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Buy Cheap, Buy Twice
Updated: Apr 7, 2021
You've surely heard this statement at some point in your life, right?
Perhaps you are even guilty of falling foul to it yourself? Tried to save yourself a little money here and there by opting to build your own website perhaps?
Maybe you designed a logo?
Here are some reasons why when it comes to starting up your small business buying cheap is very likely to cost you in the future and be damaging to your brand.
Nothing shout's 'amateur' quite like a free email address.
Let's say you're looking for a website developer, being honest, would you opt to pay someone £500 to build your website who doesn't have a website and uses a free email like Google Mail, Yahoo Mail or Outlook?
If you are serious about your business idea, then I highly recommend that you purchase your domain as early on as possible. Even if you do not plan on building a website immediately, securing your domain means it's there when you need it for your website.
In the interim, once you have secured your domain, you can also get an associated email address. In the beginning, a single email address will be fine and once your business starts to flourish you can add further emails addresses should you require it.
Most commonly used email addresses would be info@[yourregistereddomain.com] or admin@, or hello@.
Using an email address aligned with your business name will go a long way in looking more serious about your business.
Making a poor first impression with your website
The 2nd way small business owners try to save start-up costs is by opting to build their website themselves.
Whilst hosts like Wix and Squarespace make it incredibly easy to create a website from a template the problem is what the business owner doesn't know. And when it comes to website design there is a LOT to know. Not simply the design and build element.
Copy/content - You should have heard by now that content is king? This is no truer than when relating to your website. You see, the copy you put on your website serves more than just to give your visitor an insight into the services and/or products you provide, but it also determines how well your website ranks on search engine result pages (SERPs). Now, I'm assuming if you're reading this, you know how to write. But just because I can run doesn't mean I can be competing in the 100m in the World Athletics Championships! Similarly, whilst you can write, failing to write in a way that is optimised for your audience and search engines alike will do more damage than good to your business/brand.
Think of your website as the shopfront window of your bricks and mortar store. Store owners spend a considerable amount of time and research deciding just how to best dress their store window so that they can grab your attention as you walk past on the street. Building a website, and especially your home page is essentially the same as setting up your storefront window display. Get it wrong, and people won't bother looking at your site again. Get it right and a website can be a great tool to bring in your paying clients.
SEO - Most small business owners have a high-level understanding of what SEO (search engine optimisation is) however very few actually understand the many intricacies of it. Some aspects of SEO are easier to grasp than others. Some require editing tags and code within the website itself. Others just require knowing what elements or information is absolutely necessary on a website for SEO and especially mobile SEO. Check out and subscribe to my YouTube channel as I plan to create a few videos around SEO and website requirements.
Choosing the wrong host - Did you know that if you decide to move your website to another host that this can have a significant impact on your SEO? It does! Any website designer telling you any different is simply not being honest with you I'm afraid.
If it is your intention to become self-employed and earn an income through your business in the long term then I strongly suggest you do some research into which website host would be best for your long term goals. Many developers you speak to, may suggest to you that you have to use WordPress and that you shouldn't consider Squarespace or Wix websites (see this post for more on that!). However, as discussed in the aforementioned blog post, depending on your business plans, Wix and Squarespace may absolutely be a good fit for you.
Opting for the cheapest host can cost you a lot of money, not only to rebuild/move your website to a new host but also the impact on your SEO which you may have spent many hours and/or money on.
Opting for something you don't need, for example, WordPress over Wix or Squarespace could lead to you being frustrated with the monthly support costs that WordPress typically come with and decide to move to one of the platforms where you can make basic edits to your website yourself and there are no monthly retainers to pay. Again, this may save you money moving forward, you will experience the same impact on your SEO efforts and your domain ranking may suffer.
If you are after independent advice (many web developers are affiliated with the platforms and gain commission for promoting those brands) please feel free to book a free 15-minute call with me to have a quick chat about your business and which website host would be best suited for your long term goals. That one call could save you a lot of time, money and frustration down the road, I promise you!
Remember, from the minute you decide you give your idea a business name, from that moment on, everything you post online is 'marketing'. So basically from day 1, you are trying to build your brand.
A logo is an important part of your brand. It is so important that you get a professional logo done before you start posting to social media about your business or building a website. Yes, absolutely many businesses change their logo as they evolve, and those serious about their business undertake this as part of a rebranding exercise where it's generally more than just a logo change. But if you think of the biggest names out there, and look back on their logos, many of them haven't had significant changes to their logos over the years/decades. In most big brands there is at least one element that is consistent over the decades.
A lot of business owners start out by creating a logo themselves. Typically it's simply text using a font that they like. They may then update this a month or two later to include a shape, a flower, a wreath, or some other sort of non-text character. Some business owners I've seen have changed their logo 3 or 4 times in a year! How are you going to build brand awareness, trust and confidence in a business where the owner can't seem to figure what their brand is?
So pay a little more to work with a professional graphic designer/logo designer who you like the work of. Yes, it may cost more than that £20 or £30 logo designer you saw on social media, but you'll get something that will have been properly thought out with you and longer-lasting for your brand.
Training - or lack thereof
I know all too well that some business owners may be starting their business under less than ideal circumstances with very little budget with which to do everything it takes to set up a business.
When you become a business owner, it's likely there are going to be new responsibilities on your shoulders that you have never had experience with previously.
For some people that may be writing for marketing purposes, for example, the copy on your website.
For some, it may be using social media from a business perspective rather than a personal one. When you start a business as a sole trader or freelancer, you acquire several hats with the title of owner, including sales, marketing, accountant, writer, customer service rep etc.
But getting training early in your business journey can genuinely save you so much time, effort and money in the long run.
Not sure how to use social media to market your business? Yes, you could wing it and just post, but did you know that you should only post X number of times per day depending on which platform it is? For example on LinkedIn, posting once a day is sufficient. On Twitter, you need to post around 20 times a day! Do you know when the best time is to post to your chosen social media accounts?
Remember, training is a business expense providing it allows you to perform your role as a business owner better.
So if you have the budget for it, do consider taking some training courses aligned with your identified training needs.
Selfless plug! I provide training on several social media platforms and business tools.
If you are serious about your small business then you are going to have to spend some money to ensure you put your best foot forward right from the start. Creating a brand takes time and commitment, repairing a damaged brand because you've opted to do things you're not knowledgeable enough to tackle can have devastating consequences on your business. Whilst you will have to spend some money, making wise decisions early on in your startup process will save you so much money in the short to medium term and that expense will be rewarded with more clients and income.
I offer a free 15-minute Zoom consultation in which I listen to your business idea and make independent and impartial advice based on YOUR business plan. All I ask is that I be able to record the session and make it available on my online channels to give my audience insight into what these Discovery calls are for and that they are not an opportunity for me to try and sell you anything.
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This is an interesting move by Legal & General, who have today announced a £5m gift to the city of Newcastle. The cash will be used in two distinct projects. Initially and with immediate effect, it will help fund additional independent living facilities for older residents within the Future Homes Alliance project at Newcastle Helix, managed by the City Council's housing partner, Karbon Homes.
There is a wider point worth noting however. A generation of baby boomers born in the late 40s to the early 60s has already, or are about to, reach pension age. Many will decide that they need some type of assisted living, a gated community or downsize their home. So the opportunities for insurers to manage asset portfolios, sell healthcare plans, life cover etc as well as provide housing, are definitely there. Just saying. Here's the word from L&G;
The facilities will be made up of 66 affordable units along with five demonstrator homes to test the latest innovations and products to help support ageing and environmental sustainability in a real-world setting. All new homes will be integrated within the Future Homes development, the first wave of residential development at Helix, which was approved by Newcastle City Council's Planning Committee on Friday 28th August.
The second, larger component of the donation will provide core funding for a 20/25-bed "new model" residential care home. This ground-breaking project, for which Newcastle City Council will identify a site, will be a prototype which moves away from the traditional large-scale care home to a more domestic, clustered, communal setting. Its design and operation will incorporate key lessons learned from the COVID pandemic, including on infection control and operation of lockdowns and "support bubbles", helping to minimise negative effects on residents, particularly those living with dementia. The care home's construction will be led by the City Council who will also own and operate the facility.
The plans showcase the Council's strategy to provide better integrated services for elderly residents, working closely with NHS, University and voluntary and community sector partners. Providing better, community focused services that are holistic and built around independent living has greater benefits for the health and wellbeing of residents.
Both the independent living facilities and the care home will be built to enable best use of new technology including telehealth, telemedicine and remote monitoring using the "internet of things". As well as providing state-of-the-art facilities for residents, both types of accommodation will provide valuable data to help grow knowledge of how best to operate care facilities in a post-COVID environment, facilitating maximum collaboration between facilities and the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing, Urban Observatory as well as other researchers and providers of care.
For Legal & General, funding these facilities forms a further component part of the company's "Let's Care for Britain" programme. This already includes a £20m, seven-year investment in research into future elderly care by Edinburgh University, which is already working on this in partnership with Newcastle University. This support has already "crowded in" an additional £20m of funding from other sources.

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The American Nurses Association and Rita Wilson Launch "The Race to 200M," a National Program to Increase Urgency of Flu Vaccinations Among Those Most Vulnerable to Influenza and Its Complications
- Flu vaccination is especially important for people who are most at risk of flu complications, namely the 200 million people over the age of 50 and individuals who have chronic health conditions
- Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever during 2020-2021 to help protect yourself, your family and your community from flu
- Given the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC reports flu vaccination will be very important this year to help protect against flu and the overall impact of respiratory illnesses and healthcare system burden
17 Sep, 2020, 08:00 ET
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Nurses Association (ANA) and actress Rita Wilson are urging Americans to get their flu vaccination this season, especially the approximately 200 million Americans at most risk for flu complications.
The Race to 200M, a collaboration with Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines global business unit of Sanofi, elevates the urgency of flu vaccination. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever during the 2020-2021 season.
"The American Nurses Association appreciates the opportunity to partner with Sanofi Pasteur and Rita Wilson on this urgent call to action to increase the number of people who get a flu vaccination this year," said ANA President, Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN. "We have seen the crippling impact of COVID-19 on our healthcare system. This year, more than ever, we encourage every nurse to be vaccinated against the flu, and for all Americans to speak to a healthcare professional about how to safely get vaccinated, to protect their health and lessen the overall impact on our healthcare system."
While anyone can get the flu, certain people are at increased risk of flu-related infection and complications, including adults 50 years of age and older and people living with chronic health conditions. By the time U.S. adults reach age 55, it is estimated nearly 80 percent have been diagnosed with at least one chronic health condition and nearly half have been diagnosed with two or more, including lung or heart disease, diabetes and/or cancer. These individuals are more vulnerable to complications from the flu.
"I am proud to join the 'The Race to 200M' and want to personally encourage every American, especially those most at risk of flu complications, to speak to their healthcare provider about getting a flu shot," said Rita Wilson. "I had COVID-19 and I know firsthand the critical role of our healthcare providers, especially nurses. During this unprecedented time, we should all do our part to take flu preventative measures – including getting a flu shot – to help reduce the strain on our healthcare system. I am getting my flu shot and I encourage you to do the same. Together, we can make a difference."
In the 2019-2020 flu season, influenza sent up to 740,000 people to the hospital with flu complications, and although a majority recovered, influenza caused up to 62,000 deaths in the United States.
About The Race to 200M
The Race to 200M elevates the importance of flu vaccination given the convergence of COVID-19 and seasonal flu. While there is no licensed vaccine for COVID-19, there are flu vaccines available to Americans. Vaccination is the best way to help protect against the flu. Preventing influenza can help reduce the risk of hospitalizations and help reduce the burden on our healthcare system.
The American Nurses Association will share information about the program via affiliate associations in states across the United States. More information is available on TheRaceto200M.com, where visitors have access to resources about flu and the importance of vaccination, tips on how to get safely vaccinated and where to locate the closest flu vaccination site near their home.
To learn more about the campaign, visit TheRaceto200M.com.
About The American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4.2 million registered nurses. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting a safe and ethical work environment, bolstering the health and wellness of nurses, and advocating on healthcare issues that affect nurses and the public. ANA is at the forefront of improving the quality of healthcare for all. For more information, visit nursingworld.org.
About Rita Wilson
A celebrated musical artist, actress and producer, Rita's career to date has seen her receive a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame for her notable film work, numerous roles on hit television programs, four studio albums and performances all over the world on such iconic stages as the Grand Ole Opry and The Sydney Opera House.
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Working as a Mobile Developer at Chartboost. Our Experience.
November 16, 2021
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Like most mobile software engineers, Daniel and I started our careers as app developers, SDKs were tools we used to speed up our development and get things done in a more efficient and robust way, and we never gave much thought to the idea of working on an SDK.
One can think of developing an SDK as creating one specific module of an app, so most app development skills certainly are applicable. If you take pride in creating modularized and reusable code with public methods that are easy to understand and use, thats a big part of what working on an SDK requires.
Your users are not the final users of an app, but the engineers that develop that app. If you work on a software project as part of a team you want your code to be self-documenting, free of side effects and bugs. You dont want your peers (or your future self) to come asking for help on using a piece of code you wrote months ago or complaining that it does not do what they expected it to do. All this becomes more crucial when you have thousands of developers who you have never met using your code: the expectations are higher and so is the cost if something goes wrong.
When joining the Chartboost SDK team we had several expectations: less UI work, a bigger focus on architecture and lower level app layers, good testing and QA practices, and all this turned out to be true, but theres so much more.
After working for a couple of years on app development UI work can become somewhat repetitive how many times have you had to code a button or a login screen? and at times it can feel like you are spending your efforts into debugging the idiosyncrasies of a platforms UI framework rather than doing actual software engineering.
Many developers interests lean towards architecture and other app layers as they evolve in their careers. This fits well with the kind of work we do here in the Chartboost SDK.
As an SDK that basically shows ads we do have some UI components, but most of our UI logic is offloaded to web views. This does not mean we dont have to deal with native frameworks (UI and non-UI related), on the contrary. We focus on some key parts of these frameworks and we really go in depth. Theres no way for us to foresee all the possible integration setups that our SDK will be used in, and we support a wide range of OS versions and devices. With the number of users we have this means if something can go wrong it will go wrong. This forces us to gain a deep understanding of all the aspects and edge cases that any framework we use has. We may not ever have to integrate iOS widgets, new UICollectionView or complex RecyclerView layouts, but we need to become experts on view life-cycle, app footprint, memory usage and particular frameworks like SKAdNetwork or Google Play Services.
This does not mean we dont play around with new technologies. One of the unexpected things we found at Chartboost is how much time we would spend with the latest iOS and Android tech while developing testing apps, showcase apps, automation tools and tests. Our SDK needs to be everywhere, which means we need to make sure it works well with any new relevant technology e.g. SwiftUI or Jetpack Compose and we do that by using and testing with those technologies ourselves.
We love to make products wed ourselves want to use and we spend a lot of time on the drawing board figuring out whats the best architectural solution for a problem or how to best define a new public API so our users can integrate it smoothly.
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Man Card by Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby
Length: 246 pages
First Published: January 2, 2018
Publisher's Description
I still don't know how it happened. One minute I was arguing with my arrogant competitor–our usual trash-talk over who deserves the larger commission. But somehow I went from throwing down to kneeling down…
It can never happen again. I don't even like Sebastian. He's too slick. He's a manipulating mansplaining party boy in preppy clothes.
So why can't I get him out of my head?
There are two things I know without question. One: Ash and I are destined for each other. Two: never trust a man with a unibrow.
Ash is my missing piece. She's the sweet cream to my gourmet espresso. And nothing gets me going faster than her contempt for me. They don't call her the Ashkicker for nothing.
Eventually I'll win her over…if my past doesn't ruin everything first.
About Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby
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Buri palm or Buli is one of the largest palm trees in the country. The leaves are strong enough and can be a use as binder for a bundle of firewoods or farm goods . Sometimes, the strips taken from its frond or from the stalk of its leaves is soften by overhandling and used as ropes to bind farm goods. The palm leaf also serves as a good food wrapper or packaging for many recipes like suman sa ibos and patupat. The Buri Palm is also used in weaving native hats and natives mats. Others are used to harvest its sweet toddy they called sweet tuba that they collected from the inflorescence of buri palm fruits. When freshly harvested, the fruits are green and turns maroon to dark after a few days specially when stored in the refrigerator.
The young fruits has soft nuts with taste and consistency similar to the buko or young coconut that is eaten without cooking or sweetened by boiling in water with lots of sugar to become the Tagalog minatamis na buli. This is recipe can be seen usually in Pampanga and Bulacan. Some of the recipes have thier own twists by adding some ingredients like honey and star anise.
Minatamis na Buli Recipe
Minatamis na Buli Recipe
- Ingredients:
- 1/4 kg sugar
- 4 cups buli fruit
- 4 pcs pandan leaves
- 16 oz water
- In a pot in medium heat, put-in the water and pandan leaves.
- Bring it to a boil, then add the sugar. Stir well.
- Add the buli fruit, then stir again.
- Boil until water and sugar turn into thick syrup.
- Remove from heat. Remove the pandan leaves before serving. Enjoy!
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Automatic Capping Machines
Automatic Capping Machines
Automatic Capping Machines manufactured by Liquid Packaging Solutions, Inc. can handle flat caps, flip-top caps, screw caps, sports caps, snap caps and just about any other bottle cap you can think to throw at them! LPS has been able to achieve this by designing and manufacturing different machines to handle different cap styles, though this does not mean a packager needs to purchase a different capper for every cap used. To learn more about the different styles of capping machines, call LPS toll free at 1-888-393-3693, or keep reading for a brief description of some of the more popular automatic capping machines.
These capping machines use sets of discs to spin caps down onto bottles for a secure, consistent and reliable seal. The spindle capper works with a wide range of caps and container sizes. This bottle capping machine can also be manufactured with a snap belt or press on head to handle snap caps. The versatility of the spindle capper makes it a good choice for contract packagers and other facilities that use a number of different caps and/or containers.
The chuck capping machine will use one or multiple chuck heads, which descend once the bottle and cap are in place to twist the cap onto the container to create a secure seal. Automatic chuck capping machines, unlike the spindle cappers, will require an automatic indexing system to ensure that the bottles are correctly located for capping. The automatic chuck capper is probably best suited for flat, screw caps, though it can handle a number of other cap types.
The automatic ROPP capper is probably best known in the wine industry. This capping machine normally places an uncut aluminum cap onto the bottle and uses a capping head with special knives to thread the cap and container. The Roll On Pilfer Proof (ROPP) cap also provides a tamper evident seal, allowing the customer to know that the bottle has remained sealed from the capping process to the consumer shelf.
Unique bottles and bottle caps can require a unique capping process. At times, the capping principles will be combined, such as with the Spindle and Snap capping machines. Other times, custom capping solutions will be necessary. LPS will work with each individual customer to design the capping machine that will most efficiently and effectively complete their capping process.
Of course, Liquid Packaging Solutions also manufactures manual and semi-automatic cappers as well. The manual and semi-automatic capping machines can increase the consistency and reliability of the capping phase of packaging for facilities with low to medium production, while in many cases speeding up the capping process as well.


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Redecorating a whole bathroom can be a little more difficult than decorating a living room or bedroom. In many cases, the walls are tiled, making them more difficult to replace, and the same goes for permanent fixtures and appliances.This means going for a whole new look can be expensive and time consuming, which may not be what you're looking for right now. Instead, why not try these seven tips and tricks for updating your bathroom? They're simple, affordable and most of all, easy!
1. Repaint the ceiling.
You may have noticed the ceiling in your bathroom looking old and grubby before the ceilings in the rest of your home. This is due to water, steam, splashes and other elements that can wear down the paint and make it look a little neglected. A quick repaint in a clean, bright white will make the bathroom look fresh and new again.
2. Switch up your bathroom accessories.
Updating your toothbrush holder, soap dish, liquid soap dispenser, mirror, towels, shower curtain or decorative vases can make a big difference. Without as many visual focal points in a bathroom compared to other parts of the home, these decorative (yet practical) elements stand out. Choose a fun bright colour or even a glistening metallic shade like copper, silver or gold. They'll be sure to look on point and give your bathroom style a new lease of life. If you want to take things a step further, you could also switch out some of your smaller fixtures, such as your taps, shower head, toilet paper holder, toilet seat or towel bar.
3. Improve your storage solutions.
If your bathroom storage is getting a little old or impractical, try something new. A set of shelves doesn't have to be expensive, and could even be customised to fit your style or theme. On each shelf, display your favourite products (bonus points if they have aesthetically pleasing packaging) or stack baskets for your essentials to keep clutter to a minimum.
4. Repurpose packaging you love.
Many of us are prone to saving unique jars, bottles and boxes we collect over time, in the event we might 'someday' find a new use for them. A bathroom is the perfect place to utilise these items, using them to store various essentials. Add a bundle on a shelf together for an eclectic mix with a vintage vibe.
5. DIY your bath panels.
The bath is the largest item in your bathroom, so why not make it stand out? If your bath is surrounded by panels, take the DIY option by painting or treating them yourself and giving it a whole new look. Alternatively, if your bath doesn't have panels, there's nothing to stop you buying the cheapest panel you find and dressing it up yourself!
What have you done lately to update your bathroom? Did you opt for a few additional extras or go for a whole bathroom makeover? Share your ideas and experiences in the comments below!
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English 2 Annotation 3 Energy Sources
Works Cited
Mohanty, Manoranjan. "New Renewable Energy Sources, Green Energy Development and Climate Change." Management of Environmental Quality 23.3 (2012): 264-74. ProQuest. Web. 29 Sep. 2014.
New renewable energy sources,
green energy development and
climate change
Implications to Pacific Island countries
Manoranjan Mohanty
Faculty of Business and Economics, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
Purpose – The aim of the paper is to examine the renewable energy resources for enhancing a green
energy development in the face of energy crisis and climate change, and to explore the prospects for
"new" renewable energy sources and the green energy initiatives taken in the Pacific Island countries
Design/methodology/approach – The data were collated from a wide variety of sources including
policy documents, road maps, reports, research articles on renewable and green energy sources.
The methodology adopted was primarily a qualitative one based on a "content analysis".
Findings – The findings reveal that increasing emphases have been given recently to "new"
renewable and green energy sources in the Pacific Island countries as mitigation and adaptation
strategies to fuel crisis and climate change. PICs have taken a wide range of green energy initiatives
including "biomass", solar, wind and other non-traditional renewable energy sources and bio-fuels
development. Prospects for coconut, copra and palm-oil based bio-fuels do exist in many PICs.
Opportunities for ethanol bio-fuels also exist especially in Fiji.
Practical implications – Renewable and green energy sources are of practical implications to PICs.
There is, however, a greater need for framing sound energy policies by the PICs.
Originality/value – The author has brought out clear linkages between climate change and green
energy development and analyzed the importance of new renewable energy sources, especially in PICs.
The paper has higher policy relevance and it is of great value in the context of sustainable energy
development in PICs.
Keywords Climate change, Green energy, Green growth, Bio-fuel, Renewable energy,
Global warming, Sustainable development, Pacific Island countries
Paper type Research paper
1. Introduction
The synergy between environment and economy are more pronounced now than ever
before. Energy, environment and climate change are closely intertwined. A holistic and
multi-disciplinary approach is, however, needed to understand the complex linkages
between them. Global fuel-food crises and overdependence on fossil fuels especially on
oil on the one hand, and green house gases (GHGs), global warming and climate
change on the other, are the critical energy sector challenges. These have been
aggravated by an unprecedented demand for energy due to growing population. The
need for energy efficiency (EE) solutions through renewable energy (RE) sources is
now much emphasised. The "green growth" and "green economy" are likely to be
achieved through green energy initiatives and green energy technologies development.
These aim at increasing EE and achieving a low-carbon development, which in turn,
can achieve an eco-efficiency. The "brown" vs "green" energy development debate
draws much of the world attention today in the face of climate change. A "green
energy" development with a "low carbon" and less harmful by-products has emerged
The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at
Received 30 March 2011
Revised 19 November 2011
Accepted 6 December 2011
Management of Environmental
Quality: An International Journal
Vol. 23 No. 3, 2012
pp. 264-274
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as a strategy for an alternative energy development and climate change mitigation.
There have been persistent efforts in increasing EE primarily through "new"
renewable technologies. The prime aim is to enhance the eco-efficiency of economy and
to achieve a "low-carbon" development and environmental sustainability. There has
been gradual shifting of global emphasis from "old" to "new" renewable energy (ORE
to NRE) sources. More focus now is on the use of "biomass", "bio-fuels", solar, wind and
other non-traditional RE sources. Development of renewable and green energy
technologies are the pathways in achieving sustainable energy development and thus a
"green" or "smart" economic growth.
The threat of climate change is being aggravated by the intertwined fuel – food
global crises and resulting in more vulnerability especially to the Small Island
Developing States (SIDS) and particularly, the Pacific Islands countries (PICs). These
countries produce almost negligible GHGs but are the most vulnerable to extreme
climate change events and sea-level rise. The low-lying atoll states such as Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Tokelau and Tuvalu are the immediate victims of such events. The
SIDSs need to become more EE and self-reliant and this can be achieved through RE
or green energy development. There are some instances of successful green energy
development in SIDS, for example, the "green" Coco Palm Resort on Maldives,
efficiency initiatives in Timor, Cuba and Guadeloupe, and a 100 per cent RE run
Spanish Canary Island (Lambrides, 2008). The two SIDS namely, the Maldives and
St Kitts and Nevis are competing with one another to become world's first carbon
neutral nation (Topping, 2009).
The PICs are heavily dependent on imported oil and the by-products, and
significantly affected by the global fuel crisis. The importation of mineral fuel in Fiji,
for example, was F$1.2 billion in 2008 accounting for 40 per cent of the total import
value (APCTT-UNESCAP, 2010). The power utilities in PICs are not only small but
with a high rate of transmission loss. Some Pacific utilities lose up to 20 per cent or
more of their production due to line losses in the power utility sector (Roper, 2007). The
PICs have vast potential for NRE sources and green energy development, which will
not only reduce oil dependency but also help lowering carbon emissions and improve
the environmental quality.
The questions arise: How to reduce the over dependence on oil? How to achieve
greater EE and a low-carbon development? What are the challenges and prospects
exist for NRE sources in PICs? What are the green energy initiatives undertaken so far
in PICs?
The paper aims at examining the RE resources for enhancing green energy
development in the face of climate change and exploring the prospects of NRE sources,
and green energy initiatives and green energy development in the PICs.
2. Energy – development – global warming and climate change linkages
Energy, development and climate change are closely linked. A multi-dimensional,
dynamic and complex relationship exists between them. Development – climate
change relationship is linked through energy consumption and waste generation.
Generally speaking, higher the level of development, greater is the energy consumption
(fossil-fuel burning) and in turn, higher is the GHG emissions leading to global
warming and climate change.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has already established that
climate change is real, universal and largely a human – induced phenomenon. Climate
change has been caused by GHG emissions from energy intensive human economic
energy sources
activities based on fossil-fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) burning. The annual
global CO2 emission was 28 million metric tonnes in 2006 (Wikipedia, 2011b). Nearly
35 countries produce 90 per cent of world's CO2 emissions globally, the largest
share is by the developed countries especially the USA (20 per cent), European Union
(EU) (15 per cent) and Russia (5 per cent) (Wikipedia, 2011b). About 15 per cent of the
world population (rich countries) account for 45 per cent of CO2 emissions (UNDP,
World's average temperature has increased by approximately 0.61C and two-thirds
of warming occurred since 1975 (UNDP, 2008). Eleven of 12 warmest years since 1850
occurred between 1995 and 2006 (UNDP, 2008). By the end of the present century it
could rise 2 or 31C or even as much as 61C (UNESCAP, 2009).
World energy consumption is the main determinant of global warming and
consequent climate change and sea-level rise. The world energy consumption patterns
show that fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) accounts for about 87 per cent of global
energy consumption (Wikipedia, 2011b). Oil accounts for about 35 per cent followed by
coal 28 per cent, natural gas 23.5 per cent, hydro-electricity 6 per cent, nuclear 5.8 per
cent and others 0.9 per cent (Wikipedia, 2011b). The world energy consumption per
capita was 1,819 kg of oil equivalent in 2007 (World Bank, 2009). The economic growth
processes especially in PICs are heavily dependent on oil consumption. The main
concerns are to reduce the oil dependence and develop alternative energy sources.
Energy services play a critical role in supporting economic growth and enhancing the
quality of people's lives. Around 1.6 billion people in the world lack access to such
services (UNDP, 2008). Nearly 40 per cent of world's population used biomass cook
stoves (REN21, 2010). Poverty is closely linked to low-efficiency "energy carriers" such
as fire wood, dung, charcoal, kerosene, crop waste and other solid biomass products
that diminish the environmental quality (Mohanty, 2005).
3. Green energy and green growth strategies
There has been a shift in emphasis from a carbon emission reduction strategy to a lowcarbon
development called "green development" that aims to achieve a green growth
and sustainable development. Green energy is the main tool for achieving an efficient
energy. "Green energy" development has emerged as an alternative energy
development strategy and a strategy for climate change mitigation. Green energy is
argued to be non-polluting and more environmental-friendly. Development of RE
sources and green energy technologies are now the pathways in achieving sustainable
"green energy" development. These are seen as "most cost-effective mitigation options"
(UNESCAP, 2009). "Green economy" and "green growth" that aim at a low-carbon or
low-fossil-fuel development will increase EE and in turn, the eco-efficiency of economic
growth. The ecological efficiency can thus be achieved through green energy
development and their linkages are as follows:
Green energy-EE-economic efficiency-ecological efficiency
3.1 Hard vs soft energy
The debate between "hard energy" and "soft energy" path continues in energy –
development discourse. The traditional approach of a hard energy is based on the
assumption that the mass energy use will lead to better development. This involves
burning of inefficient fossil fuels, nuclear power and other conventional energy
sources. The soft energy path on the other hand is based on the assumption that energy
is a means to social ends and it involves efficient use of energy sources and reliance on
"soft energy technologies" such as solar, wind, geothermal and bio-fuels (Wikipedia,
2011a). The renewables and non-conventional energy sources are more efficient and
"soft energy" sources that have potential for achieving "green growth". Solar energy
technologies such as solar water heater and other residential solar energy technologies
are the soft energy or green energy technologies.
4. RE sources
The RE is derived from natural processes that are replenished constantly thus
perennial sources of energy is now growing in its importance worldwide. The
main advantages of RE sources are that they provide energy security, they are EE,
non-polluting, inexpensive, locally available and more environmental-friendly and also
have potential to reduce oil dependence and help achieving green growth. RE and EE
thus go hand in hand and they are the twin pillars of sustainable energy development.
The renewable/green energy technologies include three generation: first, second
and third. The first-generation technologies include, for example, hydropower,
geothermal and biomass combustion. Second-generation technologies are, e.g. solar
heating and cooling, solar photo-voltaics, wind power and third-generation
technologies are biomass gasification, bio-refinery, geothermal and ocean/marine
energy (tidal, waves, ocean thermal differences) (Wikipedia, 2011a).
In 2008, RE accounted for about 19 per cent of the world's energy consumption
(Wikipedia, 2011a). An increasing number of countries are shifting their energy
policies in favour of RE. By the early 2010, there were more than 100 countries which
enacted some type of policy target and/or promotion policy related to RE, an increase
over 80 per cent in number from 55 in the early 2005 (REN21, 2010).
4.1 NRE sources
The ORE sources include the non-conventional energy sources such as solar, wind,
geothermal, nuclear and tidal waves. On the other hand, the NRE sources focus more
on small-hydro projects, solar, biomass and bio-fuels. Biomass, derived from organic
materials, is one of the most important sources of soft and NRE. Nearly 1.7 billion
people rely on traditional biomass in the developing world (UNDP, 2008). Tropical
rainforest and open sea are the chief sources of biomass, accounting for about 31 and
28 per cent of the total global biomass production, respectively (Wikipedia, 2011a).
4.1.1 Bio-fuels. Bio-fuels are the energy derived from biomass and organic wastes.
These are NRE sources. The global production of bio-fuels has increased by 55 per cent
between 2007 and 2009 (Table I).
Bio-fuels are attracting more global attention today than ever before. This is mainly
due to the fact that bio-fuels have significant potential for reducing GHG emissions,
and are potential substitute to fossil fuels. They are also inexpensive source of energy,
Bio-fuels Global production (billion litres) (%) growth
2007 2008 2009
Bio-ethanol 50 69 76 52
Bio-diesel 10 15 17 70
Total bio-fuels 60 84 93 55
Source: Wikipedia (2011b)
Table I.
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Weed is now part of a global delivery service
As delivery has become mainstream during the pandemic, Uber and other food delivery companies—which remain unprofitable—have expanded to other categories beyond food.
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i went to rite aid to return one cough syrup and get another one - this time making sure i wasn't grabbing a generic brand. i also got some earwax remover because my sister was complaining about blockage in her ear canals. with that bit of business out of the way, i traded my north road trek for the fuji road bike and left for belmont.
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As a stalwart label of the digital minimalsm scene, 12k has released some classic and pioneering music from the likes of label owner Taylor Deupree, Kenneth Kirschner, Goem, Shuttle358, Frank Bretschneider and many others. As such it's splendid to see them, once again, going out on a limb to release music from someone on the outer edges of this potent style of music and, certainly, making a departure from their previous work.
Antti's music is cold, icy, intense and so essentially Scandinavian that it's hard not to reference a certain iconic label… Pansonic, Ø, Philus… Do you get where I'm going with this? Sähkö. That's where.
This is the logical successor to the output of that staggeringly innovative imprint and barr the occasional release from Mika Vainio as Ø, this is realistically the only thing that's sounded as real or authentic for a long, long time.
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With the world waiting to see if the rumors of an Apple iWatch will come to be, other manufacturers are taking their own approaches to the Smartwatch. Remember the Pebble Watch? One reason to take a look at this new bridge to your smartphone, via your wrist, is the controls. The Dew Motion iStick Playtime (iSport Playtime) is targeted towards sporty folks and is more of an armband than a watch. The Playtime can be worn on your wrist or forearm or attached to your bike, backpack or other gear. Read on for more details.
The face of the Dew Motion iStick Playtime has an e-ink display, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, and a joystick type controller. At a quick glance you can view/control the time, phone calls, text messages, sports apps, and your music. The unit also has a built in microphone and speaker for handling text messaging and phone calls without reaching for your Smartphone.
The iStick Playtime is currently trying to raise money to make this $75 product a reality. Check it out here at Indiegogo.
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The Benefits of 5G for Businesses, Cities, Citizens, and Communities
What city leaders need to know
5G—the newest generation in wireless networking—has greater capacity and is faster, more responsive, more reliable, and more energy efficient than previous generations. It's no surprise 5G is such a hot topic, as it promises significant benefits to citizens, businesses, and communities. While 3G and 4G relied on personal devices, like cell phones, for connectivity, 5G will integrate with infrastructure, buildings, appliances, and products—creating an Internet of Things (IoT). Cities and communities with 5G stand to attract residents and businesses that will leverage this increased connectivity. Beyond that, 5G will power most of the smart city applications that improve many aspects of our quality of life.
5G Benefits for Citizens
From healthcare to transportation to energy efficiency, 5G promises to save citizens time and money and improve key quality of life indicators.
Improved Healthcare
With remote patient monitoring, remote surgery, and telemedicine applications, 5G could generate hundreds of billions in cost savings yearly, not to mention hours saved traveling and waiting to see healthcare providers.
Safer Transportation
Self-driving vehicles, which will rely on 5G technology, can reduce emissions, cut travel time, and save lives. 5G-enabled road systems will reduce congestion while railway sensors will decrease train cancellations, allowing people to get around quickly, reliably, and efficiently.
Energy Efficiency
Smart energy grids will have greater capacity and handle demands more efficiently and reliably. They'll also be able to detect and respond to spikes in demand, reducing blackouts and brownouts. Real-time data will be shared with citizens through smart meters, so they can adjust their consumption and reduce their costs.
5G Benefits for Businesses
With 5G, business will work faster and more efficiently, saving costs and increasing revenue. Remote working collaboration will improve, boosting productivity gains and staff morale. Businesses on the forefront of technologies like driverless cars, drones, Artificial Intelligence, robotics, remote-controlled machinery, and virtual and augmented reality will see significant opportunities to use IoT for commercial purposes. Lastly, a stable, fast mobile network will make smart, automated transportation possible—meaning less time wasted commuting and more time for productivity.
5G Benefits for Cities
Because of the benefits mentioned above, people and businesses will want to go where 5G is available. A national study showed more than 75% of prospective home buyers said good cellular connection was important to them and 83% of millennials said cell service was the most important factor in buying a home.
Additionally, 5G can create revenue streams for utilities and save billions of dollars annually by introducing technologies like smart garbage collection and smart lighting. Technologies that track available parking will minimize pollution and wasted time, and these same technologies can be used to track pedestrian and bicycle traffic—aiding in planning and reducing accidents. Shipping companies are using wireless sensors to track temperature changes in temperature-sensitive medications, equipment, and food—preventing the spread of food-borne illnesses and losses from damaged goods and medications. 5G promises to solve some of our cities' biggest issues, including:
Overcoming Concerns and Controversy
While this is promising technology, it is not without cost and controversy. The estimated cost to cover the entire United States with a 5G network runs into the hundreds of billions of dollars. While cell phone carriers and technology manufacturers wait for a decision from the federal government about paying for the network, some are working with cities to finance deployment. While implementing smart city technologies falls to the public sector, most of the initial investment could come from partnerships with the private sector.
One of the biggest concerns associated with 5G has to do with the aesthetics and placement of small cell nodes. Small cells are important because they provide flexibility and increased capabilities at an attractive cost. Small cell infrastructure is more environmentally friendly than cell towers and provides a cleaner signal with less power. To get adequate coverage, the distance between nodes is as close as 300 feet, which means in a square mile, there could be hundreds of nodes. This substantial number of nodes needs to be placed, wired to the power grid, and potentially connected to fiber optic cable. 5G requires a lot of gear and some people don't like the way it looks—generating a lot of "not-in-my-backyard" criticism. What cities need to know is that they can influence how and where 5G equipment is installed. Some cities are mandating that equipment be installed underground. When cities have clearly written ordinances and design guidelines, providers must follow them.
Another common complaint—that has been disputed by the World Health Organization and multiple scientific studies—is that the small cells can cause long-term health problems.
Transforming Communities
5G is not the first technology to face some initial barriers, but we've seen many cities that have adopted this technology and are thriving. Kimley-Horn's telecommunications professionals have successfully navigated the rapid rise of technology, stayed ahead of the learning curve, and provided our clients with innovative and tailored solutions for over two decades. We have designed small cell sites in cities throughout the country and have relationships with major telecom companies, utility companies, internet service providers, private developers, municipalities, and public institutions and organizations. We understand the site acquisition and site engineering side. We're here to help navigate the wireless landscape and transform communities into vibrant smart cities that will make our lives better, our communities safer, and our nation more prosperous.
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The primary goal of the Saint Ignatius Spanish Program is to
introduce the students to basic Spanish and to get the students
ready for Spanish 1 in high school. Students in first
through eighth grade attend Spanish classes for half an hour two
days a week.
First through third-grade students will be introduced to the
alphabet, colors, numbers, basic expressions, greetings, days of
the week, months, classroom objects, clothing, food, gender, body
parts, some emotions, some adjectives, animals, and fruits.
In addition, the students will learn the Sign of the Cross, a
prayer to their Guardian Angel and Hail Mary in Spanish.
Fourth-grade students will then learn to use all of what was
introduced in first through third grades and have quizzes on
translation, spelling, and sentence structure. In addition
to the prayers learned in first through third grade, students
will learn the Our Father.
Fifth through seventh-grade students will add on to and review
all of what was introduced in first through fourth grade.
In addition, students will be able to express more feelings.
Gender, forming plurals of nouns, the definitive article
the, possessive adjectives, phrases commonly used in the Spanish
classroom will all be learned. Students will also learn the
weather, how to tell time, action words, prepositions,
transportation, and school subjects.
Eighth-grade students will continue to review all that was
learned in previous grades and will be able to write a paragraph
describing the members of their families, themselves, and their
pets using correct expressions, gender, color, adjectives,
plurals, and possessive adjectives. Eighth-grade students will
learn to use subject pronouns and will be able to conjugate
regular ~ar verbs, ~er verbs, and ~ir verbs. Students will
also learn and work with the conjugation and use of three
irregular verbs, ser, estar, and tener.
¡Hasta luego!
8:00-8:30 a.m.
4th grade
8:55-9:25 a.m.
5th grade
9:30-10:00 a.m.
8th grade (Thursday) 11:30-12:00(Wednesday)
Eighth grade~Octavo año
Every time the class meets (Wednesdays and Thursdays), the class
is greeted with:
¡Hola clase! or ¡Buenos días clase!
¿Cómo están?
Students should be able to respond to both greetings with:
¡Hola maestra! or ¡Buenos días maestra!
Muy bien, gracias ¿Y usted?
The students are instructed in Spanish to stand up and to put
their hands together for the daily prayer as follows:
Levántense, por favor y pongan las manos juntas.
Seventh grade~Septimo año
Every time the class meets (Tuesdays and Thursdays), the class is
greeted with:
¡Hola clase! or ¡Buenos días clase!
¿Cómo están?
Students should be able to respond to both greetings with:
Sixth grade~Sexto año
Fifth Grade~Quinto año
Every time the class meets (Tuesdays and Thursdays), the class is
greeted with:
¡Hola clase! or ¡Buenos días clase!
¿Cómo están?
Students should be able to respond to both greetings with:
Fourth grade/ Cuarto año
Third grade/ Tercer año
2nd Grade/Segundo Año
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2 dos
3 tres
4 cuatro
5 cinco
6 seis
7 siete
8 ocho
9 nueve
10 diez
11 once
12 doce
13 trece
14 catorce
Los Números 16-20
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At this moment of crisis and change, the Museum of the City of New York is documenting history in real time by crowdsourcing your stories of how all five boroughs are experiencing both the COVID-19 pandemic and the uprisings for Black Lives. On July 23, drawing on these efforts, the Museum unveiled an outdoor installation featuring some of the many images that have already been submitted to us. A new, indoor exhibition will open at the Museum later this year to tell the stories of 2020 and imagine what's next for our city.
Submissions for the exhibition closed on September 5, but our documentation effort goes on – and we want to hear your voice! We need your help to ensure an even broader representation of experiences from this moment in New York City history.
Here's how you can still contribute:
- Share using #COVIDStoriesNYC and #ActivistNY on Instagram
Submissions will be reviewed by our curatorial team on a rolling basis to repost on the Museum's social media feed or website, and your posts will contribute to a new crowdsourced word-art installation to be installed outside the Museum later this year.
- Record and archive your story at the Library of Congress with StoryCorps
We're teaming up with StoryCorps to collect your stories of how all five boroughs are experiencing both the COVID-19 pandemic and the uprisings for Black Lives, learn more.
- Nominate objects for inclusion in our Museum collection
Nominate objects for inclusion in the Museum's archival collection. If you have an object you think would help our collection tell the story of 2020 for future generations, email a photo to email@example.com.* For more on our collecting plan, see our recent blog post.
* Please note, due to limited staff, we are only able to reply to emails regarding materials we are actively considering. Because of health restrictions, we request that you do not mail or bring any items to the Museum at this time; until we have guidance from health officials, we will not be accepting physical objects from the public.


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