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FMIC Information Communication Technology Department Trains Staff on WordPress Web Management, Content Optimization
ABUJA – (FMIC Web Content Management Report) – The Information Communication Technology (ICT) Department of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has organised a two-day training workshop on WordPress Web Management, Content Optimization and Security for members of staff.
The event which held at De-Mandoli Hotel and Suites, Keffi Nassarawa State recently, featured the skills development of all staff in the ICT Department, involving Information Officers, Technical Officers and Administrative Officers.
While presenting the welcome address at the occasion, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya who was represented by the Director of ICT, Mrs. Comfort Ajiboye welcomed the participants and encouraged them to participate actively in the workshop, so as to achieve the aims and objectives of the programme.
The Permanent Secretary added that the training workshop was in line with the directive from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) to all MDAs to go paperless and digitize all work processes as one of the key pillars of the 2021 – 2025 Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP25).
The training Facilitator, Mr. Oluwasegun Oderinde of WebCreative Nigeria, in his presentation hinted that WordPress, its contents and management protocols include: Login, Dashboard, Posts, Media, Pages, Comments, Site Contents, Adding New Posts, Inserting Image, Image Gallery, Adding Content with Blocks, Adding HTML Links, Categories and Tags.
He also drilled the session on Optimization and WordPress security, indicating that the programme was germane towards building the capacity of Officers in the ICT Department of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture on how to generate, edit, send and upload news stories, press releases and reports on Government Policies, Programmes and Activities. He mentioned that the interaction process was targetted at instructing desk officers on how to monitor feedback on the various platforms.
The facilitator emphasized that the key objective of the training session was to expose the participants to various aspects of WordPress, Content Management, Optimization and Security.
The Assistant Director of the ICT Department, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Mr. John Nchu Ogar in his vote of thanks appreciated the Permanent Secretary and the Management of the Ministry on behalf of the participants for the opportunity offered to the staff to participate in the training workshop. He further stated that the impacted knowledge will be put to good use to foster Governments' vision and mission for the Ministry.
Ifeoma Ezeude,
I.O.I
ICT Dept, FMIC.
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture
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Ed Norton Talks About His New Charity Site Crowdrise
The actor's fundraising website Crowdrise combines social networking and an irreverent voice—and is attracting A-list do-gooders. Norton talks to Joyce C. Tang about his inspiration.
Joyce C. Tang
Updated Apr. 24, 2017 6:18PM ET / Published Jul. 09, 2010 3:21PM ET
When Edward Norton crossed the finish line at the New York City Marathon last year, not only had he huffed and puffed his way to a personal best of 26 miles, he also helped the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust raise more than $1 million in a short two months, with Norton himself hauling in nearly half the total amount.
The micro-donation model used by the Maasai Marathon website turned into a prototype for Norton's innovative new site Crowdrise, which merges volunteerism and social networking in the hopes of making charitable causes go viral. Even its slogan is hard to ignore—"If you don't give back, no one will like you."
The Fight Club and American History X star, who is typically reluctant to embrace his celebrity status, is eager to promote his new project, which launched quietly in February but which Norton has been talking up since its unveiling in May. Norton's fellow founders include Shauna Robertson, who produced Superbad and Knocked Up, and brothers Robert and Jeffrey Wolfe, the creators behind the online retailer Moosejaw, known for its quirky approach to making shopping more than just another transaction.
When the Wolfe brothers stepped down from Moosejaw after selling off their successful venture, it happened to be during the heart of Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, which was getting attention for the amount of money contributed by small donors. "We couldn't believe the genius of it," Robert Wolfe said. That spark combined with "wanting to do something impactful" led to collaborating with Norton as he was gearing up for his Maasai Marathon campaign.
The Maasai website featured personal messages from runners on Norton's team, photos, videos, and a rolling ticker of contributors and the amounts they had donated—in other words, a virtual community much like MySpace or Facebook where users could click around and learn about the runners and the cause, and then decide to become a sponsor.
The allure of social networking—and admittedly a dose of celebrity—worked. Rather than having to knock on doors to get people to donate, it was the other way around. "We didn't expect people to be writing in and wanting to join" the effort, Norton said during a phone conversation. He credits the "really dynamic site" for people's piqued curiosity.
Now any do-gooder can go to Crowdrise, build a fundraising page for their charity of choice ("If it takes you more than a minute to create your Page, you're probably just a really slow typist," the site teases in its signature irreverent voice), and take the project viral. People interested in a particular cause who want to participate beyond a simple donation can join a team ("It's like communism but more fun.") and spread the word to their own network. The web platform's ease—and its A-list founder—has attracted a host of celebrity members, including Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, and Kristen Bell, who have all joined to promote their own causes.
The main focus of Crowdrise is to "make it fun," Wolfe says. "When we were researching the platform, we talked to a lot of high school students who volunteer... They hated it because they were being forced to do it." With a combination of social networking, crowdsourcing, a point system, and prize incentives, the site isn't just fun, but "addicting," Wolfe says.
Ed Norton gives a speech at a Crowdrise event to raise money for the Maasai Villagers Need a Truck fund.
The more active a user is, by posting photos or commenting on other people's projects, the more likely they are to be rewarded with votes and points, which can be cashed in for prizes that include anything from Crowdrise schwag to a laptop. And active donors can earn titles such as Doctor, Tsar, Sir, or Dame. With more than 200,000 points, Norton, as the second-highest point earner on the entire site, has earned himself Tsar status.
By doing little more than creating a page and tapping out a few paragraphs about his causes, Norton has currently raised more than $20,000 for the five projects he's sponsoring, which range from theater to affordable housing to conservation, a cause he practically inherited. His father, Edward Norton Sr., is a career environmental advocate and founder of the Grand Canyon Trust and Rails-To-Trails Conservancy.
"I grew up learning an enormous amount from him," Norton says of his father, "and found my own kind of roots into engagement."
After enduring the aches and pains of last year's marathon, Norton won't be pounding the pavement again this year. But he hopes to work closely with the marathon's organizers to help bring the fundraising power of Crowdrise to the marathon.
"This year, if someone runs the New York marathon, anyone else running the marathon can join their team with two clicks of a button. There's the ability to phone tree out and create a really fast virtual community," Norton said.
In its short lifespan, Crowdrise has already exceeded expectations. Organizations have surpassed their fundraising goals, and celebrities are engaging their own community of fans.
"It's gone viral to the degree that we're not even aware of people who've signed on," Norton says. "That to me is the ultimate testament that it's working—it's not requiring our direct involvement."
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Joyce Tang is a writer based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Mother Jones, Double X, and The Miami Herald.
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Critical Incident Response Plans
June 29, 2011 Mike Schadone
The possibility of a large-scale event threatening the health and safety of a large number of residents in Connecticut is sizable. Emergency response plans (ERPs) need to be in place to address concerns including epidemic/pandemic disease, the intentional or accidental release of a hazardous material, contamination of the food and/or water supply, and other incidents that might threaten the 3.4 million residents and could result in mass casualties. For this reason, the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH; 2005) has developed an ERP to guide the department in the event of a catastrophic threat the lives and safety of the residents of Connecticut. Additionally, the State of Connecticut has developed a State Response Framework, much like the National Response Framework, in order to allow for a modulation of an incident from a local level to a state or federal level (State of Connecticut, Department of Homeland Security, 2010; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2008). The ability of an incident response to grow and shrink as an incident dictates follows the natural progression of incidents starting and ending locally, whether involving state or local responses at any time during the response (Walsh et al., 2012).
The ERP (DPH, 2005) that guides the DPH allows for representation in the state EOC while forming a modular incident management team (IMT) to staff the DPH emergency command center. The DPH IMT is designed not only to support the state EOC when activated, but also supports the various local incident commands as a public health and medical service resource. In keeping with the modular aspects of the incident command philosophies and the state and national response framework, the DPS ERP becomes a valuable resource for both initiating a response to a significant threat to the public health and safety and allows for an expert resource when other incidents of magnitude, but not necessarily public health in nature, require or benefit from the availability of public health experts.
One criticism I do have, however, is that the plan (DPH, 2005) does not address the provision of emergency medical services (EMS). For some time, there has been much confusion as to where EMS falls in the realm of emergency service functions. EMS, for many jurisdictions, is a function of the fire department and may fall under the direction of ESF #4, firefighting, especially as many EMTs and paramedics are cross-trained to fight fire. However, ambulances are not firefighting apparatus. As ambulances do transport the ill and injured, perhaps EMS falls to ESF #1, transportation. This is unlikely, though, as the primary need is not the transportation provided but the care rendered. Public health and medical services, ESF #8, seems to me to be the logical category for EMS to fall under, but EMS has an expanded role that also fits ESFs #9, #10 & #13 (search & rescue, oil & hazmat response, and public safety & security, respectively), as well as the aforementioned ESFs #1 and 4. This lack of initial categorization may allow flexibility in the deployment of EMS personnel and equipment, but it could also lead to ineffective deployment strategies resulting in a shortage of EMS in one area and overutilization in another.
State of Connecticut, Department of Homeland Security. (2010, October). State response framework. Retrieved from http://www.ct.gov/demhs/lib/demhs/telecommunications/ct_state_response_framework_v1_oct_10.pdf
State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health. (2005, September). Public health emergency response plan: Emergency Support Function #8 Public health and medical services. Retrieved from http://www.ct.gov/ctfluwatch/lib/ctfluwatch/pherp.pdf
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2008, January). National response framework. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf
Walsh, D. W., Christen, H. T., Callsen, C. E., Miller, G. T., Maniscalco, P. M., Lord, G. C., & Dolan, N. J. (2012). National Incident Management System: principles and practice (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
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Emergency Operations Center Leadership
The emergency operations center (EOC) is a decentralized and secure place for senior management officials to maintain operational awareness when confronted with a large scale events or disasters (Walsh et al., 2012). Although these events or disasters may dictate the use of local incident commands at various emergencies throughout an area, the EOC allows an incident management team to direct the overall response effort while maintaining complete situational awareness. This allows for increased interoperability and the availability of resources and a centralized planning and intelligence effort (Walsh et al., 2012). During a multi-state event, a joint field office (JFO) might serve as the primary EOC to support other EOCs that have been activated.
Within the EOC, there are a number of leaders and managers responsible for ensuring an effective response strategy for the emergency that is being faced. One of these leaders is the Area Command Logistics Section Chief (or, "Log Chief"). The Log Chief is responsible for procuring and otherwise acquiring the facilities and personnel to support the response initiative. This includes "resources from off-incident locations […] providing facilities, transportation, supplies, equipment maintenance and fuel, food services, communications and information technology support, and emergency responder medical services, including innoculations" (Walsh et al., 2012, p. 60).
In response to an impending an ice storm in Austin, Texas, in 2003, the city's EOC was activated 24 hours in advance of the storm. One of the crucial area command members activated was the Log Chief. The Log Chief ensured that redundant communications facilities were available as power outages were interferring with some established communications equipment. The Log Chief also ensured that there was food available for delivery to each small-scale incident as it developed. This was important as the available resources were deployed, there was a lack of available manpower during shift change, so feeding hungry crews was a priority. The Log Chief, on this incident, had many other important functions, but as a responder working in these adverse conditions, it was most important for me to be fed and have solid communications in the event I was to be one of the motorists sliding off the road.
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Emergency Management, Politics
Emergency Operations Center: EOC Coordination
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Coordinator is responsible for "[setting up the] facility, [providing] available supplies, communications and other equipment, and [monitoring] communications flow through FAX and email [, as well as] establishes and manages a system of EOC and field runners, and manages the check-in area for EOC staff [and] provides assistance to the EOC Director as necessary" (University of Alaska, Anchorage, 2008, p. 9). The EOC Coordinator supports the function of the EOC but is not directly involved in the decision-making processes of the incident management team. The most important function of the EOC Coordinator, however, is to ensure that all lines of communication to and from the EOC are operating correctly and have redundancy in place, usually in the form of low-tech ham radio operation teams (Walsh et al., 2012).
In this scenario (Laureate Education, Inc., n.d.), a bomb was activated in a train station and a request for additional coordination was made by the local incident commander. In order to minimize the loss of life and property, the EOC Coordinator should ensure that the EOC is ready for mobilization (Walsh et al., 2012). Three important steps towards this goal are 1) ensuring all avenues of communication, whether technical or analog, are functioning properly, 2) ensuring all network and computer terminals are functional with appropriate redundancies (i.e. whiteboards, poster paper, etc.), and 3) ensuring food and beverage stocks are adequate for three 24-hour operational periods, which would allow enough time for the Logistics Section to arrange catering as needed.
The goals of the EOC Coordinator are to ensure that the EOC is ready to support the operational needs of the incident command structure. The goal of the incident command system is to respond to and deal with actual emergencies. There are times, however, that the emergencies will be so encompassing that the current continuity of government (whether local, state, or federal) will be threatened. It is the function of the EOC Coordinator to ensure that there are clear lines of communication to government officials off-site, as well as clearly written orders of succession available on-site, in the case of catastrophic governmental failure. There also needs to be clearly documented continuity plans located on-site involving facilities, communications, and delegation of authority in the event of EOC failure or separation from governmental control (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2008a, 2008b; Walsh et al., 2012).
In addressing this scenario, it has occurred to me that, although the federal government has directed the use of common language, titles, and job descriptions, many still confuse the functions of NIMS. The EOC Coordinator and the EOC Director are frequently confused with each other, yet they are clearly two separate job titles with two unique and important functions. These functions are also frequently confused with the unified command structure that may use the EOC from time to time to manage small local multi-agency incidents.
Laureate Education, Inc. (n.d.). Critical incidents and cross-agency coordination: North metro rail line scenario [media]. Retrieved from http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/CRJS/4302/03/mm/metrorailscenario/index.html
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2008a, January). National response framework. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2008b, February). Federal continuity directive 1 (FCD 1): Federal executive branch national continuity program and requirements. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/offices/fcd1.pdf
University of Alaska, Anchorage. (2008, April). Emergency operations plan. Retrieved from http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/facultyservices/upload/UAA-Emergency-Operations-Plan.pdf
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Unified Command and Cross-Agency Conflicts
Each and every day I am faced with incidents that involve a number of different agencies. A simple car crash, for example, can involve two police departments, two fire departments, three emergency medical basic life support services, and two emergency medical advanced life support services, yet we never use unified command, merely single command. Having been trained in ICS and incident management with a focus on unified command structures, it is disheartening to see my local responders attempt to manage incidents without this useful and effective facet. According to Walsh et al. (2012), responders frequently face incidents where multiple agencies and multiple jurisdictions are involved, and frequent use of unified command during incidents of smaller scale creates a familiarity which allows for seamless scalability when the need for a robust command structure presents itself.
A recent house fire brought this to the forefront of my mind. We had six fire departments, an emergency medical basic life support service, the state police, and two fire investigators onscene. We had one incident commander (the Chief of the jurisdictional department), no EMS command or law enforcement command, and no subordinate structure. The incident commander quickly found himself burdened with every detail of the incident and no one to help to alleviate the burden. Additionally, the incident commander (the only person who has detailed knowledge about the incident thus far) is finding himself walking in and around the fire building. If anything devastating happens, such as an explosion or toxic release, the entirety of command would be compromised and a whole command structure would have to be developed from scratch. More importantly, however, is the potential for conflict in determining who is ultimately in charge of each operational group (i.e. emergency medical services without an EMS command) or operational period, such as might occur in protracted incidents. Turf wars are notorious amongst public safety agencies, and planning the roles and responsibilities of each prior to responding to incidents can go a long way in preventing this conflict and confusion.
Compare the above with how we would approach almost every incident when I worked for the city of Austin, Texas. In Austin, we relied heavily on the unified command approach to incident management. For any motor vehicle accident, house fire, technical rescue, or any other multi-agency response, we would establish fire command, EMS command, and law enforcement command (depending on the involvement of each agency). At the least, law enforcement would plug in to the command structure as an operational branch. We would always establish a command, and if the incident warranted, we would build the command structure in top-down fashion starting with operations. Many incidents in Austin did, in fact, have pre-plans established that each agency was well versed in and trained on often. This allowed for rapid mitigation of any unforeseen circumstances that might occur. Additionally, the command post was always removed from the scene enough to prevent the command structure from succumbing to the effects (whether physical hazards or emotional) of the incident scene. In this paradigm, there is always a superior to represent the interests of each agency and guide their members safely and effectively through the incident.
There are many methods of effectively responding to and managing incidents, and many of these methods work most of the time; however, best practices, as described in Walsh et al. (2012), are designed to ensure effective and efficient incident management as well as maintain operational security and safety.
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The National Incident Management System [NIMS] is a dynamic continuum of interrelated processes designed to allow for the systematic response to any incident, large or small, using standardized practices that transcend political and geographical boundaries and can be adopted easily without regard to specialty or professional focus (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], n.d.; Walsh et al., 2012). The five component philosophies of NIMS are:
preparedness,
communications and information management,
resource management,
command and management, and
ongoing management and maintenance.
I have not included 'supporting technologies' as a component of NIMS merely because it is supportive in both description and function.
Supporting technologies are used to further enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of NIMS by providing tools that help to streamline processes (Walsh et al., 2012). Supporting technologies has to be the least important on the list as it can be used to facilitate each of the others, but the effectiveness of NIMS is not contingent on this component.
The strongest, or most important component, is arguably preparedness. Kirkwood (2008) outlines the importance of training when dealing with large and small events across multiple jurisdictions and demonstrates how preparing for the eventuality of an emergency allows for a greater degree of critical thinking without the burden of the emergency, itself. However, as NIMS is a continuum of systems and processes, each of the five components is strikingly important to the others and can be either complimentary or detrimental in the end.
Kirkwood, S. (2008). NIMS and ICS: from compliance to competence. EMS Magazine, 37(2), 51-2, 54-7. Retrieved from http://www.emsresponder.com/
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. (n.d.). NIMS FAQ. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/FAQ.shtm
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The National Incident Management System
The National Response Framework (NRF) is an evolution of a series of national readiness plans that have been adapted to handle various emergencies at the national level (Walsh et al., 2012). According to Walsh et al. (2012), the federal government developed a response plan to guide the efforts and deployable assets in the event of any emergency that overwhelmed local and state capabilities. The first of these plans was developed in 1992, called the Federal Response Plan (FRP), and proved ineffective when implemented during a hurricane response in Miami, Florida, primarily due to a lack of familiarity and a focus on federal efforts instead of local scalability.
At the time the FRP was in effect, many fire departments across the country were adopting a modular system of incident management referred to as the incident command system (ICS). Early in its inception, ICS was not standard between the various departments, but as the federal government began to improve upon the FRP, developing the National Response Plan (NRP) with a focus towards incorporating and standardizing ICS, the various fire departments began to refer to the federal government implementation of ICS which promoted its standardization. The NRP was created in 2004 to answer concerns that were outlined in Presidential directives HSPD-5, HSPD-8, and discussions regarding the recent terror attacks on September 11, 2001, and the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. The NRP, in addition to standardizing ICS, addressed the roles of each level of government (local, state, and federal), non-governmental disaster aid organizations, and private business (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2004; Walsh et al., 2012). This growth, evolution, and adaptation of ICS within the NRP grew into a further adaptation of a comprehensive incident management system, now known as the national incident management system (NIMS) which allows for implementation at each level of government, within business, and with each private citizen (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2008a, 2008b; Walsh et al., 2012). This scalability also allows for increased modulation by either increasing the scope of a response or decreasing it as needed. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2008a), understanding the shortcomings of the NRP and the promise of NIMS, further refined the response guidelines while using NIMS principles to develop the National Response Framework (NRF; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2008a, 2008b; Walsh et al., 2012). Both NIMS and the NRF share the foundation principle that most incidents start and end at the local level and are best managed by local interests (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2008a; Walsh et al., 2012).
This was evident during the 2008 hurricane season. As a contractor under Emergency Support Function #8 – Public Health and Medical Services Annex – I was part of the largest single mobilization of emergency medical services in history. Although we could have taken over jurisdiction from the clearly overwhelmed local government (as might have occurred under the FRP), we continually offered our assistance and only responded when requested. This allowed for a more focused response with rapid demobilization and remobilization when confronted with a second and third hurricane that threatened another region. This effort was appreciated by the local emergency managers who not only learned from the event but also adapted their local response plans to include variations of significant mobilizations of each of the emergency support functions.
The continued development of the response plans, incident management systems, and command structures and systems is a testament of the government's ability and readiness to assist in the event of an emergency, but it is also a testament to the understanding of self-reliance.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2004, December). National response plan. Washington, DC: Author.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2008a, January). National response framework. Washington, DC: Author.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2008b, December). National incident management system. Washington, DC: Author.
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A gifted violinist and vocalist, Korean-American Joe Kye uses digital looping — the live recording and play-back of chords and melodies – to create powerful layers of music. A witty storyteller, Joe's performances weave his immigrant narrative through his show. "We are all artists, every single one of you," says Joe. "If you breathe, if you smile, if you speak or if you frown. These are all inputs to build a world around you. The more we can choose to tell our stories and to listen to stories and act with humanity, then we can build and create a world that is more inclusive to all of us." Born in Korea and raised in Seattle, violinist-looper & vocalist Joe Kye has drawn rave reviews and "discharging world[s] of emotion" and delivering 'divine messages' with his lush string loops, sweet vocals, and eclectic style." Drawing upon his immigrant upbringing, he blends indie-rock, jazz, classical, pop, and Korean folk to create a unique sound. With his innovative use of digital effects and looping, Kye's songs weave together diverse textures, catchy melodies, and rich, sweet vocals to groove and uplift listeners. He studied at Yale and left his high school educator careerto pursue music full-time. He has performed across the US, opening for Yo-Yo Ma, comedian Hari Kondabalu, rapper Warren G, and Senator Bernie Sanders. Kye is currently touring his new album, Migrants. Featured on NPR, BBC World News, PRI's The World, and LA's Music Friday Live, the new record has been praised as "lovely and nimble" and "delightfully unique."
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Chevy Colorado-Based Fuel Cell Vehicle To Be Revealed Shortly By GM And US Army TARDEC product 2016-09-02 15:30:22 https://insideevs.com/news/330948/chevy-colorado-based-fuel-cell-vehicle-to-be-revealed-shortly-by-gm-and-us-army-tardec/ Chevrolet General, hydrogen
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General Motors has announced the reveal of a Chevrolet Colorado-based fuel cell electric vehicle for this October, specifically at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington, D.C.
This special prototype was developed together with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC).
Advantages of Chevrolet Colorado FCV to be quiet operation, low-end-torque and power-export capability in the field. The disadvantages might be, well...hydrogen in the field.
"The vehicle is being developed under an agreement between TARDEC and GM signed in 2015. The collaboration enables TARDEC to access consumer-driven automotive technology for use in military applications while providing GM with feedback on non-standard fuel cell technology applications.
Consistent with the Department of Defense's desire to leverage commercial innovation in its next-generation technologies, the Army will use the vehicle to demonstrate the capabilities fuel cell electric propulsion and power generation systems can bring to the military, including quieter mobility, exportable power generation, low-end torque and water generation. The Army intends to conduct user assessments and demonstrations in 2017."
"Neither GM nor TARDEC released vehicle specifics, but Rogers said the Army is focusing on the technology and its capabilities, regardless of the platform."
TARDEC Director Paul Rogers said:
"Hydrogen fuel cells as a power source have the potential to bring to the force incredibly valuable capabilities. We expect the vehicle to be quiet in operation and ready to provide electricity generation for needs away from the vehicle. With fuel cell technology advancing, it's an ideal time to investigate its viability in extreme military-use conditions.
"Fuel cell propulsion has low-end torque capability that is useful in an off-road environment. It also offers additional characteristics attractive to both commercial and military off-road use."
Charlie Freese, executive director of GM's Global Fuel Cell Activities said:
"This project is another example of how fuel cell propulsion can play a role in non-traditional applications. We need to continue pursuing these opportunities along with our plans for production of a commercial fuel cell system in the 2020 time frame."


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I The Lurkers sono un gruppo punk di Londra, il primo gruppo in assoluto a pubblicare con la Beggars Banquet Records.

Formazione
 Artruro Bassick - voce, basso
 Dave Kemp - chitarra
 Nellie - batteria

Discografia

Album in studio
1978 - Fulham Fallout (Beggars Records)
1979 - God's Lonely Men (Beggars Records)
1982 - This Dirty Town (Clay Records)
1989 - Wild Times Again (Weser Records)
1989 - King of the Mountain (Link Records)
1990 - Powerjive (Released Emotions)
1994 - Non-Stop Nitropop (Weser Records)

Raccolte
1980 - Last Will and Testament - Greatest Hits
1992 - Totally Lurkered (Dojo Records)
1997 - The Beggars Banquet Punk Singles (Anagram Records)
1997 - Take Me Back To Babylon (Receiver Records)

Album live
1989 - Live And Loud (Link Records)
1992 - Live In Berlin (Released Emotions)

EP e Singoli
Shadow/Love Story
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माझी धनु लग्नाची पत्रिका असून दशम स्थानआतील कन्येचा बुध व्यवसायास अनुकूल आहे अन मी नक्कीच व्यवसाय करेन असे त्याचे मत होते.
नवीन नोकरी हातात नसतानाही नौकरी सोडून देण्याचा माझा विचार मी त्याला बोलून दाखविला. जून पर्यंत थांब कारण तुझे बदलाचे योग तेव्हाच आहेत हा त्याचा सल्ला मी फारसा गांभीर्याने घेतला नाही. मी माझ्याच क्षेत्रातील व्यवसायास सुरुवात केली. अमोलच्या अन्दाजाप्रमाणे जुन २०१२ मध्ये नोकरीतील बदल दिसून आला. माझी प्रश्नकुंडली मांडून त्याने दिलेल्या ३ तारीखांपैकी १ तारीख अचूक जुळून आली. ज्योतिषशास्त्र इतके पण अचूक असू शकते ह्यावर माझा विश्वास बसला. गुरु मीनेत आला कि माझे घर होईल असा पंतांचा अंदाज होता! मला मात्र काही कारणामुळे तसा विश्वास नव्हता. पण माझे नशीब खरेच बलवत्तर होते. अनेक अडचणीतूनही मी घर घेतले.
That day I won't forget in my life when I unexpectedly lost my job and it was really difficult for me to accept. I was more worried because my marriage had been arranged and my engagement day was getting closer. I approached Amol Kale. He studied my horoscope and predicted that I would get another job in next 'two days'. I was astonished when I received new job offer literally in two days. I want to thank to Amol Kale from bottom of my heart for his moral support through his Astrological predication.
I am from media profession and spiritual by nature. I did experience some problems in my early life and could not find the reason for those till I met Amol. He explained me the facts based on the past which was amazing. His urge to explain the things on account of your stars, with the happening things in your present can not be refused. I don't feel like to go into much detail with the incidents… because problems are common, how we treat them in a right way is big deal. He predicted many things which came true. Now I treat him as my spiritual guru. I pray…may god give him more and more power to heal and guide people in future.
I have known Amol for the last 5 years and he is a trusted advisory who has helped me through the years. He has not only given me guidance and direction about life and the way one should live it happily. His predictions have always been accurate and have helped me mould my life in the right direction. He is one of the best persons I have known who is always ready to help.
The 2 most important days in your LIFE are the day you were BORN and the day you find out WHY.. This question "WHY" has been hovering me and Amol has helped me get in terms with it. Few things that i was not aware of Amol made me realize and I would like to Thank him with all my heart for the wonderful insight he has provided with respect to my horoscope. With your support and guidance I am sure I will get past through all the downs :) Would like to Thank you once again.
"I was introduced to Mr. Amol Kale, by my close friend and I'm thankful to God, that I got an opportunity to meet the Genius in Astrology. I had few unanswered questions hovering in my mind, for which I was desperately looking for someone to get them resolved. At times in life you come to a juncture where all you need is a direction and clarity of what is good for you. After consulting Amol I was not only touched by his insights for details, his predictions and foresight vision, but also glad to interact with a kind-hearted person. I would take this opportunity to mention that he was the first person who explained to me that few happenings in my current life have a connection with events in my past life. Many of his resolutions have worked for me and it's great to know that you have a person like him, with whom you can approach with your concern as a friend. Thanks Amol!!!"
I have experienced Amol's predictions to be always perfect whenever I have consulted him over various situations in the past. I would like to share an experience with you. In June 2007, I resigned from my job and decided to move out of Hyderabad. I consulted to Amol. He convinced me to be patient and not to leave job till November. As not being the right time. I rejoined the company and decided to work for next 3 to 4 month. In Nov 2007 he predicted that I will leave the town in coming 15 days for good. And it just happened the same way. I am thankful to Amol for his guidance.
I have been in close company of Amol, His journey as an Astrologer comes with a big price. His constant penance to understand the basis of life structure and decoding the life purpose has been a larger part of him. Naturally this is one of the greatest reason he is a good guide. As an Astrologer he only seeks complete satisfaction of the problem that so ever comes to him. My bank account was hacked and a lac rupees were stolen from my bank, Amol predicted I will be getting my money back with a deduction around 10 K and me exactly got 88 K from the police. Many such incidents were I have taken guidance from Amol; he has taken things to detail and precision. I am thankful to have a friend and a guide like Amol. Best wishes.
I am studying medical astrology from Amol. He is having an interesting personality, mysterious combination of professional artist, spontaneous astrologer and spiritual aspirant. Since I had heard a lot about him, and few of my friends are having some issues, I show him their horoscopes and asked his opinion, and was really amazed by the accuracy of his predictions about the past of the people whose horoscope I shared with him.
His lectures on medical astrology, explores the spirituality within. During the lecture, the way Amol decodes and simplifies the various complicated theorems of astrology is extremely incredible. It changes meaning of lot of terminologies for us and also dismisses our earlier beliefs about use of astrology. Earlier I had a very casual approach towards astrology just being a mean for some fun, but now the overall interaction gave a complete new horizon to look at the events in the life.
I came in contact with Amol when I was staying in Vashi, in the year 2000. I learnt from somebody that he can foretell, based on kundali. That time I had only heard about the words like astrology and kundali. So like any other common person I was very much intrigued and urged him to prepare my kundali. I was really surprised when he predicted about me, my nature, my likes and dislikes since it were almost matching.
Here I would like to share a few experiences.
1) When my marriage was fixed, I approached him to prepare my to be wife's kundali. I told him about her family background. By looking at the kundali, he could foretell that the date of birth of my to be wife was wrong since it was not matching with the family background I had described to him. Then I called back my wife and told her about this. She was also unaware about this since she never felt to cross check her date of birth (The date of birth on school leaving certificate was put different than the actual date for admission purpose). Then from hospital records, we could get the correct date of birth.
2) The other experience was when I was trying for the overseas jobs. That time I was not in contact with him. But one day his elder brother told me that he had left a message for me. When I contacted him, he told me that there could be a problem with the documents. I was surprised because I really had a very tough time preparing my documents. I felt as if he had some intuition about me.
We attended the session of BHUTA SHUDDHI on 30th July 2017. Thank you to Mr. Amol Kale who has open up complete different aspect of human body mechanism in very simple but unique way. Which will definitely help us to enhance the knowledge & improve the quality of life - human body at it best level Eagerly waiting for the upcoming session of BHUTA SHUDDHI.
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Post by alb » Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:08 am
Shark bites kitesurfer at Kaa Point
A shark bit a man on his right leg while he was kitesurfing Thursday afternoon 100 yards off Kaa Point at Kanaha Beach Park, said Maui County spokesman Rod Antone.
Kahului firefighters responded to the shark attack report at 3:19 p.m., finding police and ocean safety officers already on scene, said Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga. He said safety officers wrapped the man's wound on his right calf and tended to other small lacerations on his heel.
The man was conscious and alert when he was taken by medics to Maui Memorial Medical Center where he remains in stable condition, Mainaga said.
The man, a foreign national in his early 40s, was bitten in an area from his calf to ankle, Antone said.
"They said he was in pretty good shape . . . He made it to shore on his own," he said.
Later, as lifeguards were telling people to get out of the water, they spotted a 12- to 15-foot tiger shark, he said.
Ocean safety officers are in the process of closing down the beach, Mainaga said.
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Gizmo-Melgar
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I need your advise on my little Gizmo. He weights less than 5 pounds and just turned one this May. He was the runt of litter and has always been a bit sickish. Always throwing up food once in a while but eating well with energy and playful.
He develop a weird nasal noise (almost like a cat with a hairball) ever since we moved to my brothers place (We thought it was allergies) but it got a bit worst now that we moved to our new house.
That's why the last visit to the vet (last week). We thought the snorting sound was getting worst and making him throw up but the vet said the sound was probably from an irritated stomach. There is a possibility that he was eating crap off the floor or the back yard since it was dirty when we moved in (yet he was doing that sound from way before). He was still doing okay besides the throwing up... Eating and pooing normal but I feel this week he's been looking more sad.
He sleeps allot during the day and then around midnight he wakes up restless and walks around the room moving from one place to the other non-stop. He doest seem to want to play during the day like before or run. Last time the Vet. gave him Nutri-Cal... apparently small dogs like him suffer from low blood sugar when they don't eat. I gave him Nutri-Cal after he was throwing up because I knew he had nothing in his stomach. When the Vet saw him he was doing better and the Vet didn't think much of it.
Last few days he has been sleeping allot again and looking very sad. Had the shakes once in a while and you can tell he was extremely sleepy. Yesterday we took him to the Vet again and she wants to do blood test again tomorrow morning. His last blood test seem a little off but nothing crazy she said... but now she wants to focus on the liver. My questions is what's next? Is he has a bad liver then what? Anyone had this problem before?
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Originally Posted by Gizmo-Melgar
Bumping this so you can get an answer. I wish I could help you, but I don't know about this. I hope someone answers soon.
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I'm not sure but I hope he's okay!! And im bumpin this post.
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Your other thread has some replies:
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Will Rabbi Yoffie's message resonate?
Reform leader seems to buy into a theme of victimization among Muslims.
By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL
Yoffie 224.88. (photo credit: Courtesy)
Rabbi Eric Yoffie is becoming American Jewry's Daniel, boldly strolling into lions' dens as diverse as the late Jerry Falwell's Liberty University and, more recently, the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America. He has managed to cut through the ideological and theological fog of the "family values" debate to propose a sexual ethic for teens that is both moral and realistic. He stood up to Israel's since-fallen president, Moshe Katsav, who couldn't bring himself to call the leader of America's largest Jewish denomination "rabbi." In his speech to the Islamic society, Yoffie was forthright and pointed when he warned that "surely no religious cause...can ever justify murdering the innocent or targeting the uninvolved." He managed to acknowledge "dignity for the Palestinians" while reminding his audience that "Muslims will need to accept the reality of Israeli vulnerability, including the vulnerability of that tiny nation's ever-threatened borders." However, the balance - between reconciliation and admonishment - seemed off. Yoffie seemed to buy into a theme of victimization among Muslims and to take on faith what a New York Times article on the convention called, with little substantiation, "growing intolerance" toward Islam and its practitioners. Said Yoffie: "[T]here is no shortage of voices prepared to tell us that fanaticism and intolerance are fundamental to Islamic religion, and that violence and even suicide bombing have deep koranic roots. There is no lack of so-called experts who are eager to seize on any troubling statement by any Muslim thinker and pin it on Islam as a whole." THERE MAY be no shortage of such folks, but does their message really predominate outside the fringes of talk radio? What's remarkable in the six years since 9/11, and is a testament to the tradition of tolerance in much of America, is the absence of a vicious anti-Muslim backlash, legal or social. If anything, Americans have been more eager than their European counterparts to give their Muslim neighbors the benefit of the doubt. Granted, Muslim individuals and their charities face legal scrutiny since the attacks. But there is scrutiny, and there is harassment. Yoffie says it is time to "end racial profiling and legal discrimination of any kind against Muslim Americans." But would he really prefer that law enforcement groups relax their surveillance of certain groups and leaders who have proved to be ripe for recruiting terrorists? Besides, is it "racial" profiling or good police and intelligence work to track the ideas and movements of the very groups from which radical ideas and even more radical acts have sprung? The same Times article cites "leaders of American Muslim organizations" who see three main factors behind "growing intolerance" against Muslims: global terrorist attacks in the name of Islam, disappointing reports from the Iraq war, and the agenda of some supporters of Israel who try [to] taint Islam to undermine the Palestinians." Let me characterize those "factors" this way: hot, warm, ice cold. Islamist terrorism is real, and intractable. It is not the product of a mere "radical fringe" of Muslims. Al-Qaida finds fertile soil for its fanaticism across the Middle East, in Indonesia, in downtown London. There are plenty of bad ideas in the Muslim world being spread by people who find haven in countries that coddle the fanaticism they profess to reject. We talk of a "war on terrorism," and even that phrase is a curiously tolerant evasion. If we are in a war, it is against a dangerous, and quite real, trend within Islam toward religious fanaticism and nihilistic violence. The majority of Muslims who do not embrace this radicalism undoubtedly suffer the indignities inherent in the effort to root out those who do. But it is important to stress - given the trauma of 9/11 and the daily Muslim-on-Muslim death toll in Iraq or the deadly backlash against the Danish Mohammed cartoons and the Taliban's return to Afghanistan - how tolerant and patient Americans remain. As for the "supporters of Israel who try [to] taint Islam to undermine the Palestinians": Show me the ZOA or MEMRI news release that has even the fraction of the power of an Islamist suicide bombing to tarnish Islam, or the ability of an Internet "beheading" video to cement public perceptions. If Americans stereotype Muslims, it is not because the "Israel Lobby" told them to. It is because innocent people feel targeted by those who would kill them for not being Muslim, or not being a certain type of Muslim, or, really, for no reason at all. Yoffie's speech is canny, beginning with a direct appeal to what concerns his listeners most. That leads to a "let's all agree" second half that tries to enlist them in his vision of a two-state solution in the Middle East, unequivocal denunciation of terror, and, most interestingly, an effort to stop thinking of the Arab-Israel conflict in religious terms. Can Muslims make this distinction? "Political battles" have political solutions; "holy wars" are fought only to the bitter end. Americans are ignorant of Islam, no doubt, but the main thing they want to know is if its leaders and followers are able to separate the religious and the secular and if groups like ISNA are able to stand up and say, like Yoffie, "Let us do everything in our power to prevent a political battle from being transformed into a holy war." The writer is editor in chief of the New Jersey Jewish News.


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OUTLOOK: Economy to grow 0.7% and Interest Rates to drop further in 2017
South Africa / 18 Aug 2017 10 Sep 2020 / By Ralph Ertner
South Africa's economic growth is expected to rebound in 2017, but will remain below 1%, according to BMI Research. The Fitch Group company has revised down the GDP growth forecast from 1% to 0.7%. Challenges to growth include higher unemployment, lower consumption and limited government spending due to fiscal consolidation. Policy uncertainty and a "poor operating environment" will also discourage investment, the research said. BMI expects the fiscal deficit to narrow, but at a slower pace than expected as the weak economic growth will limit fiscal revenue.
Although economic growth activity in the mining and agricultural sectors drive growth during the first quarter, this may be counteracted in the second quarter with commodity prices falling. Coupled with recent less business friendly rhetoric and policy (not least the new mining charter), this will weigh on investment to an even greater extent than we had expected, and temper growth," the report read.
h3. Policy Uncertainty
With the run-up to the ANC elective conference in December, BMI expects President Jacob Zuma to lean towards the left in terms of policy decisions in order to gain support. "Should this be the case, we could see significant fiscal slippage and continued more populist rhetoric by the president, presenting downside risks to investment but upside risks to government consumption."
There recently held ANC policy conference was characterised by deadlocks on key policy decisions, including the mining charter and land reform. Financial services company Credit Suisse is of the view that debates on policy will continue until the elective conference and may include more radical proposals. BMI highlighted that the risk of a downgrade of local currency debt remains a concern. This would see capital outflows, result in the weakening of the rand and raise borrowing costs. A downgrade would add weight to the already low business confidence.
Analysts previously stated that Finance Minister Gigaba's 14-point plan to revive the economy lacks the "profound change" needed to boost confidence as it intends to do. Gigaba also stated that he welcomed a commission of inquiry into state capture of state-owned enterprises in an effort to restore investor confidence and address investor perceptions.
h3. Rate Cuts
BMI forecasts a rate cut by 25 basis points before year-end and another cut in 2018. "Our expectations for stagnating economic growth and cooling inflation will give the bank room to shift to a policy of monetary easing." But BMI said that a rate cut would only happen at a gradual pace. Economists are of the view that although recessionary conditions and low inflation would prompt a rate cut, the currency is still at risk to shocks by a rate hike in the US and other political uncertainty locally.
Economist Kevin Lings said that the economy is still vulnerable to investor sentiments. He expects a two rate cuts of 25 basis points over the next six to nine months. Economist Annabel Bishop said that even though the hiking cycle is over, the Reserve Bank will move carefully and may be more dovish in the second half of the year.


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"Kiss an Angel Good Morning'" is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1971 as the first single from the album Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs. The song has since become one of his signature tunes and was his eighth song to reach number one on the country charts. "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin" was also Charley Pride's first single to reach the pop charts, peaking at number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100,and also went into the Top Ten of the Adult Contemporary charts. It also reached #19 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100. The song spent four months on the pop chart, longer than any of his other hits. Billboard ranked it as the No. 74 song for 1972.


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Home At Home 5 Handy Apps That Will Make You Feel Like A MasterChef
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5 Handy Apps That Will Make You Feel Like A MasterChef
Min Ye Kyaw
If cooking is your hobby that satisfies your tummy and soul, it's a good way to enhance your mastery. Being locked down at our houses, we don't have many options to go to the restaurant or order the delivery services for our food. Today, everyone can cook and thus comes the part of cooking. Here, these 5 handy apps will help you improve your cooking skills and make you feel like a MasterChef once the quarantine time is over. Have some confidence and try 'em out!
1 BBC Good Food
Developed in the UK, whether you're looking for easy-peasy recipes, healthy or budget meals or whatever makes the most of cheap ingredients, BBC Good Food should be in your mobile phone then. It has a huge collection of recipes proffered by users worldwide altogether with BBC's originals conspired by world's famous chefs. Everything from brunch and dinner to vegan and steaks, pancakes and even baking, the app has a massive pile-up of categories to explore. Save your favourite recipes and make your own collections, refer to other users through BBC Good Food.
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Colorful and useful, Tasty comes with more than 4,000 recipes which are categorized in special occasions such as (weeknight, barbeque,etc), cuisines (Italy, French, Thai, etc), dietary (gluten-free, low-carb), vegan, difficulty and more. Each has its own ingredients list and a step-by-step instruction with a video to accompany you through the whole procedure. Save your favourite recipes, use auto-hide feature for meats if you're a vegan and so much more to go into with Tasty app.
3 BigOven
This is my favourite one! BigOven features more than 500,000+ recipes inside the app with many different features to keep up your cooking skills. Use the "My Recipe" feature to add your own ingredients to the collection, and "Groceries" as a list of your favorite groceries and upload as photos on the app. The "Use Up Leftovers" feature helps you with great suggestions for meals that you can make by using what's left in your fridge. The app also features "Meal Plan" for your recipes across longer periods which you can try for free for 30 days. Overall, BigOven is free to download in both Appstore and Google Playstore.
SideChef is not just your traditional cooking app for finding recipes. It comes with your personalized recipes for your diet and taste, as well as weekly meal ideas led by cooking experts. Once you sign up, you can choose your own plans and meals right inside the app and it'd take only a few minutes to complete. Another function that SideChef has is a built-in shopping list that will remind you of everything you need to buy at the grocery store if you have a meal plan. Their "How To" videos are very popular on Youtube.
4 Allrecipes
With a huge number of users of more than 30 millions, Allrecipes which was established in 1997, has tons of recipes that are posted by the members and categorized into various sections and scales. Browse recipes by filters or set your suggestion for any occasion within the app. Each recipe is followed by a step-by-step video to accompany you into details. Rate your own recipes or refer it to other users to learn more about it. Or even suggest tips on how to make them better and tastier. Be a part of the global community of cooking enthusiasts.
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Home / Breitling / Breitling VS Omega : Which is Better?
Now, the thing with comparisons is that they'll always spark controversy as different people have different options and experiences, so in this article we won't share a definite answer to which is better when you compare Omega VS Breitling, but instead, we'll bring up and look closer at some of the (maybe) important things to look at when buying a new watch, and then let you decide which is the best option for you. Because what someone may find "the best", may not be considered the best by someone else. In other words, there's no right or wrong. And it also depends on which factors and points you look at when comparing them.
Of course, both Breitling and Omega are two watch brands which have a long and rich history. Omega was founded in 1848 and Breitling was founded in 1884. Both brands are well-known for making high-quality timepieces, but they're also known for different things. Breitling has a long history with flying, in particular for making high-quality and reliable chronographs that are now loved by watch-connoisseurs. Omega is known for a lot of things, among those the most notable is perhaps the moon watch, which was worn on the moon.
Let's begin by comparing the two companies' sizes because this gives an indication of which is most popular and which the people prefer more. While this doesn't necessarily tell us which is the best of Omega and Breitling, but it is still an interesting point to look at.
Breitling has an estimated revenue of $422.7M, on the contrary, Omega has an operating revenue of $908.4 million. As you can see, Omega's revenue is significantly larger than the revenue of Breitling, which may not come as surprising considering the fact that Omega is more well-known than Breitling. In particular by people who are not really into watches and don't know anything about them.
Which is the highest quality watch – Omega or Breitling?
Which is the most price-worthy watch – Omega or Breitling?
Which is the most popular? – Omega or Breitling?
Which brand makes the best watches? – Omega or Breitling?
Some questions are easier to answer than others, but we'll do our best to cover and compare the two.
Now, without further ado, let's look at some of the most interesting and important points that are worth looking at when comparing watch brands, and have in mind that there is no real right or wrong – and which you should choose is completely up to you and your personal preference.
The movements are unarguably the most important part of a watch. They're the beating heart, and they are what fascinates and impresses watch-connoisseurs.
Having in-house movements is considered very important in the watch industry. In particular by customers.
Both Omega and Breitling develop and produce in-house movements, but at the same time, both also use externally sourced movements for some of their models.
Also, Omega (generally speaking) produces watches with far more complicated movements and makes their own in-house movements at a much greater extent than Breitling does. In that sense, Omega is considered to be a watch brand that makes superior watches than Breitling – and whether or not this is the case can, of course, be debated.
Omega has worked hard to prove that they're a watch manufacturer that can produce extremely complicated and unique movements, and Breitling has not focused on this to the same extent. Instead, they have mainly focused on making watches in large productions rather than also, on the side of the large production watches also making unique and innovative watches.
In terms of innovation, Omega is probably the winner of the two brands. Omega has come up with lots of interesting innovations such as their now infamous co-Axial movement, the Master Co-axial anti-magnetic, and they also experiment with lots of unique and new materials such as. As for the latter, Breitling has also done some experimenting with new materials, such as carbon fiber.
In other words, some people mean that the Breitling watches that don't use in-house movements don't give you enough bang for the buck, but again, this can be debated.
In terms of style and design, you may say that Omega and Breitling are quite different from each other.
Omega's most iconic and famous model is the Speedmaster, and the most iconic Breitling watch is probably the Navitimer. Both of these watches are both well-respected and instantly recognized by people who know watches thanks to their distinct design, and they're also both chronographs.
Generally speaking, Breitling makes more "daring" and "out there" watches than Omega does, and this is a reason why some Breitling models may appeal to different people than Omega. Generally speaking, Breitling watches tend to have quite busy dials, which appeals to some but not all. For example, both the Speedmaster and the Navitimer are chronograph watches, but upon comparing them, you'll find that the dial of the Navitimer is much busier than the Speedmaster – which of course appeals to some people, but many people find them too busy.
Something that is especially interesting when comparing Omega vs Breitling is their sizes. Breitling is notoriously known for making large watches, and while both manufacturers make smaller watches, thanks to the overall large sizes on most watches from Breitling, these watches tend to appeal a different audience of people who like and can pull of watches that are on the larger side.
Both Omega and Breitling have a large number of models and variants to choose from, and something that they both have in common is that they continue to build on already existing models. For example, Omega's most popular model is, as mentioned, the Speedmaster, and Omega has made many variants of this model – just like Breitling has made many variants of their Navitimer model.
Both Omega and Breitling develop digital watches that are meant to help the wearer in different ways. Breitling, which has a long pilot history naturally develops watches that are meant to help pilots in one way or another, but the most famous innovative Breitling watch that truly helps the wearer is probably the Breitling emergency watch, which can be considered quite revolutionary. These watches are often known as "professional" watches.
In that sense, both of the brands try to push the limits and innovate new technology and make new watches that are not only beautiful and tell the time, but also do something more.
Therefore, in this category, there's no real winner. One professional watch that Omega makes is the Seamaster PloProf 1200m which offers 1,200 meters of water resistance.
Warranty is an interesting way of comparing watch brands because the warranty can be viewed as how "proudly" the brands stand behind their products, in other words, at least in theory, give a slight indication of which watch brand has the highest quality.
From July 1st, 2018, all Omega watches come with an international warranty of five years. This is an extension from three years and was a huge step for Omega when introduced.
On the contrary, all Breitling watches are covered by a two-year international warranty or a five-year international warranty for watches equipped with a mechanical manufacture movement.
In other words, Breitling only gives a five year warranty for their in-house movement-powered watches, and since Omega mainly uses in-house movements, this is no issue for them, but since far from all Breitling watches use in-house movements, one could see this as Breitling watches, in theory, are lower quality than Omega since Breitling only offers five year warranty for their in-house movements.
Omega was able to extend their warranty from three to five years thanks to improving their components and thus making more durable and higher-quality movements.
Now, there's no doubt that whether you buy an Omega or a Breitling, you get a top-quality Swiss watch that has gone through rigorous tests. Both brands make great timepieces, and both offer their own unique innovations and strengths.
Pricing is highly relevant when comparing watches, and it's important to have pricing in mind because otherwise, you risk comparing pears to apples.
Luckily, Omega and Breitling watches are relatively similarly priced, and this is probably also the reason why a lot of people tend to want to compare the two brands.
You can buy an entry-level Omega watch for more or less the same price as an entry-level Breitling. Two popular entry-level watches that are often compared are Breitling's Superocean model and Omega's Seamaster model. People who are looking for a chronograph watch rather than a diver's watch may compare Omega's Speedmaster with Breitling's Navitimer.
As for the Superocean and the Seamaster, the price is between €4000 and €5000.
Popularity is rather subjective, but as brought up earlier, revenue can be a helpful indicator, and clearly, Omega sells a lot more watches than Breitling does.
Both of the brands are considered to be among the top 50 Swiss watch brands, and they both play an important and large role in the Swiss watch industry.
While both are ranked in the top 50, Omega ranks higher than Breitling. Omega is also more recognized by people than Breitling is. This may or may not be important for you, but people will much more often say "Nice Omega", than they'll say "Nice Breitling" – simply because more people know Omega than Breitling even though they are both two major players in the Swiss watch industry.
Omega has got more recognition in recent times thanks to James Bond and other well-known individuals such as George Clooney. Breitling, of course also have their ambassadors, but is there something more iconic and special than having James Bond himself carry a particular branded watch (and the same brand) for countless consecutive decades.
When comparing watch brands with each-other, it's often difficult to crown a clear-cut winner, because again, it depends on what you are comparing, but it also comes down to preference. Some people are naturally drawn to larger, and often more unique and sporty watches, and if that is the case, they'll naturally be more drawn towards Breitling.
And the same goes for Omega. If you find the history of Omega more appealing, and you think it is very important for that the watch brand you wear goes full-heartedly into making and innovating reliable and high.-quality movements, you may be more drawn towards Omega.
Again, note that this is meant to be an objective comparison between the two brands. We advise you to follow your heart and taste and research watches from both Omega and Breitling if those are the two brands that speak most to you and then narrow down your options down to just one or two from each brand.
Which of Omega and Breitling do you like the most? In your opinion, which is the winner of Omega VS Breitling?
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