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When comparing Braun Series 9 With Cleaning Station (2014) vs Remington R8 WETech PR1385, the Slant community recommends Remington R8 WETech PR1385 for most people. In the question"What are the best electric razors?" Remington R8 WETech PR1385 is ranked 18th while Braun Series 9 With Cleaning Station (2014) is ranked 32nd. The most important reason people chose Remington R8 WETech PR1385 is:
Being a rotary shaver the Remington PR1385 doesn't get too close to the skin thus the overall skin irritation is kept to a minimum.
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Pro The built quality is superb
This electric razor should last you many for a long time. It is built really well, with metal parts on the shaving head and a high-quality plastic material on the razor's body. The body also has a rubberized handle that makes it easy to hold and grip.
Pro It's water-resistant
Getting the razor wet won't be a problem. The 9095 is water-resistant up to a 5-meter water depth. This means you can use the razor in the shower and fully rinse it under running water with no issues.
Pro The charging/cleaning base is a very convenient accessory
Maintaining the 9095 and keeping it charged is very easy. It comes with a charging base that doubles as the shaving head cleaner. Simply plug the charging base's power cord and then insert the razor (shaving head first) to charge.
The bottom part of the base houses the cleaning liquid pack. Each time you have the razor go through a cleaning cycle, the shaving head is cleaned, lubricated and then dried. This makes maintaining the razor's cleanliness and performance very easy to do.
Pro This razor can give you a very close shave
You can get a very close shave on all areas of your face. The cutting elements are flexible and are mounted on pivoting head which can move in 10 directions. This allows the shaving head to adjust to the contours of your face for a truly close shave.
Pro It has a very fast and smooth shaving action
You'll be able to have a clean and smooth shave in just a few strokes. This razor has a wide shaving head with 4 cutting elements working together, so you'll be able to get a clean and close shave faster compared to using other razors.
Pro Doesn't irritate skin
Being a rotary shaver the Remington PR1385 doesn't get too close to the skin thus the overall skin irritation is kept to a minimum.
Pro Waterproof
This electric shaver can be used on wet skin or in the shower.
Con Expensive
You'll have to shell out a sizeable amount of money to acquire this electric razor. Some users don't consider this as worth the cost, as they think this one performs only marginally better than other Braun razors like the Series 7.
Con The razor is large and bulky
If you have small hands or want a light and compact razor, then this may not be the best option. The razor is quite large and bulky, so this may not be very comfortable to hold and use for some.
This is not the best option for those who have thick facial hair because this electric shaver cannot deal with thick or overly long beards. This might cause some hair being pulled.

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Waupaca, WI - Crystal River Dental Immediate need for a provider looking to seamlessly step into a well established practice in a water lovers' paradise. Known for its popular chain of lakes that makes it a summer playground for thousands, Waupaca is a beautiful area with a small town feel conveniently located just 30 minutes west of Appleton. Crystal River Dental allows the motivated and independent minded dental provider an opportunity to be the sole practitioner for 1500+ active patients in a private practice setting with the support of one of the states most provider friendly DSO groups, Impact Dental Partners. This arrangement allows the doctor clinical support to grow and reach their full potential while focusing on providing quality dental care and allowing them the comfort and freedom to not have to worry about managing a busy practice. An enthusiastic well trained and established team in an updated stand alone facility with 5 equipped operatories that are fully digitized with CBCT imaging awaits the right provider fortunate enough to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. 2 full time hygienists and a steady flow of new patients provide endless opportunity to take your career to the next level. Benefits include vacation, health insurance, 401K, a generous CE stipend, and an expected compensation of in the range of 200-300K+.
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By Jen McArdle @McArdleJen
We are now entering the third year of the global pandemic, with no signs of things returning to any kind of normal anytime soon. As a principal of a small R-7 school, these years have been like no other I have experienced during my teaching/leadership career. The anxiety and stress our staff, students and their families have faced are immense. Leading a school through this time has required resilience, flexibility, understanding and vulnerability.
The only thing that we can be sure of about the future is that we have no clue what is to come next. More than ever leaders need to be resilient, supportive, flexible, and courageous problem solvers willing to take on the challenges of our ever-changing world.
Resilience and flexibility have been in high demand during the pandemic. Students, staff, and families have had to "roll with the punches"- from lock-downs, home learning, dealing with the fear of covid, testing positive to covid, loss of income and stress on relationships. Our staff have been fantastic dealing with the ever changing covid directions. They have continually adapted their planning to cater for remote learning and continued to provide the best possible education for our students. The kids themselves have been amazing, bouncing back from lock-downs and home learning and now returning to school with restrictions in place; wearing masks and social distancing. Our families too, it is so difficult to balance having their kids schooling at home whilst still managing the house, working, and looking after younger siblings. Resilience is really one of the most crucial dispositions we can teach our students.
Leading during the pandemic has required us to display vulnerability, the constant state of uncertainty becoming the "new normal" and has felt like we are being constantly forced out of our comfort zones. It has found many of us, me included, struggling with that feeling of not being in control, very problematic for those with a perfectionist nature! As the wonderful Brene Brown says, "Having the courage to show up when you can't control the outcome." I guess that is all we can really do!
A crucial aspect of the pandemic, something that can be easy to overlook with the focus on case numbers, deaths (tragically) vaccination mandates and the like, is the wellbeing of all staff, students, and our broader community. The focus in schools increasingly is data driven, NAPLAN results and the like. The pandemic has really hit home for me that yes, these things are important, but they pale in comparison with the importance of wellbeing. A major focus for us has been ensuring that staff, students, and our broader community are coping mentally and physically with the demands of the pandemic. Managing workload for staff, checking in on students and families, ensuring the school is there to help everyone get through to the other side - this is truly important work.
Finally, the cognitive load of leading, managing and teaching during a pandemic has been enormous
The amount of information to process, the flexibility required, tasks to complete, departmental directions/mandates to follow and information to distribute to stakeholders seems to escalate daily! It is important for us all to take time to focus on our tasks, eliminate distractions and ensure we have some form of a work/life harmony! Something I know is easier said than done.
To everyone who has been educating and leading through this crazy time in history, well done, you're doing amazing and important work!
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Embryonic images displayed in Life magazine during the mid-twentieth century serve as a representation of technological advances and the growing public interest in the stages of embryological development. These black-and-white photographs portray skeletal structures and intact bodies of chicken embryos and human embryos and fetuses obtained from collections belonging to universities and medical institutions.
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Xolo ZX With Dual Rear Cameras: Price in India, Specifications
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*The Xolo ZX price in India has been set at Rs. 11,499 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB
*The Xolo ZX runs Android 8.1 Oreo and features a 6.22-inch HD+ IPS display
On The National TV we try to keep update our user with latest tech news. Today we are talking about Xolo ZX mobile phone. This is latest mobile phone launched in India. Company launched it with dual rear cameras. This is available in 4GB and 6GB options for buyers. There are so many good features with them company trying to target the youth. Let's check phone's specifications, features price in India and more. Subscribe "The National TV" for more such tech news and updates.
Xolo ZX specifications, features
The Xolo ZX runs Android 8.1 Oreo and features a 6.22-inch HD+ IPS display with 19:9 aspect ratio and a 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 SoC, paired with 4GB and 6GB RAM options.
In terms of optics, the Xolo ZX has a dual rear camera setup that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor. Both are coupled with a dual-tone LED flash. The camera works with preloaded AI Refocus and AI Portrait Mode features to enhance photos. Also, there is also an AI Studio Mode that is touted to offer six different modes and light effects to add a professional touch.
For selfies, the Xolo ZX sports a 16-megapixel Tetracell sensor at the front along with an f/2.0 lens. The sensor also works with the screen flash to enable low-light self-portrait shots.
The Xolo ZX has 64GB and 128GB of internal storage options. The phone also has 4G VoLTE support on both SIM cards. Besides, it packs a 3,260mAh battery that is claimed to deliver up to 1.5 days of backup on a single charge.
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Trista is responsible for coordinating and performing audit services to clients in the financial institution and employee benefit plan (EBP) industries. She has been employed as a public accountant for over fourteen years specializing as a full-time bank and EBP auditor. As part of the financial institution and EBP teams, she serves as a Director for financial institutions ranging in asset size from $50 million up to over $5 billion in multiple states and for EBPs ranging in asset size from $5 million up to $85 million. Her experience includes performing audits of various banks and EBPs in Illinois. She also has experience in performing internal audit functions, loan review, HUD compliance and FDICIA compliance services for banks. She also has experience in pension, 401(k), and 403(b) audits.
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SVP (a.k.a. SmoothVideo Project) converts any video to 60 fps (and even higher) and performs this in real time. From the extensive feedback from the community, we learned that anyone who watched at least three movies at high frame rate would never ever want to watch anything in the obsolete 24 fps standard 😉
More info plus desktop applications: www.svp-team.com
In-app purchases: frame rate conversion (MEMC) is a PAID option after short trial period.
Using SmoothVideo Project (SVP) real-time motion interpolation (MEMC) engine, including:
* Target frame rate selection (48 fps, 60 fps, 120 fps, x2, x3 rate…)
* Flexible configuration
* Black bars detection and lighting
* Built-in file browser supporting streaming from Samba/CIFS shares, DLNA, WebDAV and FTP.
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- Ross Browne Award
The F. Ross Browne Award recognizes editorial excellence in Construction Canada, highlighting the author or co-authors of an article in the magazine. The winner of this year's F. Ross Browne Award was Alex Lukachko, for his article "Moisture Management for Tall Wood Buildings," which appeared in the March 2022 issue of Construction Canada. He is a principal at RDH Building Science Inc., and a lecturer at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto. He works on the research and development of future building enclosure systems, and the design of high-performance, low-carbon mass timber buildings.
National Award of Merit
This award is presented to members in recognition of their contributions to the well-being of CSC beyond that of a Chapter Award of Merit, for exceptional effort, zeal, effectiveness, and time expended for the benefit of CSC as a whole and towards the betterment of the industry. This year, the National Award of Merit was presented to Colleen Barabonoff, RSW, for going above and beyond in her position as chair of the RSW committee.
Program Director Awards
Program Director Awards were given out in several categories.
In recognition of their work in preparation to host CSC Conference 2022, members of the multi-chapter 2022 Conference Committee received Program Director Awards:
- David Boyle, FCSC, CTR
- Michael Mooney
- Stan Bury, RSW
- Jonathan Dee
- Brian Dobbins, CTR
- Kees Govers
- Jeff Halashewski, RSW
- Steve Ioannides, CTR, CSP
- Cathie Schneider, CTR
- Joanna Wcislo
Education Certification Committee
For their continued efforts to streamline and improve CSC education offerings and the certification/registration process, the following Education Certification Committee members received Program Director Awards:
- Bob Friesen, CCCA
- Chris Lance, CCCA
- Jim Annable CCCA
- Michael Schneider, FCSC, CCCA, CSP
- Yvon Lachance, FDCC, ACCC
- Jesse Watson
- Corinne Golding, FCSC, RSW
- Abigail MacEachern, RSW
- Isabelle Champagne, CTR
- Steve Gusterson, FCSC, CTR
- Sylvie Dzikewich, CTR
- Stephanie Fargas, RSW, CSP
- Todd Gerrard, CTR
- Mike Ewaskiw, CTR
- Paul Wong, CSP
Membership Communications and Legislative
In recognition for their ongoing assistance in the revitalization of the Quebec Chapter, Program Director Awards were presented to:
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Look West provides a personal view of the California leaders representing you in the State Assembly. Tune in while these elected officials, influential leaders, and the general public provide a unique perspective on different issues affecting California, and learn more about the actions we're taking to help lead the nation into a brighter future. This podcast is brought to you by the Assembly Democratic Caucus team. Inquiries or questions, contact Deputy Director of Communications, Maria Neider
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Genocide Education
May 21, 2019
On this episode of Look West, Assemblymembers Adrin Nazarian and Laura Friedman, Holocaust survivor Ruth Wildorff, and descendants of genocide survivors Vanndearlyn Vong, Nora Hovsepian, Esq., and Mihran Toumajan discuss why genocide education is so important.
Offshore Drilling and Environmental Justice
April 25, 2019
On this episode of Look West, Assemblymember Monique Limón sits down with EDC's Linda Krop and CAUSE's Lucas Zucker at the site of the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill - the largest spill in California's history. They discuss the different roles of the coastal environment and why it continues to be so important to fight for environmental justice, especially here in California.
Equity in Film: Latino Representation
April 18, 2019
On this episode of Look West, Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon sits down with the creators and cast of the film, "El Chicano" to discuss the challenges Latino productions face in the film industry and how the California Film Commission's Tax Credit Program empowers filmmakers to prioritize diversity.
Prevention & Justice
March 5, 2019
On this episode of Look West, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer links up with the folks of Ear Hustle Podcast and hears from the inmates at San Quentin State Prison on the subject of trauma-informed care, a revolutionary concept in youth justice, and how it could play a role in preventing at-risk youth from offending again.
TRAILER: State of the State 2019
February 20, 2019
On this episode of Look West, Governor Gavin Newsom outlines his plans for California, and some Assemblymembers offer insight on issues like education, water high speed rail and more.
New Laws for California in 2019
December 18, 2018
On this episode of Look West, kid reporter Elena hits the streets of Sacramento to find out what people know about the New Laws coming in 2019. Elena shares some of the changes surrounding Homemade Food Sales, the Straw Ban, Election Transparency and more.
Look West Goes Back To School!
August 30, 2018
On this episode of Look West, Assemblymembers Sharon Quirk-Silva, Patrick O'Donnell, Jose Medina and Blanca Rubio remember their times as teachers, and what it was like to go Back To School! They share stories about what led them to teaching, the mentors that inspired them and talk about some of the challenges they faced from the classroom to the Capitol.
Fire & Wine with Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
August 9, 2018
As wildfires continue to rage across California, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) looks back on the devastation that ravaged Napa and Sonoma counties last October. A winemaker, the Mayor of Calistoga and a local Battalion Chief all share their stories of loss and resilience, and discuss how wildfires are creating a "new normal" in the Golden State.
Sheryl Sandberg, Assemblymember Evan Low and The Power of Social Media
July 12, 2018
On this episode of Look West, Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) meets with world-renowned author and Facebook C.O.O. Sheryl Sandberg. They talk about the power of social media, diversity in technology, and how STEM is changing the way young women enter the workforce.
LGBTQ Pride with Sarah McBride Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego)
June 20, 2018
On this episode of the Look West, Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) celebrates Pride Month at the CA State Capitol with LGBT Award winner, Sarah McBride. Sarah is an internationally-recognized transgender advocate, a successful author and currently serves as the National Press Secretary at the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C.. Together, they talk about LGBTQ rights, nerding out on CSPAN, the struggle comes to terms with their authentic selves, and what California is doing to inspire equality all around the world.


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To the Honorable Members of
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100th General Assembly:
Today I veto House Bill 3649, which requires state agencies to report every month to the Comptroller on their current liabilities, interest, and the appropriations status of those liabilities.
The inclination to provide more transparency about the state of our finances is a good one. Unfortunately, this legislation more closely resembles an attempt by the Comptroller to micromanage executive agencies than an attempt to get the information most helpful to the monitoring of state government.
State agencies currently report annually on their liabilities and interest, and this dramatically increased reporting requirement will be both time-consuming and will yield decreasing marginal information. This legislation neglects to account for the realities of agency record-keeping and reporting, which makes compliance with this mandate especially difficult and expensive. Due to asymmetries in technology and variances in the input and calculation of the required information, this bill will be highly burdensome for agencies and will require an allocation of significant additional resources to reporting compliance.
Our state agencies should always be striving toward sound fiscal management and maximum transparency. However, due to factors unaccounted for by this legislation like lagging technology and variances in the input and calculation of the required information, the primary effect of this mandate will be to divert limited funds and staff attention from their core functions in providing services to the citizens of Illinois.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 9(b) of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 3649, entitled "AN ACT concerning finance", with the foregoing objections, vetoed in its entirety.
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The 4-year-old boy and his grandmother are out for stroll around the neighborhood, walking hand in hand.
"Let's sit on the bench and talk," the boy says.
"Okay," says the grandmother and they climb up onto the high bench and look out across the quiet road to a small garden beyond.
"What would you like to talk about?" his grandmother asks.
"You first," he says.
"Okay, let's see ... the grandmother and the grandson are out for a walk and they see a bench to sit on. They climb up and look around. They see the daffodils and the white clouds in the blue sky. The breeze is blowing gently. It is a happy day. Your turn; what would you like to talk about?"
"Nanna and Papa."
"Do you miss Papa?"
"It has been a whole year since he died."
"A long, long time."
"He loved you very much."
"Yes," the boy replies.
"Nanna must miss him very much. She must be lonely without him."
The boy nods.
They sit on for a while, watching the occasional car and the occasional bird pass by. The boy and the grandmother are quiet and contemplative.
"Okay, let's go," he says and jumps down, ready to continue their walk.
The Friendship Bench
It must have been such an experience that gave Dixon Chibanda, MD, MPH, PhD, a psychiatrist from Zimbabwe, his brilliant idea. He trained grandmothers in evidence-based talk therapy and sat them on a bench in the park with his patients.1,2 He founded the Friendship Bench in 2006 in the Harare township of Mbare with 14 grandmothers. There are more than 300 grandmothers sitting on benches, listening, and providing cognitive-behavioral therapy–informed interventions because he could find no therapists in the community and he found that, with a little training, these grandmothers could provide effective culturally sensitive interventions.
Originally, the sessions were conducted in Shona, the predominant native language in Zimbabwe, but since 2017, the sessions are also in English. By 2017, the Friendship Bench had helped more than 30,000 people. The method has been empirically vetted and expanded to countries beyond, including the United States. Dr. Chibanda's Friendship Bench serves as a blueprint for any community interested in bringing affordable, accessible, and highly effective mental health services to its residents. Dr. Chibanda said: "Imagine if we could create a global network of grandmothers in every major city in the world."3
Why grandmothers?
Have you heard of the evolutionary importance of grandmothers? The grandmother hypothesis is an adaptationist explanation for the fact that the human female lifespan extends beyond the period of fertility. A third of the average human female life span is post menopause. Does such a long female postreproductive life span have a reason, inquired Mwenza Blell, PhD.5
Peter B. Medawar, PhD,6 and Kristen Hawkes, PhD,7 suggested that grandparents influence their own fitness by their actions toward their grandchildren. International fieldwork has revealed that the situation is less clear than their hypothesis. In industrialized countries, grandmaternal support is often financial or emotional. Two meta-analyses of largely the same group of studies investigating grandmother effects have come up with differing conclusions. Rebecca Sear, PhD, and Ruth Mace, PhD, conclude that grandmothers are "almost universally" beneficial, while acknowledging some variation in the effects of paternal grandmothers.8 Maternal grandparents appear to invest more in their grandchildren than paternal grandparents. Beverly I. Strassmann, PhD, and Wendy M. Garrard, PhD, concluded that, in patrilineal societies, survival of maternal grandparents is associated with survival of grandchildren and suggest this may represent covert matriliny.9
Examining specific time periods, maternal grandmothers may have greatest effect on survival of grandchildren at the time of weaning, a time when increased pathogenic exposure is a threat to survival. Paternal grandmothers may influence the survival of grandchildren during the early period of life (1-12 months) and to influence the condition of their daughters-in-law during pregnancy. The fact that grandmothers share one X chromosome with their sons' daughters, none with their sons' sons, and have a 50% chance of sharing an X chromosome with their daughters' children is suggested to explain the patterns of survival observed in these studies than a simple maternal/paternal division.
In low- and middle-income countries, grandmothers and older women are seen as owners of traditional knowledge, and influence many decisions about childcare, help with domestic work, and emotional support and advice.10 Studies find a significant positive impact on breastfeeding when grandmothers of the infants had their own breastfeeding experience or were positively inclined toward breastfeeding, although one Chinese study found that highly educated grandmothers were associated with decreased exclusive breastfeeding.11 Despite this, most health programs target individual new mothers, without an understanding of the family and who else influences decisions.
Grandchildren and grandparents benefit from intergenerational activities with improved health and well-being of both generations. When older adults are involved in raising children, there is a significant reduction in the incidence of behavioral problems in childhood and adolescence. Grandparents improve grandchild outcomes, when measured by coresidence, caregiving, financial, and other support. The grandchild outcomes include physical health, socioemotional well-being, and cognitive development.12
Are there 'grandparent genes?'
Flavio Schwarz, PhD, and colleagues think that variants of APOE and CD33 protect against heart disease and Alzheimer's disease, allowing older people to live longer with better functioning hearts and brains – thus enabling transfer of wisdom from older to younger generations.13 While this logic may be a bit of a stretch, it does lead to a more interesting question: What has wisdom got to do with it?
When I ask psychiatrists what they think about wisdom, they give a variety of answers. Dilip Jeste, MD, a geriatric psychiatrist who studies successful aging, helped develop a measurable vision of wisdom.14 Wisdom is defined as a "multidimensional human trait that includes good social decision-making and pragmatic knowledge of life, prosocial attitudes and behaviors such as empathy and compassion, emotional homeostasis with a tendency to favor positive emotions, reflection and self-understanding, acknowledgment of and coping effectively with uncertainty, and decisiveness."15 Others suggest that they include spirituality, openness to new experience, and a sense of humor.16 A scale called the San Diego Wisdom scale (SD-WISE) was created, using 524 community-dwelling adults aged 25-104 years. These subjects comprised a high proportion of White adults and individuals with a higher education, thus lacking diversity. Lack of diversity perpetuates generalizations, and like all sociocultural constructs, truth is specific to the population studied. High scores on the SD-WISE are positively correlated with good mental health, self-ratings of successful aging, mastery, resilience, happiness, and satisfaction with life.
Which brings us back to the grandmothers on the bench: Can someone please give them the SD-WISE scale and confirm several hypotheses? I would like to know whether a pragmatic knowledge of life is a recognized grandmotherly quality, suitable for the bench.
Dr. Heru is professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora. She is editor of "Working With Families in Medical Settings: A Multidisciplinary Guide for Psychiatrists and Other Health Professionals" (New York: Routledge, 2013). She has no conflicts of interest.
1. Chibanda D. Bull World Health Organ. 2018 Jun 196(6):376-7.
2. Cavanaugh R. Lancet Psychiatry. 2017 Nov. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30420-0.
3. Nuwer R. "How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression." BBC. 2020 May 27.
4. Ouansafi I et al. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 22;16(4):e0250074.
5. Blell M. "Grandmother hypothesis, grandmother effect, and residence patterns." Int Encyclopedia Anthropol. John Wiley & Sons, 2018.
6. Medawar PB. An Unsolved Problem of Biology. Routledge, 1957.
7. Hawkes K et al. Proc Nat Acad Sci. 1998 Feb 395(3):1336-9.
8. Sear R and Mace R. Evol Hum Behav. 2008;29(1):1-18.
9. Strassmann B and Garrard WM. Hum Nat. 2011 Jul;22(1-2):201-22.
10. Aubel J. BMJ Glob Health. 2021;6(2). doi 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003808.
11. Negin J et al. BMJ Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Apr 7. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0880-5.
12. Sadruddin AFA. Soc Sci Med. 2019 Aug;239(4):112476.
13. Schwarz F et al. Proc Nat Acad Sci. 2016 Jan 5;113(1):74-9.
14. Jeste DV et al. Psychol Inquiry. 2020 Jun 22;31(2):134-43.
15. Meeks TW and Jeste DV. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009 Apr;66(4):355-65.
16. Bangen KJ et al. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 Dec;21(12):1254-66.


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Pictures from a mid-April weekend break in the hamlet of Sneatonthorpe in the North York Moors.
The former railway station in the village of Hawsker on the former Scarborough and Whitby line (closed in 1965). It is now a cycle hire centre.
(L) View over Whitby harbour from the steps up to the abbey. (R) View of the coast from the rather fragile cliff top.
The charming seaside village of Robin Hood's Bay.
Coastal views at Robin Hood's Bay.


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No, this is not the name of a new Bollywood film.
'Oh my Hrithik' is the initiative from young girls who want to start dialogue about female fantasy and self love. We have all seen how easily men talk about their sexual feelings, fantasies and lust. But what about women? Why do we feel bound by shackles of guilt and shame that have been set by the male dominated society on our voice?
These young girls want you to talk freeling about sexual feelings. When it comes to sexual feelings, Hrithik Roshan is possibly most desired man in our country. This is why these girls have named their initiative 'Oh My Hrithik'
Lending support to this initiave, actress Radhika Apte shared a video where she talks of her very first fantasy. She openly talks about how she fantasised about a boy kissing her, her fantasies inspired by films on Zee Cinema! You may not want to share your fantasies with the world, this is absolutely ok. But what this initiative inspires you to do is to get rid of the guilt and shame. Learn to enjoy your sexuality without anyone telling you that you are loose or characterless!


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The shop assistant didn't even bat an eye as he answered your question.
"It's $800." [cannot be bothered to figure it out in yen please forgive my ONE lazy write up lol]
You nearly choked on air.
"Umm so what does that cover?"
"The nervegear headset and the game chip." The assistant replied, like he had said this same thing a million times.
"Ah, ok…is that all I need for the game?" You asked.
"Yep." He replied in a bored tone.
"Ok…umm thanks." You responded as you turned numbly and walked out.
"Where the hell am I going to get $800 from?!"
You got home that afternoon and looked at how much you had saved in your account.
"Aww maaann." You sighed.
"Maybe I can ask to do extra work around the house or ask for an advance on my weekly allowance?"
The next month saw you working your ass off doing random jobs so you could earn that extra $550 to buy RFO secretly. You didn't want ANYONE to know you had become interested in the game.
It was right on closing time late on a Thursday night that you appeared silently in front of the game store.
You had on your favourite hoodie which was big enough to disguise you as you pushed the door open and shamefully made your way to the checkout desk with your head lowered.
"C-can I please buy Rapid Fate Online?" You asked nervously without raising your head.
The guy behind the counter just nodded silently and picked a package off the shelf behind him before turning back to you and scanning it.
"That's $800." He said flatly.
You nodded and pulled your key card out [or wallet, with cash, whatever you want] and tapped your card on the credit card reader. [or handed the money over.]
The assistant printed the receipt out and put the game with receipt in the game shop bag and handed it across to you.
You mumbled a thank you and turned, making a mad dash for the door. You were so pumped on adrenaline that you ran all the way home, ashamed and elated at having finally bought the game!
The minute you got home you ran to your room. Closing the door quickly you jumped up on the bed and opened the box, yanking out the manuel and giving it a quick read.
After figuring the basics out you quickly plugged the head gear into the closest power point and lay down on the bed, getting comfortable before pressing the power button on the side of the head set.
You heard a loud buzzing noise and suddenly you were enveloped in white light.[WELCOME TO RAPID FATE ONLINE]
Flashed up before your eyes and you jumped slightly.
"Welcome! And congratulations on your purchase!" A friendly voice said. "Let's get started! We need to create your character."
Two options then flashed up before you.[CHARACTER]
You hesitated. "What's mirror?"
There was a little information icon in the corner of your vision so you reached out and pressed it.
Information on what both these options meant, flashed up before you and you read that mirror would allow you to recreate your exact looks as your character in this game which you dismissed immediately.
"Can you imagine if I just randomly walked around in this game looking like my ACTUAL self?! What if my B/F saw me?!"
You quickly clicked 'character'
You got to choose EVERYTHING relating to your features, from picking your eye colour right through to the shape of your nose.
When you were satisfied with the look of your character you had to pick an online name, or username.
You thought for a bit. [this is where you can choose whatever name you like]
"O/N." You thought, "that's perfect."
Selecting the keyboard from the menu bar you typed in your username.
The message said.[USERNAME ACCEPTED!]
Enter game?[YES] [NO]
You selected [YES] and the voice spoke again.
"Welcome to Dawn City! The only City on level 1, from here your journey begins, you may choose whatever class you like, just ask the guides for assistance. These are the people with the purple cursor above their heads. Good luck and have fun!"
And with that you were immediately transported to the center of the city you had visited once before from your B/F's account.
You became immediately excited to be back here because you'd had been thinking about this game for a good month now and had worked hard to get it. This was going to be fun!
You wandered around a bit just observing what players did and you remembered Yui saying she was a merchant.
"Maybe merchant is a good place to start?"
You wandered into a quaint looking shop and the man behind the counter had a purple cursor above his head.
"Oh!! Awesome! Someone who can help me."
You walked up to him eagerly.
"Hi! I just started today, I want to become a merchant." You said brightly.
"Wonderful! That's fantastic!" The guy replied happily. "First of all you will need a basket." He said, turning around and pulling a wicker basket out from a bottom shelf. "Take this basket and fill it with foods to sell. There are plenty of wild vegetables and fruits in the fields and forests around Dawn City so look there first. Each food item is given a mahi value. – Mahi, is the currency used in Rapid Fate Online." He added with a smile. "You can then sell these to get mahi to then buy essential items."
"Oh I see!" You replied cheerfully. "Thank you, I'll start right away!"
"Just beware of the monsters." The help guide said as he waved you off.
"Great, monsters. Well Yui said they're weak and I can easily outrun them so no problem."
You smiled happily as you headed down the cobblestone road to the gate that led to the fields.
"Time to make a fortune!"
You skipped around the fields a bit, bending down and tapping different flowers to see if they showed an item bar but none of them did so you headed towards some bushes.
The first bush you came across had red berries on it and you tapped on one. An item bar showed up immediately, saying that these berries were good for eating and were called Goji berries. They were worth 1 Mahi.
"Hmmmm well if I pick enough berries and sell them all I could be rich in no time!!"
You happily started stripping the bushes of these berries, each shrub was laden with the fruits and you couldn't understand why no one else was out here picking these?
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text: We evacuated Pasco county to escape hurricane Irma. We made a reservation for 5 nights at El Governor campground thinking this would get us through the storm and we could return. On day 3 the campground was on a "hurricane watch." My husband went to the office to tell them we were evacuating again and asked if we could use our, prepaid, last 2 nights on our way home. Donna flat out told him, NO! I read their policies that we received after we arrived and their policy states that they will not refund in the event of a hurricane. In addition, they will not hold your site and will rerent your spot. That is in violation to Visa regulations. These heartless people are taking advantage of evacuees. I will be reporting to the Florida State Attorny as such too. Spend your money somewhere else.


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There's a new player in the heavy truck market with the Chinese vehicle maker, Foton, teaming up with Daimler, Cummins and other major players to produce a new line of models.
Known as the Foton Super Truck, the new trucks were launched at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Germany and include the Auman Energy Super Truck (EST) and the Aumark S super medium-duty and light-duty.
All three were co-developed with members of the Super Truck Global Innovation Alliance as part of reaching a goal of a 30% reduction in fuel consumption and carbon emissions and a 70% increase in freight efficiency.
The Auman EST is primarily aimed at global logistics companies with long-haul freight needs, while the two Aumark S models are designed for urban use.


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Extreme riders requested serious performance for their next fat tire electric bike, and Rambo produced. Introducing the Rambo Rampage 1,000W Xtreme Performance Full Suspension Bike. From big-game hunting in the backcountry to wind-whipping trail winds along off-road steeps, the Rampage XPFS will deliver. Its high-end suspension system flawlessly cruises down the beach—and jets up steep grades with equal fervor. The 1,000W extreme-performance motor will get you to 28 mph without human-powered pedaling. What's more, you can travel up to 30 miles on one battery without breaking a sweat. Simply put your thumb to the throttle and there you go. Or choose to blend human-propelled power with pedal assistance by selecting from 5 power levels.
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Kwara confirms first case of Monkeypox
The first incidence of monkeypox in the North-Central state was confirmed by the Kwara State Government on Thursday.
In a statement released in Ilorin, Dr. Raji Razaq, the commissioner for health, said the recorded case was the result of diligent work by the monitoring and response team that had been engaged ever since the index case was reported in the nation in March 2022.
"A 29-year-old Nigerian driver who had been under our monitoring for two weeks and who had exhibited signs of fever, generalised rash, and weakness is the first verified case in Kwara state, the statement partly read.
"There were contacts with the wife and four neighbours with similar symptoms where he lives at Gbugbu in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. All of which have been resolved by the health team.
"The patient has been on admission in the last one week because of suspicion of monkeypox. He has also been under strict monitoring by the surveillance and clinical team."
"Currently, the patient is improving and stable in the ward.
"The government's team has similarly begun health facility and community case search/contact tracing.
"The team will also intensify continuous public and community sensitization on the disease and its symptoms for public education and control.
"There is also ongoing training and retraining of health workers to strengthen our response to the development.
"The Ministry of Health is also notifying the appropriate agencies, especially the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, of the development.
"Members of the public are implored to step up efforts at personal and community hygiene as we work together to fight this monkeypox disease."


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China Poblano Las Vegas is where you can experience the best of Mexican and Chinese cuisine.
Located inside the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino on The Strip, this restaurant offers an innovative dining experience that blends these two different types of food into one unique menu!
China Poblano made our lists of Best Mexican Food In Las Vegas and Best Tacos In Las Vegas.
China Poblano Review
Rating: 3.7/5
What We Like
- Unique menu
- Fun atmosphere and experience
- Good service
What We Don't Like
- Not a fusion restaurant
Bottom Line
China Poblano is a great place to go if you're looking for something different. The menu has a great mix of Mexican and Chinese food, making it the perfect place for those who want to try something new. The atmosphere is fun and lively, and the service is excellent.
One downside, however, is that it's not a true fusion restaurant. If you're looking for a more traditional fusion experience, you may want to try another spot. But overall, China Poblano Las Vegas is an excellent choice for a great meal.
What To Expect At China Poblano Las Vegas
If you're looking for an interesting and unique dining experience, look no further than China Poblano Las Vegas at the Cosmopolitan. This restaurant offers both Mexican and Chinese cuisine that is sure to please everyone. With options like chips and salsa, tacos, noodles, and more, you're sure to find something that you love.


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CEHS Cares: Refugee Donation Drive
Date: Time: 10:00 am–2:00 pm Location: East Campus Mall, near the Human Sciences Building
The College of Education and Human Sciences Staff Council is partnering with the Refugee Empowerment Center to host a donation drive to support refugees coming to Nebraska. The refugee donation drive will be held Nov. 13, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the …
This event originated in CEHS.
Painted Quilts of the Hopi Mesas
Hosted by International Quilt Museum
Painted Quilts from the Hopi Mesas is an exhibition of quilts and other objects made by the Hopi people of northeast Arizona. The exhibition opens October 22, 2021 and runs through April 30, 2022.
Ongoing Events
International Education Week
Celebrate with #IEWatUNL
Date: – Time: All Day Location: Various Locations
International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. As part of a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, International Education …
This event originated in Global Nebraska.
Unkissed Kisses
Date: – Time: All Day Location: Love Library South
A new exhibit in Love Library highlights the historical moments of LGBTQ+ literature, writers, and their roles in the history of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The exhibit also celebrates the first LGBTQ course offered at a state university …
This event originated in Libraries.


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An effective website design must fulfill its intended function by conveying your particular message and at the same time engaging the visitor. Consistency in website design is very important. Pay attention to combining the design elements on each of the pages. It is understood that fonts, sizes, headings, captions, and button styles must be the same throughout the website.
Finalize the correct fonts and colors for your texts, buttons, etc., and stick to them throughout development. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) would be useful for keeping complete information about styles and design elements. With a 100% money back guarantee no questions asked. Here are 10 principles to help guide the design of your next website.
Access routes to sections and content on your site should be clear and easy to use. Imagine that an intersection with 3 street options instead of 10 simplicity makes the trip better. What is web design? Here's what 5 web designers have to say. As Ryan Singer, the developer of the 37Signals team, states, users would probably be eager to provide an email address if asked once they had seen the feature work, so they had an idea of what they were going to get in return.
However, registration can be done in less than 30 seconds, since the form has landscape orientation, the user does not even need to scroll the page. Modern web designs are often criticized because of their approach of guiding users with 1-2-3 visually appealing steps, large buttons with visual effects, etc. But from a design perspective, these elements are not bad at all. On the contrary, these guidelines are extremely effective, as they guide visitors through the content of the site in a very simple and user-friendly way.
One of the fundamental principles of a good user experience is to maintain the consistency of the interface throughout the product. The overall look of your website should be consistent across all pages of your site. Consistency of navigation, color schemes, typefaces and writing style can have a positive impact on usability and user experience. Regardless of a brand's style, visuals should add energy to a design rather than take up space.
Scrollable text, animation, and flash intros should be used sparingly in web design and only to emphasize a point and achieve maximum effect. When she's not writing, she loves to spend her time reading romance novels, creating new t-shirt designs. Hello Colon, very informative 7 key principles to make a web design look good, good article that covers basic things that are always overlooked by new developers. Make appropriate font combinations for each and every design element, such as headlines, body texts, buttons, etc.
Using the packaging and ingredients of your products to inform the color palette of the site, Simply Chocolate's design flows with your brand and showcases your tasty chocolate bars. In fact, the design of the website does not necessarily mean what it looks like and how it feels, but rather it is how it works. Everyone knows that the business website is the face of the Internet of your company, so it is of the utmost importance to create a great website design that will attract website visitors. Usability tests show that purely decorative photos rarely add value to the design and often impair the user experience.
Your well-designed site that includes usability and utility determines success and not visual design. Improve the user experience by selecting a complementary color palette to give a balanced look to your website design. There are always exceptions, but knowing the rules makes it easier to bend them without breaking the design. Design and use a rational design language system that fits both current needs and future design extensions.
Black and white conveys elegance and professionalism, while red adds the flavor that makes certain elements stand out and prevents the design from looking dull; of course, more than just red makes this design interesting. .


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Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Length: typically 3.0-3.8 mm
Graminella nigrifrons adults are active in West Virginia whenever weather permits, typically from April to October.
These leafhoppers feed on various annual and perennial grasses, and are a pest of various grain crops.
Kentucky researchers in 2001 published a study of male chorusing behavior in Graminella nigrifrons. Like frogs, the males form alternating choruses, with one chorus emitting their vibrational calls while another group is silent. The leafhoppers responded readily to recorded calls of their species, easily falling into the rhythm of chorusing with a recording.
Perhaps the oddest record of this species is that reported by Sparks et al. (1986), who collected three of these hoppers at lights on two oil rigs, located 32 and 74 km off the Louisiana coast.
Right: A lateral view of the face that gave the species the name nigrifrons. This hopper was on a Coleus leaf in the garden.
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Become an EMT
To be an EMT in Utah, you must complete a training course and then pass a written and practical exam. Training courses are usually about 150 hours of instruction time and 10 clinical hours.
Where are the training courses offered?
BYU offers a certification class for which students can receive BYU credit. Information on the class can be found at http://ce.byu.edu/cw/emt/.
The Bureau of EMS has a list of courses currently being offered. This list can be found at https://bems.utah.gov/bems/.
You may also contact any of the following local companies. BYU EMS does not endorse or sponsor any of these courses. This list is provided for information purposes only.
- EMT Utah (http://www.emtutah.com/)
- Mt. Nebo Training (https://mtnebotraining.com/)
- Mountainland Applied Technology Center (https://mtec.edu/)
- Utah Academy of Emergency Medicine (http://www.911school.com/homepage.htm)
- Salt Lake Community College (http://www.slcc.edu)
- Mountain West EMT (801.372.0950)
Please note: BYU EMS does not endorse or recommend any one program. We provide this information for your convenience. It is up to you to compare courses and choose the one that's right for you.
National Registry and/or other state certification
If you are registered with the National Registry of EMTs or are certified in another state, Utah requires all EMTs to be Utah certified prior to working with an EMS agency. To get certified in Utah, you must go through a process called reciprocity. More details about reciprocity are available at the Utah Bureau of EMS website.


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Anyone who doubts either the enduring appeal of Ronald Rump, former Prez of 'Murica, or the moral bankruptcy of the Publican Party need look no further than recent events in Washington and Florida.
In Washington, the comedy capital of the world, Publican Party leaders are being dismissed from their party posts if they dare to whisper that the Rump has no clothes – or mention that he really did lose the last election – or mention that he's not fit for office in any case – or anything else except slavish devotion to the Ego That Walks.
In Florida the Publicans have just passed a new law that will impose huge fines against any of those social media giants that dare to shut down any political candidate's account. Oh yes, they dress up their rationale mighty fine with some hilarious excuses about protecting the 'Murican' people from the evils of corporate favoritism and manipulation. Yes siree – it's nothing to do with corporate 'Murica taking reasonable measures against the scourge of purposeful misinformation, racism or sedition. Would Florida Publicans mind quite so much if those dreadful corporate bigwigs banned Demo-rugrats from their platforms for similar reasons? Is it possible they're just trying to get the Rump's favorite soapboxes back for him in time to start his election campaign?
Normally I'm not one to side with corporations but it does tickle my funny bone that the media giants actually took the high road and did what the Publicans in the senate failed to do – hold the Rump accountable for his belief that democracy fails when it doesn't elect him – not to mention the constant lying and the little lawn party he sponsored at the Capitol.
Yes, the new law is all set to teach those Sillycone Valley billionaires that you can't mess with the Rump and get away with it. How could the Rump gear up to be the Publican candidate in 2024 and 2028 and 2032 and… and so on, without access to his 'twit' account?
Since the new law forbids social platforms to censor any kind of bigotry and hate speech as long as its from a political candidate, I can't wait to persuade Vlad (the Impaler) Pootine out of Russkie and Kill Ill Jog from Koreepy to run as a candidates in Florida. This is a pair much admired by Rump and no wonder – they've all got so much in common: the same kind of moderate views and love of democracy, the goodwill towards minorities and opponents, the same quaint beliefs about the truth and the same unshakable belief that ego will trump sense in any electorate, if you really need an electorate. Yes, there's certainly a trumping of sense going on in the Publican party these days.
So – way to go Florida! Stick it to those media giants and make them take it lying down.
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If your company is growing considerably geographically, you might be considering opening another branch. Launching a new location may not be hard but maintaining the same level of quality can be a challenge without the proper procedures in place.
Several companies who have spread their branches to different areas share tips on how to balance quality with growth.
Maintaining Quality
Yellowstone Landscape, headquartered in Bunnell, Florida, has 40+ branches spread across eight states. Marketing director Joseph Barnes says they determine quality based off five main elements: safety, customer service, financial responsibility, growth and team.
"The first thing we really want to do is define what quality means to us," Barnes says. "Quality is a very relative term so in our world we use five metrics that have worked for us over the years. We talk about these five things in every branch meeting we have. Every branch knows these are the five things they're getting measured on."
Adam Jones, vice president of quality assurance for Massey Services, Inc., based in Orlando, Florida, says often company branches typically fall apart when there aren't scalable policies and procedures in place. He says figuring how you replicate yourself is the real issue. Massey's founder created policies for everything they do and why they do it and now the company has 147 branches in seven states.
"If you do it successfully here, there's a reason why you're successful," Jones says. "You've just got to document what that is and create a process and policize it so that when you open an office, they have basically a playbook that says this is what I need to do each day."
Massey grows organically where they take an existing service center that has grown to a certain level and then they split that into two new branches. They typically do this every five to six years. Jones compares it to a virus as they try to grow and replicate.
"That gives you the opportunity to take talented people internally and over a course of a five-year cycle develop them," Jones says. "So, you hire somebody, they start as a technician, a year or two later you promote them to a service manager. A year or two later you're ready to open up a new office and you've got a general manager-in-training that's ready for that new office."
Some of the ways that Ruppert Landscape, headquartered in Laytonsville, Maryland, ensures that their 26 branches in six states and the District of Columbia maintain the same level of quality include performing regular job inspections, training team members and maintaining a good customer feedback loop.
"Our customers are the ultimate judge of quality, though we also have a responsibility to educate them on best horticultural practices," says Phil Key, president of Ruppert Landscape.
Oversight and Setting a Range
Ruppert also has experienced team members help make the transition when opening a new branch. These employees sometimes remain to manage the operations long-term, while other times they are there to onboard the new team.
"In maintenance, while we typically expand adjacent to our current markets, we've recently begun to explore areas we know are of interest to experienced employees who may want to relocate to a new market, which has led to a couple of unique opportunities," Key says.
The Greenery, Inc., headquartered on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, will send a senior manager or group of tenured managers to oversee a new branch's operations for the first six to 12 months. The Greenery currently has 11 branches in four states.
"Our market growth strategy is based on our ability to have seasoned leadership present in the new market a minimum of 2-3 days per week," says Bill Davoli, COO of The Greenery. "Currently we are able to support and expand new operations from Charlotte, North Carolina, throughout South Carolina, Coastal Georgia to Central Florida."
Yellowstone will also send experienced employees to get a new branch started. Barnes says they divide their branches into regions but doesn't think there is any location that is too far away for them to maintain quality.
"While we are based on the east coast of Florida, all of our branches across Yellowstone have someone that they can speak to that is targeted in the area and lives in that area," Barnes says. "While it may not be their specific city, they're at least regionally in close proximity to them. I think that's a good way for us to make sure about the quality because all of the regional vice presidents are still accessible and accountable to the larger company's senior leadership team."
Barnes also doesn't think there is a magic number of the right number of branches to open.
"You're only limited by the amount of people you have to lead those branches," Barnes says.
Jones concurs and says that Massey could grow much faster than they do, but the limiting factor is having people ready for the opportunity. They tend to want a 20-minute radius to customers from their branch locations.
"That way they can be efficient because nobody ever makes money driving around," Jones says. "Those trucks driving down the road are nothing more than a liability. So, we want them parked in front of the customer, servicing and generating revenue."
Operational Consistency
As for how much operational consistency each branch needs to have, it varies depending on who you talk to. However, it is agreed the major operational elements like safety and financial reporting must be standardized.
"There are some things we leave open to the branches to decide what's best for them, there are some things that aren't open to them," Barnes says.
While safety and how they secure their facilities are not negotiable, specific Yellowstone branches can decide how they want to celebrate their employees or conduct their monthly meetings. Key says while each Ruppert branch's company culture and values are going to be the same, each will have their own personality with unique ways of recognizing accomplishments and connecting with clients.
"Our goal with our decentralized branching structure is to provide our branches with the high-level support they need so that they can focus on the myriad details that most benefit their teams and their customers," Key says. "We encourage every team member (and branch) to figure out new and innovative ways for us to be more efficient and quality-oriented. Ideas are shared, tested, and the good ones catch on quickly. This is where the regional and corporate support comes in, to ensure best practices and new ideas are shared between branches."
Davoli says while quality is one of their primary measurables, how their branches attain quality is important as well.
"Things must be done safely as well as in a consistent and sustainable way," he says. "We also have specific expectations as to our branding, to include vehicle and employee appearance, employee conduct, etc."
Part of The Greenery's success has been through operational consistency, but Davoli says they also trust their field teams, learn from them, and take their best practices back to their existing operations.
Jones says often when they find a branch is not performing well, it is because they are not following the set policies and procedures.
"We say there are three ways to do things around here," Jones says. "The Massey way, the Massey way and the Massey way. That's not the only way, but it's our way and we know it works."
Warning Signs to Watch For
Quality audits should be conducted on a regular basis to ensure branches are performing properly. At Massey, the quality assurance department is regularly looking at the metrics for any potential issues.
"We spend a good percentage of our time each month reviewing performances that are aligned to our key metrics and identifying service centers or even technicians we're concerned with," Jones says. "We analyze the business a lot. We measure a whole bunch of things in terms of productivity and quality and we see things sooner rather than later."
Some of the indicators of service performance issues include bad debts, cancellations and calls for extra site visits.
"An office on a P&L may look great, but when you dig in you might find that there are four routes that are perfect and one route that's a disaster," Jones says. "But if you just look at the P&L you might never see that. So, we look at everything down to the route."
The Greenery will look at retention rates and client surveys to gauge a branch's quality level.
"In the landscape management division, we conduct annual customer surveys and customer satisfaction review meetings to gather feedback on how we are performing and where we can improve," Key says. "Additionally, the customer renewal rate is an indicator of whether we are living up to our customers' quality expectations. When customers don't renew a contract, it can be a decision based purely on price, or it may be an indication that there was a slip in quality or attention to detail. Likewise, on the construction side, our greatest indicator of success is repeat business."
Getting Back on Track
If a branch is failing for whatever reason, often the remedy is determining the root of the problem and providing the proper resources and support.
"We often use our tenured employees — many who have been with the company for 25+ years — to mentor younger team members and fledgling branches," Key says. "By embedding more senior managers in a branch to spend quality, one-on-one time with branch team members, we are often able to better understand why a branch is struggling and what steps can be put in place to get them back on track. This might require an increased focus on scheduling, job hours, production, training or developing the branch's leadership. We have found that with the right people and enough determination, even a struggling branch can be turned around."
Likewise, Davoli says regional or corporate staff will increase their time on-site to mentor the local leadership team more, if a branch is falling short.
"We will send the underperforming team members to experience and train at one or more of our well-established branches," Davoli says. "We will send the local teams to third-party industry-specific training seminars. Should these efforts still not produce the desired results, we will replace underperforming team members as needed."
None of the companies have ever had to consider closing a branch due to poor performance. Jones says they would never give ground and close a branch, even if it wasn't performing well.
"'It's never the land, it's always the man' is the term we use around here," Jones says. "It's people. This is a people business. There are not bad markets. Every market is different, but you have to adapt and serve the needs of those markets."
Barnes says if they ever encountered a location that didn't seem to have the right leadership and team willing to do the right thing in their five areas of quality that would be the only time they would close a branch.
"If a team isn't right, you're never going to get them to care about the things that matter and you're never going to get them to operate safely and take good care of customers," Barnes says. "At that point, that becomes a drain on the brand and our image and negative impacts us, not just in that one branch location but as a company across the country."


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The last time the San Francisco Giants played in meaningful October games was 2016, and the team won just 87 games to qualify for the NL postseason. Surely, the team was hoping to repeat its 2014 playoff miracle, but alas, it did not happen. As we have proven, cheating does not ensure winning.
However, playing in The House That Steroids Built means there always will be dishonesty from the organization, and the 2016 season was no different than any of the seasons that have followed since then, of course. Without any punishment, why would the Giants stop cheating and profiting from it?
Herein lies our analysis of the last San Francisco team to make the postseason before 2021.
Exhibit A: Ángel Pagán
At age 34, this was Pagán's last season in the majors. After reviving his moribund career in 2012 with the Giants, he went downhill fast, bottoming out with a .635 OPS at age 33 in 2015. But then, Pagán somehow rebounded in 2016 with his best season since that 2012 campaign.
His career should have been over, but he managed to play in 129 games and get 543 plate appearances, to the tune of a .750 OPS. Also, after posting an atrocious -1.6 dWAR in 2015, somehow Pagán improved by a full point on defense, to get back to -0.6 dWAR, too.
Overall, he posted 1.8 WAR after posting -1.8 WAR the prior season, showing once again that you can never trust the Giants to let an older player fade naturally into obscurity. They had to make another postseason run for their "even year" baloney, and Pagán was a beneficiary of that financial need.
Exhibit B: Conor Gillaspie
The irony here is that Gillaspie was traded away by the Giants prior to the 2013 season, and he ended up being barely mediocre with the Chicago White Sox (.711 OPS) and absolutely terrible with the Los Angeles Angels (.594 OPS). But he returned to the City by the Bay in 2016 and become almost useful (.747), actually.
He played in 101 games for the San Francisco organization in 2016, although he was out of the league by the end of the 2017 season. His .440 SLG was a career high during the 2016 year, too, and Gillaspie also posted a career-best 0.6 dWAR while playing both first and third base in S.F.
It's interesting how the Giants pulled a guy off the scrap heap they'd already given up on previously, and then they somehow got the best baseball of his career out of him after three teams had already given up on him—including themselves.
Exhibit C: Santiago Casilla
This guy is a classic example of someone who could not pitch for another organization (in this case, Oakland) before joining the Giants. From 2004-2009, Casilla pitched for the A's to the tune of a 5.11 ERA. Then he joined the San Francisco organization, and over the next 7 seasons posted a 2.42 ERA. That cannot be explained away at all.
By 2016, Casilla had reached age 35, and he posted the highest ERA of his Giants career (3.57). Ironically, after never being much a strikeout guy, in his final two seasons in San Francisco, Casilla posted the highest K rates of his career (9.6 K/9 and 10.1 K/9). Despite his aging process costing him overall effectiveness, he somehow gained some MPH on his pitches.
Go figure, as we have seen this before with aging Giants pitchers. But overall, Casilla is a clear reminder of how the S.F. organization pulled dudes off the scrap heap and applied that Giants devil magic to make them into serviceable players that helped the team win and reach the postseason.
Conclusion: It's not the coaching, and we've proven that before
One of the reasons we always hear for Giants players outperforming statistical expectation and bucking career trends is the prowess of the coaching staff, etc. This is hogwash, and when you realize that former manager Bruce Bochy finished under .500 for his career with the Giants—averaging third place on a yearly basis, no less—it's clear it was never the coaching in San Francisco.
When that excuse gets shot down, then the loyal sycophants will point to the fact that the losing record proves the Giants couldn't have been cheating, and we've shot that down as well with our analyses of the losing seasons from 2017–2020 already. Just because it's not working doesn't mean it isn't happening.
In the end, it's always more of the same in San Francisco: mediocre players doing extraordinary things only when wearing a Giants jersey and playing ball in The House That Steroids Built. The statistics prove it, and depending on who wants to accept that data, the answers are (the cream and the) clear.


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