text: Hi Tedd, That were some good ideas about the problems that I thought will arise. What you forgeting is that you can't just decide what is more important and what is not. I mean it might be that logically the short article (e.g. America) should be linked and not the long one. If the articles are many and have organic (sorry I can't think of a better word) titles then it will produce weird results. I still think that automatically cross linking articles that might have small titles is a bad idea. Imagine imdb doing that and trying to crosslink the movie "Z" and the movie "IT" inside it's editors articles and reviews. I think that the best living example of this is the ad networks that link words to advertisements inside web site content. They can make a text almost unreadable when they insert the ad links. Petros Ziogas http://www.royalblue.gr On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Chuck Reeves <chuck.reeves at gmail.com>wrote: > Another little add on to these solutions would be to include some kind of > counter that will prevent the bot form linking more then X times. This way > when the article loads, it will not be just one big stream of links. > > Thank You > Chuck Reeves > Cell: 631-374-0772 > Email: chuck.reeves at gmail.com > > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:51 AM, tedd <tedd at sperling.com> wrote: > >> At 1:00 PM +0300 8/28/09, Petros Ziogas wrote: >> >>> I would just like to mention a point of failure in that automated >>> proccess. I had to deal with this in a previous project so it's quite fresh. >>> >>> What will happen if: >>> >> >> Problem 1 >> >> There are 3 articles. Article A is titled "History of America". Article B >>> is titled "Glorious History of America". In article C there is this text >>> "The book is talking about the glorious history of America". If you run an >>> automated proccess and the test for article A comes first then the text will >>> be "The book is talking about the glorious history of >>> America" and the next test will fail. >>> >>> If you run a test for article B first the text will become "The book is >>> talking about the glorious history of America". Then >>> if you test for article A it might end up being "The book is talking about >>> the glorious history of >>> America" >>> >>> The possibilities of such procedured practically ruining your content are >>> endless. If you want to dive into tag nesting and html validation you will >>> be opening another whole. >>> >> >> Problem 2 >> >> Also what will happen if an editor want to insert this "I loved the book >>> George Washington and the Glorious history of >>> America." and there are articles with titles using "George Washington", >>> "Glorious history", "History of America", "America"? >>> >>> I think you get my point... >>> >> >> Petros: >> >> Yes, I see your point and the two problems you raise (good concerns). >> >> Problem 1 >> >> My initial solution would solve the first problem *provided* that the >> titles were unique and not contained within another title, right? So why not >> start with the longest title and search/replace downwards? >> >> For example, "Glorious History of America" is searched, found, and made a >> link. Then "History of America" is searched -- however -- the search >> excludes links! The phrase "History of America" in "Glorious History of >> America" would never be considered because it's within a link. >> >> The process would continue until you run out of titles -- simple, right? >> >> Problem 2 >> >> The second problem can be solved two ways: >> >> Way one -- by removing all organic links from the initial search. In other >> words, when the FULL TEXT search is started the search is done on articles >> absent of all organic links. You can easily add the organic links back-in >> after the search/replace is finished. >> >> Please note when the automated links are added, they also have an unique >> class attribute, such as class="autotag", which will allow them to be easily >> identified and removed for a rebuild. >> >> Way two -- you could solve the problem by excluding organic links from the >> search because they DO NOT have the unique class attribute identifier -- >> thus no real reason to remove them at all for the search/replace routine >> (i.e., Way 1). I only presented "Way 1" to get you to think in terms of >> removing the organic links from the problem. >> >> Possible problem >> >> The only fly in the ointment here would be if an editor wants to manually >> link an article by trying to mimic the automated process. For example, >> he/she inserts a "History of America" using the >> *index* of the article. Everything would still work unless that article is >> deleted. In such case the link would become dead. >> >> However, if the editor simply added the class identifier tag (i.e., >> class="autotag") to the link, then the automated process would treat his >> entry like it's own and adjust accordingly. >> >> If the editors simply followed the rules, which aren't complicated, then >> editors could participate as they want in the process. >> >> The solution presented here doesn't require tag nesting or html >> validation. 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For sanitary food handling applications, stainless steel is a popular material choice. Not only can food-grade stainless steel stand up to punishing temperatures that would melt plastic, the material's protective oxide layer helps prevent the formation of rust that could contaminate foodstuffs.
But, as with any material, there are a few things that you should know about food-grade stainless steel before you implement it in your production process.
1: The Steel's Finish Can Affect its Suitability for Food Processing
Stainless steel is famous for being able to resist corrosion, but just because the surface of the steel looks shiny and smooth doesn't mean that it's food-grade.
To meet key sanitary standards, the finish of the steel MUST eliminate any surfaces that could result in bacterial growth while being easy to clean/sanitize.
Here, processes such as electropolishing are favored over manually grinding down surfaces. The reason for this is that electropolishing strips away the surface layer of steel to reveal a microscopically-smooth substrate.
This not only enhances the strength of the oxide layer in stainless steel; it removes the microscopic flaws in a surface that could harbor bacteria.
Learn how passivation and electropolishing can protect your custom food-grade metal forms!
2: Stainless Steel Should NEVER Be Cleaned with a Plain Steel Brush
Steel wire brushes are a popular choice for cleaning deep-set stains from metal surfaces. However, such brushes should NEVER be used to clean a stainless steel object.
Particles from the plain steel in the brush could become imbedded in the surface of the stainless steel, compromising the integrity of the protective oxide layer. Over time, this will allow the "stainless" steel to rust like ordinary steel.
Additionally, you should avoid using the same tools to clean both stainless and ordinary steels. Particles picked up from the plain steel could transfer to the stainless.
3: Not All Food-Grade Stainless Steel Alloys Are Created Equal
Just because a steel alloy is marketed as being "food grade" doesn't mean it's the right material for your production process.
There are a number of different stainless steel alloys on the market, each with its own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to resisting specific chemicals and production environments.
For example, salt is known for being exceptionally corrosive to metal compounds. While grade 304 stainless steel is resistant to most corrosives, prolonged exposure to salt can still eat away at it. So, grade 304 stainless wouldn't be suitable for any process requiring repeated, prolonged exposure to salt or saltwater.
Grade 316 stainless, on the other hand, is much more resistant to salt exposure than grade 304. This makes grade 316 stainless steel preferable for food makers that use salt or saltwater in their products.
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I was a new principal with years of experience in the classroom and great ideas to share. Why didn't all of my staff agree with me?
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Singer-songwriter Ralston Bowles, Considered the Ambassador of Acoustic Music in West Michigan, Ralston signed on with Judy Collins' record label, Wildflower Records in 2007.
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MINSK- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree scrapping visa requirements for the citizens of 80 countries, including 39 countries of Europe and of the United States.
"The document establishes visa-free regulations for entering Belarus for no more than five days, on entry through a checkpoint on the national border, the National Airport of Minsk, for the citizens of 80 states. The decree applies to the citizens of 39 countries of Europe, including all of the European Union, as well as Brazil, Indonesia, the United States, Japan and other countries," spokespeople for the president of Belarus said.
The countries on the list are primarily those which Belarus regards as favorable in terms of migration, strategic partners and countries that have unilaterally introduced visa-free travel for Belarusian citizens. The new rules also apply to stateless residents of Latvia and Estonia.
"The document aims to intensify business travel, tourism, and private trips by holders of ordinary passports, and will not apply to foreigners traveling in their official capacity: diplomatic, official, special and other equated passports will not be eligible," the press office said.
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The birth of a new orca in L-pod is cause for celebration, but the baby still faces an uphill battle against threats such as starvation, pollution, and not least, boat traffic. Deborah Wang and the IN Close team discuss the birth of L-120, and whether whale watching tours are a danger to Southern Resident orcas, or the best way to build support to protect them.
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DEBORAH WANG: So this week on In Close we're looking at major threats to marine life in the region. And one of those stories that we're looking at is the new baby orca that was born into the L-Pod. It was just spotted in the San Juan Islands and it's the first baby orca here in two years. Now Stephen, you reported that we don't know what the gender of this orca is. How are we going to find this out?
STEPHEN HEGG: Well basically, sometime in the next- it could happen tomorrow, it could happen in the next year--L120 is going to jump out of the water and flash us. We're going to see very distinctive markings on the ventral side, on the underside, that show whether it's a female or a male.
WANG: And that's how we know?
HEGG: That's how we know.
WANG: Some person needs to be nearby with a camera taking a picture of this?
HEGG: Oh and there will be. She's being studied extensively, but we need to see distinctive markings.
STACEY JENKINS: So what does it matter if it's a boy or a girl?
HEGG: Well I think it matters, as I understand it, because we're losing the reproductive part of the pods. The reproductive females are going into post-reproductive population. The population is aging, so we need to replenish that breeding population. Now L120, if she indeed is a girl, is not going to be able to reproduce for I think, fifteen years, or something like that. And so, so we're deferring this very needed benefit. But the more girls there are, the better our chances of replenishing the population. So it's, you know, it's kind of a race against time. Orcas are dying at too high of a level, and we're not replacing those critical elements in the population as fast as they need to be replaced.
KATIE CAMPBELL: I imagine there's going to be a lot of people who are going to want to see this baby orca. But I've always felt unsure of whether I should be supporting the whale watching industry because of that issue of too much traffic. Is that something that- how do we navigate this?
HEGG: It's very controversial, there are some people who really believe that we have just crowded those whales to watch them, even though the whale watchers have very definite restrictions, and there are definite rules. They've actually been expanded recently, and I would say that the whale watchers are very concerned about whales and they follow the rules.
JENKINS: You know there are, I think six public beaches on the San Juan Islands, that if you go online, you can find them and you can see the pods. It's free; a pair of binoculars and that could be one way that you could still view them without disrupting their habitat.
HEGG: Well some people argue even that the scientists say that the best way we can help this population is for people to be engaged. And one people- one way people can get engaged and passionate about orcas, is they see this in front of them, they go watch whales, and they see this happening and you become very attached. So there's an educational purpose with whale watching.
WANG: Well we will be talking a lot more about orcas and other marine animals this week on In Close, Thursday at seven.
In Feb. of this year I took a photo from the beach at Orlebar Point on Gabriola Island, B.C. of 2 adult orcas with a calf. Having just watched your excellent program and noting the infrequency of baby orcas I thought you might like to see the photo and perhaps determine if this was the same group featured on your program. The date of the photo is shown, as with all my photos, in the lower right corner. If I can figure out how to forward the photo, it's on the way. Thanks for the great program.


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So much of the world's data is now location-enriched, resulting in a big opportunity to extend location intelligence techniques to conventional big data analytics processes. Equally, geospatial-specific processes in GIS tools are becoming too slow for today's data volumes. OmniSci bridges this divide by making geospatial capabilities a first-class citizen of our GPU-accelerated analytics platform. With OmniSci, geospatial analysts can interactively explore up to millions of polygons and billions of mapped points, and business analysts can now easily incorporate spatio-temporal analysis in their regular big data analytics workflows.
A Forbes article reported that "66% of enterprises rank location intelligence as either critical or very important to revenue growth strategies." Yet, mainstream GIS platforms struggle to analyze more than a few hundred thousand data points, and then only with latency that makes visual exploration of GIS data incomplete, slow and uncomfortable. The need for advanced geospatial analysis tools is now greater than ever.
In milliseconds, you can cross-filter billions of location data records alongside other features, to understand location in context of your mission. OmniSci stores geographic data types (POINT, LINESTRING, POLYGON, and MULTIPOLYGON) in native form, so you can run massive parallel calculations on geo data to optimize logistics routes or see how many U.S. schools are within flood zones (for example).
The OmniSciDB SQL engine natively stores geographic and geometric data types (POINT, LINESTRING, POLYGON, and MULTIPOLYGON). This enables you to run geo calculations with the massively parallel supercomputing speed of GPUs. Because polygons are rendered natively on the backend, you can interactively explore millions of shapes on a chart in a web browser. Speed and power come from OmniSci's back end.
You probably spend hours prepping your GIS data and selecting features for analysis. This data prep involves tedious, row-by-row exploration--not what you dreamed of when you chose this profession. You'd rather spend less time getting data ready and more time turning it into insights, recommendations and actions.
OmniSci was created for geospatial analysis accelerated by graphics processing units (GPUs). Our analytics platform speeds data exploration with extraordinarily fast SQL queries, rendering and visualization. You can import native geo data into OmniSci, explore it visually, and clean it quickly, so it's ready for analysis and reporting to your colleagues.
Read this blog post by OmniSci's Veda Shankar. Veda explains how to use the OmniSci Immerse visualization system to explore data, with powerful cross-filtering. Geospatial analysts can use this type of zero-latency exploration of very large geo data to understand the dataset and prepare it for further use.
You rarely work alone. Even if you are the only geospatial analyst in the company, you must share geospatial findings with co-workers, clients and partners who don't understand cartography or spatial analysis. You may discover great insights, but they will only be as valuable as your ability to communicate them to others.
OmniSci visualization makes it easy to share geo charts and geospatial calculations with others. If you find a better transportation route, a real estate opportunity, or an enemy on the battlefield, you can show it to others in real time. Object-level permissions let you share geospatial data and dashboards without worrying about view permissions. We take care of that for you on the backend.
Your geospatial analysis becomes more valuable as more people can see it, interact with it and understand it. Some charts may contain sensitive information and this can make sharing seem dangerous. OmniSci solves this by decoupling object-level view permissions from the ability to share interactive dashboards with others.


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"The firming rand will continue to impact financial performance negatively, as foreign-denominated selling prices translate to lower rand rolling margins," the company said.
The financial markets have favoured the election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president of the ANC and South Africa, believing that it signals a new dawn for the economy and the country.
The rand has strengthened from an average of R14 against the dollar last year to R11.5934 by 5pm yesterday.
Hulamin said its headline earnings a share declined 13percent to 104cents, also because of the strong rand.
It said attributable earnings fell by 14percent to R332million for the year.
Cash flow was R296m and the dividend of 15cents a share was maintained.
In terms of operations, Hulamin posted record production and sales in rolled products of 215000 tons. It said improved demand for beverage can products helped the rolled products division to grow its local sales by 22percent.
Hulamin chief executive Richard Jacob said: "We report another year of record sales and improved manufacturing performance following the previous record set in 2016, against a backdrop of continuing tough market conditions and a stronger rand.
"This was achieved through an ongoing focus on manufacturing excellence, with a specific emphasis on cost reduction and tight capital discipline. This resulted in a second consecutive year of strong cash flows and a further reduction in borrowings."
The performance of Hulamin's extrusions division was disappointing, the company said.
"During 2016, we approved a capital investment plan for the extrusions division and the repositioning of the business in the very dynamic local market."
The company said that trade actions between the US and China were creating positive demand momentum for Hulamin products in the US.
Hulamin had benefited from the R150million price lag in the year under review, compared with R50m in 2016.
The aluminium price averaged $1968 (R22685) a ton from $1604 a ton in 2016 and closed at $2242 a ton at the end of the year, compared with $1713 at the end of 2016.
Hulamin warned that the proposed aluminium trade restriction recommendations issued by the US on February 16 may impose value and volume constraints on aluminium imports into the US.
Hulamin shares closed 3.92percent lower on the JSE yesterday at R4.90.
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After graduating from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2009, Mr. Allen was hired by the District Court of Maryland for Prince George's County as a Judicial Law Clerk. In 2010, the Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County hired him as a prosecutor. During his tenure as an Assistant State's Attorney, he handled thousands of misdemeanor and felony criminal cases conducting hundreds of trials including possessions with intent to distribute (PWID), handguns, thefts, economic crimes, assaults, rapes, etc.
Upon his arrival at the Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County, Mr. Allen was immediately appointed to be the Constitutional Law Advisor to the District Court division. He was designated as the Maryland Rule 16 Attorney Supervising Attorney for nine third-year law students. Those law students went on to become law clerks, public defenders, private defense attorneys, and prosecutors. Mr. Allen has attended various legal seminars, including trial advocacy, arson training, insurance fraud, and has successfully completed "Top Gun," an undercover drug law enforcement training exclusively for narcotics investigators and prosecutors.
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Get ready for even more late night television options that have nothing to do with Jimmys. Action Bronson is developing a daily late night series set to launch later this year on Viceland, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Bronson, of course, is already a top-tier Viceland personality thanks to his traveling-and-dining series Fuck, That's Delicious.
Bronson's new album Blue Chips 7000 is due Friday. On the Blue Chips 7000 single "Let Me Breathe," Bronson hinted at a new series in the second verse:
I got two shows, I'm about to pitch another/Throwing alley oops to my brothers
In addition to Fuck, That's Delicious (which was just renewed for a third season) and the untitled late night series, Bronson's dating series Hungry Hearts is set to premiere on Snapchat Aug. 30. Hungry Hearts, another Viceland collaboration, brings Bronson together with Match.com to throw singles into "curated date" scenarios that will surely make for great
television Snapchat content.
And that's not all. Bronson is dropping a food-themed book next month. Fuck, That's Delicious: An Annotated Guide to Eating Well, featuring a forward from king of Crocs Mario Batali, hits stores Sept. 12 via Abrams Books. Bronson's debut cookbook includes 40 recipes inspired by everything from his childhood to his tour travels.
For now, however, Bronson is very much in album mode. He appeared on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show on Monday and unveiled "9-24-7000," his new collaboration with Rick Ross.
He has also spent most of the last few months focused exclusively on music. "I've been on this motherfuckin' run, man," Bronson told his Rolling Loud festival crowd back in May. "Fuck, That's Delicious. All this television shit. But I don't give a fuck about that no more."


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Music Credit: "Some Are More Equal," written and performed by Paul Rucker and Hans Teuber, from the album, Oil.
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Meta Golding: This film tells the story from the day that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to four days later when the boycott started. So it's a behind-the-scenes look at how the boycott was organized and put together. And it's also the personal journey of Mrs. Parks becoming the face of the movement.
Jo Reed: That's actor Meta Golding, talking about her role of Rosa Parks in the new TV movie Behind the Movement. And this is Art Works, the weekly podcast produced at the National Endowment for the Arts. I'm Josephine Reed.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger and was arrested in Montgomery Alabama. On December 5th, the black community of Montgomery began a boycott of the bus company that lasted until December 20, 1956. Behind the Movement is an original film produced for TV One that tells the story of the people who decided Rosa Park's arrest would be the catalyst that would challenge the segregation of public transportation. And it also shows how they brought the 55,000 members of the black community to create the most successful boycott in American history. As the name suggests, Behind the Movement focuses on lesser-known figures whose work ensured the boycotts success and who helped launch the modern civil rights movement. But, Rosa Parks, of course occupies a central role as the woman who said "No." Mrs. Parks' quiet determination comes through in Meta Golding's strong performance. In films, Meta is probably best known for the Hunger Games playing the warrior Enobaria and she also has a television resume as long as my arm including Criminal Minds, Dark Blue, CSI, and Colony. And although Meta Golding is an accomplished and experienced actor—she wasn't quite prepared for the phone call from TV One.
Meta Golding: Believe it or not they asked—there was no audition. I just simply got a call and asked if I would be interested in playing this role? And at first, I was like "what Rosa Parks? Would I be interested?" You know, it seemed like a crazy concept. And then I read the script and I was like "Oh my goodness, it's a really well-done script." So it was extra humbling to have this just kind of show up-- it was like a miracle.
Jo Reed: You're embodying an icon like Rosa Parks. Was that daunting?
Meta Golding: Yes. <laughs> Yes, of course. Well, it was such an honor. I mean it was such an honor to be—to even be asked. And at first as I started to learn more about Mrs. Parks I was like "I can't do this, How am I supposed to"— I mean she was really an incredible woman her entire life. And I mean you could do a movie of many different parts of her life and many different things that she did. So it was completely daunting. But then it was kind of what an actor waits for, you know, to play someone who meant so much to so many people and was such a complicated person and a brave person. So it was a huge challenge, incredibly intimidating. But something that I just was kind of like I don't know how I could not do this.
Jo Reed: Now, how did you begin to get inside of her? What was your entry point?
Meta Golding: There's also some video and audio of her in the fifties being interviewed about the boycott. Those are a little stilted because they're interviews but you still get a sense of what she sounded like. There is also this wonderful book that her family wrote, her nephews and nieces, and that really gave a look inside her intimacy. And also, she was really churchgoing. And so I entered it also that way. I went to a lot of church and entered it in there because her faith really carried her very far. It gave her a lot of courage. She felt that it was greater than her or what she had done.
Jo Reed: Yeah, her faith was really key to her activism wasn't it?
Meta Golding: Yes. Yes. She was very humble but she had faith. And I always go back to her faith and God and the dignity of human beings and humankind. And her whole life she was an activist and she always stood up for human rights whether it was Native American, LGBTQ. I mean she was a lifelong believer in humanity. It was very inspiring to be a little bit in her shoes. <laughs>
Jo Reed: Well, let's talk about you being in her shoes because you created this similar physicality to her that was uncanny.
Meta Golding: Oh, thank you.
Jo Reed: I mean the way you would hold yourself there was such a stillness that you created. Can you talk about physically how you worked this out?
Meta Golding: Well, I think in listening to how she spoke and some of her interviews you would see that she really listened and absorbed first before she responded. Even like in prayer, I always feel like prayer is very much about listening besides asking. It's allowing. And also, at the time a lot of people she was surrounded by were men and, you know, huge larger-than-life, you know, Martin Luther King and E.D. Nixon, and these were very vocal and communicative people.
Jo Reed: And E.D. Nixon was one of the primary organizers of the boycott.
Meta Golding: Yes. And Rosa was a much more internal person. So, I don't know, I think I started just by listening and how that affected the body. Or I always felt like she always really took a person in. If she was going to talk to anyone she really was present with them. And what that does to the body it kind of shifts it. And also once I was there and I thought our costume designer did such a beautiful job putting on those clothes and, you know, her hair was always back. There's this beautiful story about how she had long, long hair all the way to her bottom but she always wore it back. And she only let her hair down for her husband or her very intimate family members. And so there was always this modesty and humility that I thought was really beautiful. And, I don't know, I just was so inspired by her. And I just tried to allow it to come through.
Jo Reed: But you weren't mimicking her—
Meta Golding: No.
Jo Reed: at all. It really was an interpretation.
Meta Golding: Exactly. Well, to my benefit or maybe not, I didn't know what Rosa Parks sounded like. I knew Rosa Parks more in terms of her image. And it wasn't like, you know, somebody who is playing Martin Luther King the minute you hear his timber you're like "Ah! That's Martin Luther King", you know. So I felt like it's this interpretation of how she comes through me.
Jo Reed: She wasn't the first woman who refused to give up her seat. But she was the first one there was a real public rally around. Why was that?
Meta Golding: Well, it was a strategy, frankly. There had been several women. But at that time in the fifties in the segregated South, it was such a dangerous time for anyone in the black community that the activists knew that they only had one shot to rally all their resources around. And, in fact, Mrs. Parks was the secretary of the NAACP so she was very much looking for someone to be the face of the boycott that they had been sort of loosely planning. And it's not that Mrs. Parks was planted there on purpose. She just had had enough and refused to give up her seat that day. All of the activists felt that in order to convince everyone to get behind this boycott and join the boycott it had to be a person that seemed responsible. Mrs. Parks was regarded very highly in her community. She was churchgoing. She was educated. She had a job. She was a seamstress. Her demeanor was very reserved. So she seemed like a good image for people to trust in, not just the white media but also folks in the black community who had to actually by being part of the boycott they were putting their own livelihood at risk.
Jo Reed: They needed someone beyond reproach, in other words.
Meta Golding: Exactly.
Jo Reed: And the film, also, focuses on the church ladies and the women's clubs, which made my heart sing—
Meta Golding: <laughs>
Jo Reed: because without the women there was no boycott. They really were the prime organizers who got the word out.
Meta Golding: The church played such a huge role in activism for a very, very long time. But it was also women's groups that really organized—but women had so much to do with it.
(Audio Clip from Behind the Movement)
Jo Reed: The brutal murder Emmett Till in Mississippi is mentioned a few times in the film. And I really hadn't realized it was the same year. For whatever reason, I thought it was a couple of years earlier. But that child's death had a tremendous impact.
Meta Golding: It did. Earlier that year Emmett Till was murdered. He was a 14-year-old boy who was visiting—he was from Chicago and he was visiting his family in the South. And he was at a grocery store and supposedly whistled at a white woman and that evening he was kidnapped from his home, tortured and then brutally murdered and thrown into a river. His mother had his body shipped back to Chicago and then invited a photographer from Jet magazine to photograph his body. And so it was everywhere. Everybody was seeing this image of this disfigured child. And everybody was horrified. So the murderers—when they had to stand trial the verdict was that they were innocent.
Jo Reed: And this of course was an all-white jury and the defendants, who publicly confessed later were seen taking the boy.
Meta Golding: Exactly. And this just upset so many people and especially Rosa Parks. And it was just kind of a tipping point. And not just for her, I think for everyone at the time. And it was just kind of a tipping point. And not just for her, I think for everyone at the time, it just was like, "Well they said they did it. And even now the law is against us." And so it was just one indignity after another dignity after another indignity. But Emmett Till's murder was a huge catalyst for Rosa's defiance, and later on, she became very, very good friends and colleagues with Emmett Till's mother.
Jo Reed: Who was an incredibly brave woman herself.
Meta Golding: Yes, because that was her only child. And she really made a point of making sure that these photographs of her child were seen by everyone. So it was probably incredibly difficult for her. But it was outrageously brave and had a tremendous impact.
Jo Reed: The film really focuses on those four days between her arrest and when the boycott began. And boy, they are really four days that shook the world. Could you just recount a little bit about what had to get done in that short amount of time? It was really monumental.
Meta Golding: It was monumental because the atmosphere of the time it was—it was just terrorism. And so people were so afraid of being murdered, raped, killed, you lose your job. And the poverty also was pretty intense. So in order to convince people and actually get the word out, get people to know that this is what was going to happen on Monday and this is pre, obviously, social media. A lot of people didn't have telephones. How people organized so it was really through the church and through school and through word-of-mouth. And everyone, I think, said, "It's time", and they believed that Rosa was the person to do it. But it was a big, big risk. And it took a lot of convincing, you know, even Rosa gave a speech--her family didn't want her to do this. So it just took a lot of convincing, talking, cajoling, and, I think, really getting the church and also the women's groups on their side. But it was monumental because there were 55,000 people who boycotted on Monday which is huge.
Jo Reed: Yeah. Getting the word out to 55,000 people that's a lot of the mimeographs.
Meta Golding: It really is. I think I heard it was they got out 35,000 mimeographs out. And then everything else was word-of-mouth.
Jo Reed: One thing I really liked about this film is that they showed people working—yes, having day jobs and working during the day—but working on organizing, working on activism, working on civil rights. That the movement happened because ordinary people made it happen.
Meta Golding: Exactly. Rosa Parks was a seamstress. E.D. Nixon was a porter man on the train. These were regular people who just were activists on the side. I mean that was really their lives. But they had regular jobs. This was one woman who had just had had enough and, you know, it was teachers, churchgoing people, regular people that weren't paid to do this but just had to do this. And we always think about oh Martin Luther King, what an icon. Rosa Parks what an icon. She didn't think she was an icon. She was just a regular person who just, you know, your regular working-class person who just couldn't take it anymore, you know. And was committed.
Jo Reed: The press for Behind the Movement said that the film was put together very quickly. So it was a tight schedule. How long did you have to prepare?
Meta Golding: Oh, not that long. Three weeks. Yeah. And then we shot it in thirteen days.
Jo Reed: Oh my God.
Meta Golding: Yeah. So it is really, "Okay we're doing this and let's just jump in." And I think that for me I just was like "Well, you know, I've been acting for a while. I'm just going to trust that this is just going to come through." And, you know, the other actors are phenomenal and have been kind of my idols. So they just jumped in as well and they also really know what they're doing. This is the deal, so we all got the script and I think everyone felt like this was bigger than us. And that this story is really, really important to tell. And it hadn't been told like this before. So everyone just kind of dropped everything and just jumped into this including the grips, including the makeup/hair people. I mean the schedule, you know, for what we achieved not that anybody gets any medals for working fast. But I just think there was this sense that this story was really relevant today and really an important American story that needed to be told.
Jo Reed: And we should mention, Isaiah Washington played E.D. Nixon—
Meta Golding: Yes. Yes.
Jo Reed: Loretta Devine was Jo Ann Robinson.
Meta Golding: Yes. Roger Guenveur Smith was Raymond Parks. They're just beautiful, beautiful actors. And I think you see that in the film.
Jo Reed: And to compound this and the schedule—it's a period piece!
Meta Golding: Yes, I know. <laughs> Yes. Yes. It's a period piece. Sometimes extras had to be sent back home because their do's were a little too 2017 and not 1955. So it was a lot of work.
Jo Reed: But it was put together so beautifully. The costumes, as you mentioned earlier, were particularly striking—they really set the mood. I really loved the lace collars that Rosa Parks wore. It was beautiful.
Meta Golding: Beautiful. And the costume Rosa in the church, that was made specially and it's a replica of the dress she actually wore. We shot this in Atlanta and so the vintage selection there is fantastic. They pulled from just regular vintage stores and it was clothes from the fifties.
Jo Reed: So many people involved with the production of this film are African American. TV One is an African-American owned media company. The director was African-American, the editor was African-American, the screenwriter was African-American—there just seemed to be a conscious effort to involve as many African-Americans as possible not just in front of the camera but behind the camera as well.
Meta Golding: Oh, yes. I think it's just I think it's beautiful and I think it's timely and I think it's fantastic that we are getting to have our own narrative. And also TV One has a lot of women running the show for their TV shows. So I think it was just like a natural fit. Like, of course, we're going to hire a black writer. And there are so many wonderful black writers and black directors. And so, it was fantastic. And I felt like Aric Avelino is a wonderful filmmaker and I was really surprised to find out that there had only been one other movie about Rosa Parks.
Jo Reed: I was too! I was surprised when I learned the film was done in such a short period of time because it is such a rich-looking film.
Meta Golding: It is, isn't it? Yeah. That's what I think too. You know, yeah. Again, I think it's because everybody just really loved the story and really fell in love with the importance of telling the story and so everybody just gave it their all. And many times on the set while I was there people would be crying, like grips, you know, or extras. And so it was this feeling that this was history. Because the power of film is profound. But I also think that when you're dealing with historical fiction nowadays that becomes the history. You know? And so like when I think of a film like Zero Dark Thirty I'm like, "Okay so now that's what I think about Osama bin Laden", the image is in my head, you know? So we all felt like Well besides whether this film is going to do well, this is something that will be perhaps a teaching tool, you know? Or perhaps now people will think about that the Montgomery Bus Boycott through viewing this film. And so it just felt like, "Oh we're doing something that is going to affect the way people think about our own history."
Jo Reed: Because film holds a collective memory in some ways.
Jo Reed: Now, you have a multinational background.
Meta Golding: I do you, yes. My mother is from Haiti and my father is American. And we followed my father's career and he worked for the United Nations and CARE and that kind of work. And so I was almost like a military brat and that I moved around a lot as a kid. And I think it's part of the reason that I'm an actor is because I always had to—I was always the new kid and it was a new culture and a new language, everything. And I was like a little anthropologist and was always very curious about oh, wow, everybody is the same but everybody does things so differently. So even though I always was upset when we had to move looking back now I'm so grateful for my upbringing.
Jo Reed: Had you always wanted to act from the time you were a kid?
Meta Golding: Pretty much. Yeah. I mean I was also a figure skater. I was a competitive figure skater. So I was always doing plays but I was always performing and dancing and training. And I always had like a career even as a kid. And so when I stopped skating team competitively around 15, 16 I felt like what am I—like I can't just go to school. You know, I had too much energy. And so I started doing theater and it just stayed with me and I went to college and did theater there. And then I got out of school and got a job. I've always been an actor.
Jo Reed: Can you talk about what about acting or what about theater or film appeals to you?
Meta Golding: It's funny, I was just having this conversation yesterday. Besides the fact that I just like to perform, right, like there's something about getting on stage or being in front of the camera that physically I enjoy. What it feels like to be Rosa Parks is an amazing feeling that just kind of in a selfish way it's all of these new experiences that I can kind of explore within myself. But then I also I really like telling stories and making people feel or think. You know, if anybody gets at all moved or has a little bit of relief or people think a little bit differently after they see—I know that when I go to the movies and when I go to theater if something makes me feel I really enjoy it and that's what I hope that people take away from what I do.
Jo Reed: Do you remember your first paying role?
Meta Golding: Yes, of course! It was a soap opera. It was called Loving which it was a little twin sister of All My Children. And it was the lowest rated soap opera on television. But I loved it. <laughs> And I was straight out of college. And, in fact, I ran into Alimi Ballard, this actor--we were like the teenage kids on the show and we were boyfriend and girlfriend. And I couldn't believe it. I remember just being so excited to be there and I just was like, "This is amazing!"
Jo Reed: Well, people talk about what good training soap operas are because, you know, you get sides every day.
Meta Golding: Yeah, and you shoot a show in one day, like a whole show.
Jo Reed: Right. No time to be precious here. <laughs>
Jo Reed: Yeah, exactly. And now, I think, the soaps are kind of on their decline. But for a long time that was training ground for so many people and where people pulled young talent from. So yeah, that was a big deal and really exciting for me.
Jo Reed: Do you do stage too?
Meta Golding: I do. I do. Not as much as I would like to. Yeah, in fact, I'm so excited about Meghan Markle because a couple of years ago I did a play about Queen Charlotte who was married to King George. And supposedly, Queen Charlotte, she was a German princess and she was part African. And it was a time when everybody went into whiteface. So she was always in whiteface and always hiding her African background. And so that was a beautiful play. So the playwright and I are like, "Oh my God! Now with Meghan Markle, we can really take this to Broadway!" <laughs>
Jo Reed: Now, as an actress what is it that you would like people to take away from Behind the Movement?
Meta Golding: I would like people to really take away how much Rosa Parks, and all of the other activists in Montgomery, how brave they were and how brave everyone at the time was to get on board and how much strategy and faith. Because a lot of people thought they were crazy to be doing this, to be resisting, to be standing up. But they just knew that things had to change and they risked their lives. This is our collective history and so I hope that people are more proud of us as Americans and also maybe even a little courage to stand up for things that you believe in or that you think are not right and to participate in community because you can't just complain about things. I think it's really important to participate in community.
Jo Reed: And tell me, what's next for you?
Meta Golding: Well, I'm going to be starring as Cleopatra next with Steven Spielberg. No, I'm kidding. <laughs>
Meta Golding: I am trying to figure that out as we speak. But this is definitely a hard act to follow.
Jo Reed: That's exactly where I was going because you must need some time to just keep breathing through it.
Meta Golding: Yeah, exactly.
Jo Reed: Well, Meta thank you so much for giving me your time. I appreciate it.
Meta Golding: It's such an honor for me to be here. This makes my family so happy and me so happy. So thank you so much for all of your support. I really appreciate it.
Jo Reed: You're very welcome.
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Jo Reed: That's actor Meta Golding, she's playing Rosa Parks in the film Behind the Movement. Behind the Movement airs on TV One on Feb 11th. You've been listening to Art Works produced at the National Endowment for the Arts. And you can find Art Works your podcast app on your Apple phone. So please, subscribe and leave us a rating—it will help people to find us.
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Now go and explore every room in your home and see where you need to make the changes. What you can see here is that a smart solar battery is not only important but also easy. It is actually for our own benefit and for a better tomorrow. By saving energy we are not only paying less electricity bill but also fighting against global warming. Energy saving will call for some serious behavioural changes.
You'll need to pay attention to simple things that matter most in ways to save energy / smart solar battery. Such as turning off your TV or computer when not in use or not forgetting to switch off the light when it is not required. Remember the more energy we use the more is the rise in energy prices. It's important that we are careful today and do as much as possible for home energy management.


text: Pension Schemes for Auto Enrolment The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published some guidance aimed at the 1.3 million small and micro employers who are preparing for pensions auto enrolment. The guidance aims to help employers find a good quality pension scheme. TPR research suggests one in five (290,000) employers will not seek advice when choosing a pension scheme, while one in ten (130,000) do not know how to select a scheme, or think it will be difficult.The information includes details of a list of 'master trust' pension schemes open to employers of all sizes, and which have been independently reviewed to help to demonstrate that they are administered to a high standard.TPR have also made available a quick guide for small and micro employers on what to look out for when choosing a scheme suited to their needs. They have also updated their webpage guidance to advisors.Lesley Titcomb, chief executive of The Pensions Regulator, said:'I strongly believe that the vast majority of the 1.3 million small and micro employers approaching automatic enrolment want to do the right thing. However, many will choose not to seek advice and will need additional support to meet their duties.We are committed to providing them with the information they need to make confident choices when it comes to choosing a quality scheme for their employees.'If you would like help complying with your auto enrolment duties please do get in touch.Internet link: Press release


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Anne Robinson has been banned from driving for six months after admitting her fourth speeding offence.
The 63-year-old Weakest Link presenter was convicted at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court after she admitted by post that she drove at 43mph in a 30mph zone in Anglesey Road, Portsmouth, Hants, on August 8 last year.
The court heard that Robinson, who did not attend the hearing, had three previous speeding convictions, in September 2005, March 2006 and June 2007.
Magistrates fined her £100 and ordered her to pay £50 court costs.
The court heard that Robinson had been caught by a speed camera as she drove her Audi A3 car out of Portsmouth after leaving a ferry from the Isle of Wight.
Michael McGoldrick, defending, said that Robinson had not spotted the camera as she had become disorientated on her first ever visit to the city.
He said: "It was a Sunday morning, just before midday. It was her first ever visit to Portsmouth and she had just come off the Isle of Wight ferry.
"Following the signs to the A3 she found herself heading to Gunwharf Quays (retail centre) and realised she was off course.
"She turned around and while trying to leave Portsmouth she failed to spot that she was in a restricted speed area. The camera is one that quite often catches people out."
Mr McGoldrick added: "My client accepts that she will be disqualified and she wanted me to apologise for what happened and apologise for taking up the court's time."


text: Getting started on Bill 168 compliance By Farah Malik 02/26/2010| www.cos-mag.com With four months to go before the new workplace violence legislation takes effect in Ontario, are you ready to comply with the new requirements?Bill 168, which amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), received Royal Assent on December 15, 2009 and comes into force on June 15, 2010. These amendments apply to Ontario employers and workers, including the Crown. For the first time, Ontario will add legal definitions of "workplace violence" and "workplace harassment" to the OHSA. The OHSA will also provide heightened health and safety protections for workers against physical violence, threatening behaviour, verbal or written threats of violence, harassment, and psychological abuse at work. These amendments will be of particular interest to employers whose workers are at an increased risk of workplace violence, including workers who: · exchange money · deliver passengers, goods or services (e.g. bus drivers)· have a mobile workspace such as a vehicle (e.g. taxi drivers)· work alone or in small numbers (e.g. home care workers), and· guard valuable property or possessions (e.g. security guards). With a number of new obligations and June 15, 2010 fast approaching, it is critical to take steps now to ensure compliance with these new rules. Here is an overview of the key provisions of the legislation.Workplace harassment and workplace violence defined "Workplace harassment" is defined in Bill 168 broadly as "engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome." Although this definition is similar to the definition in s. 10 of Ontario's Human Rights Code, it differs from the Code definition in that it includes conduct unrelated to prohibited Code grounds of discrimination such as sex and race. The OHSA's definition of workplace harassment could capture bullying and psychological abuse. Workplace violence is also defined broadly as follows:(a) the exercise of physical force by a person against a worker that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker; (b) an attempt to exercise physical force against a worker that could cause physical injury to the worker; or(c) a statement or behaviour that is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker that could cause physical injury to that worker. The definition in (a) covers physical attacks such as hitting, shoving, pushing or kicking. The definitions in (b) and (c) are related and, combined, can cover verbal and written threats to inflict physical harm, as well as throwing objects and shaking fists. Program developmentMost of the amendments to the OHSA will not only require employers to prepare, review annually and post written policies in conspicuous places to prevent workplace violence and harassment, they will also require employers to develop and maintain programs to implement such policies. For workplace violence programs, employers will be required to include the following "bare minimum" measures and procedures under the statute:· control the risks identified in a mandatory workplace violence assessment; · summon "immediate assistance" when workplace violence occurs or is likely to occur; · require workers to report incidents of workplace violence to a supervisor; and· set out ways in which the employer will investigate and deal with incidents or complaints of workplace violence. Because workplace violence under Bill 168 includes threats of violence, the requirement to summon immediate assistance arguably includes the moment when verbal or written threats of physical violence are made against a worker. Likewise, for workplace harassment programs, employers will be required to include the following minimum measures and procedures: · require workers to report incidents of workplace harassment to a supervisor; and· set out ways in which the employer will investigate and deal with incidents or complaints of workplace harassment. Risk assessmentThe new legislation also requires employers to assess the risks of workplace violence that may arise from the nature of the workplace, the type of work or the conditions of work. This assessment must take into account: · circumstances that would be common to similar workplaces; and· circumstances specific to the workplace. Once this assessment is complete, an employer must provide a written copy of the assessment, together with its results, to a joint health and safety committee or a health and safety representative. If there is no committee or health and safety representative, workers must be advised directly of the results and must be provided with a written copy of the assessment.Workplace violence risk assessments must be reassessed as often as is necessary to ensure that an employer's policy and related program continue to protect workers from workplace violence. No similar risk assessment is required in respect of workplace harassment. Right to refuse workBill 168 also expands a worker's right to refuse or stop work where he or she has reason to believe that workplace violence is likely to endanger himself or herself. Section 43 of the OHSA outlines an investigatory procedure that employers must follow upon receipt of such a report. The amendments make it clear that until the employer's investigation is complete, the worker must remain in a safe place that is as near as reasonably possible to his or her work station. The worker must also remain available to his or her employer for the purposes of the investigation. If, following the employer's investigation, a worker still has reasonable grounds to believe that workplace violence continues to be likely to endanger himself or herself, the employer must inform an inspector from the Ministry of Labour, who will then carry out a further investigation. A worker must still remain, during the worker's normal working hours, in a safe place that is as near as reasonably possible to his or her work station and be available to the inspector for the purposes of the Ministry of Labour's investigation. The amendments do not authorize a worker to refuse work if he or she has good reason to believe that workplace harassment will occur. TrainingThe amendments to the OHSA require employers to provide a worker with information and instruction on the contents of its workplace violence and harassment policies and programs. Notably, an employer's duty includes a duty to provide information, including personal information, related to a risk of workplace violence from a person with a history of violent behaviour if:· the worker can be expected to encounter that person in the course of his or her work; and· the risk of workplace violence is likely to expose the worker to physical injury.This duty may arise in the context of providing hospital and community workers with personal information of patients with a history of violent behaviour. This duty may also arise if an employer is aware that another worker has a history of violent behaviour that could potentially endanger the health or safety of other workers. An employer's disclosure of personal information in these circumstances must be limited to that which is reasonably necessary to protect a worker from physical injury. Domestic violenceAn employer must also "take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances" to protect a worker if an employer becomes aware or ought to be aware that domestic violence that would likely expose a worker to physical injury may occur in the workplace. The extent of this rather expansive obligation remains to be seen. In the meantime, employers should, at the very least, be supportive of employees who have disclosed to them their situations of domestic violence. Employers should also develop policies and programs to address this unique form of violence in the workplace. Action stepsIf you are an Ontario employer not exempted from the application of the OHSA, you must comply with the requirements of Bill 168 by June 15, 2010 or face potential fines and/or other penalties under the OHSA. With less than five months left to comply, here are some steps you should consider taking:· Review existing policies. Review your existing workplace policies and amend or replace them to address workplace violence and workplace harassment as occupational health and safety issues. It may be necessary to create one policy addressing violence and another addressing harassment. You should then post the new policies and review them on an annual basis at the very least.· Develop programs. You should develop, maintain and implement workplace violence and harassment programs, consistent with your posted policies. These programs should include the "bare minimum" measures and procedures imposed by the new legislation as described above.· Assess risks. Perform risk assessments for workplace violence on a regular basis and provide written copies of such assessments, together with the results, to a joint health and safety committee or a health and safety representative. · Provide training and information. You should provide training and information to workers on the prevention of workplace violence and harassment.In addition, as described in the Section 43 discussion above, it is important to understand your investigatory obligations when a worker refuses work on account of workplace violence, as there are a number of steps that must be followed to comply with the legislation. [em]--------------------------Farah Malik is an associate with WeirFoulds LLP in Toronto.[/em] See More Articles in Legal ▶ Related Articles RNAO releases best practice guideline to combat violence Parliamentary report makes 9 recommendations on violence in health care Videos You May Like How do I deal with violence in the workplace? 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The question arises whether it is possible to start repairing such complex equipment as an air conditioner independently without recourse to specialists. And it is interesting to everyone who has purchased and installed in this home climate equipment. However, before finding the answer to this question, it is necessary to familiarise yourself with the problems that may arise during the operation of the climate system. There are many causes of breakdowns of air conditioners. The most common problems encountered in the effective operation of climate equipment, and leading to the need to repair the air conditioner, are as follows.
The Effects
The air conditioner reduces the production of heat or cold. Condensation starts to flow due to blocked drainage. It is not possible to turn on equipment that refuses to respond to commands sent by the control panel. There is an unpleasant smell when the air conditioner works. Just as the Phoenix HVAC maintenance you will have to ensure the proper maintenance of your AC.
The Complications
If the air conditioner reduces the production of heat or cold, it means that it uses energy in vain, and does not fulfil its primary function. Therefore, it is necessary to know what caused the decline in equipment performance and how to fix the problem.
Reducing the power
There are various reasons, the main ones of which can be considered as Freon leak. Freon is the central element of the air conditioning system, without which its work is impossible. Leakage can occur for technological reasons, and also happens by chance. Checking the air-tightness of the air conditioner and refuelling is necessary.
Failure of Components
Hence, the operation of the evaporator, compressor, fan, valves, sensors or any control elements is broken. At the same time, it is necessary to replace faulty components with new parts. These include jumps, dips and voltage drops. These problems are taken into account when connecting the climate equipment to the home electrical networks.
Clogged filters
This is the most common reason why the performance of climate equipment is affected. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the filters periodically and timely to clean the filter elements, which include the impeller and fan, clean the airway cavity. Cleaning of all units is carried out according to the recommendations of the manufacturer, specified in the instructions issued to the air conditioner.
Diagnosis of malfunctions
However, it is possible to clog not only the filters but also other interiors of the air conditioner. They also require periodic cleaning. Otherwise, there are unpleasant problems, one of which is the flow of drainage. The drainage pipeline is not insured against the settling of debris, which leads to clogging of the pipes. As a result, the liquid in the indoor unit of the air conditioner flows outward, making puddles on the floor in the room.
This is an extremely unpleasant phenomenon. Eliminate leakage by performing a thorough cleaning of the drainage channel (remove foreign particles from it). In winter, leakage may occur due to the clogging of the tube with an ice cork. The optimal solution is to clean the evaporator, or additionally refill the air conditioner with Freon. You can take the lessons from the Phoenix HVAC maintenance.


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Mobile devices have made communication simple and fast for everybody. An individual may communicate with anybody at any position in a short period of time via mobile devices. In place of making calls individual even depart SMS for a person to communicate the message. Primarily, SMS software was employed by an individual to communicate significant details and these days delivered SMS are in style. Individual, especially the youngsters deliver forwarded SMS to each other, as this assists them to keep in contact with friends. With the updation of the SMS software, it is perceived that gradually this software has turned out to be an essential part of the Internet marketing.
A big number of businesses are using SMS software in the most resourceful manner to market their products or services amongst customers. Organizations these days manage a telephone index of their daily customers by keeping their mobile numbers to deliver them marketing messages by employing the most recent SMS software. Sending out marketing messages assist the organizations to keep the clients informed regarding the newest stock of goods or services. This type of SMS services assists producers to directly make contact with the client, as involved clients even reply back enquiring for more details. It barely takes time to deliver an SMS to a huge number of individuals and this capability does not even charge much.
Basic Fundamentals Of Bulk SMS Software:-
A software is needed for sending or receiving bulk SMS and different software plans are obtainable. These software plans offer users a chance to append as many mobile numbers as needed. Also, these mobile numbers may be administered in a diversity of methods. Most SMS software apps let the uploading of lists of mobile numbers employing a CSV file or text file. Some complicated arrangements can involuntarily take any replacement numbers and the mobile numbers can be authenticated before delivering the SMS. With improved software attributes, SMS may be listed to be delivered at particular times and/or days. And bulk SMS may be delivered on national and global mobile networks provided that the bulk SMS software provider delivers worldwide.
Most bulk messaging solutions employ the following regular application programming interfaces (APIs). This lets the programmers append SMS working to any program:
The bulk SMS API, for example, Java SMS API, PHP SMS API, etc., plays a big role in finding out the value and dependability of SMS service employed. An SMS gateway API is a transitional connection that links the sender to the receiver via a telecommunication system. The additionally perceive the SMS gateway API, the better the service. Ensure you clear up for not anything less than the best with SMS gateway API that ensures your timely SMS deliverance.
On the other hand, when you wish to log into your account, you are impelled to verify with a username and a password – that is the primary authentication layer.
Two factor authentication works as an extra step in the process, a second security layer that will confirm your identity.
Its purpose is to make attackers' life harder and reduce fraud risks. If you previously follow fundamental password safety evaluations. 2-factor authentication would create it tougher for cyber scandalous to contravene your account.
Bulk SMS Software Aims:-
The bulk SMS software aims at lots of clients and it may be set up on the systems for rationalizing the procedure. If you are to aim at so many clients with a sole business text, it is not simple to administer things. That is why it is important for an organization to find out its customers who may be seen via the database and get the SMS with a single click. This would otherwise have been a difficult job.
Via this kind of SMS marketing, organizations can keep huge charges, which they will have or else had to disburse the promotion and marketing companies. The SMS software uses a shortcode that is also called as a small number. Shortcodes are unique telephone numbers that are moderately smaller than the complete telephone numbers. These are employed for sending MMS and text messages from the permanent phones or mobile devices of a definite provider.
Even customer experiences that this SMS software method is actually useful to them as they simply come to find about the latest product or service accessible at their daily shopping location.
To Conclude:-
Therefore, with the development of software industry other software is being marketed that are useful to individuals. In the approaching years, SMS software would be changed to such a point that a client would be capable of purchasing products or services by easily messaging when resting at home.
Apart from it, Magento SMS, bulk SMS gateway, OpenCart SMS, SMS plugin, etc., are different promotional methods for businesses and organizations, which help in successful promotion.


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As one of the first shows to kick off the Paris fashion season, See by Chloé has a hot spot on Wednesday morning: 11 a.m. local time — or 6 p.m. Shanghai, 7 p.m. Tokyo, 2 p.m. Dubai and 10 a.m. London.
This frisky 10-year-old line for the Chloé brand will be live-streamed on the Internet, not shown on the catwalk like its big sister Chloé on March 5.
But are they "sisters"? Or "cousins"? And is the playful younger one an asset or an embarrassment to this fashion family, part of the Richemont group?
For French brands, there is always a sneaking feeling that a second line is second best. The Milan designers rejoice that Just Cavalli or Emporio Armani are on the runway, or sometimes even, like Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti or Z-Zegna, have staged shows in other fashion capitals. But French "subsidiaries" are either non-existent, hidden or given slightly pejorative names, like "diffusion" line.
Yet things are changing. The full-blown show staged in London this season for McQ for Alexander McQueen had top models, a dramatic set and the chief executive of its parent company, PPR, François-Henri Pinault, front row.Continue reading the main story
Is this the beginning of a new attitude by the luxury conglomerates toward creating a parallel fashion universe, as the Italians have done?
"Lee decided to have this line," Mr. Pinault explained, using the first name of the late Mr. McQueen and the name he was known by in the industry.
Mr. Pinault voiced an emphatic "no" to the idea of a second line for Gucci, but added, "The question must be asked in an industry where we are trying to refine the customers."
For Geoffroy de la Bourdonnaye, chief executive of Chloé, there are no "ifs" or "buts." Since he joined the company, almost two years ago, he has refocused See by Chloé, with a designer rather than a team in charge — although it is like pulling teeth to get anyone at Chloé to disclose her name.
The result is that in Japan, where a slightly girly version of a brand has a particular resonance, the retail is equally split between Chloé and See by Chloé: 20 in-store boutiques from Nagoya to Yokohama for each brand, with a flagship for Chloé in the Aoyama district of Tokyo.
"See by Chloé also attracts different kind of woman — usually younger, between 25 and 35, working, with children," says Mr. de la Bourdonnaye. "They start enjoying fashion, often using Net-a-Porter. People who are interested in dress don't have to invest in a big piece for a wardrobe. It's about instant gratification."
Mr. de la Bourdonnaye says that the See line was born when the young Stella McCartney was at Chloé, and it "became a way for designers to express the spirit of brand in a more casual and less constrained way."
"The things you can do in the second line you cannot easily do in main line," he says.
If there is a consumer out there dying for a more affordable and accessible version of a favorite brand, why isn't everyone doing it?
Perhaps Paris, at the high point of the fashion pyramid with its haute couture, is shy of ancillary lines because prêt-á-porter was traditionally the next step down from the top.
Pierre-Yves Roussel, chairman and chief executive of the fashion division at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, says that, in its high-end style and high-price structure, "prêt-á-porter de luxe is like couture in France" — meaning that, even for those brands not on the official haute couture list, the namesake line is rarefied in design and price.
Like many other executives, he singles out Marc Jacobs, the U.S. designer line that is part of the LVMH empire, as having a powerful parallel line in Marc by Marc Jacobs, but says that one does not follow the other — instead, "It is another expression."
Like others, too, he sees Miu Miu from the Prada stable as "not a second line" but a different brand.
Mr. Roussel remarks that capsule collections from Balenciaga and Givenchy fall into the "parallel" category, and that the Italians may be wavering over the second lines as Dolce & Gabbana recently folded D&G into the main company.
"Maybe Italy is different because it had the industrial capacity to do the same image in a less expensive way," he said.
Is the second line primarily about money? It depends whom you ask.
For Lola Burstein, who is based in New York and is fashion royalty with two iconic grandmothers in Sonia Rykiel and Joan Burstein of Browns of London, her mission is to bring to a new generation the Rykiel brand's energy and style via the Sonia By Sonia Rykiel line.
Although Nathalie Rykiel, the founder's daughter, has already taken over the brand, and pursued revitalization by collaborating with the fast-fashion retailer H&M, Ms. Burstein, 25, feels that she can be a role model for what she calls "Sonia By."
"It may be less expensive, but really it is about quality and identity," she says. "'Sonia By' is much more playful and preppy. It's the cute side of Rykiel. But it has the spirit of a great brand — it is not H&M. And maybe it is relevant to the American market with the current economy."
(Only last week, Fung Brands, a luxury investment firm backed by two Hong Kong billionaires, announced that it was acquiring 80 percent of Sonia Rykiel. The family will continue to hold the remaining 20 percent of the company.)
Mr. de la Bourdonnaye says that U.S. stores, where the contemporary style market is crucial, are the drivers in leading brands into second-line territory and that, globally, department stores are pushing for them.
Significantly, the lively, revitalized flagship store in Milan of the Italian company La Rinascente offers only the more affordable versions of main lines.
For Maria Luisa Poumaillou, who built an independent multi-designer retail business in Paris and now is playing a similar role as style curator at the Le Printemps store, smart designers in the contemporary market have stepped in where the big brands do not go.
She cites, as do many other French retailers, Isabel Marant and Vanessa Bruno as two designers who really "get" the in-between price and style level. She also considers that Andrew Rosen at the Theory label has tapped into a specialized market by transferring Olivier Theyskens from Parisian high fashion to the stylish, mid-market brand.
Yet she and her colleague Tancrède de Lalun at Printemps are doubtful that second lines at Chloé, Rykiel or any other brand have strong enough supply chains to serve stores — because they operate on a former business model of licensing for production. They may never, therefore, be able to compete with a French company like Zadig & Voltaire.
Yet for Adrian Joffe — who is an exceptional retail curator, bringing a vivid, powerful and ever-changing mix to Dover Street Market in London — things are changing in the rarefied world of French fashion.
"French brands like Carven, Bleu de Paname and new label Jacquemus have a very important part to play at Dover Street Market," Mr. Joffe says. "Their good designs and affordable prices provide a great and refreshing alternative for the customer who is looking for fashionable clothes, but is not necessarily obsessed by the so-called luxury designer label."
With multibrand stores an endangered species, since high-end streets and malls are steam-rollered by big brands, will the second lines find a comfortable home?
Surfing the Net is quite a revelation, for it is there that names like Sonia By Sonia Rykiel pop up as appealing and affordable brands, suggesting that buying online may be the future of these offshoot brands.
Mr. Joffe puts the more affordable clothes in perspective: "There are all manner of ways to express creative thinking, including commercial strategies. Working with a vision and a concept doesn't have to be expensive. Everything has its place."Continue reading the main story


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Puppy Protects 3-Year-Old Lost for 11 Days in Bear Country
Never underestimate the power of a puppy. A three-year-old girl who had spent 11 days in a Siberian forest has been rescued after her puppy helped lead rescuers to her.
In the remote Sakha Republic, a place that is home to many bears and wolves, Karina Chikitova was discovered huddled in tall grass after wandering from her home on July 29th. The girl and her dog had reportedly followed her father as he left their home in Olom, but she got lost along the way.
Karina seems to have stayed alive on river water and berries with the puppy by her side. With overnight temperatures dipping dangerously low, her family felt that her only chance of survival was that she may be huddled with her dog for warmth. But two days before Karina's rescue, the dog suddenly appeared back home — without the girl.
"That was the moment when our hearts sank, because we thought at least with her dog Karina had chances to survive — nights in Yakutia are cold and some areas have already gone into minus temperatures," said Afanasiy Nikolayev, spokesman for the Sakha Republic Rescue Service. "If she was to hug her puppy, we thought, this would have given her a chance to stay warm during nights and survive. So when her dog came back we thought 'that's it' –even if she was alive — and chances were slim — now she would have definitely lost all hopes. Our hearts truly and deeply sank."
But the puppy turned out to be Karina's only hope at survival, and he helped lead rescuers to her location where she was awake and alert, although very thin. Karina is now recovering from her ordeal in the hospital and doctors will work to help her regain her strength.