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Amar Bose, Pioneer of High-End Audio, Dies at 83
Professor, entrepreneur and engineer whose company pursued his research into sound and vibrations.
Frustrated with the sound of a deluxe stereo he bought as a reward for finishing his doctorate in electrical engineering, Amar Bose founded Bose Corp., a leader in high-end audio products.
Mr. Bose, who died Friday at age 83, had been a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His discoveries led to new designs for speakers and other audio components that reputedly made him a billionaire.
Mr. Bose founded Framingham, Mass.-based Bose Corp. in 1964. The company's first contracts were with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for improvements on audio communications. Soon after, Bose entered the commercial audio market with revolutionary speaker designs popular with audiophiles.
He held several patents and the company's technology can be found in noise-reduction headsets and car stereos. Bose systems are in place at stadiums and at the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
Mr. Bose was raised in Philadelphia, where his mother was a teacher and his Indian-born father had an importing business that failed during World War II. Mr. Bose taught himself to build radios as a teenager in the 1940s. With many adults who understood electronics away in the armed forces, he found himself in demand as a radio repairman, helping to support the family.
He attended MIT, eventually staying on in Cambridge as a researcher and teacher. But the home sound system he bought himself in 1956 didn't sound good. "A Stradivarius sounded like Woolworth's," he told The Wall Street Journal in 1996. The experience inspired him to start research into physical acoustics and psychoacoustics.
Most speakers beamed sound directly at the listener, but Mr. Bose discovered that "reflected sound" was a missing ingredient. Sound that bounced off walls and the ceiling to surround the listener was needed to bring concert-hall quality to home-speaker systems. The company's first home systems appeared in 1965.
In the 1970s, Mr. Bose worked with General Motors Co. to put his speakers in the Cadillac Seville, helping make car stereos sound less tinny.
Ever the academic, Mr. Bose had a penchant for following whatever research project struck his fancy. For a quarter-century he worked on designing an automobile suspension that would let a car hop like a big cat. In the early 1990s, when there was a hullabaloo over "cold fusion" that supposedly produced energy from water, Bose Corp. funded a study of the theory. Such long-range research "could never be done in a public company," he told MIT Technology Review in 2005.
The company grew to 8,000 employees world-wide and Mr. Bose had a place on the Forbes list of billionaires. Bose Corp. gained a reputation for hard-edge business tactics, cutting off retailers who discounted its products and suing competitors who mimicked its ads or the look of its products.
Mr. Bose continued to teach at MIT through 2001 and won university awards for teaching. He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was enrolled in the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
In 2011, Mr. Bose donated the majority of the stock of closely-held Bose Corp. to MIT, the dividends to be used for education and research.
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text: BEST HAIR Negin Mirsalehi This Amsterdam-based Iranian style blogger turned hair-care aficionado turned over a profit of Dhs15 million when she launched her range Gisou, inspired by her family's bee garden. HIGHEST ACHIEVING Bianca Miller-ColeEntrepreneur, mentor, and author, Bianca launched the first diverse range of hosiery in Topshop and has been awarded accolades for her savvy business skills. Go-getter is an understatement. MOST POPULAR Dua LipaShe signed a record deal at 18, has collaborated with Chris Martin and Sean Paul, has earned five Brit Award nominations, and her New Rules video has been viewed over 900 million times on YouTube. Yes, nine zero zero million. Enough said. BEST DRESSED Gilda Ambrosio The Italian street-style star turned fashion designer is the perfect poster girl for her brand Attico; a collection of decadent silk kimono dresses and peignoir robes found on Net-a-Porter and Opening Ceremony. MOST FUN Hannah Weiland Fêted as the first lady of fluff, Hannah's label, Shrimps (her childhood nickname), and her brightly coloured, fun faux-fur designs have won over Kate Moss, Alexa Chung and Laura Bailey. MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Millie Bobby Brown Millie nailed it as Eleven in Stranger Things, has been nominated for over ten awards, is the face of Calvin Klein and has the potential to be "the next Meryl Streep," says co-star David Harbour. Watch this space. MOST WOKE Ray BLK Even without a record label, Ray BLK won the BBC Sound Of… 2017 award last year after having studied English Literature at university. Her dissertation focused on post-colonial Nigerian writing, specifically the feminist work of Chimamanda Adichie. HARDEST WORKING Rita Ora With singing, acting, presenting, projects for adidas and Rimmel and philanthropic pursuits all under her belt, it could be said that Rita has an unrelenting work ethic. She remains philosophical, saying, "I guess it's the life you choose, isn't it? But I'm living the dream." MOST FEARLESS Susan Ma What did The Apprentice star learn during her TV tenure? "How much you can achieve in just one day if you really set your mind to it." It's paid off. Her vegan skincare brand, Tropic turned over Dhs105 million in 2017. MOST INSPIRING Zoe Wong "If you're looking at this and wondering 'why not me?' the answer is, it can be you. With hard work, relentless will and good people to keep you going, your dreams are entirely possible," says the app-preneur who started Depop, the social shopping site that now has over 8 million users.Photos: Getty Images and courtesy of Forbes

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"You may have heard friends say, "Oh, no – Mercury is about to retrograde again!" If you don't know astrology, you may have wondered what they were talking about. Of all planetary aspects, this one seems to garner the most attention from readers, and it certainly generates the most mail.
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The €50 Zara dress that you're going to see at SO many winter weddings
Winter wedding season is about to kick off and you're sure to see lots of this €50 Zara dress.
I have a wedding a month for the next three months and there's plenty of people in the same boat with September to December always a popular time in the marriage calendar.
With so many special occasions on the horizon, finding outfits for each one isn't the easiest of tasks and I'm already planning on what looks I can recycle.
However, if you are on the search for a new wedding guest ensemble, there's one outfit that's guaranteed to be a major hit this season, this fab €50 Zara dress.
It's the Ruffled Polka Dot Dress and hello, party perfection.
I adore the tiered style and if you're looking for a statement piece, the search is over before it even starts as this beauty ticks all the boxes.
The nude colour is gorgeous, polka dot prints will never lose popularity and it's an affordable price too at €49.95.
Pair it with simple barely-there sandals when you want to style it up but you could absolutely get the wear of this by dressing it down.
With ankle boots and a leather jacket, the dress is completely transformed and it's one purchase that you'll definitely manage to get the wear from.
It has an adjustable tie waist so you can wear it as loose or as tight as you want, ensuring the perfect fit.
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Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson of Pensacola, Florida ruled that last year's health care reform law overstepped its bounds and is in fact unconstitutional. His ruling was based on the law's requirement that all Americans over 18 purchase health insurance, which he says exceeds the power of Congress to regulate commerce under the Constitution. … Read more »
58% of Americans Say: "Repeal the Health Care Bill!"
At the end of 2009, when President Obama's health care reform bill began to look like a reality, Americans spoke out in disapproval. Now that the bill has passed, Americans are continuing to voice their dissent with the administration's expensive overhaul of the health care system. According to USA Today, a Rasmussen Reports poll finds … Read more »
Steps to Take Now to Prepare for ObamaCare
Now that health care reform has passed, people want to know how they will be affected and when they will feel these effects. Some measures will be noticed almost immediately, while others won't be seen for a few years, or longer. To prepare consumers for these changes to their health care, moneywatch.com suggests what people … Read more »
North Texans React to the Health Care Plan
On Monday, March 22, NBC interviewed Custom Health Plans' President and CEO, Richard Monello, regarding his thoughts on Obama's new health care bill. Monello noted that the health care overhaul will prove very confusing to citizens, as they try to understand their options under the new system. And since the bill is expected to extend … Read more »
ObamaCare: Change We Simply Can't Believe
The year-long health care reform debate and political maneuvering has finally culminated into the Obama administration passing its health care bill. And since the 2,700 page bill was too unpopular to pass through traditional legislative means, the Democrats used their majority and a political tactic called reconciliation to jam the bill through Congress without any … Read more »


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On Wednesday night, 95-year-old comic-book icon Stan Lee was rushed to the hospital after experiencing shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat.
TMZ reports Lee was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles and is in stable condition. His rep told the site that he's "doing well and feeling good."
Lee told KABC on Thursday, "All I really want to do is tell you that I'm feeling great. I'm glad I spent that evening in the hospital… I figured that a little check up wouldn't be bad for me. And in fact it turned out to be pretty good, it got me a lot of publicity." Watch!
Earlier this week, Lee looked healthy at the premiere of "Black Panther."
Last year, the chairman emeritus of Marvel Comics was forced to cancel two convention appearances due to an unspecified illness. His wife and muse Joan Lee died at 95 in July.


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Doc Pop is a self-professed "professional yo-yoer, cartoonist, musician, nerdcore rapper, tailor, crafster, and clothing designer living in San Francisco's Mission District", who is also very much into Web 2.0, it would seem. For a 24 Hour Comic challenge at The Comic Outpost (which, incidentally, is one of the two only comic stores in the US that I've ever been to) he asked his Twitter friends for input. The result is Robots don't know anything about Twitter, a series of hilarious non-sequiturs about robots in popular culture, love, rap music and the internet.
You can get your copy as a pdf-file ("viewable from iPhone"), a set of gifs or even as a set on Flickr. Highly recommended !
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Scott Reeves
After years of writing commissions for big bands lead by Dave Liebman, Bill Mobley, the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, and groups in Rome and Osaka, Scott Reeves formed his own big band in 2008. Since then, his 18-piece ensemble has recorded two CDs on the Origin label - Portraits and Places, and most recently Without a Trace - and has performed at venues such as Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Smalls Jazz Club, Trumpets, the Tea Lounge, and several universities.
A long-time full professor of music at The City College of New York and lecturer at the Juilliard School, as well as the author of two books on jazz improvisation, Scott has played trombone and alto flugelhorn with the Vanguard Orchestra, Dave Liebman, Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Oliver Lake's big band, and many others. The Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra features top-call NYC players such as Steve Wilson, Jon Gordon, Tim Armacost, Seneca Black, Andy Gravish, Chris Rogers, Jim Ridl, Roberta Piket, Todd Coolman, Andy Watson, and vocalist Carolyn Leonhart.
Praise for the Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra includes the following reviews:
Downbeat Magazine: "Reeves arrives at his sound – modern metric ideas, sweetly stacked harmonies that move in surprising directions, atypical musical alliances – by utilizing the full scope of his playing experience."
London Jazz News: "His new release, Without a Trace, contains originals and standards, colourfully orchestrated, with an intimate, club-like ambience. These pieces really are 'composed'…there is always a feeling of forward travel."
Jazz Times: "Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra is a wonder…hot compositions…a sizzling band…an assemblage of brilliant artists…the music is exciting, even thrilling."
All About Jazz: "Reeves is a resourceful writer with…a keen ear for melody, harmony and counterpoint, his arrangements scrupulously burnished and invariably engaging."
Scott's CDs and arrangements may be purchased at www.creativejazz.com/albums with digital downloads available at Band Camp, Amazon, and iTunes.


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I came across Pentti Sammallahti by chance while looking at another blog, lucky me! I hope this will help me next year. Really beautiful work. Its like the animals are in a world of their own unaware that the photographer is present.I wonder how many of these came to be by chance? A case of being in the right place at the right time. I hope to make work like this someday.
'For all that, Sammallahti's vision is also a lyrical one. He often captures humans and animals in worlds of their own, lost in reverie: dogs chase birds, birds cautiously approach humans or circle above them. Often, his camera captures a single figure in a dreamlike landscape: a man walking down a road in a silent, snow-covered world at dusk, his dog waiting, patient but alert, ahead of him. You can almost hear the crunch of snow underfoot. But what is most palpable is the silence of the surroundings. Looking at the photograph, you feel on the threshold of another, more mysterious world that is indeed here and far away.'
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Solovki, White Sea, Russia 1992
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Solovki, White Sea, Russia, 1992
1999 Cilento, Italy (Dog and Tire Pile)
Varanasi, India, 1999
'In Sammallahti's world, humanity is not the center of the universe. His images are fable-like, where animals act as guides. They enable us to pass into another dimension that our usual haste often leads us to ignore. Dogs are among his favorite subjects, and he often carries dried sardines in his pockets as a treat.
The tableaux are striking. A horse stands on a snowy, plowed field near a windmill under a white sky. Two pigeons seem to play seesaw on a tree branch lodged cross-wise on the trunk. Like a mysterious creature of the night, a frog emerges from a pond. Flamingos with twisted necks nest in Namibia's high grasses. In a forest's clearing, a white rabbit sits, as if ready to meet Alice. Under a tree's horizontal branch, a dog stretches in a yoga-like pose, a perfect parallel to the branch. Another dog walks on a village's snow-covered path, holding a purse in his mouth.
Sometimes the images are free of animal or human presence. In large panoramic pictures, branches of trees snake and swirl. Square seascapes confront water and horizon in different shades of grey. The sea stretches like a wrinkled elephant skin, or high waves break into a wall of milk-white foam.'
Read more: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/03/19/pentti-sammallahti-here-far-away/#ixzz2S93kMdgX


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Oboe Ornament Personalized Christmas Ornament
The oboe, part of the woodwind family, looks like a clarinet but has a different mouthpiece and a very distinctive sound. Our oboe ornament is a detailed miniature of a real oboe. It makes a great gift for a musician who is learning to play the oboe or for someone who plays in a school band or professional orchestra. It can be personalized to make a one of a kind collectible for a dedicated oboe player.


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I need a voice actress to play Rin Suzunoki for my projects (not project) which includes flash animations, stop motion animations, and fandubs. This role is strictly for female members only. Male members doing any kind of trolling will not be tolerated and flagged
Do your own version of Rin Suzunoki.
How do you sleep at night selling rip-off bikes?!
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What happens next after you form a new LLC? How can you make sure the company runs smoothly?
These are my basic do's and don'ts for LLC banking. To learn more, contact me!
- Deposit all income payments to the LLC bank account, not a personal account.
- Pay company bills out of the LLC bank account or on the LLC credit card, not your personal card.
- Keep a checkbook or other accounting record of all banking transactions for the LLC for each year.
- Keep these business records for at least three years:
- Bank deposit slips
- Business credit card statements
- Invoices
- Canceled checks
- Paid bills
- File the annual LLC statement with the Secretary of State to keep the LLC active and in good standing.
- Commingle funds between personal and LLC business, especially if you have multiple LLCs. Commingling is using one bank account for the activities of multiple businesses, or using one bank account for both personal and business activities.
- Transfer funds directly from one LLC to another (if you have multiple LLCs). Instead, withdraw the funds personally from one, and then deposit them personally to the other. Make a note for your accountant at the end of the year.
- If you make a mistake on a deposit or withdrawal and the money goes to the wrong account, don't panic, but do note it for your CPA to correct in your books at year-end, before filing your taxes.
- Transfer all funds out of a LLC and distribute them to yourself personally, if money is still needed in order to run the operations of the LLC. This is called an under-capitalization of the company and can expose you as owner to personal liability.
Contact me today for a list of LLC Do's and Don'ts tailored to your unique situation.
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text: The Apache Flink community is very happy to announce the release of Apache Flink 1.5.0. Apache Flink® is an open-source stream processing framework for distributed, high-performing, always-available, and accurate data streaming applications. The release is available for download at: https://flink.apache.org/downloads.html Please check out the release blog post for an overview of the new features and improvements and the list of contributors: http://flink.apache.org/news/2018/05/18/release-1.5.0.html The full release notes are available in Jira: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12315522&version=12341764 I would like to thank all contributors for working very hard on making this release a success! Best, Till


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"I decided to flaunt my flaws and express my vulnerability which made me so much stronger"
Eileen Davidson was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia all before she turned 33.
She's been a passionate patient advocate ever since.
An ambassador for Canada's Arthritis Society and on Arthritis Research Canada's Advisory Board, Eileen has used her popular blog 'Chronic Eileen' and well-followed social media channels to raise awareness about her conditions and to shed a light on how they affect her day-to-day life as a mother.
She's an absolute inspiration and it was a privilege to chat with her.
So tell us, when you were first diagnosed with arthritis did you think it would impact your life the way it has?
I always sensed I was in for something based on the experiences of my aunt and grandmother. My aunt was always in a wheelchair or sitting, I never really saw her walk and she was always in pain. My grandmother had both knees replaced and used to cry in pain at night when she stayed with us. I never really understood her pain until I too was diagnosed with arthritis.
Arthritis doesn't just affect the person diagnosed, it affects their family and loved ones. It affects my mothering to my 6-year-old son, Jacob. Parenting is already a challenge, so imagine it with unrelenting fatigue and pain while getting by on disability benefits.
Arthritis is one of the most expensive conditions to treat, for the government and the patient. Once we know how debilitating the actual effects of arthritis are - it affects over 350 million people worldwide - you realise it is a much more impactful disease than most people realise.
We love your blog. Would it be fair to say you started writing with the aim of educating people on the reality of your conditions, the bits they don't see....
Absolutely. There are misconceptions, particularly that it affects just the elderly and that joint pain isn't that serious. But that's not the reality of living with the disease.
Arthritis is much more than just joint pain, there are over 100 forms [of the disease], many of which are autoimmune and few that take age into account. Even infants can be diagnosed with some forms. Arthritis is often invisible and when an illness is invisible people often take it less seriously.
Is writing a form of therapy for you? Does it help you better understand the mental impact it has on you?
Depression and anxiety are common symptoms with arthritis, so, yes. It helps with both my emotional state and my cognitive impairment. It can be so easy to forget things, so writing helps me digest my emotions and organise my thoughts. Then I get to share it to a wider audience in the hope that someone else finds it helpful. There is something so powerfully healing about expressing your thoughts and emotions, even more so when you are heard and understood.
The moment I realised I wasn't alone in my journey with this invisible illness had a huge impact on my life. If I can help anyone experience similar through my writing, then that's amazing.
You write about the ways arthritis has changed your life, do you think you've discovered a stronger version of yourself in the process?
Arthritis has taught me how to be strong. I was very insecure before my diagnoses. Having a chronic illness as young as 29 quickly teaches you that nothing in life is perfect and things don't always go as expected.
I decided to flaunt my flaws and express my vulnerability which made me so much stronger. Arthritis also made me fall in love with healthy eating and daily exercise, something I always struggled with before.
In your words, "arthritis is my villain and my blessing in disguise." Can you expand on this?
The lessons that come when you are diagnosed with a debilitating illness can give you a whole new perspective on life. I definitely feel more compassionate and empathetic towards others, especially people I didn't necessarily know or understand before.
Being diagnosed was a watershed moment. I always wanted to take better care of myself but I couldn't, I wasn't ready and didn't value my health as much as I should have. I was always so worked up about what others thought, I never felt free to be myself. I always had to be what others wanted. Arthritis has taught me to respect my body, myself and my needs.
You can read Eileen's blog here and make sure you follow her on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter.


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Golden Moon have made a significant breakthrough in the development of Interlocking Artificial Grass, especially in the Japanese market, occupied a very high market share.
In order to make this kind of artificial grass widely used and suitable for various occasions. Technical staffs of Golden Moon invented the Artificial Grass Puzzle, which is more simple and convenient and each family can use it.
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What are the cheapest option available to go to fraser island from gold coast ?
about 9 years ago about Queensland, Australia
Gold coast to Fraser island
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I think it depends on what you want to do there. If you want to drive yourself around, hire a 4WD and drive yourself up there, you will probably have the most fun this way, although it can be expensive. If you just want to 'go there' then look up a tour, for example http://www.fraserisland.au.com/tours-guided/locations/gold-coast.php - they will also be great fun and will take you to the 'tourist' spots :-) about 9 years agoAnswered by Josh Guymer
If driving is not an option I would think rail and/or bus to do it alone or otherwise one of the many guided tours that will pick you up and deliver you back to your accommodation. about 9 years agoAnswered by Lyndall El Masry via WorldNomads.com


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Arnold elected to CMF board
The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) membership recently elected Bobbie N. Arnold, of Midland, to serve a three-year term on the board of trustees.
Arnold is president and CEO of the Strosacker Foundation. She serves on several boards including the Wolverine Bancorp, Mid-Michigan Health Corporation, Mid-Michigan Medical Center--Midland, the Michigan Humanities Council and the Legacy Center for Community Success. She is a member of Midland Kids First, Entranceway Taskforce and the City of Midland Beautification Committee.
Founded in 1972, the Council of Michigan Foundations is a nonprofit membership association of more than 350 foundations and corporate giving programs working together to strengthen, promote and increase philanthropy in Michigan.


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3D Artist and all around good guy.
I specialize in shading, lighting, rendering and compositing with my primary tools of choice being Redshift, Maya, C4D, Fusion and After Effects.
I also love to do dynamic simulations, unwrap, model, retopologize and sculpt when the need arises. I'm always eager to learn new skills and improve the ones I already have. I love to do research in order to keep up with the latest tools, techniques, updates and advancements in the industry in an effort to stay knowledgeable and competitive. I feel like it's always good to know what else is out there when it comes to software and techniques because you never know when you're going to have to tackle a new and exciting challenge.
- 3D Lighter on RWBY 4 and RWBY Chibi Season 2
• Lit over 200 shots on RWBY 4.
• Revamped RWBY Chibi Redshift shaders for look and efficiency.
- Collaborates with a very talented animation team between different departments in order to achieve the most efficient desired results.
- Conducts R and D on various topics in search of new more optimal solutions.
- Gained experience with non-photorealistic renderer, Pencil, and the fun challenges of nailing an art directed 3D toon visual style.
- Responsible for all 3D work at Tidal Wave Agency.
• All unwrapping, shading, lighting, rendering, compositing and final delivery.
• Occasional modeling / geometry clean-up depending on the client.
- Gained valuable experience working remotely and managing my time wisely while hitting all deadlines.
- Setup, managed and maintained a small local render network utilizing Deadline 8 with Redshift.
- 3D Modeling, Animation, Unwrapping, Textures, Shading, Lighting, Dynamics, Rendering and Final Delivery
- 2D Compositing, Color Correction/Grading, Rotoscoping, Keying, Special Effects, Rendering
• Led projects from start to finish, from initial storyboards to final render and delivery.
• Gained experience working in small collaborative teams to produce high quality 2D and 3D animations within tight deadlines and frequently changing customer requests.
• Assisted in the creation of new and exciting methods of engaging players.
• Conducted in-depth research on new methods of content creation to stay current with latest techniques.
- Solo work on various TV commercials consisting of the following:
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Kuala Lumpur, 1st August 2018- Etiqa, a well known local insurance provider launched a video-assisted claim service called E-Cleva. E-Cleva has been designed to allow Etiqa's Claims Consultants to interact with a claimant directly and remotely via an audio-video call (which is only available Monday -Friday, 8.45am to 5.45pm). Through these features, any damages to a claimant's windscreen, vehicle or property can be accessed and approved by Etiqa in just a matter of minutes.
The video function enables the consultants to assess the damage to the claimant's windscreen or vehicle in detail. While using E-Cleava, claimant's smartphone camera, flashlight, as well as the gallery will be accessible by the Consultant but it was ensured that the access is limited to only zooming and viewing the pictures taken through E-Cleava (your gallery privacy is safe). Once the damage is accessed, the Consultant can immediately calculate the cost of repair and disburse the funds to the claimant. All this is done remotely and the process will take up to 30 minutes (from the early start of the call until the disbursement of money).
The claimant has to be the first holder of the vehicle. If the owner is not at the scene, the immediate driver could make the call but the money will be disbursed to the primary owner of the vehicle. E-Cleva has a different policy for vehicle damage and windscreen damage but for each, the claim could only be done once. Meaning if the windscreen is damaged and has been fixed through E-Cleava claim and unfortunately the windscreen is damaged in the same year, E-Cleava will not be applicable anymore. The claimant has to go through the normal damage claim process which will take about 8 days.
Etiqa has about 43 assigned workshops called EPAR (Etiqa Panel Repairer) nationwide. Some of these are established especially for luxury cars and they are called the Premier EPAR. Etiqa ensures that all form of cars will get the service it deserves. Before E-Cleava disburses the money, the Consultant will recommend the nearest and the best workshop to bring your vehicle to. The benefits of using the suggested panel workshop are that the money disbursed will be sufficient (or 100% claimable) to fix the damage and if the vehicle is still under warranty, the claimant would be able to use it. Of course, we all have our own preferred workshops that may not be in Etiqa's list of panels. In this case, the claimant can still bring the car to their desired workshop and the money will be disbursed accordingly depending on the damage but please be noted that the vehicle warranty will not be used if the vehicle is not brought to the suggested workshop.
Etiqa stresses that the E-Cleva is established for minor and straightforward damages (involving own party) only. If the claimant has been in an accident where another party is involved, Etiqa will be dealing it another way. Overall, for bumps and scratches, for cracks and broken parts, E-Cleva would be an ideal way for a brisk claiming process. For more information on E-Cleva claims, visit http://www.etiqa.com.my/FastandEasy.


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Dang that week does sound crazy!!!! Next time you have those feelings tell him!!! It was just a tire this time but it could always be worse!!!! When is uncle Dave's birthday? What's his address to send him a card?
So this week was insane for me!!! Insane good and bad........For starters we taught 27 lessons!!! Dang we were going crazy!!!!!!!!! We also got a new investigator and set a baptismal date!!! Saaaweeeeeeet!!!! It's with a 9 year old name Grady, his family has been last active as of recently but they are working on coming back and Grady has a real desire to be baptized, awesome!!!!
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We had a crazy lesson this week, like literally CRAZY. We went to a potential investigators house and watched a movie the spirit was there, and then he was like "by the way I have God on my toe" UHHHHHHH yeah.......... So he proceeds to take off his shoe and show us the impression of God's face on his toe. It's so not there. Like his toe is all sorts of nasty, like he probably she get that checked out by a doctor that's so gross. He's like "I was like God why are you on my toe?" and apparently he was like "Jeff, I cant appear to the world, but I can appear to you". So for the next 8 days he was visited by his dead ancestors and told everything he needed to know about God. He even wrote a book about his "visitations". Crazy, like Crazy.
We also talked to someone about church, and I guess he's been on a church tour. Apparently Jesus is Spooky!!!! Like he just stares you down and he's Spooky. Thanks for the info Darell.
So on a sadder note we might have seen a puppy get hit by a car.......yeah it was a little depressing. We were walking down the street and all I see is a puppy start to walk into the street and a car speeding up the road. I had enough time to say no, and the boom, puppy on the road bleeding, it was like 10 feet from us, very sad. What made it worse was the cries/moans it was making. Broke my heart!!!!! We ended up having to call the humane society and stay there with it until they came. After a while he sat up and was looking around, he's was breathing good and even responded to being pet, not that I pet it, I was scared to get it's blood on me.....When the humane society came he was doing so much better, but when he picked him up we found out he couldn't move his legs. I like to think he's in a better place now, but it was so sad all the same.
To end on a better note we had a sweet lesson in Relief Society about seeing one another the way Christ sees us. We need to see people through different lenses, so made some out of pipe cleaners!!! we were an odd looking group, but it was great!!!!
So that's all I got for the week it was a great week and the work is really progressing here in the Highland 1st area!!! Hope all Is well and tell Ryan to be safe!!!!!
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Hastening the Work WheelIt's a new tool we use in primary. The kid is picked to come up and spin the wheel. They have to do something concerning missionary work depending on what they land on. So say the land on share, they have 3 weeks to share a message about the gospel with someone and then they come back and report. It's meant to get the kids and parents involved and it actually is, the work was kind of moving at a snail crawl in that ward and it's starting to take off now which is awesome!!!


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The President of African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been named the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate for his work as a reformer and leader of the agricultural sector across Africa.
The World Food Prize, which has become known as the Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture, is the highest international honor recognising the achievements of those who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity and availability of food in the world.
Adesina is the 46th recipient and the sixth African to be so honoured. Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President of the World Food Prize, made the announcement on Monday (June 26) at the ceremony held in Washington, D.C, at which Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, delivered the keynote address.
The 2017 World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony will be October 19 in the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines. Adesina will receive the $250,000 prize and his award at the Laureate Award Ceremony and then deliver his laureate address during the Borlaug Dialogue, to be held the day after the ceremony.
Announcing the new Laureate, Amb. Kenneth Quinn, the President, The World Food Prize, The Hall of Laureates, described Adesina as "someone who grew out of poverty, but whose life mission is to lift up millions of people out of poverty''.
He said nominations for the prize were submitted by organisations and prestigious individuals. And then a Selection Committee, made of individuals from around the world, makes the final decision.
Perdue, attesting to the good works of Adesina, said the new Food Prize Laureate, could fit in as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
In attendance were some past awardees, Nigeria's former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria's Acting Ambassador to the U.S. and Chargé d'Affaires, Amb. Hakeem Balogun. Others include officials of the World Food Programme, members of the Diplomatic Corps and other U.S. officials.
While congratulating Adesina, former President Jonathan said he was not surprised, describing the former minister as exceptional in intellect and work ethic.
In a post on his Facebook page, Jonathan said, "I congratulate the President of the African Development Bank and my former minister for agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for emerging as the World Food Prize Laureate for the year 2017. However, if I must be honest, I am not surprised at such a honour being conferred on Dr. Adesina. I have met many men in my years on earth, but few have the intellect and the work ethic of Akinwumi. During his years as Nigeria's agriculture minister he introduced several innovations like the e-wallet fertilizer and seed distribution system which cut out the middle man, eliminated corruption and expanded Nigeria's ability to feed herself.
"Under his guidance, Nigeria came out from the floods of 2012 without a famine. He oversaw a program that reduced our food import bill by almost 50% and working with others in my administration he helped Nigeria become one of only a handful of nations in the world to reduce hunger levels between 2011-2015 according to the International Food Policy Research Institute. I am proud of you Akin. Please accept my congratulations on behalf of my family and I and all those who served with me during my administration."
Adesina's exploits in the sphere of agriculture and food security can be traced to his roots. Born to a farmer in his native Ogun State. He received a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He earned his Master's Degree Purdue University, Indiana, USA (1985) and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the same university (1988). The university also awarded an honorary doctorate in 2015.
According to the Purdue University website, Adesina joins Purdue faculty members Gebisa Ejeta (2009) and Philip Nelson (2007) as World Food Prize laureates.
Ejeta, who is a distinguished professor and director of the Center for Global Food Security, described Adesina as a brilliant man with extensive knowledge. He said, "I have known Dr. Adesina since he was a graduate student and I was a young assistant professor at Purdue. I have followed his growth and accomplishments over his entire professional career — a career in which he has created innovative financial instruments and policy changes that have transformed African agriculture. He is a brilliant man with extensive knowledge, experience and a gift for oratory that combined have enabled him to be a most powerful and constructive voice in African agricultural development."
Adesina served the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2010 to 2015. He was credited with ending 40 years of corruption in the fertilizer sector by developing and implementing an innovative electronic wallet system that directly provides farmers with subsidies at scale using their mobile phones.
Within the first four years after its launch, the electronic wallet system reportedly transformed the lives of 14.5 million farmers. And under Adesina's leadership, Nigeria's food production expanded by 21 million metric tons.
In 2015 Adesina was elected president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). The mission of the AfDB is to reduce poverty by spurring sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries. Commenting about this mission, Adesina said: "Africa must feed itself, rapidly unlock its agricultural potential and help feed the world. And we must end malnutrition in Africa. That's the life challenge and exciting task ahead of me now in my current position as president of the African Development Bank, to feed Africa. I know we can do it. The World Food Prize gives me an even greater global platform to make that future happen much faster for Africa."
Among other positions he has held were principal economist for the West Africa Rice Development Association; associate director of food security at the Rockefeller Foundation; and vice president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
Adesina has received global awards and recognition for his leadership and work in agriculture. In 2010 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed him as one of the leaders to spearhead the Millennium Development Goals, along with Bill Gates, the Spanish prime minister and the president of Rwanda. Forbes magazine also named Adesina African Person of the Year in 2013.
Norman E. Borlaug, recipient of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, founded the World Food Prize in 1986. Since then, the World Food Prize has honored 45 outstanding individuals who have made vital contributions throughout the world. The World Food Prize annually hosts the Borlaug Dialogue international symposium and a variety of youth education programs to help further the discussion on cutting-edge global food security issues and inspire the next generation to end hunger.


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For the four weeks between Monday, May the 12th and Friday, June the 6th, APU has been holding a special conference for four executive administrative directors from China's Chongqing Medical University.
The executive directors have attended special lectures by APU faculty and staff, learning about APU's management policies, education programs and student support services. They have also been observing regular student lectures, and attending APU administrative meetings. They plan on using the information they have acquired towards the better management of Chongqing Medical University.
In a special lecture entitled "About APU's Education Program", held on the 14th of May 2008, APS Professor PORTER Edgar introduced APU's pro-active method in using discussion for decision making processes and the adoption of English interviews for evaluating faculty. The lecture was also attended by five Korean officials, including Ulsan city officers who were visiting APU for a separate training program. All participants were then involved in a lively exchange of opinions and experiences.


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Getting Organized:
In your Home and Homeschool
Dear Friends,
It's the second week of December, and we are going to focus our zone missions in the kitchen. This time of year we do more baking than normal (for most of us), and I want you to have a tidy kitchen.
These missions should be 10 to 15 minutes each day. If you complete the daily suggestion before the timer goes off, go ahead and do something else in the kitchen that will help the flow of the room. I don't want you spending more than 15 minutes a day though.
Here are you missions for the week:
Zone 2 Missions: The Kitchen
Monday – Wipe the outside of your kitchen cabinets
Tuesday – Declutter the silverware drawer(s). Toss or donate extra items.
Wednesday – Declutter leftovers from the fridge
Thursday – Shine your kitchen sink
Friday – Clean off the top of the fridge
Set your timers for 15 minutes and then take a break when it goes off!
Here is an assignment for you today.
Take time for you today. If you enjoy a good soak in the tub, plan that for tonight. Run your water. Light a candle and turn on some Christmas music. Enjoy some relaxing time!
Weekly Menu Plan
Monday – Hamburgers
Tuesday – Teriyaki Chicken
Wednesday – Lasagna and salad
Thursday – Soup and Sandwiches
Friday – Christmas Party
Enjoy your week! Keep your routines simple.
Here's your recap of the Weekly Zone Missions.
On Monday, wipe the outside of your kitchen cabinets. This is a great opportunity to use The FlyLady's purple cloths. I like to use Murphy's Oil Soap on my wood cabinets once a year. It helps put some oil into the wood.
On Tuesday, declutter in the silverware drawer. Donate extra items that you are not using. If you have a lot of plastic utensils, consider donating some to a homeless shelter.
On Wednesday, declutter leftovers from the fridge. Be sure to check the drawers.
On Thursday, shine your kitchen sink. If you would like a tutorial, here is one from The FlyLady.
On Friday, clean off the top of the fridge.
Your Home Blessing for today is to wash the sheets.
Your Zone Mission for Monday is to wipe the outside of the kitchen cabinets.
My menu plan for Monday is hamburgers with a salad.
Have a blessed day!
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Raymond Donne wasn't always a schoolteacher. Not only did he patrol the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as one of New York's Finest, but being the nephew of the chief of detectives, he was expected to go on to bigger things. At least he was until the accident that destroyed his knees. Unable to do the job the way he wanted, he became a teacher in the same neighborhood, and did everything he could to put the force behind him and come to terms with the change.
Then Frankie Rivas, a student in Ray's class and a baseball phenom, stops showing up to school. With Frankie in danger of failing and missing out on a scholarship, Ray goes looking for him, only to find Frankie's father bludgeoned to death in their apartment. Frankie and his younger sister are gone, possibly on the run. But did Frankie really kill his father? Ray can't believe it. But then who did, and where are Frankie and his sister? Ray doesn't know, but if he's going to have any chance of…[more]


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At Daisy Chain we plan an environment that is influenced by Reggio Emilia, and following the guidance of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) which covers 7 areas of learning ranging from children's social and emotional skills down to maths and communication skills. Children are preparing for school but this in no way means they will be learning in any formal way, as children learn best when they are enthusiastic about their environment.
Daisy Chain is registered with OFSTED and pursues the early learning goals as set out in the early years foundation stage framework for children under the age of 5 years, issued by the Department for Education.


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Interactive Burger King training serves up fun
Burger King has appointed EON, part of the Fort Dearborn Company, to create an interactive training solution for its global workforce.
The virtual Whopper Sandwich and other such presentation concepts will be used to 'make training fun and effective for a new generation of Burger King crew members', according to EON.
Fair enough, but it begs the question why does Burger King need interactive training solutions at all? How hard is it to remember to say 'Do you want fries with that?'.
Are there hidden complexities in getting people to trade up to large fries and drinks? We think that we should be told
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Performs quality assurance testing for large-scale, eCommerce web applications, tools, and software Understands how all elements of the system software ecosystem work together and develop QA approaches that fit the overall strategy Develop test strategies and create appropriate test harnesses as well as pragmatic testing approaches Drive testing methodology and tools to support agile development lifecycles Develop and execute of test plans and monitoring and reporting on test execution Develop and execute a roadmap for building testing frameworks, maintain test environments and golden test data Develop and execute automated tests for UI, web services, mobile app Work with business and development teams to understand product vision and requirements Experience owning end-to-end software quality (full stack front-end to back-end), including design and implementation of test frameworks, automated test creation, and execution.
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DELICIA is a 13m (45ft) Lagoon Catamaran built in 2015 accommodating 8 guests in 4 cabins with Captain (1 crew) offering yacht charters in the French Riviera, Corsica, Sardinia.
| Queen Cabins: 4 |
Low Season: € 5,000
High Season: € 8,500
Plus Expenses
Yacht Terms: Other
|SPECIFICATIONS: Length: 13m (45ft)
Beam: 7.84m
Draft: 1.30m
Jacuzzi: No
Airconditioning: Full
BBQ: Yes
Scuba On-board: Yacht offers Rendezvous Diving only
|Summer Sailing Area: the French Riviera, Corsica, Sardinia.
Winter Sailing Area: the French Riviera, Corsica, Sardinia.
Delicia Has 4 Cabins, Each With Head And Dry Shower, Also A Large Main Salon With Panoramic View, And Standing Headroom Throughout Of Approx: 2.05m
All Cabins Have:
Shoe Storage, Led Ceiling Spotlights, Bedside Tables With Storage, 2 Reading Lights Per Berth,
1 Opening Deck Hatch, 1 Opening Porthole,
1 Large Hull Window, Curtains On Portholes, Hatches And Fixed One- Way Windows, Hanging Lockers And Shelves, Drawers Under The Berths And Space Storage.
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Dr Jane Shakespeare-Finch
"Post-traumatic growth is the term used for when people experience positive changes in various dimensions of their life following the struggle to comes to terms with a traumatic experience," said Dr Shakespeare-Finch, from QUT's School of Psychology and Counselling.
"Post-traumatic growth doesn't deny that there are ongoing stresses for people, and that some days are better than others. It doesn't mean you forget the pain you endured.
"However, a lot of people find inner-strength or coping mechanisms that they didn't know they had.
"Others re-prioritise their lives following a traumatic experience, and they may use it as a catalyst for a career or relationship change.
"For other people post-traumatic growth might include a renewed desire to be compassionate to other people," she said.
Dr Shakespeare-Finch gave the example of a farmer in Victoria she met after the Black Saturday bushfires. He had had a frosty relationship with his neighbour prior to the event, however they got along extremely well afterwards.
"Post-traumatic growth is not an automatic by-product of a disaster, so there's nothing wrong with you if doesn't happen for you," she said.
"And plenty of people who did not experience this sort of growth will nevertheless have shown great resilience during and after the disasters."
While it was natural for many people to have experienced difficulties immediately after the natural disasters, Dr Shakespeare-Finch said that anyone who felt that emotions and thoughts were continuing to impact on their life in a negative way might now want to approach a loved one, or a professional, for help.
"The vast majority of the population would have returned to a pre-flood level of functioning. However, between 1 and 5 per cent of the population may have some ongoing mental health issues," she said.
"The people most likely to know whether you're all right are the people around you. It's important we feel we have permission to say to people, 'I'm a bit concerned about you'.
"Now is also a time to make sure we keep a close eye on our kids as well. In the longer term, sometimes children experience 'somatisation' – their body displaying symptoms like nausea or headaches in the absence of a physiological reason for that. This might be the manifestation of trauma, especially if a child hasn't been able to adequately express his or her feelings."
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will assist Kaplan in a technical advisor role.
Between them, Kaplan and Pollock have refereed at six Rugby World Cups and 96 international matches, including five British & Irish Lions Tours.
"We are pleased to welcome Jonathan Kaplan and Chris Pollock to Major League Rugby," commissioner George Killebrew told the MLR's official website. "Their calibre speaks for itself and their experience at the highest level will no doubt be beneficial for our growing pool of officials."
The duo will focus on developing existing talent in North America and supplementing this pool with referees from overseas.
"We are both very excited to be able to contribute to the refereeing landscape in MLR," said Kaplan.
"We're hoping to use our experience and knowledge of the game at the elite level to identify and develop match officials with the express aim of improving the quality of the game in MLR and in North America."
Killebrew added: "We recognise the importance of the man in the middle in facilitating an action packed and easy to understand game for fans to fall in love with. We look forward to using Jonathan and Chris' expertise to help lead this."
The MLR is entering its fourth season and represents the highest level of rugby in North America.
The event will evolve from seven teams in 2018 to 13 teams in 2021, featuring 12 from the United States and one from Canada.
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Sisters Diana and Debbie Domican have more than three decades' experience in financial services and education between them, so in 2014 teamed up to launch The Dom Education Group (Domeg) and offer financial services courses to young people. Business Advice caught up with the pair to find out how the business has been getting on so far.
The idea for Domeg came when Debbie's son needed some careers advice after being signed as a professional footballer. He was 15 at the time and did not have the financial know-how he needed.
Luckily, Debbie had more than 20 years' financial expertise under her belt, and was able to help both her son and many of his peers get their finances in order.
"There's no financial education in schools and 84 per cent of adults never received any in their educations," Debbie explained.
Diana Domican, director of training of Domeg, has spent ten years developing and designing courses for corporations and government initiatives, and thus the idea to join forces and form Domeg was born. "Joining forces with Debbie was a natural solution and we've set out to fill this information gap. We want to empower everyone to develop their financial knowledge.
Initially the business was intended for professional sportsmen, but local schools soon saw the value of what Domeg was offering. The lessons are classroom based, and very interactive with lots of activities.
The courses are bespoke and tailored to the appropriate age groups. "It's no good teach Year Sevens about pensions," said Debbie.
Speaking of a typical interaction with a class, she said they might ask: "Who aims to own their own home? The majority put their hands up. So we say, 'what age is the first time buyer in the UK?' They say 16-18. We tell them it's 37, and ask who's staying at home until they're 37?"
Building a reputation in financial education
One of the founders' first considerations was how to build a credible reputation for their brand. They considered launching as a charity, but according to Diana they didn't want their services to be "tarnished" with a "free" label.
Setting a price point was one of their first challenges, as there is very little competition out there other than free services offered by banks, and therefore the pair had very little idea as to how much they should be charging.
"There's nothing to benchmark ourselves against – we don't want to price ourselves out of the market, but we need to establish ourselves as a quality brand," said Diana.
In a further bid to build a solid reputation, Domeg signed up to KPMG's Small Business Accounting services. As Debbie put it, for a small business to have "a big name" backing them gives credibility.
The sisters are also very networking-led and have enjoyed the opportunities to attend KPMG's meet-and-greet events.
Overcoming hurdles
The sisters encountered some challenges early on, and have been so busy with the business that they joked that their typical day is like an episode of Fawlty Towers as they juggle all aspects of the business.
Initially trying to attract any funding was difficult. Debbie explained: "Being a new business, nobody wants anything to do with you – in the first year you're like a leper!"
Diana agreed it was an "eye-opener", and the team decided that they would do things their own way without investors.
Since then, the business has seen significant growth and is now operating in several schools and colleges. The target the founders set for themselves was "to do well enough that [the client] would have us back" – a target they have since achieved, having won repeat contracts.
Looking to the future, Domeg intends to focus on sales. The pair agree they have enough products, and are focussing their attention on PR – producing brochures and developing their social media strategy. The business is also considering launching a service for ex-convicts coming out of prison, and expanding in to the Middle East.
Whatever happens though, Diana is sure of one thing. The business owners' priorities are clients they've already got, making sure they're serviced and looked after, then new business, then continuing to develop the business – in that order.
Have a look at our video interview with Diana and Deb Domican, where they reveal the challenges the financial education business has faced so far.
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Ms. Naelyn Pike Testimony - Resolution Copper Mining at Oak Flat
Building a copper mine in the middle of Native sacred land is a profound environmental injustice. The Trump administration and Resolution Copper are bulldozing full speed ahead in central Arizona and threatening sites like Apache Leap that will never be repaired if the mine is built. The Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States held an oversight hearing on Thursday, March 12, at 9 a.m. Eastern to get to the bottom of who this project would really benefit, and who it would hurt.


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They don't come much more strange than the Fall. I've heard Mark sing half a concert while lying on a sofa in the dressing room. I've seen him singing behind the speakers with just the back of his head visible. He accosts his musicians, detunes instruments and generally disrupts. He is largely indecipherable. Yet the Fall have produced a body of work that is incredible. There is a Beefheart influence and a pile of riffs. The words are interesting. I don't know where it's coming from but it sure connects.
The thing with me, I can't talk about my work. I find it very difficult.
Every day is great for me. I dislike rose-coloured glasses.
A lot of musicians are really hard to deal with. They aren't as smart as me..
I used to be psychic, but I drank my way out of it.
When I was 18, the vision was to make music that didn't exist, because everything else was so unsatisfactory.
Blue cheese contains natural amphetamines. Why are students not informed about this?
If you're going to play it out of tune, then play it out of tune properly.
If it's me and your granny on bongos, then it's the Fall.


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YouTube Red is definitely a thing now, and it's ordered its first awards-season movie. Vulture Club — starring Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Matt Bomer, and not any staffers of this website — has just completed principal photography, according to a release. The movie tells the story of Helen (Sarandon), "a veteran emergency room nurse who secretly struggles to free her grown son, a journalist, from capture by a terrorist group." Bomer and Falco play her comrades-in-arms as she finds help in unexpected places: Bomer is another young journalist, and Falco is a mother of a journalist. Vulture Club is directed by Maryam Keshavarz, and produced by Anna Gerb, Neal Dodson, and J.C. Chandor, the team behind Chandor's films Margin Call, All Is Lost, and A Most Violent Year. YouTube Red is planning a theatrical release for Vulture Club, along with a streaming debut.
YouTube Orders New Movie Vulture Club With Susan Sarandon, Which We Had Nothing to Do With We Swear
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By Genevieve Hilton
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How does culture impact the practice of crisis communications? As practitioners in a regional hub, Hong Kong communicators are in a unique position to develop expertise in this area. IABC Hong Kong Vice President Genevieve Hilton presented on this topic in Melbourne at the IABC Asia Pacific regional conference, Fusion 2018. She presented a group of real scenarios from around the Asia Pacific region where cultural nuances were crucial in developing the right communications strategy. Cultural differences other than national culture also can have an impact: these include generational culture, corporate culture, and industry culture. Incidents potentially affected by culture are not only physical crises such as fires or natural disasters, but also legal and social dilemmas on topics such as undocumented workers, decisions on energy policy, or social scandals.
On August 20, 2018 members and guests enjoyed an expertise sharing on two major IABC events this year after the completion of IABC/HK Annual General Meeting - The IABC World Conference in Montreal took place in June 2018, and the IABC Asia Pacific Conference will take place in Melbourne in September 2018.
Topics of the expertise sharing included culture, digital, change communications, crisis communications, professional development, executive engagement, and others.
A special thank you to our venue sponsor, Meltwater.
The May 7, 2018 IABC Hong Kong Symposium On China: New Perspectives On Leadership was successfully completed! We would like to thank all our Speakers, Sponsors and Partners for their great sharing and strong support; and to the communicators who took part in the Symposium. Look forward to your active involvement and continuous support in our future events.
Enjoy the photos of the Symposium we prepared for you!
Photos by Miki Yau
Date: 20 November 2017
Venue: BASF Office, 45/F Jardine House, Central, Hong Kong
IABC Panel Discussion: Evolution or Revolution? What the entire communications and marketing industry can learn from financial and professional services industries
Though encumbered with heavy regulations, firms in the financial and professional services sectors must continue to keep pace with changing demands from all stakeholders. So is there a smart balance between customer engagement, brand goodwill, management and regulation? Led by senior PR and marketing professionals, views on the following areas were exchanged with invaluable experience sharing in the discussion:
Panel Members:
A very special thanks to BASF as the venue sponsor of the panel discussion.
On 9 November 2017, a group of Employee Communications practitioners in Hong Kong discussed some top challenges they expect to face in 2018. Measuring and showcasing the value of Employee Communications top the list, followed by change management and internal social media.
IABC Hong Kong is planning to organize more discussions on Employee Communications soon and welcome more practitioners to join in. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements.
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Yep, same here. Southern New Mexico is part of the Chihuahuan Desert. A lot of sand and rocky dunes, with sagebrush, mesquite and yucca plants sparsely thrown about.Originally Posted by Observe
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Karnesky, J. and Damazo, J. and Shepherd, J. E. and Rusinek, A. (2010) Plastic Response of Thin-Walled Tubes to Detonation. In: Proceedings of the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers , New York, pp. 263-277. ISBN 978-0-7918-4923-1. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20110627-091506026
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Elastic and plastic deformation of tubes to internal detonations and the shock waves produced by their reflection were investigated. The study included experimental measurements as well as computational modeling. Tests with stoichiometric ethylene-oxygen mixtures were performed at various initial pressures and strain was measured on thin-walled mild-steel tubes. The range of initial pressures covered the span from entirely elastic to fully plastic deformation modes. A model for the pressure load on the tube wall was developed and tested against experimental measurements. This model was applied as a boundary condition in both a single degree of freedom model of the tube cross section and a finite element model of the entire tube. Comparison of computational and experimental results showed reasonable agreement if both strain-rate and strain-hardening effects were accounted for. A unique mode of periodic radial deformation was discovered and explained through modeling as the result of flexural wave interference effects.
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Methods are only the visible tip
Thinking and acting from yesterday is never compatible with challenges of tomorrow. In respect to Lean, Kaizen, Kata, CIP and others this fact becomes clearly visible. Nearly all so far documented approaches try to explain what made outstanding companies (e.g. Toyota) so successful. This happens always just on a methodical level, which is a fatal wrong track.
The common "Lean-methods" were often and still are solutions of problems, someone at or around Toyota experienced. The question is not "how does a method work?". The right question is "Which thinking and feeling brings the right problem solution?"
There is no "royal road". No procedure can be generalized. All examples, even when they are very good, are only possibilities to learn but never compatible to your challenges. Many consultants promise you the all round-solution to meet all problems. But these solutions do not exist. Also a culture can never be methodologically developed and implemented.
Methods are always a result of a personal attitude.
Our approach is not giving you general answers. The right answers for your company are always found by you. We provide thought-provoking impulses, neutral perspectives and develop your ideas together with you. We help to overcome potential organizational blindness. Together with your employees and executives we find and go the right way. Therewith the improvement is useful and you are able to go the way towards continuous improvement on your own. We support you to make Kaizen come and stay alive.
Humans are creatures of habit. This makes the culture of continuous improvement and therewith of Kaizen uncomfortable at first glace. But the world and your customers always change their expectations and habits. Create change and stay successful on a long term together with you employees and customers, not against them.


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Author, poet and creativist, Orna Ross, shares insights on the process of how to create anything - and why creativity is important to all aspects of our lives - and our very being.We talk about a live event we are hosting in London on the 25th Novemeber and sowing the seeds for a global movement of Creativism. Topics we explore: Why the process of creativity is widely applicable to … [Read more...]
TZS 183 Remember Who You Truly Are
A mind opening, mind-calming and musical conversation with author, empath, healer, singer-songwriter and ex-volleyball coach Sally Francis about her new book, Remember Who Truly Are. Themes explored How we come from love and return to love Why we don't have a soul but we are a soul How to get out of the downward spiral of chaos Why there 'ain't no use in complaining' … [Read more...]
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In this podcast, the tables are turned on me and I am interviewed by creative coach and musician Karen Reinhold. Original broadcast as part of a tele-summit run by Karen on creating a 'juicy life' - and edited down for the Zone Show. Themes explored How the mindful meditation opens the door to a magical life Why every case of writer's block is a life block How mindfulness leads … [Read more...]
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Author, creative catalyst and spell-breaker, Eleanor O'Rourke explains how creativity and depression share an energetic relationship. Eleanor has bravely written two, no-holds barred books about her journey out of the zone and back again, 40 Days 40 Nights and A Rebel's Take On Depression. Themes explored What's the difference between being down in the dumps and full blown … [Read more...]
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Kate, I enjoyed the scope and range of your post.ReplyDelete
I recently attended a discussion on career development where a member of the audience related how a colleague told her that, being over 50, she should forget about career development and just focus on onto holding her job. Pretty shocking, but I wonder if this type of attitude is common?
In addition to continuing to develop in other ways, your post highlights the important role that people with experience have in mentoring and coaching others. Do you think this is recognised in organisations at the moment?
It's 90 years since the civil war in Ireland (where I'm writing from), so as you mention still within living memory. Let's hope we don't go there again!
I agree that it is shocking that many Western businesses see people aged 50 and over as being near the end of their use and hence no longer appropriate to develop. I fear that it's not just an issue for personal growth and learning for employees, this attitude also results in discrimination against older candidates during recruitment.ReplyDelete
I once persuaded Mike, a friend of mine whom I encouraged to change career into a different industry in his late 40's, to give a talk at the Recruitment Society in London on this subject. In his 50's he became a very successful senior leader in a different sphere. He relished the opportunity to develop and enhance himself, others and the business. The ability to grow lies within and can happen at any time, regardless of age, provided that others don't stamp on its tender shoots.
I lived in Asia for a while and the attitude if different there. My father is in his 80's and is still working as a highly respected lawyer in Hong Kong. He is valued for his ability to brings knowledge and experience to resolve matters. When the economy took a nosedive in 2007, it was noticeable that the attitude changed slightly in Western businesses as experience and insight suddenly increased in value - many of the younger managers and employees (who had been vaunted as the rising stars and future of the business) had never experienced difficult financial times. The wise ones sought out the people with experience and their collaboration produced more considered and well-rounded approaches as well as great learning for both parties.