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It is dedicated to Parvati, known as Meenakshi, and her consort, Shiva, here named Sundareswarar. The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 2,500 year old city of Madurai and is a significant symbol for the Tamil people, mentioned since antiquity in Tamil literature though the present structure was built between 1623 and 1655 CE.

It houses 14 gopurams (gateway towers), ranging from 45–50m in height. The tallest is the southern tower, 51.9 metres (170 ft) high, and two golden sculptured vimanas, the shrines over the garbhagrihas (sanctums) of the main deities. The temple attracts 15,000 visitors a day, around 25,000 on Fridays, and receives an annual revenue of sixty million.

There are an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple. It was on the list of top 30 nominees for the “New Seven Wonders of the World”. The annual 10-day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival, celebrated during April and May, attracts 1 million visitors.

The Meenakshi temple is believed to have been founded by Indra (king of Deva celestial deities) while he was on a pilgrimage to atone for his misdeeds. He felt his burden lifting as he neared the swayambu lingam (self formed lingam, a representation of Shiva used for worship in temples) of Madurai. He ascribed this miracle to the lingam and constructed the temple to enshrine it. Indra worshipped Shiva, who caused golden lotuses to appear in the nearby pool.

Tamil literature speaks of the temple over the last two millennia. The rugnanasambandar, the famous Hindu saint of Saiva philosophy, mentioned this temple as early as the 7th century, and described the deity as Aalavai Iraivan.

The temple is believed to have been sacked by the infamous Muslim invader Malik Kafur in 1310 and all the ancient elements were destroyed. The initiative to rebuild the structure was taken by first Nayak king of Madurai, Viswanatha Nayak (1559–1600) under the supervision of Ariyanatha Mudaliar, the prime minister of the Nayak Dynasty and the founder of the Poligar System.

The original design by Vishwanatha Nayak in 1560 was substantially expanded to the current structure during the reign of Thirumalai Nayak (1623–55). He took considerable interest in erecting many complexes inside the temple. His major contributions are the Vasantha Mandapam for celebrating vasanthorsavam (spring festival) and Kilikoondu Mandapam (corridor of parrots).

The corridors of the temple tank and Meenatchi Nayakar Mandapam were built by Rani Mangammal.

Rous Peter (1786–1828), the Collector of Madurai in 1812, got nickname ‘Peter Pandian’ as he respected and treated people of all faiths equally. He donated a set of golden stirrups studded with diamonds and red stones to the temple.

Goddess Meenakshi is believed to have saved Rous Peter from a fatal incident. He also wished that after his death, his body be buried in a position that would enable his eyes to face the temple.

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13-year old RF Young Champs star Kshitij Kumar selected to play for Dutch Club NEC Nijmegen

Reliance Foundation is actively involved in promoting multiple sports in India through a number of largescale grassroots initiatives, with focus on developing young talent. Our initiatives such as Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) and the Reliance Foundation Junior NBA programme have together impacted the lives of more than 7 million children in India across multiple sports.

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Guantanamo Bay 5th Anniversary 'Celebrations’

Why has Birmingham's HIATT corporation supplied the shackles used during the abuse of 10 British residents and 400 other prisoners in Guantanamo Bay?

Reprieve (a UK charity that legally represents the British residents being
held in Guantanamo) is teaming up with political folk band “Seize the Day”
(, along with local human rights activists from
Amnesty, the Birmingham Guantanamo Campaign and the Save Omar campaign,
to deliver a ‘birthday cake’ to Hiatt of Birmingham on the 5th anniversary
of the opening of the infamous detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The activists will arrive at Hiatt on a 7.5 tonne truck with folk band
“Seize the Day”, who will perform their satirical song “Do the Shackle
Shuffle at Club X-Ray” and “Happy Birthday” to ‘celebrate’ the 5th
anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay’s camp on January 11th, 2002.
Protesters will be dressed in the infamous orange Guantanamo jump suits,
ready-shackled, and will dance (or shuffle) as the band performs. A
‘birthday cake’ with a Guantanamo detainee inside will be presented to

Hiatt manufacture the shackles used by the US military in Guantanamo Bay
over the last 5 years. Hiatt’s history stretches from manufacturing chains
for slaves taken to America in the late 18th Century to supplying shackles
used during torture to various unsavoury regimes. At least 10 British
residents have been held in Guantanamo Bay for up to 5 years

Birmingham consultant physician and activist Dr Nicholl said:
“Hiatt is a company which has always had dubious business practices from
the time of the slave trade to the present day- we think it is appropriate
to point out the role of companies directly profiting from the human
rights abuses taking place in Guantanamo over the last 5 years and the
failure of our political leaders to take any action”.
Former Guantanamo detainee, Moazzam Begg said:
“When I was in Guantánamo Bay, one of the things I pointed out to my
lawyer was how it was ironic that these shackles were made in England,
just like me and him. It was very bizarre. Those shackles would often cut
into my arms and legs and make me bleed. It was those very same shackles
I saw being used by American soldiers in Bagram airbase to hang a
prisoner from the ceiling. It said 'Made in England' on there too.”
Reprieve’s legal director, Clive Stafford Smith said:

“My British clients, some of whom came from Birmingham, did not enjoy
being reminded of home by the shackles on their wrists. If an ethical
foreign policy means anything, it means not profiting from the torment of
our own people.”

Hiatt was taken over as a subsidiary of US company Armor Holdings in July
2006. According to their web site, Armor Holdings “intended to capitalize
on Hiatt’s strong presence and brand awareness outside of North America
and to enhance its presence in the U.S.” Hiatt consultant Geoff Cross
commenting on the protest in the Birmingham Mail (4/1/07) stated "We
receive orders from the United States, we have no responsibility for what
happens after that."

The plight of the British residents is desperate, the US government has
refused independent medical assessments and the UK government has so far
refused to intervene. Omar Deghayes is a British refugee from Libya who
was given asylum in the UK in 1986 after his father was assassinated on
the orders of Colonel Gaddafi. He completed a law degree at Wolverhampton
University. He was arrested in Pakistan by US authorities in 2001, and
sent to Guantanamo Bay, where he has suffered numerous human rights abuses
and is now completely blinded in one eye following an assault by a US
soldier. No charges have ever been brought against him. However, the UK
government has refused to intervene on his behalf, even though the Libyan
security services have threatened to kill him if the US authorities ever
send him to Libya. He has lived in Brighton for many years, and all his
family are British citizens, yet every day, he is held in Hiatt shackles..

The stories of the various British residents are equally horrifying.
Binyam Mohammed was rendered to Morocco where his torturers took a razor
blade to his penis. Shaker Aamer has a British wife and four young
British children. Bisher Al Rawi and Jamil El Banna, far from being
seized on the Afghan battlefield, were grabbed in the Gambia where they
were setting up a peanut processing plant, and taken to Guantanamo. Ahmed
Errachidi, 18 years a British resident, was working as a chef in London at
the time the Americans allege he was training as a terrorist on the other
side of the world.

The Foreign Office has so far refused to make any comment regarding
Hiatt’s relationship with the Guantanamo regime, citing “commercial

Press conference:
Clara Gutteridge, spokesperson for Reprieve, UK legal charity that
represents the British residents held in Guantanamo.
Abu Bakr Deghayes- brother of Omar Dehayes, British resident, currently
being in Guantanamo

Sandy Mitchell, who was tortured in Saudia Arabia in Hiatt shackles.

Dr David Nicholl, consultant physician from Birmingham who has spoken out
in regard to medical treatment of Guantanamo hunger strikers.

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A special prosecutor has decided not to seek charges against two Indianapolis police officers in the fatal Aaron Bailey shooting. Bailey, an unarmed black man from Indianapolis, was killed on June 29, 2017. Dwight Adams/IndyStar

Nobody in Indianapolis should feel at ease about the outcome of this case. It has done nothing but intensify the mistrust many minorities feel about IMPD and law enforcement in general.

The officers feared for their lives.

That phrase has become a "get out of jail free" card for police officers around the country who are killing unarmed individuals with impunity.

The families who lose their loved ones to police shootings just have to accept it. In these cases, certain lives apparently trump others.

Aaron Bailey's family is feeling that pain now, as the reality sinks in that a special prosecutor has ruled that the two Indianapolis police officers who fatally shot Bailey will not face charges.

► IMPD officers in Aaron Bailey shooting won't be charged, special prosecutor says

This family has waited since June for justice. They won't get it.

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Kenneth P. Cotter said in a 16-page report that insufficient evidence exists to refute the officers' statements that they feared for their lives when they shot Bailey after a traffic stop that led to a brief police chase and minor car accident.

"After applying Indiana self-defense statutes to the results of this investigation, Prosecutor Cotter determined that no criminal charges shall be filed against the two police officers," a statement from his office said.

Erica Bailey talks at a gathering after an announcement that IMPD officers in her father's fatal shooting wouldn't be charged. Holly Hays/IndyStar

Should officers be held to the same self-defense statues as you or me? Absolutely not. They are academy-trained law enforcement professionals who've been taught to assess threat levels. Why does an unarmed man sitting inside a stopped car pose such a clear threat that killing him was justified?

Officers stopped Bailey's vehicle about 1:45 a.m. June 29 near Burdsal Parkway and East Riverside Drive. About 10 minutes after the traffic stop, Bailey drove off with a woman in the passenger seat, police said.

Bailey, 45, led officers on a 1-mile chase that was over in less than a minute, police said. Bailey crashed the car near 23rd and Aqueduct streets.

As officers Michal P. Dinnsen and Carlton J. Howard approached the vehicle, they fired repeatedly. Bailey was pronounced dead at Eskenazi Hospital 30 minutes after the shooting. Both officers said they saw Bailey reach toward the center console of his vehicle, Cotter said in his report.

The circumstances of this case don't add up. Bailey was unarmed. His car was disabled. He was shot in the back. The officers had already interacted with Bailey during the traffic stop. Where was all this "fear" coming from?

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There are still so many questions: What did Bailey say before he was shot? What did officers command him to do? Why was Bailey stopped in the first place? Why did officers not feel a threat during the first interaction with Bailey?

Nobody in Indianapolis should feel at ease about the outcome of this case. It has done nothing but intensify the mistrust many minorities feel about IMPD and law enforcement in general.

Just hours after Cotter announced his decision, Mayor Joe Hogsett wisely called for IMPD to launch a full administrative review into the actions that led to the shooting.

Satchuel Cole, vice president of DON'T SLEEP, speaks out, saying "as long as white men hold power in the building behind us, we will never get justice in this city." Robert Scheer/IndyStar

"Effective immediately, I have asked Chief Bryan Roach to gather all evidence from the Special Prosecutor’s investigation along with any other available materials to begin that process," Hogsett said in a statement. "I have also asked that the review be expedited so that an administrative decision can be rendered as quickly as is responsible.

"I offer my heartfelt thanks to faith and community leaders for their patience and leadership over the last four months, and I urge those who have been moved to action by these events to continue to challenge our city to do more to earn and sustain trust between Indianapolis neighborhoods and our police department.”

Bailey's family deserves answers. We all do. It's not enough to say that the officers feared for their lives. It's not enough to say it was self defense.

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How to Grow Your Own Dorm Garden in 6 Easy Steps

By Jamie Leventhal Brief Disclaimer: This is not an article for how to grow marijuana in your dorm without your RA noticing. However, if you want to liven up your living space with a bit of green from fresh herbs and the occasional vegetable, then read on.

1. Gather your supplies!

There are 4 basic items you will need for any small indoor garden:

  • A pot
  • Drainage for pot
  • Seeds
  • Soil

Let’s start with the pot and its drainage. Now I could tell you to go out to your local hardware store, but I’m writing in an environmental publication for college20141028_220433 readers. So instead, I like to use materials that most students have access to in a process called upcycling. Plastic water bottles function well as pots (and have the added aesthetic benefit of seeing the plant’s root system as it develops) and used yogurt cups can replace traditional pottery drainage vessels.

Soil and seeds are a little bit more difficult to come by, especially in the Fall and Winter. If your local hardware store isn’t selling seeds during this time of year, there are other solutions. The next time you take your weekly pilgrimage to Whole Foods, look out for produce that comes from relatively small plants. I like snap peas, which are extremely easy to grow.

2. Set up your garden!

Now that you have gathered the materials, it’s time to get growing. With a pair of scissors, carefully cut the tops off the bottle. While I don’t need to include the “ask an adult for help” clause in an article for college students, I really do suggest that you take caution. Water bottles can be surprisingly slippery!

1414552168406Every pot needs drainage, because excess water in the soil can cause moldy roots. Take the scissors and cut 3-6 holes in the bottom of the bottle for water to flow through.

For those who are more artistically gifted (unlike myself), feel free to mark up your bottle and yogurt cup with cool designs using a sharpie. The kids who I babysit are more artistic than I am, so naturally I left mine blank. Additionally, I would highly suggest using a label to mark your plants because seedlings can look very similar. Now we’re ready for the fun part.

3. Planting

This next step can get a little messy, so I would recommend doing this in the bathroom. Take your soil, seeds and potting system to a sink…and try to avoid eye 20141029_111637contact with others. Fill up your pot almost to the top (leave about an inch of space) and lightly compress it. Place 1, 2 seeds maximum in the pot, and put another½ inch of soil on top. You should never plant more than 2 seeds, because I’ve learned the hard way that seeds are surprisingly successful (there are now 16 tomato plants growing at my house in Pennsylvania). Water heavily, and set in a sunny windowsill.

4. Sit back and rellaaax

Now that you’ve planted your little green wonders, you can get on with your daily life. Don’t worry if you don’t see any growth for the first few days; my red pepper plant (as seen above) took over a week to sprout. Growing indoors isn’t the quickest way to grow a plant, because your plants will have limited time in the sun through a window. Patience is definitely recommended, but I promise that the outcome is worth it.

5. Everyday Maintenance

Plants are the best pets because they need so little upkeep (and you never have to clean up their ‘accidents’). Watering should be done every 2-4 days, depending on how moist the soil is. Luckily, the drainage system acts as an additional water source, so have no fear Chemistry 101 students! Your plants will survive through your frequent mental breakdowns and all-nighters. I would also suggest rotating your plants 90 degrees once or twice a day. Plants tend to lean towards the sun, and if they are bent too much they could become permanently unstable.

6. Casually show off your vivacious new garden to your friends

I would recommend:

  • Waiting until they bring it up
  • Pretending like it was a labor-intensive process, only meant for those who are truly dedicated to indoor gardening
  • Using pretentious phrases like, “I purposely chose to pair the rosemary with the cilantro because I think they compliment each other aromatically, don’t you agree?” and “a few weeks ago, my little gathering of plants was chosen for ‘Tumblr’s Garden of the Week,’ but I wish my pea blossoms had been highlighted.”

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Modern Slavery Act Passes Parliament

The federal Modern Slavery Act has passed the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke said that changes to the Modern Slavery Bill passed by the Senate would see Australia take a meaningful step in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery.

“The strengthening of the proposed legislation is to be applauded – the Senate has listened to calls for tougher laws that will significantly improve the way modern slavery is combated in the supply chains of Australian businesses and organisations.

The legislation means that companies will need to provide a statement on what steps they are taking to ensure that their supply chains are free from slavery.

The Senate made changes to the Bill that will ensure that the responsible Minister has additional powers to request an explanation from entities that fail to report or comply, to ask for remedial action and to publish information about failed compliance.

There will now be an annual report to the Parliament on the level of compliance with the Act, and the Morrison Liberal Government has confirmed that a list will be created of the entities that need to report.

However, Dr Szoke noted that Oxfam were disappointed that proposals to appoint an Independent anti-slavery commissioner or advisor were not heeded.

The Bill still does not include penalties for non-compliance, which Oxfam and Stop The Traffik suggest would help ensure that companies report. Amendments passed in the Senate mean that the potential need for civil penalties is reviewed as a part of a mandated three-year review of the legislation.

Dr Szoke said that it was important that the government “does not rest on its laurels.”

“The amended legislation must now to be taken back to the House of Representatives as a matter of urgency. This legislation needs to be passed before the end of the parliamentary year, so that the laws can be brought into effect.

“There is no excuse for any continued tolerance of the scourge of modern slavery in the supply chains of Australian organisations.

“These proposed laws are a welcome opportunity for Australia to take a leading role in the global battle to stamp out systemic exploitation, which is leaving millions of people in entrenched poverty.”

Modern slavery takes a number of forms, including bonded labour. It is estimated to affect more than 40 million people around the world.

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The University of Leeds is one of the most renowned universities in the world, thus integrating research, learning and teaching is at the heart of it's strategy. The courses are taught by staff who are engaged in world-class research and cutting-edge professional practice. There are many different courses offered at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels. These include Arts, Business, Environment and Education just to mention a few.

Origin and Development
The University of Leeds has been in existence for over a century (since 1904). There was a need for more medical centres in the city (Leeds) since much of the studies took place overseas for physicians; and even the ones held locally were based in apothecaries through apprenticeships programmes. In 1831, six enterprising men and a renowned lecturer of medicine, Charles Turner Thackrah, found the School of Medicine (now The Department of Health Care Studies).
As years went by, the Yorkshire College was found to cater for the middle class families. The Paris International Exhibition of 1867 attracted a number of interested stakeholders of the fashion industry from West Riding. The group, was represented by Obadiah Nussey (a woollen manufacturer) and James Kitson (a locomotive engineer) when the proposal for a college of science was put before the Yorkshire Board of Education. The University of Leeds is a popular institution of learning; known for research, contribution to economic developments as well as great achievements in academic and vocational fields of calling.

Among the many people who have attended the University include Wole Soyinka, Piers Sellers, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jack Straw.

In the view of supporting its strategy of mass education for all by the year 2015, it runs local programmes or courses in four streams They are the Access, Community, Working Culturally and Working Strategically. These will bridge the literacy divide (unequal access to education and/or literacy).

Reasons for why people choose the University of Leeds
People from all over the world come to the university for varied reasons. Among them are:

  • Reputation
  • Recommendation
  • Modern facilities and lots more.
  • Ratings for Teachings and Research

  • Gained the Charter status as a University in 1904.
  • Reputation in world class Teaching and Research.
  • Continuous Innovation in Business and Enterprise.
  • Location and Site-seeing

  • The proximity to major cities and places of interest such as London, York, Blackpool and Manchester. The city of Leeds also has places of interests such as Leeds City Museum, Royal Armouries and The Mandela Centre.

  • University of Halls Residence.
  • UNIPOL. This is a Student-run indispensible accommodation outlet.
  • In line with the above, there are lots of opportunities for students from diverse cultural backgrounds to share views / opinions, foods and beliefs.
  • Academic Facilities
    Libraries, Internet-enabled Computers and Research Centres.

    The Institution is governed by the powers contained within the following:
    The Court
    The Senate
    University Committee
    The Council

    Key Facts and Figures

    • A range of internationally recognised courses offered at undergraduate, postgraduate; as well as fellowships and partnerships with other institutions across the globe.
    • It is the 3rd largest employer in Leeds.
    • Contributes substantially to the development of local, national and international economies.
    • Emerged 104th position at the THES-QS held in October 2008.
    • Had an excellent score of 97 out of 100 in the November 2007 University League of Tables.
    • Part of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN).
    • State of the art buildings and structures.
    • Diverse Workforce and Students (strongly promotes Equality and Diversity).
    • Strong Student Unionism.

    Entertainment and Leisure

    The city, alongside other cities in the region of Yorkshire, is known for many outdoor events all year round for residents and visitors. Some of them are Pictureville, Odeon, Hyde Park Picture House.

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A Bellaghy engineer who spotted a gap in the market for locally manufactured bulkheads has taken the step into self-employment with the help of Invest Northern Ireland’s Growth Start programme.

Seamus Birt, who has over 20 years experience in the coach building sector, set up Birt Engineering to manufacture metal bulkheads and seat frames for coaches and mini-buses, after realising that Northern Ireland companies were buying these products from GB and ROI.

“Companies in Northern Ireland who require these products have to work on a 12 week time lag because of the delivery time from the UK or Republic of Ireland. We can now provide them with the product within three weeks,” explains Seamus.

The Growth Start programme is open to new businesses that have the potential to export a product or service outside Northern Ireland. The programme, supported by the EU Building Sustainable Prosperity programme, provides business counsellors, financial support and access to business information.

Graham Davis, Director of Local Economic Development in Invest NI, explains that supporting the establishment of businesses with strong export potential is a key objective for the agency.

“The Invest NI Accelerating Entrepreneurship Strategy which is currently out for public consultation, is designed to maximise the potential of new, progressive companies like Birt Engineering.

“To create a healthy economy we need more businesses with a focus on export markets. In the last 11 months we’ve committed over £2 million to help almost 70 businesses set up under the Growth Start programme and helped to lever over £7 million from the private sector to support these new businesses.

”Invest NI’s support for this type of project is in line with our Principles for Business Support which seek to offer new companies with growth potential customised support to get started and ongoing advice to help them develop the necessary skills to achieve sustainable growth.”

European Commission legislation requiring bulkheads to be fitted to all commercial vehicles for safety reasons has created an increased demand in the market for the frames and Birt Engineering has already secured a contract with local vehicle manufacturer, PVS Manufacturing Ltd. The company is also in talks with an ROI company and plans to achieve a 25% export rate by next year.

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Looks like the dream of the nineties is alive now more than ever today as alternative nation giants Smashing Pumpkins have announced their brand new Rick Rubin-produced album Shiny And Oh So Bright Vol 1, Lp No Past No Future No Sun. The new record features the band's almost original lineup, sans bass player D'arcy, and is touted to be a real return to form. The new single "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)" isn't as embarrassing as you may imagine. Steeped in the bands "1979" vein, the chiming and shimmering track is a bustling pop number that features Billy Corgan's most impassioned vocals since Melancholy And The Infinite Sadness. While we may not always be able to go home again, after various in fighting, line-up changes and professional wrestling detours, it looks like Smashing Pumpkins may be finally on that right path back.

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Welcome to my world of Laugh-A-Lot Poetry! When I started writing poetry in college, I was afraid to show my poems to people. In fact, I had a really bad case of stage fright. If I had to do any type of public speaking, my hands would shake, my heart would race, and I'd talk faster than I could think. It wasn't a pretty sight. I never thought I'd be able to stand in front a crowd and share my poems with anyone. In 2004, after being published for the first time, a principal, on Long Island, invited me to her school. At first, I was extremely hesitant to go, but she convinced me to give it a shot. I spent 10 minutes in each classroom (reading my poems to her students) and was utterly blown away by how much they enjoyed my poetry! Every single class wanted to hear more of my poems. This experience gave me the confidence to visit more classrooms. As time passed on, I put together a program, Laugh-A-Lot Poetry, which has become extremely popular with students, educators, and parents. It baffles me, to this day, that English and Art were my 2 worst subjects in elementary school, middle school, high school, and believe it or not, college. I used to think English and Art were my greatest weaknesses, but, over time, I discovered these 2 subjects are actually my greatest strengths. We never know what we're capable of until we try. So, I encourage each and every one of you to face one of your fears. As soon as you face it, you're going to realize how powerful you truly are!

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Considerable Issues on Computer Support and Managed IT Services.

The IT department is an integral part of the organization in the current era. It facilitates in ensuring there is enough computer support and managed IT services. It is necessary to have some factors in consideration to ensure that you are making the appropriate decision. In line with this, the tips below will be suitable.

You cannot afford to go without checking on the knowledge with the service provider. For you to get a potential party, exploit the market enough. It can be done by openly advertising the position to welcome applications from all the interested parties. On the same note, favoritism should not be applied when screening the applications.

Secondly, think about the experience with the potential employee. The period that one has been in such a department is likely to dictate the level of experience. The period gives one exposure which allows them to improve on their effectiveness. With the help of the level of experience, you can easily get quality services.

Technology keeps on changing, you will, therefore, be required to think about how informed the party is. Being informed means that one has some history and is aware of the trends in their line of specialization. It is through such that one will be able to deal with challenges such as cyber insecurity.

The kind of image the party portrays to the public is also necessary. It is likely to influence the behavior of the party within the organization. A good reputation allows the practitioner to easily adopt the culture of the organization without much complaints. Consequently, it aids in controlling the behavior of engaging in what is not in their job description.

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In an interview with The Guardian, actor Brendan Gleeson reveals how seeing the 1972 film 'Deliverance' when he was in his late teens impacted him for life.

"It gave me a sense of what sexual bullying must feel like deep in my gut – it felt visceral and real," said Gleeson, referring to the scene in which the Ned Beatty character gets raped.

He continued: "The film is full of contrasts. It's elegantly shot, yet has this brutal plot. And for something as vile as rape to be set against wild, outdoor beauty and overlaid with a lulling soundtrack is disorientating for the viewer. Particularly as a young man, it upset me to the core."

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"I think it's in recreating the primal nature of a complex world that director John Boorman excels. I've been fortunate enough to have worked with him since and the way he manages to depict the cruelty of life is extraordinary."

"In Boorman's film, things are rarely as they seem. He captures the underlying motivations and illogical decisions of his characters. It's to these sorts of roles that I'm drawn as an actor. People are layered and those are the parts I've always sought to play."

Brendan Gleeson stars in the acclaimed film 'The Guard,' directed by John Michael McDonagh.

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Read more: Tourism Ireland targets growing U.S. market – SEE VIDEOS

Though overall Irish tourism numbers for the last quarter of 2010 were down on previous figures, there was a bright spot for those involved in the industry – the all-important North American market showed a nearly 14% increase in the number of visitors making the trip across the Atlantic to the Emerald Isle.

According to the Central Statistics Office in Dublin, more than 201,000 North Americans journeyed to Ireland during the last three months of 2010.  The 13.9% increase was in marked contrast to the figure posted by visitors from the U.K.  This number decreased by 8.7% to 657,600.

Overall for 2010, some 1.4 million tourists traveled to Ireland, a 2.2% decline from 2009.  However, Irish tourism officials will take encouragement from the late year surge in American visitors.

“This is an encouraging basis on which Tourism Ireland will build in 2011,” Tourism Ireland Chief Executive Niall Gibbons said.

“Overseas tourism has a critical role to play in contributing to Ireland’s economic recovery. Overseas tourism business accounts for 63%, approximately €3 billion, of all tourism revenue and has the capacity to deliver even more for Ireland as part of an export-led economic renewal.”

The figures unveiled on Thursday also showed that Irish citizens aren’t traveling abroad as much as they used to.

For 2010, just over 6.5 million foreign trips were taken by Irish people, down from more than seven million in 2009.

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General project information

The three main objectives of the ISEKI_Food 4 academic network are:

  1. To innovate the education and training of Food Science and Technology (FS&T) students, by the development of guidelines to update and modernise HE courses and training programmes and tools (including new scientific disciplines and training
  2. To implement soft and personal skills) to produce the FS&T professionals of the implement the role of the third level of education (PhD, in particular) in promoting the employability and entrepreneurship of the graduated FS&T and Food professional by proposing (i) training tools to develop appropriate skills and (ii) a virtual environment to favour their networking
  3. To create a framework offering lecturing qualification for university teaching staff.

Project Start Date: 1st October 2011

End date: 30th September 2014

The network is approved for 3 years and it includes a total of 89 partners: 86 partners are from 27 European eligible countries (69 reputed HE institutions – universities or as associations, 6 Food-related Associations, 7 Research Organizations and 2 private consultancy and services agencies) and 3 partners from non-European countries (HE institutions; Brazil, Israel, USA).

The 52 associated partners involved, but not eligible, are from 31 countries (Argentina, Armenia, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, México, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA).

Through the network partners, the ISEKI-Food Association (IFA), an international network (established in part by the previous ISEKI_Mundus and ISEKI_Mundus 2 projects), workshops, virtual network environment (VNE), final international conference and the dissemination activities of the project, the project deliverables will reach a large audience of stakeholders including education scientists, students, researchers, technologists, governmental agencies representatives, industry representatives, trainers and consumers.

The main expected outcomes will be:

  • A Virtual Networking Environment
  • Databases, reports and workshops related to the employability of food studies students, teacher training programmes and training materials
  • Development of a teaching qualification framework
  • A virtual platform and newsletter related to Food-specific PhD studies
  • Innovative teaching materials including text and e-learning tools and prototype virtual laboratories
  • Two books on advanced food studies topics
  • A series of deliverables related to project dissemination (e.g. newsletters, promotional materials, social networking sites, etc.)
  • Network exploitation activities via the ISEKI-Food Association (IFA)A final international conference

In order to accomplish the proposed objectives and main expected outcomes, the activities are structured into 8 work packages. Each work package has a core group, constituted by the coordinator, co-coordinator and two highly active partners. The WP coordinator is responsible for the coordination of the WP activities and distribution of work among the partners, and for reporting the work to the WP1 coordinators and WP8 project coordinator.

  • WP1 – Quality Project Plan
  • WP2 – Dissemination
  • WP3 – New Skills for New Jobs
  • WP4 – Qualification of Higher Education Teaching Staff (QHETS)
  • WP5 – Third Cycle Degree and Technology Transfer
  • WP6 – Innovative Teaching Tools
  • WP7 – Project Exploitation: Bridging Research, Industry and Education
  • WP8 – Project Management

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The Google Algorithm is ...

Before jumping into the sense of urgency part, let’s frame the issue.

Mobile devices are taking over the world.

In terms of raw numbers, mobile users surpassed the desktop users last year.

ComScore Global Users -Google algorithm

Yet, this only tells part of the story. For PR and other communication functions, the core question comes down to behavior. Are consumers and B2B buyers depending on mobile devices to access news and information?

Just the flow of a typical work day that finds people at every corner hunched over their mobile phones tells us, yes. If you don’t trust the anecdotal evidence, a Pew Research study quantifies that over 50 percent of smartphone and tablet users do indeed retrieve news.

Growing Mobile Landscape Pew research

If this weren’t enough to push all types of online business communications to be mobile-friendly, Google’s Webmaster Central Blog published a post last February that carried these words:

“Starting April 21, we will be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal.”

That’s tomorrow.

While Google’s guidance for landing high on the SERP (search engine results page) can be obtuse or worse, the blog’s statement on mobile search leaves nothing to interpretation. If your online content isn’t mobile-friendly as of today, the Google algorithm will crush you.

As PR continues to come up the curve on business storytelling, there’s now a sense of urgency for the function to shape content — whether earmarked for journalists, a corporate blog or social channels — that plays on mobile devices.

Unfortunately, a recent study by Didit reveals that over 40 percent of the websites for the top PR agencies (based on rankings by O’Dwyer’s) failed Google’s webmaster test.

Not good.

If we can’t get this right for ourselves, what does that say about the probability for creating mobile-friendly content for clients?

Google provides a Developer’s tool that grades out mobile-friendly content with either a pass or fail. Just plug in the URL and out comes to the answer. Our site at got the thumbs up.

Mobile-friendly Test - Hoffman - Google algorithm

It’s amusing that some of the mega shops with digital savvy reputations like Edelman weren’t so fortunate.

Mobile-friendly Test - Edelman Google algorithm

To show I’m not picking on Edelman, this blog also failed the test, an issue we’ll resolve next month with a redesign. Looking at the blog’s analytics, it’s clear that the bad look on mobile screens has already cost traffic. Access to the storytelling blog by mobile devices which peaked at 33 percent last year now sits around 23 percent, and that’s before it takes a hit today.

Of course, creating mobile-friendly content is more than a technical exercise. It calls for understanding how behavior changes when the screen shrinks. While logic says that attention spans would also shrink, I’ve read contrarian research indicating people will read longer pieces. One thing everyone agrees on — mobile devices put a premium on visual storytelling.

Regardless of how behavior on mobile devices shakes out, communications needs to get the technical piece right.

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Oil wells abound in North Dakota, and while some are having the usual spill issues, others are being discovered by accident.

A valve leak at a water injection well four miles northwest of Maxbass, ND, caused a spill of oil and saltwater, the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources said Monday.

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The initial report from company Denbury Onshore said 50 barrels of oil and 300 barrels of saltwater released Friday at the Fossum B3 water injection well in Bottineau County. All fluids ended up contained to the well site and recovered, the department said.

A water injection well is used for enhanced oil recovery and is not the same as a saltwater disposal well, the department said.

The Department of Mineral Resources Oil and Gas Division has a state inspector traveling to the site.

Meanwhile, cleanup is on tap at a former oil-well pad and reserve pit encountered while containing the Tesoro oil spill near Tioga earlier this fall, according to the North Dakota Health Department.

The old well site had been operated by Hess Corp. The company issued a statement saying it has been investigating since learning of the discovery of an abandoned well site. The company reported it is working closely with state officials to take appropriate action.

Kris Roberts, an environmental geologist with the North Dakota Health Department, said they found the well pad and reserve pit during the process of putting a containment wall around the oil spill. A pipeline rupture in September spilled more than 20,000 barrels of oil across several acres of farmland near Tioga.

Roberts said the removal of residual contaminants from the old well site will take place once Tesoro begins active soil remediation. The old reserve pit contains oil and oil-field debris commonly generated during petroleum activity in the 1950s and 1960s, he said. Environmental rules for closure of sites were less stringent at that time.

Roberts said there are more than 8,000 former well sites around western North Dakota. He said the health department orders cleanup if a dormant well rises to its attention, as happened when the oil spill near Tioga intersected with the old Hess site.

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Guitar Sidekick Holds Your iPhone While it Teaches You How To Play

There are many apps available in the app store which can assist you in learning how to play a guitar but we need to somehow accommodate our iPhone with the instrument. To accomplish that, you should buy the new Guitar Sidekick from Castiv. It has a adjustable mechanism which can accommodate to the device size which means it can also adjust a Sony PSP.

Guitar Sidekick will help you to see notes that you want to play and other references when you are playing a guitar. It is also perfect for play alongs as there are enough instrumental videos on YouTube for that extra bit of guidance from your idols.

Guitar Sidekick is available for only $30 and I think it is a worthy investment. We have no word on its iPad version yet but it would be great to have a thing like that for iPad too. Although your guitar would get heavy with an iPad on it.

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International Conference on ‘Emerging Global Trends in Accounting, Finance and Taxation’ to be Held at Jain (Deemed-to-be University)

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The Accounting profession will face significant changes in the next three decades and professional organizations, their members, and educational institutions should respond to such changes. The three changes - evolving smart and digital technology, continued globalization of reporting/ disclosure standards and new forms of regulation - are major challenges for the profession.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) research - Drivers of Change and Future Skills - has explored these important changes, expected to be encountered by the year 2025. The future accountants are required to be educated in digital technology, globalization, and evolving regulations. As the ACCA report has revealed that knowledge of digital technologies is the key competency area where professional accountants have skill gaps.

At present accountants lack knowledge in a transformation of new disclosure regulations, new forms of disclosures and awareness of the interconnectedness of financial and non-financial reporting. The universities are required to develop their curriculum by inculcating these new concepts which will make the students corporate ready. In this backdrop, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) ’s Department of Commerce, School of Commerce Studies, is conducting a two-day International Conference on “Emerging Global Trends in Accounting, Finance, and Taxation”.

The main objectives of the conference is

  • To provide a platform for academicians and practitioners in the areas of Finance, Accounting, Taxation and other related disciplines to reflect, deliberate, analyze and suggest measures that are needed to understand the dynamics of global accounting, finance and taxation
  • To is to incubate and develop rigorous and relevant research in the field of accounting, finance and taxation
  • To encourage and facilitate researchers to employ the highest standards of academic diligence in addressing various challenges faced in the field of accounting, finance, and taxation

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Last Date for Abstract Submission 25 January 2018
Notification and Acceptance of Abstract 27 January 2018
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John H. Choi & Associates LLC Successfully Defends Clients in Copyright Infringement Case

February 26, 2016

John H. Choi & Associates LLC (the "Firm") successfully defended two defendants in Green Energy Source, LLC v. Professional Building Systems, Inc., et al., 15-cv-07890 (D.N.J.) (the "Lawsuit").

In the Lawsuit, the plaintiff filed a complaint against six defendants alleging that the defendants misappropriated certain architectural drawings owned by the plaintiff and claimed: (i) copyright infringement; (ii) violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; (iii) unjust enrichment/restitution; and (iv) fraud under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.

In response, the Firm, on behalf of its clients, filed a motion to dismiss the copyright infringement, unjust enrichment/restitution and fraud claims, and also moved to strike the plaintiff's claim for statutory damages for copyright infringement.

The Firm argued that: the copyright claim was barred because the plaintiff did not have a registered copyright; the unjust enrichment/restitution claim was preempted by the copyright claim; the fraud claim was not pled with the particularity required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; the plaintiff lacked standing to bring the fraud claim; and statutory damages were not available because the plaintiff failed to register the asserted copyright within the requisite period of time provided by the Copyright Act.

As part of the plaintiff's response to the motion to dismiss, the plaintiff conceded to the dismissal of the unjust enrichment/restitution, fraud and statutory damages claims.

The Firm, on behalf of its clients, also filed a cross-claim against an upstream co-defendant for: (i) breach of warranty against infringement; (ii) fraud in connection with the sale of merchandise; and (iii) common law indemnity.

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Sasha realised something wasn’t right when her little boy, Quinn, couldn’t turn his head at the sound of his name.

While Quinn’s baby clinic checks were all clear, other symptoms like his inability to crawl or walk forced Sasha to seek answers.

Quinn was diagnosed with Mucolipidosis type IV (ML4) at two years old. Following a year-long wait, Sasha was upset yet relieved with Quinn’s diagnosis—saying she now had something to work with.

“Initially I was concerned but being a school teacher, I am extremely aware of how beneficial early intervention can be,” Sasha said.

ML4 is a rare genetic condition which affects one in 40,000 people. The disease delays the development of mental and motor skills, preventing sufferers to conduct basic activities like sitting, standing, walking, and grasping objects.

Other implications include limited speech and weak muscle tone, leading to difficulties in chewing and swallowing. While it is difficult for Quinn to do everyday activities like other children, he is a cheerful five-year-old boy.

Quinn’s disease has made his family more appreciative of the little things when they’re together.

“We don’t sweat the small stuff. Instead we try to appreciate everything and are grateful every time we hear his chuckle.”
“He has a wicked giggle and infectious smile, clearly loves his siblings, and enjoys listening to Top 40 music, and eating hot chips,” Sasha said.

Currently, there is no cure for ML4, but Sasha hopes for a future where her son, and those living with the disease, can be treated.

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Book of Mormon Nuggets

Supplementing Jeff Lindsay's Book of Mormon Evidences page.

Index to Book of Mormon Nuggets:

Each of the following nuggets is a separate page:

  1. Book of Mormon Nuggets: New World Figurines
  2. Of Arrows and Sticks
  3. Mosiah and Ether: High Internal Consistency
  4. Of Thieves and Robbers
  5. Book of Mormon Names and the Lachish Letters
  6. Mulek, Son of Zedekiah
  7. Textual Criticism of the Book of Mormon: More Evidence of Authenticity
  8. Uto-Aztecan and the Book of Mormon: Linguists Provide Possible Evidence Consistent with Book of Mormon Claims
  9. Legends of the Great White God: Consistent with Book of Mormon Claims
  10. Hiding Sacred Records like the Golden Plates: A Well Established Ancient Practice
  11. What Could Joseph Smith Have Known about Mesoamerica?
  12. Circumstantial Evidence and the Witnesses of the Golden Plates: Can They Be Ignored Any Longer?
  13. Why Should We Expect to Find Jewish DNA in Native Americans?--meant as a supplement to my major page on the DNA issue. See also "Questions about Science and Mormon Doctrine."
  14. Mesoamerican Traditions of Darkness and Seismic Events when Christ Died--from the writings of Veytia.
  15. More Support for the Place Nahom--further discoveries shed more light on this amazing evidence, as reported by S. Kent Brown.
  16. Transoceanic Origins for Native Americans: Legends of Crossing the Ocean
  17. The Place Shazer (posted Jan. 21, 2004)
  18. The Book of Mormon and the Writings of Alexander von Humboldt (posted Feb. 8, 2004)
  19. King Benjamin's Address - an authentic ancient farewell speech (May 17, 2004)
  20. Lessons from the Elephantine Papyri Regarding Book of Mormon Names and Nephi's Temple (May 22, 2004)
  21. The Richness of First Nephi in the Book of Mormon: Further Reading (June 22, 2004)
  22. Abinadi's Use of Ancient Near Eastern Concepts in His Testimony of Christ (May 29, 2005)
  23. Friar Diego de Landa's Observations on the Yucatan - Possible Echoes from the Book of Mormon? (Aug. 28, 2005)
  24. Olive Trees and the Book of Mormon
  25. Those Implausible Golden Plates of the Book of Mormon: Why I Gave in to Anti-Mormon Pressure

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Book of Mormon Evidences

The Maxwell Institute at BYU (a.k.a. FARMS)

One Day in the Life of Joseph Smith, Translator Extraordinaire of the Book of Mormon--my satirical script for a skit dealing with allegations that Joseph Smith plagiarized from numerous sources in preparing the Book of Mormon. Released Jan. 16, 2004. - one of the best pro-LDS sites on the Web.

Reformed Egyptian - an excellent article by Bill Hamblin. It is on the Maxwell Institute Web site, which has a great deal of valuable content, including much on Book of Mormon geography and Mesoamerica.

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First half-year 2018: Jenoptik increases revenue and significantly improves earnings; outlook for the full year raised

Preview Interim Report Q2
  • Group revenue was up by 10.4 percent to 384.7 million euros
  • EBITDA grew by 31.4 percent to 56.3 million euros; EBIT boosted by 46.1 percent to 42.8 million euros
  • Following the increase in revenue guidance – Executive Board now also expects higher earnings

“The development of our Group’s business has been very pleasing. All segments contributed to growth in the first half-year. Demand remains buoyant in our key markets. On this basis, and with the successful acquisition of Prodomax Automation in Canada as well as the initial steps taken to reorganize our business in Asia, we look into the second half-year with a lot of confidence. Therefore, we raised our revenue guidance to between 805 and 820 million euros in July. The management now also raises 2018 profit targets for the combined businesses to around 15 percent EBITDA margin and around 11 percent EBIT margin on the higher revenue, including purchase price allocation impacts,” says Stefan Traeger, President & CEO of the Executive Board of JENOPTIK AG.

Revenue up 10.4 percent; strong growth particularly in Germany

In the first six months, group revenue rose by 10.4 percent, to 384.7 million euros (prior year: 348.4 million euros). This increase was due to continuing good demand for optical systems for the semiconductor equipment industry, as well as for systems from the Healthcare & Industry area. The traffic safety area also significantly helped to boost growth in Germany – thanks to deliveries of toll monitoring systems.

In the German market, revenue increased by a total of 27.4 percent to 125.5 million euros (prior year: 98.6 million euros). A strong revenue increase of 15.7 percent was also achieved in Europe. In total, the share of revenue generated abroad came to 67.4 percent, compared with 71.7 percent in the prior year.

Sharp rise in earnings due to good business development in all segments

In the first half-year 2018, EBIT improved at a markedly faster rate than revenue. At 42.8 million euros, the operating result was 46.1 percent up on the prior year (prior year: 29.3 million euros). In addition to revenue growth, this is primarily attributable to a more favorable product mix and a relatively low increase in functional costs. All of the Group’s segments contributed to this good performance. The EBIT margin of 11.1 percent was significantly higher than in the prior year (prior year: 8.4 percent). EBITDA grew by 31.4 percent to 56.3 million euros (prior year: 42.8 million euros).

Solid order book and strong financial power

Order intake grew by 7.2 percent to 197.9 million euros in the second quarter (prior year: 184.7 million euros). In the first six months of the fiscal year, the order intake came to 397.2 million euros, 2.0 percent lower than in the prior year (prior year: 405.3 million euros), but exceeded revenue in the reporting period. The book-to-bill ratio, that of order intake to revenue, came to 1.03 in the first half-year, compared with 1.16 in the prior year. As of the balance sheet date, the order backlog was worth 454.7 million euros, practically unchanged from year-end 2017 (31/12/2017: 453.5 million euros).

In the first half-year, the free cash flow increased to 28.8 million euros (prior year: 22.1 million euros). The equity ratio, at 59.4 percent, remained at the same good level as at year-end 2017 (31/12/2017: 59.6 percent). In addition, despite a higher dividend payment, the Group remained net debt free at the end of the reporting period, at minus 65.3 million euros (31/12/2017: minus 69.0 million euros).

Revenue growth and improved earnings in all group segments

The Optics & Life Science segment posted a strong increase in revenue of 11.7 percent to 139.5 million euros (prior year: 124.9 million euros) in the first six months of 2018. As in the prior quarters, this development was driven by a continuation of healthy business with solutions for the semiconductor equipment industry and a very positive development in the Healthcare & Industry area. EBIT improved significantly due to a positive product mix and good capacity utilization, by 28.3 percent to 28.7 million euros (prior year: 22.4 million euros). Over the first half-year, the segment thus increased its EBIT margin to 20.6 percent compared to the prior year (prior year: 17.9 percent). The order intake grew 5.7 percent to a value of 157.5 million euros (prior year: 149.1 million euros). Set against revenue, this resulted in a book-to-bill ratio of 1.13 (prior year: 1.19).

Revenue in the Mobility segment saw a year-on-year increase of 17.6 percent in the first six months of 2018, to 138.5 million euros (prior year: 117.8 million euros). Both areas, systems and machines for the automotive industry and traffic safety technology, showed successful growth, in particular due to deliveries of toll monitoring systems. On the basis of a good revenue development, the segment, as expected, again significantly improved the quality of earnings in the first six months, with EBIT of 11.8 million euros (prior year: 2.4 million euros). The EBIT margin rose to 8.6 percent (prior year: 2.0 percent). The order intake in the Mobility segment was slightly down on the prior year, at 140.2 million euros, due to weaker growth in the Traffic Solutions area (prior year: 144.4 million euros), while the business with the automotive industry was further expanded. In the first six months of 2018, the book-to-bill ratio reached a figure of 1.01 (prior year: 1.23).

In the first half-year, the Defense & Civil Systems segment generated revenue of 108.2 million euros (prior year: 105.4 million euros), an increase of 2.7 percent. EBIT improved by 5.7 percent, from 9.0 million euros in the prior year, to 9.5 million euros, in part due to a more profitable product mix. Over the reporting period, the EBIT margin consequently increased to 8.8 percent (prior year: 8.5 percent). At 100.4 million euros, the order intake was 10.2 percent down on the prior year (prior year: 111.8 million euros). In the first quarter 2017 Jenoptik had received several major orders for energy and sensor systems. As expected, however, the order intake rose by 34.1 percent to 56.3 million euros in the second quarter 2018 compared with the same quarter in the prior year (Q2/2017: 42.0 million euro). The book-to-bill ratio in the first six months of 2018 accordingly fell to 0.93, compared with 1.06 in the prior year.

Following an increase in revenue guidance, the Executive Board now also sets higher profit targets for 2018

With closing in July, Jenoptik successfully completed its acquisition of Prodomax Automation Ltd. in Canada. The acquired company, which specializes in process and automation technology, will already contribute to group growth this year. Due to the acquisition and continuing good business performance, the Executive Board increased its revenue forecast in July, from an original 790 to 810 million euros to a new figure of between 805 and 820 million euros and confirms this now. Better than originally anticipated profitability in its ongoing businesses, driven mainly by favorable mix effects, enables management to also raise profit targets for the year. The EBITDA margin is expected to be around 15 percent (previously between 14.5 and 15.0 percent), the EBIT margin to be around 11 percent (previously between 10.5 and 11.0 percent). The new profit targets already include the effects from purchase price allocation in connection with the acquisition of Prodomax of around 5 million euros in EBITDA and 1.5 million euros in EBIT, according to preliminary calculations.

The Interim Report is available in the “Investors/Reports and Presentations” section of the website. The “Jenoptik app” can be used to view the Quarterly Report on mobile devices running iOS or Android. Images for download can be found in the Jenoptik image database in the “Current Events/Financial Reports” gallery.

This announcement can contain forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations and certain assumptions of the management of the Jenoptik Group. A variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors can cause the actual results, the financial situation, the development or the performance of the company to be materially different from the announced forward-looking statements. Such factors can be, among others, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, the introduction of competing products or the change of the business strategy. The company does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements in the light of future developments.

Jenoptik key figures at a glance (PDF)

About Jenoptik

Jenoptik is a globally operating technology group, which is active in the three segments Optics & Life Science, Mobility and Defense & Civil Systems. Optical technologies are the very basis of our business with the majority of our products and services being provided to the photonics market. Our key target markets primarily include the semiconductor equipment industry, the medical technology, automotive and mechanical engineering, traffic, aviation as well as the security and defense technology industries. Jenoptik has about 3,600 employees and generated revenue of approx. 748 million euros in 2017.

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Environmental Control Solutions

Hydro Radiant Panel System -- Environmental control for instrument laboratories

Temperature stability measured over 12+ hour period indicates < 0.2°C difference.

Infrared image of the Hydro Radiant Panels installed in a working laboratory.

Infrared image of the electron column in a laboratory where Hydro Radiant Panels are installed.

The Hydro Radiant Panels cool the room through radiation and natural convection.

Hydro Radiant Panel System -- Environmental control for instrument laboratories

Scientific instrumentation is typically housed in an enclosed room, with just enough access for operation or service. Heat generated from equipment, personnel entering and exiting the room, and the enclosed facility itself can all affect the performance of highly sensitive instrumentation.

To help ensure optimum instrument performance and maintain a consistently cool environment without adding air turbulence, JEOL has developed a unique radiant cooling system for the instrument laboratory.

Environmental Control Solution Details

The JEOL Hydro Radiant Panel system is custom-designed and fitted to each room, with consideration for heat load, local weather, facilities, and instrument requirements. It consists of wall-mounted water circulating panels, a water chiller, plumbing, an optional air exchange system, and a wall-mounted remote controller.

The JEOL Hydro Radiant Panel system insulates the instrument lab from fluctuations in ambient temperature without air turbulence, noise, or vibration. Average temperature in the lab of 6000 cubic feet or less is maintained within 0.2°C (0.36°F) per hour and 0.05°C (0.09°F) per minute under specified conditions. Air flow speed is less than 20 feet per minute.