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What is a Vegan?
Veganism /ˈviːɡənɪzəm/ is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, as well as following an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of sentient animals. A follower of veganism is known as a vegan.
Distinctions are sometimes made between different categories of veganism. Dietary vegans (or strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but, in contrast to ovo-lacto vegetarians, also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term ethical vegan is often applied to those who not only follow a vegan diet, but extend the vegan philosophy into other areas of their lives, and oppose the use of animals or animal products for any purpose. Another term used is environmental veganism, which refers to the avoidance of animal products on the premise that the harvesting or industrial farming of animals is environmentally damaging and unsustainable.
The term vegan was coined by Donald Watson in 1944 when he co-founded the British Vegan Society – it initially meant "non-dairy vegetarian," although the membership also opposed the consumption of eggs – and in 1951 the society extended the definition of veganism to mean "the doctrine that man should live without exploiting animals."It is a small but growing movement. Vegan food is becoming increasingly available in supermarkets and restaurants in many countries, and several top athletes in endurance sports such as the Ironman triathlon and the ultramarathon practise veganism, including raw veganism.
A 2009 review of recent studies indicated that vegan diets tend to be higher in dietary fibre, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron and phytochemicals, and lower in calories, saturated fat, cholesterol, long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, calcium, zinc and vitamin B12.Well-planned vegan diets appear to offer protection against certain degenerative conditions, including heart disease,and are regarded by the American Dietetic Association, the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, and Dietitians of Canada as appropriate for all stages of the life-cycle.Because uncontaminated plant foods do not provide vitamin B12 (which is produced by microorganisms such as bacteria),researchers agree that vegans should eat B12-fortified foods or take a supplement.
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What is Gluten Free?
A gluten-free diet (GF diet) is a diet that excludes foods containing gluten. Gluten is a protein complex found in wheat (including kamut and spelt), barley, rye and triticale. A gluten-free diet is the only medically accepted treatment for celiac disease. Being gluten intolerant can often mean a person may also be wheat intolerant as well as suffer from the related inflammatory skin condition dermatitis herpetiformis, There are a smaller minority of people who suffer from wheat intolerance alone and are tolerant to gluten.
"Despite the health claims for gluten-free eating, there is no published experimental evidence to support such claims for the general population." A significant demand has developed for gluten-free food in the United States whether it is needed or not.
A gluten-free diet might also exclude oats. Medical practitioners are divided on whether oats are acceptable to celiac disease sufferers or whether they become cross-contaminated in milling facilities by other grains. Oats may also be contaminated when grown in rotation with wheat when wheat seeds from the previous harvest sprout up the next season in the oat field and are harvested along with the oats.
The exact level at which gluten is harmless for people with celiac disease is uncertain. A 2008 systematic review tentatively concluded that consumption of less than 10 mg of gluten per day for celiac disease patients is unlikely to cause histological abnormalities, although it noted that few reliable studies had been conducted.
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MALMO, SWEDEN – in an interim analysis of an ongoing phase 2 study, Taisei Masuda, MD, reported at the annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases.
The randomized, double-blind, multinational trial remains blinded because follow-up is continuing, so – to the disappointment of the ESPID audience – there are as yet no data on duration of antibody persistence or clinical efficacy.
However, an earlier phase 2 study in 420 healthy participants aged 18-64 years showed that the Takeda vaccine elicited persistent immune responses 1 year post vaccination and that higher antibody levels correlated with a reduced frequency of moderate to severe vomiting and diarrheal illness following oral challenge with norovirus ( Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2015 Aug;22[8]:923-9 ). Follow-up will continue in order to learn how long the protective immune response lasts in adults, according to Dr. Masuda, of Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Zurich.
The bivalent Takeda vaccine is the first candidate vaccine to reach the randomized trial stage. An oral vaccine in tablet form under development by Vaxart, a San Francisco Bay Area biotech company, recently completed preliminary phase 1 studies.
Dr. Masuda explained that the Takeda vaccine contains virus-like particle antigens from norovirus strains GI.1 and GII.4c, which together account for the majority of human norovirus illness. These virus-like particles are formed on the outer surface of the virus. Of note, virus-like particle–based vaccines against hepatitis B and human papillomavirus have won regulatory approval in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere.
He presented data on 120 healthy subjects aged 1 year to less than 4 years old and another 120 aged 4 years to less than 9 years. They are part of a larger phase 2 study of 840 children as young as age 6 weeks. This was a dose-finding study, so participants received various doses of the vaccine on day 1 and either a second dose or a saline injection 28 days later. The vaccine, which contains aluminum hydroxide to enhance immunogenicity, comes in prefilled syringes.
At 57 days of follow-up in this interim analysis, protective seroresponse rates as defined by at least a fourfold increase in histo-blood group antigen–blocking titers approached 100%. In the older group, this was typically achieved with a single dose of vaccine. However, the younger group of children generally derived further benefit from a second dose, according to Dr. Masuda.
In terms of safety concerns, he said no serious adverse events occurred in the study and no one withdrew from the trial because of vaccine-related side effects. The overall safety picture was the same in the two age groups. The incidence of fever of 38° C or higher was similar after administration of vaccine and placebo. Injection site pain occurred in one-quarter of younger vaccine recipients, in 38%-63% of those aged 4 years or older, and in 17%-22% who got placebo injections. Those and other local and systemic adverse events were mostly mild and transient. Their incidence and severity weren't related to vaccine dosage.

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For college football fanatics, nothing compares to waking up on that first crisp autumn Saturday morning to prepare for a whole day of game watching. Tuning in to ESPN's "College GameDay." Sipping bourbon at the tailgate without facing societal judgment for drinking before noon.
College football's shared rituals and traditions provide millions with a weekly source of escapism and entertainment every fall. The game offers excitement, frustration and camaraderie on any given Saturday thanks to the dizzying skills of its student-athletes.


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The second Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics in the UK (CUWiP UK) took place at the University of Oxford last month. During the conference, one hundred students from all over the United Kingdom and Eire were hosted at Lady Margaret Hall, a college founded in 1878 to educate women as "equal citizenship of the mind", and at the Oxford Department of Physics.
CUWiP UK is modelled after CUWiP, a program started at the University of Southern California in 2006 by Dr Amy Mathey and Dr Katie Mussack Tamashiro, who were graduate students at the time. The programme was subsequently further developed by US faculty, and the enrollment has grown to about 1,200 US students a year.
CUWiP UK 2016 included talks from top female scientists sharing not only their science but also the journeys they followed in developing their stellar careers, panel discussions looking at graduate career paths and opportunities for women after they leave university, and workshops for students to strengthen their interview and CV skills.
The students visited facilities at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, and many laboratories in the Oxford Department of Physics, and those particularly interested in medical physics were given the opportunity to explore the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Churchill Hospital.
The three panels focused on careers in physics at national laboratories, on academic careers, and on careers outside academia. A Café Scientifique allowed discussions on a variety of physics topics in a very relaxed atmosphere. A workshop gave useful information on the best way to write a CV and interview for a job.
According to the student participants the conference was a life-changing experience as immersion in an environment of successful female physicists and enthusiastic female students was a powerful antidote to the isolation many students feel in their male-dominated classes at their home institutions.
Attendees remarked that they found the panels extremely helpful since they provided information on the many diverse opportunities opened by a physics degree. The delegates found the interaction with the panelists and the speakers uplifting since it highlighted that careers can take different routes and follow different timescales.
Many emerged from the conference with a renewed confidence in their capabilities, a belief in their potential as physicists, and a stronger commitment toward achieving their career goals.
The students were able to network between themselves and with more senior women, and left the conferences with a heightened sense of community. As a participant of CUWiP 2016 said: "in order to encourage more women to go into physics, there needs to be more women in physics in the first place." The CUWiP UK series is supporting this new generation of female role models and physics leaders.
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Written by Brittany Gallagher, external affairs manager
Washington's big rivers are a joy, a resource and a threat to our communities. We now have a forward-thinking state program that reduces the threat of flooding to towns and farms, improves salmon habitat, provides recreational opportunities and many other benefits: Floodplains by Design.
As we await the release of Gov. Jay Inslee's capital budget, we are grateful to the many organizations, businesses, elected officials, tribes and others who have signed a letter to the governor in support of a $70 million appropriation request for this program. The Floodplains by Design partnership is led by the state Department of Ecology, The Nature Conservancy and the Puget Sound Partnership. It seeks to improve community prosperity and resilience while restoring wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities through integrated, innovative projects.
More than 125 individuals and organizations signed the letter to Inslee, demonstrating a great breadth and depth of support for Floodplains by Design and for its efforts toward making Washington's communities, farmlands and ecosystems more productive and resilient.
Giving rivers room to roam
Floodplains are the areas of land adjacent to rivers, formed by nutrient-rich river sediments and subject to flooding after heavy rains and snowmelt. Floodplains may include sloughs or other wetlands and they may be very narrow or miles wide, stretching from a river's banks to the edges of a valley. Their fertile soils make floodplains attractive for farming and the flat ground invites development of cities and towns. However, development along Washington's rivers over time has put people and property at risk of flooding and other hazards and has degraded wildlife habitat and water quality. In recent years, heavy rain storms have caused more frequent and severe flooding, increasingly threatening and damaging homes, farms and businesses.
The Floodplains by Design partnership works with local, state and federal organizations and agencies to mitigate hazards threatening communities and to improve habitat for salmon and other wildlife. We coordinate floodplain-management efforts between different types of owners, including state, federal, tribal and private interests. By integrating the management of floodplains in this way, we improve both community and ecosystem resilience. Investing in Floodplains by Design encourages collaboration by diverse riverside stakeholders who may have different goals but whose interests are all served by more resilient and productive floodplains.
Community resilience and prosperity through smart investment
Many important priorities across Washington will be competing for funding during the upcoming legislative session. The Floodplains by Design partnership is just one, but our work is vitally important to communities experiencing the uncertainties brought by a changing climate and rapid population growth in our state.
Capital budget support for Floodplains by Design also allows the partnership to leverage other sources of state, local and federal dollars and make an efficient use of public funds. In fact, over the last two biennia, the Legislature appropriated $80 million for Floodplains by Design, which allowed the partnership to leverage another $100 million in funding for on-the-ground outcomes with multiple benefits across communities.
With $70 million in funding in the 2017-2019 capital budget, the partnership will be able to carry out 20 large and small integrated projects that reduce flood risk, restore salmon habitat, benefit recreation opportunities and support jobs. To add your name to our letter to Gov. Inslee in support of $70 million for Floodplains by Design, please send us an email.


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The Chase Caravan Park 8 Berth Caravan
The Atlas Everglade super is a holiday home that all the family can enjoy. The living area has two fitted sofas, tv unit and gas fireplace. The kitchen is a good size with plenty of cupboard and storage space the caravan has a full size oven with Grill and a fridge with a small freezer compartment.
There is also a separate fitted seating dining area with space for all the family to enjoy a meal together. The master bedroom is of good size with fitted wardrobes, double bed and large vanity area. The 2 twin bedrooms have two single beds, single wardrobe and over bed storage. The family bathroom has a shower, toilet and wash basin . This van also has a seperate toilet which is perfect for the little ones.
Lovely large Gated veranda to keep the little ones safe.
Duvets and pillows are provided. We do not supply sheets and duvet covers or towels so you will need to supply your own. You will need to provide your own linen/towels or we can provide linen for you at a cost of £30.
The Chase Caravan Park is located in the very popular location of Anchor Lane. My caravan has a superior pitch layout with plots set in landscaped areas, with hard standing parking area next to the caravan. The modern site layout adds character to the park with plots set in avenues and cul-de-sacs ideal for your peaceful evening in with your family or freinds.
The caravan park is only a short walk to the entertainment and amusements of Vickers Point with an impressive array of Public houses, show bars, fast food outlets and restaurants. Situated in the heart of Ingoldmells, The Chase is a friendly family park with a relaxing atmosphere proving an ideal base for your holiday.
The New Development boasts a large Family Bar and Restaurant offering an excellent variety of food and drink, live entertainment and showing live sports. It also contains a large indoor childrens soft play area. Outside there is substantial south facing decked area complete with seating and a large outdoor childrens playground. Also included in the development is a state of the art laundrette and shop.


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This modern and elegant beach hotel is located in a quiet area, ideal for guests traveling by car. It is just a step away from the centre of Lloret de Mar, on the main street lined with small shops and typical restaurants and 500 metres from the beautiful beach. The hotel subscribes to the Slow movement, helping guests to escape the pace and stress of everyday life, with a programme devoted to health, relaxation and contact with nature (yoga-pilates-gym). In the outdoor complex guests will find a swimming pool, a snack bar, sun loungers and parasols. It also has access to a gym. Just 1 km away, there is the Water World and the fantastic Santa Clotilde Gardens is at 3 km.


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Okay so a £20k salary is a lot less than what your friends might be earning in their graduate jobs outside of recruitment, so how realistic is earning a lot of commission, is it just a myth?
In my final year at university, naturally preparing myself to enter the job market, I scanned graduate jobs and schemes countless times to get a flavour of what career I would not only enjoy the most but also have the best chance in pursuing. Having taken a gap year, a lot of my friends were earning some good money when I was in my final year within the big four financial services firms, working on their graduate schemes, I wanted to know that I could earn as much as them and even have the opportunity to earn more! I noticed Recruitment Consultancy and the attractive OTE'S (on target earnings), job boards would be flooded with graduate recruitment roles advertising the high earning potential and in honesty I was very sceptical of the feasibility.
I saw enough in recruitment consultancy to know that the day to day activity would contain my interest for the long haul. I enjoy and relish the challenge of using communication to influence and persuade and have always had an intrinsically competitive nature. In my interviews, I was grilled heavily on why money was important to me, what I would spend my commission on and why does the prospect of controlling my earnings motivate me. It was at this point that I realised commission must be real and achievable.
Now working in the Rec2Rec market, I am in a position where I can compare commission structures. Commission is designed to incentivise consultants, companies offer a structure that isn't just accessible to only the very high achievers, it is triggered if you hit your targets, and even some months when you don't! Each company will have their own structure, constructed in a way that is relative to the commercial worth of a placement/deal. For instance, a finance recruitment company may have a higher average placement fee than a property recruitment company that specialises in recruiting estate agents. The thresholds in the commission structures are tailored to the market, meaning the commission threshold within the estate agency recruitment company would be lower than the finance recruitment company. Commission in most cases is individual and accessible on a monthly basis and some structures go up to as high as 45%, BUT it is also uncapped. There is no ceiling in the way of the scope of earnings, no maximum amount of commission you can make in one month or a year. On average graduates do truly make between £30,000 and £40,000 in their first year. When catching up with graduates I have placed, one of them earned £9,000 in commission in one month alone! It is real and not too good to be true!
Finally I can vouch directly as I have earned commission myself and have been able to realise one of my life long dreams, going to America with my mates and living it up in Las Vegas! I had the best holiday of my life and was able to embrace Vegas and most of what it had to offer, not all of course! Aside from that as the centre piece, commission has brought excitement to my lifestyle, finally giving me the chance to go to the nicest restaurants and roof top bars London has to offer and not feel too guilty when the bill comes.
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What is Biometrics?
Biometrics is a software system developed for the removal of duplicates from government's payroll – named: 'one employee, one file'. It ensures that the every employee has a file.
How many Civil Servants have enrolled in Biometrics so far?
The Civil Service Agency is pleased to report that as of February 2014 nearly 95 percent of Civil Servants in the 24 small- to medium-sized MACs have been enrolled in Biometrics.
What are ghost workers?
Ghost are defined as people who are dead but still on the payroll; fictitious names; people who have resigned, been fired or gone absent without leave but are still on the payroll; people who are employed elsewhere outside of government and still on government payroll; people who are on multiple government payrolls.
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Bibliophiles: Lovers of books - that's the goal of the 7th Graders
Stop by Room 7 to view how the list of the Just Right Books keeps growing. 25 points per book and in some cases, 50 points per book!
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Congratulations to Erika for her outstanding essay for the Eddie Aikau Essay Contest. The Eddie Aikau Foundation is flying her and 8th Grader, Grace Devane, along with their proud teacher, to Oahu to recieve their awards on Nov. 15.
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NEYA Lisboa Hotel Honorable Mention Trophy Luso-French 2016
NEYA Lisboa Hotel was awarded Honorable Mention in Portuguese-French Trophy 2016 - Sustainable Development. In this category, the initiative recognizes companies that apply a sustainable policy based on the following 4 criteria: economic, social, environmental, innovation and quality.
NEYA thanks and continue with the work committed and responsible for sustainable growth.


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The Genuine Candy Cane Martini Recipe
This candy cane martini is absolutely Santa certified!!! It is THE SIGNATURE MARTINI of the NORTH POLE.
Developed by a long time candy cane lover (our very own cocktail artist: Chad) with the authentic candy cane experience kept in mind, this martini is like drinking a candy cane in liquid form. It is sweet, creamy, and packs the perfect peppermint kiss! Make 2, you are going to want to share this one.
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Presidential Debate Drinking Games
With the 2012 Presidential Election just five weeks away, campaign mobilization is in full swing for the candidates.
You've probably seen the droves of Students for Barack Obama and College Republicans wandering campus, putting up signs, registering voters, and generally trolling the student population. Campaigns like Rock The Vote and PSUvotes have been increasing political awareness by engaging students with events.
But tonight is the moment in the presidential race when everyone starts paying attention. The first presidential debate will air at 9 p.m. live from the University of Denver. It's the candidates big time to shine before the final push for the White House.
And what better way for Penn State students to participate than drinking games?
Here's Onward State's five favorite Presidential Debate Drinking Games:
1. I wanted to make this the first game on the list because I really want this to catch on. We're going to have a live online drinking game via Twitter. While you're watching the debate, live tweet your response to the candidates using #debatePSU. Follow the hashtag, and whenever someone agrees with you (or has a similar response), tweet that person a cheers and take a celebratory drink with them over the internet.
2. After doing a quick Google search, it seems that the most popular debate drinking game is described at debatedrinking.com. It's a pretty simple game. Choose to drink for Obama or Romney, and whenever specific "buzz words" or phrases are used by your candidate, you take a drink. Here are the words for each candidate:
If you are drinking to Barack Obama:
Let me be clear
General Motors
Middle Class
If you are drinking to Mitt Romney:
16 trillion
My friend
Job Creators
716 billion
Private Sector
We all know how political rhetoric is basically nothing but repetitive talking points, so this game promises to make your liver one hell of a job creator.
3. About five minutes of brainstorming brought me to the greatest idea of my life: Let The Jungle Juice Judge! Make two coolers of jungle juice, one red and one blue. Whenever you agree with something Barack Obama says, take a drink of the blue juice, and whenever you agree with Mitt Romney, drink the red juice. Whoever represents the first empty cooler wins!
4. Shoutout! Take a shot every time the candidates mention student loans.
5. Free Chugs: According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, the rules state that in tonight's debate, each candidate has two minutes to respond to a question. Once that timer hits 2:00, start chugging your cup. The longer they're rambling, the longer you're pounding drinks. Hope your candidate can remember his lines, inspire hope for future generations, and, the, uh… what's that third one? Oops.
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Bluffton singer-songwriter launches heartfelt project
Bluffton singer-songwriter Trevor Harden began his online project, "One Love, One Year," to try to sort through his feelings about the end of his nine-year marriage.
But the original songs he's written, recorded and released weekly for free download since Nov. 1 are not all angst and anger. In his first blog entry at www.trevorharden.com, Harden made it clear that while he began the project to work through the break-up, he wouldn't make every song all about him. His goal for the project is to step out of his own shoes and into new ones -- those of his "friends, of archetypes, of myth, of people I see around me ... to see what can be uncovered as it relates to the topic of love."
The idea for the project began when, in the midst of the divorce, Harden, 31, found himself thinking, "What now?"
"I wanted to use this time the best way I could," he said. "I thought I'd dive into my music a little bit, but instead I decided to go all the way. I thought it might help me process a lot of the emotional stuff that was going on."
"One Love, One Year" gave him a goal.
"It just came to me as something I wanted to try," he said. "I wanted to look at the idea of love, not only from a gushy angle, but also the dysfunction and the parts that are messy."
A drummer since middle school, Harden studied classical guitar in college, and has since been in various groups -- including a successful Pink Floyd tribute band.
Harden recognizes that for most people, the songwriter's process is "a bit mysterious." For the "One Love, One Year" project, his songs have all begun "with a lyric line or a certain theme" that he wants to write about.
"I'm trying to be pretty intentional about where I'm going lyrically," he said, citing as inspirations watching his daughter play or having conversations with a close friend who's also at the end of a relationship.
"I wait for something to hit me," he said. "It may be something I see out in the wild. Then I grab onto an idea or a mind-set or a feeling."
As an "unashamed fan of pop music," Harden cites Sting as a musician whose music and lyrics he loves, saying the singer "has always been my main man." Harden said he particularly enjoys "the artists who can go from a reggae song to a country song. I've always been drawn to those kinds of artists who you never know what you're going to hear next."
He, too, is not tied to a sound or a particular style, which he said he can see might be a problem in the future for marketability.
"But I don't care right now," he said. "Because I can basically do what I want."
He records the songs in his home studio, a set-up he called "ridiculously simple," but eventually he'd like to get into a studio and record the best work that comes out of the project.
"They say if you write 10 songs, you get one good one," he said, "so I want 10-12 songs to come out of this that I'm really proud of, to take into the studio."
One or more albums might result from the project, Harden said, and he's considering putting a group together to play some of the work in the right venues.
"The style of the songs is meant to be a listening experience," he said. "I'm not really playing beats for people to dance to while they go get another beer."
"If something comes of this" process, Harden said, "I'm going for it." But he doesn't spend much time thinking about the long-term. For now, the project is meant to be more of a look at an artist working at what he loves.
"I'm letting people in on the process now," he said. "I see this as 'old school' artist development. People can peek in the door and watch me work. It's not always pretty, but I'm letting people in."


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Dear Colleagues, ======================================================================= The full paper submission deadline is extended to August 15, 2010. *Please send to interested colleagues and students * The Ninth Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Conference Inchon, Korea, 11-14 January 2011 http://sysbio.kribb.re.kr/APBC2011/ =========================================================== The Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBC) series, founded in 2003, (Previous APBC meetings APBC2010 (18-21 January 2010, Bangalore, India) APBC2009 (13-16 January 2009, Beijing, China) APBC2008 (14-17 January 2008, Kyoto, Japan) APBC2007 (14-17 January 2007, Hong Kong) APBC2006 (13-16 February 2006, Taipei, Taiwan) APBC2005 (17-21 January 2005, Singapore) APBC2004 (18-22 January 2004, Dunedin, New Zealand) APBC2003 (4-7 February 2003, Adelaide, Australia)) is an annual international forum for exploring research, development and applications of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. 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Guest Blogger: Carrie Drummond, student assistant, Flash Communications
Here at Flash Communications, one of my responsibilities is to reach out to local media once a week to let them know about major events at Kent State University. I work with Stefanie Moore, my boss; Emily Vincent, director of media relations; and many other professionals in charge of events for various departments around campus. Every now and again we ask ourselves if we are reaching our local audience in the best way possible. After all, that's one of the most important things we learn about public relations here at Kent State. You need to know your audience, and you need to reach them the way they want to be reached.
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Originally, we heard that our local reporters didn't like being bombarded with press releases in their inboxes all the time. Also, when it came to event coverage, they really just wanted the basics to decide if it was something they wanted to cover. This is something that is heard about reporters everywhere. Make your pitches short and to the point. They don't have a lot of time to work with, so make sure you don't waste any of it. Over at Red Shoes PR, Inc., several tips for reaching the media are listed on the agency's blog.
Our actions
To show local reporters that we picked up what they were saying about our releases, we came up with a new idea. Now I send out a simple, easy-to-read list of events each week to members of the local media. Instead of sending out individual press releases all the time, this list compiles important events with brief explanations, along with price information, a media contact and a link for more information. It's everything the reporters need to know in a nutshell.
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So now we're wondering if our plan worked. Do our reporters appreciate the one-stop shop style of events list that we distribute? Do they have all the information they really need in that one e-mail? Do they even skim the release? If you're a reporter, or if you're involved with the PR field at all, please let us know what you think. It's important to us that we showcase best practices, and this is an area where we could shine.


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Backed into a corner! That's where I found myself this afternoon. I was out with the family, not expecting anything life-changing to occur. We'd just had a blast at the playground and then stopped at Panera for lunch. I had wanted to take the kids to one of the shops a few doors down from Panera, when we suddenly walked past the door. OB and I saw it at the same time and I tried to look away. Don't make eye contact, I thought. Well, it was too late. He saw it, he saw me see it and he said the words I'd been avoiding for so long. "Should we take PR to get a haircut today?" The door that we'd walked past was our local Snip-its. I wanted to scream, "UMMMMMMMMMMM NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" Instead, I looked at him with what I'm sure was a class-A stank face and said, "Ummm, I don't know. Ask her. Does she really want one?" Unfortunately as we know, she wasn't the one who wasn't ready for a haircut and when he asked her, she answered with a firm yes.
When we walked through the door that I had hoped upon hope to avoid, my nightmare only got worse. The little salon was bright, colorful and had all kinds of games and fun things to look at. What the heck?? How was I going to get out of this now? The girls were off and running, spinning the wheel on some game designed to make kids forget the treachery-by-scissors that is coming their way. I managed to tear her away from spinning that wheel for two minutes so that I could attempt to get one final picture of her with that long, long hair. She did a few awkward poses and then after OB saw that I was about to burst into tears or call the whole thing off, he talked to her and somehow convinced her to sit still and smile.
I heard her name called and realized this was my last chance to grab her by the arm and get the heck out of Dodge. As the hairdresser walked PR over to her chair, complete with a little TV and a bucket full of lollipops (you sneaky little wench), she asked, "So, you are going to get your first haircut today?" I was all over that like the crazy lunatic that I am. "No! Not a haircut. Just a trim! A tiny, tiny trim! Really small. Not a lot!" She gave me a nod that said that this wasn't her first encounter with my brand of crazy.
PR was such a good girl! It actually took longer to brush her hair out than to cut it. That could be because we don't believe in brushes and it only gets combed out every other night after her bath. After that, we finger comb only (if you are paying attention, that is how I achieve the wavy mermaid hair look that I am obsessed with). Anyhow, she brushed and brushed, probably to prove that I am a bad mother that doesn't brush her child's hair. Or maybe she just wanted it all untangled before she cut it. Who can be sure? PR sat there so nicely and so still. She didn't complain at all. Suddenly I felt like I was going to burst into tears. I had desperately wanted a baby with hair because my poor sister didn't have hair as a baby and was mistaken for a boy all the time until she was two. Through the pain of labor, in between pushes, I had asked the nurse to report back to me as to whether or not she was seeing any hair on the tiny head I was trying to force out of me. I stuck it out when PR's hair in the back was significantly longer than what was growing on the sides. I had embraced that baby mullet, knowing that for 41+ weeks, I had worked so hard to grow a baby with hair and I wasn't about to part with any of it. I have painstakingly put it up every time she's used the potty so that it didn't get peed on or worse. I spend time styling her hair every morning before we leave, while I'm lucky to even get a messy side pony. Her hair and whatever I was about to lose of it was definitely making me feel all the feelings.
The hairdresser said that since her hair was so long and she was so little in her chair, she needed to cut it standing up. PR cooperated perfectly. She showed me how much she was going to cut before she did anything permanent. I'm pretty sure that it was less than an inch. "Yup! That looks good to me!" It seriously took about five minutes. She braided PR's hair for her and we were on our way. Both girls got some bubbles. One more cool thing for them to remember and want to come back for – what a racket this place is!
That night when I unbraided PR's hair so that we could take a bath and wash it, she was quite dismayed to find that it was still down to her butt. "Did someone cut my hair today? With scissors? Seriously? For real? Because it's still really long and I wanted it short like yours or LB's or Daddy's. Wait, did I say Daddy's? No way, I don't want to look like a boy!" I realized that maybe I could have let her cut off a teeny tiny bit more. Maybe I had been a little bit overprotective. OB said that he was just happy that I had survived it and allowed it to happen. He evidently thought that if we had waited much longer, it might start getting weird. The next day I told PR that I was so excited to take a picture of her with her new haircut and she looked at me and said, "Mama, my hair is still so long. No one will believe I cut it." Maybe so, but I could still see the little pile of cut hair that had fallen to PRs feet as she stood there. So we got the haircut she'd been asking for, the teeny tiny trim I'd demanded, both girls ended up with a lollipop and some bubbles, and only one of us cried.


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Too bad this wasn't a home game so that public-address announcer Steve Scott could try to keep a straight face by introducing Nocioni as, um, the "man in the middle."
Down two starters, a key reserve and with an ineffective Kirk Hinrich playing only 16 minutes, the undermanned Bulls succumbed to Shaq-less Miami 104-86 Tuesday night at American Airlines Arena.
The game's ending was marred when Nocioni committed a hard foul on Miami star Dwyane Wade and then was shoved past photographers and into the first row of spectators along the baseline by Udonis Haslem.
A spectator tossed a drink at Nocioni, bringing to mind the incident that triggered mayhem and Ron Artest going into the stands at The Palace of Auburn Hills last November. The fan was ejected by security.
Nocioni received a flagrant-one foulthe less severe typeand a technical. Haslem received a technical and ejection.
Bulls security escorted Nocioni to the locker room even though he wasn't ejected and 2 minutes 52 seconds remained. Miami led 95-82.
"It was just a foul," Nocioni said. "I don't know why Haslem pushed me. It was a stupid foul [on my part] because the game is over. It's my fault. No problem."
Miami had a problem.
"I thought that Nocioni's foul was ridiculous," Miami coach Stan Van Gundy said. "It was an absolutely punk play. If you're going to be a tough guy then, you know what, flagrant foul Alonzo Mourning and let's see how tough you are.
"You're a forward and you're going to come out and take on a guard just because you can't guard him. I think when you have role players like that taking free shots at the best players in this league, it should be cracked down on very, very, very hard. It's ridiculous."
Miami played without Shaquille O'Neal, who stayed home with a stomach virus. But as long as the Heat had Wade, who scored his career-high-tying 39 points almost at will, it had more than enough to cruise to its 18th straight home victory while wrapping up home court in the Eastern Conference throughout the playoffs.
"[Wade] and [Phoenix's Steve] Nash stand out this year as the two best guards in the league," Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. "We were unaware to his penetration. That's the second game in a row that we've lacked awareness defensively."
Nocioni and Ben Gordon each scored 14 points to lead the Bulls, who had their league-high nine-game win streak snapped. They remained tied with Washington, which lost to Boston, in the race for home-court advantage in the playoffs.
Given that the Bulls had a season-low eight assists and played without Luol Deng, Eddy Curry and Othella Harrington, it's surprising they pulled to within 83-72 on a Piatkowski three-pointer early in the fourth quarter.
But then came a basket by Wade, questionable shots on back-to-back possessions by Jared Reiner and Tyson Chandler, another basket by Wade and an Eddie Jones three.
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Mom's coming out for holiday stew and presents later today. We got Aiyre to make them a holiday card last night.


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Chris knows there's something out there better for her. She's young, cute, downtrodden (in her opinion) and orphaned; How can she not be destined for greatness? When the chance to prove her worth comes along, she can hardly turn it down... Just a pity the only person she gets for company is a mysterious obnoxious masked fellow who just can't seem to leave her alone. Updates every Tuesday. Please support me on Patreon and help me keep this comic going! http://www.patreon.com/h0lyhandgrenade
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Reply Oishi17, January 6th, 2015, 9:51 pm
So they did sleep together? :/
Reply zinnzinnluv, January 7th, 2015, 7:39 am
@Oishi17: maybe
Reply Claude (Guest), January 6th, 2015, 10:39 pm
I actually feel really bad for him. All because he's ugly? He helped you.come on,no need to flip shut.I mean am I the only one that feels this way?
Reply ahehafgaer (Guest), January 6th, 2015, 11:02 pm
@Claude: I doubt it was because he was ugly.
Reply Viper (Guest), January 6th, 2015, 11:32 pm
Reply Halosty (Guest), January 7th, 2015, 12:25 am
@Viper: On the other hand, we don't know that he's *not*. After all, if masks are faces, who says faces have to be faces?
Reply rainfish, January 7th, 2015, 2:39 am
@Halosty: If it is him but he's using a false face then that would be pretty cruel~
Reply Harangue (Guest), February 17th, 2015, 1:08 am
@rainfish: Maybe he has no choice.
Reply Dumah, January 7th, 2015, 2:58 am
@Halosty: Maybe that's the way Fairs age--instead of their hair losing color, it darkens?
Reply Maia (Guest), May 20th, 2015, 6:04 pm
@Dumah: or maybe they steal children, have them grow up then take their body, Fairs age faster then humans? which is why he want Christine's child? o.o
Reply Visitor, January 7th, 2015, 8:30 am
@Claude: Not because he's ugly. Because he exploited her and wasn't who she thought he was.
Reply HIdden, January 7th, 2015, 10:32 am
@Visitor: She was not exploited. She did it of her own will and paid for her own bloated ego.
Reply MilkyTea, January 7th, 2015, 5:15 pm
@HIdden: While She is a fantastic screw up, "of her own will" doesn't apply when deception and desperation come into play.
Reply HIdden, January 14th, 2015, 7:27 pm
@MilkyTea @Visitor:
Reply MilkyTea, January 14th, 2015, 8:15 pm
@HIdden: Actually, he never did ANYTHING without compensation. XD; Actually I wouldn't be surprised if he planned it to play out that way, considering we know he's been creeping on her and how his demands escalated.
Reply HIdden, January 16th, 2015, 7:59 am
@MilkyTea: The question is, why would she expect him to? It was the same thing with the mask, she wanted to believe herself that he was someone she wanted him to be. I'd say she is even more so the victim of her own illusions than of his deceit. It is the same in real life, a great deal of the times people are deceived, it is because of their own illusions... of course there are then people taking advantage of that, no doubt, but we could not claim to be of no fault in the matter.
Reply Complete Stranger, January 7th, 2015, 3:19 pm
@Claude: Actually, I think it was less about him being ugly and more that not only is he not her childhood friend like she assumed, but that he has the EXACT same mask as said friend. If masks are like faces, then we can assume the mask he was wearing is definitely the one that belonged to the blonde friend. Now think about what he said earlier- if you see a mask with no owner, that means someone had possibly killed him and took his face.
Reply Guest, January 8th, 2015, 1:51 am
@Complete Stranger: Horrifyingly H0ly though XD
Reply Ghosttoast (Guest), January 7th, 2015, 3:07 am
So like I was kinda expecting the mask to come off and handsome Squidward to appear but this works too ^_^
Reply The_Hankerchief, January 7th, 2015, 6:10 am
Dang, I'm out $20 then
Reply Zelkova, January 7th, 2015, 8:27 am
I am finding it kinda funny that people think the issue is that he is "ugly". It is like they didn't even read the comic. Do you people seriously care about appearances (the ones that you can't normally change anyway) that freaking much?
Reply Guest, January 7th, 2015, 11:10 am
Great now all i can imagine is blonde Rumpy getting run over by a lawnmower like that pidgey in Mokepon...
Reply Artufex, March 17th, 2015, 10:52 pm
I'm prolly wrong, but I'm gonna guess that guy had her dad's face or something. We never got to see her dad's face in the flashbacks, at least not so far.
Reply chaos-of-vinnie, May 14th, 2015, 5:47 pm
Aw this was a sad ending to the chapter, for all parties involved :(
Reply Oly-RRR, January 7th, 2018, 5:52 pm
That's some really dang good writing and arting and comicking but augh everything got to an even lower sadder point than before. D:>
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Market Research postsFriday November 18, 2011
Clint Eastwood Doesn't Have Much Truck with Market Research
"When The Gauntlet didn't do as well as hoped, Warners became concerned that Eastwood was making the wrong choices. He always had a streak of Burt Reynolds redneck humor about him, and when he wanted to play opposite an orangutan in Every Which Way But Loose, Warners' did some market research that indicated a negative reaction to the title, to the orangutan, and even to the idea of Dirty Harry in a comedy. But Eastwood doesn't have much truck with market research and went ahead anyway. It cost about $8 million and grossed about $85 million (about $150 million in today's dollars*), making it his biggest film."
--Peter Biskind, in the article "Any Which Way He Can," in his book "Gods and Monsters."
* The article was written in the early 1990s. So that $85 milliion in 1978, which made it the no. 4 box office hit of the year, which was $150 in 1993 dollars, is approximately $289 million today.
Posted at 06:50 AM on Nov 18, 2011 in category Market Research | Permalink
Market Research: Product Planning Based on the Opinions of Schoolgirls
What's wrong with Market Research? Plenty according to IT consultant, author and developer Isseki Nagae (in translation from the Japanese):
Large advertising companies have long invested huge sums of money in conducting studies based on research, customer surveys and interviews. I myself have participated in such studies. At the big advertising agencies they round up users and market to them as reps from the manufacturing companies watch, sometimes through one-way mirrors. I've heard of some companies that go so far as to base their product planning on the opinions of schoolgirls. Will this type of planning seriously result in a hit product? I don't think so, and ... neither did Steve Jobs. I've actually been to many of these marketing focus groups, and I can tell you that no great ideas come of them.
He then quotes Steve Jobs on the matter:
It's not the consumers' job to know what they want.
It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.
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The Magnificence of the Ambersons Was Conspicuous to All ... Except that Audience Survey Group in Pomona
"We do not need trouble pictures, especially now. ... Make pictures to make us forget, not remember."
"People like to laff, not be bored to death."
"The picture was a masterpiece with perfect photography, setting and acting. It seemed too deep for the average stupid person. I was disgusted with the way some people received this picture."
These comments, taken from David Thomson's book, "Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles," pg. 215, are among the response cards (53 favorable, 72 unfavorable) for the March 17, 1942 screening of Orson Welles' original version of "The Magnificient Ambersons," at the Fox Theater in Pomona, Calif. It was this audience survey, this market research, that led to some of the most infamous cuts and perhaps the most horribly re-shot and re-edited ending in movie history. Add it to the list.
Way to go, average stupid person.
"The magnificence of the Ambersons was as conspicuous as a brass band at a funeral." Unless, of course, you lived in Pomona.
Posted at 06:47 AM on Sep 16, 2011 in category Market Research | Permalink
How Market Research Almost Destroyed the Most Popular Shows in TV History
I'm late to the Maclolm Gladwell parade. I read his stuff in the New Yorker but didn't check out any of his books until I had to read "Outliers" for work—I interviewed M&A lawyer Joseph Flom, who is the subject of that book's fifth chapter, "The Three Lessons of Joe Flom"—and was particularly impressed, not only with the Flom chapter, but with the first chapter, in which Gladwell dissects the success of youth hockey players in Canada and the puzzle over the preponderence of early-month birthdates among them. Lots of January, February and March babies playing in the NHL. Why? January 1 is the cut-off date for youth hockey, so at an early age a January 1st kid will be competing against a December 31st kid and have a year advantage in growth and coordination. That January kid will play in more tournaments, and get more coaching and practice, and what began as an accident of birth will become a self-fulfilling prophecy: He'll be better. We're never the meritocracies we think we are.
"Blink" isn't quite as good but I did enjoy the chapter, "Kenna's Dilemma," for its confirmation of my own thoughts on audience test scores. Two years ago, when this blog was a baby, I wrote how "The Office" (both versions) got some of the lowest audience test scores in their respective networks' histories, as did "Seinfeld." I asked:
If you don't recognize Seinfeld and The Office and The Office for what they are, or what they might be, what good are you? How many other Seinfelds are you turning into something ordinary and short-lived? How many millions are the money-people blowing?
Thanks to Gladwell, here are a few more names to add to the list:
In the late 1960s, the screenwriter Norman Ler produced a television sitcom pilot for a show called All in the Family. ... All in the Family scored in the low 40s [out of 100, in market research]. ABC said no. Lear took the show to CBS. They ran it through their own market research program... The results were unimpressive. The recommendation of the research department was that Archie Bunker be rewritten as a soft-spoken and nurturing father. CBS didn't even bother promoting All in the Family before its first season. What was the point? The only reason it made it to the air at all was that the president of the company, Robert Wood, and the head of programming, Fred Silverman, happened to like it...
That same year, CBS was also considering a new comedy show starring Mary Tyler Moore. ... The [market research] results were devastating. Mary was a "loser." Her neighbor Rhoda Morgenstern was "too abrasive"...
"Archie Bunker [should] be rewritten as a soft-spoken and nurturing father." That's one of my new favorites.
In case the lesson isn't obvious, Gladwell drives it home:
The problem with market research is that often it is simply too blunt an instrument to pick up this distinction between the bad and the merely different.
I wrote much the same a year ago January, regarding a Tad Friend New Yorker piece about audience testing, in which it was mentioned that "Pulp Fiction" received some of the lowest test scores in its studio's history and "Akeelah and the Bee" received some of the highest.
"Pulp Fiction," "All in the Family," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Seinfeld," "The Office," "The Office."
Posted at 09:00 AM on Jun 27, 2010 in category Market Research | Permalink
Audience test scores and "The Office"
I'm not the first guy to not get fashion magazines. You take the world's best-looking people, give them the world's best make-up artists and hairstylists and photographers, airbrush out what imperfections remain...and half the time they still look like heroin addicts. But Patricia subscribes to a few of these things and sometimes they're worthwhile. The W magazine with Charlize Theron on the cover includes an article on Ricky Gervais of The Office fame, horribly titled "Tricky Ricky," in which we get the following:
Before The Office premiered on the BBC in 2001, Gervais recalls, the show received the lowest audience test scores in the network's history, but he defended every word in the script. It was a similar story with the American version: Gervais remembers getting an e-mail from producer Greg Daniels saying the series had scored abysmally. "I sent back a message: 'Brilliant, so did we,'" he says. Now, he points out, The Office is NBC's highest-rated sitcom. "All the things I've ever loved, I hated at first," Gervais adds. "the best things are an acquired taste."
For the writer, Paul Quinn, the point of this story is that Gervais' apparent self-assurance, "rooted in defensive smugness or genuine confidence," helped save his greatest creation. Here's the lesson to me: Audience testing sucks. Seriously. It was the same story for Seinfeld, which became one of the most successful sitcoms in TV history. But the initial test scores reflected an audience distaste. People didn't like it because they didn't get it. It wasn't familiar.
One wonders if testers are attempting to fix this obvious problem with innovative shows and movies. Forget aesthetics for a moment. Just think of the money. These things are cash cows. Cash cows with long fucking lives. And the money people, whose job it is to find such cash cows, when confronted with them, actually try to turn them into something else.
If you don't recognize Seinfeld and The Office and The Office for what they are, or what they might be, what good are you? How many other Seinfelds are you turning into something ordinary and short-lived? How much money are the money-people blowing?
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Pine furniture is affordable, looks fresh and sold in virtually any sort of interior. This type boasts an increased environmental friendliness, since the pine wood is exposed to lower chemical treatment during the production. These are just a couple of reasons that make pine furniture deservedly popular, and a closer look reveals even more positive moments. So let us uncover the microscope, initiate a 3D overview of pine furniture in modern and trendy interiors, and pay close attention to a variety of possible pine combinations, its noteworthy strong suits and mistakes to avoid when creating an interior look and feel.
Pine properties
Pine furniture is overwhelmingly designed as massive constructions, with thick, typically up to 2 inches, tops, shelves and legs. This is explained by the nature of the pine wood – very soft and pretty loose; thin and graceful articles are out of its purpose scope.
Thus, for example, oak furniture, being a dense hardwood, allows carving lovely tables with cabriole thin shelves that keep the weight off, while the table made of pine must have a thick table top and thick strong legs to ensure strength and manage the load safely and carefully.
For this reason, pine furniture is oftentimes associated with protozoan design – concise forms, the minimum or complete absence of fretwork and so on. Yet this is neither a tradition, nor a trend, but rather a rational and efficient use of pine properties. Therefore, pine furniture is almost always more massive, bulky and having less usable area than hardwood or modern synthetic pieces of furniture.
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Senator hospitalised after bee attack
Senator Avinash Singh had to jump into a river to preserve his life on Saturday, after being attacked by a swarm of bees.
Up to late yesterday, Singh, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, remained warded at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, after being stung by more than a hundred bees.
Singh, a registered farmer, was ploughing his father's land in Felicity, Chaguanas, when the bees invaded the area and swarmed around him, the T&T Guardian was told.
Vandals attack office of Avinash Singh, Parliamentary Secretary in Agriculture Ministry
Vandals have broken a window of Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Avinash Singh's office in Chaguanas.
The attack occurred either late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
A passerby noticed the broken glass this morning and contacted Singh around 9.30 am. It appears as though stones were thrown at the window.
The office is located on Montrose Road, Chaguanas.
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How rich is Bruce Dickinson?
Bruce Dickinson Net Worth:
$115 Million
Bruce Dickinson Net Worth:Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958), known professionally as Bruce Dickinson, is an English musician, airline pilot, and broadcaster. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Dickinson began his career in music fronting small pub bands in the 1970s while attending school in Sheffield and university in London. In 1979, he joined the New Wave of British Heavy Metal band Samson, with whom he gained some popularity under the stage name "Bruce Bruce" and performed on two studio records. He left Samson in 1981 to join Iron Maiden, replacing Paul Di'Anno, and debuted on their 1982 album The Number of the Beast. During his first tenure in the band, they issued a series of US and UK platinum and gold albums in the 1980s, resulting in Dickinson gaining worldwide fame, and becoming one of the most acclaimed heavy metal vocalists of all time.Dickinson quit Iron Maiden in 1993 (being replaced by Blaze Bayley) in order to pursue his solo career, which saw him experiment with a wide variety of heavy metal and rock styles. He rejoined the band in 1999, along with guitarist Adrian Smith, with whom he released four subsequent studio albums. Since his return to Iron Maiden, he issued one further solo record in 2005, Tyranny of Souls. His younger cousin, Rob Dickinson, is the former lead singer of British alternative rock band Catherine Wheel, while his son, Austin, fronted the metalcore band Rise to Remain.Outside his career in music, Dickinson is well known for his wide variety of other pursuits. Most notably, he undertook a career as a commercial pilot for Astraeus Airlines, which led to a number of media-reported ventures such as captaining Iron Maiden's converted Boeing 757 during their world tours. Following Astraeus' closure, he created his own aircraft maintenance and pilot training company in 2012, Cardiff Aviation. Dickinson presented his own radio show on BBC Radio 6 Music from 2002–2010, and has also hosted television documentaries, authored novels and film scripts, created a successful beer with Robinsons Brewery and competed at fencing internationally.
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Introduced to the security industry at a young age by her father and former owner of Continental Security, H.P. Anderson, Kimberly Anderson-Matich followed in her father's footsteps and achieved her dream of opening her own security agency in 1994.
Matich says that she founded Anderson Security Agency, Ltd. on one basic premise and that was to bring a degree of professionalism, experience and dedication to the security industry that has long been missing.
"Our company is based on professionalism – from our security officers' extensive training and attitude right down to their uniform, we strive to bring professionalism to every aspect of our business," says Matich.
Prior to being hired, potential applicants go through a stringent hiring process that includes drug testing, psychological testing and a thorough background check performed by the Department of Public Safety. Once hired, each of Matich's security officers participate in an extensive training course administered by certified training professionals, learning first aid, CPR, the laws of arrest and much more.
"We are sending out professional security officers, not just warm bodies," says Matich. "We may charge more than other agencies, but you get what you pay for, and in our case, it's the best."
Along with providing a variety of security services, the Anderson Security Agency utilizes a 24-hour dispatch center able to handle emergency requests, client concerns and direct officers in the field. Looking into the future, Matich says she hopes to diversify into computer security and ATM collection and servicing.
In addition to providing top quality security services, Matich has a firm belief in giving back to the community, and Anderson Security Agency is active in various charitable programs. Matich serves on the board of Goodwill and is also involved in a variety of community services, including fingerprinting programs for children, safety brochures, the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program, Silent Witness, the American Red Cross and the Arizona Foundation for Women. The agency also adopts a needy family at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
In an effort to honor courage, bravery and quick thinking among Arizona youth, the Anderson Security Agency created the H.P. Anderson Citizenship Award. This award, named in honor of Matich's father, is given once annually to a youth who has been nominated. To be eligible for consideration, the youth must be 5 to 17 years of age and reside in Arizona. To be considered for the award, the youth's parents or legal guardian should submit a one-page essay describing what he or she did and why the youth deserves the award.
"Last year we awarded $2,500 to a young boy who saved a toddler from drowning. It feels fantastic to recognize the good these kids are doing," says Matich. "And the award goes up $500 every year, so I can't wait till we can give away $5,000!"
The Anderson Security Agency can be reached by calling (602) 331-7000 or access their Web site at www.andersonsecurity.com.
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The GFS team is a combination of producers, line producers, facilitators, analysts, accountants, health & safety consultants, security and medical personnel, all working to provide solutions for your project, anywhere in the world. We provide independent advice, analytical rigor and creative problem-solving to help you make your project a success story.
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Through the co-founding and management of GFS, Julian has provided risk management services for clients in the US, United Kingdom, Europe, North and South Africa, Central and South Asia, South America and the Middle East.
As a Producer and Director, he has produced and directed shows for networks including NBCUniversal, BBC, Discovery, National Geographic, A+E and CBS. He is an Academy of Television Arts and Sciences member, winner of three Prime-Time Emmy® Awards and nominee for Television Producer of the Year by the Producers Guild of America.
Julian has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History from the University of Otago, and has held senior governance roles in the screen production sector, including previously being Chairman of Film New Zealand and a Director of Auckland Film Studios.
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Frith is co-owner of GFS and oversees GFS Business Affairs. Frith has an extensive business and production background, with a career in Clinical Nursing, and managing the Dunedin Public Hospital Oncology Treatment Unit.
Overseeing GFS's jurisdictional compliance, quality control, strategic relationships and medical standards, Frith has managed projects and the deployment of teams in a diverse range of countries and environments.
Frith is also an accomplished sailor with bluewater crossings of the Pacific Ocean and yacht racing.
As Regional Chair of Child Cancer Foundation, Frith oversaw the regional strategy for supporting children with cancer.
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Following an extensive career in the armed forces and commercial sector (including major oil and gas facilities), Dennis has proven experience in security, project and operations management, investigations, close protection operations, surveillance operations, leadership, training and policy development.
Dennis' work in production has included coordinating the close protection detail for A-List celebrities filming internationally and ensuring the implementation of production-wide Security Plans for large-scale network productions.
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Beatrice has a degree in Business Administration from Munich University of Applied Sciences. She has worked in accounting, finance and administration for the re-insurance broking, tourism and transport industries. Beatrice was head of the finance and accounting team for Guy Carpenter GmbH in Munich, reporting to the global head office of the Marsh McLennan Companies in New York.
At GFS, Beatrice steers GFS' business growth, development and the management of day to day business operations.
Beatrice is a successful climber - her ascents include the February 2011 Argentine expedition that summited Aconcagua, the highest peak of the Americas at almost 23,000 feet.
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He has a Masters degree in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management. Johnny has worked across North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, with a particularly detailed knowledge of South Asia.
His experience and knowledge provide him with an ability to assess and manage risk in both strategic and tactical situations.
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Sally also has an extensive background in events management, co-ordination of major events, festivals and concerts across Australia and New Zealand.
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Rob Flannagan's executive and governance experience spans over 30 years and includes the positions of Group Chief Executive and Group Managing Director of TOWER Ltd, a publicly listed insurance company with total assets of $1.9 billion and over 1,000 staff.
Rob has professional board experience on a number of boards, ranging from small private companies to publicly listed companies (NZX and ASX). In addition to acting as an advisor to GFS, he is a Justice of the Peace and currently an Independent Director of Airwork Holdings Ltd, a global aviation provider.
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Jane has a degree in law from The University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and has practiced law in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
More recently she has worked in the financial services sector, holding various managerial roles in the strategy and compliance risk departments of the Legal & General Group PLC in London.
After spending 18 years living and working in London Jane returned to live in New Zealand in 2017. She is a keen artist and also enjoys mountain biking and skiing.
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Tom joined as a GFS OverWatch and risk analyst after a successful stint as an adventure tourism site controller, where he developed some considerable skill and experience in crisis and risk management, health and safety, operations management, leadership, and customer service.
He has a degree in Criminology and Social Policy from Cardiff University, where his focus was the study of criminal justice and social policy reform.
Outside the office, Tom is a keen traveler and can be found taking advantage of the great outdoors, playing basketball or enjoying music and film.
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text: Today as Naya struggled to do the basics of sitting and walking, she and I talked about how brave she is. I don't know what I said to prompt her point but she told me that we are a very lucky family and she was so fortunate and lucky. Imagine the character she has to be able to say that given her condition. Even in this horrible time, we are lucky to have so much love and support surrounding her-and blessed with two amazing children.


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I can't believe it's been almost a month since I updated this blog! But what better to bring me back from a brief hiatus than two more Fearless Fifteener ARCs. I've been trying to keep up with the fall releases, since they don't get quite as much hype as their early-in-the-debut-year counterparts, and these two didn't disappoint. Plus, they're both vaguely Halloween-y!
I read Jen Klein's JILLIAN CADE: (FAKE) PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR while flying back from the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville earlier this month. It's such a fun, fast-paced read! Jillian Cade is paying the bills by keeping her father's paranormal private investigation firm open while he travels the world. The only catch: she doesn't actually believe in ghosts or anything else she handles for her clients. Then weird things start happening. She finds an obituary for herself—from the future—in her locker. Then a missing person case she takes on for a queen bee at her school takes a turn for the weird, seeming to involve succubi. Plus, new guy Sky Ramsey keeps tagging along while Jillian works—and he knows just as much about the paranormal as she does. This book is a page-turner, especially as you learn how much more there is to Jillian's world than even she knows. It reads like Veronica Mars suddenly started researching supernatural phenomena, and it's out now, so get thee to a bookstore!
In keeping with the is-there-or-isn't-there-a-paranormal-explanation theme of this post, I just finished Alexandra Sirowy's THE CREEPING. It's a masterful, and yes, creepy book that keeps you on your toes the whole time, never certain if the monsters that set the story into motion are real or metaphorical. The plot: eleven years ago, Stella survived something in the local woods that she still can't remember. Her friend, Jeanie, never came back, and every year around the anniversary, Stella finds herself once again wondering what traumatized her so much that her memory is a blank. But when a new body shows up—a Jane Doe who looks remarkably like six-year-old Jeanie—Stella's memories start to return. With help from her oldest friend, Sam, and Jeanie's angry and distraught older brother, Daniel, Stella decides to investigate. But finding out what really happened could put her in danger again...and that's just about all I can say without spoiling the reading experience. THE CREEPING is also out now, so once again: get thee to a bookstore!
I've read some other great books lately, so fingers crossed I'll have time to blog again before too long. Also, I can't believe the debut year is almost over! It's been such a pleasure to read so many of my peers' wonderful debuts, and I can't wait to see what they all write next. :)


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These tall, turn of the century inspired, flywheel 'penny farthings' feature scrolling canvasses up to 30 feet long that display customized artwork, advertising, sponsor recognition, etc. Elevated cyclists pedal the images back and forth, as a sleek, mounted megaphone provides a whimsical soundscape. A unique and active display for corporate imagery, works of art, and unforgettable storytelling. Up to two available.


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A concept of 'Objective Art' was platformed in 1916 by the Greco-Armenian spiritual teacher George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. Offering our attention to the items below, we have all caught hints, behind the outer form, of a reality more profound.
"Centred in a fiery corona, though swept by Time's tempest, Blake's 'Ancient of Days' marks out the lower worlds with refined attention."
"Yellowish-grey sand. Deep blue sky. In the distance the triangle of the Pyramid of Kephren, and just before me this strange, great face with its gaze directed into the distance...I felt that...if I could stay under its gaze from birth to death, the whole of my life would flash by so swiftly for it that it could not notice me. The glance was fixed on something else. It was the glance of a being who thinks in centuries and milleniums. I did not and could not exist for it. And I could not answer my own question - do I exist for myself."
P.D. Ouspensky
"Immediately I am aware that this is art of a different order. Its purpose is spiritual; it gives me a direct experience of the vertical axis which connects the human with what is above. Through contemplation or even study the symbolism can emerge, but it is the change of state expressed by the figures, and called to in the one who sees them, that opens the door to the inner meaning."
Aristotle, depicted in this statue, seems to divide his attention between the activity in which he is engaged and himself. I look at it and I begin to sense my own 'self'.
As I write this, using a medium very different from his, or the masons of Chartres, I am helped - across the centuries - to remember myself."
For me this sketch, generally considered to be a self-portrait by Leonardo, conveys the intensity of a man who has glimpsed truth. Some words from a Kipling poem come to mind: 'Tell him, I too have known.'"


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Witness appeal after RTC involving car and pedestrianPosted on Wednesday 29th July 2009 at 9:00 am by SH (Editor)
Police are appealing for witnesses after a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Filton
The incident occurred on Monday 27th July 2009 at around 6.35pm on Church Road, Filton.
A blue Vauxhall Corsa was in collision with a male pedestrian. The pedestrian suffered minor injuries.
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to contact police in Staple Hill on 0845 456 7000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. They never ask your name or trace your call.
Source: Avon and Somerset Police
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