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Lorde's 'Royals' Crowns Hot 100
The teen's debut smash dethrones Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' after two weeks. Plus, Ylvis' 'The Fox' enters the top 10.
Lorde leaps to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her breakthrough hit "Royals," which claims the summit from Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" after the latter song led for two weeks.
Meanwhile, Ylvis' novelty song "The Fox" enters the top 10 and Drake boasts a whopping 12 tracks on the chart from his new Billboard 200-leading album "Nothing Was the Same."
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As always, let's dive into the numbers: "Royals" crowns the Hot 100 (3-1) with top Airplay Gainer honors for the first time. It pushes 6-4 on Radio Songs with a 22% lift to 128 million in all-format audience, according to Nielsen BDS. "Royals" remains atop Digital Songs for a second week (294,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and gains by 12% on Streaming Songs (to 6.1 million U.S. streams, according to BDS) despite dipping 4-5. The track tops the Hot Rock Songs chart for a fifth week.
Notably, Lorde makes news for topping the Hot 100 at her age: she doesn't turn 17 until next month. Still, she's not the youngest solo artist, or even youngest woman, to lead the list. Stevie Wonder holds the overall record among solo acts: he was just 13 years and three months old when "Fingertips – Pt 2" touched the summit the week of Aug. 10, 1963. Among women, Little Peggy March was just 15 years, one month and three weeks old when "I Will Follow Him" hit No. 1 (April 27, 1963).
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Lorde is the youngest solo artist to perch atop the Hot 100 since Tiffany, who was 16 years and four months old when "Could've Been" took over at No. 1 the week of Feb. 6, 1988. (Coincidentally, today is Tiffany's birthday!) And, a sobering stat for readers of a certain age: Lorde is the most-recently born artist to top the Hot 100, having been born on Nov. 16, 1996. That's two acts in a row, then, born in the '90s to hold the Hot 100's top spot; Cyrus was born Nov. 23, 1992.
Lorde is the first woman to take a debut Hot 100 hit to No. 1 since Carly Rae Jepsen led for nine weeks with last year's top song of the summer, "Call Me Maybe."
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The ascent of "Royals" has been stunning. It set the mark for the longest reign in the 25-year history of the Alternative Songs chart (seven weeks) by a lead female, besting Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" (five weeks, 1995). It's since crossed to multiple formats, this week ranking at No. 1 for a seventh week on the adult alternative Triple A chart, No. 4 on Adult Pop Songs, No. 5 on Pop Songs, No. 10 on Rhythmic and No. 24 (where it debuts) on Adult Contemporary.
Lorde leapfrogs Katy Perry's former two-week Hot 100 No. 1 "Roar" (2-2). The latter song spends a second week atop Radio Songs, surging by 5% to 168 million. It holds at No. 2 on Digital Songs (239,000) and slips 2-4 on Streaming Songs (6.3 million, down 14%).
"Roar," meanwhile, makes history on two airplay tallies: It holds atop Pop Songs and Adult Pop Songs with the highest weekly plays totals (15,804 and 5,222, respectively) in each chart's archives. On the former ranking, its passes (by just three spins) the sum logged by Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell) (15,801; Aug. 24). On the latter list, it eclipses the mark established by Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" (5,109; June 25, 2011).
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Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" drops 1-3 on the Hot 100, although it tallies a third week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs (11.8 million, down 18%). It's a non-mover at No. 3 on Digital Songs with a 37% slide to 221,000. Airplay, meanwhile, is building rapidly for the track, as it zooms 31-17 on Radio Songs with 52 million in audience impressions (up 35%).
As Drake scores his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, "Hold On, We're Going Home" (featuring Majid Jordan), from "Nothing Was the Same," jumps 7-4 on the Hot 100 with the top Streaming Gainer award. It's his first top five hit as a lead artist since "Find Your Love" reached No. 5 in July 2010. "Hold" hikes 4-1 on the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart (3.3 million, up 65%) and 12-6 on Streaming Songs (5.7 million, up 86%). It bullets at No. 5 on Radio Songs with a 13% advance to 120 million and rises 3-1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
With "Hold" climbing, "Wu-Tang Forever" at No. 62 and 10 songs debuting, led by "All Me" (featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean) at No. 20, Drake claims 12 positions on the Hot 100, tying the mark for the most simultaneously charted titles among soloists: Lil Wayne first posted 12 the week of Sept. 17, 2011. In the Hot 100's 55-year history, only the Beatles have charted more titles at once: 14, April 11, 1964. (Taylor Swift holds the record among women: 11, Nov. 13, 2010).
Rounding out the Hot 100's top five, Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" regresses 4-5. It rises 7-6 on Radio Songs (117 million, up 16%) and 5-4 on Digital Songs (182,000, down 4%), while falling 5-7 on Streaming Songs (4.6 million, down 6%). It crowns Dance/Electronic Songs for a fourth week.
Jay Z's "Holy Grail" (featuring Justin Timberlake) holds at No. 6 on the Hot 100, followed by Thicke's "Blurred Lines" (5-7).
Ylvis' novelty single "The Fox" scampers into the Hot 100's top 10 (13-8) with top Digital Gainer accolades. The song from the Norwegian duo jumps 22-15 on Digital Songs (73,000, up 21%) and 3-2 on Streaming Songs (9.5 million, up 34%).
Two songs close out the Hot 100's top tier with backward moves despite gains in airplay. Lady Gaga's "Applause" descends 8-9 but increases by 10% to 80 million in listenership, bulleting again at No. 9 on Radio Songs. Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais' "Summertime Sadness" falls 9-10 but holds at No. 8 on Radio Songs with a 2% gain to 96 million.
Visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Oct. 3), when all rankings, including the Hot 100 in its entirety and Digital Songs, Radio Songs, Streaming Songs and On-Demand Songs will be refreshed, as they are each Thursday. The latest charts will also appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine (on sale on Friday, Oct. 4).


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SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine— The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) women's soccer team logged its second shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over the Knights from the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) in a non-conference game on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Sophomore Callie O'Brien (South Portland, Maine) put her team on the board 10 minutes into action, blasting a 20-yarder side netting. It was O'Brien again four minutes later, this time from junior Jessica Haskell (Saco, Maine) to put the home team ahead by two scores.
The SMCC defense managed to hang on for a scoreless second half and log its fifth shutout of the season. First-year goalkeeper Dana Sirois (Saco, Maine) made four saves to improve on her 0.57 goals against average and .862 save percentage.
O'Brien has scored 14 goals this season and recorded three assists, good for 31 points through seven games—she leads the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) and United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), both Div. 1 and 2, in both categories. O'Brien's next goal will make her the all-time leader in SMCC women's soccer program history.
The result pushes SMCC to 7-0 overall; CCRI slips back to .500 at 2-2 thus far.
View the photo gallery of the game HERE.
The Lady SeaWolves are back in action Tuesday, Oct. 2 when they host the reigning YSCC champion Lynx from NHTI at Wainwright Recreation Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. LIVE STATS.
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We at the Kentucky Equine Adoption Center are grateful for the continued support of the Brennan Equine Welfare Fund.
They help us do what we do best - help horses!
We are pleased to announce that our name has changed to Kentucky Equine Adoption Center! We're still the same farm, with the same mission of adopting out every horse we take in, only now our name better conveys our values of Help, Heal & Home for horses of all breeds.
For financial purposes, and to maintain our 501(c)3 status, our formal name is The Kentucky Equine Humane Center, Inc. dba Kentucky Equine Adoption Center.
Thank you for your continued support!
In 2018, we adopted out 59 horses. This year, we want to beat that number.
Number Of Horses Adopted Out This Year!
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This week on "Tails" from The Center",
On our Facebook page, there was discussion on a post about what treats to give your horse and what not to feed them. Treats have been on our mind, too, while we are having a lot of fun gearing up for Horse Country tours this year!
On March 9, we will be offering tours of the Center FREE to the public as part of Meet the Neighbors. Registration is required, but the tour is free. After that on most Fridays and Saturdays at 1:30pm throughout the summer and fall, our guests will see how we get a horse read for adoption through training and rehabilitation, meet some of our most interesting horses, and then proceed to the Equine Kitchen where they will prepare delectable treats for our horses. Our guests will become our "Equine Chefs" and be able to visit the horses afterwards and feed their treats to them.
To prepare for the tours, our staff did a test run a couple of weeks ago and we were surprised at what our horses liked and disliked! We used a broad selection of food items: apples, carrots, peppermints, alfalfa cubes, and a smattering of toppings or food that these items could be dipped into such as Cheerios, grain, molasses and peanut butter.
Findings: Our horses loved Cheerios! Who knew? They did not seem to like the alfalfa cubes because they were dry, and would only eat them if they were dipped in something sweet like molasses.
We also noticed that we had a tendency to make our treats too big. We think of horses as big animals with big mouths, but the more bite size, the better!
We encourage creativity, and are always open to ideas for new food items to use in making our treats! Please email us at email@example.com with your ideas!
To register for Horse Country tours, please visit This Link . We look forward to seeing you this year!
DON'T FORGET--Our Director or other staff members will answer questions sent in by you, which can be submitted via the contact form at the bottom of the home page or on the Contact Us page.
We will do this weekly, so start sending in those questions!!
Feel free to ask about our staff, our horses, our facility and/or our mission!
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Pr. Sinata Koulla-Shiro, MD, is the Secretary General of the Cameroon Ministry of Health (MOH), Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMSB), University of Yaoundé I (UY I) in Cameroon. She obtained her M.D at this same Faculty in 1978 and a diploma in Internal Medecine in 1985 at the Faculty of Medecine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, where she focused particularly on infectious diseases and specialized in Medical Bacteriology.
She is an infectious Diseases consultant at the Yaoundé Central Hospital, where she has been Chief of Service (1987-2003). She was Permanent Secretary of Cameroon National AIDS Control Committee (1999-2002) and Vice-Chair since 2002, First Technical Advisor at the MOH (2002-2008) and Chief of the Division of Health Operations Research (2008-2013). She is the local Coordinator of the Cameroon Site of the French Agency for Research on AIDS and Hepatitis (ANRS) and the Interuniversity Training Diploma on Clinical management of HIV-AIDS at the FMBS.
She received the 2014 Dr Lee JONG-WOOK Award for Public Health from the World Health Organization. She is author of many publications.


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The FCC can improvr the current API's first by providing a full discription of what the acronym API stands for. Along with the explanation of what API's are and what they are used for and why would they be necessary in relations to handheld device owners when using their devices?.
Just a brief comment. I think it is very important for the FCC to classify the internet as telecommunications.12 votes
I really dont get this,it look more like. The united states that claimed to be united was never united at all people sitting in the cut waiting for someone to crocke just to get there greedy plams on what they assumed would belong them but some how they would have to come up with a way to fool the sheeple into thinkiing they are the real shepard of the flock. This maybe a bit unruly, however,npthing is comparing to what is bei.g done to our communication
I just can not understand how first of all the cable or isp think they can decide what or who should be delivering communcation into our homes.any way. If i am not mistaken is it not for the sake of competition and innovation that is suppose to created more chooses for customers,or was it the patriot act that caused everyone.to give up their wirelines because of nationl security,or because telecos were in bed with data brokers that people are being forced to submit to common carriers or cable giants of our communication system,
We should choose wisely look its all been laid out every t crossed ever i is dotted,yet a choose to erase is evident, moble broadband is telecommunications which is title two common carrier,a connection to the internet is telecommunaction,once you gain access you are no longer under common carrier because your connected to servers that already contain Big Data enough to handle just about every request they receives,so if the what to draw a line it at the point of connection that is the main frame for internet openess and freedom,
There ae issue going on and it could appear as if no one is really paying attention so people are behaving as if it were true
Maybe they could just close the back door so it wont be such a draft coming in. And by yhe way whats going on with our BTOP program,maybe
The Fcc should have no problem with this one just hope we're dont need to call rocket sciencentis in for this,everything going on in the industry is under Telecommunications so why would they think any different
Off loading Cellular data to WiFi is becoming more common. Develop wifi standard for users to profit and open wifi more for off loading.14 votes
The standard should be set for all communications wi fi cable or isp,if the wi fi spectrum is unlicensed it should not be included in their advertisiment of services and ask for payment to be included in data plans
With the big major company making changes,isp constantly manipulating the networks,interfering,with the end users connections,and ability to access and recive vital information through the internet. Some attention needs to be payed to the fact that end users will not have to be dependent upon neither cable or isps for a connection,its all about the devices that one chooses to use that will determine hpw the will connect. They are already able tp communicate with each other in order to function properly.so if the cable,isp industy continue to male chooses
The fact that they are already trying to hog up the unlicensed spectrum that is meant for the use of which ever device one chooses to connect,without interference,or limit,
This is just how it should be its sound and reasonable, countinuing to favor big biz then thats not a level playing field and is causing hardship and harm customers as well as consumer.
It would not be fair to say people are hogging up cell towers why those payments roll in do ypu really think they are thinking about cell towers. I think not. Thats why they went with competion and innovation but instead of more cell tower they choose digital which put cell tower at the lower frequin e
Just curious why Im just reading this post from 2012 in 2014,guess I havent been paying attention
This is the the way its intended all thing have a pe ak and the a decline so its not as if anything has really changed. Just different why of doing it.


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Post 10: My 18,053 Classmates and I
Thursday, November, 8, 12 § 2 Comments
Some weeks back, my former boss and School Re-Formed guest contributor, Tony Gerlicz, invited me to take an on-line class with him, from Stanford University.
He and I had been chatting about Disrupting Class, the book by Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn that predicts the end of school as we know it. There's a lot of things I don't like about Christensen and Horn's book–it's myopically oriented towards the middle and upper classes, and outright fascist in calling for school leaders to dismiss the democratic process–but like Tony, I feel the authors are right in predicting that new forms of more personalized and flexible schooling, aided by new technologies, are on the rise. « Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, September, 13, 12 § 1 Comment
Guest contributor Tony Gerlicz has 35 years experience as a teacher and leader in schools across the world. He founded Monte del Sol Charter School in Santa Fe, NM Find his full bio here.
I recently co-facilitated a workshop called "Innovative Leadership" for 38 independent school leaders in Silicon Valley arguably the epicenter of innovation in the US if not the world. The speakers we brought in described how failure and resilience are constant companions to innovation. A venture capitalist told us he looks for a "failure resume" from clients to gauge their seriousness of intent and capacity for learning.
We asked the educators how resonant these ideas of failure and innovation were in their schools. Of the 38 school leaders, one or two raised a hand.
Historically, people do not think of education when they think "innovation." They think of a plethora of other industries. « Read the rest of this entry »


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When Rap Spoke Straight to God
When U-God from Wu-Tang said, You ain't heard
us in a minute, rap spoke straight to God.
When I broke bread, it was a syrup sandwich.
I licked all the body off my nails.
I saw two birds stalking a basketball court,
rivaling a confirmation when they spotted
buckled asphalt and saw a growing squall
go smooth. And when they dove to break the surface —
a reconciliation. I said to God, Just watch
the demonstration every night. You'll see
blackness kept in its station. I saw peace,
one time, in fuchsia dusk — a fair tomorrow.
And I saw dusk that plagiarized my one
and only prayer —
Hallelujah. I'm ready
to go searching for that mysterious dark
when nightfall proves to be empty before
the heavens turn red from the fire.
A poem from Florida Man: Poems by poet and journalist Tyler Gillespie.
Alligator Named Florida's Official State Reptile in 1987; or, Birth Year
A male gator bellows: heart-stopping roar
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She makes nest: mud & sticks call it
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so the mother defends her offspring from a father
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if he ever gets hungry enough to come back.
A poem from Tasting Like Gravity, the latest collection by Florida's poet laureate, Peter Meinke.
A Poet Looks at the Largest Moon
A poet's moved in on our block
He unclasps his pony-tail and sleeps
in a deep magenta hammock from Yucatan
Books spill over the floor and sofa
He eats acorns picks mushrooms
from the neighborhood lot
In early morning he nets mullet
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Boys jump off the bus
yelling Hey d'you smoke pot?
They toss bags of garbage
on his small bed of wild bergamot
At home after sunset still
smelling of fish he drinks tea on his porch
toasting the swollen moon
as it tips the benighted stars on top of us
and writes his poem
A poem from the anthology All We Know of Pleasure: Poetic Erotica by Women, edited by poet and fiction writer Enid Shomer.
The 4-Barrel Carburetor On a '72 Chevy Camaro
By Lorna Dee Cervantes
He could make love like a 4-barrel
carburetor on a '72 Chevy
Camaro. Man, he could go. Pumping up
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He wasn't all that to look at, mostly gleaming
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of his engine. All the draft on a knife
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Cinnamon Bark Oil
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This topic contains 2 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by Smitty99 5 years, 8 months ago.
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- October 29, 2013 at 1:40 am #112071
dvjorgeParticipantTopics: 283Replies: 1369
Hi all,
A way to make a powerful antifungal capsule is buying Pure Cinnamon Bark Oil and empty capsules.
Be sure of buying the bark oil and no the leaf oil. Both oils are antifungal but the active ingredient in the bark oil, cinnamaldehyde is one of the most powerful antifungal from nature.
You have to use only 2 drops in an empty capsule and fill the rest with olive oil. Listen carefully, only TWO DROPS. This oil is very hot and can irritate the skin and tissues.
I have taken capsules made by me using 2 drops diluted in olive oil without any adverse reaction. I have used 1 capsule 3 times a day.
The beauty about cinnamaldehyde is it is fungicidal. It kills the yeast cells like few compounds can do.
This substance is a more effective antifungal than most of the popular natural antifungal.
The anti-fungus mechanisms and curative effects of cinnamon oil and pogostemon oil complexes towards intestinal Candida infections were investigated. We measured the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of the complexes against Candida using proportionally-diluted test-tube medium, and examined the evolution of the morphology and structures of Candida albicans using scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and transmission electronic microscopy (TEM). We found that the average MIC values of the complexes against the fungi were 0.064 mg/mL (cinnamon oil), 0.032 mg/mL (pogostemon oil) for Candida albicans, 0.129 mg/mL (cinnamon oil), 0.064 mg/mL (pogostemon oil) for Candida tropicalis, and 0.129 mg/mL (cinnamon oil), 0.064 mg/mL (pogostemon oil), for Candida krusei. SEM examination over a 24–48 h period showed that the morphology of Candida albicans cells changed significantly. Irregular hollows appeared on the surfaces, inside organelles were destroyed and the cells burst after treatment. TEM examination over a 48 – 72 h period indicated that the cell walls were damaged, organelles were destroyed and most cytoplasms became empty bubbles. Sixty intestinal Candida-infected patients were treated with a capsule containing cinnamon and pogostemon oil. The curative ratio was 71.67% (43/60), and the improvement ratio was 28.33% (17/60), giving a total ratio of 100%. Thus, the cinnamon oil and pogostemon oil complexes had strong anti-fun-guseffectsagainst Candida albican, Candida tropicalis, and Candida krusei. They impacted the morphology and sub-micro structures of the fungus within 48–72 h, and eventually denatured and killed the cells. The complexes have also shown considerable curative effects to intestinal Candida infections.October 29, 2013 at 1:58 am #112072
dvjorgeParticipantTopics: 283Replies: 1369
For those who thinks about Pogostemon oil after reading the study, you can buy it online if you want. Patchuli oil or Pogostemon oil is an extraordinary antifungal. It is toxic, so you need to use only ONE drop in every capsule and try it to evaluate if you can tolerate it. The active antifungal in Cinnamon Leaf Oil is Eugenol that is also an excellent antifungal but Cinnamaldehyde is even more effective and broadspectrum.
Jorge.October 29, 2013 at 2:51 am #112075
Smitty99MemberTopics: 27Replies: 227
Hey dvjorge, thanks for that info! Always nice to have another weapon in the arsenal.
I'm currently doing your protocol of fluconazole and nystatin along with enemas.
I'm only on day 4 and am not really noticing a big difference in sinus pressure but my ears seem to be getting a little bit plugged up which could be a sign of candida die off.
My concern is I'm not quite sure if it's candida I have in my sinuses or aspergillus. This all started after a terrible mold exposure for me.
I realize fluconazole is ineffective against aspergillus if that is my issue but itraconazole could be an option.
In your opinion, how long should I give the fluconazole a chance before switching to itraconazole in case it is aspergillus?
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Ezi-Duct Pty Ltd , one of the leading suppliers in dust collection, pollution control, fume extraction and pneumatic conveying equipment in Australia supplied its modular ducting products used for a pneumatic conveying system in a chemical factory in Sydney.
Ezi-Duct Pty Ltd supplied an industrial centrifugal fan, modular ducting and other products that convey a chemical from a dust collector through a rotary valve.The chemical conveyed is used in the wine industry. The System was installed by All Repairs & Maintenance.
Allen of All Repairs & Maintenance, said "Ezi-Duct modular ducting was so quick and easy to install that it cut down considerably on the installation time"
Pneumatic conveying systems can frequently block up so the advantage for the chemical company is also long term.
As Ezi-Duct ducting simply clamps together, the customer can easily pull the system apart if a blockage occurs or for cleaning . Ezi-Duct ducting also provides the best air flow of any duct on the market and is the natural choice as it has a smooth bore tube with pressed 90º bends.
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The art of letting go and letting God is much like placing your order with the wait staff, and then enjoying the company you are with, enjoying the ambience, having pleasant conversation with those who have accompanied you while at the back of your mind you are looking forward to the wonderful meal that will be coming soon...
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A former computer systems administrator for the Naval Research Laboratory pleaded guilty today to a federal charge stemming from the theft of nearly 19,000 pieces of computer and office equipment.
Victor R. Papagno stole the items from 1997 until August 2007, while employed at the facility in Southwest Washington, prosecutors said. He routinely took home computer and office equipment, stealing goods worth at least $120,000, they said.
Among other things, prosecutors said, Papagno has admitted taking more than 100 personal computers, 167 computer keyboards, 275 computer mice, 80 computer monitors, 187 printer toner cartridges, and nearly 5,000 pieces of computer software.
Prosecutors said Papagno took the items to benefit himself and friends. Most of the equipment has been recovered by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service after an August 2007 search of Papagno's home, prosecutors said.
Papagno, 40, of Hughesville, Md., worked 18 years for the Navy, starting out as a computer specialist. He pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Washington to a charge of theft of government property. Under sentencing guidelines, he faces a likely term of 12 to 18 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman set his sentencing for Dec. 22.


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You cannot upgrade or convert from one Reporting Services server mode to another. For example, you cannot upgrade or convert a Native mode report server to SharePoint mode. You cannot copy the report server databases between modes because they use different database schemas. You can migrate the content from one report server to another. The tools you use depend on the type of report server mode that is configured for the source and destination servers.
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Backup and restore encryption keys. This is the key that is used to encrypt data. The encryption key is also used to encrypt passwords such as the passwords stored for data source connections. However, passwords cannot be migrated and you will need to enter them again in the destination environment.
Reporting Services RSS scripts: Write a Visual Basic script that calls Report Server Web service SOAP methods to copy data between databases. Use the RS.exe utility to run the script. Rs.exe is installed with Reporting Services.
Sample Reporting Services rs.exe Script to Copy Content between Report Servers. The topics explains how to use the sample script you can download from CodePlex.
The sample rss script on CodePlex, Reporting Services RS.exe script that migrates content from one report server to another
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The nanny seen beating a two-year-old toddler to pulp in a viral video has been charged with attempted murder by Ugandan authorities.
Video of the disturbing assault went viral this week, showing a nanny who flew into a rage after the toddler she was watching vomited on a couch.
The sitter had been force-feeding the girl, and struck the toddler in the face when she refused to eat. Sometime later, with an edit in the video concealing just how much time elapsed, the toddler began swaying and then leaned forward to throw up.
The babysitter then flew into a rage, slamming the toddler to the ground and beating the child. The babysitter also stepped on the child with her full weight and then kicked the girl in the head.
The video was posted to a number of sites and shared on Reddit, where some reports circulated that the girl had died. None of the sites had background on where or when the incident took place, or any word on the condition of the girl.
But Nehanda Radio tracked down the incident, which reportedly took place in Uganda. The babysitter was identified as Jolly Tumuhiirwea, 22-year-old. The girl's father, who Nehana Radio identified as Erick Kamanzi, is allegedly the one who put the video online.
The report claims that Kamanzi returned home last Saturday to find bruises on the baby. After reviewing the video, he allegedly attacked the babysitter.
What he saw is what we have relayed above and uploaded on the video herein. Raged to the marrow, Kamanzi bounced on Tumuhiirwe and clobbered her to pulp. Done with it, he turned to tend to the baby as Tumuhiirwe ran to police where, she reported an assault case against her Master Kamanzi.
The Kiwatule police swung into action, raided Kamanzi's home and arrested him. He promptly confessed to the charge before he was dragged to cells. After cooling down, Kamanzi asked the Cops to look at what made him clobber the maid. A mere look at the video changed the cops' stance and released Kamanzi.
The babysitter caught on video brutally beating the toddler has been charged with torture, but police later upgraded it to attempted murder.
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Mangala Jagadeesh: Teachers have varying perspectives
Column, Amherst Bulletin, Jan. 19, 2017
I am saddened by the climate in our country today. I am saddened by the climate in our town today. The "us" vs. "them" mentality is pervasive — at times empowering and at times demoralizing.
When we feel passionate about something, we often believe we are the ones with the reasoned arguments and if the other side would only just listen and think about it, they would come to the same conclusions as us. We believe we have taken into account the various perspectives and come to the best decision. We have to believe that, or we would be paralyzed by indecision.
For some, the "lively discussion" is a way to share and hear ideas and learn from each other. For some, it is a way to convince people of their arguments. For some, listening and thinking about what they hear helps them most. For some, hearing a passionate argument feels like an attack. For some, speaking up is hard.
In our classrooms we make safe spaces for discussions to happen. We make sure everyone participates and we put structures in place to hear from those who don't feel comfortable speaking up.
As adults, we don't always have the power to make that happen.
We are tasked in our town with making a decision about what kind of physical structures we want and need to make this very important job of teaching our children happen. We are engaged in a battle over whether the current plan to build a new school will further that goal.
And it is this decision that is tearing us apart.
Some say that teachers were misrepresented at the last Town Meeting when a vote to authorize borrowing for this school was made. After the failed vote, some teachers organized to try to give voice to teachers. The newly released petition purports to now represent the true views of teachers. At its very best, it gives voice to teachers who hadn't had this opportunity before. At its very worst, it gives voice, amplified, to those who used their workplace, our schools, to organize, and silences the voices of those in the schools who may disagree. It makes people feel empowered, silenced, nervous, harassed, and a host of other feelings.
What should have been done, and was asked for by some teachers and parents, was a survey where teachers could express their views freely and without influence, especially from their supervisors and colleagues who had already formed opinions. This didn't happen.
Those who supported the administration's proposal organized, and used their workplace to collect signatures. They used their workplace to urge employees to make signs, and "paint the picture that a large portion of the community is behind it."
Those who didn't support the administration's proposal didn't organize. As the climate at the school started to become uncomfortable, some reached out to administration to put a stop to it. It wasn't stopped.
Those who weren't in the schools can't know what actually happened. Those who were in the schools have differing perspectives on how it played out. We hear from the supporters saying that no coercion happened, and that people who felt coerced should speak up – missing the point that when this kind activism happens in the schools, with the implicit support of administration, those who don't support the administration are put in a very uncomfortable position. We can support them privately, but we can't ask them to put their names out there, when a very real concern exists that their jobs will be affected. When there is a power differential, real or perceived, between those collecting names and those being asked to sign, we can't just take it at face value.
None of this is meant to delegitimize the real desire that teachers have for better school buildings or the genuine support many/some have for the current proposal. Rather, my goal is to ensure that community members are aware of the diversity of opinions and the obstacles and fears that prevent some of those opinions from being heard.
The current situation is dividing us, as a town, as families, and as teachers. So where do we go from here? There is no clear answer. We need a plan that will bring us together as a community. We need a plan that supports what we want for our children for the next 50 years.
We need to start over, and do it right this time.
Mangala Jagadeesh is a teacher at the Wildwood Elementary School in Amherst.


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|A footpath of icy death. Walk on it... or to the side?
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This works for pavements that are covered in ice, black ice and general horribleness. Last year we lived in London and the area around where we lived was basically covered in a layer of about 3cms of glassy ice. There was no way you could get a grip on any of it without help.
The best way to deal with this is get a pair of old socks, and put them on outside of your shoes. Hey presto. Grip on ice. Works for walking, and for short distances. Your socks will also get trashed.
Walking on ice
Yaktrax were few and far between last year, no one was prepared for the ice and the waiting list for these in the shop was ridiculous. As soon as they came in, we were sold out. Craziness. They consist of a rubber skeleton which slips over the shoe, and has wire coils wrapped around the skeleton to enable the shoe to grip.
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They are a nightmare to put on and take quite a while of scrabbling around on your knees.
If you run in them, or use them for prolonged periods of time, the rubber which you are treading on eventually wears through and they no longer retain shape.
However, they are great for occassional use, walking and generally getting about the place, especially in town. They can be used on the hill, but I'd prefer something a bit more gutsy.
Kahtoola Microspikes
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For racing, they may not be so practical, as you may need to take them off and put them back on again, however, for long days, and nights in the ice bound hills, I don't think you can get much better. Without these I would not have been out running the past few weeks. They are Brilliant. Actually. Brilliant.
Dobbed shoes
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Other things I've heard of but haven't managed to get hold of/use
Pogu spikes- much the same kind of thing as the Kahtoolas, but with an extra strap that goes over the top, a couple more spikes on the bottom, and a carry case. For the same price as the Kahtoolas, which isn't bad.
If you're out in the hills, or even just wandering around on the street- which is covered in ice, get something which stops you from falling over. If you're running, don't skimp, get something with some TEETH!


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Recently Society Initiatives Institute held 2 workshops on the topic of conflict transformation are part of follow up activity of the training course from UNOY (United Network of Young Peacebuilders), which members of organization attended in April in Hague.
One of the workshop we did in the frames of the bigger project "See Beyond – Merging personal stories and performance art to embrace diversity and fight stereotypes". In this way, participants could improve their knowledge not only on the topisc of diversity, social inclusion and gender equality, but also to learn more about how resolve conflicts and attain peace in life. Another workshop was open to all young people in Lviv, and took place in public library.
Both workshops contain the idea, that conflicts, are inevitably part of our lives and gives us opportunity to learn and to understand each other in a better way.
Participants were questioning the notion of aggression and whether it is possible to end conflicts by means of violence.
So basically, what we were doing for thousands of years is trying to put out the fire by using the fire itself as a tool? to resolve conflicts by using violence? – Leoinid Ezhurov, participant of the workshop
Through the set of exercises, newborn peacemakers came to the idea that inner peace is about what happens inside each of us. How do we feel now?
Outer peace is about how do we treat our close ones, friends, colleagues and neighbors.
Environmental peace determines our relationship towards the place we live in.
The workshops were supported by the UNOY and Council of Europe through European Youth Foundation.
After few hours of interactions, participants learned and practiced methods of nonviolent communication, became aware of their own attitudes towards solving conflicts outside training room, as well as experienced notion of inner peace as basis of future actions towards peace in life.
"I feel peaceful now." – Mariana Hasiak, participant of the workshop.
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I've realised that our older dog, Gus, doesn't like having his picture taken. Whenever I try to take his photo, he usually looks down and to the side ("You're stealing my soul!"), and it takes a bit of effort to pursuade him to look directly at the camera. If he does look at the camera his demeanor becomes very sombre, a far cry from his general attitude of puppy-like loopiness.
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NOTE: EVP & EVG series batteries use different cell manufacturers. Choose the one that best fits your application on size and price.
Height measurement is to the top of the terminals.
NOTE: A Battery Control Unit BCU-PPAK-4C (12V) or 8C (24V) is highly recommended for battery protection. It can control up to three of these battery packs in parallel for up to 240A continuous draw
Note: For deep cycle battery sizing use about 60-70% of the capacity of Lead Acid SLA batteries.
EV Power Paks do cost more than Lead Acid batteries but the advantages are too numerous to list. Please inquire if you want a smaller, lighter, faster charging, longer lasting battery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q- How to calculate 12V Caravan Usage – Customer Example (Rods calcs in Italics)
We watch some DVD/ TV@ 60 w, x 4 hours
60W x 4 hrs = 240 Watt Hours (WHr)
all lights are LED 4 amp x 4 hours
4A x 12V x 4hrs = 192 WHr
7 amp shower pump for approx 15 min day
7A x 12V x 0.25hrs = 24WHr
, Using a 600 w pure sinewave inverter for 2 x phone charging 4 amps & computers 8 amp = 12 amp day, plus extractor fan while cooking.= 1 amp. total amps @ 12 v = 38 amps
Lets assume 1 hour average usage per day for all: 38A x 12V x 1hr x 1.2 (inverter efficiency loss) = 547 WHr
TOTAL Consumed Watt Hours per day = 240 + 192 + 24 + 547 = 1003 WHr
Charging by 180 w solar, + 120 w foldout when needed.
180W + 120W = 300W max x 4hrs average insolation = 1200 WHr. This is cutting it fine I would say.
Battery Storage required for 2 days of no sun: 2 x 1003 = 2006 Whr
Battery Amp Hours @ 12V = ( 2006 Whr / 12V ) + 20% spare = 12V 200Ah Voila !
Q- Does Temperature effect the total discharge rate? Hot weather vs freezing.
A- The battery voltage will sag more under load in cold conditions but it will still deliver most of its Ah capacity.
Q- Is the charging pack and bms water resistant?
A- Yes, we make the 12V battery modules with covers and seal the edge to prevent water/dust ingress. It won't handle getting rained on directly though so must be inside the cart.
Q- A lead acid battery gases while charging, does lithium emit anything?
A- Nothing under normal charging/discharging.
Q- What safety concerns do we need to be aware of in the event of a short circuit or heavy impact to the battery pack in the event of a crash or failure?
A- LFP batteries contain an organic electrolyte which is mildly flammable. In the event of a catastrophic short circuit or accident where the batteries are ruptured there is the potential of a fire. A small dry powder fire extinguisher is recommended near the pack.
LFP batteries are much safer in this respect than Lithium Cobalt and Lithium Manganese.
Q- Does the BMS control over discharging?
A- The BCU-PPAK has two protection modes. The first is that it monitors the overall pack voltage and if it goes below the limit (about 90% discharged) for more than 15 seconds the battery will be disconnected. The second is that each cell is monitored so if any cell becomes over-discharged the battery will be disconnected.
Q- If 70% discharge = 2000 cycles we would not want to discharge any lower than 70%.
What lets us know when the batts reach 70% discharge?
A- For this a SOC amphour counting type meter is required such as the Xantrex Battery monitor. It can generate an alarm at 70% discharge to warn the operator to limp home. We are also working on our own battery monitor but it is not in production yet.
Q- Is lithium recyclable?
A- Yes, all the battery components are valuable and recyclable. In future this will be a big industry.
Q- Lead acid batteries sometimes have cells fail. Do Lithium have any failures?
A- Occasionally yes. In my experience about 1 in 5000 cells will fail. In most cases it will be DOA so is easy to pick. Subsequent to installation failures in my experience are due to over-discharge because of installer or operator negligence. That is why we are now supplying the prefabricated 12V EV Power Paks with BMS installed and insist on a BMS master unit being correctly installed. We are moving towards a plug-and-play system which is very robust.
Q- What's the maximum amperage @ 48volts that the Lithium pack can handle?
A- For a 180Ah system it would be 1800A in short bursts or 360A continuous. 145A continuous is recommended for long life. Your carts would not draw anything near this except when accelerating/pulling heavy loads.
Q- When the Lithium pack is exhausted can we just replace the battery or do you need to replace the bms and charger as well?
A- Just batteries. I think you will find that once they are installed and run in, if they are not abused by running flat continuously they will last a very long time (5-10 years) without any maintenance.
Q- Are lifepo and lifepo4 one and the same battery type?
A- Yes, Lithium Iron Phosphate, or LFP. Not to be confused with LiPoly which are Lithium Cobalt Polymer cells.
Q- Does battery height dimensions include the terminals?
A- Yes, but you should confirm if space is tight.
Q- Is the BCU the BMS master unit you refer to in the "FAQ,s" or are these different?
A- Yes, Battery control unit = Master Unit
Q- what is the warranty period on the batteries and BCU?
A- 12 months from the invoice date on battery and BCU assembly. 36 months on the cells themselves if we can show the cell had a manufacturing fault.


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Atlassian is one of the largest businesses that deal with workplace software. This creator of JIRA, Confluence, and HipChat has now tackled the workplace chat arena.
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Stride focuses on taking action. It goes beyond the emojis and helps employees get to the tasks at hand.
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Stride allows users to share what they're working on and mute specific channels.
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To make life easier once you come back from the "Focus Mode," new messages are broken up by channel and person. The program also aggregates what was done, such as tasks, decisions, or just a new note.
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Any room and any person in Stride can start a meeting. A user to join in via video or audio. There is no need to move to a third-party area. People can be invited by phone numbers, thereby allowing those that are not directly within the company to take part in a meeting.
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Rooms with a panoramic view over Berlin are available for groups, business seminars and family gatherings of between 10 and 250 people.
The rooms feature state-of-the-art presentation equipment, Wi-Fi internet access and air conditioning.
Room information
The Hotel Senator?s air conditioned rooms are decorated in contemporary style, and include all standard amenities.
Wi-Fi internet access is also available in all rooms.
Food & beverage
The Panorama Restaurant is located on the 16th floor of the hotel, and features wonderful views over Berlin.
The restaurant serves a range of German, Mediterranean and international cuisine. Guests will also benefit from a comprehensive daily breakfast buffet.
Hot meals are served daily from 12:00 until 23:30.
Area information
Stresow S-Bahn station is located less than 100 metres from the Hotel Senator, providing access to all areas of the city.
Berlin?s trade fair district, which includes the ICC (congress centre) and the Deutschlandhalle arena is accessible within 20 minutes using the S-Bahn train.
Popular sightseeing options in Berlin include the Eastside Gallery, the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, the Museum Island, the Brandenburg Gate and the Gedächtniskirche church.
Shoppers will enjoy the nearby Kurfürstendamm district and the world famous KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) department store.
Berlin Tegel Airport is just 10 kilometres from the Hotel Senator.
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Cancellation Policy: If cancelled up to 2 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled or modified later or in case of no-show, 80 percent of all nights will be charged.
Children and Extra Bed Policy: All children are welcome.
All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots.
All older children or adults are charged EUR 25.00 per night and person for extra beds.
Maximum capacity of extra beds/babycots in a room is 1.
Deposit Policy: No deposit will be charged.
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Internet: Wireless Internet Hotspot is available in the entire hotel and costs EUR 8.00 per hour.
Meal Plan: Buffet breakfast is included in the room rate.
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Myths about the Disability Support Pension (DSP)
How to use the NDIS to get more independence and daily living skills
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How disability day services have changed
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How the NDIS can help you smash your health and fitness goals
19 good reasons to hire someone with intellectual disability
Goal series – how to achieve your employment goals
The many reasons I love my job
5 things people often FORGET in their NDIS planning meeting
"I'm strong, I fight for good. That's why people call me the Hulk."
"Just because I don't speak, it doesn't mean I don't have anything to say."
Brandon's story
I've got my NDIS plan! Now what?
How to speak NDIS
How will you manage your NDIS budget?
Jordan's story
"Don't let anything hold you back"- Katie's story
Let's talk about respite
The biggest NDIS myths debunked
What to do if you're unhappy with your NDIS plan
Planning the unplannable – preparing for the NDIS with an episodic disability
Queensland's Taxi Subsidy Scheme – what you need to know
Reviewing the NDIS: our take on the Productivity Commission price review.
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Anyone with a working smart device will know just how helpful apps can be. While many apps are out there for fun and entertainment purposes, there are some that exist to help people in a very meaningful way. We take a look at some of the apps that have been designed especially for people with disabilities.
Available on: iOS only
What it costs: $10.99
What it does:
Choiceworks is a visual learning tool that can help you complete daily routines, understand feelings and improve waiting skills. The main function of the app allows you to create a visual schedule using your own photos, videos and audio recordings. It's great for breaking down multi-step tasks and routines.
Who it's for:
People who need help to map out their routines and break down complicated tasks. It has been designed for people with an intellectual disability, people with autism and children. If you know someone with a wall covered in visual reminders – this app is for them!
What we thought: This app is brilliant. In just 15 minutes we were able to map out a morning work routine complete with video and audio prompts. It's easy to use and we could very quickly see how it could add real value to people.
Available on: Selected Samsung devices only
What it costs: FREE
What it does:
This app uses photos, facial recognition tech and a series of games to help children with autism read emotions, remember faces and communicate with other people. Look At Me turns social interactions into a game.
Who it's for:
Children with autism who would like to work on their communication and eye contact.
What we thought:
It's actually really fun. You go through a series of games using your device's camera. You accumulate points for every correct answer you get. Never have selfies been more educational! It is worth mentioning that the download is huge though (500MB of internal storage).
What it does:
It's a personal sound amplifier to help you hear and understand conversations better. It was developed by a Dutch manufacturer of hearing aids. It's got plenty of features like adjustable volume per ear, a rewind function and the ability to focus on noises that are near or far.
Who it's for:
People who have difficulties following and understanding conversations in noisy daily life.
What we thought:
In an office environment, this was tricky to test. When we flipped the toggle from near to far we were very surprised by how well it picked up a soft conversation happening across the office. We could see how it could be useful if you find yourself struggling to keep up with conversation in a noisy restaurant. It's not perfect, but it's worth a shot.
What it does:
Be My Eyes connects visually impaired people to a network of sighted volunteers. Whenever a blind or visually impaired person needs visual assistance, the app lets them call a helper who will explain what they are seeing through a live video connection.
Who it's for:
This app has two main audiences:
What we thought:
When you first open the app, you get the choice to access it either as a visually impaired person or as a volunteer. There are currently almost 500,000 volunteers for 35,000 visually impaired people. We entered the app as a volunteer and were warned that it can take a few weeks for you to get a call. While we haven't received any calls yet, it really looks like a wonderful initiative.
What it costs: $399.99
What it does:
Proloquo2Go is a symbol supported communication app to promote language development and grow communication skills, from beginning to advanced communicators.
Who it's for:
Children, teenagers and adults who need symbol support such as those who have autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, developmental disabilities, apraxia, stroke, traumatic brain injury and others.
What we thought:
Yep, this one is on the pricey side, but if you can get past that, we found it to be a great and intuitive piece of software. This app can and is changing lives, and giving people a voice, which is always a good thing.
Available on: iOS and Android in June 2018
What it costs: Unknown
What it does:
It's like Google Maps for wheelchair users. The Navability algorithms use the wheelchair's manoeuvrability, the environment (gradient, surface and obstacles) and the user's ability to calculate the best route through the landscape.
Who it's for:
Power and manual wheelchair users.
What we thought:
Using geographic data from Google maps, this app looks very promising in creating access for those in wheelchairs. We look forward to its launch around June this year! Stay tuned.
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For another zombie moment this week, check out Matt's #2 zombie moment here.
Shaun of the Dead is an English horror-comedy, and as anyone familiar with my upcoming zombie horror-comedy novel (or my anglophilic upbringing) can probably guess, it's a favorite of mine.
In this scene, our hero, Shaun, and his roommate, Ed, are still unaware that they're in a zombie movie. Ed glances outside and sees what he thinks is just a very drunk human being stumbling around the yard, and the two of them go out to ask her to leave. Well, Shaun asks her to leave. Ed is playing with an old film-winding camera and keeps snapping pictures of them.
Shaun and Ed stare in horror for a moment at what they think they've done, before they finally see their first evidence of the fact that something has gone very, very wrong in their world.
Mary plants her feet and hands and lifts herself off the pipe as if it's a minor inconvenience, then continues stumbling toward them with a perfectly circular hole through her stomach, a truly awesome zombie image which, for reasons I can't begin to fathom, doesn't seem to have been captured anywhere online.
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Last week I told you about the woman who gave birth to eight babies in five minutes. Today, there's more to share with you – and the story just gets more and more bizarre as we go along.
The mother has now been identified as 33-year-old Nadya Suleman. Her mother, Angela Suleman, says that Nadya is "obsessed with children." Oh, did I forget to tell you she has SIX other children, the oldest of which is seven years old (including two-year-old twins)?
To recap, that means Nadya now has FOURTEEN children ages seven and younger.
Angela gave us some more nuggets of wisdom: She said all the eggs came from the same sperm donor, but that her ex-husband is not the father. In order to support her daughter, Nadya's dad now must go back to his native Iraq where he worked as a contractor. (The article gives no further mention of the ex-husband, so one is left to wonder who and where he is.)
So why would anyone in her right mind already with six children want more, especially without a husband? Well, she once worked as a psychiatric technician until she was injured on the job – so she must have been a little too close to the inmates.
Even an exasperated Angela said of her daughter's obsession with children: "I wish she would have just become a kindergarten teacher."
There are 100 questions going through my mind? Who's paying for these babies? Is this woman and/or this family expecting to make a fortune off their new additions? What kind of television/book/movie deals do they have lined up, if anything? What kind of doctor would have allowed this, and who paid for the original procedure to do the "fertilization" in the first place?
This whole thing smells, but it is what it is, and it's already been done. At the end of the day I am most concerned with the well-being of the kids and their long-term health.
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Most lifestyle businesses feel the need to continually present fresh and aspirational products that inspire new ways of self-expression for their customers. Whilst working within the latest trends is usually a useful way to do this, the challenge we find many businesses face is that working with trend can become a subjective process rather than a commercially objective approach to balance product and profit to fashion.
Many trends are presented by experts each season and they usually reflect an academic perspective on the cusp of what is emerging rather than meeting customer needs and commercial viability. We find that our clients want to not only be leading their market in the product concepts they present but also want to ensure an alignment with their customer's needs. There is little room for error and trends change so quickly. It is important from a brand perspective not to confuse or alienate customers by reflecting a misaligned proposition to a business' core brand values. We are often asked, "how do I assess all the various trends and confidently know which one will work best for my business and my customer's needs?"
We understand that product planning is a crucial and a 'risk associated' process for any business. It is an investment that must pay dividends both within the season and into the future. It is beneficial to have a process that identifies which trend will work and when is the best time to release it. It is also important to know when to exit a trend.
We are passionate about home lifestyle trend and how to best interpret it into commercially leading products. We have created a process we call the MC&Co. Trend Test.
It is critical that businesses have a process to interpret home lifestyle trends into commercially leading products. At MC&Co. we have created clear driven process to guide our clients.
We have developed a proven process to discover which trends are on the rise, which ones align to your brand and which are your customer. We discover where, and by whom, this trend is being driven. Is it a designer? Is it traditional media or social media? Is a trend emerging in a certain part of the world, and will that then move to other parts of the world? We also work with our clients to adapt global trends to reflect geographical nuances such as colour and pattern.
Our team recommends the current price profile of the products in each trend – are the price points high value, high margin, low volume or low value, or high volume or mixed margin? We determine where a trend is positioned to maximise potential market acceptance and sales.
This data is then plotted into the MC&Co. Trend Wheel to assess where this trend is positioned within key consumer alignments. This assists our clients with decisions on whether they should invest in a particular trend or not.
For businesses, the 5 quantifiers to consider and match against their customer data and brand values are style, sensitivity, attitude, E.D.E.M cycle and position.
Style can firstly be separated into two basic segments, Classic or Romantic. From this all trends evolve.
Classic Style, which is not traditional but endures longer in product lifecycle. Think Armani.
Romantic Style, which is not 'pretty' but has greater layers of pattern and accessorisation. For example, Versace.
Once style is established, the second quantifier to consider is sensitivity. Again, we believe sensitivity to be either Masculine or Feminine.
Masculine, stronger forms and high contrast, not a style necessarily targeted at men.
Feminine, a more fluid, organic and cocooning style.
We refer to attitude as the energy given to life and the environment energy of the trend itself. We divide style into two key attitudes; either Mature or Youthful.
Mature is usually more functional, containing an attitude of relaxation and sophistication.
Youthful, an approach of high energy and activity.
Once a trend has been assessed in the above parameters, we determine its position in terms of cycle by determining relative exposure both in media and at retail – both online and physically. There are three areas of Cycle to further define a trends' relevance and potential for profit over time.
When working with clients we provide qualified and detailed information on Style, Sensitivity, Attitude, Cycle and Position of trend. This ensures that together we make the best determination when creating assortments or developing new products. Our passion is to ensure our clients have the best return on their inventory investment whilst delivering fresh and aspirational products to their customers.
Which trends are inspiring consumers to buy? By categorising trends and matching this to our client's customer attributes, we can successfully predict and qualify in the most commercial way for a business to engage in a trend and through this, create more sustainable profit.
If this intrigues you and you want to know more, let's continue the conversation.