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Woodstock Term Paper
made love,
they made money, and they made a little history.
– E. Tiber
It's hard to find a person who wouldn't know the name, Woodstock. It may mean different things to different people, but everybody knows about it. For the participants and those who wanted to get there, Woodstock became the holiday of freedom and love. For opponents of the hippie movement, it was a noise meeting of drunk and drug addict youth. Some people regard it as a culmination of the "hippie era" and the celebration of the counterculture. Arnold Skolnick, an artist who designed the symbol of Woodstock, described this event as "something was tapped, a nerve, in this country. And everybody just came."(Tiber, http://www.woodstock69.com/wsrprnt2.htm).
Officially Woodstock is remembered as the most prominent rock-festival, which place in August 1969.
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Initially, it was planned to spend it in the town of Woodstock, and that's where the festival got its name from. But conditions were not appropriate, and the place was changed. The festival was under the threat of cancellation because of the problems with the place, but Max Yasgur saved the situation and gave his 600-acre dairy farm. So, the festival was held in Bethel near New York about 40 kilometers away from the town of Woodstock. Festival was planned as a commercial project and was well advertised in journals, magazines, newspapers and on TV, but nobody could predict that such a significant amount of people would attend it. Despite all ambitions of the promoters and their desire to create the biggest rock-n-roll show of all times, they underestimated some people who would attend it. "Although the show had been planned for a maximum 50,000 attendees, over 500,000 eventually attended, most of whom did not pay admission. The highways leading to the concert were jammed with traffic and people as they abandoned their cars and walked for miles to the concert area." (Wikepedia,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock). The weather was rainy, but nobody cared about the weather. People shared food, clothes, and alcohol. Initially, the idea of the Woodstock festival belonged to Michael Land, Artie Kornfield, John Roberts and Joel Rosenman.
These four argued about the first place in putting forward the idea. Now it's hard to define who is right, and it isn't probably necessary. Each of the promoters had a 25 percent share. Lang was looking for new investment opportunities and addressed Kornfield to help him. They were going to open the recording studio in Woodstock, but Rosenman and Roberts dissuaded them and proposed to organize a festival. Promoters invested about 2.4 million dollars in this festival. The tickets for the festival cost 18 dollars for all three days, but it became free when the crowd demolished the ticket gate. In the beginning, it didn't bring much profit to its promoters but it raised record sales several times, and the documentary movie about the festival brought good money sometime later.
The festival became surprisingly trouble-free event if to take into account the number of people presented there and the amounts of alcohol and drugs they consumed. The level of crimes and misbehavior was low during those days. The number of accidents has happened during those days, though. Three deaths had been officially recorded during these three days. Two people died because of the heroine overdose, and the tractor had run one person. Uncertain sources state that two babies were born during the festival.
Some attendants of the festival complained of a bad organization. The number of facilities and first aid-tents wasn't planned for such a big amount of people. The place the festival was held wasn't able to room such amount of people and transport. The festival created the biggest traffic jam. It's not necessary to mention inconveniences it caused to the neighboring farms and damage to the environment.
Four generations have grown on the ideas of Woodstock. It's hard to imagine that the promoters had hard times booking bands for the concert. Big rock bands were reluctant to take part in unfamiliar festival without well-known brand name somewhere in the farm. Lang, one of the promoters, found the way out proposing the artists big money for their participation. The success was guaranteed by signing up contracts with such major figures of counterculture as The Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, etc. The amount of money for the participation reached 12.000$ the amount unheard for those times. Lang had money and didn't worry about the cost. The popularity of The Who raised several times after the festival. The band didn't go on stage until the four a. m.
Because of the financial disagreements but their performance had mesmerizing effect in the rays of the rising sun. Jimmy Hendrix's "The Star-Spangled Banner» has also become very popular after the festival. Allan Markoff, the member of the Audio Engineering Society, has designed special gear for the festival. It can not be compared with the potent technique used nowadays, but it was a breakthrough for those times. To understand it's potency it's enough to imagine that amplifier had caused pain to anyone who approached it closer than 10 feet.
Just two days before the festival Kornfeld singed up the contract with Warner Brothers about shooting the documentary film. They paid 100.000$ for this film, which brought millions of dollars later. Kornfeld said: "All they needed was money for the film. The contract was handwritten and signed by myself and Ted Ashley (of Warner Brothers). I told them, 'Hey, guys, there are going to be hundreds of thousands of people out there. It's a crap shoot: spend $100,000, and you might make millions" (part 3).
Now Woodstock is remembered as the biggest holiday of the naive and romantic hippie era. 500.000 people from different parts of the country came together joint by the ideas of freedom, peace, and love. Three August days the festival lasted became the prophecy of the history, and the participants of those events can now tell that they took part in one of the most famous festivals.
"For four days, the site became a countercultural mini-nation in which minds were open, drugs were all but legal, and love was free." The music began Friday afternoon at 5:07 pm August 15 and continued until mid-morning Monday, August 18″ (Tiber, http://www.woodstock69.com/wsrprnt2.htm).
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Berlin, Germany-based HelloFresh will begin to sell its meal kits in the 581 Giant Food and Stop & Shop supermarkets owned in the U.S. by the Dutch operator Koninklijke Ahold N.V. starting Wednesday. HelloFresh claims it is the world's leading meal kit company. It operates in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia, Austria, Switzerland and Canada.
"To support the move into retail, HelloFresh built out its network from five to 11 facilities, and plans more expansion in the future. It is also experimenting to see which recipes and packaging work best in retailers and appeal most to shoppers. To start, recipes include Peppercorn Steak and Mediterranean Style Chicken," reports CNBC's Lauren Hirsch.
"For grocers, meal kits offer a lure to bring shoppers into stores, as it becomes increasingly easy to buy food staples online," she adds.
"With the success of our online business, HelloFresh collects more than 60,000 U.S. customer data points per week. What results from these insights are recipes delivered to retail that are endorsed as delicious by a broad consumer base," the company states in the release announcing the deal. And that leads to meals such as Homestyle Meatloaf, Chickpea Couscous and Paprika Chicken that cost between $14.99 to $19.99 and take less than 30 minutes to cook.
"It's for customers that don't have the ability to preplan as much," HelloFresh CEO Dominik Richter tells the Wall Street Journal's Heather Haddon. "We think this is an offering that is very complementary," adding that the company is in talks with other retailers to sell its kits in their stores.
"Many meal-kit companies have struggled to acquire delivery customers and keep them on board. Analysts expect the biggest meal-kit makers will need to sell their products in stores as well to keep driving sales," Haddon points out.
"Retailers are looking for the right partner to make the economics work," Richter tells her. "This is still a quickly growing category."
HelloFresh's move is indeed "the latest in a larger trend toward meal delivery services offering their prep kits beyond online marketplaces," reports Brent Molina for USA Today. "Last month, Blue Apron announced it would start selling meal kits at retailer Costco. Meanwhile, Walmart revealed in March it is taking its meal kits nationwide, offering them in more than 2,000 stores over the course of the year."
And last month, Kroger said it was acquiring Home Chef in a deal that starts at $200 million but could be for as much as $700 million if the Chicago-based startup hits certain targets over the next five years.
Food Dive's Jeff Wells writes that Hello Fresh is now the market-share leader in the $5 billion U.S. meal kit market with Blue Apron slipping. It reported a 68.9% increase in active U.S. customers over the past year with U.S. revenues up 49.4% to $213 million and margins increasing 8.2% to 26.8%. It's not profitable yet, "but expects to reach break-even status on an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization basis by this year's fourth quarter," he reports.
"While many of its competitors focus exclusively on market segments like regional cuisine, vegetarian cooking and special diets, HelloFresh is hitting on these segments too, and trying to outmuscle smaller competitors on spending and data science. The company has a 'one pot' cooking line, a global cuisine line and offerings that require just 20 minutes of prep time," Wells continues. And look for more deals along the lines of its March acquisition of Green Chef, which was the first USDA-certified organic and certified gluten-free meal kit company.
The worldwide meal-kit market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20.51% over the next five years according to the Global Meal Kit Delivery Service Market 2018-2022 released in April by the Dublin, Ireland-based ResearchAndMarkets.com.
"One driver in the market is cost-effective solution when compared to eating out. The global meal kit delivery service market is growing at a high rate, which can eventually affect the dine-in restaurant business," according to a summary of the study. "Consumers look for convenience in their eating routine, along with sustainably sourced food at affordable prices," the report states.
Add in candle light and ambient music and what more could you ask for?

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8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
God blessed the people of Israel and they multiplied exceedingly in 400 years and filled the land. Then there came about a change of regime or rulership in Egypt which profoundly impacted on the children of Israel, reducing them to slavery and heavy bondage.
This change is considered to be the overthrow of the Hyksos, who were of Semitic origin, shepherd kings, and had certain sympathies with the children of Israel. A revolt occurred with the XVIII Dynasty, when the Theban kings under Amosis I (Ahmose I), rose up in 1580BC, and tossed out the Hyksos, removing all trace of the Hyksos from their monuments.
They saw the Israelites as a threat (v.9, 10), so they enslaved them, afflicting them with heavy burdens (vast building enterprises), appointing taskmasters to oversee and oppress them.
Two of the cities Pithom and Raamses were built using the Israelitish slaves, who had to make mortar and bricks in the blazing sun, and were sorely oppressed, yet still multiplied in spite of all this.
They were made to serve With rigour and their lives were reduced to a state of abject existence, made bitter (Hb. with hard bondage (v.l3,14).
The Apocalyptic Messenger, July 2018
When Israel was a child
10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
DURING the one hundred and fifty-four years that elapsed between the death of Joseph and the returning, of the Israelites from Egypt, they multiplied so much as to excite the apprehensions of the Egyptians. "Behold," said Pharoah,
"the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land."
From this it would seem that the idea prevailed in Pharoah's court that the Israelites contemplated a wholesale emigration to some other country. His policy, however, was to prevent it, by maintaining the numerical superiority of the Egyptians, by destroying their male children in the birth, and exhausting them by oppressive toil.
But what can the policy of kings effect when they undertake to combat the purposes of God?
The cup of Egypt's iniquity was well-nigh running over. They had not retained God in their thoughts, being wholly given up to the basest superstition and idolatry. They had forgotten their obligation to God, who had saved their nation by the hand of Joseph; whose posterity they had enslaved, and cruelly destroyed.
Elpis Israel ii.4.1.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
There was nothing manifestly divine in this. It was apparently a matter of natural fecundity, and nothing more. Yet it is testified it was a work of God.
"He increased His people greatly (in Egypt), and made them stronger than their enemies"
(Psalm 105:24).
By the word of God, the heavens were made, and when this same word broods with prospering intent upon any people, the result is seen in the presence of a vigour apparently natural and really natural in its form and modes of development, yet super-induced by a divine volition at the roots. The presence of this volition is the difference between what God does and what He does not do. The exercise of it was manifest in the case of Israel in a debased state in Egypt, because the time for God's work with them had drawn near.
May we not apply the fact to our own day? The time for the return of mercy to Zion has come: the time for God, who scattered Israel to gather them, and we see nothing divine in the lively vigour and prolificness and growing prosperity of the Jews in every land? It is all apparently natural, but the hand of God is in it, and will shortly be made manifest to all nations when that hand is no longer hidden, but taken out of the bosom and uplifted, in visible works of power before the eyes of all the nations.
Ways of Providence Ch 10
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
This grievous experience was calculated to revive Israel's recollection of the promise that God would deliver them-a promise made long before, but which the prosperity of the first part of the period of their settlement in Egypt may have caused the people to forget or undervalue, in the same way that we find that in our own day, prosperity for the Jews in any part of the world makes them think lightly of the promised restoration. The promise dated back to the days of their father Abraham:
"Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs and shall serve them and they shall afflict them four hundred years, and also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge, and afterwards shall they come out with great substance" (Genesis 15:13).
This promise was held in recollection by the faithful of Abraham's seed. Jacob spoke of it on his deathbed.
"God shall be with you and bring you again unto the land of your Fathers"
(Genesis 48:21).
It was the last thing Joseph spoke about to his brethren:
"I die, and God will surely visit you and bring you out of this land into the land which he sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. . . . God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence" (Genesis 50:24-25).
"In the day when I chose Israel and lifted up Mine hand to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known unto them in the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them . . . then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abomination of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. But they rebelled against Me and would not hearken unto Me. They did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt" (Ezekiel 20:5-9).
This statement is illustrated by the fact that after their deliverance, they proposed on more than one occasion to stone Moses, make gods of their own, and go back to Egypt (Numbers 16:2-4; Exodus 32:1). In fact, before they actually crossed the Red Sea, they said to Moses,
"Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians" (Exodus 14:12).
Thus we have the spectacle distinctly before us of God's own nation (concerning whom promises had been made, and the time for the fulfilment of which had drawn near), looking at the situation as it appeared from the divine point of view, not only with indifference, but with absolutely perverse and carnal eyes. That God should be at work at such a time may console us who live in the latter days, when the time has again approached for God to remember the house of Israel, and when the house of Israel everywhere is similarly unenlightened and indifferent.
Ways of Providence Ch 9.
14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Let us think of ourselves as in Egypt 80 years before the promised deliverance. God was remembering the promise and disposing events in preparation for its execution. What evidence was there of this? None to be seen with the ordinary eye. To the ordinary eye, everything seemed to be in the most unlikely form for the realisation of Israel's hope. The Egyptians were great and prosperous.
A dynasty unfriendly to Israel was established on the throne. Israel themselves, the bulk of them, were sunk in idolatry; and besides being in a state of indifference to the purpose of God, they were the objects of a cruel oppression on the part of the king of Egypt, who deliberately aimed at breaking their spirit and destroying their strength by hard measures.
The Israelites everywhere were engaged in the meanest drudgery under the most exacting and cruel taskmasters. God was silent, and the hope of Israel seemed a forgotten dream. But God was at work without speaking or making His hand manifest.
Ways of Providence Ch 9.
But now the times are changed and every indication points towards 'the realisation of Israel's hope'.


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Linxtelecom Estonia
Linxtelecom Estonia is a business grade internet service provider in Estonia. We are mostly oriented on demanding customers offering a wide range of connectivity and server-related services. Our core team has more than 8 years IP-experience on ISP market, from the early days of business internet in the Baltic region.
The company is fully owned by Linx Telecom Holdings BV, providing seamless connectivity and services into the Baltic Sea region by offering broadband value-added services in 12 countries and 18 major cities.
Data Telecom provides a full range of internet services for the business market and either native or tunneled IPv6 connectivity. Both retail and wholesale services are available, including private channels from Tallinn to the neighbouring countries.
The PoP(s) provided by this ISP are closed and not operational anymore.


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Marketing Strategy
Is Your Social Media Outreach on Target?
Are you getting the maximum impact from your social media efforts? Many organizations have implemented the first stages of social media engagement, typically including a facebook fan page, someone tweeting occasionally, and perhaps a LinkedIn group or Flickr feed. Experimenting with different tools and techniques, promoting a specific event or product is always great.
But to be truly effective and promote your brand and mission, you need to have a strategic social media plan that outlines the objectives, strategies, and outcomes you are seeking. It should align with your organization's strategic mission and objectives and how you are using other traditional marketing and public relations techniques to meet them. And it needs to clearly define what success looks like and how you will measure it.
This doesn't have to be complicated or lengthy. It does need to be fluid and continuously updated as you learn what works and doesn't work for your organization and goals, and as the social media world constantly changes.
The Direct Business Impact of Social Media Outreach and Engagement
A huge benefit of social networking for most organizations is that the more you can engage and involve your current and potential customers, members, or clients, the more likely you are to retain them and to increase your share of their business. One of the greatest values of social media is to better understand your audience, get instant feedback, and provide an opportunity to listen and engage.


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I am due for a new PC and I was wondering if anybody has any suggestion for a Desktop PC. I don't do a lot of rendering, mainly animating in Maya. Thanks for your help.
I am due for a new PC and I was wondering if anybody has any suggestion for a Desktop PC. I don't do a lot of rendering, mainly animating in Maya. Thanks for your help.
an ideal PC for rendering task and using maya, could be dell alien ware, it is gaming series laptops and desktops by dell inc, you could build your own system too with customized hardware but first you have to make your budget for it.
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In my opinion, the Ryzen Threadripper (WS-1640A-G4) is the perfect desktop PC for Maya Animation. Following are their specifications-
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MAX. CLOCK SPEED- 4.5GHz
MEMORY- 16 to 128GB DDR4
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Paloma & Maximiliano, natives from Santiago – Chile, have been dancing Argentine tango together for 25 years. Since they were young, they have shared the passion for this dance as a heritage from their parents.
They were formed both in Chile and in Buenos Aires, with many Argentine masters.
Paloma and Maxy have more than 20 years of experience in teaching Stage and Salón tango styles. Their philosophy is to inspire their students to enjoy the embrace and love for tango, promoting the connection and improvisation between couples.
They have been touring through South and North America and part of Europe, teaching and performing in countless Casinos, Convention Centers, Hotels and TV shows. They were also invited to teach and perform in the biggest and most important Tango Festivals across the USA.
They were awarded 1st place at World Tango Championship TAFISA 2008 (Busan, South Korea)and the 2nd place at World Tango Championship 2007 (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Thye are now based in Miami – Florida, USA, where they focus is on promoting the Argentine Tango culture.


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August 2017
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health(RCPCH) have said that every school pupil in the country should be taught about breastfeeding to combat poor knowledge and the stigma about feeding in public. Leading doctors say; 'Familiarity with breastfeeding' should be part of personal, health and social education in schools, as Britain has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Europe.
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From "Ravens Remember Relationships They Had With Others" (ScienceDaily, Apr. 19, 2012), we learn,
In daily life we remember faces and voices of several known individuals. Similarly, mammals have been shown to remember calls and faces of known individuals after a number of years. Markus Boeckle and Thomas Bugnyar from the Department of Cognitive Biology of the University of Vienna show in their recent article, published in Current Biology, that ravens differentiate individuals based on familiarity.
Additionally, they discovered that ravens memorize the closeness of a relationship and affiliation.
Until now it was unknown whether ravens could remember the closeness of a relationship based on former positive or negative interactions. In response to calls of formerly known individuals ravens not only increase the number of calls but also change call characteristics dependent on whether they hear former "friends" or "foes." This suggests that ravens remember specific individuals at least for three years.
Apparently, the ravens' memory exceeded previous estimates, though it is not clear what the previous estimates were based on.
What some of us find quite interesting is that ravens and some other birds perform many cognitive tasks within the same range as monkeys and apes, suggesting that the "tree of intelligence" is the same firewood as Darwin's toppled "tree of life." And, in the end, no animals really think like people.
Less Darwin, more knowledge.
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02-02-20 Mozart & Beethoven - WCRI's Festival Series featuring The Newport Music Festival
In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and Newport Music Festival Executive Director Pamela Pantos discuss this years 52nd Newport Music Festival. In this program Pamela highlights the Mozart & Beethoven concert at The Breakers on Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:00 pm. For more information on the Newport Music Festival, to purchase tickets to an upcoming concert or to make a donation please visit newportmusic.org or call 401-846-113
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text: Aims HM30181 is another era P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitor currently under advancement. aftereffect of HM30181 is not investigated in human beings. Loperamide can be an anti-diarrhoeal agent, which decreases gut motility by functioning on the opiate receptor in the top intestine 8. Because loperamide is normally a delicate substrate of P-gp 9, it really is pumped from the gut endothelium and the mind (i.e. the bloodCbrain hurdle) by P-gp. That is why loperamide in the bloodCbrain hurdle 10 isn't connected with CNS results though it is normally a powerful opioid 9. As a result, if the P-gp in the bloodCbrain hurdle is normally inhibited, the CNS ramifications of loperamide such as for example decreased pupil size and respiratory unhappiness will become obvious. Loperamide is normally taken out by hepatic fat burning capacity generally by CYP3A4 with minimal 478-43-3 manufacture efforts from CYP2C8 10. The goals of today's research were (i) to judge the consequences of an individual oral dosage of HM30181 over the pharmacodynamics, especially CNS opioid results, and pharmacokinetics of loperamide, which can be used being a probe medication for P-gp and (ii) to evaluate them with those of quinidine, a well-known P-gp inhibitor. The pharmacokinetic information of HM30181 at several doses had been also evaluated. Strategies Study population Healthful Korean man volunteers 20C50 years with 80C120% of the perfect body weight had been enrolled in today's research if they had been 478-43-3 manufacture without any proclaimed past medical or medicine history, predicated on physical evaluation, vital signals, 12-business lead electrocardiogram and scientific laboratory tests. Topics with dyscoria, uveitis and cataract had been excluded because these circumstances might obstruct or hinder ophthalmological evaluation. Study style This research was conducted within an open up label, fixed series, three treatment, three period, crossover style with a arbitrary project to a HM30181 dosage in period 3. Because HM30181 continues to be known to employ a lengthy half-life of 75.7C169.3 h after an individual oral dose, a set sequence style was found in the present research in a way that HM30181 was administered in period 3 11. Entitled topics were admitted towards the Clinical Studies Middle at Seoul Country wide University Hospital one day before each period. In period 1, topics received an individual oral dosage of loperamide at 478-43-3 manufacture 16 mg. In period 2, an individual oral dosage of quinidine at 600 mg was implemented, followed by an individual oral dosage of loperamide at 16 mg 1 h afterwards. In period 3, topics randomly received an individual oral dosage of HM30181 at 15, 60 or 180 mg within a 1:1:1 proportion, with an individual oral dosage of loperamide at 16 mg 1 h afterwards. Each period was separated with a 3 time washout, enough to make sure complete clearance of loperamide provided in the last period 12. P-gp inhibition by quinidine and HM30181 was looked into in KBTBD6 intervals 2 and 3, respectively, while period 1 was utilized being a no treatment control. Quinidine was selected being a positive control since it is normally a successful P-gp inhibitor 13C16. The consequences of P-gp inhibition had been evaluated using pharmacodynamic (adjustments in pupil size, alertness and air saturation) and pharmacokinetic (dental bioavailability of loperamide) endpoints. Meals or drinks filled with caffeine, grapefruit or alcoholic beverages were not allowed throughout the research. Smoking had not been allowed through the research either. The Institutional Review Plank of Seoul Country wide University Hospital accepted the study process (IRB No. H-0711-014-224) and up to date consent was extracted from all topics prior to research enrolment. All techniques were performed relative to the recommendations from the Declaration of Helsinki 17. Furthermore, the analysis was executed in conformity with the existing Good Clinical Procedures and other suitable laws and regulations and regulatory requirements in South Korea. Pupil size dimension Trained research personnel assessed horizontal pupil size using a image slit-lamp (FS-3, Nikon, Tokyo, Japan) at 0 (i.e. pre-dose), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 24 and 48 h after loperamide administration while keeping the illuminance in the area continuous at 0.09 lux. Before dimension, 2 min had been allowed for topics to adjust to the light conditions in the area. To stabilize lodging, topics had been asked to visit a stage 100 cm apart before them..


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A message from our retirement home Executive Director
Adrienne West
Executive Director
As a member of the Adelaide Place team since the beginning, Adrienne has had the opportunity to show many seniors, and their families, what life at Adelaide Place is all about. Through many tours of Adelaide Place, participation in local events and her work with several non-profit organizations Adrienne has been able to share the Adelaide Place philosophies with the community and help make Adelaide Place home for many seniors.
"Adelaide Place brings a unique option to the seniors in this area. Where else can you have someone take care of the meals, maintenance and cleaning while you enjoy endless social opportunities, great amenities, an extraordinary dining experience, and a heated indoor pool – just to name a few! For me, the opportunity to contribute so much in the community that I live in, that my children play in, and that I grew up in is simply amazing. Adelaide Place really is home, and I am honoured to be part of it!"


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After a long time, the Tamil Nadu State Board has revised the complete syllabus for state board classes 1 to 12. The syllabus for classes 1 to 7 had undergone a revamp some 7 years ago, while the higher secondary syllabus have been waiting for a long overdue overhaul for about 12 years or so.
Download Class 1 to 12 updated textbooks here
This long overdue revamped syllabus is expected to help the students to pass in the competitive exams. Meanwhile, the officials from the SCERT(State Council of Educational Research and Training) is in charge of overhauling the syllabus.
The main focus of the syllabus was on the concepts to promote understanding rather than the earlier method of rote learning. The syllabus is also aimed to encourage critical thinking.
According to the teachers the new syllabus come with better examples and nuances. For example, in Biology, the chapter on genetics have been updated with content on inheritance, genetic disorders, chromosomal anomalies and so on.
Another new addition is the QR code provided in every textbook for all classes, according to Usha Rani, the Director of SCERT. She adds that Tamil Nadu is the first to do so in the country, "Students can access additional content by using the QR code in the textbook." These QR codes aim to develop conceptual learning by leading students and teachers to audio visuals.
The state government is also working to make the education system more complete and organised, by doing away with the exam blueprint system. The govt also banned public announcement of classes 10th and 12th Rankings, while at the same time it enforced board exams for class 11. Meanwhile, the TN Board syllabus is expected to undergo even more changes in the future.
Students can also access resources for all classes of TN Board from here. Stay tuned for more details about samacheer kalvi books.


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Hello travelers!
Looking for accommodation is one of the most important things when we go on a trip in Indonesia. Next to the hotel, hostel and homestay, the residence (in Indonesia known as a villa) is a very popular type of accommodation. Therefore, choosing the right villa must be considered, because if something goes wrong, we can easily spoil our trip. And no one wants that, right?
Globe in the Hat wants to share some tips with you on how to book a villa in Indonesia, at the same time don't spend a lot of money.
Prices are always taken into consideration. Finding prices suitable for our budget is sometimes really difficult, especially when we want to find a place with additional facilities such as a swimming pool, hot water (which is still not available in every place in Indonesia), and most importantly – great service provided by the host.
Usually, Globe in the Hat checks more than one booking website, so that we can differentiate and search for special discounts for villas that are within the budget. If necessary, you can also clean the computer cache first, so that the website can't detect your browsing history before. They usually raise prices when they know that you are looking for lodging. Pssstt…
Don't forget about facilities! If you're good at searching and you're lucky enough, you can very often find cheap accommodations with good facilities (like a swimming pool etc.) without any difficulties.
Additional facilities like the kitchen with complete cooking utensils, are also very important. It's useless if there is a kitchen, but there is no frying pan, right?
Most people often want to find a villa with a swimming pool, however not all villas are equipped with that. Yep, in fact our experience shows, that it was a very relaxing to use a swimming pool after long and tiring trip. Besides that, it was pretty good to take additional photos by the pool. In view of this, don't hesitate too long if you found a similar, full-equipped place, with reasonable prices 😉
Unfortunately it's often forgotten by travelers. Nevertheless, the view should be also considered while choosing a villa. How do you know if the scenery is good? Usually, not all accommodations are situated in the city center. Thus, before booking, check the location of your villa first.
No less important. Your satisfaction ultimately depends on the service of the villa owner. Therefore, before booking your place to sleep, check the rates and all reviews written by other visitors. Very helpful to make a good decision.
Globe in the Hat has never chosen a villa that had a bad review, even though it was fully equipped and contained good views out the window.
The last but not least – the privacy. Watch out! When we stayed at one of the hotels in Bali, one of the employees entered our room, starting to comment the items we were carrying, even though we just wanted to ask for help in fixing the door that was difficult to open. He started a long speech, asking questions if by any chance we don't need any transport in Bali etc. In our opinion it shouldn't be done by the employee, unless we have already been checked out.
On the other hand, feeling at home is very important, even though we stay at people's villas, this feeling is an added value for every place to sleep. We will not feel awkward doing something without someone else watching and paying attention.
Hopefully our tips in choosing a proper villa can be useful for those who're still confused. Right now, we can recommend you one villa in Batu (East Java), where we stayed in and where you can get all of the above facilities. Azcarya Villa is a good choice for those who're travelling in Indonesia with the family or a group of friends. Moreover, you will get not only full facilities here but also a satisfying service.
Staying at Azcarya villa, we enjoyed the view of Batu city from above, which can be seen around the clock. The villa is located at the foot of Mount Panderman, so in the morning, you will be greeted with sunrise and the city lights at night. Breathtaking views with reasonable price! Hopefully, we'll get a chance to come back here one more time.


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487471-006 Air Jordan 14 "Gym Red" 2020 For Sale
The Air Jordan 14 is attributed to Michael Jordan's last sneaker during his time in the Windy City. This summer, the silhouette gets a Chicago Bulls-themed makeover to celebrate the historic run his Airness had in the city of Chicago. Michael Jordan's love of sports cars took center stage with the Air Jordan 14. The shoe's design took inspiration from one of MJ's favorite cars that he drove. The shoes came to be known as some of the most comfortable Air Jordans ever, but it was their revolutionary technology that truly set them apart. Blazing red nubuck appears on the upper, save for the contrasting black nubuck toe and mesh tongue. The aforementioned sports car inspiration comes into play as a tiny Jumpman emblem resembling a Ferrari logo dots the collar and black rubber bumper with white Jumpman and "23" branding graces the heel. The asymmetrical collar and spoiler-like design of the higher cut tongue combine to enhance the sporty nature of the shoe.
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There's about 700 people living in the park
There's a big park in Brussels, Maximilian Park, a two hour drive from Calais. It's green and has tennis courts, parks, fountains and grass. Surrounded by the trappings of capitalism, huge office blocks, apartment complexes and busy roads.
But when you enter the park you'll find it filled with people who have been pushed to the margins of society. People from the most dangerous countries in the world- Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, Egypt, and now West Africa, Mali and The Gambia where corruption and poverty are destroying people's lives.
There's about 700 people living in the park. On any afternoon you will find 300 – 400 there. Today we took 350 brand new tracksuits. It's rare that we can take such high value items and it was fantastic to see them given to those in real need.
Today I met a group of lovely young Egyptians from Luxor. They told me about their lives back home. Mohamed was a painter and decorator, Aziz was a sheep farmer, the younger two worked in chicken factories and Titi worked in a restaurant.
Mohamed tells me, "I left Egypt because in Egypt there is a military rule, there are no liberties, there is no respect for law and there is no justice. We (the people) elected a civilian president from the people, but the army turned on him and took him from the government and they imprisoned him and killed him. Now we are scared and are not free to earn a living.
I left them sitting on the grass and tree roots in the park, they are not sure where they will sleep tonight but tell me "not to worry, it'll be fine".
To find out how you can volunteer or donate go to https://care4calais.org/get-involved/


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One of the organization that has frequently been mentioned in regards to the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize is the Arctic Council. The Council has been nominated before with a formal nomination letter written by a group of international academics in January 2018. The winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced in Oslo on 11 October.
The Arctic Council was established in Canada with the Ottawa Declaration in 1996 with the aim to enhance cooperation in the North or to "provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic".
For the year 2019, 301 candidates are nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, 223 individuals and 78 organizations.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is responsible for selecting the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and has been since it was first awarded in 1901. The Committee is composed of five members that are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament (Storting).
Sources: the Nobel Prize
The Arctic Council is made up of the eight Arctic Countries, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, USA, Canada and Russia, 6 permanent participants of the Indigenous people of the Arctic and 39 observer states and international organizations, as can be observed in detail in the Arctic Portal produced map.
For further information on the Arctic Council : Arctic Portal


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Parts designed in CAD/CAM systems are composed of features, including Extruded Cuts, Fillets, Chamfers, and Holes. A CNC milling machine creates these features using machining operations like Face, 2D Contour, 2D Pocket, and various Drilling operations.
Knowing which machining operation to use to make which feature is sometimes obvious. For example, the slots in Figure 7.5 are created using a Slot Mill pocketing operation, the large extruded cut using 2D Pocket, and the Chamfer using Chamfer milling.
However, sometimes these decisions are not so obvious. For example, the hole through the part center could be created using Drill, 2D Contour, 2D Pocket or Circular Pocket milling. You may wonder, is the large flat (where the holes begin) a 2D Contour or 2D Pocket? Furthermore, which features on this part should be machined from the Top and which from the bottom?
The operations the CNC programmer chooses and their sequence depends on a bewildering number of factors, including feature size, tool used, capabilities of the machine, feature tolerance and how the part is gripped. The rest of this chapter will introduce how to begin looking at 2D parts and begin making CNC process decisions.
To begin with, in most cases you want to first machine the side of a 2D part that has the most features; finishing as much of the part as possible with the first CNC setup. This is often the Front view of a part designed in CAD/CAM. In this example, that means machining the side with the slots first (Front CAD view) rather than the opposite side.


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Thailand expects 10-pct growth in tourism revenue in Q3
Thailand expects a 10-percent increase in tourism revenue to 597 billion THB in the third quarter of this year.
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Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand expects a 10-percent increase in tourism revenue to 597 billion THB in the third quarter of this year.
Thai Tourism and Sports Minister KobkarnWattanavrangkul said that factors supporting this projection include the "12 Can't-Miss Cities" campaign, increases in the number of public holidays, the push for domestic tourism, the opening of new low-cost flights, low oil prices, successful tourism marketing, and investments in tourism in the CLMVT (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand) countries.
During the second quarter, the Thai tourism sector generated 571 billion THB, an increase of 11.8 percent from the same period last year. Over 7.5 million foreign tourists travelled to the Kingdom during this period, a yea-on-year increase of 8 percent. Overseas tourists brought in 362 billion THB in revenue, up 13 percent.
Over 37 million Thais travelled domestically during the second quarter, marking an increase of 3 percent from the same period last year and generating 208 billion THB in revenue.
In the first seven months of this year, the sector earned a total of 1.37 trillion THB in revenue, a year-on-year increase of 13.95 percent.-VNA


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Research Article
Templates as heuristics for proving properties of medical devices
@ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261743, author={Michael Harrison and Jose Campos and Paolo Masci and Paul Curzon}, title={Templates as heuristics for proving properties of medical devices}, journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies}, volume={3}, number={8}, publisher={ACM}, journal_a={CT}, year={2015}, month={12}, keywords={formal methods, interactive systems, usability heuristics}, doi={10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261743} }
- Michael Harrison
Jose Campos
Paolo Masci
Paul Curzon
Year: 2015
Templates as heuristics for proving properties of medical devices
DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261743
This paper briefly describes how property templates have been used to analyse and explore the interactive behaviour of a specific medical device (an IV infusion pump). It is proposed that interactive devices that satisfy properties based on the templates are easier and safer to use. The property templates act as heuristics for the development of suitable properties tailored to the details of the particular device. A mathematically based approach is used to prove that a specification of the device satisfies the properties.
Copyright © 2015 M. Harrison et al., licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.


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Managing multi-purpose leisure facilities in a time of climate change
journal contributionposted on 2021-02-02, 03:32 authored by K McDonald, Bob Stewart, Gregory DingleGregory Dingle
In this paper, we examine the ways in which multi-purpose leisure facilities (MPLFs) - being pivotal places for delivering aquatic, exercise, and indoor sport programmes - have responded to the climate change problem. The study was framed by a resource-based view of organisations which theorises that the capacity for effective responses will be dependent upon the breadth and quality of the resources available for strategy formulation and implementation. Using an intensive case study methodology, two distinct MPLFs in Melbourne, Australia, were targeted for the analysis. It was found that while the managers of each facility were aware of the climate change problem, the preparedness to initiate change in response to shifting weather patterns - either through mitigation or adaptation - was more pronounced for the facility that had a strong base of 'environmental knowledge resources'. Additionally, these resources were used to pursue mainly adaptation strategies that included more efficient electric power use and frugal water use. © 2014 Taylor & Francis.


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One of the things that you might consider is finding a niche for your craft. Maybe you have some expertise, skill, or interest that might be a creative tool for you to use in creating items for craft shows. Below are some hints to finding what that area might be for you:
What interests you? - You can take an interest you have and turn it into a craft show success. If you are a gardening hobbyist, why not come up with something every gardener needs. Provide that craft inexpensively and you might have yourself a winning craft for spring craft shows.
What do you have knowledge of - Maybe you are a model railway buff, along with being a crafter (the two go hand-in-hand) and you want to provide railway buildings or railway terrain for people to use in their own train sets. You have the knowledge of what needs to be built and used - so why not combined the two joys in order to come up with one profitable craft show item?
What are you good at? - If you are a good cook, then make a quick recipe book. If you are pretty good at organizing things, then why not come up with a desk organizer that anyone can use.
What are other people doing? - This is certainly not an open invite to start copying the design of other people at a craft show. Instead, it is an opportunity to see what is out there and for you to be the one that says, "You know, this craft would be better if it was... (fill in the blank)." Once you fill in that blank, it might trigger an idea inside your head of how you can improve this product or maybe even come up with one that works WITH it.
When in doubt, teach others - This is becoming a great way to make extra profits at craft shows. Some crafters love to take the bull by the horns and make their own crafts, so why not capitalize on that? Provide them patterns or instructions and unmade kits at a cost - so it takes the labor out of it but you are still selling the product.
At last resort, create a niche that works for a craft you have in mind. Sometimes that niche is staring right back at us and we don't even know it. If we are good at something, or interested in another, or you see something you can improve on, feel free to take the initiative to take it and make a profit from it at your craft shows!
Natalie Goyette shows you how to make your craft show business profitable in her best selling ebook: Craft Show Success Secrets. Visit her site: [craftshowsuccess.com parked domain].
Learn more at amazon.com
More Make Money With Crafts Ideas:
• How to Cut Down Your Competition When Selling Your Crafts
• Making a Living in Crafts
• Paying Taxes on Craft Show Sales
• Making Money Marketing Your Crafts
• Four Things You DIDN'T Know About Making Money at Craft Shows
• Online Benefits for Craft Businesses
• Pricing Your Way too a Better Craft Show Profit
• Three Steps to Improving Your Craft Show Profit
• Sewing to Sell
• Tips for Selling Crafts


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Keselowski Ready For Beating and Banging at Martinsville
Brad Keselowski went from the brink of elimination to having a spot in the Eliminator Round of NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup. Fresh off his must-needed win at Talladega, Keselowski now has his sights set on the Goody's® Headache Relief Shot® 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 26.
Keselowski, who in nine career starts owns a 13.4 average finish at Martinsville, said he knows the challenge that lies ahead at NASCAR's smallest track.
"You know, this place is tough. It's very, very tough," said Keselowski, the 2012 Sprint Cup Champion. "At any given time you can have a good day spoiled by something out of the ordinary happening."
Keselowski, whose fourth place finish one year ago marked his career best at Martinsville, said he hopes to improve on those efforts and not have a repeat of his first start at the half-mile speedway.
"I still remember my first race here," he said. "I think I wrecked half-way through and I wrecked on pit road and I wrecked again on the racetrack."
Even with the ups and downs, he finished 38th in the spring, Keselowski looks at Martinsville as a special place and knows he's in for a physical challenge.
"I think Martinsville isn't just one of the most historic tracks, it is the most historic track in NASCAR. It goes back to the grassroots of not just NASCAR, but automobile racing," he said. "There's lots of beating and banging. It's kind of back to the roots, not just because of the age of the track, but because of the genre of the track, as a short track."
Keselowski said the beating and banging he referred to is a product of the unique layout of the track.
"It's obviously a paperclip," he said. "It's very, very small; very, very tight. It has fast straightaways and very slow corners."
The Goody's® Headache Relief Shot® 500 race weekend kicks off on Friday with the Virginia Lottery Pole Day.
Ticket prices for the Goody's® Headache Relief Shot® 500 begin at just $45.
Tickets to the Goody's® Headache Relief Shot® 500 on Oct. 26, the Kroger 200 on Oct. 25 and the Virginia Lottery Pole Day on Oct. 24 can be purchased by calling 1.877.RACE.TIX. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.martinsvillespeedway.com.


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The last post in this series covered the first stage of my current book project, from conception to proposal, which ran about a year long. To gloss it quickly: it started in summer of 2018 when I compiled the first bit of raw material for the project and went until July of 2019 when I submitted my book proposal to five publishers.
In this post I'm going to walk you through what happened as I navigated the initial review process with the five publishers. Some things about my experience may be different from yours, but I hope this sheds some light on what you might expect when you're in the middle of this. I'm going to include as much detail as possible, because I think this process is so mysterious to authors who haven't been through it (and it can feel mysterious even as you're going through it!). I'm not going to name the presses or editors I didn't sign with. I had good experiences with all of them, so I wish I could give them a shout-out, but it seems like the right thing for now not to name names. To be honest, it feels kind of weird to talk publicly about any of this at all, because people usually only discuss these things in private. But part of my mission in writing this newsletter is to pull back the curtain on aspects of scholarly publishing that tend to be opaque to first-time authors, so I'm just going to try to fight through the weirdness. (If you don't care about the details you can just scroll to the end for the takeaways.)
As a reminder from the last post, these are the presses I submitted to:
Press A - a university press and editor with whom I had no prior connection. I submitted the proposal cold with a simple email inquiry and the materials requested on the publisher's website.
Press B - another university press and editor with whom I had no prior connection. I submitted the proposal cold with a simple email inquiry and the materials requested on the publisher's website.
Press C - a university press whose editor had approached me in the spring to chat about potential book ideas.
Press D - a university press whose editor had sent me a message on Twitter asking to see my proposal
Princeton University Press - I'd been introduced to acquisitions editor Peter Dougherty via email by a mutual contact (a participant in my Book Proposal Accelerator workshop) and Peter had expressed interest in the project a few weeks before I submitted the proposal.
I sent my proposal to all 5 presses between July 9th and 12th, 2019. Here's what happened that month:
July 9th, 2019: Peter Dougherty at Princeton confirms receipt of my proposal by email and we schedule a phone call to discuss the review process there.
July 12, 2019: The editor I submitted to from Press A responds by email with brief feedback on the proposal (positive, with one suggested addition to the sample chapter). She says she'd like to send the proposal and sample chapter for peer review and summarizes the review process at their press. I write back to clarify whether the press would be ok with simultaneous review since I'm still waiting to hear from other publishers. (The editor was traveling at conferences for two weeks but finally wrote back to say that yes, simultaneous review would be ok. The editor just asked that I keep her posted on how things progressed with the other publishers.)
July 16, 2019: I have a phone call with Peter at Princeton. He lets me know that he intends to take the proposal to his upcoming editorial meeting. (At that meeting he gets approval to send it out for peer review. He lets me know that he expects the reviews back within a month. At this point he is aware that I have had interest from other presses.)
July 24, 2019: The editor from Press C emails to ask if we can talk on the phone about my proposal. On that call, the editor lets me know that Press C wants to offer me a contract pre-review. The full manuscript would be reviewed after I submit it, but they're ready to make an offer on the book before that point.
July 24, 2019: Two weeks after my initial submission and with interest (though not yet formal offers) from three presses in hand, I ping the editor at Press D, who had DMed me about sending him my proposal, to see if he feels it's a good fit for him. He feels he isn't the right editor for the project, but forwards it on to a colleague at his press.
July 29, 2019: I reach out to the editor at Press B, from whom I've heard nothing so far. I say that I just want to let them know as a courtesy that I've received interest from three presses and things are moving forward. That editor responds the next day to say they are interested and want to move forward as well. (This kind of thing has happened to many of my clients too. You can often speed a response—whether positive or negative—from a press when you let them know you have interest from others.)
Things are quiet for the first couple weeks of August.
In mid-August I receive the first set of reader reports from Princeton. One is very positive, the other less so, and both have some suggestions for revision. Peter asks if I would revise and resubmit the proposal and sample chapter in light of the reports and I agree to do so.
In mid-August I also receive a kind note from the editor at Press D saying that they will not be moving forward with review after all due to having a similar book on their list already. (Note: this kind of thing can go both ways. Sometimes presses like to publish similar books because they can market them to the same audiences, sometimes they feel they can't fully support both books at the same time. If a press passes on your project for this reason, recognize that it's not personal and doesn't mean your project is bad.)
Toward the end of August, I receive mostly positive reader reports from Press A. The editor there doesn't need me to revise the proposal but does ask me to write a response to the reports, which I do, laying out how I intend to revise my plan for the manuscript in light of the reviewer feedback. Around the same time, Press C comes forward with an official offer. I let the editor there know that I'm still in review with a few presses but that I will try to have a decision as soon as possible.
In early September, I submit my revised proposal and sample chapter to Princeton and my response to reader reports to Press A. About a week and a half later, I receive an offer from Press A. A few days later I have a phone call with the editor from Press A and inform her that I have an offer in hand already from another press (I don't name Press C here). Within a day, Press A comes back with an improved offer (in this case, "improved" means a higher advance, though still not as high as the advance offered by Press C). I'm sharing this detail so that you can see how you might communicate about offers when multiple presses are in play. You don't name the presses to each other, but if you're still considering publishing with someone you give them the courtesy of knowing if someone else has offered you more so they can decide whether they want to try to stay in the mix. It's not about playing hardball, it's just about professionally stating your status so everyone has enough information to act on. Sometimes they'll say that they can't offer you a competitive advance but they can do something else meaningful for you. Letting them know you have other offers gives them the chance to convince you they're the right publisher for your project.
Just a day after I receive the amended offer from Press A, I receive what I consider to be an excellent offer from Princeton. Peter and I set up a phone conversation and I ask about a couple things that are important to me regarding the offer. A few days later he lets me know that he was able to get approval for some changes to the offer that I'd requested. I take a few days to weigh my options and finally, in early October, I decide to go with Princeton.
I based my decision not so much on the actual offer, but on what it represented to me. I felt very confident that Peter and the press as a whole were fully in support of my project and shared my vision for what it could be and that they would be the best partners to get it into the hands of the audiences I wanted to reach. You may note that this was the offer I had to work the hardest for—I was asked to revise my proposal materials for re-review before I got to the offer stage. I could have gone with either of the two other two presses that made offers without revisions—and I know I would have had great experiences with either of those presses because I really liked both editors on a personal level—but I chose to look at the request for revision as an investment of effort and interest on the part of my editor at Princeton. It was a little more difficult for me to deal with emotionally, but I knew that it would result in the best product for my book's ultimate readers.
If you've been following this story carefully, you may be wondering what happened to Press D. After the editor who initially asked to see the proposal passed it along to his colleague, I didn't hear anything. I wrote to the second editor and we exchanged a few emails, but we had a hard time lining up our schedules and weren't able to set up a phone call to discuss next steps. While I would have been happy to pursue things with Press D (it's a great press), I didn't want to wait around for them while I had other presses moving quickly and responsively. I did check in once I had offers in hand just to see if the editor at Press D still wanted to talk, but didn't receive a response. I don't take any of that personally, but I do take it as an indication that my project probably wasn't a priority for this editor (for whatever reason). Which is fine, no grudge held!
What are the takeaways from this process for other authors? First, things can move quickly. In my case, I think they moved so fast for a few reasons: editors saw the project as particularly marketable, they knew there would be competition for it, it was the summertime, and the content was pretty easy to read and therefore easy for peer reviewers to weigh in on swiftly. For academic monographs, things tend to move more slowly, and you shouldn't be discouraged at all if things don't move as quickly as I outlined here. Speed and competition may not be a priority for you at all, in which case you may prefer to have more leisurely dialogues with one or more editors over a longer period. But if you're eager to get things wrapped up more expeditiously, being prepared with a tight proposal can make publishers more motivated to move things along because they recognize that others may be equally interested.
Another takeaway I hope you get out of this story is that transparency with editors and publishers is important. Everyone wants to be informed of the project's status with other publishers so they can figure out their next steps. Again, you don't have to name names, but you can make everyone aware when you have interest from other publishers, when you're under review with others, when you have offers in hand from others, and what the nature of those offers are (it's up to you how specific you want to get about the offers). You don't need to inundate editors with updates, but do keep them in the loop about your status each time you communicate.
One more takeaway: you don't have to have a prior relationship with an editor in order to get their attention or to get an offer from their press. I had no connection to Press A before submitting my proposal and receiving an offer from them, and I had only a cursory email introduction to the editor I ended up signing with before submitting my proposal to him. Established connections never hurt, but you can absolutely get published without them if your proposal and manuscript are appealing.
If could add one final takeaway that might not be apparent from my story, it's that most academic books do not garner advances at all. Mine did because it's a certain kind of project whose market is comparatively large and obvious. If you're not offered an advance, don't take it as a sign that the press doesn't like your book. If they're offering to publish your book at all, they like it plenty. And when we are talking about advances and other offer terms for academic books, we're not talking about huge numbers in any case. A few thousand extra dollars is obviously nice to have, but publishing your book with the right press and an editor who you feel understands and supports your work can be worth more than money. The compensation might come back to you in other forms too, such as a promotion at work or the speaking fees you'll be able to command after your book comes out. So try not to get caught up in offer terms and do try to focus on your greater goal, which is to publish a book that will find its way into the hands of the readers you want. Ultimately, the best publisher for you is the one who will help you achieve that goal, and everything else is gravy on top.
In the next installment of this little series, I'll cover what happened between accepting Princeton's offer in October of 2019 and submitting my full manuscript earlier this month.
In the meantime, if you're hoping to craft a book proposal of your own and get personalized tips on your submission strategy, you can still sign up for my Book Proposal Accelerator, which will be running from May 1st–June 18th. I'll even send you the entire packet of materials before May 1st, if you want to get a couple weeks' head start while we're all stuck in quarantine. Just let me know that you'd like to start early when you fill out the enrollment form here. Any questions? Reply to this email or chat me up on Twitter dot com.


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Eastern Traffic, part of The Municipal Group of Companies, is a large, diversified Construction Company engaged in all major aspects of the heavy civil construction industry within the Atlantic Provinces. We are currently looking for numerous Traffic Control Supervisors to join our team and help oversee our Traffic control operations within the HRM and Annapolis Valley areas.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the safe and effective direction of traffic through a temporary workplace;
- Responsible for the establishment of safe work areas for workers during road construction;
- Implementation of a traffic plan in accordance with the NS Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual or an approved Code of Practice;
- Maintain Temporary Workplace during course of work shift to stay in accordance with TCM or Code of Practice;
- Management of traffic control personnel and equipment on site;
- Troubleshoot issues or potential issues with Temporary Workplace during course of work shift;
- Work with foreman/superintendent to establish working plan for that day's operations or future operations;
- Completion and submission of various reports, consisting of, but not limited to: timesheets, Toolbox Meetings, Daily Hazard Assessments, work orders;
- Documentation of site activities, inspection logs, incidents and violations;
- Ensure a safe work environment in compliance with all safety policies and procedures using the appropriate tools and equipment for the task;
- Ensure safety of fellow employees;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, and Experience:
- No Experience necessary, successful applicants will receive training and accreditations.
- Training will be provided to receive accreditation (TWS and TCP card) issued by Provincial Traffic Authority;
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule including, days, nights and weekends
- Must be reliable and punctual
- Willingness to work in a team environment;
- Comply with all safety policies and procedures;
- Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and supervisors to ensure that projects are completed properly;
- Working safely and professionally is a condition of employment.
- Full Training program will be provided.
A comprehensive pension and benefits package are offered with this position along with opportunities for advancement and training and development.
Application Process:
Completed applications should be submitted to:
Human Resources
Attn: Leah Creelman
Via Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Please reference "Traffic Control Supervisors" in the subject line.
We are an equal opportunity employer that encourages all interested candidates to submit a detailed resume, quoting the position title.
We would like to thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be notified.
More careers at Eastern Traffic Services
Career ID: 22468-traffic-control-supervisor


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Essential Panel
ACMG and ACOG Recommended Conditions
|Disease Name
|Biological Systems Affected
|Clinical Outcome
|Recommended By
|Neurologic, Cognitive
|Metabolic, Endrocrine
|Circulatory, Respiratory
|Skin, Bones, Muscle
|Shortened life expectancy
|Treatments Available
|Victor Center
|Beta thalassemia
|Cystic fibrosis
|Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy
|Sickle cell anemia
|Spinal muscular atrophy
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Our Essential panel screens for disorders recommended by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
ACMG is a society of health professionals that strives to establish the best clinical and laboratory practices pertaining to genetic initiatives. In July 2013, ACMG published a list of recommendations for reporting findings in clinical DNA. With the goal of preventing morbidity and mortality, the list is comprised of inherited cancers as well as autosomal and X-linked diseases. See the full list and read more about how these conditions and genes were selected here. Each of these clinically relevant disorders are available on our customizable Avenir® panels. Inherited cancers on the ACMG list are tested on our Cancer Panel, while the remaining autosomal and X-linked disorders are screened on Avenir® Essential.
ACOG is an organization of medical specialists dedicated to the improvement of women's health. In March 2017, ACOG released a Committee Opinion regarding carrier screening for genetic conditions. Detailed recommendations are available for specific conditions that are more common in the population. These include spinal muscular atrophy, Tay-Sachs disease, cystic fibrosis, and various hemoglobinopathies. See the full discussion about these diseases here. ACOG also suggests expanded genetic screening for individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage; these conditions are tested on our Comprehensive panel.
By synthesizing the recommendations of these two groups, we have developed a genetic panel that screens for 23 of the most medically relevant genetic disorders in the United States.


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FileWave, the system management software for Mac OS X and Windows, was updated to version 2.6 on Wednesday. New to this release is Universal binary support for the Mac version.
FileWave enables system managers to do mass installs, network-based system configuration and management of new software and patches. It's scalable and works cross-platform.
All of FileWave 2.6's Mac OS X components are now Universal binaries, according to the developer, so they'll run natively on Intel and PowerPC-based Macs. What's more, FileWave administrators can control or observe remote computers using Apple Remote Desktop 3.0, Timbuktu or command line remote control via SSH.


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The Green Bay Packers head coach, Mike McCarthy, seems to be a lightning rod for criticism. When things go wrong on the field, the head coach is usually one of the first to take blame from fans and from the media, a group with which McCarthy is often gruff and sometimes ornery.
Add in the fact that McCarthy maintains the play-calling duties, and you can see why he is in line for even more criticism than the average head coach. Still, McCarthy's team won a Super Bowl just a few seasons ago, and his offenses consistently rate among the best in the NFL in yards and points.
In Rotoworld's ranking of the top NFL head coaches, Mike McCarthy ranked 10th among the 32 candidates for those reasons, among others. Here is a look at what they had to say about McCarthy:
McCarthy has only known success as a head coach. He's also only known Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers as his quarterbacks. McCarthy can be unimaginative, and slow to adjust. His defenses have consistently underperformed. The San Francisco 49ers can attest to all three points. That's why the timing couldn't have been better than 2013 for McCarthy to remind people that he's not just a push-button coach. McCarthy did some of the best work of his career in the seven games Rodgers missed with a broken collarbone, managing and manipulating Matt Flynn just enough that the Pack could eke out two wins and a tie. It was a reminder of the success Flynn had during Rodgers' previous absences — and a reminder that Flynn has been utterly futile as an NFL quarterback everywhere else he's been. McCarthy is never going to be a fearless leader, blazing new trails and trends. But he's been the right coach at the right time for the Packers, and that's harder to find than you think.
Certainly, McCarthy was put in a difficult situation when Aaron Rodgers was hurt, primarily because the team's only veteran backup (Seneca Wallace) was injured the very next week and forced Scott Tolzien into action. All things considered, McCarthy pulled Tolzien in favor of the recently-signed Flynn at the right time in the Vikings game, and helped Flynn perform well enough to keep the Packers alive.
That is not meant to say that the criticisms of McCarthy are invalid; they're far from it, in fact. Being "unimaginative and slow to adjust" are exactly the kinds of issues that Packers fans have complained about regarding McCarthy's in-game management in recent years, and with good reason. (Also, the way he uses that challenge flag sometimes is maddening.) Still, it is just as important to remember the positive things that McCarthy brings to the table - especially his skill at game-planning during the week and managing his personnel.
As for the rest of Rotoworld's top ten, it consists of the following coaches, in order:
1. Bill Belichick
2. Pete Carroll
3. Jim Harbaugh
4. Sean Payton
5. John Harbaugh
6. Chip Kelly
7. Andy Reid
8. Bruce Arians
9. Tom Coughlin
Now this top 10 seems a little more debatable. I encourage you to critique this list in the comments as you see fit, and tell us where you think McCarthy actually fits in the grand scheme of NFL head coaches.
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Big-screen devotees such as myself are appreciative to see cinemas start to resume. It's a resurgence that will ideally be a lifesaver for AMC Entertainment Hold, which was consuming $130 million every month because of overall pandemic-related terminations.
Truly, there's as yet far to go before the theater business gets anyplace close to the participation levels it depended on before the pandemic. Limit limitations in numerous areas are adding to that delay.
However, within excess of 150 million portions of different Covid immunizations previously directed and millions more guaranteed in the two or three months in the U.S., individuals are beginning to show some certainty again in going out for amusement. This is additionally reassuring film studios to again begin delivering what they expect will be blockbuster films following a time of stopping discharges as a result of the pandemic.
Because of this, things have all the earmarks of being searching up for AMC. In any case, there's as yet one pattern that will make it harder for this venue chain to get back to its original capacity.
Large screens are confronting rivalry from the front room
To help their streaming organizations and fence their wagers against a resurgence of COVID-19, film studios tested for this present year with concurrent arrivals of movies on streaming stages and in theaters (that were as yet open). If this examination proceeds, it will make it hard for NYSE AMC to completely recuperate.
Up until this point, the analysis has had blended outcomes. Warner Media (claimed by AT&T (NYSE: T)) chose to deliver its movies this year at the same time in theaters and temporarily to supporters of its generally new web-based feature, HBO Max, at no extra charge. Marvel Woman 1984 was delivered on Christmas day utilizing this model and got extraordinary viewership on HBO Max yet moderately baffling film industry receipts.
Numerous venues were as yet shut at that point. This previous end of the week, the studio delivered Godzilla versus Kong, and industry insiders were shocked by the heavenly film industry opening notwithstanding it being accessible to HBO Max supporters.
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been seeking after different delivery tests with expectations of tracking down the correct mix in this current circumstance and no reasonable fruitful pattern has arisen, at any rate as indicated by industry investigators. For example, the enlivened Disney include Raya and the Last Dragon acquired dull numbers in the cinema world this previous week. You can find more stocks like NYSE baba which you can check at https://www.webull.com/quote/nyse-baba.


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Let brotherly love continue. – Hebrews 13:1 (ESV)
Last week, the boys found a toad in the yard while hanging out with JJ (their daddy, my sweet husband) in the backyard. I was out running errands so I missed this exciting discovery and I was so sad that I did. The ex-elementary-science-loving teacher in me loves when stuff like this comes up in our world.
JJ took some really cute pictures of the boys with this little amphibian (Susannah was not interested, much to my chagrin) and as I was scrolling through the images of a scared looking little toad and two joyful and excited boys who really might squeeze too hard and justify why this frog is looking so scared, I stumbled across this little gem of a photo.
Solomon is not looking at the toad. He is looking straight at his older brother. His road map. His compass. One of the people in his life who he so desperately wants to emulate – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
He looks up to him for guidance. He watches his reactions then adjusts his own to match "bro-bro's" accordingly. He is still so little (almost two!) and yet so wants to mentally do more than he physically can. This seems to always be the conundrum of a last -born child.
They wrestle a lot. They fight with foam swords a lot. They make messes together a lot. They slug each other a lot. But they always come back to love and have even been caught holding hands while resting on the floor and bonding over "Fireman Sam".
They are brothers. May their love continue always.
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The guns and ammunition industry comprises establishments specialising in the retail of guns (shotguns, revolvers, rifles, machine guns, pistols and grenade launchers) and ammunition. The firms operating in this space might also retail a wide range of accessories as well as apparel in conjunction with main products. Their primary customers include numerous government security organisations, law and order agencies, retailers and private security vendors.
The United States continue to dominate the industry and according to the 'Small Arms Survey', the US is the global leader in 'privately owned (civilian) guns' and retain its prominent spot of exporting more than 50% of the international weaponry in the industry.
In the US, the industry is presently valued at approx. $16 billion (Source: IBISWorld) with a CAGR of 4.7% (2016-21). This impressive growth is attributable to the rise in the per capita disposable income coupled with the heightened interest in game hunting. There has been a rise in the volatility in the industry in the past five years. It experienced aggressive revenue spikes post-recession due to terrorist attacks and anticipation of restrictive gun control laws. Moreover, despite a stiff competition from outdoor stores, sporting goods, online retailers, gun show vendors, etc., the number of gun shops have risen. The growth trajectory in the upcoming years will majorly depend on the US military spending and perception forming on the outcome of firearms legislation.
The guns and ammunition industry is one of the most unstable industries in the US, apart from being subjected to financial meltdowns and economic cycles, its health is also directly impacted by current events. This makes it next to impossible to project the future demand from this industry as this sector is vulnerable to even a sole event, which can significantly impact the performance of the industry.
Additionally, two factors that drive this industry include people's interest in self-protection and the fear of government's intrusion on Second Amendment. For instance, as seen in the above chart, the production shot up in 2013 as gun makers attempted to match the demand in response to a call for strict gun control by Barrack Obama following the 'Sandy Hook shootings', which saw a stable but steadily growing base. Thus, fearing restrictions on weapons, potential buyers stockpiled arms to beat a prospective ban. The mass shooting in an Orlando nightclub (June 2016) spurred record sales. In addition, the nomination of Hilary Clinton, the Democratic Presidential candidate and also a gun control advocate (2016) skyrocketed the sales with 27.5 million firearm background checks for gun transactions processed in the year. This was a rise of four million from 2015 and a twofold increase from 2008. On the contrary, the election of President Donald Trump, a gun rights supporter, saw a drastic fall in demand this year and was termed as 'Trump slump'.
Furthermore, Televisory examined the US firearms and ammunition market and the major players that manufacture c. 40% of the firearms in the nation.
Although Remington Outdoor Company is at the number one spot in terms of modern sporting rifle and long gun sales, it holds a number three spot in total ammunition sales (as shown in the above table). The company's total sales were $808.9 million (2015), this was a decline from $939.3 million (2014) as a result of restructuring and start-up costs of $7.8 million and $9.9 million (recognised for 2015). This translated into average revenue per unit produced at c. $1,950. The firm is the largest employer in the domestic firearm market with around 2,600 employees and nearly 3,000 international staff. The company's average cash OPEX amounted to c. $1,900 in 2015.
Secondly, for Smith & Wesson, the revenue decreased by 15.2% (2014) and amounted to $552 million or on an average the revenue per unit sold was $376. In the firearms division, the sale of handguns registered a drop of 6.5% (2014), while long guns and Walther products registered a decline of 41.9% and 91.0% respectively. This drop is attributed to the excess channel inventory that was used to satiate the demand for products of the firm. Smith & Wesson employ nearly 1,600 people in America. Its average cash OPEX per unit produced translated to almost $292 (as of 2015).
Sturm Ruger, the biggest gun-maker in the country, serves only the domestic market with its revenues registering an increase of c. 0.5% (2015) over the previous year and volume to the tune of c.1.6 million products. The average revenue per unit produced, thus, translated to $316, while average cash OPEX totalled c. $200. The company claims to employ over 1,230 full-time staff with approx. 49% of its workers are in the firm for over 10 years.
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported that background checks [as adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)] increased by 10%, suggesting a jump in the demand for firearms for the period 2015-16. This increase in demand is attributable to reasons such as stronger-than-usual-seasonal industry demand due to the political campaigns for elections, increased production catering to products in demand, strong demand for newly launched products, etc. Therefore, all three manufacturers registered a growth in their revenues in 2016 (as shown in the above infographic).
In conclusion, it can be stated that the firearms industry in the United States is a $16 billion enterprise that offers employment to thousands of people and contributes billions in tax revenue. Although it is yet to be seen if more stringent gun control measures will be implemented in the future, with an approx. 300 million firearms possessed by people in the US, it is more than apparent that a gun control regulation in the industry will be met with resistance. Presently, guns are a norm in the US as is the debate pertaining to the Second Amendment and both will remain a salient feature of the American culture.
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*Rings bells* Sales are here, sales are here! There are so many things to love about after-Christmas sales: They're less stressful than Black Friday. You're not feeling any gift-giving pressure. And if you live in a place with a wintry climate, some very practical things are now on serious markdown. Now's the time to buy the winter coat of your dreams, whether it's a practical puffer or a dramatic statement piece. Shop 24 of our favorite on-sale coats below.
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Figure out where you want to be, and go there.
I've always had this strange ability to, when lost in my own head, to envision where it is I want to be and go there. Sort of like, if you've read the Amber books by Roger Zelazny….? And when Corwin and his family walk the pattern and get to the end, they can teleport to anywhere they envision themselves being? It's like that, only not instant. And, you know, not fictional. Even though I've been reminded a lot lately that my life is like a sit-com, heh.
For instance, one time this guy I was dating woke me up at 2 in the morning and told me it wasn't working. I thought he was talking about the electric blanket, but it turns out he was talking about us. He was out of the house less than half an hour later, and I spent a day or two looking around and blinking and wondering what the fuck had happened. My heart was sad and confused. But my head, well… it saw down the road and up that hill was a place called "not wanting to be with a douchebag that would wake my ass up at 2 AM and break up with me out of the blue, because if he's that immature about his feelings and that impulsive about hurting people …. do you really want to be with a loser like that? No, you don't, because you're fucking awesome and deserve better." And by the end of that week he was leaving flowers on my porch and calling me at work to tell me what a sorry-ass loser he was, and I was all, "yup. You sure are." and I moved on with my life.
But the catch with that particular super-power is that I need a few days of total peace and quiet to be able to envision where it is I want to be. I need quiet time, time where I can put myself and my needs first, time to soak in the tub and reread a favorite book and not talk to anyone and still the waters of my mind and listen to the small voice of my True North. Isn't that a sick joke? Because what's causing me to wonder where I want to be? The fact that I seem to have, and this is totally my own fault, bitten off more than I can chew. And I'm too busy trying to get that down to a manageable size to take the time to be quiet. THAT'S MESSED UP. I'm a dervish right now, and it's a whirlwind entirely of my own making. That's crazypants. It's like a Catch-22. I can't clear my head until I'm less busy, but I'm too busy to clear my head. Again, that's just crazy.
But you know what else is crazy? Maybe even more crazy? I spend entirely too much time thinking "why do I do this to myself" when I should be spending time thinking "where I want to be is on a bus out of crazytown so let's just fucking hop on that ride, shall we?". It's as if I would rather place blame than fix the problem, and that's just whack. Julia Cameron would say that there's a payoff in staying where I am, even if staying where I am isn't where I want to be. For the life of me I can't see the payoff in remaining so stressed, so fuck that noise. I'm tired of focusing on why I do it to myself (I'm nice, I don't like to say no, I love to work… WE ALL GET THAT. We've read that chapter a million times, let's turn the page already. Oh my god, even *I* don't want to listen to myself whine any more, I can't imagine what it's like for my friends to be around me.). It's time to focus on where I want to be.
Here are five things that live in the place I want to be:
- One half-day a week where I can pre-write a week's worth of posts on my work blog (product reviews, advice, works in progress, etc.).
- One full day a week where I am offline, even if I'm still working on things like painting ceramics.
- One full day OFF WORK a week. Not working. Reading. Playing the Sims. Bathing the dogs. Doing laundry. Driving around to cemeteries and taking photos of graves (wait, I did tell y'all about my new hobby, right?).
- The ability to say "I'd love to be able to, but I can't do that for you right now."
- More time with ceramics, my first best love, because every time I have time to work on them I want to work on them EVEN MORE.
So. That's where I want to be. So Imma go there. Come with?
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The common thread in all of Ommie's designs is the lead character Ommie, who takes children on adventures which are all based on yoga and mindfulness principles, as well as respect for others and our environment. The first book, Ommie and the Magical Garden, was created and illustrated with the Ommie mindfulness brand carefully built on the same principles. The Ommie website offers more yoga and mindfulness ideas for parents, as well as a shop to buy the book and other merchandise. The overall Ommie brand is designed with kids aged 3-8 in mind, keeping it fun, colourful and simple.