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SME News - December 2017

Welcome to the December edition of SME News, providing you with the latest news, announcements about enterprises throughout the UK during the festive season.

In recent news, according to research from Opus Energy, just 14% of UK SMEs claim that productivity is not an issue, highlighting the extent of small businesses that are affected. Incentivising staff to ensure that productivity remains high is a challenge but with carefully selected investments, it is possible for SMEs to boost their output, earning a significant return on investment, GIC Capital explains.

Featuring in this month’s edition of SME, is Forensic Pathways. The company is headquartered in the Colmore Business District of Birmingham, with an office based in Perth, Australia and a number of international distributorships and strategic partners. Forensic Pathways is internationally recognised for innovation and international collaboration. Taking time to talk us through how the firm came to be named Best Forensic Software Development Company – West Midlands, is the firm’s Senior Management.

Staying with this theme of successful companies, Crown Workforce Management Systems specialise in the development and supply of software for private and public-sector organisations to optimise their workforce. David Hughes provides us with a breakdown of the services that the company offers and describes what aspects make it successful.

Elsewhere in this edition, a recent report that was created by acclaimed futurist, James Wallman and Yell, reveals a positive view on how working lives will look by the year 2050, all thanks to a wave of new technologies, which include artificial intelligence, augmented reality and the internet of things. The results generated from this are intriguing, with the most prominent being the ‘Four Hour Working Day’.

Lastly, we discover more about Beyond the Battlefields, a firm that was originally formed as a charity that was set up to look after the well-being of the ex-service community, in both parts of the Island of Ireland by an ex service person, Mr. Robert McCartney. Robert is Chairman and Counsellor of Beyond the Battlefield. Recently Chief Executive, Annemarie Hastings provided us with an overview of the Charity, going into detail about the mission of the firm and its future aspirations.

Here at SME News, we hope that you enjoy reading this edition and we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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The theory of evolution explained Part 1

Life in the world appeared through chemical and physical responses and grown at the practice of pure variety.

Before moving into this conversation of development, most likely the main theories in daily life style, I'd love to remind one about just one idea voiced from the Intro. The phrase "idea" from the scientific awareness will not absolutely suggest an absence of optimism from these opinions. In contrast for the habits and also the historical awareness of this saying, lots of notions (like the idea of relativity) basically belong into probably the most commonly accepted the different parts of their scientific world view.

Right now, the fact of development isn't contested not one of all those severe scientists, even though there are some rival concepts, every one of which supplies its own variant of activities. Inside this regard, the growth of similar gravity. You can find plenty of concepts of gravity even law of universal gravitation of Newton, the overall concept of relativity as well as one particular evening, may possibly be described as a worldwide notion. But, there's that the simple fact of gravity even for those who shed some thing, then it is going to drop. Likewise there's that the simple fact of development, regardless of how the disagreements involving scholars about special topics of hypothesis lasted.

In the event you focus on the foundation of living in the planet, we ought to think about just two phases, every one of that events has been a result of just two distinct fundamentals. At the very first period that the procedures of substance development in the early Earth contributed into the creation of the very first living cell from organic substances. At the next point, the people with the residing cell advanced into various directions, producing the variety of daily life in our entire world that individuals celebrate now. During this time of evolution depends upon the basic principle of pure variety.

Individual idea just reasonably recently has been enhanced with the notion which individuals are able to comprehend the procedure for nonliving substances, leading to the creation of easy living methods. A vital landmark along how for the demonstration was presented in the 1953 experimentation, very first revealed the chance of key biological molecules at the consequence of chemical reactions that were ordinary. Ever since that time the experts have suggested a number of different manners, that may possibly be compound development.

A few of those thoughts are recorded below however, it's crucial not to forget that there's still no consensus regarding which of the ways might be proper. 1 point we do understand: any particular among of these simple procedures or still another course of action, to that nobody has ever yet assumed, contributed for the development of this very first living cell about our earth (if just real life failed to appear everywhere that the concept of panspermia is talked about within Chapter Acids and foundations).

The most important broth. Being a consequence of procedures, replicated while in the experimentation that the Miller Urey, within a feeling made up of atoms which dropped together with all the rain into the sea. This (or possibly from the reservoir shaped from the wave) as yet not known process caused the company of the atoms which gave rise into the very first cellphone.

The most important petroleum shiny. The procedures will provide increase to lipids whose molecules spontaneously sort modest spheres (you regularly notice this sort of teardrop shaped development onto the top layer of the soup). In each and every area accumulated a arbitrary multitude of atoms. Among those countless of bubbles in the top layer of the sea could comprise the right group of atoms out of the viewpoint of materials and energy, also could talk at half an hour. This really might possibly be the very first mobile.

The Area of RNA. Among those issues of this evolutionary notion is related to the evolution of the coding approach dependent around the usage of RNA molecules (see also Central dogma of molecular biology). The issue is the fact that proteins have been encoded in DNA, however, as a way to learn the listed DNA code, people want the game of proteins. Not too long ago, experts can see that RNA, that presently included from the transformation composed in the DNA code to proteins, which can additionally function a number of those purposes of proteins within living devices. It appears that the creation of RNA molecules proved to be a crucial function in the evolution of daily life in the whole world.

The right trail. From the circumstance of this huge strain prevailing in the base of the sea, both the chemical and chemical procedures might be entirely not such as for instance about the outside. Experts are analyzing the chemistry with this natural environment, which may possibly result in the evolution of daily life. In case the solution for the issue is favorable, then a entire life may appear about the base of the sea and then sailed into arid soil.

Auto catalytic techniques. This theory arises in the principle of intricate time management techniques. Underneath the premise that the chemistry of lifestyle failed to grow into measures, also arose to the phase of the primal broth.

Clay entire world. The very first version of daily life may not be a compound responses, and also inactive electricity prices in the outside of clay enclosing at the base of the ocean. Beneath this strategy, the Meeting of these intricate molecules of daily life wasn't the consequence of arbitrary mixes, also thanks to this electrons onto the top layer of the clay, then forming modest molecules jointly within their moving into molecules that are larger.

Since you may easily see, the notions concerning means of creation of living out of inorganic substances there's not any lack. On the other hand, until the ending of 1990ies of this source of daily life wasn't just a priority region of science, nobody really wished to address one of these notions. Back in 1997, NASA has comprised a report on this source of lifestyle since a portion among its most important targets. I expect that soon are going to find a way to generate from the lab uncomplicated organisms much like people who can exist around the globe 4 million decades in the past.

After looking to the very first globe with the capacity of replica using an income organism's entire life "changed down", without an additional shift led by organic variety. The majority of people employing the definition of "development" imply the natural collection. The idea of pure choice launched by English naturalist Charles Darwin printed in 1859 his massive job with the basis of species with pure selection or even the preservation of favored races in the battle to lifetime.

The thought of pure selection, that individually of Darwin arrived Alfred Russel Wallace (Alfred Russel Wallace, 1823-1913), dependent on 2 assumptions: agents of any sort in another and two there was definitely competitors for funds. First of all those postulates is apparent to anybody who observed some other people (such as the individual people). Many people of this more expensive, quicker jogging additional, 3rd coloration permits them to continue being imperceptible around the desktop habitat. The 2nd teenager displays the regrettable truth of daily life from the area of temperament created significantly more cows than live, and therefore, there's constant rivalry for funds.


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Neil was elected as the MP for Airdrie & Shotts in May 2015 with a majority of 8779. He currently sits on the House of Commons Finance Committee, the Joint Committee on the Restoration of the Palace of Westminster and is the SNP Spokesperson for Fair Work and Employment. Neil is a member of the SNP Westminster Social Justice team, led by Eilidh Whiteford MP, and is Secretary to the APPG on Poverty.

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Chelsea lost £66 million last year

Amazing figures from Stamford Bridge today as Chelsea announce a massive £66 million loss for the year to the end of June 2008. Included in those numbers is an incredible £23 million in compensation last season after parting company with managers Jose Mourinho and Avram Grant. That figure does not include the £7.5 million it is thought that Luiz Felipe Scolari will receive after being sacked this week.

Chelsea announced that shareholder loans have been reduced to £339.8m, while shareholder capital/equity has increased to £369.9m. Basically Abramovich changed part of that investment from an interest-free loan into shares in the club. With the equity swap, Abramovich has now poured £710 million into Chelsea.

The equity swap appears to be purely an accounting move as Abramovich owns 100% of Chelsea even though Chelsea position it as they have reduced their debt and they should not be classified as a heavily indebted business.

While the £66 million loss is a huge one it is still lower than last year’s figure of £74.8 million, which was in turn an improvement on the £80.2 million loss announced the previous year. The club announced record losses of £140 million in 2004-2005. Peter Kenyon tried to spin the massive losses by insisting that Chelsea will break even even next year:

‘We have set ourselves ambitious targets to be EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) neutral on June 30, 2010 and to require zero cash funding from the owner at the beginning of the financial year 2009/2010. We have consistently advocated the aim of self-sufficiency which has always been supported by the owner. We are hopeful of being close to these targets in the timeframes we have set given the underlying strengths of the business. Success on the field is a key part of this. But in line with our long stated business aims, any squad restructuring in the summer will be funded predominantly by sales as we have consistently reduced our net transfer spend over the last five years and will attempt to continue this trend. This is the fifth set of financial accounts since the takeover and Chelsea has made huge progress during that period as a football club and a business”

For Kenyon to insist that Chelsea will break-even next year is laughable. Chelsea have managed to decrease their loses by £14 million in three years. What makes Kenyon think he can suddenly make up £66 million in one year?

To break even next year Chelsea will have to be net sellers in the transfer market this summer. With an aging squad that it is need of some new blood, that will be difficult. Yes players like Drogba, Anelka, and Malouda could be sold, but they will have to be replaced. Chelsea does not have a strong youth system in place like Arsenal or Manchester United so they don’t get an influx of younger (and cheaper) players. Instead they have to keep going out into the transfer market to buy experienced players.

The other way to reduce costs is to cut player wages. Chelsea’s wage bill remains comfortably the biggest in the Premier League at £148.5 million 70.6% of their turnover. Manchester United’ by contrast was £106 million in 2006/7, 43.6% of turnover. So for Chelsea to get its wages down to Man United’s level, they would have to slash wages by around £56 million.


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The Banker magazine nominates SG CIB for ‘Team of the month' for the Geely green bond

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"When China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, owner of LTC, decided to invest £250m in its UK manufacturing capacity for low-emission black cabs, a green bond issue seemed the ideal vehicle. The company chose Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking as joint global coordinator for a deal that has tapped into investors' growing interest".
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How Do You Start Buying Notes?

note-buyingAre you thinking about investing in notes? If so then keep reading because this blog post is all about answering the question, “How do you start buying notes?”

Many people first come to real estate investing by investing in properties – structures and houses on land. Then, as they learn more about investing, they discover that there’s a bigger world out there, including real estate notes.

Notes may not replace property investments but they’re a great addition for real estate investors because they offer a way to diversify and get cash flow, without all of the headaches and hassles of owning a house.

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Start by reading about notes. Get the basic ideas about them and how they work. Learn their benefits and drawbacks. Compare them with the types of investing that you might be familiar with. Take notes. Plan to research a little each day for a week or two. This will give you a good foundation into what notes are and how to invest in them.

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How Do You Start Buying Notes - ask questionsAs you study, you’ll undoubtedly have questions. Write those questions down. Some of the questions will be answered as you continue researching but you may end up with other questions that you don’t know the answer to. That’s okay. List all the questions you have.

Step 3. Connect With A Note Expert

Find someone who will take the time to answer some of your note questions. We always love talking to new investors about how to start buying notes and we’d be happy to take a few minutes on the phone with you – just call us at 1-866-947-2265 and ask your questions! We look forward to meeting you.

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Okay, this might seem like a big step but there is really no better way to learn how to buy notes than to… actually, buy a note! Start out with a small, affordable note. Just buy one and see how the process works. We’d be happy to walk you through the process. If it turns out that it’s not for you, you can always sell your note and move on… but the very best education is hands-on experience!

If you want to broaden your horizons and start learning more about notes and to understand the answer to the question, “How do you start buying notes?” then just follow these 4 steps above and you’ll find most of the answers you need.

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    Together 2.0. This incredibly visual torn-and-restored effect is surprising, and its method is unique in the world of magic. We join two systems in one, allowing you to perform different ways of reconstruction.

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Conventional ground-launched cruise missile test, San Nicolas Island, CA, August 18, 2019.
The US military has tested a ground-launched cruise missile with a range of over 500km, the Pentagon confirmed. Such weapons were banned under the INF arms control treaty, which the US exited this month.

The flight test of a "conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile" was conducted on August 18 at a range on San Nicolas Island, California, the US Department of Defense said Monday. After a successful launch, the missile struck its target more than 500km (310 miles) away.

Weapons with a range of between 500km and 5,000km were banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, a key arms control mechanism that helped de-escalate Cold War nuclear tensions when it was signed in 1987.

In February this year, the US announced it was quitting the treaty, accusing Russia of having a non-compliant missile system. Moscow denied the accusations and invited inspections of the system, but no one took it up on the offer. The treaty expired on August 1.

The Trump administration had previously signaled it was determined to exit the INF back in October 2018, when National Security Advisor John Bolton described it as a "relic of the Cold War" during his visit to Moscow.

"There's a new strategic reality out there," Bolton told reporters at the time, describing the INF as a "bilateral treaty in a multipolar ballistic missile world," that applied only to the US and Russia in Europe and did not do anything to constrain the actions of China, Iran or North Korea.

The INF was the second major Cold War arms control treaty the US led the way in dismantling, following the demise of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) treaty in 2001. The sole remaining arms control treaty, New START, is due to expire in February 2021.


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Eastman Strings began in 1992, but its roots date back centuries to the violin and bow makers of the 1800s. By this time, violin and string instrument builders had streamlined their process enough by hiring specialized woodworkers who would assist them in the most time consuming tasks that there were plenty of quality, affordable handmade instruments. During World War II, many of the premier instrument makers had their towns and workshops destroyed, and some were even killed in the violence. Traditions that had been handed down for centuries from master instrument makers were all but lost, and the process of building by hand was replaced by large-scale manufacturing. After the war, the majority of instrument production had been mechanized, and in order for musicians to find decent instruments they would have to save enormous amounts of money for older, handmade instruments. Eastman Strings is returning to the traditions of the great string instrument builders of the past, and is bringing handmade instruments to musicians around the world at affordable prices.

Eastman Guitars are fine handmade instruments at very reasonable prices. Their archtops and flat tops are made with solid, hand-carved tops, backs, and sides. They offer many of the traditional archtop styles in their Uptown series with options of different woods, dimensions, and pickups. The Thinline series, the El Rey and the Jon Pisano signature line offer some great alternatives, and feature the same kinds of customizable options. Eastman Uptown Deluxe series archtops are custom shop pieces with select AAA grade tone woods, wood binding with inlaid purfilng, and five piece necks.

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Early in the 2002-03 season, I got to sit in the press box at TD Garden for the first time. Blues goalie Fred Brathwaite shut out the Bruins 4-0, and Bruins center Brian Rolston had an uncharacteristically rough game. In the grand scheme, it wasn’t that notable a night.

But the first thought I had upon arrival was of the new screen behind the end zones. This was the first season where netting protected the crowd beyond the glass boards, and I remember feeling like they were a distraction. The bar that held the net kind of cut into the view of the face-off circle and it darkened the ice a little bit.

My thoughts for the rest of the night? They were about how the Bruins couldn’t put much pressure on Brathwaite despite getting 33 shots off. How they couldn’t get through St. Louis clutching and grabbing in the neutral zone. How Boston might need to upgrade its own goaltending before the playoffs.

I didn’t even think about the screen until the next time I went to a game, and I immediately felt like an idiot for ever being against it.

The screens were put in place in the NHL because, in March of 2002, a 13-year-old girl was hit by a puck at a Columbus Blue Jackets game and died 48 hours later as a result. Some people were saying that the new screens would detract from the game, that they were an overreaction to a singular incident.

There’s not much that’s more selfish than that line of thinking, and it’s embarrassing to admit I was immature enough to share it.

This all comes to mind as baseball, which has an even more prominent history of projectiles flying into the stands, has finally committed to keeping more of the fans safe while they just try to have a fun day at the park.

Sam Kennedy and the Red Sox announced this week that they’re extending the netting beyond the length of the dugouts, and it’s obviously needed. Fenway Park’s seats are closer to the action than in most stadiums, and as exit velocities rise and top-heavy bats have become more common, the injuries in the stands seem to be escalating.

And still, there’s this childish aversion to the common-sense solution.

It took another fan being seriously hurt at Yankee Stadium in September for the Yankees, after days of deafening silence, to finally announce that they would also explore expanding the protective netting. That went against what their COO Lonn Trost had initially said last summer, citing that the team had heard from some of their season ticket holders that they didn’t want extra screens in their way.

Getting past the common vision of dozens of empty seats closest to home plate at Yankee Stadium, the idea that the opinion of the biggest-ticket customers are more important than the general safety of the rest of the stadium is insulting. Baseball teams upset fans every day. They trade popular players and let free agents walk and raise beer prices. If nothing else does, safety netting shouldn’t have come down to a fan poll.

Early in the 2016 season, I caught a game at Fenway Park from the left-field corner grandstand, the first season of the extended netting. It stopped just before the dugouts, and I remember taking note of how the cable that held up the screen stretched to below the left field roof deck.

And that was it. The rest of the time was spent watching Mookie Betts, David Ortiz and Jackie Bradley Jr. tune up Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer, and laughing while Chris Young joked with the fans between batters in left.

Those screens were in place for two seasons, and they’ll be extended this year. Fans will kind of notice them, for a moment, if at all, then move on and watch the game. And fewer of them will get hurt.

Printing “beware of batted balls/flying pucks” onto signs and tickets isn’t a solution. The complaints will come from the most selfish and shortsighted of the fan base, the ones who aren’t mature enough to see the bigger picture for fear of being even the slightest bit inconvenienced.

I know, because I felt that way once. And I was an idiot for it.

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Climate advocates are hoping to use the competitiveness of Minneapolis’ housing market to the environment’s advantage.

That’s because multiple studies suggest that the more energy-efficient upgrades homeowners put into their houses, the more their homes are worth. In 2017, for example, the federal Department of Energy found that homes with high-efficiency upgrades sell for 2% to 6% more than the average home. That translates to an extra $3,500 to $9,000 per house.

High-efficiency homes also sold 18 to 89 days faster than average, according to a dozen nationwide surveys analyzed by the Department of Energy.

Upgrading does come at a significant cost, and some homeowners could see a payoff in long-term energy savings as too distant to make such big investments, especially if they’re looking to sell their home soon.

But for Isaac Smith, a residential program development manager at the Minneapolis-based Center for Energy and the Environment, the extra value that high-efficiency homes bring is a good thing for homeowners in both the short and long haul.

“Yes, you save money on the energy bills,” Smith said. “But when you go to sell your home, you’ll get more money for it, too.”

Smith is hoping that new pre-sale inspection requirements from the city targeting home energy use will help this phenomenon grow in Minneapolis.

The new requirements add three components to the city’s existing Truth in Sale of Housing inspections, which all homeowners are required to conduct if they want to put their homes on the market. They include surveying the windows, the existing insulation and the type of heating system in each home to give it an energy-efficiency score between 0 and 100.

The idea is to encourage homeowners with low scores to make energy-efficient upgrades to their properties. Replacing old drafty windows with insulated double-pane windows can run between $400 and $650 per unit with installation. High-efficiency water boilers run from $2,000 to $5,000. And high-efficiency gas furnaces can run between $3,000 to $12,500.

Minneapolis’ new pre-sale inspection requirements are set to go into effect next year. The Minneapolis City Council approved them as part of its greater goal to reduce carbon emissions 30 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2050, using 2006 emissions as a baseline.

Minneapolis realtors anticipate that the new requirements will impact the real estate market. They’re just not yet quite sure how.

Similar green inspection requirements put forth in cities like Portland, for example, are too recent to determine their impact on the cities’ real estate markets.

Todd Shipman, a realtor with Lakes Sotheby’s Realty, said it will probably take some time for buyers and sellers of properties to react to the new city requirements.

For now, Shipman said he is not seeing much of an indication that homeowners are jumping to make energy-efficient upgrades to their houses before putting them up for sale. Current property owners generally don’t make big upgrades on their heating or cooling systems unless they have to, he said.

“When a furnace dies and they need to replace it, then it happens,” Shipman said.

But he and other Minneapolis realtors do believe that the energy-efficiency score will immediately prompt more conversations on the subject between homebuyers and sellers.

“My thought is that it’s going to create more awareness in consumers’ eyes,” said Shae Hanson, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty. “They’re going to be able to see what they can do to increase a home’s energy efficiency before they purchase it, and that may play into how they want to make an offer on a house.”

The impact of the new guidelines will also depend on the state of the Twin Cities real estate market, which has had more buyers than homes available for roughly the past five years.

Currently, the real estate market still strongly favors the seller. The average home for sale in the Twin Cities stayed on the market for 1.6 months, according to January data from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. In a more balanced market, the average home for sale would stay on the market for closer to four or five months.

This ultimately means a home’s low-efficiency rating is likely to play a weaker role in a prospective homebuyer’s decision to purchase when there are fewer homes to go around.

“If a buyer wants to undercut a home, a seller would just take the next offer,” Chris Galler, CEO of the Minnesota Association of Realtors, said.

But if the market shifts back to a buyer-friendly one, the new pre-sale inspection requirements could lead to sticking points for negotiation between buyers and sellers.

And that’s what Shipman, who chaired a sustainability task force for the National Association of Realtors, said he’s looking forward to. Though the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors opposed the new city inspection requirements, Shipman personally supported them and is currently convening a “green task force” to prepare realtors for a similar future statewide standard.

“Minneapolis is just the first test case in the state and one of the first test cases in the country,” he said.

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Three components targeting home energy use have been added to the city’s existing Truth in Sale of Housing inspections.

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After an inspection is completed, homes are assigned an energy-efficiency score between 0 and 100.


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Tuskegee Airman Le Roy Gillead was awarded a free trip to suborbital space
Le Roy Gillead (right), one of the 401 original Tuskegee Airmen who helped integrate the U.S. military, was awarded a free ride to suborbital space aboard XCOR Aerospace's Lynx vehicle in 2009. He hopes to blast off in 2013.
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Le Roy Gillead is already an aerospace pioneer, but he'll be making another trailblazing voyage soon.

In February 2009, commercial company XCOR Aerospace announced that it had awarded Gillead a free trip to suborbital space on its two-seat Lynx vehicle.

Gillead was one of the 401 original Tuskegee Airmen — the famed group of African-American pilots, navigators, bombardiers and support staff who helped integrate the U.S. military during World War II. XCOR gave Gillead the first free ticket under the company's "Legacy Flights" program, which recognizes the contributions made by aviation and aerospace pioneers over the years. caught up with Gillead in late February during the 2012 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference in Palo Alto, Calif. Gillead, who will turn 92 in June, discussed his time as an airman, the outlook for his flight and how a leg injury he recently suffered may affect his spaceflight experience. When do you think you're going take your free suborbital spaceflight?

Gillead: Next year. Late summer, or early in the autumn. Is that just a guess, or is that an official launch date?

I don't know. There are obviously things which can accelerate things, and things which can delay. And because of economic reasons, it's been delayed a year. And so it'll be in 2013, past mid-year. And I can appreciate the economic situation. People are not as ready to give when it's a depression, or a depressed economy.

XCOR Aerospace's Lynx spacecraft is shown launching into space with a science payload on its dorsal side in this artist's illustration. (Image credit: XCOR Aerospace) How did you become a Tuskegee Airman?

When the Army Air Corps was going to include blacks, it made its announcement in January 1941 and activated the 99th Pursuit Squadron on March 22, 1941. And that began the introduction of blacks into military aviation. [10 Military Aircraft That Never Made it Past the Test Phase]

I was one of the 401 original Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, spring of 1941, pre-Pearl Harbor. That is a senior military group of Tuskegee Airmen; no one exceeds us.

My technical training was as an airplane mechanic. That's where I started. Then I went to pilot training and washed out. Then I went to navigation and bomber training, and then aerial gunner, and was assigned as a navigator-bomber in the 477th Bombardment Group in June of 1944.

We didn't go overseas. We were scheduled to go overseas in October 1945, but dropping the atomic bombs — that's when racial segregation paid off, because I didn't go overseas.

It's so important for this bit of American history that the public begin to learn more about contributions non-whites have contributed to America — and particularly blacks, which is the longest as far as that goes. Would it have seemed crazy to you back then, to think you could go to space someday?

Did anybody think of going to Mars? The racism in the country, and what was going on — that doesn't even enter into it.

Nobody was thinking about that. We were just coming out of the Depression, and the euphoria that was going on at the time — everybody was just feeling better because things were improving. So when the war started, everybody was getting better jobs, so everybody was in a very good mood. Notwithstanding getting ready to go to war (laughs). [Top 10 Private Spaceships Headed for Reality] So here you are, getting ready to go to space in a year or so. What are you most looking forward to about the experience?

Let me put it this way. It's like anything — once you get the bug, you enjoy it. You can't go back. So anything new in aviation is interesting to me. So to be selected to go on a legacy flight with XCOR on its Lynx is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And the Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated have selected me to represent them in this endeavor. That's great for my heritage. Why do you think they chose you?

Well, you can see I walk slow now, but just as you said — you said I didn't look my age, act my age, move like my age. And most of my contemporaries are not as mobile as I am. And I had this accident after I was chosen. It's not an inhibiting factor, but it highlights my age, the way I move around here. Do you have any concerns about the stresses of the flight — the G-forces or anything like that?

No. It's no big thing (laughs). The biggest thing to me is how high I'll have to stretch my leg to get up or get in. I don't know how easy it is to get in; that's the biggest thing. What do you think will be going through your head when you look down at the Earth for the first time from space?

No, I want to look up first, because I want to see night and day simultaneously. That's the most important thing, OK? You don't get to see that, except in the movies. And then you glide down, and the whole flight takes, from the time you start off until landing, about 30 minutes.

View of the Rio Grande River valley from 239,000 ft (~50 mi) aboard Armadillo Aerospace’s STIG-A 3 rocket launched from Spaceport America, taken January 28, 2012. (Image credit: Armadillo Aerospace) Do you know what your training's going to be like? What are you going to have to do to get ready?

I've seen some things, but I don't know exactly. But that'll work itself out. Within six months or so, I should begin to hear something about it.

The people who are putting up their money to take these flights, I don't know how I will participate in relation to them. But I don't see what there is to do. I mean, I don't see the difference between that and a regular plane, except that you're going faster. [Photos: The First Space Tourists]

I'm assured no parachute, so what's all the other stuff for? (laughs) Do you hope flights like yours will inspire kids — African-American kids in particular — and help get them interested in science and math?

You just have to keep the environment that'll raise their curiosity. It's known among educators that self-education's the easiest way — mimicking. You just have to keep the environment. They'll do it. When a baby is born, all these gimmicks they put on the little crib and whatever, it's to stimulate their minds. And therefore the characters that we as human beings develop — let's say at 10, 12 whatever it is — develop faster in the current generation than in my generation, because they're stimulated. Anything else you'd like to say about the flight?

I've just got to be patient and wait. Hopefully I don't pass before the flight comes, you know (laughs). It looks like you're doing pretty well to me.

All my life I had no accidents until this. And who knows what could happen? I walk out there, who knows, an earthquake — I live in San Francisco. Anything can happen.

Maybe I'll make [it to] 100. If I'm healthy and independent, I don't mind it. If I'm not, I don't need to be here. Are you going to view the world any differently when you get back? Do you think the flight is going to change your outlook on life?

I probably won't see more than one to two continents; depends how, and on what angle I see that. I already have seen it on TV, but I'll actually see it now. You know the Great Lakes? I've seen them all at one time. They looked like ponds. That's the only thing that'll happen to me. But I can't do anything other than just say, I saw that.

Now, other people will have to wait until they go to heaven. I don't have to do that (laughs).

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As a digital marketer, you want to provide a seamless digital experience to your audience. Integrating your digital channels to support one another, as well as supporting all of your marketing efforts, allows for a more holistic approach. Today, more and more marketers are taking a multi-channel approach to leverage and optimize their ROI. According to DMA’s 2016 Response Rate Report, marketers continue to claim email as the number one channel, earning 122 percent ROI, with social coming in next-highest, at 28 percent ROI.

Yet, many brands continue to struggle with integrating email and social media effectively, not because it’s hard, but because the right hand isn’t talking to the left hand, and vice versa. This is why the first step is to get them talking with one another. Assess where you are and what you hope to achieve by working together. What’s great is there is absolute overlap between both email and social for them to coexist harmoniously.

Here are (7) seven ways to integrate social media and email activities to support one another:

1.   Add social media icons to your emails to follow your brand on social media channels

  • Most email programs offer this standard in their templates these days, but it’s just as easy to add the social icons and links manually to your template.

2.  Create ‘click to tweet’ or ‘one-click share’ options for other social networks in your emails so your audience can easily share on the network of their choice. This will expand your reach of your content.

  • This is also a great tactic when trying to enable internal employees to share your content. At SparkPost we have a Marketo template that we send out weekly that allows employees to share to whatever platform they prefer. This is a nice alternative to asking employees to log into a social marketing automation platform such as HootSuite Amplify, Oktopost, or GaggleAmp. Because instead, this gets fed to them weekly in a format they already log into every day and consume. Plus with one-click buttons, it makes it super easy to share.

3.  Use Full Contact or ClearBit to identify the social networks that your constituents are on.

  • By doing so you can then send a targeted email to those constituents on a particular network and tell them why they should follow or engage with your brand on that network.

4.  Promote email opt-ins by using a Twitter card to have folks sign up for your email list with the click of a button or by adding a ‘subscribe’ tab to your Facebook page.

  • By comprising a tweet or post that tells folks what they’re missing out on in your email campaigns, you give them a compelling reason to sign up. Plus they never have to leave the social network they’re on to subscribe.

5.  Upload your subscriber lists to social networks to create tailored, custom, or lookalike audience ads.

  • If you’re not doing this then you are missing out on a golden opportunity for brand awareness, affinity, and recall. Getting in front of your prospects/customers in a place where they already consume content keeps you top of mind for when they need your product/service. Or better yet, when someone asks them about your industry.

6.  Drive people to your website via email or social and then retarget them via social or online ads.

  • As we all know, it takes on average 7-12 touches to convert, so by giving folks a call-to-action to your website or blog so you can retarget them for a second chance at conversion is genius.

7.  Re-engage your constituents by sending them back to your website or landing page for a specific purpose or campaign.

  • Since society is so bogged down by content these days, in order to cut through the noise on social media you need to spend a lot of money on advertising. But if your budget is constricted, a gentle reminder via email that a specific campaign is going on, is sometimes the best tactic to alert people about it. Why? Because everybody who is on social media has email.

With the ubiquitousness of email and the ever-changing landscape of social media, there are constantly new opportunities emerging for these platforms to play off one another to optimize your digital strategy and marketing ROI. Don’t wait for the next big thing, evangelize your current assets and you’ll be amazed at your results.

Tracy Sestili

This article was originally published in the Social Tools Summit Magazine.

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And They’re Off! It’s Grand National Day!

Horse Number Plates- Speedy Reg

It’s the most famous day of the racing calendar, the day when suddenly everyone is into horse racing, placing their bets or taking part in the office sweepstakes. The race starts today at 5.25pm and you can watch the race on ITV.

The race of course takes place at Aintree, where it has been held since 1839. So which horse will you be cheering for? Do you study the form or simply pick out a name that sounds lucky to you? Perhaps last year’s winner Tiger Roll will succeed again, but it’s been over 40 years since a horse won the race more than once, and that was the famous Red Rum. That’s the exciting thing about the Grand National, it really could go to anyone. So maybe you’ve put a bet on a long shot, in the hope that it nets you a small fortune at the bookies?

Take a gamble on a tiger plate?

We’ve got a great tiger plate… TT19 GER. If Tiger Roll does win again, it’s certainly going to make him one very famous horse. Could this mean that your investment in a tiger plate could pay off? It could be worth taking a chance on!

Show your love of horse racing with your new plates

If you’re a horsey person, then how about a set of horse plates? They’d look fab on the back of a horse box! We’ve got the incredible HOR 5E available right now. You could also pick up HOR 53N, HOR 533Y, HOR 553S or HOR 553Y.

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If you’re an avid race goer, then the plate RAC 3S is bound to turn heads. We’ve also got RAC 33R, RAC 13R and RAC 3R available. Whether you’re into horse racing or motor racing, these plates are pretty cool.

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So do enjoy the Grand National this afternoon. If you’ve made a bet, then lots of luck to you. If you win, don’t forget to spend your winnings wisely. May we suggest you use them to invest in a new private plate? With plates keeping their value and often increasing in value, it’s a great use of your cash and they’re lots of fun to own too! While you’re waiting for the race to start, why not check out our site and see what’s available, just in case you win big this afternoon!

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Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Recipe 41: Chilly Prawns

Sometime back I wrote a recipe for "White Pulao" and I told that it was served with chilly prawns.

Hence, I am sharing my recipe of Chilly Prawns today.
Easy to make at home. You wont bother ordering from restaurant anymore.

Lets begin !

Ingredients for 2 servings:

  1. 6-8 medium or tiger prawns
  2. 1 large onion
  3. 1 medium capsicum
  4. 1 lemon
  5. 4-5 green chillies
  6. 4-6 garlic cloves
  7. 1 tbsp. black pepper corns
  8. 1 tbsp. cornflour powder
  9. 1 tsp. garam masala powder
  10. 2 tbsp. soy sauce (click to buy Lee Kum Kee Dark Soy Sauce)
  11. 1 tbsp. tomato sauce
  12. 2 tsp. sugar
  13. 1 egg
  14. salt to taste

Wash and devein all the prawns.
In a mixing bowl, add prawns, egg, crushed black peppercorns, lemon juice, salt and cornflour powder.
Mix thoroughly and refrigerate for an hour.
In a kadhai, heat enough oil for deep frying.
Fry the prawns one by one.
Do not dump all the prawns and its marinate into the oil all at once.
Keep aside the prawns.
In a separate kadhai, heat some oil and sauté for 2 minutes on high heat chopped garlic and cubed onions and capsicum.
Add chopped green chillies, garam masala powder, soy sauce, tomato sauce, salt and sugar.
Add the extra marinate liquid of the prawns at this stage.
Stir for another 5 minutes.
Depending on whether you want gravy or not, add some water.
Right before serving, add the fried prawns.
Serve hot with noodles, pasta or rice/pulao.

I served mine with my pulao and an omlette.

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Due process: Remote immigration prisons impede access to attorneys, chances for success

The Stewart Detention Center where Mateo was held sits in Lumpkin, Georgia, about 150 miles south of Atlanta. With a capacity of 1,996 people, it is one of the nation’s largest immigration prisons. In one important way, however, Stewart is like many other such facilities: It is far from cities where detainees would have easier access to counsel

Due process: Remote immigration prisons impede access to attorneys, chances for success is part of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s No End in Sight report. Read the full report.

Almost 200 miles southeast of Atlanta, for example, is the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, which ordinarily holds more than 700 migrants at any given time. And more than 220 miles north of New Orleans is Louisiana’s LaSalle ICE Processing Center, which can hold up to 1,200 people.

Given the remoteness of these facilities, there should be little surprise that people confined to them, such as Mateo, are among the least likely to have a lawyer, despite having the right to an attorney at their own expense when facing a violation of immigration law, a civil infraction.1

When researchers examined representation at removal proceedings from FY 2007 through FY 2012, they found that 66 percent of people who were not detained had lawyers, but only 14 percent of detained immigrants had counsel.2

Small cities with populations of less than 50,000 had the lowest representation rates for detainees – 10 percent over the six-year period studied.3 In Lumpkin, Georgia, where the Stewart Immigration Court is located, only 6 percent of people had a lawyer.4

The same dismal representation rate was found in Louisiana’s Oakdale Immigration Court. These findings mean almost 19 out of 20 detained people were alone as they faced deportation proceedings that carry potentially life or death consequences.

The attorney advantage

Many attorneys do not represent people in detention because of the significant time constraints and investment required. In addition to the case work, the travel and wait times for meeting with a client at these remote facilities are frequently too great to justify taking a case.

Immigration law, however, has been described as “second only to the Internal Revenue Code in complexity.”5 Competent counsel improves case outcomes at every step. Detained immigrants represented by counsel were more than twice as likely to be granted a bond hearing and about four times as likely to win bond hearings compared to detainees without counsel.6

The advantage of legal representation is also evident at the SPLC’s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative (SIFI), a project that provides pro bono legal representation to detained immigrants. During its first year of operation in 2017, SIFI’s bond grant rate was 58 percent.

Overall, national data shows that immigrants who were released from detention and had a lawyer were five-and-a-half times more likely to win their cases than those without counsel.7 Immigrants who remained detained were 10-and-a-half times more likely to succeed in their cases if they had lawyers.8

Other obstacles

Detainees with counsel, however, have encountered other obstacles preventing effective representation, such as a lack of meeting spaces at these facilities. Both the LaSalle and Irwin immigration prisons have only one meeting room for as many as 1,200 detained immigrants. At Stewart, there are three rooms for over 2,000 detainees.

Facility policies and practices also systematically undermine effective representation. The SPLC found that at all three facilities, staffers unjustifiably interrupt attorney-client visits, deny meetings during head counts and shift changes, and force attorneys to wait hours to meet with a single client.

Guards also prevent attorneys from seeing clients even when visitation rooms are available, frequently and arbitrarily change visitation rules, and listen in on attorney-client conversations. They also unreasonably delay attorney-client discussions by phone or video conference.

In-person visits are complicated by visitation rooms where clients are behind a glass window, which makes communication and exchange of documents difficult. Some immigration prisons’ electronic device bans also create obstacles for attorneys.

For example, such bans prevent attorneys from using smartphones to call translation services or use translation apps to speak with clients. And many of the visitation rooms encountered by the SPLC lack landlines that would allow an attorney to call a translation service. As a result, an attorney may be unable to communicate with a client unless an interpreter willing to come to the facility can be found – a difficult prospect, particularly if few interpreters speak the client’s language.

As a result of the obstacles the SPLC has encountered, it filed a federal lawsuit against DHS in April 2018. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, describes how detainees at the Stewart, LaSalle and Irwin facilities are prevented from accessing counsel – violating their Fifth Amendment due process rights and the attorneys’ First Amendment free speech rights.

1 See INA § 240(b)(4)(A) (recognizing “privilege of being represented, at no expense to the Government, by counsel of the alien’s choosing…”). Back to report.

2 Ingrid V. Eagly & Steven Shafer, A National Study of Access to Counsel in Immigration Court, 164 U. Pa.L. Rev. 1, 2 (2015). Back to report.

3 Id. at 10. Back to report.

4 Id. at 9. Back to report.

5 Castro-O’Ryan v. INS, 847 F.2d 1307, 1312 (9th Cir. 1987). Back to report.

6 Eagly & Shafer at 16-17. Back to report.

7 Id. at 19. Back to report.

8 Id. Back to report.


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Alvechurch vs Sporting Khalsa

J W Hunt Cup Semi Final

Sporting Khalsa

19th May 2016 | 7:45 pm
Castlecroft Stadium

Lee Wherton – grabbed the decisive goal.

Khalsa secured passage into the final of the JW Hunt Cup and the opportunity to finish the season on a high with a thrilling victory over rivals Alvechurch at the neutral venue of Castlecroft.

It was Khalsa who took the lead on three minutes through Kristian Green who headed home a Lee Wherton cross. Four minutes later Khalsa’s James Pemberton pulled off two good saves minutes apart to deny Jordan Nadat.

There was controversy on 17 minutes when Pemberton handled outside the box while seeking to deny Nadat but received just a yellow card. On 31 minutes Alvechurch were back in the game, Nadat being floored by Tes Robinson in the box and Danny Ashton stepping up to smash home the resulting spot-kick.

Khalsa took the lead on 64 minutes, albeit with a huge slice of luck, Wherton latching onto a long pass and hitting a deflected shot which flew into the net giving the keeper no chance.

Six minutes later Mensah Kinch almost killed the game, Alvechurch defenders somehow blocking the ball at the far post after great work by Dave Meese and Marvin Nisbett.

The win means Khalsa will face Wolves Sporting Community in the final at Molineux despite a 3-0 defeat in their semi-final after Lichfield City were kicked out of the competition for fielding an illegible player.

Sporting Khalsa: James Pemberton, Carlo Franco, Kristian Green (Tim Jackson), Joe Rogers, Tes Robinson, Dave Meese, Brad Lawley (Mike Perks), Lee Wherton (captain), Mensah Kinch, Marvin Nisbett, Craig Bannister (Simeon Townsend).

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Letenské Sady Prague

Image by Filip Grimm

Letenské Sady – Former place of Stalin’s monument

Almost in the middle of a large park, situated on one of Prague’s hill called Letná (also the name of a district), is a place, which has gone through a lot of changes in the past few decades. In history it was always a place, where various armies had their camp when sieging Prague. In 1949 the building of Stalin’s monument began (check Wikipedia article). This huge statue, consisting of 6 people standing in line with Stalin at the head, was mockingly called “line for meat” and was removed in 1962, a few years after finishing it. Shortly after the revolution, a huge pendulum was raised here and it has been there ever since. The pendulum is surrounded with an extensive paved area and for a long time it was unused and deserted. Now Letenské Sady, with a great view of Prague, has become popular for skateboarders, in-line skaters and BMX riders.

The surrounding park is perfect for a walk, picnic or just chilling out. I personally love to go there and barbeque with my friends (it’s one of five parks where it’s allowed).

There is also a little soccer field, where I used to play when I was a kid. You can always meet a few locals there. And if you are a big fan of soccer – really close by is a stadium that’s home to the well-known Czech team Sparta Praha.

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Destiny's Child Star Michelle Williams Announces Engagement to Pastor Chad Johnson

April 20, 2018

After a year of dating, Destiny's Child Star Michelle Williams announced Thursday that she is engaged to marry Pastor Chad Johnson, who serves as chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers, L.A. Dodgers and founded Elevate International — a Christ-focused mentorship organization that works in urban communities.

"On March 21, 2018, the love of my life @chadjohnson77 proposed and I said 'Yesssssssss.....I will, I will, I will!!!" Williams wrote in an Instagram post Thursday.

Johnson also shared his own announcement on Instagram, declaring in a nod to his fiancée's 2014 song "Say Yes": "Well, When Jesus say 'Yes' ... not even @michellewilliams can say 'No!!'"

Williams, who reunited with Destiny's Child group members Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland in a celebrated performance at Coachella on Saturday, shared in another post just over a day before announcing her engagement how Johnson has supported her despite the different "worlds" in which they work.

"That amazing feeling of getting off the stage, running back to the dressing room and I see someone standing there waiting for me! I always wondered how our worlds would mesh. I always wanted to protect who you are, your ministry and platform because people are nuts and cruel, but you have covered me, prayed for me and told me that wherever I go, and whatever stage I stand on to be a light!

Soooooooo sorry I jumped on you but I'm glad to know you have muscles to hold me! You so stronnnnnnnng! I've waited yeeeeeeears for someone who could come in to my world and be CONFIDENT and NOT insecure, love who I love and genuinely be there for people!! I LOVE YOU @chadjohnson77!!!" she wrote.

Williams, 37, told People that she met Johnson, 40, at a spiritual retreat in March 2017.

In a March 10 post, Williams revealed that it was Elevate International's Remix Young Adults Retreat. The retreat began in 2009 "out of an appeal to create a liberating and inspiring experience for young adults."

"The heart of Remix retreats is to reveal that God wants a deeper relationship with His children. This has been the foundation of the retreat, allowing young adults to have a connection to God and help build other relationships around them. Through Elevate Remix, lives are continually transformed with amazing worship experiences, dynamic teaching and incredible guests," the program's website explains.

Williams said when she attended for the first time last year she was "BROKEN" but a year after finding love, she attended the retreat this year with a "healthy spirit."

"The past two days at @chadjohnson77's @elevateint Remix Young Adults Retreat has been phenomenal. Seeing young people come together to sing, dance, worship God and get some good teaching has blessed me! I'm so glad to be here. Last year I came for the first time and I was soooooo BROKEN! This year I come with a healthy spirit and honored to serve in whatever capacity I am asked! @chadjohnson77 I love you so much and I pray you take all of this in and be strengthened knowing that God met us here and the yeeeeeeears of you leading this ministry will yield incredible blessings beyond what you could have EVER imagined!!" she wrote.

After meeting at the retreat last year, the couple told People they kept in touch, through Instagram, text messaging and FaceTime calls before going public with their relationship last July. Johnson proposed on March 21 with a 5-carat engagement ring and they plan on getting married this summer.

Johnson, whose parents divorced when he was 13, told People that after focusing on his career and helping to raise his teenage nephews: "The biggest desire in my life is to have a wife and kids."

"I was getting ready to turn 40, she's in her late 30s. Neither of us have been married, had children, and I think you just get to a place sometimes where you're just so career-driven, so focused on what you're doing at the moment, that it's kind of a comfort zone. ... Both of us were in very similar places on a personal level," he said on how they connected.

Williams says she has received the blessings of her Destiny's Child sisters and Beyoncé's mother, Tina Lawson, noted last September that the couple is "evenly yoked."

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