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Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are 'revolutionary' emerging platforms that are changing the game for supply chains.
From reducing cost to improving efficiency and accuracy, AR/VR could significantly impact the way orders are processed and shipped. The Global Augmented and Virtual Reality market is expected to reach '209.2 billion U.S. dollars by 2022'. With the ability to enhance any version of reality, this technology could change the way we move product from point A to B.
On the retail side, AR/VR is enabling customers to engage with products and their features without even stepping foot into a store. It also provides personalized experiences through the creation of 'virtual fitting rooms' and 'virtual maps'. From a marketing and advertising perspective, there is a considerable amount of value that comes from the creation of 'VR- and AR-powered campaigns'. It provides companies with the opportunity to give their consumers a real-time experience with their products.
In addition to machine learning and predictive analytics, AR/VR technology is also a game changer for the supply chain and logistics industry. From improving training and education, to ensuring a 'cost-effective, fast and error free' shipment lifecycle, there are significant benefits.
This article explains the technology behind AR/VR and uncovers how supply chains can use this platform to improve their processes.
Although AR/VR has become popular in the digital world only recently, the concept behind augmented reality dates back to 1957. Cinematographer, Morton Heilig, created the first 'attempt at adding additional data to an experience' known as the Sensorama. Almost four decades later in 1990, researcher Tom Caudell, creates the term we refer to now as augmented reality.
Augmented reality combines real and computer-based scenes and images to deliver a unified but enhanced view of the world.
Virtual reality takes the experience once step further for users by immersing them in a 'fully artificial digital environment'. Rather than simply enhancing a version of reality with images, they can actually move and hear. VR applications are also compatible with smartphones, which provides consumers with new and convenient ways to shop nd interact. With the ability to create accurate and immersive versions of reality, this technology provides the opportunity for supply chains to improve their processes and operations.
As the expectations of on-time deliveries, efficient service and personalized customer experiences increase, there is a need for more supportive technology. According to Forbes, AR/VR help combat the varying complexities facing the supply chain and logistics industry today. As mentioned, this is a cost-effective solution that could also contribute to creating 'fast, and error free' shipment lifecycles.
Provides real-time information on 'manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and warehouses'.
Delivers products on-time by providing the best transportation routes.
Reduces the possibility of damage by providing detailed information of all packaging and contents to improve transparency.
Reinforces security by providing drivers with 'facial recognition technology' to confirm customer verification.
Mehdi Miremadi, Partner at McKinsey & Company, states that this technology creates 'business value in supply chains'. In addition, statistics show that order fulfillment saw a 30% – 40% improvement last year, while productivity and workflow management also progressed. Senior Principal Analyst at Gartner, Tuong Nguyen, also supports this technology, as he believes AV provides effective training and onboarding to enhance worker capabilities.
The decision to apply an emerging platform to any organization is daunting. There is a lot of consideration that must come with the investment and integration of new processes. However, when applied to supply chains, experts are in favour of AV/RV.
Last week, we discussed how augmented reality technology (VR) had begun shaping innovative new ways to improve the operation of warehouses and supply chains overall. This week, we would like to take some time and focus on virtual reality (VR).
The applications for VR are already varied. Military services have been using it in training for a number of years, it's been used for architectural and urban design, and for the treatment of phobias. However, video games are still where this technology will likely be the most commercially viable.
Video games have evolved a great deal since the days of Pong and the original Super Mario Bros. In more recent years, extremely complex concepts have received game adaptations that have allowed someone not versed in the relevant fields to gain an understanding of the topics without years of study.
Two notable examples are Foldit and No Man's Sky. Foldit is an online puzzle game about protein folding. User submitted solutions have led to important leads in biological innovations and the fight to eradicate deadly diseases.
The purpose of the upcoming No Man's Sky is rooted in entertainment, but the way it's game world (universe really) was created is fascinating. The small team of programmers used artificial intelligence and procedural generation to self-create an entire galaxy with over 18 quintillion unique planets complete with their own geography, ecosystems, flora, fauna, and structures) for users to fully explore. The scope of the game has given some who have tried the demo a fuller appreciation of the size of the cosmos, and understandably a bit of existential angst.
VR technology, used in a similar to the aims of these games could present two unique possibilities for the logistics industry.
The No Man's Sky approach is also another possibility that the logistics industry could wherein VR would be used to give customers a fuller, more comprehensive appreciation of all the moving parts that are involved in a supply chain. Basically, granting customers the ability to literally visualize the supply chain.
McDonald's UK is trying something similar to this with its 'Follow the Footsteps' campaign it launched this year. With it, the company aims to inform the public about the work that goes between the farm to your plate by allowing users to experience a variety of jobs (from tractor operator to cashier) all along the McDonald's production chain through the Oculus Rift.
It might a few years before VR is fully embraced in the commercial sphere, and probably a bit longer before it is embraced by the logistics industry. However, looking at other industries that have adopted the technology, it's clear that VR will be a key area of potential growth in the 21st century.
If you've been to any public places the last two weeks, then you've seen children and adults wandering around pointing and swiping at their phones. This is because of the new app Pokémon Go, an augmented reality game where people hunt, capture, and battle adorable creatures that they can find just by walking outside. The app has been out a short awhile, but has already reached meteoric levels of popularity as, just a day after it was available, it was already installed on more US Android phones than Tinder.
The application of augmented reality (AR) technology isn't limited to gaming. Aeronautics and automotive manufacturers have been implementing AR with heads-up displays for years. Although, it is only now that the technology is seeing more commercial use as wearable AR technology is becoming more affordable. In fact, AR is predicted to become a $90 billion industry by 2020.
Even for just next year, the value of AR is estimated to be over $6 billion with industrial sector (manufacturing, distribution, and logistics) seeing the largest utilization of the technology.
"VR is complete immersion in a virtual world – with no outside stimulus. VR is much more common and is mostly used in gaming and entertainment. AR is technology that alters what the wearer sees in his/her reality" writes blogger Kristi Montgomery in this TalkingLogistics post. The alterations to what a user perceives can be made to motivate towards a behaviour, such as with Zombie, Run!, a phone app that turns real-world running into a game, or it can provide useful information real-time like in the case of DHL's successful pilot project which tested smart glasses and augmented reality in a warehouse in the Netherlands.
DHL recently published its results for the pilot program it conducted in collaboration Ricoh and Ubimax which had staff in a Netherlands warehouse be guided by graphics displayed on a smart glass.
The aim of 'vision picking' was to reduce errors and increase efficiency which the project did very successfully as it resulted in 25% efficiency increase during the picking process. Because picking tasks accounting for 55% to 65% of the total cost of warehousing operations, the potential value of that the efficiency adds to picking is huge.
Given the value that AR can add to a supply chain, it is no surprise that DHL is not the only logistics company that is trialing the technology. The AIMIA Institute described another example in this post "In the middle of last year, Active Ants reported similar results from when they equipped their stock pickers with Google Glass. Active Ants used Google Glass with a custom-built app and they saw an efficiency increase of 15%".
There are still several barriers to the wide-spread implementation of AR technology in logistics to be sure, but it is clear that there is also lot of potential value in it as well. As the cost and efficiency of the technology evolves, so will the innovative changes that VR can offer to supply chains.


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by SAM CHANDLER
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Spain Park head coach Shawn Raney with Houston Hollis, left, and Larry Wooden, right, at the Jefferson-Shelby Media Days on July 25, 2016, at the Gardendale Civic Center.
Spain Park High School made its appearance at the Jefferson-Shelby Media Days on Monday, July 25.
Fourth-year head football coach Shawn Raney was accompanied by a pair of three-year starters in seniors Houston Hollis and Larry Wooden. Hollis will anchor the Jags' linebacking corps and Wooden will spearhead the team's rushing attack this fall.
In 2015, Spain Park reached the Class 7A state final, but lost to McGill-Toolen High School, 14-12.
"Coming off the year that we had, I think that brings up a lot of different challenges for a program," Raney said in regard to the task of establishing consistency. "The sign of a good program is to not let complacency sneak in."
It's a lesson the Jags know well. The last time Spain Park played in the state championship game, in 2007, the team went 4-6 the following season.
Raney said his team, which will be anchored by an experienced senior class, has been working hard to prevent that from happening again. He said the Jags will strive to make a second straight state title appearance this fall.
"In my opinion, we haven't done anything really," Raney said. "The objective is to have a ring on your finger."
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The road safety and first aid advocacy meeting held at THE MIRROR HOTEL on 21st July 2018, under the theme," the road safety starts with you".
stakeholders who encompass a wide range of multidisciplinary approach.The meeting was jointly directed by Dr Innocent NZEYIMANA, the Vice President of HPR and Project Coordinator, Mie Polk, IMCC-FAIR activity leader.
Project Coordinator, Mie Polk, IMCC-FAIR activity leader.
The meeting started at 10am, with some of volunteers and various stakeholders in attendance as expected. A total of 35 people from the Ministry of transport, police, Ministry of education, Rwanda Federation Transport Cooperative (RFTC), Ministry of Youth, National Children Council (NCC), Rwanda Utilities Regulation Authority (RURA) researchers on Road safety, and media participated in the meeting.
After welcoming participants and encouraged them to hashtag our theme which was #roadsafetystartswithyou.Dr. Innocent NZEYIMANA explained the reasons why HPR & IMCC-FAIR were interested in Road safety and First Aid and emphasized the role of road safety and first aid education among the youth as a crucial way to decrease morbidity and mortality caused by road crashes as it is global concern recognized by the UN as highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
He revealed that there is an ongoing research on road safety star rating near the schools to assess safety of schoolchildren to and from schools. The roads which will score less than 3 stars will be labeled unsafe for children, he explained, and this will help more in advocacy to the concerned institutions to make roads safe especially near the schools.
Representatives of IMCC FAIR, Mie and Nicolas, presented the organization's activities, its involvement in the project and reiterated the need to decrease morbidity and mortality. They highlighted some statistics indicating the prevalence of road accidents, including the fact that more young people aged 15-29 die from road crashes than from HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis or homicide. They emphasized on teaching activities among driving schools teachers, training of secondary teachers and high school students about Road safety and first aid.
HPR in partnership with IMCC through FAIR project have done great job where 479 Health Club students (46.5% being males and 53.5% being females) from the 10 schools have taken part in teaching sessions. Moreover, 20 teachers from 10 schools, 2 from each have been trained, and in the coming year more 10 schools and 4 driving schools will be reached too. Over 3800 students have been reached through campaigns.
During the meeting, health club students and teachers gave testimonies and commended the course on road safety and first aid as a helpful initiative that has been substantial in reducing road crashes. They clarified that when health club students and teachers are present at school, their peers feel safe because they have somebody to help in case health problems occur.
These were followed by an open discussion on evidence based road safety interventions, effective use of funds and what to achieve individually and the society. At this time, stakeholders brainstormed and came up with ideas about road safety.
A representative from the Ministry of Education agreed that the ministry will convene a meeting and consider including First Aid and road safety in the curriculum of secondary schools.


Kylian Mbappe says he is now following Arsenal "from afar" now that his former boss Unai Emery is the new manager of the club.
Emery left Paris Saint-Germain – where Mbappe currently plays – in the summer before succeeding Arsene Wenger at the Emirates Stadium.
PSG signed Mbappe for £166million in 2017 in a world record deal for a teenager after the France international had held talks with Wenger about a potential move to Arsenal.
However, the move didn't materialise and the PSG striker has revealed more about his conversations with Wenger.
"He is a real French football monument who has left Arsenal. I have not seen many people in this world being viewed in such a unanimous way," Mbappe told France Football.
Emery is now in charge of the Gunners, leading them on a 19-match unbeaten run and Mbappe admits he still looks out for his former manager's results.
"I do not forget that he helped me adapt to this big team, which was not easy," admitted Mbappe.
PSG striker Kylian Mbappe blast the media over messi comment.


I am seeking your vote to serve you on North Vancouver School Board in the upcoming election. I care about advocating for student needs with impact, care, and information!
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Annotated: The Star Trek Phaser
by Staff Writers on Jul 16, 11:31 AM
Not all fans are created equal. Some will sit passively and watch your sci-fi space epic. Others, well, they're not so passive. As we found while putting this Annotated together, a select few will obsessively research, discuss, catalog, and even write books about fictional creations. Such are the fans of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek.
by Tricia Despres on Jul 14, 12:06 PM
Candy companies partnering with summer movie releases has been a no-brainer for many marketing execs during the past few years, but what does it take to sway a 162-year-old confectioner to partner with a movie franchise for the very first time in its long history?
Passing The Hat
by Timonthy Sprinkle on Jul 14, 12:06 PM
With the advertising market in turmoil and revenue forecasts falling, these are dark days for the print magazine industry. For publishers, the options are simple: Either come up with a survival plan or get ready to fold.
Everything I Need To Know I Learned From A Serial Killer
by Fern Siegel on Jul 14, 12:06 PM
The rule of law is a hallmark of civilization, and like the original iBook, it's nifty but slow. Sometimes, you need to jump-start the system - and that's where Dexter, the acclaimed Showtime series returning this fall, comes in. By day, Dexter Morgan is a top-notch blood specialist with the Miami pd; by night, an avenging angel who eliminates killers with élan.
Out of Wrack
Fox Networks Group head Tony Vinciquerra is not happy, and he doesn't care who knows it. At least that was the case in late May when Vinciquerra told Daily Variety he was frustrated with Nielsen Media Research after the firm admitted its ratings might be off by as much as 8 percent, due to reporting inaccuracies.
Vampire Marketers Walk Among Us
by Daniel Frankel on Jul 14, 12:06 PM
After conducting one of the more contrived promo campaigns in recent memory, HBO scored 3.7 million viewers for the season-two premiere of True Blood June 14 - the most watched show for the network since the series finale of The Sopranos. But it's still quite possible people are more familiar with the ads than the show.
Potrzebie! That Fershlugginer Kurtzman Is Back!
by Steve Smith on Jul 14, 12:06 PM
Long before Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, modern pop culture satire had its roots in the strange mind of the original madman, Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993). His early '50s creation, MAD Magazine, taught buttoned-down America how to detect the inanities and silly idealizations of post-wwii mass media, as it also introduced phrases like "potrzebie" and "fershlugginer" into the national lexicon.
Reputation Offsets
by Justin Warner on Jul 14, 12:06 PM
Corporate altruism has always blended with PR, especially when the company doing the giving has a less-than-angelic reputation. Now, British researchers have found that international firms may also use philanthropy to offset their presence in notoriously oppressive nations.
DOA Q&A: Bill Bernbach
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Bill Bernbach was, of course, one of the founders of Doyle Dane Bernbach, and, as architect of the copywriter-art director team and modern media planning, one of the creative minds largely credited with fueling the revolution on Madison Ave. of the late '60s and early '70s. Bernbach passed away in 1982, but media once again faces upheaval similar to that brought on by the mass adoption of television, and we could sure use his guidance again. Here, Paul Parton of Brooklyn Brothers, wonders what Bernbach might have to say about media today. The responses are verbatim quotes, though the interaction …
Video games have taken quite a beating from social science researchers: Past studies have linked excessive game playing among kids and teens to bad grades, aggression and even "permissive attitudes" toward drug use and unsafe sex, according to a number of papers published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.


One of the most basic and nourishing meals is soup. It can be dressed up as an entree course in a restaurant, be a refined, sophisticated dish, or served as a rough-and-ready staple. At home it is dinner, served from the pot at the table with toast and a pat of butter.
Soup, though, can sometimes go bad. I usually avoid the soup du jour in a restaurant, or most things du jour for that matter. As wonderful as a well-thought-out soup can be, a thrown-together "boil-up" can sometimes be as bad as food gets.
Chestnuts are not a staple soup item but work beautifully and are best eaten now, while still in season.
At the restaurant, we often poach peeled chestnuts in milk with a bay leaf for half an hour until tender. We reserve them in the milk and use them for many different dishes. Usually we roughly chop them, sauté in butter and toss through roasted brussels sprouts, or we serve gently sautéed whole chestnuts alongside game or roast white meats. The earthy notes and very subtle sweetness found in chestnuts make them a perfect pairing for game.
In the sweet world, chestnuts are key to the epic and ever-so-romantic Mont Blanc, a famous dessert taking its name from the mountain range in the French Alps. To make Mont Blanc, chestnuts are poached in milk along with sugar and a vanilla bean. Once cooked, the chestnuts are pureed and thinned out with a little of the poaching liquid and placed in a piping bag with a fine nozzle. In my own version, we served a small piece of almond meringue cake topped with whipped cream over which the chestnut puree is extruded and then topped with more whipped cream and a little grated chocolate. Voilà.
Chestnut varieties abound and one of my favourites is the Spanish red, for their flavour but also because as a large chestnut they seem easier to peel than other varieties.
Which brings me to peeling. Fact: there is no easy way or short cut to peel a chestnut. The outer leathery skin is easily removed with a small paring knife. Below this outer skin, a thin brown membrane remains, covering the entire nut. It is this membrane that requires special attention. I find the best way to remove it is to blanch the nut in simmering salted water for 30 seconds. Remove the chestnut from the pot with a slotted spoon, take a dry cloth and pinch the membrane. Hopefully it will slip straight off. If not, return to the boiling water and try again. Remove as much as you can with the cloth before taking to it with a paring knife to remove any remains. As you are wrangling your chestnut, place another in the pan of water and repeat the process. Practice does help and there is more help in the form of peeled, raw, frozen chestnuts on the market, from stockists listed at www.cheznuts.com.au.
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the pancetta and onion and cook for five to 10 minutes until the onion is translucent and aromatic.
Add the stock, bay leaves and chestnuts, bring to the simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Now add the celeriac and cabbage. Simmer gently for half an hour until the celeriac is soft and the chestnuts just cooked. Season with salt and white pepper and add the chopped parsley just before serving.
Ladle into each bowl and top with one tablespoon of grated parmesan and drizzle one teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil into each bowl.
This soup is delicious with the addition of the briny mussel juice. For vegetarians, it's just as good without the mussels.
Add the cleaned mussels to a large saucepan with a splash of water and cook covered until the mussels just open. Remove from the heat and cool. Reserve the cooking liquid and place the opened mussels in the fridge until ready to use.
Meanwhile, warm the butter and oil in a stainless steel saucepan. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli and cook gently until golden and aromatic. Add the turmeric, tomatoes, pumpkin, mussel juice and vegetable stock. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft.
Puree in an upright blender and return to the saucepan and bring to the simmer along with all of the aromatic ingredients and coconut milk. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Leave to cool and strain through a fine sieve before serving. Ladle the hot broth into each bowl, then evenly divide the mussels.
This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on Jul 19, 2014 as "Pot boilers". Subscribe here.


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The Lincoln Yards development planned for 55 acres of former industrial property between Bucktown and Lincoln Park has undergone many changes since developer Sterling Bay's initial proposal last May. It has removed plans for a 20,000-seat soccer stadium and several entertainment venues in the development and has increased its planned number of affordable housing units from 300 to 600. However, as the plan continues to push through, residents and aldermen of surrounding wards have turned against it.
Some opponents are specifically concerned with the use of Tax Increment Financing funds for the project, which could reimburse Sterling Bay for over $1 billion of the $5 billion project. According to the Cook County Clerk's website, TIF funding, which has existed in Chicago since 1984, evaluates the property tax of an area around a planned development—referred to as a TIF district—and for 23 years, redirects all property taxes above that base amount from its typical recipients, like public schools, to the development.
However, the Cook County Clerk's website specifies that TIFs can only be used in "blighted" areas, or areas that are under-served. According to Chris Geovanis, communications director of the Chicago Teacher's Union—which has been outspoken against Lincoln Yards—the area surrounding the development is not blighted and does not need TIF funding.
Geovanis said Mayor Rahm Emanuel is using Lincoln Yards as a "legacy" project for himself, and said it would be more responsible to wait for newly-elected Lori Lightfoot to take the mayor's office May 20 before finalizing this development.
The zoning for Lincoln Yards was approved with a 33–14 vote by the City Council March 13. There will be a vote April 8 to determine if the project will receive TIF funding.
Ald. Scott Waguespack of the neighboring 32nd Ward voted "no" during the March 13 vote. Waguespack wants to delay final approval of the project until Lightfoot takes office. He said the project has been poorly planned.
The city also never took steps to assess the city-owned property within the boundaries of this TIF district before selling it to Sterling Bay, according to Waguespack. Sterling Bay will thereforebenefit from the TIF funds and will not be paying taxes on the property at the market rate as it increases in value.
Neither the mayor's office, Sterling Bay nor Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward)—the Alderman whose ward includes Lincoln Yards and who is an outspoken supporter of the development—have responded to The Chronicle's requests for comment as of press time.
Brian Kremen is an Avondale resident who has been vocal in his opposition of Lincoln Yards. Kremen said he did not think the area falls under the typical "blighted" requirement for TIF districts due to its proximity to "desirable" neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park.
Kremen also takes issue with the city's repeated use of TIF funding to assist private developers like Sterling Bay.
Geovanis agreed Lincoln Yards and the TIF program should be re-evaluated.
As much as $2.4 billion of TIF funding for the Lincoln Yards and The 78 developments was approved by the City Council April 10.
The original April 8 vote was deferred at the request of Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot so she and her team could meet with Lincoln Yards developer Sterling Bay, according to a written statement Lightfoot released April 9.
The statement said Lightfoot's meetings with Sterling Bay were productive and resulted in the addition of specific language to the development agreements that will ensure the city is able to monitor Sterling Bay's commitment to increase the involvement of women-and minority-owned businesses.
The council approved $700 million in TIF funds for The 78, a massive 62-acre housing, retail and business development venture just south of The Loop.
Protestors lined the streets outside of City Hall April 10, including several newly-elected aldermen and the Chicago Teachers Union, according to an April 10 Curbed article.


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Features, Opinion & Analysis
Mainstream disaster management in Sadc
02 Apr, 2019 - 00:04 2019-04-01T21:38:30+00:00 2019-04-02T00:02:05+00:00 0 Views
The infrastructural damage of Cyclone Idai runs into millions, leaving many citizens wallowing in poverty
Davison Kaiyo Correspondent
Tropical Cyclone Idai is regarded as one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere as a whole. The lived storm caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, leaving hundreds of people dead and or missing, while thousands more have been displaced.
A major humanitarian crisis unfolded in the wake of the cyclone, with hundreds of thousands of people in urgent need of assistance across the three countries
As the three countries in the Southern Africa region, namely Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique slowly recover from the devastating effects of Cyclone Idai that ravaged them recently, it's time for the regional body the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), to step up efforts to include disaster management and early warning signs as part of the regional integration.
The effects of the cyclone have again highlighted the need to continuously mainstream disaster preparedness and response into the regional integration efforts.
Regional integration is described as the process of overcoming barriers that divide neighbouring countries by common accord, in this case the SADC Treaty, and of jointly managing shared resources and assets.
Essentially, it is a process by which groups of countries liberalise trade, creating a common market for goods, people, capital and services.
This has given the perception that regional integration is only focused on the economic, political and trade aspects only.
This process is overseen by the governments of the specific states.
Past efforts at regional integration have often been seen to be focused on removing barriers to free trade in the region, increasing the free movement of people, labour, goods, and capital across national borders, reducing the possibility of regional armed conflict, and adopting cohesive regional stances on policy issues, such as the environment, climate change and migration.
It was only in 2016 that SADC member states agreed to come together and to act in unison on issues of common interest and in coming up with a comprehensive and integrated regional approach to Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Strategy.
The SADC Regional Disaster Preparedness and Response Strategy was expected to enhance coordinated interventions to disasters in the region and act as a disaster reduction strategy.
The strategy was also expected to see the establishment of the Disaster Fund.
The importance of DRR to SADC citizens, countries and the region at large cannot be overemphasised, especially as the region recovers from Cyclone Idai despite the fact that the region has also been severely hit by the El Nino-induced drought since 2014 and the past season was no different.
Disaster risk management includes preparedness, mitigation, response, rehabilitation and recovery.
As the effects of climate change and global warming are now being felt in most countries, the SADC region continues to face an increasing trend in disaster occurrences, examples being the most recent Cyclone Idai, which caught most member states unprepared.
The Disaster Risk Reduction Unit of the SADC Secretariat, which is mandated to pro-actively coordinate disaster risk management at regional level, was also caught flat-footed by Idai and the El Nino-induced drought and acute water shortages which can be attributed to prolonged drought conditions.
The infrastructural damages of Cyclone Idai runs into millions, leaving many citizens of the three countries to wallow in poverty, emphasising the importance of implementing disaster risk reduction strategies and frameworks towards eradication of extreme poverty.
Disaster occurrences are negatively affecting development as resources are channelled to rebuilding and it is evident from Cyclone Idai that it is mostly the poor communities and the vulnerable that are the worst affected when disasters occur because of their lack of capacity to cope with the impact, hence the urgent need of the operationaliastion of the Disaster Fund.
Climate change, which has brought severity of extreme weather conditions and has overwhelmed the disaster preparedness capacity in all affected member countries, meaning that SADC has to invest in actions that would accelerate the achievement of sustainable resilience to disasters.
Cyclone Idai that ravaged the region has exposed the region's disaster risk management challenges that include underfunding and uncoordinated efforts.
This shows the lack of institutional frameworks for disaster risk reduction at the regional level despite the presence of the Disaster Risk Reduction Unit within the SADC Secretariat.
The cyclone has also highlighted the weak information and knowledge management systems, specifically in high risk areas and lack of comprehensive and constantly updated risk assessments and analysis.
This calls for the urgent need to capacitate through the provision of funding to the unit as it plays a critical role in the region's disaster management.
SADC, as a body has not developed a protocol on disaster risk reduction or management and only relies on the strategy and other complimentary protocols such as the defence, politics and security cooperation protocol Article 2, which states that a specific objective of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation shall be to "enhance regional capacity in respect of disaster management and coordination of international humanitarian assistance" and one hopes that after Idai there will be a standalone protocol on disaster management. Another complimentary SADC protocol that is used in disaster management is the 1999 Health protocol Article 25 on Emergency Health Services and Disaster Management.
This articles calls on states to co-operate and assist each other in the co-ordination and management of disaster and emergency situations; develop mechanisms for co-operation and assistance with emergency services and to collaborate and facilitate regional efforts in developing awareness, risk reduction, preparedness and management plans for natural and man-made disasters.
In the past, the most significant consideration in joining a regional economic group such as SADC, however, as mentioned earlier, was the economic benefit each individual nation stood to gain, but as has been discussed earlier, the benefits far exceed the economic and combined regional efforts in disaster risk management to ensure community safety and protection of economic assets as seen by the coming together of SADC member states in trying to minimise the effects of Cyclone Idai is another.
It is, therefore, imperative that disaster risk management be mainstreamed in the regional integration of the SADC bloc.
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Bennett Brinson Gamel: Fighting Cystic Fibrosis: Shopping is always fun...even if it's for medical supplies!
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One of the things that is difficult about Bennett's g-tube is it's hard to find clothing for a 9 month old that doesn't have bottom or top snaps. Onesies and other one piece outfits allow easy access to his diaper but not his belly (aka g-tube).
We do find things every once in a while (we typically have to dress him in 12 month clothing - a shirt and a pair of shorts) but on a whole, it can be difficult. This should resolve when he is older but, for now, the main clothing choices for babies are onesies. So, shopping for Bennett isn't much fun with this necessary requirement to get to his g-tube often.
However, every rain cloud has a rainbow, right? The nice thing about a g-tube is it opens up a whole new line of items from which to purchase! We didn't know, until now, that there is a whole market for "adaptive clothing." How incredible it feels that many people have gone before us, felt needs similar to our own and invented a way to resolve these challenges!
Do you have a Carters outlet near you? I've bought lots of separate piece outfits there for my girls- and gifts for little boys. Like a button down little top and shorts....of course Target has the Circo section with little individual t-s and shorts as well but they aren't as convenient as the Gtube ready line of clothes!


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package org.elasticsearch.index.similarity;

import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.AfterEffectL;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.BasicModelG;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.BooleanSimilarity;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.DFISimilarity;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.DFRSimilarity;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.DistributionSPL;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.IBSimilarity;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.IndependenceChiSquared;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.LMDirichletSimilarity;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.LMJelinekMercerSimilarity;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.LambdaTTF;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarities.NormalizationH2;
import org.apache.lucene.search.similarity.LegacyBM25Similarity;
import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
import org.elasticsearch.common.compress.CompressedXContent;
import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentFactory;
import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexService;
import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MappedFieldType;
import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperParsingException;
import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService;
import org.elasticsearch.plugins.Plugin;
import org.elasticsearch.test.ESSingleNodeTestCase;
import org.elasticsearch.test.InternalSettingsPlugin;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Collection;

import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;

public class SimilarityTests extends ESSingleNodeTestCase {

    @Override
    protected Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> getPlugins() {
        return pluginList(InternalSettingsPlugin.class);
    }

    public void testResolveDefaultSimilarities() {
        SimilarityService similarityService = createIndex("foo").similarityService();
        assertThat(similarityService.getSimilarity("BM25").get(), instanceOf(LegacyBM25Similarity.class));
        assertThat(similarityService.getSimilarity("boolean").get(), instanceOf(BooleanSimilarity.class));
        assertThat(similarityService.getSimilarity("default"), equalTo(null));
    }

    public void testResolveSimilaritiesFromMapping_bm25() throws IOException {
        XContentBuilder mapping = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("_doc")
            .startObject("properties")
            .startObject("field1").field("type", "text").field("similarity", "my_similarity").endObject()
            .endObject()
            .endObject().endObject();

        Settings indexSettings = Settings.builder()
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.type", "BM25")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.k1", 2.0f)
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.b", 0.5f)
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.discount_overlaps", false)
            .build();
        MapperService mapperService = createIndex("foo", indexSettings, mapping).mapperService();
        assertThat(mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get(), instanceOf(LegacyBM25Similarity.class));

        LegacyBM25Similarity similarity = (LegacyBM25Similarity) mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get();
        assertThat(similarity.getK1(), equalTo(2.0f));
        assertThat(similarity.getB(), equalTo(0.5f));
        assertThat(similarity.getDiscountOverlaps(), equalTo(false));
    }

    public void testResolveSimilaritiesFromMapping_boolean() throws IOException {
        XContentBuilder mapping = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("_doc")
            .startObject("properties")
            .startObject("field1").field("type", "text").field("similarity", "boolean").endObject()
            .endObject()
            .endObject().endObject();

        MapperService mapperService = createIndex("foo", Settings.EMPTY, mapping).mapperService();
        assertThat(mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get(), instanceOf(BooleanSimilarity.class));
    }

    public void testResolveSimilaritiesFromMapping_DFR() throws IOException {
        XContentBuilder mapping = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("_doc")
            .startObject("properties")
            .startObject("field1").field("type", "text").field("similarity", "my_similarity").endObject()
            .endObject()
            .endObject().endObject();

        Settings indexSettings = Settings.builder()
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.type", "DFR")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.basic_model", "g")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.after_effect", "l")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.normalization", "h2")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.normalization.h2.c", 3f)
            .build();
        MapperService mapperService = createIndex("foo", indexSettings, mapping).mapperService();
        assertThat(mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get(), instanceOf(DFRSimilarity.class));

        DFRSimilarity similarity = (DFRSimilarity) mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get();
        assertThat(similarity.getBasicModel(), instanceOf(BasicModelG.class));
        assertThat(similarity.getAfterEffect(), instanceOf(AfterEffectL.class));
        assertThat(similarity.getNormalization(), instanceOf(NormalizationH2.class));
        assertThat(((NormalizationH2) similarity.getNormalization()).getC(), equalTo(3f));
    }

    public void testResolveSimilaritiesFromMapping_IB() throws IOException {
        XContentBuilder mapping = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("_doc")
            .startObject("properties")
            .startObject("field1").field("type", "text").field("similarity", "my_similarity").endObject()
            .endObject()
            .endObject().endObject();

        Settings indexSettings = Settings.builder()
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.type", "IB")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.distribution", "spl")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.lambda", "ttf")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.normalization", "h2")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.normalization.h2.c", 3f)
            .build();
        MapperService mapperService = createIndex("foo", indexSettings, mapping).mapperService();
        assertThat(mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get(), instanceOf(IBSimilarity.class));

        IBSimilarity similarity = (IBSimilarity) mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get();
        assertThat(similarity.getDistribution(), instanceOf(DistributionSPL.class));
        assertThat(similarity.getLambda(), instanceOf(LambdaTTF.class));
        assertThat(similarity.getNormalization(), instanceOf(NormalizationH2.class));
        assertThat(((NormalizationH2) similarity.getNormalization()).getC(), equalTo(3f));
    }

    public void testResolveSimilaritiesFromMapping_DFI() throws IOException {
        XContentBuilder mapping = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("_doc")
            .startObject("properties")
            .startObject("field1").field("type", "text").field("similarity", "my_similarity").endObject()
            .endObject()
            .endObject().endObject();

        Settings indexSettings = Settings.builder()
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.type", "DFI")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.independence_measure", "chisquared")
            .build();
        MapperService mapperService = createIndex("foo", indexSettings, mapping).mapperService();
        MappedFieldType fieldType = mapperService.fieldType("field1");

        assertThat(fieldType.similarity().get(), instanceOf(DFISimilarity.class));
        DFISimilarity similarity = (DFISimilarity) fieldType.similarity().get();
        assertThat(similarity.getIndependence(), instanceOf(IndependenceChiSquared.class));
    }

    public void testResolveSimilaritiesFromMapping_LMDirichlet() throws IOException {
        XContentBuilder mapping = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("_doc")
            .startObject("properties")
            .startObject("field1").field("type", "text").field("similarity", "my_similarity").endObject()
            .endObject()
            .endObject().endObject();

        Settings indexSettings = Settings.builder()
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.type", "LMDirichlet")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.mu", 3000f)
            .build();

        MapperService mapperService = createIndex("foo", indexSettings, mapping).mapperService();
        assertThat(mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get(), instanceOf(LMDirichletSimilarity.class));

        LMDirichletSimilarity similarity = (LMDirichletSimilarity) mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get();
        assertThat(similarity.getMu(), equalTo(3000f));
    }

    public void testResolveSimilaritiesFromMapping_LMJelinekMercer() throws IOException {
        XContentBuilder mapping = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("_doc")
            .startObject("properties")
            .startObject("field1").field("type", "text").field("similarity", "my_similarity").endObject()
            .endObject()
            .endObject().endObject();

        Settings indexSettings = Settings.builder()
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.type", "LMJelinekMercer")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.lambda", 0.7f)
            .build();
        MapperService mapperService = createIndex("foo", indexSettings, mapping).mapperService();
        assertThat(mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get(), instanceOf(LMJelinekMercerSimilarity.class));

        LMJelinekMercerSimilarity similarity = (LMJelinekMercerSimilarity) mapperService.fieldType("field1").similarity().get();
        assertThat(similarity.getLambda(), equalTo(0.7f));
    }

    public void testResolveSimilaritiesFromMapping_Unknown() throws IOException {
        String mapping = Strings.toString(XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("type")
            .startObject("properties")
            .startObject("field1").field("type", "text").field("similarity", "unknown_similarity").endObject()
            .endObject()
            .endObject().endObject());

        IndexService indexService = createIndex("foo");
        try {
            indexService.mapperService().documentMapperParser().parse("type", new CompressedXContent(mapping));
            fail("Expected MappingParsingException");
        } catch (MapperParsingException e) {
            assertThat(e.getMessage(), equalTo("Unknown Similarity type [unknown_similarity] for field [field1]"));
        }
    }

    public void testUnknownParameters() throws IOException {
        Settings indexSettings = Settings.builder()
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.type", "BM25")
            .put("index.similarity.my_similarity.z", 2.0f)
            .build();
        IllegalArgumentException e = expectThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
                () -> createIndex("foo", indexSettings));
        assertEquals("Unknown settings for similarity of type [BM25]: [z]", e.getMessage());
    }
}

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Molex hædrer Digi-Key med 'eCatalog' priser
Molex har hædret Digi-Key med priser som årets 'eCatalog' distributør (in english).
Molex, a leading global manufacturer of electronic solutions, has announced that the company has presented Digi-Key Electronics with the 2018 Global eCatalog Distributor of the Year, and the 2018 Americas eCatalog Distributor of the Year awards.
The global award recognises a valued collaborator demonstrating financial growth coupled with operational and management excellence in advancing Molex innovations on a global scale, while the Americas recogni s es the excellence at a regional level. This is the third year in a row Digi-Key has been awarded the Global eCatalog Distributor of the Year awards.
The candidates for the Molex annual Global Distribution Awards are evaluated based on criteria in three categories, including:
Financial: Year over year sales growth
Operational: Inventory, new product support, order coverage and other factors
Management: Accessibility to management team, training program support, feedback on pricing strategy, etc.
- Digi-Key demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to supporting Molex products in the global marketplace, says Fred Bell, vice president, global distribution, Molex.
- Digi-Key further supports our objective to offer innovative and cost-effective products for our customers. We are pleased to present them with our 2018 eCatalog Distributor of the Year and 2018 Americas eCatalog Distributor of the Year awards.
- Digi-Key is honoured to be recognised with these significant awards, adds Chris Beeson, executive vice president, global supplier management, Digi-Key Electronics.
- We are proud to offer their broad portfolio of innovative products and solutions to our customers worldwide and look forward to continued success with Molex in the years to come.


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How a lot does it price to journey the world all day on a yacht?
The Sueiros had it all – great careers, a community of friends and children enrolled in a top international school in Boston.
Will was a chartered accountant and Jessica ran a graphic design business from home. Life was "comfortable, uneventful, and routine," said Jessica Sueiro.
"Life was good" for the Sueiro family before they traveled the world full time, but they wanted adventure and a worldwide education for their children, said Jessica Sueiro.
Courtesy Jessica Sueiro
However, they were over-budgeted and spent around $ 10,000 a month on their finances – not on a "pampered life" with fancy cars or weekend ski trips, Sueiro said, but on rent, private schooling and an "image" that is presentable had to be clothes and regular haircuts.
"We had the lifestyle we dreamed of," said Sueiro. "But when we got it, we weren't sure it was the way to go for our family."
A "leap into the unknown"
The family went on a "summer test trip" to Paris to see if they could survive in a foreign country, Sueiro said.
"We not only survived, we also thrived," she told CNBC. "We lived a lot less and were so happy."
With two children, ages 6 and 10, the Sueiros sold 85% of their belongings, took out international health insurance, opted for paperless bills, and left Boston in 2014 "jumping into the unknown," she said.
Since then, the family has visited more than 65 countries and members have traveled to all seven continents, Sueiro said.
The Sueiro family has lived in surf hostels, yurts, tree houses, pod hotels, boats, an RV and now a catamaran, Jessica Sueiro said.
Courtesy Roam Generation
For the first three years, the Sueiros lived in places for nine to twelve months, rented furnished houses, and traveled extensively, Sueiro said. The family lived in a 21-foot RV for the next 2 1/2 years, constantly moving and visiting every country in Europe as well as Morocco.
They had just arrived in Japan when the pandemic broke out. They eventually returned to France, where they have an extended stay visa, and bought a 38-foot catamaran that they have been living in since August 2020.
Yacht life for $ 2,500 a month
The Sueiros had very little sailing experience when they bought their boat, which makes traveling over water more difficult than over land – at least for now, Sueiro said.
She said she believes that "sailing will eventually become a much easier and cheaper way to travel," despite boats "having a reputation for costing a fortune".
"Our monthly budget since we've been full-time travelers has always been $ 2,500 a month," said Sueiro, who includes health insurance but not school or business expenses. "Right now … we're a little bit lower than that."
There have been allegations that our children are not properly educated, that we must have family allowances, that we are lost souls.
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The needs of a nomadic lifestyle
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Inspired by a movie
The Careys were a "normal family" who lived in a three bedroom house in Adelaide, Australia – until they were inspired to travel the world after watching a documentary about Laura Dekker, the youngest person to be alone Circled globe.
The couple saved more than two years, took sailing courses and bought a 47-foot boat "unseen" in Grenada, an island nation in the Caribbean.
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"We basically jumped on board and did everything our own way," said Erin with a laugh. "We ran aground, our engine failed … we had to be towed."
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The family returned to their home in Australia at the beginning of the pandemic, but quickly realized that country life was not for them. The family was always "rushing" to school and sports activities, and the kids read less and stayed indoors more, Carey said.
We are a family of five and we spend probably around $ 4,000 a month.
"We didn't spend time as a family," she said. "There were very few moments at home when we really felt alive."
The Careys sold their house and returned to their boat in the Azores this March.
The pros and cons of boating life
Despite the freedom and adventure, Carey said it was normal to get tired of the lifestyle because "it's super hard to live on a boat".
Cramped living spaces, blocked toilets, and no hot showers or cars ("we have to take our groceries everywhere") are just the beginning. "Rolly anchorages", a boat term for a rocking boat, prevent a good sleep.
But the days are not rushed. The kids take classes for two hours each morning through Acellus, an online school, while Carey runs a PR agency called Roam Generation from her yacht. Then the family can go on a hike or a museum, or the children can play or fish with other children in the marina. You have started reading again, she said.
"Kids on boats are really exceptional for some reason," said Carey, who uses a private Facebook group called Kids4Sail to connect with other boat families.
Are children rare in the church? Not at all, said Carey.
The "cruise" community is well connected, and families with "boat children" visit each other.
"Often times, people change their plans and go where the kids' boats are because happy kids make this lifestyle so much better," Carey said.
Cruise: Not just for the ultra-rich
To finance life on a boat full time, some people save money to sail for a period of time while others sell or rent their houses. Others operate location-independent businesses from their boats. Many are retired.
"We're a family of five and we spend probably about $ 4,000 a month," she said. "There are people who do it for literally $ 500 a month and then obviously there are people who live on super yachts."
Carey, whose family eats out several times a week and occasionally rents a car, believes what they spend is "pretty average" for cruise families.
With no mortgage or car, Carey said, "Life on the boat is cheaper than life in our home." "Things on boats break all the time … so you have to be prepared."
"Your sails are tearing, it's going to be $ 5,000," she said. "They say boot stands for 'Bring Out Another Thousand'."
Carey said while cruises were "much more difficult" in the Covid era, boat sales were "through the roof". While the coronavirus caused some to return home, it spurred many others to start a lifestyle on board.
Carey is researching going to the Mediterranean next and then sailing back to the Caribbean around Christmas.
Cruisers (Halloween is celebrated here in Grenada) are mostly well-educated and motivated people, but "issues like wealth, social status or employment rarely come up," said Carey.
"I think that's the beauty of boating, it's so unknown," she said. "I really like that I literally have no idea where we'll be in three months."
Carey said that while boating is tough, "you just have to be really determined and persistent to find a way to make it work."
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If you are a fan of Shonda Rhimes' mega hit show Scandal, then you may already be geared up for the The Limited's Scandal Collection; inspired by everyone's favorite gladiator Olivia Pope.
Actress Kerry Washington, costume designer Lyn Paolo, and The Limited's head of design Elliot Staples collaborated to create a work worthy collection of soft neutrals, feminine details and tailored separates. The line will debut at stores and online September 23rd.
Scandal's Olivia Pope dons the "white hat" daily, while also wearing some seriously fabulous outerwear. After viewing the look book, I must say that while this work wear is a little TOO polished for my work environment as a teacher, the coats from this collection are giving me life! How can you not want to throw on those chic leather gloves with one of those elegant wrap coats?
Check out pics from the collection below.
Prices for the collection range from $49 to $250.


Reading, writing, jewelry-making, traveling, French, dog-training, cats, parakeets, milk goats, foster-parenting, book collecting, jazz and classical music. I try to garden, but I am not very good at it.
My son is 10 and Italian, and he has straight brown hair in a pageboy style, about two inches below his ears. He doesn't know how to style it yet.
What do you say/do when people "dis" your kid's major, or college, etc.
I say, "That's a boundary issue." If they don't get that, I explain and in no uncertain terms.
For whatever reason, I am registered and logged in but getting lots of ads. Maybe the bugs aren't worked out yet?
Do you have a tattoo? If so, how old were you when you got it (or if you have more than 1, how old when you got your first)?
Unfortunately, my left breast looks like childrens' wallpaper due to a tattoo I got on a (dumb) whim about 20 years ago. It's Winnie-the-Pooh with a bunch of balloons. I fantasize about having it lasered off, but don't want to spend the money. I should have gotten a dragon in my groin or somewhere....but that would look like a Chinese menu....really, I should have just skipped the whole thing. Ugh.
We have Middlebury College French through k12, which is actually wonderful, an incredibly reasonable French tutor, and best of all, I bought the French bouquet package from Dish Network for $20/month. I leave it on all the time so we are listening to native French speakers on the news, cartoons (which everyone loves), and sometimes talk shows (just as insipid as the US ones, but in French). I never even looked at the international education options and requirements prior to this thread. It is so useful...thank you. Does anyone know anything about the schools designated as international schools in the US? I see there a lot of them....but what do they actually do? There is even one in St. Louis conducted entirely in French.
Looking to do some *relaxed* math here, want to share ideas?
I'm being contrarian here, again, but.... :huh: we don't make math a game at our house, at all. We just learn it and do it and, like virtue, it becomes its own reward.


It's been great to see more and more activity in the Church Marketing Lab. The level of creativity is matched only by the willingness to grow and expand the gifts God gave us. Logo and brand identity has come up time after time in the lab, and it's an area that can be both challenging and very rewarding.
Too often we jump to designing a logo when in fact we should be developing an identity. It may sound like symantecs, but it really isn't. A logo by itself is simply an appealing image connected to a church name. An identity is a strategy that tells your story through imagery and color. This certainly involves a logo, but must first begin with strategy.
Don't begin this process without first seeking God. This is a big task and if you don't have some divine guidance, good luck.
Every identity and logo needs to begin with a pencil in your hand and your computer turned off. Don't jump into Illustrator until you've done your homework and have pages of sketches. If you skip this step, you're letting the computer design your logo and you'll end up with a logo without heart.
Before we even sketch, take out that paper and pencil and begin to write down words that describes your church, your culture, the people in your community, what you're great at, why people would want to know you, what people will find when they arrive, etc. This helps to find a foundation to build your identity on. Just because your church's name is Hills Valley Christian Church does not mean you must have a logo with a hill, a valley and the sun shining over a cross. Instead your logo should be about what you are, it should tell your story.
Once you've written out this list of words that make up your story, now you can begin to isolate the main threads that run through who you are. Now, you can being to sketch with the goal of putting into visual terms these key concepts. Sketch and sketch and sketch. Put the paper down, go take a walk downtown, play catch with your kids, pull yourself away and refresh. Now, go back and sketch some more.
Design in black and white. Color is the final piece of the puzzle. Don't let it confuse your decisions too early in the process.
This isn't time for the tagline, that can come later. The logo must stand on its own. If it needs to be explained, it doesn't work.
As you progress, look at different size scales of the logo. This will be important in having a universal logo. It will need to work on the side of your building or as a tiny web icon.
Once you have some concepts that you like, post them to the Church Marketing Lab (need help?) and the fun can continue. You'll end up with a much stronger identity when you don't do this alone. That's what the lab is all about.
For the most part, I REALLY like the process you've described, and agree with the distinction between identity and logo. I'm not sure how much people will latch on to the skething before computer bit, though I know some people are taught that way (I wasn't).
I prefer a pen in hand for most design ventures, but then I have a studio art degree with about half of my time in design and half in studio art. So I'm a tactile person, very.
Yet, I don't start with a pen in hand as you so strongly suggest. Even though I like it so well. I wonder why . . . ?
Good instruction. I'd also recommend not designing the logo by committee. I've found in the logos I've designed for the churches I've served and others that the smaller the decision making group, the closer we could come to capturing the essence of the church's identity in the logo. More than 3-4 people involved and the opinions get difficult to manage. I think determining the decision-makers early on is important.
I've designed several logos that went from simplicity and clear communication to wild and confusing because it got passed around to dozens of people in an email with "what do you think?" attached. Evaluation is important, but on a logo there must be a balance.
Paul, I agree with you. I sometimes doodle, but I would much rather start on the computer and not with a pencil. And, it still comes from my heart. God has given people different talents and ways of doing things. Some like to draw by hand and others like to do it on the computer with a mouse or pen. It doesn't mean that it isn't coming from their heart.
The important thing for me is to let the ideas drive the design and not the other way around. Using Adobe Illustrator doesn't have to mean you're letting the computer do the work. It can simply be the pencil in a virtual world.
After I've roughed in about 2-3 dozen designs, I take a step back froom the work and then return to it a day or two later. By that time, things look fresh again, and you can begin to decide which comcepts have merit for further exploration….
My guess is, that a 2-D Illustration Software will eventually be considered the "traditional tool" for logo creation, as more and more things move into multi-dimensional presentation formats….
Excellent article. Unfortunately, you're preaching to the choir. The people that need to understand the process are our clients. I, for one, have trouble getting my clients to understand the necessity of thinking through the process. So I find myself doing way more comps than should be necessary. I work hard to both satisfy my clients and educate them, but I find that few are really interested in learning. They want a design, and they want it yesterday. And if I need any real insight, I have to do a Vulcan mind-meld, which tends to frighten some of them.
So, I've started telling all my clients that if they want me to design an identity for them, they have to complete a "homework" assignment, which forces them to walk through the questions I want answered before I start my doodling. So far, I haven't had anyone refuse, although they aren't usually excited about it. Afterwards, however, the homework always results in a more efficient and effective design.
It is dangerous to start your first drafts/sketches on the computer because then you will be limited by the program and what you know about the program. If you start with pen and paper, you focus more on the idea. Because it's all about the idea- Then you go and figure out how to produce that idea.
I dunno, it's different for different people.
Then you have all the final information you need in one document. There's no going back and your client will be/should be happier.
I think Andrew says it best. I find that starting directly at the computer limits you and doesn't let you explore everything. Also, there is a speed issue. Even if I'm using my tablet, i'm still faster with a marker and paper.
I agree with you Paul, Make sure the decision making committee is no more than a few people. The most frustrating part is too many opinions. Gather several key and influential people and make them sell the final choice to the church!
Maybe the pencil sketch suggestion is for the artistically challenged like myself. I happen to have an artistically gifted friend who can take my word descriptions and extremely rough pencil drawings and make them into exactly what I'm going for. That worked very efficiently (plus the thought in my head that I'd be paying my talented friend for every minute of his time) when I designed my business logo. However, when same friend and I attempted to design a logo for the church without an identity in mind (and for free), we (the pastor and I) ended up changing what the logo should look like every time we met. I felt sorry for my goto art guy – it is simply impossible to get an accurate picture of a moving target. For something time enduring like a logo needs to be, starting with a word description of the identity is a must. In fact, I'd love to have a copy of Eric's "homework" assignment.
Ok, I agree with most said here, but of all the comments I would say that starting on the computer is not evil! (I don't really think that is the point being made anyway) The concept of sketches is really the underlying rule here right? If you can sketch in Illustartor, then do it. If not, get a pencil! (or pen) I think what is being said here is not, "don't use a computer" but, "use your head first", then go to the final art. Good article!
do you have any of these creative, well thought out logos we can copy??
I design identity full time, and have managed a creative staff. My advice has always been to find your groove – a system that works best for you. Be careful though, because a groove becomes a rut if you do things the same way every time. So a system is great, but we also need to find ways to approach things with a fresh point of view.
I gather input first, talk with my clients to get a good feel for their needs, research, sketch in a notebook, and use the computer to render the best designs. The process is filled with prayer. I find myself saying "dig deeper," a lot. I also try to imagine myself as an unchurched person, a visitor, a church member, and the pastor. Then ask myself how each of these views the logos.
Some designers just present one idea, others more. I present more, and this has worked well for me. I also appreciate feedback from the pastor and modify the logo based on their input. Most of the time it makes for a stronger design and one that is truer to who they are.
I think Michael's process is a good place to start, but as with anything else, you'll develop your own way of doing things as you gain experience.
I just wanted to add to the "draw first"s. I think the computer will limit you without you even realizing it. Go wild with sketches, then take it to he computer. The computer will then bring up other ideas with the spine being your drawings.
thanks for the guidelines on how to design, but can you give more steps on how to design a church program sir?
I've seen way too many church logos that were a complex mess, like a vanity plate that doesn't make sense. They meant something to the pastor but to no one else. Simplicity is key. I blogged about it today, actually.
Thanks for your site and for helping church leaders, including me!
I enjoy this entire approach. Too often church branding and christian content in general is trapped in a feedback loop of what worked 20-30 years ago although my clients deal with an older demographic I can appreciate your fresh approach. Awesome and great advice to church members as well as designers.
@ Gene, I know you posted back in 2006 but I just had to mention that I hear you brother! I have been in many situations where too many people being involved in the decison making process resulted in the strangest and most abstract versions of the simplest of concepts! I think feedback is important but it is worth putting something down on paper first rather than relying on non-professionals to brainstorm or put design elements together. I think if you ask someone their opinion they will give it and it will either reinforce or inform the design so you can develop it better but involving too many in the actual process puts them in a position where they feel obligated to have something to say or seek a fault in the design. I have had very intelligent people loose all reasoning skills in this situation because they just want to be heard! Consider these same people's reaction to a finished logo on the wall and they won't be constantly searching for a fault in it. Sorry for the rant! Just something that really gets to me!
I am working our church's logo and wanted to see what other people have to say about the subject and your site has being helpful.
I appreciate the information as I'm also trying to work on a logo for our church and have thought to initially draft it on paper first since that appears most logical to me. My question, however, is once I do get to the computer part of it, are there any programs out there that folks could/would recommend for this type of endeavor? Thanks!


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Red Bulls look to continue home domination versus Sounders
The New York Red Bulls have been almost unbeatable at home over the past calendar year and look to continue their friendly pitch dominance when they square off against the defending Western Conference champion Seattle Sounders on Wednesday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.
The home team has won each of the past four meetings between the Red Bulls and Sounders. New York has three wins and a draw among the most recent six matches at home in MLS play against Seattle, with the lone loss coming in 2010.
New York (7-4-2) returns home after a 1-1 draw on the road versus Columbus on Saturday. It took a near-super-human effort from goalkeeper Luis Robles and a 57th-minute equalizer from Alex Muyl to allow the Red Bulls to earn a point in a match they likely should have lost.
"Sometimes draws feel like draws and sometimes they feel like a win; this one felt like a win because of how hard the first half was for us," Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch said after the Columbus game. "When we went in at halftime I looked at 11 faces and they were searching for answers a little bit, they were exhausted. For us to fight back like we did and earn the point was important."
New York is led by 33-year-old forward Bradley Wright-Phillips, who is one of the most prodigious scorers in MLS history. Wright-Phillips has scored at least 17 goals in each of the past four seasons and already has nine goals in 13 matches this year, bringing him within five goals of 100 in his MLS career, which began in 2013.
The Red Bulls have lost just one MLS home match since last June, and they are first in goals against average (0.6) and second in both goals per game (2.4) and goal differential (plus-25) in that time.
Seattle (3-7-2) heads to the suburbs of the Big Apple after charging back to beat D.C. United 2-1 at home on Saturday. The victory snapped a three-match losing streak for the Sounders, and the two goals scored equaled their total from their previous six matches combined.
After conceding a goal to D.C. United in the 53th minute, Nicolas Lodeiro leveled the match four minutes hence. Magnus Wolff Eikrem produced the game-winner in the 83rd minute for Seattle, which is still 11 points beneath the playoff line in the Western Conference, though it has at least a game at hand on every other team in the West.
The win showed Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer that his team still has a pulse.
"It's a team game, they came to play and they all understood the place that we found ourselves in the table," Schmetzer said. "I'll just caution everybody here — we still have a long way to go, but there are some signs of life and signs of a little bit of momentum for sure."
The Sounders own a 5-4 advantage over New York in 12 overall matches, with three draws. The Red Bulls beat Seattle 2-1 in the most recent contest between the two teams in Harrison on June 19, 2016.
—Field Level Media


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It was -- get this -- over sixty degrees, so the boys recorded outside. No, really; it was over sixty degrees, all at the same time, instead of broken into pieces and spread over several days. Farenheit!
Wes Montgomery was such a wonderful and original player. I don't know why my kids have such good taste. I think they're supposed to be playing death metal at flight-deck volume or they'll be thrown out of the garage band union, but they don't show any inclination to annoy us or the neighbors yet.
Speaking of annoying the neighbors, Unorganized Hancock has a gig. There's a converted church in town that has a real stage in it, along with function rooms and so forth, and my boys are appearing there next Friday night: It's called 49 Franklin. (Scroll down to see their promo picture). They're headlining, but they're playing first. The drummer is a pro, but he's got to be in bed by nine, so they're going to blast away for an hour at 7:00 PM. Good luck to the band that has to follow them. How do you follow that?
Many thanks to everyone that's hit the tip jar for the boys, and linked to their videos, and hit the like buttons on YouTube and Facebook. The Heir and The Spare had a difficult couple of weeks, and the love and support they receive from my Intertunnel mob means the world to them. And me. (Special thanks to Malcolm from America's hat) We now have a computer that will play 1080p video (thanks, Cliff E !), and we were able to purchase a big hard drive to put the videos on. The boys have a keyboard now, too, and can both play it some. Look for that soon. The boys are improving by leaps and bounds these days. Me, I don't even know which end of the piano you blow in.
Best one yet, guys! Knock 'em dead at the gig. I'm sure you will.
That was brilliant! My boy says "try again" (which in two-year-old-ese means "play" it again). The the second time, he said "pretty cool. More? More?"
I figure that if he likes this kind of music when he's little, it'll help inoculate him against the ugly stuff later.
Nice logo. I pity the fools who follow these guys onstage.
I know the boys weren't the only ones having a difficult couple of weeks. You all have been in my prayers, for what that's worth. And once again, thanks for sharing this bit of yourselves out here. You help make the world a better place.
When are they going on tour?
Das Logo sind sehr Kuhl!
Howze come the Heir keeps looking at his twin?
I still recommend the Spare get a 1"-brim hat. Nail the image.
Love it! LOVE IT! The logo is perfection. Unorganized Hancock makes me very happy, and they can't go wrong with Wes Montgomery as an example.
I came late to jazz; I was in my 40s. The first album I bought was Wes Montgomery's Down Here On The Ground (his next-to-last album, recorded in January 1968). As a result, I tend to judge all jazz guitarists by the Wes Standard, and The Heir has done a fine, fine job.
Talk about leaps and bounds...they really have come on at a rapid clip.As an aside we may hit 60 here this week too...whoopee!
Is is bad luck to send well-wishes to musicians?
and I look forward to the news.
Very nice, they are playing the notes quite well. Next step is to take on the fact that jazz needs to swing. At the rate they are progressing, that is just a short time away.
What can I say? Brilliant!
Swings well, I thought, captures the personality of the tune nicely. Wes is a fine role model, as are many jazz players.
Piano next for the drummerson? Wood winds for the elderboy?


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This is not just a story about an old, abandoned dog finding a new forever home. It is also a story about the extraordinary kindness of a woman named Betty, who quickly realized that she needed this pup as much as he needed her.
Hawk was dumped in a high-kill shelter by his family of many years. Not only was he a senior pup (12 years old), he was also very sick so he was not considered a candidate for adoption. Instead, Hawk was placed on doggy death row.
When HartSong's UnderDOG Railroad became aware of Hawk's sad situation, we pulled him out of the shelter just a few hours before he was scheduled to be destroyed. We were only able to remove him from harms way because of a very kind woman named Betty who stepped up to the plate and agreed to foster him.
We've worked with many, many fosters over the years but Betty is truly – one of a kind. A foster mom extraordinaire in our opinion. Once in Betty's care, she realized that Hawk's medical issues were far more serious than expected – so much so, that we feared that he might not make it. He was extremely weak – unwilling to eat – unable to walk – coughing constantly and deeply depressed. Once examined by Betty's vet, Hawk was immediately admitted into ICU and spent numerous days hooked up to tubes so that he could receive his antibiotics via IV 24/7. Once well enough to be released, Betty was instructed to return Hawk to the vet twice daily for 7 days so that he could receive his antibiotics via injection. Often times and because Hawk was so weak, she would carry him from the car into the vet office. The care she provided was truly exceptional and finally, after many, many anxious days, Hawk's fever broke – his appetite returned and he felt well enough to begin exploring his new "temporary" home.
Of course, we said YES! Finding a new home for any senior dog is never easy yet it was worth every moment of angst, concern and worry because today, Hawk lives a happy, peaceful life – surrounded by a family who will love and adore him FOREVER!


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