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redrocketpanda · 9 months

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From the person who brought you unhinged JJK S2 fish discourse, please accept my humble new offering: me holding up images whilst screaming ferally at you: did ya see?! did ya see what they did with the colour symbolism in episode 4 and what it Means?! Well dw cause I'm here to serve you a heinously long meta-analysis regardless. This episode has completely undone me and I need to give you a blow by blow account of why

I want to go in depth about the final scene of e4 bc that's really what set the cogs whirring in my mind, but let's start with the following image bc it exemplifies everything, not just in terms of the colour symbolism but of the heartbreaking changing relationship of stsg

Throughout the previous episodes and opening/credits of S2 we have been made to associate the colour blue + lightness with Gojo and the colour red + darkness with Geto. The sparkling blue eyes and stark white hair of Gojo, his Limitless: Blue technique, the white fish, the way he is often shown standing/walking in the light, turned to face Geto versus the black hair + dark eyes of Geto, the black fish, shown standing/walking in the shadows, turned away from Gojo (etc etc)

Yet the final scene of e4 flips this on its head and what this Means is, quite frankly, soul destroying

We join Geto as he walks along a dark, narrow corridor flooded with red light until he reaches heavy doors. He's confronted with his own image, reflecting back at him, before using both hands to prise open the door. When he steps into the bright white light of a high-ceilinged room, his face falls as Gojo emerges like a messianic figure from the applauding crowd, carrying the shrouded corpse of Riko (side note: god I have a lot of thoughts on Gojo as a messianic figure but I'll save that for another time)

Gojo approaches Geto with his head bowed (whereas usually he is always looking up at Geto) and the moment Geto lays eyes on Gojo he knows something is wrong (similarly to Toji earlier in the episode). He barely seems to recognise Gojo and though Gojo's eyes still sparkle with their bright blue infinity, his expression is dull and lifeless. Geto asks disbelievingly in a way that stabs me right through the heart: "Satoru. Is that you?"

At the start of the conversation, the camera pans from Gojo on the left to Geto on the right and is shot from below in a way that emphasises the growing cavernous expanse between them

But it's what happens in the following moments that's really the killer

Gojo states that he fucked up and that everything that has happened is therefore his fault. Geto tells Gojo "let's head back" (I read this both as: let's head back home and as an indication that Geto wants things to go back to how they were). The camera then cuts to Gojo's mouth as he asks flatly - "Suguru, should we kill these guys?" - and then zooms out as he continues - "The way I feel right now, I doubt I'd feel anything about it." The camera zooms out, showing Gojo standing in front of the applauding crowd, holding Riko's body and continues to draw back, making Gojo seem as if he's getting further and further away from Geto, as well as from us, whilst his eyes glow ethereally

I want to do a separate post about what happens with Geto, Gojo + their relationship in episode 5 but I do also want to point out here: this is the scene that Geto experiences invasive flashbacks of in the following ep. It's the moment that he realizes that he's lost Gojo, that Gojo is now fundamentally different in a way that Geto doesn't recognise or understand, that Gojo is far beyond his reach

As Gojo walks past a motionless Geto, away from the light and into the darkness, we cut to Geto's downcast eyes, pupils dilating wildly as though he's in shock/about to cry (this harkens back to the fish, the way that Geto can no longer bear to look at the white fish as it swims past). We are then left with Geto standing in the bright blue-white light telling Gojo that there's "no point" in killing them, whilst Gojo replies in the darkened, red corridor "does there really need to be any point to it?"

Gojo is a broken man, a complete shell of who he once was and this scene demonstrates Gojo's transition as he turns away from Geto. The colour symbolism, though, is present throughout the earlier parts of the episode and beautifully illustrates how we arrive at this exact moment (as well lays the foundations for what comes next)

Let's return to our blue/red colour theory bc there's a lot going on here during this episode!

E4 starts on a banger: we're cruelly given a recap of Toji telling Geto that he killed Gojo and then within the space of about 7 minutes, Geto too has been killed. It's tragic and sad and none of us want to be reminded of it but I'm going to (srysrysry) because hey, check out what's going on. Notice the cool blue tint of Geto's "death" versus the vivid red of Gojo's? (a horrible eg I know but you should've heard my scream when I caught onto it)

And here's another cool example that had me ajdjsksjdk bc ofc I clocked Gojo using his red technique, but look at the blue glow around Geto's hand?! I don't recall seeing it being used for Geto before (correct me if I'm wrong) so it's interesting to see it being used here, plus us seeing Gojo using Red properly for the first time

Let's just pause here for a moment bc this is a hugely important moment for Gojo's character arc and the fight with Toji gives us an incredible colour theory moment

In the previous episodes, we've seen Gojo being able to easily use his Limitless Blue technique but remember how, in E2 Gojo tried to use Red and hilariously fucks it up announcing "I failed" and resorts to punching the bad guy instead? It isn't until this episode, after Gojo has used reverse cursed technique whilst on the verge of death to heal himself (idk if heal is the right word) that he is able to learn to use Cursed Technique Reversal: Red

We have this really beautiful animation sequence during Gojo's fight with Toji. A blue and a red droplet swirl around each other and then splash together to reveal a swirling rotation of blue and red rippling water. The colours converge, red droplet slipping into blue water, blue droplet into red. The droplets come together to form the shining purple infinity plucked between Gojo's fingers, granting him the "Hollow Purple" technique that allows him to blow a hole through Toji.

Gojo explains:

"Reverse cursed technique uses negative energy. While it can enhance the body, it can't regenerate it. Multiply that negative energy against itself to create positive energy... Take the amplified and the reversal, then smash together those two different expressions of infinity to create and push out imaginary mass."

Gojo + Geto, amplified + reversal = two different expressions of infinity -> create / push out

Toji "killing" Gojo was the moment that set Gojo on a different path, which allowed him to evolve beyond belief and causes him to ascend to, what he believes is, divinity. He takes the basics of Blue and Red (primary colours; Gojo and Geto) and mixes them together to create something new, something transcendent, something that surpasses who he (and Geto) were before. He becomes an unstoppable power that far surpasses everyone else, and this is what Geto recognizes: that Gojo has evolved without him (which we know from E5 has huge consequences for Geto's thinking)

And so now, finally, let us return to Geto at the end of E4

After Gojo asks Geto "does there really need to be any point to it?" (killing), the camera flashes quickly between the applauding audience and Geto's empty hand, which he then clenches into a tight fist. He raises his downcast eyes to look forwards (resolutely, looking into the future) and responds: "it's very important there is..."

We're left with the image of Gojo standing on a blue floor, surrounded by the clapping crowd. The floor wavers as an all consuming darkness pulses beneath him, locating Geto as it's central point as it surges out towards the crowd "...especially for a jujutsu sorcerer."

We're reminded of the conversation where Geto and Gojo almost come to blows whilst playing basketball in E1. Geto's argument that jujutsu sorcerers exist to protect non-jujutsu sorcerers whilst Gojo complains about having to protect "the weak" + patronisingly tells Geto to get off of his moral high horse.

Now we witness the extent of Gojo's apathy in action, as he pulls away from everything and everyone, and the swinging of Geto's moral compass from protection to genocide as he's left behind in the ruins of all that once was, of everything and everyone that he loved

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How To Perform E-Commerce Data Scraping On Ten Different Platforms

How To Perform E-Commerce Data Scraping On Ten Different Platforms?

Web scraping, also called data scraping, is a potent method for extracting valuable information from e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Walmart. Using programming languages like JavaScript and the querySelector function, one can systematically gather the necessary data to enhance decision-making processes. In this article, we will delve into the efficient data extraction from e-commerce websites on a large scale and underscore the significance of this practice. We will explore various techniques and optimal approaches b, along with guidance on leveraging JavaScript and querySelector for data extraction.

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vapehk1 · 6 months

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ICEWAVE Draws Over 1,000 Visitors to New Product Launch at Vaper Expo UK

ICEWAVE, the rising star brand in the vaping industry, stole the show at the Vaper Expo October 2023 which was held at the NEC Birmingham. Numerous representatives from the top industry media, such as POTV, had been invited to attend the new products conference on Oct. 27th and witnessed the technical prowess of ICEWAVE B600 and ICEWAVE T600. Vape Paul, the top KOL with over 1 million fans, has performed vape tricks by ICEWAVE new products on site, attracting many audiences. ICEWAVE comes from the world's leading vaping company ICCPP Group. After years of technology development and industry insight, ICCPP launched ICEWAVE for the following reasons. First, adhering to the philosophy of user-centred and conducting comprehensive user research, ICEWAVE develops products with regional characteristics in a culturally appropriate way. Secondly, ICEWAVE tailors products to the local conditions, and mixes exclusive e-liquids that are unique to each market. Finally, ICEWAVE adheres to an increasingly detailed global compliance policy to ensure that its products comply with local policies and regulations. Based on the above reasons, ICEWAVE has been completely upgraded in these three main points. - The mesh coils have been upgraded to ensure consistency of flavour and improve flavour reproduction by 30%. - The exclusive patented anti-leakage technology greatly improves the encapsulation effect. - ICCPP robustsensory analysis sector which was developed by EVEREST Lab ensures total compliance with all local legislation whist offering the strictest of quality controlls to ensure users are left with the best quality final product. It was also announced that ICEWAVE has been shortlisted for this year's UKVIA Industry Recognition Awards, which is both recognition and encouragement for a new brand. During the exhibition, ICEWAVE gained very good evaluations from visitors. The products not only adopts UK-inspired E-liquid that is specially formulated by British E-liquid master, but also makes bold innovations in function and the CMF design, which greatly improves the convenience of operation and elevate the customer experience. ICEWAVE T600(RRP: £4.99) features the liquid-metallic appearance and an all-in-one electroplated texture shell that strongly upgrades of gripping experience. Not only that, it is equipped with newly upgraded mesh coils that can restore the consistency of flavour to largely. The most distinctive feature of ICEWAVE B600(RRP: £4.99) is the three-colour battery indicator is configured at the bottom, which can help consumers to understand the battery situation at anytime and anywhere. It uses a gem-like pattern combines with the gradient colors and irregular facets, with a cool shape also features an ergonomic design that brings comfortable gripping experience. The Birmingham show was another grand success for ICEWAVE in overseas exhibitions, where they took the lead in crane machine game to interact with visitors, becoming a spectacle of the exhibition. Besides, professional reviewers have also praised it for its unique and cool appearance, as well as its longer battery life and more durable vaping compared to other vapes. Read the full article

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hifilounge · 6 months

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Signature Upgrade News for Original PMC Fact.8 and Fact.12 Owners!

Hi All,

So this is some good news as I do get asked about this a lot, to keep it simple, if you are an owner of the original PMC Fact.8 and Fact.12 speakers PMC are now offering an upgrade kit which will elevate them to the current Signature models performance, happy days indeed.

Please find PMC's press release below and if you would like to arrange an upgrade to Signature performance please feel free to get in touch -

PMC Press Release -

PMC is introducing a product upgrade for owners of the original fact.8 and fact.12 loudspeakers to elevate them to fact signature performance levels, with increased transparency and greater resolution. This retailer provided service replaces the original fact series crossovers with the vastly improved signature circuits, developed by PMC as a result of the research conducted during the creation of the flagship fact fenestria.

Since they launched, the fact series loudspeakers have been hailed around the world as the pinnacle of PMC’s audiophile range. They benefited from incorporating everything the company learned in its previous 20 years into the elegant, advanced transmission line speakers, winning many fans, countless awards and selling in considerable numbers. These global accolades continued with the release of the signature models, with numerous Editor’s Choice awards.

During the development of fenestria, PMC’s engineers undertook extensive research into the effect of vibrations on audio performance. In particular, the analysis of vibration and its impact on sensitive components within crossover circuits led to fenestria being fitted with the very best, British made, capacitors and non-inductive German resistors, designed to eradicate internal microvibrations which have a negative impact on the performance of the speaker. This technology was employed in the fact signature series, resulting in new crossovers, mounted on military-grade circuit boards, that are populated with the same key hand-selected components employed in the fenestria, with the positioning of each component carefully calculated to minimise unwanted interference. Each crossover is tuned to provide optimum performance of the system with improvements in the resolution of micro-details, soundstage presentation and an increased tangibility in the critical midrange/vocal region.

Owners of existing fact.8 and fact.12 models will be able take them to their local PMC retailer and request an upgrade be undertaken to elevate the performance of their speakers to signature status.

The fact.8 signature and fact.12 signature upgrades will be available for RRP £2,295 and £3,995.

Many thanks,

Paul.

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peteyoungsrealestatetraining · 1 year

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Making Huge Profits With Mold Inspection

Those who are familiar with me know that I teach an EPA based mold inspection class as well as that I am certified to teach the lead- based paint RRP renovator course. Not only do I do this in my live trainings at your REIA clubs as well as Metrolina and North Metro REIA, but it is also in my SWAT home training courses so you can get it without any wait time.

Fast becoming one of my most requested classes, the mold inspection course allows you to be qualified to test properties for molds, toxins, allergens, bacteria, radon and even meth contamination etc. Furthermore, no matter if you choose to do it at home by investing in my SWAT courses or see me live, you receive a certificate of completion after passing a test proving your expertise in mold.

Mold Is Everywhere

The reason why I started using this as a major strategy in my real estate arsenal is simply this…Every room ever tested shows mold as well as many other elements in the air. The training course gives you the knowledge to test properties (I only suggest vacant bank owned properties) and use this as leverage to get about a 25% discount on the purchase price of your deal.

Without explaining the whole course which takes hours, let me sum it up for you as simply as I can. There are only two ways that a mold test can come back from a lab. One is ELEVATED and the other is NON-ELEVATED. In the live training as well as the SWAT home course you will be taught the types of mold, if they are toxic molds, how to do mold clean up as well as remediation will be explained to you. However so there is no mis-understanding, this course is mold inspection, not remediation. We don’t want to do remediation just clean up.

How It Works

The process works like this. I qualify you to use an air testing machine that collects air samples that are sent in to an independent lab for analysis. There is no conflict of interest or liability on your part because all you do is collect the sample. And you are qualified to do that. The independent lab then sends you a report sometimes listing up to 10 or 15 types of molds, toxins allergens etc. It will also mention that these molds have been known to cause illness in some cases and they recommend (not require) remediation.

The Process

Here is the step by step, but keep in mind, you can’t do this without the course being completed as then you have no qualification and it becomes just your opinion.

First you take my mold inspection course either live or from my SWAT courses. Then find a vacant bank owned house and make a reasonable offer to get your foot in the door. In your offer ask for a 10 day inspection period for rehab estimates and such. During this time is when you so your air sample collection and send to the lab. This costs about $40 to test and you overnight the sample and ask the lab return the results by e-mail. Once the property has been declared elevated, you seek a mold remediation estimate to remediate the kitchen. The kitchen is where I always test because it gives the highest estimate.

Now I re-submit my offer to the bank MINUS the amount of the mold remediation estimate. I supply the bank with the estimate as well as the mold test to back up my lower offer. Now get this cause this is the secret…The bank now has to sell you the property for your price or huge discount OR they by law must disclose a copy of the mold estimate and the lab test to all who have made offers and all new offers coming in. The banks do not want to advertise they have a mold problem that may cause illness to someone.

So they choose most often to sell to you. Then instead of remediation, my class teaches you mold CLEAN-UP so you can clean the kitchen area and re-test. Send in the test after the mold clean up it then comes back non-elevated. So you got your huge discount and a non-elevated test that you now can disclose saying you tested for mold and here are the non elevated results.

Summing It Up

Well there it is in as simple as I can explain, but please do not try this without coming to the class first! You can increase your profit by an average of 20K using this technique. You can also use your certificate to get a license to do this as a business for another income stream charging $250 to $350 per test. Remember you can also do this at home with my major SWAT rehab course at PeteYoungs.com

Originally published here: https://www.peteyoungs.com/training/making-huge-profits-with-mold-inspection/

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kritikapatil · 1 year

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Jet Skis Market Analysis, Size, Growth, Competitive Strategies, and Worldwide Demand

Latest Report Available at Advance Market Analytics, “Jet Skis Market” provides pin-point analysis for changing competitive dynamics and a forward looking perspective on different factors driving or restraining industry growth. The global Jet Skis market focuses on encompassing major statistical evidence for the Jet Skis industry as it offers our readers a value addition on guiding them in encountering the obstacles surrounding the market. A comprehensive addition of several factors such as global distribution, manufacturers, market size, and market factors that affect the global contributions are reported in the study. In addition the Jet Skis study also shifts its attention with an in-depth competitive landscape, defined growth opportunities, market share coupled with product type and applications, key companies responsible for the production, and utilized strategies are also marked. Some key players in the global Jet Skis market are

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daltonfleming4 · 2 years

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Classic Louis Vuitton

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secondvan9 · 2 years

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20 Finest Grownup Product Tester Jobs

On the identical topic of modifying, you should also make sure that your evaluations have been proofread in order that they are free from any spelling mistakes, grammatical errors and repetition. Always edit your review to suit the platform you might be publishing it on. If you might be writing for your personal blog then it's as much as you how long your article shall be however your employers will typically give you a brief detailing how many phrases you must aim for. With evaluations for retailers, you should condense your evaluation to around 6-eight paragraphs in size. There’s really no proper or incorrect way to do that but what is important is that you're reviewing the product’s supposed use. Whether you're writing for your personal blog or a industrial website or print magazine, the fundamentals of how you write your reviews are the same.

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How to Perform E-Commerce Data Scraping on Ten Different Platforms?

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IRS cracks down on prisoner tax fraud and identity theft.

The Internal Revenue has been taking steps to identify and prevent tax refund fraud associated with the Social Security Numbers of the incarcerated, according to a new report.

The report, released Monday by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, found the IRS identified more than 4,500 fraudulent tax returns using a prisoner’s SSN in 2019, claiming refunds totaling over $14 million. The amounts could have been higher, but after a 2017 report from TIGTA, the IRS and other agencies at the federal and state level have been putting in place processes to stop tax refunds from being issued to prisoners and people who steal prisoners’ SSNs. One of them involves the Federal Bureau of Prisons and state departments of corrections complying with a requirement to provide the IRS with an annual list of all prisoners incarcerated within their prison system. TIGTA’s review did not identify any prisons that didn’t report their inmates to the IRS.

The report arrives as the IRS is in the midst of another extended tax season, while trying to deal with recent COVID-19 relief laws and three rounds of Economic Impact Payments that have added to the IRS’s responsibilities. At the same time, the IRS has to deal with the perennial problem of identity theft, including the exploitation of prisoners’ identities for filing fraudulent returns, often by their fellow inmates, family, some in the legal system or some in law enforcement.

“Preventing refund fraud associated with prisoners’ Social Security Numbers is a challenge for tax administration,” said the TIGTA report.

The IRS has improved its processes to make sure it identifies all paper-filed prisoner tax returns for screening and verification, according to the report. There was a brief time period when the IRS’s Return Review Program was shut down in January 2020, but no paper-filed tax returns from prisoners were processed during that time. The Return Review Program is an automated system that helps the IRS detect and prevent noncompliance and identity theft so it can reduce fraudulent tax refunds.

The IRS has also improved its verification of prisoner records received from federal prisons and state correctional facilities to make sure all the valid records are added to the IRS Prisoner File. But TIGTA said the IRS could do more to expand participation in the IRS’s Blue Bag Program, in which the IRS partners with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and state corrections departments to identify potentially fraudulent tax returns and refunds. The IRS hasn’t yet established processes to track Federal Bureau of Prisons’ and state corrections departments’ participation in the Blue Bag Program.

The IRS Prisoner File process could also be improved. In 2019, 906 prisoner returns bypassed the system’s selection for fraud analysis. TIGTA further analyzed the returns and found that eight of them reported income and withholding amounts that weren’t supported by third-party income documents. The people who filed the returns received potentially fraudulent refunds totaling more than $24,000.

Another automated program that needs further improvement is the Automated Questionable Credit Program. TIGTA found that 3,984 tax year 2018 refund tax returns that were filed using prisoners’ Social Security numbers and claiming refundable tax credits totaling $4.8 million erroneously bypassed the Automated Questionable Credit Program for review.

TIGTA made three recommendations in the report, suggesting for example that the IRS’s Wage and Investment Division should make sure that responses to the Blue Bag Program letter received from prison institutions are tracked to allow the IRS to identify and work with those prison institutions that do not respond or agree to participate in the program. The IRS agreed with all three recommendations and said it has already taken steps to properly track responses received to the Blue Bag Program letter, validate data quality, ensure quality checks, and update its internal procedures.

“The IRS has improved its verification of prisoner records received from federal prisons and state correctional facilities to ensure that all valid records are added to the Prisoner File,” wrote Kenneth Corbin, commissioner of the IRS’s Wage and Investment Division, in response to the report. “To prevent the issuance of false or fraudulent refund claims, our processes use the Return Review Program (RRP) pre-refund filters to identify questionable returns filed using a prisoner’s Social Security Number. After finding a formatting error had corrupted some records in the Prisoner File, we strengthened our review processes to improve data reliability in the future. While 906 prisoner returns were affected by the corrupted records, only eight returns were found to claim income tax withholding that was not supported by third-party documents.”

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St Peter’s Seminary Cardross Building

Cardross Seminary Photos, Scottish Modern Building Development, Architect News, Scotland

St Peter’s Seminary Cardross

Images of Cardross Seminary Building design by Gillespie Kidd & Coia Architects, Glasgow

4 Sep + 27 Aug 2020 Hill House ‘Box’ architects join bid to restore St Peter’s Seminary

The architects behind the £3.2 million ‘Box’ at the Hill House in Helensburgh have been brought in to work on the latest attempt to revive the former St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross.

Award-winning London architects Carmody Groarke has been appointed to work with the Kilmahew Education Trust and landscape architect Dan Pearson Studio on its plan to breathe new life into the derelict building in Cardross, according to The Architects’ Journal.

View looking south from north end of the building: photo © Daniel Lomholt-Welch, 2019

Kilmahew Education Trust took on the property, which is one of the best examples of ‘Brutalist’ design in Britain, from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow in July.

Arts charity NVA decided in 2017 not to proceed with its plans for the building.

East facade photo © Isabelle Lomholt

The Scottish Government declined a request from the Archdiocese in 2019 to take the site into the care of the state, leaving ‘curated decay’ as the only likely option – until the Trust came forward.

Carmody Groarke was responsible for the design of the ‘Box’ around Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House, which opened in June 2019.

CGI of the ‘Box’ at the Hill House:

The structure, consisting of an aluminium frame and roof with a chain-mail mesh around the sides, is aimed at protecting the building from the rain and salty seaside air which have eaten away at the Hill House’s exterior walls for virtually the whole of its life, while the property’s owners, the National Trust for Scotland, work on a solution to keep the building wind- and water-tight in the long term.

Carmody Groarke Architects

26 July 2020 Modernist ruin given away by Catholic church

The BBC run an article on the ownership of this derelict Brutalist building:

Catholic church give away St Peter’s seminary Cardross

The ownership of an A-listed modernist building which the Catholic Church has been trying to get rid of for years has been transferred to a charitable trust.

Last year, the church described St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross, near Helensburgh, as an “albatross around our neck” which it could not give away.

The Archdiocese of Glasgow (a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland) said the Kilmahew Education Trust would be the new legal owners.

The Archdiocese said they bequeathed the estate and buildings free of charge to the trust.

Stuart Cotton of the Kilmahew Education Trust said he was delighted to be the new custodian of “this outstanding and unique heritage asset”.

“We simply need to develop a viable vision, with education at its core, and execute the plans that develop from that to the best of our abilities,” he said.

“We look forward to sharing our initial masterplan in due course and welcoming the public to share our experiences along the way.”

Building photo, 2 Jan 2019, by architecture student Daniel Lomholt-Welch:

lateral view looking west trhough the narrow arched cells

The seminary was deconsecrated in 1980.

In 1992 the seminary was Category A listed by Historic Scotland.

We have five pages online with around 9000 words, forming a useful resource to the architectural community, including around a hundred original photos of the building.

16 Feb 2019 Scottish modernist ruin awaits a saviour – a photo essay

The Guardian run an article on this Scottish Brutalist building:

A-listed St Peter’s seminary in Cardross

14 Jan 2019 St Peters Seminary BBC: “Albatross”

Professor Alan Dunlop did a piece on the future for St Peters for the BBC Friday, filming on site.

There is a web piece published:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46822229

and also a radio news feature (link now non-functioning, thanks BBC)

The radio feature starts at 1:16:36 last around six minutes.

We hope this attracts some debate and response:

“This building is as important as the Glasgow School of Art” says Professor Alan Dunlop

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3 Jan 2019

St Peter’s Seminary Cardross Photos

St Peter’s Seminary Photos: GK&C Building

Building photos, 2 Jan 2019, by Daniel Lomholt-Welch:

elegant architectural promenade around the altar hugging the southern facade internally

A low-down view looking south

Concrete stair spines, bereft of former steps

View looking south from first floor

Final view lookinng south, two figures at altar for scale

View looking south east towards altar from middle of western flank

Building photos, 2 Jan 2019, by Isabelle Lomholt:

Entry from south east

Views of the east facade

Building photos, 2 Jan 2019, by Adrian Welch:

ancillary Corbusian building to north west

View looking south from first floor

29 Aug 2017 Doors Open Day at St Peter’s Seminary

Tickets for Doors Open Day at St Peter’s will be released today at 10.30am, 29 Aug 2017.

Walked tours of the building will take place on 23 + 24 Sep. This is a good opportunity to visit Scotland’s most iconic modernist building in its raw and ruined state.

About to be reclaimed by NVA as an arts venue and visitor attraction, this is your chance to visit St Peter’s before construction begins.

Places are limited, advance booking essential – see our Glasgow Architecture events page for more details:

Website: St Peter’s Seminary Doors Open Day

1 Aug + 31 Jul 2017

Grant for St Peter’s Seminary Cardross Building

St Peter’s Seminary Cardross One of Twelve Recipients of Getty Foundation’s Keeping It Modern Grants

Grant for: NVA (Europe) Limited

The Getty Foundation announced $1.66 million in architectural conservation grants dedicated to twelve significant 20th century buildings as part of its Keeping It Modern initiative.

Designed for the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow, St Peter’s Seminary was instantly recognized for its unabashedly brutalist use of in-situ and precast panel concrete, which formed a modern homage to traditional religious forms— cloister, chapel, refectory, and cells.

Hinterland Kilmahew/St Peter’s:

Architects Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein won the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal for Architecture and earned the highest ranking of significance in Scotland for a design that artfully rearranged traditional religious spaces in unexpected ways. Yet after only 14 years of use this training college for priests was shuttered, and deteriorating conditions landed the site on the World Monuments Fund’s most endangered cultural landmarks list in 2008.

After 30 years of dormancy, many despaired that the complex was beyond repair and could not be salvaged. Now, after thoughtful research and a feasibility study, stewards are seeking a new life for the site as a performance space, cultural venue, and exhibition center. This creative adaptive reuse cannot happen, however, until the remaining structure is stabilized and conserved.

Practitioners will conduct a comprehensive diagnostic analysis and log every individual element of the structure’s frame and pre-cast paneling, ascertaining the varying deterioration states of concrete throughout the complex. Work will also include test repairs and mock-ups, as well as cleaning trials, which will guide future conservation protocols.

Grant support: £112,000

Getty Foundation Keeping it Modern 2017 Grants

10 Dec 2016

St Peter’s Seminary Book

New Book about Cardross Seminary

St Peter’s, Cardross Birth, Death and Renewal

Diane M Watters, with photo essay by Angus Farquhar

RRP £30

The ruin of St Peter’s College has sat on a hilltop above the village of Cardross for more than three decades. Over that time, with altars crumbling, graffiti snaking across its walls and nature reclaiming its concrete, it has gained a mythical, cult-like status among architects, preservationists and artists.

St Peter’s only fulfilled its original role as a seminary for fourteen years, from 1966 to 1979. As its uncompromising design gave way to prolonged construction and problematic upkeep, the Catholic Church reassessed the role of seminaries, resolving to embed trainee priests not in seclusion, but in communities. Although briefly repurposed as a drug rehabilitation centre, the building was soon abandoned to decay and vandalism.

Ever since, people have argued and puzzled over the future and importance of St Peter’s. It has been called both Scotland’s best and worst twentieth century building, and was category A listed in 1992. One of its architects suggested the idea of ‘everything being stripped away except the concrete itself – a purely romantic conception of the building as a beautiful ruin’. And now in 2016, St Peter’s is renewed as a cultural space through the work of the arts organisation NVA.

In this landmark book, Diane Watters looks at the history of a structure that emerged out of an innovative phase of postwar Catholic church building. She traces the story of an architectural failure which morphed into a tragic modernist myth. This is a historian’s account of the real story of St Peter’s College: an exploration of how one of Scotland’s most singular buildings became one its most troubled – and most celebrated.

Image Essay by Angus Farquhar

Across 54 pages of imagery of St Peter’s and the globally publicised Hinterland event, Angus Farquhar recounts how his independent arts organisation came to play the key role in the renewal of St Peter’s.

Author

Diane M Watters is an architectural historian at Historic Environment Scotland and teaches at the University of Edinburgh. A specialist in nineteenth and twentieth century architecture and conservation in Scotland, she has undertaken a succession of research based publications and is currently researching the history of Edinburgh’s school architecture.

Contributor

Angus Farquhar has been Creative Director of Glasgow based NVA – one of the UK’s most noted independent public arts organisations – since its inception in 1992. Previously he spent ten years performing as a founding member of the radical industrial music group Test Dept.

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ISBN 9781849172233

Publication: 30 November 2016

Hardback

290 x 256 mm

Published by: Historic Environment Scotland

Price: £30.00

New Book about Cardross Seminary

Previous book by the same author on the same subject:

‘Cardross Seminary: Gillespie, Kidd & Coia and the Architecture of Postwar Catholicism’

Author: Diane M. Watters

Contributor: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

Edition: illustrated

Publisher: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, 1997

ISBN: 074805829X, 9780748058297

Length: 96 pages

Cardross Seminary Book by Diane M. Watters

23 Mar 2016

St Peter’s Seminary Building Renewal Funding

Award by Heritage Lottery Fund and Creative Scotland

A plan to transform the derelict St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross into a unique arts venue and heritage destination has today been awarded £4.2 million of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Creative Scotland.

The HLF awarded funding of £3,806,000 to arts organisation NVA to carry out the revamp while Creative Scotland confirmed a National Lottery funding award of £400,000 towards the project.

The Seminary near Helensburgh is currently the centrepiece of a sell-out public art event called Hinterland, marking the launch of the Festival of Architecture and is a key highlight of the Year of Innovation, Architecture & Design.

Regarded as one of Europe’s greatest Modernist buildings, St Peter’s opened as a training centre for young priests in 1966 – its ground-breaking design by Isi Metzstein and Andy McMillan of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. It closed its doors in 1980 and has lay abandoned since with the effects of the elements and vandalism contributing to its now ruinous state.

This major investment will see key elements of the building restored whilst others will be consolidated to allow the public safe access to large scale events and performance as well as to smaller community activities. The triple-height chapel will be partially restored and converted into a 600-capacity venue while the former sacristy and crypt will be a focal point for exhibitions.

St Peter’s Seminary Renewal Funding

Cardross Seminary Photos

Location: just north of Cardross, nr Helensburgh

Date built: 1958-66/8; closed 1980

Architects: Gillespie Kidd & Coia

Hinterland 5 Dec 2015 – Hinterland video by NVA –

Hinterland from NVA on Vimeo.

Event dates: 18 – 27 March 2016

In March 2016, Kilmahew / St Peter’s will officially launch the Festival of Architecture 2016 with Hinterland near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

“As dusk falls to darkness, a walked route will weave through atmospheric woodland towards the abandoned building complex. Hinterland will reveal the full glory of the towering concrete ruin, combining moving light installations and projection with a haunting choral soundscape by composer Rory Boyle, recorded by the St Salvator’s Chapel Choir of the University of St Andrews.”

This should prove to be an interesting project, to take place in March 2016, combining art, music and of course, architecture!

“Discover Scotland’s greatest modernist ruin, St Peter’s Seminary, transformed by light and sound at the official launch event of Scotland’s Festival of Architecture 2016. Fifty years on since the building opened, you can explore this architectural masterpiece re-animated at night for the first time.

Hinterland is an open manifesto for the ground-breaking creative work that will be programmed at St Peter’s Seminary from 2018 onwards. The long term plans will rescue, restore and reclaim this outstanding example of 20th century architecture and bring it back into productive use as a national platform for public art and world-class heritage destination.”

Website: Hinterland at Kilmahew / St Peter’s

New photos, by Niels Lomholt, 3 Apr 2012:

photo © Niels Lomholt

Article by e-architect Editor, Adrian Welch, architect

Shock Horror

These are the emotions that engulfed me as I burrowed into this building.

St Peter’s Seminary is a post-war Modernist masterpiece designed by former Scottish architects practice Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. It is located near Cardross, close to Glasgow in western Scotland. It dates from 1966. It closed in 1980.

Since I first visited this building about a decade ago I’ve been part of many discussions about it, and read numerous articles arguing whether to retain and or not, and if so, how?

These finely tuned architectural discussions about retention fade into the background as you encounter this beast in the flesh. It is monumental, but half destroyed. It is inspirational but at the same time forbidding and horrific.

The ruin towers out of a wooded gorge – the sheer confidence of the architects to persuade a Client to build this building at this spot is for me the core of the project. Yes the Corbusian vaults dancing through the seminary are powerful, and the top-lit altar space is moving, but it is the audacity to build such a fine, monolithic structure on these wooded slopes that is truly captivating.

Here destruction, graffiti and general mess bring other powerful emotions. So there are conflicting feelings as you crinkle your way over the broken glass – awe and despair.

Cardross Seminary is widely held to be Scotland’s best building of the 20th century, indeed I can’t see a challenger to that claim, so it is sad to witness its demise.

There is hope of course, but it is taking time, naturally, and meanwhile the building’s slide into disrepair goes on.

Arts charity NVA purchased St Peter’s Seminary at Cardross as part of £10 million plans for its redevelopment.

NVA acquired the building from site owner the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow under ‘conditional missives’ and hopes to raise £10 million for its redevelopment over the next two years. They plan to convert the Cardross Seminary building into an ‘intentional Modernist ruin’.

The ‘incremental’ introduction of artists and artworks to the site would create an ‘intellectual context’ for the ‘partial’ restoration, according to NVA.

Last March UK developer Urban Splash abandoned high-profile plans to transform the Cardross Seminary building into a mixed-use housing and leisure redevelopment. The project was designed by Glasgow-based Gareth Hoskins Architects.

Angus Farquhar, the creative director of NVA, has been inspired by restoration projects such as the Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park in Germany, where a former industrial wasteland has been transformed over more than 10 years into parkland. Angus Farquhar has also been influenced by the El Matadero in Madrid, a former slaughterhouse that is now a cultural centre. NVA is currently developing the master-plan for the estate with the support of a £100,000 grant from Creative Scotland’s National Lottery Fund.

Film-maker Murray Grigor (who made a film about the seminary, ‘Space and Light’ shot in 1972 and reshot in 2009 as Space and Light Revisited) told me today: “Although plans are still in flux my hopes are high that at least the roof structure above the altar can be reinstated and the chapel area consolidated through the intercession of a concerned donor.

The remaining ruins of the seminary could then be left as a lamentation to our troubled times.”

I also spoke with Gareth Hoskins (director of Gareth Hoksins Architects, who had worked with Urban Splash on the previous proposals for St Peter’s Seminary Cardross, what he thought of the current proposals.

He said, “We had an extremely interesting scheme we had developed with Urban Splash with support from Historic Scotland that looked both at a comprehensive reuse of the seminary buildings, insertion of new build elements and the reinvention of the wider Kilmahew Estate setting.

These proposals were reviewed and endorsed by Andy and Isi and the Diocese. We had also involved NVA in the dialogue as we felt they could bring a good, complimentary role in terms of developing the landscape strategy for the wider site. Because of the economic downturn Splash weren’t in a position to take the scheme forward at present. Rather than hold on, the Diocese have I understand sold the buildings to NVA on the basis of a different strategy they have developed which retains the buildings as ‘stabilised ruins’.

Whilst this idea of a ‘modern day ruin’ is one means of interpreting and responding to the building, which is verging on the reverential towards, I personally feel a bold reuse of the buildings would be more appropriate and was certainly the new life the original architects were hoping for…”

A also wanted to get the view of Penny Lewis on the current proposals. We’d had many frank discussions about the building’s future when I was on the board of Prospect magazine and she was editor. Penny helped form the St. Peter’s Building Preservation Trust back in 2006 that campaigned for action.

Penny Lewis said, “At a basic level- to me – although the landscape is quite interesting and well used by locals there is little point in investing a great deal in it except as a mechanism to aid the reuse of all or part of the building. This is one of Scotland’s few grade 1 listed modern buildings – to treat it as an accessory to a landscape scheme seems inappropriate. I support the current project as a means to an end – not an end in itself.”

What is clear to me is that there need to be people on the site, and soon. I’m not clear as to what “the ‘incremental’ introduction of artists and artworks to the site” by NVA would entail. I asked NVA for comment – at this point in time they were unavailable.

A ‘stabilised ruin’ is impossible here, however high the security fence it won’t stop ongoing destruction, that is for sure. But the idea of an ‘Arts Project’ on the site sounds workable, people who might be in tune and draw inspiration from the building and the site, people who can help protect it better than any security guards.

It made me think about Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. It is an international, non-profit, studio program in the arts offering workshops to craftmakers and visual artists of all skill levels led by prominent faculty artists. The school is located in on Deer Isle in Maine, USA:

photo from Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Maine

Of course there are key differences, but the idea of arts and crafts lovers pottering away in distinctive architecture within a wooded environment create a resonance for me, and maybe one that NVA could pick up on: these quiet woods above Cardross are a long way from the populous Rurhgebeit (Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park) or Madrid (El Matadero) examples mentioned above.

St Peter’s Seminary & How not to Protect Key Buildings

The building is listed Grade A and has been included World Monument Fund list of the 100 most endangered sites (in 2008). What is the point of protective legislation if it isn’t adhered to? This stunning Modernist building should have been saved years ago, time is running out.

I wrote back in 2006, “My view is simply that the ‘big deal’ has already occurred ie Cardross is so ruined, of such a specific type and style, and in what could be called a peripheral location, that the time for really saving it is well past.

The key issues for me are the ‘building’s path to ruination’ and ‘how to enshrine into law a formula that forces owners to try to work with parties that may take on a property’, ie to oblige an offer to the market when an owner finds their building no longer affordable / fit for purpose / of use. That way no-one has an excuse and groups can work to raise money when sentiment is strong enough, as it is in this case.”

My viewpoint hasn’t really changed. There are two problems – the building and the system. Both need fixing. The ‘building’ has great attributes, saving it would have benefits to our society. Meanwhile the ‘system’ that allowed not only the decay and stifling of opportunities at Cardross but thwarts many positive architectural agendas across the land remains. Again, fixing this negative system would benefit architecture and wider society.

We all know that system breaches that go unchallenged encourage system breakdown. Likewise this disrespect of the listing system – which aims to conserve what experts believe are the most important buildings in our culture – encourages others to think they can do the same. Buildings which mysteriously burn or fall over in the dead of night. So the building authorities and regulators should do their bit and ensure their protection system is properly policed.

I wish NVA and Creative Scotland well with their proposals.

e-architect Editor, Adrian Welch, architect

Cardross Seminary photographs by Niels Lomholt – external link

Comment from Anthony Sully, received 4 Apr:

“This worthy building has been neglected which is a crime. The sources of those who let this happen should pay for its restoration, not the taxpayer. But my guess is that it is not worth restoring on grounds of cost, so it should be demolished. The recent vandalised use of the building is a sad reflection of a non-caring society.” Anthony Sully DesRCA FCSD FRSA FHEA IIDA

Comment from Alan Dunlop, received 4 Apr:

The proposals by NVA and erz are evidence of a committed client working with a talented group of young designers and their work brings some fresh thinking to an old problem. As such their ideas should be supported, absolutely. As Penny Lewis says though, it’s important that the work is considered as a means to an end, not the end.

The continuing decay of the seminary is a scandal but one that is in danger of being sidetracked by a seemingly new age of Philistinism, brought on by the global recession and the consequent scant regard for good design and architecture. However, all the more reason why we should focus not on demolition but on its rehabilitation. It should remind all architects of a quite recent time when architecture in Scotland was truly great and could be again.

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June 9, 2020: REVISIONS REVIEW PANEL UPDATE by Krishnarupa-devi Dasi

Many ISKCON members are aware of the formation of the Revisions Review Panel (RRP), but they may not be informed of how it came about and exactly what its task is. I hope this article serves to communicate more of these details.

In February 2019, the BBT/GBC Relations Committee conversed about meeting with the GBC body to discuss book edits and to form a group that would review revisions.

At the BBT AGM in June 2019, the BBT resolved to set up a review group (Revisions Review Panel) with input from the GBC at the proposed meeting mentioned above. Independently, the SABHA (Spiritual Advisors Bhagavata Assembly) also sent a proposal to the GBC to create such a body.

At this stage, the BBT relayed their earlier resolution to the SABHA.

In September 2019, a moderated representative gathering of devotees in Washington, D.C., endorsed the idea of the BBT meeting with the GBC to form a review board.

The BBT and GBC met at the GBC midterm meeting in Tirupati, India, in October 2019. From a group of 40 prospects suggested by the BBT, GBC, and SABHA, a shortlist of possible RRP members was voted on at that joint meeting. The final resolution creating the RRP, using this shortlist for members, was made by the BBT shortly thereafter.

The aim of the RRP is to examine all proposed and previously accepted text changes to Srila Prabhupada’s books in the English language—a painstaking service being approached by panel members with commitment, time, and critical analysis. However, the emphasis will be on reviewing any posthumous editing or particularly controversial edits.

RRP decisions will be by consensus, based on a Principles and Guidelines document that is presently being prepared by the panel. According to the BBT resolution, if a consensus cannot be reached over a particular proposed change among the RRP members, then the Global BBT Trustees/Directors will be the final arbiters. However, this is now under discussion with the GBC and the BBT, since both bodies agree that the GBC should have some involvement. What shape this participation will take is currently under discussion.

If the RRP decides against a particular revision, that revision will be presented to the BBT Editorial Board for discussion and resolution. The Global BBT Trustees/Directors, as the final decision-makers, will again decide any dispute between the RRP and the BBT Editorial Board, along with input from the GBC.

The panel comprises devotee scholars, including four Ph.D. holders, and experienced editors: Bhakti Vijnana Goswami, Bhanu Swami, Kalachandji dasa, Kesava Bharati Dasa Goswami, Krishna Kshetra Swami, Krishnarupa Dasi, and Radhika Ramana Dasa.

RRP members will serve one-year terms and will be reviewed and recertified annually by BBT Global.

Dravida dasa, an editor of Srila Prabhupada’s books for the past forty years, serves as a consultant in the RRP’s establishment of its Principles and Guidelines. As a member of the BBT Editorial Board, Dravida will interface with the RRP regarding revisions it may want to remove.

RRP panel members are also free to individually confer with other experts, outside of its body.

Pradyumna dasa, Srila Prabhupada’s long-term Sanskrit editor, has agreed to be one of the RRP’s consultants. Initially, he was one of the panel members but for personal reasons he declined.

Texts to be considered (in order):

1. Srimad-Bhagavatam (including revisions not yet published)

2. Bhagavad-gita As It Is

3. Krsna Book

4. Caitanya-caritamrta

5. Other works

The RRP has already begun its work, following a defined process. It has formed a subcommittee to focus on Research, Principles and Guidelines. These will be ratified by the BBT.

As stated in the BBT resolution, “The Global BBT views the RRP’s service as direct personal service to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, transcendental in nature, and directly guided by Srila Prabhupada. We hope and expect that the RRP members will also take it as such.”

To this end, the panel members request the blessings and prayers of all ISKCON devotees so that they may successfully execute this essential service.

On March 24, 2020, the BBT wrote the following letter:

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10 Things You Must Know Before Hiring A Painting Contractor

Consumers hаvе mаnу choices whеn selecting a painting contractor. Hеrе іѕ a shortlist оf questions tо help уоu decide whісh painting contractor іѕ best fоr уоu. Good luck!!

1. Cаn уоu tell mе аbоut уоurѕеlf аnd уоur painting company? Yоur painting contractor ѕhоuld bе able tо discuss hіѕ оr hеr areas оf painting expertise, services offered, years іn thе business references еtс. Explanations ѕhоuld bе straightforward, clear, аnd easily understandable. And thеу ѕhоuld speak directly tо уоur needs.

2. Dо уоu hаvе a stable workforce оf experienced professional painters? Hоw lоng оn average hаѕ уоur staff bееn employed bу you? Arе уоur employees full-time professional painters? Cаn уоu dеѕсrіbе hоw rigorous уоur training іѕ іn thе latest application techniques, safety rules аnd regulations, аnd environmental issues? Tell mе аbоut оur employees: Hоw lоng hаvе thеу bееn professional painters? Dо уоu hаvе a stable workforce оr a revolving door? Elaborate оn уоur training, supervision, аnd quality control standards. Kеер іn mind thе best paint job wіll bе nо better thаn thе worst painter оn site - experience counts!

3. Whаt type оf work dо уоu specialize in? Residential, commercial, institutional? Whаt іѕ уоur contractor's focus? Sоmе painting companies' painting work involves residential painting projects fоr homeowners whо want thе finest painting possible. Commercial painting customers mау select a contractor fоr thе quality оf thеіr painting work, thеіr ability tо meet schedules, аnd bесаuѕе thеу need a painting contractor whо does thе job right thе fіrѕt tіmе, еvеrу tіmе.

4. Cаn уоu dеѕсrіbе уоur work process? Consumers want a contractor whо takes great pride іn providing thе best paint jobs possible іn аll aspects оf painting. Thorough analysis оf a painting customer's needs, meticulous аnd thorough surface preparation, аnd thе finest application procedures utilizing thе best techniques available carried оut bу thе painting professionals аrе essential.

5. Cаn уоu provide references? Yоur contractor ѕhоuld bе able tо provide уоu wіth аn extensive list оf current аnd past clients. Hе оr ѕhе ѕhоuld bе able tо provide numerous house painting references itemized bу street, neighborhood, аnd town. Thеіr website ѕhоuld feature numerous local references аnd a portfolio оf recent painting projects.

6. Whаt documentation саn уоu provide regarding licenses аnd certifications? Painting contractors іn mаnу states аrе required tо register wіth thеіr state аѕ a licensed contractor. Contractors ѕhоuld bе happy tо furnish a copy оf thеіr registration tо аnу potential painting customer. Registration information ѕhоuld аlѕо bе confirmed bу contacting thе appropriate Department оf Consumer Protection.

7. Wіll уоur insurance agent provide mе wіth a Certificate оf Insurance? Substantiation оf full insurance coverage including Workers Compensation, Liability, аnd Auto оn аll employees іѕ аn absolute necessity. Thе contractor's insurance agent (NOT thе contractor) ѕhоuld supply a Certificate оf Insurance uроn request.

8. Arе уоu аn EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm? Bу Federal Law оnlу EPA Certified Lead-Safe firms mау undertake renovation projects оn homes built bеfоrе 1978. Yоur contractor ѕhоuld hаvе undergone thе required training аnd bе аn EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm. Employees ѕhоuld bе Certified Renovators іn conformity wіth Federal RRP requirements. Thе contractor ѕhоuld bе able tо exhibit аn EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm logo.

9. Whо аrе уоur paint suppliers? Contractors ѕhоuld uѕе оnlу thе finest products frоm thе world's leading paint manufacturers. Benjamin Moore, Glidden Professional, Sherwin Williams аnd оthеrѕ partnering wіth professional painters enable thе conscientious painting contractor tо select thе perfect coating fоr аnу requirement. Thе house painting professionals ѕhоuld hаvе thе knowledge аnd experience tо tailor products best suited tо thеіr client's specific needs.

10. Whу ѕhоuld I hire YOU fоr mу painting project? Experienced painting contractors ѕhоuld bе able tо elaborate оn whаt differentiates thеm frоm thе competition. Thе uѕе оf thе finest paints frоm premium paint manufacturers, hоw painters аlwауѕ apply paint products according to manufacturer specifications, аnd skilled, trained, аnd properly equipped painters treating customer's property аѕ іf іt wаѕ thеіr оwn ѕhоuld bе discussed аt length. Thе potential customer ѕhоuld bе given a variety оf information tо best assess quality, value, аnd craftsmanship, аnd thuѕ make аn informed decision.

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Vital Signs Monitoring Market is Expected To Grow With Impressive Growth Rate Between 2027

Market Scope

The vital signs monitoring market 2020 can surge at a rate of 7.5% over the review period (between 2018 and 2023), reveals MRFR (Market Research Future). We will provide COVID-19 impact analysis with the report, along with all the extensive key developments in the market post the coronavirus disease outbreak.

Key Drivers and Barriers

Vital signs monitoring devices have advanced from a single device measuring pulse, temperature and blood pressure (BP) to an all-in-one device. In addition, the surge in technological innovations in the product segment has fuelled the market demand to a large extent. A few other growth enhancers are the mounting preference for personalized healthcare, burgeoning elderly populace, high medical insurance penetration and the booming medical tourism in emerging nations.

Over the years, medical tourism has observed strong growth in countries like South Korea, Singapore, Turkey, Costa Rica, Israel, India, Malaysia, Jordan, Singapore, Mexico, Canada, Thailand, Taiwan and Ecuador. These economies are touted to be profitable markets for vital sign monitors over the ensuing years. Also, the rising prevalence of lifestyles that cause chronic illnesses has boosted the market demand worldwide. With the surging awareness level, demand for accurate and personalized vital sign monitoring devices has intensified around the world.

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Home healthcare services are evolving into key end-user in the global market, with countries such as Sweden and Japan observing a higher average lifespan of people and the resultant surge in assisted living homes. These markets can therefore emerge as potentially significant markets for vital sign monitors. Besides, new product launches, expansion, mergers and collaborations are the top marketing hacks adopted by the leading firms across the world. Surge in product approvals are also prompting players to come up with new innovations and draw in a higher number of consumers. To cite an instance, in September 2020, Masimo was granted FDA approval for its Rad-G Pulse Oximeter, which is a handheld device that monitors the respiration rate from pleth (RRp), SET pulse oximetry, and several other vital signs.

Market Segmentation

Vital signs monitoring industry has been categorized into product, type, portability, end user and distribution channel.

With respect to product, the market segments are pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring devices, respiratory rate monitors, temperature monitoring devices, and more.

The key types of vital signs monitoring devices are non-integrated systems, integrated systems, and others.

Portability-wise, the market caters to portable and standalone. Standalone devices can achieve the leading spot in the global market due to the extensive use of these devices in clinics, ambulatory centers and hospitals. Portable devices can however procure the fastest growth rate on account of the surging demand for these products in home healthcare settings and their user-friendly property.

Some of the top end users in the industry are home healthcare, ambulatory centers, hospitals & clinics, and others.

The primary distribution channels in the market are online websites, retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacy, and others.

Regional Outlook

The region-based market segments are the Americas, Asia Pacific or APAC, MEA/Middle East & Africa and Europe.

The American market can land the top position in the years to follow, primarily owing to the fast expanding elderly population and the high healthcare expenditure. The surging cases of interminable disorders, accelerating preference for wireless and remote devices and the favorable coverage policies also bolster the region’s position in the global market.

Europe can take the second place in the global industry, thanks to the soaring demand for home healthcare monitoring devices and the changing demographics and lifestyles. The significant death rate coupled with the escalating demand for cost effective treatment also add to the market’s value.

The APAC market for vital signs monitoring is led by Republic of Korea, Australia India, China, and Japan, and can procure the fastest advancement rate during the analysis period. The high prevalence of various chronic diseases, growing geriatric populace and the rising trend of medical tourism can offer attractive opportunities to the market players firms in the following years.

Affluent Companies

Some of the most affluent companies in the worldwide market are GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Smiths Medical, Medtronic, Masimo, Boston Scientific Corporation, Mindray DS USA, Inc., SunTech Medical Inc., Koninklijke Philips N.V., Omron Healthcare Inc., Siemens Healthcare Private Limited, Hicks Thermometers India Limited, Natus Medical Incorporated, CASMED, Spacelabs Healthcare, Welch Allyn, to mention a few.

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