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From time to time I review past clients that are working on Hubspot's inbound marketing software. Over the last three years I must have done a few hundred projects for hubspot clients from a call to action button all the way to completely doing a site redesign, buildout on hubspot and then doing 98% of the inbound marketing for the client. So I have seen it all in this realm of online marketing. I have seen major success and major failures.
As I review a few clients that I did projects for, and talked about ways to roll out a full inbound campaign, I have to chuckle when I see them going it alone. In the early days, Hubspot told everyone inbound marketing is something you can do yourself. Is this true? Well, kind of. If you have a person who has the time to become and inbound marketing expert. Most companies can't afford to hire a person like this because they do not know the value. A lot of times instead of outsourcing this work to a professional they go the route of one of my clients and they do a project or two with a Certified Partner like Brandwise and then decide, heck we can just pass this off to the intern or the admin (secretary) to post updates and do social media. After all how hard can it be.
Through some research, I see that one of Brandwise's ex-clients who said just that isn't doing so well. Sadly when I went to their blog I found they haven't written a blog article since February 11th. Ok, this wouldn't be so bad if this was a week and a half ago, but it was actually in 2011, so the last article was some 12 months old, wow! It looks as though they tweeted 12 times last year, and it looks as though they took down their facebook fan page, Yikes! No wonder traffic doesn't look good on Alexa.com.
So this article is not meant to call people out, it is to show the power of inbound marketing at give a realistic idea of how long it takes to reach success. Obviously the first step is defining what success looks like.
What are you trying to do or accomplish?
- More traffic? How much, by when?
- More qualified leads? How many, by when? What makes them qualified?
- More sales? How much, by when?
In the grand scheme of things, all I really want for my business is sales. I want more clients hiring me to help them get more clients. I want 4 customers by the end of the quarter that are doing full inbound marketing campaigns. I want 20 clients going through the new Smarketing Course by the end of the quarter as well. I'd like to double traffic by the end of Q2 or Q3. I'd like conversions of visitors to qualified leads to be coming in at 100 or so per month.
Every company is going to be a little different, but these are the type of goals your need to be setting for your hubspot account, marketing and sales team. If you do not have these kinds of trackable and measurable goals, your are not going to be able to reach your goals ever! If you have these kinds of goals, but have not mastered the hubspot tool then hire a professional. An intern or admin is not going to be able to pull these kind of results off.
I have a client we are working with right now that is making big leaps in the traffic department, regularly increasing their monthly leads, but more importantly they are closing new business on some of their leads. This is where things start getting exciting! Our goal is always to double or triple our clients investment at very least. Ideally we want to do better and depending upon the client and their industry, some can do much better. Can you?


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Hey ATX, looks like it's gonna be another fake-out on the rain today. Highs should hover in the mid 90's, but feel like the low 100's. Bur WHATEVS…it's still Sunday!!!
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Latest research isn't exactly the right phrase to describe a review paper. But in general when Stu Phillips renowned protein researcher publishes a review paper you can generally assume it's really good information.
This particular paper caught my eye after Chad Macias (diet and training coach for some high level UFC fighters) commented on it as follows:
Chad sums up a controversial area of the paper that describes the maximum usable amount of proteins per meal.
If you don't want to do the math .4 grams/kg is about 36 grams of protein per meal for a 200lb guy.
Keep in mind this is not in assisted (anabolic steroids) weight trainees. I think most people would agree it is higher in those using "super supplements".
If you want to know the latest and greatest information on protein research check out Dr. Phillips full review paper here – http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2015.00245/full


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Snow globe JR at the Louvre
In 2016, JR made an anamorphosis that made the famous pyramid of the Louvre disappear. This JR at the Louvre snowball is a souvenir of the ephemeral installation, using the illustration created for the occasion. We can see the Napoleon courtyard surrounding the pyramid, but also many characters... including celebrities!
The inner elements of the snowball are positioned at different levels, creating a beautiful depth effect with the falling snow.
Snow globe, created on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Pyramid of the Louvre, featuring the work "JR au Louvre, 2016".
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The BU Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship is offered to students from Colombia, India, Nepal, Nigeria and Vietnam who are enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree programme at Bournemouth University. There are no restrictions regarding the type of course. The scholarship is valid for the first year of studies only and is applied as a full discount of the tuition fee.
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An e-mail from East West Partners, which has taken over the beleaguered Landmark project in Greenwood Village, reminded us to check in on one of the area's most grandiose restaurant plans. Grand Cru, which chef/owner Jonas Brown opened last fall with the idea of serving special prix fixe meals -- and only prix-fixe meals. See also: Grand Cru has grand plans for the Landmark complex That quickly changed, though. But even allowing diners to order a la carte wasn't enough to bring in the crowds, and early this year Brown asked for help on gofundme:
Chef Brown opened Grand Cru with the intent of preparing a rare seven course prix fix menu, one that was paired individually with wines from around the world. Within weeks of opening, it became apparent that this type of environment was intimidating and monetarily overwhelming to the community. We changed our menu to an a la carte format and adjusted to competitor pricing. Though our original concept has changed, the dream and intent of bringing the first AAA 5 Diamond and Forbes 5 Star dining establishment to Denver has not. Chef Brown will not be content until he receives these awards. This indicates that he will have to strive to be the very best.
Grand Cru wishes to give VIP treatment to each and every guest. The art of excellent customer service is nearly extinct, Grand Cru will bring it back to our city!
In order to have a Fine Dining Establishment, you must not only have excellent customer service, but a fine tasting experience as well. Chef Brown has received a great deal of praise for his culinary delights. He is known for his steaks, they are not only seasoned to perfection, but adorned with several sauce varieties that will keep you coming back for more. But what truly sets his steaks above all the rest, is the mere fact that you can cut it with nothing more than a butter knife!..
Grand Cru is a french term that is defined as "Great Growth." As a small, private, sole owner establishment, this start up venture has incurred financial hurdles that one can only imagine. Our liquor hearing was pushed back several months, and without it our doors were restricted from opening on schedule. We suffered several contractor issues, costing double the amounts for projects that had to be redone. Due to these unforeseen circumstances we are now suffering financially and in danger of closing our doors as soon as the end of February. By raising this money we will be able to pay our debts and release our tenant improvement allowance that is currently being withheld. It will allow us to add the desired wine bar and lounge area to our space. A 600 gallon salt water aquarium will be the perfect touch to our already quiet and soothing ambiance.
Grand Cru is a hidden gem, one that will bring 5 star quality to Denver, but we cannot do it alone. We need your help to "Grow" our name and our establishment in order to keep our doors open. Please support your local small business owner and be a part of what could some day be the first of its kind in the Denver area.
After Brown's attempt to raise $20,000 proved unsuccessful, this note appeared on Facebook: "Well, it was a short ride but as of 3/1 Grand Cru will be closed permanently."
The Landmark space is currently for lease.
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Soaring through the water with a propulsion vehicle (DPV) is like flying through space - you have to experience it to believe it! DPVs offer a thrilling ride and a way for scuba divers to see a lot of underwater territory in a short period of time.
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That sneaky bunch over at Bethesda have gone and released Unto the Evil, Doom's first paid DLC, one day early. They've also released a trailer for the new multiplayer content.
Unto the Evil was slated for release later today, but it seems Bethesda couldn't wait any longer and launched the DLC at QuakeCon yesterday. The add-on includes new maps, a new demon dubbed The Harvester, a robotic armour set, shiny new hack modules, a new weapon, more taunts and additional equipment.
All this new stuff comes at a price, and that price is R256. Or you could spring for the season pass which will cost you R699. Doom (minus the DLC and season pass) is currently 50% off on Steam and will set you back R399. You'll have to act fast though, as the deal ends on 8 August.
Bethesda also announced the commencement of yet another double XP weekend to coincide with the launch. It'll end on 8 August. Still no word on any single-player DLC, unfortunately.


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If you would like more information about healing ministry please visit the site below. On this site, developed by the Church of England, you will find information, links and encouragement for anyone who has an interest in or need for this ministry.
Jesus Christ has power over evil and brings peace and wholeness out of chaos and fear. Deliverance ministry seeks to help those who are encountering unusual and/or troubling experiences that might be considered paranormal; or who feel afraid, oppressed or possessed by evil.
You can access help through your Parish priest who, if necessary, can take advice from a deliverance adviser appointed by the Bishop. Help from a deliverance adviser can also be sought via the Bishop's Office.


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Check Out the Weirdest YouTube Videos Here
YouTube is undoubtedly the largest video-sharing platform on the internet right now and as much as creators enjoy uploading more than 400 hours of content every hour, consumers are watching videos at an accelerating rate too.
Recently YouTube announced that users on the platform are watching billion hours of videos every day, which roughly translates into 100,000 years of time spent watching video footage.
These videos are weird at times — in a surprisingly good way, though — and sometimes even completely senseless. You might be even surprised that someone shot a video of the thing you just saw.
Those who have been ardent YouTubers, must have realised that most of the popular videos on the platform are either funny, satirical, How to guides, exercise/yoga related, popular music track or web series.
There is only so much that you can watch the usual ones, so it doesn't hurt to relax and watch some videos completely mindlessly — because most of them are mindless creations.
I'm not recommending you something which I myself haven't tested and since I've used the website called Astronaut, let me tell (and warn) you that as frivolous as this might look, there is totally the chance of you losing track of time while watching the stream of curated videos.
The website curates videos that have been recently uploaded on YouTube — in the past week — and are one of the least viewed videos too.
As soon as you click 'Go' on the homepage, the videos are played in a constant stream and keep changing every 5 seconds.
If you wish to watch the entire video that is currently playing, there is a round button at the bottom of the video tab, just click on it and you'll only be switched to the next video once the current one ends.
The uploaded videos usually come without titles — names similar to the ones seen in digital camera gallery with DSC and IMG prefixes are found — and are unedited too.
The feed on the website is synchronised, so every unique user on the website will be seeing the same video at a time. I'll like to remind you about the warning — don't get sucked into this YouTube abyss.
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Weather Blog: Messy mix for Christmas week
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! Several rounds of precipitation will impact southeastern Wisconsin during Christmas week. In today's blog we highlight when rain, a wintry mix and snow chances are highest.
Let's start with a quick reminder that winter officially begins on Sunday at 5:03 p.m. The good news if you are already looking ahead to the next season -- spring -- is that we slowly start to gain daylight.
Now back to wintry weather. The second half of the weekend brings a chance of patchy light snow or a light wintry mix to our area. As warmer air starts to push into southeast Wisconsin, light precipitation will develop Sunday morning. Futurecast below shows light snow over parts of the area at 9am. Less than a 0.5" of snow is expected, but do use caution traveling early Sunday as a few slippery spots may develop.
Any snow or light mix will move away quickly. Sunday kicks off an active week of weather. The breakdown below shows the day(s) that rain, a wintry mix and snow are most likely. With warmer air in place on Monday(highs around 40) look for all rain. Tuesday may bring a wintry mix. A stronger area of low pressure may enter the Great Lakes on Wednesday. This could result in snow and very windy conditions on Wednesday into Wednesday night. Where the system tracks is key. Lakeshore areas may see rain or snow Wednesday.
Many questions surround the exact track of the Christmas Eve storm system and as a result pinning down the exact impacts is tough. Let's look at about the worst possible scenario for southeast Wisconsin. One computer model as of this blog post is putting a very strong area of low pressure just east of Milwaukee. If this plays out there would be rain or snow along the lake and snow inland, with a change to snow and very windy conditions. This particular model has wind gusts late Wednesday over 40mph.
The positive spin is that not all models place the low in this position, and often the models or guidance change quite a bit as the actual day nears. I just want to put this out so travelers do not get caught off guard and stay up-to-date with the latest forecast. There will be a strong storm in the Great Lakes around the Wednesday timeframe. The question is where will it track and which locations will see the greatest impact.
The odds of seeing a white Christmas in Milwaukee hinge on this system bringing us snow before it lifts northeast.
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
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Jerome Ceramic Artist of Color Residency Program
NCC is excited to announce a new residency opportunity: the Jerome Ceramic Artist of Color Residency Program, beginning in 2016. This new, year-long residency will provide studio space, an honorarium, educational opportunities, and a funded trip to the 2017 NCECA. One Minnesota-based ceramic artist of African-American, Asian, Latina/o, Native American, Pacific Islander, or another under-represented descent will receive the award. Please see our website for additional details.


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November 30, 2015: Devra Davis PhD MPH delivered the Dean's Lecture at Melbourne School of Engineering on November 30, 2015 entitled, The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation: what we know, what we need to find out, and what you can do now. Speaking before the deans of the colleges of engineering medicine and law at the University of Melbourne on Monday November 30, 2015 visiting professor of medicine from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center Devra Davis PhD, MPH revealed stunning new animations showing the greater exposure of the young developing brain to mobile phone radiation. Current standards for mobile devices are nearly 2 decades old, Davis told the interdisciplinary conference.
Discussing the complex policy history of mobile devices in her newly released book–Disconnect–the truth about mobile phone radiation– Davis explains that the nations of Israel, India and France–and other high tech countries–require that all devices be sold with headsets and safety information. In Belgium, it is against the law to sell or design mobile phones for children ages 7 and younger. 20 countries have enacted various precautionary policy to reduce cell phone exposure and protect public health. Secondary insurers will not insure companies against health damages from mobile phones and other wireless devices.
"As recognition grows about the need to produce products that emit the lowest amounts of radiation, opportunities to innovate in design and technology will expand greatly," she added. Dr. Davis has been giving lectures across Australia this month and most recently was featured in the Australian 9JumpIn Today Show where she shared scientists concerns about children and detailed how families can reduce exposures.
Davis is calling for the creation of major public educational programs to inform the public about why and how to use technology safely. "The public needs to be informed that mobile devices emit a type of radiation which could have serious health consequences. As children are more vulnerable to this radiation, parents need to know how to reduce exposures and in their commmunity. Policy makers worldwide are taking policy actions to lower radiation levels in schools and in the community." Davis states that a two cents a month fee on every mobile or wireless device user, manufacturer and provider for a period of 8 years would create funding for training in bioelectromagnetics and engineering and would develop and support research.
This Dean's Lecture was presented by the Melbourne School of Engineering, in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, the Faculty of Science and the Melbourne Networked Society Institute, at the University of Melbourne.
The slides for this lecture can be viewed here.
Melbourne University Webpage on the Dean's Lecture: The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation: what we know, what we need to find out, and what you can do now
Dr. Davis is featured on 9 Jump In Today Show in Australia: Smart Phone Radiation Concerns
Hilary Harper Interviews Devra Davis On ABC 774 Primetime AM Radio In Australia. Click below to listen to the interview:
Dr. Davis is featured on The Today Show in the USA: The Today Show Pediatricians' New Warning: Limit Children's Exposure to Cellphones. View segment below:
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Discussion by: Spraguelle
There is a larger question I have regarding the mission of this site – that is; what exactly can we do in our communities to affect change, in peaceful and reasonable ways?
(perhaps a series of questions, that may be an ontology-knowledge-base– of our greater "reason-based" mission)
what are our priorities? It seems to me that there is no greater priority than the climate change issue. Consider the government policy that seems to be headed straight towards the very abyss -to which we have been warned of, by 3,500 world reknowned scientists, the college of physicians for most global nations, trade zones, and leading journalists, famous for their integrity, and scientific-based, and rigourous academic standards -like —-http://www.monbiot.com/2013/06/21/pistols-at-dawn/
Noam Chomsky and the rest of the journalists at Zmag and Znet. Contrary to the mainstream media definition of left/right modalities, as a Zmag supporter and reader – I support free enterprise, democracy, though it is clear we require a "responsible capitalism" like Ray Anderson's(RIP), company Interface, that is the benchmark.
zmag has existed for many years and is source of scientific and reason-based analysis and journalism, please consider donating to them,as they are really suffering from a lack of public funding right now.
I have investigated the climate issue for 20years, as an activist for the three Rs, and unfortunately the jury has come back with disturbing facts. Though it is easy to argue against the science –http://www.skepticalscience.com/paterson-on-climate.html
the truth is that we have real issues, and if we are lucky enough to avoid the consequences for a few more decades, it will probably "dramatically increase" the effects of pollution in general, because people actually believe these "idealogical" and non-scientific arguments.
The fact remains that poltical movements, actions and the general "existenz" of the world, a whole lotta conflict and strife, if you look at the world-at-large, are directly impacted and interconnected with environmental issues. The main point of "climate science" is to attempt to avoid suffering, conflict, eco-systems breakdown, and ultimatley human death. It is a just, coherent and scientific effort, focused on "preventive solutions" that will save humanity a huge amount of "costs", in money and life.
Can there really be a costing, assigned to human life? isn't this what we free thinkers hold so sacred?
There are no citations here, as I believe most of these issues are reaching that sense-level, of the almost, "a priori", we know this is real, what are going to do about it. Regardless, my position is open, and will provide citations as is required. There are links, and there is lots of info out there, in the end we must all "do the science".
I am reviewing this site, and trying to find the threads, which define the atheists position -mostly in the form of the Sartian postulate – that paraphrased, "if a single person does something, then it isn't consquential, yet it is this pattern of Bad Faith, which creates the repetitive Meta-function that gives us the great garbage patches in the ONE OCEAN"
350,org is doing a good job at showing how we are all invested in the carbon economy, and how we must all change, and DIVEST, if we can change this carbon-machine, and save our planet.
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Join Horse Riding Cape Town on a scenic Stellenbosch outride and enjoy country air combined with local hospitality and warmth of a family-owned estate.
Bordering a Wildlife Sanctuary, riders might spot Springbuck, Kudu, Giraffe, Bontebok, Eland, Gemsbok, Black Wildebeest, Bush Pig, Burchell's Zebra, Common Duiker, Steenbuck, and Grysbok.
The Country Restaurant on the farm offers healthy salads, wood-fired pizza, gourmet burgers, traditional South African dishes and mouth-watering desserts. The farm also boasts with a microbrewery where riders can sample authentic, handcrafted beer after your outride.
The farm offers easy outrides from 30 min pony rides for the little ones with a childhood dream to ride a horse to a 1.5 hour trail rides for the novice to intermediate riders.
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|The Role of Appraisals and Coping in Predicting Posttraumatic Stress Following Pediatric Injury.
|Publication Type
|Journal Article
|Year of Publication
|Marsac ML, Ciesla J, Barakat LP, Hildenbrand AK, Delahanty DL, Widaman K, Winston FK, Kassam-Adams N
|Psychol Trauma
|Date Published
OBJECTIVE: Given the millions of children who experience potentially traumatic injuries each year and the need to maximize emotional and physical health outcomes following pediatric injury, the current study examined the individual and collective contributions of the malleable variables of appraisals and coping in predicting posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in children following injury.
METHOD: This study combined data from 3 prospective investigations of recovery from pediatric injury (N = 688) in which children ages 8-17 years were recruited shortly after an injury (within 4 weeks). At baseline (T1), children completed measures of their threat appraisals of the injury event and PTSS. Six to twelve weeks later (T2), children completed a measure of coping and PTSS. Finally, PTSS was assessed again 6 months post-injury (T3).
RESULTS: Structural equation modeling analyses provide evidence that appraisals and coping contribute to PTSS. Furthermore, results suggest that escape coping mediates the relationship between threat appraisals and PTSS.
CONCLUSIONS: Early interventions designed to prevent or reduce PTSS after pediatric injury may be more successful if they primarily target modifying escape coping behaviors. To best inform clinical practice, future research should examine factors influencing the development of children's appraisals and coping behaviors in the context of potentially traumatic events. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Intercultural Business Communications
Effective business communication directed at an intercultural audience typically includes a review process to mitigate misunderstandings due to linguistic and cultural differences. Cultural stability, complexity, composition and attitudes all affect communication. Your message may need adjustment for different groups of people. Consult with other people who have done business in cultures you are unfamiliar with to learn about its history, religion, politics and customs.
Create an outline for the business communication you need to generate. This might be an email message, technical proposal, policy document or customer service report. Select the method of organization, based on your audience need. Choose order of importance, chronological or alphabetical depending on your content. List items of interest from the specific to general or general to specific depending on what makes the most sense for your intercultural audience.
Write your text in under six lines. Each paragraph should focus on a single topic. Avoid using long sentences that may be difficult to read if English is not the reader's primary language. Make sure your purpose is clear. Avoid using jargon and check your work for spelling, grammar and formatting errors to maintain a professional image.
Anticipate the reader's questions, based on his background. Supply visual images if they complement your written text. Acknowledge different social values and status symbols in your writing. Be aware that not all cultures like to make decisions quickly so consciously avoid asking for immediate action in your business communication. Recognize that some cultures rely on circumstances and implied meaning.
Check your business communication to ensure it does not violate any legal or ethical protocol, or any rules of good manners in the culture you are speaking with. Get expert advice, if necessary.
Take responsibility for communicating to a diverse audience. By withholding rash judgments, showing respect, empathizing with others and being patient, you can increase your cultural sensitivity.
- U. S. Office of Personnel Management: Building and Maintaining a Diverse Workforce
- "When Cultures Collide: Managing Successfully Across Cultures"; Nicholas Brealey;1993
- DIPLO: Intercultural Communication
- "Cultural Diversity: Building Skills for Awareness, Understanding and Application"; Barbara Heuberger; 2004
- "Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations"; Geert H. Hofstede; 2001
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Skip to 0 minutes and 6 seconds Model Maker: From the plasticine stage to a fully working finished puppet like that, was about 12 weeks.
Skip to 0 minutes and 27 seconds We put all of the bits together and then that's a puppet which we can give to the animators.
Skip to 0 minutes and 34 seconds Jess: That's a lot.
Skip to 0 minutes and 34 seconds MM: Yeah.
Skip to 0 minutes and 37 seconds Animator: The idea of the animation is to make sure we believe totally what the characters are doing, what they are thinking and how they're feeling and the emotions they've got. The audience wants to follow the story without actually thinking that the characters are animated. So challenges in bringing Shaun to life are making sure he looks alive all the time. You don't want him to sort of look like he's sleepy, carry the emotion of whatever's happening at the time so we do a lot of that, by using the eyes.
Skip to 1 minute and 6 seconds MM: You need to make it so it's very easy for the animators to use. Because really it's the animators that put the expression and the life into the puppets. Alot of the character comes from the face and from the brow. Our job is to provide the puppets mainly and some animated props as well. So when we make the puppet we would make it in such a way that it was very easy for the animators to change over the mouths and also, so that they could change the brow expression.
Skip to 1 minute and 44 seconds J: How do you test a story before filming?
Skip to 1 minute and 47 seconds A: We do a live action test where we record ourselves to check the comic timing.
Skip to 2 minutes and 7 seconds A: That was OK, so that's nice timing in that one. So we can move on from that and then start to work on the actual shot itself.
Skip to 2 minutes and 18 seconds Ok, so that's you, that's me,
Skip to 2 minutes and 23 seconds and then the way it works, is frame by frame we take individual pictures of the pig in a slightly different position and now we can get ready to move the pig again there you go
Skip to 2 minutes and 35 seconds and we start again.
Skip to 2 minutes and 41 seconds What I find rewarding about doing this is when you see a character come to life and really believe in what he's thinking and what he's feeling. And also when you go to the cinema and other people see your work, and you can see them laughing and enjoying the story and the bits you've filmed.
Skip to 3 minutes and 1 second J: A lot went into it.
Top tips for creating animated characters
To create your animation, you will need to develop one or more characters and create their 'world' in the form of a set. Watch the interview above with Shaun the Sheep animators to help inspire you!
When creating your characters, you may find it useful to have the following materials to hand. During times of remote learning, you can provide this as a 'shopping list' for your students to salvage from around the home.
Modelling wire
Corks or small cubes of polystyrene
Modelling clay or plasticine
Aluminium foil
Whatever type of animation you choose and story or curriculum area you bring to life, one of the key components will be creating your characters. In this context, 'character' refers to the main object you are animating.
In this step, we'll examine how to create characters for your chosen animation type. By the end of the step, you will have designed and produced the characters you need. Please see the Cut Out Character template and Guide to Creating a Wire Armature attached below, which may be of help to you when creating your animated characters.
Before you start physically creating your characters, it's useful to plan on paper first. In the Downloads section of this step, you'll find a Role on the Wall template and Storyboard template. This can help pupils not only with planning the physical attributes of their characters but in considering their personalities, drivers and emotional sides – as well as generating a basic narrative. To use the Role on the Wall template, facts about the character are written outside the outline of the character, while the character's emotions are detailed within the inside of the outline.
Any of our templates can be hand drawn by students at home if they don't have access to a computer during times of online learning.
Claymation characters
Creating characters for a claymation animation can be great fun for young people, however there are a few things to look out for:
Keep the characters strong and simple (you don't want arms falling off mid-shot)
Begin with blocks or round balls of clay/dough rather than thin strips, encouraging learners to build models with a flat, round base
Thin legs can be a weak area that might cause characters to topple over.
Once you become a little more advanced with your animations, you can explore the world of wire armatures. These are the 'bones' of your character - they help to make them more sturdy and allow more realistic movements when animating.
Using a wire armature also makes it possible to animate movements, such as walking without your character toppling over. If you would like to learn more about armatures, the relevant file below contains a guide to creating an armature of wire.
Paper cut-out characters
Attached to this step you will find a Cut Out Character template. Try to use thin card or reinforce coloured paper with card for a stronger model that will last longer. Use split pins to attach joints and add strength to the character. If you are using sticky tack to attach the joints, remember less is more – you don't want to be able to see it bulging from joints as you move your character.
Unlike claymation, anything you make using paper cut-outs will be in 2D. If you have time, make front-on and profile (side) versions of the main characters and models to add depth to your animation. Adding eyelids is also a good way to bring your character to life – the simple process of blinking adds a degree of reality to your animation and can be achieved by adding closed eyelids in certain frames.
Another quick tip is to put detail on both sides of your model, so that one model can be used for the front and back of a character.
Silhouette animation characters
The creation of characters for this type of animation will be very similar to the process for paper cut-outs. After all, both animations use 2D. The main difference is in ensuring that any details you want the audience to be aware of (such as eyes and mouth) must be cut out to allow the light to shine through them. To give the impression of characters walking through houses, you should simply move them behind the card.
Over the next three steps, you will look at creating a set for your animation, so the guide to creating Characters, Materials and Sets for Animation below may be of use.
Now, using the tips and ideas above, have a go at creating your main characters. Take a picture of them and add them to our Padlet wall. Post comments with any pertinent notes or tips for your fellow educators on this course.
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I am an admirer of nature, always looking around me for the qualities of light and color that stir my spirit. This appreciation inspired me to work for many years directly from life, including painting the landscapes of New Mexico and New York State. These previous experiences provide the foundation for my current work, abstract collages and monotypes, which are based on the concept of landscape. A New York City native, I received a BFA from Smith College and an MFA from Parsons School of Design in Manhattan. I also studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture and with various independent artists, including David Anderson. Currently a North Carolina resident, I have exhibited and sold my work in various venues in New Mexico and New York.


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Joe Duris
Hi, I'm Joe Duris. I'm interested in microbial ecology and bacteria and their interactions with the environment. Have any questions, feel free to contact me.
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Duris
I received my BS in Biomedical Science in 1998 and my MS in Biological Science with a focus on Environmental Microbiology from Western Michigan University 2002. I started my career in the U.S. Geological Survey at the Michigan Water Science Center in Lansing, MI where I worked for 14 years before moving to the Pennsylvania Water Science Center in 2016.
Early in my career I worked in a molecular biology lab developing and applying PCR, ELISA, and growth assays to detect fecally-derived bacterial pathogens in water, sediment, and manure from various sources (agricultural drainage, stream water, bed sediment, agricultural soil, manure, etc). The assays developed during this time were extensively applied to understand the relation between land-use and pathogenic bacteria in agricultural settings and to determine the relation of pathogens to trace-organic chemicals of emerging concern that co-occur in the environment in many settings. In the middle 2000s, I began working on a USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Surface Water Status and Trends site. During this time, in addition to learning and applying various standard USGS water-quality methods and principles, I was involved in pilot studies evaluating the relation of mercury and antibiotic resistance, as well as assessing the status of a network of streams in Michigan for a variety of pesticides. Since then, I have worked extensively with both organic and inorganic water chemistry and have lead and been involved in multiple studies evaluating the correlation and effect of altered water chemistry on the number, type, and function of environmental and fecally-derived pathogenic bacteria.
In 2011, I became the Michigan Water Science Center's Water Quality Specialist where I helped develop larger monitoring programs and oversaw the study design, data quality, and reporting for several local and regional USGS water-quality studies around the state and region. Throughout my time at the USGS I have been actively involved in the USGS Toxics Substances Hydrology program in evaluating the occurrence, fate, and transport of fecally-derived pathogens and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Currently, my research interests include understanding how human practices, including agriculture and urbanization, affect the occurrence, distribution, fate, and transport of nutrients, sediment, trace organic compounds, and pathogenic bacteria in surface water, and how trace contamination affects the microbial ecology of unique environments, especially as they relate to human and environmental health. I am currently active on the USGS team that is researching the formation and toxicity of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.
Outside Publications
Duris, J.W., 2002, Microbial community structure in hydrocarbon impacted sediment associated with anomalous geophysical signatures: M.S. thesis, Western Michigan University.
Duris, J.W., Rossbach, S., Atekwana, E.A., and Werkema Jr, D., 2003, Microbial community structure in a shallow hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer associated with high electrical conductivity, in EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, p. 14279.
Bradley, P.M., Barber, L.B., Duris, J.W., Foreman, W.T., Furlong, E.T., Hubbard, L.E., Hutchinson, K.J., Keefe, S.H., and Kolpin, D.W., 2014b, Surface-Water to Groundwater Transport of Pharmaceuticals in a Wastewater-Impacted Stream in the US, in AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts:, p. 875.
Hager, C., Atekwana, E.A., Gorby, Y.A., Duris, J.W., Allen, J.P., Atekwana, E.A., Ownby, C., and Rossbach, S., 2007, Are Microbial Nanowires Responsible for Geoelectrical Changes at Hydrocarbon Contaminated Sites?, in AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts:, p. 5.
Werkema Jr, D.D., Atekwana, E.A., Atekwana, E.A., Duris, J., Rossbach, S., Allen, J., Smart, L., and Sauck, W.A., 2004, Laboratory and field results linking high bulk conductivities to the microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons, in 17th EEGS Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems.


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I had shared the pseudo code of request simulation in simulate request in target system before transportation – strategy post.Now i am sharing source code for this useful program. For complex requests involving many objects , i strongly suggest you to first simulate your request and then transport to target system.
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line authorization for table maintenance with S_TABU_LIN authorization object
As you may all know, authorization for maintenance of tables can be controlled by Authorization Group variable which can be edit while generating maintenance screen for the table. This assigned authorization group is checked by S_TABU_DIS. Unfortunately this type of authorization check only prevents/allows full table access. What if you want to prevent/allow line access for tables. This time you need some authorization breakdown according to a column in your table. After some research i have found that S_TABU_LIN can serve for this purpose.


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More commonly referred to as the "Huey', this helicopter has performed in numerous roles. The "Huey' came to life as an Army Specification for a general purpose utility helicopter in 1955.
Used by more air forces and built in greater numbers -than any military aircraft since World War II, the Huey family of helicopters, grew from one single prototype, the XH-40. The UH-1 was the Army's first production line turbine powered helicopter. Over thirty years the aircraft gross weight has been tripled. Even the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter is based on the original Huey. Originally designated HU-1, this earned the nickname Huey with the seldom used official nickname the Iroquois. UH-1's were the backbone of Air Assault forces during the Vietnam War. Huey's were modified into gunships, emergency evacuation and command post versions. UH-l's are flown in navies around the world as antisubmarine aircraft. The UH-1 has served everywhere from the Arctic to the deserts and in 1960 set six world rotary wing records under adverse Texas summer conditions. Although some are over thirty years old, UH-1's still are active in foreign countries.
At present (January 2001), all UH-1F, TH-1F, and UH-1P Huey helicopters have since been retired from full active military service from the United States Air Force. To this day, there are still some UT-1F Huey's that are owned and operated by some small business's here in the U.S., but more so in the Mid-West and along the Eastern Sea board. There were about roughly about 10,000 Huey helicopters built by Bell Helicopter Textron in Fort Worth, Texas, and many different types as well were made just for the U.S. (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,M,N,&P). There were a little over 5,000 Huey's lost during the War in Vietnam, Laos, and in Cambodia. Today, the U.S. military is phasing out its Huey helicopter fleet from full military service and is now going with the UH-60 Black Hawk and SH-60 Sea Hawk.
The huey was always a work horse for the troops on the ground in a time of war, it served as a utility truck, an ambulance, a gunship and a troop transport and also helped in saving lives in a time of desperate need it ranks up there with the B-52 Stratofortress, the KC135 Stratotanker, the C-130 Hercules and the F-4 Phantom, it proudly served over 30 years of service and the crews whom did serve with these birds did so with-out complaint. Today the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association is still keeping the huey helicopter (as well as other types) in the spot light due to its popularity.
On display is the UH-1F model "Huey. The "F" model was designed specifically for the United States Air Force. Its primary mission was to supply and support our intercontinental ballistic missile sites. Equipped with the more powerful General Electric T 58-GE-3 turbo-shaft engine, the "Hueys' could carry ten passengers plus a pilot. In addition to missile site support, the "F" model was used as a personnel transport and rescue helicopter. Some UH-1F's were assigned to the 20th Special Operations and 21st Special Operations Squadrons. This aircraft is on loan from the USAF.
According to the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA/RSA), Maxwell AFB, AL, the museum's UH-1F has the following history:
UH-1F Huey Helicopter s/n 63-13143 (Model 204) was manufactured by Bell Helicopter (Textron) in Fort Worth, Texas and delivered to the United States Air Force on 24 July 1964. Its assignments were:
Jul 1964 - To Aeronautical Systems Division (AF Systems Command), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. It was used for: Climatic Hanger Evaluation at Eglin AFB, Florida, and Arctic Evaluation at Eielson AFB, Alaska; Adverse Weather Tests at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and at Desert Test Center in Yuma, Arizona.
Oct 1965 - To Air Force Flight Test Center (AF Systems Command), Edwards, AFB, California. (Converted to a JUH-1F Huey). It was assigned to the X-15 Research Flight Test Program in the capacity of search, rescue and support. It supported X-15 s/n 56-6672.
Feb 1968 - To Aeronautical Systems Division (AFSC), Wright Patterson AFB OH (converted back to a UH-1F)
May 1968 - To Air Force Flight Test Center (AFSC), Edwards AFB CA
Jul 1971 - To 319th Bombardment (Heavy) Wing (Strategic Air Command), Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. It was used for ferry support for 321st Strategic Missile Wing crews to and from remote Minuteman II sites throughout North Dakota.
Oct 1973 - To Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center, Davis-Monthan AFB, in Arizona.
Jan 1977 - Dropped From Air Force inventory as surplus with 2,239 airframe hours when retired.
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How to encrypt or link windows bitlocker to encrypted samsung ssd 960 pro? No support from company and also drive is slowing down about 30% just by the time of finishing the install and update.....
Is there a single person achieved the encrypton on the hardware level with these drives yet??
If the feature is not yet available, when it is expected to be available? Any links to additional encryption software etc..?
Should I seek the replacement after 30% drop in a read speed's just after setting up my windows (i did it all on fully supported board and components - replicated it 2x) or it is a ok...not easy to accept fact after watching the fancy benchmarks internet is full with..
Any help is appreciated, Thanks!
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Hello All,
After investigating the HW encryption problems from a compatibility point of view, we found this issue can be only be fixed with a BIOS update by the motherboard manufacturers.
Through technical collaboration with one of the major BIOS chipset companies, we have verified that a new BIOS update of the motherboard BIOS works well with the H/W encryption function in our SSD drives. We will continue to verify the solution with the other BIOS chipset companies.
We expect that the motherboard manufacturers will publicize the information of their BIOS updates for a solution.
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Did you ever figure this out because i have the same question using Linux.
I got this far.
Let me say that I don't think steps 1, 2, 3, and 8 are really needed for data drives, but I will go ahead and include them since I did execute them.
04-19-2017 08:56 AM - edited 04-19-2017 08:57 AM
Hello All,
The 960 Pro only supports 2 types of Hardware level encryption, Class 0 (AES 256bit), and TCG/OPAL 2.0.
Class 0 is enabled through the BIOS drive password feature and TCG/OPAL requires 3rd party programs to activate.
Unfortunately we do not recommend software level encryption.
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@SamsungDave wrote:
Hello All,
The 960 Pro only supports 2 types of Hardware level encryption, Class 0 (AES 256bit), and TCG/OPAL 2.0.
Class 0 is enabled through the BIOS drive password feature and TCG/OPAL requires 3rd party programs to activate.
Unfortunately we do not recommend software level encryption.
Can you give any examples of 3rd party programs? I cannot find any that claim to work with the 960 pro.
Hi userGhI1G5AOCU,
There are no programs for software level encryption that is recommended by Samsung. However, I believe software such as Wave's EMASSY security suite provides TCG OPAL compaliant software level encryption which should work with our drives as long as OPAL 2.0 is supported. To obtain the software, you may need to contact the company directly as there doesn't seem to be an easy way to download the software.
05-23-2017 12:06 AM - edited 05-23-2017 12:08 AM
SED Util (https://www.drivetrust.com/sed-util/) is the defacto application for setting up TCG Opal drives. The commercial applications do the same thing, but they have additional management features designed for enterprise deployment etc.
Personally I would just stick to BitLocker software encryption for the OS drive, since it's significantly easier to use for most people and the performance difference is 0% since the so-called software encryption is actually done in hardware in the CPU with AES instructions.
Hello user4Ch84Tjw3u,
I've had customers mention that software before, but we've never been able to get it to work on any of our drives.
They could do Bitlocker, but since the 960 drives don't have E-Drive support, its going to be software level encryption, which will decrease drive performance about 30-40%.
Be sure to click " ✓ Accept as Solution" when you find an answer that works for you.
I'm also struggling to enable the hardware encryption (960Pro 1TB NVMe in a HP Elitebook 850 G3)
I have read different statements
Basically they all write that there is no method to enable hardware encrytpion via a BIOS password for NVMe SSD drives.
And there still is no eDrive support. So I have a good SSD (I think) with useless hardware encryption.
Hello userc17OpsynGO,
Yes, that is understandble. If your system does not have the option to activate hardware encryption, then you will not be able to use hardware encryption. The 960PRO has the ability to activate hardware encryption, so if hardware encryption for M.2 drives is added to your system via a BIOS update in the future, then at that point you should be able to use hardware encryption without any kind of issues.


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Señora Latinas . . .
They say it takes a village but in my case my village was filled with my mom's neighborhood comadres. Like George Lopez says "I can't do nothing!"
It didn't matter whose yard we were playing in - if we acted up, you were sure to hear "Portate bien, I'm going to tell your mom." That's all it took. And when the street lights came on, that was our queue to get home.
So now I am never late and conscious of hidden cameras. ;)
Not to diminish or down play the impact of the Latino role model in my life growing up, because they certainly were there, just in a different way.
The Latina impact on us as young men was huge. You can ask any of us, boys made up 95% of my neighborhood. Not a rich neighborhood by any means at all but when the dads were at work and we were off school, there was always a mom, a tia and or Abuelita watching. Letting us be boys and do the things boys do but also making sure we had some sort of boundaries.
A lot of successful stories have come out of our neighborhood as a result of this influence.
We have men who are now in the music industry, in various branches of law enforcement, owners of their own businesses, government and state employees and even one who has protected the President of the United States on Air Force 1. Not bad for a few small blocks on the east-side of Patterson, Ca.
Jose J Sanchez (2nd from the left, Washburn Ave.) - USAF Presidential Security Air Force One & Two
These women who stealth-fully watched over us boys ended up subliminally impacting and influencing these many success stories.
So now as I venture into whatever it is I venture into, I do it knowing that the Latina influence was not just in my childhood days but will be with me forever.
I, Pedro Quiroba III, wrote this many years ago and now it has become a tradition for me to re-post this on "Dia de las Madres Mexicanas".
Now my little guy RJ (Ramon Julian) Quiroba and others to come will be reminded of the "Mom's of Weber & Washburn and all streets in between.
Señora Latinas – Gracias!
Abuelita Rodriguez | Grandmother of the whole neighborhood
To my mom Señora Quiroba to Señora Ruiz, Señora Ramirez, Señora Zepeda, Señora Sanchez, Señora Cuellar, Señora Gonzalez, Señora Lopez, Señora Diaz, Señora Molina, Señora Garza, Señora Perez, Abuelita Rodriguez and also to all of the other Señoras who have done and still do the same.


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Jan 18, 1994 – President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro dissolves parliament after two years of corruption scandals that destroyed the political old guard.
– March 28 – Billionaire media magnate Silvio Berlusconi wins landslide victory with his Freedom Alliance coalition.
– Dec. 22 – Berlusconi's government falls after the Northern League party withdraws from the coalition.
Jan. 13, 1995 – Scalfaro ignores Berlusconi's calls for a snap election and appoints former Treasury Minister Lamberto Dini as prime minister to head a government of technocrats.
Jan. 11, 1996 – It becomes clear Dini no longer commands a majority. Scalfaro dissolves parliament.
April-May – Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition wins the election.
Oct. 9, 1997 – Prodi's government loses a confidence vote after Communist allies withdraw support for the budget. Prodi resigns.
Oct. 21 – Massimo D'Alema becomes Italy's first ex-communist to become prime minister at the head of a centre-left coalition.
Dec. 18, 1999 – D'Alema resigns in a move largely seen as a bid to relaunch his coalition.
Dec. 23 – D'Alema wins a confidence vote in parliament, giving him a mandate to form a new government.
April 19, 2000 – D'Alema resigns again after suffering a stinging defeat in regional elections.
April 26 – Giuliano Amato takes office at head of a new centre-left coalition.
May 13, 2001 – Berlusconi wins a parliamentary election and forms the 59th government.
April 20, 2005 – Berlusconi resigns after two coalition partners demand a change of direction following a defeat for centre-right parties in regional elections.
April 23 – Italy's 60th government is sworn in, a new centre-right alliance under Berlusconi.
April 9-10, 2006 – New elections won by centre-left leader Romano Prodi. Berlusconi complains of irregularities but Supreme Court upholds result on April 19.
May 17 – Prodi is sworn in.
Feb. 21, 2007 – President Giorgio Napolitano accepts Prodi's resignation following the government's defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy.
Feb. 24 – President Giorgio Napolitano asks Prodi to test his majority in a confidence vote in both houses. Four days later Prodi wins vote in the upper house, or Senate.
March 2 – Prodi wins vote of confidence by 342 votes to 198 with two abstentions in the lower house.
Jan 24, 2008 – Prodi resigns after losing a vote of confidence. Prodi had lost his slim majority in the Senate after a small Catholic party left his ruling coalition.
Jan 30 – Napolitano asks Franco Marini, speaker of the Senate, to try to form an interim government aimed at reforming electoral rules. Senate speaker Marini gives up days later.
Feb 6 – President dissolves parliament and elections set.
April 13/14 – Berlusconi wins a comfortable majority in both houses of parliament in elections after seeing off the challenge of centre-left leader Walter Veltroni.
Dec. 14, 2010 – Berlusconi survives a confidence vote by 314 votes to 311 in the lower house of parliament.
Nov. 8 2011 – Berlusconi fails to secure a majority in a vote on public finance in the lower house. President Giorgio Napolitano says Berlusconi will resign after a new budget law currently making its way through parliament is approved.


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The Gray Village is a classic New England town center. The Sustain Southern Maine team worked to identify key parcels that could accept mixed growth and were complimentary to town redevelopment plans for the Monument Square and Hancock Blocks. This was done with the intention that the work would be integrated with the town's Master Plan.
On March 26th, 2013 the team held a workshop with property owners, municipal staff and technical experts to develop ideas for the village. Workshop attendees were charged with exploring opportunities for how the village might grow over the next 25-35 years in a way that captures a significant amount of the town's projected housing and job growth. From the workshop input a set of lessons learned and development scenarios were created.
A public workshop was held June 3rd, 2013 to solicit input on the development scenarios. Three posters were presented depicting the scenario concepts. The first depicts an overall map with proposed uses and new road connections. The second depicts a series of sample cross sections of different types of roads. The third depicts a close up of proposed improvements to Portland Road, including a connection to Center Street.
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Skip to 0 minutes and 7 seconds Owing to the ethical issues associated with the area, we have produced a four stage hierarchy of strategies about how to deal with people who are communicating with us in a confused and disorientated manner. We should first of all consider if it's possible for us to directly meet the person's need, which is associated with the incorrect beliefs. In the example, is it possible to let the person leave a dodgy hotel or to leave to go to work? Are these things safe? If we can anticipate and then support a person to meet their immediate needs, this should reduce any behaviours that challenge. In the case of Jack, the need he is expressing is a desire to go home.
Skip to 0 minutes and 49 seconds But for Jack, this is not possible or would not be safe for him. So we can't directly meet Jack's need, and so we need to find other strategies or other ways of responding. We could think about how we could substitute or simulate the need in some way. To do this in Jack's case, we would need to consider why he's asking to go home. Does he miss his wife? Does he need support with something his wife would usually help him with? Talking to Jack about home and his family might help. Looking through family photographs would allow Jack to connect to people he recognises.
Skip to 1 minute and 30 seconds You need to know the person, or get to know the person, as a one size fits all approach to understanding challenging behaviour doesn't work. Experience may tell you that these two first steps will not work or are not appropriate. A third stage is to consider distraction and redirection. If a person gets anxious at certain times of the day, we could anticipate this and use distraction to avoid a person becoming distressed. To do this, we would need to know something about the person's previous hobbies and interests. This is because we are required to successfully redirect their focus from their current belief and drive towards something else that will occupy their concentration and attention.
Skip to 2 minutes and 13 seconds The last stage is to employ a non-confrontational approach, which can help to reduce aggression, anxiety, and other problem behaviours. So if we find that cuing memory or distraction does not work or adds to distress, we can consider the use of a therapeutic lie. In therapeutic lying, the intention is to reduce distress and keep a person safe rather than to deceive. We need to enter the world of the person with dementia, and perhaps go along with his belief, which we know is incorrect. Indeed, in some circumstances, it is necessary for us to give up being right and meet halfway in order to do things successfully.
Skip to 2 minutes and 56 seconds So for example, in Jack's case, agreeing with him that he still has a problem with his leg allows us to suggest that he should stay in a care home until he's well enough to go home. This fits with his reality because he can see the bandage on his leg. In his moment of distress, he will need to be given reassurance that his situation will improve.
Meeting a person's needs - a 4 stage approach
If we are able to reduce the emotion in a situation, we are in a better position to assess what someone needs or wants. The next stage is then to 'meet' the person's needs. In this animation, Ian describes a four stage hierarchy of strategies that can help us to do this.
He suggests we try each of these in order, depending on what is possible.
- directly meet the person's need
- substitute or simulate the need
- distraction and redirection
- non-confrontational approach, e.g. go along with a person's reality/therapeutic lie
We may choose to skip some of these steps if we know from experience that they do not work in a given situation, or with a particular person.
It is not always possible for us to meet a person's needs. We may not interpret the situation correctly, we can have competing demands on our time, and it is likely that sometimes we will be tired and frustrated.
Getting support from family and friends whenever possible is really important. Speaking to other carers or getting some respite care can be really helpful. Your nearest carer organisation can direct you to what is available locally.
If you feel you need additional support, there are organisations that may be able to offer specialist advice and guidance. In the UK, you should ask your GP to refer you to a specialist in dealing with challenging behaviour.
Please refer to some of the links below for relevant support organisations.
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Objective 2 – Reputation: bolster the School's reputation by increasing research productivity and impact on decision-makers
Context: Research is an integral part of the mission and reputation of the School. It is important for its own sake, for its contribution to teaching, for advancing the practice of international affairs and for attracting the finest scholars, scholar-practitioners, and students to Fletcher. Additionally, research makes Fletcher the "go-to" place for solutions to some of the most pressing challenges faced by governments, business, international bodies and non-governmental organizations. It also supports Fletcher's fundraising objectives by attracting donors who seek to have an impact in the world. Research conditions for new faculty have improved in recent years, as have mechanisms for communicating the research accomplishments of all faculty to external audiences. But more should be done.
Centers play an important role in enabling research activity. They provide key administrative support for grants management and research dissemination, serve as a platform for multi-disciplinary collaboration and knowledge-sharing among scholars and practitioners, and create research opportunities for students. While our centers, institutes and programs engage in a range of activities, this section focuses on their research function and contribution to the School's thought leadership.
Professor Jenny Aker speaks to the research centers:
The most active research centers at Fletcher are the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP), the Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC), the Institute for Human Security, the World Peace Foundation, and the Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs. The Fares Center, long a flagship of our Middle East program, has just hired a new Director. Fundraising for the Murrow Center is currently underway with the goal of expanding its public diplomacy mandate to include communications defined more broadly.
Strategy: Better enable faculty members to pursue research by increasing time available, building infrastructure that facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration and provides fundraising support, improving communications around faculty research and accomplishments, and more actively engaging PhD and master's students in research projects.
Approaches and Action Items:
1. The School will develop Fletcher research centers.
a. The School will continue to develop centers as vehicles for inter-disciplinary research, dissemination of outputs to decision-makers and the broader public, fundraising, and administrative support. In developing research programs, the centers will be encouraged to involve all interested faculty who have relevant expertise. They should also strive to create research opportunities and provide funding for students, especially those in the PhD program.
b. The School will review existing centers and consider establishing new research centers in areas where faculty strength corresponds with external demand, such as cyber/digital, global governance, and international economic policy. More generally, the Academic Groups will consider whether and how to better align the research centers with the interdisciplinary clusters embodied in the groups.
c. The School will draw on the new grant-writing and grants administration capacity in the Tufts Office of Research Administration. This will be a resource both for our research centers and for individual faculty not associated with a center.
2. The School will better-enable faculty members to pursue research.
a. The School will reduce the standard teaching load to three courses per year for tenure-stream faculty in order to free up time for research. We estimate that tenure-stream faculty will collectively teach approximately 15 fewer courses per year as a result of this reduction. The Academic Council will strategically select the courses to be dropped from the curriculum in consultation with individual faculty members, taking into account such factors as student demand and course evaluations. In addition to providing faculty members with time to pursue research, the teaching load reduction will also reinforce the School's effort to streamline the curriculum, as discussed in Objective 1.
b. The School will introduce a hybrid funding model for summer research support (part budget line item, part residual), which could include research assistant support and travel funds.
c. Fletcher will provide more non-monetary incentives and recognition for research. This may be implemented through an annual research award, sponsored book talks, opportunities to address alumni groups on topics related to faculty research, and features on the website and in communications materials. The inaugural annual research award will be given in 2015.
d. As a priority, Fletcher will foster research collaboration with other parts of Tufts. Candidates for collaboration include the Tufts Innovation Institute, Tufts faculty members working on business innovation in engineering and entrepreneurship, and Tufts faculty members working in the area of public health.
3. The School will continue to develop mechanisms for promoting and publicizing research through the website, centers and other channels. In spring 2014 Fletcher launched a new webpage on faculty research, which is perceived as a step in the right direction for better communicating faculty work and accomplishments. Improving this is a priority.
Professor Dan Drezner explains the plan to bolster the School's reputation:
4. Fletcher will build an on-site broadcast studio for television appearances and video recording. Construction is expected to be completed by fall 2015. The studio will lower the barrier for faculty engagement with the media, amplifying faculty voices on the key issues of the day and raising the profile of individual faculty members as well as of the School.


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Straight out of the box, Fieldpoint's field service software integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP has streamlined the way businesses connect their various departments. No longer is there a need to use two different programs, entering the same data multiple times. With out-of-box synchronization, tasks such as inputting customer information, products and employees, is done once, efficiently, removing the risk of errors due to multiple entries.
Topics: Field Service Management
Maintenance in the medical device space is a multiple level commitment for any field service company. From typical break and fix repairs, to maintenance schedules and inspections, there are many agreements that can be put in place to repair diagnostic, imaging, surgical, laser and hospital equipment that could potentially be lifesaving.
Topics: Field Service Management, IoT, field service automation, field service software, field service medical
Enterprises that manage customer contracts and service agreements are experiencing revenue leakage, because they rely on paper management, spreadsheets, and stand-alone systems. Service Contracts are as important, if not more important, than the initial sale. Managing contracts, however, can be a clerical nightmare and, if not maintained properly, can result in lost revenue and poor customer service.
It should be a given that your field service management software comes with mobile field service app capabilities. It's 2017, right? With mobile technology available, more and more field service organizations are taking advantage of what they can get done with a small device, as opposed to pen and paper.
Topics: Field Service Management
In the HVACR industry, not all work is covered under a preventative maintenance contract or service level agreement. It can be an emergency repair called in by the customer to the office, or something a HVAC technician notices on a regular inspection that needs to be looked after. But before any repair can happen and parts ordered, the customer is going to want to know the cost that is associated, and for that, a quote is going to be needed.
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No matter how much technology has changed or what kind of facility maintenance software solution you decide to use, one thing when it comes to field service that hasn't changed with the growing adaptation of technologies – you need to embrace your customers to succeed.
Topics: Field Service Management, field service app, Field technicians, Facility Management Software, facilities maintenance software, janitorial service software
When selecting a field service management software, you are really selecting a solution to three fundamental areas of field service – people, processes, and data.How you manage technicians and subcontractors, how work orders are created and finalized, and how your business makes critical business decisions can all be drastically affected by installing a field service software, as opposed to using multiple systems, manual approaches, and spreadsheets.
Topics: Field Service Management, Service Management Software, field service automation
Choosing Your Device for Mobile Field Service Software
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During the busy HVAC season, the focus is rightfully on providing the best service to customers to ensure their air conditioner and heating units are running at peak efficiency. Many organizations say they are too busy to do an install of an HVAC field service software, but it may be the best time to start seeing where a software solution will come in handy and improve the business.
Topics: Field Service Management, field service app, mobile field service app
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