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Trump Administration Refuses to Defend ACA in Court, Potentially Jeopardizing Health Care for Millions

June 8, 2018

For 18 months, the Trump administration has routinely and aggressively threatened the Affordable Care Act and the tens of millions of Americans for whom it provides health care coverage, but their attacks had remained largely in the province of Executive Orders weakening regulations or demands to Congress. That all changed on Thursday night when the Trump administration said that it would not defend the Affordable Care Act in court in the case of a lawsuit filed by 20 Republican-led states, Texas vs. United States, claiming that the health care law is unconstitutional.

In a letter penned by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the administration declares that it will not defend the existing law of the land contained within the ACA and will instead side with the plaintiffs in the contention that it is unconstitutional to require most Americans to have health insurance and that, by extension, any mandated protections in the ACA preventing insurance companies from discriminating against people living with pre-existing conditions are no longer valid.

"After careful consideration, and with the approval of the President of the United States, I have determined that ... the Department will not defend the constitutionality of 26 U.S.C. 5000A(a), and will argue that certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are inseverable from that provision", writes Attorney General Sessions in the letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), referring to the section of the ACA that requires most Americans maintain minimum essential coverage.

Unlike the plaintiffs in Texas vs. United States, the Trump administration does not argue that the individual mandate is "inseverable" from the ACA as a whole, but rather contending that it is only inextricably linked to those provisions which "guarantee issuance of coverage in the individual and group market" and those "prohibiting discriminatory premium rates."

While Attorney General Sessions tries to justify his actions by pointing to prior executive branch actions, this decision by the Department of Justice to pick and choose which laws it views as constitutional and, as a result, which ones it will defend in court, is truly unprecedented and represents a level of executive overreach that is stunning even by any standard.

"If the Justice Department can just throw in the towel whenever a law is challenged in court, it can effectively pick and choose which laws should remain on the books", writes University of Michigan law professor Nicholas Bagley. "That's as flagrant a violation of the President's constitutional duty to take care that the laws are faithfully executed as you can imagine."

The potential effects of the Trump administration's decision are as devastating as anything that would have resulted from Congressional Republicans attempts at repealing the ACA last year. In addition to removing protections from health insurer discrimination and outright denial of coverage based on pre-existing conditions, including HIV, the position being advocated by the DOJ would cause havoc in insurance markets at a time when insurers are filing their rates with state regulators for the coming year would be staggeringly destabilizing.

Should the plaintiffs -- and by extension the Trump administration -- win their case in district court, it would likely wind up making its way back to Supreme Court, setting up a second round of deliberations on the ACA's constitutionality by the country's highest court that is made possible by the recent GOP tax bill, which eliminated the federal tax on people without health insurance. It is worth noting that, in his 2010 majority decision declaring the ACA constitutional, Chief Justice Roberts declared that the federal government doesn't have the power to mandate people buy health insurance, but that it does have to power to tax individuals who do not have health insurance.

The possible impact of this decision on people living with and affected by HIV is as immense as it is harmful. Few portions of the American population faced the degree of institutional discrimination and denial of health insurance coverage as people living with HIV and with the myriad related health conditions that can come with it. This decision by the Trump administration to selectively defend the rule of law and to prioritize the pocketbooks of insurance companies and their shareholders over the very lives of people living with and affected by HIV is unconscionable. We at AIDS United will not rest until we have once again helped derail this administration's attempt to rip health care away from the HIV community and we will keep you abreast of developments in this case as they happen.

As this attack on the health care of millions by the Trump administration shows, elections have consequences. In 5 months, perhaps the most important midterm elections of our lives will be taking place and AIDS United wants to make sure that people living with HIV and the organizations who serve them are prepared to get out the vote and effect change to the best of their ability. To this end, AIDS United has created our own 2018 Election Resource Center, where you can learn everything you need to know about getting yourself and others to the polls, feeling confident in who and what you're voting for, and using the power of community and nonprofit HIV service organizations to make sure that no one in America goes without the health care they need. Click here to check it out.

[Note from TheBody: This article was originally published by AIDS United on June 8, 2018. We have cross-posted it with their permission.]

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2014 Scion iQ Road Test Review

Here’s something to ponder for a moment. The cute little 2014 Scion iQ offers a luxury very few other cars can match. Let’s say
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you live in a larger city like Montreal, Toronto, or Vancouver; finding someplace to park once your destination is reached can be a challenge. Large cars are at a definite disadvantage in this regard.

But, the diminutive Scion offers the potential for exploiting spaces most cars have to pass right on by, and herein lays one of the model’s primary strengths-convenience. Sized in between the Smart ForTwo and the Mini Cooper, the Scion readily fits into places even the Mini can’t. Further, it’s billed as being capable of seating four people where the Smart car will only accommodate two people-as its name implies.

Of course, anybody accustomed to the significant proportions of the cars typically calling
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the roads of North America their native habitat will take one look at the Scion and ask; “Is that thing safe?” You best believe we did too. Soothing our minds was the fact the Scion’s airbag count stands at 11, including one for the rear window. Further, modern safety tech such as ABS, electronic brake force distribution, brake assist, traction control, vehicle stability control, smart stop brake override, and tire pressure monitoring are all standard equipment.

Of course, all of that is well and good, assuming the car doesn’t crumple like an aluminum beer can when its structure is compromised. To that end, the Scion’s engineering team endowed the model with an exceptionally strong structure; yet one designed to absorb and dissipate impact forces, rather than transmitting them into the passenger cabin.

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crash tests, the US National Highway Safety Administration awarded the Scion four out of five stars for overall crash protection and three out of five for side impacts. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rated the Scion iQ “Good” (which is its top rating) for offset frontal crashes and roof strength. So yes, crashes in the tiny Scion are survivable.

In addition to its robust construction, the iQ is a very cleverly packaged automobile. Its minimal overhangs, forward windscreen location, maximized cabin space, and overall compactness are owed to a number of mechanical innovations. Employing a centre take-off steering gear enabled the iQ’s designers to fit an extremely compact steering rack, which meant the overall width of the car could be significantly reduced. The Scion’s differential was developed specifically for this installation and was designed to consume as little
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space as possible-while still providing adequate durability. Similarly, the iQ uses an ultra compact heating and air conditioning unit. Further, specifying a special flat fuel tank along with rear-angled shock absorbers meant those necessities would consume less space than conventional designs, thereby offering more space to improve interior volume for passengers and cargo. Inside the car, the asymmetric dashboard and slim seat designs figure highly in its ability to carry four people in such an extremely compact package.

It should be noted however, while the iQ is billed as the world’s smallest four-seat automobile-and it does indeed have four seats-the best you’ll manage for any significant distance is three full-size adults. While despite its deceptively small outward appearance, the Scion will hold four reasonably sized adults-in a pinch-it can much more readily transport three adults over moderate distances.

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it comes to cargo, if you limit yourself to one passenger, you can fold the Scion’s rear seats to get some 481 litres of cargo capacity. But truthfully, this is an urban runabout. Cargo isn’t what this car is all about-it doesn’t even have a glove box. The Scion iQ is a device best employed for transportation between where you sleep and where you work-or go to school.

Another of the Scion’s strong suits is fuel economy. In fact, the electric Scion iQ EV uses no gasoline at all. Offering 80 km of range on a full charge of its 12kWh battery pack, the iQ EV can be fully recharged from depletion in three hours at 240v. The conventional internal combustion engined iQ uses a 1.3-litre four-cylinder with 94 horsepower and 89 ft-lbs of torque. Power is supplied to the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission. Claimed fuel economy is
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5.5 L/100km in the city, 4.7 on the highway, and 5.1 combined. While good for comparison purposes, these estimates aren’t as realistic as the US EPA numbers that rate the iQ at 6.5 city, 6.3 highway and 6.3 combined.

Small on the outside, but big on the inside, the Scion drives well around town, though it can be subject to buffeting on the highway at speed, particularly in crosswinds. At its essence the Scion is a Toyota, so reliability should be good, and while 5.9 L/100km would be better, 6.3 is pretty respectable. All in all, if you’re looking for city transportation, the 2014 Scion iQ is a car worthy of further investigation.

The well-equipped 2014 Scion iQ starts at $17,115 plus $1,495 for freight and pre-delivery preparation.

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Big Chill is cancelled

By | Published on Friday 20 January 2012

The Big Chill

Melvin Benn, the boss of Festival Republic, yesterday confirmed rumours that had been circulating all week that The Big Chill festival would not take place this summer.

Benn’s company acquired The Big Chill in 2009 after the previously independent festival, which had had various financial issues over the years, when into liquidation. Co-founder Katrina Larkin initially joined Festival Republic as a Creative Director for the event, but moved on a year later.

Plans were already well underway for the 2012 edition of the festival, and a number of bands had been booked. And as recently as last Friday organisers were running a competition for tickets on Twitter. However, it seems that by last weekend it had been decided this year’s event would not go ahead.

Officially the Olympics are to blame. The Big Chill is, of course, an August event, and will clash with London’s big sports bash, though some in the live community say that they are not convinced by that explanation, and that while the Big Chill brand is still popular, its flagship summer event has been in decline for some years. It’s thought some pressure was put on Benn regards The Big Chill by Festival Republic’s backer Live Nation, though it’s not known what the company’s actual concerns were.

Either way, Benn said in a statement yesterday: “It is with a considerable amount of regret that I have decided not to go ahead with The Big Chill in 2012. I looked long and hard late last year at moving the date so it didn’t clash with the Olympics, but with the mix of the festival fans desire to keep the date and an inability to find an alternative date that works, I plumped for maintaining the existing weekend. Sadly, the artist availability and confirmations we were achieving led me to conclude that I couldn’t risk going ahead with the event [in its usual form] this year. Efforts are being made to look to stage a smaller event indoors this year, with the anticipation of The Big Chill being back outdoors in 2013”.


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A couple of great articles hit my pavement over the past few days.

The first, from the WSJ looks at Craig Barrett’s reign at Intel. Some terrific tips on management effectiveness. Two stood out for me:

  • Follow the business, not Wall Street . “The job of the CEO is not to reward the short-term speculator of your stock,” Mr. Barrett says, “but to do a good job long-term for your shareholders, employees and customers. You don’t invest for ‘let’s have a 20% lay-off tomorrow to prop up our stock’ or ‘let’s cut R&D to get a positive response from Wall Street.’ Thank God for Moore’s Law, because it won’t let us think like that; because if we do we get hammered.”
  • When something works, don’t re-invent it, reproduce it . Perhaps Mr. Barrett’s greatest contribution to the semiconductor industry was the concept of “Copy Exactly,” the absolutely exact reproduction of successful existing practices and facilities in other locations.

The other is the Fortune cover story on Mulally at Ford. Some key takeaways…

  • Brands matter: “I arrive here, and the first day I say, ‘Let’s go look at the product lineup.’ And they lay it out, and I said, ‘Where’s the Taurus?’ They said, ‘Well, we killed it.’ I said, ‘What do you mean, you killed it?’ ‘Well, we made a couple that looked like a football. They didn’t sell very well, so we stopped it.’ ‘You stopped the Taurus?’ I said. ‘How many billions of dollars does it cost to build brand loyalty around a name?’ ‘Well, we thought it was so damaged that we named it the Five Hundred.’ I said, ‘Well, you’ve got until tomorrow to find a vehicle to put the Taurus name on because that’s why I’m here. Then you have two years to make the coolest vehicle that you can possibly make.’?” The 2010 Taurus is arriving on the market this spring, and while it is not as startling as the original 1986 Taurus, it is still pretty cool.
  • Communications matters: “Communicate, communicate, communicate,” Mulally explained in one of his notes to me. “Everyone has to know the plan, its status, and areas that need special attention.”
  • Emphasis on data and transparency: To monitor operations during the week, Mulally can visit two adjacent rooms whose walls are lined with 280 performance charts, arranged by area of responsibility, with a big picture of the executive in charge in case there are any doubts. Everyone at the Thursday meeting gets wall space. Mulally spends 30 minutes explaining the charts to me, making sure I stand 20 feet away so that I can’t see any of the data. The message, though, comes through clearly: Mulally has his finger on every piece of this large and complex company. So does his board of directors; they see a subset of the same data. There are no secrets at Ford anymore. “This is a huge enterprise, and the magic is, everybody knows the plan,” says Mulally.

Finally, NYTimes speaks to Steve Ballmer… his point on meetings is right-on:

….The mode of Microsoft meetings used to be: You come with something we haven’t seen in a slide deck or presentation. You deliver the presentation. You probably take what I will call “the long and winding road.” You take the listener through your path of discovery and exploration, and you arrive at a conclusion.

That’s kind of the way I used to like to do it, and the wayBill [Gates] used to kind of like to do it. And it seemed like the best way to do it, because if you went to the conclusion first, you’d get: “What about this? Have you thought about this?” So people naturally tried to tell you all the things that supported the decision, and then tell you the decision.

I decided that’s not what I want to do anymore. I don’t think it’s productive. I don’t think it’s efficient. I get impatient. So most meetings nowadays, you send me the materials and I read them in advance. And I can come in and say: “I’ve got the following four questions. Please don’t present the deck.” That lets us go, whether they’ve organized it that way or not, to the recommendation. And if I have questions about the long and winding road and the data and the supporting evidence, I can ask them. But it gives us greater focus.

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We are celebrating 30 years of the Dorking Chamber Orchestra in the coming season! Hope to see you at our next Concert!

9th February 2019  St Nicolas Church, Great Bookham   5pm

JS Bach       Air on the G string

Albinoni      Double Oboe Concerto

JS Bach        Violin Concerto No. 2 in F major

Handel         Organ Concerto

Dag Wiren   Serenade for Strings

                                           Director/Violin: Guy Button

                                           Organ: Geoff Lloyd   Oboes: Kathy Bucknill and Julia Philpott

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Our Cello soloist – A profile of Joseph Pritchard

We are very pleased to be playing with the exciting cellist Joseph Pritchard at our Feb 10 concert. Joseph will be performing the Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major.
Joseph  began playing the cello aged 6, initially studying with Louise Padday and Ioan Davies while attending Wells Cathedral School. In 2013, he gained a place at theYehudi Menuhin School where he now studies under the tutelage of Thomas Carroll.
A keen orchestral player, Joe spent four years in the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain,
as well as a further four years in the National Youth Orchestra, in his final year holding the
position of principal cello. Whilst in the NYO, he regularly performed in major venues such
as Birmingham Symphony Hall, Sage Gateshead, Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert
Hall under esteemed conductors such as Edward Gardener, John Wilson, Thomas Ades, Ilan
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As a soloist, Joe was one of four winners of the 2017 Two Moors Young Musicians Platform
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UOA REIT mulls formation of sub-MCs at its properties to avoid disputes

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PETALING JAYA (Sept 4): UOA Real Estate Investment Trust (UOA REIT) is considering forming  sub-management committees (sub-MCs) for properties held under UOA REIT as this will allow the different components in mixed developments to operate independently and avoid potential disputes.

UOA REIT recently came under the spotlight when the minority owners’ representatives in the management committee of one of its properties, Menara UOA Bangsar, retracted their nominations during its annual general meeting (AGM) on Aug 16.

As a result, the AGM failed to form the three-member management committee which was proposed by UOA REIT, against the wishes of the minority owners. The minority owners were not only concerned with the reduced number of committee members but also about the use of a cash surplus of RM16 million in the sinking fund and maintenance charges account, the separate ledgers for its bookkeeping process, the calculation of expenses and the fee collection at the motorcycle parking bays.

As the majority share unit owner of Menara UOA Bangsar (53%), UOA REIT denied that it was not being transparent in its bookkeeping procedures and stressed that by keeping the ledgers separate (three accounts), it could avoid potential disputes.

The 10-year old Menara UOA Bangsar consists of a 31-storey Tower A, a 15-storey Tower B, three-storey retail units and a ten-level carpark.

UOA REIT owned Tower B, the retail units and the car park (categorised as Component B), while the individual owners (47%) owned Tower A.

UOA REIT reiterated that the management of the building has not been taken over by the Commissioner of Buildings (COB).

The previous MC had written to Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur’s COB for direction after the outcome of the AGM which led to the previous MC being appointed as the interim caretaker until a new MC is elected at a AGM.  Surrendering the building management to the COB will be the last option.

“The current situation does not affect the daily operations of the property as there is a contracted building manager who is currently running the maintenance of the buildings,” said UOA REIT.

Separate ledgers for better clarity

According to the REIT, there was a need for separate ledgers as the different components in the building required different maintenance and expenses — Tower A is purely offices while Component B is a mix of office, retail and car park — hence each has its own set of common areas and facilities.

The three separate accounts comprise the maintenance accounts kept for common areas for Tower A; common areas for Component B and common areas shared by all.

“Each building has its own collection of sinking fund, maintenance fee and expenditure. Hence, neither one utilises the other’s funds, which is the fairest and most transparent way of managing the funds. This was explained to all the committee members during committee meetings,” said the trust in an email to EdgeProp.my.

However, the committee members have proposed and approved the proposal to combine all the ledgers into one, giving rise to disputes on the expenses spent on all the common facilities.

On the maintenance fee, the trust emphasised that the RM8.20 per share unit (psu) contributed by UOA REIT was more than enough to cover the latest expenses for the common area of Component B (including the centralised air conditioning) which totalled RM7.49 psu.

Hence, this resulted in a large surplus in Component B’s account, making the sum in the account much higher than the other two.

“It is also worth noting that the Committee after combining the ledgers, proposed to upgrade the building access system, building CCTVs and replace all hand dryers in the toilets. All these upgrades are solely for Tower A. This is a disturbing sign of more disputes to come if the ledgers are not kept separate,” said UOA REIT.

Accumulated surplus of RM13.7 million

Meanwhile, UOA RET also noted the previous property manager Dats Management Sdn Bhd is not owned by UOA REIT — it is a subsidiary of UOA Holdings Sdn Bhd.

Dats Management, which was appointed by the then Joint Management Body and now MC, reports directly to the committee which oversees the decision making process. Methodology, views and opinions were always shared by DATS Management, said the trust.

On the RM16 million cash surplus in the sinking fund and maintenance charges account, UOA REIT explained that the numbers claimed by the individual owners were incorrect as the total surplus is actually RM13.7 million.

According to an audited report provided by UOA REIT, Tower A has an accumulated surplus of RM3.25 million; Tower B has RM6.95 million while the shared common facilities account has an accumulated surplus of RM3.49 million.

UOA REIT explained that the higher surplus in Tower B’s account is because UOA REIT has continued to pay extra into the maintenance fund.

“Had UOA REIT not paid the additional amount into the Maintenance Fund for the past nine years, the surplus in Component B’s fund will be about  the same as Tower A’s,” said the trust.
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Entrepreneurship: Taking on the Swiss

This article first appeared in Enterprise, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on August 13, 2018 - August 19, 2018.

The MING 17.03 was launched after the brand’s first two watches received a positive response from customers

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When you think about how successful homegrown watch brand MING has become, you may be surprised to learn that it only turns one this month. Its inaugural offering — the Ming 17.01 — sold out within minutes of its launch.

The brand, which was virtually unheard of in the watchmaking space, was featured in Hodinkee (a specialist online magazine on luxury timepieces). The article, written by its editor-in-chief Jack Foster, was picked up and featured by Bloomberg.

As if that were not enough, the flagship MING watch model in its present line-up is in contention for a prize at the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) Awards — the equivalent to the Oscars in the world of watchmaking.

It is hard to believe that the idea of creating the company started out as a joke between the founders — all watch collectors — who were finding it more and more difficult to find watches that suited their budgets and discerning taste. What they found was that luxury watches were becoming more expensive and that in many cases, what used to be exclusive was being mass produced to cater for the mass affluent market. In short, the watches were not worth the price. Or at least, that was what the founders thought.

“We found that everybody got the same thing at the end of the day. Some models [that were supposed to be limited editions] were re-issued after making minor tweaks. And between the different models, a lot of recognisable parts were shared,” says Ming Thein, co-founder and CEO of MING.watch.

Despite this, the prices of these watches could triple within five years, due to demand. “In theory, when you sell more of a product, the price should go down or at least be maintained,” he points out.

Chan Kin-Meng, co-founder and director of MING.watch, says this trend of escalating prices coincides with the growing number of wealthy people around the world. According to the Boston Consulting Group’s Global Wealth 2018 report, global wealth grew 12% last year to US$201.9 billion. From 2012 to 2016, global wealth increased an average of 3% a year, from US$159.3 trillion to US$180.7 trillion.

As a result, luxury watches — even though they may be less than unique and overpriced — continue to sell well in the market. “They are largely buying into the branding and marketing hype,” says Chan.

He says luxury watches with unique designs and values still exist, but prices have skyrocketed to a level that is almost inaccessible to most people. “Prices can easily reach six figures.”

This is bad news for seasoned watch collectors. Even those who can afford the watches are reluctant to buy them. And so, MING.watch stepped into the breach.

It started as a joke

The idea of setting up a watch company was born out of the frustration of the six co-founders, who were finding it a challenge to find affordable unique luxury watches that could hold their value over the years. In 2014, they started to joke among themselves that the only way to get such a watch would be to make it themselves.

“We were talking about some of the watches we had come across,” says Ming, adding that they not been kind or sparing in their assessments. “We said, ‘This is crap. That is also crap. Why not make our own?’”

Then, they immediately backpedalled, saying that making their own watch would never work. But the idea kept resurfacing. The eventual partners knocked holes in the idea, only to fill them up again. Gradually, they began to consider it seriously. After all, luxury watches were not entirely foreign to them.

For starters, Ming (whom the watch is named after) was already deeply entrenched in the watch industry. A prodigy, he had obtained his master’s degree in theoretical physics from the University of Oxford at the tender age of 16. He researched luxury watches extensively when he began collecting them in 2003.

Two years before that, he was already participating in online forums such as PuristSPro and TimeZone, which connected him not only to other watch collectors but also specialist media outlets and major auction houses. Ming was a photographer and had been commissioned to take pictures for brands such as Jaeger-LeCoultre, Richemont and the Swatch Group. He was also chief of strategy at one of the world’s renowned camera brands, Hasselblad.

Seeing the depth and breadth of his reach, it is small wonder that he was able to kick-start a watch company and make a success of it in such a short time. But he did not go it alone. He teamed up with Chan, Dr Magnus Bosse, Jacky Lim, Yeng Fook Chek and Praneeth Raj Singh

Chan, who is CEO of Beneton Properties Sdn Bhd, is a director of the start-up and in charge of corporate affairs. Bosse has extensive knowledge of the luxury watch industry. He had worked for 10 years with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation on international project development and is now responsible for the production and marketing of MING.watch.

Yeng and Lim are corporate leaders. The former is managing director of a privately owned engineering and construction company while the latter is director of Miluxe Pte Ltd — a well-known watch distributor and retailer in Vietnam. Both of them are advisers to the company.

Then, there is Praneeth, who used to be a student in Ming’s photography classes. Young and passionate, he is currently in charge of the start-up’s operation and finances.

So, on more than just a wing and a prayer, MING.watch kicked off in August 2017.

Birth of its first baby

The start-up’s first product — Ming 17.01 — designed in Malaysia by Ming, but manufactured and assembled in Switzerland, was sold online for US$900 (RM3,657) each. The first two customers were from different parts of the globe, Canada and New Zealand, and the watches sold out in a matter of minutes.

“We sold 300 in three rounds. All the watches were snapped up in just two to three minutes,” says Ming.

The Ming 17.01 was featured by various media. The comments about its design and selling price were mostly positive.

Apparently, the six founders were not the only ones who recognised the gap in the market. Other collectors were also keenly aware of it, but they were not enterprising enough to take the bull by the horns and build their own watch.

“In fact, we have seen people selling the watch on the secondary market for a much higher price, showing that the value has increased,” says Ming.

MING.watch then launched its next product, the Ming 19.01. The unique part about the watch is its colour — deep blue opaque — which spreads out and softens from the sapphire dial to become fully transparent at the edges. The watch movement, where its execution and finishing is exclusive to the company, is displayed on the sapphire case when one turns the watch around.

The watch is a collaboration between the start-up and Schwarz Etienne, one of the best under-the-radar Swiss watch manufacturers. Monochrome, an online magazine that focuses on fine watches, gave the watch a positive review. It described the watch’s design as “radical and simply unlike any other time-only watch on the market” and that it got the watch world talking.

Ming says the 17.01 is more of an entry-level watch while the 19.01, which sells for CHF7,900 each (RM32,213), is for seasoned watch collectors looking for something different and distinctive. “We put in a lot of effort and went through 50 to 60 designs for this particular model. We produced prototypes and wore it for three to four months before it was finalised. That is why when you look at the 19.01s we are wearing, they are all not the same.”

There is a huge price gap between the 17.01 and 19.01 and collectors wanted something in between. So, MING.watch came up with its third product, the MING 17.03.

While there are identifiable features among the MING watches, Ming says the 17.01 and 17.03 are designed differently so the products remain unique and valuable. “The watches are very different. The 17.03 has a sapphire ring on it. The case is made of grade two titanium [which is of better quality] and the lugs [where the watch strap fits in] are longer.

“There are two sets of holes on the lugs. One is for the leather straps and another for grade two titanium bracelets. We design and produce our own straps and bracelets and the watch owners can buy these and change them as they like.

“There is also a second timezone on it. It is an automatic watch that you can wear every day and use for travel.”

The battle has just begun

All three watches were a hit in the industry, but the battle is far from over for MING.watch. Chan says the aim is to be profitable so it can continue to exist.

“We are a start-up, but we don’t see and run it that way. We want to be there for the long term. Many of us are from a corporate background and we have plans for how the company should move forward,” he adds.

The path to profitability, however, is neither smooth nor straightforward. For one, it takes a lot of money and time to come out with a product. A single product requires an investment of about RM1 million. Then, it will take 24 to 36 months for it to be designed, manufactured and sold in the market.

The profit will be razor thin and there will be a cap on how many units are produced and sold. “The profit is thin because we use high-quality components to manufacture our watches. We also put a cap on the number of each product sold to retain their value. We made a promise to our customers and we are following through on it,” says Ming.

For instance, there were only 300 pieces of the Ming 17.01 produced and sold in the market. “I am confident we can sell another 3,000 pieces. But we are keeping our promise. What would our customers think of us if we broke it?” says Ming.

After all, this is the start-up’s value proposition: affordable unique watches that will appreciate in value.

It is a challenging business, but Ming and Chan believe that the company is on the right path. One encouraging sign is that it has managed to break even just one year into its journey.

Going forward is a matter of business strategy, Ming asserts. For one, they need to always plan ahead for new watch launches to keep the money flowing and create some momentum in the market.

The start-up is focusing on providing more value to its customers via product offerings, instead of building hype through marketing and advertising. For instance, a leather pouch and two pairs of straps are given to a customer when he buys the company’s watches online. The pouch allows the owner to carry the watch and straps with them when traveling while the straps allow the owner to try new looks or match the watch with different clothes.

The start-up produces the straps with different designs so customers can buy them online. “We have about 14 straps and they are all very different. However, they work on different watches,” says Ming.

These efforts are meant to enhance the customer experience. Ming and Chan have come away frustrated from luxury watch events and are determined not to repeat those mistakes with their own offerings. “We have been to events where the salespeople were hard-selling the products. We did not like the way we were approached. And then, they gave you useless things such as brochures and caps. I have about 400 caps that I do not use,” says Ming.

“When you buy a watch, they give you a box, which is also useless. A collector friend of mine has a room just for the boxes. And when he was selling some watches, he had to dig out the boxes only to find that the fake letters on them had dropped off. That is why we give a leather pouch.”

Chan concurs. “I have been invited to high-end watch events and they are just there to sell you stuff and giving you catalogues, little cardholders, caps and other useless things. It is a marketing-driven engagement [which can be too much].”

Ming says the start-up has to find the sweet spot between providing value and profitability. “It is a delicate balance. If we go for profitability first, product quality will be compromised. If we focus on the product only, our business may not last.”

A nod from the gods?

Chan says there is a shortcut to boost the start-up’s reputation and profitability, but the result is anyone’s guess — which is to win a prize at the GPHG. “It is like the Oscars in the world of watches. If you win, it means the gods of the watch world are saying they like what we are doing. It would be a tremendous validation.”

The Ming 19.01 is currently competing at the GPHG. Ming says the list of finalists will be announced in the middle of this month and the winners in November. “We were invited by six jury members to submit our product. If we win something, it will be the first time a new, Asian micro-brand has done so.”

The next four months will be critical to the start-up’s success. The co-founders will need to chart a different path, one that involves quicker business expansion, if the 19.01 wins a prize at the GPHG. If it does not, the company will have to gradually build its brand and market momentum. “We have made a heavy investment in R&D and we will see what comes next,” says Chan.

MING.watch is funded by its founders and there are currently no plans to seek external funding. That is because they want to be in full control of the company and stick to their original promise of design, quality and limited editions.

“External funding would dilute our control and the brand too. It may lead us down the path of chasing profitability [at the expense of quality]. We do not want to be forced to sell more products to boost profit. This would harm the value of our products and undermine our brand,” says Ming.

One thing is for sure. The founders are confident of the company’s future and plan to be here for the long haul. “We enjoy being in this group, building something from scratch. And it is something all of us love to do. This adds some fun and that is what entrepreneurship is all about,” says Chan.


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LIHUE — A disaster response team is planning a one-day rebuild on the North Shore.

For three weeks after April’s historic flooding, Team Rubicon deployed to Kauai to assist with the flood relief efforts. They’ll be heading back to Wainiha and Haena and on Sept. 22 will be teaming with Habitat for Humanity.

“We have to pick up some walls, floors and other things to prevent mold,” said Kauai District Coordinator Dan Abadilla.

While there, they’ll be assessing the community’s needs and, depending on funding, will possibly be going back for a more extensive operation, he said.

Team Rubicon is made up mostly of military veterans, allowing them to continue their service by helping citizens impacted by disasters, but first-responders and civilians can also join, Abadilla said.

“When you look at it, it’s a sense of purpose, identity and community,” he said.

The operations are basically the same thing they’ve been doing in the military — risk assessments, emergency management and logistics.

In April, record rains fell on Kauai in 24 hours causing major flooding in certain parts of the island. Wainiha and Haena were isolated for weeks due to multiple landslides that blocked the road and the area is still off-limits to tourists and the general public.

Recently, Team Rubicon assisted in a three-day operation on the North Shore, after Hurricane Lane dumped more rain on Kauai and there was more flooding.

Veterans and first-responders are invited to participate in the rebuild event. For more information, contact Abadilla at 346-1830.

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Pakistan Releases Taliban and Al Qaeda

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Pakistan has reportedly released over 2500 foreigners many of who are member of Taliban or al-Qaeda.

Some of those releases reportedly include 3 people associated with the killing of Daniel Pearl, Fazl-e-Raziq: A senior aide to Osama bin Laden,Mohammad Khaled: A brigade leader who led the Taliban in against U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Ghulam Mustafa: "He was once close to Osama bin Laden, has intimate knowledge of al-Qaeda's logistics and financing and its nexus with the military in Pakistan".

Apparently, this is part of the "Waziristan Accord", which

calls for the Pakistani government to "release prisoners held in military action and would not arrest them again," and that is exactly what is happening.

A detailed timeline of events that led to this situation is here. From that link:

South Waziristan fell some time in the spring of 2006 (I suspect sometime in late March). On March 6, I referred to South Waziristan as 'Talibanistan.' Shariah Law was declared in South Waziristan at this time and the Taliban began to rule openly. A single political party was established in South Waziristan, a party loyal to the Taliban. It is said a secret accord was signed between the Pakistani government and the Taliban around this time. All along the fighting in North Waziristan increased over the course of 2006.

The Pakistan Army was taking a pounding, and President Musharraf lacked the will to fight in the region became apparent. All along, Musharraf and the Pakistani elite attempted to draw distinctions between the Taliban and “miscreants” and “foreigners” - which is merely code for al-Qaeda. The failure to realize the Taliban and al-Qaeda worked towards the same end, and have integrated political and command structures, led the Pakistani government to cut deals with the 'local Taliban' and the eventual establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Waziristan.

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Now on Tuesday during a trip to Brussels, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had this to say:

"The center of gravity of terrorism has shifted from al Qaeda to the Taliban," he said. "This is a new element, a more dangerous element, because it (the Taliban) has its roots in the people. Al Qaeda didn't have roots in the people."

Musharraf said he was certain Taliban fighters were being commanded by former Taliban ruler Mullah Omar from a base in southern Afghanistan, where NATO troops are struggling to contain an insurgency.

He rejected criticism that Pakistan was not doing enough to prevent the Taliban from mounting attacks on NATO troops by infiltrating its porous borders with Afghanistan.

"No one should blame us or doubt us for not doing enough," he said, adding that Pakistan had deployed 80,000 troops on its side of the border to tackle militant Islamists link

This appears to be a major blow for the Afghanistan situation where the Taliban were making progress in taking over parts of the southern portion of the country. The agreement between Taliban and Musharraf will provide the Taliban with a safe haven in Pakistan, more fighters and some experienced leaders.

So the war in Afghanistan continues to spiral downwards with the terrorist groups appearing to make a very serious comeback. The British have threatened to pull out if they can't make progress in 6 months. These developments bode ill for the British and NATO in Afghanistan.

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How to Get Commenced With Sporting activities Betting

Sports activities betting is just positioning a wager on a sporting celebration. You are betting that your staff, horse, dog, or driver will win. If they do get, so do you! If they get rid of, you drop your bet volume. Sports activities betting requires spot all above the entire world, however in the United States this kind of betting is not as highly recognized as it is in Europe.

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Why Soccer Supporters Need Their Own Social Network

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This is 1 clear issue that in spite of being aware of, most of the individuals fail to comply with properly. It is vital to check out for the proper shade of the extension that matches properly to the organic shade of your hair.

Presently, the trend of balayage and ombre hair shade is heading on and most of the women with brief hair can consider rewards from this development. This is an exceptional remedy to develop your hair to the roots and as a result, has many diverse shades and tones. Consequently, if you wish to remain in line with this craze, then there are couple of items that you need to have to follow:

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What to Anticipate For the duration of Dental Implant Therapy

It truly is hugely likely that you may possibly already know people who have undergone dental implant treatment and hopefully their knowledge has been constructive. Dental implants can be outstanding for replacing lacking enamel and this remedy is fast getting to be the gold standard for working with tooth decline. In spite of this, how much do you know about the treatment and what to expect?

What Is a Dental Implant on How Does It Perform?

Dental implants are in fact pretty straightforward, normally consisting of a few individual areas that incorporate an implant post or screw that is inserted into your jawbone, an abutment that is hooked up to the implant put up or screw and which protrudes just above your gum line, and the closing tooth restoration that will protect up the abutment. The concept powering utilizing a screw or put up is that it will bond with your jawbone in the course of a approach called Osseo integration. This is the place new bone cells begin to develop on the specifically dealt with implant publish, ultimately holding the publish firmly in place so it can’t shift even a portion. This bonding approach aids to guarantee the implant publish is strong adequate to keep a replacement tooth. Dental implants can be utilised to assistance implant crowns, bridges or full dentures.

Why Is clear choice implants Remedy Frequently Far better Than Other Alternate options?

A single of the motives why implant treatment can be better than other choices is since of the way the implant submit artificially replaces a tooth root. Your normal tooth roots are critical for very good dental overall health. Every time you bite down on a tooth, the sensation is transmitted by way of the crown of the tooth or the element you can see in your mouth, appropriate down by way of the tooth root and out into the bordering bone. This has the influence of stimulating the bone so that any outdated bone cells are constantly changed. When a natural tooth root is taken off, this no longer occurs and previous bone cells are no for a longer time changed and the jawbone steadily starts to resorb. Most of this resorption will take place the first 12 months soon after tooth reduction which is why it really is so critical to consider about replacing dropped tooth as shortly as feasible.

Dental implants can also be far more aesthetically pleasing, especially when utilised to exchange one enamel. A leading rated dentist can create gorgeous new implant tooth that incredibly sensible, utilizing the maximum high quality supplies. We make sure these enamel are developed to offer the correct volume of support for your cheeks and lips, staying away from that sunken-in look that can be so prematurely ageing in people who have suffered several tooth decline.

This treatment method can be great for folks who have not comfortable dentures and who loathe being constrained to effortless to chew or softer foodstuff. With dental implants, consuming need to be far more pleasurable and tooth will be held firmly in location, making it less complicated to socialize with comprehensive self confidence. For individuals who lost enamel many years back, replacing them with implant supported teeth can also aid rejuvenate their appearance as typically the proportions among their higher and lower jaws will have been diminished by bone loss. Restoring the proper dimensions provides the suitable assist for cheeks and lips, supporting to fill out good strains and wrinkles.

Receiving Began on the Remedy Method

If you are lacking enamel or are going through tooth reduction then at first you will need a session with a great dental implant dentist. Throughout this first session, a dentist will closely look at your mouth and will want to know your health care historical past to determine if dental implants will be valuable for you. Usually, dental implants can be utilised to take care of most cases of tooth decline, but there are instances when an substitute answer may possibly be preferable. A truly very good dentist will have out a extremely mindful evaluation and only advise implant remedy if they feel it really is suitable for you. If you determine to go forward, your dentist will want to just take x-rays and a CT scan, and we might want to just take images and perhaps dental impressions to plan original treatment. This may well look like a good deal, but when the time will come for the actual surgery it truly is essential for your dentist to know exactly exactly where to insert the dental implants for ideal outcomes and this guarantees remedy is faster and a lot more relaxed for you.

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Data Only Door to Very best Casinos On-line

Information empowers. And, its electrical power rings accurate in every single factor of lifestyle. As we ride what Alvin Toffler calls the 3rd Wave, the electrical power of info has been unleashed like never ahead of.

Living, Finding out, and Actively playing. The buy may perhaps alter in terms of priorities, but these three are essentially the greatest influence areas of details revolution. The age of the Net has single-handedly modified the principles of almost each sort of exercise in human realm.

At the stop of the working day, men and women adore to enjoy. It will come as no shock to locate that gaming has been a single of the most common actions on the Net correct from the word go.

Here, it is pertinent to take a search at the way on-line casinos have advanced and are now rising as a single of the higher development regions of the World wide web just before we get on to the particulars of issue at hand.

At the threat of sounding repetitive, if one particular ended up to capture the development of online casinos in 1 sentence, practically nothing could express it greater than the assertion put forward by Victor Hugo: Nothing is more strong than an idea whose time has arrive.

From the first stage to the current, the journey so far has been an eventful one. The area, primarily egged on by the proliferation of Internet that direct to elimination of the current boundaries in phrases of regulations, laws, and geographical boundaries, has had its pitfalls.

Though gaming had been a portion of the World wide web because the opening of 90s, formally, the first on the web on line casino opened in 1996. This was made feasible by a law passed by Antigua and Barbados in 1994, enabling them to concern gambling licenses. This development is significant simply because until date a big amount of on-line casinos are utilizing this route to get licenses.

The two intervening many years because the passing of licensing regulation to placing of the first wager on the web are most eventful in phrases of shaping up this area. This time period noticed a total whole lot of action in phrases of establishing a better comprehending of the idea by the regulators and the general end users and coming up of dedicated application vendors. Given that the really commencing, given its nature, and its status at that position in time, online casinos have been key targets of community crime. This critical issue was mainly resolved by emergence of Net protection firms entirely catering to the unique problems faced by this phase.

And, then there ended up all the authorized difficulties. The on the internet casino industry has crossed many legal limitations in its race to the current. Though agen bandar of the challenges nonetheless persist, the worst is clearly a element of the earlier and the industry as a concept has now taken deep roots with hundreds of virtual or on-line casinos.

Climbing above the past issues, the market, nonetheless, may quickly be going through a new hurdle totally of its own making, if actions are not taken to nip the problem correct absent. The issue of lots– a immediate final result of the proliferation of on-line casinos has lead to buyer support and reliability concerns. How does a single sift the wheat from the chaff? Or far more immediately, how do we draw the line in between a excellent on the internet on line casino and a poor 1? Though it is not minimal just to casinos on the web, the reality stays that this 1 concern has the possible of marring the reputation of the entire area, and can stop up achieving what most laws and laws have unsuccessful to do so considerably.

However, it is heartening to see that the resolution to this key difficulty lies in. This be concerned spot can be efficiently tackled only by person buyer expertise mixed with direction and perception from the current consumers who have had some knowledge (the most effective regulatory system so considerably for the Internet end users). Information received from main and secondary sources stays at the main of this hard work to empower users to get there at a definite summary about any on line casino. Below are a handful of guidelines for new end users that could support you have genuinely wonderful time online:

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Buy the Correct Outdoor Household furniture

Furniture, whether inside or outside the house the house, adds the essential appeal to the 4 bland brick and mortar walls. Outside furniture is not meant to be the scrap that indoor furnishings has turned into after so several years of usage. Your outdoor furnishings not only adds price to the high quality of existence but also allows you to enjoy mother nature, with intense comfort and ease. The assortment and good quality of outside home furniture available in the market place belies the statements of conservationists who tend to maintain the impression about primacy of indoor furniture. From plastic to wicker to wood to metals, outdoor furniture is offered in every content.

Acquiring and sustaining parameters for outside home furniture are fairly distinct from indoor furnishings. This post aims to offer you with all the fundamental dos and don’ts even though working with out of doors home furniture.

The first step, of training course, is to determine on the content you desire in your outside household furniture. If opting for wood furniture, Amish created household furniture can be an best choice for indoor household furniture but woods like redwood, teak, balau, cypress, eucalyptus and white oak are naturally suited for outdoor household furniture. These woods are insect and rot-resistant that is crucial for any outside home furniture post. These woods have also revealed enough indicators of weather resistance. Ideally, your selection of out of doors household furniture depends a great offer on the weather conditions commonplace in your spot. Temperature can be the largest enemy of out of doors furnishings. Rains, heat and dust could develop havoc for a delicate furniture item. If the temperature is mild and nice, even very carefully crafted Amish handcrafted furnishings can be presented a try. Amish furnishings adds gloss to your outside and lends grace to your indoors! The general characteristics for outdoor wooden furniture contain sizeable seem and truly feel, relieve of cleansing, periodic servicing and often cool to touch.

If your selection is wicker furniture for your outdoors, then Rattan vine is the usual material used in generating some unique wicker chairs and tables. The basic functions for outdoor wicker furniture involves – lightweight, cozy, restricted uniform weave with no splinters, unique look and use of some synthetic substance like resin.

If your choice is metallic furnishings, then aluminum is your greatest buddy for out of doors comforts. Very good aluminum household furniture will give out a special look and is also really gentle bodyweight becoming manufactured of hollow aluminum tubes. Aluminum furniture arrive either in wrought aluminum or cast aluminum, and equally are similarly great. The common attributes for outdoor aluminum furniture involves – sturdiness, rust-totally free, lightweight, weather-resistant, official and straightforward to keep.

Plastic furniture is also attaining grounds these days much more due to its price-usefulness than good looks.

Do not overlook to preserve the price range on outdoor household furniture under verify. Usually, teak table ought to not seem overcrowded with home furniture stuffed in each and every nook and corner. Few but distinctive household furniture items on the outside is the excellent strategy. Never go by the elegance of the furnishings report. Your demands usually come initial. So, it’s always handy to have your requirements in thoughts ahead of you set foot to get outside home furniture.

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The Most Essential Five Aspects Of Outstanding Network Advertising and marketing Publications

Beginning a House Based mostly Company making use of network marketing needs Network Advertising and marketing Books. You need to have excellent looking through materials in buy to start off your new company on the right foot. There are numerous choices from which to choose, and every option typically promotes a different technique as getting the best approach. I needed to create an post explaining how to make the greatest high quality Community Advertising and marketing Books.

These Are My Picks For The Very best Items That Must Be Provided in Community Advertising Publications.

The Number A single thing is private branding. In fact, individual branding is the most critical issue that must be provided in a large good quality Network Advertising Guide, including the a variety of possibilities offered in purchase for you to brand by yourself. Once once more, bear in mind that there are many guides accessible for purchase, and numerous far more Community Marketing and advertising Firms for you to sign up for. You want to select the best Community Marketing and advertising Publications.

In purchase to be successful in Network Marketing and advertising, you Want to comprehend how to model by yourself. In order to get attention from individuals, you want to stand out from the group. People will then see you as becoming an essential source, a resource which will spark their fascination, because they will see your views as a prospective new chance. Your likely down lines can include a total new viewpoint.

You need to find out good leadership capabilities, and how to use them, in buy for your staff to believe in you and respect your knowledge. We will display you a few of the things you will want to train your crew, as effectively as a couple of of the other issues you can hope to obtain from high top quality Community Advertising and marketing Guides.

The Second issue on your record is to consider the organization and your prospective up line. You need to have to have a powerful up line before you can be reliable as a chief for your down line. You won’t be able to find out everything you need to have to know from guides, so you will gain by becoming a member of a sturdy up line.

Your inquiries about up lining should be answered in a higher top quality Network Advertising and marketing Guide. Locate your best in shape, whether it be a manufacturer new startup company, or a organization that has been close to for a long time and has a wonderful status. Keep in mind that we are talking about Network Advertising. Even though the product is important, the most critical factor is whether or not you have the likely to turn into a very good networker.

Number A few is advertising by means of YouTube films and networking via social media sites. best marketing books will be the up coming element to contemplate. Facebook has millions of men and women who are logged in at as soon as. A high good quality Network Advertising and marketing E-book must train you how to produce a Facebook fan webpage and group, additionally techniques to hold connected with your fans with no acting like a pushy income particular person. Other social networks incorporate Twitter and MySpace. Given that it is a fact that many folks have strong social lives on the web, it is equally essential to know how to make use of social media websites.

Quantity Four is a subject matter I described before, and that is Seo, or Research Engine Optimization, which is the strategy by which you can receive thousands of cost-free prospects. A effective Community Marketer demands to know how Search engine marketing works, and be able to employ Search engine optimization methods.

It can make sense that a large top quality Book would include website link developing strategies such as Key Phrase Placement and Crucial Phrase Research in purchase to assist you recognize your odds at succeeding in receiving indexed on the significant Lookup Engines. The common Search engine optimization strategies can range from look for motor to look for motor, but the standard tactics for Google, MSN or Yahoo are rather considerably the very same.

The Fifth Most Crucial Issue You Need in A Large Top quality Community Marketing and advertising Ebook is a great structure that will aid you handle your time correctly. It is usually ideal to know a small about almost everything in purchase to be an exceptional Networker. When you initial commence running a blog, it is hard to ascertain no matter whether or not you are shelling out also considerably time blogging. You also need to commit time creating back links, undertaking out-sourcing perform, constructing your social networks on Social Media sites, and producing your presence acknowledged on YouTube. In addition you need to have to discover fundamental income methods such as chilly calling, regional promotions, Email Strategies, Google AdSense and Pay For every Simply click. In addition, apart from marketing strategies, you also require a great group who work properly jointly. A excellent crew can assist you to turn out to be really profitable.

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The science of today is the technology of tomorrow

Technology could be a body of data dedicated to making tools, process actions and also the extracting of materials. We tend to use technology to accomplish varied tasks in our daily lives, in brief; we will describe technology as merchandise and processes accustomed change our daily lives. we tend to use technology to increase our skills, creating individuals the foremost crucial a part of any technological system. Animals have come back to mean such a lot in our lives. we tend to sleep in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics square measure ugly, faith is troubled, technology is nerve-racking, and also the economy is unfortunate. what is one issue that we’ve got in our lives that we will rely on? A dog or a cat fond USA flatly, every day, terribly reliably. Every year, technological devices become quicker, smaller, and smarter. Your cellular phone holds additional data than the room-sized computers that sent a person to the moon. In my essay will Today’s school Students Solve World Problems?, I regarding|mention|cite|point out|refer|name|remark|quote|observe|bring up|point out|say|state} however advances just like the revolution and additional fuel-efficient cars solved several of the issues that I upset about as a school freshman in 1979. however these new solutions additionally cause new issues, like however the internal-combustion engine created travel quicker and easier however additionally raised issues concerning pollution and heating. A targeted study of a particular instructor-approved telecommunications topic. Topics square measure mobile communications, traffic engineering, scientific theory, synchronous digital networks, and advanced fiber-based systems.

Telecommunications refers to the exchange of knowledge by electronic and electrical means that over a major distance. an entire telecommunication arrangement is created of 2 or additional stations equipped with transmitter and receiver devices. Technology is that the manner we tend to apply knowledge base for sensible functions. It includes machines (like pcs) however additionally techniques and processes (like the manner we tend to manufacture computer chips). In fact, a hammer and also the wheel square measure 2 samples of early human technology. the appliance of knowledge base for sensible functions, particularly in trade. Machinery and instrumentality developed from the appliance of knowledge base. ‘It can scale back the industry’s ability to pay cash on new technology’ The branch of data addressing engineering or applied sciences. Technology is additionally an application of science accustomed solve issues. however it’s important to grasp that technology and science square measure completely different subjects that work hand-in-hand to experiences accomplish specific tasks or solve issues. we tend to apply technology in nearly everything we tend to kill our daily lives; we tend to use technology at work, we tend to use technology for communication, transportation, learning, producing, securing information, scaling businesses so rather more. Technology is human data that involves tools, materials, and systems. the appliance of technology usually ends up in merchandise. If technology is well applied, it edges humans, however the other is true, if used for malicious reasons. several businesses square measure victimization technology to remain competitive, they produce new merchandise and services victimization technology, and that they additionally use technology to deliver those merchandise and services to their customers on time and at intervals budget. a decent example is mobile phones firms like Apple & Samsung, these mobile empires, use high-end technology to make new Smartphone’s and different electronic devices to remain competitive.

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Mobile Mechanic Nottingham

If you need a trusted mobile mechanic in Nottingham, then we are the team to help your car back to full health.

Our unique Nottingham mobile mechanic service allows us to respond rapidly to your calls and situation, helping you save time and money.

If you‘re pushed for time, car stuck on your drive, or can‘t get the precious time off work to get your car into a garage for a repair, service or MOT then we can help. I need you!

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Oswego Classroom Teachers' Association
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Welcome to The Oswego Classroom Teachers' Association.
This Association has been established to promote the best interests of the teachers and other members of the professional staff within the district.

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Welcome to new, current, and retired members!

To the right, you will find the brand new OCTA Resource Guide full of useful information related to your union and your contract! Feel free to browse and read at your leisure. Have a question and don't know who to ask? Use the yellow 'Contact Us' tab (in the upper right hand corner of this screen) to get in touch with your OCTA officers.

Do you know an OCTA member who works hard at what they do?

Someone who always seems to have positive energy? Do you know an OCTA member who deserves to be in the SPOTLIGHT? Then nominate them to be cast in the monthly OCTA spotlight!!! This new section of the newsletter and website will highlight one (or more) OCTA member(s) per month. Send the candidates name, along with a brief description of what makes them special to drose@oswego.org.


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Photos of New Displays at the Weta Cave

Jack over at The Noldor Blog has posted the changes put up for the museum displays at the Weta Cave.  Here's a bit of what he said:

The new layout, as I guessed, retains the ghost dog from "The Frighteners", while they've added Gimli's scale puppet, as well as the huge handgun from "Hellboy". Also, the green and red faces I suspected were from either "Hercules" or "Xena", turned out to be in fact, from "Hercules", so that was a lucky guess.

On top of that, there are now new displays on Narnia's "Prince Caspian", "King Kong", "Indiana Jones 4", and of course, "Lord Of The Rings".

Jack also put up a list of some of the new things he could take pictures of... head on over and post your comment with your vote!

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