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Kraft Paper Bags – Made in Ontario, Canada
Icegreen now offers recycled Natural and White Kraft Twisted Handle Paper Bags, made in Ontario, Canada. We are among the industry leaders supplying recycled and eco-friendly paper bags to Canada and the U.S. By partnering with some of North America's leading paper mills, we offer heavyweight recycled bags that are the perfect solution for quick-service…
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How One Can Encourage Supermarkets To Avoid Plastic
In striving to make the world a better place to live by supporting sustainable development, supermarkets have taken steps to reduce single-use plastic. This kind of campaign gained momentum in the UK when British Prime Minister Theresa May declared war against the use of plastic on 'throwaway culture.' The Prime Minister further added the encouragement…
3 Simple Ways To Keep Your Lunch Fresh & Cool
We all know how plastic bags are ruining the environment. Even then, an average American uses six plastic bags per week. Can't we do anything about it? Is it so unavoidable? The answer to these questions is simple – switch to reusable bags. Reusable bags can be used for a very long time Typically hundreds…
An Expert's Guide On Why Should We Choose Reusable Bags
In recent years people have become profound about protecting the environment; it's every individual's duty as so many factors are responsible for polluting our air, water, and surroundings. It could be better if we try reducing even minor effects of pollution on the earth. But how? An expert shares some meaningful tips for helping us…
Hawaii Bans Plastic Bags In Grocery Stores
Hawaii is the first US state to ban plastic bags from being distributed at grocery store checkouts. Like France, the state of Hawaii (US) seems intent on leading the rest of the world into a sustainable era. Recently news was shared of its plans to transform old buses into homeless shelters, and now the Huffington…
Retailers push reusable bags to save money, environment
When Katrina Gamble goes grocery shopping, she brings her list and her bags — a pair of sturdy canvas bags she bought a few months ago for $4.99 at her local grocery store. "It works just as well," said Gamble, 30, a political science professor at Brown University, adding, "It's better for the environment." A…
Lululemon and Reusable Bag Branding
By David Lawson,Icegreen Inc. Are you branding as well as Lululemon, the Vancouver-based maker of trendy yoga and running wear? Theirs is a great example of how smart for the environment can definitely mean smart for business too. You'd have to be pretty far removed from any media or pop culture references not to…
Biodegradable Coffee Cups Embedded With Seeds Grow Into Trees When Thrown Away
A creative company in California called Reduce. Reuse. Grow has designed a coffee cup that is not only biodegradable, but even has seeds in its walls so that it can be planted and grown! The cups, which are currently part of a Kickstarter campaign, will have seeds embedded in their walls based on their…
Reusable Laundry Bags For Hotel Chains, Cruise Lines and Retail Stores
The corporate world is going green and it's not just for P.R. purposes. More and more, companies are finding out that adopting eco-friendly practices is saving them money along with providing golden opportunities for enhanced customer relations and brand promotion. The Hospitality industry often gets bad press when it comes to the environment, notorious…
Stop Being a Bag Lady (or Bag Guy)
A national newspaper columnist wrote that "banning plastic bags will do exactly nothing to save the planet." She went on to argue that they're even environmentally friendly. Outright bans may not be the best solution, but plastic bags pose a big problem that must be addressed. The columnist appeared to be more interested in contrarianism…
CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE PLASTIC BAG BAN
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Jerry Brown Monday signed a bill imposing the nation's first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags as a way to address litter, primarily in waterways. "This bill is a step in the right direction – it reduces the torrent of plastic polluting our beaches, parks and even the vast ocean itself,"…
NYC Looking at Bag Fee?
Mayor de Blasio's administration is 'looking very closely' at a proposal to add fees to plastic shopping bags. PAUL SAKUMA/AP Mayor de Blasio's administration is 'looking very closely' at a proposal to add fees to plastic shopping bags. The de Blasio administration is "looking very closely" at a proposal to slap fees on plastic shopping…
Evanston polls public on switch to reusable bags
Evanston officials are conducting an online questionnaire aimed at helping residents stop using plastic bags and transition to reusable shopping bags by August 2015. The questionnaire will be used to gather the public's opinion on how Evanston's new plastic bag ban, which was passed in July, should be implemented and adjusted, Evanston's sustainable programs coordinator…
Mystery: Scientists find plastic garbage at 88% of ocean sites, but only 1% of the trash is accounted for
(NaturalNews) A full 88 percent of the ocean's surface is polluted with plastic trash residue — but this only accounts for just 1 percent of the trash that scientists currently believe to be in the ocean, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Cadiz, Spain, and the University of Western Australia,…
Fort Collins council backs grocery bag fee
Using paper or plastic bags could end up costing Fort Collins shoppers at the grocery store check-out counter. The City Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to an ordinance requiring grocers to charge customers 10 cents for each disposable bag supplied by the store. Grocers would keep all revenue generated by the fee under the…
City Giving Away Reusable Bags Today
As the the Los Angeles ban on plastic grocery bags expands to smaller markets and grocery stores starting today, the LA Bureau of Sanitation will give away reusable bags at 20 stores throughout the city while supplies last. Those include (full list): India Sweets & Spices at 22009 Sherman Way in Canoga Park from 9…
Giving up the plastic bag habit
Six months after the 'plastic bag ban' in Tasmania we are still buying them and using them, albeit not the disposable lightweight versions. Does the ban go far enough, or have we created a new 'normal' with heavier versions in the market? While the light plastic bags have been banned, we continue to use a…
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=3609688 PROVIDENCE By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press When Katrina Gamble goes grocery shopping, she brings her list and her bags — a pair of sturdy canvas bags she bought a few months ago for $4.99 at her local grocery store. "It works just as well," said Gamble, 30, a political science professor at Brown…
The beginning of the end of our plastic bag society?
The beginning of the end of our plastic bag society? Apr 7, 2014 Posted by Queenseyes In City, Regional Comments 11 If you believe that it's time that we limit the number of plastic bags that end up in our landfills, blowing around our streets, in our waterways, and even minuscule bits that end up…
As plastic-bag ban looms, L.A. plans to give out totes
With a plastic-bag ban set to go into effect in Los Angeles on the first of the new year, city officials are launching a campaign to get residents in the habit of using reusable totes. The city has teamed up with environmental groups and nonprofit organizations that work with veterans and former gang members to…
Encinitas to pursue plastic bag ban
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/21/encinitas-plastic-environmental-restrictions/ ENCINITAS — Encinitas will create its own ban on single-use plastic bags, instead of waiting for state legislators to vote on weaker restrictions early next year, the City Council decided this week. The environment "can't wait for the state to get its act together," Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer said Wednesday night as the council asked…
North's Walmart to encourage use of reusable bags
Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:05 am | Updated: 2:19 am, Thu Mar 20, 2014. BY AMY DeMELIA SUN CHRONICLE STAFF | 0 comments NORTH ATTLEBORO – The local Walmart has joined a program that will allow the town's schools to earn a piece of a $20,000 donation. Solid waste Director Michele Bernier said Walmart…
Reusable Grocery Bag Influence Shoppers Choices
http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/02/22/reusable-grocery-bags-influence-shoppers-choices/66248.html By TRACI PEDERSEN Associate News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on February 22, 2014 Reusable Grocery Bags Influence Shoppers' ChoicesEnvironment-friendly canvas grocery bags have a surprising influence over what products people buy, according to researchers from Harvard Business School (HBS). Not only do reusable bag shoppers choose more organic and environmentally friendly…
Reusable Bags Help Reduce Toxic Litter
http://www.westlakebayvillageobserver.com/read/2014/03/04/reusable-bags-help-reduce-toxic-litter Reusable bags help reduce toxic litter by Brenda OReilly Reusable bags reduce litter. This plastic bag was photographed on a roadway in Bay Village. Many people are now bringing their reusable bags to the store. So, why is it so important? Well for one thing, plastic bags litter the environment. It's hard to leave…
Hawaii County Set To Begin Plastic Bag Ban
FOLLOW: Hawaii Plastic Bags, Hawaii News, Plastic Bag Ban, Green Hawaii, Plastic Bag, Plastic Bags Hawaii, Green News http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/31/hawaii-plastic-bag-ban_n_4525000.html Imagine a future where endless balls of plastic bags aren't jammed underneath the kitchen sink, where the idea of a "plastic bag holder" is as quaint as a CD rack, and where that famous scene in…
SeaWorld donates reusable bags to city
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jan/08/environment-seaworld-reusable-bags/ SeaWorld donated 25,000 reusable bags to the city of San Diego on Wednesday, to help residents break the plastic bag habit before the city considers whether to ban them. The marine park, which has been plastic bag free since 2011, wants to encourage San Diegans to bring their own bags, in order to minimize…
ICEGREEN ENDS 2013 WITH STRONG 4TH QUARTER, AND CELEBRATES RECORD YEAR!
Icegreen has reported a record 4th quarter sales since its inception in 2008; as a result 2013 has been its best year. Company President and Founder David Lawson: "We are very pleased with the results of 2013, we have secured some very large accounts and as well, our core business has remained very stable. We…
Shopping Bag Trends from Top Global Retailers & Clever Designers
By evad // October 14, 20106 comments See link for photos of below descriptions: http://www.colourlovers.com/business/blog/2010/10/14/shopping-bag-trends-from-top-global-retailers-clever-designers Now that we're all familiar with The Most Powerful Colors in the World it comes as no suprise that the top 10 global retailers all follow those same color trends. All except for one, that it is (way to go…
Texas Store Gives New Meaning to 'Reusable Shopping Bags'
Texas Store Gives New Meaning to 'Reusable Shopping Bags' When shoppers leave Patina Green Home and Market, they're never sure exactly what bag they'll get to tote their purchases home. That's because owner Kaci Lyford is a firm believer in reusing and recycling — and she saw eliminating shopping bags from her store as an…
5 Alternative Uses for Reusable Shopping Bags
https://livegreen.recyclebank.com/5-Alternative-Uses-for-Reusable-Shopping-Bags 5 Alternative Uses for Reusable Shopping Bags Oct 21, 2013 by Jessica Harlan Too many reusable shopping bags? They're good for way more than just groceries. There can be too much of a good thing when it comes to reusable shopping bags for your groceries. Those bags are tempting to buy — so many…
Pittsburg OKs plastic bag ban
Pittsburg OKs plastic bag ban By Eve Mitchell Contra Costa Times POSTED: 10/22/2013 03:05:56 PM PDT | UPDATED: ABOUT 15 HOURS AGO PITTSBURG — Say goodbye to plastic bags in Pittsburg. Over the objections of the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, the City Council voted 5-0 to ban single-use plastic bags as a way to reduce…
San Francisco's Plastic Bag Ban Now Includes Restaurants
San Francisco's Plastic Bag Ban Now Includes Restaurants SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Beginning Tuesday, that doggie bag at your favorite San Francisco eatery will cost you. As is already the case at grocery and retail stores in the city, plastic bags are now officially off the menu for leftovers and takeout at restaurants. A ten-cent fee…
Cameroon Plans to Phase Out Plastic Bags
Cameroon Plans to Phase Out Plastic Bags Cameroonian officials say proliferating plastic bags, ironically called 'African flowers', are becoming an environmental nuisance (AP).. Cameroonian officials say proliferating plastic bags, ironically called 'African flowers', are becoming an environmental nuisance (AP).. Pin It RELATED ARTICLES Child Malnutrition Spreading in Cameroon TEXT SIZE Ntaryike Divine Jr. August 27,…
amysmartplasticbags Amy Smart v. Plastic Bags, Her Fight for Change
Amy Smart v. Plastic Bags, Her Fight for Change Actress and environmental activist, Amy Smart, recently shared her battle against plastic bags on Huffington Post. Smart first became involved in environmental protection in high school. Soaking up the beauty from the mountains and the ocean inspired her to volunteer for Heal the Bay. "I loved…
Why You Can't Count On the Plastic Bag Anymore
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12037191/1/why-you-cant-count-on-the-plastic-bag-anymore.html Why You Can't Count On the Plastic Bag Anymore BY Laura Kiesel| 09/19/13 – 07:45 AM EDT See what Jim Cramer and Stephanie Link are trading today. BOSTON (TheStreet) — They can be found everywhere: in the hands of shoppers, blowing down the streets, entangled in trees and even congregating as part of massive…
September 15, 2013 12:00 am • By Jill Cataldo CTW Features Smart Living Tip: As attractive as "beating or cheating" the system may seem, it's never advisable to do something fraudulent in the name of saving or making money. While we seem to hear more fraud stories on the consumer side versus the retailer side,…
County to encourage reusable bags
Would team with Recycle Utah Aaron Osowski, The Park Record Posted: 08/16/2013 05:01:06 PM MDT http://www.parkrecord.com/news/ci_23879712/county-encourage-reusable-bags Click photo to enlarge An employee of The Market at Park City bags groceries in a plastic bag. Summit County is… Summit County has begun conversations to develop a resolution to encourage the use of reusable grocery bags and…
Can reusable grocery bags make you sick, or is that just baloney?
Consumer Reports News: July 22, 2010 01:32 PM An old saw in the news business is "consider the source" – in other words, take into account not just what you're hearing, but where it comes from. Which is why we're not so swayed by a recent report about reusable grocery bags and their potential to…
Tax vs. fee at issue in Denver bag-ban proposal
By Jeremy Carroll STAFF REPORTER http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20130823/NEWS/130829960/tax-vs-fee-at-issue-in-denver-bag-ban-proposal# While officials in Denver are expected to debate the merits of a plastic and paper bag fee in early September, opponents of the measure say the fee isn't a fee at all. Instead they say it's a tax. While sometimes the discussion around bag fees or taxes is one…
NEW YORK CITY TO CHARGE 10 CENTS PER BAG TO REDUCE LANDFILL COSTS
Lawmakers propose dime-charge on grocery bags CHRIS BRAGG AUGUST 20, 2013 1:49 P.M. Share Print Email RELATED NEWS Netflix strikes movie deal with Weinstein Co. City tries again to get new taxi on the road Eateries protest plastic-foam ban Council plans plastic-bag crackdown Updated: August 20, 2013 4:14 p.m. A bill to force New York…
Metro Reusable Bags
BALTIMORE (WJZ)— The Baltimore City Council Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee was set to hear the pros and cons of a fee on plastic and paper bags. Pat Warren reports the hearing scheduled for Tuesday morning was canceled. Every plastic and paper bag distributed by city retailers–including grocery stores and mini-marts would be subject to…
CLIMATE CHANGE AND REUSABLE BAGS
Randy Moorman: Reusable bags limit climate impact POSTED: 07/30/2013 01:00:00 AM MDT Does anyone believe that creating waste is better for the environment? Apparently Ralph Shnelvar and Quentin McKenna do (Guest commentary, July 21). In their recent opinion piece, "Save the planet: Use a plastic bag" they argue using disposable, single-use plastic bags at the…
New Email Platform For Icegreen Packaging
Icegreen Recycles its Email System with Google Apps for Business International eco-champion Icegreen is a Canadian-owned manufacturer and distributor of "green," reusable bags. The company is the brainchild of Icegreen's president, David Lawson. Lawson is passionate about recycling and founded Icegreen to help businesses switch from traditional packaging to green, recyclable packaging products. To that…
Non-Woven Reusable Bags…Toronto's Answer to the Plastic Bag Ban
Toronto, Canada recently became the largest municipality to ban plastic shopping bags from grocery and shopping markets earlier this year. As the ban date of January 1, 2013 gets closer and closer, retailers are scrambling to find viable alternatives. Many retailers already offer some type of reusable bag for sale or use them as promotional…
Reusable Bags: Plastic, Paper or Cloth? The Controversy Continues
Just as the city of Los Angeles moves to ban plastic bags in supermarkets all together – becoming the largest U.S. city to take that step – Toronto's mayor has vowed to do away with that city's five-cent per bag tax. In addition to Los Angeles, other large U.S. cities to make the move include…
The Zero Waste Grocery Store
Most grocery stores have a bulk food section of perhaps a couple of rows and limited to a few categories of dry goods. Even specialty stores like those in Canada's Bulk Barn chain offer a fairly narrow range of dry goods and products like peanutbutter and honey. Imagine though, that concept taken store- and product-wide, where absolutely everything is offered from bulk bins? That's the basic model followed by a new retail trend, the "zero waste" grocery store, which goes way beyond offering reusable bags or a few items to eliminating non-resusable packaging all together.
Reusable Bags Are Cool Again
Confidence in reusable bags was shaken slightly last year, when a couple of studies conducted on reusable bags found that some contain nasty bacteria and even heavy metals such as lead. The first was conducted on behalf of the folks who make plastic bags and the other was conducted by the Center for Consumer Freedom,…
More People Making Reusable Bags A Part Of Their Routine
Reusable bags are getting an increasingly favourable reception from more and more shoppers who are taking the time to keep them on hand for their shopping trips. A recent article in the Miami Herald reported that shoppers are making an effort to keep them in their cars for everyday grocery shopping, and most shoppers seem…
Reusable Bags: For So Much More Than Your Everyday Grocery Shopping
When people think of reusable bags, they usually picture snappy reusable canvas or polypropylene bags with custom images or logos on the side, perfect for grocery shopping and other household uses. But there's a lot more out there than just reusable shopping bags. Reusable bags can be used for transporting just about anything, including food…
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Does rewarding usage of reusable bags pay off more than charging for plastic bags?
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Are the green products we buy truly "green"?
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Florida may become first bagless state in nation
By KEVIN SPEAR The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. — Paper or plastic? How about neither? Florida environmental officials want to make the state the first in the nation to prohibit throwaway plastic and paper bags. The proposed ban would follow a five-year phase-out during which escalating fees, starting at a nickel a bag, would be…
Folsom Walmart to start reusable bag trial
Retailers jump on the bag-wagon
DEIRDRE KELLY From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 3:12AM EDT As fashion director of Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Robin Keeler has her pick of anything in the mall. But these days her accessory du jour is made of water-resistant polypropylene and costs…
Save Mart Stores in Greater Sacramento Giving Away Reusable Bags
Sept 17, 2009 Save Mart stores in the greater Sacramento, Calif., area is supporting the "Got Your Bags?" campaign of the Keep California Beautiful organization by offering shoppers a free reusable grocery bag with a purchase of $20 or more. "Our company believes that reduce-reuse-recycle practices are part of good business," said Steve Junqueiro, president…
Jute and cotton bags are back in demand in HP
Shimla, October 2, 2009: Jute and cotton bags are back in demand as Himachal Pradesh say goodbye to non-biodegrable polythene bags on Friday. In 1999, Himachal Pradesh was the first state to ban recycled colour polythene bags. All kinds of polythene bags are currently banned in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh. Chief Minister Prem…
Kroger's pink reusable bags benefit breast cancer research
Bags will be offered throughout October and replace thousands of plastic bags Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:15 AM EDT COLUMBUS��" The color pink and the pink ribbon has become America's symbol for breast cancer awareness. Throughout October, Kroger customers will have the opportunity to purchase pink reusable bags, with proceeds supporting breast cancer research.…
Wegmans incentive for reusable bags
Wegmans has announced a new incentive to get you to use one of their reusable shopping bags. The grocery chain is giving a coupon for $1 off every time you use it. The reusable shopping bags come in various colors and cost $1. They're supposed to last about two years. The $1 off coupon is…
Wal-Mart Sets Goal to Reduce Its Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste by One-Third
Retailer's effort could eliminate plastic waste equivalent to 9 billion plastic bags NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today committed to reduce its global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33 percent per store by 2013. This is expected to eliminate more than 135 million pounds of plastic…
San Jose set to ban both plastic, paper bags at stores
Plastic and paper shopping bags may soon no longer be an option at San Jose stores after the City Council voted to ban them at all retailers beginning in 2010. The City Council voted 9-1 to ban single-use plastic and paper bags effective Dec. 31, 2010. The ban comes after San Francisco in 2007 beecame…
Councillor wants to know if plastic bag bylaw is working
Toronto's four-month-old plastic bag bylaw will be up for review on Wednesday. One city councillor says it's time to look at whether the program has been a success. The bylaw came into effect on June 1, requiring stores to charge five cents for plastic bags. The idea behind the bylaw is to reduce the number…
Viewpoint – Thrifty Foods' view on plastic bags
In the interest of fairness and accuracy, I must respond to a recent "food for thought . . ." advertisement that has appeared in the Driftwood showing a letter written by Sandy Wittrin of Mesachie Lake to the Cowichan Valley Citizen. This person voiced a number of concerns related to Thrifty Foods discontinuing plastic grocery…
Winn-Dixie Introduces Next Generation of Reusable Bags
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:WINN) introduced a new line of high-quality reusable bags today that make it easy for customers to go green fashionably. The eco-friendly bags, made from 95 percent recycled material, come in four trendy designs featuring fresh, high-color graphics. The bags will retail for $1.50 each and will be available at…
Debate Over Plastic Bags Heats Up In Seattle
by Martin Kaste August 10, 2009 The plastics industry is spending more than $1 million to fight a surcharge on grocery bags in Seattle. In an effort to reduce plastic and paper waste, the City Council imposed the 20-cent-per-bag charge last year. But the American Chemistry Council helped fund a petition drive that forced the…
Reusable bags still best option
Kamloops – Stung by falling demand for its products, the much-maligned plastic bag industry launched an offensive of its own this week, suggesting reusable grocery bags — the kind you see in the arms of an increasing number of shoppers these days — carry the risk of contamination and possible food poisoning. The Canadian Plastics Industry…
Grocers, big chains to promote reusable bags
Reusable bags still best option Stung by falling demand for its products, the much-maligned plastic bag industry launched an offensive of its own this week, suggesting reusable grocery bags — the kind you see in the arms of an increasing number of shoppers these days — carry the risk of contamination and possible food poisoning.…
Thanks, I have my own bag
There's one sure way to beat the paper vs. plastic debate: refuse the store's bag and bring your own. Canadians take home over 55 million plastic shopping bags every week. Lightweight and strong, these bags have become a regular part of our shopping experience. They also are part of a litter problem, where bags end…
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Posted by October 8, 2015 October 6, 2017 Leave a comment on Pied Piper in Police Procedurals
Picture the scene: police tape, a music institute, a car, and inside the car, a well-esteemed music teacher—or what's left of the well-esteemed music teacher. Crawling over him and in him and through him are the furry bodies of nightmares, rats.
The grisly corpse (eaten by rats, of course) in "Grimm"
Music, crime, rats.
For me, anytime music and rats are linked, I think of the "Rat-Catcher of Hamelin," aka, "The Pied Piper." Of course, fairy tales are a very big part of my life, but then again, fairy tales are also a big part of the public subconscious. There's a reason we look at a plucky underdog wanting to be Prom Queen and see Cinderella. See visualizations. Fairy tales and its tropes carry associations which seep, steep, and subliminally creep through our lives.
So when watching tv Grimm's interpretation of the "Pied Piper," I was a little miffed at the policemen's lack of awareness of the "Pied Piper" myth. In the episode "Danse Macabre," when faced with the grisly half-eaten corpse, the "Pied Piper" tropes go right over the detectives' heads, including the in-the-know Grimm detective, Nick Burkhardt. Which, for Pete's sake, the music institute is called Von Hamelin Music Institute.
The fairy tale quote that proceeds "Danse Macabre"
This level of awareness that exists primarily for the audience and not the character is a common device in Grimm. Each episode is colored by a fairy tale quote at the start, so granted, the audience is informed of the scenario when the show begins. But Grimm takes place in modern-day Portland with the premise that fairy tale and supernatural creatures operate in our world, a world with our same tales and associations and pop-culture, as do the investigating detectives. So it's disappointing that Grimm's awareness of fairy tale tropes and hijinks mainly works on one level: the audience.
Contrast this with Lie to Me, a psychological procedural, and their treatment of the "Pied Piper" tale. The episode "Pied Piper" starts with the execution of a child-abuser and murderer. Before lethal injection begins, the condemned man utters: "I'm an innocent man. The Pied Piper was a rat catcher who was tricked and didn't get paid. He stole the children of Hamelin so the rich would remember the day. I didn't take Little Rex [the chid]. The Pied Piper did."
Cal Lightman and the condemned man, the lackey to the "Pied Piper"
When the Lightman Group (Drs. Cal Lightman, Gillian Foster, and associates) investigates this claim, they are aware of the "Pied Piper" tale. Dr. Foster argues, "There are theories that the pied piper was a symbol of death, that the fairy tale was concocted to explain a horrible tragedy where the children died." (It's exposition yes, but no one does exposition like Dr. Foster.) Other clues branch off into biblical allusions (the death of first-born sons, the Plagues) which the good doctors treat with as much weight as the fairy tale. Why? Because we make associations with fairy tales for good reasons.
Disclaimer: I'm no detective, but I've been a long-time connoisseur of cop-and-crime shows, and this seems to me to be a marvelous approach. The symbols used in the Zodiac murders speaks of the Zodiac killer; the methodology of the Black Dahlia murder speaks of her killer; so of course, the "Pied Piper" tale speaks of this modern-day "Pied Piper" killer.
The killer, Kevin, who associates himself with the "Pied Piper"
And when the backstory of the killer comes to light, it's easy to see why he latched onto the persona of the Pied Piper. Betrayal by those with wealth? Check. Weird preoccupation with children? Check. Obsessive vendetta against those with wealth? Check. Flautist? CHECK.
Lie to Me operates on two levels of awareness (of fairy tales, of pop culture, etc.), with characters first and audience last—the most honest approach, I think. Grimm doesn't trust the characters as much as they trust their audience, which comes off both manipulative and trite: how can we trust the judgement of characters that are meant to operate in our collective world without our collective public awareness?
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Q: Adding Font color and No fill to a sub routine hopefully a quick fix on this one. I have a sub routine that I am using to amend the column sizes for all the sheets in a workbook which works absolutely fine but I wanted to add to this sub so that it will change the font color black for all cells within my ranges and remove any fill color from them also. I have written the code below but it doesn't seem to perform the way I want. Any ideas as to how I can correct this would be awesome!
Sub forEachWs()
Dim ws As Worksheet

'Opens new workbook for formatting
Workbooks.Open "C:\Users\XNEID\Desktop\Test MPAN Destination
Folder\Shell_MPANs_Test1.xlsx"

For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
Call resizingColumns(ws)
Next

End Sub

Sub resizingColumns(ws As Worksheet)
With ws
    .Range("A1:BB1").EntireColumn.AutoFit
    Range("A2:BB2", Range("A2:BB2").End(xlDown)).Select
    Selection.Font.Color = vbBlack
    Range("A2:BB2", Range("A2:BB2").End(xlDown)).Select
    Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone

End With
End Sub

A: *

*You need to fully qualify the cell's object

*Work with variables. See how I have used it to find the last row

*Avoid the use of .Select
Is this what you are trying?
With ws
    .Columns("A:BB").EntireColumn.AutoFit
    lrow = .Range("A" & .Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row

    With .Range("A2:BB" & lrow)
        .Font.Color = vbBlack
        .Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
    End With
End Withh

A: I would suggest defining a last row (by working up from the bottom), and you omitted the dots necessary for your With statement
Sub resizingColumns(ws As Worksheet)

Dim n As Long

With ws
    n = .Range("A" & .Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
    .Range("A1:BB1").EntireColumn.AutoFit
    .Range("A2:BB" & n).Font.Color = vbBlack
    .Range("A2:BB" & n).Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
End With

End Sub

A: Avoid using Select and ActiveWorkbook. Instead, simply reference the ranges directly. Try this:
Sub forEachWs()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim wb As Workbook

'Opens new workbook for formatting
Set wb = Workbooks.Open "C:\Users\XNEID\Desktop\Test MPAN Destination
Folder\Shell_MPANs_Test1.xlsx"

For Each ws In wb.Worksheets
    Call resizingColumns(ws)
Next

End Sub

Sub resizingColumns(ws As Worksheet)

With ws
    .Range("A1:BB1").EntireColumn.AutoFit
    .Range("A2:BB" & .Cells(.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row).Font.Color = vbBlack
    .Range("A2:BB" & .Cells(.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row).Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
End With

End Sub

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Top South Australia Likely To Sell Out
104 results | All South Australia Tours
Kangaroo Island Quad Bike (ATV) Tours
Zip along dirt tracks, splash through muddy trails and venture off-road on this exhilarating quad bike tour of Kangaroo Island. See the rugged Aussie bushlands from the back of your easy-to-drive ATV as you follow your guide on one of four different itineraries ranging from 1.5 hours to 3 hours Choose to visit pristine beaches and spectacular viewpoints; challenge yourself on sand and gravel tracks; or soak up the scenery on a sunset tour. Best of all: there's no experience or license necessary so the whole family can take part.
Visit South Australia's Barossa Valley wine region on this day trip from Adelaide that includes tastings at four wineries, plus a winery lunch. With a guide, discover Peter Lehmann, Chateau Yaldara and Langmeil Winery for a well-rounded winery experience that introduces you to varietals from both established and newer wine producers. Learn insider facts about winemaking in this renowned region, and stop by other attractions like the Whispering Wall and Mengler's Hill Lookout. This tour is limited to 20 people.
Kangaroo Island 75-Minute Ocean Safari
Add a boating adventure to your Kangaroo Island itinerary with a wildlife tour that departs daily from Christmas Cove Marina. In addition to providing live commentary about the area's wildlife and conservation efforts, your guide ensures you spot sea creatures that are easy to miss without a trained eye. Life jackets, binoculars, and a group size capped at 12 ensure a personal and comfortable experience.
Taste local wine at the best wineries in McLaren Vale on this small-group tour from Adelaide, with all transportation provided. Appreciate the wine samples without the worry of having to drive. Experience the scenery of your sojourn through the Fleurieu Peninsula. Lunch is included with a glass of wine. Groups are limited to 10 for an intimate experience.
Coorong 3.5-Hour Discovery Cruise
Enjoy pristine views of the Coorong National Park as you sightsee in style and comfort on this 3.5-hour catered river cruise. Learn about the waterway's man-made barrage and lock system, and uncover the ancient history of the region's Aboriginal people as you cruise along the Murray River. Disembark for a guided walk, where you will see the Great Southern Ocean skimming the white-sand beaches of Younghusband Peninsula.
Discover the highlights of the Barossa Valley wine region on a full-day hop-on hop-off winery tour from Adelaide. Explore at your own pace when you hop off at your choice of 10–12 wineries and eateries on the route. The full circuit takes about one hour to complete, and you'll have time to hop on or off at the selected stops. Sample the wine and food options (own expense) at your leisure before returning to Adelaide in the late afternoon.
Torrens River Cruise in Adelaide
See Adelaide from aboard a leisurely cruise that travels down the Torrens River, located in the heart of the city. Listen to live commentary from the skipper and learn about the historical importance of the river and its surroundings. Pass by the Festival Center, St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide University, and more.
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary and Ships Graveyard Kayak Tour
Enjoy a guided kayaking tour from Adelaide that gives you the chance to see the Port River dolphins up close. Receive a kayaking lesson from the expert guide, then set out for the Garden Island Ships' Graveyard Maritime Heritage Trail and the dolphin sanctuary. Travel in a small group with a maximum of 14 people, winding through mangrove-lined waterways to see native wildlife and scuttled ships. Learn about the region from the informative guide on this family-friendly tour.
Discover the best food and wine of the Barossa Valley on a full-day tour from Adelaide or Glenelg. Have time for wine tastings at four or five wineries throughout the day as you pass through villages such as Lyndoch, Tanunda, and Angaston. Your guide discusses the options with the group and tailors the day to your interests. You'll also stop at Maggie Beer's Farm Shop in Nuriootpa, and end the day with sweeping views from Mengler Hill.
RoofClimb Adelaide Oval Experience
Skip a pedestrian visit to the Adelaide Oval—one of the region's most recognized landmarks—for an excursion to the roof with unique city views. After a safety briefing and climbing into your suit and harness, follow your guide across a link bridge to an open viewing deck. From there, have the chance to walk a lean-out point 164 feet (50 meters) above the Oval's cricket field.
Coorong 6-Hour Adventure Cruise
Discover the dunes, lagoons, beaches, and birdlife of Coorong National Park on an adventure cruise from Goolwa, complete with guided walks on the Younghusband Peninsula and Cattle Point. Learn about flora, fauna, traditional Indigenous lifestyles, and contemporary water management as you explore this unusual ecosystem. Along the way, enjoy a cold lunch with tea and coffee, with afternoon tea served as you cruise back past the dunes to Goolwa.
Explore the McLaren Vale wine region at your own pace with a full-day hop-on hop-off winery tour from Adelaide. After departing from the Adelaide CBD or McLaren Vale, ride on a comfortable bus to your choice of more than 15 winery stops. Have plenty of time to hop on or off at any of the selected stops and enjoy the offerings (own expense). The full circuit takes approximately one hour to complete, and you'll return to Adelaide in the late afternoon.
McLaren Vale Wine Tour by Bike
Enjoy McLaren Vale on two wheels on an easy-paced bike tour that highlights the bucolic beauty of this renowned South Australian wine region. Cycle through Kuitpo Forest and past pretty vineyards as you make your way to at least two wineries for wine tastings of regional varietals like shiraz. A lunch of fresh produce from local farms is included, as is round-trip transport from Adelaide to McLaren Vale, where you start biking. This tour is limited to nine people to provide a small-group experience with personalized attention from a guide.
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Add a water adventure to your Kangaroo Island itinerary with a snorkeling tour that departs daily from Christmas Cove Marina. Going with a guide ensures you visit the best locations for viewing wildlife, from long-nosed seals to dolphins. In addition to live commentary about the area's animals and ongoing conservation efforts, your guide provides wetsuits, snorkeling equipment, and sunscreen, ensuring a safe and comfortable trip.
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Experience the best of Kangaroo Island on a full-day tour with convenient round-trip transport from your accommodation or airport location. In addition to navigating, your guide provides commentary about the island's landscape, as well as points out wildlife that's easy to miss without a trained eye. Stops on the itinerary include Stokes Bay, the Cygnet River Valley, and Seal Bay Conservation Park. Morning tea and freshly-prepared lunch are included.
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Visit the renowned McLaren Vale wine region for wine tastings and more during a half-day small group tour from Adelaide, with a stop in pretty Glenelg on the way back. Travel with an experienced guide through the stunning Onkaparinga Hills where you may spot Kangaroo, Koala, or Emu. Once in the beautiful McLaren Vale region we'll visit the Chapel Hill Winery and Shingleback Winery for two fabulous wine tasting experiences, with the option to enjoy a cheese platter with your tasting at Shingleback (at own cost and subject to availability) As we head back to Adelaide we'll take you along the coastline where you can check out the beautiful views before we make our final stop in Glenelg to take a short beachside stroll along Gulf St Vincent before heading back to Adelaide. This small-group tour, limited to 20 people, ensures a more personalized experience.
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Segway Tour at Glenelg Along the Beautiful Esplanade and Beach
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The Dow Transports Have Mysteriously Plunged - What We Know
The Dow Jones Transportation Average lagged far behind industrials this month.
Tucker Higgins
Updated Aug 1, 2017 7:30 AM EDT
Original: Jul 31, 2017
Truckers had a tough July.
Despite some earnings beats in the sector, the Dow Jones Transportation Average struggled this month as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lurched forward to tack on eight record-high closes. The transportation average, which is the oldest index still in use, hit a record-high close of $9,742.76 mid-month on July 14 before taking a plunge.
The transportation average fell more than 3% from the beginning of the month, closing at 9227.07 Friday, July 28, even as the industrial average rose more than 2% in the same period to a record 21830.31. A divergence in the transportation and industrial indices, if it persists, can signal a potential pullback in the market.
According to analysts at Wolfe Research, the selloff could be caused by declining expectations for freight tonnage in the second half, driven by coal and grain slippage as well as falling auto sales.
The analysts wrote that "pretty much everyone faces tougher volume" in the second half, with many firms in the sector offering lowered guidance for the months ahead despite the positive start to the year.
Rail, in particular, has suffered from lowered guidance.
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Despite reporting an earnings beat for the second quarter, shares of Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad company CSX Corp. (CSX - Get Report) fell more than 5% July 19 as the company predicted an unfavorable second half for auto production and domestic coal. For the month as a whole, the stock fell more than 8%.
Another rail company, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC - Get Report) fell more than 2% July 26 after the company reported second quarter sales that matched expectations, even as profits were up 23% compared to the same period the year before. The company projected moderated volume growth for coal and merchandise in the second half, with coal exports set to slow and pipeline growth expected to cut into some of the company's business. The stock is down more than 6% this month.
Omaha, Neb.-based rail transporter Union Pacific Corporation (UNP - Get Report) is also hurting this month after projecting flat volume for the third quarter. The stock fell 1.58% after its second quarter earnings release July 20 and is down more than 5% for the month.
While coal exports were strong in the second quarter, rail companies will likely continue to face headwinds in the commodity in the future. The commodity has been bolstered by limits on coal mining in China but faces long term down trends.
"To top it all off, these rails all benefited from a resurgence in coal, including export coal, because of competitive advantages," TheStreet's founder and Action Alerts PLUS portfolio manager Jim Cramer wrote today. "But I think those could be going away, and let's never forget that while the president favors coal, that doesn't mean the utilities do," he wrote.
Transport's recent woes extend beyond rail companies.
Greeneville, Tenn.-based Forward Air Corporation FWRD, an air freight logistics company, as well as Oak Brook, Ill.-based trucking firm Hub Group, Inc. HUBG also lowered their guidance for the second half.
Forward Air dropped their third quarter guidance 3% below consensus estimates in their second quarter earnings report, sending the stock down 5% July 27 to $50.75 from $53.70. The same day, Hub Group lowered its second half guidance 9% below consensus, with the stock falling almost 15% to $33.85 from $39.80 on the report, the largest drop for the company in more than five years.
Todd Fowler, equity research analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets, said that the trucking sector was cursed by high expectations heading into earnings season thanks to a trucking market that's as tight as it's been since 2014.
"Investors are getting a little bit skittish that the environment going into [the second quarter] won't persist going forward," he said. Fowler noted that some trucking logistics companies, such as Thomasville, N.C.-based Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL - Get Report) had some irregular shipping in July because the fourth of July holiday fell mid-week, a temporary shock to transporters, but that it was a stock that he would "circle back to" in the second half.
Airlines have also taken a beating this month, with Atlanta-based Delta (DAL - Get Report) down more than 6% over the month to $50.33 July 28, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co (LUV - Get Report) down 9% to $56.56, and Chicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL - Get Report) down almost 10% to $67.88.
Cramer called the stocks' performance "pathetic," saying better returns are unlikely over the next few quarters.
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Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roberto Rossellini has received more than 1,635,635 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Roberto Rossellini is the 34th most popular film director (up from 36th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Italy (up from 345th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Film Director.
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using ID3Lib;

namespace MP3Lib
{
    class AudioFrameXingHeader : AudioFrame
    {
        #region enums

        /// <summary>
        /// Flags which indicate what fields are present, flags are combined with a logical OR. Field is mandatory.
        /// </summary>
        [FlagsAttribute]
        enum FieldsCode
        {
            /// <summary>
            /// Frames field is present
            /// </summary>
            Frames  = 0x0001,
            /// <summary>
            /// Bytes field is present
            /// </summary>
            Bytes   = 0x0002,
            /// <summary>
            /// TOC field is present
            /// </summary>
            Toc     = 0x0004,
            /// <summary>
            /// Quality indicator field is present
            /// </summary>
            Quality = 0x0008
        }
        #endregion

        #region Fields

                    // enum value                   0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F

                    // bytes used
                    //   'Xing'                     4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
                    //   Flags                      4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
                    //   Frames                     0   4   0   4   0   4   0   4   0   4   0   4   0   4   0   4
                    //   Bytes                      0   0   4   4   0   0   4   4   0   0   4   4   0   0   4   4
                    //   Toc                        0   0   0   0 100 100 100 100   0   0   0   0 100 100 100 100
                    //   Quality                    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

        static uint[] _offsetFrames  = new uint[] { 0,  8,  0,  8,  0,  8,  0,  8,  0,  8,  0,  8,  0,  8,  0,  8 };
        static uint[] _offsetBytes   = new uint[] { 0,  0,  8, 12,  0,  0,  8, 12,  0,  0,  8, 12,  0,  0,  8, 12 };
        static uint[] _offsetToc     = new uint[] { 0,  0,  0,  0,  8, 12, 12, 16,  0,  0,  0,  0,  8, 12, 12, 16 };
        static uint[] _offsetQuality = new uint[] { 0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  8, 12, 12, 16,108,112,112,116 };

        #endregion

        #region Internal Properties

        string Tag
        {
            get
            {
                return ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(_frameBuffer, (int)_headerBytes, 4);
            }
        }

        //                                                                                0          1          2          3
        // space[headersize]                                                                 01234567 89012345 67890123 45678901
        // VBRI header mark
        // 'Xing' or 'Info'                                                               // XING.... ........ ........ ........

        // Flags which indicate what fields are present, flags are combined with a logical OR. Field is mandatory.
        //    0x0001 - Frames field is present
        //    0x0002 - Bytes field is present
        //    0x0004 - TOC field is present
        //    0x0008 - Quality indicator field is present
        FieldsCode Fields
        {
            get
            {
                return (FieldsCode)ParseBigEndianDWORD(_frameBuffer, _headerBytes + 4);
            }
        }

        // Number of Frames (including this header frame) as Big-Endian DWORD (optional)
        UInt32? XingNumFileFrames
        {
            get
            {
                uint offset = _offsetFrames[(int)Fields];
                if (offset > 0)
                    return ParseBigEndianDWORD(_frameBuffer, _headerBytes + offset);
                else
                    return null;
            }
        }

        // Number of Bytes in file (including this header frame) as Big-Endian DWORD (optional)
        // or if not present, the number of bytes in audio block, as reported by the caller
        uint? XingNumFileBytes
        {
            get
            {
                uint offset = _offsetBytes[(int)Fields];
                if (offset > 0)
                    return ParseBigEndianDWORD(_frameBuffer, _headerBytes + offset);
                else
                    return null;
            }
        }

        // 100 TOC entries for seeking as integral BYTE (optional)
        uint TocOffset
        {
            get
            {
                return _offsetToc[(int)Fields];
            }
        }

        // 	Quality indicator as Big-Endian DWORD
        // from 0 - best quality to 100 - worst quality (optional)
        UInt32? QualityIndicator
        {
            get
            {
                uint offset = _offsetQuality[(int)Fields];
                if (offset > 0)
                    return ParseBigEndianDWORD(_frameBuffer, _headerBytes + offset);
                else
                    return null;
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// some text to show we decoded it correctly
        /// </summary>
        public override string DebugString
        {
            get
            {
                //----Xing Header----
                //  10567 Frames
                //  4750766 Bytes
                //  Quality: 0
                string retval = base.DebugString + "\n----Xing Header----";

                UInt32? numFrames = NumPayloadFrames;
                if(numFrames != null)
                    retval += String.Format("\n  {0} Frames", numFrames.Value);

                UInt32? numBytes = NumPayloadBytes;
                if (numBytes != null)
                    retval += String.Format(", {0} Bytes", numBytes.Value);

                UInt32? quality = QualityIndicator;
                if (quality != null)
                    retval += String.Format("\n  Quality: {0}", quality.Value);

                bool? vbr = IsVbr;
                if (vbr != null)
                    retval += String.Format(", {0}", IsVbr.Value ? "VBR" : "CBR");

                return retval;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// is it a VBR file?
        /// A file with a 'Xing' header is VBR, an 'Info' header is CBR
        /// </summary>
        public override bool? IsVbr
        {
            get
            {
                string tag = Tag;

                if (tag == "Xing")
                    return true;
                else if (tag == "Info")
                    return false;
                else
                    throw new InvalidAudioFrameException("Xing/Info tag not recognised");
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Number of Bytes in file (including this header frame) (optional)
        /// or if not present, the number of bytes in audio block, as reported by the caller
        /// </summary>
        public override uint? NumPayloadBytes
        {
            get
            {
                return XingNumFileBytes;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Number of bytes playable audio (i.e. excluding this header frame,
        /// but including the standard header bytes of normal audio frames))
        /// </summary>
        public override uint? NumAudioBytes
        {
            get
            {
                uint? xingBytes = XingNumFileBytes;
                if (xingBytes == null)
                    return null;
                else
                    return xingBytes.Value - Header.FrameLengthInBytes;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Number of Frames in file (including this header frame)
        /// or if not present, null
        /// </summary>
        public override uint? NumPayloadFrames
        {
            get
            {
                return XingNumFileFrames;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Number of Frames of playable audio (i.e. excluding this header frame)
        /// </summary>
        public override uint? NumAudioFrames
        {
            get
            {
                uint? xingFrames = XingNumFileFrames;
                if (xingFrames != null)
                    return xingFrames.Value;
                else
                    return null;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Number of seconds from xing header
        /// if not present, then the id3 TLEN tag
        /// </summary>
        public override double? Duration
        {
            get
            {
                UInt32? numFrames = XingNumFileFrames;
                if (numFrames != null)
                    return (numFrames.Value - 1) * Header.SecondsPerFrame;
                else
                    return base.Duration;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// vbr bitrate from xing header frame
        /// returns null where xing header doesn't have both frames and bytes
        /// </summary>
        public override double? BitRateVbr
        {
            get
            {
                uint? numFrames = NumAudioFrames;
                if (numFrames == null)
                    return null;

                uint? xingStreamBytes = NumAudioBytes;
                if (xingStreamBytes == null)
                    return null;

                double vbrDuration = numFrames.Value * Header.SecondsPerFrame;

                // bitrate is size / time
                return xingStreamBytes.Value / vbrDuration * 8;
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Construction

        /// <summary>
        /// construct XingHeader frame from a pre-existing raw frame; "downcast".
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="baseclass"></param>
        public AudioFrameXingHeader(AudioFrame baseclass)
            : base(baseclass)
        {
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

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"It has been 10 years since I lost my wife to cancer. It has been a challenging time and I've been feeling really down and having some dark thoughts.
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Unstable posterior pelvic ring fractures and dislocations are uncommon but potentially life-threatening injuries in children. Early definitive management reduces risk of immediate complications as well as chronic pain and gait dysfunction. Conventional operative therapy carries substantial risk of extensive blood loss and iatrogenic neurological and vascular injury. Minimally invasive image-guided intervention may further reduce immediate risk and improve long-term outcome.
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Right boat, right time
Dan and his wife Marcia preparing to launch Allons at Robinhood Cove, in Georgetown, Maine, before heading for the Little Sheepscot River. Photo courtesy Dan Edson
By Dan Edson
Boats come and go, just as family responsibilities, work obligations, and our disposable incomes ebb and flow. We may spend many years with one boat, and just a season with another. A good one will stay with us long after another skipper has sailed, rowed, powered or towed it away. That's how we felt about Allons, the Lowell 19 Cuddy Cabin sloop that I sailed with my wife, Marcia, and our two kids for nearly a decade.
When I found Allons in the spring of '97, she was perched high and dry on a couple of thick beams, supported by stacks of cinder blocks. Her mainsail and jib looked as old as her 24 years and play in the wooden mast tabernacle made me wonder if it could even handle another season. She supposedly had a working electrical system, but the tired six-volt motorcycle battery, and some well-corroded contacts, suggested otherwise. The marine head, which flushed directly from bowl to sea via one short, yellowed length of plastic pipe – well, not environmentally acceptable or particularly legal. The hull sported untold layers of flaking bottom paint, and the steel swing keel was chewed up with rust.
Nevertheless, the price was in our range, and I bonded with the seller, as he quite generously offered to let me scrape and paint the bottom in his yard.
The trailer looked like it dated to a time before galvanized steel, but we could tow it with the minivan. She needed work, but Marcia and I had been looking for a small and inexpensive sailboat, something to get us out on the water and give the kids a chance to sail. We began to gaze beyond her blemishes to sunny days at sea.
I'd never seen a Lowell 19 Cuddy Cabin, and knew little about the beamy, flat-bottom sloop with a fiberglass lapstrake hull and loads of wood. I did know something about the lineage of the Lowell 19, though, and how she connected to our sailing past, prompting me to check her out. The Lowell 19 had been designed by Pert Lowell 25 years earlier, in the '70s, the same Pert Lowell whose boatbuilder father, Marcus Lowell, had designed the 16-foot Townie sloop, in the early '30s. Marcia and I had learned to sail in a Townie when we lived in Marblehead, Mass., years earlier. Finding that Lowell 19 – that Pert Lowell boat, the Townie cousin – almost seemed predestined. We bought her.
To boaters familiar with Townies, the Lowell 19 Cuddy Cabin would resemble a stretched-out Townie with a third again the sail area (200 sq. ft.), a long boom that gracefully extends south of the transom, a grand barn-door rudder, heavy swing keel, and, of course, the cuddy cabin. Add some amenities – a sink, water tank, and the aforementioned head (which we replaced with a portable potty), plus the v-berths, and you've got a versatile coastal sailing sloop, with room for kids to play and the potential for some overnights. While this isn't a wooden boat (the cuddy cabin is fiberglass), with all the visible wood – mast, spar, bulkhead, cabin doors, long slat benches, aft locker and trim – she almost looks it.
Our boating experience since we'd learned to tack and gybe in the Marblehead Townie had mostly been in canoes, kayaks and small powerboats. At that time, we had a mooring on the Parker River, in Newbury, near where the Parker opens into Plum Island Sound. We intended to do most of our sailing on that sheltered and uncrowded expanse of water, where we could hone our skills, get some salt air, sleep out now and then, and maybe, if lucky, infect the kids with our love of being on the water.
Allons (our name; the previous owner, out of new-sailor frustration, had called her Hassle) gave us many memorable excursions on the river and sound. She was slow and steady, and that was fine with us. She couldn't point high and didn't heel much, but when the wind was right and Allons ran wing-on-wing, she turned heads. When the wind was light, we poked along or just drifted, the long benches in the capacious cockpit and the cuddy cabin (where a one-burner stove produced bountiful pans of popcorn) kept the kids from pleading boredom.
After owning Allons a few years, the mast had flaked enough that it needed to be stripped and refinished. I would have taken on the job, but with no shelter for a 26-foot pole in our small yard, I decided to see if the folks at Pert Lowell Company would do the honors. I knew that the previous owner had taken the mast there to have it refinished during the 20 years he owned her, although he had mentioned that he couldn't leave the boat at Pert Lowell's, just the mast. "They don't want any fiberglass boats in the yard," he advised me.
By coincidence and convenience, Pert Lowell's is located on the Parker River, just upstream from where our old mushroom mooring dug deeply into the sandy bottom and just downstream from Fernald's Marine, where we kept Allons off-season. So, early in the spring I drove over, where a flotilla of wooden Townies sat on trailers near the shop. Not much to look at from the outside, the Pert Lowell Company is just a low, narrow building. But stepping inside was like going back in time, with wood shavings on the floor, hand tools hanging on every square inch of wall space, a couple of Townies under construction, and that seductive bare wood and drying paint smell that permeates a woodworking shop.
"Yup," I was told, they could refinish the mast during the next few weeks. I was directed to drop off the mast; that, in Yankee fashion, they'd get to it when they got to it.
"Should I just pull the trailer up behind the Townies?" I asked.
"Nope," came the taciturn reply, "just bring the mast."
"The boat's down at Fernald's," I added. "Be easy to haul it over and then you grab the mast when you're ready."
"Just the mast. We're completely a wooden boat ship now and the guys want nothing to do with fiberglass."
So, a couple of days later I drove back down to Pert Lowell's with the long heavy wooden mast lashed to the minivan roof racks, the forestay and shrouds neatly coiled.
When I retrieved it a few weeks later, it looked brand new (and for quite a fair price, too). Not a word was said about the fiberglass cuddy the mast would stand on, nor the fiberglass hull it would propel through the water. Odd, I thought, but part of me appreciated their quirky dedication to wooden boats, even though our Lowell 19 – a boat they had built – had been shunned. In a way, the eccentric insistence on keeping fiberglass boats out of the shop enriched the mystique. Allons, albeit vicariously, had felt the hands of Pert Lowell. That was worth it.
We sailed her almost exclusively in local waters, slept out occasionally (just two at a time), and some warm summer evenings we stayed out late and motored back to the mooring after dark. A lovely boat for our family, we always felt she was special because she was a Pert Lowell boat and, as far as we knew, only a dozen or so were built.
Eventually, the time had come, and in 2006, early on a fall Sunday morning, Marcia and I motored her up the Parker River, past the Pert Lowell Company, to Fernald's, where we sold our not-so-wooden piece of recent boatbuilding history to her fourth owner. Bittersweet for sure, letting Allons go. We bid her adieu sadly, yet without regret. She had been the right boat at the right time, and boats like that stay with you forever.
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As I wrote in my blog regarding the five key trends in packaging for 2016, there is growing popularity around what is called genuine packaging. We are seeing packaging with an eye to authenticity, using techniques such as hand-written fonts or illustrated images to gain significant traction. This crafted approach is becoming a more believable way to convey quality and gain consumer trust.
But first, let's discuss the reasons behind this design trend.
There is a prevailing belief that consumers don't trust big food manufacturers like they used to. These food companies are scrambling to regain that trust. Brand managers are working to reinvent their brands, literally, by changing the brands and items consumers have grown to love, and hate. Reformulation is a daily topic for many manufacturers and their marketers as consumers demand that food have less sugar, no additives, lower sodium, be made with more natural ingredients and NOT be made with anything that is considered artificial. Consumers are tired of genetically modified food and added chemicals, and they now, more than ever, look for food that is sustainably grown or raised.
If the big brands aren't making significant changes to their iconic brands, they are finding other ways to win over consumers, including purchasing smaller companies and brands. According to the Boston Consulting Group and IRI, roughly $18 billion in sales have shifted from large to small companies from 2009 to 2014. This change was seen across all categories for consumer packaged goods. We've seen it with Annie's and General Mills and Bear Naked and Kellogg's. While these purchases have resulted in some backlash, if the larger companies can integrate the smaller brands without changing their original premise of being more natural, they will retain their loyal consumers.
Consumers want clues that the items they are buying and eating or using are made with real, authentic ingredients. So, how do you do that? One great way is through the packaging. But that leads to a second question: "What does that LOOK like?" Authenticity can come in a variety of visual representations, and here are a few we have seen for some small and sizable brands.
Cacao Barry currently sells its high-quality chocolate to restaurants and bakeries. The company prides itself on its unique flavors and product transparency. To best represent the quality mindset, they worked to develop packaging that features detailed botanical paintings and etched illustrations as well as straightforward graphics and typography. By using colorful illustrations and simple copy against a neutral background, the overall design helps consumers quickly identify the flavors and the products' taste. They take the package hierarchy a step further and provide information on the cacao genetics and origins of the flavorings (e.g. cacao variety, map of origin country, etc.). The pride they have in their packaging is further supported on their website.
While not new (introduced in July 2012), Vlasic introduced its Farmer's Garden collection of pickles to appeal to consumers looking for a more naturally made pickle. Vlasic touts its Farmer's Garden line is hand-packed and offers "homemade goodness." The pickles are packaged in mason jars and are made with classic canning techniques, just like homemade. The ingredients are easily visible, allowing consumers to believe in the freshness and homemade quality of the product. The label completes the package with handwritten typography and a sketch of a vegetable farm. The label has a neutral color palette and rough edge, suggesting a more natural substrate and dyes; further supporting its rustic and homemade approach to pickles. Vlasic supports these items with its own microsite where consumers can read and learn more about this return to roots product line.
The ability for a company to earn a consumer's trust and build a relationship is paramount to success for that company. While there are many different ways of doing this, the packaging can be viewed as the moment of truth when the consumer makes a final decision about that relationship. If they pick up your product and put it in their cart, you know you've created a bond.
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ATHENS, Greece, March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: SHIP) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 35,290,000 units at a price of $0.17 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share (or pre-funded warrant in lieu of one common share) and one Class D warrant to purchase one common share, and will immediately separate upon issuance. The gross proceeds of the offering to the Company, before underwriting discounts and commissions as well as estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $6.0 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes.
Each Class D warrant is immediately exercisable for one common share at an exercise price of $0.17 per share and will expire five years from issuance. The offering is expected to close on or about April 2, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.Maxim Group LLC is acting as sole book-running manager in connection with the offering.The Company intends to apply to list the Class D Warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company has also granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 5,293,500 shares of common stock or pre-funded warrants and/or 5,293,500 Class D warrants, at the public offering price, less discounts and commissions.The offering is being conducted pursuant to the Company's registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-237328) previously filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 31, 2020 (the "Registration Statement"). A final prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the prospectus relating to this offering, when available, may be obtained from Maxim Group LLC, 405 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10174, at (212) 895-3745.This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of these securities under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. is the only pure-play Capesize ship-owner publicly listed in the US. Seanergy provides marine dry bulk transportation services through a modern fleet of 10 Capesize vessels, with a cargo-carrying capacity of approximately 1,748,581 dwt and an average fleet age of approximately 11 years. The Company is incorporated in the Marshall Islands and has executive offices in Athens, Greece and an office in Hong Kong. The Company's common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "SHIP", its Class A warrants under "SHIPW" and its Class B warrants under "SHIPZ".Please visit our company website at: www.seanergymaritime.com.Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events. Words such as "may", "should", "expects", "intends", "plans", "believes", "anticipates", "hopes", "estimates" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates, which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the Company's operating or financial results; the Company's liquidity, including its ability to service its indebtedness; competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; shipping industry trends, including charter rates, vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand; future, pending or recent acquisitions and dispositions, business strategy, areas of possible expansion or contraction, and expected capital spending or operating expenses; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC, including the Registration Statement and its most recent annual report on Form 20-F. The Company's filings can be obtained free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Except to the extent required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is basedFor further information please contact:Capital Link, Inc.
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