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Online Grocery Shopping - Route Optimization & Spatial Analysis during COVID19

In the wake of the COVID19 pandemic and due to large swathes of the world’s population in isolation, demand for online grocery shopping has increased sharply. A mid-March Ipsos MORI survey of adults in the UK found that more than 40% were buying more items from their supermarket than they normally would, with 14.2% of UK internet users claiming to be shopping for groceries more online (according to RetailX) - a demand which continues to rise as lockdown measures become stricter.

Map of the UK showing optimized delivery routes

In order to cope with this increase grocery providers are putting in place a number of systems and policies, including virtual queueing systems to secure a delivery slot, restricted usage only for health care workers and the more vulnerable and in some cases closing the service to new customers, effectively turning away business.

A recent Financial Times article shared a comment from Ocado’s CFO in an investors call, “The biggest constraint is not the number of vans or drivers, it is the capacity in our customer fulfilment centres, I would love to wave a magic wand and have the Erith [warehouse] at 200,000 orders per week, but life just isn’t like that,” he added, referring to a fulfilment centre that is currently serving 80,000 orders per week.

The biggest constraint is not the number of vans or drivers, it is the capacity in our customer fulfilment centres, I would love to wave a magic wand and have the Erith [warehouse] at 200,000 orders per week, but life just isn’t like that.

Online grocery shopping is a relatively mature market in the UK but the system is buckling under the pressure. We took a look at the recent policies implemented by the UK’s most popular supermarkets and grocery delivery companies to see how they compared:

  • Tesco - 3 item limit on most products (2 item limit on some). 80 items max. Recommend Click+Collect over Online Delivery.
  • Sainsbury’s - 3 item limit on any grocery product and a maximum of two on the most popular products including toilet paper, soap and UHT milk. Elderly, disabled and vulnerable customers have priority. Click & Collect available for all other customers.
  • ASDA - 3 item limit across all food items, toiletries and cleaning products. Only displaying delivery slots for the next two weeks.
  • Morrisons - Restriction of 3 items per customer on every product line online.
  • Ocado - New customer bookings not being processed. Elderly, disabled and vulnerable customers have priority. Encouraging clients to share delivery slots with neighbors. Limiting customers to one delivery a week. Limiting some products to one or two of the same items per order.
  • Amazon Fresh - Limit on the quantity of some products that you can purchase in an order.
  • Amazon Prime Pantry - No details available.
  • Iceland - Elderly, disabled and vulnerable customers have priority. Quantity restrictions on products (essential items such as pasta, toilet rolls, anti-bacterial soaps and wipes, may have lower restrictions).
  • Waitrose - Elderly, disabled and vulnerable customers have priority. Temporary cap on certain items, including some anti-bacterial soaps and wipes, tissues, pasta, milk and canned goods.
  • Abel & Cole - New customer signups suspended.
  • Riverford Organic Farmers - Waiting list for new customer signups.
  • ODDBOX - New customer signups suspended.

As consumers, we’re all trying to navigate changing policies & availability, which are all being put in place by retailers who have one single objective: to deliver more orders. One key way to do this is to make their supply chain network spatially optimized, i.e. decrease the number of routes and increase the number of deliveries, using logistics optimization.

How can spatial optimization help?

So how helpful can spatial optimization be in the face of a nation that is panic-buying? For a long time, Ocado Technology has been able to differentiate their customer experience by using precisely these types of analysis (as well as cutting-edge robotics in their distribution centres) to provide an extremely reliable service within one hour delivery slots.

Unlike the United States, supermarkets have easy access to all motorways and can reach 90% of the UK within just 4 hours of the country’s distribution centre hub (the East Midlands, otherwise known as the Golden Triangle). This is what allows the UK to typically operate with a just-in-time model - allowing supermarkets to order stock on a daily basis based on individual store-level demand.

Normally, that’s an extremely efficient way to run a supply chain network - but when we see an extreme increase in demand (such as online spending increasing by 25.5%) it causes a continuous knock-on effect on the supply chain (as Richard Wilding OBE comments in this Wired Article).

Of course, changing an entire supply chain system around the COVID19 crisis is a challenge - but online retailers and logistics companies can have more control in the last-mile phase - which our Data Science team expanded on in a recent blog post. How? Here are a few examples of spatial supply chain optimizations:

On-demand last mile delivery in Madrid

This anonymized example shows a first step on how to apply optimization to solve the on-demand transportation problem in food delivery in Madrid, and the benefit obtained from doing so. Again, using Origin Destination Matrices and a Batch Assignment Algorithm we can optimize routing using real-time location data. Being able to visualize such steps and decisions made by the different algorithms is a very powerful tool for a very time-consuming task, which is where CARTOframes can help. See the full Data Science workflow here.

Gap in Atlanta: Territory Definition

In this example we can see how to create a manageable and profitable delivery network for distinct territories for 9 Gap store locations, which are derived from 1.5 million points of historical delivery data. Using an Origin Destination Matrix (ODM), we are able to design optimal territories that allow us to build optimal routes delivering in line with 2-hour designated slots. You can see the rest of this optimization walkthrough in this blogpost.

Publix Supermarkets: Supply Chain Network Design

Publix is a leading grocery store chain in the southeastern United States, with primary operations in Florida, with over 1,110 stores served by 8 distribution centers. We evaluated Publix store and distribution center locations to understand how Publix is currently serving their stores, where they should place a new distribution center to serve new locations, and to quantify the ROI of opening a new distribution center. To see the full analysis you can read this post.

Online grocery stores are frantically trying to adapt to changing consumer behaviour through the coronavirus; changing competition law from the government and having enough workers to support the business (with someone sending HQ team members to the frontline in distribution centers).

However, like any other business, they are also preparing their businesses for the post COVID-19 era - when demand lowers and customer expectations go back to normal. Forecasting for when that may happen is a challenge, but using analytics through the process will be fundamental to their success.

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Florence Broderick

Flo is VP Marketing at CARTO, leading our Demand Generation, Content, Product Marketing and SDR teams to translate the value of Location Intelligence to existing and prospective clients, generating demand for spatial analysis use cases on our platform. Prior to joining CARTO, Flo was Global Head of Marketing and Communications for LUCA, Telefónica's specialist Big Data unit.

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Retail Strategy: Compete for Bargain Shoppers Without Seeing Red

The pandemic-driven boon in online shopping has brick and mortar stores searching for a successful retail strategy to stay competitive in the shifting landscape.

Mega-retailers like Walmart (famous for its “everyday low prices”) and Amazon (famous for next day shipping on reasonably priced staples) have reported a rise this year in sales of pandemic-related items, such as hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and other quarantine survival necessities. Meanwhile, online sales in general have skyrocketed as consumers stockpiled the essentials.

But the “panic buying” phenomenon of 2020 is not a windfall for most brick-and-mortar retailers. Not only are they seeing less foot traffic, they’re also experiencing higher operating expenses. From protective plexiglass to sick pay, unexpected expenses have sapped many retailers’ projected annual earnings.

Kroger Co.’s Chief Financial Officer, Gary Millerchip told the Wall Street Journal that the retailer expects Covid-related costs to continue beyond the first quarter as the grocer invests in associate and customer safety and adapts to increasing digital demand. For Amazon’s part, the online retailer said that the company’s pandemic-related operational costs had totaled $7.5 billion by October.

Meanwhile, shoppers are limiting discretionary purchases. One-third of consumers report feeling “financially-squeezed, with less disposable income compared to before the crisis.” Nowadays, consumers shop from home instead of on foot, seek value and shun extravagance, and forego entire categories in favor of the staples.

Indeed, these behavioral changes have forced businesses to rethink their retail strategy, including pricing. Overcoming shoppers’ reluctance will require appealing to their sense of value. Retailers who make shoppers feel like they’re getting a bargain or an added benefit will net return visits.

Even with a vaccine on the horizon, social distancing requirements implemented to contain the virus may reimagine the retail landscape for years to come. To succeed, retailers will need to embrace artificial intelligence and move quicker than the competition. Here we’ll share three key strategies for making shoppers feel like they’re getting a deal while protecting the bottom line.

Providing Value, Not Dropping Prices

Against the backdrop of Covid-19, writes McKinsey & Co., “retailers will need to be deliberate about influencing customers value perception.” But are your prices really the key factor in how valuable shoppers consider your brand?

In a 2017 study of 2,200 shoppers in Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA, “How Grocers Can Improve Shopper Price Perception,” Bain & Co. found that “best value” and “highest quality or freshest groceries” outranked “lowest prices” in terms of the most important factor influencing where customers shopped. And perception isn’t necessarily tied to shelf price. Bain & Co. found that grocers often can find better ways to improve price perception than lowering prices. In fact, shoppers may not even notice if you lower prices, your customers—all too often—won’t even notice.

So what is it that defines value in the eye of the consumer? In Kantar’s 2020 ranking of the most valuable global retail brands based on financial results and consumer sentiment, “innovative use of technology such as artificial intelligence and data analytics” was a recurring theme in terms of retail strategy for the top-performing retail brands. In the post-pandemic world, brands—like The Home Depot and Nike—that respond to shifts in consumer behavior while tackling business-critical changes to supply and demand came out ahead.

As for The Home Depot, the home improvement retailer acted quickly during the crises to cancel annual sales events and pull marked-down goods off shelves to draw crowds away from stores, according to The Wall Street Journal. Instead, customers were drawn to both the retailer’s physical and digital stores, investing in projects to improve stay-at-home lives. At the same time, The Home Depot’s Chief Information Officer, Matt Carey, quickly pushed out mobile appts for curbside pickup services and enlisted real-time inventory tracking to keep up.

Meanwhile, Nike quickly responded to the pandemic by quickly revamping its digital strategy for the “new normal”—without dropping prices. Although store closures caused Nike’s overall sales to fall 38%, changes made early crisis are helping the brand rebound. Nike’s digital apps and online sales grew 75%, cushioning the overall decline. The brand rolled out livestream workouts and digital fitness challenges to augment their already-robust digital ecosystem. These moves added value for home-bound consumers. These digital advances paid off in the end for both Nike’s across the board. According to WSJ,   direct sales made up $3.7 billion of revenue in the summer quarter, up 12% from last year.

Pricing Optimization

Although small fluctuations may go unnoticed by customers, creating the right price perception is critical. Pricing has long been critical to retail strategy,and the pandemic’s pressures have made it more crucial than ever. But trying to beat behemoths like Amazon and Walmart by competing on razor-thin margins is a guaranteed race into the red.

That’s why many businesses are eager to explore the benefits of artificial intelligence and learn how to create effective, AI-based pricing practices. Proper pricing canhelp shoppers feel that they’re getting a bargain while streamlining store operations and ensuring the best return on investment. With Amazon reportedly driving 25% of profits based on dynamic pricing leadership, brick-and-mortar retailers should take notice.

It’s clear that the advent of dynamic pricing and price optimization is transforming the online shopping experience. With a real-time understanding of supply and demand, these tools can help retailers quickly respond to changes in competitors’ pricing and fluctuations in consumer demand whether in store or online.

Electronic shelf labels—commonly called ESLs—deliver instantaneous pricing and promotional actions to individual stores. Already widespread in Europe, American retails companies have been slow to incorporate ESLs into their retail strategy due to concerns over return on investment. But as operating (read: labor) costs continue to rise and the technology continues to advance, more and more US-based retailers are taking note.

Kroger, another retailer noted on Kantar’s top 75 list, partnered with Microsoft in 2018 to create proprietary technology called EDGE (Enhanced Display for Grocery Shelf.) Kroger’s IoT sensors bean real-time information from everywhere in a store, changing prices as needed and communicating promotions with dynamic advertising. As an added benefit, the system syncs with Kroger’s Scan, Bag, Go frictionless checkout program.

But multichannel retailers especially must ensure that their prices align in-store, online and at checkout. Changing prices too often or inconsistently can erode consumers’ trust and loyalty. As one RetailWire analyst noted, “If your competitor can change prices every day of the week and you only change them weekly, you will lose an entire week of price perception before you can react.

Loyalty Programs

Retailers can use AI for more than monitoring and adjusting pricing. A winning retail strategy also makes use of software that gives granular insight into shoppers’ preferences and habits to customize incentives.The most effective loyalty programs provide a mix of benefits to drive visits, repeat purchases and increased engagement. Smart retailers strive to cultivate loyalty; according to the 80/20 principle, 80% of a store’s sales come from 20% of its customers.

Consider 7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience retailer. The Dallas-based Slurpee behemoth introduced its app-based 7Rewards program in 2015, offering members one complimentary beverage for every six cups purchased.

“We have customers who come in every morning, like clockwork, for a fresh-brewed cup of 7-Eleven coffee, while others regularly treat themselves to a Slurpee or Big Gulp drink,” said Laura Gordon, then 7-Eleven’s vice president of marketing and brand innovation. “If you come in every day, scan your 7Rewards app barcode, you can get one free drink a week or even more, and that’s our way of saying ‘thanks’ to our customers and letting them get more of what they want at 7-Eleven.”

The app was an immediate success because it was easy to use and provided customers a clear benefit. 7Rewards soon expanded to include free Slurpees for repeat purchases and deals on snacks, hot food and household supplies. The 7-Eleven’s program tripled its user base to 25 million members within the first year, resulting in a significant rise in store visits and repeat purchases.

Meanwhile, premium, fee-based loyalty programs from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Restoration Hardware are also enjoying a boon. The nominal fee customers pay up front to join the program renders them likelier to return, buy more, and engage with the brand.

Last thoughts: Covid Complicates Retail Strategies

In less than one year, the arrival and spread of COVID-19 has changed the way consumers live, work, and shop. Even with an effective vaccine in place, the virus’s legacy in retail is likely to endure. Has the importance of the all-mighty bargain changed in the pandemic age? To the extent that it fosters a sense of victory in the shopper, the perception of a bargain remains crucial to winning in this new world.

The most successful retailers will look to pricing software to make small, strategic shifts quicker and more frequently than competitors. They’ll also implement loyalty programs that provide hyper-personalized promotions and incentivize shoppers to accrue benefits, whether it’s a cup of coffee from 7-Eleven or early access to a design event at Restoration Hardware. On a deeper level, they’ll check in with their customers more often to understand what they want and when so that customers perceive their products as more valuable than that of their competitors.

Ongoing public health measures to contain the virus will cement these new retail habits in a permanent way, and the brick and mortar retailers now starting to use AI to streamline operations will be best positioned to thrive.

Learn how CB4’s proprietary machine learning algorithms helps brick-and-mortar retailers rise to the increasingly complex demands of shoppers at each store in their chain.

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Lolita was a tall, somewhat chubby girl. Chubby, with a rather plain face but a firm-looking, large behind. Yes, this girl had a big booty and a rather chunky body. I’d say she was around five feet ten inches tall and weighing two hundred and twenty pounds. Women never admit their weight but as a cop, I’ve had to tackle some violent men and violent women. I’m pretty good at guessing somebody’s weight. I’ve had to carry quite a few of them on my back over the years. It’s probably because of these losers that I sometimes feel some back pain. Anyway, I got over that when Lolita started to visit me frequently.

The thing about Lolita is that this girl was a freak. You won’t believe the stuff we did together. The first time we hooked up, she gave me a blowjob in my garage while I worked on a red Toyota I had just purchased. Right then and there, Lolita got on her knees and sucked my eight-inch, uncircumcised black dick. Lolita sucked on my dick and licked my balls. This girl was one hell of a cocksucker. I couldn’t believe how good she was. I came twice illegal bahis in one half hour. This chick was amazing! next, I put on a condom and took her on the hood of my car. Lolita lay on her back, legs spread. I slid my cock into her pussy, and pumped my cock in and out of her sweet pussy. She screamed as I pounded into her like there was no tomorrow. We fucked and sucked for a long time, and then started it all over again. By the time we were both done, our bodies were covered with sweat.

Lolita and I both lay on the carpet of my garage floor, not caring about the mess or the sweat. The sex was that good. We would hook up regularly from that day forward. One time, Lolita invited one of her friends into one of our little sex games. Lolita introduced me to her friend, a slightly chubby but beautiful woman with jet-black hair and milky white skin named Alicia. This dark gal was in her mid-thirties. I learned that Alicia had been one of Lolita’s classmates back in community college. Nowadays, Alicia worked as a nurse and also attended night school. I liked this young black woman. I soon found out that she was a very sexual being, much like Lolita.

Man, if you’ve never been with two sexy, sexually experienced and willing women at the same time, you’re missing out! Lolita and Alicia gave me a treat. First, Alicia sucked my cock while Lolita licked my balls and fingered my asshole. Lolita licked and probed my asshole as I thrust into Alicia’s mouth. Alicia looked so pretty as she sucked on my cock. I also noticed that she was a better cocksucker than Lolita, who was much younger than she was. Alicia drank my seed when I came, it was awesome!

Next, I took her. Alicia had a fantasy of being fucked in the ass by a strong black man. I was happy to oblige. Alicia got on all fours and spread her butt cheeks wide open. I positioned myself behind her. Lolita came and licked Alicia’s asshole before applying some lube on it, then she guided my cock into her best friend’s asshole. I slid my cock into Alicia’s asshole. Alicia gasped as I went in, and I continued to go inside her. Inch by inch, I slid down into her depths. With Lolita’s encouragements, I began to fuck her, hard. Alicia winced but did not scream as I began to give her white booty a serious anal pounding.

Meanwhile, Lolita played with Alicia’s pussy as I fucked her. Man, that was awesome. Watching a sexy Latin girl licking a white girl’s pussy while my cock went up her ass. This was the most awesome sexual sight I’d ever seen. Alicia moaned, whether from Lolita licking her pussy or my thick cock in her asshole, I couldn’t tell. I fucked her for a long time, loving the feel of her tight ass wrapped around my cock. I loved pounding illegal bahis siteleri into her and feeling her soft flesh yield to my thrusts and man power. I loved every second of it. When I came and filled her ass with my black man’s cream, she screamed loud enough to wake the dead. I loved that sound!

After watching how much Alicia had enjoyed it, Lolita demanded the same treatment. It took me a moment to gather up my strength, but I rose up to the challenge. The big girl got on all fours and spread her plump butt cheeks wide open, exposing her tight asshole. The sight of a plump woman’s butt hole instantly got me hard. I pressed my cock against her back door, and pushed. Lolita did not scream when my cock went into her asshole. Nope, she did not scream at all. Instead, she howled like one of the damned! Alicia watched, fingering herself as I slammed my cock into Lolita’s butt hole. Yeah, it turned out to be a fantastic experience.

Lolita and I had a lot of fun experiences together. We discussed some fantasies of ours. Lolita told me that she had slept with girls and boys but had never been with two men at the same time. This bisexual vixen believed in trying just about anything at least once. Some of it was starting to rub off on me. Hell, this sexual she-devil even got me to try a threesome with a guy. One day, we brought home a handsome stud named Ricardo from a bar. Lolita knew him from her college days too. Apparently, Ricardo was a bisexual stud. I met him. He didn’t look at all the way I thought gays looked. He looked like a straight man. As we talked, I found out he was an okay guy. I wouldn’t mind the three of us having a threesome.

One night, Ricardo went home with Lolita and I. He was a tall, muscular young Latin stud who worked as a corrections officer in an upstate prison. He had recently broken up with his girlfriend, a Haitian actress named Marie. I’ve been with a few Haitian women. They’re very hot. Yeah, I liked them. The three of us got naked after a few drinks to loosen us up. Lolita gave Ricardo a blowjob and I stroked my penis while watching them. They looked good together, I must admit. Ricardo leaned back and closed his eyes as Lolita sucked his dick.

I watched as Lolita licked Ricardo’s balls and sucked on his dick. His cock was thick and uncircumcised, much like mine. Lolita looked at me as she sucked on his dick. Next thing I knew, he came and she drank his seed. Yeah, this girl was freaky. Lolita lay on her back, with her legs spread. Ricardo came and positioned himself on top of her. He slid his cock into her pussy, and began to fuck her. The guy looked like he was enjoying himself. Why shouldn’t he? Big girls are hot and they give you better loving canlı bahis siteleri than skinny broads sometimes!

Watching Ricardo humping the hell out of Lolita, it was hard to believe that he was bisexual. When he winked at me, I suddenly had no doubts. Yes, this guy was bisexual. He fucked Lolita for a long time, thrusting into her hard and deep. The girl was moaning and screaming his name. Yeah, I could tell that she was enjoying herself. Maybe that’s why when she asked me to join, I did without too much hesitation. What’s the worst that can happen?

Lolita told me that both she and Ricardo wanted to get fucked in the ass by my dick. I was hesitant. They offered to blow me, and I accepted. Lolita sucked on my cock and Ricardo began to lick my balls. I am not queer or anything but it felt good to have a man and a woman sucking on my stuff at the same time. I was okay and all set and ready to fuck the hell out of them after they gave me the best damn blowjob ever.

First, I went into Lolita’s ass. I slid my cock into her asshole and began ramming into her. Lolita lay on her back, biting her lip as I fucked her. Ricardo lay next to her, sucking on her large breasts as my thick black cock went in and out of her butt hole. Next, I decided to try some man booty. I pulled out of Lolita’s ass and plunged my cock into Ricardo’s ass. The Latin stud did not gasp as my cock went inside him. Oh, no. I could tell that he liked it and this wasn’t the first time he was getting some cock up his ass. He was loving it. I pounded into his ass, and I must say, I loved every second of it.

Lolita watched as I plunged my cock into another man’s asshole. I’ve fucked her in the ass many times and she loved it. Now, another man was getting the pleasure. Ricardo cried out in pleasure as I fucked him. Lolita leaned over and sucked on the Latin stud’s cock and balls as I plundered his bottom. I must say that a man’s asshole felt as wonderful as a woman’s ass. Oh, yeah. A tight hole around my cock felt good, no matter whom it belonged to. I came not long after and pulled out. When I did, both Ricardo and Lolita drank my seed like it was the sweetest thing ever.

A little while later, Ricardo left us and we went back to bed. Yeah, I was having a lot of fun these days. Lolita was something else. I liked this chick. When it came to sex, she was always ready to experiment and she was never jealous. I liked that. In the times that followed, we had a lot of fun with other people. We brought both men and women in our bed. Let’s be clear about one thing : I always do the fucking, I never let anyone fuck me. I will fuck a woman’s pussy, and her ass, while her man watches. I will fuck a man’s ass right in front of my girl. But I will never let anyone put anything up my ass. Why? Because I’m the man! I still consider myself to be heterosexual, though a bit more flexible sexually than most straight men. I’m having fun and it’s all good. That’s all I’ve got to say on the subject.

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These are download link(s) of Samsung SM-N9700 stock firmware with 1 version(s) according to region, being hosted on well know and speedy server which can give you good download speed. Firmware file and other files are zipped in zip file, Zip file contains stock firmware file, application to flash, USB drivers and manual/instruction (how to flash phone). If you are not familiar with flashing process please refer to how to flash section of this page.

Advantages to flash with Samsung SM-N9700 stock firmware

You may get following advantages or problem fix by flashing phone.

  • 1) Upgrade to recent version firmware of Samsung SM-N9700.
  • 2) If latest version(compared to this version file) giving any issue you may downgrade to this version of firmware.
  • 3) Reinstalling the stock firmware (Operating System) on your mobile device.
  • 4) By installing this firmware you may also sort out the issue of software malfunction, boot loop problem, IMEI corrupt solution, or if phone set is not turning on mean totally dead.

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Region: Hong Kong SAR China
Size: 5 GB
Android Version: 9.0
Flashing Tools: Odin Download Tool
Flashing Method (install): Follow Tutorial

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Steps how to flash with Samsung SM-N9700 stock firmware.

follow these steps to flash your phone.

  • 1) Download this zip file from this given download link and extract all files on your local computer.
  • 2) Zip file contains the firmware, flashing application, usd drivers and some manual to know the flashing procedure.
  • 3) Install USB drivers.
  • 4) Rest of the steps are given here flash with odin , follow these steps accordingly to flash your phone with odin.
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    Always use trusted application/tool to flash your device, like famous application Odin, if you are newbie to flashing with odin then we recommend you take a look over method of flashing with odin.
    Its observed in common practice that updating firmware or reinstalling Samsung SM-N9700 sort out the problems of loop in boot, software malfunctioning, update error, mobile phone hanging,stuck on android logo ,and even dead issues.
    If your phone is under warranty then firstly consult with your phone company, Reinstalling/Updating firmware may void your phone’s warranty. (Depends upon where you located, every company have different policies for different regions).

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Dr. Linda Brady's tax records indicated an income of over $4million dollars, making her the top earning hospital president in the state. She's New York's $4 million woman.

Dr. Linda Brady, the head of a tiny Brooklyn hospital, raked in just over that amount in total compensation in 2009 - more than any other nonprofit hospital executive in the state, tax records show.

Brady, president of Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in East Flatbush, was awarded the hefty sum the same year the hospital was forced to close a clinic and lay off workers and staff members took furloughs because of budget tightening.

"You're taking a bonus the same year you're firing people, forcing furloughs and not funding pensions," said an outraged Dr. Abdul Malik, former chief of the hospital's cardiocare unit who now operates his own practice across the street from Kingsbrook.

"Why are you taking this much money? It's not that people cannot make money in this country, but this is too much."

The 326-bed facility is considered one of five Brooklyn hospitals that advocates fear is in danger of being shuttered by Gov. Cuomo's medical redesign team. Many of Kingsbrook's patients are Medicaid recipients.

Joanne Doroshow, executive director of the consumer advocacy group Center for Justice & Democracy, which in March found that Brady's compensation was the highest in the state, called Brady's compensation "a shock."

"The money's coming from somewhere, so to the extent it's going into the pocket of the CEO, it's not being used to serve patients," said Doroshow.

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Tourism-dependant Sigirya locals in doldrums after COVID-19

By K. K. Aariyadasa and Eunice Ruth | Published: 2:00 AM Jan 12 2021
Focus Tourism-dependant Sigirya locals in doldrums after COVID-19

By K. K. Aariyadasa and Eunice Ruth

The Government should implement a plan or a programme to uplift local entrepreneurs who provide goods and services to tourists visiting Sigiriya.

Locals say that 90 per cent of them are involved in tourism and that due to the COVID-19 pandemic they are faced with many problems due to the lack of local and foreign tourists. Many Sigiriya locals make a living by giving boat rides, car and elephant safaris, selling arts and crafts, and providing lodging for tourists.

Some safari cart drivers said that they even sold their draught animals and their carts are becoming dilapidated due to disuse. Elephant safari guides told Ceylon Today that maintaining and feeding elephants cost Rs 80 million a month and that they cannot even find money for their own upkeep due to this reason. Meanwhile, locals engaged in making arts and crafts say they are also helpless in the light of the situation and have moved on to doing manual labour to survive.

“Sigiriya is deserted and we haven’t even seen a visitor for the past two months because of the quarantine curfews and travel restrictions. But there are still three wheel drivers near Sigiriya, waiting for tourists with high expectations,” a local said.

Meanwhile, Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism, S. Hettiarachchi said that on 6 January the Ministry of Health issued relevant health guidelines and protocols to restart tourism and that they expect things to go back to normal. “Also after opening Bandaranaike International Airport, we can expect high number of foreign tourists, as well as local tourists, because the curfews have been lifted in many areas within the island. The tourism industry in Sri Lanka will elevate slowly and these locals can resume their safari rides and business activities in Sigiriya as well as other ancient Archaeological sites by strictly following health guidelines and restrictions,” he said.

However, tourists will be limited according to the Health Ministry’s guidelines to avoid the further spread of COVID-19 in all tourist destinations and separate time slots will be allocated for foreigners and local tourists. Tour agencies also should pay attention to special sites such Sigirya, Polonnaruwa and Dalada Maligawa, and should check and allocate separate times for tourists to stop these areas from being crowded, he added.

He also said that, a separate compensations will not be provided for people providing goods and services around tourist attractions and a special discussion is about to be held regarding the future process of conducting in all tourist areas.

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Aug 12, 2020 | Featured, Front Page 2, Grants – Community Grants

Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2020 Community Grants Program

This Fall 2020 Community Grants round includes changes to both the application form and process.

Even if you have applied to the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area’s Community Grants Program previously, before applying we strongly encourage you to:

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Recognizing the challenging environment that many charities are facing as a result of COVID-19, this grants round, CFKA has provided an opportunity for a range of activities to address the diverse needs of organizations and to support them where they are at in their recovery and rebuilding. They include:

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Further details about the Community Grants Program and the forms are available on our website here:

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Dangote oil refinery poses threat to refineries in Europe

Dangote oil refinery poses threat to refineries in Europe

The crude oil refinery being built in Lagos by Dangote Industries Limited is a threat to refineries in Europe, which Nigeria relies mostly on for fuel imports, a global provider of energy and commodities information has said.

The Editorial Director, Strategic Oil Markets Development, S&P Global Platts, Andrew Bonnington, said at the S&P Global Platts Lagos Oil & Energy Forum on Thursday that the start of operations at the Dangote refinery would likely lead to the closure of some European refineries.

He told our correspondent on the sidelines of the event, “In Africa, the Dangote refinery is a huge story; one of the biggest refineries in the world being built in Nigeria, likely to supply most of or all of Nigeria’s consumption. That clearly has an impact on European refineries, because they export to Nigeria.

“It is impossible for me to say exactly what the impact will be, but it is not a good thing for European refineries that Dangote refinery is being built.”

According to Bonnington, Europe is the biggest supplier of petroleum products to Nigeria, with about 75 per cent of petrol consumed in the country imported from the continent.

Last week, the President, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, said he had arranged more than $4.5bn in debt financing for his refinery project and aimed to start production in early 2020.

Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is building a refinery with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day to help reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products.

He was quoted by Reuters as saying that lenders would commit about $3.15bn, with the World Bank’s private sector arm providing $150m, adding that he was investing more than 60 per cent from his own cash flow.

“We will end up spending between $12bn and $14bn. The funding is going to come through equity, commercial bank loans, export credit agencies and developmental banks. Hopefully, we will finish mechanical (construction) by next year and products will start coming out in the first quarter of 2020,” Dangote added.

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Personalised Folk Art Style Bible Verse Initial Print

by Alpha Letterbox

This custom, initial print features a hand lettered Bible verse to uplift and encourage set in a folk art, paper cut style background in 4 beautiful colours.

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Decorate your home, bedroom or nursery with this beautiful and cheerful calligraphy bible verse or give as a perfect gift to a friend or loved one for a birthday, new baby gift, christening or dedication.

Featuring a beloved scriptural verse to uplift and encourage, as well as add a splash of colour to brighten your room.

Each letter designed has been individually hand drawn to feature a well loved Bible verse and can be personalised with any name.

Each letter has a hand lettered calligraphy bespoke Bible verse related to that letter. Please see the accompanying picture for a preview of each letter and Bible verse. A mockup will also be sent out to you before production. Please include the name you'd like to be featured as well as an email address where you'd like the mock up to be sent in the "notes" section.

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Our unframed prints are available in a variety of sizes. Please choose your preferences from the drop-down menu.

A4 size (210mm x 297mm)

A3 size (297mm x 420mm)

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- Please note this print is in paper cut style and is not actually a paper cut piece.

- Printed onto 260gsm lustre paper with high quality inks.

- Your print will be sent within a clear cello sleeve and board-backed envelope.

-A3 prints will come rolled in a postal tube.

- Unfortunately, I am unable to accept returns for personalised prints, however before your print is produced and shipped, a mock up will be sent to you to your allocated email address.

-Please note-  the Bible verse for each letter is set. In the future I do hope to be able to offer bespoke Bible verses on request, but this is something I don't currently have the capacity for. Please see below and in the pictures the Bible verse for each letter.

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- I will endeavour to send you a mock up of your personalised print within 1-3 working days.

- As soon as you have confirmed you're happy with the print it will be sent within a further 1-3 working days by Royal Mail first class.

- Please note, we ship from the UK so delivery times and prices to other countries may vary.

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A: "God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “ABBA, Father.” Galatians 4 v 6.

B: "In the BEGINNING God created the heavens and the Earth," Genesis 1 v 1

C: "As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with COMPASSION, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience" Colossians 3 v 12.

D: "DELIGHT yourself in the Lord and He will give you the DESIRES of your heart," Psalm 37 v 4.

E: "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like EAGLES,” Isaiah 40 v 31.

F: "I praise you because I am FEARFULLY and wonderfully made," Psalm 139 v 14.

G: "For GOD so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3 v 16.

H: "The HEAVENS declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands," Psalm 19 v 1.

I: "Now to the King eternal, iIMMORTAL INVISIBLE, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen." I Timothy 1 v 17.

J: " But the fruit of the Spirit is love, JOY, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Galatians 5 v 22-23.

K: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; KNOCK and the door will be opened to you," Matthew 7 v 7.

L: "Your word is a LAMP for my feet and a LIGHT for my path.." Psalm 119 v 105.

M: “My salvation and my honour depend on God.He is my MIGHTY rock, my refuge” Psalm 62 v7

N: "LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your NAME in all the earth!" Psalm 8 v 9.

O: "Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant OFFERING and sacrifice to God." Ephesians 5 v 2.

P: "In my Father's house are many mansions; I am going there to PREPARE a PLACE for you." John 14 v 2.

Q: "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside QUIET waters, he restores my soul." Psalm 23 v 1-3.

R: "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find REFUGE." Psalm 91 v 4.

S: "Then you will SHINE among them like STARS in the SKY." Philippians 2 v 15

T: "Jesus said, “I am the way and the TRUTH and the life." John 14 v 6.

U: "Let the morning bring me word of your UNFAILING love, for I have put my trust in you." Psalm 143 v 8.

V: "But thanks be to God! He gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15 v 57.

W: "And he will be called WONDERFUL Counsellor, mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9 v 6.

X: "I will EXALT you, my God the King; Every day I will praise you and EXTOL your name for ever and ever." Psalm 145 v 1.

Y: "Jesus Christ is the same YESTERDAY today and forever." Hebrews 13 v 8.

Z: "Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount ZION, which cannot be shaken but endures forever." Psalm 125 v 1.

**Please note, colours may vary from your computer screen to this printed product and as each letter is individually colour customised letter colours may differ slightly from photos**

All designs and images are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced, altered or distributed without prior written permission. Purchase of a print does not transfer copyright or reproduction rights, all print designs, images and files remain property of Alpha Letterbox.

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Alpha Letterbox

Hand lettered prints and cards to uplift and encourage

Hello! I'm Emily, the face behind Alpha Letterbox. I started hand lettering since the beginning of the lockdown, loved it and haven't stopped since.

I run Alpha Letterbox from my home, with the support of my husband Toby, toddler Ellie and baby James. Since James's arrival in the Summer life has been a little busier!

I'm very blessed to have a tribe of nephews, nieces and godchildren who I'm constantly on the hunt for Biblical gifts to inspire and encourage them in their growing faith in Jesus. I wanted to make something that would put God's word on their bedroom wall in an exciting and inviting way for them to ponder and to be a discussion starter as they grow up, coming to realise that God's word is active and applicable to their lives in the big and small things.

For each letter I choose a Biblical key word (Abba for A, Beginning for B, Compassion for C etc.) before finding an encouraging and inspiring Bible verse where this word can be found. I then hand letter the Bible verse inside the letter, scan them into digital format, before adding various backgrounds and colours to make the print accessible and exciting for children.

Each print is individually made up and personalised. Therefore after your order I will send you a mock up of the design for you to see before the order is produced and shipped. This slightly increases the shipping time, although it means I can make any changes you'd like and make sure you are 100% happy with your product.

I can also create bespoke prints with a Bible verse and image of your choice on request- just send me a message and I'll endeavour to accommodate any special requests.

Thank you so much for your support of my little business!

God bless,

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Sunshine In My Soul Greetings Card

by Grace Gatley Textiles

Send some sunshine through the post with this joyful encouragement card!

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A sunny greeting card featuring an original textile collage.

The quote on this card comes from a lovely old hymn. It inspired a little doodle in my sketchbook which was then recreated in fabric and thread. Beautiful old pieces of linen and lace were collaged together before being hand-printed, appliqued and embellished with embroidery.

The original embroidery has been digitally printed and made into a greeting card ready to pop in the post to a special someone. Blank inside for your own lovely words!

Printed onto 300gsm soft white card, and packaged with a white envelope in a clear celo bag. Cards are 145x145mm and envelopes 155x155mm.

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Grace Gatley Textiles

Scripture inspired textile art featuring hand embroidered bible verses created by Grace Gatley in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

'Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.' Proverbs 16:24

***To limit post office trips I'll be shipping twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and there may be delays in the postal service. All UK orders currently have free delivery!***

Hello! I'm Grace, a textile artist and mum of two curly haired wild things living in Cheltenham.

Since graduating from Falmouth University in 2010 with a degree in Textile Design, I've been making, creating, sewing and making. I love to encourage, to dream and to spread joy, and my textile art pieces reflect this as well as sharing the good news of the hope we have in Jesus.

Beautiful words from scripture and lovely old hymns are my inspiration, and the vision behind my work comes from the Isaiah 43:19; 'See, I am doing a new thing!' Old linens and lace once fit for purpose and now discarded, are snipped, stitched and shaped into new things. They become the patchworked surfaces for textile collages, which I then embellish with print, applique and hand embroidered verses and lovely words. These pieces are scanned and made into high quality scripture art prints and encouragement cards, all printed in the UK.

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10 Great Tips – How to make your own luck and money

Updated: April 1, 2014

EVER wondered why some people just seem to be constantly lucky when it comes to making money or winning prizes?

Well according to the experts our luck is all down to the way that we approach life and anyone can increase their chances of being a success by following a few simple tips.

Dr Stephen Simpson is an Elite Performance Coach and contributor to The Best You magazine. He helps top business executives and sports professionals to boost their careers – and says the secret is to know what you want to achieve.

Dr Stephen said: “I often hear people complain that others seem to always get all the good luck, especially when it comes to money. But you can create your own good luck by being positive and focusing on your goals in life.

“Lucky people are really just those of us who are always on the lookout for opportunities and they are not afraid to take them.”

Here’s Dr Stephen’s Top Ten Tips for creating your own luck when it comes to wealth and money …

Dr Stephen Simpson

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1 – KNOW WHAT YOU WANT: You’d be amazed by how many people have no idea of what it is they want out of life. In order to attain success you need to have clear goals. These could be anything from having a high flying career to just making your money go further by being financially astute. Once you have decided what you want, you can set about achieving your goals instead of just going with the flow. Write them down because writing is the doing part of thinking. It is a connection to the subconscious. Then remind yourself of them every day.

2 – CREATE CONFIDENCE: It’s no surprise that the people who do the best in life are those who come across as confident and self-assured. If you believe in yourself, others will too. You can create confidence by playing ‘magic movies’ in your mind in which you visualize yourself as a success. What does it look and feel like to have more money and to be lucky? You will find that by acting more confident you will become more confident …

3 – COMBAT NEGATIVE THINKING: Most of us have a little internal voice that constantly makes negative statements in our own minds. For example, how often have you thought, “I won’t enter the lottery because I won’t win.”  Well if you don’t enter you definitely won’t win!  Avoid being self-critical. Repeat the following statement over and over: “I will never say anything bad about myself again.”

4 – SPOT OPPORTUNITIES: The reason many people are lucky is because they are more observant and they tend to spot opportunities by “living in the moment.” They do this by paying attention to the present, rather than worrying about the past (which we cannot change) or the future (which we can’t predict). The next time you go for a walk leave the phone and your music at home. Count the number of chimneys or road signs that you can spot. This will teach your brain to be more aware of what’s going on around you, including any lucky breaks. You might even find money that somebody has dropped!

5 – ASK FOR A PAY RISE: There’s an old saying that if you don’t ask, you don’t get.  When asking for a pay rise smile, adopt a confident tone and posture (lean forward slightly and never slouch). Explain that you love your job and it’s great working for your boss, but say there’s one thing that you would like to improve: your salary. Be confident and friendly and explain that you are worth it. Resolve to yourself that even if your boss eventually says no, you will feel better for trying.

6 – WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER: Some people think that the only key to getting rich is to work like a dog, but this isn’t the case. The key is to avoid wasting time on things that you are no good at or don’t enjoy. Instead concentrate on the positives whenever you can, and focus on just one job at a time. This isn’t easy with looming deadlines and impatient bosses, but switching off your favourite social media apps for a few minutes might just help. If you are overworked and overstressed you will fail to spot opportunities when they come along.

 7 – ENTER COMPETITIONS: Some people seem to win lots of prizes, but that’s really just because they enter lots of competitions. Every time you enter something you increase your odds of winning something. Take advantage of free competitions in newspapers and on TV whenever you can. Not only is it fun, but you’ll be making your own luck and the law of averages says sooner or later you will win.

8 – ASK FOR THE BEST PRICE: In Britain we’re averse to haggling for discounts but in many cultures it is a routine part of life. The next time you make a major purchase ask for a reduction in price. Begin by saying how much you like the product (this will get the salesperson’s attention). Then explain that the price is a little higher than you want to pay and make them an offer. You’ll be surprised how often they accept.

9 – VALUE FAMILY & FRIENDS: Lucky people tend to be those of us who are surrounded by a circle of contacts, including family and friends. These help to ensure that we are in the right place at the right time to hear about opportunities. By networking, we make our own luck.  During a recession the people who survive the best are those who go to the pub or café rather than those who stay at home – because they get to hear about new opportunities.

10 – LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION: When we are rushing through life we use the conscious part of our brain to make decisions. But if we fail to listen to our gut-instincts – which come from the subconscious – we are ignoring the power of a huge part of our brain. Take time to listen to your intuitions and don’t be afraid to act upon them. If you feel lucky about something then give it a try, because the chances are there’s a hidden reason why you feel lucky. Meditation can also be a great help, and there are often free courses in your area that you can attend.

 * Dr Stephen regularly writes for the The Best You magazine, which you can download free at www.thebestyoumagazine.co  You can visit Dr Stephen’s site here.

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The Works Danforth: Some call it a Burger Fix, I call it a Shake Stop

The Works, 888 Danforth, corner of Danforth and Dewhurst, across from Square Boy

For those of us needed a burger fix in the east end (with table service) by Friday we’ll have somewhere new to go.  The Works, a Canadian chain which originated in Ottawa and has been winning burger titles in its hometown as well as Kingston and London and is expanding to Toronto.  My burger cravings are usually satisfied on one end of the spectrum by Harveys (yep, yumm) or the burger at Allan’s (and of course Burger’s Priest, all hail) but I looked forward to checking out the competition yesterday at their pre-grand opening.

Which is when I got addicted to a mocha-oreo shake.

I ordered the shake first to give me some time to go through the massive list of burger toppings.  Even the shake selection was vast–but pretty awesome.

I have a thing with ice cream–I never crave it, never buy it, but when presented with it, can’t get enough.  So sipping my 2-CUPS of childhood nostalgia and with help from my server (if the service is as friendly and fun all the time, it may be the main reason to go) made a burger decision–decisions actually.

1. Pick a patty–ground beef, chicken breast, ground turkey, veggie burger, Portebello Mushroom Cap or Domestic Elk Meat (add $3.39 for the upgrade).  The meat is  sourced locally, hand-pressed and contains no additives.   (I choose the Elk, tender and moist it was)

2. Pick a bun–White, Whole Wheat, Gluten Free (white bun always seems logical)

3. Choose your topping:  you’ve got 70 options.  Some samples:

Leaside Burger– mushrooms, smokey BBQ, cheddar and dbl smoked bacon

Pony Express (my “next time” choice) cream cheese, horseradish, Franks’s Red Hot Sauce, cheddar cheese and ripe tomato

Royal Runner-tomatoes and crinkle-cut pickles with royal supreme sauce

Stanley Cup Burgerapparently has not been available for the last 45 years…sorry

So, the above is my Grid Burger with chipotle ketchup, Havarti cheese, 4 double smoked bacon slices (they had me at FOUR) and caramelized onion.

Other guests were having the La Ultimate FLAMME-grilled burger (below) with gouda, crispy bacon and fresh Avocado…

And here is the Teriyaki burger with the sweet potato strings…

What’s that you say?  It’s not burger night without a tower of Onion Rings and a zillion sauce options?

Breaded not battered is apparently the secret to their crunchiness.  And though I am not usually an onion ring fan, OK, I admit, they were pretty tasty.

Sauce options that I tried were the Hot as Hell, Dijon-haze, Beechhouse (a creamy veggie dip), Chipotle Mayo, Tzatziki Chill.

The Works franchises work with local charities to raise money and help the less privileged (eating a tower of onion rings means you are privileged) and in honour of their Grand Opening they are serving complimentary food tomorrow THURSDAY, MAY 3, 11am-2pm and 5pm-8pm with a “donate-what-you-want” policy, proceeds going to the Pape Food Bank.

If you head over, make sure you give a salute to Square Boy across the street.  I asked CEO Andy O’Brien if he thought they’d pull business away from this Danforth fave (open since the 60s) but he said they talked to the Square Boy folks and they feel they have different food and a different crowd.

All I can say is I woke up thinking about the damn milkshake—though FYI The Works, you need straws with the little scoop at the end of them.  Just a little customer feedback.

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2 responses to “The Works Danforth: Some call it a Burger Fix, I call it a Shake Stop

  1. Looking forward to checking this place out when I get back. Seriously. You had me at milkshake…

  2. Lisa

    Forgot about this today… Woulda been perfect as the boys & I are on our own this eve.

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Adaptation in Metapopulations: How Interaction Changes Evolution

Michael J. Wade

The central question addressed in this book is this: How is the process of adaptation different if the members of a population live clustered in small groups instead of being homogenously distributed like grass on a lawn? The field is called ‘evolution in subdivided populations’ or ‘adaptation in metapopulations.’ The book covers a diverse array of topics, including group selection, family selection, kin selection and sexual selection, as well as speciation genetics, maternal and paternal genetic effects, and host-symbiont co-evolution. These topics are addressed using a combination of concept ... More

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From the Chimera series. Influenced by the artist's extensive travels through India and Africa, Lee Essex Doyle's jewel-like paintings capture fleeting glimpses of the world. Through mastery of color and rhythm, she expertly depicts landscapes and interiors layered with patterns, textures, and vibrant hues.

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