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Legal eagles advise against litigation for resolving contract related conflicts
Webinar organised by FHRAI, and Wadia Ghandy & Co. asks hoteliers to comply with the Home Ministry directives on retention, salary payments, and lobby RBI for debt restructuring mechanism.
P Krishna Kumar
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Updated: April 11, 2020, 10:11 IST
While responding to the queries of the hoteliers on critical topics like force majeure, labour and employment, banking and finance, and litigation realties associated with various contract related conflicts arising from the Covid-19 crisis, at a webinar organised by FHRAI, experts from a leading legal firm Wadia Ghandy & Co., asked hoteliers to think rationally and try to deal with the current destress in a more matured and responsible way.
They tried to convince hoteliers to try to iron out differences with land owners, management companies, operators, vendors, and workers through negotiations and talks during this difficult times, rather than rushing into courts.
"Nobody knows how things will pan out in the courts," said Bindi Dave of Wadia Ghandy & Co. Running to the courts will cost both money and time, she added.
Sameer Pandit, Partner at Wadia Ghandy & Co, explained the difference between force majeure and frustration in the legal contract. Although it is used interchangeably, both are two different concepts. Explaining the broad clauses in a force majeure like threshold, listed events and method of invocation, Pandit said that each clause has different consequences and one cannot claim relaxation or suspension of contract obligations indefinitely invoking force majeure.
In case of frustration, the contract gets terminated immediately. He said that economic reasons are not valid and courts generally adopt a relaxed view on such cases. Until and unless there are some structured and exhaustive details defining each clause, any dispute related to force majeure would not stand the scrutiny of the judiciary. Answering queries, he said that force majeure cannot be applied for statutory payments.
More than anything else, it seemed the Ministry of Home Affairs' March 29 directive to businesses not to retrench employees and pay the wages, invoking the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, was the biggest concern for the hospitality industry and entrepreneurs. The prominent question that came up at the webinar on the part of the hoteliers was whether the government can force businesses, which have been disabled from operating and having no revenue and cash flow, to pay the wages invoking such an old law? Clarifying the doubts on behalf of Wadia Ghandy & Co, Partner Aarish Dhunjibhoy said that while people can question the constitutionality of such laws in a court of law, in the long run it is not going to help the cause, as it will only further drain pockets in litigation. He said that Indian courts have conventionally taken positions in favour of employees with humanitarian aspects before anything else. He said that government agencies are entrusted with powers to arrest and proceed under IPC in case of complaints against non-compliance on the part of employers.
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Offering clarifications on various issues related to finance and banking, Ashish Ahuja from Wadia Ghandy & Co clarified that the relaxation that the government has given for statutory payments like GST, TDS and others can be indirectly considered as a working capital loan extended at a nominal rate of interest of 9 percent, instead of the usual 18 percent.
However, the industry felt that working capital coming at a cost is not going to help business. For this, Ahuja offered a solution like the formation of a special fund by the government to offer soft loans to the business against which the government can ask for equity of some sort in the business.
Clarifying the queries on the implications of the loan moratorium that the RBI has announced, Ahuja said that any payment deferred will invite interest and eventually lead to extension of the loan tenure by three or four months. He said that it would be advisable to pay it up midway through the tenure so that interest does not get accumulated.
In order to avoid businesses going into debt trap, Ahuja advised the industry to lobby for a special window for restructuring of loans with the RBI. He said that the RBI had offered such a window for restructuring after the 2008 global crisis, without classifying loans as restructured loans or downgrading the assets.
Pradeep Shetty, Joint Honourary Secretary of FHRAI moderated the webinar.
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The essence of Dave Goodrich's music is an unembroidered reflection on life's many journeys and the search for the answers to the questions we have all asked ourselves. BUT IT ROCKS, TOO! 15 Minutes, his current release on BQE Records, L.C., showcases his ability to write, produce, and perform rock music that stirs up the mind and the body. His first fully-produced solo effort, 15 Minutes has received airplay all over the US on college and commercial radio stations. Recently, the album has received play internationally on internet radio, as well as traditional radio broadcasts. It has also been a favorite on websites such as planetjam.com, where it remained in the Top 20 for several months. Dave has received generous reviews from both print and on-line publications.
Dave earned his reputation by capturing audiences with his intricate acoustic guitar work and buttery vocals which complement his intimate, intelligent lyrics. Dave Goodrich's career as a musician began early and continued to þourish while he was a music student at SFSU in northern California. He provided drum and vocal support to several bands in the Bay Area, performing in such venues as the Berkeley Square, The Chi-Chi Club and Mabuhay Gardens. The original recordings he produced were the first of his work to receive air-play. Following the breakup of his Washington, DC-based band Mind's i, Dave Goodrich headed for the solo world as a singer/songwriter/guitarist.
Dave Goodrich is currently based in the Washington, D.C. area. Goodrich has entertained crowds as large as 20,000 while playing top events and venues throughout the mid-Atlantic region. His performances and compositions have been lauded by publishers in San Francisco, Nashville, New York, Washington, DC, and Hollywood and by critics wherever he performs. Atlantic recording artist Jewel opened for him at a Washington, DC, cafe in 1995, and Goodrich and Shawn Colvin shared a bill at DC's 9:30 Club that same year. He has also shared bills with Howie Day (Arista), Sheila Nichols (Hollywood Records), and Angie Aparro. In 1997, Goodrich showcased twice--both solo and with a full band--at the Philadelphia Music Conference, where his single "Improper Tonight" was featured on the conference's compilation disk, and he played a critically-acclaimed set to a standing-room-only crowd at Richmond's Route 1 South Music Conference and Festival. Dave continues to perform publicly in addition to causing a swirl of creativity in the recording studio.
Currently in the midst of recording his upcoming release World Gone Round, Dave is preparing to once again delight devoted fans and attract new audiences who yearn for a smart new perspective on life and an exciting groove to go along with it.


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On Saturday 29th June, Stoke Mandeville Stadium was host to the Lord's Taverners Junior Wheelchair Rugby National Championships, which was competed across 2 competitions – for Under 14s and Under 18s. The results can be found here.
Hannah Thompson writes:
Mavericks, Ospreys and Bristol Cubs took to the stage at Stoke Mandeville on Saturday to be crowned Lord's Taverners U18s champions. The Mavericks were made up of junior players from adult clubs, with Solent Sharks, Gloucester, Ospreys and West Coast Crash represented.
In a round robin format clocking three points for a win and one for a loss the teams played each other twice for the chance to top the table to be crowned victors.
Opening the tournament, Mavericks slotted 12 past Bristol's 5 to take the first three points of the competition.
In the second fixture, Ospreys faced a resilient Bristol side who had a closer endeavour, just losing out 12-8.
Mavericks worked their magic in a nail bitingly tough clash with Ospreys, winning 10-9.
With it being such a hot day, energy levels had started to drop a little until Bristol Cubs led an inter club dance session, which helped to refresh everyone.
A rested Bristol side couldn't quite see off Mavericks in their return leg conceding 8-13. Bristol were consistent in their point scoring, putting another 8 past their counterparts but this wasn't enough in another tough battle with Ospreys who won 11-8.
The final fixture was a must win match for Ospreys who lost by just one in the earlier contest against points leaders Mavericks. Unbeaten Mavericks were confident in top position but they also faced the must win pressure as only a win would guarantee gold whereas a loss would draw the table resulting in try difference to decide the champions.
As the match got underway, Ospreys brought the energy to the final with some fantastic surges through the middle and quick intercept play.
With the crowd support lighting up the stadium, Ospreys were victorious posting 15 on the scoresheet against a noble 9 by Mavericks.
Drawing the points table even, Ospreys final fight saw a plus five try difference edging Mavericks into silver position.
One Ospreys player summed up their day, "It's been a brilliant day, we're so tired but we got the win in the final against a strong Mavericks team, were all buzzing!"
"This was our 5th National Junior Tournament and it was great to see how the players who played in the first event in the Copper Box in 2015 have developed. We're not only seeing improved skill levels, we're now seeing these young people grow in confidence, develop leadership skills and support new and younger members of their clubs. These young people will be the future players, coaches, officials and volunteers of our great sport. A massive thank you to clubs' coaches and team support staff and to the referees and officials who volunteered their time to ensure the young people can play at these tournaments." Junior Programme Manager, Stuart McLindon.
Thank you to Lord's Taverners for their continued support of the Junior Programme.

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Q: What does the term "suppose inductively" mean? I am reading Analysis 1 written by Terence Tao. After a proposition (2.1.16) which is about "Recursive Definitions", he uses the term "suppose inductively" in proofs.
For example, Lemma 2.2.2: for any natural number n, n + 0 = n.
"We use induction. The base case 0 + 0 = 0 follows since we know that 0 + m = m for every natural number m, and 0 is a natural number. Now suppose inductively that n + 0 = n. We wish to show that (n++)+0 = n++. But by definition of addition, (n++)+0 is equal to (n+0)++, which is equal to n++ since n+0 = n. This closes the induction."
From the axiom about mathematical induction, I was under impression that one needs to prove a property works for n, and then also for n++, and then it is proven for all natural numbers.
So my question is, what does that specific term means and how or when we can use it in a proof.

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Another wonderful guest challenger on the "I Am The Diva Blog", the very talented Margaret Bremner. If you haven't checked out her blog Enthusiastic Artist yet, you are in for a treat. Margaret came up with a challenge of creating a "tile on a tile". I really love this idea and the examples she did. Unfortunately, I have not had much time to play with this challenge this week. My husband and I are in the process of painting the exterior of our house. Yes, it was one of those temporary (hopefully) insanity moments that we thought we could save a little money and we have lots of time...so why now. While I actually love to paint because it has the same meditative qualities as Zentangle does, it is not soothing on the body, and we soon discovered that we aren't as young as we want to think we are (when did this happen?). Actually, the painting itself hasn't been as physically demanding as putting together and taking apart the scaffolding, climbing the ladders, bending, stooping, and you get the picture. We take a 3-4 hour break in the heat of the day, but have been at it for a week now and hopefully should be done in another week (fingers crossed). On one of these exhausting days (not sure when it was) I attempted to do this challenge before nodding off, thinking I'd get back to it and give it a better try. Well, time has run out and I wanted to get this posted since I haven't missed a challenge yet. So, forgive my lame attempt. I hope to try this challenge again soon when I have more time. Thanks Margaret & Laura!
It's great! It has your nice clean "signature". And I bet your house does also, but not such an easy challenge. Way to go! Keep at it until it is done!
For a tile that was done 'on the fly', it's pretty darn special! The beetle-jus (?spelling) frame is great. Nice job, Sue.
I sympathise wholeheartedly...I painted our outside entertainment area, and the body is definitley slower to recover these days!
I think your tile in a tile is great, love how your BTL Joos is supporting the little jewel in the center. I'm impressed your able to do a tile, your week makes me tired! Good luck.
great job on this! Love that outside frame and the depth you achieved on the "inside" tile!
Well I think it's just dandy! Nice shading, and I like the little curlicues off Btl Joos. Good luck with the house!
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"Our Sacred Honor," by David Weber [bio] (edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt), appeared in Infinite Stars (RSR review), published on October 17, 2017 by Titan Books.
Pro: The author describes the dystopia and its causes in great detail. Eloise really wanted to join the resistance, and in the end she finally does—at great cost to herself.
Con: The first 60% of the story is solid infodump, and it's very heavy with a right-wing political message about the blessing of having your own weapons and the curse of the welfare state. The actual story is only the last 40% of the text.
In the story portion, Eloise finds it too easy to dispatch all the bad guys.


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It can be devastating to provide dementia care to a loved one who is slowly losing the ability to express thoughts and feelings or to exercise free will and unencumbered movement. With dementia, the ability to learn new things diminishes; judgement falters; and logic eludes the best efforts. As a result, frustration, denial, avoidance, outbursts, and depression may occur.
Caring for someone living with dementia calls for a great deal of patience and sensitivity. There may be unfounded jealousy, unjust accusations, a refusal to bathe or take medications, and other ways of acting out. To caregivers, these behaviors—often inappropriate and self-defeating—are frustrating. We might find ourselves trying to argue a point or correct a behavior, but all to no avail. Inevitably, being around a person living with dementia can itself be emotionally overhwhelming.
When caring for someone living with dementia, compassion is key. There is no way for dementia caregivers to understand the perplexity experienced by a person affected by dementia. We can only imagine how frightening it must be to lose the thread of conversations, be confounded with simple math, or struggle with routine tasks. It is no surprise that growing difficulties in communicating, computing, and problem-solving can create tremendous frustration and anger.
The fact is, a person living with dementia cannot "try harder". Overcoming the neurological damage is not a matter of will. Consequently, caregivers must accommodate themselves to a new version of the person they used to know. It is wise to take the view that the individual with dementia is doing the best he or she can. It falls to the caregiver to exercise come clinical objectivity, to decode clues and signals, observe mood shifts, and detect irritants. Look for "triggers" of unsuitable behaviors and seek conditions that soothe and pacify to develop strategies to minimize frustration and make the most of each day.
It is useful to think of dementia behaviors are coping mechanisms. In the early and moderate stages of the disease, a person may be aware that he or she is supposed to understand and will try to maintain a façade that "all is well". She may answer questions with a casual dismissal, vague noncommittal response, aggression, rudeness, or outright fabrication. Certainly, underlying this behavior is the fear, embarrassment, and anxiety that "all is not well".
The logical reaction is to remind, correct, and cajole. However, asking questions such as "don't you remember…" or "don't you recognize…" assumes the ability to learn or to reliably retrieve memories. Efforts to keep a person from "slipping away" are ultimately futile. A person with dementia cannot master new concepts, relearn, apply logic, or change behaviors.
As brain functioning deteriorates, caregivers must adjust their behaviors. Rather than warning of a hazard ("The stairs are steep!") or chiding ("You haven't eaten all day.") caregivers have to exercise more vigilance, provide gentle guidance and keep questions simple. Understand that responses will not necessarily be reliable and that even a "yes" or "no" answer may not indicate true understanding.
Again, alter expectations as cognitive functions further decline. A friendly tone of voice and upbeat facial expressions may still exert a calming influence, but eventually even "go slow" strategies—making eye contact before speaking, repeating simple phrases, and using gestures—fail to produce a meaningful reaction.
Fortunately, the power of music remains, and, even in the final months, music that was familiar in earlier years can stir emotions, decrease undesirable behaviors, and even stimulate conversation. It is the final consolation that when words and lucid thoughts fail, music can still stimulate primal joy.


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Home » News » Ford Going Almost Entirely Electric in Europe This Decade
Ford Going Almost Entirely Electric in Europe This Decade
Source: By Craig Trudell, Bloomberg • Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2021
Ford Motor Co. will drastically overhaul its business in Europe, where it didn't sell a single fully electric vehicle last year, vowing to go almost completely electric by the end of the decade.
One of the first steps in the transformation announced Wednesday will be to plow $1 billion into a German assembly plant that will start making an all-electric model in two years. By mid-2026, Ford will offer plug-in hybrid or fully electric models across its entire lineup.
By 2030, Ford's passenger-vehicle range will be all-electric — one of the more demanding road maps among Europe's major incumbent carmakers. Only its smaller but strategically important commercial-vehicle business will sell some vans and trucks that lack a plug by then.
"Consumers increasingly want us to go electric," Ford Europe President Stuart Rowley said in an interview. "Our customers are very focused on sustainability and they want the brands and companies they work with to go on this journey with them."
As ambitious as Ford's plan is, it has less to lose in Europe after having substantially scaled back in the region. The company has taken more than $1 billion of structural costs out of local operations the last two years, closing five factories, selling another and eliminating more than 10,000 jobs. It fell behind Toyota Motor Corp. and Fiat Chrysler to rank ninth in passenger-vehicle sales last year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.
Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley is trying to turn the page on his predecessor Jim Hackett's tenure that focused on restructuring by putting Ford more on the offensive. Farley announced plans earlier this month to almost double the automaker's EV budget to $22 billion through the middle of this decade just after General Motors Co. said it aims to sell only zero-emission models by 2035.
"We continue to be encouraged by a higher sense of urgency and focus, especially with respect to electrification where Ford seems to be trying to catch up to other automakers' goals," Joe Spak, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, said in a note to clients.
Ford shares were little changed shortly after the start of regular trading in New York. The stock has surged more than 30% this year, driven by optimism about its EV efforts.
Ford's investment in Cologne, Germany, will modernize a 90-year-old plant that is one of the largest manufacturing complexes in Europe. The automaker will share more details in the coming months on its plans for the facility, which currently assembles Fiesta small cars. Ford will continue production of that model in parallel with a new EV for some time before eventually going all-electric.
Europe became the epicenter of EV adoption last year, with carmakers selling more fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles there than in China for the first time. The surge was driven by stricter emissions standards, subsidies that helped the industry recover from pandemic-related disruptions and introductions of new models to meet more stringent rules in the coming years.
"You're really seeing the European industry move," Rowley said. "We intend to be at the forefront of it."
Ford needed help complying with Europe's CO2 limits last year because of fire issues with the plug-in hybrid version of its Kuga sport utility vehicle. It reached a deal in October to pool its fleet with Volvo Cars.
A partnership with Volkswagen AG will help Ford electrify its fleet going forward. The companies announced in 2019 that they would expand an alliance formed the year before to also include joint work on EVs and self-driving technology. Ford said then it would build at least one mass-market battery car in Europe starting in 2023 based on VW's modular platform, known as MEB.
Sharing technology and development costs with VW will be key to Ford keeping its earnings momentum going in Europe.
Ford came close to its long-term target for a 6% profit margin in the fourth quarter. Its $414 million of earnings before interest and taxes was the company's best quarterly showing in more than four years.
— With assistance by Keith Naughton
(Updates with analyst's comment in the seventh paragraph.)
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Honeywell Generators: Top Notch or Bottom Rung?
Honeywell Portable Generator
You know the name Honeywell. The main website for Honeywell lists such diverse topics as aerospace, vehicles, buildings, oil, gas, safety, and more. Included amongst those topics is the Honeywell generator. Honeywell generators for home use come in a wide range of capabilities.
Honeywell has been in business since the early 1900s. It's a name that we have come to trust, especially for items like thermostats. At the beginning of World War II, even the military began to trust the company by awarding it contracts.
What we need to know here is whether we can trust Honeywell for portable generators or not. Let's take a look at their 8 main offerings to see if there are any worthy of further consideration and eventual purchase.
If you're in a hurry and just want to check the pricing and availability of these Honeywell generators at Amazon, click the links in the list just below.
Update: Sadly, none of these generators are currently available at Amazon. This may change at any time, so don't be shy about checking the links anyway.
Honeywell 3250W – model 5973 / 6150
Honeywell 5500W – model 6036
Honeywell 5500E – model 6037
Clicking a link in the table below will take you directly to that section of interest. Otherwise, you can just keep on reading through the whole article.
1 Which Generators Does Honeywell Make?
2 Honeywell Inverter Generators Don't Make the Grade
3 Powerful Honeywell Generators Are Worth a Look
4 Is It Obvious Which Honeywell Generator You Should Choose?
Which Generators Does Honeywell Make?
The generators with the Honeywell brand name fall into two basic categories: the lower-powered inverters and the higher-powered portables.
The portable inverter generators (three of them) are all completely enclosed. This makes them significantly quieter than others of the same size. If you're looking for a quiet generator, you might want to check this style out, but read the rest of this review first.
By lower-powered I mean that the inverters are rated from 1400 to 2000 running watts. These will run for at most 5 hours on a full tank at half power. So you should be able to power a number of items for a good part of the day, but certainly not for a complete day cycle or night cycle. That would take several gas tank refills.
The inverters are relatively light weight (under 55 pounds), so they don't need wheels. Depending how strong you are, you may be able to lug one around by yourself.
The higher-powered models (the other five) are rated from 3250 to 7500 running watts. These will last at least 8 hours on a full tank. With one of the powerful models, you could probably get a full night's sleep in before you had to check the gas tank.
These are significantly heavier, weighing between 116 and 205 pounds. They all have wheels because you really wouldn't want to carry one of these very far, even with a helper.
So what's not to like about the Honeywell generators?
There's good news and bad news. We'll cover the bad news first by looking in detail at the three inverter generators.
Honeywell Inverter Generators Don't Make the Grade
Before we get to the bad bits, let's examine a few more details about the individual inverter generators.
They are models 6067 (1400W), 6065 (1600W), and the 2000 watt 6066 (click to see at Amazon).
Each has a recoil (pull cord) starter, so you need the strength to give the cord a tug. You'll probably have to try several times. There's no guarantee that it will start on the first pull.
Even though it has a slightly smaller gas tank (0.7 gallons), the model 6067 is supposed to run the longest of the three – 5 hours. The 6065 should run 4.9 hours on 0.8 gallons, and the 6066 should run 4.7 hours on 0.9 gallons of fuel.
The 6067 and the 6065 must be essentially the same machine with slightly more powered innards in the one. They both have the same measurements at 21x11x18 inches and each weighs 45 pounds.
All three have two 120 volt AC outlets and one 12 volt DC. All of them also have a low oil shut off mechanism.
Here is a summary of the features of these Honeywell inverters.
Model Starting Watts Running Watts LxWxH (in.) Run Time Fuel Cap. Weight
6067 1450 1400 21x11x18 5 hrs. 0.7 gal. 45 lbs.
6065 1650 1600 21x11x18 4.9 hrs. 0.8 gal. 45 lbs.
The one bad feature that owners have complained about most is that they simply don't work. Based on online reviews, on average over 50% of users had severe problems keeping these generators running.
Some wouldn't work even when no appliances were plugged into them. Others worked for a time but then gave out when they were really needed. Still others had leakage problems.
Granted, users are more likely to tell everyone when there's a problem, but this is a significant percentage of owners reporting these difficulties, especially compared to the other Honeywell generators that we'll look at shortly.
Relatively few owners reported having no troubles at all with these inverter generators. Even those who got theirs to work found some minor problems to report.
Powerful Honeywell Generators Are Worth a Look
The portable generators in this group in many ways are just the opposite of those discussed above. Most importantly, their owners have virtually no complaints about them.
We'll take a quick look at each of them from least to most powerful.
Note: You may find that some of these models have been discontinued by the manufacturer or are difficult to find at Amazon.
Model 5973 (6150 in California, the CARB compliant version) provides 3250 watts of running power for 8 hours on 3 gallons of gas (a full tank). It's a little larger than the inverters measuring 23×22.5×21 inches, but weighs 116 pounds.
The 5973 only has a recoil starter. It has two 120 volt AC outlets like the inverters, but instead of the DC socket, it has one 120/240 volt twist lock outlet. These features make the 5973 feel like a medium-sized generator. It's bigger than the inverters, but smaller than the rest of the pack in most ways.
Model 6036 (6151 for CARB compliance in California) jumps to 5500 watts of running power. It only has a recoil starter, but it's brother model 6037 (sometimes referred to as a 5500E) has an additional electric starter.
The 6036 weighs 185 pounds; the 6037 weighs 196. At these weights, you definitely see the benefit of wheels.
These three models, as well as the remaining two, each measure 29.8×28.75×26.75 inches. They all also hold 5.8 gallons of gas, have four 120 volt AC outlets and one 120/240 volt twist lock plugs.
These three should give you 9 hours of power. That would last you through the night or most of the day.
Model 6038 also gives you 9 hours of power at 6500 running watts. It weighs 192 pounds and only has a recoil starter.
Its larger cousin, model 6039 (6152 in California), weighs 205 pounds and includes an electric start. This top of the line model gives you 7500 watts of running power which should be more than enough to run the average household during tough times. It's rated at just 8 hours, but that's still a decent amount of time on one tank of gas.
Here is a summary of the features of these larger models.
5973 / 6150 (CA) 3750 3250 23×22.5×21 8 hrs. 3 gal. 116 lbs.
6036 / 6151 (CA) 6875 5500 29.8×28.75×26.75 9 hrs. 5.8 gal. 185 lbs.
6037 6875 5500 29.8×28.75×26.75 9 hrs. 5.8 gal. 196 lbs.
Is It Obvious Which Honeywell Generator You Should Choose?
I think the most obvious conclusion you can arrive at here is that you should avoid the three portable inverter generators Honeywell makes, unless you're willing to gamble a little. There must be good inverters out there. It's just that they seem harder to find than the larger Honeywell models.
You have a much better chance of getting a good, reliable portable generator if you elect to get one of the five more powerful models. All of them apparently provide all the power you need. It's just a matter of figuring out how much power that is. The more power you need, the larger model you'll get.
Click here to check the pricing and availability of Honeywell portable generators at Amazon today.
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Almost everyone has experienced stress in their lifetime. Your busy life can be tough to cope with at times, and especially when extra work or obstacles get thrown in your path, it can be downright overwhelming.
Possibly the strongest weapon you have for stress relief is sleep. Getting enough sleep is of vital importance to both your body and mind. When you do not get enough sleep, your entire body and mind suffer the consequences.
Not getting enough sleep can actually cause you stress. It can also be used as a tool for natural stress relief. Focus on getting as close to eight hours of sleep each night as possible, and don't be afraid to throw in a short catnap here and there.
How you treat your body can reflect on your presence of mind and ability to process stressors. If your body is not getting the appropriate nutrition it needs, your body and brain cannot adequately function. Make sure you are eating a healthy, balanced diet. Avoid fast food and sugar loaded snacks and sodas. Eat lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to keep your body full and fueled. Your energy levels will thank you, and your mood and ability to fight stress will increase as well.
Exercise is also known to release endorphins as well as help get your mind off your troubles. Whether you go for a nice long walk, a brisk jog, or take a fun dance or aerobics class, exercise is an excellent form of natural stress relief.
Meditation is popular for a reason. Taking the time to breathe and focus on centering your mind is a truly powerful experience. The calming of both the mind and body at once is both a relaxing and invigorating practice, and is an excellent and effective natural stress reliever for a lot of people.
Even better, meditation doesn't require a teacher, a video, or an expensive class. All you have to do is get comfortable somewhere quiet, close your eyes, and breathe. Allow your mind and body to relax.
If you are able, go out and get a massage. A massage not only feels great, but there is a lot of symbolism in having someone massage out all the knots and gathered tension in your body.
These days, there are a lot of rather inexpensive massage parlors and even schools where they offer discounted massages by students. Or, you could even get a massage at home, and recruit a friend or spouse to help you work out all your kinks.
Stress is a part of life. Being able to deal with that stress naturally is a skill that everyone should possess. Use these tips for natural stress relief, and consider a routine practice of some of these skills to help avoid getting overwhelmed in the first place.
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How to Start a Clothing Store Online. How to Start a Clothing Store Online By LeafTV Editor These days, just about every kind of business enterprise has an online presence. Depending on the type of business, you can either start out in a brick-and-mortar shop or online. A good example of this is a clothing store, which in today's world of 24-hour shopping, is easiest to do on the Internet... People say, "Listen, I can't really afford to own the store and run the store and do everything together." This is my example to you. Sam Walton open up Walmart while still working at Ben Franklin store. If this man can open up Walmart, you can open up a boutique.
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Once the Facebook store launched, Cami used high-quality product images and product placements in the Facebook news feed to highlight the online store and specific items. After 6 days, we called Cami to see how the launch went.... My love of vintage clothing did not begin gradually. It started with a dress: a perfect 1950s party dress, made of heavy black-and-pink silk, with a row of tiny buttons down the front.
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This exhibition illuminated the historical records of a single village community in the Egyptian countryside during the Graeco-Roman period. It also explored the story of the site's excavation, initiated by the University of Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as subsequent and upcoming research on the recovered material and its context. "Karanis Revealed" was presented in two phases. Part I (September 16 to December 8, 2011) looked at aspects of village life during the early centuries of the community under the Ptolemaic dynasty. These include the site's agricultural cultivation, the role of pagan religions and evidence of more esoteric magical practices. Part II (January 27 to May 6, 2012) followed the changes that took place in Karanis with the beginning of the Roman occupation of Egypt and then later with the advent of Christianity. The displays included collections of Roman glass, tax rolls on papyrus, and the leather breastplate of a Roman soldier.
See below motion picture footage from the original excavations.
Ahead of its time, the University of Michigan expedition to Karanis used the relatively new medium of motion pictures to document its work. Nearly four hours of silent film footage show the archaeologists and Egyptian workers on site, as well as the details of the landscape and architectural remains.
Currently only a small portion of this footage is available in digital form (digitized from a 1983 video transfer of the original film). Below are links to brief selections, with original titles, of what we hope will become a complete archive of the Karanis film footage.
Egyptian workers cleaning debris, which was removed from the site in railway cars.
Sources of water (local water wheels, irrigation ditches, and canals) as well as water buffaloes that live near the water.


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Elias Takes Barber Race One
BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 22, 2018) – Yoshimura Suzuki's Toni Elias may not have successfully defended his MotoAmerica Superbike title, but he's hell-bent on making sure he ends up with the most victories. On a sunny and hot Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, Elias took one step towards that as he won his eighth race of the year, a win that moves him into a tie with newly crowned champion Cameron Beaubier. The two now have eight victories apiece heading into tomorrow's season finale in the Championship of Alabama.
While Elias was able to win his eighth race of the year, his rival Beaubier was down and out, the three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion crashing out of what was a three-way fight for victory on the 14th of 21 laps. Bruised and beaten, Beaubier will be back on the Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing YZF-R1 tomorrow to try and win his ninth race of his championship season.
"Of course," Elias said when asked if his goal was to win the most races. "That's why my mind was in the championship in the second position, but my goal when I arrive here is win more races than Cameron (Beaubier). I'm not going to have the number one because the championship is long (gone) and I did many mistakes, but I will try to go home in that way."
The win was not only Elias' eighth of the season, but it was the 24th of his MotoAmerica career.
"After the mistake in Pittsburgh, I was a little bit worried about it because this guy's fast in wet, he's fast in dry," Elias said of Herrin. "So, my second place in the championship was not safe. One part of my mind was on that, and another part was on trying to win this race. I really wanted to. We worked so good yesterday. New setup works perfectly for this tire and this heat. We found something like we didn't find before. I was pretty confident. Finally, the result confirms what we found. At the beginning from seventh position, I had some troubles. I did some mistakes trying to overtake some riders. I was risking too much. I had false neutrals. It was pretty difficult at the end. At the beginning, I calmed down a little bit, step by step, taking confidence, overtake some riders. Then I catch Josh (Herrin). He was so strong. The more laps we had was a little bit more easy for me, and at the end we could win this race. He was pretty beat up, so congratulations for the second place and also for Mathew's (Scholtz) podium. Tomorrow let's try to finish this championship if it's possible with another win. Yamaha guys will be a little bit more tough. They used the green tires, but when we saw before the race they used reds it was like, 'wow, this is a big mistake.' I knew that from Friday it was impossible. After five laps was so soft, and the green tire was the right choice."
Second place on Saturday went to early race leader Josh Herrin on the Attack Performance/Herrin Compound Yamaha, the Georgian dropping out of the lead and 7.3 seconds behind Elias at the finish after his back issue from the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca round reared its ugly head.
"Yeah, I think I had to kind of go off at Laguna," Herrin said of his back pain. "It's my lower back. Just with the amount of riding that we were doing and all the stuff that I was having to put my back through that weekend. It's been fine all year, and then here I think because of the long rights and having to manage the tire and kind of move your body in a different way… it just kind of flared up today. I just didn't want to make it any worse. I saw that I had a big gap to second, and I knew that I wasn't going to be able to keep up with Toni (Elias). So I just kind of tried to keep up with him as much as I could without making it any worse. Luckily, we were able to hold onto second. It's a bummer because I think tomorrow the Graves guys are going to smart up a little bit and run the green tires, so today was a good opportunity to get out and beat down on them a little bit. So, tomorrow will be tougher, but I'll be more prepared for tomorrow's race. Hopefully, we can battle for a win, so we can end the season strong."
Yamalube/Westby Racing's Mathew Scholtz finished third, the South African coming out on top of his battle with Yoshimura Suzuki's Roger Hayden after the two came together in the closing laps. It was Scholtz' eighth podium of the season.
"I wouldn't say tough," Scholtz said. "He followed me in and passed me on the second last lap. His bike is the fastest bike again. I came from so far back. There was nothing else that I could really do. I made a move. It was hard, but none of us crashed. I'm sorry that he got pushed wide. I finished third and I'm just thankful to be able to race with you guys. Thank you to everyone that has supported me."
Hayden held on for fourth, some two seconds behind Scholtz and 1.2 seconds ahead of fellow Kentuckian Jake Lewis on the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki.
Scheibe Racing BMW's Danny Eslick was sixth, 2.8 seconds ahead of Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing's Garrett Gerloff. Bobby Fong got the better of teammate Cameron Petersen on the intrateam Genuine Broaster Chicken Honda battle for eighth.
KWR's Kyle Wyman rounded out the top 10.
Going into tomorrow's final race of the year, Beaubier leads Elias by 56 points with the Spaniard 41 points ahead of Herrin. Scholtz is secure in fourth, 18 points ahead of Gerloff who in turn is 12 points ahead of Lewis.
Supersport – Gillim Wins – In The Dry!
In Supersport, Rickdiculous Racing's Hayden Gillim, who has been developing somewhat of a reputation as a "rain rider" this season, with his two previous wins occurring in wet weather, showed his prowess on a dry track when he got the victory over Monster Energy/Yamaha Extended Service/Graves/Yamaha's JD Beach, who finished second in Saturday's race after already clinching the class championship in New Jersey. M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider Valentin Debise returned to form after recovering from his crash in Pittsburgh two rounds ago, and he finished third.
"It's really good to get a win in the dry," Gillim said. "It's been, like, five years. So, it's really good to get back up here, and to have to earn it. It's incredible. We had a really good race. The red flags were obviously a little weird. I was concerned about that because, going full pace and then stopping, going full pace, stopping, going full pace, stopping. I wasn't sure how I was going to do on that. Then I was worried about my clutch a little bit. I know I've had some issues there doing the starts. So, three starts on one clutch and it wasn't acting up. It was really good. The whole Rickdiculous team gave me a really good bike this year, and especially this weekend. I felt good. We've got some stuff to work on. It's going to be another great race tomorrow."
Liqui Moly Junior Cup – Dumas Again
In Liqui Moly Junior Cup, Alex Dumas, who clinched the 2018 class championship at New Jersey, led from the pole and, despite the race being red-flagged twice, the KTM Orange Brigade/JP43 Training rider notched his ninth victory of the season with another dominant performance where he was never headed. MP13 Racing's Cory Ventura finished second aboard his Yamaha, while Quarterley Racing's Renzo Ferreira finished third aboard his Kawasaki to complete the balanced, three-brand podium.
"I got pole this morning and I was really happy about it," Dumas said. "I just wanted to have a good start, which I did. Unfortunately, Ashton (Yates) crashed in the first lap. I had a one-row gap on the other guys for the start, so I took advantage of that and got a good start. I tried my best to put my head down and do some fast laps. The track was really slick. It's hard, mentally, to ride on it, but I'm really happy about the race. I hope to win tomorrow again."
Twins Cup – Parrish Crowned
In the Twins Cup class, Saturday's race was the final one of the 2018 season, and it decided the championship between Ghetto Customs Suzuki rider Chris Parrish and Syndicate/AP MotoArts Yamaha's Jason Madama. The two riders were separated by just two points going into the finale and Parrish finished eighth, while Madama finished ninth. The outcome was that Parrish won the title by a scant three points. Meanwhile, back at the race, Robert McLendon III was the victor aboard his Altus Motorsports Yamaha in his first-ever MotoAmerica race; Turner's Cycle Racing's Kris Turner was second on his Suzuki; and RBoM 180 Racing's Curtis Murray was third on another Suzuki.
"It was an absolutely awesome race," McLendon said. "First time on the bike, first time with that team. Hats off to these guys right here. We went and got a brand-spanking-new bike for me. This is like my home track. I've got four kids and I can still say that's the most fun you can have with your clothes on, ever. The race itself was pretty awesome. I wanted to get a good start and try and check out, but I knew that wasn't going to happen. Kris (Turner) rode awesome. I was saving that move for the last lap. I'm so glad you did the same exact thing, man, because I was giggling. I saw I was getting side by side. I was like, 'well, I got the inside. So it's about to be really, really awesome. There's going to be a bunch of parts laying on the gravel track because I'm going for it.' "
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The United States Congress ratifies Biden's victory in the elections
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After a historic day starring the assault on the Capitol, the United States Congress has ratified this Thursday the election of the democrat Joe biden as president in the elections held last November. A decision that comes after the suspension for several hours of the session due to the assault on the legislative headquarters of thousands of supporters of the outgoing president, Donald Trump.
Specifically, the United States Congress has made this decision shortly after the Senate and House of Representatives rejected objections raised by a small number of staunch Republican supporters of Trump to try to invalidate Biden's electoral votes in the states of Arizona and Pennsylvania.
In the elections of last November, the Democrat Joe biden He obtained 306 votes, 36 more than necessary to obtain victory, although Trump has refused to acknowledge his defeat and has denounced that fraud took place during the elections. A complaint that has been repeated in recent weeks on Twitter and that has led to increased tensions leading to an assault by a group of followers against the Capitol during the session to confirm Biden's victory, historically a formality in the North American country.
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Your daily bread
Homestyle baked goods and lunches at new industrial-park cafe
By Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia
Freshly made loaves of bread, fruit and cream pies, and homemade frozen casserole dishes and pizzas are among the take-away items are available at Country Morning. Pictured: (from left) Rosy Loewen, Rhoda Friesen and Joné Loewen.
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Country Morning Bakery & Café 2625 Aztec Drive (corner of Aztec and Otterson) 899-0527
Hours: Tues.-Fri., 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat., 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Country Morning Bakery & Café
2625 Aztec Dr.
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh the joys of those that trust in him. —Psalm 34:8, quoted on the Web site Mennonite Girls Can Cook.
Country Morning Bakery & Café lies smack-dab in the middle of the Hegan Lane industrial-park neighborhood that also houses UPS, Wizard Graphics Inc., and a maker of flight-simulation components called Flight Link.
It's not exactly Restaurant Row.
But Country Morning—the only restaurant in the immediate vicinity—certainly seems to be gaining a reputation for its fresh, hearty, homestyle cooking. I had been tipped off about the goodness of the café's baked goods—fresh breads, pies, cookies and muffins—and just had to try them, sucker that I am for home-baked deliciousness.
I discovered, on two lunchtime visits, just why people are willing to make the drive out to the cozy Mennonite-run restaurant, which opened in mid-November 2009.
It's most definitely the food.
I first arrived at Country Morning with my lunch date, David, on a weekday at about 12:30 p.m. The dining room was busy with a mixture of what appeared to be laborers, businesswomen and farmers. The sound of their happy chit-chat was audible over the silence of no overhead music.
Behind the counter, in the open kitchen, bustled three women with tidy, below-the-knee dresses and hair swept up beneath neat, black head-coverings. The women, and one bearded man, shared the duties of taking orders and quietly preparing each meal.
I ordered a hot ham-and-cheddar-cheese sandwich on a house-baked, wheat Sandwich Butterhorn bread ($5.29), a cup of chicken noodle soup ($3.29) and a cup of hot tea ($1.49). I threw in a cinnamon roll ($1.99) for good measure—a nice, sweet snack, to nibble on while I waited for my lunch.
David went with a grilled Swiss cheese on wheat ($2.99), a cup of fresh chili ($3.29) and a streusel-topped blueberry muffin ($.99).
Other sandwich choices included a club ($5.49), a chicken fajita panini ($6.29) and an open-faced pizza sandwich ($5.29).
My name was called in short order, and I retrieved our lunch at the counter and went back to our wooden table and chairs which, like the others in the room, resembled those in a family dining room. On a nearby corner table sat an offering of Christian brochures. On one far wall, near a kids' table with little chairs, hung a plaque quietly proclaiming the goodness of God; another wall sign heartily welcomed patrons as though they were family or treasured friends.
The slices of bread making up David's sandwich were thick—just short of Texas-toast-sized—and the melted cheese, when he took a bite, stretched out in a delicious-looking, gooey strand, making me want to take a bite, too. The bread of his sandwich, like my Butterhorn, had that immensely satisfying taste of yeast that one finds in home-baked bread.
My sandwich was also very good—the salty tang of the thinly sliced layers of ham, and the flavor of the good-quality cheddar was nicely compatible with the down-to-earth bread. My soup, like David's meaty chili, was stellar—home-cooking at its best. The wide egg noodles, sizeable, soft chunks of white-meat chicken and bits of fresh parsley commingled happily both in the flavorful broth and in my mouth.
The cinnamon roll and muffin were also excellent, which is why I went back two days later (finding another packed dining room) for another muffin, this time a pineapple-cottage cheese one, also divine. The homemade mixed-berry pie ($10.75) I purchased on that second visit to take home for dessert after dinner that night was equally top-notch.
In a nutshell, in a modern-day food landscape dominated by fast-food rubbish loaded with packaged sauces, preservatives and inferior ingredients, Country Morning's wholesome food is truly a breath of fresh air.
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Tres M Bistro ends lunch service, focuses on events
Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Statesman Journal
Tres M Bistro will be less "bistro" and more event space, starting Nov.14.
The cafe on Church Street is cutting lunch service, focusing on catering, boxed lunches and events. Chef-owner Joan Taylor says business has suffered to the point where a change was inevitable.
"Unfortunately, we're dying. Look around! This is supposed to be the lunch rush," Taylor said, gesturing to her somewhat empty cafe. "To put my key in the door, to provide quality food made from scratch, we need more employees than what we have. I can hardly pay who I do have."
Instead of closing completely, Taylor will host several events, from murder mystery dinners to kids cooking classes. A Nov. 12 class is already booked, and the next is filling fast.
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"We'll have fondue parties, with dark chocolate and cheese, and Raclette parties," she said. "Eating shouldn't be a chore, it should be something you look forward to."
Taylor ran a catering business for 15 years before opening Tres M Bistro, so focusing on events feels natural for the chef. She'll also sell boxed lunches to replace mid-day table service. She will use the restaurant as an event space and hopefully move to a new location when her lease ends. She says location was the main reason for the restaurant's decline in traffic.
"I've had multiple complaints about the fence, paying for parking and having to walk in the street to get here," she said, referring to the construction project on Church next to her restaurant. Tres M Bistro is at the corner of Ferry and Church, at 295 Church St. SE.
The restaurant has been open for less than a year, originally opening in January 2016.
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For more information about upcoming events and services, like Tres M Catering & Events on Facebook.
Email Brooke Jackson-Glidden brookejg@statesmanjournal.com or call 503-428-3528. Follow her on Twitter @jacksonglidden, or like her Facebook page www.facebook.com/BrookeJackson-Glidden.
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Update: Crash Into Powerlines Closes Highway 49 In Angels Camp
By Tracey Petersen	 Published Aug 16, 2019 04:01 pm Updated Aug 16, 2019 04:54 pm
Angels Camp outage
Update at 4 p.m.: PG&E reports the number of those without power has dropped to 314 mostly in the area of Highway 49 between Fourth Crossing and Highway 4. The restoration time remains 6:15 p.m. Additional details on the crash and outage are below.
Update at 3 p.m.: Although Highway 49 has already reopened to traffic after a big rig truck hit a power pole and brought down lines near Copello Drive in Angels Camp, thousands are still without electricity in that area. PG&E reports that crews have made some progress as out of the original 4,170 there remains 3,141 still without lights. The utility has pushed the estimated restoration time for those customers back to 6:15 p.m. Further details on the crash are below.
Update at 1:05 p.m.: The CHP reports that Highway 49 has reopened after a crash involving a big rig truck that hit a power pole bringing lines down near Copello Drive in Angels Camp.
The collision happened in the 11 o'clock hour and thankfully there were no injuries reported. There are still 4,170 customers in that area without electricity due to the incident. PG&E has posted an estimated repair time of around 2:15 p.m.
Original post at 11:30 a.m.: Angels Camp, CA — There is a crash involving a big rig truck hitting power lines along Highway 49 near Copello Road in Angels Camp.
Highway 49 is blocked in that area, near the northwestern edge of the city, and Caltrans has been requested because it is anticipated to be an extended highway closure. You will want to avoid the area. The CHP reports that thankfully no injuries have been reported.
4,170 customers are without electricity due to the incident. PG&E is hoping to have everyone restored at around 2:15pm.
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Feminist Frequency returns with Queer Tropes, a gaming miniseries
Anita Sarkeesian directs LGBT-focused show
By Allegra Frank@LegsFrank Mar 5, 2019, 11:00am EST
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Feminist Frequency is tackling video games once more with its newest webseries, Queer Tropes. The entire miniseries, hosted by editor Carolyn Petit, consists of three episodes — and they're all available to watch now.
Anita Sarkeesian directed all three episodes of Queer Tropes, which tackles the history of queer representation in video games. In the premiere episode, Petit talks about queer coding, a practice that can be traced back to the Hays Code era of Hollywood cinema. Queer coding — or heavily, stereotypically implying that villains are gay — remains common in filmmaking, unfortunately, and it has long held a place in video games. Prepare to see some disappointing examples from games like Dead Rising, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, and Streets of Rage 3.
Topics broached in the other two episodes include queer relationships (or lack thereof), homophobia, and transphobia in video games. The episodes run for 12-15 minutes, making them a breezy watch. A playlist of the full series is up top.
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This is Feminist Frequency's first video game-related YouTube project since its breakthrough Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, which brought the organization into the public eye. Although it won fans and acclaim, the show also had numerous detractors, beginning with its successful Kickstarter. The ongoing harassment of host Anita Sarkeesian eventually dovetailed with the virulent, hate-mongering, prejudiced Gamergate campaign, making her part of an industry flashpoint.
Tropes vs. Women in Video Games wrapped in 2017 after four years. Prior to its conclusion, Feminist Frequency turned its eye toward influential women in history with the show Ordinary Women.
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Here's A Great Story About US Demographics That Nobody Is Talking About …
In discussions about the demographic situation around the world, people often talk about the U.S. as though it's the "cleanest dirty shirt," meaning that it's not good, but compared to other places, it looks good. Europe is ageing rapidly, in part thanks to dropping fertility rates. Japan is famously old. And even China, thanks to the long-term ramifications of its one-child policy, may be the first country that "gets old before it gets rich."
The U.S. is old and ageing, but at least we have relatively robust levels of immigration keeping us young, is how things are usually characterised.
But the situation might actually be a bit more positive than that, at least in terms of how our demographics will impact the medium term of the economy.
Earlier, we published a chart from Matt Busigin, which augurs well for the economy.
What the chart shows is that the future employment of the 25-34-year-old demographic has historically been a function of the number of 20-24-year-olds there are in the economy. This is significant because this represents a big boost in the future of people with spending power who will form households, which is all stimulative stuff.
But that's only part of the story.
The other part of the story is that with household net worth rebounding to pre-crisis levels, a lot of folks who are 55+ are finally retiring, and that's clearing the way for younger workers. What's more, the rise of retirements will prompt companies to spend more on productivity-boosting capital equipment, which is a trend that's been largely missing since the recovery.
UBS economist Drew Matus tells the demographic story in three charts:
So while it's true that the U.S. is ageing, that's just one side of the coin. There's another, younger generation that's hitting its prime age of accelerating income, and U.S. corporations will have to spend more to be more productive.


The All India Lawyers Union (AILU) organized a meeting to celebrate Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer's 99th Birthday or 100th year. The meeting was filled with stories from those who knew him personally and professionally.
Mr. A.K. Pandey gave a brief history of how the AILU was formed. The inaugural speech was given by Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan. He had several anecdotes to share about Justice Iyer. He informed the audience that the famous Sunil Batra decision was influenced by Justice Iyer's own experience in prison, when he was detained in 1948 under Preventive Detention. Justice Iyer used to frequently represent communists, poor and downtrodden and was hence detained in this context.
Justice Iyer would not have been given enrollment as a lawyer if it had not been for the aid of the father of Justice Radhakrishnan. Justice Iyer had admitted that he is who he is because of his Grandfather.
The next speaker was Dr. Upendra Baxi who spoke about Justice Iyer's formidable spirit, never say die attitude and impeccable memory. Justice Iyer had once told him there are two kinds of judges those that are the shopkeepers of Justice and those that are the pinnacle of Judicial Excellence. Dr. Baxi said that Justice Iyer truly understood human and social suffering. He converted the Supreme Court of India to the Supreme Court for all Indians.
The final speaker was Senior Advocate Anil B. Divan. He spoke about Justice Iyers's professional prowess. He said that Justice Iyer was the frontrunner in securing rights of prisoners. He quoted from his article in the hindu published on 15.11.2014 and ended on the following note Law and Justice were always on speaking terms with each other in Justice Iyer's Courtroom.He knew how to mold law for a just result.
The life of this living legend is inspirational for all those involved in the legal field.


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A Different Journey: The journey of a mum of a child with Additional Needs
The next story in our Journey to Parenthood series comes from Michelle, a mum of a child with additional needs. Her daughter got diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation of the Med13L gene. From the initial elation of hearing she was pregnant to the news following her 12 week scan, she shares her very moving and different journey to motherhood with us. It's a story that will inspire you to see the many obstacles in life in a different light.
Throughout our series, we are exploring various paths to parenthood and the journey of parenthood itself. Showing different perspectives of how there is never a straight-forward route and going through tough times, especially as a Mum, can be completely overwhelming.
Oh, where to begin with my story? It's a tale that, even 10 years on, keeps surprising me with new twists and turns.
I'll start at the beginning. It was early December 2008 and my husband and I were excitedly travelling from East Lothian to Livingston for a private 12 week scan with nuchal translucency testing for our first pregnancy. We felt elated hearing our little baby's heartbeat for the first time and on our way home excitedly chatted baby names, idealised what kind of parents we'd be and how we'd decorate the nursery.
The following week I received a phone call at work from the lab who'd done the testing with the devastating news that they thought there was something seriously wrong with our baby. If it wasn't Down's Syndrome, they were convinced that the baby would have significant problems, and we should consider terminating.
Fast-forward a couple of days after many tears had been shed and the wonderful maternity unit staff at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh had managed to calm us down and make us see that all may not be lost. We had an amniocentesis to get a fuller picture, which ruled out Down's Syndrome, and further scans
revealed that the baby, a girl, had a hole in her heart. The cardiologist told us to relax and to try to enjoy the rest of our pregnancy.
She was due on the 4th July and on the 30th June I went into labour – a long painful labour at that! Our daughter was born unconscious at 10pm on 1st July but after being resuscitated briefly was brought back to us by a smiling midwife. She pointed out that she had talipes (previously known as club feet) but it was nothing to worry about. We had named her before she was born as the meaning of the name had resonated with us as a result of the journey we'd already been on – Tilly, meaning "Mighty Battler". But little did we know that was just the beginning of her battles.
A roller-coaster journey ensued almost as soon as we returned to the ward. She refused to latch on to breast feed, she was curled up so tightly and looked incredibly sad to be out into the big world. She barely cried. A consultant visited us the next day and took us into a side room to share the news that (once again) he thought there was something seriously wrong with her. He highlighted her dysmorphic features – her small eyes, low set ears, long fingers, talipes – and expressed concern that she didn't have a sucking reflex as she still hadn't fed from me. He told us there would be numerous tests to be undertaken, but he was convinced that there was definitely something wrong. Once again, we broke down and were absolutely devastated.
One of the midwives convinced us to try her on a bottle of formula, just to prove to the consultant she did have a sucking reflex and to avoid her being admitted to the Neo- natal ward. We put the rubber teat to her mouth, rubbing her lips with it praying that she would attempt to suck…..and she did! Only a little but enough to convince him to let us go home.
What followed after that was extraordinarily stressful as on top of multiple hospital appointments each week, we had a little baby girl who mostly refused to feed. She was tiny and hardly put on any weight – but we were under pressure to get her high calorie milk into her as she had to be bigger and heavier in order to get heart surgery to close the hole in her heart. However, at 11 weeks, mummy instinct kicked in and something felt wrong….a phone call and subsequent emergency appointment with her cardiologist revealed that she was in heart failure. Two days later we were in Yorkhill hospital in Glasgow for life-saving open heart surgery. I've written about that time in a different blog because it was so intense.
The surgery was a success and our little battler recovered super-fast from such a massive operation. Disappointingly, her feeding pattern didn't improve and it was a constant battle to get her to feed – a pattern that continued until she was around 4 years old when, after we both attended a sensory food for fun course, she slowly started to eat a little more. A pattern that thankfully continued to improve each year.
Rather than turn my story into a novel (which it could well be!), I'll let you know where we are now.
My Tilly, my world, is now 10 years old. She has many, many wonderful qualities. Her beautiful smile, her infectious laugh, her cuddles, her determination and strong- mindedness (read as stubborn-ness!). The strength that my amazing girl has shown to overcome so many hurdles in her 10 years on this earth is nothing short of astonishing. But… I hate that I have to write that word, but there is a but. She isn't now on a typical journey. Her brain isn't wired the same way as her brother's (a wonderfully kind, smart and funny boy who was born in 2012).
Although she finally received a genetic diagnosis 3 years ago (a rare genetic mutation of the Med13L gene), we still don't really know how her brain is wired, or how it will be in years to come – but we do know that the dream of her being able to live independently is pretty unrealistic.
She doesn't approach life or the world around her in the same way that the rest of us do. And because she's locked in a very silent world, trying to make sense of her world can be really, really tough. It's not just that she can't talk, or wears nappies, or that she has autism, or that she has a significant learning disability but the sensory input she gets from visual, auditory, tactile, vestibular (where her body is in space), proprioceptive (what her body feels from the world around her), is different to what we feel, and take for granted. Her brain doesn't process sensory input in the same way that ours does. It affects how she interacts with people, approaches the environment – in fact everything that she can hear, see, touch, feel.
Up until around 2 years ago, I was pretty much her full-time mum, carer and therapist. My husband was the one going out to work every day so my whole world revolved around her (and her brother) as I felt it was purely my responsibility to care for her, teach her how to grow and develop. She went to a mainstream school with full-time 1-1 assistance – but even with that, I was on top of the staff all the time, checking how she was, what she was doing, telling them to do this/not to do that etc. Yep, I was one of 'those mums'!
But once my son started school, and we managed to get agreement that Tilly would start a specialist school, I realised that I needed to look after me more. In fact, I decided that I wanted to use my brain again and get working again (I'd walked away from my marketing career when Tilly was 3). I investigated lots of options but the one I kept going back to was a Social Media Management course with Digital Mums. It meant that I could utilise my marketing background with specific social media training to hopefully one day start my own business.
I graduated from the course in September 2018, set up my business Embrace Social Media, then was approached by first client in the October. It's been pretty non-stop since then and is going from strength to strength as I'm also now learning the complicated art of Facebook and Instagram Advertising Strategy to add to my list of services.
Being a mum, and particularly a mum to a child with significant additional needs, plus running my own business is bloody hard work – but it was the best step I could have taken. I no longer feel like I'm the only one who can look after Tilly, as I have a small but perfectly formed army around me to help her. She gets to spend time with some amazing people who add a different element of joy to her life, and I have found myself again.
I have a son who is absorbing everything in the world around him, so for him to see that his mum is strong, motivated and independent enough to run her own business to help support our family is so, so important to me.
Support Recommendations
For support with congenital heart conditions: https://www.heartline.org.uk/
For support with rare genetic conditions: https://www.rarechromo.org/html/home.asp
And for support as a Special Needs parent connect with Facebook groups such as Global Development Delay UK which was great in the early days when we were dealing with her symptoms/delays rather than a specific diagnosis.
Have you enjoyed reading Michelle's Story? Then you might like to read Maxine's story too. Her daughter, Sophie, was diagnosed with Down Syndrome at birth, which came out of the blue to their family. She shares an honest account of her journey of becoming a mum, how she felt at the time of Sophie's birth and the unexpected joy that her life now has. Click here to read the full article.
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19 Best One-Act Plays for Drama Department
January 25, 2023 January 24, 2023 MB Team 19 Best 1 Act Play Scripts for Drama Department, 19 Best 10 Minute One-Act Stage Plays, 19 Best License-free 1 Act Plays for School, 19 Best One-Act Plays for College, 19 Best One-Act Theatre Plays for Drama Department, 19 College Audition Monologues for Theatre Department, 19 Dramatic Theatre Play Scripts, 19 Powerful Drama Plays for High School Theatre, 19 Powerful Drama Plays for University, 19 Royalty-free 1 Act Plays for Drama Department
19 Best One-Act Plays for Drama Department offers universities, high schools and drama classes dramatically stimulating and modern plays.
LITTLE FISH
Bryan and his wife and in their kitchen going through another typical day of living, but under the surface of these two people, things aren't exactly what they seem. Drama.
THE DANCING MAN
Max is hired to bring Bree across America, only to discover that they've been traveling with a stranger in the trunk of their stolen car.
DRAGONFLY WHISPERS
Flora hears things, especially behind her kitchen wall. Her husband Norman does his best to decipher what's going on…is he playing along or does he hear something too?
NO HARM IN ASKING
Corbin's dad was buried without him even knowing and the person left holding the bag is his stepmother Luzzy.
ICE CREAM FROM A WINDOW
Cathy is emotionally erratic and unpredictable. She meets with her friend Barbra at an ice cream parlor but their get together is anything but average.
Three teenage friends go for a walk along a polluted lake when one is dared to go for a swim.
HONEY COMES FROM BEES
After five years after her teenage son had gone missing, Lora's son comes back. He isn't the same person he once was and Lora is tasked with the belief that she can restore him to his former self.
PRESSED AGAINST THE ROAD
A mother and daughter have a deep bond and understanding based on their own inner desires.
Jud needs to borrow her best friend's father's gun in order to get some money.
NO SHADOW CAN TOUCH
Rick was beginning to have a dance career he could be proud of only to have an accident that promises to never allow him to dance again. What is he going to do with a wife and child?
FAR ENOUGH
Earlier in the summer Matt was witness to a terrible incident that he ran away from and it's been haunting him ever since.
Lion is darker skinned than his parents and this secret internal conflict within this family unit has finally reached its breaking point.
Aggie is a young woman trapped in a world with her uncle that she can never break free from.
Gram is an elderly man who believe his two sons are out to murder him for his property.
NIGHT OF THE PARTY
Ronan doesn't wish to go to yet another boring public event but his wife refuses to give in to him.
BURNING FLOWERS
Riona didn't want to be a mother and believes her husband Sean manipulated her into becoming one.
Ouzo shows up at his ex-girlfriend's art gallery only to discover terrible news.
DAY FOLLOWS NIGHT
Tyra is on her own drunk and cold at four in the morning. She turns to her only true friend for help.
Maddock tells his boxing manager why he never reached his full potential.
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How to fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error in chrome - We have seen many Chrome related issues and its solutions in our previous articles. In this article we will also see a new type of chrome related issues stated below. The error says "This website is not available, www.computergk.com's server DNS address could not be found. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN". This error is seen when we open a webpage in Google chrome.
The IP address used by your ISP's domain name server are automatically set by your Internet Service Provider via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). The URL you are trying to connect cannot be accessed because the DNS lookup might have failed or not loaded. The network service translates a website's name to its internet address. The basic reason behind this error might be no internet connectivity or misconfigured network. The other reason which restricts access would be firewall security.
Flush DNS cache – First of all flush the DNS cache and then restart the PC and Router. Now check if problem is solved.
Perform Google Public DNS – Use Google Public DNS and check if it works. So, change the DNS settings in your operating system with DNS IP address. The procedure to change the DNS settings varies according to the operating system. In this article we will focus on fixing problems on Windows.
On Windows PC, chrome might display a grey window with one of the message if trouble occurs with the internet or DNS settings.
Right click on Taskbar network icon and select the Network and Sharing Center. Go to "Change Adapter Settings". Navigate to the network connection you are using (Local Area Connection/ Wireless connection). Now right click and select properties.
Choose the new window and select "Internet Protocol 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on properties.
On new window, click on checkbox for "Use the following DNS server addresses".
Press 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Click on OK and exit the window.


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Zimbabwe Lockdown: Day 66 – WCoZ Covid-19 Situation Report
Democracy | Human Rights | Women
66 days into the lockdown, and the number of COVID-19 positive cases continue to soar. On 2 June 2020, 3 new cases were recorded, bringing the total number to 206. It has been reported that of the new 2 cases, are from returnees, while 1 case is a local transmission.
Commending joint efforts being made by traditional leaders and chiefs in Border areas, particularly Mudzi, in addressing challenges of illegal entry points.
We highlight the progressive decision handed down by the High Court today in regards to the conditions in the Mandatory quarantine centres. We urge Government to expedite, adherence to the law and demonstrate its commitment to upholding constitutional rights by providing segregated and hygienic conditions with proper control and protection for all persons in quarantine as provided by the court. We await the report on respect of the court ruling.
Critical Emerging Issues
1. Restrictions in movement by the security agents
Reports from across our networks indicate intensifying restrictions in citizens' movement by the Police and army. This has been noted particularly in Shurugwi, Kwekwe, Chipinge and Harare. In other instances, it has been reported that most travellers were turned away and barred from entering the Harare Central Business District.
We call for urgent clarification of what is essential services as several persons protected by the definition of essential services under COVID-19 regulations were removed from public transport and turned away from the Harare Central Business District.
We call for an official position on movement, travel permits and essential services, as we have noted growing inconsistences in the last 48 hours.
We further call upon the enforcing agents to exercise restraint and avoid unleashing terror and violence upon communities, under the guise of enforcing lockdown.
2. Delay in implementing social protection measures
Communities continue to face hunger and impoverishment in the face of the indefinite lockdown and delayed social protection program by Government. This has raised a general sense of discontent and disgruntlement by the communities over the delays in the implementation of social protection measures by Government.
We are further perplexed by statements from Government Ministers demanding that persons who have not received disbursements or support in the form of social protection measures, must directly engage the respective ministries, to follow up on their potential access to support.
This position is untenable, it does not demonstrate a responsive, proactive and accountable government practice, especially in a period of lockdown and particularly as this support targets vulnerable persons who are being asked to constantly undertake additional actions to access services after having undergone and onerous registration systems which to date has not been transparently reported upon.
We call for Government to address the status of the verification and vetting report of the registration for social protection mechanisms.
We urge the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to expedite the implementation of social protection programs to alleviate economic shocks upon vulnerable households.
We further call the State to order, particularly on its duty to ensure that citizens enjoy the progressive realisation of their right to food and water.
Outstanding Issues
1. Schools re-opening for the exam classes only
Following Government's position on schools re-opening, we still await full guidance on the following issues:
The type of standard masks to be used by teachers and pupils.
Testing of pupils, teachers and other staff members.
Early COVID-19 detection measures and early warning systems within the school community.
We are gravely concerned by engagements and messaging from the highest levels of Government that indicates that individual households and families facing incredible strain will be once again asked to shoulder the burden of securing hygiene, sanitization and testing services for the resumption of education sector.
We call for government make provisions and announce schools sanitisation program which will be rolled out nationally to cover centres of education prior resumption of education.
2. ZUPCO sole transport provider
We further note that Government has announced that ZUPCO shall continue to be the sole transport provider for the public. Government further announced that in trying to meet the high demand by travellers, a ZUPCO bus may now carry more passengers than previously allowed.
We reiterate that such a pronouncement fails to effectively address the reality of COVID-19, especially when the nation is currently experiencing an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases. We note that allowing ZUPCO bus to carry more passengers in one trip, simply implies overcrowding and non-observance of both physical and social distancing.
3. Conditions in Mandatory Quarantine and Isolation Centres
The number of returnees, including women and children, travelling back to Zimbabwe and proceeding to mandatory quarantine centres continue to grow.
Concerned with the risks and vulnerabilities faced by such women, children, persons living with disabilities held I quarantine;
We continue to urge Government to enhance the provision of:
Access to applicable and supportive ameliorative services for women, the elderly, children, and persons living with disabilities in quarantine.
Appropriate and adequate provision of water and sanitization.
Applicable safety and security measures in place at centres to address the complex blend of returning residents and deportees of various classes.
Access to services, including adequate sexual and reproductive health services, to both men and women without stigma.
This SITREP is developed by and through the collective network of organisational and individual members of the Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe who are engaged at community levels to national levels in the COVID19 Zimbabwe response.
Source: Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ)
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The Lovin Media Group are a multi-channel organisation and one of the fastest-growing media companies on the planet with more than 100 million pieces of content viewed per month on our 33 channels across two continents.
As a digitally native, mobile first media publication, the Lovin Media Group have a large and fast-growing social following. Their content is original and engaging, they love social advertising and get excited when the audience engages and share their native advertising creations.
Operating sites that cater to both local and international audiences, the Lovin team are experts at creating unique, engaging and relatable content.
The team from Lovin Media first approached us about our Publisher Plus platform in early Summer 2019. Their sales team had succeeded in winning some high profile advertising campaigns and microsite partnerships, but had concerns about their current sites ability to deliver from a technical perspective.
With a very tight deadline ahead of these campaigns going live, they needed to be fully confident in the ability of their platform to deliver for their clients. Having had issues with site stability, page speed and advertising delivery in the past, they needed a platform and a team they could trust. They needed experts who knew about the common advertising problems they faced - viewability, effective targeting, reporting. Having recently gone through another site migration which didn't have the results they'd hoped for, they needed confidence that this project could be delivered at a critical time for their business, and give them the foundation to support their future growth plans.
Typically we'd begin a Publisher Plus project with design sessions - working on wireframes, user flows and layouts. Having worked long and hard on their current branding, the Lovin team were happy with how their sites looked. This meant that our approach here was to take the visuals from their existing sites, then rebuild them using modern tooling. This rebuild effort meant that we could significantly reduce the size of pages being delivered, making the new sites faster.
Our approach to the new sites was to take our existing resilient and fast API, and focus on squeezing out as much performance as we could from the front end. We took an AMP-first approach to building the new sites. AMP is a framework backed by Google with the goal of delivering content faster to users. This faster delivery, as well as appearing in things like "latest stories" searches on mobile devices means that good AMP support is critical for online publishers. As it's a slightly different format of HTML, often AMP pages are like the poor relation of regular web pages, missing functionality and often content. Our goal here was to deliver wherever possible an AMP version of the site which was indistinguishable from the regular web version. This would mean a faster site, with less maintenance overhead as new features and updates become required down the line.
With such a tight deadline on this project, communication was key. We worked hand-in-glove with the Lovin team, ensuring that everybody involved had a good view of the project status at all time. The trust built up during this process meant that the Lovin team were happy to take our lead on suggestions around AMP implementation, display ad system updates and process improvements to article management.
Our AMP-first approach meant that the AMP experience on the Lovin sites is as good as the non-AMP version, while also delivering much faster page load speeds. These factors combined to significantly increase the Lovin sites' presence in Google search results in the weeks since launch.
Since launching the rebuilt sites, there's been a significant change in site performance. Site stability is no longer an issue for the team, no matter how viral their articles go! Page load times have been reduced by a little over 50%, with a near-perfect score being recorded by Google's Page Speed Insights tool.
The new platform enabled a successful launch of a key commercial partnership, Tales and Trails, showcasing Ireland to an international audience. Across both group sites, changes to the way advertising is delivered have given much greater targeting capabilities, with significantly-improved viewability figures. This delivers a great benefit to their advertisers, while being focused on respecting the consent of site visitors.
We're confident that these changes will continue to increase audience engagement and in turn bring about an increase in advertising revenue to the team at Lovin.
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