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Integrated marketing begins with experience
Direct Marketing News convened a group of professionals in September for a Valassis-sponsored roundtable to discuss issues inherent in creating direct marketing programs. Participants met at Direct Marketing News headquarters in New York, conferring with editor-in-chief Carol Krol over a range of issues including the challenges and advantages in integrating marketing messages; integrating emerging channels such as social media with tactics such as direct mail; and differences between multichannel marketing and integrated marketing.
Direct Marketing News: What is your integrated marketing strategy today?
Tim Van Hoof (State Farm Insurance): We've talked about integrated marketing. We've wrestled with it. But as we dig deeper into consumer preference, it's been more of a challenge to integrate at a high level.
Certainly, there's a brand level of integration. We want things to look, feel and sound consistent. But when we ask what should we be about in the young adult sphere, and what's that conversation like in social media versus multimedia push messaging, we're still learning and refining. The experience is what really needs to be integrated. We look at not only what we say and how we interact, but how we deliver.
So we ask, "How do we tailor it so it feels like it's the same brand and a consistent message but allows the consumer to interact, engage and tailor it to their needs?"
David Cooperstein (Forrester Research): There's a big distinction between multichannel marketing and integrated marketing. One is everybody's doing the same thing. The other is actually planned to be unique but with the same brand message.
People are moving away from the idea of a campaign and more to a platform that has a life to it. That's a much more integrated approach than saying, "we'll create this campaign for TV and repurpose it online."
The challenge is multichannel marketing means that you've still got all the silos in your organization.
Chad Ghastin (WeightWatchers.com): You have to break down the silos if you're going to get any integration internally and go beyond just sending off a campaign that matches up with the color palette, tone and manner and then you never see it again.
The blatant example is Zappos. Their culture is complete integration. They've broken down the silos, where the CEO sits pretty close to the call center. Most companies talk about doing it, but they never seem to. I think that starts at the leadership level.
Van Hoof: I love the distinction between multichannel and integration, because we thought of integrated as multichannel for a long time. Those who are doing it best have already "leap-frogged" a lot of other brands. It isn't about what channel. It's about the experience that particular audience is seeking.
Fern Lee (Factor Nutrition Labs): We do multichannel integration. We marry TV, radio, print and direct mail with online.
Tom Marianacci (Converge Direct): We're a direct response agency. We work with national advertisers looking to generate new customers. We encourage them to be media agnostic. Everything is ROI-driven, so it's not about how one specific channel is doing but how you're getting the most bang for your buck out of your overall budget. We're constantly pushing them to do multichannel marketing, online, offline and looking at the integration between those efforts.
Doug Ziewacz (MapMyFitness): We're marrying mobile and Web and thinking in terms of indirect communications like e-newsletters and e-mail.
Laura Saati (e-Dialog): As marketers, sometimes we're distracted by the bright, shiny object, and this is the time when, everywhere we look, there are bright, shiny objects. It's very rare that there is any sort of gatekeeper, somebody thinking about that integrated approach. Marketers think that having an e-mail program, a social strategy, an app and maybe a little bit of print, radio and TV means they are multichannel and they can check that box.
Amanda Greenberg (Croscill-Living): The biggest challenge that we're facing right now is which channels are right for our customers, and which channels are right for our prospects? Where do we need to put our time, resources and money? It's all about avoiding that shiny object and figuring out where are the best places for our organization. And if that's not right for us, if that's not where our consumers are or where our expected consumers are, then we're going to take a pass.
Cooperstein: One of the big lessons that integrated marketing is teaching people is that you can't be brand or direct response. You've got to be both.
Direct Marketing News: What are your biggest challenges in terms of integrating marketing programs?
Greenberg: The biggest challenge we're facing right now is knowing what the customer wants and speaking to the customer. I think it's very easy, from a traditional b-to-b [perspective], to speak to our buyers at our retailers, but to actually focus on talking to the consumer is an entirely different mentality. You need to think like a consumer. How am I going to be able talk to them and start a conversation?
Curtis Tingle (Valassis): We work with clients in various verticals. So much of traditional media is a shotgun approach of "Let's create awareness and let's acquire consumers." But when you evolve into a digital conversation, the consumer gets control. When the consumer has control, how do you bring your brand to the forefront, and how do you reach that consumer in a nonthreatening, non-spam-like manner to create that relationship? The digital evolution and augmentation is great for integration and retention, but acquisition is a key to ongoing business. We're finding our clients are really struggling with that point. How do they continue to maintain a presence if the consumer is not looking for them?
Ghastin: Yes, you're driving people to an environment where they have a voice, whether that's your website, whether that's a community, whether that's a social media platform. I think Best Buy has done a great job of this with their Twitter platform.
Direct Marketing News: You mean their Twelpforce?
Ghastin: Yes. It is an absolutely incredible job they've done. They really used that piece of engagement, even retention with their existing customers to drive acquisition and advocacy. Integrated marketing is about looking at the entire lifecycle.
Cooperstein: That's how you take an integrated approach. You apply it to the brand experience. They're in a cycle and, at any point, can make a decision, "I'm engaged, but I want to see what else is there." Or they're driving their car for years and have no relationship with the dealer. So, "It's time for me to go buy a new car. I'm going to pick up a magazine or read a review." Engaging people is very important.
Van Hoof: As far as multichannel versus integration, it is a challenge enough to bring all the channels together to have an integrated campaign. How do you deliver the end customer experience? That's not just a marketing function. It's a corporate function. The larger the organization, perhaps the more siloed, but just integrating across channels has been a challenge. To turn that on its ear and say, the consumer drives the experience begs the question, "What does that agnostic approach look like from a messaging standpoint?"
I would say it's one of our biggest challenges. Lining up the channels is a challenge. But to go to the next customer-experience driven step, it's which channels, which messages? How do you deliver the experience? What about the delivery of the product, the service, the follow-up, those constant interactions? Those don't always fall in the marketing suite. They fall into other parts of the company.
Ghastin: It is an overreliance on technology to try to empower integrated marketing as maybe a crutch to fixing processes that enhance the customer experience. About 90% of moving in the right direction is the culture within a marketing organization. You need to have the leadership that will break down those silos and be able to institute change. Technology is a tool, not a substitute for strategic thinking or ideas. A lot of companies want to buy some software, plug it in, and then all of a sudden we're integrated marketers.
Direct Marketing News: So that basically covers the last 10 years of customer relationship management (CRM), right?
Ghastin: Yes. Technology allows you to get there. But until you've fixed the root cause of the problems or do the enhancements of hardware, you're not going to get anywhere near having a competitive advantage.
Direct Marketing News: How do you reconcile tracking customers? Can you talk about data challenges?
Marianacci: There's a danger that you have all this information and you know how well this consumer is interacting with you online. You start to disregard the more traditional media, such as telephone books and newspapers. Yes, readership is down, but is advertising any less efficient in those channels? The danger is that we start to focus on the new thing and forget the old.
Lee: As a direct marketer, whether we do a half-hour infomercial or 60-second or one 20-second spot, we give a URL and an 800-number, but 50% of our consumers are now coming through online. Are they coming through Lifetime? Discovery? Are they coming from WGRZ in Buffalo? Because of that, we don't know what the real value is to us in buying these stations for $50,000 or $1,000. Is a Lifetime viewer a better online consumer than WMYW New York? We've tried using multiple URLs, and it doesn't work. We know how long they stay online, we know why they make the purchase, but we still don't know the driver of that behavior. It's very hard when you buy a national program.
Tingle: We're having that exact same challenge. We know we have a great relationship in particular properties, which is exactly what we want. But we can't scale that relationship because we can't find those properties elsewhere. That's one of the challenges of how do we blend the traditional with the digital.
Ziewacz: The traditional media can be an influencer but, unfortunately, the digital media is the one that's always being scrutinized and either to blame or reaping the success of the conversion.
You get into the concept of measurement and what's earned media and what are the KPIs, and you get back to the conversions and outcomes. It's like your broadcast heavy-lifting banner ads become drivers more so than media channels.
Van Hoof: As we talk about an integrated effort around the customer experience, we want to maximize the return, measure it to the nth degree. Then say, "This one's under-performing." You change it, move it out, do more of another. When we talk about a customer experience, can you pull it apart that way?
Digital in general is more measurable. Put it all online, but how do you measure the impact of that offline stuff?
Ghastin: It goes back to bringing that data into one place where it can be mined and used. As much as we like to say we're tracking the behavior happening on our website, it's very hard to bring in that click-stream data and match it up to a customer and then be able to get any kind of intelligence.
Until you get that figured out, you can't deliver relevance. These are all fundamental database marketing principles, but we let the technology, terminology and buzzwords cloud our view of our business objectives.
Direct Marketing News: How are you using social media?
Greenberg: We have a blog on www.Croscill-Living.com called the Croscill Chronicle. Every time there is a new article written, any time new products are posted, we blast that out to Facebook and to Twitter.
Direct Marketing News: So when you say anything new, when you blog and tweet, you're talking about content, not products?
Greenberg: Both. That's a reason people come back. They're buying your product because they have some sort of affinity with the Croscill brand or with our different products. They're looking at our website and coming because they want the expert. They're not going through JCPenney.com or Macys.com or Walmart.com to find exact specifications about our product. We have the information and the designers. We have all of the merchandisers. So they're coming to us for editorial content and also product information.
Tingle: We've tried to "borrow" the blogging community. Valassis is focused on providing the consumer with savings. We don't necessarily want that direct relationship with consumers or think that we can own it directly with Red Plum. We know that there are moms blogging about savings and deals every day. We bring them value from our clients.
Direct Marketing News: Often these folks are the strongest advocates of the brand, aren't they?
Tingle: Absolutely, and they're smartest shoppers in any market. You can't do that on a national basis. You have to get very local, because deals are very local and retail is local. So you can't build a national blogging environment when you're talking about a local environment that's specific to Phoenix versus Atlanta.
Marianacci: We've been talking about all of this multichannel marketing as a broad-brush stroke based on channel. But there are major things that we need to focus on intrachannel, as well as geographically.
Not everyone in San Antonio uses social media the way they do in New York. So, how is your media, how is your message getting out there from a local level and a channel level? You have a very dynamic plan that you need to constantly adapt to, to drive your message.
Direct Marketing News: Do you track results of integrated efforts?
Van Hoof: Sometimes it's difficult to attribute. Some of it is brand health metrics. We do our best to measure that. Millions of views and hundreds of comments… They're not your typical ROI metrics.
Measurements are siloed. You can test your television creative, get a sense of your online efforts and click-through rates, but to determine the right integration and balance is still a struggle. As new platforms are evolving, it's a moving target.
Marianacci: Online is self-contained and you can measure through "cookie-ing" and you have the offline challenge of how to bring these channels together. First you have to have the buy-in from the advertisers themselves to make sure those two components work hand in hand. We've had ads on TV and done control groups with advertising in a TV station's website with banners. We see when we're not on TV, there's no lift in those banners that are on the TV station's website. When we are on TV, there is lift in the display ads.
Ghastin: What we see is departments and groups within companies don't share business objectives. The only way to create consistency is through shared business goals and compensation across the entire company. It's the siloed business syndrome and, unfortunately, it permeates a lot of organizations. You have a board with a CEO who has a finance background, and they hire a rock star CMO who is expected to change the culture, and they expect it to be done within a year, and he's set up to fail from the beginning.
Direct Marketing News: Marketers talk about the decrease in direct mail. Are you incorporating direct mail?
Greenberg: I think it has become more important because of the white noise, and the best way to use it is in conjunction with other media. So when you have an important sale going on, you send an e-mail and support it with a direct mail piece.
Lee: I've watched direct mail fall, and now I'm watching it rise again. People are using direct mail as an educational tool. If you can get the person to engage and open it, your lifetime value is much stronger vs. Internet or radio or TV. They've had to take so many steps to engage with the direct mail piece.
Ghastin: I recently saw a statistic from Alloy Media and Marketing that within the tweens, direct mail has significant impact because they don't get anything tactile anymore. It's all about electronic media. To get something in the mail that is personalized to them and customized has a lot of impact.
Tingle: It comes back to relevance. If you have a singular message, direct mail is a great way to go. If you are communicating multiple offers, digital is the better way to go, because you can't get the scale in printing and direct mail that you will in e-mail.
Saati: Without a doubt, I've seen the direct mail landscape evolve, and I've seen it come back. It's a very surgical layering of communication at the right time with a judicious use of data. Tying it back to barcodes and key codes and driving them to another channel using that tactile piece. I'm definitely seeing clients who've moved away from mail get back into it in a surgical, tactical way.


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Got The Gear But No Idea? How To Spot A Beginner Golfer
Have you noticed that the best golfers rarely do two consecutive bogeys, but for every bogey they do a birdie? This is because they don't think of all the past mistakes, focusing on the current situation. They live in the present, focus on the impact, understand that every swing has an equal chance and, most importantly, don't criticize themselves for errors.
Beginner golf clubs are important to differentiate people who are playing golf for fun or for a real passion. The same means for sunglasses. If you want to become professional, you have to have one.
If you want to know the difference between an experienced golfer and a beginner, or maybe you are a beginner yourself and would like to avoid the biggest mistakes, here's a short guide how to spot a beginner golfer on the field, or if you wish, how not to be spotted.
Expression of Emotions
Beginners who haven't spent much time on the field may have no idea what a massive role emotions play during the match. It is especially easy to fall for emotions in this game, which is the first indication of a rookie. Professionals always restrain themselves no matter what happens.
Even if you're not an optimist by nature, the expression of your face should not be grim at any time of the game. React to your opponent's moves like a gentleman and avoid expressing any kind of strong emotions. Your response should be more restrained than your opponent's reaction. Don't laugh out loud at his jokes, but you may show a friendly smile. Ignore your opponent's successful game and speak as little as possible – this will save your energy and make your opponent feel uncomfortable, which will influence his game.
Fear of Making Mistakes
In most cases, even the professionals and amateur aces make mistakes. Balls bounce off the ground, don't reach the hole, often they tend to incorrectly read the field – all of this happens to them, but unlike beginners they don't get nervous, or at least not as much. They know how unstable the game can be – it's the nature of golf.
Also, don't get too proud and think that you've reached a certain level of skill. Calculate every move, or else you lose focus and you have another disaster on your hands. You can never be sure of anything until the ball is in the hole, so always be prepared for trouble and don't let it beat you. Fight the paranoia, which is actually common among many golf players.
Asking for Advice
Rules prohibit asking the opponent for any kind of advice during the game, including asking questions concerning, which club he plans to use for another swing. Violation of the rules is punished by the loss of a hole in a matchplay and a fine of two strokes in the bonus game. It is also a clear indication of an inexperienced player. It is believed that asking such questions is basically useless, as the manner of swings differs from one golfer to another. In the same situation one player can choose 3-wood, and another 5-iron.
Ideally, of course, you should know which club to use without relying on your opponent. Therefore, the clubs should be tried and tested on the field beforehand. Identify the power of impact for each of them. If you have doubts, use a different club for every particular swing, and take the one that is slightly larger in size. Remember that in order to overcome water obstacles and rising slopes in general you need to hit harder. Also, you should take into account such factors like wind, the density of the grass, and even your own levels of adrenaline
If you are interested in this subject, read more about golf sunglasses info and find the best additional accessorize for improving your skills.


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If you get the perk of picking the day and time for your next job interview, Business Insider's Vivian Giang has the slot for you:
10:30 a.m, Tuesday
"People are shown to be most productive on Tuesdays and won't feel rushed by the time they meet you," Giang notes. "It's also late enough in the day that your interviewer has had time to check their email, have a cup of coffee, and get ready for your arrival."
Similarly, if a company tries to schedule your interview for the end of the day and earlier time, try to push back - gently - and suggest another day and earlier time, if possible.
"You also don't want to be someone's last meeting of the workday, because there's a good chance the interviewer's attention might not solely be on you," she notes. "They could be thinking about priorities that they have after work."
Giang highlights a series of surprising factors that can affect your job chances, one of which is being kind to the receptionist.
"Employers want to know how you interact with others regularly, so a common tactic is to ask the receptionist about you later," she says.
Receptionists can be a font of information for the candidate, as well as the hiring manager.
"You can glean a lot of information about a company from observing and interacting with receptionists," U.S. News & World Report's Ben Weiss says.
One tip: Just don't try to pick up the receptionist. You won't get the job.


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The first time comic Margaret Cho performed stand-up in Utah, plenty of people who were "super clean" and had "super clean teeth" told her they went to Korea on their missions, she said. (She was born in San Francisco.)Last year, the 44-year-old comedian returned to workshop her one-woman show called "Mother," about the lovable eccentricities of her mother (a tried-and-true favorite from her stand-up routines) as well as talk about motherhood in general. The openly bisexual Cho is an entertainer of all stripes she was nominated for an Emmy last year for her unique portrayal of the late Kim Jong-Il on the late "30 Rock" and recently co-hosted "The View."But her first and enduring love is the stage, and she will be performing the finalized, much-different version of "Mother" over several days at Wiseguys West Valley City.Cho answered questions posed over e-mail by The Tribune about "Mother," motherhood, and the Beehive:Last time you visited Utah, you were workshopping "Mother." What did you learn in Utah and in other places that made you tinker with the show afterwards?I realized that Utah is way less conservative than I had originally thought, at least when it came to my audiences. Everyone was so ready for fun and my particular brand of raunchy humor. I was so excited – I was honored and elated. I love Salt Lake City. It's certainly not what I had expected. There's a vibrant and progressive LGBT community – and a real excitement about what I bring to the party. I love it.
What is your mother's response to the show and the stories you talk about during the show? She loves it, and always comes, so she has seen my shows in all it's different incarnations. She feels like a star – she feels appreciated, and she feels like I do a better impression of her than anyone in the world.
What general parenting advice would you give to a new parent, and what would your mother advise?I think that you should just trust yourself, trust your heart [and] just love, which is all the advice I would give to anyone doing anything. Just love. My mom would say the same thing: just love.
If offered, would you ever consider a permanent role on "The View"?I want that job so bad. I even made a YouTube video where I don a catsuit in hopes that would help my chances – like Sean Young trying to audition for "Batman" in the 90s. I would love to be on "The View." Whoopi has said that I am her first choice for the job, and I would really do anything to get in there. I want to be a permanent co-host on "The View" so much – I say it every time I can. I want to put it out there in the universe. It's my biggest goal – along with joining my favorite band Wilco. I think that I would be the only person in the world who could possibly do both.
What are your thoughts about recent strides in the courts and elsewhere regarding gay marriage?I am excited about the change, but I wonder what that means in conservative states, like Utah or where I live, Georgia. I want to see gay marriage in these places. I want to see marriage equality everywhere, but I am not sure how these changes affect us in real time, in the really conservative states. I am deputized to perform gay marriage in San Francisco, so it'll be nice to be able to do that again in City Hall!
What is the funniest thing in the world?When I trip on something, I still laugh. Oh, it's so funny.


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Marikina Fault Line
Marikina Fault Line, also known as the Marikina Valley fault line, is a long planal fracture that courses through the Sierra Madre mountains, Bulacan, east of Metro Manila, Rizal and Tagaytay City in the Philippines.
The shift begins in the Nueva Ecija part of the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. It then cuts through parts of Bulacan area, the whole vicinity of Marikina, Pasig, Rizal, some parts of Makati and Taguig and Santa Rosa, Laguna. It ends in Tagaytay.
Earthquake Prediction
In 2009, the United Nations advised the Philippine government to prepare for an upcoming earthquake that will be caused by the Marikina fault line. According to a 2004 report by the Earthquake and Megacities Initiative (EMI), a high-magnitude earthquake is certain to take place in the country. However, experts could not determine when the quake will take place.
Still according to the report, due to the fault line's location, the death toll may reach 35,000 people with 120,000 injured and 175,000 demolished buildings throughout the city. With this in mind, this particular fault line in the Philippines has become a primary concern of the Philippine government and the Filipino people.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or PHIVOLCS predicted that the Marikina Fault Line could cause an intensity 7.2 earthquake throughout the National Capital Region (NCR).
Currently, with the help of EMI, PHIVOLCS has set up a monitoring station to watch and scrutinize every movement of the Marikina fault line by using Global Positioning System (GPS) and various seismographs.
The government declared a five-kilometer buffer zone on the fault line, which includes all areas prone to the upcoming disaster. Local government officials are being encouraged to enforce a land-use program for all locations in the danger zone.
PHIVOLCS has also started to distribute earthquake preparedness guidelines to further educate the people on what to do prior, during and after an earthquake.
- Big earthquake in Marikina Valley fault line? Pinoymoneytalk.com. (Accessed 22 March 2010)
- Marikina fault line monitored. The Philippine Star. (Accessed 22 March 2010)
- Where is the Marikina fault line? Pinoymoneytalk.com. (Accessed 22 March 2010)
- RE: What about the Marikina Faultline? ABS-CBN News. (Accessed 22 March 2010)
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st Edition, September 2005
Hello!!!!! I must first confess that writing the words that follow has been a surprisingly easy task. The
challenge is to not write everything else. Four weeks after arriving in Hyderabad, every moment without a camera or notebook still seems a missed opportunity. Gradually, routine sets in, and with it the perspective that gives meaning to experience. In crossing to another culture, some moments bring unavoidable clarity; others fog up the lenses I didn't know I was wearing. Thank you for enduring my first attempt to develop Kodak moments into meaningful reflections. I hope through this process to share pieces of my experience and to be vulnerable to your response. Here goes . . .
Henry Martyn Institute (HMI) is located in the southern part of Hyderabad, capital city of Andhra Pradesh, on a campus 150 meters off the highway. Upon exiting the highway, pass through a gate (most properties here - small and large - have gates), drive down a short lane with rice paddy on both sides, try to avoid the water buffalo, and enter another gate to HMI's campus. When the road ends, the Hostel is on your left and the Programme Building on your Clockwise from left: rice paddy, hostel, prayer hall (dome in right. Straight ahead is the outdoor prayer hall. distance), programme building Welcome to HMI! (behind trees), rice paddy.
If you come between 9:30am and 5pm, you'll find most of us in the Programme Building. Look in those cubicles made of brick (be sure to call them "cabins") and you might find one of the 25 staff who work on the ground level. Want to check your e-mail? Just ask Kumar for the common computer. In case you're wondering, yes, all the computers are this old. If the lights go out and the screen stays lit, you can thank the trusty power box next to your monitor. There's one at every computer; so don't expect any sighs of frustration when the power current goes out for the second time in ten minutes. Thirsty yet? Tea time is never far away: 11am or 3pm in the office, 5pm at the hostel. Be prepared for very sweet.
If it's not raining, take the spiral staircase (in the center open-air courtyard) upstairs to the "first" floor. Unless you want to interrupt a class or workshop, keep going to the second floor and spend a while in the library. See the most recent issue of Economist or another of 200 periodicals, browse through a not-so-current reference section, or practice your telugu (language of Andhra Pradesh) with Mary while she computerizes a card catalogue of some 20,000 volumes.
Even if it wasn't raining when you entered, it probably is now, so come down the enclosed stairwell Be sure to exit before the doors are locked at 6pm. Step outside and follow the sound of t-t (table tennis), through the hostel door, and up the stairs. Those 2 people playing might be Molu and Regin, or Naqi, Poonam, Rashad, Varghese, anyone really. We all play. "Peace-building through ping-pong" may be HMI's next breakthrough. The hostel's 20+ residents include students and a few staff who live on-site. The room on your left is the common kitchen and tv spot. Drop in if you want to hear the latest Bollywood movie music hit or see an Indian gameshow. Most shows are in Hindi, but a retreat to American English is always available on HBO, Nickelodeon, or the History Channel.
Stop by my room before dinner. If the light switch doesn't work, we probably forgot to flip the power current switch outside the door. Mosquitoes haven't been bad lately, but if they are now, plug-in that thing looking like a Glade air freshener. It's probably a good idea to use the bathroom here. What, you might ask, is that kitchen sink sprayer doing on the toilet? Let's just say toilet paper is not a universal accompaniment to indoor plumbing. I'll let you put 2 and 2 together. If you get wet, you've guessed correctly. It's okay to play the westerner card on this one and use the TP (provided-on-request by the hostel). That knob on the wall isn't the sink, which is just outside the toilet room; it's the shower. Feel free to enjoy a cold one before dinner. It won't be any warmer in the morning. However, between 6 and 9am you can fill that red bucket with solar-heated water from the pantry. Need to wash some clothes? Same red bucket, or you can send it with the laundry man who comes once-a-week. Speaking of which, I forgot to take down my t-shirts hang-drying on the roof.
Ahh . . . it's 7:15 now . . . dinner just began. You've got until 9 to eat up, but really, who can wait for more rice and daal? Walk back down stairs towards the entrance. See those glass sliding doors on the right? That's the kitchen. Wash your hands in the sink and grab a plate. If you ate here at lunch, you'd know to always expect sliced cucumbers and carrots, some kind of fruit, and curd (plain yogurt). And, of course, rice, daal soup and chappatis (tortilla like flatbread). But now it's the exciting part . . . what will be the non-meat spicy dishes tonight? Pinto beans, fried cauliflower, drumstick, potatoes, yams (not sweet potatoes), squash, another root vegetable? What vegetable would be complete if not cooked at length with oil, garlic, and spices? Those plain boiled potatoes and cabbage are a coping mechanism for westerners =). There might be a meat dish tonight. If it was last Tuesday, you could have tried another attempt to appease weak western tastebuds . . . Shepards' Pie . . . baked in a cookie sheet. (I say this all to smile, not to complain. I quite enjoy the food, despite everyone here being concerned I'll go hungry.)
Beware, there are no napkins and even though most people around me are eating with their fingers, I will surely make the bigger mess. Hang around the dining room long enough and you'll find interesting conversation with another Hostel resident . . . perhaps Rashad from South Africa who is here for 3 months to study Urdu; Florina, HMI's Associate Director for the Praxis Programme; Jan, a Swedish priest here for a month of personal study and retreat; or Naqi from Kashmir, a student studying for the Post Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution. After dinner, if you hear guitar and singing, it's probably coming from Lemwang's room. There's always an open invitation to sing a few worship songs before bed. Most folks will be in their rooms by 10:30 or 11:00. It's a good time to read, gaze at the photos from home, and fall asleep. Breakfast starts at 8 followed by Interfaith Devotions at 9:30. Another day at HMI.
Thanks for asking. As of September 18, I work primarily with the Publications team of Sri Bala (staff) and Robert (ELCA-sponsored professor who co-edits HMI publications.) "Interaction" (an organizational newsletter) and "The Journal of the Henry Martyn Institute" are published twice annually. I spent my first work week editing articles and establishing a database of subscribers. Within publications, I see my role to be supporting staff to improve the effectiveness of Publications as a tool for the mission of HMI. This means establishing mechanisms to simplify and increase distribution, restructuring the website, editing, and being an extra hand to help HMI get back on schedule with its publications.
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Additionally, I was asked to tutor students in English. As most students speak English as a 2, 3, or 4language, HMI would like to offer support from a native English speaker. This might mean teaching "class" twice a week, or tutoring one-on-one. I can't promise to be effective, but I'll certainly give it a try . . . and keep you posted.
I also plan to study a bit o' Urdu (very similar to Hindi – India's national language) and Telugu. As for other hours in the day, I pray I'll respond appropriately when opportunities arise. I am especially seeking opportunity to connect with Anita, a 10-year old girl who lives on HMI's campus. She does not attend school because all day she cares for her younger sister – Aarthie - while their parents work as laborers for HMI's construction contractor. The HMI building project is almost complete, so I expect the family will move soon. A language barrier is, of course, frustrating (I do not speak Telugu). Anita knows several HMI staff and students. She is eager to play and learn, to be a kid. I am eager to connect, to give her what to me defines "childhood." That, of course, is not for me to define or give. I do not know for what to pray, except that I will faithfully meet her where she is.
(Photo: Anita and Aarthie)
From September 5-17 I participated in HMI's Semi-Annual Workshop on Conflict Resolution. With 23 participants from across India, one German, and 10 facilitators, we explored the meaning of conflict, how art and theatre can be tools for peace-building, conflict in our home regions, analysis, and much more. Of greatest value to me was connecting with other participants (photo), all from diverse conflicts and cultures. I felt naïve; I felt ignorant; I felt American; and helpless to be anything but. 'Twas a great introduction to India.
I met Alo my first evening here. He is a post-graduate student in Interfaith Relations. "Where are you from?" I asked, certain he would respond "China." "India," he replied, "Northeast, Nagaland."
At the time, I hardly understood through his accent, but soon learned that "Northeast" designates the Indian states bordering China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar. Indians like Alo come from cultures far more like East Asia and in many ways as different from Hyderabad as is Indiana. Meeting Alo was my first lesson in the diversity of India's regions. I'd pictured India's diversity to mean that on any given street corner I could be surrounded by people of multiple religions, fashions, and languages. That image is accurate, but incomplete. Not until meeting Alo and participants of Semi-Annual workshop did I realize the cultural, linguistic, physical and historical diversities of India's regions (28 states, 7 union territories) and how significant are the forces that bring unity across these distinctions. I will explore India's places more in future newsletters. (If you're reading this on-line, please consider printing a copy of the map at http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/indiastateandunion.htm.)
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If this newsletter were interactive, I'd take bets on the circumstances behind this photo . Too much curry for dinner? Guess again . . . This is me after a Ganesh pooja (pooja = festival). The Ganesh pooja is a 10-day festival to honor the Hindu god Ganesh:
1) The Goddess Ganesh: body of human, head of elephant, Hindu god celebrated for removing obstacles. 2) Drummers: Throughout the 10-day festival, cadences from drum bands like this echo throughout the city 24-7, a soundtrack for daily life. Standing with the quartet is Akunge, an HMI student from Arunachal state in northeast India. 3) Pink powder . . . you haven't lived until you've seen grown men chasing each other through mud to attack with pink powder. The practice is part of several Hindu festivals. During Ganesh, this mark-of-the-pooja appears on clothes and skin throughout the city. 4) One "contestant" tries to grab the ceremonially wrapped coconuts hanging from this makeshift arch. Somewhat piñata-esque, the ceremony begins with the smashing of coconuts under this arch. 5) Dancing is everywhere during Ganesh. Women observed but didn't participate. It was explained to me that no custom forbids their participation, but here they chose to observe. 6) In a tent along the highway outside HMI, artisans craft murtis (icons), some 15 feet high, of Hindu gods.
Akunge and I happened upon this pooja one Saturday afternoon while exploring a housing development adjacent to HMI. Most celebrants were laborers working on-site, many of whom live with their families in tent-like huts along the property. (A few migrant laborers live similarly at HMI, working for the contractor who is constructing a guest house and director's house on campus.) Construction supervisors and other locals also attended the pooja. This photo shows a new house under construction (on right) next to the temporary homes of laborers. Behind the trees in the upper right hand corner is the top of HMI's hostel building.
The focal point of a Ganesh pooja is the immersion ceremony. Though typically held on the 10 day, some communities, like this one, celebrate it early. The immersion ceremony can include festivities like those pictured above and ends with celebrants taking the Ganesh murti (icon) to a body of water to immerse it completely. Most murtis are made of a plaster substance that dissolves in water, leaving only a metal frame which can be retrieved later. In Hyderabad, the end of Ganesh Pooja means a day long procession of 15,000 Ganesh murtis in Hussain Sagar Lake in the center of the city. For more than 24 hours on September 17, trucks full of festive men (mostly) and large Ganesh murtis lined the streets of Hyderabad, SLOWLY processing to the lake where large cranes lifted each Ganesh into the water. You can imagine how many cranes, people, and hours it takes to immerse 15,000 murtis.
At the urging of Professor Robert Schick, I joined Andreas, Terini, and Robert on a late-night trip to see the action. During daylight hours, I've been told, the procession has an almost carnivale atmosphere. By 10:30pm, I noticed only huge crowds, NOISE from drums and cheering, and street filth that is inevitable after 24 hours of intense parade. (With Andreas being a German above 6 feet tall, he and I were quite the spectacle and center of attention – physical and visual -where e'er we walked.) Trucks lined up for kilometers. The newspaper on Sept. 25 commended the city for successfully organizing the logistics for immersion day, citing a record number of participants (10 lakh or 1,000,000). Hyderabad hosts the second largest immersion procession in India. (Please note that Ganesh pooja is celebrated in a variety of ways, in private homes and neighborhoods, with drums and without. Many faithful Hindus in Hyderabad do not participate in the huge immersion procession and would dislike it as much as I. Of course, my limited experience does not define what it means to be Hindu or festive in India. I wouldn't enjoy a 24parade in America. More objective and flattering Ganesh coverage can be found through an on-line Google Search of "Ganesh Immersion 2005, Hyderabad.")
For me, the neighborhood pooja and even the city procession confirmed a lesson I'm learning over and over again in India: While sympathy for pain or sadness comes fairly naturally, it is far more difficult to empathize with happiness. Nothing about these festivals inspired me to celebrate. Rather, I just felt questions like: You call this festive? Even if you do believe that Ganesh is an expression of God, how does this celebration bring honor to God? What is sacred about filling the streets with diesel exhaust and polluting the lake with tons of dissolved plaster? So much noise, mud, yelling. How does this make you happy? (The question of polluting the lake is a political issue in Hyderabad. Groups and individuals are pushing for government action to change the tradition of dumping all murtis in the city lake.) Though my initial reactions are judgmental, I record them here not to criticize. My questions about Ganesh pooja are equally valid questions to ask of my own traditions. What harmful activities do I claim as "sacred"? Would the men enjoying Ganesh pooja find anything festive in my celebrations? Ganesh is just one of many instances when I've wondered of other people, "How can you possibly be happy in the midst of this?" I can see that my time in India or any foreign culture will be defined in large part by how I cope with this question.
Discussing Ganesh pooja is also a way to consider religious tensions in Hyderabad, a Hindu-majority city, but also home to a Muslim population that is exceptionally large for southern India. Big festivals or holy days for Hindus or Muslims have proven to be opportunities for clashes between these groups. . For instance, it is just part of culture here to be concerned when a Hindu festival falls on a Friday – the weekly holy day for Muslims. In Hyderabad's Old City, where the religious majority switches to 55% Muslim, 45% Hindu, these tensions are always high. Here, many streets are known as Hindu or Muslim territory. Of course, where there is conflict, there are also efforts toward peace. On September 17 (Ganesh pooja), a powerful Muslim political party set up a stage in the heart of Old City and served refreshments to Hindu celebrants in an effort to promote peace among the community. It's a new experience for me, to be in a place where the majority religious group celebrating its holiday is a call for massive security efforts. The day after Ganesh immersion, headlines celebrated the success of such efforts, including 25,000 police dispatched to maintain peace in the city.
The Hostel community is my greatest source of fellowship. Eating meals, playing table tennis ("tt"), browsing the newspaper, or walking to the shopping plaza are regular opportunities to exchange stories, learn what makes people tick, and be asked questions that force me to articulate who I am. The newspaper last weekend prompted a discussion about diversity that ended with me trying to describe U.S. policy toward Native Americans. (India frequently reminds me of what I do not know about the place I call home.)
The religious make-up of Hostel residents is primarily Christian, with 2 Muslims and one Hindu. Until the 1980s, the staff of HMI was almost entirely Christian. Now, there are a significant number of Hindu and Muslim persons working throughout the organization. Each workday begins with interfaith devotions in the outdoor prayer hall, led by whoever has signed up to lead that day. Last week we heard a parable about heaven and hell, reflection on the poem "Footprints", an invitation to think about rain coming down
through the open courtyard, and 17 century musical settings of 2 psalms. This morning Ramlu, the gardener, who converted from Hinduism to Christianity, sang a worship song in telugu. I led devotions with Thelma (hostel manager) a few weeks ago. It was the first time I've used "hokey pokey" to illustrate the importance of putting "both hands in" to work for God. Turns out the song is popular here, too, but called by another name.
And there are moments when I find in unexpected places the opportunity to articulate my faith and religion. Last weekend, I joined Ruth (a student from United Kingdom) and Poonam (student/intern from West Bengal, India) to visit Sri Bala and her two young boys at their home. She and her family are Hindu. While looking at photos from her wedding and other family celebrations, Sri asked about baptism. Ruth, whose mother and father are both Anglican pastors, explained from her tradition. I was able to describe my own experience and the diversity of Christian opinions about baptism
I welcome your prayers for more opportunities like this, in and out of the HMI community; moments when I encounter my own belief by describing it to others; moments when I accept and extend invitations to consider faith and religion in light of God's truth.
This is a section I like to call: Whoa . . um . . signal . . BUS!&^$&!#%*! Hyderabad is known for its chaotic traffic. A "Hyderabad Traffic" weblog (http://hydtraffic.blogspot.com/) reports 239 traffic-related deaths in Hyderabad since January 1 2005. After being here four weeks, I am surprised the statistic is not higher. I never appreciated the order of American traffic until my first auto-rickshaw ("auto") ride in Hyderabad. The usual players on the road are
•cars: a minority on the road With the exception of some cars, most everything runs on diesel. (I've never tried so hard to breathe without inhaling.) The general theory seems to be "if there's space (broadly defined), go for it." Take for example, exhibit A
These vehicles are in a space no larger than 2 lanes. Now, trace the arrows to see what happens in the 2 seconds following this photo. >>>>>>>
Beautiful, isn't it? Thankfully, each driver will honk 5 times to alert the others of his plan to move into the EXACT SAME SPOT at the EXACT SAME TIME.
Want to cross the street? Intersections? . . . "If there's space, go for it." Generally, people drive on the left side of the road. But, of course, if there's space . . ..
It remains a mystery to me. Somehow it all works. During my first ride downtown, I pulled out my notebook and wrote the word "trust." This must be the essence of traffic in Hyderabad. Trust that if there is space, me and 4 other people will go for it . . . . trust that one of us will fit . . . . and last but certainly not least, trust that brakes will work. By the way, if this volunteering thing doesn't work out ☺, I'm buying stock in brake pads. When those 4 drivers go for the same spot and only one fits, the other three must . . . b-r-a-k-e. And that, my friends, you can brake to the bank.
A recent find in the HMI library says it best . . . from A Collection of Hyderabadi Limericks
On Hyderabad's roads there's a battle
Where lorries and buses that rattle, Dodge autos and cars And two-wheelers have wars,
But the winners by far are the cattle.
Two English-language papers arrive at HMI each day - the Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad) and The Hindu (national paper out of Delhi). Here is a brief list of stories covered repeatedly during September:
Updates coming soon! Thanks for you patience. I'm trying to decide how to more efficiently use the website. http://emmacrossen.tripod.com.
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Or send mail ☺ . . . Here's the info:
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Discrepancy of belief is, I imagine, a fairly familiar experience for a lot of us when it comes to big exhibitions of classical or ancient art. What I mean is this. You go to a big show of religious art – or just to one of the big established national collections with a lot of religious paintings – and you take it for granted that there will have been a tectonic shift between the sensibility that first created or viewed these works of art and the sensibility you are bringing into play. This shift is almost never a simple matter. There will, presumably, have been people who looked at Masaccio's Expulsion from the Garden of Eden at the time it was painted and taken it as a straightforward attempt to depict a real historical event. At the same moment, one imagines, a whole range of other responses would have existed, from outright scepticism (with regards to its literal content at least) to some version of a modern sophistication of belief, in which this event is seen as somehow metaphorical of man's fallen estate. And we can't make any complacent assumptions about the beliefs that feed into a painting either. What was Michelangelo thinking as he painted The Last Judgement on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel? That this was a magnificently rich subject matter that would allow him to paint pretty much anything he wanted? Or that he was conjuring into visible form an event that would, one day, take place and that it might look something like this?
The discrepancy is so familiar to us that it isn't really a problem. That may be because we've negotiated so many ways to get round it. Believers have less of a problem to begin with, of course, since the subject matter is aligned (I'm talking, for the sake of argument, of Christian viewers and Christian art) with their own convictions. But even non-believers have endless means of escaping the literal religious statement of a work of art, into beauty of technique, or curiosities of scholarship or contingent secular truths. You don't have to believe that Mary cradled Jesus and that Jesus was the son of God, to be moved by the Michelangelo Pietà, since the religious roots of the work have been almost entirely overshadowed by its human truth, its attentiveness to the experience of grief. And that's true even of highly specific bits of religious art. Byzantine icons can still cause a bit of a problem for the sturdily secular viewer, but even there we have ways of surmounting the hurdle that what was centrally true for the creator of the work (or the client who commissioned it) may strike us as little better than a fairy tale.
So it's unusual to go to a show and be besieged by thoughts about credulity, as happened to me walking round the British Museum's big new exhibition on the Egyptian Book of the Dead. It's an absolutely fascinating gathering of objects, incidentally, and well worth a visit. But it seems to me an exhibition in which the traditional escape routes from the beliefs that have given rise to the work simply aren't available. There's some brave talk from the curators about the "exquisite" nature of the paintings on the papyri and the beauty of the illustrations. But the truth is – as the exhibition itself makes plain – that quite a few of these documents are upmarket bits of pro forma stationery, adapted to specific clients from an off-the-peg production (the Book of the Dead was a cross between a visa for the afterlife, a posthumous travel-guide and a spiritual insurance policy). And it's simply impossible to avoid the question – as you look, say, at a depiction of the deceased's heart being weighed in the balance while a chimerical creature called the Devourer waits to pounce on the unworthy – of what the people who made these things really, truly believed. Did the Ancient Egyptians have their equivalent of trendy vicars, saying "Well, of course, the Devourer isn't to be taken literally." Or were the people who purchased these things just going through the motions, in much the way that a modern bridegroom might promise lifetime fidelity before God while knowing perfectly well that it might not work out? Impossible to know, of course. But also oddly exciting to encounter a cosmology so matter-of-factly alien, and so resistant to the standard forms of neutralisation.
The crescendo that has lasted for two decades
I caught the latest THX trailer in a cinema the other day – a short film called Amazing Life, in which alien-looking plant-instrument hybrids showcase the range and quality of the cinema sound-system. As usual it ended with the THX audio sting – a reverberant crescendo which is known as "Deep Note". The trademark description of this sonorous logo explains that it "consists of 30 voices over seven measures, starting in a narrow range, 200 to 400Hz and slowly diverting to preselected pitches encompassing three octaves". For the less technically minded, it might be better described as a very big orchestra having a collective orgasm. I can vaguely remember the first time I heard it, back in the Eighties, and how thrilling it seemed then, both because of the volume and the way that a set of sharply particular sounds converged into one massive chord. And oddly enough – over 20 years on – it's still delivering. The trailers aren't always brilliant, though the best of them offer a kind of pure, narrativeless spectacle that takes you back to the early days of cinema. And, unless you have a neighbour-distressing sound system, the cinema is still the only place where you can get the full effect. You can watch the trailers online, but it just isn't the same.
Who is the original Kip Stringer?
The news that Sotheby's in New York had sold an Andy Warhol Coke bottle painting for £22.11m set off a rather larger blip on my cultural radar than it would usually have done. Sadly, this isn't because I have an Andy Warhol that I'm planning to put up for sale, but because I'd just finished reading Steve Martin's An Object of Beauty, a Gatsbyesque tale of the rise and fall of a New York art dealer, which clearly draws on Martin's own familiarity with the contemporary art market. A successful Warhol sale features in the book, sending a galvanising little jolt through the trade. And since the novel mixes real New York art figures with fictional creations, that real world event echoed back into a fictional world that was still in my head. What I want to know now, though, is who supplied the inspiration for Kip Stringer, an egregious English curator who appears in the most splenetic passages of the novel? Martin's description "he took the artist's right to be obscure and turned it into a curator's right" doesn't exactly help us narrow the field, though Kip's success with a show in which "Pollock and Monet were hung in the same room under the premise that the heading 'Material/Memory' or 'Object/ Distance/Fragility' clarified everything" seems to be pointing vaguely Tate-ward.
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There's also a rating (5 starts) that shows your Android performance and how you are managing your resources. If you tap on optimize you can end processes, enable/disable WiFi or enable/disable Bluetooth. It contains a single size screen widget to easily enable/disable these features. You can also download anti-virus software developed by NetQin or erase private data.
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Just two years after the launch of its first superbike in 2009, BMW Motorrad is now presenting the next generation of the highly successful S 1000 RR. Incorporating feedback from its racing experience, the 2012 BMW S 1000 RR delivers an even greater riding precision and agility, a punchier power buildup, and a more sensitive response than its predecessor.
Like the previous model, the new RR knows no compromise, providing the highest level of sporting character and riding dynamics. The premier features of the new S 1000 RR are its improved handling with absolute riding stability, supreme engine performance with perfect everyday practicality, and a resounding dynamic performance. The highest level of active safety is achieved through the combination of the most advanced brake system on the market BMW Motorrad Race ABS and Dynamic Traction Control both of which have been optimized for superior interaction.
There have been no changes to the powerful 193 hp engine with a weight of only 455 lbs. (with standard Race ABS) including 90% fuel.
New features of the 2012 S 1000 RR at a glance:
The complete 2012 BMW S 1000 RR Superbike Press Release
looks like they are making a great bike even better, although I will say I like my original motorsports paint scheme the best still. the red and silver reminds me of my old RC51
looks like they are making a great bike even better, although I will say I like my original motorsports paint scheme the best still. the red one reminds me of my old RC51
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Custom Fields: Problems With Thumbnail Image
The Thumbnail images we have uploaded are no longer visible on any of the published posts on our website http://www.69-degrees.com
All images are still in the media library on the dashboard, they just aren't showing up on the website. Does anyone know how to rectify this?
You can see what I mean at http://www.69-degrees.com
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Step one
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Press your child's painted arm and hand gently down on the cardboard and remove it. This will make the reindeer 'antler'. Repeat with the other arm. Leave to dry.
Step threeCut around the hand/arm print.
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Draw a mask-shape with eye holes on the cardboard. Cut this out.
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Glue the arm 'antlers' to the underside of the top of the mask. Glue the red felt ball in place as the nose. Glue the paddle-pop stick to the inside of the bottom of the mask to make a handle.


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You can manage both in the same way, but you would be creating taxable income for yourself. You would have to pay yourself, and then you would be paying self employment taxes on that revenue.
You would have to pay yourself the same fees as you charge anyone else
So you are saying it is legal if I consider myself as 3 different people from a taxable point of view: 1/ the administrator of the company 2/ the owner of the company and 3/ a customer of the company, each person being treated separately (paying relevant fees, taxes, etc.). Am I right?
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Yes they has def. gateway configured.
But they don't show route table..
And I can access them if I am on LAN network ,, the problem is I cannot
access them from wlan
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The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites
written by Franny Moyle
John Murray | ISBN 9781848540507
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In conjunction with a major series for BBC2, this work presents the scandalous saga of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Their Bohemian lifestyle and intertwined love affairs shockingly broke 19th Century class barriers and bent the rules that governed the roles of the sexes. They became defined by love triangles, played out against the austere moral climate of Victorian England; they outraged their contemporaries with their loves, jealousies and betrayals, and they stunned society when their complex moral choices led to madness and suicide, or when their permissive experiments ended in addiction and death. The characters are huge and vivid and remain as compelling today as they were in their own time. The influential critic, writer and artist John Ruskin was their father figure and his apostles included the painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the designer William Morris. They drew extraordinary women into their circle. In a move intended to raise eyebrows for its social audacity, they recruited the most ravishing models they could find from the gutters of Victorian slums. The saga is brought to life through the vivid letters and diaries kept by the group and the accounts written by their contemporaries. The Pre-Raphaelites were the infamous, bad-boy celebrities of the late Victorian era and this book shows they are as compelling today as they were then. It brings together class, sexuality and morality in a scandalous saga.


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Jay Mohr Sports: John Salley
4-Time NBA Champ and former LA Laker John Salley joined Jay Mohr Sports in studio on Thursday and we discussed Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson's issues with Lakers management.
Mohr: What if Kobe goes to Jim Buss and says 'Get Phil Jackson or I'm going to retire'?
Salley: The reason Kobe won't do it is because he's under contract. He'll only get half of his remaining deal that he signed. If he bounced, half of his contract goes back to their salary cap and they can now recruit, start off new and (Jim Buss) can explain to everybody that I run the squad...Inmates don't run the asylum.
Mohr: They let Kobe walk?
Salley: They let Kobe walk. They let Phil walk and he sleeps with the owner's daughter. This isn't do or die. It's business. Don't let business interfere with your emotions.
Mohr: No brainer move for the Knicks bringing in Phil Jackson?
Salley: If the Knicks get Phil, I would ask for a job. There is no way you're going to lose with Phil Jackson.


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Kevin M. Ryan
- Associate Professor
- Department of Linguistics
- Harvard University
As a phonologist, I study the patterning of speech sounds in human languages and verbal arts. My current research aims to model prosodic systems (the organizing constituents of speech), including the syllable/interval, metrical phonology (stress and poetic meter), and junctural phenomena, drawing mainly on the statistical analysis of speech/textual corpora and experimentation. Though the goal is to illuminate general properties of the language faculty, I often work with South Asian languages, both Indic and Dravidian.
Recent/Upcoming Events
- April 3, 2017: "Onset vs. rime effects in phrasal weight." MIT Phonology Circle.
- October, 2016: "Stress-modulated quantitative meter." Annual Meeting on Phonology (at USC).
- October, 2016, with Laura McPherson: "Grammatical factors in Tommo So tone-tune mapping." Annual Meeting on Phonology (at USC).
- March 28, 2016: "Strictness functions in meter." MIT. [handout]
- Feb 1, 2016: "Sanskrit nati: phonetics, morphoprosody, origin, and fate." Harvard IEW. [handout]
- July 20-31, 2015: Taught "Corpus Phonology" at the LSA Summer Institute, Chicago.
- June 24, 2015: "Investigating Rigvedic word order in metrically neutral contexts," with Dieter Gunkel, Vienna.
- March 20, 2015: "Expected frequencies in verse," Invited speaker, The Structure of Verse: Formal, Experimental and Computational Approaches, Leiden.
- Jan 28, 2015: "Weak triggers and gang effects in Sanskrit retroflex harmony," OCP12, Barcelona.
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Dear ______________,
Over the past several months it has come to FDA's attention that there is an increase in the number of liquid vitamin D dietary supplements being marketed that could lead to infants receiving an unsafe amount of vitamin D. As a result, FDA believes industry should provide the necessary safeguards to ensure that infants using these products would not receive an unsafe amount of vitamin D.
Most liquid vitamin D products marketed today use a dropper to measure and deliver the vitamin D. FDA has concerns regarding any liquid vitamin D products that could deliver a significantly excessive amount of vitamin D. The concern is that the droppers can hold a considerably greater amount of liquid vitamin D than an infant should receive. This could lead to a parent inadvertently or mistakenly giving an unsafe amount of vitamin D to an infant.
To reduce the likelihood of dosing errors, FDA recommends that 400 units be clearly and accurately marked on the dropper accompanying your product. In addition, for products intended for infants, FDA recommends that the dropper hold no more than 400 units.
We are providing the following additional information to industry on Vitamin D and its safety:
Vitamin D is a generic term that is used to refer to the secosterols, ergocalciferol or Vitamin D2, and cholecalciferol or Vitamin D3 and their metabolites and analogues. Vitamin D is normally produced in the skin from a pro-vitamin using ultraviolet B (UV-B), and with adequate sun exposure, Vitamin D is not required in daily dietary intake. Vitamin D is the principal regulator of calcium, and is therefore important for skeletal development, bone mineralization and bone homeostasis, among other functions.
The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recommended Upper Limit (UL) for chronic Vitamin D intake for infants (children less than 1 year of age) is 25 mcg/day (1,000 IU/d), and for children age 1 year and older the recommended UL is 50 mcg/day (2,000 IU/d), based upon the specific vitamin D molecule being D3 from naturally occurring substances, such as fatty fish and fish liver oils. The UL for pregnancy and lactation is the same as for non-pregnant adults at 50 mcg/day (2000 IU/d). The UL value for adults ages 18 and older was based on a safety factor of 1.2 applied to a no adverse effect level (NOAEL) of 60 mcg/d. The lowest adverse effect level (LOAEL) in the IOM analysis was 95 mcg/d. The adverse effect used in the risk assessment was hypercalcemia, serum calcium elevated above the normal range, specified as above 2.75 mmol/liter (11 mg/dL)1.
In 2008 the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that all breast-fed and partially breast-fed infants (beginning in the first 2 months after birth) consume 400 IU/day of Vitamin D . Initial symptoms of Vitamin D toxicity are usually associated with resultant high serum calcium and include weakness, fatigue, lassitude, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; mental status changes and coma may also develop. Renal function may be affected early. Cardiac arrhythmias may also ensue. Prolonged hypercalcemia can lead to soft tissue deposition of calcium; favored areas include the kidney, resulting in other associated problems such as hypertension. Additionally, other soft tissues that are affected include blood vessels, heart, lungs, and skin. Osteomalacia may also occur. Blood chemistry changes include elevated calcium and urea, with inconsistent elevation of phosphorus. If the problem is caught early, treatment may completely reverse the symptoms. Residual sequelae may include permanent renal impairment, and osteoporosis, among others2.
FDA appreciates your attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please contact Lesley Maloney, Pharm.D., Senior Advisor for Business and Industry Relations, in FDA's Office of External Relations. Her email address is firstname.lastname@example.com, and her telephone number is 301-796-8236.
Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D.
Principal Deputy Commissioner
of Food and Drugs
1Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997.
2Daniel D. Federman, M.D., Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, eds. 2010. ACP Medicine. New York, NY. BC Decker Inc. ISBN 0-9703902-9-7. ISSN 1548-9345. STAT!Ref Online Electronic Medical Library. http://online.statref.com/document.aspx?fxid=48&docid=630. 4/9/2010 12:41:40 PM CDT (UTC -05:00).


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Were you paying close attention to last Tuesday's presidential election? If so, chances are you learned the name Nate Silver in the course of your research. During election season, Silver's blog for the New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, became the g0-to source for those looking for an early inclination who might win the presidency just by parsing the numbers. As it turned out, Silver's predictions turned out to be extremely accurate, correctly predicting 49 of the 50 states in the presidential election, and 31 out of the 33 senate races this year. As such, Silver gained a great amount of public notoriety for his accurate predictions, and all he claims he was doing was looking at the available data and using that to guide him. Likewise, Silver uses the same scientific method when looking at the American League MVP race. Little known to the general public is that Silver is a prominent sabermetrician, and was the primary developer of PECOTA — an algorithm for predicting players' future performance. When looking at the available data in the MVP race between Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout, Silver says in his latest blog that Trout should be the winner. "The argument on Trout's behalf isn't all that complicated: he provided the greater overall contribution to his team," says Silver in his post. Silver's argument isn't much different than any other SABR-based argument you've likely seen around the Internet: Cabrera's totals may be flashy, but Trout provided more overall "value," and his lack of stats like RBIs was mainly a function of where he hit in the lineup. Essentially, Trout is the better player holistically. Even Silver admits, however, that Cabrera is likely to actually win the hardware. Either way, we'll find out on Thursday whether it's Trout or Cabrera.
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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - A teenager is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after a late night shooting in south Jackson.
The shooting happened around 11 o'clock Friday night in the 300 block of Heritage Place off Sherbrook Drive.
There 18-year-old Miketwon Jordan had an altercation with 21-year-old Bracey Coleman Jr. According to JPD Officer Colendula Green, Coleman shot Jordan in the head and chest.
Jordan is in a local hospital and his injuries are considered life threatening.
The shooter fled the scene on foot, but was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault.
Bracey Coleman Jr. is the son of former Jackson Police Chief and most recently former Canton Assistant Police Chief Bracey Coleman Sr.
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st: Generating industry quintiles on basis of the increase in cash flow risk
Martijn S <email@example.com>
st: Generating industry quintiles on basis of the increase in cash flow risk
Tue, 24 May 2011 18:14:44 +0200
Hello all,
I have problems generating industry quintiles on basis of the increase
in cash flow risk.
• It involves the following variables: fyear, industrycode,
• Fyear has a range from 1999-2010.
• Industrycode has a range from: 1 to 99, denoting the industries in
which each firm is active.
• Industrycashflowrisk is a variable which represents cash flow risk.
My sample obtains firm-year observations.
I want to do the following:
1. I want per industrycode the difference between the
industrycashflowrisk in 2010 and in 2001. Thus I want 1 variable which
is filled with these differences.
2. Next I want to develop 5 quintiles which are based on the height of
these differences. So for example, if industrycode 10 does belong to
the industries for which the industrycashflowrisk has risen the 'most'
I want to assign to each firm, in each year, a '5' when it is active
in industry 10. Each industry should only be assigned to 1 particular
quintile number. Thus, I do not want the quintile to assign a 4 to
some firms in industry 10, and a 5 to other firms in industry 10.
Other notes:
• Some industries only have observations from 2001 till e.g. 2008. I
do not want to take these industries into account. Thus the quintile
generating process should not assign a number to observations in that
industry. I only want to assign a quintile number to industries which
have observations in 2001 and in 2010.
• The industrycode variable has a range from 1 to 99, but some
industries do not occur, for example I have industries starting with:
1,2,7,8 (thus they have gaps in it)
I tried some by sort functions and doing manually but I cannot get the
problem solved.
I hope someone can help me solve this problem.
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Coffee and moms — perfect together. It's usually the first thing they think of when they wake in the morning — oh, that and the kids, of course!
For Americans, the national beverage is a steaming mug of rich, dark liquid. We insist that it's impossible to get moving, to think rationally, to answer coherently before those first couple of gulps, even if it's decaf.
In fact, almost all brands of decaffeinated coffee still contain a minimum amount of caffeine. According to the University of Florida Maples Center for Forensic Medicine, drinking five to 10 cups of decaf may deliver as much caffeine as one or two cups of regular. The bottom line: Coffee is a stimulant — the essential waker-upper.
Coffee's origin remains unclear. The earliest credible evidence of either coffee as a drink or coffee beans on a bush appears in the 15th century in Yemen. Evidently, beans were roasted and brewed in Sufi monasteries much in the same way as we do today. Another story notes that it was discovered in Yemen, but by a shepherd and his flock. (He probably chewed the beans to keep himself awake.)
History aside, it's quite a feat to go from green coffee beans to that stuff in your cup. The beans must undergo several processes before they become the familiar drip drink. First, the berries are picked, generally by hand. Then they are sorted by ripeness and color, and the flesh is removed, usually by machine.
The seeds or beans are fermented to remove the slimy layer still sticking to the beans. When fermentation is complete, large quantities of fresh water are flushed through.
Finally, the seeds are dried. The best method of drying the beans is to lay them out in a thin layer on raised tables so that air passes all round the beans.
Most African coffee is dried in this manner, and more coffee farms around the world are beginning to use this traditional method. In places where humidity is high, the coffee beans are dried in cylinders and heated air is pumped through.
Coffee is usually sold roasted. During the process, caramelization occurs. The intense heat breaks down starches, changing them to simple sugars that begin to brown. While these sugars are lost during the roasting, aromatic oils, such as caffeol, are created; this is largely responsible for the drink's aroma and flavor.
There is no single, best way to make coffee. The drip method is possibly the most widely used in American homes. The plunger — or cafetiere method — is now used and served in many coffee shops and fine restaurants. You can also buy all kinds of coffee makers these days — from a small French press to a complex cappuccino maker.
And then, there's instant. The quality of today's instant coffee has improved dramatically since its introduction by Nescafé in 1938. Indeed, there are many advantages to this over brewed. Its tightly capped lid keeps it fresh and flavorful almost indefinitely, and it's cheap, clean and convenient. I now keep a jar of instant on the kitchen counter for the times I rush home and just want to relax. There's no wait time and no pot-cleaning later.
Instant coffee also comes in handy for cooking purposes, so make sure to keep a small container around, just in case.
Try these recipes with — or for — your favorite lady on Mother's Day. She'll love you for it!
Chocolate-Mint Mocha
1/2 cup ice cubes or ice chips
2 scoops chocolate-mint ice-cream
1/4 cup very strong coffee
2 Tbsps. coffee syrup
1/4 cup or more milk
whipped cream/chocolate syrup for garnish
In a blender jar, place all ingredients, except for the garnish.
Whirl at high to blend.
Add more milk, if too thick.
Pour into a glass, and top with a dollop of whipped cream and drizzle with a little chocolate syrup.
Makes 2 servings.
Espresso-Pistachio Biscotti
nonstick baking spray with flour
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsps. espresso powder
3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup chopped pistachios
3 eggs, lightly beaten
Preheat oven to 350°.
Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick baking spray with flour.
In a large bowl, stir together all of the dry ingredients, including the pistachios.
Make a well in the center. Pour in the eggs. Mix well to combine. Turn onto a floured board.
Take half of the mixture and form into a log about 12 inches by 2 inches.
Repeat with the remaining mixture. Place on prepared baking sheet about 3 inches apart.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until nicely golden and firm.
Remove from oven. Cut into 1-inch thick diagonal slices and arrange cut-side down on the baking sheet. Return to oven.
Bake 10 minutes longer. Turn heat off. Leave biscotti in oven for 45 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.
Makes 24 to 26 pieces.
Cappuccino Brownie Loaf
Bake at least one day ahead. Wrap and refrigerate. Slice from refrigerator. Freezes well or store in refrigerator for up to 10 days.
11/4 cups all-purpose flour
11/4 cups sugar
4 Tbsps. unsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tbsps. instant-coffee granules or 2 Tbsps. espresso powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup miniature chocolate chips
11/4 cups low-fat sour cream
1 egg
11/4 tsps. orange extract
4 Tbsps. butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350°.
Spray a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour. Line the bottom of pan with wax paper, then spray with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa, instant coffee or espresso, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream, egg, orange extract and butter.
Make a well in the center. Add the dry ingredients, mixing until just blended. Pour into prepared pan. Spread evenly, leaving a slight indentation in center.
Bake in preheated oven for 11/4 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few crumbs adhering. Let stand in pan for 15 minutes.
Run a round-bladed knife around edges of pan to loosen. Cool completely on a wire rack. Wrap in plastic wrap, then foil. Store in refrigerator.
Makes 1 loaf (12-15 servings).
Chocolate-Covered Coffee Beans
Make these at home for less than half the store cost.
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup roasted coffee beans
Place the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave for 25 seconds, or until glossy and softened. Stir to blend smoothly. If needed, cook 15 to 20 seconds longer.
Add several beans to the chocolate. Stir to coat.
Place on wax paper to harden. Repeat with remaining beans.
Freeze in a single layer. Store in an airtight container.
Makes about 1/2 cup.
'The Energize Smoothie'
3/4 cup frozen vanilla yogurt
1/2 banana, sliced
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup cold, strong coffee
1-2 Tbsps. wheat germ
honey or sweetener to taste
Place all of the ingredients in blender jar. Whirl to blend, about 20 seconds, at high.
Pour into a glass and enjoy.
Serves 1.
Frozen Mocha Rosettes
Instant, impressive garnish for cakes and desserts.
1 tsp. instant coffee
2 tsps. cold water
3/4 cup whipping cream
1 Tbsp. sugar or to taste
2 Tbsps. grated chocolate
Cover a baking sheet with wax paper.
In a cup, dissolve the instant coffee in the water.
In a medium bowl, whip the whipping cream until just before soft peaks form. Add the coffee mixture and the sugar. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in the grated chocolate.
Using a piping bag and large star tip, pipe rosettes onto the lined cookie sheet. Place in freezer for 2 to 3 hours, or until firm. Remove and place in a freezer container. Cover tightly and freeze until needed.
Makes 10 to 12 pieces.
Ethel G. Hofman is a past president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. E-mail her at: [email protected].


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Of course bacon is delicious. Therefore bacon is the perfect food to add to any appetizer. But this particular bacon appetizer is a huge hit and will make any occasion better; all while making you look like an amazing cook. The best part? It's very easy to make!
Now, I must warn you... This recipe does make a good amount of taters, but they get eaten so quickly you may want to double the batch! They are raved about amongst even the mildest of bacon lovers. I know that sounds like a myth: a mild bacon lover... But, apparently, they exist!
What you will need: One package of tater tots A block of your favorite cheese. (I used sharp cheddar for this particular recipe. Pepper Jack would be delicious for a little kick.) One pound of bacon
Let the tater tots thaw for a little while. You don't want them to be as hard as an ice cube, but you don't want them too soft either. You're going to be cutting the tots halfway down so you don't want the potato crumbling all over the place.
While you're letting the tater tots thaw, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Cut the cheese into little squares or rectangles that will fit inside the tater tots. (Think of it as a tater tot sandwich with a wee-little cheese middle.) Wrap the bacon around the cheese filled tot so that a little of the bacon overlaps each other. Cut the remaining slice of bacon off. (Instead of pre-cutting the strips of bacon, this will ensure that your strips will wrap around the whole tater tot, nicely.
Place a toothpick through to hold the bacon-tot in place. (If you have any leftover ends that don't completely fit around a tater tot, cook them! You don't want to waste any bacon!)
Use a baking pan, parchment paper, or line a pan with tin foil. However, if you use tin foil or metal pan, you are going to want to grease the pan so the cheese doesn't stick to the foil.
Place your bacon wrapped tots on your pan, allowing a little room in between each. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the bacon is crisp. When it's done, take them out and make sure you let them cool! Yes, they will smell delicious, but they will be piping hot. They will burn your tongue if you pop them into your mouth right away! I know from experience. After you've let them cool, enjoy!
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In 2013-2014, our Women's Policy Institute enrolled 26 fellows from across California working in 6 teams. This year we launched four brand new teams: College and Career Access, Health Care Sector Workforce Development, Maximum Family Grant Repeal and Safety Net Policy.
We are grateful for our partnerships with other foundations, which provide key funding for select WPI teams. We partnered with The California Endowment-Building Healthy Communities Initiative (BHC) to select five fellows who are part of our Safety Net Policy Team. We also partnered with the Blue Shield of California Foundation to select five women, leaders in the field of domestic violence, to be part of our Domestic Violence team.
We also worked with our Race, Gender and Human Rights giving circle to create a criminal justice team.
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MENTOR: Karen Shain, Women's Foundation of California
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London Mayor Boris Johnson promises to face water cannon
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed the purchase of three second-hand water cannon, if the Home Office permits their use London mayor Boris Johnson promises to face the water jets.
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan Howe told the London Assembly the cannon had been bought and delivered to the UK to be re-fitted.
He said they would only be used in rare circumstances and with express approval of the Home Office. If permission were refused the machines would be re-sold.
Gareth Furby reports.
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