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Nice Shoes Grows Editorial Division with New Talent and Studio
Nice Shoes is proud to announce the growth of its editorial department. The post-production studio has built a new edit suite at its main location, with two additional suites at its 25th Street office.
In addition to constructing this suite, Nice Shoes has assembled a team of editors, promoting Tony Dolezal, and putting together a roster of select freelance editorial talent represented by the studio, including Will Znidaric. Joining the team for a massive inaugural project is award-winning editor John Mallerman, who will be working closely with Partner/Colorist Lez Rudge.
Mallerman, known as "Malley" to many of his clients, comes to Nice Shoes from Fluid and has collaborated with Lez on many projects, as well as Lez's recent forays into directing fashion spots "Dare to Play" and "The Love We Shared." "We both came to the US around the same time, and I was one of his very first clients," said Malley. "Pretty much everything I've done has been with Lez, unless I was unable to book him."
"Malley is an amazing talent. He has a deft touch and acumen that translates into a poetic style, but also has the great timing that comedy editors thrive on," said Lez. "Being able to offer our skills as a team to Nice Shoes clients is really exciting. It gives me and our other artists an opportunity to offer insight earlier into the creative process."
Malley's clients have included Maybelline, Burger King, Olay, Crest, Volkswagen, Ford and Guinness, and he's also cut music videos for Iggy Pop, The Eurythmics, and The Cure.
Editor Tony Dolezal has quickly<|fim_middle|> journalist and NYCPPNEWS founder Dan Ochiva writes and consults on film, video, and digital media technology. | risen through the ranks of Nice Shoes, having started in the shipping department after a stint as an intern at Lost Planet. He's edited projects for L'Oreal, Tory Burch and Ad Council, and had assisted on Nice Shoes' stereoscopic 3D films and Kanye West's Cruel Summer film. "Tony has quickly become a skilled and intuitive editor," said Lez. "But having Malley here to impart his knowledge and experience is really going to take him to another level."
Building and overseeing the group is Nice Shoes Managing Director Kristen Martini. Martini's background is based in editorial, having produced at Blue Rock and managed both DraftFCB's and JWT's in house post-production studios. "Having expert editors like Malley and Tony working alongside our other artists is extremely valuable," said Martini. "Our clients have been bringing us more multi-discipline and one-stop shop packages and formalizing this new team strengthens our ability to service them better. Rounding out the team with freelance talent allows us to collaborate with independent editors that compliment the work we're already doing in-house."
The first project the team is taking on will see Nice Shoes managing the process from dailies and edit through color and finishing. "Moving in this direction just makes sense", said Martini. "We've always been known for our artistry and strength in delivering a flawless end product. By getting more involved in the beginning, now our artists can be a part of the creative process right from the start."
About Nice Shoes:
NYC-based Nice Shoes is a full service, artist-driven design, animation, visual effects and color grading studio specializing in high-end commercials, web content, film, TV and music videos. Since its inception in 1996, the studio has prided itself on consistently reinvesting in its talent, technical backbone, and client experience to set the standard of excellence both creatively and technically. Key company principals include: CEO/Partner Dominic Pandolfino, Colorists/Partners Chris Ryan and Lez Rudge, CIO Robert Keske, and MD Kristen Martini.
—Nice Shoes Press Release
About Dan Ochiva
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4000€ prize from the Ministry of the Environment of Finland - team CIRCOMY.
Challenge #2: Accelerating the transition towards a carbon-neutral built environment - Opportunities in the circular economy of buildings.
Circomy combines the emerging sustainability regulations with emerging digital signature standards and legal frameworks to tokenize materials planned for reuse. Referencing the document in problem setting, it argues in favor of improved digital tagging or tracking (or track & trace in logistics terms) of materials to keep streams separate and, in general, improve value chain incentives. This way, materials, and building parts can be sold on virtual platforms, even before they are dismantled from the buildings. Technically it relies on emerging Internet standards from W3C to create electronic documents, linking them together and signing the papers and links that are likely eIDAS compatible in the future. These are called decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials. Circomy imagines a more sustainable future where used materials may grow into a commodity market paralleling virgin materials.
"We've been planning and working through COVID, but a situation like this soon feels like an echo chamber, and so this hackathon had a fitting theme and came at a great time as an opportunity to meet people. I didn't remember how tiring it is to explain complex concepts to others, so this was a great way to get out and, even better, find an explanation that clicked with many people and we still had time to build with everyone onboard. Luck and this hackathon with us, now we discuss our team members to join the team. We also made contacts with others, and I hope we can at least exchange ideas and work together. Maybe to tell briefly about our startup: Upon establishing it, we set the goal to find ways to reverse biodiversity loss, stop climate change and fail forwards doing so. This idea is one of our core concepts on circular economy finance that we think we can bring to markets – but there are, of course, bigger plans too!"
Veikko Eeva
Circomy Team Lead
Veikko's words nicely reflect the following - one never leaves a Garage48 hackathon empty-handed, even if he/she didn't win a prize. Yes, hackathons are 48-hours of intense work, but they are also about networking and having fun! It is a chance to meet fellow talents, potential co-founders, employers, and employees, and of course, test out new ideas, our skills, and creativity and get instant feedback from experts!
3000€ prize from the Estonian State Real Estate - team PROCYON.
"We entered the Digital Construction Hackathon as a group of students wanting to test our skills and get to know each other. What we couldn't imagine was a short life filled with passion, believing, and hard work. We came without any clue what we were going to do but ended up with a breakthrough startup project that we will spend many more sleepless nights perfecting. We are the team "Procyon", and we are entering the PropTech market with our big data solutions, empowered by our new partners!"
Anton Visnevski
PROCYON Team Lead
Watching Procyon's journey was indeed amazing - six bright-minded TalTech students who decided to give it a try did their best and couldn't believe themselves what they achieved in the end! We wish you lots of wind in the sails!
3000€ Nordecon Grand Prix prize - the overall winner of the hackathon - team HYPERION ROBOTICS.
They have developed a system that can automatically produce reinforced concrete structures with fewer materials, composed of recycled concrete from different waste streams, generating almost zero waste. They combine the sustainability aspect of eliminating waste and reusing it to produce construction elements with the optimization and automation of 3D printing technology. Hence, fewer materials are used (up to 75% less), no molds or formwork are needed, and we can do mass customization at no extra cost, all in an automated and safer process where only 1/3 of the labor is required.
Additionally, Hyperion Robotics won tickets to the AEH Hackathon.
"The Digital Construction Hackathon was an incredible 48-hour roller coaster ride which I had the pleasure to experience as team lead for Hyperion Robotics. It was an intensely packed weekend during which I recruited and worked with Margus and Oskar (whom I never met before) from across the Baltic sea. Whilst they were working remotely from Tallinn and I was present in Helsinki, together, we built a glimpse at a circular sustainable future harvesting the power of 3D printing concrete using recycled materials. It was an invaluable learning experience about teamwork, communication, and improvisation, and I am extremely thankful on behalf of my team to the organizing members for helping us win the Nordecon Grand Prix of the hackathon!"
Henry Unterreiner
Hyperion Robotics Team Lead
Here he is, on the left - sending greetings from Helsinki together with our team and Finnish jury members.
Runner-up of the overall winner - team PROCYON.
Prize: Tickets to the AEH Hackathon.
1500€ from the Estonian Wooden Houses Cluster - team My3DCloud.
Challenge: offsite-prefabricated deep energy renovation digital solutions.
My3DCloud has found a new way to do automated 3D modeling by taking 2 different systems of 3D data (point clouds & CAD models) and by data enrichment creating a new way to capture geometry. It means they are able to recognize common geometry in 2 different data systems. That allows them to identify objects in the database even without having all data, use machine learning and AI to fully automate 3D modeling from 3D laser scanning data, and get 3D models for BIM in a few hours instead of a few months.
In the picture below, the team lead of My3DCloud, Reinis Tocelovskis, pitching online.
Favourite of the audience - team COLIZY.
Prize: Tickets to the sTARTUp Day 2021.
Additionally, Circomy and Procyon both won:
- 4-week remote accelerator program by KIRAHub to further develop their projects towards the New European Bauhaus goes Digital event.
- Fast-track participation to New European Bauhaus goes Digital on 28 October.
All teams got:
Tickets to the World Summit on Digital Built Environment 2021, which took place on September 28-29.
And finally, the winning teams got to further pitch their ideas at the World Summit on Digital Built Environment, which was a pre-event of the Digital Construction hackathon also this year. So that brings us back to the beginning. Partnering up for the Digital Construction hackathon is a natural extension to the WSDBE cooperation that has been uniting the Estonian Digital Construction Cluster and the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications with the Finnish partners through co-creation of the named event for several years.
From this point on, we can only move towards more profound and content-driven cooperation, and honestly, we can't wait for the 2022 edition!
Until then, enjoy:
THE FAVOURITE OF THE AUDIENCE COMPETITION PHOTOS
Kadi is an experienced hackathon and events organizer working with events across various industries from Food Technology to Construction. She is extremely detail-oriented and caring about everyone involved in the project! 🥰
On 23-25 September, the fourth edition of the Digital Construction hackathon took place. 50 p...
SPACETECH EUROPE Online Hackathon: solving present and future challenges in space.
In cooperation with Garage48 and SpaceOn, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has launched the SPACET... | Digital Construction hackathon attracted several new local partners and took a turn to cross-border cooperation by partnering up Estonia with Finland. It was great to see how the event brought all the parties onto a common ground on September 24-26th to make a joint contribution to the development of the construction and real estate sector by helping to promote digital solutions that help improve bottlenecks in the named field.
In addition to the 2020 local partners - the Estonian Digital Construction Cluster, the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, State Real Estate, and Remato - this year, the Estonian Wooden Houses Cluster, Nordecon and Sirkel and Mall also joined the event. The hackathon was also supported by the European Regional Development Fund and Enterprise Estonia. Regarding transnational cooperation, the Ministry of the Environment of Finland and KIRAHub partnered with the hackathon to co-organize and proposed two challenges together with a correspondent prize fund. Hence, this year, the teams had more challenges to choose from, find solutions to, and more opportunities to win a well-deserved prize. For this, we can call the Digital Construction 2021 an edition with the highest number of happy participants and new change-making prototypes developed! A big thank you to all the partners - this all wouldn't have been possible without your support!
Digicon 2021 was a 3-dimensional event.
And not only, the international collaboration with Finland also made us do something new organization and live production-wise! Firstly, the hackathon took place online and on-site, simultaneously in Estonia (in Tallinn, at The Estonian Academy of Arts) and Finland (in Helsinki, at KIRAHub) - our first 3-dimensional event! And secondly, we set up studios in Tallinn and Helsinki to create a joint live stream for the opening, the finals and the award ceremony. For this, it was a great learning point also for our team.
We also had an international team of 22 industry-leading hand-on experts from Estonia and Finland who helped the participants in their 48-hour prototyping journey. In addition, an international jury was formed between the two countries.
In this context we'd like to thank all the mentors who contributed their time and energy in helping the teams to make the most of it - Harri Hakaste, Tuija Pakkanen, Sami Lankiniemi, Annukka Mickelsson, Raiko Puustumaa, Vanessa Vorteil, Tormi Müür, Sami Jokela, Egle Vogt, Jaanus Pars, Andres Roosson, Pirjo Jantunen, Martin Verrev, Jaan Saar, Teemu Lehtinen, Mikael af Hällström, Miina Karafin, Ergo Pikas, Targo Kalamees, Kadi Metsmaa, Oksana Hetman, and Merylin Rüütli. And we could have never done it without our Garage48 host, lead & support mentors - thank you, Joao and Mayri! Thank you to all the jury members for your contribution and for the heated discussions in choosing the winners - Gerd Müller, Tuija Pakkane, Martin Polikarpus, Ergo Pikas, Minna Perähuhta, Jaan Saar, and Siim Puksai. The State Real Estate had their jury team formed to select their favourite for their prize, formed by Silver Ader, Taimo Veski and Liis Lebedev.
Now, what was there to solve? Compared to the remarkable development of digitalization and productivity in other sectors, the construction industry seems to be standing still. Low productivity and profitability, poor document and information management, poor information flow between involved parties, life cycle assessment and CO2 footprint for buildings are time-consuming to calculate due to insufficient data quality, to name a few problems. For the third year in a row, we gathered architects, BIM specialists, developers, contractors, software engineers and designers, data scientists, business visionaries, marketing specialists, etc., to solve these issues. The hackathon brought together 60 participants from over 15 countries, and 11 teams were formed.
Winners of the Digital Construction 2021 hackathon!
5000€ prize from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia - team COLIZY.
Challenge: to demonstrate how the prototype benefits from the existing e-construction platform API services or could add value to the platform.
To ensure that the large-scale construction projects' commissioning procedure runs smoothly, Colizy developed an application to help digitalize its process by suggesting appropriate tags for photos and performing automated classification of any evidence taken. Furthermore, all notes are automatically connected to the space or room in which they were made and appear in the model. All gathered data is saved and analyzed using cloud technology. As remote work becomes workforce normality, it is essential to incorporate ways to make sure everyone has the chance to join in on the commissioning process. The application includes the opportunity to live-stream inspections. All this makes inspecting buildings a lot less time-consuming and more effective.
"The Garage48 DC2021 was an unforgettable experience for us! We came to this event without any expectations and hopes, as we only had an idea and nothing more. However, during the hackathon, we received a lot of support from the Garage48 team and various mentors, which seemed completely impossible, became a reality! Of course, the cherry cake was still a victory in the Ministry of Economics and Communication challenge! It was one of the most memorable and inspiring experiences in life, so we highly recommend it! :)"
Georgi Abuladze
Colizy Team Lead
4000€ prize from the Ministry of the Environment of Finland - team PROCYON.
Challenge #1: Accelerating user-driven services for the built environment: scaling up MyBuilding (OmaRakennus) demo.
The solution that Procyon developed during the Digital Construction hackathon is a tool that helps predict the value of a property by visualizing data such as square meter price, energy efficiency, carbon footprint, air quality, crime - and projecting it into the future. Other sources of information include, for example, the development plans of a city district. The solution is aimed to bring value to various parties in the real estate sector: foremost the agents and developers, but also regular buyers and sellers | 1,330 |
Home ><|fim_middle|> of dogwood drive | News > IWatch > Baltimore County Police and Fire News > Title: Teen Dies From Injuries Sustained by Pellet Gun
Teen Dies From Injuries Sustained by Pellet Gun
Sep 07, 2018 12:26:00 PM EDT
Baltimore County Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a shooting call involving a 15-year-old boy on Dogwood Drive last night after the boy later died from his injuries.
Police were called to the unit block of Dogwood Drive, 21220 around 6:48 p.m. for a call of a subject with a gunshot wound. Police and EMS began life-saving procedures after finding the boy in the rear yard of the home in cardiac arrest, and continued life-saving procedures while he was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where he was later pronounced deceased.
This incident is currently being investigated as an accidental injury death. Initial information indicates that the teen was struck in the chest by a round or fragment of a round from a pellet rifle as he and a friend were shooting targets in the yard. The case will be forwarded to the State's Attorney's Office for review following the conclusion of the investigation and determination of cause and manner of death by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Keywords: 1524 chilworth ave, accidental injury death, accidental shooting, david lee dodd, pellet gun, pellet rifle, shooting death, unit block | 300 |
STRAIN RATE ENHANCEMENT AT DYE 3, GREENLAND
Throstur Thorsteinsson*, E.D. Waddington*, K.C. Taylor^, R.B. Alley#, D.D. Blankenship$
*Geophysics Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
^Desert Research Institute, University and Community College System of Nevada, Reno, NV 89506, USA
#ESSC, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
$Institute of Geophysics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78759, USA
Abstract. Ice at depth in ice sheets can be softer in bed-parallel shear than Glen's flow law predicts. For<|fim_middle|> authors have identified crystal fabric as the dominant contributor, but the role of impurities and crystal size is still incompletely resolved. Here we use two formulations of anisotropic flow laws for ice (Azuma's and Sachs' models) to account for the effects of anisotropy and show that the measured anisotropy of the ice at Dye 3, Greenland, cannot explain all the detailed variations in the measured strain rates. The jump in enhancement across the Holocene-Wisconsin boundary is larger than expected from the measured fabrics alone. Dust and soluble ion concentration divided by crystal size correlates well with the residual enhancement, indicating that most of the "excess deformation" may be due to impurities or crystal size. While the major features of the deformation at Dye 3 are explained by anisotropy and temperature, results also suggest that further research into the role of impurities and crystal size is warranted.
© Þrõstur Þ. | example, at Dye 3, Greenland, enhancement-factors of 3-4 are needed in order to explain the rate of bore-hole tilting. Previous | 33 |
A company is a mixture of stakeholders such as customers, employees, investors, vendors and partners. A company should be transparent and fair to their stakeholders in all kinds of transactions. With the establishment of the economy towards globalization, our corporate world needs a good class governance system. The essential element of the corporate world is in the hands of promoting compliance with law in both spirit and letter. Thus, it can be said that fulfilling the expectations of the employees is the most important element of a company. Unless a company demonstrates a particular type of ethical conduct, it shall not<|fim_middle|> The overall endeavor should be to take care of the Board so that they have maximized the wealth of the shareholder and the long-term value (Banerjee and Wahl 2016).
Based on the discussion above, it can be said that corporate governance has become the latest buzzword for the present era of globalisation. Almost every country has institutionalized the rules of corporate governance and contained the best practices that shall lead to impose proper board structure. Corporate governance has become the need of the time and the success of the company depends a lot of rules of corporate governance.
Aguilera, R.V., Judge, W.Q. and Terjesen, S.A., 2018. Corporate governance deviance. Academy of Management Review, 43(1), pp.87-109.
Banerjee, S. and Wahl, M.F., 2016. Values in corporate governance: Ownership values. Innovative Journal of Business and Management, 5(01), pp.20-24.
Clarke, T., 2016. The continuing diversity of corporate governance: Theories of convergence and variety. Ephemera: Theory and Politics in Organization.
Filatotchev, I. and Stahl, G.K., 2015. Towards transnational CSR. Corporate social responsibility approaches and governance solutions for multinational corporations. Organizational Dynamics, 44(2), pp.121-129.
Homanen, M. and Liang, H., 2018. Universal Corporate Governance. European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)-Finance Working Paper, (585).
Shamir, R., 2017. Between self-regulation and the Alien Tort Claims Act: On the contested concept of corporate social responsibility. In Crime and Regulation (pp. 155-183). Routledge. | be able to succeed. Corporate governance is one such way to achieve the goal. Corporate governance is a combination of commitment of the management to protect the rights and interests of the stakeholders and corporate ethics. It provides parameters of control, accountability and reporting system and the same helps in building a good relationship between the management and its customers (Aguilera, Judge and Terjesen 2018). Thus, it can be said that in today's era of globalization corporate governance has played a very important role in ethical management of the company.
Corporate governance means a set of systems, processes and principles by which a company can be governed. As per Filatotchev and Stahl (2015), corporate governance contains set of rules that allows a business to be conducted in a certain manner with respect to their shareholders and the same generally makes as much as money as possible while following the rules of the society comprising of people and law. It is the duty of the Board of Directors of the company to make sure that there is good corporate governance. The same can include a set of relationships between the management of the company, its shareholders, its board and other stakeholders. A good corporate governance needs rules that govern the company with integrity. The board shall be held responsible to the owners of the company for achieving their objectives and for the conduct of business in relation to ethics and environment of the company (Shamir 2017).
Thus, corporate governance can be defined as the relationship between the shareholders and the company or broadly, it can be held as the relationship between the company and the society. In fact, it can be said that corporate governance is not a legal compliance it is a social compliance. However, there is still a difference between corporate social responsibility and corporate governance. There is a need to balance social and economic goals when managing the rule of corporate governance (Clarke 2016).
Moreover, it is also inclusive of balancing between the social and economic goals and working ethically. The traditional analysis of corporate governance has allowed focusing on the allocation of power and duty as part of the management, board of directors and stakeholders.
It contains the laws for creating a long term trust between the external providers and the companies of capital.
It improves strategic thinking at the top by inducting independent contractors who get wealth of experience and different ideas.
It rationalises the management and the system of monitoring the risk that a firm can face globally.
The board keeps the shareholders informed of all details and development influencing the company.
The Board remains in proper control of the affairs of the company at all times. | 524 |
South Bay using new emergency communications
Right now, San Jose police and other law enforcement agencies in Santa Clara County are running only their radio communication on the new $10 million system unveiled Tuesday.
But San Jose police Capt. Diane Urban said this new network holds the promise of more coordinated response for criminal investigations and emergency situations.
Urban is the city's liaison to the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Group, the local network of emergency responders that launched the project, dubbed ECOMM.
"It's unfathomable what this technology is going to bring us," she said.
The ring of 23 microwave dishes surrounds the county with a high-speed network independent of commercial wireless and phone systems. The circular formation allows towns to stay in touch, even if one portion of the network is flattened in an earthquake or other major disaster, Urban said.
She likened the system in its current state to an empty 10-lane Los Angeles freeway. It has the capacity to hold giant amounts of data, shared between municipalities.
In San Jose, for instance, police officers have begun testing a pager-size device that can take someone's fingerprint on-site. At some point, ECOMM will allow officers to run a print through the regional network in 60 seconds, Urban said, rather than having to bring a suspect down to the station.
"We get a preliminary hit in the field and we know what we're dealing with," she said.
Officials hope to move emergency calls to the new system, and avoid incidents like April's phone outage when vandalized fiberoptic lines left south county residents unable to call 911.
ECOMM will also allow various police and fire agencies to radio among one another on special channels. Urban recalled working in<|fim_middle|> entire state. | the police special operatives unit, trying to execute a search warrant in Milpitas.
"Our radios didn't talk," she said. "I had to stand hip-to-hip with my counterpart in Milpitas."
Motorists may be less excited about another proposed use for the system: sharing electronic traffic ticket records with traffic courts and other agencies.
Sharing this information on ECOMM would help traffic courts process violators more quickly and help police access traffic records for criminal investigations.
The project took 10 years to complete and required cooperation from 18 jurisdictions in Santa Clara County, Urban said. San Jose contributed to the $10.1 million cost with a variety of grants.
Urban said plans are in place for similar networks that could link the system to agencies in other Bay Area counties and, eventually, the | 163 |
Note: Corrections have been issued to Guide G. These are detailed in the table of 'Corrigenda and reprints' below. This includes a link to allow you to download the Corrigendum as a separate document and which should be taken into account when using the Guide. All corrections will be incorporated in the downloadable pdf as soon as possible.
This third edition of CIBSE Guide G has been produced in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), and this is reflected in its new title: Public health and plumbing engineering. As such, it represents a complete revision of the previous edition plus the addition of new chapters. It has been updated to reflect recent changes to both water and sanitation standards within the UK, including developments in codes overseas.
The purpose of CIBSE Guide G: Public health and plumbing engineering is to provide guidance to practitioners involved in such sys tems. In addition to its core readership of public health designers and installers, this Guide should also be of interest to architects<|fim_middle|>3 (Table 13.3). | and authorities who, while not directly con cerned with public health engineering, need to understand the advice offered to them by specialists. The Guide will also be of great value to students embarking on a career or practising engineers and technicians who wish to enhance their knowledge through continuing professional de velopment.
Since the second edition of CIBSE Guide G was published, various amendments to the Building Regulations, British Standards and the introduction of new codes have heavily influenced the content of this new edition. In particular, the emphasis on water conservation and sustainability has had an impact on many chapters, as well as resulted in the Guide being reformatted. The British Standard relating to both building and site drainage and water services has been updated and superseded by a BS EN and this again has affected many chapters. The opportunity has also been taken by chapter authors to carry out general updates and, in the majority of cases, extend the coverage of their chapters.
PDF amended November 2017 to incorporate correction to page 13- | 206 |
Now that you have the bling on your finger and have emphatically said YES to your forever partner, you're automatically thinking of a wedding. "So now what?" While this is natural, we want to help you narrow down some of the priorities so you're not hurled in to the overwhelming wedding-planning abyss. There will bean overload of information all over and wedding planning to-do lists in every corner of the internet. Having spent time with SO MANY newly-engaged couples, here are the top six things we have found will help you to do first once you're engaged.
Inevitably, someone will start asking questions about the wedding just hours and days after you're engaged. While some brides have already made prior arrangements even before the ring, there may be some ideas you'll want your groom in on, so don't get too set on anything until you let the ecstasy of the proposal<|fim_middle|> very skewed way of calculating. For example, the national average for a florist may show $1,000; but if you take into account that some people do silk flowers and arrange bouquets themselves for maybe $200 total and some florists decorate everything in live flowers and charge $5,000 to decorate the full venue, then your expectations might be off base when you go for your meeting. Keep an open mind, as there are always ways to cut expenses on things that are less vital. On the other side of the coin, do consider adding in some fluff budget for things you won't think about at the beginning of the process. In order to set a more realistic budget based on YOUR needs, see our next tip.
Find out what's most important to you, what you MUST have, then budget and book it first. Don't rely on a wedding blog to tell you the order in which you should book things. If things are important to you, then it's something you already know. It's in your gut, it's been there for a while, and you know that more than likely, you're going to get what you pay for. This will also help your overall budget to come together more realistically. If your dream wedding is at a particular venue and nothing else will do, then book the venue. If you don't care where or when you say your vows BUT you want dream wedding photos or video, then book your photographer/cinematographers first. You can always work things around and set lesser important things after you get your must haves, but it's important to start with what's most important to you (and your fiance), first.
In choosing who will stand beside you on your big day, think about personality rather than obligation. Your sister-in-law or cousin may be an obvious must by family's standards but if you think the stress will be too much, give her another duty rather than bridesmaid to honor her as family yet not have her in as close quarters during high-stress times. Also think about THEIR lives and schedule, and be mindful of the time and finances you will be asking them to sacrifice for you. We've seen bridal parties big, small, and non-existent; and these people really help set the tone for your day, so choose them wisely.
Now that most of your day is starting to come together in your head, you'll want to use the little things to incorporate who YOU are as a couple and how you can make the day more unique and memorable. This could be location, overall style, table decor, or as small as the favors you choose to gift to your guests. The number one thing we can tell couples about making the wedding theirs is that the rules are more like guidelines, your wedding day is about your commitment to each other and celebrating your union. If that means breaking a tiny etiquette rule or having a non-traditional feel, then by all means go for it. As long as you're acting in love and respect, you are probably not wrong, and it will be memorable for all who witness it. | wear off a little. Our biggest piece of advice for the first several days, is to JUST ENJOY it before making any commitments and starting the stress of wedding planning. Soak in your FIANCE before moving quickly past that short season in your life.
Obviously you'll have ideas in your head about your preferences for the time of year you want to get married. Maybe it's around a school schedule, maybe it has to do with your ideal wedding look, but before you get too set and lock anything in, check with family and friends to see if anyone has advice to share or times that they'd suggest based on other factors. At the same time, there will never be a date that will be perfect for everyone, so be mindful that you can be flexible to an extent but not bend so far you break. Part of setting your date will have to do with must-have vendors, which we discuss in #4 below.
This one is a toughie. First you'll need to know who might contribute, how much and if anyone has any particular area they'd like to fund. And as uncomfortable as it may be, it's helpful to address numbers instead of assuming. Remember to do your research before pulling random figures based off pinterest articles. Those articles tend to take an average from all across the county, which may be a | 268 |
Do you remember the custard pie your grandmother would make? She served it topped with nutmeg and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. Truth be told though, I never took a piece of there was fruit pie available. There is something about the color and "taste of spring" a good fruit pie brings to the table. This one is a perfect combination of both fruit and custard. Fresh from the bush, these raspberries make this custard pie pop!
For more fresh fruit ideas see my Raspberry Chicken, Gluten Free Raspberry Ginger Muffins, Espresso Cheesecake with Raspberries, or Raspberry Custard Pie.
Fresh from the bush, these raspberries make this custard pie pop!
Gently rinse fresh raspberries immediately before use, pat<|fim_middle|> them. Never had one with fruits before, so this is really interesting!
Thank you Erlene. I hope you get to try some fruit on your next custard pie!! I hope you are enjoying your week!
This pie sounds so delish! I love desserts with raspberry. They are one of my favorite fruits!
I love raspberries too. They really make this tart shine. I hope you are enjoying your week!
Thank you Rebecca. Let me know how it turns out. I hope you are enjoying your week!
Oh I love custard tart! The addition of raspberries sounds divine!
The raspberries really sets this tart apart from the rest. I hope you are enjoying your week!
This looks like such a special dessert, Marilyn! I know I'd love it!
I plan on making this on the holiday!! Thank you Pat.
I'd love to try this! Yummm!
And thanks for the mention, Marilyn.
You are welcome Veronica Lee. Congrats again!
Thank you Lacey! Enjoy your week!
More berries!! The very best part of summer. I just picked (and ate) the first raspberry on our vine yesterday. Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party – have a great week!
I remember the raspberry bushes at mt grampa's house. We loved to pick them, but not many made it back to the table. LOL. Have a great week.
Oh my, does this sound good!. I love raspberries, and mixed with the custard sounds divine. Thank you for bringing back the memory of my grandma's pies. There really is something about the color and "taste of Spring" that a good fruit pie does bring to the table. Thanks for sharing at Dare to Share Saturday.
I am so glad I could bring back a lovely memory. It is such a special thing. This pie was a delicious change to the plain custard pies. Enjoy!
Thank you for the pin Jenna! I am glad you like the pie. Enjoy your week! | dry with paper towel.
Combine milk, sugar, eggs, and cornstarch and mix thoroughly.
Pour mixture into pie shell.Optional : Add berries to the custard mixture.
Congratulations on the Feature at Foodie Friday. I really do love this pie.
Thank you so much for the feature Amy. I am thrilled and also glad you like the pie. Have a great day.
Oooh yes! I am really getting to crave vanilla bean. Glad you like it. Have a great day.
I love the berries on top, a yummy looking pie. That vanilla ice cream that you mentioned would go so well with this pie.
We will feature it on the next Blogger's Pit Stop.
Thank you Kathleen. I am glad you liked it. And double thanks for the feature. I am thrilled. Enjoy your day.
Oh this does look yummy Marilyn. I would love to try a slice :)Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays 🙂 Hope you can join us today.
Thank you Claire. I am skipping party hopping this to take some stress off my plate. It is only Monday and I miss it! But I will be back next week! Enjoy your week.
Custard pie? Yes. Raspberry pie? Yes. Custard AND raspberry pie? YESSSS!
Thanks Jean. I will take that as a Yes vote! I am glad you like the combination. Of course, we all did too. Enjoy your week!
I am glad you like it Roseann. Enjoy your weekend!
This sounds so delicious! I love raspberries and I love custard, so this is a win, win! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
I am glad I could catch both flavours Jann. Enjoy your weekend!
What a yummy looking sweet treat!
I am really loving my fruit these days. Thanks Amy. Enjoy your weekend!
Yummy! Raspberries are just coming into season here in PA. This is one recipe I will have to try!
You are just a bit ahead of us here in Michigan. I am jealous!! I know you won't be disappointed. Enjoy your day!
This sound so yummy. I haven't made that many custard pies but, might have to add this to my must make list. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Sharing.
I really hope you get a chance to trt this pie. The blend of custard and raspberries was genius by whoever thought to combine them. Enjoy your day!
Looks good, a new pie I have never tried before. Found you on Blogger's Pit Stop Link Party.
You need to try this Candy. It is smooth and delicious! Enjoy your week.
Marilyn, this sounds amazing and is something I definitely want to make! Pinned – Thanks for sharing on To Grandma's House We Go! I'll be featuring you next week!
Thank you so much Chas for the pin. I know you will enjoy this! And thank you for the feature! Enjoy your week.
Now that looks really yummy. Thanks for sharing it.
You are welcome Patrick. I am glad you like it! Have a great week.
My raspberries are just starting to color up…looking forward to trying this recipe! Found it (again…saw first on LinkedIn) on the Simple Homestead Hop!
Thank you Lisa. I just love fresh fruit too. And thanks for letting me know where you found me!! Have a great week.
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I went to the farmers'market this morning and bought some organic shiitake mushrooms from my favorite mushroom vendor, Far West Fungi. The mushrooms are always super high quality, mostly organic, and keep for 1-2 weeks if I keep them in a paper bag in my fridge (on the shelf, not the crisper). After rummaging through my fridge for old produce (I got a ton<|fim_middle|> I added the garlic cloves and anchovies and mixed that around for ~30 seconds.
I added the mushrooms to the skillet and seasoned everything with some salt and pepper.
…I added the broccoli slaw and some fish sauce and apple cider vinegar to taste (around 1 tablespoon each). | of new produce this morning at the market), I decided to make a shiitake and broccoli slaw stir-fry.
…and grabbed the broccoli slaw from the fridge.
I heated the ghee in my large cast iron skillet over medium high. Once the ghee melted, I added the shallots and sautéed until translucent. Then, | 72 |
Kellogg studies find COVID-19 will have long-term impacts on research
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— Graduate student research and funding broadly impacted by COVID-19
— COVID-19 disproportionately impacts some scientists over others, research finds
— Some graduate students report impact of pauses to in-person research, one year after NUGW May Day sit-in | , according to a recent Kellogg study.
Skyler Zur, Reporter
Pandemic-related delays will continue to affect research for years to come, even with many labs returning to in-person operations, according to recent Kellogg School of Management studies.
Studies led by Kellogg Prof. Dashun Wang in April 2020 and January 2021 found the number of new research projects unrelated to COVID-19 decreased by 36% in 2020. Based on a survey of 7,000 principal investigators conducted in January, scientists researching projects unrelated to COVID-19 who used to produce three projects per year only produced two per year during the pandemic.
While research productivity has mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels, the lost time in the lab has resulted in researchers undertaking fewer new projects, according to a University news release.
Wang believes the best way to increase the number of new projects is to encourage face-to-face collaboration between researchers, which he said in the release was unable to occur as much during the pandemic.
"As a researcher myself, I often meet new collaborators at conferences and dinners," Wang said. "I generate new ideas during coffee chats, bouncing around ideas with colleagues."
The lack of new projects is not the only way the pandemic has impacted researchers. Researchers with young children faced unique obstacles presented by COVID-19, according to the release.
When schools went virtual because of the pandemic, some researchers had to stay home with their children, making it more difficult to work.
Anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician Dr. Vivianne Tawfik said she saw Kellogg's study on Twitter. She said its findings resonated with her experiences throughout the pandemic.
"My clinical work pivoted very quickly to telehealth," Tawfik said. "I was in a position where I still had to run my lab, keep people motivated, keep the science moving forward, but at the same time I had to care for my children, who were three and six years old."
Tawfik conducts research on pain treatment at Stanford University and treats patients with chronic pain.
She said the findings of the Kellogg studies provide important context because when it comes to research, promotions and grants are awarded based on productivity.
"I hope this paper brings attention to the fact that although many people have moved on, there are lasting effects for some of us, specifically women with children, that need to be considered, especially as we move forward in our careers and try to reach some of these milestones," Tawfik said.
Kellogg Prof. Jian Gao, who co-authored the study, said there are a number of ways research institutions can help support researchers as the pandemic continues to affect them.
Extending the tenure clock for faculty and providing support for caregivers are both ways to help, Gao said. He added that institution leaders might encourage collaborations among faculty from different departments.
Wang said scientists who relied on time in the lab suffered a far worse decline in research hours during the pandemic than scientists who were less dependent on lab equipment.
"Given the long gestation time for new research ideas to mature and be published, the decline in new projects suggests that the impact of the pandemic may not manifest in the publication record for years," Wang said.
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<|fim_middle|> | This evening we gather here in this Cathedral to give thanks to God for our new Holy Father, Pope Francis. Together with so many from Latin America, we thank God for this gift to the Church from Argentina! We rejoice with the people of that country that a son of your nation has been entrusted with this great office, in service of the world's Catholics and for the whole of the human family.
This evening we pray for Pope Francis. No one should be under any illusion about the burden of responsibility that he now carries. But we know that he is prepared for this unique ministry. Already his words and deeds display a deep relationship with Christ our Lord, a relationship of trust and love. We know his long years as a Jesuit priest have instilled in him a love of prayer, a practice of contemplation, a profound study of the riches of the Church. As Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires he showed resilience and dedication, especially to the plight of the poorest and is much loved by so many.
In accepting the office of the Successor of St Peter, he has paid a high price. I cannot help thinking about the return ticket to Buenos Aires which was in his pocket. It will never be used. Now he is a man for the whole world, a father in every nation, an advocate for the poor, the needy and the oppressed in every country. Now he belongs to us all. And for this we thank God. And we owe to Pope Francis the support of our love and prayers.
He describes himself as 'a man from the ends of the earth' for he has made a long, long journey to the Shoes of the Fisherman. It is not surprising, then, that one of the images often used by Pope Francis is that of life as a journey, a pilgrimage, to be walked together, to be walked always in the company of Jesus.
This evening we have heard again words spoken by Jesus which we know so well.
As we make our journey through life, these are words which we must ponder deeply.
Jesus says 'I am the Way.' Yes, he points out the way we are to walk, the pathway we are to choose. There are so many roads open before us, some seemingly full of promise, others bringing us to hardship. Walking with Jesus is always the Way to go.
Jesus says 'I am the truth.' Yes, we journey in a world where many claim to speak the truth of a situation, and where others say there is no such thing as objective truth, only your truth and my truth. Amid these confusions, Jesus is the Truth. He is not a theory, nor a political movement. He is the truth of God, the creator of all things, come in our flesh so that we may not simply come to understand the truth written into our nature, but we may embrace and love that truth in the person of Jesus.
Jesus also says 'I am the life.' In moments of honesty we know there are many things we cannot do for ourselves. In Him we come to the source of life, of energy, of goodness that takes us beyond the limitations of ourselves. Jesus offers us new life in his mercy and forgiveness. He opens for us the possibility of a new start, in a society where that is increasingly difficult to find. Most of all, Jesus reaches beyond the reality of death, something way beyond our reach, and opens for us the fullness of eternal life!
Pope Francis has vivid ways of expressing these truths.
He says, for example, that if we follow the Way of Jesus we will give a pride of place in our journey to the poor and the needy. Embracing, not rejecting, the poor is an essential part of the Way.
He says that if we follow Jesus, the Truth, then we will understand that through every experience Jesus is preparing us for our final happiness and our meeting with his heavenly Father. To us our suffering may seem pointless, our distress totally empty, our loneliness just unbearable. But seen in the light of the Truth they are ways in which the Lord prepares our minds, our eyes and our hearts for the ultimate prize, the sight and experience of his glory.
Pope Francis says that if we follow Jesus who is the Life then we will understand that it is far greater to give than to receive, that in generosity towards others we are truly enriched and that, in the end, it is through dying that we come to the eternal life for which we have been created.
Pope Francis stands now in a long tradition of the Successors of the Apostle Peter. Today we keep the Feast of James, who like Peter, was given leadership in the early Church, James in Jerusalem, Peter in Rome and universally. This successor of Peter inherits his same task: that of giving voice, with authority, to the truth of faith. He is one to whom we offer our respect and obedience, to his Office and to his person.
And today, in this Mass, we seek to renew within ourselves a generous responsiveness to his call. His is a voice in the world today calling for qualities which are essential for our wellbeing: humility rather than pride before others; service rather than seeking power; honesty rather than manipulation; mercy rather than retribution; recognition of wrong-doing rather than a pretence of grandeur.
All of these qualities, being called for by our Holy Father Pope Francis, are so important in every sphere of our lives, at home, in business, among friends and in public life too. And they are the very qualities that will open our hearts to God, to our heavenly Father who so much wants to draw us to himself and to the glory and the happiness for which we have been made.
May God bless the Pope from Argentina. May God bless Pope Francis. May God bless us all with his mercy and peace that we may serve him all our days. Amen. | 1,185 |
Are you a little clumsy sometimes? Do you or does your child struggle to read, write or do math? Maybe vision is the real root of the problem. Photo: Colourbox
Vision may be the real cause of children's problems
Do you have poor motor skills or struggle to read, write or solve math problems? Maybe it's really because of how your brain interprets what it sees.
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Visual processing is about how the brain perceives and processes the impressions of the eyes. Problems with processing visual impressions can also impact a variety of other skills.
"We've confirmed that visual processing may apply to dyslexia, but also to why some children have problems with mathematics and motor skills," says Professor Hermundur Sigmundsson at NTNU's Department of Psychology.
The researchers found a clear difference between the two groups – having either high or low literacy – in their ability to perceive movement. Photo: Colourbox
In addition, problems with visual processing may explain why some dyslexics respond more slowly when driving a car, at least as has shown to be the case in a driving simulator.
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A research group from NTNU compared two groups, described in a new article in the prestigious Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.
One group consisted of the top ten per cent of performers on a test that is often used to determine whether an individual has dyslexia, and the other group consisted of the ten per cent who struggled the most<|fim_middle|> with training, if at all. This can limit how good you can become at certain activities, and you can only compensate with other skills and exercises up to a certain point.
Visual problems can also affect motor skills. Photo: Colourbox
But a new app can at least make it easier to investigate the issue. It can help to determine if someone is struggling with visual processing associated with rapid changes in their surroundings.
In the work related to the most recent article, the research team used an app called Magno. NTNU researchers designed the app for Android. Professor John Krogstie, who heads the Department of Computer Science (IDI) was also involved in the study.
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"At IDI we've had several tasks related to this problem, both in being able to conduct the test itself and how to manage the test results if a lot of people are to take such a test," says Krogstie.
In addition to the computer technology challenges of creating such systems per se, the scope here is related to general solutions that contribute to learning using IT solutions, Krogstie says.
"By knowing more about the specific challenges a learner has, we can create customized solutions that take the challenges into account," says Krogstie.
The work is linked to broader activity within the Learner Computer Interaction workshop at the department.
"This is an interdisciplinary activity that requires collaboration across academic fields. Having a good working relationship with other people, including people who work on the psychology of learning, is a natural fit. Working together on Magno helps us work better across academic subject areas. That's useful in a lot of different ways," says Krogstie.
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. Magno App: Exploring Visual Processing in Adults with High and Low Reading Competence. Kaja Egset, Bjørnar Wold, John Krogstie and Hermundur Sigmundsson.
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In total, the researchers surveyed almost 200 people. They used two different computer programs to test the participants. One program checked how efficient the brain is at detecting movement or rapid changes in the surroundings, while the control task was to find a figure hidden in a pattern.
"We found a clear difference between the two groups with high or low literacy in their ability to perceive movement," says Sigmundsson.
This strengthens previous findings that have pointed in the same direction. The researchers found no difference between the groups in their ability to solve the control task with figures that included shape and colour.
Researchers at NTNU have previously linked dyscalculia, which is when a person has problems solving mathematical problems, to visual processing. The same connection applies to motor difficulties in children.
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Chefs and foodies prepare for GourmetFest 2015 in Carmel
Updated: 5:28 PM PST Mar 5, 2015
GourmetFest 2015
Thursday night is the kickoff for the 2015 GourmetFest in Carmel. Foodies, chefs, hotel owners and a whole lot of helpers<|fim_middle|>, the owner of Les Maisons De Bricourt in Paris, brought his own hand-packed spices with him. He's expected to bring marine, vegetable and spice dishes to the table for GourmetFest.Tickets are still available for Thursday and Sunday night events.
Thursday night is the kickoff for the 2015 GourmetFest in Carmel. Foodies, chefs, hotel owners and a whole lot of helpers were busy setting up for the event Thursday afternoon.
The event will bring in Michelin-starred chefs from around the world, partnering with local restaurants and wineries to delight the palates of festivalgoers.
The owner of L'Auberge Carmel, David Fink, said the preparation that goes into putting on the days-long festival is extensive. "There are 30 chefs that flew from all over the world to be here, there's hundreds of pounds of things that are being used, and prepped, and the caviar just arrived, 12 kilos of caviar," Fink said.
Chef Olivier Roellinger was in the kitchen at L'Auberge Carmel Thursday afternoon getting ready for the event. Roellinger, the owner of Les Maisons De Bricourt in Paris, brought his own hand-packed spices with him. He's expected to bring marine, vegetable and spice dishes to the table for GourmetFest.
Tickets are still available for Thursday and Sunday night events. | were busy setting up for the event Thursday afternoon.The event will bring in Michelin-starred chefs from around the world, partnering with local restaurants and wineries to delight the palates of festivalgoers.The owner of L'Auberge Carmel, David Fink, said the preparation that goes into putting on the days-long festival is extensive. "There are 30 chefs that flew from all over the world to be here, there's hundreds of pounds of things that are being used, and prepped, and the caviar just arrived, 12 kilos of caviar," Fink said.Chef Olivier Roellinger was in the kitchen at L'Auberge Carmel Thursday afternoon getting ready for the event. Roellinger | 153 |
"Computer system" redirects here. For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation) and Computer system (disambiguation).
A computer is a device that can be instructed to carry out an arbitrary set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. The ability of computers to follow a sequence of operations, called a program, make computers very flexible and useful. Such computers are used as control systems for a very wide variety of industrial and consumer devices. This includes simple special purpose devices like microwave ovens and remote controls, factory devices such as industrial robots and computer assisted design, but also in general purpose devices like personal computers and mobile devices such as smartphones. The Internet is run on computers and it connects millions of other computers.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known use of the word "computer" was in 1613 in a book called The Yong Mans Gleanings by English writer Richard Braithwait: "I haue [sic] read the truest computer of Times, and the best Arithmetician that euer<|fim_middle|>. doi:10.1109/85.707574.
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↑ Even some later computers were commonly programmed directly in machine code. Some minicomputers like the DEC PDP-8 could be programmed directly from a panel of switches. However, this method was usually used only as part of the booting process. Most modern computers boot entirely automatically by reading a boot program from some non-volatile memory.
↑ However, there is sometimes some form of machine language compatibility between different computers. An x86-64 compatible microprocessor like the AMD Athlon 64 is able to run most of the same programs that an Intel Core 2 microprocessor can, as well as programs designed for earlier microprocessors like the Intel Pentiums and Intel 80486. This contrasts with very early commercial computers, which were often one-of-a-kind and totally incompatible with other computers.
↑ High level languages are also often interpreted rather than compiled. Interpreted languages are translated into machine code on the fly, while running, by another program called an interpreter.
↑ It is not universally true that bugs are solely due to programmer oversight. Computer hardware may fail or may itself have a fundamental problem that produces unexpected results in certain situations. For instance, the Pentium FDIV bug caused some Intel microprocessors in the early 1990s to produce inaccurate results for certain floating point division operations. This was caused by a flaw in the microprocessor design and resulted in a partial recall of the affected devices.
↑ The control unit's role in interpreting instructions has varied somewhat in the past. Although the control unit is solely responsible for instruction interpretation in most modern computers, this is not always the case. Some computers have instructions that are partially interpreted by the control unit with further interpretation performed by another device. For example, EDVAC, one of the earliest stored-program computers, used a central control unit that only interpreted four instructions. All of the arithmetic-related instructions were passed on to its arithmetic unit and further decoded there.
↑ Instructions often occupy more than one memory address, therefore the program counter usually increases by the number of memory locations required to store one instruction.
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↑ According to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (6th ed, 2007), the word computer dates back to the mid 17th century, when it referred to "A person who makes calculations; specifically a person employed for this in an observatory etc."
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↑ Most major 64-bit instruction set architectures are extensions of earlier designs. All of the architectures listed in this table, except for Alpha, existed in 32-bit forms before their 64-bit incarnations were introduced.
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Randell, Brian (1982). "From Analytical Engine to Electronic Digital Computer: The Contributions of Ludgate, Torres, and Bush" (PDF). Retrieved 29 October 2013. | [sic] breathed, and he reduceth thy dayes into a short number." This usage of the term referred to a person who carried out calculations or computations. The word continued with the same meaning until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century the word began to take on its more familiar meaning, a machine that carries out computations.
The Online Etymology Dictionary gives the first attested use of "computer" in the "1640s, [meaning] "one who calculates,"; this is an "... agent noun from compute (v.)". The Online Etymology Dictionary states that the use of the term to mean "calculating machine" (of any type) is from 1897." The Online Etymology Dictionary indicates that the "modern use" of the term, to mean "programmable digital electronic computer" dates from "... 1945 under this name; [in a] theoretical [sense] from 1937, as Turing machine".
The Antikythera mechanism is believed to be the earliest mechanical analog "computer", according to Derek J. de Solla Price. It was designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in 1901 in the Antikythera wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, and has been dated to circa 100 BC. Devices of a level of complexity comparable to that of the Antikythera mechanism would not reappear until a thousand years later.
Many mechanical aids to calculation and measurement were constructed for astronomical and navigation use. The planisphere was a star chart invented by Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī in the early 11th century. The astrolabe was invented in the Hellenistic world in either the 1st or 2nd centuries BC and is often attributed to Hipparchus. A combination of the planisphere and dioptra, the astrolabe was effectively an analog computer capable of working out several different kinds of problems in spherical astronomy. An astrolabe incorporating a mechanical calendar computer and gear-wheels was invented by Abi Bakr of Isfahan, Persia in 1235. Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī invented the first mechanical geared lunisolar calendar astrolabe, an early fixed-wired knowledge processing machine with a gear train and gear-wheels, circa 1000 AD.
The slide rule was invented around 1620–1630, shortly after the publication of the concept of the logarithm. It is a hand-operated analog computer for doing multiplication and division. As slide rule development progressed, added scales provided reciprocals, squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots, as well as transcendental functions such as logarithms and exponentials, circular and hyperbolic trigonometry and other functions. Aviation is one of the few fields where slide rules are still in widespread use, particularly for solving time–distance problems in light aircraft. To save space and for ease of reading, these are typically circular devices rather than the classic linear slide rule shape. A popular example is the E6B.
In the 1770s Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a Swiss watchmaker, built a mechanical doll (automata) that could write holding a quill pen. By switching the number and order of its internal wheels different letters, and hence different messages, could be produced. In effect, it could be mechanically "programmed" to read instructions. Along with two other complex machines, the doll is at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and still operates.
The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration, used wheel-and-disc mechanisms to perform the integration. In 1876 Lord Kelvin had already discussed the possible construction of such calculators, but he had been stymied by the limited output torque of the ball-and-disk integrators. In a differential analyzer, the output of one integrator drove the input of the next integrator, or a graphing output. The torque amplifier was the advance that allowed these machines to work. Starting in the 1920s, Vannevar Bush and others developed mechanical differential analyzers.
The machine was about a century ahead of its time. All the parts for his machine had to be made by hand — this was a major problem for a device with thousands of parts. Eventually, the project was dissolved with the decision of the British Government to cease funding. Babbage's failure to complete the analytical engine can be chiefly attributed to difficulties not only of politics and financing, but also to his desire to develop an increasingly sophisticated computer and to move ahead faster than anyone else could follow. Nevertheless, his son, Henry Babbage, completed a simplified version of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906.
The art of mechanical analog computing reached its zenith with the differential analyzer, built by H. L. Hazen and Vannevar Bush at MIT starting in 1927. This built on the mechanical integrators of James Thomson and the torque amplifiers invented by H. W. Nieman. A dozen of these devices were built before their obsolescence became obvious. By the 1950s the success of digital electronic computers had spelled the end for most analog computing machines, but analog computers remained in use during the 1950s in some specialized applications such as education (control systems) and aircraft (slide rule).
By 1938 the United States Navy had developed an electromechanical analog computer small enough to use aboard a submarine. This was the Torpedo Data Computer, which used trigonometry to solve the problem of firing a torpedo at a moving target. During World War II similar devices were developed in other countries as well.
ENIAC was the first Turing-complete device, and performed ballistics trajectory calculations for the United States Army.
The U.S.-built ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first electronic programmable computer built in the US. Although the ENIAC was similar to the Colossus it was much faster and more flexible. Like the Colossus, a "program" on the ENIAC was defined by the states of its patch cables and switches, a far cry from the stored program electronic machines that came later. Once a program was written, it had to be mechanically set into the machine with manual resetting of plugs and switches.
Early computing machines had fixed programs. Changing its function required the re-wiring and re-structuring of the machine. With the proposal of the stored-program computer this changed. A stored-program computer includes by design an instruction set and can store in memory a set of instructions (a program) that details the computation. The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper. In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer. His 1945 report "Proposed Electronic Calculator" was the first specification for such a device. John von Neumann at the University of Pennsylvania also circulated his First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC in 1945.
The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed Baby, was the world's first stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill, and ran its first program on 21 June 1948. It was designed as a testbed for the Williams tube, the first random-access digital storage device. Although the computer was considered "small and primitive" by the standards of its time, it was the first working machine to contain all of the elements essential to a modern electronic computer. As soon as the SSEM had demonstrated the feasibility of its design, a project was initiated at the university to develop it into a more usable computer, the Manchester Mark 1.
With the continued miniaturization of computing resources, and advancements in portable battery life, portable computers grew in popularity in the 2000s. The same developments that spurred the growth of laptop computers and other portable computers allowed manufacturers to integrate computing resources into cellular phones. These so-called smartphones and tablets run on a variety of operating systems and have become the dominant computing device on the market, with manufacturers reporting having shipped an estimated 237 million devices in 2Q 2013.
Though considerably easier than in machine language, writing long programs in assembly language is often difficult and is also error prone. Therefore, most practical programs are written in more abstract high-level programming languages that are able to express the needs of the programmer more conveniently (and thereby help reduce programmer error). High level languages are usually "compiled" into machine language (or sometimes into assembly language and then into machine language) using another computer program called a compiler. High level languages are less related to the workings of the target computer than assembly language, and more related to the language and structure of the problem(s) to be solved by the final program. It is therefore often possible to use different compilers to translate the same high level language program into the machine language of many different types of computer. This is part of the means by which software like video games may be made available for different computer architectures such as personal computers and various video game consoles.
These 4G languages are less procedural than 3G languages. The benefit of 4GL is that they provide ways to obtain information without requiring the direct help of a programmer. An example of a 4GL is SQL.
The ALU is capable of performing two classes of operations: arithmetic and logic. The set of arithmetic operations that a particular ALU supports may be limited to addition and subtraction, or might include multiplication, division, trigonometry functions such as sine, cosine, etc., and square roots. Some can only operate on whole numbers (integers) whilst others use floating point to represent real numbers, albeit with limited precision. However, any computer that is capable of performing just the simplest operations can be programmed to break down the more complex operations into simple steps that it can perform. Therefore, any computer can be programmed to perform any arithmetic operation—although it will take more time to do so if its ALU does not directly support the operation. An ALU may also compare numbers and return boolean truth values (true or false) depending on whether one is equal to, greater than or less than the other ("is 64 greater than 65?"). Logic operations involve Boolean logic: AND, OR, XOR, and NOT. These can be useful for creating complicated conditional statements and processing boolean logic.
Women as computers in NACA High Speed Flight Station "Computer Room"
Historically, computers evolved from mechanical computers and eventually from vacuum tubes to transistors. However, conceptually computational systems as flexible as a personal computer can be built out of almost anything. For example, a computer can be made out of billiard balls (billiard ball computer); an often quoted example. More realistically, modern computers are made out of transistors made of photolithographed semiconductors.
A computer will solve problems in exactly the way it is programmed to, without regard to efficiency, alternative solutions, possible shortcuts, or possible errors in the code. Computer programs that learn and adapt are part of the emerging field of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Software refers to parts of the computer which do not have a material form, such as programs, data, protocols, etc. Software is that part of a computer system that consists of encoded information or computer instructions, in contrast to the physical hardware from which the system is built. Computer software includes computer programs, libraries and related non-executable data, such as online documentation or digital media. Computer hardware and software require each other and neither can be realistically used on its own. When software is stored in hardware that cannot easily be modified, such as with BIOS ROM in an IBM PC compatible) computer, it is sometimes called "firmware".
Firmware is the technology which has the combination of both hardware and software such as BIOS chip inside a computer. This chip (hardware) is located on the motherboard and has the BIOS set up (software) stored in it.
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How Does<|fim_middle|> is rotated, including the bend, ensuring the drillbit does not drill in a different direction from the wellbore axis.
One type of directional drilling, horizontal drilling, is used to drastically increase production. Here, a horizontal well is drilled across an oil and gas formation, increasing production by as much as 20 times more than that of its vertical counterpart. Horizontal drilling is any wellbore that exceeds 80 degrees, and it can even include more than a 90-degree angle (drilling upward). | Directional Drilling Work?
Directional drilling has been an integral part of the oil and gas industry since the 1920s. While the technology has improved over the years, the concept of directional drilling remains the same: drilling wells at multiple angles, not just vertically, to better reach and produce oil and gas reserves. Additionally, directional drilling allows for multiple wells from the same vertical well bore, minimizing the wells' environmental impact.
Improvements in drilling sensors and global positioning technology have helped to make vast improvements in directional drilling technology. Today, the angle of a drillbit is controlled with intense accuracy through real-time technologies, providing the industry with multiple solutions to drilling challenges, increasing efficiency and decreasing costs.
Tools utilized in achieving directional drills include whipstocks, bottomhole assembly (BHA) configurations, three-dimensional measuring devices, mud motors and specialized drillbits.
Now, from a single location, various wells can be drilled at myriad angles, tapping reserves miles away and more than a mile below the surface.
Many times, a non-vertical well is drilled by simply pointing the drill in the direction it needs to drill. A more complex way of directional drilling utilizes a bend near the bit, as well as a downhole steerable mud motor. In this case, the bend directs the bit in a different direction from the wellbore axis when the entire drillstring is not rotating, which is achieved by pumping drilling fluid through the mud motor. Then, once the angle is reached, the complete drillstring | 302 |
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"Thank you, Rick, for that kind introduction. And thank you for all the work that the members of the Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) are doing to promote trade and grow Washington's economy. WCIT has been a true friend to USTR, having hosted us several times over the last few years, and we greatly appreciate your advocacy in support of Ex-Im reauthorization, TPA, TPP, T-TIP, and TiSA.
"While preparing these remarks, I came across some promotional material from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. It read: 'Her harbor is perfect, climate superb…people most progressive, commerce growing, manufactures flourishing…Seattle believes in expansion, and it practices what it believes. It is a city expanding in area, in population, in wealth, in influence....with the opening of Asia to the commerce of the world…Seattle is rapidly becoming great.'
"Sounds pretty accurate, but what's really remarkable is that this was written more than one-hundred years ago, at the beginning of the 20th century.
"The author was thought to be Erastus Brainerd, who as secretary of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, led the effort to promote Seattle's status as a regional trading center. He might have been exaggerating then, but no exaggeration is needed now to highlight how trade fuels Seattle's economy, nor to appreciate this city's importance to the greater American economy. From the opening of the Port of Seattle in 1911, to strategic investments in that port during the 1960's, to the tech boom of the 1990's, trade has always been critical to Seattle's rise.
"Last year, Washington exported a record $82 billion in goods, making it the nation's fourth top state in terms of total exports. This state's workers and businesses are a leading reason why the United States exported a record-setting $2.3 trillion in goods and services last year. Nationwide, these exports supported more than 11 million jobs, 1.6 million new jobs over the last five years, jobs that pay on average 13-18% more than non-export supported jobs.
"These trends might not come as a surprise, given Washington's strong ties with a long list of global industry leaders like Amazon, Boeing, and Microsoft. But small businesses have played an equally critical role in Washington's record-setting export performances. In fact, of the more than 12,000 companies that exported from Washington in 2012, 90% were businesses with fewer than 500 employees. These small businesses generated nearly one-quarter of Washington's total exports of merchandise in 2012.
"And as impressive as these statistics are, they don't begin to capture the legacy of innovation driven by the workers and businesses behind Seattle's success.
"There are small businesses like Measurement Technology Northwest, which develops precision measurement instruments and sells those systems to customers in more than 20 countries around the world.
"There's AeroGo, whose heavy transport equipment is made here and bought by customers in the European Union, China, Spain, and Thailand.
"There's Cascade Designs, whose products—from the only snowshoes made in the USA to water purification equipment—are sold to over 40 countries. I'm looking forward to visiting them later today.
"These are just three of the 300,000 businesses that export. For each of those stories, there are literally 100,000 more stories of firms demonstrating how trade can create jobs and drive growth, and the truth is, we've only scratched the surface of trade's potential. 95% of the world's consumers and 80% of the world's purchasing power lies outside the United States, 98% of U.S. exporters are small businesses, but only 1% of U.S. businesses currently export – which means that there are enormous, untapped opportunities for further growth.
"Through President Obama's trade agenda, we're working on a number of fronts to unlock opportunity for more American workers, farmers, ranchers and businesses of all sizes.
"To begin with, we're negotiating an ambitious set of trade agreements to open markets to U.S. exports. The first of these next-generation agreements is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, which the United States is negotiating with 11 countries in Latin America and the Asia Pacific. When concluded, this agreement will improve market access for U.S. businesses in the world's fastest-growing region and a group of countries that represents 40% of the global economy.
"TPP will cover three of Washington's top five markets--Japan, Mexico, and Canada, which collectively accounted for nearly a quarter of Washington's merchandise exports last year. And according to a study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics, TPP could generate an additional $123.5 billion in U.S. exports annually by 2025.
"Through TPP, we are also leveling the playing field for American workers and businesses, by raising labor and environmental standards. We're doing this not only because it's the right thing to do, but also because we know that when global economic competition is fair, the world's most productive workers and firms—American workers and firms—win.
"In addition to leveling the playing field, our TPP negotiations are also breaking new ground. For example, we're taking on new issues affecting global trade, like ensuring that when state-owned enterprises compete against our private firms, they do so on a commercial basis. We are also working to ensure that the Internet remains open and free and that data flows unencumbered from country to country. By being the first to tackle these issues, we can establish standards for the Asia-Pacific region and potentially more broadly—which reflect American interests and values.
"And as we unlock opportunities for American businesses in the Asia Pacific, we are working simultaneously to deepen our economic ties across the Atlantic. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or T-TIP, will bolster what is already the world's largest trade relationship by eliminating tariffs and reducing non-tariffs barriers to trade with the European Union. T-TIP will also focus on bridging the divergences between our regulatory and standards regimes, making it easier for U.S. businesses to export to our largest market while maintaining our high levels of health, safety, and environmental protection.
"Alongside TPP and T-TIP, we're working to expand trade in services, in information technology products, and in environmental goods. In our bilateral efforts with various countries, we're addressing a range of unwarranted barriers to U.S. exports; for example, last year, we resolved nearly 200 trade-related export barriers to U.S. agricultural exports alone. And when it comes to enforcing existing agreements, this Administration's track record has no rival. Since 2009, we have brought 18 disputes in the WTO and have won every one decided so far.
"I could go on, but to avoid losing the forest for the trees, let's take a step back and consider the big picture. When we're done with TPP and T-TIP, the United States will have free trade with almost two-thirds of the global economy. When you combine that with all of the other advantages we have here—our educated workforce, innovative culture, rule of law, and abundant and affordable energy supply, it makes our country the world's production platform of choice. Every week we hear of new investments in America driven by businesses that want to make things, grow things in the United States and ship them all over the world. Our trade policy is a key component of our efforts to drive investment and rejuvenate manufacturing, focused on growing jobs in the United States.
"We're making progress toward that vision, and these are exciting times. In Seattle, and in cities and towns around America, we have seen how trade creates better jobs, drives growth, and strengthens the middle class. Outside our borders, the rise of a global middle class is expanding the market for U.S. exports and creating new opportunities for American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses.
"We have a roadmap for unlocking those opportunities, the President's trade agenda, but as Erastus Brainerd knew more than a hundred years ago, it takes much more than a map. That's why in addition to writing those advertisements, Brainerd<|fim_middle|>'s economic future depended on action. Put simply, Brainerd knew that the world does not stand still.
"That has never been more true than today. We have a choice: We can help set the rules of the road, consistent with our interests and our values, or we can face a world in which the rules are set by others who do not put the same value on labor and environmental standards, on protecting intellectual property rights, on putting disciplines on state-owned enterprises, on maintaining a free and open Internet. Others are not standing on the sidelines, neither can we.
"Seattle deserves better, which is why the efforts of organizations like WCIT, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and others are so critical. I hope you'll carry the torch that Brainerd once held and join me in working to ensure that this city's economy, and our nation's economy, seizes the opportunity that lies ahead.
"Thank you, and I look forward to taking your questions." | enlisted the help of local businessmen and Seattle's recent arrivals. He petitioned government officials. He wrote letters to newspapers around the country. He knew that Seattle | 31 |
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue
Huge Dartmoor fire has finally stopped spreading
Crews are still at the scene monitoring the fire which at one stage was around three miles wide
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A huge fire fuelled by fierce winds that engulfed swathes of Dartmoor last night is now understood to have stopped its spread.
The moorland blaze, understood to have been near Tavy Cleave, north of Tavistock, could be seen from miles away and at one stage was described as being around three miles wide.
The location of the blaze made it increasingly difficult for firefighters from the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to reach.
Shortly after 11.30pm last night the service posted a flurry of tweets explaining that the weather was making conditions for firefighting "extremely dangerous - it's very windy and low visibility".
They stated: "So we're maintaining our presence but fighting in 'defensive mode', which means we're working to stop the fire from getting worse until conditions improve for us to do more."
Fire on Dartmoor (Image: Scott Mason)
They added: "We've assessed the situation and there is currently no risk to life in the path of the fire.
"We will continue to monitor the spread of the fire with spotters<|fim_middle|> and spread very quickly."
Live coverage of the ongoing incident continues here. | and a drone and change our tactics if needed."
Around this time fire crews began to encounter fire-watchers heading out to the moors to gaze at the spectacle and they added a warning Tweet: "We're aware that some people have arrived nearby to get a glimpse/photo of the fire.
"This is extremely dangerous and certainly not an essential journey! Please stay away from the area for your own safety."
Early the morning the service posted updates to their Twitter account stating that: "Two 4x4 vehicles currently undertaking a watching brief from various vantage points. No significant fire spread identified".
The fire on Dartmoor (Image: John Baldry)
In addition, the Service offered their thanks to Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service control centre for their assistance during the early stages of the incident, adding "Partnership working at its finest".
The cause of the blaze is not yet known.
A report on BBC Radio 4 recently noted a spate of winter blazes, including at a nature reserve in Cornwall and a number of them in Scotland's Western Isles, all on Wednesday.
Area commander Bruce Farquharson, from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, told Radio 4 winter fires were not uncommon due to extreme cold "curing" or drying out vegetation, and happened in Antarctica, Norway and. Scandinavia.
He told BBC Radio 4's PM programme: "It is counter-intuitive for almost everybody but the risk is there, the vegetation is tinder dry and it just takes the slightest spark to ignite the fire and it will burn very quickly | 313 |
Mustapha Heron scored 18 points, Justin Simon had 16 and LJ Figueroa scored 16 with 13 rebounds as Storm ended a two-game skid.
Shamorie Ponds' return to the St. John's lineup on Wednesday night brought some serious voltage to the<|fim_middle|> steals. Marcus Zegarowski's 17 points paced Creighton (10-8, 1-4), which is on a four-game skid.
The knockout punch came late. Heron was posting up Bluejays defenders and rolling in for layups and then on consecutive possessions with just under seven minutes left Figueroa sank a putback and then Ponds stole the inbounds pass, missed a three-pointer and Figueroa put that back too to make it 64-53. It was pandemonium at Carnesecca.
Ponds said he will have to manage the back, but that he believes he can get it to 100 percent as the season goes on. Mullin said the plan isn't complicated. | Red Storm and it played with such energy against Creighton, Carnesecca Arena might just have glowed.
The star junior guard was out with a muscle strain in his lower back on Saturday and the impact was felt as St. John's dropped the home game to DePaul. But he was able to practice on Tuesday and his play — 22 points and five assists without a turnover — charged up the Red Storm as it dropped the Blue jays in an 81-66 Big East win before a sellout crowd of 5,602.
And did he ever. Ponds sank his first shot after the timeout and later the sparks really flew. In a three-possession burst, he made a three-pointer, a driving layup and another three-pointer and those eight points sent St. John's on an 18-3 run for a 37-31 lead.
The Storm (15-3, 3-3) led 39-34 at halftime and never trailed in the second half as Mustapha Heron and LJ Figueroa made many of the biggest plays to seal the win.
And that emotion Ponds was keeping in check early? It spilled out late as he and Creighton's Davion Mintz got nose-to-nose with 4:38 to play and their pushing resulted in a double-technical.
It feels like St. John's has righted things going into perhaps its toughest stretch of the season. Four of the next five games are on the road — at Butler, Creighton, Duke and Marquette — with the only home game against Georgetown at the Garden.
Heron had 18 points — all in the second half after encountering early foul trouble — and became a weapon in the low post for the Storm. Figueroa had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Justin Simon had 16 points, six rebounds and four | 396 |
The Great Plane Robbery: Thieves Steal Radio Equipment From Russian 'Doomsday' Plane
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by Ilya Tsukanov
Ilya Tsukanov. Sputnik International
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Russia and the US are the only two nations in the world to possess 'Doomsday' planes, which earn their nickname from the fact they're designed to survive a nuclear war while acting as an airborne command post for top<|fim_middle|>-80s and a pair of Il-76SKs at Chaklovsky airfield, 2011.
Russia's "Doomsday" planes enable those onboard to take command of all branches of the Russian military, including its strategic nuclear forces, assuming they have the authorisation. The aircraft use both military and civilian satellite comms, are armed with serious defence systems, and are each equipped with a unique transmitting antenna at their rear to keep them in contact with submerged submarines. The Il-80 is completely windowless, presumably to shield the pilots from the blinding light of a nuclear explosion.
In 2016, Russia reportedly received its first next-generation airborne mobile command post – based on a modified Ilyushin Il-96-400 (a Soviet-designed long-haul wide body jetliner of the same kind that serves in Russia's presidential aircraft fleet, as well as Cuba's Cubana airline). However, according to other sources, the new plane is still in development.
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'Purely Coincidental': Airborne Doomsday Planes Not Tied to Trump's Coronavirus, STRATCOM Says
The US is the only other country that has so-called "Doomsday" planes: four Boeing E-4B Nightwatch airborne command posts. These aircraft cause a real stir whenever they take to the skies, and like the Il-80, are set to eventually receive a next-gen replacement.
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Doomsday Warning? Netizens Terrified as India Battles Cyclone, Floods, & Smog | brass.
Thieves broke into a closed airfield, opened a cargo hatch, and stole radio equipment from an Ilyushin Il-80 airborne command and control aircraft in Russia's Rostov region, a representative of the Directorate of Transport of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed to Sputnik.
The robbery took place while the plane was undergoing maintenance.
Officials from the Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific Technical Complex, the Russian United Aircraft Corporation subsidiary facility where the plane was being repaired, called the police on 4 December after technicians discovered the theft of 39 radio station units and five components from five similar but dismantled units. Officials have not yet released any more details about the stolen equipment.
The Il-80 in question, a modification of the Soviet-era Ilyushin Il-86 wide-body passenger jet airliner, is one of four Il-80 mobile airborne command and control aircraft at Russia's disposal. Nicknamed "Doomsday" planes for their apparent ability to survive nuclear war, the aircraft were designed to transport the country's high-ranking officials to safety while acting as an airborne command post.
According to media reports, an engineer working on the plane confirmed that all of its components were present when it was brought in for servicing in 2019, and its main entrance, cargo hatch, and three emergency hatches were sealed as of 26 November, the last time it was checked.
Investigators have confirmed that they found fingerprints and footprints thought to have been left by the radio robbers.
The targeted Il-80, tail number RA-86149, made its first flight in May of 1985. Most other information about the aircraft model is highly classified – the planes rarely appear in public and have only featured in Russia's annual Victory Day parade once on 9 May, 2010.
© Photo : Yevgeny Volkov / Russianplanes.net
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Handfastings, Priesthood, Clergy, and Ordination, Oh My!
A while back I was ordained, legally, to be recognized by the state. It's an interesting thing, being ordained. According to most Pagan faiths, particularly in initiatory traditions, you become a Priest or Priestess in your own right.
The state, however, does not recognize this as a legally binding ordination unless the group by which you were initiated has a church standing filed under a 501(c)3 non-profit organization status, or you are ordained and vouched for by another legally ordained clergy member whom legal authorities may call for verification purposes. So, unless legally ordained, a Pagan Priest or Priestess may perform handfasting rites but may not sign a legally binding certificate of marriage.
I became a Priest first in 2008, then I got legally ordained after months of personal studies (not including the 10 years of studying and practicing witchcraft within a coven setting which prepared me for writing custom ceremonies by hand with a large number of correspondences and cultures to pull from.) My ordination records got lost as I moved around from one place to another, so I went ahead and got re-ordained in 2010 with a letter of good standing from an interfaith church which recognizes all religions, not just Judeo-Christian. Now, this latter ordination was an online ordination via the Universal Life Church Monastery which, though online, does have an actual monastery in Modesto, California.
I tell you that in order to tell you this: just because your ordination happened online does not in any way invalidate your experience, wisdom, knowledge, or capabilities as a clergy member! I've seen many<|fim_middle|> and move along! Even if you have to pause momentarily to compose yourself. Some pauses can look quite intentional as if it was written into the ceremony.
In my Ritual Theory 101 classes, I often tell my students that if you aren't spiritually, mentally, or emotionally getting something positive out of the ritual, whether you're a participant/celebrant or the host/coordinator performing the ritual, then you're doing it wrong. Your focus is in the wrong place. While the logistics are important, they're not as important as the atmosphere that you create. This is an auspicious moment to be celebrated, a happy, joyful moment that everyone present will come to remember in various ways. Every tiny little detail isn't important….as I stated earlier, people will forget what you do and say, but they will not forget how you made them feel. So above all, be sincere, be happy for the couple, and make sure the spotlight is on them as this is *their* day to be celebrated…it's not about you, it's not about their friends, their family, the venue staff, ec…it's about them. Keep that in mind through every single step of your process, and even make it a point to remind the bride and groom of this when they're feeling overwhelmed with trying to incorporate a little something to make everyone attending happy. This day is about the happiness of the bride and groom, nobody else. Their happiness and comfort is your only priority.
– Rev. Jonathon Bellehaven; M.Th.
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Want to know a little secret? I highly respect Clergy members who are ordained online and do it for a living, not just for a friend or two, because the online churches do NOT in any way take responsibility for how you choose to use your credentials. So yes, while legal, you have to stand on your own two feet and build up a good reputation for yourself in order to make it, because you don't have the following or financial support of a church behind you. It's all on you to show that you have the wherewithal to stand toe-to-toe with other clergy members out there and prove you know what you're doing without years of official training at an accredited seminary.
My best advice to you is to approach it just like you're writing a ritual for your solitary practice or coven. Know everybody's roles and what they're supposed to do inside and out so that if they forget they can always ask you and you'll always be ready with the answer. Even if you forget your copy of the ceremony, you'll know what to do. Remember that with a ritual, the logistics aren't as important as the feelings you provide — your words will be forgotten but how you made people feel will always be remembered. So be kind, be courteous, be professional, but don't forget to be pragmatic. The more level-headed and down-to-earth you are, the more calm the happy couple will be.
I rarely ever come across a couple who fail to get nervous jitters regarding their wedding, even if they've been together for more than a decade or two, have already been living together and basically doing everything a wedded couple already do just without the little piece of paper from the government stating they're an official pair! The nerves always come…and not just for the bride and groom, but for you, the Officiant, as well!
Improvisation will be your best friend. You'll find yourself winging it quite often the more ceremonies you perform, as someone will inevitably forget something…and you'll always be required to do something that isn't quite within your job description.
Doing things outside of your job description is part and parcel with weddings, funerals, namings, and any other legal ceremony that requires an officiant. Particularly for weddings, as a bride and groom will often select a venue that provides a full service including a wedding coordinator who will walk everyone through their parts, all you *have* to do is officiate and sign a piece of paper. I still recommend that you learn all the ins-and-outs of weddings, from the names of people's roles and parts to their actions, where they should stand, when they should perform what action, etc…..as you are most likely going to be the one member of the whole wedding party around whom they all feel most comfortable as you've already been talking to the bride and groom and most likely their family, months in advance…while the coordinator is a relative stranger to them. You're the familiar face. If you don't know what someone should be doing, don't panic! You can always direct them to the coordinator, and if there isn't one, you can always Google it really quickly!
A prime example: one time I was officiating a wedding and the groom's men provided the music. However, one song was in the wrong file format and couldn't be read! They were panicking because out of all the music on their carefully-selected playlist, this one song was THE one song that was most important to the bride! (Funny how it always works that way, isn't it?) Thinking quickly, I suggested they find the song on Youtube and plug their phone into an adapter that allowed them to plug directly into an amplifier. Voila! The wedding processional was saved, the bride got the song she specifically wanted to march to, and everybody could breath in a sigh of relief.
The wedding party will not always be the ones to forget something. I, myself, have fallen victim to this. I have a satchel I always carry around with me which had my minister's wedding stole and a small book of generic interfaith wedding passages for on-the-spot officiating and more. I left it at a wedding venue when I took a tour with the bride and groom (at their invitation), and hadn't realized it until a few hours later after I'd returned home! Luckily for me, the bride and groom found the bag and automatically assumed it was mine, and took it back to their hotel with them. They called me that evening to let me know, and promised to bring it back to the venue on their wedding day safe and sound. This was amazingly above and beyond for them, as a bride and groom already have SO much they have to remember on their wedding day, and quite a lot going on mentally and emotionally. It can be easy to forget small things, especially things that break from routine.
Logistics: For the most part, the majority of weddings and handfastings will have all the same steps, so you'll come to innately memorize all of the physical actions, people's places, etc…inside and out, the more ceremonies you perform. The exception being any additional little "extras" a bride and groom request to make the ceremony more their own. The best way to memorize this is to not just sit and read them over and over, but do a walk-through of them with the bride and groom, and even better, if they have a rehearsal dinner the officiant is usually invited! Perform a cursory walkthrough for the whole wedding party so everyone knows more or less what to do when the big day arrives! This will also help you to memorize the parts by putting thought into action. This will become second nature to you over time. If distance is a problem, walk-throughs can be done online via Skype or any other webcam hosting site where you can be seen and heard by (and similarly can see and hear) the bride and groom. Even if you can't do a rehearsal with the whole wedding party (not everyone can afford a rehearsal dinner within their wedding budget) the most important thing is for you to calm the nerves of the bride and groom by helping prepare them for what's to come, so it's not a huge unknown to them.
Ingredients: The fewer things you have to carry with you, the better! Your ceremonies do not require a large, elaborate ceremony where you provide a ton of crystals, statuary, and other such items. It is exceedingly difficult in some venues to keep track of every single item you bring for the altar or ceremony in general, and it's even easier to lose them or have them (Gods forbid) stolen by curious hands. Only bring what is absolutely essential, and if you must bring small, easily lost objects, make sure you take an inventory of them before and after the ceremony. Sometimes the altar might get bumped or relocated by venue staff who do not know how to handle spiritual items, and those items fall off and get lost or damaged.
Attire: As the officiant, it's important to look your best, however you do not want to outshine the bride or groom. In fact, the officiant should be in the background so that the spotlight isn't stolen. It's always a good idea to coordinate with the bride and groom, and it's usually recommended to actually dress in the attire you've selected, and allow the bride and groom to see what you're going to wear so that they may approve or help to make appropriate tweaks. I recommend professional attire that isn't too flashy. Some officiants experiment with their attire based on the season and their mood, some have a standard of dress for all ceremonies with minor tweaks for practicality based on whether or not it's an indoor or outdoor ceremony.
Money: One of the hardest things for many officiants is knowing when and how much to charge a client for their services. How much is your time worth? How much custom work have you put into this ceremony? If you have another job and a family, how much time did you take away from either in order to prepare for the ceremony? How much is too much, and how much is too little? At what point do I mention payment to the bride and groom? — All very valid and difficult questions to navigate in person, as it's never a comfortable topic. Some ministers officiate for free! They're glad to do it! Some can't afford to put all that time and effort in and spend money on a ceremony without seeing some return or breaking even at the very least. A few things to remember: 1.) Officiating is a service, so what you're offering is still a business transaction. 2.) If it's just a hobby for you, it's fine to only charge what you've spent, plus gas for your transportation and/or accommodations if meals or overnight stays are required, so you break even. You may even only ask for a positive review from the wedding party post-wedding as your only form of payment. 3.) If you're like me, you have a job and family and writing custom ceremonies, going to rehearsals, etc…takes a large chunk of time out of your schedule. I can't make due with only breaking even, so what I did was research officiants and call local churches and venues to find out how much other clergy members and even Justices of the Peace charge for officiating services. I found a happy medium for a standard rate so I can stay competitive yet affordable for people on a budget, with costs for small extra things I provide such as premarital education courses, frame-able certificates, etc… 4.) Always mention the price in your initial conversation. Ask them about their budget and figure out whether or not they can afford you, and if you are so inclined you can adjust their payment to you based on their budget. Be upfront about it, you don't want to get stiffed after putting so much into a wedding because the bride and groom can't afford your rate after the fact, or just stop communications with you because they no longer have to depend on you for anything — it's a sad, unfortunate part of the job but it can happen, so you need to keep your bases covered. Price is always the elephant in the room, so get the uncomfortable bit out of the way first and the rest of the time can be spent in convivial bonding.
Venu: Get to know the venue up-close and in person. It's always a smart idea to visit the venu where the wedding will occur at least once so that you can incorporate the setting into your ceremony, this way you'll be able to more easily explain to the groomsmen and bridesmaids exactly where they'll be stationed, where they'll walk out from or walk toward at what stage in the ceremony, etc….some venues are perfect for all themes and wedding requirements but some actually hinder plans and ideas that stray from the orthodox practices, so be prepared to improvise after you've ascertained whether or not the layout of the venue can help or hinder how the bride and groom wish to have their ceremony performed.
Just like in ritual and in theatre, improvisation, adaptability, and voice projection are key. It's not about nailing every single point and action perfectly, which will rarely happen when dealing with large groups. In fact, if you mess up, chances are few people –if any– will even realize it as long as you don't draw a lot of unnecessary attention to it, just play it off | 2,369 |
Most of the thinking, definitions, and formulas regarding SaaS unit economics is based on assumptions that no longer reflect the reality of the enterprise SaaS environment. For example, thinking in terms of MRR (monthly recurring revenue) is outdated because most enterprise SaaS companies run on annual contracts and thus we should think in terms of ARR (annual recurring revenue) instead.
Most enterprise SaaS companies today do a minimum one-year contract and many do either prepaid or non-prepaid multi-year contracts beyond that. In the case of prepaid multi-year contracts, metrics like the CAC payback period break (or at the very least, get difficult to interpret). In the case of multi-year contacts, calculating churn correctly gets a lot more complicated – and most people aren't even aware of the issue, let alone analyze it correctly.
If your company does multi-year contracts and you are not either sidestepping this issue (by using only ARR-pool-based rates) or correcting for it in your available-to-renew (ATR) churn calculations, keep reading. You are possibly making a mistake and overstating your churn rate.
Let's demonstrate my point with an example where Company A does 100% one-year deals and Company B does 100% three-year deals. For simplicity's sake, we are going to ignore price increases and upsell . We're also not going to argue the merits of one- vs. three-year contracts; our focus is simply how to calculate churn in a world of them.
In the example below, you can see that Company A has an available-to-renew-based (ATR-based) churn rate of 10%. Company B has a 27% ATR-based churn rate. So we can quickly conclude that Company A's a winner, and Company B is a loser, right?
At the start of year 4, a cohort of Company A customers is worth 72.9 units, the exact same as a cohort of Company B customers. In fact, if you look at lifetime value (LTV), the Company B cohort is worth nearly 10% more than the Company A cohort .
Wait a minute! How can a company with 27% churn rate be "better" than a company with 10% churn rate?
It's All About Exposure: How Often are Deals Exposed to the Churn Rate?
One big benefit of multi-year deals is that they are exposed to the churn rate less frequently than one-year deals. When you exclude the noise (e.g., upsell, discounts, and price increases), and look at churn solely as a decay function, you see that the N-year retention rate is (1-churn rate)^N. With 10% churn, your 2-year retention rate is (1-0.1)^2 = 0.9^2 = 0.81. Your 3-year retention rate is (1-0.1)^3 = 0.9^3 = 0.729, or a retention rate of 73%, equivalent to a churn rate of 27%.
Simply put, churn compounds so exposing a contract to the churn rate less often is a good thing: multi-year deals do this by excluding contracts from the ATR pool, typically for one or two years, before they come up for renewal . This also means that you cannot validly compare churn rates on contracts with different duration.
This is huge. As we have just shown, a 10% churn rate on one-year deals is equivalent to a 27% churn rate on three-year deals, but few people I know recognize this fact.
Quite sad, in fact, because with a correct (annualized) churn rate of 10% and holding the other assumptions constant , the LTV/CAC jumps to healthy 4.4. But any attempt to explain a 27% churn rate is as likely to be seen as a lame excuse for a bad number as it is to be seen as valid analysis.
I'm going to define the 27% figure as the nominal ATR-based churn rate. It's what you get when you take churn ARR / ATR in any given period. I call it a nominal rate because it's not annualized and it doesn't reflect the varying distribution of 1Y, 2Y, and 3Y deals that are mixed in the ATR pool in any given quarter. I call it nominal because you can't validly compare it to anything .
Banish any notion from your mind that ATR rates are somehow "more real" than<|fim_middle|>-wise multi-year contract decay because it's not integrating the area under the curve, but instead intersecting what's left of the cohort after N years. In our first example, the 1Y and 3Y cohorts both had 73 units of ARR, but because the multi-year cohort decayed more slowly it's LTV to that point was about 10% higher. | churn rates calculated against the entire ARR pool .
Then use churn rates calculated against the entire ARR pool and sidestep the mess we're about to enter in the next section where we correct ATR-based churn rates.
In a world of mixed-duration contracts calculating churn rates off the entire ARR pool effectively auto-corrects for the inability of some contracts to churn. I have always believed that if you were going to use the churn rate in a math function (e.g., as the discount rate in an NPV calculation) that you should only use churn rates calculated against the entire ARR pool because, in a mixed multi-year contract world, only some of the contracts come up for renewal in any given period. In one sense you can think of some contracts as "excluded from the available-to-churn (ATC) pool." In another, you can think of them as auto-renewing. Either way, it doesn't make sense in a mixed pool to apply the churn rate of those contracts up for renewal against the entire pool which includes contracts that are not.
If you want to persist in using ATR-based churn rates, then we must correct for two problems: we need to annualize the multi-year rates, and we then need to calculate ATR churn using an ATR-weighted average of the annualized churn rates by contract duration.
Step 1: categorize your ATR and churn ARR by contract duration. Calculate a 1Y churn rate and nominal 2Y and 3Y ATR churn rates.
Step 2: annualize the nominal multi-year (N-year) churn rates by flipping to retention rates and taking the Nth root of the retention rate. For example, our 27% 3-year churn rate is equivalent to a 73% 3-year retention rate, so take the cube root of 0.73 to get 0.9. Then flip back to churn rates and get 10%.
Step 3: do an ATR-weighted average of the 1Y and annualized 2Y and 3Y churn rates. Say your ATR was 50% 1Y, 25% 2Y, and 25% 3Y contracts and your annualized churn rates were 10%, 12%, and 9%. Then the weighted average would be (0.5*0.10) + (0.25*0.12) + (0.25*0.09) = 10.25%, as your annualized, effective ATR churn rate.
That's it. You've now produced an ATR churn rate that is comparable to a one in a company that does only 1-year contracts.
If nothing else, I hope I have convinced that you it is invalid to compare churn rates on contracts of different duration and ergo that is simpler to generally calculate churn rates off the entire ARR pool. If, however, you still want to see ATR-based churn rates, then I hope I've convinced you that you must do the math and calculate ATR churn as a weighted average of annualized one-, two-, and three-year ATR churn rates.
In a world of zero upsell there is no difference between gross and net churn rates, thus I will simply say "churn rate" in this post.
As soon as you start doing multi-year contracts then the entire ARR base is no longer up for renewal each year. You therefore need a new concept, available to renew (ATR), which reflects only that ARR up for renewal in a given period.
Thanks to its relatively flatter step-wise decay compared to Company A's more linear decay.
Retention rate = 1 – churn rate.
If it helps, you can think of the ATR pool in a glass half-empty way as the available-to-churn pool.
Assuming CAC ratio of 1.8 and subscription gross margins of 80%.
Unless your company has a fixed distribution of deals by contract duration – e.g., a degenerate case being 100% 3Y deals. For most companies the average contract duration in the inbound ATR pool is going to vary each quarter. Ergo, you can't even validly compare this rate to itself over time without factoring in the blending.
Most people I meet seem to think ATR rates are more real than rates based on the entire ARR pool. Sample conversation — "what's your churn rate?" "6%." "Gross or net? "Gross." "No, I mean your real churn rate – what gets churned divided only by what was up for renewal." The mistake here is in thinking that using ATR makes it comparable to a pure one-year churn rate – and it doesn't.
Gross churn = churn / starting period ARR. Net churn = (gross churn – upsell) / starting period ARR.
I thought about trying a less brute-force way using average contract duration (ACD) of the ATR pool, but decided against it because this method, while less elegant, is more systematic.
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L'impulsion spécifique, généralement notée , est une grandeur utilisée pour mesurer l'efficacité de moteurs à réaction et des moteurs-fusées. Elle mesure la force exercée par l'engin en fonction de la quantité de carburant consommé par unité de temps. Dans le domaine de l'astronautique, elle est le quotient de deux grandeurs, dont l'une est la poussée d'un propulseur, et l'autre le produit du débit massique de propergol par la valeur normale de l'accélération de la pesanteur (ou débit-poids du propergol éjecté). L'impulsion spécifique permet de comparer l'efficacité d'un système de propulsion : plus elle est grande, plus le système est efficace.
Définition
L'impulsion spécifique, homogène à un temps, s'exprime en unités de temps (le plus souvent en secondes).
Elle indique la durée pendant laquelle un kilogramme de propergol produit la poussée nécessaire pour soulever une masse d'un kilogramme dans le champ gravitationnel terrest<|fim_middle|> désigne la poussée (en N), le débit massique d'éjection des gaz (en kg/s) et l'accélération de la pesanteur (en m/s ou N/kg).
Attention, la quantité de mouvement est divisée par la masse de carburant emporté, les turboréacteurs ont donc une impulsion spécifique plus élevée parce qu'ils prennent appui sur une masse extérieure qui n'est pas emportée et leur impulsion spécifique n'est plus proportionnelle à la vitesse de sortie des gaz (pour un moteur-fusée il suffit de multiplier l'impulsion spécifique par 9,81 pour obtenir la vitesse de sortie).
À poussée égale, plus l'impulsion spécifique d'un propulseur est grande, moins il consomme d'ergols.
Le couple dihydrogène liquide (LH2)/dioxygène liquide (LOX), utilisé sur l'étage principal (EPC) de la fusée Ariane 5, a une impulsion spécifique d'environ .
Impulsion spécifique des moteurs-fusées
L'impulsion spécifique des moteurs-fusées est beaucoup plus faible que celle des moteurs à réaction car la quantité d'énergie consommée pour éjecter les gaz est plus forte (leur vitesse est plus élevée) et le moteur-fusée doit embarquer son comburant. En pratique les moteurs-fusées ont une impulsion spécifique qui plafonne à environ 500 secondes pour les mélanges carburant/comburant les plus efficaces tandis que les moteurs à réaction peuvent atteindre 6 000 secondes.
Pour les moteurs-fusées, la vitesse d'éjection des gaz vaut 9,81 fois l'impulsion spécifique ce qui permet d'appliquer facilement l'équation de Tsiolkovski.
Valeurs pour quelques mélanges d'ergols
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I stare at the page - searching for the forms that lived for a moment, adding the mechanics of existence, considering the meaning of form. I sketch, and measure, rethinking, then reverting - applying pressure then removing it on second viewing. Slowly my 2-D sculpture - my mind game of line and emotion reveals itself on the page.
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Thurgood Marshall Center
1816 12th St, 4th Floor | 1928, Emerson moved to 1740 P Street Northwest near Dupont Circle between Massachusetts and New Hampshire Avenues. In 1933, Emerson moved to 1525 16th Street Northwest near Stead Park between Q and Church Streets. In 1937, Emerson moved to 1324 18th Street Northwest near Dupont Circle between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues, a location which it occupied for 80 years, until the fall of 2017, when Emerson joined the distinguished organizations within the Thurgood Marshall Center, on 12th Street NW, a focal point for the vibrant Logan Circle community.
Now the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage is breathing life into that historic building, designed by local African-American architect, William Sidney Pittman, where President Theodore Roosevelt laid the ceremonial cornerstone. Thurgood Marshall was a member of the YMCA and held Civil Rights planning meetings there. The building had housed a chapter of the NAACP, where Marshall was on the staff for 25 years, and was chief legal counsel, leading to the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education. He later became one of the most distinguished and respected members of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Just as Emerson Institute was being established in 1852, Anthony Bowen, in 1853, began to hold meetings in his house, of the "Colored Young Men's Christian Association", which later became the Twelfth Street YMCA. The Thurgood Marshall Center(TMC) building was initially constructed to house that organization in 1908. The Twelfth Street YMCA provided support and opportunity for the black community of Shaw and Logan Circle during a period of inequality and violence for 70 years.
Other recent TMC residents include The Washington Literacy Center, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Critical Exposure, Inc., AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corp Washington, DC Chapter, Washington Chapter of Concerned Black Men, Columbia Heights & Shaw Family Support Collaborative, 21st Century School Fund, Project Re-Direct Passport Club, the IKG Cultural Resource Center, | 448 |
With almost a decade of experience in search, Anthony has managed campaigns for brands ranging from SME's to Enterprise. As Head of Search at CandidSky, Anthony oversees the development of SEO services and manages a number of key client campaigns.
Note: This guide was originally written in 2015, but it is updated every year to reflect relevant new trends and changes in the industry.
This guide is your website migration checklist; your map to ensuring your migration has the lowest possible impact on your search rankings.
Website migrations typically lead site owners wanting to know any potential impact in advance. This is understandable because where SEO is concerned website migration projects rarely go to plan. Expectation management is essential both in anticipating the impact on your business and in developing a strategy to mitigate downtime.
Take search rankings out of the equation and a site migration should be an exciting time for any company. The development of a new website or asset that aims to provide your customers with an improved browsing experience is one we frequently encourage, particularly if it provides a responsive solution. From an SEO perspective, however, a site migration can be very risky and potentially comes at the expense of lost traffic and revenue if not managed properly. Following are some the most common risks involved with the relaunch of the website.
One of the riskier forms of migration, a Domain Transfer sees ranking potential and rankings gradually transferred across to the new website as redirects are detected. We have found this process to take 4-12 weeks for full completion, depending upon the size of the site.
A site's hierarchy helps to dictate vertical and horizontal linking, and should be considered to protect authority flow through the site. Failure to do so can result in lost rankings and poor communication with bots.
Doorway pages are but one consideration in this. A valuable approach can be to assess which pages on your existing site provide the most traffic and conversions, before ensuring they are given the same priority on your new site.
If current content no longer exists or is radically changed to omit target keywords, rankings may decline.
It is prudent to ensure traffic providing content on your current site is given the same of improved exposure on your new site. Similarly, is it possible your existing site suffers from cannibalisation or doorway pages? Can you make similar pages more succinct by combining them into a single asset? Are there opportunities for improvement?
A URL restructure can lead to both temporary and permanently lost rankings.
Temporary drops in ranking can be attributed to Search Engines recrawling and reindexing your site, and provided a robust redirect process is in place down times can be mitigated or reduced to 1-4 weeks (depending on the size of the site).
Permanent drops in ranking could occur if the URL structure is not as SEO friendly as your previous structure. This can include the addition of files, the removal of keywords, the lengthening of the overall URL, and poor 301 redirect process.
There are a number of types of migration, each of which coming with its own considerations and requirements.
An existing domain migration is one in which your root domain remains the same. This often includes a redesign, CMS update, or URL/hierarchy restructure. Of the three types of migration available an existing domain migration is one that should have the least impact on search performance (the expected migration time is 1-14 days depending upon site size), but can be dangerous if not carried out correctly.
Risks include technical changes, content alterations, URL restructuring, and hierarchy changes.
A new domain migration is one in which your domain changes. Perhaps you are moving to a new TLD (.com to .org), or combining a number of sites in to a single asset? Either way a new domain migration comes with the highest risk of any migration type, not least as the anticipated search impact could last up to 3 months, and must be handled with care.
This is due in part to the passing of link equity from<|fim_middle|> the name on the existing GA account as opposed to creating a new one to work with, as this allows for direct comparisons over time.
It is also beneficial to create a property set in Search Console to assist in monitoring the exposure of combined sites through the migration period and beyond. Learn more here.
There are two elements to an offsite asset audit. These centre around either assets for which you have direct control, or assets owned by third-parties. An audit of each of these areas can ensure your inbound link equity remains as high as possible.
There are also likely a ton of third-party assets linking to your domain. Whilst you could certainly use a link tracking tool such as Ahrefs, Majestic, or Moz/OSE to find links, it may not be practical or possible to locate and contact the owner to request updates on all of these (though you would be awarded with more link equity if you chose to do so).
A consideration we would advise however is the updating of any Directory listings you may have submitted data to. As Google aims to collate information across citations, Data congruency is an important element for local SEO, and having different domains listed across profiles could leads to inconsistencies and a loss of trust. It would be advisable to update any existing profiles as opposed to creating new ones.
The element most responsible for a delay in the updating of search rankings following migration is the rate at which search engines crawl and re-index the site. In this aim it is recommended that multiple site maps be uploaded to your domain to ensure crawlers have prompted access to as many URLs as possible.
Fetch the URL of each within GWT, requesting 'All' linked pages are crawled.
Far from being a simple task, a website migration managed correctly can result in a positive lift in search exposure once the new site has been re-crawled and re-indexed. By following the pre- and post-launch procedures you can shield your website from potential negative impact of migration, paving the way to a stronger future for your website and business.
Should you require further information on website migrations, or would like to hire us for a migration project, please either comment below or contact our search team.
Immediately following launch run a Site:Search to pull a complete list of all indexed URLs. Run these URLs through a HTTP response checker and clean up any missing or incorrect redirects.
Use GWT to determine any missed redirects and add to the original redirect file using the process above.
For more details on our approach to website migration, or to share any questions or feedback, please contact us on our social channels, or at info@candidsky.com. Alternatively, contact me directly at anthony@candidsky.com. | your previous domain, as highlighting in the image below.
Risks include an increased time to crawl and reindex the site, technical changes, content alterations, URL restructuring, and hierarchy changes.
This is highlighted further in the following images which show Impressions data for a live client over the 90 day period after migration (domain size, circa-200 pages).
The new version of the site witnessed a gradual increase in impressions, eventually matching the prior visibility of the old site 8 weeks after migration.
The old site experienced a rapid decline in impressions immediately following migration and still receives some visibility 90 days later. This created a period of around 6 week in which total domain visibility for the brand was reduced.
HTTPS migration is becoming a frequent culprit in reduced search rankings, not least as many proceed with the migration without fully knowing that it is one. A HTTPS migration is one in which your website remains the same, but has an SSL certificate applied to it. This in effect completely changes every URL on your website from one that begins with HTTP to HTTPS. The difference is subtle, but the impact significant.
Google has stated that making the switch to HTTPS can positively influence your search rankings, giving enough motivation to many webmasters to make to switch. At the core of this transition however is a complete URL restructure, and is one that can have significant impact on rankings (as discovered by Moz).
migrations appear to be occurring much quicker recently, in comparison to the timings initially observed in 2015, with one particular example being remapped within a few days. The time for a complete migration will still vary based on the size of the domain, available crawl budget, etc.
as more websites commit to HTTPS protocol the more Google are able to give it weight as a ranking metric. Last year, Google's Gary Illyes stated that 34% of Google's indexed are HTTPS, allowing them to dial up the algo. This could provide additional motivation for webmasters to make the switch to HTTPS.
Google's John Mueller shared a Google+post which answers 13 Frequently Asked HTTP-HTTPS Questions.
Risks include URL restructuring – Time to Migrate, 1-2 weeks.
Combining domains represents the process of compounding your assets to a single location. This may include the migration of multiple domains to a completely new one, or the migration of smaller domains to your main website. As previously discussed, porting to a new domain will result in a longer migration, and appropriate considerations towards the impact on your business should be taken. You may also want to reconsider migrating some websites. Google has been prolific with Webspam Penalties over the past few years, and caution must be taken if redirecting a site with a poor backlink profile.
Benefits include a combining of Domain Authority which could lead to improved rankings. Risks could involve penalties if combining domains with a poor link profile.
Rank monitoring is an essential initial step in the website migration process as it allows visibility on loss and gain of search exposure. It is very likely that there are many hundreds of keywords that provide your site with traffic every month, and whilst monitoring all of them is not essential, tracking top performing or high volume keywords can provide confidence that your campaign is moving in the right direction.
I would advise monitoring keyword rankings for a number of weeks prior to migration. This provides insight on ranking trends and fluctuations, allowing you to establish which keywords are consistent contributors to your sites exposure. It would be an idea to set these as priority keywords to provide quick access to their performance.
By monitoring keywords in this way you are able to assess which keywords have been positively or negatively affected by your migration, providing insight on where opportunities for optimisation may lie. Ultimately, monitoring your keyword rankings affords confidence that your migration has either been a success or where it needs remediation.
We typically utilise a number of tools to pull data on suitable keywords, including Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools (now Search Console). You may also wish to use the Adwords Keyword planner for more inspiration on finding relevant keywords, combining all potential keywords before entering them into your Rank Tracking software.
You will likely need to subscribe to a suitable tool to assist you in monitoring rankings. There are a number of options you may consider. CandidSky uses their proprietary RankTracker, but good options include AWR (Advanced Web Rankings), and SEO Powersuites Rank Tracker, both of which come with instructions on how to manage your campaign.
The best migration procedure in the world is fruitless if the site being migrated too is of a lesser technical quality than your existing asset. To allow for better attribution in Correlation vs Causation we must also assess technical and content components that may contribute to a decrease in rankings.
Before launching your new site it is advisable to host your new assets on a test server to provide analysis and information on potential pitfalls.
**Top Tip** When hosting a test site ensure you have a password set on your test domain and robots set to "noindex" to prevent search engines from indexing your content prior to launch.
Google may never have alluded to a sites load speed having an affect on its search rankings. The evidence that this metric contributes to a sites Organic visibility is, however, overwhelming to the point where Google do provide developer tools to assist Webmasters in identifying page load speed opportunities.
Though not technically a necessary part of a migration, migrating to a site that is significantly slower than your current asset could contribute to limitations in recovery.
Hierarchy is seemingly becoming a more significant contributing factor in recent years, particularly as cannibalisation is increasing in line with Google's ever growing index.
Crucially, hierarchy communicates the priority and importance of landing pages inline with potential counterparts, and dictates which should rank higher in search. This can be communicated with bots in a number of ways, from navigation linking (vertical) to your internal link structure (horizontal).
Does your navigation allow access to top service pages or product categories?
Does cannibalisation occur within your hierarchy?
Are product pages available with a maximum of 3 clicks?
Is your internal linking strategy designed to allow authority flow?
Duplicate content is a major factor in search visibility. So much so that it warranted a post of its own. Read the full article here.
Your website currently ranks where it does based upon many metrics, from Domain Authority (the management of which is considered in our redirect process), through to page level data like copy, page titles, headers, alt tags, etc. Of all the elements that could go wrong through your site migration, content management is likely the area that could pose the largest impact is dealt with incorrectly.
The migration of comments (particularly if they add value to the original piece).
Internal links should be updated to their new location (see the following Broken Links section for more info).
We have already spoken of the importance of internal linking in communicating hierarchy… it is indeed surprising that in the excitement of launching a new site so many Webmasters neglect to update the URLs their links point to.
The situation? A user visits your site and clicks a contextual (in content) link to a page you have told them will aid them.
The issue? The link still points to the old page, leading them to a 404 error, and probably a small cup of frustration.
The solution? Many assume the best solution would be reliance on 301 redirects. This would after-all redirect a user to the desired content. The drawback with this solution is the lost link authority through the redirect. The best solution, therefore, is a database look up to change all contextual links to that of their new location.
The process? This actually has considerations for both pre- and post-launch. Pre-launch it would be beneficial to use the redirects file (discussed below) to identify donor and redirect pages, using a database lookup function to update en-masse. The pre-launch redirect procedure will never get every URL, so this process should also be followed post launch with any freshly identified 404 errors.
The redirect process is possibly the most crucial element of a site migration and is effectively responsible for ensuring search engines know where your content has moved to.
Allowing for deeper crawling of a site following launch.
Page to page redirects are crucial if your site pulls traffic from a wide and diverse collection of URLs. This may include redirect product pages to their counterpart on the new site, category pages to their new location, and informational content to the most appropriate page. Considers for this must also include links to each page to ensure anchors are managed and potential cannibalisation contained.
The launch of a new site can offer an opportunity to clean up your product offering. With this you may opt to redirect expired products, or even those that do not pull traffic, to a parent or category page. In addition to decreasing the number of pages involved in your recrawl, this approach can also manage authority flow to pages with better ranking potential.
A page to root redirect is one in which all pages of a site are redirected to a single location, usually the root, or homepage. There are instances in which the benefits of page to page redirects are inefficient enough that a page to root redirect is the most practical solution. This can include when aiming to pass domain authority when combining a site.
Pull a full list of available URLs for your existing site with a crawl agent. My preference is with Screaming Frog, but alternatives include Xenu, Integrity, and Website Auditor.
Import this data into Excel and use some wizardry to remove URLs with parametres, and duplicates.
Run this list through a http response checker (such as httpstatus.io, or scrapebox) to provide a complete list of status codes. Move any 404 pages to a new tab, keeping any 301 and 200 status pages.
Now run a crawl on the test server to source a list of the new sites URL structure, before using a VLOOKUP function to identify which URLs are changing, and which are remaining the same.
Take your list of expiring/donor URLs (those which will have a new file path) and manually map their new location on the new site (you may be able to use footprints to automate some).
We now have a complete list of expiring URLs and their new location. The next step will be determining which of the already expired pages (those with a 404 status code) have value, and should be redirected.
Take your 404 pages and run them through a link-monitoring tool (options include aHrefs, Majestic, and OSE – its advisable to use them all to ensure thoroughness). This will provide insight on which 404 pages should be redirected to a suitable page. Any 404 pages that have no inbound links can be discarded.
Import the suitable 404 pages into your redirect list, and add a suitable redirect to a page that would benefit from the link equity and anchor.
With your donor URLs and redirect URLs complete use the concatenate function in Excel to generate the required redirect code for your server.
**Top Tip** I tend to advise updating | 2,248 |
If you have been following this blog for any length of time, you will know by now how much I love the fantasy/escapism element of Second Life. StoryBrooke Gardens is a dream come true in that respect. Floating high above the well known Baja Norte Beach but a world away from reality, it is brim full of story book<|fim_middle|> walked the path and then wandered off it to see what else I could find. I am a pose addict so of course I had to sit on everything and go in all the houses and stuff lol. There is so much to see, the worst thing was trying to choose what to take pictures of for the blog. Beautiful and wonderful, visit if you can.
I will just mention too that at the landing spot in the Gardens there are also Teleport boards to Baja Norte (link to my post above) and Bentham Manor (which I haven't been to yet so will visit soon), also owned by the same creator.
Tags: fairytale, fantasy, forest, garden, nature, Second Life, SL, StoryBrooke Gardens, Virtual photography. Bookmark the permalink. | characters and scenes and fantastical creatures set in gorgeous landscaping and just so much cute. Of course I fell in love with the place immediately. Complete escapism. I | 33 |
Make no mistake about it — Autodesk is a software company. I have two degrees in computer science. I would happy to talk to you about software requirements, object oriented design, programming languages like C++, white box testing techniques like multiple-condition coverage, or just agile software development methodologies in general, but that is of little interest to most people. Instead it's easier to tell the Autodesk story through the work of our customers, and we have a gallery for that.
The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates design — the process of taking a great idea and turning it into a reality. With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk customers, the gallery illustrates the role technology plays in great design and engineering. One of our exhibits<|fim_middle|> the gallery.
Now as you sip alcoholic beverages and nibble on hors d'oeuvres, you can contemplate the order of magnitude of the calories consumed.
Exhibit placement is alive in the lab. | is The Powers of Design. Powers of Design depicts the size of everything from the inconceivably small to the mind-blowingly large. I posted a series of blog articles that describes each of the powers of 10 that make up the exhibit.
View page that has hyperlinks to each exhibit item.
In addition to being a walk-through museum with ambassador tours, our gallery is also used to host events like Design Night that feature both food and drink. Recently the Powers of Design exhibit was moved to another part of the space. It is located along the wall at the far end of | 119 |
<|fim_middle|>. | Taylor Woods is a Los Angeles-based destination wedding, commercial, and portrait photographer.
Six weeks ago everything changed for my family. One day everything was normal, the next day everything was cancer. That's how it feels at least. BC & AD: Before Cancer & After Diagnosis. It seems simplistic to summarize life as that kind of stasis, but it's difficult not to feel that way: diagnosis is a trauma.
So we got the news: my father has cancer. Not the melanoma-type; not the "we'll just zap it with some radiation & chemo and everything will be okay"-type. He's got the really bad kind, the kind that feels like a storm on the horizon, barrelling towards us but we can't tell when exactly it's due to hit. The kind that seems unreal. The kind that when you bring it up, people go silent.
I'm a control freak; anyone's who's ever worked with me can attest to that. So in the week between diagnosis and flying home to Memphis, I paced. I walked everywhere. It was compulsive: change my environment to affect some sense of change. Day 1 AD, Day 2 AD, Day 3 AD, ... And of course, everything remained unchanged.
As the week progressed, as the shock began to wear off, as I began to come to terms with the reality that there is nothing I can do but be a support for my parents, I decided that I would document this period through photography. I would document my process; I would document their process and my brother's process. What does 'our process' look like, one that so many families go through, something that's so universal and also so uniquely personal?
Over the coming weeks, months, and hopefully years, I will be writing about and posting images of my family's process with cancer. We started a handful of different portraits, highlighting the ascetic of 'home' that my parents have built together. I also wanted to shoot the microexpression series of all four of us. It's been overwhelming working on them at times. We plan on replicating them throughout this journey, as we are each changed through and by this process. My hope is to honor the dignity my parents face this with and the vulnerability that we each feel as this progresses. My hope is to highlight the love we each feel, in both joy and sorrow | 485 |
22: Your Blueprint to Success; Jesse Tevelow 0
Jesse Tevelow grew up in a small suburb outside of Washington DC. After surviving the public schooling system, he attended the University of Michigan, graduating four years later with a heap of debt and a flimsy certificate saying he wasn't dumb. Life after college was painfully dull. Two years after graduation, he was bored to death, working at a consulting firm in New York City. So, he quit his job and co-founded a startup, which went on to generate millions of dollars. he worked there for seven years, but he was eventually fired for being (admittedly) combative and generally useless. Battling intense fear and self-doubt, I picked myself back up again and decided to write this book.
Writing The Connection Algorithm has been an incredible journey for Jesse. Without a publisher, an editor, or a marketing budget, he somehow still managed to write a book that consistently ranks among the top business books on Amazon. It has reached a #1 ranking in Entrepreneurship, Management, Knowledge Capital, and Personal Success, ranking as high as #867 out of roughly 12 million books available. That means his book is in the top 0.01%, ranking higher than 99.99% of all other books. He never could have imagined this outcome. The irony is that it perfectly supports my book's message: that taking great risks introduces the possibility of great success, regardless of your resources or background.
Jesse Tevelow's Favorite Quote:
"The only reason to be alive is to enjoy it." – Rita May Brown
Jesse's Favorite Book:
The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)
Links's from Today's Show:
Jesse's Thunderclap Campaign
jets.me
The Connection Algorithm: Take Risks, Defy the Status Quo, and Live Your Passions
21: How to Crush it in Affiliate Marketing | Pat Flynn 0
Pat Flynn started as an architect, but found out early in his career that the only real security is in yourself and your own skill set. He was informed of he impending laying off three months ahead of time, right about the time that he discovered that a site he created for himself and his co-workers was doing extremely well. From there, Pat ventured into the world of affiliate marketing and left he job to go right into a new income source.
To help others learn from his experience, Pat created smartpassiveincome.com, which quickly become a leader in the niche of internet business. He wants to share his success and the freedom that he has created with others though his platform.
In this episode, Pat teaches us how to start affiliate marketing and the simple methods that will help you to crush it as an affiliate marketer. Be sure not to miss any of Pat Flynn's valuable teaching on how to start earning your first dollar online.
Pat's Favorite Quote:
"Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right."
Pat's Favorite Book:
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2014/09/12/how-pat-flynn-made-his-first-3-million-in-passive-income/
willitflybook.com
www.smartpassiveincome.com
Cornelius Fitchner Interview
20: How Brandon Epstein Transformed his Life and Body & You Can Too! 0
Brandon Epstein is a former college football player and professional fitness model turned serial entrepreneur, Brandon now invests his time unlocking the secrets of ultimate peak performance for entrepreneurs. That includes hosting top rated health podcast Zen Dude Fitness Podcast and working with some of the best high performance psychologists, nutritionists and exercise physiologists in the world.
Brandon's entrepreneurial exploits started in the creation of Entrepreneur fitness, in which he developed apps the help individuals achieve peak performance. He applies what he learned in his own self-development journey in not only his app business but also in his life-transforming coaching. He transformed his own body and mind through dedicating himself to really being the best he can be. He left Texas earlier this year, and now runs Zen Dude Fitness with his Partner, Dan Witmer, from Columbia.
Brandon Epstein's Favorite Quote:
"We're all going to experience two types of pain in life, the pain of rergret or the pain of discipline. The pain of regreat weighs tons where as the pain of discipline weighs only ounces."
-Jim Rohn
Brandon's Favorite Book:
Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century
zendudefitness.com
https://fitnessgenes.com
http://www.entrepreneurfitness.com
19: How to Live the Four Hour Work Week, Rob Cubbon 0
Rob Cubbon was born in Kent, England. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of East London in Cultural Studies and afterwards started working, doing picture research, editing, writing, photography and design for various magazines and national newspapers.
He has been a graphic designer and creative director for print and web since 1995 working in publishing, marketing and advertising design studios. Rob started his own company, the imaginatively titled Rob Cubbon Ltd, in 2006 to provide design and marketing services to promote products, businesses and services.
More recently he has been creating e-books and video courses on the subjects of running a web design business, online promotion, web design and passive income.
Rob, inspired by the Four Hour Work Week, is living locationally free, as his business travels wherever he does. In This episode, Rob Cubbon comes to us from Thailand, where he has set up his internet marketing home base.
Rob Cubbon's Favorite Quote:
"Try not to become a man of success, rather try to become a man of value."
Rob's Favorite Book:
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
www.robcubbon.com
18: Content Marketing: Take Your Brand to the Next Level with Joe Pulizzi 0
Joe Pulizzi is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, podcaster, father and lover of all things orange. He's the founder of multiple startups, including the Content Marketing Institute (CMI), the leading content marketing educational resource for enterprise brands, recognized as the fastest growing business media company by Inc. magazine in 2014. CMI is responsible for producing Content Marketing World, the largest content marketing event in the world, as well as the leading content marketing magazine, Chief Content Officer. He began using the term "content marketing" back in 2001. CMI also offers advisory services for innovative organizations such as HP, AT&T, Petco, LinkedIn, SAP, the Gates Foundation and many others.
Joe is the winner of the 2014 John Caldwell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Content Council. Joe's third book, Epic Content Marketing: How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, and Win More Customers by Marketing Less was named one of "Five Must Read Business Books of the Year" by Fortune Magazine. His fourth book, Content Inc., was just released September 2015. Joe has also co-authored two other books, Get Content Get Customers and Managing Content Marketing. Joe has spoken at more than 400 locations in 14 countries advancing the practice of content marketing. He's delivered keynote speeches for events and organizations including SXSW, NAMM, Fortune Magazine's Leadership Summit, Oracle Eloqua, DuPont, SAP, HP and Dell.
Joe Pulizzi's Favorite Book:
Stranger in a Strange Land (Remembering Tomorrow)
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
Joe's Favorite Quote:
"If you have tried something and failed, you are vastly better off than if you have tried nothing and succeeded." - Anonymous
www.joepulizzi.com
http://contentmarketinginstitute.com
Content Inc - Free Chapter
Epic Content Marketing - Free Chapter
17: Build a Big, Impactful Brand; Fast, Andrea D'Agostini 0
Andrea D'Agostini is an artist in the true sense of the word. He approaches marketing from the viewpoint of being the space, rather than competing in it.
Andrea is the founder of Ady Productions (2010) a company created to unite technology and communication philosophy with the purpose to create connected experiences and vision. Since 2010 he's been working for brands such as Sweet Years and Sephora for which he's created the Sephora BeauTv and other great formats.
By age 17, Andrea was the european lead role for the Olivetti AirJet campaign. At 19 he enrolled in university. In the same year he co-starred in the television series Casa Famiglia 2, then Amiche then Carabinieri 3 and many other programs and ads. Host and author for various programs for RAI Innovation and Product hosting and writing more than 300 shows exploring cross media and participative TV.
With Rising Crowd (the music label Co-Founded with James Makan in 2012) he is now working with some of the best producers and professioanls in the industry.
At 27 he was one of the youngest independent producers and in '08 he explored the concept of network, mixing online and offline as part of the same media. Then he launched the social media strategy for Sephora, Pandora, Lacoste, Sperry and consulting several other brands on vision, innovation and creativity.
Andrea's Favorite Books:
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Confessions of an Advertising Man
http://www.adyproduction.com
https://www.facebook.com/ady.dag
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreadagostini
https://twitter.com/MrDagostini
16: How Scott Voelker Made $300K On Amazon in 12 Months 0
Scott Voelker is a serial entrepreneur. It all started worked for his father's construction company, which the two built to over a million dollars annually. From there, Scott made the leap into photography, because freedom and security meant so much to his family. Business was great, but it turned out to be another job. From there, he went into the online space where he built courses along with some selling on Ebay; he was beginning his journey into freedom.
Scott learned about selling on Amazon, and saw it as the next best option to digital products; in the FBA model, Amazon handled most of the heavy lifting. His vision of freedom was booming much more real.
His first year in business on Amazon is more than the average American would see in ten. From there, he started the Amazing Seller podcast, in an effort to reach out to higher level seller. However, it turned out to be so much more of a teaching experience, allowing Scott to touch so many lives. Check out his story...
Scott's Favorite Quote:
"Take Action!"
Scott's Favorite Book:
Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
theamazingseller.com
theamazingseller.com/workshop
Amazon Selling Blueprint - How to Find and Launch Your First Private-Label Product on Amazon in 90 Days or Less
15: Jim Mathers Wants You to be a Millionaire 0
Jim Mathers wants you to be a millionaire! After receiving his Nuclear Engineering degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1983, Jim served as a Nuclear Engineering Officer aboard U.S. fast attack submarines until 1988. He was licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Maryland in 1989. Jim worked for Booz-Allen as a Nuclear Engineering Consultant and then the US Government Naval Sea Systems Command managing the US Navy's Trident Submarine new construction program until the end of 1990.
Jim Co-Founded CASA, Inc & Consumer Energy Solutions, Inc (CES) in 1999 and helped build one of the most respected and successful energy consulting companies with over two hundred thousand commercial energy customers across the United States and Canada. On July 1, 2014, Jim acquired sole ownership of CASA, Inc. Today, CASA, d.b.a. North American Energy Advisory (NAEA), and its team of outstanding commercial energy consultants are known as one of the top energy-consulting firms in North America. NAEA's Retail Energy Suppliers include Direct Energy, Constellation New Energy, Suez Energy, Liberty Power, Hudson Energy and other fortune 500 retail energy corporations.
Jim is an accomplished speaker and travels world, inspiring and helping others! He wants to help create 100 millionaires, and has a vision to change the world.
Jim's Favorite Quote:
"What is personal integrity? Personal integrity is knowing what you know. What you know is what you know and to have the courage to know and say what you have observed. And that is integrity and there is no other integrity." -LRH
Jim's Favorite Book:
Dianetics - L. Ron Hubbard
www.jimmathers.com
www.northamericanenergyadvisory.com
www.mci.today
14: How Excitement is the Missing Element in Your Business; Josh Delaney 0
Josh Delaney is a serial entrepreneur to the furthest extent of the word. One of the hardest issues I had with Josh, is that there is no real category to put him in; he is a full-time hustler. Josh broke into the business world at 18 years old starting his career as a professional network marketer & sales professional. Shortly after with his newly founded time freedom and success he went on to experiment with his health and fitness in his spare time and went from geek to fitness freak in less than 60 days.
In 2013, he co-founded the revolutionary non-profit, DoingMyPart.com, making it no longer an issue of money that people could not participate int charity; it created true people power. As if that was not enough, Josh later went on and purchased multiple Anytime Fitness franchises in a very short time, and with his sales & marketing skills he quickly transformed their culture.
He currently is working on making sales something more easily workable for the every day person.
Josh' Favorite Quote:
"Always happy, never satisfied."
-Bruce Lee
Josh's Favorite Books:
The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (10th Anniversary Edition)
The Thank You Economy
closeprospects.com
doingmypart.com
facebook.com/iamjoshuadelaney
13: How to Find Your Purpose in Life 0
-Goal: What is your goal? Its your broad idea of why your doing something; it can't be money, your team needs to be able to get behind it.
-Purpose: breaking down the goal in to smaller goals
-My Story: I was life-long student, got a bachelors in Religion and a master's in history. I spent some time in between at Oxford University studying literature. I slipped into teaching without a real goal, which is a great career if it is your purpose , but I had no purpose. Then, my mom had a stroke and I learned my goal was enhancing health.
Quotes from Today's Show:
"It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully."
― Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for."
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."
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12: Build a Multi-Million Dollar Online Business with Ray Higdon 0
Ray Higdon had it all<|fim_middle|>. Zach has build numerous businesses over the years and imparted some of what he learned in a wide range of businesses, that even included an online high school.
He founded Book in a Box in August 2014, along with New York Times best-selling author, Tucker Max. The company looks to revolutionize the publishing industry and make book writing more attainable for anyone with a story to tell. The put a lot of focus on the writing process, in order to create a real, quality production, that everyone can be proud of; its an intriguing concept. The company has very quickly grown since its inception, and looks to change the way writing is done across the broad category of publishing.
Zach's Favorite Quotes:
"Nah, Frank Sinatra doesn't Carry Pianos." - Frank Sinatra
"To be happier with the changing of the seasons is a better state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring."
Zach's Favorite Book:
"Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman," Richard Feynman
www.zachobront.com
www.bookinabox.com
http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ | in real estate, always the entrepreneur, always pushing hard. But when the economy shifted, his business saw a massive shift. Ray had been in several network marketing companies over the years, but never really stuck. With his back against the wall, he made it work, he won. Ray then went on to not only be the biggest earner in his company, but to pioneer a new way. Ray went on to create online network marketing.
Though it wasn't his his attention, Ray was so good at what he did, that he went on to create a whole new business. Since then, he has been one of the most successful online marketers and coaches. He has taught hundreds of people how to create the lives they dream of through his online platform; transcending network marketing.
Ray Higdon's Favorite Quote:
"Pain pushes you until a vision pulls you."
-Michael Bequeath
Ray Higdon's Favorite Book:
Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
Ready, Fire, Aim. - Michael Masterson
www.rayhigdon.com
www.rayhigdon.com/blogging
11: The Relentless Secret to Success; Wayne Allyn Root 0
Wayne Root has been branded by media across the globe as "the Capitalist Evangelist." A former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, Wayne is a fierce, enthusiastic and relentless defender of Reagan conservatism, Libertarianism, economic freedom and capitalism.
He is known for his fiery personality and unmatched levels of energy. On the political side, Wayne is a lifelong Republican-conservative firebrand, Fox News regular, and political commentator on hundreds of conservative talk radio stations.
He is also one of the most popular syndicated columnists in the conservative world- with millions of readers at sites like FoxNews, TheBlaze, TownHall, Breitbart, PersonalLiberty and DailyCaller. His columns often appear at The Washington Times.
On the business side, Wayne is one of a kind. Most businessmen go by the standard titles "Chairman, CEO or President." Wayne prefers "CRPE"- standing for Chief Rainmaker and Pitchman Extraordinaire…"CE" standing for Capitalist Evangelist…and "HEB" standing for Human Energizer Bunny.
Wayne Root's Favorite Quote:
"Attack each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind."
-Jack Harbaugh
Wayne Root's Favorite Book:
Link's From Today's Show:
www.rootforamerica.com
wayneroot.com
relentlessroot.com
The Power of Relentless: 7 Secrets to Achieving Mega-Success, Financial Freedom, and the Life of Your Dreams
10: BuildYour Brand and Your Blog Fast 0
Why Build a Blog:
-Create a brand
-Become an Opinion leader
Blog Types:
-Wordpress.org: this is a free platform, but you will need somewhere to host it, but if you are really building a brand, its what you need.
-Wordpress.com: its free, and better than nothing. If you eventually plan on going to wordpress.org, then this is the best place to start because content can easily be commuted.
-blogger.com: its owned by Google, and thats the end to the positives.
-squarespace.com: I haven't used it, but its been recommended to me. I Lacks the ability to add a lot of SEO, which is the real downside to it.
Blogging steps:
Get a Domain- I usually use Go Daddy, but there are plenty of places you can get them. Just make sure that its something people will be looking for, Google adwords has a free keyword tool which is a good place to start and will show how many people are searching for a certain keyword.
Find a Host: I use Hostgator and I have for a long time, it comes highly recommended from me. It allows me to have email too, which a lot of hosts charge you extra for.
Point name servers --> https://www.godaddy.com/help/change-nameservers-for-your-domain-names-664 they said it way better, so I;m not going to add to it.
Install Wordpress - this is super easy, pretty much two clicks
Create @ Domain email
Select a theme - I find Elegant themes to be easier and better for search rank; its what this site is built on.
Make wordpress into a real website- basically making a static front page, but if you're using Elegant themes, then you may want to skip this step; totally up to you.
Create content - Boom! Add value to as many people as you humanly can, within you niche of course.
Yoast- its a free plugin, install it and thank me later.
Facebook Branding:
I'll be adding a link to get the Facebook branding pdf in a day or two
Resources from today's Show
Host Gator
www.elegantthemes.com
www.wordpress.org
www.facebook.com/jeremy.slate
9: How Zach Obront and Tucker Max Totally Changed Book Publishing 0
Zach Obront is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Book in a Box. Zach stopped by the Create Your Own Life podcast to talk about history, business and of course Book in a Box | 1,063 |
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, accused former governors of contributing to the economic woes afflicting the nation by opposing his government's efforts to save for the rainy day when the price of oil was higher.
Obasanjo, who spoke at the 2016 World Pension Summit in Abuja, lamented that many of the former state executives frustrated his genuine attempt to save a substantial portion of the country's resources when there was excess oil revenue.
Obasanjo said at the event attended by global pension players and top government officials: "I remember when I was in government and I told, particularly, the governors, 'please let us save for the rainy days.
' They said no!. PENSION SUMMIT—From left: Former Cross River State Governor, Mr Donald Duke; Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, during the Pension World Summit in Abuja, yesterday. Photo: Gbemiga Olamikan.
"There was no rain at that time, now that the rain has come; there is nothing we can fall back on to cushion us." Obasanjo, however, commended the secured nature of the pension scheme, stating that despite the many years of sleaze in the Nigerian polity, the pension funds were not touched.
"One of the things that make me very happy in the pension scheme is that in the last five years, when almost everything goes, concerning public funds, pension funds remain sacrosanct. I believe that the pension funds are something we must preserve, no matter what we do," he said.
Obasanjo, however, called for caution in introducing innovations into the pension scheme to ensure that the ability of people to access their pension funds when they retire is not jeopardized. Obasanjo said: "We must also find a way of using the pension fund in our development, particularly in infrastructural development. They are examples we can look at all over the world.
The Singapore example ''For instance, in housing, Singapore is a good example where they have used their pension fund to make sure that there are no Singaporean who do not own a house. There is no reason why we cannot tow that line.
" He maintained that Nigeria had strong laws and regulations for the pension scheme, warning that while efforts were ongoing to introduce innovations in the scheme, the law should not be diluted, while the innovations must also be done cautiously. "I like the theme of the programme, 'Pension, Innovation and Sustainability.' But I will add two things: your innovation must be with caution.
''Now, when people have to work all the days of their lives that they are strong and they make contributions for their future, we cannot afford to be too adventurous when making innovations. Because when they need the money, it must be there," he advised.
Obasanjo, however, noted that the innovation should focus on how to capture more people into the pension scheme, especially individuals in the formal and informal sectors. Buhari speaks Speaking in the same vein, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that the Federal Government had commenced moves to defray inherited pension liabilities.
Buhari, who was represented by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, also stated that the Federal Government had mandated the National Pension Commission, PENCOM, to extend the pension scheme to the informal sector.
According to Buhari, part of the commitment of his administration is to ensure that within the scarce resources available to it, the inherited pension liabilities of the Federal Government is addressed. He further disclosed that PENCOM had been asked to step up its enforcement drive to ensure full compliance with the pension scheme by public and private sector institutions in line with the enabling law.
He declared that the Federal Government was working to ensure that the required channels and support are put in place to ensure that pension funds and other investors make meaningful contributions in bridging Nigeria's infrastructural financing gaps. He said, "Nigeria and indeed most African countries are facing many challenges in the areas of the economy and security.
These challenges heightened the demands on our meagre resources and constrain our pursuit of infrastructure, which is traditionally seen as the sole responsibility of government.
"The Federal Government on its part will work to<|fim_middle|> for pension funds and other institutional investors to provide the required financial inter-mediation to address the Nigerian infrastructural gaps. | ensure that the required channels and support are put in place | 11 |
Prunes or dried plums are a sweet, nutritious treat with great antioxidant properties. They a wonderful source of vitamins and minerals and contain generous amounts of polyphenols, powerful antioxidant compounds found naturally in plants. In addition to this, dried plums promote and maintain digestive health, making them a good food to eat for anyone dealing with minor or major stomach discomfort, chronic constipation or slow transit time. As a natural source of sugar and carbohydrates, they contribute to elevated energy levels, whilst exercising a tonic action as a result of a good vitamin and mineral profile.
Dried plums are definitely a good choice if you are looking to make some healthy dietary changes. Most people associate dried plums with older people and, as a consequence, they tend to completely disregard their health benefits. They are not for the elderly alone. Dried plums constitute a nutritious food, recommended for all ages. They are great as a snack, they make a wonderful stuffing, a delicious sweet cream soup and an exquisite quiche. But, overall, dried plums are best consumed as they are.
Although they may appear unappealing to some, few people have ever given them a chance. Modern diets tend to overwhelm us with mostly crunchy, salty, dry textures in food so naturally, a soft, chewy, sweet food does not fit the mold of processed items and may be regarded as unpalatable. But does that really mean you won't like dried plums? Actually, they are not only savory, but also extremely healthy and bring a much needed balance to our modern diets in the form of essential vitamins and minerals such as potassium, B vitamins and vitamins A and K, not to mention outstanding amounts of dietary fiber.
Dried plums are full of natural sugars, providing around 38 g of sugars/100 g of fruit. When the fresh plum is put to dry, its mass reduces but it preserves the same amount of sugars, meaning that the dry version is actually much sweeter than the fresh fruit, just not very juicy because it loses its water content. The natural sugars in the dry fruit make it an excellent desert option and hypoglycemia emergency food, especially considering it stacks even more vitamins and dietary minerals than the fresh fruit.
Because they lack water, dry plums tend to have a soft, chewy texture, which is why they are especially recommended for older people who may have lost their teeth or are using dentures and thus may find many foods difficult to chew. They are just as good for small children who lack strong jaws to chew on hard foods. But do you actually imagine that toddlers would eat something unappetizing? Of course not! Dry plums are sugary, natural, soft and fragrant and if children like them, then why wouldn't an adult come to appreciate their unique flavor? More important, they are a rich source of essential nutrients.
Dried plums are a great source of dietary fiber (approximately 7.1 g of fiber/100 g of pulp). If you are dealing with constipation on a regular basis, then you need to add more fiber into your diet. Eat a small cup of<|fim_middle|> | Greek yogurt and oats in the morning, add a few chopped almonds or a teaspoon of sesame seeds to your lunch salad and eat 6-7 dried plums if you crave something sweet in the afternoon and you have yourself the perfect recipe for easy and soft bowel movements for constipation relief and hemorrhoids management (see what foods to eat and to avoid for hemorrhoids).
Just as important: because fiber soaks up water, you need to drink more liquids when raising your fiber intake. Maintain a similar routine for less than a week and you will definitely see major improvements in your digestive health. Fiber-rich foods such as dried prunes are a potent natural laxative and thus encourage you to take regular trips to the bathroom as well as ensure you spend less time there every time you go. But make sure you don't eat too many or else you will have to take a few unplanned trips to the bathroom.
Because they contain natural sugars and good amounts of B vitamins, dried plums help maintain good energy levels. Eating a few when you are feeling lethargic will help improve your spirits. Prunes are also a wonderful source of vitamin K, responsible for calcium absorption in bones and blood coagulation. In addition to this, vitamin K prevents atherosclerosis, a condition in which calcium fragments deposit on artery walls, which may lead to increased risk of stroke and other cardiovascular events.
Other benefits of dried plums are related to their high dietary mineral content. Magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorus and potassium contribute to healthy muscles, good energy levels, strong teeth and bones, normal growth and development in children and cardiovascular health. The fruit are a particularly rich source of potassium (732 mg of potassium per 100 g of prunes) and contribute to lowering high blood pressure. If you take a chance, you will surely find dried plums absolutely delicious. After all, they are the healthier dried version of the fresh fruit. | 392 |
Home » TemperPack raises $22.5M to expand business, engineer new products
TemperPack raises $22.5M to expand business, engineer new products
TemperPack engineers, manufactures and distributes sustainable packaging products that replace single-use plastics with proprietary bio-based materials.
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TemperPack, Richmond, Va., raised $22.5 million in Series B financing led by Revolution Growth, Washington, D.C., with other new<|fim_middle|> it protects," says James McGoff, co-founder and co-CEO of TemperPack.
"The era of toxic packaging is over, and we believe TemperPack will lead in the elimination of Styrofoam, which is increasingly under regulatory and consumer scrutiny due to its negative impact on the environment," says Klein. "As corporations respond to escalating consumer pressure for more environmentally friendly packaging, we expect the demand for TemperPack's products to accelerate quickly."
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Chilled Raw Packaged Fish & Seafood - Processed (Fish & Seafood) Market... | investors such as Harbert Growth Partners, Richmond, Va.; Arborview Capital, Chevy Chase, Md.; and Tao Capital Partners, San Francisco; as well as existing investor SJF Ventures, Durham, N.C. With the new financing, Todd Klein, partner at Revolution Growth, and Brian Carney, general partner at Harbert Growth Partners, will join the board.
TemperPack designs and tests products in its state-of-the-art Proving Ground laboratory using the company's patent-pending ClimaCell technology, which is said to be the first functional, sustainable alternative to plastic foams.
"Plastic foam can take more than 500 years to degrade. It's an antiquated technology that damages brands as much as it damages the environment. Consumers, governments and logistics companies are all desperate for a truly functional, authentically sustainable alternative. ClimaCell finally fills that void," says Brian Powers, co-founder and co-CEO of TemperPack.
"Packaging is a bit like electricity; the average person doesn't always think about it, but it's moving and working all around us non-stop. At any given moment, there are millions of products in transit packaged in single-use plastic. With the rise of e-commerce, we're focused on making packaging that is designed as thoughtfully as the products | 265 |
If you are searching for yoga classes in Cambridgeshire RNG Yoga is really hard to beat. After an injury, I thought my yoga days were sadly over but this class got me back (no pun intended) in the game of yoga and made a huge difference to my mobility, flexibility and stress levels.
So what was the difference to the other classes I had tried since my injury? It was simply Rachel's hugely attentive style of teaching. As a qualified primary school teacher (as well as a yoga teacher), Rachel is well versed in meeting the wide ranging needs of a class, and offers levels of differentiation for each and every posture. This class is extremely challenging for the more able but also non-competitive and achievable for all levels- including the injured.
My first real yoga experience and I loved it. It was challenging, relaxing and superbly lead by Rachel who was warm, friendly and put you at ease. I will definitely be signing up to more sessions!
Godmanchester based, the 75 minute class moves through a set structure but is meticulously planned to be different each week. We start with a warm up, move on to the abdominal exercises (these are fabulously taxing!), and then move througha series of postures. The final section is the relaxation and meditation- my favourite<|fim_middle|> sometimes at the beautiful Island Hall. These sessions really were wonderful. Details of these classes can be found at RNG Yoga.
Could you please send me more information about the yoga class you teach at The Bridge Academy in Godmanchester please? Look forward to hearing from you soon. | .
With a very loyal following of students, you need to book early to avoid disappointment at RNG Yoga. Classes can be conveniently booked using the online booking system and paid for via Paypal. The sessions are very reasonably priced. The class is currently held each Thursday at 7.45-9.15 at the Godmanchester Bridge Academy Primary School.
Look out for the fantastic monthly specials and feature sessions which include extended meditation, vegan nibbles and even gin! Last summer I attended the outdoor yoga which was held riverside in the sunshine and | 110 |
The Black Hairstreak is a rare butterfly that is restricted to woodlands and hedgerows containing Blackthorn - the foodplant of the caterpillar. It is both elusive and hard to tell apart from other hairstreaks.
The Black Hairstreak is the UK's rarest hairstreak, but is more widespread in Europe. In the UK, it is only found in mature woodland and hedgerows in the East Midlands, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. This species does not travel or disperse over great distances.
Adults are on the wing for a short period over June and July, but are very elusive, spending much of their time in dense Blackthorn scrub or in the canopy where they feed on honeydew secreted by aphids. Blackthorn is the main foodplant of the caterpillars.
The upperwing of the Black Hairstreak is brown with orange spots. The underwing is brown with an orange streak. There is a row of black spots near the margin and a thin white streak across the underwing. It is very similar to the white-letter hairstreak and these species are extremely difficult to tell apart while in flight.
Restricted to parts of the Midlands and South East England.
Caterpillars go through<|fim_middle|> each time. The older caterpillars of the Black Hairstreak bear a striking resemblance to the Blackthorn leaves on which they feed - a great form of camouflage. | a serious of moults, called 'instars', before they mature, often looking quite different | 20 |
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What are Real Estate Investor Loans?
This story, gives an insight to the concept of loans for investors in real estate. To know more, read on.
Real estate is a market where prices are always<|fim_middle|> | on the rise. There can be some downfalls for a specific time, but in the long run there will always be a rise. The logic is simple. Human population is rising, and the total volume of land remains the same (ruling out the reclamation from sea which is very small) against the growing population's need for land.
Thus, the increasing demand tends to escalate the price of real estate. More the population, higher the cost would be. Thus, by sheer common sense we can say that, investing in real estate would always prove to be a profitable affair.
Investor loans for real estate, are commercial loans that are different from home loans or a mortgage for a house. These loans operate on the same mechanism as conventional loans, there are however, some differences.
In a real estate investing business plan, the borrower basically takes up a loan to purchase a commercial property, with a sole intent to make profit out of it, either by developing it and converting it into some business venture, or by selling it after developing it.
The land can be turned into housing projects or even an industrial belt. Basically, the business plan needs to be sound, so as to get a good loan. Real estate investor loan, in some cases is simply referred to as real estate loan. It is a big loan, that means the amount that is considered to be the principal amount is enormous.
Being a commercial loan, the interest amount often tends to depend upon the business firms credit standing, and a complex underwriting. But in usual circumstances, the rates of interest tends to be quite high.
In some case, the interest rate tends to be an ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage), where the rate of interest remains common or fixed for a certain time period, and after a stipulated time period it becomes an ARM.
And it varies according to an index (also known as ARM margin) such as the general real estate price levels of the said locality, or some economic index, or as per the profits that are being obtained through the investment.
In some cases, the lenders tend to keep the interest low and leave off some percentage of profit. But this totally depends on the lender and varies from person to person. The loan is of course secured, and is also charged a substantial depreciation while the price is assessed.
Due to all these complications, one important investing tip, is that the loan should be either taken from a recognized bank or from a lending or finance institute that is prominently recognized.
These factors are thoroughly considered in order to know whether the investor would be able to repay the said loan or not. The total interest that becomes payable is quite another issue, as several methods are used to compute it.
Overall, if you are planning to take up any of the loans to invest in real estate, then make an exhaustive and thorough analysis of the situation, as it can be a very risky deal because the principal amount involved is not small. | 589 |
Brian Kelley reflects on Florida Georgia Line's journey: "We've had a blast<|fim_middle|> together and that's a feeling that you can't really replicate."
FGL's last show this year is on August 31 at the Minnesota State Fair. | "
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Brian Kelley is reflecting on Florida Georgia Line's journey before their hiatus.
Over the weekend, the duo performed in Woodstock, Illinois, as part of a contest T-Mobile held to provide a $3 million "tech makeover" to a small town in America. It marks one of the final shows on this year's calendar before going their separate ways.
Bandmate Tyler Hubbard is working on a solo album and prepping to go on tour with Keith Urban, while Brian is preparing for his residency at Tribe Kelley Surf Post, the Florida clothing store he owns with wife Brittney. He says he's looking to the future with gratitude for what they've accomplished.
"Every step of the way, we've had a blast. Even in the hard times where we were driving in a van and not sure if anything's going to happen," Brian shares with E! News. "We love creating and we're super grateful that our music resonates to so many different people in so many different locations. It really is a dream come true every time we get to play our songs live. When we live them out with everybody, you get to see the power of music and it's so much bigger than just us onstage in that moment. It's bringing everybody | 255 |
I don't believe in failure. If something doesn't work out as you expected it to I would say it's more of a learning curve. I also use perceived failures as drivers; ways of keeping motivated to improve/ I don't like to be beaten so I usually go back<|fim_middle|>.
When you have a great team around you who share a common vision, who support each other and who genuinely work as a team it really builds confidence. One thing I have learned over my career is to trust my gut instinct; it's always right.
I mix it up a lot depending on my mood or whether I'm in the salon, on a shoot, or backstage at an event. I have an eclectic style so you might see me in trainers one day and a shirt and suit jacket the next.
My iPhone organises my life; if it's not in my phone it doesn't happen. I also have an amazing Front of House team in the salon who help me to manage my life!
I'm a technophobe and am always the last to embrace new technology, however, once you have pulled me there kicking and screaming and if I can see the benefits then I love it.
We have a very open team policy with defined roles so this encourages everyone to take ownership and have a voice. We have monthly one to ones and a team meeting so this generally helps us to maintain a harmonious environment. | for more.
This is tough sometimes but so important as it gives you time to be creative and recharge your batteries. I find music and movies a great way to switch off. I have just booked two photography courses over the summer with a view to taking three weeks off at Christmas to travel around India and take some great snaps. This is a great way for me to switch off as I have time away booked and I'm learning something new so it helps me to disconnect from the everyday pressures of what I do.
As I have gotten older I have grown in confidence and I'm much happier in my own skin. I'm realising though that life is short so you have to do what makes you happy and get as much out of life as you can. I have also realised getting enough sleep is big must.
I'm driven by passion and ambition. Money to me is a way of paying the bills and for things I want to experience in life. I always reinvest.
Are amazing! I'm surrounded by such talented people every day. We draw off each other's energy. It's so important to surround yourself with the right people.
Hairdressing is a people business, therefore the team is so important. I have a casual instinctive style of interviewing. I believe the right people come into your life at the right time, as so far we have done all of our recruiting through word of mouth and our social media channels | 286 |
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The pieces that focus on modern interpretations of traditional styles drew much attention. One of the examples of this perspective is represented by a Saudi calligrapher who was inspired by the designs of carpets. | sense of infinity, cosmic orientation and cultural perceptions stands at the center of the event.
The capital of Malasia, Kuala Lumpur hosted a special exhibition that brings calligraphers from different parts of the world to the city. Organized in the Museum of Islamic Arts, the exhibition is open for 6 months. Being one of the most prominent exhibitions in the world, the preparations for the event in Kuala Lumpur lasted eight years.
The coordinator of the exhibition, Seyid Iskender, expressed his joy by saying that this kind of large-scale organization related to calligraphy has taken place for the first time in Malaysia.
"This the first time in this country. The exhibition consists of pieces of art in different styles of calligraphy. The main source of inspiration for this exhibition is the Qur'an. You can also find some signs of late poets."
Fuad Kouichi Honda from Japan, Haji Nurdin from China, Naja Mahdui from Tunisia, Semih Ismail from Egypt and Ali Ajali from Iran attended the exhibition along with five other artists from North Africa and Suadi Arabia | 219 |
For the British flautist, see Gareth Morris.
Gareth Alun Morris FRS is a Professor of Physical Chemistry, in the School of Chemistry at the University of Manchester.
Morris was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle and Magdalen College, Oxford where he was awarded a DPhil in 1978.
Research in the Morris lab involves the development of novel nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy techniques, and their application to problems in chemistry, biochemistry, and medicine.
1 2 Morris, Gareth Alun (1978). New techniques in fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance (DPhil<|fim_middle|>, G. A. (1976). "A simple pulse sequence for selective excitation in Fourier transform NMR". Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 23: 171–175. doi:10.1016/0022-2364(76)90150-5.
↑ Bax, A.; Morris, G. A. (1981). "An improved method for heteronuclear chemical shift correlation by two-dimensional NMR". Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 42 (3): 501–505. doi:10.1016/0022-2364(81)90272-9.
↑ Pelta, M. D.; Barjat, H.; Morris, G. A.; Davis, A. L.; Hammond, S. J. (1998). "Pulse sequences for high-resolution diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (HR-DOSY)". Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 36 (10): 706–714. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-458X(199810)36:10<706::AID-OMR363>3.0.CO;2-W. | thesis). University of Oxford.
↑ Brown, J. M.; Chaloner, P. A.; Morris, G. A. (1987). "The catalytic resting state of asymmetric homogeneous hydrogenation. Exchange processes delineated by nuclear magnetic resonance saturation-transfer (DANTE) techniques". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 (11): 1583. doi:10.1039/P29870001583.
↑ Morris, G. A. (1980). "Sensitivity enhancement in nitrogen-15 NMR: Polarization transfer using the INEPT pulse sequence". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102: 428–429. doi:10.1021/ja00521a097.
1 2 "Professor Gareth Morris FRS". London: The Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.
↑ Morris, G. A.; Freeman, R (2011). "Selective excitation in Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance. 1978". Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 213 (2): 214–43. doi:10.1016/j.jmr.2011.08.031. PMID 22152346.
↑ Morris, G. A.; Freeman, R. (1979). "Enhancement of nuclear magnetic resonance signals by polarization transfer". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 101 (3): 760–762. doi:10.1021/ja00497a058.
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'Good brand of attacking rugby' helps Tomos Williams decide to stick with Cardiff
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Wales' Tomos Williams scores a try despite the challenge of Tonga's Daniel Kilioni in November 2018 (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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Tomos Williams has handed Cardiff Blues another boost after becoming the latest player to sign a new long-term contract.
Following the acquisition of Josh Adams and Hallam Amos, plus new deals for Jarrod Evans, Josh Navidi, Willis Halaholo and Kristian Dacey, the highly-rated scrum-half has followed suit and will remain at the Arms Park.
Williams has forged a reputation as one of the most devastating attacking scrum-halves in Europe since making his debut in 2013 and has now made 81 appearances for his home region.
He has scored several stunning individual efforts, including the memorable try in last season's European Challenge Cup final against Gloucester which sparked the famous comeback.
Williams was pleased to put pen to paper on a new contract with his home region and is optimistic about the future at the Arms Park. He said: "I'm really happy to sign a new deal at the Blues. This is my home region and I am really happy here.
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"We have a good squad, with a lot of young, exciting players that I have come through the ranks with and are now very good friends. We play a good brand of attacking rugby, which suits my own game and I am looking forward to continuing to improve both as an individual player and collectively as a team.
"Now I am just looking forward to some massive games in the remainder of our season and hopefully helping the Blues reach the PRO14 play-offs."
Williams made his international debut last summer and was part of Wales' Six Nations winning squad, starting and scoring a crucial try in the opening victory over France. A calf niggle disrupted his hopes of further involvement in the championship, but Cardiff head coach John Mulvihill believes he has a massive future in the game.
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He said: "Tomos is another local, exciting player to come through our pathway and is the best attacking scrum-half in Wales. He's incredibly competitive and an important attacking and defensive spark for us. He has produced big moments in big games.
"He continually strives to be better, working on his all-round game and will be really important to our future success. He wants to be the number one scrum-half not just at Cardiff Blues but Wales, and that hunger and competitiveness is a great asset.
"The competition between Tomos, Lloyd Williams and Lewis Jones is really positive and brings the best out of all three players."
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BLUNT EXCHANGE
By WILLIAM DOUGLAS
McClatchy Newspapers
BALTIMORE -- In a session that was intended to foster bipartisanship with Republicans in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama blasted them Friday for distorting his health care plan to the<|fim_middle|> the hotel ballroom when he proclaimed, "I am not an ideologue."
The president acknowledged problems in the crafting of the health care bill, calling it a "messy process."
Republicans got a little testy, too.
Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., the House Republican Conference chairman, told Obama that the president had been too "busy ignoring for 12 months" ideas from Republican lawmakers. | point that "you'd think that this thing was some Bolshevik plot."
"I'm not suggesting we're going to agree on everything, whether it's on health care or energy," Obama said. "But if the way these issues are being presented by the Republicans is that this is some wild-eyed plot to impose huge government in every aspect of our lives, what happens is you guys then don't have a lot of room to negotiate with me."
The president's blunt remarks were part of an unusual give-and-take question-and-answer session after remarks he made at the House Republicans' retreat in Baltimore.
Before the session, the White House and House Republicans promised that Obama's visit would produce a frank dialogue and, hopefully, usher in a more civil, bipartisan tone, which has been largely absent in the past year's debates, ranging from health care to climate change to the economy.
Instead, the dialogue seemed to produce olive branches adorned by a few prickly thorns and to showcase just how wide and deep the divide is between the administration and other Democrats and the Republicans in Congress.
"There were different views of facts and figures," said Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas. "But I think we had facts on our side and he (Obama) was a little on the defensive."
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said that Obama's talk showed that the president had a "willingness to dismiss reality."
"He's willing to hold himself unconstrained by the truth," Franks said.
Obama began the session warmly and joked about attending the retreat because of a need to "keep your friends close, but visit the Republican caucus every few months."
He grew stern and testy at times, however, as he refuted some of the details lawmakers cited in their questions about health care, the economic stimulus and the federal debt.
On health care, Obama said that some of the provisions in the Democratic bill had been embraced by a bipartisan group that included former Senate Majority Leaders Bob Dole, R-Kan., Tom Daschle, D-N.D., and Howard Baker, R-Tenn.
"That's not a radical bunch," the president said. "But if you were to listen to the debate and, frankly, how some of you went after this bill, you'd think that this thing was some Bolshevik plot."
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Prealize Wins MedTech Breakthrough Innovation Award for Second Consecutive Year
Sri Gopalsamy Joins as CTO to Lead Continued Advancements to Prealize's AI-enabled Solutions for Predicting and Proactively Addressing Patient Risk
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PALO ALTO, Calif., April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Prealize, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled health insights company, today announced that, for the second straight year, it was selected as a winner of the Innovation in Healthcare Analytics Award, presented as part of the 2020 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program. In its fourth year, this program recognizes top companies, people, platforms and products in the health, fitness and medical technology industries today.
Prealize, which was known as Cardinal Analytx Solutions until it rebranded in January 2020, supports delivery of proactive healthcare by leveraging the power of AI and machine learning (ML) to identify not only patients at rising risk of health changes, but also the timing and key drivers of that risk.
"Prealize is honored to once again be named as a top innovator in healthcare analytics by MedTech Breakthrough," said Prealize CEO Linda T. Hand. "Over the past year, we have expanded our capabilities to support that critical connection between accurate predictions of risk in population health to the meaningful actions that payers and providers can take to help patients prevent or mitigate health risks. This proactive approach to healthcare offers great potential for enabling patients to achieve better outcomes at lower costs."
More than 3,750 companies were nominated for the 2020 MedTech Breakthrough Awards. Prealize joins other top brands and innovators in health, medicine and fitness, including Eli Lilly & Co., GE Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Livongo, Medtronic, Nike (Nike Run Club), Oscar Health, Peloton, WebMD and Zebra Technologies, which received honors in the awards program's other categories.
Prealize Team Expands with Addition of Sri Gopalsamy as CTO
Coinciding with its recent rebranding, Prealize also has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Sri Gopalsamy as chief technology officer. In this role, Gopalsamy leads the engineering and data science teams responsible to set the company's technical direction, deliver features that fill out Prealize's product lines, develop a system-level approach for keeping its ML models current, and scale infrastructure to handle massive amounts of healthcare data to be analyzed in real time.
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http://www.prealizehealth.com | Prior to joining Prealize, Gopalsamy was a senior director of Software Engineering for Enlighted Inc., which was successfully acquired by Siemens to grow their Internet of Things (IoT) business for the healthcare vertical. He has also held previous engineering leadership roles at PubMatic, where he was vice president of Engineering, responsible for big data, real-time analytics and machine learning; as well as Asurion and Walmart Global eCommerce.
"This is an exciting time to join Prealize, as it is entering a pivotal point in its growth and transformation," said Gopalsamy. "I am honored to be part of such an innovative team, which is pushing AI and ML to new levels to power the industry's transformation to proactive healthcare that will help people live healthier lives."
About Prealize
Prealize marries state-of-the-art AI-enabled data science with "next-best action" health insights. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., the company was founded by two industry thought leaders from Stanford. Committed to transforming the healthcare system from reactive to proactive, reducing healthcare costs and enabling more people to live healthier lives, Prealize partners with health plans, employers and providers across the nation to positively influence the health trajectory of millions of people. For more information, visit www.prealizehealth.com | 264 |
Overcoming Barriers in Music Education
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My Creative Practice in the Context of Contemporary Technology Overcoming Barriers in Music Education
The incorporation of technology in the music education industry has historically beenmet with hesitation due to the various challenges it presents and perceivedramifications. Mercer (2009) advises, "A cautious, but open mind and a careful planwill result in the gradual integration of educationally sound technology into yourlearning environment". This essay carefully examines selected technologies, theirdesign, function, advantages, and limitations. In addition to this, the essay discussesthe potential of each technology to tackle a current barrier preventing equal access tomusic education. The chosen technologies include group piano instruction (financialhardship), synchronous online piano teaching (distance), sensorimotor piano system(disability), Virtual Reality Exposure Training (psychological disorder), and Band-in-a-Box (higher education opportunities). This paper will ultimately prove existingbarriers to music education can be overcome with the exploitation of contemporarytechnologies.
The Bronx House Music School first introduced group piano instruction in 1990 tocombat its lack of registration and financial distress, which resulted from the high costof private music lessons (Shender, 1998). This method of piano pedagogy is still usedtoday and has been revolutionised by the implementation of modern technology.Courtney Crappell discussed the installation and implementation of technologies in agroup piano classroom at the University of Texas in an Antonio. The technologiesemployed were instruments and a conferencing system, audio hardware, videohardware, and computers. Crappell identified some of the advantages of thesetechnologies including their aid in the evaluation and feedback process, opportunitiesfor self-evaluation through recordings, creation of an ensemble experience throughauto-accompaniment, capacity for simultaneous individual and group work, andsuitability to various ages and capabilities. Conversely, these technologies imposechallenges such as equipment maintenance, updates and upgrades, electricity supply,adequate space, time, and funding (Crappell, 2013). Shender (2013) argues, "Sincesociety is technologically advanced, and since the world of music is alreadysophisticated electronically, it is important for music education to be technologicallyadvanced also" (p. 4). In my first year of study at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University (QCGU), I was enrolled in Keyboard Foundation Skills 1 (1015QCM) and Keyboard Foundation Skills 2 (1016QCM), which were taught in a classroom piano environment. I found the use of technology beneficial to my learning and believe it to be efficient when instructing large class sizes.
In a report on rural and remote school education, Stokes (1999) stated, "Whenstudents had to travel any distances on buses, it restricted the provision of and theirparticipation in after-school activities, such as sport and music" (p. 29). This provesdistance is yet another barrier preventing students from accessing quality musiceducation. Rees (2002) claims, "Computer-based multimedia resources, coursemanagement systems, video-conferencing,<|fim_middle|>Reading Tutor, Tenuto, and i Real Pro.
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Disability and Culture: The usefulness of Davis' argument about the relationship between the concept of normalcy and cultural production | and web-based instruction are providingopportunities and challenges for the educator who seeks additional or alternativemeans to facilitate music learning" (p. 257). This view is supported by a case study,which explored the use of synchronous online piano teaching in Southern USA in2017 (Pike). The technologies utilised were Disklavier grand pianos, computers withon-board cameras, microphones, and Facetime, an Internet MIDI software program, ahigh-speed Internet connection, and Dropbox. The pianos were equipped with MIDIsensors, which captured pedal depression, keystroke, and velocity on one piano andoutputted these details through the remote piano. The design of this technologyallowed for sound to emanate from the pianos at each location rather than relying onthe web-conferencing system to convey these aspects of piano performance. Onedrawback of this system is the incapability of students and teachers to talk and playsimultaneously due to the microphone cancellation feature in the Internet MIDI,which prevents the piano from echoing in Facetime. Pike asserts, "While not allinstruments can be taught online with outstanding sound quality, at present thetechnology exists to teach piano synchronously online and it has been deemed afeasible means of reaching underserved populations" (2017). Coming from a ruralbackground, I understand first-hand the barrier of distance in accessing musiceducation and believe distance learning programs may be a solution to this problem.
The Australian Music Therapy Association defines music therapy as, "A research-based practice and profession in which music is used to actively support people asthey strive to improve their health, functioning and wellbeing" (2012). Manytechnologies have been designed, which make musical performance achievable for people with disabilities. Scientific studies have found correlations between the use of these technologies and improvement in health, functioning and wellbeing in disabledpersons, giving them a place in modern music therapy. One of these technologies is asensorimotor piano system, which was initially developed for people with cerebralpalsy by Blumenstein, Turova, Alves-Pinto, and Lampe (2016). The system iscomprised of an E-piano with a MIDI output, additional acoustic or E-piano, LEDbar, controller, a pair of gloves with integrated pressure sensors, a pair of gloves withvibration motors and LEDs, and two OLED displays. Blumenstein et al. (2016)describes how the system functions:
The pressure sensed on the teacher's glove is transmitted to the corresponding finger on the pupil's glove via the vibration motors and LEDs, such that the pupil knows which finger should strike which key. Additionally, two OLED displays showing the notation of the note played by the teacher can be attached to the left and right pupil's gloves.
The results showed a reduction in errors recorded by cerebral palsy pupils when the sensorimotor piano system was used, compared to when it was not used. They consider the system to also be effective in supporting the learning of people with sensory, cognitive, and space perception impairments. This invention is just one example of how contemporary technology is successful in eliminating the barrier between disability and music education.
In conjunction with physical disabilities, mental disorders such as Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) are obstacles negatively impacting on musical engagement. "MPA isdefined as the experience of persisting, distressful apprehension about and/or actualimpairment of, performance skills in a public context, to a degree unwarranted giventhe individual's musical aptitude, training, and level of preparation". (Salmon, 1990).Bissonnette, Dubé, Provencher, and Moreno Sala (2016) investigated the evolution of MPA and quality of performance quality during Virtual Reality Exposure Training(VRET). Over three weeks, nine music students participated in six one-hour sessionsof VRET to determine its effectiveness in reducing MPA. The four virtualenvironments tested were a public audience of twelve people, a public audience offorty people with an additional three judges, three judges without an audience, and an empty room. Bissonnette et al. (2016) reveal, "The findings indicate a significant decrease in MPA between sessions. They also indicate a significant increase inperformance quality within sessions and a positive correlation between absorptionability and level of anxiety at the beginning of the VRET". Kenny (2011) discussesother treatment options available for MPA including psychoanalytic/psychodynamictherapies, behavioural, cognitive, and cognitive behavioural therapy, new wavecognitive behavioural therapies, multimodal therapies, emotion-based therapies,performance-based approaches, pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders, and treatmentof anxiety disorder in children and adolescents. It is evident MPA is a seriouspsychological disorder, which has various treatments available due to themanipulation of an array of contemporary technologies. I have confidence in thesetechnologies to assist me in overcoming my own MPA.
A wholesome music education extends far beyond the practice room, the teachingstudio, and the stage. Being a well-rounded musician in the 21st Century demandsmuch more than this. Gearing and Forbes (2013) define a functional musician as,"One who is technically sound, versatile, adaptive, collaborative, empathetic, andcreative". My enrolment at QCGU requires me to undertake performance study,keyboard foundation skills, music theory, aural studies, music literature, professionalpractice, conducting, and secondary teaching area courses. Other Conservatorium-listed electives include composition, Conservatorium ensemble studies, jazz,keyboard accompaniment, music technology, project studies, work integratedlearning, and world music performance (Griffith University, 2018). While I wasfortunate enough to be accepted into such a prestigious tertiary institution, noteveryone has this opportunity to develop these critical musicianship skills. Therefore,it is necessary to explore more accessible resources and technologies, such as Band-in-a-Box. Nardo interviews Chloe (2010) who describes the uses of the softwareincluding composition, arranging, ear training, improvisation, and accompaniment.She debates, "If we must talk about a limitation in my music experience with Band-in-a-Box, the beats are accurate - too accurate! There is no rubato whatsoever in themelodic lines, which sounds unnatural, unemotional. Also, because of the electronicsound, we miss the beauty and subtlety of real instruments" (Nardo & Chloe, 2010).Other resources for developing musicianship skills include Auralia, Music for Ear Training, Music for Sight Singing, Sight Reading Factory, The Sight- | 1,368 |
9 Fun Things To Do In Amelia Island | Best Amelia Island Things to Do
By: Author Igor Jovanovsky
Categories Florida, North America, Southeast, Things To Do, United States
Amelia Island is one of the Sunshine State's hidden gems. This little slice of paradise lies just off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida.
The vibrant coastal community of Amelia Island is blessed with warm weather all year long, charming historic neighborhoods, and natural beauty.
Amelia Island's beautiful beaches and brick streets offer a long list of things to do for all visitors! Plan your own trip to Amelia Island, or you can discover some of the things that you can do there!
Top 9 Things To Do In Amelia Island
Plan A Day At The Beach
Go Horseback Riding
Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach
Visit Amelia Island Museum of History
Take A Boat Tour With Amelia Island Charters
Go On A Paddling Adventure
Dine At SALT
Take A Tour Of Marlin And Barrel Distillery
Grab A Drink At The Palace Saloon
Summary Of The Top 10 Things To Do In Amelia Island
Amelia Island is the perfect place to go if you desire a beach vacation without crowds and with all the local charm. Choose from an impressive line of beaches that stretch thirteen miles along the coast of Amelia Island.
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Visit Main Beach Park for a sunrise, then relax with a picnic lunch while watching waves and enjoying coastal views. If you prefer water sports, Main Beach Park offers public swimming as well as beach volleyball courts.
During the evening, sit on the sandy shoreline of Peters Point Beachfront Park and watch dolphins. A trip to the beach is always fun regardless of what time of day it is.
The pristine white beaches of Amelia Island are a perfect place to enjoy the sun. So if you're wondering what to do on Amelia Island, make sure to take full advantage of the natural wonders. You won't be disappointed with this coastal retreat!
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Come along on a horseback riding tour of Amelia Island and enjoy a wonderful afternoon in the sun.
Amelia Island Horseback Riding lets you ride into the sunset. A variety of daily rides, sunrise rides, and sunset rides are available, which offer beautiful ocean views as the horses amble along.
Do you prefer to watch the sunrise? Then, consider taking a ride in the morning—just bring your camera with you. During the horseback riding session, you will hear stories about the area from the guide to enhance your riding adventure.
It will surely be a magical experience if you decide to explore together with these beautiful creatures. Relax on a horseback ride along the coast while taking in the scenery of this attractive destination!
Discover why Fort Clinch is one of Florida's top historic sites by taking a stroll through the 50 blocks of cobblestone streets in historic downtown Fernandina Beach.
Victorian-era architecture's dramatic elegance and charming ambiance have helped make this city an official National Register listing. In addition, it is a popular destination for history enthusiasts, with more than 350 historic buildings on Main Street.
You can walk along the docks and watch the passing boats, then stop for a drink or lunch at one of the restaurants.
Explore old Fernandina Beach by foot or by cycling and sample the seafood specialty dishes while admiring the Victorian architecture along Centre Street. The atmosphere is guaranteed to make you feel good.
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Exhibits at the Amelia Island Museum of History offer a fascinating look into Florida's past. This museum features a broad range of shows about Amelia Island, the Civil War, shipwrecks, and more.
It is located in the old Nassau County jail, and tours give visitors a glimpse of life behind bars. In addition, there is a re-constructed jail cell where<|fim_middle|>117 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 // +18444412444
The Palace Saloon is set right in the middle of downtown Fernandina Beach along Crockford Drive. Founded in 1879, the saloon was one of the first bars in Florida, serving as a great window into the town's history. The building has been the scene of several significant events, including two fires in the late 1800s.
Once, it was a gambling hall underneath an old boarding house, frequented by authors, celebrities, and former presidents. Despite its ghostly history, it still pours drinks today and is just as popular as ever!
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This historic bar is a great place to grab a drink before heading out for dinner or a night out. Six nights a week, the Palace Saloon hosts live music and local comedians looking for a fun and intimate venue to display their talents.
If you're in the mood for a historical drink, check out the oldest bar in Florida, where ghosts of outlaws and soldiers roam. There's plenty of history to read up on!
From art and history enthusiasts to nature lovers, there are plenty of things to do in the Amelia Islands and not feel bored for even a minute.
Once you experience the natural beauty here, you are guaranteed to come away with unforgettable memories. From its miles of untouched beaches great for surfing to the historic mansions and grand gardens, there's something here for everyone.
You'll find there are many ways to enjoy your stay at Amelia Island, so see for yourself what Amelia Island has to offer, and come and visit one of the best places for shrimp, sports, and fun!
It's easy to get lost in the abundance of leisure, excitement, and adventure on Amelia Island, losing sight of its rich history and heritage. So, as you explore this beautiful barrier island that lies just off the coast of northeastern Florida, be sure to stop by some of the historical sites as well to appreciate this diverse region truly.
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Every room in the museum provides insight into the history of the area and an orientation screen depicting different decades.
The museum has an interactive childrens' area perfect for parents with young kids, featuring a footbridge zip line. Enjoy a guided tour and discover more about Amelia Island's rich history!
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Discover Amelia Island from a whole new perspective by taking a scenic boat tour! It will allow you to see natural wildlife and parts of the island you wouldn't usually get to experience.
You can choose from a family fishing trip or a private nature tour to see Florida's stunning east coast while you enjoy the peace and serenity of being on a boat.
A variety of charter tours are available throughout the season at Amelia Island Charters. In addition, there are family fishing excursions, private wildlife nature tours, eco-tours at the Great Florida Birding Trail, dolphin watching cruises, snorkeling tours to Cumberland Island, historical sightseeing tours of Amelia Island Plantation, and the John's Pass History Experience.
Taking a tour of the island gives you an excellent opportunity to learn about its history while admiring the breathtaking views. So bring your lunch, and take the cruise of your choice!
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Amelia Island has plenty to offer if you are the adventurous type who is constantly on the lookout for fun things to do. Amelia Island Kayak Excursions help you enjoy your day on the water regardless of whether you're a novice or an experienced paddler.
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Paddle through the calm water of the Amelia River and explore the area's salt marshes on a guided tour. In addition to half-and full-day river trips, two- and six-hour overnight excursions are also available for those who prefer paddling alone.
Experience a day out in nature in the leafy shade of majestic cypress trees while being led to some of the most beautiful spots. This is one of the best things to do in Amelia Island for paddlers of all skill levels and newbies looking for adventure.
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SALT is the place to be while you're here, so don't forget to make a reservation while you're in town. Aside from being one of Florida's five-diamond restaurants, this restaurant is known for its creative dishes.
Watch the Atlantic Ocean while enjoying your meal or a drink. A fine art intended for consumption is the skill with which Richard Laughlin crafts his dishes.
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They use local ingredients to create delicious food. Though the chef's inventive menu changes seasonally, did you know that he also makes unique dishes for each guest?
Visitors look forward to dining at the chef's table in the kitchen with the "Dine with the Chef" experience. You'll get to sample different dishes one after another. In addition, the restaurant also provides diners with the opportunity to sample the "Chef's Adventure Tasting Menu," featuring seasonal dishes.
Those who love textured and flavorful dishes should undoubtedly try the foie gras terrine wrapped in pickled mullet belly and topped with hamachi mousse.
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Take a tour of Marlin and Barrel Distillery after you have lunch at one of the restaurants. Learn how Venture Vodka, rum, and gin are made and experience some of the unique flavors.
Aside from grapefruit and orange liqueur, they make a Smoked Pepper Vodka ideal for Bloody Marys and a Vanilla Bean Espresso Rum, which is slightly sweet.
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The tour gives visitors a chance to sample the distillery's specialty spirits and teaches them how and where they are made. Observe the distillation of vodka from wheat and sugar cane, the crafting of rum, and the creation of liqueurs from the finest citrus in Florida.
Additionally, guests get the opportunity to sample these unique offerings directly from the stills before they are aged in barrels. Also, they will get to see some of the oldest stills running in operation. It won't be long before you want to take a bottle home to remember your visit to the distillery.
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Storage vendors enter records fray
When a federal judge ruled 17 months ago that agencies had to start managing their electronic records, one of the first questions raised by information technology managers was how they would store millions of files. Now some storage system vendors think they have the answer.
At FOSE last week, two vendors of CD-Recordable jukeboxes, NSM Jukebox Inc. and JVC Professional Computer Products Division, debuted bundled systems for archiving e-mail according to the Defense Department's standards for electronic record keeping. Meanwhile, OTG Software, Bethesda, Md., unveiled a storage management application it developed with integrator Roy F. Weston Inc. that the Army Corps of Engineers is deploying to manage its engineering, construction and permit files.
These offerings join a product introduced last year by SMS Data Products, McLean, Va., called CD-Rkive, which also enables e-mail to be managed through storage on CD-R media. The product was not exhibited at FOSE, and the company declined to comment for this story.
To date, most vendors that have entered the electronic records management market make workflow and document management software used for routing, tracking and managing documents during their creation. But storage vendors see a need to continue managing these documents through the rest of their life cycle. "You can't talk to a single manager of information systems about creating a message retention system without talking about the way you're going to store it," said Chris Gray, vice president of XVault Inc., Amherst, N.H., which is supplying electronic records management software for the NSM Jukebox and JVC systems.
CD-R is a good solution, he added, because it is long-lasting, secure and easy to maintain online.
That signals a new market opportunity. Electronic record- keeping "is a big data generator," said Gregory Leonard, manager of systems engineering with OTG. "Just the numbers themselves make it very attractive to the main storage market."
"As a storage developer and hardware provider, we're always looking at applications for insight into where the requirement goes," said Richard Young, vice president with JVC. With a new application such as records management, "a company bundling a hardware and software solution is more appealing to the end user for comfort level."
Jeni Cantley, NSM's marketing manager, said that while her company waits for the Digital Video Disc market to take off, "we're looking for application solutions we can start putting our storage into." E-mail records management promises large volumes of material to store.
NSM is selling SecurMail, which consists<|fim_middle|> and dispose of records or transfer them to the National Archives and Records Administration at the right time.
XVMail currently works with Microsoft Exchange. A Lotus Notes version is being developed, Gray said.
The OTG system, called the Corps of Engineers Electronic Record Keeping Information System, integrates an Oracle database, an image server attached to a jukebox and OTG's DiskXtender and Application
Xtender storage management software. CEERIS does not currently manage e-mail, although OTG is working on an upgrade that will perform this task.
CEERIS generates record- keeping data for each document automatically when users create or scan in their documents. Richard August, manager of federal information management programs with Weston, said the next upgrade would include document management software, which provides access and version control as users work on their files. | of XVault's XVMail software and one of two jukeboxes, its 135-disc Satellite system or 620-disc Galaxy. Both boxes support traditional CD and next-generation DVD media.
JVC's offering, called E-mail Archiving Solution, includes XVMail together with jukebox configurations of 100 to 600 CD-ROM or CD-R discs.
XVMail, which is undergoing testing for compliance with the DOD 5015.2 electronic record- keeping standard, can be set up to automatically store and index e-mail and attachments. A module called the Record Keeping System Policy Module allows customers to define a file plan for filing e-mail records, routes messages to the right file through a keyword or filing code, executes records retention instructions and keeps an audit trail for each record.
In NSM's and JVC's systems, groups of discs can be partitioned so that related records are stored together. That way, Gray said, it is easy for users to cut off discs when they are full | 215 |
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A formerly flamboyant hairdresser takes a long walk across a small town to style a dead woman's hair.
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The Sierra Club had challenged DOE's review of the project, saying the agency didn't comply with federal environmental laws before approving the Freeport terminal in 2014, and that its determination that the terminal is in the "public interest" was flawed.
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Analysis Of The Poem "The Road Not Taken" Written By Robert Frost
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Topic Being a Writer, Poetry, Robert Frost
"The Road Not Taken" poem is a very famous poem written by Robert Frost; an American poet and writer. This poem is characterised by its simple language and easy meaning, it describes a mood that a person passes through a stage of his life and a conflict when he wants to take a decision about. This conflict and the decision taken declared through the use of metaphors, diction, verb tenses and title. The poem describes a mood that a person passes through a stage of his life. It gave me confirmation of my thought when I had to choose a path that would change my rest of life.
The poem is a metaphor story, tells of every human being about his age when he reaches a crossroads, he has to choose between the two routes does not know the end of each. It tells about the physical journey of a person travelling along a road and coming to this point. He stands a long time thinking both ways in all the obstacles or facilities in each of them, examines on of them carefully, and then chooses the other, because it is "grassy" and wanted wear". In the next verse the traveler realises that both roads are actually worn about the same. Then he states that when one of the two routes is taken, it is difficult to return to the other. The poem is an extended metaphor, he has likened the human's age in one of its stages with two roads in the forest, and at one point one of them must be selected. Paths in the woods and forks in a road are classic metaphors for the crises and decisions involved in life. Forks have symbolised the connection between free will and fate. "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood," is the first line in the first stanza which is a metaphor in which the poet uses the woods to represent life. When standing at the edge of the woods, it is not possible to clearly see what lies ahead, as the view is obstructed by trees and branches. We are free to choose,<|fim_middle|> Son" By Langston Hughes
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"The Road Not Taken" is written in the first person and uses the personal pronoun "I" to personalise its meaning as an inner journey, which suggests that the reader has direct insight into the poet's thoughts and feelings. In addition, line 8 in the second stanza, "Because it was grassy and wanted wear," is an example of personification. The poet speaks in melancholy and sighs about one stage of his life. And I think that the tone of melancholy may be suitable for such poem; this clear from some words, sentences the poet mentioned like; "And sorry I could not travel both", "I doubted if I should ever come back", "I shall be telling this with a sigh", etc. The speaker is revealing a characteristic about human nature. Given the choice between thinking well of ourselves or not – most people would choose to think well of themselves. The form of the poem is a free form, the poet does not follow the traditional rules for writing poetry, the poet does not adhere to one meter, rhyme or rhythm. And I think this format is suitable for this kind of poem. The sequence of the poem was temporal as it began at a certain moment and followed the event until it reached the conclusion.
The poet used five sentences in each section of his poem which was simple sentences, nor did he follow the usual linguistic sequence in most of the sentences of the poem. The poet used the capital letters at the beginning of each sentence in his poem. He also used the commas to indicate the continuation of the previous idea, that punctuation was appropriate for the idea he put in each sentence. The title of the poem can refer to either road because it says that the speaker takes the road "less traveled," which means the road not taken by most travelers. When the poet choses this "less traveled" road, the other road becomes "the road not taken." So, the poet did not take the road "less traveled," he took the road determined by choice and chance. It is interesting to note that this poem may actually present a parallel to the life of Robert Frost. The metaphorical language used by the poet when he likened the choices that man has to do it in a certain stage of his life in two divergent ways in a dense forest, is clearly expressed the situation of any one of us when he wants to pass one of the two paths.
The life is exactly like a passing in a dense forest which we does not know where to go, but when he said "And looked down one as far as I could .. To where it bent in the undergrowth, he meant that standing and thinking carefully before going either way is an expression of the need to think carefully before starting any path. It is irregularly pattern, which gives the poet the flexibility to express his ideas and move from one case to another. The words sound in the poem creates a quiet tone and moves differently at different places in the poem to give that meaning.
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Military asked to aid nursing homes in Quebec,<|fim_middle|>9 has now killed more than 45,000 people in the U.S.
On a more optimistic note, New Zealand, with about 1,500 cases and 14 deaths, said it was moving to a Level 3 alert next week from the highest Level 4 now in place, meaning reopening some businesses and schools and easing travel restrictions.
— With files from Canadian Press reporters across the country.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 22, 2020. | Ontario; signs COVID-19 slowing
The new measures are intended to target support at young people who have fallen through the cracks of other emergency financial assistance like the CERB during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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updateArticle was updated Apr. 23, 2020
TORONTO - The Canadian military needs to help in understaffed nursing homes ravaged by COVID-19, the country's two largest provinces said Wednesday, as signs of a slowing pandemic prompted talk of easing the economically crippling measures put in place to curb the spread.
Both Quebec and Ontario called on the federal government to send in the troops, with Premier Francois Legault asking for 1,000 military personnel. Premier Doug Ford similarly asked for military help in five priority homes in his province.
Coronavirus disease in nursing homes has accounted for a significant proportion of Canada's 1,974 deaths, with facilities in the two largest provinces hit especially hard.
"We're in the thick of a raging battle against COVID-19 in our long-term care homes," Ford said.
Despite the lethal spread of the novel coronavirus in long-term care facilities, some bright spots did emerge.
Ontario, for example, reported 510 new cases or 4.3 per cent more over the previous day — the slowest growth in weeks. Also encouraging was that, for the first time, more than half of infections have been resolved and 20 long-term care homes with outbreaks were now virus-free.
Several other provinces reported no new cases amid talk of how and when to get the country moving again.
Ford has mused Ontario could start easing restrictions ahead of next month's long weekend. Legault, whose province reported 93 more deaths, said he would present a plan next week to reopen schools gradually, starting in stable areas.
Premier Dennis King of Prince Edward Island, which has had just 26 cases and no deaths, said lifting anti-COVID measures could start as early as May 1.
In Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe said some businesses could reopen next month under a five-phase plan his government has developed.
"We know there are risks on both sides," he said in a televised address.
"If we move too quickly, we risk increasing the spread of COVID-19. If we move too slowly, we risk permanent damage to the livelihoods of thousands of Saskatchewan people."
Moe said more details on what businesses and services will be allowed to reopen will be announced Thursday.
Manitoba said it would release its reopening plan next week.
How exactly Canada starts on the road to normalization depends largely on provincial decisions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. However, the closure of the Canada-U.S. border will stay in place until May 21 at the earliest, he said.
For her part, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam agreed Canada was slowing the epidemic but warned against letting down the country's collective guard. The focus, Tam said, had to be on stopping outbreaks in seniors homes and other places where vulnerable people live in close quarters.
Regardless, the financial fallout of the anti-COVID measures — social isolation and the shutdown of non-essential commercial activities — has been profound. Trudeau, who had already announced more than $100 billion in various forms of assistance, offered more financial supports on Wednesday.
A total of $9 billion would go to students without access to previously announced emergency assistance. Students will receive $1,250 a month from May to August under the program.
"As young people, what you're going through matters," Trudeau said. "We want to make sure that you will be OK."
In addition, the government said it would create 76,000 new summer jobs for young people in sectors that "need an extra hand," such as agriculture.
The economic impact of the epidemic was seen on the inflation front, where Statistics Canada reported the consumer price index for March was up a scant 0.9 per cent compared with a year ago. That was the smallest increase since May 2015 and compares with the 2.2 per cent recorded in February.
On Friday, Canadians will hear the government's fiscal update for February — including a deficit number bound to look microscopic compared to the tsunami of red ink unleashed by a pandemic that idled much of the economy in mid-March.
The prime minister also pledged unspecified aid for older Canadians whose finances have taken a hit. "There is help coming for seniors," he said.
Globally, the grim pandemic toll continued to mount, with New York City alone reporting almost 15,000 deaths — more than all but four countries worldwide: Italy, Spain, France and the U.K. COVID-1 | 992 |
Toyota Vietnam on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of vehicles to solve technical problems which it admitted could be found in nearly 9,000 cars on the domestic market.
The carmaker said this is only a recall for repairs, which means a refund option is not available at this moment.
No further details have been issued on when the repair program starts and how the technical flaws will be fixed.
The recall announcement came nearly one week after the company said that around 8,830 Innova model cars suffered from technical flaws.
Officials from Toyota Vietnam, including Production Manager Tadashi Yoshida, admitted that there were problems with the brake systems, camber bolts and seats. Some <|fim_middle|> who helped expose the issue, was quoted by the Tuoi Tre newspaper on Friday as saying it would not be easy to fix the problems with the brake systems and the camber bolts.
The engineer, who is still employed by Toyota Vietnam, said repair shops of the company are not capable of dealing with the flaws, adding that more personnel training and new equipment were needed for the purpose. | 200 cars, for instance, may have been released into the market with braking systems that are more responsive than usual. Others have bolts and seats that were not installed properly.
The carmaker, however, declined to issue a recall at the time, upsetting many consumers.
However, authorities will continue their investigation into the case, he said.
The Vietnam Register is responsible for the technical supervision of vehicle manufacturers. Earlier this week Duc told Thanh Nien that his agency cannot run a full check on each and every vehicle. Manufacturers of automobiles and motorbikes are required to submit a model that all mass-produced copies are based on.
"If the manufacturer makes products that are not exactly the same as the approved model, they must take responsibility," he said.
Engineer Le Van Tach, | 160 |
With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, we thought we'd focus this week's journal on the art of appreciation. More profound than simply an expression of thanks, appreciation involves a deep emotional awareness around what we have<|fim_middle|> by consciously practicing appreciation, we are more likely to feel better and experience improved physical health in return.
So, as the holiday season approaches, let's take stock of the riches in our lives and make a commitment to appreciating them. Even amidst life challenges (and we all have them), we can use the power of appreciation to promote acceptance, perspective, and joy for ourselves and for those around us. | , and a desire to focus more on that bounty than what may be lacking.
We all know how easy it is to get caught up in the external expression of our lives – comparing ourselves to others and yearning for more. However, what if we applied that same way of thinking to our gifts, prioritizing our needs over our wants, and recognizing the abundance that is already present? Even amidst hardships, | 81 |
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Episode 25: Accessibility for All
Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 36:33 | Recorded on September 2, 2020 | Speakers: Alexa Heinrich, Joel Goodman, Jon-Stephen Stansel
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Alexa Heinrich (@HashtagHeyAlexa) joins Jon-Stephen and Joel to talk about accessibility on social media.
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Jon-Stephen Stansel: Welcome to the Thought Feeder podcast. I'm Jon-Stephen Stansel and with me as always is the fashionably bespectacled Joel Goodman. This week we have with us, the social media manager for St. Petersburg College and recent Sprout Social Always On award recipient, Alexa Heinrich. Thank you so much for being with us this week, Alexa.
Alexa Heinrich: Thank you for having me. I was very excited to be here.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: we're, we're thrilled to have you, and you know, you and I have talked a lot on Twitter back and forth a little bit, and you do just an amazing job educating others and being an advocate for the importance of accessibility on<|fim_middle|> time-consuming. Like, you know, you can camel case your hashtags right now. That's not a big deal. You can add alt text that takes an extra 30 seconds or a minute to do so like right away, you can instantly start seeing results and being more accessible in your social media.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah, especially cause I mean, even with captioning, if you upload a video to YouTube, YouTube is going to do its best to auto caption it and then you can go in and edit those auto-captions. So, which is something that I do all the time and I'm pretty fast at it, at this point. So I, I feel like people always think they have to start from scratch when it comes to captioning. I'm like, no YouTube will help you and YouTube will help you for free, which is great.
I mean, a lot of it is just like those emoji illustrations. How much time did you take to do that? We talk about time being a commodity with social. I'm just like, that's a lot, that's a lot, a lot. Same thing with the fancy fonts for Instagram, you had to go to a separate website to generate that text. So what, what are you talking about when you mean, Oh, I don't have the time? Time for what?
Jon-Stephen Stansel: That's a mic drop moment right there. Uh, let's talk about that for just a second, because we see it all the time, whether the, you know, the emoji illustrations or the kind of text-based illustrations that are like the little cat holding a sign or something like that.
Alexa Heinrich: The ASCII?
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Yeah. I think we see it, but I don't think people understand the impact that has on a screen reader. Can you describe that a little bit?
Alexa Heinrich: I saw a tweet from a, a major brand and it had, Oh, gosh, probably somewhere around like 25 cheese wedge emojis and a bunch of little people icons. They were trying to like do a graph of how much people like cheese and it, it sounded terrible. And what would take me about five seconds to comprehend took my screen reader about 30 seconds to run through. I mean, thankfully when you have the same emoji, it just goes 10 cheese emoji. But what does that mean? Like if you're just listening to this and you can't see the content, what is 10 cheese emoji translate to you? So.
Joel Goodman: That's a lot of cheese.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah, it's a lotta cheese. People really like cheese, but yeah, it was like emoji, baby, a straight line, 10 cheese wedge. I'm like, this sounds like someone just threw a bunch of like icons and characters and like yeah. Send tweet. This makes sense!
Jon-Stephen Stansel: It's like Dadaist poetry.
Alexa Heinrich: Yes. Yes. That's. Yeah. If, if, uh, Jackson Pollock was a social media manager, this is what he'd be throwing out there.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Yeah. but two, you've made a good point that accessibility isn't always like the fun police. Like we, we can do the, still do these things. Like you can have those illustrations as an image with alt text rather than text-based in your tweet. Just because it's not accessible doesn't mean you have to skip out on the fun stuff and you don't get to, to play in, in the meme that's popular that day, but.
We just need to be cognizant of how can we do this in a way that is accessible. And if more people start doing it, it becomes the norm.
Joel Goodman: If anything you're being fun for more people than you were before, you know?
Alexa Heinrich: Exactly. There was a woman who, she, she does use a screen reader. I wish I had saved the tweet where she had an example of a tweet she had seen. And it was, there was something in the middle of this giant block of emojis and all the emojis for different people, emojis with different skin tones. And for anyone listening, who doesn't know this, every emoji does have its own description, but then when you change the skin tone, that adds an extra layer to the description. So it could be baby light skin tone, baby medium-light skin tone.
So. She had her screen reader read it, and she had her screen reader set to a very fast speed. So it really ran through it, but it was still like obnoxiously long to listen to this tweet of this giant emoji illustration. And she, she said, or you could just do it like this and then screenshot that emoji illustration and added ALT text to the screenshot and tweeted it out. I was like, yeah, that's all you really need to do.
I've had people push back, like, well, I like ASCII art and I like emoji art. I'm like, that's great for you. Good. I'm glad you like it. But other people can't understand what it means because it doesn't make any sense.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: And it's not, you know, sometimes it's not about what we like, you know? As a marketer, I'm not creating for my art, just because I like it doesn't mean anything. Right. Um, it doesn't mean it's the best way to do it. My personal preference and personal taste should not always enter into it. Sometimes, sometimes you know? I have very strong tastes, but,
Alexa Heinrich: Well, it'd be like me saying that. Okay. I work for, I work for a public college. Um, we are taxpayer-funded. It would be like me saying, well, I'm not going to recognize this particular group of politicians that have supported the college because I don't like them. I don't get to do that. I, I am unbiased when it comes to the content that I put out for the college.
So you kind of have to make the same approach when it comes to accessibility.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Alexa thank you so much for being with us this week. We really appreciate it. And do you have any, any plugs where can people find you, find your work, uh, learn more about you?
Alexa Heinrich: Sure. I can always be found on Twitter as @HashtagHeyAlexa. That is literally the word hashtag, Hey Alexa, don't try and put the pound sign in there. And my website is therealalexa.com. Yes, I am throwing shade at my stolen name.
Joel Goodman: OG Alexa.
Alexa Heinrich: I thought about making it that. But, uh, I am always down to talk about accessibility for digital spaces, especially social media. So I love chatting about that. So anyone can find me online just about 24/7.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Excellent. Thank you so much.
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Episode 24: Doing Digital Education Right
Episode 26: How to Side-Hustle in Higher Ed
Joel Goodman on Episode 9: Higher Ed Homogeneity
Will Noble on Episode 9: Higher Ed Homogeneity | social media. And I think it's such an important topic and one that, you know, we talk a lot about, but I also think we don't talk about enough.
So, you know, just kind of start off with, you know, can social media managers be better advocates for accessibility in social media.
Alexa Heinrich: Well, I really think it's a, a lead by example kind of deal. Like you have to implement these best practices in order to advocate for them. And I'm always very pro it's not just the social media managers or the digital communicators. It's a matter of you have to get your management on board, you have to get leadership on board, which I'm very lucky to have at my college.
My leadership is all about what I do. They were really excited when they heard that I had been, you know, asked to talk about this subject for the National Institute for Social Media, for different podcasts, and then I got the award, which kind of highlighted my accessibility work. So I'm lucky in that aspect because they make it a priority because I've made it a priority. Which is just huge, cause it makes it easier for me to do my job and educate other people at the college and beyond.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Yeah. Oh and you know, that's an interesting issue to touch on too, because I think w one thing I have noticed about being, you know, you being an advocate on social media is, you know, we make that sort of part of our job and that helps us do our job a little bit better in some ways when we are a little bit more vocal and we go out and do presentations and things like that.
So, can you address how that's helped you a little bit in arguing for better accessibility at your university?
Alexa Heinrich: Sure, well, for one thing, when there are more people on board with accessibility, then I don't have to put so many flyers on Instagram, which is always kind of a great thing, but it helps my colleagues, coworkers think about the content that they're sending me a little bit better, and I actually get better content because of that. Because they're like, Oh no, I know that's not going to work because Alexa would have to do X, Y, and Z in order for it to work properly. Which is always great.
So they think about it a little bit more, and they're more conscious of what I'm doing. So that's helped immensely just in the past year, year and a half that I've been with this college. But I think just talking about it more and bringing more awareness around the subject helps the entire digital community a lot.
Cause I get people all the time now. They're like, I didn't think of this before you started shouting about out into the void. I'm like, that's great. I'm glad that you're thinking about it more. So it's just, it's really cool to see how it's been embraced more by our community online.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Yeah. I think especially for me kind of getting on board with accessibility is, and I think for a lot of people is, they don't realize that it's an issue. And once somebody is made aware of it, most people want to do the right thing, right? And they go, "Oh, okay. Well, I can add all text and that's a simple thing I can do, to make my content accessible." Add closed captions and things like that.
But bringing that awareness is something that is so important. Cause I don't think, you know, one the general public isn't aware of it. So obviously when I, when I bring it up to university leadership, you know, I've never been in a meeting where a VP has said, Oh no, we don't want our content to be accessible.
So generally it's that just bringing it up, bringing that topic to the table. but aside from that what do you see as the biggest roadblock to universities creating accessible social media content?
Alexa Heinrich: I just think bandwidth. I mean, you and I hear it all the time about, well, I'm a one-person team or there's only two of us and we're covering, you know, seven different schools within the university. And that's just so hard.
I mean, I'm. I'm technically the only full-time person for my college, but I have a part-time — I hate calling her an assistant, but that's her title. Um, I have a part-time person who she's very pro-accessibility. Once I taught her about this, then my department's very pro-accessibility. So I really think it's bandwidth, but then just understanding the little things you can do. And the platforms themselves, aside from Twitter, now, don't really stress accessibility or the, their accessibility features.
So I think Twitter's done a really nice job in recent months of being more transparent about what you can do to be accessible. But then you have the other platforms that don't, aren't really doing that. Like Instagram posts pictures all the time and they don't have alt text and it drives me bonkers. It's again, it's kind of that lead by example and what bigger example for social media accessibility would there be then the platforms themselves doing that? I think that would be a huge step in the right direction.
Joel Goodman: On the bandwidth side, sometimes I think a lot of institutions, this goes back to what leadership thinks is important and how, especially in higher ed at — well maybe not especially in higher ed, but definitely in higher ed -— everything's an emergency everything's urgent, everything has to happen right now. Where I think a lot of general bandwidth problems, whether it has to do with accessibility or, you know, other responsibilities that social media managers, web content people, designers, you know, anyone that's working in the digital marketing space in higher ed, all they need to do is have leadership realize that you can take an extra five minutes to make sure that something is done the right way and it can have a profound impact on not just the final product it's going out, you know, not just making sure that you're including ALT text in images or that, you've burned captions in, or includes included closed captioning on YouTube videos or whatever else.
It's that there's this systemic thinking that starts to change in terms of, no, we don't have to have this out now in five minutes. It's not going to make that big of a difference. And in fact, in five minutes, it's going to make a bigger impact because we're affecting everyone that we can possibly reach and not, precluding some people. Or, I mean, honestly, like I'm harsh, but not harming some people, which I think it does come down to.
When you're not paying attention to it. You're, you're harming someone else and that's, that's a very, it's an important issue. And it, all it takes is a few extra minutes, five, ten then you may a little longer for captions, but also if you're not doing captioning, you're opening yourself up to some other issues right now.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah. Plus the whole, everything is an emergency. Everything is a priority. Okay. Well, most of the timelines aren't chronological anyway. So, unless you're, you know, you've got it switched over on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and I don't even know how LinkedIn's algorithm actually works. That one is, it's a mystery.
So, but yeah, those, those timelines aren't chronological and it's not feeding into anyone's feed chronological. So yeah, it might be an emergency, but the algorithm is not going to agree with you. I mean, 65% of the global population relies on inclusive technology possibly. That's, that's a huge, that's a huge number of people that you're taking out of your messaging by not being accessible.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: And, you know, Joel saying it doesn't take a huge amount of time. Time to do that, you know, an extra five minutes tops to add alt text, you know, if you're, if you're really getting detailed and nitty-gritty with it, but I mean, in general, like some of the, I've railed against like the statements that people put out on these long image, text statements, that one, you know, I don't require accessible technology, but I have an incredibly difficult time reading on my phone. Two, I mean, it takes five minutes to cut and paste that text into, to the alt text or put it up on your website where everybody else can read it and it's searchable like
Joel Goodman: You copied and pasted it into the graphic. I mean, copy and paste it into your alt text field.
Alexa Heinrich: Well, and the thing is, is that, I mean, most of the time when you see that stuff, it's coming from these huge brands or these huge organizations or your major sporting teams, all of which normally have a PR and news section on their website. So what is the point of creating this graphic, if you're not going to use the section on your website, that's made for this type of thing?
So, I mean, when we do, Coronavirus updates — ugh Coronavirus — we have a graphic that just says, "COVID-19 Coronavirus Update," and then I will have readable text where I either send them to our website, or I have a note on Facebook or I thread it on Twitter. Like a Twitter thread is not the end of the world. As long as someone can actually read that text. That's the important part, especially for a public health update. So.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: And I think that's where the advocacy part is so important of making people aware of this. Cause I think what happens, especially, my theory because generally, we're seeing a lot of these statements come from sports teams. And what I think is happening is someone high up in that organization is seeing these sort of messages pop up on Twitter and going, Oh, that's how it's done. Going to their team communications team and saying, I need that, here's my statement, put it in a graphic. And they have so much weight and power that, that team is afraid to push back and say, Hey, no, that's not the best way to do it.
And they roll with it anyway, which leads to the snowball effect of more content like that, cause more and more people see it. So we need people like you Alexa, going out and saying, no, this is not how we do it. so I think that's really important.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah, I agree. And more people need to speak up against that type of stuff and be backed by their leadership. We have that at the college where, um, I'm not going to name the state department, but someone sent a toolkit to like all of the 28 Florida state colleges of, Hey, can you guys share this? But there was like no landing page to link to or anything. It was just a bunch of graphics. And I quite literally told my director, I'm not doing this. It's not accessible. She's like, That's fine. She's like, I don't want you to compromise our values in order to put out a five-minute graphic that people probably won't pay attention to. I was like, Oh, thank goodness.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: That's awesome to have that support because I do think there is a level of a lot of people who don't have that, who get that order, Hey, publish this, infographic up on social. And maybe they push back and that person, you know, their supervisor's unwilling to push back to their supervisor of, Hey, just make them happy, just post it and don't think about it.
But like Joel says, you know, I said all of these bits of inaccessible content do damage.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah, no, for sure. And it's, it's nice when you have leadership in your corner. So I'm, I'm lucky compared to a lot of our peers apparently, which is sad.
Joel Goodman: Is that support something that you've like consciously cultivated or was it naturally there?
Alexa Heinrich: So I came into the college last June (2019) and they kind of had the, I mean, the department overall, there's like 25 of us and it's a very tight-knit department and it's very much, my director leads with, "you guys are the experts in your field," which is great. And when I came in, I was kind of talking about the accessibility of certain things when I get sent flyers and they kind of, they kind of laughed about it a little bit. They were like, Oh, you're, you're way stricter than we were. I was like, yeah, but it's a thing.
And then I just kept feeding them information and talking about it more. They're like, Oh yeah, no, this is definitely a thing that we should care about a hundred percent, which is, which is awesome. So it was there. I just made it more of a priority.
The more I talk about it, plus it helps that like I have all these people now that want to listen to me yell about this. So they're like, Oh, okay. It's not just us. Got it. Okay. So yeah, but again, I have a, I have a great team of people that I work with. So it's, it's just nice to have that support.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Yeah, definitely. That's the support is just so important and that understanding of, of the importance of it and, and why we're doing it. I've even argued a little bit that creating accessible content should be part of a social media manager's job description. It needs to be included there. I've put it on my annual evaluation, so each year when I get, uh, we do our evaluations twice a year, that always comes up, like am I keeping our content accessible?
And I am, but I also want my providers to understand what I'm doing. Cause some of this behind the scenes content that they're not aware of, needs to be brought to their attention.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah, and I, I try really hard with like the volunteer social people at our different campuses to educate them on this stuff. And it helps when I frame it like, well, that's not clickable, that's not actionable. So you want to do it this way instead. Oh, by the way, it's also accessible, if you do it this way.
So trying to find ways that it, they feel like it, it benefits what they're doing, I guess.
But again, it comes down to you should just care about how people are experiencing your content. I shouldn't have to guilt-trip anyone. And for the most part, the people that I work with at the campuses are really understanding about that. And they're like, Oh yeah, no, that, that totally makes sense.
And you're right. We should care about people, especially our students.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: it comes down to, you, you made a good point there about, yeah, this is not clickable or actionable, that, that accessible content is better for everyone. Not just those who need those assisted technologies. Like it becomes better. When I post something in a form that is accessible, it furthers our goals in better ways.
Even from a creation standpoint, there have been times when I'm writing alt text for an image and as I'm writing that description, I start to think to myself, well, maybe this isn't the best image after all, and I'll go back and change it. So it helps you be, become more intentional about what you post.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah. I always say that one of the big reasons to be accessible is, I mean we're marketers. So at the base, our goal is we want as many people as possible to see our message and engage with our message. So why wouldn't you take that extra step to make sure that the other 65% of the population is seeing your message?
Joel Goodman: And that's the thing that's always bugged me is that for some reason making content accessible is seen as not related to the actual business goals of the organization. Marketing is about, like you said, getting as many people to engage and interact and, see your content as possible. And if you're, excluding a whole group, because you're not thinking about it, like that's not accessibility being a chore. That's, to be frank, you being a bad marketer. It's you not knowing the core job function of what you're doing.
And I don't know, I don't know what the fix is. Like. I think there's definitely the education side of it. I think there's kind of the slow burn of like what you've done with, you know, being more vocal about it. And I've, I've talked about that approach with a lot of other different marketing, verticals, channels, whatever.
And I think that that works. I mean, it's very good, like bring everyone together and get people to buy-in from a central kind of standpoint. But I wonder at what point we've gotta, I don't know. I wonder when the shoe drops, right? And it's just like, someone says like, no, this is, this is central to marketing practice.
Like when you're taking marketing courses in college or you're, you know, you're coming up through a job, like, are we waiting 10 years for enough people to be in leadership roles in marketing that they're making that central to the job function? Like making accessibility a key cornerstone of what you do as a marketer?
I hope not. That's a, that's a long time away, like. It's getting better, but I hope it's getting better quick enough, you know?
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah. And I'm always, I mean, I kind of said it yesterday when I had a presentation on this. there are no laws around accessibility and social media right now. There are the WCAG guidelines for digital accessibility for websites. People like to reference the ADA, but that's brick and mortar institutions and kind of dabbles with websites, but there are no laws for social media right now concerning accessibility. And I feel like that is going to change in the near future. Just because of our current situation and how everyone is suddenly very much online.
We're relying on these technologies. Zoom had to kind of change on the fly of, Oh, we have, we have live captioning. We're so sorry. so I really feel like in the next five years or so, we're, we're going to see some laws kind of try to make their way through the process of getting, actually being laws and effecting social media, which sadly, I think we definitely need it's something to lean on, but I wish that people just had the thought of, well, I should just care about people. I don't need a, I don't need this law to tell me to care about people.
It's like that picture that goes around. You should just care about people.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Yeah, well, you know, you bring an interesting point up and you kind of touched on this a little bit earlier, with zoom changing and then Instagram not using their own accessibility features. one of the most difficult parts for me making our own social media accessible is that we're often at the mercy of these platforms and too many platforms that accessibility isn't seen as a priority or something that can come later. Like just ship the feature, accessibility can come later.
So a lot of times we want to use some of these new features, Instagram stories and reels, and the accessibility on TikTok isn't all that great. We don't want to be left behind on some of these platforms. So when, if ever, is it okay for, for, social media managers to use some of these new tools if they can't make them fully accessible, because there's no way to do that?
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah. I mean, there's, there's always the workarounds. Like, you know, when I talk about captioning with stories I always have, well, I use Clipomatic to caption my short videos cause it, records vertically. It's great for stories. You record it square. I'm like there are workarounds, but there, there shouldn't have to be workarounds.
I get really frustrated because the API for Instagram doesn't allow third-party platforms to add the alt text. And I'm like, can you just change the API? Like I get it. You, you, Facebook wants you to use Creator Studio.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: We can do a whole episode on Creator Studio, Alexa.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah, but it wants you to use its product where you can schedule posts and add the alt text now, which is, is wonderful, but I don't want to use Creator Studio. It doesn't work half the time. I want to use the platform that I pay for to manage my systems, which is Sprout Social. But again, Sprout can't do anything because they can't get through the API.
So, yeah, it's, it's again, a lot of this is reliant on the platforms actually saying, "Yes, okay. We're going to value people over profit. Finally. Sorry about that."
Jon-Stephen Stansel: It brings up the issue too, of how we use social media as individuals, you know, as marketers, we could, you put ALT text on everything and, and, you know, if our wish came true, every single brand would use ALT text and accessibility best practices, but individually people aren't always doing that or are aware of that.
You know, I make an effort to kind of, you know, walk the walk, talk the talk of when I post something on my personal account, I try to make it accessible. But sometimes that's not always feasible as an individual. Like, you know, if I'm, replying back and forth to you, Alexa, and I've got a GIF and my three-year-old is like bouncing up and down, like wanting my attention, I might just ship it without the alt text, you know?
Alexa Heinrich: Well, I, I, you know what, that's fine because I, I tell people all the time, if I'm talking to someone one on one in a thread on Twitter, I'm probably not adding the alt text to my images, because I know if I know that that person doesn't rely on it and I'm having, again, a one on one conversation, I probably don't do it. But if I'm sending out content, that's meant for hundreds, thousands of people, I am definitely doing it.
So yeah, I definitely take shortcuts with my own personal social, but that's my prerogative to do. But again, if I'm sending something out to everyone, then yes, it has the ALT text, but one on one conversations I'm a little bit lenient with.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Yeah. And I think that's an important distinction to make too, not for the individual, but brands as well is that, the main thing is to make an effort. To do these things. You know, we're not always going to be perfect. I think sometimes my alt text image descriptions aren't written, you know, really well, but that, you know, something is better than nothing, sometimes. Like we're making an effort and we're, we're trying to do better. And I think anybody who's listening to this who is wondering about accessibility is like, just, just start, just, just start making the effort.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah. And that's, that's my big thing is the goal is progress. You're never going to be perfect. I'm never going to be perfect at it. I have full not full, but I have, you know, use of my sight. I don't rely on this stuff, so I'm never going to be a hundred percent good at it because I don't rely on it. So I don't know, you know, is this good alt text? Like, I can't tell you really. To me yes.
But, uh, yeah, I think any effort is better than no effort at all, which is again, kind of what I stress because my thing is awareness and education. I try to educate others that way. I don't want anyone to feel like they're being shamed by the information that I'm putting out there, which is why if I see a brand do something I'm always polite, and I direct response. I don't put them on blast. I don't retweet them into the timeline of like, look what this brand happened to do with all these emojis. So I try really hard not to do that. Cause I don't think that works. People are resentful of that type of strategy, so to speak. So again, awareness, education. A lot of people just don't know how to do this stuff.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Yeah definitely. And, you know, you kind of bring it to a point too, of we ourselves don't require some of these assistive technologies. but how can we better, bring those who do require them to the conversation of improving our accessibility? Do you do any sort of, getting feedback from those who are using assistive technologies at all, or are aware of any universities that are doing that?
Alexa Heinrich: So, actually, I'm not going to name the team, but there is an MLB team where someone who works for them is very much involved in their accessibility, best practices. And she is blind and she actually sent me a message last week, saying how much she appreciated what I was doing. And she thought it was really great initiative and she was happy to see me doing it.
And it was just really touching because it was the first time I'd actually had someone who relies on these best practices (dog barks)
Someone knocked on the door, give her a second. She's old, she'll wear herself out. Okay. I think she's done. (dog barks again) She wears herself out really fast. She's like 11.
But anyway, it was the first time I'd had someone who relies on these accessibility best practices reach out and say, yes, what you're doing is making a difference.
And that meant a lot to me. And just kind of reaffirms, like, yes, we're heading in the right direction. We need to keep doing this. I need to keep shouting about this loudly for other people to understand. For the people in the back to hear and we've kind of talked about, how we can work together to make this more of a thing within our community.
So that's, that's really exciting to me because I have been, I asked before, like if you were brought on to any of the major social media platforms, what would you immediately do? I was like, I would make accessibility teams that are made of people who rely on this, who need this, who understand why this is important.
I don't want those teams to look like me. Because I don't need this stuff. I shouldn't, I shouldn't be the person that people are like, Oh yeah, she's the expert. I'm an expert. There are people who are way more involved in this world than I am.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Definitely. I think it's important to kind of always remember and kind of keep in the back of our minds. But again, it's not something that we can, you know, we can make that effort to do, but, you know, It's not feasible for every single post to run through somebody, you know, and that person would need to be on the payroll too. We can't just rely on volunteer work, or ask people to do volunteer work, to, to do this for us.
So it's an important thing to consider, but from time to time getting that feedback from those who do use those accessible technologies is really valuable and a good major step in helping us improve.
Alexa Heinrich: Yeah. I always put the caveat in when I like write about accessibility for digital spaces of I'm writing it from the standpoint of an advocate, an ally, a marketer. Please do not assume that what I write about ALT text is a hundred percent correct. I am doing my educated best to give good guidelines for people who are trying to start doing this.
My, my stuff is really the basic of the basic, and this is the beginner stuff, the technical stuff. So I am not the expert.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: Well, I, you, you are, you're a prominent expert, we'll say that. So that said, from talking about the basic of the basics, so, let's say some to somebody who's listening to this who wants that's to get started and get on board with making their social media more accessible? What, what steps can they take right now to start making, making their social media accessible?
Alexa Heinrich: Sure. So I have, four basic areas. One is copywriting. So putting your hashtags in camel case, which everyone's always like, what is camel case? If it's a compound word, then you capitalize the first letter of each of those words. So camel case would have that capital C and another capital C, pretty straightforward, so that screen readers can understand, Oh, it's multiple words.
Emojis, icons, being considerate about how you use them. Because emojis all have descriptive information. So you shouldn't be putting emojis in the middle of content. You shouldn't be overloading your content with emojis. I know people really like, like emoji illustrations, but they're just small nightmares for screen readers.
Then obviously adding ALT text to your images is a huge part of accessibility for digital spaces. That is like, I could go on and on about ALT text and why it's important, how to write it, and all the different aspects of what makes good ALT text.
And then, um, captioning your videos. Whether it has closed captioning, open captioning, I don't care, but it should have captioning in there either as an option or you are forced to read it.
So those are kind of the four big areas of copywriting, emojis and icons, images, and videos.
Jon-Stephen Stansel: And, and, you know, the bottom line of all of these: none of these is expensive to do like And nothing that, with the exception of captions and transcriptions, are really all that | 6,485 |
The Creators of Spooky Animated Series The Kirlian Frequency Talk About Their Big Leap to Netflix
Longtime io9 readers may have noticed our love for animated Argentinian web series La Frecuencia Kirlian, or Ghost Radio. All five episodes are now on Netflix, which is cause for excitement—as well as an excellent reason to chat up creators Cristian Ponce and Hernán Bengoa.
The Kirlian Frequency, as it's now titled, is set in a small town that's isolated itself for very good reason—it's a hotbed of menacing supernatural activity, which could mean witches, vampires, ghosts, and werewolves, or even ancient tentacle monsters. The most dangerous time to be roaming around Kirlian is at night, which is also when the local talk-radio DJ keeps watch and takes calls, offering advice and warnings to his freaked-out listeners.
Each episode of The Kirlian Frequency runs just under 10 minutes, so you can burn through the entire series in under an hour—which you totally should, especially if you're a fan of The X-Files, Coast to Coast AM, The Twilight Zone, the writings of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King, and quirky indie animation.
io9: How did the show go from web series to streaming on a huge platform like Netflix?
Cristian Ponce (writer, director, and animator): Ever since we premiered the show on Vimeo in 2017, it slowly started gaining more views and followers, mostly thanks to word of mouth. Given that it's an independent production we had no access to any kind of advertising to spread it. Luckily, in time some interviews and reviews started showing up online, and by mid-2018 two broadcasters from a national radio show Sensacional Éxito knew the show thanks to io9 and interviewed us.
Hernán Bengoa (writer and illustrator): That interview was listened to by Alejandro De Grazia, who is an Argentinian film distributor and a Netflix aggregator (a kind of curator who selects material that the platform might find interesting). He did some research,<|fim_middle|> the animation method we use is closer to them than traditional animation, with pre-designed figures that we can manipulate to generate action. It ended up being some kind of digital cut out, but with more freedom and the occasional use of other methods. Another aesthetic reference we had from the beginning was the cover of issue #2 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Mike Mignola's chiaroscuro in Hellboy.
Ponce: We learned along the way how to work better and faster with the experience we were gaining. It took us almost two years to complete the first episode, while the last one only took us two months.
io9: I might be wrong, but I don't think a lot of pop culture from Argentina makes it to the U.S. — especially not spooky animation! Is there anything that U.S. viewers might miss, references and so forth, that you could point out for us?
Ponce: As direct references to something entirely local, I think there's only two. First, there's the appearance of the magazine El Péndulo ("The Pendulum") in episode four, which is a classic magazine much like Galaxy, Amazing, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and it's on the episode because it contains the first serious article about Stephen King's career in Spanish. Also in that article, there's a description of an unpublished project by King about a haunted radio station! Then, there's the appearance of Más allá de la Media Noche ("Beyond Midnight"), an Uruguayan horror comics magazine which only had two issues and obsessed me as a kid.
Bengoa: As an illustrator, I consulted many times the way Alberto Breccia handles chiaroscuro. In particular, his illustrated version of The Myths of Cthulhu, a book that is an inspiration for the show by itself.
Ponce: Beyond that, I think the way the stories develop is purely Argentinian. The way the characters communicate with each other, the decisions they make and the way they face the world. It's probably a somewhat universal approach, but to me, it feels closer than a North American movie.
io9: It seems like Kirlian still has so many stories to tell. You mentioned a second season above—what's the status of that, and would it also be on Netflix if it happens? Would you ever want to expand the world into something like a graphic novel or comic book?
Ponce: Right now we're starting to work on the second season. We have five new episodes written, and ideally, they will be acquired by Netflix once produced. We love the idea of a graphic novel, and we've been asked that many times on social media. In that way, we picture a volume composed [of] shorter stories or maybe stories that complete the episodes and characters we've already seen on screen. If there's any readers interested, we'll probably do it someday.
Bengoa: The core of the production, what we call the Kirlian Archive and Radiophonic Institute, is completed by Hernán Biasotti (sound design) and Marcelo Cataldo (original score). Marcelo is working at the moment on an album with extended versions of the songs that appear in the episodes, and we thought of the possibility of including new recordings by the host telling new short stories.
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io9: The only difference I noticed was that there's some English dubbing (along with subtitles when needed). Did anything else change for Netflix?
Ponce: Everything that appeared in Spanish on screen had to be translated to other languages.
Bengoa: Besides the dubbing and subtitles in English and Portuguese (which were handled by Netflix), we had to alter all of the written information on screen, not only the embedded subtitles but also every graphic like signs, posters, etc.
io9: How did the idea for the series first come about, and what made you want to frame it as a late-night radio show? Was there a specific inspiration there?
Ponce: I worked for several years at my brother's radio station in my hometown, and for some time I even hosted a late night show called Hearts in Atlantis in which I would read Stephen King's stories on air. I always had a thing for the radio, and I thought those kinds of radio shows like Gary Cole's in Midnight Caller or Eric Bogosian's in Talk Radio were ideal as a nexus for a horror anthology show.
The main trigger was the episode "Dead Air" from the show Night Visions, in which Lou Diamond Phillips played a radio DJ/host harassed by strange calls in an after midnight show. There's something about the idea of a character lost in the night, bonded with so many people through his voice but at the same time completely alone in an empty building which I find eerie. Other references for this idea of a radio host caught in the midst of a supernatural situation are The Fog, Pontypool, and Eight Legged Freaks. There's even a direct reference to the episode "The Devil's Advocate" from Tales from the Darkside in the first episode.
io9: The host of the show is kind of a mysterious figure. Is he a good guy, a bad guy, or something in between, in your opinion?
Ponce: I think he's someone with his own agenda, and he's very committed to it. I believe he's convinced that what he does, and the way he does it, is for Kirlian's greater good.
Bengoa: He thinks he's one of the good guys. Others may have their own opinion of him.
io9: Speaking of inspirations, there are definitely certain ones that surface throughout the series—The Twilight Zone, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, etc. How much did you plan out the larger mythology of Kirlian before you began, or was it a more organic process with those influences cropping up along the way?
Ponce: To me it's an organic process, much like a giant sandbox. On the first season, we set out to use only one classic monster as a trigger for each episode, and give it a twist. Besides that, there was complete freedom. Eventually, some issues about the town and the radio's background started piling up and we had to arrange them so that they made sense, that way the mythology started growing. On the second season, the idea is to play a bit more with those elements, but not in a traditional way.
Bengoa: Cristian prefers the anthology take of the show, and I'm more into tying loose up ends. We complement each other in that way. As the episodes went by, I started adding stuff in the background which were my own interpretation of what was going on in the town. Generally, I have much of the mythology in mind even though we haven't written it down. But with every new idea, what we know of Kirlian changes.
io9: What interests you most about telling stories in the horror genre? What do you hope viewers take away from watching the show?
Ponce: I think the biggest real reference, from a narrative point of view, has always been The Twilight Zone, because since the start the idea was to talk about what interested me, mediated by fantastic as a conductor and catalyst. I believe the genre is a good way of helping us swallow some stories or subjects that in another way would be too depressing to reach a larger audience. It's not essential to me for the audience to identify those subjects, but they're there. On the other hand, I love horror aesthetically and it's the genre I consume the most.
Bengoa: What I find most captivating is the mystery component, the puzzle to be solved. Mystery and horror become very personal when you seek to tell stories that are intertwined with what scares or troubles you.
io9: What was the animation process like and did you vary your process/technique from episode to episode? What sorts of visuals did you look to for inspiration?
Ponce: Once the script is done, the director separates the story in shots and draws a version of that shot with all the layers it will need to be animated (during the first season I was both director and animator, so this was an easy job because I already knew what I would need). Then, those shots were illustrated by Hernán and as he would finish them, I would start the animation.
Bengoa: Each drawing is illustrated respecting the margins and limits defined by the director, but as for the aesthetic, there was total freedom (we trust in the fact of us having similar criteria). This was one of the perks of working on a totally independent way.
Ponce: The first thing we decided was working with silhouettes, something that I brought in from an earlier version I had thought of, in which the show would be a mix of live action silhouettes and some animation, like the Queens of the Stone Age video for "Go With the Flow." Once we settled on animation, the treatment for the silhouettes and the color was based mainly on games such as De-Animator, Kentucky Route Zero, and Limbo.
Bengoa: Videogames were very useful as reference because | 1,212 |
The Beetmonger's Journal
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- Cory Roush (Ohio), August 31, 2017
- E.K., July 31, 2016
A game in third person and first person; rally the order of beet mongers, February 3, 2016
by MathBrush
In this game, you play as an archaeologist through the eyes of their assistant, Aubrey. In the course of the game, you discover a journal, sending you to a first-person flashback, where you play the leader of the secret order of beet mongers.
The game is wacky and fun. The beginning somehow reminded me of Michael Robert's Ditch Day Drifter opening, which is one of my favorites.
The beet monger part has two paths: war and peace. The war part was relatively easy, and I played to both of its endings. The peace ending seemed more difficult.
Overall, recommended for fans of dry, quirky humor.
- Thrax, March 11, 2015
- Egas, August 4, 2013
>VERBOSE -- Paul O'Brian's Interactive Fiction Page
I have to say, I was quite impressed with all [the] POV manipulation -- I think it was the best part of the whole game. I got excited just thinking about the possibilities for parallel action and dramatic irony that this technique opens up. This particular game doesn't take much advantage of these possibilities, but it does a fine job of breaking new ground on the trail blazed by games like Being Andrew Plotkin.
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- deathbytroggles (Minneapolis, MN), February 6<|fim_middle|> plot--you're a professor's assistant on an archeological dig, and you discover a journal that flashes you back into another point of view--and the premise, which involves persecution of beet-sellers, is amusing. There are two paths through the game, both reasonably plausible (given the game's assumptions) and well implemented. A few minor glitches, and not very long, but on the whole a good effort.
-- Duncan Stevens
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- amciek (Opole), January 5, 2013
- Mr. Patient (Saint Paul, Minn.), August 30, 2012
- Sam Kabo Ashwell (Seattle), April 16, 2012
- Nikos Chantziaras (Greece), May 13, 2010
- Rose (New Zealand), September 13, 2009
- Mike Ciul (Philadelphia), June 4, 2008
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Huang Fengtao (, born June 17, 1985) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a striker for Shenzhen Ledman.
Club career
Huang Fengtao started his professional football career at Shenzhen Jianlibao at the beginning of the 200<|fim_middle|> April 17, 2003, in a 5–1 victory, which was followed several months later with his debut goal against Yunnan Hongta F.C. on October 12, 2003, in a league game that ended in a 1–0 victory. Despite making an impression in his debut season he would miss the majority of the 2004 league season when Shenzhen won the league Chinese Super League title when he dropped in favour of the experienced former international Yang Chen and the emerging Zheng Zhi. He was allowed to reaffirm his position in the Shenzhen team when he played in a further 13 games with two goals in the 2005 league season. Since then he would continue to progress his position at Shenzhen by establishing himself the next season by playing in a further 22 games and confirming his position as Shenzhens first choice striker.
In February 2014, Huang transferred to China League One side Shijiazhuang Yongchan .
On 25 February 2016, Huang transferred to fellow China League One side Wuhan Zall.
On 10 January 2017, Huang moved to League Two side Shenzhen Ledman.
Club career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2018.
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1985 births
Living people
People from Haifeng County
Chinese footballers
Footballers from Shanwei
Shenzhen F.C. players
Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players
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Chinese Super League players
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Association football forwards | 3 league season after graduating from their youth team. He would go on to make his debut against Bayi Football Team on | 24 |
<|fim_middle|>. | The main focus of the Software Development Engineer in Test role will be to ensure the quality of the Stoplight products being delivered to our customers remains exceptional. This role will work directly with single or multiple scrum teams and will be involved in inter-sprint testing and release validation. This role will involve aspects of traditional Quality Assurance (writing test plans/strategies, maintaining a test case repository, validating requirements and implementations, managing bugs, and making quality assessments to determine release readiness), Test Automation development (Selenium WebDriver, TypeScript, Jest), Technical Support (troubleshooting customer reported issues, interacting with customers (typically developers) to determine scope of issues), and some minor feature and bug fixing development activities.
The right candidate will be an Owner, have a strong bias to action, maintain a developer/engineer mindset, and obsess about customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with other software developers to plan, design, and assess the quality of the Stoplight product and infrastructure to ensure the highest quality product delivery.
- Automate test plans for a significant component, set of features, mid-size application, or service.
- Experience with 24x7 production systems | 230 |
Last week I attended the 2012 ICT Inspire Innovate : Think Digit@lly,<|fim_middle|> to hear more. | Teach Cre@tively & Transform Ped@gogy Conference (boy what a mouthful). This was run by the Department of Education -South Western Sydney Region. A huge range of workshops and provocative keynote speakers. It was a credit to the organisers.
The aspect that really got my attention was the keynote speaker - Gary Stager. I hadn't come across Gary before but had vaguely heard of some of his work. An American, who worked with a number of educational bodies worldwide. He had initial helped set up Australia's first one on one laptop program in Melbourne in the early nineties. From the opening comments - this guy had me hooked.
How - why did this guy appeal to me ?
First of all he had a rounded view of education. Quite often technology driven educators start with the technology and the technology is the main aspect of their theory. Gary had a more rounded and inclusive view of education. The computer was just a tool (an essential and powerful tool - yes - but just a tool) to bring about meaningful learning. He started from a platform of what he called "The Best Ideas in the World". This combined a number of theories (some of them - nothing to do with technology) - such as Reggio Emilia , El Sistema, One Laptop, Big Picture, 826 Valenca etc. He came across as - what I call a "Humanist" educator. By this I mean an educator driven by the thought process. Generally emphasising literature, poetry, arts, maths and Science. Generally considered old fashion education that has nothing to do with the "job" or "business" or short non-thinking type courses that education seems to heading towards. "If we teach them to think - how is that going to get them a job or give them a specific skill ?" As far as I can see - we can NEVER teach them what they need for a job. The present generation will have have 15 different jobs and will work at jobs that haven't been invented.
So what can we give them ? The ability to think, organise, adapt, resilience, create and a love of learning.
I recently read the Steve Jobs biography and one of the things that hit me about him was that he was this sort of thinker. He wanted his objects to be as beautiful on the inside as out. He wasn't just a computer geek (in fact he wasn't one at all really) but had an interest in the artistic side of life as well.
Gary Stager was quite a provocative speaker. A lot of what he said would challenge a lot of people. But he also made no apologies regarding his views. To give him credit - I think he has seen enough different educational settings, over a range of years to be able to make some conclusions about certain pushes in education. He was an advocate of "project based learning" - but projects had to be meaningful. He meant to the students. He was critical of the Apple approach to Challenge Based Learning. How many 10 year olds would really be interested in, or relate to "How can we make our city water supply better ?" The project had to be student based - not something grand and airy-fairy.
The best example I can think of is, recently my wife was in charge of her school's Harmony Day activities (Harmony Day is a national push each year in Australia - to try and highlight inclusiveness and celebration of our cultural diversity). For weeks leading up to it the Stage 3 (10-12 yr olds) students and her ESL students planned, organised and prepared for the day. They wrote and presented speeches, made posters, collected and practised games, organised the school in multi-aged groups. When the day arrived - it was totally student run. Students gave speeches, ran games and activities for the younger students, supervised and organised. The sense of achievement and pride of what they had done would last with them for life. It did involve some technology - but was a natural aspect - which required a purpose. Project based learning that was relative to them. This was the main point Gary Stager was making. Projects make memories.
Gary was also against National Curriculum's. It narrowed education. A National Curriculum has been advocated for a number of years in Australia and will come to fruition in the next couple.
He had many interesting comments to make regarding the one on one laptop program 20 years on. A few findings I found surprising.
* He emphasised that the creativity was in the software. The computers had to contain multimedia software that would enable the students to create - not an emphasis on network and wifi. He wasn't a fan of ipads. To him - they were more a consumer device than a creative device.
* Laptops had to be given to all cohorts at once. Not a half grade here and half a grade there. One grade all got them - the other grade waited.
* Laptops had to be personal - therefore go home with students. He claimed that costs actually go down - because there is less maintenance when the students control them.
* He found that a lot of IT departments and Educational bodies based their approach on control. How could they control the students and their equipment. This approach really had nothing to do with education.
* There is zero benefit in giving laptops to teachers first. This one surprised me - as I have been pushing to have laptops issued to the teachers. I thought if they had ownership it may encourage them to do more. Not according to Gary. His research found that they made a good teacher better, a great teacher greater and a bad teacher worse.
At the end of Gary's presentation I was hungry for more. I noticed he was presenting a workshop just after the keynote - so instead of going off to my alloted workshop I stayed | 1,171 |
Somebody pinch me! This is my first post<|fim_middle|>. The image is fantastic, so striking against the moon. Halloween is not big here in Australia, such a shame, it seems like so much fun.
What an incredible card for your first challenge! Love what you did with the moon! The clean and simple look is fabulous!
Charlene, what a great way to start your stint as DT!! This is such a perfect CAS card. I love how you used dark grey as the base instead of a black, it really makes the witch stand out!
The clean and simple look is just fantastic! You focus on the image and not on all of the little details. Great job!
This is really cute! Love the "window" effect and that charm is absolute PERFECTION!!
Off to check out your tutorial- busy bee!!!!!
This is really cool card Charlene! I like the windows focused on and the first card. Very nice! | as a member of the CAS Fall DT on Splitcoast. I still can hardly believe it! Our challenge this week CAS83 is a sketch by Denise aka resqbarbie. Denise is a pro at clean and simple design.
I used an old SU set, Simple Shapes for the moon. I inked the circle with SU Pumpkin Pie then lightly tapped it in More Mustard. The witch was stamped in Versafine Black, then again in Versamark and heat embossed using black EP. That cute silver jack-o-lantern was in that huge bottle of charms I won in the House Mouse challenge.
Thanks so much for stopping by...I have read every single comment and appreciate each one. Time constraints and the sheer quantity of comments have kept me from answering each one but know that I truly appreciate the time you take to visit and comment.
What a great card | 178 |
Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Cheapskate?
A new study says that 26% of US consumers "have no plans to return to their free-spending ways," which probably doesn't sound like good news to retailers. Even worse (for retailers), about a third say they've become less loyal.
If you want to learn how to be insanely efficient with coupon clipping and watching for sales, follow Kathy Spencer and learn from the<|fim_middle|> notes that Spencer manages to spend only $4 on average each week to feed her husband, four kids, and four pets. We carefully re-read the pets line to make sure there was no past tense involved, as this would suggest cheating on where the food comes from. But nope, they're still around, so it looks like she really is good with coupons and sales.
We've never looked at a hotel's bathroom counter and thought, "I could probably roll out some dough right there." We've also never tried to use an iron for a hot plate, or shoved uncooked spinach into the coffee maker. But now that we've watched this proof of concept video from George Egg, we may consider going grocery shopping the next time we're stuck in a hotel with an overpriced room service menu.
No matter how great you think you are at minimalizing, sticking to a tight budget and formulating clever ways to suppress costs, this guy Suelo has got you beat. | master. WCVB TV in Boston | 8 |
Ex Oki-ni creative director and Harrods<|fim_middle|>i in April after three years as creative director of the premium menswear etailer, which has since brought in ex Lane Crawford men's buying controller Bernie Thomas as brand development director and adjusted its brand mix to add a higher proportion of more established labels.
Skelton has joined forces with DJ Dan Mitchell of Bad Passion music collective to launch LN-CC.
Skelton is also consulting a number of other creatives including set designer Gary Card, who will be working on the design of the store, book dealer Conor Donlon and sound engineer Mickey Boyle.
LN-CC will sell menswear, womenswear, books, music and art. The physical store will also host a library and gallery space.
The store will initially open on an appointment-only basis and the space will also be rented out for private events. | buyer John Skelton will launch a new fashion, music and book retail venture named LN-CC later this month.
LN-CC will begin as an online-only platform but will be followed by a 5,000 sq ft bricks-and-mortar store in East London in October.
The store will stock a mixture of quirky Japanese brands such as Sasquatch and Unused and more established designers like Damir Doma and Rick Owens.
Skelton left Oki-n | 96 |
Fixd Review (2nd Generation): Good OBD II Scanner for the Money
The second-generation Fixd does a good job of diagnosing engine light problems and providing maintenance reminders, but it's not as versatile as other devices.
By Brian Nadel published 8 August 17
Turns off check-engine light
Reminds of maintenance issues
Links to mechanics and parts store
No dynamic data
No Windows or Mac apps
Shows only generic fault codes, Lacks pre-inspection checks
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Along with your phone or tablet, the Fixd onboard diagnostics (OBD) adapter is an inexpensive way to help you get a handle on what's going on under the hood of your car and remind you of maintenance items. However, it stops short of being a one-stop diagnostic<|fim_middle|> the Fixd app keeps tabs on the service history of your car and lets you know when the next scheduled maintenance should be performed. It goes beyond listing the expected oil and filter changes to include items such as greasing the sunroof's track and checking the constant-velocity joint rubber boots.
Fixd works with a single car or a family's fleet of vehicles. But it can't turn off the service-reminder light if you do the maintenance yourself, and it can't perform a pre-inspection emissions check. By contrast, Carista's app and adapter can do both.
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Fixd stops being useful when you hit the road because it doesn't display and record dynamic data — like speed, engine speed and fuel pressure — that can be helpful in diagnosing a problem. Other diagnostic devices, like ScanTool's OBDLink LX and MX adapters, can do this with attractive dashboard-like gauges.
What owners say about Fixd
So far, the reaction to the second-generation Fixd seems generally positive. On Amazon, reviewers are currently rating the device 4.3 out of 5, with more than 70 reviews posted. Some users said Fixd could do a better job with the installation procedure.
Overall, Fixd does a lot for the money, from identifying and recommending fixes for car problems to reminding you about overdue maintenance. It still needs some software development, but every car should have Fixd or something like it in the glove box for routine maintenance and emergencies.
Among competing OBD II scanners, we prefer the $99.95 BlueDriver because it interprets specialty codes for several automakers and offers dynamic driving data. However, it's nearly twice as expensive as Fixd. For bargain hunters, the Autel Autolink AL319 is a good basic option with a 2-inch color display, but it doesn't tell you what the error codes mean.
Overall, we like Fixd, but it's not our top pick.
Credit: Fixd
Brian Nadel
Brian Nadel is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in technology reporting and reviewing. He works out of the suburban New York City area and has covered topics from nuclear power plants and Wi-Fi routers to cars and tablets. The former editor-in-chief of Mobile Computing and Communications, Nadel is the recipient of the TransPacific Writing Award.
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Like other diagnostic scanners, the tiny Fixd adapter plugs into the OBD-II port of any car sold in the U.S. since 1996. This lets it tap into the vehicle's computers and display active and archived faults.
Editors' note: Avoid the first-generation Fixd adapter, which has not been well received among its buyers. The second-generation hardware — the one we tested — is much more reliable and useful.
Setting up and installing Fixd
All told, it takes about 5 minutes to get Fixd going. After downloading and installing the iOS (iPhone or iPad) or Android app, you'll need to register with Fixd. Unfortunately, unlike with ScanTool's OBDLink LX and MX adapters, there's no software for Windows or Mac computers.
If you're confused about where to plug in the Fixd adapter, the app can send an email to the Fixd support crew to reply with the port's location. After I plugged the Fixd scanner into the OBD-II port on my 2014 Audi AllRoad and set up the app on my Samsung Galaxy S6 phone, the software asked if I fixed the car myself or used a mechanic; I responded that it was something in between. Next, I needed to enter the Fixd device's serial number, which is printed on its side.
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Within seconds, the app found the OBD adapter and automatically created a Bluetooth link; there's no typing in or pairing numbers. The device had a range of 35 feet, which is more than enough for sticking my head into the engine compartment while looking at the diagnostic data on my phone.
The app's main Condition window shows the car's year and model as well as any uncorrected faults, but not the car's vehicle identification code. In contrast, other OBD scanners, such as the ScanTool.net OBDLink LX and NX scanners, do show this code.
There are also categories for Details (the fault code and explanation), Timeline (maintenance details) and History (a log of events), each of which has a link at the bottom for finding a local mechanic or a link to AutoZone for parts.
Diagnosing issues
Along the way, Fixd correctly diagnosed my introduced fault of disconnecting the engine oil temperature sensor and successfully turned off the check-engine light. When it finds a generic fault, Fixd goes beyond displaying the fault code to describing the problem; for example, it may say your oxygen sensor has gone bad.
However, although the device and app can handle and explain the thousands of generic OBD codes available and retrieve manufacturer-specific ones, it doesn't describe the latter. It can't diagnose problems with airbags, anti-lock brakes or a car's tire pressure monitor. The company is working on including these aspects of your car's operation into Fixd's adapter and app.
This is the OBD scanner for the forgetful. That's because | 606 |
In 1979, the Kit Carson County Carousel was designated a National Historic Site.
John Pogzeba, an art conservator from Denver, was contacted regarding restoration of the 45 oil paintings. In 1977, the oil paintings were restored by Mr. Pogzeba and by Will Morton VIII. Popular cosmopolitan scenes of the Victorian era, the paintings represent European pastoral scenes, world wonders (i. e. pyramids and sphinx), hunting, forest glen, a country cottage and various humorous subjects. Because they are painted on fragile, light cotton muslin, and because so many of them were torn and punctured, they were strengthened<|fim_middle|> a "re-restoration" of the animals was undertaken in 1992.
In partnership with the Kit Carson County Carousel Association, National Park Service architect Rick Cronenberger completed a historical structure assessment of the building housing the famous merry-go-round in 1999. This assessment substantiated the need to undertake structural and stabilization work on the carousel building to assure it would stand another seventy-five years. | by attaching them to new solid panels. The cleaning, which followed, revealed the true brilliance. Most, being in fairly good condition, were simply repainted in a few areas where the painting had been harmed by punctures or minor tears. Others required more extensive restoration because of major tears or water damage.
The carousel was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987, making it one of only 19 National Landmarks in Colorado and the only one you can take for a spin! That same year Will Morton contracted to restore the original paint to the animals, the four chariots, and the outer rim. This project was completed 18 months later. The carousel building was re-faced with siding and the area around it was landscaped with an eye for Victorian charm.
The jewel that it is, the carousel continues to operate during the warmer seasons, bringing wonder and joy to younger riders and welcome warm memories to the older ones. During the past decade, public enjoyment of the carousel has resulted in a new generation of small gouges, nicks, bruises and cracks, so | 221 |
SOME ASPECTS OF CLAVICHORD DESIGN AND SET-UP
Talk delivered by Peter Bavington at a British Clavichord Society meeting at Edinburgh, 23 – 25 August 2002, and subsequently re-printed in Clavichord International, vol. 7 no. 1
A clavichord is a kind of box, and its action has only one moving part; so it seems like an easy instrument to make – easier than, say, a harpsichord or spinet. The truth is, though, that it is harder to make a half-way decent clavichord than a harpsichord. The factors in design and set-up which in combination produce either an excellent or a mediocre instrument are subtle and hard to pin down. In this talk, I plan to examine some of them, and the way in which they interact.
By 'design' I mean anything that is permanently built into the instrument and can't be changed after it is made; by 'set-up' I mean those things which can be changed again and again without damage, such as the strings and listing.
The process of producing a note starts with the player's finger, so let's begin there. The finger presses on the front end of the keylever; the lever rotates about its pivot, and the tangent, somewhere near the rear end, rises to strike the strings.
Now unless the tangent is moving fairly fast when it strikes, little or no sound will be produced; yet the keylever starts from rest, and the finger has only a short distance over which to speed it up. What factors, under the control of the designer, affect the speed of the tangent?
Firstly there is the fall-back weight, arising from the way the lever is balanced, which the finger has to overcome before it can move the key at all. This can be measured by putting weights on the front of the key until the lever just moves. The heavier the fall-back weight, the harder the finger must work to accelerate the lever; so a heavier fall-back weight leads, other things being equal, to a quieter sound. Heavy fall-back weights are typically found on twentieth-century revival clavichords, which is one reason that their sound is generally so much quieter than that of old instruments.
Closely connected with the fall-back weight is the inertia of the keylever, which depends on its mass and length. Longer levers will tend to have a greater inertia, which suggests a reason why smaller fretted clavichords, with their short levers, often seem more lively and responsive than big unfretted ones. If, in a particular design, the keylevers need to be long in order to reach their strings, then they had better be made as light as possible; and indeed, this is what we find on old unfretted clavichords, where sometimes the levers seem lightweight to the point of flimsiness. The traditional carving of the back part of the keylevers may also play a part: as well as being decorative, it has the effect of reducing their mass, and hence their inertia.
The inertia also depends on how the mass is distributed along the keylever. If mass is concentrated near one end, for example in the form of a substantial tangent or a lead weight added to the lever, it will increase the inertia more than the same mass distributed evenly along the length of the lever. It seems, therefore, that to reduce inertia you should avoid lead weights and use the lightest possible tangents; however, there is another factor which works the other way.
Some concentration of mass at or near the tangent is needed to sustain the vibration of the strings, once a note has been produced. The cure for a note which 'barks' – that is, which produces a coarse, rather loud, sound without sustain – can often be to add mass to the lever by inserting a lead weight as close as practicable to the tangent. I wonder if we see evidence of this in the Hubert clavichord in this collection, which has lead weights in only some of the keylevers, and not always where they are needed simply to ensure a reliable fall-back of the lever.
Another vital factor in the design of the keylever is the position of the pivot, that is, where along the length of the lever to drill for the balance pin. This determines the leverage ratio, which is the ratio between the front and back parts of the lever or, more precisely, between the distance from the point of application of the player's fingertip to the pivot (distance A) and the distance, measured perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, between the pivot and the tangent (distance B).
I define the leverage ratio as B divided by A: thus, the closer to the player the balance pin is put, the greater will be the leverage ratio, and the faster the tangent will move for any given finger speed. A high leverage ratio therefore seems desirable; but again, there are factors acting in the opposite way.
A high leverage ratio, while it leads to a faster-moving tangent, at the same time reduces the force with which<|fim_middle|> not sounding length, what other factors must be taken into account when deciding which gauge of wire to fit?
A thicker wire, because it will be at a higher tension, will produce a harder touch. It will also lead to a louder note. If a clavichord has been under-strung, fitting slightly thicker gauges can quite dramatically increase the loudness of the sound. The quality of the notes will also be affected: essentially, the thicker wire will have a smaller proportion of high partials in the sound it produces. It may be described as 'solider' or 'warmer'.
Once again, though, there are limiting factors. As you fit thicker and thicker wires, not only will the touch become unpleasantly hard and board-like, but beyond a certain point the notes will begin to sound shorter and shorter, until eventually you produce a thump rather than a proper note.
This loss of sustain is mainly because of what happens at the place where the wires meet the bridge. A sustained note requires a steady vibration (called a 'standing wave') to be set up and maintained in the sounding lengths of the wires. For this to happen, most of the energy reaching the bridge has to be reflected back along the string. Only a small proportion is passed to the soundboard, to be transmitted through the air to our ears.
Now, reflection requires a difference in what is called the impedance of the string and of the bridge: if the impedances are the same, or too close, sound energy will flow freely across the junction, and it will not be possible to sustain the vibrations in the wires. Without going into the definition and calculation of impedance, you can take it that the impedance of the soundboard and bridge is generally greater than that of the wires; but the thicker the wire, the greater its impedance, until you reach the point where it begins to approach the impedance of the soundboard. Less and less sound energy is reflected with each increase in gauge, until you reach the point where it is not possible to produce a sustained note. In practice, you will want to use a wire well short of this point.
To sum up, thicker wires produce a louder sound, but beyond a certain point, unacceptably reduce the sustain.
Let's move on to consider the other two parts of a clavichord string.
The after-length, to the left of the tangent, carries the damping or listing. The length of the after-length varies a good deal in historical clavichords: the shorter it is, the harder will be the touch. The presence of listing also hardens the touch somewhat, particularly if it is tightly woven.
The main function of the listing is to stop the vibration of the strings when the key is released, but it also seems to play a role in producing the note. Everyone who has set up a clavichord will agree, I think, that listing is vital, but exactly how it works and what kind of listing is ideal are still quite mysterious. In the absence of any systematic understanding, we are thrown back on random trial and error as the only way to achieve a good result.
It has several times been reported that too much listing stifles the sound. For example, in a letter printed in our Newsletter no. 15, Edmund Handy described the surprising result of replacing 'ruffle' listing with over-tight woven listing:
I was amazed to find that the tone of the instrument had been dramatically stifled… [it] had become weak and lifeless, and the strings had lost much of their sustaining power.
Much the same effect is reported in an interesting article in the May 2001 issue of Clavichord International by Paul Irvin and Richard Troeger.
Another observation is that the length of the after-length seems to affect the quality of the note. Short after-lengths lead to a brighter sound; the effect is somewhat similar to that of plucking a string close to the bridge on an instrument such as the guitar. An example is the small anonymous German clavichord in this collection, in which the bass strings, with their short after-lengths, have a noticeably brighter sound than the treble.
In both these cases it seems that the arrangements to the left of the tangent can influence what happens to the right of it, in the sounding part of the string. It is hard to imagine how this can be possible, and as far as I know no-one has yet attempted an analysis.
However, I think I can identify one factor, which depends on the fact that the damping of the wires not actually being played is not complete. You can demonstrate this by running a finger lightly across the string band without depressing any key: you will hear a short-lived sound of indefinite pitch. Now the bass strings are particularly poorly damped. They have a greater mass than the treble strings, and to damp them effectively would need more turns of the listing cloth; but actually in most designs there is room for very little listing. Players have to exercise care in playing these notes, to avoid them continuing to sound after they are wanted, spoiling the harmony.
I suggest that the unplayed strings, and the bass strings in particular, contribute some sympathetic vibration when notes higher in the compass are played. The bass strings will vibrate sympathetically not only at their own fundamental pitch but also at the octave, twelfth and so on, so most pitches in the upper part of the compass should be able to evoke some sympathetic vibration. It may only last for an instant, but it probably assists the initiation of the note.
An experiment will reveal whether this is happening on your own clavichord. Try the effect of completely damping the lowest four or five courses by resting on them a cloth-covered block: now play any music that does not use these damped courses. The chances are that you will notice a loss of quality in the sound of the instrument.
If this explanation is right, it follows that the poor damping of bass notes which is a feature of nearly all historical clavichords may not necessarily be a design fault.
I should be interested in other ideas about the mechanism by means of which the after-lengths and the listing affect the quality of a clavichord's sound. Maybe we shall eventually be able to find someone prepared to attempt to elucidate the question by experiment.
Finally, let's consider the overlengths between the bridge and the tuning pins. It seems to be generally agreed that these should be left undamped to vibrate sympathetically. Now a problem arises when, on some clavichords, many of the after-lengths resonate at the same pitch, or several pitches very close together. The notes which evoke this sympathetic vibration will then sound different from other nearby notes which do not.
This often happens in those clavichords which have the tuning pins in straight rows at the right-hand end of the case. The bridge is generally further from the tuning pins at its treble end, but approaches them more closely towards the bass: thus the overlengths of the lower notes get progressively shorter. Now you will remember that I said that the sounding lengths of the lower notes were generally foreshortened, that is, shorter than their theoretically ideal length. A consequence of this foreshortening is that for any given pitch a shorter length of wire is required. Now it can happen that the sounding lengths are foreshortened at exactly the same rate that the overlengths are reduced, with the distressing result that the overlengths all produce the same note.
This is the main reason, I think, why more sophisticated designs introduce an angle into the rows of tuning pins, and also do not pack the pins too closely together; this way, a variety of pitches can be obtained and the sympathetic resonance of the overlengths can be adjusted so as to reinforce each note of the chromatic scale.
Let's review the factors we have considered in this by no means comprehensive talk:
Keylever length, mass and stiffness;
fall-back weight;
leverage ratio;
the distribution of mass along the lever;
the contact distance;
the sounding length, after-length and over-length of each string;
the material, gauge and pitch of the wires; and finally
the listing.
There are other vital aspects that I haven't even begun to consider, such as the material, shape and thickness of the soundboard and of the bridge and soundbars attached to it. The clavichord maker has to use what skill and judgment he or she has in order to decide on all these matters. As Derek Adlam has put it in an article in the November 2000 issue of Clavichord International:
The difference between success and failure in the manipulation of these variables can be remarkably small.
I do not think a maker can avoid the use of judgment by attempting to copy old instruments because there are too many uncertainties involved. In practice judgment comes into play as soon one piece of wood is chosen rather than another.
How can a maker's judgment be guided? In practice, a body of workshop lore has been built up which has been passed around by word of mouth. Much of this is doubtful and possibly inaccurate; certainly very little of it has been written down. Published studies have tended to concentrate on detailed descriptions of surviving instruments: these are obviously valuable additions to knowledge as far as they go, but the problem with them is that they can tell us what the old makers did but not why. We need an equal emphasis on studies which seek to develop a better understanding of how the clavichord actually works.
To return to Contents, click here. | the tangent, once it has made contact, presses up against the strings. Now a certain minimum force is required to keep the tangent from being bounced off by the strings' vibration: when this happens, it leads to a stifled note and the phenomenon we call 'chucking' or 'blocking'. Where an excessive tendency to chuck is a fault of the instrument (rather than of faulty playing technique), I am inclined to think incorrect key leverage is the principal cause.
Another consequence of an excessively high leverage is a hard, board-like touch, over which the player feels he has no control. Hardness of touch actually varies with the square of the leverage: thus, a very small re-positioning of the pivot point can have a surprisingly large effect on the perceived hardness.
Looking at the leverage ratio of old clavichords shows up some surprising facts. This graph shows the leverage ratio of every note on a clavichord by Johann Adolph Hass dated 1763: not the instrument in this collection, but a very similar one. You will notice at once two things:
Firstly, the leverage is higher for the sharps than the naturals. I don't know the reason for this, but I suspect that the player unconsciously adapts to it.
The other striking thing is how the leverage ratio increases towards the treble, something again that you find on most old clavichords. This may be because the old makers had discovered that treble notes need a faster tangent speed than bass notes if they are to sound in balance. A consequence is that the treble notes will have a harder touch. However, this seems to be mitigated to some extent, in big unfretted clavichords like the Hass, by the flexibility of the long treble keylevers, which has the effect of reducing the shock of the impact as felt by the player's finger. You will remember that I said these treble levers were sometimes lightweight to the point of flimsiness; it seems it would probably be a mistake to make them heavier and stiffer.
We said the tangent had to be moving quickly in order to produce a note. It starts from rest, and as it moves the short distance before making contact with the strings, it is accelerating all the time under the pressure of the player's finger. It follows that one way of making the tangent go faster is to increase the distance it travels before it strikes: a longer distance will mean a louder sound.
Now a larger distance between the tangent and the strings means that the front end of the key will go further down before the player's finger feels that contact has been made. This descent from rest to contact point can be measured at the front end of the key: I call it 'contact distance' rather than 'depth of touch', since the finger continues to descend after contact is made, and the true depth of touch is therefore greater than the contact distance.
A larger contact distance means a louder sound; but, once again, there is a limiting factor. If the contact distance is too great, players report that the instrument is hard to control, and specifically that it is hard to play softly without chucking.
Contact distance does not have to be uniform throughout the compass – it is often somewhat deeper in the bass than in the treble – but it ought not to vary in a random way from note to note. If a note sounds weaker than its neighbours, it is possible to increase its loudness by reducing the height of the tangent, creating a larger contact distance. This certainly works, but it is something of a last resort, since the player's fingers will undoubtedly notice the irregularity. A better way may be to reduce the fall-back weight on that note.
We have come a long way with the keylevers, but before I leave them I would like to explore one other aspect.
Many clavichord keylevers must be cranked to the left or right in order to put the tangent in the correct position along the strings. If supported with a simple cloth washer, such levers have a slight tendency to rotate laterally, and perhaps in order to resist this, old makers nearly always place the pivot directly behind the point of application of the player's finger; they often also support the key at its pivot with a lateral edge, such as a piece of leather or gut.
However, this results in the pivot being to one side of a line drawn between the fingertip and the tangent. Once the tangent has made contact with the strings, they press down on it whilst the finger, of course, continues to press on the key. The effect of this is to create a force tending to push the keylever down on the side of the cranking. The only resistance to this force is the balance pin. Not only does this increase the friction at the pivot, but it leads to excessive wear on one side of the balance pin mortice, something which can often be found on old instruments which have had a great deal of playing.
Perhaps it will be possible, in future, to devise a keyboard in which the pivot is directly in line with the fingertip and tangent. I suspect the extra complexity of making such a keyboard would be justified by the reduced wear and friction, and an improvement in the player's feeling of control.
Let's move on from the keylevers to the strings themselves. They have three sections, which in certain respects function independently:
the part between the tangent and the bridge, normally called the sounding length;
the part between the hitch-pin and the tangent, which I shall call the after-length; and
the part between the bridge and the tuning pins, which I shall call the over-length.
The lengths of all three are under the control of the designer, and in practice they vary quite a bit. Most writing on the clavichord tends to focus on the sounding length, because it is the vibrations set up in this section that produce the sound we hear when the note is played.
Along with the material, gauge and tension of the wires, the sounding length controls the pitch of the note in accordance with well-known physical laws, which apply to the clavichord along with all other stringed instruments. One way of expressing the string laws is to say that the longer the sounding length, the tighter the wires must be pulled in order to achieve any particular pitch. If the sounding length is made too long for the desired pitch, the wires will simply break before they get there.
Now, metal wires need to be pulled up fairly tight if they are to produce a good, clear note. Anyone who has fitted a new string on to a clavichord, sounding the note repeatedly as they tune up the wire to pitch, will agree, I think, that the sound becomes markedly clearer and louder as the wire approaches its designated pitch.
Just how close to breaking point that pitch should be is a controversial question which I do not intend to pursue here, except to say that I suspect – it is no more than a suspicion at present – that for a clavichord it may be slightly below the maximum practical pitch.
It is impossible, in any case, for all the wires to be pulled up close to their ideal pitch, because this would mean impractically long bass strings. Accordingly, as we descend the compass, there is generally some foreshortening, which means that the lengths get further and further from the ideal. On some instruments the bass strings are so foreshortened that solid wires will not give a good note and overspun strings are necessary.
The choice of wire diameter or gauge is vital. It is largely independent of the sounding length: for any given sounding length, you have almost a free choice of gauges. A wire of larger diameter will require greater tension, of course, to reach the required pitch; but this is almost precisely balanced by the fact that the thicker wire is stronger. Thus the two wires, provided that they are made of the same material, will be roughly the same interval away from their breaking point.
I have to say 'almost' and 'roughly' because, in fact, additional strength is imparted to wire by the actual process of drawing. A thin wire has been drawn through the die more times than a thicker one, and thus is somewhat stronger, in proportion to its cross-sectional area. So, if a wire continually breaks when tuned to pitch, the solution (perhaps counter-intuitively) is to fit a thinner wire, not a thicker one.
Most clavichords, however, are strung in brass, and with brass this 'tensile pick-up', as it is called, is less significant than it is with iron.
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Ginspiration.
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If you're a gin brand owner and haven't done so already, please request a copy of the survey summary report to see where you stand. You may be pleasantly surprised. At the very least you'll get a sense of what needs improving.
The fallability of research
It's astonishing how often research jumps to the wrong conclusion<|fim_middle|> of the many films I produced during my days as Head of Television at Collett, Dickenson and Pearce (CDP). I knew they were planning something of the kind because the BBC had phoned me last year to […] | . Brexit is just one example.
By Mike Everett on June 27, 2016
As I write this I have beside me Thursday's London Evening Standard. The headline reads as follows: 'Remain ahead in final poll'. Also beside me I have Friday's Evening Standard, whose front-page headline shouts 'We're Out'. So, as with last year's General Election, the polls have got it wrong again. Not that I'm surprised.
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By Mike Everett on June 1, 2016
Research has shown that visitors to websites possess little in the way of patience. They give up if the page they are trying to access doesn't load in a couple of seconds. They soon turn their attention to some speedier site.
The tyranny of the blank piece of wall
It's often said that the writing's on the wall for advertising. Might that be because of quite the opposite: there's no writing on the wall?
By Mike Everett on February 27, 2016
The other day I was invited to visit the new offices of AMVBBDO. And what splendid offices they are, too. Occupying a modern building in Southwark Street, with views over The Shard, this sparkling workspace, is set amongst a complex of shops and restaurants, a stone's throw from the Tate Modern.
A timely reminder of Trumbo
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A celebration of the career of Alan Waldie.
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The other day I was privileged to experience something that one person who was present described as 'magical'. It was a specially-convened event to celebrate the remarkable career of Alan Waldie. Alan is noted for many great pieces of work but most famously for the Benson & Hedges 'Swimming Pool' commercial which won a coveted D&AD Black Pencil in the late seventies. Last Tuesday, Alan was presented with another Black Pencil, to mark his extraordinary career. But rather than describing the event in detail, I can do no better than to publish below a press release prepared by Tim Lindsay, CEO of D&AD. Here it is.
If only the management of Volkswagen had heeded this ad.
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If only Volkswagen had clung to the ethos that it embodies.
Being Jeremy Corbyn
Of all the people to resemble, why, in my case, did it have to be the leader of Her Majesty's Opposition?
Why couldn't it have been somebody like George Clooney? Or Cary Grant? Or Martin Shaw, even? No such luck. It turns out that my near-doppelganger is not so much a Clooney as a loony. I wouldn't mind, but people keep pointing out the resemblance, even complete strangers. Of course, none of this is helped by the fact that, like Jeremy, I live in Islington.
How the ads were done
By Mike Everett on August 5, 2015
Most great ads have an interesting story behind them: how the writers and art directors dreamed up the ideas, and what inspired them. I thought it would be an interesting idea to research some of these stories and describe the process behind their creation. I pitched this idea to Stephen Foster at the advertising website 'More About Advertising'.
Mixing it with Nate Brown at Merchant House.
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By David Hughes on June 30, 2015
Rob and Jim, the Asterley Brothers, have created Dispense. 'A modern British amaro' is how they describe it. However, its roots are firmly Sicilian.
Having been invited to take part in the beta testing, Mark Andrews and I took two sample bottles down to Nate Brown, head mixologist, at Merchant House, a bar in the City near St Paul's.
Wandering through the world of wine.
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Is this the best-ever demonstration commercial for a car?
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I was thrilled when Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond chose as best car demonstration commercial one | 1,065 |
As we approach Matthew 10, I realize that in a sense, it was a limited commission given to Jesus' original twelve disciples. Yet, there are eternal principles discovered here that will empower us to succeed in Christ's great commission. This chapter reveals that these disciples were commissioned by Christ, protected by God and empowered by God's Holy Spirit. I believe that today, even though we do not have the same manifestations, we have the same ever present God, Christ and the Holy Spirit working with us. They continue to empower God's people to do his work.
It was at this point in Jesus' ministry, he called his disciples. (10:1-2) It was a rag-tag group, to say the least. There was Matthew the tax collector whom the Pharisees despised. It is somewhat ironic that Jesus would choose him to preach to the Jews. Then there was Philip, who had a hard time seeing the God about whom he preached. Just before Jesus' death, Philip asked Jesus to show him the Father. (John 14:9) Then there was Simon the radical, or the Zealot. It is always hard to work with a radical. He can always tear up more than you can fix. Then there was old two-faced Peter, who at times couldn't make up his mind on which side of the fence he wanted to stand. At times he had momentary bouts, where he was prone to cursing and turning his back on what he believed and had been preaching. But he did like to hear a rooster crow.
Many had rather run a one-man show than trust people like this. But one person can't do it all. Although some had rather try than ask others or allow others to take part. There is no way that one person in this congregation can invade your lives and your work places to do what God is pleading with you to do, which is to reach the lost. The only way that even Jesus can invade those places is through you.
When you take a 747 from Tampa to Los Angeles, you only see the stewards and the pilots as you board the plane. But have you ever thought about how many personnel it takes to put that one airplane in the sky. Literally hundreds are working behind the scenes to make an airline flight a success. I wouldn't dare get on a jet plane where one person was trying to run the whole show.
Jesus simply gave this rag-tag group the authority and power of God. From a human<|fim_middle|>sy and drive out the demons. Freely give as you have freely received. Jesus impressed upon these men their purpose and responsibility, but he also gave them power. We need to put others in charge and sit back and watch what God can do with a rag-tag army. He has always done wonders with such a group.
Sometimes we fail to see the relevancy of this story because it was a limited commission. . After all, this commission was only meant for these twelve disciples. And after all, they had a very special power of God. Their mission was only to the Jews; this wasn't the great commission to the entire world that Jesus gave after his resurrection. But the principles are eternal. We also have a limited commission. We can only reach those with whom we play and work and come in contact with. But our commission is just as valid and it can be just as powerful and effective if we would only trust in God's power to make it so. There are eternal principles here, which have application to us today. They are eternal because we have the same God, Christ and the Holy Spirit as we work today.
Jesus sent seventy two others out empowered to do his work. They came back reporting what they had done.
Even Jesus was excited as he saw Satan falling like light from heaven. Today when one is won to Christ, in a sense Satan is falling from the sky in that his power is being diminished. Jesus is just as excited today. The joy in Christ's work is not that we make a showy presence through great physical manifestations, but that our names are written in heaven. That is what makes the difference. That is what gives us our power. The joy is found when we discover that God has revealed his secret to his children. They are the ones blessed by God because God has given them eyes to see. Sometimes his work is still showy, especially when you see a spiritually dead sinner resurrected to a new life in Christ. Christ works are still marvelous.
It really isn't any different today. Of course, we don't have power to cast out demons, heal the sick, to raise the dead and cleanse leprosy. But do we not work for the same powerful God? Does he not continue to empower his people to do his bidding? Just because God manifest his power differently today doesn't mean that he doesn't manifest his power at all. In fact, the only time a great work is accomplished is when it is accomplished by the power of God.
Today we believe that you must choose people with natural leadership ability. This rag-tag group Jesus chose didn't look much like the people to whom we would wish to commit the gospel. Today most had rather do it themselves rather than trust God to use people like this.
Some where in our strategies we lose sight of God. We usually try to develop some sort of unique easy formula to insure our success. We try to make everyone understand that their success will be limited if they fail to follow the plan. We feel as though the power is in the plan and our ability to work the plan. But this usually leaves the impression that "If it is to be, it is up to me." Although there is much, which is dependent on me, this attitude may leave God out of the picture.
It is Jesus who takes the providence of God to its ultimate possibilities. Jesus is encouraging his disciples before they meet trouble and distress. He encourages them by telling them that they should contemplate the providence of God, which reaches to the smallest of things like sparrows and hairs on our head. Yet, God preserves them and not one of them can fall to the ground without his knowledge of it. Imagine if you would, a little boy wanting God's attention. So he reaches up and pulls a hand full of hair out of his head. Then he says, "Dear God, since I have your attention and you are close enough to recount the hairs on my head, may I ask you for a favor?" God is just that close and involved in our personal lives.
Realizing God's presence as we go forth to do his bidding is the only thing in the world that makes doing his work possible. Jesus tells his disciples that not one sparrow falls to the ground without God knowing about it and God numbers the very hairs of their head. Jesus concludes by saying, "So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." (Matthew 10:26-31) Jesus spoke these words to remind his disciples of God's personal involvement in what they were being sent to do.
We must remember that God understands the difficulties. He takes it personal. "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me." (Matthew 10:40) This principle continues to be true, and it signifies God's personal concern with what we are doing at the moment. When we are rejected, God feels the personal rejection himself.
God's presence is real as we speak. "But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you." (Matthew 10:19-20) I realize that the days of inspiration are over, the truth has been revealed through the apostles and they have written those words down. (Ephesians 3:1-5) We can understand them as we read them and we communicate them as we teach and preach. But the question is, Is the word of God any less powerful today? Is the gospel the power of God to save? (Romans 1:16) Is God's Word still filled with Spirit and life? (John 6:63) Does God continue to give us wisdom to communicate his message? Are these principles that we find here any less valid today?
God's Word continues to be filled with Spirit and life. Imagine taking a bean seed and poking it into a pot of soil. You know, like kindergarten children do, when the teacher is teaching them about God and how he makes things grow. God has placed enough power and potential in that one seed to alleviate the starvation of the entire world. But it has to be planted and the soil must be cultivated before God can work his wonder working power through that seed. God alone has the power power to make the seed yield thirty or an hundredfold.
We can choose to allow the most powerful thing in the world to lie dormant. Or we can choose to allow God's Word to be planted in our hearts and endeavor to plant it in the hearts of others, so that God might manifest his wonder working power in our personal lives as he changes our hearts through the leading of his Spirit breathed Word.
Paul wrote to Timothy as a young minister, "Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this." (2 Timothy 2:7) Paul wrote to the Ephesians, "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better." (Ephesians 1:16-17) Is God any less willing to give us wisdom today? Of course, God's will has been revealed once and for all time (Jude 1:3), but he continues to give wisdom to those who ask for it. (James 1:5) And it is this very presence that makes God's work possible today.
Personal growth and church growth today are brought about as God gives it and because God lives in us. God's power makes his word grow in our hearts. (1 Corinthians 3:5-11) Paul said, "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16) "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you." (Romans 8:11) Paul wrote to Timothy saying, "Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you-- guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us." (2 Timothy 1:14) "The Lord knows those who are his . . . " (2 Timothy 2:19) There is a great deal of power revealed in the these verses. It is held in reserve for you. But it is dependent upon your willingness to receive it.
We do not receive the same manifestation of God's Spirit today, but we receive the same powerful Holy Spirit at baptism. (Acts 2:38-39) We can argue until Jesus comes about how it dwells in us, but the fact is that he does dwell in us, and his power has not diminished over time. He still gives us all things that pertain to life and godliness. (1 Peter 1:3-7) His power is real, but we must trust Him to do what God has sent him to do, which is to change the hearts of people.
Courage is not the absence of fear. Someone has said, "Courage is fear that has said its prayers." Being a Christian neither guarantees fortitude nor frees us of all anxious feelings. However, it does give us God's Word, which when appropriated by faith makes dread and apprehension lose their paralyzing power.
Early in this century a London newspaper carried an advertisement that read: "Men wanted for hazardous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, and constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success." The ad, signed by famous Arctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, brought inquiries from thousands of men.
A missionary in Africa was once asked if he really liked what he was doing. His response was shocking. "Do I like this work?" he said. "No. My wife and I do not like dirt. We have reasonably refined sensibilities. We do not like crawling into vile huts through goat refuse . . . But is a man to do nothing for Christ he does not like? God pity him, if not. Liking or disliking has nothing to do with it. We have orders to `Go,' and we go. Love constrains us." You may not be serving the Lord under dangerous or unpleasant conditions, but the work He has called you to do has its own unique difficulties. In times of trial and testing, only the love of Christ can strengthen you to go on.
We enjoy the presence of the same Christ, God and the Holy Spirit in our lives today. Although today we don't have miracles, we nonetheless through faith must trust in the same Supernatural God. We certainly have their assurance that we can continue to do God's work under their power. Their supernatural power for today is not as obvious as raising the dead, healing diseases, etc. It is nonetheless still just as powerful and as Supernatural as ever because it is above and beyond our natural world. Will you let that power have its way with your heart as you reach out to the lost?
If the church finds itself engaged in a losing battle today, could it be because we are trying to do God's work without his power? We must remember that God's work done without his power depletes God's people. | standpoint, Jesus' group would seem highly unlikely to do great things. Yet, Jesus gave them the authority to drive out the evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. Jesus told them to go heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have lepro | 54 |
Prayer of the Day: O God, powerful and compassionate, you shepherd your people, faithfully feeding and protecting us. Heal each of us, and make us a whole people, that we may embody the justice and peace of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
It is Easter Sunday. Though thoroughly exhausted by the ordinary rigors of Holy Week and the extraordinary rigors of a funeral for a suicide victim and the hospitalization of a young girl tragically rendered comatose by a brain anyrism, I am nonetheless pumped for celebrating the resurrection. This is one of the few Sundays when the church is filled to capacity. The morning is clear, warm and sunny. It is everything you could ask for on Easter. Led by the choir, the congregation breaks into a chorus of Jesus Christ is Risen Today. I look out over the congregation with satisfaction-and suddenly my heart sinks.
Standing at the rear of the church I see him. It's Neil. Neil is well known to every pastor, priest and rabbi in Bergen County. He is sure to have a problem that only cold hard cash can solve. He always shows up on Sunday morning when he knows very well that you are too busy to give him much attention and that any state or county agency to which you might refer him is closed. He does this because he knows that you know that the easiest way to get rid of him is just to give him a twenty dollar bill and be done with it. I don't want to deal with Neil this morning. I just want to rest in the light of the resurrection with my people. They deserve this. I deserve this.
I can't help but suspect that Jesus felt something of the same dismay when, after finally escaping the crowds in a desperate search for solitude following God only knows how many days of ministering to needy people, he is met by yet another crowd of needy people. I would not be surprised if Jesus' disciples, who had just returned from a healing mission themselves, were hoping that Jesus would direct them to turn the boat away from the shore where the crowds were gathering. But the Good Shepherd will not leave a flock of helpless sheep to wander in the wilderness. Jesus goes ashore to meet this bottomless pit of need head on.
None of this is to say that we should deny ourselves the rest we need to remain healthy and whole. Pastors, of all people, ought to know that we can't take good care of others unless we take good care of ourselves. Airplane rule: put your own oxygen mask on before attempting to assist others. It appears from the gospel narratives that Jesus did, in fact, take such care for himself and for his disciples. But Jesus will not separate himself from the people he came to redeem. He will not let anything stand between himself and the world for which he ultimately will give his life. Jesus identifies fully with the crowd and its needs. That is the hallmark of his ministry. Jesus does not merely heal broken bodies. He restores broken relationships. Jesus does not merely teach. He befriends his disciples. Jesus does not merely feed the poor and hungry. He invites them to the messianic banquet.
Fill his dirty cup with change.
Whose ravings are so strange.
Who sells herself for money.
Who can hardly even stand.
With the trembling, shaky hand.
May he one fine day be free.
and keep them far from me.
whose radif is a haunting of me, me, me?
to tell the story of the empire that devours fingers.
who are made to die tomorrow and tomorrow.
stings with a home not surrendered but a given.
undead gray. There are no secrets in debris.
through which I pass and barely notice.
say so — and can come and go as I please.
where they blow each other up over land and God.
but to make obsolete side — know there is nothing.
I have done terrible things by being alive.
I have built a wonder of terror with my life.
Phillip B. Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois and earned his Master's degree from Washington University. He is the author of several books of poetry and a winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Williams is currently the poetry editor of the online journal Vinyl Poetry and teaches at Bennington College. You can sample more of his poetry at the Poetry Foundation website.
Maybe if I show up at the assembly and see Neil, I can give him $20. And if I give it to him once and then again twice, and then again three times, perhaps he will not come to you anymore and instead will come to me. And maybe, just maybe, by that time he will discern that I seek relationship with him, that I don't begrudge his continuous need, but that I am willing to give to the ungrateful, to lend without expecting a return, to give to all who ask.
And then Neil might, no guarantee of course – after all how many American churches really know THIS Jesus in THESE terms – but Neil might come to know him and have that relationship with him when he sees him in us!
Maybe not. Sometimes 9 lepers go away unthankful. And there is no reason to believe the one will always return to offer thanx. But you can sure bet that THIS Jesus will pay the debt they cannot and will sacrifice himself in their place. And not only Neil, but the whole of God's creation needs to hear that message and see that image, and I expect the charity will not inhibit it. Only the selfishness does that.
Brother<|fim_middle|> else to do what I am not willing to do myself. I think Jesus will judge me personally. Maybe I am off base but I think that is a fair interpretation.
How should we treat the poor? God's Word gives us insight into His heart for the poor and instruction in how we are to care for them. If we truly have faith in Jesus, we must also share His concern for the poor. Jesus commanded us to love one another (John 13:34–35). And what better way to demonstrate the love and kindness and compassion of Jesus the Messiah than by reaching out to the "least of these" among us?
Proverbs 17:5 — He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Romans 12:13 — Contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.
Galatians 6:10 — So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
James 2:15–16 — If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?
1 John 3:17 — But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
Thanks for your comments. Agree, though as the church is Christ's body and I can do nothing apart from Christ, whatever I do I do as a member of Christ's body. I also note that the address given in Matthew 25 is given to "the nations" and not just Christians. | Agent X, thanks for the truth. Jesus directs us to give to the poor. Jesus wants them all to come into a relationship with Him and His faithful.
However, Jesus never mentions that interestingly enough.
Time and time again He directs us to give, in many different ways to take care of the poor. Jesus is clear and passionate. The poor may not be thankful or ever enter the fellowship of faith.
Brother, thanks for the great insight. If I am following this, are you saying we shouldn't give directly to the poor but instead seek a relationship and solidarity?
Doesn't Jesus suggest to go ahead and just give to those who ask?
"If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with action and in truth" (1 John 3:17–18).
Of course, there is John the Baptizer who encouraged us to give clothing directly to the poor [not via Goodwill or the Salvation Army].
Come, on now. It is NOT ether or: we are to give freely AND have the relationship with people the same as we are with the church and with God through His son, Jesus the Christ.
Agree. Jesus came with good news as the Way, the Truth and the Life AND Jesus wants us to give (directly) to the poor.
Yes / And for sure!
A good reason to give even more and ignore justification on giving.
Thanks for your comments. To be clear, I'm all in favor of supporting people and agencies that provide assistance, counseling and support for people in need. But the gospel calls for more. Jesus encourages us to draw people into fellowship with himself and his church. People are not to be thought of merely as social problems to be solved, but as gifts to our communities of faith that we must discern. It's not either or, but both and. Be blessed.
The good news is about solidarity AND charity.
Is Jesus okay with giving directly to the poor?
Hmm … thought I might be given the courtesy of a reply.
Brother, in both the Old and New Testaments, we see God's desire for His children to show compassion to the poor and needy. Jesus said that the poor would always be with us (Matthew 26:11; Mark 14:7).
I take note that Jesus is challenging me, and perhaps, you and all of us. He didn't say "the church" should do this. He didn't say "the government" should do this. It seems way too easy to advocate for someone | 542 |
When it comes to your money, who's in control of whom? In other words, do you take charge of how you allocate your funds or do you allow your money to nudge you until it's all spent? If the latter is true, you could be putting roadblocks on your path to financial freedom by allowing your cash to control its flow, while being in cahoots with notions like thinking you deserve expensive things, surrendering to unhinged cravings or succumbing to a need to impress others.
Our attitudes about money and acquiring stuff can shape the way we spend and save, but there is hope for everyone. We've identified some specific ways you can positively adjust your money attitude, from the way it's spent to its role in your life. By adopting these approaches, you can significantly impact your ability to save more while making the most of what you have.
When you approach a plan to save money, what goes through your mind? Lots of us face the thought of saving with a sense of dread because we believe we are giving something up. But the truth is, saving is not a sacrifice. It's an opportunity.
Saving is your chance to have<|fim_middle|> with imagining what you could do with that money when it accumulates down the road. Will that item you want to buy now continue to improve your life in the same way years from now?
Sure, daily drive-thru runs for breakfast or afternoon snacks may cost just a few dollars. But do it day-in and day-out and that cost can skyrocket to $200 or more a month. Or, do you head to the grocery store on your way home every day to pick up a few things — inflating your grocery bill to twice its size? To identify slow leaks like this, we recommend using a spending analysis app like FAIRWINDS Money Management. It will lay it all out for you, so you know just how much of your paycheck went into that drive-thru window.
Once you've identified your leaks, you can use them as an opportunity to make a small adjustment and add a big boost to your savings. A big portion of what you overspent could go into your savings by spending less on breakfast and snacks at home, as well as pre-planned grocery runs one to two times a week.
Save first and spend what's left over.
Get in the habit of paying yourself first (by contributing toward your savings) before forking over any of your paycheck. Sitting down and calculating your monthly budget will help you determine how much you can reasonably set aside, and still be able to pay your bills and have a little discretionary money left over. It's important to be realistic about how much you can save, so you don't set yourself up for failure.
Warren Buffett once said, "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." In other words, your efforts will pay off over time. Saving money and achieving financial freedom is a long game. It takes effort and patience. However, your patience shouldn't be focused solely on the end result. You should also be patient with yourself. There's bound to be a bit of a learning curve. Especially if you've been a free-spender your entire life. Forgive yourself for slip-ups and keep your eye on the end-result.
Need help putting together your budget or savings plan? Stop by one of our branches and talk to a crewmember today. | a cushion beneath you — should life hurl some unexpected expenses your way. It's the prospect of achieving your goal of traveling to far-flung lands, buying the home you want or starting a family of your own. It could even be your big break to achieving your dream of retiring early, giving back to your community, traveling or continuing your education.
We work really hard for our money, so it's easy to convince ourselves that we should have a luxury car, should have a massive television or should have designer jeans. But the fact that you worked hard for your funds is the exact reason to exhibit more discretion on what you spend it on and how much of it you save.
When you add money to your savings, you're essentially paying yourself by investing in your future. With your savings you could be financially free, you could send your kids to college and you could make handling the unexpected a breeze.
Next time your inner-dialogue says you should be able to spend your money freely and frivolously, counter those thoughts | 204 |
I don't often enter blog competitions but recently watched a video on Kathy Schmitz's<|fim_middle|> stitch that one is lovely.I love the sweet william flowers they remind me of scotland like you my grannie had them in her garden looking forward to seeing the quilts you make for your chairs.Have A happy week stitching. | blog of how she designs her fabric – It was just gorgeous watching the drawings become paintings which then become fabric. I couldn't help but leave a comment and I won this sweet little 2 1/2" charm pack of her new range "Round Robin". Kathy also sent me some adorable little gift cards featuring 2 of my favourite things – A Kitty Cat and quilts. Thanks so much Kathy !
It seems like ages since I have been treasure hunting so on my way home from work yesterday I decided to stop in at one of my favourite thrift stores and found this gorgeous work of art. Someone has spent many hours on this beauty. I was more than happy to pay the $1 to make it mine. I think I will paint the frame white and hang it in my bathroom which is currently undergoing a mini makeover.
Last night we took Miss Amy and 4 of her friends bowling and out for some dinner for her birthday. Whilst they were bowling hubby and I made a quick trip to the hardware store for some tile paint – That is another story for another day.
I passed these Sweet Williams on our way into the store and just couldn't resist buying some for the pots at the front door. They always remind me of my grandma who adored them so now I have some planted and I will think of her every time I see them.
Along with this pattern. I fell in love with it when I ordered it and now that I have it here I love it even more. Hubby and I wanted matching quilts for our recliners and I have been looking around for the perfect quilt so now I think I have found it. I have ordered a second kit so that we each have one.
It is going to take awhile but I am hoping to have the first quilt top finished before the second kit arrives – I wonder how I'll go?
This year of crafting and sewing is all about gift giving and items for my home. I have lots of projects in mind for different rooms of our house. Next up will be a sweet little bathroom mat from scraps.
The quilt you are working on looks beautiful. Will be waiting to see that one when it is finished (and the second one). The cross stitch was an amazing find.
The sweet Williams are so pretty.
Congratulations on your win. What a wonderful find the rose cross stitch is. It will look lovely with a white frame. Those fabrics are so pretty for your quilt. Having two of them will look lovely.
Congrats on your win I like doing cross | 507 |
Press Releases Godlewski Campaign, Wisconsin Parents: Demand a permanent expanded child tax credit
Godlewski Campaign, Wisconsin Parents: Demand a permanent expanded child tax credit
MADISON – Last night, Wisconsin State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Sarah Godlewski hosted a virtual roundtable with parents from across the state about the difference the expanded child tax credit has made in their lives — and their disappointment that Congress let it expire. The Wisconsin parents said that the tax<|fim_middle|> thousands of Wisconsin's working families much-needed tax relief, lowered household costs, and lifted tens of thousands of Wisconsin children out of poverty. | credit helped them pay for groceries, pay for diapers, and avoid having to choose between paying the mortgage or paying for daycare.
January 14th will be the first time in six months that working families will not receive a check through the expanded child tax credit after Washington politicians went home for the holidays instead of voting to extend the program. By allowing the tax credit to expire, nearly 10 million children are at risk of falling back below the poverty line.
"The expanded child tax credit was a game-changer for hundreds of thousands of working families here in Wisconsin, and Washington's failure to extend it will keep Wisconsinites up at night," said State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski. "We need a Senator who will always put our workers and families ahead of the corporate interests who already have way too much power. When I'm in the U.S. Senate, I'll never back down in the fight for Wisconsin's working families."
In December, Godlewski called for Congress to return to Washington and take action so working families wouldn't be left in the lurch. The expanded child tax credit has provided | 224 |
The history of the name Aldred goes back those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled<|fim_middle|> ecclesiastic, who was Bishop of York from 1044-1060, and Archbishop of York from 1060-1069, and it was he who crowned the Conqueror.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aldred research.
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1198, 1552, 1632, 1653, 1561, 1624, 1586, 1588, 1563, 1646 and 1646 are included under the topic Early Aldred History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Aldred family name include Aldred, Aldreth, Aldret and others.
Another 104 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Aldred Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. | over Britain. Such a name was given to a person noted for giving good counsel.
However, the surname dates back further and is recorded in the Domesday Book as Aldreth and Ealdred as holding lands under the Norman King William soon after the Conquest in 1086. In fact, Aldred was a famous | 69 |
<|fim_middle|> also were without D Dylan McIlrath because of a knee injury. ... Detroit D Niklas Kronwall left in the second period with a lower-body injury. | Red Wings rally past Rangers, win in OT
Sports // NHL
Noah Trister The Associated Press
Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg (40) controls the puck in front of Rangers defenseman Kevin Klein during the first period on Saturday.Carlos Osorio — The Associated Press
DETROIT >> For nearly 59 1/2 minutes, the Detroit Red Wings were on the wrong end of one of Henrik Lundqvist's superb performances.
Then the puck bounced right to Brad Richards, with the net open.
"He's a great goalie, a lot of big saves tonight. It was fortunate to get him when he was out of position there in the end," Richards said. "You've just got to keep peppering him."
Richards tied the game with 31.8 seconds left in the third period, and then Darren Helm scored in overtime to give the Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday. Lundqvist made 40 saves in his first game since March 3, but Detroit finally broke through against the star goalie.
Helm also scored in the third period for the Red Wings. Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider scored for the Rangers, who also got Rick Nash back after an extended absence.
The Red Wings tied it in the final minute of regulation when Richards scored on a power play. Detroit had its goalie pulled at the time, and the Rangers twice came within inches of scoring into the empty net.
Ryan McDonagh shot the puck all the way down the ice at the open net, only to have it hit the left post. Moments later, Viktor Stalberg's attempt slipped just past the right post.
The Red Wings got the tying score when Henrik Zetterberg's shot bounced off teammate Justin Abdelkader in front of the net. Richards slammed the carom past Lundqvist from the right doorstep.
"When they hit the post dead-on, I said to myself, 'Lots of times when that happens it turns around the other way,"' Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. "So I thought, 'Boy, we might actually score here."'
Lundqvist stopped a clean breakaway by Dylan Larkin in overtime, but Helm ended it with 1:57 remaining when he got a piece of Pavel Datsyuk's wrist shot on its way into the net.
"I picked it up fine and I saw it was coming at me, and when it went in I knew it had hit something," Lundqvist said. "It couldn't have went straight in on that angle."
Lundqvist had been out with neck spasms, and Nash hadn't played since Jan. 22 because of a bone bruise. Nash had two shots on goal in 17:12.
Detroit outshot the Rangers 15-7 in the first, but Lundqvist kept the puck out of the net, and New York opened the scoring on Stepan's goal in the final minute of the period.
Helm tied it early in the third with a wrist shot from the slot, and the Red Wings swarmed Lundqvist in the final minutes. Abdelkader got a little too close, taking a goaltender interference penalty with 5:42 remaining, and the Rangers took advantage when Kreider tipped in Keith Yandle's shot from the point to put New York up 2-1.
Eric Staal was called for holding with 2:05 to play, giving Detroit a last-ditch power play that the Red Wings converted.
Detroit moved a point ahead of Pittsburgh for the first wild card in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers, who moved three points ahead of the New York Islanders for second place in the Metropolitan Division, host the Penguins on Sunday.
"We came into a tough building and got a point. We'll take the point and move on," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. "I liked the way we played in the first period, battled hard. The second, I thought that was our best period of the game, and they made a push in the third."
NOTES: C Derick Brassard didn't play and remained in New York because of the flu. The Rangers | 861 |
Tape in, tape out. Cable in, video out. Card in, card out. Simpler times: productions orchestrated by an army of runners, tape op's and engineers, with transmission to TV, ingest via a VTR and a room dedicated to storing media.
Today's production team has changed. It's become a small elite squad, tasked with multi-channel playout, multi-resolution recording, live streaming, media archiving and remote operations.
And the camera is going from functioning as the mere front end to being at the centre of the production workflow.
Memory cards themselves are not stand-still technology. The SD card has progressed from class 2 (2MB/s) to UHS-II at 312MB/s in little over a decade. Robust professional formats have made a similar leap in performance, with Panasonic recently making the leap from P2's 1.2Gb/s to microP2's 2Gb/s.
However, while speed and capacity bottlenecks are no longer an issue for video recording, the physical management of cards and importing of data seem somehow inconsistent with every other facet of professional and business life, where tape, optical disk and portable drives are increasingly replaced by central network storage, IP communications, mobile data and cloud platforms.
Recent advances in camcorder technology is evidence that broadcasters are taking this IT world very seriously.
For the video producer and event videographer who shoots and edits, file-based capture makes editing faster, but does the arrival of new connectivity carry any significant advantages? Potentially, yes. Events used to face a commercial choice: record an event for distribution, produce live and display on in-venue screens or transmit over satellite to live audiences. The IT revolution has changed all that.
The HDMI or SDI output from any camera can now be ingested into a Teradek Cube wireless encoder. This device, mounted on the camcorder, converts the signal to H.264 and transmits to decoders attached to monitors for a live big screen playout and transmits live, via a router, to an Internet streaming service for external audiences while the camera still records the video at full resolution for archiving and post production.
"We see so many producers using this approach nowadays. It's so easy, so effective, and, let's face it, so affordable. In one fell swoop, the 'video guy' can produce and record a live event." Remarked Richard Payne of Teradek's European distributor, Holdan.
Innovative, straightforward and profitable though that may be, the biggest change that IT has brought about is arguably in broadcast workflows.
Panasonic's new AG-HPX600 is designed not just to fit into television workflows, but to push producers to adopt new ways of working that are extremely efficient. Its connector ports are an instant visual clue: it can include HD-SDI (in and out),<|fim_middle|> regardless of how long it is you spend away from it.
By now, most people are familiar with the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) and its leading organization – UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). And while the sport and its leading promotion are only 25 years old, a great deal has changed in those 25 years, including the training of UFC athletes. | HDMI, Ethernet, WiFi and USB.
Beyond the familiar digital video connectors, what is the point of these IT ports?
With the YDX600G encoder board installed in the HPX600, QuickTime files are captured by the camera alongside the native P2 files. Compressed files (from 800Kb/s to 3.5 Mb/s) can be pulled off the camera at any time using the Gigabit Ethernet port or the WiFi dongle. In this way, media can be immediately shared over a network, streamed globally or delivered for breaking TV news. As the .Mov files are complete metadata-rich and time coded proxies, editors can begin high speed post production with the full resolution files re-linked later for final rendering. Files can even be uploaded directly to a cloud solution, such as Aframe, from where remote editors and news teams can access and use the clips.
The low bitrate stream can also be transmitted live over the wireless or wired LAN to any connected device. Not only does this open up live streaming possibilities, but it allows a PC, Mac or tablet to edit native P2 files stored on the camera, create playlists on the P2 card and play out clips from the HPX600's SDI port. Remote users can also add or amend metadata to the P2 files, making the editing and archiving workflow considerably easier. The camcorder becomes an intelligent and interactive tapeless VTR with full remote access and control.
Because the camera's IT ports deliver an IP feed, the signals can be boosted and extended for transmission over very long distances using portable networking equipment. IntraTec's Bridge and Bridge Duo can send the files and the stream wirelessly up-to 10 kilometres and share the feed between multiple iPads or laptops. The advantages for outside broadcast for very low cost untethered shooting are clear.
While a mobile network dongle can be used to transmit the camcorders live output, multi-cell systems, such as Teradek's Bond combine the power of multiple mobile phone networks for a fast and reliable connection. Panasonic also supports LiveU's LU40 cellular device at an even deeper level: The camera's interface gives camera operators a real-time indication of LiveU's transmission status and video transmission quality, for instant in-screen information on the stream.
Panasonic's vision for their connected cameras accelerates the file-based workflow by enabling the director to monitor the feed and amend the metadata. It embraces global post production and news gathering by facilitating remote proxy-editing and the transmission of compressed files. And it enables streaming direct from the camera itself. However, like every other camcorder, the native files still have to be imported from the memory cards or ingested via SDI.
With Teradek's Bolt, users can send the HD-SDI feed, uncompressed and with no latency, wirelessly across a studio or a set. Recorders can now capture SDI signals from remotely; directors can monitor full-HD images in real-time and cable-free; original pictures can be displayed on big screens with no loss in video quality.
USB on a Broadcast Camera?
True, a USB port is not unusual on a camcorder. However, usually it's designed to upgrade the firmware and little else. On the HPX600, it can host an external hard drive: data can be offloaded the P2 cards with no need for a card reader and laptop. As the HPX600 is now compatible with microP2 cards, with the same size as an SD card, users now have multiple very simple and fast data workflow options.
With this kind of advance in camera technology, the promise of IT production is being fulfilled. While camcorders will still fulfil their original and core role of capturing, recording and outputting great pictures, the way in which video can be accessed, encoded, amended, streamed and delivered adds a whole new dimension to production workflows. Multiple users can view the live feed; multiple editors can instantly share post production duties and broadcasters can transmit compressed pictures on live TV, even when there is no satellite truck or television uplink facility available.
For my 2nd Kit Plus article I thought I'd try and build on the theme of my first, and that's one of making sure things are organised at all levels of your post production projects.
Last time I talked about trying as best as you can to stick to the 'two week rule', making sure that the names & locations of every asset you import, and every bin & sequence that you create in your project - will make sense to you | 933 |
Seven Card Stud is a variation of the popular game of poker. It is a common game featured at many online poker rooms and many brick and mortar casinos. It is very rare to see the game played in anything other then fixed limit, which means players must stick to betting structures, which vary depending on the blinds.
To start each hand, the dealer deals each player 3 cards from a standard 52 card deck<|fim_middle|> free money mode before you decide that it is time to start playing for real money. Once you start playing for real money you will get a free $50 bonus if you create your account using the PokerStars marketing code PAWSUB465. | . Only 8 players can play on a table of Seven Card Stud Poker because of the obvious reason that there are only enough cards for 8. Two of the opening three cards are dealt face down and one is dealt face up. A round of betting now takes place, which starts of with one player having to either "bring-in" or raise the hand. Bringing in the hand means betting the minimum, whereas raising the hand is clearly betting more chips.
Then 3 more cards are dealt face up to each player one by one with a round of betting in between. Then the last card is dealt face down to each player, which is followed by the last round of betting.
At PokerStars you will be able to practice your Seven Card Stud skills in | 152 |
La diocesi di Chalatenango (in latino: Dioecesis Chalatenangensis) è una sede della Chiesa cattolica in El Salvador suffraganea dell'arcidiocesi di San Salvador. Nel 2021 contava 252.580 battezzati su 282.000 abitanti. È retta dal vescovo Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D.
Territorio
La diocesi comprende il dipartimento di Chalatenango in El Salvador.
Sede vescovile è la città di Chalatenango, dove si trova la cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista.
Il territorio si estende su 2.017 km² ed è suddiviso<|fim_middle|> 2 || 6.201 || || 2 || 41 || 28
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| 2019 || 248.000 || 276.890 || 89,6 || 47 || 46 || 1 || 5.276 || || 1 || 44 || 28
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| 2021 || 252.580 || 282.000 || 89,6 || 46 || 46 || || 5.490 || 2 || || 41 || 28
|}
Bibliografia
Bolla Qui perinde, AAS 80 (1988), pp. 355–357
Altri progetti
Collegamenti esterni
Annuario pontificio del 2022 e precedenti, in
Scheda della diocesi dal sito della Conferenza episcopale
Chalatenango
Chalatenango | in 28 parrocchie.
Storia
La diocesi è stata eretta il 30 dicembre 1987 con la bolla Qui perinde di papa Giovanni Paolo II, ricavandone il territorio dall'arcidiocesi di San Salvador.
Cronotassi dei vescovi
Si omettono i periodi di sede vacante non superiori ai 2 anni o non storicamente accertati.
Eduardo Alas Alfaro † (30 dicembre 1987 - 21 aprile 2007 ritirato)
Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (21 aprile 2007 - 14 luglio 2016 ritirato)
Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D., dal 14 luglio 2016
Statistiche
La diocesi nel 2021 su una popolazione di 282.000 persone contava 252.580 battezzati, corrispondenti all'89,6% del totale.
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| 1990 || 259.000 || 272.000 || 95,2 || 16 || 10 || 6 || 16.187 || || 6 || 20 || 14
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| 1998 || 203.000 || 250.000 || 81,2 || 25 || 20 || 5 || 8.120 || || 5 || 30 || 18
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| 2002 || 212.000 || 250.000 || 84,8 || 23 || 21 || 2 || 9.217 || || 2 || 33 || 17
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| 2003 || 238.500 || 265.000 || 90,0 || 19 || 17 || 2 || 12.552 || || 2 || 33 || 20
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| 2004 || 238.500 || 265.000 || 90,0 || 21 || 19 || 2 || 11.357 || || 2 || 33 || 17
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| 2006 || 244.000 || 271.000 || 90,0 || 32 || 31 || 1 || 7.625 || || 1 || 33 || 23
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| 2013 || 258.000 || 287.000 || 89,9 || 43 || 37 || 6 || 6.000 || 1 || 6 || 30 || 28
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| 2016 || 266.649 || 297.070 || 89,8 || 43 || 41 || | 738 |
Tag: Podcast
Cinema Interviews Podcast
Interview: Kevin Sampson on Awaydays
Kevin Sampson is a British writer best known for his novels Awaydays (1998) and Powder (1999).
Awaydays is now a film and the story, based on his Merseyside football-following youth, explores the relationship between two teenagers (Nicky Bell and Liam Boyle) in the late 1970s.
I recently spoke with Kevin in London about the film and you can listen to the interview here:
[audio:http://filmdetail.receptionmedia.com/Kevin_Sampson_on_Awaydays.mp3]
You can download this interview as a podcast via iTunes by clicking here.
Awaydays is out now at selected UK cinemas
> Download this interview as an MP3 file
> Awaydays at the IMDb
> Official site
> Get local showtimes via Google Movies
Tags awaydays, interview, kevin sampson, Podcast
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Interview: Ben Barnes and Jessica Biel on Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue is a comedy based on Noel Coward's play of the same name.
The story is about a glamorous American widow (Jessica Biel) who marries a young Englishman (Ben Barnes) in the South of France before going home to England to meet his parents (played by Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas).
It was previously made as a silent film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1928 but this version is directed by Stephan Elliott.
I spoke with Ben Barnes and Jessica Biel about the film just after it had played at the London Film Festival last October and you can listen to the interview here:
[audio:http://filmdetail.receptionmedia.com/Ben_Barnes_and_Jessica_Biel_on_Easy_Virtue.mp3]
Easy Virtue is out now on DVD in the UK and opens in selected US cinemas on Friday 22nd May
* Check out our interview with Colin Firth and director Stephan Elliot about the film *
> Easy Virtue at the IMDb
> Buy Easy Virtue on DVD at Amazon UK
> Find out more about Ben Barnes and Jessica Biel at Wikipedia
Tags ben barnes, easy virtue, interview, jessica biel, Podcast
Interview: Henry Selick on Coraline
Director Henry Selick is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach.
His latest film is Coraline, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2002 novella about a young girl who finds a portal to an alternate world, featuring the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher and Keith David.
I spoke with Henry recently in London about the film and you can listen to the interview here:
[audio:http://filmdetail.receptionmedia.com/Henry_Selick_on_Coraline.mp3]
Coraline is out now at UK cinemas<|fim_middle|> Universal Studios © 2009]
Tags fast & furious, interview, justin lin, Podcast |
> Henry Selick at the IMDb
> Official site for Coraline
> Find out more about the Neil Gaiman novella at Wikipedia
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Interview: Eran Creevy and Daniel Mays on Shifty
Shifty is a new British film about a young drug dealer (Riz Ahmed) in a town just outside London who sees his life spiral out of control when his best friend (Daniel Mays) returns home.
Directed by Eran Creevy and co-starring Jason Flemyng and Francesca Annis, it was funded by Film London's Microwave scheme and shot in just 18 days.
I recently spoke with Eran and Daniel in London and we discussed the film and how it got made.
Listen to the interview here:
[audio:http://filmdetail.receptionmedia.com/Eran_Creevy_and_Daniel_Mays_on_Shifty.mp3]
You can download this interview as a podcast via iTunes by clicking here
Shifty is out at selected UK cinemas from Friday
> Eran Creevy and Daniel Mays at the IMDb
> Official site for Shifty
> Find out more about the Film London microwave scheme
Tags daniel mays, eran creevy, interview, Podcast, shifty
Interview: Justin Lin on Fast & Furious
Justin Lin is the director of Fast & Furious, the fourth film in the franchise which sees Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster reprise their roles from the original 2001 film.
He made his solo directorial debut with Better Luck Tomorrow in 1997 and went on to direct films such as Annapolis (2006) and the third Fast and Furious film Tokyo Drift (2006).
I spoke with him in London recently about this latest Fast and Furious film and the how he went about shooting the car sequences.
[audio:http://filmdetail.receptionmedia.com/Justin_Lin_on_Fast_and_Furious.mp3]
Fast & Furious is out now at UK cinemas
> Justin Lin at the IMDb
> Official site for Fast and Furious
> Find out more about the franchise at Wikipedia
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ECM has signed a partnership contract with TCI Research, a global innovative and independent market research agency.
TCI Research aims to help tourism stakeholders improve their performance and competitiveness through a better understanding of traveler's opinions and expectations. TCI Research collects comparable international data -combining advantages of traditional and digital approaches- to provide independent and professional analysis with a special focus on the competitive environment of its clients.
TCI Research provides ECM member cities with accurate and timely data highlighting city competitiveness issues based on city brand experience, with a different and special focus covered in each report. Research covers specific sectors (Accommodation, Transportation<|fim_middle|> Spa/wellness, Gastronomy, Culture, VFR) and specific markets or topics (sustainability, accessibility, digital hospitality, value for money… ). | , Shopping, Tourist Info Centers … ), special motivations and segments (MICE, | 17 |
Historically, architecture has a wealth of<|fim_middle|> reference to human perception issues. | visualisation techniques that have evolved throughout the period of structural design, with Virtual Reality (VR) being a relatively recent addition to the toolbox. To date the effectiveness of VR has been demonstrated from conceptualisation through to final stages and maintenance, however, its full potential has yet to be realised (Bouchlaghem et al, 2005). According to Dewey (1934), perceptual integration was predicted to be transformational; as the observer would be able to 'engage' with the virtual environment. However, environmental representations are predominately focused on the area of vision, regardless of evidence stating that the experience is multi sensory. In addition, there is a marked lack of research exploring the complex interaction of environmental design and the user, such as the role of attention or conceptual interpretation. This paper identifies the potential of VR models to aid communication for the Built Environment with specific | 179 |
Q: Run function in href flask I have my website with thwo hrefs and under this hrefs i have my flask function download_file(). It's working but now I add on my function in flask a parameter. So now I want to run something like that download_file(1) when someone clicked on first href and download_file(2) when someone clicked on href2
<h2>Download a file </h2>
<p>
<a href="{{url_for('download_file')}}">Download1</a>
<a href="{{url_for('download_file')}}">Download2</a>
</<|fim_middle|> parameter is queried using the name of the object request.args. It is possible to define a default value and optionally to automatically convert the value by specifying a type.
@app.route('/download')
def download():
num = request.args.get('num', 0, type=int)
# ...
In both cases you can pass the value to the jinja2 statement url_for to form the url.
url_for('download', num=1)
Based on the code within the request and the intended use, I would suggest the first variant. So you are assuming that a value is specified. You can put your filename together and deliver the file.
Incidentally, you can also pass an entire file name within the URL.
@app.route('/download/<path:filename>')
def download(filename):
# ...
<a href="{{ url_for('download', filename='1.txt') }}">Download</a>
| p>
############ FLASK CODE
from flask import Flask, send_file, render_template
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def download():
return render_template('indexdownload.html')
@app.route('/download')
def download_file(number):
p = "test"
if number == 1:
p = "1.txt"
elif number == 2:
p = "2.txt"
return send_file(p, as_attachment=True)
app.run()
I try different ways but I always get some syntax errors because I don't know hot to do that.
A: An anchor with an href attribute sends a GET request.
There are several alternative ways to send data within a GET request.
Variable Rule
One way to pass data within a URL is to use variable rules. The values are embedded within the path, extracted server-side, and passed to the endpoint as arguments.
@app.route('/download/<int:num>')
def download(num):
# ...
URL Parameter
An alternative is to pass it as a URL parameter. In this case, the data must be requested within the endpoint and are not necessarily available.
The respective | 231 |
Head north to sample some out-of-county pies.
Full disclosure: most of the time I've spent driving on Route 23 has involved either a stressful commute or a trip to a mall—also stressful. It's fair to say it's not my favorite road. But I decided to give 23 a chance to prove itself by planning the least stressful trip I could imagine: a pizza roadtrip to Delaware County. If pizza can't redeem a heavily-trafficked highway, I'm not sure anything can.
I mapped out three spots I'd heard about but hadn't tried, and started on my way. The good news: the drive was worth it. The pizzas I tried drew from the traditional Columbus tavern style, but weren't quite like what I've tasted in the city. And if you're not ready to make peace with 23, 315 and 71 will get you there as well.
Why it's unique: Taranto's has an event space where they host receptions, birthday parties, and craft nights.
What to do nearby: Visit Highbanks or Alum Creek State Park. Taranto's will even deliver to you there!
The Taranto family has been in the pizza business for 25 years, using a recipe passed down through generations. When Debbie Taranto decided to open her own restaurant near Polaris 17 years ago, it was a completely different area than it is now. "Where Chase [bank] stands today… was a farmhouse, and I literally went and knocked on the farmhouse door and asked, Where can I put a pizzeria? She ended up in a space at the corner of a strip mall that she expanded two years ago to accommodate weekend crowds, events, and organized craft nights. Taranto's also hosts children's birthday parties where young guests make their own pizzas and tour the kitchen.
That's the one I sampled. The thick crust balances the sweetness of the sauce and the gooeyness of the cheese. "You always have to do quality," Taranto says. "There really is a difference in the type of sauce that you use, the type of cheese, the meats." This carries into the dough, which is made on-site. Taranto's is pizza you<|fim_middle|>Between the homemade sauce, the homemade dough, and the artisan cheese, that takes it all to the top," Ibinson said. They recently opened a second location in Powell with a full bar and 26 taps, including growlers available for carryout—another stop you can make off the beaten path of 23.
What to do nearby: Visit the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and Downtown Powell, or grab a pizza after visiting the Polaris area or playing laser tag in Lewis Center.
You can't miss The Pizza Cabin—an actual log cabin located near the midpoint between Downtown Columbus and Downtown Delaware. Built in the 1950s, it feels in some ways out of place amidst the new development, and yet it's exactly what you hope to find on a roadtrip: something unexpected. The building's history is as alluring as its architecture; in addition to housing several different restaurants over the years, it was once a leather tack shop. "Rumor is the Victoria's Secret models would come here and [the owner] made them leather underwear," owner Preston Runyon said. This is a place to bring your friends if you want to hear stories, and write some new ones of your own.
"We kick it old-school," Runyon tells me, "stone ovens… scratch product… lots of toppings edge-to-edge." The pizza hits all the right notes. I tried one topped with pepperoni and mushroom; the meat was crisp and flavorful, complementing the tang of the tomato sauce. And while Runyon recommends any first-time visitor try the pizza, he adds that, "we really talk about the scratch meatballs, the scratch cheesecake, the smoked wings" as other standouts on the menu. The meatballs recipe was developed through a partnership with a local Italian bakery, and the cheesecake is topped with fruit compote in whopping half-pound slices—another patron worried that it would weigh my car down on the drive home. Luckily, my Honda could handle it, and we made it safely to our final destination. | can eat while you party, craft, or camp.
Though you wouldn't know it from its funky downtown, Delaware is a community built on horseracing. When Thom Ibinson and John Cordas bought Shorty's three years ago, they inherited the building's legacy as a place locals came to watch the races. They kept the tradition going and started showing other sports, notably Buckeye football. Talk between patrons about the games is one of the ways Shorty's brings people together.
They also make their own dough. "That's the most important thing because you can control the texture and flavor," Ibinson tells me. They call their crust "Shorty's style," and true to their description, it's unlike others I've sampled—chewy yet light and not overly thick. " | 163 |
Being that it is my birthday month, my friends and family have been so nice to me in every effort to make my 30th feels extra special. I made a special trip with a special person to this lovely tea garden for a tea party birthday treat. I was fully surprised and in awe at this choice of location and activity. It was right up my alley and totally coincide to the vibe I wanted to feel for my 30th. I didn't plan on blogging or even brought a professional camera, but I couldn't resist snapping pictures with my iphone to share with you all.
Everything was so lovely. Firstly it smelled like heaven on the inside. I am extremely big on scents (come to my house and you will know-ha!). The service was impeccable and everything tasted so so so darn good. You get to choose your flavor tea (refillable) and multiple bite sized sandwiches as<|fim_middle|> saucers were mismatched.
*I have to mention that the bathroom was really lovely. I will notice a lovely bathroom. It had gaudy décor along the walls and it smelled great*.
I would totally recommend this place if you live in Southern California area.
I wore this lovely asymmetrical flowey white dress, paired it with a pop of pink sandals and classic bag worn in a casual style.
Oh it is a place out of Alice in Wonderland! How charming every aspect was for you and your friend. Your white, whimsical, soft as a cloud, dress was the perfect choice for The Tea. | well as desert (I went over-load on Macaroons), and the platters included fruits. The presentation was also impeccable. I particularly loved that the tea cups and | 34 |
University of Trieste
English Name: University of Trieste
Address: Piazzale Europa 1
Website: http://www.units.it
The University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste), founded in 1924 and consequently a relatively young Institution compared to other Italian Universities, is a medium-sized university based in Trieste, the capital town of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.
The university consists of 10 Departments, boasts a wide and almost complete range of university courses and currently has about 19<|fim_middle|> as well as student and teacher mobility. International cooperation agreements set the rules for faculty and researcher mobility on a basis of mutual recognition. Worldwide partnerships with about 120 universities testify the University's global networking research activities.
The large number of scientific centres located in the Trieste area, such as the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, the I.S.A.S. (International School for Advanced Studies), the Scientific and Technological Research Area, the Italian Synchrotron light laboratory "Elettra", the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, not only have contributed to making Trieste "The Town of Science", but in their search for knowledge also benefit from the activity of university researchers and the University itself, whose main vocation, in turn, is the transmission of knowledge.
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The University of Trieste offers a total of 124 courses, divided in Bachelor Degree courses, Master Degree courses, PhD-Doctorates, Specialization Schools and Professionally Oriented Masters. The University of Trieste currently has 10 Departments:
- Economics, Business, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences;
- Engineering and Architecture;- Humanities;
- Legal, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies;
- Mathematics and Geosciences;
- Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences;
- Life Sciences; - Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences;
- Physics;
- Political and Social Sciences.
Given its geo-political position, Trieste has always been a cultural crossroad and the University of Trieste carries on this tradition by promoting internationalisation through research, education | 170 |
Home Sports Rock women succeed at Grand Valley in conference championship preparation
Rock women succeed at Grand Valley in conference championship preparation
Published by adviser, Author: Jeffrey Cupp - Rocket Contributor, Date: February 15, 2017
On Friday, 12 members of the Slippery Rock University's women's indoor track and field team participated in the Grand Valley Big Meet at Grand Valley State University, recording 12 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying marks and two NCAA provisional marks in their second-to-last meet before the PSAC Championships.
Leading the way for The Rock<|fim_middle|>, saying, "She's been working really hard over the years and has been getting better and better every year because of her workouts and her commitment to the team. She's very excited about her goals and we're very excited about what she's been doing. She's a good role model for the other ladies on the team."
Evans also anchored in the 4×400-meter relay team, which consisted of freshman Emily Horstman, junior Aerial Dukes and junior Katie Teed. The team recorded a time of 3:52.64, which just barely missed the SRU record of 3:51.97. Horstman also recorded a mark in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.81 seconds.
Recording marks behind Evans in the 60-meter hurdles were senior Jenna Bracken with a time of 9.14 seconds and junior Sophie Mazza with a time of 9.24 seconds.
In the mile, junior Melissa Rains recorded a PSAC mark with a time of 5:20.78 and in the shot put, junior Anna Frengel recorded a mark with a distance of 12.77 meters.
The second NCAA provisional mark was recorded by junior Courtney McQuaide, who missed all of the 2015-2016 season with an injury. McQuaide reached a clearance distance of 3.66 meters in the pole vault, which is the best in the PSAC this season.
On McQuaide, Papa said, "She's finally coming into form where we knew she could be, I would be surprised if she didn't have an increase in that performance next week or even at the PSAC championships."
McQuaide finished in the pole vault ahead of three other Rock women who recorded PSAC marks: junior Maria Darling, freshman Madeline Marshall and senior Megan Matrisciano, all recording a clearance distance of 3.36 meters.
The Rock women look to compete in their final event before the PSAC championships this weekend at the Edinboro Last Chance meet. Papa said he expects to see one or two more women on the team reach a PSAC qualifying mark, and also plans on resting those who have already qualified that are either coming off of injuries or just need the rest.
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Acute, subchronic oral toxicity, toxicokinetics, and genotoxicity studies of DFC-2, an antitubercular drug candidate
Home/Acute, subchronic oral toxicity, toxicokinetics, and genotoxicity studies of DFC-2, an antitubercular drug candidate
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The infectious disease tuberculosis remains a serious global health issue and is responsible for nearly 1.8 million deaths every year. In our previous study, DFC-2 was confirmed to show anti-tubercular activity against drug-susceptible and drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. To support the safety-in-use of DFC-2 as an anti-tubercular drug, DFC-2 was tested via single- and 28-day repeated-dose oral toxicity study and mutagenicity assays. In the oral toxicity study, a single oral dose of DFC-2 at 2000 mg/kg did not produce deaths or abnormal lesions in the internal organs of rats. The results of a 28-day orally repeated dose of DFC-2 did not show<|fim_middle|> These results indicate that DFC-2 is a promising anti-tubercular drug candidate with a favorable safety profile. | treatment-related deaths or obvious toxicity symptoms in the animals treated with a dose of 300 mg/kg/day during the experimental period. Therefore, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of DFC-2 was determined as 300 mg/kg/day for both male and female rats. In addition, DFC-2 showed no genetic toxicity in in vitro bacterial reverse mutation test, in vitro chromosomal aberration test, and in vivo mouse bone marrow micronucleus formation test. | 108 |
Unfortunately, the clocks will soon be moving back an hour<|fim_middle|> up at all. So what benefit do bi-folds have when it's too cold to use them as they were intended?
Insulated Warmth – Through either double or triple glazed glass, bi-folding doors are extremely thermally efficient. New technologies and cutting-edge techniques ensure that the frames are attached to the glass in a draught-proof way. The frames are also great for thermal efficiency, with aluminium and UPVC both providing insulation and protection against elements.
Retain Connection with the Outdoors – Having bi-fold doors means that you get to enjoy the outside world without having to be part of it, and of course this is very helpful during winter months. You can stay inside wrapped up warm, enjoying the views to their fullest potential. You will essentially have an entire wall made of glass, so make the most of observing the winter scenery in the comfort of your home.
Enjoy the perks of Winter – Having an abundance of glazing can open up your world in the winter months without subjecting you to the harsh temperatures of autumn and winter. Whether your home is situated in the city or the countryside, you can enjoy he perks of winter through your bi-folds. Imagine fireworks, snowing and bonfire night – all of which can be enjoyed from your armchair, as you have a front-row seat with your bi-folding doors.
Increased Light - As we're all painfully aware, it's that time of year to wrap up as much as possible. You leave for work in the dark and end up getting home in the dark, so one of the best ways to help beat the winter blues is to ensure you're getting enough natural light when you're able too. Bi-folds are one of the best solutions for your home in this respect, as they include large floor to ceiling areas of glazing with minimum frame thickness, giving you optimum levels of light whenever it's available. | as the autumn and winter months draw in. Bi-folds are a popular and beautiful addition to any home, but they're often marketed as a great asset to have during the summer months. You can open the doors and incorporate your garden into your living space with ease. However, in the autumn months, you may find that you're opening your bi-folds less and less, and as the depths of winter approach, it's unlikely that you'll want to open them | 94 |
[SatNews] One of the main reasons to attend the Space Foundation's 30th Space Symposium is the dynamic Boeing Exhibit Center, featuring the world's latest space technology, products and services—for 201<|fim_middle|> in two halls—the Boeing Exhibit Center in Broadmoor Hall and the adjacent Boeing Exhibit Center Pavilion.
A wait list is in effect and exhibitors are encourage to plan now to exhibit at the 31st Space Symposium, also to be held at The Broadmoor, April 13-16, 2015. The thousands of people who tour the exhibits include C-level industry executives, senior decision makers and government officials. Contact Exhibitor@spacefoundation.org. | 4, the Boeing Exhibit Center has sold out, with 35 first-time exhibitors.
The Space Symposium is the premier annual gathering of the global space community. Scheduled for May 19-22 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, the Space Symposium brings together all sectors of the worldwide space community to address opportunities and issues. The Boeing Exhibit Center will open Monday evening, May 19, immediately following the Space Symposium's opening ceremony, and will be open through Thursday, May 22. Exhibits are displayed | 113 |
Last month, I spent 4 days with the people of New Life Baptist Church. Its been a long time coming, but I wanted to–no–HAD to write about that time we shared together. And even as I type these words, I pray that they're moving through what God did among us as we sought/seek that oft-elusive thing we call "Revival". If you'd like to read what I wrote BEFORE those 4 days, click here.
What must be said before I get into what we shared together in God's Word is this one singular fact: the people of New Life Baptist Church simply want Jesus. They want Him proclaimed, they want Him exalted, they want Him in charge. And as simple as that sounds for me to say about a church, it is the most profound truth a collective body of believers can hold to. Their fellowship was intoxicating, their love for people was infectious, and their embrace of me as their "revival speaker" was humbling to say the very least. In a nutshell, I absolutely loved every moment I spent with them.
When I am invited to speak somewhere (anywhere), I don't go to the plethora of messages I have on file that I've delivered in the past. I don't "recycle" messages like I know many wonderful speakers do. I go right to God and ask, "What do You want said to these people of Yours?" Over the months approaching this revival series at New Life Church, I clearly sensed God's leading as I leaned in to hear what His heart wanted conveyed to the people He so desperately loves.
In this message, we discussed what life ready for revival looks like. Namely, we considered 3 things: C.P.R.
Contrite Heart: Contrite is a fancy word for "busted" and without being broken, we are of no use to God. This flies in the face of the statement I've heard so many people say so many times, "I've got to get my act together before I come to church/God." No, you absolutely do not. Jesus Himself said He didn't come for those who are well (no one is), but for those who<|fim_middle|> Creator, Savior, Messiah, and Lord!
Still going on, dude! As our youth pastor said just last Sunday, "There's a wonderful spirit here!" Amen! God is still moving! The mulberries are rustling with the Spirit! | KNOW they're sick/broken and need a doctor!
Prayerfulness: The people of New Life Baptist spent months in prayer for revival before I ever got there. I could have sang "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and played Tiddly Winks and they would have been blessed by God's renewing and refreshing Spirit. Because as was said about me before my arrival, "He's not bringing revival in his suitcase." Revival is a result of earnestly seeking God, and that's precisely what they did and are doing.
We looked at 2 different instances from Jesus' earthly ministry: when he healed the demoniac at the Geresenes (Mark 5) and his first recorded miracle (John 2) of turning water into wine. We came to see that while we might follow Jesus (as a disciple), are we believing who He really is? We learned from John 2 that Jesus had disciples who didn't yet believe that He was the Messiah! How many of us are involved in churchy activities without truly turning our lives over to the One who stands as heaven's Savior as well as humanity's ransom? Is He a great idea or is He your intimate, in-control "Lord"?
3. Revival comes from reigniting our passion for salvation.
We exposed the popular doctrine that there is no literal hell; why its popular and why its anti-Scriptural.
We considered the calling of Matthew (Levi) and just why Matthew was so quick to forfeit his tax-collecting, money-grubbing lifestyle and instead take up the sheer uncertainty of following a Rabbi named Jesus. I challenged those listening that "If you want revival, you can't stay here." And no matter where your "here" is, God wants to lead you on into what He has for you. But as slothful, lazy, and (let's face it) disobedient children, we often would rather sink into our spiritual recliners. I shared an illustration from a conversation with my youngest daughter. I was having lunch with her one recent Friday when she was telling me about art class she had just come from. She was working on a painting of a lighthouse and told me, "Dad, my lighthouse isn't like everybody else's lighthouse." Intrigued, I asked "Well, what's different about your lighthouse?" She explained, "Well, MY lighthouse isn't near the water like the others. Mine is in the hills with grass all around because I think that looks prettier." Are we building churches and growing "Christians" that have chosen to live far from the dangers of the mission we're called into? Are we lighthouses that serve no purpose because we're not near the water, where the light we shine warns the world of the dangers of sin and hell? Too often we choose safety for us rather than salvation for the lost.
4. Revival comes when we reaffirm our God-given mission.
As we closed our 4 days together, I simply challenged them to identify themselves as one of three things: a lighthouse, a treehouse, or a warehouse. As a lighthouse (as was mentioned the day before), we are willing to go to where the danger is, to where the help is needed, and shine the light of God's love in practical, tangible, visible ways so that those around us might "see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Some churches though would rather view themselves as a "treehouse". When I was young, my cousin had a great treehouse in his backyard and we'd love to climb up in there to play with a "Us only!" attitude. Are we going to be a people who are safe and secluded from the world below, and have we adopted a "no girls allowed" mentality when it comes to who we reach out to, and who we don't. Is our church more of a "members only" social club?
And finally (and most ghastly), are we identified as a "warehouse". We've been "saved" and we reckon ourselves as good-to-go when it comes to our eternity, but until then we're just marking time as if life after receiving Christ becomes some waiting room while we literally do nothing until His return. If that's the case for us, then Scripture is already clear about what the outcome will be. I closed with one of my favorite parables, the Sheep and the Goats. When in the end it was not what we believe that determines our eternity, but what we DID with what we believe. In this, they as a church and as individuals are faced with a "fork in the road". Will they move toward being the lighthouse God has called them to, or circle back and enjoy the comfort of the tree house or the rigor mortis of the warehouse?
I was honored and humbled to be a part of those few days at New Life Baptist Church and pray that not only them, but you and I would continually strive for a steady sense of "revival" as we walk hand-in-hand with our | 1,037 |
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The clock itself is not original.
The original eighteen-foot-diameter dial was sold to an American collector in the 1970s for £250,000, but during the removal fell to the concourse and smashed to pieces.
Mr Roland Hoggard, a railwayman and clock enthusiast, paid £25 for the pieces, including the hands and clock mechanism, and took it all back to his home village of Thurgaton in Nottinghamshire.
There he reconstructed the dial on the side of his barn and powered the hands by the original motion.
When the station was refurbished as the permanent terminus for Eurostar, the clockmakers Dent & Co took moulds and samples and reproduced the dial and hands exactly, with new Swithland slate numerals and much 23-carat gold leaf.
In 2015 the artist Cornelia Parker devised a second, black dial to hang in front of the not-original clock-face. The installation was entitled 'One More Time' [https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/cornelia-parker-st-pancras-international].
When Mr Hoggard died in 2013 at the age of 96 he bequeathed the clock to the British Horological Institute museum, five miles away from Thurgaton at Upton Hall, where for the moment the hands sit incongruously on top of a doorcase.
The BHI museum conservators are restoring the clock mechanism. Where they'll find space to put the dial remains to be seen.
The BHI Museum at Upton Hall is open on a limited basis: http://bhi.co.uk/museum/museum-events.
This entry was posted in Transports of Delight, Victorian Architecture on September 26, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom.
Upton Hall, near Newark in Nottinghamshire, has been the home of the British Horological Institute's museum collection of timepieces of all shapes and sizes since the early 1970s, but it has only recently opened to the public: http://bhi.co.uk/museum/museum-events.
It's a fascinating place, currently open only on Fridays and for occasional special events, though the adjacent Clock House Café & Tea Room in the grounds is open seven days a week and well worth a visit: http://clockhousecafe.co.uk/about.
Upton was an ecclesiastical estate, attached to Southwell Minster, in the Middle Ages, and there was a hall in the village from the 1580s at least.
The Hall itself is an attractively quirky building, redesigned by the architect William John Donthorn (1799-1859) for the banker Thomas Wright (1773-1845). The garden front, with its tetrastyle portico, is more impressive than the austere entrance, and the splendid central staircase hall is top-lit by a leaded dome.
A later owner, the Newark brewer John Warwick, extended the house, adding the west wing containing a ballroom, a billiard room and a suite of six bedrooms with dressing rooms, after he bought it in 1895.
It was purchased in 1936 Sir Albert Ball, the son of a trading plumber who had risen to wealth as an estate agent and land dealer and became Lord Mayor of Nottingham. He sold it on to the Catholic order of the Fathers of the Holy Ghost for use as a novitiate house for trainee priests.
Frank West arrived in the village just in time to be isolated by the vicious winter of 1947. By chance he discovered a cache of seventeenth-century parish papers, and his researches, carried out while confined to his new vicarage by the weather, produced one of the best-written village histories in the language: Rude Forefathers: Upton-by-Southwell, 1600-1660 (1949; Cromwell Press 1989).
George Lillywhite, A Tickle to Leg: the history of Upton-by-Southwell and its cricketers, 1855-1901 (Morley's 1996) follows in the same tradition, turning the quest for sporting archives into a portrait of a village community.
Upton's most famous son appears to be Professor James Tennant (1808-1881), the mineralogist who was responsible for the cutting of the Koh-i-nor diamond.
Most people drive through Upton village on the A612 in not much more than a minute without any idea of its quiet history.
It's a pity to miss the Clock House Café and the Hall full of clocks,<|fim_middle|> churches and chapels. The Gothic design is remarkably church-like, with a chancel, an altar and a tall spire that dominates the narrow fork of the junction between Firth Park Road and Owler Lane.
This High-Church Methodist layout, unusual in north Sheffield, is more often found in the affluent south-western suburbs.
The interior, split to provide meeting rooms in 1979-81, still retains its alabaster pulpit and font, and a three-manual Wilcox organ.
The adjacent Sunday School, added in 1907, was sold in 1976 and has become the Jamia Mosque Ghausia, carefully extended with a domed minaret that echoes the Gothic spire at the other end of the complex.
The church itself was put up for sale, with a price of £375,000, early in 2017.
The departure of the Methodists diminishes the symbolism of the two groups of worshippers as neighbours. It will be interesting to see whether the church is taken over by the Muslim congregation or put to some other use.
Christians and Muslims remain neighbours in the heart of Firvale, however, because the Anglican parish church of St Cuthbert continues its work, with a well-designed community centre leading from the north aisle, opened in 2014: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/community-boost-from-new-sheffield-church-1-6698115.
St Cuthbert's is a building of quality, dating shortly after the opening of Trinity Methodist Church. It was built 1901-5, designed by John Dodsley Webster (d 1913) whose many Sheffield buildings included the recently demolished Jessop Hospital for Women.
The diminutive tower of 1959 is an unfortunate addition. However, the church contains fine stained glass by Archibald Davis (1877-1953) of the Bromsgrove Guild, including a particularly beautiful war-memorial east window depicting the Resurrection and the Ascension.
Whatever happens to the Trinity Methodist Church buildings, the Christians and the Muslims will continue to be neighbours and no doubt will work together for the good of the local community.
This entry was posted in Sacred Places, Sheffield's Heritage, Victorian Architecture on September 2, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom. | and I hope that increased footfall will encourage the BHI to open their Museum more often.
This entry was posted in Country Houses, Life-enhancing experiences on September 20, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom.
The multicultural, multi-faith nature of the local community, depicted in the Channel 4 documentary Keeping up with the Khans (2016) [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/keeping-up-with-the-khans], has a remarkable architectural expression in the buildings of Trinity Methodist Church, Firvale, Sheffield, which has closed because its congregation felt they could no longer maintain their large, listed building: http://www.thestar.co.uk/our-towns-and-cities/sheffield/a-120-year-old-sheffield-church-to-close-due-to-cost-of-upkeep-1-8561680.
The church was built in 1899, designed by the Derby architect John Wills (1846-1906), a prolific builder of nonconformist | 222 |
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Verizon's Oscar Madrid steers clear of "generic bundles" when it comes to targeting the ethnic consumer for the top US wireless-services provider
"We always say that embracing diversity is not only the right thing to do, but also crucial to our longevity as a successful company. We show this every day in our words and actions," says Oscar Madrid, director of multicultural marketing for Verizon.
by Tricia Despres
As the number-one US wireless-services provider, Verizon Communications Inc. owes much of its success to the millions of subscribers who turn to the telecom company every day for virtually all of their communication needs. Among those millions of subscribers are an increasing number of Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asians whose communication needs continue to evolve. To best reach this market, director of multicultural marketing Oscar Madrid has led his team in project efforts specifically designed to reach these groups with Verizon's growing fiber-optic suite of services for television, voice, and Internet. Hispanic Executive sat down with Madrid to discuss specific initiatives he has worked on since joining the company in 1989 to better engage the ethnic consumer.
1. Training Course
Several years ago, during a trip to a Verizon store in California, Madrid witnessed firsthand the struggle that some Verizon staff had communicating and selling to a long line of Spanish-speaking customers. "I was watching how adolescents were there acting as interpreters, and how essential it was to give our employees insight into this particular culture," Madrid says<|fim_middle|>, Madrid also saw a way to expand on the FiOS offering to better reach the Hispanic-consumer marketplace. "Our studies showed that the Hispanic consumer did not want some generic bundle of programming with a Spanish component added on," says Madrid, who is active with the Association of National Advertisers and lectured in the past at the US Hispanic Marketing Conference. "They wanted the whole package deal. It was also important to deliver a wide range of Spanish and English programming. They didn't just want the Univisions and Telemundos of the world. They wanted networks like Nick Jr., also, to satisfy the needs of the entire family. With multiple generations coming together to watch television, a true mix of programming was key." Last year, Verizon FiOS launched La Conexion, a bundle that includes TV, Internet, and voice service and over 30 of the most popular Spanish channels.
3. Marketing to the Ethnic Population
Utilizing online/digital marketing and microsites with multicultural testimonials to get people to click on banner ads, Verizon has embraced the fact that Latinos are more socially engaged online than their general-market counterparts. As they are currently in the midst of building their multicultural social-media platform, they continue to look for ways to evolve. "We recently launched a new microsite (enciendetefios.com) designed to ensure our consumers understand [the] ever-expanding capabilities of our fiber-optic network," Madrid says. "We did some focus groups at the beginning of the year, and it was amazing to listen to these parents who have the Verizon FiOS internet service in their home, and they spoke of it like it was their very own badge of honor. It certainly hits home, especially with me."
4. Quinceañera Contest
Madrid and his team recently announced details of a contest, specifically designed with the Hispanic consumer in mind. The website myfabulousquince.com details a contest in which current 14 and 15 year olds can submit essays as to why they deserve an all-expenses-paid quinceañera. Verizon plays a crucial part in the contest, participating in various community events surrounding the contest and putting on expos featuring local vendors such as bakeries, dress designers, and photographers.
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Hispanic Executive is a registered trademark of Guerrero LLC. | . Soon after, Madrid developed a company-wide training course to better educate employees on how to best sell to the Latino segment, helping to "build strong relationships and trust between this important customer segment and our employees."
2. Expand FiOS Offerings
With its triple play, or "bundle" offering of fiber-optic television, Internet, and voice, Verizon FiOS was specifically designed to cater to the customer looking for a breathtaking picture, ultra-fast Internet speeds, and reliable voice service. Yet | 99 |
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