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45th President of the United States: 2017 ‐ 2021
Proclamation 9705—Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
By the President of the United States of America
1. On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effect of imports of steel mill articles (steel articles) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862).
2. The Secretary found and advised me of his opinion that steel articles are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. The Secretary found that the present quantities of steel articles imports and the circumstances of global excess capacity for producing steel are "weakening our internal economy," resulting in the persistent threat of further closures of domestic steel production facilities and the "shrinking [of our] ability to meet national security production requirements in a national emergency." Because of these risks and the risk that the United States may be unable to "meet [steel] demands for national defense and critical industries in a national emergency," and taking into account the close relation of the economic welfare of the Nation to our national security, see 19 U.S.C. 1862(d), the Secretary concluded that the present quantities and circumstances of steel articles imports threaten to impair the national security as defined in section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.
3. In reaching this conclusion, the Secretary considered the previous U.S. Government measures and actions on steel articles imports and excess capacity, including actions taken under Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush. The Secretary also considered the Department of Commerce's narrower investigation of iron ore and semi-finished steel imports in 2001, and found the recommendations in that report to be outdated given the dramatic changes in the steel industry since 2001, including the increased level of global excess capacity, the increased level of imports, the reduction in basic oxygen furnace facilities, the number of idled facilities despite increased demand for steel in critical industries, and the potential impact of further plant closures on capacity needed in a national emergency.
4. In light of this conclusion, the Secretary recommended actions to adjust the imports of steel articles so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security. Among those recommendations was a global tariff of 24 percent on imports of steel articles in order to reduce imports to a level that the Secretary assessed would enable domestic steel producers to use approximately 80 percent of existing domestic production capacity and thereby achieve long-term economic viability through increased production. The Secretary has also recommended that I authorize him, in response to specific requests from affected domestic parties, to exclude from any adopted import restrictions those steel articles for which the Secretary determines there is a lack of sufficient U.S. production capacity of comparable products, or to exclude steel articles from such restrictions for specific national security-based considerations. 5. I concur in the Secretary's finding that steel articles are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States, and I have considered his recommendations.
6. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, authorizes the President to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security.
7. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
8. In the exercise of these authorities, I have decided to adjust the imports of steel articles by imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on steel articles, as defined below, imported from all countries except Canada and Mexico. In my judgment, this tariff is necessary and appropriate in light of the many factors I have considered, including the Secretary's report, updated import and production numbers for 2017, the failure of countries to agree on measures to reduce global excess capacity, the continued high level of imports since the beginning of the year, and special circumstances that exist with respect to Canada and Mexico. This relief will help our domestic steel industry to revive idled facilities, open closed mills, preserve necessary skills by hiring new steel workers, and maintain or increase production, which will reduce our Nation's need to rely on foreign producers for steel and ensure that domestic producers can continue to supply all the steel necessary for critical industries and national defense. Under current circumstances, this tariff is necessary and appropriate to address the threat that imports of steel articles pose to the national security.
9. In adopting this tariff, I recognize that our Nation has important security relationships with some countries whose exports of steel articles to the United States weaken our internal economy and thereby threaten to impair the national security. I also recognize our shared concern about global excess capacity, a circumstance that is contributing to the threatened impairment of the national security. Any country with which we have a security relationship is welcome to discuss with the United States alternative ways to address the threatened impairment of the national security caused by imports from that country. Should the United States and any such country arrive at a satisfactory alternative means to address the threat to the national security such that I determine that imports from that country no longer threaten to impair the national security, I may remove or modify the restriction on steel articles imports from that country and, if necessary, make any corresponding adjustments to the tariff as it applies to other countries as our national security interests require.
10. I conclude that Canada and Mexico present a special case. Given our shared commitment to supporting each other in addressing national security concerns, our shared commitment to addressing global excess capacity for producing steel, the physical proximity of our respective industrial bases, the robust economic integration between our countries, the export of steel articles produced in the United States to Canada and Mexico, and the close relation of the economic welfare of the United States to our national security, see 19 U.S.C. 1862(d), I have determined that the necessary and appropriate means to address the threat to the national security posed by imports of steel articles from Canada and Mexico is to continue ongoing discussions with these countries and to exempt steel articles imports from these
countries from the tariff, at least at this time. I expect that Canada and Mexico will take action to prevent transshipment of steel articles through Canada and Mexico to the United States.
11. In the meantime, the tariff imposed by this proclamation is an important first step in ensuring the economic viability of our domestic steel industry. Without this tariff and satisfactory outcomes in ongoing negotiations with Canada and Mexico, the industry will continue to decline, leaving the United States at risk of becoming reliant on foreign producers of steel to meet our national security needs—a situation that is fundamentally inconsistent with the safety and security of the American people. It is my judgment that the tariff imposed by this proclamation is necessary and appropriate to adjust imports of steel articles so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security as defined in section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.
Now, Therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows:
(1) For the purposes of this proclamation, "steel articles" are defined at the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 6-digit level as: 7206.10 through 7216.50, 7216.99 through 7301.10, 7302.10, 7302.40 through 7302.90, and 7304.10 through 7306.90, including any subsequent revisions to these HTS classifications.
(2) In order to establish increases in the duty rate on imports of steel articles, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation. Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, or in notices published pursuant to clause 3 of this proclamation, all steel articles imports specified in the Annex shall be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 23, 2018. This rate of duty, which is in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such imported steel articles, shall apply to imports of steel articles from all countries except Canada and Mexico.
(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and such other senior Executive Branch officials as the Secretary deems appropriate, is hereby authorized to provide relief from the additional duties set forth in clause 2 of this proclamation for any steel article determined not to be produced in the United States in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or of a satisfactory quality and is also authorized to provide such relief based upon specific national security considerations. Such relief shall be provided for a steel article only after a request for exclusion is made by a directly affected party located in the United States. If the Secretary determines that a particular steel article should be excluded, the Secretary shall, upon publishing a notice of such determination in the Federal Register, notify Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security concerning such article so that it will be excluded from the duties described in clause 2 of this proclamation. The Secretary shall consult with CBP to determine whether the HTSUS provisions created by the Annex to this proclamation should be modified in order to ensure the proper administration of such exclusion, and, if so, shall make such modification to the HTSUS through a notice in the Federal Register. (4) Within 10 days after the date of this proclamation, the Secretary shall issue procedures for the requests for exclusion described in clause 3 of this proclamation. The issuance of such procedures is exempt from Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017 (Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs).
(5) (a) The modifications to the HTSUS made by the Annex to this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 23, 2018, and shall continue in effect, unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.
(b) The Secretary shall continue to monitor imports of steel articles and shall, from time to time, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the USTR, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and such other senior Executive Branch officials as the Secretary deems appropriate, review the status of such imports with respect to the national security. The Secretary shall inform the President of any circumstances that in the Secretary's opinion might indicate the need for further action by the President under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. The Secretary shall also inform the President of any circumstance that in the Secretary's opinion might indicate that the increase in duty rate provided for in this proclamation is no longer necessary.
(6) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-second.
NOTE: This proclamation and its attached annex were published in the Federal Register on March 15.
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A delightful celebration for the world's women's day.
A delightful celebration for the world's women's day was thrown by Students Activities Section in BIC, University of Information Technology and Communications.
The ceremony was attended by University's President, his assistants, Deans, and Heads of Scientific and Administration Departments in BIC.
Students participated with chantings about the love of university and education for which they were trained by the head of Students Activities Section, along with the ceremony of giving certificates for distinguished students.
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iPad Goes to Work as Troubleshooter in the Field
One iPad has simplified the workflow and the flow of water at a Massachusetts water treatment plant.
By Tom Kaneshige
Senior Writer, CIO	 Dec 19, 2012 7:00 am PST
In the town of Haverhill in northeast Massachusetts, some 58,000 residents depend on a 32-year-old water treatment plant to deliver 5.5 million gallons of fresh water per day. Six plant operators take turns on-call seven days a week between the hours of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. to troubleshoot problems.
One iPad is at the center of it all, sounding the alarm.
Haverhill's water treatment plant uses an iPad.
When most people think about iPad enterprise adoption, they envision a cadre of salespeople showing presentations to prospective customers on flashy iPads. But the Haverhill water treatment plant was able to see past the glamorous Retina display and put the iPad in a critical operations role.
In doing so, "the iPad has really simplified everything," says plant manager John D'Aoust.
For the last four months, the iPad has been handed off from operator to operator to be taken home and used while on-call. Using an iOS app called ProficySCADA from GE Intelligent Platforms, the WiFi-plus-cellular iPad mimics software on a 21-inch monitor in the control room back at the plant and alerts the operator whenever problems arise.
Operators can zoom in and check water tank levels or status of pumps and compressors, and respond appropriately right from the iPad. D'Aoust also has an iPad with those same capabilities, as well as additional ones such as remote desktop for backup and support.
How did the iPad find its way to the water treatment plant? Call it a matter of good timing.
The plant's expensive laptop was nearing its four-year refresh cycle around the same time that GE Intelligent Platforms had come out with the app. Meanwhile, the iPad was proving itself as a reliable enterprise device at a third of the cost of a laptop with an aircard and licensed software.
Slideshow: 15 Ways iPad Goes to Work
While executives at other companies have been known to bring iPads to work on a whim, the water treatment plant spent seven months testing the iPad.
Security proved to be the biggest hang-up. The plant wanted to make sure unauthorized people couldn't get into control systems via the iPad, but its existing virtual private network didn't support Apple devices. After months of research, the plant settled on a solution from Juniper, which has an iOS app that allows a secure connection to a private network.
D'Aoust also looked into the iPhone as an option but felt that the screen size was too small. He suspects the iPad Mini wouldn't be able to mimic the 21-inch monitor, either, at least not to the satisfaction of operators. The standard-sized iPad, though, was just right.
"It seems to be a good fit for mobility and usability," D'Aoust says.
Of course, there are some improvements still to be made. The app has a multi-step login to the VPN and control system, and these connections break whenever an operator checks email or runs another app. GE Intelligent Platforms is working on maintaining connections in the background, D'Aoust says.
Also, many operators aren't technically savvy and might get stuck in portrait mode on the iPad, yet the app only renders appropriately in landscape mode. Or operators might accidentally update iOS using their Apple password on the company iPad before ProficySCADA has been tested for compatibility.
Spending months to install a new VPN, adopting a new app and training a half-dozen operators seems like a lot of work for a single enterprise iPad. Yet Haverhill's water treatment plant understands that there is much more to the iPad than flipping through presentation slides or playing Angry Birds.
As the Haverhill water plant has proven, the iPad opens up a new era of enterprise mobility at the industrial level.
"We might get one or two more for use in the plant, so operators aren't tied down to the control room," D'Aoust says. "They can access information as they inspect the plant on their rounds, maybe collect some data."
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AB InBev sets first profit growth target under new chief
AB InBev, which sells one in four beers sold globally, should benefit from that growth and accelerate it by pushing higher-priced 'premium' beers, Doukeris said, promoting non-beer products such as seltzers and canned wines and cocktails, and selling more online.
September quarter lifts spirits, beer makers, revival led by out-of-home sales
Spirits firms Diageo and Pernod Ricard, which account for nearly three-fourths of the market, grew 14% and 27%, respectively, in the quarter.
Ab InBev expects beer sales to improve in Oct-Dec qtr
"It is difficult to manage when two consecutive years of peak beer season are lost, but this time we expect the holiday season to be better," said Kartikeya Sharma, president - India & South East Asia.
Anheuser-Busch InBev to enter energy drink market in India
This is part of the Belgian drink and brewing company's wider strategy to focus on non-alcoholic and premium beverages that now accounts for over half its sales. The new product - Budweiser Beats - will compete with Red Bull, which is synonymous with energy drinks in the market.
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Beer giant AB InBev donates medical infra to help Indian states fight Covid-19 second wave
"Over the last year, we have focused our Covid-19 relief efforts in areas where we have the greatest impact-supporting our people, providing essential aid to communities, collaborating with public health experts, governments, partners and, connecting with our consumers in meaningful ways. We will continue to undertake initiatives to enhance health and medical infrastructure, address the immediate needs of affected communities and facilitate rehabilitation," said Kartikeya Sharma, president – India and South East Asia of AB InBev.
Beer giant AB InBev appoints Vineet Sharma as VP- marketing and new business development for South Asia
"I am thrilled to embark on this new journey to accelerate AB InBev's business transformation agenda in South Asia. I am excited to work closely with our teams, business associates and partners to lead the charge through a diverse portfolio of global brands, and further build AB InBev's leadership position in India," said Sharma, vice president - marketing and new business development for South Asia.
Beer market to recover by Q1 of FY22 if Maharashtra, Telangana can control Covid cases: AB InBev
Indian unit of world's biggest brewer expects demand recovery in several states such as West Bengal, Karnataka, Goa and north India by the second to third quarter in the calendar year.
Budweiser is now the largest brand in our Indian portfolio: Anheuser-Busch InBev Asia Unit
The Belgian drink and brewing company, which produces a fourth of the world's beers, generated more than a third of its sales from premium brands in India. It has a stated goal of increasing it to more than half.
Ab InBev, IHCL opens their first microbrewery, 7Rivers, in Bengaluru
The microbrewery was in the making since the fourth quarter of last fiscal and original plan was to launch it in peak summer season which overlapped with the nationwide lockdown. Now, the world's biggest brewer and country's largest hospitality chain are banking on this pre-pandemic project to revive sales as both sectors have been hit hard amid travel curbs and negligible socializing.
Liquor companies introduce smaller packs to drive sales amid the pandemic
Amid worries over income losses and price hikes of their favourite brands, tipplers are increasingly swigging liquor from affordable, hip-flask-size packs instead of full-size bottles. Shuttered bars and restrictions on social gatherings are affecting demand for large bottles, and for consumption at home, consumers are buying smaller packs.
Beer jostles for space in the Indian fridge amid Covid-19 crisis; hard spirits gain advantage
While consumption of alcohol is not taboo in most Indian households, the habit of stocking beer in a family fridge is not routine. Its shorter shelf life compared to hard spirits has seen demand shrink.
Medusa Beverages diversifies into fashion retail to engage with customers beyond beer
The alco-bev brand will connect with other brands through licensee extensions to sell apparel, perfumes, handbags, travel gear and packaged mineral water at physical stores and marketplaces by the end of the year.
Budweiser launches India initiative to support trade partners with protective equipment; pubs to be covered next
The brand has provided about 2300 sanitization kits to retail partners so far. Covering pubs and restaurants is next on cards as daily commerce resumes in the country.
From Beer To Clothing : Budweiser diversifies into fashion apparel to beat pandemic blues
The new retail firm, Budweiser Streetwear Co will make apparel and face masks and has partnered fashion marketplace Myntra to sell the brand. The in-house brand will sell T-shirts, sweatshirts, tops and track pants for younger consumers.
Budweiser to invest more in e-commerce as virus hits offline demand
The company, which has a portfolio of more than 50 beer brands including Stella Artois, Corona and Harbin, reported quarterly revenue of $956 million, down from $1.6 billion last year.
Covid-19 Impact: Budweiser maker equips 15 lakh frontline workers with masks and hand sanitizers
Budweiser has also created a 60-second tribute video for the frontline workers. "Through the initiative, we showcase our gratitude to the frontlines as they go beyond the call of duty to protect us," said Kartikeya Sharma, president - South Asia at AB InBev, in a press statement.
AB InBev launches its local wheat beers in Bengaluru
Kartikeya Sharma, president - South Asia for AB InBev, said, "We are constantly looking at ways to enhance our existing portfolio of beers and the launch of Veere and Machaa is yet another step in that direction.
AB InBev appoints Kartikeya Sharma prez for South Asia
Sharma, who has been with the company for about 15 years, is currently the vice president of sales for south Asia.
AB InBev launches non-alcohol beer in India
The new variant is brewed using the iconic Budweiser recipe, with barley malt, choice hops, yeast, pure filtered water, and the distinctive beechwood aging process; during the final stage of which the alcohol is removed through a special process to retain the taste that's true to the standards of Budweiser, the company said.
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Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Aerial View of University of Denver Campus, between 1950-1960
Identifier: U201.01.0029.0022.00049
Overview Aerial view of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colo. in the 1950s. The view is taken at a bird's-eye view from the southeast and extends north to I-25 (Valley Highway), west to Downing Street, south to Harvard Avenue, and east to Columbine Street. Campus buildings visible include University of Denver Stadium, the Fieldhouse, Buchtel Chapel, Margery Reed Hall, University Hall, Mary Reed Building, the Iliff School of Theology, Taylor Hall (of the Iliff School),...
Dates: between 1950-1960
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 29 / Campus
Overview Aerial view of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver and the University Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The view is taken from east of campus and looks northwest, with the Santa Fe rail line, the South Platte River, and the Rocky Mountains visible in the background.
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 29 / Campus - Aerials
Overview Aerial view of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The view is from overhead and slightly to the south and includes an area extending north to Iowa Avenue, west to Race Street, south to Wesley Avenue, and east to Monroe Street. Campus buildings visible in the photo include University of Denver Stadium, the Fieldhouse, Margery Reed Hall, Buchtel Chapel, University Hall, the Iliff School of Theology, Chamberlin Observatory, Mary Reed Building, Carnegie...
Overview Aerial view of the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado, taken from the south. Visible buildings include: University of Denver Stadium (Hilltop Stadium), Mary Reed Building, Boettcher Center, Evans Memorial Chapel, Johnson-McFarlane Hall, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Science Hall, Aspen Hall, the Iliff School of Theology, Centennial Towers, and Field House Arena
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 18 / Buildings - Denver Research Institute
Aerial View of University of Denver Campus with Denver Research Institute Plan, 1945
Overview Aerial view of the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado, taken from the south, with an architect's rendering of the proposed Denver Research Institute building overlaid on the image. One portion of this proposed building became the Boettcher Center. Other buildings visible include Johnson-McFarlane Hall, Aspen Hall, Mary Reed Building, the Iliff School of Theology, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Science Hall, the Student Union, Evans Memorial Chapel, University of Denver...
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 18 / Buildings - Denver Research Institute - Plans
Aerial View of University Park Campus, between 1973-1983
Overview Aerial view of a portion of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The bird's eye view looking northeast includes Aspen Hall, Cherrington Hall, Evans Chapel, the Humanities Gardens, Mary Reed Building, Carnegie Hall, Science Hall, Penrose Library, Buchtel Chapel, University Hall, Margery Reed Hall, and I-25 in the background.
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 33 / Campus - University Park - Aerial Views (3 of 4)
Bird's-Eye View of University of Denver Campus, 1970-1980
Overview Bird's eye view of part of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. View looks northward and includes Frontier Hall, the Student Union, Science Hall, Sturm Hall, the tennis courts, soccer field, and baseball field, the Field House Arena, Centennial Halls, and Centennial Towers. Veterans Park, South High School, Washington Park, and skyscrapers of downtown Denver are visible in the background.
DU University Park Campus, circa 1935
Overview Aerial view of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, taken at a bird's-eye view from the southeast. Buildings visible include University of Denver Stadium, Margery Reed Building, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, the Iliff School of Theology Mary Reed Building, and Science Hall.
Dates: circa 1935
University of Denver, between 1963-1972
Overview Aerial view of a portion of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The bird's-eye view looking northeast includes Johnson-McFarlane Hall, Boettcher Center, Hilltop Apartments, Aspen Hall, Frontier Hall, Evans Chapel, temporary dormitory structures, Mary Reed Building, the Iliff School of Theology, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Carnegie Library, Science Hall, the Student Union, and I-25 in the background.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Overview Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado, with Science hall to the right. Post-World War I picture with small trees and grassy open spaces in the foreground.
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 15 / Buildings - Buchtel Chapel - Exterior, 1
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STARTING A SUSTAINABLE LIVING MOVEMENT - THE TOTEM ROAD STORY
You know the brand, but do you know the story? Read on if you're ready to discover how a passion for authenticity, sustainability and simplicity became a brand committed to changing the way we think about furniture.
Totem Road's founder, Don Garvan's earliest vision was to create a range of purposefully designed furniture that honoured the natural environment. Growing up on a farm on the South Island of New Zealand is where Don grew a deep connection to nature and natural materials which is at the heart of the Totem Road ethos.
His appreciation for simplicity and authenticity would eventually be woven into a signature collection that embraced timeless design and sustainable living. Since the mid 1990's Don had worked in close collaboration with a family-run furniture manufacturer in Vietnam and he saw an opportunity to create an authentic collection that was 100% committed to purposeful design and sustainability.
A SUSTAINABLE DIFFERENCE
In early 2014, Don started translating his passion for design and authenticity into a brand that would become synonymous with the sustainable living movement. Having previously worked in property marketing, Don realised there was a need for timeless furniture that stepped away from mass-consumerism and set out to create a brand committed to sustainability in all aspects of its business operations. After 12 months of hard work, Don finally created a supply chain that met the highest environmental requirements. From sourcing materials from forests that support biodiversity and regeneration to designing 100% recyclable and biodegradable packaging and developing a manufacturing process with one of the lowest wastage percentages in the industry. Don also ensured that he provided a positive and safe working environment for all of his employees across the globe. Then in 2015, Totem Road was finally launched.
TIMELESS DESIGN THAT REDUCES LANDFILL
With his sustainable supply chain in place, Don started working on the designs that would form the very essence of Totem Road. Working in close collaboration with his design team, the very first collection was brought to life featuring a simple yet luxurious aesthetic that could be appreciated across the globe. Taking inspiration from Scandinavian and mid-century design, Totem Road made a commitment to pieces that would transcend the trends and become a cherished part of the home for years to come. This approach to design reinforced Don's commitment to sustainability, by creating pieces that are crafted to last for generations to come as opposed to fast furniture items that end up in landfill.
A COMMITMENT TO PURPOSE
As Totem Road grew exponentially, there was greater pressure for Don to keep his business aligned with its bigger purpose. One that would see a minimisation of our environmental footprint and a shift away from a culture of mass-consumption. Don has ensured that all collaborations and connections forged through Totem Road are aimed at educating and inspiring individuals to rethink their approach to purchasing furniture. He has also ensured that every piece of Totem Road furniture comes with a transparent chain of custody from the forest to your home and regularly visits his manufacturing teams to ensure all aspects of the Totem Roads production process remain true to the brand philosophy. This has gained Totem Road recognition as a brand that has stayed true to its values from the beginning and will continue to do so into the future.
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Venus of Langenzersdorf is an 18-cm tall figurine of nude female body found in 1955/56 at Langenzersdorf, Austria. It is placed in the context of early Lengyel culture.

Discovery

The figurine was uncovered during excavation commissioned by Federal Monuments Office, with an assistance of the Museum  Langenzersdorf. The Venus figurine was found in four fragments near a hearth, within the context of a settlement remains from the time of the Lengyel culture, on the southern slope of the mountain Bisamberg in the Korneuburg District, Lower Austria. The first fragment, the right thigh, was discovered on December 21, 1955.

Description
The statuette is dated to about 5000 BC. It has an elongated upper body, whereas the lower body is relatively shortened and with prominent hips (speculated to be a symbol and fertility and fecundity). The arms are stretched in the lateral direction and only hinted at. The breasts are not as stressed or big as Upper-Palaeolithic figurines of that kind. The head is positioned on a long neck and completely abstracted, without recognizable face. Unlike Upper-Palaeolithic figurines, the pubic triangle is not emphasized.

The statues was made of dark-brown clay, mixed with small stones, then molded and fired. The age of 4825 (±90) BC was established using radiocarbon dating of the associated organic material.

Worth knowing

Since 2000, the figurine is used in marketing of Venus-Cuvée wine-blend produced locally in Lower Austria.

References

Archaeological discoveries in Austria
Archaeological discoveries in Europe
1955 archaeological discoveries
Lengyel culture
Archaeology of Lower Austria

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Rodriguez and Anderson Up from Columbus, Two Sent Down | Did The Tribe Win Last Night?
To make room on the roster for the pair, the Indians optioned reliever Jon Edwards and outfielder Jordan Luplow to Columbus.
Rodriguez, 25, came to the Indians in November as one of three pieces acquired from the Washington Nationals in the Yan Gomes trade. The young right-hander debuted in the Majors last season with the Nats, making eight starts and six relief appearances as a 24-year-old rookie. He earned a 3-3 record with a 5.71 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP while walking nearly as many batters as he struck out on the year. His numbers were skewed by a tough time as a starter, as he had a 6.75 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP over 38 2/3 innings of work. In relief, he was 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP in 13 1/3 innings.
Rodriguez made four appearances in the spring for the Indians with a 7.11 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP, striking out four and walking six in six and one-third innings. He had made one start with the Columbus Clippers this season, working five and two-third innings while allowing three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and no walks.
Anderson makes his return to the Majors, where he last pitched with the Indians as a reliever in 2016. The 28-year-old right-hander made nine starts and ten relief appearances that season, but had Tommy John surgery the following spring and missed nearly two full seasons rehabbing the injury. He appeared in just three innings of three games in the minors for the Indians last season.
Anderson had made one start while stretching himself back out to starters' innings for Columbus, lasting three scoreless innings against Indianapolis while allowing just one hit and striking out four. He could see the field Saturday in a piggyback role after Rodriguez's outing is done.
Edwards was sent down as a reliever with options after the bullpen was tasked with seven and one-third innings of work in Friday night's 8-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The 31-year-old right-hander earned wins in each of his first two appearances out of Cleveland's bullpen and some of his surface numbers look okay (1.80 ERA), but five walks and four hits allowed over five innings of work have bloated his WHIP to 1.80. He has thrown just 55% of his pitches for strikes and eleven of the 25 batters that he has faced in his six games (44%) have reached safely via hit, walk, or hit by pitch.
Luplow was the odd man out of the Indians' outfield picture and the move came ahead of the anticipated return of Carlos Gonzalez, who is rumored to be added by the Indians as soon as this weekend. The third-year MLBer Luplow, 25, has struggled to get it going at the plate in limited trips. He has three hits (all singles) and two walks in 17 plate appearances (.200 batting average, .294 on-base percentage), but he has struck out eight times. With Jake Bauers, Leonys Martin, and Tyler Naquin the current regular starters in the outfield and switch-hitting (but slumping) Greg Allen providing a defensive plus (able to play all three spots) and speed to the bench, Luplow became the man on the move from the mix.
The right-handed hitting outfielder had not been able to capitalize in his platoon-type opportunities against southpaws, striking out seven times in 12 plate appearances with two singles and a walk. He was 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout in five plate appearances against right-handers.
More roster moves are pending, as Rodriguez and Anderson could be shipped back to Triple-A and Gonzalez could have his contract purchased from Triple-A as soon as Sunday. Due to off days this month, the Indians will not need a fifth starter until their Sunday night game with Houston on April 28, making Rodriguez potentially expendible, and given the depleted rotation depth, the team will likely prefer to let Anderson build up his work load consistently in the minors.


Kate Pullinger's session on unprintable books was another highlight of the National Writers Forum for me. Pullinger (right) has been involved in a diverse array of projects that have traversed that sometimes impossible-looking gap between digital and print media – a gap that could well be a matter of perception over truth. In fact, Pullinger made the point that the perceived boundary between digital and print publishing is much more porous than we might think.
Pullinger's first book was published traditionally when she was in her mid-20s. Since then she's published a number of books and short stories –The Mistress of Nothing won the Canadian Governor General's Literary Award in 2009. Yet she's also diversified and carved out a space for herself, and other readers, writers and learners, in the digital space. Her project Inanimate Alice, which started out in 2005, has become exceptionally popular as an educational resource, as it's an excellent example of how learning can be 'gamified' – combining text, animation, video, sound effects, music, and games with virtual participation. It's still happening; episode six of Inanimate Alice was released in February this year.
For Pullinger, online collaboration has worked well as a contrast to the solitary process of producing long-form work offline. Landing Gear, a novel that explores the relationship between a suburban housewife and a stowaway who falls from the sky, started its life online, with Pullinger's participatory research phase involving around 100 people. Opening up the writing process to participation has a few notable advocates now – with scientific peer review attributed as a major factor in the success of breakout hit, The Martian, by Andy Weir.
Next Pullinger talked about Letter to an Unknown Soldier, a commissioned online project to mark the hundredth anniversary of the declaration of World War One. Participants were encouraged to write a letter to the Paddington Station's statue of an unknown soldier. The concept blossomed into an online work that involved 21,439 letters and 8 editorial moderators. When you have a spare moment, I thoroughly recommend perusing through this memorial, or perhaps buying the resulting print book, Letter to an Unknown Soldier: A New Kind of War Memorial, published by HarperCollins in 2014.
But what of smartphones, those pesky pocket-sized computers that loom ominously over publishing? It's all about finding a way to make the reading experience native to the medium; and Pullinger's currently exploring how to do just that. Together with start-up oolipo, Pullinger has been working on a way to serialise fiction for smartphones – and there's a lot more to this process than you might think. Our perceptions of reading in print can limit the way we work in digital space, as 'the screen as a page' metaphor persists in the digital reading space. I'm disappointed that I own a Samsung, as I do a lot of reading on my phone, and this project and the release of Pullinger's serialised Jellybone is potentially industry-changing (though only available for iOS).
I'm a huge fan of Pokѐmon Go, so when Pullinger mentioned ambient literature, I was right there alongside her. "Situated literature exploring delivery by pervasive computing platforms that respond to the presence of a reader to deliver story" may sound like a mouthful, but the idea of engaging with location-specific content is one that really excites me. I'd love to see this medium working with narrative non-fiction in an educational space, as it has the potential to bring about learning experiences that are kinetic, empathetic, and educational.
Kate Pullinger spoke very freely of her experiences in publishing, and contributed very meaningfully to panel discussions. Her work in the digital space continues to break new ground, and I'll certainly be following her upcoming projects with interest.
The Writing Platform: Pullinger is the Editorial Director for this free resource for writers and poets on digital transformations in reading, writing and publishing.
Inanimate Alice: An early digital project of Pullinger's, that continues to be very popular as a classroom resource.
Letter to an Unknown Soldier:A participatory online memorial to commemorate the centenary of WW1.
Oolipo: A start-up exploring smartphone reading experiences and serialised work.
Scott Pack's been around the UK publishing block. He was the head of buying for book retail giant Waterstones for six years, before venturing into publishing via indie publisher The Friday Project and HarperCollins. In Scott's session, he talked candidly with Dominic Hoey about the 'doom and gloom' of the publishing industry, and some of his latest ground-breaking publishing endeavours: crowd-funding publisher Unbound, and the champion of out-of-print books, Abandoned Bookshop.
"There is a perception that the publishing industry is fucked…" started Pack, when asked about the current state of publishing. But this attitude comes from publishing's reliance on an antiquated business model. Essentially, publishers pay authors an advance based on guessing how many books they'll sell – and this advance is signed for six, twelve, or even eighteen months out from that book appearing in bookstores. Now advances against royalties are dropping, but Scott reckons the publishing industry will keep on ticking – if only because it's too big to completely die.
A slightly morbid sentiment to start on, perhaps, especially considering the outstanding innovation of Unbound – think Kickstarter, but for a select number of passionately championed books – which in itself has the potential to shake-up the old publishing model and the way books are bought, made, and distributed.
But crowdfunding changes not only the book-making processes, but also how people interact with books. Crowdfunding publishing, Pack says, brings the reader and author closer together – and sometimes more literally than you might think. Somewhat like Kickstarter, Unbound consults with authors to offer a range of 'perks' for pledges. These can range from digital copies of the book to exclusive events, signed copies – and in the case of Mr Bingo – an insulting Christmas Day phone call. Essentially, your readers are also funding your promotion, and while the average book on Unbound sells for £20-25, their average pledge is £40. For authors with an existing platform, engaging with the market in this way can be quite lucrative – unlike a traditional publisher, Unbound split profits with authors 50/50.
Pack's newest brainchild is Abandoned Bookshop, which he co-founded in 2016. Abandoned Bookshop takes forgotten out-of-print books and gives them a second life in the ebook market. Pack circumvents the usual bookish media channels, that often do not publish reviews of ebooks anyway, by wrapping his titles in a larger story. 'Publisher hunts for forgotten detective novelist Clifton Robbins' reads the title of this Guardian article, in which Abandoned Bookshop are seeking relatives of Robbins in order to pay out royalties. There's no doubt that wrapping a story around a book like this works well on digital media, and "it's not rocket science to take out-of-print books and make them available again," but it does have the potential to inundate a small publisher with amateur genealogists.
And what of the New Zealand publishing scene? Pack started out his time in New Zealand at Christchurch's WORD festival a month ago. Since then he's seen a fair number of our bookshops. "Books here are bloody expensive" states Pack, but it's clear that those working in publishing are passionate. There's innovation going on here, too, with new ventures like arts crowdfunding platform Boosted which just supported Hinemoana Baker to the tune of 17K, but it's still hard for New Zealand books to break into the US and UK markets. This is something Pack hopes to change when he returns to the UK – hinting at some possible Abandoned Bookshop New Zealand releases.
Yes, perhaps that old, rusting publishing model needs a bit of a makeover – but with enthusiastic arts champions like Pack and Hoey, I don't doubt that publishing will continue to thrive.
Apparently Chris Cleave has been on the road promoting his new book, Everyone Brave is Forgiven, since January. On hearing this, I half expected a bedraggled Cleave to front for the keynote speech of our first National Writers Forum: crumpled notes in hand, world-weary and longingly counting down the days until home. Instead, Cleave presented the most calm, thoughtful, and compelling commentary I've heard on the current global socio-economic climate and the resulting challenges writers are facing, not just in their work, but also in their lives.
Cleave had obviously done his research. He started with a discussion of New Zealand literature and his experiences with a country that maintains a cultural focus while still having a healthy curiosity for the outward world. New Zealand, Cleave says, "punches well above its weight in literature", sometimes much to his chagrin, what with all these New Zealand Man Booker Prize wins. Yet, he assures us, he doesn't hate us.
But hate is on the rise, and the hard right is resurgent. As Cleave so aptly put it: "People are building walls again, and topping them with barbed wire." And the problem with this hate? It's catching – and so much more readily compressible; perfectly adapted to the digital medium. Rage has become the fuelling emotion of our era.
So, in a world filled with viral sound bites of hate, what can writers do to be useful? Cleave detailed a list of five things that writers can do to matter in an Orwellian world of fuelled by "Two Minutes Hate" – I thoroughly recommend that you read this list, along with the full transcript of Chris's speech, on his website (link below). They're points that deserve thoughtful reflection, and a pause for breath.
Though I'm sure that all writers and the bookishly inclined will gain something different from Cleave's list, the one that really stuck with me was number four: tell stories in a world no longer listening to fact. With science, reason and statistical analysis all failing to hold authority in our current political climates, storytellers have become the most powerful change makers. While this is a dangerous and somewhat scary thought, I do find something thrillingly Foucauldian about the idea. That this might be a step towards empowering subjugated knowledges – those low-ranking knowledges embodied and learned through human experience – is comforting in a way that cold, hard facts never could be.
We live in a storied world. As Cleave puts it: "When we act like human beings we write like human beings. And when we write like human beings, people are drawn to read us." Evil may be quick, dominating, and seductive; but appealing to humanity – something that writers have always done well – has the power to change this narrative, and to know when it has achieved its purpose.
Read the full transcript of Chris Cleave's amazing speech here.
Uncle Sam was a bonus uncle: an army pal of my Uncle Ted from Malaya days who just sort of showed up and became part of the family. He came from an Irish clan further up the North Island, so I imagine when he met the Wellington Graces he felt right at home.
Sam was larger than life; tremendously large to my young eyes, a big man at a time when not many people were. His voice was big, too – resonant, orotund, dramatic – and he sang like an angel. In fact, he sang in the choir of St Mary of the Angels, and when he died, the choir sang him out in a heavenly funeral mass.
Sam was that old-fashioned thing: a lifelong bachelor. He never smoked, hardly drank, loved music, lived simply. And so he had money to spare. He was generous at a time when not many people were lavish with cash and with goodies. He never came to visit empty-handed, and his gifts were invariably glamorous, to me astonishingly so: liqueur and chocolates for the adults, pretty hankies for the ladies, hardback books for the children.
Sam took children very seriously, which I appreciated, being a very serious child. We had long, grave conversations, and he always asked about what I was reading. I didn't just look forward to those conversations with my honorary uncle, I positively swotted for them.
O ne of the books he brought – which might have been intended for my younger brother but became an obsession for me – was a picture book with the magical title Castles and Mirrors and Cities of Sand. A title like that promised a fantasy world of some sort, but this was a far more serious thing: a nonfiction picture book!
The pictures were evocative, fuzzily overprinted in gold and teal and pink and red, and something about their expansive simplicity drew me in. The illustrator, Allan Eitzen, was (Google tells me) a Mennonite, and now that I know this, I detect a pragmatic, reverent worldliness in the images. Children at play on a beach; Afghan men building houses from bricks made of sand and straw; Navajo sand-painters; bundled-up workers on trucks scattering sand on snowy roads; all children of God.
And we're in business. It's a perfect nonfiction lede: stand by to see the world extrapolated from a grain of sand.
Who knew sand had so many features, so many uses? Lillian knew. Start by really looking at sand, she urges the child reader. 'Grains of sand are pink and sometimes shiny gold. They can be green or sparkling white, or even black.' Look more closely: sand is someone's home. Who's living in the sand right now? Crabs and snails and starfish, for starters. And ants. Right under your nose. And out in the desert, a whole bunch of other creatures: lizards, horned toads, Gila monsters. If you don't know what these are, Allan's camouflaged pictures will show you.
And what's more, the book continues, sand is a medium: you've written in it at the beach; people paint with it in the desert. Sand is for art.
The bright lines, primary and clear, an incantation: this sentence is a sand picture in words. The right design.
Like language, sand is also an ephemeral encircling of the world, shifty and transformative. In the African desert, writes Lillian, 'you can see how the dunes keep changing shape as the winds blow the sand around. And if you go fishing along the coast, you can see how the waves keep washing the sand to new places along the shore.' Allan's illustration folds the dunes of one place into the dunes of the other. Sand, like language, shapes the world pro tem: always in play, no sooner apprehended than it's whisked away by wind or water or time.
This is persuasively put. And yet. In its combination of clear pictures and plain language, the end of Castles and Mirrors and Cities of Sand always had the power to send me hurtling out of myself into a sensation that both evaded description and demanded it, which is surely the definition of the sublime.
Turn the page, and the chill arrives. An ink-dark sea underpins a long wide stretch of golden beach curving up to a distant lighthouse, towards which children race, abandoning in the foreground a perfect sandcastle surrounded with a smatter of small footprints and handprints like prehistoric cave paintings.
Time turns, and we're tipped off the edge of it.
This is what the best nonfiction does: it tells us things we didn't know (about castles, mirrors, cities and sand), while reminding us of truths we know but don't wish to (about time, implacable decline, finitude).
As a child, I visited this strange, plain little book again and again purely to activate that nameless lurching sensation of holding infinity in the palm of my hand. As an adult, I cannot read it without thinking of E.B. White's classic memento mori memoir, 'Once More to the Lake', and wishing for just one more grown-up conversation with the kind man who took children seriously and gave me this gritty gift.
by Jolisa Gracewood, co-editor with Susanna Andrew of Tell You What: Great New Zealand Nonfiction 2015.
In mid-2013, Gecko Press stopped accepting general manuscript submissions. Instead we said we would only consider work by previously published writers; writers who know someone we know; or writers whose work has been assessed by a manuscript assessor.
The reason for this was that we were getting overwhelmed by the sheer number of manuscripts arriving in our box (some 500 a year). The reason for adding in the 'writers who know someone we know' sentence was because we wanted to keep our doors open to people who are tenacious and committed and who haven't been published before – somehow to me this sentence leaves just a little room for those writers and illustrators to find us.
Sometimes we say no to a manuscript, but that doesn't mean we are saying no to all manuscripts from that writer. Just that one. It is not personal. It is just hard to get published, and I believe it should be. It is very hard to say no to manuscripts by writers you think are going to be great. Sometimes they go elsewhere.
I understand publishers always take far too long to process manuscripts from a writer's perspective and I know that is true with us. Sometimes the longer a manuscript is with us, the better that is.
Gecko Press has published a book that was unsolicited by someone who didn't meet any of our guidelines. That was Mrs Mo's Monster by Paul Beavis. (I hope he would have been tenacious enough to send it anyway, but he says he might not have been).
I am reading Ann Patchett's The story of a happy marriage at the moment – a great book for writers. She advises studying the website of the publisher or agent you are submitting to, deciding whether what you have fits in with what they are publishing and then following their instructions TO THE LETTER (Our instructions are here).
Common misconceptions are that writers of picture books think they need to send in an illustrated text – they don't, unless they are an illustrator. They don't need to present their work in person: the story needs to stand on its own. We cannot be bribed by chocolate or ribbons, or even money. Our decision is based on the work, and nothing else.
Although people understand that learning to play the cello is hard and takes practice and craft and commitment, somehow, Ann Patchett says people think writing is easy. It is perhaps too tempting to submit a piece of writing too soon. She suggests – in my today-memory at least – comparing it to standing on the stage at Carnegie with a work that is unrehearsed, and a cello that is out of tune. But if you truly feel the work is ready, if you have put your heart and soul into it, then it is time to take a deep breath – and send it in. For every story of famous writers once rejected, are the less publicised stories of publishers who regret saying no. Saying no is their job. It is the saying yes that is hardest.
If your work is rejected, you have to keep writing. And reading, of course.
Gecko Press publishes around 15 children's books every year. Of these, only three will typically be original to Gecko Press rather than translated. Our selection process is therefore very tight.
Before submitting, take a look at our books to get a feel for what kinds of books we publish.
We always like to read picture book texts with energy and originality and a strong story/narrative (not "ideas" stories). Please note we do not publish educational books or didactic books.
We are also looking for Junior Fiction – novels for 6 to 10 year olds. We are looking for original, warm, character-driven work, with a strong plot and voice.


We've all heard it. Sometimes even from our own lips. At the stroke of midnight, proclamations of living better lives are made to the universe, usually revolving around eating healthier, giving more to charity, and loving our peers. The beginning of a new annual cycle shines a light onto our habits. The question is: why isn't the same treatment afforded to the New Financial Year? Well, crack open the champagne, because Swoosh is here with some resolutions for a better financial you.
Forget that pricey gym membership (for now) and focus on being financially fit with a healthier credit rating. It's simple! Just like how you would do away with take-away dinners to improve your waistline, ditch those unhealthy financial habits, like dabbling in vicious forms of credit and late payments, to be a firm choice in the eyes of future lenders. With this new financial year, tighten up your resolve and find ways to sharpen expenditures. Formulate a sound budget that can permit you to chop up those gluttonous credit cards costing you exorbitant compounded interest rates. Be active, and sign up to have online reminders of when bills are due – and pay them, ASAP! And when you do find yourself short on cash, consider friendlier options of credit, with manageable fixed-term repayments to help with that budget, such as personal loans.
We all know the fable of the lazy mouse and the industrious mouse. Lazy mouse has a jolly old time in the summer, eating his body-weight in berries and lazing around, sunbathing. Industrious mouse, however, is shrewd, and stockpiles his berries and builds protection from the coming winter. When the cold inevitably strikes, lazy mouse finds themselves out starving in the elements, completely at the mercy of their industrious counterpart, who is reaping the rewards of frugality.
Nice story. Unfortunately, in real life, we don't always have an industrious friend to fall back on.
The solution? Be that industrious friend!
No matter how old you are, it is never a bad idea to begin investing in your future. The longer your money sits in an investment – whether it be superannuation, real estate, a high-interest bank account, or even a Wall Street portfolio – the more the compound growth you will be able to enjoy when you are ready to collect it.
The future is uncertain enough. Get a head start. Do your research, allocate your money wisely, and then reap the dividends so you never have to suffer a winter again.
The key to securely growing your wealth? Multiple income streams.
Naturally, this resolution applies only to those that can do more. If you're working three jobs, taking care of two kids, and running on fumes after only half an hour's sleep – you're off the hook!
For the rest of us, multiple streams of income that are diverse in direct or passive nature is the best way to obtain future financial freedom.
Now that you have filled out another tax return, take it as a document proving there is potential for more. Branch out from your everyday '9 to 5'. Find your entrepreneurial streak by investing your time and a portion of your savings into a side hustle or two. Take a class to learn about investing, and introduce your idle money into machines that will produce income passively – as in while you sleep! With the glory of the ever-growing influence found on the internet and social media, establishing multiple income streams has never been easier!
Just think long term. For a while, you work the grind, ensuring you spend less then you are bringing in. Then in no time at all, you can use one income stream for everyday expenses, another to invest in businesses, and perhaps the other, other to splash out on something fancy for you and your family.
Sometimes you need money to make money. Debt consolidation, help for struggling business, whatever – Swoosh gets it. That is why we offer personal loans of amounts between $2100-$5000, with simple, fixed term repayment schedules, perfect to implement into your new financial year's budget. Get in touch today to learn more.


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In this study, Widmansta¨tten and equiaxed microstructures containing very fine α_2 particles were obtained by overaging a Ti-6Al-4V alloy, and their dynamic deformation behavior was investigated. Dynamic torsional thests were conducted by using a torsional Kolsky bar, and deformed microstructures and torsionally deformed areas beneath fracture surfaces were observed to investigate various factors affecting dynamic deformation properties of α, β and their interfaces. The dynamic torsional test results indicated that maximum shear stress and fracture shear strain of the over-aged Winmansta¨tten and equiaxed microstructures were higher than those of the unaged microstructures. The possibility of the adiabatic shear band formation under dynamic loading was quantitatively analyzed, based on the observation how plastic deformation energy was distributed to void initiation and adiabatic shear banding. Since the number of voids formed in the over-aged microstructures drastically increased because of the α_2 precipitation, driving force for the adiabatic shear band formation decreased as much as deformation energy used for the void formation, thereby reducing the possibility of the adiabatic shear band formation. These findings provided a new idea how to improve ballistic performance of Ti alloy armor plates because the over-aging of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy was effective on both the improvement of tensile and dynamic torsional properties and the reduction in the possibility of the crack initiation due to adiabatic shear banding.


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Q: Inheriting protected fields in template derived class of template class I'm having issues with accessing protected members in template subclasses of a template class.
Thing is, if I remove the templates, everything works fine. I know how to work around my problem in an ugly way, by simply writing "using Base::my_protected_member" for every single derived class. But why should I need to do that in the first place ?
Here's a minimal commented example
template<class T>
class Base
{
    protected:
        T x;
    public:
        Base(T x) : x(x) {}
};

template<class T>
class Derived : public Base<T>
{
    //using Base<T>::x; //why ?!

    public:
        Derived(T x);
        void print();
};

template<class T>
Derived<T>::Derived(T x) : Base<T>(x)
{ cout << x << endl; } //works fine

template<class T>
void Derived<T>::print() { cout << x << endl; } //doesn't work

int main()
{
    Derived<int> d(4);
    d.print();
}

I don't quite understand what's going on, or how to work around this in a nice way. probably I'm doing something wrong...

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Nice day and jolly well time I was out for some fresh air. When was the last time you took me out mom? Must be 87 months ago. I really missed seeing the neighbourhood. Woah, look at that veggie garden in the front lawn. Shoko would never be in the garden. She's afraid of zombies around the front. She only spends a very short time at the front door and then whips around the back. Interesting, he has pumpkins growing under the corn…..they are rather small though. I wonder? Maybe we can try this next year. I'll tell Shoko about this. Speaking of Shoko where is she?
Let's go up the Lane mom and see if she's hanging out there. There she is…Hi, Shoks! Shhhh..Kali, I'm stalking a mouse…well he hit the road now. Sorry Shoks, that was poor manners on my part. I should have examined the situation but I was just so darn happy to see you. Come for a ride with me…it's neat.
Kali quit hissing at me! Well, don't stand on my back then…I'm not your stepping stone…..geez. May Thursday bring you peace.
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The corn and pumpkin idea is something to try next year.
Cwap!! That's what I forgot…a dead fish. Mom has some liquid fish fertilizer but she can't find it…for heaven's sake mom, keep track of necessities like that. Really!! Next year we'll find the fish stuffs.
Looks like you girls had a nice ride 'round the neighborhood. Interesting to see how other peeps plant their veggies isn't it?
It's great to see the neighbourhood and what peeps do on their property. Hardly anyone has flowers though.
What an adventure, Kali and Shoko! Those mice can be quite slippery, can't they?
Slippery? Those suckers must dip themselves in butter and then attack me…no way can I grab one of em.
Aww…mice come and go but a stroller ride is a lot of fun. The mice are starting to look for winter accommodations so there are lots of mice about.
How lovely to go for a stroll in a stroller on such a beautiful day. It has cooled down to the upper 70's(F) 20's(C) today.
Here too Amy. It's nice weather for a stroll.
I didn't get the rotten mouse…it slipped away.
That is so great, mouses are yäk!
Yes, mousies tend to be yucky if you're not used to the feel of them.
Looks like a nice stroll!
What a fun time! Too bad Shoko didn't get the mouse.
I'll be back…so look out mousie!
Looks like it was a nice stroll. You two are so fun together!


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Q: Difference between 'emotional well-being' and 'mental health' In this sentence, which one is better? 'emotional well-being' or 'mental health'?

In the long term, I will establish an NGO to offer a variety of free
   elementary level courses to promote students' academic performance as
   well as _____________ (mental health / emotional well-being).

A: It would depend on what the "courses" are.
Problems specifically caused by academic studies are more likely to relate to emotional well-being, finding a healthy balance between studies and other daily activities.
As I understand your phrase, I would use emotional well-being.
mental health more likely refers to more serious mental illnesses. Perhaps underlying conditions that are made worse by academic pressure. These more likely would be addressed by a psychologist.

A: Well being and coping skills have become the recent fashion to be offered by schools to help students through stressful times.  It is a nod to the life changing event that is living on one's own in a boarding situation without the usual support systems of family and friends that one may have grown used to having around.
Some progressive schools offer areas where dogs or cats that can be borrowed for an hour or taken on a walk. Others may offer mediation, music therapy or a formal buddy system where upper classmen look after new students to help them learn the ropes.
There are even courses that teach learning how to learn.

In the long term, I wish to establish an organization offering a variety of basic skill courses to promote students' academic performance as well as emotional well-being.

Would describe your long-term desire to aid both the head and the heart of students.


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1.Students will interpret both implicit and explicit meaning from text.
2.Students will contrast and compare Chinese and American cultures and settings.
3.Students will collaborate with a peer in order to create a digital document supporting their findings.
4. Students will successfully access, share, edit, and add a hyperlinks to a Google document.
5. Students will locate appropriate images that are copyright free using Google Advanced Search.
RI.5.1 1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
5b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
1.Class discussion recapping events in story from previous lesson.
2.Discuss lesson agenda, explaining today students will be working in teams to complete a Google Document comparing and contrasting Chinese and American ways of life.
Explain to students that they will be working with a partner to complete this task.
Assign partners and have students adjust seating arrangement to accommodate these pairings.
1.Using projector and teacher computer, log in to Google Drive and upload 'East Meets West' document from network drive.
2. Review how to share document.
3. Complete example of a compare/contrast entry.
4. Model safe search strategy for locating copyright free image to link to first entry. Use Google Advanced Search with appropriate search settings.
1.Instruct students to log into their Google Drive accounts.
2.Instruct one student from each group to upload lesson document to their Google account(from shared network drive).
2.Instruct students who uploaded the lesson document to share it with teacher and with partner, assigning edit permissions to both.
4.Instruct students to work together to complete task.
1.Students will work with their partners to complete remaining entries of their charts.
1.Struggling students will be paired with grade-level students.
2.Teacher will assist through guided questioning when necessary.
3.Additional time will be allowed if necessary.
1.Teacher will circulate room checking for understanding and providing guidance when necessary.
2.Teacher will monitor student work for productivity and respectful and supportive interactions between students.
1.Activity will close with a class discussion about findings.
2. Students will reflect on these differences and write a short paragraph explaining how they would feel if they were in the character's shoes.
1.Informal assessment throughout lesson monitoring understanding and ability to work collaboratively.


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Latest Facebook Update For Android Comes With New Live Streaming Features
Yesterday, Facebook has released a new update, but what's special about it is that it brings changes to its live video streaming feature which was added to the Android version back in February 2016.
First of all, Facebook Live will be available for members of Groups or Events, which means that from now on, not only individual accounts will be able to start a live broadcast from their personal Timeline. So, if you can't make it to a birthday party, the person who celebrates his/her birthday can use Events to schedule live Q&A session, so you'll watch live how your friends are having fun.
Live Reactions is another new feature that users will love, because with it they'll express their feelings while watching a live broadcast in real time. A few months ago, Facebook has rolled out the same reactions in its News Feed, and they are for sending Love, Wow, Sad, Haha or Angry emoticons.
Facebook has explained that "Live Reactions appear in real time and disappear quickly so broadcasters and other viewers can get a sense of how people are feeling at different points during the live video – it's like hearing the crowd applaud and cheer. When your friend reacts to your video or to a video you are both watching together you'll see their profile pic and a little starburst before their reaction appears."
Facebook has introduced a similar feature that Periscope is offering, and even if it doesn't have a name yet, its role is to allow users to replay comments as they happened when they're watching a video at a later time.
Finally, Live Filters has been added to the video streaming feature, and with it, users will be able to draw or doodle on their video when they're live.
All these new options will be rolled out to the iOS version, as well.
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It is with great pleasure that I am able to announce that the Board has given approval for the major Cape Town G&S production for 2019 which will be the perennial favorite, Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific". This enchanting musical has not graced the boards in Cape Town theatres for many years and is sure to be a runaway success. The run is planned for the ArtsCape Opera House for July/August 2019. Exact dates, director, musical director and audition requirements will follow in due course.
For those unfamiliar with the musical, it is set during World War Two in the idyllic setting of the South Pacific islands during the United States and Allied campaign against the Japanese Empire. This multi-award winning piece has all the ingredients for good musical theatre: love, class distinction, handsome sailors, gorgeous girls, war, partying and really, really memorable music.
Amongst the many instantly recognizable numbers are "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair"; "Happy Talk"; "Bali Hai"; "Younger than Springtime"; "There is nothing like a dame"; "I'm in love with a wonderful guy" and the iconic "Some enchanted evening".
Incidentally, it is one of only two musical theatre pieces ever to have won a Pulitzer Prize for the writing of the book. No small feat.
In the meantime preparations for "Ruddigore" are at full steam and it promises to be an excellent production. If you have not yet booked please do so rapidly as tickets are going fast. Spread the word also as it is a piece which is rarely done and this is an opportunity not to be missed to see vintage Gilbert and Sullivan, albeit with a slight Cape flavoring!
See you in the theatre and in the South Pacific!


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Viking Cruises in Cuba: A Day (Or More) In Havana
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A Day in Havana, with Viking Cruises. Photo © 2017 Aaron Saunders
Havana represented the most difficult choice I would make during my entire Cultural Cuba cruise from Miami aboard Viking Cruises' Viking Sun.
Anchored off Cienfuegos for two and a half days, all of Viking's shore excursion offerings in Cuba are included in the cost of the cruise. By removing the financial element from the equation, guests can indulge their own interests without being limited by budgetary considerations.
In addition to multiple different tours of Cienfuegos and nearby Trinidad, Viking also offers two distinct options to tour Havana: a full-day, 12-hour long visit to the Cuban capital, or an overnight stay in the city, complete with accommodations at a five-star hotel and entry into the famous Tropicana Cabaret.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Havana is the capital of Cuba and is home to over 2 million inhabitants. Photo © 2017 Aaron Saunders
Having been to Havana before – but eager to go again – I chose the 12-hour full day tour. Why not the overnight? As goofy as it sounds, I just didn't want to be away from the gorgeous (and soothing) Viking Sun for even a night. With only seven days onboard, my goal was to enjoy every aspect of this relaxing ship as much as possible, and an evening in Havana would have detracted from that.
Let's get the obvious out of the way first: it's a long drive into Havana. About three hours each direction, almost all of which is on a road paved like the waves of the ocean. Some guests thought our bus had broken suspension thanks to the undulating, and frankly disconcerting, swaying motion that made me feel like I was back at sea. I was not: this is just how the highways are.
To start our day off, we visited Ernest Hemingway's house in Havana…Photo © 2017 Aaron Saunders
…before heading for lunch…Photo © 2017 Aaron Saunders
…and refreshments. Try the Cuban beer: it's quite good! Photo © 2017 Aaron Saunders
The drive itself, though, was fascinating. After all, what other opportunities do you have to take a drive clear across the Cuban countryside, from the southern shores of the island nation to its northernmost reaches? A quick stop at a rest station about halfway through the drive allowed guests to use the washrooms and purchase a cup of coffee or do a bit of souvenir shopping, followed by a brief but fascinating visit to Ernest Hemingway's former home in Cuba.
After arrival in Havana, lunch was served at a local paladar, or restaurant. Nestled into the suburbs, away from the bustle of the city's more touristic historic center, our relaxing meal was served family-style and consisted of chicken, beef, rice and beans, and a dessert. One drink was provided complimentary, and included bottled water, wine, beer, or soft drinks. My advice: grab a bottle of water from the coach as you disembark and use your free drink for a soft drink or alcoholic beverage.
Following lunch, guests were treated to a panoramic city tour – but we wouldn't be needing the coaches. Instead, guests piled into several parked 1950's-era American cars, lovingly restored, for an open-air cruise through the city.
The highlight of the day: a cruise through Havana…Photo © 2017 Aaron Saunders
…in a convoy of classic American cars! Photo © 2017 Aaron Saunders
I've never done this before on my past two trips to Havana, so it was a real treat. But the bigger treat was seeing all of the guests (most of whom were older than I am) fall in love with these cars again. Suddenly, every guest – even the women – became a car expert. "We had one of these when I was a kid!", shouted one lady as she ran up to a turquoise Chevrolet. "I drove one of these when I had kids!", said another.
We probably could have turned around and left right then, and the reviews would have been spectacular. But we ended up cruising through the streets of Havana in style for nearly 45 minutes – a worthy trip back in time in more ways than one, passing important sites like Plaza de la Revolucion and the Malecon as we did so.
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Largo är en stad (city) i Pinellas County, i delstaten Florida, USA. Enligt United States Census Bureau har staden en folkmängd på 77 723 invånare (2011) och en landarea på 45,6 km².

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