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Thought I'd share some (ok, a lot) of the (far too) many photos I took on my recent NYC trip. Tons of holiday cheer all over the city! It's always one of my favorite times of year to visit, although this year was a bit odd with 60 degree weather 🙂
Brownstones and perusing around union square:
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Saks Light Show: More gorgeous lights and displays: Bergdorf Windows! My favorite displays this year: The Plaza: Last, but not least, Madison Square Park: And the departing view on my bus ride home! NYC, you were wonderful as always! I also went to the WTC observatory while in the city (highly recommend it!) but this post was long enough as is! 🙂 DC Christmas coming tomorrow, so stay tuned.
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Is this the backlash to displaying books by color? A friend mentioned seeing a book shelf where all the book spines were turned in so you only saw the whites of the pages. Seems like a sleek way to display those books you've read but can't bare to part with — and don't need to locate any time soon!
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I had to tweak the colours towards the end to keep the balance more on the blues than the others and I'm really pleased at how it came out. It's loosely based on the Elmer blanket from Little Tin Bird, my go-to crochet square for babies.
We were expecting a proper surprise this time round; no clue at all from any of our scans so I decided on a rainbow blanket for our little one. This is a crochet granny stripe, you can find loads of patterns online but I think I originally found mine at Attic24. It's approximately 60cm by 120cm, the same size as our cot, but folded in half, it's doing very nicely for the moses basket at the moment.
As usual, for both blankets, I've used Stylecraft Special DK acrylic yarn. It's cheap and cheerful but you wouldn't know that from the feel of the finished blanket. It's perfect for baby blankets because you can bung it in the washing machine and it washes and dries beautifully.
This blanket was not finished before the baby arrived but I did get it done in time to use it as a backdrop for some important photos!


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Can oatmeal be a substitute in a meal?!
Question: Can oatmeal be a substitute in a meal?
I choose what i eat so when i don't like the food prepared on the table i go straight to oatmeal.
Is it good or bad? I'm also on a diet.
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Oat's are a breakfast ideal.
Try 3/4 cup cooked oat's (or 2 pkg's instant plain oat's) with a cup of skim/ 1% milk, choice of 1/4 cup nuts/ seed's (or 2TBSP natural peanut butter mixed in hot oat's) with a serving of fruit (~1/4 cup dried fruit's, 3/4 cup fresh or frozen berries, 3/4 cup cherries/ grapes/ melon, 1/2 cup canned fruit/ applesauce, cup of fruit juice or medium fresh fruit; banana/ apple/ orange/ etc)
Add optional 2TSP cinnamain/ nutmeg/ brown sugar/ sweetener/ honey/ coconut/ etc for flavour in oat's.
Best of luck!
For lunch try a sandwhich ideal (eg: wholewheat sandwhich with sliced deli turkey/ chicken/ ham/ roast beef, light cheese, sliced vegetables and lowfat sauce/ spread, eg: hummus/ mustard/ guacamolie) with a lowfat yoghurt and 1/2 cup crunchy vegetables.
Or .. baked beans/ chili with bread/ wholegrain cracker's a light cheese snack (eg: Cheese String/ Babybell) and side salad with light dressing.
Or .. Can of white albacore tuna with wholegrain cracker's/ flatbread, 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese or lowfat yoghurt with 1/2 cup crunchy vegetables dipped in 2TBSP light creamy salad dressing.
I say no if its by itself. But I'd definitely add berries no protein powder or flax seed After a work out the last two ingredients yes
Oatmeal is very good..and I think it can be a substitute .for breakfats :) and its good...so I don't see why it wuld be bad?


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The average price for new houses in 100 major cities increased 1.32 percent month-on-month in June to 11,816 yuan ($1,776) per square metre, the China Index Academy (CIA) said in a statement, down from April's 1.7 percent.
"The effect of tightening policies in some key cities gradually kicked in and transactions in the cities further fell in June," said CIA, the research unit of real estate website operator Soufun.
The once red-hot property market is a key driver of Chinese growth but has had a spell in the doldrums more recently, with new buyers priced out despite government borrowing restrictions reining in soaring costs.
Beijing has introduced several policies to try and stabilise the real estate sector as economic growth weakened, including lowering minimum downpayment requirements, cutting transaction taxes and providing incentives for migrant workers to buy homes.
The policy loosening led prices in some big cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, to spike this year as pent-up demand was unleashed, but at the same time the country has a huge inventory of unsold new homes, mostly in third- and fourth-tier cities.
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Hefei, capital of the eastern province of Anhui and where property price rises have been among the fastest, has raised downpayment requirements on second homes and tightened mortgage policies from this month, Chinese media have reported.
Year-on-year, new home prices in China were up 11.18 percent last month, compared with 10.34 percent in May, the CIA said.
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Volkswagen has consistently expanded the availability of this filter technology from the upper class to the small car. In addition, a number of new features with respect to engines and gearboxes will be introduced at the change of Model Year. For example, the current Polo 1.4 with 99 hp will be superseded by the new Polo 1.6 with 103 hp, available with either the 5-speed manual gearbox or 6-speed automatic gearbox. The Polo 1.6 with manual gearbox costs 14,175 euro($18000), the automatic version is available for an extra 1325 euro($1688). Polo 1.4 with the 5-speed manual gearbox has become stronger: it delivers now 59 kW, prices as of 12.925 Euro($16469).
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Dermaplaning Ocala is a method of gently shaving the skin to make it softer and smoother. Also known as epidermal leveling or blading, dermaplaning is a safe treatment that offers three benefits: it physically exfoliates the skin, it removes peach fuzz, and it allows skincare products to penetrate better. Dermaplaning is an excellent treatment for rough, dry skin and improves hyperpigmentation, mild scarring and fine lines.


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The last two years of the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal hospital, as experienced by the nursing staff, the patients and the nuns who still live there, and who care for the vast gardens bordering on it.
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TYLER, TX – Mother Frances Hospital has been included in Becker's Hospital Review's recently published 2014 edition of "125 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Orthopedic Programs," a list based on hospitals' accolades, quality of care and services provided to their patient populations.
"We are incredibly pleased to again be included in this prestigious list of hospitals who are distinguished nationally for their quality of care, service and skill," said John McGreevy, Chief Executive Officer, Mother Frances Hospital Tyler. "This recognition is a strong example of the tireless effort and energy given by each member of the Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics team to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality orthopedic healthcare available."The Becker's Hospital Review stated, "The organizations included on this list have orthopedic surgery departments, programs or dedicated centers that have earned considerable recognition. Exceptional orthopedic departments often include physicians who provide outstanding patient care, advance cutting-edge orthopedic research and treat professional athletes. Many of these hospitals have earned recognition for orthopedic excellence from U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, CareChex and Blue Cross Blue Shield. To devise this list, the Becker's editorial team weighted the aforementioned rankings and recognition, and conducted research to find the following hospitals as those with great orthopedic programs." Becker's also noted that organizations cannot pay to be included in this list."Without the previous achievements of the medical staff, physicians and all our employees, this honor would not be possible," said Ray Thompson, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer for Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics. "Thanks to astonishing efforts that have resulted in numerous awards and distinctions over the last weeks, months and years, the TMFHC team is proud to be named among the 125 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Orthopedic Programs – not only because it means that we are working in the right directions to constantly improve, but because it means that we are able to offer the very best care to our patients."
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Another amazing Thanksgiving in Vegas with the H6!
I arrived Wednesday night, woke up Thursday to the smell of pumpkin pie in the oven, and the rest of the day was a whirlwind of cooking, crafting, relaxing, and eating.
Jay is a master chef and each dish was a knock out. It's always fun be with the kids, do crafts with Sofie, teach Aviva cursive, have fun goofing off with Judah and Gabriel, and chat with Jackie.
By the time we sat down to eat my heart was so full and it was wonderful to gather around the table to give thanks for so many wonderful things.
This year, it's wonderful to look back to last Thanksgiving, mom is healthy and doing amazing and in so many other ways things are great.
I don't necessarily need a day full of food to remember to give thanks for all that I am thankful for, but a chance to celebrate with the H6, now that is something special!


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Online Ringing and nest recording12 Sep 2017
The latest ringing and Nest Recording figures are out and show that during 2016 over one million birds were ringed. While Blue Tit was the most ringed species, Goldfinch made number two with 55,754 individuals ringed. Seventeen new longevity records were set, 46,272 nest records were received, and Tree Sparrow was in the top five species for nest record monitoring. Take a look at the report online here.


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The number 1 music channel in the Philippines was awarded a Certificate of Recognition which will be placed in the Pinoy Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame spearheaded by legendary musician RJ Jacinto! Graciously accepting the said honor was MYX Channel Head Andre Allan Alvarez along with VJ Robi Domingo!
Among the first inductees into the Pinoy Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame were iconic artists Ely Buendia, Raymund Marasigan, and Pepe Smith.
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"On Friday, January 15, having gone to Lordsburg, I decided to return after many years to the Red Rocks area. The area is fascinating, if for no other reason that there are large tracts of State Game Preserve closed off to the general public (perhaps with special permission and a State Hiking Permit, which can be purchased annually) with eight to ten foot tall fences.
However, one drives along the western side of the Gila, and comes to a gate that has "No Trespassing" and "Private Property" notices. "End of Public Road." The long distance shot of a trailer parked beyond where the "public road ends" is where someone lives. I took the name down. There weren't any hostile warnings like: "Trespass at your own risk;" or "Warning: Land Mines" or "Trespassers will be prosecuted ... shot ... drawn and quartered ..." etc.
That was nice.
That's o.k. It's America. So, a stretch of the Gila, from what I call, the Bird Sanctuary, below Bill Evans Lake, to where the Gila emerges at Red Rocks, is unknowable to me. The hiking/walking/bush whacking along that stretch ... difficult. I once waded that section of river with my wife nearby ... the water was warm, moved at a nice clip ... and I made an "amphibious landing" of sorts on the western bank ... wow! Mountains up beyond I had never hiked. They represented a challenge because they would've been within the boundaries of the Gila Apache Agency, created and surveyed at the request of Dr. Michael Steck, Indian Agent for the Gila & Mimbres Apache then (1860) under Mangas Coloradas.
I wonder, if there are folks with deep pockets who want to see the Gila Diversion thwarted, there might be some benefactors who could purchase this tract of private property so that all of us could drive up to the point where the main Gila emerges from yet another "box" area, and runs beautiful, deep, majestic.
There are a few "boxes" along the Gila.
I personally hiked down to one WEST of the Clinton Overlook, (on NM 180 East, about 10 miles south of the Cliff Dwellings, overlooking what I called, the "main Gila," which meant: after the three separate forks of the Gila had come together already. That was in 2003.
No trails. Bushwhacked the entire way down and back ... fresh bear scat ahead of me ... behind me when I headed back ... a brutal hike for a guy who was then 58. I made it, but just barely. Not for the faint of heart. But, around there, the Gila enters a cañon that kayakers and canoeists or rubber boat people can traverse it and I've heard their stories. I canoed in Ohio, but never could "get" how to right a kayak. Brain doesn't work like that, I guess.
I wonder if people who have floated, afted or kayaked the Gila from the Grapevine, or higher ... who might have photos of that section of the River. If so, can you share them with the rest of us? And that section above where the Gila emerges east of the town of Gila?? And this section I'm speaking of goes dark around the Bird Sanctuary below Bill Evans Lake ... and emerges ... I think ... voila at the Red Rock cañon shown in my photos. And as far down as they've gone. What Arizona does with it's stretches of the Gila, we already know. The Mormons above San Carlos diverted the river and basically did not care about the needs of the Apaches below. That's documented in various places. "Gila: The Life and Death of a River,: certainly notes that.
Efforts by John Clum and other agents at San Carlos to divert Gila River water to help transform the prospects of Apaches settled on San Carlos after 1870, were thwarted by upstream "settlers." From my reading of that book, and others about the Apache, there was certainly NO concern whatsoever about the Apache. None. Zero. Nada.
The Gila was rolling beautiful, cold, fast ... how deep it is there I don't know ... as I understand stream dynamics, the side with the steeper side has a channel running along it that is deeper. Perhaps in summer it can be waded or swam ... too cold for me ... not a wise action ... but the beauty of the river ... again, it's the "last free flowing river in New Mexico." As this cause becomes more nationally known, why shouldn't we ask for wealthy benefactors to help perhaps purchase some of these places that are privately owned? This is sort of like the issue of who owns the seacoast. In Oregon, many years ago, Oregon had taken steps to buy as much seacoast as possible (as opposed to California) and maybe Washington.
It would be wonderful to get a shot at driving up into this Box and hiking the area. So, I'd ask those who've floated the river, to please, share with the rest of us .. any photos you have of that ride. It must be really far out. I tried kayaking many years ago ... there's something wrong with my brain, I think ... I could never figure out how to right the boat ... and a very, very traumatic near drowning incident in Vietnam ... it was in some ways worse than getting shot ... was just too fresh to overcome. Hence, never wanted to float the river. Afraid. Our experiences with the Gila are manifold. Help us out, floaters
These photos represent just a portion of the Gila in Grant and Hidalgo counties NM. Somewhere along that road from the Lordsburg-Virden-Duncan highway ... signs indicate you've crossed into Grant County. Grant County is BIG. Farther west of Red Rocks, it's certainly Hidalgo County. So, Catron, Grant and Hidalgo County all share sections of the Gila. Luna County, I do not get. They do not have any portion of the Gila or San Francisco. Why they are involved in the "diversion" plans is bewildering to me. But many in Luna, where they grow COTTON (as they do in Hidalgo County) want their share of the Gila River "diversion." The more photos we have of the Gila in it's many locations, perhaps the better for publicity's sake. Save this "last free flowing" river in NM. Let it run free. "Not every natural resource needs exploited." To merely have the river flowing is enough. At some point, the national press will become more involved. Allyson Sivik's excellent summary of why the diversion is nonsensical, hopefully, will be picked up and floated nationally, internationally.
Those of us who oppose "diversion" have science (duh) and logic (duh duh) on our side. The scales of logic and science may prevail if a Democrat is elected to the White House. At some point, the "passion" of diversionistas can only carry so far. With the possible site of diversion being near Turkey Creek, near where the Gila empties out near Gila, and Cliff, New Mexico, the construction costs, and environmental degradation associated just with thousands of truck loads of materials, blasting, steel, concrete, noise, dust ...that will alter that side of the Gila River Valley a long time. For what? An occasional diversion Gila River at flood stage?
I'll send more photos of various Gila River shots. Perhaps this could be a regular "box" on GRC News, Calendar, Forum. There are many folks around here who've hardly seen any parts of the Gila. It must roll for 50 miles through Catron, Grant and Hidalgo Counties.
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THIS is what it's come to on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a once-mean street now practically paved with foie gras.
A few weeks ago, the owners of the Chocolate Room, home of the $40-a-pound raspberry-peppercorn ganache, paid a visit to the bakery that had just opened across the street from the trattoria that sells pizza flaked with actual gold leaf. They complimented, with a tinge of envy, the Blodgett ovens behind the bakery counter.
Not much to envy, the bakers replied. "They said, 'Don't buy these ovens because they're convection ovens and our cupcakes come out windblown,' " said Naomi Josepher, one of the chocolatiers.
Ms. Josepher was perplexed. "I said, 'Your cupcakes look a lot better than ours. And anyway you guys are serving dogs and we're serving people.' "
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And P.S.: The cupcakes, known in this case as pupcakes, are not in the least windblown. They are in fact perfect miniatures, with a perfect white yogurt-icing paw print embossed upon a silken crust of carob.
They are also utterly delicious. To humans. As well they should be, considering the all-natural human-grade ingredients.
"The stuff we use here is healthier than what we eat," Betty Wong said from behind the counter, as her business partner and brother-in-law, Scott Wong, prepared a tray of wheat-free liver-and-herb biscotti for the oven.
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A small fringe-eared mutt named Kipper entered the store, trailing his mistress, Elizabeth Zenteno, 6, and Elizabeth's mom, Amanda.
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Ms. Zenteno, 30, the operations manager of the Brooklyn Youth Choir, was a fan of the humble fish market that preceded the bakery, but all things must pass. "I thought it was very high end when we first came by," she said. "Regardless of that, she likes to get stuff for her dog."
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This photo looks cluttered, but it gives you a glimpse of our table setting. Do you like the Valentine tree? I love the idea of it, but this particular one is a bit big and lopsided.
DH and DD14 made Valentine garlands:
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For dinner, we had our traditional heart-shaped pizzas -- but this year we all topped our own.
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In six parts: » 1. Shahnameh » 2. The Dabistan » 3. Thomas Hyde » 5. Burhan-i Kati » 6. Various
Zakariyah Qazvini (13th century CE) as published in F. Wustenfeld's Caswini's Kosmographie (Cosmography)
(Goettingen, 1848).
As quoted by A.V.W. Jackson in The Cypress of Kashmar and ZoroasterAs in Zoroastrian Studies, The Iranian Religion and Various Monographs.
Kashmar, a village, is one of the scattered settlements in the district of Nishabur (Nishiipfir). In it there was a cypress tree, one of the noble straight cypresses, which was planted by Kushtasb the King. It's like in beauty, height, and size was not to be seen; and it was one of the wonders of Khurasan. Al-Mutawakkil was told about it and was anxious to see it. As it was not possible for him to make the journey to Khurasan, he wrote to Tahir ibn 'Abdullah, giving him orders to cut it down, load the pieces of its trunk and branches upon camels, and bring it to him personally, because he wanted to see it. His counsellors advised against this and sought to frighten him by an augury, but their advice concerning the cypress was of no avail.
When the people of the district (around Kashmar) were told of this they gathered together, implored, and offered money for its preservation, but without effect. The cypress was cut down. The grief of the people (assembling) around it was great; lamentations arose and tears were (shed) upon it. Wrapping it in wool, they sent it on camels to Baghdad. And 'Ali ibn Jahm (Ali ibn Jahm as-Sami was a poet at the court of Mutawakkil) composed the verses:-
"They said al-Mutawakkil sent it (i.e. the cypress) on its way; the cypress moves onward, but fate (too) is advancing. It (the cypress?) was covered, because our Imam (Mutawakkil) was to be covered (killed) by a sword of his own children."
(This verse foreboding the Caliph's violent end, is important as containing the earliest allusion to the cypress.)
But before the arrival of the cypress, al-Mutawakkil had been killed at the hands of his slaves; the ill omen became a reality.
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» Cypress of Kashmar Source Texts 2. The Dabistan
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German artist Frank Hülsbömer has a portfolio overflowing with intriguing studies of colour, form and rethinking everyday objects. Some of my favourite pieces are his tapestacks. Have you ever seen a stack of tape look so artful? I love the reflections he plays with (especially in that blue and foil image). My other favourite is his "Extroverted Disco Ball" and "Introverted Disco Ball" pairing. The idea is so very clever and witty. A long time fan of the mirrored spheres, I can honestly say I will never look at a disco ball the same way again. (p.s. how beautiful would that black matte "introverted" ball look in a white loft with bold pops of colour? Sigh. Back to daydreaming…)
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Customers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbus and Phoenix can now enjoy the McDonald's menu delivered right to their home or work through the app.
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McDonald's isn't the only company, and certainly not the first, to launch an innovative food delivery method.More news: Passengers Get Into Fist Fight On Southwest Flight
While delivery is clearly a compelling option to offer, it isn't a simple service for restaurants to add. Customers often spend less when ordering delivery, especially at casual dining chains that rely on alcohol orders to drive sales.
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Respect The Table of Doom
When we do presentations Kathy and I often pull out a chart that I dubbed the Table of Doom to demonstrate a key point of risk control. The Table of Doom is a devastatingly simple mathematical principle which clearly demonstrates that risks and returns in trading are highly asymmetrical.
In trading if you lose 25% you money you will need to make 33% on the remaining capital just to break even. If you lose 50% you will need to earn 100% and if you lose 75% you would have to quadruple your money just to get back to the starting point. Intellectually we all understand the numbers, but intuitively few of us have pay them the proper respect that they deserve.
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The Table of Doom was fresh on my mind this week when I read about Citadel Capital – one of the world's biggest and most prestigious hedge funds. Citadel made a whopping 66% on its money over the past two years but has yet to break even because of disastrous losses in 2008 when it suffered a 55% decline. In an effort to retain clients Citadel was cutting fees this year in what Bloomberg dubbed "the worst climate for raising money in two decades." More importantly, every trader at Citadel has worked for essentially nothing over the past two years as the fund tries to climb back to break even.
The Citadel experience opens up the question of just how much risk should one bear as a trader. One reasonable answer that I found comes from the latest book I am reading called Invisible Hands by Steven Drobny. Drobny interviews a variety of macro fund managers who were able to survive the 2008 crash in tact by using very strict risk control measures. One of the most popular chapters is an interview with Jim Leitner of Falcon Management who ran his own money after an illustrious career on Wall Street.
Since Leitner used only his own capital needless to say his respect for the Table of Doom was considerably greater than that of many of his peers. Leitner's basic rule is that he will never allow losses exceed 10% in any given month and he will never allow his portfolio to drawdown by more than 20% in any given year. I found his reasoning to be quite interesting. Instead using a mathematical explanation for his risk control strategy he simply stated that 20% was his maximum psychological threshold for pain. Beyond that level he felt that he would lose control over his emotions and would be unable to successfully recoup his capital.
I found Leitner's insight to be especially telling. How many times do we lose control of our senses as our losses mount? Past a certain point of drawdown we take on a fatalistic attitude and then grimly watch as our worst fears come true and our trading accounts withers to nothing in no small part due to our own reckless behavior. The irony of trading is that we should be open and flexible when it comes to analysis and highly disciplined when it comes to risk control. Instead we often become incredible dogmatic with respect to our strategies and highly profligate when it comes to risking our funds. Hopefully, the next time we trade we accord as much respect to the Table of Doom as Jim Leitner.Boris Schlossberg


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I have been helping a friend move house all day, which is the closest thing I have come to a holiday in a long time now. While packing one of the rooms I discovered this wonderful ready-made work of art. I called it "Big Tits" and tried to convince my friend that it's a masterpiece. He wasn't hearing it though, sticking to his opinion that all artists are weird and full of it
He could have a point, but I still think art is everything. I have no visual off button, it's like my whole life is spent thinking about images, and I don't just mean pictures on walls, I mean everything. An interestingly composed pile of rubbish can excite me more than an average painting. Which doesn't mean I think the rubbish should be in a gallery, I just don't think art stops when you leave the gallery.
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The NFL would like to play an NFL-Premier League doubleheader in 2018.
Tottenham hopes to host a NFL-Premier League doubleheader in the same day at Wembley Stadium in London in 2018, NFL's executive vice president of international tells ESPN.
"It wouldn't be absolutely out of the question," Waller said. "I don't think you'd want to do it on a regular basis, but on a unique feature, that might be a really interesting idea."
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is also on-board brainstorming of plans.
"I don't think it's something we'd want to try our first game, but that is certainly realistic," Levy said. "How exciting the idea of having the two biggest leagues in the world from a television perspective -- fantastic! -- play on the same day."
The NFL has played several games in London and Mexico in recent years as part of the league's effort to grow the sport's presence internationally. Wembley Stadium hosts two NFL games per year as part of its deal with NFL.
Tottenham will play at Wembley Stadium as their new home next to White Hart Lane is built built.


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Hi Pierre-Arnaud, Thanks for the feedback. I fixed the bug but as we yesterday tagged the trunk of google project I did not add this change to that. Hope we can add it with next commit. Kind Regards, Kasun On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot <firstname.lastname@example.com>wrote: > Hi Kasun, > > I followed your help page and managed to install easily the Persistence > Tooling plugins. > > I was also able to generate some persistence code for a testing entry and I > successfully tested this code in a small class (which gets a Person and > updates one of its attribute). > > Congratulations! It works great... > > Of course, this is not something we could be shipping as is in Studio, and > a few things need to be re-worked in order to make the plugin more powerful > and customizable (like a tighter integration into Eclipse for code > generation and the ability to change the default connection to the DAO class > for example). > But, this is a very good starting point. :) > > Just, one small bug I came across while testing: when arriving to the > attributes selection page of the wizard, I couldn't move to the next page or > finish the wizard, I had to (un)check one element to get the buttons to > work. > A very minor bug, which can probably be fixed before the end of the GSoC > deadline. > > Regards, > Pierre-Arnaud > > > On 15 août 2010, at 16:39, Kasun Lakpriya wrote: > > Hi dev, > > Tomorrow is the 'pencils down date' according to the GSoC 2010 time line > [0]. > > So I would like to present you all, in the dev , our final version (for > GSoC 2010) of Persistence Tooling plugin for Apache Directory Studio. > > The product we have at the moment is capable of generating a Java Bean > class and a DAO class from an existing entry in a LDAP directory tree. The > tooling collects all the required information in a wizard to generate the > code and the code can be generated to a Eclipse Java project. At the moment > it's not generation the pom.xml so that we need to generate the code in to a > place where all the dependencies exist (e.g. persistence-example module in > [1]). > > *How to install : * > We just need to extract the tarball [2] to eclipse/dropins directory. > > Complete user documentation can be found here [3]. > > And finally I want to thank all of you for your help, guidance and feedback > during GSoC. Special thanks to my mentor, Stefan Seelmann, Pierre-Arnaud, > Emmanuel for your help and guidance. > > Thanks and Kind Regards, > Kasun > > [0] > http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2010/timeline > [1] > http://code.google.com/p/dirstudio-ldap-tooling/source/browse/#svn/trunk/persistence-tooling/persistence-example > [2] > http://code.google.com/p/dirstudio-ldap-tooling/downloads/detail?name=persistence-tooling.tar.gz&can=2&q=#makechanges > [3] > http://code.google.com/p/dirstudio-ldap-tooling/wiki/PersistenceToolingUsersGuide > > > > >
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Thankfully, there was a solution - moving into a different room. This was something my other half and I were going to do regardless, we just didn't know if we could fit my writing area into the room as well. After several weeks of redecorating, multiple pencil drawings of possible layouts, we finally got there. Here's my new writing area:
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Periodically I get calls from prospective clients stating that they "want to start a loyalty program or club." When I start probing to understand what they feel the goals of their loyalty program should be, most reply with a vague "have greater loyalty from our customers." Many marketers assume that a formal loyalty program or club is the only way to obtain this.
Here's the first thing you need to know about loyalty programs: They can't create loyalty. Sounds contradictory, doesn't it? But the reality is that true loyalty is garnered by positive experiences your customer has with your brand: your products, your customer service staff, your Website, your catalog, your store. If there isn't enough value in the products you offer, or if your customer service staff is surly or unavailable, or if your site is confusing and inaccessible, it will reduce loyalty. No formal loyalty program or club can make up for poor-quality products or service.
That said, a value-added program that complements and enhances your already-excellent offerings can bring you a bigger payback sooner. At the same time, certain obstacles can make formal loyalty programs difficult or impossible to implement.
Loyalty programs take time to set up and execute, and then time to track and analyze to determine results. If your situation demands quick results, a formal loyalty program may not make sense for your firm at this time. The same holds true if you don't have the ability to implement the systems necessary to track members and ensure that they receive the benefits due them. If program memberships are renewed annually, then you also need to be able to identify anniversary dates for membership.
And formal loyalty programs are difficult to eliminate. Once you announce your program in your catalog, on your Website, and in your stores, canceling it may engender anger from existing members.
All of this means you need to think long and hard about a formal loyalty program before embarking on one, making sure it is indeed the best solution to achieve the goals you are aiming for. For example, if analysis shows that increasing the number of one-time buyers who make a second purchase will bring large dividends for your firm, consider sending a simple personalized letter and one-time special offer at the appropriate number of months after the first purchase if no second purchase has been made. This might enable you to achieve your goal with a lot less expense, risk, and time than developing a formal loyalty program.
Loyalty programs can serve a purpose. They can enhance existing brand loyalty, improve customer retention and lifetime value, and increase your firm's share of wallet (the percentage of dollars in the product category that the customer spends with your brand).
The first step in crafting any loyalty program is to start with the end in mind — which of the viable goals are you trying to achieve, and for which customer segments? It's important to look at a loyalty program as part of the bigger picture of customer retention. To do that we need to examine questions such as
How long, on average, have customers been active buyers?
How long does it take the average new buyer to make his second purchase? At what point after the first purchase does it become more likely that the new buyer will not buy again — in other words, go inactive?
For two-time or more-active buyers, how many months after the last purchase is it more likely they will become inactive rather than purchase again?
How do you define your best — and presumably most profitable — buyers? What purchasing characteristics do they have in terms of how long they have been customers, the number of purchases made per year, the number of items per order, the average order size, etc.?
If different segments of your file are based on demographics, psychographics, product categories of purchase, or other segmentation characteristics, the answers to these questions may be different for each of those segments. But the point is to look at understanding how and when interaction with your brand is at risk of going dormant, as well as what actions separate the unprofitable customers from the profitable customers and the highly profitable customers.
Once you understand what is happening on your file, you can consider what loyalty and retention tactics, including implementation of a formal loyalty program, may make sense to improve the situation. At the heart of every loyalty program — formal or not — should be two focal points:
Identifying which unprofitable customers can be made profitable and what you need to do to move those unprofitable customers to profitable status.
Determining which offers in terms of added-value products and services can provide incentive for profitable customers to become more like your best customers.
If you can pinpoint which customers are most at risk of becoming inactive and when, and if you can home in on which customers can be made more profitable, then perhaps you would benefit from launching a formal loyalty program. But first, just a few more questions:
Does your brand enjoy a certain amount of loyalty already? Do your products and services satisfy customers most of the time?
Have you defined which segments of your audience you want to target with your retention goals? Do you have multiple segments and goals in mind?
Will offering a formal loyalty program give you an advantage over competitors — and the chance to increase your firm's share of the customer's wallet in your product category?
Are you prepared to invest the time to develop and analyze results for testing a formal loyalty program?
Can you manage a formal program operationally?
Do you accept that implementing a formal loyalty program is a long-term strategy?
If you answered yes to the above, a formal loyalty program may be the best approach for you.
Once you've decided to make the commitment to a formal loyalty program, you have several issues to address and options to consider. Key among your considerations:
How do customers become members? Will you charge a fee or allow customers to qualify after a certain number of purchases? Many loyalty programs charge an annual or one-time fee, though marketers with continuity programs such as skincare merchant Principal Secret and cosmetics company Alexis Vogel often automatically enroll subscribers into their loyalty programs. If you charge a fee, will you guarantee the value of the membership? In other words, will you rebate the membership fee if the customer feels the membership has not netted him the value in savings and other offers that you touted when you sold it? A strong guarantee can overcome customers' hesitation to shell out a fee up front. Examples of such programs include Eurosport Goal Club, Camping World's President's Club, and Heartland America's Value Club.
What will your membership term be? One year? Lifetime? Annual terms bring more revenue, though there is the risk of attrition, as each year the customer must decide whether to sign up once again. Lifetime memberships bring less revenue in the long run, but potential members view them as less risky; they're more confident that they'll get their money's worth.
How will you implement renewals — automatically? Through reminder notices? If you have an annual membership fee, we strongly recommend a reminder notice prior to automatic billing. In other words, make it easy for someone to remain a member (if he doesn't opt out, his credit card will be charged for the next year's membership), but of course provide him notification and ample time to contact you if he doesn't want to continue as a member.
Which hard benefits will you offer? Hard benefits refer to items with direct monetary value such as discounts (almost every program offers these), free or free upgraded shipping (used by Road Runner Sports Run America Club and Eastwood Buyers' Club), free gifts (offered by home products catalogers Improvements and Home Focus), and special payment plans (such as those of The Sportsman's Guide Buyer's Club) that are not available to nonmembers. Will the discounts you offer be available on all items or only selected items? Discounts on selected items may be okay, so long as you offer a sufficient number and they include popular items, not just the dogs of your product line.
Which soft benefits will you offer? Soft benefits are added-value services available only to members or only to members without charge. These include special toll-free service lines, private early announcements about sales and previews of new merchandise, extended guarantees, and member newsletters or magazines. Soft benefits can consist of just about anything you can think of that your customers would value that is service oriented. When determining the benefits you'll offer, you need to take into consideration your margins as well as the desires of your customers. Do they crave fast delivery? Desire special treatment and recognition when they call? Think about what will really get your audience excited — in addition to what you can afford, of course.
Will you track points for members to redeem at a later date or discount purchases immediately? Tracking points requires appropriate software to maintain balances and deduct when points are used. Also, assigning points can have less impact because it isn't as immediate as a discount on the spot. The Eurosport Goal Club solves this problem by offering both immediate discounts and points for future purchases.
Will you have only one tier of membership, or will you offer two? The Heartland America Value Club and the Road Runner Sports Run America Club are among those that opt for the latter. Having multiple tiers may make sense to move customers up step by step; it can also ensure your best customers that you consider them extra special. But a two-tier program is that much more complex to oversee than a single-tier program.
Once you establish the tactics you want to include in your formal loyalty program, take a step back and make sure that what you've put together is clear and understandable. A formal loyalty program with confusing and complicated rules will serve only to stop customers from joining or, at a minimum, frustrate and annoy those who do join your program.
So put your customer hat on and scrutinize how buyers join your loyalty program, as well as how they gain access to and use the membership benefits you've identified. Make sure the terms and policies are simple and straightforward and that you've put enough "meat on the bone" in terms of real value in the benefits offered. You want your targeted customer segments to feel that they'll be missing out on something great if they don't become members.
Once you've identified your tactics, execute a test by segmenting a portion of your target audience. Pull out some of your test segment as your control group — those who won't be offered the loyalty program — and then begin promoting the program to those in your test group.
Promoting the new program may mean producing a separate version of your catalog or perhaps a separate mailing and e-mail to the test group announcing the program and outlining the benefits. Don't rush in and make a blanket offer to every customer and prospect you come in contact with. Once you announce the program in every catalog and on your public Website you won't be able to withdraw it should you decide that the program isn't working for you in terms of achieving your sales, profitability, and increased customer lifetime value goals.
It's hard to say exactly how long a test should run, because it all boils down to how confident you want to be in the results. By and large, though, most companies test for six months before deciding on a full-scale rollout. Not only does this allow you to see whether you can achieve the goals you set, but it also lets you put your loyalty program operations through its paces and ensure there are no major hiccups.
One final point: Make sure that everyone in your company is up to speed on your loyalty program plans and tests, especially your customer service team. You don't want a well-meaning customer service rep to offer loyalty club membership to everyone while you are trying to limit exposure to the segments of your file you decided to test the concept on.
Formal loyalty programs can be challenging to implement, and they may not be the optimal way to achieve your retention and profitability goals. But when they are done right, loyalty programs can help you convert more prospects to buyers and encourage more of your buyers to behave like your best customers.
Shari Altman is president of Altman Dedicated Direct, a direct marketing consultancy specializing in acquisition and loyalty marketing based in Rural Hall, NC.
If you go ahead and launch a formal loyalty program, consider making the discounts explicit in your catalog and on your Website, showing the member price visibly. Some marketers may be reluctant to reveal member pricing to nonmember customers, but this tactic has several benefits. First, it lets current members see how much their membership is saving them without their having to drag out a calculator. Plus, as they decide what to buy vs. their overall mental budget, they will be tallying up the discounted member prices in their mind and may end up purchasing more because they are clear on what the true cost to them is. What's more, by showing member pricing, you're providing a continual enticement to prospects and nonmember customers to sign up for the program. And if you have an annual membership, customers will be more likely to rejoin if they're clear on the value that program membership provides.


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There have been a few complaints that I have not posted frequently enough. This is partly because I have a new baby. Because of the new baby, I stay home much more. Because I am home, I am not out in the world, embarrassing myself and thereby providing good blog fodder. So I apologize.
I didn't want to go blog-less (like Annie says, "You're never fully dressed without a blog!"), but I haven't had time to fill you in on my exciting days, filled with: Run around driving everyone to kaytanah! Come home and have deep, meaningful conversations with Nadav! "Ahhh?" "Haaaa?" "Ehhhh?" Run around bringing everyone back from kaytanah! Watch a movie! ("Why does Scar want to kill Simba?" "Awiella, I can't hear the movie all because of YOU!") Eat dinner! Bedtime!
What to do? No blog to write, but don't want to disappoint my Loyal Readers. I hit upon the idea of a guest blog. And who better to fill this post (haha) than the King of the Lions, the King of the Jungle (who only only only wears tachtonim), the Boy Who Flies - Yaakov!
So, without further ado, I turn you over to Yaakov. A man of many words. ROAR!


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A new addition to the institutional repository, eCommons is Connections: Lyndon B. Johnson in San Marcos
This book sets forth the connections between Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States, and the unique relationship he had with his Alma Mater, now Texas State University-San Marcos. The story of LBJ's relationship with the University is told from his earliest days as a student to his last visit to campus, just 6 days before his death in January, 1973.
The book was originally was produced in April, 2009 as part of the 2009 Common Experience "LBJ: Legacy of Civic Responsibility" The Common Experience was part of the national celebration of LBJ's 100th Birthday.
The book is heavily illustrated with photos. Print copies are in process and will also be added to the library collection soon.
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Area code 447 could be coming to central Illinois as early as 2009. The Illinois Commerce Commission announced Monday it has approved a 447 "overlay" in area code 217 based on projections the existing supply of prefixes could be exhausted within a couple of years...While I guess it's a healthy sign that the region is growing, it still just makes you yearn for days gone by.
An overlay would require new customers to begin using the 447 area code once all numbers in 217 are assigned. Existing customers would continue to use 217, although all customers would have to begin using 10-digit dialing, the area code plus the seven-digit number, once the overlay is implemented.