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A SWAN underwent an emergency operation this week after it was shot in the neck and left for dead.
Part of the Staines flock, the ailing swan – hit by a ball-bearing – was found close to Truss's Island near Laleham and Thorpe by a team from the Swan Sanctuary in Shepperton.
It was the third incident of recent weeks, following a dog attack on a swan and a seagull being trapped and left hanging for days from abandoned fishing wire.
Dot Beeson, who runs the Swan Sanctuary charity, said the bird had to undergo major surgery.
"Somebody must have seen something and I would be very, very pleased to know if somebody has so we can get a successful prosecution," she said.
"The damage is appalling, as you can imagine. There's a half-inch whole in its throat. There was a lot of blood."
When the swan was being operated on the emergency staff noticed something moving inside its throat and found the ball-bearing.
Ms Beeson said: "God knows what sort of weapon was used – I couldn't imagine – whether it was a catapult or a gun."
The swan was found by volunteers from the sanctuary who tend to the Staines flock. They were at the site on Saturday (January 26) to feed the animals when they made the horrific find.
Ms Beeson added: "It was one of the worst shooting incidents we've seen against Staines swans, which are particularly dear to me as they were my first flock. Somebody has got to have seen something. It was between Laleham and Staines.
"Just imagine if that had hit a child in the head. It would have killed them. It's quite terrifying.
"Was the attack really just for the sake of it?"
The Swan Sanctuary supports the Staines flock, regularly tending to the animals there.
The majority of the birds are under three years old and often find themselves patients at the sanctuary through natural mishaps.
Injured swans are cared for and then returned to the Staines flock to make the adjustment back to life in the wild.
Laura Silcox, the volunteer who found the shot swan, said: "It had an enormous swelling at the top of the neck. It was bigger than a cricket ball. When you felt it, it was very hard and it was miserable to see this poor creature so desperate to eat."
The swan is making a good recovery and is being cared for at the sanctuary.

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Valiant Stevens falls to sixth in Worlds TT
American eyes Saturday's road race
It was a valiant effort but in the end Evelyn Stevens (United States) was simply outgunned and outmuscled in the women's elite time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond Virginia.
The American came home in sixth place, 26 seconds down on winner Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) on a course that wasn't ideally suited to her characteristics.
"I'm bummed but I think that's time trialing, right? I wanted to do well in this country and I'm a little disappointed not to bring home a medal in the US."
She may not have come home with a medal but unlike her other American teammates she at least decided to talk to the press after her effort, and she described how she wrestled with the 29.9km course.
"My plan was to go out hard, try to go harder, and then finish a little harder. I think that if I don't go out really fast then I don't think I'm able to catch up. I was in the pain cave and I was trying to go as deep as I could.
"I was trying to find power. My position was good but I tried to go as deep as I could today but it's a time trial so there are no excuses. It's just your body and you're trying to go hard."
While the elevation profile for the course might have suited Stevens, the many technical corners could have been her downfall, as she is not historically the fastest in the turns.
"If I was going to design a time trial course I wouldn't want to put X number of corners in for myself, and I knew that I had a really big task coming up and this is not a course that I'm suited to but good time trialists can do it on any course."
Stevens was followed in the VIP car by former Olympic medal winners Connie and Davis Phinney, and she has already picked up a silver in these championships, courtesy of medal in the team time trial. Saturday's women's road race provides her with one last opportunity to land a rainbow jersey.
"I don't know the times from today so I don't know how far back I was, but I feel good. I think that we have a good team for the US and I'm looking forward to racing at home."
When asked if her sixth place in the time trial, and a lack of a medal on Tuesday put any pressure on her shoulders for Saturday's road race, she brushed aside the suggestion: "I don't think this puts any pressure on for Saturday. I always have pressure but it doesn't change the situation. I wanted to do well in this race and I want to do well on Saturday."
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Coffee + Commerce: Shake Up Your Ecomm Strategy with Social Commerce
Earlier this month, we met with Deb Mecca, for our third episode of Coffee & Commerce and chatted with her about spicing up your eCommerce strategy in 2022.
Coffee & Commerce is a series of fireside chats hosted by the ReturnLogic team to connect eCommerce storeowners together through casual discussions on LinkedIn Live. Guests include some of the best and brightest in the business—talking about what works, what doesn't, and what's new in eCommerce.
This episode, we discussed what eCommerce merchants can do differently in their eCommerce strategy this year to increase their brand awareness and customer retention.
Deb Mecca is a marketing expert with success in helping Shopify app partners acquire and retain customers through marketing strategy, content strategy and creation, copywriting, and digital ad creative production. She currently is the Director of Marketing for a collection of 10 Shopify apps for LTV SaaS Growth Fund.
Leveraging Social Commerce to Grow Your Brand
In our conversation with Deb, we asked her what trends eCommerce merchants should be looking out for and she said one thing stands out above all else: social commerce.
In a post-pandemic world, people aren't just looking for quality products anymore. They're looking to be wowed by brands. And social commerce provides a cost-efficient method to do just that while putting you directly in front of where your consumers are already hanging out.
In fact, Deb mentioned eCommerce retailers that aren't utilizing the popular social networking app, TikTok, to gain brand awareness are losing out on a serious competitive edge.
"I think when you're thinking about social commerce in general, it's really tough to test out new channels that haven't been proven or maybe … it didn't work a year ago… [but] if you're not taking advantage of it today as a brand, you should definitely be considering it because it's not going away. It's only gonna [sic] continue to grow and continue to become something of value to especially Shopify merchants."
Deb mentions that TikTok enables Shopify catalog integrations so retailers can provide a live shopping experience directly on the app.
Virtual Shopping Experience on Social Networking Platforms
Getting started with social commerce is easy and gives your audience direct access to the people behind your business, which helps them grow loyalty to your brand. The same strategy and concept can be applied to other social platforms as well, such as Instagram.
Shopify has made it possible to integrate your store catalog directly onto all the popular social networks so shoppers can purchase your products directly from the apps they're already spending time on.
Other platforms like Snapchat have gotten creative with creating a virtual shopping experience through augmented reality (AR) filters that allow you to try out beauty and fashion products straight from your phone.
Innovations in the social commerce world transformed shopping habits for consumers, including ordering products online that shoppers wouldn't have expected to before.
At this point in the discussion, ReturnLogic's E.M. Ricchini got a knock from the FedEx delivery driver at the door with her monthly box of wine, highlighting a perfect example of this. "Would you ever have thought I'd just be getting wine delivered to my house?" she asked.
Providing a New Customer Experience in Ecommerce
Ecommerce retailers provide a unique experience for shoppers that can't be replicated when buying products in-store.
For example, ordering a product online or having a monthly subscription creates a sense of anticipation while waiting for the products to arrive. This anticipation is a part of the customer journey that hasn't existed before eCommerce retail.
"I look forward to that day every month when my wine shows up. I make the biggest deal in the world and it's not a surprise. Like, I know exactly what's showing up but it's touching it, feeling it, looking through. They send me these descriptions of what everything is and [the experience] is just amazing."
E.M. went on to mention how she's noticed many eCommerce merchants even utilize social commerce in the post-purchase experience.
In reference to her wine subscription, she remarked how each delivery comes with tasting notes with videos and history of the wine. This is just one example of how communities are now being built around products.
This shift in the approach to the customer experience strategy gives shoppers more confidence in their purchases.
After all, live shopping on social commerce platforms allows shoppers to recommend products to each other, shop from the same places as their favorite influencers and get immediate responses to questions about the product.
Not to mention the added convenience of getting product demonstrations directly from your phone. Shoppers can experience your product in bed, on the go, or even in the bathroom.
"Customers are expecting a lot more out of the buying experience, and they will abandon your store and never come back again [if you don't add value to how they shop]."
How to Get Started with Your Social Commerce Strategy
"It's not a crazy amount of investment for you to make it happen," says Deb., "It's worth really kind of investigating how to make this happen for your store."
But how do you actually begin to implement a strategy?
Step one, like with all things, is to map out your goals and objectives. In order to know which direction to go, you must know where you're trying to get.
Deb explains, however, this isn't a one-and-done type deal.
While you may have bigger overall goals and objectives that will take time, consistency, and strategy to reach, there are smaller wins you can measure on the way there to build that momentum.
The most important thing above all else, however, is to stay consistent. No matter which strategy you decide to try out first, remember to give it time to garner results before assessing whether or not you're achieving the desired outcome.
Another thing to consider when developing your strategy is your eCommerce store's vertical.
Fashion and beauty products such as shoes, jewelry and apparel are proven to have great success in social commerce.
If your shop falls under one of these industries, it's important to think about your brand's online shopping experience if you don't want to fall behind your competitors.
When it comes to developing a strategy, it's hard to give a formula of exactly what works. But Deb did have one nugget of insight she felt was important to share:
"I really believe that whoever is the owner of the product needs to be involved at every stage of the process because it's their baby"
Using Shopify Apps to Enhance Your Shoppers' Experience
We concluded our discussion with Deb with the million-dollar question: All these tips on strategy are great and all, but with over 7,000 apps on Shopify alone, how are eCommerce merchants supposed to weed out which apps are truly beneficial to their shop?
Deb mentioned that Shopify's recent announcement of changing how they pay their partners has opened a floodgate of opportunities for app developers that are bound to close eventually, causing Shopify partners to take advantage of this time while they can.
The issue that this has created is a saturated market of apps that make it hard for eCommerce store owners to decipher what is simply a nice addition vs. an absolute necessity to the shopping experience.
Again, while there may be no formula to which apps are essential, the best practice is to utilize apps that work well together to create a seamless shopping experience.
"At the end of the day, we want to authentically recommend apps that are going to help you grow your business and having things like partnerships, webinars, and content, all that stuff is only going to help elevate those opportunities."
Final Advice for Ecommerce Retailers
Before we ended our chat with Deb, we asked her if she has any general advice for merchants that she'd like to share. Here's what she had to say:
"Don't be afraid to test things out, don't be afraid to dip your toes into the sand. If at first you don't succeed, definitely try again. I think something that I kind of just want to leave us all with is I remember back in the day when people tried out Pinterest, and they were like, it's not really for me. It doesn't work for my business. And then we learned it's actually one of the largest search engines in the world. I think the same goes for TikTok. It's one of the largest apps in the world right now. Just spend some time there, look around, get a feel for things. The algorithm is fantastic, so don't worry."
So, there you have it! If you want to stand out in eCommerce today, you can't be afraid to shake up your strategy.
If you didn't catch the last episode of Coffee + Commerce live, don't worry, we have the full clip available for you below.
Be sure to let us and Deb know what your biggest takeaway was from this episode and we hope you can apply what you learned about utilizing social commerce to improve your shoppers' experience and grow your brand.


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FRISCO, Texas – Once the initial excitement of the draft subsides, the questions start to crop up.
The NFL is a league built upon constant turnover. The average NFL career is roughly three years, and league teams turn half of their roster over seemingly every other year.
As good as the Cowboys might feel about the strength of their roster, it naturally raises questions about job security when they bring eight new draft picks and a dozen priority free agents into the fold.
The hard work of OTAs and minicamp is still a month away, and training camp is still lying in the distant future. But it's hard not to wonder about that as we analyze the Cowboys' new players and what they can do.
So, in the interest of looking toward training camp, here's a look at some of the key incoming rookies and how they might affect the roster.
Trysten Hill
- Position: DT
- College: UCF
- Draft Order: 2nd round, pick No. 58
How He Makes The Team: Let's be honest about this: Hill will make the team. Second-round picks don't get cut as rookies. But even ignoring that obvious fact, the UCF standout should already be one of the three best defensive tackles on this roster. It wouldn't be a huge shock to see him earn a starting job. And even if he doesn't, he should see plenty of action considering how much Rod Marinelli likes to rotate his rush men.
Who It Affects: Hill is a lock to make the squad, which is bad news for all the defensive tackles down the depth chart. When it comes time to start doing roster math in August and September, Hill's presence means one fewer roster spot for guys on the back end like Daniel Ross and Kerry Hyder.
Connor McGovern
- Position: OG/C
- College: Penn State
- Draft Order: 3rd round, pick No. 90
How He Makes The Team: Once again, it's pretty unheard of for a team to cut a third-round pick following his rookie camp. Not to mention, McGovern is widely billed as the most pro-ready of all the Cowboys' draft picks. The question isn't whether he can make the team, but whether he can push for playing time.
Who It Affects: Even if McGovern is pro-ready, he'd have his work cut out for him to beat out Connor Williams for a starting spot. If he doesn't do that, his presence on the roster has wide-ranging implications. McGovern has the flexibility to play both center and guard – which makes him a candidate to handle the role that Joe Looney has filled for three years. It would fit the cut-throat nature of the NFL if Looney lost his job to a rookie just one year after playing admirably as an emergency starter. Something similar could be said about Xavier Su'a-Filo, who is also in the unfortunate position of holding the same job title as a shiny new draft pick.
Tony Pollard
- Position: RB
- College: Memphis
- Draft Order: 4th round, pick No. 128
How He Makes The Team: Fortunately for Pollard, the Cowboys didn't do any investing in the running back position behind Ezekiel Elliott. Being a fourth-round pick doesn't guarantee anyone a roster spot, but it's hard to imagine Pollard doesn't make this team given the lack of other options. Not to mention, team officials have made it clear they have big plans for Pollard as a versatile weapon.
Who It Affects: It's obviously not going to affect Ezekiel Elliott. The two-time All-Pro is just fine at the top of the depth chart. But Pollard's presence on the roster, combined with fullback Jamize Olawale, probably means there's just one more job available for any of the other running backs that go to training camp.
Michael Jackson Sr.
- Position: CB
- College: Miami
- Draft Order: 5th round, pick No. 158
How He Makes The Team: From here on out, there probably aren't any guarantees. Jackson fits the mold of what Kris Richard wants in a corner, but he'll need to play like it. The way the cornerback depth chart shakes out, there might not be more than one or two roster spots available. Jackson will need to outperform veteran incumbents like C.J. Goodwin, Donovan Olumba and Treston Decoud to put himself in the best position possible.
Who It Affects: There are some interesting questions to answer here. Cornerback could be in a bit of a transition, as Byron Jones and Anthony Brown are both entering contract years. There's also the curious case of Jourdan Lewis, who is a solid player but just doesn't seem to fit into Richard's plans. Ideally, the Cowboys probably want to keep Jackson around as a piece for the future. Would his inclusion on the roster signal a possible surprise departure?
Joe Jackson
- Position: DE
- College: Miami
- Draft Order: 5th round, pick No. 165
How He Makes The Team: The depth chart isn't as daunting as it looks. DeMarcus Lawrence, Robert Quinn and Tyrone Crawford aren't going anywhere – but there's not much in the way of proven production behind that. The Cowboys kept five defensive ends last season, so Jackson figures to be one of a handful of guys who could fight for those two spots.
Who It Affects: Again, there's not much experience behind the big three veterans. To be sure, it would be a surprise and a disappointment if Taco Charlton doesn't make the final roster, but the Cowboys are clearly trying to light a fire under their first-round pick heading into Year 3. Aside from that, Jackson will be going up against fellow Day 3 picks, like Dorance Armstrong and Jalen Jelks, in his bid for a roster spot.
Donovan Wilson
- Position: S
- College: Texas A&M
- Draft Order: 6th round, pick No. 213
How He Makes The Team: They waited a lot longer than everyone thought they would, but the Cowboys did find a hard-hitting box safety in this draft. First and foremost, Wilson will have to show his worth on special teams to make his case. If he makes the team, it would be at the back end of the depth chart, so his defensive contributions don't need to be huge – but it wouldn't hurt to show some aptitude in that area. This coaching staff hasn't shied away from keeping five safeties in the past, so it's not hard to imagine Wilson playing his way onto the roster.
Who It Affects: The lack of resources invested in this position means anything could happen – theoretically, at least. But it's hard to imagine this coaching staff parting ways with proven veterans like Jeff Heath or George Iloka. It seems more likely that Wilson will battle it out with Kavon Frazier and Darian Thompson for the final roster spot. Or perhaps the team will keep five safeties, which lessens the suspense.
Mike Weber
- Position: RB
- College: Ohio State
- Draft Order: 7th round, pick No. 218
How He Makes The Team: Again, the biggest thing working in Weber's favor is that the Cowboys didn't invest any resources in this position. Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard and Jamize Olawale should all make the final roster. That leaves Weber as the early favorite to grab the final spot.
Who It Affects: That said, this is the NFL. Everything has to be earned. It was only last year that highly-touted draft pick Bo Scarbrough was cut on the final day of the preseason. Weber might be the favorite, but Darius Jackson and Jordan Chunn are still on the roster. Both players will want to make their case that they should be the one to round out the depth chart.
Jalen Jelks
- Position: DE
- College: Oregon
- Draft Order: 7th round, pick No. 241
How He Makes The Team: Jelks and Joe Jackson are in a similar situation. They're both Day 3 picks with impressive size and traits, but they'll both be going against established veterans – not to mention each other – for a roster spot. If Jelks is going to make the team, he'll probably need to outplay guys like Jackson and Dorance Armstrong.
Who It Affects: Throw him into the list of guys fighting for a role on the back end of the depth chart. The talent at the top of the list will make it tough on a seventh-round draft pick to stand out, but crazier things have happened.


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A few months ago, I had a discussion with a business partner who was asking about how to start a poultry farming business in Nigeria.
One of the most lucrative business that anyone can invest in, the poultry business is becoming more popular than it was decades ago.
Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds (chicken, turkey, geese, duck, etc.) for commercial reasons and/or for personal use. However, a poultry business can be described as the path toward raising distinctive local birds like turkey, chicken, ducks, emu, geese, etc. for their eggs or meat.
This has been a common practice in Nigeria for so long that it has become an essential component of the developmental and agricultural structures.
This article answers the question of how to start a profitable poultry farming business in Nigeria even as a side business while working full-time.
Poultry farming is a profitable yet risky enterprise. Profitable in the sense that the final product, chicken and eggs, are in high demand across the country, and it also happens to be a good source of animal protein in addition to fish, hog, and cattle.
It is also one of Nigeria's most profitable business ideas in Nigeria right now. It does cost a lot to start a poultry farming business in Nigeria.
This is because you can start this business from home.
If you have the space to take the number of birds that you require of course.
Poultry Farming in Nigeria
Because of population growth and increased urbanization, there is a growing need for food, notably poultry, in Nigeria and across Africa.
Poultry farming still is one of Nigeria's fastest-growing divisions of the agricultural industry.
Did you know, in terms of market size, Nigeria has the largest egg production in Africa? Followed by South Africa.
Nigeria restricted chicken imports (with the exception of day-old chicks) in 2003, spurring growth in domestic poultry production.
The Nigerian poultry region is extremely fragmented, with the majority of chicken farmed in 'yards' or on poultry farms with fewer than 1,000 birds.
Among a wide range of poultry development (birds, turkeys, geese, and ducks), chicken is the most famous because farmers acquire an unfathomable number of chickens on a daily basis, either the egg or the growing meat.
The extreme usage of the end product; chicken and egg is in predictable interest in the business place. This also occurs in various houses in Nigeria nowadays. It all adds up to make poultry development profiting.
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Why is the Poultry Farming in Nigeria Profitable?
- Market Preference: Because many people prefer white meat to red meat, the demand for chicken goods has become a viable business option for many people.
- Ready market: These items have a ready market since everyone, young and old, wealthy and poor, eats chicken items.
- Return on investment is quick: Investing in a day-old chick has the potential to provide a big profit in 45 days.
- The initial outlay of funds: When compared to other ventures, the initial capital is modest. With as low as 50,000.00, you may start with roughly 100-day old chicks and sell fully grown chickens or eggs in less than two months.
5 Easy Steps To Start a Poultry Farming Business In Nigeria
At this point, it is true to say that you want to start small scale poultry farming in Nigeria.
If this is the case, you should be well prepared to enter the business by considering the sum of its points. From setting up some basic equipment to growing the birds and advertising your business, you must proceed with caution at all times.
Poultry farming is classified into several types, for example, duck raising, chicken raising, quail raising, turkey raising, emu raising, broiler raising, and so on. Regardless, the conventions and basic transactions are the same things.
Follow the steps below on how to start a profitable poultry business in Nigeria.
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1. Choose The Type Of Poultry Bird To Rear
Before you start your poultry breeding venture, you need to have a clear idea of what sort of chicken breeds you want to create (most importantly, poultry breeds that lay a huge load of eggs).
Along with privately manufactured chickens, there are two large varieties that are common among poultry breeders in Nigeria today.
- Broilers: Chickens that are raised for meat purposes. They create from a brood weight of 40 g to a heap of around 1.5 to 2 kg inside about a month and a half specifically.
- Layers: Hens are utilized for commercial egg production and then slaughtered for meat. Layer hens are reared from the age of one day. They begin producing eggs at the age of 18-19 weeks and continue to do so until they are 72-78 weeks old.
- Cockerels: Cockerels, like grills, are used for meat production and have a high market demand; yet, their development is notably gradual, in contrast to stoves, which become quite rapidly. Cockerels can survive in a variety of environments.
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2. Select A Suitable Farm Location
The location of your poultry farm is critical to the success of your business. A farm site is required to begin raising poultry. The size of the poultry field should be limited by the number of birds to be raised.
If you have enough land at your deck and can't bear the thought of obtaining another location, it's best to start with that and profit from the poultry business in Nigeria.
A good location for a chicken farm should be distant from the city's noise and bustle. It should be a peaceful, pollution-free atmosphere. The property should be close to appetizing, wonderful, and fresh drinking water sources.
Furthermore, the site should be clear of poultry enemies and trackers such as foxes, untrained and unfriendly dogs, etc. The site should be successfully open from main roadways to cooperate with the delivery of agricultural items when they are placed for free purchase.
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3. Provide Good Housing And Shelter For The Birds
In terms of poultry development, the next crucial aspect after acquiring an estate land is housing. A proper poultry house is essential for the security and survival of your commercial poultry animals.
The housing structure you choose is entirely dependent on the poultry breeds and development plan. The design of the housing varies depending on the sort of chicken growing process used.
The home to be erected should be large enough to allow for the birds' free movement and turn of events. Covers should be elevated sufficiently to avoid flooding. It should be large enough to allow for the unfettered turning of events and running of the birds.
Likewise, the shielded dwelling should be appropriately ventilated and light-protected.
4. Feeding and Medicating the Poultry Birds
Extraordinary quality, very nutritious food is an absolute requirement for commercial chicken production. High-quality, smooth feeds maintain the bird sounding consistent and worthwhile.
Because tarnished feed may corrupt birds, it should be maintained clean and dry on a consistent basis.
The greatest way to succeed in the poultry development industry is to provide new, high-quality, and nutritious food. Your birds do not require water. Inadequate water availability might inhibit their course of events.
Genuine treatment and immunization can help to prevent a variety of chicken diseases. As a commercial poultry farmer, you must have a veterinarian professional on hand to keep an eye on your birds when the need arises.
There are various routine prescriptions and vaccines that contribute to the strength of your birds in order to protect them from diseases and bacterial pollutions. This is in case they contract a powerful abnormality.
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5. The Poultry Bird Marketing and Sales
Chicken development is a profitable industry, and every poultry farmer desires to create satisfying agreements after each purchase. As a result, you must concentrate your efforts on the growing and planning aspects of your organization.
Do everything it takes not to be so caught up in the operational side of your firm that you reject the business perspective.
Regardless, the following ideas may assist you in the advancement and planning of your chicken; taking your business web, providing to motels and eateries, promoting your stuff, using sponsors, home movement, and so on.
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How Much Does it Cost to Start Poultry Farming in Nigeria?
Various new organizations necessitate a significant initial outlay, which is out of reach for the majority of business visionaries. A typical new business also saves time and effort in conveying an advantage from your attempt.
Surprisingly, a small-scale chicken company offers a manageable start-up cost and rapid profits.
You may start with N50,000 (which simply covers the expense of buying day-old chicks and caring for them) and receive a 100% return on your capital just within a half year.
Furthermore, because chicks hatch in only 21 days, you may begin generating a profit three weeks after you begin. No other company or business can provide such a quick turnaround.
Starting a poultry business in Nigeria is a profitable business and can provide an unparalleled employment source to job seekers and the employed.
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Bentley Turns to Furniture Production to Keep Artisan Staff Employed
Creating the walnut pieces for Bentley dashboard and trim takes considerable skill from the company's artisans. To keep these employees busy while car sales stumble, Bentley has turned to furniture production, using leftover components from Continental and Arnage to create cabinets, tables and other furniture, the Telegraph reports.
"Some people have been in our woodworking shop for 40 to 45 years," said Stuart McCullough, chair for of sales and marketing, "This is about turning a difficult situation to our advantage. We have an excellent skills base in our workshop."
That workshop and its 140 employees will create a new set of furniture for the reception area at Bentley's Crewe factory. Some showrooms will receive the furniture and, consumer demand willing, the company will sell to the public. Some of the crafted furniture made an appearance at the Geneva Motor Show this week.
"We have been turning our hand to making furniture. At the moment, they are making furniture for us, but no doubt, somebody will want to buy it from us," said McCullough, "There are very few other furniture makers who could match our level of veneer."
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More than two months after paleontologists claimed a dinosaur fossil site in Utah was seriously damaged by a backhoe, the Bureau of Land Management — which had ordered the construction work — has admitted that fossil trackways were indeed damaged by the heavy machinery and that the department made mistakes in not consulting scientists before dismantling a boardwalk there. But some say the BLM still hasn't done enough to ensure this and other fossil sites will be adequately protected.
"I don't like to be uncharitable to anybody, but if I were to describe the report in one word, I'd say: bland. And very generalized," said Martin Lockley, one of the world's top ichnologists who has studied the fossils at Mill Canyon.
Mill Canyon Track Site, discovered in 2009 and opened to the public in 2016, is the subject of ongoing research and features footprints of long-necked sauropods, ankylosaurs, and carnivorous theropods, as well as crocodilian slide traces and other preserved remnants of the early Cretaceous. A wooden boardwalk edged the large open fossil site, enabling visitors to view these trace fossils without walking on them. It was this boardwalk that BLM officials had decided to dismantle and replace with a more substantial structure — but few people knew of this plan before a backhoe arrived in late January, and experts who spoke to Gizmodo said that heavy vehicles should never have been permitted on the site.
The tire tracks are on the sauropod tracks. There is an iguanadon track there, too. They're literally driving on these. pic.twitter.com/9hLHK2v5LY
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"If I see that somebody has put a human print in the mud off the boardwalk, I get frantic," Sue Sternberg, a Mill Canyon Track Site volunteer steward, told Gizmodo in early February. "So just the thought of this heavy machinery driving over the track area is so horrifying for those of us who know how fragile everything is there."
At the time, the BLM claimed that the backhoe was "absolutely not used in the protected area." But amid public outcry, officials said they would work with paleontologists to review the site before construction resumed. On March 30, the paleontological assessment, authored by BLM regional paleontologist Brent H. Breithaupt, was released. It finds that an unspecified number of tracks were fractured by vehicles. Damage could have been avoided, Breithaupt wrote, had a paleontologist familiar with the site been present or had they been asked to flag sensitive areas ahead of time.
Breithaupt concludes that, although a few instances of damage were due to natural causes (weather and erosion), fossil damage took place as a result of the construction in January. For example, fossils were damaged by vehicles when they drove over "track-bearing surfaces" as they dismantled and stacked portions of the boardwalk.
"Proximate to and along the northeastern side of the boardwalk an important crocodile slide track…is partially buried by sediment," he wrote in the assessment. "Unfortunately, this trace was repeatedly driven over, as recent tire tracks indicate that this area was impacted by the backhoe and other vehicles."
Breithaupt's assessment claims that the overall damage is minor but encourages significant changes to any construction moving forward, including greater paleontological input and oversight before, during, and after any construction, along with better communication with the work crew. Breithaupt also recommended filling any open positions for BLM paleontologists.
Lee Shenton, president of the local chapter in Moab of the Utah Friends of Paleontology (UFOP), wrote in an email: "For Dr. Breithaupt, us UFOPers, and apparently many professional paleontologists, the root cause of the damage was the failure to involve a professional paleontologist with direct knowledge of the site, resulting in inadequate identification of the areas that were most at risk."
Gizmodo asked Serena Baker, acting communications director at the BLM Utah, whether the agency has any immediate plans to hire a paleontologist. She responded: "The BLM is committed to hiring a paleontologist to be based in the Moab Field Office. The hiring process takes time and financial resources, but we are committed to filling the position, as soon as possible. We are working with a BLM Paleontologist who will come to Moab to conduct additional surveys, review the environmental assessment and provide on-site monitoring."
Shenton said that "a couple of people are already discounting Dr. Breithaupt's report, probably because he is a BLM employee…so they perhaps view his report as biased. My view is that his report was candid and professional, giving fourteen pages of detailed assessments of the mistakes that were made and how to avoid repeats. Understandably, his assessment is somewhat uncomfortable for those who were conducting the project."
Lockley expressed concerns about the fact that the BLM district paleontologist position — which would oversee Mill Canyon — continues to remain open. "If it was necessary before [to have a paleontologist], especially in an area like Moab where there's huge, huge amounts of paleontological resources, why is it no longer necessary now?" he said.
Jeanne Timmons (@mostlymammoths) is a freelance writer based in New Hampshire who blogs about paleontology and archaeology at mostlymammoths.wordpress.com.


text: Pianist Emmet Cohen Shoots For The Moon Avery Jeffry Thursday, November 17, 2022 | Sacramento, CA Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Gabriela Gabrielaa Harlem has always been one the cornerstones of jazz and popular American music. The traditions that began there in the 1920's have remained and been amplified by young musicians like pianist Emmet Cohen. Cohen is a commanding force on the scene, not only in NYC but also in all of our living rooms. When the pandemic lockdowns began in early 2020, Cohen started a livestream from his Harlem apartment that happened every Monday night with some of the most influential players in jazz, called "Live from Emmet's Place". Fast forward to today and he's just recorded his 100th episode along with a new album, his 2nd release on Mack Avenue Records, Uptown In Orbit.I recently got to talk with Cohen about his achievements in between shows on his European tour, before he makes a 3 night stop at the Mondavi Center. Interview Highlights This Interview has been edited for clarity and length On touring Europe It's been amazing. One of the great parts of it is that we've made so many connections online over the past couple of years through our livestream performance, over the internet, comments, instagram, and all that kind of stuff. To be able to come out here and play places for the first time since before the pandemic and connect with people who we feel like we know each other has been really special. That's one of my main goals in the music, to bring people together. So to now be able to meet in person again, it's really cool. On the reception of his new album I think it's been received pretty well. I'm out here in Europe and selling 'em out. We're super excited to have this album out in the world as it's a response to the last two and half years of music that we've been working on. The best way to describe it is that we live uptown in Harlem and we wanted to invite everyone into our orbit. There was a pandemic a hundred years ago in the roaring twenties where people had Harlem rent parties and they would get together during prohibition when you couldn't drink. This was our similar thing that we did one hundred years later in the roaring twenties again when all the restrictions were put in place. It's been cool to really celebrate that and all those live performances with a studio record. We put Patrick Bartley and Sean Jones on the record and they were two of the biggest spirits, in my opinion, that contributed to the feeling of what Emmet's Place was about. So, to put them together in the studio when they had never played together, it's just this awesome meeting of many different parts of our lives. On the evolution of his musical relationships Man, it's a big family of musicians and I think that was the first thing that we wanted to show on the livestream. Besides Russell Hall and Kyle Pool, there's Bryan Carter and Joe Saylor. There's Benny Benack III, Ruben Fox, Tivon Pennicott, Godwin Louis, Veronica Swift, and Samara Joy now. There's so many others, but all of these musicians are people who share our vision for what this music can do for the world, how it can heal people, and how one note could alter the course of somebody's life. It's really powerful. So, that's what it's really about, and the relationship is ever ongoing as we grow and we figure things out and we travel to new places and we keep inviting people into what we're doing. On the 100th episode of "Live from Emmet's Place" corresponding with the new album release It was crazy how those couple of things happened at once. We did this big show at The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center as well, as part of their season. It was cool because all of those things happened at once and then we just, boom, went to Europe right afterwards. There's a lot of exciting things happening and I can't believe we made it to 100. I remember the first couple of episodes we just had our iPhone balanced on some books and were just playing some tunes in the early days of the uncertainty. It's really nice to be on the other side of most of that. We'll keep it going once a month for now and just continue to build the archive a little bit, but it was a real snapshot of New York in that moment during covid and all the great musicians that lived there that were just around and willing to come over and jam. It was a very special time artistically. On being in the "Roaring 20's" once again Well hopefully we're thriving at it's roaring, you know. I love the music of the past 100 hundred years, especially from the 20s. The people like Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, WIllie "Lion" Smith, Mary Lou Williams, Earl "Fatha" Hines, and so many others. They're so important to the sound of America, to the sound of jazz, and for me to be able to celebrate them not by regurgitating what they did but to take their music and their style, take maybe their personalities or take the various things that influence me and tie them together in a new way.


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I just loved the math activities for kids that were linked up at last week's pretend play activities for Share It Saturday! Below are 15 of those math ideas to try out with the kiddos! Colors, counting, shapes, and many more early math concepts are covered!
Preschool Art: Mixing Colors Inside a Bottle with Marbles {Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds}
Teaching Shapes and Colors with Rainbow Rocks {Fun-A-Day!}
September Learning Calendar for Kids {Buggy and Buddy}
Homemade Geoboard {Fun-A-Day!}
Making Kids Light Box Manipulatives {And Next Comes L at B-Inspired Mama}
Teaching Purple {Toddlers Through Preschool}
Color Hunt and Fruit Rainbow {Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational}
"Put the Mud on the Pig Dice Game" from 15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme {Fun-A-Day!}
Vegetable Math Game {Fantastic Fun and Learning}
60 Math Materials You Can Find Around the House {The Deliberate Mom}
Using Tiny Erasers to Promote Fine Motor and Math Skills {Fun-A-Day!}
Ocean Montessori Trays {Gift of Curiosity}
Math for Kids: Counting with Ten Apples Up on Top! {Buggy and Buddy}
Colored Ice Sensory Play {Fun-A-Day!}
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Spring is magnificent at Tyler, for visitors are greeted with the sight and scents of our flowering magnolias, lilacs, rhododendrons and our sweet ephemerals found throughout our woods. In each hallow, dell, stream, meadow and trail, we see and experience the legacy of community, horticulture and conservation left for us from the founding family and the first staff of Tyler Arboretum; a time period beginning in 1682. When we look back at how Tyler came to be — it was because people who cared for their community had a love of nature and sought out knowledge to care for both.
Today, in 2021, whether you saunter through the carefully curated Wister Rhododendron Garden or the artfully designed Native Woodland Walk, you will witness our love and understanding of nature. On this land, you will discover native plants that were documented over 100 years ago that are still thriving. As stewards of the natural world, our role is to share knowledge and expertise through our displays, interactions and published materials. One activity that we look forward to every year is our Annual Plant Sale. Each plant is selected by staff for its beauty and role in the garden. When you take one of these plants home, you take home a part of Tyler.
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Google Glass might be cool for capturing footage of your next skydiving adventure, but could it really help out your business? Google is hoping so.
The Web giant this week launched a new program, dubbed Glass at Work, aimed at pushing its high-tech specs into the enterprise environment. As part of the program, Google is soliciting the help of enterprise software developers to create new Glass-powered innovations for businesses.
"In the last year we've seen our Explorers use Glass in really inspiring and practical day-to-day ways," according to a post on the Glass Google+ page. "Something we've also noticed and are very excited about is how Explorers are using Glass to drive their businesses forward. A number of companies have already teamed up with enterprise software developers to create new ways to serve their customers and reach their business goals."
Two companies at the "forefront of exploring new possibilities with Glass" are the NHL's Washington Capitals and oilfield services firm Schlumberger, Google said. The Capitals partnered with developer APX Labs to create a new experience (pictured above) offering Glass-wearing fans "real time stats, instant replay and different camera angles" on their headset. Schlumberger, meanwhile, teamed up with the developer Wearable Intelligence on a Glass app that helps "increase safety and efficiency for their employees in the field.
Google has set up a contact form on its Glass Developers site, where interested individuals can sign up for a chance to be part of the program. The company is specifically looking to team up with developers who are currently "creating software for U.S. based enterprises."
Meanwhile, Glass is already making its way into the medical field. A San Francisco startup called Augmedix made headlines last month for its Glass app that promises to help doctors more easily access electronic health records so they can focus on what is most important: caring for patients.
A similar Glass app called MedRef, unveiled last May, uses facial recognition to help hospital employees access patient records. In addition, a doctor in Maine this past June performed the first known surgery with Google Glass in tow.
The Sacramento Kings are also using Glass.
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As companies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry find themselves in the eye of a perfect storm of online competition, consolidation and regulatory pressures they are looking towards business intelligence (BI) to improve their operations and make better decisions more quickly. It's no secret that consumers are moving online, leaving brick-and-mortar stores to either deliver some type of added value or face becoming a pretty warehouse for picking up stores that were ordered online.
To respond, FMCG companies must act quickly.
However, acting quickly might be difficult for some. Faced with enormous volumes of data it can be hard to move at the right pace, particularly when using the wrong tools. My experience is that an average middle manager in a FMCG company spends between 6 and 8 hours per day in Excel. When you see the volumes of data that need to be processed, you can quickly see this is becoming a bottleneck.
People shouldn't be spending this much time on manual tasks.
BI can help companies reduce the amount of manual labour required for analytics. When we talk to customers about their performance gains from 3 to 6 months after a BI implementation, they see savings of several man days per month.
BI is a tool that can be used by anyone: brand managers, retail managers, sales and marketing managers, purchasing and reordering managers as well as finance and controlling analysts and the management. In short, anyone needing answers hidden in business data.
But reducing the workload is just a small part of the overall benefits. By implementing BI, companies can look at data such as the most effective marketing channel for a given products, bottlenecks in the supply chain or the products most suitable for online sales. This information can be leveraged to cut costs, optimize your supply chain, find new revenue sources or improve competitive position.
The benefits are clear. Where should you begin?
There is no single recipe. Companies have specific needs, different data sources and management priorities, so each project needs to be unique.
However, there is one thing that is required for every successful project – management support. BI projects are rarely challenging in terms of technology. These are analytical projects and not IT projects. They are usually deployed in stages to solve specific business problems and they can deliver benefits as quickly as within 2 weeks. This is why BI projects need support from the users whose lives they will make easier.
BI implementation can improve many aspects of your business. These include inventory and procurement optimization, the ability to find and plan optimal logistics routes, centralized procurement or simply an edge in supplier negotiations. There are savings hidden everywhere.
My favourite part of BI is how well-designed visualizations can help analysts quickly uncover roots to complex issues. An example I often use in my presentations is a visualisation that helps a company answer the question of why some stores are not stocked with a product that the company as a whole has a surplus of.
In the FMCG industry, BI can be used to for different scenarios, such as measuring the profitability of product categories and individual products, monitoring promotion performance, identifying missed opportunities and using quality forecasting.
There are also more advanced scenarios available. For example, analysts can use BI to use profiles of popular retail locations and geographical analysis to find new locations that will be competitive without cannibalizing existing locations. These are important and complex challenges that can generate significant benefits to the company.
In short, there is no lack of benefits for FMCG companies rolling out a BI project. In my experience, full support of the management behind a project can ensure that the first benefits are delivered within a month after the implementation.
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The New Year is well and truly underway - but will you be able to stick to the your resolutions made with every good intention?
While many people may vow to go on a diet, there are others who know they will just not manage to stick to it.
If you're still looking for a resolution which is well worth keeping, why not register to give blood for the first time?
Last year, 1,868 people in Derbyshire registered to donate for the first time, which has saved countless lives across the whole of the UK.
Almost one million people across England gave blood in 2017, as 900,000 walked through the doors at donation centres up and down the country.
NHS Blood and Transplant needs around 200,000 new donors every year to maintain the supply for live-saving treatments.
Donors are needed from all blood types and communities but there is a particular need for more people from black and Asian communities to donate to help provide enough blood to suit the diversity of patients in the UK.
Mike Stredder, director of blood donation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said: "It's New Year and like many of us, you may be thinking about the year ahead and some changes you'd like to make to your life.
"Perhaps you want to cut down on drinking, eat more healthily or are considering joining a gym?
"This year we are asking people in Derbyshire to focus on giving and to register to give blood. It's easy to sign up and book your first appointment online or via our mobile phone app.
"By donating blood, you will save or improve the lives of up to three people.
"Do something amazing in 2018. Give blood."
In general, as long as you are fit and healthy, weigh over seven stone 12lbs and are aged between 17 and 66 you should be able to give blood. If you are more than 70 years of age, you need to have given blood in the last two years to continue donating.
Anyone who is already a donor could become a platelet donor. NHS Blood and Transplant particularly needs donors with the A negative blood group as they can help any patient, regardless of blood type. One platelet donation can help three adults or 12 babies or children.
Platelets are the part of blood that are responsible for clotting, and helping to stop the blood flow when someone has been injured.
Platelet donations are given to patients who cannot make enough platelets in their bone marrow, such as patients with leukaemia or other cancers.
Also, after major surgery or extensive injury, patients may need platelet transfusions to replace those lost through bleeding.
To find out more about giving blood, visit www.blood.co.uk or download the 'NHSGiveBlood' app.


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In recognition of the Annual Guy Fawkes Night, the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay will be holding the following activities at the E.J. Broomfield Memorial Arena on Monday, November 5th, 2018:
Free Skating – 6:00 – 6:50 p.m.
Bonfire – Located behind the arena at 7:00 p.m.
Free hot dogs, marshmallows, apples, and hot chocolate will be provided at the bonfire. Bring your own roasting sticks.