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The rise of the innovation oriented city

A number of the world's most dynamic cities are implementing ambitious urban development projects to be cutting-edge and driven by innovation.

March 08, 2016

Bigger is no longer better when it comes to our cities: They need something more than raw growth to give them the edge and drive them forward.

That something is known as innovation and it’s increasingly becoming a core part of our successful modern cities. It’s also affecting how they develop. Real estate no longer just accommodates innovation – but can actively foster and encourage it.

A number of the world’s most dynamic cities are implementing ambitious urban development projects to bolster their positions as cutting-edge ‘tech hubs’ – cities which have the ecosystems, environments and appeal needed to thrive in the modern world.

This commitment to innovation is driving their momentum, says Jeremy Kelly, Director, Global Research at JLL. “City momentum is built on the foundations of a strong and innovative economy, as technology transforms the world around us and becomes embedded in everything we do,” he says. “As such, tech hubs, from global super cities – like London and Tokyo – to smaller, specialized centres – like Austin and Auckland, are well positioned for the future.”

The emergence of ‘Innovation Districts’

Innovation is increasingly shifting away from out-of-town science parks and back into city centers. More and more young, tech-savvy workers and start-ups are being drawn to mixed-use, well-connected, and highly liveable neighbourhoods where the proximity of housing/residential areas, businesses and institutions can foster a community built of innovation, collaboration and communication. It’s happening in cities across the world from London’s Tech City around Shoreditch to Boston’s Kendall Square and San Francisco’s SOMA neighbourhood.

These districts are often centred on anchor institutions, which tend to be universities or research centres. New York and London – two of the world’s super cities – are explicitly creating spaces within which businesses and universities can come together and work towards the successful commercialisation of academic research.

Kelly says: “Both cities are already magnets for talent, home to several world-class universities and are global commercial centres but, in the face of increasing competition from more specialized smaller cities, must work hard to maintain their innovation credentials.”

New York is developing a new graduate campus on Roosevelt Island (Cornell NYC Tech), which has received huge support from the city and will have a first-of-its-kind in-house patent officer. In London, the regeneration of White City will include a research quarter centred on the new Imperial West campus, while the new UCL East campus will bring academic research strengths and an innovation centre to a redeveloped Stratford, which already includes the ‘Here East’ tech centre. These developments are set to harness the diverse strengths of each city.

‘New World Cities’ are transforming

The development of new ‘innovation districts’ can be seen in numerous cities, beyond just global super cities. Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter, for example is a waterfront mixed-use development that includes a dedicated ‘Innovation Quarter’ centred on the GridAKL incubator, and is part of the city’s explicit aim to become a leading innovation hub in Asia-Pacific.

Meanwhile, Boston has rechristened the city’s Seaport District as an ‘innovation district’, drawing on the city’s exceptional higher education institutions, including Harvard and MIT. The area is home to District Hall, the U.S.’s first public innovation center, and the MassChallenge accelerator and is currently experiencing a raft of new development. Elsewhere in the U.S., Seattle’s South Lake Union has undergone huge transformation into a life sciences hub, led by the relocation of Amazon’s corporate campus in the neighbourhood (having moved from suburban Redmond), while San Francisco’s Mission Bay is undergoing a similar revitalization.

Meanwhile in Dublin, the Docklands area has attracted the likes of Google and Amazon and now further development is on the way with the designation of the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock area as a ‘strategic development zone’ (SDZ). Each of these cities is building on its strengths, its liveability factors and its higher education credentials to specialize in technology – despite their relatively small size.

Yet this shift toward innovation is not strictly an established city phenomenon. The best performing emerging cities which include the likes of Bangalore, Shenzhen and Hyderabad can be considered among their countries’ leading tech hubs. Nairobi is starting to establish itself as Africa’s tech hub – ‘Silicon Savannah’. As part of an ambitious plan for 2030, the city is planning Konza Techno City, a purpose-built, tech-focused ‘city’ 64km south of Nairobi.

“Each of these cities has gained impressive momentum thanks to their focus on innovation,” says Kelly. “The demand for space from tech companies is driving both rental increases and new construction, strong higher education provision is forming the basis for long-term success, and this overall attractiveness is drawing both investment and wider interest from a global audience.”

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50 Stunning Typography Wallpapers For Inspiration

By János Rácz

Typography is said to be the backbone of web design, but it’s also considered art all by itself. And, let’s face it, most designers are obsessed with it. No surprise then that in the right hands it can be very powerful. Whether it’s to improve the looks of a website or as a way to express ideas, typography is always there to help you out.

To fully embrace its beauty we brought you some amazing wallpapers from the web about design, ideas, emotions, typefaces and typography itself. We hope they’ll serve you both as a vast source of inspiration and a nice decoration on your desktop as well.

Typography love

I love Typography by Chatan Vekariya

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I LOVE TYPO by dzn-citizen

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Helvetica wallpapers

Helvetica, how I love thee by lauardelean

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Helvetica Wallpaper by Antonio Carusone

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Helvetica with Love by allonlim

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Helvetica Wallpaper by HawlendRion

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Wallpapers centered around a concept

115 words of LIFE by januscastrence

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.Words of love. wallpaper pack by streamline69

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I love Typography by Mo Lara

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– L I V E – by For-Certain

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Wallpaper of the week #32 by Fabien Barral

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typography by Hallaserke

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Typographic Rain by VladStudio

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Twitter typographic wallpaper by jez`

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– F I X – Y O U – by For-Certain

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can you type it? by JohwMatos

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Wallpaper L’Eden Numerique by tominatorv3

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Logo Typography Wallpaper by Creative Violation

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Periodic Table of Typefaces by Cam

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I get distracted by andythefragile

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friends version 3 by sanctusnex

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Can you do it? by flygaresset

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type and grid by freakyframes

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Typography Wallpaper – Gun by darkXmatt

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R for Rosie by pnchhoeun

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Study of Typography by 3squaredesign

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Typographic World Map by vladstudio

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Typography Wallpaper Test by Palgie

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– E N T H U S I A S M – by For-Certain

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Think Again by mushir

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Typography Matters v2 by 42nt1

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Soshified typography wallpaper by FFVortex

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Josh Meyer is a long-time investigative reporter in Washington, D.C, where he focuses on national security, intelligence and law enforcement issues. He is now freelance writing in Washington, most recently contributing to Time magazine's iconic Person of the Year project and follow-up articles on murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Before that, he spent three years as senior investigative reporter for POLITICO, where his work was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and at NBC News. He is also co-author of the non-fiction investigative book, The Hunt For KSM, Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, which was cited by the New York Times and The Washington Post as a notable book of 2012.

Meyer recently ended his third two-year term as an elected member of the Investigative Reporters and Editors board of directors and has been active in the organization for three decades. Meyer also spent twenty years as a national security reporter at the Los Angeles Times and, more recently, seven years as founder and leader of an innovative National Security Reporting Project at Northwestern University’s Medill journalism school, based in its Washington newsroom.

He has won or shared in numerous local, state and national awards, many of them for his reporting on national security and terrorism. He also is a member of Through these and other venues, Meyer has mentored and trained dozens of young journalists, including most recently at the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism in Jordan and the Pakistan Center for Excellence in Journalism in Karachi.

He lives in Washington with his wife, also a journalist, and their two children, and co-founded, sings and plays lead guitar in the “journo” rock band Suspicious Package, so named for his coverage of terrorism issues.

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FREEPORT — In celebration of Holy Week, Grace Episcopal Church will host an art exhibit with charcoal drawings of the journey Jesus Christ took from judgment to dying on the cross.

Featured will be original charcoal drawings by the late Marvin “Skeez” Messing, a former Freeport resident and member of Grace Episcopal who died in 2014 at the age of 92 in the Flathead Valley area of Montana.

The focal point of the “Art of the Stations” exhibit will be a set of 17 original drawings depicting the “stations of the cross” at a classic service describing 14 events in Christ’s journey on the day of his crucifixion. Messing portrays further views of the stations, expanding his series to 17 drawings.

The exhibit is on loan to the church by Messing's daughters. Director of music Steve McMillen said having the exhibit available to the public is in keeping with Holy Week and explained that Messing’s intent with the drawings was for people to examine their faith in Jesus Christ and the celebration of his resurrection.

“None of the drawings are signed by Marvin, only numbered as not to detract from the image,” McMillen said. “In the journey from the judgment hall, Jesus carried the cross and stumbled. There is a drawing of Veronica as she wipes the brow of Jesus. I like the use of charcoal in the drawings as it adds to the earthy media and its gritty dimension that brings the reality of Good Friday close to the viewer.”

Father Brian Prall of Grace Episcopal Church said the drawings are “hauntingly beautiful.

"It is not a gentle approach to the crucifixion,” he said.

Messing was born in Freeport in 1922 and ran the family business Messing and Becker Sporting Goods until 1985. However, his education, passion and talent were those of an artist. In 1985, Messing and his wife Ann moved to Montana to be near their daughters, and he continued his work as an artist and teacher.

Messing was also a longtime, active member of Grace Episcopal Church and three of his wood carvings still enhance the church sanctuary — the large crucifix at the back of the church, the Christ the King crucifix in the baptistry, and the Madonna and Child above the votive candles in St. Margaret’s Chapel.

There will be an opening reception for the public from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., with a brief program at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday in the lower level of the church. Other public viewings are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. on Good Friday, April 19. Family members will be on hand to talk about Messing. Grace Episcopal Church is located at 10 S. Cherry Ave. in Freeport.

“This exhibit is open to the public and we ask viewers to enter the lower red door on Cherry Avenue,” McMillen said. “Art can reach people, and this is another invitation into a church.”

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‘A Parish Response to Refugees: Where to Start?’

09 October 2018

Join JRS UK this Thursday at 'A Parish Response to Refugees: Where to start?'

JRS UK join the European AGM in Belgrade

28 March 2018

Staff from JRS UK were joined by colleagues from across Europe for the AGM in Belgrade, Serbia

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04 December 2017

Today JRS launches "Share the Journey: The Catholic Church's Response to Welcoming Refugees"

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As technology itself rapidly changes and develops, the digital world is also undergoing a number of various changes in order to keep up with the ever evolving tech. In order to ensure that your business stands out and remains relevant in such a fast-paced world, it’s important that you keep any websites you may have up to date and as relevant as possible. Although this may seem complicated, updated technology also offers a greater range of means with which a site can market itself to a larger and more diverse user pool. We’ve put together a list of some of the must-have B2B website elements this year.

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Relevant Content

For the best results content should be kept to a minimum, and any content which you do include should be relevant to your site and the services offered. Irrelevant or annoying filler has no use in attracting new customers, so it’s important to avoid the urge to use content to advertise your products and talk about them in terms of how handy or useful they are. Avoid putting a limit on the ways in which your content is delivered as this will only serve to limit your customer base. Instead, content should come in the form of blogs, articles web page copy, case studies, videos, demographics and more.

Dynamic Start Page

You should provide potential customers with multiple ways in which they can reach your site, whether it be through hyperlinks on other sites, marketing campaigns, or PPC ads. When visitors end up on your site they are often directed to a landing page, and a compelling landing page is something that is bound to hold the attention of the visitor and encourage them to learn more. Good web design agencies know that a great landing page design is often the different between a visitor sticking around or staying for just a few seconds. Click for a list of web design agencies you could employ to create an interesting and attention-capturing landing page for your site.

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Social media is a platform that is definitely here to stay, and it is easy to place buttons on your site that allow users to go directly to your various social media places. The vast majority of content management systems offer a number of plugins or templates that allow for convenient, direct social media connections, and all you will need is the web address of the specific social media page that you are linking it to. Social media should be viewed as an additional channel of communication for your business, and is also a great marketing platform where you can update followers with new products and services in real time. Using social media provides you with a way of extending your online presence beyond the confines of your website.

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How Tech & AI Are Driving The Future Of The Construction Industry

There is no doubt that the impact of technology in the construction industry is all permeating. This was not the case around ten to fifteen years ago, but things have changed quite a bit over the past few years. It would not be wrong to mention here that today construction industry has become a technology business.

Gone are the days when technology was limited and restricted only to tech companies. Today we are well and truly in a world of digital transformation, and technology has become indispensable in the fields of construction, medicine, design, and manufacture, amongst other areas.

Technology and Construction Industry

It would be pertinent to mention that even old fashioned companies are making extensive use of digital software platforms, and the movement from old fashioned methods to digital technology is quite rapid and fast.

Technology and Construction Industry?

There is no doubt that the construction industry is not very fast and upfront when it comes to adopting new technologies.

Businesses do not invest the right amount of money in technology even though they know how important it is. Technology can help in providing the proper technological support for successfully running businesses and also when it comes to managing construction projects.

It is quite evident that new technologies have contributed quite a bit to the development of the construction industry.

1] What Are The Technologies Changes Worth Mentioning?

Some changes are happening right now, and there are a few that need quite a bit of time to develop. They will emerge more strongly in the future.

Even in uncomplicated and straightforward end products like delineators, there is no doubt that the role of technology is becoming quite essential and indispensable. Hence, there is no doubt that those who are engaged in the construction industry should be aware of the various opportunities that it is creating.

There are new and exciting technologies like virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, IoT or Internet of Things, robotics, wearables, and also automation, where the use of technology is no longer considered a choice but is becoming a necessity.

However, the movement is quite slow, and not many companies are ready to invest in them. Many of the technologies will have to be used quite frequently in the future because they could help solve the various challenges associated with the construction industry.

A few such examples are VR, BIM, project management software and also extensive use of mobile devices. All of these can lead to better productivity.

2] Drones & Wearables – Many Uses

There is a growing increase in wearable and drones, and these are being used for better monitoring of workers and also to ensure that they are working in a safe environment.

Robotics and automation are also finding IoT use in supporting workers with some routine tasks that are required to be performed by them. Hence it is quite obvious that we will soon be reaching a stage where technology in its different forms will become a critical component of various construction projects.

3] 3D Printing

The use of 3D printing technology is quite common now and it is being used in numerous fields and industries. However, it still is not very popular amongst large sections of the construction industry and as of now, only 0.01% of all manufacturing output is done using 3D printing technology.

This technology is used to create different types of prototypes. This could help companies to transform and tune product models quickly, and it also can be done at a cost-effective when compared to other traditional manufacturing methods.

However, the advantages and benefits of 3D printing are quite distinct, and it will not be long before it becomes more extensively used. 3D operations can be integrated into the design, architecture, and manufacturing departments.

4] Building Information Modelling – BIM

Building Information Modelling BIM is not an innovation. BIM is a model based on 3D technology. It is useful for creating and also managing project information. It could be helpful in coming out with bright, good looking, attractive, and helpful product information and manuals.

To conclude and put things in perspective, it would be pertinent to mention here that the construction industry is in the cusp of a change, and the change will most probably be driven by technology. Though it is happening in fits and starts, the future certainly looks quite bright, and the advantages and benefits are too obvious to ignore.

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Jazz dance technique was designed to rebel against traditional ballet. Jazz dance is energetic and fun, showcasing exaggerated movements, fancy footwork, big leaps and fast turns with an attitude that the dancer conveys to the audience. This style of dance is faster than ballet, which most students find more enjoyable and easier to follow. However, to excel in jazz, dancers need a strong background in ballet.

KaliAndrews Dance Company offers Jazz dance classes for all ages. Beginners and experienced dancers are welcome. In our syllabus-based jazz classes, students will study exam preparation work in Term 1 and move into preparation for our recital performance throughout Term 2.

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Jumps & Turns

Jumps & Turns classes are designed to enhance jazz techniques with a primary focus on mastering jumping and turning elements without choreography. Dancers will build muscle memory and fine tune their skills for easy execution. Note: This is not a performance-based class; therefore, the participants have the opportunity to continue their training for the full duration of each term (no recital preparation).

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Personal injury lawyer David Karbasian has been helping clients with personal injury litigation matters for 25 years. He has earned a reputation for standing firm against some of the largest insurance companies in New Jersey. His record includes successful case results in pedestrian injury and wrongful death cases such as:

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 6 servings

1 cup quinoa
2¼ cups water
1 cucumber, diced
1 tomato, diced
1 bunch mint, minced
1/2 bunch parsley, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt to taste

1. Wash quinoa.
2. In a pot bring water and salt to a boil and add quinoa.
3. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 20 minutes or until grains are fluffy and water is absorbed.
4. Fluff quinoa with a fork; cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
5. Transfer the quinoa into a large bowl and combine all ingredients.
6. Mix gently and add lemon juice, olive oil and salt to your taste.

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I am a professor of engineering, and also a musician (pianist, composer). I started Alexander technique lessons with Käthe around 2006 after grappling with several years of pain in my shoulders and arms, causing difficulty in playing piano. (I also worked in tandem with a physical therapist, who dealt with some specific physiological issues.) Nothing I had tried on my own seemed to help.

The AT experience overall was remarkable. With a combined emphasis on body awareness, focused relaxation, breathing and centering, I gradually had less pain, significantly greater freedom of movement, and finally an ability to practice piano regularly and easily.

Käthe is an unusually talented and inspiring teacher. She provides a welcoming and comfortable environment, but behind this was persistent and astutely directed technical guidance. She has a wonderful ability, through images and discussion, to get one in touch with one’s inner body. Unexpectedly, the outcome was not only facility of movement and freedom from pain, but also improved posture, poise, confidence, and interaction with my surroundings in daily life.

—Steve N.

Käthe’s teaching helped me discover greater freedom, fluidity and ease of playing, connecting the breath to the form and phrasing of music, and the voice to the natural resonance of the instrument.  She approaches each student as a whole person, with a deep awareness of individual needs and aims, and helps unlock the creative voice by removing blockages, whether physical or mental.  Her guidance and mentorship came at a pivotal moment in my development as a cellist, and were essential in enabling me to follow my dreams as a performer and pursue a career in music!

—K.J., cellist

Käthe Jarka is a wonderful teacher of the Alexander Technique who I have invited to teach at countless classes at Mannes College, New York University and elsewhere. She is also a terrific musician and instrumentalist(cello), so she brings to her Alexander work a deep understanding of musical phrasing and the physical demands of playing an instrument. I have sent many of my students to work with her privately and all of them have loved their work with her.

—Keith Underwood

I am a flutist and my sound used to get tiny, pinched and flat about a week before each audition.  My fingers were also a bit sloppy and slow.  Gradually, during my Alexander Technique study with Kathe I began to be able to play normally in auditions and performances. Kathe focused a lot on poise and direction of back, neck, head and arms which has freed up my fingers for the fast virtuosity expected in my profession.

—S. S-J., flutist

Käthe Jarka is the perfect Alexander teacher for a musician. Blending her own personal understanding of what it is like to play an instrument day in and day out with her fine training and wonderful hands Kathe is a miracle worker.. She seems to intuitivey “get: excatly what you need on a given day, and is flexible and creative in working one the table, on “chair” and “monkey”, and also on how to “hold” one’s instrument and play with ease. I cannot recommend Kathe Jarka’s Alexander work highly enough.

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Käthe is a truly gifted artist. I have (only semi-jokingly) referred to her as a “wizard” to my friends because of her amazing efficiency at immediately helping assuage problems I’ve been having, with simply a touch of her hand. I came to Käthe three years ago, when I was experiencing pain in my left arm as a result of overuse (I am a concert pianist who performs quite frequently). Before I met her, I had spent lots of time and money on several physical therapists, chiropractors, and physicians, none of whom were able to pinpoint the issue I was having or to have any real lasting effect. I was prescribed a new mattress, corticosteroids, massage, adjustment, and muscle relaxants, none of which worked. I was essentially at my wit’s end by the time I came to Käthe; I was convinced that I was going to have to give up playing the piano! My first Alexander lesson was an eye-opening revelation. I realized how much of the issue lay with the massive stress I had been under, and also how much of the body-mind connection was playing a role in my issues. Since that first lesson, what Käthe has taught me with her gentle and non-invasive guidance has not only helped me enact constructive change in my posture and in my approach to the piano, but has also taught me how to live my life in a less stressful state. Words can’t possibly express the gratitude that I feel. Simply put, her lessons have enabled me to improve the quality of my life.

Jessica Osborne, concert pianist

Käthe has been a warm and insightful cello teacher for our eight-year-old daughter, Leah. Käthe is unfailingly patient, and always finds a way to connect with Leah and focus her attention during her lessons. She has a wonderful way of breaking difficult material down into manageable steps, and Leah has been able to make tremendous progress because of Käthe’s thoughtful approach to teaching.

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How To Market Your Aircon Servicing Business

With Singapore’s soaring temperatures, there is no wonder why many homes and offices use air conditioning, driving the demand for aircon servicing and repair services. Companies offering aircon servicing and repair services in Singapore have to use well-planned marketing strategies to stand out from their competitors. Similar to businesses in other industries, those providing aircon related services should also have a comprehensive Digital Marketing plan that can help them generate leads and reach their goals. By implementing a Digital Marketing strategy, you can promote your company to your target group, drive traffic to your website, and increase sales.

1. Establish your target group

Before you continue developing your marketing strategies, you should first establish your target market. You will have to decide if your business is providing air conditioning services for homes, companies or both. For each target group, you will have to consider the best way to market your products, primarily if you ensure the effectiveness of your marketing strategies. Apart from tailoring your approach, having an established target group can help you determine the keywords you should target for your online marketing plans.

2. Optimize your website and related business pages

SEO (also known as Search engine optimization) is an unavoidable part of any online marketing strategy, especially if you wish to rank on search engines such as Google and Bing. To implement SEO, businesses should add keywords like “aircon servicing Singapore” and “aircon repair” into the content on their website and other business platforms. By doing so, you will likely have a higher position on search engine result pages (SERP), capturing the attention of potential customers who search for your keyword. That will be beneficial if the person searching for the keywords require the services urgently, and will not bother looking at other pages of the search engine result. If you find yourself struggling with SEO, you should consider approaching a Digital Marketing business for assistance.

3. Grow your social media presence

Social Media Marketing can be beneficial to your business and a strong social media presence will allow your business to enjoy increased brand recognition, loyalty and inbound traffic. Brand recognition helps to make you more accessible and familiar to new customers that just found your website, creating a lasting impression on them. To build brand loyalty, you should focus on engaging with the people on your social media platforms like Facebook, especially if they leave constructive feedback or even a bad review. If people had a bad experience with your business’s services, you should politely reply to them and try to resolve their problems. An unedited negative review can mar your online reputation and deter future customers from engaging your services.

A strong social media presence can also help to increase your inbound traffic, as your social media pages will serve as a direct path leading to your website. With higher inbound traffic, the chances for conversions are increased as well.

4. Encouraging (positive) word-of-mouth promotion

Companies offering air conditioning services in Singapore can use a referral programme to market their services to new customers or encourage existing customers to continue hiring the business. You can start a referral programme by asking satisfied customers to recommend your services to their friends and family, which will potentially help to increase your sales. For every successful referral, you can reward your customer by offering them discounts for the next time they use your services.

Ensuring that you can benefit from word-of-mouth is essential, as unlike feedback left on social media platforms, you cannot directly resolve any problems the customer had with your services. Negative word-of-mouth will affect the impression potential customers have of your business, discouraging them from engaging your services and decreasing your sales. To prevent the dissemination of negative word-of-mouth, you should focus on proving all your customers with excellent service.

5. Consider using offline marketing strategies

Offline marketing strategies include giving out business cards, posting flyers and advertising on newspaper or televisions. While it is essential to develop your Digital Marketing strategies, promoting your business through offline channels can result in a comprehensive plan that will benefit your business. Apart from advertising your services, you can also use offline marketing strategies to reinforce your Digital Marketing efforts, such as using QR codes on flyers to direct customers who are interested in learning about your services to your website.

By employing different marketing strategies, companies providing aircon servicing and aircon repair services in Singapore can potentially gain more customers. If you are unsure of how to proceed with creating your Digital Marketing strategies, you can seek the assistance of a reputable company in Singapore. Impossible Marketing is an experienced Digital Marketing Agency that has worked with clients across many industries, from medical to properties.

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08/07/2017 - TESS Mission to Discover New Planets Moves Toward Launch

(Originally published by MIT News)

August 4, 2017

Engineers test one of the TESS cameras at the Kavli Institute lab.Engineers test one of the TESS cameras at the Kavli Institute lab. (Courtesy of the Kavli Institute)

A NASA mission designed to explore the stars in search of planets outside of our solar system is a step closer to launch, now that its four cameras have been completed by researchers at MIT.

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), due to launch in 2018, will travel through space, identifying more than 20,000 extrasolar planets. These will range from Earth-sized planets to much larger gas giants. TESS is expected to catalog a sample of around 500 Earth-sized and “super Earth” planets, or those with radii less than twice that of Earth. It will detect small rock-and-ice planets orbiting a diverse range of stars, including rocky worlds in the habitable zones of their host stars.

“The scientific community is eagerly awaiting the launch of TESS and the first data release in 2018,” says Sara Seager, the Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Sciences at MIT and deputy lead of the TESS Science Office, as well as a member of MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI).

During its two-year mission, TESS, which is being led by MIT and managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will monitor the brightness of more than 200,000 stars. It will search for temporary drops in brightness caused by an exoplanet passing in front of its host star, as viewed from Earth.

The satellite’s four cameras, developed by researchers at MIT’s Kavli Institute and the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, are equipped with large-aperture wide-angle lenses designed to survey the entire sky.

Each camera consists of a lens assembly containing seven optical elements and a detector with four charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor chips. The overall process of designing, fabricating, and testing the cameras at MIT has taken four years to complete.

The cameras were recently delivered to Dulles, Virginia-based aerospace company Orbital ATK, where they will be integrated onto the satellite. The four cameras have been mounted onto the camera plate, and successful operation with the flight computer has been demonstrated.

The instruments have just been inspected by NASA and a group of independent technical experts, as part of a formal Systems Integration Review of all TESS components, which they passed successfully.

Each of the four cameras has a field of view that is more than five times greater than that of the camera flown on the earlier planet-hunting Kepler space observatory mission, according to TESS Principal Investigator George Ricker, senior research scientist at the MIT Kavli Institute.

“The TESS four-camera ensemble instantaneously views a section of sky that is more than 20 times greater than that for the Kepler mission,” Ricker says. “The instantaneous field of view of the TESS cameras, combined with their area and detector sensitivity, is unprecedented in a space mission.”

A complication found in very fast wide-angle lenses, such as those in the TESS cameras, is that the image sharpness varies over the field of view, and there is no single focus, as found in more conventional cameras. Furthermore, the imaging properties change as the temperature of the cameras changes.

The MIT TESS team has subjected the cameras to extended, rigorous testing in conditions designed to replicate the environment they will be subjected to in space. These tests demonstrate that the cameras perform as expected, but with a small shift in focus relative to that predicted by models. This shift results in simulated stellar images in the center of the field appearing sharper than expected, while images at the edges of the field are somewhat less sharp. However, after independently studying the effects of this shift, researchers on the MIT TESS team and at NASA both concluded that the mission will readily achieve all of its scientific goals.

TESS relies on its ability to sense minute changes in stellar brightness to detect planets passing across them. The data processing is designed to correct for the variations in image sharpness over the field for most of the stars, and it will produce a record of brightness over time for every star being monitored, according to Jacqueline Hewitt, director of the MIT Kavli Institute.

The MIT TESS team will continue to carry out long-term ground tests on a spare flight camera to ensure that their in-orbit performance is well understood.

Following its launch next year, TESS will divide the sky into 26 “stitched” sections and will point its cameras at each of these in turn for 27 days. It will explore the Southern Hemisphere in the first year of its mission, and the Northern Hemisphere in its second year.

“TESS is classed by NASA as an Explorer mission with very focused scientific goals,” Hewitt says. “It was designed to find exoplanets that are nearby and orbiting bright stars, so we can study them in great detail.”
The data produced by the cameras will first be processed by the spacecraft’s on-board computer. They will then be transmitted to Earth every two weeks via the NASA Deep Space Network and immediately forwarded to the TESS Payload Operations Center at MIT.

The TESS Science Center, which will analyze the science data produced by the spacecraft, includes researchers from MIT's Department of Physics, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, and the Kavli Institute, as well as the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and the NASA Ames Research Center.

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Dan Kimball posted these pictures. I liked them and thought I'd post them just to get us thinking about essentials vs non-essentials.

I started calling this post beliefs but realized it is more about essentials. Whether the topic is dogma or politics we all seem to focus a bit too much on the non-essentials. Really, I sometimes think that church for me has become more about the non-essentials of the faith like worship and preaching styles. Similarly I think that my voting preferences have been ones where a candidate's positions seem to be the focus instead of the candidate themself. I'd like to change that - at least in one area :)

  1. I don't know, I think the Mac/PC thing is pretty important :)

    Great charts.

    The more I hear from the candidates the more discouraged I get. Its just such a POWER thing, saying what will get votes rather than standing firm on policies.

  2. Nice chart, but why necessary? Don't you profess the Nicene or Apostle's Creed in your church? They say everything we need to believe about Jesus and His Church. Then at least you know that everyone is on the same page, providing they're not crossing their fingers over any parts.

    "I believe in Jesus" just isn't clear enough - immediately the question arises: "WHAT do you believe? That He is true God and true man? That He ascended into Heaven?" People can say they believe in Jesus Christ but only He knows what oddities they've cooked up in their minds or their congregations.

  3. Therese,

    Not my charts - I took them from Dan Kimball (see post). I just used them to get us thinking about essentials vs non-essentials.

    I tend to think a little like you about the creeds - maybe you could chart one of them for me so I could use it :)

    Peace, KB

  4. I think the charts are kind of neat, by the way, it's always good to do a little thinking about core vs non-core beliefs.

    Try the Apostles Creed - It's short and to the point:

    I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day He arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

    I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

    What's not to love? The creeds arose to combat heresy and to clarify belief, so that when believers were baptized, they KNEW what they were promising to believe, often at the pain of martyrdom. Lucky us can peacefully stand and recite these creeds in our safe, clean churches and not be put to the test or the sword for the truths contained.

    The webiste I linked to has many of the creeds. Interesting. And Protestant! No Catholic cooties for KBob!

    (We stand and profess the Nicene Creed (also listed) every Sunday, and at every baptism.)

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Beef noodle soup | Photo by Clarissa Wei

The other week I had dinner with a veteran Chinese restaurant owner and offhandedly, I asked him what his favorite Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles was. Serial diners usually struggle with this question -- but not Sam.

"Dai Ho Restaurant," he said without a moment of hesitation. "Here's the thing, they're only open from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and unlike other Chinese restaurants, the menu is very small."

"Why do you think that is?" I asked.

"Quality," he explained. "At those restaurants that have hundred of items of their menu, it's really difficult to keep the ingredients fresh. But at Dai Ho, there's only eight or so selections. The inventory is simple. Nothing goes to waste and nothing is left sitting out for too long."

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The Restaurant

Located in Temple City on Las Tunas Drive, Dai Ho (?å??, da he) Restaurant has been open for 28 years (with a previous location in Alhambra). The two Chinese characters in the restaurant name translates to "big" and "gather," respectively.

"We wanted this restaurant to be a big gathering of people," owner May Ku explained. Dai Ho is only opened 3.5 hours each day, Tuesday through Sunday, but has had enough patrons to sustain itself for nearly three decades. It's a small window of time for customers to drop in, but May and her husband Jim are at the restaurant as early as 6 a.m. for prep work.

Dai Ho's dishes | Photo by Nick Yee

Menu | Photo credit: Nick Yee

Around town, Jim is infamously known as the "Noodle Nazi" -- a nickname earned from his snappy retorts and demands that patrons enjoy his noodles his way. May has some of the same mannerisms, but they're tempered with an extremely sweet and almost maternal way.

"Eat it immediately," she advised the moment the plate touches the table. We hover a bit to take photographs of the food but within minutes, May takes it upon herself to serve us the noodles -- mixing in the ground pork and sprinkled scallions, swirling it a bit and portioning it all into four small bowls.

May Ku | Photo credit: Nick Yee

May has a good reason for the rush. The noodles are best when eaten immediately or else they soak up the sauces and lose their "Q" (the Chinese equivalent of al dente) texture. Though people can often be taken aback by her hands-on approach, it's really just Chinese hospitality.

Everything at Dai Ho -- from the food to the restaurant itself -- is meticulously thought out. The floors and tables are scrubbed clean. Nothing is ever too oily. May had no hesitation letting me behind the kitchen (something many Chinese restaurant owners have qualms about); there was a massive bowl of paocai ?è? (the Chinese equivalent of kimchi) sitting over a strainer back there. "We're doing this to get rid of the excess oil," she said.

The beef shanks for the beef noodle soup are cooked for four hours and then marinated overnight before they make it onto a customer's table. The noodle dough is kneaded five times to obtain the perfect texture, boiled, and then fan-dried to cool. The strands are the ideal texture: chewy but not too gummy, firm but not at all slippery.

The noodles are made to order and leave a clean taste in your mouth -- even when drenched in a heavy peanut-based sauce.

Here's a breakdown on their top menu items.

Sesame sauce dry noodles | Photo by Nick Yee

1. Sesame Sauce Dry Noodles (Large: $8, Small: $6.50)
May's family used to own a Sichuan restaurant in Taiwan, so she's always more than willing to douse your bowl of noodles with a heap of homemade chili oil if you ask for it. The sesame sauce dry noodles, known commonly as dandan mian (æ??æ???) is served Taiwanese-style, which just means that sesame paste, rather than chili oil, is the primary ingredient.

Pork bean dry noodles | Photo credit: Nick Yee

2. Pork Bean Dry Noodles (Large: $8, Small $6.50)
The pork bean dry noodles consists of ground pork mixed with a zhajiang (é?¡é?¬) paste. Zhajiang is made with fermented soybeans. It's similar to miso paste but blindingly salty on its own.

Minced meat dry noodles | Photo credit: Nick Yee

3. Minced Meat Dry Noodles (Large: $8, Small: $6.50)
This dish is devoid of messy sauces, making it the way to go if you're looking for a clean and simple dish. The toppings: ground pork and diced scallions.

Beef stew soup | Photo credit: Nick Yee

4. Beef Stew Soup Noodle ($9.00)
Beef noodle soup is a popular Taiwanese dish and the Kus do it justice. Resting in a dark, earthy broth, the beef chunks are remarkably tender, a result, undoubtedly, of hours of prep work.

Tripe, pork shanks and bean curd. | Photo credit: Nick Yee

5. Beef Tripe with Spicy Simmered, Dried Bean Curd and Pork Shank ($16)
At $16 for a platter, this is the restaurant's priciest dish. But you really get what you pay for. The beef tripe and bean curd come marinated in a light chili oil accompanied by braised pork shanks that have been sliced thinly and are perfect to pair with your bowl of noodles.

Peanuts | Photo credit: Nick Yee

6. Peanut Appetizer ($6)
May likes to recommend this appetizer for diners. It's peanuts served with small silverfish, fried and lightly seasoned with salt and pepper. "We use fresh fish," May said. "This is exactly how it's done in Taipei."

Dai Ho Restaurant
9148 Las Tunas Drive,
Temple City, CA 91780
(626) 291-2295

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•  Mr. Jimmy Lopez

    Mr. Jimmy Lopez

    Phone: (830) 780-2321 ext. 312

    email: jlopez@kcisd.net / jlopez1@coastalbend.edu

    Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Technical Management concentration in Business Information Systems

    Master’s of Information Systems Management with concentration in Data Administration and Management

     Business and Finance 6-12 Teaching Certificate

    National Honor Society Sponsor

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    UIL Academic Coach (Computer Applications, Computer Science, Accounting)

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    Tuesday and Thursday 3:45-5:00

    Dual Credit / Early College Lab Hours:

    Thursday 5:00-7:00

    If you need to come on a different day, please get with me and we can schedule a better day and time.

  • A Little About Me

    Born: San Antonio Texas

    High School: South San Antonio West Campus (2 yrs), Floresville (2 Yrs)

    Work Experience:

    US Navy: Electronics Technician, 8 years (1998-2006)

    Muy Pizza: Restaurant General Manager, 3 Years (2006-2008); Training RGM, 3 years (2008-2011)

    Retail Management: 2 years, 2011-2013

    Started working at Karnes City ISD in 2013 as a Substitue Teacher while enrolled in college. Two years after enrolling back into school, I earned my Bachelor's of Science degree in Technical Management. I continued my education and ended up earning my Masters of Information Systems Management degree. Also after completing my Master's degree, I had the opportunity to start my first year of teaching at Karnes City High School. I taught only part-time since I was already working in the Technology Department. I taught Business Information Management I and Dual Credit Business Computer Information Systems (for CBC & KC Early College HS). In 2017, I took on my current full time position as High School CTE Teacher and Academic Adjunct Instructor for CBC. I am delighted to be a part of a great campus team here at Karnes City High School, and I am looking forward to preparing our future generation to be technology ready for any of their future educational and/or career path(s) that they choose.

    Other Info:

    I moved to Karnes County in 2005. I lived in Kenedy for 3 years before moving to Karnes City (since my kids were attending school in KC). My wife also works for KCISD as the Primary School Library Paraprofessional. My oldest son (KCHS 2017 Graduate) is attending Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. He is pursuing a degree to become a Music Educator. I have two other children currently attending KCISD. Chris is a Junior, and Bethany is in 7th grade. We currently have two dogs and three cats. We are a proud Badger family.

    Why Teach?

    I do have a passion for sharing my knowledge with others so that they can become successful either now or in the future. Below are a few reasons why I chose this new path in my career:

    1. To encourage students to be successful in all that they do.
    2. To be a positive role model so that my students are prepared to be successful in their future educational and working careers.


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Stronger Structures: A Better Approach To Repairing Damaged Concrete

Stronger Structures: A Better Approach to Repairing Damaged Concrete

A number of natural disasters occurred in 2017. The National Centers for Environmental Information reveals that climate and weather disasters have caused over $850.5 billion in damages. The agency adds that every state has at least been impacted by a one-billion dollar disaster since 1980.

No force can be greater than the force of nature. No clock can be more relentless than the seasons’ rhythm. Fortunately, there are structures that can stand up to natural disasters.

Is Concrete the Answer?

Concrete structures can hold during a disastrous weather, like severe storms. In fact, testing from an engineering research center in Texas shows that concrete walls, in comparison to wood and steel, stand up better against flying debris. With reinforcement, structures with this material can also stay less vulnerable against tornadoes. It makes sense to use this material for your buildings.

But extreme weather can still compromise the structural integrity of your commercial property. This is especially when the building or the areas around it have been showing signs of damage — before inclement weather. So it’s critical that you address problems as soon as they appear.

With professional repair of concrete, you can restore deteriorating concrete structures. An excellent way to ensure long-lasting results is to use the principle of resilient construction.

What is Resilient Construction?

Resilient construction runs on the idea of enduring building structures — even after everyone else is gone. The goal here is to create safer, better buildings in response to the vulnerabilities that natural disasters and other forms of disruption can bring.

Resilient structures begin at the planning stage, factoring in state building codes and prevailing standards along with the needs of its occupants. Contractors and engineers often use concrete in building structures that resist damage because the material combines security and strength, giving communities (and you) peace of mind.

In applying this principle to repairing concrete, you’re not only restoring the serviceability of the material but also enhancing it to extend its life.

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For starters, we perform an assessment of your property to determine the root of the problem and come up with solutions that ensure long-term performance and strength.

You know a concrete structure needs repairs when you see the following:

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Depending on the issue, several portions of a damaged concrete may need our replacement services. Replacement, instead of cosmetic solutions, may be necessary when it concerns structural integrity and other serious issues. But we understand that budget is also a concern, which is why we’ve designed our services to help meet your current situation.

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Resilient construction and design need to consider the shelter-in-place realities of devastating forces of nature brought by climate change. Disasters call on real estate owners to implement hazard mitigation factors for every project.  Doing this not only allows you to protect communities and enhance your property, but it also helps you manage finances by saving on recovery costs, after a severe storm or a tornado.

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Series: Bleed Necklace: The Body Undone From Its Error

  • we were given a space for stillness after
    having known only that blood
    not breath was to come in and out of our mouths

    but the body is given always
    to tear itself anew
    from the trees

    then what was the tongue for?
    worm or grub – muscle to twang
    and to taste the ground’s riches

    we had eaten what we knew
    we had drunk what was known of us
    we had not asked for the light of any other sun

    but to be overcome with foliage
    our eyes dim with sufficiency

    and yet the afternoon
    expected our arrival

    beneath the scalpel of daylight

    to know something of ourselves
    as distinguishable words

    a lake given to wind
    given to the glittering reflections
    of the sun

  • 18" x 14"
  • Oil pastel and color pencil on paper
  • 2016


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API Development

7 Tips for Designing a Better REST API

If you need to develop a REST API for a database-driven application, it’s almost irresistible not to use the database tables as REST resources, the four HTTP methods as CRUD operations, and then simply expose your thinly-wrapped database as a REST API:

Operation HTTP SQL

The problem is that one of the foundations of the REST architecture is that the client-facing representation of a resource must be independent of the underlying implementation, and implementations details should definitely not be leaked to the client, which is all too easy with the database-driven approach.

It’s also important to ask yourself if an almost raw database is the best interface you can offer your API users? I mean there is already a near-perfect language for doing CRUD operations on database tables, it’s called SQL… And you probably have some business logic on top of those tables that your API users would appreciate not having to re-implement in their own code.

So how do you move beyond this database-oriented thinking and closer to a more RESTful design for your API?

Let’s find out…

1. Begin with the API User in Mind

Bestselling author and architect Sam Newman’s great book on microservices provides a powerful alternative to the database-driven approach for designing REST web services. It’s useful even if you don’t plan to use microservices.

Newman suggests that you divide your application into bounded contexts (similar to business areas). Each bounded context should provide an explicit interface for those who wish to interact with it. Implementation details of the bounded context that don’t need to be exposed to the outside world are hidden behind the interface.

You should use this explicit interface as the basis for your API design. Start by asking yourself what business capabilities do the API user needs, rather than what data that should be shared. In other words, ask yourself what does this bounded context do? and then ask yourself what data does it need to do that?

The promise is that if you wait with thinking about shared data until you know what business capabilities you need to offer, it will lead to a less database-oriented design.

I think his approach is a good way to jolt you out of the database-driven mindset, but you need to be careful that you don’t end up designing a REST-RPC hybrid.

What I also like about this approach is that it minimizes the interface and doesn’t expose all data by default, but hides internal data (like logging and configuration tables) from the client and instead focuses on what the client actually needs.

This also fits beautifully with veteran API designer Joshua Bloch’s maxim saying that When in doubt, leave it out (from his highly popular presentation on API design), and it also harmonizes with the REST principle that a representation of a resource doesn’t need to look like the underlying resource, but can be changed to make it easier for the client.

So feel free to think about what would be the easiest interface for the API user, and then let your resource take data from multiple tables and leave out columns that are irrelevant to the job that clients need to perform.

2. Use Subresources to Show Relationships

An attractive alternative to only using top-level resources is to use subresources to make the relationships between resources more obvious to the API user, and to reduce dependencies on keys inside the resource representation.

So how do you decide what resources should be subresources? A rule of thumb is that if the resource is a part of another resource then it should be a subresource (i.e. composition).

For example, if you have a customer, an order and an order line then an order line is a part of an order, but an order is not a part of a customer (i.e. the two exists independently and a customer is not made up of orders!)

So the URIs would look like this:

A different rule of thumb is to also include aggregations as subresources. That is, a belongs to relationship. If we use this rule then an order belongs to a customer, so the path would look like this:

So what rule should you pick?

The idea with subresource is to make your API more readable. For example, even if you don’t know the API you can quickly guess that POST /customer/123/orders will create a new order for customer 123.

However, if you end up with more than about two levels then the URI starts to become really long and the readability is reduced.

You also need to be aware that subresources cannot be used outside the scope of their parent resource. In the second example, you need a customer id before you can lookup a order, so if you want a list of all open orders (regardless of customer) then you cannot do it in the second example.

Ehh, so what to pick?

If you want a flexible API, aim for fewer subresources. If you want a more readable API, aim for more subresources.

The important thing is that whatever rule of thumb you pick then be consistent about it. I mean the API user might disagree with your decision, but if you are using it consistently throughout your API, he or she will probably forgive you.

3. Use Snapshots for Dashboard Data

A deal-breaker for using subresources is that the client might need to access data across subresources to get data for a dashboard or something similar. For example, a manager might want to get some statistics about orders across all customers.

Before you go ahead and flatten your whole API, there are two alternatives you should consider.

First, remember that there is nothing that prevents you from having multiple URIs that point to the same underlying resource, so beside /customers/{id}/orders/{id}, you could add an extra URI to query orders outside of the customer scope:

To minimize the duplication of functionality, you can limit the top-level /orders URI to only accept GET requests, so if clients want to create a new order, they will always do it in the context of a customer.

Of course, you need to be careful not to duplicate resources unnecessarily, but if there is a customer need, then there is a customer need, and we need to find the best possible solution.

In RESTful Web Services Cookbook, Chief Engineer at eBay (and former Yahoo Architect) Subbu Allamaraju suggests an alternative approach called snapshots.

For example, if an order manager wants to see some specific statistics (5 latest orders, 5 biggest clients, etc.) then we can create a snapshot resource that finds and returns all these information:

I personally like the snapshot approach better, because it doesn’t feel like querying a database. But with that said, the snapshot approach requires an intimate knowledge of the API user, and the extra order top-level resource will offer more flexibility.

4. Use Links for Relationships

Another way to show relationships between resources, without falling back on using keys in an SQL-like manner, is to embed links inside your responses:

  "id": 123,
  "title": "Mr.",
  "firstname": "Han",
  "surname": "Solo",
  "emailPromotion": "No",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": ""
    "contactDetails": {
      "href": ""
    "orders": {
      "href": ""

A cool thing about links is that they allow autodiscovery by clients! When the client gets the response back then it can see in the _link section what other actions it can follow from here. This is just like when you are surfing the web where you come to a page and then you can follow its links to new pages.

Another nice thing is that clients will have fewer hard-coded links in their code, which will make the code more robust. If the client wants to see the customer’s orders, it can just follow the orders link to get them.

However, there are different opinions about if you should use links, or not…

Vinay Sahni writes in his excellent blog post Best Practices for Designing a Pragmatic RESTful API that links are a good idea, but we are not ready to use them yet. On the other hand, the RESTful maturity model says that when you start using links you have reached the highest level of REST maturity.

So what to do?

Well, Dr. Roy Fielding, an expert on software architectures and the inventor of REST architectural style, flatly said on his blog that if you don’t use links it ain’t REST services, and he kindly encourages you to use another buzz word for your API!

5. Hide Internal Codes

In an earlier post, I incidentally leaked internal codes in the job_id column on the employees table:

Needless to say, this is an implementation detail that gives away that we are using a relational database, and experienced Oracle users would instantly spot that it’s Oracle’s sample HR schema. This leaking makes it harder to switch to a document-oriented database, like MongoDB, where there is no concept of foreign keys.

But even if the chance of switching to MongoDB is zero, it still makes the response harder to read.

So a better approach is to let the REST API translate the internal code to the human-readable value that the code represents (i.e. “Shipping Clerk”) and then also remove the Id part of the field name.

  "job":"Shipping Clerk"

This version is definitely more readable, but a fair concern is if the service will be slower now that it needs to lookup the value? I used to be an avid reader of Tom Kyte, the Oracle DB expert, and still remember that you should always optimize from measurements. I mean there’s a good chance that the HTTP cache will help us out and make it less of a bottleneck than it appears at first glance.

As a rule of thumb, if performance means everything to you (or you have a lot of lookup fields) then you might consider leaking the internal codes. Otherwise, you should provide a more readable API by hiding them.

6. Translate Automatically

But what about translations? What if you have a multilingual application that has translations of the internal code in multiple languages? How do you handle that?

Simple! You let the API user specify its preferred language in the Accept-Language HTTP header. For example, Accept-Language: da and then the REST API should automatically translate it into Danish:

7. Create a Resource for Metadata

So what if the API user needs to show a drop-down list that shows all possible jobs? How will he or she get a complete list of all possible values for the job field?

The easy solution for you is simply to write the list of possible values in your API documentation and then the API user can hardcode them in the drop-down list. But this will lead to fragile client apps that need to be updated when new job types are added, and it just doesn’t feel very web-like to rely on offline metadata.

A more robust solution is to create a metadata subresource that provides list of values and other metadata that are needed when using the resource. For example, a /employees/metadata subresource could provide the API user will all the metadata needed to interact with the employees resource.

This solution is similar to how Atlassian is doing in the JIRA API. If you make sure that the response from the metadata subresource is cached properly it shouldn’t affect performance adversely and you will provide a more flexible API that leads to more stable client apps.

That’s it for now. I really hope that some of these tips will help you design better REST APIs. Thanks for reading and take good care until next time!


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Changing Brewing Methods in Latin America Hot Coffee Market: Ken Research

Posted on 29 July 2016 by KenResearch Food and Beverage,

Key Topics Covered in the Report

  • Detailed profile of Hot Coffee market in Latin America.
  • Overall volume & growth analysis of Hot Coffee market in Latin America
  • Country wise volume & growth analysis of Hot Coffee market in Latin America
  • Consumer demographics, trends and behaviours
  • Key consumer trends which will influence Hot Coffee consumption
  • Historic and forecast consumption values in the Latin American Hot Coffee market
  • Competitive landscape of the Latin American Hot Coffee market
  • Distribution channels & Packaging landscape of the Latin American Hot Coffee market

 Ken Research announced its latest publication on, “Hot Coffee Consumption Volume and Growth Forecast to 2021-Latin America, offer insights on the changing trends and key issues within the Latin American Hot Coffee market. The publication includes an insightful analysis of volume (M liters) and growth (Y-o-Y) trends, consumer behavior, packaging trends, leading players and distribution trends withinLatin American Hot Coffee market. The analysis of the aforementioned trends has been done across seventeen individual countries in Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Economic Environment of Latin America

Latin America comprises of a total of twenty countries including ten republics of South America, six republics of Central America, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. History of Latin America’s economy can be based at the three decades after World War II, when it experienced a blooming increasing in GDP, growing at around 5%. However, the weakness of its economic structure was revealed in the crisis of the 1980s. This led to various reforms in economic structure in order to come with a more stable economy which will thrive and make it significant in international arena.

This proved useful as Latin America went through a steady growth coming into the 21st century with average annual growth of 4.2% from 2004 to 2013. However the bright sunlight seems to be fading quickly, as Latin America is getting trapped in the darkness of recession. Latin American Economy has went through a near free fall kind of experience, with contraction in Q3’15 and Q4’15 being quoted as the sharpest fall in last six years. The overall GDP of the region is estimated to have decreased 1.2% y-o-y in Q1’16 suggesting overall weakness in economy. One of the many reasons for this downfall was the dramatic drop in commodities price, which resulted in sharp decline in export revenues of commodity-driven Latin American economy. Not only this, high inflation is seen persisting this year with a projected inflation of at 24.3% at the end of 2016. However all these data does not provide a complete picture as the appalling deterioration of some countries masks the fact that other countries are still going up the ladder.

The three pillars that form the majority of region’s GDP i.e. Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela have been shaken. Brazil, the region’s largest economy, is experiencing its deepest recession since the 1930s. Ecuador is also suffering an economic breakdown due to earthquake in April’16. And lastly Venezuela seems to be engrained in profound political and economic crisis and there is no indication for this crisis to be over anytime in the near future. Meanwhile, in Mexico, economic activity is on the up but at a very slow rate. Colombia’s economy, though not at the heights where it used to be once, is relatively stable. Peru as a result of its business-friendly economic policy framework is on a growth cycle moving up at the top of its potential. But the impact of economic downfall of the major countries is so severe that recession is expected to deepen this year. As per recent analysis, the region’s economy will contract 0.4% this year, which, if true will lead to the first incident when Latin America has registered two consecutive years of negative growth after 1982 and 1983.

Brief Overview of the Hot Coffee Market in Latin America

Further segmentation of the hot drink beverages category under the non-alcoholic drinks, provides for one of the most trendy and popular category among consumers i.e. Hot Coffee. Over the time, the global hot coffee market has shown robust growth in sales on account of changing consumer tastes and the coffee becoming more and more affordable to every class in the society. The same scenario has been prevalent in Latin America as well.

Latin America is one of the powerhouses of coffee production worldwide and also it is one of the regions with highest economic growth worldwide (2005-2010) that aided the coffee sales. Taking into account the production side, Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world, Colombia being the fourth largest producer in the world. In Latin America, coffee contribute to 2/3rd of hot drink consumption except in one two countries i.e. Chile and Bolivia where tea leads the market.

Last decade in Latin America has seen tremendous growth in coffee consumption due to increased number of middle class families which led to entrance of specialty coffees and specialised coffee stores as well. This in turn triggered increased out of home coffee consumption which accounts about 42% of total coffee consumption now. Also consumption of high quality coffee has increased, reason being growth in dynamism of market, growing methods of brewing and development of origin. In Mexico there has been significant growth in premium coffee market which has led to growth in chains like Nespresso, Juan Valdez etc. Other markets in Latin America having less sophisticated coffee consumption are tending towards diversification of instant coffees due to their practical nature.

Major Players in Latin American Hot Coffee Market

Growing consumer sophistication and the increasing trend for coffee consumption in Latin America is offering access to a large pool of untapped consumers to the coffee producers, hence attracting a large number of international brands to Latin American market along with the expansion of existing domestic producers’ business in the region.

Some of the major market players with their value share in 2015 are:Nestlé and Cafés La Virginia accounting for a combined 53% value share in Argentina, Industria Molinera de Café Ideal in Bolivia, 3 Corações with a value share of 21% continued to lead coffee in Brazil, Nestlé with a value share of 63% in Chile, Colombiana de Café – Colcafé with 51% value share, local players Cia Numar and Café Rey in Costa Rica holding 26% and 25% value shares respectively, Nestlé with a 30% value share in Ecuador, Tostaduría Café León with a retail value share of 24% in Guatemala,Nestlé with 56% retail value share in Mexico and total value shares of 48% and 56% in Peru and Uruguay respectively,Café Fama de América and Empresa Nacional del Café with a combined volume share of 54% in Venezuela.

Latin American Hot Coffee Market Prospects

Over the review period (2010-2015), Latin America has been the fastest growing hot drinks market in the world after Asia Pacific with coffee capturing a significant share i.e. two-third of the hot drinks consumption. Over the forecast period (2016-2021), on account of positive economic outlook and dynamism of consumer preferences for coffee especially towards the convenient instant coffee, the market for Hot Coffee in Latin America is expected to grow with a CAGR range of 2%-7% in different constituting countries of the region and dominate the hot drinks market.Brazil is expected to post the largest value growth in coffee in the world. Leading brands will continue targeting the young population through innovative products and packaging type as well as investing huge in strategic marketing. The market penetration is also expected to increase to every segment of the society and region. Two key factors among the various driving factors, i.e. increasing consumer sophistication and growing brewing methods are anticipated to shape the market outlook.

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