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Technical Specialist - Regional Customer Support Centre UK
Reino Unido, Burgess Hill
We are recruiting for Technical Specialists to join our Regional Customer Support Centre in the UK. The role is to provide application and scientific support for products from HIVD, Roche Molecular Systems or Tissue Diagnostics business areas for our customers in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and South Africa.
The Regional Customer Support Centre is a remote support role which also includes a variety of support activities including technical product management, system modifications and customer training.
Who are you?
You are somebody that strives under pressure and has a troubleshooting mind. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor in engineering or an equivalent scientific degree and several years' experience in the diagnostic industry or hospital environment.
You are motivated by exceeding customer expectations, and instilling knowledge. Self-motivated, you are full of initiative, taking ownership and pride in your work. Customer focused, you will be capable of working with minimum supervision and manage your time effectively.
You will be expected to live within commuting distance to Burgess Hill (UK) or willing to relocate to the geographical area.
In addition, the following skills/experience will be desirable:
· Bilingual verbal and written skills in Nordic and English Languages
· Familiarity with Roche products and instrumentation used in clinical diagnostics or research departments.
What will you do?
You will be responsible for primarily telephone- based customer service support across our diagnostic and analytical systems and for supporting key customers in laboratories and hospitals. You will develop strong relationships with Roche customers, field staff and global divisions, and provide sustainable solutions for complex support cases by driving results and a first-class service for our customers.
What will we offer?
We will offer you a competitive salary package and first class industry recognised product training program. The training programs will be designed to develop you as a person and a recognised valuable source of information for our customers.
Roche is an equal opportunity employer.Suporte ao cliente, Suporte ao cliente > Suporte a aplicativo e técnico


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Thursday, June 17, 2010
The Dictator Delusion
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I think a big reason for Obama's "measured response" is the fact that J.P. Morgan is one of BP's major stockholders. And J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, AIG and the other big banks seem to have some kind of hold over our beloved president (perhaps because they financed his campaign). Witness Obama caving in over the trillion dollar bail-outs, the CEO bonuses and the anemic banking reforms the Democrats passed. Some BP whistleblowers are now saying the oil spill can't be stopped - even with 10 relief wells - because there is too much oil that isn't seeping from the well hole but from dozens of tiny cracks in the sea bed floor. In fact they are saying the only way Obama can stop the oil is to nuke the well (they say conventional explosives won't work). I kinda wonder when Obama and BP are going to fess up to these facts - and re-deploy the military from the Middle East to start working on real solutions to limit the spread. The reality is that only that level of mobilization is going to prevent a catasrophe that could could potentially end all ocean fishing for decades to come. I currently live in exile in New Zealand but even that doesn't seem far enough from the Gulf of Mexico (I write about how I wound up here in my recent memoir THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY ACT: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN REFUGEE).ReplyDelete

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Title: Funktechnik ohne Ballast
Author: Otto Limann
Description: Book has damp stains on rear board that do not impact pages. End papers are acidified and pages are age toned. Name in pencil on ffep. No other marks. Dust jacket staining/tide marks on back. Wrinkling to back surface. 1" Chip at upper rear fore edge corner. A little rubbing/light soiling to front surface. DJ has been placed in an archival Brodart cover. Second edition, 1952.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Publisher: Franzis-Verlag
Place: Munich, Germany
Year: 1952
ISBN: n/a
Language: German
Size: 6 x 8.25 inches.
Pages: 194 pages.
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Travel across the city by road, and all you see is perhaps the motorway, a few urban thoroughfares, and possibly a few side-streets at either end.
Travel by train, however, and you see a cross-section of the city; back yards, suburban side streets, minor blocks of shops, apartment back entrances, small parks, playing fields etc.
As I saw the view roll by the other day, I became conscious of how often I had remarked to myself about the large quantity of parked cars on West Auckland suburban properties and streets.
What once were quiet small streets of single-family dwellings are teeming with vehicles.
It is fairly obvious that in some streets almost none of these dwellings any longer hold single families. They will have four or five cars on or outside the property, and will have been either let to a group, or subdivided and let. I began to wonder just how quantifiable this change is.
On first checking, I found recent stats easy to find, but earlier ones, not so much.
Occupied Dwellings Per km2
for Private Occupied Dwellings
Auckland Region
1996 58.7
2006 72.4
I am interested in the increase in people per section since, say, 1960 or so, when I noticed houses in my suburb being replaced by concrete based brick and tile or concrete block units. This would possibly be one of the earliest times I began to realise that society was not unchanging.
Auckland Region
1991 2.87
2001 2.89
Western Auckland Zone
Census Year Dwelling Type
1991 1996 2001
87.2 87.8 85.3 Separate House
7 7.3 8.6 Two Flats/ Units/ Townhouses/ Apartments/ Houses Joined Together
4.7 4.1 4.6 3 or More Flats/Units/Townhouses/Houses/Apts Joined Together
0.4 0.3 1 Flat/Unit/Townhouse/Apartment or House Joined to or Part of a Biz or Shop
0.7 0.4 0.5 Other Private Dwellings
I don't think this covers number of households per section either!
It does show an increase in households living in Two Flats/ Units/ Townhouses/ Apartments/ Houses Joined Together, but I think this means joined by building alteration, not carved separately out of a single dwelling, i.e. subdivided.
Judging by the map below, I have to concede my impression
will have to remain just that, an impression.
Major changes in density are limited to a few areas, and the higher vehicle density is not something I could find any figures on. It would seem replacing a family with flatters doesn't increase population density and probably counteracts the loss of population caused by empty nest households.


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My name is Daniil Bazhenov. I am the Chief Strategic Planning Officer at Simtech Development. I manage the development process, drill the technical skills of our developers and manage complex projects.
I am going to tell you in plain words how development is performed in our company, how our experts and developers work. I will explain why I can personally guarantee the high quality of our development.
For instance, just 3 years ago, we were the first company who started performing Code review of 100% of tasks and we are still the only company who does that.
But what is "Code review"?
It is compulsory checking of all written code for security and compliance with the established standards of CS-Cart and Simtech Development. Thorough testing is carried out by the most skilled experts and Senior developers. "Why?" you ask. A web store is not a simple site or a blog – the quality and security directly influence your revenue.
I want to say right away that it wasn't easy, however, it was worth it. Why it wasn't easy? Well, Simtech Development is the largest company developing on the CS-Cart platform. When there are 50+ employees in a company, it is more difficult to introduce changes rather than retrain a team of 3 developers. I am lucky to have a team of professionals who enjoy learning new things and working on increasing their effectiveness.
To introduce Code review, we had to work really hard, learn new methodologies and tools:
- Brought 100% of tasks under version control using the GIT system and Feature branching practices (global development standards)
- Standardised development of the backend and frontend. We are the only company on the market developing in compliance with the CS-Cart established standards (in form of add-ons in compliance with the standards).
- Introduced the Kanban and Scrum methodologies, where necessary.
- Delivered advanced training to all specialists.
Now every client's request undergoes the following workflow:
- Idea – you have an idea or a problem, or our manager may come up with an idea.
- Gathering requirements – our manager clarifies all the details, wishes and requirements.
- Analysis and planning – the manager assigns estimation of complexity and project development to a technical specialist.
- Development – backend developers write code and front-end specialists create layout and integrate design.
- Code review – experts check the code for compliance to the standards.
- Quality assurance – QA specialists test functionality.
- Demonstration – the manager demonstrates results to you.
- Installation – a developer or release engineer installs modifications.
- Warranty period.
At each of the stages, an experienced professional delivers high-quality work and controls the quality of work on adjoining stages. Sometimes there can be 5 -10 specialists working on one task. Like in hospital, there is no universal medical specialist, every specialist does their own job. If you order development services from a small company or a freelancer, all these stages will be performed by one specialist.
You may wonder why to complicate things. But if the code is not under control, it might not work properly, or, what's worse, it might:
- Break and scare clients away.
- Leak your data to competitors (just one bug inserted into a line of code can steal important data).
- Confuse a new developer as the code is impossible to support or expand.
- Be impossible to be upgraded.
- Be impossible to be used with different settings or in a different store.
All these issues are resolved by Code review.
Who can be against the idea of Code review? The one who hides something. By the way, I should say that Code review helped us single out developers who are not qualified enough, who had to leave our company. So they left for the company that has no Code review.
As a result, Simtech Development is now:
- The largest company (we have more developers than any other CS-Cart development company).
- The most experienced company developing on the CS-Cart platform. We have common roots with CS-Cart, CS-Cart developers are working in our company.
- The most technological company developing for CS-Cart. We are the only company who provides development services on the global level and uses the most up-to-date methodologies.
- The most humble company, which did not mention this yet.
And this is only the beginning. We are constantly learning and improving our capabilities. If you have any issues with the quality of development, you can contact me directly.
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the one about blogs and tipping points
I recently finished reading "The Tipping Point" and I came away from it wondering if Scoble is a connector? The ability of a popular blogger to create a memetic epidemic seems plausible. Especially if they are connected to other connectors. Are bloggers influential just because they are widely read? If Scoble says "read this book", will you read it? Well, I read "The Tipping Point" after I read about it on someone's blog and I've ordered quite a few other books from Amazon after reading about them in various blogs lately. I don't think this in itself is enough to cause a global epidemic. But the impact of this "word of mouth" promotion of new technologies is something I can imagine.
A very small example that surprised me, was a few months ago when I installed Taskline and mentioned it on my blog. Since then the guys at Taskline tell me they've received a number of downloads of their software from my blog post. No epidemic yet, but who knows who else will read that blog entry and post on it themselves.
At the moment there are lots of bloggers talking about new products like LookOut. By the way, I installed LookOut last week on my laptop and it rocks. It's the fastest way I've found to search through my mail.


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A month ago we had a pouch swap at the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild. I had some leftover chunks of strip-pieced sets from my still unfinished mini bargello quilt, and already had my dresden wave idea in my head, so I decided to use it to make a pouch for the swap. I couldn't share it at that point, so I'm doing so now. My strip set was too wide, so I had to pick off one strip to get 8". The purple was right on the edge, so I chose to remove that one. If it had been in the middle I would have left it, I think this could have used a splash of color, but I still like how it turned out.
It started out the same way as in my other tutorial, so I'll spare you the details. I decided make one half wave one way and the other wave the other way so the seams would match up on the sides.
I lined them up right sides together and squared them up at the same time to assure the seams would match.
I decided to quilt this one (yeah, most pouches aren't quilted) and used my walking foot to quilt 1/2" from each seam. This show stopping with the needle down right in the seam to pivot around the corner of the wave.
And here's the finished pouch. I was planning on sharing a tutorial on doing the zipper and everything, but the end turned out puckered, so I would recommend trying a different method than I used, but I don't have a good one to suggest at this point. The kind with little tabs covering the ends look nice, I can tell you that much. I don't know where a tutorial for that kind of zipper can be found.
I'm linking up today to {Sew} Modern Monday.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Dresden wave pouch
Posted by Barbie Mills at 6:08 AM
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I love your Dresden Waves... this pouch and your tutorial last week! Cool!ReplyDelete
Love the waves! Makes for a striking pouch!ReplyDelete
me encanto el tutorial y el anterior también.Como suscribir por correo electrónico.?Miro y paseo por muchos blogs solo a algunos me suscribo pero muchas veces se me pierden.ReplyDelete
Muchas gracias !!ya me suscribí.ReplyDelete
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If you have found yourself here, then you maybe already know a little about affiliate marketing? Perhaps you have done some research and decided that it's a viable business option for you.
So, what is the best affiliate marketing program for beginners?
I have been through all the credible courses out there and selected my top three for you, to give you a picture of what you can get and a cross comparison to help you choose the best course for you.
Choosing the right course is quite personal and it really depends on what you are looking for.
So first I will start with a summary of each course or you can jump right down to the comparison chart if you want to get to the MEAT of this article.
A word of warning, none of these programs will get you rich quick. They all take hard work and dedication, but doesn't any legitimate business? Get rich quicks schemes are scams, nothing more. These programs I have selected because ALL of them are credible, viable businesses that can lead you to create real wealth online and to own your own successful home business.
And there are more detailed reviews on each one which you can click to.. don't miss those!
Wealthy Affiliate – Community and training
Wealthy Affiliate is for both beginners and advanced marketers. How can this be? Well the course starts you off, focussing on beginners, teaching you how to build a website on WordPress from scratch (a 30 second website builder is included), Then you are taken through step by step how to set up your affiliate business.
This includes finding a niche, building your content around the right keywords and developing your business through tried and tested methods, such as SEO and organic traffic generation, social media traffic, email marketing and paid traffic methods.
For the more advanced marketeers it is a priceless opportunity to keep learning and network with those already in affiliate marketing through the very active and respectful community. Something to consider that you can continue with when you are no longer a beginner – you won't be a beginner forever!
It's a tried and tested training course that provides a stable long term business.
Affilorama – With an Option for fast track
This is one of the largest affiliate marketing training programs and offers a variety of different ways that you can approach setting up your business from scratch. The first way, through the program called Affiloblueprint, is similar to that of Wealthy Affiliate, through setting up your own website and building your business with step by step, over the shoulder, training. It is a highly credible and well respected affiliate marketing training program. And it's great for beginners.
In addition there is always something to learn for the advanced marketeer with this program too.
You can fast track your business and buy a package (Affilojetpack) where a lot of the hard work is done for you, including your website built, your emails made and articles written and a whole lot more. Naturally this costs a lot more (around the $800 mark), so it depends what you are looking for here and what your budget is. If you can afford it, this is a fantastic fast track way to get started.
There is ongoing training and support offered and the training is thorough, detailed, professional and up to date.
Chris Farrell Membership – Email Marketing at It's Best
This is slightly different to the two above in that instead of creating a full website surrounding your niche you are essentially using a mini 3 page website to drive traffic to your website and get them to sign up to your email list. Then you use the LIST to communicate with your customers and sell products to them. It's still affiliate marketing but with a different twist. It's not all about selling either, as you can imagine how that would turn people off.
You choose your own niche, as with the other two and Chris helps you with this. And then the training walks you through how to build your website, how to drive traffic to it and how to entice that list and talk to them respectfully without pushing a heavy sell.
The training is very clear and easy to understand and this method is probably the most straightforward for any beginner
So now lets get onto the comparisons
So I have looked at what i think a beginner needs when setting up an affiliate marketing business and compared this on all three of the programs that I recommend
Here are the criteria I chose and why:
- Initial set up – how quickly can you get the foundation of your business going, your basic website
- Clarity of training – is the step by step training clear and easy to follow
- Level of simplicity – how easy is it for a beginner to understand the full course
- Speed of training – how quickly can you move through building your business, and get through the entire training program
- Cost – how much is the initial package to set up, the basic cost
- Community – is there a community of other affiliate marketers for knowledge and moral support
- Access to the owners – Can you contact the owners if you need to
- Technical support – is there technical support available once you get started
- Ongoing training and updated information – Once you have completed the course what further information is there to help you build your business
I have chosen a rating scale of 1 to 5 where 5 is the optimum and 1 is that this is pretty non existent as a feature. You will notice that nothing gets below a 3, this is because I endorse all 3 programs because they are ALL very good at different things.
So what does all this mean?
Well this comparison chart is based on my own personal experience, and I am recommending any of these 3 products, which I think are the best three out there.
Whichever one you choose depends on what you need to get started.
For instance, are you looking to get set up really quickly and have something profitable up and running in the shortest amount of time? Then I would recommend either Chris Farrell Membership.
If you have the money and want a lot of the work done for you, Affilojetpack from Affilorama is absolutely an excellent way to get started.
If you are looking for support and community to help you through the process, then I would recommend Wealthy Affiliate.
If you see yourself learning quickly and thirsting for more and more marketing knowledge in the future, then you need something more long term and are better off with either Wealthy Affiliate or Affilorama.
If access to the owners for real expertise and advice is important, I would suggest Chris Farrell Membership or Wealthy Affiliate.
I could go on, but then what I am doing is just writing out the table above in words!
My Recommendation
The scoring does mean that for me, Wealthy Affiliate comes out on top as I think this is absolutely the best training out there. What I love is that you can try it out for free for as long as you like to see if it works for you. I think if you do, you own't look back!
<<Check out Wealthy Affiliate for FREE right here>>
What do I use?
Well I use Wealthy Affiliate to build my business as a premium member. I used their training to set up and host my websites because the package is so reasonable.
BUT, to make things more complicated, I use Affilorama for some training information and they often send out emails with ever such interesting information, monthly. I am on the free membership to take advantage of this. I went through as many affiliate training programs as I think are out there when I first started, so I feel I really know which ones are the best.
And I used Chris Farrell Membership to give me ideas to set up my email system and work with my email list. Which I am still working on and always will be.
If you want to know more about my experience, you can find out more here.
The only thing I would say is, as a beginner, don't overwhelm yourself with too much like I did. Select one, learn from that, in the first instance, just stick to that, then branch out to make the most of the rest. In these packages you get a lot for free, so take what you kind and find the best for you.


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Excellent photography, Doug. You certainly captured the moment.
Unequivocally, Gessler lost that debate. I doubt he even cared if he "won." But he certainly relished the opportunity to get in someone's face. The favor was duly returned. ;-D
Nothing statesman-like about this guy. His daddy and mommy failed to teach him how to play nice or play fair.
And by the way, contrary to certain blogosphere spinners, attendance was far from remarkable. Only a few entered the front door. I understand there was a back door. Perhaps there were others who lacked the courage of their convictions and who wanted to remain "unknown." That would not be the first time that Longmont "pillars" preferred to hide.
We need to watch this guy! The Secretary of State seat has the power of regulating voting equipment, as well as disenrolling eligible voters. Let's not see repeats of the vote stealing in Florida and Ohio.
Great photos of the former mayors, good to keep track of who actually shows up at these meetings.
Goshamighty, Just wanted to say that the County Clerk will have a lot to say about the voting process, and the "counting" machines in Boulder County. I will now feel free to take photos of Douglas Wray and Faye Kissinger whenever I see either. I bought a new iphone just so I will always be prepared.
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Good luck with the whole County Clerk thing. You may find it more difficult to 'reconfigure' the system than you think.
As long as we're at a public meeting and you don't make money from using them, that's anyone's right. By all means. Ask nicely and I might even pose. I'm not into the current anonymity craze in Longmont politics.
However, libellous uses will be prosecuted swiftly and vigorously. There will be no warnings. Mr. Richard Yale saw to that.
Chris Rodriguez's wife Brigette took a most unflattering photo of me that you'd probably enjoy and I'm more than confident they'd give you access to it. Have at it. Please.
As for 'being prepared,' that's the duty of ALL patriots, so I'd expect nothing less.
You will find the same is true of me.
PS – any of the photos that I take at public events are free to use if you credit them 'Photo courtesy of FreeRangeLongmont.com'


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A sudden spike, like lung cancer in the 1930's (when all those who had started smoking in the Great War started getting sick)
Brain Diseases Affecting More People and Starting Earlier Than Ever Before
May 10, 2013 — Professor Colin Pritchard's latest research published in journal Public Health has found that the sharp rise of dementia and other neurological deaths in people under 74 cannot be put down to the fact that we are living longer. The rise is because a higher proportion of old people are being affected by such conditions — and what is really alarming, it is starting earlier and affecting people under 55 years.
Of the 10 biggest Western countries the USA had the worst increase in all neurological deaths, men up 66% and women 92% between 1979-2010. The UK was 4th highest, men up 32% and women 48%. In terms of numbers of deaths, in the UK, it was 4,500 and now 6,500, in the USA it was 14,500 now more than 28,500 deaths.
Professor Pritchard of Bournemouth University says: "These statistics are about real people and families, and we need to recognise that there is an 'epidemic' that clearly is influenced by environmental and societal changes."


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And found and lost again and again
From Austin Storm
And what there is to conquer
By strength and submission, has already been discovered
Once or twice, or several times, by men whom one cannot hope
To emulate—but there is no competition—
There is only the fight to recover what has been lost
And found and lost again and again: and now, under conditions
That seem unpropitious. But perhaps neither gain nor loss.
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.
T.S. Eliot from the Four Quartets. His on "trying to use words", but applicable to houses and education and all cultural endeavor.


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I've been standing in front of people speaking most of my career. Should not be a problem. And while I still am asked to do that, I must be doing something useful for audiences. I have only recently taken up public speaking as in conferences, though. Speaking is very different from facilitating and training. Very. The difference in emotional intensity is like going straight for a round of penalty shots instead of playing a long game in sports.
What I could not put my finger on, until today, was that why on earth was I so ridiculously nervous before some occasions and at full ease at others? Why did I feel like speaking with my friends when talking at the conference Spark the change, Toronto, on Thursday? Stupid me. Of course! I'm reading up on social psychology and social and cognitive neuroscience and the answer is right in front of me.
Spark organizers took very good care of me as a speaker, not only logistically, but socially. They looked after me before, during and after the conference. They made me feel very welcome, they shared relevant information frequently about logistics, venue, participants etc. We joked around by e-mail which made the group feel as my "in-group". They made sure I got to know some organizers at the speaker's dinner before the conference, which meant that I knew some friendly faces in the audience. Lots of relatedness going on in the room before I went on stage. I was speaking with the people, not at them. (OK, as a pro coach and facilitator, I rarely speak at the people anyway…)
In-groups and Out-groups
The difference of feeling that the organizers and the audience is my "in-group" rather than an "out-group" is remarkable from a neuroscience perspective. Here are some findings that I find are relevant.
- Our reward regions in the brain are active when people similar to us win something. Your gain is my gain. (Mobbs et al, 2009)
- Similar areas in our brain (vmPFC) are active when assessing how similar others think (my in-group) as when I am thinking about myself. (Mitchell et al, 2006). This, of course leads to a bias if you think about working creatively. But when you think about feeling at ease with a crowd, I would guess it is quite helpful having the illusion that you know the audience well.
- We have less empathy with dissimilar others (Singer et al, 2004). Some empathy and feeling an emotional connection with your crowd might be useful for speaking, too, right?
- People telling you "you are included" affects our brains reward system and seems to be as rewarding as extrinsic rewards (i.e. winning money) for our brain. (Izuma et al, 2008)
- vmPFC activity in the brain predicts prosociality, and is suggested to induce a will to help others more. (Waytz, Zaki & Mitchell, 2012)
So Spark people; by taking care of me as a speaker you made me feel rewarded, at ease with my audience, willing to give and receive more, feeling that we all win if someone wins, and increased my sociality a bit. If what is suggested by mirror neurons is true, my good vibes were felt by the audience. They in turn retuned positive vibes to me, creating a positive, healthy social loop in the room during the talk.
I have during my life experienced extreme levels of social threat (bullying, high pressure team sports situations for 20 years, working in HR for 12 years [ha,ha]) and am lucky to have learned and developed healthy coping mechanisms for lots of situations. Feeling your body go all in for threat-mode while on stage is an amazing, powerful emotion. At its worst, it is like playoffs when the team starts playing as individuals (instead of as a team) and people start panicking. At best it is enjoying the adrenaline ride as in a rollercoaster. "Woooo! here we go, start speaking and ignore your voice is shaky, your heart is beating as if you'd be on the treadmill and you feel like you want to be hugged by a kind person for four minutes to calm you down". The only thing rescuing me from that situation, I know, is that I have trained, exercised and rehearsed enough so I can keep that threat under control by trusting I know what I am doing. "Just do what we have trained for a thousand times" is something a coach might say to a team stuck in threat mode. That usually opens up the emotional block and gets the game flowing again.
But oh, how easy and relaxing public speaking can be. As at Spark. This insight gave me more tools to cope with possible nervousness. If the organizers are not helping me get relaxed, I will be doing some mental up front "in-grouping" and lots of connecting with the audience before speaking.
Thank you Spark for the warm caring, thank you to my audience for returning good vibes. How cool is life?! People and people science rock!
Thanks for reading.
Izuma et al, 2008, Neuron
Mitchell et al 2006, Neuron
Mobbs et al, 2009, Science
Singer et al, 2004, Science
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This doctrine, as to the secret counsel of God in the government of the world, gives no favor to the wicked who argue that they are merely fulfilling God's decrees
This doctrine, as to the secret counsel of God in the government of the world, gives no countenance either to the impiety of those who throw the blame of their wickedness upon God, the petulance of those who reject means, or the error of those who neglect the duties of religion.
3. Those who have learned this modesty will neither murmur against God for adversity in time past, nor charge him with the blame of their own wickedness, as Homer's Agamemnon does. — "Ego d' ou haitios eimi, alla Zeus kai moira." "Blame not me, but Jupiter and fate." On the other hand, they will note like the youth in Plautus, destroy themselves in despairs as if hurried away by the Fates. "Unstable is the condition of affairs; instead of doing as they list, men only fulfill their fate: I will hie me to a rock, and there end my fortune with my life." Nor will they, after the example of another, use the name of God as a cloak for their crimes. For in another comedy Lyconides thus expresses himself: — "God was the impeller: I believe the gods wished it. Did they not wish it, it would not be done, I know." They will rather inquire and learn from Scripture what is pleasing to God, and then, under the guidance of the Spirit, endeavor to attain it. Prepared to follow whithersoever God may call, they will show by their example that nothing is more useful than the knowledge of this doctrine, which perverse men undeservedly assail, because it is sometimes wickedly abused. The profane make such a bluster with their foolish puerilities, that they almost, according to the expression, confound heaven and earth. If the Lord has marked the moment of our death, it cannot be escaped, — it is vain to toil and use precaution. Therefore, when one ventures not to travel on a road which he hears is infested by robbers; when another calls in the physician, and annoys himself with drugs, for the sake of his health; a third abstains from coarser food, that he may not injure a sickly constitution; and a fourth fears to dwell in a ruinous house; when all, in short, devise, and, with great eagerness of mind, strike out paths by which they may attain the objects of their desire; either these are all vain remedies, laid hold of to correct the will of God, or his certain decree does not fix the limits of life and death, health and sickness, peace and war, and other matters which men, according as they desire and hate, study by their own industry to secure or avoid. Nay, these trifles even infer, that the prayers of the faithful must be perverse, not to say superfluous, since they entreat the Lord to make a provision for things which he has decreed from eternity. And then, imputing whatever happens to the providence of God, they connive at the man who is known to have expressly designed it. Has an assassin slain an honest citizen? He has, say they, executed the counsel of God. Has some one committed theft or adultery? The deed having been provided and ordained by the Lord, he is the minister of his providence. Has a son waited with indifference for the death of his parent, without trying any remedy? He could not oppose God, who had so predetermined from eternity. Thus all crimes receive the name of virtues, as being in accordance with divine ordination.
John Calvin-Institutes of the Christian Religion-Book I-Chapter 17-Henry Beveridge Translation


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Krait is a Ninjago minifigure released in 2015, who has snake tattoos on his chest and head.
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By using the integration approach "Decoupled React-Components" the development effort directly in the AEM is minimal. No Java classes have to be written for each component, the generation of the XML files is done by the dialog generator. The HTML file is also generated from the dialog type script file, based on a standardized but customizable template, so that other use cases, such as externally hosted apps, can be covered. The use of Server Side Rendering (SSR) is also integrated in the template. An SSR service generates rendered HTML for each component server side to optimize performance and meet SEO requirements.
Teclead's approach to integrating REACT into AEM, in combination with the Dialog Generator, greatly shortens the learning curve for AEM development. Your AEM development team can be expanded with frontend developers or other teams that normally work with the AEM team can integrate their own work in the future.


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arXiv:1702.01188 [math.HO]; submitted February 1, 2017.
ISSN/ISBN: Not available at this time. DOI: Not available at this time.
Abstract: The following work shows how the first digit frequency in a group of numbers in certain real-life situations can be explained using basic algebraic continuous real-valued functions. For instance, the first digits frequency of the numbers representing the change in human growth can be understood better by looking at the square root function in a particular way. In addition, an analysis of basic discrete functions was done by approximating a discrete function to a continuous one.
author = {{Pashchenko}, I.},
title = {First Digit Frequencies and Benford Law},
journal = {ArXiv e-prints},
archivePrefix = "arXiv",
eprint = {1702.01188},
primaryClass = "math.HO",
keywords = {Mathematics - History and Overview},
year = 2017,
month = jan,
adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170201188P},
adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
Reference Type: Preprint
Subject Area(s): General Interest


text: The fellowship is awarded annually to a full-time graduate student pursuing a PhD (or equivalent) degree in the area of applied superconductivity, at an accredited college or university of recognized standing worldwide. The intention of the award is to encourage students to enter and contribute to the field of applied superconductivity. Historical Background: CLASS OF 2019 AT MT26 Bruce Strauss, Federica Pierro, Lorenzo Bortot, Joe Minervini Prize: Each IEEE CSC Graduate Study Fellowship in Applied Superconductivity will consist of an honorarium of US$ 5,000 and a suitably inscribed certificate. Funding: IEEE Council on Superconductivity will provide the funding for these awards: - Each Award will have an associated honorarium of US $5,000. - Funds for this award will be provided by the IEEE Council on Superconductivity. - The maximum number of awards in a given year will be determined by the number of highly qualified candidates and the total Fellowship budget provided by the Council on Superconductivity for that year. - The IEEE Council on Superconductivity's budget will remain net positive with the inclusion of funding for these fellowships. Presentation: Awards may be announced at the Applied Superconductivity Conference, at the Magnet Technology conference, or at other events designated by the President of the IEEE Council on Superconductivity. Basis for Judgement: Award recipients will be selected based upon, in rank order: the quality of their prior work, the impact of their current research, impact of their potential research in superconductivity and their financial need. If a conflict of interest for any voting member or ex-officio member is identified with respect to an application for award, such as an application from a student with institutional or familial ties to the member, the member shall recuse themselves from the selection process for the application. Eligibility: To be eligible, the recipient must be pursuing full-time graduate work at an accredited college/university and pursuing or planning to pursue research activities in applied superconductivity. The applicant must have majored in engineering, materials, chemistry, physics or a related area and have received a Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent, from an accredited college of recognized standing worldwide. Applicants are required to submit certified transcripts from all colleges/universities attended and three letters of recommendation from college/university professors familiar with the applicant's work. Award recipients will be selected based upon the quality of their prior work, the impact of their current research or the impact of their potential research in superconductivity, and their financial need. We expect to distribute the Awards equally across the electronics, materials and large-scale areas of superconductivity. In addition, the awards will be distributed across a diverse range of universities or colleges in terms of applications and geographical location. The CSC Graduate Fellowship in Applied Superconductivity can be awarded to an individual not more than two times. Application Details: Application form and all letters of support need to be submitted by 24 January 2020. Application Form: Sorry...This form is closed to new submissions. Recipients 2011 Franco Julio Mangiarotti Acceptance Speech × Close Johannes Maximilian Meckbach Acceptance Speech × Close Matthijs Mentick Acceptance Speech × Close Pagination « « First ‹ ‹‹ … 3 4 5 6


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Issues make polity book a must-read
Should delegates be asked to approve revised ministerial manual?
Mennonite Church USA's new ministerial polity handbook has drawn more attention than such a document usually would, due to its potential impact on issues of sexuality and credentialing authority.
Since the book was finished this spring, leaders have been considering whether to ask the delegate assembly to approve it next summer in Kansas City.
Allowing delegates to vote on it could lead to delegate floor debates over issues such as a ban on same-sex marriage covenants and who holds authority over ministry credentials.
The statement that forbids same-sex covenants currently is found in the Membership Guidelines, a 2001 document that delegates approved when MC USA was formed. Its addition to the ministerial polity document is new.
After its Oct. 6-8 meeting, the MC USA Constituency Leaders Council advised the Executive Board about who should approve the document, A Shared Understanding of Church Leadership: Polity Manual for Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA.
Patricia Shelly, moderator-elect of MC USA, said CLC table group responses were across the board, but a few things stood out.
"There is a sense from most comments that the EB should adopt this statement with the recommendation of CLC, though some think the delegates should vote to approve it," said Shelly, who led the meeting.
Many responses said delegates need an opportunity to discuss the theology and practice in the manual, she said.
She also noted a strong awareness of the section on same-sex unions as a likely flashpoint of discussion with delegates.
"But there was no clear counsel about whether this section should remain or be removed from the manual," she said.
Ervin Stutzman, executive director of MC USA, said he anticipates the Executive Board will decide in January what the approval process should be.
'The world has changed'
The binational document is a revision of a 1996 book. It outlines what congregations and conferences generally practice in calling, hiring and credentialing ministers, said Nancy Kauffmann, denominational minister for MC USA. It also includes guidelines for ethical behavior.
"We were updating and clarifying those points, to bring more consistency and to enhance what was already in place," she said.
Kauffmann worked with Terry Shue, director for leadership development of MC USA, and Karen Martens Zimmerly, MC Canada denominational minister, on the revision.
Every church document has a shelf life, Shue said, and this one, written before the merger that created MC USA, was out of date.
"We were, as denominational ministers, feeling that the previous version was not serving us as well as it could be," Shue said. "The world has changed drastically in the last 20 years, and that is probably alone enough reason to say, 'Oh, it's time to revise the polity handbook.' "
The revision process began in 2011 and incorporated input from ministers, leaders, young and old and racial-ethnic members.
MC Canada has approved the document through its faith formation council. Kauffmann said the revision team expected the Executive Board would also easily approve it for MC USA. But because of current church conversations, the board decided the book would be printed as a working document to allow more time to decide how to approve it.
Questions regarding denominational authority in credentialing ministers rose this year when Mountain States Mennonite Conference licensed Theda Good, a Colorado pastor in a same-sex covenanted relationship. The Executive Board said the denomination would not recognize her licensing.
Moving a guideline
One small part of the 72-page document is of particular concern to some.
Pages 70-71 include Section Three of the Membership Guidelines, which says pastors "may not perform a same-sex covenant ceremony." Such action is "grounds for review of their credentials by their area conference's ministerial credentialing body."
"The conference ministers said in a letter to national staff [in 2011] that they wanted the prohibition moved," Shue said.
A guideline for ministers makes more sense in a ministerial handbook, pastors reasoned.
The ban on same-sex covenants is in the Membership Guidelines because it was part of the negotiations that led to the 2001 merger of the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church, Shue said.
"It was essentially the glue that held together the negotiations in order for the merger to happen," he said. "The prohibition was very out of place, but it was essential. It was there to get certain congregations to agree on this."
But not all conferences agree with it now, if they ever did.
"That fact is causing a great amount of stress," Shue said.
This summer in Western District Conference, delegates discussed but did not act on a resolution that would allow their congregations and pastors to perform same-sex ceremonies "without fear of censure."
"We've [told Western District] that passing such a resolution would be unilaterally declaring that the agreements made early on are no longer valid," Shue said. "It will make that glue not strong enough to hold us together."
Some wonder whether the new document will carry too much authority if brought to the assembly, Shue said. Others think delegate approval will give it the authority it needs.
Eye on the future
The questions being discussed today address only a small part of what the revision process accomplished, Kauffmann said.
The writers updated all the language with an eye on the church's future and mission.
"We wanted to write a book that was oriented to the church we want to become," Shue said. "We hope that this polity document reflects in its language the missional church God has called us to be part of, to join what God is doing in the world."
From years of experience as a minister, Kauffmann knows the importance of these guidelines.
"We can hurt each other when we don't have some agreed-upon understanding of how we will manage with consistency and integrity," she said.
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As part of Building's 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of how construction could be in 25 years' time. Here, Matt Goodwin argues that a nuanced approach to urbanisation could transform the capital
The industry has a collective responsibility to look ahead and ensure that we are creating sustainable, integrated and inclusive communities for future generations. In London we are witnessing significant restructuring of parts of the city in response to a very specific requirement for more housing. This is positive, but the increasing implementation of a "one size fits all" globalised standard development model risks accelerating socioeconomic polarisation.
Cities thrive on a formula of complexity, diversity and an element of uncertainty which encourages energy, communication and innovation. As we develop London over the coming 25 years, well-intentioned but poorly considered government policy focusing predominantly on the delivery of housing numbers rather than the development of communities, could scupper that formula.
Cities thrive on a formula of complexity, diversity and an element of uncertainty
Future development must also consider how tech is changing the city. Evidence is growing to suggest London's population may actually fall as jobs become increasingly flexible location-wise. Use the London Underground on Friday and you'll already see fewer commuters as people stay put and work from home.
I hope that in 25 years we have a more intelligent and nuanced approach to the challenges of urbanisation. While development would be considered at a more local level, we would also see a broader approach to regeneration, which will encompass all areas of the city and not just pockets. In this new world, planning policy would be nimble enough to encourage diversity, both in scale and context, and to engage a broader range of stakeholders in reshaping our urban future.
Matt Goodwin is managing director of the Architecture Initiative


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Wearing Fruit
Written by Dave Lenehan
"I can't wait to see what the Lord is going to do now that we've lost this one." Those were the words of a woman living in the Houston, TX area after losing everything when her apartment complex was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. She had moved to Texas from New Orleans. Guess where she was in August of 2005? In the path of Hurricane Katrina, where she lost pretty much everything when her apartment there was destroyed. She said that the people of Houston helped Katrina survivors out so much that she decided to move there to really see what they were like. Now she's ready to help those who helped her. Doesn't that perspective boggle your mind?
A reporter was interviewing a man from Kentucky who was driving a boat around the Houston area, seeking to help anyone who needed rescuing. He told the reporter that God told him to go to Houston to help because, "there was a time when we loved people and used things and now it seems like we love things and use people." He wanted to show others that no matter who they are, they are loved, they are cared for by complete strangers.
The football team at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, my original home town, gave up practices and game prep time to load up their training ship the T.S. Kennedy with pallets of supplies to ship down to Houston. They gave things up because others needed them more than they needed football.
We're all probably familiar with the fruit of the Spirit noted in Galatians 5:22-25
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." (NIV)
We are certainly called to practice these things, to live them out. But have you ever considered wearing the fruit of the Spirit? What I mean is that those characteristics Paul maps out in Galatians are more than just actions. They are to become who we are. The more we become like Jesus, the more we put on or wear that fruit. Isaiah talks about being "…clothed with garments of salvation and (being) arrayed in a robe of his righteousness…" (Isaiah 61:10, NIV) Yes, our faith in Jesus is definitely action. But it's more than that. It is uniquely woven into the very fabric of who we are.
Only a handful of the nearly 15,000 of us on campus here at Liberty University may go on an LU Send trip to help hurricane victims in Texas or Florida or the islands. But ALL of us can certainly wear the fruit of the Spirit wherever we are and with whomever we interact. Like the woman who lost her home for the second time or the man driving the boat, living out that fruit allows more of Jesus to clearly shine through us.


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Obituary of Rosemary Ann Colpaert
Rosemary Ann Colpaert, 67, of Franklin, passed away on June 29, 2019 surrounded by her family.
Rosemary was born in Paterson and raised in Wayne. She was a graduate of Wayne Hills High School and later earned her LPN degree from Felician College. Rosemary worked for many years at Preakness Hospital and later as a private duty nurse.
Rosemary was a strong and kind woman with the biggest heart. She opened her home to many and her arms to all. Rosemary endured a lot over the years but never let her health keep her down. She will be deeply missed but always remembered for her love of family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Vincent; her daughters, Roxanne Kiupe-Sposili and her husband Steve, Taylor , Zoe, Sarah and Brooklyn Colpaert; her brothers, Tony, Paul and George Labazzetta. She was predeceased by her parents, Rocco and Violet Labazzetta; her brother, Peter Labazzetta; and her beloved dog, Angus.
Visiting hours will be held on Friday, July 5 from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at the M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains. A committal service will be held 10:30 am on Saturday at Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa.
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Identification of the Halloween Effect in Swedish Sectors
Our thesis researches the Halloween effects in the Swedish stock market from a sector perspective. The notion Halloween effect refers to higher returns during the period November until April than the period May until October. The anomaly has been confirmed by previous researchers in Sweden among other countries. There has not been any definite explanation for this anomaly. The majority of explanations base on the assumption that the anomaly is a market wide and induced by changes in investment behavior. However, previous research has shown that the Halloween effect could be limited to certain sectors which experience significantly higher returns during winter months than the summer months. The sectors that exhibited the high Halloween effect tend to be heavy industry sectors while consumer oriented sectors tend to outperform during summer periods. In our study we research the Swedish sectors to test whether the findings of previous researches are true for other market as well. Our result indicates that the Halloween effect is present in a few sectors and not market wide. The findings thus support previous research that the Halloween effect is sector specific. The sectors that exhibited the highest Halloween effect were sectors in heavy industry.
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Question: We all know you hate One Tree Hill, but it'd be really nice if you could give us all some scoop!
Answer: Hate is such a strong word. Heck, even I might tune in if this rumor turns out to be true. There's talk that if the show returns for a fifth season in the fall, it'll jump ahead four years, which would put the gang just out of college (and pretty close to their alter egos' actual ages).


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I'm looking for a tricky solution, here is my problem:
I want to make devices field update linux kernel 3.0.15-ts-armv7l to a newer version using nand tools.
But, u-boot is 2013.07 from timesys and use hardware ECC, and kernel 3.0.15-ts-armv7l use software ECC.
Kernel need to be written with hardware ECC from linux, how can it be done?
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The Biggest Poutine in the World by Andrée Poulin is a cute, enjoyable, surprisingly emotional book about poutine and a world record attempt. I wish that the book had not ended so abruptly but it has a fantastic message and sympathetic and well-developed characters.
Our hero is twelve year old Thomas. His Mom disappeared on his fifth birthday. Dad has become withdrawn. Thomas feels abandoned. He develops a plan to put together the biggest poutine in the world in the hope that the attention that will draw will somehow lure his Mom back into his life. Three things gave me pause.
The book is loaded with sympathetic, supportive, decent real people who help and guide Thomas in the right direction. Thomas has a best friend, Sam, who is a real kid but is in fact a best friend. Thomas is extorted into taking on lonely Elie as a poutine project partner, and she turns out to be a lively, no-nonsense breath of fresh air. Sam's Mom, the city's mayor, Elie's Mom, and even the French Fry Guy are all adults who can see what's going on and provide gentle guidance and support. Finally, even Dad shows some spine. The effect of all of this is never sappy; it's upbeat and kind.
Thomas is insightful and the tale is told with great humor. As to Thomas, who narrates, we get a kid who may not be "real", but he feels real. I would suspect almost any middle grade reader would like and identify with this kid, which is most of the battle right there. Thomas has been dealt a bad hand, (his sense of abandonment, misplaced guilt, and anger is palpable, but he soldiers on pretty gamely and you root for him to get it together when his resolve wavers.
And, there is some very funny stuff that keeps us out of grim and depressing territory. The whole poutine project is a goof. Thomas and Sam have some great exchanges. Elie has a dry and deadpan style that keeps Thomas honest. A subplot involving the mayor's parrot, (don't ask), adds some slapstick. And behind it all you sense an author with a great command of the light and the dark and a good sense of how to ration them both out.
The upshot is that this is an honest, entertaining and very engaging story that I think would challenge, amuse and possibly touch a young reader. That's a nice combination.
I received this book from Annick Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review


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Goodnight to all of you wherever you may be ;)
Hugs… o and om
**Ps. A few months ago we bought one of those salt lamps in the shape of a pyramid and we always leave it on as a nightlight. Ionizes our air and keeps ghosts at bay simultaneously. A big win win in our sleep space. We highly recommend for any odyssians that are afraid of the dark and need a little pick me up in their Air. ★☆♡♥


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I'm fairly open to reading 'girly' books every now and then (see my reviews of Heidi Klum's Body of Knowledge, How to Walk in High Heels, and The Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend). A friend of mine got me to read He's Just Not That Into You: The No Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys. It's a quick, fun read, and I think both sexes could benefit from it.
Perhaps there are limits to the no-nonsense approach. Co-author Greg Behrendt (writing with Liz Tuccillo) doesn't have a whole lot of room for forgiveness, but you have to admire that he takes happiness so seriously. If you don't set your own rules, then you're setting yourself up for disappointment. There's a lot of motivational talk (you are beautiful, you deserve the best, etc.). But while the message is insistent, the book doesn't take itself too seriously. The end-of-chapter "worksheets" are delightful parodies of the usual junk in self-help books.
Here's a good bit on drug-addled relationships: "So, he's always stoned when he's with you… You're going out with someone that doesn't enjoy you at your full levels. That's tantamount to him liking you better when you're in the other room."
So maybe he's super busy with work and school and gets a little tense and lashes out: "I don't care if he's studying to become the next Messiah. There is no reason to yell at anyone ever, unless you are screaming 'Look out for that bus!'"
On breaking up and futile waiting & wishing: "100% of men polled said that when they broke up with someone, it always meant that they didn't want to go out with them anymore." Cold, hard truth.
On resistance to marriage: "You are allowed to have aspirations for your future and to know whether the relationship you're in is going to take you closer to those aspirations or be the demise of them." And that's just generally good life advice.


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LaunchTN's 36|86 bet, Van Beke promo, Steve Hau's gambit, P/E & TCRS, CoLab CEO and more.
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Last November, a New Zealand financial services company switched its 240-person team from a five-day to a four-day workweek. Now, the company has released results of a study showing that when the workweek was shortened, stress decreased, productivity increased – and, unsurprisingly, workers' feelings of work-life balance skyrocketed.
This experiment has added a question mark over something our modern economy has tended to take for granted: the five-day workweek. In the last 24 hours, Fast Company has published 5 Tips to Help You Convert Your Company to a Four-Day Workweek, and Fortune has put out its own list of pointers to help companies ditch a work day.
This questioning of the 40-hour workweek is probably long overdue. In the United States, the eight-hour workday has been around since the 1800s, when our economy looked a lot different than it does now. After plugging along with this setup for a century and half, maybe it's time to evaluate whether the 40-hour workweek is still the best way of meeting our goals.
But there's a more general point here: giving employees flexibility, autonomy, and a work environment that makes them feel good can do wonders.
People aren't computers – if you double their workday, for example, they aren't going to get twice as much work done. We all know that spending 40 hours a week at work is not the same as spending 40 hours a week working.
The idea that sometimes exerting less control over employees gives better results is especially relevant when it comes to employees who have ADHD or similar conditions. In many cases, these people have a better sense than their bosses of what conditions will maximize their productivity.
I'm not just talking about the length of the workweek anymore. I'm talking about things like taking breaks at work, listening to music while you work, doing tasks in the order you choose, or even working remotely.
Flexible work hours are another area where there's lots of potential for a win-win that makes employees happier and increases their productivity. One of the tips for moving to a four-day work week is to let employees choose which day they take off. I think there's room for more flexibility in what time of day people do their work, too, because different people are more productive at different times.
Some people with ADHD who have an especially high need for flexibility in how they organize their work environment achieve this by becoming self-employed or becoming entrepreneurs, so they can "be their own boss." This path does give you independence in how you organize your workweek although it won't necessarily make your workweek shorter!
There are plenty of situations where this kind of flexibility could be brought into more traditional work environments. In general terms, that's what the latest experiment with the four-day work week is getting at – we shouldn't take the 9-5, five-days-a-week model for granted any more. I have a feeling that companies willing to make innovations in how their employees work will be rewarded with more alertness and commitment from employees in general – and especially from employees such as those with ADHD who have a high need for flexibility in their work environment.
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Believe it or not, people go hiking in hot weather all over the country during the summer days. Even in sweltering conditions, like the intense desert of Southeastern Arizona. Yes, it is very possible to have an enjoyable hike out in the igneous desert. However, there are several ways to approach the task without perishing. Provided below are suggestions that should carefully be thought out to hike smart and stay safe on the trails.
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- Avoid clothes made of cotton (unless you don't mind sweat sticking to you), or clothes that expose skin. Sweat-resistant material is highly recommended, as well as wearing long sleeves and pants to avoid significant sunburn. Should you head out with skin exposed, please apply sunscreen before heading out, SPF 15 or higher is recommended.
2. Location & Time
- You MUST make sure to avoid hiking in between 12-3 PM, as that is the hottest part of the day. Also, make sure your trail includes as mush shade as possible. The best time to hike is in the early hours of the morning, or when the sun sets. Yet this raises caution with visibility issues. From anecdotal evidence, hikers here in Arizona tend to agree that the best time to start your hike is early as possible. Try to hike near water as well, however, do not drink it if you cannot purify it yourself while you are out on the trail.
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- Please remember to take breaks while out on the trail, whether your an experienced hiker, or just beginning. Make sure to take these are in shady places to escape the scorching temp by 10 degrees or so. While your resting, be sure to drink plenty of water, and eat protein to keep your energy up. If you're wearing short sleeves or pants, take breaks to examine your body for any possible cuts, burns, or any injury you may have incurred on your hike. Many hikers go out and underestimate the need for breaks and end up getting seriously hurt because of it.
Additionally, it is always good to have a handy first-aid kit while you are out to ensure you can prevent more serious injuries from happening. Here is a link below for our hiker kit we sell: https://www.cpr-savers.com/Hikers-First-Aid-Kit_p_5185.html Stay safe out there, and remember hikers, if you start to feel ANY dehydration signs: STOP. REST. DRINK.


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Last night I had my week-end snacks, pickled ham and garlic ring bologna along with some Kerrygold cheddar on crackers for my supper. I was tired out from watching the daughter in law paint! She did a great job and got it all done. My wife had some leftover chicken for her supper.
I had to get into the pickled ham early for a taste; it was great but to me could stand some heat. I added a dried red pepper to the jar. By supper time the pepper had not added much so I had mine with some Blues Hog rub and Cholula hot sauce. I had some good brew to wash it down.
For me the pickled ham is a winner for a great appetizer or snack. This will be a good use of leftover ham for me now!


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The still or "saadah," Arab alchemyFrom April 24, 2019 until December 15, 2019Mondays through Fridays, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. Closed on weekends and holidays.CORDOBACasa Árabe's headquarters in Cordoba is hosting this exhibition from April 24 through December 15. It has been organized within the framework of the first International Symposium on Hermetic Philosophy.
This Long Journey into your GazeFrom June 05, 2019 until October 07, 2019CORDOBACasa Árabe hosts, for the first time in Córdoba, a retrospective of the work of Rachïd Koraichi, an artist of great international recognition for his work in sculpture, installations, ceramics, textiles, etc.
The Moroccans: Photographs by Leila AlaouiFrom June 07, 2019 until September 22, 2019Mondays through Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sundays and holidays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.MADRIDFor the first time in Madrid, Casa Árabe and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco are displaying this exhibition, within the framework of the festival PHotoEspaña, the twenty-second edition of which is being held this year.
Kitab al-Filaha (The Book of Agriculture) and the Alpujarras, by Tariq DajaniFrom June 19, 2019 until October 18, 2019Mondays through Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. Summer schedule (From July 1 through September 13): From 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Closed on weekends and holidays.CORDOBACasa Árabe is exhibiting a series of photo engravings, along with two hand-bound books, all works by artist Tariq Dajani, in Cordoba.


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Nuts are not allowed in our house. After meeting my husband about 6 years ago, I stopped eating nuts (for the most part) and keeping any products with nuts in the house. It's too dangerous with his nut allergy to risk it. But all rules are meant to be broken, right? That's what happened when Jordan Porter introduced me to her Nola Bars. I snuck a box home and kept them hidden from my husband! Keep reading to tour her desk and get her Grain-Free Carrot Cake Muffins recipe too!
Jordan hand bakes each one of these bars for your pleasure. There's so many gooey goodness in each bar that I'll let her tell you more about them in a bit. First, let me just tell you why I'm so attracted to her as an entrepreneur. Yeah, I know, she's super cute and mega stylish in her refined, sophisticated, simple yet chic style (this must be due to her being a former fashion editor at Canada's largest fashion magazine), but there's more to it guys.
Jordan is the New Kid on the Block (Quinky dink that there really is a Jordan from New Kids on the Block boy band)! This is her first upstart in an industry far removed from the fashion industry she came from, plus she's living in a brand new city.
How did she even know where to start?
"…once I just JUMPED everything worked itself out and has continued to to do so as I grow and evolve."
The idea didn't come as an epiphany one night. Nola Bars had a different start. She calls it procrastination but I like to think of it differently. Jordan took her time. She spent countless hours perfecting her recipe in her own kitchen. She got it right. Then she found the courage to go for it starting with a website and then tapped into local grocers to sell her all natural bars. When they reordered, something clicked.
"Nola really came out of a personal necessity. After struggling with digestive issues for most of my life, I adopted a paleo-type diet about 4 years ago and found that I didn't have any grab-and-go snacks that I approved of, both ingredient and taste wise."
On her business
Q: What makes Nola Bars special or different than what's on the market today?
Nola, aside from being soy-free, syrup-free and grain/gluten-free, is baked fresh to order and delivered right to your door. You will know exactly what day your batch was baked on (because good food should be fresh!) and the path it took to your door… oven, box, doorstep. that's it! I'd say 99% of the other bars out there sit on warehouse floors for months at a time… fresh and healthy? Don't think so.
Q: Tell me a few fuck ups you've had starting this company
Oh gosh, you rarely get anything right on the first try… heck, often not on the 4th try! From packaging, sales, distribution etc… but the most important thing is to try. There's always room in the future for change.
We are in Kickstarter-planning mode so we can expand the Nola love in regards to our product line and our distribution. We'll keep you posted on when that will launch:)
My husband! He is my biggest cheerleader, my coach and my sounding board. As an entrepreneur himself, he knows what it's like and how to push me to make the best possible business decisions. I'm pretty lucky.
Q. Where is your desk?
A tiny nook in my living room that looks west every evening to the SF sunset….
and a makeshift desk at a commercial kitchen where all the baking magic happens 😉
On her style
Q: What are you wearing?
Moving over to a chef's life has changed my wardrobe quite a bit… I'm surprised I'm not in sweatpants in this picture! I love Paige denim and these are one of my many pairs, Vans sneakers and this is an oldie but a goodie Zara sweater. The bracelets are a collection of gifts from those who are near and dear to me and when I'm not in the kitchen they are always on my wrist.
Checking out her desk, I also noticed her work bag of choice is this beautiful Celine carry all tote. I would agree it's the perfect tote for toting around her bars for delivery and everything else she may need that day!
Q. Who cuts your hair?
Mike Page at Mike Page Salon [San Francisco].
Q. Who designed your home?
My husband has the eye, I have the stellar online shopping skills so we make a pretty good team.
Umm, isn't her home fabulous? So fresh and so clean. Of course I'm in love with it because it's black and white. We have that in common for sure!
Some of her cool objects:
Fun Fact: Her husband created that wall of logs! And her couch is from Ikea!
Make Jordan's Grain-Free Carrot Cake Muffins,
adapted from her Paleo Carrot Cake!
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I had an awesome time hanging out with Jordan and seeing what was on her desk when she let me invade her space. I've been grateful for Jordan in my life. She doesn't know this but our first lunch together was the catalyst for me getting this blog live! Fast forward, here we are today, on MimiToday.com! 🙂
It's been great to watch Jordan's startup grow. I hope you all can also pull some inspiration from meeting her today! Do a little something you've been thinking about for some time now.
Thanks for sharing with us Jordan!
Follow Jordan on Instagram and her food blog! Buy Nola Bars here!
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