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I am trying to display different content types on Drupal as views slideshow, including twitter, images, and blogs. Currently they are all saved in a field (unlimited value fields). I am going to extract these values to nodes as views only accepts node type values. I am wondering what is the best way to do it? I am new to drupal and can think of following ideas: 1. Use one node type, and create a display mode for this node type with customized codes 2. A separate node type for different content types, and each node type with some display mode 3. A minipanel for each node type,is it possible to display it in view slideshow? 4. some code to get data directly from fields, and export to views? 5. Or I use Colorbox and completely forget about View Slideshow?
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PRC (Palm OS)
PRC is an archive-like file format associated with Palm OS. It usually stores executable code, and/or resource data.
PRC probably stands for Palm Resource, though it is sometimes said to stand for Palm Resource Code, or Palm Resource Compiler.
It is very similar to PDB, and is sometimes considered to be a subtype of PDB. The main difference is that the resource records have a different format and size.
In many PRC files, ASCII characters "
appl" appear at offset 60. But when they don't, it is not easy to identify a PRC file by its contents.
A few PRC files even have a .pdb file extension. PRC and PDB can be distinguished by the byte at offset 33, which has its low bit set for PRC, and unset for PDB.
- http://cd.textfiles.com/pdasoftware/PILOT/ ...
- http://cd.textfiles.com/palmpilotc/ ... (inside many of the self-extracting ZIP files)
- http://cd.textfiles.com/hhot/PALMP~13/ ...
- PDA Essentials (Issue 27) → contents/Palm/... - CD image from archive.org; may have newer files than the above collections | <urn:uuid:be480efe-9519-4e6a-b302-98c435a1aa64> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=PRC_(Palm_OS)&oldid=29552 | 2019-05-24T08:01:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257553.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190524064354-20190524090354-00555.warc.gz | en | 0.896189 | 289 |
“Fluid Mechanics Lectures for Scientists and Engineers”
- a fantastic collection of films, made about 60 years ago, by the world’s greatest experts in fluid dynamics at that time, such one by G.I. Taylor, on low Reynolds number flow.
Fluid Mechanics Films (MIT iFluids Project).
UIUC Airfoil Database.
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Getting Real: The problem with preferences, interface design, and the customer experience 09 Aug 2005
55 comments Latest by J Miller
At 37signals we’re pretty anti-preference/setting. When we Get Real we try to make informed decisions for the people who use our products so they don’t have to think about preferences or settings or adjustments — they can just use the product and know that the people who built it already thought about the best ways to design it, use it, and view it.
Of course we can’t and don’t want to make every decision, and we do have some preferences here and there, but we really try to avoid them. We see preferences as procrastination — “eh, let the customers worry about it later.” And, yes, from time to time some people complain that the product doesn’t do exactly what they want exactly when they want and exactly how they want, but we can live with a little dissent so long as the vast majority can get down to business without having to tinker.
Building in user-definable preferences and settings also means more software, and we’re all about less software. For every setting you have at least 2 conditions (and often times many more than that). And for every condition you have to present a different interface. Some preferences are small and don’t change the UI much, but when you start combining this preference with that preference your customers will quickly end up seeing a screen you’ve probably never seen. Are you comfortable, as a product developer, delivering a screen you’ve never seen?
And that’s the point I want to make. One of the hidden dangers of highly customized software, and products flush with preferences, is that it becomes very difficult to craft an ideal customer experience. If you have 10-20 preferences, each with a few different options, you can pretty quickly build up hundreds of different display scenarios. And while you can test the software side, it’s exceedingly difficult to test the experience and interface side. Have you ever seen choice 3 of preference 7 combined with choice 1 of preference 12 along with choice 5 of preference 4 and choice 2 of preference 9?
So, be careful when you add preferences. Preferences aren’t free. Each one adds a little more uncertainty to the customer experience you are selling. The goal is to find the balance that best suits you and your customers, but don’t always assume more customer control is the better choice. | <urn:uuid:0edaef38-decf-40d0-af6a-1998ae766442> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | https://signalvnoise.com/archives2/getting_real_the_problem_with_preferences_interface_design_and_the_customer_experience.php | 2015-07-05T15:01:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375097512.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031817-00018-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933972 | 523 |
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The Internet of Things is becoming an increasingly popular and buzzing term that isn’t reserved just for techy geeks. Only the other day, I stumbled upon it while flicking through a lifestyle magazine. And at a glance, we all know what IoT means and what it involves. I mean, we all have a smartphone, right?
But do we truly understand what is the Internet of Things and what is it capable of?
If you Google IoT, you will see that most definitions tell you the complex technicalities of it. However, before you jump into understanding the nitty-gritty of IoT, try to get your head around the concept of it and see how is it going to affect your everyday life.
There are currently more devices connected to the internet than humans and it’s estimated that by 2020, 26 billion things will be connected to the internet. This on its own should give you an indication of how important is IoT.
What Is the Internet of Things
If you think about how you’re reading this post, it may be on a desktop, mobile, tablet or you could have even printed it out.
Regardless of how you got here, you had to be connected to the Internet one way or another. The internet is a wonderful connection that opened up a new world of possibilities for us and gave us benefits we’ve never thought of before.
Yet, we still think about the internet as a one-way connection. It’s your mobile, watch, laptop etc. that are connected. Try to imagine that all these devices, and everything else around you, being connected to each other.
And guess what – it already exists. And it’s called the Internet of Things.
Otherwise known as IoT, the concept means gathering all things around the world together and connecting them to the Internet.
Once the devices are connected, they could talk to each other, they could talk to us and other applications. One of the best examples is the smart fridge: what if your fridge could tell you it was out of milk, or it could order a new one from a supermarket? Or it could notify you that certain products are past their use-by date? Your life would be so much easier if you didn’t have to worry about any of those mundane things.
This is only a tiny fraction of what IoT can do. Think of smart cities that have connected traffic lights, with industries that have connected sensors for everything from bins that have to be emptied to monitoring crops.
These inbuilt sensors are what makes IoT special. Because it’s not just about machines speaking to each other. Most importantly, it’s about them collecting data, storing it on a cloud and making it available for analysis.
Sensors could be built into anything, from roads to bridges and cars. Your car could be notified about the changing weather conditions and alert you to a possible danger.
In the unfortunate accident in Minnesota in 2007, a bridge collapsed because steel plates were not able to handle the bridge’s load. But if we were going to rebuild that bridge, we could use smart cement, equipped with sensors that could monitor cracks, weight etc. The cement’s sensors would notify us about the changes and we could prevent the possible tragedy.
IoT is a giant network of connected ‘things’, including people. In the future, we will look at different relationship dynamics: people-people, people-things and things-things.
Why IoT Matter
By now you should already have a broader understanding of why IoT is important. It’s the ability to send and receive information that makes things smart. Without the constant flow of information, IoT couldn’t exist.
To be smart, a certain device doesn’t have to have a super powerful computer inside or enormous memory. All it needs is a working connection to a computer like that.
Since IoT is all about things being connected to each other, we can split them into three categories:
- Things that collect information and can send it.
- Things that receive information and act upon it.
- Things that do both.
Collecting and Sending Information
Mentioned before sensors are the ones responsible for all data collection. It’s not a new concept as we already work with temperature sensors, motion sensors or light sensors.
Just like human senses of smell, taste etc, these sensors can help machines to make sense of the world. Along with the connection, they can automatically collect information and allow us to make more intelligent decisions. Moreover, we could insert them or include them in almost everything around us.
Receiving and Acting on Information
This area is perhaps easier for us to understand as we are more familiar with things that receive an information from us and act upon it, e.g. a printer or a car.
These instructions can be as simple as turning something on or sending information to another thing with a command.
These two areas are familiar to us – we’ve been surrounded by things and devices that can do that for years. The real power of IoT starts when one thing can do both of them – collect information, send it, receive it and act on it.
One sensor can be responsible for all the actions. Calum McClleland from the leading IoT platform, iotforall.com, gave an excellent example of IoT and watering the crops.
Let’s say a farmer has to water his crops. To avoid over-watering or not giving it enough water, the crops could be equipped with sensors.
The sensors could collect the information about how much water they need, how much it has been given and could turn on the water as soon as they feel the need for it.
The farmer wouldn’t have to worry about watering the crops anymore, as the sensors could even receive information from its internet connection about the weather. This way, they would know when is it going to rain or when is it going to be extremely hot, thus they know when the crops should be watered and in what quantity.
This doesn’t have to end there. All the information collected by the crops’ sensors could be then sent to a database where they could be later analysed by computers. Those could change all the data into an algorithm and make sense out of it.
Eventually, IoT could be implemented into almost every aspect of our lives, increasing not only efficiency but also helping the world.
The Security of IoT
If we consider all devices around the world being connected to each other and carrying sensitive data, this gives an exposure of sensitive data.
At the moment, there aren’t enough people who are connected to the IoT, hence it’s not worth for hackers to attempt attacks on individuals. But looking forward, there is a strong need for an improved cyber security.
The reality is that IoT allows for virtually endless opportunities and connections. With billions of devices being connected together, how can we make sure that the information is secured and protected?
An individual will be less exposed to any malicious attacks, as the information isn’t simply worth the effort. But if you look at big companies, then you can imagine how big of a risk they’re exposing themselves to.
One of the solutions could be the recently launch ICO – IOTA. The new cryptocurrency aims to create a new version of blockchain technology, with an improved security, specifically engineered for IoT.
How IoT Is Going to Affect Our Lives
While the scope of IoT has been explored only to a small extent and we still don’t know how far it can go, we do have a rough idea of which areas of our lives will be affected the most:
This area is perhaps the most advanced in terms of IoT. From previously mentioned crops to highly programmable machines.
IoT can significantly boost the production and efficiency, cutting down the unnecessary communication barriers. The machines can also work with a minimal supervision, which leads to an increased profitability.
Your fit lifestyle is probably the most connected side to IoT. If you’re using Fitbit, Apple Watch or a bottle that tells you how many glasses of water you should drink a day, then well done. You’re officially IoT literate.
The next step for the IoT wellness is to be connected with tangible devices, in between each other and being able to give a valid prediction.
These devices could be gathering all information about your health, from what you eat to bodily function. Afterwards, they can analyse the data and tell you if your health is at risk.
This can also help elderly who struggle with hearing or need medical assistance – thanks to being connected to IoT devices, they can signal their problems straight away.
Let’s be honest – as much as IoT is a great advancement in our lives, the real deal comes when they increase our leisure time. New streaming services, Virtual Reality, smart TVs are only a few amongst the new entertainment trends.
Smart platforms like Amazon Echo or wink hub are responsive to your voice and have a pattern recognition. They can work like virtual assistants, knowing when to remind you about certain things and remembering your habits.
Similarly to manufacturing, this once boring industry has been turned into one of the hottest. Technology has totally transformed the infrastructure deployment.
One of the most innovative companies in this area, ComEd, combines energy resources with modular electricity generation and storage capabilities. The entire process leads to lowering down utility bills. And if you imagine it being connected to other IoT devices at your home, you could save more money and stop worrying about domestic issues.
The relationship between energy and IoT is also seen in car manufacturing. Tesla is a worldwide leader in the electric car production and is also looking into home-energy saving solutions. The announcement of Tesla powerwall can be used for a home energy storage and backup power.
Even though the public has been quite slow in understanding cryptocurrency, not to mention accepting it, but the Internet of Things has been much more welcoming.
Apart from replacing fiat currency with crypto and connecting all your devices to the digital currency, there’s also another relationship that can be built between IoT and cryptocurrency.
IOTA helps with creating the Internet of Everything – improving the communication level between machines themselves. It has a specifically engineered cryptocurrency for IoT, with real time micro-transactions.
The Future of IoT
The big step in our evolution is hidden in technology, indeed. We have already embarked the 4th industrial revolution, where technology takes a lead more than ever. Soon, it’s us who will be learning from technology and the data it comes with.
It may feel like the Internet of Things is already an integrated part of our life. However, it still has to overcome many obstacles before it becomes a fully functioning background of our lives that we don’t even notice.
Using a smartwatch that collects data from a morning run is what we experienced today, but in a near future that watch could be connected to every single device you possess and they could communicate to each other. Without your input.
We can imagine the world with multiple devices, machines and humans connecting with each other. Working together and constantly exchanging information. But we are also facing a huge infrastructure and software problems.
Security is one of the biggest worries of IoT. Exposing such an extensive amount of data means that if a hacker gets to our smart TV set, he or she could possibly hack all of our devices.
Until the security issue is overcome, we cannot fully adopt the Internet of Things to the extent they’re capable of reaching. Especially, if we consider IoT being widely implemented with the government and healthcare institutions.
All of us, early adopters, should also remember that with the growing number of smart devices, there will be a growing number of data and information. And that means more money and power.
But, we are moving forward. New solutions, such as IOTA, are being invented. Aiming specifically to solve the security and communication problem between machines and humans. It also aims to solve the issue of a secure data system, keeping it in an encrypted environment.
When we start making things intelligent, it’s going to be a major engine for creating new products and services. The Internet of Things is perhaps the biggest technological disruption since the internet itself, which will impact not only the tech sphere but every single industry and human being worldwide.
With the prediction that by 2020 there will be four devices per human being, it’s only a matter of time as we stop asking ourselves what is Internet of Things (IoT) and treat it as a buzzword. Eventually, it will mean as much as a smartphone and it will become natural to us.
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Shell tried to influence the presentation of a climate change programme it was sponsoring at the Science Museum in London, internal documents seen by the Guardian show.
The Anglo-Dutch oil group raised concerns with the museum that one part of the project “creates an opportunity for NGOs to talk about some of the issues that concern them around Shell’s operations”.
The company also wanted to know whether a particular symposium at the museum was “invite only” – as that would ensure “we do not proactively open up a debate on the topic [of Shell’s operations]”.
The concerns are raised in a series of emails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and once again raise awkward questions about the influence of fossil fuel companies over Britain’s most valued cultural institutions.
“These emails reveal that the Science Museum is a significant cog in Shell’s propaganda machine,” said Chris Garrard, from the anti-oil sponsorship campaign group BP or not BP?
Shell is keen to present itself as a responsible company that is trying to tackle climate change but critics say its commitment to tar sands, deep water wells and Arctic exploration are at odds with this stance.
The emails, which have all names redacted, follow the decision by the oil company to become a principal sponsor of the Atmosphere, Exploring Climate Science gallery and the extended Climate Changing programme at the Science Museum.
The Atmosphere gallery was designed to deepen public understanding of global warming but Shell’s own climate change adviser – former oil trader David Hone – made recommendations on what should be included.
Emails show the close relationship between the Science Museum and Shell with the two discussing how they should react to expected criticism from Greenpeace following a Guardian story in October 2014. In that story, the Science Museum’s former director Chris Rapley criticised Greenpeace’s successful campaign to make Lego drop its partnership with Shell.
In another communication with the Science Museum dated 9 December 2014, a Shell staff member gives what they call a “heads up” on a Reuters story reporting that Shell’s Arctic drilling contractor, Noble, has pleaded guilty to eight charges of pollution and poor record keeping.
But the most damaging email is dated 8 May 2014 when a Shell employee receives an update from the Science Museum and replies. “Regards the rubbish archive project [an interactive exhibition examining waste in the context of climate change], xxx and I have some concerns on this exhibition particularly as it creates an opportunity for NGOs to talk about some of the issues that concern them around Shell’s operations.”
It goes on: “Could you please share more information with us on the symposium event planned for September? As you know we receive a great deal of interest around our art sponsorships so need to ensure we do not proactively open up a debate on the topic. Will it be an invite only event?”
And it ends: “Regarding the gallery update, can I check whether you have touched base with David Hone to see if he would like to participate in the content refresh?”
The Science Museum insisted on Sunday that there could be no question of compromise because final editorial control had been retained and judgment exercised by the curator alone.
Ian Blatchford, the museum’s director, said: “The Science Museum has a long-standing relationship with Shell, including most recently sponsorship of Atmosphere, our climate science gallery, which provides our visitors with accurate, up-to-date information on what is known, what is uncertain, and what is not known about this important subject.
“The gallery has been hugely popular since it opened four years ago and has now been visited by more than 3 million people. As with all of our exhibitions and galleries, the editorial vision and control sits with our curatorial team.”
The Science Museum said it was normal for a sponsor to make suggestions or raise questions but that did not mean action resulted. Blatchford said: “I can confirm that not a single change to an exhibition resulted from these email exchanges.”
A Shell spokesperson said her company and the Science Museum had a long-standing relationship, based on shared interests such as the need to inspire young people about science.
“Alongside the many other scientists, academics and educators on the advisory panel for Atmosphere, David Hone, Shell’s climate change adviser, has been consulted with regards to gallery content,” the spokesperson said.
“We have occasionally made wider suggestions regarding the Climate Changing programme but at all times the Science Museum retained full editorial control over its plans and content.”
Garrard said he was concerned that the close relationship between big oil and the Science Museum was set to continue with BP sponsoring a forthcoming exhibition, Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age.
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No. 10 - Dinna Fouter
One of the most dramatic tee shots in golf, with instructions to "don't mess about." A new tee changes the angle of the hole to more of a
dogleg left, with new fairway bunkers that allow players to decide whether they want a middle iron or a wedge to the green. The best angle to the green is from the right.
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UFO Sighting Report - Canada
February 20th 2007 : Kootneys, British Columbia
Kootneys In British Columbia Pulsing Colored Light
Date: February 20, 2007
Time: 10:30 p.m.
Location of Sighting: Kootney's
Number of witnesses: 3
Number of objects: 1
Shape of objects: Looks like star that pulses coloured light.
Full Description of event/sighting: My children and I have been observing objects in the sky that looks like stars in the sky until closer observation when you see pulsing colored light. They can stay in the same place for hours, sometimes jumping left and right quickly. In Burnaby we observed them frequently. Sometimes they appear triangular when viewed through a telescope. When we just traveled to the Kootneys two days ago, we observed many of them in the sky along the highway to the Kootneys. It was as if they were traveling the highway out in front of us like a guide or something. Tonight, there has been one posted above the house we are staying in. I'm not sure what they are or what they are waiting for, but when we ran into the field back in Burnaby to get a video of them and we heard a melodic tone. It showed up on the video when we viewed it. You have to listen close but you can hear it. It was kind of like tone from the mother ship in the old movie " Close Encounters of a Third Kind"
Thank you to the witness for the report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research.
Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net
HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
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The Xbox Live gaming and entertainment platform suffered a major outage for several hours on Saturday, rendering significant elements of the console useless.
Gamers were unable to sign into their accounts so were unable to engage in multiplayer action, or access the suite of entertainment apps that are tied to Xbox Live subscriptions (i.e. Netflix, YouTube, etc.).
Microsoft claimed it was dedicating every available resource to fixing the problem and eventually did so late on Saturday.
The outage came at the worst possible time for some gamers, with Call of Duty: Black Ops II players able to gain double XP (experience points) as a means of promoting a new map pack launching on Monday.
Where does this leave the new Xbox?
The service outage has now been resolved, but it does raise more questions about Microsoft's reported plans for its forthcoming Xbox 720 to require a constant internet connection, which have already been met with a huge backlash.
With Xbox Live outages not exactly a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence, where would this leave gamers every time the company has problems with the online portion of its service?
Would they be able to play at all? Surely Microsoft would have to allow local, unconnected play in those circumstances?
At the moment it's all conjecture, but we may learn more if Microsoft does, as reported this week, reveal the new console in little over a month's time on May 21.
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We live in incredible times! With the click of a mouse, we can be a part of making someone’s dreams come true. For most of us, we recall a time when we didn’t have that kind of power at our fingertips.
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I recall a Thanksgiving weekend some time ago. I visited one of my daughters, Amanda and my four year old granddaughter at the time, Kaileigh in Colorado. During my visit, we went to a craft store to gather supplies to decorate my granddaughter’s tree for her room. She wouldn’t leave the store without taking home one of those little red furry Christmas stockings with the white tops–one just right for her size.
We got everything home and together crafted decorations to place on the tree using sparkles, doilies, ribbon and glass beads. Quite pleased with our efforts, we stood back and admired the happy little tree. Kaileigh said it needed just one thing to make it perfect. She took this little red stocking, looped its tie over the top branch of the tree and claimed it, HER tree!
Since my Thanksgiving visit to Colorado would serve as our Christmas together, the adults decided to place their presents under the tree to open after Kaileigh’s afternoon nap. To complete our surprise, I placed a gift of watercolor paints in Kaileigh’s little red stocking at the top of “her” tree. Later in talking it over we decided nighttime would be a better time to exchange gifts. Hurriedly we gathered all the gifts before Kaileigh woke and placed them in the front closet to await this evening’s festivities.
Just as we were finished tucking away the presents, Kaileigh woke from her afternoon nap. Her mom and I were in kitchen preparing a snack when we heard this little gasp. Kaileigh raced into the kitchen, her face aglow with the golden radiance of a child’s joy.
“Nana, Mommy—guess what…I have a magic stocking. Look what the stocking gave me! He brought these paints. I have a magic stocking! Aren’t I lucky?” Amanda and I smiled each other as we realized I had left the paints in the red stocking when we gathered the gifts for evening.
I peaked around the corner to watch Kaileigh race back out to the tree in the living room and reached her little hand deep inside “her stocking” to see if there were more goodies. She shrugged her shoulders when she came up empty handed. Happily accepting what was, she hugged the paints tightly to her heart and rocked them lovingly as though they were a new-born babe.
On the plane half-way home, I found myself struck by the memory of Kaileigh’s stocking. I thought wouldn’t it be wonderful when we reached our hand into the stocking of the unknown and the new of life, we could experience the same positive expectation of a child as gifts appearing in her Christmas stocking? And wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could be as grateful as Kaileigh for whatever small miracle the stocking of life offered us–even though we might have anticipated more.
I am very blessed by Kaileigh and her magic stocking and the rekindled wonder and magic they gave me.
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Wise Men to host SAP Analytics symposium on 21st March 2014 in Houston, Texas. Experts from IBM and CenterPoint Energy will be speaking at the event.
Wise Men, a global technology services and solutions provider announced its "SAP Analytics Symposium" to be held on 21st March 2014 at Houston, Texas from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM (CST). The theme of this complimentary event is 'Powering SAP Analytics by HANA' and is focused towards Oil and Gas and Utility vertical.
Eminent speakers from IBM, CenterPoint Energy and Wise Men will showcase how companies can lower their fixed costs and optimize their business operations. The event will commence with a keynote address by Bob Kuhn, SAP Technical Sales Advocate for System Integrators, IBM. He will be detailing about IBM infrastructure solutions for SAP HANA.
Other speakers include:
Michael Green, IT Manager of Business Solutions, CenterPoint Energy
Topic: SAP HANA at CenterPoint Energy: Today and Tomorrow
Gopal K. Unni, AVP-Presales & Delivery, Wise Men
Topic: Accelerate Business Performance with SAP HANA in-memory Database Platform
For more information, or to register for the event, please e-mail Nilofar Nigar at firstname.lastname@example.org with subject line "Register me for this event".
About Wise Men: Established in 1997 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. Wise Men is a global technology services and solutions provider. Wise Men services include Integration platforms, Analytics, Middleware, MicroSourcing™ and other high-end technology services and solutions. It has a broad portfolio of offerings in the Energy, Oil and Gas, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics verticals. In the subsequent years, Wise Men expanded its capabilities in their Middleware practice. We continue to provide a wide portfolio of services and solutions to our customers through our Global Development Centers in India and Houston following our philosophy: Integrate, Analyze, and Prosper. For additional information about Wise Men, please visit www.wisemen.com. | <urn:uuid:cbdd06af-6024-44ca-a46a-aca414b80763> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://www.i-newswire.com/wise-men-to-host-sap-analytics/265996 | 2014-11-28T05:47:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931009777.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155649-00172-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.899429 | 437 |
Peyto Lake // Glicee Paper Print
If you love Peyto Lake in Banff National Park, or just love dogs and mountains, this print will bring joy to your walls. An unfrozen winter Peyto Lake in luminous turquoise is nestled between deep teal hills, beneath a full, glowing “Wolf Moon". Purple clouds softly billow in the distance and the first few evening stars appear in a pink sunset sky. With rich deep indigos and light pale blues, this piece is midwinter quiet at its finest.
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June Young is a Minnesota based watercolorist.
Portrait of an Indigenous female elder.
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Cavalleria rusticana, (
Italian: “Rustic Chivalry”) short story by Giovanni Verga, written in verismo style and published in 1880. The author’s adaptation of the story into a one-act tragedy (produced in 1884) was his greatest success as a playwright.
On his return to his village from army service, Turiddu Macca discovers that his sweetheart, Lola, is bethrothed to Alfio. Spitefully, Turiddu begins a flirtation with Santa, the daughter of his employer. Jealous of this new relationship, Lola takes Turiddu as a lover. Santa informs Alfio of Lola’s infidelity. Alfio challenges Turiddu to a duel to the death, and Turiddu is killed.
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NAYPYITAW Myanmar President Thein Sein plans to reshuffle his cabinet and appoint a new vice-president to reduce the influence of anti-reform ministers and accelerate changes in the former pariah state, several lawmakers said.
The imminent reshuffle could sideline some hardliners by reducing their responsibilities in the 37-member cabinet or give them new roles, said the lawmakers.
"He needs to make the cabinet more vibrant and effective and he has to remove some conservatives who are reluctant to accept his reforms," said one lawmaker, who declined to be identified.
The first to go was first Vice-President Tin Aung Myint Oo, a former four-star general considered a leader of hardline remnants of the military junta that ruled for half a century and was close to its paramount leader, former dictator Than Shwe.
The joint upper and lower houses on Wednesday endorsed Tin Aung Myint Oo's resignation and house speaker Khin Aung Myint said the military delegates in both chambers would have until July 10 to choose his successor.
He was one of two vice-presidents chosen by lawmakers and submitted his resignation on May 3. Thein Sein did not accept it and instead gave him leave for two months, say lawmakers and several government officials. That has stoked speculation about his role, including rumours of his deteriorating health.
The pace of change in Myanmar, already dramatic, looks set to accelerate after Thein Sein, a former general, announced on June 19 a second wave of reforms that aim to triple the size of the economy in five years and modernize a backward state where a third of the population live below the poverty line.
Sources with knowledge of the reshuffle discussions expect two ministers to be axed when seven ministries are merged into three portfolios: agriculture, transport and electric power.
Two prominent ministers are likely to be reassigned to become more central to the reforms, with Rail Transportation Minister Aung Min - Thein Sein's top peace negotiator - becoming a president's office minister and Industry Minister Soe Thein, head of the country's Investment Commission, given the National Planning and Economic Development portfolio.
He would replace Tin Naing Thein, who would become Finance Minister in place of former general Hla Tun.
Tin Aung Myint Oo's resignation as vice-president coincided with the opposition National League for Democracy party (NLD) — vilified for years by the former military government — filling several rows of seats in parliament, marking their transition from activists to lawmakers - minus their most famous dissident.
SUU KYI CRITICISED
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi came in for criticism for not showing up for the start of parliament and delaying until Monday when she will sit in the chamber. She cited exhaustion following her 17-day European tour that ended on Saturday.
"We have to recognise she is exhausted but we feel she should have prepared to come here," said Khine Maung Yi of a rival opposition party, the National Democratic Force (NDF).
NLD lawmaker Susu Lwin said she was disappointed by the lack of debate in parliament. "The way it is conducted is very tense. It would be better if it was less formal and we didn't have to submit questions in advance," she said in an interview.
The successor to Tin Aung Myint Oo will be chosen by armed forces delegates and is therefore almost certain to be another military man. The top contender is election commission chairman Tin Aye, a retired lieutenant-general well respected in the army and known as a moderate, who graduated from the elite Defense Services Academy in the same class as Thein Sein.
Thein Sein faces pressure from allies to strengthen his cabinet's ability to carry out reforms, particularly with resistance from conservatives likely to stiffen in coming months as the government attempts to open up an economy that has long benefited an elite with strong ties to the military.
Foreign investors have descended on Myanmar, but most appear to be window shopping, awaiting legislation including a foreign investment law that would protect their assets and clarify rules for foreign companies operating in the country.
Tin Naing Thein, national planning and economic development minister, said in an interview on Wednesday he expected the investment law to be approved by parliament and endorsed by the president by the end of this month.
Some Myanmar business leaders are concerned the proposed investment law could hand too much influence to multinationals when domestic firms are still coping with the transition from state controls and cannot compete with international brands following this year's suspension of U.S. and European sanctions.
The government must also counter public pressure for faster change. Protests have erupted in recent months over chronic power outages, textile wages and farm land reform. Long-simmering tension in northwestern Rakhine state between mostly stateless Rohingya Muslims and majority Buddhists has flared into violence that killed at least 80 people.
Being seen as moving too slowly on reforms could be devastating for Thein Sein's ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in the next general election in 2015. Suu Kyi's NLD won by-elections in a landslide in April, sending an ominous signal to the military-backed USDP.
"BIG ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT"
Although the government insists there will be no backsliding on reforms, some freedoms are being at least partially rolled back. State censorship returned during the weeks of unrest in Rakhine state, and a much-vaunted media law has faced delays. Journalists covering this parliamentary session also faced tighter restrictions compared with the opening in February.
At that time, reporters could arrive early at the marble-floored complex with its soaring ceilings and freely interview members of parliament as they arrived. On Wednesday, journalists were kept waiting more than an hour in a bus outside the complex until the members had taken their seats.
But lower house speaker Shwe Mann highlighted the media's importance in his opening remarks to parliament. "It is essential for the lawmakers to listen to media's criticisms and the opinions," he said.
Shwe Mann, once a powerful figure in the former military junta, also urged parliamentarians to set aside their differences — from religion to ethnicity — to work for democracy and reconciliation, a comment that carries resonance given fighting with autonomy-seeking rebels in Kachin state and in the wake of a nationalist backlash against Rohingya Muslims.
The NDF's Khine Maung Yi praised the reforms but suggested far more needed to be done. "Compared to the past it is more acceptable but there is big room for improvement," he said.
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As a Citrix Ready certified solution for both Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, Unidesk was given the opportunity to participate in a video shoot at Citrix Synergy 2016 in Las Vegas. We could have just talked about the new innovations in Unidesk 4 that led to us winning Best of Synergy for New Technology, but we thought it would be more powerful to have some of our customers share their perspectives.Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Unidesk Customers, Citrix Synergy | Read this post >
Another Unidesk customer is in the news as a result of their successful application and desktop virtualization deployment. TechTarget SearchDisasterRecovery just published "Health Network Labs doubles up for disaster recovery" detailing how the Pennsylvania-based diagnostic testing center has implemented best-in-class VDI with Unidesk for application and image management. VDI and other virtual workloads are so critical that Health Network Labs has created a mirrored environment with technologies from Cisco, Citrix, EMC, Imprivata, Unidesk, and VMware to ensure availability.Healthcare VDI, Unidesk Customers, Tech Target | Read this post >
Healthcare VDI projects are complex, and often hit roadblocks when it comes to virtualizing mission-critical apps like Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software. But this isn't the case for Shannon Medical Center.
The Texas-based healthcare organization is avoiding EMR app virtualization challenges in VDI and simplifying delivery and patching of more than 150 apps with Unidesk application lifecycle management software. One of their 150 apps is their "Monster" EMR, McKesson Paragon.
Mike Russell, Assistant IT Director at Shannon Medical Center, shows in 90 seconds how they're using Unidesk as the solution to their McKesson EMR image management, application delivery, and personalization challenges.EMR, McKesson, Healthcare VDI, Webinar, Unidesk Customers | Read this post >
Douglas DeCamp is a Senior Systems Engineer at Lakeland Health, a leading U.S. healthcare system with 5,000 employees, 3 hospitals, 36 community connect practices and 4 walk-in clinics serving Southwest Michigan. Lakeland is implementing a new virtual desktop infrastructure that will increase the productivity of doctors, nurses, and staff by providing mobile access to all Windows applications, including Epic EMR. Even more impressively, Lakeland expects to offer this expanded access to medical resources while reducing desktop delivery costs AND improving IT efficiency. Douglas explains how in this guest blog.Healthcare VDI, Unidesk Customers, Lakeland Health | Read this post >
This is part 1 of a 2-part blog series. The first gives an overview of USF Health’s 3,000 user Epic and VDI rollout. The second summarizes the business benefits that USF Health is now realizing.
Giving care providers mobile access to Epic EMR and hundreds of other key apps can be a real IT challenge when every group has unique requirements. This is why many healthcare organizations are using VDI with Unidesk application management to enhance provider access to clinical apps, comply with HIPAA and meaningful use mandates, and enable clinicians to spend more time on patient care and less time on logins.
USF Health is one such organization. We featured them in our Customer Success webinar series to find out the technologies and strategies their two-person end user computing team is using to efficiently scale VDI and Epic, and keep 3,000 users happy. This blog summarizes what they told the audience.Healthcare VDI, USF Health, Unidesk Customers, Epic EMR | Read this post >
USF Health in Florida and Lakeland Health in Michigan are both using virtual desktops as the delivery vehicle for Epic EMR and other clinical applications to their 3,000 physicians, nurses, and staff.
While one uses VMware Horizon and vSphere and the other Citrix XenDesktop and Microsoft Hyper-V for desktop virtualization, both have standardized on the same solution for application management: Unidesk.
The end user computing architects at both institutions recently shared their project goals, designs, and implementation strategies in separate webinars attended by nearly 1,000 healthcare IT professionals. In case you missed it, here are the links to the webinar recordings.Epic, Healthcare VDI, USF Health, Unidesk Customers, Lakeland Health | Read this post >
Unidesk law firm customer Ober Kaler was recently featured in the Maryland Daily Record for the advanced mobile access they’re granting their employees with virtual desktops and Unidesk application management software.
The article, “Because of technology, snow day means business as usual” explains how the recent “snowmageddon” in Baltimore had no effect on Ober Kaler’s business operations and client service. Attorneys and staff worked from home with access to all applications, even though the firm's office was officially closed on the day of the storm.Legal, VDI, Webinar, Unidesk Customers, Law Firm | Read this post >
Last year around this time, VMware launched its End User Computing (EUC) YouTube channel with a number of customer testimonials. Almost all of them use Unidesk for Windows application management, so we blogged that VMware’s most successful customers use Unidesk.
VMware is now sponsoring a series of VDI success stories in Windows IT Pro magazine. Every story so far features Unidesk customers. Why are more of VMware's most successful customers using Unidesk, when VMware now offers 3 different application management solutions in App Volumes, Mirage, and ThinApp?
The answers are in the customer stories themselves.VMware, Unidesk Customers | Read this post >
We kicked off the New Year with three awesome customer webinars in our End User Computing Customer Webinar Series, which spotlights IT professionals who are modernizing their Windows workspaces with the help of Unidesk application lifecycle management technology.
Even though all three customers are using three different connectivity solutions (Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix XenDesktop, and VMware Horizon), and two different virtualization platforms (Hyper-V and vSphere), their VDI deployments have one technology in common: Unidesk.
Unidesk's openness should not come as a surprise. We're known for our numerous customer successes with VMware Horizon. We're also known for being Microsoft's image management partner for scaling Microsoft VDI on Hyper-V and making it easy to move Windows apps to the cloud with Azure RemoteApp. Our innovations for Citrix have also been in the news lately, and many Citrix customers with large XenApp farms are already making enterprise commitments to Unidesk.
In case you missed it, here's how the 3 customers are using Unidesk with their chosen infrastructure and end user computing platforms. The full webinar recordings let you listen to your peers explain how they are making application and desktop management easier for their IT organizations, while delivering fast, secure 24x7 access to Windows apps for their end users.VDI, Webinar, Unidesk Customers | Read this post >
Last month, two Unidesk manufacturing customers - Dayton Superior and Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing USA - made headlines as the subject of Windows IT Pro magazine’s hit story, "From Water Pumps to Sports Bikes, Manufacturers like Their VDI".
This month, another Unidesk customer - Montgomery County, PA - was featured in the magazine’s new story, "Law enforcement ups its VDI game." The article explains how local, state, and federal agencies are enhancing mobility and streamlining application management for their workforces, while realizing additional benefits such as better security and lower costs.
For those who think virtualizing desktops and apps is more expensive than doing things the same old way with PCs, the facts shared in this story prove otherwise.Government, VDI, Windows IT Pro, Unidesk Customers | Read this post >
With all the buzz around Unidesk's announced innovations for Citrix XenApp and traditional Server-Based Computing (SBC) this week, it was cool to see our VDI customers in the spotlight again. Windows IT Pro magazine's story "From Water Pumps to Sports Bikes, Manufacturers Like Their VDI" stars two of our manufacturing customers - Dayton Superior and Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing USA. One uses Citrix XenDesktop and the other VMware Horizon for workspace connectivity. But both attribute much of their VDI success to Unidesk, which they use to manage and deliver all of their Windows apps.Citrix XenDesktop, VMware Horizon View, Dayton Superior, Windows IT Pro, Unidesk Customers, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing USA, VDI in Manufacturing | Read this post >
Allan Chen is the CIO of Menlo College, a premier Silicon Valley business school with 700 students, a student/faculty ratio of 14:1, and a unique focus on delivering top-quality business education with a strong liberal arts emphasis. Menlo College replaced hard-to-manage PCs with a mix of persistent and non-persistent virtual desktops for labs, faculty, and staff. The Unidesk-powered project dramatically reduced desktop provisioning, patching, and support costs and improved service for end users, making Menlo a trend-setter for VDI in higher education. In this guest blog written by Allan and posted on June 10, 2013, he offers his own unique perspective on VDI - as an end user himself.Unidesk Customers | Read this post > | <urn:uuid:6d08e08b-c582-402e-946f-f8fadee7b899> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | http://blog.unidesk.com/topic/unidesk-customers | 2017-05-22T15:39:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463605188.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170522151715-20170522171715-00202.warc.gz | en | 0.925278 | 1,980 |
While finding out just exactly what ladies want has stumped guys for years and years, focusing on how they think about sex may have just gotten easier. Cindy Meston and David Buss, psychologists during the University of Texas, interviewed over 1,000 females throughout the world with their guide Why Women Have Sex and managed to generate 237 reasons, which range from the predictable dedication to the puzzling curing a headache. Spoiler alert: love may down be further from the list than one might think. TIME talked to Buss concerning the array brain games, turn-ons and turn-offs tangled up in feminine sex, and just exactly what some guy may do to face a possibility.
You co-authored a famous 2007 research “Why Humans have sexual intercourse.” Why give attention to women this right time around? We unearthed that ladies’ intimate therapy turned into a lot more complex than we envisioned. It deserved a book-length treatment that is entire. (See pictures: ” the very best of the relationship Girls”)
What differences when considering women and men did you notice?
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Daughter on a quest to uncover a family secret. A mother who wants to protect her daughter from hurt and pain. Who is right? Who is wrong? Who will say, "I wish I would've"?
Aynoit Ashor was born and raised in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania.
What will readers like about your book?
I Wish I Would've is not for the reader who wears rose-colored glasses. It filled with twists and turns that will keep the pages turning.
Why did you self publish?
I self published due to the rejection letters and lack of response I received. I've learned that self publishing was the perfect way for me to go because I have complete freedom with my projects.
What is your writing process?
When I wrote I Wish I Would've, I wrote it out by hand and then went back and typed it on the computer adding to the story as I went along.
How long does it take you to write your first draft?
I wrote I Wish I Would've by hand so my first draft was very short, about three pages front and back. That took me about three hours. When I actually sat down at the computer and started to type and add to the story, that draft took me one month.
What inspired you to write this particular story?
Many families have secrets, some are just darker than others. I wanted to shed light on family secrets to get readers talking about abuse they may have been victims of in their past.
I began to have nightmares about Granny soon after seeing her in her casket. In my dreams, she had very long black hair down to her waist and was extremely ashy. Her lips were so dry, they resembled white raisins and she had very dark rings around her eyes, like a raccoon.
The part of these nightmares that scared me the most was what she would say to me. In a sing song voice, to the tune of London Bridge she would repeat, “You’re a devil seed and you are bad, devil seed, you are bad, you’re a devil seed and you are bad, now I’ll beat you!” I would hide in my closet, sit on the floor and pray for Mom to come and save me. Granny would turn the door knob frantically while continuing to sing her song. The door would rush open and Granny would reach out to attack me, the needle that caused her death still dangling in her arm. | <urn:uuid:8f84c8cd-1265-4f3e-9a87-25acde53d4ff> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | http://indieebooks.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-wish-i-wouldve-by-aynoit-ashor.html | 2017-05-26T13:04:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463608665.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20170526124958-20170526144958-00111.warc.gz | en | 0.988351 | 512 |
A patty of ground meat on a bun, aka a hamburger, is an American classic. Whether you like it with cheese, loaded with condiments, stuffed with bacon, or just plain, burgers are one of the easiest and tastiest recipes to make at home on your TEC Grill. They are perfect for one person since they come by default in a single-serve portion, or you can load up your TEC Grill with burgers from end to end to feed a large crowd.
May is National Burger Month, so there is no better time to put burgers on your menu. It gives you an excuse to eat them all month long, and for every occasion! But instead of your usual burger recipe, why not try spicing things up? All of our burger recipes below have a seasoning, sauce, or condiment guaranteed to bring a little heat to your next backyard gathering. Just remember to have plenty of ice cold beer on hand to help quench the fire!
Grilling burgers on your TEC Grill is the same no matter what variety of burger you make:
Preheat grill on medium heat.
Have all ingredients, including burger patties and buns, ready to go.
Place burgers on the grill, and cook until desired temperature (usually anywhere from 3-5 minutes for sliders, to 8-10 minutes for full size patties). Beef is best cooked to medium-rare or medium to stay the juiciest, while pork, chicken and fish you want to cook all the way through.
Add cheese or toppings to the burgers after you flip them over.
Brush buns with a little oil or butter, and grill until lightly toasted and browned.
Pull off the grill, and dress with one of our suggestions below.
If you have our Commercial-style Griddle accessory, you can also griddle more delicate burgers, such as chicken or fish burgers. It helps hold them together better, as well as adds more of a fast food flavor.
BUFFALO BISON BURGERS WITH ONION RINGS AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
Ground bison meat is actually a healthier and more environmentally friendly option than ground beef. It is leaner than beef, and has lower amounts of fat, calories, and cholesterol, while having more protein and higher amounts of vitamins and minerals.
Adding “buffalo” sauce to the ground bison mixture is a fun play off of buffalo chicken wings. The blue cheese dressing cools off the heat of the sauce, while the onion rings add some crunch. These are best served on a hearty pretzel bun or roll to soak up all the juices!
After pulling the bison burgers off the TEC Grill, here’s the assembly:
-Place a leaf or two of romaine lettuce on the bottom half of a grilled bun.
-Top with a bison patty.
-Drizzle on some blue cheese dressing, as much as you like. For an easy home-made blue cheese dressing recipe, check this one from Food.com.
-Splash on more hot sauce if desired.
-Add a couple of grilled or baked onion rings, and close with the top half of the grilled bun.
FAJITA LIME CHICKEN BURGERS WITH JALAPENO GUACAMOLE AND ESCABECHE
This burger has all the flavors usually found in your favorite platter of sizzling fajitas! Coating the chicken burgers with lime juice, and then dipping in fajita spice adds lots of flavor to typically bland ground chicken. It also helps to give the burgers a delicious caramelized brown crust. These burgers definitely pack a little heat, both from the fresh jalapeno and tangy sour cream guacamole, as well as the pickled jalapeno and vegetable garnish.
If you can find Mexican torta rolls, that would definitely be the best bread for this burger. These rolls are usually flat ovals of chewy bread, perfect for putting on the grill. Look for rolls that are labeled: talera, bolillo, pan frances, or even Cuban bread would work too. Since the bread is more oval in shape, cut your round patties in half and stack together before grilling to better fit the bun.
After pulling the chicken burgers and buns off the TEC Grill, here’s the assembly:
-Place a chicken patty on the bottom half of a grilled bun.
-Top with a spoonful of the spicy jalapeno and sour cream guacamole. To make this, simply mix together mashed avocado with a little sour cream, along with chopped jalapeno, lime juice, and cilantro.
-Layer on some pickled jalapenos and vegetables (aka, escabeche), and garnish with fresh cilantro.
LEMONGRASS PORK SLIDERS WITH CHILI GARLIC MAYONNAISE AND CUCUMBER CARROT PICKLES
Herbal, spicy, creamy, and tangy, these burgers have so many complex flavors going on all together, that they would be best served as little three-bite sliders. We suggest putting them on sweet Hawaiian rolls to balance out the richness. Or serve these burgers in a lettuce wrap for a fresher tasting alternative.
Lemongrass is a woody stalk that needs to be finely chopped before adding to the pork mixture. To add even more flavor while grilling, throw a stalk or two of the lemongrass onto the grill to infuse the smoke with its delicate lemony essence. Below is the recipe for the pork burger mixture.
After pulling the pork sliders and buns off the TEC Grill, here’s the assembly:
-Spread some chili-garlic mayonnaise on the both halves of the bun. To make this, combine mayonnaise with spicy chili garlic sauce.
-Place a pork patty on the bottom half of a grilled bun.
-Top with some of the cucumber and carrot pickles (try this recipe if you want to make them yourself), and some fresh mint leaves.
-Close it with the top half of the bun.
Lemongrass Pork Burgers
1 pound ground pork
2 stalks lemongrass, peeled down to the soft core and finely chopped
2 shallots, finely minced
1 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 clove garlic, peeled and grated
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon lime zest
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Gently mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until well combined. Form into small slider patties, and place in refrigerator until ready to grill.
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Ali Sharifzade was born in 1992 in Tehran, Iran.
He graduated of photojournalism at news university and film making at Iranian youth cinema society. He began working professionally in the Iranian press when he was 22, at Pana News Agency.
His projects are about social issues and the younger generation in Iran.
He has been working on stories about the sports backstage and athletes in Iran for a while.
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Essential Purchases For a New Flat
Picture the scene: you’re hosting a dinner party to celebrate your recent move and things seem to be going rather swimmingly. Your cat has only attacked half your guests, you remembered to hang the thought-provoking paintings you bought yesterday and the drink is flowing merrily. Or it would be, if you had remembered to buy a bottle opener.
There are so many things that slip our minds when we're furnishing a new home, and many of these belong in the kitchen. One way to avoid being left high and dry is to visualise cooking your three favourite dinners and the utensils you’ll need to prepare them – pots, pans, baking trays, sieve, chopping board, spatula, grater, knives, mixing bowl, vegetable peeler and vegetable steamers. The length of your shopping list will depend on your culinary prowess.
Aside from the kitchen, it's also worth giving some thought to the colour scheme of each room, as this will determine many future choices when it comes to buying accent pieces. Whereas most of us will try to keep in mind a definite colour scheme, some will also attempt to create a theme, such as bohemian or minimal. It does require a lot more effort, but the end result is usually striking.
Once you’ve got an idea of what you want your flat to look like, you’ll of course need the basic furnishings (bed, wardrobe, dining table, chairs and sofa) if you haven’t got them already. Then come the homely touches that personalise your flat, such as bed linen, curtains, cushions and rugs. Ensure you take measurements of your rooms with you when you go shopping – curtains especially need to fit your windows exactly.
With well-placed lighting, the tone and size of a room can be easily manipulated. To make a room appear larger you can direct uplighters onto a pale ceiling, or simply ensure each corner is adequately lit. Alternatively, to bring a cosy feel to an imposingly large room, opt for table lamps or low-hanging lighting that creates intimate pools of light.
There are numerous finishing touches to consider, such as candles, plants and ornaments. Storage is also hugely important: the addition of a few hooks and racks can swiftly tidy up your belongings and make your flat seem more spacious.
When furnishing your flat, there's no better shopping companion than a Nectar Credit Card from American Express (Representative 19.9% APR variable), enabling you to collect Nectar points for every £1 you spend. Alternatively, receive cashback on your purchases to make your money go further, with the American Express Platinum Cashback Card. Representative 18.7% APR variable. | <urn:uuid:34f4056e-be92-4d67-8a8e-d85335d752d6> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://www.krizza-homes.com/2013/03/essential-purchases-for-new-flat.html | 2017-08-20T22:52:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106996.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820223702-20170821003702-00362.warc.gz | en | 0.945141 | 572 |
BST AVOCATS intervenes in the labour relations be it for the defence of the workers or employers.
Our lawyers support many companies in their day to day management of human resources for the strategies needed in order to put an end to a working relationship peacefully, legally and with a sense of justice.
Our law firm can be of help in case of conflicts.
We can also assist you for the defense of your rights, on the drafting of a contract, with a view to respect the compliance with labour law or collective agreements.
BST AVOCATS is also able to help its clients in parallel areas such as the law on social insurance in particular for problems of sickness or accidents, fiscal law on earned income or else residence permits for the practice of a gainful activity in Switzerland.
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U.S. News and Word Report White House correspondent Ken Walsh was on last night talking about his new book, Prisoners of the White House–The Isolation of America’s Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership. It is a fascinating account of how easy it is for presidents to lose touch with how everyday Americans think, act and live.
Starting with FDR, he breaks presidents into groups of who was able to stay in touch and who wasn’t. He gives high marks to FDR, Truman, Reagan, Clinton and Obama. Low marks go to LBJ, Nixon, Carter and the Bushes.
He notes that it takes an almost heroic effort to stay in touch and that a president has to use several avenues, including input from the first spouse. But he writes that it’s hard to give a president tough feedback, and that it’s common for an underling to promise to give the boss straight talk and then quiver in his presence–particularly in the intimidating setting of the Oval Office.
It’s a far cry from the days of Lincoln when practically anybody could walk right into the White House and talk to the President. Poor Abe only had two rooms to himself (and I assume one of them was the Lincoln bedroom!)
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Murray's Xmas Requests
Christmas is just a day away and Murray is here to fill your house with seasonal cheer. Oh, and four hours of non-stop rock chosen by YOU.
So start making that list and feel free to request as many songs each show as you like, either live or in advance.
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Are you planning on doing your first triathlon this year or tackling a new distance?
Whatever your goal, I have an affordable coaching package for you. Take the guesswork out of your training and let me guide you all the way to the finish line!
These coaching packages were developed by world-champion triathlete/coach Karen Smyers. Her 25 years of experience in the sport of triathlon has shaped her quality approach to training.
Each race package provides heart rate and perceived exertion-based workouts for the 10-week period in all three sports. All also include
• efficiency and form drills for each sport
• equipment tips
• nutrition recommendations
• motivational advice and mental tactics
• email access to Karen during the training phase to answer questions and provide individual feedback.
Season Prep coaching package $149 (choose long-distance or short)
This 12-week training plan will provide you with the base from which you can launch the rest of the season. Emphasis is on efficiency, strength training, and endurance in swimming, biking, and running as well as some cross-training activities.
Sprint distance coaching package: $89 (choose beginner or experienced)
Race-specific packages available for Danskin All-Women’s Triathlon, Timberman sprint, Hyannis Sprint, Falmouth Sprint, and Duxbury Tri among others.
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Race-specific packages available for Granite Ledges, Fairlee, Ashland, Cranberry Classic, Chicago, LA Triathlon among others.
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Race-specific packages available for Mooseman, Patriot Half, Providence 70.3, Eagleman, Timberman, Firmman, and Musselman among others.
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A disease marked by repeated episodes of increased bone resorption followed by excessive attempts at repair, resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass. The resultant architecture of the bone assumes a mosaic pattern in which the fibers take on a haphazard pattern instead of the normal parallel symmetry. MeSH
Organization Involved with Phase 4 Indications (1)
Hierarchy Tree View
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Smart Growth Program Associate – Baltimore, MD
Organization: 1000 Friends of Maryland
Position: Smart Growth Program Associate
Location: Baltimore, MD
Hours & Compensation: Full-time, $35,000 – $40,000.
Application Deadline: May 10, 2013 at 6 pm.
Posted On: April 16, 2013.
1000 Friends of Maryland works for a better quality of life by engaging all Marylanders to achieve vibrant communities and healthy rural economies.
We protect Maryland’s natural areas and open spaces, improve the quality of life in our communities, restore once vibrant cities and towns, and improve public transportation through meaningful public participation, education, research and advocacy. Formed in 1994 by a wide-ranging coalition including environmentalists, developers, historic preservationists, architects and urban planners, we began as an all-volunteer organization and hired our first staff in 1998.
The Policy Associate will help implement smart growth at the state and local level. This will involve taking state initiatives, such as PlanMaryland and the Watershed Implementation Plans, Agricultural Preservation and Sustainable Growth Act of 2012 and supporting organization efforts to implement successful programs at the local level. It will also entail supporting targeted campaigns to advance local smart growth efforts.
- Helping to implement state initiatives and local campaigns
- Outreach to local organizations, businesses, and governments to build support for effective policy at the county and municipal level. This includes speaking engagements and meetings.
- Creating communication tools including social media, email alerts, website content, fact sheets to build support for policy reform
- Effectively communicating economic and environmental arguments
- Researching existing state and local policy and related issues
- Helping to build, engage, and manage diverse coalitions.
- Assist with state-level policy reform during the Maryland legislative session
- Familiarity with Maryland environmental and smart growth issues
- Experience communicating policy issues to the general public
- Familiarity developing and implementing policy campaigns
- Excellent writing skills and experienced public speaker
- Proven ability to work effectively with diverse people and organizations
- Ability to tackle new assignments quickly
- Understanding of the state legislative process
- Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule, including some evenings and weekends
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Excellent personal and written communications
- Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet programs, social media and websites and general familiarity with database programs
- Reliable method of transportation and ability to attend meetings across the state
How to Apply:
Please email a cover letter outlining your relevant experience, a resume and a one or two page writing sample to firstname.lastname@example.org.
1000 Friends of Maryland, http://www.friendsofmd.org
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Conference Finals TV Schedule
(2) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Tampa Bay Lightning
Both of these clubs are terrific on the offensive end and can pile up goals quickly. The Bruins are led offensively by Milan Lucic, David Krejci, and Nathan Horton but they are very deep on the wings. As always, the Bolts are keyed by Martin St. Louis, Steven Stamkos, Vinny Lecavlier and Simon Gagne but they are deep as well. The difference will be made in net, as it usually is. Tim Thomas has been lights out all season for Boston but Dwayne "get off my lawn" Roloson has been solid of late in his own right and he has the edge in terms of playoff experience. I'm really liking Guy Boucher's upstart club in seven.
Tampa Bay in 7
Tampa Bay in 7
(1) Vancover Canucks vs. (2) San Jose Sharks
Well if you have followed my Stanley Cup playoffs predictions thus far this season, you know that I have not put a lot of trust in the San Jose Sharks, in fact I've picked them to lose every series just far. But I think this is their year. Their offense is as good as ever and while their defense has been average at best, the clutch play in net by Antti Niemi is the reason why they are still standing.
On the other hand, the Canucks are a more complete club with their deep and talented offense and their solid defense. Plus they have one of the game's elite goalie in Roberto Luongo. But Luongo's play has been widly inconsistent this postseason and I don't have much trust in him. I actually have more trust in Niemi based on what I've seen. And that's why I'm taking them.
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3573 Us 422
5113 Messer Airport Hwy Birmingham, AL
1525 Decatur Hwy Fultondale, AL
This joint is off the beaten path, but sure worth the stop. Our group of six was very satisfied with not only the food quality, but the prices as well.
November 19, 2008
Johnson Sisters Cafe
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Fulford Clarendon Associate Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
University of Oxford
Ph.D. (Philosophy and Neuroscience) Princeton University (2010)
B.A. Pomona College (2005)
My research centers on the role issues, or "questions," play in various aspects of our mental lives including attention, reasoning, and decision-making. With collaborators, I have developed the erotetic theory, according to which the aim of resolving questions is central to how the mind works. This line of inquiry has yielded a theory of our natural reasoning and decision-making capacity that accounts for empirically documented breakdowns like tempting fallacies and framing-effects, but that also explains the possibility of classical rationality. According to the erotetic theory, our minds naturally aim at answering questions as directly as possible, and if we are inquisitive enough in the process, we can get the kind of rationality required for science, philosophy, and classical economic agents as a special case.
Within the Laboratory for the Philosophy and Psychology of Rationality and Decision (LPPRD), we study the mind through formal theories of representational content based on notions like questions and exact truth-making, and we conduct relevant experiments. Among other things, this research has led to the discovery of new framing effects in moral judgment, models of distraction and of delusional thinking, several new tempting reasoning fallacies, and a large-scale computer simulation of how fisherman decision-making interacts with marine ecology.
[January 18, 2017]
POSEIDON Meeting, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, WA.
Beau Mount joins LPPRD as a post-doc!
[September 10th, 2016]
Keynote Lecture at Poznan Reasoning Week, University of Poznan, Poland.
Presentations at International Conference on Thinking at Brown University, and Cognitive Science Society Meeting, Philadelphia.
[July 27th, 2016.]
“Some reflections on mental models: mind, language, and society.” Talk at Vittorio Girotto Memorial Conference, Birkbeck College, London.
[June 8th, 2016]
Talk at London Judgment and Decision Making seminar, University College London
[June 1-4, 2016]
Presentation at the Society for Philosophy and Psychology Meeting, University of Texas at Austin.
[May 4th -5th, 2016]
Lectures at University of Barcelona/LOGOS
[April 13, 2016]
Ocean Conservancy POSEIDON meeting, New Orleans
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Starting last August, I am currently leasing a BMW 328i coupe. Before that, I had only had older used cars - I'd never owned a car with less than 100,000 miles before this BMW. It being my first new car, there are some things I've been surprised about coming from cars that I've had to be intricately involved with in maintenance and repair.
I misread the "miles until next oil change" computer readout as "miles driven to get your oil changed" so mistakenly brought it to the dealership to get it changed. The service guy mentioned that he'd seen people have to bring it in anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 miles (or some such numbers, can't remember exactly). I drove away, and then thought: "wait, does the car know that"?
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An employer and soldier talk at a Hiring Our Heroes job fair. Photo via fb.com
A startup is trying to make the job-search process easier.
Start Garden, the $15-million seed fund in Grand Rapids, said last week that it will invest $5,000 in Jobsyful.
Mobile job hunting
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Using Facebook or LinkedIn to create a profile, the user could browse through posted jobs within their area.
Users could swipe up on a posting to apply for the position or swipe down to delete the post if they’re uninterested.
Nick Ruimveld, founder and developer of Jobsyful, said the investment by Start Garden is exciting, and the idea for Jobsyful came after recognizing paper applications for employment are becoming obsolete.
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Harry Doyle Quotes in Major League (1989)
Harry Doyle Quotes:
Harry Doyle: One hit,that's all we got, one goddamn hit?
Assistant: You can't say goddamn on the air.
Harry Doyle: Don't worry, nobody is listening anyway.
Harry Doyle: JUST a bit outside.
Harry Doyle: Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Indians won a pennant.
Heywood: [Hayes has just reached on an infield single] You really knocked the crap out of that one.
Willie Mays Hayes: Oh, I plan to get at least a double out of this.
[shows Heywood his black gloves]
Willie Mays Hayes: I bought a hundred of these. One for every base I'm gonna steal. Excuse me while I take my first step toward the Hall of Fame.
Heywood: My ass.
Harry Doyle: [Hayes takes his lead off first base] We don't know where Hayes played last year, but I'm sure he did a hell of a job.
Heywood: Real hard to steal second with your shoe untied.
Harry Doyle: [Hayes looks down, then gets thrown out by the pitcher] Throw to first... Hayes is picked off! Personally, I think we got hosed on that call.
Harry Doyle: In case you haven't noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven't, the Indians have managed to win a few here and there, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar.
Harry Doyle: The post-game show is brought to you by...
[searches through his papers]
Harry Doyle: Christ, I can't find it. To hell with it.
Harry Doyle: [before the playoff game] Monty, anything to add?
Colorman: Ummm... no.
Harry Doyle: He's not the best colorman in the league for nothing, folks!
Harry Doyle: [Vaughn is coming out to pitch] So, here is Rick Vaughn, the one they call the "Wild Thing". So, he sets and deals.
[Vaughn throws a wild pitch]
Harry Doyle: Just a bit outside, he tried the corner and missed.
[Vaughn throws another wild pitch]
Harry Doyle: Ball 4.
[Vaughn throws another wild pitch]
Harry Doyle: Ball 8.
[Vaughn throws another wild pitch]
Harry Doyle: Low, and he walks the bases loaded on 12 straight pitches. How can these guys lay off pitches that close?
Harry Doyle: This guy threw at his own son in a father son game.
Harry Doyle: [an Indians pitcher is removed from the game] Well, you can close the book on Kellner.
[covers the microphone with his hand]
Harry Doyle: Thank God!
Harry Doyle: [about Haywood] Haywood is coming up to the plate, who is now leading the league in every offensive catagory, including nosehair.
Harry Doyle: [after Vaughn was tossed from the game] So, an eerie start for the Erie warriors as they drop a heartbreaker to the Yankees, nine to nothing. The pst game show is brought to you by...
[Rifles through papers]
Harry Doyle: Christ I can't find it, the hell with it.
Harry Doyle: [after Vaughn accidentally hits Coleman of the Yankees] Uh, oh.
Lou Brown: Interesting.
Harry Doyle: [Seeing the Umpire throw out Vaughn] 'Bout time it's Eight nothing.
Umpire: You, you're gone.
Rick Vaughn: What?
Umpire: You hear me, you're gone.
Rick Vaughn: He was on top of the plate.
Heywood: Oh, c'mon that's horseshit.
Lou Brown: [to Pepper] I think you can get him out of there.
Rick Vaughn: The ball slipped out of my hand, it was an accident.
Umpire: You threw at him intentionally.
Rick Vaughn: Oh, kiss my ass.
Umpire: Get out of here.
Rick Vaughn: You're full of shit, fuck you!
Umpire: Get out of here, rookie.
Rick Vaughn: Hey, why don't you blow me, ump?
Harry Doyle: Heywood leads the league in most offensive categories, including nose hair. When this guy sneezes, he looks like a party favor.
Harry Doyle: [as Haywood hits a high-fly ball] Haywood swings and crushes this one towrd South America. Tomlinson is gonna need a Visa to catch this one, it is out of here, and there is nothing left but a vapor trail.
Harry Doyle: The Indians win it! The Indians win it! Oh my GOD, the Indians win it!
Harry Doyle: And Heywood crushes one towards South America!
Harry Doyle: [after Vaughn throws 12 wild pitches and hits Coleman the next batter] Whoa! It's about time, it's 8-nothing.
Harry Doyle: So a tough loss for the Indians as Pedro Cerrano doubles off a pigeon and is tagged out while administering CPR before the tying run could score. Funny game ain't it Monty?
Monte: Well at least the bird survived.
Harry Doyle: Who cares? It's a rat with wings.
Harry Doyle: [drunk] So, Hiroshi "Kamikaze" Tanaka, recently of the Tokyo Giants, knocks himself cold for the second time this week. Maybe in Japan, that's actually better than catching the ball. Personally, I think he's just trying to get out of the lineup.
[Willie is in his first at-bat and points his bat to the left field fence]
Harry Doyle: And look at this. Willie Mays Hayes is calling his shot.
Johnny: All right Willie! Right here!
Rube Baker: What's he pointing at? Does he know somebody out there!
Harry Doyle: Hayes steps in and gets his pitch. There's a swing and it's going toward left. And it is...
[Willie hits the ball and the left fielder catches it at the warning track]
Harry Doyle: Not quite gone.
Willie Mays Hayes: That had to be the wind.
Johnny: It must have been the wind.
[after Hayes calls a shot to left field and flies out to left for the second time]
Harry Doyle: You know, he could be pointing at the left fielder.
Harry Doyle: Hello everybody. Harry Doyle here, welcoming all you Wahoo maniacs to the year's first session of Tribe Talk. As you know, the Indians had a Cinderella season last year. Despite the fact that *toxic* owner Rachel Phelps wanted the team to lose so she could move it to Florida, the Indians won the American League East for the first time since divisional play began. Rachel's gone now, thank God, having sold the team to retired Indian third baseman Roger Dorn, after a long, hard fought series of negotiations.
[flashback to negotiations]
Roger Dorn: Mmmight be willing to go as high as a hundred.
Rachel Phelps: 120.
Roger Dorn: 120? Rachel, you just started at 110!
Rachel Phelps: 130!
Roger Dorn: Rachel, this isn't fair!
Rachel Phelps: 140!
Roger Dorn: [desperately begging] 130!
Rachel Phelps: 150!
Roger Dorn: [immediately gives in] We'll take it!
Rachel Phelps: Oooh, you're good Dorn.
Harry Doyle: [scene returns to radio show] Even with Dorn in the owner's box, the Indians are solid favorites to repeat in the East, and to go all the way to the World Series. And why not? Look at the lineup we have coming back. First of all, the Cuban Crusher, the voodoo man with a bad attitude, Pedro Cerrano. Even though his training methods were a little unusual, Pedro finished in the top five in homers, RBI's, slugging percentage and total baldness. Also back is centerfielder Willie May Hayes, who came out of nowhere to lead the league in great catches and stolen bases. We're told he starred in an action movie during the offseason, where he not only did his own stunts, but even his own acting. And don't forget about catcher and team leader Jake Taylor. Despite chronic knee problems he had a fine season, and beat out the bunt that drove in the run that won the division title. And finally one of the brightest young stars in the game today, Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn. Vaughn began the season in the uniform of the California Penal League and had some control problems early on. But with the help of a pair of black hornrims, he went on to set a Major League record for strikeouts in a season by an ex-carcy. All in all, things couldn't be looking better for the Tribe.
Harry Doyle: Well he's gonna walk Beck to pitch to Parkman obviously Taylor's thinking... I don't know WHAT the hell he's thinking.
[Harry is drunk when he introduces the game]
Harry Doyle: Hello, Tribe fans, welcome to Major League Baseball... sort of. The attendance today is 14 hundred and 12. Most of them left after that 10 run inning the Red Sox put up. Take over Monty, I'm in the bag.
[head hits desk]
Monte: [as the outfielder catches the ball, the crowd is disappointed] Fly ball... Caught!
Harry Doyle: He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one; that baby's out of here.
Harry Doyle: [after Rube reaches base on a severely sprained ankle] Well, The Indians have a runner. I think I'll wet my pants.
Harry Doyle: [drunk] Bottom of the 9th, Cleveland down 1 to nothing. Baker steps in he's 0 for... I don't know. Who cares? The pitch
[Baker hits a slow roller and limps down the line]
Harry Doyle: Baker swings and sends a *real screamer* towards short. Ah wrap up with it, fires to first... and Baker beats it with a head-first slide. So the Indians have a runner. I think I'll wet my pants.
Harry Doyle: Well fans, Roger Dorn has done a little redecorating around the ballpark. The outfield walls now look like the yellow pages. And any of you folks having trouble finding a good proctologist, might want to come down here and check out the area around the 375 foot sign. As for the game, we've got a real nailbiter here tonight. It's a lot closer than that 11-2 score.
Harry Doyle: Cerrano doing some interesting limbering up exercises in right.
Harry Doyle: [covers microphone] What a pansy!
[batter hits a fly ball]
Harry Doyle: Here's a fly ball hit to right. Easy play for Cerrano, under it now, and makes the catch...
[ball hits Cerrano's glove and goes over fence]
Harry Doyle: No, that ball is off his glove and outta here! So credit Cerrano with an RBI, and that play could be a finalist in the Trojan-Enz Boner of the Week Award.
Harry Doyle: Tribe fans, we're one out away from our second consecutive divisional title. Rick Vaughn has gone 3 and 2 to Mel Koskie. Here's the pitch. Ball four, and he walked him. That's going to bring the tying run to the plate for the Toronto Blue Jays. A little excitement here at the end. I know I wouldn't have it any other way, and I'm sure you folks feel the same.
[takes out a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey]
Harry Doyle: We're in the top of the 9th inning leading 10-7, bases loaded, two down, and Rick Vaughn has come on to try to nail it down against Felipe Aguilar, a dangerous right-handed batter. Here's the pitch.
[Aguilar crushes it]
Harry Doyle: Aww, shit.
Johnny, Bobby, Vic: [in unison] No! No! No!
Harry Doyle: If that's not Shaquille O'Neal in left, that baby's outta here.
Johnny: [catches the ball in the stands for a home run] NO! You rotten bums! You overpaid weenies! Mild thing, you make my butt sting! I *detest* you! You're all garbage! All of ya! Back up the truck! Back it up!
Harry Doyle: Rick Vaughn gets the starting call today. We're told he matured a lot over the winter. Apparently he's bathing now. Congratulations, Rick. As you know, Monte, Vaughn's been working on a couple of new pitches, the Eliminator and the Humilator, to complement his fastball, the Terminator.
Monte: I heard that.
Harry Doyle: Dynamite drop-in, Monte. That broadcast school has really paid off.
Harry Doyle: You know I used to hate Parkman when he was with the A's. It's amazing how a new uniform can change your attitude about a guy.
Harry Doyle: He's still a dick.
Harry Doyle: My God! Good news fans, the Indians are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact they appear to be beating the crap out of each other. It looks like Willie Hayes is trying to hit Rick Vaughn, and why not, everyone else in the league does. Hayes swings and misses. I don't know Monte, it looks like Vaughn is carrying his left a little low. This could hurt him in the later rounds.
Harry Doyle: [Drinking whiskey, and sounding drunk] Hello, fans. Welcome back to major league baseball, sort of. Today's attendende is...
[Looks at his paper]
Harry Doyle: 1,214. Most of them left after the 10-run inning the red Sox put up, take over Monte, I'm in the bag.
[Passes out on the desk]
Monte: [Slightly excited] Me?
[Sees Cerrano hit a line drive]
Monte: Fly ball,
[sees the Red Sox right fielder catch the ball]
[Then, sees the Indians fight each other]
Monte: Hey, wake up.
Harry Doyle: What? My god. the Indians are showing signs of life in weeks.
[Willie and Rick are about to punch each other]
Harry Doyle: It seems that Willie Mays Hayes is trying to hit Vaughn, who blames him, everybody else in the league does.
[Rick tries to puch Willie , who ducks out of the way]
Harry Doyle: Vaughn is hanging his left a little low, this could hurt him in the later rounds.
Harry Doyle: [about Willie Mays Hayes] Went to see his movie but it was only out for two and a half hours. I was told, however, that it was in focus.
[Harry Doyle has been summoned by his parole officer]
Richie Evans: I got a call from the rest home today. She said that you were being a disruptive influence during lunch. That you refused to eat your spinach soufflé, and that you caused a riot. And that last night you made love to a woman.
Harry Doyle: Do you make love to women, Richie?
Richie Evans: Well, yes. Of course I do.
Harry Doyle: Then how come when you do it, you're a stud and when I do it I'm a disruptive influence to society.
Richie Evans: Because I'm only 28 and you're 72.
Harry Doyle: [on the radio to Yablonski] We're running to Mexico!
Archie Long: Tell him to open the switches all the way, or we'll wreck the goddamn train.
Harry Doyle: [on the radio] Open the switches all the way, or we'll wreck the goddamn train.
Leon B. Little: Let's wreck the goddamn train anyway!
Leon B. Little: I wanna get a hundred of those coppers.
Harry Doyle: There's only fifty Leon.
Leon B. Little: So? I'll shoot 'em all twice!
[Harry and Archie have crashed a train into Mexico. The federales show up]
Federale Captain: Buenos dias señores. Put up your hands. I'm afraid you're under arrest.
[the federales aim their guns at Harry and Archie]
Harry Doyle: Eh, now wait a minute, wait a minute. This ain't fair!
Federale Captain: No?
Archie Long: Señor, there's twelve of you and... just two of us.
Federale Captain: Si?
Harry Doyle: A-and you got guns, and we got nothin'.
Federale Captain: But this is how we put you under arrest señor!
Archie Long: Where we come from...
[points back to the US]
Archie Long: ...they've got rules about making arrests.
Federale Captain: Rules?
[Harry and Archie nods]
Archie Long: Si.
Federale Captain: What kind of rules?
[Harry and Archie glance amused at each other with a "here we go again" look]
Archie Long: Well... for one thing...
[Archie kicks the captain in the crotch]
Archie Long: [from trailer]
[to the engineer]
Archie Long: Your train is being robbed.
Train Engineer: You're crazy. Nobody robs trains anymore.
Harry Doyle: [comes up behind engineer and puts gun to his neck] I'd say you've been misinformed.
Harry Doyle: Well, what do you want to do now, Archie? Steal another empty armored truck? Maybe start a collection?
Archie Long: No, we've got to do something big. Something they woun't laugh at.
Harry Doyle: Like what?
Archie Long: We could take down the flier!
Harry Doyle: The Gold Coast Flier? That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard!
Archie Long: That's what you said about the armored truck.
Harry Doyle: No, I said the armored truck was dumb. This is stupid.
Archie Long: I never thought the great Harry Doyle would turn into a gutless wimp!
Harry Doyle: Keep it up Arch, I'll put another hole in that chin a yours!
Harry Doyle: What the hell are you doing here? I thought you was workin'.
Archie Long: I quit.
Harry Doyle: You quit?
Archie Long: Couldn't take it anymore. People treating me like dirt ever since I got out of jail. Sweeping out toilets, scraping crud off dishes, my girlfriend tryin' to kill me with sex - and I'm dressing like Bozo the Clown, just to fit in! I don't want to fit in anymore.
Harry Doyle: That makes two of us.
Archie Long: I'm tellin' ya, Harry...
Harry Doyle: I know, I know. We could have got away with it.
Archie Long: Did I say that before?
Harry Doyle: Every day for thirty years.
Harry Doyle: And I ain't goin' to your funeral!
Archie Long: You ain't invited!
Harry Doyle: I never met so many stupid people in one day.
Harry Doyle: There ain't nothing to steal on the Gold Coast Flier.
Archie Long: So? We'll steal the whole Goddamn train and ride it to Mexico.
Harry Doyle: What for?
Archie Long: To prove we can do it! It's the only thing that we'll have done to have worked out.
Harry Doyle: You can't do this!
Archie Long: Harry, I'm sick and tired of you telling me what I can do and what I can't do.
Harry Doyle: Archie, the Gold Coast Flier is no armored truck. It's a 70-ton train speeding at 100 miles per hour.
Archie Long: That didn't stop us the last time.
Harry Doyle: The last time we were 30 years younger and we got caught. We were put away for 30 years!
Archie Long: Now we're 30 years smarter. We woun't make the same mistakes.
Harry Doyle: That's right. Because we ain't gonna do it.
Bank Robber #1: [as Harry wrests his gun from him] I'll kill you, man! I was only kiddin', Grampa! Let me go!
Harry Doyle: Grampa, huh?
Archie Long: What are you gonna do with him, Harry?
Harry Doyle: I'm gonna blow his head off.
Archie Long: No, you don't want to do that.
Harry Doyle: He was disrespectful to me!
Archie Long: But you just got your suit cleaned. You'll get brains all over it.
Harry Doyle: This punk don't have any brains.
Archie Long: Yeah. But there'll be blood. All red and sticky, *bleah*. It'll be messy.
Harry Doyle: Get a mop!
Archie Long: Okay...
[Harry cocks the gun and the robber faints]
Archie Long: These guys are in the wrong business.
Harry Doyle: They don't make crooks like they used to.
Harry Doyle: We ain't gonna rob no train!
Harry Doyle: You know, Arch, I never met so many stupid people in one day.
Archie Long: Ugly too.
Leon B. Little: Ah, lovers' quarrel! It breaks my heart. Turn around, worm food! Start walking! And don't try anything stupid or you'll die right here! And don't let the goggles fool ya, buster! I'm a sharpshooter!
[They enter an alleyway]
Leon B. Little: All right, turn here! Turn! What the hell is this, a parade?
Harry Doyle: Where are we going, friend?
Leon B. Little: We're going up this alley, 'friend'.
Archie Long: And then what?
Leon B. Little: And then I'm coming out... alone.
[Harry and Archie move a construction barrier and Leon falls screaming down a manhole]
Leon B. Little: Come back, you bastards! Let's finish it once and for all! You'll rot! It stinks down here!
Harry Doyle: Finish it? Finish what?
Archie Long: You sure you don't know that guy?
Harry Doyle: No.
Leon B. Little: Damn it, I'm up to my knees in guck!
Harry Doyle: Could we be losing our memories?
Archie Long: I dunno. Could be, Harry.
Leon B. Little: I'm gonna get pneumonia!
Archie Long: Who the hell are you, anyway?
Leon B. Little: I'm Peter Pan. I've come to take you to Never-Never Land, okay? But you won't be comin' back!
Harry Doyle: You mind telling us why you want to kill us?
Leon B. Little: I'm Leon B. Little.
Archie Long, Harry Doyle: So?
Leon B. Little: Leon B. Little! Don't the name mean nothin' to ya?
Archie Long, Harry Doyle: No.
Leon B. Little: Do you at least know Vinnie Mendelman?
Archie Long, Harry Doyle: Yeah.
Leon B. Little: [to a reporter] Thank God they know somebody!
[after accidentally-on-purpose spilling a soft drink on the Minnesota announcer]
Harry Doyle: Oh, I'm so sorry. Here, here's a twenty. Go get yourself another suit.
Harry Doyle: Wingate is what you'd call a finesse pitcher. Relies on control, accuracy, not speed. They time this kid's fastball with an hourglass!
Harry Doyle: Lance the Dance scores on what appears to be a triple axle thrown in with a salchow.
Boll Weevils Announcer: What's he doing, is that a curtsey?
Harry Doyle: Lance the Dance is entertaining the crowd. He is blowing kisses and curtseying. This must go back to his days as a balladeer.
Boll Weevils Announcer: Oh, he was a singer?
Harry Doyle: Dancer.
Boll Weevils Announcer: Oh.
Harry Doyle: And here's Cerrano, returning to baseball after taking some time off to search for... whatever the hell it was he lost. Maybe his mind!
Harry Doyle: Yes, sir, I remember Gus Cantrell from the old California AA League. That was before Diet Coke became my beverage of choice. Gus was a pretty fair pitcher, but he'll have to be more than "pretty fair" to bring this bunch close to anything resembling a baseball team.
[turns to color man and places his hand on the mic]
Harry Doyle: They suck.
Harry Doyle: The brothers Lopez steal second and third. Either somebody got their signals crossed or this is starting to look like a baseball team.
Harry Doyle: It's been a while.
Gus Cantrell: Yeah, well one thing never changes.
Harry Doyle: What's that?
Gus Cantrell: Butterflies.
Harry Doyle: Oh. What a decade to quit drinking.
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My mom stuck around another few days so hubby and I could have a much-needed day together. We hiked Mt. Washington yesterday and today I can barely walk (my kids tell me I look like an old lady trying to get out of my chair and walking down the stairs). Holy workout! Before putting my mom on the plane this afternoon we walked around Portland Head Light and the kids played in the water. And then another teary goodbye.
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New service business, any tips to help me grow?
CantStartaFireWithoutaSpark · 17/12/2021 14:39
I set up a new business in July. It’s a coaching service.
To begin i have set up a social media presence on Instagram. I spend a lot of time putting up useful posts and stories. My ethos is to show up no matter every single day.
I also do lots of free advice, Q&A’s, private message people etc. Daily interactions with my audience.
I’m getting great feedback, people are really starting to like what they are seeing.
My problem is, I’m not converting my new following into sales for my coaching. I’m not massively pushy admittedly.
I’m here to ask for any tips or advice to grow my following on Instagram to then start to turn my followers into paying customers. I have a website too.
Any ideas. It’s so much slower than I could have ever expected.
Any advice welcome.
macshoto · 17/12/2021 15:01
A lot of competition in the coaching market. What is it that you have to offer that others don't?
Instagram isn't where I would go to look for a coach - but that may depend on who your market is. Have you got the analytics to know whether your Instagram posts are driving people to your website for more information?
LinkedIn is probably where I would expect to buy/sell coaching - but that may be because I am thinking career rather than life coaching.
You probably need to be quite explicit about what you are offering as your coaching service if you are to get people to buy. Are you getting people to a first meeting? If not, what are you doing to invite them to have that first meeting - will it cost, or will it be free? what will they get from a first meeting? etc.
Three successful coaches I know might provide you with some pointers if you study their sites and social media (a mix of LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Podcasts etc.)
Carol Riley: coachingbystillwaters.com
David Lancefield: davidlancefield.com
Helena Bailey: phoenixcoaching.me.uk
CantStartaFireWithoutaSpark · 17/12/2021 18:06
Without giving too much away, as you would find me Instantly, it’s a very specific market, with a very specific audience which are heavy social media users. Which is why it’s a good place to start for people to get to know me.
There aren’t many at all offering what I do, so it is again quite niche. It’s almost like my challenge is, how do you convince someone to invest in themselves when the results are not tangible. Coaching is mindset, problem solving etc. Generally that’s the area people won’t put money into.
I do a free 15 minute consultation, to determine fit. But I don’t get much bite for that even. I’m still very fresh, so I know these things take time. But Is there anything more I can do?
RunningInTheWind · 17/12/2021 21:10
I think that’s it - you’re unable to articulate your tangible benefit.
David is Very clear in how he helps, Carol also details the benefits - I’m struggling with Helena tbh - far too vague IMO.
Too many coaches think the answer lies in social media marketing. It doesn’t. Buyers use google and do their due diligence. Browsers and people who don’t make decisions use sm!
You need to build a strong presence away from Instagram. Happy to do a quick audit on your site/funnel if you PM me a link.
cruffin · 18/12/2021 10:06
@CantStartaFireWithoutaSpark I have found people are very happy to take all the free advice on Instagram but getting them to pay is way more difficult.
Yummypumpkin · 18/12/2021 10:12
It is good you have a very clear target audience.
Have you done promoted posts on Insta?
These would need to communicate a clear benefit in a given time frame ideally.
Without promotion, it is hard to get traction from organic social media as a new business.
And are you clear about:
What the coaching product is
What the cost is
What the duration is
Can you do any case studies?
You could even reach out on social media to people who would act as case studies and receive free or discounted coaching?
CantStartaFireWithoutaSpark · 18/12/2021 20:06
Hi all, sorry for the delay, I had my booster and oh my the headaches. But I'm feeling better now.
Thanks for all your posts, you are all giving me a new perspective for sure. @RunningInTheWind that is actually such a kind offer which I would love to take you up on. My fear is, you will think I'm an idiot when you see how much I could be doing better. Are you still keen?
I have promoted posts on insta, but have been tactful to build up my following before I start bombarding with conversion posts. So I've promoted more helpful posts, that will attract people to my page, rather than here pay for me (so far!). I want to show them before that they want to go to me and become likeable in that sense. I've just reached 1000 followers, even with a nice competition under my belt. It's just so much slower than I ever expected. I'm hoping this 1k is the tipping point for people to start paying more attention.
I have the cost, benefits and duration all outlined on my website. However, not so much on Insta, as I am trying to build up my 'loyal' following. But I'm feeling more confident to start conversion posts now. It's an important season let's say in my industry so I've been prepping posts for that to start sending and promoting to attract new people in my target market.
Cast studies, I've not considered. How would that work?
I've not done anything with discounts yet, as I'm waiting for more bites, I feel like I'll educate what I do, then offer a discount when I have some real interest.
The truth is - I'm ooooozing with ideas, I've so much to give, but need to be more patient and kinder to myself for not succeeding yet. So I'm trying to take it slow and focus on that following.
I do need to think more outside of Social Media. It is something I haven't put too much thought into. Novice! I use WIX as my website builder, I've created the entire thing myself, so I'm sure there are means to improve my chances by using ad words better etc.
I've not really asked for help or paid anyone specialist to guide me. I wouldn't know where to start tbh.
I love your posts so far, thank you.
Yummypumpkin · 27/12/2021 23:56
Saw your bump. I already commented and your response was you wanted to do your own thing.
If you want to grow your business then stop thinking the number of instagram followers is televantband frankly either take expert advice or stop bumping a thread where you ignore it.
I'm paid good money to help start ups fly. You're not interested. So stop bumping and start actually listening.
PlatinumBrunette · 28/12/2021 00:07
You’re expecting way too much if you think you’d make it after just 5 months.
Do your potential clients hang out on Instagram? Are you following and interacting with them?
Do you have an email list? If not, start getting people onto one so you can target people who are genuinely interested in your service.
You get them on to your email list with a lead magnet - usually a free download of super-valuable info. Then you create a funnel on your email list to try and convert them.
That’s just for starters!
niceupthedanceagain · 02/01/2022 06:58
When I've looked for a coach before I looked local to me so getting SEO for your website or using local Facebook may be better ?
If on insta a free online taster course may help to market your service
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I must say that it is rather strange to re-move into a home. There is also something very comfortable about it. The area is not new, the house is not new. It fits.
We moved back to our little house on the meadow one week ago. Davin and I have been packing, unpacking and sorting for almost two weeks now. I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that Davin is over it! He is ready for his life to have a little fun in it and I am pretty sure he does not want to see me organize one more closet or unpack one more box. Poor Davin. Last night we did take a little break and head over to my in-laws for some dinner and visiting. Davin was thrilled.
I feel like I have a new attitude since coming back. Maybe God needed to move me away to deal with my heart. There was time that was wasted since living in NJ. I never seemed to quite be settled in some ways. I kept waiting for something else to happen. When we move into our own house... When we put an addition on the house... You get the picture. So do I. No more living like that.
So, I have taken our cute little house and organized it like crazy. I have hung new pictures on the wall and taken a lot of time to arrange the furniture. It feels like home.
I have one more room to tackle today to make my goal for the week. You see, a certain Cheney Boy is coming home from vacation with Renee's family tomorrow. He will be here for one week and then be moving back to college and onto the rest of his life. I am ready to suck every second out of the next week with my boy.
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“It is such a privilege to represent Native American issues and culture on a national platform, and I am honored that my colleagues in the caucus have elected me to serve in this role,” said Scott, D-Tulsa. “I hope to use this role to encourage partnerships with other states that leverage Oklahoma’s unique position as a national leader on energy, health and infrastructure projects among the various tribes. We have an expertise built on experience here in Oklahoma that we can transplant to other states and regions to benefit the lives of so many more Native Americans.”
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>One problem I have now (& before) is that the starter won't engage. I checked for 12 volts at the #30 terminal on the relay: it's OK. Checked for 12 volts at the relay, when turning the key to "start": that's OK too and you can hear the relay click. I guess next step is to see if the starter will engage by using a remote switch at the yellow + battery connection at the starter. Any other ideas?
Starter engagement is triggered by:
Ignition switch turned to start position energizes yellow wire on terminal
Yellow wire energizes coil of starter relay (Relay V on the '93). If terminal 85 of relay is grounded thru the starter safety switch on the transmission, the relay will operate.
Starter Relay connects constant-hot terminal 30 to load terminal 87.
Terminal 87 energizes (among other things) yellow wire in Plug terminal C12.
Yellow wire energizes starter solenoid, which energizes starter.
Ensure that starting is safe. Remove Relay V. Touch a jumper from terminal 30 to terminal 87 in the socket. If starter operates, wiring to starter solenoid, solenoid and starter are probably OK.
If starter does not operate, put voltmeter from large terminal on solenoid to ground. There should be battery voltage - 12 to 12.6 vdc. If not check battery and cables. Touch jumper from 30 to 87 in Relay V socket. If voltage drops, battery or cables may be bad. If voltage does not drop, put voltmeter from starter body to good chassis connection. There should be zero vdc. Touch jumper between 30 and 87 in Relay V socket. If there is any voltage, clean or replace the ground cable going from the right side of the engine to the chassis.
If the solenoid clacks sharply when the jumper is touched from 30 to 87 in Relay V, but the starter does not operate, check starter solenoid and starter.
If the starter operates when the jumper is touched from 30 to 87 in Relay V
socket, but not when the Relay is installed and the ignition switch is
turned tot he start position. connect a voltmeter from terminal 86 in the
socket to a good ground. Turn the ignition key to the start position -
there should be 12 vdc on terminal 86. If there is, move the voltmeter
ground connection to terminal 85 in the socket. Turn the ignition key to
the start position. If there is 12 vdc between terminal 85 and terminal 86,
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Two Forest Service shelters in the Wrangell Ranger District were vandalized earlier this month and officials are looking for information.
Bob Lippert is the developed recreation manager for the Wrangell Ranger District. He says sometime between September 2nd and 11th, the North Wrangell High Country Shelter on Wrangell Island was vandalized.
“There was a fire started on the floor of the shelter. The floor is plywood and the fire burned all the way through the floor and damaged some of the structure underneath including a post and one of the joists. So there’s a hole all the way through the floor. You can see the ground underneath,” says Lippert.
He says that in a separate incident, vandals also damaged the Kunk Lake Shelter on Etolin Island.
“The report was a lot of food waste all over the place and garbage everywhere. Also, somebody had started a fire on the deck over there as well. It burned a hole through either the porch of the shelter or the deck around the shelter,” says Lippert.
The damage was reported by people visiting the shelters.
Lippert says those visitors tried to clean up the Kunk Lake site as best as they could. But, they had limited space to pack out the trash that was strewn about.
He says access is a big problem when it comes to repairing damage at many of these shelters. It costs more time and money to get to remote sites.
“The High Country shelter is over a three-mile hike up there to carry a piece of plywood. It might involve helicopter time. So, it could get into the thousand dollar range or more just to repair the hole,” says Lippert.
And money is an issue for the Forest Service. He says some other projects may fall by the wayside just to scrape up enough money to fix these shelters.
“Recreation funding on the Tongass is being cut every year. You know, we’re facing another possible 30% cut next year. With that comes reduced money to just do general maintenance. So, anything out of the ordinary that happens—like this—cuts that much deeper into it,” says Lippert.
But, Lippert says, that’s not main reason he thinks it’s so unfortunate when people mistreat these recreation sites.
“I know for me, personally, it’s not so much the trouble it causes me or my job or the Forest Service. It’s just that they’re ruining it for the next people that go there. And it’s a small enough community that most likely the next people that go there could possibly be somebody that you know or you’re related to. It’s just frustrating to make something worse than it was before for the next person that comes along,” says Lippert.
Lippert says the High Country shelter will probably be closed until it’s been repaired. A hole in the floor is a safety hazard for visitors.
He says the Kunk Lake shelter will most likely remain open, unless the damage is found to be more extensive.
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Commissioner Hall resigns, to plead guilty to wire fraud
September 23, 2013
Lee County Commissioner Tammy Hall has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and has resigned her seat on the elected board. Acting United States Attorney A....
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Saffron flavored Blueberry and Mango sweetened Yogurt
[aahm ruh khand] (hindi/sanskrit)
Summer – the most awaited season of the year, to me is a season of self-pampering with fruits, be it sweet cherries or delicate berries in hues of reds, powdery blues and shining blacks. Given my self confessed love for mangoes, it is even more so, when mango season pleasantly overlaps with that of the berries. I get to have the better, if not best of both worlds. You see, best of the best Alphonso mangoes don’t come anywhere outside India!
Let me indulge you in a fruit dessert we enjoyed thoroughly licking every centimeter of the spoon last week. It is a dessert showcasing fresh fruits with zero baking and of course, minus the pile of guilt. What comes through is a perfect creamy and not so rich package to satiate a yearning sweet tooth, yet in a healthy way. Here it is:
Strained Yogurt + sweetener aka sugar + spices (saffron and cardamom) = Shrikhand
Blend in some rich pulpy flavorful mangoes into a Shrikhand and voila! you have
Aamrakhand = (Aam + Shrikhand) [ Aam - Mango]
Here’s an elaborate on from Wiki. Kitchendaily also comes very close to precise on the definition of Shrikhand.
Make your own equation by adding or subtracting the variants like sweetener, spices and fruit(s). I just took a tiny leap by introducing blueberries to the blend and dared to think I had an improvisation. You’ve got to eat to declare it “Ambrosia of the Gods” err “Greek Gods” may be!
Takeaway: Strawberries and Mangoes are not the be-all and end-all of a successful Berry-Mango relationship. Blueberries and Mangoes make just as wonderful a couple too.
We had recently gone blueberry picking at a nearby farm. After an hour of blueberry search & picking under the hot sun (albeit, it wasn’t even 11:00 in the morning), I could gather just close to a pound.
Only after that did I fully realize why they are priced so; Blueberry picking is indeed labor intensive and a litmus test for patience and under the Texas sun, I’d say forget it!
Yeah, that the farmland area is under drought this year and there was a memorial weekend mad rush for picking must have made matters worse. But, at least you get the point.
BTW if you live around Houston, Chmielewski’s farm is a good one to visit.
Which type of Mango works best?
Among the Indian mango cultivars, Alphonso or Badami are best suited for this recipe. In their absence, Banganpalli may be a good alternative. Even though Rasapuri and Malgova varieties are excellent in sweetness and flavor, they do not make good choices, former being too juicy and latter being overly fibrous.
For the absence of these mango variants where I live, I went with Ataulfo (Mexican) mangoes, which come closest to what I desired. They are delicately sweet, flavorful, smoothly pulpy and non fibrous with a ‘barely there’ seed that makes them ideal for such a mango preparation. Though can be very picky about the Mangoes I choose to eat, I was quite happy with this one.
tip: Ataulfo mangoes are at their ripest best when they are golden-yellow and slightly wrinkled. Even if they appear a light greenish-yellow when bought, don’t worry, they’ll ripen sitting on your counter.
They are my recent discovery in Sam’s club and are sold in boxes of 15 and well priced for the count. If you are a mango epicure, I bet you won’t hesitate to buy.
Apparently Shrikhand and its many flavored and fruit based variants are more popular a dessert in cities of northern Karnataka like Belgaum, Hubli, Dharwad and those in the vicinity and not as much in southern Karnataka or other parts. I figure in hindsight, it must have been one of the many food influences from across the Maharashtra border.
I was probably a high school girl when I tasted my first serving of Shrikhand. It was on one of those summer breaks visiting my parents in a non-distinct village in North Karnataka, while my dad was posted as an engineer on his central government job. Not sure if I had completed liked it then, but Aamrakhand is hands down my cup of tea now.
Happy to be at the end of my monologue, this is the part I am most excited about. So, over to you..
Have you relished Mangoes and Blueberries coupled in any recipe? Tell me all about it..
Blueberry Aamrakhand Recipe
Things you’ll need:
- 2 ripe mangoes (I used Ataulfo mangoes)
- 1/2 cup plump blueberries
- 3/4 cup 100% natural or organic non fat plain greek yogurt*
- 1-2 tbsp non fat dry milk ~ optional
- 1 tbsp confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tbsp whole milk
- 5-6 strands Saffron
- mango diced to 1/4″
- clean white muslin/cotton cloth or cotton tissue (like bounty)
*FAGE (fa-yeh), OIKOS and Chobani are my preferred brands. OIKOS is organic and is obviously expensive one of the three. Both FAGE and Chobani are all natural and better priced as well. On a given day when I can’t find any of these, I would do with Brown Cow or Greek Gods.
Mango puree Slice off the top stem end of the mangoes with a sharp paring knife. Slice one side of one mango, small-dice it in hedgehog style (here’s a video on how to) and set aside for folding and garnish. Don’t flinch for a second about this being messy, I promise the end result will be nothing short of mango-licious!
Peel off the skin of the remaining one and half mangoes which should not be difficult if the mango is fully ripe. Grate the mango pulp around the pit on a grater as best as you can and discard the pit. Grating the mango pulp gives a wonderful thick texture without letting the juices running. But, if you find it too clumsy a task, go ahead and pulse it in a blender anyway.
Infuse saffron Microwave milk for 30 secs and crush the saffron strands between your finger tips into the hot milk. Stir, cover and let it infuse its color and delicate flavor.
Strain yogurt Scoop out measured Greek yogurt on to a clean muslin cloth or simply a couple of layered bounty tissues, wrap and dab all around to take out as much moisture as possible. Repeat this a couple of times as necessary. I like my Aamrakhand to be thick, so I like to squeeze all the extra moisture out of the greek yogurt. If you aren’t too particular, skip this step.
Mix all Stir confectioner’s sugar, saffron infused milk and dry milk into the mango puree avoiding lumps from forming. Gently whisk double-strained greek yogurt into the mango puree until well blended. Check for sweetness and adjust sugar if required. Fold in three-quarters of the blueberries and diced mangoes until just combined.
To serve, fill it into about 6-8 oz slender juice glasses until three fourth and garnish with a few blueberries and couple of diced mango pieces and refrigerate for an hour. Best served chilled.
Dos & Don’ts
Taste the mangoes for sweetness and adjust the sugar accordingly.
I’ve used dry milk and confectioner’s sugar for the thick consistency that I love. If you aren’t too particular, skip either or both and use regular sugar.
Though store-bought sweetened mango puree seems like a super easy choice, I find it overly sweet and runny with an overwhelming remnant tinny taste. Do me a favor and refrain from it, just this once and see the difference in taste for yourself.
Did you know?
- Blueberries do not ripen once picked? They are fully ripe and taste best (sweet) when powdery blue.
- Before turning powdery blue, they are a shy pinkish green
- Beehives are used for pollination on the farms
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Easter. Getting ready to go to mom and dad's. It's the first really real warm spring day. Our windows flung open. What a difference sunshine makes.
Yesterday, at work, I couldn't get a hold of Luther. I knew he was sleeping late. By 12:30, I was worried. I called my parents and asked them to check on him.
I've mentioned this before, my family is the best. When I called, worried, no questions asked, my parents buzzed over to the house to check on him.
He was still sleeping. They all had a little chat, my parents hauled the deck furniture from under the deck up to the deck and left.
It did make me realize Luther and I need a system. Not sure what that is quite yet. We're getting the "help, I've fallen and can't get up" thing. You need a land line, though, so we're getting that re-installed. I worry though, that he can't lift his arms or grip - so how does he lift his arms to press a button?? Once he's in a wheelchair, he'll be able to press buttons on the chair with his knees or his toes.
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By: Albertus Sani Sogen—Cocoa Program Secretary and Coordinator, JANTAN, Maria Patrisia Wata Beribe—Cocoa Field Officer, VECO Indonesia, and Nikolaus Salo—MCA Cocoa Project Coordinator, VECO Indonesia.
“Old perspectives of farmers have to be reevaluated. Planting cocoa, candlenut, coconut and fruit trees such as avocado, rambutan, jackfruit and others on the same land (diversification) with no regards to cropping pattern and tolerance level of each plant is detrimental to the farmers. This is a jungle. Not a cocoa plantation. No wonder our cocoa production remains low,” said Diaz Alfi Agus Lukas from the Agency of Food Security and Agricultural Training (BKP2) of East Flores.
Finding the Key
The old man affectionately known as Un Diaz expressed his opinion on his way back from evaluating a cocoa orchard of a cadre in Ebak, Leraboleng Village, Titehena Sub-district on August 24, 2016, in conjunction with the Cocoa Cadre Competition in East Flores, held on August 20-31, 2016. Fueled by low and decreasing cocoa production in East Flores from 2009 to 2014, JANTAN—a farmers organisation partner of VECO Indonesia in East Flores—did not fall in despair. Instead, they have chosen to focus on building the capacity of the cadres or key farmers in Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in order to provide better technical services to their members. The Cocoa Cadre Competition became a moment to consolidate and share various knowledge on applied GAPs as well as to shape the commitments of model farmers.
Un Diaz’s statement came out spontaneously because many cocoa plantations in the area were poorly maintained. “Even pruning and sanitation are inadequately done, let alone developing the technology for genetic improvements such as grafting and side-grafting. Rotten fruits can be seen hanging on many trees. What have we become? Don’t we want to make money?” he said challenging Sil Kelen, Yan Makin and Bartol Koten, the three key farmers who accompanied the Judges Team walking down the Ebak Hills towards Leraboleng Village. Besides Un Diaz, the Judges Team consisted of Frans W. Simboh, S.Pi., also from BKP2, Kaliktus Gege Larantukan, S.Hut. from the Forestry and Plantation Office of East Flores, and Albertus S. Sogen, A.Md., a Core Trainer from JANTAN.
If Un Diaz sounded critical, Frans or also known as Frengky—a Manadonese from North Sulawesi who has lived in East Flores for 35 years—had a more positive tone. He appreciated the GAPs that had been applied and considered them as strengths. He argued, “Making changes, especially changing the way farmers think, needs time. We must be sure that changes can be done. The key is the actual work, not just talks. The good practices that young Yohanes Pati Makin has adopted must continue and be shared with other farmers.”
Kaliktus, the youngest member of the Judges Team, finally broke his silence. Usually for him, silence is golden. But if silence could turn to gold, then perhaps words could turn to diamonds. As a representative of an office directly involved in forestry and plantations, the young and handsome Kal took the middle path. “As a forester, I like conservation-based agricultural practices like this. This is a forest of candlenut and cocoa,” he explained while pointing to cocoa plantations on the left and right of the trail. “But as a farmer myself, I feel sorry for the farmers. What would they get from plantations that are in such condition? I think JANTAN must continue to develop and strengthen the key farmers so they can function properly.” As they were entering the village at the end of the steep downhill trail, Un Diaz, the oldest member of the Judges Team with slightly shaky legs chimed in, “The key is the key farmer.” Frengky, Kal and Sil instantly nodded, smiling in agreement. | <urn:uuid:39e6543c-37cf-4026-8e91-7b1375073404> | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | https://indonesia.rikolto.org/en/news/cocoa-cadre-competition-key-key-farmer | 2018-12-15T21:30:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376827097.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20181215200626-20181215222626-00322.warc.gz | en | 0.949987 | 891 |
I recently got an Ipad 2 as part of an education grant. The teachers were required to supply their own case for the Ipad, so instead of purchasing a regular run of the mill case, I decided I would build one of my own to demonstrate to my students some of the things we are capable of doing in my classes.
I *love* working with metal. I wanted my case to be strong enough for use in a shop environment, so making the case out of metal made sense. The purpose of this Instructable is not really to explain how I built the case. My main purpose is to describe the DESIGN PROCESS using this case as an example.
To start us off, I'm going to give a little background on how I teach the design process. I use what I call IGSBEP. This is a simple way to remember the 6 steps of the design process:
Follow along as I explain the steps of the design process and build a zombie-apocalypse proof Ipad case.
Step 1: Identify the Problem
So for this project, Identify the Problem: I need an Ipad case that is durable enough to permit use of the Ipad in a shop environment. In addition, the case must be able to be manufactured using existing tools in the shop, must be totally functional, must look good, and finally must use only materials available to my students. It would be NICE (but not required) if the case also permited the Ipad to be stood up at two different angles, one for typing and one for viewing. It would also be NICE (but not required) if the case had a pocket to carry papers and writing utensils.
In list form:
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2. Built using only tools in the shop
3. Built using only materials available in the shop
4. Totally functional
5. Aesthetically pleasing
If possible, the case should:
6. be able to stand Ipad up at 2 different angles
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“Here is your homework for tonight, and I will collect it in class on Friday.”
In the complexities of school design and transformation, this statement might appear insignificant. It is not.
As we think about how best to design our schools for student success, we must embrace a new way of thinking about access to learning.
That process starts by asking a few fundamental questions:
- Where does learning occur?
- Who and what influences learning?
- How do we ensure relevancy of learning for each and every student?
When we start to ask deeper questions, the distinction between “schoolwork” and “homework” becomes obsolete.
The work students do is life encompassing. It cannot be defined by old-guard boundaries relative to time and place.
Rather, the new conversation is about learning, 24/7.
There’s a phrase, “the walls are tumbling down.” Few metaphors are more apt for what’s happening in schools today. More and more, students are turning to technology as a way to expand the pursuit of knowledge and understanding beyond the physical limits of the classroom.
But students cannot do this alone. School leaders need to do their part by changing the traditional learning schema and redefining their roles to work differently.
There is no separation between the support and contributions that students seek and receive in school and what they need and hope for at home.
For students to be successful, adults cannot define their support and contributions in terms of what students need in school, and what students need outside of school. Rather they need to think about how they can realistically impact student learning at any time, in any place.
This holistic brand of education requires us to rethink the traditional roles we play in our local communities. The role of the superintendent as a community leader looks far different than the role of the superintendent as the district leader, for example.
Education researcher Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton aims to help us understand this:
A community leader’s job is not to take on all the problems of the world themselves and fix everything, but rather to work together with everyone in the community, to mobilize and guide others, to facilitate solutions and think about the long-term health of the community and its people.
Eaton defines the role of community leadership as those who:
- Maximize individual strengths
- Balance the needs of leadership
- Work as a team
- Mobilize others
- Pitch in
- Practice stewardship
- Are accountable to the community
- Think forward
- Recruit and mentor new leaders
- Walk beside and do not lead from above (paras. 3-19)
When the traditional structure of school expands to include the broader community, accountability shifts from finite measures like test scores and rankings and puts adults in a position to be truly responsible for student success.
Our local schools are at the heart of the democratic values of our communities. When schools struggle, communities struggle.
When school leaders assume leadership roles within their communities, community members:
- Support students by not placing them in lanes and giving them choices
- Empower students to navigate social perils
- Engage in activities to activate student curiosity
- Support the socio-emotional, physical and intellectual health of every student
- Share knowledge and wisdom with students
- See potential in every child
- Model expected behaviors
- Realize that educating all children is the heart of the community
This sort of transformational thinking isn’t easy. It requires hard work and commitment on behalf of school leaders and their communities. But if we fail to change, too many students will fail to succeed when they leave school. Worse, the health and vibrancy of our communities will suffer, as will our future.
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If you're trying to find at least a small silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic, here's something: You may get a partial refund on your car insurance if you're stuck at home.
Some car insurance companies say they are seeing savings as their customers are driving less and, as a result, filing fewer claims. Allstate (which includes subsidiaries Esurance and Encompass) and American Family Insurance have both announced they are returning those savings to consumers in the form of refunds and lower premiums.
Allstate is giving its customers 15% off in April and May, and American Family Insurance is returning $50 per vehicle to its customers.
The situation is "unprecedented," says Nicole Beck, a licensed insurance agent and director of communications at The Zebra, an insurance comparison site. Beck says that it's likely other insurers will follow suit in the weeks ahead.
Staying home during the pandemic could help you reduce your premiums.
The average driver in the U.S. pays $941 per year for car insurance, according to ValuePenguin. But costs vary widely depending on factors like where you live, your age, driving history, and what type of car you drive.
Another component: How much you drive. If you're following state orders to stay at home, you could save by reducing the annual mileage on your policy.
The average driver saves "around 6% per year" by cutting their annual mileage in half, says Beck. Depending on where you live, the savings could be more significant: "In California, you could save up to 32%."
Insurers "take into account the whole picture, not just the mileage," says Loretta Worters, a spokeswoman for the Insurance Information Institute.
Your risk profile could also change if your car is spending more time in your suburban garage than parked on city streets near your office or a public park-and-ride. "Insurance rates are responsive to changes — they're continually adjusted," Worters says.
To make the most of auto insurance savings opportunities while you're at home, here are three things you can do — and one you shouldn't.
Reach out to your insurer. Ask about potential discounts and whether your risk profile has changed as a result of working from home. It's also important to call if you're struggling to pay bills as a result of the pandemic. Many carriers are already waiving fees and allowing for more time to make premium payments due to the coronavirus, but in most cases, you'll need to ask for wiggle room in order to get it.
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Consider changing your coverage options. Ask about switching to a "pay-per-mile" or "usage-based" policy, under which drivers pay more based on their mileage than they do under traditional plans, Beck says. If you're not commuting or if you don't drive your car much to begin with, that could help you save. Keep in mind that your usage and your bill may change once you resume your typical commute.
Don't cancel your policy. Even if you're not using your car, don't cancel your policy — that coverage gap could end up costing you more down the road. "It's tempting to cancel your coverage right now," says Beck. "But you'll see a 7%-12% increase in price" when you go to reinstate your policy. That's because insurers take "continuous coverage" into account when setting rates.
For that reason, work with your insurer rather than cutting off your insurance completely.
If you want to make sure you're not missing out on potential savings, though, Worters says, start with one move: "Call your insurer."
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The High Court of Paris has ruled Google and Bing are not required to filter torrent-related searches within their respective engines. The request to implement such functionality as well as block websites with the word torrent in their name was put forth by local music industry organization Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP).
SNEP's argument -- based upon its country's intellectual property code which states "all appropriate measures" are allowed in preventing copyright infringement -- was that torrent searches linked largely to illegal content. It's not an outrageous argument to make as pirate websites have disappeared before under the aforementioned code. In this case, however the court decided such measures were not appropriate, thanks in part to Microsoft's argument that such a filtering system would be , as TorrentFreak describes it, "imprecise, disproportionate and inefficient" (thus punishing legal websites).
The High Court decided such measures were not appropriate as the filtering system would be, as TorrentFreak describes it, "imprecise, disproportionate, and inefficient," thus punishing legal websites and their users, as well as anyone utilizing the Bittorrent protocol legally.
"SNEP's requests are general, and pertain not to a specific site but to all websites accessible through the stated methods, without consideration for identifying or even determining the site's content, on the premise that the term 'Torrent' is necessarily associated with infringing content," the court wrote.
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While the all-new Hyundai Ioniq 5 missed out on a few awards and lists of the top new EVs due to the timing of its launch, it has still been lucky to be the winner of several prestigious awards in 2021 and 2022. However, now, it takes home an honour that is arguably much more coveted than many other awards. The Ioniq 5 was named the overall UK Car of the Year award winner, as well as the Best Family Car.
The Ioniq 5 had already been chosen as the Best Family Car in the UK Car of the Year Awards shortlist. Some 29 judges from many different backgrounds and publications chose the innovative electric crossover to receive the title. Not long after, it was chosen by the same panel to be the top pick among all cars, not just electric vehicles or classmates.
Gallery: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 (US)
This Hyundai all-electric crossover took the win thanks in part to its impressive 298-mile range, eye-catching design, exceptional fast-charging capability, solid overall performance, and much more. Judges referred to the Ioniq 5 as “the future of motoring" that has already arrived. According to Hyundai's press release, Editor and Managing Director of the UK Car of the Year Awards John Challen shared:
“The Hyundai IONIQ 5 feels like the future of motoring, only it's here today. The design, performance and practicality make it a fantastic proposition for those looking for an EV – and also a very worthy winner of the title ‘UK Car of the Year 2022’.”
In reference to Ioniq 5's other award as the Best Family Car, judges noted that it makes it easy for people to switch to an electric vehicle. The all-new Hyundai electric crossover was praised for being “innovative, desirable, practical, and brilliantly designed to make full use of its electric-only platform.”
Managing Director at Hyundai Motor UK Ashley Andrew pointed out that the Ioniq 5 has worked to get the attention of car shoppers across the UK. He calls it stylish, premium, and family-friendly. Now that it has been named the UK Car of the Year, it's likely even more people may be interested in considering it.
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While many people understand how crucial it is to plan ahead, some postpone setting up a will, for various reasons. For example, some people are hesitant to contemplate their own death or feel as if they are too busy to set aside time for estate planning. The Hughes Law Firm understands the different challenges that people may be facing in Denver, and other parts of Colorado. However, we also know how crucial it is for people to set up a successful will.
By creating a will, there could be a number of advantages that you and your loved ones will appreciate. When you have a will, your assets are to be distributed according to your terms, giving you more of a say in what happens to your assets after you pass away. However, there are other benefits that may come with a will. For example, if you have children who are minors, your will can allow you to name who will care for them if you die before they become adults.
Whether you have young kids or valuable assets, protecting the things you care strongly about is vital. In addition to the aforementioned perks, wills can help to reduce conflict in the family and provide your loved ones with a clearer understanding of your wishes. For families who are going through a challenging time after losing a loved one, this can be very important.
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I had the distinct honor of introducing my dear friend Debbie Plummer at the Harvard Book Store last week as she launched her new book, Some of My Best Friends Are... The Daunting Challenges and Untapped Potential of Cross-Racial Friendships. Below is a truncated version of my remarks.
Dear fellow Grubbies,
I have really big news to share. How big? Oh, just the biggest news in Grub’s history. That’s all. And this biggest-news-ever is only possible because of you: your advocacy, your enthusiasm, and your writerly brilliance.
GrubStreet Founder and Executive Director Eve Bridburg's recent TEDx Talk urges us all to take our words seriously, especially when communicating with one another online. Here, she shares why she believes writing workshops serve as a model for political and cultural conversation, and what's at stake in our social media discourse.
GrubStreet's Founder and Executive Director, Eve Bridburg, announces GrubStreet's new "ArtsAmplified" grant from the Barr Foundation. We're thrilled to be honored by the Barr among some of Boston's most esteemed arts institutions, and we're looking ahead to the opportunities for Boston writers this generous initiative will make possible.
June 5, 2018 | Eve Bridburg
GrubStreet dreams of a literary future for Boston, one in which all Bostonians have access to the narrative arts. In partnership with Harvard Book Store and Mass Poetry, we have a great chance of securing a bid to create a dynamic, inclusive, and fully accessible Narrative Arts Center in Boston's Seaport, one that showcases, celebrates, and supports writers at all stages and from all backgrounds. In two minutes, you can help us realize that dream. GrubStreet's Founder and Executive Director, Eve Bridburg, explains how.
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Call listening not only helps train agents but also translates into customer satisfaction.
How should you keep track of your customer support quality? Or the quality of your sales calls? The answer is simple: you listen.
Sure, there are a lot of metrics that can help you figure out customer satisfaction and agent performance. But once you have the metrics, listening is how you begin improving those conversations.
So what are the telephony tools that can help you? Your cloud contact center offers a lot of call monitoring and call listening tools and features. This article uncovers a few.
What is call monitoring?
Call monitoring involves listening in on a call between your contact center agents and customers/prospects to check the quality of the conversation.
What’s the need for call monitoring?
Call monitoring is one of the most potent quality assurance tools. It is almost like conducting a survey about how satisfied your customer is but doing it real-time instead of in retrospect. When you listen to an agent talking to your customer as it happens, you understand the customer’s experience and your agents convincing skills.
Call monitoring serves several purposes:
- Analyze the real reason behind your metrics
Your metrics such as AHT, FCR and CSAT can give you a good measure of call center performance. But to investigate what’s behind the metrics, you need to use call monitoring and call listening tools.
For example, If an agent’s AHT(Average Handle Time) is higher, you can investigate why the agent took longer to close a call.
- Figure when your metrics don’t give you an accurate picture.
Call monitoring can also tell when you need to be less rigid with your metrics. For example, a call that lasted longer than your AHT does not necessarily mean it wasn’t effective. It could mean the agent went the extra mile to resolve a customer’s query. Similarly, you may find an agent has deviated from the script only to ensure a customer is satisfied with the response or a solution. This way, call monitoring can also tell you when it is time for introspection.
- Better customer service:
Whenever customer satisfaction scores are dropping, call monitoring lets you take instant steps to arrest the fall.
- Agent training:
You can use recordings of well-handled and poorly-tackled calls as case studies when training contact center agents. You can also intervene during a call if you think it is not going in a positive direction and offer the agent constructive solutions.
- First call resolution:
When an agent is aware that the call is being listened to, he or she will do their best to ensure the caller’s issue is resolved in the first call itself. This instills the kind of confidence in a customer that no paper warranty can.
- Timely intervention: When a manager is listening in on a call and notices that the agent is unable to solve a problem, he or she can intervene right then and advise the agent on what to do next. This saves the customer time otherwise spent being on hold while the agent is consulting the manager. It also saves the customer the trouble of calling back at a later time and going through the entire process all over again.
How to monitor calls?
You can monitor calls live or via recordings. Let us understand how each works:
Monitoring LIVE Calls
This allows a QA manager or Team Leader to listen to a call real-time or as they happen. Monitoring a live call can help closely monitor and guide agents as they attempt to resolve customer issues.
Live call monitoring can be done in three ways:
- Barge-in: Though it sounds a bit rude, “barge-in” is really a helpful feature that allows a third party – usually a supervisor or team leader – to silently barge into or join a call between an agent and customer, while it is on. Neither the agent nor the customer can tell that someone else is privy to their conversation.
Use this method when: As a less intimidating way of monitoring a calls because the agent is not conscious of the superior’s presence all the time.
- Whisper: A team leader or manager listening to the call can speak to the agent in private without the customer hearing their conversation. It is the tech equivalent of a manager whispering into the agent’s ear. This is a one-way (uni-directional) communication from the manager to the agent, used when the manager feels the need to intervene and give the agent key inputs during the conversation.
Use this method when: This method is effective when an agent is stuck mid-call for lack of understanding on how to proceed further or if a conversation gets heated. The manager can help the agent deal with the customer’s annoyance.
- Snoop: This is a tripartite conversation – the manager or supervisor who has been silently listening in can join the call and communicate with both, the agent and the customer to address the query.
Use this method when: This method helps in resolving the issue faster. Customers also end up feeling important when they know a senior has personally intervened and taken interest in their problem.
Screen showing “barge in” on KOOKOO cloudagent.
Monitoring historical call recordings
Cloud contact centers generally enable call recordings. These can be used very effectively to monitor and improve performance as well as for training purposes. It also makes it possible to retrieve a particular call in case an issue resurfaces or a customer claims his or her problem was not resolved effectively by an agent.
These recordings can be made available against your CRM ticket if you have a CRM or ticketing integration with your contact center software. Even if you dont, the manager can access these recordings in a few clicks.
Correlating performance metrics and call recordings for effective monitoring
It isn’t possible to monitor all your calls or go through all the recordings. Use your reports to help you select which calls to monitor.
- CSAT: CSAT or customer satisfaction is often considered the most effective metric. CSAT can easily be taken at the end of each call by diverting your caller/customer to an IVR that collects feedback in the form of a score or a yes/no satisfaction survey. You can then filter CSAT by agent, and listen to the underperforming agents’ call recordings. you can also use high performing agents call recordings for training purposes.
- AHT, FCR: Average Handle Time tells you how fast an agent wrapped a call. A low AHT is desirable. So you can filter for calls that go above a certain AHT in real time, this way whenever a call exceeds a certain handle time, you can barge in to help/listen.
Advanced call monitoring tools to manage effective monitoring at scale
As your business grows, you need to scale up all your systems. So how do you monitor calls when your agents start growing from say 5 to 50 or even 500? An efficient agent could end up physically monitoring more than 150 calls a day. A two-minute call can take at least three minutes to analyze. At this rate, when call volumes are large, the QA team can monitor only 5 percent of the total calls. Conclusions drawn from this kind of sample may not be representative of the entire data mine you are sitting on.
Moreover, no matter how few calls you get, if you had more advanced tools, you could ensure that no call slips in quality with more effective monitoring tools.
Luckily, cloud telephony systems (like ours) offer advanced tools to monitor a large number of calls. Two such tools are Speech Analytics and Slack Integration:
Speech analytics gives you a ready reckoner on how your agents are performing on calls 15 times faster than manual monitoring. Iy can detect greeting, interruptions, and even sentiment during calls. If a call takes on a negative sentiment, it can alert managers in real time. Read more about how the Speech Analytics tool can help you here.
Cut the slacking
Often agents may digress from official duties and spend time chatting online or surfing the Internet for entertainment. By the time a floor manager, who sometimes handles upto 100 agents a day, zeroes in on the slacker valuable minutes are lost.
With Ozonetel’s Slack Integration tool (not to be confused with Slack, the app), the system tracks inactive agents and puts them on top of the list on the manager’s screen. This way, the manager can immediately identify who the slacker is and pull him or her up.
The Slack Integration tool in cloud telephony is not only a time-saver, it also improves productivity among agents by acting as a deterrent to shirkers.
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WEARABLE TOPICAL OZONE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF INFECTED DERMAL WOUNDS
Infections of dermal wounds is a growing burden for the healthcare industry, with a 2017 market exceeding $17.5 USD. As the number of patients with severe infections continues to increase year after year, there is an alarming downward trend in efficacy for traditional antibiotic treatments. In large part, this is due to the increasing development of antibiotic resistance within common bacteria strains. As microbes evolve to protect themselves from previously effective drugs, there is a growing need for new antimicrobial therapies. While alternatives exist in the market, they are largely impaired by non-selective toxicity which can cause further damage to the cells in the wound bed, as is the case with silver and other strong antiseptics, or the need for high energy, specialized equipment, as with cold atmospheric surface treatments. Gaseous ozone is a promising alternative therapy for treating these wound infections. Because ozone is a strong natural oxidant, it exhibits significant antimicrobial properties, and has also been shown to help stimulate natural wound healing in many cases. Herein is presented the design of a portable system for the topical delivery of gaseous ozone as an antimicrobial treatment for infected dermal wounds. This includes the design and characterization of the portable system and a custom ozone application dressing, the characterization of the safety and efficacy of the system using in vitro and in vivo models, and a disposable system for wound infection monitoring. The system utilizes a portable corona discharge generator to produce gaseous ozone from the ambient environment. The ozone gas is delivered through a dressing engineered to have a hydrophobic interface at the wound bed and disperse the ozone gas across the patch surface for more uniform application. The antimicrobial strength and biocompatibility of the system was optimized at varying ozone output levels. Additionally, an adjunct therapy of topical antibiotics was shown to significantly increase the strength of the treatment without leading to greater cytotoxicity. This synergistic effect between ozone and antibiotics was shown to circumvent natural bacterial resistances to antibiotics, which will have a major impact on the wound care industry. This adjunct treatment was then validated on a porcine animal model for safety and pilot results for efficacy testing. Finally, the pH sensor which can be incorporated with use of the ozone therapy enables objective monitoring of wound condition and is able to signal when appropriate infection therapy should begin. As it stands, this portable ozone wound treatment system shows great promise as an alternative therapy to improve the quality of live for millions of patients.
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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Cleveland. / Tony Dejak/AP
Kansas City has lost two straight in Seattle to give the Tigers a lead again in the AL Central. The division standings entering Saturday night:
CLEVELAND — Welcome back, Mr. Verlander.
Where were you hiding the last month?
“I knew my game was somewhere underneath the bad habits I had collected,” a visibly relieved Justin Verlander said Saturday night. “When bad habits start to creep in, they begin feeling natural. Every athlete experiences that at some point in their career. And then, it’s a fight to get back to doing things the right way. That’s the adjustment process of being an athlete.”
Verlander’s first adjustment was admitting to himself that his mechanical flaws required more than a casual tinkering, but rather a radical overhaul.
The early results were encouraging in arguably Verlander’s most important start in the last two regular seasons. He tamed Cleveland with eight strikeouts and one walk in seven innings Saturday. Verlander didn’t come out for the eighth inning after 100 pitches. Brad Ausmus wouldn’t take any chances. It was important that this was a positive start for Verlander.
It’s not only his pitching delivery that demanded a reconstruction, but also his confidence.
“There are no overnight cures,” Verlander said of his performance, “especially when you’re changing your set-up, your arm action and landing point. I don’t think I’ve ever gone through more of a frustrating period than I went through the last month. What you’re looking for is some encouragement and you could see improvement in what we’re trying to do get my mechanics back to what they were before.”
Verlander’s become baseball’s version of Tiger Woods. The talent’s still there, but the intimidation’s gone without any assurances of its return. The fear was once as lethal as the fastball. Teams knew early if Verlander was in that special groove. The curveball had that crisp snap to it. And his change-up made that early 93 mile an hour fastball look all the more deadly.
Opposing hitters knew that Verlander got stronger the later he got into the game.
That hasn’t been the case this season.
Teams know they can wait. Inflate that pitch count and that fastball looks temptingly plump by the fifth inning.
Just as Tiger has reinvented his golf swing on numerous occasions, adapting to advancing age and an eroding physical state so too has this pitching Tiger reworked his mechanics, hoping to find a different level of effectiveness that relies less on sending radar guns screaming into the night.
Some interpret that as an admission of weakness. But it’s a simple matter of pitching evolution.
“It’s true of every athlete at the highest level,” Verlander said. “When this game tells you it’s time to make an adjustment, you had better make it. I don’t know of anyone who has gone through their entire career without making at least one significant adjustment.”
According to Baseball-Reference.com, Verlander’s thrown more than 30,000 pitches since his rookie season in 2006. There’s a finite number of bullets available in that rifle right arm of his. And it’s already a modern day medical miracle that he’s never missed a start in nine seasons due to injury.
Ego could be Verlander’s biggest enemy. He still envisions himself as baseball’s ironman, refusing to acknowledge the very real possibility that his corrective core muscle surgery last January dramatically diminished his off-season strength conditioning. And perhaps we’re seeing the aftereffects of that disruption of Verlander’s regimented off-season routine with him weakening when he gets to the fifth and sixth innings – the innings that have betrayed him most during this slide. It could’ve contributed to the bad habits that threw Verlander’s delivery into disarray.
But this isn’t about making excuses, but rather searching for an explanation.
And a solution.
General Manager Dave Dombrowski came over to Verlander’s cubicle in the Tigers’ clubhouse following the Tigers’ 5-4, 10-inning victory, offering his congratulations. There’s no overstating the importance of Verlander’s performance. It momentarily silenced the concerns that his reputation as a dominant pitcher was in freefall, but it’s also premature suggesting that matching his season-high eight strikeouts cured his ills.
It was a good start on the road back. And that the best news the Tigers could have hoped for.
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In what can only be seen as another “symbol of sanctions defiance”, on March 27 China announced it would be providing French oil giant Total with $15 billion to invest into the Yamal LNG project in northern Siberia. Despite some of the harshest Western sanctions placed upon Yamal’s majority stakeholder, private Russian gas company Novatek, the project has hardly been derailed. What’s more, Yamal offers a glimpse into a world where Russia is no longer dependent on the West for financing.
The $27 billion investment project in the Yamal Peninsula, owned by Novatek (60%), Total (20%) and China’s CNPC (20%), aims to tap into northwest Siberia’s vast natural gas reserves, which contain 84% of Russia’s total natural gas, and double Russia’s share in the fast growing liquefied natural gas market. The Arctic region is said to contain 22% of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas, with the majority of untapped natural gas predicted to be located within Russia’s territory. Currently, Russia’s LNG capacity stands at 10mtpa, but the Yamal LNG project will increase this number by more than twofold.
Set to start exports in 2017, the Yamal LNG project will export 16.5 million tons of LNG a year; or in other words, 6 months’ worth of French gas consumption. Indeed, prior to his death, Total’s former CEO Christophe de Margerie had taken a “business as usual” approach with Russia in spite of sanctions, insisting that “we have to do this project”. Related: Why Putin Doesn’t Need To Pander To The West
However, the announcement of Total’s turn to China for further funding for the Yamal plan shows that the “business as usual” approach has hit quite a snag. Indeed, after years of Western-Russian interdependence on energy projects, the sanctions regime seems to have nudged Moscow decisively towards Asia in search of support, financing, and technological knowhow. Coming on the heels of more than 20 years of haggling, China and Russia have signed a 20-year $700 billion agreement for gas deliveries to China worth some 17% of Beijing’s annual consumption. But that was just the first step.
During a trip to India in December 2014, President Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a series of bilateral agreements, dubbed Druzhba-Dosti, aimed at furthering cooperation in the defense and energy industries of the two countries. What’s more, the agreements will see India and Russia “explore joint development of technologies for processing rare earth materials in the Russian Arctic”. Announcing the deal, Putin proudly quipped that,"Rosneft and Gazprom, our biggest companies, together with their Indian colleagues, are preparing projects for the development of Russian-Arctic [and] the expansion of liquefied gas.”
The move comes as no real surprise for industry watchers given Russia’s aims to safeguard its Arctic projects, but its importance should not be underestimated. Moscow is completing its own pivot to Asia in search of support, financing and technological knowhow. Such a shift to its Asian partners signals a worrying trend for the future of investment opportunities of Western companies, which have their hands tied by the sanctions regime. Related: Ukraine Won’t Be Bullied By Russia Over Gas Deal
Indeed, in September 2014, Russia’s Rosneft and ExxonMobil discovered vast natural gas and oil reserves in the Kara Sea, but due to US sanctions imposed just days later, Exxon was forced to abandon the $700 million project and subsequently withdrew from the Arctic. As a result, Russia was forced to move towards alternative partnerships with Asian countries to obtain the technical expertise needed to develop its lucrative Arctic wells. Out of the 61 large oil and gas fields that have been discovered within the Arctic Circle territories, which include Russia, Alaska, Canada and Norway, 42 are located in territory belonging to Russia. While the sanctions have seriously dented the Russian economy and have sent its ruble into a tailspin, they have also displaced the market share of Western companies and their ability team up with Russian companies and tap into these vast reserves.
Despite being cut off from Western financing and technology, analysts have expressed optimism over Yamal’s current status, as the number of people working on the project is set to increase from 6,000 to 15,000 by the end of the year. “Having been there, I realized the project will become a reality”, chirped UBS oil analyst Maxim Moshkov. Should the situation continue as it is today, it will send a worrying message to the West that Russia’s energy industry will recover in the medium term from the effect of Western sanctions. Related: Gazprom Feeling The Heat From Sanctions And Low Energy Prices
Both Yamal LNG’s move to China and Russia’s newfound partnership with India are key steps in Moscow’s plan of undermining Western sanctions. What has become clear is that emerging powers and partners of Russia are more than willing to fill in the gap that has been left wide open by fleeing Western investors. For its part, the US, which recently gave indication that it saw no end to sanctions until Crimea was returned to Ukraine, might run the risk of allowing political aims to weaken its own economic output, specifically the future growth of its bulging energy industry sector.
While US economic sanctions have unwantedly brought Russia and its Asian partners closer together than ever before, De Margerie was always quick to point out the obvious: “Can we live without Russian gas in Europe? The answer is no. Are there any reasons to live without it? I think […] it is a no”. While EU member states and the US government are striving to sway Putin from his present course in Ukraine, they should also think about the unintended long-term consequences that foregoing collaboration with Russian companies in the arctic would have for their own economies.
As stated a by senior analyst at the Forex Club, Alyona Afanasyevna, “times of crisis always present the possibility to strengthen one’s position in a certain market” and while other international companies flee the scene, Total’s commitment to Russia and to Novatek’s Yamal LNG plan, “guarantees it future dividends in the form of closer cooperation”. Western governments and other energy companies should take note.
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Disaster turned to dazzling in a matter of seconds for an Indian luger during a practice run in Sochi yesterday.
Shiva Keshavan, competing under the Olympic flag, came off the luge after losing control on a corner just 27 seconds into his practice run.
After hurtling down the slope close to 100km/h, Keshavan managed to flip back onto the luge and complete his run 9 seconds behind Germany's Felix Loch.
India has been suspended from the winter olympics for failing to comply with the Olympic charter, meaning all athletes are competing under the International Olympic Committee banner.
The luge is considered to be one of the most dangerous events at the winter games with riders reaching speeds of up to 140km/h.
Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during a practice run leading up to the Vancouver games in 2010.
First run for the men's singles luge begins 3.30am NZST.
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Kenny Florian, Joe Lauzon, James Irvin and Nate Diaz all earned "fight night" bonuses at Wednesday's UFC Fight Night 13 event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned that the fighters received $20,000 bonuses for their performances.
UFC Fight Night 13 took place at the Broomfield Event Center near Denver. The 12-fight event featured a headline bout between Florian and Lauzon, and the main card aired on Spike TV.
Florian defeated Lauzon with a second-round TKO in an entertaining lightweight bout that had title implications. After a close first round, Florian dominated the second after securing the mount position. Both fighters were awarded bonuses for "Fight of the Night."
Irvin, who defeated Houston Alexander and tied the record for the quickest knockout in UFC history, picked of "Knockout of the Night" honors. Irvin set up the eight-second TKO with a Superman punch -- his first punch of the fight -- that floored his opponent. Alexander protested the stoppage with referee Steve Mazzagatti, but it did little good.
Diaz, meanwhile, picked up a "Submission of the Night" bonus for a remarkable, come-from-behind victory over Kurt Pellegrino. After being battered and bloodied in the first round, Diaz secured a fight-ending triangle choke in the second. "The Ultimate Fighter 6" winner, confident in the submission hold, actually flexed for the cameras and celebrated the victory before his opponent tapped outLink | <urn:uuid:a48cc62e-2090-40d6-9853-33ca3096ca5d> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://www.mmaplayground.com/discussion/topic/florian-lauzon-irvin-diaz-earn-ufn13-fight-night-bonuses-17443p1.html | 2015-07-07T20:08:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375100481.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031820-00083-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953149 | 324 |
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Pudhcha Paaul - Star Pravah Serial - Full Episodes
This show is based on the saas-bahu relationship, retold through a young and naive girl Kalyani's point of view. At the same time it reflects on the differences between cousins, Kalyani and Rupali. They are both opposites of each other in every sense. If Kalyani is naÔve then Rupali is outspoken and knows how to get her way. It is also the story of Rajlaxmiís search for a perfect wife for her son, Soham. On knowing about Kalyani she is convinced that she will make a perfect daughter-in-law and dutiful wife. The story marries conventional society values to modern perspective.
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Join Rapid 3D at the Infotech exhibition in Mauritius.
David Bullock, MD of Rapid 3D will be hosting two sessions dealing with the topic; “3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing – Business Applications”, at Infotech Mauritius 2016.
Session 1: 17:00 – 17:30 on 01/12/2016 in the training room.
Session 2: 15:45 to 16:15 on 03/12/2016 in the conference room.
Each session will be approximately 30-40 minutes long.
The Exhibition will be opened to the public as follows:
Thursday 1 December 2016: 10.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs
Friday 2 December 2016: 10.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs
Saturday 3 December 2016: 10.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs
Sunday 4 December 2016: 10.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs
What is Infotech?
INFOTECH is the major annual Information and Communication Technology (ICT) event organized in Mauritius by the National Computer Board (NCB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation.
The aim is to create awareness on emerging technologies and provide business opportunities in the ICT sector.
Come see the 3D printing and Robotics space!
Rapid 3D is shipping a Zortrax M200 and Markforged Mark Two for your viewing in the 3D printing zone at the expo.
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Are you planning to visit the Palace of Versailles from Paris? If so, you may be wondering: what is the easiest, most stress-free way to get to Versailles, and how can you get the most out of your experience - especially if you want to avoid wasting time in the notoriously long lines at the Chateau's entrance?
Fortunately, you can choose from many excellent guided Palace of Versailles tours from Paris that allow you to go through a special priority fast-track entrance gate for use only by group tours. Some of them also include transportation on comfortable air-conditioned coaches. For others, you'll meet your guide in Paris and go to Versailles together on the train.
However, sorting through all the tour choices and options can be challenging, especially if you're planning your first or even your second visit.
To make choosing the best tour for you easy, we've compiled a list of the 8 best Versailles Palace tours from Paris. It includes guided tours with bus or train transportation from Paris, guided tours where you take the train to Versailles on your own, and a fun category of guided bike tours of the Chateau de Versailles and its vast Estate.
Top photo: A guided tour in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, (c) Paris Discovery Guide
Best Guided Tours of the Palace of Versailles with Transportation from Paris
These guided tours of Versailles departing from Paris eliminate all the guesswork and stress of getting there and back on your own. Plus, you get fast entry through the dedicated tour-only gate. These tours are perfect for when you want maximum convenience plus the knowledge and insights of an expert guide.
1. From Paris: Full Day Guided Tour of Versailles with Lunch & Transportation
The highly-rated Full-Day Guided Tour of Versailles starts with a comfortable trip by air-conditioned coach from Paris.
Your expert guide will whisk you through a special entrance and take you on a tour of the most spectacular Palace rooms, such as the magnificent Hall of Mirrors. You'll get to enjoy entertaining stories about the history of Versailles and life at the Royal Palace as you explore the Sun King's home.
After your Palace tour, you'll have free time to stroll through the beautiful formal Palace Gardens, where you'll have lunch at around noon.
During the afternoon, your guide will show you Versailles' other most important sights: the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, and Marie Antoinette's Estate including her charming Hamlet before your relaxing return to Paris by bus.
2. Skip-the-Line Versailles Palace Guided Tour by Train from Paris
You'll meet your guide for the Skip-the-Line Versailles Palace Tour by Train in central Paris and travel together to the famous Chateau.
After passing quickly through the priority entrance reserved for tour groups, your 3-hour journey through the opulent Palace begins.
Your knowledgeable guide will keep you informed and entertained as you visit the Royal Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, and other opulent rooms, as well as the spectacular gardens. Depending on the day of the week, you'll see the enchanting Musical Gardens or Musical Fountains show.
After your tour, you can head straight back to Paris on the train if your schedule is tight. But if you have enough time for a longer visit, you can linger in the gardens, walk around the Grand Canal, and perhaps even enjoy a delicious French dinner in a nearby bistro before taking the train to Paris.
3. Versailles Palace & Gardens: Ticket, Audio Guide, & Bus from Paris
If you want the convenience of bus transportation to and from Paris but prefer audio guides or exploring independently rather than taking a guided tour, then the Versailles Palace & Gardens: Ticket, Audio Guide, & Bus from Paris may be an excellent choice for you.
You can choose a half-day (with morning or afternoon arrival) or a full day at the Chateau. For the half-day afternoon tour, your ticket will give you access to the Palace and Gardens, where you can experience a Musical Fountains show or Musical Gardens on days when they take place. When you choose the full-day excursion, you will also get access to the Grand and Petit Trianons, as well as to Marie Antoinette's Estate. All options include an audio guide.
A host will accompany you on the air-conditioned bus from Paris and make sure you get through the skip-the-line entry to the Palace. From there, you can spend your time discovering all the exciting wonders of this spectacular UNESCO World Heritage site.
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4. From Paris: Day Trip to Giverny & Versailles
To visit both Claude Monet's home and gardens at Giverny as well as the Palace of Versailles in one day from Paris, this Day Trip to Giverny & Versailles Palace & Gardens makes that easy to do, thanks to the included transportation on a comfortable air-conditioned coach.
You can choose guided tours at both places or opt for an audio guide. Whichever you choose, your day will include a break to enjoy a tasty lunch with your group in Giverny.
The Giverny portion of the tour includes a ticket to Monet's house and gardens. At Versailles, your ticket also admits you to the Palace and Gardens, except on days when the Fountains Show or Musical Gardens takes place.
Best Skip-the-Line Guided Tours of the Palace of Versailles
For these tours, you'll take the train on your own from Paris to Versailles, and then meet your guide after you exit the station. Together, you'll walk to the Chateau and because you're with a guide, you get the benefit of entering quickly through the guided tour-only gate.
5. Versailles Palace: Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
The Versailles Palace: Skip-the-Line Guided Tour is perfect if you want to explore the spectacular Palace with an expert and learn a bit about Louis XIV (the "Sun King"), Marie Antoinette, and the leading members of the French monarchy who once lived here.
After you meet your guide and go into the Palace through the priority entrance, your guide will introduce you to this architectural masterpiece. Then, as you explore the most important rooms, such as the elaborate King's and Queen's Royal Apartments and the magnificent Hall of Mirrors, your guide will point out treasures you might not see on your own.
When you book: You can choose to do this tour with a group or as a private experience.
After your tour, you can continue exploring the Palace on your own, but please note: this tour does not include access to the Gardens. If you want to also tour the sumptuous Gardens, with or without a guide, during the period when the Musical Garden and Musical Fountains shows take place, you'll need a ticket - so check out the following option below!
6. Versailles Palace & Gardens: Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
Like the previous tour, the Versailles Palace & Gardens Skip-the-Line Guided Tour includes fast entry to the Palace through the priority gate used by tour guides. You also get a fascinating guided tour of the Palace's most important rooms and can choose between a group and a private experience.
But here's the difference: This offer also includes a ticket to the statue-filled Royal Gardens (on days when they're not free) where you can see beautiful flowers and ornate fountains. Your ticket to the Gardens also includes Musical Fountains or Musical Gardens, depending on the day.
When you book your ticket, you can include a guided tour of the Gardens - or choose just to get an entry ticket and explore on your own.
When Can You Enter Versailles' Royal Gardens for Free?
Currently, free entry days include Wednesdays during September and October, and every day from November through March.
What happens on the other days? Musical Fountains shows take place on Saturdays and Sundays from late May through October and on Bastille Day (July 14). Musical Gardens take place on Tuesdays through Fridays during July and August, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays during September and October.
When you choose a tour ticket that includes admission to the Gardens on a day when Musical Fountains or Musical Gardens take place, you get to experience these special events.
Best Guided Bike Tours of Versailles
Versailles's mostly flat terrain and expansive grounds makes this the perfect location for bike tours.
7. Versailles Bike Tour with Palace & Queen's Farm Entrance
On the Versailles Bike Tour with Palace & Queen's Farm Entrance, you'll meet up with your guide and the rest of your tour group in Paris and take the train together to Versailles.
Once there, you'll visit the traditional farmers' market to pick up cheese, fruits, and charcuterie for a picnic lunch later in the day by the Grand Canal.
After a quick stop to pick up your bike (plus rain ponchos, just in case!), you're off to cycle around the Chateau's landscaped parklands and sumptuous gardens. With over 2,000 acres, the place is enormous - so you'll appreciate having both a guide and a bike!
Your guide will also take you to see the smaller palaces of the Grand and Petit Trianons as well as Marie-Antoinette's Hameau, her rustic village, and her farm. Meanwhile, your guide will share lots of information about the incredible places you're seeing as well as the colorful French kings and queens who once lived there.
Finally, you'll visit the Palace of Versailles with the skip-the-line entry ticket included as part of your tour. This portion of the trip is on your own, so you can use the included audio guide and explore the Hall of Mirrors and other opulent rooms at your own pace before heading back to Paris on the train.
8. Paris: Versailles Sunset Bike Tour with Fireworks Show (& After-Hours Palace Entrance!)
The Paris: Versailles Sunset Bike Tour with Fireworks Show gives you three phenomenal experiences:
1. The spectacular evening Fountains Show in Versailles' Royal Gardens
2. Exclusive after-hours admission to the Palace where you'll see costumed performers and musicians as they sing, dance, and play musical instruments as you explore the Royal Chambers and other famous rooms without encountering crowds of other visitors.
3. An unforgettable fireworks display over the Grand Canal.
In addition, you'll have plenty of time to ride your bike around the Estate with your guide and see the famous gardens, the Petit Trianon and Grand Trianon, and Marie-Antoinette's Hamlet. You'll even enjoy a picnic dinner.
Similar to the previous daytime tour by bike, you'll meet your guide in central Paris and go together to Versailles on the train. Once you reach Versailles and pick up your bike, you'll head to the market square to pick up food for a picnic dinner.
Once you reach the Palace grounds, you'll explore the estate, with stops at Marie-Antoinette's Hameau, the Petit and Grand Trianons, and finally the Grand Canal, where you'll enjoy your picnic dinner.
Finally, you'll get after-hours entrance to the Palace and Gardens, where the magical evening entertainment unfolds.
After the fireworks, you'll return to Paris by train where your tour ends.
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The money is in the email list—is it time to build a bigger list?
That’s the common wisdom among most digital marketers. As the thought goes, your email list is owned property; it’s not subject to algorithm changes or company policy changes, like social media audiences.
In addition, it’s usually a bit more intimate and serious, as far as audience relationships go. After all, no one wants more email for the sake of email, so if someone signs up for your list, they must be pretty interested in what you’re saying.
The logic, then, goes: we should focus on collecting more email subscriptions. Easier said than done, though—especially when you wear many hats as a small business owner.
And here’s why: Most sites are pretty unoptimized for email collection (usually opting instead for a more direct and difficult ask, like setting up a demo or a consultation). Therefore, there are some tried and true tactics you can implement to help build a bigger email list and attract more potential clients.
So if you’re looking to take your email marketing to a more advanced level, here are 5 of my favorite tactics.
1. Use Behaviorally Targeted Pop-Ups
Pop ups are controversial, but almost all of the data I’ve seen say that they work more often than not.
The main complaint is that they detract from the user experience and that they’re annoying. But they don’t have to be. Rather, if you align the offer with the page intent and trigger them at the right time, they can actually improve the user experience.
Depending on what tool you use, you can target website visitors based on many behavioral factors:
- Exit intent (when a user is moving their mouse to exit the page)
- Hovering over key website elements
- Time spent on your site
- Scroll depth (for instance, if a user scrolls 50% of the way down a blog post)
And on and on. Some software products even use machine learning to predict the best behavioral signs that correlate with signup conversion rate. But at the very least, you should do some testing on how you target visitors with offers on your site.
2. Optimize Your Lead Magnets
What you offer is just as important (maybe more so) than how you offer it. In other words, when you ask someone to sign up for your email list, you have realize that it’s an exchange of value. To get more people to sign up, you have to appropriately answer their subconscious question, “what’s in it for me?”
Sometimes it’s as simple as promising content updates. This is particularly true if you have a very strong editorial blog, something like WaitButWhy, where people want to devour every post.
Most of the time, however, you have to assume that the visitor a) doesn’t know who you are and b) doesn’t inherently care about your updates. In that case, you need to worry about crafting a compelling “lead magnet.”
What’s a lead magnet? Basically, it’s the “free value you offer to convince your visitors to give you their email addresses.”
In other words, it’s an exchange of value. It could arrive in many forms:
- Email courses
- PDF copies of the blog post
- Free tools
The most common lead magnet is probably an ebook, but you can certainly get creative depending on what your company does. For example, if you’re running a digital analytics consultancy, maybe you could offer a spreadsheet that helps people with campaign tracking?
In any case, you should think about a) what the intent of a visitor is on the page and b) how you can kick the value up a notch on your lead magnet. So, if you have a blog post on how to make money as a freelancer, perhaps you could offer a 3-part email course on raising your freelance rates?
Hands down the best guide to creating lead magnets comes from ConversionXL. Here’s the top level advice they give around creating lead magnets:
“Ask yourself: what’s the one thing that would be insanely useful to my audience? You could probably even charge money for it, but won’t.”
3. Create an Easier Signup Experience
So far we’ve discussed how you should create a compelling offer in exchange for a visitor’s email as well as why targeting matters for the user experience. Now, let’s look at how we can optimize the sign-up process.
BJ Fogg came up with a behavioral model for online persuasion. It looks like this:
The higher the motivation and the lower the effort/friction involved in a task, the more likely it is to be accomplished. So, we can look at the influence of the lead magnet as motivation, but we can also reduce the effort it takes to actually sign up for your email list. This can be accomplished by a few ways:
- Reduce the information you ask in the form
- Reduce the number of steps/clicks to submission
- Boost trust and credibility of your offer
Reducing form fields and steps to submission is part of a process formally known as conversion optimization. Essentially, you do user research and test different online experiences in order to discover which experience converts the highest percentage of users.
In most cases, reducing the amount of form fields is a good way to increase the completion rate. Just imagine going to a website and getting an offer for an ebook. Do you have extraneous fields, like phone number or zip code that would make a visitor flinch before entering their information?
In any case, ask yourself whether you truly need the information, or if you can collect it some other way. There are awesome options for data enrichment today, like ClearBit. Many form builders now automatically enrich data as well.
You can also do something called progressive profiling. This is when you progressively ask for more information from subscribers and leads every time they fill out another form on your website.
Next, ask yourself if you can reduce the steps to completion. With a popup, the user doesn’t have to leave the page. They can keep reading after submitting their information. On the other hand, many sites use a CTA that brings a user to another landing page with a form (sometimes two pages of forms), and then finally to the Thank You page where they get their offer. This is a long pathway for a simple ebook.
Finally, build trust into your offer. If you’re a reputable and well-known company, like Google, you probably don’t need to bolster your reputation a ton. But for everyone else, there are a few tactics you can use to help users feel less uncertain about giving up their information:
- Add a line of microcopy stating that the subscriber can opt-out whenever
- Add logos of other companies on your mailing list
- Use social proof in your copy (“Join 10,000+ other companies who get our newsletter”)
4. Align Your Lead Magnet with the Page’s Content
To start, just worry about creating an excellent lead magnet. You need to put something out there to get data back on how well it’s converting.
But after you get a good baseline, and you’ve got a big library of content, what I like to do is look back and see how I can better align the lead magnet with the intent of the blog post. I call this “content optimization” and I’ve written about it pretty extensively in the past.
Many times, this is pretty low hanging fruit. For instance, if you have an offer for an ebook called “35+ Keto Diet Recipes,” that may be perfectly aligned for an introductory post on how to follow the keto diet. But it may be pretty unaligned on a blog post written about the top benefits of doing crossfit.
In that case, you may want to create an additional offer and target it specifically at the pages that align best with it.
Sometimes, all you need to change is how you word the offer.
For instance, when I worked at ConversionXL, we had an ebook about how to do conversion optimization, which included information on analytics, A/B testing, and more.
This performed really well on pages specifically about conversion optimization, but less well on A/B testing blog posts. So we changed the language of the offer to say “Learn How to Run Better A/B Tests,” which is really the same offer, and it was better aligned with the user intent.
5. Run Contests and Games
The last tip is all about getting creative.
You don’t have to offer ebooks just because all of your competitors are doing it. You can run quizzes, games, giveaways, and more to better attract the interest of your visitors.
Here’s a great example from Unbounce, who uses a quiz to determine how good at conversion optimization you are:
There are tons of tools that can help you easily set these up, like SurveyAnyPlace.
You can also think about partnering with other companies to run a group giveaway and share email address. However, this usually brings in less qualified email subscriptions (I almost always unsubscribe from the lists that I end up on through contests). General Assembly runs a bunch of these:
Growing your email list is one of the most impactful things you can do for your marketing efforts. If you use some tried and true tactics, it’s not that difficult to drastically improve your list building efforts.
In this post we covered a few of those:
- Use behavioral popups
- Optimize your lead magnets
- Create an easy signup experience
- Align your offer with your content
- Run contests and quizzes
These are only the tip of the iceberg, but they’re usually the most impactful things you can try out. In reality, though, like any marketing, you can get creative and come up with new and unused tactics that get way better results than anything I’ve suggested here. The only point is you need to focus your efforts and start trying things out.
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In 2017, expect the digital video audience to be on the up-and-up. According to research from eMarketer, viewership among the digital video audience is forecast to increase up to 8.2% this year. This is a virtual explosion in digital video viewership. What has led to this eye-popping global growth? Experts are attributing the rapid rise of digital video audiences to the worldwide expansion of both Internet and mobile Internet use, the more widespread availability of data and Wi-Fi in developing countries, and the advent of much faster mobile internet connections. For a closer view of where the digital video audience is headed in 2017, eMarketer provided the play-by-play.
A World of Digital Media Viewers
Digital video is no longer only for teens and Millennials who enjoy watching funny YouTube videos. Today, digital video is viewed by people of all ages, at all times of the day, and all over the world. And in 2017, more than 62% of the internet users worldwide will tune in to digital videos, showing a 1.2% increase from last year.
Not surprisingly, the greatest amount of digital video viewer growth has taken place in the developed markets of the US, the UK, and Canada. This is because the internet infrastructure in these places is able to support the high bandwidth that digital video demands for proper viewing. Strong internet speeds are required to allow audiences to watch full TV programs online via over-the-top (OTT) services. These strong speeds also enable viewers to easily share digital videos on various social media channels.
Unfortunately, developing markets like Indonesia, India, Africa, and the Middle East lag behind because they don’t possess the strong internet infrastructure required to give widespread access to household and mobile broadband. While these markets currently have enough of a broadband structure to allow internet users to go online and access social media networks, the much slower mobile internet speeds and pricey data plans residents have to endure substantially limits the amount of digital video they regularly consume. Yet these markets are expected to experience some of the fastest rates of digital video growth, mainly due to increasing internet speeds, better Wi-Fi access, and more affordable data plans.
The Steady Stream of Digital Video Audience Growth
Since 2013, digital video viewership around the world has seen double-digit increases every single year. While 2017 will be the first year in many to have only single-digit viewership rates, it is still a sign of prolonged progress.
Digital video viewership rates are forecast to continue to rise. In fact, eMarketer predicts that digital video audiences will increase by up to 63.4% by 2020. While this may be relatively minor growth, the people that watch digital videos will be spending more time viewing this online content.
One of the reasons digital video viewership will continue to increase will be due to the greater availability of digital video content in varying languages. Another contributing factor to its growth will be the option to quickly and easily download videos, which will be a welcome change for people that have been forced to deal with poor mobile streaming connections while on the go.
The primary sources of digital video around the world are services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Vimeo, along with social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook. Last year, Netflix broadened its service to include 130 global markets, now serving a total of 190 countries worldwide. With the recent Netflix announcement that subscribers will be able to download videos to their devices for offline viewing, digital video viewing should remain on the upswing far into the future.
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^^Yay for the Origen! A favorite here.
Just received the PlumeVeil. What an interesting atty. Some smart design choices.
Ok - featuring a single or dual coil AFC system, which includes airflow from the negative posts (so airflow flows completely around the coil for better flavor) as well as a delrin top cap piece, which also features dual airflow control (and acts as a chamber reducer for better flavor.) AND a 24k gold plated deck (for better conductivity.)
This atty is a winner, seriously. Additional features - positive post can spin so your coil builds are endless, this is great for creative builds.
This is a full-feature packed dripper that delivers, no matter what kind of vaping you enjoy the most.
The flavor is on the same level as the best - which are Quasar, Origen and Zenith. This atomizer, however, provides versatility to blow some nice big clouds, by removing the delrin piece, etc.
Still not a cloud chaser's dream like my Militia atomizer, but not everyone vapes super sub-ohm builds, so.
The build quality on this piece sucks. My threading is unusable, almost. A replacement is coming in this week, so perhaps I got a dud there.
Priced at $120: on par with the top dripper's at the moment, it's not bad at all. One thing to note: Aether Tech the manufacturer offers 0 support.
So be sure to buy at a reputable B&M.
Also, got the new Vamped batteries. They are 40 amp, 2000mAh. From what I can tell they're not just re-wraps. And from my experience, these are the real deal. They hit harder than my VTC4's or VTC5's, though not a huge difference, I am really enjoying their performance.
1 Cylon-style airhole on each side. Can turn the
cap to close 1 off, or open both for dual coil
Crap threading: I call this the PlumeFail
24k Deck. With my V3 Flip this thing can hit hard.
Top cap: Airflow. You can see the black delrin piece inside
which is adjustable via turns using your driptip.
Side airflow control 3 on each side.
This actually shows the negative posts airflow.
1 on each side
Hard to see: Adjustable Delrin piece. Will
reduce the chamber for increased flavor
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wow this is impressive... this is the type of mod i have been looking for, for a while now... Im going to download it right now!
Wow a veteran in the imperial guard ranks? the emperor really must have been protecting him...
uhh does this work with the steam version?
why would you want it windowed? you dont get the full experience of the game then, your jipping yourself if your not going max res and fullscreen
DoW2 is not as fun in my opinion because there is no base building and all the combat is extremely small sqaud based
im surprised the inquisitor hasn't shot all of them yet, for the inquisition roots out all evil even if it wasn't evil.
Umm E3 allowed anyone to go to it, you don't have to be a us citizen.
wow good job guys, Ive played and have enjoyed the mod for a while, this should be really cool!
why not? i mean yes it is a lot of work but Warbands does boast some new features and a few system updates, and it sucks for those of us that just have Warbands, plus imagine this multilayer!
Is it me or does the HUD kinda look like a re-skinned CoH HUD... its a nice HUD ether way
I can't wait for a "Banzai charge" ability ...hehehe, BONZAI!!!
Haha...... have a problem, throw infantry at it!!
because first it is already widely spread second it can run on almost any decent computer and ultimately the graphics are not that bad and lastly graphics don't matter if it is a good game
That honestly made me tear up a little.... fringing epic!
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When Arnie appeared on the Tonight Show on Monday, Jimmy Fallon questioned him about appearing in an infomercial, to which he talked how much he loves to promote products that he can really get behind and market.
Has Arnie become a shill for low quality kitchen products sold on late night TV ads? Has his millions from his long film and political careers finally run dry? Are we really going to see the terminator selling non-stick pans and cyclonic vacuum cleaners?
Thankfully, no. In this Hilarious skit, Arnie teams up with Fallon to spoof those annoying late night commercials, and the results are awesome, check the video below.
Oh, and GET TO THA CHOPPA!!! | <urn:uuid:9af619f9-8d15-4f8e-b479-c103904e3329> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | http://viraltemple.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-really-really-wants-to-sell-you-a-slap-chop/ | 2018-10-16T01:04:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583509960.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20181016010149-20181016031649-00258.warc.gz | en | 0.972701 | 147 |
What started as an attempt to add newly collected blog's, ended up being a full blown spring cleaning session. This was not something that I had in mind to do, but unfortunate circumstances forced the extra work upon me. In the end though, I think what resulted from the unfortunate times was a revitalized hub, making the work all the worthwhile.
It all began when I went to add newbies to the main list and the system wouldn't let me. I tried many things to rectify the situation up to and including a restart from scratch of a whole new list. It wasn't until I added about 180 blog's to that new list, that I realized the issue was the number of blog's being added. Apparently, the system now doesn't like lists that large (and we do have a large list). So with that, I got back to the drawing board on some new design and organizational ideas. What I've come up with is what you now see on the main hub. I've essentially split the list up into many different rolls, 3 of which are dedicated to frequency of posting; the most frequent updater's, the semi frequent updater's, and a list for the the not-been-updated-in-a-while folk. There is also a 4th list which is dedicated to the newest of the new to be added here. These few lists will be in constant flux I figure, as I move things around accordingly. You can check all those out in the right sidebar and while you're at it, check out the category lists which I've moved to the left hand side of the page.
I should also note that I've trimmed the list slightly as well. There were a small number of blog's which would not load anymore or were indicated as deleted. Those are no longer here, but we still have a total of 375 and that is absolutely awesome. That number does include a big bunch of newbies as well and I'll be posting more about that soon...
In the meantime, have a look around!
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PRESENT: Board Members: Scottie Adams, John LaHart, Bill Young, Mike Ritchie, Beth Hall and Code Enforcement Officer, Ed Lagree. Kevin Smith, applicant and Guy Middleton, Upper Saranac Lake Manager were in the audience.
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM.
The first order of business was to approve the minutes of the previous meeting which all received by email. Bill Young move to approve the minutes. Mike Ritchie seconded the motion. All were in favor. The minutes from the planning Board meeting on 6-29-19 are approved
Chair, Scottie Adams updated the Board on the status of the Land Use Code updates. The process is in the hands of the legal counsel and the Town Board. The latest information is that the Town Board will meet on Thursday, July 18, 2019 and pass a resolution moving the date of the public hearing to the August Board meeting night.
Another update is that Michael Martin will finish the final updates to the Town Land Use Map when he recovers from health issues.
PRESENT: Kevin Smith, owner
MINUTES PREPARED BY: 453.-2-13
LOCATION:: 148 Moss Rock Road, Upper Saranac Lake
The applicant's initial application was incomplete, but the Planning Board members have received proper documentation.
The application shows the current one-story 442.8 sq. ft. structure that is less than 15 ft. high, with front docks totaling 276 sq. ft. In addition there are 2 additional 6 ft. x 16 ft. docks along the shoreline. The proposed renovation would increase the length of the boathouse by 3 ft. The total square footage of the renovated boathouse would be 496.8 sq. ft. The combined square footage of the renovated boathouse and existing docks would be 959.4 sq. ft., well beyond the legal limit of 875 sq. ft. Although the current Town of Santa Clara Land Use Code prohibits dry boathouses, this is a pre-existing structure. The code prohibits allowing any pre-existing structure to be made more non compliant. If one of the 6 ft. x 16 ft. docs were removed, then the combined square footage of the renovated boathouse and the docks would be 863.4 sq. ft., which is below the legal limit. The applicant, Kevin Smith, agreed to the removal of the "middle" 6 ft. x 16 ft. dock.
Beth Hall moved that the application be approved with the stipulation that the 6 ft. x 16 ft. dock closest to the docks in front of the dry boathouse be removed. Mike Ritchie seconded the motion. After extensive discussion on dry boathouses, all Planning Board members voted in favor of the motion.
The Board verified for the Lake Manager that this approval supersedes the previous boathouse approval
PRESENT: Judith A. Cohen
MINUTES PREPARED BY: 53.3-9-6
LOCATION:: 186 Fish Creek Park Road, Fish Creek Lot #18
The applicant requests a variance from the public road/right of way. The distance change requested would be from 50 ft. to 35 ft. for the construction of a garage. The applicant states the garage is to hold a boat for winter storage and used for storage of vehicles, boats, a workshop, etc. which will create a neater, cleaner look. No variance is needed for sideline setbacks, only in the direction of the road. It is stated that they do not believe it will change the character of the neighborhood.
John LaHart moved that the Planning Board report to the Variance Board that they have no objection to granting the variance submitted by the Judith Cohen. Beth Hall seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion passed.
A letter was received from Ron Otten voicing his objection to boathouses being included in the 15% shoreline restriction. "In summary, boathouses should not be subject to the 15% shoreline restriction. The 15% restriction should be applied to docks, wharfs, etc. This would allow boathouse use to continue to enhance shoreline beauty."
The Planning Board members discussed Mr. Otten's objection. It was the unanimous opinion of the Planning Board that the 15% restriction SHOULD include boathouses. They do NOT agree that boathouses enhance shoreline beauty. The Planning Board members feel that it their duty to preserve as much of the natural shoreline as possible to enhance the natural beauty of the shoreline for all to enjoy. The chair will report their decision to the Town Board and make every effort to attend the public hearing to reinforce their decisions on the Land Use code amendments.
The Chair will prepare the minutes of the meeting for distribution to Board members before they are posted on the Town of Santa Clara Web site. The site plan applicant will receive an official approval letter defining the Planning Board ruling. The Variance Board will receive a copy of the Planning Board minutes. | <urn:uuid:dd04ba5a-7674-432e-a4e3-3d48b9601a86> | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | https://townofsantaclara.com/planjuly152019.html | 2020-04-06T12:51:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371624083.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20200406102322-20200406132822-00293.warc.gz | en | 0.948554 | 1,029 |
In In re Estate of Hernandez, the issue in the case was whether clauses in a will conveyed a life estate to the decedent’s husband. No. 05-16-01350-CV, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 755 (Tex. App.—Dallas January 24, 2018, no pet. history). The will stated:
The rest and residue of my estate, both real, personal and mixed property of every kind and character whatsoever I may own or have any interest in at my death, is hereby bequeathed to my husband, ARTURO HERNANDEZ, to do with as he desires. Upon the death of my husband, ARTURO HERNANDEZ, I give, devise and bequeath any of the rest and residue of my estate both real, personal and mixed property of every kind whatsoever that he may own or have any interest in to my son, ERIC H. FARLEY.
Id. The court of appeals noted as follows regarding fee simple absolute:
“An estate in land that is conveyed or devised is a fee simple unless the estate is limited by express words or unless a lesser estate is conveyed or devised by construction or operation of law.” Generally, the greatest estate will be conferred on a devisee that the terms of the devise permit. “[W]hen an estate is given in one part of a will, in clear and decisive terms, it cannot be cut down or taken away by any subsequent words that are not equally clear and decisive.” A lesser estate must be created by express words or operation of law. Otherwise, a devise is read to be in fee simple absolute. A “fee simple absolute” is an estate over which the owner has unlimited power of disposition in perpetuity without condition or limitation. A fee simple absolute is an estate in fee simple that is not subject to a special limitation, a condition subsequent, or an executory limitation. A fee simple estate subject to an “executory limitation” is called a “determinable fee simple estate” or a “fee simple determinable.” An “executory limitation” is an event which, if it occurs, automatically divests one of the devised property. A “fee simple determinable” is an estate that automatically expires on the happening of a named event. This is a fee simple interest in every respect, except that it passes to another if the contingency occurs. Until the occurrence of the contingency, the recipient has an “executory interest.” While no specific words are needed to create a fee simple determinable, certain words generally indicate an intent to create one. The terms “while,” “during,” “until,” or “so long as” are examples of words used to establish an intent to create a fee simple determinable. Typical language establishing a fee simple determinable includes: “When I die, my property goes to A (in fee), and when A dies, any property remaining goes to B.” The first taker of a fee simple determinable has complete power of control and disposition of the property during his lifetime. In a fee simple determinable, the first taker is entitled to the proceeds of the property disposed of by him. The first taker may devise the proceeds, and the executory interest holder has no right to trace and recover those proceeds.
Id. (internal citations omitted). The court then described life estates:
A will creates a “life estate” if the language of the will manifests an intention on the testator’s part to pass to the first taker a right to possess, use, or enjoy the property during his life. A testator may give the power of disposition with the life estate. No particular language is required to make a life estate. A “life estate” is created by words showing intent to give the right to possess, use, and enjoy the property during life. There can be no life estate in property, real or personal, without a remainder. Dispositions of life estate property by the life tenant must be within the authority of the will. If the life tenant is given the power to sell and reinvest any life tenancy property, the life tenant is subject, with respect to the sale and reinvestment of the property, to all of the fiduciary duties of a trustee imposed by the Texas Trust Code or the common law. Because a life estate terminates upon the death of the life tenant, the power to dispose of the property does not empower a life tenant to devise any of the property that remains at his death. Proceeds of the sale made by the life tenant, undisposed of at the time of his death, as well as the unsold part of the very property devised, pass to the remainderman. If a life estate holder has the right of full disposition and the right to use the proceeds without accounting to anyone, then the remainderman is entitled to trace the proceeds of the sale.
Id. (internal citations omitted).
Under this precedent, the court analyzed whether the spouse had a life estate or fee simple determinable in the property:
The part of the residuary clause devising the estate to Arturo Hernandez is not limited to his right to possess, use or enjoy the property during his life. Instead, the will states that Arturo Hernandez has the right “to do with [the property] as he desires.” Although there is no specific formula of words required to create a life estate, Patricia Hernandez’s will must have clearly and unequivocally provided for a life estate to overcome the presumption that she intended to give Arturo Hernandez an estate greater than a life estate. Here, the clause does not explicitly grant Arturo Hernandez the property for his life using a phrase such as “during his life” or “as long as he lives.” Further, the will states the “rest and residue” of the estate passes to Eric Farley. In accordance with the applicable rules of interpretation, we conclude the language in Paragraph IV of the will unambiguously, as a matter of law, conveyed the property of Patricia Hernandez to Arturo Hernandez in fee simple determinable. The first sentence in Paragraph IV, “my estate . . . is hereby [devised] to my husband, ARTURO HERNANDEZ, to do with as he desires,” definitively conveys a fee simple in Arturo Hernandez. However, the second sentence in Paragraph IV limits that fee simple interest by expressly stating, “[u]pon the death of my husband, ARTURO HERNANDEZ, I give, devise and bequeath any of the rest and residue of my estate . . . that he may own or have any interest in to my son, ERIC H. FARLEY,” devised to Eric Farley whatever interest Arturo Hernandez, upon his death, still held in the property. The occurrence of the “executory limitation,” i.e., Arturo Hernandez’s death, automatically divested his estate of the remaining devised property operating as a fee simple determinable causing that property to pass to Eric Farley in fee simple absolute. Our conclusion is consistent with standard words and phrases that indicate an intent to create a fee simple determinable.
Id. The court held that the will conveyed the property in fee simple determinable to Arturo Hernandez with an executory interest to Eric Farley in fee simple absolute. | <urn:uuid:9750de63-6f32-4402-9ab8-a166717cdef6> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | https://www.txfiduciarylitigator.com/2018/02/court-holds-that-a-wife-devised-her-property-in-fee-simple-determinable-to-her-husband-with-an-executory-interest-to-her-son-so-after-the-husband-died-if-he-still-owned-the-property-it-went-to-the/ | 2018-03-23T08:52:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648205.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323083246-20180323103246-00097.warc.gz | en | 0.93582 | 1,560 |
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