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Telecom News and Analysis
SDP Budgets
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September 2016
Mac Taylor - Editor
SDP Investment Stakeholders
In the beginnings of SDP as architectural element of telecom services layer, investment decisions were the responsibility of the network operations departments and the CTO offices. As stated above, the SDP was deployed as a pure "technology push" with little emphasis on commercial aspects. Too many complex projects and tougher economic times pushed for an SDP investment to be a proven revenue generator, rather than an elegant technical solution for reducing service related OPEX.
Budgeting SDP projects is currently under pressure from business organizations: they require low cost integration and proven revenue streams from new services. This is a difficult test to pass for SDP suppliers, mainly because there is no standardized
Product Lifecycle Management around SDP services that could be easily used to make the integration and revenue generating case. Each operator has its own internal processes and decision criteria in the workflows that create, provision and operate services and resources. While many SDP suppliers have "out of the box" components and applications ready to deploy, introducing an SDP for one or more classes of services into these processes requires intimate knowledge of both the operational environment and the business strategy on the Service Provider side. A generic framework such as TeleManagement Forum's business and operations processes map (eTOM) is useful to understand the bigger picture but it does not carry the Intellectual Property and Business Intelligence each CSP puts in its own business model.
For the SDP supplier, what seemed to be a technology problem becomes a complex people and processes problem to be solved for each CSP business objectives and "modus operandi". SDP investments can be driven by solid business cases when better cooperation among the participants in the decision process happens , when they are all committed to understanding both technology and business challenges and can align their resources in making the SDP a joint project across organizations.
Creating SDP Requests for Proposals (RFPs) that reflect such collaboration, rather than just the technology requirements from the CTO architecture team, will signal a more mature understanding of the SDP investment among CSP stakeholders.
These stakeholders inside Service Provider organizations are:
• Product Strategy groups
controlling the budgets in collaboration with Product Marketing groups who analyze demand and create new offerings;
• IT organisations
whose strategy is led by a CIO office; they have the knowledge of design and operation of SOA-based third generation SDP architectures, CRM and IT service management;
• Network organisations
whose strategy is led by a CTO office; they have the control over the network resources and their management. Increased customer expectations, the need for more diversified services and lately the consolidation of multiple lines of business as part of convergence, fuel better collaboration between network and IT organisations on assuring the end-to-end service delivery, correlated on customer experience rather than on assurance operations at network level. Similarly, business organisations collaborate more with technical organisation on understanding the value and the cost of various network and
IT assets, how they can be reused to generate new revenue streams and how to lower the OPEX by outsourcing their management. The changing relationship and relative importance of these three groups of stakeholders in an SDP project may be seen as an obstacle to SDP adoption because it could overly complicate SDP decision making processes. To simplify the decision process and crop long and inefficient projects, several Tier 1 operators (BT and Sprint for example) have recently reorganised and removed the CTO and CIO silos and oriented their business model more around service design from a holistic perspective (market strategy, IT, network) and service delivery from a customer perspective.
For new entrants who have small amounts of network and IT system legacy, the decision process can be simplified although the customer acquisition not the SDP investment is their first priority.
SDP projects, together with broader OSS/ BSS transformation projects, open a big opportunity for suppliers of methodologies and tools to help all these organizations improve collaboration on the whole range of needs: from business analysis and processes modeling down to specifying systems and interfaces to expose required services and evaluate costs of implementation and maintenance. There is a definite lack of such suppliers in the telecom industry and this affects the speed of SDP adoption, too.
SDP Investment Patterns
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November 2016
SDP Investments Drivers
The vast majority of SDP deployments (nearly 80%) surveyed by Moriana have been justified by delivering new services in a time and cost-efficient way. 65% of CSPs have identified the SDP as the only viable solution to reduce OPEX and CAPEX for new services. One, common service architecture can avoid the expenses of developing and operating services in "stove pipes" including the high costs of integrating each new service into legacy platforms and the high OPEX caused by annual maintenance fees on proprietary software and hardware components.
The cost of launching a new "stove-pipe" often exceeds the cost of an SDP and perpetuates vendor lock-in situation. By acknowledging this reality, one in three SDP projects capitalized on the opportunity window opened when a legacy service platform reached its end-of-life.
Not surprisingly then, SDP investments are often perceived as pure "technology push": within this window of opportunity the SDP is a replacement of obsolete technology; outside this window, an SDP is a new architecture for the services layer meant to future proof against changes in network technologies. 23% of responders in the Moriana SDP Market survey confessed that their SDP investments were a pure "technology push" while 48% stated that their SDP investments were not driven by any concrete business case.
The strategic character of the SDP investment became obvious in the case of leading global MNO organizations such as Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, Telenor, 3, as well as regional MNOs such as Mobilkom or Singtel. These operators, running multiple networks, could truly benefit from adopting one harmonized SDP platform across thewhole group. However, in many cases, internal company politics, local interests and market demands combined with technological challenges related to the variety of legacy IT and service platforms deployed across the operator groups, made such SDP deployment decision very difficult if not impossible. Nevertheless, there are good examples of successful SDP deployments on group-wise bases such as Vodafone Live, Orange SNE and MDSP or, on smaller scale, Mobilkom Austria who successfully deployed one SDP platform across the whole group of seven MNOs in Central Europe.
Innovative Tier2/3 operators took a more pragmatic approach adopting service specific SDPs to generate immediate revenue and guarantee quick ROI. The success of mobile messaging and content delivery platforms is proved by a good 10% and sometimes even 25% of the overall ARPU in mature markets, for example the revenue from mobile content in Japan and South Korea. These SDP investments enabled the CSPs to build successful and profitable business models, attracting
Third Party content and service providers in each specific market. In the area of next generation voice services, including VoIP, most of the SDP investments made by Tier 2/3 operators have been based on concrete business cases and this resulted in quicker ROI from these services.
Business drivers for SDP adoption
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December 2016
Mac Taylor - Editor
Business drivers for SDP adoption
• increased customer expectations and appetite for services available on mobile devices and lately on the triple screen: web, TV and mobile; by adopting SDPs for serving such demands, CSPs are enabled to continuously increase the number of content and applications partners who can discover new customer segments among their subscribers while the CSP can combine new offerings through flexible packaging and charging;
• increased competition among various categories of Service Providers (mobile vs. fix, telecom vs. cable, entrants vs. incumbents, SaaS and Internet Services Providers vs. network operators) and pressure to compete beyond pricing within the same subscriber base; SDP architectures embedding intellectual property to differentiate in the way CSPs support new business models with exclusive partnerships for services, content or devices and leverage new infrastructure investments are strategies in support of this business driver;
• pressure on profit margins which requires greater efficiency in offering new and personalized value services for well targeted subscriber segments at lower costs; services deployed on SDP have higher margins; if correctly exploited, this advantage can compensate the decreasing revenue from voice services which happens in both mature and emergent markets, the former due to substitution with mobile and VoIP over broadband, the latter due to acquire poorer subscriber segments with incentives in free minutes and removal of traditional fees such as roaming across country borders;
• the promise made with network focused strategies, specifically the investments in broadband access by attracting the new generation of broadband subscribers with a substantial number of content sources and a "long tail" of services realized at the low additional cost of an SDP when compared with the CAPEX allocated ahead to the broadband technologies (3G, LTE/WiMax, fiber), IMS core network elements or end-to-end IPTV deployments.
Whether it is about creating, faster and at lower cost, the "long-tail" of services for the broadband access or about increasing revenue from specific classes of data services, the SDP proved to be the right investment. The SDP solution strategy survived the challenge of advanced Intelligent Network (IN) platforms, readyto- deploy "stove-pipe" solutions with perceived high market traction and IMS services platforms hype that killed a few SDP projects over the past years.
The SDP is the solution for the CSP services layer to accomplish network and IT capabilities convergence, rapid service composition from reusable components, Third Party access to create new services and support for flexible business models.
Inhibitors on SDP market growth
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October 2016
Mac Taylor - Editor
Inhibitors for SDP market growth
• Lack of an eco-system for "ready-to-deploy" services at SDP architectural level, able to bring a quick answer to each CSP expectations: from those seeing the SDP as the vehicle for the next "killer application" to those expecting their SDP to support the "long tail" of services. Finding the application developer and the system integrator who can perform an adequate job within a specified budget and a time-frame remains a challenge; every SDP project is different, the design must meet specific needs of the operator while there is no standard SDP architecture and very few components specified by industry organizations (e.g. some of OMA's Service Enablers). This is especially true for core telecom voice services or services such as IPTV. For example, the early adopters of voice enabled SDPs faced issues with finding Third Party application developers who could create revenue-generating services while assuring the quality of core telecom services; this type of work is not for "garage" start-ups and requires partners who can guarantee the quality, delivery and future maintenance of such services.
• Lack of a standardized and largely adopted framework for CSPs business and operation processes which would include management of SDPs, expanding the value network and enabling new business models. Today, each new service deployed on an SDP must be "plugged" into existing OSS/BSS infrastructure and its lifecycle integrated through custom solutions, when possible, into business processes such as order management, fulfillment, provisioning, charging and assurance. For this reason, many SDP services are offered for free as part of voice bundles, diminishing the value of the SDP investment. There is no framework for common SDP services lifecycle management and many SDP services do not count as assets for the CSP.
With the exception of TeleManagement Forum's Service Delivery Framework (SDF) initiative, there aren't any efforts to show how SDPs enable Network, Device and Service to come together in product offerings and how services can be managed end2end for a rich Customer Experience. Consequently each SDP project requires a complex integration plan preceded by a business consulting stage to explain how the SDP can enrich the current business and operations environment. On the bright side, the rapid adoption of SOA in Telecom for OSS/BSS transformation enables the third generation SDP to be designed around standardized IT architecture which not only facilitates rapid integration but to great extent compensates for the lack of SDP specific standards.
• Conflicting Internal Interests
– business organizations who control budgets will support a "stove pipe" solution with proven market traction and coming from a known provider even if it has a higher CAPEX than an SDP-based solution because they must minimize the time-to-market and limit the risks for launching new services. This choice conflicts with the recommendations from CTO office and IT departments seeking long-term advantages from a common SDP architecture and an open framework for service creation. This situation often leads to indecision and unresolved debates that have put many SDP projects into a state of limbo. Moreover, with the push for the broadband strategies, a new conflict between business and operations is looming around monetizing network usage: to invest in platforms that create an intelligent service layer for commercial content and services managed by the CSP or to rely on the abundance of Internet content and "over the top" applications from other providers and increase the revenue generated by their traffic demands?
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The Moriana Group Profile
The Moriana Group is an independent organisation specialising in the telecom
service layer and next generation networks. Our focus is on: Service Delivery Platforms, Next
Generation OSS/BSS, Convergent Charging and Billing, IMS, FMC, VoIP, WiMAX, IPTV, Triple Play
Mobile Commerce and Advertising and other key technologies and services.
Our mission is to help network operators and service providers to transform their business models,
service offerings and network infrastructure. Our objective is to enable operators to create new
revenue streams, meet the challenges of the competitive Telecom market.
The Moriana Group was the first company to offer free Operator Guides in the area of IMS and
SDP. They have reached thousands of industry experts and decision makers and had a significant
impact on these market segments. They proved to be a useful and comprehensive source of
information for operators and provided a high market visibility for the equipment vendors, system
integrators and software vendors featured in Moriana news and reports.


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The Man On The Roof Blog Tour
As part of The Man On The Roof Blog Tour, we have an exclusive Michael Stephenson interview. Obviously, we are just one stop on the blog tour, so keep the support for Michael and his upcoming novel going by continuing on the tour, which concludes on July 22nd with a spoiler-filled Q & A Session.
Michael Stephenson on Writing
Katisha: When did you first decide to become a writer?
Michael: I first decided to become a writer around eight years of age. I grew up with a love for film and television, and one of my earliest memories is sitting in front of the TV while watching some game show and telling my mom that I wanted to be an actor-director of film. I always knew I wanted to be part of the entertainment industry as a whole and still do want to eventually end up as a multi-hyphenated industry standard.
It wasn't until around eight that I discovered my vivid imagination wouldn't simply settle for taking an already cobbled-together story and directing or acting in it. I had original stories to tell and felt I'd burst if I didn't tell them. In many ways, I am a writer out of necessity and a need to see cool, original content. I think with the amount of sequels, prequels and remakes/reboots we're getting, we need storytellers with a little originality on all platforms.
Katisha: What is your favorite time of day to write? Where is your favorite place to write?
Michael: I can write all day when I have the time to do it. I don't really have a favorite place to write because I usually only do it in my family room where my computer is, but I do know that I hate writing in crowded places. And while I can write all day, I don't have a favorite time per se, but I do have a most productive time, which is between 9pm to 2am.
All About Michael Stephenson's Books
Katisha: Which one of your books would you like to see become a movie or a TV show?
Michael: Honestly, I'd like to see all of my novels become movies or TV shows except for three: my summer serial The Writer, The Provocateur, and my other serial Extraordinary. Interestingly enough, I'd say a little under half of my novels start as screenplays, then evolve into novels if I feel I have more detail to add.
Another intriguing twist is that out of all of my novels and projects I'm working on, I specifically wrote The Man On The Roof with a mind to try making the narrative as difficult to film as possible. I think that is partially due to the fact that I had read so many reviews of other popular psychological thrillers (and books in general) where readers complained that it felt like the novel was written to be made into a film. So I wanted readers to feel as if this book was not trying to be a movie. With that said, I still believe it can be made into an engrossing film.
Katisha: If you had to "Sophie's Choice" your books, which book would you save?
Michael: Of the published works (TMOTR included), I think it would easily be The Man On The Roof. I know that totally sounds like marketing fluff (oh, you chose to save the book you're currently promoting ?) but it is true. Despite its dark content, it was fun to write and, hopefully, fulfills the goal of being both an entertainment piece and a thought-provoking artistic piece.
Michael Stephenson's G.O.A.T. Book
Katisha: If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what book would you choose?
Michael: If we're talking any book at all, it's definitely the Bible. Looking at it as a road map for faith, I think that it always has some kind of answer in there about perseverance, love, compassion, and all the ideals that we as humans strive for. Crazy enough, it's also a really interesting entertainment read, too, spanning every genre from romance to mystery to thriller to "sci-fi" to crime and even to horror.
If we're talking non-debatable pure fiction, I would probably go with Dean Koontz's The Bad Place. My mother turned me toward this book and went on and on about how insane it is. And then I finally read it and it was truly crazy. A trippy experience for an average mind. Either that or One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest for its sentimentality and hard-hitting look at the mental health industry.
Sports + Movie + TV Talk
Katisha: According to your Twitter bio, in addition to books, you are an avid fan of film, TV and the NBA, so, what shows are you loving right now? What's the last movie you've seen, and what rating would you give it? Which team are you rooting for in the Finals?
Michael: Lebron in 2 against the Warriors in the Finals. That's a joke for your NBA fans out there. Being from Cleveland I am a Cavs fan, but admittedly a fair-weather fan. When we had those four Lebron-less years, I couldn't watch the team lose so much. I wasn't into basketball pre-Lebron. That first game of the Finals I yelled at my TV and am still traumatized by JR's baffling play. In fact, let's not speak of this further.
*Editors Note: If you are not an NBA fan, then you may not know the Cavs were swept in the Finals. It's all JR Smith's fault.*
I recently saw two movies, Solo: A Star Wars Story and Deadpool 2. I have to first admit that I'm not a big Star Wars fan, so I never have anticipation for the films, but I see them to remain current with pop culture. Also, I thought the first Deadpool was so juvenile in its jokes I was both confused and relieved by its popularity because I am known to dabble in immature humor in my novels as well. So going into the sequels (I saw them back-to-back the day after Memorial Day) I didn't have high expectations.
I thought Solo was decent, contrary to popular opinion. It wasn't boring. It took a while to get there, but it did have a plot (that's a biggie for me), and I could see it building toward the Solo from the original trilogy. Deadpool 2, on the other hand, didn't have a plot until 2/3rds of the way into the movie. Where the first was about revenge and getting his face fixed, the second had individual character motivations but not a real plot until *SPOILER* after the prison scene. I also didn't find the jokes as fresh as the first one.
As far as TV, I cover as many new shows on my blog as I can each year. This year I got bogged down late in the season because so many new shows premiered, and that's not even counting any of the streaming services. But I am currently hanging in there with Marvel's Agents of SHIELD and Timeless (Rufus is my dude), wishing that ABC had given Deception and The Crossing more time to grow (both would've made great summer shows), trying to figure out why they made Krypton a terribly-lit Game of Thrones copy, salivating in anticipation of Big Little Lies season 2, waiting until I get a free weekend of HBO to binge Westworld season 2, wondering what the hell that Scandal series finale was, and trying not to lose my head over the crop of reboots of old, dead shows that should've stayed dead (I'm lookin' at you Murphy Brown) coming to TV next season.
Katisha: Speaking of blogs, what TV show will you review next on Are You Not Entertained?
Michael: At the moment, I really don't know what I'll review next. I try to review everything new but the influx of late-season adds that premiered in March and were quickly canceled in May threw me a little. It happens every year, but this year it seemed like even more new late adds got canceled a bit earlier than their time. I still have review posts that were never posted for shows that I watched. Some felt like a slog to get through, while other shows I thought deserved better.
I wish that the Castle (the defunct Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic show) crowd would've backed Deception, which was the same exact show except with magic in the place of a writing career and the added twin-brother-in-jail twist. But for now, the next show I might review the first three episodes of seems to be Starz's Sweetbitter, based on the book of the same title. It's a culinary coming-of-age show in which a young 20-something woman moves to NYC to work in the cutthroat world of fine dining. I rarely review cable shows because not everyone can see them, but I'll try this one.
Michael's Favorite Books and Authors
Katisha: What is your favorite book? Who is your favorite writer?
Michael: I don't know if I have a favorite book, but I would have to say that my favorite writer is Stephen King. Not only do I enjoy the stories he weaves, I think that his career should be the model for any writer taking this seriously. He's obviously a literary god whose word is gold (almost every huge bestseller that has come out in the last couple of years reached big numbers after he gave a pull quote). His commitment to being a workman-like author who consistently gives us something to read is admirable.
Katisha: What is the best book you've read so far this year?
Michael: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. Though the metaphors were occasionally overdone and distracting, I liked the heavy callback to Hitchcock's Rear Window, and I like that the book felt as if it was written for not just readers but film lovers, too. I find it surprising that sometimes these two groups don't cross-pollinate.
Digging on Captain Planet
Katisha: I also read on your blog that you want to write a screenplay for a Captain Planet movie. Captain Planet was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid, and I'm actually excited about the idea of a reboot. How is your screenplay coming along?
Michael: Oh, it's done. It's been done for years, actually. I have an entire trilogy planned out beginning with Captain Planet: Planeteers Unite, Captain Planet: World Ablaze and ending with Captain Planet: Dark Heart. It's an origin story which is something I think these characters need because so few people really know or respect Captain Planet. Some don't even respect the idea he stands for.
The last time I heard news of a potential live-action adaptation, it was in the hands of Leonardo DiCaprio with two very young new screenwriters on-board who wanted to do a futuristic take that is a sequel to the show. In their idea Captain Planet needs the Planeteers more than they need him, and I was just baffled by that entire premise. The world was supposed to need the captain, not just the kids. And it made it sound like he was wandering around without the kids having had to summon him? I don't know. I could talk about CP all day, so I'll leave it at that for now. #GoCaptainPlanet
Michael HATES Spoilers, Sometimes
Katisha: How do you feel about spoilers?
Michael: If they're for my own book and someone writes them in a review, then I guess I'm a little perturbed if it's early in the book's life. But I'd say that after a month, I think it's fine. For instance, with The Man On The Roof, I would say that a reviewer could spoil three things—one major and two small things—in the book and a reader could still read it and be engulfed in the mysteries because there are so many. But I think that spoilers ultimately are left up for the individual.
Personally, I only hate spoilers if it's not a book or if it's something I really care about. I read tons of reviews. I know some authors will reach out to bloggers and say that they've read their reviews and compliment them before asking for a review but have never actually read that person's reviews. Not me. While I mostly read my reviews on Goodreads and Amazon, I do roam as many blogs as possible with my limited time. I do this usually when researching the latest book craze. I compare and contrast books to any of my latest projects for marketing purposes.
With that said, I read book spoilers all the time. All. The. Time. People who hate a book will rip it apart with every possible detail you can imagine. Before reading them, I knew what happened in Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, The Woman in Cabin 10 and The Woman in the Window. I still enjoyed the reads. Some people can do that, others can't. I would say to readers that if you lose interest when you know what's to come, don't read spoiler reviews.
Secrets for Getting a Green Thumb
Katisha: For all the readers who also love gardening, what are you planting this year, and do you have any helpful gardening tips to share?
Michael: This year, I'm trying to keep it light. As I've been gardening in my main veggie spot for seven years, I'm trying to do the Old Testament Bible thing and have a rest year in order to let the ground replenish itself. So my normal garden is currently a mound of composted organic fruits, vegetables, grass clippings and coffee grounds. However, I am still gardening in a smaller garden where I'm growing sweet potatoes, two kinds of tomatoes, a sweet pepper plant, two types of watermelon, collard greens, kale, green bush beans, and salad greens, so we'll see how good this soil is for growing because I didn't do anything to it beforehand.
As for tips, I'd say to always compost. Like anything in this life, veggie gardening takes a good amount of pre-planning. The best compost materials come in the fall. Gather up your dead, fallen tree leaves, mix them with dead grass clippings (must be non-chemically treated lawns) and throw them in the spot you plan on starting a garden. People who don't have homes can do it, too. If you live in the city in an apartment, take one day or two to venture out to the suburbs in the fall and ask people for their leaves. Most don't want or need them anyway. Get a few large paint buckets from a home improvement store, fill them half with leaves, half with grass, dig a few worms from your local park (don't take the soil because that's illegal) and keep the bucket in a warm place for a few months. Things sort themselves out.
Used coffee grounds work great, too. Go to your nearest coffee shop and ask how they dispose of their grounds. Some friendly ones will give you full bags of their used coffee grounds which make the best growing medium for pretty much anything. Gardening is all about having great, nutrient-dense soil, so get that kind of soil however you can. And start your seeds indoors in wet paper towels and baggies and you'll never fail.
Interview Close Out
Katisha: Finally, why are you excited for people to read The Man On The Roof?
Michael: I'm excited because not only do I think that it could be the next "It" book as far as psychological thrillers, I also think that it has a bit of everything for everyone. I think it's a book that could make you laugh or snicker, could make you ponder the issues raised in it, draws you in with a slew of mysteries, could be just as horrifying as it is thrilling and suspenseful, and that it could tug at your heart so much that it could make you cry. There's even a bit of romance in there, too.
When I crafted this novel, I wanted to write not just a book that you read, but an experience. I wanted this to be a book that, after you turned that last digital page, you had to sit in silence for a while just to take it all in, and that you could re-read and still get something new and enjoyable out of it. And with so few really big movies and TV shows coming out this summer, and this year's most hyped Big-Pub-House books already long out, I think that this novel could be the piece of entertainment that people are looking for to fill their summer. I truly hope it's talked about.
Thank you, Katisha. It's been a pleasure being here with you.
Katisha: Michael, thank you so much for participating in our Author Q & A and letting Reel Literature be part of the TMOTR Blog Tour.
Meet The Man On The Roof
Someone has been creeping in the dark while the others sleep, and they've done terrible, terrible things. The Man On The Roof is a tension-building psychological mystery-suspense thriller that propels the reader through a tangled, volatile, and suspenseful thicket of deception, murder, and friends. Available on Kindle June 22
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5 Cream Blushes For Medium Skin Tones
As the autumn arrives and the weather cools down (a bit :/) , it is time to bring out those luxuriously creamy and soft blushes. So today I'll be sharing 5 cream blushes for medium skin toned beauties..
Estee Lauder Signature Satin Creme Blush in Mauve Light
The color is a creamy matte mauve-brown. It may look really dark in the pan and in the swatch, but its actually quite light and natural looking. It doesn't give a flushed look but rather gives a healthy warm look to the face. This cream blush highlights the face and gives skin a healthy glow of radiance. Estee Lauder Signature Satin Creme Blush goes on creamy and finishes as a luminous powder that won't streak or settle into fine lines. So? You can wear this in summers as well.
Nyx Rouge Cream Blush in Diva
This looks like a dark maroon in the pan but on my skin, it looks like a nice bright red blush. It has no shine or shimmer. The blush is really thick and creamy, but not difficult to blend though. This blush is not for the faint-hearted, thats for sure. It's an out-right red and needs to be applied with care. This is a highly pigmented blush and trust me, when I say that 2 tiny dots are all I need for both my cheeks. At this rate I really don't think this will ever get over! Â It stays about 6-7 hrs on combination skin.
NARS Cream Blush Montenegro
It comes off as a lovely berry shade which can be blended easily and gives that fresh as a daisy look. It gives a medium coverage. However, it can be built up. The blush itself is very creamy and easy to apply. NARS cream-to-powder cheek color glazes cheeks with a sheer, glowing finish that's never greasy. Apply over freshly moisturized skin or over foundation for gorgeous color that lasts all day and is nearly impossible to overdo.
Kryolan Cream Blusher Ch.Red
Shade Sh.Red looks really dangerous in the pan but it actually is a comfortable shade to wear especially for dusky skin tone. It's a peachy coral orange and has a satiny feel .I have blended the tiny bit which I had on my finger above for this swatch. This shade gives five hours of wear with my foundation on and then starts fading out. I must tell you that the weather here has been extremely hot but still it last for a long time.
Clinique Blushwear Cream Stick Rosy Cream Blush
The blush is a universally flattering warm peach shade and it doesn't have any shimmer! The blush is intensely pigmented and I need just 2 dots on cheeks and that's sufficient! It's a cream blush with matte formula which means that once this sets, it looks exactly like a powder blush. I've worn this blush for 9hrs at a stretch and by the end of it I still had a nice rosy tint on my cheeks. It starts fading only after about 6hrs of wear. Quite impressive. Zara says, I love how easily this blends into the skin. This shade is so gorgeous and would be flattering on all skin tones. It doesn't give a flushed look or anything, but just gives a healthy and wholesome look to my face. This is the best phrase I could come up with to express how this looks.
Have you tried any of these Cream Blushes before?
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After the high court quashed the state government's plea claiming ownership of the palace and the land and the Supreme Court quashed the special leave petition moved by the government against this, the law department had advised the government not to go ahead with further legal fight.
Law secretary B G Hareendranath had recommended to the government that the only option left is to hand over the palace to the present owner of the hotel.


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Authors: Nigel B. Cook
The IPCC �positive feedback� models falsely assume that all water vapour amplifies temperature rises from CO2 by a factor of2 (instead of cancelling them out), which amounts to falsely claiming the extra sunlight-heated water vapour evaporating from oceans contravenes the law of buoyancy and doesn�t rise to form sunlight-reflecting condensed water droplet clouds, which cool the surface underneath. This increase in �natural� cloud cover (global dimming) due to the buoyancy of sunlight-warmed humid air, totally cancels out the CO2 AGW �greenhouse effect�
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ATHENS (Reuters) - About half of Greek households struggle to pay their mortgages, utility bills and taxes, according to a survey on Thursday that showed the risk to government revenue targets posed by growing financial hardship.
More than 90 percent of households suffered a 38 percent fall in income since the Greek debt crisis started in 2009, the survey by the small businesses' confederation GSEVEE and polling organization Marc found.
"Greek households and consumers have reached their financial limits," GSEVEE said. "They can't afford additional increases in taxes, electricity prices or income reductions."
Repeated rounds of spending cuts and tax increases to unlock bailout aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund are taking a toll on household budgets as Greece enters a sixth straight year of recession.
Half of those polled said they had to borrow money from friends and relatives to make ends meet in 2012 as one in 10 households have at least one member unemployed.
The survey showed that for 40 percent of households, pensions have become a main source of income.
The economic malaise has forced 90 percent to cut spending on clothing, footwear and leisure activities with about 80 percent reporting reduced spending on transport and heating.
If it means saving money, one in two households said they would turn a blind eye to not getting a receipt when they buy goods or services, which could hamper efforts to reduce tax evasion.
"The reduction of incomes and over-taxation has led to looser tax morals and the risk of a drop in state revenues is visible," GSEVEE said.
Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Robin Pomeroy


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Penn State Greater Allegheny Men's Soccer One Day Recruit ID Clinic
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Men's Soccer program will host a one day Recruit ID Clinic on Saturday, December 13, 2014 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Registration will take place
between 9-9:30 a.m. at Wunderley Gymnasium. The day program
1. Registration Wunderley Gymnasium 9-9:30 a.m.
2. First Session Wunderley Gymnasium 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
3. Lunch and Admissions Presentations SCC Dining Hall 11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
4. Second Session Wunderley Gymnasium 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The day is open to all student-athletes interested in playing college soccer that are currently in their junior or senior year of high school, as well as transfer student-athletes.
The fee for the clinic is $30 made payable by check to PSUGA Men's Soccer. With the fee, each student-athlete will receive a t-shirt with the lunch served in our cafeteria.
Each player will get individual and group instruction, coached by our collegiate staff and assisted by our collegiate soccer athletes.
Please feel free to contact Head Coach Achilles Vassilicos at 412-638-2476 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com
For additional information and to register, click on the links
ID Clinic Brochure
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A young farmer used RDP support to expand and diversify the range of products and services offered by her beekeeping holding.
Projects & Practice
A young farmer used RDP support to expand and diversify the range of products and services offered by her beekeeping holding.
Building a reservoir to catch runoff water and provide protection against floods in a vulnerable area.
A community centre used support from the rural development programme to enhance its services and premises in order not to exclude people with Dementia.
Support from the rural development programme was used to buy new machinery and expand the production capacity of a biogas plant.
A sports club used RDP support to renovate its facilities and offer a space that contributes to the integration of immigrants in the local society.
A project that aimed to mobilise society, build inter-generational cooperation and promote the region's culinary tradition as means to preserve its cultural heritage.
A unique example of a rural business which achieved economic profitability based on innovation and environmentally-friendly practices.
A Technical Assistance project about empowering local and regional actors to work more effectively with rural communities in order to revitalise these areas.
A dairy company used RDP support to build a new wing on its factory in order to increase its production capacity. This investment strengthened the local supply chains and helps prevent the abandonment of the farming activity in the area.
The project made an Ekso Bionics Exoskeleton available to patients in rural areas. This enables community rehabilitation of patients recovering from spinal injuries, strokes and brain injuries.


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Here's an embarrassing story that taught me a lesson:
Setting: my old classroom in northern NJ, sometime in the 2010s, 9:43 AM
As I rounded the back left corner of desks, a student elbowed another. Feeling the nudge, she covered her notebook. On the page I caught a glimpse of the words "Mr. Dawson" and some tally marks. They traded nervous smiles.
Then it hit me. They were counting something about me. And if they were keeping a log in a notebook, it must be something I did A LOT.
"So, I'm pretty sure I know what that is. If it's something I say or I do over and over, I'd really like to know. I'd really like to try to work on it."
They hesitated, but one girl let it out: "It's every time you say 'you know what I mean?'"
Just to emphasize, there were A LOT of tally marks.
My face felt flush, and I was self-conscious for the rest of class. But in retrospect, that was a great day. From then on, I knew the impact that my speaking ability has on my students. Because if they are counting my verbal tics in their notebook, they aren't learning.
Since then, teaching students to speak with confidence has become important to me. In fact, I've probably spent a disproportionate amount of time on it. This spring, I received this email from a student, which showed me that it may be time well spent:
I'd like to highlight one phrase. Can you spot it?
This student did not thank me for "a magic trick for better speaking." No, she thanked me for doing "so many class discussions." Like many parts of life, getting better at speaking requires putting in the practice.
This article is about a big shift to the way we have students practice speaking. Don't panic, though. There are two simple steps at the bottom of the article. If you like the big ideas that follow, you can get started using those first steps.
How does speaking in class usually happen? I think back to my time as a student and it varies.
Class participation vs. speaking events
Three types of speaking I experienced in college:
- A class where students had to speak 2-3 times daily for an "A." The teacher asked a question then called on every student with a hand up. Students did not have to interact with each other. They just had to speak.
- A sociology class where a student accused another of doing charity work only to feel good about himself. The accused student responded to everyone's surprise, "Yea, you might be right." This was after a long exchange between the students as the rest of the class listened.
- The presentation of my final teaching portfolio to Mr. Mahoney and another gentleman. I gave a presentation on my student teaching experience, then fielded questions.
What can I learn from these three memories?
In the first example, speaking was a chore, a rule. It was a box to check.
In the second, the teacher created conditions where students could interact like that. They gave each other honest criticism. And they were willing to accept it. I don't know remember those classmates' names, but I remember the learning from that class.
In the third example, I had to battle my nerves to speak well. I had to plan, prepare, and practice. There were real audience members. I wanted to impress my teachers.
The first example is class participation taken to the extreme. The second two examples are speaking events.
To get clear on terms, consider the connotations of requirement vs. event:
A requirement is something we have to do. It's bureaucratic. It's boring. It's a motion. It's done. Next.
An event is something that we look forward to. We plan for it. We prepare for it. If we are in the audience, it excites us. If we are on stage, it excites and scares us. Afterwards, we're satisfied. We talk about it. We review it. And we look forward to the next time it happens.
Some examples of speaking requirements turned into speaking events:
Forget typical debates or discussions. Use pop-up debates instead.
What is it: It's a discussion protocol I learned about from Dave Stuart. It asks students to discuss a debatable question or topic. The catch? Students must "pop up" from their seats and stand before speaking to their classmates.
Why it works: The typical class discussion becomes a public speaking opportunity. When students pop-up, they take an active role in showing others that they have a point to make. They need to take the initiative to speak. I recommend Dave's Pop-Up Debate Starter Kit (I did not get paid to say that). I used the slides he includes in the Kit dozens of times last year.
How to start: Ask students to stand up before speaking instead of raising their hands. Some students will find this awkward. That's ok. The shift that this makes on the mood of the discussion will surprise you.
Forget boring PowerPoints. Use Ignite talks instead.
What is it: This is a five-minute presentation with 20 auto-advance slides. Slides feature images or phrases, not bullet points with a sea of text. Generally, speakers do not use notes or any other aids.
Why it works: The Ignite talk dramatically raises the stakes of presentations. This cannot be under-emphasized. There is no winging it. These presentations compel students to learn their material. They need to rehearse over and over again if they want to succeed.
I gave one of these talks to my sophomores before they delivered theirs. It was one of the most challenging presentations I've given.
Disclaimer: the auto-advancing slides have ruined some student presentations. Students who underestimate the task stare at me for the last 45 seconds of the presentation. Emphasizing rehearsal is essential for this speaking event.
How to start: Ask students to give one-minute talks on a topic of their choice without using any notes or guides. Ask students to use images or phrases on their slideshows instead of bullet points.
Like with cold calling, students feel nervous before these speaking events. Raising the stakes puts positive pressure on students to deliver their best in class.
We must provide clear guidance and instruction when assigning and planning these events. Then, we can trust that we're helping students build speaking skills for life.
Have you used pop-up debates? Ignite talks? How do you turn speaking into an event? Share with fellow teachers in the comments.


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On the same day that BNP Paribas talked to Canadian institutions about investing in their less than one-year-old fund, Bloom Select Income Fund filed a preliminary prospectus for an upcoming closed end offering.
The fund, which aims to pay out 5% a year, will be actively managed and will invest in Canadian equities that exhibit low volatility at the time of investment. The portfolio will comprise of high-dividend paying stocks, income trusts and REITs. But to be eligible, the stocks must have a beta of less than one. The fund doesn't intend to use leverage to invest in stocks but may borrow to fund redemptions.
Toronto-based Silvercove Capital, which manages a hard asset fund, uses an investment approach that it says results in low volatility. The $22-million fund, which is available only to accredited investors, invests in securities of hard asset producers including companies whose business is in real estate, power, pipelines, base metals, and oil and gas. It doesn't invest directly in commodities.
The manager then hedges out particular risk, including sector, commodity, company and market risk. In some cases, it will be long one stock and short another in the same industry. For commodities, it tends to use ETFs for hedging.
"We are low vol because we hedge out the risk as best we can. Our stock selection and asset allocation also help, though we don't set out to buy low vol stocks," said Robert Waxman, the fund's portfolio manager.
In its presentation, it said that in 2011, "the average correlation of the hedged monthly returns of the Hard Asset sectors of the Silvercove Hard Asset Fund was 0.14, 65% less than the 0.40 resulting from investment in the same sectors on an un-hedged basis."
The fund, which is also RRSP eligible, has been around since October 2009. Since its inception to the end of December, the fund's standard deviation was 7.79% — compared with 12.73% for the S&P/TSX composite. The fund's annualized return over the same period is 7.87%, compared with 4.44% for the S&P/TSX composite.
Earlier this year Connor, Clark & Lunn Capital Markets Inc. raised $30-million for its Low Volatility Canadian Income Fund. The fund will invest on an equal weight basis in the 30 equity securities which have the lowest volatility of those securities included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index.
As well, the manager will write covered calls on up to 25% of the portfolio. The generated income will supplement the dividends and distributions from the portfolio. The fund aims to pay out 6% a year.


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Healthy and lovely recipe using drumstick leaves. Adding boiled rice is new to me..love the last clickReplyDelete
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My favorite thoran,but I hated pinching those leaves(tedious job)..Yummy healthy thoran!!ReplyDelete
Ooh! I miss those leaves here. It used to be my fav. Lovely thoran LathaReplyDelete
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Sure grew up eating plenty of these leaves, sometimes forced to eat by mummy. I can perfectly understand why. The leaves are remedy for cough and many others.
Adding rice is somewhat new for me but I like to discover new ways of cooking. We add some anchovies or dried prawns into the stir fry. That said, I need to find the leaves and let my other half enjoy. His cough, esp at night????
Drumsticks looks so delicious! :)
one thing that i cannot get myself to eat... :( the only time i ate loads was when i delivered my elder one, athode maduthu...ReplyDelete
Drumstick leaves looks delicious.... We usually fry and grind the rice to add it, but this looks simple and easy.ReplyDelete
Very healthy thoran
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very healthy dish...am not geeting this in indian stores...ReplyDelete
Very healthy and nutritious recipe!ReplyDelete
Love this humble thoran, anytime healthy and very easy to make.
And you dont even have to buy this from outside, my granny's house has a huge tree and she makes this at least once every time we go home.
Rice , dal and this thoran would be just heavenly
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i cannot get here,missing them so much after seeing your post and clicks.ReplyDelete
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Delicious and healthy thoran, grandma and ma used to force me into eating these.. Such a healthy dish :)ReplyDelete
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Description of 2106 Nw Timball Road Nw, Atlanta, GA, 30318 - Enclave On Collier
John Wieland's newest in-town collection, convenient to Buckhead & Downtown presents the Hampshire! 4-story Timeless Brick & Stone Home with Elevator and Sky Terrace. Spacious Island Kitchen is open to Keeping & Breakfast Rooms. Elegant Dining and Great room with triple French Doors overlooking 1+ acre Green Space w/ Pavilion! Luxurious Owner's Ste with Spa BA and separate Walk-in Closets. 4th Floor Media/Family Room and Guest Suite. Back entry 3-car garage. Walk to Restaurants! Great Schools. Interior photos are of the Hampshire model home.
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- Price$939,900
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4.50
- Full Baths4
- Half Baths1
- Square Footage4,535
- SqFt SourceOther
- Acres0.04
- Year Built2019
- TypeResidential
- Sub-TypeTraditional
- StatusPending
- Days on Website308
Community Information
- Address2106 Nw Timball Road Nw
- Area22 - Atlanta North
- SubdivisionEnclave On Collier
- CityAtlanta
- CountyFulton
- StateGA
- Zip Code30318
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Attached, Garage, Auto Garage Door, Side/Rear Entry, Level Driveway
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Forced Air, Heat Pump, Natural Gas
Factory Built, Family Room, Gas Log, Gas Starter
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Water Amenities
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- # of Garages3
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- PoolNone
Cable Available, Underground Utilities
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- StoriesThree Or More
- BasementSlab/None
Dishwasher, ENERGY STAR Qualified Appliances, Microwave, Refrigerator, Self Cleaning Oven
Ceiling Fan(s), Central Air, Heat Pump, Zoned
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- RoofComposition
- ConstructionBrick 4 Sides, Stone
School Information
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- MiddleSutton
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Viral Video: Student's Michael Jackson performance amazes talent show crowd
Students at a California high school showcased their many talents at their 2014 Talent Rally, and one student wowed the crowd with his Michael Jackson-inspired performance.
The dance starts at 1:11.
One student performed Billie Jean, complete with many of Michael Jackson's famous dance moves including the moonwalk. His amazing impression won him the competition.


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It becomes repetitive, nonsensical, and just loud after everyone gets an origin story and we're left with nothing to do but go boom.
It becomes repetitive, nonsensical, and just loud after everyone gets an origin story and we're left with nothing to do but go boom.
Bombshell is both light on its feet and a punch in the gut.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about today's noon premiere of a new movie about architect Benjamin Marshall at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
Scout Tafoya's video essay series about maligned masterpieces celebrates Steven Soderbergh's Solaris.
An article about today's noon premiere of a new movie about architect Benjamin Marshall at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An FFC on Gavin Hood's Official Secrets.
A celebration of Yasujiro Ozu, as written by a Far Flung Correspondent from Egypt.
An article about the International Beethoven Project's 10th annual Beethoven Birthday Bash, celebrating Beethoven's 249th birthday, which will honor Chaz Ebert with the Spirit Laureate…
The best films of 2019, as chosen by the staff of RogerEbert.com.
In 1977, when she is 53 and near the end of her life, the great diva Maria Callas is approached by a man who directed some of her greatest performances. He wants to film her in "Carmen." Impossible! she says, playing him a tape of her final concert, in Tokyo, where the great voice was in ruins.
His idea: Use the Callas of today and the voice of Callas in her prime. "But -- it's dishonest!" she says. Still, since almost all European movies until recent years were lip-synched anyway, it is not such a transgression as it seems, and it would at least make possible the great opera film that Callas never made.
This fictional story, told in "Callas Forever," has parallels with real life. Franco Zeffirelli, who directed and co-wrote the film, directed Callas on stage in "Norma," "La Traviata" and "Tosca." In 1964, he directed her TV special "Maria Callas at Covent Garden," and he remained a friend of the singer until the end. In addition to his famous feature work like "Romeo and Juliet" (1967) he directed several films of operas, notably "La Traviata" (1982) and "Pagliacci" (1982) with Placido Domingo and Teresa Stratas, and "Cavalleria Rusticana" (1982) and "Otello" (1986), with Domingo. He must have dreamed of one grand final film for Callas, and might even have spoken with her about it.
What else in the movie is based on fact, we cannot know. Terrence McNally's play "Master Class," which shows Callas teaching opera students, shows her at a similar time in her life, but the story structure of "Callas Forever" is original, and pointed in another direction. It is perhaps Zeffirelli's consolation for the film he was never able to make. (It is small consolation, however, for Faye Dunaway, who starred powerfully in "Master Class" for a year and dreamed of making a film version of the play.)
Callas is played in "Callas Forever" by Fanny Ardant, that tall, grave French actress with the facial structure of a Greek heroine (one thinks of Irene Papas in "Electra"). Ardant (who starred in Paris in "Master Class") cannot sing, but then neither could Callas at the time. What she does have is the fiery passion needed for "Carmen," and Zeffirelli stages several scenes from the opera in the style, we can only assume, that he would have used had he made the actual film. These show Callas in her impetuous, imperious, man-scorning pride, physically dominating the production. And the voice is ... Callas.
The visual style is all Zeffirelli, and it is interesting that the opera-within-the-film is not skimped on, as is usually the case in films containing scenes from other productions. Indeed, most of the budget seems to have gone to the moments of "Carmen" that we see; they look sumptuous and robust, and the surrounding film looks, well, like a low-budget art movie.
Callas shares the story with Larry Kelly (Jeremy Irons), probably meant to be Zeffirelli, a hard-working professional director, gay, whose infatuation with a young man named Michael (Jay Rodan) seems like a slight embarrassment, and seems meant to be; Kelly drags Callas over to the youth's studio to look at his paintings, and Callas praises him because she knows that at some level Larry has to deliver her as part of his romantic bargain with Michael. These scenes are a distraction, and slow down the main line of the movie.
Ardant excels at playing a temperamental diva, whose entrances transform a room, who is instantly the center of attention, who gives orders and expects to be obeyed. This is all true to life. Callas was famous in a way no other 20th century opera singer was famous, and she deserved her fame, not only for the toll she paid through her celebrated liaison with Aristotle Onassis but also because her voice was called the voice of the century, and that may have been true.
Her problems with "Carmen" involve more than the dubbed soundtrack. She is concerned about how she looks. Half-persuaded she should let her fans remember her as she was. Uncertain about a flirtation with a young man on the set. And for that matter, just generally flighty on principle, as a diva has a right to be.
The Larry Kelly character is patient, flattering, persuasive, insidious. To his credit, he seems to want to make the film not so much for himself as to collaborate with Callas on a film she should have made and never did. But there is a crucial moment when he visits her apartment late at night and sees her singing along with her recordings and then sobbing, and he realizes that anyone who sang as Callas did must always live with the pain of having lost her gift.
"Callas Forever" reminded me a little of two documentaries by Maximilian Schell, "Marlene" (1984) and "My Sister Maria" (2002). Both were about great beauties, now reclusive. His friend Marlene Dietrich refused to be seen on camera. His sister Maria did not. Dietrich made the wiser decision, and in "Callas Forever," we are asked to decide if Callas does, too.
Note: It is amusing, in a movie where dubbing is one of the subjects, that the opening airport scene is so poorly dubbed.
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I'm using Wireshark on OSX, trying to sniff my home network over WiFi. While I can see packets that are sent to/from the host I'm sniffing on, I'm not seeing anything else that goes over the WiFi. It's like I'm not in promiscuous mode or something (the promiscuous mode box is in fact checked).
The router is an Apple Airport Extreme, protected by WPA2. I'm attached to the network I'm trying to sniff, so I'm confused about why I can't see other traffic.
Edit: I solved this by the following:
- Plug Macbook directly into the Airport Extreme router
- Enable "internet sharing" on Macbook, with no password.
- Bind wireless device (the one I wanted to sniff) to the WiFi hotspot generated by Internet sharing in step 2.
- Run Wireshark on the Macbook, bound to device en1.
Don't forget to disable sharing after you're done. :-)


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Watch Supernatural Season 13 Episode 10 Online. Best and Free Online streaming for Supernatural TV Show. We picked the best sites to stream s13e10. Simply pick a site below and click "Watch Now!" button next to it. Some of the links may be broken, please upvote the working and good links so other users see those links for Supernatural Season 13 Episode 10 s13e10 at the top of the list.
@budzigniew Completely agree with you. Claire character plot felt like some kinda trashy teen drama and the way they just up and left that "dino-world' without any kind of exploration was anticlimactic
Oh gods, Claire pisses me off so much. She's supposed to be badass, but she is just bad ass... Also, not a great episode. The way they ended dino-world theme? Lame. Such a waste after few good episodes.


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US Team: MarBeth Dunn
MarBeth Dunn lived in Haiti for 17 years and is known for her paintings depicting Haitian life. While in Haiti, she established feeding programs for children in both Kenscoff and Caries, and administered a small school for local children near Kaliko Beach in Caries. She is a coach, mentor, author, and international speaker and radio host.


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This Week in eCommerce: Top 10 Shopify Apps, Theme Updater, Ultimate Shopify Checklist and Shopify Traffic Videos
Getting ready to chill-out? Just so you know, we didn't forget our favorite weekly pics. We are again bringing you all the latest in the Shopify world.
For this week, we've got Shopify apps to enhance your eCommerce store, the new Out of the Sandbox Theme Updater, Shopify checklist for a successful online shopping experience and Shopify traffic videos.
1. Top 10 Shopify Apps To Enhance Your Ecommerce Store
Mento has published this useful article about the top 10 best Shopify apps that can help you enhance your eCommerce store. It's worth spending a few minutes of your time.
2. Theme Updater by Out of the Sandbox
Theme Updater is an easier way to stay up to date with the latest version of your favorite Shopify theme.
Visit on the Shopify apps store
3. The Ultimate Shopify checklist
A Shopify checklist of 10 must-haves for a successful online shopping experience put together in this great content.
4. Shopify Traffic videos
A video series on how to generate traffic to your Shopify store with effective methods and platform
Catch the series of training course here
That's all for this week. Catch us again next time for more of our weekly picks.
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Your Austin home represents a significant investment. Keeping it protected from the elements is paramount to its longevity. The process of a shingle roof replacement can be stressful for the homeowner.
Asking questions when considering a roofing contractor can help alleviate some of that stress. Here are ten questions to bring to the table:
1 – Licensing and Insurance
A qualified, well-established contractor should be licensed by the state and provide proof of general liability and workers compensation insurance.
2 – Length of time in Business
An experienced business is a well-established member of the community giving you a piece of mind that they will be there if there are issues with the roof.
3 – References
A reputable roofing contractor should be able to present you a list of previous customers. Check online reviews and with the Better Business Bureau for ratings and previous complaints.
4 – Written Estimates
A reliable contractor will provide you with a thorough estimate that is itemized and easy to understand that includes the cost of labor, permits, building materials, warranties, and disposal of old materials.
5 – Warranty for Workmanship and Materials
A trusted contractor should be able to provide you with this in the event that problems arise in the future.
6 – Contractor Experience
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The excitement prior to receiving his wish gave Ty the courage and strength to fight his ongoing battle and the hope of a future full of time to drive his camouflage creation.
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Ladybug's delicate wings wilted, dripping with ooze. She grabbed the long root of a giant Cypress tree that was trailing from the ground into the water. With a great effort she climbed out of the water, too weak to use her wings. Lying on her back, with no strength to move, she looked up into the branches of the trees circling the lake.
She could see the same blue mold climbing the cypress trees that was climbing her beloved beech trees in The Enchanted Forest. She stood up, reciting all the fairy spells that she could remember, to summon her strength.
Ladybug turned around in circles, slowly at first. After awhile she started spinning. Around and around she went, flapping her wings to cast off the drops sticking to her. Finally, she was once again sparkly in an otherwise gloomy world, and ready to fly.
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The top shopping days of the year are not what they used to be, especially in stores. The average amount spent per in-store buyer over Thanksgiving weekend 2016 was surpassed by online buyers on Cyber Monday, Black Friday, and Thanksgiving Day, says The NPD Group.
According to analysis from NPD's Checkout, a receipt mining service, the traditional top holiday shopping days do not have the same value for brick-and-mortar retailers that they once did.
Overall, buyers visited stores less on Black Friday and Thanksgiving 2016 compared to the prior year, and spent less when they did. Black Friday retained its number one in-store shopping ranking on average spend per buyer in 2016, but Thanksgiving Day had a dramatic drop in command, from second place in 2015 to seventh in 2016.
Late season shopping proved more beneficial to physical stores – NPD's Checkout information shows that buyers spent about 12 percent more in stores on December 23, 2016 than they did on the same date in 2015.
"The in-store rush of crowds we typically associate with key holiday shopping days has become a thing of the past," said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst, The NPD Group. "The novelty of Thanksgiving Day shopping has worn its welcome, and Black Friday is on its way to becoming more of an online shopping draw than Cyber Monday."
Which Days Will Make or Break Holiday 2017?
Not only did shoppers spend more online on Black Friday in 2016 than they spent in stores, they spent more than they did the prior year, while online spend decreased slightly on Cyber Monday and Thanksgiving Day. Retail's desire to capture consumer dollars has given consumers a bounty of promotions and shopping days to choose from, and Black Friday appears to be leading the race.
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While the traditional top holiday shopping days may no longer be at the top for all categories, there are industries that were still dominated by Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday in 2016. During the holiday shopping season, Black Friday brought in the highest average apparel spend per buyer both in stores and online, and Thanksgiving won when it came to technology spending. Housewares buyers were less predictable in 2016 – in stores, the highest spend occurred on Thanksgiving, but Black Friday came out on top online. Despite these differences, the consistent trend across each of these industries was that online accounted for the highest average spend per buyer on both of the key shopping days."Each industry has its own sales cadence during holiday and it is critical to understand that the differences can make or break the season's success," added Cohen. "Whether stores open on Thanksgiving Day or not, retailers need to learn how to adjust to the new norm of holiday shopping, find ways to capture the consumer's attention both before and after Thanksgiving, and compete amidst formidable distractions that occur beyond the holiday season, like Prime Day."
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Cricinfo County Championship - day 4
Yorkshire v Glamorgan, Scarborough
Yorkshire today clinched their first county championship for 33 years.
They did so by wrapping up the maximum-points victory they needed against Division One strugglers Glamorgan with more than two sessions of the final day to spare at Scarborough.
Hundreds from Craig White (183), Matthew Wood (124) and David Byas (104) and the bowling of young off-spinner Richard Dawson and pace bowler Steve Kirby set up an innings-and-112-run win over the Welshmen which was completed when the final four wickets were taken this morning.
It all meant Yorkshire were over the finishing line without need for their final two matches of the summer, against Surrey at The Oval and Essex back at Scarborough next month.
The decisive victory was all the sweeter for captain Byas, because it was achieved on his home ground and the one where he learned his early cricket in the Yorkshire League.
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Infographic: Who Will Win the Patent Wars?
Patent battles might seem like a rather mundane topic, and to many people they are. But it's a major issue plaguing many top tech companies these days, and the results of these lawsuits could trickle down and affect the smartphones and tablets you see on store shelves.
Building up your patent arsenal now appears to be as important as the products you produce. Google just paid $12.5 billion for Motorola Mobility in part to get its hands on Motorola's portfolio of more than 17,000 patents. Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt argued this week that the deal wasn't all about patents, but it was a major consideration.
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The list goes on, but where did this patent battle start? BusinessInsurance.org has a new infographic that charts the history of the patent wars. The first patent in the U.S. was awarded in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins for a method of producing "potash," which is used to make gunpowder. The patent for the telephone, however, is considered to be the most valuable patent ever granted.
Last year alone, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued 107,792 patents, and the top five organizations that had the most patents approved are all in tech: IBM (5,866); Samsung (4,518); Microsoft (3,086); Canon (2,551); and Panasonic (2,443). IBM has actually been the top patent awardee for the past 17 years, but as the infographic notes, its portfolio is not considered to be the most valuable. That honor goes to Microsoft.
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Whether it was a long, boring, or interesting and fun event, any invitation for an event or meeting participated in deserves a form of gratitude. A thank-you letter or note is in order. But what does one put in a thank-you note?
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Wedding Thank-You Notes – These thank-you notes are given to attendees of a wedding who were specifically requested to attend, or whose presence the couple are grateful for. In general, weddings thank you note are given to all who were invited and came to the wedding. Variations of these thank-you notes exist like those of a wedding held in a far destination for which the guest had to travel far.
Bridal Shower Thank-You Notes – On a similar note, bridal shower thank-you letter example differ from wedding thank-you notes in the sense that these are given ahead of the wedding, after the bridal shower. This letter entails that the bride is thankful for the select people who came to the event and hopefully had fun as well.
Baby Shower Thank-You Notes – The biggest blessing that a couple commonly wants is that of announcing the arrival of a child and what more way to celebrate than with a baby shower. Selected friends are chosen to attend and a thank-you for their presence and sharing the celebration is what this note is for. This note would also serve as thank-you for the presents that were given to the mother during the baby shower celebration.
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Funeral Thank-You Notes – Funerals typically do not offer reasons to be thankful, but any host or party concerned would be glad to receive support during the trying time. This letter is sent to those who attended the funeral program or service and provided consolation to the bereaved. Look for the example of such a note, where the sender was thankful for the attendance of a friend travelling a long way to attend the service.
Sympathy Thank-You Notes – Usually given by non-profit organizations that have received donations from individuals or companies. These organizations commonly provide food or shelter to homeless individuals and this letter is given to benefactors who have made substantial donations to help their cause. Another blank note example for this type of note is shown in the page wherein the person lending the amount was extremely thankful of the help during a hard time.
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Gift Thank-You Notes – Nothing puts a smile to our faces as that of receiving gifts. This may have been a result of conditioning from childhood and the holidays or celebrations associated with gift-giving.
Teacher Thank-You Notes – Schools or educational institutions provide the basic standards we have of understanding our community and society. Teachers are in essence our second mothers or our mother away from home. Most students recognize this and send letters of appreciation to their respective teachers who they deem to be thankful for. These thank you notes are often informally written but sincerely meant. A number of these thank you notes are addressed usually to preschool teachers as these formative years shape the child and the child sees the teacher as a second parent.
Donation Thank-You Letter – Donations come in all sorts of ways. Some donations involve donating money while some come in the form of donating blood. Organizations such as churches or blood banks send out thank you letters for notable donors who continue to support their cause. An example shown for a church donation thank you note on this page mentions the proceeds of where the donation goes. This is also to show transparency to the donor regarding the proceeds of the donation.
Lunch Thank-You Notes – Often informal and given right after team lunches. An example of a funny welcome note for lunch is shown on this page. It describes how much fun the attendees had during lunch and how they got to know each member of the team better.
Interview Thank-You Notes – These notes are usually given within 24 hours after an interview.
Post Interview Thank-You Notes – These notes are given to thank the person who participated and agreed to the interview. Most of these interviews are either for scholarly purposes or social interest. Most interview thank you notes of this type are given to authority figures like a mayor agreeing or spending time to participate in the interview.
Phone Interview Thank-You Notes – Not all important or people sought after with interviews have time or are physically available to attend to an interview. These notes are given to the persons being interviewed who have given time for a phone interview.
Job Interview Thank-You Notes – After applying for a job, some job seekers try to increase their chances of getting the job by sending out these job interview thank you notes. At times they would consider this letter as a sales letter in disguise as they are typically selling themselves and their most notable qualifications to the interviewer.
Business Meeting Thank-You Notes – After a successful and fruitful meeting, business meeting thank you notes are usually given. Some are due to a meeting resulting to a successful acceptance of a business proposal while some are after an inking of a business deal.
Employee Farewell Thank-You Note – As most employees come and go, some of them send out farewell thank you notes to previous supervisors or managers thanking them and the company of the many opportunities given during his tenure in the company.
Internship Thank-You Notes – Sent out upon the acceptance of an internship thanking the person approving the internship. A sample of such can be seen on the page.
Numerous other thank-you letters may exist as many people do find different ways of expressing their gratitude over a gift, blessing, or event invitation. All of the thank-you note examples shown in this page are available for download for your reference.


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I recently travelled to Haiti to document the installation of Gavi-supported solar-powered fridges that will help Haiti keep vaccines cool, and meet the vaccine champions working to increase immunisation coverage in the most remote areas of the country. During the trip, I shot a series of portraits of the amazing people I met there. These are some of my favourites.
Dr Paule-Andrée Byron Louis, head of Haiti's vaccine programme
Since June 2017, Dr Paule-Andrée Byron Louis heads Haiti's Expanded Programme on Immunization. She is a passionate public health expert and brings a wealth of experience through her work in the Health and Population Ministry. She explained to me how Haiti – with a new government and strong support from its partners – needs to "rebuild the foundation of its immunisation programme and reorganise teams to ensure that every child gets the vaccines that they need."
Gérard Lucien Narcisse, health centre warden
For 20 years, Gérard Lucien Narcisse has been the warden of the health centre in Kenscoff, a small village located in the mountains above Port-au-Prince. Gérard showed me the new Gavi-supported solar-powered fridges that are currently being installed to keep vaccines cool and effective. He explained how important vaccines are for the future of Haiti, and how he has seen all the children in Kenscoff "growing up, getting married, and having their own kids."
Roody Jacques, cold chain expert
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Masculin Djumen, social mobiliser
When photographing up in Kenscoff, I suddenly heard someone shouting in a megaphone "Vaksin!" It was Masculin Djumen, a "crieuse" who walks around the village, usually on Sundays, announcing information about vaccination sessions that will take place in the following week. Masculin told me that she is studying to become a health worker and vaccinator. Why do you want to do this job? I asked her. "Because vaccines save lives. It's as simple as that!"
Alain Lerebour, senior technician
Alain Lerebour is the senior technician in charge of installing the 721 Gavi-supported solar-powered fridges that will be deployed in Haiti by 2020. "The devices are geo-localised and transmit by satellite the fridge's temperatures," he told me. "This enables us to in real time monitor the temperatures and effectively manage any problems that might occur." How smart! This year alone, some 200 fridges will be deployed and Alain's team is working around the clock to make sure that the operation is running smoothly.
Adassa (and her mother)
I met Adassa and her mother while photographing a vaccination session at the Hôpital Universitaire de la Paix in Port-au-Prince. She had just received her second dose of pentavalent vaccine, which will protect her against five deadly diseases, including diphtheria and tetanus. Adassa didn't cry or fuss at all when receiving the shot – her mother was so proud of her. I hope she has an amazing life and wish her the very best.
Derline Mentor, UNICEF cold chain officer
Derline Mentor is a cold chain officer working with UNICEF in Haiti. She first saw solar-powered fridges back in the 90s, and she knew directly that this technology would be game-changing for countries like Haiti, where "the sun is free and community health workers can't reach babies in remote areas." Derline is optimistic that the new fridges will help Haiti increase its immunisation coverage, and once all the fridges have been installed "I can retire," she told me (with a big smile!).
Jean-Pierre Botoko, logistician
Jean-Pierre Botoko is a logistician and cold chain consultant with more than 30 years of experience. Before helping the team in Haiti, he worked with the Expanded Programme on Immunization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and participated in the introduction of the MenAfriVac vaccine in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Jean-Pierre is excited about this new adventure, and explained to me how "the new equipment will lower the costs and help reach more children with life-saving vaccines."
Marise Joseph, head of vaccination at Hôpital Universitaire de la Paix, Port-au-Prince
"The busiest day of the week is Monday, with more than 150 children to vaccinate," Marie Joseph told me. "Sometimes, the parents don't bring the vaccination cards, which makes it's really difficult to know which vaccine the children should receive. I wish we could have a better system to record data. The big workbooks we have are not easy to use and we sometimes loose information about the children. That's why I always tell the parents to bring their vaccination cards."