on the hotel verandah, with a pistol in his belt, and various townspeople came to the verandah to beg this or that favor.
His flea-bitten hotel was the best one in Palenque, and also the only one in Palenque. Its principal guests were an army of curious, fearless, small mammals called tejones, who acted as if they owned the place. I suppose they were relatives of the owner. Dictionaries translate tejon as "badger," but these little varmints weren't badgers. I think they were coatimundis. Legend has it that tejones in some parts of Mexico have developed the power of speech, and have taken up real estate brokerage.
Speaking of toxicos, I've had several long telephone conversations with my last AA sponsee, Gil W. He calls me often, particularly when he is drunk. He was drunk as a skunk when he called on November 9, but it had nothing to do with the election. In fact, he didn't know there had been an election.
In the last 20 years, Gil has put together between 18 and 19 years of sobriety, but not all in a row. He stays sober for several months, sometimes close to a year, but then inevitably goes off on a fearsome bender for a few days, ending up in the detox ward of the nearest hospital. I have convinced him to will his body to the School of Medicine, for study of its remarkable powers of endurance.
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What do I write? How will it be perceived? Is it good enough? Who I am to write about forgiveness?
These are the questions that were popping up as I pondered this subject. Through my forgiveness work that I have set out to do this year in Masterful Living, I have had such deep healing and profound insights. It hasn't been easy and yet it brings me to a place of self-compassion. All of the forgiveness letters that I have been inspired to write are all self-forgiveness letters. The Course of Miracles teaches us that true forgiveness is self-forgiveness. I'm forgiving my false perceptions and my beliefs.
Bringing these letters to the Forgiveness Friday sessions to read out to the group of compassionate listeners is very beneficial for my healing and the healing of the group. Holy Spirit has its purpose and that is to heal. Holy Spirit inspires us to write these letters, read these letters, and share these letters for the benefit of all. "When we are healed, we have not healed alone" rings through my mind during these sessions. The listeners give new insights bringing me more self-awareness. This is true healing. Wow! What a tool I have now!
Being part of The Power of Love Ministry this year has helped me through my grief journey. Forgiveness work has been my go-to when I'm in a downward spiral. It's very powerful.
I encourage everyone to write these letters and read their letters at the Friday sessions. The compassionate understanding of the group is so supportive and nourishing for our souls. All of us are helping each other in such profound ways that we cannot even begin to understand. The Holy Spirit has got us covered!
My name is Jane Knowlman and I'm an Aussie living in England with my two teenage kids. I've been listening to and reading Jennifer's blog for five years! I took Finding Freedom in 2017 and I'm in ML1. I'm widowed as my husband, Andrew, passed in October 2018 after 4 1/2 years with ALS. A Course In Miracles got me through those years and now I'm so grateful to be a part of this compassionate community of mighty companions, supporting me in a new chapter of my life.
Jane Knowlman is a participant of the Masterful Living Year 1 class and resides in England.


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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Paper Players Sketch Challenge - #119
I'm a bit behind on posting my card for The Paper Players challenge. Ran into a snag with some home improvements that we were working on over the weekend. Isn't that how it always goes? I started out painting the "playroom"and converting it into our family room. I picked Pool Party as a paint color and after I trimmed the room, my dear, dear hubby walked in and said that there was no way he'd live with that color.It was going to be a little much maybe. I think I could have lived with it, but he put his foot down. So, he drove to town the next day and got a new gallon of paint (my second choice). And, I started over. I also spent most of the day painting our, oh, so lovely, glittered popcorn ceiling. Which apparently had never been painted. It is now. And it no longer sparkles. And here my plan was to paint the ceilings in both the old playroom and the old family room all in one day. It didn't happen. And the old family room didn't (and hasn't) seen any new paint at all. It will be our new dining room. The kids' toys? They are going to the basement playroom and up to their bedrooms. With a few exceptions. I don't mind some toys in our living areas, but I'm tired of being inundated with toys underfoot. And if you've ever stepped on a toy cow....it doesn't feel very good! I has also wanted to get started on our new kitchen island - that I've convinced that dear hubby to build from an old dresser. That didn't (and hasn't!) happen. Sunday was spent scrubbing the wood floors, Cinderella style, moving furniture, and then going to my Grandma's for some trick-or-treating. Monday was more cleaning and moving of furniture and catching up on laundry. Today (Tuesday) finishing up treat containers for the boys' school parties. It's when I wish Will's class wasn't so big. He has the largest class in his school. He was good about helping me tho when he got home from school.
So....onto this weeks card. It had to be QUICK! And it was. Grabbed some patterned paper from Storytime and the Blue Ribbon stamp set. I also stuck on some gems that I colored with a red Sharpie marker. Easy peasy. Stamp, punch, cut, layer and glue. We're good to go!
Now....I'm off to catch some zzz's and then it's off to Alex's school tomorrow morning for his Halloween Party! I'll be back tho. Have tons of things to show you for my first ever 12 Days of Christmas Crafts, starting November 1st!!! Fun Fun Fun!
2 comments:
- Amy White said...
Perfect quick and simple birthday card Jen! Love the ribbon you've used as well as the little gems.
- November 2, 2012 at 11:33 AM
- Anne Marie Hile said...
What?? You had a glittery ceiling and you painted over it? Lol! (You know I love some glitter...although on a ceiling it might be a wee bit much. Such a fun card! I love the cheery coors and the little pearl trio. :)
- November 2, 2012 at 9:22 PM
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Integrating Mobile Automation With Appium In Python
As there is an understanding among testers that getting commenced with mobile automation is difficult. We strongly believe that a tester must possess a broad range of skills. You do not require to be a specialist in all of them, but it is very crucial to have pondered a spectrum of concepts and explored a variation of tools. The context under which you assess will notify you of the particular choice of the testing procedure and test tools to select. The more choices you are familiar with, the better your context-specific option is going to be.
In this view, we started seeing that mobile testing has become relatively of a niche among testers. Testers are unwilling to get begun with mobile testing, maybe because they think getting started includes a ton of time and action. This blog will look at the python Appium framework, mobile automation using python.
We will also focus on mobile testing with Appium using Python as a programming language and Appium mobile automation testing from basics to the framework. Furthermore, we are concentrating only on the "getting started" stage. The tools your test team utilizes to solve particular and unique problems can extensively differ. Let's look at the history of the python Appium framework.
History Of Python Appium Framework
On the eve of Christmas 2013, Selenium officially departed their AndroidDriver and iPhoneDriver in approval of its driver, Selendroid, and Appium. Appium and Python are a great combination of Mobile automation. Python existing as an Interpreted, high-level programming language proposes a quicker development time.
Appium is an open-source tool you can utilize to automate mobile web, mobile native, and mobile hybrid applications on iOS and Android outlets. Appium is "cross-platform" as it enables you to write tests on many platforms like iOS, Android, etc, utilizing the same API. This facilitates a huge or total amount of code reutilization between iOS and Android test suites.
Appium Testing Using Python
This section is a fast start for a primary mobile app automation test utilizing Appium Python testing. The sample project is evolved in Pycharm IDE and for an Android device.
Following are the requirements below:
- The latest edition of Java is required for Android Studio.
- Installation of Android Studio with SDK. This is required since ADB gets installed as part of the Android SDK. The ADB utility is proposed to get the device list related to the PC.
- Download sample Android application called Eribank using the link https://experitest.s3.amazonaws.com/eribank.apk
- Installation of the latest edition of PyCharm.
- By connecting the Mobile device to the PC using a USB cable and facilitating the developer mode or USB debugging in the Android device.
Relatable Read: Appium Testing Tutorial
Appium Setup
Here are the following steps to set up Appium on Windows 7 and utilize it with an Android emulator.
1. Download the Recent Appium
The first step is to download the latest Appium and you can run the exe to install the Appium desktop app.
2. Download and Install Android Studio
Once you install the Android Studio mark the AVD Manager is further installed as we are moving to drive our tests on an emulator. Set ANDROID_HOME to be your Android SDK path and put in the tools and platform-tools folders to your PATH variable.
3. Install the Java JDK
Now install the Java JDK and set JAVA_HOME to your JDK folder
4. Install the Python Client library
There are client libraries in Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, C# and JavaScript, and that support Appium's additions to the WebDriver strategy. While using Appium, you like to utilize these client libraries rather than your regular WebDriver client. You are now set up.
5. Begin the Android Virtual Device (AVD), Manager
Begin the Android Studio and launch the Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager by clicking.
Also read: Mobile Testing Appium On Android
Build an emulator with the choices you require and launch it using the start button
6. Start the Appium Server Console
Begin the Appium server console by double-clicking on the Appium file.
7. Launch the Appium Node Server
You should click on the 'rocket' icon to launch the Appium node server
Your First Test Using Appium
For this test, we will use the highly suggested Chess Free application built by the UK-based AI Factory. For this post, we will simulate that our test is to launch the application and click on the "PLAY" button.
1. Acquire the .apk for the application under test
We acquired the .apk for Chess Free over here. Copy the chess application to a directory of your preference.
2. Glance into the AndroidManifest.xml
To compose the test, you require two pieces of data specific to your application:
- Java package of the Android app you wish to drive
- The name of the activity for the Android activity you wish to launch your package
You can receive this information by running the subsequent command:
ANDROID_HOME\sdk\build-tools\android-4.4.2>aapt dump badging path_to_apk_file
Another strategy is utilizing the AndroidManifest.xml which is existing in the origin directory of all Android applications and has the data we require. You can utilize Android Studio to discern the AndroidManifest.xml file. Go to Build/Analyze APK and choose your apk. Then you can view the content of the AndroidManifest file.
package="uk.co.aifactory.chess free" and
3. Write the Test
Build a test script in $Directory_Of_My_Choice established on the snippet. You should give specific attention to the setup procedure.
The test will:
– launch the app
– Click the 'PLAY!' button
import os
import unittest
from appium import web driver
from time import sleep
class ChessAndroidTests(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self):
"Setup for the test"
desired_caps = {}
desired_caps['platformName'] = 'Android'
desired_caps['platformVersion'] = '8.0'
desired_caps['deviceName'] = 'Pixel'
desired_caps['app'] = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'apps/Chess Free.apk'))
desired_caps['appPackage'] = 'uk.co.aifactory.chess free'
desired_caps['appActivity'] = '.ChessFreeActivity'
self.driver = webdriver.Remote('http://localhost:4723/wd/hub', desired_caps)
def tearDown(self):
"Tear down the test"
def test_single_player_mode(self):
element = self.driver.find_element_by_id("uk.co.aifactory.chess free:id/ButtonPlay")
if __name__ == '__main__':
suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(ChessAndroidTests)
4. Run the Test
Run the script android_chess.py. The chess application is launched in the test emulator
5. Check the Outcome
Celebrate a little because you only upgrade your skills by a little bit in a very small period!
There you possess it as you have just run your first mobile automated test with Appium and Python. We now dwell in the mobile world more than ever. Further industries are concentrated on building mobile apps for their enterprises. Users presently spend most of their virtual time on their mobile devices utilizing a collection of apps. When the user is interacting with these apps, he or she may be needing a specific level of quality, but with an ever-growing mobile world, this can be difficult.
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This is where Test Automation arrives. Since we utilize it to only automate web applications utilizing Selenium. However now, we can carry that knowledge and assign it to mobile using Appium. As we have learned everything about the python Appium framework in this tutorial. If you have any queries or comments do not hesitate to reach out to us. We'll be happy to help you.
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SIM2 C3X Lumis Uno Review
SIM2 C3X Lumis Uno
Is this another awesome yet super-pricey DLP projector from SIM2?
Key Specifications
- Review Price: £18995.00
Back in March we lapped up SIM2's truly stellar Grand Cinema C3X Lumis three-chip DLP projector – arguably the single most enjoyable home cinema experience we've ever had. There was just one problem: if we even dreamed of owning one, we'd have to wake up and apologise to our bank managers.
For the single most unavoidable fact about the C3X Lumis was that it cost only a fiver under £26,000. That's 26 thousand pounds, in case you thought we'd made a typo.
We're not saying the C3X Lumis wasn't worth its money, mind you. It's so often the case that if you want the very best, you have to pay for it. It just causes us physical pain to know that unless we pack up a review unit we've got on loan, move home and change our names, phone numbers and locks, we'll most likely never get a C3X Lumis permanently installed in our lives. Grr.
Cue – er, sort of – the C3X Lumis Uno. For with this new projection beast, SIM2 has managed to knock a whole seven grand off the C3X Lumis asking price.
This obviously still leaves it sitting pretty at £19k, so it can hardly be considered mainstream. But if you are lucky enough to be able to afford it, then the C3X Lumis Uno could well be a seriously tempting alternative way of emptying your bank account.
Obviously the main order of business with this review has to be tracking down what SIM2 has changed to knock £7k off the price of the original C3X Lumis. And happily, we can immediately report that none of the cost cutting appears to have taken place on an aesthetic level. For the C3X Lumis Uno is every bit as gorgeous to look at as its costlier sibling, thanks to its glossy finish, wonderful Ferrari-like sculpting and surprisingly petite size considering what a brutish amount of home cinema goodness it's got crammed inside.
Connections are the same as those of the more expensive model too, meaning you get two v1.3 HDMIs, three 12V trigger ports, a D-Sub PC port, RS-232 and USB control jacks in recognition of this projector's custom install focus, a component video input, plus, finally, composite and S-Video inputs for anyone who can bear to use a projector of this status with standard definition material.
It's when we delve deeper into the Uno's specifications that we finally get to the £7k-saving nitty gritty. For while the C3X Lumis quotes a storming DLP contrast ratio of 35,000:1, this figure drops rather dramatically to 9,000:1 with the Uno.
Before contrast lovers wring their hands in anguish, though, the situation with these contrast ratio differences might not be as clear cut as it first appears. For the main reason for the differences comes from the Uno not having the dynamic or manual iris adjustments sported by the original Lumis. Not being able to manipulate the projector's light output 'on the hoof' with a dynamic iris will always severely dint a projector's measured contrast ratio. But what's really significant is a projector's native (as in, with no dynamic contrast features) contrast ratio, and in this respect we suspect the Uno might not be nearly as drastically different in contrast terms to its full Lumis brother as the on-paper figures might suggest.
In fact, we're so confident in our suspicions that our biggest beef with the removal of an adjustable iris from the Uno isn't that it has heavily dented picture quality but rather that it has taken away a potentially handy brightness fine-tuning installation tool for custom installers.
One final relatively minor difference between the C3X Lumis Uno and the original Lumis can be seen in their brightness figures, with the Uno clocking a maximum output of 2,600 Lumens from its 280W lamp while the 'full' Lumis hits the magic 3,000 Lumens.
Next we come to things the Uno still has that the original Lumis does too. And happily, this list is still hugely impressive.
For starters, the Uno features exactly the same awesome colour calibration toolset, whereby you – or rather, your installer – can hook the projector up to a PC, boot up a LiveColour calibration package, and basically tweak the living crap out of the colour palette until it's as near perfection as you're likely to find outside a professional digital cinema installation. We honestly suggest you watch your installer at work when he gets to this stage, as it's both a revelation and an education to see just what the colour management tools are capable of.
The Uno also features 10-bit video processing and SIM2's ultra-efficient ALPHAPATH light engine, and can be fitted with one of three separate lens options. For large throw distances there's the 2.6-3.9:1 T3, for medium throw distances there's the 1.82-2.48:1 T2, and for short throw distances there's the 1.37-1.66:1 T1.
It's also a big relief to note that the Uno holds on to the really useful facility for adjusting the output of the lamp. A number of different output levels are provided, giving you at least a degree of control over the projector's light output, despite the lack of any separate iris controls for more fine-tuning.
Since it's the aspect of the Uno that's causing us the most alarm based on the projector's relatively low contrast ratio claim, let's start by assessing how deep its black colours get, and how dynamic its images are when showing a mixture of light and dark content.
The answer in both cases is 'very'! Dark scenes look superb, especially if you go for one of the lower lamp output options, thanks to the way totally convincing black colours underpin everything while betraying barely a trace of low-contrast greyness. The fact that this is a three-chip DLP projector also means that there's no significant trouble from the greenish dot crawl noise over dark picture areas always present to some extent with single-chip models.
The clearly impressive native black level response of the Uno means it can reproduce the light parts of predominantly dark images with excellent punch and brightness, giving images the outstanding dynamism noted before. In fact, it's the ability of the Uno to combine its vast 2,600 Lumens output potential with such a superb native black level response that predominantly explains why it costs £19,000.
There's consistently a little less vibrancy and dynamism than you get with the original Lumis, and also a fraction less shadow detail reproduction. But this says much more about the awesomeness of that projector than suggesting any real weakness in the Uno.
Since the Uno doesn't have a dynamic iris, there's no potential for the sort of distracting brightness 'jumping' that dynamic irises can cause. Though to be honest, we didn't really see any evidence of this on the original Lumis either!
While the extreme dynamism of the Uno's pictures might be the most instantly obvious stamp of its premium nature, it is the colour response of its pictures that you grow to love over the longer term. The combination of vibrancy and delicacy portrayed with a good Blu-ray is really quite exquisite – well beyond the abilities of the mainstream market.
So wrapped up will you be in the strengths already noted that it might take you a while to focus in on yet another good picture quality point: the Uno's terrific sharpness. It reproduces every last nuance of a good HD signal with effortless accuracy, yet never pushes sharpness so hard that the picture starts to look noisy or 'digital'.
Motion looks completely natural too; fluid enough not to distract you with judder, yet not so fluid that it starts to look forced and processed. And it's great to see the three-chip DLP engine rendering motion and camera pans with no sign at all of the fizzing noise seen with single-chip DLP models.
The three-chip configuration also naturally precludes the Uno from another dreaded phenomenon of single-chip DLP models: the rainbow effect, where stripes of red, green and blue appear over very high-contrast parts of the picture, or in your peripheral vision.
Aside from the minor and entirely understandable picture step-downs from the all-conquering original Lumis, the only 'complaint' (if you can really call it that) we might raise about the Uno is that it runs a touch noisily, especially using the top lamp output setting. But it's not shockingly bad by any means for such a barnstormingly bright projector, and in any case the noise should be something a good installer should be able to sort out with a bit of thought/effort.
The C3X Lumis Uno is another triumphant projector from SIM2. We had our concerns that compromising the Lumis in any way might be a mistake, and feared what the removal of iris controls might do to the Uno's flexibility and performance. But actually the Uno remains impressively flexible when it comes to perfecting your home cinema experience, and most important of all, it's still a truly fearsome performer.
Sure, it's not quite as good as the more expensive original Lumis, and however much we try to cook our accounts, we still can't get close to being able to afford one ourselves.
Still, while it might not be cheap enough for us to afford personally, the Uno will undoubtedly open the SIM2 projector door to a potentially healthy number of well-heeled punters for whom the original Lumis' £26,000 price tag is just a step too high. And any projector that spreads the gospel of awesome big-screen home entertainment is just fine by us.


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In a recent published study, the National Veteran Education Success Tracker found that since the post-9/11 GI Bill passed Congress and was signed into law by former President George W. Bush, more than 453,000 veterans have received their degrees, and that number was estimated to grow to 1.4 million in the next 10 years.
These student veterans who have completed their degrees have sacrificed a great deal in their lives, from being in the armed forces and going to school to some raising a family, working full time and maintaining lasting friendships.
To honor the graduating student veterans at Grand Valley State University, the GVSU chapter of Student Veterans of America (SVA) held a military-ball-style gala Saturday, April 8, at the Alumni House.
The event featured a three-course meal and a traditional cake-cutting ceremony, which involved the cake being cut with a marine sword. Along with the dinner and dancing, there was an award ceremony in which graduating student veterans were given their veterans cords by GVSU Assistant Dean of Students Steven Lipnicki and GVSU President Thomas Haas.
"I salute all of you because it is a sacrifice when you raise your hand and swear allegiance to our Constitution and then serve through the years, and some regards, some of us serving for decades through a career," Haas said.
At the gala, 10 of 70 graduating veterans were honored in the formal ceremony, receiving their cords from Haas. Those students were Ross Barrett, Kayla Clarke, Matthew McCarthy, John Hulka, Matthew Oudbier, Nathan Ruark, Matthew Seguin, Nicolaus Solecki, Phillip VanVolkinburg and Victor Vuong.
Along with these veterans, there was a tribute to fallen student veteran Joseph Early, in which his degree was given to his parents, who were in attendance at the event. Early died unexpectedly in October 2016.
"The Early family got the recognition they deserved," said attendee Nate Koehn. "It was nice to see the president of Grand Valley State present to them a posthumous degree. I don't think an event like this would have constituted anything better."
At the event, there was a missing-man table set up at the front as a tribute to soldiers who have not returned from the battlefield.
"The table stands before you in its place of honor," said SVA Vice President Samantha Rose. "The table is our way of acknowledging that members of our proud profession of ours are missing from our midst. They are those killed in action, prisoners of war and those that are listed missing in action."
Along with the presentation of the cords, there was a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. The auction featured a multitude of gift baskets complete with local West Michigan products, including candles, beeswax products, bottles of wine, free rounds of golf and more.
All the proceeds from both events will be going toward SVA-related events and the acquisition of a new veterans lounge.
The gala was the first of its kind at GVSU and something the SVA members hope to continue.
"You always have to start with number one," Haas said. "This is number one, and I do hope that we can start a tradition as well."


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I had a lovely Christmas.
Even though Covid stuffed it up, even though the 10 person event restriction meant my Family Christmas got cancelled, that was OK.
Even though the joint family holiday we planned with my partner, his family and all our combined kids got cancelled, that was OK too.
We made it a great day.
Probably the first time in 14 years I've been able to sleep in on Christmas Day. Yippee!
We had all the kids together for Christmas night, and it was a tad chaotic, but that's what makes Christmas fun right?
I also got a little bit spoiled in the present department, and that's one thing that made me feel not so great.
I didn't think I deserved it.
You might narrow your eyes at me now, and OK, I get that, but really, it didn't feel right.
I mean, its awesome to know someone cares for you so much they are willing to spend their hard earned money on you, but for some reason, I still feel guilty when I got given these things, just like I do when when people want to help me. I know I shouldn't, yet I feel terrible, like I've somehow asked for things I'm not allowed.
I have no idea where this comes from.
I thought about it, but it's been hard to work it out. Was it maybe my upbringing, always being told "do it yourself". Was this it? So what, if I can't do it myself, or buy it for myself therefore I am no good? Not smart? Too dumb to earn good money to buy nice things?
What about all those years of going to Church? Being made to feel guilty, that delightful Catholic shame – has this made me into someone who doesn't see herself as worthy at all?
Or, always having to work hard to prove myself, at work or with my friends, seeing them rise, do well, advance, and feeling like what I do or how I do it is never enough for anyone – damn straight its going to make me think I'm not good enough, right?
What about people? What about the broken marriage?
I never asked for much, but to be honest, it would have been nice if sometimes I was treated to something I liked, just because…but I wasn't really.
I can count on one hand the number of bunches of flowers I ever received, and I didn't feel that any effort was ever put in to choosing Birthday or Christmas gifts, or anything else for that matter. If a gift was given, a lot of the time it was things he thought I should like, rather than things I actually did. Really fucking sad and depressing to realise that after 16 years of marriage the man still thought a good gift would be a brightly coloured, very large & gaudy necklace.
I hate bright colours, I live in denim and black and I don't wear necklaces, not ever.
I always put effort into gifts. Not just for Birthdays and Christmas but little things, like seeing beers I thought he would like whilst I was out shopping and bringing a few home for him. Like making sure I always bought the snacks he liked for movie night. Like knowing he had an unused gift card, and making sure he got given another one because I knew there was something in particular at that shop he wanted to buy.
I never got this in return.
After a while I leaned not to expect anything. I accepted that I wasn't cared about, not thought of, not loved. Years of the same behaviour cemented that in my head. I was obviously not very important.
So, finally breaking away from that life, and meeting someone new, a man who thinks very differently about these things, has been strange and enlightening and sometimes a bit confusing to me. I'm being thought about now. Cared about. I have someone who does this type of thing for me, and as well as making me feel pretty damn special, it also comes with lots of the abovementioned feelings of guilt.
Well shit.
I didn't know what to do
I was embarrassed. I said things like "really you didn't need too" or "you shouldn't have done that" and I said it with every gift I opened.
I didn't know it at the time, but it wasn't going down well. I think he felt as though what he had done for me wasn't being appreciated.
When I realised this, I panicked. I did like it! Of course it was appreciated! I actually really freaking loved the fact he'd thought long and hard about what to get me. The fact he knew I would appreciate practical things, the fact he bought me things I needed, as well as stuff he knew I would like.
Did my reaction to each gift make him feel bad for getting me these things? I think it did. Of course I never meant it too – but I think deep down I I felt like I didn't deserve it. I felt bad that he bought me so much, I felt like I was somehow putting him out, or expecting it, or something equally as horrible. Even though he did it because he loves me, because he wanted too, my own feelings of guilt or unworthiness affected him that day. I never realised that until later.
So what happened?
Well I had a hard time working this one out. Coming to understanding of why he did it and why I felt the way I did. I still feel bad when he pays for things, when he buys me things or when he does things for me, and I doubt that's going to go away quickly. It's not really the type of feelings you can just switch off.
I do know now though, that some people do have the means to help, and might even actually love you so much that they want to buy things for you, and at the end of the day, even though you may not feel worthy of receiving them, all you really need to do is smile, and say thankyou.
They certainly think you are worthy. Of their time, their thoughtfulness, their effort and their love.
Say thankyou and mean it, because you are worthy.
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About the Program
Project SAFE (State Action in Fiscal Emergencies), is an effort by academics and their students to help states mitigate the fiscal crisis by providing policy recommendations backed by research. Projects will include:
The Problem
State and local budgets are in crisis. The sudden decline in economic activity brought on by COVID-19 has dramatically reduced state and local tax revenues, creating extreme financial pressures for state and local governments.
Because state governments generally operate under balanced-budget constraints, in past recessions, they have typically cut spending and increasd taxes during economic downturns. For example, during the Great Recession, state spending cuts primarily fell on education, health and social services, and almost all states reduced employee compensation. These spending cuts deepened the economic crisis and undermined the federal government's efforts to restart the economy.
This is no ordinary recession. The COVID-19 pandemic has already caused a breathtaking decline in state revenues. Nonessential business closures and social-distancing efforts have decimated sales tax collections, which normally generate about one-third of total state tax revenues. While people are still buying essential goods, such as groceries, these goods are generally subject to little or no sales tax. Income tax revenue, which normally generates about 35% of total state tax revenues, has plummeted as unemployment has soared. States are estimating dramatic revenue shortfalls. New York estimated a $15 billion decline in revenue for 2021, and Michigan estimated declines of up to $3 billion in 2020 and $4 billion in 2021. Virginia expects revenue to drop by $1 billion in the final quarter of 2020 alone. States saved in their rainy day funds, but no state's savings are enough to ride out COVID-19.
Proposals listed on the Project SAFE website reflect the views of their authors, not the University of Virginia or its faculty, unless those faculty are listed as authors. Not all Project SAFE participants agree with all proposals. Media should direct inquiries about particular proposals to the author or authors of that proposal.


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In 1988, the Washington Legislature classified intentionally exposing individuals to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as criminal assault in the first degree. Lawmakers intended to penalize infected individuals without conditioning criminal liability on actual HIV transmission. Since 1988, however, medical technologies and effective HIV treatment have rapidly advanced. Recent studies indicate that effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) can reduce HIV transmission risks to a virtual impossibility during moments of intentional exposure. Despite these medical advances, the 1988 exposure law remains unchanged. Consequently, individuals undergoing effective ART risk felony liability within the course of commonplace work conduct by intentionally exposing others to a virtually impossible chance of HIV transmission. This Article will begin by reviewing how outdated legislation and judicial precedent impact HIV-positive people, as well as the employers and employees implicated as victims under criminal exposure laws, by highlighting the stark contrast between the law and technological advances in HIV treatment. The Article will then consider ways in which state legislatures and legal practitioners can simultaneously encourage responsible HIV treatment while honoring the utilitarian justifications underpinning criminal exposure laws.
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- Indonesia, South Africa
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5 years ago
Ref: 1157666
Nationality: South AfricanHighest Formal Qualification: National Diploma in Forestry
Annual Package Range: USD 0.00 - 150 000, per annum
Total years experience: 20-30 Years
Current / most recent job title?
General Manager – Forestry
1. Primary purpose of current/most recent position:
Management of forest concessions including manufacturing of 212,000 ha in Northern Kalimantan, 60,000 ha in Central Sulawesi and 42,000 ha in Northern Kalimantan.
Log supply operations of 445,000 m3 of logs annually.
Plantation establishment, maintenance & tending of 10,000 ha per year.
Natural forest rehabilitation of 3,000 ha per year.
Forest management including forest research & development, resource planning, technical services, environmental conservation & forest community (CSR) departments.
Sawmilling activities producing 21,000 m3 of kiln dried sawn timber products annually.
Woodworking & moulding activities producing 10,000 m3 of decking, block board, garden fencing & other moulded products annually.
2. Core elements or functions that must operate effectively in order to achieve primary purpose:
Effective & efficient management of people, contractors, machinery, materials, logistics & resources.
Strategic, tactical & operational planning.
Production, cost & revenue control.
3. Description of self, along with greater purpose and passions:
General Manager with international experience and a proven ability of managing large natural & plantation forestry businesses towards economic, environmental & social sustainability. Effective in motivating and mentoring people ensuring development & succession. Seeking a new opportunity to contribute towards an organization which requires a self-driven & tenacious individual.
4. Ideal business title:
General Manager
Forest Manager
Operations Manager
Unit Head
5. Key responsibilities and accountabilities of ideal position:
Strategic planning.
Operations management.
Sales & rate negotiation.
Cost control.
People development.
6. Skill area of competence:
Forester with 30 years of experience in the industry in temperate to tropical environments.
11 years at Senior Operations Management level working for large Forestry Enterprises.
Extensive silviculture experience of exotic acacia & eucalyptus plantations with pulpwood & saw log regimes and natural forest with enrichment regimes.
Expert in harvesting of natural & plantation forests using ground-based, cable-yarder and reduced impact logging techniques.
Experience in managing the supply chain from forest to mill including roading & transport.
Forest Resource planning on strategic, tactical and operational levels.
Experienced in developing Forest Management systems for effective business monitoring.
Extensive forest certification & compliance systems experience.
Significant exposure to solid wood, pulp & paper processing operations.
Operated in developing countries with diverse social and cultural environments.
Experienced in maintaining relationships with various forestry business stakeholders.
Fluent in English, speaks Afrikaans and limited isiZulu, Bahasa Melayu & Indonesia.
7. Career summary:
Silviculture Forester and promoted to Silviculture Manager – 6 years
Plantation Manager, promoted to Forest Manager and then Operations Manager, Harvesting Logistics – 8 years
Senior Forest Operations Manager, promoted to General Manager, Plantations & Forestry – 10 years
General Manager, Wood Business – current project
8. Achievements:
An increase in the annual planting programme from 2,000 ha to 8,500 ha over a period of three years.
Head team to secure USD 250 million equity & investment funding from the International Finance Corporation including compliance to social & biodiversity standards and development of a strategic forestry development plan in an unprecedented period of 6 months.
Head an initiative to recruit own operations foreign workers including the procurement of resources including vehicles, machinery and mobile containerized camps. The development of local staff to supervise and manage the workforce. This has tripled the production capacity of the division.
Developed a plantation business management system to provide accurate information of productivity, budget to actual costs and other monitoring items for rapid informed decision making.
Implemented a harvesting solution for the salvage logging of MTH areas. This was conducted utilizing a shovel-yarding kit which was installed on existing excavators. This reduced the extraction impact on the steeper sites, increased the supply of previously discarded timber resource and reduced the subsequent cost of establishment.
Functionalized the legacy management organizational system to maximize the dissemination of available knowledge and experience and enhance the communication channels to the operations to improve plantation productivity through precision silviculture.
Developed and implemented standard operating procedures for all activities and processes. Facilitated a forester and contractor development programme utilizing international training institutions to build capacity in effective plantation management.
Planned and designed a reduced impact logging system for the cost effective extraction of NFM high-value timber utilizing heli-logging systems. When implemented it will achieve an acceptable delivered cost while reducing resources required for road construction & maintenance, timber transport and management.
Constructed a modern forestry nursery with a 20 million annual plant output.
9. What do you absolutely love doing?
Business modelling.
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Understanding the impact of air pollution on our fitness and that of our little champs
France passed a new law that mandates car advertisements to dissuade people from using more cars. This regulation is implemented with the aim of curbing global warming. French car commercials have to display messages encouraging alternate means of transport. For example, 'Consider carpooling,' 'For day-to-day use, take public transportation,' and 'For short trips, opt for walking or cycling.'
This ruling will impact over all media, including print, TV, radio, and Internet...
Environmental organizations, civil-society groups, faith-based institutions, academicians, and community-based organizations are calling on the government for effective and sustainable environmental protection during the anniversary of the passage of the Clean Air Act into law on June 23. The Act bans incinerators for waste disposal, making the Philippines the first nation in the world to ban incinerators outright.
We keep reading or hearing about air pollution and its deadly effect on our health and environment. More recently, we have also been hearing this new abbreviation being mentioned quite regularly: AQI – or Air Quality Index.
As the name suggests, AQI is nothing but a report on the quality of air that we are breathing in a particular place – it informs us and the authorities how polluted the air is, so that a decision can be taken on the measures to control the pollution level...
Every winter Delhi is engulfed by smog. Air quality drops to a very poor or severe category. The 2020-21 winter also coincided with opening up from the COVID-19 lockdown. While economic activity has still not reached its peak, air pollution in Delhi was only marginally better than the previous year. The number of smog episodes was lower than the previous two years. However, the seasonal average was higher than the previous two years...
Delhi made bus rides free for women in October 2019 and it has been a mixed experience so far. Since the initiative was launched, women ridership has gone up from 30 per cent to 45 per cent but it has also left the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) worried about its mounting losses. The cash-strapped bus operator feels the losses will translate into poor bus service. This is worrying since 15 per cent of bus trips get cancelled every day due to poor maintenance. While the Delhi government plans to extend free bus services to students and senior citizens, many are wondering if the city can afford to make public transport free.
Every winter, air quality in Delhi becomes critically dangerous. Here is a list of dos and don'ts to help you stay safe
Crammed school vans with children seated on the top of the compressed natural gas (cng) cylinder is a big safety hazard. Keeping any luggage or load on the cylinder can damage its pipe, hose, valve and other parts and it increases the risk of an exlposion
Germany has launched the world's first hydrogen-powered train in September 2018 because diesel-operated trains cause a lot of pollution. Built by French train maker Alstom, two trains painted in bright blue colour now operate on a 1.6km stretch in northern Germany. Hydrogen trains are eco-friendly because they are equipped with fuel cells that produce electricity through a combination of hydrogen and oxygen, a process that leaves steam and water as the only emissions. Excess energy is stored in ion lithium batteries on board.
World Health Organization has issued a strong warning about the effects of air pollution on children. On October 29, 2018, it released a report called Air Pollution and Child Health. It states that in 2016, 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air. What is worse is that 93% of the world's children under the age of 15 (1.8 billion) are exposed to high levels of PM 2.5 which are superfine air pollutants. Worst are those living in developing countries where 98 per cent of all children are exposed to very unhealthy air.
Most of us love fireworks during Diwali. But these bright and colourful crackers have a dark side It's the toxic metals that give fireworks the beautiful colours we find magical The red colour of a firecracker comes from Strontium, a metal that causes bone growth problems in children Barium, which gives fireworks the green colour, is harmful to the nervous system, the heart and can cause tremors, weakness, anxiety, shortness of breath and paralysis.


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20 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates
Today's Mortgage Rates and Refinance Rates. 20-Year Fixed Rate 4.625% 4.706% 15-Year fixed rate 4.25% 4.352% 7/1 ARM 4.25% 4.779% 5/1 ARM 4.25% 4.869% 30-Year Fixed-Rate Jumbo 4.625% 4.634% 15-Year Fixed-Rate Jumbo 4.375% 4.391% 7/1 ARM Jumbo 4.125% 4.649% Rates, terms, and fees as of 8/24/2018 10:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time.
Financial institutions offer various fixed-rate mortgages including the more common fixed-rate mortgages: 15, 20, and 30-year. Out of the three the 30-year fixed is the most popular mortgage because it usually offers the lowest monthly payment. However, the lower monthly payment comes at a cost of paying more in interest over the life of the loan.
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Mortgage rates stabilized this week, following several weeks of decreases. According to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 3.84%, up.
View and compare urrent (updated today) 15 year fixed mortgage interest rates, home loan rates and other bank interest rates. Fixed and ARM, FHA, and VA rates.
Over the past 20 years, rates for 30-year fixed rate mortgages have largely remained in the single digits, peaking at 8.64% in May of 2000. Get Multiple Mortgage Offers at Once LendingTree can help you find and compare mortgage rates, all without affecting your credit.
Fixed rates are based on loan amounts up to $417,000 and ARM rates up to $700,000 with a down payment of 20% and FHA fixed rates up to the maximum FHA county limit with a down payment of 3.50%. * The annual percentage rates (APR) displayed assume a loan amount of $150,000, 20% down and 30 days prepaid interest.
Mortgage Rates 20 Year Fixed – Don't settle with your current bank plan and compare the best deals to refinance your loan interest rate and get the offer that suits your needs. If you are not satisfied with the options offered by them, you can also do personal research.
Jumbo Interest Only Mortgage Rates Mortgage Rates – Today's Rates from Bank of America – Mortgage rates valid as of 06 Mar 2019 08:30 am CST and assume borrower has excellent credit (including a credit score of 740 or higher). Estimated monthly payments shown include principal, interest and (if applicable) any required mortgage insurance. ARM interest rates and payments are subject to increase after the initial fixed-rate period (5 years for a 5/1 ARM, 7 years for a 7/1 ARM and 10.
20 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates. Nationally, 20 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates are 3.66%. This rate was 3.66% yesterday and 3.67% last week.
interest rate apr Difference What's the Difference Between Interest Rate and APR? – The key difference between interest rate and APR is that APR expresses the true cost of your mortgage throughout its lifespan. Pros and Cons of APR The Federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) of 1968 states that every consumer loan agreement must disclose the APR to give borrowers realistic cost projections.
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15 Yr Fixed Mortgage Rates Today Interest Rate Apr Difference What is APR? | APR vs. Interest Rate | U.S. Bank – The annual percentage rate (or APR) is the amount of interest on your total loan amount that you'll pay annually (averaged over the full term of the loan). A lower APR could translate to lower monthly payments.


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BFAR ship still patrolling Bajo de Masinloc, says PH Coast Guard - Rappler FACT CHECK: PH senators' annual budget not P6 billion - Rappler PH officials ask SC to recall protection order for environmental activists Tamano, Castro - GMA News Online From 'Hiro' to 'Masa': Toyota Motor PH now under new leadership - Zigwheels PH auto sales up 15.5% to start year - The Manila Times Filipinas fall to Finland in friendly ahead of Pinatar Cup - OneSports.PH 2024 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore EV launching in Thailand, PH next? - Auto News - AutoIndustriya.com CvSU student represents PH in Vietnam IMUN 2024 - The Manila Times USAID unveils P1.6b plan for PH colleges - Manila Standard Chito Victolero speaks after Magnolia loss to SMB in Finals - Sports Interactive Network Philippines DOTr assures PH aviation's sustained compliance with int'l standards - Philippine News Agency Last batch of 14 Filipinos back in PH from war-torn Gaza, says DFA - Inquirer.net
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