[A little background: It had been a few months that I was searching for twin-blade cartridges for the Gillette SensorExcel safety razor that I prefer. I had almost given up on it by now, and was looking towards this seemingly inevitable upgrade to Mach3 or something when I suddenly hit a jackpot - I found a supermarket selling the make and model that I was looking for. I could finally purchase a year worth of supply.
The history goes that some hundred years ago, Mr. King Gillette was a wealthy but frustrated failure of an innovator at 40. He had written a book called " The Human Drift ", which argued that all industry should be taken over by a single corporation owned by the public, and that millions of Americans should live in a giant city called Metropolis powered by the Niagara Falls.
One day while shaving with a rather blunt straight razor, the idea struck to him that perhaps this reusable razor could be replaced by a 'consumable' razor having the blade made of thin metal strips. Somewhere around 1870, Kampfe Brothers had developed a forged razor of a similar kind, which Mr. Gillette gladly improvised upon, registered the patent for the new design in his name, and the world got it's first safety razor with name 'Gillette'.
The really unique and path-breaking piece about this safety razor was not the product itself so much so was the marketing model it assumed, and which I called - the Gillette 'trap'. Known as "Freebie Marketing", the business model was to give away free safety razors and make profit by selling corresponding blades for them afterwards. In the initial days, however, this marketing model was the product's weakness for the industrial facilities were not advanced enough to manufacture cheap blades with thin metal strips as mass-production. Mr. Gillette had to struggle almost for a couple of decades more to turn his model truly profitable. That past, the inventor is reaping benefits since than, and the company was valued at nearly USD 60bn in 2005 when P&G acquired it to create world's largest personal care and household products company.
The year of 2005 is important for this post also because, after acquiring my new supply of cartridges, I thought of using the one cartridge first that I had been saving for a rainy day for quite some time now. The manufacturing date on this old one is May 2005. But interestingly the retail price is exactly the same as the one I bought today in 2008.


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For almost a half century we've talked about quitting our addiction to fossil fuels, and in 2022, the US finally took decisive action through a series of infrastructure bills to truly begin the energy transition. The Federal Sustainability Plan, the SEC Climate Proposal, and the Inflation Reduction Act together will reshape the American economy over the coming decades.
But the dangerous effects of climate change continue on a global scale, and energy shocks continue to roil Europe and the world. Subsidies and tax credits won't be enough.
Energy innovators building a distributed, responsive, and carbon-free power system need digital access to the existing network — the millions of utility meters deployed at utilities worldwide — to build solutions. Arcadia's software platform enables this new infrastructure with simple software tools to unlock data across utility monopolies. But we're just one piece of the puzzle. Looking at our business and the changing landscape before us, I see five key trends and changes that will make waves in climate tech this year:
1. The rise of the independent power producer
The IRA makes it easier to finance, develop, and own clean energy assets — traditionally capabilities left to utilities. The IRA also makes it simpler for any developer to build and be the long-term asset owner and manager of a project, introducing hundreds of thousands of new players to power markets. Perhaps most importantly, the credits and subsidies apply across products (solar, storage, EV charging, hydrogen, geothermal, etc.) which means all of these categories are about to get a boost.
2. Cutting the red tape around energy markets
As more and more new entrants start producing, storing, and selling power, regulators will adapt and liberalize their market structures. The IRA is a multi-billion dollar carrot of economic development and decarbonization dollars that many state legislators will want to bring home. I believe we'll start to see states and regions change their tariff structures to enable smart EV charging and community solar, simplify permitting rules, and potentially even join regional power pools to expand clean energy access. This will remove some of the red tape that's stifled community solar growth for years.
3. Data as the new core sustainability asset
Here's the thing: most carbon accounting is made up. It's based on estimates instead of the actual meter-level data in the built environment. The new SEC climate disclosure requirements will create a corporate need for partners that help companies meet and exceed reporting expectations. Accurate emissions reporting will no longer be a "nice-to-have" but rather a "must have." Data integration and processing power, accurate tracking, analytical capability, and the expertise to extract meaningful insights from this information will be force multipliers in the new era of ESG.
4. The home contractor revolution is coming
There are roughly 600,000 people employed in the HVAC contracting industry, which happens to also be one of the most fragmented industries in the US. Currently local, profitable, and sleepy, these businesses will be put on steroids thanks to the IRA. We'll see new demand for products like heat pumps and EV chargers, so expect new professionals and existing players to step up their game, re-train workers en masse, and rush to the front lines of electrification.
5. Cleaner is cheaper
With inflation rising and uncertainty in global natural gas prices persisting, utilities everywhere started raising rates in 2023. Inflation hovered around 8% while electricity prices jumped 15.8% in the last year. This is largely the result of high-priced natural gas, which is used to generate nearly 40% of the nation's power. As utility retail rates continue to rise with fossil fuels and new grid infrastructure, distributed energy resources (like battery storage and rooftop solar) will be deployed at a faster clip to deliver cheaper energy than the monopoly service. Renewables are inherently deflationary because of the lack of fuel costs, so we'll see this spiral — high utility rates pushing us toward distributed energy resources — continue to spin faster in 2023.
The TLDR
2023 will undoubtedly bring political, economic, and technological changes to the climate space. As policymakers begin to legislate greater accountability, companies like Arcadia are ready to iterate, problem solve, and pave the way toward a zero-carbon future. There has perhaps never been a year more ripe for energy innovation than this one, and I'm ready for all of us to roll up our sleeves to do bigger, better things.
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Bloomberg Averts Zuccotti Park Showdown as Occupy Wall Street Goes Global
October 14, 2011 /17 Comments/in revolution /by Jim White
A sign in Zuccotti Park on Thursday. (photo: NLNY, Creative Commons license)
At the end of the day yesterday, the burning question was whether New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg would send the New York Police Department into Zuccotti Park this morning to clear it of protesters under cover of a request from the owners of the property (although used as a public park, the property is privately owned). This morning, we learn that the property owners and Bloomberg have backed down, postponing for now the planned cleaning which had been put forward as the reason for potentially clearing the park. From CNN:
The New York mayor's office said Brookfield Properties, the owners of Zuccotti Park, told the city late Thursday the scheduled cleaning is off for now and "for the time being" they are "withdrawing their request" made earlier in the week for police assistance during the cleaning operation.
"Our position has been consistent throughout: the City's role is to protect public health and safety, to enforce the law, and guarantee the rights of all New Yorkers. Brookfield believes they can work out an arrangement with the protesters that will ensure the park remains clean, safe, available for public use and that the situation is respectful of residents and businesses downtown, and we will continue to monitor the situation," Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said.
There had been fears of a standoff between New York officers tasked with clearing the park early Friday and protesters who wouldn't budge. The city had ordered the protesters to leave by 7 a.m. so crews could clean the park.
But the protesters mopped, collected trash and scrubbed the pavement in the dead of the night as the Friday deadline neared for them to leave the premises for a cleanup. When the word of the postponed cleaning filtered through the more than 1,000 protesters who filled the park, they were elated.
What began about a month ago with a handful of protesters in New York City is now spreading across the globe:
The Occupy Wall Street movement has sparked nationwide protests in more than 1,400 cities, according to Occupy Together, which has become an online hub for protest activity.
It also inspired solidarity rallies on Thursday that were due to take place at more than 140 U.S. college campuses in 25 states, according to Occupy Colleges. Some social media photos showed about a dozen or so protesters at various colleges.
According to the website of United for Global Change, 15october.net/, there are 869 cities in 71 countries where protests are being planning.[sic]
Even here in lowly Gainesville, a small blue dot in the middle of the reddest portion of Florida, the occupy movement is alive. A permit was granted for protesters to sleep overnight in the downtown Bo Diddley Plaza Wednesday night, but protesters attempted to stay overnight Thursday night as well, leading to the arrest of Bo Diddley's son, Ellas McDaniel:
Ellas Anthony McDaniel, 56, said he was charged with trespassing around midnight Thursday because he refused to leave the Bo Diddley community plaza after it closed as is customary at 11:30 p.m. McDaniel said he complained to police that he had not been read his Miranda rights.
"They said if I go back in there, I'll be arrested," McDaniel said. "I'm not a vagrant. My father wasn't a vagrant. If he was a vagrant, they wouldn't have named this park after him. He didn't raise no vagrants. He raised men. He raised me to stand up for what I believe, because he stood up for what he believed."
The arrests in Gainesville do not stand alone. Cities across the US have varied widely in their responses to the protests, with some large scale arrests (hundreds were arrested as they took to the Brooklyn Bridge) and some cities, such as Los Angeles, working closely with protesters to assure peaceful protests with few to no arrests.
With the large number of protests planned around the world for tomorrow, this weekend should tell us just how much momentum the movement is gaining. One of the primary reasons Brookfield Properties and Mayor Bloomberg (whose girlfriend is on the board of Brookfield) may have backed down from a confrontation today is that there was a growing belief that there is now sufficient attention on the protest that a major crackdown would lead to a huge outpouring of support for the movement with overwhelming numbers of people joining the protesters on the streets. At the time of this writing, unconfirmed reports on Twitter indicate a significant police presence around Zuccotti Park and a few reports of individual arrests, but no massive police action appears imminent.
If there are indeed over 1400 different protests in the US tommorrow and nearly 900 more in international cities, it is clear that the protests are striking a nerve across the globe. Although some attack the movement as lacking a clear purpose or set of demands, it seems to me that the resonant theme is that Wall Street represents the hub of a system which for too long has enriched a very few while relying on lax regulation, poor law enforcement and a purchased government to deprive everyone else of their resources and their opportunities. This movement represents a growing awareness among the" 99%" that this situation is no longer sustainable.
How far will the movement go and does it have the potential to lead to real change? Only time will tell, but if the movement maintains anything like its current momentum for a few more weeks, the possibility begins to look more like a probability.
Tags: #OWS, Bo Diddley Plaza, Brookfield Properties, Gainesville, Michael Bloomberg, New York Police Department, Occupy Wal Street, Zuccotti Park
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From such ACORNs grow mighty oaks.
Jim White says:
@rugger9: Heh. Are their roots connected like aspens, too?
WaPo blog post puts "violence breaks out" in Zuccotti Park story, but when you read the post, you learn that the first violent act in the series was an NYPD officer running over a National Lawyers Guild observer with a motorcycle. They even have a photo of it happening…
The #OccupyDenver site has been cleared by police.
BoxTurtle says:
The protestors didn't even get a thank you from Brookfield for cleaning their entire park at no charge. Probably better than it had ever been cleaned.
Perhaps that's just fair, I'm thinking the neither Bloomberg nor Brookfield got any thank-you's from the MOTU's on Wall St. for backing down.
Boxturtle (In fact, I suspect there was at least one very angry phone call to the mayor)
John Casper says:
ew, you and others might find this twitter feed interesting.
There's a lot of anxiety prior to this tweet, because the NYPD is moving in:
@kristengwynne Kristen Gwynne
"The rift between the new left and the old left is being healed this minute" unions at #ows
Others tweeting confirmed that the UAW, Teamsters, Nurses, and Veterans arrived and inserted themselves between the protesters and the NYPD. It was only at that point that rumors a "postponement" began appearing. In retrospect, it looked to me as though Bloomberg had every intention of clearing the park. It was only when so many demonstrators showed up, plus the unions, that NYPD advised him to "postpone." Whether NYPD was acting out of respect for fellow union members is another interesting question.
@Jim White: You have to wonder why that blog post isn't titled something more like, "National Lawyers Guild Observer Run Over by Police."
Now Bloomberg claims it was because of unspecified threats from elected officals to the property owner that caused him to back down.
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2011/10/3741845/bloomberg-brookfield-got-threatening-calls-lawmakers
Boxturtle (I posted this link, so I get to be the first to call BULLSHIT)
@Mary: Well, that's pretty much how I would title it.
@BoxTurtle: Bloomberg seems to be in high dudgeon about breaking continuity and generally poisoning the well of OWS. Look for more dirty tricks emitting from his spokesperson.
@John Casper: Interesting.
My morning Intertoobz checks includes (from FT) BlackRock's Lawrence Fink saying he was surprised that [something like OWS] hadn't happened sooner. So at least there's one realistic hedge funder. He appears to be the exception.
Meanwhile, also at FT, John Paulson — the man who made his billions betting that subprime mortgages were, in fact, fraudulent — is quoted in the Financial Times saying that "Instead of villifying our most successful businesses, we should be supporting them and encouraging them to remain in New York City and continue to grow,". This is basically restating what Mayor Bloomberg said a day or so ago.
Clueless.
If you want to make yourself crazy, read Krauthammer at WaPo excoriating jeans-wearing, iPod carrying, Steve Jobs admiring #OWS indignados. It's destined to be a classic in the Annals of Whackadoodle Denialism. (Have a stiff drink before reading.)
Meanwhile, in NYC, Galleon hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was sentenced to 10 years for insider trading, having creamed $50,000,000 from actual productive investment. (He'd also pulled McKinsey execs into the mess.)
Shorter Krauthammer: 'what's good for hedge funds is good for America'.
Why is #OWS going to continue to build?
Let's review this morning's news items from Pundistan:
1. Accuse people of wearing jeans, carrying iPods, and going into debt for a college education? Check.
2. Insult people for admiring Steve Jobs, a true innovator? Check.
3. Fail to acknowledge that hedge funds are out of control? Check.
4. Refuse to acknowledge a $50,000,000 insider trading scam? Check.
5. Claim that hedge funds are 'our most successful businesses' and should not be villified? Check.
If the 1% remains as clueless and intransigent as my single foray of Intertoobz checks this morning suggests, then #OWS is going to build as a force.
This is going to get interesting.
BTW: Guardian has an awesome report from Portugal and Spain: 45% unemployment among 20-somethings.
It's going to get interesting, globally.
klynn says:
Made this comment this AM. This is a repost of it. It ties into this post and EW's next post.
Thanks for this post JW.
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Is there a dish called zuccotti? There should be, it should be on menus everywhere, like freedom fries. I crave them already.
(Laisser les entrepreneurs!)
@readerOfTeaLeaves: Wait, you left Lech Walesa off your list:
Former Polish President and Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa will fly to New York following an invitation from protesters involved in the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests.
"How could I not respond?" Mr Wałęsa told Lublin-based newspaper Dziennik Wschodni. "The thousands of people gathered near Wall Street are worried about their future, about the fate of their country. This is something I understand."
…"Capitalism has found itself in a crisis and something has to be done because the world is in rebellion" said Mr Wałęsa. "Ordinary people express the truth about the general issues. They deserve respect and serious treatment. If the Wall Street protesters thought I could contribute [to their cause], then I'm ready" he added.
@Jim White:
Following which the NYPD arrested the guild representative. (Given their bad habits of late, probably for being run over.)
The group that actually owns Liberty Plaza/Zucotti park is saying they don't know anything about the alleged threats. The ball is back in Bloomberg's court, and it appears to have been loaded with something he doesn't want.
sdfks says:
"The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots. True enough, robots do not rebel. But given man's nature, robots cannot live and remain sane, they become "Golems," they will destroy their world and themselves because they cannot stand any longer the boredom of a meaningless life."
—Erich Fromm – The Sane Society.
Vagrants are created, it's not an occupation, they are created by the 1%. Remember that. No one wants to be homeless.
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We don't love the folks who supply us with our goods and paychecks nearly as much as we should.
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Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero, by Tyler Cowen (St. Martin's Press, 259 pp., $28.99)
Economist Tyler Cowen begins his engaging and valuable new book, Big Business, by declaring that "we live in an age when the reputation of business is under siege." That's been true for at least 50 years. Recent books with "big business" in the title tend to decry how health care became a monolithic enterprise; allege that big tech companies feed a new age of "addiction"; describe how Big Food conspires against wellness; lament how college basketball turned into a machine; and argue that multinational corporations aided the rise of twentieth-century fascism and modern conservatism.
Mass culture has tied business to the whipping post for decades. A 1991 study, "Watching America," found that while television networks portrayed two-thirds of all corporate executives as good guys until the early 1960s, a majority of CEOs represented on prime-time TV by 1980 were felons. "TV businessmen," the study concluded, "constitute the largest group of murderers aside from professional gangsters." Today, even a "conservative" outlet like the Hallmark Channel, which specializes in wholesome family movies, is likely to pit menacing big-business types against plucky independent bookshop owners, family farmers, or chefs struggling to serve organic food in a wasteland of corporate mush. No wonder, then, that big business is one of the least trusted of American institutions, ranking lower than labor unions, public schools, or even, in perhaps the biggest insult, the media.
But Americans don't practice what they profess to believe. Consumer tracking surveys tell us that 95 percent of American shoppers spend money at Wal-Mart every year, though the retail giant has been derided as a downtown killer, exploiter of workers, and anti-union powerhouse since the mid-1980s, when as a young reporter I covered the company's implausible rise. Close behind is McDonald's, where nine out of ten Americans make purchases every year, despite a drumbeat of criticism about the quality and nutritional value of the chain's food. Similarly, a recent analysis of consumer data ranked Facebook as America's most hated company. Yet more than half of all Americans use it, and that number appears to be growing, albeit modestly.
Cowen has noticed the contradictions. Much of his book reminds readers just how valuable business (which often means big business) is to our lives, explaining why we patronize some of the biggest corporations even while we cast them as villains. "First, business makes most of the stuff we enjoy and consume. Second, business is what gives most of us jobs," he writes. To accomplish these things in a world of intense scrutiny, businesses have worked hard to gain our trust. In one of the more provocative portions of a persistently provocative book, Cowen argues that businesses are on average more trustworthy than individuals—in other words, than many of us. IRS statistics, for instance, show that corporations are less likely to cheat on their taxes than individuals. While we deride big retailers like Wal-Mart, they incur tens of billions of dollars every year in losses from consumers and their own employees.
Then there's the dicey reality of mortgage applications and other consumer submissions. Compelling evidence suggests that the mortgage meltdown of 2008–2009 was spurred at least in part by widespread misrepresentations among mortgage-seekers about everything from their income to what they intended to do with the properties they were borrowing to buy. Meantime, headhunters claim that about 40 percent of resumes for jobs at (what else?) businesses contain fabrications. In perhaps the most amusing hypocrisy of all, Cowen reports that the books most likely to be stolen from public libraries are books on ethics. It's enough to make you want to hire a business to protect you from all the scam artists out there—and we do that, too.
Cowen addresses some common criticisms of big companies—that too many are monopolistic, for example, and that more should be broken up. Monopolies do exist, but many, if you look closely, are in heavily regulated industries where misguided government policies raise the cost of entry and allow a few companies to dominate. Health-insurance firms have consolidated into giants to deal with all the regulation now demanded of them. Cable television offerings were restricted for years thanks to local governments handing out exclusive territorial licenses. Only recently, with the rise of online streaming, has technological innovation created a path around the cable monopoly, decreasing prices. And, of course, housing prices have skyrocketed in certain markets because of inadequate supply caused by government restrictions on building.
Even when big tech firms ban us because we've been too provocative, at least by their ambiguous standards, Cowen argues that we're still better off with the technology we're left with than we were before. Wall Street and the rest of American finance get a similar treatment. The rise of civilization, Cowen explains, has gone hand in hand with the rise of finance. Despite skepticism about the power of banks during the United States' early days, financial institutions played a pivotal role in building vast networks of infrastructure that supported the nation's economy. American venture capital, Cowen argues, operates unlike investment in most other parts of the world, proving crucial to the funding of speculative endeavors that spur waves of innovation. The notion that our banks today are too big, he writes, is an overreaction to a single historical event—the financial meltdown of 2008 and the idea that some companies are "too big to fail."
In his final chapter, Cowen tries to explain how business got so unpopular. It's not an easy task with a single, neat explanation. Cowen thinks that big companies have made the mistake of asking us to think of them as individuals. It's how they market themselves to us, especially in the age of social media, but that skews our judgment, raising our expectations of them. When we realize that they're giants capable of transforming and disrupting our world, we become suspicious and tend to blame them for society's ills.
I agree with much of what Cowen argues, though I think that there may be something deeper at work here. As Daniel Bell argued in The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism, European intellectuals and artists began in the late nineteenth century to reject the traditional values of the bourgeois ethic, which they found stifling. They became hostile to commerce and business, and their animus was reflected in high culture, especially literature, throughout the first half of the twentieth century. With the cultural revolution of the 1960s, those ideas found their way into the mainstream, where it became fashionable for a new generation of movie executives and other purveyors of pop culture to explore more transgressive themes, including those that questioned the institutions that employed us and furnished us with life's essentials. The rise of post-modernism, with its "creed of pastiche and parody, of the idea that anything goes, of the enthronement of popular and low culture," further entrenched an ethos that widely derides big business today. The average American, from a young age and into adulthood, can't escape being battered by messages that reflect a deep hostility to the traditional strive-and-thrive American culture that big businesses, especially, represent.
In this environment, it's rare to find someone today who writes, as Cowen does: "I have a complaint about America today, and it is simple: we don't love business enough." It's a refreshing and necessary message.
Steven Malanga is the senior editor of City Journal, the George M. Yeager Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and the author of Shakedown: The Continuing Conspiracy Against the American Taxpayer.
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Welcome to the 7th Annual Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Events, News, Weekends
For the past seven years, an almost unnatural phenomenon has occurred on the shores of Georgian Bay, sometimes referred to as the sixth great lake, usually in mid-September. Tons of metal, rubber, glass and a host of other painstakingly assembled materials appear on the verdant 18th fairway of the Cobble Beach Golf Resort Community a few kilometres from Owen Sound. No, there is no need for Orillia's own Gordon Lightfoot to break out his acoustic guitar and compose another beloved masterpiece to a tragic maritime disaster, "The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Not at all. This is a man-made spectacle of some of the finest examples of automotive history assembled and this year, from September 14 – 15, 2019, the Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance presented some superb examples of patience and love with more than 100 entries of restored and rebuilt marvels of engineering and design vying for bragging rights – and respect.
The Concours d'Elegance is French for "the competition of elegance". The cars on display at these shows are not only fully restored to mint condition, in many instances, they may even surpass the condition of vehicles that originally rolled off a manufacturer's assembly line.
Spectators and participants alike attend the shows to immerse themselves in the automobile culture that surrounds these prestigious events.
Make no mistake: this is a competition. Points are given and taken away based on a car's condition and even the smallest of imperfections, whether inside or out, can cost a contestant fractions of a point – and ultimately, disappointment.
Every car accepted into the show fits into a specific category, or marque, for competition. Some of the categories may include post-war, pre-war, antique, and vintage, horseless carriages, convertibles, Duesenberg, Porsche, and Bentley and so on. At Cobble Beach there were 17 unique categories this year.
While there are all these classes or categories in a Concours d'Elegance show, each group is judged based on the same strict standards to determine a winner. Automobiles are judged for their historical accuracy, their technical merit, and their individual panache.
The judges at the Cobble Beach Concours look primarily for authenticity and quality workmanship in each area of the vehicle – regardless of whether it's the correct tire, to appropriate fasteners and the like. Perhaps stating the obvious, but a vintage car would not have been originally built with any plastic parts. Judges will deduct points for any area or component of any vehicle which is not accurate. They will also be examining the proper fit and finish of the vehicle components – how does a door sit when closed, for example. Further, every entered vehicle should look its best, but it is important to note that it must also be 100% functional. Each vehicle will be started by the owner or handler and the judges will check to see that all lights and gauges are fully functional. At Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the judges use a 100 point deduction system which is divided into categories that include body and paint finish, polished metal finishes, engine compartment detail, upholstery, chassis finish, window glass – everything! Each area is scrutinized for the correct components – as well as the proper installation and finish.
While the gleaming chrome, spotless headers and carburetors, impeccable paint finishes and restored upholstery are a big part of this show, it is important to note that the net proceeds of each show has benefited several charities. To date, slightly more than half a million dollars has been raised for various charities as a result of the auspices of this display of magnificence.
Proceeds from the 2019 Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance will help build the new home of Sunnybrook's Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre, the only facility in Canada where world-class researchers and clinicians will work together to revolutionize treatment of the three most common brain disorders – dementia, stroke, and mood and anxiety disorders.
2019 Cobble Beach Concours Winners!
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As with everything else about President Donald Trump, the unveiling of his administration's foreign policy doctrine this week was more of a campaign rally than anything else.
Trump ticked off his favorite hobby horses — immigration, borders, bad trade deals, building up the military and U.S. allies not paying their fair share for the common defense.
But while the tone of economic populism that has dominated Trump's discussion of foreign affairs since the beginning of his presidential campaign is a shift from his predecessors, the notion of a clean break with the past is, in many respects, as much a matter of smoke and mirrors as a lot of other proclamations coming out of the White House.
Strip away the Trumpian braggadocio, and read the document his administration has produced, and what you find are policy guidelines that are remarkably realistic not only in terms of the challenges facing the United States but those of Israel as well.
The assumption has been that anything labeled "America First" would wind up being an isolationist creed that would mean an American withdrawal from the world - and ultimately leave the Jewish state on its own.
It is possible to interpret Trump's Monday tweet yesterday in a similar spirit - a tweet that seemed to assert that a Washington State train derailment was caused by the U.S. spending seven trillion dollars in the Middle East - as proof of his lack of interest in global engagement.
The train accident that just occurred in DuPont, WA shows more than ever why our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved quickly. Seven trillion dollars spent in the Middle East while our roads, bridges, tunnels, railways (and more) crumble! Not for long!
Yet the text of the administration white paper, as well as the substance of Trump's policies in his first year in office, proves the contrary. Neo-con idealism about democracy, and Obama's faith in multilateralism and international organizations as well as outreach to Iran and the Palestinians, are dead. But in their place is something that cannot be dismissed as isolationism.
Despite the attempt on the part of both admirers and detractors to see his policy as a unique break with the past, the evidence for this is scant. Trump's aggressive stance toward ISIS, and the change in the rules of engagement that produced a victory that eluded President Obama, was very much in line with traditional Republican doctrine. The same can be said, despite the opprobrium from the left, for his withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords.
At the heart of the Trump doctrine are some contradictions. Trump wants to be tough on Iran, but his crush on Vladimir Putin and Obama-like reluctance to confront Iran and Russia in Syria, undermines his instinct to resist Tehran. He wants to promote American power and influence, but his pay-as-you-go version of alliances complicates Washington's relations with its partners.
But Trump has still produced a paper that has more common sense than some of the high-flown rhetoric that emanated from Obama, Clinton and the Bushes. And the section on the Middle East is evidence of that.
Realism is a term that was used to describe opponents of George W. Bush's policies. In one sense, that fits Trump, since he remains a fierce critic of Bush's wars — his mention of the seven trillion dollar figure is obviously about Iraq, and not U.S. aid to Israel. But the foreign policy establishment "realists" have been quite unrealistic when it came to both Israel and the real cause of conflict in the region.
Among the most memorable lines in the 68-page document produced by the administration is a specific denunciation of one of the realists' most sacred cows: The notion that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was "the prime irritant preventing peace and prosperity in the region."
Trump rightly discards this myth. Instead, his doctrine points out that "threats from jihadist terrorist organizations and the threat from Iran are creating the realization that Israel is not the cause of the region's problems." Specifically rejecting both blind faith in "democratic transformation" and "disengagement," Trump seeks instead to strike a cautious balance between the need to assert U.S. power, and the realization that American can't fix all of the world's problems.
Instead of seeking to "save Israel from itself," Trump's doctrine acknowledges the problems with pressuring the Jewish state to make concessions to a Palestinian peace partner tainted by its subsidization of terror. His faith that an "outside-in" strategy in which the common interests of Israel and the Arab states like Saudi Arabia could lead to peace may underestimate the power of rejectionism among Palestinians and the Arab street. But it is still devoid of the magical thinking about democracy and strong-arming Israel to which Bush and Obama subscribed.
This will disappoint a Jewish left that has looked to Washington to compensate for its electoral setbacks in Israel. He will also continue to confound and outrage observers who are frustrated by his unpresidential behavior as well as his faith in détente with Moscow.
But, despite his lack of policy knowledge, Trump understands that Palestinian rejectionism - on display again in the over-the-top reactions to Trump's Jerusalem statement that itself, pointedly, did not preclude a two-state solution - renders pressure on Israel pointless.
By refusing to hold U.S. policy hostage to terror threats and the Palestinians' inability to compromise, this president is taking the U.S. in a more sensible direction.
Though he will get little credit it for this from most American Jews, who are more invested in the "resistance" to his administration than in Israel, his foreign policy doctrine strikes a sensible balance that belies the assumption that "America First" will leave the Jewish state isolated.


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Much of the coastline of County Antrim is as spectacular as anything you'll find across the whole of Ireland and, consequently, unlike other parts of the North, it has always attracted an abundance of tourists. North from the ferry port of Larne, the A2 coast road takes in attractive villages and small towns, such as Carnlough, Cushendall and the port of Ballycastle, all set against or within the verdant Antrim Glens. A short boat trip from Ballycastle lies rugged Rathlin Island, while further along the coast to the west, blustery cliff-top walks lead to the strange basalt formations of the Giant's Causeway. With an attractive backdrop, Portrush and, just over the border in Derry, Portstewart are popular seaside holiday resorts.
County Derry's coastline is also blessed with wonderful strands, overlooked by Mount Binevenagh and the eccentric Mussenden Temple. Derry city itself is a lively place, set on the banks of the Foyle, with its hilltop core still enclosed by some of the best-preserved city walls in Europe. The county's hinterland is more dramatic than Antrim's, especially where it skirts the Sperrin Mountains around historic Dungiven. The flatter territory towards Lough Neagh features some noteworthy Plantation settlements at Magherafelt and Moneymore.


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Calreticulin polyclonal antibody
ADI-SPA-600-D 50 µg 184.00 USD
ADI-SPA-600-F 200 µg 407.00 USD
ADI-SPA-600-J 1 mg 1,565.00 USD
Alternative Name: CALR, CRT
Immunogen: Synthetic peptide corresponding to the sequence near the C-terminus of human Calreticulin.
GenBank ID: AD000092
Source: Purified from rabbit serum.
Species reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Bovine, Dog
Applications: ICC, IHC, IP, WB
Recommended Dilutions/Conditions: Western Blot (1:1,000, human; 1:500, mouse; ECL)
Application Notes: Predicted MW of ~63kDa.
Purity Detail: Protein A affinity purified.
Formulation: Liquid. In PBS containing 50% glycerol and 0.09% sodium azide.
Scientific Background: Calreticulin (CRT) is a multifunctional, multi-compartmental protein most abundant in the ER lumen. CRT contains the ER-retrieval sequence, KDEL, and has been best characterized as a soluble molecular chaperone of new or misfolded proteins and a Ca2+- binding protein. Both CRT and its membrane bound homolog, Calnexin (CNX) interact with proteins and glycoproteins that have monoglucosylated N-glycans. The CRT/CNX cycle promotes correct folding, inhibits aggregation of folding intermediates, blocks premature oligimerization, regulates ER degradation, and provides quality control by preventing incompletely folded glycoproteins from exiting to the Golgi complex.
Western Blot Analysis of Calreticulin: Lane 1: MWM, Lane 2: HeLa cell lysate, Lane 3: PC-12 cell lysate. Lane 4: 3T3 cell lysate
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EDEM2 stably disulfide-bonded to TXNDC11 catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian glycoprotein ERAD: G. George, et al.; Elife 9, e53455 (2020), Abstract; Full Text
Protrudin and PDZD8 contribute to neuronal integrity by promoting lipid extraction required for endosome maturation: M. Shirane, et al.; Nat. Commun. 11, 4576 (2020), Abstract; Full Text
A high-throughput pipeline for validation of antibodies: K. Sikorski, et al.; Nat. Methods 15, 909 (2018), Abstract;
Calreticulin Translocation Aggravates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-associated Apoptosis during Cardiomyocyte Hypoxia/Reoxygenation: F.F. Xu, et al.; Chin. Med. J. (Engl). 128, 353 (2015), Application(s): Immunofluorescent Staining, Western Blotting, Abstract; Full Text
Cytosolically expressed PrP GPI-signal peptide interacts with mitochondria: G. Guizzunti & C. Zurzolo; Comm. Integr. Biol. 8, e1036206 (2015), Abstract; Full Text
NT5E mutations that cause human disease are associated with intracellular mistrafficking of NT5E protein: M. Fausther, et al.; PLoS One 9, e98568 (2014), Application(s): WB using monkey cell lysates, Abstract; Full Text
Distinct roles of mitochondria- and ER-localized Bcl-xL in apoptosisresistance and Ca2+ homeostasis: C.O. Eno, et al.; Mol. Biol. Cell 23, 2605 (2012), Abstract; Full Text
Dominant pro-vasopressin mutants that cause diabetes insipidus form disulfide-linked fibrillar aggregates in the endoplasmic reticulum: J. Birk, et al.; J. Cell Sci. 122, 3994 (2009), Abstract; Full Text
Tumor suppressor NM23-H1 is a granzyme A-activated DNase during CTL-mediated apoptosis, and the nucleosome assembly protein SET is its inhibitor: J. Lieberman, et al. ; Cell 112, 659 (2003), Application(s): ICC, WB using human samples, Abstract;
A-kinase anchor protein 84/121 are targeted to mitochondria and mitotic spindles by overlapping amino-terminal motifs: A. Feliciello, et al. ; J. Mol. Biol. 320, 663 (2002), Application(s): ICC using mouse samples, Abstract;
Bcl-Xl affects Ca2+ homeostasis by altering expression of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors: C.B. Thompson, et al. ; PNAS 99, 9830 (2002), Application(s): WB using mouse samples, Abstract;
Myelin proteolipid protein forms a complex with integrins and may participate in integrin receptor signaling in oligodendrocytes: W.B. Macklin, et al. ; J. Neurosci. 22, 7398 (2002), Application(s): ICC, WB using rat samples, Abstract;
Pseudoachondroplasia is caused through both intra- and extracellular pathogenic pathways: P. Maurer, et al. ; J. Clin. Invest. 110, 505 (2002), Application(s): IP using bovine samples, Abstract;
The anti-adhesive activity of thrombospondin is mediated by the N-terminal domain of cell surface calreticulin: J.E. Murphy-Ullrich, et al. ; J. Biol. Chem. 277, 37219 (2002), Application(s): ICC using bovine samples, Abstract;
Folding of hepatitis C virus E1 glycoprotein in a cell-free system: S. Abrignani, et al. ; J. Virol. 75, 11205 (2001), Application(s): IP using canine samples, Abstract;
Calnexin and calreticulin binding to human thyroperoxidase is required for its first folding step(s) but is not sufficient to promote efficient cell surface expression: J.L. Franc, et al. ; Endocrinology 141, 959 (2000), Application(s): IP using human samples, Abstract;
Genetic evidence for selective transport of opsin and arrestin by kinesin-II in mammalian photoreceptors: S.B. Goldstein, et al. ; Cell 102, 175 (2000), Application(s): IHC using mouse samples, Abstract;
ERcalcistorin/protein-disulfide isomerase acts as a calcium storage protein in the endoplasmic reticulum of a living cell. Comparison with calreticulin and calsequestrin: B. Kaminer, et al. ; J. Biol. Chem. 273, 9857 (1998), Application(s): ICC, WB using human samples, Abstract;
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Where to Watch the Super Bowl in Philly this Sunday
Cheer for your favorite team at one of these venues.
Photo: Georgia Ray
By JORDAN WACHSMAN
Super Bowl Sunday is a classic American tradition. Since 1967, we've spent a winter Sunday glued to our television screens for the big game. Whether you're a fan of the sport itself, you adore the annual halftime shows, or you're fascinated by the commercials, there's nothing like watching the Super Bowl in a setting with great energy.
In honor of Super Bowl LIV, taking place on Sunday, Feb. 2, lots of Philly venues are hosting watch parties. If you want to do something fun for the big game but don't know where to start, check out these recommendations:
Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar
Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar is a staple in the central Philly neighborhood known as the Gayborhood. Head over to the LGBT-friendly sports bar on Super Bowl Sunday for drinks like Miami–themed cocktails and beer. Basic tickets cost $25 and include one drink ticket, one Super Bowl square, chips and dip, unlimited tater tots during the game, and a halftime taco bar. You can purchase tickets here.
Address: 254 S 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia
Rock out to the halftime show at The Hard Rock Cafe in Reading Terminal. This international staple is known for paying homage to rock and roll and for its legendary burgers. Plus, this year will be the first annual Hard Rock Cafe Big Game Tailgate Party! There will be food and beverage specials, tailgate games, and sports trivia with special prizes. Tickets can be purchased for $8 ahead of the event, and $10 cash at the door. Your ticket will include a cocktail, tailgate games, and viewing of the Super Bowl. You can purchase tickets here.
Address: 1113 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Devil's Den
Devil's Den does the big game a little differently. They kick off Super Bowl Sunday with a viewing party of the Puppy Bowl, a television program which satirizes the Super Bowl, substituting puppies—yes, puppies—for players. This watch party will benefit Morris Animal Refuge, with 20% of profits made from food being donated to the shelter. Stay after the Puppy Bowl to watch the real game—you might even get to sit next to a puppy.
Address: 1148 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Xfinity! Live
Xfinity! Live, located in the Wells Fargo Center, is known as a hub of entertainment and sports in Philly. This year, it will be hosting a Big Game Bash event in honor of the Super Bowl! The venue is the ideal location to watch the game if you want to be surrounded by people. With lots of other restaurants in the complex, you'll even be able to take a snack break. The venue boasts a huge screen perfect for broadcasting for a big game like this, and seating will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Address: 1100 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148
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Chickie's and Pete's
Where better to watch the Super Bowl than at ESPN's #1 Sports Bar on the East Coast? Head to Chickie's and Pete's South Philly location this Super Bowl Sunday, sit at one of the huge bars, and watch the game on one of the many large flat screens. Plus, you can snack on their famous Crabfries. They promise "great food, drink specials," and "all the action."
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Nobody knows whether the 49ers or the Chiefs will win yet, but if you head to one of these venues, you'll be guaranteed to have a winning night.


Obtaining a government grant is a great way to help finance your business. However, most grants in Taiwan are available for established businesses only.
The following links are the government appplication documents for the various grants and programs (in Chinese only): SBIR / ASSTD / HR / TTQS.
The SBIR program is a highly competitive three-phase award system which encourages SMEs to undertake industrial technology research and expand private investment in research and development. It aims to improve SMEs' international competitiveness.
employees, with capital less than NTD 80 millions or a for-profit Service business with fewer than 50 employees, with capital less than NTD 100 millions. No record of tax evasion. No record of termination of government-related projects in the past 5 years.
ASSTD (Assist Service Sector Technology Development) is run by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, with the aims of enhancing commercial competitive strength and promoting commercial development.
– Established under the ROC company law in Taiwan.
– Business activities in the wholesale and retail, trading service, transport & logistics, commerce, E-commerce, advertisement, exhibition, promotion convention/trade shows, hospitality, management service, consultants and service providers, franchise business and related service.
The purpose of this grant is first, to encourage businesses to create a competitive advantages and develop new technologies. And secondly, to encourage something "NEW" (a new industry or something new within your industry). They want to see you innovate and move promote your industry.
2) In principal, each company can apply for one project every year.
3) Each application has to be completed within no more than 2 years.
4) Need to assign an accountant (part-time/full-time) for this project.
5) During the execution, they will review every month.
6) Once the project is closed, they will still follow up and expect to show the result to the public for the next 2 years.
TTQS is also run by the Council of Labor Affairs, to help companies upgrade their HR program, nurture employees who are willing to learn, and integrate and utilize training resources of government, enterprises, schools and civil associations. The goals of this programme are to upgrade the quality and performance of vocational trainings.
– Management, language, and work environment safety trainings.
More detailed information is available from the following lecture: NxLeveL Business Planning for Entrepreneurs.


Super Coupe Club of America Forums > General SCCoA Forums > Technical Forum > Coolant level sensor ?
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Anyone have an idea of what I can put in the coolant level sensor head? I have a couple of them that work fine, but the black goop has become soft over the years.
I'd be interested in knowing that as well. I was pondering the exact same question the other day. Off the top of my head, how about JB Weld, or some similar two-component material that hardens? Ideas??
are the wires coming out of the head ?
is that what u guys are talking about ?
It's an epoxy called "potting" in industry. I'd start there. There are many different kinds of epoxys so your gonna want one that's resistant to the coolant.
Can a new one of these be had ?
Last time I checked, they were available from Advance Auto, but they were $130.
Here's what I did. Went to a Pull-U-Part and went through every Thunderbird on the lot and pulled them out. Think I ended up with 3 at a buck a piece. Went home and tried them all. 2 worked 1 didn't. I now have a spare. Whenever I go parts hunting I will grab every VMM and Coolant sensor I see just because.


A classic bible of hands-on craft activities for kids of all ages. 162 pages, illustrated, indexed.
Children everywhere will welcome this new edition of a classic activity book – as will their teachers and parents (especially those seeking to simplify). A "best of" compilation of two volumes, it is a unique, affordable, and child-sized handbook that doesn't talk down to anyone. In fact, it is mostly pictures drawn in a simple and elegant style clear enough for anyone to follow, whether or not they read (though some projects, like paper making or batik, ask for adult supervision).
When you have tried most of the activities in this book, you will have taught your hands lots of useful skills for fun, for necessity, for leisure, and for survival.
These skills and concepts can set your imagination free and inspire you to try your own variations.
As you train your eyes to see and your hands to know, you will strengthen your belief in yourself.
Don't be afraid to ask questions and go beyond the rules.
Her philosophy of "learning by doing" is older than Aristotle, and the ethic of using odds and ends to "make something out of nothing" should provide refreshment and relief for today's stressed out, over-scheduled, and mall-weary parents.
Each project is part of a broad curriculum that explores the roots of culture. Starting with making the paper itself, we can explore sculptural folding and cutting projects, aeroplanes, puppets, potato and other kinds of printing, and, finally, how to make books. Projects like mobiles and salt pendulums explore the science of gravity; zoetropes and animated flip cards make a study of motion; various toy and play ideas make for fun, absorbing, and creative entertainment. Fiber and cloth projects offer basic lessons such as weaving grass hats and shoes; all kinds of simple looms; sewing and dyeing clothes; as well as macrame and twining. There are even "sweet sounds from found objects," bread and bread sculpture, and "stained glass cookies" made from melted lollypops.
Though diverse, it's not random. Ms. Wiseman developed the material during her tenure as Program Director at the Boston Children's Museum Visitor's Center, and selected the projects to "develop natural curiosity and self-esteem" and to teach a range of "simple and important concepts that have shaped the cultures of the world." Also an exhibiting artist with work in the Rockefeller and Hirschorn collections, she later pioneered the field of Art Therapy at Lesley College in Cambridge, and has authored a dozen other books, including Nightmare Help, and Making Music, among others. Now a 78-year old grandmother, she conducts workshops, teaches, paints, and travels widely.
So when a child asks, "what can I do," share this book and say: "Let's make things! Paper from laundry lint! Chocolate pudding finger paintings! A cardboard box loom [that also teaches weaving and math]! Stocking masks, a braided wig, and a grass hat!" Budget priced at $8.95, with over 50,000 copies in print in English and foreign language editions, it's a good bet for any parent or crafter, and would make a great gift.
First published in the 70s by Little, Brown, it won a Scientific American Young Reader's Award, the 1997 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award, and was featured by the Book-of-the-Month Club. It has sold tens of thousands of copies. This revised edition combines the best selections from the original two volumes.
"…consistently the most useful book I've used with kids…[it] has been and still is my bible"  Cathy Wilson, author, mother of 9 home schooled kids, and a teacher of youth in custody.
"Fresh and inspiring…Parents and teachers will delight in this creative book. The majority of the ingenious projects are not found in other craft books." – Library Journal, starred review.
"Excellent and innovative…helps it audience become real artisans." – Horn Book.
"…one of the most exciting play and workbooks to come along…. Particularly invaluable for the teacher of children's craft or the parent on a rainy afternoon…brimming with the wonder of discovery and creation…" – San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle.
"This book belongs on the shelf in every home where a child has ever asked, 'What can I do now?'" – Princeton NJ Lawrence Ledger.
"Now that I've seen [it], I know why these customers thought so highly of it…using words like "special" and "sense of wonder."…an extraordinary book." – Chinaberrry Book Service.
"Fun, painlessly educational, handy to leave lying around for a bored child and you'll enjoy watching him spring to creative life!" – South Shore Mirror.
"The best book of its kind I have ever come across." – Jane Yolen, Northampton Gazette.
"An excellent resource book…[for] elementary [and] high school…. Highly recommended…. Ms. Wiseman's approach encourages individual freedom for creative expression and pride in acccomplishments." – Curriculum Advisory Service, in Fine Arts.
"Truly, a document of 'revelations and adventures,' Making Things …is an answer to the child's perpetual question, 'what can I do?'…encourages the reader to become adept in many skills and to gain a measure of self-understanding as he develops latent talents for creativity." – Tallahassee Democrat.
"Making Things is absolutely great!" – F.M. Trace, Director of Elementary Education, City of Rochester, NH.


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True Crime was a British free-to-air television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television that originally launched on 22 March 2016, it was renamed as Sony Crime Channel 2 on 6 February 2018. The channel abruptly closed on 15 November 2018, along with sister channel Scuzz.

True Crime was relaunched on 12 February 2019, replacing TruTV, but then abruptly shut down again on 1 July 2019.

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Once you've completed the study portion of the SEB program it will be time for you to find the perfect employment opportunity for your Co-op. We have gathered the Top 5 national companies selected from "Canada's Top Employers" list 2018. Good luck!
TD Canada Trust is a commercial banking operation of the Toronto-Dominion Corporation (TD). The company offers financial services to more than 10 million Canadian customers. Working here would definitely provide a great place for you to practice what you've learned in your Customer Service Skills and Canadian Workplace Essentials classes.
Community involvement: Employees receive up to 2 paid days a year to volunteer at a charity of their choice.
Education: TD pays for part of your tuition for job-related courses.
TD Bank Group has 46.405 full-time employees in Canada and 80,000 world-wide. You can apply your Canadian work experience abroad by finding jobs in numerous countries, perhaps even back in your native home! Visit their Job Opportunities page to apply.
Air Canada is the largest national and international airline in Canada serving more than 200 airports on six continents. Parlez-vous Francais? Providing bilingual services, the airline has the advantage of reaching both French and English travellers around the world! Have you ever thought about applying?
Want great perks? Employees receive discounts on air travel, duty-free products, and cargo shipping. Awesome- eh?!
They make work-life easier by providing on-site employee amenities including lounges, cafeterias and fitness centres.
ILAC International College had the pleasure to welcome guest speaker Kevin Landry, the Onboard Service Manager at Air Canada, to our campus. Look here for more great information on the company.
Interested in more than just being a flying passenger with Air Canada? Check out their career page.
Most java lovers already know the name Keurig for offering premium coffees, teas and other beverages. Now is the chance to know them even better with a job in their Canadian chapter.
Unique values: Keurig programs support local and global communities; and try their best to reduce their environmental footprint.
Strength – Community Involvement: employees can volunteer on company time for up to 52 hours per year.
If you're looking for a great cup of coffee to enjoy at work while revolutionizing the Canadian beverage marketplace through sustainable eco-friendly initiatives, then this may be the place for you!
Connect here to find out about your future job!
Are you dreaming about working at a place that is committed to employment equality? Well, this employer can make your career dreams come true! The City of Toronto was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers in 2017.
Empowering Women: City of Toronto built a Women's Network that supports women's participation in local government. We totally approve this initiative! Just imagine how you could use your SEB leadership skills. What's more, they created a mentoring program where women can learn from esteemed female city councillors.
Integration: the employer runs the Profession to Profession Mentoring newcomers program which has created over 1,500 mentorships since launching. What a great opportunity for you!
Just to let you know! You can build and create your resume directly on their website and apply to be one of their 22,983 employees.
Their main goal is to provide the best customer service to their users. Isn't that what you learned in the Service Excellence for Business program? Rogers provides communications services over various networks such as wireless, home phone and monitoring, TV and internet.
They offer a huge variety of jobs including everything from call centre positions to home service repair roles; opportunities to work in radio, TV, and print magazines; along with a whole range of jobs in digital publishing and marketing.
Long-term career development: leadership training and formal mentoring are offered. That's a great way to deepen your skill set!
Workplace atmosphere: they provide quiet and interactive work zones, access to new technology, public art displays, theatre facilities, onsite medical, discounts at local restaurants and much more.
Want to be one of their 22,305 employees in Canada? Click here for your chance!


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Q: Low performance maybe related with images I don't know exactly what happened, I developed a simple memory game that mostly uses ImageViews, at some point all ok in performance terms, but after exported and signed, the game looks so laggy in my xperia sola, it takes too long to press buttons when you just open the game, after 3-4 buttons pressed all go back to normal performance, those issues aren't so noticeable on better devices (xperia sp or lg optimus g as testing examples).
But, the fact is that I have not changed nothing on code either before or after last testings (when game was ok), I just made changes on Images, used a picture editor to remove imperfections on all images and get something more polished, of course game size increased (from 826kb to 1.85mb after edit) and nothing else.
I'd really like to show you code but is too long.
Maybe can you help me to identify the issue?

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The go-go residential realty market is betraying a worrisome sign of increasing inventory amid the overall picture of a robust market aided by low mortgage rates. Homes listed for sale in May climbed 24% to 7,156 from 5,760 in May 2004, according to figures from the Northeast Ohio Regional Multiple Listing Service. Meantime, sold listings climbed 9% to 2,896 this May from 2,662 in May 2004. While activity is expected to continue at vigorous rates by year's end, signs of a buyer's market abound. "Everyone says it's a soft market, a spongy market, an everything kind of market. I say it's a hard market. It's hard to sell a house," said Ali McAdams, managing broker of the 78-agent Lake Realty, based in Rocky River. "It's hard to sell a house for more than $300,000," Ms. McAdams said. "In (Cleveland's) Edgewater Park, where I live, you're seeing homes sit through the seasons. I've been working this market for 15 years. It's the most inventory I've seen." Adam Kaufman, Realty One Real Living's top producer based in Pepper Pike, puts it simply. "There are not as many buyers as there are listings," he said. "That means sellers need to price their homes aggressively, market their homes aggressively and make sure their homes are pristine and presented well to the buying public." Similarly, Sharon Friedman, a senior broker associate at Prudential Select in Pepper Pike, said it's a puzzling market because homes are selling and "it's not a dead market," but some southeastern suburbs are glutted with homes for sale. She points to communities such as Moreland Hills, a village of 1,200 people where 76 homes are listed compared to 60 in a typical year, and then ticks off a similar list for Pepper Pike, University Heights and other suburbs. Ms. Friedman said one of her sellers is replacing carpets and tearing down wallpaper to make the home more marketable. There also are tantalizing price cuts among homes lingering on the market more than 90 days. She points to one of her listings for a relocated executive's home, now corporate-owned, where the price was just cut to $699,000, or $100,000 below appraisal, for a four-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot Bentleyville colonial. Two other agents and two-and-a-half years ago, it started out listed at $800,000. "It could use granite countertops," Ms. Friedman said.
But the further one gets from the street to the executive suite of local brokerages, the less concern there is about listing volumes. Carl DeMusz, the CEO of NORMLS, attributes the listing uptick to speculation induced by the "ridiculous" low interest rates that are driving a strong market. "There's the regular activity, and then there's people who are speculating that now is the time to move up," Mr. DeMusz said. "Also, a lot of listings are overpriced because people read about how much of a killing people are making on real estate on the coasts," which is not the case in Northeast Ohio, he said. Another factor Mr. DeMusz points to that buoys listing volumes, but is likely negligible, is that NORMLS is picking up listings from agents who are joining it from neighboring listing services. NORMLS serves Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties. The May listings surge is a worrisome wart on the otherwise pleasant face of the housing market. If average days on market and dollar volume of sales were declining, that would be an unhealthy market, but neither is occurring. NORMLS statistics show average market time fell 3.8% to 75 days in May from 78 in May 2004 and stands at the shortest since May 2002, when average days on market stood at 96. Dollar volume of sales in May climbed 16% to $496 million in May from $428 million. On a year-to-date basis through May, the volume of new listings climbed 14% to 30,263 through May from 26,460 through May 2004. Dollar volume on sold listings also climbed 11% to $1.8 billion through May from $1.6 billion through May 2004. These shifts are all on top of several years of increasing sales volumes and listing volumes in markets roiled by low interest rates.
Barbara Reynolds, CEO of Realty One Real Living of Cleveland, said, "We like inventory. It's our bread and butter." She said it's a disservice to the market to generalize about it because it varies vastly throughout the region, even street to street. "We would be in a more rapidly paced market if the economy here were better," Mrs. Reynolds said. Hoby Hanna, president of Hanna Holdings of Ohio, which owns Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer of Seven Hills, describes it as a "great market. We're still in a housing boom. There's an influx of listings because people are trying to take advantage of this market. With interest rates this low, I think some buyers are waiting for the perfect house." For his part, Mr. Kaufman, 35, said it's "the strangest market" he's seen in his 17-year career. "There is no rhyme or reason. Little pockets get hard or hot," he said. "Interest rates are so low, every buyer should buy a house now. I scratch my head." Mr. Kaufman speculates the inventory hike might be due to less local corporate relocation and the region's lack of population growth. Ms. Friedman blames the weak local economy. However, Ms. Friedman's enthusiastic about a new bright spot: she's starting to work with a New York City investor she wouldn't identify. He wants to buy homes here for investment; they're cheap compared to the coasts, she said.


So you've summoned the courage to dye your hair hot pink. You thought that was the hard part? Nope. Turns out finding the right makeup shades to complement unicorn hair can also be quite a challenge. Enter Lime Crime's newest online feature, Hairspiration. The makeup brand has a serious cult following among people with brightly colored hair, and now it's catering to those fans with a page on its site that offers lipstick and eye-shadow suggestions based on whatever neon hair color you have.
The site also includes makeup looks submitted by fans, which provide ample opportunity to see what the makeup really looks like IRL. Kudos to Lime Crime, because this is superhelpful. Who would have guessed that bright-red lipstick would look so awesome paired with Windex-blue hair? You can check out Lime Crime's Hairspiration page here.


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The IAF currently has five operational commands, each of which is headed by an AOC-in-C (Air Officer Commander-in-Chief) with the rank of Air Marshal. The IAF also has two additional commands - Training Command and Maintenance Command - to maintain a uniform standard in training and maintenance. Air Headquarters is located at New Delhi is commanded by the Chief of Air Staff. AirHQ controls all the administrative functions of the IAF and exercises control over the Commands.
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Last Updated: Saturday, 05 October 2013 17:58
Written by Trivandrum, Kerala
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