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My jewellery pieces are intended for adult use, and should not be worn while swimming or showering as this may cause wearing of the applied finishes. As with all silver pieces, an occasional light buffing with a silver polish cloth is all that is needed to keep a nice lustre.
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Q: How to validate array values as part of a unique set of values in Laravel? I have a days table with day, start_time, end_time columns. I've set these 3 columns as a unique set of values in my migration $table->unique(['start_time', 'end_time', 'day']).
Currently I'm validating them like this:
'day.*.day' => [
                'required',
            ],
'time.*.start_time' => [
                'required', 'different:time.*.end',
            ],
'time.*.end_time' => [
                'required', 'different:time.*.start',
            ]

But I also want to add Rule::unique() validation rule so each set of values are different from each other. I've done similar validation but not to an array value.
I've tried tinkering with it for hours, I did try to loop some stuff but unfortunately it doesn't work that way.
        foreach ($schedule->days as $day) {

            $time = request()->validate([
                "day" => [
                    'required',
                    Rule::unique('days')
                        ->where('day', request('day')[$day->id]['day'])
                        ->where('start_time', request('time')[$day->id]['start_time'])
                        ->where('end_time', request('time')[$day->id]['end_time'])
                ],
                // and so on ...

A: Just modify a little part from this
Validator::make($data, [
    'data.ip' => [
        'required',
        Rule::unique('servers')->where(function ($query) use($ip,$hostname) {
            return $query->where('ip', $ip)
            ->where('hostname', $hostname);
        }),
    ],
],

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Earth Science Education Ambassador Sally Jewell joined a diverse group of partners to facilitate an outstanding day of outdoor earth science learning in September 2018. Eighth-grade students from two local schools worked with Jewell and additional geoscientists to explore and understand the structure, deposits, and hazards posed by volcanoes in their own backyard at Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico.
Watch the video and scroll down below for ways you can be inspired by the Earth and get kids outside to explore the world around us!
Apply for the Edward C. Roy, Jr. Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching.
Explore the outdoors with the No Child Left Inside activity handbook.
Discover the many exciting careers in the geosciences.
Over her distinguished career, Jewell has worn many hats: avid outdoor enthusiast, conservationist, petroleum engineer, President and CEO of REI, and US Secretary of the Interior. This year we are proud Jewell has added the role of AGI's Earth Science Education Ambassador.
Watch and share these videos and help Jewell and AGI explore the different ways Earth inspires us to learn, conserve, contribute, and create!
In June 2018, Earth Science Education Ambassador Sally Jewell visited AGI's K-5 Teacher Leadership Academy in Houston, TX, and met with teachers from across the country to discover what inspires them to teach kids about science.
The Teacher Leadership Academy provides teachers with Earth science content, hands-on activities, educational resources, and real-world science experiences that participants can use with their students in the classroom and with their colleagues in professional development settings. Teachers can promote a sense of wonder that is only deepened and enhanced by an understanding of geoscience.
Take part in Earth Science Week art, photo, video, and essay contests.
Explore the outdoors with the No Child Left Inside activity handbook.
Discover the many exciting careers in the geosciences.
Get your own "I'm a Geoscientist" pin.
Over her distinguished career, Jewell has worn many hats: avid outdoor enthusiast, conservationist, petroleum engineer, President and CEO of REI, US Secretary of the Interior. This year we are proud Jewell has added the role of AGI's Earth Science Education Ambassador.
Watch and share this video and help Jewell and AGI explore the different ways Earth inspires us to learn, conserve, contribute, and create.
Former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell is AGI's 2018 Earth Science Education Ambassador, working to raise awareness of the critical role of Earth science and highlight this year's theme of the Earth as inspiration.
In May 2018, Jewell traveled to Pittsburgh, PA, and spent a day talking with students from across the country who were finalists at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Read about AGI's 2018 Intel ISEF Award Winners. Watch the video and scroll down below for great ways you can use the Earth as inspiration and get kids outside to explore the world around us!
As our Earth Science Education Ambassador, Jewell is bringing attention to AGI's 2018 theme of Earth as inspiration by traveling across the US, meeting with students, teachers, and others to help explore the ways our planet inspires us.
Over her distinguished career, Sally Jewell has worn many hats: avid outdoor enthusiast, conservationist, petroleum engineer, President and CEO of REI, US Secretary of the Interior. This year we are proud Jewell has added the role of American Geosciences Institute's Earth Science Education Ambassador.


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When you are going up against the State of New Jersey you need experienced legal counsel. Regardless of whether you are facing an indictable criminal charge in the Superior Court, a drug charge in Municipal Court, a DWI, or even a simple motor vehicle charge you want to have the best possible result. Thomas H. Martin has been helping people face the most difficult of situations for years. If you have been accused of a crime, call Thomas H. Martin Esq. criminal defense attorneys at (732) 431-2224. We work with clients accused of all kinds of criminal offenses, from minor misdemeanor crimes to serious felony offenses.
No one plans on being charged with a crime. Mistakes happen. Unfortunately, the sentencing consequences for an error or bad choice can be grave — high fines, incarceration, a criminal record that you cannot expunge, and for those who are not United States citizens, deportation. We will challenge the evidence and the charges against you. If you feel you were unfairly charged, we will fight for you in court. If you would prefer to plea bargain, we will work to reduce the penalties to include a smaller jail sentence, lower fines, or a diversionary program.
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Over the years this photographic project undertaken in Rimini in Italy, and in Brighton in England in summer 1994, was later to take Albert & Verzone from Tysoland in Sweden to Jurmala in Latvia, by way of Nice in France, Venus and Neptune in Romania and Ibiza in Spain. Albert and Verzone are aiming to create a large gallery of portraits of Europeans on the beach. In theory one beach is very much like another, in the same way that all of the people who go there are very much alike. You go to the beach to relax and lounge about, often when you are on your holidays or sometimes after a long day at work. Here, while you are lazing away in the sun, time passes more slowly, and everyone is trying just to be a little different from the person they are in everyday life. Even so, the portraits which have come out of their investigations underline the fact that there may be many differences between people, on European beaches, from the north to the south. Obviously there are some differences due to the climate, but what these images show first and foremost is how, on the beach, the unique features of the society to which we belong can be expressed in surprising ways. However, in the current climate, at a time when Europe is increasingly moving towards the globalisation of markets and the alignment of models available, based upon a single system, the two photographers felt it was crucial to highlight the multiplicity, individuality and singularities of each of the people involved, depending upon the country in which they live.
78x65 cm (16) - 100x80 cm (2).
The second one, designed for outdoors, consists of 30 printed prints on canvas: 140x177, 94 cm (with frame).


In an astonishing gesture that speaks to our time in prophecy, Pope Francis traveled to Cuba on February 12, 2016, where he met the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, a first between a Russian patriarch and a pope in over a thousand years.
The Vatican has long discussed getting together with the Russian Orthodox leader, something that even Pope John Paul II failed to accomplish.
Since the beginning of his papacy, Francis has made efforts to reconcile a division that can be traced to the Great Schism of 1054. The East-West Schism began over ecclesiastical differences and theological disputes over the Holy Spirit, the use of leavened or unleavened bread in the Eucharist, the pope's claim to universal jurisdiction, and Constantinople's place in the church's organizational structure.
Pope Francis has been more aggressive than his predecessors in building ties with various Christian denominations and other religious faiths. In meeting with Patriarch Kirill, he attempts to heal one of the world's most enduring religious disputes and, unlike all former popes, actually makes progress.
Does the Bible speak of these historic religious moves? In the book of Revelation, the Lord reveals to John the coming of a religious-political power that will attempt to unite the religious world. This power once received a deadly wound, but the wound was healed. Protestant scholars have for centuries identified the rising power in Revelation 13:1–10 with the largest Christian church in the world. People will be surprised at what appears to be an almost miraculous healing of this organization as it moves to unite all religions under its banner.
Are we living in prophetic times? It is worth our careful study.


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Rhode Island's Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor and North Kingstown Town Council members Richard Welch and Kevin Maloney toured the construction site of Finlays new global research and development center at Quonset Business Park this week. They were joined by Finlays' CEO Steve Olyha, Finlays' Vice President of Operations Nigel McGinn, and the Quonset Development Corporation's Managing Director, Steven King.
Finlays is a global leader in the development and distribution of tea and coffee extracts. Construction of the new site began in late December and the project is anticipated to add 73 full-time jobs and increase the state's GDP by $15.3 million.
"Finlays is another example of a globally important company that is planting a flag in Rhode Island -- drawing upon and growing our innovation ecosystem," said Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, who also serves as Chair of the Quonset Development Corporation Board of Directors. "Finlays joins renowned companies such as Johnson & Johnson, GE Digital, Virgin Pulse, and A.T. Cross that are landing and expanding in our state. We're excited to see them grow and today's tour was a great sign of things to come."
Finlays new facility at Quonset will include 93,000 square-feet of building space and will cost approximately $54.3 million investment for construction and fit out. The project is planned to be completed in two phases. The first phase will consist of a 28,800 square-foot global research and development facility and pilot plant. The second phase will see the construction of a 65,000 square-foot full-scale manufacturing and distribution plant.
"Quonset has established itself as a leading engine of economic development in Rhode Island. With nearly 11,000 jobs at more than 200 companies the Quonset Business Park is a true Rhode Island success story. Finlays will add another chapter in that success and we're looking forward to working with them on this exciting project," said Steven J. King, the Managing Director of the QDC.
Quonset Development Corporation is continuing to grow its renewable energy portfolio with a new 400,000 square foot rooftop solar array and a separate land-based array on Davisville Road. Once complete, the green energy projects will produce approximately two million kilowatt hours (kWhrs) of energy (enough to meet the full needs for the QDC).
"At QDC, we are pursuing solar power to meet our growing energy needs," said Steven King, managing director of the QDC. "Renewable energy makes excellent business sense - it saves us money, it is reliable and helps us reduce our carbon footprint."
Governor Raimondo chose to come to Quonset last week to announce a strategic goal to increase the amount of clean energy in the state to 1000 MW by the end of 2020. In 2016, the baseline year for this goal, Rhode Island had approximately 100 megawatts of clean energy. Since then, Rhode Island has become the first and still only state with an operational off-shore wind farm.
"Every step we take toward a clean energy future is a step toward a stronger, more sustainable environment and economy. Our commitment to expand our clean energy portfolio will help lower energy costs, create jobs and protect the beauty of our state for future generations," said Governor Raimondo.
Click here to read more on the Governor's clean energy initiative.
The Town of North Kingstown recently hired Ralph Mollis to become its next Town Manager. He was sworn in on February 6 and takes over the reins from Thomas Mulligan, North Kingstown's former police chief. Mollis has deep experience in government, most recently serving two terms as Rhode Island's Secretary of State from 2006-2014.
As Quonset's Managing Director Steven King wrote recently, "We recognize that the business park and its more than 200 companies are crucial to economic development and job growth in North Kingstown and Rhode Island. That is why we have worked with the town to realize our shared opportunities and address shared challenges. As one of the state's leading economic engines, Quonset Business Park's presence in North Kingstown is unique, providing great benefits for all."
The QDC looks forward to continuing this positive and productive relationship with North Kingstown's newest town manager. As Mr. Mollis said at his swearing-in ceremony, "we will accomplish many great things."
"We agree with that sentiment and look forward to working with him on continuing to make North Kingstown even stronger," said King.


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Bangladesh National Architecture Team created the Covid-19 Tracker
Digital Bangladesh ICT Ministry Junaid Ahmed Palak
Bangladesh National Architecture (BNDA) team has come up with a map-based Covid-19 Tracker to monitor the country's Covid-19 situation. The Tracker is straightforward and arranged in Bengali language. One of its unique features is that it consequently gathers new and refreshed data over a period.
Minister of State for Information and Communications Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak stated after the online meeting of the Bangladesh National Architecture (BNDA) team progressing the work, he collected data from reliable international sources (worldometers.info, www.jhu.edu) in various formats (maps, summary). , Graphs, charts, etc.).
He also said that besides searching in Bangla / English, it also shows comparative statistics of country-wise or different country-transmitted data through charts/graphs. It's convenient to acknowledge meaningful information through the tracker so that people get aware of the pandemic situation. It is also useful for the common people as a result of displaying information in Bangla.
The BNDA team had a great impact on contributing social Apps in collaboration with ICT department. Earlier, they created the Farmer's App for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture with technical assistance from the ICT department to reduce farmers' time, costs, and harassment. Due to the successful use of the seasonal season, the use of the app has already been extended to 64 Upazilas in 64 districts in Autumn 2020 season.
Insights regarding Covid-19 Tracker can be found here -
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HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...U.S. Multilateral Leadership on the Crisis in Ukraine
U.S. Multilateral Leadership on the Crisis in Ukraine
Ned Price, Department Spokesperson
Since President Putin launched his unprovoked, unjustified, and unconscionable invasion of Ukraine over a week ago, the international community across continents has spoken with powerful unity to denounce Russia's aggression and demand its cessation. Giving voice and purpose to that common cause requires ready international venues such as the United Nations, where the Russian government and its dwindling supporters cannot impede scrutiny of their actions.
One of President Biden's early foreign policy priorities was to reestablish American leadership at the United Nations and other international organizations, where our values, security, and prosperity could be protected and advanced. The success of that effort can clearly be seen in this week's remarkable series of multilateral actions.
In the UN Security Council on February 25, the United States and Albania introduced a resolution co-sponsored by an additional 80 UN member states demanding an end to the invasion and making clear that Russia alone bears responsibility for the ongoing violence. Russia's veto of that resolution only underscored its growing international isolation. As U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated after the vote, "Russia cannot veto the UN Charter. Russia cannot, and will not, veto accountability."
That action was followed quickly by a February 27 Security Council vote to call for an Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine. That Special Session resulted in an unprecedented repudiation of Russia and its horrific assault on the people of Ukraine and Ukraine's sovereignty. One hundred forty-one UN Member States, from all regions, voted in support of a resolution condemning Russia's aggression and calling for an immediate end to its invasion. At the end of two days of discussion, Russia could only assemble a rogue's gallery of four nations to support its unconscionable actions and false narratives.
On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council concluded an Urgent Debate on the Kremlin's war against Ukraine. The Council voted overwhelmingly to demand that Russia halt its assault on the Ukrainian people. Russia stood virtually isolated. The resolution establishes the highest level of scrutiny the Council can create: a Commission of Inquiry. This powerful investigative mechanism will ensure that Russia's horrific conduct in Ukraine is carefully and verifiably documented so those responsible, like President Putin, can be held to account.
We and our partners and allies are also raising Russia's aggression in every corner of the UN system and in related international organizations, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, International Civil Aviation Organization, and International Maritime Organization. Our message in all these bodies is clear: there can be no business as usual so long as Russia wages this brutal war on its neighbor.
Multilateral diplomacy can at times frustrate even the most determined of diplomats. But, when faced with such naked contempt for peace and security, the nations of the world took action to unite and isolate the aggressor. The powerful display of international solidarity and collective action demonstrates the unique role and indispensability of multilateral organizations like the United Nations to effectively respond against threats to the rules-based international order. This is not only a time to appreciate the role of the United Nations, but it is also an opportunity to strengthen and revitalize the international system to prevent such aggression in the future.
As President Biden has said: "An overwhelming majority of nations recognize that Putin is not only attacking Ukraine, he is attacking the very foundations of global peace and security—and everything the United Nations stands for."
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Javier Pérez Capdevila (geboren am 7. Februar 1963 in Guantánamo) ist ein kubanischer Mathematiker und Professor, bekannt für die Einführung der Operation Mischungen von Fuzzy-Mengen, neben anderen theoretischen Beiträgen zur Fuzzy-Logik, sowie für die Einführung eines Konzepts von Arbeitskompetenz mit einer Methode zu deren Messung. Er hat einen Doktorgrad in Wirtschaftswissenschaften.

Wichtigste wissenschaftliche Beiträge
Ausgehend vom Konzept des Indexes oder Koeffizienten der Angemessenheit, das Jaume Gil Aluja 1996 vorstellte, können viele Unentschieden in der Angemessenheit auftreten. Um dieses Problem zu lösen, führte Pérez Capdevila die Konzepte des Übergewichts bei der Anpassung, des Fuzzy-Koeffizienten für gleiche Angemessenheitskoeffizienten und des angepassten Tie-breaker-Koeffizienten für gleiche Angemessenheitskoeffizienten ein, die er mit Präzision definiert, um eine unbestimmte Anzahl von Fällen mit gleichen Angemessenheitskoeffizienten auszupacken und so eine Theorie über die Eignung von Kandidaten für ein vorgegebenes Profil zu vervollständigen.

Er entwickelte die Operation der Mischung von Fuzzy-Mengen, bei der aus Elementen unterschiedlicher Natur neue Elemente mit bestimmten Zugehörigkeitsgraden gewonnen werden.

Im Bereich der Organisation untersucht er mit Hilfe einer Mischung aus Unscharfe Mengen und der theoretischen Methode der Analyse und Synthese die chronologischen Definitionen von Kompetenzen und liefert eine neue Definition dieser (Kompetenz Organisation), die ihre Messung erleichtert. Auf der Grundlage dieser wissenschaftlichen Tatsache entwickelt Perez-Capdevila einen Arbeitsalgorithmus zur Messung von Kompetenzen aus menschlicher Sicht und zur Erstellung von Landkarten (die sie definieren), eine Klassifizierung von Personen auf der Grundlage der Elemente ihrer Kompetenzen, ein Verfahren zur Korrelation von Kompetenzen und Gehalt und einen Simulator, der Kompetenzen mit Produktivität und Arbeitsqualität verknüpft.

Er schuf eine Methode zur Bestimmung des Verhältnisses zwischen Arbeitskompetenzen und Gehältern, die die Verluste bewertet, die durch fehlende Kompetenzen (ob arbeitsbezogen oder beruflich) entstehen können. Ebenso konstruierte er ein Simulationsinstrument, um die Kompetenzen mit der Arbeitsproduktivität und der Qualität der Arbeit in Beziehung zu setzen.

Er kritisiert die Art und Weise, wie die SWOT-Analyse(Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats) durchgeführt wird. Laut Perez-Capdevila ist die Verwendung von begrenzten Optionen zur Bewertung der Auswirkungen sowie die gleiche Gewichtung aller Stärken, Chancen, Schwächen oder Bedrohungen. Seiner Meinung nach ist dies ein Modell, das der Realität nicht gerecht wird. Er schlug ein alternatives Verfahren zur Durchführung dieser Analyse vor, bei dem er das Problem der Inkonsistenz anspricht, das bei Expertenabstimmungen auftreten kann.

Er leitete die erste Studie zur Wahrnehmung von Wissenschaft und Technologie, die in Kuba durchgeführt wurde, wobei er die Provinz Guantanamo, in der er wohnt, als Kontext nahm, und zeichnete sich als Forscher bei der ersten Studie zur Bewertung der Nachhaltigkeit in Kuba aus, in Zusammenarbeit mit mehreren kubanischen und spanischen Universitäten.

Er hat zwei neue Konzepte entwickelt: das Rückkehrpotenzial und das Einwanderungspotenzial, deren Anwendung für den Wiederbesiedlungsprozess der kubanischen Berge vorgesehen ist.

Auszeichnungen und Ehrungen
 Nationaler Preis der Akademie der Wissenschaften von Kuba, der höchste Preis, der von der Akademie der Wissenschaften von Kuba an kubanische Wissenschaftler für relevante Ergebnisse mit offensichtlichen Auswirkungen verliehen wird.
 Bestellung (Auszeichnung) "Carlos Juan Finlay": Es ist die höchste wissenschaftliche Anerkennung, die in Kuba vergeben wird. Diese Auszeichnung wird vom Staatsrat der Republik Kuba an kubanische und ausländische Bürger in Anerkennung außerordentlicher Verdienste für wertvolle Beiträge zur Entwicklung der Natur- oder Sozialwissenschaften, für wissenschaftliche oder Forschungsaktivitäten, die außergewöhnlich zum Fortschritt der Wissenschaften und zum Nutzen der Menschheit beigetragen haben, verliehen.
 Gedenksiegel "Antonio Bachiller y Morales": Die höchste Auszeichnung, die von der kubanischen Gesellschaft für Informationswissenschaften für relevante Beiträge zum Wissensmanagement, sowohl im Bereich der Theorie als auch der Praxis, verliehen wird.
 Ehrensiegel "Fälscher der Zukunft": Verliehen von der Nationalen Präsidentschaft der Technischen Jugendbrigaden Kubas in außergewöhnlicher Weise an herausragende Persönlichkeiten der Wissenschaft.
 Auszeichnung Juan Tomás Roig, für mehr als 30 Jahre Dienste, in Anerkennung der erreichten Verdienste als Arbeiter im Zusammenhang mit der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit in mehreren Zweigen der Wirtschaft und des sozialen Lebens des Landes.

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No story has been more foundational to triumphalist accounts of Western modernity than that of Martin Luther, the heroic individual, standing before the tribunes of medieval authoritarianism to proclaim his religious and intellectual freedom, "Here I stand!" How Luther Became the Reformer returns to the birthplace of this origin myth, Germany in the late nineteenth century, and traces its development from the end of World War I through the rise of National Socialism. Why were German intellectuals—especially Protestant scholars of religion, culture, and theology—in this turbulent period so committed to this version of Luther's story? Luther was touted as the mythological figure to promote the cultural unity of Germany as a modern nation; in the myth's many retellings, from the time of the Weimar Republic forward, Luther attained world-historical status. Helmer finds in this construction of Luther the Reformer a lens through which to examine modernity's deformations, among them anti-Judaism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Catholicism. Offering a new interpretation of Luther, and by extension of modernity itself, from an ecumenical perspective, How Luther Became the Reformer provides resources for understanding and contesting contemporary assaults on democracy. In this way, the book holds the promise for resistance and hope in dark times.


Higher Selves: Ask, you shall receive.
this on a forum or somewhere else?
HS: Be true to yourself.
Know who you are … and keep the integrity high.
Be in service and be one with us.
F: This is beautiful. Thank you.
Would you be able to expand on what you have just mentioned.
of how to do this?
HS: People have free will, they all make choices.
You cannot make them to choose, but you can influence people.
All these are options that they might not be aware of.
And let them choose for themselves.
F: So, they can choose it by accepting the choice?
HS: Yes, if they can resonate with it.
Be an example and show them how it is done.
F: Ok. You have mentioned "resonate".
How does one know if something resonates with him or her?
HS: It is the energy that works, that is connecting.
When people open up, they can receive all the energy. All the light.
All the love. And flood it into every existence.
it will all be there for everyone.
F: How does one open up the heart to feel the love fully?
It's the most beautiful thing and the only thing that is real.
give us about the near future, about this planet?
evolve to this readiness that is being prepared for everyone. Just choose it!
F: What is this "readiness" people should choose and look forward to?
with the sparkle of love and light in the Universe.
Just choose it. Just choose to raise the energy.
And that will help to bring the consciousness to the higher existence.
And once they can do that, any place they go to is a beautiful place.
There is light everywhere, but people choose not to go that way.
It's a habit, it's the believe system!
… just choose differently this time.
F: Where would we join you? Where are you?
HS: Inside of every one.
F: I am trying to understand this with my limited human brain on Earthly plain.
Would you be in a different dimension?
Can you explain what do you mean by that?
It's us. Love and light.
you need to have an explanation, or comparison of different things.
But with love and light, it's the ultimate dimension of ALL that is existing.
How high you want to go, what level you choose to be, is all inside of you.
or expand on how to choose?
HS: Meditate! Because when one meditates, one will find oneself.
There is love and light in everyone.
`Many of those who are being drawn to these sessions are light workers enquiring on a deep level about their role and purpose within the plan.
receive at the level of their need and degree of evolvement.
Me: Would you explain to her what is happening on the earth right now?
Higher Selves: What is really going on is an evolution.
Me: What kind of evolution?
HS: A growth movement, with birth pains.
Me: Is that why there is violence happening now in different places?
Me: So that is the birth pain. what will be born?
Me: what kind of new world? Would you describe it for us?
Me: You mean which lady?
HS: The planet, the earth, mother, Priestess.
Me: How long will it take for us to reach the new world?
Me: How can we be involved in this process, creating this new world?
it is just what it is, don't identify it. Don't worry about it.
Me: What she can do to maintain a higher frequency?
ME: Why is she here today?


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If points are equal after Final, highest finish counts.
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For the purposes of defence, it was common for the piers of a bridge to be made of stone, but for the arches and the crossing to be made of wood. These could then be quickly dismantled, in the event of an attack.
In 1853 Pope Pius IX had what was left of the bridge connected to the other bank via an iron footbridge. However, in 1887 most of the bridge was destroyed in order to make way for the Ponte Palatino. All that survives is a single arch.


Challenge: To reduce the ecological footprint of the headquarters as much as possible, in order to eventually become CO₂-neutral.
Results: To perform even better, the insurer will continue to stress teleworking or low-impact company cars. To obtain the CO₂-neutral label, a UNFCCC-certified offsetting project in India was selected, installing four mini-hydro units and providing a whole region with sustainable electricity and contributing the local economic development. Thanks to the efforts Delta Lloyd Life obtained the Brussels Label for Ecodynamic Company.


Our original and ethical 10 day chicken hatching Programme would be an amazing way to start your new school year. The Programme encourages social interaction and involvement in the whole process and it's a good way to involve parents and other member of the community in class learning. According to all the feedback we get, the Programme has a very positive impact on children's learning and experiences. Teachers say that 'The learning experiences for children are amazing and that children love the Programme'. It has the element of 'awe and wonder' as well as good educational value.


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B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II Announces Stockholder Approval of Business Combination with Eos Energy Storage LLC
Business Combination Expected to Close November 16th, Subject to Satisfaction of Closing Conditions
B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II (NYSE: BMRG, BMRG WS, BMRG.U) ("BMRG" or the "Company"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY) ("B. Riley Financial"), today announced that its stockholders have voted in favor of the Company's proposed initial business combination (the "business combination") with Eos Energy Storage LLC ("Eos"), a leading manufacturer of safe, reliable, low-cost zinc battery storage systems.
The business combination is expected to close on November 16, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of all closing conditions. Upon the closing of the business combination, the Company will be renamed "Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc." and the Company will delist its units, shares of common stock and warrants from the New York Stock Exchange. The post-business combination company's common stock and warrants are expected to begin trading on November 17, 2020 on Nasdaq under ticker symbol "EOSE" and "EOSEW", respectively.
"We thank our financial partners and stockholders for their support in this transaction" said Dan Shribman, Chief Executive Officer of BMRG and Chief Investment Officer of RILY. "We look forward to Eos's continued growth during this exciting time in the energy storage market."
About Eos Energy Storage LLC
At Eos, we are on a mission to accelerate clean energy by deploying stationary storage solutions that can help deliver the reliable and cost-competitive power that the market expects in a safe and environmentally sustainable way. Eos has been pursuing this opportunity since 2008 when it was founded. Eos has more than 10 years of experience in battery storage testing, development, deployment, and operation. The Eos Aurora® system integrates Eos' aqueous, Znyth® technology to provide a safe, scalable, and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion. https://eosenergystorage.com
About B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II
BMRG was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Certain statements made in this press release are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "estimates," "projected," "expects," "anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes," "seeks," "may," "will," "should," "future," "propose" and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company's control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: the inability of the Company to complete the contemplated business combination with Eos; the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, the amount of funds available in the Company's trust account following any redemptions by the Company stockholders; the ability to meet Nasdaq's listing standards following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the proposed business combination; costs related to the proposed business combination; and those factors discussed in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company in connection with the business combination under the heading "Risk Factors," and other documents of the Company filed, or to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
For Eos Energy Storage LLC:
Ed Yuen
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For B. Riley:
Andrew Jennings
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Do you think you are sufficiently knowledgeable about what is happening around you? What makes you self-assured that you are?
According to Pew Research Center, 62% of the U.S. population get their news from social media; 44% of the 67% Facebook users report that they use the social networking site for news. This leaves Facebook leading social media as a source of news. The study also shows that the majority of Facebook news users accidentally get exposed to news while doing other activities.
With the role news media play in informing societies in a democracy, this brings to question the status of knowledge among a group of individuals or a community that depend solely on its Facebook News Feed for news.
A study by Philipp Müller, Pascal Schneiders and Svenja Schäfer (2016) have shown that mere exposure to news gives the feeling of being informed which might not necessarily be true. It is the "illusion of knowledge"; being exposed to an abundance of information that is not necessarily accurate or credible leading to an increased feeling of being informed. This is subjective knowledge.
There are factors that can potentially contribute to the "illusion of knowledge": the source(s) of information an individual use, the extent to which an individual perceive him/herself to be knowledgeable (which impacts the information seeking behavior), how far is the individual aware of their "news bubble", and their limited access to information because of location, language and culture.
So, how does this impact people's perception about their level of knowledge? The often accidental exposure to news on your Facebook news feed can give a feeling of being knowledgeable by activating the scheme in your brain that relates to a specific issue and to "meta cognitive scheme of being well informed", however this does not necessarily mean that you processed the information about this issue and turned it into knowledge. The sheer quantity of information and news items existent on Facebook is the reason behind users' false feeling of being well informed regardless of the number of news items they actually read. This especially applies to news about current affairs that is circulated in a manner characterized by an immediate nature and not necessarily fact-checked.
How is this relevant to the idea of the "news bubble" then? It is a fact that there are many variables that affect access to news and information. Among these are the language(s) a person is familiar with as well as the location from which news are searched for. Consequently, and especially with the personalized content suggestions we receive, people should be aware that there is more going on beyond the borders. Attempting to unfold the content beyond one's limitations and to allow people to explore past news filters Unfiltered.News is a "data visualization" that utilizes data from Google News to allow for access to news topics from different regions. On a daily basis Unfiltered.News gives you information about topics that are popular globally; then you can judge whether these exist and are reported in your location. This website seeks to broaden individuals' scope of knowledge about world events.
Ultimately, an essential component of knowledge is where and how you seek information. Despite the positive impact social networks news can have on motivating younger generations for engaging with news; it can be a double edged sword for both users and news organizations. Thus, if you are counting solely on your Facebook news items for knowledge without further information seeking, it is time to reconsider!


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EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Bridges 'I was bullied in school'
EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Bridges 'Steve ignored me when I first met him'
Dancing With The Stars 2019: Who is Michelle Bridges?
Michelle Bridges opens up about the breakdown of her marriage
Michelle Bridges shares photos of her son Axel on his 2nd birthday
Michelle Bridges addresses marriage rumours
EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Bridges 'I was made to be the "tough girl" on the Biggest Loser. That's not who I am'
Women Who 2018: Michelle Bridges
Michelle Bridges opens up about her controversial comments on 60 Minutes
The 5 podcasts everyone needs to listen to this month
Former The Biggest Loser star dead at 30
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Tanya Hennessy's brutally honest confession: "Every comedian is sad as f**k"
EXCLUSIVE: Zoe Marshall 'Saying a natural birth is best is an attack on women!'
EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Bridges 'I was called irresponsible for giving birth at 45'
She talks candidly to WHO - by Delicia Smith
Michelle Bridges, 45, has opened up about the abuse she received when she became a mum.
"When it did happen I was 43. I got a lot of heat for [becoming pregnant]. A lot of heat. And it was such a kick in the guts for me because I was so excited," she told WHO magazine editor Keshnee Kemp on the Raw Talks podcast.
"I thought 'So what? I can't talk about it because I'm an older mother and I fell pregnant naturally?'
"They'd say I was irresponsible for having a child at 44 naturally. I was like 'Hello! I'm not sixteen! I'm not a teen! I wanted to have a baby late and it just happened that way.
"It was a beat up. It wasn't as though I was going out saying 'You should have a baby at 44,'" the mum-of-one, told Keshnee on the Raw Talks podcast.
Michelle explained that her career had been her priority for much of her thirties, and that, as well as a past relationship, delayed her decision to start a family.
"I'd been in a relationship before Steve [Wallis] and that relationship was for nine years. So it was a substantial amount of time. And in that relationship was when my career really took off. So when my career really took off was right around that time 35 year old age. And that's just how the dice rolled for me.
"It was there in the back of my mind. The 'should I? Is this going to happen for me?'" she confessed.
"And the honest truth of it was I was never really maternal. I loved my career, I loved my job. And I never really had that instinctual 'oh my god I need to have my baby'.
"But then again at the same time I would think 'is it going to be something I regret?' and my husband at the time – he was 17 years older than me – already had two grown up boys. He had always said to me 'look Mich, if you want to do it, do it. I'm not going to hold you back. But he was never really saying 'I want to.'
"It was all going to be my choice and I just didn't feel confident enough. Because I kind of wanted the person I was going to have a baby with to say 'let's do this together!' so it kind of just never happened. And I just thought, maybe it won't,'" Michelle explained.
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Everything changed when things became serious with Steve, the father of her three-year-old son, Axel.
"When I was with Steve, and he's a dad of three children, and he's a doting father. He's one of those guys, that was born to be a dad. Loves it. He's just got the knack. It's a very natural thing for me.
"When he said, 'let's have a child' I didn't even have to think about it. I said 'OK!'" Michelle told Keshnee.
"I'm literally crying now just talking about Axel, he completely changed me."
Listen to the full chat with Michelle on the Raw Talks podcast below.
Raw Talks with Keshnee starring Michelle Bridges
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Foundations of Lies
Tax exempt foundations seem to be a peculiarly or at least mainly American institution. The Rockefeller Foundation was the first. John D. Rockefeller, under pressure from the anti-trust movement and embarrassed by the exposes that had revealed the morally and legally dubious tactic by which his empire had been constructed, set out to donate a big chunk of his wealth to causes benefiting the public good: education, art, science and public health. A number of other public spirited (or intimidated) individuals followed suit. These early foundations faced a good deal of public scrutiny and criticism. Partially as a result of that skepticism, these early foundations were mostly explicitly nonpartisan and science based.
This was not to be the case in the age of what Jane Mayer calls the age of "weaponized philanthropy." They were a creation of the ultra-wealthy who found they could have their ideological cake and eat it too. With the onset of World War II, Sarah Mellon Scaife saw big tax bills approaching, and took advantage of one of those convenient tax loopholes useful only to the ultra-rich. She put a large fortune into a trust with the proviso that all income would go to "charity" for twenty years, after which the balance would pass untaxed to her heirs. The Koch family also exploited this convenient proviso. So what should all those many millions in income go to? She apparently favored the arts, birth control, and education, but after her death her son Richard Mellon Scaife had a better idea. The money should go to promote his right-wing and anti-government political views. This led to The Heritage Foundation, The American Enterprise Institute, The Marshall Institute, The Cato Institute and many others - ostensibly independent think tanks but in fact bitterly partisan political propagandists who tightly followed the political directions of the wealthy donor/masters.
Scaife's foundations masterminded the war on the Clintons, and he poured many millions in to digging up real and imagined dirt on Bill Clinton's extra-marital affairs, all while leading his own lurid sex life which culminated in a bitter and sensational divorce from wife number three. Scaife was neither brilliant nor consistent, but he was largely responsible for founding the apparatus of what Hillary Clinton called the "vast right-wing conspiracy," though the idea for these propaganda centers seems to have come from the economist von Mises.
Charles Koch is another creature entirely - brilliant, obsessively focused, and, reportedly, ruling his Cato Institute with an iron hand. It was there that the war on Obama was hatched, and Koch seems to have been both the money and the mind behind the Republicans strategy of total obstruction.
It's important to note that Koch, who operates with as much secrecy as he can, is not somebody who wants a few minor or well-studied adjustments in government policy. His targets include almost every aspect of the modern regulatory state: Social Security, Medicare, welfare, income taxes, anti-trust laws, health and safety regulations of all kinds, public education... the list goes on. He is waging a virtual war against the United States as presently constituted. He is well aware that these ideas have been roundly rejected by the public, so he pursues covert policies designed to subvert trust in the government and its leaders. For him, a disfunctional Congress is a feature not a defect.
Based on Jane Mayer's Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.
The new, hyper-partisan think tanks had impact far beyond Washington. They introduced doubt into areas of settled academic and scientific scholarship, undermined genuinely unbiased experts, and gave politicians a menu of conflicting statistics and arguments from which to choose. The benefit was a far more pluralistic intellectual climate, beyond liberal orthodoxy. The hazard, however, was that partisan shills would create "balance" based on fraudulent research and deceive the public about pressing issues in which their sponsors had financial interests.
Some insiders, like Steve Clemons, a political analyst who worked for the Nixon Center among other think tanks, described the new think tanks as "a Faustian bargain." He worried that the money corrupted the research. "Funders increasingly expect policy achievements that contribute to their bottom line," he admitted in a confessional essay. "We've become money launderers for monies that have real specific policy agendas behind them. No one is willing to say anything about it; it's one of the big taboo subjects."
Mayer, Jane (2016-01-19). Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (Kindle Locations 1554-1561). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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Trump boasts of political conquest, cocktail parties during National Scout Jamboree
By Nicole Hensley
President Trump stuck to what he knows best while entertaining thousands of boy scouts: boasting of the 2016 election victory, threatening his cabinet's job security and mingling with New York's hottest.
Trump on Monday encouraged a sea of 40,000 young scouts and volunteers to not lose "momentum" during the annual National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.V. That meandering lesson involved a scary campfire story of Trump meeting "Levitt & Sons" president William Levitt, whose real estate empire kicked off the nation's suburban growth spurt after World War II.
Trump said he encountered the aging Levitt sitting alone at a cocktail party hosted by Time Warner founder Steve Ross, who died in 1992.
"It was very sad because the hottest people in New York were at this party," Trump said of Levitt, who died in 1994 at age 86.
Trump toyed with telling a possibly inappropriate anecdote about Levitt's life aboard his yacht. He instead recalled Levitt blaming his ruin on the loss of momentum after selling off his multi-million dollar business.
President Trump gestures as Eagle Scouts Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, left, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry show off their three-finger scout salute. (Steve Helber/AP)
The speech was not intended to be political, especially since the vast majority of the audience is unable to vote and the Boy Scouts Organization shuns hints of political endorsement. Trump said he would teach the nation's future leaders about "success."
"Who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the boy scouts," Trump asked.
But Trump's speech soon devolved into familiar territory as it morphed into one of his volatile campaign-style rallies with repeated chants of "U.S.A." and "We love Trump."
Audible jeers could be heard as Trump slammed the press, former President Barack Obama and his Affordable Care Act.
Donald Trump in the White House
Trump issued a thinly-veiled threat to fire Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price should the Republican fail to push forward his campaign promise to repeal "this terrible thing known as Obamacare."
He also gave Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito (R-W.Va.) a shout-out.
"You better get Sen. Capito to vote for it," Trump told Price.
He also reminisced about beating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in November, by recounting his electoral victory.
President Trump said he once saw William Levitt at a cocktail party with "the hottest people in New York." (Carlos Barria/REUTERS)
"Do you remember that incredible night with the maps," Trump said toward the end of his speech. "And that map was so red, it was unbelievable."
When asked if Trump's speech veered too far toward politics, officials with the Boy Scouts of America maintained its non-partisan stance.
"The invitation for the sitting U.S. President to visit the National Jamboree is a long-standing tradition and is in no way an endorsement of any political party or specific policies," the group said in a statement to Buzzfeed.
Trump never participated in the boy scout program while growing up in Queens but he made sure to bash his predecessor for not attending the jamboree.
A scout reacts as President Trump delivers remarks at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve. (Carlos Barria/REUTERS)
"Did President Obama ever come to a Jamboree?" he asked, prompting a roaring sneer from the crowd. "The answer is no."
Trump invited two eagle scouts on his cabinet to join him on stage at the Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve: Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke in his boy scout regalia, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Price.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is also an eagle scout, was absent from the Glen Jean event.


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Traveling Tuesday: Where are the Marshall Islands?
Most of my knowledge of WWII involves the U.S. and British home fronts. Thanks to the Wright Museum where I am a volunteer docent, I am learning a tremendous amount about the battle fronts and various theatres of war. The museum is currently hosting an exhibit showcasing the art of Pvt. Charles Miller who was stationed in the South Pacific, specifically on the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. His art, comprised of pen and ink and water colors, is a pictorial diary of his time during there.
I was intrigued by his pictures and did a bit of research into the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign that occurred from November 1943 through February 1944. Located near the equator and slightly west of the International Date Line these islands are approximately 2,400 miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawa'ii.
The country is comprised of twenty-nine atolls (a ring-shaped coral reef, island or series of islets) and five islands. Initially recognized as part of the Spanish East Indies, the islands were sold to the German empire in 1884. After WWI, they were awarded to the Empire of Japan who considered them the outer perimeter of their territory.
By 1943, Japan had scored countless victories in the Pacific. After much debate, Admiral Chester Nimitz suggested a strategy that consisted of a series of amphibious assaults on selected Japanese-held islands toward Japan. This island-hopping strategy hinges on the idea that isolating Japanese troops on the islands and letting them "wither on the vine," would be as effective as destroying them through a direct attack and have less cost to Allied forces.
Differing opinions divided the Allied commanding officers over which islands to attack. Some felt that Tarawa should be bypassed, while others thought that retaking the Gilberts to provide an air base for the next step (the battle for the Marshall Islands) was crucial. Eventually, the battle of Tarawa did occur with heavy casualties on both sides.
The Battle of Kwajalein (one of the main Marshall Islands in the south, and the main focus of Miller's work) took place from January 31 through February 4, 1944. The battle was a significant victory for the Allies because it was the first time the Americans had penetrated the "outer ring" of the Japanese Pacific sphere. The success of the Marshall campaign gave Allied troops a major anchorage point and staging area from which to continue their operations in the central Pacific, and to their ultimate goal-Japan.
Today, the Marshall Islands is a presidential republic in free association with the United States, with the U.S. providing defense, subsidies and access to U.S. based agencies such as the FCC and the postal service. Who knew? I certainly didn't.
Time to do some more studying.
Labels: Battle of Kwajalein, Charles Miller art, Gilbert and Marshalls Islands, Traveling Tuesdays
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Q: Data Validation from list but excluding value I have an Excel file that is a calendar with some specifications.
In some of the cells, in each day, I want to be able to choose two different names from the same list.
But I want the second cell to exclude the other cell's value from the drop-down list.
How can I do that?


The Horton is a 4 to 5 bedroom and 3.5 bathroom new house design that features a double-story layout and brick or brick and stone elevations to select from, an optional 3 car garage, and a variety of other floor plan amenities and options. On the first floor there is a formal dining room, a flex room or optional study, a kitchen central to an intimate breakfast nook, the formal dining room and a spacious family room with soaring ceilings and an optional fireplace. There is also a secluded master bedroom with a large walk-in closet in the owners retreat, an oversized walk-in utility room, a covered patio, and an optional 5th bedroom in lieu of the 3rd car garage bay. On the second floor are all secondary bedrooms and a large game room.


For much of her life, Myrna has spent hours upon hours and trekked miles in a seemingly endless cycle to find and retrieve one of the most basic elements of survival–water. Because of you, that cycle is over. Because of you she has clean water–not down the street, not in the town center, but in her home.
It's difficult to put into words the scope of change that has taken place in her life. Because she and her eight children live in a remote mountain are, far removed from the nearest community, the process of finding and gathering water was a monumental task. They endured hours of walking to find a water source. Once they did, there was never a way to ensure its cleanliness. Her children have gotten sick time and time again from drinking the polluted water.
All that has changed, thanks to you. Your support helped fund a water system that pools natural springs in the area. A network of pipes carries the clean water directly to the homes. To say that it has been life-changing is hardly sufficient.
Thank you for your generosity. Please give so more moms and children are spared the long, arduous walks. Please give so that simple, preventable water-borne diseases no longer claim innocent lives. Please give so that others can celebrate the security of knowing that their children will have access to the life-giving goodness of a cool drink, delivered by warm hearts just like yours.


A Collect Log Files Only user can use the Collect Log Files feature to collect any log files in the trading environment, including log files containing sensitive trading information. This user cannot view or edit any user or system settings, but can view the TT User Setup server messages, TT User Setup server status, and environment server status reports.
Note: To give an existing user administrative privileges, select the user from the Users window and click Edit.
Edit any Login, Contact, or User Defined fields as needed.
Click the Administrator Settings tab.
Check the Collect Log Files Only option from the Administrator Type drop-down menu.


Introducing the new Burley 175R-BR Overton inset fire in brass. A great addition to any room providing warmth along with a realistic lumen lighting effect, which can be used with the heater on or off. This contemporary Overton fire comes in a choice of black or stainless steel with a log effect.


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Import Building receives further recognition
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The Galliford Try-built Import Building, has received further recognition after being named Commercial Project of the Year at the Structural Timber Awards.
The £20m project was the extensive refurbishment of a 1990s-built 10-storey office building in the East India dock complex in London, and was celebrated for its use of a spectacular internal Glulam timber structure throughout the ¬atrium area.
Not only did the use of Glulam provide a fantastic visual finish, it also saved the building over 300,000kg of carbon compared to steel or concrete construction methods, helping the project reach a BREEAM very good rating.
The project has already won the Commercial Project of the Year award from the Offsite Awards and has been shortlisted as finalist at the Building Awards later this year.
Matthew Pool, Managing Director of Galliford Try London and South East Commercial, commented: "This technically challenging and complex project deserves the recognition it is receiving for what is an impressive final product. The team and all those involved with the scheme are to be congratulated for what they have achieved and awards such as this are a just reward for their efforts."


Stars Santo and The Blue Demon. It's brain swapping time! Dr. Frankenstein wishes to revive his wife and plans to do it be restoring a good brain in her cranium. But where to find brain to experiment with? Beautiful young women, of course. To stop this evil doc, Santo and The Blue Demon are on the case. But, they didn't count on the monster behemoth that Dr. Frankenstein has created to stop their interference! In Spanish, no subtitles.