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This web exhibition accompanies a current exhibition in Stalowa Wola, Poland. The pictures were kindly provided by Krzysztof Dydo.
Stefan Norblin, a polish painter and graphic artist, had an exciting, and tragic life. He was a successful and popular portrait painter, poster and book and costume designer in Warsaw in the 1920's and 1930's, married to the movie star Lena Zelichowska. When World War 2 broke out, the couple fled in the last minute from the Nazi bombs, first to Romania, then Istanbul, Iraq and finally arrived in India. Norblin quickly caught the attention of the Maharaja of Jodpur who had just built a huge palace that needed to be decorated, and Norblin was given a free hand to design the interior and the furniture. In 1946, he left for the United States, and although he had a few commissions for portraits, he was not happy, his eyesight was failing and he finally took his own life in 1952. Most of his work in the United States was lost or destroyed, and except for his polish tourist posters, he was forgotten.
The exhibition is a late tribute to one of the great early polish poster designers. The grandson of the Maharaja, His Royal Highness Gaj Singh II, Maharaja of Jodhpur, personally attended the opening. | 2019-04-20T10:20:32 | http://posterpage.ch/exhib/ex285nor/ex285nor.htm |
This is Pathology's second full length CD and was originally released in 2008 on Australian label Grindhead Records. Recently this CD has been difficult to find as the original pressing is nearly sold out. This re-issue CD will be a deluxe quality six panel digi-pack case with a full color eight page folder and distributed worldwide. Now is your chance to own this CD that gives odious praise to all that is rancid and decayed. | 2019-04-21T03:01:28 | http://www.willowtip.com/store/details/pathology-incisions-of-perverse-debauchery.aspx |
The Kennedy Post Office is located in the state of Alabama within Lamar County. This location serves 1,507 Kennedy residents with a median income of $36,146. It's estimated that approximately 2,405 packages pass through this post office each year. | 2019-04-19T20:13:24 | http://postofficeshours.com/al/kennedy/kennedy |
The New York Red Bulls and New York City FC will meet twice in 2019.
The New York Red Bulls, New York City FC and the rest of Major League Soccer announced their 2019 schedules on Monday.
The rivals will meet twice this season, first at Red Bull Arena on July 14 and again at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 24. The addition of FC Cincinnati as the league's 24th team means that no teams, not even division opponents, will meet three times.
The Red Bulls open the season on the road in Columbus on March 2 and play their first home game on March 16 against San Jose.
NYCFC opens the season on the road at Orlando City on March 2 and plays its first home game on March 10 against DC United.
Both teams will host defending champion Atlanta United. The Red Bulls, who lost to Atlanta in the Eastern Conference finals last season, host the defending champions on May 19 in one of the team's 13 nationally-televised games. NYCFC hosts Atlanta on Sept. 25.
The full Red Bulls schedule can be found here.
The full NYCFC schedule can be found here. | 2019-04-19T20:33:32 | https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mls/2019/01/07/new-york-red-bulls-new-york-city-fc-announce-2019-mls-schedules/2507595002/ |
On today’s episode, we are so excited to welcome on Erin Shebish. Erin is a certified mindset coach for solo entrepreneurs and she helps women find their version of success by gaining clarity, direction and confidence. Today, we are talking about Erin’s personal journey where she went from a little bit of a hot mess to setting boundaries and creating systems within her business. We will also hear more about her journey throughout The Strategy Academy and how she was able to handle all of that with some major health crises.
There are very few business programs that also offer an emotional component and this is something Erin has managed to balance beautifully with her business. In this episode, we find out how she was able to re-discover her real passion, pivot her business and implement it without any real hiccups. Erin gives us actionable steps we can start implementing today for our own emotional well-being and business processes. We hope you will take her experience and learn how to apply it to your own life and business today.
One of the questions we frequently get asked on the show is, “how do we manage it all?” with everything going on in our busy lives, business, our own physical and mental health and general well-being. Erin has an interesting story about the challenges that cropped up in her life while in the thick of her business venture, how she overcame those challenges and the lessons she has learned from those experiences. Erin has been working online for seven years. Five years ago, she started to have some physical issues; extreme fatigue, pain and migraines. Eventually, all of her symptoms came to a head while Erin was in the middle of running her business, transitioning into a new business model, managing three kids, tons of clients and a massive summit. She had two major abdominal surgeries and is currently still in the thick of her medical urgencies while continuing to run her business successfully, as well as her life! How has Erin managed to keep it all together, healthily and still keep happy?
There were two things that really made a difference for Erin. These two things helped her keep her business afloat, stay happy and not run herself into the ground - 1) setting up boundaries and 2) setting up systems. These were two areas Erin was previously lacking in and once she implemented them, her life and business changed. Erin was always a “yes” woman. She said yes to everything. But she hit a point where she realized that every time she said yes, and her plate got more and more full, the more her stress and anxiety increased. Like a lot of us, she felt so guilty about saying no. Eventually, she realized that by saying yes, she was no longer being helpful to the people she was saying yes to. She was being harmful. Harmful to herself and others. She then started to set boundaries, tell people when she couldn’t take something on and identify the emotional vampires in her life. It came down to just addressing things head on, drawing lines and backing out of things she just couldn’t manage at the time. Most of the time, when you say no, people will understand. The world is not going to fall apart!
Despite all of the health issues Erin was having, she was not willing to let go of her business. This is why she decided to start implementing systems to help her. Erin had previously no systems in place in her business. Eventually, she sat down and thought, “How can I automate this?” She began researching different tools, researching social media schedulers and set aside time to do that. She started looking at what other successful people were doing to maximize their workflow efficiency and avoid living in front of their computers. That is how Erin found Trello and The Strategy Hour Podcast. She took the Trello course and everything just fell into place. She is now addicted to Trello, where all of her workflows are. Her day-to-day runnings are no longer frantic chaos. Her whole year has been an organizational year and initially Erin, like a lot of us, didn't think she had the time to implement these systems. Because it takes a lot to get organized and set up, it takes time but that time is very quickly made up once your systems are in place. It only took Erin a weekend to set up and it has saved her so much time!
A lot of the time business owners do things because we feel like we should.
Erin wanted to use her summer time to streamline what she was doing and make every step count. A lot of the time business owners do things for the sake of doing them. Because we feel like we should and there’s no strategy behind it. Erin wanted to make her time count, so despite having a lot of experience, she wanted to re-start her business with a more solid foundation by taking a course. She decided to take the Rock Your Biz course and then moved onto The Strategy Academy. The biggest takeaway Erin took from those courses came from the first couple of weeks, digging into the “Why?” This is something Erin had done so many times with her clients but had never really dug in with herself. This allowed Erin to shift her business and shift into a new role from where she had positioned herself before. She discovered her specialty is in the mindset. This is where she would thrive.
Erin was good at what she was doing before but she wasn’t excited about it. Now, when she gets on the phone, she is so confident and passionate about what it is she is doing it’s contagious. The confidence factor has been a huge pull for her and she currently has a full client roster. She’s had a huge return on investment to the point she could kind of sit back for the rest of the month with no push for product of course creation. The truth is when you really get excited about “Why?” and get fired up about it, you can sell anybody anything. You can lose all those icky tactics and don’t have to worry about how to market really. Just talk about what you’re doing! Erin had a great response from her clients when she told them about the new direction her business was going because it was so true to who she was. She outlined her business direction in a video and of course personal contacts with her clients. We often convince ourselves that people will resent us for making changes but most often that’s not the case. We are the only ones holding us back. So, don’t be afraid of change if it means you are being true to yourself. Your clients will appreciate that!
Now Erin has her new systems in place and she is in a different place medically. Erin felt great after her surgery recoveries but then in the middle of summer, strange things started coming up. For example, she lost feeling in one whole side of her body and was experiencing chest pains. She went to a neurologist and was told she had multiple sclerosis. Erin wondered if she might end up in a wheelchair. She wondered how she was going to manage her business and she had an emotional breakdown from it. She thought, “I’m a mom. I’m a business owner. What happens if this doesn’t come to pass?” Having systems in place enabled Erin to outsource certain things, ask for help and just honor herself and where she was. Having her systems in place enabled her business to still run when she was having those down days. A part of Erin’s story has been realizing she has MS but it doesn’t have her. Erin’s whole goal is to empower women to do whatever the heck they want to do, no matter what obstacles are in their way. She has been using her experience to learn from, teach from and inspire others. Kudos to that!
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Erin Shebish is a certified success mindset coach for solopreneurs. Her passion is helping women find their version of success by gaining clarity, direction and confidence while eliminating the doubt that may surround pursuing their dreams. She's ICF Certified with a focus on positive psychology and is driven by helping others in an impactful way. Erin is also the host of the Life Made Lovely Podcast, a podcast focused on the heartfelt side of running a business and co-hosts the Blog Fuel Podcast. She is based in South Central Pennsylvania but her clients and community are located worldwide. When she's not working, you can find Erin at home, with a sweet tea in hand. More often than not, she's chasing 3 boys around, with her husband right beside her. | 2019-04-19T20:13:56 | https://bossproject.com/podcast/overcoming-crisis-and-pivoting-your-business |
Cedar Rock State Park near Quasqueton is where famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a home for Lowell and Agnes Walter on a limestone bluff overlooking the Wapsipinicon River.
Lowell grew up in the area and moved to Des Moines, where he made a fortune in the blacktop business. In 1948, he commissioned Wright to build a retirement home back in Buchanan County.
Lowell gave Wright a budget of $50,000 to work with, but the home ended up costing $150,000! That’s the equivalent of about $1.5 million today, but after touring the home, we concluded the Walters got their money's worth. This place is amazing!
The house is a classic example of the “Usonian” style of architecture that Wright developed—typically one-story, low-profile homes that blend into their natural surroundings for living close to nature. The home is 1,800 square feet and built of concrete, brick, walnut, and glass. Even the roof is concrete with skylights that let in natural light while also allowing summer heat to escape.
The entry was intentionally made to feel a bit dark and claustrophobic. For purposes of contrast, it quickly opens into the main living area, a 900-square-foot living and dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows that bring the river and backyard gardens into view. Talk about “wow” factor!
Wright furthered the outdoor feel of the Garden Room by blasting holes in the limestone bedrock to create planters, then built the floor around them.
He also designed all of the furniture to assure that it blended with his architectural style and even picked out the drapes, dishes, and other accessories.
Up the hill from the house is a magnificent barbecue pit Wright called the “Council Fire,” and down by the river, he built a boathouse. For 30 years, Lowell and Agnes spent spring, summer, and fall at Cedar Rock, and they kept it just as Wright furnished it.
Lowell had acquired considerable farmland in Buchanan County and sold some of that land to create a trust for the perpetual maintenance of the house after their passing. It’s now under the supervision of the Iowa DNR and is open to the public for an hour-long tour Memorial Day weekend through Oct. 31. Call 319.934.3572 or e-mail [email protected] to schedule a tour.
This content previously appeared in the popular “Road Trip” series in Our Iowa Magazine. Learn more about the publication at OurIowaMagazine.com.
Wow! We can't wait to visit! Thanks for posting to the Travel Iowa blog. | 2019-04-23T19:04:58 | https://blog.traveliowa.com/view-post/-PUBLISH-FEB-8-2017-Iowa-s-Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Masterpiece |
The Falcon Heavy rocket was more than a publicity stunt or brilliant advertising for a car company. Don’t panic, but a warning light is blinking on our Earth ship’s console. Long range sensors show that our atmosphere is leaking away into space. Every day we lose around 90 tons of gasses from our upper atmosphere.
Governments know this. Missions such as ESA’s Cluster fleet have long been investigating this leakage. A prevailing theory holds that the earth’s magnetic field keeps the solar wind from stripping away our atmosphere at an even faster rate than it is disappearing and that we are leaking gasses mostly at the poles where our magnetic shield is weakest. Luckily, our Earth’s atmosphere is massive. That 90 tons per day is a small leak of our five quadrillion (5 × 1015) tons of gasses, but the rate of loss is expected to keep accelerating unless we intervene.
We will eventually need a backup planet or we must learn to survive long term in space. We have some serious challenges coming up. In 1 billion years the Sun will be 10% brighter than now. Extrapolation of existing data shows that the Earth will lose enough hydrogen to space that all surface water, including our oceans will dry up.
The more gas that leaves, the warmer the planet, and in turn, a warmer atmosphere means more lost gasses.
Why? Heat in a volume of gas, by definition, is an increased velocity of atoms in that gas. Even without the solar wind, some fast moving gas ions do reach escape velocity and break away from the earth’s gravity to become space travelers. Lighter atoms are held less by gravity, which is why hydrogen escapes from an atmosphere more easily than carbon dioxide. More CO2, more trapped heat, more hydrogen escaping faster. Make sense?
There is also an ongoing magnetic pole reversal which jumbles our magnetosphere and could result in faster changes.
Take a look at the difference between the earth and Mars in terms of atmosphere. The big difference is that we have an atmosphere and Mars pretty much doesn’t.
This makes Mars much more than a curiosity to study. How fast will the reaction go? Will the Earth inevitably become a dead planet like Mars? Can we restore the magnetosphere of Mars or create an artificial one so it will hold an atmosphere?
The lead suspect in the loss of the Martian atmosphere is the sun, chiefly through its solar wind— a million-miles-per-hour stream of charged particles. A global magnetic field shields Earth’s atmosphere by diverting most of the solar wind around it. But Mars lost its magnetic field billions of years ago, researchers said. So its atmosphere was exposed to the solar wind and probably stripped away.
The sun’s emissions could have stolen the Martian atmosphere in other ways, too, scientists said. For example, solar heating could give some atmospheric atoms enough speed to escape Mars’ gravity and zip off into space.
Other factors could have contributed to the loss of Mars’ atmosphere. Mars has more than 20 ancient craters larger than 600 miles (968 km) across. So it could have been massive impacts that blasted large amounts of the Martian atmosphere into space.
Huge Martian volcanoes that erupted after the impacts, like Olympus Mons, could have replenished the atmosphere by venting massive amounts of gas from the planet’s interior. But without the protection of a magnetic shield, any replacement atmosphere also would have been stripped away by the solar wind, scientists said.
If we can shield Mars, we may also use that technology to save the Earth. Learn what is really going on then do your little bit, whatever you can to help save the oceans.
This is an exciting time in human history, but there is so much fear, anger, ignorance and cynicism. I’ve seen comments about the Falcon Heavy success along the lines of, “Great, now we can go screw up another planet.” My thought on this attitude is that we can evolve or perish and it is those with hope who will make it because fatalists won’t even try.
We have quite a few challenges to human survival coming up, and we may have less time than most of us know. There are large space rocks, for example, only some of which we are tracking, and other threats.
Thinking far ahead, the end result if we survive the gauntlet, it seems to me is that whatever is left of us ends up on a self-sustaining ship of some kind floating forever in a starless expanse of expanded universe.
This leads to the theory some scientists hold that this has already happened, that we are now simulated beings living in a simulation, which is run on that lonely ship, an AI remnant of a long lost humanity. Is it just imagination, the voice saying that whatever we do, the simulation will replay the major events that lead to its existence? | 2019-04-26T15:59:37 | https://truestrange.com/2018/02/07/earth-ship-warning-light-blinking-atmosphere-leak/ |
Who is thirsty!!?? I know a lot of people are already working on their New Year’s Eve menu – especially their drink recipe for the NYE champagne toast. Instead of just popping open a bottle of champagne, why not get a little creative? I found several champagne drink recipes online and wanted to pass them along to you.
Click on each link to find out what you will need to make your New Year’s Eve champagne toast drink special.
Hi, Vera! Thanks a lot for including my New Year’s Champagne Cocktail in your fabulous drink list. Happy New Year and cheers!!! | 2019-04-21T12:50:07 | https://ladyandtheblog.com/2012/12/28/9-new-years-eve-champagne-drink-ideas-from-jello-shots-to-traditional-flutes/ |
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Every year, St Barts hosts celebrities for New Years. Last year Leonardo DiCaprio flew down a boat full of models and partied with Justin Bieber and Robin Thicke. This year Jake Gyllenhaal is there. He was papped on the beach yesterday with Greta Caruso. Jake and Greta have been friends a long time. They’ve been on vacation together before. And now it looks like they’ll be together for New Year’s (unless they come home before that but…ummm…why?!).
Jake and Greta were also together last Christmas so it seems like it’s a tradition for them – to be together for the holidays. A best friend tradition. I wonder though how that works when he has a girlfriend. It’s been a while since Jake’s had a girlfriend. The last serious girlfriend was model Alyssa Miller. Do Jake’s girlfriends have to pass the Greta test? Do Greta’s boyfriends have to pass the Jake test? | 2019-04-22T06:44:44 | https://www.laineygossip.com/Shirtless-Jake-Gyllenhaal-in-St-Barts-with-friend-Greta-Caruso/45831 |
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Description: American Savings Bank is a business categorized under banks, which is part of the larger category national commercial banks. American Savings Bank is located at the address 3221 Waialae Ave # B4 in Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-5832. You can contact by phone (808)734-2266. | 2019-04-22T22:43:40 | https://hawaii.depo-us.org/70698-american_savings_bank.htm |
Welcome to the Beulaville Police Department. The Police Department was established in 1947. The Police Department currently consists of 4 full time officers. The Beulaville Police Department prides itself in its dedication to serving the citizens of Beulaville. The Department has well-trained officers and utilizes the latest technological equipment available for fighting crime and drugs.
The Beulaville Police Department has had five police chiefs since its establishment in 1947. The previous Chiefs of Police in chronological order are Roscoe Almond Bass, H.J. Brown, Lester Susa, Aubrey Murphy, Hal Williams and Joey Carter. The current Chief of Police is Jamie Rogers. Chief Rogers has an extensive background in all aspects of law enforcement and public safety. With a strong commitment to professionalism and excellence in service, the Beulaville Police Department is always prepared to carry out its motto, "To Protect And Serve." | 2019-04-20T01:13:38 | http://townofbeulaville.com/departments/police_department.php |
Bliss, a basic model in our range of air purifiers. Available in six rich colour shades for you to choose from.
Given its compact size, it is designed to take up minimal space. Creates a pleasant living or working environment. | 2019-04-18T10:22:15 | https://www.perfectaire.co.za/product/bliss/ |
No visit to Branson would be complete without attending a first rate country music show! Our group saw two great shows, the famous ‘Baldknobbers,’ and ‘Raiding the Country Vault.’ Other group activities consisted of a tour of the Branson Veteran’s Memorial Museum, and a dinner at the Fall Creek Catfish and Steak House, a long-time Branson institution where the servers toss fresh rolls to customers.
The annual Fund-Raising Auction was held after the banquet on Saturday evening. The auction lived up to its tradition of generosity and fun. Auctioneer Mark ‘Doc’ Holiday and his able ‘Assistants’ Randy Burkhart and Jim Victor artfully cajoled and coerced the crowd to bid generously! “Perhaps the most notable donation was by past Association President Leo ‘Short Round’ Williams, who donated three leather-bound original editions of the book, We Were Soldiers Once and Young, by LTG Hal Moore, autographed by the author, plus a photograph of General Moore. Bidding was vigorous on these treasured books! “Joel and Dorothy Chase of Manassas, VA attended the Reunion and expressed deep appreciation for the MEDEVAC rescue and medical treatment. Joel was platoon leader for D Co., 1st of the 5th Cavalry and was severely wounded at LZ David in Cambodia on June 14, 1970. He was MEDEVAC’d to the B Company, 15th Medical Bn treatment facility at LZ Buttons, where Dr. Jon Lundquist (then CPT MC) treated him. Joel would like to find that MEDEVAC crew and thank them. If you were, or know someone who was on that crew, please e-mail me at: <[email protected]> or call (402)457-9807.
Ron ‘Huey’ Huether was recognized for his outstanding work developing and running the Association Web site. He was presented a Lowe’s gift certificate for $100.
The next Reunion will be Number 20-the 20th anniversary of the founding of the 15th MED Bn. Assn. and the first Reunion. That was in 1998 in Franklin, VA. “Dan Toothman, the 2018 Reunion Coordinator reports that the 2018 Reunion will be held at Williamsburg, VA, likely sometime between April 18 and May 6. Dates and facility will be announced on the Web site; 15th MED Bn Assn Saber column; and 15th MED Bn Assn Facebook page as soon as available.
Terry also wanted to add the following information: How to obtain Personnel Rosters. The 15th Medical Bn Association now has available personnel rosters requested from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO for 1965- 1970. These rosters were generally prepared only for the months of April and October of each year during the Vietnam War, except during 1965 and 1966, when they were prepared during some additional months as well. Enlisted Personnel Rosters for 1968 are available only for 10/68; only officer rosters for 07/65, 08/65, 10/65, 01/66, 07/66, 07/67, 09/67, 04/69 and 10/70 are available. Rosters must be requested and will be sent by e-mail only, unless special arrangements are made by e-mail.
To request rosters for your time in Vietnam, send an e-mail to: [email protected] . Enter “15th MED Bn Roster Request” on the Subject line. In the message section, enter your full name, unit(s) and dates. See example below: EXAMPLE E-MAIL REQUEST To: [email protected] Subject: 15th Med BN Roster Request SP4 John Q. Scalpel B Co: 03/66- 09/66 HSC: 09/66-03/67 (Include any questions or comments that you have). Upon receipt of your e-mail request, you will be contacted by e-mail regarding what rosters are available.
To receive these rosters, you must be a Life Member of the 15th Medical Bn Assn. and your name and current contact information must be on the Unit Member Search List (UMSL). Anyone who served with the 15th Medical Bn for at least 30 days may become a Life Member simply by completing a short application online; there are no fees or dues. If you are not a Life Member, you will be sent instructions on becoming one.
If you are not a Life Member, but are a Family member of a deceased 15th Medical Battalion Veteran who served in Vietnam (either KIA or Died After Service), we will do our best to find rosters with the name of your Family member and e-mail them to you. In the case of KIA’s, we have all the information needed and all you need do is e-mail us the name of your Family member. In the case of Family members who died after service in Vietnam, please include as much information as you can, including the name, the unit of assignment, dates of tour, and date of death in your request e-mail.
If you do not have access to a computer, the internet, or e-mail, and nor a friend or relative with a computer, we suggest contacting your local County Veterans Service Office (check your local telephone book under County Office listings), your local public library, or possibly even your local VFW or American Legion Post for assistance.
If you absolutely cannot get assistance and need to have paper photocopies made and mailed to you via U.S. Postal Service, please call (402)457-9807, and arrangements will be made to send them to you for a charge to cover the cost of copying, postage, and handling.
There will be no charge to e-mail the rosters to you, but since the 15th Medical Battalion Association does not charge any membership fees or dues, any donations are welcome. You may make a donation by using a PayPal account, credit card, or debit card by going to the website (www.15thmedbnassociation.org), clicking on “Informational,” then on “Historical Documents,” then on “How to Get Personnel Rosters,” and then on the “ Donate” button.
If you desire to send a check please make it payable to “15th Medical Battalion Association” and send it to Ron Huether, 110 Cedar Hills Dr., Fredericksburg, TX 78624. If you have any questions, please send them by e-mail to [email protected] .
15th Med Bn Assn. Historian Needs Your Help! The VVMF (the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund) is the nonprofit organization, which was authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1980 to build a national memorial dedicated to all who served with the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War. This memorial is the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D. C., completed in 1982.
One of the projects by the VVMF is to complete the Wall of Faces. The following quote is from the VVMF Web site (www.vvmf.org).
Wall of Faces The Wall of Faces connects a face and a story to each of the more than 58,300 names on The Wall. Collected photos are displayed online at VVMF’s Wall of Faces, which features a page for each person whose name is on the Memorial.
These pages allow Family and friends to share memories, post pictures and connect with each other. The photos will also be displayed in the future Education Center at The Wall. To see the Wall of Faces, go to: www.vvmf.org/thewall There are 3 out of 43 15th Medical Battalion KIA’s without photographs on the Wall of Faces. These are: Charles S. Ridout, SP5, Age 28, Washington, DC -July 20, 1968 Gary L. Taylor, SGT, Age 20, Cincinnati, OH -May 24, 1970 Michael R. Wick, SP4, Age 21, College Point, NY -June 9, 1969 Also, there is a photograph of Armand A Sylvestre, CPT, Age 32, Nashua, NH-July 15, 1968 on the Wall of Faces, but it is of very inferior quality, and a replacement is being sought.
If you happen to have a photograph in which any of these Veterans appear, please notify the 15th Medical Battalion Association Historian at [email protected] , or call (402)457-9807. Thank you! Always remembering our 1st Cav Troops on duty around the world; over and out. | 2019-04-22T00:35:39 | http://www.15thmedbnassociation.org/Historical-Documents/Saber-Articles/Saber2017Jul-Aug.aspx |
Back when we were living off the land with nothing but the tall trees and howling wind for company, my parents used to joke that they were raising kids who could one day live anywhere and survive. Thankfully, we’ve lived relatively unadventurous lives since then, content with the comforts of modern amenities. I don’t even think I like camping, but I could, in theory, set a broken bone in the wilderness if need be.
My siblings and I got together last night and with our pile of memories, ended up reminiscing; my sister has this story she tells about those times when we literally had nothing to eat.
My dad would wander into the forest and return hours later with wild plants and seeds and whatnot, and whatever he got would be dinner that day. We were foraging long before it became trendy. The plants he was unsure of, he fed to the dogs first.
We’d mix herby leaves with the peppers, onions and tomatoes we grew, crush it into a paste and call it pesto, when we clearly had no idea what pesto was, but it sounded better than mystery sauce.
This perhaps is how my fascination with pesto begun, or these savoury condiments I weld together and call pesto, even if it’s nothing like how it’s made in Liguria.
Parsley and cilantro are herbs I always have a surplus of; mostly from using them as garnish or in recipes that call for a sprinkle here and a pinch there. It’s just as easy to blend them into a quick sauce rather than let them wilt away in the fridge; that way there’s always a jar of pesto on hand, and even though the leaves weren’t foraged, there’s a little pleasure from wasting-not that makes me feel a tad self-sufficient.
I’ve developed a deep liking for this pesto; cilantro with its citrusy hints, mixed with the herby mild bitterness of parsley, creamy nutty pistachios and pungent spices make this a rich flavoured sauce.
Nutty earthy buckwheat pairs wonderfully with this pesto, I usually toss them along some peppers and onions to make an easy satisfying meal.
Of course, you can substitute your favourite grain or pseudo-grain for buckwheat, but I like the uniqueness of buckwheat in this dish, it’s heartier and has more bite, and quite nutritious too – My mom looked at the groats suspiciously one time and said they looked like something my dad might have foraged.
Rinse buckwheat and combine with water and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and cook for about 15 – 20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed. | 2019-04-18T19:37:59 | https://elsbro.com/blog/2015/07/24/buckwheat-with-parsley-cilantro-pesto/ |
Many things are written about gold and silver, but at this time I would like to take a practical view. What looks more profitable – investing in gold or silver? I am more a silver bug than a gold bug, and you may think that I am prejudiced. But that aside, I think you will find out why I believe that silver will be a more profitable investment than gold.
Let’s think only the logical and rational way, that gold and silver are materials needed for regular consumption, and not look at them for insurance for catastrophic events. I will try to convince you, if you are an optimist, that silver is the best investment for you. If you are a pessimist, gold is for you.
The difference between optimist and pessimist is very simple. For the optimist, every day is a holiday. For the pessimist, every day is a burden. Generally, optimists are happy, pessimists are sad.
1, What is the real supply/demand situation?
2. Will the future bring more demand?
3. What profit expectations are reasonable?
The first point is supply/demand. Silver today is in its best fundamental situation. For the last 40 years silver has been in a deficit, and most of the world stocks have been consumed. It is only a question of when a shortage will occur. Total silver stocks today are around 500 million ounces, and mostly held by small investors since Mr. Buffett sold his holdings. At one time, silver had a stockpile of billions of ounces and today we are left with almost nothing.
In contract, for gold the supply/demand is not favorable. In the last 40 years the world gold stock rose tremendously. Today, we have close to 4 billion ounces of gold.
For the first round, score one for silver.
The second point is the future economy and what demand for materials can be expected? This is a tricky question. I am an optimist and my opinion is that the world economy will grow in the long run. Maybe some short term problems from time to time, but longer term I see growth. I also see a future for the USA. The most important thing that has to happen to achieve this situation is that the US must become independent from foreign energy sources. This can come into being by alternative energy (supported by congressional initiatives) and conservation.
If this happens, and the US becomes energy independent, it will bring lower real oil prices plus a strong dollar and good balance of payments. In the end, as a bonus, the terrorism will be eliminated, just like President Reagan defeated communism through a strong economy. As a result, we will have an excellent world economy and peaceful times.
With the world economy booming, and billions of new consumers, the world will have a problem with how to supply the needed materials. The only way is by price rationing. Silver will be on the top of the list to benefit because of no overhang of world stocks.
Very few people know that silver is a rarer material than gold. That is because gold is priced much higher than silver. The price is all that most people look at; they don’t take the time to study the real situation. But, the price of silver will continue to gain on gold, and this will not go unnoticed. Then people will look more closely. When the world’s investors come to the realization that there is less silver above ground than gold, they will switch from gold to silver, regardless of price. The trick is to beat them to it.
A good economy isn’t bad for gold, but the people who are investing for the wrong reasons (crashing dollar, financial disasters, terrorism, etc) will be disappointed. The price of gold will not collapse, but will hold because of the price explosion in silver.
After two rounds, score 2 for silver.
For the third point, future price expectations, every one who invests asks himself what returns he should expect. To make good money by investing in a material, the best you can hope for is a shortage. And then you will see the highest price possible.
In this case, silver can achieve a shortage situation, because it is consumed industrially, but gold cannot. Gold can go higher in price, but it can’t be in an industrial shortage. I don’t want to pinpoint a specific price expectation in the event of a shortage, but my opinion is that in 10 to 20 years from now most of silver holders of 1000 ounces or more will become millionaires in good dollars. In the universities, they will study how only the small investor recognized the silver bonanza.
After 3 rounds, it’s 3 – 0 silver.
For the gold investor I say, if dark days will come, you may do as well as silver investors. But in my opinion, only optimists prosper long term, so I’d stick with silver. This is strictly giving my opinion, before you invest do your homework. Don’t forget the modern gold is silver.
Just a quick update for those who took the time to write to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), asking them to force the NYMEX/COMEX to address the concentrated silver short position before going public. No, I don’t have anything specific to report, although I am sure the SEC took note of the many hundreds of letters they received. This was an unprecedented event for the SEC.
How the SEC reacts is unknowable. Now, it is up to them. They could do something or they could do nothing. Since they have clearly been put on notice that many people suspect deep wrongdoing in the silver market, I think the greatest risk to the SEC could be if they ignore the mass warning. Certainly, in the event silver blossoms into the scandal I feel is inevitable, they could never say they weren’t warned.
Likewise, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has been notified by me that the concentrated short sickness has spread to their silver market, where the largest traders are short more, percentage-wise, than on the COMEX. If my suspicions are correct, and the largest traders on the CBOT are the same, or largely the same, as on the COMEX, the combined concentrated short position of the 4 largest traders on both exchanges now equals almost 200 million ounces, according to the latest Commitment of Traders Report.
I view the SEC and the CBOT as different from the CFTC and NYMEX/COMEX in the silver manipulation. The CFTC and NYMEX are in too deep to admit, at this stage, that anything is, or was ever, wrong in silver. They have too much to lose. They must deny, at all costs.
The SEC and CBOT are newcomers to the silver manipulation. They are not longtime participants. The silver manipulation was not formed and nurtured on their watch. They have not publicly and repeatedly denied its existence, nor have they defended the manipulators. They have a clean slate when it comes the manipulation. But now they have been confronted with the allegations. Now they have to choose. Will they reject the manipulation and move against it, or will they ignore it and do nothing?
While I have no way of predicting how the SEC and CBOT will decide in this matter, I would ague that doing nothing carries the most risk for them, when the silver market reflects the manipulation for all to see. After all, there is no way that the SEC and CBOT can claim they were unaware of the silver problem.
Great scandals tend to share a common denominator. Generally, it’s not the actual act of wrongdoing that causes the greatest damage, as much as the efforts to conceal the wrongdoing. From Washington, DC to the corporate world, the story continually plays out the same. From Watergate to the current Foley/page scandal to the Hewlett Packard pretexting scandal, it always comes down to the 3W’s – What did you know, when did you know it, and what did you do about it (once you knew)?
If these thoughts are not on the minds of those in charge at the SEC and the CBOT, I believe they could be making a mistake that could damage them personally and the reputation and viability of their institutions, when this scandal finally breaks. That’s the price of doing nothing when you should be doing something. | 2019-04-19T06:32:20 | https://www.investmentrarities.com/ted-butler-commentary-october-10-2006/ |
Dr. Joseph E. Jamal is a Board Certified urologist who practices in the Garden City area. His focus is on minimally invasive surgery, primarily treating prostate and kidney cancers, as well as kidney stone disease and BPH. He is fellowship trained in laparoscopic and robotic surgery, and has been extensively published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Jamal was born and raised in NYC. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University with Honors, then went on to medical school at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. He did his general surgery and urology residency training at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, where he was Chief Resident in his last year. During that time, he spent time training at Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York Presbyterian Weill-Cornell Medical Center, and Westchester Medical Center. He then went on to fellowship at George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC for specialization in laparoscopic and robotic surgery. His focus was on robotic prostate surgery, partial nephrectomy, and radical nephrectomy. He has published his research on prostate cancer, kidney cancer, reconstructive kidney and bladder surgery, kidney stone disease, radiation exposure, post-surgery pain management and erectile dysfunction. His research has been presented at national and international meetings, and he has lectured on prostate cancer, overactive bladder, and BPH. He is also involved in several ongoing clinical trials. | 2019-04-21T02:30:53 | https://imppllc.com/doctors/joseph-jamal-m-d-f-a-c-s/ |
In this workshop we learn new ways to create interesting story ideas and how to incorporate characters, settings and events into our writing. We'll also look at how to introduce and solve a problem to create a dynamic plot, and discuss how to write riveting beginnings, middles and ends. If you've ever been stuck, staring at a blank page or thought "Um, what should I write next?", this workshop is for you!
Recommended age range: 9-13 years.
To book: Please send an email with your child's name and age. You will receive an email by return containing further details and payment options.
Donna Blaber writes fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. She is an experienced journalist, magazine editor and author.
This set includes the first 6 books in the Kiwi Critters series (Keri's Party, Piri's Picnic, Bruce Goes Home, Sausage Sizzle, Hide and Seek, and Off to the Beach), presented in a crisp, clean cellophane sleeve.
The Kiwi Critters series of books are best suited to ages 0-6 years.
All Kiwi Critter books are 100% created and printed in New Zealand using vegetable based inks and low environmental impact print processing methods.
The books are A6 size (105x148mm or 4.1x5.8inches) and consist of 20 pages including the cover.
This set includes the first 4 books in the Kiwi Critters series (Keri's Party, Piri's Picnic, Bruce Goes Home, and Sausage Sizzle), presented in a crisp, clean cellophane sleeve. | 2019-04-18T14:46:37 | https://www.donnablaber.com/events/2017/10/9/school-hols-workshop-create-new-ideas-and-write-gripping-plots |
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Vent Cushion with Strap is rated 4.5 out of 5 by 2.
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Margaret Tzaphlidou serves as the Head of Medical Physics Department and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. She has also worked as the Director of the Division of Clinical and Basic Morphological Sciences of the same university for 3 academic years and as Vice-Dean for 2 academic years. Professor Tzaphlidou received her Ph.D. degree in medical biophysics from the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, in 1980. She has been a Project Evaluator for the European Commission, the INTAS, the Greek Ministry of Research and Technology, the Greek Ministry of Education, the Italian Ministry for Education University and Research, Slovak Republic, and Czech Republic, and she has served as a reviewer for 19 international scientific journals. In 1981, Professor Tzaphlidou established in the Department of Medical Physics, Ioannina University, the Biophysics Laboratory. The activities of the lab cover a variety of subjects in health sciences: connective tissues in health and disease, drugs action, electron microscopy, image analysis, protein modeling, body composition studies, and trace/major elements; in electromagnetism: biological effects, dosimetry, and electronics; in medical engineering: electronics in medicine and medical biotechnology; in informatics: human network; and in medical and international education. Since 1998, Professor Tzaphlidou has been involved in the activities of the UNESCO Chair in Life Sciences and Life Sciences International Higher Educational Schools. Her responsibilities also include teaching of medical physics and supervision of Ph.D. students. Tzaphlidou is a Visiting Lecturer at universities around the world (she has given 37 lectures in 26 universities and institutes). She brings much experience as an Editor and board member of international scientific journals and as a Guest Editor of six special issues. | 2019-04-21T06:24:27 | https://www.hindawi.com/71842159/ |
There are several varieties of Greek honey.
Greece is well-known for its high-quality honey.
Beekeeping is common in Greece.
Greek honey is a high-quality product which is exported to different countries around the world. This country’s abundance of different types of flowers and sunny climate makes it a producer of honey products. Both single and multiple-flower varieties of honey are made in Greece. Each one has its own flavor. These products can be used for food items or to treat a number of health concerns.
Honey production in Greece is an important industry, and many people are employed in beekeeping activities. The country’s warm climate makes it a virtually ideal place for bees to do the work involved in collecting nectar from various flowers to make honey. Several thousand plants are native to Greece, with hundreds of them unique to this part of the world.
With the wide variety of flowers available in Greece, consumers interested in sampling honey produced there have multiple choices available to them. Thyme is one of the single plants used to make this product,. Other types of honey produced in Greece include honey made from orange, lime, lavender or oregano pollen. Bees also collect nectar from the honeydew to make honey.
Greek honey made from the honeydew plant is known for its slightly bitter taste and remarkable aroma. It is also noteworthy due to its relatively high level of proteins and minerals. This product also remains in a liquid form over a long time and does not form crystals quickly.
Many people enjoy honey as a tasty treat. It is a popular food item which can be spread on bread, a cracker or a bagel and enjoyed for breakfast or a snack. Greek honey derived from orange flowers or other types of plants can be used for this purpose. Honey can also be used as a sweetener for cooking and baking.
All honey has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal qualities. It can be used to treat skin irritations, as well as acne. The honey would be applied to the affected area before bed and cleaned off using a mild soap and water in the morning.
Women can use Greek honey as a natural remedy to treat a yeast infection. The honey would be applied to the irritated tissue and left in place for several hours. Since honey is a very sticky product, the woman will need to take a warm bath or a shower to remove it after treating the infection.
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Q. After Silvio Berlusconi's antics, are orgies now a little bit pass?
A. It would be a brave or foolish man who chose to emulate the dye-jobbed Italian premier's predilection for "bunga bunga" (a phrase, by the way, that has unhappy roots in sexual assault and cannibalism, if some etymologies are to be believed). That's not to say that orgies are over altogether, but Berlusconi's activities have left organised group activity hung with a tawdry air. Easy and open relationships, with one or several lovers, are far more de nos jours. | 2019-04-19T07:20:28 | https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/gq-sex-shrink-silvio-berlusconi-orgies-multiple-partners |
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry's pregame tunnel heaves have become such a spectacle at Oracle Arena that hundreds of cameras rise in the air to capture the moment.
He won't have that anymore when the Warriors move across the bay to San Francisco to Chase Center next season.
"Shoot, I don't know, probably like a backflip or something like that," quipped Splash Brother Klay Thompson.
Curry vows to do something new and fun, but will just let it come to him when the time arrives. He's not pre-planning, and especially not now with the playoffs his top priority. The Warriors opened their first-round series with a 121-104 blowout of the Los Angeles Clippers.
"I've got to let it happen organically, just like this happened," Curry said. "I've got to let it happen organically. I don't really know. It'll come to me, though."
Curry typically takes five tries total, fewer when he makes one, from just off the court by the end of the bench at the start of the tunnel before he sprints down the hallway back to the locker room. He takes a pass from security guard Curtis Jones and lets it fly for cheering fans who clamor in Oracle Arena's lower bowl, desperate for a glimpse of the two-time MVP getting ready for another game.
Jones recalls a stretch when Curry made five straight tunnel shots, meaning he knocked it down on the first attempt in five consecutive home games — "which is almost unheard of," Jones said.
"The word I always use is priceless. It's been priceless," said Jones, 67, who has worked security at Warriors games for nearly 2 ½ decades.
Before the final regular-season game at Oracle on April 7, Curry took his shots and then embraced Jones before sprinting back to the locker room.
The shot will no longer work because of the configuration of the new arena. The tunnel at Oracle is on a line with the rim but will be at an angle behind the basket at Chase Center. Jones plans to work in the new venue and hopes to be part of Curry's to-be-determined signature move.
"Before the tunnel shot, people didn't come in near as fast," Jones recalled. "They come in early and have something to look forward to, so it made a big difference in the Oracle crowd. It made a major difference around here."
Fans weren't the only ones watching what became the NBA's most must-see warmup.
"I love all his routines, pregame rituals. I know all of them. I watch all of them. We all watch them," Warriors teammate Quinn Cook said. "I know he'll come up with something to replace that — I mean, nothing will replace that. He has to have a new ending shot after his pregame shooting."
Draymond Green knew a change was coming after recently taking a tour of Chase Center with Warriors COO Rick Welts.
"Rick Welts was telling me, 'We had one mistake in making this arena.' I'm like 'What was the mistake?' 'Well, with the way it's set up, Steph's tunnel shot, the angles, it won't work anymore,'" Green said. "It's like, 'Well, Steph better figure out another shot.' And he will. I'm not sure what it will be yet but he'll figure something out."
Just don't count on the typically outspoken Green to help.
"Nope. You can't give Steph ideas," Green said. "He'll just figure it out."
But whatever it is, it will be hard to top the tradition at Oracle.
"He has a lot of them here," said his father, Dell Curry. "You've got to make new ones I guess. It's been fun."
Curry has been known to mimic moves from a range of sports like curling, volleyball and soccer. Coach Steve Kerr will be eager to see what Curry pulls out of his hat.
"It's great for the fans. It's great for me to get a nice routine down," Curry said. "I didn't realize it would be such a big thing. But it is." | 2019-04-18T15:29:25 | https://dailyinterlake.com/article/20190415/AP/304159987 |
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The Black School of Business offers its AACSB International-accredited MBA program in both Erie and Pittsburgh. You can pursue your degree full-time in Erie or part-time in Erie or Pittsburgh. The program can be completed in one year of full-time study or two years of part-time work.
Regardless of where you study, the faculty and curriculum will be the same, emphasizing continual application of best practices, applied research, and forward-thinking ideas.
The MBA is delivered in a hybrid format that is convenient and flexible--ideal for ambitious professionals. Instruction is 75 percent asynchronous online learning and 25 percent class meetings either on campus at Penn State Behrend or at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Woods, Cranberry Township. Classes typically meet four or five times per semester, on weekday evenings between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. Summer electives are fully online.
Prior to enrolling, students must demonstrate competencies in seven core business disciplines. Competency course work can be taken during the enrollment process, if needed. | 2019-04-22T14:18:37 | https://behrend.psu.edu/admissions-financial-aid/graduate-admissions/master-of-business-administration/program-overview |
This is a pair of Ramsa WS-A80 for parts. Horn is blown, replace the horn to get it back to working. Ask questions! | 2019-04-22T06:11:19 | https://www.storeslider.com/ramsa-way-base-reflex-speaker-parts-NZP00KRLMOS7N27U0.html |
When game designer Nicky Case built a Choose Your Own Adventure tale for the Nar8 hackathon last month, he chose a real-world, if no less difficult, journey as his subject. The Coming Out Simulator is the story of Case’s announcement to his parents and its complicated aftermath. As a player, you’ll meet Case (portrayed as a blank-faced, hipster-haired cartoon) in a present-day coffee shop. He’ll invite you to enter a fictionalized version of his life–the night of his coming out–but with the caveat that you can help direct the story. At each turn, you are offered three options for what Case, his boyfriend, and his parents say or do. One is true to Case’s actual biography. One is completely fictional. And one is a semi-true version of what really happened.
He decided to deliver the dialogue via text message as a narrative metaphor. “Texting is full of miscommunication. It’s impersonal and hard to connect–just like the coming out conversation that I had with my parents.” The game–which is more like an interactive comic–is at turns harrowing and humorous, but ultimately, the Coming Out Simulator isn’t a downer. No matter which choices you make along the way, Nicky truly does come out okay in the end. | 2019-04-19T00:40:17 | https://www.fastcompany.com/3032965/the-coming-out-simulator-puts-one-teens-difficult-choices-in-your-hands |
This Saturday Bridlington Town face a difficult trip to NCEL Premier Division promotion-chasers Pontefract.
The original reverse fixture at Queensgate in September was abandoned five minutes into the second half because of fog with the visitors leading 1-0.
When it was replayed two months later Pontefract went away with all three points from a 3-1 win against 10 men following Brett Agnew’s dismissal.
Saturday’s match is followed on Wednesday with a home game against Athersley.
Town’s table-topping Reserve side also have an away game against second placed Hull United and the 3rds make it a trio of away games with a visit to third-placed Hodgson AFC. | 2019-04-22T11:08:57 | https://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/bridlington-town-teams-face-tough-away-tests-1-9075094 |
From South Sudan to Nepal, several countries across multiple continents suffer from low literacy rates.
Sub-saharan Africa is plagued by low access to language arts education, and those facilities that do afford it are often inadequate, such as the one shown above.
Though literacy on a national or global scale has not always been historically significant, today we recognize literacy as a basic human right and organizations all over the world are pushing towards increasing the literacy rate of all countries worldwide. Being able to read and write not only empowers a person but also opens a whole new world of opportunities that is required in order to abolish poverty, and eliminate hunger, and see any progress in the human species overall.
According to an infograph released by the Unesco Institute for Statistics in 2013, 52% of the 774 million illiterate people who are 15 years and older are based in West and South Asia. As of 2015, these regions have 70.2% literacy rates, while sub-Saharan Africa has 64%. South Sudan ranks lowest of them all, with a literacy rate of just 27%, followed by Afghanistan at 28.1%, Burkina Faso at 28.7%, Niger at 28.7%, Mali at 33.4%, Chad at 35.4%, Somalia at 37.8%, Ethiopia at 39%, Guinea at 41% and Benin at 42.4%. Further analysis of Unesco’s statistics details that of the 774 million illiterate adults recorded in 2013, two thirds of these, or about 493 million, are women who are unable or have difficulties reading text messages, filling out forms and reading their doctor’s prescription. Furthermore, there are 123 million people between 15 and 24 years of age who cannot read or write. Of these illiterate youth, 76 million are women and 54 million of them are based in only nine countries: India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, United Republic of Tanzania, Egypt and Burkina Faso.
Many of the countries who have been reported as having very low literacy rates are also among the poorest in the world. A huge majority of the people living in these countries are barely able to eat three square meals per day let alone worry about going to school or learning how to read and write. On the other hand, the alarmingly high illiteracy rate among women from India, Pakistan and Nigeria is attributed to the social inequality that they are experiencing. Women generally receive less education in these countries with their roles still majorly relegated to secondary importance. Recent developments however are changing this norm as families are beginning to accept that education is vital for the future wellbeing of not only their economic lives but also their freedom. It is imperative now more than ever for everyone to recognize that education is a basic human right and must be given freely to all including women and children. No amount of progress will equal to the freedom of being able to empower oneself and be given equal opportunities that people from other more advanced countries are enjoying. | 2019-04-22T21:59:29 | https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-lowest-literacy-rates-in-the-world.html |
What Can a Pell Grant Be Used For?
Across the United States, the cost of college has risen exponentially over the past 20 years. Both private and public universities now charge large amounts for tuition, room and board, and other fees, leaving many students looking for increasing amounts of financial aid so they can afford to go to school.
For low-income students, there are a number of options for aid to help them attend college. These include scholarships and need-based financial aid, such as the federal Pell Grant. The Pell Grant is available for students based on financial need, and it can only be used for certain expenses. Read on to learn more about this grant and the limitations on how it can be used.
A Pell Grant is for undergraduate college students who have demonstrated financial need. It is offered by the federal government and does not need to be paid back, except under certain circumstances. A Pell Grant is typically awarded only to undergraduate students who have not yet been awarded a bachelor’s or professional degree.
Students can apply for Pell Grants by filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA). This form must be filled out each year you are in school in order to continue to be eligible for financial aid. Students must be enrolled in an undergraduate course of study at a non-foreign school to receive this grant.
The amount of a Pell Grant changes from year to year. For 2018-2019, the maximum grant amount will be $6,095. The total amount awarded depends on a student’s financial need, cost of attendance, status as a full-time or part-time student, and plans to attend school for a full academic year or less. In some situations, students may be able to receive up to 150 percent of their Pell Grant award in a year. Students are eligible to receive a Pell Grant for 12 semesters.
What Can Pell Grant Money Be Used For?
A Pell Grant can be used for a number of costs and expenses associated with obtaining a college degree. This includes tuition and fees that are normally assessed by a college or university.
It can also be used to cover other ordinary expenses associated with going to college, such as books, supplies, transportation, and other personal expenses. For example, if you need to buy books for your courses, along with pens and paper to take notes, those could be paid for with Pell Grant funds. Similarly, if you need to buy a plane ticket to get to and from college, you could use money from your Pell Grant.
Other qualified expenses that are covered include living expenses, such as room and board charged by a university, or rent and utilities paid for off-campus housing. If you have dependents, then a Pell Grant can be used to pay for child care expenses while you are at class.
A Pell Grant is a great opportunity for low-income students to obtain funding for college. The flexibility for the use of Pell Grant money is a great benefit to those who receive it.
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Like most musicians, Amun Ra has a number of different ideas they want to put into each song. But, unlike most musicians, Amun Ra somehow finds a thread to weave the turntables with the concise beat poems and their obvious attraction in world music. The band's debut album, "Bloom" is relaxed but still focused as the band goes with the flow.
Amun Ra invites you into with the likable "Ancient Sky," a song with a gentle and melodic groove and singer Emily Shirley's smooth vocals. Although drum and bass rhythms speed up "Bloom," the song remains laid back trip hop even when, briefly, ditching it for a short lived, flowing jazz instrumental solo. Gentle and jazzy, "Time" melts into the ten minute long "Spiritual Expedition" as samples echo and guitars twinkle over a slow groove as "Maybe Rodin" is quiet and intense. Heavier, "El Zahf" is loud and strong, a nice change that adds texture to the album. "Family Portrait" is softer with plenty of instrumental accents to pull you in before the quick drum "˜n' bass beats and turntables scratching on the dreamy "Step Back." "Unsuccessful Sperm" jumps out at you with a bolder sound. "Bloom" ends on a quiet and calm note as "All Eye C" is slower and jazzy.
Unquestionably, Amun Ra finds their strength in their instruments and vocals. With jam session sections here and there, the band manages to keep everything succinct and hint at what they have to offer as both a recorded band and as a live band. Smartly combining jazz with rock for a trip hop like sound at times, Amun Ra's "Bloom" is light and airy as it transports you to somewhere else. | 2019-04-19T18:25:41 | http://www.pluginmusic.com/reviews/amunra/bloom |
What Does a Hyatt Regency Baltimore Room Include?
Each standard room at this Hyatt is impressively furnished with a large desk, a cozy three-piece sofa by the window, and your choice of one king bed, one queen bed, or two double beds. Suites are also available, including the Premier Suite with one or two bedrooms, a sitting area, and an office nook.
If you need anything during your stay, Hyatt delivers with AAA four diamond concierge service. Whether you need a valet to park your car in the covered garage or a towel while you're outside at the pool, service is just a question away.
What are the Room Rates at Hyatt Regency Baltimore?
The room rate of about $200 a night makes this Hyatt stand out among cheap hotels in Baltimore. It's rare to find a four-star hotel for such a low price in this part of the city.
What Activities are Popular near Hyatt Regency Baltimore?
This hotel's location gives you easy access to Baltimore landmarks like the National Aquarium at Inner Harbour. It's also just a short walk from Camden Yards and Camden station for light rail or commuter train transport. This hotel is across the street from the Baltimore Convention Center, making it incredibly convenient for business travelers.
The Hyatt has it all: good prices for good rooms in a good part of the city. Reviewers love the excellent service and enjoy staying at this Hyatt with family and friends.
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The 488 guest rooms at this hotel offer comfortable furnishings and modern conveniences such as flat screen TVs and in-room Internet access.
This stretch of Light Street is practically a highway, but the unenclosed skyways allow ready pedestrian access to both Inner Harbor attractions and the convention center. | 2019-04-19T07:41:41 | https://www.hipmunk.com/Hotels-in-Baltimore-MD/Hyatt-Regency-Baltimore-Inner-Harbor-509bfe7966edc84661020f34-Reviews |
We are the energetic youth of Nepal operating adventure treks, travel and tours with the motive to serve tourist with every possible aspect in order to flourish tourism in Nepal. Jiban Thapaliya the director of adventure treks is himself an experienced guide who has been to various parts of Nepal commencing and cooperating with tourist in different tour and trek package. He is an eligible trekking guide and a cooperative person with a vision of punctuality and discipline. He himself organize the trekking package and provides his guest every possible facility and hospitality. Beside better facility and humble service adventure treks and travel provides you a family environment between the guest and the employer. Adventure trek, travel and tours is one of the popular and leading trekking company of Nepal. We are here to serve our customers and meet there satisfaction. We are focus in adventurous travel into the Himalayas of Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and India. We offer some of the most popular trekking destination including Everest Base Camp Trek, Annapurna Base Camp Trek and others fascinating trekking region of Nepal. We are among the leaders in peak expeditions in Nepal. Our track record of successful expeditions, trekking and other adventure traveling activities confirms about our service and facility we offer. We are here to serve so are our representative. We provide you a humble and experienced guide, best facilated accommodation and facility throughout your tour and a homely environment with us. | 2019-04-21T00:59:05 | http://taan.org.np/members/adventure-vision-treks-travels-pvtltd-1456 |
You must ensure your cat is wearing its registration tag at all times. Wearing a registration tag means we can identify your pet, if it's lost. If your cat is found without a registration tag, you may receive a fine.
It's also a good idea to put your name and phone number on your cat’s collar. This can help us get your cat back to you quickly and easily.
If your cat has lost or damaged its registration tags, you can order a replacement online.
You must keep your cat within your property at all times. By keeping your cat in your property, you can help it live up to 3 times longer. Your cat will not get hit by cars, get injured in a fight or catch any diseases.
If your cat is found wandering outside of your property, you may be fined.
If you have a problem with a neighbourhood cat, find out how to report a nuisance cat.
There are a wide variety of enclosures you can buy or build for your cat. These are inexpensive and your cat will adapt well to living inside them.
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By installing cat proof fencing, your cat can roam all over your yard. If you have a smaller yard, this can be a cheaper alternative to building or buying an enclosure.
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In case of an emergency, you can contact a Local Laws officer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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2001-04-30 Assigned to CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. reassignment CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: HEIL, RONALD W. JR., SCHEINER, AVRAM, SWEENEY, ROBERT J.
A data logging system and method in which an implantable medical device transmits logged data to an external data logging device with low energy potential signals. The implantable device generates potential signals modulated with digitally encoded data by operating a current source to cause corresponding electrical potentials that can be sensed at the skin surface by the external data logging device. The data logging device then demodulates the sensed potentials to derive the digital data and stores the data in a data logging storage medium.
This invention pertains to implantable medical devices such as cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter/defibrillators. In particular, the invention relates to a system and method enabling an implantable medical device to communicate information to an external data logging device.
Implantable medical devices are commonplace today, particularly for treating cardiac dysfunction. Cardiac pacemakers, for example, are implantable medical devices that replace or supplement a heart's compromised ability to pace itself (i.e., bradycardia) due to chronotropic incompetence or a conduction system defect by delivering electrical pacing pulses to the heart. Implantable cardioverter/defibrillators (ICD's) are devices that deliver electrical energy to the heart in order to reverse excessively rapid heart rates (tachycardia) including life threatening cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation. Since some patients have conditions that necessitate pacing and also render them vulnerable to life-threatening arrhythmias, implantable cardiac devices have been developed that combine both functions in a single device.
Most pacemakers today are operated in some sort of synchronous mode where the pacing pulses are delivered in a manner that is dependent upon the intrinsic depolarizations of the heart as sensed by the pacemaker. ICD's must also sense the electrical activity of the heart in order to detect an arrhythmia that will trigger delivery of the shock pulse in an attempt to reverse the condition. Such sensed information can be stored by the device in the form of a data log which can be transferred later to an external programmer via a radio link. Due to the limited data storage capacity in a typical implanted device, however, only a small fraction of the total sensed information is actually stored in the data log. One way to circumvent this problem would be to transmit the data log continuously or at frequent intervals to the external programmer. An implantable device has only a battery power supply, however, and the energy costs of such frequent radio transmissions would be excessive. What is needed is a low-energy data transmission method so that the implantable device can transmit logged data either continuously or at frequent intervals to an external device. It is toward this objective that the present invention is primarily directed.
The present invention relates to a data logging system and method in which an implantable medical device transmits data to an external data logging device with low energy potential signals. The implantable device generates potential signals by operating a current source to cause corresponding electrical potentials that can be sensed at the skin surface by the external data logging device. The current source is operated so as to generate a carrier waveform that can be modulated with digitally encoded information corresponding to sensed data logged by the implantable device. The external data logging device includes electrodes at the skin surface for sensing potentials and circuitry for demodulating the sensed carrier waveform to derive the encoded logged data. The data logging device may then store the digital data in a storage medium for later retrieval. The storage medium is preferably a non-volatile memory that can be removed and replaced at periodic intervals. Alternatively, the contents of the storage medium can be directly transferred to another device at periodic intervals.
In accordance with the invention, the carrier waveform is digitally modulated with the digitally encoded information by varying the amplitude or frequency of the carrier waveform using, for example, amplitude shift-keying or frequency shift-keying. In a particular embodiment, a digital pulse train is modulated with the digitally encoded information by varying the frequency, width, or position of the pulses. The pulse train is then used to amplitude modulate the carrier waveform.
Certain implantable medical devices, such as rate-adaptive pacemakers, may use an impedance technique for measuring minute ventilation and/or cardiac stroke volume. In that technique, an oscillating current is made to flow between two electrodes located within the thorax, and the impedance between the electrodes is measured. In accordance with the invention, the impedance measuring current may be used as the carrier waveform and modulated with digitally encoded information by the implantable device for transmission to the external data logging device.
The present invention may be incorporated into a system where the implantable device is a cardiac device such as an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator, cardiac pacemaker, or combination device. In one embodiment, the data logging device is a self-contained unit in the form of a patch designed for external affixation to a patient's skin surface at a suitable location.
FIG. 1 is a system diagram of an exemplary implantable cardiac device.
FIG. 2 is system diagram of the external data logging device.
FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a data communications interface incorporated into the data logging device.
The present invention is embodied by a data logging system in which an implantable medical device capable of sensing physiological and/or operational variables stores the sensed information in the form of a data log. Such a data log may include, for example, device/patient identifiers, data from sensing channels, and operating parameters. In the particular embodiment described below in detail, the implantable medical device is a cardiac device such as an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator, pacemaker, or combination device. Among the data that may be logged by such a device are electrogram data, pacing parameters, device status, cardiac output, and ventilation rate. The logged data is transmitted from the implantable device to the data logging device via a carrier waveform sensed by the data logging device at the skin surface. The logged data is encoded digitally and then used to modulate the carrier. The carrier waveform is generated by a means of an oscillating current produced between two electrodes disposed internally and in contact with body fluids. Such a current results in an oscillating dipole electric field that can be sensed externally as the potential difference between two electrodes in contact with the skin. As described below, a preferred embodiment employs as a carrier the same oscillating impedance measuring current used to measure minute ventilation and/or cardiac stroke volume.
The carrier waveform may be modulated with digitally encoded information by a variety of standard modulation techniques such as amplitude shift-keying, frequency shift-keying, phase shift-keying, and M-ary variants of those techniques. Because the impedance between the current injecting electrodes can vary (as, for example, in accordance with cardiac or lung volumes when the electrodes are disposed in a ventricle or elsewhere in the thorax), however, it is preferable to use a modulation technique that is unaffected by changes in the amplitude of the carrier. This is because such impedance variations between the electrodes can affect the potential at the skin surface resulting from a given amplitude of current.
One way to modulate the carrier with the digitally encoded information is to modulate a digital pulse train by varying the frequency, width, or position of the pulses, and then use the modulated pulse train to amplitude modulate the carrier waveform. The pulse train thus constitutes a sub-carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the pulse train is frequency modulated in accordance with the digitally encoded information so that the intervals between successive pulses are interpreted as symbols that signify a particular bit in the case of binary symbols, or a particular bit pattern in the case where more than two symbol states are used (i.e., M-ary modulation methods). In the embodiment described in detail below, the interval between each of the pulses of the pulse train is varied between two values to signify either a 1 or a 0. Each measured pulse interval thus constitutes a binary symbol. Alternate embodiments may employ additional intervals as symbol states in order to increase the data transmission rate. Since a pulse must only be sensed above a certain threshold in order to detect a symbol, this modulation scheme is unaffected by amplitude changes in the modulated carrier.
FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a microprocessor-based implantable cardioverter/defibrillator with the capability of also delivering pacing therapy. A microprocessor 10 communicates with a memory 12 and peripheral devices via bidirectional address and data busses. The memory 12 typically comprises a ROM or RAM for program storage and a RAM for data storage. The device has atrial and/or ventricular sensing and pacing channels for sensing depolarizations and delivering pacing pulses to the atria and/or ventricle. Each atrial/ventricular sensing and pacing channel comprises an electrode, lead, sensing amplifier, pulse generator, and a channel interface for communicating with the microprocessor 10, represented in the figure by electrode 24, lead 23, sensing amplifier 21, pulse generator 22, and a channel interface 20. A channel interface includes analog-to-digital converters for digitizing sensing signal inputs from the sensing amplifiers and registers which can be written to by the microprocessor in order to output pacing pulses, change the pacing pulse amplitude, and adjust the gain and threshold values for the sensing amplifiers. For each channel, the same lead and electrode are used for both sensing and pacing. The sensing channels are used in conjunction with pacing and for detecting arrhythmias. Also interfaced to the microprocessor is a shock pulse generator 50 for delivering cardioversion or defibrillation pulses to the heart via a pair of electrodes 51 a and 51 b, and a radio frequency telemetry interface 40 for communicating with an external programmer. A battery (not shown) supplies power to the device.
The device also has the capability of measuring the electrical impedance between electrodes 34 a and 34 b. A current is injected between the electrodes from constant current source 43, and the voltage between the electrodes is sensed and transmitted to the impedance measurement interface 30 through sense amplifier 31. The impedance measurement interface processes the voltage signal to extract the impedance information therefrom and communicates with the microprocessor. Depending upon where the electrodes 34 a and 34 b are disposed, the impedance measurement can be used to measure minute ventilation or cardiac stroke volume. An example of the latter is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,190,035, issued to Salo et al., and hereby incorporated by reference.
In order to communicate logged data to the external data logging device, a current signal is generated between the electrodes 34 a and 34 b by driving the constant current source 43 with an oscillator 44. The waveform of the oscillator is modulated by an amplitude shift-keying (ASK) modulator 44 in accordance with the output of data communications interface 40. The data communications interface 40 receives digital data from the microprocessor 10 and frequency modulates a digital pulse train such that the interval between successive pulses is a binary symbol. The frequency modulated pulse train is then used as a subcarrier to modulate the carrier waveform. In this embodiment, the same current is used for both impedance measurement and data transmission to the external data logging device. Other embodiments may transmit information with current signals that are not also used for impedance measurement, in which case a constant current is not necessary.
FIG. 2 is a system diagram of an external data logging device for receiving data from the implantable cardiac device. The control circuitry of the device includes a microprocessor 100 and memory 120. A battery (not shown) supplies power to the device. Interfaced to the microprocessor is a data logging storage medium 130. The storage medium 130 is preferably a non-volatile memory such as a flash ROM. As the logging device receives logged data from the cardiac device, the data is stored in the medium 130 which can then be read to obtain the data log therefrom at some later time. In order to free up the storage medium for storage of subsequent data, the medium is either reused after extraction of the data or can be removed and replaced with another unit (e.g., removable flash ROM cards). A status display 150 is also interfaced to the microprocessor for displaying information to a user relating to the device's operating status such as battery power remaining and a log of received transmissions.
In order to receive information from the cardiac device, potentials are sensed at the skin surface between electrodes 174 a and 174 b by sensing amplifier 171. The output of amplifier 171 is input to data communications interface 170 which demodulates the sensed potentials to derive the digital signal encoded with logged data by the cardiac device. The digital signal is then processed by the microprocessor 100 and stored in the data logging storage medium. In this embodiment, the signal transmitted by the cardiac device is a carrier signal ASK modulated with a digital pulse train. The digital pulse train is used as a subcarrier by modulating the frequency of the pulses in accordance with a digital signal encoded with the logged data. The time interval between each successive pulse is one of two possible values to indicate a 1 or a 0 and thus constitutes a binary symbol.
FIG. 3 is a high-level circuit diagram of the data communications interface 170. This particular embodiment uses discrete components to process the sensed potential signals, but the functionality could also be implemented by software executed by the microprocessor 100. The sensed potential signal from amplifier 171 is input to a bandpass filter BF that has its center frequency at the carrier signal frequency. In order to provide further noise immunity, the filtered signal is then input to a matched filter MF. The output of the matched filter MF is essentially a correlation between the sensed signal and a template signal corresponding to a transmitted pulse. The matched filter output is then compared with a specified threshold by threshold detector TD. If the threshold is exceeded, a sensed pulse signal SP compatible with the rest of the digital circuitry is output. The result of these steps is thus the ASK demodulation of the sensed carrier waveform. These operations may be performed by analog components or in the digital domain by processing digitized samples of the sensed signal.
As already noted, the time interval between each transmitted pulse and the preceding transmitted pulse is a symbol indicating either a 0 or a 1. In this embodiment, the interval between each pulse subcarrier pulse train is either T or 2T seconds such that the pulse frequency varies between 1/T and ½T Hz. Due to noise, however, the threshold detector TD may output sensed pulse signals separated by a much shorter interval. In order to avoid such spurious signals, only one sensed pulse SP within a specified limit time period is allowed to be regarded as a valid pulse and used to determine the interval symbol. A sensed pulse signal SP is input to a buffer A1 which either passes the signal or not in accordance with its tri-state enable input EN. If buffer Al is enabled, the SP signal is passed to the set input S of flip-flop FF1. The Q output of FF1 is then asserted as a valid pulse signal VP which is decoded as a 1 or 0 by other circuitry using only the rising edge of VP. VP is maintained high for the limit time period until flip-flop FF1 is reset by the output of counter CNT1. When VP is asserted, AND gate G1 passes clock pulses CLK to the clock input of counter CNT1. When counter CNT1 has counted a number of clock pulses equal to the specified limit time period, the Q output of the counter corresponding to the limit time period is asserted which then resets flip-flop FF1 and the counter itself. Resetting of flip-flop FF1 deasserts the valid pulse signal VP which disables further clocking of counter CNT1 through gate G1 and readies the flip-flop for receipt of another sensed pulse signal SP. In order to ensure that VP is deasserted after timeout of the counter CNT1 so that another rising edge of VP can be output, the complementary output Q* of FF1 is used to tri-state disable the buffer A1 and prevent the setting of flip-flop FF1 until the flip-flop is reset by the Q output of counter CNT1. The rising edges of the signal VP thus correspond to the pulse train subcarrier which has been modulated with the digitally encoded data.
In order to demodulate the subcarrier, the rising edge of each asserted VP signal is used to detect a transmitted symbol in accordance with whether the time interval elapsed since the previous assertion of VP is T or 2T. In this embodiment, the period of the CLK signal is assumed to be 3T/8 so that the clock frequency is 8/3 times as fast as the fastest symbol rate 1/T of the transmitted signal. Flip-flops FF2, FF3, and FF4 are T-type flip-flops which together make up a divide-by-8 ripple counter clocked by the CLK signal so that the Q output of FF4 is a square wave of period 3T. The ripple counter is reset by each assertion of VP so that the Q output of FF4 transitions from low to high at a time 3T/2 after VP is asserted. This allows the next assertion of VP to use the output of the ripple counter as a data signal corresponding to the interval since the previous assertion of VP. That data signal is then clocked into a shift register SR1. A 0 is clocked into SR1 if the VP signal occurs earlier than time 3T/2 since the previous VP assertion, and a 1 is clocked in if the VP occurs between a time 3T/2 and 3T after the previous VP assertion when the ripple counter output is high. The time 3T/2 thus represents the mid-point between the two interval symbol states T and 2T. In this way, each VP pulse results in a 1 or a 0 being clocked into the shift register SR1 in accordance with the time interval since the previous VP pulse. Note that if no previous VP pulse has been received, the first VP pulse clocks an indeterminate value into the shift register and should be disregarded.
Shift register SR1 is an 8-bit register so that the register is full after eight VP assertions, and the data contained therein must to transferred elsewhere. Counter CNT3 is a 4-bit counter clocked by the rising edge of VP so that its most significant bit output Q3 is asserted after eight assertions of VP. Q3 is tied to the clock input of 8-bit parallel register PR1 so that its assertion loads the 8-bit output of shift register SR1 into register PR1. Assertion of Q3 also resets the counter CNT3. In this manner, the demodulated data contained in shift register SR1 is transferred to register PR1 after every eight assertions of VP. A timeout counter CNT2 is also clocked by CLK with its Q output corresponding to a specified timeout period used to reset counter CNT3. Thus, in the event that no VP assertion is received after the specified timeout period, the framing of data into 8-bit bytes is restarted with the next VP pulse.
Assertion of Q3 also sets flip-flop FF5 which causes assertion of an interrupt signal INT to the microprocessor signifying that the data contained in register PR1 is available for reading. The interrupt servicing routine then accesses the register PR1 by putting its address on the address bus which causes the output of address comparator AC1 to go high. AND gate G2 then passes the assertion of a read strobe IOR to enable the tri-state outputs of register PR1 and puts its 8-bit contents onto the data bus. The read strobe IOR also resets the flip-flop FF5 to clear the interrupt signal. After reading the data contained in the register PR1 and verifying it to be valid, the microprocessor stores the data in the storage medium 130.
Data is thus received by the microprocessor in the form of consecutive 8-bit bytes. Such data can include error-correcting codes in order for the microprocessor to determine whether the data should be regarded as valid information. The cardiac device may repeat each transmission a specified number of times in order to increase the probability that a valid transmission is received. The data can be segregated into separate frames for this purpose with the beginning and end of each frame signified by particular data bytes.
wherein the potential signals are transmitted in the form of a carrier waveform digitally modulated with the digitally encoded data by varying the amplitude of the carrier waveform.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the potential signals are transmitted in the form of a digital pulse train modulated with the digitally encoded data by varying the frequency of the pulses and amplitude modulating the carrier waveform with the modulated pulse train.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the potential signals are transmitted in the form of a digital pulse train modulated with the digitally encoded data by varying the width of the pulses and amplitude modulating the carrier waveform with the modulated pulse train.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the potential signals are transmitted in the form of a digital pulse train modulated with the digitally encoded data by varying the position of the pulses and amplitude modulating the carrier waveform with the modulated pulse train.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the implantable medical device is a cardiac device comprising a sensing channel for sensing electrical activity occurring in a patient's heart and generating sensing signals in accordance therewith, the sensing signals then being used to make up a part of the data transmitted to the external data logging device.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the data logging storage medium of the external data logging device is removable.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the data logging storage medium is a flash ROM.
storing the logged data in a data logging storage medium of an external data logging device.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising removing and replacing the data logging storage medium at periodic intervals.
10. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting the potential signals in the form of a digital pulse train modulated with the digitally encoded data by varying the frequency of the pulses and amplitude modulating the carrier waveform with the modulated pulse train.
11. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting the potential signals in the form of a digital pulse train modulated with the digitally encoded data by varying the width of the pulses and amplitude modulating the carrier waveform with the modulated pulse train.
12. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting the potential signals in the form of a digital pulse train modulated with the digitally encoded data by varying the position of the pulses and amplitude modulating the carrier waveform with the modulated pulse train.
sensing electrical activity occurring in a patient's heart and generating sensing signals in accordance therewith; and using a part of the sensing signals to make up the logged data transmitted to the external data logging device.
14. The method of claim 8 further comprising performing an impedance measurement related to a physiological variable by injecting current between two electrodes from a constant current source and using the constant current source for transmitting potential signals modulated with digitally encoded data to the external data logging device.
wherein the potential signals are transmitted in the form of a carrier waveform digitally modulated with the digitally encoded data by varying the frequency of the carrier waveform.
wherein the implantable medical device comprises circuitry for performing an impedance measurement related to a physiological variable by injecting current between two electrodes from a constant current source and further wherein the constant current source is used for transmitting potential signals modulated with digitally encoded data to the external data logging device.
performing an impedance measurement related to a physiological variable by injecting current between two electrodes from a constant current source and using the constant current source for transmitting potential signals modulated with digitally encoded data to the external data logging device.
using a part of the sensing signals to make up the logged data transmitted to the external data logging device. | 2019-04-24T13:07:43 | https://patents.google.com/patent/US6628985B2/en |
Securing the Chilean was the first step from the West Ham board in turning the tide of public opinion back in their favour, and they quickly followed it up with giving him the funds they promised to allow the club to get back on its feet again on the pitch.However, as Stuart Pearce alluded to this past week, all is not as it seems.
Ozil was not part of head coach Emery's squad to face West Ham, with a report emerging during the game that the German had argued with Emery in training. In the first half we conceded a lot of chances. "Arsenal didn't create too many chances during the game, we created double the chances as them".
Former Sevilla and Paris St Germain boss Emery said on Thursday his side "need" to win against the Hammers - and three points would prevent him joining De Boer and Solskjaer. "In the second half we find this balance better because we spoke about it in the dressing room".
"We were unlucky to concede an own goal that put Arsenal on top".
Let's get behind the team and make sure it happens! After the first two results we needed this today, it was important to show our supporters a match with three points.
"Maybe they will be nervous, maybe they will be desperate to win their first game, so I can not know the reaction of Arsenal's players at the moment". We had a tough start and are trying to improve every game, ' Ramsey explained. | 2019-04-21T18:44:19 | http://antandsons.com/2018/08/why-pellegrini-is-fighting-a-losing-battle-at-west-ham/ |
Abstract: Many companies and software vendors build comprehensive extensibility solutions for Microsoft 365 that are powered by Microsoft Graph. Barracuda Sentinel combines AI, Anti-Fraud Training and Domain Fraud Detection into an AI for real-time spear phishing and cyber fraud defense solution for Microsoft 365 with G Suite and Slack support coming soon. Come behind the scenes to see how they’re doing it using features like delta query and webhooks, and how it drives more engagement with their customers. | 2019-04-22T02:54:31 | https://blog.barracuda.com/2018/05/05/join-us-at-microsoft-build-2018/ |
Material Design is the new set of guidelines that Google has set forth for developers when designing their apps. It brings in bold pops of vibrant color and plenty of animations, and while Google themselves have redone most of their apps in Material Design, there are loads of other apps out there that are utilizing this new look for their UI's. Using material design is a step you'll want to consider if you plan on monetizing your Android app, as the new set of design guidelines is something that users tend to look for within applications these days. We put together a list of the top 30 applications with striking Material Design visuals that are definitely worth checking out as a reference to help you design your new app.
Journey is the perfect app for chronicling your memories, thoughts and special moments and turning them into a travel log that tells a story of where you've been. Of course, it also uses the gorgeous Material Design style interface which really makes it inviting and easy to use. Better yet, it syncs with Chrome so you can use the Android app or on the computer interface within the Chrome browser as a web app, meaning you can keep up with your journal entries no matter what device you have at your disposal.
Groupme is a group chat application making it simple for multiple people to keep in contact all at the same time. It's more than chat though as the app now allows you to make events, and you even use the app to split the bill at group outings with money transfers happening right in the app. You can also share videos, GIF images and more within chat making it more versatile than other chat apps.
You may or may not be familiar with Inbox by Gmail, but it's an app you may want to keep on your radar since it could totally revolutionize the way you interact with emails throughout the day. Inbox goes to work for you and helps you get things done. It's more than just email, as you can use it to set reminders that show up right in the inbox. It also bundles "like" emails together so you can narrow down where everything is and get to more important emails more quickly.
This is simply an open source imgur client app. It's built using the material design style interface and comes ad-free, with a built-in meme generator and native GIF/GIFV support.
This is essentially a news aggregator. It compiles news and articles from your favorite sources, but more than news you can also add YouTube videos and images from sites like Flickr into the feed so you don't miss anything. It can even integrate with Twitter and Instagram accounts so those timelines show up in the feed as well.
File manager apps are a great thing to have installed, and although many devices have a pre-installed version some of them either lack in features or design. Material Manager has a great material design look to it and features things like extraction of rar, ZIP and 7z files, and you can preview apk files that you have stored on the phone. It also makes moving files around easy as you can either cut or copy them, and then paste them in the desired location.
This is a material design styled Sound Cloud client. Among the features it includes, Chromecast support is one of the most useful, but it also features support for XBMC and UPnp/DLNA and all three support continuous playback. You can use it to listen to your favorite stations and manage your current playlist, and there's a host of advanced features too, like charts which list the most played tracks in a week and integration with the Simple Last.FM scrobbler.
This is the official application for Dribbble, a material design app-based interface for the community of web designers, graphic designers, illustrators, icon artists and many other types of designers to share their work and show people what they're currently working on. Creators can use the app to share their works in progress while everyone else can use it as a discovery tool to follow their favorite designers and check out cool design projects.
Lumific is a beautiful photo gallery application for anyone that isn't happy with the stock photo gallery app that comes preinstalled on their device. While there are many great features within Lumific, one notable feature is the ability to order photo prints from Lumific through Snapfish by HP. Now you can have any photo taken with your camera printed out to keep and to share. Lumific also takes similar photos and recreates them into GIF images automatically, and it now integrates with Dropbox to sync photos for backup.
Falcon Pro has been one of the best Twitter clients on Android since its initial launch, and with Falcon Pro 3 things have only gotten better with the new material design style interface. Besides giving users a fast interaction, Falcon Pro 3 also lists things in columns so they're easier to read and interactions that are relevant to you are shown in the side panel with what the developer calls a smart automatic refresh system.
Cabinet Beta is a newer file manager application with a simplistic approach to design but still laden with material design flare. You'll find quick access to folder shortcuts in the menu panel that slides out from the left, as well as root access for users who love to tinker with things on their device. It also supports ZIP file extraction and remote server access via SFTP, as well as other basic features like cut, copy and paste for easy maneuvering of the files.
Field Trip is a unique discovery application built by the Niantic Labs team at Google, the same team that runs the popular augmented reality game Ingress. Harnessing the power of AR technology, Field Trip lets you explore and discover hidden information about cool places around you. The application runs in the background and will end up listing pop-up cards on the screen once you get close to something worth discovering. It has integrated social features allowing you to share your discoveries with others and you can mark stuff as favorites so you can return to them at a later point.
Podcasts are a great way to consume the content you love if you don't have the ability to read it, and Player FM Podcast adds in loads of useful features for anyone looking to start listening to podcasts. To start, it's cloud-based, which means you can listen to it across devices. It's also equipped for offline playback so you can still listen to stuff even without a data connection. You'll also never have to worry about not being able to listen to an entire podcast all the way through, since play history will let you resume from where you left off.
Flipagram lets you create short stories from your pictures and draws from various sources like Instagram, Facebook or the images taken with your phone's camera, and then lets you add music in the background to create a cool little montage. Flipagram makes things social with people to follow and stuff to share with friends, but you can also choose to keep each individual Flipagram private.
Google Calendar is a great display of what material design within apps can be like. The floating action button is there and has become one of the mainstays of what to look for within something that has been built using material design, and is a good element you may want to incorporate. Google Calendar now features a new scheduler view and can now help you fill in your calendar with suggestions thanks to the new assist feature.
The Mizuu media player is another great example of material design. The bold use of purple in the header, the floating action button to play movies, and the slide out panel with the hamburger icon are all there. Mizuu essentially just a media center application that indexes movie or tv show files that are kept stored in your phone or tablet's hard drive.
Orpheus has done a great job designing an app that has plenty of material design elements. The floating action button is present, and the headers are filled with vibrant color which can be changed to suit the users taste using the different color themes. It features remote player via Chromecast, a sleep timer, and many other great functions.
Like many of Google's other apps, Google Play Music has lots of material design charm from head to toe. It plays music from your library in the cloud, includes music streaming with the subscription, and features tons of music to discover from the hundreds of thousands of songs and artists that are listed with new music added consistently.
MyStocks is a great display of the beauty and vibrancy of material design with understated simplicity. The app features real-time data of quotes and stocks and it syncs with Android Wear so it can be glanced at quickly. You can view detailed and descriptive data on financial information and quotes, and even check things from the lockscreen with the Dashclock extensions.
wunderlist was already a great to-do list and task list application before but now it's been updated with material design style in the user interface. It features most of the elements found within material design like the floating action button and the deeper headers, and is a good example of how material design can be implemented with a little bit of uniqueness.
If you're looking to create a news application, Reddit News is a great example of inspiration for building something with material design. There's a use of just enough color without overdoing it and plenty of functionality like the hamburger menu off to the side, and multiple color theme options to give each user a little bit of control over their personal perference. Reddit News is just like it sounds, an app interface for catching up on your favorite reddits and subreddits.
Just because Hall is all about team communication and productivity, doesn't mean that it can't look good while serving its purpose. Material design is alive and well within this app right down to the main elements like the hamburger menu, the floating action button, and the colored header up top.
Even dating apps like OKCupid have embraced the nature of material design. In an age of modern technology and a completely interconnected society, OKCupid utilizes all of Google's modern design guidelines so the UI matches up with the modernness of the idea of connecting and finding relationships online.
Google's Play Newsstand app is another wonderful example of how to utilize material design. The deep colored headers are there, but instead of leaving things as just a simple flat color Google has placed the color as an overlay on top of backdrop images that correspond to stories within the main category page.
Indiegogo is crowd-funded campaign app, and the general color scheme for the site lends itself unconditionally to the use of material design. The pink accents are applied to the header bar up top but then switch down to the bottom when entering into a specific campaign, where you also find the floating action button that's used to contribute.
Shazam is an app used for music discovery when you hear a song playing and you aren't quite sure what it is. The new app UI features loads of material design with blue header bars, and matching blue accents throughout the app with floating action button and other elements in different pages of the app.
Hangouts is another Google application which can be used as a great reference for when designing an app with material design. This chat app has a vibrant green header bar up top and the hamburger menu off to the side, with seamless sliding menus between contacts, message threads and the dialer menu as well.
Asparagus looks good on multiple levels. It's a cookbook app that allows you to discover and store recipes, some with huge gorgeous images picturing some delicious looking meals. It also utilizes material design quite well by incorporating all the major elements like the floating action button, the hamburger menu, and color accents used for the theme of the app.
Pocket is a reader application that lets you store news articles, videos and more all in one place so you can come back to them and read them later should not have time when you discover them. It utilizes material design even if a little more modestly than other apps in this list, but can still be used a good reference for using Google's new design guidelines.
Evernote is one of the better examples of material design at its pique. It may be a simple cloud based note application at its core, but its design is anything but simple as it utilizes the vibrant color, floating action button, the hamburger menu, even the lively animations that are outlined by Google for material design. If you're looking to design an app with material design from top to bottom, Evernote should inspire. | 2019-04-23T02:01:49 | https://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/03/30-android-apps-deliver-striking-material-design.html |
A serious problem facing Ferrari owners worldwide is that Ferrari did not provide a mount for those markets that require a front license plate. Carbonio Design has solved this dilemma by engineering a bespoke mount that fits cleanly and perfectly to the front of any Ferrari fitted with a wire mesh grille. Tested on road and track to over 300 kph, this is the most advanced and thoroughly engineered plate mount ever offered to Ferrari owners. | 2019-04-20T04:27:45 | https://carbonio.com/collections/ferrari/products/1948-present-ferrari-license-plate-mount |
There is debate about the correct pronunciation of the name; Hebrew “YHWH” is either pronounced Yahweh, Yahveh, Yehovah. Whatever the correct pronunciation actually was, one thing is certain; in the ancient Hebrew mind the name carried with it a statement about the nature of God. That nature of God was declared by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and seen in the Son of God Jesus Christ while He dwelt among us.
The English “Word” in the Gospel According to John has been translated from the Greek “Logos.” Despite all that the Greek Philosophers had to stay about “Logos,” I think by context, what John was saying in the prologue of his gospel account; Jesus is the word spoken to Moses on Mount Sinai become flesh.
The Habakkuk passage combined with Exodus 34:5-7 exposes an apparent contradiction between the love of God and the justice of God. Habakkuk is saying that he does not understand how a God who hates evil can look favorably on those who do evil. I’ll tell you the truth, for a very long time this made no since to me either, that was until I gave up and asked God to show me His glory.
How can God be gracious to whom He will be gracious, yet by no means leave the guilty unpunished? This made no since to me; so, allow me to explain, that you may see the glory of God in Jesus Christ.
Exodus 34:5-7, on one hand you have a God who forgives sin, but on the other hand a God who will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Which is it? Does God forgive sin or does God punish the guilty and if both how? In order to forgive sin, the one you are forgiving must first of all be guilty. If God forgives the sins of anyone He must leave them unpunished or He has not forgiven their sin.
The last four words of Romans 6:23 give the answer, “in Christ Jesus our Lord,” but what is it about this Jesus that makes it so that God can forgive sin and uphold His word? “He made Him (Jesus Christ) who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2Co.5:21) Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” (Jo.10:11) God can forgive the sins of those who believe in and follow Jesus, because Jesus never sinned and willingly took the wages for the sins of His sheep.
Who is this Jesus? The entire Gospel According to John was written, “so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.” (Jo.20:31) Jesus is God in human flesh; throughout the Gospel According to John Jesus demonstrated in both word and deed the attributes of God given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Why the incarnation? God became man and dwelt amongst us for two main reasons: 1) That we may know Him. 2) To make satisfaction for our sin to God as our substitute. Two of my favorite books deal with the issues of the incarnation and the satisfaction for human sin. I recommended them both: 1) On the Incarnation by Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria (296-373). 2) Cur Deus Homo: Why God Became Man by Anselm Bishop of Canterbury (1033-1109).
I leave you with a quote from each of these great authors: The first is by Athanasius on the subject of knowing Him. The second is by Anselm on the subject of making satisfaction for sin and why the substitute had to be God and not some created being like an angel.
Anselm. Cur Deus Homo: Why God Became Man. Lexington: Beloved Publishing, 2014.
Athanasius. On the Incarnation. Lexington: Fig-Books, n.d.
The Holy Bible: Udated New American Standard Bible. La Habra: The Lockman Foundation, 1995.
Yarnell III, Malcom B. God the Trinity: Biblical Portraits. Nashville: B&H Academic ebook, 2016. | 2019-04-21T00:13:18 | http://www.thenursetheologian.com/2017/12/the-name-in-incarnation.html |
The San Miguel Strollers recently took part in a Walking Football competition held at the CDM sports center Playa Flamenca and organised by The Playa Famenca Walking Wanderers.
This is an annual event The Kieth Whiteman Trophy to celebrate the Life of a passed member.
There were 10 teams invited to play in this years event and there were 3 teams who came over from England to participate.
It was an all day event played with 2 leagues of 5 teams and the final was played between Playa Flamenca Walking wanderers 1st team and Daya Vieja which was a repeat of the final from last year.
The eventual winners were as Last year Playa Flamenca Walking Wanderers 1st team.
Walking Football has really taken of in the last few years and is helped on in the community by these 2 clubs San Miguel Strollers and Playa Flamenca, it is played by people over the age of 55 who may or may not have footballing skills and want to gain/maintain a healthy body through sport and enjoy a good social life. | 2019-04-22T12:52:22 | http://www.theleader.info/2017/04/07/walking-football-competition/ |
Interested in obtaining your GED® certification in Indiana? The GED® test is for adults who have not received their high school diploma. The certificate that you receive upon completion of the Indiana GED® test is accepted as an equivalent credential to a high school diploma by employers and colleges throughout the United States.
The test covers basic subjects that students are taught in high school. Subjects covered in GED® classes include math, science, writing, reading, and social studies. Those are the subject areas that make up the test in Indiana. | 2019-04-22T06:07:40 | https://www.cited.org/ged-classes-in-indiana.html |
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How To Fix RUNDLL error in Windows?
RUNDLL errors are Windows error. RUNDLL.exe are system processes that are directly related to Windows operating system. RUNDLL file is a part of network of code and data shared by multiple programs on your computer helping in producing speed and memory efficiency by reusing same code or files while running many functions. Actually DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library which is a window library constituting a set of programs used to perform certain functions. Additionally, DLL keeps the memory space free. Every DLL does the same job, but the common thing is that all DLL provide one function to several programs and operations. RUNDLL files are linked with windows registry. This type of error generally arises due to a program not granted access to this particular code.
Improperly deleting a DLL file.
DLL file infected with virus or any malware.
Invalid DLL entries in the windows registry.
RUNDLL error occurs when windows cannot find a file.
This error can be triggered by buggy software or hard drive problems.
Windows want to load a file but fail to do so because of DLL error.
DLL can go wrong sometimes, so it is very necessary to fix them and it is certainly possible to fix this error. Depending on you, what ways you choose to repair RUNDLL error either perform manual fixation or automatic fixation. It would be better that you should go with an automatic software that will thoroughly fix DLL errors and stop them forever. Use Reimage software that will be the quickest and effective way to fix RUNDLL error.
It can fix unexpected windows error.
It stops blue screen of death.
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It can also recover computer freezing which is most common scenario occurring when a program cease to respond to input.
It can remove viruses from your computer easily.
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Have you ever found yourself wondering if you're wasting your time writing? This feeling probably always comes after someone has told you you should be doing other things - am I right?
Many writers often quit writing because someone encouraged them to find something better to do, like get a real job. How terrible to lose such potential talent all because writing isn't understood by everyone. Imagine if Judy Blume or JK Rowling quit just because someone they knew thought they should be doing something else. What a loss for the reading world.
Believe it or not, every writer has at least one person in their life that does not agree with their career of choice. Some view writing in the same light as wasting time, and too often, many writing careers are halted before they even begin.
So what do you do when someone tells you that you are too young to be a writer?
I'm not sure exactly how old I was when I began writing, but I do recall the fifth grade (age 10) quite well. A friend and I often co-wrote mysteries while riding home on the school bus. Sometimes we would take our turn home and return with it the next day. It was plenty of fun, but I found I took my writing more and more serious, whereas my friend just thought it was fun to make things up - and that's great, too!
By the sixth grade, we had a new English teacher in our school. No one liked her; they all thought she was quite rude. But I secretly adored her. I couldn't tell anyone this, but I did. You see, she liked my writing. More than that, though, she thought I should keep writing. Her compliments were more than the usual "nice job." She showed me my strengths and weaknesses. She made me want to write. But my friends thought the most important things at that time were music and boys, and adults all thought I should start thinking of more career-type choices, because writing was just not cool to either group.
I wrote on and off from then on out, often hiding what I was doing under more important-looking work. I didn't rush to show my writings to anyone, as no one shared my enthusiasm. Writing, to them, was just a silly little hobby; no one took it seriously, except the much disliked English teacher. Never once did she tell me that I was too young to be a writer. And I still write today, no matter that I kept running into people through the years who tried to get me to do something else.
I can't even imagine if I had let one person persuade me to quit due to being young. You're never too young to shoot for the stars.
Being young is to your advantage. Never let anyone tell you your age is not right for anything you want to do, especially for being a creative and fantastic writer. And by writing now, when your mind is less occupied by the stresses life can bring as you get older, your work will be much more exciting. Too young to write? Never.
Next Time: Are you a writer if you've never been published? | 2019-04-22T04:15:56 | http://ewritersplace.com/a162.php |
The amount of spam just about doubled over prior years. Both 2005 and 2006 saw around 20,000; this year saw nearly 50,000. In summary over all years, the collected data has almost reached six figures.
In accordance with the doubling, the amount of non-spam falsely identified as spam also approximately doubled, from 83 to 156.
Thunderbird has become a significantly smaller contributing force to spam management, identifying only 152 correctly, as opposed to nearly 1,000 last year. Of course, SpamAssassin only let through a few hundred this year, compared to nearly 1,600 last year. Still, the ratio of work I do to the work Thunderbird does is 3:2, and last year it was closer to the reverse.
I manually marked 239 spam messages that went through all the defenses, substantially less than the 735 of the previous year.
At this point, there are more interesting things to do - until the other side evolves tactics to overcome SpamAssassin, it looks like my configuration, particularly the SA threshold, is doing as well as it can. Moreover, it's no longer an issue I think about much, aside from skimming through each day's spam to consider whether anything good got thrown out with the bad. It's mostly a matter of luck whether I spot something since the incidence rate is so apparently low. Get in touch if you feel like I'm ignoring your messages; I don't ignore messages if I get them.
I expect the day will come when I look in my mailbox and think, "well, that was clever," and hope an SA upgrade can rise to the challenge. Until then, there's that graph to entertain me every day while I do other things. | 2019-04-18T21:26:12 | http://ryanlee.org/journal/view/5697/ |
3 day folk festival in Egersund, Norway. Various artists, all ages. Follow link for line-up and ticket info. https://www.egersundvisefestival.no/praktisk.5843852-373596.html. | 2019-04-20T04:56:42 | https://terryleehale.com/go/events/2350253?occurrence_id=472216922&popup=1 |
In an open letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, a coalition of 73 activist group urged the social network to provide greater transparency about its policies for removing user content upon government request.
The blocking of the Instagram account of Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old Baltimore woman who used the popular Facebook-owned photo-sharing service to post videos of her stand-off with police in real time, before being shot dead by law enforcement officials.
The blocking of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph depicting a nine-year old Vietnamese girl who had been burned by napalm.
Reports of the censorship of livestreams showing the protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock, North Dakota.
The suspension of the Facebook accounts of several prominent Palestinian journalists.
Facebook granting data access to tools, such as Geofeedia and Snaptrends, which are marketed to law enforcement agencies as a way to surveil activists and protesters.
The letter called on Facebook to make publicly accessible its guidelines for censoring content. Specifically, the groups want Facebook to reveal the technical and policy details about the company’s internal system for handling censorship requests on individual pieces of content from law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and other government entities. It also urged Facebook to create a public appeal platform for users to contest content removals, institute a blanket policy of only turning over user data to governments when required to do so by the force of law, and undergo an external audit of its content- and data-sharing polices.
A Facebook spokesperson told the Daily Dot that the company has received the letter and is in the process of reviewing it. Sulieman added that some of the signatories to the letter have had conversations with Facebook officials regarding the issue, but those talks have yet to translate to concrete, public-facing actions on the part of the company. | 2019-04-18T22:55:03 | https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/facebook-open-letter-censorship-transparency/ |
Oh, nothing illegal. Maybe even nothing that could count as “conduct unbecoming”. But what if the respondent in that Alberta show trial decided to put on a bit of a show himself? No-one from Maclean’s testified. Reader, do you really think I would decline to speak on my own behalf?
Do you really think that I would go quietly? Do you really think I would bite my tongue? Do you really think that I would be modest, and moderate, and cooperative? Do you really think that I would allow, without acid comments of my own, the kind of corruption we witnessed in Vancouver?
I did not request a show trial. I did not convene the circus. But if Alberta is going to have one, well then, by God, I’ll take the role of P.T. Barnum. We already know who the kangaroos are. And the plaintiff is a bit of a clown.
Memo to Premier Stelmach: You’ve got a few months to spay your own kangaroos and shut down the circus. Stop counting your money after your pay raise, and get to it.
Memo to the national new media: Stelmach will do nothing, and so the show will go on. Bring your cameras. If it’s to be a show trial, I promise you a helluva show.
« Steyn’s crime: using ‘sarcasm’ and ‘subtle, seemingly intellectual arguments’! | 2019-04-19T04:48:55 | https://www.fivefeetoffury.com/2008/06/06/9042/ |
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The advanced transformation of the digital world has come with a lot of demand to B-schools; however, the striking fact is what number of B-schools is currently grasping the comprehensive change of technology.
As the comprehension of computerized dangers is rising, top organizations like Harvard, INSEAD, MIT and Stanford are putting money intensely in online instruction. Others incorporating Spain’s IE, UK’s Warwick, and US’s Babson College have grown high-positioning digital adaptations of their MBA programs.
B-schools will see a considerable measure of development in conveyance models and system highlights throughout the following five to ten years. In this manner they are centering assets on adjusting to the digital domain, as they rival cutting-edge organizations which frame the early technology instruction part. Harvard Business School (HBS) has been a standout amongst the most built-up. It penetrated the computerized learning market a year prior, with HBX CORe, an online system that shows courses on examination, financial aspects, and bookkeeping.
Working with innovation is a test for administration scholastics that have invested decades instructing future business pioneers from platforms inside masonry campuses. However, they perceive the need to advance.
The business sector has changed. It was viewed as inferior if it happened on the Internet. Individuals don’t believe that way any longer, inasmuch as there’s a reliable brand behind the item, as per Raj Echambadi who is the associate dean of College of Business of the University of Illinois. He propelled an online MBA earned through Moocs not long ago, an enormous open online course.
Top scholastics have anticipated the destruction of B-schools as a result of the quick development of training innovation. Official instruction is a conspicuous target. There are in fact new contenders originating from an assortment of sources. Specialists, HR expert administration firms, distributers and others are all competing for a dependable balance in the space of executive education.
Moocs are the prying contender, for giving access to numerous learners who generally would not have the capacity to promote their profession or take courses from the best academies.
In any case, Education Technology (edtech) is not the college’s demise. Customary degrees will stay as significant and essential as usual. The larger part of B-schools is seeing the digitization of their projects coming to be profitable. | 2019-04-19T14:15:43 | https://www.managementwritingsolutions.com/blog/more-b-schools-are-embracing-digitization |
CAMP MOOSE ON THE LOOSE IS A HIT!
Don’t miss your opportunity to enjoy outdoor fun and adventure in RBP’s 2018 Vacation Bible School program, Camp Moose on the Loose: Discovering God’s Forever Forgiveness. Join Bruce the Moose as kids experience camp fun, complete with tents, campfires, canoes, and wildlife. Through the lessons, kids will learn about the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of Peter, and will discover the lasting forgiveness that only Christ can give. Order your Camp Moose on the Loose VBS kit before it sells out. The kit is breaking sales records.
RBP is pleased to announce the publication of a new women’s Bible study, Total Transformation: Following God’s Design for a Spiritual Renovation, by RBP author Carole Combs. This six-lesson study will take the reader through the rooms of her soul, evaluating what needs to be repaired, built up, or remade. Each lesson is designed with six sessions for the reader to complete during the week. Each session includes several “tools” that together will help the reader progress toward transformation through the power of God’s Word. Total Transformation is available now at RBP Store.
Grace Baptist Church, Fayetteville, AR is seeking prospective candidates for the position of pastor. Resumes may be sent directly to Grace Baptist Church Pastoral Search, 2719 N. Old Wire Rd., Fayetteville, AR 72703 or to [email protected], or call 479.435.1782.
Posted in Classifieds, e-INFO, March 2018 on March 9, 2018. | 2019-04-20T10:56:52 | https://www.garbc.org/e-info/classifieds-99/ |
I'm a Turkish student in an American family's house in Huntington Bay. I enjoy a lot being here, especially when I bike around to see garage and tag sales [''A Tag-Sale Show-and-Tell,'' June 28].
The Marshall family, very experienced American Field Service members, gave me a bicycle here. I wait Fridays and weekends to use it around, when there are many garage and tag sales. I make a plan before I leave the house and I follow a map to find all the addresses. My tour becomes 30 miles totally, from one garage sale to another, takes five to six hours to finish. Finally I get really tired and the bag behind me becomes full with the stuff I buy. I enjoy it a lot. I learn about the people of Long Island when I visit their sales. It's much more interesting than shopping in Grand Bazaar of Istanbul for me. | 2019-04-25T14:36:54 | https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/05/nyregion/l-turkish-student-finds-joy-in-tag-sales-714585.html |
Libe-RED-tion, a work by FSU graduate student Tenee’ Hart, was selected by the ArtFields jurors to be exhibited at the ROB in the 2014 ArtFields Art Competition. ArtFields is a unique art competition and celebration that is held in the historic community of Lake City, South Carolina. This 10-day event features live music, dancing, delicious Southern foods, and cash prizes totaling $100,000 that will be awarded to winning artists, including the $50,000 Top Prize, the $25,000 Juried Panel prize, the $12,500 People’s Choice 2-D, and the $12,500 People’s Choice 3-D.
For more information about Tenee Hart, visit her site at http://teneehart.com. | 2019-04-20T13:09:11 | http://art.fsu.edu/fsu-art-mfa-15-tenee-hart-in-artfields-2/ |
The ISTQB syllabus expects the Software Tester at Foundation level to understand and explain Use Case testing (K2 level). In contrast, the Software Tester has to apply the knowledge in selecting the test cases for the other Black Box techniques (Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Decision Table and State Transition – K3 level).
Use cases came out of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and represent the software application in terms of Actors and the system. Actors are the different users of the system. Use cases are usually present in the Software Design Document.
Consider an application for providing courses. The application has different actors – Provider, Student etc. Each of these Actors accesses a particular part of the application, different screens etc. In other words, they have a specific work-flow designed for each of them.
The Course Provider would login and query/add/modify/delete course information. And also query/add/modify some of the student details.
The Students on the other hand would only be able to query the course information and add/modify their(individual student) details. And schedule and take exams.
Are these the only two Actors for the application or can there be more? When we start thinking this way, we may be provoked into thinking of users we haven’t yet considered – for example an Admin user.
Use cases describe the “process flows” through a system based on its actual likely use, so the test cases derived from use cases are most useful in uncovering defects in the process flows during real-world use of the system. Use case may have preconditions, which need to be met for a use case to work successfully. And each use case terminates with post-conditions, which are the observable results and final state of the system after the use case has been completed.
Use cases help us identify test cases that exercise the whole system on a transaction by transaction basis from start to finish.
Test cases based on use cases are called ‘scenarios’.
Use cases also help identify gaps in process flows and exercise boundaries.
Use cases are very useful for designing acceptance tests with customer/user participation. | 2019-04-20T12:19:39 | https://www.getsoftwareservice.com/use-case-testing/ |
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Confidence allows you to do it.
And most of all, Enjoy what you have everyday.
And affect everyone around us With our negativity.
You might meet a hundred acquaintancesJust to find a few special friend.
Never underestimate someones ability to find out the truth.
People are always going to talk behind your back.
And recognize the ones you do.
Good things can come from unexpected places.
If you just help enough other people get what they want.
If you would have spoken What was inside your heart.
That's saying little about their own.
Stay strong and move on.
If they cannot love and appreciate themselves.
Just to the see if in the end It's all worth it.
Usually taught through a little bit of pain.
Never compare yourself or others to other people.
And a different path that they chose to get to where they are.
Everyone is who they are for a reason.
Look for the positive in those around you and point them out.
Don't take other people's criticism to heart.
Living a false life will only lead to distress and worries.
Be yourself, everyone is already taken.
Never miss the opportunity to follow your dreams.
Give them direction, not correction.
Do not force your opinions on others.
Steer them to make their own decisions.
Doing things you're good at.
You must lose your fear of being wrong In order to live a creative life.
And experienced far more failure than the rest.
so you shouldn't let someone else make yours.
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On Friday 29 March, Shamin Uddin – former director of the SAS Training Academy Ltd in Telford, Shropshire – was sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court to eight months’ imprisonment for falsifying examination papers for individuals seeking to gain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence. He’s also required to pay £2,000 in court costs which are payable within 12 months.
The sentence brings to an end a four-year process initiated by the SIA that investigated malpractice at SAS Training’s operations in Barking, East London, its headquarters at Wednesbury in the West Midlands and in Inverness, Scotland.
The BIIAB originally investigated SAS Training Academy Ltd’s premises in June 2015 after finding evidence of training malpractice. The BIIAB subsequently suspended the SAS Training Academy, withdrew its certification and referred the complaint to the SIA.
The SIA reviewed the qualifications of more than 270 people who had been submitted for a qualification by the SAS Training Academy. The SIA satisfied itself that all learners had obtained alternative training with other providers. The SAS Training Academy course which was highlighted as a concern did not result in the issuing of any SIA licences.
In June 2015, the BIIAB became concerned about the examination paperwork presented by the SAS Training Academy. BIIAB verifiers found no candidates present at the SAS Training Academy’s operations in Barking, Essex. The alleged examination room was too small to fit the number of learners whose details had been provided by BIIAB as attending for examinations.
In the same month, the BIIAB made an unannounced external quality assurance visit to the SAS Training Academy’s offices in Wednesbury. Investigators discovered that the correct answers had been highlighted on some examination papers in order to help candidates.
When questioned, Shamin Uddin denied that the examination process was insecure and refused to allow the BIIAB representatives to talk with other members of staff present.
The awarding organisation had also became aware that candidates’ details were being changed at very short notice when the papers were submitted to them. In addition, SAS Training Academy wa submitting examination paperwork to the BIIAB on photocopied sheets.
It became apparent during the SIA investigation that examination papers were being submitted to the BIIAB from various examination venues across the UK with false learner details being added to the list of genuine learners.
A trainer was interviewed regarding courses he allegedly provided on behalf of the SAS Training Academy. He confirmed that he had not conducted the training, and disputed that it was his personal details and signature on the paperwork submitted.
At other venues, false details of alleged learners’ names had been added to examination paperwork.
The SAS Training Academy Ltd ceased operations in December 2016. | 2019-04-20T00:13:05 | https://www.risk-uk.com/former-telford-security-training-director-jailed-for-falsifying-industry-qualifications/ |
We believe that all humans are born creative and curious. Furthermore, we know that we are a social species that thrive on building strong communities where collaboration, diversity and an attitude of sharing and giving is not only promoted but encouraged.
We who sign this manifesto create work spaces where people can come together to share these values and work to maximize their full potential as dreamers, thinkers and doers.
We promise to respect each other and we live by the motto; treat others the way you would like to be treated. We are open. We welcome change and evoluo- tion, and we recognize that failure is part of learning. We support each other during tough times.
By practicing honesty, trust and hard work and believing in it to the core, we work to attain our end goal of building a better world while nurturing a community of happy people and healthy relationships.
Explorer HQ is the company that will manage this vision and do all possible to make it become a reality. In order for this to happen, Explorer HQ must be financially healthy and operate as a for profit organization. However, rest assured that any profit created by the operation will be funneled back into the mission of creating the best possible work environment for its members.
Therefore we, the founders, sign this manifesto and promise to each other that we will do our best to make Explorer HQ and all its work spaces this power- house of joy, passion, creativity and honest hard work we all believe we need. | 2019-04-18T14:20:02 | https://www.explorer-hq.com/manifesto |
Battery technology has become a hot topic in the green movement because of the last decade's developments to make batteries more environmentally friendly. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are widely used in both consumer and defense applications, such as cellular telephones and notebook computers; they also store energy needed to run power tools, medical equipment and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
They are considered safer, less expensive and more environmentally friendly than most other rechargeable batteries. Research programs are developing new and less costly versions of rechargeable lithium batteries for use in electric and hybrid vehicles. Lithium batteries offer both high energy-storage capacity and an environmentally benign alternative to the harmful lead used in conventional batteries.
Local Motors uses tech, crowdsourcing and design contests to create tomorrow's autos today.
Renewable energy is growing rapidly. But recent developments in storage could prove to be a game changer.
Audi’s R8 e-tron sports car is finally a reality — with almost 300 miles on a charge. | 2019-04-22T16:56:04 | https://www.mnn.com/eco-glossary/battery-technology |
I recently bought a pair of Bluetooth sport headphones for my long runs. I love listening to podcasts when grinding out miles early on the weekends. Podcasts are more engaging than music to me, I don’t know what’s coming next, and sometimes I catch myself arguing out loud with the hosts. Podcasts take my focus away from any pain and they keep me from hearing myself sucking wind while working out. I feel bad for me when I hear myself running, sad. I need those wonderfully comfortable untethered headphones to enjoy my podcasts. Did I mention I like podcasts?
Now, think about how I felt, it was a little over a week from the half marathon and my headphones die. I mean, they just stopped. Powered down mid run. They were only four months old, what happened? When I got home I tried recharging them. I tried rebooting them. I tried begging them to work, it’s weird that didn’t have any effect.
I had to do what I didn’t want to do but what needed to be done, call customer service and have them honor the warranty. I called the number and got the standard, “Please listen carefully as our menu has changed.” The anxiety was building up, I knew it would be impossible to get a real person. I had my finger ready to hit “0” as many times as needed to get out of automated-answering-service hell. To my surprise “Speak to a customer service representative” was a choice! Cautiously, I pressed the number to speak to a representative ready to hear, “Ok, but let me ask you a few questions before connecting you.” Another surprise, it started ringing and the voice of a sweet older southern lady answered.
I told her the full story, including the importance of podcasts. She then explained standard protocol required me to send back the broken headphones, they would have to confirm defectiveness, then a new pair would be released to me from a warehouse in a different state. All in all, it’s about a three-week process. She assured me she’d do everything she can to help. And she wasn’t just paying lip service. She then put me on hold to talk to her manager. After a few minutes of elevator music, the southern angel came back on the phone and told me she got approval to blow up protocol. She e-mailed me a return label right away, I later dropped off the headphones at UPS and got the label scanned. With that confirmation, she called me to tell me she was able to get my new headphones released from the warehouse the same day! It went from a three-week wait to just a few days.
What I did next is something my wife teases me about. I could have ended it there and enjoyed the rest of my day, but I asked to speak to her manager to sing her praises. The sweet southern voice was shocked, and didn’t know what to do, so she put me on hold. Next, I heard a different woman’s voice saying she was the manager. Already, I could tell she was skeptical of what was on the other line. I told her how appreciative I was of both of their efforts and that they made my day. You could hear the smile on the other end, I’m glad to return the feeling they gave me.
I do this often when I get exceptional service and the response is genuine. Customer service seems like a tough field to be in, knowing you’ll get a call from someone who’s upset at something you had nothing to do with but they’ll take out on you. And aren’t we all in some form of customer service? We’re all creating work for someone to like or approve. As little or as often as they come, getting a “thank you,” a real “thank you,” is nice. Not a quick, “thanks!” as they walk by but the kind of appreciation that requires stopping and really thanking you. Those make the job worth it, those remind me of why I chose to do what I do for a living. So, to anyone that has had me as a customer, “thank you” for your help and especially your patience. I can drone on, like this story but I do love the sound of my voice and reading my own writing.
As for the more important part of the story, no, I did not receive my headphones in time for the run. Tracking showed they were arriving a day after but not for not trying. I did have to listen to my beloved podcasts like a regular person attached to my phone via wires. I felt so, common. I know those wires slowed me down at least 20 mins from all the wind drag.
For more ways to say “Thank you” click here.
For really good podcasts click here. | 2019-04-25T18:11:07 | https://civilian.agency/seriously-thank-you/ |
A PAGES-supported workshop titled "The Rise and Fall: Environmental Factors in the Socio-Cultural Changes of the Ancient Silk Road Area" will be held in Kiel, Germany, from 28-29 September 2017.
This is an open call workshop, focussing on the socio-cultural changes that took place in the ancient Silk Road areas where climate/environment proxies indicate rapid and/or high amplitude changes, especially the complexity in constructing relationships between long-term climatic and social changes. The timescales covered are from 500 BC - 1500 AD.
The Silk Road is a modern concept for an ancient network of trade routes that for centuries facilitated and intensified processes of cultural interaction and goods exchange between West China, Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean. The Silk Road flourished when the Han dynasty explored Central Asia around 139 BCE and thrived throughout Antiquity and far into Middle Ages under the Islamic and Mongol Empires.
Along the ancient Silk Road, empires, dynasties and the associated institutions, social structures, and economic systems changed for several reasons. There is increasing discussion that climate and environmental factors might have also played a significant role in fostering economic and socio-cultural changes along the Silk Road and in a broader area. In fact, coherent patterns and synchronous events in history suggest certain links between the social upheaval and climate/environment forcing, and environmental factors have been claimed as multipliers that accelerated socio-culture changes in some cases. However, links between climatic, environmental, economic, societal and cultural changes manifested themselves differently in different places and times and often remain unclear.
The Silk Road serves as the geographical pattern and inspirational concept for the workshop. The objective of this workshop is to increase our understanding of the role played by the environment in the socio-cultural changes that occurred in the territories along the ancient Silk Road, and also to initiate a network of young researchers to facilitate international connectivity and multidisciplinary cooperation.
The workshop focuses on the impacts of macroscale palaeoclimate changes and mesoscale environment events/disasters, and the responses of local social-culture systems along the ancient Silk Road territory. It links the three cornerstone-themes of climate, environment and humans that are integrated within PAGES research. The "impact-response" component of the workshop naturally holds multi-discipline interactions which fit well to the PAGES’ integrative activities, particularly suited to the investigation of past extreme events and thresholds of social resistance.
Access a copy of the program here (pdf).
Interested participants are encouraged to submit 500 word abstracts via email to Liang Yang (see below) by 30 June 2017, and state the willingness to submit a full paper. Full paper is due by the time of the workshop for the peer review process, and a book of the proceedings is planned to be published in early 2018.
Authors will be notified of acceptance/rejection by 14 July 2017 and those selected to contribute to the workshop will receive full funding to cover their participation costs.
Meeting attendees in Kiel, Germany. | 2019-04-23T06:01:16 | http://www.pages.unibe.ch/calendar/past/127-pages/1708-silk-road-wshop-17 |
One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. The Dafna Capital Management Llc holds 106,770 shares with $5.61 million value, up from 46,770 last quarter. Wfg Advisors Lp who had been investing in Cerner Corp for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $21.71 billion market cap company.
About 306,946 shares traded. It has outperformed by 2.84% the S&P500. Castleark Management LLC now owns 77,538 shares of the company's stock worth $4,075,000 after acquiring an additional 19,648 shares during the period. Finally, Cowen and Company reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Aerie Pharmaceuticals in a report on Thursday, October 5th.
Jim Tanenbaum increased its stake in Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Leisure Capital Management lowered its position in shares of Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. It has outperformed by 163.50% the S&P500.
Venbio Select Advisor Llc increased Dermira Inc (NASDAQ:DERM) stake by 122,687 shares to 1.33 million valued at $38.61 million in 2017Q2. (NASDAQ:CONE) stake by 10,356 shares and now owns 41,004 shares.
Since May 26, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 1 sale for $1.12 million activity. Dillman Linda M sold 4,600 shares worth $297,574. Vetr downgraded the shares of GE in report on Tuesday, September 22 to "Hold" rating. Its down 0.03, from 0.82 in 2017Q1. Raymond James & Assoc invested in 57,841 shares. 111 funds opened positions while 598 raised stakes. 254.64 million shares or 2.84% less from 262.07 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc acquired 16,677 shares as General Electric (GE)'s stock declined 7.64%. Mirae Asset Com holds 0.01% or 12,257 shares. Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale stated it has 15,900 shares. Hartford Finance Mgmt Inc has 0.02% invested in Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN). Diamond Hill holds 0% or 10,448 shares in its portfolio. Driehaus Llc, a Illinois-based fund reported 100,285 shares. Colony Gru Limited Company holds 0.02% or 5,370 shares in its portfolio. Advisor Ptnrs Ltd Co reported 3,478 shares. 414 are held by Envestnet Asset Mngmt. Partner Inv Ltd Partnership stated it has 32,496 shares. Creative Planning accumulated 3,600 shares or 0% of the stock. CERN's profit will be $196.12 million for 27.67 P/E if the $0.59 EPS becomes a reality. Bank of America downgraded it to "Neutral" rating and $31 target in Wednesday, April 26 report.
Among 14 analysts covering Aerie Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AERI), 14 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. The company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $70.93. Barclays Capital has "Equal Weight" rating and $52 target. They issued a "buy" rating and a $80.00 target price for the company. (AERI) Has Jumped To A New High On FDA News" published on October 11, 2017 as well as Seekingalpha.com's news article titled: "This Might Be The Best Time To Pick Up Aerie Pharmaceuticals In 2017" with publication date: "October 23, 2017. Legal General Public Limited Company holds 7,534 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Guggenheim began coverage on Aerie Pharmaceuticals in a report on Monday, October 23rd. The firm has "Overweight" rating given on Friday, January 20 by KeyBanc Capital Markets. JMP Securities initiated the stock with "Market Outperform" rating in Wednesday, September 9 report. On Friday, September 15 the stock rating was maintained by Needham with "Buy". The company was maintained on Wednesday, September 20 by Canaccord Genuity. Canaccord Genuity has "Buy" rating and $50 target. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Thursday, October 6 by Stifel Nicolaus. The company was maintained on Monday, October 16 by Canaccord Genuity. The company was maintained on Thursday, July 20 by H.C. Wainwright.
Investors sentiment increased to 1.17 in Q2 2017. It improved, as 21 investors sold Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc shares while 48 reduced holdings.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company.
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. Aerie Pharmaceuticals earned a media sentiment score of 0.26 on Accern's scale. Royal National Bank Of Canada owns 77,462 shares or 0% of their United States portfolio. Lipe Dalton has 0.14% invested in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) for 7,867 shares. Adage Ptnrs Ltd Liability reported 0.44% stake. Swiss Savings Bank invested in 46,800 shares or 0% of the stock. Prelude Cap Management Limited Liability owns 14,803 shares. The legal version of this article can be read at https://www.truebluetribune.com/2017/11/12/leisure-capital-management-has-822000-stake-in-aerie-pharmaceuticals-inc-aeri.html. Advisory Inc stated it has 0.01% of its portfolio in Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AERI). The Florida-based Voloridge Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company has invested 0.1% in Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AERI). Waddell Reed invested in 192,100 shares or 0.02% of the stock. The stock of Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AERI) has "Buy" rating given on Tuesday, August 1 by Canaccord Genuity. | 2019-04-21T08:10:27 | http://clicklancashire.com/2017/11/14/leisure-capital-management-has-822000-holdings-in-aerie.html |
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A typical booth set up with Art 2 the Extreme consists of a 6ft or 8ft table and a hand-sewn, ruffled backdrop. Our base color is a canvas cream with pops of bright color, like our Rainbow Crayons! We LOVE meeting new people and make very friendly and fun booth neighbors!
-We were the first shop on Etsy.com ever to sell a recycled crayon (opened in 2007) and now create over 200 Original Rainbow Crayons.
-We were featured on Crayola.com for the holiday season, with our images still used by the company today. We were also the “Martha Stewart” for the S.C. Johnson company back in 2008, writing articles on DIY and eco-friendly, handmade gifts.
-Our most unique Rainbow Crayon is our Fortune Cookie Rainbow Crayon that has an actual fortune inside! My personal favorite set, however, are our Alphabet Rainbow Crayons!
-We want more than ANYTHING in the world to be a part of Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago! Thank you for reading and for the opportunity to possibly share our products with your fabulous patrons!
Our booth and Original Rainbow Crayon product line has come a long way to where it is now. Here are some past images.
25+ Weeks pregnant with our first baby boy at the November 29, 2014 Crafty Supermarket in Cincinnati, OH. This was our second year in a row at this AWESOME event and once again sold out!
We have been at EACH and every single Bloomington Handmade Market show since the beginning back in 2009. Below are images from Spring 2015 before the 2016 booth update.
Thank you for your time and for visiting! | 2019-04-22T12:02:57 | https://www.art2theextreme.com/2016/07/01/2016booth/ |
This membership is for those individuals or families who wish to donate $500 or more to SCAA. You can join online now with a purchased “Patron Membership” of $500. If afterwards you wish to donate more, use the Donate Now button on on our website. Your donation can be anonymous if you prefer. Just let us know! Become a Patron member of SCAA today! | 2019-04-18T10:55:48 | https://southcobbarts.org/register/patron-2/ |
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Snow, rain and mud won't stop your kids with these lightweight, waterproof boots. Light insulation keeps them warm, and side handles make them easy to grip and pull on. | 2019-04-25T05:46:25 | https://www.bogsfootwear.com.au/shop/style/972292-011.html |
We’ve partnered with the Hartford to provide a unique value.
We are excited to introduce “Pay as you go” workers compensation. Business owners can now pay their workers compensation insurance premiums each and every payroll.
Worker’s comp premiums are determined by actual payroll totals and payment is made electronically when payroll is processed. | 2019-04-25T03:56:53 | https://majesticpayroll.com/services/workers-compensation/ |
Our Lead Pastors Chris and Emeric Martinez are both from the East Coast but moved to South Carolina in response to God’s voice in 2015. They and their five children do their best to follow Jesus and have a relationship with God through Him. They hope to reflect Jesus and the undeserved love that He’s lavished on their family. They are currently working to respond to the needs around Lake Murray in Lexington and Irmo. Their hope is to have a church where people can fall in love with Jesus, find a family, live in freedom, and be active in their God-given purpose. | 2019-04-23T20:37:11 | http://www.lakesidechurch.us/member/chris-and-emeric/ |
Editorial urges Superintendent of Public Instruction to “rein in local levies” to preserve McCleary education equity. Fair point.
The Seattle Times editorial board urges Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal to insist school districts stick with the Legislature’s McCleary school funding fix by not overreaching on local levies.
Instead of demanding school districts follow the state Legislature’s McCleary deal on school financing, Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal has quietly rubber stamped a proposed levy request from the state’s largest school district that breaks with the intent of the new law.
When asked to explain why he failed to rein in Seattle Public Schools’ upcoming operations-levy request, which seeks roughly twice what the law allows, Reykdal says it’s not his role to tell the state’s 295 school districts how much in local taxes they can seek from voters.
The concern raised in the editorial is legitimate. We wrote earlier about the likelihood that this year’s round of collective bargaining agreements could trigger another education funding crisis. Reporting last spring indicated educators would attempt to have Olympia solve the problem by boosting – again – state funding. At the time, Reykdal sounded sympathetic, Legislative leaders, though, were not.
After the hefty boosts in funding to satisfy the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision, lawmakers are likely to be skeptical.
The Times editorial gives Reykdal’s perspective on the limitations to his authority.
Reykdal says he made sure Washington’s school districts knew they would be limited in what local levy dollars they can collect, starting in 2019. But he says he doesn’t have the legal authority to stop Seattle from asking voters to pass an oversized levy. School districts can legally ask voters to approve any size of levy they want, he says, but usually as a hedge against inflation.
And contend that Seattle’s action threatens the McCleary fix, which we believe has already been put at risk by the salary agreements.
The McCleary deal raised state property taxes to cover the full cost of basic education. And in return, the Legislature expects school districts like Seattle to lower their local taxes.
If passed, the Seattle levy threatens to break the McCleary tax pact. The school district’s apparent message to the state: We should be able to tax our citizens as much as we want, if the voters are willing. To heck with statewide education equity.
[Reykdal’s] job is to ensure the districts are only raising money for enhancements, and he should advocate that they stay within the new levy limits. Otherwise, it would appear, he is part of the campaign to kill the McCleary deal before Washington gives it a chance to work.
That’s pretty harsh. We don’t judge whether that’s his job or not. But somebody needs to be watching what’s happening with local levies. If not, the state will again find itself back in court. Does anyone really want that? | 2019-04-24T07:00:13 | https://opportunitywa.org/editorial-urges-superintendent-of-public-instruction-to-rein-in-local-levies-to-preserve-mccleary-education-equity-fair-point/ |
Khloe Kardashian has unveiled her new line of Good American dresses. The reality star, rocked a curve-clinging black dress from her own line.
Khloe Kardashian’s clothing company, Good American, is starting to sell jeans in a size that straddles the line between straight and plus sizes. | 2019-04-22T22:45:18 | https://countzpr.com/tag/good-american/ |
School superintendents, principals, teachers, school psychologists, early childhood educators and curriculum leaders are invited to attend EASTCONN’s Cultivating Resilience: Integrating Social-Emotional Learning & Academics for Success, a two-day symposium that will take place on Tues., April 30, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and on Tues., May 7, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., at EASTCONN’s Conference Center, 376 Hartford Turnpike, Hampton, CT.
Featuring two keynote presentations, breakout sessions and a follow-up day of strategic mapping, this symposium offers research-based, proven approaches to creating safe, engaging schools that integrate social, emotional and academic learning.
Presented by EASTCONN’s Center for Educational Leadership, this symposium includes breakout sessions presented by eastern Connecticut professionals and administrators with backgrounds in early childhood, K-12 teaching and learning, special education and school psychology.
Register for Cultivating Resilience by April 23, 2019 to secure a seat. Visit http://registereastconn.org/courses/view/id/16127 for details. District teams of three or more can register for a reduced rate. Contact Paula at [email protected] to register a team.
To learn more, contact Diane Dugas, EASTCONN’s Center for Educational Leadership director, at [email protected] or at 860-455-1569.
EASTCONN is a public, non-profit Regional Educational Service Center that has been serving the education needs of northeastern Connecticut schools and communities since 1980. Learn more at www.eastconn.org. | 2019-04-20T06:32:29 | http://eastconn.org/component/k2/item/841-eastconn-presents-cultivating-resilience-integrating-social-emotional-learning-academics-for-success |
A former electrical substation has been reborn as a new cultural hotspot.
With remarkably little fanfare, after more than two years’ planning and six months’ restoration and construction, a major new cultural venue opened in São Paulo in November 2013 in the form of Red Bull Station, in the heart of the city’s downtown in a stunningly repurposed, previously neglected 1920s building.
Two main differences mark Red Bull Station out from the rest of the city’s sterling array of cultural hubs: it was conceived as a space for the production of culture, in the form of music and art, rather than as a platform for ready-made exhibitions and shows; and it’s sponsored – or to be more exact, 100 per cent paid for – by the makers of a well-known energy drink.
With a long-standing track record of investing in edgy sports and the arts – part of a hipster-targeting marketing strategy – Red Bull has long been active in the São Paulo art scene. Its Red Bull House of Art artists’ residency programme has held three previous editions here since 2009, including two at Centro’s magnificent Sampaio Moreira building, which is now set to become home to City Hall’s Cultural Secretariat.
When the process of seeking out the next venue began some two years before its opening, and the team was shown the former electrical substation that was to become Red Bull Station, the decision was taken to create a permanent space this time, which would also be home to a recording studio, with space for exhibitions, workshops, gigs and other events.
The building’s surroundings could scarcely be more urban, and hardly more São Paulo, set close to the intersection between the mighty 9 de Julho and 23 de Maio avenidas, on a sweeping curve on the valley of Anhangabaú heading out towards Liberdade. Caught in a web of heavily trafficked roads, flyovers and pedestrian walkways adjacent to the Terminal Bandeira bus station, it’s an inhospitable spaghetti junction of impressive proportions.
The ‘station’ itself, once owned by the São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company, had the task of distributing the electricity to São Paulo’s fleet of trams, hence its location at this arterial spot. The sleek fountain on the building’s roof, beside a terrace shaded by a sweeping new ‘marquise’ (a poured-concrete covering, also used to collect rainwater for later use), was once an essential element in the substation’s functioning: it was part of a cooling system in which water was pumped through the building to cool the immense transformers.
The building’s deft, beautiful retrofit, which has restored the listed façade but created the interior almost anew, was done by none other than Triptyque, a quartet of young French and Brazilian architects who have become, in recent years, some of the most sought-after architects in Brazil. The team added a colossal set of metal platforms and stairways down one side of the building, linking its five levels and providing an easy flow of visitor circulation up, down, in and around the building.
But perhaps the most impressive architectural aspect of the project – aside from the très Triptyque blend of sheer concrete and beautifully restored or otherwise exposed original elements, which include panels of distressed, stippled paintwork built up over years of repainting – is the stunning recording studio on the ground floor. A heavyweight concrete module which has been inserted into the heart of the building, the studio will be home to Red Bull’s Bass Camp – an immersive programme for would-be music professionals.
Meanwhile upstairs, the six artists selected for the first cycle of Red Bull’s residency programme include Ale Domingues, working with innovative forms of lighting media; the edgily compelling performance artist, Fabiana Faleiros; and Chico Togni, whose work incorporates cardboard and other salvaged materials to surprising effect. Raquel Uendi works with photography as a form of sculpture, using a high-resolution printer to ‘develop’ some of her images before folding and arranging them on the wall; Thiago Honório works in a number of media, creating thoughtful, thought-provoking installations; and Rodolpho Parigi, perhaps the best known of the bunch, with a successful career as a painter in full swing, is experimenting with an alter ego, a mannequin called Fancy.
Long-legged Fancy, who walks the hallways in full drag, and who made an appearance at the opening night, striking a series of rigid, tragical poses on a pedestal in one of the exhibition spaces, is emblematic of the experimental nature of the art being promoted during the residencies. The idea, says the residency’s young curator, Paula Borghi, is that the artists are given the chance to work with experimental practices that might not be saleable, but that contribute to their development in the long run. An exhibition of the works produced during the first residency is set to open on 14 December 2013.
It’s impossible to doubt Red Bull’s sincerity and deep-pocketed generosity when it comes to its sponsorship of this and other inventive sporting and arty endeavours around the world. What’s harder to work out is how it all translates into sales of those slim cans of fizzy pop, which is, after all, the company’s line of business. A clever mesh of cool-hunting and stealth-marketing with old-fashioned arts endowment, Red Bull Station is emblematic of a very modern world, in which advertising, marketing and ‘content’ creation bleed seamlessly into one.
If it’s free, you’re the product, goes the internet-age adage. At Red Bull Station, almost all the activities are free, from the art residencies and music programmes to the talks, workshops, gigs and exhibitions – but they’re not only free of charge, they’re also open to one and all, with almost the entire building intended to be open for free circulation. The only thing, as it happens, that’s not free here are the fizzy drinks: the small café sells simple meals and snacks – and, naturally, those ubiquitous, blue-and-silver cans of energising drink.
Red Bull Station is at Praça da Bandeira 137, República (redbullstation.com.br). Open 11am-9pm Tue-Sat. Admission is free. | 2019-04-26T00:48:44 | http://www.timeout.com.br/sao-paulo/en/art/features/458/red-bull-station-opens-up-downtown |
[Guest Post by Jose de Juan in Vancouver] After living in the UK for a couple of years I moved to Vancouver for work. Where London was a sketcher’s paradise with its variety of people, public transport, and monuments, Vancouver seemed a bit void of texture by comparison. But with some time to explore, its urban beauty reared its head as it often does if one keeps the eyes open. I arrived in late Spring.
The abundance of small community gardens becomes apparent at this time. These are riotous patches of blooms and vegetables, haphazardly strewn in odd places like abandoned train tracks, public parks, street corners. They are often filled not only with poppies and cabbages but with their busy keepers at work. So naturally, I got to work!
In my experience, sketching with watercolors is really about collecting happy accidents. I try to be spontaneous and capture the reasons a place or scene made me pause. May be it was the light, a gesture, in short: the idea, I think my best sketches are those where the idea prevails, not necessarily a precise record of every nook and cranny – details are rarely what attract me.
It takes me between 15 minutes to an hour to do a sketch. If I go longer or fuss a lot , it usually means I hadn’t quite digested what I wanted to express. I’ve gathered quite a collection over the years. And I like how my notebooks seem to store and trigger the memories and moments better than any diary could. I carry around my Moleskine or Fabriano watercolor notebook, a small foldable watercolor palette, a plastic bottle of water, some pencils, water pens and often sometimes a small foldable stool.
Jose de Juan finds constant inspiration in the city and its surroundings. He hopes his work finds an echo in the viewer's own search for beauty in everyday's blur. You can view more of his work here on his website. | 2019-04-20T16:43:20 | http://www.urbansketchers.org/2016/06/impressions-of-vancouver.html |
In recent years the cost of genetic testing and whole genome sequencing has fallen dramatically, giving rise to ‘direct-to-consumer’ genetic testing. These are genetic tests that you can order online or by post, complete at home and then send away for analysis. The FAQs and answers below provide more information on these types of tests.
These are genetic tests that are marketed directly to you as a consumer. The tests can provide you with some information about your genetics but it is not tailored to you. It is carried out completely independently from the NHS. The test typically involves collecting a DNA sample at home, often by swabbing the inside of the cheek or providing a sample of saliva, and mailing the sample back to a private laboratory. Consumers are notified of their results by post, over the telephone or online. Depending on which private company is offering the test, there may be an opportunity to speak to a genetic counsellor or other healthcare professional who can help explain your results and answer questions, although this is not mandatory.
How is it different to the type of genetic testing available on the NHS?
Genetic testing on the NHS is available through your clinician who orders the test(s) that are appropriate for you from an NHS-certified laboratory. The clinician will request a test only if knowing the results will help them provide you with the most appropriate healthcare. NHS policies define who is most likely to benefit from specific genetic tests. Your clinician will collect your sample for genetic analysis and send it to the laboratory. The laboratory will then analyse and interpret the results. Your clinician will then be available to talk you through what your results mean. Anyone having a genetic test on the NHS is also likely to see a genetic counsellor. If the test will be looking to determine whether you are affected by a serious genetic condition, counselling will be available both before you take the test and after.
Direct-to-consumer testing is different as you can purchase the test directly and have it posted to your home. This type of test is not tailored to you and it is not designed to diagnose a medical condition or help you find out more information about your health. Speaking to a clinician or a genetic counsellor is not guaranteed with direct-to-consumer genetic tests.
What can this type of testing tell me and what can’t it tell me?
It depends on the provider of the direct-to-consumer genetic test what information it will give you. Tests vary in how much of your genetic information they look at and to what level of detail. The test could provide information about a number of physical traits (like lactose intolerance and male pattern baldness) as well as how you might respond to specific medications, whether you have a higher than normal risk of developing certain diseases (like breast cancer), and whether you carry the genetic alterations that are associated with a number of rare genetic conditions (you can carry these mutations but not be affected by the condition).
It is important to note that no direct-to-consumer genetic test is completely comprehensive. They only look at some of the genetic alterations that are associated with different diseases so a negative result does not guarantee that you will never develop that condition. It should also be remembered that your genetic information only provides one piece of information about an individual’s health – other genetic and environmental factors, lifestyle choices, and family medical history also affect how likely you are to develop many conditions. These factors are discussed during a consultation with a doctor or genetic counsellor, but in many cases are not addressed by direct-to-consumer genetic tests.
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests are not designed to diagnose a medical condition and should not be used as a substitute for visiting your doctor if you are at all concerned about your current health or the risk that you may develop a condition in the future. It is also important to note that they are not designed for use on children. If you have any concerns about your health, or the health or a loved one, and think that you or your loved one could benefit from having a genetic test, the best thing to do in the first instance is to speak to your doctor. | 2019-04-20T20:19:51 | https://www.geneticalliance.org.uk/information/services-and-testing/direct-to-consumer-genetic-testing/ |
Catalytic Sound began in 2015 by putting a collective of creative musicians in more control of the dissemination and sale of their available discographies. We provided a single place for our artists to direct their fans to locate the largest number of their recording possible and, later, became a distributor for the DIY record labels represented by musicians of the collective. In both cases, the purpose was to help the members generate more income through their recorded work.
The continuing goal of Catalytic Sound is “sustainability.” For artists, this means the financial security to spend time working on and developing their artistic practice — not hours at day jobs. For Catalytic Sound this means first: creating innovative economic strategies that support artists’ work in the rapidly shifting economic circumstances that currently affect all musicians. And second: developing more audience awareness for the range of creativity involved by expressing other aspects of the collective's activity, both in terms of the members' work and what inspires it. In doing this, Catalytic Sound aims to do more than sell ‘great’ records — it strives to help generate economic resources for musicians while documenting and making available artistic evolutions in contemporary improvised and experimental music.
In financial terms it works like this- after purchasing albums at wholesale from the independent labels we collaborate with, 50% of the net income from every sale goes directly to the musicians, and the other 50% goes to covering costs and developing new projects at the collective (such as Catalytic Quarterly, new revenue generators, developing other means to represent of the musicians' work, website and social media improvements, etc.). The accounting works like this: for a $20 LP issued by a non-member label, $10 goes to the label, $5 goes to the musician, $5 goes to Catalytic. In the case of a $20 LP issued on a label run by one of the Catalytic members, $10 goes to the artist and $10 goes to Catalytic (in both cases, minus costs to get the merch shipped to the office in Chicago, an expense always split 50/50 between Catalytic and the musicians).
This approach is a novel one, and helps sustain artistic practice by giving a larger percentage of every sale back to the artist than any other music retailer. But Catalytic Sound is much more than a music retailer. It is a co-operative, in the truest sense, between artists and patrons. The musicians involved provide the diversity and depth of their individual discographies and record labels. Fans of the music, acting as the ‘members’ of the co-op, gain access to the huge range of these materials from one source. In this way, purchasing records at Catalytic, in whatever format a person chooses, has a parallel to belonging to a food co-op: money spent sustains a creative ecosystem by directly supporting its producers, helping to maintain their survival through firsthand sponsorship. Right now, supporting the co-op is as simple as choosing to shop at Catalytic Sound, but in the future we hope to develop a more holistic membership for supporters. In this way, and the ways outlined above, Catalytic Sound will continue its ongoing efforts to find solutions that overcome the dwindling and conventional economic resources for musicians.
We thank you for joining us in this cause. | 2019-04-25T09:47:31 | https://catalyticsound.com/about.php |
HARRISBURG -- A Midwest rap music legend will perform in Harrisburg at 8 p.m. this Friday, and the Harrisburg businessman bringing him here says this will be the first of several planned concerts.
Twista, who once held the world record for being the world's fastest rapper, will perform along with DJ G-Love at Sk8 Country, 25 Veterans Drive.
"Whenever you think of legends, Twista is a legend in the Midwest," James Hayes, co-owner of Papaw's Pizza and JoJo's in Harrisburg, said. "East Coast had Biggie Smalls, West Coast had Tupac and Midwest has Twista."
Hayes said he and his brother, Nathan Hayes, the other co-owner of Papaw's and JoJo's, realized there was a lack of big-name entertainment venues in Harrisburg.
"My brother and myself were talking about there's nothing in this town, and we definitely need more entertainment in Harrisburg," James Hayes said. "You look all around at other places and they're booming with entertainment."
Hayes said he initially came into contact with G-Love, who also is a promoter, through a mutual friend on Facebook. G-Love is the main promoter of Friday's concert and is a musical artist as well. He'll be performing his hit singles "Ride with Me," "Only Imagine," and more the same night.
Tickets are $30 and $60 for VIP tickets.
"We've got a few of the concert tickets and VIP is almost sold out," Hayes said.
Due to the anticipated need for parking, Hayes said the city of Harrisburg offered the use of nearby property for parking.
"We knew parking would be an issue, and I want to give a shout-out to the city for letting us use the property for free, plus they'll be shutting off the streets around us for the after-party at JoJo's," he said.
Sloan Street will be the only adjoining street near JoJo's that won't be shut down during the after-party, he said.
Harrisburg Mayor John McPeek said city officials were glad to lend a hand to an event that would draw people to the city.
"The city was concerned about parking and since we have 12 acres that isn't being used at this time, I don't see a problem with the concert attendees parking on the city property," McPeek said. "It won't interfere with traffic flow and there is a sidewalk all the way up to the venue so people will be safe. The city wants to accommodate any business wanting to help their business. We hope people from out of town eat at our restaurants and enjoy themselves. Just be safe, that's all that I ask."
Hayes said he is planning additional concerts for the city.
"We listen to more than just rap," he said. "We listen to blues, we listen to country, and we'd like to bring several different performers of several kinds of music to town."
Tickets for Twista and DJ G-Love are available from Hayes, at Papaw's Pizza, JoJo's, through G-Love at (262) 515-6820 or [email protected] and at Sk8 Country. Doors open at 7 p.m. followed by the concert at 8. | 2019-04-18T20:29:20 | http://www.bentoneveningnews.com/entertainment/20171017/twista-dj-g-love-coming-to-harrisburg-oct-20 |
A leader from a F500 TA company recently referred to the chart below, describing the rise of fake news and the impact this has on how candidates perceive what they read with skepticism.
Moreover, this is also confirmed by research recently published in the Harvard Business Review, stating "that only 19% of the nearly 2,000 global employees we surveyed feel strongly that the work experience their employer promotes publicly is matched by reality". The consequence of this is short-term, regrettable departures; in other words, the most expensive turnover and organization can have.
So, what is the solution? People often recommend having employees be an organization's voice, instead of corporate marketing. While this can help, it doesn't necessarily work if it's online and the identity of the employees can be questioned. Referral remains to be the antidote, as a connection of trust already exists between employees and external candidates. This is why our customers at Checkster expand their referral programs to include references of candidates, and not only the referrals of existing employees. | 2019-04-24T04:49:43 | https://www.checkster.com/blog/fake-news-the-impact-on-talent-acquisition |
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Mary Roache going for gold in the W45 400 metres.
Mayo AC were well represented at the annual masters indoor track and field Championships on Sunday last at Athlone Arena. Eight members competed in a range of events – 25 in total – and added to the 2017 National medals toll they have accumulated so far in intermediate cross country at Tuam in January and masters' cross country in Waterford last month.
Friendly rivalry and valiant effort is the order of the day, with many a close battle for coveted age category medals. Martin Peyton M65 was busy – he competed in shot put and high jump, won silver in long jump, and a 60 metres bronze. Patrick Moran M60 threw 9.52 metres in the shot put for fifth place, won bronze high jump which gave him his 100th national medal – a wonderful achievement. Sadly, Moran pulled a muscle and could not compete in the long jump.
Mary Roache W45 finished fourth in the shot put, and won a brilliant gold in the 400 metres by just 0.2 second. Sadly, Roache twisted her knee in the long jump and had to pull out of the 200. Pauline Moran W60 was in great form. Like many in the endurance events she found the dry atmosphere in the arena tough, but still managed a tremendous triple gold in 800, 3,000, and 1500 metres – in that order.
Angela O’Connor’s W50 category was very competitive. However, she ran strongly for fourth in 800, silver in 3,000, and bronze 1500. John Walkin and Cormac Kearney were drawn together in the M35 60 metres. John was sixth in 7.98, Cormac seventh in 8.11 in a race won in 7.29.
Tom Hunt in his final year as M65 came home with three silvers in 800, 3,000, 1500 metres. It was a long day especially for the endurance athletes who ran three hard races in a five hour period – that is 26.5 laps in total. Mayo AC celebrated another successful day for the club with a total of four gold, five silver and three bronze medals. | 2019-04-24T11:55:51 | https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/91046/mayo-ac-come-home-with-big-medal-haul?utm_source=more&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=readmore |
We have a high view of the Most High God. We believe He is absolutely pure and perfect – holy.
But we learn in the Bible that from the time of Adam and Eve’s original sin, all humanity is born flawed and fallen.
The problem is that, if God is just, there should be consequences to pay for wrongdoing, wrong thoughts, wrong behaviour. But the Good News is that God isn’t only a God of justice, He is also a God of love.
This means that while there is a penalty to pay for sin, God provided the sacrifice that paid for this. Through the birth, death and resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ. He paid the price on the Cross. Now all you have to do is call on Him.
You need to say 3 things to Jesus: Sorry, thank you, and please.
I’m sorry for the things I’ve done in my life. I’m sorry that I’ve sinned against you.
Thank you for dying on the Cross, paying the price for my sins.
Please come into my heart and into my life. I acknowledge that you are my Lord and Saviour.
With this prayer, your name will be written in the Book of Life, and a place reserved for you in heaven for eternity! If you’ve prayed this prayer, we’d love to hear from you – drop us a line at [email protected].
How do you hear God speak? Read the Bible out loud!
As Christians, we believe that the Bible is the Word of God, divinely inspired. Through the Bible, we learn about the character and heart of God. We learn His promises and deep spiritual principles which should inform our manner of life.
It’s a big, thick book. Not sure where to start? Flip to the New Testament – the first book is Matthew – and start there, reading about the life of Jesus.
We also recommend joining established programmes, such as Bible Study Fellowship, Alpha, or your church’s discipleship training course, for a structured approach to learning about God.
We believe we have a personal relationship with a loving Father and a gracious Saviour. How do we connect with God? Just talk to Him. We call this prayer.
There’s no prescription for how prayer sounds. As long as you’re talking to God and listening to Him – that’s prayer!
Of course, it helps to carve out some quiet time with Him, so you’re not too distracted during your prayer. But it’s not essential. So pray on the bus to work. Pray on your walk to the market. Pray while waiting for your coffee to boil. It’s all good. God can’t wait to hear from you!
The Bible tells us we need people around us to journey with us, comfort us when we’re down, teach us, hold us accountable, and spur us to love and good deeds.
A church community provides this fellowship, particularly when you join what we know as a Cell Group – small groups of like-minded believers, usually in the same life stage.
It also gives you the wonderful experience of learning to worship God among fellow believers.
Take time to find one you feel comfortable in, and where you feel you can learn and grow.
You now have a lifetime ahead of you, getting to know Jesus. Enjoy the journey! | 2019-04-19T08:44:51 | https://thir.st/blog/believe/ |
Lismore City Council is currently seeking nominations for the Australia Day Awards 2008.
People can nominate anyone they feel has contributed in a positive way to the local community and deserves recognition for their efforts.
You can nominate people for the following awards: Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year (18 and under), Reconciliation, Community Services (Group/Individual), Art/Cultural, Environmental, Multicultural, Senior Sportsperson, Junior Sportsperson and Sports Team/Group/Organisation.
The closing date for nominations is December 30. For a nomination form visit Lismore City Councils website at www.lismore.nsw.gov.au or visit the Council Chambers in Goonellabah or the Councils CBD office in Magellan Street. For more information phone 6625 0500. | 2019-04-18T17:17:15 | https://www.echonews.com.au/news/18942-nominations-now-open-for-oz-day-awards/682817/ |
The Toronto Dermatology Centre is one of the top places in Canada to manage your keratosis pilaris (KP). Our staff of outstanding dermatologists and estheticians can offer both a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of your skin, but also discuss all the treatment options including: prescription creams, over the counter treatments (e.g. Akerat cream), and physician-grade skin products exclusive to our clinic (e.g. SkinMedica Glypro Body Firming Lotion).
Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a very common skin condition, with up to 40% of the population affected. Keratosis pilaris is an often inherited form of mild eczema, characterized by tiny bumps on the outer areas of the upper arms; less commonly, the thighs, buttocks or cheeks can be affected. Usually there is a sandpaper type of roughness to the skin, and sometimes the skin can have a red or brown discolouration to it. Keratosis pilaris is only occasionally itchy, but otherwise it is only significant cosmetically.
It is caused by a plug of dead skin cells that forms at the site of a hair follicle. Keratosis pilaris is usually worse during the winter months, and improves in the summer months. In the summer months, the increase in humidity results in the skin being less dry, and the red discolouration becomes somewhat camouflaged by the surrounding tan. It is commonly observed in children and young adults, and tends to improve as we age.
Keratosis pilaris is a benign condition and treatment is usually only necessary for cosmetic reasons. Lubricants may help with the dryness, but do not tend to clear the bumps.
While different creams may improve the appearance of keratosis pilaris, the condition remains persistent. Mild peeling agents are most effective in opening the plugged hair follicles by removing the excess skin. Each affected person may respond differently to therapies, but urea preparations (e.g. Dermaflex-HC), lactic acid or glycolic acid preparations (e.g. SkinMedica Glypro Body Firming Lotion) , topical retinoids/Vitamin A acid, and mild topical steroids are the most commonly used therapies, often used in combination. Because this is an inherited condition, keratosis pilaris treatment should be maintained on a regular basis, and fortunately it is one of the conditions that improves with age. Remember that the goal of keratosis pilaris treatment is improvement rather than cure.
Here is a selection of media articles quoting our renowned dermatologists Dr. Benjamin Barankin and Dr. Anatoli Freiman as they pertain to Keratosis Pilaris.
Call 416-633-0001 or email us today to find out which keratosis pilaris treatment is the best choice for you. | 2019-04-20T19:17:27 | https://torontodermatologycentre.com/keratosis-pilaris/ |
Yishu 75 opens with a text by Shao-Lan Hertel that explores cross-cultural encounters among three artists—Wang Dongling, Roman Verostko, and Andreas Schmid—as it pertains to the evolution of calligraphy in China during the 1980s and into the 90s, a relatively early period for contemporary Chinese art, and the subsequent interaction with aspects of Western abstract art. This is followed by Carol Yinghua Lu’s rumination on the painter Xie Nanxing, whose highly conceptual works both challenge the practice of painting and propose a provocative dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Adam Monohon writes about Zhang Kechun’s pensive photographs that bring into play interactions between simple daily activities and the signs of social and economic changes that have taken place along China’s vast Yellow River.
Hong Kong has experienced changes of a different kind during the past decade, both socially and culturally, and John Batten offers an update on the Hong Kong art scene and, in particular, the strong assertion of its sense of identity and growing internationalism following the Umbrella Protests of 2014. Issues of identity also arise through perspectives from the Hong Kong diaspora as expressed in the reflections of Alice Ming Wai Jim and Henry Tsang on the recent new media work of susan pui san lok and her dynamic video montage emphasizing the magic and motion of wuxia, a genre that represents for the rest of the world an imaginary China.
Claudia Bohn-Spector discusses an exhibition of new media work from Taiwan and these artists’ exploration of the vulnerable relationship between nature, society, and science. Wang Bing and Lu Huanzhi test the conventions of what constitutes art—the former, as author Brian Karl points out, by showing his documentary-like films of the marginalized in the context of an art gallery in addition to the cinema circuit, the latter by presenting a fictional novel as a work of art. While Lu Huanzhi’s writing functions as an artwork it also serves as an inventive commentary on the condition of the artist and the state of contemporary art within society today.
Image (top): Zhang Kechun, People Drink Tea by the River, from the series Between the Mountains and Water, 2013, archival pigment print, 107.95 x 132 cm. © Zhang Kechun. Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley, London. | 2019-04-21T17:03:56 | http://yishu-online.com/2016/07/the-julyaugust-2016-issue-is-now-available/ |
A Bachelor's in Environmental Policy from Kaplan University gives you the theoretical and applied knowledge you require to succeed in science and technology. When you earn your Bachelor's in Environmental Policy from Kaplan University youll have the unique chance to obtain a well-rounded degree that promotes critical thinking as well as the specific knowledge needed to succeed in science and technology. Kaplan University offers a Bachelors degrees in science and technology so students with familial and professional obligations dont have to sacrifice to earn a valuable degree. Focus your training on the knowledge youll need for a great science and technology career, and do it all from the flexible and convenient atmosphere of your own home. Once you graduate with a Bachelors from Kaplan University, youll have the skills necessary to start a career, or extend your academic career and earn your Masters. Science and technology is a budding field, and a Bachelors degree from Kaplan University can start you on the right path towards a valued science and technology career. | 2019-04-21T08:51:43 | http://www.collegeonline.org/online-schools/kaplan-university/bs-in-fire-and-emergency-management.html |
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Two people had to be rescued from their burning home after a two-alarm fire broke out in Harrisburg on Sunday morning. Fire crews were dispatched to the home located along the 600 block of Peffer Street just before 11:30 a.m.
Rescuers were able to safely remove two people, a man and a woman, from the burning structure.
Numerous fire companies responded to the scene.
This is a developing story. FOX43 News will continue to update this story throughout the day as more information comes out. | 2019-04-22T20:22:32 | https://fox43.com/2012/12/02/two-people-rescued-from-burning-home-in-harrisburg/ |
Ask an American Episode 15 is Live!
Posted on February 5, 2012, in Podcasts and tagged 2012, adam barker, ask an american, Caroline Flack, comedy, Dannii Minogue, essex, fun, funny, Hollywood, itv1, katy perry, oddcast podcast, podcast, podcasting, podcasts, the last podcaster standing, the only way is essex, towie, USA, women, x factor. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment. | 2019-04-22T14:44:51 | https://oddpoduk.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/ask-an-american-episode-15-is-live/ |
I gave birth to Hugo four months ago, and since then we have faced many different challenges the most significant being silent reflux. Hugo was really struggling with pain and discomfort during and shortly after a feed. These episodes seemed to be worse if I had previously eaten food products containing dairy so therefore I had to cut dairy from my diet while I continue to breastfeed. For the most part, going dairy free hasn’t been too complicated, and although there is temptation all around, I haven’t strayed because it’s just not worth it to see Hugo in pain. One of the most helpful things has been sourcing good dairy-free alternatives. Recently I have been trying some of the dairy alternatives from Valsoia but would they match up to the real thing?
Dairy Free Pizza is that a thing?
I think the food I have mourned the most since going dairy free has to be pizza. There really is little available as an alternative. In fact, I think that cheese is one of the most significant losses I have noticed as a whole. I have looked up recipes, and I know there are vegan cheese options, but I miss the convenience of a frozen pizza. That’s the big thing with dairy free I am finding that although there are alternatives to foods available they aren’t as readily accessible or convenient as the dairy-containing alternative.
When I heard about Valsoia, I was really impressed with their dairy free range of products. I was particularly interested in trying their dairy-free pizza.
The Valsoia dairy-free pizza with grilled vegetables is a great sized freezer staple for any pizza-loving fan that either cannot or chooses not to eat dairy. I have to admit having the pizza in the freezer was convenient and straightforward. I liked the fact that I could add additional toppings of my choice if I wanted to but if I’m honest, the grilled vegetables were delicious on their own. Although I was dubious that the pizza wouldn’t taste as I hoped I was left pleasantly surprised. I could entirely replace dairy pizza with the Valsoia alternative and not feel as though I am missing out!
As well as purchasing and trying the Valsoia dairy-free pizza, I also wanted to try a cows milk alternative, and I chose their long life oat milk. I’m a big tea drinker and can often consume a fair few cups in a day, but I have been struggling to find a milk alternative that I like. I really like the taste of the Valsoia oat milk, and it goes really well in a cup of tea. One thing that is really appealing is the fact that it doesn’t ‘split’ in a hot drink as some dairy alternatives do. I would say out of all the milk alternatives I have tried this one was the creamiest and therefore closes to cows milk I have found.
Finally, I wanted to try a little indulgent sweet treat as desserts are one of the scarcest food types to source. I picked up the Valsoia Cashew Salted Caramel dairy-free gelato, and it did not disappoint. It is hard to tell that this sweet dessert contains no dairy and even my husband enjoyed a generous helping and he has to be the fussiest member of our family!
I really enjoyed everything I tried from the Valsoia range, and I think their selection of products is extensive. It is great to have some dairy-free alternatives that live up to my dairy loaded favourite foods. Having this kind of variety makes going and staying dairy free much more comfortable and having foods that are quick and easy make my life as a busy mum much more manageable too!
I heard about Valsoia through Ciao Gusto who bring together over 30 of Italy’s favourite brands! It’s easy to pick up products from Valsoia and other leading Italian brands from the Ciao Gusto Italian Deli at Ocado.
Have you ever considered trying dairy alternatives like those in the Valsoia range?
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Across western Oakland County and beyond, new stores are opening, tents are appearing in parking lots and on corners and the fireworks business is booming.
“We get the moms that come in with their kids, teenagers who just turned 18 and adults with good jobs who buy a lot of stuff,” said Jeff Cunmulaj who opened Jeff’s Fireworks in Howell after the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act was signed by Gov. Rick Snyder in 2011 and this past March opened a second location in Highland Township.
While the store still sells low impact fireworks like fountains and sparklers, Cunmulaj says a full 90 percent of the products lining his shelves are those that fall under the new consumer law.
In other words, the formerly-prohibited type of fireworks capable of flying high in the air and exploding with a loud bang: bottle rockets, reloadable shell devices, missile-type rockets, roman candles, firecrackers, single tube devices with report and more.
He also carries smaller sizes of the cake-shaped fireworks that shoot effects, colors, and often loud reports, into the air.
Depending on a person’s enthusiasm and pocketbook, the repeater cakes come with anywhere from a few to several hundred shots.
For Eric Konopka, a financial adviser, a second career in fireworks sales grew out of a hobby he’s always enjoyed.
Konopka and his wife own Michigan Fireworks Company, with a brick and mortar store at 20734 Pontiac Trail in Lyon Township, with a second tent location in South Lyon as well as tents in Plymouth and Canton.
Konopka takes a lot of pride in the quality of the low impact fireworks he carries, but the business’ best sellers are the reaper shells he said are available only to dealers who meet a certain purchase criteria.
But while many people flock to stores and tents scooping up armloads of fireworks leading up to the Fourth of July holiday, the products they buy and bring home and shoot off in the yard are everything from a nuisance to a terrifying reminder of things they’d rather forget.
For many veterans – specifically those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder – fireworks can cause a panic.
Puente said he’s seen the problem in veterans of every generation.
Pets, especially dogs, also suffer during fireworks.
Dr. Cathy Weber, a veterinarian who owns and practices at the South Lyon Animal Clinic in downtown South Lyon, said her clients seek more tranquilizers for their canine companions during late June and early July than during all other months.
Weber said she hears about a wide spectrum of behaviors exhibited by dogs afraid of the loud noises.
After fielding complaints about excessive noise since Michigan’s new fireworks law went into effect in 2012, some local governments have passed ordinances to limit consumer fireworks as much as state law allows.
Milford, Highland, White Lake, Commerce and Lyon townships, as well as South Lyon and Milford Village limit the days fireworks can be shot to 30 specific days a year: 10 national holidays and the day before and the day after those holidays. The holidays include the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, among others. On those days, the use of consumer fireworks is allowed only between 8 a.m. and midnight (1 a.m. News Year’s Day).
Launching such fireworks are prohibited from public, school or church property or in a public street. A private property owner must provide permission for fireworks, as well.
Minors and those under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance are banned from using fireworks, as well, although that provision is not included in Commerce Township’s ordinance.
Salem Township and Green Oak Township do not have a local ordinance on fireworks. | 2019-04-23T17:54:39 | https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/milford/2015/06/23/fireworks-blast-terror-others/29166647/ |
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“It’s Just Past 3 am on a Saturday Nite …”, last week’s cover story in the San Diego Reader, reports: “In San Diego it seems if you don’t have a DUI, chances are your neighbor does. According to insurance.com, America’s Finest City topped the list for having the largest percentage of drivers with alcohol related driving convictions in mid-2010.” The story takes a hard look at the consequences of driving under the influence, even for a first offense, including loss or restriction of your license, and bail, fines, penalties, and attorney’s fees which can add up to $10,000 or more.
Despite these harsh consequences, many people continue to drive under the influence and place the rest of us at risk. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 17,500 people die each year in alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents and thousands more are injured. If you have been injured by someone driving under the influence, you should immediately contact an experienced injury lawyer to determine your rights.
Besides criminal charges, drunk drivers are responsible for any injuries or damage they cause. Additionally, those who provide alcohol to the driver or could have prevented the accident may share responsibility. An experienced injury attorney will know the facts to look for to ensure that you are fully compensated for your injury from every available source.
In addition to compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering, you may be entitled to recover punitive damages against one or more of these individuals. In 1979, the California Supreme Court extended the availability of punitive damages to drunk drivers. According to the Court, an individual who willfully “consumes alcoholic beverages to the point of intoxication, knowing that he thereafter must operate a motor vehicle, thereby combining sharply impaired physical and mental faculties with a vehicle capable of great force and speed, reasonably may be held to exhibit a conscious disregard of the safety of others.” The purpose of punitive damages is not only to punish the drunk driver, but also to deter future conduct. A few years later, however, the Court decided that punitive damages may not be paid by the drunk driver’s auto insurance. What does this mean to you? It means that the drunk driver who hit you will have to pay punitive damages from his/her own pocket.
What if the drunk driver is a troubled teenager? Parents could be responsible for your damages, including punitive damages, if they knew about the teen’s history of drug or alcohol use, knew or should have known that his driving a car could put others in danger, and should have supervised him better. Depending on the teen’s history of bad behavior, and what steps the parents took to try to get him help or prevent him from harming others, their failure to supervise him could rise to the level of gross negligence and they could be responsible for your damages, including punitive damages. | 2019-04-21T15:04:31 | https://www.caraccidentlawyer-sandiego.com/Blog/2011/02/Have-You-Been-Injured-by-Someone-Driving-Under-t.aspx |
Answering some major marketing questions today like…do listicles work equally well across the social media marketing platforms? Is it worth my time to make listicles? A will I be able to look myself in the mirror after listical-ing?
When I started this journey I was very ANTI LISTICLE. I find those types of posts to be hyperbolic and rarely are something that I would be interested in reading about anyways (think, “36 of Usher’s Sweetest and Sexiest Moments“). Now, you might be loving on the Usher and hating on me for bashing this, but really, I am a business person with little interest in celebrity gossip.
Since most of my readers are business people like me, let’s step back a minute and figure out what purpose a listicle serves for marketing. It is supposed to be sharable and create viral-ity so that people are compelled to come to your blog to read about your interesting list.
I find that my listicles work the other way. I get great traffic from the Google search engine to 3 of my top 5 posts that are listicles, 100 Great Email Subject Lines, Real Estate Marketing | 100 Great SEO Keywords for Realtors, and 100 Great Twitter Tweet Examples.
These three posts count for over 4,500 hits a month to my website!
But today I wanted to take a look and see how social media could boost listicles by looking at what the most popular types are according to each social media network.
Here are my findings based on the purely unscientific results of either clicking the “popular” tab on the social sites or doing an internet search of historic data. I made this post because I was fearful that only by turning teeny-bopper and hooking all my lovely marketing posts to celebrity gossip could I survive.
My results may shock you!
Let’s start with my biggest fail. I spent hours searching on “best Twitter Tweets” or “popular Twitter Tweets” and came up with two ho-hum ones in that whole time. On the popular lists for Tweets NONE of them were about listicles. They were funny and clever, biting and caustic, but none where “link bait” listicle articles.
Not a good start but nice to know my lovely Twitter feels like I do about these types of posts!
Next I headed over to Google Plus to see what was trending using their Explore tool. Now, Google’s idea of popular (4 likes and a couple of shares) is a little different than mine. None of the posts listed here had even a hundred likes, but that is what Google+ is saying is popular so who am I to argue.
This site seemed the most interested in listicles with about a 1 in 20 ratio of “normal” posts to listicles. While not out of hand, at least the Google+ algorithm seemed to think that listicles were okay to show.
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Overall I have to say that photography posts and less hyperbolic business posts were considered popular more often than celebrity or “shocking” posts were.
The next site I checked out restored my faith in humanity! Using the “popular tool” in Pinterest I was able to find a great array of kinder, gentler listicles without the major come-ons or puffery.
While listicles were present, about 1 in 30 popular posts, “Pinterest Popular” is much more about the pictures and less about shocking headlines.
While it is just an observation (after looking at about a gagillion Pinterest posts), the ladies of Pinterest are looking for “cute, easy and fast” more than any other kind of listicle!
There is a “Popular on YouTube” channel. Now, I am not sure if this is an official channel, but after having checked out a bunch of other sources, this one seemed the most on target.
I was super surprised at the video listicles that were popular on YouTube (only about 1 in 50 videos). Because so much of YouTube is dominated by celebrity news and gossip, I expected that the listicles that would shine would be of the “Usher” variety. But NO! Many of the most popular were actually useful and not over-the-top screaming “read me”.
So where are all those over-the-top, crazy sounding, hyperbolic blog posts being shared if not on social media sites like Pinterest, Google Plus and YouTube. Well, you guessed it! On the Facebook!
Overall really pretty tame based on some of the titles that I have seen out there (think, 23 Frightening Tinder Messages That Prove Romance Is Dead.) It seems that even the people cruising Facebook for entertainment are not wiling to go that far off the reservation when posting listicles.
Well I have to say that overall the listicle seemed at the end of the day more meaningful than I originally thought, but ultimately less important than it gets credit for. None of the sites popular lists were crawling with listicles in any true way, although there did seem to be a place for them in the marketing mix. I am not sorry that I wrote my 38 Super Amazing and Popular Listicle Titles that work on social media post, although I do feel like the outcome was a little bit ambiguous.
Where I actually see the most opportunity, based on my admittedly flawed research data is YouTube and Pinterest. Both seem to have a spot for listicles that is not quite so skeevy feeling as they are on Facebook! | 2019-04-22T18:38:29 | https://marketingartfully.com/what-works-on-social-media-38-super-amazing-and-popular-listicle-titles/ |
Wendy’s aim is to achieve international success by expanding its operations globally whilst pursuing its notions of superior quality and competitive prices. In order to do this, it must take into account the needs, attitudes, culture as well as many other determinates of consumer behaviour to be able to penetrate the market and gain market share over its competitors. Wendy’s will need to consider which factors are most important to its target market in influencing their purchase decision and strive to gain a competitive edge in the market. This essay will analyse Wendy’s marketing strategy in its international expansion and in particular, into Germany by identifying the decision making process and determinates that contribute to the attitudes and behaviour of its potential customer base.
The consumer decision-making process is a series of steps which a consumer will go through before, whilst and after purchasing a product.
The first step is need recognition, where the consumer realises a need that needs to be resolved. This need is often stimulated by advertisements or sighting a product. Consumers go to Wendy’s to satisfy their need for food, which Wendy’s aims to satisfy with its menu. In Korea, Wendy’s restaurants are located in high-traffic, prime visibility locations that keeps the store in the public eye – which may stimulate latent needs of consumers. For example, a consumer who was not overly hungry may decide to drop into Wendy’s to grab a quick snack just because he/she saw the large attractive signs.
Next is information search, whereby customers search for information through their evoked set of recognisable brands. The relevant ones in this case study being McDonalds, Burger King, KFC and of course Wendy’s. In order for Wendy’s to gain an advantage in this stage, it must differentiate itself from its competitors – and it tries to do this by perceiving itself as a higher quality, more health conscious alternative to its main rivals. However, for fast food products, the main determinate in whether a store enters a consumers ‘evoked set’ is the amount of advertising that is done, thus to ensure success, Wendy’s should make sure that enough advertising is done to promote its brand. It must then carry through the promises it makes about the quality of its products and stores to gain customer loyalty and hopefully generate positive word-of-mouth and hence increased brand recognition.
Alternative evaluation is where the consumer evaluates the particular product against its competition. Because Wendy’s products are in the fast food category, and thus very low involvement, a typical consumer will not go through a long search process, as the benefits of search are not worth the effort involved. For a potential customer of Wendy’s, all they want is a quick efficient product that symbolises the ‘American lifestyle’ that Wendy’s is meant to portray. The product itself is low importance and low risk as consumption is usually swift and US hygiene standards are of a high level, thus these are not factors which usually comes into a consumer’s mind when they are deciding where to eat. Generally, a customer will usually just go to the most convenient fast food outlet that they have heard of and trust. Thus for Wendy’s to have maximum success, they should place emphasis on advertising to let its brand name be known to consumers. It should particularly emphasize its main business proposition of being number one in quality and service in the advertisements as this will influence a customer’s understanding of perceived benefits when visiting a Wendy’s store. Placing its stores in strategic locations where customers are must likely to frequent, whether it be near office buildings, discotheques or shopping centers etc depending on the country’s culture, will also ensure that there will always be large traffic into its restaurants.
Once a customer has selected Wendy’s as their place of hunger satisfaction, it is then up to Wendy’s to ensure that it carries out its promises and fulfills the desires and perceived benefits from visiting the store. Determinants such as store hygiene, experience and friendliness of staff, speed of service, product selection etc can all influence whether or not a customer is satisfied with their visit. This in turn will determine whether or not the visit will leave a positive view of the store in their mind, if it doesn’t then the customer is unlike to return to the store in the future.
The post purchase evaluation stage should confirm that the customer has made a correct selection in choosing Wendy’s and that their overall experience with the restaurant was a positive one. This means that all or most of their expectations were satisfied and that Wendy’s truly does represent a high quality American style meal. If this is so, then the marketing strategy of Wendy’s has been a success and it should ensure customer loyalty and repeat purchases.
By understanding and analysing what drives a customer into its stores and eventually buys its products, Wendy’s can start to understand the individual determinants of consumer behaviour. These attitudes include consumer resources, motivation, involvement, knowledge, attitudes and personality/lifestyle, each of these will be discussed below.
Consumer resources will affect what decisions the decisions that they make, whether it be economic, temporal or cognitive. A potential Wendy’s customer is likely to want a cheap, quick yet tasty meal. They are not likely to do much research into what they are buying and unlikely to stay in the restaurant for a long period of time. Wendy’s must therefore take all of these factors into account whilst planning its marketing and sales strategy. The prices must be affordable, delivery time quick and must still be of good quality – if these criterion are not met, a customer’s actualised experience will be lower than their perceived experience and will therefore be unsatisfied and unlikely to rate the brand favorably. The amount of resources a consumer has may also affect their motivations towards purchasing a product.
Motivation is ‘the state of drive or arousal that pushes behaviour towards a goal-object’ (Widing et al, 2003). The motivation of a potential Wendy’s customer can range from a simple hunger which needs to be satisfied to someone wanting to enjoy an ‘American experience’, which they seek to find at Wendy’s. In order to influence customers’ motivations, Wendy’s will need to ensure that their stores fits what motivates its customers and satisfy their needs whether they be basic, ie hunger, or more complex, ie the need to satisfy self-esteem by purchasing the higher quality Wendy’s products over its alternatives. Because fast food is such a low involvement product, temporal resources motivate consumers much more than economic and cognitive ones. If a customer gets what he/she desires in a timely manner, and it is priced reasonably, they will usually be content.
The knowledge aspect is an important determinate that Wendy’s needs to capitalize on – if a person does know about Wendy’s or know what kind of products they serve, then they are far more likely to go somewhere that they are more accustomed to. Wendy’s must focus on getting its brand name out to potential customers en mass. Not only must they deliver their brand name, but they also have to let consumers know their value propositions and how they differentiate themselves from their rivals such as McDonalds or Burger King. Their management specifically focuses on a higher quality product with their slogan ‘the best hamburgers in America’ being their main advertising gimmick. In European cultures, consumers see going to Wendy’s as an ‘American experience’; thus advertisements and promotions should promote their slogan strongly in order to tell consumers that Wendy’s represents the experience they are looking for and also happen to offer the best product available.
Similarly, these marketing campaigns are likely to affect a person’s attitudes towards Wendy’s. Attitudes are learned predispositions to respond to an object or class of objects in a consistent manner (Widing et al, 2003). Consumers’ attitudes towards Wendy’s will be affected firstly by advertisements and related marketing campaigns – these will influence the brand belief of the consumer and create an expectation of the brand. If this is a positive expectation, then the consumer is likely to go to the restaurant for a meal and this will leave another impression on their mind. This impression will then affect future attitudes towards the brand, if their experience was a positive one then it will leave a good impression and a positive attitude and the opposite if their impression was a negative one. A person’s attitudes towards a brand or product is perhaps the main determinate in whether or not a product is purchased – in order to maintain a positive attitude by its customers Wendy’s must not only promote itself as a great place to eat, but must also carry out this promise.
Lastly, we shall look at the external influences that contribute to the behaviour of consumers. These include such factors such as demographics, family, culture and social class. All of these factors will affect certain characteristics within consumers and may determine whether or not they will purchase a product. Wendy’s will need to research all of these influences, especially in its international expansions to learn about the different cultures and way of life of the different consumers in order to gain maximum market share.
The main change in culture and demographics all over the world is the increasing number of women who are working full-time. This of course means less time to cook at home and hence families are eating out a lot more. Wendy’s can take advantage of this trend by establishing itself as a nice place where the whole family can come in and enjoy a meal.
As the case study suggests, Wendy’s is looking to expand its market share globally, especially in reentering the German market. In order to do this, they must fully understand and analyse the German culture, way of life and what motivates German consumers to buy fast food products. Germans see Wendy’s as a relatively cheap and convenient way of getting some fast food. They consider Wendy’s quality of food as a large incentive to go there – they also value taste and nutritional quality of food as well as cleanliness and environmental friendliness of the restaurants. Hence Wendy’s must make sure that they comply with the German expectations of their restaurants if they are to be successful at penetrating that particular market.
In order for Wendy’s to continue its success in the domestic market and create success while expanding into international markets, it must fully analyse the ways consumers behave. Each country will have different cultures, values and demographics and Wendy’s will need to market its brand name and products accordingly. Research into the attitudes and motivations of the different market segmentations will greatly increase the probability of prosperity for the company. Because fast food is such a low involvement and the market is very saturated, the best Wendy’s can do is create convenient and efficient service at reasonable prices while still providing a high quality product for the consumer. This way, the perceived benefits of the consumer are met and the are satisfied with their experience, which will most likely result in a positive attitude and repeat purchases in the future. In conclusion, by building a good brand image and exceeding expectations, Wendy’s will go a long way in meeting the explicit needs and creating customer satisfaction. | 2019-04-20T18:23:17 | http://kangartc.tripod.com/essays/cbcs.html |
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