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UK rave exhibition, Sweet Harmony, has come to Manchester
It follows on from its run at London's Saatchi Gallery earlier this year
Sweet Harmony, the UK rave-focused exhibition which was a hit at London's Saatchi Gallery over the summer, has travelled up to Manchester for a brief spell at the city's recently launched Depot At Mayfield venue.
The venue, which is also home to The Warehouse Project, is currently hosting an updated version of the exhibition kicking off on Sunday, December 8th and running through until Wednesday, December 11th. Dubbed Sweet Harmony Warehouse / Art Edit for its updated stay, the latest stop has come about as the result of a collaboration between The Warehouse Project, Highsnobiety and high street store size?
All ages are welcome at the exhibition which is running each day from midday until 7pm. You can snap up free tickets before it finishes here.
Sweet Harmony focuses on the acid house explosion of the late '80s and early '90s in the UK, and the evolution of rave culture since. Manchester's scene, particularly the Haçienda club, is a key part of the history it covers, and this updated take also view rave through the lens of fashion.
Rave historian Gabber Eleganza recently entered the merch game by selling a limited edition rave whistle made out of pure silver.
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2018: Raced in five events for the Hawks as a freshman, making her collegiate debut at the 5K Shacklette Invitational on Sept. 1...Recorded a season-low 5K time (20:21) in the sub-varsity race at the NEICAAA New England Championship on Oct. 6...Competed in both the NE10 Championship on Nov. 4 (24:38.11) and the NCAA Division II East Regional on Nov. 17 (25:26.40).
PRIOR TO SAINT ANSELM: 2018 graduate of Braintree HS...Was a three-sport athlete, playing volleyball in the fall while running track in both the winter and the spring...Served as a team captain for all three sports...Participated in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs for track, coming up with personal-best times of 5:30 and 11:47, respectively...Was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society...Received volleyball and track & field sports awards, including the volleyball team's Most Valuable Player award as a senior.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Joseph and Mary...Sister of Sara, Katie and Matthew...Sister, Sara, ran for Saint Anselm for two seasons and graduated in 2013...Sister, Katie, graduated from Saint Anselm in 2017...Nursing major...Spanish minor...Aspires to work as a nurse. |
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Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Start-Up WhipCar Is Zooming Down ZipCar’s Lane
The firm, which operates out of London’s West End, is expecting to take six months to get to the number of vehicles that the U.K.’s “leading car club” took six years to attain.
Car-share clubs are nothing new, but WhipCar isn’t a car club. Rather, it’s a peer-to-peer carhire scheme that launched in the U.K. four months ago and now has over 600 vehicles at its disposal. Relationships are formed between lender and lessee to the point where bottles of champagne are given as thank-yous.
It’s a canny idea that, as Vinay Gupta explained to me, came about when he and co-founder Tom Wright were “captivated by excess capacity.” They looked at the idea of car sharing and worked out how to take it one step further. “We’d go onto the streets, a little cobbled street in London,” Gupta says, “and realize there were probably ten too many cars there, and we [worked out how to] address the problem.”
The hurdles–or handbrakes, as Gupta calls them–were many, with the thorny problem of insurance being the key hurdle to overcome. “If you’re going to hand over your car to someone regardless of the prospect of making money out of that asset, accidents happen, and you need to be covered.” Nine months’ work with Lloyd’s of London, the legendary insurance company, created the first insurance policy in the world that dynamically protects owner and driver when the booking is placed.
The firm’s website is obviously key to their success, as the entire service is Internet-based (with a little help from SMS messages if needed). “We designed the site in such a way that we accept payments so people don’t need to worry about that hassle when they collect the cars. We’ve created a booking platform so that owners can adjust their availability as they see fit, we’ve created a clever algorithm called Rental Price Guidance that tells you when you enter your registration plate and your postcode who much your car can earn in your neighborhood, based on the kind of car it is, how old it is, and supply and demand in the neighborhood. At that point you can take our guidance price and adjust it as you see fit.”
If you think that, at the end of the first week, WhipCar had just 30 vehicles, and now boasts 600, and that’s via word of mouth and a basic street marketing campaign, it’s not a bad total. The firm, which operates out of London’s West End, is expecting to take six months to get to the number of vehicles that the U.K.’s “leading car club” (for that, I would read Streetcar, a subsidiary of Zipcar) took six years to attain.
The cars are also available in Brighton, Bristol, Glasgow, Coventry and Edinburgh, but it’s in the rural areas where WhipCar can really clean up, unlike the car clubs. “The issue with the traditional car club model is that it starts to break down in less populated areas because of the overheads–maintenance and securing the fleet, and there’s a problem with access. They’re free midweek, but never at weekends. They have those kinds of challenge. This is highly scaleable because, whereas it doesn’t make sense for a rental firm to be in a small village in Wales, we’ve already got a car there.”
But getting the word out in rural areas is more difficult than in cities. Gupta, however, leaves a lot of the marketing to the owners. “We look at our owners as Avon Ladies. We give them the tools to help them market their vehicles, everything from personalized business cards to posters and flyers that they can put up in their local supermarket or coffee shop. We give them personalized URLs to market themselves on the web, and we’ve got social tools in development as well.” At the moment, it’s left to the individuals to market their cars via Facebook or Twitter, although they are in the throes of launching an active campaign. They’ve also delivered a voucher code that allows owners the opportunity to give discount vouchers to valued customers.
So what about launching abroad? I have a theory that WhipCar is totally suited to the U.K. market–Brits are pretty laid-back about their possessions, and wouldn’t be that bothered about the odd scratch on the bodywork, or latte spillage or dog hair in the interior. Would the service go down well in the U.S., which is by nature more litigious? Driving in Continental Europe–as a former resident of both France and Spain, I have first-hand knowledge–is more Lewis Hamilton than Lewis Hamilton’s home country.
Gupta laughs. “It’s a fair point. With a service like this, it’s not a case of one size fits all. Right now, we don’t want to take our eye off the ball in the U.K., but we have our eye on other places. As for the U.S., the best way to answer that is, well, the service is designed to keep owners in control. You’re not forced to take any booking even if you’re on the service, and you can see the person’s profile and ask questions before agreeing. It’s neighbor renting to neighbor.” I think that any expansion in any country will require an assessment of pros and cons. We’re looking at what would be the most successful place…”
Sweden, I suggest.
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Subtitled Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice,.
Robin Williams has an easily readable style and manages to communicate sometimes complex and sophisticated concepts simply and directly. She rightly assumes that, though most people can recognise bad design when they see it, they don't know why it's bad and are therefore powerless to fix the same problems in their own work.
The bulk of the book is given over to explaining how, by sticking to four basic design principles--contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity--you can eliminate design gremlins from your work. In searching for a memorable and appropriate acronym for this principled approach, Williams admits she was only semi-successful.
The second half of the book deals with how to use type. Once again the approach is to explain simply, directly and with illustrated examples how the relationship between typefaces is defined.
As a college teacher, Williams can't resist the temptation to dot little quizzes, tests and mini-projects throughout the text. These are mostly good fun and reinforce what you've read, though even if you decide to ignore them they won't spoil your enjoyment of the book.
The Non-Designer's Design Book is the kind of book you could read in your lunch break. Its attitude is more "sketch in the margin with a pencil", than "complete the projects on the CD". It would be an ideal primer for anyone starting a design course, as well as those who want to improve the look of their memos. --Ken McMahon
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i found this book to be straightforward, simple, quick to read, and very useful. the same day i got it, i was able to use the principles to improve the design of my web page immediately in significant ways! my only beef with the book is that it didn't take me far enough. i would have liked to get a lot more of the same! someone who has some background in graphic design would probably not get too much out of the book, but i would reccomend it to those without any formal training as a good starting point.
No, you will not become an award-winning graphics designer after one read, but your understanding of principles, and your ability to apply them will increase dramatically. An extremely worthwhile investment for the beginner who needs to suddenly improve his design skills.
Coming from that background, I read this book for a class I took at the University of Maryland College Park called "Editing and Document Design." I found the book a very good guide to design, very concise, and very effective with explaining principles of design.
My one big complaint about the book is that Williams is often too blunt with her advice. Otherwise, it would have gotten a full five stars.
I also am preparing to purchase her new book "The Non-Designer's Web Book : An Easy Guide to Creating, Designing, and Posting Your Own Web Site" without hesistation.
The design of the book assists in illustrating the principles described within, the author presents the information in a logical well thought out fashion.
I would recommend (and have) this book to engineers and other technical individuals who are faced with the need to produce web sites and other design oriented projects.
I like many others have the technical expertise to produce HTML, cgi, perl and java - I just needed someone to help bring my site ideas and design principals into focus.
I guess it's like having a professional designer on call, except you can't beat her rates. If you are looking for a great book on typography along with some basic design information then this book is for you.
I've had more success with this book than with any of my other $50 - $70 manuals describing website design.
I could go on but I think you get the general idea. This is a good investment.
Feel free to email me if you find anything half as good! [email protected]
As to the _content_ of the book, my opinion is that it is essential reading. I don't know how many times I've referred other folks to the basics of design she taught me in this book. Well-illustrated examples drive home the fundamentals that you will carry with you to every form of communication you prepare: be it a letter, a web page, a brochure, or a hand-written sign for a garage sale.
The personal computer and Internet are ushering in a new age of democratization, communication for everyone. Thank god Robin is willing to help us do so with some sense of grace and style. Combine this book with "The Mac (or PC... choose your flavor) is Not a Typewriter" and join the battle against mediocre design! |
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Above: The Sphinx of Wisdom, with its eyes closed, is one of two giant limestone figures that flank the front entrance to the House of the Temple in Washington, DC.
The Supreme Council, 33°, SJ, USA, firmly believes that an educated Mason gets the most out of his fraternity. An educated Mason not only enjoys his Masonic experience more, but also receives the Craft better. With that in mind, the Scottish Rite, SJ, offers several opportunities for its members to expand their Masonic knowledge.
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A two-year-old Chinese boy died on a school bus due to the alleged negligence of a person responsible for attending the Kindergarten children.
Beijing: A two-year-old Chinese boy died on a school bus due to the alleged negligence of a person responsible for attending the Kindergarten children.
The boy was left unattended on the bus for more than half a day in central China`s Hubei Province and found in coma in the afternoon, authorities said today.
He was sent to a hospital where he later died.
Police have detained two suspects, surnamed Wang and Hu, for negligence of duty and causing the death of the boy.
Wang was the bus driver for a Kindergarten in Shizi Township, while Hu was in charge of taking care of all the infants on the bus.
Yesterday, the bus was obstructed by some construction materials at the entrance of the street of the kindergarten. The children got off the bus and Hu walked them to the school, according to an initial investigation.
The driver Wang then parked the bus at a nearby Internet cafe, took his breakfast and went home.
Wang found the boy on the bus in the afternoon when he was getting ready to pick up the children at the kindergarten, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Police are still investigating the case. |
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The Three of Pentacles Tarot Card Meanings
The Three of Pentacles Tarot Table of Contents
- Key Symbolic Meanings
- The Three of Pentacles Upright
- The Three of Pentacles Reversed
- Metaphysical Correspondences
- Numerology Symbolism of The Three of Pentacles
- Back to the Suit of Pentacles
- Back to the Minor Arcana
- Back to all Tarot Card Meanings
The Three of Pentacles Tarot Card Meanings
The Three of Pentacles tarot card demonstrates the process of inspiration and the satisfaction derived from work.
Every great project begins with an abstract idea. Transformed into a plan or blueprint with clarity and passion, this idea can then be executed with skill. Its beauty inspires others in turn. The Three of Pentacles tarot card further teaches that the intangible rewards of labor are just as important as monetary compensation.
After all, it is quite possible to hate a million dollar job.
In the Three of Pentacles card, we cannot see what image the sculptor is carving here. The blueprint in the nun’s hand is not much help, either. From our perspective, the image is much too sketchy to convey even the hint of an idea. This shows us that the love of work is not only a gateway to the inner mysteries, it is a powerful mystery itself.
This is the secret that makes some people get up before dawn, work long hours, and still be a pleasure to have around when they return home in the evening.
The fact that the sculptor in the Three of Pentacles card is in a monastery means that every aspect of his work is of a spiritual nature. The building is made from grey brickwork, symbolizing that the general context of his labors is based on solid, eternal principles.
The human figures in the Three of Pentacles tarot card are framed by three gothic arches. In the Middle Age, gothic architecture made it possible to construct the tallest and sturdiest buildings of the time.
The pentacles in the Three of Pentacles are arranged in an equal armed triangle, representing the divine spark with its male and female aspects. The center point is a Celtic cross, a symbol of divinity and perfect balance. It also marks the center of the rose below, showing that passion and spirituality go hand in hand.
The monk in the Three of Pentacles represents the urge to create something beautiful, but it is the nun in her red cloak who is shaping this urge into a form that can be implemented as a physical work of art: She is the architect.
Upright Three of Pentacles Tarot Card Meanings
When The Three of Pentacles card presents itself in a tarot reading, it’s a beautiful omen that your life is about to enter a self-sustaining rhythm, in which vision, passion, and work energize one another!
You now find it easier to apply yourself to a task, because the rewards are material as well as emotional. Being able to interpret constructive criticism as the positive advice it is meant to be, you can also provide feedback in a nonthreatening manner, helping others to learn and grow. In this process, you are learning and growing, as well.
Psychotherapist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) expressed this principle as follows, “Love, work, and knowledge are the wellsprings of our life. And they shall also govern it.” It’s a principle that is serving you well at this point in your life, benefiting you materially as well as spiritually.
If you are currently seeking employment, this card spells good news; something wonderful is headed your way. While this job will meet your economic needs, the joy it brings you will outweigh its material benefits.
If you are already employed, your superiors have been watching your progress. They are happy with your performance and more importantly, your attitude: a perfect combination of cheerfulness and productivity – and they are determined to reward it. An exciting new project may come your way soon. Perhaps you’re even slated for a promotion.
All this said, The Three of Pentacles tarot card is letting signals that the time has come when you can definitely be trusted with more responsibility.
Your sense of dedication and genuine pride in your work inspires others, and rather than looking at you with envy, they strive to follow your example. They wonder what your secret is. The good news in that in time, they will discover it on their own.
While you certainly view this positive effect on others with satisfaction, your work also gives you a sense of your place in the world. This realization is a powerful, deeply spiritual mystery in own right.
Three of Pentacles Reversed Tarot Card Meanings
When reversed, the Three of Pentacles tarot card warns that the interplay of work, passion, and vision is disrupted.
The reasons for this could be within you or in your environment. The situation in question may involve the workplace, but the problems suggested in this card can apply to any scenario requiring social interaction.
Sometimes it takes a while to develop a productive work rhythm.
Once the novelty of working in a new job – even if it’s your dream job – wears off, you realize that part of your responsibilities most certainly includes doing things that are tedious and frustrating.
Rock star self-improvement speaker Larry Winget has said that as much as he loves his job, 90% of it includes doing things he positively hates – such as spending long hours waiting in airport terminals, sleeping in hotels during the week, and arguing over cancelled reservations. Living out of a suitcase can get old quickly, no matter how fancy the hotels may be.
Singing to yourself, “Grey skies are gonna’ clear up. Put on a happy face.” will do wonders to help you over that hump. It allows you to keep going as you buy time to improve your attitude.
However, if things don’t improve in the long run, you are either not the right person for the job, or this is not the right job for you. In this case, you would be well advised to start looking for something else.
You cannot control the hearts and minds of others and quite often, the best attitude in the world and the most stellar performance record are no defense against the egos and hangups of other people.
If your project partners shower you with praise while shifting the bulk of the workload onto you, the feeling you’ve been had may be justified.
Here, it is important to acknowledge your own worth and assert yourself!
The Three of Pentacles Tarot Card Metaphysical Correspondences:
Element: Earth
Zodiac Signs : Capricorn
Healing Crystals : Amethyst, Bloodstone
The Three of Pentacles Card & Tarot Numerology
In traditional Numerology, Number 3 corresponds to Jupiter, symbolizing generosity and prosperity.
On the Kabbalistic Tree of life, it is associated with the feminine aspect of deity, shaping and giving birth to a powerful, but undefined impulse to create.
In the suit of Pentacles, this creative process manifests itself in a way that can be experienced with our physical senses.
Learn more about the sacred divinatory art of Numerology. Use our Numerology Calculator to find what your Life Path, Soul, Personality, Compatibility and Career Numbers are and how they can help improve all areas of your life! |
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Singers succeed at South Texas NATS
TXST was well represented at South Texas Chapter of NATS at Del Mar University on Saturday, April 6. With support from collaborative pianists Alexis Korbe and Joung-A Yum, the following TXST singers took first-place honors: Karissa Kim, Pedro Valdez and Gavin Magee. Second place: Reese Landis, Lucas Phillips, Darrin Ruiz, and Abraham Villarreal. Finalist Trenton Floyd won a third place award. Garrett Douglas and Taunty Motu placed as semi-finalists, and William Phi was a finalist for the Waldman Award.
Alumnus heads prep program
Texas State alumnus Luca Cubisino (MM in Piano Performance) has developed and will be directing the Advanced Preparatory Piano Program, a division of the Frost School of Music Preparatory Program at the University of Miami.
Accomplished saxophone students
Recent saxophone student accomplishments:
▪ Undergraduate student Peyton Grover received the TMEA Collegiate Music Educator Award and nominated for the LBJ Civic Leadership Award at Texas State.
▪ Undergraduate student Coy Reid was nominated for the TXST Ralph Harrel Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior and was accepted for a live audition with the United States Navy Band. Washington, D.C.
▪ Undergraduate student Lauren Gordon was selected as Runner-Up for the World Youth Wind Orchestra Project, Schladming, Austria. The World Youth Wind Orchestra brings together musicians from around the world to perform wind ensemble repertoire at the highest level.
Saxophone prof activities
Todd Oxford was featured soloist with the New Texas Symphony Orchestra performing Debussy’s Rapsodie at the Moody Performance Hall in Dallas, Texas.
Other recent activities included:
▪ Adjudicator for the Coltman National Chamber Music Competition, Butler School of Music, Austin.
▪ Audition applicant for the American Prize in Instrumental Solo Performance, Danbury, Connecticut.
▪ Audition applicant for Contemporary Record Society Commercial Recording Grant, Broomall, Pennsylvania.
▪ Audition applicant for Global Music Awards – Best Instrumentalist. La Jolla, California.
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Announcing PowerBI Connector for SugarCRM
If you've been following developments in business cloud technology over the past 12 months, you'll have likely heard of Microsoft PowerBI. We were lucky to be there at the launch of PowerBI at Dreamforce in 2015, and it's come a long way since it's original launch. So, what is PowerBI?
Put simply, it's the first serious business intelligence or analytics platform for the masses. It allows you to take your data from your various business systems - your CRM, accounting, help desk, ERP or even Microsoft Excel, and create visualisations of that data to make it meaningful and support decision making within your business. We say it's for the masses because, unlike other platforms, it offers:
- An incredibly affordable FREE entry point. This comes with all kinds of limitations of course, primarily around the volume of data that you can analyse (limited to 10,000 rows) and the rate of updates of that data (limited to once per day).
- It's user friendly - it still helps to know what you're doing when it comes to data analytics, but a strong backing in database or even Excel will put you in good stead.
- It's highly interactive. Do you need to click on a section of a pie chart and see the list of opportunities that make up that data? It's easy with PowerBI.
Now, there are plenty of leading cloud BI platforms out there that offer similar functionality, and arguably superior functionality (Tableau is known as a leader in this space, for example). However, at US$500 per user per year, it's gets expensive quickly for large organisations.
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Future innovations and expectations setting tone at Hannover Messe
Hannover Notes: What will the U.S. do in 2016? The drivers for Industry 4.0. The cool stuff that doesn’t (yet) have much to do with manufacturing. See a short video of Festo's robot butterflies.
Festo launched two blue butterflies above the Hannover Messe show floor that were equipped with GPS. This allowed the butterflies to flit about without crashing into each other. Courtesy: Bob Vavra, CFE Media
HANNOVER, GERMANY: The first big day of Hannover Messe 2015 starts Tuesday with more than 250,000 people expected to attend. Even as the show ramps up to full capacity, there's already been plenty to talk about:
Setting the bar high for 2016
The U.S. is one year away from being the Partner Country at Hannover Messe, but if it is looking to make a big splash on the world's largest industrial trade show stage, it will have a big bar to hurdle.
India's presence at Hannover has been ubiquitous. Its symbolic lion can be seen at every corner of not just the fairgrounds, but the city of Hannover. Hundreds of Indian manufacturing leaders, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have made it clear they want to roll out a welcome mat for global manufacturing by easing taxation and business rules and offering India's massive labor force as a further incentive.
The U.S. approach at Hannover in 2016 will be different. As the world's single largest manufacturing economy, the U.S. will not need to position itself as an economy on the rise. Still, the U.S. cannot afford to take its leadership position for granted. A full public-private partnership to bring an India-size delegation to the 2016 Messe and a willingness to make greater global direct investment in manufacturing easier will attract further investment to a sector already seen as a safe, smart bet by the rest of the world.
It's a delicate balancing act between flexing muscles and extending a hand of partnership. The U.S. has a year to make sure it strikes that balance.
On the way to Industry 4.0
Even as the Industry 4.0/Internet of Things (IoT) concept of connected technology emerges as a topic of discussion for manufacturing leaders, it's clear the world is far from fully understanding how to use this technology and its capabilities.
At its annual global press conference Siemens officials said Industry 4.0 will be a long journey, and one on which we are just taking our first steps.
Klaus Helmrich, a member of the Siemens board and the person responsible for the company's strategic direction for digital manufacturing, said the Internet's role as an information source is changing.
"We live in a world of networks. Everything is interconnected. Being connected is a fundamental human need," Helmrich told more than 100 global journalists Monday night. "In looking at what drives the Internet, it is not just there to give access to knowledge. It is a catalog of processes. We can integrate customer groups into reshaping these worlds."
Helmrich cited three main challenges and drivers for the emerging industrial Internet:
- Shorten time to market: Creating shorter innovation cycles, more complex products and greater data volumes
- Increase flexibility: Developing individual mass production, even in volatile markets, and with high productivity
- Boost efficiency: Energy efficiency and resource efficiency are critical competitive factors.
Even as companies such as Siemens wrestle with both the structure of Industry 4.0 as well as helping its customers wrestle with the same issues, Helmrich said the biggest hurdle right now is raising the knowledge about what is possible.
"There's a certain awareness out there, but we're not able to say where the actual risk is, and then don't know how to minimize that risk," he said. "We consult with small and mid-sized companies to get to a much higher level of awareness."
That robot's got quite a grip
Even as Hannover Messe goes from a chaotic mass of wires, crates, and products to a finished trade show floor, the global press was taken on a pre-show tour of the fairgrounds Sunday afternoon. How the 27 halls at Hannover are transformed from a mess to a Messe overnight is one story, but it's not made any easier by having wandering hoards of journalists in the way.
Still, the pre-show allows for a preview of some specific and amazing technologies. Schunk has developed a fully articulating robotic hand that can reach, grip and manipulate in much the same manner as a human hand. Journalists got a chance to test that statement by actually shaking hands with the robotic arm.
Festo, which has developed a reputation as a creative thinker in the robotics industry, unveiled two new ways to demonstrate its concept of connecting robotic devices to each other to perform tasks.
It launched—literally—two blue butterflies above the show floor that were equipped with GPS. This allowed the butterflies to flit about without crashing into each other.
Another demonstration showed how a small army of ants could be deployed to work together and a move a large multifaceted object. The ants communicated via GPS so each grabbed a side of the object. The ants then coordinated their movement to move the object along.
The practical applications are still being worked out, but the potential of many mobile robots working together is intriguing, and the Festo application is enough to get trade press journalists to crowd around in wonder.
- Bob Vavra is content manager, Plant Engineering, [email protected]
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12/7
Farmers’ Markets and the Romaine Lettuce Scare
The Farmers’ Market Coalitions provides advice to direct-marketing farmers and farmers markets on how to label and discuss romaine lettuce with customers, following the latest E.Coli outbreak. >> FIND OUT MORE
11/7
Farmers’ Market Metrics
Farmers’ Market Metrics is a data collection and evaluation tool, which enables farmers’ market managers to automatically and quickly understand the power and potential of their farmers’ markets. The tool provides easy-to-share “widgets” that can be posted to social media accounts, downloaded in a report, or printed as posters for display at market. By adopting Market Metrics, markets across the state contribute to a broader picture of the state of the Certified Farmers’ Market industry in California. The Alliance is offering free Market Metrics subcriptions to CA markets under the FMPP grant project. >> FIND OUT MORE
8/8
Farmers Market Week: Markets Get Boost from Farm Bill-funded Program
National Farmers Market Week (Aug 5-11) has kicked off with a new, first-of-its kind series of promotional videos highlighting the benefits of farmers’ market shopping. The videos, produced by the Ecology Center in partnership with the California Alliance of Farmers’ Markets, are part of a statewide social media campaign designed to drive new shoppers to farmers’ markets and to strengthen the identity of California’s certified farmers’ markets. >> FIND OUT MORE
8/8
Coastside Farmers’ Markets Handles Medfly Nuisance
Last November, San Mateo County agriculture officials discovered two adult Mediterranean fruit flies — or Medflies for short — in Half Moon Bay. In response, Erin Tormey of Coastside Farmers’ Markets has stepped up to prevent further infestations and deal with the quarantine while running two bustling markets. >> READ MORE
8/1
Study Reveals California Nutrition Program Boosts Healthy Eating Among CalFresh Recipients
A new Market Match Impact Report, from the Ecology Center, finds that giving CalFresh recipients incentives to buy fresh food at farmers’ markets leads to healthier diets. After two years, CalFresh recipients reported that: 73% increased the amount of fresh fruits & vegetables they buy each week; 71% say their family’s health has improved; and 67% increased the number of trips to the farmers’ market. The report was released during a celebration of increased funding in the state budget for nutrition incentives, spearheaded by Assemblymember Phil Ting. >> FIND OUT MORE
6/21
House Farm Bill Passes
The House passed a deeply flawed version of the Farm Bill on June 21. The bill contains many threats to local and regional food systems, including farmers’ markets. The Senate version provides hope for a better food system.
6/14
Senate Farm Bill passes out of committee
The Senate Committee on Agriculture passed a bipartisan farm bill that doesn’t make drastic cuts to SNAP, conservation or local and regional food programs. As the House looms closer to a second vote on their disastrous bill, advocates prepare to look to the Senate for a strong bill.
4/18
Draft Federal Farm Bill, a Mixed Bag for Farmers’ Markets
In a recent blog post, the Farmers’ Market Coalition responds to the draft Farm Bill legislation released by the House Agriculture Committee last week. It has ups and downs for farmers’ markets across the country.
10/17
Alliance Awarded a 2017 FMPP Grant.
The Ecology Center was awarded a Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP) grant to further the work of the California Alliance of Farmers’ Markets over the next three years. >> READ MORE
10/16
CDFA Seeks Comments on Draft Regulations.
Click here to go to the CDFA Regulations page. Note: you will need to scroll down to find the Direct Marketing section where you will see the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Initial Statement of Reasons and Proposed Text. Comments are due by December 7th.
3/15
Legislative Primer on AB 1871 and AB 2385
Find out more about these bills and how they impact California farmers. >> READ MORE
3/14
California Alliance of Farmers’ Markets has selected its steering committee
The California Alliance of Farmers’ Markets is pleased to announce the formation of it’s inaugural steering committee. Individuals from all over the state come to the committee with a wealth of experience and expertise in farmers’ markets. >> READ MORE
2/14
Assm. Roger Dickinson introduces farmers’ market legislation
Today, Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) introduced AB 1871. In an effort to protect consumers, the bill clarifies standards regarding false and misleading advertising, direct marketing registration, food safety self-certification… >> READ MORE
1/14
Federal Farm Bill includes $100 million for farmers’ market incentive programs
Buried in more than 900 pages of the new farm bill is a small nationwide program that will allow low-income families to double their food stamp benefits at farmers markets. >> READ MORE |
Video from Peter Osborne’s talk, “Contemporaneity and Crisis: Reflections on the Temporalities of Social Change” is now available for viewing.
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Cash ‘Sandwiches’: ‘Brazen’ Fraud by Bloomberg Executives Is Detailed in Charges
Among the conspirators, “sandwich” was code for bribes or kickbacks, prosecutors said.
Among the conspirators, “sandwich” was code for bribes or kickbacks, prosecutors said.
“Our justice system exists to protect the most vulnerable among us – to speak for them when they cannot, and to fight for them when they have been victimized in unconscionable ways.”
“New York’s sky-high construction costs are driven not only by market demand, but by pay-to-play industry corruption that makes it impossible for honest companies to compete.”
“These defendants accumulated weapons of war in ‘Iron Pipeline’ states and dumped them on to the streets of Manhattan for profit, putting the safety of countless New Yorkers up for sale.”
“Off-duty Detective Brian O’Donnell embodied this principle when he courageously jumped into action, tackling a man wielding a meat cleaver among scores of midtown pedestrians. Thanks to his bravery and our prosecutors’ hard work, Mr. Joudeh will now serve a prison sentence commensurate with this intolerable violence.” |
The Wheel Annual Conference Expo
Expo Stage: Looking to know more about areas to improve cost management in your organisation?
The Expo Stage will have demos running on the half hour all day giving you top tips and expert advice on things your organisation could be doing to manage your overheads more efficiently. See what's coming up at the Expo area and a schedule of presentations for the day on below.
- ResourcePoint Lounge: due to the success of ResourcePoint The Wheel is offering members an opportunity to book appointments with exhibitors to discuss how to reduce overheads on key cost areas. There is a dedicated area (view layout here) where you can grab a supplier and discuss services and cost savings over a 20 minute one-to-one with them. If there are any suppliers you would like to meet just fill out this meeting request form with your preferred time and we can set up the appointment for you whenever you are free. Equally there will be opportunities to book one-to-one sessions on the day.
- Treasure Hunt: Prizes, Prizes, Prizes Galore! Attendance at the Expo might just result in a little something for you. There are loads of prizes to be given away by sponsors and exhibitors throughout the day. Pick up your Treasure Hunt card at the registration desk and collect the stickers from exhibitor stands to be in with a chance to win!
- Exhibitor Launches: A number of exhibitors will be launching new or improved services to members on the day. Keep an eye on the twitter hashtag #wheelconf15 for announcements.
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Fans of either the Dungeon Link game from Gamevil or Cartoon Network's Adventure Time series now have some good news as a new update from Gamevil that is now available has the two franchises coming together. This means that your favorite Adventure Time characters are now available to play within the Dungeon Link game...
HelloThereAB not too long ago released a really good martial arts game in Taekwondo Game. The game was polished, had great graphics and was generally quite fun to play. HelloThereAB and At Night Game Studio have now made available, a mature +17 game entitled She Wants Me Dead. It is a platforming game that is brutally tough, has impressive graphics and a soundtrack that delivers, based on the title track being from music artist Cazzette. It is free to download and does include optional in-app purchases. Yes, you want to play this game now.
Everybody at Team DG knows that I am a fan of runners and platforming games. One of the best games to be released over the last couple of years was Vector. It had excellent graphics, perfect controls and plenty of levels to beat. When I interviewed Nekki last year, they were hard at work on Vector 2. If you didn't know it already, Vector 2 is live in the Google Play Store. Don't worry, Nekki hasn't forgotten about you Shadow Fight fans. Hopefully Shadow Fight 3 will be released this year too. In the meantime, why not play one of the best parkour games available for Android.
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August 31, 2007
Success To Me - Robb Lanum
As some of you may know, I co-write articles on the topic of success for university alumni magazines with my wonderful writing partner Pam Losefsky. Our latest article for The University of Texas at Austin’s alumni magazine, The Alcalde, is about Robb Lanum, a husband, father of two and a writer with published script credits to his name. Robb blogs at the Robblog. Our goal with this endeavor is to get people thinking about what success means to them by reading about how others define success. Click here to see additional articles we have written.
A correction: The Alcalde gave me credit for taking the picture of Robb, but I did not take it since I live in Austin, TX and he lives in sunny CA. We conducted the interview over the phone. His lovely and very talented wife, Michelle Campion, took it.
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August 31st, 2007 at 12:03 pm, Kevin Says:
I’m blinded by that giant, shimmering forehead!
August 31st, 2007 at 12:42 pm, Robb Says:
10 points for anyone who can identify where that “success” photo was taken.
August 31st, 2007 at 12:55 pm, Kevin Says:
An easy guess, perhaps too easy, would be Disneyland.
August 31st, 2007 at 1:27 pm, Write-Up About Robb « The Robblog Says:
[...] it seem like I know what I’m talking about. You can click below for the full-size image or click here to go to Aruni’s blog for more [...]
August 31st, 2007 at 6:26 pm, Aruni Says:
I would have to guess the picture was taken in the front of your condo, in Italy, or at the front door of your awesome suite at some five star hotel. |
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Jane's Addiction has a new three-CD box set full of unreleased music and videos that will most certainly thrill JA fans. I was given the CD to review with a sampling of songs and have two of them I'd like to give one away to the first person who asks (DG - I reserved one for you).
I am not a huge fan of the band so it's hard to give it a review, but from what I've read most people are giving it high ratings. RS was not impressed, but I don't really listen to them that much these days.
visuals are great but the music is better: A total of 43 tracks, almost all previously unreleased.
Taken together, "A Cabinet of Curiosities" is an immersive trip down memory lane with one of the most influential bands of the late '80s. With a collection this comprehensive, there's no need for the worry dolls."
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Love the band. One band I'd love to see live. The new tour w/ NIN (who I saw w/ David Bowie in the late '90s) is so cool. Love to get a listen.
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Abandoning the World Health Organization Will Benefit China
Donald Trump’s decision to part ways with the WHO could embolden Beijing to create a competing health organization, leveraging its position astride the global medical supply chain.
Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization barely eleven days after giving it thirty days to make “major substantive improvements.” He never specified the improvements, nor gave the WHO time to make them, since his objective, as with the pandemic itself, is to fix the blame, not the problem. That is a costly mistake, for it is in the United States—and the world’s—interest to reform, not abandon, the WHO.
Trump has charged that the WHO, under Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was too slow to declare a public health emergency, too late to label it a pandemic, and too fast to laud China for its response. None of which absolves the Trump administration’s own foot-dragging, for White House memos had earlier warned of the threat. Nevertheless, while the WHO may not have reacted altogether wisely or well, the fault lies largely not in Tedros or the secretariat, but in the structure of the WHO. Whereas the U.S. response to the pandemic has been arguably leaderless, the WHO is virtually leader proof.
Created in 1948 as the UN’s global health agency, the WHO is a member-driven organization, whose 194 member states convene as the World Health Assembly to set policy and direction. It is divided into a headquarters staff in Geneva and six semi-autonomous regional offices, whose heads are elected by the member states. As a result, the director-general and the secretariat have limited freedom to exercise independent leadership.
The WHO is not a first responder. Rather, it is a coordinating and advisory body, advocating for disease control efforts, such as those on polio, HIV, and cervical cancer, while also collecting data, issuing guidance, and providing technical assistance. For these activities, the WHO is heavily dependent on information from its member states, which include both transparent democracies and opaque autocracies, like China and Russia.
As a result, the WHO has always struggled to secure the cooperation of its member states, while also holding them accountable. It did this effectively during the SARS outbreak in 2003, when it criticized China for a lack of transparency, but not in February when a WHO team and Chinese authorities jointly evaluated China’s coronavirus response.
The WHO’s other major weakness is that it is grossly underfunded, with a 2020–2021 budget of $4.8 billion—about the same as a large U.S. hospital. The United States accounts for about one-fifth of its funding, while until the pandemic, China contributed roughly 1 percent, hardly making it a China-centric organization.
The chronic underfunding is exacerbated by the fact that it comes from two sources: assessed contributions or dues, which provide flexible funding, and voluntary donations, which are earmarked for specific activities—and which now account for over 80 percent of the total. The result, wholly apart from ever-proliferating priorities, is that the WHO controls only a fraction of its already inadequate budget.
Trump’s actions—withdrawing and redirecting funds to unspecified “global public health needs”—will neither solve these problems nor advance U.S. interests. Defunding the WHO weakens it at the very moment it needs to be strengthened to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Rerouting funding to various NGOs would further fragment a response that demands better coordination. And abandoning the WHO would either advantage China, which recently announced to member states that it would contribute $2 billion to fight the pandemic, or, worse, embolden it to create a competing health organization, leveraging its position astride the global medical supply chain.
The better route is to reform the WHO, for the coronavirus has shown that a global pandemic demands a coordinated global response. In the absence of U.S. leadership, the EU, Japan, and other like-minded countries could spearhead a multilateral effort to fund a shortfall of $1.3 billion needed to address the pandemic this year, especially in the poorest countries. This will help provide a bulwark against blowback from a new wave of the coronavirus.
These same countries could also champion a substantial increase in assessed contributions, either by making common cause with China or leading by example. This would both boost the budget and give the WHO more control over it, providing increased freedom and flexibility to respond swiftly to emergencies.
These would be steps in the right direction, but they fall short of the fundamental reform—of funding, structure, governance, and priorities—needed to strengthen the WHO’s ability to lead in a crisis. The solution could be for the EU, Japan, and others to leverage the G7 and the G20 to charge UN Secretary-General António Guterres with appointing a high-level commission to recommend reforms, with a view to empowering the WHO with the needed authority and resources to combat this pandemic—and the next. If Trump were serious about wanting major substantive improvements, then this could be a way to achieve that.
The commission could be comprised of senior statespersons and former heads of relevant multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Their task would not be easy, especially to produce a reform agenda upon which the United States, China, and others could find common ground. But their mission would be clear: fix the problem, not the blame.
Gary R. Edson was Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy National Economic Advisor to President George W. Bush. He is a principal of Civic Enterprises, a bipartisan ideas firm. |
Internet Providers in Cuenca
There are 5 different providers available to and being tested by people living in Cuenca. Typical internet speeds vary from 5.43 to 40.89 Mbps, and the highest speed we've seen is 796.39 Mbps from Vodafone ONO. Other fast providers include Telefonica de Espana with 623.69 Mbps, Orange Spain with 615.77 Mbps, and Vodafone Espana with 575.35 Mbps. Overall, internet speeds in Cuenca are 58.55% worse than the Spain national average of 18.07 Mbps. The most common provider in Cuenca is Telefonica de Espana, their typical speeds ranging from 5.16 to 34.55 Mbps.
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Cuenca has 5 ISPs available.
Vodafone ONO is the fastest provider in Cuenca with 796.39 Mbps, and an average speed range of 9.84—57.09 Mbps.
Users in Cuenca see an average internet speed of 5.43 up to 40.89 Mbps, and the fastest speed we've seen is 796.39 Mbps.
Telefonica de Espana is available in Cuenca, and the fastest speed we've seen from them is 623.69 Mbps.
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COSO Framework: Breaking Down the Silos and Bringing Everyone Together (Part II of II)
The COSO framework contains important principles for structuring a global organization and its internal controls, including compliance policies and procedures. Compliance officers have to learn and use the COSO framework when communicating and convincing the CFO to embrace a new world with both compliance and financial controls within an effective governance framework.
Global companies are recognizing (sometimes slowly) that management silos in a company prevent information sharing and coordination. In most organizations, employees are organized around regulatory operations, function, market or geographic locations. This mindset makes it difficult for compliance, finance, human resources, procurement, and risk management to coordinate, share information and operate efficiently.
To illustrate my point, it is rare for audit, compliance and operations executives to have visibility into each others’ respective operations, ready access to information generated by each and specific information by location and function. Data systems are rarely integrated across an organization, and operating objectives are not consistent across functions, locations and the entire organization. Individual units may have different performance metrics. As a result, top management and the company’s board cannot readily gain access to reliable information about the company’s operations or its overall compliance performance.
The compliance function depends on coordination from the top of an organization. A compliance system is built on consistent guidance from the top to operations throughout the organization. Moreover, without a consistent message and set of standards, a company cannot determine of compliance objectives are being met. If a government enforcement action is initiated and the company is required to undertake an internal investigation, the company will have difficulty producing accurate and complete responses and documentation of activities. As a result, a company may not be able to validate that its governance system is operating effectively.
A compliance program has to be built consistently and integrated into the operations and financial controls of the company. If not, the compliance program will stumble and falter, with little documentation and verification of its operations.
A basic outline of compliance program standards includes:
- A centralized compliance function with tiered staffing in regional and local operations;
- Assignment of adequate resources;
- A consistent set of policies and procedures;
- A standard platform or compliance performance metrics in each operating unit;
- A consistent and equivalent set of performance standards across management, financial and compliance functions. For example, financial performance should not have priority over management or compliance functions.
- A standard third-party risk management system is deployed throughout the organization;
- The integration of financial, compliance and operational controls into a single set of internal controls for reporting, measurement and monitoring.
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Maximum-mean uncertain measure
- Xiang Li1Email author
© Li; licensee Springer. 2015
Received: 14 November 2014
Accepted: 1 January 2015
Published: 12 February 2015
Abstract
Uncertain measure, which is used to indicate the degree of belief that an uncertain event may occur, is a set function satisfying the normality, duality, and subadditivity axioms. Although the tools of uncertain measure, uncertainty space, and uncertain variable have been well developed and became the foundations of uncertainty theory, there is no study on how to construct the uncertainty space for an uncertain variable, which seriously hinders the applications of uncertainty theory in practice. In this paper, we propose an expert knowledge-based construction approach for uncertainty space with maximum-mean uncertain measure, which takes the maximum and mean operations on confidence function.
Keywords
Introduction
Uncertainty theory introduced by Liu [1] is a branch of nonadditive measure theory for describing human uncertainty. Compared with randomness, Liu’s uncertainty amounts to subject indeterminacy arising from information loss on some exact value of a certain quantity. The main difference between randomness and Liu’s uncertainty is that the former is used to model unfixed values, while the latter is used to model fixed but ill-known values. For example, if we toss a coin in the air and choose between head and tail before it lands on the ground, the outcome is random since both head and tail are possible. However, if we make the choice after the coin has landed on the ground, the outcome is uncertain since it has been fixed although we do not know the result.
Nowadays, uncertainty theory has become a branch of axiomatic mathematics for modeling human uncertainty, and it has been well developed and applied to uncertain programming [2], uncertain statistics [3], uncertain risk analysis [4], uncertain set [5], uncertain logic [6], uncertain inference [7,8], uncertain process [9], uncertain renewal process [10], uncertain calculus [11], uncertain differential equation [12], uncertain finance [13], and so on. The latest results related to uncertainty theory may be found in [14].
Uncertain measure and uncertain variable are two basic concepts in uncertainty theory. Uncertain measure, which is used to indicate the degree of belief that an uncertain event may occur, was defined in [1] as a set function satisfying the normality, duality, and subadditivity axioms. The normality is used to ensure that degree of belief is consistent with human thinking, and the duality is an extension of the law of contradiction. For a sequence of countable events, subadditivity means that the entire degree of belief must be less than or equal to the sum of their individual degrees of belief. Liu [15] proved the monotonicity theorem, null-additivity theorem, and asymptotic theorem, and Gao [16] studied some properties of continuous uncertain measures. The product uncertain measure of compound event was defined by Liu [17] as the minimum of uncertain measures of individual events, and the product uncertain measure theorem was proved by Peng and Iwamura [18]. In order to study the dependence of uncertain events, Liu [1] defined the conditional uncertain measure of an event given that some other event has occurred. Uncertain variable is used to represent quantity with uncertainty, which was defined in [1] as a measurable function from uncertainty space to the set of real numbers.
Possibility theory is another type of nonadditive measure theory for dealing with the subjective uncertainty. Possibility measure was defined by Zadeh [19] as a set function satisfying the normality, nonnegativity, and maximality. Necessity measure was also defined by Zadeh [20] as the dual part of possibility measure. It is proved that both possibility measure and necessity measure satisfy the properties of normality, nonnegativity, and monotonicity. However, neither of them are self-dual. Since the duality is intuitive and important in real problems, Liu and Liu [21] defined a credibility measure as the average of possibility measure and necessity measure, which was lately proved to be a set function satisfying normality, monotonicity, duality, and partial maximality [22]. As an extension of credibility measure, Liu [1] proposed the uncertain measure by slacking the partial maximality to subadditivity, which generalizes the uncertain model to describe ill-known but fixed value.
Although the tools of uncertain measure, uncertainty space, and uncertain variable have been well developed and became the foundations for uncertainty theory, there is no study on how to construct the uncertainty space for an uncertain variable. This seriously hinders the applications of uncertainty theory in practice. The purpose of this paper is to provide a general construction approach for uncertainty space with maximum-mean uncertain measure based on the expert knowledge. The rest of this paper is organized as follows. The ‘Preliminaries’ section reviews some basic definitions and properties on uncertainty theory. The ‘Confidence function’ section introduces a concept of confidence function. In the ‘Maximum-mean uncertain measure’ section, we propose the concept of maximum-mean uncertain measure based on the maximum and mean operations on confidence function, and we provide a general procedure on generating an uncertainty space with the maximum-mean uncertain measure. The ‘An illustrative example’ section provides a practical example to illustrate how to construct an uncertainty space for an uncertain quantity. Finally, a brief summary is given.
Preliminaries
Axiom 1. (Normality) M{Γ}=1;
Axiom 2. (Duality) M{A}+M{A c } = 1 for any A∈Λ;
- Axiom 3. (Subadditivity) For every countable sequence of events {A i }, we have:$$\mathrm{M}\left\{\bigcup_{i=1}^{\infty}A_{i}\right \}\leq\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\mathrm{M}\{A_{i}\}.$$
The normality is used to ensure that degree of belief is consistent with human thinking. The duality is an extension of the law of contradiction, which ensures that an event and its complement cannot occur simultaneously. For a sequence of countable events, subadditivity means that the entire degree of belief must be less than or equal to the sum of their individual degrees of belief.
Definition 2.1.
Let Γ be a nonempty set, and let Λ be a σ-algebra (Liu [1]). The set function M is called an uncertain measure if it satisfies the normality, duality, and subadditivity axioms.
Liu [15] proved the monotonicity theorem for uncertain measure. That is, for any events A 1⊆A 2, we have M{A 1}≤M{A 2}. In addition, the null-additivity theorem and asymptotic theorem were also proved. Liu [17] defined the product uncertain measure for compound event, and Liu [1] defined a conditional uncertain measure of an event after it has been learned that some other event has occurred.
Definition 2.2.
Suppose that Γ is a nonempty set, Λ is a σ-algebra, and M is an uncertain measure (Liu [1]). Then, the triplet (Γ,Λ,M) is called an uncertainty space.
Definition 2.3.
Example 2.1.
Suppose that Γ is a nonempty set containing three points γ 1, γ 2, and γ 3. Let Λ be the power set of Γ. Define M{∅}=0, M{γ 1}=0.2, M{γ 2}=0.4, M{γ 3}=0.6, M{γ 1,γ 2}=0.4, M{γ 2,γ 3}=0.8, M{γ 1,γ 3}=0.6 and M{Γ}=1. It is easy to prove that M satisfies the normality, duality, and subadditivity axioms. Then, M is an uncertain measure, and the triplet (Γ,Λ,M) is an uncertainty space. Define a real function ξ(γ 1)=x 1, ξ(γ 2)=x 2 and ξ(γ 3)=x 3. Since Λ is the largest σ-algebra over Γ, for any Borel set B of ℜ, it is clear that {ξ∈B}∈Λ. Thus, ξ is a measurable function, that is, an uncertain variable, on uncertainty space (Γ,Λ,M).
Confidence function
Let ξ be an uncertain variable. For theoretical studies, we always assume that we can define an uncertainty space (Γ,Λ,M) with known uncertain measure such that ξ is a measurable function from this space to the set of real numbers. However, it is difficult to construct an uncertainty space in practice since there is no efficient construction approach for uncertain measure.
If Λ is finite and has a small number of elements, we may define an uncertain measure by enumerating the degree of beliefs for all events according to the expert knowledge. However, if the cardinality of Λ is infinite, it is impossible to do in this way since the number of events is unmanageable. Therefore, an efficient construction approach for uncertain measure should be necessary. This paper defines a maximum-mean uncertain measure and proposes a construction approach based on the maximum and mean operations on confidence function. First, we introduce the concept of confidence function.
Let Γ={x 1,x 2,⋯ } be the universal set, i.e., the collection of candidates. Suppose that there are m experts with confidences {ν 1,ν 2,⋯,ν m }, which are given by an expert of experts. Without loss of generality, we assume that each candidate associated with one and only one confidence under the following rules: (i) if some candidate receives no support from any expert, we assign it with confidence 0; (ii) if some candidate receives support from one and only one expert, for example, expert i, we assign ν i to it; (iii) if some candidate receives supports from more experts, for example, experts \(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}i_{1},i_{2},\cdots,i_{m_{i}}\), we assign it with the confidence \(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}\max \left \{\nu _{i_{1}},\nu _{i_{2}},\cdots,\nu _{i_{m_{i}}}\right \}\).
The confidence function indicates a relative preference among different candidates for the uncertain quantity. Generally speaking, we prefer to take the candidate that has the largest confidence value.
Maximum-mean uncertain measure
This section defines a maximum-mean uncertain measure based on the confidence function, which expresses the degree of belief that an uncertain event will occur.
First, let us consider the confidence on a set of candidates. As we know, each uncertain quantity has one and only one correct value. In other words, there is only one expert providing the correct estimation, and the others all provide the wrong estimation. The uncertainty arises from the difficulty that we do not know who is the correct expert. Therefore, if we believe that the uncertain quantity takes a value belonging to set A, the confidence should be the maximum value among all confidences on candidates in set A.
Example 4.1.
Since candidate 30 has the maximum confidence, we prefer to believe that ξ will take value 30. On the other hand, for the uncertain event {ξ≠30}, the confidence should be the maximum confidence on candidates 10, 15, and 20, that is, 0.3∨0.5∨0.7=0.7.
If μ A >0, we believe that it is possible that ξ takes a value in set A, and the degree of belief should have a strong positive correlation with respect to the confidence such that a larger confidence leads to a larger degree of belief.
Theorem 4.1.
Then, the set function M is an uncertain measure (called the maximum-mean uncertain measure), and the triplet (Γ,Λ,M) is an uncertainty space.
Remark 4.1.
As a special uncertain measure, the maximum-mean uncertain measure also satisfies the monotonicity theorem, null-additivity theorem, and asymptotic theorem.
Remark 4.2.
If there is a candidate with confidence zero, for example, μ 1=0, then, we have M{ξ=x 1}=0. If all candidates have the same confidence, then, the degree of belief that ξ takes value x i is M{ξ=x i }=0.5 for each 1≤i≤n.
An illustrative example
Answers on Prof. Ning’s age
It follows from Table 1 that the confidence function is μ(41)=0.4, μ(44)=0.8, μ(45)=0.8, μ(46)=0.9, and μ(47)=0.9. Take Λ to be the power set of Γ. According to formula (6), we can define a maximum-mean uncertain measure M. Then, Ning’s age may be treated as the identity uncertain variable ξ on uncertainty space (Γ,Λ,M).
- Prof. Ning is less than or equal to 45 with:$$\displaystyle\frac{\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10}\nu_{i}\alpha_{i}}{\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10}\nu_{i}\alpha_{i}+\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10}\nu_{i}\beta_{i}}=0.472. $$
- Prof. Ning is larger than 45 with:$$\displaystyle\frac{\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10}\nu_{i}\beta_{i}}{\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10}\nu_{i}\alpha_{i}+\sum\limits_{i=1}^{10}\nu_{i}\beta_{i}}=0.528. $$
Therefore, the maximum-mean uncertain measure satisfies the experts’ knowledge.
Conclusion
The main contribution of this paper is the constructive approach of an uncertainty space with maximum-mean uncertain measure for an uncertain variable. It is the first such study on how to characterize a practical uncertain quantity mathematically based on expert knowledge, which makes it possible to apply uncertainty theory to real-life problems.
Declarations
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20110009120036).
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I may have mentioned my love of crazy patchwork before(!) and in a bid to spread the love I've decided to run a series of blogs covering some of the basic techniques. This, being the first, is Part One and in it I'll try and explain how to start creating a square of unique lovliness...
Crazy patchwork is a joyous, liberating sewing experience. It's the antidote to the careful measuring, seam aligning, set piece patchwork of templates and patterns. It's also the perfect way to use up all your favourite bits of fabric, lace and linens - even tiny pieces can be used because sometimes, (whisper it), we sew without hemming!
In part one we're going to make a simple sqaure; partly because it's easier, but mainly because squares can be made into anything! Once completed you can have a cushion or a bag or a piece of art or...you can make more squares, join them up and have the most original quilt in town. Essentially, crazy patchwork will turn an old bit of calico and a few scraps into a new piece of fabric that you can use for just about anything.
There are many crazy patchwork methods to be explored but lets start with three.
BASIC PIECING
Square up a piece of cotton, calico or linen to the size that you want. The backing fabric can be old and any colour but cotton, cotton blend, or linen work best. Make sure it is pre-washed. Then gather up your fabrics and scraps. Cut some random shapes with scissors or a wheel, but try to keep all your edges straight which will make your life much easier when you come to piece them together. At this stage do AVOID any slippery fabrics like nylon, chiffon, velvet, etc... Learning a new technique is enough of a challenge at the start, be kind to yourself and pick cottons and linens...
Method One - No Hems!
Start with a 4 or 5 sided piece of fabric and place it either in the centre or in one corner of your backing square. Lace you machine with some invisible, nylon thread and stitch this piece to your backing fabric. Now start adding pieces. Place your next piece along one edge of your first patch, overlap the edge by about 6mm, and pin, or stick, in place. Set your machine to a medium zigzag stitch and machine the two patches along the join making sure you catch each side as you go. If your second piece is the wrong size or shape just chop it to make it right. Now keep adding pieces so that you cover all the edges of piece number one, and radiate out. Just keep placing the next piece along an exposed edge, pin or stick and then zigzag with the invisible cotton. Honestly. That's It!
Continue adding pieces along all the edges until you have covered the whole square then press the whole thing with a warm iron and start embellishing the joins with decorative stitches!
(NO ZIGZAG on your machine? Just do two rows of straight stitch making sure that you have caught the edges all the way along)
Method Two - Flipping!
As with the first method , place your 4 or 5 sided piece of fabric on your backing square. Either baste it or use a temporary adhesive to secure it. Now take your next piece and lay it face DOWN over the first piece with two edges lined up together. Stitch the second patch to the first along the seam with a small (5mm) allowance. Once done flip the second piece of fabric over so that you are seeing the right side. Smooth it along your sewn seam and press flat.
Continue in the same way around the first patch until all the edges are covered and then radiate out, adding patches to cover each raw edge as you go.
At some point you will find that there are two, or even three raw edges left in one spot and this technique won't cover them all - Don't Panic!!
You can use the technique from method one and then cover any exposed edges with later embellishments. Or have a look at method three below...
Method Three - Mix & Match
Sometimes you will find it difficult to stick to the traditional methods of piecing, especially if you are creating a block that is based on pictorial fabrics or specific shapes. If you are making something that needs to be hardwearing and stand up to a lot of washing, you might also want to avoid the raw edge technique of method one. In which case you need a bit of a mix- it's not too onerous though and still leaves plenty of creative space.
Your first two or three patches are going to be added in the same way as method two but pretty early on you may find that you want to add a particular sized or shaped picture that won't cover the raw edges in the way you want. Here's what to do...
Place the patch on the fabric where you want it. If one edge can be sewn using the flip method then fold and create a crease to mark it - try and pick the longest edge for this if you can. Once you've flipped that first edge, your fabric is facing the right side out so, obviously, flippng is finished. If you want a neat edgefinish along the remaining edges, you'll need to turn the fabric under to create a tiny hem, press flat and machine from the top. So, for each edge, you'll need to work out the lines that you need, fold the fabric and iron to create the crease. Sew your flip seam first, then flip your fabric and oversew the turned under edges. You need to have more of a plan for this method to ensure that you are stitching edges in the right order.
This method requires you to hold your nerve and keep piecing and re-piecing to get the balance of size and colour that works best. If you are using large pieces of fabric for some patches try to balance them out on the backing fabric and then work with smaller pieces to join them up. Always baste or stick large pieces before machining, otherwise they will start to bunch up and slide as you sew.
The key to staying crazy is the irregular shapes of the fabrics. If you find that your pattern is starting to look a bit too traditional, go back and check that you have got odd numbered edges to your pieces.
Next Time....
We'll talk about embellishments, long seams and how to avoid having to cover the joins. I'll upload more pictures as the weeks go by to make the techniques easier to follow but in the meantime do ask a question or post a comment.
Happy Stitching x
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Researchers at Malwarebytes have discovered a campaign of unknown hackers, who’re actively exploiting the Windows Error Reporting service for malicious file injection. They exploit this legitimate Windows tool to remain stealthy, and also to execute their malware in the system’s memory, thereby leaving no footprints of attack.
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Researchers Jérôme Segura and Hossein Jazi from Malwarebytes have surfaced a new hacking campaign, where the perpetrators are exploiting a legitimate Windows tool called the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service. More than letting the user know about an error, it’s used by Microsoft to stay informed about user issues in Windows.
The hacking group tracked by researchers, who’re yet to be named, are active since September 17, where the first attack was recorded. They say the mode of reaching the target is through a spear-phishing, where a malicious document was embedded in the email, touting as a Workers Compensation document as the lure to be opened.
Upon opening, it will then prompt the users to enable macros and editing of the content, which in the background starts running a shellcode through a CactusTorch VBA module. This will “load a .NET payload straight into the now infected Windows device’s memory” says BleepingComputer.
Next, this will be executed in the system’s memory, which leaves no traces on the hard drive. Also, it injects an “embedded shellcode into the WerFault.exe, the WER service’s Windows process.” The newly created Windows Error Reporting service thread that’s infected with the malicious code will check for safety go through.
It checks for any debugging or signs of running in a sandbox or virtual machines, and if deemed safe, it will then proceed to the next step of loading the final shellcode “in a newly created WER thread, which will get executed in a new thread.” It’s found that the final payload was being imported in the form of fake favicon.
Researchers were unable to study it ultimately, since the final payload, loaded from a site termed as “asia-kotoba[.]net” was down while analysing the attack. Yet, from a few clues gathered in the process, they linked the perpetrators to be a Vietnamese state-backed hacking group.
Tracked as APT32, the hacking group is also called as SeaLotus or OceanLotus. Usage of CactusTorch VBA module to dump payloads and the domain they’re using (yourrighttocompensation[.]com) for these attacks was registered in the Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, hinting it to be the Vietnamese hackers. |
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The Plymouth City Commission met in a special session Monday night to get a few answers from Randy Maycock, chief of the Plymouth Community Fire Department.
This is sure to be a hot topic.
Among the questions they had were: why had the fire station near the Lake Pointe subdivision been left unmanned and why had it taken so long for the city commissioners to be informed about it? (It happened a few times between Christmas of 2005 and July 4, 2006).
The answer to the first was staff levels: two firefighters were on vacation, two on medical leave, and two more called in sick.
The answer to the second never came out in the meeting. My guess is they didn’t want the city folks to know.
Another question, and this is more intriguing, is why Maycock brought up concerns about providing mutual aid to public safety departments during a recent Mutual Aid Association meeting. He said that the City of Plymouth would be going to such a model in the next two years.
City officials haven’t said that; they’re looking into ways to save costs.
It sounds to me like people in Plymouth Township are trying to find ways to sweep the mutual aid rug from beneath the feet of city officials, strong-arming them into keeping their current intergovernmental agreements intact.
That’s not very neighborly.
By Scott Spielman, editor of Journal Newspapers |
Netapp sysstat reports filer performance statistics like CPU utilization, the amount of disk traffic, and cache utilization. When run without options, sysstat will print.
More info:
Synopsis:
sysstat [ interval ]
sysstat [ -c count ] [ -s ] [ -u | -x | -m | -f | -i | -b ] [ interval ]
- -c count
Terminate the output after count number of iterations. The count is a positive, nonzero integer, values larger than LONG_MAX will be truncated to LONG_MAX.
- nfsstat, netstat, or statit.
- -f
For the default format display FCP statistics.
- -i
For the default format display iSCSI statistics.
- -b
Display the SAN extended statistics instead of the default display.
- -u
Display the extended utilization statistics instead of the default display.
- -x
Displays the extended output format instead of the default display. This includes all available output fields. Be aware that this produces output that is longer than 80 columns and is generally intended for “offline” types of analysis and not for “realtime” viewing.
- -m
Displays multi-processor CPU utilization statistics. In addition to the percentage of the time that one or more CPUs were busy (ANY), the average (AVG) is displayed, as well as, the individual utilization of each processor.
- interval
A positive, non-zero integer that represents the reporting interval in seconds. If not provided, the default is 15 seconds.
Here are some explanations on the columns of netapp sysstat command.
Cache age : The age in minutes or seconds (by the added s):
- –
No CP started during sampling interval
- number
Number of CPs started during sampling interval, if greater than one
- B
Back to back CPs (CP generated CP)
- b
Deferred back to back CPs (CP generated CP)
- F
CP caused by full NVLog
- H. If a CP is not in progress, and the number of buffers available goes below a threshold, then a CP form low watermark is triggered.
- S
CP caused by snapshot operation
- T
CP caused by timer
- U
CP caused by flush
- Z
CP caused by internal sync
- V
CP caused by low virtual buffers
- M
CP caused by low mbufs
- D
CP caused by low datavecs
- :
continuation of CP from previous interval
- #
continuation of CP from previous interval, and the NVLog for the next CP is now full, so that the next CP will be of type B.
The type character is followed by a second character which indicates the phase of the CP at the end of the sampling interval. If the CP completed during the sampling interval, this second character will be blank. The phases are:
- 0
Initializing
- n
Processing normal files
- s
Processing special files
- q
Processing quota%.
Examples:
sysstat
Display the default output every 15 seconds, requires control-C to terminate.
sysstat 1
Display the default output every second, requires control-C to terminate.
sysstat -s 1
Display the default output every second, upon control-C termination print out the summary statistics.
sysstat -c 10
Display the default output every 15 seconds, stopping after the 10th iteration.
sysstat -c 10 -s -u 2
sysstat -u -c 10 -s 2
Display the utilization output format, every 2 seconds, stopping after the 10th iteration, upon completion print out the summary statistics.
sysstat -x -s 5
Display the extended (full) output, every 5 seconds, upon control-C termination print out the summary statistics. |
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"Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all."
In this Step, I am being asked to be honest with myself about the harm that I have done in my life, and to work towards achieving willingness to make amends. When I did this for the first time, my list was exhaustive. All the guilt and grime and gunk - I wanted to be rid of all of it, so I scoured every inch of my memory. I made amends in person wherever possible, and when that wasn't, by phone call or by letter. Most of my amends were gracefully accepted. One in particular was very painfully refused, and that brought me to a standstill for a while, as I dealt with my feelings surrounding that. My sponsor urged me on. With regard to people with whom I'd lost touch, I made amends with my sponsor standing in for the person.
When I finished, I was completely emptied out, and peaceful. This glorious feeling lasted for all of 5-10 seconds before my sponsor brought me rudely back to reality by asking a pointed question: Why was I not on my amends list? Did I not understand that if I didn't put myself on this list, I would continue to exhibit the same self-defeating behaviors which had caused me so much pain in the past?
She assigned me the monumental task of making up a list of all the ways I had harmed myself. I drove home feeling overwhelmed, and thoroughly annoyed with her, for not allowing me to bask in that great feeling for more than a nanosecond. Remembering that, I laugh - she had me dead to rights, and knew me well enough to perceive that if I didn't do this while still powerfully motivated, I might procrastinate for years.
This was one of the most intense times of self-examination I've ever experienced. It had been a formidable task to do Step Four - a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself; it was something else entirely to winkle out all the ways in which I'd harmed myself. Time and again, I saw that my harm to myself arose from my character defects. Pride, an inflated ego, fear, resentment, and many more, had motivated me to repeatedly choose the worst of all possible solutions to my past difficulties.
If I want to live free of guilt, remorse, or unease, I not only need to make better choices in my behaviors, I also need, when I mis-step, and harm another through sharp words or unkindness, to make amends for that.
Many years ago, I was in a fast-food restaurant, and spoke sharply to the counter person, who was mortified by my rudeness. I got my food, and went out to my car, where I unwrapped it, and could not take a bite. I could feel my Higher Power's presence, and knew what I had to do. I rewrapped the food, and going back into the restaurant, asked the boy if I could speak to him for a moment. He blanched, poor soul, but said yes, and walked down to the end of the counter so I could speak quietly to him. I apologised to him for my rudeness. His entire face lit up, and he accepted my amend with an eager kindness. We made eye contact for a moment, grinning at each other, then said goodbye, and off I went to happily devour my now-cold, but immeasurably delicious, food.
Ahh yes, amends to self. Often the hardest amends to make, but surely the most needed in order to move forward. Beautiful post as always. |
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Findings:
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- You have no socially redeeming value
- The value of a nickname
- Nietzsche on Truth as a Value
- Can children of the refrigerator age know the value of ice?
- Prices, costs and values
- artistic effect
- truth value
- dressing room sign at Value Village
- value added
- Ct value
- embedded value
- my loneliness is neither the artistic nor musical kind
- Proof of the Intermediate Value Theorem
- Theory of surplus value
- Increasing returns and value networks
- I do believe in assigning value to things.
- value system
- Theory of Ruin Value
- Value of a Quarter
- Return value
- Value chain and customer satisfaction in prostitution
- store of value
- So is this, like, artistic or slutty?
- Story Value
- Values and Traditions
- Cauchy principal value
- Value Added Sales
- artistic movement
- % Daily Value
- transvaluation of values
- Midwestern values and Jell-O salad
- Value Added Tax
- Bodine Value
- artistic integrity
- for values of
- numerical value of Hebrew letters
- Canadian Collective Values
- Sometimes there is a value in observing yourself being wrong
- rarity value
- Finding Artistic Integrity in the Suburbs
- the value of pi is changed
- Today's special value
- Singular Value Decomposition
- Principal value integral
- The Value of Water
- artistic (user)
- shock value
- The value of a body
- Positive predictive value
- Porn increases the self-perceived value of pussy
- Artistic License
- The shock value of changing your appearance drastically
- The Value of a College Degree - Computer Science
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- place value
- Present value
- Artistic Cross-Training
- hack value
- Self-referential nostalgia of questionable historical value
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- Small Town Values
- Loss of the Artistic License
- Taking things at surface value
- maximizing shareholder value
- value attribute table (VAT)
- exposure value
- Values Clarification
- Clarified Artistic License
- certain values
- Replay value
- Addams Family Values
- Cauchy mean value theorem
- An Artistic Analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Images From the Film
- Indiana once tried to change the value of pi
- How to get the best value for your tax dollar
- Estonian money loses its value tomorrow!
- ceiling value
- fair value accounting
- An Artistic Analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Conclusion
- military value
- Inability to decide on what your morals and values should be
- The value of infinity
- sentimental value
- kitsch value
- Artistic Director
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- An Artistic Analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Act 4: Jupiter, and Beyond the Infinite
- lasting value
- Ten Key Values
- value chain
- Revaluation of all values
- Artistic and athletic achievement under the influence of drugs
- Linux is free only if your time has no value
- Mean value theorem
- unit of value
- Values found through living
- value judgment
- Conservative leaders misappropriate Christian values
- Value Village
- continuous functions are determined by their values on a dense subset
- An Artistic Analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Act 3: Jupiter Mission
- Call by value
- Casting the return value of malloc()
- Value at Risk
- A debate about the possible merit and value of graffito tagging
- Infinite expected value
- Founding Artistic Director
- book value
- A Message From the CEO: Building Nodes Builds Value
- Extreme Value Theorem
- repeat value
- Shapley value
- face value
- Boundary value problems
- The Value of Money in British Literature
- Where do discarded return values from functions really go?
- the value of pencils
- An Artistic Analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Act 2: From the Earth to the Moon
- Family Values Party
- True Value
- Average Value Method
- Good Johnny's Happy Noderthon for Kids & a $1000 or a Blow-Job (whichever is lesser value).
- Artistic restoration
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- An Artistic Analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Act 1: The Dawn of Man
- Call by value return
- Infinite series to find values of trigonometric functions
- core values
- survival value
- value investing
- Cures for Artistic Blocks
- Does porn increase the self-perceived value of pussy?
- pass by value vs. pass by reference
- production values
- biological value
- Comic Book Values
- family values
- full value
- market value
- value for money
- Values Here
- nominal value
- An Artistic Analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Normal Values for Vital Signs in the dog, cat, and ferret
- The difference between "call by reference" and "call by value return"
- C value
- Election of values
- The Artistic Progression of U2
- Intermediate Value Theorem
- activation value
- Sake meter value
- Free to determine your own value system, you assign yourself the lowest possible value
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This comes from our brand new 2015 Email Marketing Industry Census, produced in association with Adestra.
This report looks in detail at the approaches taken and the resources given to email marketing, as well as issues regarding effectiveness, marketing automation, mobile and the future of email based on the input of over 1,000 client-side and agency organisations.
Here we’ll be taking a look at our respondents’ thoughts on marketing automation and its perceived benefits throughout any given organisation.
The adoption and improvement of automation is slow and steady. Although marketing automation has been around for some time, appreciation of its potential in the context of a broader marketing campaign has increased and has led to a larger amount of companies embracing automation.
“How clear are you on the benefits of marketing automation?”
There has been no change in how clear agency clients are on the benefits of marketing automation. Agencies are only marginally more likely to declare their clients are at least ‘quite’ clear on the benefits of marketing automation as they were last year (67% versus 66% in 2014).
Company respondents:
Agency respondents:
“What do you see as the main benefits of marketing automation?”
When companies were asked what they perceived as the main benefits of marketing automation, ‘more relevant communication’ was acknowledged by the largest proportion of respondents (78%) as a benefit. That being said, 6% fewer companies selected this compared to 12 months ago.
While there has been a slight decline in the proportion of companies considering the majority of these options as benefits of marketing automation, companies are more likely to see ‘saving time’ (+5%) as a key benefit of implementing marketing automation.
These percentages are similar amongst agency respondents. ‘Saving time’ is again the only benefit to see a higher proportion of respondents selecting it, with 61% of agencies saying this is a benefit (compared to 56% in 2014).
For more email marketing insights, download the latest version of the Email Marketing Industry Census.
Marketing automation will also be covered in our four Behavioural Marketing roundtable events in South East Asia, running from June 2015 in association with IBM Silverpop. |
When you go outside your country to visit your loved ones, or for a wedding ceremony, or on a special occasion, then you may look for rental houses available for short period of time. However, short term accommodation is often helpful in the business market as well. You would love to extend your business where there are good customers and best facilities for short term rentals is available as it is the way you could deal comfortably. Will you come to a place, book a house when you come for a week or two, do the work, and then pay the rent when you go back. Short term rentals provide you the convenience you expect when going abroad.
In Europe, especially Italy, the rise of short term accommodation is seen all over the country. People nowadays have opted for convenient and comfortable option in “short term” rentals. On a short leave from the office, you might want to go abroad to try some new adventurous places and then you look for short term accommodation. Consequently, when you go for short term rentals, then the most popular thing you find in this business is a flat, in fact, small flat where you can live for a short time period and fulfills your needs only. Well, this is not only what you want as you are not there to stay in the flat all time but go out and do what you are there for, visit the beautiful places.
Moreover, from a business point of view, you might need to know that several companies across Europe offer travelling facilities on their own and also provide proper short term accommodations. However, a good businessman would give you a luxurious room. The main point is that there are all kinds of short term accommodations available all over the world. |
Eat your heart out Gilbert Brown! Literally. For those keeping track at home the 'Aaron Rodgers Burger' consists of pickles, jalapenos, avocado, onion rings, mayo, ranch, AND peanut butter! Served with a side of whole milk* and two Lipitor pills. I guess today is the last day you can get it at Curly's Pub at Lambeau with some proceeds going to the MACC Fund. And apparently they've been doing this all month? There's been a Randall Cobb burger with corn (Liz Lemon's favorite), a Mike McCarthy 'Mac Attack' burger with pepperoni and the list goes on. Like how did I not know about this? This is right in my blogging wheelhouse! Packer football and early onset heart disease. Swing and a miss for Strange Brew. Should have been up at Curly's every week when they debuted a new burger making Vine videos (you can make those with a Nokia right?). Ah well. Still time to make the trek and take down this bad boy. Because make no mistake about it, peanut butter on burgers or pizza is flat out AWESOME. If you haven't tried it I highly recommend it. I remember I stumbled upon that concoction in college when I dipped a Topper Stick in some Skippy. People started puking around me like the Exorcist but it was worth it. You won't feel good about yourself when you eat it but I haven't felt good about myself since 1995 so what's there to lose you know? Now the only choice to make is which toe I'll have to amputate in 5 years.....
*Went on a road trip to South Carolina a few years back and had to laugh at the way they do milk down there. Like in northern states at a hotel breakfast it's basically skim milk, MAYBE 1%. In the south? 2%, whole milk, or sausage gravy. Roll tide.
PS: I need a video of Ron Swanson eating the Aaron Rodgers Burger and I needed it yesterday. |
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Woodward, Okla. —
Churches around Woodward have a plethora of Halloween festivities planned.
One area church is getting a head start as Mooreland's First United Methodist Church, 302 S. Elm St. will be hosting its 5th Annual Halloween Carnival this Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The carnival will include a variety of classic games from a bean bag toss and ring toss to a duck pond to balloon darts. There will also be a cake walk as well as other refreshments and candy.
But many churches will be waiting until Halloween night itself on Oct. 31 for their events.
Woodward First Baptist Church, 202 East Hanks Trail, will be having their Kid Fest from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will feature trunk-or-treating, in which children walk around the church parking lot trick or treating at church goers vehicles. The First Baptist Church also plans to have hot chocolate, cookies and face painting at the event as well.
Woodward Church of Christ, 1315 Hanks Trail, will also have trunk-or-treating from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Likewise, Lincoln Avenue Baptist at 1620 Lincoln Ave. will have trunk-or-treating from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., as well as games and activities for kids to partake in. Each trunk will have a game for children to play before they win candies.
Mooreland's First Baptist Church at 418 Elm St. will be holding a Bible hero reenactment in which patrons will be taken on tours to see 4 different Bible scenes featuring biblical heroes such as Samson and Noah. The event will also feature a Frito chili pie meal as well as candy. The event is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. and is free to attend.
Woodward's First Assembly of God, 3906 Lakeview Dr., has a concert planned for junior high and high school students. The event is sponsored by the church's youth group, The Difference, and will feature hardcore bands such as The Pursuit and Silent Crown. The concert lasts from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is free to attend. The church will also have games, face painting and treats in the fellowship hall for younger children up to 6th grade.
Woodward's Main Street will also be participating in the Halloween festivities, offering candy, free hot dogs, water, and chips to families who come downtown to trick-or-treat starting at 5 p.m. |
Flashcards in Week 226 - Varicose Veins Deck (25)
1
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the three main types of oedema?
• Lymphoedema
• Lymphovenous oedema
• Dependency oedema
2
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: In terms of capillary filtration what occurs during lymphoedema, lymphovenous oedema and dependency oedema?
• Lymphoedema - Normal capillary filtration.
• Lymphovenous filtration - Increased
• Dependency oedema - Increased
3
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is dependency oedema?
Oedema caused by immobile limbs resulting in reduced venous return.
4
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is lymphoedema?
• Caused by inadequate drainage.
• There is normal capillary filtration.
• An increase in protein concentration.
5
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is lipoedema?
• Symmetrical fatty deposits, bilaterally.
• Possible due to disturbed venous function.
6
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: Which three types of chronic oedema lead to lymphatic overload/failure?
• Lymphovenous oedema
• Dependency Oedema
• Lipoedema
7
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is the definition of chronic oedema?
Persistent (>3 months) swelling due to excess accumulation of fluid in the tissues.
8
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the signs and symptoms of lymphovenous oedema?
• Subcutaneous tissues are generally soft and pitting.
• Swelling reduces with elevation.
• Skin and tissue changes occur over time.
• Patients often complain of discomfort and restlessness.
• Rarely affects areas other than the lower limb.
9
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What skin changes can occur with lymphovenous oedema?
• Haemosiderin staining
• Ulceration
• Varicose eczema
• Lipodermatosclerosis
• Varicose veins + telangiectasia
10
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: Dependency oedema is usually present in those with immobile limbs, which conditions can exacerbate it?
• Arthritis
• Chronic respiratory/cardiac problems.
• Age
• Advanced cancer, cardiac or renal failure.
11
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the signs of dependency oedema?
• Skin is usually translucent and shiny in appearance.
• Subcutaneous are very soft and pit.
• Can lead to lymphorrhoea.
• Generally responds well to elevation.
12
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is the incidence of lymphoedema?
2 per 1000
13
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the primary types of lymphoedema?
• Congenital - Aplasia, Hypoplasia, Hyperplasia, Valvular incompetence.
• Hereditary - Milroy's Disease, Sex linked, Dominant trait.
14
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the secondary causes of lymphoedema?
• Parasitic infection.
• Obstruction/obliteration of vessels (Due to surgery, tumour, radiotherapy)
• Trauma
• Infection
• Venous disease
• Immobility
15
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the complications of chronic oedema?
• Dry/flaky skin
• Eczema
• Contact dermatitis
• Fungal infections
• Hyperkeratosis
• Papillomatosis
• Lymphangiomata
• Lymphorrhoea
• Ulceration
• Folliculitis
• Fibrosis
• Cellulitis
16
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is Papillomatosis?
A possible complication of chronic oedema.
Wart like raised areas of skin due to hyperplasia and enlargement of contiguous dermal papillae.
17
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is Lymphangiomata?
A benign tumour formed of dilated and newly created lymph vessels, a possible complication of lymphoedema.
18
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is the first line treatment for cellulitis?
• Amoxicillin 500mg TDS +/- Flucloxacillin
(Erythromycin if penicillin allergy).
19
Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is the management/treatment of lymphoedema?
• Multilayer lymphoedema bandaging.
• Skin care
• Exercises
• Compression garments
• Self-massage
• Patient education including weight management.
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Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What type of bandage should be used for management of lymphoedema (Long-stretch or short-stretch)? What is the advantages?
• Short-stretch
• Doesn't create champagne shape or cause distortion of forefoot and toes.
• Promotes tissue healing.
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Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the five treatment options for varicose veins?
1) Surgery
2) Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
3) Endo venous laser treatment (EVLT)
4) Foam sclerotherapy
5) Compression
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Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the characteristics of a typical venous leg ulcer?
• Large, shallow, painless.
• Tend to appear around the medial and lateral malleoli.
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Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What is the broad pathology behind the development of venous ulcers?
• Incompetent valves in the veins of the legs lead to blood being pushed into the superficial veins.
• This causes oedema, which can lead to venous eczema and ulceration.
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Week 226 - Varicose Veins: What are the characteristics of a typical arterial ulcer?
• Often distal, found on the toes or the dorsum of the foot.
• Deeper and more painful than venous ulcers.
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BoE Warns of Threat to Financial Markets From Potential Corporate Bond Sell Off – Investment Week
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The Friday Newsletter has had numerous Articles of the Week that have highlighted the anecdotal evidence of decaying liquidity in the bond markets. The fact that the BOE has empirically developed a scenario where a drop in the value of derivatives of the bond market can have a multiplier effect impacting the broader market should serve notice to those who denied any decay because it didn’t fit their narrative. They used to claim that there’s no there, there. Well, there |
The company is founded by the family Raeven and started of as a traditional bakery in Noorbeek in 1906, where traditionally baked Limburger pies and breads were being sold.
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Immediately after this, the family started with the sales of Speculoos and Spritz Biscuits. Throughout the years, the company has developed itself more and more as a large producer of biscuits. As a result of the specialization and extension in the biscuit market, the bakery moved to a modern production facility in Gronsveld in April 1991, where all three production lines were in use. In 2015, a total new production facility has been opened in Maastricht. The focus of producing high quality products is also maintained in the new production facility. The products are successfully being sold on the national as well as on the international market.
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Nora Biscuits is located in the south of the Netherlands, in Maastricht. Maastricht has a very convenient location with regards to the geographic location with Belgium and Germany. Due to the very good infrastructure the company is easily accessible for the rest of Europe as well as the port of Rotterdam or Antwerp.
Nora biscuits has its own packaging, but Private Label packaging is also a possibility. Almost 80% of the customers receives the products in Private Label packaging. Therefore, Nora Biscuits has a lot of experience with development of packaging together with the customer or for the customer. Of course the own standard Nora packaging can always be used.
Flexibility, customer orientation, quality and freshness are important starting points. With this core points Nora Biscuits is always trying to build and maintain good relationships on the national and international market. Thanks to the many years of experience of Nora Biscuits the products are successfully being sold.
Our vision is to monitor and follow-up with the trends on the market. Additionally, Social Responsible Entrepreneurship is very important. Besides reaching large target groups with our products, Nora Biscuits is also going to focus on a niche target group. In the future, Nora Biscuits tries to incorporate these in upcoming trends.
The company is located in Maastricht and has a very convenient location with regard to the border with Belgium and Germany. Due to the very good infrastructure the company is easily accessible for the rest of Europe.
Every day Nora Biscuits strives to provide the customers with the highest quality products. To ensure the quality of the products, these are only produced on order and freshness can be guaranteed. Besides that, Nora Biscuits uses one of the most modern means of production, linked to optimal process control and quality management. Nora Biscuits is IFS Higher Level certified. During the last years, there has been an increasing demand for Rainforest Alliance chocolate and RSPO palm oil.
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Nora Biscuits finds these developments very important and wants to be able to offer these to its customers. Nora Biscuits is RSPO and UTZ certified and is allowed to process RSPO palm oil Mass Balance, Segregated and UTZ Chocolate. Furthermore, Nora Biscuits is also BIO (organic) certified since January 2016.
Nora Biscuits finds it important to consider our daily actions in relation to the future of the environment. There is constantly thought about improvements on this area. Our certifications, as well as the use of as much as possible certified raw materials, plays a large part in this.
Our modern production facility offers many possibilities. At one of our current production lines the mould can be switched. Therefore, there are many possibilities relating to the form of our biscuits, as well as several fillings, flavors and packaging. Flexibility is very important to be able to constantly anticipate to the needs of our customers. Our Quality Department ensures that the quality of our products is of the highest standard.
Nora Biscuits has an own Product Development Department where there is continuously worked on the development of new products and improvement of current recipes. As a result, Nora Biscuits has the possibility to develop a product in cooperation with the customer. Furthermore, the current trends are continuously being followed and applied.
Every year Nora Biscuits presents its products on three trade fairs:
- ISM in Cologne (January/February)
- PLMA in Amsterdam (May)
- Anuga in Cologne or the Sial in Paris (October).
During these fairs, our newest products are introduced, which makes it is well worth the effort to visit our stand.
Nora Biscuits produces special themed biscuits, which are inspired by the famous Dutch traditional decorated treats. Through the website consumers can order our special Dutch biscuits themselves, which is a convenient and a nice alternative for the traditional biscuits. The biscuits will be single packed in a box with cheerful design. This makes the biscuits perfect to present as a gift. |
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Come to the Allegheny National Forest to see all kinds of wildlife! Over 300 species of mammals can be found in the forest, including: raccoons, gray squirrels, snowshoe hares, red and gray fox, beavers, mink, muskrat, and more! You might see game species such as white-tailed deer, black bears, and wild turkeys. Additionally the forest is filled with over 70 species of game and non-game fish. Look to the sky and you will see all kinds of birds, including eagles, osprey, owls, hummingbirds, and more!
If you think you've found a sick or injured animal please call the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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Lush green forest surrounds the 7,647-acre reservoir that spans the border between Pennsylvania and New York. In Pennsylvania, the reservoir is completely surrounded by the Allegheny National Forest; and in New York State by Allegany State Park and the Allegany Indian Reservation of the Seneca Nation.
At normal summer pool level the reservoir is 27 miles long, 14 miles in Pennsylvania and 13 miles in New York, with 91 miles of shoreline, and a maximum depth of 130 feet.
Despite how busy the reservoir can get in the summer, there are still places where you can experience the solitude and quiet of the forest. Facilities range from large campgrounds with everything from electric hook-ups, flush toilets and playgrounds to boat-in campgrounds with simple outhouses and handpumps for water.
The resevoir draws people from all over for the quantity and quality of the water activities it has available.
The walleye, trout, bass, pike and muskellunge are there and waiting for a fight. Several record breaking fish have been caught in the reservoir. In the winter you can head out onto the ice for a little ice fishing. If you want to look, but not fish, stop by the dam and peek over the edge. The fish like to gather in the eddys at the edges of the reservoir near the dam. Please do not feed the fish.
There are two major trails in the area, Jakes Rock Extreme Mountain Biking Trail, and the short, but intense, Rimrock Trail. After your ride or hike you can head over to the Kinzua Beach and cool off in the chill waters of the reservoir.
And no trip the the reservoir is complete without driving on Longhouse National Scenic Byway and up to the overlooks at Jakes Rocks and Rimrock to take in the endless view of the reservoir against the backdrop of the forest.
Scroll down to find out more about the activities available on the reservoir.
The reservoir was created in the 1960s when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the Kinzua Dam on the upper Allegheny River. The reservoir water level and water surface is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers..
Wander beneath the oak trees on the 33.69 mile long Tracy Ridge Hiking Trail. Explore small groves of hemlock along the streams. Slopes along the reservoir and the eight small streams in the area are steep. Rock ledges and large boulders can be found on the steeper hillsides.
The trail begins at 2,245 feet on the flat ridgetop at Tracy Ridge Recreation Area, takes visitors through the Allegheny Naitonal Recreation Area before passing by the Allegheny Reservoir at multiple locations.
View/Print Trail Brochure - pdf.
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There are several hiking routes around Skaftafell in the Vatnajokull National Park of Iceland, and each has it’s own appeal. In Skaftafell you are guaranteed to have a memorable hike, and here are some of our favorite routes.
It’s likely you might miss Skaftafell on your way to Jökulsárlón , but we want to convince you that it’s well worth your time to make a pit stop there for a day or so. It is an impressive sight, a mountain surrounded on one hand by magnificent glaciers, and on the other by vast black sands. These sandy wastelands, created by regular flooding from the glaciers, make Skaftafell even more attractive, as it is surprisingly fertile–home to natural birch forests, many birds and arctic foxes.
Skaftafell is located at the southern edge of the Vatnajökull National Park, roughly midway between Kirkjubæjarklaustur and Höfn , only a short drive from the Ring Road . It has a large campground and visitors’ center, but farming there has been completely abandoned, mostly due to the regular flooding and volcanic eruptions.
There are several hiking routes around Skaftafell, and each has it’s own appeal. It is one of very few places in Iceland that is known for good weather, and especially so in the summer. In Skaftafell you are guaranteed to have a memorable hike, and here are some of our favorite routes:
A map of the area: Skaftafellsstofa and campground at the bottom.
Distance: 15.8 km/9.8 mi
Time: 4–5 hours
This hike takes you alongside Skaftafell, across the sands and Morsá valley, to Bæjarstaðaskógur, a natural birch forest. Although not particularly large, it is one of Iceland’s most impressive forests, as the birch there grows to be 12 meters high. It is a true oasis in the sands, and on good days an almost idyllic refuge from city life.
Walking across Morsá valley can be tiresome, as it’s mostly an endless sandy flatland, so on your way back you have the option of climbing up the side of Skaftafell all the way to Sjónarsker, a viewpoint above the campground. From there you can take a small detour to Svartifoss, or, if you’re already exhausted, just head straight back to camp.
Distance: 20.9 km/13 mi
Time: 6–7 hours
Here you follow the same path to Morsá valley, but instead of crossing it you walk up and all the way to the bottom of Morsárjökull, the glacier at the valley’s end. It’s a very long hike, and since the glacier can be seen from many of the other paths, only for the truly determined.
Morsárjökull has a towering presence, and rises almost vertically above the valley, with a small lagoon at its feet. On your way back you have the same option of climbing up to Sjónarsker before heading back.
Svartifoss and the surrounding black columnar basalt. Photo: David Barrena/Flickr
Distance: 5.5 km/3.4 mi (1.9 km/1.2 mi for Svartifoss only)
Time: 2 hours (40 minutes for Svartifoss only)
Svartifoss (Black Falls) is probably the most famous attraction at Skaftafell. This waterfall takes its name from the black basaltic rock in its background, and is easily reached from the campsite. There is a pretty steep climb at the beginning, but the path is very good and well maintained, so it should be suitable for almost all. From Svartifoss you can walk up to Sjónarsker viewpoint, before heading down again.
Panoramic view of Skaftafellsjökull from Sjónarnípa. Photo: ladigue_99/Flickr
Distance: 16.7 km/10.4 mi
Time: 5–6 hours
This hike takes you to Svartifoss and Sjónarsker, but instead of turning back at Sjónarsker you continue upwards and circle Gemludalur valley that lies through Skaftafell.
The top offers amazing views overlooking the sandy plains towards the ocean. Coming back down you will pass by Sjónarnípa, where you will get possibly the most impressive views the entire area has to offer: A precipice overlooking magnificent Skaftafell Glacier, descending like a flood from the larger Vatnajökull to the north.
Sjónarnípa can also be reached without going the whole circle, but we find this to be the most satisfying way to enjoy Skaftafell.
Other Great Hiking Areas in Iceland
In addition to Skaftafell, here are a couple of other areas in Iceland which are known for excellent hiking and trekking options:
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At this point, would you rather see all of the fiscal cliff tax hikes and spending cuts take place, or none of them?
I want a new truck too but I have to pay more for health insurance and taxes are going up.
GM trucks cost too much.
Because the pool we elect our reps from is a slime pit. There are no more true Statesmen running for office. And if one tried you wouldn't even know. The only real difference between the two parties is where they shop. They both spend all the money! Broke is broke no matter who has our check book!!
Yeah, that was the part of the Bush tax cuts the dems truly despised, the cut in the death tax. Some of them blatantly state that when you die all of your money, property etc should revert to the gov. After all, your children didn't actually earn it.
I find the even split on this issue telling - though, of what, I'm not sure. I suspect many people don't feel like they have a fair grasp on what's really at stake here. Despite all I've read on it, I still don't. And I don't fathom why our reps on both sides always put politics over country.
This is not on Obama. He's trying. Selfish, stubborn, closed-minded republicans are the problem.
I'm more concerned about the approaching national debt cliff. It can't keep going up forever. Something's going to give sooner or later.????????????
And libertarian is right about taxes. We should do away with income tax and enact the Fair Tax.
Libertarian is right. We don't need 100,000 troops in Germany. Bring them home and put them on the border. Let Germany, Japan, and Korea police there own countries.
To bad, you can't have everything you want, it is both or none.
The spending cuts will do more damage To the economy than the tax hikes anyway.
None as I'm going to pay a couple thousand extra dollars in taxes. I could be saving that money for down payment for a new truck. So thanks to the Feds I won't be replacing my truck.
I'm proud of all of you who want to have lower take-home pay. Will you buy fewer things or save less?
Policing the world doesn't really count as defense. And if your military tells you that the way you approach military spending is stupid and wasteful, maybe we should listen to them.
Not really entitlements when every working taxpayer pays into them, are they?
Its funny how Reps can be so BLIND, l'm sure well meaning but also apparently dumb...
At this point I want the stuff most people agree on to get pushed through (not letting the tax cuts end for the middle class) and deal with the rest later. Stop holding that part hostage to get the rest of whatever you want. Also, it's disingenuous to call them tax hikes.
Everyone (the Republicans primarily) talk only about cutting entitlements on social programs, whereas so much more and better societal changes can be achieved by cutting back on military expenditures.... This should not include cutbacks on VA Benefit though!!!
The Vets GAVE of themselves for us all!
hey, I have no problem with congress losing some of what they've given themselves, but other federal employees haven't had a raise in years. and, a half of a percent? that's adding insult to injury.
@rj: I know teachers, police, and firefighters that would rather have that instead. Congress doesn't need anymore benefits, money, packages.
...a proper balance between tax increases and spending cuts that could balance the budget without triggering a recession or significantly slowing the recovery.
tjm, What I'm saying is that government spending creates artificial growth as well as real private sector growth. To be clear, I am not advocating further government spending, I am just explaining the true cost to the economy of different types of austerity measures. Personally, I believe there is..
wow. 1/2 of 1% raise after nearly 3 years of a freeze on ALL federal employees' wages.
because balancing the government budget and budgeting your personal income are two entirely different things.
give*
Now I heard Obama gave congress a raise!!! ALL of them...for what? he's fucking clueless..waiting all this time to negotiate, piss and moan because neither side won't budge..I'd Gove them a pay cut..
Rand Paul to be elected in 2016 because he is the only Republican that has a sensible foreign policy.
Not necessarily. A lot of our defense budget is spent on foreign aid, and keeping our troops over seas.
Both the Republicans and Democrats will keep spending our money over seas. Very few Republicans want to end foreign aid, and a minority of Democrats actually want to bring the troops home from places we don't need them (like Australia). Were screwed either way. Our best hope for the economy is for..
A whole lot easier said than done.
All we need is a low flat tax on all income, a low corporate income tax (no corporate income tax would be great) and cut spending by atleast $2 trillion a year.
Just to set things straight, the sequester cuts will NOT help the economy, they will hurt it. And not because they weren't big enough. If you take $100+ billion out of the economy in one year, it will slow growth. This isn't to say the tax hikes aren't equally as bad, but some post otherwise.
Depends if you are assuming the fiscal cliff cuts and hikes can be reversed soon after the new year. I think they can be. But assuming they can't, the effect would be a government inflicted recession, caused by drastic spending cuts and hikes on working poor and middle class. I would vote none.
It's funny how free liberals are with other people's money.
Pathetic!
But attjack you're wrong if you're suggesting Obama will end the military adventurism overseas. He's joined in his fair share of conflicts and there's no reason to suggest he'll stop anytime soon
Attjack is correct. Ending the foreign aid and the American Empire overseas will definitely help. It's going to end whether we want it to or not, so why not now?
It offense, not defense.
Listen dickhead, it's the TEA Party. Get it right asshole.
Did it ever occur to you that maybe folks in MS think differently than you do? ;)
The cuts are in the wrong places though. Too much from defense, not enough from places that shouldn't even be funded in the first place.
The problem is that the cuts don't address the real problem. The cuts disproportionately dig into the defense budget, but don't really cut any of the stuff that could, and should, be permanently cut, since it is not Constitutionally within the purview of the Federal government.
Not that there's anything wrong with any of those. But we need to stop going into debt both as individuals and families, and as a nation.
It's really quite asinine.
We should cut spending. No doubt.
Given how the cuts are distributed, I'd rather none. If it were a flat rate budget cut, say 25% across the board I'd say yes. But Obama wants to gut our defense in favor of stupid stuff that shouldn't be Federally funded in the first place.
My comments show that in this county, when over 40% of Americans are on a government handout of one kind or another that our standards of living are to high. Stop keeping up with the jones! You don't need a cell phone, you don't need a tv or the Internet, you don't need a 2000 sqfoot house.
Yes I am in the military and yes I think that there should be cuts to our military just like cuts to social programs. Being a recruiter, I have seen that one of the reasons people join the military is for the benefits, if you cut those we risk the lose of numbers. Is that the answer, I don't know?
I'm actually dreading it. I'm so glad I'm pcs-ing to Germany soon, hopefully I won't have to witness as much cutting of the budget/kicking out people left and right. Doesn't help here already when I can't even get a replacement kiowa engine till (projected) June '13. -army
All of the current healthcare benefits for current and retired military? Or the retirement benefits? How would you and your fellow armed forces service men survive then?
Sgthooah- many people are already subsisting on rice and beans, gotten rid of all extraneous expenditures and are still living paycheck to paycheck. Your comments show that you feel that all Americans are making plenty when we are not! I'm guessing by your name that you are military? What if we cut
They questioned this poll all wrong. My question was "should we let the taxes go up, or should we cut spending?"
At this point in our economy there is no legitimate reason to raise taxes as they won't pay down our debt. It will Blu hurt people in the lower and middle class. |
The Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has been appointed to administer the recently enacted resale royalty scheme for visual artists. Arts Minister Peter Garrett announced the appointment following an open tender, which closed in February 2010.
The resale royalty scheme was introduced by the Rudd Government last year and provides a new income stream for visual artists in Australia.
The resale royalty is 5% of the price of original artworks resold commercially for $1,000 or more. The right applies up to 70 years after the relevant artist’s death.
According to the Minister’s press release, CAL will take a 10% administrative fee out of any resale royalties collected on artists’ behalves, to cover the cost of administering the scheme.
Importantly, the right will only apply to resale where the work was first purchased after the commencement of the new legislation – that is, on or after 9 June 2010.
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Just below three-fifths of Senior Graphic Designers in the United States are seasoned employees who have more than 10 years of experience in the field. Pay ranges from $40K to $86K per year, and the average comes out to $56K annually. In the world of Senior Graphic Designers, overall cash allowance can occasionally include more than $7K from bonuses and, in some exceptional cases, $7K from profit sharing, causing incomes to vary widely between $40K and $86K. Residence is the biggest factor affecting pay for this group, followed by years of experience. Women make up a slight majority of Senior Graphic Designers (56 percent) survey respondents. Job satisfaction is high and work is enjoyable for most Senior Graphic Designers. Most enjoy medical while a strong majority get dental coverage. Vision coverage is also available to more than half. Figures cited in this summary are based on replies to PayScale's salary questionnaire.
Senior Graphic Designers may progress into high-paying roles like Creative Director of Advertising, where median compensation is $90K annually. More often than not, an Art Director role is the next step for Senior Graphic Designers moving up in the field. Pay for Art Directors is usually $55K. Many Senior Graphic Designers choose to take on a Creative Director role instead, where salaries are typically $82K.
Survey participants wield an impressively varied skill set on the job. Most notably, skills in Microsoft Office, Web Design, Adobe Illustrator, and Design are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Desktop Publishing, Macintosh, and Dreamweaver. Most people experienced in Adobe Illustrator also know Adobe InDesign.
Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.
Senior Graphic Designers do not generally earn higher incomes from more experience in the field. Respondents with less than five years' experience take home $50K on average. In contrast, those who have been around for five to 10 years earn a noticeably higher average of $56K. Senior Graphic Designers with one to two decades of relevant experience report an average salary of approximately $59K. Individuals who have achieved more than 20 years of experience don't seem to earn much more than people who have 10 to 20 years under their belts; the more senior group reports an average income of $60K.
San Francisco is home to an above-average pay rate for Senior Graphic Designers, 43 percent higher than the national average. Senior Graphic Designers can also look forward to large paychecks in cities like New York (+27 percent), Los Angeles (+23 percent), Washington (+19 percent), and Seattle (+17 percent). Those in the field find the lowest salaries in Dallas, 8 percent below the national average. A couple other locations with smaller-than-average paychecks include Cincinnati (6 percent lower) and San Diego (5 percent lower). |
How to create a marketing calendar for a fashion brand.
While working on various projects, marketing calendar kept me on track on where we are, and what do we need to do next. It’s like a map that helps you through the year and guides you towards your goals.
For boosting up your productivity and getting your products out on time, I recommend setting up at least a rough schedule what should happen on certain times during the year. For example, you can already automate holiday greetings and schedule your sales dates. Looking back to your previous years, your marketing calendar will get more precise and make sense to you and your customers in the future.
There are various software’s and tools available, as well as Google calendar – if you want your calendar to travel easily with you, but what I found works best for myself – is one simple excel sheet.
How a marketing calendar should look?
There is no particular style how the calendar should look and what information is should contain – you have entire freedom to build a calendar to meet your fashion business’s needs.
What should your marketing calendar contain?
Because fashion businesses vary, from eCommerce to brick-store, and from one collection/style per year to four collections/styles per year – your marketing schedule should adopt with the industry you are in, how frequently you receive new styles and how often something new and exciting happens within your business.
Don’t forget about the sales and different promotions and campaigns, such as Valentines day or Christmas promotion.
What you need to plan:
- Market research and a marketing plan for upcoming year
- Sales
- Photo shoots and collection showcases
- Newsletters
- Blog posts
- Campaigns
- Performance audit
- Website updates
- Social media messages
- Paid advertisement
It’s OK to spy on your competitors.
Check what your competitors are doing, when they start their sales and campaigns. Sign up for their newsletters and find out how frequently they send emails and what they contain. You can also find out if they are advertising on social media and Google by investigating these platforms.
If they have offline advertisement (e.g. traditional) in magazines, flyers, radio, TV – when does it happen? Is there a reason why they advertise only on particular times of the year, or in that certain form?
And remember, for standing out, look what is happening in other industries – outside fashion industry. How and where they advertise, what is their marketing plan and why is it working? What makes their campaigns so good?
It’s continuous learning process, and marketing plan will update frequently, it’s not a one time job — unfortunately. But it will assist you through the year and help you to reach your goals. |
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not the only benefit of buying smoking devices, bongs and glasses from an online headshop there are many others. Following are listed other benefits of using an online headshop:
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Vanessa is always kind of on her own, but one day someone is really mean to her on the way home from school. One little girl sees it happen. She tells her friends about it and they all feel sad about it and go home. All night that little girl sits thinking about Vanessa. What can she do to help?
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if I had a little zoo: HRH Fennel and busy bumblebee, 2015
Ink, graphite and cut-outs on deli bag paper
Diptych
5 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches each
13.3 x 8.3 cm each
Jasmin Sian
if I had a little zoo: I miss Gus the mopey polar bear in the Central Park zoo, 2015
Ink, graphite and cut-outs on deli bag paper
3 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches
9.5 x 13 cm
Jasmin Sian
if I had a little zoo: donkey and sheep hit the woods in late Summer (forest series), 2015
Ink, graphite and cut-outs on deli bag paper
4 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches
11.4 x 11.7 cm
Jasmin Sian
Garden 3, 2013: if i had a little zoo, 2013
5 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches
14.6 x 14 cm
Jasmin Sian
if I had a little zoo: sparrow, fern, 2015
Ink, graphite and cut-outs on deli bag paper
5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches
13.3 x 9.5 cm
Jasmin Sian
Mom's garden, late Spring, 2015
Ink, graphite and cut-outs on deli bag paper
Diptych
Left panel: 3 3/4 x 5 inches (9.5 x 12.7 cm)
Right panel: 3 1/2 x 3 inches (8.9 x 7.6 cm)
Jasmin Sian
grandmother's village map, 2014
Mixed media
7 x 7 inches
17.8 x 17.8 cm
Jasmin Sian
garden 2, 2013: sheep pow wow under Texas redbud tree, 2013
Gouache, graphite and cut-outs on deli-bag paper
6 x 3 3/4 inches
15.2 x 9.5 cm
Jasmin Sian
jasmin's boyhood: lola's house and Tarzan's friends, 2012
Graphite and cut-outs on 19th century book page
5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
14.6 x 9.5 cm
Jasmin Sian
if i had a little zoo, 2, 2013
Ink, graphite and cut-outs on deli bag paper
Diptych
5 1/8 x 3 5/8 inches each
13 x 9.2 cm each
Jasmin Sian
jasmin's boyhood: lola's house and her animals, 2012
Gouache, graphite and cut-outs on 19th century book page
5 x 3 1/4 inches
12.7 x 8.3 cm
Jasmin Sian (b. 1969) lives and works in New York, NY. Sain received a Certificat des etudes de la langue francaise in 1989 from the Universite Catholique d’Anger in Anger, France; she received a Bachelor of Art degree in 1991 from the University of Houston in Houston, TX; and a Masters of Fine Art degree in 1998 from Parsons School of Design in New York, NY.
Sian is the recipient of the 1998 Joan Mitchell MFA Grant, New Orleans, LA; the 1997 Larrogue Artist Colony, Larrogue, France; and the 1989 Alliance Francaise Scholarship, Alliance Francaise, Houston, TX.
Sian has had solo exhibitions at Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA and Cameron and Weiland, New York, NY. Recent group exhibitions include Chick Lit: Revised Summer Reading, Tracy Williams Ltd, New York, NY, 2013; East Ex East, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy, 2011; Alimatuan: The Emerging Artist as American Filipino, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI, 2011; Moment by Moment: Meditations of the Hand, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND, 2011; artintime, Sumi, New York, NY, 2011; The Joan Mitchell Foundation 1997-1999 MFA Grant Recipient Group Exhibition, Cue Art Foundation, New York, NY, 2005; Jasmin, E31 Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2005; Jasmin Sian and Matthew Sontheimer, Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2004; Needle Art: A Postmodern Sewing Circle, Exhibits USA, Kansas City, MO, 2003; Gardens of Pleasure, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2000; (In)tangible, Margaret Thatcher Gallery, New York, NY, 2000; inter-views 1999, Kappatos Gallery, Athens, Greece, 1999; needle art, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, 1999; and Warmer Still, Videoland, New York, NY, 1999.
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Every day we are asked to pick a side, Liberal or Conservative, Instagram or Twitter, Coke or Pepsi. You get the idea. Back in the mid-eighties, we had to pick our favorite transforming robots, Transformers or Go-Bots. Transformers were big, flashy, and had lots of moving parts. Gobots, on the other hand, were smaller, less articulated, and nowhere near as popular as their larger competitors. Despite all that I really liked the tiny robots.
Go-Bots were marketed in the US by Tonka, who partnered with Bandai which had created the toy line in Japan. There they were known as Machine Robo. Go-Bots were about the size of a Matchbox car, maybe a little bigger, when they were in their vehicle form. When they were transformed into their robot form they were about three inches tall, with moveable arms and legs. They were so small they didn’t have knee joints so there was not much to be done when posing the figures other than to put them in a kind of Frankenstein stance with straight legs and outstretched arms.
In the last few years, IDW publishing has really tried to capitalize on the ’70s and 80’s toy nostalgia trend producing titles like ROM, Micronauts, Transformer’s, G.I. Joe, and My Little Pony to name a few. I’ve read several of these series and enjoyed them, so when the Go-Bots comic was solicited I was pretty excited. The series is written, drawn and lettered all by Tom Scioli. I am personally not very familiar with his work but his bio notes that he was co-creator of the “Godland” comic at Image, and he drew and co-scripted the “Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe” at IDW. The later series is described “as an insane adventure that the A.V. Club called #%$^&ing awesome”. After reading the first two issues of this series I would have to say the same thing.
The first thing that is notable about the comic is the cover. It is a portrait of one of the “good-guy” Go-Bots, Leader 1. What is so striking about the image is that it looks like something that a talented artist might draw in a notebook using colored pencils in high school. You can see the line work in the shading. It is not a highly polished, heavy inked, digitally enhanced, picture that you would find on any other mainstream comic.
When you open the comic right away you can tell you are in for something different. There is no opening splash page, instead, there are seven panels laid out unlike anything else you would see in traditional comics. The word balloons are large and plentiful, yet they don’t get in the way of anything. The lettering itself has the same hand done look that the art does and it has an almost childlike quality to it. That is not to say that it is messy, it looks like the same talented high school artist who drew the cover trying to write neatly and clearly and succeeding. The words that require emphasis are simply done with a heavier pencil line, instead of selecting the bold font on the computer. The coloring is soft and almost has the washed out look of watercolors. The ink work has a very light touch and does not take away from what I think might be colored pencils.
Every page of the story has a different panel layout with no page having less than seven panels. There is a lot of dialog. For me, this is reminiscent of older comics where the creative teams would fit whole stories into single issues. The entire package is unlike else being done today and I really liked it.
The story is a wild adventure. In this world, Go-Bots are the robot companions of humans. They provide transportation, protection, and entertainment. We are first introduced to Leader 1 and his pilot Condor. They are on a rescue mission to free some prisoners from an enemy jail. After that, we meet A.J and her Go-Bot companion Scooter. He’s dropping her off at school. In A.J.’s class, we get a little bit of exposition about the history of Go-Bots who were created to solve a parking problem.
From there we meet Matt Hunter, race car driver, and his car/pal the aptly named Turbo. After that, we really get into the story. Matt and Turbo are approached after a race by a mysterious bald man in a limo who has a business proposal for the two of them. The bald man takes them to a private arena where Go-Bots are battling each other to the death for the human crowd’s amusement. As the people in the arena chant “Kill-Kill-Kill” as Go-Bot with two wheels on his shoulders beheads his opponent. This fearsome Go-Bot, named Cy-Kill, wants more challengers and eventually decides he wants to fight Turbo. Matt and Turbo are disgusted and try to leave.
The crowd is not having that and they through Matt to the arena floor to face Cy-Kill. Matt mentions that Cy-Kill’s G chip will prevent him from harming a human. Cy-kill questions that theory and Matt trys to get away. Turbo saves Matt and they escape, returning later with the police. The arena is empty except for the bodies of dead Go-Bots and now humans.
These events kick off the whole series. From this point on there is a wave of Go-Bots “going bad” and revolting against the humans. The evil Go-Bots are led by Cy-Kill. It is an all-out revolution. Go-bots that once aided humans, like police cars, turn against them. The Go-Bots that still want to work with humans are brought together to by Leader-1. There is plenty of action and surprises throughout the next couple of issues. Eventually the Go-Bots head to outer space and to the homeworld Gobotron
The series has not been fully released but many of the memorable toys do make appearances in the comic. Screwhead, Scorp, Cop-Tur, Spacy, Zod, and the Command Center all show up. The series is dramatic and the art style provides an excellent juxtaposition for it. Because every page features a different panel layout this does not feel like any other mainstream comic. It is simply a ton of fun.
My brother and I had a couple of Gobots that I remember; Dive-dive, the submarine, Leader-1, the F-14, and Scorp, the scorpion were a few of them. Due to their smaller size, they fit in well with Kenner’s Star Wars figures and Hasbro’s G.I. Joe line. They were also less expensive than their larger cousins, the Transformers, which helped when asking for a new toy. Of course, there was a cartoon but I don’t have any real memory of watching it. Reading about it on the interwebs these days it is not well regarded.
This comic brought back a lot of fond memories and led me down a couple of fun rabbit holes while I researched the history of Go-Bots. As I write there is one more issue due out and I cannot wait to see what happens. Tom Sciloi does not have a huge body of work, probably due to the fact that he has an unusual style, as he writes, draws, colors and hand letters all his work. He did the backup Super Powers stories in Cave Carson has Cybernetic Eye. I have to admit I did not know what the deal was with that story and didn’t know it was Sicoli when I read Cave Carson and did not pay much attention to it. After reading Go-Bots though I’ll have to go back and check it out.
I want to close with something one of my friends said when we were talking about this comic, that I think really sum it all up very well. “He’s [Sicoli] put into comic book form what it used to be like to play with actions figures as a kid”. I could not have said it better.
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What's your business, and who are your customers?
Teaching and coaching best practices of personal and organizational productivity.
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Years ago discovered the value of a clear head to be able to focus on meaningful things. Forty years later, I still am very engaged in sharing the best practices of how to do that with those who are interested.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Writing an international best-selling book about the methodology, I uncovered and established a global network of certified trainers and coaches who assist people in its implementation.
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On Monday, we laid out some reasons the NBA's hottest new rivalry could well come from the revamped teams in Cleveland and Chicago. The Central Division rivals project to be among the handful of most-improved teams in the league this season. The Cavaliers and Bulls figure to be so much better, in fact, that they'll enter the season as heavy favorites to eventually match up in next spring's Eastern Conference finals.
It wouldn't be the first time the Cavs and Bulls have comprised one of the league's best rivalries. Chicago and Cleveland met five times in the playoffs over seven years during a period ending in 1994, with the Bulls winning each time. During LeBron James' first stint with the Cavs, there was but one playoff meeting with Chicago -- a five-game Cleveland series win in 2010.
We'll be seeing a lot of the Cavs and Bulls on national television during the next few years, but why wait? Let's burrow into just what those marquee matchups might look like, using 2014-15 SCHOENE projections and a simulation engine pitting the Cavs and Bulls against each other 100 times. |
Freeze.
Above is a large table with a header row in row 4, if you scroll down through the data, the header row also scrolls off, that’s why you might need to freeze the row or column in some cases.
The freeze panes option is available in the View tab on the Ribbon bar. You have three different options when using the freeze panes in excel.
If you want to freeze the top row of your worksheet, select a cell below the row you want to freeze and select Freeze Top Row from the options. The row will be locked and remain visible as you scroll down through your worksheet.
Make sure to Unfreeze Pane from same menu, so, as to be able to freeze columns.
When you need to freeze the first column, select Freeze First Column from same menu. The first column will remain visible as you scroll to the right.
To unfreeze the first column, select Unfreeze Panes from same menu.
But you can also freeze both rows and columns at the same time, watch the video below.
Learn to Find and Replace data easily in Excel
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The good side of sequestration load of BS. This is all geared as a massive Washington Monument Syndrome case study.
Cooper acknowledges that government does “piss away lots of money”. Yet that’s not where the cuts will take place – those programs etc. will be funded but visible stuff that makes good politics will be cut.
Let them play their game and the low information voters lap it up. If/when Boehner caves it will just have us double down and circle the drain that much faster.
batter on February 21, 2013 at 2:25 PM
Our budget in the 90s was around $1.3 trillion. The government currently spends about $3.4 trillion per year. Is this A$$-clown actually claiming that we get 3X the government we had during the Clinton/ Repub congress era? How about this, let us go back to what we had in the 90s.
MoreLiberty on February 21, 2013 at 2:27 PM
I think it is closer to 3.8 trillion
yup 3,803 Trillion dollars.
astonerii on February 21, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Remember when school boards facing bond issue defeats always threatened to cut the music program. I recall Benny Goodman testifying (in Chicago I think) decades ago about just such a move – and I’m sure the tactic is a lot older than that. It’s part of the plot of the mediocre Mr. Holland’s Opus.
It’s a tactic of the left. If by any chance it happens the media will be printing horrible stories about the hardships suffered, many of them simply reprints of government employee union press releases.
Drained Brain on February 21, 2013 at 2:40 PM |
The prepaid card business is booming now that banks are ratcheting up the fees on checking accounts to all-time highs. Should you get a prepaid Discover card instead? Consider these 3 things…
1. Acceptance of Discover
When it comes to Discover credit cards, I know the #1 hesitation people have in applying is that they worry it won’t be accepted in many places. But nowadays, nothing could be further from the truth.
Did you know that Discover cards are accepted at over 90% of places that take Visa/MasterCard? So if you live in the US, over 90% of merchants that allow credit card payments will accept Discover.
For ATM transactions (like getting cash) there are over 675,000 locations:
PULSE is one of the largest ATM networks, so you shouldn’t have any problem finding one where you can use a Discover prepaid debit card. For example, I searched on their site and found 41 locations for a rural zip code in Michigan. When I searched Los Angeles, I got 1,468 results.
Conclusion? Acceptance at over 90% of retailers + tons of ATMs = plenty of places!
2. Features/Benefits
The benefits can vary by card, but here are the basics you can expect:
- fraud protection for unauthorized charges
- cash access through ATMs or at stores that will do cash back
- account monitoring through Discover’s website or the issuer’s website
- reload options
Conclusion? Pretty basic. These are on par with what Visa and MasterCard offers. The best benefits are on the prepaid card from American Express because it gives you free protection against eligible items that are stolen or accidentally damaged during the first 90 days from date of purchase.
3. Pricing/fees
As we all know, prepaid cards are notorious for charging outrageous fees. Will you get that with Discover?
The answer isn’t black and white.
You see most Discover prepaid cards are actually issued by another bank… and that bank is the one who decides the fees. To give you an idea of what’s out there, here are a couple:
Young Money Prepaid Card – Launched back in 2011, this is branded by Lil’ Wayne and issued by MetaBank. Review the fees for yourself:
So basically you’re paying a one-time fee of $6.95 to get the card, then an on-going monthly fee of $3.95. The reload fee can be avoided if you do direct deposit instead to load your funds.
It’s not the worst prepaid card on the market, but it’s not the best either. The biggest drawback is that you don’t get any free ATM withdrawals (they’ll always cost $2 a pop).
nFinanSe – Issued by First California Bank, I’ve heard of employers using this for payroll. A couple years ago there was someone on the forum complaining about them. Here are the fees:
It looks like you would be paying a lower amount than the Young Money card, but it’s still not exactly what I would call a bargain.
Worth getting for 2013 or not?
So should you apply for a prepaid Discover card? Well they’re somewhat better than the average prepaid card. However even with that said, personally my vote would be a “no” and I say this for a few reasons:
- If you’re going to get a prepaid card, then the one from American Express is probably the best deal. It has the most benefits and in my opinion, the most reasonable fee structure.
- Prepaid cards don’t build credit. If you don’t mind that, then go ahead and get one. But if you want to build credit, I recommend checking out secured cards. Even with a bad credit history may be, you still might have a chance with them.
- Keep in mind that due to the Patriot Law, your Social Security number is a requirement for all prepaid cards. So if you’re going to go through all that hassle of verifying your identity, then why not just go for a secured card instead? |
A baby Zombie
Baby Mobs are smaller variants of Mobs, introduced in Update 0.6.0. They have a chance to spawn randomly instead of their adult variants. Some Passive Mobs, however, can be Bred by feeding two adults the Food required by them.
Baby Hostile Mobs
- As of Update 0.11.0, Baby Zombies and Baby Zombie Pigmen were added. They are faster versions of normal Zombies. They were the first Baby Hostile Mobs.
- As of Update 0.12.1 Baby Zombie Villagers were added. They appear when a Zombie kills a baby Villager. They can also spawn naturally; however, this is extremely rare.
- As of Update 0.15.0, Baby Husks were added. They are faster than normal Husks.
Trivia
- Passive Baby animals do not drop anything when killed.
- Spawning baby animals with breeding was added in Update 0.8.0.
- Baby Mobs are usually faster than their parent variants.
- If the Player holds a Spawn Egg on an animal, a baby animal of the same type will spawn. |
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Gems in any kind of battles should be matched as many as possible as you can.
More gems matched or eliminated will result in to a single power gem to be appear at the selected gem location.
More matched gems will create a more powerful type of power gem.
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Level up your monsters to improve them! It will increase their base stats making it more powerful.
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Trust Starts Here
I recently met with a group of investors who had one nagging thing in common: they no longer trusted anyone to help them invest their money. Their former trusted advisors, in their minds, were not objective enough, didn’t deliver satisfactory service nor understood how to meet their expectations. Their complaints sounded something like “I don’t trust anyone these days”; “I’m not crazy about the guy I’m working with but I don’t think I’m going to find anyone different—they all have their own biases and act on them”; “I’m keeping my money in cash and at least I’m sleeping at night. Of course, it is a hassle having multiple bank accounts to manage”.
This scenario is quite common as I’ve heard on the news and read in surveys. Bottom line is that we don’t trust our institutions whom we’ve entrusted with our financial well-being—our government, our banks, our money managers and our employers.
We’d all agree it’s not healthy to be fearful of our security and well-being, but that’s where the agreement and clarity ends. When we have to figure out how to change the situation, we tend to ignore any meaningful personal feedback of what led us into the current situation—greed, unrealistic expectations, irrational exuberance for starters. In addition, most lamenters share in a passive approach to mastering their own financial and personal affairs.
If I’ve learned anything about the psychology of money management all of these years, I’ve learned that greater self-trust is projected unconsciously onto others and leads to greater trust of others. We know that we’ll do everything in our power to act in our own best self-interest, control what we can and then do our best with what we can’t. So, it’s clear we need greater trust in our own capabilities and efforts to protect ourselves and act in our best interest. We have to spend the time and do our own work—whatever it takes to bring back a greater sense of certainty and control. If I don’t trust myself because of mistakes I’ve made then I can’t really trust others. I have to see and own part of the responsibility.
So we talked about this concept in the group and waded through a lot of resistance to really perceiving the role that each one of us played. I must say we all left feeling more empowered and motivated to push ahead. Sometimes it takes making peace with a dreaded situation and finding a way to deal and cope as best we can.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
New Year's Money Resolutions: How to Succeed in Keeping Yours
I’ve found three guiding principles that are easy to remember and quite easy to execute if kept conscious and actionable in our daily lives. So heeding the three R’s will work for you, also, if your resolutions are:
1) Reasonable, 2) Realistic and 3) Rewarding.
Your resolution(s) should be based on an attainable goal rather than wishful thinking and on a whim. They should be what you could reasonably and realistically achieve otherwise you’ll set yourself up to fail. Most of us set goals so that we can be rewarded by achieving them, so make sure the resolutions are going to pay off for you.
If one of your goals is to getter a greater sense of control over your money management in 2010, put systems in place in your daily life so that you have a sense of whether you are really achieving and will achieve that sense of control. Tracking money coming in and going out is just the beginning. Monitoring if you’re making the best use of your money will assure that this new system for achieving greater control actually becomes rewarding. If you don’t know what it is that you want your money to satisfy, it will never be able to bring you that sense of fulfillment. That’s where the “rewarding” factor comes in, so that you can sustain the new goal you set. Set up the goal for the new sense of money mastery and make it concrete and measurable so you know when you achieve it.
Most resolutions fail because old habits are tough to break and new ones hard to form without consistency, conscious effort and a sense of motivation to sustain this new behavior. An important part of maintaining our resolutions is being able to emotionally and financially support our goals and challenges. So, it’s not enough to focus on the finances. We must also focus on a plan to assure that our emotions don’t trip us up along the way. One way to do this is in keeping the actions required simple and small at first.
Small steps can lead to big gains if made consistently over time. Small steps are easier to make and easier to commit to in our already crowded lives. The small steps must be part of a strategy and plan, however that consistently lead to our desired payoff. They must be recorded somewhere so we are aware and responsible for following through. We want these small steps to become habitual and reflexive so they become a natural part of our lives. They have to fit into our schedule—putting them into the calendar with cues to remind ourselves that we must take action—will assure that they aren’t forgotten.
Rewarding ourselves for accomplishing these small steps will assure that our emotions cooperate and keep us on top of our game for change. So, remember small steps taken over time will lead to big gains. Now, let’s all get going and assure that we beat the statistics this year and keep our resolutions.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
YOUR MONEY PERSONALITIES: MATCH OR MISMATCH?
In my years of counseling practice, the complaints I hear from married clients have changed little. A typical scenario might be: “My wife is an emotional spender. She’s not realistic about money.” “Money with him is a power struggle. My husband doesn’t hear me when I ask for things. He doesn’t know what it takes to run a family.” Some other classic mismatch combinations are: a serious money saver paired with a person who is admittedly ‘born to shop,’ a high roller/risk taker paired with a safety seeker afraid to take risks, and a materialistic status seeker paired with a bohemian. While these and other combinations all come with their own challenges and issues built in, there is hope.
WORKING THROUGH YOUR FINANCIAL DIFFERENCES
Be involved and invest in your relationship. It is one of your greatest assets in life. Understand your differences and plan around them. Take equal responsibility for managing your money so both of you are informed. For example, if one person routinely pays the bills, the other should file the paid invoices.
Respect each other’s differences instead of judging them. Look for patterns and issues that continually crop up and then look at what attitudes and feelings about money and what emotions are creating those behavioral patterns. Next, discuss ways to avoid falling into those patterns in the future. You might want to schedule a monthly “money talk” as a forum for these discussions. Remember that good financial communication works both ways – listening as well as talking. The price of not communicating is to proceed to the point where differences appear irreconcilable.
Watch for telltale signs of financial compatibility while courting. Deal with these issues when they present themselves. Don’t think it will get better when you are married or living together.
If you don’t deal with issues up front, your differences may get blown out of proportion. The key is to try to understand your partner’s feelings about money before lashing out in response. One of the most reliable ways to work with your partner is to take Moneymax®. It’s positive, eliminates emotions getting in the way, it’s fast and easy, non-threatening and objective. It shows potential problem areas to be discussed and considered, and reveals ways to manage money more harmoniously as a couple and ultimately in a way that will satisfy the needs of both partners.
In every couple, no matter what your income level is, there are daily decisions to be made about the allocation of money. Among low-income families, money is a constant source of irritation because of its short supply, but it may also be a chief irritant among the more affluent. A shortage of money is not usually the real problem in a money fight. The problem may be differences in attitudes, preexisting grievances, or any number of factors. According to the Family Service Association, of marriages ostensibly threatened by money arguments, only 6 percent of the couples were actually short of money. The most ferocious marital money conflicts occur when there are irreconcilable differences in money personalities, such as when a saver marries a spender.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Even if you haven’t met your ideal financial match, you can learn to diffuse the money conflicts in your relationship by discovering, understanding and working with your financial personalities. So turn your much ado about money into much ado about nothing.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
REGAINING CONTROL OF YOUR MONEY
They had been researching second homes in the Southeast, and settled on the west coast of Florida—a good value for a waterfront condo. They stretched themselves and spent more than their budget allowed. As a result, they had to refinance their principal residence and take much of the profit that had accumulated. They put more money down on their new vacation home so the monthly payments would be affordable with their current monthly cash flow.
Like so many other couples, they never dreamed the market would plummet and that they would experience the “Great Recession”. They never dreamed they would lose 60% of the wealth they had accumulated for retirement. Moreover, Jim never dreamed that his job would be eliminated—yet Laurie and Jim were indeed hit with this double whammy of financial challenges.
When I met him, Jim had found another job. However, his salary was two-thirds of his former salary and he had the same level of responsibility. He worked long hours, seven days a week.
Jim and Laurie are similar to other American couples who had to digest and adapt to significant losses—both financial and emotional—that they weren’t anticipating. They could no longer afford the lifestyles they were living.
They were faced with the very scary pressures of meeting monthly payments that they no longer could afford. They thought they might lose their home. They were also starting to borrow money on their credit cards and unable for the very first time to pay off their monthly balances. Throughout 18 years of marriage, they had always made a point of paying off monthly balances.
When I met Jim and Laurie earlier this year, they were living with a great deal of financial and emotional stress. Laurie was feeling the effects physically. Jim was just trying to make it through day-to-day with his heavy work schedule; but he, too, was feeling the effects in not sleeping well and not getting any exercise.
Jim and Laurie had options they hadn’t explored. For example, they hadn’t thought of renting their condo, which had the potential of being a great vacation rental. They also hadn’t thought of meeting with their bank and other creditors and asking them to modify their monthly payments so they better reflected their current monthly income..
Although Laurie was initially upset at the thought of strangers living in her home, she quickly adapted to the idea when she learned how much rent their beautiful condo would provide—it would practically pay for itself with just the high-season rent. They would use it themselves, off season, when they could afford to get away. They wouldn’t have to give it up at all.
Jim and Laurie were fortunate in having the focus and persistence to make their new circumstances pay off for them. They took a realistic look at their circumstances, reached out for help, and then applied themselves in achieving the goals that mattered most. Their open and flexible mindsets empowered them to regain control of their money and their lives.
Friday, November 13, 2009
On The Delicate Subject of Money
Money, of course, has always provided plenty of fodder for partnership discord. Many of the complaints I hear have changed little over the years. A typical husband’s lament: “My wife is an emotional spender. She’s not realistic about money.” His spouse’s refrain: “Money with him is a power struggle. He doesn’t hear me when I ask for things. He doesn’t know what it takes to run a family.”
What have changed are financial roles. It is an era of his, her and their checking accounts; a time when wives are likely to make as much as or more than their husbands and to have their own, often divergent ideas about handling money.
Money differences or incompatibilities are just a symptom of some underlying dynamic, not the cause. Money is a commodity which takes on other meanings and emotions. It becomes the emotional football that partners may use to throw back and forth at one another and never resolve their real issues. Family finances may be a forum for disputes over responsibility and commitment, need for attention, lack of trust in others.
Here are some suggestions for trying to work things out on your own. If money problems persist, you may want to seek professional help.
• Talk over financial matters regularly, at a time when money decisions are not pressing. You might consider setting up monthly “meetings” when you and your partner can discuss major goals, lifestyle issues, investment strategies as well as dreams and hopes for the future.
• Both partners should keep abreast of the financial situation. Some couples find it helps to trade off responsibility for paying bills; others delegate the job to the partner best suited to perform it. Each partner should feel he or she has access to money and knowledge of their financial status.
• Agree on at least a few financial goals over the next six months, talking over those things most important to you. Write down your decisions so both of you remember your goals and your top priorities for planning.
Above all, remember that arriving at a workable money strategy is a negotiation process. It’s very healthy to admit who you are when it comes to money and what you really value. The health and wealth of the partnership depends on both partners being aware, involved and committed to working together to achieve what’s most important to them individually as well as what works best for their relationship.
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Are You Financially Fit? Three Ways to Boost Your Financial Fitness
We can no longer depend on a paternalistic society to assure we have a sound financial future, a long-term employment, or the ability to care for our health and wellness.
More than ever, we need the skills and knowledge to build appropriate financial plans to drive our career and lifestyle goals. It’s not enough to earn money, we have to know how to make the most of what we have. We can't even depend on asset allocation to be our mainstay as the experts are now predicting.
Less than 1 in 5 Americans have a financial plan in place . The majority of us (76%) would like to become more confident in making financial decisions about our financial futures.
Today there are tens of thousands of investments and saving vehicles available to us. We have access to over 15 million web sites of information and research on the web to assist us to make appropriate decisions. There are hundreds of thousands of financial professionals to assist us in our planning--yet we still feel anxious and insecure about financial planning. It is not surprising that we also suffer further stress from information overload. Most of us are not certain that we are doing the best we can do with our money.
How Fit Are You?
Ask yourselves these questions and see how you stack up:
1) Do you feel confident you are making appropriate financial decisions?
_____Yes _____ No
2) Are you satisfied with the way that you are managing your money and investments? _____Yes _____ No
3) Do you know how to use investment information to identify appropriate investments to achieve your lifestyle goals? _____Yes _____ No
4) Do you avoid making the same financial mistakes over again?
_____Yes _____ No
5) Do you update your financial goals and plan on a regular basis?
_____Yes _____ No
If you answered “No” to more than two of the above questions, chances are you rank high on work ethic, and your focus is on earning an income more than accumulating wealth. The next step for you is to learn how to make your money work as hard for you as you work for it. You would benefit from boosting your financial fitness by taking more control over finances.
If you answered “Yes” to more than four questions, chances are you are getting value from your money management and are fiscally fit.
There are three key steps which will boost your financial fitness and put you on the road to greater financial confidence and success:
• Choose and prioritize your financial goals—One of the most common mistakes people make is not knowing what they want from their money. We often set career, holiday and lifestyle goals but do not set money goals.
• Pay yourself first—Paying yourself first is understanding how you want money to serve you best in your lifetime. Then take control of making it happen.
• Make your financial education pay off—Focus on acquiring new skills and then training with those skills so you feel confident that you are making the best use of your money.
Start your financial fitness regime with learning more about yourself and your unique needs and goals.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Money in A Marriage of Opposites
Joanne and Peter have been married for three years and have just started to deal with the reality of blending their money and making joint decisions. Planning to buy their first house has forced them to face the fact that there are conflicts they've been avoiding--conflicts because they have very different opinions and styles of approaching money.
Peter has no problem spending money he doesn't have. His parents lived beyond their means. They had what they wanted, when they wanted it. The stress of paying off debt was a familiar scenario in Peter's household.
Joanne's parents were just the opposite. They never spent money they didn't have. They saved for the new furniture and the new car. Likewise, she always earned her own spending money and never received an allowance for helping with family chores. She said she was not spoiled--like Peter whose parents never said "no" to him or his brother.
I met Joanne and Peter through Joanne's parents; instead of dealing with the crises in her marriage, she was running to her parents for advice. She was afraid of setting limits on her husband's spending and cowered in any conversations about his spending. Those conversations always turned into confrontations with resulted in her feeling guilty that she was being the money cop.
What I could offer as a third, objective party, was to help them in setting up a joint plan for "their" money. Even in marriages that work well with separate accounts, the partnership is an entity that has financial implications when planning a joint purchase, whether that be a vacation, car, house or for a child. If there is some agreement about mutual goals, couples can usually agree about the steps they will take to achieve those goals.
With their agreement in creating a 1, 3 and 5-year plan that they both felt satisfied them, there would be certain steps they would have to take to assure they would achieve them. It became a joint plan instead of Joanne's plan. They also were asked to include any barriers they perceived might prevent them from holding up their end of the commitment.
This was the part of the exercise that gave Peter the most challenge. It also changed his life, and saved his marriage. With a non-judgmental third party, Peter was able to discuss his style and habit of rewarding himself on a weekly and sometimes daily basis. Perhaps more importantly, in that discussion he was able to see what was previously a blind spot for him: the consequences of his free-spending style.
He had to admit that the thought of having their own home, his own garage and back yard would bring him much greater joy than buying the latest digital camera or stereo equipment. Once he saw the payoff for what he would have to change, he was willing to make that commitment. Once it was his decision and not just Joanne's, it became easier to do for him.
The last I heard, Joanne had very positive conversations about her marriage with her parents. She and Peter had bought their first home, and were already starting to save to landscape their yard.
From the outside looking in, perhaps the greatest payoff for their joint planning is a compatible marriage. Instead of dreading and doubting their future, they will be planning and achieving what is valuable and meaningful in their life together.
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I’ve had a few days away on the north coast of NSW near Tweed Heads and have spent some time whale spotting. Australia’s east coast is a migration path for humpback whales as they make their way from Antarctica to the warm waters of northern Australia to give birth.
To see a whale you need to be in the right location and even then it takes some patience and there is no certainty that you will see anything at all. When you do see something it is often just a plume of spray in the distance, sometimes the glint of the sun reflecting from the wet torso or tail of the whale, but if you are lucky you see a whale rise up almost vertically as it breaches the surface.
Nature ensures there are no guarantees of such encounters.
This great migration of whales happens whether we see it or not. It happens mostly beneath the waves, out of sight. We understand little of what happens beneath those waves. We wonder at their motivation, their memory and intelligence, their communications and songs. Mostly these things are known only to the whales. But every now and again they break into public view and the watching crowd exhales a collective “Ahhh”
Similarly, the love that underpins a long-term committed relationship mostly happens out of public sight. It’s mostly a private affair, the intimacies and intricacies only known to the lovers.
In the ancient creation story of ‘Adam and Eve’, it is written, ‘the man and the woman were both naked, but they were not ashamed.’ It is love that creates the conditions for such intimacy and security where each partner can be naked yet not ashamed. In public we still get dressed and made up and are very selective in what we reveal.
Love and belonging and intimacy are the holy grail of living; it’s why we’re here. It’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. But as the story of Adam and Eve continues it reveals that something which absolutely unravels our sense of love and belonging. That thing is shame. Shame is the fear of being unloved and unworthy of love. It’s that feeling that there something about me that, if other people know it or see it, that I won’t be worthy of love. It’s universal; we all have it to a greater or lesser extent. For I am not who I seem. I am damaged. I am fearful. If I show you who I truly am, will you still love me?
But for true lovers, there is no shame. The shiny, bubbly well-dressed me of first dates must give way to the nakedness of the tearful heart to heart talk. Beyond the nakedness of the bedroom, is the willingness to be naked emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. It is in this most intimate relationship that the person who knows more of our faults and failings, our fears and follies –loves us the most. We are naked but not ashamed.
In the midst of our whale watching was a wedding, which I and my wife, Cynthia, were privileged to preside over. Weddings are a public celebration of love and commitment. The happy couple had been together for 37 years. The great journey had taken them on many great adventures. Their love didn’t need our presence or that of the other guests for it to be real. It happens whether we see it or not. Like the journey of the whales it happens mostly beneath the waves, out of sight. We understand little of what happens in the privacy of love. We wonder at their resilience, their dreams, their secret sharing and commitment to each other. Mostly these things are known only to the themselves. But every now and again, like at a wedding, the private love they share breaks into public view and the watching crowd exhales a collective “Ahhh”.
May we all know the joy of relationships where we can dare to be truly ourselves and free, without fear of embarrassment or vulnerability. This is gift. This is grace. It is a glimpse of the kingdom of God in our very midst.
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The decoration must be known: the bathroom waterproof process and precautions
The bathroom is the most humid place in the house. To prevent the seepage of the sanitary room wall and the ground is the problem we need to consider. BARANA brings detailed bathroom waterproof process and points for attention to show you. If there is any doubt about this, you must be sure to look at it carefully.
Brush the first waterproof coating: ensure that the construction site is clean and dry before construction. The waterproof coating should be covered with no omission. It is firmly combined with the base, without cracks, no bubbles and no shedding. The brush height is uniform and the thickness must meet the bathroom space requirements. Brush second times: pay attention to brush the first and second times waterproof paint need to have a certain time interval. After the first coating is dried, it can be carried out for second times. The specific time depends on the coating. The interval is too short, and the effect of waterproofing will be greatly reduced.
Protective coating for bathroom: to prevent the subsequent construction from damaging the waterproof layer, we need to lay a protective layer on the surface of the waterproof coating. The protective layer should be fully covered with waterproof layer. It is firmly combined with the base, no cracks, no bubbles and no shedding.
Bathroom closed water test: when the closed water test, the waterline at the highest point of the ground should not be lower than 2cm. Preservation for at least 24 hours. There is no leakage is observed. If there is leakage, it needs to be redone. This is very important and can not be ignored.
Bathroom treatment and cleaning at the grass-roots level, making leveling layer, bonding layer, detail additional layer, acrylic waterproof layer, water storage test, protective layer construction, and two water storage test.
Ensure that the bathroom floor is relatively stable: if you need to replace the floor tiles of the bathroom, after the original ceramic tiles are chipped away, First of all, we should use cement mortar to make the ground flat (especially the newly renovated house), and then do the waterproof treatment. Do this in that way can avoid leakage of waterproof coating due to uneven thickness or puncture of waterproofing membrane.
The joints should be brushed in place: the joints between the walls of the toilet and the ground and the joints between the upper and lower pipes and the ground are the most likely problems. Therefore, we must pay special attention to these parts. We must be careful in dealing with them. You can’t have the slightest carelessness in this bathroom space.
Wall processing is also very important: in order to achieve better waterproof effect, the general bathroom on the wall also should do about 30cm high waterproof treatment to prevent water accumulation to penetrate the wall. The wall adjacent to the bathtub is also higher than the height of the bathroom bathtub. The shower room is to reach the height of 180cm.
Waterproof test can not be omitted: after the waterproof construction is completed, all the sewers of the toilet should be blocked up for water injection test. After 24 hours of inspection, if there is no leakage on the walls and floors of the shower, the waterproof quality of the toilet is very good. On the other hand, we should find out the leakage and carry out maintenance. This step is especially important and can’t be ignored.
Keep the water flowing unobstructed: all the sewer pipes in the bathroom, including floor drain and sanitary pipes, must be kept unobstructed. |
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