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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy that emphasizes disturbing memories as the cause of personal and interpersonal issues/complaints. These memories are inadequately processed and stored in an isolated memory network. The goal of EMDR therapy is to process these distressing memories, reducing their lingering effects and allowing clients to develop more adaptive coping mechanisms. This is done in an eight-phase protocol where the client is fully conscious and present and in full control. Our brains automatically do the reprocessing during this procedure with very little clinical insight and psychoanalysis.
EMDR therapy is “highly recommended” as an effective treatment for PTSD and other trauma and stressor disorders by the following organizations: American Psychiatric Association (APA), Department of Veterans Affairs & Department of Defense (VA/DoD), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services America (SAMHSA), and World Health Organization (WHO).
EMDR Therapy and Sex Addiction – A podcast episode of Roy Kim interviewing Andy Park
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The comments came after a five-year period in which at least 133 U.S. service members have been killed in crashes.
President Donald Trump's top official in the Navy Department said Wednesday that an increase in non-fatal aviation mishaps is a "leading indicator" of the problems the military should examine, after a year in which scores of U.S. troops were killed at home and abroad in crashes.
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer spoke before reporters at the Pentagon alongside the top officers in the Navy and Marine Corps. Navy Adm. John Richardson and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller both said most of the incidents were "minor," but Neller described the Marine Corps' recent overall track record in stark terms.
"So last year we had a horrible year. We had a horrible year," Neller said. "And my heart goes out to the families that lost a ... Marine, or in one case we had a sailor and 15 Marines on a C-130."
The comments came after a five-year period in which at least 133 U.S. service members have been killed in crashes. An investigation by the Military Times newspaper chain recently found that the number of incidents involving manned aircraft jumped almost 40 percent between 2013 and the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017, with a 108 percent increase in accidents involving one kind of fighter jet, the F/A-18 Super Hornet.
The scrutiny comes after nearly 17 years at war in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with an air campaign against the Islamic State group since 2014 taxing aircraft and maintenance crews.
The military officials noted Wednesday that the overall increase in crashes can be attributed largely to a rise in so-called "Class C mishaps," which cause between $50,000 and $500,000 in damage to the aircraft but no deaths. More serious Class A mishaps result in fatalities or at least $2 million in damage, while Class B mishaps cause between $500,000 and $2 million in damage or lead to the hospitalization of three people or a debilitating injury for one.
Richardson rejected any notion that the Navy is sending pilots into the air who are not ready to fly or have dangerous aircraft. But he and Neller acknowledged that after years of congressionally mandated budget cuts known as sequestration, pilots have less experience than they once did. A pilot with several years experience in the military 20 years ago would have had probably 1,200 to 1,500 hours in a cockpit, but now gets closer to 800, Neller said.
"We didn't fund aviation readiness to the amount that we probably should have, because we ... were in this kind of financial fiscal reduction, OK? There were decisions that were made," Neller said. "So, you know, we've got a backlog of maintenance. We've got airplanes now coming out of depot."
Trump signed in March a $1.3 trillion budget deal, saying he had set aside veto threats because he thought it was important to get the military $700 billion in funding, $60 billion more than it saw in 2017.
Spencer said that there is not enough data to directly connect the past funding cuts to the recent accidents, but that "additive" training hours will help.
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There is no one like our God,
Not a one to honor and laud;
One that is so faithful and just,
Knowing that you can always trust.
God rides through Heaven to give aid,
Comforts you when you are afraid;
He can pick you out from a crowd,
As He rides along on a cloud.
The eternal God is shelter,
When it is all helter-skelter;
For He is the eye of the storm,
When nothing seems to be the norm.
A mighty stronghold of a fort,
His everlasting arms support;
Are there for the good times and bad,
He dries your tears when you are sad.
He will force your foes from your path,
And they will perish from His wrath;
Their death will then become quite clear,
That you do not have to have fear.
Spring brings land new grain and new wine,
God will nourish the stalk and vine;
As the dew will drip from the sky,
For to reap an ample supply.
You are blessed for who is like you,
A God that is faithful and true;
Do not let His Law be ignored,
Always being saved by your Lord.
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Are you ready for some hair-related fun facts?
Because you don’t want to be the party life or the person everyone talks to at the water cooler. You know a lot of cool information.
You also know that there is nothing better than a huge list of cool things you didn’t know.
Grab a cup of coffee and sit down to enjoy these fun facts about hair and best hair growth products!
1. On average, a person has between 100,000 to 150,000 hair strands.
2. Blondes have hair that is naturally blonder than any other color. The top-ranked Towheads have 150,000 hairs. Brunettes have 100,000, while redheads have about 90,000.
3. The fastest-growing tissue in the body is hair. Bone marrow is the only thing that can grow faster.
4. A single hair strand can have a thickness between.016 and.05mm.
5. Each person sheds 40 to 150 hair a day.
6. Temporary hair loss can be caused by crash dieting.
7. Keratin is what makes hair, just like skin and fingernails. Keratin is also found in horns, hooves and claws as well as feathers, feathers.
8. Hair grows faster in men than it does for women.
9. On the average adult’s scalp, 35 meters of hair fiber are produced each day.
10. The average person will grow 590 miles of hair in their lifetime.
11. At any one time, 90% of your hair is growing and 10% are resting.
12. 40 percent of women experience female-pattern hair loss when they reach menopause.
13. Half of all men will experience male pattern baldness before the age 50.
14. To make it obvious that you are balding you must lose at least 50% of your hair.
15. Hair loss can be a side effect of many medications.
16. Hair loss can also be caused by iron deficiency and thyroid imbalance.
17. The average human baby is born with approximately five million hair follicles. There are no ways to increase this number.
18. This corresponds to approximately 1000 active hair follicles for every square centimeter. As you get older, this number decreases.
19. These hair follicles formed five months ago in the womb.
20. The aging process or stress can cause hair to turn grey.
21. A single strand can support 3 ounces of weight.
22 A full head of hair can support 12 tons… that’s the equivalent of two elephants.
23. Hair grows on average between.3 and.5mm per day,.25cm or 0.5in per month, and 15cm or 6in per year.
24. As you get older, the length of your hair’s growing phase decreases.
25. 30% of hair’s weight can be absorbed in water.
26. Healthy hair has a cuticle that is flat, but damaged hair has a more open cuticle.
27. This layer is home to melanin.
28. Fine hair does not usually have this layer.
29. Cysteine is the main amino acid that gives hair its shape.
30 Blowing dry your hair alters the structure of your hair’s hydrogen bonds. Hydrogen bonds are also affected by water, so straight hair will not last in humid environments.
31. African hair is slower growing and more fragile than European hair.
32. Africans and Europeans are more likely to go bald than Asians.
33. Asian hair is nearly always straight and dark brown.
34. Shampoo is derived from champna in Hindi, which means “to knead”.
35. After giving birth, women often lose more hair. This is because their hormones return to normal.
36. It takes approximately seven years to grow hair to your waist, and three years to reach your shoulders.
37. You can only get rid of split ends by cutting them off. They cannot be repaired completely.
38. Your hair has a tensile strength similar to steel. It breaks only when it is stretched to 1.5 times its length.
39. The strength of wet hair can be even greater and can reach 70% of its original length.
40. A 16th-century doctor said that you can restore hair using boiled slugs and olive oil on the scalp.
41 Hair grows faster when there is sex to be had.
42. Trichotillomania, a compulsive disorder of hair-pulling, is also known as Trichotillomania. It typically affects hair, eyebrows, and/or eyelashes. It is more common in women, and often stress-related.
43. Under a microscope, different hair textures have different cross-section shapes. Straight hair is generally round while curly hair is oval.
44. Drene introduced the first commercial shampoo in the 1930s. Prior to that, soap-type detergents had been used.
45 The summer is when hair grows fastest, between 16 and 24 years of age.
46 Higher levels of carbon are found in dark hair than light hair.
47. The hypertrichosis is believed to be the cause of the werewolf legend. This abnormality causes excessive body hair and facial hair to grow where it isn’t supposed to.
48 The growth stage of hair takes between 2-7 years.
49. A small amount of hair can be examined by scientists to determine what you eat or drink, and the environment in which you live.
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Each staff member has high expectations of
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Middle School Central’s program offerings are designed to meet this
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We look forward to partnering with each and every student, parent, and
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Rocks of Permian age that crop out in the area of investigation include the Nolans Limestone of the upper part of the Chase Group and the Wellington Formation and Ninnescah Shale of the Sumner Group (pl. 1 and fig. 3).
The Nolans Limestone is the lowermost unit exposed in the study area (pl. 1). These rocks, which average about 35 feet in thickness, crop out in extreme southeastern Sumner County and western Cowley County.
Figure 3. Part of gamma ray-neutron log of well in 16-4W-22DAB showing stratigraphic relationship of bedrock units discussed in this report.
The Wellington Formation forms the bedrock unit underlying the major part of the unconsolidated deposits in the study area (pl. 1). The Wellington, which dips gently westward and southwestward, can be divided into three distinct units in the subsurface of central Kansas. The lower Wellington member, the "anhydrite beds" of Ver Wiebe (1937), consists of gray shale and some dolomite alternating with many thin anhydrite and gypsum beds (Lee, 1956). Thickness of the lower Wellington ranges from 150 feet in Saline County to almost 250 feet in Sumner County, and averages about 200 feet.
The middle unit of the Wellington Formation is the Hutchinson Salt Member. In Reno County, where no dissolution has occurred, the unit averages 300 feet in thickness and consists of salt interbedded with minor amounts of shale, gypsum, and anhydrite.
The upper Wellington member consists mainly of gray shale with minor amounts of gypsum, anhydrite, dolomite, and siltstone. Thickness of the Wellington averages 250 feet, but the contact with the overlying Ninnescah Shale is indefinite because of lithologic similarities between the two units (Leonard and Kleinschmidt, 1976).
The Ninnescah Shale conformably overlies the Wellington Formation and crops out in the extreme western part of the area of investigation. The Ninnescah also forms the bedrock surface under the unconsolidated deposits in Tps. 18, 19, and 21 through 23 S., R. 4 W. and Tps. 24 through 26 S., Rs. 3 and 4 W. The Ninnescah consists of alternating beds of brownish-red silty shale and siltstone interbedded with some thin beds of gypsum. A few thin beds of gray-green silty shale occur in the lower part (Lane and Miner, 1965).
The Kiowa Formation of Cretaceous age unconformably overlies the Ninnescah Shale or the Wellington Formation along parts of the Smoky Hill River valley in northern McPherson and Saline Counties. The Kiowa Formation consists of light- to dark-gray and black clay and shale with thick lenticular beds of iron-stained quartzitic sandstone. Owing to their greater resistance to erosion, the sandstone beds are the most conspicuous feature of the Kiowa because these beds cap all the high hills bordering the Smoky Hill River valley (Latta, 1949).
Undifferentiated Tertiary and Quaternary Deposits
Unconsolidated deposits of Tertiary and Quaternary age overlie much of the bedrock units throughout the area of investigation (pl. 1). Undifferentiated Pliocene deposits of Tertiary age occupy a small area in northern McPherson County. Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits of Quaternary age, which contain the principal aquifers, underlie the major valleys of the area. The aquifers include the "Equus beds" in McPherson, Reno, Harvey, and Sedgwick Counties (Stramel, 1956); the Arkansas River alluvium in Reno, Sedgwick, and Sumner Counties; the Ninnescah River alluvium in Sedgwick and Sumner Counties; and the the Smoky Hill River alluvium in Saline County. The deposits consist of sand and gravel interfingered with lenses of silt and clay.
Subsidence in the underlying Wellington Formation, as a result of salt dissolution and the subsequent subsidence and erosion of overlying beds, has influenced the depositional patterns of Pleistocene streams in the study area. The McPherson channel, which trends southward from near Lindsborg, was a major drainageway in the area prior to being filled with Pleistocene deposits. This channel contains nearly 250 feet of saturated deposits. The Arkansas River channel contains nearly 300 feet of saturated deposits.
The reader is referred to Williams and Lohman (1949) and Lane and Miller (1965) for a more complete discussion of the Pleistocene drainage and depositional history of the area.
Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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Hietzing is the 13th district of Vienna. It is located in the west of Vienna, just north of Liesing, south of Penzing
Hietzing is considered one of the more expensive to live in (and thus upper class) districts. In the north of it (the more inner-city-part) most buildings are old two to three story houses. Getting farther away from the city, this changes into small houses with a garden.
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Can you please help us with a situation at Remington College, they are screwing people out of tuition left and right. I have attached two letters that have been written to them and have gotten no response. This has been going on for a year now.
Thank you so much
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Ashley (((ROR REDACTED PHONE NUMBERS)))
To Whom It May Concern:
I was a student at Remington College from January of 2006 until the end of March of 2006. I have been trying to get a problem resolved since before I was no longer a student. I was in the pharmacy technician program.
My first module consisted of the classes Law and Ethics, Anatomy and Physiology and introduction to computers. Our Law and Ethics book was never opened, the way that we earned our grade in the class was to bring the classified ads from the daily newspaper and help her look for a new house to move into. Our final exam for Law and Ethics was to bring her in a Rubbermaid container for packing. Anatomy and Physiology consisted of notes taken everyday, and then an open note test on every Friday. The final exam for A&P was open note, and half of the class did not have to finish the test because the teacher wanted to have our end of mod party. Our intro to computers class consisted of going to the computer lab and playing games on the internet. I spoke to Miss Jones about this, and was told that she would talk to Miss Williams but that I was over reacting.
My second module consisted of Introduction to Pharmacy with Miss Williams and Anatomy and Physiology with Mr. Brown. Introduction to Pharmacy, the teacher decided to make a self study, told us to look up articles on pharmacy on the internet and print them out, and that would be our grade. Anatomy and Physiology with Mr. Brown was fantastic, he took the time to read the book with us and made sure that we understood everything before he would move on any further.
The third module was the last and final straw. We had CPR, First Aid and Dosage Calculation. CPR was a complete joke, the teacher was talking through all three movies that we had to watch, never gave us a quiz on it, and when we practiced on the dummies, she wasn't even watching us. She was too busy grading other papers and text messaging. First aid, I don't remember what we learned, because we never got anything passed out to us. But they sure were quick to give us the cards saying that we were certified in both first aid and CPR. Dosage calculation, we got a workbook, and no textbook to go with it, it had no explanations, and when we asked Miss Williams for help, she couldn't help us, because she would say ya'll, I don't even know what this is. Those are reassuring words for people who are in college.
After talking to Miss Jones one more time, I also spoke to Brad Moore, he said that he would work on the problem. What happened, was when he talked to Miss Jones, she found out that I was the one that talked to him, and when she sat down with Miss Williams Miss Jones told her that I was the one starting all the trouble. I missed the next day due to being in the hospital for pre term labor, and when I came back, some of the classmates started yelling and swearing at me and calling me names, because I made life so much harder for them (they actually might learn something from school, imagine that.) And telling me that I needed to transfer and threatening me. I spoke to my friend Ashley that was in the class, and she told me that while I was gone that day, Miss Williams sat down with the class and told them Heather is getting me fired, I'm going to lose my job because of her having a big mouth. I went to my recruiter, financial aide, and the education office to see about transferring, I was told that I couldn't transfer, so, I dropped out. Because your school has a responsibility to protect the students and not let a 6 month pregnant girl almost get her a*s kicked for speaking up about spending a bunch of money to learn about nothing more than my teachers sex life I felt that I had no other option.
The other part of this entire problem is the financial aid. When I signed all of my papers, I was told that federal Stafford loans, both subsidized and unsubsidized would cover the first 6 modules of school, and that I had to take out the second chance loan through Sallie Mae to cover the last portion of my classes, my fianc was there with me when I signed the papers, he heard this also. Well, I dropped out in the 3 mod, which means I should have 1 federal Stafford loan to pay back. Instead, your school CANCELLED my federal loans, and left me with this stupid 19 percent Sallie Mae loan to pay back. After not being able to get a straight answer from the financial aide department at Remington, I called the information line for the Federal Department of Education, where I was told that it is not right for me to pay back a private loan if I was approved for federal loans first and that through my experience at Remington College, I should not have to pay for anything other that my Anatomy and Physiology class with Mr. Brown. And that is why I am writing this letter.
I spoke to Christine, the director of education for the Cleveland campus, over a month ago, and she still has not returned my call, after telling me that she would see what she can do. I have stopped paying my Sallie Mae loan as of March, 2007, per the department of education, and would like the $1,296.91 back, that I paid to go to this pitiful school. I am both ready and willing to contact an attorney and the better business bureau about this matter if you are not going to begin handling this in a more professional manner than you have been.
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing this letter because obviously I have gotten no responses over the many months that I have called Remington College and left several messages. And my friend, and classmate have come to the conclusion that this is the only way that we are going to get anything accomplished.
I have been trying to get the first three months of my loan deducted from my loans because the first three months at Remington were a complete joke with Ms. Williams. I can't believe she could even be called a teacher. For three months I sat in a classroom and had socialization 101. What I mean by that is all I had to do is bring in a newspaper for Ms. Williams and I had an A for three months, and get this for lecture I heard about my teachers sex life and her latest order that she put in at Pure Romance. Oh and get this for Law and Ethics we were told that it was a self study, and when our final exam came Ms. Williams stated to bring in a Rubbermaid container to help her pack to move in with her latest fling out of state. We were told that Miss Garthrite would be re-teaching law and ethics, and that never happened.
I know that in order to be a college level teacher, you have to have beyond a high school education, she did not, and was quite open about it when she asked a classmate of mine to type up her resume when she was the one that suppose to be teaching us how to write one. She told us that the only thing she had to do was fill an IV successfully and she had the job.
When I signed up for classes, I was also told that our schedule would be Monday through Thursday from 1:00 to 5:00, that is what I set my daycare up for, instead, halfway through the courses, our schedule got changed to 8:30 am until noon. Livinig in Barberton, that meant I had to SWITCH daycare centers, and leave for school at 7:00 in the morning.
I took, and failed my PTCB test. The funny part is, how does a student with a cumulative 3.75 grade point average fail the math portion of the test. I know why, because we complained and complained about our math class and how our teacher did not know anything, and we were not given the proper textbooks, and no one did anything about it. The only thing that your school did was continue to pass my resume to job recruiters for them to call me and offer me a position only for me to have to go through the humiliation of telling them that I did not pass my certification test. Your school never should have even passed my resume out, seeing that I didn't pass the test, but I received approximately 20 phone calls from potential jobs.
After my friend was forced to drop out of school, it was extremely uncomfortable for me, because her name was the only one brought up by Miss Williams, but I never missed class so I'm sure that she told them that I talked to Miss Jones also. No one would answer my questions, or sit with me during group work or anything.
Myself and my classmates were constantly asking for a break down of what our tuition covered, but were told one day that it couldn't be done. And another day told that we'll get that for you by the end of the week for 20 weeks. We never received our math text book, never opened our law and ethics and never received ANY material for Intro to Computers, First Aid and she NEVER EVEN TAUGHT our introduction to Pharmacy class. All of that I would like taken off on top of the first three modules of enrollment. The only course that I will pay for in the first three months is Anatomy and Physiology with Mr. Brown. CPR was supposed to be re-taught, it never was and the fact that you insult people with that card certifying them for CPR and First Aid is ridiculous.
I have tried being professional and trying to get this problem taken care of over the phone, but seeing that professionalism is not this establishments' style, I am going to have to this through the media and the better business bureau.
Thank you for your time,
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Four million British people are still not functioning to their full mental ability following the recent festive period.
Despite the fact that most people have been back at work for over a week, the majority of respondents to a survey by Drench spring water admitted that their brains were still functioning at less than 75 per cent of their ability.
In addition, fewer than three in ten people have usually recovered sufficiently in time for work on Monday following a typical night out over the weekend.
Fortunately, neuroscientist Dr Jack Lewis revealed that people can do plenty to restore their brains to their most effective state as quickly as possible.
He advises: 'Keep your brain hydrated. As your brain is 75 per cent water, even mild dehydration leads to cognitive impairment - where your brain cannot work at its full potential.'
Dr Lewis also revealed that a number of dietary measures can help to keep the brain working in tip-top condition, including eating slow-release sugars such as oats and jacket potatoes, as well as antioxidant-rich fruits and fish.
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What does non-convertibility mean?
If a Government makes no commitment to exchange its currency for gold or any other currency at a fixed exchange-rate, it is said to be “non-convertible”. The US dollar, Australian dollar and UK pound sterling are all examples of non-convertible currencies. Note that non-convertibility does not mean that the currency cannot be traded for other currencies. For example, the Australian dollar can be readily traded for US dollars at an exchange rate that moves up and down with market supply and demand.
What are flexible exchange rates?
A floating flexible exchange rate is where a sovereign government that issues its own currency allows its currency to be traded for another currency (eg. Australian Dollars for US dollars) at an exchange rate that moves up and down with market supply and demand i.e. a desire to voluntary acquire another country’s dollar/currency.
You state that in a fiat currency system the government does not need to finance spending in which case the issuing of debt by the monetary authority or the treasury has to serve other purposes. What purposes?
The central bank operations aim to manage the liquidity in the banking system such that short-term interest rates match the official targets which define the current monetary policy stance.
What is interbank competition?
Money markets are where commercial banks (and other intermediaries) trade short-term financial instruments (cash, bonds, etc.) between themselves in order to meet reserve requirements or otherwise gain funds for commercial purposes. This is interbank competition.
How are Interest Rates set?
Interest rates are set by the policy target of the government of the day.
What is the overnight rate and what does the overnight rate mean?
The overnight rate is generally the rate that large banks use to borrow and lend from one another on the overnight market.
What is the support rate and what does the support rate mean?
The support rate is the rate which is paid on these commercial bank reserves.
What is a budget deficit?
Budget deficit: annual amount by which government spending exceeds tax revenues
What is a budget surplus?
Budget surplus: annual amount by which tax revenues exceed government spending
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11 Things a millionaire does during spare time
We imagine millionaires as people who work 24/7 during weekends. We know that movie stereotype of a tycoon dad who can’t go to outings with his family because he has some meetings scheduled. But this couldn’t be further from the truth for the actual millionaire. In reality, the answer to the question “How do millionaires live during weekends” is quite boring. They spend their spare time like the rest of us: relaxing, unwinding, refreshing. And they don’t exactly spend their weekends devising more plans on how to get rich. They just put themselves to be in a position to be more focused and productive come Monday. And we know that productivity and performance breed success. Which is why we’re here to share the habits of millionaires during weekends, which consist of:
We usually view weekends as a golden opportunity to catch up on sleep lost during the weekday. Hence the inclination to wake up late when Saturday comes. But a millionaire wakes up during weekends the same way he does during the weekday. This is actually a scientifically-confirmed habit for success. Doctors say that a uniform sleep cycle contributes to a more refreshed body and a more productive mind. It appears then that a millionaire mindset can be summed up with this proverb: “Well begun is half done.”
Doctors (who are more likely millionaires themselves) conducted studies stating that a person performs at his peak between two and four hours after waking up. You may think of a millionaire as someone “big-boned” on a suit, but chances are that he has a physical activity or two that gets him going and helps him reach his mental peak. In addition, great ideas can come in during exercise, according to millionaires themselves.
A weekend similar to that of a millionaire doesn’t have to be concentrated only on that weekend. Making plans for the weekend during the weekday, perhaps booking a concert ticket or a hotel reservation, not only makes the weekend fun and something to look forward to, but also serves as a mood booster during the weekday.
Little to No Chores
One sure way to be tired on Mondays, making you less interested in thinking how to become rich, is to treat weekends like they are weekdays. Doing chores serves as
Little to No Emails/
Another way to convert your weekends into extensions of weekdays is to keep checking your email. Add to that the urge to check your social media accounts, and you’ll suddenly waste half of your Sunday staring at your phone. Keeping that
Hobbies (and Not Even the Millionaire Kind)
Try reading into millionaire profiles, and it’s more likely that they have hobbies that are quite similar to what us commoners do. (Not all of them eat caviar on their yachts, OK?) Each hobby, regardless of whether it is gardening, crafts, sports, cooking, or other endeavors, can add skills and help refresh you for the weekday ahead.
One thing that a millionaire doesn’t stop doing is to find connections. It doesn’t have to be an active effort. A lot of networking opportunities can be grabbed during hobbies and workouts being done during weekends. That’s how some successful enterprises begin after all.
Spending a bit of your downtime, perhaps 30 minutes on Sundays, to visualize what the coming weekday would be like can help in sharpening your focus. It also prevents you from feeling overwhelmed come Monday. A millionaire can even incorporate the good ideas generated during weekend activities into the weekday.
Have you ever asked why a lot of millionaire businessmen end up being philanthropists and building foundations? Aside from finding ways to put their riches to good use, foundations allow them to do civically worthwhile activities. But you don’t have to have millions to do charity or civic work. Volunteering is a great way to combine exercise, hobbies, and networking, a kind of efficiency worthy of a millionaire mindset.
Remember the millionaire stereotype we mentioned earlier? Chances are, it’s
One of those underrated habits of millionaires is setting aside some time for yourself, perhaps by prayer, meditation, reflection, worship, or anything that’s quiet. Either of these activities
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Yesterday Griffin hit the 6 month mark. He's 29.25 inches - so only slightly longer than Penny at this age. Weight wise he's smaller, but I'm not sure exactly how much. I'd guesstimate his weight at 19 lbs.
We're still nursing, but things have slowed down. He nurses for comfort and then overnight.
He's sitting up well, reaching for everything, and rolling. My guess is he'll start crawling by 8 months (or sooner) but it will certainly be before his sister did. He's just a much more active and physical baby.
He's also a horrible sleeper. Waking up from his nap now, so this is all the time I have!
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CHICAGO — A handful of LGBTQ bars have faced online harassment for discontinuing Anheuser-Busch InBev products after the beer giant distanced itself from a transgender influencer amid backlash.
Five bars — 2Bears Tavern, The SoFo Tap, Meetinghouse Tavern, Jackhammer and Sidetrack — have received hundreds of Instagram comments since they announced Friday they would no longer sell Anheuser-Busch products, including Bud Light, Busch Light and Goose Island 312.
While many expressed appreciation that the bars were standing up for transgender people, others left transphobic and homophobic messages on their pages, said Mark Robertson, co-owner of 2Bears Tavern Group, which manages four of the five bars.
“We’ve gotten a lot of hate mail, but it’s not my first experience with bullying, so I’ve got pretty tough skin, as do a lot of LGBTQ people who have been through this before,” Robertson said.
The controversy started in April when Bud Light partnered with transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney for a sponsored post promoting an online contest.
The partnership became a lightning rod issue, with many taking to social media to express transphobic outrage over Mulvaney’s involvement. Kid Rock posted a video of himself shooting four cans of Bud Light with a rifle, critics accused the beer brand of going “woke” and many vowed to stop drinking its products.
Others expressed support for Mulvaney and the campaign.
But Anheuser-Busch CEO Michel Doukeris appeared to distance the company from the campaign without addressing the transphobic backlash by releasing a statement in April saying the brand “never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people.”
Doukeris then doubled down in a Thursday earnings call with investors, according to Yahoo Finance.
“We need to clarify the facts that this was one can, one influencer, one post and not a campaign,” Doukeris told the investors.
Robertson said 2Bears Tavern Group’s leaders had been weighing the issue for weeks, but Doukeris’ comments at the meeting were a breaking point.
“In this response, we really felt that Anheuser-Busch InBev completely abandoned the LGBTQ community, particularly the T part of our community,” Robertson said.
Anheuser-Busch’s Budweiser brand has a history of sponsoring LGBTQ events, including Chicago’s annual Pride Fest and Market Days celebrations. The Northalsted Business Alliance, which plans and operates those festivals, did not return a request for comment.
Bud Light has also marketed its products to LGBTQ consumers going back to a 1993 commercial starring drag queens. The beer company has done two decades’ worth of Pride advertising, partnered with advocacy organizations like GLAAD and featured LGBTQ people in its commercials, according to a Fast Company report.
But Robertson said those years of support are called into question when the brand won’t stand by LGBTQ people even through tough times.
“As soon as they reached a point at which they were getting attacked by the hate, they went ahead and ran as fast as they could in the other direction,” Robertson said. “That is not something we consider to be an ally. An ally sticks with you in the good times and the bad.”
2Bears Tavern Group has intentionally left the hateful comments on its Instagram pages to raise awareness of the extreme reactions and transphobia among people, Robertson said.
“And I can only imagine the hate mail that Dylan Mulvaney must have gotten,” Robertson said. “I can only imagine what it feels like for a trans person to constantly have all this hate thrown at them, whether it be laws in Tennessee or Florida or just random people on the street.”
Brad Balof, general manager of Sidetrack, said the bar has received similar reactions for its decision to stop selling Anheuser-Busch products.
“In person, the reaction has been great, but online, we’ve had some visitors who are emboldened to share some really nasty and negative thoughts with us,” Balof said. “It’s disheartening.”
Sidetrack has been deleting the hateful comments and blocking the people who posted them, Balof said.
“We kind of have to treat it like the bar, so if you come in and are disruptive or bothering people, we’re going to have to ask you to leave,” Balof said. “So we block, delete and move on. It’s our space, even online.”
Balof called Anheuser-Busch’s handling of the controversy a “backward step” after the years of inroads the brand has tried to make with the LGBTQ community.
“I hope that Anheuser-Busch is paying attention to everyone that’s speaking and that they make choices to show they support the LGBTQ+ community,” Balof said. “Our goal isn’t to shut them out forever because of this one thing. Our goal is to get them thinking about who they’re supporting and what they’re standing by.”
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Celebrity Summit Cruise Review by GeorgiaPeach51: Great Cruise to Bermuda
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We are 60, married 35 years and have not been on a vacation alone since 1994. Pathetic, isn't it?! That's not to say we haven't been on vacations, but they have been with other people or to visit other people, so we were happy campers to be away together. This was our 15th cruise; we have sailed on Princess, Holland America, Carnival and Celebrity, on the Equinox.
We started cruising with inside rooms years ago then moved to balcony rooms. On this cruise we economized on the room and did the Premium Alcohol package. We were in inside cabin 7044, which was okay. It has a different configuration, with the bed on the right and the bathroom on the left, vanity straight ahead. There was plenty of storage space...lots of extra spots and drawers...so no issues with where to put everything. Suitcases fit under the bed. My husband brought his golf clubs, so they stood in a corner with the coffee table against them to keep them stable, which worked until the last night. More on More that later! I will say that we normally get up every day at 4:30 a.m. to go to work...we had no trouble sleeping until 8 and 9 a.m. in that room due to how dark it is.
The one issue I had with the cabin was small but an off note that I found startling. The cabin was in great shape except for the shower. The wall around the shower head was rusted and spotted; the grout around the white tile was grey/brown and dirty looking. I'm sure earnest effort was put into trying to make the shower look better, but it was yukky, which I found odd, given the recent dry dock upgrades. An economizing step, I'm sure, and a small thing, but it felt like we were getting in a dirty shower. Otherwise, I thought the ship was in great shape. Having been on the Equinox, we knew what to expect with the "Solsticizing" and thought the dry dock upgrades were very nice.
Our room stewards and really, the whole staff were just great. We thought the personnel on the ship were unfailingly warm and professional and eager to please. We didn't meet a single soul who was not everything we would want and expect from Celebrity, starting with the Captain, Theodoros Zakkas and Sue Denning the Cruise Director. They both came to the CC Meet and Greet, along with other officers, which I thought was a lovely touch. We were supposed to have a much larger group, but relatively few actually showed up, which was a shame since Celebrity went to the trouble to have pastries and coffee and the officers scheduled their own time to be there.
Embarkation was relatively easy. We flew into Newark and shared a cab to the ship with another couple. Though we could see the ship we went from the luggage drop to the ship by bus, a quick transfer. We arrived at 1:05 and the check-in process took 40 minutes. They opened an additional line, which helped speed the process.
We went to Bistro on Five, which was quiet and a great spot for a nice light lunch. We ate there twice, and had crepes both times; also really enjoyed the caesar salad. Nice wines available, too!
We ate twice in Normandie and once in Qsine and recommend both. We especially enjoyed the lobster, fixed table side, in Normandie and the service and warm personalities of the staff made the experience even better. Qsine is fun and different and unlike anything you'd encounter anywhere else....we had heard it was best for groups but we had a great time and enjoyed everything about it. We were careful with what we ordered and didn't walk away stuffed, but I can certainly see how that could happen!
We enjoyed the casino...primarily because of the lack of smoking. We certainly stayed longer and gambled more due to not being chased out by cigarette smoke! I have heard people say that smokers gamble more and lack of smoking means lack of revenue, but whenever we were in the casino, it was packed. We had fun with some of the penny slots, a new experience for my husband, and he won $260 in the first slot tournament, so we were very lucky. Of course, we gave it all back eventually, but had fun in the process!
The lack of smoking on the ship is definitely one of our primary reasons for sailing Celebrity, along with the service and the amenities. We had coffee each morning and afternoon in Cafe al Bacio and enjoyed the service and staff, especially Yuniari Komang. Having previously fought with the coffee served in the buffet area we didn't even attempt it. We have never found cruise ship coffee to be palatable and have found it to be appalling on every cruise line we've tried! We also visited the Martini Bar each evening and had a great time...great service from Igor, Elene and Jennifer! My husband is not usually a martini drinker but he enjoyed the "20 Year Martini"...and I thought Igor's dirty martini was the best I've ever enjoyed!
We did Select Dining and it worked very well for us. No issues with being seated quickly and had good service wherever we were placed. On the Equinox we did Select Dining and found the tables pretty close together; found that to be less of an issue on the Summit, though we enjoyed talking with nearby diners on both cruises. The food was pretty good in the dining room; one formal night I had the lobster; my husband had surf and turf; both were very nicely done. Usually lobster is overcooked, but not this time! I had an excellent pork wellington one night, an overcooked drum fish, and a nice vegetarian curry the last night. My husband got a veal dish the last night that was overcooked and tough and had no problem asking for an alternate dish. The head chef came through the dining room and it was nice to meet him.
We did the premium alcohol package and found it to be a lot of fun. We weighed the pros and cons and talked ourselves into and out of it several times prior to the cruise, but are glad we stuck with it. As others have said, it is just relaxing to not have to think about cost and to not finish a drink if we didn't want to. We got water whenever we wanted, speciality coffees twice a day, frou-frou drinks or wine with lunch and in the afternoon; martinis before dinner, wine with dinner, and my husband had port and cheese each evening. Did we drink WAY more than usual? Absolutely! Was it fun? Absolutely! We tracked what we would have spent and came out ahead every day, so for us, it was a good value. It was also nice to not feel we had to finish a drink if we didn't want to, or to order something else if we weren't crazy about what we ordered. So, we would recommend the premium package, though it's a different value for everyone.
We didn't attend any shows...not our thing, but the shows appeared to be well-attended. We enjoyed Nestor Santurio and Joe Nagy, very entertaining and talented--both played before and after dinner. The deck party leaving Bermuda was fun...watch for the officers on the second level doing the line dance..very cute, and they've got it down!
Bermuda--the weather was more cooperative than we'd anticipated...windy and cool for the beach from our perspective, but I know lots of our fellow travelers enjoyed the beaches. My husband played golf at the Port Royal course and loved it. Met a wonderful Bermudian member and played with him, which added tremendously to his enjoyment of the course. We wandered around the dockyard area, took the ferry to Hamilton, which we found to be just a nice shopping area like any you can find in the Caribbean, so didn't stay long. We opted to take the bus to St. George's, which we enjoyed. We wanted to see some of the interior of the island, and it was a nice way to see more than the coastline. St. George's is charming; suggest you spend some time there. We also walked to Sea Glass Beach and enjoyed wandering up and down and collecting...I had thought I would walk there by myself when my husband played golf...I'm glad I didn't. It is a somewhat isolated walk, so I was glad he was with me. Perhaps it is perfectly safe, but there were very few people around and it is about a 25 minute walk both ways. All the Bermudians we talked with were very nice, helpful and welcoming.
We encountered the edges of a tropical storm on the way back and the next to last night the ship was rocking and rolling, so it was a poor night for sleeping! The golf bag fell over in the middle of the night, sounding like a sonic boom and causing us both to levitate out of the bed. I felt badly for the people below us. So sorry, whoever you are! The next day continued the roll and sway and by late afternoon I was seasick...which is a negative for an inside cabin...once I staggered upstairs and could see the horizon and get some fresh air things improved.
Disembarkation was easy...we had breakfast in the buffet/lido, and went to our spot to disembark; we were off the ship at 8:20, found our luggage easily, got a shuttle to the airport. Very painless.
We love Celebrity and this cruise was all we'd hoped it would be. We put a deposit on a future cruise...nice to have a little carrot out there! Makes it a little easier to leave when you know there's another ahead... Less
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Cabin review: Celebrity Summit Inside Stateroom Sky Deck (9) 7044
Quiet. Configured with bed to the right, vanity straight ahead, bathroom and closets to the left. Lots of storage space. One small chair and a vanity chair. Acceptable, but missed the balcony!
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Tried again tonight to contact them after an hour and a half on hold finally left a message in their general mailbox saying call us back or refund our money. I will update this review if we ever get a call back. I only hope the new owners will respond and help us with this problem. Check back for updates.
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I signed up with voip.com under a "1st 30 days free - money back guaranty". The first adapter I received from them was apparently faulty; after spending about 6 hours on the phone with tech support for voip.com, and my ISP's tech support, it was determined that it was faulty and had to be replaced. It took them nearly a month to get a replacement unit sent to me. They sent me a bill and charged my credit card before I even received the second adapter. They did refund this amount when I contacted them and pointed out that I had not had service yet!
After I finally received the 2nd adapter, the quality phone service was not so good, but serviceable for my needs (considering that you get what you pay for). I decided to add an "800 number" to my account so that family members could call us when they want. Voip.com charged almost $16.00 to add this number which, again, I did not think was unreasonable. The first charge was declined (my bad, but I corrected it immediately). They sent the charge through 2 more times, and both times the charge went through.
Voip.com replied to my post on their forum that the second charge was a "pre-authorization hold" only and would not go through as a transaction. After 3 days, the hold that was appearing on my statement turned into a completed transaction. While I don't think they are trying to cheat me, it's obvious to me that their right hand doesn't know what their left is doing, and they do NOT have a good system in place for managing its finances.
Even after I sent them a copy of my statements and correspondence from my bank which stated specifically that both charges were completed transactions, and that the second charge was not a "credit card hold", they have not agreed to refund the second charge. I am cutting my losses and will not proceed with service from this company. I cannot afford this kind of mistake from them again.
Voip.com does have a forum where you can review their customer's posts regarding problems they are having, including billing and service problems. That is the method that I used to contact them regarding the both of my issues, after my 1st telephone contact regarding the adapter. Their telephone tech support, I strongly suspect, is outsourced. I would strongly suggest you take advantage of reviewing customer posts prior to committing to their service.
INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, FLORIDA -- Like so many other former SunRocket customers, I was happy with their service until they went out of business. I then tried VOIP.COM based on false internet recommendations, and what I got was a temporary number with an area code not available locally, no ability to receive calls, only make them, no success in porting my original home number (worked great while with SunRocket) over to VOIP.COM even after 40 days from the request, extremely poor customer service (sounds like they are in Singapore after I finally get someone after almost an hour on hold).
No email address to contact them and the website provides no means for opening trouble ticket. I have contacted my credit card company to see what can be done. In the meantime, I will send the cheap Grandstream HandyTone-286 device they finally sent me (requires that you already have a router) well after they had billed me. I would highly discourage anyone from getting involved with this company.
As a follow up, it gets even worse. When I cancelled the account for lack of service, rather than offering to refund any of my original charge for one year of service, they had the audacity to charge my credit card for yet an additional charge (with no explanation). Fortunately, I was already in contact with my credit card company and they blocked the additional charge while looking into the original charge complaint I lodged with them over this company.
I switched to Internet phone about six months ago. After some research I found only one company that offered a local phone number for me here in Oregon and that was VOIP.com. I signed up for their Residential Unlimited Monthly account that advertises unlimited calling.
I had trouble at the beginning because I had a wireless router and VOIP.com was unwilling or unable to help me set everything up. I contacted Netgear, the manufacturer of my wireless router, and they were able to help me and even helped with the router supplied by VOIP.com. VOIP.com did credit me for one month's service after I wrote up what I did to get things working and submitted it to them so they could use it.
Things have been working quite well and other than an occasional dropped call and garble no problems. However a month ago I received an email from VOIP.com stating that it appeared I was using the phone for business and they were going to change my account to a business account that, of course, would cost more money. After communicating with them I determined their evaluation was based only on the amount of usage. It seems my unlimited calling account has a limit.
I will grant you we use the phone a lot. We had a student living with us and she spent a lot of time on the phone with her boyfriend. My wife will spend hours on the phone talking to family and during the month in question we had several medical challenges within the family. Also, we participate in a Bible study conference call every Sunday evening for an hour. The total came to about 2500 minutes during the month in question.
I called VOIP.com and talked to **. I was told that my calling was excessive and that there is some kind of usage limit that triggers a change to a more expensive account. I told her that for VOIP.com to advertise and sell a service as unlimited and then to have some kind of an arbitrary limit was unethical and deceptive. As a result of my phone call, I am still on the Residential Unlimited Monthly plan but I'm on trial. If my usage exceeds some arbitrary limit, I was never told what that limit was, I would have my account changed to a more expensive account.
I'm writing this to warn others that while I've had no trouble with the service, there is a limit in VOIP.com's Residential Unlimited Calling plan.
Set up is pretty simple and only takes a couple minutes. Nobody has been able to tell that I'm on a VOIP line instead of a landline. They don't outsource any of their support so you'll always get someone in the US you can talk to. It's your choice to sign a contract or not, so you have options, all of which are reasonably priced. I have no regrets with going with this service!
I'm thankful that I came into the service after they were bought out and have new people running it. Sounds like it was kind of a nightmare before. Can't beat their yearly $99.95 price though and it has worked steadily and clearly since I purchased it a couple months ago. It came with some features my previous provider did not like the call block list and the free extra line so all around I'm happy with it!
Voip.com will give you nothing but nightmare. I took money from my credit card multiple times the same month. Very bad voice quality. They charge one minute for overseas calls even if the call doesn't go through. They told me I have to since I dialed the number, it does not have to go through. Their customer service is almost non-existing and very rude. Call quality is very bad. Lately I'm getting calls from strangers saying that I made the calls. VOIP rep told me that they can't do anything about it. I am going to report the matter to BBB. Stay away from them.
OJAI, CALIFORNIA -- It would be impossible to have a service any worse than this. Everything that can go wrong does. Customer service is nothing but excuses for bad service. Any money they take they keep. You cannot remove your credit card # until the year is up. It is like doing business with a collection agency! | <urn:uuid:ae39ca45-d257-41f7-8032-047aba032437> | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | http://mythreecents.com/reviews/voip-com | 2015-08-28T00:18:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440644060103.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827025420-00328-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988622 | 1,978 |
I got this really great coffee maker a month ago. An "Aeropress" (sorry no link), and it makes DEMONICALLY great coffee. The problem is that 4 cups of espresso adds up, volume-wise to about 2 cups of my moomintroll coffee cup set. So it was easy to drink tons of this. And tons obviously wasn't enough because I got an Athena-in-the-head-of-jove-style headache on Friday and only woke up (for good) today after deathdealing pain. Now, I come from a loooong line of Yankees who say nothing before stroking out in their 90s and this was NOT fun. And coffee drinking was one of my last great pleasures! And I was reminded the time I got Robert Polito's girlfriend Kristine smashed at the MIT bar in the late 80s. We were drinking tequila and I could have sworn that an 8 oz. glass of mezcal was THE SAME as a similar size glass of beer.
Whoops! Someday I will write my memoirs but only after many, many people have passed on. What's this got to do with astrology? Last quarter moon in Leo -- we had a swell birthdayparty at my beloved inlaws tonight and my little Leo offspring partied to the point of removing his shoes in the car and telling his feet: "I want to give babytoe a bath. No, not you other toes." | <urn:uuid:f450490a-e8f0-4ee7-a898-f507715acb0c> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/symboline/archive/2006/11/13/please-don-t-tell-me-i-can-t-have-caffeeeeeeeeeeeineeeeee.aspx | 2014-10-02T15:21:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1412037663754.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20140930004103-00323-ip-10-234-18-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977285 | 301 |
A National weather service meteorologist in Norman, Oklahoma, tracking a super cell tornado outbreak (NOAA).
Source : http://www.noaa.gov/explainers/improving-weather-forecasts
Weather forecasting in an imperfect science. Through decades of research, meteorologists have come up with tools that allow us to fairly accurately predict weather in the short term using numerical modeling and forecast analysis. Beyond the scope of about a week however, the certainty in these forecasts drops off significantly. This is because weather is based on an infinitely complex and constantly changing system, with a little bit of chaos thrown in for fun.
There are many steps involved in weather forecasting. Firstly, a global snapshot of the atmosphere is captured at a given time and mapped onto a 3-D grid of points that extend over the entire globe from the surface to the stratosphere. Using a powerful computer and a numerical model that describes the behaviour of the atmosphere incorporated with physics equations, this snapshot is therefore stepped forward in time to produce terabytes of raw forecast data. These data are then interpreted by human forecasters which turn them into a meaningful forecast broadcasted to the public.
Forecasting the weather is challenging as we attempt to predict something that is inherently unpredictable. Since the atmosphere is a chaotic system, any small change at one location will cause remarkable consequences elsewhere over time, which was analogised as the so-called butterfly effect. Therefore, any error that develops in the forecast will grow rapidly causing further errors on a larger scale. As such, to obtain a perfect forecast, every single error would need to be removed. Forecasting skills have improved over time. Modern forecasts are certainly more reliable than they were before the supercomputer era. The UK’s earliest published forecasts date back to 1861, when Royal Navy officer and meteorologist Robert Fitzroy began to publish forecasts in the Times newspaper. Their methods involved drawing weather charts using observations from a few locations and making predictions based on how the weather evolved in the past when the charts were similar. However, their forecasts were often wrong, and the press were usually quick to criticise.
The advent of supercomputers in the 1950s brought so much of insights to the forecasting community. This work paved the way for modern forecasting, the principles of which are still based on the same approach and the same mathematics, although models today are much more complex and predict many more variables. Nowadays, a weather forecast typically consists of multiple runs of a weather model. Operational weather centres usually run a global model with a grid spacing of around 10km, the output of which is passed to a higher-resolution model running over a local area. To reduce the errors, many weather centres also run a number of parallel forecasts, each with slight changes made to the initial snapshot. These small changes grow during the forecast and give forecasters an estimate of the probability of something happening – for example, the percentage chance of it raining.
The supercomputer age has been crucial in allowing the science of weather forecasting (and indeed climate prediction) to develop. Modern supercomputers are capable of performing thousands of trillions of calculations per second and can store and process petabytes of data. This means we have the processing power to run our models at high resolutions and include multiple variables in our forecasts. It also means that we can process more input data when generating our initial “snapshot”, creating a more accurate picture of the atmosphere to start the forecast with. This progress has led to an increase in forecast skill. A neat quantification of this was presented in a Nature study from 2015 by Peter Bauer, Alan Thorpe and Gilbert Brunet, describing the advances in weather prediction as a “quiet revolution”. They show that the accuracy of a five-day forecast nowadays is comparable to that of a three-day forecast about 20 years ago, and that each decade, we gain about a day’s worth of skill. Essentially, today’s three-day forecasts are as precise as the two-day forecast of ten years ago.
But is this skill increase likely to continue into the future? This partly depends on what progress we can make with supercomputer technology. Faster supercomputers mean that we can run our models at higher resolution and represent even more atmospheric processes, in theory leading to further improvement of forecast skill. According to Moore’s Law, our computing power has been doubling every two years since the 1970s. However, this has been slowing down recently, so other approaches may be needed to make future progress, such as increasing the computational efficiency of our models.
So, will we ever be able to predict the weather with 100% accuracy? In short, no. There are 2×10⁴⁴ molecules in the atmosphere in random motion – trying to represent them all would be unfathomable. The chaotic nature of weather means that as long as we have to make assumptions about processes in the atmosphere, there is always the potential for a model to develop errors. Progress in weather modelling may improve these statistical representations and allow us to make more realistic assumptions, and faster supercomputers may allow us to to add more detail or resolution to our weather models, but, at the heart of the forecast is a model that will always require some assumptions.
However, as long as there is research into improving these assumptions, the future of weather forecasting looks bright. How close we can get to the perfect forecast, however, remains to be seen.
This article was originally published on The Conversation by Jon Shonk, Research scientish at the University of Reading.
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I was sitting at work, thinking about the pregnancy/IVF blogs I've been reading and thought, 'hey, I should capture my fertility journey' when I remembered I created this blog. It was hard to read the one and only post, since I wrote it the day my miscarriage started.
It's been a very long year and a half since that post, filled with countless pills, injections, dr visits, co-pays... Following the miscarriage it was a good 5 or 6 months before my body was back to normal and we could start trying again. After several months of baby dancing we begrudgingly went to a fertility clinic. Three failed IUIs (Intrauterine insemination) later we are one week out from our first IVF (in vitro fertilization) transfer!! I had OHSS (Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome) after the egg retrieval a month and a half ago so the transfer was delayed until 1/21/15.
FINALLY the transfer is just around the corner and I am so excited I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve. I look ahead on the medicine calendar I made and see all the new pills and shots I'll be taking in the next few days. As much as I hate the injections, I know that the more drugs I'm on, the closer I am to the transfer! | <urn:uuid:14c87b71-53c7-4744-8f10-427c0996caf7> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://expectingtoexpect.blogspot.com/2015/01/hello-2015.html | 2018-05-22T03:53:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794864624.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20180522034402-20180522054402-00229.warc.gz | en | 0.976468 | 276 |
Presentation on theme: "Warranties Chapter 10. Warranties A warranty is an assurance by one party of the existence of a fact on which the other party can rely. Warranties include."— Presentation transcript:
Warranties A warranty is an assurance by one party of the existence of a fact on which the other party can rely. Warranties include a.warranties of title, b.express warranties, and c.implied warranties
Warranty of Title Title warranty arises automatically. UCC 2-312 imposes three types of warranties of title. –Good Title –No Liens –No Infringements
Good Title Sellers warrant that they have good and valid title and that the transfer of title is rightful. UCC 2- 312(1)(a)]. –Example: Alice steals goods from Henry and sells them to Ona, who does not know that they are stolen. If Henry discovers that Ona has the goods, Henry has the right to reclaim them from Ona. Alice automatically warranted to Ona that the title conveyed was valid and that its transfer was rightful. Because a thief has no title to stolen goods, Alice breached the warranty of title and became liable to the buyer for appropriate damages.
No Liens Sellers warrant that goods are free of a security interest or other lein of which the buyer has no knowledge. Example: Henderson buys a used boat from Loring for cash. A month later, Barish repossesses the boat from Henderson, having proved that she, Barish, has a valid security interest in the boat and that Loring, who has missed five payments, is in default. Henderson has legal grounds to recover his purchase price. UCC 2-312(1)(b)
No Infringements Merchant sellers warrant that the goods are free of any third person's patent, trademark, or copyright claims. UCC 2-312(3) Unless buyer has supplied specifications.
Disclaimer of Title Warranty Title warranty can be disclaimed or modified only by specific language in a contract. Example: Seller transfers only such rights, title, and interest as they have in the goods.
Express Warranties A seller can create an express warranty by making representations concerning the quality, condition, description, or performance potential of the goods. UCC 2-313
Express Warranties Express Warranties are created by: A. Affirmation or promise of fact that the about the goods. B. Description of the goods. C. Sample or Model.
Express Warranties Statement must be a statement of fact statements of 0pinion and value will not create an express warranty.. "this is the best used car to come along in years” "it's worth a fortune"
Implied Warranties Implied Warranty of Merchantability Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose Implied Warranty Arising from Course of Dealing or Trade Usage
Warranty of Merchantability An implied warranty of merchantability automatically arises in every sale of goods made by a merchant who deals in goods of the kind sold.
Merchantability a."reasonably fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used." b. At least average, fair, or medium-grade quality. c. Comparable to quality that will pass without objection in the trade d. Adequately packaged and labeled as provided by the agreement, e. Conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label, if any. f. Run within permitted variations.
Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose Arises when any seller (merchant or nonmerchant) makes a recommendation knowing the particular purpose for which a buyer will use the goods and knows that the buyer is relying on the skill and judgment of the seller to select suitable goods. UCC 2- 315, 2A-213.
Implied Warranty from Course of Dealing or Trade Usage When both parties to a sales contract have knowledge of a well-recognized trade custom, the courts will infer that both parties intended for that custom to apply to their contract. Example: If it is an industry-wide custom to lubricate a new car before it is delivered and a dealer fails to do so, the dealer can be held liable to a buyer for damages resulting from the breach of an implied warranty.
Warranty Disclaimers Express Warranties: –Obviously express warranties can be excluded if the seller refrains from making any promise or affirmation of fact relating to the goods, describing the goods, or using a sample or model. –The UCC does permit express warranties to be negated or limited by specific and unambiguous language, Therefore, a written disclaimer in language that is clear and could negate all oral express warranties not included in the written sales or lease contract [UCC 2- 316(1),
Warranty Disclaimers Implied warranties of merchantability and fitness are disclaimed by the expressions "as is," "with all faults," and other similar expressions that in common understanding for both parties call the buyer's attention to the fact that there are no implied warranties [UCC 2-316(3)(a), 2A-214(3)(a)].
Warranty Disclaimers Iimplied warranty of fitness or of merchantability [U To disclaim an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, the disclaimer must be in writing and be conspicuous. The word fitness does not have to be mentioned in the writing; it is sufficient if, for example, the disclaimer states, "THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE HEREOF."
Warranty Disclaimers A merchantability disclaimer must be more specific; it must mention merchantability. It need not be written; but if it is, the writing must be conspicuous UCC 2-316(2)
Buyer's Examination of the Goods If a buyer or lessee actually examines the goods (or a sample or model) as fully as desired before entering into a contract, or, if the buyer or lessee refuses to examine the goods on the seller's demand that he or she do so, there is no implied warranty with respect to defects that a reasonable examination would reveal or defects that are found on examination [UCC 2-316(3)(b), 2A-214(2)(b)].
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act modifies UCC warranty rules to some extent when consumer transactions are involved. The UCC, however, remains the primary codification of warranty rules for industrial and commercial transactions.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act If a seller chooses to make an express written warranty, however, and the cost of the consumer goods is more than $10, the warranty must be labeled as either "full" or "limited." In addition, if the cost of the goods is more than $15, by FTC regulation, the warrantor must make certain disclosures fully and conspicuously in a single document in "readily understood language." This disclosure states the names and addresses of the warrantor(s), what specifically warranted,procedures for enforcement | <urn:uuid:76bbb5e8-1348-41cb-9b81-4bfb26828ac8> | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | http://slideplayer.com/slide/4240965/ | 2017-07-29T13:18:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549427766.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20170729112938-20170729132938-00554.warc.gz | en | 0.934835 | 1,461 |
TSX gets lift from financials, resources; RIM eyed
By Solarina Ho
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index finished higher on Wednesday with banks and resource stocks leading the way, bucking a decline in U.S. equities, which fell on waning optimism over a timely resolution to the U.S. budget crisis.
With less than two weeks left to avert automatic U.S. tax increases and spending cuts that threaten to throw the economy back in recession, talks between congressional Republicans and the White House have stalled.
Global markets have generally rallied and retreated on the tides of investor sentiment over the budget talks in Washington.
"It's very weird because the U.S. kind of keeled over today over worries that there won't be enough to time to seal a deal. Toronto kind of shrugged that off," said Barry Schwartz, vice president and portfolio manager at Baskin Financial Services.
"Maybe people decided to do a little bit of early Christmas shopping and take advantage of the fact that the TSX has gone essentially nowhere this year," he said. "Especially some of those commodity stocks have gone worse than nowhere. They've been detrimental to your portfolio."
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE finished up 69.29 points, or 0.56 percent, at 12,403.63. Nine of the index's main groups were positive.
"Traders are not exactly sure which way to go," said Gareth Watson, vice president, investment management and research, at Richardson GMP. "There's probably more optimism involved here than a couple of weeks ago. But still definitely a lot of caution out there."
Financial stocks were up 1.16 percent. Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO was the biggest gainer, up 1.14 percent at C$60.53. Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.TO followed with a 1.19 percent rise to C$83.10. Continued... | <urn:uuid:75b00cb8-91ec-4009-ac71-20b2a3baf295> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCABRE8BG0JF20121219 | 2014-12-22T05:42:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802774464.128/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075254-00007-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954187 | 411 |
Top 10: Successful Career Changes
Will SmithFormer profession: Rapper
Current profession: Actor
Now this is the story all about how a young rapper’s life got flipped, turned upside down. Philly native Will Smith went from being a promising young MC to a television superstar in 1990 when he was cast in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, an amusing fish-out-of-water comedy set in California’s wealthiest community. The hit show helped pave the way for appearances in a string of blockbuster films, including Bad Boys (1995), Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997), and Ali (2001), for which Smith was nominated for an Academy Award.
Along the way, his drawing power has become so bankable that he now demands in excess of $20 million per film, which you’ll find pretty phenomenal if you’ve ever seen Wild Wild West (1999). Almost two decades after making his debut as a thespian, Smith still believes that his two careers are totally different animals. "It's a whole different thing being an actor,” he says. “A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are. You make yourself a different person. You become a different person."
Dan BrownFormer profession: Teacher
Current profession: Best-selling author
Dan Brown is a very vocal advocate of the transformative powers of love. A former English and Spanish teacher, Brown’s life changed forever in the late 1980s when he met Blythe Newlon, an illustrator who encouraged him to pursue his dreams of becoming a writer. Together, the happy couple wrote the humorous books 187 Men to Avoid: A Survival Guide for the Romantically Frustrated Woman in 1995 and The Bald Book in 1998.
Although neither was a bestseller, the process of writing and publishing the two volumes convinced Brown he could become a full-time author. Four novels later, Brown finally achieved his major breakthrough in 2003 with the release of The Da Vinci Code. The international smash hit has since sold over 60.5 million copies and has been translated into 44 languages. “This life is what I always wanted,” Brown says. “I had a vision of our happiness.”
Ben SteinFormer profession: Lawyer
Current profession: Actor
Ben Stein must be the smartest man in Hollywood. A former high-school classmate of Goldie Hawn and Sylvester Stallone, this unassuming character actor has held positions as a poverty lawyer, a university adjunct, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, and a speech writer for presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Despite those impressive achievements, he is still best-known as the painfully dull economics teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The 1986 film helped launch Stein’s successful acting career and he has since starred in dozens of other beloved big-screen flicks, including Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Ghostbusters II (1989) and The Mask (1994). Stein’s monotone voice and comically stiff demeanor have also made him a staple of such television shows as Family Guy, The Fairly Odd Parents and Win Ben Stein’s Money. | <urn:uuid:68cb15ee-70d4-4555-abd4-2b25cfce63f7> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | https://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/179c_top_10_list.html | 2017-10-18T16:26:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187823016.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20171018161655-20171018181417-00003.warc.gz | en | 0.962188 | 665 |
Name: David and Marta
Location: East Village, Downtown -- San Diego, California
Size: 820 square feet
Years lived in: 5 years -- rented
This loft in downtown San Diego has a soaring 35-foot ceiling and exposed rafters and pipes, which bring a raw edge to David and Marta's pared-down style. The space also makes a stylish backdrop for the surf and California-themed prints David designs as Orange & Park.
The Bluebox, a former warehouse smartly rehabilitated into seven lofts by award-winning architect Jonathan Segal, is hard to miss in downtown's East Village. If the building's bright green façade doesn't catch your eye, its huge old windows will.
Inspired by modern Japanese design, David and Marta have created a minimalist space that appears much higher-end than it actually is. Credit their backgrounds in design (he: graphics, she: fashion) for making Ikea and CB2 standbys look chic against all that clean white.
Upstairs, David and Marta carved out a dual office, with two long desks that serve multiple functions, from computer workstation to sewing table. For their sleeping quarters, they've kept it simple with a basic bed and dresser, and several large white armoires that blend in for seamless storage.
Downstairs, a bold green accent wall anchors the entertainment and dining area and leads the eye to the small but efficient kitchen. The living room is a cozy place to relax and gaze out the loft's two-story window, which allows in ample light and a connection to the downtown hustle and bustle beyond. When the curtain is drawn, the window seems like a shoji screen, imprinted with the elegant silhouettes of the trees outside.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Stripped down, functional, modern, geometric.
Inspiration: the International style, hotels in Spain, modern Japanese home design, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Favorite Element: The big window. We have no private outdoor space with this apartment; such a large window in this relatively compact space is really important in providing some contact with the exterior.
Biggest Challenge: Storage. The apartment had none when we moved in. I originally built a walk-in closet in a corner of the bedroom using salvaged windows, suspended from the ceiling by wire rope. It was classic but we grew out of it pretty quickly.
What Friends Say: People like the high ceiling with the bare beams. It's about 35 feet from ground level to the high point and you can look up and see that from the living room.
Biggest Embarrassment: The yellow color on the walls in the bathroom! About a year ago we decided we wanted a washed-out, vintage yellow in there but totally blew it and bought something with a lot more saturation. Been meaning to repaint it ever since.
Proudest DIY: The curtain on the big window. There were vertical plastic blinds there when we moved in. I summoned my skills from home economics class to sew the curtain, then hooked it up to the existing track. (This was back before Marta started sewing...) The trees outside cast shadows on the curtain if it's closed in the afternoon and from inside, it's like a shoji screen.
Best Advice: Keep it simple.
Dream Makeover: Combine this place with the adjacent unit and create a megaloft! We'd also love to have a little rooftop deck accessible through a hatch in the ceiling... but who wouldn't?
Resources of Note:
• Cube coffee table: CB2
• Sofa: Ikea
• Clear acrylic chair: Eurway
• Credenza: Ikea
• High table: Eurway
• High chairs: CB2
• Rolling 3-shelf table: CB2
• Violin floor lamp: Crate & Barrel
• Arc lamp: Plummers
• Pink & white art: Laurie McCray
• Curtains: sewn at home using Ralph Lauren fabric
• Ornate picture frames: reclaimed from my mom and painted black
• Metal shelves: Ikea
• Vintage lamp: garage sale
• Bed & bedding: West Elm
• Storage units: Ikea
• Tables, bookshelves, small metal lockers and drawers: Ikea
Thanks, David and Marta!
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The Last of the Last
ISBN 978-0-85905-480-5, (2009, New), Soft Cover, 160 pp, 160 x 240, illustrated, 290 grams
With the approach of Remembrance Day (11 November) 2009, Hesperian Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of the autobiography of Claude Choules. In July 2009 Claude became – as one of three surviving veterans – the only remaining combatant of WW I. He is also the last man in the world who saw active military service in both World Wars.
Born in March 1901, just a few weeks after the death of Queen Victoria, Claude grew up mucking about in boats on the river Avon, Worcestershire. His otherwise idyllic childhood was clouded by the departure of his mother when he was five.
Claude commenced naval training near Southampton in 1915, joined the Grand Fleet in 1917 and, later that year, saw action aboard HMS Revenge in the North Sea. He was still on the Revenge when that ship participated in the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet in November 1918.
He also witnessed what is sometimes said to be the last hostile act of WW I – the German scuttling of their fleet at Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919.
After marching in the London Peace Celebrations, Claude saw duty as a peace-keeper in the strife-torn Black Sea region. As he cryptically remarks: “Many men in the Navy saw more death and desolation in 1919 and 1920 than they had seen in four years of major war.”
In early 1926 Claude was part of a group of Royal Navy instructors seconded to the Royal Australian Navy. Although the first thing he was asked to do on arrival was to fight bushfires, which “scared the daylights” out of him, Claude liked Australia and took the opportunity to transfer to the Australian Navy. On the voyage to Australia he had met another migrant, Ethel Wildgoose. At the end of 1926 they were married in Melbourne.
Returning to Britain in the service of the RAN, Claude was a member of the commissioning crew of HMAS Canberra. He describes her as “a very happy and comfortable ship”, in which he later circumnavigated Australia.
In the early 1930s Claude settled with his young family at Fremantle, Western Australia’s principal port. His role as a torpedo and explosive instructor at the naval depot might have been a relatively quiet life in peacetime, but the coming of WW II thrust Claude into some of the most dangerous and demanding work of his long career.
With the entry of Japan into the war, Fremantle became a major base for Australian, American and Dutch naval operations. Claude was responsible for much of the maintenance of the torpedoes, depth charges, mines and mine detection equipment of these vessels. He also participated in the training and arming of the now famous (but then top secret) Commando Group, Z Force.
When the Japanese sank a fleet of flying boats at their moorings in Broome, it was Chief Petty Officer Choules who was sent north to clear the harbor by blowing up the wrecks. Had Fremantle been attacked, he had the shipping and the port’s major facilities mined and wired — ready to blow up. It was his job, too, to “de-louse” or otherwise dispose of the various stray mines and depth charges that washed up on Western Australia’s extensive coast.
After his retirement from the navy in 1956, Claude and Ethel bought a block of land right on the beach at Safety Bay, south of Perth, and went cray-fishing for ten years. Surrounded by their children and grandchildren, the active old couple taught new generations the pleasures of mucking about in boats, of rescuing oil-smeared penguin chicks, and of just observing the infinite variety of the natural world.
With his characteristic wry humor, Claude may credit cod liver oil as the secret of his longevity, or he may advise his questioner to “keep breathing”, but, at heart, he really believes that a loved and loving family kept him going. When Ethel died at the age of 98 in 2003, she and Claude had been married for more than 76 years.
Written when he was in his early eighties (as a member of Elizabeth Jolley’s Creative Writing class), Claude’s memoirs were originally intended for his family. But time and circumstances have given this engaging and historically significant manuscript a unique status. Now, in his one hundred and ninth year, Claude Choules has become the world’s oldest first-time published author.
Covering the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, Claude’s biography takes us from the peace of Edwardian rural England, through war, troubled peace, another war and finally the peace of living and working at the aptly named “Safety Bay”.
For a man who spent a good part of his career handling dangerous explosives, nothing can be taken for granted. So the idyll Claude depicts in the last chapter of his book — a happy, growing family enjoying the simple pleasures of creation in a world at peace — is meant to show us how ordinary men and women can, without fuss, live rewarding, useful lives.
Such is the wisdom of this cheerful but shrewd man. His engaging, always readable account of his life and times is a work in the tradition of that other Western Australian classic, A Fortunate Life. | <urn:uuid:31dea408-097f-42a3-9dfd-3ae2cb51be91> | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | http://hesperianpress.com/index.php/booklist/titles-a-d/c-titles/76-claude-choulesThe | 2015-04-25T01:50:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246645606.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045725-00129-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976792 | 1,141 |
There's a saying here in Pará that they have only two seasons; raining and raining a little less. And HOT, of course. No spring, summer, winter, autumn nonsense for them! Without fail, the first question I am asked when someone meets me is 'So, what do you think of the weather here?' The first couple of times, I just implied that it was different, that's all. It took about a week before I stopped masking my distaste for the balmy climate, and now I just say I don't like it. What's the use in lying?!
In fact, the weather here can be a polemic topic to bring up. Just the other night I was at a birthday party, and I got caught in the middle of a disagreement. The point of contention was the lack of fluctuation in the weather here.
"I like how you can always tell what's coming. It makes planning your day or week easier."
"What?! (complete with look of disgust) That's something that I HATE about here."
These were two natives Paraenses speaking, by the way. It seems people are split about even on weather ;) or not the climate is to their liking. Honestly, though, does ANYONE like sweating their skin off every time they step out the front door, or suffering from varying degrees of dehydration throughout the day?
And then there's the rain... Here's another custom they have, at least in the "summer" when the rains are more predictably in the afternoon: "When should we meet?" "Oh, I don't know. How about before/after the rain?" With weather like that, who needs a watch? And of course every self-respecting and self-preserving Belenense will at all times carry his umbrella with him. I don't blame 'em. I've been caught a few times without one, and it is no picnic.
It seems though that Paraenses have evolved somehow to adapt to the daily weather phenomena here. I swear they have hypersensitivity to barometric pressures or something, because you can ask anyone if they think it will rain soon, and they'll give you a pretty accurate timing. As for the heat, it is rare to see someone sweating here. I mean, yeah, a bead here or there on the forehead, which is quickly whisked away by the ever-present handkerchief. But NOBODY sweats like me. I'll be on the bus, having only walked a city block to get the stop, a breeze from the window will be blowing in my face, and yet my hair is virtually matted with sweat, my neck and back are dripping, and I'm wearing only shorts and a cotton T-shirt! Meanwhile, the 60-year-old man in front of me has on a three-piece suit and his skin isn't even shiny! And don't even get me started on the gym, which doesn't have AC. If I just walk in I'm sweating, and yet the people who have been there for 40 minutes pumping iron are just starting to perspire. Has the world gone mad?!
Anyway, it's funny to see how weather affects culture. Southern Brazilians tell me all the time that "things are different up here in Pará. Slower, more laid-back." The culprit? 90 degree temperatures and 88% humidity... in the winter. Who wants to do anything in that? It's no wonder that any structure with 4 walls and roof has air conditioning blasting 24/7.
This isn't to say that it's all bad though. There's something to be said for the ability to know exactly what will happen everyday. It's like being in Groundhog Day! And I would usually rather be too hot than too cold, given the choice. The idea of coming back to the US in the dead of winter does not excite me... All in all, I can say that this is one person who's swiftly taking on a few Paraense customs. If it's Sunday, you'll most likely find me tirando uma soneca in a bed or hammock, cold guaraná or água de coco at my side, and with nothing but the sound of pounding rain to put me to sleep. | <urn:uuid:93bc6d94-e1a1-4264-825d-968d305d55e1> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | http://smagabroad.blogspot.com/2012/05/ | 2017-10-21T06:28:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187824618.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20171021062002-20171021082002-00174.warc.gz | en | 0.982043 | 882 |
Hi, I’m Kelly, and I want to hug the shit out of you.
Before we move forward, you should know a few things about me.
I love feelings and depth and reflection and introspection, and yep, I'll forever be a hopeless romantic. I'm the spitting image of an infj (feel free to google my personality type to get real personal real quick and learn literally everything about me). I wear my heart on my sleeve. My family is my everything. I would choose to do life with them in every lifetime, in any universe, forever and ever and ever. They’re the heart behind everything I do. If you’re here, know that I’ll love you, no matter your religion, race, gender, or sexuality. Caring is in my nature, remember? You are safe with me. Let me hold your heart and hug the shit out of you.
When I'm not shooting weddings, I'm having movie nights with the family, cuddling my little baby puppy (he’s actually 8 years old, but all dogs are puppies soooo), or discussing (probably too intensely) my current netflix obsessions with my best friends aka my siblings.
I care way too much about everything. Like literally everything. I think it’s one of the reasons why I love this job so much. I get to care and invest in people in their families, in the art behind it all, in the simple moments, and in the intricate ones that we craft together.
I’m a thrifting goddess mixed with some lowkey bougie vibes. I'll dance to Cardi one second and cry my eyes out to slow, indie music the next. Yep, I cry at songs and movies and will most definitely cry at your wedding. Don't even think about showing me all the cute puppy photos on your phone because I will lose it (but actually show me all the photos, please). And I’m warning you now, I will use way too many smiley faces and emojis when we talk. 🖤 | <urn:uuid:df76d27b-40b0-4aec-b909-6169ec8cb885> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://kellymarcelo.com/about-page | 2018-11-21T11:52:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039748315.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20181121112832-20181121134832-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.933375 | 437 |
From 1970 to 1993, Pablo Escobar was one of the most powerful men in the global cocaine trade, says Biography.com: “He collaborated with other criminals to form the Medellin Cartel and eventually controlled over 80% of the cocaine shipped to the U.S.” During the boom years, Escobar used some of his wealth to built a zoo at his ranch, says William Kremer for the BBC.
He smuggled in elephants, giraffes and other exotic animals, among them four hippos - three females and one male. And with a typically grand gesture, he allowed the public to wander freely around the zoo. Buses filled with schoolchildren passed under a replica of the propeller plane that carried Escobar's first US-bound shipments of cocaine.
In the early 1990s, before his death, authorities confiscated Escobar's ranch and sent the various animals off to different zoos to live. “But not the hippos,” says the BBC. The hippos stayed, living wild in the waterways near the ranch. Over time the hippopotamus population grew and now dozens of the massive creatures inhabit the region.
Hippopotamuses are herbivores, but they're also huge and extremely territorial. No one has been killed by the hippos, yet, but the record from Africa suggests it's just a matter of time. In his story, Kremer explores the various options at hand for dealing with the invasive hippos, from shipping them off to zoos, to a castration campaign, to just letting people kill and cook them:
During experiments with electric fences a while ago, he recalls, someone misjudged the voltage and electrocuted one of the Hacienda Napoles hippos. "What did the local people do? They took him, they chopped him up, they barbecued him and they ate him!" The animal is said to have tasted similar to pork.
The BBQ approach is similar to the idea being pitched by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as to how Americans should deal with invasive lionfish. (Not to mention this failed plan of feeding America with hippopotamus meat.) But unlike lionfish, hippos are cute and charismatic and most people forget how dangerous they can be. This blind spot means that there has been public opposition to pretty much any attempt to curtail the hippos expansion, says Kremer.
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I just went there today, and Tom A is right - it's good, and reasonably priced. I'd even say it's cheap, for sushi. If you just want a bunch of raw fish, you can get the specials, which are under $20 for a full dinner. Dee-lish-us, and, they know how to buy the fish.
I knew the place was okay when, for an appetizer, I was served a fish eyeball. The next nice surprise was their decision to serve, instead of the usual miso shiru, a mild soup of sake lees (shiru-zuke, I think it's caled).
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Now that I have retired from the UK I grow olives and fruit in Italy. My family are all in England. We need help with harvesting the olives, etc..
Creating/ Cooking family meals
I think we need three people to pick the olives, including me. Most of the trees are small, so no ladders are involved. And we need one person to feed us while we are busy; there is a big kitchen where we all eat. Once the olives are picked, assuming there are enough, we take them to the frantoio where they are turned into oil. Then we have to tie up the trees to protect them from the ravages of winter. The weather should be good at harvest-time, which will begin on Monday 2nd November. Anyone who would like to stay on for a bit afterwards is welcome to do so if there is useful work to be done.
There are three double rooms, one with en suite bathroom, plus one other bathroom.
There are many typical hilltop towns and villages in the vicinity and several excellent eateries. We are particularly hoping that each volunteer will have a good sense of humour.
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Latihan is the basic spiritual exercise of the Subud movement. The object of the latihan is the worship of God. It serves as an initiation for those entering the movement, and, also a spiritual exercise for those already in the movement. The individual enters a complete of submission in which there is a union with the divine or God.
In the initial stages of the latihan individuals begin to have jerky or convulsive movements. Often individuals experience urges to cry, weep, dance, or speak in tongues. Such actions are believed to result in a release of tension that culminates in a state of inner quietude, in which the union with God occurs. In such a state of inner receptivity, it is further believed, that problems and cares of members can be asked about, and answers are received. The convulsive state that the individual enters is sometimes believed to be a sign of his or her reception of kundalini energy.
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Season 4, Episode 3 Debbie Johnston: Richmond, CA
First Aired: August 18, 2013
Debbie Johnson, owner of health-care agency Care Advantage, spends a week working with grass-roots organizations in Richmond, Cal., including a community center, a studio-art program for adults with disabilities and a food-production organization.
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- Premiered: March 6, 2011
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Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI) has joined with 11 other journalism organizations in signing a resolution in support of global press freedom. The resolution is being released on World Press Freedom Day.
This annual celebration of the fundamental principles of press freedom was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993 in response to a call by African journalists, who in 1991 announced the Windhoek Declaration on media pluralism and independence. This year’s World Press Freedom Day theme is “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation.”
PRNDI’s executive director, Terry Gildea worked on the resolution with other representatives of non-profit media organizations during last weekend’s media summit celebrating World Press Freedom Day, an event that the Society of Professional Journalists produced in New York called “Quo Vadis Democracy in an Age of Disinformation?” All in all, more than 30 media nonprofits were represented over the course of the weekend, with many of the delegates at the level of executive director, deputy director or president.
“PRNDI is proud to stand with RTDNA, SPJ and other important organizations to support and advocate for all journalists,” said PRNDI Executive Director Terry Gildea. “It’s important for journalists to practice their craft safely and serve the public in an age when they and news organizations are under attack on several fronts.”
“The resolution is much more than a document,” said J. Alex Tarquinio, SPJ national president. “It is a reminder of the commitment we have as journalism and open government groups to protect and advocate for truth and the free flow of information to the public during this election season and beyond.
Other organizations signing the resolution include: James W. Foley Legacy Foundation; National Association of Hispanic Journalists; National Press Photographers Association; National Society of Newspaper Columnists; Open the Government; PEN America; Radio Television Digital News Association; Reporters Without Borders; Society of Environmental Journalists; Society for Features Journalism; Society of Professional Journalists and Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University.
This free, two-day event was made possible by a generous gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, with additional support from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and Rooney Partners.
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You may have some pretty good intentions to work on your garden, but sometimes you may feel unable to work it all out.
Maybe it is that the garden is not having an appropriate corner for the entertainment of your friends.
Perhaps you are spending too many hours doing garden and yard work.
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We would be very pleased to support you to keep on the right track with your intentions for great gardening, and if you didn’t start yet, we would welcome the chance to give you a hand and make sure you will stay on the right track. We can advise how to best design a nice and welcoming entry or how to create a beautiful water garden. We offer professional help and advise, from creating an optimal place for your gazebo to planning the nice kitchen garden that you’ve always wanted.
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There’s nothing wrong with “gentler, or kinder” concepts if you want to start gardening. This is sometimes so much easier than you would have thought.
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You can find plenty of great natural resources and support to help create the best and most gorgeous garden there is. There are fascination, colorful birds that love eating all insect pests threatening to munch away at your flowers and plants, and humble earthworms are happy to aerate your garden, while fertilizing it at the same time. You will notice that your plants and flowers will be rewarding you with less diseases and healthier growth when you will not challenge them too much by using potent or even harmful fertilizers.
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October 31, 2013 - Aircraft insurance isn't very complicated. It is different than your auto or homeowners insurance, though we can point to a few common denominators.
First, insurance companies are in the business to make money - that is, take in more money than they pay out. Second, insurance is highly regulated: Each state has a governing body that oversees insurance to ensure citizens are treated fairly. Lastly, insurance is an open market where competition keeps all the insurance companies and agents working hard to gain and keep policyholders.
Aircraft insurance has more hands-on underwriting than auto and homeowners insurance, which are highly computer-driven. Aircraft insurance has some, but not much automation due in large part because there are very few aircraft compared to automobiles or homes.
I've been asked many times over the years what the secrets are to getting the least expensive insurance. My pat answer is in the form of a question: "Do you want cheap insurance or do you want the right insurance?"
In my book, "cheap" insurance is synonymous wasting your money. The right insurance is what each individual policyholder needs. What one policyholder needs may be completely opposite of what the next policyholder needs. You need the right insurance at the best price, not the cheapest insurance.
To achieve this, you need to have an insurance agent that is knowledgeable, listens to you, and understands your objectives.
Here are some tips regarding the purchase of aircraft insurance.
Never say never until you are certain it is never.
I occasionally see people who have been told by another agent that they cannot get insurance - after only one consultation. While there certainly are some challenging situations that may end up being uninsurable, you and your agent can't know this for sure until all possibilities have been exhausted. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way.
An airplane owner called me looking for coverage and I told him in our first conversation that it would be impossible to get aircraft insurance based on his situation. A few days later he called me back telling me he had found coverage with another agent. So I lost a potential client forever. This airplane owner would never bother calling me again.
I vowed that I would henceforth exhaust all possible avenues before telling other potential clients they can't get insurance. Make sure you are working with an insurance agent who will not give up until they are certain it is never.
Look before you leap.
This is one of the most important things any new airplane owner should remember. Don't buy an airplane, or even start building an airplane, until you are certain you can find and afford aircraft insurance. Again, find yourself an aviation insurance professional who is knowledgeable and understands you and the aircraft and get quotes to see what's available, what the restrictions or limitations may be, and the cost.
Even the best agent in the world can't fix lack of planning. It's frustrating for both agent and owner when insurance is unattractive, limited, or costs too much. Quotes are free, so open your eyes and look before you leap.
Know your options.
You have numerous choices when it comes to the aircraft insurance market. A good agent will make sure you know all of the options so you purchase the right insurance at the best price.
When it comes to aircraft liability insurance, you may need higher insurance limits, or you might be okay going with a lower limit to save some money. For aircraft physical damage insurance, you can take the risk completely on your own by self-insuring, with aircraft liability insurance only. This will save you a significant amount of money. On the other hand you may want to consider ground-only aircraft physical insurance (not-in-motion, or including taxi), or all-risks aircraft physical insurance (flight, taxi, and ground). The more risk exposures you decide to cover with insurance, the more you will pay for the aircraft physical damage insurance.
I always tell airplane owners to do their own risk assessment: Identify all of the possible risks for what could happen to your airplane, determine those you can prevent or mitigate, and determine your own personal comfort level for those you can't.
For example, you can substantially reduce and possibly eliminate the risk of running out of fuel if you always make sure you have full tanks before every flight and you never go past half tanks before landing for more fuel. On the other hand you may not be able to significantly reduce or eliminate the risk of a tornado if you happen to live in a part of the country where thunderstorms and tornados are more likely to occur.
Make sure your aviation insurance agent helps you to know your options and the associated costs so you can make sure you get the right aircraft insurance at the best price.
Looking back to my first tip, you may have a challenging situation when you go to buy aircraft insurance. You might find that you cannot get aircraft physical damage insurance or you may be required to complete several hours of dual instruction (transition training), which may require a few more flight training dollars than you planned to get aircraft insurance.
If you build a one-of-a-kind airplane with an auto engine conversion that you developed yourself, I can pretty much tell - but not absolutely - that you won't be able to purchase aircraft physical damage insurance. I can also tell you, but again not for sure, that student pilots in some homebuilt airplanes may be difficult or cost a little or maybe a lot more to get aircraft insurance. Be flexible when it comes to transition training and what insurance coverages may or may not be available.
Pick the right agent and pick only one!
Pick an aviation insurance professional who will listen to you and understand your insurance objectives and you will get the right aircraft insurance at the best price. If you pick an aviation insurance professional who is knowledgeable about aircraft insurance you get all the options, you will be confident you are buying the right insurance, and you will not waste money.
Calling a bunch of different agents will not help you save money or buy the right insurance. If you don't know whom to contact, ask other airplane owners if they're happy with the job their agent is doing for them. You can also seek advice from other agents before they start looking for quotes to present to you. Once you decide, you'll be ready to work together to get the right insurance at the best price.
Contact the aviation insurance professionals with the EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan administered by Falcon Insurance Agency at 866-647-4EAA (4322) or visit the EAA website to request a quote.
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X-Pro2, X-E2S, X70 and XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR join the X-Series; all-weather FinePix XP90 gets the shot from sand to slopes
Valhalla, N.Y., January 14, 2016 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a leader in digital imaging, today announced new additions to the award-winning X-Series line of premium fixed and mirrorless cameras, and ultra-high quality lenses, including: the FUJIFILM X-Pro2, FUJIFILM X-E2S, FUJIFILM X70 and FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR. Fujifilm also introduced the new rugged and waterproof FinePix XP90, perfect for capturing amazing images everywhere, from underwater to mountain tops.
The new FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR is a weather-sealed, superior telephoto lens that gives photographers exceptionally sharp images with a 152mm-609mm equivalent in 35mm format. The high-performance XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR has an optical construction of 21 elements in 14 groups, and includes five ED lenses and one Super ED lens to help reduce chromatic aberration that often occurs in telephoto lenses. As a result, it delivers the highest image quality in its class.
The XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR has been designed for handheld shooting with a 5.0-stop image stabilization system and twin linear motors for speedy autofocus that makes it perfect for shooting fast-moving subjects. The lens is also water and dust resistant and can operate in temperatures as low as 14°F, making it suitable for use in a wide range of outdoor shooting conditions. A fluorine coating has also been applied to the front lens element to repel water and dirt, further improving the toughness and functionality of the lens.
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For more than a century the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has worked to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. Inspired by the force and commitment of The Call of 1909, which denounced the growing oppression of people of color and mobilized thousands to work to bring this discrimination to an end, the NAACP seeks to establish a strategic direction as it embarks on developing The New Call for the 21st Century.
In the fall of 2011, the NAACP launched a process to develop its strategic direction and plan, creating a powerful vision for the future, and setting organizational goals that would focus its work for the 21st Century.
The six NAACP Game Changers below address the major areas of inequality facing African Americans that are the focus of the NAACP’s work.
A chance to live the American Dream for all
Every person will have equal opportunity to achieve economic success, sustainability, and financial security. Learn more.
A free, high-quality, public education for all
Every child will receive a free, high quality, equitably-funded, public pre-K and K-12 education followed by diverse opportunities for accessible, affordable vocational or university education. Learn more.
Health equality for all Americans including a healthy life and high-quality health care
Everyone will have equal access to affordable, high-quality health care, and racially disparate health outcomes will end. Learn more.
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
Equitable dispensation of justice for all
Disproportionate incarceration, racially motivated policing strategies, and racially biased, discriminatory, and mandatory minimum sentencing will end. Incarceration will be greatly reduced and communities will be safer. The death penalty will be abolished at the state and federal level, as well as in the military. Learn more.
Voting Rights and Political Representation
Protect and enhance voting rights and fair representation
Every American will have free, open, equal, and protected access to the vote and fair representation at all levels of the political process. By protecting democracy, enhancing equity, and increasing democratic participation and civic engagement, African Americans will be proportionally elected to political office.
Expanding Youth and Young Adult Engagement
The NAACP is expanding the presence of youth consciousness in every aspect of the Association through significant attention to expanding engagement with key age demographic (1979 and after). Young adult engagement will be key in policy research, development and advocacy on all levels. Greater support is being made to enhance the capacity of local units to recruit, engage, train and retain young adults. Innovative approaches are being taken on young adult membership and program engagement. Learn more.
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Iceland's Blue Lagoon/Rex
Iceland is a holiday paradise for adventurers, nature lovers, foodies, photographers... and anyone looking for a real escape. While the exciting city of Reykjavik is fast becoming a hip retreat for a short break, the island's unique countryside is bursting with natural wonders to explore, from booming waterfalls and volcanoes, spouting geysers to steaming lagoons and unearthly landscapes. And then, of course, there's the Northern Lights
In fact, the list of things to see and do in Iceland is endless. Activities that come top of many wish lists include whale watching - the country is surrounded by the cold expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, which stretches as far as Greenland - so it's perfect whale spotting territory. Visiting the frozen icy glaciers is also a once-in-a lifetime experience: one of the best ways to explore these in a 'super jeep': a four wheel vehicle designed to take in the frozen terrain with ease. Hiking here is also fantastic fun, while bathing in the warm rivers and natural hot springs is also a must, even in the dead of winter.
One of the most popular attractions in the country is the famous Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa in a beautiful lava field in Grindavik, in the south west. Many organised tours of Iceland include trips which take in the lagoon as well as Northern Lights spotting. Companies offering short breaks include discover-the-world.co.uk and Explore.co.uk
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CARLSBAD >> It's not usually a good thing when a city or county finds its economic numbers going down.
But when it comes to the unemployment rate, Eddy County is proud to say that its numbers — presently at 3.5 percent — are among the lowest in the state and have been for several years.
"Currently in Eddy County, there are about 1,621 different job openings in all industries," said Noreen Teel, manager at the Carlsbad office of the N.M. Workforce Connection. The majority of openings are in mining or oil and gas, she said.
Retail trade is second, and health care third.
The numbers of the unemployed include only potential workers who are actively seeking a job.
"We have to take out the disabled, retired and those who are not looking for work," Teel said.
In the southeast corner of the state, in the area of Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties, there are some similarities in the unemployment data.
In preliminary numbers for Eddy County, as of May 2014, there are 30,624 individuals who are employed. That is a little higher than revised figures for April of this year, when there were 30,344 workers; and higher than May 2013, which posted 29,541.
The unemployed count this May was 1,105; April was 1,098; and May 2013 was 1,155.
Unemployed rates for Eddy County were 3.5 percent in May and April 2014, and 3.8 percent in May 2013.
By way of comparison, neighboring Lea County posts very similar unemployment percentages: 3.5 percent for May 2014; for April 2014, 3.4 percent; and 3.9 percent in May 2013
Chaves County has some higher numbers: Unemployment there was 5.6 percent for May 2014 and 5.5 percent in April 2014. In May a year ago, the rate was 6.1 percent.
BY THE NUMBERS
Job openings advertised online on June 23
Lea Co. — 1,578
Chaves Co. — 1,388
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The Sportsman, Kent
We had already devoured four very different appetisers – authentic pork scratchings; cubes of herring on soda bread with apple jelly; and two local oyster dishes, one based on wild oysters – when our waitress approached our table with a smile.
“Steve says you’re having lamb later and he doesn’t like to waste anything,” she explained, laying down two small dishes of devilled lamb’s kidneys in a parsley sauce. Grasping the skewers that pierced these juicy morsels, we proceeded to do justice to these, too.
The Steve in question is chef Stephen Harris who, with his brother Peter, runs The Sportsman pub at Seasalter near Whitstable in Kent, as well as The Granville pub, near Canterbury. The financing for both is provided by another far-sighted brother, Damian.
This area of England has long been rich agricultural land, home to orchards of hops, apples, cherries and anything that the hardworking local farmers and fishermen can generate from what nature provides. Since Harris and his chef Dan Flavell took over The Sportsman in 1999, they have made it their mission to cook only with local ingredients – what the French call cuisine du terroir. But in this particular instance, the kitchen is blessed not only with farmland on three sides, but also the sea, just 200m from its back door.
Indeed, the only time during the seven-course tasting menu (which, including appetisers and the excellent petits fours that some of us managed to eat on the train home, is £65 per person) when Harris voiced any qualms about this philosophy was when he served the first course, a stunning bowl of creamy crab risotto. “Obviously, the rice for this dish isn’t grown around here. But I like to think that Roman soldiers marched around here a couple of thousand years ago,” he explained with a grin. My wife’s comment that in future she would like all her crab served like this is obviously something I will now have to live up to.
This dish had to be excellent to top the preceding plate of stunning homemade breads – sourdough, soda bread and red onion focaccia, served with butter home-churned with Seasalter salt.
The risotto was followed by a slip sole with seaweed butter; a slice of turbot braised in vin jaune; goose with apple, hazelnuts and a juicy Brussels sprout; lamb served two ways – crisp pieces of belly with a mint sauce, and then almost nutty tranches of saddle, fillet and shoulder; and finally, two desserts. The first was a refreshing, old-fashioned jasmine-tea junket using milk from the local dairy, the second a meringue ice cream in a deep yellow pool of buckthorn juice. Harris admitted it was quite a challenge to provide truly local desserts in the middle of winter.
As befits a pub, his kitchen also serves a simpler menu, displayed on blackboards by an open fire. Watching those at surrounding tables walk over, debate with enthusiasm what they were going to choose and then discuss their orders with the waitress at their tables was a joy. It was particularly pleasing to see a table of five French visitors, whose arms seemed to shoot up in unison when the waitress announced that the warm chocolate mousse with sea salt caramel was her favourite dessert.
Equally joyful was the location. The nearby beach affords views across the water to the Isle of Sheppey, and whichever way you look there is open sky and farmland. And while wilder and more rugged than the landscape glimpsed from René Redzepi’s famous Noma, in Copenhagen, there is a definite empathy between the two restaurants, not least in their aesthetic and in their shared aim of extracting great flavours from local ingredients.
But what was most impressive about our food was that Harris could create such terrific dishes in the bleak British mid-winter. This was exemplified by his team’s approach to the humble apple, using it to create a jelly, a foam, a tangy sauce, and finally in the petits fours. This is the mark not just of a high level of professional execution, but also of thoughtfulness and husbandry.
Equally memorably, all this takes place in an historic pub, where the lavatories are located next to the dartboard, and where the Harrises look so at home behind the bar. My only regret is that, thoughtlessly, Stephen lives upstairs, so doesn’t rent out the rooms. If he did, we could have stayed for dinner.
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Entity: South Salt Lake
Body: City Council
Subject: Water Quality Ordinances
Notice Title: City Council Meeting
Notice Type: Meeting
Event Start Date & Time: August 14, 2019 07:00 PM
Event End Date & Time: August 14, 2019 08:00 PM
South Salt Lake City Council REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Public notice is hereby given that the South Salt Lake City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in the City Council Chambers, 220 East Morris Avenue, Suite 200, commencing at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. Conducting: Sharla Bynum, District 3 Council Chair: Ben Pender Sergeant at Arms: Cody Coggle Opening Ceremonies 1. Welcome/Introductions Sharla Bynum 2. Serious Moment of Reflection/Pledge of Allegiance Corey Thomas Approval of Minutes July 31, 2019 Regular Meeting July 31, 2019 Work Meeting NO ACTION COMMENTS 1. Scheduling City Recorder 2. Citizen Comments/Questions a. Response to Comments/Questions (at the discretion of the conducting Council Member) 3. Mayor Comments 4. City Attorney Comments 5. City Council Comments 6. Council Attorney Comments 7. Information - South Salt Lake Firefighting History Presentation ACTION ITEMS UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Discussion of DWQ Loan Resolution Mayor Wood 2. Haven Avenue Area Parking Issues Shane Siwik NEW BUSINESS 1. A recommendation to the South Salt Lake City Council to Mayor Wood amend the South Salt Lake Zoning Code for the Downtown District for the Mill Project located at 2200 S. Main Street. Application is made by PG Investments 2, LC 2. A recommendation to the South Salt Lake City Council to update Mayor Wood the South Salt Lake City Zoning Map, to amend Chapter 3.11 and 9.24, and to repeal and replace Titles 5, 15, and 17 of the City Code as part of a comprehensive effort to remove errant and conflicting provisions, reorganize regulations, codify engineering standards, codify standard road profiles, coordinate local land use regulation with recent amendments to the state alcohol laws, consolidate the land use matrices, Codify plain language and conform with recent mandates in State law. Application is made by South Salt Lake City 3. Budget Amendment Discussion Shane Siwik 4. Resolution Proclaiming the week of September 23-27 Sharla Bynum GEAR UP week Motion for Closed Meeting Adjourn Posted August 9, 2019 Those needing auxiliary communicative aids or other services for this meeting should contact Craig Burton at 801-483-6027, giving at least 24 hours' notice. In accordance with State Statute and Council Policy, one or more Council Members may be connected via speakerphone.
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Hello September!!! It’s just a few weeks away from the first day of fall and my house is ready to welcome the new season.
If you’re new here – fall is everything to me. It really consumes me in all the best ways possible. I absolutely love this time of year and count down the days until it arrives. This season I have so many goodies to share with you and the first on my list is my FULL fall home decor tour. This year I decorated our dinette area, living room and entry way for fall with little subtle details like pumpkins and garland to set the tone for the season. Scroll down below to see for yourself, get some inspiration for your fall home decor and shop any products you may need!
SHOP MY DINETTE FALL DECOR
First up is my little dinette area – this is where we eat all of our meals and even host our little Thanksgiving gathering. Our place is on the smaller side since we are renting so its not a full size table but it does seat 4 comfortably. I also decorated our little dish cabinet/coffee rack and I love how it turned out! This space is pretty neutral all year round so adding little pops of rusty oranges and muted browns really softened the look. I kept our table decor simple since its just Bobby and I with a patterned/plaid table runner, our favorite moose plates that remind us of our trip to Alaska and an easy pumpkin + garland wreath centerpiece. One thing I especially loved adding this year was the white fruit basket that I filled with faux mini pumpkins, acorns and pinecones. I love layering and that was the perfect piece for that cabinet.
SHOP MY LIVING ROOM FALL DECOR
Our living room has always been our favorite spot to cozy up and watch movies. But during the fall season that feeling gets kicked up a notch. Especially when its decorated and we throw on a Harry Potter movie while it’s raining outside. This year I went dramatic with the fall florals through out our home and I love the sort of “life” it brings in. These colorful dried eucalyptus stems are perfect for anyone who loves greenery in their home but hates the maintenance. That is definitely me! Also, I added a little string of battery lights for some extra ambience/glow when movie watching. Now unrelated to fall decor – is our couch. I get a few questions from y’all every time I share it. We love it! Like I mentioned above our place is on the smaller size so fitting a huge sofa sectional was just not an option for us but we still wanted that same feel. This couch seats 4 people comfortably and it reclines into an extra bed/sleeping space for guests. The chaise lounge part also has a built in storage compartment underneath which is perfect for storing extra blankets under (thats what we do).
SHOP MY ENTRY WAY FALL DECOR
Lastly, tying in all the fall home decor in our home is our entry way. I love how cute this small space turned out and since it is just a small entry way I kept our decor simple and not over powering. This is the first thing you see when you enter our home after all. I have been seeing these candlesticks used all through out homes this year and have loved the trend so I had to jump on it too. They are very elegant looking and such a simple piece that adds an extra ounce of flare to a space. Next I filled our glass terrarium with fall garland and acorns to tie in the rest of the garland and fall colors sprinkled through out our home. I finished the table off with a small stack of books like Harry Potters short stories collection to go with the fall theme.
I hope you enjoyed this years fall home decor tour! It is my favorite time of year and decorating for the seasons always puts me in the best mood. I hope this gives you the inspiration you need to begin your fall decorating too. Stick around and come back to TheBlonderella.com for my Halloween Home Decor next month! I will be adding a little more spooky things like ghosts and bats to transition out of Fall and into Halloween for October.
Thanks for reading!
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Happy birthday to Saskatoon Morning and cbc.ca/saskatoon. This week marks the one-year anniversary of our local morning radio show and website.
We thought we'd look back over the past 12 months to see what stories resonated with our audience here in Saskatoon, across the country and around the world.
Here are the 10 most read CBC Saskatoon stories since the site launched a year ago.
What do you remember about these stories? Which stories stuck with you? Which stories should we follow-up on? Share your thoughts in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
Jeff Smerechanski and his friend were snowmobiling last month south of Saskatoon when they were confronted by a man with a gun.
Joni Mitchell says she doesn't want anything to do with a museum or tribute in her hometown of Saskatoon.
A North Battleford, Sask., mother says her teenage son took his life after years of being tormented by bullies.
A Saskatoon woman who identifies herself as transgender says a bridal shop in the city refused to let her try on dresses as she planned her wedding.
Tamara Bolan is breastfeeding her infant son, but she could be forced to stop on weekends because of a court decision.
The puck can't drop on thousands of minor hockey games in Saskatchewan without the help of referees.
Breanna Pegg doesn’t remember exactly how her silver Acura launched like a missile off the Circle Drive North Bridge into the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon.
A Saskatoon man who spotted his stolen car while riding to work by taxi succeeded in helping police get it back Sunday.
A transgender bride who was not allowed to try on wedding gowns at a shop in Saskatoon says she will be filing a formal human rights complaint
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When you are learning mogul technique it is important to understand that there are four primary ways - or mogul skiing routes - that you can choose from when you ski moguls. Some mogul technique routes are faster than others and other mogul technique routes are slower.
You should understand each of the four mogul technique methods and the consequences of each. Here are the four primary ways to ski a mogul run:
Zipper Line: this mogul technique is where you ski directly down the fall line in a straight run (think Johnny Mosley or Jeremy Bloom). This method of mogul skiing is typified by literally bouncing off the top of every mogul and frequently the skier's knees are up around their ears and going up and down like pistons. The zipper line mogul technique requires rapid extension and contraction movements and lightening-fast reflexes.
Trough Line: this mogul technique is where you ski down the troughs that surround each mogul - much like a bobsled going down an ice track. Using this mogul skiing technique you follow the flow of the troughs around each mogul, making quick turns that connect one trough with another. The trough method of mogul skiing also requires quick extension and contraction movements and relatively fast reflexes.
Blue Line: this mogul technique is where you initiate your turn on the flat top of a mogul, but then the skiing the ridge line of the mogul that is directly adjacent to the mogul where you initiated your turn while staying high above the trough of the mogul you initiated your turn on and drift down to the next flat mogul top where you intend to make your next turn. You can think of the Blue Line mogul technique as skiing the adjacent mogul spine or ridge.
Green Line: this mogul technique is where you both initiate and complete each turn on the flat top of a mogul and then "drift" (on soft edges with your skis perpendicular to the fall line) down the secondary fall lines and/or spines to the next flat mogul top that you have chosen as the spot where you plan to make your next turn. You can think of the Green Line mogul technique as skiing the flat mogul tops. | <urn:uuid:8859ef48-ac20-48cb-8463-cdd5657d8095> | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | http://www.bumpsforboomers.com/mogul-technique-four-different-ways-ski-mogul-run | 2014-10-30T17:27:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1414637898629.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20141030025818-00031-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914293 | 506 |
Some jobs are stressful by nature, and customer service is one of them. Regardless of whether you work in the quiet of your home, in a call center or in a bustling retail store, dealing with customer complaints is a natural part of your job. Becoming upset, anxious, indecisive or unfocused when faced with a problematic customer indicates that you are stressed. You can reduce your stress level if you anticipate and prepare for difficult situations.
An angry customer is not in control of her emotions, so you have to be in control of yours. Before you start each workday, remind yourself that you, not the customer, are in control of each phone call or encounter. Regardless of how belligerently she behaves, always maintain your composure. Let her vent her frustration without interrupting. However, if she becomes verbally abusive, tactfully ask that she refrain from using such language. If she continues, explain that you will hang up the phone or call security; follow through if necessary. Throughout all this, never lose your cool, no matter how tempting (see Reference 1).
It might be difficult to not take the situation personally, but it is the only way to stay objective. Detach yourself from the customer’s tone of voice and focus on what he is saying, so you may find the root issue. Customers usually have a valid reason for being upset. For some reason, they are dissatisfied with the company and it is your job to find out why. See the complaint for what it is and focus on fixing it.
The customer is hurting because of unmet expectations and wants your compassion. By exhibiting empathy for her plight and staying committed to resolving it, she feels understood. Listen carefully to what she is saying, and then let her know you are there to help. Apologize for the inconvenience and offer viable solutions to ease her frustration. For example, if the company made the error, offer an incentive, such as a discount or free item (see Reference 2).
Take short breaks between working to recharge your batteries and refresh your mind. Go for a brisk walk around the neighborhood or sit in your car and meditate. The change in scenery and the fresh air and exercise can help reduce your stress level. Rather than eating lunch at your desk, leave the premises or at least your workstation. To tranquilize your mind, read a good book or listen to soothing music (see Reference 3).
According to Donna Phillips, senior therapist at Therapy Solutions Providers, caffeine can worsen your stress level, so drink water, juice or other caffeine-free options instead. Avoid smoking or drinking to alleviate your stress, as they only camouflage the real issue at hand. Adopt a healthy lifestyle at work and home to achieve a stable work-life balance. Leave your work at work, instead of taking it home with you. At work, deal with each customer as they come to you, and regardless of the outcome, accept that you did your best. If you must work overtime, refrain from overdoing it. If you are overworked, inform your boss so he may lighten your workload. Take vacation time and participate in the company’s wellness programs, if applicable. Wellness programs are designed to encourage employees to stop smoking and lose weight and to improve productivity and overall health and well-being (see Reference 3 and 4).
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Today I have three hours to myself because the big kids are off to horseback day camp this morning. So I was on a mission to clean house!! The kids just got over a little summer bug and the house of course was a mess from me running to this child and then that one while nursing this one...lol Lets just say that my last week was a blur!!
Well after dropping off the kids I run house to tuck the two little ones in for their nap. I then look around the house at all the messes all over...the never ending messes that I clean up or the messing floor that I must sweep 3 times a day. But in all of my cluttered thoughts of how I'm going to clean all of this mess I find this..
A little bear picnic... talk about melting your heart. All of my frantic thought float away and I go on this hunt for more little secret play stations where the kids left their "messes" and sure enough find more...
It looks like a lego island
It looks like Ricky finished his fairy playground in the wood shop and put it in the backyard
And it looks like Jameson was playing in the sandbox...I can tell it was Jameson in the sandbox because of the "fluff" he left behind, and yes that would be wool rovings. Jameson discovered a love for wool when he was very little and I was into needle felting he usually rubs it against his cheek to sooth himself until he eventually felts it and then it becomes "yucky fluff" and as you can see from this picture it's pretty close to becoming "yucky fluff"
I also find a left over snack that someone didn't finish.
All these little "messes" around the house are sometimes....yes exhausting to clean up time and time again. But at the same time it's nice to just STOP and remember these things around the house like little muncher prints on the windows, or bear picnics in the living room, because soon enough they will be to old for legos (although my husband still plays with them) and they will be into big kid stuff. I try to remember that yes day's are sometime long but you know what the years are VERY short and the quicker they grow the faster the time flies by....so never mind the house today....and just have fun enjoying your children's magic that they create in their playtime:) | <urn:uuid:3c40fb1f-e80a-4b92-88b4-8dcdba4b50af> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://lunamama2.blogspot.com/2012/07/noticing.html | 2017-04-29T07:25:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123318.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00077-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980126 | 501 |
British naturalist A.R Wallace (1823-1913) postulated an imaginary line (named after him, Wallace’s line) as the dividing line between Asiatic and Australian fauna. It passes between Bali and Lombok islands, and between Kalimantan and Sulawesi then continues south of the Philippines and north of Hawaii. This theory explains the presence of species of fauna familiar to both Asia and Australia in Indonesia. However, there are species indigenous to Indonesia, like the ‘orangutan’ apes of Sumatera and Kalimantan, the giant ‘komodo’ lizards, the one-horned rinocheros of Java, the wild ‘banteng’ oxen, tigers and many other species which are now protected in wildlife reserves.
The flora of Indonesia ranges from the tiny orchids to the giant ‘rafflesia’ plant which has a bloom of almost one meter (3.2 feet) in diameter, the largest flower in the world. Agricultural flora include rubber, coconut, coffee, tea, cocoa, corn, spices, cotton, tobacco, rice and abundant of vegetable and fruits. Indonesia has some of the richest timber resources in the world and the largest concentration of tropical hardwoods. The total area of state controlled forests is approximately 12.9 million hectares. ‘Meranti’ hardwood constitutes about 56 % of the entire timber export. Other varieties include ramin, agathis, teak, pinewood, rattan and bamboo. | <urn:uuid:e62f6631-8947-421f-9146-f7d49fe858ce> | CC-MAIN-2014-35 | http://orangevillabali.com/documents/78.html | 2014-09-02T01:49:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1409535921318.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20140909044900-00192-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.908854 | 323 |
Set amongst the gum trees and just a short stroll to beautiful Ventnor beach, is this well presented, brick four bedroom home.
Perfect for the family getaway,
Open plan kitchen/dining/living, kitchen with microwave & dishwasher, dining for 8, living with 42 LCD flat screen TV, DVD/Radio/iPod Player & gas heating & Split System in the lounge area.
This home features four bedrooms, the main has a second flat screen TV with DVD player, a queen size bed, electric blanket & column heater, walk through bathroom with bath, shower over & toilet. Second with queen, electric blanket and access through sliding doors to the sun drenched back deck. The third and fourth bedrooms both have a set of bunks and a single bed. All bedrooms have built in robes.
There is also a separate powder room with toilet and basin and the laundry with washing machine & shower. There is also a high chair and porta cot for the little ones.
Through the sliding doors you will find the lovely deck, with gas BBQ, outdoor setting for 6, to sit back & relax on those summer evenings. The property is fully fenced with gate.
There is plenty of parking, even for the boat.
LINEN IS SUPPLIED FOR GP & SUPERBIKES ONLY
All bookings are subject to owner confirmation.
A $33 booking fee will apply to the total amount of your booking.
Please bring your own linen: top sheets, bottom sheets, pillow cases. Doonas with Doona Covers, Mattress Protectors and Pillows are supplied. If you wish to hire your linen please call:
Binchys Linen Service on 0428 170 117 or Bass Coast Linen Service on 5900 0675
- Air Conditioning: Split system in lounge
- Baby Equipment: Porta cot and high chair available
- Bath Tub
- Bedrooms: 4
- Boat Parking
- DVD Player: X 2
- Ceiling Fans: In Living area
- Garden Area
- Gas Heating
- Gas BBQ
- High Chair
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***NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR*** PATRICE WILTON is thrilled to offer the third book in the successful PARADISE COVE series.
PLAY RIGHT BY ME is a new riveting romance that will steal your heart and make you sigh with pleasure.
Brittany Holmes, heartbroken and pregnant, leaves the touring dance troupe and the glamorous life she led in Miami for home in Paradise Cove. Her mother and sisters are like a beacon at the end of the road, and their unconditional love and support is what her bruised heart craves.
Ashley Jordon Chase, New York advertising exec, is in Paradise Cove to pursue his lifetime dream of being a playwright. Family circumstances thwarted his earlier writing ambitions and his lucrative career doesn’t satisfy him.
When Brittany loses her baby, Chase offers comfort. Having experienced the same tragedy in his first marriage he knows how devastating a miscarriage can be. Brittany hides her insecurities behind a wall, but Chase breaks past it to see her most vulnerable side. Their friendship becomes more, and she trusts that he won’t let her down. Yet a family emergency pulls him away, leaving her alone. Again. Was she a fool to let him into her heart? Or can they turn their brief affair into a lifetime of love? | <urn:uuid:dfc6ab58-cf66-4d92-ac05-501d9fc99284> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://patricewilton.com/books/play-right-by-me-2/ | 2019-10-16T23:39:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986670928.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20191016213112-20191017000612-00282.warc.gz | en | 0.964494 | 269 |
Zach Parise played against his old team for the first time since signing with the Wild last summer and left with a victory. The Wild blanked the New Jersey Devils 4-0, in part because of the continued goal tending efforts of Josh Harding, who improved to 7-2-1 and lowered his goals-against average to 1.11.
Mikael Grandlund, Torrey Mitchell, Dany Heatley and Jason Pominville all scored for the Wild, Nino Niederreiter added 3 assists, as the Wild have now won 5 of 6 games.
Niklas Backstrom was suppose to get the majority of playing time this year, but hurt his leg in game three and hasn’t seen much playing time sense, partly because of the success Harding is having in the net.
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The Stick's debut release proper is this split 10" with their friends Hands On Heads. It's a meeting of messed up minds that documents a shared surpise at the expressive freedom pop music can yield, when it's adventurous and playful, and creating it's own thinking party sound.
The spooked lyricism and frantic spontaneity of Hands on Heads' music perfectly complements the heartfelt gooey blues of The Sticks, which leaks from the brake cables of this clattering runaway train of a record. These are two bands writing their own future in their awkward, instinctual yet ever-involving compositions, and that daring bridge of kinship is the rationale for them to share these two sides of wax.
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The International Women Composers Library is currently undergoing renovation of the research spaces. Research is severely restricted during the renovation. For construction photos check our Picasa web site. For research requests please send an email to the director. See the Contact page for information….
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Monday, July 7, 2014
U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) will host a special ceremony on Aug. 2 in Columbia to honor South Carolina’s Vietnam War era veterans for their service to our country.
Scott’s office announced the event in a Monday news release.
During the 10 a.m. ceremony at the First Baptist Church of Columbia (1306 Hampton Street), Medal of Honor recipient Major General James Everett Livingston, USMC (Ret.) will deliver the keynote address, military bands from around South Carolina will perform and military artifacts and memorabilia from the era will be on display.
Scott will also give each veteran a special Senatorial Certificate of Appreciation and a pin.
“The Vietnam War era was one of the most challenging in our nation’s history, and it is truly my honor to host these brave men and women who fought for freedom this year. Their sacrifices, as well as those made by their families, will never be forgotten,” Scott said. “I’m proud to host our veterans and their families … to publicly honor them for their commitment to our nation.”
All interested veterans and guests should register by Monday, July 28 either by visiting http://scott.senate.gov/veterans or by calling 844-820-0146 (toll free).
Scott has hosted honor ceremonies for South Carolina’s veterans since being elected to federal office. In 2012, World War Two veterans were honored, and last year two ceremonies were held celebrating our Korean War era veterans.
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Immortal Conquest is a true tactical war strategy game created for the strategic mind.
Devise masterful strategies to expand through over 2 MILLION pieces of land on a vast map shared by all players. Use your intellect to research the strongest combinations of over 300 MYTHOLOGICAL HEROES to lead your troops, each with their own unique characteristics and abilities. Plan for a 3 MONTH CAMPAIGN as you navigate the complexities of not only managing an army, but also navigating the diplomatic pitfalls of the 9 regions and the alliances that seek to control them.
Beyond forging alliances, conquering cities, and building armies, every player competes for 1 ULTIMATE GOAL: to capture the center of the world, Delphi. It’s not about randomly killing each other, it’s about being part of something bigger and more meaningful. Like in a game of chess, you must outsmart and out-manoeuvre your opponents to secure victory.
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As the weather cools, the pork industry increases its vigilance against Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). Over the past 20 years, PRRS has emerged as the most economically important disease for U.S. pork producers.
Dennis Wiebbecke has been on the front line of the fight against PRRS for the past three years. As the Filter Compliance Technician at Pipestone System’s Grassland sow barn near LaPorte City in eastern Iowa, Dennis is responsible for monitoring ventilation and filtration systems at the barn.
Filters like those at Grassland have become an important part in preventing PRRS infections across the Pipestone System since the first sow barn was filtered in 2008.
“We suspected that diseases were spreading from farm to farm through the air. No matter what other biosecurity measures we had in place, we couldn’t stop certain diseases, especially PRRS,” said Dr. Joel Nerem, Director of Health at Pipestone Veterinary Services.
With a potential financial impact of up to $1 million per barn per outbreak, Pipestone System looked to adding filter systems to barns that would make all outside air go through filters to prevent virus particles from entering the building.
“Since installing the first filters, we’ve learned more about the technology and other biosecurity practices and have been able to dramatically reduce the number of new PRRS infections in barns that had historically had one or more infections per year,” said Dr. Nerem.
Filters were installed in the Grassland barn in 2012. Prior to the installation, the barn was experiencing a new PRRS infection each year. Since the installation, they have had no new infections.
However, installing the filters is just the first step. Success depends on a commitment from employees to biosecurity.
Each day, Dennis checks all the fan chutes, exit doors and other possible areas where leaks could occur. The filter banks are monitored daily to make sure there are no cracks or gaps where outside air can come into the barn. When fans aren’t running, there are interventions to make sure that there isn’t a backdraft of unfiltered air into the barn. During winter, he is responsible for checking fan covers to make sure they aren’t frozen.
“Dennis is a big part of the success that Grassland has seen as a filtered farm,” said Dr. Nerem. “He brings great attention to detail and a lot of ownership in making sure that the biosecurity and filtration technology is working the way it is supposed to every day.”
Dennis has primary responsibility for the filtration systems, but he relies on all the farm’s employees to watch for potential biosecurity issues.
“Biosecurity should be a team effort at every farm,” he said. “It makes a world of difference that everyone at Grassland is aware of their surroundings and will notify me if something is wrong so I can address is right away.”
Pipestone also provides support to Filter Compliance Technicians through training and audits by health technicians.
Health technicians from Pipestone Veterinary Services make an unannounced visit to each filtered barn each month.
“The monthly audits provide a second or third set of eyes to make sure everything is going well and all the protocols are being followed,” said Dr. Nerem. “We also include an employee meeting at each visit to give farm staff an opportunity to bring up questions about animal health and biosecurity at the farm.”
FCTs from all the filtered barns meet in person for annual training each fall ahead of the traditional PRRS outbreak season.
“It is a good idea for everyone to get together to share ideas as we prepare for the new season,” said Dennis. “It raises the alert level and makes sure we are all focused.”
There are currently 31 sow barns in the Pipestone System that are filtered. The success rate is in preventing PRRS infections is measured by the number of infections from July 1 to June 30. Last year, there were only four new PRRS infections in the filtered barns. According to Dr. Nerem, well over 50 to 75 percent of those barns would have had a new infection prior to filtration.
“From a shareholder perspective, installing filters at a farm can be very expensive, but we are convinced that the investment has been a good one,” said Dr. Nerem. “When we look at the historical record of farms that are filtered and the reduction in new infections, there is a definite payoff.”
Dennis also sees the benefits that the systems have brought to pigs and the employees who care for them.
“The extra effort it takes is worth it for the pigs and the employees,” said Dennis. “When the pigs are healthier, the employees are happier.”
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We all are magical beings able to harness the power of the universe, and Morgan uses hers to heal relationships to our Selves, to one another, and to our divine Earth and cosmic Home. While pursuing and completing a BFA at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Morgan was attempting to awaken art viewers to a more harmonius, grateful relationship with the planet, but soon realized yoga to be a more effective tool to help people develop self and global awareness and respect.
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The Climate Comedy Cohort, a community of climate-curious comedians from across the United States, is determined to reenergize the public on the climate crisis topic by using humor.
“Engaging with the climate crisis in a way that doesn’t fill you with dread is in itself a fairly revolutionary act,” said Esteban Gast, creative director and co-founder of the Climate Comedy Cohort.
Gast and two others founded the cohort in May, along with Generation 180 and American University’s Center for Media and Social Impact. Research from the Center for Media and Social Impact informed the cohort’s comedy — studies found sillier jokes impact change and nihilistic ones do not.
“So we thought there was this really beautiful opportunity to have comedy from this place, a little bit more hope and solution Z and anger directed at the right people,” said Gast.
Paola Sanchez found out about the cohort from a friend and applied, hoping that it would stick. Along with being an actor, comedian and writer, she is also an organizer with the Sunrise Movement NYC.
“I think Paola is really special and unique in the way that she’s like living the work every day. And I think we wanted people like that. But we also wanted people who were very interested and curious but felt stuck,” said Gast.
“There’s truly nothing more absurd and hilarious than the fact that I was the generation that has to save the world from the apocalypse,” said Sanchez.
The cohort is a selective bunch. Over 120 applicants applied with only 9 selected. Members come from all around the United States and fall somewhere on the spectrum between climate activist and educator to full-fledged comedians.
The cohort is less than two months old, and just had its first convention where members met in person in New York City. They plan to do social media takeovers and stand-up shows prior to the midterm elections in November.
The cohort had three different think tanks, about basic climate education, electric cars, solar power and climate justice. Along with this learning aspect of the group, they have a writers room every Friday where members can pitch ideas.
“And that on top of the fact that we’re just generating ideas like crazy, we’re coming in every single week with like 20 to 25 new ideas,” said Sanchez.
The cohort finds comedy a useful way to get through to experts and cut through pretense. Gast recalled Sanchez asking a speaker if oil and gas companies were just greedy. That kind of “forthrightness,” as Sanchez called it, makes information more accessible.
“[Change] starts with the culture first, and we are culture builders,” said Sanchez. “So that’s what’s the most exciting to me about this is shifting the culture and shifting the conversation.” | <urn:uuid:6105b12b-8065-4c1e-9cbe-03c2478af312> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://thesweatypenguin.com/the-new-climate-comedy-cohort-brings-together-comedians-to-inspire-climate-action/ | 2023-09-21T18:07:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506029.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20230921174008-20230921204008-00766.warc.gz | en | 0.968712 | 606 |
The FOMC statement, as revised:
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in
JuneAugust suggests that economic activity is leveling outhas picked up following its severe downturn. Conditions in financial markets have improved further in recent weeks, and activity in the housing sector has increased. Household spending has continued to show signs of stabilizingseems to be stabilizing, but remains constrained by ongoing job losses, sluggish income growth, lower housing wealth, and tight credit. Businesses are still cutting back on fixed investment and staffing but are making, though at a slower pace; they continue to make progress in bringing inventory stocks into better alignment with sales. Although economic activity is likely to remain weak for a time, the Committee continues to anticipateanticipates that policy actions to stabilize financial markets and institutions, fiscal and monetary stimulus, and market forces will contribute tosupport a strengthening of economic growth and a gradual resumption of sustainable economic growthreturn to higher levels of resource utilization in a context of price stability.
The prices of energy and other commodities have risen of late. However,With substantial resource slack is likelylikely to continue to dampen cost pressures , andand with longer-term inflation expectations stable, the Committee expects that inflation will remain subdued for some time.
In these circumstances, the Federal Reserve will
employ all availablecontinue to employ a wide range of tools to promote economic recovery and to preserve price stability. The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and continues to anticipate that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period. As previously announced, toTo provide support to mortgage lending and housing markets and to improve overall conditions in private credit markets, the Federal Reserve will purchase a total of up to$1.25 trillion of agency mortgage-backed securities and up to $200 billion of agency debt by the end of the year. In addition, the Federal Reserve is in the process of buying $300 billion of Treasury securities. ToThe Committee will gradually slow the pace of these purchases in order to promote a smooth transition in markets as these purchasesand anticipates that they will be executed by the end of the first quarter of 2010. As previously announced, the Federal Reserve's purchases of $300 billion of Treasury securities are completed, the Committee has decided to gradually slow the pace of these transactions and anticipates that the full amount will be purchasedwill be completed by the end of October .2009. The Committee will continue to evaluate the timing and overall amounts of its purchases of securities in light of the evolving economic outlook and conditions in financial markets. The Federal Reserve is monitoring the size and composition of its balance sheet and will make adjustments to its credit and liquidity programs as warranted.
Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman; William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman; Elizabeth A. Duke; Charles L. Evans; Donald L. Kohn; Jeffrey M. Lacker; Dennis P. Lockhart; Daniel K. Tarullo; Kevin M. Warsh; and Janet L. Yellen.Possibly moved phrases:
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3 Reasons to Go Gatlinburg Rafting With Your Family
It is always so much fun going on trips and exciting adventures with your family. There are so many amazing locations throughout our country for you and your family to visit and explore on vacation, however, there is something special about the Gatlinburg area. Gatlinburg will provide you and your family with many great attractions and things to do throughout your visit, but one thing that you have to do with your family is to go Gatlinburg rafting and here is why.
1. Great for All Ages
One of the most important things you need to consider when planning any vacation activity is ensuring that each family member can take part in that activity. Our Gatlinburg rafting is great for all ages, so even the smallest family member can take part in the excitement of rafting. As long as your youngest family member is 3 years old or older they are good to raft the Lower Pigeon River. Throughout the Gatlinburg rafting trip, you and your family will get to experience class 1 and 2 rapids, while passing some of the most beautiful mountain scenery you will ever see.
Maybe your family is a bit older and you are looking for something with a little more adventure, well our Gatlinburg rafting outpost has something for you as well. The Upper Pigeon River is great for families over the age of 8. Along this section of the river you and your family will get to experience class 3 and 4 rapids through the heart of the mountains. You and your family with a certified guide will splash through big waves, maneuver around rocks and enjoy the beauty of being in the great outdoors. All of these things and more will guarantee that you and your family will have the time of your life.
3. Other Exciting Opportunities
Of course, during your visit to the Gatlinburg area, you are going to want to experience everything else this wonderful area of the country has to offer, which you can do through our Gatlinburg rafting outpost. You and your family can go on our hike and paddle trip, where you hike many of the best hiking trails in the area in the morning and then hit the river in the afternoon. This provides you with the opportunity to see the absolute best parts of the Gatlinburg area from land and water. Another great thing for you and your family to check out is our ziplining and rafting combo. This combo will allow you to experience 9 world-class ziplines, 3 sky bridges, and the opportunity to surf the big waves and maneuver rocks on the river in the same day. There is nothing more exciting than that.
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Soft Play > Childrens Soft Mini Corner.
Manufacturered by Childrens.
Softly safe starter playground for beginner motor skills. Mirrors offered. Ages months years. Must be used in corner for safety. blocks. Shape rectangle semicircle. Foam vi.
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Secret Agent Brainteasers contains over 100 puzzles in a variety of types from logic and wordplay to algebra and geometry. The chapter introductions link the puzzles to skills needed by secret agents as illustrated with true stories from the British intelligence community from Victorian times through today.
I enjoyed the chapter introductions and could see the relevance of the puzzles to actual secret agent skills. The puzzles were great fun or deeply frustrating depending on their difficulty.
There are a couple of warnings. Since many puzzle answers involve words, the use of British spelling (i.e., armour vs. armor) may confuse non-Britons. Some of the puzzles involve a map or board and so are difficult to play on a kindle or tablet. An actual physical book (remember those?) will allow for working out the answers with a pencil (and probably an eraser) more easily.
Overall, Secret Agent Brainteasers will provide many hours of fun where you can avoid social media and the intrusive light of mobile devices. 4 stars!
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The following are among the churches that have special family services outside the normal times. Follow the links on View a Church to finds out more. (Scroll down on mobile devices.)
Bromborough: Toasty Church (for children under 7 and their carers), 1st Saturday in month, 10:00 – 11:15 am.
Greasby – Messy Church: 3rd Saturday of month, 4:00 pm.
Heswall – Fourth Sunday Fun: 4th Sunday of month, 9:30 am.
Tranmere – Lighthouse Services: Monthly on Sundays,, 4:00 pm.
Trinity Ellesmere Port – Glorious: Third Sunday of month, 9:30 am. | <urn:uuid:869ec90e-b8a5-41f9-9e1e-7660901e6856> | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | http://wirralmethodist.org.uk/family-services/ | 2018-12-19T03:38:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376830479.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20181219025453-20181219051453-00548.warc.gz | en | 0.914099 | 147 |
MULTIFUNCTION USE: Matches perfectly with other WLIVE storage towers; This fabric dresser is great for bedrooms, closets, living rooms, playrooms, entryways and more. A rustic top paired with the black iron frame gives a charming industrial look.
TV Stand: This industrial dresser measures 42.3" L x 15.8" W x 28.5" H, which is a great size for nursery changing pad table. This chest of drawers can also be used as a TV stand, is ideal for TV up to 50".
SUFFICIENT STORAGE SPACE WITH LABEL CLIPS: WLIVE storage dresser with 6 foldable fabric drawers, ideal for organizing your clothes, blankets, socks and other TV components. Tag clips will make your organization more organized.
STURDY STRUCTURE: Features 6 removable drawers made of high-quality suede fabric, which bring you soft and warm touch; Strong steel frame and water-resistant wood top offer stable support; 4 adjustable feet protect your floor from scratches. Also, with anti-tipping system to ensure the safety of your energetic baby.
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The US budget deficit skyrocketed to a record $207.8 billion in May
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
- The US budget deficit ballooned to a record high in the month of May, as federal spending continued to outpace income despite a solid economy.
- The gap between the amount the government takes in and spends rose nearly 42% last month.
- In the first eight months of the fiscal year, the deficit increased about 39% to $738.6 billion.
The US budget deficit ballooned to a record high in the month of May, as federal spending continued to outpace income despite a solid economy.
The gap between the amount the government takes in and spends came in at $207.8 billion last month, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, nearly 42% higher than a year earlier. The increase happened in part because of June 1 falling on a Saturday, a non-business day, meaning some benefit payments were made earlier than usual.
Lawmakers typically try to reduce the deficit when the economy is strong, but recent legislation has taken it in the opposite direction. In the first eight months of the fiscal year, the deficit increased about 39% from a year earlier to $738.6 billion.
Tariff receipts were up sharply in May, rising 80% from a year earlier. President Donald Trump has imposed duties on several of the US's largest trading partners in a bid to pressure concessions on policies seen as unfair. But evidence shows that tariffs act as a tax on businesses and consumers at home.
The sweeping tax-cut package that took effect last year is expected to cost $1.9 trillion over the next decade as it constrains government receipts. Republicans vowed the package would pay for itself through higher growth, but evidence suggests otherwise.
Meanwhile, federal spending has jumped more than 9% since the fiscal year began in October. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office expects the annual deficit to come in at around $1 trillion by 2022 and remain above that level for at least seven years. | <urn:uuid:6ca0f521-b1f0-450c-939b-d9d4cd624ad5> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/us-deficit-federal-budget-short-record-amount-in-may-2019-6-1028274824 | 2021-05-15T11:47:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991801.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20210515100825-20210515130825-00561.warc.gz | en | 0.969817 | 413 |
If you're a journalist working for a newsroom or media organization, you've likely discovered that project management can be a persistent, nagging problem.
[Image:81, right, medium] If you're a journalist working for a newsroom or media organization, you've likely discovered that project management can be a persistent, nagging problem. Your team members miss their deadlines or forget to read/send an e-mail. Perhaps you've had to remind the same few people about getting a first draft to you...and now you're ready to print! Or maybe you're a journalist who is charged with helping to plan a training event or conference, and you're finding more and more logistical tasks that need to be assigned and completed.
If any of the above describes you, a web-based project management tool would definitely help keep you and your team organized! There are a number of project management tools available now, and most of the modern applications aren't aimed at any one industry. Instead, they offer a wide variety of options to help groups manage their projects. You can easily specify who is allowed to see and edit the workspace. Some of the tools also let you see how recently someone logged in, so that you can track those on your team who aren't contributing as much as they should.
Below are three tools to try:
Basecame is a very robust project management and collaboration platform. You can restrict users to only those you approve and even designate individual committees or subgroups within the system to further control access. Inside of Basecamp, members can send messages to each other about projects, create to-do lists, set milestones, upload and share files and create "writeboards," which are spaces where approved users can add and edit content in a shared environment. Basecamp is wildly popular among all kinds of organizations, and it does come with a price -- $24 per month for a basic plan.
You may already be familiar with the term "wiki," which is a simple website that can be easily created and edited for personal note-taking, creating collaborative worksites and managing projects and events. Like Basecamp, PBwiki allows group editing, the ability to upload and share documents and multimedia, document management, to-do lists and milestones, and a number of security settings to restrict (and grant) access to others. In addition, you can also use PBwiki to make conference calls. PBwiki has a free option as well as premium plans.
Finally, the newest collaborative tool available is perhaps one you already know: Google Wave. Wave is Google's all-in-one social communication service. It combines email, instant messaging, blogging, document sharing, wikis, and multimedia content to provide a very robust, real-time communications platform. Wave is free for anyone to use, but you must be invited by a friend to join. For more information on how to use Wave click here to download a free copy of our guide.
While these are just three of the many collaborative tools available, keep in mind that most offer a free trial period before you decide to fully use any service. I would encourage you to try Basecamp, PBwiki and Wave to get a feel for how they can help you and your organization.
Amy Webb is a digital media consultant and the CEO of Webbmedia Group, LLC. She has also launched Knowledgewebb, a new website for multimedia training. You can follow Amy on Twitter. Webbmedia Group is a vendor-neutral company. Any opinions expressed about products or services are formed after testing, research and interviews. Neither Amy Webb nor Webbmedia Group or its employees receives any financial or other benefits from vendors.
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|Story title||Meetings with the European social partners|
The European social partner organisations represent the interests of workers and employers.
|Video title||Van Rompuy meets with CEEP Secretary General|
Herman VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council, meets Valeria RONZITTI, Secretary General of the European Centre of Employers and Entreprises providing Public Services (CEEP), on 07 October 2013 in Brussels.
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Cinnamon Glazed Pumpkin Spice Bars
1 stick butter, softened
¾ c. granulated sugar or granulated sugar substitute
½ c. pure canned pumpkin
2 large eggs
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
¼ tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. ground allspice
2 c. blanched almond flour
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1/2 c. confectioner’s sugar or confectioner’s sugar substitute
1 ½ tbsp. water
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
¼ tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat softened butter, granulated sweetener and pumpkin with an electric mixer. Add eggs, vanilla extract and all spices and beat well.
In medium size bowl add almond flour, baking powder, and salt and stir until combined. Gradually add to pumpkin mixture, beating well.
Spoon into a 9x9 square pan lined with parchment paper and spread evenly. Bake for 40 minutes or until nicely set and golden brown.
Prepare glaze as directed below and spread over warm cake.
Allow to cool and remove from pan.
Note: You can remove from the pan first and glaze after it is on a platter/cake plate. It won’t crinkle up the glaze so much this way. If you use this method, allow it to cool about 10 minutes while you prepare the glaze, remove from pan carefully since it is hot, using parchment paper handles, and place on platter.
Glaze and let cool to serve.
Sift confectioner’s sweetener into a small bowl. Add water, vanilla extract, and cinnamon and mix until smooth. Spread evenly over warm cake. Let cool completely. Refrigerate uneaten cake, covered with saran wrap for up to 5 days. *Please note that this glaze recipe doesn’t make a lot. It is supposed to be a thin glaze on top of the bars so it is just enough to cover the cake and it spreads easier if you do it while it is still warm. If you want more, you can certainly double the recipe. | <urn:uuid:21da7163-d7bd-4260-a744-5429e3244a42> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://www.nativesunjax.com/recipes/cinnamon-glazed-pumpkin-spice-bars | 2019-06-18T10:28:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998708.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20190618083336-20190618105336-00043.warc.gz | en | 0.880785 | 473 |
If you have ever been involved in the cutthroat world of community theater, then Showtime is for you. I was involved in community theater in my teens and twenties and can tell you everything author Suzanne Trauth has included in her humorous cozy mystery centered around an ill-fated production of Romeo and Juliet is exactly right. From the diva-esque director to the cast getting out of control at rehearsals, been there, wielded that sword. My favorite scene had to be the funeral, but I was riveted to the story all the way through. Before you get to my 4 Star review, click on the prize guy below to be entered for a free ebook version of Showtime.
Here is my review of Showtime:
Dodie is a successful manager of a local restaurant. Managing is her thing, so when the local community theater asks her to come organize the production of a Romeo and Juliet she jumps right in with schedules and charts. When a murder occurs, Dodie meets up with the new police chief, Bill, and her sense of putting things right prevails once again. I loved the way Suzanne Trauth made the mystery interesting and easy to follow and her sense of humor came through in scenes like the full-Elizabethan-dress funeral and the trust exercise. There’s no sillier business like show business. 4 Stars | <urn:uuid:cdb97c34-a3ec-4c81-9907-82fe046d10ec> | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | https://teresatrent.blog/2016/07/27/cozy-mystery-book-review-showtime/ | 2022-07-02T23:16:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104205534.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220702222819-20220703012819-00008.warc.gz | en | 0.96271 | 272 |
Michael Pedicin & Quintet CD Relase Celebration
October 05 - October 05
There are a limited number of tickets available for purchase online. If online tickets are sold out, please call to see if there is availability at 215-568-3131.
If you are interested in the show only, choose "Gen Adm" as your seating preference below. We seat all General Admission customers on a first-come, first-served basis. A $10 per person minimum is required at all tables.
If you would like to dine with us, because we strive for excellence in food & service, we only accept a limited number of reservations at the assigned times below. The time you choose below will depend on your preference and our availability. Thus if you select "5:30 res / 8:00 show" - that means you should expect to arrive at 5:30 for dinner and then see the 8:00 show.
*** Please note that if you arrive late for your reservation, we may not be able to seat you for dinner, and you may lose priority seating for the show.***
STUDENT DISCOUNT TICKETS REQUIRE PROOF OF VALID STUDENT ID AT THE DOOR OR FULL PRICE WILL BE CHARGED ON YOUR BILL
Learn more about Michael Pedicin
During a prolific career that spans more than four decades,tenor saxophone master Michael Pedicinhas toured with such jazz greats asMaynard Ferguson, Dave Brubeck, Stanley Clarke, and Pat Martino, as well asR&B, rock, and pop icons Stevie Wonder, the O’Jays, David Bowie, and LouRawls. And he even played behind Frank Sinatra a few times. He’s recorded 10albums under his own name since 1980 and considers the tenth one, Ballads…searchingfor peace, just released on the Jazz Hut label, to be his crowning achievement.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been able to proudly listen to oneof my own CDs until this ballads album,” the saxophonist says.
Ballads…searching for peace was inspired in part byPedicin’s main musical hero, the late, great John Coltrane, although it doesnot contain any of the tunes Coltrane recorded on his classic 1962 Impulse!album titled Ballads. Pedicin’s disc does, however, include a lovely renditionof McCoy Tyner’s “Searching for Peace,” which the former Coltrane pianist firstrecorded for Blue Note in 1967. | <urn:uuid:a65c759c-1e19-4b0f-85f1-f8391580296f> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | https://chris-jazz-cafe.seatengine.com/venues/chris-jazz-cafe/events/2901/shows | 2015-05-30T14:12:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207932182.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113212-00293-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922696 | 547 |
Major changes needed for patients to benefit from precision medicine
Precision medicine approaches the treatment of a disease via an individual’s genes, environment, and lifestyle. It will allow the accurate prediction of which treatment and prevention strategies for a particular condition will work for whom – either as an individual or a group. It is therefore patient-centred as opposed to the former ‘one size fits all’ approach, and as such, needs a totally new approach, says a White Paper from the BioMed Alliance.
A different framework, where individualized patient care rather than drug development is at the center of the process, is essential. And patients must remain the focus through the discovery process, the Alliance says. “The concept that therapeutic interventions are developed with the sole purpose of market access needs to be revisited. This new approach should cover not only pharmaceuticals, but also other modalities such as surgery, diagnostics and screening.”
The current regulatory framework has resulted in a dramatic increase in the cost of conducting randomized trials without an increase in patient safety. “Investigator-led trials are increasingly difficult to conduct and the number of new interventions as well as of optimized therapeutic strategies that can be tested has decreased dramatically. This development represents a major threat to our health care system.”
Conceptual changes are needed, according to the White Paper, to address the missing link between regulatory trials and healthcare systems. “Drug development protocols are usually written with the aim of bringing a new agent to the market for a very specific clinical situation. They do not test the optimal integration of a new drug into existing therapeutic strategies, such as how to combine treatment, in which sequence, and for how long. While short-term regulatory trials are needed to demonstrate therapeutic benefits, they may not address real-life issues (such as those arising from disease progression) and may fail to capture rare or delayed safety outcomes arising from drug exposure.”
Two major issues must be addressed at the European level in order to achieve a successful transition to precision medicine, says the White Paper. The establishment of Europe-wide clinical population registries will enable real-life testing of treatment strategies and avoid the expense of active long-term follow-up. And treatment in real life based on patient-centred evidence such as optimal dose, duration, sequence, combination and quality of life needs to be optimised.
“It is urgent that European bodies that have the capacity to stimulate such changes get their acts together if we want to make precision medicine a viable option, rather than a chance happening that generates false hope for patients and the scientific community,” says the White Paper. Such a change will not only maximize the potential of scientific advances for individual patients, but also for bringing economic benefit to health care services through the ability to target new and established treatment to those who are certain to benefit from it, the Alliance concludes. | <urn:uuid:e6cccd29-15b5-4bc3-9f3b-5ca8b0ca4083> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | https://ehaweb.org/organization/newsroom/news-and-updates/major-changes-needed-for-patients-to-benefit-from-precision-medicine/ | 2018-10-20T14:52:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583512836.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20181020142647-20181020164147-00269.warc.gz | en | 0.947693 | 590 |
433 W Bastanchury Rd
Zain U. Kadri, MD
1310 West Stewart Drive Orange, CA
Kim, Daniel J.Y., MD: Daniel J Y Kim, MD
2151 N Harbor Blvd Ste 3200 Fullerton, CA
Dr. Weissig is my mom's pulmonologist. He is very thorough. He is very good about answering questions and seems to understand that people who need him are fearful.
October 08, 2009
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Recently, we had an opportunity to connect with John Redinger, CMO with DialAmerica. and listen to his thinking on what makes top-performing salespeople different, what gives them their competitive edge, and what sales leaders can do to train and support them. He shared a number of unique ideas focused around:
- The Responsibility Salespeople Need to Accept
- Top Performers Listen
- Review the Film
- John’s Advice to Sales Coaches
Early in the interview, John said something salespeople need to understand that really framed the rest of our conversation,
“Everybody in the organization is counting on you to do your job, which is to ask great questions to move the meeting in the right direction. Salespeople need to be the conductor of who speaks when and who has to do what. You have to practice and study that, so it becomes natural to you.”
Selling is about influence and it’s equal parts process and art. Salespeople essentially participate in and run meetings that hopefully build credibility, persuade and ultimately convince. It takes a lot of work and practice to master the process and art involved in making that happen with a wide variety of decision-makers, all with different personalities, biases, and quirks.
Top Performers Listen
We’ve interviewed and worked with a lot of top-performing salespeople. More often than not, it’s their questioning and listening skills that are the foundation of their success. A lot of top performers are somewhat low key in how they communicate, but they do a great job of uncovering needs, problems, and concerns with the right questions at the right time. John explains,
“Top sellers have a great ability to listen to their customers, but they also have the ability and courage to ask great questions. Top sellers get their customers or prospects to open up and really share where their pain is or what their needs are.”
Dr. Steven Covey said over and over that the most valuable interpersonal skill of all is the ability to ask, listen and understand the other person before we attempt to help or influence them. Great listening is about putting our full attention on the other person, as John points out,
“Some salespeople expect it’s about me, me, me, me, me, me … but it’s not.”
Three Tips to Better Listening
- Write out 3-5 short, open-ended questions as part of your pre-call preparation. Think through the questions you want to ask and write them down on your notepad so you can see them during your sales call.
- Use a quick summary when you think you fully understand the decision maker’s situation. If you get into the habit of taking notes and giving summaries, your listening skills will improve
- Before you start responding and selling, ask the decision maker(s) what else is important for you to know before you share some ideas on how you could help them.
Review the Film …
Sports coaches, after each practice and game, review the film of how their athletes performed so they can assess what they can reinforce and where to focus practice and rehearsal. Sales Managers, as John points out, need to do the same thing,
“As soon as that prospect is out the door, while it’s fresh in everybody’s mind, look at where we went wrong. What went really well? Where do we think we didn’t hit the mark and why? You have to break that down and understand it well so that you can improve for the next time.”
It’s really important to do that debrief quickly after the call happened, while the details are fresh. This kind of review leads to the right kind of change. John explains how this can happen with a practice rehearsal session,
“We’ll have somebody deliver that presentation to the team and tape it. Then they go back and listen to it and want to throw up and then they do it again. But you’ve got to do that. You’ve got to make your mistakes and learn from them to improve. If you keep doing the same stuff, you’re not going to change your results. You’ll get lucky but you’re not going to consistently have all those people on your sales team produce.”
As important as debriefing and identifying what went right and wrong on sales calls is, what we’ve found in working with thousands of salespeople in the SalesGym, is that call rehearsing BEFORE the call is just as important, if not more so. A good rehearsal actually allows everyone involved in the sales call to practice as if speaking directly to the decision-makers. Some elements of the sales call to practice are:
- Introduction of all the team members, their role and what they specialize in
- The agenda for the meeting
- Summary of the current situation to get everyone in the room on the same page
- Key insights to frame discussion generating questions
- The solution itself … practice keeping it short, to the point and focused on what matters most to the decision maker(s)
- Closing options. Figure out and practice several choices you can offer the decision maker(s)
John’s Advice to Sales Coaches
Before each game, virtually all sports coaches prepare a game plan and a playbook and that same principle applies to sales managers, as John explains,
“Everybody’s got to be on the same page. You have to have a playbook, a methodology, and a process that everybody understands and follows. Everybody needs to be in lockstep on that.”
What we’ve found, after working with many different sales teams from companies all over the world, is that a key part of that playbook is to get the sales messaging around the value proposition, differentiating factors, competitive advantages, and game-changing insights figured out so the sales team can practice them. This is the DNA of great selling and needs to be a key part of the playbook. Get it written down, in a concise way and then record examples of it and get it into the salespeople’s hands and ears. Listening to how top performers phrase good questions and value proposition points is an effective way to improve the performance of the entire team.
Thanks to John for the interview and solid tips on how to generate stronger sales teams!
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(E) Wren?s Hotel Group expanded rapidly in Croatia
Hotel group sells Wyck and sets sights abroad
Wrens Hotel Group has sold its four-star Wyck Hill House hotel in the Cotswolds to Alan Corletts Niche Hotels company for £4m.
The 32-bedroom Wyck, which recently underwent a £1m refurbishment and dates back to 1722, will become the second hotel in the Niche portfolio, following the 2002 acquisition of The Queensgate hotel in Kensington, London.
Niche revealed that the purchase of Wyck would be followed by the acquisition of a third hotel within the next three months.
The sale comes as Wrens Group is looking to inflate its international portfolio, while limiting its UK properties.
The group has expanded rapidly in Croatia, building a portfolio of five hotels under its Adriatic Luxury Hotels brand, while opening two resorts in the Seychelles. Details: www.wrensgroup.com or www.wyckhill.com
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German GrobeGerman, 1857-1938
German Grobe was son of the merchant Johannes Grobe and his wife Amalie, born Eberhard. After he in his native city first lessons with George Cornicelius had received, he attended from 1873 to 1876 the Stadel Art Institute in Frankfurt am Main, where he student of Eduard Von Steinle was. In October 1877 Grobe went to Ludwig Von Lofftzat the Munich Art Academy and moved in 1879 to the Art Academy in Dusseldorf, where he was first a student of Eduard von Gebhardt was. From 1880 to 1883 he was a student of Eugen Ducker, one of the leading landscape painters in Germany. In preparation for the new teacher Grobe visited in the summer of 1879 eight weeks, the artist colony Ekensund on the northern shore of Flensburg Fjord. However, the decisive artistic impulse went for Grobe of Dückers predecessor Andreas Achenbach from whose realistic-pathetic seascapes in Germany for many years, the idea of the "picturesque Holland" imprinted.
Grobe took study trips to the coastal regions of Bordighera / Riviera (1881 and 1882), Le Treport / Normandie and Vlissingen (1882), Sylt and again Vlissingen (1883) and Ekensund (1884). Another study trip led him in 1884 after Egmond aan Zee.
After his marriage with Margarethe von Schultz (1884) Grobe changed hands several times residence. He was initially based in Dusseldorf, 1885-1887 in Hamburg and 1888 until 1891 in Munich of. In Hamburg, he was a member of the Hamburg Arts Association from 1832. 1892 he settled permanently in Dusseldorf, moved here but frequently the residence, until it fits into the angle Straße 15 in the district of Pempelfort, where he in 1907 bought a house, for the rest of his life was established.
Since 1887, Grobe took accompanied by his family every year study trips to Katwijk, where he returned to his death over and over again. Grobe, the responsible cooperated in an evangelical free church, led a very secluded life. With Wilhelm Hambuchen, Heinrich Hermanns, Eugen Kampf. He belonged to the "club Düsseldorf artist 04". Since 1884 he was represented by his paintings at exhibitions in Dusseldorf, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Magdeburg, Bremen and Dresden. In 1902 he called in Dusseldorf a "painting school for ladies" into life. On the occasion of his 70th birthday the honored him Kunstverein for Rhineland and Westphalia in Dusseldorf in 1927 with a solo exhibition. On the occasion of his 80th birthday were at the same place again "some significant works" issued. In September 1937, the municipality of Katwijk honored the 80-year-old artist on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his first visit. The press paid tribute to detail his life's work, the festival ended with a serenade and the Dutch national anthem. Grobe died on 9 November 1938 in Dusseldorf.
The great success of Andreas Achenbach with the so-called Marine Genre had Grobe prompted at the age of 26 years, also turn to the life and activity of Dutch fishermen and sailors on the beach, the docks and the depositing and incoming fishing boats. Under the influence of Achenbach was built around 1882-83 the first big Marine image "harbor entrance during a storm." This was followed by images where the subject "Dutch Fischerflottille" repeatedly varies appears: are anchored along the waterfront lined up up to ten flat-bottomed vessels, dutch "Bomschuiten", while on the bank, people gather to begin with the unloading of the catch.
The stays in his second home Katwijk took him artistically close to the painter of the Hague School, in particular the most popular representatives of Hendrik Willem Mesdag. Grobe knew how to suggestive way of representing fishing boats on the sea, but there are also pure sea pictures under the influence of light and wind with and without beach. In Katwijk Grobe expanded the spectrum of his work at fish auctions at the beach, conch fishermen with their carts, bathers and children at the inlet characterized. Under the influence of Max Liebermann's epoch-image of "net mending grooves" (1889) also Grobe took up this issue. Rough and Lieberman have met 1890 in Katwijk what Grobe is likely to have added momentum to compete with the famous countryman. More overlap with Liebermann found in the motif of the potato crop. Another motive complex are local views of Katwijk with the people who live here in their characteristic ancient costume. As with countless other artists are also found in the motif of Grobe streets around the Oude Kerk and the lock at Altenrhein.
Out of concern for the livelihood for his family of eight is Grobe acted in line with market. Based on numerous pencil drawings and oil studies incurred locally Grobe was prolifically. Many pictures were taken in order and demonstrate how Dietrich Bieber writes, "from about 1916 increasingly retrospectively everyday life of people living from fishing Katwijker population."
Works in the public domain can be found in Katwijk Museum, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, Museum Kunst Palast Dusseldorf, Museum Berg Flensburg, Museum Kunst der Westkuste in Alkersum auf Foehr, Altonaer Museum Hamburg and the Historical Museum Schloss Philippsruhe, Hanau.
1998 German Grobe (1857-1938), solo exhibition, Katwijks Museum.
Discoveries with the pen - northern Germany in the early work of German Grobe In:..
Nordalbingia Bd. 53, Boyens, Heide 1984, pp 97-120.
Ulrich Schulte-Wulwer artists' colony on the northern shore of Ekensund Flensburg Fjord
Boyens, Heide 2000. pp 89-91.
Dietrich Bieber: Two painters - a picture.The Flensburg Fjord in community works by
German Grobe and Ludwig Fay In:. Nordalbingia Vol.. 78, Boyens, Heide 2009, pp 79-91.
Dietrich Bieber, JP Van Brakel, W. van der Plas:
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If I use the AA portal to link to Amazon and then have to search for my item once there, do you still get the credit when I buy it (like I did today)?
Do they carry Wisconsin-shaped cutting boards? WV: fativeness — Fat + Native. In Wisconsin, the level of fativeness has been rising each year.
So I guess these posts weren't just for Christmas. Can't wait for President's Day sale!
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Not a problem!I picked up the Snap-Circuits 750 kit back before Christmas, but it became readily apparent that we would need something to hold all those very cool parts. I just picked up the little suitcase they make designed specifically for that.
Snap-Circuits 750 kit The Snap-Circuits line is terrific. My son--then about the age of what your daughter is now, I believe--spent a staggering number of hours obsessed with them a few years back. It was fun, and he learned a lot, too. He still messes around with them on occasion.(My husband thinks they're grand, too, and his degree is in electrical engineering. He recommends them all of the time.)
Darn it! Bf decided to get into homebrewing so I just bought him a turkey fryer kit on Amazon. Completely forgot about you. DARN! Kelly
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Adrian Peterson is a workhorse again.
The Minnesota Vikings' star running back has been effective far sooner than anyone expected after he came off his torn anterior cruciate ligament. His rushing averages aren't that far off from his career averages, and his receiving numbers actually are up.
Peterson should only improve as the season wears on, so it's not a stretch to say he might be the best back in football this year. In fact, Peterson calls himself and teammate Percy Harvin the two best players in the NFL.
"I know talent," Peterson told Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune. "I can watch Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and see the difference."
Harvin is off to the best start of his career. We believe he's an early MVP candidate. So who is Jordan and who is Pippen here?
"There are two Jordans on this team. I'm not trying to be cocky. I'm just very confident in my abilities," Peterson said, calling Harvin the "best player" with whom he's ever suited up.
The Vikings have a nice balance of star players with a roster that has been greater than the sum of its parts. They've been one of the early stories of the season. Their two Jordans should keep them in the mix all year.
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- Digital transformation redefines “marketing” beyond the marketing department.
- Microservices & APIs (and open source) form the fabric of marketing infrastructure.
- Vertical competition presents a greater strategic threat than horizontal competition.
- AR, MR, VR, IoT, wearables, conversational interfaces, etc. give us digital everything.
- Artificial intelligence multiplies the operational complexity of marketing & business.
5. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Because I’m allergic to hype, I expected to be itching incessantly while writing this. “Artificial intelligence” (AI) is one of those overly broad terms that has rocketed to buzzword mania in marketing circles this year. Whatever problem you need to solve or marketing fantasy you’d like to indulge, there’s someone telling (selling) you that the answer is AI.
It’s bigger than big data was at this stage of its hype cycle (although, as we’ll see, the two are closely related).
But the truth is that AI is already having a significant impact on marketing. And over the next several years, it will dramatically reshape the nature of business and marketing — no hype. But not necessarily in the way some people promise.
First, let me sidestep the difference between artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive computing, machine intelligence, and so on. While each of these terms has a slightly different meaning, (a) there’s tremendous overlap between them and (b) even the leading researchers in these disciplines argue over their boundaries.
For our purposes of considering the disruption this will all bring to marketing, the distinctions between these variants are inconsequential. We can lump it all together as “AI” with a loosey-goosey definition of “machines doing cognitive tasks that we used to believe only humans could do, but doing them better and faster than us.” (The AI effect is an amusing observation by researchers that “AI is whatever hasn’t been done yet” in their field.)
I like the way analyst/rockstar R Ray Wang frames the kinds of outcomes AI can deliver:
Also, if you’re wondering “why now?” — after decades of AI talk that never amounted to much, why is it suddenly taking over the world today? — the short answer is the exponential growth of cheap, fast, scalable, and interconnected computing and storage in the cloud. The horsepower and data to efficiently run AI aglorithms is now within reach of everyone.
The next question that I personally hear in martech circles is, “Will there be an AI category on the next marketing technology landscape?” Possibly, but probably not.
Why? Because AI is being embedded across almost every product category in marketing technology. Yes, there are many pure AI platforms. But like big data platforms or cloud computing, most of them are general purpose technologies simply being harnessed in the service of marketing — often under the covers of a more marketing-specific application.
For instance, IBM Watson is probably the best-known AI platform today. But for marketers, it’s much more interesting to look at a product such as Equals 3 that leverages Watson behind the scenes to deliver market research, customer segmentation, and media planning services, all tailored to marketing’s exact needs.
Several of the major marketing platforms have created umbrella AI initiatives that are intended to span their portfolios of products, most notably:
For instance, you can see in this slide from Salesforce some of the many ways that they intend to apply Einstein in specific products of theirs:
But does this mean that smaller martech vendors are going to be shut out of this AI wave of the industry? Will AI be the catalyst that finally forces the long predicted consolidation of the marketing technology landscape? Maybe, but I doubt it.
In fact, you can see from this chart that master-martech-analyst David Raab shared at the last MarTech confernece in San Francisco that AI (machine intelligence) is blossoming across the whole industry with vendors of all sizes (and this is only a partial list today):
How are all these companies competing with the “giants?” In some cases, they have their own specialized AI technology. But thanks to the system dynamics of building software today, many are also able to leverage great open source machine learning projects — such as TensorFlow, PredictionIO, Caffe, Vowpal Wabbit, and scikit-learn — to build sophisticated AI features into their software by standing on the shoulders of giants. (For “free.”)
Want an even easier way to plug in machine learning capabilities into your product? There’s now a bevy of machine-learning-as-a-service (MLaaS) offerings available, such as:
- Amazon AI
- Google Cloud Machine Learning Platform
- Microsoft Machine Learning Studio
This naturally reinforces the drive towards microservices & APIs. The software capabilities that are now available on-demand in a “service” fashion are incredible. These can and will be used by martech vendors, of course, to stay competitive in the AI era.
Important to note: these open market AI engines can also be used directly by brands as well, incorporated into any company’s digital products and customer touchpoints — which brings us full circle back to digital transformation. (Another moment to reflect on how all these 5 disruptions fit together.)
However, because so many core AI algorithms are essentially commoditized by these open market options, they cease to be a source of competitive advantage by themselves. Instead, strategic advantage with plug-and-play AI is achieved by other means, particularly these two:
- Data. The specific data you feed these algorithms makes all the difference. The strategic battles with AI will be won by the scale, quality, relevance, and uniqueness of your data. Data quality will become ever more important — as will services and software to support that mission. Markets for accurate and timely 2nd-party and 3rd-party data will thrive, available on-demand via APIs. AI finally puts big data to good use.
- User Interface (UI). AI can be used to create significantly better user experiences with your digital products and services, from predictive features that anticipate what a user will want in a particular context to natural language interfaces — text and voice-based chatbots — that can bypass arcane menu-driven interfaces. The opportunity for AI-UIs to make previously complicated tasks fast and easy is enormous — especially in business applications where we can often state what we want to know or do much more easily than we can figure out how to manually get the $#&!% software to do it for us. (Think of all the multi-month certification courses for enterprise software that have been a barrier to “regular” folks unlocking value from those systems.)
These factors are likely to be the sources of disruption among martech vendors. Which ones will be able to corner the market on particularly valuable data or combinations of data (see: vertical competition and digital everything)? Which ones will be able to agilely adapt their software to take advantage of new sources of data and alternate UI paradigms?
VC Mark Suster eloquently described this opportunity/threat around conversational interfaces in a recent post, The Coming Shift in Enterprise Software:
For example, on voice you can either stick to a defined set of commands for asking questions and thus the users must have heavy training, or you can learn from past queries and intelligently adapt the system to look up information and deliver results. You might want to ask, “What is the Q3 sales forecast for the central region?” or “Who is the budget holder on our Dupont sales campaign?” or “Please list all of my teammates who have had communications with Verizon in the past 90 days.”
On chat — the key for enterprise is getting teams of people to collaborate and to do so you can’t rely on everybody logging into a system. You need to pull them in on their mobile devices with notifications if you want timely responses. But the chat needs a “bot” that can offer intelligent support. So a text query that says, “What is Karthick Sharma’s title” or “How much did we close with Verizon last year?” can receive instant, accurate response without requiring human intervention — critical for teams in the field.
This isn’t hypothetical. For example, as I was writing this, the marketing data software company Datorama released its “Ask Datorama Anything” app that plugs into Amazon Alexa. This new wave of martech AI-UIs will definitely shake up the existing marketing technology landscape.
But what makes AI a disruption to marketing more broadly?
Here’s where my assessment diverges from popular opinion. I don’t believe that AI will simplify marketing. Instead, I think AI will exponentially increase the complexity of marketing (and business in general) in extremely disruptive ways.
To be sure, AI will significantly simplify the user experience for many of the martech tools that marketers use, as well as automate a tremendous amount of the “manual” labor associated with marketing programs today.
But it’s unlikely that we’ll be lounging around while robots feed us grapes.
The time we recover from AI assistance will be reallocated in search of a further competitive edge. We may engage in more activities that machines aren’t yet good at. Or, we may launch even more automated tasks, because the marginal effort to initiate and control additional algorithmic agents will be small (but not zero). We will work as hard as we do now, but our efforts will be amplified by AI services working on our behalf.
For instance, consider marketing automation campaigns designed to serve different customer segments at different trigger points.
Up until now, the complexity of such campaigns was constrained by our limitations as humans. We could only keep track of so many rules, for so many segments, at so many trigger points before it became an unmanageable tangled mess.
But AI-powered marketing automation will have no such constraints. Machines will calculate thousands of microsegments and microtriggers, dynamically adjusting their own internal “rules” for optimizing engagement.
Again, this is not hypothetical. For one example, check out the AI-powered marketing optimization product Amplero, which boasts continuous testing of 1,000’s of marketing permutations through multi-armed bandit experiments.
This creates orders of magnitude greater complexity in marketing’s overall “system” — albeit most of it invisible to human marketers.
If we consider the net “complexity” of a complex system to be a function of the number of independent agents interacting with each other, we have to recognize that all these AI-powered operators are effectively little independent agents. They don’t work in a vacuum. They will react to feedback in their environment from both humans and other AI agents. (David Raab has an excellent couple of posts on that latter scenario in the context of device-to-device interactions: Do Self-Driving Cars Pick Their Own Gas Stations? and More on Marketing to Things.)
And it won’t just be interactions from multiple AI agents within our own company. Competitors will leverage AIs against us. Customers will wield AIs to optimize their interests. Other industry third-parties will have AIs operating out in the market on their behalf. The entanglement of all these agents will explode marketing complexity.
You might ask, “But if that complexity is invisible to us, should we care?”
However, even if we can’t see this complexity, it is actually there — and it will have a material effect on our business. The more black boxes our organization depends on — interconnected to each other in numerous direct and indirect ways — the less understanding and control we have over the system as a whole. We incur risks of small algorithmic “hiccups” in customer experiences that may also be invisible to us (but affect our brand, nonetheless!), as well as more catastrophic black swan events, where badly interacting AIs spiral into a vicious circle.
Issues encountered with algorithmic trading give us some sense as to how these things can go wrong — and financial markets are far more controlled than the infinite expanse of customer experience.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that we should — or even can — avoid AI. It will be a tremendous source of competitive advantage. But we must acknowledge that marketing in the AI era will have very different dynamics than the manually operated digital marketing of the past decade.
To prepare for AI-powered marketing, marketers should:
- Assure that data is accessible from all marketing systems and touchpoints and consider building a centralized data lake (there’s a great book and blog series from Franz Aman of Informatica on building a marketing data lake in particular). This big data will be the fuel that feeds AI engines.
- Invest in data quality initiatives, especially for core customer data. An important element here is matching customer identity across as many touchpoints as possible, which faces both technical and regulatory challenges. Here’s a great overview of cross-device identity matching (part 1 and part 2) by Martin Kihn of Gartner — but expect this to get way more complicated with digital everything.
- Learn about system dynamics as an approach to understanding and managing the complexity of this new environment — especially as AI algorithms accelerate the speed by which feedback loops operate and grow at the fascinating intersection of technology and human domains.
- Build governance models for dealing with algorithmic marketing: what to automate, what to semi-automate, what not to automate; human checks and balances; anomaly detection (check out Anodot) and event escalation procedures; “circuit breakers” to stop feedback loops from spiraling out of control; and orchestrating this in the context of overall digital transformation — not just marketing. A chief AI officer role might be worth considering.
- Evaluate marketing technology vendors through the lens of AI. Are they adopting AI features or AI-UI capabilities to simplify the marketer’s experience? Are they integrating with a larger ecosystem that could leverage their data or execution channels for AI-powered analysis and automation? How agile and adaptable are they to emerging AI opportunities? Have vendors explain their AI support with clear examples — and the caveats on which their models rest (e.g., data of a certain kind and quality).
I hope this series of 5 disruptions to “marketing” has been helpful to you, and you see how they all interconnect. Unfortunately, I am not able to give you a simple checklist of paint-by-number solutions (“do these 10 things to win the Nobel Prize for Marketing in 2017”). These are hard challenges, and the seismic shifts driving these disruptions are still moving wildly underneath our feet.
But they are also incredible opportunities. Disruptions are inflection points in the market, where the status quo is threatened and the future is up for grabs. Will you be one to seize it?
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HEAVEN & HELL, QUEENSRYCHE, ROB ZOMBIE: First Tour Dates Announced
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Rob will bring more asses into a H&H gig than Queensryche.
ah....yes....but the less asses at the gig, more room for my ass.
It seems to me that we are at an impass.
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It just amazes me how quickly the week goes by. I don't realize how fast it is going until I am sitting down writing this letter every week.
This last week was another amazing one and incredibly busy! We were so blessed. We were able to talk to a ton of people as we were out and about and we had a lot of lessons this last week too which was great!
As a missionary, we find people, build relationships, teach gospel principles, invite them to do things, follow-up and that continues on and on. Well, when those people begin to teeter on commitments their progression slows down or stops and it is at those times when missionaries have to go to them and tell them that we love them but we are going to have to come by less so that we can help others who are ready to progress do that. It is really hard because you have become such good friends and you love them so much and you wish so desperately that they would take those important next steps but they have their agency which is good and fair but at that point it is time for missionaries to continue doing what we have been asked to do and find those who are ready to take those steps and progress.
This last week we were on our way to a couple so that we could talk to them about this and tell them we love them and we would stop by every once in a while to check on them but we would have to stop coming by weekly so that we can carry on with our work. We knocked and she answered and before we could say anything she expressed to us how excited she and her husband were to come to church on Sunday. WHAT?!
I will go more in depth on this one next week but what I realized was we had an Abraham story. When we were willing to take the step to show Heavenly Father we are more willing to submit to his will than our own he blesses us. Instead of having to give them up, they took a step of progression by coming to church and we get to keep working with them as they continue to progress.
Miracles like this happened every day this last week. The Spirit is strong, the work is great, we are incredibly happy and successful! Heavenly Father wants to bless us and do everything He can to help us be happy.
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The Bodleian Library’s recent Playing With History exhibition featured, among many other interesting historical games, the only known playing set of Suffragetto; a board game based on the battles between radical suffragettes and police constables in London during the early 20th century.
A free, online version of the game is also now available: see here for details!
The game itself appears to date from 1908/9 (Crawford, The Women’s Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928). Although widely reported upon in recent media as dating from 1917, the earlier dates are much more likely, as the radical suffrage movement was largely abated by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.
Players enact the roles of either the suffragettes, represented by 21 green markers, or police constables, represented by 21 dark blue markers. The suffragettes’ object is to occupy the House of Commons with six markers while defending their home base of the Albert Hall against the police, whose object is, likewise, to occupy Albert Hall while defending the House of Commons.
Each side includes five larger markers, representing the Leaders of the suffragettes and the Inspectors of the police, respectively.
Gameplay is engaged as each side takes turns in attempting to out-manoeuvre the other, capturing opposing markers by jumping over them as in chess or checkers. “Arrested” suffragette markers must remain within the Prison section of the board, while “disabled” police constable markers must remain within the Hospital section.
If, at any point, the Prison and the Hospital each contain 12 or more inmates, either player may insist on an exchange of 6 or fewer markers. The markers exchanged must be of equal value, e.g., A Leader is exchanged for an Inspector, and the rank and file of the Suffragette party for the rank and file of the Police.
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SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- A nuclear reactor at one of South Korea's nuclear power plants automatically shut down Sunday after its reactor protection system gave warning signals, plant operators said.
The Shin (New) Wolsong 1 reactor, located some 371 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was shut down at 10:53 a.m. due to the malfunction of a system that controls power output, according to an official from the state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
An investigation is currently underway to confirm the exact cause of the malfunctioning of the power supply device.
There is no danger, however, of a radiation leak from the reactor, he added.
The operation of the reactor will resume after the ongoing investigation finds the exact problem and the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission approves its resumption, the official said.
The 1 million kilowatt nuclear reactor went into full operation on July 31 this year.
The stoppage of the nuclear reactor comes as concerns are rising over a possible power supply shortage this week. The government earlier worried that the nation's power reserves are forecast to tumble from Aug. 13-24, when the peak vacation season ends at the height of summer.
South Korea came close to suffering nationwide blackouts last September due to unseasonably high temperatures, which pushed up demand to what the government called "dangerous levels."
South Korea currently operates 23 nuclear reactors, which supply about 30 percent of its total electricity consumption.
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