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Apple's "Back to the Mac" event is starting in just a few minutes and we'll be covering the event live, right on this page. We're not on-site, so we'll be following Apple's live stream as well as a few live blogs, mainly Engadget, Technologizer, Ars Technica, and Wired.
If you do want to watch Apple's live stream you will need an Mac or iOS device, so fire up that iPad or MacBook and use Safari to make sure the video works!
We'll be back at 1PM eastern (10AM Pacific)! At that time we'll know if we are getting iLife '11, a new 11.6-inch MacBook Air, an introduction to OS X "Lion", or something else we haven't even considered yet…
1PM – The event is starting and the live stream is working. You should be hearing the theme from "Peanuts" right now.
Steve Jobs is on stage right now. The details will start flowing shortly.. First up, the State of the Mac.
- Mac revenue for 2010 is $22 billion
- 13.7 Macs sold in fiscal year 2010
- Mac install based is just short of 50M users worldwide
- Mac share for retail in the US is 20%
- All these sales means lots of attention from developers, including Valve and Microsoft
- Apple is number one is customer support, customer satisfaction and others, according to PC Mag
- Apple stores are wildly successful. They have over 318 stores, many of them new and international–Paris, London, Shanghai, Beijing…
Steve Jobs is back, it's time for iLife (once everyone silences their phones).
- iLife '11 is official, same apps as last time.
- iPhoto is first- adding letterpress cards, better Facebook integration, and more. Full-screen mode will be a focus.
- Phil Schiller is explaining iLife and it's full-screen mode. Full-screen Faces view is now available, Places too.
- iLife Places is enhanced and more usable than ever. Integrates directly with place-specific slideshows.
- Photo slideshows is another improved feature. Automatic music tracks, transitions, and map integration.
- Places is a slideshow theme.
- Photos from Facebook account can be seen in album view.
- Phil is showing a holiday-themed slideshow that has 3D effects, active background, and more. These use 3D acceleration (Snow Leopard at work!)
- You can email photos (with template layouts) right from iPhoto.
- iPhoto '11 has a book carousel, with choose-able themes. It exports an editable photobook that uses your data (cover photo, ratings, etc.) in order to optimize the book's layout. For example, highly ranked photos will be larger in the book.
- When you are done the book is exported and printed, just like that.
- Letterpress cards are being explained now.
Steve Jobs is back and now it's time for… iMovie '11.
- iMovie '10's number one request: improved audio editing.
- But Apple also delivered instant video trailer creation and more.
- Audio waveforms are easily editable by segments now. They can also be faded by dragging a fade handle. This looks slick but not like anything revolutionary.
- Now iMovie offers Audio Effects (audio version of video special effects). These are single click effects.
- Also easy video effects–like a slow-motion instant replay that can be added in seconds. We just saw a "Flash and Hold Last Frame" combined with a Ken Burns effect…
- 24fps is now supported
- The trailer creation tool looks incredibly easy to use. It's complete with cast, credits, storyboarding, and everything you'd expect.
- Original symphony scores are included, recorded at Abbey Road Studios by the London Philharmonic.
- We just watched a trailer be put together in a few minutes. Sure, it was by an expert, but the results are still really impressive.
Garage Band time!
- Garage Band is improved just like the rest of the software suite. Features include Flex Time, Groove Matching, more guitar/amp effects and more.
- Groove Matching will lock tracks together in sync'd time, but not so perfect that it's robotic.
- Groove Matching is like spell checker for your rhythm.
- Groove time is for global time editing. Flex Time lets you adjust segments of your waveform.
- Garage Band has a "Learn to Play" feature. It'll teach you to play guitar or piano. HD video lessons are included.
- Demo of learning to play piano, using a USB piano, playing along with a real symphony. Mistakes are pointed out in real-time. You are given a running score while playing.
iLife '11 – free with new Macs and $49 as an upgrade. It's available today.
Apple has shipped 19M FaceTime devices so far. FaceTime for Mac is available now, so Macs can make FaceTime calls to iPhones and iPod touches. Steve Jobs is talking to Phil Schiller over FaceTime now. Steve is on a Mac and Phil is on an iPhone 4.
Beta version is out today.
Mac OS X is up next. The 8th major version of OS X is officially "Lion".
The big idea behind this is "Back to the Mac"… bringing iOS features back to the Mac that is. These include multi-touch gestures, an App store, full-screen apps, auto-saving, auto-resume apps, app home screens, and more.
- Vertical touch surfaces don't want to be vertical- this is why pads work. This is also why Apple uses multi-touch trackpads and the Magic Mouse.
- App store is a success- over 7B apps downloaded. So Lion will bring an app store to the Mac.
- App store will have free/paid apps, 30/70 rev split with devs, one-click installations, automatic app updates, apps will be licensed on all your personal Macs.
- Apps will start from a launchpad.
- Mission Control – a way to see exactly what's going on with your Mac.
- Access App Store right from the dock. See top apps, app picks, etc., just like on iOS. One-click purchases.
- Launchpad is basically an iOS homescreen for your Mac.
- Can create folders and take apps full-screen. Can gesture in and out of full-screen apps.
- Windows, dashboard and everything else can be accessed from one place: Mission Control. See a pic of it below.
Steve Jobs is back, which means that's it for OS X Lion info for now. Lion's release date will be Summer 2011. But… Mac App Store will be available on Snow Leopard within 90 days. Devs- get working, submissions start next month.
Oh but wait, there's one more thing…
What happens if a MacBook meets an iPad? Needs instant-on, great battery life, solid-state storage, and thinner and to be lighter that ever.
New MacBook Air!
- Thickest point- 0.68-inches, tapers down to 0.11 inches. Weighs 2.9lbs.
- Unibody construction. Full keyboard, full trackpad.
- 1440×900 display, 13.3-inches.
- No optical drive, no hard drive.
- Solid-state storage only. Apple is largest user of flash storage in the world, so the know what they are doing.
- Battery life 7 hours of "wireless web", standby 30 days.
- Tougher testing means battery life is 2x previous model.
- Flash storage, not an SSD, Core 2 Duo processor, stereo speakers. Biggest component: the battery.
- Again, that's Core 2 Duo, not Core i3…
- Nvidia 320m graphics.
The new MBA has a younger brother— with an 11.6-inch LED-backlit display and all the gear from the 13.3 model. Battery life is 5 hours and standby is still 30 days. It runs at a resolution of 1366×768. Has a slightly slower processor than the 13-inch model.
Prices? Starting at $999 for 11.6-inch with 64GB storage. 128GB is $1199. 13-inch is $1299, 13-inch with 256GB storage is $1599. They are both available starting today.
That's it! It's video time…
Jobs is signing off now. Thanks for reading!


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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
While Steve & Eve carved our Halloween pumpkins, I was busy roasting the seeds. I sprinkled them with salt and garlic powder, and they came out super yummy! As I was making them, I thought to myself, "Hey! I bet these would fit in the 1″ x 8″ Cello Bags from Stampin' Up!" And you … Continue reading
Pumpkin Box
This past week we had "Boo Buddies" at work, where we each pick a name and leave that person little treats all week. I love doing this! It is so much fun! The only bummer for me is that I can;t do anything hand-made, or the person will know that it is me. But Monday … Continue reading
Stamp Jam Hanukkah Card
On the fifth Saturday of any month that actually has five Saturdays, we have a day of challenges, called a Stamp Jam, over at Stampin' Addicts. I was honored when Trina asked me to host the "Other Winter Festivities." So of course, I made a Hanukkah card. I used the fabulous sketch from today's Stamping … Continue reading
Coming Soon! Digital Scrapbook Day!
Mark your calendars and join Stampin' Up! at www.MyDigitalStudio.net as we celebrate Digital Scrapbooking Day with a four-day online event, November 4-7. This event is for everyone, whether you are a digital scrapbooker, want to be a digital scrapbooker, or are just thinking about digital scrapbooking!! Join us for: FREE digital downloads Project ideas Announcement … Continue reading
Sparkle Shalom
This is another one of the cards that the Fourth Graders will be making with the seniors on their field trip to the Jewish Home. (See yesterday's blog post for more information on this Service Learning project.) It also ties in well with the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week, to use ribbon on a … Continue reading
Sponging Upsy Daisy
Twice a year our Fourth Grade students go to visit the residents at the Jewish Home for the Aged. On their fall visit, the Fourth Graders stamp cards with the seniors, and the seniors keep those cards to use. It's a great project and I always enjoy working with our Service Learning Coordinator. This is … Continue reading
Even More Digital Templates
Are you thinking about holiday cards yet? There are some great new digital downloads from Stampin' Up this week! And not just for holidays, either! These downloads work with My Digital Studio and any other digital scrapbooking program that allows you to import PNG and JPG files, which is most graphics programs. (Clicking on the … Continue reading
Hostess Buttons
I had a fabulous workshop on Saturday! We made three fun holiday cards. It is so great watching everyone's eyes light up as they admire their finished work. My hostess Stacey is expecting her second baby in a few months. She's also a really big scrapbooker, so I wanted to give her a hostess gift … Continue reading
Quilted Thanks
It's funny, because when I first saw it, I really did not like the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, but the more I use it, the more I love it! When I saw this gorgeous quilted card by Rita, I knew I wanted to make my own as well. Stamps: Perfect Punches Ink: Soft Suede, … Continue reading
New Hanukkah Stamp!
Another great sketch from Margaret Moody over at Pals Paper Arts this week. Although I do love square cards, I made this one into a rectangle because I finally got a chance to play with Stampin' Up's new Hanukkah Stamp! Isn't it super cute? I have to say that I didn't particular like the way … Continue reading

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The average BlackBerry user can get in an extra hour of work a day according to BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's latest research.
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Email on the move enables users to be more efficient generally. The average BlackBerry user processes 2,500 time sensitive emails and 1,200 time sensitive phone calls a year.
RIM's study reckons that the average BlackBerry user saves his company over $5,000 (£2,500) per year. This figure takes into account the average salary of BlackBerry users, and the downtime a company recovers over the course of a year (250 hours) by the employee using a BlackBerry.
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Increased Hurricane Losses Due To More People, Wealth Along Coastlines, Not Stronger Storms
ScienceDaily (Feb. 28, 2008) — A team of scientists have found that the economic damages from hurricanes have increased in the U.S. over time due to greater population, infrastructure, and wealth on the U.S. coastlines, and not to any spike in the number or intensity of hurricanes.
See also:Earth & Climate
- List of major natural disasters in the United States
- Storm surge
- National Hurricane Center
- Hurricane Hazel
"We found that although some decades were quieter and less damaging in the U.S. and others had more land-falling hurricanes and more damage, the economic costs of land-falling hurricanes have steadily increased over time," said Chris Landsea, one of the researchers as well as the science and operations officer at NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami. "There is nothing in the U.S. hurricane damage record that indicates global warming has caused a significant increase in destruction along our coasts."
In a newly published paper in Natural Hazards Review, the researchers also found that economic hurricane damage in the U.S. has been doubling every 10 to 15 years. If more people continue to move to the hurricane-prone coastline, future economic hurricane losses may be far greater than previously thought.
"Unless action is taken to address the growing concentration of people and property in coastal hurricane areas, the damage will increase by a great deal as more people and infrastructure inhabit these coastal locations," said Landsea.
The Natural Hazards Review paper, "Normalized Hurricane Damage in the United States: 1900-2005," was written by Roger A. Pielke Jr. (University of Colorado), Joel Gratz (ICAT Managers, Inc.), Chris Landsea, Douglas Collins (Tillinghast-Towers Perrin), Mark A. Saunders (University College London), and Rade Musulin (Aon Re Australia).
The team used two different approaches, which gave similar results, to estimate the economic damages of historical hurricanes if they were to strike today, building upon the work published originally by Landsea and Pielke in 1998, and by Collins and Lowe in 2001. Both methods used changes in inflation and wealth at the national level. The first method utilized population increases at the county coastal level, while the second used changes in housing units at the county coastal level.
The results illustrate the effects of the tremendous pace of growth in vulnerable hurricane areas. If the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane were to hit today, the study estimated it would cause the largest losses at $140 billion to $157 billion, with Hurricane Katrina second on the list at $81 billion.
The team concludes that potential damage from storms – currently about $10 billion yearly – is growing at a rate that may place severe burdens on exposed communities, and that avoiding huge losses will require a change in the rate of population growth in coastal areas, major improvements in construction standards, or other mitigation actions.
Adapted from materials provided by National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration.


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Good Morning,
Yes, it's a waste of time to report pre-open as the HFTs will simply use pre-market movement to shake non-HFT donators out of their position and turn profits. What profits? Try $3 trillion+ at both Citi and Bank of America – both outrageous "profits" made by churning in the markets but also by lowering loan reserves – as if they have any actual reserves at all, they don't if they were to mark their "assets" to any semblance of reality. But these are the companies running America, they are your boss. But let's pretend and note that the markets are slightly higher this morning despite a higher dollar, bonds are lower, oil is flat, gold is taking a breather just beneath $1,600, silver is higher, and food commodities are mixed. Don't forget that today is Options Expiration, that means more fun and games.
In the Land of Make Believe, the CPI went negative on a month over month basis at -.2%, but is still (falsely) showing a +3.4% rate year over year. Reality is much, much greater than that. Here are some words from people who make a living playing within the central banker box:
Consumer price inflation turned negative for the first time in twelve months on another decline in energy costs. The consumer price index in June dipped 0.2 percent, following a 0.2 percent increase the month before. The June number matched the median estimate for a 0.2 percent decrease. Excluding food and energy, the CPI rose 0.3 percent, equaling the May rate and topping the consensus forecast for a 0.2 percent increase.
Turning to major components, energy dropped 4.4 percent, following a 1.0 percent decline. Gasoline fell 6.8 percent after decreasing 2.0 percent in May. Food price inflation slowed with a 0.2 percent gain after a 0.4 percent surge the month before.
Within the core new vehicles increased 0.6 percent, used cars and trucks jumped 1.6 percent, and apparel increased 1.4 percent in June. And owners' equivalent rent is no longer as soft as in recent months, rising 0.2 percent.
Year-on-year, overall CPI inflation held steady at 3.4 percent (seasonally adjusted) in June. In contrast, the core rate firmed to 1.6 percent from 1.5 percent in May on a year-ago basis. On an unadjusted year-ago basis, the headline number was up 3.6 percent in June while the core was up 1.6 percent.
The headline is good news but the strong core will give Fed officials pause on taking on more quantitative easing. However, the motor vehicle prices gains are likely temporarily hot.
Gee, QE2 hadn't even ended and this number turned negative. Just give the powers of deflation a little while and I think it will be roaring which will force their hand into QE3 once again so that they can keep their rob you Ponzi games alive.
The Empire State Manufacturing Report was negative for the second month in a row, Econodime is having a tough time spinning that one into gold:
The best news that can be squeezed from the Empire state report is that the rate of contraction is easing. The headline index came in at minus 3.76 in July, a sub-zero reading indicating month-to-month contraction in business conditions but above minus 7.79 to indicate a slightly less severe rate of contraction compared to June. Shipments are a clear positive, showing monthly expansion at plus 2.22 vs June's minus 8.02. Employment, at plus 1.11, also expanded though at a slower rate than June's 10.20.
Other readings are more downbeat including a minus 5.45 for new orders, the second negative reading in a row, and a minus 12.22 reading for unfilled orders that suggests manufacturers in the region are aggressively working down their backlog. Inventories also contracted as did the workweek. Price data confirm overall slowing with both input and output pressures easing.
Today's report points to a second month of weakness for the Philly Fed report on Thursday as well as to trouble for the July ISM report. But these are anecdotal reports, based on small samples and using diffusion methodologies. Today's industrial production report, to be released at 9:15 a.m. ET this morning, will offer definitive data on June.
Speaking of Industrial Production, in May it was originally reported at +.1%, but that was revised down to -.1% just to keep the trend of overstatements alive. For June they just reported +.2%, so that probably means next month we'll find out it is either zero or -.2%. Reality is something else entirely.
"Consumer" Sentiment comes out in a few minutes, we'll discuss that inside of today's Market Thread, not than any of the bankers give a rip about what the non-Ferrari peons think. The Sentiment and Confidence reports used to matter, but not in today's world of QE masking.
The evening news is filled with scare tactics on the debt ceiling. Really, I couldn't care less, but I hate being manipulated and that's what all of this is about. If it were up to me I'd throw Obama, most of Congress, and all of the central bankers in jail and start over. Short of that I'm losing interest and don't even view their wild shenanigans as worth my time at this point. I'll keep track and keep reporting for now, but the pain/ give-a-rip meter is definitely pegged.
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There are lots of languages which are being supported by the Notepad ++ like C , C ++ , HTML , CASE , C # , PHP , java , JavaScript and much more in single software. It was first launched for the windows device but now available for almost every operating system but in this article we will tell you that how can you install the Notepad ++ on your desktop or laptop working with Windows XP , 7 , 8 , 8.1 , 10 so just read it till end. Before going for the further details let us come to know about the features of Notepad ++ and it's Pros and Cons so that you will be able to get complete knowledge about it.
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2013 September 23 Sunday A sunny day ,mostly :)
Its been over a month :( And I have been ill, in fact I am still not crash hot, if the truth is told. After surviving the whole winter, my chest caved in and although I avoided Pneumonia it was not by much.
So very little to report. Al Jeeves came over and got me moving again last week and we attacked the Wodonga yard and relaid the approaches to House Creek in 5 ply. Next job is to reinstall the bridges and start laying track.
The hidden work included running wiring under the coal siding in preparation for the droppers to be cut in and protected with our stop tail bulbs. All ready to be installed.
Then connect up the point motors and connect all the droppers. In itself a hell of a job.
Today I decided to do something less strenuous, and so installed a sound module into my new Walker 280 . As well I completed the work on the two GM's, now both fitted sound as well.
I had started work on the Endeavour set I acquired at Caulfield. The Walker has two speakers installed one on each side of the motor unit. Whilst one speaker sends all the sounds out of the passenger compartment and really annoys me, two speakers can be turned down low and you would swear the sound is coming straight out of the motor unit.
So I have decided to fit four cell phone speakers to the Explorer one each end of the middle carriage and another mounted as far away in each driving car. I can series parallel them and keep the impedance safe, and you should hear the sound coming from every carriage as it passes. Next thing would be to use a modified GEVO 3 Genset (cummings power) Diesel, and see if I can get individual engine sounds in each carriage.
Well as I seem to be over it (my illness) for now, and Allan is visiting on Wednesday to finish off Wodonga, I should have some pictures and something to show latter on this week. Also going to Liverpool with Roger Lloyd and we might spend a few days track laying the following week.


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Curated by Tumelo Mosaka, "Through the Eyes of Others" aims to provide a critical platform for re-imaging the past, present and future possibilities of blackness as something more complex than race. What words, actions and images can interrogate the culture of violence, distrust and hatred applied to black people? While stereotypical images of black people continue to reinforce negative attitudes, work in the exhibit resists and defies easy consumption of these subjects.
See the Miami Herald's "A transformation in Opa-locka through art," which describes the "Through the Eyes of Others" exhibit, quoting curator Tumelo Mosaka: "How does one shift the perceptions of history? Politically, it's important to intervene and try to change the structural problems, but it's also important to change perception," Mosaka said. "One way of doing that is through art."
The exhibit features works by artists Ebony G. Patterson, Dread Scott, Hank Willis Thomas, and Bernard Williams and runs through Friday, December 11, 2015.
For more information about the Art of Transformation, visit opalockaart.com.


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"Be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far off," (Acts 2:38-39).
Whoa there Peter! Better try that again! After all, we Americans are told time and time again by the popular TV, radio, and book pastors that Holy Baptism is a nothing! That Holy Baptism is only for the adults! "The Bible says! The Bible says!" is their never-ending mantra. And yet here you are, Peter, saying just the opposite. And it's right here in the Bible.
Peter won't try again. No, do it over for him. He only confesses what the Lord Jesus has taught. Peter doesn't make things up. No creative, innovative stuff with him. "Make disciples of all nations," Jesus said, "by baptizing," (Matthew 28:19). Jesus died for all. Won salvation for all. In Holy Baptism He dishes out the forgiveness of sins salvation stuff that He accomplished on Good Friday.
And so Peter's invitation. Not to an American Protestant tent-like revival altar call where you give your heart to Jesus. But to the baptismal font! To the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5). "Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ." In other words, receive this gift from the Lord Jesus. Be given to by the Lord Jesus Himself. Baptism is His gift. His giving. His doing. For whoever is baptized in God's name is baptized by God Himself.
Who is to be baptized? "Every one of you!" What part of "every" don't you understand? "Every one of you" leaves no one out! Peter doesn't discriminate and says that Holy Baptism is only for a few. Jesus died for all. Holy Baptism is for all.
And then the benefits or gifts of Holy Baptism. Check this out! Baptism is not nothing! Peter proclaims quite clearly that this gift is "for the forgiveness of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Forgiveness of sins! All your sins! No sins left out of Jesus' dying for you. So now, no sins not forgiven in Holy Baptism. Such is the work of the Holy Spirit that Jesus Himself promised: "He [the Holy Spirit] will bring glory to Me by taking from what is Mine and making it known to you," (John 16:14). Indeed!
And it's all not just for the adults! Holy Baptism and its magnificent benefits are for the kids too. "For the promise [the promise of forgiveness and the Holy Spirit in Holy Baptism] is for you and your children, and for all who are far off." For you! For your children! For all! No age restrictions. It's all gift. "For you" talk is Gospel talk. Gift talk. Holy Baptism and its benefits are for everyone.
So, are you forgiven? Of course, you are. How do you know that? "Jesus died for me. He rose for me. He put His Name on me in Holy Baptism." Are you Holy Spirit-filled? Of course! How do you know that? I am baptized in Jesus' Name! "Be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Great stuff Peter! Thanks a ton. Your pastoral care in Acts 2:38-39 is for faith. After all, Jesus promised: "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved," (Mark 16:16). So when your conscience, the devil, or the world, accuse you because of your sin, the only reply that counts is faith: "I am baptized! And since I am baptized I have the promise of the forgiveness of all my sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit who is the Lord and giver of life."
Happy living in your Baptism! In the Name of Jesus.
by The Rev. Brent W. Kuhlman


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Why use the Zipbra?
It is designed for you to be able to quickly dress according to current conditions, no matter what you are up to. The zippers on both sides of the bra can unzip completely, and the padding on the inside of the zippers make for outstanding comfort.
The Zipbra™ has a good fit, is warm, comfortable and incredibly easy to both remove and put on.
Being warm is all about being dry. If your inner layer is wet, huge down-jackets won´t do the trick. Whether you are finishing up a workout and returning to your, or setting up your tent after a trek, it´s important to get dry fast. To remove a wet a bra will do wonders.
Of course, you don´t have to remove it – but you have the freedom to do so if you wish. This is why the Norwegian outdoor-magazine "Fjell og Vidde" call our Zipbra a "Bra Revolution".


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Equifax Investor Insights provides actual consumer investment purchase behaviour helping tackle the challenges facing pensions and investment providers and advisers
With savers now given the freedom to take their entire pension in cash at retirement, Paul Birks, Decisions Solutions Director at consumer insights expert, Equifax, believes this place a whole new level of emphasis on the need for customer insight for pensions and investments businesses. "If, as many predict, this year will prove to be a pensions and investments game changer, then the organisations that make the best decisions now will be the ones that thrive.
"We believe actual consumer investment purchase behaviour at postcode level is the only way to achieve a complete understanding of customers, which the new Equifax Investor Insights solution delivers.
"The Chancellor's aim that nobody will be forced to buy an annuity at retirement and can instead take their entire pension in cash, gives a clear signal to wealth and investment providers and advisers that they need to better understand their customers. Full and current customer insight must therefore be central to their activities and this requires a depth of understanding that cannot be achieved through the traditional approach of using survey data."
Based on more than £345 billion of actual sales of life, pension and investment products, Equifax Investor Insights enables companies to build a clear picture of customers. Applied retrospectively to existing customer data, it could play a particularly valuable role in the changing pensions and investment landscape.
Featuring more than 200 investment characteristics, Equifax Investor Insights provides the value and frequency of investment product purchases, including age, risk and products held, giving providers a better understanding of their customers. A directory of Equifax Investor Insights characteristics at seven digit postcode level can be provided to organisations with analytic and modelling capabilities, enabling them to create bespoke solutions. Alternatively Equifax can analyse customer data, using Equifax Investor Insights.


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Horror comics
30 Days of Night comics Read about a cold and deadly vampire attack in the town of Borrow, Alask; a place that will see no sunlight for 30 days.
Black Hole comics A group of teenagers catches the teen plague, a sexually transmitted disease that develops bizarre physical mutations, ranging from webbed fingers to complete deformity.
Eerie comics Follow a classic series of supernatural narratives brought to you by Cousin Eerie. Read tales of creepy places and uncanny creatures created to deliver spine chilling stories.
From Hell comics A series of murders occur in the streets of 19th century London. Sir William Gull is Jack the Ripper, a monster impelled and deranged by the progressing deaths he has caused.
Hack slash comics Two highly contrasting partners, a young and attractive Cassandra "Cassie" Hack and Vlad, a gas masked enigmatic brute leads Hack Slash horror comics. Driven by one purpose, they seek out to hunt slasher monsters, a quest for justice and vengeance taken unto their own hands.
House of Mystery comics Read tales of supernatural beings and occurrences. Enter into the house of mystery where the unknown lurks, and all sorts of danger hides at every door.
I am legend comics I am Legend is a terrifying comics that follows Robert Neville's struggle for survival. Left as the only man alive on Earth after a horrible pandemic which turned everyone into zombies. Robert survives on a daily basis, unsure of how long his zombie killing feat is gonna save him from turning into something he struggles hard to eradicate.
Lady Death comics The pages of Lady Death horror comics follows the titular character's journey as she conquers hell. Battling both angels and demons, going as far as facing Lucifer himself just to wipe all the life on earth.
Nickel Heroes comics Read horrific tales of zombies, ghosts, and scary anti heroes featured in stories depicting suspense, crime, mystery, and adventure.
Sandman graphic novel A member of the family of endless, the Sandman has the power to control and disturb people in their dreams. He rules the realm of The Dreaming, a kingdom has to rebuild, again.
Tales from the Crypt comics Read a collection of scary tales told by the Crypt Keeper. This horror comics shares to you terrifying stories of dark creatures, vampires, ghouls, the undead searching for its next living prey.
The Phoenix Requiem graphic novel Supernatural beings, good and bad follow Jonas Faulkner. Wanting to begin a new life, he seeks answers to all his doubt, risking his life and those close to him.
Tomb of Dracula comics Count Dracula feeds on the blood of the innocent all the while being chased by a group of vampire hunters determined to put an end to his menace.
Vampirella comics She is a vampire who came to earth with a thirst for blood. But seeing human's homegrown evil, Vampirella decides to protect man from the dangers of its own demons.
Walking Dead graphic novel Waking up from a coma and finding the world turned into zombie apocalypse might not be what Rick Grimes want for a welcome, especially when it wants him to be a part of it.
Werewolf by Night comics He struggles to overcome his inner demon, but as years passed Jack Russell learns to adapt and uses his hybrid form, a werewolf with superhuman strength and enhanced senses.


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Tagged: NYSEG Stadium
Sights Along the Way
When my alarm beeped at 4:20 a.m. today, it signaled the start of my first road trip of 2012. And despite the ridiculous hour, I was full of energy as I loaded the car and hit the road. As you may know by now, I'm just starting a road trip that includes seven games in seven ballparks in just four days. The whole itinerary is here, if you want to check it out.
While the evening's game in Lakewood, N.J. was the priority, I figured I might as well add quick stops at a few other ballparks to liven up my eight-hour drive. My route took me through some familiar territory, so I couldn't resist making a few detours.
My first stop was at Syracuse's Alliance Bank Stadium, which I've visited twice in the past. If you're interested, you can read about those visits here and here. It was still early when I pulled up to the ballpark, and it was a welcome sight — my first ballpark of 2012!
This Welcome to Chiefsville sign has been erected since I last visited:
And while I was there, I couldn't resist taking a quick self-portrait with the auto timer on my camera:
The Chiefs are on the road, but there were a number of presumably injured players' vehicles in the parking lot:
I'm assuming the players are rehabbing, which makes me impressed with their dedication, as it was only about 8 a.m.
Another hour down the road, and I arrived in Binghamton, site of NYSEG Stadium. I visited there last year, and given the rumors about the Mets' potential relocation, this might be the last time I see the ballpark:
Like the Chiefs, the B-Mets are on the road, but there were still a number of players' vehicles in the lot:
(Looking for big rims is the best way to identify a player's car, I've learned.)
NYSEG Stadium was still quiet at this hour …
… and so were the streets around the park:
It's pretty sweet that Alliance Bank Stadium and NYSEG Stadium are so close to each other, right? Well, drive another hour south, and you'll come across PNC Field, home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. I visited here last year, but I was really excited to see it again. As you might know, the stadium is undergoing a major renovation that has forced the Yanks to play all of 2012 as a road team. The plan was to park and walk around to check out the changes, but upon arriving, it was clear that visitors weren't encouraged:
Not to be thwarted, but also not really wanting to break the rules, I headed for the lookout point on a road high above the park to see what I could see. Last year, I took this photo:
And from roughly the same spot today, here's what the park looks like:
Wow! As you can see, work crews are in the midst of tearing an awful lot of the stadium apart:
The upper deck looks a bit like it's from a ghost stadium:
The team's championship and player banners have certainly seen better days:
In general, most of the stadium was rough looking …
… but it was encouraging to see a number of people busily working away:
Oddly enough, the grass is still in immaculate shape and the PNC Field logo behind home plate is pristine:
Today's lunch was to be the only lunch or dinner on my road trip that I wasn't scheduled to be at a ballpark. And because it was approaching noon, I ducked over to a nearby Quiznos and grabbed a sub …
… and now I can say I ate this meal with baseball as a backdrop, too!
After lunch, I resumed the drive to New Jersey, and the weather, which had been iffy all morning, quickly got worse:
Eventually, the rain let up a little — enough for my Grade 2 self to take a photo of a sign marking the small town called Buttzville:
I checked into my hotel around 3 p.m., hung out for a bit and then jumped in the car again for the short drive to Lakewood. As you might guess from the time of this post, the BlueClaws game was rained out. But that didn't stop me from checking out the ballpark and coming across a number of cool things. I'll sum up my visit in my next post, which will come either later tonight or tomorrow.
If you're new to this blog, thanks for stopping by. Please follow me on Twitter to catch the latest from my road trip adventure!


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Megan used to do a lot of calculations to properly resize photos that she was displaying. We use Flickr to host our images, and Flickr only has specific sizes available when you're copying the HTML code to paste into your HTML blog editor. Our blog width is currently 525 pixels, and we didn't want to have photos that were 500 px wide (which was too small) or 640 px wide (which was too large).
So she'd manually change the width of the photos in the HTML, which went something like this: If the photo sizes on Flickr are width="640″ and height="451″, and the desired size is width="525″, she would have to divide "525" by "640" and then multiply the output ".82" by the height "451" to get "370", the correct pixel height for the photo. Yay for math, but that's a pain to do all of the time. So I added a little CSS code to our blog to make sure she never has to do that again:
.resize { width: 100%; height: auto; }
This is referred to as a CSS "class". Anytime you apply this class to an HTML element, that element will have these properties. We use class on all of the photos in our posts. This code will cause the browser to do the calculations for you, all you have to do is add the class to the img tag you're using. Instead of displaying the height and width in the image tag, you paste class="resize" instead.
How to install this:
If you're on Blogger, just go to the template section, click "modify the template options", and you'll see an "advanced" section at the very bottom. Just paste the code in that section and you'll then be able to use the resize class on your photos.
If you're on WordPress, you can add it to any of the css files. In the admin section of WordPress, choose the "Appearance" section, click the edit option. On the far right, you'll see a list of files… look for "Style.css" and add the snippet of code somewhere in there and save. After doing this you'll be able to use the resize class on your photos.
After you've installed this CSS to your blog, resizing photos will be easy as pie. Just paste class="resize" over the width and height of your photos in the HTML of the image tag!
For example:

Will now be:

So now this image with a super awesome name is going to automatically be resized to be the biggest possible size within the post column. It will take up 100% of the width. The height of the image is auto, so that the aspect ratio is maintained (so the photo doesn't look weird and stretched).
Good luck, and comment if you have trouble.
P.S. If in the future, you decide you don't want the photos to be 100%, you can make the change to the CSS by putting in a different percentage (90% or 50%, for example), and all photos that have this class will automatically be updated with the new size. You can also do various things to the photos with this class, like give them borders, padding, margin, etc. Have Fun!


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[V SERIES] EPS Foam Surfboard Blanks : "Versatile" Blanks for Shaping Fish, Grovelers & Hybrids
Regular price $ 76.00
EPS Foam Surfboard Blanks
[V Series]
Note: All Engineered EPS Blanks are made to order allowing for optimal customization. Due to a high demand please allow 5-6 days before picking up or shipping.
The V SERIES of Greenlight's Engineered EPS Surfboard Blanks is our "Versatile" blank designed for shaping an array of board styles from fish to grovelers to hybrids and anything in between. Lowered entry rocker for easy paddling and enough foam in the tail to increase rocker and turning dynamics if desired.
If you're not adding a wood or High Density Foam stringer we recommend using carbon fiber reinforcements with stringerless blanks for flex control and strength.
Contact us for custom stringer glue ups not shown here, as well as altered rockers or blank thicknesses. We can do just about ANYTHING for you!
Surfboard Stringer Options
*Stringerless blanks 6'6" and under will be shipped "the cheap way" split in half for you to glue up. If you want a one piece stringerless blank please contact us for shipping quote.
High Density (HD) Foam Stringers are the latest stringer technology and offer a more dynamic flex and rebound feel to your board. Similar to Kelly Slater's 'Slater Design / Firewire' boards, the HD foam stringer adds a natural, consistent flex pattern to naturally fit the shape of the wave in a turn, and a powerful spring-like "pop" when releasing the turn. And our HD Foam stringers come in a variety of colors!
*HD foam stringer blanks will be 23" wide if shipped "the cheap way". Glued up Blanks with HD stringer will be 25" wide.
Basswood is the standard wood type that has been used in surfboard construction for decades. It's light and easy to shape with proper wood tools. The grain is straight, with a fine, even texture and is pale white to light brown color.
Cedar wood is a popular choice for a darker colored stringer look. It is pale brown or tan color and shares similar properties to basswood but provides a really cool look under the glass. Plus, there's nothing like the smell of cedar in your shaping area when building your new board!
We ship single EPS blanks with stringer to your doorstep for a special low rate, you glue it up.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSAsk a Question
How do I order a custom rocker for an EPS blank? Also, is this 2# density EPS? Last question, can I get a shipping quote for glueing up my own blank?… 6'4 3 1/4" thick with 1/4" basswood stringer. Thanks
Hi Joe
Thanks for your interest in Greenlight. Our Engineered EPS surfboard blanks are 2# density.
The website will calculate the cost of the blank with the 1/4" basswood stringer, just use the drop down tabs to select your length, thickeness and stringer. At checkout the shipping will show for a single blank to be shipped split in half for you to glue up.
In the checkout notes you can include your custom rocker numbers or email us your customization. No additional charges for custom rockers.


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The road to a CDL begins with CDL training. In this video series, join Matt and Morry as they start on their journey to becoming truck drivers at C1 Truck Driver Training School. Neither Matt nor Morry had any experience in driving tractor trailers before truck driving school. Watch as they start their CDL training in the classroom learning all about truck driving from a qualified and experienced CDL instructor. They gain knowledge of the pre-trip inspection, map tripping, logging, and everything else they'll need to know when they get behind the wheel of a truck. Matt and Morry share their CDL training experience openly as they explain their reservations and excitement about beginning their truck driving career at C1 Truck Driver Training School.
What's next for Matt and Morry? Watch the next video in these series as they get behind the wheel of a semi for the first time ever.


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Chinese Dragon Dance @ Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, Johor Bahru.
The show was started about 8pm and the second show was on 9.30pm. The little street was packed with peoples at every corner!
There were total of 4 Dragons that night and the first Performance was the Blue Dragon.
The Blue Dragon which was mixed with Blue, Red, Silver and White colours...
This was the most aggressive Dragon of the night!
The Red Dragon
The Performance of the Red Dragon
So immediately after the performance of the Furry Dragon, there came the Lantern Dragon with Fireworks! These was the impressive Dragon of the night!
The Dragon with Fireworks!
The End Of the Show...
We were standing at one of the corner and cannot move around! Because there were extremely crowded and no place left for us to change location...so you can see all my photos were shooting from Only one corner! :)
My head and camera were Hit by the Dragons few times, and luckily it was still A OK. Haha!
We spent almost 3 hours along the street and too bad we miss the business hour of the IT LOO Cafe for our dinner... yeah...I was grumbling why it close so early?!
It was a GREAT show and we hope they will organize it again in next year!
Location map of Jalan Tan Hiok Nee at Johor Bahru.


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June 2008
(For a historical archive of our old site visit http://911blogger.com/archive)
Battling cancer and fascism
June 30, 2008
Ray McGovern returns to the Alex Jones show to discuss the deteriorating situation in Iraq, Afghanistan and . . . Iran
A failed implosion video shows 9/11 Truth
Hit this link to see a steel framed building being imploded, and see the proof of 9/11 Truth when the dust clears. The COLUMN!
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ABC: Is White House Blocking Search for Bin Laden?
Is White House Blocking Search for Bin Laden?
Pentagon Would Use Special Forces to Nab Bin Laden in Pakistan, New York Times Says
By MARTHA RADDATZ - June 30, 2008
The Pentagon has drafted a secret plan that would send U.S. special forces into the wild tribal regions of Pakistan to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants, but the White House has balked at giving the mission a green light, The New York Times reported today.
The Bush administration, which has seven months left in its term, gave the go-ahead for the military to draw up the plan to take the war on terror across the Afghan border and into the mountains of Pakistan where bin Laden is believed to be hiding, according to the newspaper.
Intelligence reports have concluded that bin Laden has re-established a network of new training camps, and the number of recruits in those camps has risen to as many as 2,000 in recent months from 200 earlier this year.
Monday, June 30, 2008
A website calling itself 'Debunking 9/11 Conspiracy Theories' seems to have certain characteristics that look suspiciously like neoconservative propaganda websites. Even the opening background colour is almost identical to the old Project for the New American Century website indicating, perhaps, that the same webmaster is behind this website.
Jim Marrs' new book is now available!
Thought some of you out there would like to know. Borders had an arsenal of 'em, nicely displayed. I haven't cracked mine yet but it looks to be a great read!
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"Canada Day" will be "Canada Truth Day" for Us
BLACKWATER: Tavis Smiley talks with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill
The Tavis Smiley show on air and online
Check your local PBS station for broadcast times....
(In LA: KCET at 7PM repeated at 11PM)
June 30, 2008
Tavis talks with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, author of the award-winning book, Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army.
Jeremy Scahill
An award-winning investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is a frequent contributor to The Nation and a correspondent for the national radio and TV program Democracy Now! He's also a Puffin Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and serves as an election correspondent for HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. Scahill has reported from post-Katrina New Orleans, Yugoslavia, Nigeria and Iraq and is a vocal critic of private military contractors, particularly Blackwater Worldwide, the subject of his book, Blackwater.
* http://www.blackwaterbook.com/excerpt.php
* http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/jeremy_scahill
* http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10192007/profile.html
Michael Reagan & the Battle Plan for 9/11/2008
(Reagan is a founder of the Reagan Legacy Foundation, which supports the YAF. http://www.reaganlegacyfoundation.org/index.html -rep.)
Young America's Foundation (YAF)
The NEVER FORGET PROJECT on 9/11/2008 will work to promote the government conspiracy that blames Osama Bin Laden and Islamic terrorists for the 9/11 mass murders.
YAF Battle Plan document for this year's American Flag Memorial, aka "911, Never Forget Project"
Participating schools are listed by State. It appears Florida has UCF as it's only school to be registered so far. I suspect THOSE smart students will pass on the opportunity to perpetuate what they know to be a lie.
911 truth Madrid at no more blood for oil rally
Our 911 truth squad marched with the no more blood for oil group , but they didn't want us marching with them, so the police gave us our own escort
Democracy Now 9/11 * Reflecting Pool Tour
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Editor - Jonathan Mark - www.FlybyNews.com
June 29, 2008 - Democracy Now 9/11 * Reflecting Pool Tour
"We're trying to change the paradigm of human democracy,
of human governance, and that's what this [NYC 9/11 Ballot Initiative] is
all about, changing the paradigm of human governance right here in New
York City by asserting that you saw something wrong that took place,
and you want to address it through using the tool of the Initiative, the
legislative power of citizenry to go after that fundamental change."
-- Mike Gravel
Former US Senator
Democracy Now! June 17, 2008
1) Democracy Now & 9/11 - NYC Ballot Initiative +
- - Update on NYC 9/11 Ballot Initiative
- - Reflecting Pool on the Road
- - BBC 9/11 Conspiracy Files Producer's New Blog Posting
- - Heartson life threatened for researching 9/11 - Video
2) U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran: report
- - Lawyers Guild Urges Special Prosecutor, War Crimes Commission
- - It Was Oil, All Along
- - Ex-Army scientist to get $5.8M in anthrax lawsuit
3) Leonard Peltier 2008 Oglala Statement – CNN King Assassination
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Born in Tanzania and raised in Kansas City, Mo., the New York pianist has performed with many jazz legends over the years. Bobby Watson, Greg Osby, Nicholas Payton, and Wynton Marsalis to name a few. Tonight, he brings two sets of original material in trio and solo piano form.
In June 2012, Harold had the honor of with performing in Dublin, Ireland alongside Jerry Wonda with Bono and U2, Lupe Fiasco, Angelique Kidjo, Bob Geldof, Damien Rice and other artists for Amnesty International's Electric Burma concert, celebrating Aung San Suu Kyi's freedom.
" He comes with a full, orchestral piano sound, rippling, weaving, punching like Kenny Kirklands solos did in the 1990s..."
- Ben Ratliff , NY Times


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It's been a while since I wrote some words onto paper. To be honest, I've kind of lost my mojo. Or so I think. I'm still eager to write the story living in my head since 2015, but combining it with a full-time job is arduous. How do I find time to work on it anyway? I don't know.
Before having a full-time job, I was looking for that job. And applying was taking most of my mental space. It was the subject of all the conversations I could have with people: "Have you found yet?" "Still no word from this company?" You know the kind of conversations I'm talking about. However, I didn't know it at that time, I had had plenty of time to focus on my story. After all, I wasn't applying all day long, and I wasn't working freelance all day long either. But again, I had no mental space and I was feeling stuck in life.
Now that I have a full-time job, I'm struggling to find that time to write my novel. I can't even imagine how people who have a job AND kids can manage to do everything. At work, I'm praised for my organisational skills, but I'm wondering if I'm that good. I can't even manage to get a little time for my personal writing.
I've obviously read it all about time management and the tricks to get some writing done. But what do you do when your worst enemy is yourself? What do you do when you should kick yourself in the ass to get some writing done? Finding time sounds so easy when you read Jeff Goins' articles on creating a routine.
Still, I think I've lost my mojo for a time. And it's pretty hard to get started again. Maybe I did a mini burn out after I had decided I would do it all. Novel, blog and podcast. I had a great planner on my desk with all the articles that should go live on the blog on a particular day, with the podcasts I should release on a particular day. I didn't have a planner for my novel writing, but I knew I was at least meeting with some creatives during the week so I could also get some novel writing done. And that was fine, for a time.
On my previous blog post, I was talking about procrastination. I think everything is connected. You're not procrastinating because you're just lazy. If you were just lazy, you wouldn't do anything. Not even the chores. No, I think we procrastinate because we don't have the mental space and the strength to actually do what we want to achieve. We might even suffer from the Impostor Syndrome for all I know.
When life goes in the way, it's difficult to get that mental space to juggle everything. I'm not necessary looking for time here, I've got plenty. And when people are asking when do you find the time to write, they've got plenty too. No, what it really means is 'how do I get enough mental space?' That's the real question.
Do you think you have to find time, or are you struggling with your mental space?
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Like serving borscht, an Eastern and Central European beetroot soup, it is best to consume market research, especially about customer relations, with a healthy dollop of creamy common sense. I recently had dinner with several close friends who happen to be marketing mavens and my business associates. I was quite surprised when what I had intended to be a lighthearted joke brought the four of us into passionate disagreement. I had been discussing an article written by a market research service and summarized my feelings in a simple sentiment – just because you lead a horse to water doesn't mean you can make him drink TWICE from the same trough; he has to like what he is drinking for him to take a second sip.
Two of my friends immediately pounced; they joined together in a spontaneous lecture that reiterated market data from panels and focus groups about customer acquisition; lead generation through pipeline to close. They had research data that a behavioral psychologist would admire! Both my other friend and I told them that they missed the point – good marketing is about big-picture perceptions rather than a funnel-shaped sales process transitioning from an initial contact to counting sales receipts. Our point was that especially in today's marketplace you must continually win a customer's approval, you don't acquire and hold them like so many shares of stock in an investment portfolio labeled "goodwill".
Valued concepts of price, product, place, and promotion have undergone a paradigm shift. The emergence of the Internet has helped to democratize business. Mom and Pop businesses can compete on equal ground with multinational conglomerates now. In fact, the sales funnels now have even wider openings to suck in prospects. But "old-timers" often have difficulty recognizing paradigm shifts. What has democratized the Internet storefronts has also democratized Joe and Jane Customer! The sales process once defined by the Four P's has been digitized and now, in virtual space, finds itself also democratized. In a medium that travels at the speed of light, digital word-of mouth and concepts, like online product or service reputation, rule. Market research points to growing amounts of consumer-generated media as determining customer choice, not to mention customer loyalty. Studies suggest consumers seek out this information before they make a purchase and consider it advice without bias or ulterior motive. You don't "herd" people into funnels anymore; the savvy shopper more than likely "surfed the web" prior to "selecting" your product or service rather than you "acquired" them through place or promotion!
Besides all that, I reminded my friends that our thirsty horse doesn't really show its "approval" until it returns the third time! The first sip was the test based on curiosity, the second was a test reaffirming the initial experience; but the third is not only reaffirmation but proof that the water reliably satisfies a need. Finicky horse? Not really. It's an adaptive survival trait called "conditioned taste aversion" (also known as bait shyness or the Garcia effect). This apparently "hard-wired" behavior protects most mammals from too much of a novel "offering" (for example, poisoned bait) without testing its "safety (or reputation)" value over a short period of time. In truth, even though people do mimic a herd and sometimes even stampede, they are even smarter than horses! Your products, services, or business hasn't ever really acquired your customers; your customers have chosen you! Reputation has always and will forever rule!


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