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The Recording Academy announced nominations today for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards, reflecting a diverse blend of talented music makers as determined by The Academy's voting membership.
This year, Kendrick Lamar leads nominations with 11, followed by Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, who each earn seven. Additionally, music producer/songwriter Max Martin receives six nominations and mastering engineer Tom Coyne, rapper Drake, and engineers/mixers Serban Ghenea and John Hanes each earn five nominations.
The eclectic nature of this year's nominations is exemplified in the Album Of The Year category, where nominees range from the alternative and soulful rock of Alabama Shakes and Lamar's thought-provoking jazz-infused rap to the classic country sounds of Chris Stapleton, the pop emergence of Swift, and the genre-bending R&B style of The Weeknd.
"The diversity in the creative community is what makes music a universal language, and it's gratifying to see the vibrancy of today's artistic landscape reflected in this year's nominations — a testament to The Academy's voting members," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "Artists are pushing boundaries in exciting ways, making it an exceptionally strong year for music."
Following are the nominations in the General Field categories:
Record Of The Year
"Really Love" — D'Angelo And The Vanguard
"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
"Thinking Out Loud" — Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space" — Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face" — The Weeknd
Album Of The Year
Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar
Traveller — Chris Stapleton
1989 — Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind The Madness — The Weeknd
Song Of The Year
"Alright" — Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
"Blank Space" — Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
"Girl Crush" — Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
"See You Again" — Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
"Thinking Out Loud" — Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Following is a sampling of nominations in the GRAMMY Awards' other 29 Fields:
For Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, the nominees are "Ship To Wreck" by Florence & The Machine; "Sugar" by Maroon 5; "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars; "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar; and "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth.
The nominees for Best Dance Recording are "We're All We Need" by Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston; "Go" by the Chemical Brothers; "Never Catch Me" by Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar; "Runaway (U & I)" by Galantis; and "Where Are Ü Now" by Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber.
The Best Rock Performance nominees are "Don't Wanna Fight" by Alabama Shakes; "What Kind Of Man" by Florence & The Machine; "Something From Nothing" by Foo Fighters; "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King; and "Moaning Lisa Smile" by Wolf Alice.
The nominees for Best Alternative Music Album are Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes; Vulnicura by Björk; The Waterfall by My Morning Jacket; Currents by Tame Impala; and Star Wars by Wilco.
For Best Rap Album, the nominees are 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole; Compton by Dr. Dre; If Youre Reading This Its Too Late by Drake; To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar; and The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj.
The nominees for Best Urban Contemporary Album are Ego Death by the Internet; You Should Be Here by Kehlani; Blood by Lianne La Havas; Wildheart by Miguel; and Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd.
The Best Country Album nominees are Montevallo by Sam Hunt; Pain Killer by Little Big Town; The Blade by Ashley Monroe; Pageant Material by Kacey Musgraves; and Traveller by Chris Stapleton.
The nominees for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical are Jeff Bhasker, Dave Cobb, Diplo, Larry Klein, and Blake Mills.
For Best Music Video, the nominees are "LSD" by ASAP Rocky; "I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)" by the Dead Weather; "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar; "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar; and "Freedom" by Pharrell Williams.
This year's GRAMMY Awards process registered more than 21,000 submissions over a 12-month eligibility period (Oct. 1, 2014 – Sept. 30, 2015). GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 16 to The Recording Academy's voting members. Ballots are due back to the accounting firm Deloitte by Jan. 15, 2016, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the 58th GRAMMY Awards telecast.
The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Feb. 15, 2016, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
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Kendrick Lamar is the leading nominee for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The critically acclaimed rapper received 11 nominations, a total topped by only two artists in GRAMMY history. Michael Jackson received 12 nods for 1983, as did Babyface for 1996.
Taylor Swift received noms for Album, Record and Song Of The Year. It's the second time she has achieved this sweep. She first accomplished it six years ago. Only one other female artist in GRAMMY history has received nominations in all three categories more than once. Mariah Carey achieved the triple play for both 1990 and 2005.
Max Martin co-produced two of the contenders for Record Of The Year — Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" and The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face." It's the first time in five years that one producer (or team of producers) has produced or co-produced two of the nominees in this category. The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine) produced two of the 2010 nominees — Cee Lo Green's "F*** You" and "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars.
Alabama Shakes are nominated for Album Of The Year for Sound & Color. The band received a GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist three years ago. (Two other Album Of The Year candidates this year, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, are also past Best New Artist nominees.)
R&B legend Ronald Isley is a featured artist on Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, a current Album Of The Year nominee. Isley received his first two GRAMMY nominations 46 years ago for the Isley Brothers' classic "It's Your Thing." The trio won for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group.
Courtney Barnett is vying to become the second Australian artist to win Best New Artist. Men At Work won for 1982.
Maroon 5 are vying for their third award in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category. The Los Angeles-based quintet is nominated this year for "Sugar." The group won the 2005 award for "This Love" and the 2007 award for "Makes Me Wonder."
The Chemical Brothers and Skrillex are each contending to become the first three-time winner in the category of Best Dance/Electronic Album. The Chemical Brothers, nominated for Born In The Echoes, previously won for Push The Button and We Are The Night. Skrillex, nominated along with Diplo for Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü, previously won for Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites and Bangarang.
D'Angelo could be headed for his second award for Best R&B Album. He and the Vanguard are nominated this year for Black Messiah. He won the 2000 award for Voodoo. To date, only three artists have won multiple awards in this category. Alicia Keys has won three. John Legend and TLC have each won two.
Nicki Minaj is vying to become the first female solo artist to win for Best Rap Album. She is nominated for The Pinkprint. Lauryn Hill shared the 1996 award in this category as a member of Fugees for The Score. (The title of Minaj's album is a nod to Jay Z's The Blueprint, which was a 2001 nominee in this category.)
Kacey Musgraves could become the first female solo artist to win twice in the category of Best Country Album. Musgraves is nominated this year for Pageant Material. She won two years ago for Same Trailer Different Park.
Joey Alexander, who is nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo, is just 12 years old. If the piano prodigy wins either award, he'll become the youngest individual artist to win a GRAMMY. The current record-holder is LeAnn Rimes, who was 14 1/2 when she won her first GRAMMY. (The Peasall Sisters were even younger when they won for their contribution to the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. But they were a group.)
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell could be headed for their second GRAMMY in three years in the Best Americana Album category. They're nominated this year for The Traveling Kind. They won two years ago for Old Yellow Moon. To date, Levon Helm is the only two-time winner in this category.
Empire: Season 1 is nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media. It's vying to become the second television soundtrack to win in this category. The first was Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1, which won four years ago.
One thing's for sure: There will be a first-time winner for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. Three of the nominees (Jeff Bhasker, Diplo and Larry Klein) have been nominated in this category once before (though they didn't win). The other two contenders, Dave Cobb and Blake Mills, are first-time nominees.
Lalah Hathaway is vying to win for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the second year in a row. She is nominated this year for "Little Ghetto Boy." She won last year as a featured artist on Robert Glasper Experiment's "Jesus Children." Only two other artists, Aretha Franklin and Beyoncé, have won twice in this category — and neither of them won in back-to-back years.
What do 58th GRAMMY nominees Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Charles Kelley, Adam Levine, and Ryan Tedder have in common? They are co-founders of the GRAMMY Creators Alliance, a collective established by The Recording Academy to help today's leading artists, songwriters and studio professionals form a powerful voice in shaping music's future.
Jay Mohr is a first-time nominee for Best Comedy Album for Happy. And A Lot. Should he emerge victorious, Mohr would become the fourth former "Saturday Night Live" cast member to win the category. The SNL cast alumni who have previously won Best Comedy Album are Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy. Mohr's SNL tenure ran from 1993–1995.
Roger Waters' The Wall is nominated for Best Music Film. Pink Floyd's original recording of The Wall received a 1980 GRAMMY nomination for Album Of The Year. That album was voted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2008.
Pharrell Williams could be headed for his second consecutive award in the category of Best Music Video. The multitalented star is nominated this year for "Freedom." He won last year for "Happy." To date, Peter Gabriel is the only artist to win back-to-back awards in this category. He won the 1992 award for "Digging In The Dirt" and the 1993 award for "Steam."
Jimmy Carter could become the first former U.S. President to win twice for Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling). The 39th president is nominated this year for A Full Life: Reflections At Ninety. He won the 2006 award for Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis. (Barack Obama won twice in this category before he became president.)
Keith Urban is nominated in the category of Best Country Solo Performance for "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16." John Cougar, as the artist was then known, won a 1982 GRAMMY for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male for "Hurts So Good." Urban won four GRAMMYs in the Best Male Country Vocal Performance category.
In addition to contending for his first career GRAMMY for "One Man Can Change The World," Big Sean is a curator for the fourth annual GRAMMY Amplifier, which provides aspiring artists with the opportunity to showcase their talent. The Detroit rapper — along with fellow 58th nominee Sam Hunt and Lzzy Hale of the GRAMMY-winning band Halestorm — will select the program's top three winners, who will be announced during GRAMMY Week.
Tamar Braxton is a finalist for Best R&B Performance for "If I Don't Have You." This could be her first GRAMMY win. Braxton's older sister, Toni Braxton, has won seven GRAMMYs, including one just last year for Love, Marriage & Divorce, a collaboration with Babyface. It was voted Best R&B Album.
Björk is vying to become the second female solo artist in a row to win Best Alternative Music Album. She's nominated for Vulnicura. Last year the award went to St. Vincent for her eponymous album. Only one other female solo artist has won in the category — Sinéad O'Connor, who took the 1990 award for I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.
Englishman James Bay is a finalist for Best New Artist. Another Englishman, Sam Smith, won the award last year. If Bay wins, this will be the second time that artists from England have won in this category in successive years. Amy Winehouse and Adele won for 2007 and 2008, respectively.
"Girl Crush" is nominated for Song Of The Year. The song, co-written by Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose, could become the second song written by an all-female songwriting team to win in this category. The first was "Bette Davis Eyes," the 1981 winner, which was co-written by Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss. (Four female songwriters have won the award solo: Carole King, Julie Gold, Alicia Keys, and Amy Winehouse.)
"See You Again" from Furious 7 is nominated for Song Of The Year. It's the first film soundtrack song in 12 years to receive a nom in the category. "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile was a 2003 nominee. Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth co-wrote their hit "See You Again" with Andrew Cedar and Justin Franks. Eminem co-wrote "Lose Yourself" with Jeff Bass and Luis Resto.
Ed Sheeran is represented in the Album Of The Year category for the third year in a row. This year, he is a featured artist on The Weeknd's Beauty Behind The Madness. Last year, he was nominated for his own album, X. Two years ago, he was a featured artist on Taylor Swift's Red.
The Weeknd's Beauty Behind The Madness is nominated for both Album Of The Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album. It's the fourth album to be nominated in both categories in the four years that the GRAMMYs have had an urban contemporary category. Beyoncé's self-titled album and Pharrell Williams' Girl were nominated for both awards last year. Frank Ocean's Channel Orange was nominated for both awards three years ago.
Producer Ian Brennan is nominated for Best World Music Album for his work on Zomba Prison Project's I Have No Everything Here. Brennan recorded the album over 10 days in 2013 with a group of male and female maximum security prisoners. Brennan won the same award for 2011 for his co-producer role on Tinariwen's Tassili.
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me is competing for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media. Two tracks from the album won GRAMMYs last year. "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," which Campbell co-wrote with Julian Raymond, was voted Best Country Song. The Band Perry's version of Campbell's 1967 hit "Gentle On My Mind" won for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Campbell, a six-time GRAMMY winner, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2012.
Carrie Underwood is vying to take home the award for Best Country Solo Performance for the third time in the past four years. She's nominated this year for "Little Toy Guns." She won the 2012 award for "Blown Away" and last year's award for "Something In The Water."
"Glory," which won an Academy Award last year, is nominated for three GRAMMYs: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Song and Best Song Written For Visual Media. Common and John Legend, whose recording of the song was heard at the end of Selma, co-wrote the song with Che Smith.
Paul McCartney has won GRAMMYs in the Pop, Rock and Traditional Pop Fields. Could he be headed for an award this year in the Rap Field? He's nominated in two rap categories — Best Rap Performance as a featured artist on Kanye West's "All Day" and Best Rap Song as a co-writer of that song.
Anoushka Shankar, a nominee for Best World Music Album for Home, is vying for her first career GRAMMY. Shankar is the daughter of the late Ravi Shankar, a recipient of a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. Ravi Shankar: A Life In Music is on display at the GRAMMY Museum through April 1. The exhibit offers visitors a glimpse into the sitar legend's early life and his impact on Western music.
Slipknot could be headed for their second award in the category of Best Metal Performance. The band is nominated for "Custer," a track from.5: The Gray Chapter. Slipknot won the 2005 award for "Before I Forget."
Three female-fronted groups are nominated for Best Rock Performance: Alabama Shakes (fronted by Brittany Howard), Florence & The Machine (fronted by Florence Welch) and Wolf Alice (fronted by Ellie Rowsell).
Sam Hunt is a finalist for Best New Artist. He is just the fourth male country solo artist to receive a nomination in this category. He follows Billy Ray Cyrus, Brad Paisley and Hunter Hayes. Historical note: For two years in the mid-'60s, the GRAMMYs awarded a separate Best New Country & Western Artist award. Roger Miller (1964) and the Statler Brothers (1965) were the winners.
Kelly Clarkson, the only two-time winner for Best Pop Vocal Album, could be headed for her third award in the category. She's nominated this year for Piece By Piece. Clarkson won the 2005 award for Breakaway and the 2012 award for Stronger. Her competition includes two other past winners in the category: James Taylor (who won the 1997 award for Hourglass) and Mark Ronson (who shared the 2007 award for co-producing Amy Winehouse's Back To Black).
Current GRAMMY nominees Charles Kelley, John Legend and Pharrell Williams are slated to perform at the tribute gala honoring 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year Lionel Richie. Taking place Feb. 13 in Los Angeles, the gala raises funds to support the mission of MusiCares, which ensures music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need.
Bob Dylan's Shadows In The Night is nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The album is a collection of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra. Both of these artists have received Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Recording Academy — Sinatra in 1965; Dylan in 1991. (Coincidentally, both artists were 49 at the time they received those honors.)
Snoop Dogg has never received an Album Of The Year nomination as a lead artist, but he has been a featured artist on two nominated albums in the category. He's featured on Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, a nominee this year. He was previously featured on Katy Perry's Teenage Dream, a 2010 nominee.
"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars is a finalist for Record Of The Year. This is the second time these two musicians have shared a nomination in that top category. Ronson co-produced Mars' "Locked Out Of Heaven," which was a nominee two years ago.
Irving Azoff will be honored at Clive Davis' and The Recording Academy's annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Sunday, Feb. 14. Known as the manager of bands such as the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Journey, Azoff now runs Azoff MSG Entertainment — a multifaceted company overseeing publishing rights, artist management, branding, and venue management. His current roster of clients includes 58th GRAMMY nominees Maroon 5 and Don Henley.
Three of the films nominated for Best Music Film are focused on great artists from the past. What Happened, Miss Simone looks at Nina Simone, who died in 2003. Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown focuses on the R&B legend, who died in 2006. Amy tells the story of Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011.
Charles Kelley is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "The Driver," a collaboration with Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay. As a member of Lady Antebellum, Kelley won back-to-back awards in this category. The trio took the 2009 award for "I Run To You" and the 2010 award for "Need You Now."
Foo Fighters are nominated for Best Music Film for Sonic Highways. They won this award four years ago for Foo Fighters: Back And Forth. Two artists, Sting and Madonna, each won twice in a predecessor category, Best Music Video — Long Form.
Current nominee Sam Hunt will perform at GRAMMY In The Schools Live! — A Celebration Of Music & Education during GRAMMY Week. The event features participants from the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY Camp programs, including GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session students.
Two songs from the 2015 film Fifty Shades Of Grey — "Love Me Like You Do" and "Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)" — are vying for Best Song Written For Visual Media. It's the first time in three years that two songs from the same film have been nominated in this category. Two songs from The Hunger Games were nominated for 2012.
Little Big Town may be on their way to a second win for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. The co-ed quartet is nominated this year for "Girl Crush." They won three years ago for "Pontoon."
Drake could be headed for his second award for Best Rap Album. The superstar rapper is nominated for If Youre Reading This Its Too Late. He came out on top in this category three years ago for Take Care.
Muse are vying to become the first British band to win twice in the category of Best Rock Album. The band is nominated this year for Drones. They won the award five years ago for The Resistance. To date, the only bands to win two or more times in the category are either American (Foo Fighters, Green Day) or Irish (U2).
Jazz pianist Bill Charlap, who is nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern, a collaboration with Tony Bennett, is the son of two past GRAMMY nominees. His mother, Sandy Stewart, received a 1962 nomination for Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female for "My Coloring Book." His father, Moose Charlap, shared a 1966 nod for Best Recording For Children for Alice Through The Looking Glass.
Kendrick Lamar could be headed for his second consecutive award for Best Rap Performance. He's nominated this year for "Alright." He won last year for "I." This would make him the second artist to win back-to-back awards in this category. Jay Z and Kanye West took the 2011 award for "Otis" and the 2012 award for "N****s In Paris."
James Brown's "Cold Sweat — Part 1" is part of the 2016 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame induction class. Often called the first true funk recording, its influence — along with that of later Brown acolytes such as Prince and the Time — can be heard in Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' Record Of The Year-nominated "Uptown Funk."
This is the third year in a row that Max Martin has received a Song Of The Year nomination. The Swedish hit-maker is nominated for co-writing Taylor Swift's "Blank Space." He was nominated in the same category last year for co-writing Swift's "Shake It Off" and two years ago for co-writing Katy Perry's "Roar." Martin received his first nom in the category 16 years ago for co-writing Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way."
Taylor Swift received her third nomination for Album Of The Year for 1989. She won the 2009 award for Fearless. If she wins again this year, she'll become the first female to win Album Of The Year twice for albums on which she was the lead artist. (Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones and Alison Krauss have each won Album Of The Year twice, but each won at least once for an album that was not a solo project.)
The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Feb. 15 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). For updates and breaking news, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
The 2016 GRAMMY Nominees album is now in stores and available via digital retailers. Released by The Recording Academy's GRAMMY Recordings and Republic Records, the 22nd installment of the best-selling series features 21 chart-topping hits from a diverse array of this year's GRAMMY-nominated artists and songwriters. A portion of the proceeds from album sales will benefit the year-round efforts of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares.
The album includes artists and songs in the Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Country Solo Performance categories. Artists featured on the collection include Alabama Shakes, Cam, D'Angelo And The Vanguard, Florence & The Machine, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, Little Big Town, Maroon 5, Mark Ronson, Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Lee Ann Womack, as well as Best New Artist nominees Courtney Barnett, James Bay, Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly, and Meghan Trainor.
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"The 2016 GRAMMY Nominees album represents some of the finest songs and talented artists that make up this year's remarkable nominees," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "We thank Republic Records for collaborating with us on this project, which also provides much needed support for the invaluable programs and initiatives our charities produce year-round. We look forward to another successful GRAMMY compilation."
"It's an honor to partner with the Recording Academy for the 2016 GRAMMY Nominees album," says Republic Records Founder/President Avery Lipman. "It's a very special project that captures the year through showcasing its biggest and best songs and simultaneously benefits some very important causes."
The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will broadcast live on CBS on Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. For updates and breaking news, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.


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Calling all chocolate and caramel lovers! These Pecan Turtle Cookies are like everyone's favorite turtle candies in cookie form. Soft, chewy cookies with a center of caramel & a drizzle of chocolate are so decadent and delicious you might not want to share.
Raise your hand if you love those turtle candies! You know the ones, chocolate covered gooey caramel candies with pecans. Yummm! These candies bring back fond memories of my family vacations to Florida. We never forgot to stop in Georgia and pick up a box or two. It was a special treat we all looked forward to.
Now take that delicious concept one step further and put all that chocolaty, caramel goodness into a cookie. What have you got now? You've got a chewy caramel filled, chocolate drizzled delicious and, yep, decadent cookie!
These cookies take a little time to assemble but they are worth every minute. Step 1 is making the cookie dough which then needs to chill so that it is easier to handle. Roll into balls then dip into frothy egg whites and crushed pecans. Place on cookie sheets and make a small indentation with the back of a spoon in the center of each cookie. Once baked you will have to make it again in order to have room for the caramel.
Step 2, fill the depressions in the cookies with melted caramel and let them cool. And finally Step 3, and the kids love to help with this step, drizzle lots of melted chocolate over the top. Now try to keep them in the house long enough to serve to guests.
If you love this candy lover's cookie you'll have to check out my Peanut Butter Cup Cookies too! Enjoy!
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, separated
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg white plus egg white from separated egg above
- 1-1/4 cup pecans, chopped fine
- 14 soft caramel candies
- 3 Tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon shortening
- 2 oz semi-sweet chocolate (about 1/3 cup chips)
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar together until smooth and fluffy. Add egg yolk, milk and vanilla extract and mix well. Reduce speed on mixer to low and add dry ingredients. Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to firm up for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- To assemble cookies for baking, first whisk the 2 eggs whites until frothy. In another bowl, place the finely chopped pecans. Now, form small balls using the palms of your hands and dip first into egg whites and then into pecans. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets and make a small indentation in the center of each with the back of a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- While cookies are baking, melt caramels and cream in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir and microwave one more minute or until melted.
- Remove cookies from oven and place baking sheets on wire racks then immediately repress the indentation in each cookie. Fill indentations with a small amount of melted caramel mixture. Let cool for another 10-15 minutes on cookie sheets then remove to wire racks to finish cooling.
- Once cooled, prepare chocolate drizzle by melting shortening and chocolate together in microwave in 30 second increments. Stir in-between. Do not overcook. Once melted, place in small resealable bag, snip corner and drizzle back and forth over the top of the cookies.
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It had been not so difficult to imagine just how it is made, its taste and how much boyfriend will probably enjoy it. Actually, it is rather easy to impress him in terms of treats. Anyways, I went to the webpage: Suncakemom and then used the simple instuctions that were combined with nice images of the procedure. It just makes life rather easy. I can imagine that it's a bit of a hassle to shoot snap shots in the middle of cooking in the kitchen as you may will often have gross hands thus i sincerely appreciate the time and effort she put in to make this blogpost .
Having said that I'm inspired to present my personal dishes in a similar way. Many thanks the concept.
I had been tweaking the initial formula to make it for the taste of my family. I've got to say that it was a terrific outcome. They enjoyed the taste, the consistency and loved having a sweet such as this in the midst of a lively week. They quite simply requested more, many more. Hence next time I'm not going to commit the same mistake. I'm going to twin the quantity .
The article Healthy Banana Oatmeal Cookies Without Sugar was originally posted on SunCakeMom.
The fun bit is that these healthy banana oatmeal cookies are so easy to prepare, I did it with my toddler and we both enjoyed our Sunday morning.
250g (1 box) butter
2 big sweet apples
3 eggs
How to make it:
Take the butter out of the fridge and leave it in a warm place for a bit. It will be easier to work with not so hard butter later.
Grind the oat and pour it into a big bowl.
Peel and squash the bananas, peel and grate the apples, cut up whichever dried fruit you chose to use and put them into the bowl with the eggs, baking powder and the cocoa powder.
Cut the butter into slices mix and dough the whole paste until even and smooth.
Turn on the oven and preheat it to 350 degrees F (180 C) so whilst you are placing the cookies into the pan, it starts warming up.
Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the baking tray. Flatten them slightly.
As a decoration stick a blueberry in the middle of each one if you like then pretty.
Take the chocolate cookies out and let them cool off before serving it. (This would be the trickiest part as everybody smells something delicious and keeps checking in the kitchen.)
Have a great Sunday. Enjoy!


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I laid down in the road to take this photo of a walker. Swamp Red's can live up to 5-years old and tolerate the slightly saline brackish water of the Chicamuxen and Potomac River. They will eat largemouth bass eggs, and largemouth bass will eat Red Swamp's! Note the characteristic carapace, claws and back covered in rough-textured tubercles (bumps). Everywhere we looked, in the lawns, roads, terrestrial side slopes, wetlands and waters, we saw Red Swamp's, with more than not orienting toward going to the fresh tidal river water of the Chicamuxen. What a sight! Local migration?
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In case of unenforceable contract having some technical defect, parties (a) Can sue upon it (b) Cannot sue upon it (c) Should consider it to be illegal (d) None of the above
If entire specified goods is perished before entering into contract of sale, the contract is (a) Valid (b) Void (c) Voidable (d) Cancelled
______________ contracts are also caled contracts with executed consideration. (a) Unilateral (b) Completed (c) Bilateral (d) Executory
A offers B to supply books @ Rs 100 each but B accepts the same with condition of 10% discount. This is a case of (a) Counter Offer (b) Cross Offer (c) Specific Offer (d) General Offer
_____________ is a game of chance. (a) Conditional Contract (b) Contingent Contract (c) Wagering Contract (d) Quasi Contract
There is no binding contract in case of _______ as one's offer cannot be constructed as acceptance (a) Cross Offer (b) Standing Offer (c) Counter Offer (d) Special Offer
An offer is made with an intention to have negotiation from other party. This type of offer is: (a) Invitation to offer (b) Valid offer (c) Voidable (d) None of the above
When an offer is made to the world at large, it is ____________ offer. (a) Counter (b) Special (c) General (d) None of the above
Implied contract even if not in writing or express words is perfectly _______________ if all the conditions are satisfied:- (a) Void (b) Voidable (c) Valid (d) Illegal
A specific offer can be accepted by ___________. (a) Any person (b) Any friend to offeror (c) The person to whom it is made (d) Any friend of offeree
An agreement toput a fire on a person's car is a ______: (a) Legal (b) Voidable (c) Valid (d) Illegal


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Our theme for 2019 is: Messengers of Hope. The University in God's Story.
In the final chapter of Luke's Gospel, we find the story of two disciples on the road to Emmaus. A few days before, Jesus was crucified. Now his tomb lies empty and his disciples find themselves in a world of opposition, trying to make sense of what has happened. Jesus meets them, walks with them on the road and opens the Scriptures with them. The encounter restores their hope and transforms their lives.
At World Assembly 2019, we will journey together with Jesus and explore the role that the university plays in God's story.
Just as those early disciples were transformed on the Emmaus road, our prayer is that every participant at World Assembly will leave with a renewed sense of hope in Jesus, and a deeper sense of calling to be messengers of hope in today's world.
What happens at World Assembly?
The Main Program (3-10 July)
World Assembly is a unique gathering of our global fellowship, including: students, graduates, supporters, staff, board members and other guests. Together we will share how God is at work in our ministry, engage with Scripture, learn from each other, make decisions about the future and be re-envisioned for what's next. Expect plenty of moments through the week to hear best practice, share stories and meet together in small groups.
Our daily Scripture Engagement will focus on passages from Luke's Gospel and the book of Acts, led by guest speakers as well as students and staff from around IFES. We expect to affiliate new national movements and they will each have an opportunity to share their story during the week. Evening sessions will include an evening hosted by Africa and a focus on IFES pioneering work.
World Assembly is also an important moment to make decisions together. There will be workshops focussed on discussing the future vision of IFES as well as General Committee sessions.
Special gatherings and conference tracks
Volunteers Formación (30 June - 3 July)
Before World Assembly starts, our team of volunteers will gather for a spiritual and practical formation that will prepare them for their role at the event. The volunteer team will include students and young graduates from across Africa.
> Find out more about volunteering on the SCO South Africa website.
Student Gathering (1-3 July)
Student participants of World Assembly are invited to arrive two days earlier and to attend the Student Gathering. It offers students space to get to know each other before everyone else arrives. They will also engage in conversations on how they experience being a witness of Christ at their respective universities and will engage with the review of the IFES strategic vision "Living Stones".
At World Assembly, students will be integral to the program. Some will be teaching and contributing in the plenary sessions; all students will lead or co-lead one of the small groups. Students should plan to attend World Assembly from 1-11 July. There is no additional cost for students to attend the Student Gathering.
Meeting of Francophone General Secretaries / PLATEFORME FRANCOPHONE (2-3 July)
The General Secretaries of all the French-speaking movements of IFES are invited to gather in the days before World Assembly for sharing and training together. It will begin with an evening meal on 2 July. This includes the General Secretaries of the French-speaking region of Africa (GBUAF), as well as Francophone movements from North Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and North America.
TRACK FOR Faculty AND RESEARCH STUDENTS FROM AFRICA (3-7 JULY)
Part of our mission to the university is to engage with the teaching and the research that is going on in our universities, so at World Assembly 2019 we are planning a special track for faculty members. Before World Assembly starts, faculty and research students from Africa will meet to discuss how to engage the University appropriately.
People who participate in this track may participate in just the track from 3-7 July or stay on to participate in the rest of World Assembly until 11 July.


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1] Praise Maratrea!
Praise the many names of Maratrea!
May all who are vowed to serve her Cause
Praise Maratrea!
2] Those who stand in the temples of Maratrea
in the chambers of the temples of our Goddess
3] Praise Maratrea
that Maratrea is utmost in the glory of her beauty
sing praises unto her many names
for every true name of hers is pleasant
4] For a people Maratrea has chosen to supplant the enmity and usurpation
the people of her Cause are among her treasures
5] For I know that Maratrea is great
and that our Queen is every true deity
6] Whatever Maratrea wills
thus she does in the heavens and in the many worlds
in the depths of that sea which is naught other than her
for her will is perfectly obeyed by all
7] She causes those spirits vowed faithful to her Cause
to be exalted unto the ends of the many worlds
as lightning they cast down enlightenment
her wisdom they pour forth as holy rain
the spirits evoked from her treasury
8] She caressed those who established her Cause
O people engulfed by her protection!
the people of her Cause, and the sacred animals in their care
9] Into their midst she sent signs of the glory of her promises
O people engulfed by her protection!
unto her Prophets whom she has appointed to lead her Cause
and unto their holy counsellors
10] Who will cast down the mighty usurpational powers
and will bring to an end every lineage of kings
11] Usurpers who have swept whole peoples unto the grave
with but one word from their tongues
usurpers who have cast the fruits of love into wicked flames
the usurpers shall all be cast down, every last one
12] The whole of the earth, and even the seas
she has given unto the people of her Cause
soon may they take possession
of what is by right already theirs
the whole of earth and see as an inheritance for their children
until the stars even perish
13] Your holy names, O Maratrea
endure without beginning and without end
in the forward-vein of ever-remaining
your perfect memory encompasses
every generation that has been and will ever be
for whoever has ever been or ever shall be
you have been and you shall be
14] Maratrea will judge all people, in her perfect judgement of her own self
she commands for her children every wrongdoing
as they themselves will command, every last one
the wrong that is done by them
and the wrong that is done to them
15] The sacred images honoured by the people
hewn of precious metals and the finest gemstones
the work of hands imbued with great faith
16] Their mouths a fitting sign of divine speech
their eyes a fitting sign of divine vision
17] Their ears a fitting sign of divine hearing
their mouths billow forth sweet incense
like the sweetness of the breath of the divine
18] Those who work such holiness
become the very that which they have wrought
as do all who trust in their works
19] Proclaim the utter blessedness of Maratrea
O people of her Cause!
Proclaim the utter blessedness of Maratrea
O people she has exalted in wisdom!
20] Proclaim the utter blessedness of Maratrea
O people joined together out of many peoples!
Proclaim the utter blessedness of Maratrea
O people who adore Maratrea in the depths of their hearts!
21] Proclaim the utter blessedness of Maratrea
in the holy city, the place appointed for the ingathering of her Cause
Praise Maratrea!
Divine Office > Psalms >


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11th March – The Western Association Galway – 'O Commemorate me in 50'. Homage to Patrick Kavanagh in Music, Song & Poetry at the Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane. Devised by Ger Considine.
6th July – 'Raising Hearts not Eyebrows' – a dramatic monologue on Patrick Kavanagh's early life. Performed in Lisburn and Leighlin Bridge on 23rd October by Art Agnew.
29th Sept – 1st Oct – Annual Patrick Kavanagh Weekend – Celebrating Kavanagh's 50th Anniversary and legacy.
30th September – 'The Great Hunger' by Patrick Kavanagh performed by The Lyric Theatre Belfast in Bellaghy as part of a cross border collaboration project with the Patrick Kavanagh Centre and The Seamus Heaney HomePlace to mark Patrick Kavanagh's 50th anniversary. Supported by The Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht.
30th September – Launch of 'Love's Doorway to Life: An Alternative Biography of Patrick Kavanagh' –in a three CD collection scripted and narrated by
Una Agnew and Art Agnew, produced by Éist Recording Services, Dublin.
1st October – Poetry Workshop directed by Noel Monahan, poet.
1st & 7th October – 'Divergence & Convergence' – From Shancoduff to Mossbawn. A lecture on Seamus Heaney and Patrick Kavanagh by Dr. Una Agnew delivered in Inniskeen and Bellaghy.
24th October Remembering Patrick Kavanagh – Monaghan Association Dublin in Buswells Hotel organised by Peter McDonnell.
1st November – Kavanagh remembered at the 'Mexican Day of the Dead' at the Spanish Cultural Institute, Lincoln Place, Dublin. Organised by the Mexican Embassy.
4th November RTE Poetry Programme talks to Noel Monahan and Enda Wyley.
10th November – UCD Exhibition of PK's Archive material. Curated by Dr. Lucy Collins.
10th November – Remembering the Brave – Kavanagh & Ledwidge – at Haddington Road Church.
17th November 'A Drop of Paddy' stories of Patrick Kavanagh told by Brian Dooley at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith.
19th November – John Bowman on Sunday RTE Radio Part 1
19th November – 'Miriam Meets'. Una Agnew, Art Agnew, Katherine Lynch and Eleanor McEvoy on RTE Radio 1 with Miriam O'Callaghan.
23rd November – Kavanagh Memorial Lecture by Paul Durcan at the Institute of Education, Leeson Street, Dublin.
24th November – Flynn the Musical at the Peacock Theatre. Produced and directed by Joseph O'Connor.
Sunday 26th November ''The Green Fool – Did the World Overlook Patrick Kavanagh?" A documentary by Noel Murphy. Broadcast on Newstalk 106-108fm.
26th November John Bowman on Sunday RTE Radio 1, Part 2.
Monday 27th Nationwide RTE at 7pm with Oliver Callan, Journalist and Satirist.
30th November: Special Graveside Commemoration, Inniskeen. Paddy Martin, local piper welcomed the large gathering with several airs including 'The Dawning of the Day', 'The Dark Island' and 'Over the Sea to Skye'. Art Agnew, Chairman of the Patrick Kavanagh Centre asked that the poems from the nine readers would be received in silence in deference to the sacred place where so many people were resting in peace.
Writers and Poets read from Patrick Kavanagh's work: John McArdle, Caitriona Ni Chleircin, Eugene McCabe, Pat McCabe, Evelyn Conlon, Mary O'Donnell, Tommy McArdle, Theo Dorgan, and Brian Lynch. Andrew Quinn, nephew of Patrick Kavanagh laid the wreath as Tiarnan O'Duinchinn played "Mal Bhan Ui Chuileanain", a piece collected by Monaghan man, Einri O Muirgheasa.
The gathering then moved to the Community Centre where food was laid on by Conlon's Food Hall. Larry McDermott then formally thanked all those who joined in the commemoration. He thanked Brian Lynch past President of the Kavanagh Society for his work over the years. He then welcomed Oliver Callan, the new President. Members of the wider Kavanagh family who were present included Andrew Quinn, Fr. John Quinn, Maureen and Katherine Lynch, Paddy Quinn, Thomas Quinn and his son from Newbridge.
In the Kavanagh Centre, Larry McDermott, Chairman of the Patrick Kavanagh Society welcomed a packed Centre and introduced the speakers. The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys, T.D., was unavoidably absent because of Government affairs. She phoned the Centre earlier in the morning to send her apology and wished the commemoration a success. Cathy Bennett, Chairperson of Monaghan Co. Council, Eamonn O'Sullivan, C.E.O Monaghan. Fiona Jane Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs in Scotland. The speakers finished with a haunting rendering of 'Raglan Road' from Ben Reel, vocals and acoustic guitar.
He remembered stalwart members from the past, particularly, Gene Carroll and thanked all those who made the event a success; Rosaleen Kearney, administrator at the Centre, Elmar Marron, Margaret Lynch, Joe Callan and Paddy Dowdall were tireless for the week before hand and on the day.
The afternoon in the Community Centre ended with an impromptu concert led by Brian Dooley
who was able to call on Pat McGeeney, Tony O'Callaghan and Michael McCluskey.
Brian himself, read a poem that Martin Green, the London publisher,
wrote for Patrick Kavanagh's funeral in 1967. Brian also read a tribute poem
written by Terence O'Gorman, a great Kavanagh enthusiast, sadly deceased.
We must mention three members of Monaghan Co. Council in particular who oiled the wheels for the occasion to smoothly – Somhairle MacConghail, Arts Officer, Dympna Condra, Tourism Officer and Therese McKenna, Arts office.
30th November: 'Kavanagh Anniversary 30th November' in Trinity College. Organised by the Trustees of the Estate of Katherine Kavanagh in association with the School of English and Poetry Ireland.
2nd December – (Repeat) "The Green Fool – Did the World Overlook Patrick Kavanagh?' A documentary by Noel Murphy. Broadcast on Newstalk 106-108fm.
'The Living Flame' a one day symposium led by Dr. Una Agnew in the Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester. Dr. Brendan Mitchell and Art Agnew also took part.
BBC Radio 3: Sunday Feature:
Patrick Kavanagh: 'The inexhaustible Adventure of a Gravelled Yard'
Celebrating the life and work of the great Monaghan poet 50 years after his death.
Sunday 18th February 2018 at 6.45pm.
Presenter: Poet, Theo Dorgan and Producer Julian May wander the streets of Dublin and the lanes of Monaghan tracing his life and significance.
Reader: Jim Norton.
The Japan-Ireland Society published a report of Patrick Kavanagh's 50th Anniversary by Hitomi Nakamura, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University in their February 2018 Newsletter. The Society have a 250 membership.
Hitomi visited the Patrick Kavanagh Centre on three occasions some years ago while writing her Thesis.


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Conduct more detailed technical, business and marketing analyses based on the refined idea for the application of the conceptual discovery knowledge in a product/service.
R&D personnel sees the market study and market testing stages as considerably less important than do marketing/sales personnel.
Survey findings.
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Adopting new technologies is presumed to be a logical decision; however individual users determine for themselves the costs and benefits of investing in new tech, including their own natural resistance to change. If the return on investment doesn't support the change, not adopting new tech is the rational choice for the user.
Case study findings
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Educate each department about the purpose of each NPD stage along with each department's role and responsibility in that stage. And special effort needs to be made to have R&D and top management understand the purpose and value of marketing-related stages in the new product development process.
Survey findings.
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The primary drivers of performance appear to be: 1. Cross-functional Involvement and good interfacing between those involved in undertaking NPD. 2. Developing a profile of defined product/market arenas to direct new product ideation and investment in R&D and marketing capabilities. 3. Provision of adequate resources for undertaking NPD. 4. Leadership and organization of projects including the use of product champions and enabling managers the flexibility to make decisions relating to NPD activities. 5. A strong market orientation that links both customer and competitor insights into the NPD process for improved decision-making. 6. A high level of senior management involvement in order to illustrate to employees that management is committed to successful NPD outcomes. 7. Undertaking up-front homework including appropriate project screening and evaluation activities, concept development and testing, and preliminary market and technical testing.
Survey. Results from questionnaire analysis.
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The quality function deployment design process is guided by 'the voice of the customer'. However, the involvement of customers themselves occurs only in the initial phase of the product design process. The customer requirements derived are transformed by a process of deductive analysis, (by the designers) into product characteristics, and eventually into process parameters. Feedback from customers in the latter stages of the development process is not explicitly supported by QFD.
Literature review.
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Value analysis measures the degree of usefulness and the appreciation of the product by customers. The aim of VA is to manufacture a product at the lowest cost, but with the highest degree of all the functions appreciated by the customer and without those functions whose utility is not perceived. Cost evaluation is the object of value engineering (VE). It considers the materials to be used and the work to be done Function by function and component by component.
Experiential. Authors' knowledge
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Avoid making the mistake of not putting the consumer at the forefront of all early development and marketing decisions. The product in this scenario had underperformed because too much focus had been put on the developer's passion for the product at the expense of proper market research.
Experience of authors.
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Designing appropriate screening and evaluation "gates" to help prioritise projects and select winners for advancement. Preliminary up-front homework may include such activities as broad screening based on key market and technical capabilities and a broad financial assessment. At a second stage this may include refining product concepts and specifications ensuring stronger customer input and assessment, improved technical evaluation, and financial analysis.
Survey. Manager implications drawn from results of study.
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Effectively recording information from a completed new product development project will positively impact the product prototype development and product launch of a future new product development project, when there is an effective integration of marketing and research and development during the new project.
Survey. Significant interactions were found between functional integration and recording of past projects and product prototype development proficiency (F=10.69, p<.001), product launch proficiency (F=21.15, p<.001), and technological core competency fit (F=7.89, p<.01).
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Of the factors outside the company's control, the level of competition and the size of the market were reported to have the greatest impact on product success followed by an unforeseen change in the market.
Survey results from medical device manufacturers.
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Use information technology to maintain an electronic connection to customers and external partners in order to make design decisions fasters.
Survey of 214 manufacturing firms
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Use market research and concept testing to define product requirements.
Authors' research experience. More high productivity companies do this compared to low productivity companies.
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Creating high levels of cross functional integration between marketing and research and development will positively effect prototype development proficiency, R&D commercialization effectiveness, product launch proficiency, post launch product management performance, market forecast accuracy, product development cycle time, product development process performance, and overall project success.
Source: Souder, Sherman, and Davies-Cooper (1998); Kahn (1996); Sherman, Souder, and Jenssen (2000). In: Sherman, J. D., Berkowitz, D., & Souder, W. E. (2005)
Montoya-Weiss and Calantone (1994) provide an excellent summary of a number of key quantitative investigations at the project level and identify a myriad of variables impacting on successful new product development. They conclude that the four most frequently utilized factors in product-level success and failure studies are: (1) proficiency of technological activities; (2) proficiency of market related activities, (3) product advantage; and (4) protocol development.
Source: Montoya-Weiss and Calantone (1994). In: Reid, M. (2001)
Obtain technical information, both internal and external technical developments outside the organization, early on in the new product development process.
Source: Zahay et al., 2004. In: Frishammar, J. & Ylinenpaa, H. (2007)
Using market information correlates positively with new product development performance.
Source: Atuahene-Gima, 1995. In: Frishammar, J. & Ylinenpaa, H. (2007)


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By Jennifer Arnold, Dog Expert
We forget…
1.) Dogs don't speak human. Telling a dog not to eat the steak you left on the counter because you are thawing it for dinner will not work.
2.) Dogs already know we are the bosses. How could they not? We control everything about their lives; food, water, toys, sleeping area, toileting, and reproduction. What our dogs need to know is that we will be benevolent caregivers.
3.) Dogs don't do things simply to anger or frustrate us. They need us too much to do that. Dogs are among the most successful species from an evolutionary standpoint primarily because they realize that they must please people in order to survive.
4.) Dogs trust us to do what is right. Dogs are the ultimate optimists when it comes to their belief in the goodness of mankind. We have an obligation to honor their trust and belief in us…for their sakes and our own.


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These cats don't care about your personal space. While some owners resort to shaming, in their heart of hearts, they know it's ineffective and will probably just result in an act of revenge. Cats don't have any concept of personal space and they will be sure to remind you of this with every chance they get.
Let this list serve as a warning to those of you who are considering a feline companion: cats are not your friends. Vote on the most mischievous miscreant below, or submit your own photo!
#1 Teemo Trying To Get My Attention While Working
#2 It's Become A Morning Routine
#3 On The Internet Nobody Knows You're A Cat, Nobody!
#4 This Is A Perfect Place For Me To Sit
#5 No Privacy At All


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During 2014, there have been a series of events to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
One of the most moving and powerful memorials was the Blood Swept Lands and Sea of Red installation at the Tower of London, where 888,246 poppies filled the moat, representing every single British and Colonial military fatality during the war.
On the 12th December Prince William unveiled another memorial to the First World War, this time a permanent one at the National Memorial Arboretum, to commemorate one of the most extraordinary events of the First World War, an event which took place on Christmas Eve 1914. The war had been raging for 5 months, and had already claimed 1 million lives, but on Christmas Eve 1914 something extraordinary happened.
Soldiers wrote letters home, describing what happening during that Christmas truce.
On the 31st December 1914, the Evening Mail in Newcastle printed this letter.
'On Christmas Day one of the Germans came out of the trenches and held his hands up. Our fellows immediately got out of theirs, and we met in the middle, and for the rest of the day we fraternised, exchanging food, cigarettes and souvenirs. The Germans gave us some of their sausages, and we gave them some of our stuff. The Scotsmen started the bagpipes and we had a rate old jollification, which included football in which the Germans took part. The Germans expressed themselves as being tired of the war and wished it was over. They greatly admired our equipment and wanted to exchange jack knives and other articles. Next day we got an order that all communication and friendly intercourse with the enemy must cease but we did not fire all that day, and the Germans did not fire at us.'
Where the truce took place, it lasted on average two or three days, with some parts of the front seeing the truce extended to New Year's Day. There is even some evidence to suggest that a truce of sorts existed until March.
Not everyone experienced the truce. It wasn't universal, fighting continued along parts of the Western Front, but for those who did witness it, it must have been an extraordinary and unforgettable experience. The Christmas truce was a breakthrough of peace. For a short while there was a glimmer of hope that the fighting could end.
The birth of Jesus is also a story about how peace managed to breakthrough into the world.
Jesus was of course no ordinary baby, he is Immanuel, God with Us. The prophet Isaiah foretelling of the birth of Jesus said that "he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Is. 9:6). And when the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds they sang "peace on earth." (Lk 2:14)
The message of Christmas is that true peace can only be found in Jesus, the Prince of Peace. The peace that Jesus brings is not just for a moment, not even for a day, it is for a lifetime.
The baby born on that silent night, in Bethlehem so long ago, went on to model a life of love and forgiveness, through his actions and his teachings, and through his death and resurrection he reconciled us to God.
Through Jesus we can experience:
- Peace with God (spiritual) '"Now that we have been put right with God through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" ' (Romans 5:1)
- The peace of God (emotional) "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7 NLT).
- Peace with each other (relational) "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God" (Matthew 5:9 KJV).
This peace Jesus offers us comes with the knowledge and understanding that
- we're loved unconditionally
- we're forgiven
- that Jesus is with us, no matter what difficulties or challenges we may face in life
- that our eternal future is secure, when we give our lives to Jesus
The peace brought by the 1914 Christmas truce did not last, but the peace that God sent to us in Jesus endures.
The same Jesus whose birth we celebrate at Christmas, and who walked on earth two thousand years ago wants to walk with us into every situation, bringing peace, love and hope for the future.
All we need to do to receive this peace, is to open our lives to Jesus, to say to Jesus, "I want you to be Lord of my life". In the Bible it says, "It makes no difference who you are or where you're from - if you want God and are ready to do as he says, the door is open" (Acts 10:35 MSG)
'Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation.' (2 Thess 3:16) Amen.