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Q: Access security between Windows Services with NamedPipe I have a C/C++ windows service implementation that is deployed on two different servers, using a NamedPipe so that they can communicate with each other.
I followed the least privilege principle, assigning the service account to "NT AUTHORITY/NetworkService", creating the NamedPipe with a Security Descriptor that has 'Read permissions' (A;OICI;GR;;;NS), blocked anonymous access, blocked all built-in guests, Grant all rights to logged users and Administrators group.
The services are giving me an "Access Denied (0x5)" error.
Here are the things I tried:

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*I tried to give all permissions for the "NetworkService" account. I know it is bad :( but just to see whether it works or not!  Access Denied

*Allowed read permission to Anonymous users (I read that the "NetworkService" account presents anonymous credentials to other computers on the network). Access Denied
The service is working with my console test application :( but not with another services. The security is critical and I just want both servers to be able to communicate with each other.
Can anyone tell me, whether I should create a specific account for each service in both servers?
The servers are not in a Domain, so I am not sure how to create a network wide account, or even if it is possible. I am not so good with Windows administration stuff!
Is this the correct direction to take to get the services to communicate with each other?

A: Sounds like you have a design issue.
When you wrote "creating the NamedPipe with a Security Descriptor that has 'Read permissions'", the question should be "read permissions for whom?". Permissions are always tied to trustees.
In Windows, trustees don't exist in vacuum. They're always defined in some scope. Without a central user database (Active Directory), that would be the local scope of each computer. And two computers have distinct, non-overlapping sets of trustees. Administrator on one machine is unrelated to Administrator on another.
So when you give NetworkService all access to a NamedPipe on one computer, that probably meant you gave the NetworkService trustee from that sam computer access. Not NetworkService from other computers!
Fundamentally, without a Primary Domain Controller to function as a shared authority, two Windows PC's just won't trust each other. Each is its own security authority.


The spritely "Fontana delle Tartarughe," Fountain of the Turtles, is located in the Piazza Mattei in the Jewish Ghetto of Rome. Beautifully expressive while quite intriguing, the late Renaissance sculpture is one of the few fountains that were not built for a pope, but for a private patron. However, from the beginning, this particular little fountain also encountered a big problem.
Originally, the fountain had several dolphins around the base, some of which were designed to spew drinking water up and out toward the public and landing in a large basin. However, because the fountain's water source, a reservoir near the Piazza Spagna, was not much higher than the fountain, the water pressure was insufficient. As a result, four of the dolphins were removed, leaving the figures of the adolescent boys with nothing for their upstretched hands to support. To correct this, four bronze tottering turtles, designed by Bernini, were placed on top of the vasque rim to balance the composition.
As you watch the altered fountain today, you will notice a single upward jet of water in the vasque that trickles down through the mouths of the cherubs and into a lower basin. From there, four small streams trickle through the dolphin's mouths and into awaiting conch shells. It was from here that the surrounding neighborhood collected their drinking water. Originally, a Roman sarcophagus sat next to the fountain filled with water to discourage horses from drinking out of the fountain.
Interesting to note, you can catch a few glimpses of the fountain in the movie, The Talented Mr. Ripley. But I suggest that, next you find yourself in Rome, look up the fountain and watch the water trickle down through it's many portals to the waiting conch shells. Dip your thermos into the clear pool of water and enjoy some of Rome's very best.
If you are like me, you love the fountains of Rome. Which one is your favorite? And why?
The fountain holds many memories of my youth. My Italian beau who became my first husband and then ex husband went to high school nearby and he would tell me of the delicious warm pastries he and his friends would get from the cake shop near by. It is a truly special spot and lovely fountain. Now our daughters always go there when they visit Rome!
Susan, I've liked turtle ornaments for years, so I'd pick this one as my favorite. Thank you for sharing the intriguing history of it. One thing I like about all fountains is the soothing sound of running water.
Hi Wendy, do you collect turtle ornaments? They are so adorable, always:) Yes, the sound of trickling or running water is soothing. And the cool refreshment from a sip! Thanks for sharing!
This one is cute. My persona favourite fontana in Roma is La Barcaccia in Piazza di Spagna. It was sculpted by both Bernini, Gianlorenzo and his Papà Pietro and looks like a sinking ship. The water is freddissima, just how I like it.
Ah, yes….I know which one you are talking about. I like that one too! Rome has the best tasting water…so cold and refreshing. thanks for stopping by.
The monumental fontana dell'acqua Paola on Gianicolo hill is a surprising and glorious sight, and i also love the bees on the Barberini Triton, the fountain of the Naiads (on the Republica round about) is also gorgeous! And all those above. So much to see there!
Yes, I completely agree! Your chosen fountains are beautiful! Just picturing them makes me want to go back! Thanks for stopping by.
I love the turtle fountain. I was delighted when I came upon on my Rome wanderings.
I agree totally. That turtle looks alive.
I stumbled upon it too! It made an impression on me…small yet so expressive and unusual.
Oh, I would love a fountain in my yard as well. Thank you for stopping by Natalie!
Have you read/seen the book "The Fountains of Rome" by H. V. Morton? I think it may be out of print as the publishing date of my copy is 1966. And I know the used copy I bought was not cheap. Any way it is a great book for fountain lovers, and I'm one.
I'm not sure what year because I don't have time to look through my journals, but I will guess 2010. I used the info and map in this book to plot my walks as a search for the fountains he writes about. I managed to find very close to all of them during my month in Rome including a rather sad number of dry ones.
As a result of that "project," I would have trouble picking a favorite, but I really like one made to look like a tower of books and one in Villa Borghese of a male and female (maybe tritons) bouncing a baby between them. Unfortunately when I saw it in 2012, the baby was missing it, head. Did hear from another blogger that it might be fixed by now but didn't get to it in December.
I've certainly run on like a fountain here, but must add one more comment. I never knew the Trevi was so dirty until I saw it all cleaned and shining this last trip.
Yes, I agree about the Trevi! Amazing isn't it? I walked across the ramp during restoration. J.V. Morton is a wonderful writer. I have his one about St. Paul. I would love to get ahold of this one about the fountains. And I love how you planned your route according to the location of the fountains. What a great idea. They truly hold a fascination for me too. Great to hear from you!
This has been my favorite fountain since my first trip to Rome. One day, I saw 8 lab puppies playing in the fountain. Thanks for the memories! I'm ready to go back to Rome.
It has been my favorite since I stumbled onto it. Oh, those lab puppies….I'd of died from adoration:) I have a golden lab who is my little love. It must have been quite the scene. Good to hear from you!


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— японский фигурист, выступающий в одиночном катании. Серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр (2022), бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр в командном соревновании (2022), двукратный серебряный призёр чемпионата мира (2021, 2022), бронзовый призёр чемпионата четырёх континентов (2020), трёхкратный бронзовый призёр чемпионата Японии (2020—2022). На юниорском уровне становился олимпийским чемпионом (2020), чемпионом Японии и серебряным призёром чемпионата мира (2020).

Тренируется под руководством отца — Масакадзу Кагиямы — бывшего фигуриста, который участвовал в двух Олимпийских играх (1992, 1994).

По состоянию на 12 декабря 2022 года занимает 4-е место в рейтинге Международного союза конькобежцев.

Карьера

В 2020 году Юма впервые выступил на чемпионате четырёх континентов. Он показал зрелое, взрослое катание, установив личный рекорд в короткой и произвольной программах. По сумме прокатов занял третье место с 270,61 баллами, что стало шестым лучшим показателем сезона в мужском одиночном катании.

Сезон 2020/2021 начал на турнире NHK Trophy, где он одержал победу. В декабре выступил на чемпионате Японии. После короткой программы он занимал второе место, опередив Сёму Уно, однако турнир завершил на третьем месте. Кагияма вошёл в состав сборной Японии на чемпионат мира в Стокгольме. После короткой программы он занимал второе место после Юдзуру Ханю, в произвольной программе так же выступил успешно и сумел завоевать серебряную медаль, улучшив свои результаты в короткой и произвольной программе, а также по сумме двух программ.

Олимпийский сезон 2021/2022 Кагияма начал в октябре на турнире Asian Open, где он занял первое место. В произвольной программе он впервые на соревнованиях попробовал исполнить четверной риттбергер, однако прыжок получился с приземлением в степаут.

В ноябре выиграл третий этап серии Гран-при Gran Premio d'Italia, поднявшись на верхнюю строчку турнирной таблицы после седьмого места в короткой программе. В этом же месяце победил на пятом этапе серии Гран-при Internationaux de France, выиграв и короткую, и произвольную программу. С двумя победами на этапах Гран-при Кагияма отобрался в Финал Гран-при, однако из-за угрозы распространения нового штамма COVID-19 турнир был отменён.

В декабре на чемпионате Японии завоевал бронзовую медаль, по результатам национального первенства вошёл в состав сборной Японии на Олимпийские игры в Пекине.

На Олимпийских играх в составе сборной Японии принял участие в командных соревнованиях. Кагияма выступил только в произвольной программе. Он занял первое место, показав хороший прокат только с небольшой ошибкой при исполнении четверного риттбергера, установил новый лучший результат в 208,94 баллов и принёс в актив японской сборной 10 очков. В итоге сборная Японии завоевала бронзовые медали командного турнира. В личном турнире Кагияма стал вторым в обеих программах и завоевал серебряную медаль Олимпийских игр. Завершил сезон на чемпионате мира в Монпелье, где стал вторым и в короткой, и в произвольной программе, и во второй раз в своей карьере сумел завоевать серебряную медаль чемпионата мира.

В новом сезоне Кагияма был заявлен на этапы Гран-при в США и во Франции, однако из-за травмы он снялся с турниров.

Программы

Результаты

Примечания

Ссылки

 Юма Кагияма на официальном сайте Федерации конькобежного спорта Японии.

Фигуристы Японии
Серебряные призёры зимних Олимпийских игр 2022 года
Бронзовые призёры зимних Олимпийских игр 2022 года
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JD Williams is attempting to position itself as the go-to retailer for over 50s female fashion with the launch of a report designed to provide insights into this valuable (to the tune of £6.7bn spend in 2013) yet often-overlooked customer base.
The findings from the report were not overly staggering – 64% of women said their stomach was the area of the body they felt the most negative about, followed by upper arms (35%) and thighs (28%) – leading to the inevitable talk of dresses with sleeves, longer length skirts and miracle shapewear.
It also made much of the rise in popularity of jeans amid this age group, "something I could not have imagined hearing four or five years ago," according to Angela Spindler, chief executive of N Brown, which owns JD Williams. Yet surely this echoes the wider fashion industry. Statistics from Littlewoods at the start of this year, for example, outlined that the typical British woman (of any age) wears denim 152 days per year and 31% of women now wear jeans to work.
What is perhaps most interesting about the survey is the effort JD Williams is making to show that it really understands this lucrative target market. It has committed to turning it into an annual report to ensure the findings are accurate and up-to-date. The publication of this year's research also generated some welcome publicity to coincide with the launch of JD Williams' first collection designed by Lorraine Kelly for spring 15 in January.
With figures from Verdict showing there will be 900,000 more women over the age of 45 in three years and there will be 17.7 million over 45s by 2036, accounting for 57.5% of the female population, this is clearly a growing market and one the industry needs to better understand. Let's hope next year's report throws up something more concrete.
You could argue it's quite damning the they haven't been researching the customer to date!
A good percentage of my clients are over fifty and I regularly shop for many of them. All price points, from designer to discount.
However collections by JD Williams / their brands rarely get on my list.
I look forward to seeing the Lorraine collection. Although the TV ads haven't inspired convinced, if I'm brutally honest.


Betty Jean (McDonald) Malchow died on December 19, 2007 at the Country Manor Nursing Home in Sartell, MN. She was 85 years old.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE was held on December 20th at Christ the King Cemetery in Cambridge.


Thank you for the good writes up. It's a brilliant job.
I made this cake twice, following the recipe exactly and in 2 different stoves. Both times it was extremely dense. If you're looking for a light and fluffy cake, this is not the recipe for you.
This cake was amazing! I would totally make it again!
I want to thank you Epicurious for advertising my French Vanilla Cake Recipe for me. Your reader cyreidy copied it word-for-word. Enjoy!


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How to Divide a Page into Multiple Columns in MS Word
July 29, 2022 by The Dangling Pointer
Not every time would we want to settle with the conventional Word documents that have only single sectioned pages. Sometimes, we might fancy having 2 sections in our document, just like how a magazine page would look. Sometimes when you prepare your CV, you might need to have a small column on the left and a big one on the right. The small section to contain all the skill sets and related information, and the big one to contain all the experience related information and data of similar nature. In both scenarios, dividing the page into multiple sections is important and we are here to explain how.
Though it might seem complex to section a Word document, it is in reality a very simple process. Read on, to learn how you can easily section a word document by dividing it into more than one column. Hope you enjoy reading!
Section 1: How to Divide a Blank Page into 2 Columns
Section 2: How to Convert an Existing Single Columned Page into Multi Columned Page
Section 3: How to Divide a New Page into More than 2 Columns
Section 4: How to Configure the Width Settings of Each Column on a Page
Section 5: How to Add a Line Between Columns
This section explains in detail how you can section a new page into 2.
Step 1: Firstly, click on the PAGE LAYOUT tab at the top ribbon.
Now, click on the Columns dropdown button under the PAGE LAYOUT options and then click on the option Two.
Step 2: That's it. If you type in something, you can see that the sentence automatically breaks at the middle of the page and then goes to the next line.
If you would like to generate some random text and see if the second column gets populated fine, simply type in =rand(12,3). This will generate random text of 12 paragraphs, with 3 sentences in each one.
If you would like to know more about random text generation in MS Word, you can read our article How to Generate Random Text in Microsoft Word.
Step 3: That's it. You can see that your page is now beautifully sectioned into 2.
We talked about sectioning a new page in the previous section. But what if you already have a page and you want it sectioned?
Step 1: Launch the already existing document and simply click on the PAGE LAYOUT tab at the top.
Now, click on the dropdown button named Columns and hit the Two option.
Step 2: Yes, it cannot be simpler, we agree too!
So far, we have talked about sectioning a page into 2 columns. On the Columns dropdown button, you have options to divide a page for upto 3 columns. But what if you want to section the page into more than 3 columns? Is there a way? Sure there is!
Step 1: Once again, click on the PAGE LAYOUT tab at the top.
Now, click on the Columns dropdown button and click on the last option, which says More Columns.
Step 2: On the Columns window, you can use the up arrow and down arrow against the option Number of columns field.
Once the number of columns is set, hit the OK button.
In the example below, I want to divide my page into 4 columns, hence I have set the Number of columns as 4.
Step 3: When you are back at your document, you will see your page exactly as you want, beautifully sectioned into 4.
Now let's say you have divided your page into 2 columns, but you want one column to be wider than the other. So it should be more like a big column on the left and a small column on the right. For this, obviously, you need to be able to adjust the width settings of each column. Let's see how this can be done.
Step 1: This time also, click on the PAGE LAYOUT tab at the top ribbon. Now click on the Columns dropdown button and click on the option More Columns.
Step 2: On the Columns window, You can use the Number of columns up and down arrows to increase or decrease the number of columns. In the example below, we need 2 columns, so the Number of columns value is set to 2.
Now, uncheck the checkbox corresponding to the option Equal column width. If this option is left checked, you will not be able to edit the width configurations of each column as this option will divide all the columns into equal widths.
As next, under the Width and spacing section, you can adjust the Width and Spacing of each column as shown in the screenshot below.
Once you are all done, hit the OK button.
Step 3: When you are back at the document, you can see that the columns are now of the widths you prefer.
If you would like to have a physical line drawn between the divided columns, there is a way for that too.
Step 1: Once again, it is the PAGE LAYOUT tab that you have to start with. Then click on the Columns dropdown button and then click on the More Columns option.
Step 2: On the Columns window, on the right pane, check the checkbox corresponding to Line between.
That's it. Hit the OK button to proceed.
Step 3: Get back to your Word document to view a line beautifully drawn between your sections. If there are 3 sections, there will be 2 lines, if there are 4 sections, there will be 3 lines, and so on.
You can explore more on the Columns window to discover more tricks that would suit your needs.
Hope you found the article helpful. Please do come back for more amazing tricks, tips, hacks, and how-tos.
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Should You Go on Short Breaks?
Are you able to get away on a long vacation whenever you feel like it? A majority of those who responded to this question of mine replied that they often did not find the time needed to go on a long holiday. The alternative that I suggested to each of my respondents was to go on short breaks to destinations that can be reached within a couple of hours. This would prove to be immensely relaxing as you would in effect be on a holiday, the only difference being that you would be at the holiday destination only for a short duration. Getting away with your holiday group on short breaks to destinations like Calais, Bruges or Paris is one of the best holiday options as these destinations compare favorably with many of the exotic tourist destinations across the world. This means that you are not sacrificing the quality of experiences that you could enjoy as a tourist while on a short break to these destinations. Does this make a short break much more exciting than a regular holiday? The answer in one word is a resounding yes! While on a short break to Bruges, you could go on a quick excursion to many of the medieval buildings and churches that abound the region. You can find many things to do in Paris while on a short break. The world famous Eiffel Tower is one of the major tourist attractions and the view that it offers from the top is to be savored rather that written about. On the other hand, if you are coming in from Calais on your short break, you could get some information from Calais tourism on some of the entertainment options that are available for tourists on a short stay. Why should you go on short breaks? Well the economy that we are in mandates that we save all the money we can while indulging in the activities that we love the most. The other advantage is obviously the best utilization of time. It does not make sense to spend the best part of your holiday in airports and airplanes. You could spend all the time that you have saved by getting yourself a nice bottle of wine or gourmet food that destinations like Paris is famous for. There are websites that specialize in dealing with deals on short breaks across all the popular holiday destinations within the continent. The benefit of visiting these sites is that the holiday experiences that are featured in the different pages are tailor made to those of us interested in booking a short stay at a good tourist destination like Bruges or Calais. Some of the better sites offering a short break will clearly list the special offers that are currently running in the hotels and resorts in the tourist destination of your choice. This makes it absolutely easy for you to book an exciting and quick getaway for all the members of your holiday group before you actually head out on your short vacation.
Trevor Hoteliers is the author of this article on Short Break France. Find more information about Short Breaks Calais here.


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This is a test configuration that's used to test all available modules.
Run it with `my3status.lua testconfig`.

The example config in `defaultconfig.lua` serves as a reasonable default configuration and should
not necessarily contain all modules.

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local util = require("util")
local volume = require("volume")
local datetime = require("datetime")
local cpu = require("cpu")
local disk = require("disk")
local diskbar = require("diskbar")
local mpd = require("mpd")

util.setdebug(true)
return {
    STATUS_CFG = {
        mpd.new(),
        diskbar.new("/"),
        disk.new("/"),
        cpu.new(),
        volume.new(),
        datetime.new("%A, %d.%m.%Y %X"),
    },

    -- Delay in seconds between prints. Sub-second values are allowed.
    DELAY = 0.5,

    -- Set this to false to disable colored output
    ALLOW_COLOR = true,
}

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Airway Ultrasound as Predictor of Difficult Direct Laryngoscopy
AUTHORS: Carsetti, Andrea MD et al
Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021
Despite several clinical index tests that are currently applied for airway assessment, unpredicted difficult laryngoscopy may still represent a serious problem in anesthesia practice. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate whether preoperative airway ultrasound can predict difficult direct laryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia.
We searched the Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases from their inception to December 2020. The population of interest included adults who required tracheal intubation for elective surgery under general anesthesia without clear anatomical abnormalities suggesting difficult laryngoscopy. A bivariate model has been used to assess the accuracy of each ultrasound index test to predict difficult direct laryngoscopy.
Fifteen studies have been considered for quantitative analysis of summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC). The sensitivity for distance from skin to epiglottis (DSE), distance from skin to hyoid bone (DSHB), and distance from skin to vocal cords (DSVC) was 0.82 (0.74–0.87), 0.71 (0.58–0.82), and 0.75 (0.62–0.84), respectively. The specificity for DSE, DSHB, and DSVC was 0.79 (0.70–0.87), 0.71 (0.57–0.82), and 0.72 (0.45–0.89), respectively. The area under the curve (AUC) for DSE, DSHB, DSVC, and ratio between the depth of the pre-epiglottic space and the distance from the epiglottis to the vocal cords (Pre-E/E-VC) was 0.87 (0.84–0.90), 0.77 (0.73–0.81), 0.78 (0.74–0.81), and 0.71 (0.67–0.75), respectively. Patients with difficult direct laryngoscopy have higher DSE, DSVC, and DSHB values than patients with easy laryngoscopy, with a mean difference of 0.38 cm (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.17–0.58 cm; P = .0004), 0.18 cm (95% CI, 0.01–0.35 cm; P = .04), and 0.23 cm (95% CI, 0.08–0.39 cm; P = .004), respectively.
Our study demonstrates that airway ultrasound index tests are significantly different between patients with easy versus difficult direct laryngoscopy, and the DSE is the most studied index test in literature to predict difficult direct laryngoscopy. However, it is not currently possible to reach a definitive conclusion. Further studies are needed with better standardization of ultrasound assessment to limit all possible sources of heterogeneity.
Question: Is preoperative upper airway ultrasound able to predict a difficult airway in adult patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia without clear anatomical abnormalities suggesting difficult laryngoscopy?
Findings: The distance from skin to epiglottis was the most extensively assessed index test in literature and seems accurate to predict difficult laryngoscopy.
Meaning: The high heterogeneity performing ultrasound and the limited number of studies do not allow to reach a definitive conclusion, and the routine use of ultrasound to predict difficult laryngoscopy cannot still be recommended.


The TBS Annual Sports Day is this Saturday at the APF ground in Halchowk. Our students have been preparing for their events all term and we expect an exciting action packed day of running, jumping and throwing. All location and time information is on the PE webpage. We look forward to welcoming lots of supporters for our biggest house event of the year!


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Professor John Gibson
Director of Studies in Veterinary Science (Pre-clinical)
Reader in Pathophysiology
e: jsg1001@cam.ac.uk
My area of expertise is pathophysiology, notably how membrane transporters regulate ion and water homeostasis in cells in health and how they become perturbed in disease. I work mainly with red blood cells and also articular chondrocytes. I teach vet students over all six years of the course.
What makes Clare College such a good place to study your subject?
Preclinical veterinary subjects are taught mainly alongside the medics, except for specific veterinary subjects like anatomy or veterinary physiology. In Clare, we take 4 vets and 12 medics, which reflects the ratio in the university as a whole. It is a good group size for positive interactions. Students have close contact with fellows. There are enough vet students to retain a sense of their own identity but with the advantage of having contact with the medics, which prevents a more parochial outlook. Clare has its own teaching fellows in most biomedical subjects taken during the preclinical years, and also others with expertise more widely in the natural sciences. Historically, we have been very strong in these subjects: David Attenborough, David Watson and Tim Hunt (Nobel Prize for Biochemistry) were all at Clare. A current fellow, Prof Bill Harris, is an FRS in developmental neuroscience and head of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN), which delivers about two-thirds of the teaching to first and second year vets and medics. Library facilities for vets are excellent. Geographically, we are positioned half-way between Downing Site (where most of the preclinical lectures and practicals occur) and the vet school (for the clinical years). Finally, we have three qualified vets on the fellowship. One teaches anatomy and carries out neurophysiological research in PDN; the Director of Studies for both preclinical and veterinary clinical sciences are vets, working at the vet school -one is an active equine clinician, the other specialises in pathophysiological research with active collaborations in the preclinical departments. Please do not hesitate to contact me by email or telephone if you need further information jsg1001@cam.ac.uk or 01223 337638.


The Ministry of transport talked about some of the nuances of filling of waybills (letter of the Ministry of transport of Russia of 8 April 2019 n D3-531-PG letter from the Ministry of transport of Russia dated 4 April 2019 n D3-514-PG). First, it is explained that when making directions the sequence of carrying out of pretrip medical examinations of driver and pre-trip or pre-shift inspection of the technical condition of the vehicle by the legislation of the Russian Federation is not established. This means that medical examinations can be conducted later technical control and Vice versa. Secondly, according to the Ministry of transport, we can arrange one waybill for several drivers in that case, when during the day (flight) one vehicle controlled alternately by several people. This should be provided with identification marks of the medical worker conducting pre-trip (post-trip) medical examination, in part they are related to each driver of the vehicle.


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Mississippi State has never beaten Georgia Tech on the gridiron.
The Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets, who have only met four times, will be playing for the first time since Dan Mullen's initial season in Starkville and this easily marks the largest stage on which the two programs have ever met.
Georgia Tech has made the postseason in each of the seven years that Paul Johnson has been at the helm. However, after experiencing great success in his first two seasons in Atlanta, things had fallen off over the last four years. This year, the Ramblin' Wreck is participating in its first selection committee/BCS bowl since 2009 when the Jackets fell to Iowa in the Orange Bowl. The Yellow Jackets losses were near misses to Duke, North Carolina, and Florida State (37-35 in ACC Championship game).
Mississippi State, which has won ten games for just the second time in program history, is going bowling for the fifth straight year under Dan Mullen. The Bulldogs spent several weeks at No. 1 in the CFB Playoff Rankings, as they started 9-0 before dropping two of their final three.
The first loss was a 25-20 decision at now No. 1 Alabama and the other was 31-17 defeat at Ole Miss in the "Egg Bowl".
The game will feature contrasting styles, as well as teams that both run the football extremely well and light up scoreboards.
The MSU attack, which is led by dual threat quarterback Dak Prescott, produces 37.2 points and more than 500 yards per contest. The Bulldogs averages 240 yards per game on the ground (18th nationally).
Prescott has yielded nearly 4,000 yards of total offense. He has completed 61.2 percent of his passes while throwing for 2,996 yards and 24 touchdowns (compared to ten interceptions) while also rushing for 939 yards and 13 scores.
Josh Robinson, who averaged well over six yards per carry while accumulating 1,128 yards, gives Mississippi State a consistent and explosive option in the backfield.
When Prescott puts it in the air, he spreads the wealth. The Bulldogs have nine players with at least ten receptions and De'Runnya Wilson leads the deep group with 38 catches for 575 yards and seven scores.
Defensively, MSU succeeded in stopping the run (126.5 ypg) and surrendered just 19.4 points per contest. The Bulldogs swarm to the football and no player recorded more than 61 tackles. Preston Smith tops the team with nine sacks—a total that ranked fourth in the SEC. As a team, MSU ranked second in the league with 36 sacks.
That pressure on the quarterback helped the Bulldogs intercept 15 passes. Will Redmond and Richie Brown are tied for the team lead with three each.
Pressure on the quarterback won't be as much of a factor in this one, as Georgia Tech will present Mississippi State with a rarely seen and tough to replicate triple option flexbone attack that will place an emphasis on assignment football—quarterback, fullback, pitch.
The Jackets are second in the nation with 333.6 rushing yards per game and produce an ACC-leading 37 points per game.
Quarterback Justin Thomas, who took over for last year's starter Vad Lee who transferred to JMU, ran for 965 yards. Senior B-Back Zach Laskey has rushed for 788 yards and nine touchdowns while fellow senior, A-back Synjyn Days, has run for 753 yards and six scores.
When Thomas puts it in the air, it is often off play-action looks where the Jackets get a lot of production per attempt. He has thrown for 1,600 yards and 17 touchdowns while only being intercepted five times.
DeAndre Smelter led Georgia Tech with just 35 receptions, but they went for 715 yards and seven scores. That average of 20-plus yards per catch shows the big play potential that Georgia Tech has via the play-action pass.
Defensively, Ted Roof's unit wasn't impressive, but good enough to win ten games. The Jackets gave up 25 points and nearly 400 yards per contest—with nearly 170 of that coming on the ground—which ranked them 12th of 14 teams in the ACC.
Sophomore linebacker P.J. Davis topped the team with 108 tackles—75 of which were solo.
Tech registered just 18 sacks, but they did force 27 turnovers—17 of which were interceptions. D.J. White and Jamal Golden collected four each.
This should be a very entertaining match-up. Mississippi State's defense will face the challenging task of tackling Georgia Tech's triple option attack. However, the Bulldogs have had the advantage of getting more than three weeks to prepare. The Jackets are just 1-5 in bowl games under Paul Johnson and the Bulldogs have possessed the better defense of the two.
If Mississippi State can protect the football and get off the field on third down—Georgia Tech converts 57% of its third downs and possesses the ball for more than 34 minutes on average—the Bulldogs will win this one. Dak Prescott and company will likely have a big game against the suspect Jacket D.


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Dear friend of Arkadia, You are invited to 'Balanchine and the Lost Muse' by Elizabeth Kendall on Tuesday 20.12 at 6pm. Elizabeth has kindly accepted to talk about George Balanchine's youth in St. Petersburg (Petrograd, Leningrad and Finland), and about his classmate, the young gifted ballerina Lidiia Ivanova, who died (a possible murder) in 1924, 3 weeks before she would have left Russia with him and three other young dancers. The talk will be held in English. Welcome! Warm regards, Ian Bourgeot www.arkadiabookshop.fi –Entrance is free and green tea will be offered. A donation of €2 (or more!) to fund the event is suggested and would be most welcome. Elizabeth Kendall is associate Professor (tenured), Literary Studies Department/Writing, Eugene Lang College of New School University, New York City. 2005- Books: At work on Georges and Lidochka: Balanchine, Revolution and the Lost Muse, about George Balanchine, his ballerina classmate and collaborator, Lidiia Ivanova, and ballet, revolution and murder in Petrograd, Russia, 1904-1924, supported by fellowships from the Likhachev Foundation of St. Petersburg (2009), The New York Public Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers (2004-2005), and by a Fulbright Foundation research grant to St. Petersburg, Russia, fall semester, 2006. Autobiography of a Wardrobe, Pantheon, 2008; (Anchor/Vintage paperback, 2009). American Daughter, Random House, 2000; paperback on demand. The Runaway Bride: Hollywood Romantic Comedy of the l930's, Knopf, l990; Anchor-Doubleday, 199l; Cooper Square Press, 2002 – present. Where She Danced, Knopf, l979; University of California Press, 1984-2001. Articles: Contributing Editor, Dance Magazine, 1998 – present. Regular articles in Dance Magazine and Pointe Magazine. "Reflections (the Kirov)," in the New Yorker, June 8, l992. "Home to Russia: Dance Theater of Harlem in the USSR," in Ballet Review, March, 1989. "Dancing: A Ford Foundation Report," (monograph) December 1983. Regular articles on the performing arts, as columnist for Civilization magazine, 1998-99, until the magazine's demise. Regular articles on dance, as dance critic for: Harper's Bazaar, l99l-1995; Elle, l987-1991; Vogue, l982-1987; Ballet News, l977-1982. Articles, from l973 to the present, in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Newsday, Travel & Leisure, Elle, Vogue, RealSimple, Mirabella, Dance Magazine, H/G (House and Garden), Elle Decor, Seven Days, Dance Ink, The New Republic, Ballet Review, Dance Connection, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Stock Exchange Magazine, and other publications.
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Arizona coach Sean Miller joked on Thursday night – um, and he rarely jokes – that he can't remember much about Thanksgiving. That was so long ago at a time when his team was in a three-game spiral and UA looked out of whack.
Who's to disagree as No. 18 Arizona (10-3) has now reeled off seven consecutive wins before it takes a four day break for the holiday and then prepares for No. 3 Arizona State on Dec. 30.
Timing is everything in, well, everything so this is a good time for Arizona to be playing some of its best basketball – just as the Pac-12 season is about to begin.
Here are a few things to like about Arizona after its win against Connecticut.
What will happen if freshman sensation Deandre Ayton gets in foul trouble? He was doubled and tripled teamed and picked up two early fouls. He failed to get in double figures scoring for the first time this season.
Dusan Ristic showed he can step in quite nicely. At least for Thursday night's game he did, hitting 6 of 9 shots and 6 of 9 free throws to pick up his second double-double of the season and fourth of his career.
Arizona clearly does, but Ristic is a guy who has played in the shadows for a number of years. Thursday night he took center stage.
Miller almost took a double take when he looked at the score sheet after the game. He saw Rawle Alkins didn't have a turnover in 31 minutes.
"Is that right?" Miller asked.
Alkins, in his fourth game back from an injured foot that kept him out for the start of the season, finished with a game-high 20 points, adding two steals, an assist and four rebounds.
Miller said Alkins is playing at just 80 percent – not from the injury but what he's capable of – upon his return.
It'll be the next stretch of games where you'll judge Alkins.
That's likely when "he settles into being the total player that we know who he is," Miller said.
It's the second game he's had at least 20 points.
That's not even a question. Arizona went into the game hitting 38 percent of its 3-points. It went 9 for 19 on Thursday. It went 7 for 10 in the second half and it needed all of them given UConn wouldn't go away. Miller said he likes what he's seeing in that everything starts by going inside near the basket then going outside.
Junior Allonzo Trier was back in the lineup after getting a scare on Monday, when he sustained a bruised knee after colliding with a North Dakota State player. He missed the final 10 minutes of that game. Trier finished with 15 points Thursday.


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Current Research on Auschwitz History and Memory
The European Association for Holocaust Studies calls for papers on current research on Auschwitz History and Memory.
Date: 14–16 November 2017 (with an optional visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum on 13 November)
Venue: Kraków, Poland
Organizers: The European Association for Holocaust Studies (EAHS), in cooperation with the British Association for Holocaust Studies (BAHS), the Pedagogical University of Kraków, and the Jagiellonian University, Kraków (Centre for Holocaust Studies and the UNESCO Chair in Education about the Holocaust)
Sponsors: The Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp Victims Memorial Foundation, British Association for Holocaust Studies, German Historical Institute in Warsaw, City of Kraków
Background: 2017 is an important anniversary year as regards the Holocaust. It marks 75 years since the Wannsee conference, Operation Reinhard, and the beginning in 1942 of the systematic mass murder of Jews and others in the death camps established in Nazi-occupied Poland. Auschwitz has become the most widely recognized symbol of the Holocaust: in the popular imagination, images of the railway tracks leading into Birkenau or of 'Arbeit macht frei' function as shorthand for the Nazi genocide as a whole. But perhaps less well known, and certainly less symbolized, is the total destruction of Jewish life in thousands of towns and villages that took place in occupied Poland in 1942. At the core of the Holocaust was a horrific, relatively short but intense wave of mass murder in that year: in mid-March 1942, some 75 or 80 per cent of all Holocaust victims were still alive; by mid-February 1943, some 75 or 80 per cent of them were dead. 2017 will also mark 75 years since the beginning of mass gassing operations at Auschwitz-Birkenau, and 70 years since the opening of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
Aims: The conference will explore the current state of scholarship on the history and memory of Auschwitz, bringing together scholars working on the history of the camp complex itself, as well as those engaged in broader studies about its memorialization and representation, and the ways in which it has come to function as an icon of the Nazi genocide.
Possible topics for papers might include:
Current scholarship on Auschwitz
The history of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Auschwitz as a symbol of the Holocaust and other Nazi genocides
Memory of Auschwitz and its memorialization
The role of Auschwitz in Holocaust education
The image of Auschwitz in literature, art, film and music
As the aim of the EAHS is to provide a forum for cutting-edge Holocaust scholarship and education in Europe, we also welcome papers on any other aspect of Holocaust Studies, particularly from European scholars, educators, and museum professionals.
Those who are interested in presenting a paper (20 minutes) at the conference should send a proposal with title, an abstract of 250–300 words, and a short CV/bio of 100 words.
Deadline for sending a proposal, with title and abstract and a CV/bio, to the conference secretariat: 14 Auguts 2017.
Optional study visit to Auschwitz: Conference participants are offered the opportunity on Monday 13 November 2017 to go on an optional one-day study visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, which in 2017 commemorates the seventieth anniversary of its establishment in 1947. This study visit, led by museum guides, will in part be a standard tour of the site, but will also include either visiting two or three national exhibitions and the Collections Department or visiting some of the former barracks in the main Auschwitz camp (Auschwitz I) whose interiors have remained virtually intact since the time of liberation in 1945, and have therefore been maintained and preserved in their original condition. Details of the arrangements for this study visit (for which pre-registration will be necessary) will be made available to conference participants nearer to the time of the conference.
Fee: 375 PLN for local participants; 1100 PLN (about 260 EUR) for all other participants.* Fees should be paid into the following bank account, if possible by 8 September 2017:
Bank Name: BGZ BNP Paribas S.A.
Account Number: 20 1600 1198 1833 4186 1000 0002
Swift Code (for transfers from outside Poland): PPABPLPK
IBAN Number (for transfers from outside Poland): PL20 1600 1198 1833 4186 1000 0002
*The fees for local participants cover the cost of transfers on 13 November 2017 from Kraków to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and back to Kraków, as well as all refreshments, lunches and dinners during the conference, which will finish after lunch on 16 November 2017. For other participants the fees cover in addition the cost of 3 nights of bed-and-breakfast hotel accommodation and a contribution to the costs of publication of the conference proceedings. Please note that the organizers are not able to cover the cost of travel to and from Poland.
Prof. Jonathan Webber, European Association for Holocaust Studies (Chair)
Dr Joanne Pettitt, University of Kent (BAHS)
Dr Piotr Trojański, Pedagogical University of Kraków
Dr Agnieszka Zajączkowska, Centre for Holocaust Studies
Dr Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs, UNESCO Chair in Education about the Holocaust
EAHS business meeting: an EAHS business meeting will be held during the conference, at which all conference participants will be invited to join the Association (if they are not already members) and (if they wish) stand for office as members of the Board or one of its committees.
Conference secretariat (for receipt of proposals, conference registration, and all enquiries)
Katarzyna Suszkiewicz, assisted by Magdalena Urbaniak
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IIAA Honors 2000 National Awards Program
Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America's 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the Michigan Association of Independent Agents during the National Board of State Directors meeting held immediately prior to IIAA's 105th Annual Convention & InfoXchange in Orlando, Fla.
IIAA's National Awards Program recognizes the outstanding efforts of its state and local associations and member agents in strengthening and enhancing the Independent Agency System. Outstanding State Association Award, is IIAA's highest honor and recognizes outstanding service in the areas of education; communications; federal and state government affairs; civic contribution; development of comprehensive member products and services; implementation of an effective membership development program; and participation in the Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic golf tournament .
The honoree in the "Less than 300 Members" category was the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico. The association was recognized as an expert resource for regulators, legislators and media on insurance issues; and for its comprehensive education program, member services and consumer advocacy programs.
In the "Between 300 and 600 Members" category, the award was presented to the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma. Oklahoma was honored for its strong public relations efforts to enhance and promote independent agents and the IIAA, considerable legislative leverage, quality education programs and valuable role in civic activities.
The Michigan Association of Independent Agents was chosen as the winner in the "More than 600 Members" category for its well-rounded professional development program, technological enhancements, many civic contributions, impressive communications program and proactive role in state and federal legislative and regulatory issues.
The National Communications Award recognizes outstanding contributions to improving public understanding of the Independent Agency System and the insurance industry.
Chosen in the "Less than 300 Members" category was the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico for its superior success in teaming up with the New Mexico Insurance Council during the state's wildfires earlier this year to provide an insurance hotline to answer consumer questions or concerns; and communicating through consumer advocacy and industry awareness programs.
In the "Between 300 and 600 Members" category, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma was chosen, most notably for its unparalleled media relations and an aggressive legislative effort that stimulated active grassroots participation by its member agents.
The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents and the Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey shared the honor in the "More than 600 Members" category. In addition to advocating consumer safety, Michigan is the most comprehensive and leading source of insurance information to the state's capital press corps.
New Jersey maintains a continuous stream of superior communication to its members, insurance industry, news media and consumers, while also undertaking efforts to enhance the image of the independent agent.
The Walter H. Bennett Outstanding Local Board Award is presented for outstanding service in the areas of education, communications, federal & state government affairs, and civic contribution.
In the "More than 50 Members" category, the honoree was the Independent Insurance Agents of Camden-Gloucester County, N.J., The local board was distinguished for its unique education program, high-profile advocacy, extensive community involvement and considerable government affairs involvement.
The L.P. McCord National Education Award is annually presented to the association that has provided its members with the best opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the insurance profession, judged according to innovation in education, single-best seminar, and non-seminar education services.
In the category of "Less than 250 Members," the honor was awarded to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico for presenting a wide variety of educational program topics and effective promotion of programs. In the "Between 250 and 460 Members" category the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents was honored for its comprehensive curriculum design and presentation format.
In the "More than 1000 Members" category, the award was bestowed on the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents for providing innovative and creative educational services with practical value to agents.
The Steven Dach Award, bestowed upon an individual who has contributed substantially to further the growth and development of the InVEST program within his or her community, was presented to Joyce Vogel, CPIW of Oakland, Calif.
Vogel initially became involved in the InVEST program when she incorporated it in the finance curriculum at Montgomery High School. She lead the expandion of the InVEST program to the community college level when she first designed the pilot curriculum for Grossmont College in San Diego. Vogel is the chairperson of IIAA's InVEST Committee.
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by Kenneth Smith on February 8, 2017 in News & Announcements
I recently saw a meme that featured a picture of Donald Trump holding a executive order that said, "all cannabis is legal". The photoshopped photo directed me to click 'like' if I would support Trump in legalizing hemp. This is not an uncommon thing to see, a politically naive (it takes more than an executive order to legalize hemp) meme about hemp legalization. Normally, I wouldn't bat an eye at such a meme, I might even click 'like'. But these aren't normal times.
These first few weeks of a Trump administration has been a whirl for me. I know that he's just doing what he promised (which is, after all, a strange thing for a politician to do), but somehow it didn't seem real until now. Maybe it was my 'liberal bubble,' but somehow I didn't expect things to move this fast, for us to be this divided. I wasn't ready for our racism to be worn so proudly, so arrogantly. And this is why the meme shocked me. It was so…normal. It acted as if our support of Trump, even as he signs an unconstitutional migrant ban, depends solely on whether or not he supports our industry. And it got me thinking: are we a single issue movement?
A Diverse Movement
The modern hemp movement in the United States is made up from a diverse crowd. I have met so many people, from surfers to family farmers, from environmentalist activists to small business owners. I have seen us unite around enormous projects: healing the soil, inventing new technologies, educating ourselves and the public about the power of hemp. In uniting around hemp we have become rebels together, pitched against against unjust laws and outdated social norms, so it's no surprise that we resemble a band of eccentric, radically accepting people.
But, as most of us know, hemp wasn't always on the outside. It was once grown by the heads of state, was once one of our major crops in the southeast and midwest, was once promoted for the war effort. So, what happens if we become mainstream again? What would we do if Trump suddenly put hemp at the forefront of his push to "make America great again? If we were no longer the underdog, would we unravel, or do we have other values to unite us?
Of course, with Jeff Sessions our likely attorney general, and with Trump's previously tepid response to cannabis legalization, it's not likely that hemp will escape the heavy, restrictive, and bureaucratic hand of the state any time soon. But this doesn't make these questions any less urgent. Now, more than ever before, is the time for us to declare our values as an industry.
A Time to Act
Major companies, from Starbucks to Netflix, have voiced their clear opposition to Trump's recent executive order to ban immigrants from seven majority muslim countries. While these could be cynical marketing ploys, the fact remains: there is a terrifying concentration of power in the hands of people who would like to see an United States that is based in fear of the other, in exclusion, isolation, religious conservatism and intolerance. Countering this power will take a broad coalition of people, and business cannot just sit on the sidelines.
Is our bottom line just financial, or do we also have a moral bottom line? Which do we value more, the green of a dollar bill or the green of a vibrant planet? We talk a good game about hemp being a socially and environmentally friendly plant, but where do we stand when push comes to shove? If we stand for sustainability, radical inclusiveness and healing the planet, then the last few weeks have given us plenty to be concerned about.
Hempy's has been in the game for 20 years. We are known for our U.S. manufactured goods, for our sustainable apparel and our roots in surfer culture. We know well that our strength is not in our business savvy, but in our conscience. We know that we are stronger when we work together, when we celebrate diversity rather than fear it. We hope that others in the industry will follow us in condemning not just the parts of this administration's agenda that threaten our industry, but every bit of rhetoric and policy that breeds fear, division and discrimination.
This is not a partisan issue. We should have been much more vocal during the previous administration when our personal rights were being eroded and and executive powers were continually expanded. For many of us, it was too easy to stand by the sidelines. But now we know these are not times to be silent, we all must be most vocal about things which threaten our core values: equality, environmental stewardship, democracy, diversity, and freedom.
I definitely don't have all of the answers. I don't know how we can be effective in making change. We don't have a ton of financial or political power. I don't know exactly what the hemp industry's role could be in fighting against racism and government overreach. But I do think all effective action begins with a conversation, which is my intention here, to break the silence. We aren't part of the establishment, we don't have all of the answers, but I think this is part of our strength. We can unite with the other underdogs, the other groups of people targeted by the DEA, the other people trying to heal the soil, the other folks trying to reform the medical industry, and try to figure out answers together. We can keep doing what we have always done: seek out truth in the face of ignorance, look for love in the face of hate, and, most of all, find ways to act in the face of injustice.
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THANK YOU!! I say this all the time on my own website but I feel that many in the hemp industry/community do not see why they should take any risk for anything besides hemp.
The view isnt practical in terms of the overall influence on the larger societal themes that are simultaneously the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cannabis, but also vice versa. You have to consider the posibility that we are just running in place trying to work on one issue at a time when corruption / forces that we do not understand govern our reality.
The best thing anyone can do is to WAKE UP!! It simply is not enough, not even practical or ethical for any of us to be involved in the propaganda of single issue anything! 99%!!
Kudos Ken… You have hit the nail on the head here. There are a great many issues that affect us and we have to have serious responsible conversations with each other to wade through the static. As a Union Building Trades worker I watch as our leadership applauds the Trump administration for the permitting of the stalled pipelines. As members we are far off the leadership stance and recognize the environment and clean water trumps reckless growth that may create jobs. We have also rallied against the reckless trade policies like Nafta which not only hurt American jobs, but hurt Mexican jobs too as they even lost jobs to lower income countries! Many of our members have fallen under a spell for his promise to pull out of Nafta but if the rest of his policies decimate the middle class and struggling work force in this country as well as the environment, are we really better off? We have to engage, educate ourselves, and keep talking about the travesties playing out before our eyes. Nostrodomus made a remark about the end of the world coming when the village idiot took control and I always thought he was referring to George W. Bush… But I think he may have meant this guy!
As always, I love my American made Hemp products from Hempy's!
Kenneth Smith
Thanks for the comment, we all need to stay awake through all administrations these days and make sure we are not being fooled or distracted by side issues while in the bigger picture we are destroying the planet. going backwards on basic human rights and widening the income gap!
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Tyler Anderson is a social media marketing entrepreneur, speaker, and host of the Social Media Social Hour Podcast. Tyler is the founder and CEO of Casual Friday and the creator of Scoreboard Social, a social media reporting and competitive analytics tool for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Tyler also is the host/organizer of Social Media Day San Diego.
What's the big idea "and why is it important for companies to have one in order to effectively reach their audience?
The Big Idea is making a commitment to solve the problems of your target audience. With all content marketing efforts, this should really be your focus. What content are you creating that is answering customer questions, helping your customers, or educating your customers? It's so critical to nail this because if you don't, you're just creating noise and distracting from providing solutions to your target audience. When you solve your customers' problems, it's a win-win. A win for your customer, and a win for your business.
What, to you, is social media success?
Social media success can obviously vary from business to business. It all comes down to starting out by identifying your goals. From there you can then set a social media strategy that aligns with your overall business goals and objectives. That said, success in social media for a business is a combination between social care and sales. Yes, we want to leverage social media to drive sales, but we also have to remember a lot of our customers are using social media to talk about our products and services already. We also need to be there and respond to them in a timely manner.
What's the secret formula for making a social post go viral?
There is no secret formula for making a post go viral. Predicting a viral post or video is virtually impossible. That said, if you create content that is entertaining, educational, helpful and solves peoples problems, you're off to a good start.
Who are your biggest Social Media influencers?
Tough question, there are so many. I would have to say it all started with Chris Brogan. I first started reading his blog back in 2008 and he is who I really looked to back in the early days of when I started Casual Fridays. Others that have become good friends of mine and that I really respect in the industry would be Mari Smith, Michael Stelzner, Jon Loomer, Mike Gingerich, Ian Cleary, Sue Zimmerman, and Jason Keath.
In five words or less, what is social media?
Tyler Anderson is a social media marketing entrepreneur, speaker, and host of the Social Media Social Hour Podcast. Tyler is the founder and CEO of Casual Fridays, a social media marketing agencyheadquartered in San Diego, California, with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and New Orleans, Lousiana. Casual Fridays is also the creators of Scoreboard Social, a social media reporting and competitive analytics tool for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Tyler also is the host/organizer of Social Media Day San Diego, which was an officially proclaimed day by the city of San Diego in 2012.


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iPhone + iPad Gems: ABC Food, Cinderella by Nosy Crow, Crackle + Turntable.fm
Jeremy Horwitz
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:03 PM UTC
Welcome to this week's app-focused edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! Today, we're taking in-depth looks at two recent app releases for kids, as well as brief looks at streaming media apps that adults will enjoy.
All of the titles here received at least general-level recommendations, but the real blockbuster in the bunch is Nosy Crow's Cinderella. Read on for all the details.
ABC Food
There are now five games in Peapod Labs' family of ABC edutainment titles for kids, and we've liked or loved them all—ABC Wildlife, ABC Go, ABC Music, and ABC Play have now been joined by ABC Food ($2, version 1.0), an alphabet teaching tool with as universal a theme as humanly possible. As with the prior titles, ABC Food is a universal app that treats children to a collection of alphabetically sorted photographs while a song plays in the background, letting kids explore the alphabet with images and words. To reinforce the alphabet lessons, both the first letter of each new item and its name are spoken aloud as the picture is displayed, with the full word appearing as a spelled-out collection of cartoony signs at the bottom of the screen.
Most of the food items include several photographs, which are every bit as gorgeous as the ones Peapod picked for its previous apps, and buttons on the screen now lead to one of two types of activities: in addition to one or more YouTube videos showing the food being used in some way, each food has an interactive game that consists of swiping one image until it becomes another. With finger gestures, an apple is cut in half, asparagus is cooked in a pan, and a bagel slice is covered in jam. While all of the interactions will seem incredibly basic to parents, young kids will oooh and aaah at them, reveling in their simplicity and enjoying the accompanying sound effects. By contrast, the videos are somewhat more hit and miss, featuring everything from cartoons to clips from cooking shows that feel as if they were selected more because they were available than because they were age-appropriate. Notably, the optionally triggered text blurbs that previously accompanied images have been removed here, and aren't particularly missed.
While we were thrilled with the imagery and the scope of the collection of foods in ABC Food, the new app does have one major issue: its new navigation system. Peapod Labs originally launched the ABC series with a brilliant idea, presenting each image with a tappable collection of letters that immediately led a curious child to a new item whenever one of the letters was picked. Combined with the prior titles' immediate verbalization of the letter, this created instant letter reinforcement and teaching. In ABC Food, Peapod Labs has changed this, instead bringing up a grid of alphabetically sorted photos to select from. While this gives kids more choice of pictures, it breaks up the flow of the experience, and may confuse younger children while reducing the immediacy of letter repetitions. Given all of the tweaks Peapod has made to its basic formula over the years, it would be nice to have a settings menu to turn changes like this on and off. ABC Food is otherwise a great app for kids, and highly recommendable. iLounge Rating: A-.
We were blown away when we saw Nosy Crow's awesome iPad rendition of the childrens' fairy tale Three Little Pigs earlier this year, so when the company's new take on Cinderella ($6, version 1.0.2) appeared in the App Store, we couldn't wait to see what was inside. Put simply, although Cinderella once again misses out on universal iOS support—one of only three things we would like to see fixed in future Nosy Crow releases—it raises the bar even further for interactive storytelling on Apple's devices, expanding on Three Little Pigs' interactivity, environments, and polished presentation.
As with Three Little Pigs, Nosy Crow uses the basic story of Cinderella—a poor girl forced to serve as a maid to her stepmother and stepsisters—as the basis for a much larger interactive experience. Though there's some visual overlap in the 26 pages of the book, Nosy Crow has created a large collection of highly detailed, interactive environments that its characters can move within, such that Cinderella, her fairy godmother, and Prince Charming are generally not just confined to the boundaries of a single screen: in one section, you help Cinderella by gathering the items the fairy godmother needs to transform into her carriage and horses; in others, you get to watch as the carriage passes through the woods on the way to and from the ball. The "wow" moment came when we discovered that mirrors in the rooms were leveraging FaceTime cameras to reflect our faces back at the screen, a great little trick that will draw kids into the story even further.
In addition to full, wonderful narration of the story, every screen lets you tap on characters to make them speak aloud and with on-screen dialogue. The characters are obviously based upon the ones from the original story, but they've been given decidedly folksy and somewhat contemporary edges: the boy-like Prince Charming is shown carrying a paddle and ball toy, for instance, and eventually plays ping pong with Cinderella at the castle. Unlike traditional books, in which you're confined to the linear experience of moving through the story, Nosy Crow's rendition of Cinderella feels like a collection of playgrounds that let kids enjoy each of the story's pivotal moments until they're ready to advance to what's next.
Cinderella has only three issues that could really stand to be improved. As with Three Little Pigs, Nosy Crow uses the device's tilt sensors to modestly change the camera perspective, a neat 3-D but somewhat disorienting effect that feels even less valuable here given the tight camera angles and scrollability of most of the scenes. Second, while the game's interactive elements are entirely welcome, the picking up and dropping of on-screen items aren't handled as smoothly as they could or should be. And third, the game is still sold in separate iPad and iPhone/iPod touch versions, though the entry price for the iPad one is lower this time, and certainly not objectionable given the excellence of most of the content here. Three Little Pigs was great; Cinderella is even better, and less expensive besides. With small tweaks, these books could easily go from revolutionary and smart to near perfection. iLounge Rating: A.
Crackle and Turntable.fm
The last two apps in this week's roundup are Crackle (Free, version 2.0.20) from Sony/Crackle Inc. and Stickybits' Turntable.fm (Free, version 1.2.5), titles that you'll enjoy if you want to bring free music or videos to your iOS device.
Originally released for the iPad and now sporting full universal iOS device support, Crackle offers a collection of ad-sponsored movies and TV shows directly from Sony to iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users. Think of it as Hulu Plus, minus the subscription fees and the broader support of various networks. What's interesting is the recognizability of the videos available through Crackle: legit films such as Will Smith's Bad Boys, Seth Rogen and James Franco's Pineapple Express, and Jack Nicholson's A Few Good Men are amongst the many well-known movies in the app, with TV shows including episodes of Seinfeld, Bewitched, Married with Children, and Sanford and Son. While you mightn't be able to see the full run of a given series—Seinfeld currently has only nine episodes, for example—there's no shortage of free content to watch, assuming that you're willing to deal with an ad at the start of every new video, and each 10 or so minutes in the middle.
Video streaming quality and content are both solid, very rapidly moving from the nicely-designed iPhone and iPad user interfaces into playback. While we found the commercials to be just a little on the annoyingly intrusive side, free on-demand access to this solid collection of content shouldn't be written off, and may well signal the start of a new business model option for Hollywood studios as consumers continue to cut the cable and flee traditional video rental services. Also surprising: Crackle's video library includes the uncensored version of the infamously panned Vincent Gallo film Brown Bunny, making it one of the first App Store releases we've seen to feature X-rated content without Apple interference. For this reason, and despite the cartoons that are included elsewhere in the app, we wouldn't recommend that you hand the app over to children. iLounge Rating: B.
Turntable.fm is a very different but equally interesting new app, here streaming music directly to an iPhone- and iPod touch-specific interface that runs in upscaled mode on iPads. The idea here is that five virtual DJs choose music tracks to play in front of an "audience"—people using computers and mobile devices to listen. There's a chat room that can be viewed either as a series of briefly appearing speech bubbles on a cartoony collection of people, or as a chronological list of the room's comments. Additionally, listeners can vote on whether the current track is good or not, and if the vote goes against the DJ, he or she is bumped in favor of the next person. There are multiple rooms for different types of music, each with a capacity of roughly 200 people, so you can move from genre to genre—or just away from music you're not enjoying—as you prefer.
On a positive note, Turntable.fm can be a nice way to discover music—a way to hear tracks friends and strangers think will entertain a room full of people, or just the small crowd they invite to a private room. It's based upon a web site that's growing in popularity on Macs and PCs, with a relatively straightforward interface for choosing rooms and picking songs. But the app version is not totally optimized for iOS devices yet. While there are ways to create rooms and sort-of select songs to share, they're more than somewhat buggy, such that we couldn't even accurately control playback of selected songs within a two-person room: the user interface to add songs isn't intuitive, and once we added songs, they didn't play. For the time being, Turntable.fm is a nice way to listen to free music that's been chosen by computer-based DJs, and chat with friends at the same time; hopefully it will evolve into a more interactive experience for iOS users, complete with true iPad support. iLounge Rating: B.
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Inside Lucky Brand's omnichannel strategy
April Berthene | Feb 7, 2019
Lucky is assessing multiple facets of its omnichannel strategy, such as a new distribution center, localized inventory and reducing split shipments.
Omnichannel shoppers are a high priority for Lucky Brand LLC.
While roughly 30% of Lucky Brand's sales occur online, the denim and apparel retailer's stores play a crucial role in its overall operations, Lucky's chief operating officer Michael Relich told Internet Retailer at the National Retail Federation 2019 conference in January.
Lucky, which operates 250 stores, fulfills more than 40% of its ecommerce orders from its physical locations, he said. The majority of those orders are shipped to customers' homes, while a "mid-single digit" percentage are picked up in a store, he said.
Catering to omnichannel shoppers is increasingly important, he said, given that Lucky shoppers who shop across the brand's website and stores have a lifetime value that's three times that of a single-channel shopper. To improve its ability to serve those shoppers, it is currently assessing multiple facets of its omnichannel strategy, including the possibility of a new distribution center, adding localized inventory pricing and reducing split shipments.
Lucky rethinks its distribution centers
Lucky has two distribution centers in the U.S. (one in California and one in Tennessee) and one in Canada. One U.S. distribution center is primarily focused on wholesale and retail shipments, while the other replenishes store inventory and ships online orders directly to consumers.
Lucky currently uses a rules-based system to determine which distribution center, stores, or combination of both, should fulfill the order. The system evaluates each location's inventory levels, as well as the store's foot traffic and the facility's distance from the shopper.
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The retailer prefers to ship items from distribution centers because that's the cheapest fulfillment method, Relich said. However, Lucky averages roughly two units per ecommerce order and one store or a distribution center may not be able fill the order. That requires the retailer to send "split shipments," or multiple packages for the same order.
Currently, between 25-50% of its ecommerce orders are in split shipments, and the goal is to get below 20%, he said. Lucky's goal is to decrease that percentage because split shipments erode its margins.
It plans to do so by consolidating its distribution centers into one large omnichannel distribution center. Currently, Lucky is conducting a freight study to look at the best place to have an omnichannel distribution center when considering speed and freight costs.
Another benefit of having one centrally located distribution center is speed of shipping to shoppers. Right now, shoppers receive an online order typically in four days, and it wants to reduce that to about two days for most shoppers, Relich said.
Even though buy online pick up in store is not a large portion of ecommerce orders, Lucky would like that to grow that share to drive traffic into its stores, Relich said.
In addition to selling and helping shoppers, associates are also now charged with helping capture shopper data. In addition to capturing shopper data online, within the past few years it trained its store associates how to casually ask customers for an email address. Previously, Lucky associates were tasked with asking for an email address, however, many didn't because they were shy and weren't trained on how to do it.
Lucky also had to "clean" its data and consolidate multiple entries. For example, matching a shopper who may go as both "Stephanie Smith" and "Steph Smith" with the same email address is likely one person. At the extreme end, one account had 23 different data points associated with it, he said.
As of January 2019, Lucky has 5.8 million email addresses in its database, up from 1.9 million at the beginning of 2017.
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Lucky is beginning to work on customer segmentation and catering more toward individual shoppers, such as letting a price-sensitive shopper know about sales, or a alerting a shopper who typically buys denim of new styles.
Another new initiative Lucky is looking into is displaying local store inventory to shoppers on the web based on their location. It began testing this feature in the third quarter 2018 with location vendor Radius8 Inc.
The retailer put the feature on "dead space" on its ecommerce site, or pages that are dead ends, like the store locator page. At least now shoppers can see some of its products on those pages.
In addition, Lucky wants to experiment with pricing in the future. For example, at the end of summer in cold-climate cities like New York City, it will discount shorts and other summer apparel. However, in warm weather areas like Florida, it will not want to discount these items. By tapping into a shopper's location, the retailer can then price products accordingly, he said.
In December, ecommerce sales were "extremely strong" and up a double-digit percentage.
Lucky has used the Salesforce ecommerce platform for the past five years, which has enabled the retailer to quickly integrate with other technology vendors and not have to worry about updates to its platform, he said.
"It allows you to focus on ecommerce and selling," Relich said.
Lucky Brand is No. 693 in the Internet Retailer Top 1000.
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