During the economic downturn of 2008-2010, banks really cut back on their lending. Has that changed today? In my opinion, it depends upon if you business needs money or not. If you are cash and other asset poor, you are still going to have a tough time finding bank financing. If you have a profitable business with a lot of equipment and equity in the business you may not find that to be the case.
If you are looking for funding, where can you look?
· Friends and Family. Friends and family may buy your dream, whether or not a business' numbers are positive. However, remember that things can get messy and different when you introduce financials and possibly business stress and conflict to a relationship. Think hard before you go this route.
· Angle Investors / Angel Groups. Angels are accredited investors who had the resources and risk tolerance to allow them to invest in private companies. In addition to individual angels, you may find angel groups. These angel groups, such as Wilmington Investor Network andIMAF Cape Fear, allow individual angels to spread their risk while coming across a greater deal flow. Angel investors typically want equity (ownership) for their investment in a business.
· Venture Capital. These are your more sophisticated investors that will typically only consider deals that involve large dollar amounts with high growth companies that have the potential for a large exit event. They typically prefer deals referred to them by angels and other investors and can take large equity stakes for their positions.
· Banks. Banks can provide lending options for a business, whether funded by the bank and run through the SBA. Community banks will tell you that they are more understanding of the business narratives vs being 100% numbers driven. Banks typically want to see assets, also called collateral, and owner equity (investment) in the business.
· Alternative Lenders. New alternative sources are becoming more common. Sites like Fundera are offering alternative means for business owners. They can perform the funding themselves or, like Fundera, serve as a market place that matches up lenders with borrowers. Alternative lenders will charge a higher interest rate than traditional lenders but can serve as a good resource when traditional lending is not an option.
What is going to be the best answer for you, really depends upon your situation. Get your CPA firm involved in that discussion.


The year was 1987 and U2 had just released their fifth album, The Joshua Tree. Few could have anticipated the record-breaking success the album would go on to achieve, selling more than 10 million copies and catapulting the band into the international spotlight. Indeed, such was the album's success that 30 years later, the band is taking it back on a global tour. Supported by none other than Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, the Irish band will perform all 11 of The Joshua Tree's aching anthems—exploring themes as wide-ranging as hope, humanity and the American dream. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bono explained the driving force behind the tour: "At first, it was just to honour this album that meant so much to us. It wasn't any grand concept." But as the idea started to develop further, the more relevant they realised it was. Now, with a few shows checked off, Bono said, "I know from reading reviews and hearing from people that we've done it without being nostalgic. It's like the album has just come out. Nobody is talking about it as an historical thing. People are talking about its relevance now." Everyone seems to agree that while decades have passed, Bono and the boys still affect audiences the most when performing hits like 'With or Without You' and 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'.


Die Opstal 22 is situated in a security complex in Jeffrey's Bay and offers quality holiday accommodation, ideally suited for a small family or group of friends. It is just 1.5 km from the main beach, a 16 minute stroll to numerous shops and restaurants and 500 m from other amenities.
The house comprises of 3 bedrooms and can accommodate up to 4 guests at a time. The main bedroom has a double bed and an en-suite bathroom. The second and third bedrooms each have 1 single bed and share the second bathroom.
The lounge has comfortable couches as well as a TV with a DStv Explora connection. An Android TV is available but guests have to provide their own data. Guests are required to bring their own DStv decoder, -smart card and remote.
Guests also have access to peaceful garden and braai facilities, where one can enjoy preparing a meal together.
There is a lock-up garage for 1 vehicle.


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Q: Groovy-Create instance on declaring the object type I have a Classes
Class LifeCycle{

  Activity  obtainPo
  Activity  bookTicket

}

Class Activity{
   String name
   string actor
}

Objective
on declaring the object of type Activity in Lifecycle class new instance of activity class should be created where name = parameter name (i.e obtainPo and bookTocket etc)
like
new Activity('obtainPo')
actor can be null
how to achieve this in groovy and grails?

A: Something like this should work provided this happens when you instantiate LifeCycle class object and make sure that other properties of LifeCycle (if any) are set in the constructor.
class LifeCycle{

  Activity obtainPo, bookTicket
  def anotherParameter

   LifeCycle(){
    //set another parameters first
      anotherParameter = "something"

    this.getProperties().each{
       if(!it.value){
         this.setProperty(it.key, new Activity(name:it.key))
       }
    }
   }
}

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Especies
 Echinomacrurus mollis Roule, 1916
 Echinomacrurus occidentalis Iwamoto, 1979

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Executive recruitment company helping Malaysian consumer goods companies embrace technology
Monroe Consulting Group Malaysia is shaping up as the executive recruitment company that is best placed to take advantage of the country's Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ), with estimates that the DFTZ will create 60,000 new jobs.
Monroe, an international award-winning executive recruitment company with operations throughout the Asia-Pacific, including in Kuala Lumpur, has a specialist Technology Division that partners with a number of leading technology companies operating in Malaysia.
The world's first digital free trade zone outside of China, the Alibaba-led DFTZ will merge physical and virtual zones, with additional online and digital services to facilitate international eCommerce and invigorate internet-based innovation.
With the rapidly growing digital economy already accounting for 18 percent of the Malaysian economy, Monroe specialises in sourcing and recruiting hard to find executive and technical talent.
Raymond Ong, a senior executive recruitment consultant with Monroe Malaysia's Consumer Goods (FMCG) division, said the DFTZ would enhance the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Malaysia through E-commerce.
"The purpose of DFTZ is to aid SME, particularly consumer goods companies, that play an important role in the Malaysian economy but are hindered from growing because they can't participate in Ecommerce opportunities, for a number of reasons."
Monroe's executive recruitment consultants were generally regarded as being among the best in their fields in Malaysia.
Monroe Malaysia recently claimed four awards at the Asia Recruitment Awards 2018 Malaysia, including Gold for 'Best Candidate Experience by a Recruitment Solution Provider' and Silver for 'Recruitment Agency of the Year.' Monroe was also awarded Silver awards for 'Best Client Experience by a Recruitment Solution Provider' and 'Best New Recruitment Agency,' a category in which the company won Golds in 2017 and 2016.
"In addition to a specialised focus on the technology sector and an extensive background knowledge in their field, our consultants abide by rigorous internal service standard guidelines and a code of conduct that promotes quality."
Lim Ferng Weoi, Executive Recruitment Consultant under Consumer Goods Division, said it was an exciting time to be in recruitment in Malaysia, particularly in consumer goods and technology as the DFTZ progressed. Lim said E-commerce sales now accounted for about 7 percent of all sales.
"With an efficient E-commerce business, suppliers can decrease the cost of managing their inventory of goods that they can automate the inventory management using web-based management system," he said.
"The best thing is E-commerce retailers can easily keep a constant eye on consumers' buying habits and interests to tailor their offer suit to consumers' requirements."
Raymond Ong said there had been a increase in fast-moving consumer goods companies seeking to use Monroe to recruit information technology (IT) professionals as they expanded into E-commerce, including business development managers and directors, chief information officers (CIO), chief digital information officers (CDIO) and information technology (IT) directors.
The reflected the ongoing digital transformation confronting most Malaysian businesses.
"Although Monroe has a specialised technology team, the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods division looks forward in stepping up and helping online companies such as Alibaba and Lazada due to the booming industry," Mr Ong said.
"Monroe can help by providing unique talents who have the requirements and expertise to fill up vacant yet crucial positions in the company."

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NFC East Preview
Blogs by PJ CandidoPJ Candido August 1, 2018 0
2017 season:
9-7, no playoffs
Offensive rankings: 14th in points scored, 14th in yards recorded
Defensive rankings: 13th in points allowed, 8th in yards allowed
Turnover differential: -1 (16th). 21 takeaways, 22 turnovers
Key additions:
Tavon Austin, Allen Hurns, Cameron Fleming, Kony Ealy
Key losses:
Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, Anthony Hitchens, Orlando Scandrick
Notable Draftees:
Leighton Vander Esch, Connor Williams, Michael Gallup
The Cowboys struggled without Ezekiel Elliott during his 6-game suspension, and maybe more notably, they really struggled with the lingering injuries to All-Pro Left Tackle Tyron Smith. Their offense was stagnant, the play-calling was predictable and they lost a lot of games primarily in the second halves of games. Despite being 2nd in the league in rushing yards, Dallas was 26th in passing. It's no secret their success completely hinges on their running game; they're 10-2 when Zeke runs for over 100 yards, which has happened a league-high 48% of his starts since entering the league. I think Dallas' defense, albeit young, will be much improved, and a fresh Elliott should help put them back in playoff contention in 2019.
3-13, worst in division
Offensive rankings: 31st in points scored, 21st in yards recorded
Defensive rankings: 27th in points allowed, 31st in yards allowed
Jonathon Stewart, Alec Ogletree, Connor Barwin, Nate Solder
Jason Pierre-Paul, Dwayne Harris, Brandon Marshall, Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie, Weston Richburg, Justin Pugh
Saquon Barkley, Will Hernandez
The Giants' 2017 season was certainly one to forget. The defense allowed a league-high 32 passing touchdowns and only recorded 27 sacks (29th in league). While those numbers are disgusting, the finger to point is at the offense; the Giants haven't had a running back rush for over 1,000 yards since 2012 — they ranked 27th in yards-per-touch last season. More painful was the season-ending injury to Odell Beckham: The Giants score 20 points-per-game with him, but under 10 per without him. He's simply a game-changing receiver. With him back, a new look up front, and a new weapon in #2 overall pick Saquon Barkley, 37-year-old Eli Manning will have a lot more help this season. It'll be interesting to see if new Head Coach Pat Shurmer can turn things around with Manning before it's too late (if it's not already).
2017 recap:
Offensive ranking: 16th in points scored, 16th in yards recorded
Turnover differential: -4 (23 in league). 23 takeaways 27 turnovers.
Alex Smith, Paul Richardson, Orlando Scandrick, Pernell McPhee
Kirk Cousins, Kendall Fuller, Terrelle Pryor, DeAngelo Hall, Su'a Cravens, Terrell McClain
Da'Ron Payne, Derrius Guice
The Redskins are the forgotten team in the NFC, but I think they actually upgraded at the most important position: Quarterback. Alex Smith had his best season by far last year. I'd be a lot more optimistic if Sean McVay was still around, but think their offense can be serviceable especially if 2nd-round-pick Derrius Guice lives up to the hype. More concerning is a defense that allowed the most rushing yards in the league. They've drafted an Alabama defensive tackle in consecutive years (Jonathon Allen and Payne) to help that cause. I don't see playoffs, but I think the Skins' will be a team that surprises on Sundays in 2019.
13-3, Super Bowl Champs
Offensive rankings: 3rd in points scored, 7th in yards recorded
Defensive rankings: 4th in points allowed, 4th in yards allowed
Turnover differential: +11 (4th) 31 takeaways, 20 turnovers
Key additions
Michael Bennett, Haloti Ngata, Mike Wallace
Mychal Kendricks, LeGarrette Blount, Brent Celek, Torrey Smith, Vinny Curry
Second-year Quarterback Carson Wentz was a legitimate MVP candidate before going down with an ACL tear, but the Eagles' success thereafter was a true testament to how stacked their roster was/is beyond the quarterback position. They poise arguably the best OL/DL in the league; they simply dominate in the trenches. They were 3rd in rushing yards and 1st in rushing yards given up per game (79). They recorded a league-high 112 quarterback hits and added Michael Bennett and Haloti Ngata to an already-dominant line. The lone concern to me is the losses of OC Frank Reich and QBs coach John DeFilippo, who unarguably helped the development of Wentz. They were flat out dominant last year on both sides of the ball, and that makes it tough to predict a Super Bowl slump from this team.
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Nitros continue to cherish win against rival Tornadoes
By Charles Rich
SOUTHEAST GLENDALE —- The Glendale YMCA Quarterback Club, in its 70th year, meets Tuesdays at the Elk's Lodge. The following are odds and ends from the ninth meeting of the year.
TUTTLE, POLICKY REWIND
TO VICTORY CLASH
The memories from many of the plays that took place in the latest chapter of the annual "Battle for the Victory Bell," still burn bright in the minds of Glendale High football Coach John Tuttle and Hoover Coach Andrew Policky. The teams wrapped up their respective seasons Friday with Glendale posting a 44-13 Pacific League victory against crosstown rival Hoover and maintaining possession of the bell for the third straight season.
In beating Crescenta Valley and Hoover this season, Glendale (3-7, 2-5 in league) also won the city championship for the first time since 2003. Hoover finished 3-7, 1-6.
"It was my first experience being involved [with] the bell," said Tuttle, who saw Daniel Jung score three total touchdowns in the game. "The atmosphere was awesome and we were fortunate to come out with a win.
"It's a great way to end the season and great to for our kids to win the city championship."
Policky fell to 0-2 as a head coach in the rivalry game.
Policky said the Tornadoes were forced to play catch-up after committing a pair of early turnovers that led directly to Glendale taking a quick 13-0 lead.
"It wasn't quite as cool or exciting for us," Policky said. "The wheels came off the wagon almost right away.
"We fumble a snap when we were driving well and then we fumbled a kickoff after their first score. I tip my hat to John because he had his team ready to play. He got them fired up and they took it to us. We have to get back on the saddle and get ready for next year and I'm excited about the direction we are going."
NO MOTIVATION NEEDED WAKING UP
After St. Francis closed out the regular season Friday with a 34-14 Mission League home win against St. Paul at Friedman Field, St. Francis Coach Jim Bonds figured the Golden Knights could make a case that they belonged in the CIF Southern Section Western Division playoffs. St. Francis finished 4-6, 1-4 in league and appeared on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
With one at-large berth still available in the division after league rival Harvard-Westlake grabbed the first one by virtue of going 6-4, 2-3, it came down to St. Francis and Ventura (6-4). St. Francis spent the majority of the season ranked in the division. Ventura took third in the Channel League.
"We weren't sure if the St. Paul game would be our last game," said Bonds, whose team took fifth in league. "In looking at the criteria, we didn't have any head-to-head games against Ventura or even any common opponents.
"It came down to strength of schedule and the league we play in. We played ranked teams like [Gardena] Serra, Chaminade and Harvard-Westlake, who were all ranked. I got on the Internet at home. When I saw that we made the playoffs, I was happy and I scared my wife."
St. Francis' reward for making the playoffs? A 260-mile road trip to face top-seeded Lompoc (10-0) in a first-round game at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Lompoc (10-0) won the Los Padres League championship and has scored at least 30 points in nine of those contests.
Bonds said the Golden Knights will be up to the challenge against Lompoc.
"We know they have a very good team," Bonds said. "We think we are ready from being battle tested from the Mission League against teams like Serra and Chaminade."
FALCONS RELISHING WIN AGAINST RIVAL
While Crescenta Valley won't be a part of the CIF Southern Section Southeast Division playoffs, the Falcons at least finished up the season strong with a pair of Pacific League wins against Hoover and rival Arcadia.
Guiding the Falcons to those wins was sophomore quarterback Brian Gadsby, who was called up from the junior varsity team prior to the Hoover contest. Gadsby threw a touchdown in the Hoover contest and certainly impressed Crescenta Valley Coach Paul Schilling during the Falcons' 23-7 win against Arcadia on Friday.
"I thought we played our best game," Schilling said. "We had some trouble with our offense throughout the season and decided to bring up Gadsby.
"He threw it five times against Hoover and then 36 times against Arcadia. We hadn't seen that many passes thrown combined in all of our previous games. Brian was composed and now as coaches we feel a little dumb waiting until the ninth and 10th weeks of the season to play him."
Gadsby completed 21 of 36 passes for 204 yards and rushed for a touchdown against Arcadia.
Crescenta Valley finished 5-5, 3-4 in league to tie for fourth place with Burroughs.
charles.rich@latimes.com
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Junior Volleyball Camp offers variety
LA CAÑADA — From beginners to those with some experience, between 15-20 participants appeared comfortable in the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy gymnasium.
St. Francis baseball falls to El Camino Real in VIBL playoffs
WOODLAND HILLS — The Valley Invitational Baseball League was an opportunity for the St.
Area football teams reshuffle schedules with Hoover no longer in play
Shortly after Hoover High officially announced in May that it wouldn't field a varsity football team for the next two seasons, five area teams scheduled to face Hoover in the 2019 season were forced to scramble.
Youth tennis camp still coming up aces for players
GLENDALE — Maggie Cravens received quite a surprise.
Crescenta Valley softball's Hernandez picks up more postseason hardware
Nearly two months after helping the Crescenta Valley High softball team win a CIF Southern Section Division III championship, sophomore pitcher Dee Dee Hernandez continues to be showered with accolades.
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Soccer Camp big on fundamentals
LA CAÑADA — With a purpose, a small contingent made its way up the hill to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy.
St. Francis baseball uses all-around effort in summer league win against Saugus
GLENDALE — Finally, with a majority of his key players present, St.
Summer development shows for St. Francis baseball in victory against Canyon
GLENDALE — Individual meetings were held once the regular season came to a close in the spring for the St.
College Update: Former Glendale college baseball's Rubi completes smooth transition with UCLA
The following are updates on local athletes at the collegiate level.


Okay, so I only had an hour or so to work on the plane today and in my distracted state I made the first mistake of this project.
I grabbed the aileron spacers and noted the picture on the instructions that shows how to remove the excess material. So, off to the bandsaw I went, easily zipping the "ears" off of each of the four spacers.
Oops. Almost immediately I realized that I should have only done this to two of the spacers. Now I have four trimmed spacers and no aileron travel stops. I looked around for some material to fabricate new spacers, but quickly realized that this wasn't going to happen, so I called Van's and ordered two new spacers.
While I waited for the new parts I ordered, I went ahead and got busy on the rear spars themselves. I started by match-drilling the doubler plates to the spar. Then I clecoed the spar and the fork and the doublers all in place on the ribs.
I match-drilled all of the necessary holes.
Even though I didn't have the spacers, I went ahead and used the boogered spacers so I could go ahead and match-drill the brackets.
Here you can see the countersinks.
I got my order from Van's today, which was great because I had time to work. I scuffed and primed all of the parts, which took quite a while.
The new spacers needed to be match-drilled and cleaned up, so I spent some time doing that as wel.
The bearings came next. To properly seat the bearings into the brackets the instructions tell you to use two different sockets along with a vise. Here you can see how this is accomplished. When everything is set up properly, a turn of the vise will cause the bearing to snap into proper position.
Finally, four completed aileron brackets.
Well, it's been a couple of weeks since I've updated the website. Between the holidays and the various honey-do items on my list, I haven't been able to do a whole lot on the plane at one time. I did, however, get lots of short, one- to two-hour building sessions.
I trimmed the plastic, match-drilled, and deburred edges and holes.
Next, I filed the corners of the skins where they overlap. This is to make them match up better at the leading edge skin.
I don't think I did such a good job of this, because I was concerned about how weak the thinner material would be. So, we'll see how it turns out when I install the leading edge skins.
Oh, I figured out a good way to remove the plastic from the skins. I don't know if I read this someplace, or what, but anyways, it works.
Take a 1" dowel rod and duct tape one end of the plastic to the dowel rod. Then just roll the dowel and the plastic rolls around it like toilet paper. Of course, when you're done rolling, you've got to cut the plastic off of the dowel with a knife. This worked well on all four top skins.
I used a scotchbrite wheel on an air powered die grinder to deburr the edges of the skins. Then I used scotchbrite pads to remove the Alclad in preparation for priming.
Notice that I did this before I dimpled the holes. I find that the dimples are hard to scuff around, and they tear up the scotchbrite pads. So this time I scuffed first.
I had some help with this process. My wife helped for a while. So did two of my sons. Riveting is time consuming and monotonous, so I broke up the task into lots of small sessions.
So, here are both wings with the top skins riveted in place.


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Case in Brief: R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc.
R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc.
Majority: Justice Michael Moldaver dismissed the appeal (Justices Gascon, Côté, Brown, and Rowe agreed)
Concurring: Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella also would have dismissed the appeal, but would have set out a new test for production orders recognizing independent Charter rights for the press (Chief Justice Wagner and Justices Karakatsanis and Martin agreed)
On appeal from the Court of Appeal for Ontario
Decision on application (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)
Appeal (Court of Appeal for Ontario)
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld an order for a journalist to give police copies of conversations with a person who said he belonged to a terrorist group.
In 2014, Vice Media Canada published three stories about a Canadian man who said he was a member of the so-called "Islamic State" terrorist group in Syria. The stories were based on conversations one of Vice's journalists had with the man through an instant messaging application. Police read the stories and thought the man was committing serious crimes (participating in terrorist activities and making death threats).
Police wanted to investigate, but the news stories weren't enough. Even though the man was identified by name and wanted people to know what he was doing, they needed hard evidence—like copies of the actual conversations. But the messaging application the journalist used to talk to the man didn't store them. The only way police could get them was from one of the participants. They asked a judge to order Vice and the journalist to give them copies of the messages so they could build their case. This kind of order is called a "production order," because it forces someone to produce (in the sense of "provide") something for someone else.
For most legal issues, judges will hear both sides in court before making a decision. There are some exceptions where a judge will hear only one side, such as if the issue is urgent or there is a danger the evidence could be lost. This happens in an "ex parte" hearing. Ex parte means without the other party being there (and without them knowing about it). In this case, the police didn't want Vice to know they were trying to get the information. They were afraid that Vice might move it somewhere Canadian courts couldn't touch it. The judge granted the order in an ex parte hearing. Later, when Vice received the order, it said it only had screenshots of the messages. It didn't think it should have to give those to police and went to court to fight it.
At the time Vice went to court, the law said the order could be canceled only if no other reasonable judge would have allowed it. Judges can't look at all details of all issues from the start and re-analyze them every time. This would take too long and cost too much. These are some of the reasons higher-court judges "defer to," or rely on, lower-court judges' decisions. They look at what a reasonable judge might have done, not what decision they might personally have made.
The reviewing judge heard Vice's arguments but said it still had to share the screenshots. This was because the original judge's decision had a reasonable basis. The Court of Appeal agreed.
All of the judges at the Supreme Court agreed that Vice had to give police the screenshots. They looked at all the factors and said the original judge's decision was reasonable. They noted it was important for media to be able to gather and share news with the public without government interference, and that it had a special role in society. But, in this case, society's interest in investigating and prosecuting crimes outweighed it.
The majority said that while this wasn't an appropriate case to make major changes to the rules on media search warrants and production orders, they had to be tweaked. According to the rules, a judge first has to think about whether it is best to let the media know about a police request for a warrant or production order, or to hold a hearing ex parte. The majority added a slightly modified rule. It said that if a warrant or order is granted ex parte, the media should be able to go to court to argue points the original judge didn't know about. If these points could reasonably have affected the original judge's decision, another judge has to review the whole decision from the beginning (not just looking at whether it had a reasonable basis). Second, the judge has to make sure all the conditions listed in the Criminal Code are met. Specifically, that there is a good chance a crime has been or will be committed, that the person has the information the police are looking for, and that the information will provide evidence of the crime. Third, the judge has to look at all the facts and circumstances. S/he has to balance society's interest in investigating and prosecuting crimes against the media's right to privacy in gathering and sharing news. Finally, the judge has to think about ways to make sure the media wouldn't be overly restricted in carrying out its work. Applying these updated rules to this case, the majority said the lower courts were right.
The new Journalistic Sources Protection Act became law in 2017. It didn't apply to this case because the events happened before it came into force.


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In this easy tutorial, I share free plans for how to create long and thin floating shelves with inexpensive materials. Plenty of support — without the bulk!
The thin floating shelves in the laundry room are now 100% done. And with these crossed off the list, I can finally start using them—which also means that I can finally make the cluttered floor of "Mount Washmore" a thing of the past and gain some extra storage.
Long. Deep. Thin. Inexpensive. Secure. I spent a while looking, but I honestly had a hard time finding one that had all of these in one. My biggest issue was that most floating shelves require the frame of the shelving system to be rather thick if they're going to be as long as I needed mine to be. And I may be alone in this, but I do. not. like. "chunky" floating shelves. For me, certain things are meant to be chunky—like a baby's legs and cookie dough ice cream. And some things just aren't—like peanut butter, Leonardo DiCaprio (sorry #dadbod fans), and my floating shelves.
I get that it's a combination of personal taste and function. A certain thickness is to be understood for the sake of getting a long, wide shelf to be sturdy enough to last with a reasonable amount of weight on it (and without bowing in the middle over time). The inner structure has to bear the weight, and shelf thickness is often just a byproduct of that. Or some people just like them that way, and that's good too. But considering that my laundry room space is really, really tight (and awkwardly shaped), I simply didn't like the idea of thick, chunky shelves taking up the view. What wasn't so simple is figuring out how to make something thin support a lot of weight…like chicken legs on bodybuilder. So, I worked on the idea for a bit and combined tutorial ideas that I spied on Pinterest until I came up with something that worked for me. And a lot better than the whole bodybuilder thing.
So let's get on with the tutorial, shall we?
My shelves were surrounded on three sides by walls; the entire tutorial is pretty much contingent upon that fact alone, so if you are trying to secure these on a wall that isn't at least surrounded on two sides with studs or a place to put anchors, you may have support issues.
To begin, mark the spot for your shelves along the wall. Using painter's tape will help you visualize each shelf for placement and spacing. Remove the tape, then use a level to mark a pencil line along the entire wall to use as your level edge for adding the support (basically, you're going to match the straight edge of the top of your support with this line).
Each of my shelves (on the right side of the picture above) were approximately 69 inches long and 12 inches deep (I know, it sounds like the setup for a joke, but it's true). The best part though is that the thickness of each shelf is only 1.5″, and still super sturdy!!!
By using a 1×2 on its thin side, I was able to keep the shelf thin but still provide a supporting structure. It's also the reason why I created a full 4-sided frame rather than just installing the cleats and middle supports through the shelf; other floating shelf tutorials do not include the 4th piece in the front, which makes sense to me, but I found that it really came in handy for keeping the middle pieces secure, level, and ultimately supporting the plywood on top.
The frame is pretty easy to make; I used 1x2s for the sides of each shelf, cut to length for the back and front pieces (so 69″ or 5'9″ long) and width for the sides, minus the width of the front and back pieces (I wanted 12″ wide shelves, but the actual width of 1x2s are 1 1/2″ wide, so that meant only 9″ for the side pieces). I experimented a little with the inner pieces of each shelf though, first trying 1x2s on the lower shelf and some scrap pieces of 1x3s on the top shelf (so you'll see some differences in each shelf's structure in my pictures). I found the 1x3s to provide a much sturdier frame when using in combination with the Kreg Jig, so I'm recommending that you use this structure as well. I'm still very much a beginner with Google Sketchup (having done only one other post ages ago with it), so hopefully this makes sense!
And just because I'm new to SketchUp, I thought I'd give you a color-coded version as well. Blue and white are 1x2s (9″ and 69″ long, respectively) and the green is 1×3 (9″ long).
The holes for all of the Kreg'd pieces were done before installing on the wall, but I wound up taking the side cleats off for the next few steps before putting it back together (I still recommend doing this since it makes screwing things back together much easier).
For beginners, you might not be familiar with the term "cleats" – but these are usually the pieces that screw into the wall and help support/distribute the weight. I'm also a DIYer who uses whatever convenient term that pops into my mind, so cleats, frame, supports, etc. all share a similar meaning for me in this project. Essentially, what I'm doing here is turning these cleats into more of a frame so that there are other parts that also help support weight, but it all relies on how securely these first few pieces are installed. You'll want to make sure these are nice and secure by either screwing them into studs or using wall anchors on all three sides that attach to the walls. I first began by installing these pieces on each side—the tile wall first (since it would be the least forgiving), and then the opposite wall using wall anchors. Be sure to leave a gap along the back wall for the back piece of the frame to fit in snugly (1 1/2″).
Tip from Pretty Handy Girl: Use Cobra Triple-Grip anchors for a solid hold.
This needed a tutorial of its own, so you can find that here.
With the longer pieces of each shelf cut to 69″ each, I used some remaining scrap 1x2s and 1x3s to fill in the middle section of the first shelf. I drilled pocket holes using my Kreg Jig and 1 1/4″ screws (determined based on the thickness of the wood, which is 3/4″). Use wood glue too (but only once you're sure of how things will be installed; I had some trial and error figuring out each step, so I'm glad I waited to use wood glue!). As I mentioned above, I found after installing the first shelf that I liked the 1x3s for middle support better, so I recommend using them as you can see in the diagrams above.
Tip: Face clamps are your best friend; if you have a Kreg Jig, I highly recommend using their face clamp for projects!
I wound up not having enough scrap 1×3 laying around for both shelves, but I found that even with only 2 supports in the middle (I eyeballed the spacing), it was still very solid.
With the side cleats installed (remember to leave a gap to fit the back piece), screw in the back cleat and rest of the frame to studs in the wall. The front piece can either be screwed into the middle supports already or put on last; I wound up trying both ways and didn't find that there was a significant difference (either way, the whole thing was still somewhat cumbersome to install by myself because of the length).
Tip: A brad nailer is a great substitute for a helping hand; it allows you to temporarily tack up the shelf support and get things level before screwing everything into the studs.
With the frame in place, you can then add plywood. Since I don't have a table saw in my garage right now, I had my local Blue cut down a piece of 1/2″ sanded plywood and 5mm sanded plywood to 12″ lengths for me. The rest of the cuts I did at home using my circular saw and a piece of scrap wood clamped to the plywood to use as a guide.
Tip: Use painter's tape to help keep a clean edge when cutting plywood.
For the underside piece of plywood (the thin 5mm stuff), I was able to cut it down with a utility knife quite easily (sidenote: OLFA** sent me several of their utility knives to try out this summer, and I've found that I prefer this utility knife to the rest. It's my new go-to tool—great for small molding projects, and I've found that it's been the leading reason why there are no more cardboard boxes in this house anymore*).
I attached the top piece of plywood with wood glue and my brad nailer. The bottom piece needed some clamping before it stayed up, so I used a few brad nails strategically to hold things in place toward the back and clamped the front while the glue dried.
When all pieces are attached, they wound up being just shy of 1 1/2″ thick, so I was able to use another 1×2 for the front to hide the plywood edges.
You can also see two other updates in these pictures: one, I added the rest of the trim around the tile to complete the back wall too (which looks a LOT better than before!); and two, I have begun RE-painting the walls. That makes this the third color I've put on them since moving in, and worth a serious eyeroll for taking so many tries to find what works, but I've known for a while that the color I've been using in the rest of the house simply wasn't working with the lighting in this room. I tried to hold out as long as possible to see if I could live with it. But once I started painting the shelves, I figured now was the time to see if a leftover gallon of white paint I had from my office would fit—and it did! I'm now convinced that my search for the right color in this room is over. I'll have more on that when it's all finished.
And for those wondering, the baskets I've added to the room are from Ikea and are VERY old, but they seem to work well in here. The white container on the right is an old kitchen container from Goodwill that I snagged last weekend (maybe a cookie jar?). It now holds my ugly detergent pods, which are nice to have hidden.
So, that's it for now. I still have to do some trim work, paint things, and have a decorative project in the works for this room, which I'm hoping to finish up later this evening. I'm loving the way it's turning out, so it may be the right project to work on while the forecast is predicting rain for the week. More on that soon, and you can catch sneak peeks on Instagram if interested.
*I have honestly been addicted to cutting up cardboard boxes lately because this knife cuts so well. Is that weird? That's weird, I bet. But it's also strangely satisfying, and my garden bed needed a lot of cardboard to help kill off the grass before laying down mulch, so this odd little obsession worked out great (it's still mostly just the pure fun of cutting through each box like a tiny samurai sword, though).
**Full disclosure: As I mentioned above, OLFA sent me a package of products to try out and asked me to share those thoughts on the blog once I'd tried them. But, as always, all thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are 100% my own, and I never share something unless I really do like it.
I had the same issue – I needed long shelves that could hold a decent amount of weight and I wanted them to be as thin as possible. I purchased 24″ wide, slab style , hollow-core doors. I split them down the middle, then slid them over cleats I attached to the wall. I used glue and brad nails to fasten them to the cleats. I ended up with completely finished front edges. They're 1 3/8″ thick and, so far, they've worked great!
I nearly did the same thing! But I couldn't seem to find hollow core doors that were cheap enough in comparison to the cost of the plywood.
If you got to the closest Habitat for Humanity ReStore you can find hollow core doors for $5-$10. A lot of times they are not marked. I ask the worker for the price and I specify I am using them for scrap or for sawhorses. This changes them from doors to plywood and you won't pay a lot.
They look amazing.I always appreciate your tutorials as they are very understandable and clear. Can't wait to see the color you've chosen!
These look amazing! So glad for this tutorial. We've been needing shelving in some rooms for a while now, and these look sturdy without taking up too much space. Thanks so much for sharing!
Very cool and well done project. These would look great in our laundry area. Unfortunately, we're missing the two side walls for support.
im very glad to see this post. i learned how to make shelf and im waiting for the day to make it practically.
I was trying to do something like this for my wife and the results did not come out as expected. I scrapped the project and am now starting over. I ran into an issue on the side cleats. I don't have any studs that I can drill into for my sides. I might possibly be able to get one of the corner studs, but after that my next stud is 18 inches away. Any suggestions?
Check out the section "About the side cleats" in the post. I had a similar issue with no wall studs in a couple of spots, so I used wall anchors instead. I made product recommendations as well, so you'll know which kind to get! Good luck!
Thanks for the quick reply. Just one more question. So do you put your anchors in the wall and then place the wood over the top of the anchor? Then drive your screw through the wood and then to the wall (assuming they both line up). Will the anchor engage properly even though your screw will not be flush to the wall since it will stop at the wood?
I typically pre-drill through the wood & have it poke out a little bit to mark the drywall, which lets me know where to put the anchor and has a much better chance of lining up. Switch out the screw from the package for a longer & better one to go through the wood & secure into the anchor. If the screw stops at the wood, it's too short.
How do you use a 1×2 to cover plywood on the front of a 1.5″ shelf? Did you cut the 1×2 down to a 1×1.5?
Nope, the term "1 by 2" is what's called a nominal size. Basically, it's called a "1×2″ even though those aren't the exact dimensions of 1 inch by 2 inches; instead, it's actually 3/4″ by 1.5". I've read that it comes from the "rough sawn" cut at the lumber mill, which is a true cut to the dimensions, and then when the board gets planed down for use, it becomes its actual size of 3/4″ by 1.5″. So, the 1×2 piece was 1.5″ wide all along, and it didn't need to be cut down except on the ends to fit the length of the shelf (the length of wood, such as a 1x2x8, is still the actual length of 8 feet… crazy, I know!). I should actually write a post about it just to explain some basics about working with wood, so I'm sorry for the confusion, but thank you for inspiring a new post!
Love the way these look but I'm confused on the front edge. How did you use a 1×2 to cover the front of a 1.5 Inch shelf? Thanks!
I'm curious how far from the ceiling your top shelf is. I am having a hell of a time trying to decide how close is too close!
The space measures about 14 inches from the ceiling to the shelf.
What an awesome tutorial! Thanks for all the details. I was a little overwhelmed trying to figure out how to do this myself, but you've broken it down in easy steps that even I could probably follow!
Now I guess my question is much more utilitarian…how much weight does a lighter thinner floating shelf hold? If you give up thickness due to size constraints and personal preference how does it impact its usage? I want to build floating shelves above my computer since my wife is a home schooling mom but I am concerned that thinner shelves will give up weight capacity and storage load.
It all depends on the support it's got. I used heavy duty drywall anchors on the tiled wall and the rest of the supports were screwed into studs, so considering that the shelf is screwed in on three sides, it's a VERY sturdy shelf despite the lack of thickness. I didn't stress test it or anything, but they definitely aren't coming down anytime soon. If you have to use wall anchors like I did, note the weight capacity limits mentioned on the package.
Just curious: if I wanted 16″ deep shelves but 1 1/2″ thickness, using the same materials and method as yours, would that still be sturdy or do you think going 16″ deep compromises the sturdiness? I need my shelves to be deep to house blankets/linens/towels, but also want to avoid the "chunky" shelves. Thoughts??
It's hard to give advice on what-ifs that haven't been a scenario I've had in my own house (given that most projects are ones that I've only done for my specific circumstances), but I think it heavily depends on how many sides are supporting the shelf. If it's on three sides like mine and screwed into studs on all three sides or heavy duty wall anchors (on the box, it will say a weight limit), you can still create deep and sturdy shelves, though I couldn't say to how much weight. The challenge with floating shelves lies in where/how the middle area gets supported, because the deeper shelf means that the middle section has less support. If I were worried about it enough, I might actually use a low-profile metal shelf support or a "countertop" bracket in the middle that could then be painted to match the wall color to blend in. The linens would potentially hide the visible support even further but would put my mind at ease about the shelves falling down! Hope that helps!
Great tutorial! I am working a set of these shelves in a corner in our laundry room. My shelves will be 72 1/2 in long and 12 inches deep. Plus 18 in past the corner so they will be L-shaped. I only have the corner and not 3 sides so I am hoping they will be sturdy enough with this configuration. I may add an extra support 1×2 between the shelves for added support. One question: I was a little unclear how you attached the long back cleat to the wall. Did you use wood screws to attach to the studs and/or wall anchors to attach to the drywall?
The back ones were just screws sent through the studs. You ideally only want to use wall anchors when you have to (when studs aren't in the spot you need to screw into).
Hi Sarah, pretty looking shelves. How deep do you believe you could make shelves with the same framing materials you've used while still retaining sturdiness?
I couldn't say; I'm not a professional installer.
If you used 1×2 for the frame, then added plywood on top and bottom, how did another 1×2 front plate cover it all? I built a floating shelf using 1×4 box slid over a 1×2 frame, but my wife says it's too thick of a shelf and she'd like a thinner shelf for where we're using it. I'm trying to figure out how to do floating shelf that when said and done, is only 2 inches thick. So I like what you did, just tying to figure out how you got the 1×2 front plate to fit.
Double check the photos and the plan… the 1×2 is turned on its side so that the thinner 1″ width is what is used for the frame. Then the 1×2 on the front is turned so the 2″ width is the face. That means you can really use ANY 1x for the frame, 1×3 or 1×4 could also be good supports. I suspect you're turning the 1×2 in the wrong direction. Good luck!
I know this is an old post, but hopefully you will see this comment. I love your shelves! I want to make some but need them to be 8.5 feet long and 12 inches deep. I would obviously put several more cleats in the middle. Do you think that would be enough to keep them sturdy and not sagging in the middle? Thanks so much!
Wish I could give you a definitive answer, but I don't have any experience with installing a shelf that long, so you'll have to use your judgment on that! I built this design specifically for my home's needs, so my little alcove area does a fantastic job of supporting the shelves the entire length. When shelves are suuuuper long, there's always a chance it could sag in the middle over time. It would also depend on what you put on the shelf, too.
This is awesome!! Great level of detail. I will hopefully be at the level to do this one day. But sooooo far from there right now!!! Right now I am just looking to install a wire shelf over the tile in my shower. Your provide great details that would make that possible. But I do have a question: How do you know what size screws you need to use (or, put another way, how do you know how thick/deep your wall is)? Thanks for any response/guidance!
When in doubt, go for heavy duty wall anchors that have a greater weight load (listed on the package) than you ever think you'll need. They come as a set, where the screw and wall anchor comes in the same package so you know you're matching them up correctly. I cover wall anchors in more detail in this post.


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Top 6 most commonly produced ag commodities worldwide
In this article, a spokesperson for the University of the Potomac lists the top six most commonly produced ag commodities worldwide.
In the last two decades, the production of crops worldwide increased by over 53%, reaching a record high of 9.8 billion tons in 2020.
While a plethora of agricultural commodities are produced worldwide, in 2019, only four crops account for half of the world's agricultural production.
Sugar cane tops the list with 1.9 billion tons, accounting for 21% of the total output. It is followed by corn with 1.1 billion tons (12%) and rice and wheat with 0.8 billion tons (8%) each.
Now, let us explore the top 6 agricultural products that are most commonly cultivated in countries around the world.
Milk, whole fresh cow
Milk is one of the most commonly cultivated agricultural commodities in the world.
Today, 37 countries have cow milk as their top agricultural product. Germany is one of the biggest milk producers, with over 33 million tons of milk produced every year. In monetary terms, this adds to 12.9 billion US dollars.
New Zealand is another big cow milk producer. It produces 21.9 million tons of milk every year, reaching a market value of $7.8 billion.
Other key producers of cow milk include the United Kingdom (15.5 million tons), Netherlands (14,5 million tons) and Poland (14,8 million tons).
Italy (12.7 million tons), is another as are Uzbekistan (10.9 million tons), and Ireland (8.5 million tons).
While sugarcane originated in South and Southeast Asia, today, it is commonly used in various regions worldwide. 37 countries account for sugar cane as their top production crop.
Even though countries like Thailand, Pakistan, and Australia (where the sugarcane originates) top the list in sugarcane production, the subtropical climate of South America and Africa creates a perfect environment for sugarcane production.
For example, Latin American countries such as Columbia (24.6 million tons), Cuba (13.8 million tons), Ecuador (11.1 million tons), and Bolivia (10.9 million tons) are big players in sugarcane production.
Alongside, in 2020 Mexico produced over 53.9 million tons of sugarcane, accounting for $2.4 billion in trade.
At the same time, African countries produced over 5% of total sugarcane in 2020. South Africa (18.2 million tons), Egypt (14.9 million tons), and Kenya (6.7 million tons) are the primary producers.
Corn is the most produced cereal globally, with over 1.1 billion tons produced in 2020. What led corn to become a widely cultivated crop is its easiness of cultivation, drying, storing, and transport.
Though it was first cultivated in Central America and Mexico, today, corn is grown in all continents, excluding Antarctica.
In 2020, over 165 countries produced corn, with 16 listing corn as their most cultivated harvest.
The United States is currently the top producer of corn, with over 360 million tons produced, holding a market value of $52.4 billion.
It is followed by China, which in 2020 had 260.8 million tons of corn. From the other side of the world, Brazil harvested over 103.9 million tons of corn, ranking as the world's third-largest producer.
Together, these three countries produced about two-thirds of the world's corn.
Ukraine, another big player in corn production, cultivated over 30.2 million tons, valued at $5.2 billion in trade.
Its neighbour Russia lists corn as their most produced agricultural product, with 13.8 million tons produced in 2020.
However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February put a halt to agriculture in Ukraine.
At the same time, countries around the world are shutting off trade with Russia. This disruption made the price of corn jump by 19.1% in March 2022 compared to the previous month.
Since it was first domesticated in 9,600 BC, wheat has played a key role in food and nutritional security worldwide.
Today, after corn, wheat is the most produced agricultural product globally, with over 760.9 million tons of wheat cultivated in 2020.
Its favourable cultivating conditions allowed wheat to become a crash crop for countries in every direction.
In 2020, wheat was grown by 126 countries worldwide. 13 of them had wheat as their most produced crop, including Russia, France, and Canada.
China is the world's biggest wheat producer, with over 134.2 million tons of wheat produced in 2020, holding a $53.4 billion value in global trade. India is the second-largest producer, with over 107.5 million tons of wheat cultivated.
Russia, the third-largest wheat producer, harvested over 85.8 million tons of wheat.
At the same time, its neighbour Ukraine is the 8th largest producer globally, with 24.9 million tons of wheat cultivated.
Together, they account for about 30% of the global wheat trade, making the region one of the major breadbasket regions.
Because of the region's significance in wheat production, experts predict the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war will create a shortage of wheat supply in the following months.
The impacts are already present, with wheat prices spiking to 19.7% in March 2022, compared to a month earlier.
Since wheat is an essential raw material for the processed food industry, the increase can cause a ripple effect on prices for various foods.
Rice, paddy
About 13,500 years ago, the Chinese domesticated the first strains of rice. Since then, rice has become a staple food responsible for feeding half of the world's population.
It is cultivated in over 110 countries across the globe which in 2020 reached a total production of 756.7 million tons.
Asia produces 89% of the world's rice, China being the world's largest producer of rice with a 211.8 million tons harvest in 2020. India comes as the second-largest rice producer, with 178.3 million tons.
Rice constitutes the most produced crop for 12 countries, including Bangladesh (54.9 million tons), Myanmar (25.1 million tons), Cambodia (10.9 million tons), Nepal (5.5 million tons), and Sri Lanka (5.1 million tons).
Did you know that potatoes were first domesticated in the Andes region? They were brought to Europe by Spanish explorers, and from there, the cultivation of potatoes spread worldwide.
Today, South American countries produce only 5% of the world's potatoes.
In 2020, half of the world's potatoes were produced in Asia. Furthermore, China (78.1 million tons) and India (51.3 million tons) are the world's largest producers.
At the same time, Europe supplied a little less than one-third of the world's potato production, from which Russia (19.6 million tons) and Ukraine (20.8 million tons) top the list.
The United States ranks as the fifth-largest producer, with a yield of 18.7 million tons of potatoes.
Since Russia and Ukraine alone account for one-tenth of the world's potato production, the Russian invasion of Ukraine surged the market price for potatoes and other staple foods such as pasta, bread, and sunflower oil.
Experts predict the potato price will increase up to 30%. This automatically increases the price of many processed foods, including everybody's favourite potato chips.
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Five Superhero Movies We Can't Wait To See
Going to your local movie theater is a lot of fun simply because you're getting a chance to indulge in some fantastic, on-screen adventure. For the last two decades, no other type of movie has brought the house down for fun and entertainment than that of superhero movies. What may have once been nothing more than fairly youth-targeted caped-crusading hooey has now become massive in terms of popularity, budget, and full-on entertainment. Superhero movies have taken characters that were once staples of the funny pages or comic books and made them major commonalities in the movie business, but is this such a good thing?
Granted, watching our favorites superheroes on the silver screen is pretty cool, but there are quite a number of these films popping up. One could argue that maybe there is a bit of capitalizing on the popularity of the genre, and that said capitalization may actually water down the quality of the movies being produced. Superhero purists have also argued that too much creative license and artistic interpretation has taken place so as to make the superheroes portrayed on-screen aren't related to the source materials of their origins. Still, it's hard to argue with the number of tickets purchased for these movies and the high number of accolades that these movies have received.
Even more interesting than the debate regarding too many superhero movies, it is the type of gossip and hype machines that surround Hollywood that can make it hard to keep new movies development a secret. This is particularly important for superhero movies because if there is one thing they do well, it is that they leave a little bit of room for either a sequel or a chance for other characters in their respective 'universe' to pop-up. This means that even if you had a blast at the latest hero flick but left the theater thinking that a certain character would be cool either in their own spin-off, you might get wind of a development deal for this exact reason, and you can't wait to see what emerges.
The truth is that we're also big fans of these types of movies. Though superhuman, superheroes are really reflections of who we are and the type of struggles we deal with day in and out. It is this deep connection that makes it a real thrill to know that when a new superhero movie is coming out, we're on pins and needles with excitement.
Here are five caped-crusader films we're stoked about:
Black Panther – Power struggles, utopian settings, and a movie that should have been made a long time ago for both the character & the social commentary, this one will be big.
Justice League – Sometimes saving the world requires more than just one person in tights. Yes, it's been out in theaters, but we're making sure we watch a few of the flicks leading up to this one.
Avengers: Infinity War – Again, superheroes must come together to save mankind. This isn't their first ride together, and for dedicated audiences, watching character development over the course of films is a pretty sweet thing.
Deadpool 2 – It's like the anti-superhero movie. Foul-mouthed and absurd, there's something magnetic in the lead character.
Ant-Man and the Wasp – The first movie was a lot of fun, so we're hoping for more of it this time around, plus it looks like there'll be more of an exploration of superpower collateral damage in more ways than one.
Superhero movies are the perfect marriage of love story, action film, comedy, drama, and seeing the disenfranchised feel as though they matter. Even if you might be a purist about the whole thing or just a movie buff that's a bit tired of the slew of movies in this vein, just remember that you're at the movies to have fun.
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What do you need to know about furloughing staff?
As a result of the negative impact of COVID-19, the Government has announced that businesses can 'furlough' staff that previously would have been laid-off, by accessing a grant which will reimburse 80% of a furloughed workers' wage costs up to a cap of £2,500 per month through the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme. However, there are many nuances to the scheme that recruitment firms should be aware of. Here's what you need to know.
Who does furlough apply to?
All UK businesses and employers are eligible as long as they had created and started a PAYE payroll scheme on 19th March 2020. The scheme is for full or part-time employees, agency workers, and workers on flexible or zero-hour contracts.
To be eligible, furloughed employees must have been on your PAYE payroll on 19th March 2020. If you have already made employees redundant since this time, you can furlough them as long as they are rehired.
How do I furlough my staff?
When furloughing employees, it's important to follow the right procedure. Changing the status of employees remains subject to employment law and may be subject to negotiation, so companies will need to agree to this with workers. Once an employer has reached an agreement with staff about being furloughed, they should write to the affected individuals confirming that they have been furloughed and should keep a record of this.
What payments are included, and how can I claim salary from the government?
The Government has clarified that under the scheme you can claim for any regular payments you are obliged to pay, including wages, past overtime, fees and "compulsory" commission payments. However, discretionary bonuses (including tips), commission payments and non-cash payments are excluded. Note that Apprenticeship Levy and Student Loans should continue to be paid as usual, and the reimbursement does not cover these.
You will be reimbursed for 80% of a furloughed employee's wage as in their last pay period prior to 19th March 2020, up to the £2,500 cap, plus the associated Employer National Insurance contributions and minimum automatic enrolment employer pension contributions on that wage.
To claim a furloughed employee's salary, employers will need to access the HMRC portal which is expected to be up and running by the end of April. Here, firms will be able to report which employees are affected and claim reimbursement.
To work out what amounts they are claiming, employers will have to calculate the NI and pension contributions for all employees. When the portal is operational, businesses will be able to apply with their ePAYE reference number, bank account number and sort code, and will need to specify:
· The number of individuals being furloughed
· The length of the claim period
· The amount claimed
· The employer's contact details
Finally, while furloughed workers will receive either 80% of their regular wage up to a maximum of £2,500 per month, employers can choose to top up the remainder of the employee's salary – but they are not obliged to.
My employee has two jobs, which one should be furloughed?
If your employee works for more than one employer and did so on the 19th March 2020, they can be furloughed by either or both employers for each job. Employees can also be furloughed in one job and receive a furlough payment via the retention scheme but continue working for another employer and receive normal wages.
What are the rules regarding annual leave and furlough?
The current guidance states that employees on furlough have the same rights, including holiday accrual, so for now, you should assume that holiday will continue to accrue normally. The Government has also announced amendments to Working Time Regulations to allow annual leave to be carried over for two leave years.
In planning furloughs, employers may ask staff to take a certain amount of leave before furloughing them, which is acceptable as long as they are given twice as much notice as the length of the leave that is requested. Based on EU case law, holiday pay must be based on normal remuneration for the first four weeks of annual leave.
Therefore, pay should be an amount proportionate to what employers would provide for normal holiday leave. This principle appears to be incompatible with the job retention scheme as the government reimbursement is only 80%. So, an employer may be able to recover part of any holiday pay that is owed during furlough – but this is yet to be clarified by the Government. However, this will need to be topped up to 100% of normal remuneration.
Can employees work for us whilst on furlough?
The guidance is very clear that employees must not work for you whilst on furlough. This includes providing any service or generating any revenue for your business. Employees can undertake volunteer work or training, as long as it does not provide services to, or generate revenue for or on behalf of your organisation. If an employee does undertake training while on furlough, they need to be receiving at least National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage, which means you may need to top up their pay if the 80% is below NLW/NMW.
Supporting businesses for the future
Ultimately, the job retention scheme is a much-needed intervention that will support many firms throughout the pandemic, and allow recruitment companies the best possible chance to keep operating once we are through the worst of COVID-19 and play their role in helping the UK get back on its feet. While the above is a brief overview of important aspects of the scheme we recommend anyone looking for further information to visit the government's official guidance on the topic.
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The Panalpina Perishables Network was out in full force – drumming up new business opportunities. It was also a time to catch up with customers and business associates, and to celebrate a global industry that thrives on freshness and diversity.
From insect-eating plants to Belgian chocolates and Spanish ham: Join Panalpina on a food tasting tour at Fruit Logistica.
How do you say 'perishables'? And what are perishables in different languages? Watch what visitors had to say.
Now that you know how to say 'perishables', can you tell if a cherry is a berry?
Thank you to all for being a good sport and starring in our videos.
We hope to see you again at the next Fruit Logistica from February 5 to 7, 2020 in Berlin!


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Does anybody have an idea just where I can find a few template answers to the Training Contract Application? Wishing you all the best that life can bring, Merry Christmas to you and a year full of blessings. Has anyone ever used the latest law jobs site for training contract deadlines?


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from array import array

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

from sklearn import datasets
from sklearn.tree import DecisionTreeClassifier
from sklearn.ensemble import AdaBoostClassifier
from sklearn.metrics import classification_report, roc_auc_score, roc_curve

from sklearn import tree
import cPickle

data = np.load('/Users/musthero/Documents/Yura/Applications/tmva_local/output_electrons_fullsim_v5_VeryTightLH_20per.npz')

# Train on the first 2000, test on the rest
X_train, y_train = data['data_training'], data['isprompt_training'].ravel()
X_test, y_test = data['data_testing'][0:1000], data['isprompt_testing'][0:1000].ravel()

# sklearn
dt = DecisionTreeClassifier(max_depth=3,
                            min_samples_leaf=100)
                            #min_samples_leaf=0.05*len(X_train))

doFit = False

if doFit:
    print "Performing DecisionTree fit..."
    dt.fit(X_train, y_train)

    import cPickle
    with open('electrons_toTMVA.pkl', 'wb') as fid:
        cPickle.dump(dt, fid)
else:
    print "Loading DecisionTree..."
    # load it again
    with open('electrons_toTMVA.pkl', 'rb') as fid:
        dt = cPickle.load(fid)

#sk_y_predicted = dt.predict(X_test)
#sk_y_predicted = dt.predict_proba(X_test)[:, 1]
sk_y_predicted = dt.predict_proba(X_test)[:, 1]
predictions = dt.predict(X_test)
print predictions
print y_test

# Draw ROC curve
fpr, tpr, _ = roc_curve(y_test, sk_y_predicted)

plt.figure()
plt.plot(fpr, tpr, label='ROC curve of class')

plt.plot([0, 1], [0, 1], 'k--')
plt.xlim([0.0, 1.0])
plt.ylim([0.0, 1.05])
plt.xlabel('False Positive Rate')
plt.ylabel('True Positive Rate')
plt.title('Some extension of Receiver operating characteristic to multi-class')
plt.legend(loc="lower right")

plt.savefig("output_fullsim_v5_electrons_roc_20per_DecisionTree.png", dpi=144)

tree.export_graphviz(dt, out_file='dt_viz.dot')

# Save to file fpr, tpr
#np.savez('output_fullsim_v3_electrons_fpr_tpr_10per.npz',
#    fpr=fpr, tpr=tpr)

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It is a matter of pride for Pakistan that Al-Shifa Trust has been nominated by World Health Organization for the Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Organization's (AGFUND) International prize for pioneering Development Projects 2008 on the Prevention of Visual Impairment. Through this nomination WHO has also acknowledged that due to its strong leadership, Al-Shifa Trust has become a leading training institute in the East Mediterranean Region as well as a WHO Collaborating Center.
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The Allina Health laboratory at Owatonna Hospital was recently accredited by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
Over 70 percent of the objective information used by doctors to make problem-solving decisions consists of medical laboratory test results. Laboratory tests help determine the presence, extent or absence of disease and monitor the effectiveness of treatment.
The US government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, which began in the 1960s, as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program. The national accreditation is based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP's Accreditation Programs, designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients.
The Allina Health laboratory at Owatonna Hospital also received this honor during the last inspection in 2016. This honor makes Owatonna Hospital one of more than 7,600 CAP-accreditation facilities worldwide.


Jacksonville, Fla. -- Robert G. Riegel, Jr., a shareholder with the law firm of Fowler White Boggs, has been elected to the Stetson University College of Law Board of Overseers and will serve a three year term beginning July 1, 2009.
Mr. Riegel is a graduate of Stetson University and Stetson University College of Law, and has served in the past as President of the Stetson Lawyers' Association and on the Deland Campus' Alumni Board. He also was selected in 1992 for the Stetson Lawyers' Association's Outstanding Alumni Representative Award.
Mr. Riegel practices in the firm's Employment Practice Group where he focuses on employment litigation, especially discrimination cases of all types, labor law matters involving unions (including NLRA litigation and arbitrations), Family and Medical Leave Act, sexual harassment cases, Fair Labor Standards Act and employment covenants (non-compete litigation). He has extensive experience counseling employers of all sizes and types on sensitive and complicated labor and employment issues. He is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Florida Bar and is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers, and the Florida Trend's Legal Elite.
Fowler White Boggs is one of Florida's oldest and largest law firms with more than 130 attorneys in five offices throughout Florida in Tampa, Fort Myers, Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale.


Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to keep track of your memories and indeed memorialize your life. Once you retire you will have lots to reflect back on and perhaps many things to organize and clear out. You can arrange photos, mementos, and even print items from your computer, arrange and embellish them in as many ways as there are people that scrapbook.
If you are new to scrapbooking, a short trip to your local craft store will introduce you to a whole new world of scrapbooking.
Start by organizing your photos and mementoes like ticket stubs, play programs, or even receipts. Anything that you bring home from your travels or even look up in the internet after you get home can be used. Lay it all out on a table and come up with a way to organize it.
Plan an overall theme for your book. For example, if it was a special travel trip for you to celebrate your retirement, there may be the various work related items that tie the them together.
Pick the medium – the book style and album size and how you will be affixing the mementos.
Set up a repeating pattern or template for each page. You will want some continuity in style and quantity per page.
Group similar items in a logical order – that may be chronological, by location or by person.
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We had a great soldering tutorial at last weeks meeting, which was taken by Keith.
It consisted of a short presentation and then hands on with some Raspberry Pi kits to get some practice. It was enjoyed by all and most learnt something new and now have the confidence to get out the soldering irons and get soldering.


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FORGE FAIR 2021 review
Forge Fair 2021 was held October 26-28, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. You can look at the presentation "Innovative Tools for Solving Forging Problems with the New Version of QForm" by Tom Ellinghausen, Forge Technology Inc.
Awarding of the 1st place winner of the International Students Olympiad in Hot Bulk Forging section 2021
Congratulations to Mr. Grzegorz Ficak from AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland) who won first place in the overall ranking! Mr. Grzegorz Ficak was awarded a certificate of the Olympiad winner and a special prize.
Winners of The International Students Olympiad in Hot bulk forging section 2021
1 Place Grzegorz Ficak AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
2 Place Guilherme Oliveira Goulart Unisinos, Brasil
3 Place tie Varga József Viktor Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary and Melnikova Daria Moscow Aviation Institute, Russia
Winners of The International Students Olympiad in Extrusion section 2021
This year to get more participants and interest to the Extrusion section of Olympiad 2021 we decided to split the common competition to several nominations:
1) Overall Winners
2) The best reports between students
3) The best reports between specialists (PhD students and young scientists)
Overview of the conference Al XXI/Extrusion and Extrusion Tooling
On June 3-4, 2021 in Moscow Russian Aluminium Extruders Alliance (RAEA) held the first post-covid event: Technical Seminars - Al-XXI/Extrusion and Extrusion Tooling.
QForm Online Academy. Webinars «Effective geometry preparation for metal forming simulation» took place on February 11 and March 2, 2021
During the webinar, the presenter explained the issues of importing geometry from CAD systems into the QForm. In most cases it is sufficient to use the automatic import and geometry meshing. If an automatic import is difficult, then the geometry can be diagnosed for errors and corrected in the QShape module or CAD system.
Awarding of the 1st place winner of the International Students Olympiad in Hot Bulk Forging and Extrusion Technologies 2020
Congratulations to Mr. Kálmán Solti from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary) and Mr. Ivan Kulakov, from Bauman MSTU (Russia), who won the first place in the overall ranking! Mr. Kálmán Solti and Mr. Ivan Kulakov were awarded with a certificate of the Olympiad winner and a special prize – powerful personal computer.
Welcome to QForm Summer School. Moscow. August 2021
We are glad to invite everybody who is interested in virtual manufacturing and simulation of metal forming processes to participate in summer school which will take place on August, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
QForm Extrusion Webinar in collaboration with AEC. 9th September, 2020
Quality control of extruded profiles: possible defects and methods of their prediction and elimination. The webinar is dedicated to control and enhancement of quality of the extruded profiles using the simulation as an optimization tool. It includes balancing of the material flow to get a straight profile after the bearings, control of a profile shape and dimensions that may vary even within extrusion of one billet depending on deformation of a die set and cooling conditions.
1 Place tie Hungary and Russia: Kálmán Solti, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary) and Ivan Kulakov, Bauman MSTU (Russia)
2 Place tie Germany and Macedonia: Fenja Hoefer, University of Stuttgart (Germany) and Anastasija Ignjatovska, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (Macedonia)
3 Place: Renato Coutinho Santos, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (Brasil)


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Our customers' feedback is vital and we thank those who have already taken part in our on-going Customer Satisfaction Survey. During the last three months the team at Guy Salmon Land Rover Stratford have scored a 84% positive response.
All staff I came into contact with were welcoming and courteous.
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Pleasant environment and greeting from receptionists. Tea and biscuits were a nice touch.
At Guy Salmon Land Rover Stratford-upon-Avon, we are committed to supporting all your Land Rover needs from purchasing to servicing. We have a dedicated team of specially trained staff to assist you.
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for fresh content, good words and a mind that can rest.
In our digital, content lush age, a B2B blog is simply a must-have, as highlighted in a recent post of ours; but keeping yours fresh and alive can carry a big opportunity cost in management time and effort. A far better use of your resources might be then to consider outsourcing your posts, cultivating a meaningful, fruitful relationship with a professional writer, to ensure that your blog stays in fine health.
Remember from your 'A' level biology, the 7 vital signs of life and the MRS GREN mnemonic? Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Energy and excretioN (There are now 8 signs of life apparently, but since we're talking about making best use of your outsourced blogger we'll leave that discussion for another time and place). There are 4 of these vital signs in digital life too. These are the 4 key aspects of your business as represented on the Internet, without which your online presence is dying or already dead.
You certainly have the knowledge and expertise to create your blog posts yourself, but do you always have the time? Do you have a way with words? A skilled ghostwriter can put your energy into your B2B blog if you get the relationship right.
Blog writing services are not going to work in of themselves. With a good writer it becomes their priority to take on your latest ideas and thoughts. But they can't do this unless you invest in that relationship, sharing your thoughts, feelings and rationale, and briefing them comprehensively. Always read what they write. Always sign off as editor-in-chief before posting. Over time, trust will grow, as will the synergy between the two sides.
Think of your B2B blog as an essential communication channel that must be spread wider and become more established over time. You are the message sender, the one beginning the dialogue. Your clients are the message receivers, co-respondents in the conversation. Your ghostwriter and blog are the medium.
Your outsourced blogger needs to be more like an avatar. They need to live in your mind, your thoughts, manifested in the digital space. But, they can only respond as you would, if you have taken the time to program them, to be you in your absence. Be sure to brief them on your point of view, your desired tone, your voice - share with them your content style guide, if you have one; but, remember also to listen to them, as they live and adapt to your business online, and reach a greater understanding of you and your audience.
Nobody gets better at doing anything without effective feedback. Your blog will not drive more traffic and sales leads, through your website, unless it listens and responds, with empathy, with information and with good advice, to each and every individual, would-be client.
Your external writer can come to be an additional medium through which your blog achieves this. Your relationship with your "avatar" should always include some score-keeping. Agree at the outset, how you will both know a good blog post when you read it. Mutually agree both the metrics and the targets, and not just the hourly rate and deadlines.
Engaging a ghostwriter for your blog is so much more than delegation. With your effective coaching, a good external B2B blogger can be a steward of your Internet presence, a guardian of your digital content, and, potentially, a catalyst for an ecommerce chain reaction. Take an objective look at your blog today. Rate it against the 4 signs of life, on a scale from vigorous/productive /outstanding at best, to "one of the crowd"/vegetative state, at worst.
One prescription for dead and dull content is to build up a robust relationship with your blogging "avatar".


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Unity Pro 2017.3.1p1 (x64)
Unity is a powerful tool for developing two- and three-dimensional applications and games that runs under the operating systems Windows, Linux and OS X. Unity-based applications run under Windows, OS X, Windows Phone, Android, Apple iOS, Linux , as well as on the Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and MotionParallax3D displays (virtual hologram devices), for example, Nettlebox.
Unity is the ultimate game development platform. Use Unity to build high-quality 3D and 2D games, deploy them across mobile, desktop, VR/AR, consoles or the Web, and connect with loyal and enthusiastic players and customers.
It is possible to create applications for launching in browsers by implementing WebGL technology. Previously, there was experimental support for the implementation of projects within the Adobe Flash Player module, but later the Unity development team took a complex decision to abandon it.
Applications created with Unity support DirectX and OpenGL. Actively the engine is used by both large developers (Blizzard, EA, QuartSoft, Ubisoft) and Indie-game developers (for example, remake of Moral Utopia (Pathologic), Kerbal Space Program, Slender: The Eight Pages, Slender: The Arrival, Surgeon Simulator 2013, Baeklyse Apps: Guess the actor, etc.) due to the free version, user-friendly interface and ease of operation with the engine.
Supports a plethora of platforms, including Gear VR
The highlight of the application stems from the impressive array of platforms it supports. Therefore, not only can you take advantage of the complex features for creating and editing on the operating system you are familiar with, but you can also experiment and learn how to develop games for other platforms as well.
It is worth mentioning that regardless of the platform you select, you can benefit from the unique one-click deployment as well as the plethora of optimization features, including, but not limited to occlusion, culling, asset bundling and size stripping, a handy tool for developing games for mobiles.
Packs a powerful graphical editor and several advanced features
You should know that the program's API is designed with flexibility in mind and hence, you can effortlessly extend the engine in more ways that you imagined. At the same time, the deployment is built in such a way that the games created perform better at runtime, manage the asset loading better and reduce bottlenecks due to graphics.
Adding assets within the application is a quick and straightforward matter of drag and dropping them, as the application imports them automatically. What is more, the tool works with a plethora of image, audio, text and video formats, including BYTES. XML, SM3, MOD, PSD or TGA, for instance.
Last, but not least important, the comprehensive software solution includes a plethora of integrated services that can facilitate the way you collaborate with the members of your team. Moreover, thanks to features such as Unity Analytics and Unity Collaborate, you can improve the way you can engage, retain and monetize audiences you are targeting.
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