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Multi-team Software Delivery Assessment

The Multi-team Software Delivery Assessment is a simple, easy-to-execute approach to assessing software delivery across many different teams within an organisation. Devised by Matthew Skelton of Conflux, it is used as a key part of the Software Delivery Assessment at Conflux, but can be used freely by anyone (subject to the CC BY-SA license below).

The assessment uses and builds on the well-known and proven Spotify Squad Health Check model.

Translations: Japanese (ja 🇯🇵)

The assessment covers ten dimensions in total:

  1. Team Health
  2. Deployment
  3. Flow
  4. Continuous Delivery
  5. Operability
  6. Testing and Testability
  7. Reliability and SRE
  8. On-call
  9. Security and Securability
  10. Team Topologies team interactions

These ten dimensions cover key aspects of modern software delivery in a form that enables teams to self-assess their strengths and practices.

🚀 Overview: see slides 32-38 in Continuous Delivery at scale

🃏 Card deck: make the assessment fun and interactive by using the Software Delivery Assessment printed card deck from Agile Stationery. Developed in collaboration with Conflux, the card deck has Tired and Inspired indicators for each of the assessment criteria, together with emoji cards for quick-fire voting from team members. The card deck works for remote assessments too!

Assessment cards from Agile Stationery Five emoji voting cards

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Purpose of the assessments

The aim of the assessments is to promote and sustain a positive working environment for building and running software systems where:

  • Changes to software are built, tested, and deployed to Production rapidly and safely using Continuous Delivery practices
  • Processes and practices are optimised for the flow of change towards Production
  • Software is designed and built to enable independent, decoupled deployments for separate families of systems
  • Software is designed and built in a way that addresses operability, testability, releasability, security, and reliability
  • Problems in Production are always detected by teams before customers and users notice
  • Responsibility and accountability for software changes lead to empowerment and ownership
  • Working with software is rewarding and interesting
  • Being on-call and supporting the software is sustainable and valuable
  • People feel confident to challenge poor practices and approaches
  • Teams have a clear mission and well-defined interaction patterns with other teams

Fundamentally, the assessments should help to unblock and enable teams so they can succeed. The assessments should help teams to improve how they build, test, and deploy software systems through identifying different kinds of improvements:

  1. Team-focused improvements
  2. Product-focused and Service-focused improvements
  3. Organisation-wide improvements

The assessments should NOT be used to penalize teams, but to provide a shared drive towards improving practices and quality.

Teams included in the assessments

Every team writing code, scripts, and/or configuration for application software or infrastructure will benefit from being included in the assessments:

  • Teams building user- and customer-facing websites and services
  • Teams building internal services
  • Teams building infrastructure to support other systems (including Platform teams)
  • Teams building build & deployment tooling and scripts
  • Teams configuring and testing COTS products as part of the software & infrastructure estate
  • Any other teams with a primary focus on building, configuring, and testing software and infrastructure

By "team", we mean 6-10 person group that works together closely, usually called a SquadScrum team, Product team, or Stream-aligned team

Assessment criteria

The criteria for each dimension are taken from existing published books and online sources:

How to run the assessments

The assessment session itself should feel somewhat like a team retrospective session. The main difference from a normal retrospective session is that in the team assessment session the facilitator guides the discussion more firmly. There are many questions to discuss and it's important that the team discusses all of the criteria in the time available.

At the end of the assessment session, the team should feel encouraged and empowered to decide on what actions they want to take to improve their processes and practices based on the discussions.

Many organisations find that running team assessments every 3 months provides a good result.

  1. Find someone to Facilitate the assessment. This should be someone from outside the team, who is familiar with running team retrospectives.
  2. Book a time slot for 2 or 3 hours: for online sessions you could split this over 2 or more video call sessions, and for in-person sessions book a room large enough for the team.
  3. For online sessions, either use the card deck from Agile Stationery and screenshot or note down the results in a spreadsheet, or use an online poll tool to capture responses from people in the session. For in-person sessions, either use the card deck from Agile Stationery, or print the assessment sheets for each set of criteria, either using the ready-made A1 PDF (see Releases), or the individual assessment pages at A1 size if possible (use small margins):
  4. For online sessions, show the Tired and Inspired criteria on the screen alongside the question. For in-person sessions, either print the details pages as a guide or have the pages open on-screen to understand the context and details of each of the assessment criteria:
    1. Team Health
    2. Deployment
    3. Flow
    4. Continuous Delivery
    5. Operability
    6. Testing and Testability
    7. Reliability and SRE
    8. On-call
    9. Security and Securability
    10. Team Topologies team interactions
  5. It is valuable to capture details and nuances of the discussions around each question. For online sessions, have someone take notes in a document or shared whiteboard. For in-person sessions, bring lots of marker pens or whiteboard markers: red, blue, and green are best.
  6. Include someone who is familiar with facilitating retrospectives (possibly a scrum master) in the session. They will be shadowing the facilitator during the session so the person from your team can facilitate other assessment sessions later.

Make sure that the Facilitator understands the purpose of the session and is familiar with the assessment pages and questions.

The facilitator should familiarise themselves with the Spotify Squad Health Check approach before running the session. See How I Used the Spotify Squad Health Check Model for a good experience report, Squad Health Checks from SkyBet, and download instructions from Spotify (PDF).

During the assessment:

  • Keep the team on schedule by asking for some discussions to be held outside the session
  • Write down the team scores and notes on the printed assessment sheets or ensure that scores and notes are captured in a digital tool.
  • Take photographs of the completed assessment sheets for in-person sessions.
  • Get feedback from the team on the VALUE and EXECUTION of the engineering assessment - smiley faces are sufficient!

Each team assessment runs for around 3-4 hours, and the facilitator will run the team through 10 sets of questions:

  1. Team health check - 35 mins
  2. Deployment health check - 10 mins
  3. Flow check - 10 mins
  4. Continuous Delivery check - 20 mins
  5. Operability check - 20 mins
  6. Test coverage check - 20 mins
  7. Reliability and SRE - 30 mins
  8. On-call - 15 mins
  9. Security check - 30 mins
  10. Team Topologies check - 20 mins

These timings leave space for two 10 minute breaks during the assessment.

Running the Assessment session

Each section has several questions. Each question should be answered as follows:

  • The team (either as individuals or as a team) rate each of the criteria using SAD (1 OR 2) / MEH (3) / YAY (4 OR 5) based on the Tired and Inspired guidelines

    • Tired aligns to a low rating (1), and Inspired aligns to a high rating (5)

    • If you used individual ratings, tally the ratings and/or decide on a single team score from 1 to 5. You may find it useful to use different coloured pens on the printed sheet to indicate visually the different ratings.

  • The Trend since the previous time is identified (going up, staying roughly the same, going down), if applicable

  • An Action agreed to improve the score for that question over the coming months.

  • Use the Notes column to indicate further information that you think is valuable for the coordinating team to know about.

  • Make sure to complete to the Date/Name/Facilitator details

  • For in-person sessions, take a photo of each completed sheet and send to the person coordinating the assessments

  •  Get team members to rate the assessment session itself in terms of: Value, Execution (sad, meh, happy faces)

Viral facilitation

Each team assessment session has present one person who is shadowing the facilitator so that they can themselves facilitate future sessions. Each new facilitator should facilitate at least 2 sessions with other teams. In this way, the number of facilitators expands rapidly, enabling a minimal burden on the initial facilitators.

Coordinating and interpreting the results

After teams have each run an assessment session and sent their results, the coordinating group should collate the results from different teams to identify any areas that need improving across the organisation. Ask questions such as:

  • Why does team ABC rate themselves as 1 for test coverage? What is hindering them?
  • What can we do as an organisation to help more teams with deployments?
  • Is there an aspect of the Platform that needs improving so teams can go faster?

Do not attempt to rank or compare teams directly. Instead, use the signals from the teams to understand the organisational dynamics better and then prioritise organisation-wide improvements.

The Multi-team Software Delivery Assessment is a simple, easy-to-execute approach to assessing software delivery across many different teams within an organisation.

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Non Waiver Agreement Definition

However, in certain circumstances, the court authorized the insurer to rely on a letter of reservation. The letter must be carefully drafted to conform to the format accepted by the courts and must contain the same information as required for non-waiver agreements (see page 2 of this document). In Hersh v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co., where a letter of reservation was accepted, the court ruled: A non-waiver clause is the clause in a contract that attempts to preserve the rights of each party, even though some aspects of the agreement may not be respected. In principle, this clause constitutes an additional protection for the applicability of the terms of the agreement. The jurisprudence on non-waiver agreements is such that a validly constructed non-waiver agreement should include the following: Non-waiver provisions can be found in the world of commercial and personal contracts. Depending on the type of contract, the clause is slightly different. In insurance contracts, a waiver clause is introduced to remind the insured person that they retain the right to challenge their insurance coverage even if the insurance company investigates one of their claims. The validity of a retention of title letter depends on the clarity of the explanation of the specific situation, the scope of the information provided, the reasons for the refusal of coverage and the time when the letter is established. It is important to note that courts have been more willing to accept a reserve letter if a non-waiver agreement has been requested but the insured has not executed it. A non-waiver agreement is similar to a conditional letter, but it must be signed by the policyholder to recognize that coverage may not apply due to certain circumstances. The non-waiver agreement is usually issued when the insurer suspects that some or all of the coverages are not applicable.

The non-waiver agreement should include in the policy the reasons why coverage may not apply. A policyholder is not required to sign a waiver agreement. As a general rule, if a non-waiver is submitted and a policyholder does not sign it, then the insurance company will issue a letter of reservation. In the event that the insurer continues its investigation, it could be assumed later that it has waived its right to refuse coverage or that it has prevented it from asserting a refusal. To avoid the pitfalls of renunciation and confiscation, insurance companies have long used non-waiver agreements. A non-waiver agreement can help delay their decision to confirm or deny coverage. See Shelby Steel Fabricators Inc.c. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 569 So.2d 309, 311 (Ala. 1990) (the language of the non-waiver agreement cited in this case).

An insurer will always prefer to have a non-waiver agreement to allow for the flexibility to meet its obligations under a policy while protecting its own interests. Courts have generally accepted agreements without waiver because they constitute the consent of an insured and allow for the balancing of competing interests. One of the most interesting features of a validly constructed non-waiver agreement is that it gives an insurer the ability to negotiate and settle claims. By retaining the ability to defend against a claim, the insurer can also negotiate a claim settlement on behalf of its insured. This becomes interesting if coverage is subsequently denied, as the insurer also retains the ability to recover such a statement from its insured in the event of non-coverage under the policy. Unlike declarations of reservation, non-waiver agreements are bilateral. When accepting a non-waiver agreement, it can be argued that the policyholder accepts the terms of the insurance company`s defense agreement. Policyholders are not required to enter into an agreement with their insurance company without waiver, and an insurance company cannot force the policyholder to do so in order to provide a defense. In general, an insured person is not required to enter into a waiver agreement and is unlikely to be affected by the refusal to sign such a document. .

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Xi Jinping preparing the PLA for war: Xinhua commentary

The large-scale military exercise — dubbed “Mission Action 2013” — involving 40,000 soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in October was personally approved by Chinese president Xi Jinping to prepare his troops in the event of war, according to a strongly-worded commentary published Saturday on the website of China’s official Xinhua news agency.

During a visit to Guangzhou, the capital of southern Guangdong province, to witness a naval exercise last December, Xi told his troops of his dream of rejuvenating the “great Chinese nation,” which he said cannot be achieved without a powerful army with Chinese characteristics.

The commentary said it was important to develop the country’s military through proper propaganda and education, the clarification of ideas and implementing strategies in every aspect of army building in a realistic and pragmatic manner. The PLA must persevere to modernize as well as expand and strengthen its military strategies to deepen preparations for potential conflict to ensure that the troops are ready if called upon not only to fight, but to win, the article added.

Noting that the pivotal third plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee last month is incorporating national security and military reforms into China’s overall reform strategy, the commentary said that the fundamental goal of the reforms is to increase the efficiency and battle-readiness of the military. Major goals of the reforms include fully bringing China’s military into the information age, revamping the command system for joint combat, and reforming the leadership structure.

The commentary highlighted a number of Xi’s visits to various PLA military zones across the country over the past year, saying that it illustrates his affection and care for the troops. In particular, Xi visited the Beijing Military Region on Aug. 1 this year to celebrate the founding of the PLA, and two months later personally oversaw “Mission Action 2013,” the large-scale joint military exercise in which 40,000 troops maneuvered over 30,000 kilometers by road, rail, sea and air to test the logistic capabilities of the PLA in real war situations.

Full article: Xi Jinping preparing the PLA for war: Xinhua commentary (Want China Times)

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A special ceremony, an elite audience, talented teams and a competent jury!

October 18: They say some have a special talent to make the world a better place. Indeed, the need and time of the hour to bolster confidence, give the next a slow push, add those words of encouragement and finally be able to pat the person on the back can only be the initiative of the bold and the brave. That’s precisely what Adsync Advertising LLC is. Adsync Advertising LLC – Dubai has taken this initiative that has now become a part of their way of life to promote to progress those who want to take on that challenge in the most difficult of times, our hats off to this beautiful venture that holds great promise. So, as they say, a rainbow follows a heavy shower of rain; Adsync Advertising LLC brings on that hope that there is a promising tomorrow after a rather torrid storm.

The 30th of September 2021 was no ordinary day when it saw the who’s who all assembled under one roof at Taj Santacruz, Mumbai. While the participants waited with bated breath, the jury watched in pride the final countdown. It was a day of pride for Adsync Advertising LLC and partners.

The vivacious International celebrity anchor, Simran Ahuja, Miss. India 2013, who let the show go on. A distinguished jury of star jury members, a handpicked conglomeration of champions in their own area of expertise, the stylish lineup of a powerhouse of gentlemen, the jury set the ball rolling. Bollywood star Arbaaz Khan who added that charm and style. His words of encouragement added that special warmth.

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Taking a cue from its varied experiences in creating star programmes Adsync Advertising LLC. Passed on the baton of bringing forth the winners. It takes two to clap, they say; it’s so true. When great minds meet, the whole episode of excellence takes on a turn for the best.

More than fifty awardees graced the grand event. There were a variety of participants. An education by itself, the showcasing of each of their masterpieces was a learning experience. A few mentions of those who won are L&T Realty, Kalpataru Limited, Kanakia Spaces Realty Pvt Ltd, Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd, VTP Realty, Arihant Superstructures Ltd, Anchor Realty, Haware Legacy, Nisus Finance, M3M Delhi, Karda Constructions Ltd., Radisson Blu – Mysore, Jewel Group and more.

While Adsync, along with other partners, strives in its futuristic endeavour to bring in more and more events of precision, we eagerly await another grand event.

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In the summertime, we try to spend as much time as we can outside but don’t forget some important home maintenance tips that should also be done inside your home.

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Primer (1.3.17)

The Cycloud primer had been designed to reduce the manual steps required to install prerequisite software components required for Cycloud components (Agents and Controllers) to function correctly. Prior to the release of the Cycloud primer there was a significant number of steps required for Administrators to perform which added to the time to deployment and opened up the potential for user error.

Great care has been taken to provide a consistent and simple interface to the Cycloud primer which is in keeping with other Cycloud installers. The Cycloud primer interface is self explanatory in many respects with help bubbles on hand to explain each option and what its function is.

Component installed are as follows

  • Azure PowerShell support.
  • Citrix PowerShell support
  • Windows RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) support

Configuration Items are as follows

  • Time Zone

System Optimisations

  • Enable Time Zone Redirection
  • Disable Windows Updates
  • Remove Event log entries for common event logs
  • Empty Recycle Bin

Supported Operating Systems

  • Windows Server 2016 (Domain Controllers included)
  • Windows Server 2019 (Domain Controllers included)
  • Windows Server 2022 (Domain Controllers included)
  • Windows 10 (All versions)
  • Windows 11 (All Versions)

Resources and Information Required

There is a minimal amount of information / resources required prior to the installation of the Cycloud primer. All that is required is that the Cycloud primer is only run on machines that are to be used as either a Cycloud Controller or a Cycloud Agent both of which require to be able to communicate out to the internet. Further information regarding Cycloud Agent and Controller installation can be found at these links Cycloud Agent Installer Cycloud Controller Installer

Installation Process

The installation process consists of a number of steps. These will include the downloading of the Cycloud primer software though to the configuration of it on a selected machine that is to be a Cycloud Agent or Controller.

Step 1

Select a machine to install Cycloud prerequisites onto. This can be a Windows Server or workstation class machine running a supported operating system. To run the Cycloud primer it does not matter if the machine is Domain joined or not.

Step 2

Obtain the Cycloud primer software. This is available from the Cycloud download page as a separate download or as of 31/08/2021 onward or as part of the full product download. It consists of a single executable file (Cycloud-Primer.exe) and a small number of auxiliary files to compliment the aesthetics of the UI. The download size is extremely small.

All Cycloud software is signed with Cycloud’ s code signing certificate which ensures its authenticity. If in any doubt of the origin of this or any other Cycloud software the certificate can be checked by examining the executable software by right clicking it checking its properties. Clicking the “Digital Signatures” tab reviles the certificate. If the file is authentic then the Cycloud certificate will be attached.

Below is what should be observed. If there is any doubt whatsoever with the authenticity of Cycloud software it should not be used under any circumstances.

Unzip the Cycloud primer zip file and extract it to a folder. Navigate to the folder and find the “Cycloud-Primer.exe” file and double click on it. There may be a prompt to accept the running of the Cycloud primer as it will need to make changes to the configuration of the machine so will require administrative privileges. Weather the user sees a prompt will depend on the settings of how the “user access control” setting have been set. It may take a few moments for anything to appear whilst various libraries are loaded into memory so please be patient when running the Cycloud primer for the first time. The Cycloud primer will first of all analyse the machine for any prerequisites that may already have been installed and shortly after that has been completed the UI will be presented.

The first thing that will be seen is a screen similar to the following while the analysis of the machine is being performed.

The configuration UI will be loaded as soon as the system analysis has been completed and will be presented as below.

Cycloud UI field logic

The various dropdown options present the choices that the user has to populate. It is felt that the information required is obvious however the analysis of the machine prior to the loading of the configuration UI will remove some irrelevant options and this will depend on the machine that the Cycloud primer is being run on. For instance if the Cycloud primer is running on a Domain Controller the configuration UI will not present to the user an option to configure the machine as an Agent as Domain Controllers are not supported as Cycloud Agents. Furthermore if the user chooses to configure the machine as a Cycloud Controller the “Technology Platform” dropdown will be greyed out as Cycloud Controllers do not require infrastructure prerequisites software that Cycloud Agents require.

Step 3

The configuration of the Cycloud primer is extremely simple and involves answering a number of questions presented in the configuration UI and submitting them using the “OK” button. The following paragraphs explain what each option is although most are self-explanatory.

Machine Type

The “Machine Type” field is mandatory and must be completed. This denotes if the machine being used is to act as a Cycloud Agent or Controller. In our example we will assume that the machine the Cycloud primer is running on is capable of being a Cycloud Agent with the Agent in which the option will be presented in the “Machine Type” field. As a consequence of selecting Agent as an option the “Technology Platform” dropdown will become enabled. The “Technology Platform” dropdown will not be available for Cycloud Controller configurations.

Technology Platform

If the “Technology Platform” field is presented two possible option will be available. the two options are “Microsoft” or “Citrix”. Each of these options represent the virtual infrastructure the Cycloud Agent will be using. The difference between the two selections is that should the “Citrix” option be selected this will install the Citrix PowerShell support in addition to the Microsoft Azure PowerShell support which is required for any machines that run on the Microsoft Azure Cloud infrastructure. This option is greyed out unless the machine type filed has been selected as Agent.

Time Zone

The “Time Zone” dropdown field is also mandatory as it is crucial that Cycloud Controllers or Agents be set in the correct time zone. This is to ensure that the scheduling functions of Cycloud work accurately.

Configuration submission

When all mandatory fields are completed the settings will then be possible to submit using the “OK” button. If the mandatory fields are not completed the user will be prompted to do so.

It is important to note that some system optimisation setting are also configured at the time of configuration submission. These optimisation are listed above and are applicable only to Cycloud Agents. There are no system optimisations for Cycloud Controllers.

When the configuration is submitted the user will be asked to conform the installation of the Cycloud prerequisite components with popup form below. The only options will be to accept or cancel. If the user cancels the configuration at this point by using the “Cancel” button the process will terminate. If the user accepts by using the “OK” button the Cycloud primer will continue to install the prerequisite components on the machine. It is not possible to submit the form unless all the fields are populated.

The next thing that will happen is an indicator showing the user that the components are installing. This can take some time depending on the options selected so again patience is required until the installation of the prerequisite components are complete.

When the installation of the prerequisites has completed the form will close but if the selected options require the machine to be rebooted and the user has chosen to reboot the machine at the end of the process the machine will go ahead and reboot at that point.

Event Log

The Cycloud primer has an event log specifically to collect installation information. Each component will be listed when they have installed or not whatever the case maybe. The “CycloudPrimer” event log can be found by using the Microsoft Event Viewer and navigating the “Applications and Services Logs” in the left had pane. The following is an example of the CycloudPrimer even log.

The Cycloud primer utility has been designed to make the task of supporting Cycloud components easier and less time consuming by providing a fully automated process which installs Cycloud prerequisite components easily and efficiently based on minimal information.

If the Cycloud primer is used in accordance with this guide the effectiveness of the Cycloud solution will be enhanced by reducing potential issues associated with incorrect or missing prerequisite components.


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Engages in financial analysis in such areas as forecasting, budgeting, engaging in cost reduction analysis, and reviewing operational performance.

  • Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances; Manage the preparation of client’s budget.
  • Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction.
  • Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company.
  • Review the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management.
  • Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement.
  • Interpret the company’s financial results to management and recommend improvement activities.
  • Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput.
  • Participate in target costing activities to create products that meeting predetermined price goals.
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Leader of Pharmacy PSP Faces Industry Challenges Having High Standards

Vazha Okriashvili

2022 has started with the process of obtaining good distribution practices (GDP Certificate)  for PSP Pharmacy. GDP Guarantees the standards that any distribution company must meet to ensure the quality and integrity of pharmaceutical products is maintained throughout the supply chain.

Modern software solutions & warehouse equipment are represented in a 15,000 square meter warehouse in Tbilisi.

“Obtaining GDP certification means that a PSP distribution warehouse is in full compliance with international standards. The transition to an international distribution standard is an initiative of the government of Georgia and it is a challenge for 2022, one of the most important internationally recognized mechanisms for the protection of medicine quality in the country,” CEO of PSP Pharmacy Vazha Okriashvili said.

PSP was founded in 1994 and its first activity on the Georgian pharmaceutical market was in distribution. The distribution company PSP Center of Introduction became the first official distributor of European medicines in Georgia.

Step by step the company expanded its product offerings into medicines, cosmetic products, baby food and general wellness.

The name of the company – PSP – is an abbreviation of the Latin expression Paulatim Summa Petuntur, which in English means ‘step-by-step to the peak’ and is the company’s motto.

This year, PSP won its seventeenth Golden Brand at the 17th Golden Brand awards ceremony for the success the company had in 2021. This means that PSP has never lost the award to any other company operating in the same field.

Q. How has the PSP pharmacy network been developing on the local market?

A. In 2021, we opened 35 new PSP pharmacies, while 18 pharmacies were rebranded, and today 300 pharmacies serve customers throughout Georgia.

PSP began as a fully customer-oriented pharmacy in 1994. The first challenge was to create physical access to medicines for the population of post-war Georgia. From the very beginning, we selected international standard medicine companies as partners, which is why PSP has been guaranteeing quality for the population for 28 years.

The next challenge was to ensure widespread access, which is why today we continue to expand the pharmacy network so that each citizen can easily and comfortably access more than 30,000 names of guaranteed quality medicines, hygiene, self and patient care, baby food and care, decorative and medical cosmetics.

Every month, two million customers choose PSP as their ‘family pharmacy’.

Q. PSP customers can use the ‘My Family Card’, which is a rewards card. By how much  is the number of card holders increasing every year?

A. ‘My Family Card’ is in almost every family living in Georgia. Of these, up to two million are active users; The number of active customers increases year by year. The card has an additional 9% discount in addition to the cumulative benefit.

Q. What is the current market share of PSP?

A. PSP is steadily holding 30% of the Georgian pharmaceutical market.

Q. What new products were added to the pharmacy network last year and what new products are planned to be added in the future?

A. Every year we are expanding the range of PSP products by following advances in modern medicine and medical cosmetics, offering the population of Georgia the products of world-famous brands.

This year we introduced the French SVR and Polish Pharmaceris, two of the largest brands of dermatological cosmetics, and the world-famous Italian hair care brand Echosline’s products and various dyes.

In 2021, an amendment to resolution N188 by the government of Georgia allowed the import of Turkish-made medicines, which allowed us to offer Turkish-made medicines of European brands to the customers at a 77% cheaper price. The list of Turkish-made medicines includes more than 50 names of the most widely available drugs.

Q. PSP was one of the first Georgian companies to be involved in supporting Ukraine from the very first days of the war and mobilized a number of humanitarian cargoes. Please tell us how exactly the company has helped Ukraine?

A. As soon as the war started, on February 27, we were able to mobilize first aid and sent 200,000 GEL worth of medical supplies and medicines to Ukraine. Thereafter, the flag of Ukraine has taken an honorable place next to the Georgian flag in all our pharmacies.

Over the next week, we learned from the Ukrainian Embassy that baby food and care items had become especially important, and accordingly we sent 20,000 GEL worth of baby food, milk, porridge, and diapers to Ukraine. Based on close cooperation with the embassy of Ukraine, we were consistently informed of current needs, allowing us to organize the appropriate assistance.

Our strategic partner Mizon has allocated $50,000 to help Ukraine, which the company has almost doubled, and on March 12, $95,000 worth of medicines and baby food were given to the Ukrainian embassy.

At the same time, there was a very high interest from employees and consumers in being involved in humanitarian activities, and so we placed boxes for collecting humanitarian items in pharmacies with the colors of the Ukrainian flag. The staff have also actively transferred money to a specially-opened account with the embassy.

Q. Will the Russia-Ukraine war affect the supply of products at PSP pharmacies?

A. PSP suppliers are mainly companies operating in Europe and America, so it does not pose a global problem in terms of stock, although medicines made in Ukraine are also represented on the Georgian market and of course the war had a negative impact on the supply of these products.

Ukraine is a leading country in many respects, and its victory and return to the standard operating platform is very important for many markets.

Q. Congratulations on winning the Golden Brand this year once again. Could you please name the specific activities of 2021 that helped the company win?

A. The coronavirus pandemic created new challenges and demands. In spite of the pandemic, the PSP has not spent a single day without seeing to customer care.

Despite unfavorable circumstances, we continue to provide customers with interesting offers, new products and world-famous brands, strengthening the PSP online pharmacy and increasing access to world-famous brands, pharmaceuticals and baby products at the most affordable prices in our 300 locations across the country.

PSP remains a guarantor of product and service quality for its customers.

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I’ve had several sprout-growing eras. I embrace sprouting for a while and then it tends to become cumbersome, I tend to become negligent, sprouts tend to moulder into a stinky mess…and I wander dejectedly away from sprouting for a couple of years. Right now I’m in another sprouting golden age. They’re growing well, I crave them all the time, I feel healthier for eating them and all is good. In fact, I’m snacking on a small mountain of them right now.

Here’s what I know now about sprouts that has made it all so much better:

1. Hemp sprout bags are the perfect growing environment.

I’ve invested in several sprouting gizmos. You can even spend several hundred dollars on an automated sprout factory that does it all for you. The thing is, “it all” is about 6 minutes of effort a day, rinsing. That’s it. Simple! All the sprouters I’ve bought have been somehow ineffective. The drainage holes block with small seeds, the water collection tray is too small, the height doesn’t allow sprouts to grow sufficiently…I could go on. Enter the hemp sprouting bag! These are hands down the simplest growing method. You put  few tablespoons of seed inside, soak the bag/s in a bowl of water overnight (see number 2 for a tip about this), rinse twice a day and hang them on a hook over the sink in the meantime. When the sprouts are ready to eat, I turn them out onto a colander (or one of my abandoned sprouting tray sets) and leave them on the kitchen bench to do a little photosynthesising and become deliciously green. In between batches, give the bags a good handwash and soak in low concentration hydrogen peroxide to keep mould at bay. Easy!

2. Soaking water can be enriched with a drop of natrakelp and a dozen squirts of magnesium oil.

From what I’ve read and observed, this seems like a good way I boost the health benefits and rigour of my sprouts. They grow quicker, and are better for me too. I’ve just bought some potassium humate which I’ll start adding into the mix too.

3. Make sprouting part of a cycle within your system.

Confession time. I am a terrible slacker when it comes to watering the gardening. Life is so busy and too often my balcony garden is out of sight, out of mind. So, plants get frail, feel neglected, even – I admit – shrivel up and die. I also get the guilts about wasting water with sprout rinsing. Voila…a cycle! Sprouts are in my kitchen so I see them all the time. They get rinsed over a bucket, which I take out to my balcony garden to water the plants. Watering becomes normal, and easy, no water gets wasted…and my plants get the benefits of all the goodness of sprout rinsing water.

4. Not all sprouts are equal.

Some types of sprouts are amazing. Others are drab. You’ll like some and be indifferent about others. Some will flourish, others will (at best) limp along. Snow peas are a good example. I soaked a pile of snowpea seeds, popped half in a sprouter and grew the other half as microgreens (in soil, that is). The sprouted ones took longer, and were an impoverished version of those that got the microgreen treatment. With a little experimenting, I’m getting to know what works and what I like best. I bought little quantities of seed first, then bought in bulk once I knew what grew best and got eaten most.

  1. Thank you for this post. Like you I go through sprouting periods. When the next one starts I’ll try some of your tips.

  2. Love sprouting but I must be woefully uneducated because I’d never heard of a hemp sprouting bag or adding mag oil. Thanks for the tips. We have a rather old, clunky sprouter that definitely needs replaced so your post is v helpful and timely!

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    I’ve always wondered what type of beans produce the Chinese bean shoots that are used in some Asian cuisines and bought in Asian groceries. Any ideas?

    • Hi Jeni, Mung bean sprouts. I’ve never grown them. I you do I’d love to hear your tips. Thanks for reading xo

  5. jeninorton

    I only just came across your reply TIlly–thank you.
    I have grown mung beans to 3 days and they don’t look like the Chinese bean shoots I’ve bought. Mung beans are round with a white shoot about 1-2cm long.. The Chinese beans are somewhat oval and the shoot is yellowish and 4-5cm long.
    I wonder if the “Chinese” bean shoots are grown for longer than I have tried? I will try it 🙂

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Triangle Friday #30

Happy Triangle Friday everyone! I found these animations by Matthew DiVito the other night and haven’t stopped looking at them since! They’re pretty mesmerizing:

I wish I could animate things! If that wasn’t enough for you, check out more on his tumblr!

I hope that’s inspired you to have a tri-tastic weekend. Got anything triangular to share with the world? I’d love to see it so get in touch (read more here).

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Current Giveaways:
1. Mabel’s Labels – $18.50 Value
2. Ted Dekker’s Circle Trilogy (novels) – $50 Value
3. Doodlebug Designs Custom Blog Design – over $100 Value
4. Handmade, Designer Pottery – $130 Value
5. Six Week Pottery Lessons – $175 Value
6. Gorgeous and Stylish Handmade Bracelet – $20 Value
7. Gorgeous and Unique Handmade Earrings – $16 Value
Next Saturday, February 28th, is my One Year Bloggy Anniversary!!!

I’ve been pondering for over a month on how to appropriately celebrate my anniversary. I wanted it to be meaningful, memorable, funny, and fun.

So here’s what the plan is:

A giveaway jubilee, with a fun ending!

(by the way, if you were wondering, The word “Jubilee” means “the celebration of an anniversary”nice, huh?)

Starting this coming up Monday, besides my normal blogging (if I have time!!), I will be having daily giveaways that total over $500 worth of some of my favorite products in the whole world, provided from some truly awesome companies and individuals. These will include giveaways for:

  • Personalized indestructible kid’s labels,
  • Novels from one of my favorite authors,
  • A free custom blog design,
  • A set of gorgeous high end, handmade Pottery,
  • Six weeks of Pottery Lessons, and
  • Two pieces of beautiful, handmade jewelry.

There are multiple ways to enter these contests:

  1. First of all, You MUST enter each giveaway separately by commenting on each post as they are published. Be sure and read the posts carefully, because there will be instructions on some of them as to WHAT to post to be entered into the contest.
  2. Then, on Saturday the 28th, in celebration of my anniversary, I will be posting Toddler Tips – this year’s sequel to Baby Tips. Just because I didn’t learn ENOUGH that first year.

    I will have a Mr. Linky on the post so that everyone can participate and write their own Baby, Toddler, Kid or even Teenager tips, using pictures and the basic idea of Baby Tips.

    Don’t worry – you can still play even if you don’t have a blog – you can email them to me and I will post them on B-Sides and link them in to Mr. Linky for you. For each photo “tip” that you write, you get an extra entry into every contest you entered over this week. So get started on writing your baby/toddler/teenager tips now!!! You can do as many or as few as you want!

  3. I’ll also be throwing around a lot of extra entries for things like if you’re a subscriber, follower, or regular reader of my blog (comment on this post and tell me and I’ll take care of your extra entries), if you write about my giveaway jubilee on your blog (feel free to steal my button at the top of this post) or twitter about it (again, comment on this post and let me know to collect your extra entries), or if you comment on my actual anniversary post on Saturday.

    Why all these extra entries? Because although all of these contests will be publicized nationally, I want to give my loyal readers as many chances as possible to win.

    Plus, I will get to put together one heck of an excel spreadsheet to keep up with all the entries. And that, my friends, is, in itself, a happy anniversary present to me.

You can go ahead and comment here to get your extra entries, But please note that you must enter each giveaway individually – your extra entries will go into all of the giveaways that you enter eventually, but not the ones you didn’t. that way if you aren’t interested in a prize or can’t use a particular prize (such as if you’re not a blogger and couldn’t really display a custom blog design on your mantle or anything), you won’t end up with that prize.

You can come back to this post anytime to see the current listing of the giveaways – I will add them at the top of this post each time I post a new giveaway, as well as put links on the sidebar of my blog.

Please let me know if I have completely muddied the water and you have questions as to how this will work.

You will have until Monday, March 16th to take advantage of all of these ways to enter. The winners will be randomly selected and announced by 3pm on Tuesday, March 17th.

I’m so excited!! It’s going to be a FUN week!!!

26 thoughts on “Caution: Jubilant Anniversary Celebrations Ahead!

  1. A year, yay! Congratulations. I’ve been blogging a year, as well… back at the end of January, but did nothing, I’m so lame like that, lol.

    Look forward to reading your Toddler Tips, because the baby tips cracked me up!

  2. YEA!!!!! for us. I must be entered because one day I am going to win, the power of positive thinking. Where’s a pic of your hair?

  3. Fun time! yeah, pottery, books, jewelry are all good with me! :) well, even the custon blog design…but i do like to change my design around a lot/way too often, so i dont know if that would be good for me!
    happy anniversary! looking forward to a fun week!

  4. Wow! You’re going all out for this! How fun! Of course, you know I’m a regular reader and a follower, and I am now also a subscriber!

    I had actually been thinking about stealing your baby tips idea and adding a few of my own, so this is great timing for me!

  5. I am a new follower … I put your blog in my favorites in Google Reader … I found you because I am a follower of Judi’s at Doodlebug Designs. I hope I can afford to do something nice for my readers on my blog anniversary … that will be in April.

    I will be back.

  6. I know I am a regular reader and I believe I am a follower..I’ll double check on that! You know I love reading your blog!! I’ll also post about your giveaways too on my blog TODAY!!

  7. I’m a follower (through FeedDemon)
    Would love to win the Ted Dekker books!
    kherbrand at comcast dot net

  8. happy anniversary.
    i found you thru bigmama. don't have a blog, but am now a faithful fan – 2 days of reading archives :)
    contests are fun, but i'm loving your perspective and writing style just as much. thanks for putting time & talent into the blog for all of us.

  9. Happy Anniversary! Great way to celebrate! I just started blogging a little while ago, and your blog was one of the first ones I read (found you on 5minutes for mom) probably a photo contest! I subscribe to your blog through google reader and stop by a couple times a week to see what you are up to :O) i can’t find a place to follow your blog…..let me know, I would love to be a follower too. thanks for the extra entries!!!

  10. Woohoo! I’m a subscriber.. though you wouldn’t know it b/c I’ve been mia from blogging the last week or two. But I’m back!!

  11. Congrats! I'm at 2 years for my blog so I know how special that 1st one is. Come visit if you have time sometime,I have 22 active giveaways going right now.

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Wha. . .?
Are those lipstick marks on a SIPPY CUP?!?!

(runs off in search of culprit)

Aha! Caught!
I especially like that perfect lipstick-heart on her nose. I don’t think that could be done if one tried.

But, unfortunately, she doesn’t seem very penitent at all.

I’m sure that THIS felony will be repeated.

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30 thoughts on “Cosmetic Mystery

  1. Wow! Look at all of her hair! She looks so much older than the last time I saw her. They change so fast, don't they?

  2. Cute! I know it was wrong but cute none the less. I am amazed you caught the lipstick on the sippy cup. I wouldn't have been that observant at all.

  3. If you could bottle that cuteness you would make a fortune! Just wait till she cuts her hair. Abbie did it twice.

  4. OMG, this is adorable! I remember finding my lipstick on my daughter when she was youger, as well as all over the couch and her brand new outfit! Oh the joys of motherhood. Too funny…I did the same thing, grabbed the camera! *LOL*

    My WW ~ How to tell it's going to be a bad day

  5. Uh oh! You either start start sharing your lipstick (and other cosmetics!) with her or lock them away. :) Adorable!

  6. Wow, that is a very impressive heart on the nose! Kariya found some lipgloss the other day and by the time I found her half the tube was smeared up and down both arms and both legs!

  7. That is too cute. She is adorable! She will definitely be breaking into mom's makeup stash again!

  8. The color looks really good on her! That is pretty amazing that she made a perfect lipstick heart on her nose!

  9. haha! too funny! It's bad enough to find lipstick marks on your man's shirt, but on your toddler's sippy cup! Scandalous!

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Great Dane Hip Pain: Signs, Treatment, & Prevention

Great Dane hip pain

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Does your Great Dane have hip pain in their hips or noticeable hip issues? You may notice that they are having trouble getting up and limping some when they are walking.

There are many things that you can do at home to help your Great Dane with their hip pain and sometimes it is best to see your vet.

How to know if your dog has hip pain

Sometimes the signs of hip pain can be very subtle.

These are some of the most common signs of hip pain in Great Danes:

  • Limping
  • Trouble standing especially early in the morning
  • Whining in pain when they are moving
  • Decrease muscle mass in their legs
  • Not wanting to climb stairs
  • Bunny hopping walk
  • Dragging legs when walking

Why Great Danes develop hip pain

There are a few health conditions that can cause your Great Dane to be painful in their hips.

The most common two are hip dysplasia and arthritis. Let’s take a closer look at each of these.

1. Hip Dysplasia

Hip Dysplasia occurs when your Great Danes hip joint does not properly form. This will cause the hip to not fully fit into the joint.

The hip joint is a ball and socket type joint. If the head of the femur which forms a ball does not fully fit into the socket of the hip. This will cause your dog’s hip to pop out of the socket sometimes.

This can cause arthritis to build up around your dog’s hip joint and can be very painful. Most dogs with hip dysplasia will have pain in their hip.

Your vet can diagnose hip dysplasia by taking x rays of your dog’s hips and performing an orthopedic exam of their hips

2. Arthritis

As your Great Dane gets older, they can develop arthritis. This commonly occurs in your dog’s knees and hips. Many dogs with arthritis will have issues standing and may be limping.

Arthritis is diagnosed by an x-ray. Your vet will be able to see bonny changes around your Great Danes joints to tell if there is any arthritis build-up.

How is hip pain diagnosed?

Your vet can determine if your Great Dane has hip pain based on their initial exam and a history of limping from you.

Your vet will also want to run some tests and do an extended orthopedic examination to determine the cause of the hip pain. These are other things that your vet may suggest.

1. Full Orthopedic Exam

Your vet will want to do a full orthopedic examination on your Great Dane. This will include extending and stretching their legs and hips to feel for any pops or cracks.

Sometimes your vet will want to sedate your dog for this procedure. That way they are able to move their leg freely without causing extra pain to your Great Dane.

2. Radiographs

If your Great Dane has hip pain, your vet will want to take x-rays of their hips. This will determine if there is any arthritis in their hips, or if they have hip dysplasia.

X-rays will also show any other issues with your dog’s hip bones.

Treating Great Dane hip pain

If your Great Dane does have hip pain, there are many different things that you can do. Some of these can be done at home while others will need to see your vet.

Home Treatment Options

With mild hip pain issues, you can try a few at-home tips and tricks to help your Great Dane feel much better.

These are some of the things that you can do at home to help your Great Dane’s hip pain:

1. Joint supplements

For mild signs of hip pain, you can give your Great Dane hip and joint supplements. Many of these contain glucosamine and chondroitin.

Two great joint supplements that you can use are Dasaquin and Glycoflex. The number of chews will be adjusted based on your Great Dane’s weight.

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2. Rest!

If your Great Dane has suddenly started having hip pain, allowing them to rest for a few days can help.

It is best to take your Great Dane out to potty on a leash and not take them for a long walk. Many times a few days of rest will help your Great Dane’s hips feel much better.

3. Applying an Ice pack to the hips

If your Great Dane’s hips are painful you can apply an ice pack to the hips twice a day. It is best to wrap the ice in a thin towel and not apply the ice pack directly to your Great Dane’s skin.

You can keep this ice pack on for a max of 15 minutes twice a day or as long as your Great Dane will let you.

4. Make sure your Great Dane is at a healthy weight

If your Great Dane is overweight, this will put extra weight on your Great Dane’s joints. Make sure that your Great Dane is not carrying around extra weight.

If your dog is on the heavier side, it is best to help them lose weight. One way to quickly help your Great Dane lose weight is to decrease the amount of food that your dog is eating just a little bit and increase their exercise.

This is a healthy way for your Great Dane to quickly and easily lose weight!

If your dog does not improve after a few days of these at-home remedies, it would be best to see your vet.

Veterinarian Treatment Options

If your Great Dane has more severe hip pain that is not getting better with these at-home treatments, your vet may prescribe some of these other treatment methods

  1. Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) medications: There are many different NSAIDs that your vet may prescribe to your Great Dane. These will be given to help decrease pain and inflammation in your dog’s joints

  2. Steroids: your vet may recommend that your dog has steroids. These will help decrease any inflammation in your Great Dane’s joints.

  3. Hip surgery: If your dog has hip dysplasia, your vet will recommend that your dog has surgery There are a few different types of surgery depending on the severity of the disease. Some of these surgeries are total hip replacement and others are removing the head of the femur to decrease arthritis in the hips joints. In young puppies with hip issues, there are procedures that can be done to help prevent your Great Dane from developing severe hip dysplasia and hip pain.

  4. Physical Therapy: Dog physical therapy can help strengthen your dog’s hip joints to decrease pain and inflammation. Low impact exercise is the best! This would include things like swimming or short slow walks.

  5. Cold Laser therapy: Many vets can do cold laser therapy which provides a beam of laser to your dog’s hips to decrease the inflammation and the pain in the joints. Many times, after just a few treatments your Great Dane will be walking around normal.

  6. Acupuncture: recently more veterinarians are learning about holistic medicine. Things like acupuncture are becoming more popular, especially in bigger cities. This is a small needle that is placed into your dog’s body at a certain spot. Then electrodes at hooked to these needles to help decrease inflammation and pain in your Great Danes joints.

Ways to help prevent hip pain in Great Danes

Sometimes no matter what you do you cannot decrease hip pain in your Great Dane. These are a few things that you can do to help.

  • Pick good genetics: Many hip issues are genetic. The parents of your Great Dane can be screened for signs of hip dysplasia. Most breeders will have their parent’s OFA certified that they are free of hip dysplasia.

  • Start your dog on joint supplement: You can start your Great Dane on hip supplements when your dog is young. This can help start preventing hip issues and hip pain before they start having issues.

  • Providing them a Low-Impact exercise: When your Great Dane is young it is best to give your Great Dane low impact exercise that they can do. It is best to not take your Great Danes for very long runs until they are fully grown, and joints are fully developed. This does not occur until your Great Dane is 2 years old.

  • Give your Great Dane the Proper Nutrition: Great Danes are large breed dogs. These dogs will need a large breed dog food, especially when they are puppies. Large breed puppy food is specially designed to take care of your Great Dane’s fast-growing body and bones. By not feeding them the proper diet, you can cause your Great Dane to not properly develop.

Final Thoughts on Great Dane Hip Pain

If your Great Dane has hip pain, it is best to figure out what is causing this pain so that you can start to fix these issues and decrease your Great Danes pain.

Hip pain can be caused by arthritis or hip dysplasia.  Your vet will take x rays to figure out which one. If your Great Dane just has mild hip pain, you can try a few of these tips and tricks to help decrease this pain in your Great Dane.

In severe cases, your Great Dane may need surgery to fix its issues. If your Great Dane is very painful, it is best to see your vet right away to make sure that your Great Dane can quickly recover.

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Seasonal: $2,400.00 + HST (May Long Weekend to Thanksgiving Weekend) *SEASONAL CAMPSITES ARE CURRENTLY FULL FOR THE 2022 SEASON*

“Our trailer has been parked at their full-service campground for the summer, and it has been the BEST SUMMER EVER!! They have room for several tents or trailers (with reliable hydro, water, and septic hookups for each) on a big grassy spot carved out of the hillside and surrounded by nothing but trees, butterflies and stars! The “open concept” site is cozy and friendly, but we still felt like we had plenty of privacy as other campers came and went. As we continue to get to know the area, we are grateful to have found such a true gem! And we are happy to recommend this spot to anyone looking for a quiet, no-nonsense, fun and relaxing get-away!”
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Camp Fire Safety Tips and Building a Fire:

  • Make sure you have a source of water or shovel near by
  • Never cut the wood in the forest around your campsite. Instead, use tinder (small twigs), kindling (sticks 1″ or smaller) and larger pieces of wood.
  • Pile up some tinder in the center of the fire pit
  • Build a teepee with the kindling over your tinder
  • Light the tinder with a match or lighter
  • Add more tinder as the fire grows
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18 May 2021

The Government has issued its highly anticipated policy statement on Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) imports.

The statement notably includes a moratorium on the development of fracked gas importation, pending a completed energy security review.

The document comes weeks after the Government published its revised Climate Bill, which notably left out a Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (JOCCA) recommendation to ban LNG importation through the legislation.

Depending on the outcome of an energy security review of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems, the statement sets out that it would not “be appropriate for the development of any LNG terminals in Ireland to be permitted or proceeded with.”

A legal ban on importing the fossil fuel however, “cannot be put in place at this time,” according to the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.

“To do so would require changes to international rules, such as European energy laws,” the Department said.

Changes to such aforementioned European legislation could facilitate a ban, according to the Department’, and the Government says it is committed to pursuing that as part of upcoming revisions to the EU’s Gas Directive and Gas Regulation.

Minister for Climate Action Eamon Ryan said he remained “determined as ever to halt the damage caused by fracking” and that he will pursue opportunities at a European and international level to do so following the statement’s publication.

Fracked gas is extracted by injecting sand, pressurised water and various chemicals into shale rock. Numerous studies have linked it to health issues, earth tremours and large carbon and methane emissions.

The previous Irish government called it a “transition fuel”, however a 2019 report from Oil Change International referred to its production and use as a “bridge to climate disaster”.

A “welcome step” towards a permanent ban

Friends of the Earth Ireland welcomed the policy statement publication, and called it a “death knell” for LNG imports into Ireland.

Head of Policy at Friends of the Earth Jerry Mac Evilly said the move is a “welcome step towards a permanent ban on fracked gas imports”.

“We’re confident that an evidence based energy security review will find that Ireland does not need to import fracked gas to secure our energy supply and keep the lights on.

And it’s already crystal clear that we cannot afford to import fracked gas – or any highly polluting official fuels – on climate grounds,” Mr. Mac Evilly added.

Friends of the Earth also noted the Attorney General’s advice regarding legislation, but pointed to research from the Irish Centre for Human Rights that reached a different conclusion.

Under the supervision of Dr Maeve O’Rourke, researchers at the Human Rights Law Clinic found that prohibiting the importation or sale of fracked gas was in fact compatible with international trade rules.

People Before Profit were highly critical of the policy statement following its publication and said it was an “attempt to kick the can down the road”.

Deputy Brid Smith said that the statement itself was not enough and that “beyond telling us what the Minister opposes, it told us little about what the government intends to do in Ireland to ensure we stop LNG terminals and fracked gas imports.”

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Even if not all websites have one, a blog is an effective tool to build a relationship with our audience, improve the SEO, define the company’s image or expand our online presence.

Whatever your goal is, creating a blog using WebSite X5 is really simple. Watch this video: 3 minutes are enough to learn the basic steps. Otherwise, you can keep reading.

Let’s find out together the fundamental steps:

  1. Open a blog and write your posts
  2. Define the layout of the pages
  3. Activate the comments
  4. Link the blog
  5. Publish your posts
  6. Manage the comments

#tip - The Blog you create will be available on where corresponds to your website’s URL.

1. Open a blog and write your posts

Creating a blog is really simple: you just need to create your first article!

  • Go to Step 1 - Website settings and click on the Blog button.

Now you can get straight to the heart of the matter and move on the contents:

  • Stay in the Post List section and select the Add button to open the Post settings window.
  • Use the options in the Contents section to report all the necessary details about the post. Write a title and a description, report the category it will be part of and who the author is. You can make your post even more complete and nicer by adding a cover image and specifying the date the blog post will need to be published.
  • Now go to the Contents section: use the editor to write the text for your post, format it and add images and links to complete it.
  • When you’re happy with the result select OK.
  • You will find the post you just wrote in the Post List: you can select it to open it and possibly make some changes.

#tip - You can find evrything you need to know about how to create and manage the posts in the Article section of the guides.

Before moving on, you can set up the bar for the Side Blocks as well, i. e. the bars reporting the tools you can make available for the readers to browse your Blog posts.

  • Open the Side Blocks option and decide if and on which pages they should be displayed.
  • Use the Add and Remove buttons to make up the list of blocks you want to make available, for example the list of the categories or the most recent posts.

#tip - For more information, please see: How to add boxes with recent articles, categories and tags on the pages of the Blog?

2. Define the layout of the pages

Now that the first contents are in, you can define the graphic layout for your blog. Consider that the website template will automatically be applied to the blog as well. Still, you can work on its organization and layout:

  • for the Blog Main Page, i.e. the page where all the published posts are displayed in chronological order;
  • for the Article Page, i.e. the pages for each published post;

Let’s start from the Main Page, which corresponds to the Home Page for your Blog:

  • Go to Step 3 - Sitemap. You will find the "Blog: Main Page" option among the Special Pages: select it and click on Edit, or double-click on it.
  • Click on the Card Settings list  to choose the way you want to display the cards, which are used to summarize the different posts.
  • Use the available options to align the cards and define all the graphic elements.
  • Choose if you want to show the Side Blocks here too with the Display Side Blocks option.
  • Use the Highlighted articles options to make the latest posts even more visible.

All the Article Pages have the same structure and the same graphic layout:

  • Still on the Map, select the Special Page "Blog: Article Page" and click on Edit.
  • In Genaral section , use the options in the View option to choose how title, cover image and contents should be displayed.
  • Choose if you want to show the Side Blocks here too with the Show Side Blocks option.
  • Finally, you can activate the Create Google AMP pages including the Blog contents option.

#tip -Please find more information on How to define the layout of the Blog Home Page and How to define the layout of the Blog Article Pages

3. Activate the comments

You are free to decide whether to give your readers the possibility of leaving comments for the posts you will publish:

  • Open the Blog: Article Page > Comments section and activate the Let readers add Comments to your Blog option.
  • Choose the Comment management system you prefer among:
    • the WebSite X5 internal system
    • Facebook
    • Disqus
  • Insert the required parameters according to the chosen system.

Even if you have activated the comments for the blog, you can remove this possibility for certain blog posts of your choice:

  • Go to Step 1 - Website Settings > Blog > Contents.
  • Select the post in question from the Post List and click on the Edit button, so to open the Post Settings window.
  • Go to the Resources section and check the Do not allow comments on this post option.

#tip - More information about the comments activation and management are available on the Comments section.

4. Link the Blog

Now that you've created your Blog and added the first articles, you need to report the Blog entry on your navigation menu:

  • Go to Step 3 - Sitemap creation.
  • Select the "Blog: Main Page" page you can find in the Special Pages section and drag it above, in the Menu section. A Level is created which functions as the Special Page Alias: it has the same name and the same link as the Special Page itself.

5. Publish your posts

Now that you have created your first posts, you just need to publish them online:

  • Go to Step 5 - Export and select Upload the Website to Internet.
  • Choose the wished Webspace Provider: If you choose the WebSite X5 Hosting option, after the activation you will be ready to export your project online right away. If you choose another provider, you will need to report the necessary connection parameters on the Parameter> Sever settings window.
  • If that’s the first time you export a project, select the Upload all the Website to the internet option.
  • If, on the other hand, you have already exported your website online, and you just need to publish the latest blog posts you have written, select the Export only Blog and RSS Feed option: in this way, the export process will be quicker.
  • Click on Start to export your website.

6. Manage the comments

If you chose to activate the blog comments, you must constantly manage the comments you get and possibly moderate the discussions which might take place.

You have different tools at your disposal according to the comment management system you have activated:

  • if you are using the WebSite X5 internal system, you can moderate the discussions on the Online Control Panel, or, if you are a user of the Pro edition, you can use the WebSite X5 Manager App;
  • if you are using Facebook or Disqus instead, you can rely on the dashboards provided by these systems to manage the comments.


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Making waves: How the new communication network is about to give the Delhi cops the edge | Delhi News

New Delhi: while phasing out its Tetranet Wireless NetworkDelhi Police is acquiring an advanced digital trunked radio system that will meet the needs of its network for the next 10 years.
Estimated to cost Rs 100 crore, Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has grown to be keen on incorporating ‘Make in India’ components to have a reliable and secure network system for police communications.
The new wireless radios, which would operate on the 800 MHz frequency band, would be purchased in batches over five years. Approximately 12,950 radios are expected to be purchased over the next year and 7,000 in the next batch. Police plan to procure 5,000, 2,500 and 2,500 radios in the coming years, documents reviewed by TOI suggest.
Wireless radio setups are not only necessary for internal communication, but they are also an essential part of police action in the form of wireless conversation logs recorded when cops rush or have reached a crime scene.
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“There will be at least four priority levels, including emergency and operational features, for rapid call handling. Each time a subscriber radio leaves the coverage area, an alert will sound. The dispatch console will also alerted,” an officer said.

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