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Updated 31 Jan 2017

EfficientGrip SUV (225/60 R17)

Snapshot: The Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV is a symmetric tyre with a speed rating of 240km/h. But how well does it corner and brake in the wet and dry?

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Test results

Overall score
Dry cornering
Wet cornering
Dry braking
Wet braking
Rolling resistance

Good points

  • Excellent wet cornering.
  • Good wet braking.
  • Excellent dry cornering.
  • Excellent dry braking.
  • Very good fuel efficiency.

No obvious bad points.

How we test

Our tests examine the difference in performance between tyres in extreme conditions. In daily driving you probably won’t notice it, but how your tyres perform in an emergency or wet conditions is when the difference really counts. Our tests are performed by a trained driver under controlled conditions on a closed track.

Overall score is calculated from wet cornering (30%), wet braking (30%), dry cornering (20%) and dry braking (20%).

Cornering assesses how well the tyres keep the test car in a set lane at speeds of 80km/h and 85km/h in dry conditions, and 75km/h and 80km/h in wet conditions. We use a right-hand corner with a radius of 55m. The tyres are tested twice in differing orders.

Braking measures the distance it takes to come to a complete standstill in emergency braking tests from driving speeds of 50km/h and 80km/h in both dry and wet conditions.

Rolling resistance measures the distance it takes to roll to a stop from a starting speed of 25km/h. This is completed 5 times, and the shortest and longest measured distances are discarded. The 3 remaining measured distances are then averaged.

Noise (where listed) is measured at head level while driving on coarse-chip seal. Where 2 measures are given, they are at 50km/h and 80km/h.

Price is per tyre (including fitting and balancing). The price guide is drawn from online prices, RRPs and quotes from tyre fitters.

Key data

Price range

225/60 R17
Speed rating
Symmetric tread pattern
Noise (dBA)
Not tested

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This size of tyre suits small SUVs such as the Nissan X-Trail, Mazda CX-5 and Subaru Forester.


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Choice Hotels - Gold Award Winner 2017 Relax and enjoy restful sleep in the beautifully individually decorated rooms with private ensuite. Each room contains a queen size bed and at least one single - more can be added if needed. They have plenty of crockery, cutlery, coffee and tea and your own table and chairs. You'll also find an iron, toaster, television and free WiFi. Wheelchair friendly rooms available.

The Opal Room

Be inspired by the beauty of opal, the tranquil, seemingly deep pool of moving vibrant colour. The Translucent Crystal Opal, The Solid White "Milk" Opal, the deep blues of the Queensland Boulder Opals and the dark Lightning Ridge Black Opal. A must see is our Desert Sea Collection of opalized sea shells. A magical range of Opals Stones & Opal Jewellery is on display.

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Grab something from our Soft Rock Café and enjoy the peaceful cool ambience of being underground. Walk around and explore the hidden areas of the original opal mines - you can almost hear the miners digging for opal! Free Wifi throughout the motel, board games for the families, Swap Book library and an Aboriginal Women's Art Gallery telling of their ancient dreamtime stories.

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The Coober Pedy Experience is filled with adventure, history and beauty. Just ask at the reception desk to hear about the exciting places to visit and the tours to take. Day trips to the beautiful Painted Desert, the Oodnadatta Loop, Lake Eyre & William Creek. Half Day tours to the Kanku Breakaways Escarpment, the unexplainable Moon plains or the longest of man’s creations – the Dog Fence! Check out the full list of Coober Pedy's attractions.

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App Review – Lingvo Dictionaries

There’s no doubt that the iPhone has made my life easier when it comes to travelling – from booking accommodation, to finding places to go and viewing a map of how to get there. Aiming to become the latest addition to my arsenal of travel-assisting apps is Lingvo Dictionaries.

Developed by Russian company Abbyy, Lingvo draws on the developers’ twin strengths of optical character recognition technology and 20+ years’ experience of making electronic dictionaries. As well as standard look up by entering search terms, the app allows you to capture text with the phone’s camera and translate it.

First run

On launching the app for the first time, you’re prompted to select which dictionaries you want to install. Lingvo features over 50 free dictionaries and over 200 premium ones, with prices ranging from £2.99 to £14.99. The widest selections are available for translations to and from English and Russian, covering a vast range from Portuguese through Danish to Turkish and Slovenian. There are also a few dictionaries for French and German users.

Selecting and installing dictionaries is straightforward – simply select the language combination you want and choose from the list of available dictionaries. Most of the basic free dictionaries contain 44,000 words and will take up 4 or 5 MB of storage space, while the premium ones often contain several hundred thousand words, with file sizes well into double figures of megabytes.

Using the dictionary

Using the dictionary search is intuitive – as you begin typing in the box, a list of possible words appears below. When you’ve got your word, selecting from the list or tapping the search button will bring up the dictionary definition. If you want to switch dictionary, tap the button at the top left to choose from your installed dictionaries. Tapping the button at the top right will switch the translation direction for your current selection.

The definition page gives the English pronunciation followed by the dictionary definition and translation into your chosen language. Tapping the translation allows you to access the appropriate entry in the selected language – for example, from an initial search of “car” in English to French, tapping the translation “voiture” will take you to that page in the French dictionary.

Also of use is the “inflected forms” button at the top right of the translation page. Tapping this takes you to a wide explanation of the use of the word in different grammatical situations, such as past tense, negative etc. From a grammar reference point of view this is a real selling point, especially if you’ll be doing a lot of writing in a foreign language. This feature is included in the basic free dictionaries as well, not just the paid ones.

One of the downsides of the free dictionaries is the absence of foreign language pronunciations; all you get is a simple translation. While this is fine for a quick look up, or if you want to check the English meaning of a word, it’s not so great if you’re wanting to speak the language. The paid-for universal dictionaries do contain this feature, so it’s worth paying the extra if you’ll be needing pronunciations.

Audio clips

Another feature mainly confined to the premium dictionaries is sound files so that you can listen to how the word should sound. Where a dictionary includes this feature, it’s an optional download in addition to the dictionary file. The free Essential Russian <-> English dictionary has audio clips for the English words, so I installed these as a test. The file is large – 122MB – and the download kept pausing, so I had to keep an eye on it. Once done though, the clips are of a very good quality, well recorded and clearly spoken.

Photo translation

Lingvo Dictionaries’ other selling point is photo translation – just point your phone’s camera at the word you wish to translate, capture it and after about 15 seconds the recognised word will appear on screen, with its translation into your chosen language underneath. Tapping on this takes you to the same dictionary page you would see if you’d used the manual search input. The text recognition is excellent – Abbyy have a lot of expertise in OCR and it shows here. I tested it out on various items around the house, as well as text from a laptop screen, and 9 times out of 10 it recognised the correct word – I expect a few of the failures were down to the phone’s camera rather than the app itself (I tested on an iPhone 3GS).

Some minor niggles

The app isn’t perfect – as well as the aforementioned problems of downloading sound files and the occasions when it fails to recognise a word, it did have a few random crashes while using it. These aren’t serious enough to stop me using the app, but could do with being addressed in a future release.

I’m impressed with Lingvo Dictionaries – the range of translations available is good, even with the free dictionaries. You’d need to spend money on the premium ones if you want to use it as a serious aid to speaking a foreign language, but that’s fair enough and the prices are reasonable. It’s the word recognition that really makes the app stand out – if you need to get a quick translation of a sign or menu, for example, it will do an admirable job. With so many free dictionaries available for installation, this £1.99 app offers excellent value for money.

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Brexit: children’s rights at risk or future opportunity in the global era?

Children live in a different world to their parents and grandparents. For them the virtual world has no borders. Around 1 in 15 children were born to a parent not born in the UK; and in 2015 over 1 in 4 births were to women born outside the UK. Children’s home environments, their classrooms and their wider world are different places from the past and they live in a rapidly changing global environment.

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  • The British Government will need to address and define its obligations to children in the UK who will in future be outside the EU framework.
  • This will take a determined process and programme to ensure that every child can face the future with safety and security through and beyond the transition out of the EU.
Author Coram
Publication Date Tuesday 21st February 2017

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Corn+Soybean Digest

Best Of Both

The advantage of being handy in the shop is that if a piece of equipment doesn't quite suit your needs you can simply change it.

That's exactly what Doug Garner and his son Mike of Le Claire, IA, have done with their planter.

Doug Garner started out farming with central seed system planters in the '60s and liked them. A few years ago he bought a Kinze system with individual planter boxes, but he wasn't happy with filling and emptying individual seed boxes on his 16/31-row planter. Garner also found working with individual seed boxes didn't work well with his bulk seed system.

But rather than investing in a new planter, he decided to work with his son Mike to add a central seed system to the existing unit.

“We liked the Kinze planter frame for transport as well as ease of use in the field,” says Garner. “Most planters with a front-folding system have a three-point hitch and our tractor is set up for a drawbar hitch. We either needed to spend more on a three-point hitch or find a way to use the Kinze planter.”

The father/son duo started out with a standard Kinze twin-line planter, adding an air distribution manifold from Progressive and seed boxes from Flexicoil. They built the central seed system boxes and the air delivery system themselves. The boxes were built from scratch from Doug's design, using 14-gauge steel.

Garner estimates that it took about three weeks to build the planter from concept to finish, and was happy with how the planter performed in the field this past year.

“We can fill the planter with seed in 10 minutes and can plant 90 acres of soybeans without stopping,” says Garner. He notes that he could plant 275 acres of corn without refilling.

Alterations to the planter for this season will be minor. He did have some challenges with hoses plugging up, particularly with soybeans. This winter he'll split the hoses to the 16-row units for corn and 31 for soybeans differently, feeding the two back rows with one Y joint and the two front rows with another, rather than splitting them between a back and front row.

He's also toying with changing from finger planting units to a Case IH or John Deere system, which would speed up corn planting, but he's not sure it would pay.

He estimates that a new planter with an air system retails for about $125,000. But buying a new planter wouldn't have solved the issue of the incompatible hitch systems.

“We saw no reason to buy a new planter when we liked our system so well,” he says, adding that they spent less than $10,000 to modify their existing system.

“We put a lot of hours into it, but my time is cheap in January and February,” Garner adds.

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Teller Embezzled $10K a Month for 13 Years

SAN DIEGO (CN) – A bank teller who embezzled $10,000 a month for 13 years from a U.S. credit union in Japan was sentenced Monday to 38 months in federal prison and ordered to repay the $1.5 million she stole right out of the vault.

     Leticia Figuracion stole the money from the USA Federal Credit Union vault on Yokota, Japan, and sent some f it to relatives in The Philippines and the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and reports on the case.
     In sentencing her, U.S. District Judge John Houston gave her credit, so to speak, “for coming forward and self-reporting her Embezzlement,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
     The San Diego-based credit union has offices in San Diego, Riverside, Las Vegas, Japan and Korea, according to its Web page.
     On its home page, under a picture of a dog, the credit union page proudly proclaims: “USA Fed’s got all the stuff those big bad banks do, except there’s no fat cats putting their grubby little paws all over your money.”

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There’s a chance that Spring may finally return to Britain with long-range forecasts predicting temperatures starting to climb.

Much of Europe is still gripped by colder weather with just the south-east of the continent enjoying balmier conditions.

However, there may be a welcome respite ahead.

Several computer forecast models indicate the mercury could begin to edge upwards by the end of next week with the south especially enjoying some milder weather.

There are indications that values could rise to the low teens by next Friday (April 6) in southern England.

Temperatures may also climb into double figures across the Midlands, most of northern England, Wales, and southern areas of Ireland, as less-cold air from the west brings respite from the barrage of icy weather.

But it will still feel quite chilly in Scotland with wintry showers on the hills.

More settled, dry weather may then develop across the whole of the country but there could still be overnight frosts following clear skies.

But not all forecasts are in agreement. Other models suggest the cold snap will continue with no immediate upturn in the predictions with a threat of showers and below-normal temperatures for most areas.

Confidence in long-range forecasts is still low, but some rain is on the way after the Easter holiday weekend.

However, there could be more widespread improvements with a spell of warmer weather in May and the mercury rising to around average by June.

Dr Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist at The Weather Company, parent company of The Weather Channel, said: “For May, we are forecasting above normal temperatures for the UK to western Scandinavia.”

Dr Michael de Villiers, senior meteorologist at The Weather Channel, confirmed there were signs that values were on the up from the end of next week - with averages rising from a couple of degrees below normal to usual levels for the time of year - in a milder westerly airflow.

He said: “The current forecast is for milder weather into early April with temperatures around normal for the time of the year.

“Normal temperatures for the early part of April are daily highs around 10 to 13C and lows above freezing at 3 to 5C in the north.”

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Two brothers who subjected their uncle and his family to a terrifying attack have been sent to prison.

The pair crashed into their uncle?s car on a Coventry street and then attacked him in front of his young children in a dispute over a will.

Ryan Kembery, aged 18, pleaded guilty to affray and dangerous driving, and Lee Kembery, aged 25, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. Each of the pair, both of Pallet Drive, Nuneaton, was jailed for six months.

Coventry Crown Court was told the incident arose out of a disagreement over a family inheritance.

On April 30, their aunt was driving a car with their uncle in the front passenger seat, and their three children, who are all aged under 11, in the back.

They were travelling along Hall Green Road in Aldermans Green, Coventry, when their aunt noticed a white Transit van driving very close behind them.

Ryan was driving it, with Lee alongside him.

Robert Hodgkinson, prosecuting, said they were gesturing for the car to stop but their aunt kept going and the van nudged it a number of times.

He went on: ?Then the van hit the car with such force that the car went into a parked vehicle. The brothers got out and smashed the car?s window, before trying to pull their uncle out of the vehicle.

?They opened his door and began punching and kicking him. His wife and children got out of the car. Then Ryan got a metal bar and began smashing the car while his uncle was still inside.?

After that, the pair drove off, narrowly missing their uncle, who was left with grazes to hands and back.

Lawrence Watts, for Ryan Kembery, said: ?This is an episode which is totally out of character.??

John Price, for Lee, said: ?He went to the police station himself and told them what he?d done, because he was horrified and wished it had never happened.?

Judge James Pyke told the brothers: ?Your victims were your own uncle, his wife and three young children.

?Your behaviour remains inexcusable, and so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified.?


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November 3, 2009:  Cracks & Racks announces the early release of the new Thule 480 Traverse Foot Pack and Thule Traverse Fit Kits. Originally set for release in January 2010, is among a select few Thule dealers around the country stocking and shipping the product now, two months ahead of schedule.

New Thule 480 Traverse rack footpads for 2010 cars and trucks
New Thule 480 Traverse rack footpads for 2010 cars and trucks

The new Thule 480 Traverse tower works in conjunction with the new fit kits and and Thule Crossbars to create a complete Thule Traverse 480 rack system that fits a broad range of vehicles that lack factory installed roof racks, including many new 2010 models and other hard-to-fit vehicles. Like the traverse, Thule and Yakima rack accessories enable you to load ski, bike, snowboard, kayak, and other gear for camping, work, or just general outdoor fun.

Choosing the proper Thule Traverse Fit Kit and the proper length Thule Load Bar is easy using the free interactive Thule rack configurator at Customers also have the option to contact one of our car and truck rack 5 star rated rack professionals that can assist with choosing the right parts for their vehicle when they provide their vehicle information at checkout.

The best Yakima Thule internet rack dealer now has a newly redesigned website and now includes easier product navigation of its hundreds of products, an easier checkout process fanatical customer service, and free FedEx Ground Shipping on orders over $99.00.

Craacks and Racks now introduces an exclusive 110% Price Beater Program which guarantees we will beat the competitors' lowest, out-the-door price by 10% on most in-stock products. A 30 Day Price Protection Guarantee refunds existing customers 101% of the difference in price if they find a competitor's lower, out-the-door price within 30 days of their original purchase. This programs ensures that when you shop for your next car or truck vehicle rack we will have the guaranteed lowest prices online for Yakima and Thule racks

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Dazzling Retail Jewelry Displays

7 PHotos of Handmade jewelry Displays to inspire your own craft booth!

The retail jewelry displays in the indie handmade accessory shop, Eclection, are just spectacular! You could spend hours in this store and still not fully appreciate all of the gorgeous displays of handmade accessories.

Check out the photos below to see this beautiful shop.

I love the fantastic pedestals used in these retail jewelry displays. The texture and sculpture adds a real luxurious feeling to the shop without detracting from the lovely handmade accessories.

Look closely at the creative pedestal bases. There's no need to have a matched set of pedestals. Whites, neutrals and natural materials bring the whole look together beautifully!

Dazzling Retail Jewelry Displays!Eclectic Pedestals Create Dazzling Retail Jewelry Displays

Topping the eclectic mix of pedestal bases are natural stone slab shelves. They create a rich look, and the irregular edges add interest and texture without taking away from the jewelry on display.

Jewelry Display ShelvesRaw Edge Natural Stone Tops Creative Display Pedestal Bases

Using a mix-and-match variety of pedestal bases has the advantage of creating plenty of levels encouraging the eye flow around the displays.

Handmade Jewelry DisplaySome Much to See in this Indie Accessories Shop

There are mirrors all over the space. They make the retail space appear larger, enhance the lighting, and, of course, give customers a spot to check themselves out in their favorite treasures in the shop.

Handmade Accessories DisplayMirrors and Great Lighting Create a Big, Bright Space.

The walls of the shop are covered in slat walls making good use of the vertical space. It's not a huge shop, but it's chock-full of accessories, and the good use of space, mirrors, and lighting means it never feels crowded.

Notice the dressers are topped with natural stone, unifying the furniture with the display pedestals throughout the shop.

Slat Wall DisplaySlat Walls Make Good Use of Every Inch of the Shop

The layout is casual and not too fussy. That's important because it means customers are not afraid to pick up items searching for their perfect jewels. It makes you feel you're in your most stylish friend's fabulous dressing room.

Casual Jewelry DisplayGo Ahead, Try on Your Favorite Necklace...

There really is a lot going on, but the shop never feels cluttered. The white and natural materials used on the walls and in the display furniture unify everything.

If you love handmade accessories, and you're in Ottawa, Ontario do yourself a big favor, and check out Eclection at the ByWard Market!

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What can you make with only dots and swirls? Choose just one or two design doodles and see what happens!

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    On Crayola Black Color Explosion™ Paper, use a Black Color Explosion Marker to draw ONLY swirls and dots. Just move your hand and let them happen.

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    What designs or pictures start to emerge from your markings? Add more squiggles to take your picture in the direction you want or continue to draw by chance.

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Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Analytical Chemical Laboratory: A Practical Approach, Second Edition

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The second edition defines the tools used in QA/QC, especially the application of statistical tools during analytical data treatment. Clearly written and logically organized, it takes a generic approach applicable to any field of analysis. The authors begin with the theory behind quality control systems, then detail validation parameter measurements, the use of statistical tests, counting the margin of error, uncertainty estimation, traceability, reference materials, proficiency tests, and method validation. New chapters cover internal quality control and equivalence method, changes in the regulatory environment are reflected throughout, and many new examples have been added to the second edition.

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Harry Pearce of Pentagram on his rebrand for John Lewis Partnership, the power of collaboration and designing with truth

Harry Pearce joined Pentagram’s London office as a partner in 2006 having co-founded and grown Lippa Pearce to become one of the UK’s most respected design agencies over the previous 16 years.

Working in both the public and private sectors, local and global charities, and commercial enterprises, his diverse clients include Royal Academy of Arts, Abu Dhabi cultural quarter, Berry Bros & Rudd, Phaidon Press, Pink Floyd Records, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lloyd’s of London, The Old Vic, PEN International, Science Museum and the UN. For Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor, he created identities for their major retrospectives at the RA.

Aside from Pentagram, Harry is a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale and sits on the advisory board for WITNESS – the human rights charity founded by Peter Gabriel.

On the back of his very recent rebrand for John Lewis Partnership, we spent half an hour chatting with Harry about the three-year project as well as designing with truth, career highlights and some very helpful advice for those just starting out in design.

We have to begin with your recent rebrand for the John Lewis Partnership. Can you talk us through some of the highlights?

It's one of those projects that started very slowly. There was a lot of discussion and examination as to why this was even the right thing to do. The idea of actually ratifying the Partners into the logotype was something that came from John Lewis themselves, from their own exploration into the spirit and magic of the company. So that was a real gift handed to us.

Some of the deeper research, digging into the design past of all three brands, that was vital. Looking through the archives and just finding this wonderful material that has been in the British psyche for so long, but to bring it back to life and reuse it, was special.

Another great moment was when we recently (pre-launch) wrapped the whole of the Oxford Street store in the original 1960’s pattern which we had taken to create the brand lines idea. But we couldn't say anything at the time, so it was a lovely tongue-and-cheek thing that was happening on an enormous scale. You know, we've kept this whole project secret for many years.

We think it's a clever yet subtle rebrand of a much-loved household name. Do you have any favourite aspects to the system that you've produced?

It would have to be the brand lines logotypes that will be forever changing. You've probably seen them on all the lorries, whether they're John Lewis or Waitrose, we've got a certain version of the pattern which locks into the John Lewis logo and gives space for the Waitrose logo. But the pattern-making goes a lot deeper than just the identity because it comes from the collective history of these brands.

Another agency, Bryson Loxley, came in and created a whole series of extra patterns, beyond what we'd made at Pentagram. That's when it starts to go from identity work into real living objects and many other things, such as Christmas hamper boxes. This is really fulfilling, as I hope the system will get reused again and again, twisted and spun around and a lot of other people can make things of that, way beyond what we set out as the baseline.

John Lewis has always been known for its "Never Knowingly Undersold". Is that something that still sits with the brand?

Absolutely. That remains to be a pillar of the business. We've incorporated this statement into some of the typography and it will continue to be one of the brand's underlying offers.

So why have they chosen this new route with the Partners? Why have they never really shouted about it before?

With Paula Nickolds taking over the helm at John Lewis and an ever-closer relationship with Waitrose, sharing thoughts and ideas, conversations obviously began and there was a realisation of what an extraordinary group of people this partnership actually makes.

I think it felt like the right time to bring this semi-buried story to the surface. As consumers, we were probably aware of it but is good it has been made clear. Plus, John Lewis and Waitrose own something that other brands just cannot claim. It's the truth. It's not invented. It's a beautiful absolute that's been there for so long, it was a gift for Pentagram to work with.

And how have the Partners reacted to the new brand?

People have been responding amazingly. It's a very satisfying thing that the partnership itself is overjoyed with the rebrand. Let alone what the design community or anyone else thinks, it's the partnership that ultimately counts. If it hadn't united the Partnership or stood up to the scrutiny of the company, then this thing would have fallen very badly short. But it's been the complete reverse, thank goodness.

And the wider design community?

When this launched, I turned all my social media off. Instagram, Twitter... I've not looked. I've been told the reaction has been positive. But I know there's the other side of the coin too. I just don't want to engage. The team have put their hearts into it for years, I hope it’s received that way.

I don't think Twitter is the right platform to criticise other people's work. I feel it's too shallow and dismissive. Particularly when there have been three years of blood, sweat and tears...

Yes, and can you imagine what it's been like to bring three institutions together in one idea and find a system that can be as flexible as it needs to be. The sheer breadth of the offerings – product and services are so varied... how do you make a fashion statement on the one hand and sell a lamp on the other? We had to find the integrity for the brand to shine through while selling food, clothes, washing machines and pillow cases as well as communicating with 83,000 people in the Partnership.

We have been sitting in the meeting rooms of these three companies for years, working to draw all these pieces together and build a system that's inclusive but also very flexible. As a jigsaw that you've got to try and build, a logo can often belie the ideas and layers that sit beneath it.

Do you ever get tired of these design projects?

Well, I did my degree at the University for the Creative Arts at Canterbury and I've been designing ever since. What's lovely is that every project is so profoundly different. One minute I'm working with galleries, the next I'm in the music business, the next minute – retail and then theatre or something. Equally dropping into very different cultures around the world you end up in such different place and have to learn so much so quickly, there's a lovely energy that never wanes. I just love it.

I evermore try to push my work into many different territories, keeping it fresh, and challenging. But no, I might be exhausted right now. But I never get tired of design projects.

With John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners, it's been three years, dawn to dusk – it's been absolutely relentless. And what we've been able to release in the last few days is only scratching the surface, it's just the beginning. There'll be many parts of the story yet to come.

What's been the key takeaway?

Firstly, and most importantly, the Pentagram team around me. They have been completely dedicated, patient and so often inspired. Equally, the client teams have made this feel like one big trusting family. Trust between the client and designer is really necessary for any hope of a brave outcome.

On the design side of this project, it's ratified my belief in working with authenticity. I've always tried to hunt for a truth in my work. It’s not always about inventing new material, often you're taking what exists and turning it into a really new useful visual system. For John Lewis & Waitrose, I hope we’ve been able to build something that's strong because the brand's story is indeed strong and truthful. That's a vital thing for brands. Strong narratives on a solid foundation.

When we created the identity for the Royal Academy we uncovered amazing archival sources to plunder and reinvent. The same for Berry Bros & Rudd, and the Old Vic. For the Pink Floyd identity last year, we reused things that were already in existence.

Alongside uncovering the truth, you're passionate about human rights and doing some good in the world. Tell us more.

It all goes back to my time at University for the Creative Arts in Canterbury. I was passionate about animal welfare, and I had got a partial grant for my degree. I rang my parents and said, "look, I'm going to give my grant to International Fund for Animal Welfare” And my parents were just horrified and they said, "wouldn't it be better to stay in college, get your degree and then get a career that would be able to make a sustained difference, probably better than the small amount of cash I was giving the cash away now?"

Of course, at the time, I was pretty disgruntled about it all. But looking back, they were so right because now it's something I’ve been able to sustain through my career. In 1980, Peter Gabriel released a very moving song called Biko, which is about the killing in 1977 of Steve Biko in South Africa. I can remember getting the single and hearing it, and just being changed. Peter has balanced his life between creativity and conscience.

As a teenager, it solidified a thought in me. I wondered, could I in some way lead a creative life and simultaneously do further things of conscience with my creativity? To be able to make a living through design is a profound privilege, I think also that comes with a responsibility, I wanted to balance it all out.

Our work with Peter’s WITNESS has run for 22 years or more. Often members of our team can be working Po Bono for weeks at a time – we are able to give great support.

It's clear your passionate about what you do. What wisdom can you share with those just starting out?

Get closer to the things you care about and the people you admire. Because if you get close to those worlds, something rubs off. You can discover and watch how people make their way in the world and in their careers.

Of course, it's really hard to understand at first how to go forward in the design industry. I look around and there's a lot that utterly inspires me, but a lot that saddens me too. The sometimes-trivial nature of what goes on. I find that really weighs heavily. You know a lot of people are out there just using design to make nothing but money. We have a responsibility whilst filling the world with our creativity. We are deeply affecting our cultures, and that should not be taken lightly.

If you care about these things, get closer to the people who are operating in the same way. And extend that fraternity because it's where you can see and learn and find your path and eventually belong.

Is there anything that's surprised you lately?

I'm seeing some wonderful small studios and individuals making their way in this ever change the world of design and the quality of their work is just extraordinary. People come into Pentagram with portfolios all the time and I meet young designers at talks all over the world, and they just want to chat about design. The passion, the care they have, is heart-warming.

Collaboration is also something that continues to surprise me. A year ago we worked with Karel Martens, and we have started another project together in London. He's stuck to his craft really quietly all his life and is a real master. He's at the other end of his career, yet just a vital and inspiring as any new kid on the block and We’re so enjoying working with him. He and I have become very, very close. And I'm learning so much from the experience.

I'm working on a new book at the moment about Duchamp and I showed Karel the concepts and he spotted some things that I just couldn't see. Things that have helped refine my book. Collaboration is just magical.

Of course, this job allows you to be close to many different types of businesses, people and cultures. I think being open and generous is key. You can grow continuously if you're open. If you get closed and critical that leads to a very narrow path. If you're open, generous, willing to learn and collaborate, the pleasure and the growth never go away. I think the world is starting to realise that too, don't you?


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It has become common practice, when considering a plane parallel structure for seismic modelling purposes, to treat the primary PS V and PP reflected arrivals in a similar fashion. For many of the aspects of these investigations the two arrivals may be studied using the same procedures. However, a major area of difference, more crucial in a model with a large number of layers, is the dynamics or amplitude properties of the PS V arrival. In a many layered medium there is only one ray in the PP case, having two P ray segments in each layer for a given source-receiver offset. In the P SV case there is the so called primary ray composed of P ray segments down to the reflector and S V ray segments up to the receiver. This arrival has only one conversion, the reflected conversion at the deepest interface. In addition, there are a number of other multiplied converted waves, each with one P and one S V ray segment per layer, which have identical kinematic properties (travel times) as the primary P SV arrival and may also have different conversion points on the reflecting interface. Due to the increase in the number of conversions in these other rays their amplitudes will be substantially less than that of the primary. However, as the number of layers increases, the number of these extra rays increases significantly. This effect is what will be considered here.

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Australian Cricket Players Attributing Poor Performance To Over-Scheduling

This is not something that should be a surprise to anyone, and it is not limited to just the Australian cricket players. It is actually something that happens all over the world and in all sports. When a sport gains in popularity the natural reaction by the owners and managers is to schedule more matches. More matches mean more revenue. The downside to all of this is that it can be taxing to the athlete both mentally and physically.

Australian cricket players have recently voiced their concerns over the scheduling and firmly believe that it is reducing their level of performance on the field. Currently the Australian cricket players have to navigate league play, in season tournaments, test team matches all at the same time. All of this means unfavourable time slots for the players and the players are speaking out on these issues.

Exhausted With No Backup

Players are worn out and their substitutes or replacements are often not capable of performing on the same level, at least not yet. Combine the tired players with lesser performing substitutes or replacement players and it is a recipe for disaster. The question here is whether the owners and officials will listen to these voiced concerns.

The good thing is that all of this is coming from the Australian Cricketers’ Association. That means that they have enough substance to garner a diplomatic approach. They accomplish this by putting together documentation of the facts. None of this information is available to the public other than that the report is indeed being taken seriously.

As the sport of cricket continues to grow, there will be more disputes between the players and managers. In the past, the managers have been overly sensitive to criticism. Now they are learning to take the criticism so that they can work with the players to grow the sport in a healthy way.

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We had a pretty amazing Saturday night at the winery at our Spring Fever dinner.  The food by chef Sarah Pinkin was outstanding, and really highlighted the best produce, meat, and fish of the season.  Along with the fantastic food  we served a wide variety of wines including a a 2010 Chardonnay from magnum — which may have been the wine of the night — the now out of stock 2013 Pinot Noir alongside the current release 2014, the library 2010 Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon in magnum (Juliana’s favorite Cab we’ve ever produced) and the 2011 Crosby’s Reserve. Sprinkled throughout were a few favorites from other producers who have influenced us over the years.  These dinner events are a lot of fun, and we hope you’ll consider joining us at one in the future.  If you’re interested in purchasing any of the library wines, please email Juliana for availability and pricing.  Thank you so much for everyone who joined us!

We’ve been fortunate to have had a few good press hits in the past couple of months, and we’ve got a few more things cooking for the future. Up next are those March member wine shipments! And look out for our Mother’s Day announcement in the next couple of weeks.

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2 Corinthians 5:17-20 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation . . . We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.

At one time I was an enemy of God. My back was turned on him and I was headed in a different direction. I wanted to be in charge of my life and refused to acknowledge his authority. Sure, I accepted that he was there, that he existed. However, he was distant and I was content to keep it that way.

Then one day that changed. The God I kept at a distance became up close and personal. He stood in front of me. He introduced me to his Son who died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sin. He made me a new creation. He gave me significance.

God appointed me as an ambassador! He commissioned me with the significant responsibility of speaking on behalf of Jesus! He appointed me as his representative. Now my life has significance and meaning because of who I am in Christ.

Father, thank you for the unbelievable privilege of being your ambassador. Thank you for allowing me the significant opportunity to speak on your behalf. Thank you for changing me from an enemy to your friend. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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When I was a child, I spoke as a child,
I understood as a child, I thought as a child;
but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

1 Corinthians 13:11 NKJV

Norman Vincent Peale had the following advice for believers of all ages: "Ask the God who made you to keep remaking you." That advice, of course, is perfectly sound, but often ignored.

The journey toward spiritual maturity lasts a lifetime. As Christians, we can and should continue to grow in the love and the knowledge of our Savior as long as we live.

When we cease to grow, either emotionally or spiritually, we do ourselves a profound disservice. But, if we study God's Word, if we obey His commandments, and if we live in the center of His will, we will not be "stagnant" believers; we will, instead, be growing Christians . . . and that's exactly what God wants for our lives.

With God, it isn't who you were that matters; it's who you are becoming.
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Every great company, every great brand, and every great career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.
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The instrument of our sanctification is the Word of God. The Spirit of God brings to our minds the precepts and doctrines of truth, and applies them with power. The truth is our sanctifier. If we do not hear or read it, we will not grow in sanctification.
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The process of growing up is to me valued for what we gain, not for what we lose.
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Dear Lord, I know that I still have so many things to learn. I won't stop learning, I won't give up, and I won't stop growing. Every day, I will do my best to become a little bit more like the person You intend for me to be. Amen

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Our Mission

It begins with a core belief; that the only way to overcome inequality is through opportunity. Cross World Africa has abided by this principle since 2007 and has created a variety of projects that bring tangible change to where it's needed most. CWA is committed to improving the wellbeing of Kenya's urban and rural communities. Our projects fall under three general categories: community development, education, and public health. Over the past ten years, our project leaders and volunteers have endeavored to improve the lives of Kenya's most disenfranchised... with inspiring results. Please feel free to explore our various projects by using the navigation to left. Below you can find a documentary illuminating the powerful impact made by our team. Their work is a testament to the power of hope.

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  • Over 75 families have been directly provided with livestock by CWA.
  • CWA has raised over $100,000 for its projects and partners, funds that bring real change into East African communities.
  • CWA has sent dozens of volunteers and interns into impoverished communities throughout Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, each helping to identify needs and manage projects.
  • In 2008 CWA partnered with LetsGetReady in order to provide SAT study materials to East African students.
  • CWA has sponsored the education of 10 children in the poverty stricken regions of Kibera and Kamobo.
  • CWA has helped create the first computer lab in the Kamobo secondary school.
  • With the help of Cornell University, CWA has provided athletic equipment to numerous schools located in Kenya's Rift Valley region.
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According to a Colorado Springs Business Journal article published today, Cottonwood has found its new executive director in Jon Khoury, a Colorado College alum who is returning to the Springs from the Northeast for the position. He begins in August.

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The new Cottonwood on Tejon

If you've walked Tejon Street recently, you might have noticed that Cottonwood on Tejon, an offshoot of the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, has moved to 214½ N. Tejon St. in the old LuLu location.

The team has spent the past week moving the store from its former location down the street, which had been gifted to Cottonwood by donors who wished to remain anonymous. Cottonwood stayed there 18 months, but now the space has been leased to a paying renter, forcing the satellite gallery to vacate. However, another anonymous donor stepped in and gifted the 214½ storefront to Cottonwood.

“It was never an understanding that we would find another place," says Cottonwood executive director Sandy Murphy. "We were just very lucky.”

Friday night brings the first part of a grand opening weekend. A reception will run from 5 to 8 p.m. and feature artist meet-and-greets, refreshments, live music, gifts and giveaways.

Murphy says the artists who volunteer and show in the shop have made some valuable sales during this rough economy. She remains hopeful for growth in the new location.

“The economy is changing slightly, so anything is possible. If it turns out to be a better retail location for us and we can grow our art sales through it, who knows? The new [executive director] might decide to make it a dedicated art space that is a Cottonwood space.”

About the new ED? Murphy has stepped down from that position for which she volunteered 18 months ago. Murphy was an interim ED following Kay Jeansonne's leave, then approved by the board as a permanent head of the organization.

“I really feel that Cottonwood has had immense growth in the last 18 months, and I feel like it’s time for someone else to grow it to the next level.”

Murphy officially stepped down April 20, but remains ED until the board finds a replacement. A metalsmith and jeweler, Murphy will keep her studio at Cottonwood, and teach classes there, but also plans to travel and give jewelry workshops on the road.

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Trump softens promise of border wall, says parts could be fence

The president-elect has also indicated flexibility on other campaign centerpieces, including the full repeal of Obamacare and the deportation of all illegal immigrants.

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President-elect Donald Trump and campaign manager Kellyanne Conway celebrate during an election night rally Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York.

President-elect Donald Trump backed away from his promise to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, saying some areas could instead be "fencing," and added he would move to deport up to 3 million immigrants in the country illegally who have criminal records.

Mr. Trump, who made his pledge to force Mexico to pay for a border wall a centerpiece of his White House campaign, said "for certain areas" he would accept fencing instead of a brick-and-mortar wall, according to excerpts released on Sunday of his interview with the CBS program "60 Minutes."

"But certain areas, a wall is more appropriate. I'm very good at this, it's called construction, there could be some fencing," the New York real estate developer said.

Trump, who defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's election and replaces Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20, also said once he takes office he would remove immigrants in the country illegally with criminal records.

"What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate. But we're getting them out of our country," he told "60 Minutes."

During the campaign, Trump said he would deport the estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally, most of whom are Hispanic. In calling for the construction of a border wall, Trump said Mexico was sending criminals and rapists into the United States.

Trump and his senior advisers have signaled they could be flexible on some of his campaign promises once he takes office.

Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, who will play a key role in getting Trump's agenda through the Republican-led Congress, backed away from Trump's promise during the campaign of a "deportation force" to round up and deport immigrants in the country illegally.

"We are not planning on erecting a deportation force. Donald Trump's not planning on that," Mr. Ryan told CNN's "State of the Union" program. "I think we should put people's minds at ease. That is not what our focus is. That is not what we're focused on. We're focused on securing the border."

Kevin McCarthy, the No. 2 House Republican, said on "Fox News Sunday" the wall with Mexico could in parts be a "virtual" wall patrolled by drones.

"You have to put a wall, it could be all virtual with the UAV airplanes as well, but I think that is doable and one of the first things that needs to be done," Mr. McCarthy said, referring to unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones.

On Sunday, senior adviser Kellyanne Conway indicated Trump would be results-oriented as he chooses his top aides, prepares his transition to the White House and gets ready to work with Congress.

"He'll be surrounded by people who want to get things done. Because he's a transactional guy. He's a businessman," Ms. Conway said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Ryan said he agreed with Trump's comments in a Wall Street Journal interview published on Friday that he would keep elements of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, known as Obamacare.

Repealing and replacing the 2010 Affordable Care Act was another centerpiece of Trump's campaign. But he told the Journal that after talking to Obama at the White House on Thursday he would consider retaining provisions letting parents keep adult children up to age 26 on their insurance policies and barring insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions.

"We can fix what is broken in healthcare without breaking what is working in healthcare," Ryan said. "Obamacare is failing. It must be replaced. We're going to do that."

Ryan also sidestepped questions about Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imports from countries such as Mexico and China. Ryan said changes to tax law could accomplish the same goals "without any collateral damage to the economy."

Trump, who pledged during the campaign to "drain the swamp" of corrupt insiders in the U.S. capital, is considering a wide range of experienced Washington hands for his administration, as well as some officials with extensive lobbying experience.

Conway said that experience was needed in Washington.

"Look, these are people who are talented and have done this before. You can't just appoint novices, you have to have people who know what they're doing. But at the same time moving forward this is an administration that's going to run very differently than typical Washington," Conway said on "Fox News Sunday."

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When the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa underwent a structural adjustment during the 1990s, engineers prevented its collapse and reportedly stabilized it for at least 300 more years. But what they surely didn't bargain for was that retired Dutch geometrician Jacob van Dijk would come along and use his measuring skills to determine whether Pisa's campanile or the equally old Walfridus church tower in the northern Dutch town of Bedum leans more. To the naked eye, Pisa's tilt might appear more pronounced, even after being straightened slightly, because it's taller. It leans 13 feet off center when measured from the top, at a height of 55.86 meters (a fraction over 183 feet). Meanwhile, Bedum's tower leans 8-1/2 feet on its height of 35.7 meters (117-1/4 feet). Ah, but if the 12th-century towers were the same height, Van Dijk claims, Bedum's tilt, measured laterally, would be 6 centimeters (or about 2 inches) more than Pisa's. Thus folks in Bedum can claim that their tower is Europe's most cockeyed. And, by all accounts, the Dutch are happy to keep it that way. At least, there are no known plans to prevent it from collapsing. Don't be surprised, though, if it becomes the centerpiece of a new campaign to attract tourists.

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Kingston Technology DataTraveler BlackBox USB Flash drive Receives FIPS 140-2 Certification

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Sydney Australia– July 17, 2008 –Kingston
Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products,
today announced the release of its first Federal Information Processing Standard
(FIPS)*-validated USB Flash drive, the DataTraveler BlackBox, available in
2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities.

Gaining FIPS 140-2 certification requires a validation process that meets
federal requirements set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)**, and the Communications Security Establishment of the Government
of Canada. This is critical because many governmental agencies in the United
States and Canada mandate that sensitive “data at rest” (i.e.,
all information not in the network) must be encrypted with the FIPS 140-2
standard.

“We are very excited that our DataTraveler BlackBox met all federal
requirements established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST),” said Vaughan Nankivell, Regional Manager- Australia and New
Zealand for Kingston Technology. “This certification, along with other
enhanced security features, makes the DT BlackBox an ideal way to store and
transport confidential documents with the utmost confidence that the data
is secure.”

The FIPS Level 2 standard requires the DT BlackBox to run a power-on self
test which verifies that the encryption architecture is functioning each time
it is plugged into a USB port. Beyond the NIST certification, the DataTraveler
BlackBox features 256-bit hardware-based AES encryption via a dedicated processor
which automatically encrypts and decrypts data on the fly. The drive automatically
locks down after ten consecutive failed password attempts, thus helping to
prevent unauthorized access if the drive is lost, stolen or misplaced.

*Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards
developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military
government agencies and by government contractors

** The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory
agency of the United States Department of Commerce. The institute's mission
is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing
measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic
security and improve quality of life.

Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox

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DTBB/2GB
DataTraveler BlackBox 2GB
DTBB/4GB
DataTraveler BlackBox 4GB
DTBB/8GB
DataTraveler BlackBox 8GB
Kingston DataTraveler HyperX USB Drive Features and Specifications:
•Capacities(1): 2GB, 4GB, 8GB

•Dimensions: 2.76? x 0.88? x 0.44? (70.0mm x 22.4mm x 11.3mm)

•Speed Rating(2): data transfer rates of 30MB/sec. read and 20MB/sec.
write

•Enhanced(3): for Windows ReadyBoost on Vista-based systems

•Compatible Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows 2000 (SP4), Windows
XP (SP1 and SP2), Mac OS (10.2x and higher), Linux (2.6 and higher)

•Operating Temperature: 32º F to 140 º F (0 º C to 60 º
C)

•Storage Temperature: -4º F to 185º F (-20º C – 85º
C)

•Easy: plug and play

•Guaranteed: five-year warranty

(1) Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and
thus is not available for data storage. For more information please consult
the Kingston Flash memory guide at:

(2) Speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage.

(3) USB 2.0 required for ReadyBoost.

Product Summary

Manufacturer: Kingston Technology

Product Name: DataTraveler BlackBox

RRP for 2GB: AU$189.00, NZ$245.00

RRP for 4GB: AU$279.00, NZ$359.00

RRP for 8GB: AU$489.00, NZ$635.00

Warranty: 5 Yrs

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The Experiential Learning Center (ELC) recognizes this and, through the new ELC Unpaid Internship Support Scholarship, helped several CU Denver students ease the burden of unpaid internships this summer.

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For her criminal justice program, Chavez completed an internship with Colorado Legal Services, a non-profit organization that helps low-income individuals in Colorado. Chavez completed three professional-development activities, each bolstering her resume and providing unique hands-on experiences.

“This scholarship has allowed me to continue making valuable relationships. It has given me the exposure and experience I need when it comes to practicing law in the near future,” she said.

Emily Wolff
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Wolff worked with Conscious Alliance, a “nonprofit organization committed to supporting communities in crisis through hunger relief and youth empowerment.” While completing requirements for her business management program, Wolff was reassured in her career path.

“I’ve made such unique connections through this opportunity,” she said. “The ELC has given me the opportunity to focus all my energy and attention on tasks within the internship. It has been such an amazing learning experience.”

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As rumored, Apple has finally delivered on its WWDC promise to bring Amazon Prime Video to Apple TV, with just a few weeks to spare before Apple hit its own end-of-the-year deadline.

The tvOS version of the app is available to download on Apple TV 3rd generation devices or above by searching “Amazon Prime Video” on your set-top box. It brings an end to the days of having to use AirPlay to play Amazon Prime Video on your Apple TV, via another device.

Amazon Prime Video is one of the last streaming video apps of its kind to arrive on Apple TV, following in the footsteps of rivals like Hulu and Netflix. You’ll need a $99 Amazon Prime subscription to use it, but from my perspective this is one of the best hundred bucks you can spend, when you factor in the discounted delivery, free books, and other goodies Amazon Prime offers.

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The lack of Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV has previously been a source of contention. At one point, Amazon stopped selling the Apple TV, because CEO Jeff Bezos suggested its inability to play Amazon Prime TV shows would confuse customers.

“We want our player, our Prime Video player, to be on the device, and we want it to be on the device with acceptable business terms,” he said about Apple TV at last year’s Recode Code Conference. “And so, you can always get the player on the device; the question is can you do so with acceptable business terms. And if you can’t, then we don’t want to sell it to our customers, because they’re going to be buying it thinking they can watch Prime Video and then they’re going to be disappointed. And they’re going to return it.”

A deal to bring it to Apple TV was finally announced at WWDC this summer, but it took a long time for it to actually become a reality. Its arrival today was discovered this week by a user on Reddit, who found that setting their iPhone time and date forward to December 6 caused Amazon Prime Video to appear in the App Store.

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The Affordable Care Act ushered in a wave of new patients with health insurance, but even with insurance, many patients with critical and chronic illness struggle to afford the treatments and medications they need to stay healthy.
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Patients with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases may struggle to pay for their out-of-pocket costs for a variety of reasons: downs in the economy, a rise in health care costs and insurance companies’ shift to switch more costs of care to patients.
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PAN Foundation, a national 501 (c)(3) organization, can help by offering insured patients between $750 to $25,000 per year in copayment assistance, depending on the diagnosis. The foundation’s goal is to serve as a safety net and remove financial barriers so patients can access (and stay on) their much-needed medications.
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PAN Foundation’s President and CEO Dan Klein told CURE that the accomplishments he is most proud of are the number of patients they have served, as well as the trust and reliability they established with donors to sustain the level of assistance the foundation provides.
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“Each year, we receive hundreds of wonderful letters from patients sharing their stories and expressing their gratitude,” Klein says. “They all stand out in their own way.”
One example on the PAN Foundation website, however, is Mark, who has hepatitis C. He said he was prescribed three medications, one of which would offer a dramatic increase in his likelihood of being cured. The foundation stepped in to assist him with copayments, which allowed him to take the drug therapy.
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Under Offer, Type: Shop, 703 sq. ft

Comprises the ground and basement A1/A2 shop/office space within an end terrace 4 storey character building, which has been completely redeveloped and finished to a very high standard.

The space is in superb decorative order and open plan throughout.

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The basement is also in excellent condition, benefitting from a new fitted kitchen, WC, tiled floors and good ceiling height.