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January 5, 2021
The Chanel Sisters by Judithe Little
Genre/Categories: Historical Fiction, Siblings, WW1
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Raised in a strict convent orphanage, the Chanel sisters, Gabrielle ("Coco") and Antoinette, know that they are destined for something better. They hide romantic novels and fashion magazines from strict nuns as they envision a different life. When they age out of the orphanage, Gabrielle and Antoinette set out to create a life for themselves, hoping desperately to leave their poverty behind. Finally, they establish a small hat shop on the rue Cambon in Paris. As their fashionable and well made hats gain popularity, WW1 breaks out. Ultimately, they go their separate ways as they continue to courageously find their own places in the world.
My Thoughts:
Point of View: The engaging story of The Chanel Sisters is told from Antoinette's perspective. Very little is known about her, so Antoinette's portion of the story is highly imagined. I enjoyed this perspective because it shows the important contributions of the lesser known sister.
Likable Characters: I enjoyed both Antoinette and Gabrielle ("Coco") and their remarkable and heartbreaking story. They are determined and work hard to create their own luck. I love that Gabrielle redesigns the uniforms they are required to wear in the convent orphanage. I love that they reread the same romantic novel over and over and that they keep a secret collection of fashion cutouts from magazines as inspiration. I love Gabrielle's ability during the war to create fashion from plain gray jersey. I love that Gabrielle is ahead of her time, an out-of-the-box thinker, and a confident trend setter (she remarks when criticized about not following trends that SHE sets the trends!). I love their devotion to each other and appreciate the 360 degree look at their lives–their childhood, the business (hats, clothing, and perfume), and their romances.
Chanel jersey casual wear 1917
Setting: We are transported to the years between 1897 and 1921, and the time and place are well detailed and excellently described.
Themes: Thoughtful themes include "rags to riches," determination, hard work, sibling loyalty, class ("elegantes" vs the poor), trend setting, forward thinking, creativity, confidence, resourcefulness, and risk-taking.
Chanel suit and silk blouse 1965
A Coco Chanel trend…the little black dress 2011
Genre: You know I love the histfic genre! I love learning more about the Chanel sisters, especially that they came from a large, poor family and that they were trendsetters in running their own business and designing comfortable clothing for women.
Recommended: I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating story, and I'm highly recommending The Chanel Sisters for readers who love character-driven and page-turning histfic, for those who enjoy stories about inspirational and trendsetting women, for fans of fashion, and for book clubs.
Coco Chanel in 1928
Coco Chanel in 1970
***Edited to add: Davida @ The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog mentions in comments that Coco Chanel is rumored to have been an anti-Semite who spied for the Nazis in WW11. Here is some information on the controversy. The book does not address this controversy. Be assured, I would never promote antisemitism or participate in any way, so if the review of Chanel Sisters is in at all offensive to anyone reading this post, I'm truly sorry.
My Rating: 4 Stars
The Chanel Sisters Information Here
Meet the Author, Judithe Little
Judithe Little grew up in Virginia and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. After a brief time studying in France and interning at the U.S. Department of State, she earned her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law where she was on the Editorial Board of the Journal of International Law and a Dillard Fellow. She lives with her husband and three children in Houston, Texas.
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- No. 2 cloud provider Microsoft looked to be in healthy shape following its earnings call Wednesday. Microsoft reported a 15% year-over-year increase in intelligent cloud revenue in Q2, driven by a 98% year-over-year growth in Azure revenue.
- In Alphabet's earnings call Thursday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Google Cloud business — which encompasses the cloud platform and G Suite — is now bringing in $1 billion per quarter and that the company believes it "is the fastest growing major public cloud provider in the world." G Suite hit a new milestone with four million paying customers, and the company tripled the number of $1 million plus deals across cloud products year-over-year. Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat said the cloud division saw the largest growth in headcount in Q4 2017.
- Amazon Web Services reported $17.5 billion in sales in 2017 — a 43% growth year-over-year. The segment experienced 44% growth year-over-year in Q4 2017 with around $5.1 billion in net sales and a 39% growth year-over-year in operating income to $4.3 billion in Q4 2017. Amazon reported $60.5 billion in Q4 revenue.
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Last year saw the biggest cloud players continuing to grow their shares of the cloud market at the expense of smaller players.
Cloud infrastructure services revenues grew 44% year-over-year in 2017, according to Synergy Research Group. No. 1 Amazon grew its market share by 0.5% as Microsoft grew by 3%, Google by 1% and Alibaba by 1%; IBM lost 0.5% of its market share, and the next 10 cloud providers cumulatively lost 1% of the market, according to the report.
AWS will continue experiencing growth erosion as Microsoft and Google continue to push into its lead. Microsoft has hinged long-term strategy on intelligent cloud in the enterprise, and its Q2 performance shows the company is continuing healthily down that path.
Alphabet is betting the Google Cloud Platform will become one of the biggest revenue generators for the company, and it is investing in its domestic and international workforce to bolster the cloud, hardware and YouTube segments that demonstrated strong growth last year.
IBM is the No. 3 IaaS provider by market share, but it was not until Q4 2017 that the company beat 23 quarters of lackluster performance and turned a profit. The company's cloud business saw a 24% increase year-over-year in the quarter as it closed $17 billion in public, private and hybrid cloud revenue.

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The 2017 human right report of the US Department of State has detailed very harsh measures against human right in the country.
The 39 page dossier details every aspects of human right issue and mainly focused on basic right abuse in the year 2017.
However the Embassy of the US in Addis Ababa expressed its hope for a better achievement in the current year.
The embassy that issued a statement following the US Department of State 2017 Human Rights Report for Ethiopia, stated that the 2017 Human Rights Report for Ethiopia reflects serious challenges to the Ethiopian people's ability to exercise their basic rights last year.
"We believe there is reason for optimism that the 2018 Human Rights Report will tell a different story, one of progress," the embassy said in a statement expressing its hope.
"Notwithstanding the ongoing state of emergency, about which we have already expressed our views, 2018 has seen positive steps as well, including the release of thousands of prisoners. We are also encouraged by strong and clear statements by Prime Minister Abiy regarding the need for reforms that would ensure Ethiopian's rights are protected and that they are able to participate in an inclusive political environment," the statement added.
In its dossier with seven sections the State Department has compiled the abuses recorded by international and local agencies and organization that occurred in the past year.
It has claimed that the government does not take measures on those who abuse human rights under its system.
"The government generally did not take steps to prosecute or otherwise punish officials who committed human rights abuses other than corruption," it said. It added that impunity was a problem; there was an extremely limited number of prosecutions of security force members or officials for human rights abuses during the year.
It argued that impunity remained a serious problem, including impunity for killings and other violence against protesters.
The report further states that there were no public reports whether internal investigations of the federal police for possible abuses during the state of emergency (SOE) occurred. It reminded that the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) that stated in April last year that security forces used excessive force in some localities in Oromia and Amhara regions. It added that the commission did not publicly release its report.
The dossier also said that the government rarely publicly disclosed the results of investigations into abuses by local security forces, such as arbitrary detention and beatings of civilians.
It stated that authorities regularly detained persons arbitrarily, including protesters, journalists, and opposition party members. It quoted the local human right non-governmental organization report that it said the May Human Right Commission (HRCO) report stated authorities illegally detained 22,525 persons during the SOE.
The US report has also amplified its concern on the legal system in the country particularly in the criminal cases.
"The law provides for an independent judiciary. Although the civil courts operated with a large degree of independence, criminal courts remained weak and overburdened and subject to political influence," it explained.
In its harsh report against the Ethiopian human right condition it has also stated that there were an unknown number of political prisoners and detainees at year's end. "Throughout the year the government detained journalists, activists, and political opposition members, although not explicitly on political grounds. The most common charges against journalists, activists, or opposition politicians were terrorism via the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (ATP), participation in a proscribed terrorist group, incitement, and outrage against the constitution or the constitutional order," it added.
"Corruption, especially the solicitation of bribes, including police and judicial corruption, remained a problem," the report added. "Some stakeholders believed government officials manipulated the land allocation process and state or party owned businesses received preferential access to land leases and credit. The law mandates that the federal attorney general investigate and prosecute corruption cases," the report stated.
When the latest state of emergency was imposed in mid-February, the US was the first to oppose it. Such kind of criticism was not seen from the US, which is one of the major allies of the Ethiopian government.
US State Department slams Ethiopia's human right conditions
The 2017 human right report of the US Department of State has detailed very harsh measures against human right in the country.


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Succession from USA Constitutional Unity by the state of
South Carolina in Convention assembled, on the 26th day of
April, A.D., 1852,
These ends it endeavored to accomplish by a Federal
Government, in which each State was recognized as an
equal, and had separate control over its own institutions.
The right of property in slaves was recognized by giving to
free persons distinct political rights, by giving them the
right to represent, and burthening them with direct taxes
for three-fifths of their slaves; by authorizing the
importation of slaves for twenty years; and by stipulating
for the rendition of fugitives from labor.
Abraham Lincoln was demonized in the South long before
he took office as President in 1861. During the four-way
campaign in 1860, Lincoln was demonized as a black
Republican whose election would split the Union. Historian
Arthur Cole wrote: "Lincoln was pictured in many quarters
not only as a black Republican but 'as an Abolitionist; a
fanatic of the John Brown type; the slave to one idea, who,
in order to carry that out to its legitimate results, would
override laws, constitutions, and compromises of every
kind', as a Robespierre ready to overturn the whole fabric of
society." 1 Historian Michael Burlingame wrote that Lincoln
told a Tennessee visitor in the secession winter that "to
execute the laws is all that I shall attempt to do. This,
however, I will do, no matter how much force may be
Lincoln stated in his First Inaugural Address: "I hold, that in
contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the
Union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if
not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national
governments. It is safe to assert that no government proper,
ever had a provision in its organic law for its own
termination. Continue to execute all the express provisions
of our national Constitution and the Union will endure
forever – it being impossible to destroy it, except by some
action not provided for in the instrument itself."
South Carolina seceded. It was soon joined by Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and
About a week later, USA President Lincoln was quoted as
saying: "I will suffer death before I will consent or will
advise my friends to consent to any concession or
compromise which looks like buying the privilege of taking
possession of this government to which we have a
constitutional right; because, whatever I might think of the
merit of the various propositions before Congress, I should
regard any concession in the face of menace the destruction
of the government itself, and a consent on all hands that our
systems shall be brought down to a level with the existing
disorganized state of affairs in Mexico. But this thing will
hereafter be as it is now, in the hands of the people; and if
they desire to call a Convention to remove any grievances
complained of, or to give new guarantees for the
permanence of vested rights, it is not mine to oppose." 98
Not all Republicans agreed with him. Historian Russell
McClintock wrote that Republican "moderates disagreed
over whether the unionist backlash could occur without
Republican assistance. Some, like Seward and John
Sherman, joined conservatives in the belief that Republican
intransigence was crippling the Southern unionist effort;
others, including Lincoln and Trumbull, agreed with the
radicals that concessions would encourage secessionism
and destroy the Republican Party."
The question of secession (from the Union) has had a long
history in American politics. The first region to threaten
secession was New England during the War of 1812. The last
serious attempt occurred during the American Civil War
(1861–65) when 11 southern states declared independence;
war soon broke out. Since then most efforts have met with
little support. Modern attempts at serious state
independence have arisen in Alaska, Hawaii and Vermont as
well as through the efforts of southern organizations like
the League of the South.
Nov. 7, 2012 saw a renewal of petitions for USA Succession
when "Michael E" from Slidell, Louisiana[3] created an
online petition requesting the Obama administration
"Peacefully grant the State of Louisiana to withdraw from
the United States of America and create its own NEW
government."[4] The petition originally started as a
response to the 2012 presidential election but since then it
has grown into a national movement and encompasses
many grievances, namely economic problems and the
expansion of the federal government. By 6 AM (EST), Nov.
14th, the various petitions had garnered over 675,000
signatures.[5] Such petitions are largely symbolic in nature
and few, if any, people expect any state to actually secede as
a result of these petitions
These petitions were started by individual citizens, and not
by the states these petitions have little to no legal standing
Petitions that receive over 25,000 signatures within 30 days
of their filing make them eligible to receive an official
response from the White House. Over time, several elected
officials have responded.
A spokeswoman for Alabama governor Robert Bentley
said in an email "Governor Bentley believes in one nation
under God." "We can disagree on philosophy, but we
should work together to make this country the best it can
Tennessee's governor, Bill Haslam, said "I don't think
that's a valid option for Tennessee…I don't think we'll be
Texas governor Rick Perry's press secretary Catherine
Frazier released a statement saying "Gov. [Rick] Perry
believes in the greatness of our Union and nothing
should be done to change it…" "But he also shares the
frustrations many Americans have with our federal
Speaking on the matter, a spokeswoman for Republican
presidential candidate and US Representative from Texas
Ron Paul said "[He] feels the same now" as he did in
2009 when he said "It's very American to talk about
secession — that's how we came into being."[13]


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When you keep waking up feeling tired and achy, probably it's time to think of buying another mattress. When your mattress looks lumpy, and you tend to sleep better in hotels than at home, then this is another sign that you need a new mattress. Lastly, when the current mattress you sleep on is between 5-7 years old, then it's time to replace it as well. Here's a guide that will help you learn how to shop for a mattress you will use for a long period to come.
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1) Size of the mattress
When sleeping at night, you'll shift position to stay comfortable. If you like, you can choose to go with a cramped quarter mattress which restricts your sleep. However, the best mattresses are Queen 60×80 inches, King 76×80 inches, California King 72×84 inches, full and double 53×75 inches. That's something to consider.
2) Inner spring
Mattresses with inner springs are the most common and least expensive. Furthermore, many inner spring mattresses add a layer of foam on top of the spring to enhance comfort.
On the other hand, mattresses made of memory foam are fairly good mattresses. In fact, they were first developed to protect astronauts against gravity force, so history should support what they can do today. These are heat-sensitive, plus they also conform to the body.
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3) Decide where you want to shop for that mattress
If you're buying a mattress you've already identified at a physical store, it's OK to buy it online or through phone, otherwise, just walk right into the store and buy it.
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This has made sense to many experts. They reason that if a mattress is extremely firm, then it will not evenly support the entire body, and especially at the heaviest points (hips, shoulders etc). On the other hand, if it's too soft, the sleeper will sink into the mattress and have a difficult time moving while asleep. As a result, this could bring about numbness, tingling or even aches.
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Some of my recent research led me to a book by Tom Rosenstiel, Strange Bedfellows: how television and the presidential candidates changed American politics 1992.
Who moved my book?by Jon Garfunkel on May 11, 2008. Search Libraries Brookline
Faceted Navigation of blog archivesby Jon Garfunkel on February 25, 2008. blogs Search
Maybe it's a cruel conspiracy of the makers of WordPress, MovableType, Blogger, et al that make blog archives a disaster of design.
CampaignTrails.org launched (Ye olde text campaign archives)by Jon Garfunkel on February 19, 2008. Search Politics
Back in 2005 I found myself looking through the Dean blog archives and noticed that they'd gone missing for a time (they're back now– with some comments missing here and there– I know because I have a 500MB copy of it.) In 2006, I poked around the early DailyKos/MyDD archives, and was frustrated with how difficult they were to navigate (compound by the fact that the early MyDD posts are onl
Cite Unseen: Odlyzko's scholastic vision still unfulfilledby Jon Garfunkel on February 13, 2008. Search
Obviously, the word that Harvard's FAS faculty has voted tonight on a measure to ensure open access to their published papers — and passed it — is fantastic news.
Why can't search engines make it easier to find icons?by Jon Garfunkel on February 3, 2008. Search Web
While re-designing the archives, I needed some icons to help illustrate the different story types.
Public Document Publishing Guidelines and the FCCby Jon Garfunkel on January 13, 2008. Governance Search
This article takes a brief look at basic web findability guidelines, how they are addressed by federal guidelines in the United States, and how the FCC, an agency which most commonly deals with Internet issues, fails some basic tests of such guidelines.
The Search, for News: an interjection to John Battelle's Bookby Jon Garfunkel on December 14, 2007. newspapers Search
Why do we read what we read?
Part 5: TimesSelect, SEO, and Googleby Jon Garfunkel on October 22, 2007. newspapers Search
In the previous section, we suggested that the Times, or any other newspaper, could well offer a premium service which allowed for perks like ad-free viewing and unmoderated discussion posts. Charging for content, on the other hand, has the effect of reducing the visibility to new audiences.
Search Engine Orientation (SEOr)by Jon Garfunkel on August 30, 2007. Search Web
Search Engine Orientation (SEOr) is SEO for Ordinary people.
Personalized Anchor Linksby Jon Garfunkel on August 30, 2007. Search Web
Personalized Anchor Links are the heart of Search Engine Optimization, and as well, Search Engine Orientation.
Allen Kraus & Search Engine Obfuscationby Jon Garfunkel on August 28, 2007. Search Web
It seems that Allen Kraus of New York City is a victim of search engine obfuscation.
Why is there no universal video news search?by Jon Garfunkel on August 20, 2007. Search Broadcast
There are a few sites which provide a summary of, and a search within, print/online news stories: Google News and Topix are the obvious leaders. But there's nothing comparable for television video, let alone audio.
Whatever happened to the Public Interest online?by Jon Garfunkel on July 10, 2007. Search Libraries
"The Public Interest has had more influence on domestic policy than any other journal in the country – by far," wrote David Brooks in his Times column in March 2005, after the quarterly had finished its forty year run.
Constructive Activism, Part IV: When Googlebombing Doesn't Workby Jon Garfunkel on May 25, 2006. Search Web
In looking at the attempted googlebombing campaign to support Alaa, I wanted to first consider a theory about how activism works. Activism needs to be both disruptive and constructive, offering a new narrative or a new artifact of reality for people to accept. Campaigns that are only disruptive tend to be unappreciated, or simply defined as illegal, even in this country.
Where can audio-guide podcasts be found?by Jon Garfunkel on September 22, 2005. Search Culture Greater Boston
While the podcast medium has not ushered in much of a revolution so far– downloadable audio files have been around for years now, and their marriage with RSS has not made it that much easier to skim them, as it has for bloggus bloviatus, the common blog– there is one use where the aspect where podcasters make a brilliant use of the format.


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The Tracks of My Tears
Some people say I cry easily. I guess it's true.
I feel things deeply. And I have no problem letting those deep feelings overflow in the form of big, fat, salty tears that roll gently, slowly, and sweetly down my cheeks.
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How to Prevent Loneliness, Stress and Isolation During the "New Normal"
The loneliness downward spiral
During the COVID-19 pandemic and especially because of the lockdown period, more and more employees are feeling stressed and burnt out. Moreover, the shift to remote work has increased feelings of loneliness since there is no opportunity for socialization with colleagues and friends.
The resulting overall emotional isolation affects employees' mental health, sense of connection to the organization and colleagues, and overall performance. We see that tension in the work atmosphere can increase dissatisfaction, lower employee engagement levels, and even lead to higher turnover. In fact, lonely co-workers tend to be less open to cooperate and work in teams as a result of decreased loyalty to the organization.
In sum, it is a downward spiral with real business impact.
An ever-present problem with business implications
Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning that the combination of stress, loneliness, and isolation is much more complex and is not only the result of the migration to the home office routine. It has always existed wherever one finds a group structure- and it is a sizable problem.
From Cigna's Loneliness and the Workplace 2020 U.S. Report, we see that three out of five Americans consider themselves lonely at their jobs and admit that their stress and fatigue impact their business performance. Almost 50% of respondents said that they constantly or often feel exhausted due to work.
These rates are frighteningly high - and 32% higher than 20 years ago.
Loneliness is different from depression, being alone, or feelings of solitude. It has more to do with a person's quality of social relationships rather than their quantity.
- The Painful Cycle of Employee Loneliness, and How It Hurts Companies, Harvard Business Review, April 24, 2018
What can business leaders do?
Importantly, we find that loneliness and isolation are not simply the lonely employee's problem; on a macro level, it affects performance levels.
On the micro-level, the problem influences how well teams function and how other colleagues view and relate to the employee. The issue of employee loneliness should be approached in a systematic way by business leaders.
To maintain high productivity levels, business leaders must focus on their employees' well being with programs and initiatives that aim to decrease stress, tackle feelings of isolation, and battle loneliness overall.
A simple but effective approach is encouraging connectivity among employees. We know from comprehensive research that having friends at the workplace is essential to not only well-being but to workplace satisfaction and engagement.
Friendships matter: Gallup research has repeatedly shown a concrete link between having a best friend at work and the number of effort employees expend in their job. In fact, those who have a best friend at work are seven times as likely to be engaged in their jobs, are better at engaging customers, produce higher quality work, have higher well-being, and are less likely to get injured on the job. Gallups' research proves that there is a strong connection between having strong bonds at work with the level of performance and efforts invested in job duties.
Did you know? Women who strongly agree they have a best friend at work are more than twice as likely to be engaged (63%) than women who say otherwise (29%).
- SHRM, Dealing with Social Isolation, April 25, 2020
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In the twelve months of the global Covid pandemic, we have learned much about ourselves as a civilization, perhaps even as a species: our vulnerability, for instance, or how to respond effectively to a massive public thread, also about the willingness of many to make sacrifices on a large scale for the common good.
One aspect has received far less recognition than it deserves: the increasing dependence of modern society on science for its future survival. At the same time, interest in science among high school students is declining at an alarming rate.
In an interview with the American business magazine Forbes, world-famous theoretical physicist Brian Greene was very critical of the trend. Putting the finger on the cause, this is what he said: "We don't spend enough time taking the students out to the farthest reaches of the cosmos or into the inner workings of the molecules within our bodies. Instead, we quickly focus their attention on technical details, so that we can assess them more easily." Read the full article here.
In other words, our education system trades the opportunity of getting students excited about the wonders of the world we live in for a collection of pre-digested "facts" that deliver right and wrong answers in exams.
Tragically, this approach dulls their imagination, turns them away from science, and produces a distorted public view of science in the long run. As a result, the scientific enterprise remains unrecognized for what it is in our time, despite its life-preserving potential.
What occupies my mind and occasionally even disturbs my sleep is the chasm between the exciting new story of the universe the sciences are writing and the unresponsiveness of fellow Christians when it comes to embracing the new story with the enthusiasm it deserves. Another tragic omission!


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On November 14, 2014 Agnes Pawelkowska, Green Gate Consulting's President, attended a meeting to launch the Atlantic Council's latest report "The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Big Opportunities for Small Business". The Washington, DC meeting provided an overview of the latest developments on the TTIP agreement and summarized the most important provisions for small and medium size businesses that still need to be included in the draft of this agreement.
When fully developed and implemented, the TTIP agreement will be the first of its kind to include, and to take under major consideration, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). While developing new trade rules will benefit businesses of all sizes on both sides of the Atlantic, the TTIP agreement will be especially critical to SMEs, which are the engines of growth – both in the United States and in the European Union (EU).
The Atlantic Council's report underlined that 99% of all businesses in the U.S. and in the EU are classified as SMEs and most of the job growth comes directly from them. In the U.S. SMEs create over 60% of all jobs, while in the EU this number is even higher, reaching 85% of all new European job creations by SMEs.
While SMEs play such an important role on both sides of the Atlantic, their export participation is relatively small and mostly locally oriented. According to the Atlantic Council, only 25% of Europe's more than 20 million SMEs export beyond their national borders and only 13% export beyond Europe. In the United States, out of about 23 million SMEs, only 1.3% export at all and less 0.5% export to the European Union.
Clearly, there is a significant potential to increase the transatlantic trade among SMEs, thus boosting economic growth, and economically strengthening both the United States and the European Union.
The EU and the United States are the world's two largest economies, which together represent 45% of global GDP. Especially now, with an increasing global competition and political instability it is very important to strengthen the transatlantic trade relations and to reinforce the United States and European Union's strong presence on the international stage.
The Atlantic Council interviewed numerous SMEs, both in Europe and in the U.S, to ask their input on the currently drafted TTIP and provisions that SMEs would like to see included in it.
Most of the SMEs on both sides of the Atlantic wish to make the trade exchange more coherent and more transparent. Given their limited financial and human resources, SMEs often struggle with numerous administrative, legal and regulatory barriers that slow down trade and undermine innovation. They also find it difficult to identify potential partners and customers and lack the clarity on how to begin exporting to new markets. Once the elimination of these barriers is addressed in the TTIP agreement, it will undoubtedly increase trade exchange and ensure SMEs transatlantic trade success.
The TTIP negations began in July of 2013 with a major goal to remove duplicate regulatory barriers and to eliminate all remaining tariffs between the United States and the European Union. Currently, we just passed round seven of the TTIP negotiations. But what is next and when will the SMEs on both sides of the Atlantic be able to take advantage of the TTIP agreement? The answer is still very unclear.
Although the idea of the TTIP agreement has bi-partisan support in the United States and a large support in Europe, the reality slows down negotiations towards its full development. The truth is that although very important, the TTIP agreement is not a priority – neither for the United States, nor for the European Union. With the recent midterm election, the United States is currently very much involved in domestic politics and volatile international politics. The European Union is facing economic slowdown and is also involved in local and domestic affairs.
The next round of TTIP negotiations, which will take place in the beginning of the next year in Brussels, might provide a more specific framework for potential conclusions of the TTIP negotiations, but realistically, it is very unlikely that the negotiations will conclude in 2015. Moreover, with the United States presidential election in 2016, there might also not be enough time and political will on the U.S. side to conclude the negotiations in 2016.
Upon assessing the current status of the TTIP negotiations, Green Gate Consulting predicts that the TTIP agreement will not be introduced and executed sooner than 2017. We advise SMEs on both sides of the Atlantic not to count on it, or anticipate its provisions, until then.


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Norwegian Cruise Line, with a global fleet of 28 ships, said Wednesday that, as of Aug. 1, it would no longer ask passengers to show negative coronavirus tests before boarding — except in countries that require them, a list that includes the United States, Canada, Bermuda and Greece.
Norwegian, as a participant in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's voluntary coronavirus program, asks vaccinated passengers in the United States to show a negative rapid antigen test within two days of their trip, or a negative P.C.R. test within three days of sailing. The C.D.C. then rates participating ships with a color status.
Cruise lines that opt out of the C.D.C. program receive a "gray" color status, meaning that the agency has not reviewed the company's health and safety protocols.
Most major cruise lines — including Royal Caribbean and Carnival — still require a negative test to board. Only a few have dropped testing requirements, but like Norwegian, the new policies don't apply to all of their voyages. One of Carnival's subsidiary lines, Holland America, ended testing requirements last week for certain Amsterdam-to-Norway trips. And last month, the Viking cruise line also nixed universal mandatory testing, but said that "select ocean voyages" in the United States and Canada would still require them, according to a statement on the company's website.
Norwegian's announcement comes as the company, like many others, is offering big discounts to recoup business lost during the Omicron surge over the winter, a prime time for cruises, and to fill up unbooked cabins this summer.
Many cruise lines have brought back their full fleets, creating there is a glut of cabins, accompanied by bargain fares. Many deals can cost less than $100 a person a day for a cruise that includes lodging, meals and entertainment.
There are about 600,000 beds in operation, according to Cruise Industry News, a nearly 40 percent increase from the 434,000 beds in service in January.
"The relaxation of the testing policy is in line with the rest of the travel, leisure and hospitality industry worldwide as society continues to adapt and return to a state of normalcy," the company said in a news release on Monday.
Norwegian is headquartered in Miami, and it has 28 ships under the Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, in addition to Norwegian Cruise Line.


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Enhanced Cost-per-Click (ECPC) and Target Cost-per-Acquisition (CPA) are both automated bidding strategies that take a lot of the guesswork out of setting your bids if your advertising goal is to increase conversions. Picking which one to use can be a difficult choice, even for an experienced Adwords user. It is important to understand the differences between the two strategies to make the most out of your campaign.
Target CPA
Target CPA was previously referred to as 'conversion optimizer' as this is exactly what it does. Your Target CPA is the amount you are willing to pay for a conversion. To do this, you need to have conversion tracking set up and have at least 15 conversions within the last 30 days.
As this strategy uses past conversion data, the more information you have, the better. Google recommends at least 30 conversions within a 30 day period, but even more, conversions will lead to more accurate bids. It also uses this conversion data to avoid bidding for unprofitable keywords. Some conversions may cost more or less than your target CPA, but Google aims to keep it at the average amount you have set.
Enhanced CPC
Enhanced Cost Per Click also aims to get you the most conversions but allows you to stay in control of your keyword bids. Automatically adjusting your manual bids, this bidding strategy aims to achieve the same cost per conversion. Unlike Target CPA, Enhanced CPC is constrained by your max CPC bid. This bidding strategy ultimately boosts your manual bid when a conversion is more likely by adjusting bids in select auctions.
ECPC will make small changes to your bids compared to automatically generating them as CPA does. If Google's algorithms predict that a conversion is more likely, it will bump up your bid to win that specific auction for that specific keyword.
When Google introduced Enhanced Cost Per Click, they guaranteed a 30% increase cap on your max CPC. Google then announced that in June 2017, it was going to remove this cap to account for differences in conversion rates. ECPC still respects your manual bid and aims to keep your average CPC below your Max CPC over time. You can read more about Google changes here.
But which one should you choose?
Google recommends trialling both strategies to see which works best for your campaign, but it also lies within personal preference. If you don't want to spend time manually managing your bids and have a steady account in which you are willing to hand control to Google, then Target CPA is the strategy for you. After working hard to make your account successful, it can be hard to give it over to an automated system.
Enhanced CPC allows you to manage your bids manually but gives them the slight push they need when there is a higher chance of a conversion. This strategy is much more useful for smaller businesses with accounts with a smaller budget.


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It's the most tree-mendous time of year — the seventh annual Imgur Secret Santa is here!
Every year tens of thousands of Imgurians from across the world take part in the Internet's best gift exchange, and together we make the holiday season a little more magical. With 2020 being… 2020, we hope this year's gift exchange brings a little extra joy in these bizarre times.
It's simple. You receive the name of someone to send a gift to. At the same time, a different Imgurian is picking a gift for you. You give a gift, you get a gift, and you spread a heck ton of good tidings while doing it.
Last year, 40,403 Imgurians from 136 countries joined, making it the largest Secret Santa ever. We're readying the reindeer for another year of festivities, so whether this is your first-ever Secret Santa, or you've been pine-ing all year, we hope you're ready to spread the joy this holiday season.
Registration is now open! During the signup process, you'll be asked to write a little something about yourself. This part is super important, as it lets your gifter know what interests you, and what gifts would best suit you. After that, sit by the fireplace and wait for matches to be emailed out December 1, at which point it's time to get gifting.
Registration closes November 29. Let's get this snow on the road!
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Tod Howarth states that joining Frehley's Comet was business move
Tod Howarth states that joining Frehley's Comet was business move
Former Frehley's Comet guitarist, singer and keyboardist Tod Howarth was interviewed by Hall Laurel for the book Soundtrack of Our Youth: History of Hair Metal Music, which was recently released and is available in Kindle and paperback formats.
Howarth was asked how was the experience of joining and playing with Frehley's Comet to which he replied: "Truthfully? It was a business move. I was not overly thrilled about the music as I was a heavier, darker type writer then and was not 'hooked' by much of Ace's material. The band? KICKASS! Ace's Leads? KICKASS – not my style but ripping! I felt VERY lucky that I got to sing, write, play keys and guitar (and a few leads myself) because that's all I ever wanted in my own band. I am eternally grateful to Ace for what he let me do and contribute."
In terms of Howarth's favorite album from Frehley's Comet, he opined: "No. The first one had power with Anton on drums, the second LP had half of my songs with solid pocket Jamie Oldaker so I'm split. Come to think of it 'Live plus 1' was probably a favorite because it's so raw, mistakes and all!"
With respect to why Frehley's Comet ended up breaking up, Howarth advised: "After I left – yes I left despite the rumors that I was 'let go or fired' John stayed with him for a bit and drummers changed, Richie was back in the band – a great player entertainer but the whole ordeal faded with the onset of grunge and I would imagine that didn't help. I left the band because after the failed completion of the Iron Maiden tour, I was told that Ace should probably 'write' and 'sing' the entire next LP. I thought 'Ouch…. okay, so what do I do for income? If I can't write songs there's no publishing money coming in and plus it was a slap in the face, 'three steps backwards…..and I'd had enough of being many bands 'hired gun'."
You can read the rest of the interview with Howarth at the Hair Metal Music's Facebook page or the book Soundtrack of Our Youth: History of Hair Metal Music.


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"It is the song that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends..." That was the song that played over and over in my head whenever we worked on relaying brick in my courtyard during the summer of 2014. I kept wondering if we would ever finish. … [Read more...]
Clinker Brick Courtyard – Tips and Tricks
Tree roots had badly damaged a large section of clinker brick in my courtyard. As such, my 2014 summer project was to lift the brick, remove the roots and relay the brick. Here are the individual steps we used when relaying my courtyard, not necessarily always in this sequence. Remove bricks and … [Read more...]


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A Better Region 8: Adjusting to social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic
(KAIT) - For many of us, this weekend gave us a much-needed deep breath as we accept what is happening, prepare and plan our next steps.
The comments on social media were more positive, and they should be.
We will get through this pandemic.
We need to prepare for what could be weeks and months in this new, temporary lifestyle. And it will be temporary.
But right now, our medical community—doctors, nurses and support staff—need us to stay away from each other.
There is a wave of infections coming our way and we need to isolate ourselves from others.
We get it. It's hard. It's human nature to want to congregate.
We should give a thank you to everyone fighting on the front lines of this pandemic.
The medical community, janitors, sanitation professionals, everyone in the supply chain including truck drivers, store clerks and stockers.
We could not do this without you.
Everyone and every job are important.
We are in this together for a Better Region 8.
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Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis suffered a right quad strain during last night's game, according to Steve Dilbeck of the L.A. Times.
Ellis left the game against the Brewers last night after pulling up in pain while running out a groundball in the 5th inning. After his departure, he was replaced at second base by Nick Punto. Ellis will undergo an
The 35-year-old Ellis has been one of the Dodgers best hitters this season with a .342/.363/.452 batting line in 80 plate appearances, so replacing his bat could be an issue for them. The Dodgers do have several players capable of filling in at second base during Ellis' absence, however. Punto appears to be the top candidate at this point. The switch-hitting veteran has been hitting the ball well in limited action, with a .346/.452/.385 line in 32 plate appearances thus far this season. Utility man Jerry Hairston and former Cardinals second baseman Skip Schumaker could also see time at the keystone if Ellis misses significant time, but both players have been struggling at the plate to this point.
Health has been a major issue for the Dodgers during the first few weeks of the 2013 season. If Ellis' injury is more than a day-to-day concern , he will become the fifth Dodger to be placed on DL since the start of the regular season and one of seven players currently on the list for


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|Perceived weight discrimination, changes in health, and daily stressors
|Sutin, Angelina
Stephan, Yannick
Grzywacz, Joseph G
Robinson, Eric
Daly, Michael
Terracciano, Antonio
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|Sutin A, Stephan Y, Grzywacz JG, Robinson E, Daly M & Terracciano A (2016) Perceived weight discrimination, changes in health, and daily stressors. Obesity, 24 (10), pp. 2202-2209. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21598
|Objective To examine whether perceived weight discrimination is associated with change in health markers over time and whether it is associated with daily stressors, physical symptoms, and affect. Methods Participants were selected from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study if they had data on perceived weight discrimination and health markers at MIDUS II (2004–2006), health markers at MIDUS III (2013–2014), and a body mass index ≥25 kg/m2(N = 1,841). A subset of these participants (N = 1,153) reported on their experiences daily for 8 days as part of the second National Study of Daily Experiences. Results Perceived weight discrimination was associated with declines in mental and physical health over time (medianβ =0.06). Participants who reported weight discrimination experienced more daily stressors (β =0.13), physical symptoms (β =0.13), and negative affect (β =0.13) and less positive affect (β =−0.12) over the 8 days of the second National Study of Daily Experiences. Weight discrimination was most strongly associated with interpersonal stressors (medianβ =0.14), feelings of anger (β =0.16) and frustration (β =0.14), lower attention (β =−0.14) and activity (β =−0.16), and more nonspecific physical symptoms (e.g., fatigue;β =0.10). Conclusions This research replicates the association between perceived weight discrimination and worse health over time and extends this literature to show that people who experience weight discrimination have more daily stressors, physical symptoms, and negative emotions.
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All models are wrong
Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful.
From George Box and Norman Draper's Empirical Model-Building and Response Surfaces pp. (p. 424). I came across the quote during a discussion of the merits and weaknesses of personas on the AnthroDesign mailing list.
Yes, it's obvious, but I constantly need reminding; I fall all too easy into the trap of confusing the models I've created to understand a problem for the problem itself.


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Next to the city of Valencia is the Albufera Natural Park, one of the most important wetlands in Spain. We will be able to learn more about The Little Sea (as it was called in Muslim times), and enter the path that runs through the Gola de Pujol, which connects the Albufera lake with the Sea.
This visit includes a boat trip where we will learn more about the culture and fishing tradition of the Albufera. Also in the afternoon shift we can enjoy the best sunset in Valencia from the boat itself.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours and 30 min approx.
Meeting point: Albufera viewpoint
€ 15 per person VAT included
Boat trip included.
Consult group rates (More than 10 people)
Children up to 12 years free.
Reservation required
Se necesita reserva previa
If you are so inclined, we also have the possibility of discovering the Albufera on horseback.


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How do you use this calculator?
Just like a real one!
The only big difference is that you can click the ± button and then enter the (absolute) uncertainty for that value.
What is an uncertainty?
In real life, you can't measure something perfectly. Take a moment to think about that. Take a ruler for example - you can measure that a pencil is 15cm long, you can probably measure that it's 15.1cm if you look closely. But can we say that the pencil is 15.100000cm long? No, we can't, because we aren't sure if all those 0's are actually 0, they could be 5's, of 9's or anything!
So what can we do about this? This is where uncertainties come in. when we can say that the pencil is 15.1cm long plus or minus 0.05cm! What this means is that the actual length of the pencil could be anywhere between 15.1+0.05cm (15.15cm) and 15.1-0.05cm (15.05cm). In mathematical terms we use the funny ± symbol to mean plus or minus, so our pencil length would be this: 15.01±0.05cm.
Now when someone comes along with a fancy new super-ruler, and says "Aha! This pencil isn't 15.1cm long, it's 15.09cm long!" we can still say that we're right, because 15.09 is between 15.05 and 15.15.
This is why it's always important to record the uncertainty of things that you measure, because it means that you always know exactly how exact your measurement is (smaller uncertainties mean a more exact measurement).
What is "real mode"?
The way to calculate uncertainty estimates that I was taught at university was wrong (or at least very simplified for certain uses). By default this calculator still uses this way, as it is what I use it most for, however, by using "real mode" you can calculate more accurate error estimates. The real mode uses a type of mathematics called "interval arithmetic", which bascially means that we are doing maths with ranges of numbers. The actual maths is pretty complicated, and I don't pretend to understand it all, but by standing on the shoulders of giants (Jeff Tian), I have managed to build it into this calculator. In most cases you shouldn't see massive differences, except when dealing with very large errors.
It should be noted that real mode is much better at dealing (correctly) with errors in exponents, square roots, logs, and all those more advanced functions.
I've found a bug, or have a suggestion!
Wonderful! Please send me an email either by filling in the form on my website, or just send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. I love hearing about bugs and improvements people want, as it means that this calculator will always be improving.
If you yourself know your way around javascript, you can feel free to make changes and submit pull requests to this calculator on Github.