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HOUSTON — Masahiro Tanaka had his worst performance of the season against the Astros on Derek Jeter Night in the Bronx, when he allowed four homers while failing to get out of the second inning.
Yet Joe Girardi and the Yankees are giving Tanaka the ball in Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday, not concerning themselves with his favorable home (3.22 ERA in regular season) vs. road (6.48) splits this time around — and essentially picking him on regular rest over Sonny Gray, who had three bad starts in his last four outings.
Gray lasted just 3.1 innings in Game 1 of the ALDS.
Luis Severino, who posted Corey Kluber-like playoff numbers against the 'Stros in two starts during the year — 7.2 IP, 15 H, 9 R — will go in Game 2. Houston will counter with Dallas Keuchel and Justin Verlander in the first two games of the series.
Big Game CC Sabathia, who didn't face Houston in 2017, will go in Game 3.
Gray, who surrendered five runs on seven hits over five innings against the Astros on June 20 when he was with Oakland, will ultimately go 12 days between starts when he gets the ball in Game 4.
The commonality here is this: none of these guys pitched well when facing Houston's complete and potent lineup, which features the likes of Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer, and led the majors in runs scored. The 'Stros hit a ton of homers, while avoiding strikeouts.
But Girardi is understandably opting to lean on the recent successes of both Tanaka (22 strikeouts in his last two starts, both at home) and Severino (21 outs in the ALDS vs. one in the AL wild-card game) rather than go with Gray, for whom Brian Cashman dealt at the trade deadline in exchange for prospects James Kaprielian, Jorge Mateo and Dustin Fowler.
"Just going into the big game (Friday), you don't want to sort of have that negative feeling," Tanaka said when asked about his earlier debacle vs. Houston. "So to be honest, it's not something I really want to get into. But what I can say is that I feel like a different pitcher from that particular game."
To stay sharp, Gray threw a three-inning simulated game on Thursday, facing Matt Holliday and Ronald Torreyes. And Girardi likes the idea of Tanaka getting a chance to potentially start Game 5 at Yankee Stadium, if necessary.
Of course, when Tanaka's splitter-slider combo is on, he can be as tough to hit as anyone. But he's also been extremely inconsistent.
Still, Gray hasn't performed well himself, trying to be too fine while struggling with walks and mistake pitches that turn into homers.
"We just talked about who's thrown well, how their stuff kind of sets up, and we decided to go this way," Girardi said. "Obviously when you look at the splits for this (Astros) club, it really doesn't matter. They hit righties the same as lefties. So we decided to go this way just based on what's been going on the last month of the regular season and the playoffs so far, and go from there."
The Bombers will likely need their high-octane bullpen just as much in this series as they did against the Indians. The group was pushed to the limit, but managed to excel at the same time.
Aroldis Chapman hasn't allowed a run since August (18.2 IP, 30 K, 8 SV over that span), while White Sox imports David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle have joined the $86 million closer in recording huge outs during multi-inning postseason appearances. Chad Green, who hasn't pitched since Game 2, could also play a huge role.
"I think our bullpen is really important, but that's kind of been our formula for a good portion for the year anyway," Girardi said. "Our starters have done a lot better than people give them credit for. But this is a very dangerous lineup, and we didn't have a lot of success against Cleveland during the regular season but we pitched better during the playoffs, and you hope that holds true here."


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More than ever, people are choosing career paths that vibe with their inherent values. Entrepreneurship is exploding, and the mass accessibility of technology gives almost everyone in our country the opportunity to successfully start a business. Although this is a wonderful phenomenon, many businesses (and people) will still fail. One of the main reasons for their failures is the inability of entrepreneurs to generate effective, long-term marketing campaigns.
The purpose of this article is to provide a general overview of why marketing is SO crucial for a new business (or any business for that matter) and to offer eight recommendations that can set new businesses apart from the competition. A great idea does not automatically translate into success; but a great idea plus comprehensive marketing initiatives can get you much closer to your ultimate goal:
1) Necessary to dedicate consistent time on marketing
"Dedicating time" to marketing may not sound like an official business tactic, but you will not grow unless you set aside specific time to market your services. In fact, I will argue that you will not even sustain yourself unless you have a continuous and evolving marketing platform in place. If you don't speak to your customers, someone else will. Pick one afternoon a week where all you do is think about your marketing strategy. Close the door, turn off the cell and power your email down, for this is the time where you grow your business. Make marketing a habit.
It is during these few hours that you can contemplate various options about the direction you want to grow. If you take nothing else from the rest of this article, discipline yourself to dedicate consistent time on marketing. The remaining recommendations are actions you can take during your weekly marketing sessions:
2) Generate clear mission statement:
It is absolutely imperative to have a clearly written mission statement for your business. If you are ambiguous about what you do best, then your customers will never stick. When you begin creating your mission statement it can sometimes be as simple as two words, like "we heal" or "we educate". From there, you begin expanding the language to generate an explanation of what makes you unique. Eventually you will create several different mission statements that cater to your distinct buyer personas, but the core expression of what your business does should always remain the same.
3) Create Buyer Personas
When you begin thinking about marketing it is critical to understand your business's different buyer personas. What types of people and organizations use your products and services? How and when do they find you? You will need a tangible understanding these various groups if your marketing is going to be effective. You may have "buyers" and "suppliers" that you cater to, and these are certainly different personas. Within the buyer group, you may have several different types of customers and each one needs to be spoken to directly.
So before you begin doing ANY type of marketing it is critical to chart your target audiences. During this process I recommend physically writing out all your buyer personas–this can be a very powerful practice as your business starts taking off.
4) Create transparent marketing materials:
Next it is imperative to create your website and all marketing materials that have 100% transparency to your core objectives. Throughout this blog you will hear me talk a lot about transparency, and in this case what I am saying is that the more a business's marketing materials accurately express its most basic passions and abilities, the more successful it will be.
Here are some additional tips for your website and marketing materials:
o Be 100% honest and do not exaggerate any claims
o Showcase what makes you different (and better) from the competition without being too competitive
o Have user friendly and easy-to-navigate web pages
o Make it super simple for customers to contact you
o Have different areas of your website for your various buyer personas
5) Write articles
Writing an article, and having it published, is like custom creating a mini advertisement for your business. Having a few articles published may be the one thing that truly sets you apart from your competition.
To write an article you need to do two things: 1) write the actual content and 2) find an outlet for publication. In the beginning, I suggest writing articles that express your core competencies– Write for the pure fun of explaining what you do best! Be educational, not salesy. As you get more comfortable writing, begin doing so for your specific buyer personas. Write for a niche and provide a solution to a problem these customers typically have.
In terms of finding outlets for your articles, begin researching what publications your target audiences read (make sure to research both online and offline content). If you are going after magazines and traditional publications, learn how to write a pitch letter to the editors. Here are some more suggestions for writing and publishing your articles:
o Go to http://www.ezinearticles.com and submit your articles for free
o Be creative in your research for publications. Your target markets read all different types of publications
o If you are published online, make sure to include links to appropriate sections of your website
o If you are published offline, make sure to write an effective by-line
o As always, be transparent to what you do best
6 Use PR releases
The traditional views of marketing and public relations have dramatically changed. "PR" is no longer just for media professionals. Nowadays, millions of normal people read PR releases written by individuals and companies giving YOU another avenue for reaching your target markets. Here are some basic tips for establishing an effective PR campaign:
o Dedicate to PR marketing for the long haul and write at lease two releases/month.
o Have hyperlinks in your releases that link to the key areas of your website
o Make sure to write PR releases for distinct buyer personas
o Write your releases rich in keywords and key phrases that your buyers might search for on Google, Yahoo, etc…
o Distribute your releases via online services, like http://www.prnewswire.com, http://www.prweb.com and http://www.businesswire.com.
7) Be active in Blog space
Blogs contain the unsung power of the internet right now. Many of your clients and potential customers are spending enormous amounts of time on blogs, and it is imperative for you to have a presence there as well. To start, go to the big blog search engines (technorati.com, digg.com) and type in a few keyword phrases your potential customers might search. See which blogs come up.
Begin monitoring them, and figuring out who is on there. When you have found blogs that contain a heavy concentration of one of your target markets, start participating. Share your expertise and spread knowledge without hard core selling of your services. Blogging isn't a code call, but a value building practice and another way to connect with your client base.
8) ASK for Referrals
It is absolutely crucial to establish a formal process for gaining referrals. I am aware this sounds relatively obvious, but I can not tell you how many businesses I have consulted that fail in this realm. What's crazy is that out of the seven suggestions in this article, asking for referrals is perhaps the easiest way to market your business and gain new clients.
The first step is to overcome your inherent fear that asking for referrals is a demeaning and groveling way to ask for business. Your clients are well aware that you strive to succeed and make money, so there is no shame in making your motivation known. Additionally, asking for referrals is a great way to gauge how well your services and products are being perceived by your clients. If they actively refer you to their colleagues, then you are doing something right. If they are reluctant to refer you, there is a reason.
Here are some tips about asking for referrals:
o Make sure to let your clients know from the very beginning that they way you like to grow your business is through referrals. This gives you a more personal feel, and also set the stage for when you ask them
o Once you provide services, create a standard evaluation sheet or survey for your business and send to all clients. At the end, ask for referrals
o Be consistent with asking for these referrals. Not aggressive, but consistent.
In conclusion, if you are going to run a successful business, marketing has to be one of your top priorities. Every business needs a constant flow of new potential customers to survive and by utilizing some of these tactics you will stand head and shoulders above the competition. You can become truly unique in your field, and the distinction you will make is derived from the marketing messages you employ. Good luck!


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Award for Entrepreneurial Students
Students at the University of Chester who are on the Venture Programme, which supports and develops the next generation of entrepreneurs, are able to compete to win the Forresters Award.
The award, which helps students secure the trade marks needed to give their business a strong start, will be presented, along with other prizes generously provided by businesses involved in the Venture Programme, at an event on Tuesday 18th June at the De Gaulle Brasserie on the university's Queen's Park Campus.
Venture is an award-winning programme that gives students the skills, confidence, knowledge and connections to start a business or to pursue a freelance career.
Kirsty Badrock, Entrepreneurship Co-ordinator at the university, said the awards are open to students and those that have graduated in the last two years. "Through the university's Venture Programme we hold a series of workshops to support students with their business ideas," said Kirsty. "Kate Cruse from Forresters has visited the university for a number of years to talk to students about the importance of trade marks. The workshops help provide students with the skills, knowledge, confidence and connections to start their business.
"To be in with a chance of winning an award, students and graduates have to enter through The Pitch 2019, which is a bit like the BBC TV programme Dragons' Den. Applications are shortlisted to 10 business ideas and these are put before a panel of judges. The winners receive funding from Santander Universities and then there are business prizes, like the generous one from Forresters."
The Forresters Award is worth £1,000 and includes a two-hour trade mark consultancy along with £200 cash towards the applications fees to register a trade mark or design.
Kate Cruse, who is a Senior Associate at Forresters based in its Liverpool office, said: "I've been giving talks to students at the University of Chester for the last five years, but this is the first time Forresters has sponsored an award and we are really excited to get involved in the Venture Programme's prize giving ceremony. Start-up companies can easily overlook the importance of IP protection, especially when it comes to branding, and can end up choosing a trade mark that is not free for use and registration.
"My talk focuses on the importance of IP from the outset of a business and encourages the students to protect their trade marks from day one."


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"Internists take care of the general medical problems of adults. In a single day, they can act as a diagnostician, an educator, a director, an advocate, a motivator, a healer, and a comforter. In the clinic, they treat their patients' aches, pains, and sniffles. They also come to their bedsides in the hospital and manage their inpatient care. Some internists spend their time providing acute and chronic primary care; others become sub-specialists in cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and more."
— Freeman, B. (2013). The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty. 3rd Ed. Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill: New York.p.239.
M1 and M2 Students
- What advice would you offer first- and second-year students who are interested in pursuing your specialty?Internal medicine is a broad tent. It encompasses primary care, specialty care and subspecialty care. An internist could see a very broad or a very narrow scope of patients. A primary care physician sees urgent conditions, manages chronic conditions and acts as a diagnostician. A specialist such as a rheumatologist could see a variety of patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions or could just see patients with scleroderma. All medicine specialties have this spectrum (e.g., an oncologist who sees a wide variety of patients with cancer or an oncologist who just sees patients with lymphoma). Internists also vary in the amount of procedures they perform. Primary care doctors primarily talk to their patients. In contrast, some interventional specialists perform procedures most of the day. Examples are interventional cardiology (cardiac catherizations/valve replacements), interventional pulmonary (pleural biopsy, tracheostomy) and interventional gastroenterology (endoscopic drainage and biopsies of pancreatic masses and biliary obstruction).
Internal medicine residency is three years long. Many people go into practice after this. Many other residents continue on to a specialty. These include allergy, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, hematology/oncology, infectious disease, nephrology, palliative care and rheumatology. Additional subspecialties include interventional cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, heart failure and transplant hematology. Internal medicine is the largest department at Feinberg and most other medical schools.
- How important is a research experience in your specialty? If important, does it need to be in the specialty itself?
AOSC offers Feinberg students a taste of research. We encourage those who find research intriguing to pursue research further. A summer or several months of research will not improve your chances in medicine. A year or two of research may impress a program director. We encourage students to pursue research because you are interested, not to improve your CV. Internal medicine has the most grants of any department at Feinberg and a long history of excellence in research. Doing research in medical school helps to determine your career path. It is not necessary to do research within internal medicine to match in internal medicine.
M3 and M4 Students
- What M4 electives would you recommend to a student who is interested in pursuing your specialty?We recommend dermatology and at least one medicine specialty. Feinberg students are usually well prepared for their medicine residency due required experiences in sub-I, ICU and emergency medicine.
- Does your specialty recommend doing away rotations?It is not necessary to do this. The vast majority of residents did not do an away rotation at the program they matched at. If you want to explore an area of the country, it can be helpful to do an away rotation. But this rotation will have a small effect on your competitiveness. Internal medicine programs classically look at your clinical record and the quality of the school as they rank applicants.
- If your specialty recommends doing away rotations, how many "aways" do you recommend?
Not applicable.
- If away rotations are necessary, when should they be completed?
Fall of senior year.
- Which month do you recommend taking off to interview?
December has the most interview dates. With the new MSPE date (Oct. 1), many programs now offer more dates in November than January. Any month is okay (there is neither a risk nor benefit to interviewing early or late), but we do not recommend doing all interviews in January, as some programs are offering fewer dates.
- Does your specialty recommend that all letters of recommendation be written by members of your specialty?
The most important letter is the chair of medicine letter. There are specialty-wide guidelines for how to write these, as they are looked at carefully. Northwestern faculty were involved in creating these guidelines. It is best to have the chair of medicine letter and two other internal medicine letters. A single, strong non-medicine letter speaks to good performance across disciplines. You should not have more than one letter from outside of internal medicine unless it is from a research adviser. If you plan to have more than one, run this by your adviser or Dr. Neely.
- If letters can come from other disciplines, do you have a recommendation as to which disciplines are more highly valued?
All are okay. Pick the person who will write the strongest letter.
- Does the academic rank of the letter writer matter?
This matters less than in other specialties. The chair letter is automatically the most senior person in the department and is usually consigned by the clerkship director. Pick three other people who know you the best. Strong letters from people with experience supervising and grading students are the best.
- Does your specialty require a letter from the chairman?
The vast majority of programs require this. It would be very unusual for a Feinberg student to apply without a department letter, and it might be very hard to match without it. Feinberg students from all levels of the class have matched well in internal medicine. Use your adviser and Dr. Neely to map out a strategy. We want everyone to be successful in the match and have a lot of experience doing this. We are excited about every student applying and will do our best to help you. It's a great field and an excellent career choice.
- Internal Medicine Specialty Session - Winter / Residency Application Information
During the winter of the M3 year, students should attend specialty sessions sponsored by the Department of Internal Medicine for the opportunity to learn more about the specialty as well as to meet attendings and residents in the field.
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Our clinic is full service, offering everything from routine wellness and dental care to surgery and advanced diagnostic services. In the event of a health emergency, our team is prepared to handle the situation in the most efficient and effective way possible. To complement our conventional medical care, we have had great success using natural, alternative treatments. This includes veterinary acupuncture as well as a number of other traditional Chinese therapies.
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Running is a journey and I've made plenty of mistakes along the way. Today I'm sharing some of those mistakes, so you don't have to make the same ones.
Hi friends!
Happy Wednesday. While I was going through the motions of my morning run the other day, I started thinking about how far I've come as a runner in 6 1/2 years. Part of me still does't believe I'm a runner who's ran three half marathons and one full marathon. Sometimes I feel like that girl who could barely run a half a mile at a time!
Through trial and a lot of error, I've find my running happy place. So today I thought I'd share some of the biggest mistakes I've made along he way, in hopes that you don't have to make them too!
6 Running Mistakes I've Made (So You Don't Have To!)
1. Getting race fever.
I used to get serious cases of race fever. I'd HAVE TO fill my calendar to the gills with races. I'd sign up for four more races the Monday after a big weekend race. There is nothing wrong with racing, and it is still one of my great joys in life, but you don't have to run ALL the races to be a runner. Sometimes taking a break from racing can allow you to train harder to hit a PR or run for the joy of it. There are ebs and flows in your running career, and it is ok to not race all the time. You are still a runner. With that said, if you aren't racing there are plenty of good reasons to sign up and switch up your routine.
2. Coming back too soon and too hard after an injury or illness.
Getting back to running after being forced to take a break is hard. I always feel like I am starting over from scratch and used to not account for that when planning upcoming runs post injury or illness. Unless you are supergirl, you will not run the exact same way initially. I used to even sign up for races BEFORE I was completely recovered from an illness or injury. This race is the perfect example. I thought I'd finish sub-30. Yup- totally delusional!
Not giving yourself the time to get your groove back can lead to more injury and illness. And if you push yourself for a race before you're ready, you can end up right where you started- injured again!
3. Assuming that I will get faster by just running more.
I used to think that as I trained for longer races, I'd naturally get faster at shorter distances. In fact, the opposite happened! My body got accustomed to running the slower marathon pace and I struggled to really push myself in the 5K distance. It took taking an entire spring focusing specifically on increasing my time for the 5K to really hit that long awaited PR.
If you want to get faster, try speed work and tempo runs. Once you hit that plateau, it's the best way to break it.
4. Just running.
Healthy running involves more than just running. I've learned that I get fewer injuries and run healthier when I only run three days a week and never back to back days. I will do yoga, cross train and exercise videos with strength training on the other days. It allows my body to not get too beat down by doing the same thing all the time. I've also discovered yoga and running go together. If I'm running and don't want to hurt all the time, I must commit to doing yoga.
5. Not having time for a warm up and cool down.
Not warming up and cooling down is a recipe for disaster. The older I get, the more this proves true. I try dynamic stretching and walking before I start to run and continue to walk at least an additional quarter mile after I stop. It's a pain sometimes, but it helps keep away injuries.
6. Being too hard on myself.
I am my toughest running critic. A bad run has ruined my day before. That should never happen. Running is a gift no matter how fast or slow you go. If you have to to take a walk break, no one is going to actually be hurt. Life will go on. Stop being so hard on yourself, and appreciate that you CAN run. There will be a time and place that you might not be able to, so appreciate it while you can!
Finally just remember, you will make running mistakes along the way. Learn from them and know in the long run you are a better runner because of it!
Thanks for stopping by today! Tomorrow I'm so excited to share a recipe for a Cajun Shrimp Burger inspired by one of my favorite restaurants on Hilton Head Island.
I'm linking this post with Jill Conyers for Fitness Friday and Annmarie for Wild Workout Wednesday.
Your turn!
What running mistakes have you made?


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Greetings, witches and friends. It's Wednesday. We're tired. There's a reason humpday is one of the most despised days in existence. It's super far from the weekend (even though it's only 2 days) and, let's be honest, what even is a weekend anymore? Anyway, it is my understanding, based on extensive research of myself andContinue reading "Witchcraft Wednesday: Cleansed Witches"
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This week, I want to delve a little into the realms of magic/kal oils – what they are, and what to do with them (and what not to do with them).
Witchcraft Wednesday: Making is Manifesting.
When we place our energy into the creation of something, our magic literally inserts itself into that object. Our energy transfers into it.
Witchcraft Wednesday: Blessing Spell for Household Peace, Health and Calm.
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Today, instead of a spell, I wanted to talk about some tools of the trade – more specifically, the magic wand.
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We are Chalhoub Group, a leading family business in the world of beauty, fashion and gifts. We have blended our Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury to offer service excellence to all our partners and a unique experience to all our customers for over 60 years.
As we continue to grow, it's our vision to become a hybrid retailer, bringing luxury experiences to the fingertips of customers everywhere.
What we are looking to add several Demand Planners to our Supply Chain Organization
Our Demand Planner will ensure our company's operations are timely, efficient, and cost-effective. You will assist in all demand planning duties including estimating future product demand, analyzing inventory flow, and developing forecast models.
To succeed in this role, you should be professional, highly-analytical, and possess excellent communication skills. The successful candidate should also have an in-depth knowledge of advanced mathematical and forecasting practices.
Key Responsibilities:
Demand Planning and Analysis:
- Apply planning and forecasting techniques regarding demand and capacity and interpret and communicate results to relevant team members
- Seek new approaches to generate greater forecast accuracy and improved analysis of sales forecasts inputs
- Review sales inputs and ensure an appropriate Sales Forecast is developed and consistently renewed
- Apply planning and modelling techniques to investigate and evaluate demand scenarios and the impact of relevant constraints in order to ensure an appropriate basis is selected for the Demand Plan
- Seek opportunities to deploy improved tools and techniques to enable achievement of better plans and business decisions
- Assist in the development of the Demand Plan; determine what is required in the demand, supply and inventory plans to support business needs
- Setup and run the S&OP process within my business
- Anticipate and mitigate specific factors (demand drivers, supply constraints) relevant in my category which must be carefully managed in the S&OP process
- Devise action plans which include targeted pricing adjustments in order to achieve required outcomes such as increased sales or reduction of excess stock while managing margin and profits within acceptable levels
- Seek required support and approval for implementation of any action plans involving price adjustments and lead the implementation of those plans
Inventory Management & Fulfillment Support:
- Provide input on the optimum stock model to support agreed Demand and business plans
- Ensure that Supply Planning KPIs align with multiple stakeholders' objectives for inventory optimization
- Identify gaps in current supply or Demand plans and propose remedial action
- Monitor supply planning adherence to demand plan
- Identify constraints and options on available space and alert the business to impending issues
Cost Management & Analysis:
- Assess sources of supply and costs using multi tiered supply chain costing approaches and apply them throughout the life of a supply agreement
- Identify and implement, where required, opportunities to reduce cost and/or supply risk
- Monitor currency fluctuations and understand the impact of forex rates on business costs
Supply Chain Operational Excellence:
- Support the role of audit and financial compliance in all operational activities
- Develop and implement plans to ensure compliance
- Monitor and administer adherence to the main requirements and terms and conditions of any contract agreements engaged in
- Identify, analyze risks, and develop organizational risk management strategies and lead initiatives
- Guide and direct the SC team regarding participation in projects to enable their contribution to deliver projects within agreed timelines and budget
- Define the quality checks and balances for the processes to secure reliable item supply and for the conformance of the supplied items
- Secure agreement for the critical KPIs and constantly drive for improvements
- Support and advocate data management, controls and data mining applications and systems
- Leverage business intelligence tools to develop non-routine information from the manipulation of data and I have the statistical understanding and can use appropriate techniques to determine the business significance of the information derived
- Develop new business intelligence reports, trend charts and limit controls
Supply Chain Planning:
- Collect and analyze data needed for and output from network design/optimization
- Perform basic activities to manage the space at the location using siloed solutions (e.g. Excel, Access, CAD, etc.)
System Capabilities & Technology:
- Submit new business requirements to tech team regarding systems and tools
- Provide direction on significant deviations from the use of organizational systems
- Utilize available systems according to the needs and demand of the business
- Suggest improvement on localized system developments
Your Profile:
- Able to lead top-to-top risk mitigation discussions with key supply partners
- Good understanding of major project management methodology
- Able to lead cross-functional/organizational project teams
- Familiar with the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyse-Improve-Control) methodology of Six Sigma and with important problem solving and kaizen (continuous improvement) tools and techniques such as FMEA, fishbone analysis etc.
- Strong understanding of present and up-and-coming technologies to accelerate the value of SCM
- General awareness of procurement systems used within the industry and in-depth knowledge of current organization's system
- General awareness of demand planning systems used within the industry and in-depth knowledge of current organization's system
- Proficiency in demand planning systems and capable of delivering training initiatives
- Experience in warehouse and transportation management systems is a big plus
- 2+ years of experience
- University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or any relevant field
What we can offer you:
We will help shape your journey with us through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility.
Our Group offers the opportunity to support careers that may span different teams, different job roles, different categories and even different countries. We offer diverse career paths for those who show drive and passion as well as the desire to learn and grow.
Amazing benefits:
We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, life insurance, child education contribution & exclusive employee discounts.
About the Company
The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.
By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.
With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group's success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group's competitive edge in today's market.
By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.


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Hey, everyone! Hope you all had a fun Easter last week! I received these adorable polishes. They are non-toxic peel-off polishes, but they're super cute, so I thought I'd share them with you. 🙂 Let's take a look…
This first one has a "Strawberry Marshmallow Cream" scent (no name) and is a shimmery almost salmon-pink color with a decent two-coat formula. These should last a couple days with or without base/top coat, but it's fun to peel them off if you're just trying them out for kicks. ☺ It smells better than regular nail polish, too!
This one has a "Grape Marshmallow Cream" scent and is the purple sister to the previous polish. This was probably my favorite out of the entire set, not necessarily for scent, but the formula was pretty much the best. Beautiful!
This one is super cute, it has a "Cotton Candy Marshmallow Cream" scent and is a pretty cerulean/blueberry blue shade. It also has some shimmer and would be okay in two to three coats.
These last two probably had the most-thin formulas, but this one has a "Lime Marshmallow Cream" scent and is very bright and spring-y. Good in three coats, possibly four.
Finally, we have this "Vanilla Marshmallow Cream" scent which is probably the most similar to classic Peeps. This one was very streaky, and would require up to four coats. Nice and bright, though!
So that it! Overall, these polishes are really cute, pretty, have good scents, and are pretty good quality, considering. These would be a fun Easter basket item for the little nail artists in your life, or for you if you're a fan of Peeps and polish. 🙂
Have a polished rest of your day! 🙂


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Basel - Meaning of Basel
What does Basel mean?
[ 2 syll. ba-sel, bas-el ] The baby boy name Basel is pronounced as BAAZAHL †. The origin of Basel is Old Greek. Basel is a variation of the name Basil (Arabic, Czech, English, French, and German).
See also the related category greek.
Basel is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.
Baby names that sound like Basel include Bazel (Hungarian), Ba'al, Baal, Balou, Basal, Basil (Arabic, Czech, English, French, and German), Basile (French), Basle (German and Scandinavian), Bassel, Baxley, Bazeel, Bazil (Czech and English), Beaslea, Beaslee, Beasleigh, Beasley (English), Beasli, Beaslie, Beasly, and Bekeel.
† English pronunciation for Basel: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"
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Ruth Braunstein
Prophets and Patriots
Faith in Democracy across the Political Divide
University of California Press 2017
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Ruth Braunstein is the author of Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy across the Political Divide (University of California Press, 2017). Braunstein is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut. There are many reasons to think of the political Right and Left as so deeply polarized that there have almost nothing in common. Civil society organizations pursuing opposite policy aims, however, may share much in common. Braunstein's book tracks two such organizations which share little in terms of policy agenda, but a lot when it comes to strategy and identity. Both groups believe strongly in democracy, religion, and holding government accountable to the people. This populist streak brings the approach taken to politics together across the two groups. Prophets and Patriots contributes to what we know about how social movement and civil society organizations see the world and the considerable overlap between groups of very different political orientations.
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Whom do I contact if I have a housing problem and I am living in University housing?
- If you are an undergraduate student having a housing problem, first contact your Resident Head. If your Resident Head is unable to assist you, you should contact the Housing & Residence Life.
- If you are a graduate student living in graduate student housing, contact Graduate Student Housing in Residential Services.
What do I need to know about chicago's landlord tenant law if I am living off campus?
What is the Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance and when does it apply?
The Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance ("Chicago RLTO") is an ordinance that provides a number of important rights and obligations for tenants and landlords. For more information, click on the link below.
What is renter's insurarnce? Should I buy it?
Renter's insurance assures you that you are protected against the damage or loss of personal property when you rent an apartment or a house. In determining whether or not you need renters insurance, the questions you need to ask yourself include how much would it cost to replace your belongings if they were damaged or stolen, and can I afford to replace them without having renters insurance? The following links describe the importance of having renter's insurance.
- http://insurance.illinois.gov/Consumer/RentersInsuranceHelp.pdf
- https://www.usa.gov/property-insurance
- http://www.naic.org/documents/consumer_alert_renters.htm
The relationship between landlord and tenant arises from an agreement called a lease by which one party occupies the real estate of another with the owner's consent.
What are the types of leases and how may they be terminated?
What are the major lease provisions I may encounter?
What are the customary security deposits I can expect to pay?
Can I sublet my premises?
What may happen if I do not pay my rent?
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Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the merits of each office in "the continuing challenging market."
In an interview with Estate Agent Today, Paul Creffield - group managing director of Countrywide - says last week's surprise announcement of the sale of the company's Lambert Smith Hampton commercial arm was not the start of a sell-off of other divisions.
And he confirmed that the residential branch closure programme, undertaken over the past 18 months and culminating with an unspecified number of offices being shut, was now complete.
However, he said: "It would be wrong not to keep individual branches under review. That might mean closures or it might mean openings. Demographics change and there's the continuing challenging market we're facing."
Creffield insists that the sale of Lambert Smith Hampton is a one-off. "It had its own human resources department, its own IT people and its own finance staff. It was a separate unit to the rest of Countrywide" he said, after revealing that there had been a full market exercise to buy the commercial arm as far back as 2016, but on that occasion without finding a buyer.
When asked by EAT whether this sell-off would lead to the disposal of other supposedly non-core Countrywide activities - like mortgages, other financial services, surveys and the like - Creffield insisted 'No'.
"The other departments in Countrywide are all integrated into the branch network and the residential activities. Everything that remains is core. There are definitely no plans for any further sales" he stated.
In addition to the sale, Countrywide has also revealed that it's extended its existing loan facility.
Details remain commercially-confidential but Countrywide says: "The new facility provides the group with the financial flexibility to execute the turnaround plan while operating in what continues to be a challenging and uncertain market environment."
Creffield says that there has been "good progress" on the company's two-year-old Back To Basics programme, instituted after Alison Platt departed as chief executive, and with the aim of focusing resources back on a branch network for sales and lettings.
"We'll end the year precisely as we expected, so we're pleased with progress" insists Creffield. In its most recent trading statement, back in July, Countrywide claimed its register and pipeline of agreed sales was healthy with market share building; it insists Countrywide retained "our market-leading position across both sales and lettings."


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Hatfield man loses 10 stone in under a year
A Hatfield man has lost more than 10 stone over the last year following a health scare.
Mike Jefferies, 57, lost 140 pounds in under a year after being inspired by his daughter's weight loss and undergoing routine surgery to have his thyroid removed earlier in the year.
During the procedure it was discovered that things were more complicated than they had first appeared and it took the team of surgeons almost five hours to complete the operation.
During the rush to finish the surgery, Mike's back was jarred causing him great pain when he came round from the operation.
As Mike had got his weight down before the surgery it meant that his back could be healed with intensive physiotherapy.
Through the Hatfield Slimming World group, Mike was also introduced to the Slimming World Does Walk All Over Cancer initiative, which raises money for Cancer Research UK.
The charity was already close to Mike's heart after they had supported his brother, Hank, during his battle with the disease.
Mike, an Area Buyer for webuyanycar.com, said: "When I learnt that I could help raise money for charity while working towards my weight loss goal, I felt even more motivated to get active.
"If it hadn't been for my significant weight loss, my recovery back to full health after being in hospital could have been a very different story."
The dad said that before losing the weight doing anything active was his idea of a "nightmare" and he would do anything to avoid putting on a pair of trainers.
Over the past year he has walked over 100 kilometres, raising £800 for the charity.
He has also encouraged 40 colleagues to join Slimming World and get involved with charity campaigns throughout the year.
Mike added: "The support from my family, friends and colleagues has been amazing and I plan to continue raising money for the charity and staying active for many years to come."
Richard Evans, head of technical services at webuyanycar.com, said: "We're immensely proud of Mike and his incredible achievement.
"It's great to see that Mike has encouraged so many of the team to join him on his journey too."
Mike completed his fourth charity walk on Saturday, September 1, and is already planning his next walk in October.
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The Written Proficiency Test (WPT) is an 45-90 minute assessment that measures an individual's writing ability in their target language. The test is either administered in written or computer format. The WPT is graded on the official ACTFL scale, as shown below:
-To learn more about the WPT proficiency guidelines and to prepare for your WPT, please click here.
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WD My Passport USB 3.0 2TB Portable Hard Drive - White
Please note: Formatted for Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7 operating systems. Compatible with PlayStation 4 - requires reformatting for other operating systems
Precious memories, critical files, favourite films, music, games...this hard drive has it all covered. With a cavernous 2TB memory and secure technology that allows you to back up your hallowed files automatically, this is the ultimate in safe storage. For such a technological powerhouse it's remarkably easy to use, and is compact and stylish to boot. So don't tempt fate, make sure all your files are safe and secure and keep your memories intact with this passport to peace of mind!
- WD devices
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- My Passport Portable Hard Drive
- USB 3.0 Cable
- WD Backup, WD Security & WD Drive Utilities Software
- Quick Install Guide
- Compatibility: Formatted for Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7 operating systems. Requires reformatting for other operating systems. Compatible with PlayStation 4
- Capacity: 2TB
- Connector types: USB 3.0, USB 2.0
- Included software: WD Backup, WD Security & WD Drive Utilities Software
- Huge capacity in the palm of your hand - take all your photos, videos and music wherever you go
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Critic-Turned-Cook Steps Up Her Game at Tom Douglas' Culinary Camp
I went to camp this week. Not weenie-roasting, Kumbaya-singing, capture-the-flag camp, but the Tom Douglas' Culinary Camp: five days of demos and eating, cooking competitions and more eating, then some drinking and some snacks, and maybe the chance to chat up a famous chef like Vikram Vij from Vij's in Vancouver, B.C., a restaurant that's so freaking fantastic people are willing to wait three hours for a table.
Holly Smith from the incredibly lovely Café Juanita showed us how to make magnificent risotto and Duskie Este from Zazu near Santa Rosa offered tips on braising bunny. ("I'm using Vin Santo because Tom's paying," she ribbed her former boss.)
I was there for one blissful day, in the audience as an observer, not a cook. But before I knew what I was saying, I asked chef Tom, "Do you want any help?" Next thing I knew I was wearing an apron standing in front of a roomful of fervent food lovers, trying to stuff a hare.
"Slice this onion and lemon and use these herbs and then wrap it in pancetta," he instructed. "Oh, and while you're doing all that, tell me about that book you were going to write about going from being a critic to being a cook," he prodded.
"Ah. Umm. Well," I stammered. Yeah. I'm still working on it.
After filling the cavity with lemon slices and onions, I showed him and asked, "Is this what you had in mind?"
"Well, you need to take those out and put the herbs in first," he said.
Uh-oh—I'm messing up. In front of a famous chef and a bunch of culinary campers, who had paid big bucks to see how pros roll, not some fumbling former food critic.
When it came to wrapping the rabbit in pancetta, I again took off in the wrong direction, but got a gentle tug back on track from Herschell, one of the able assistants. "Start by laying it on top of the back and bringing it back around," he advised.
Of course, that makes perfect sense. The pros make it look so easy. It's a mix of natural ability and repetition—like figure skaters or people who knit without looking at their needles.
I trussed the bacon-wrapped, lemon-herb-and-onion-stuffed bunny and it was rotisserie ready. Hot dog, I did it! ...In twice the time it would take a seasoned cook. But I'm a gamer—I'm willing to try. That's got to count for something, right?
"Do you want to spin for a prize?" chef Tom asked.
Yes, campers often spin for prizes like gift certificates at one of Tom's restaurants or bottles of wine including Northstar and Col Solare.
I already felt as if I had scored my prize, so I let someone else take my turn. (She won a knife. Is this the best camp ever or what?) I stepped up and I didn't suck. I still don't know if I'll ever feel like a pro, but I'm getting there.
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This week we talk about the upcoming Spider-Man movie.
As I looked into my zombiesque (zom-bisque anyone?) eyes while I talk about the movie, like a man who's middle-name is Ambien, it struck me: I am old.
As a general rule, when I was younger, I liked movies a lot more than I do now, meaning I was more emotionally invested in them.
For instance I remember watching this trailer countless times and being absolutely mesmerized.
I rarely, almost never feel that way about a movie these days. Sure, my taste and understanding of movies might have gotten more complex, but the unadulterated feeling that I get from movies is not as intense.
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joke here.
The thing that has fascinated me for quite some time now is the tendency of young people to find and define their identity through pop culture. The main reason why it fascinates me is that I no longer do that. And to be honest, not doing that does somewhat suck.
But I think a larger disconnect with the surrounding culture is truly to blame. People have & still can find their identity through various un-pop cultural means.
And that is exactly what I am off to do… wait, OMFG, is that Pikachu, like a real live CGI Pikachu!?


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Sometimes when performing ajax databinding with the MVC grid you may end up with unexpected result: server error 500.
What is even stranger is that server-side binding works as expected with the same data binding code. Let's demystify this problem:
You will see the following if you use FireBug or Fiddler to inspect the response:
The error message is "A circular reference was detected while serializing an object of type" followed by some type. If you google this up you will find out that this exception is thrown by the JavaScriptSerializer class because of circular references detected. "What the heck is a circular reference anyway?" you may ask. In my example it is the well known Orders-Customers relationship:
Most O/R mapping tools (it is Entity Framework in my case) would create reference properties. In this case the Orders object will have a Categories property and the Categories object will have an Orders prooperty:
Since the MVC grid is ajax-bound to Orders the JavaScriptSerializer will try to serialize the data. During that process it tries to serialize all properties of the Orders type which includes "Categories" as well. However when traversing the Categories object the JavaScriptSerializer discovers the circular reference (the Orders property) and gives up by throwing the aforementioned exception.
There are three possible solutions of this problem:
public class OrderViewModel{ public int OrderID { get; set; } public DateTime? OrderDate { get; set; }}
public ActionResult Index(){ var model = from o in new NorthwindEntities().Orders select new OrderViewModel { OrderID = o.OrderID, OrderDate = o.OrderDate }; return View(model);}[GridAction]public ActionResult AjaxIndex(){ var model = from o in new NorthwindEntities().Orders select new OrderViewModel { OrderID = o.OrderID, OrderDate = o.OrderDate }; return View(new GridModel { Data = model });}
I hope this helps!
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Fabriano Mini Linen Pencil Case, complete with tools. The linen pouch has 5 internal slots for pens, pencils and rulers, plus a zipped pocket for items such as erasers. There are two external loops so that the busy worker could attach it to a belt. The pouch rolls neatly up and closes with an elastic cord and button.
Supplied with a soft white eraser, wooden 2-hole pencil sharpener, mini ballpoint metal pen,with black refill, a thick-lead 3B triangular pencil, a chunky triangular red coloured pencil and a 10cm wooden ruler with plastic edging - all items branded Fabriano.
Overall dimensions 15x24cm. The slots will also accept full-size pens.
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The Italian town of Fabriano has been in the business of making paper for over 750 years. The Fabriano paper mills are all still based in Italy and produce high-quality papers for everything from office paper and banknotes, to notebooks and fine art papers. For their Fabriano Boutique line, everything is designed and made in Italy by skilled craftsmen using the best available materials.
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Impact of primary health care on childhood and mortality in rural Ghana: the Gomoa experience
Afari, E.A.
Nkrumah, F.K.
Nakano, T.
Sakatoku, H.
Hori, H.
Binka, F.
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The impact of a combination of PHC intervention activities on child survival, growth, morbidity and mortality was assessed in three selected rural communities (Gomoa Fetteh, Gomoa Onyadze/Otsew Jukwa and Gomoa Mprumem) in the Central Region of Ghana from 1987 to 1990. EPI, provision of basic essential drugs and supplies for the treatment of common childhood diseases, treatment of the sick child, growth monitoring, health education, provision of antenatal services, family planning, training and supervision of Community Health Workers, disease surveillance and special studies were the major PHC strategies used to improve the health of the child and the pregnant woman in the three communities.


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RefuChat is an app for the communication between supporters or paramedics and arabic speaking refugees. It lists a set of most important phrases which you can choose from. Alternatively you can use the live translation of written and spoken text of your choice.
Supports many languages e.g. German, English, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, French, Turkish and Greek.
There are two versions available. The lite version is for older smartphones, the normal version supports text to speech translation.
Normal version in Google Play Store:
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- L.A.'s Possum Dixon remember Ric Ocasek, who produced their "New Sheets" album in 1998
- Becoming Peter Ivers: A new collection from the "New Wave Theatre" host arrives later this year
- Birdie in the hand for life's rich demand: Robert Dean Lurie's "Begin the Begin" covers R.E.M.'s early formative years in Athens, Georgia
- "Other Side with Zabrecky": A new séance series puts celebrities in contact with the spirit world
- Jane Wiedlin felt weird in Japan in this exclusive excerpt from Drew Fortune's book "No Encore!"
- A Night Flight Exclusive: "How to Be a New Wave Video Slut," starring Ann Magnuson as "Fallopia"
- Night Flight's Stuart S. Shapiro's inspiring book "Identifi Yourself: A Journey in Fuck You Creative Courage" is a humorous and poetic journey
- Night Flight partners up with Severin Films for more cult, horror, mondo & exploitation films
- Attention "cord cutters" and streaming fanatics: Night Flight Plus has been just been updated!
- "J-Men Forever": Rock 'n' Roll battles Muzak in Proctor & Bergman's Night Flight cult classic
"Driller": The XXX "Thriller" parody that answers the question: "What would Michael Jackson's werewolf penis look like?"
Michael Jackson's sixth studio album, Thriller, was released November 30th 1982, rapidly becoming the best-selling album of all time and catapulting the singer to previously unimagined levels of international superstardom.
Soon he was appearing at the Reagan White House, signing endorsement contracts for sums that rivaled the GDPs of many third world countries, and merchandised to an extent that would almost make the members of KISS feel self-conscious.
In a decidedly postmodern twist, Thriller was so popular that even a VHS tape about the making of the titular video became a bestseller. Jackson was at the zenith of his fame, and inevitably over-saturation led many people to tire of his omnipresence.
One of these people was the pseudonymous Joyce James, one-time editor of porn review Cinema Blue. "Sick to death" of the White-Gloved One, James, — along with rival porn editor and extraterrestrial enthusiast, Timothy "Mr. UFO" Beckley — conspired to take the King of Pop down a few pegs.
Their vision: create a cult XXX hybrid of Thriller and The Rocky Horror Picture Show called Driller they could simultaneously market to both the midnight movie and raincoat demographics.
Unfortunately for the pair of would-be satirists, attempting to intentionally make a cult film betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of cult aesthetics. The finished product is almost inevitably doomed to failure.
Driller was no exception. But while the film is largely unsuccessful as parody or pornographic cash-in it does stand as a sporadically entertaining artifact of the early '80s pop milieu, one that inevitably leaves the audience interested more in the filmmaking process than the film itself.
Unless, that is, you have a fetish for watching people in cheap monster makeup fuck on a rundown New York soundstage, in which case you've just hit the jackpot.
Driller begins with the Brad & Janet-esque Dan and Louise (Dick Howard and Taija Rae) attending a concert by The Hot Star, played by an actor credited as "The Sensational Mr. J," who vaguely resembles a Jackson impersonator by way of Paris Is Burning.
Dan escorts Louise home and after some of the least arousing coupling ever committed to film – "Dan you're such a pig! You got it all over my glasses!" – she retires for the night and falls asleep watching a horror movie on TV.
The viewer is then treated to a reasonable approximation of John Landis' Thriller video as zombies break into Louise's room and dance with Mr. J to the song "Driller" in a manner that could honestly be described as choreographed. At one point the lyrics go "I am the reality of what was once your fantasy," which already feels more like a barb aimed at the producers than a come-on.
Eventually the number ends with Mr. J transforming into a surprisingly good version of the werewolf from Thriller, albeit now packing a two-foot-long prehensile erection.
The scene grinds on as a skid row version of Borowczyk's La Bête, culminating with a money shot that would make many hentai directors feel a little queasy. And with that the movie climaxes prematurely twenty minutes in.
One can almost imagine the producers in a moment of post-orgasmic clarity realizing "Shit… there's still almost an hour left to kill…"
Having dispensed with the pop culturally relevant portion of Driller viewers without the aforementioned monster fetish can stop watching, secure in the knowledge that they're not missing much. For those bottom feeders horny/stoned enough to soldier on, the plotless remainder of the film consists of Louise wandering around The Hot Star's "castle" reacting to things while people in Halloween costumes have unappealing, overdubbed sex.
A guy in a Quasimodo mask with a terrible Peter Lorre accent dominates a woman in a dungeon. S&M regular George Payne takes part in a threesome while chanting in Latin. Lesbians rub what appear to be penis-shaped table lamps against each other. All this is followed by a zombie orgy that's inexplicably narrated by a participant in a Richard Nixon mask who make Watergate jokes for the duration of the scene.
To further pad-out the running time, the hardcore action is intercut with an interminable Mr. J dance routine to a song called "Zombie Night" which kind of sounds like a stolen Debarge instrumental.
Finally Louise gets it on with a gang of anonymous creeps before waking up in her own bed. Was it all a nightmare? Suddenly the doorbell rings. It's Mr. J, whose monster-chauffeured limo has broken down outside Louise's house. He asks if he can use the phone. The End.
Shot in four days for approximately $100,000 dollars, the whole affair reeks of overreaching and grand plans hampered by a lack of time and talent. Any attempts to satirize Jackson or RHPS are abandoned less than a third of the way into to the movie.
James — who had never directed more than the occasional photo shoot — claims it was the worst four days of her life and it shows.
According to Beckley, production coordinator Richard Mahler (aka Roger Watkins, director of the notorious faux-snuff film Last House on Dead End Street) attempted to sabotage the film for hiring a straight crew over his porn associates before disappearing altogether. Sets malfunctioned, actresses balked at questionable sex toys, and eventually the whole crew mutinied, forcing Joyce to hurriedly wrap production.
Too hardcore for the midnight movie circuit, too weird to masturbate to, Driller eventually opened at the Eighth Street Theatre in Greenwich Village and played a handful of drive-ins before disappearing in the deluge of XXX tapes flooding the new home video market.
If anyone from Michael Jackson's camp was offended by the proceedings they were smart enough to ignore it, allowing the movie to expire as ephemera rather than extend its shelf life by demanding the producers cease and desist. Not that it would have made much difference.
Despite Hustler magazine's proclamation that Driller "Picks up where Rocky Horror Picture Show, Night Dreams, and Michael Jackson's Thriller leave off," the film is a mess. And knowing what we do about Jackson now, it was also a missed opportunity for vicious satire, but what did you expect? Terry Southern?


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The WhatsApp Business App Topped 5 Million Monthly Business Users
Several features were also added to the web and desktop
Roughly one year after debuting the WhatsApp Business application, the app is now used by more than 5 million businesses monthly.
The Facebook-owned messaging app is also bringing some of its most popular features to the web and desktop versions of WhatsApp.
WhatsApp said the addition of these features to web and desktop will simplify things for businesses on its platform:
- Quick replies can be accessed by pressing / on the keyboard. They provide the most common replies to frequently asked questions.
- Chats and contacts can be organized with labels.
- Chat list filtering enables businesses to sort their chats by unread messages, groups or broadcast lists.
WhatsApp introduced the WhatsApp Business app for Android in January 2018, and it followed that up last August by unveiling its WhatsApp Business API (application-programming interface), which enables businesses to manage conversations with users and gives users an easy way to start conversations with businesses.


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From: Arik Kissinger Florimonte <frendli[at]-remove-cats.ucsc.edu>
Subject: Western Family
On Tue, 8 Aug 1995 CChocula[at]-remove-aol.com wrote:
> On a related note, I'm assuming Edward's Closet (I think that's what it's
> called) is a live thing? Is it worth getting? Why do I have the feeling that
> I was just imagining this disk? I know it was kind of expensive.
Edward's Closet is just a compilation of versions of songs that were on
other albums. i don't remember what's on it because I didn't buy it
because I had everything on disk already.
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The Pilot's Seat
The potential complications from Aeryn's past as a Peacekeeper finally come to the fore in an excellent episode of Farscape. The crew of Moya find the seemingly simple moral dichotomy of oppressor versus oppressed becomes much thornier in the reality of personal relationships.
Season 2, Episode 6: The Way We Weren't
This was the first episode to be written by Naren Shankar who'd previously worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation and who nowadays executive produces and writes for The Expanse. You can see in this Farscape episode a moral complexity similar to that which distinguishes the best episodes of The Expanse.
Digging around on Moya, Chiana (Gigi Edgley) uncovers surveillance tapes from years ago. They reveal Moya's original Pilot was not the current fellow voiced by Lani Tupu but a female member of the same species voiced by Melissa Jaffar, the actress who would go on to play the regular character Noranti in season three. Female Pilot is swiftly executed by order of Crais (also Lani Tupu) and among the Peacekeeper soldiers who carry out the order is a young Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black).
(This is a tough episode to pull useful screenshots from, there are so many close-ups).
All the former prisoners--Zhaan (Virginia Hey), Rygel (Jonathan Hardy), and D'Argo (Anthony Simcoe)--are enraged, though D'Argo later seems to be a little more understanding. Chiana is the only one to point out they'd known all along Aeryn was a Peacekeeper and what did they think she was doing? It's a small moment for Chiana but it makes sense given her background in a repressive culture where feelings and attitudes are forcibly regulated.
But it's different to see direct evidence of Aeryn harming a member of the crew, not just someone like a member of the crew. When Aeryn says, not in defence but in explanation, that she never even realised this was the same ship--she'd carried out assignments on dozens like Moya--it hardly seems to make it better.
Aeryn explains to Crichton (Ben Browder) how rigidly defined every person's role is among the Peacekeepers. A subplot told in flashback shows Aeryn falling for an officer named Velorek (Alex Dimitriades) who, like Crichton in the series première, had told her she could be "more" than a Peacekeeper--he sees she has the rare innate ability to look outside the box of Peacekeeper social engineering. More than an insight into Aeryn's character, though, it explains why she can't let herself off the hook. Claudia Black plays the character's torment very well.
Of course, Moya's current Pilot gets ahold of the footage thanks to Rygel who hopes to use the deed as a bargaining chip one day. A lot of references are made to the season one episode "DNA Mad Scientist"--Pilot's rage at Aeryn is, as he says, even greater because the two of them share a connexion from Aeryn receiving some of Pilot's DNA in that episode. But also, both Aeryn and Crichton recall how D'Argo, Zhaan, and Rygel had torn off one of Pilot's arms to use for barter. Pilot had been upset and resistant but ultimately accepted it as part of his role as a servant. Now he unreservedly wants to see Aeryn dead or at least off the ship. He grabs her by the throat and lifts her off the ground, a startling moment for such a normally passive character.
Crichton surmises there must be more to this anger than what Aeryn had done and so indeed it turns out--Pilot's rage at Aeryn is the long repressed anger at himself for being party to the replacement of the old Pilot. Whether he deserves to feel any guilt is tortuously unclear. The dynamic between Pilot and Aeryn in this episode yields some incredible moments.
. . .
This entry is part of a series I'm writing on Farscape for the show's 20th anniversary. My previous reviews can be found here (episodes are in the order intended by the show's creators rather than the broadcast order):
Season One:
Episode 1: Pilot
Episode 2: I, E.T.
Episode 3: Exodus from Genesis
Episode 4: Throne for a Loss
Episode 5: Back and Back and Back to the Future
Episode 6: Thank God It's Friday Again
Episode 7: PK Tech Girl
Episode 8: That Old Black Magic
Episode 9: DNA Mad Scientist
Episode 10: They've Got a Secret
Episode 11: Till the Blood Runs Clear
Episode 12: Rhapsody in Blue
Episode 13: The Flax
Episode 14: Jeremiah Crichton
Episode 15: Durka Returns
Episode 16: A Human Reaction
Episode 17: Through the Looking Glass
Episode 18: A Bug's Life
Episode 19: Nerve
Episode 20: The Hidden Memory
Episode 21: Bone to be Wild
Episode 22: Family Ties
Season Two:
Episode 1: Mind the Baby
Episode 2: Vitas Mortis
Episode 3: Taking the Stone
Episode 4: Crackers Don't Matter
Episode 5: Picture If You Will


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Global Utility Drones Market By Type (Multi-Rotor & Fixed Wing), Services (End-to-End Solution & Point Solution), End-User (Power (Generation, Transmission & Distribution) & Renewable), Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2024
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|公共事業無人機的全球市場 - 競爭,預測,機會 Global Utility Drones Market By Type (Multi-Rotor & Fixed Wing), Services (End-to-End Solution & Point Solution), End-User (Power (Generation, Transmission & Distribution) & Renewable), Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2024
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|內容資訊: 英文 110 Pages
Global utility drones market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of over 30% during the forecast period, owing to rising demand to minimize service time and cost efficiency and increase reachability in dangerous locations. Few years back, drones were mostly used in military and defense industry; however, their adoption is growing to a wide range of civilian roles, starting from surveillance, search and rescue, firefighting, traffic monitoring and weather monitoring, to business drone-based and personal drone-based agriculture, videography, photography and even delivery services. Utility drones are expected to have a huge impact in the power & utility sector over the next few years. Operators in the energy industry are finding the drone technology quick, accurate, cost-effective and easy, owing to powerful computers, improved efficiency and affordable drone technology, which in turn is boosting the utility drones market growth, globally.
Based on type, global utility drones market has been categorized into multi-rotor and fixed wing. The multi-rotor type accounted for largest share in the global market in 2018 and is anticipated to maintain its market dominance during the forecast period, as they are cheap and readily available in the market. The multi-rotor drones are also used for aerial inspection and photography, which is expected to boost its growth during the next five years.
North America accounted for a significant portion of the global utility drones market in 2018. The regional growth can be attributed to increasing emphasis on research & development activities and presence of major vendors, particularly in countries such as the US and Canada. Moreover, innovations in drone analytics along with favorable government regulations in the region are anticipated to fuel the regional market. The Asia-Pacific region with its emerging economies such as China and India is also anticipated to offer lucrative growth opportunities to utility drone providers. Increasing private funding and investments in the development of power infrastructure, establishment of long transmission lines and adoption of renewable energy sources are the primary factors likely to positively influence the utility drones market in the region.
Some of the leading players in global utility drones market are Aerodyne SYSTEMS SDN BHD, Asset Drone, Cyberhawk Innovations Limited, ABJ Drones, etc.
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Some of the leading players in global utility drones market are: Aerodyne SYSTEMS SDN BHD, Asset Drone, Cyberhawk Innovations Limited, ABJ Drones, Delair, Terra Drone Corporation, Sky-Futures Ltd., Measure, Hemav, Sharper Shape Ltd., etc.
TechSci Research performed both primary as well as exhaustive secondary research for this study. Initially, TechSci Research sourced a list of manufacturers across the globe. Subsequently, TechSci Research conducted primary research surveys with the identified companies. While interviewing, the respondents were also enquired about their competitors. Through this technique, TechSci Research could include the manufacturers which could not be identified due to the limitations of secondary research. TechSci Research analyzed the product offerings, distribution channels and presence of all major manufacturers across the globe.
TechSci Research calculated global utility drones market size using a top down approach, where data for various applications across various end-user segments was recorded and forecast for the future years. TechSci Research sourced these values from the industry experts and company representatives and externally validated through analyzing historical data of these product types and applications for getting an appropriate, overall market size. Various secondary sources such as company websites, news articles, press releases, company annual reports, investor presentations and financial reports were also studied by TechSci Research.
The study is useful in providing answers to several critical questions that are important for industry stakeholders such as manufacturers, partners and end users. The report also provides useful insights about which market segments should be targeted over the coming years in order to strategize investments and capitalize on growth opportunities.
In this report, global utility drones market has been segmented into following categories, in addition to the industry trends which have also been detailed below:
Company Profiles: Detailed analysis of the major companies present in global utility drones market.
With the given market data, TechSci Research offers customizations according to a company's specific needs. The following customization options are available for the report:
Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players (up to five).
Profit margin analysis in case of direct and indirect sales channel.
13.3.1 Aerodyne SYSTEMS SDN BHD
13.3.2 Asset Drone
13.3.3 Cyberhawk Innovations Limited
13.3.4 ABJ Drones
13.3.5 Delair
13.3.6 Terra Drone Corporation
13.3.7 Sky-Futures Ltd.
13.3.8 Measure
13.3.9 Hemav
13.3.10 Sharper Shape Ltd.
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Microbiological risk assessment and preventive actions in bakery and beverage industries in Estonia, Slovenia and Turkey
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Risks from microbiological hazards are of immediate and serious concern to human health. Microbiological Risk Analysis (MRA) is a process consisting of three components: risk assessment (RA), risk management (RM), and risk communication (RC), which have the overall objective to ensure public health protection. The MRA process should include quantitative information to the greatest extent possible in the estimation of risk. A MRA should be conducted using a structured approach. Since MRA is a developing science, implementation of the guidelines may require a period of time and may also require specialized training in the countries that consider it necessary. This may be particularly the case for developing countries. This document deals with risk assessment, which is a key element in assuring that sound science is used to establish standards, guidelines and other recommendations for bakery and beverage safety to enhance consumer protection and facilitate international trade. This document will be of primary interest to governmental and research organizations, companies, and other interested parties who need to prepare a MRA will find it valuable.


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Young Trustee finalist Trey Walk, a senior, isn't afraid to speak out.
Walk was a leader when a group of student protesters took to the stage during alumni weekend activities last April, and he's a member of several campus and community groups working on issues like homelessness and poverty.
"I came to Duke committed to serving it," he said. "Loving a place means insisting that it be at its best."
Walk, who is a Robertson Scholar, is involved in a number of campus organizations, from the Black Men's Union to Duke's Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Executive Committee. He is an organizer with People's State of the University. The demands the group raised last April ranged from institutional change in labor practices to banning medically unnecessary surgery for intersex newborns at Duke Hospital.
A columnist for The Chronicle, Walk has also served on the President's Working Group on Community and Dialogue, the search committee for the new vice provost and vice president for campus life and the Undergraduate Student Conduct Board.
Off campus, Walk is a member of the board of directors of the Community Empowerment Fund, a local nonprofit that aims to alleviate homelessness and poverty.
He explained that he sees a number of pressing issues facing Duke, from mental health to racial justice to financial aid and accessibility.
"The thing that I hope to bring to the room is a perspective that's really grounded in relationships that I've built with people and having experience with these issues," Walk said. "I've seen often how harmful it can be when administrators are thinking about decisions in terms of numbers in spreadsheets and not names and faces of people that are impacted by the decisions they're making."
A native of Gray Court, S.C., Walk said that when he graduated from high school, his grandfather urged him to make his Duke experience about more than himself.
"I came here with a sense that my education and my time here and after here needed to be about making the world a better place and being about something bigger than me," Walk said.
Young Trustees are "fiduciaries of the whole university, not advocates for any particular agenda or issue," according to Richard Riddell, senior vice president and secretary to the Board of Trustees. Walk said he believes that he'll be able to act as a fiduciary by being strategic with his relationships and finding common ground so that he can be effective in the boardroom.
Senior Kristel Black, who has worked with Walk as a mentor for Duke's first-generation pre-orientation program and at the Black Student Alliance, said that as a first-generation college student and activist, Walk would provide a voice that has not been there before.
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"He's not doing it for personal gain, but these are all things that affect his community," Black said. "You just see his heart and his passion for the issues."
Adam Hollowell, senior research associate at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, got to know Walk through the Community Empowerment Fund and meets with Walk regularly. Hollowell, who is currently working with Walk on a writing project, said he thinks Walk would be a good Young Trustee because he is "slow to speak and quick to listen."
"When I talk to most people at Duke, I get the feeling that they have one foot out of the conversation because they might be looking around to see who else might be worth talking too or they're in a hurry to get to the next thing," Hollowell said. "When I'm talking to Trey, I'm getting the sense that he has both feet fully in the conversation. That is invaluable for the kind of work that the Young Trustee needs to do for the campus and the university."


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No matter if you want to mediation your divorce in Chicago, Schaumburg, Naperville or Joliet or anywhere else in Illinois), one thing nearly for certain is that preparing for mediation of an Illinois divorce will make mediation more effective.
I wrote this article to help people figure out how to prepare for divorce mediation in Illinois.
Major categories of issues
It may seem elementary, but consider that divorce mediation issues can be broken down into several broad categories.
- Emotional
- Financial
- Legal
How to Prepare for Divorce Mediation: The Emotional
Divorce can be an emotional process. As a divorce mediator and an Illinois divorce lawyer, I know that to be the case. Consider asking yourself the following questions.
- Do I have the strength to mediate? If you are worried you don't here's some news for you – going to court is a lot harder. In mediation you might sit in the same room as your spouse, or different rooms. At the extreme, there is telephone mediation.
- Can I stand up for myself? While a skilled mediator such as myself will keep an eye out for power imbalances, each person has to be able to stand up for themselves while being open to compromise.
- Do I trust my partner? Your marriage may be coming to an end. Many times there is a breakdown of trust. Can your partner mediate in good faith? Can you?
If you have kids, you will likely mediation the issues of child custody and visitation. Check out my article "Mediating Child Custody and Visitation: the basics" for a bit more about that.
Financial aspects of divorce mediation
If you are getting divorced, you need to come to agreement on issues such as property division, debt division, child support, and spousal support.
It is useful to think about each of the financial aspects of your divorce prior to mediation. If a divorce is financially complicated, you may wish to consult an accountant or tax planner.
Keep in mind that mediation is give and take.
Legal Aspects of divorce mediation
You could get divorced without using a lawyer. But as a divorce lawyer in Illinois, I can tell you that is very risky. I have several cases right now where people did their own divorces and screwed things up – now years later they are back in court.
If you do have a lawyer, you will want to have your lawyer review any agreement reached in mediation. The lawyer should give you feedback and put it into the proper form to become part of your judgment for dissolution.
Getting started with divorce mediation
Mediation can help you achieve an amicable and uncontested divorce. If you want a quick and affordable divorce, mediation can help you with that to.
As an Illinois divorce mediator, I'm available at 312-554-5433. or online. I mediate divorce cases in the counties of Cook, Lake, DuPage, Will, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, and others.


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Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publication Date: Jan 15, 1995
List Price: $20.00
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
Classification: Fiction
Imprint: Picador
Publisher: Macmillan
Parent Company: Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck
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Rhodes' Critically Acclaimed Debut Novel
The story of Marie Laveau, the character featured on American Horror Story: "Coven."
New Orleans in the mid-nineteenth century: a potent mix of whites, Creoles, free blacks, and African slaves, a city pulsing with crowds, commerce, and an undercurrent of secret power. The source of this power is the voodoo religion, and its queen is Marie Laveau, the notorious voodooienne, worshipped and feared by blacks and whites alike.
Tell us what do you think about Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau .