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You may feel overwhelmed by the urgency to get a good lawyer when you figure out you need legal assistance. Relax! You may have no experience choosing a lawyer, but there are steps you can take to make it easier. Read on to learn how you can find a great lawyer.
Make sure to ask for your lawyers history prior to hiring them. Just because a lawyer is a lawyer doesn't mean they're good at what they do. Be familiar with his or her record before hiring.
Always make sure that you can reach your lawyer when considering hiring him. Being unable to reach a lawyer is a common complaint. Choose a lawyer who has an efficient support staff so getting in touch with them is easier.
Before searching for a lawyer, make sure your problem is well-defined. You need to know if you actually need a lawyer. Divorces, criminal charges or being part of a lawsuit mean you do. Even if none of these apply to you, you may need expert legal advice if the matter involves a complex business transaction or large sums of money.
Everything you tell your lawyer will remain confidential. So, for example, if you share trade secrets with your lawyer, he or she can't turn around and sell them to your competitors.
Do your due diligence when you are searching for business lawyers. Business people who regularly deal with lawyers probably have better information about them than others would. If your case involves small business law, then get in touch with a banker, account, real estate broker, etc. People in these professions interact on a regular basis with people in the legal profession, so they may have insights you need.
Speak with the bar association to get the scoop on the lawyer that you choose. If they have some, read into them and make your judgments on whether you want to hire them.
You need to communicate with your lawyer on a regular basis. Being prepared in a timely manner with any information your attorney requests can really help your case. Being prepared ahead of time will ensure that things go much smoother.
You need to be totally comfortable with any attorney you decide to hire. Great lawyers are not only qualified, but they are also very good at communicating with people. You should always feel comfortable when talking to your lawyer. If you do not feel this way with your lawyer, you may want to look for another one.
Consider how the people who work in the law office treat you. When you call, make a note of how quickly your call is returned and how approachable the receptionist sounds. If the staff of your lawyer's office is not returning calls quickly or treating you politely, you should find another lawyer.
With a good understanding as to the types of lawyers who excel in the many different legal issues, you will have a much easier time. Begin asking questions and making phone calls. Soon, you will obtain your needed help. Finding the right lawyer can really make all the difference in the world.


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Expressive Willow: talk and demonstration with Lizzie Farey
Expressive Willow Come and meet acclaimed artist Lizzie Farey at The Courthouse, Thirsk on Saturday 9 August Farey is a sculptor who makes striking forms from willow and organic materials, using traditional basketry techniques as a starting point. For her, "willow has become a medium for an interaction with nature that is deeply personal". Lizzie will talk about how her work has developed from her earliest days working in stained … Read More →

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The Power of the Word
Find out what Katrina thinks of Ariel's cutting comments!
After watching the third episode of Miami Social, Hardy's words directed at Ariel during our lunch meeting resonate –"your sentiments can be misinterpreted by your choice of words." Words are extremely powerful as they are the mirror of the soul and the voice of the heart. Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core - the way you express yourself paints a picture to our society of who you are and what you believe. Just as one painting can be interpreted in a myriad ways so can your diction.
A prime example of how words can scar your soul is Ariel's obsession with people that are overweight. He admits during this episode that he was overweight and subsequently mocked quite frequently as a child. It is from these past experiences that his sensitivity toward the issue arises. I feel strongly about the subject since I work closely with young women in many different forums and I am adamant when I speak to them about respect, morals, ethics and the road to success. I cannot emphasize enough how important the right "focus" in life is – thoughts create reality and our focus determines our destination. When you respect people and accept them as they are you can then be much more effective in helping them to become better than they are.
Ariel is extremely talented and has a brilliant mind. He will accomplish all his goals, no doubt - yet I would love to see him do so while at peace with himself. As a friend that cares for him I wish he would release the deep rooted anger instilled in him by his peers as a child. The fact that he still believes he has weight to lose proves that his wounds subsist. Evidently and best said by Buddha - "Words have the power to destroy or heal. When words are true and kind, they can change the world."
On another note, I was happy to see that during the third episode, less of my relationship with Ben was showcased and more emphasis was placed on my drive and passion for real estate. The thrill of the deal is very much a driving factor in my success as a business woman and the building of my Campins Company brand is paramount. Challenging myself and knowing that I can overcome any obstacle thrown my way, maintains my focus and fuels me to accomplish more. I have always believed that you will never rise above the image you have of yourself in your own mind as someone once said. Money certainly doesn't drive me and Ben would be the first to attest to that since I often forget to cash checks. Knowing first hand what hard work and dedication can result in makes me continue to strive for greater things. http://www.thecampinscompany.com & http://www.katrinacampins.com
The two comments I get the most from people I meet are that I am the most driven person they have ever met and that I am much nicer than they had anticipated. As many times as I hear that I am always taken aback because I never associated success with having the right to be rude. As I mentioned to Michael in episode two, I truly believe that we are all made out of the same fabric which is why we must respect each other. Instead of focusing on the petty, people should strive to be better selves.
A good friend of mine commented on my casual statement about gay men not being able to be masculine to Michael during our weekly meeting at the Gansevoort. My bad – the truth is that I had never given it a thought prior to that particular moment and it was a simple and candid reaction to a conversation. Again – I do not focus on others, I do not judge anyone and I certainly do not generalize – therefore, my apologies if I offended anyone! The other discussion I wanted to clarify is the references made regarding Kim Kardashian. Michael and Ariel were simply pushing each other's buttons- these guys are really good hearted people. Michael was wrong to have said what he said but it was done without malice. I guess he has been in the entertainment business too long. I personally take my hat off too Kim as she has built a tremendous brand - something I do not take lightly knowing how much work going into doing so. Props to you Kim! Keep shining!
In closing, I want to touch on the topic of Miami and the distorted perception we face as socialites in a beautifully produced MIAMI SOCIAL! Having been born and raised here, the stigma that Miami is wholly superficial, competitive, fickle and unscrupulous is disconcerting to me. Miami is indeed "THE MAGIC CITY," one of the nation's most beautiful, well-rounded metropolitan havens with unique international flavor, pulsating and stimulating with diverse energies and Caribbean rhythms. Miami means big-city sophistication, exciting global marketplaces and seductive beaches. With its diverse population and disparate levels of wealth Miami is a hemispheric crossroads for trade, travel, culture and communications.
Getting back to the power of the word, acquaint yourself with the city, use the knowledge with wisdom, respect interdependence and enjoy the show as well as the scenery – it only gets better!
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FX FFEXS LED Bike Lights Front and Back
Made from high quality waterproof silicon these great little versatile lights can not only be used on you bike but almost anything else you can think of to attach them to. Pushchairs, schoolbags, coats – the possibilities are endless.
Utilising a simple but effective wrap around design you can quickly remove them when not in use.
Powered by CR2032 batteries (included) which are easily replaced should you run out of power, these pocket size lights will make you highly visible to others at night without being cumbersome and getting in the way.
Each light features three different lighting modes that you can switch between by pressing the unit – constant beam, slow flashing and fast flashing to suit your needs.
You'll get two pairs of each colour (2 red and 2 white) making sure you'll have spares at all times.
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Information held by the University is released for all sorts of reasons and to all sorts of people every working day. From students requiring information about courses, government agencies requesting details on core activities, journalists reporting on graduations, to members of the public enquiring about events, the flow of information is constant at all levels of the institution.
In addition to the release of general information in response to routine enquiries, the University is also required to deal with requests arising from the exercise of statutory rights of access under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Compliance with each places specific obligations on the University on how requests for information should be handled and processed.
To help deal with the demands arising from the legislation, the University has established an Information Compliance Unit as part of the Registrar's Office. This unit is responsible for overseeing University compliance with Freedom of Information, Data Protection legislation and best practice in information governance. In particular, it is responsible for:
Information Compliance Unit
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Amar Bharti, the Man with Raised Arm (8 pics)
Amar Bharti was a senior shipping clerk in New Delhi. But 38 years ago he decided to devote the rest of his life to Shiva. He left his family and home and decided to raise his arm vertically in the air as if he was a small child begging to answer a call of nature. Once his arm was raised it was never to come down again. That was in 1973.
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Guest Contribution by Sofia Ortlund Foutris
French designer Christophe Pillet has designed a contemporary set, including a bottle, two glasses and a tray, to accompany Remy Martin's top class cognac Louis XIII. This collaboration is according to Remy Martin a way to pay homage to the heritage and artistry of the high-quality cognac.
Christophe Pillet is working within many fields including product and furniture design, interior decoration, architecture, stenography, and artistic direction. He has collaborated with Phillipe Starck and also worked for top brands including Zanotta, Lacoste, Cappellini, Catherine Malandrino, Renault, L'Oreal, Whirlpool and Driade.
The collaboration between Christophe Pillet and Louis XIII is a result of a program initiated by Remy Martin to support visionary artists from the world of art, design, photography and architecture. Earlier collaborations include the artist Louis Bourgeoise and the architect Dror. In addition to Christophe Pillet, Remy Martin is now also working with well-known photographer Matthew Rolston.
"Each artist has shown the same passion, vision and genius that go into making each bottle of Louis XIII," says Remy Martin about their collaboration with the two artists.


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I was preparing to send an e-mail to Scott Mohr about the reminiscing column, and I ran across the last two issues of The Spotlight from Jan. 8 and 15, 2009, and the inaugural edition of The Southsider Voice from Feb. 18, 2009. I found them in my "old newspaper" drawer at the bottom of the dresser. I can't believe it's been 10 years since you started the paper. You and your staff have done a great job and continue to put out a fine newspaper. Congratulations for 10 years as a publisher!
-Barry Browning
Road projects
At a recent meeting, our Board of Public Works and Safety approved an agreement to begin the process to design road reconstruction projects for 2019. Since 2012, there have been over 60 local roads that have been reconstructed, added or repaved in our beautiful city. Included in this project will be sidewalk panel repairs, curb repairs, driveway ramps repaired and new ADA ramps will also be installed. We have done very well over the last seven years, but we must continue to make infrastructure improvements one of our most important priorities. Please help us by reporting any pot hole located in the City of Beech Grove. You can contact us at 317-803-9098 or by sending a note through the mayorscallcenter@beechgrove. com.
-Dennis B. Buckley, Mayor City of Beech Grove
Announcing candidacy
I would like to formally announce my candidacy for office of Mayor of the City of Southport. It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Southport as District 1 councilor for the past 10 years. I have served as city council president pro tempore from time to time, served as a member of the redevelopment commission, as well as the stormwater utility board. In each position, I have strived to provide leadership and dedication to advance the best interests for the City of Southport. I look forward to serving all citizens in Southport in a new capacity as Mayor.
-James Cooney City of Southport


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What Matters? Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age
Over the past decade, religious, secular, and spiritual distinctions have broken down, forcing scholars to rethink secularity and its relationship to society. Since classifying a person, activity, or experience as religious or otherwise is an important act of valuation, one that defines the characteristics of a group and its relation to others, scholars are struggling to recast these concepts in our increasingly ambiguous, pluralistic world.
This collection considers religious and secular categories and what they mean to those who seek valuable, ethical lives. As they investigate how individuals and groups determine significance, set goals, and attribute meaning, contributors illustrate the ways in which religious, secular, and spiritual designations serve as markers of value. Reflecting on recent ethnographic and historical research, chapters explore contemporary psychical research and liberal American homeschooling; the work of nineteenth and early-twentieth-century American psychologists and French archaeologists; the role of contemporary humanitarian and volunteer organizations based in Europe and India; and the prevalence of highly mediated and spiritualized publics, from international psy-trance festivals to Ghanaian national political contexts.
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- What Matters? Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age
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- eds. Courtney Bender and Ann Taves
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- SSRC/Columbia University Press, 2012
- 9780231156851
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- What Matters? Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age
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- What Matters? Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age, eds. Courtney Bender and Ann Taves (SSRC/Columbia University Press, 2012), http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-15684-4/what-matters.


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Letting agents in Wrexham
List of Wrexham based letting agencies offering houses, flats, buy to let & commercial property rental services to landlords and tenants.
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Residential Letting and Estate Agent. At Northwood our services include, Lettings, Sales, Mortgages and Insurance Services. Our Platinum Scheme offers landlords a guaranteed rental income, regardless of whether the property is vacant or the tenant stops paying the rent. We specialise in the letting of residential properties and the provision for landlords of a guaranteed rental income through our Platinum
- Northwood sold my property this year and I was very happy with the service I received.
Terraced accommodation within Wrexham for students at Newi College is available to rent from Andrews PMS. We charge full rent for the 9 months if you are a student at Newi College and will guarantee your accommodation for the following year for a small retainer.
Residential letting and property management is a highly skilled business. It's very different from sales. And that's why we're specialists - not estate agents with lettings tagged on. With over 50 per cent of our staff qualified in residential letting and management, you can be sure you?re dealing with experts.
RTJ Lettings provides a Let Only, Rent Collection, Fully Managed Service and Guaranteed Rental Income Scheme with credit checks using Equifax, which is a proven method of risk reduction. We pride ourselves in providing the highest quality of service at all times and work with our clients and their tenants to build lasting relationships.


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- Romney's view of government benefits as politically hypnotic mirrors a "gratitude" fallacy advanced by many progressives [Julian Sanchez, Cato]
- Ascendancy of "constituent services" on Hill is a bad sign on many levels [Fred Bernstein, NYT]
- Dems vs. ACLU: platform vows to obliterate Citizens United [Damon Root]
- Union-backed "Protect our Jobs Amendment" (POJA) ballot proposal, constitutionalizing "collective bargaining" concept, would take Michigan down path of Italian labor law [Emilio Rocca, CEI "Open Market"]
- Isn't it sad there's a major political party contemptuous of science? Actually there are two [Alex Berezow/Hank Campbell, RCP]
- Yale unions defeat uniformed-worker unions in battle to take over New Haven government [NH Independent] SEIU almost had Connecticut-5 House seat in pocket, till FBI arrested candidate's finance manager [PSI]
- Checking up on the outcome of a 1995 class action co-repped by attorney Barack Obama [Hans Bader]
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Politics at war with science?
Labeling and thimerosal
Evolution, Global warming, stem cell research, alternative energy sources, pollution, comments by Rick Santorum about educated people (although he may not have been thinking of scientists as educated)
Just off the top of my head.
Both sides get money from lobbyist pushing an agenda. And so many politicos aren't willing to take the time to consider if someone is slipping money in their pockets for a vote…and may omit the whole truth in the process.
re: "Romney's view of government benefits as politically hypnotic mirrors a "gratitude" fallacy advanced by many progressives" by Julian Sanchez.
The author was spewing diatribe using the standard weasel words: "presumably", "it's hard to believe", "a very tiny fraction". So what are the numbers? The Matt Yglesias data does not say what Julian claims; the data represents the population that files a tax return, not those who pay net positive income taxes.
Even so, "a very tiny fraction" is verifiable, and I conclude that it is wrong. According to US Census (2000) data, 27% of the adult population falls within the typical age ranges for college (up to age 24, a liberal estimate) and retirement (over age 64, a conservative estimate). Compared to 47%, that is nowhere close to "a very tiny fraction". That's 20% who are net negative on taxes and not in college/retirement.
Just because someone is of college age, or is retired does not mean they don't pay income taxes.
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Where SoFi-Zenbanx merger falls short
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The announcement that Social Finance is buying Zenbanx marks an important milestone in SoFi's ongoing evolution from a one-product company exploiting a pricing anomaly in the government student loan market to the preferred private bank for millennial achievers.
But as positive as this partnership is, it won't solve all of the challenges facing an alternative lender like SoFi, which still needs a more direct banking capability to deliver sustainable funding for its loan portfolio.
For the last couple of years, SoFi's quest to become the central financial services hub for its approximately 230,000 Henry (High Earner Not Rich Yet) customers has had mixed success. While 230,000 is a large number of customers for a fintech startup, it pales into comparison to a money-center bank like Wells Fargo, which has more than 300 times as many customers and is much fewer than the customer count at private-bank competitors like First Republic. More important, the vast majority of SoFi's customers have only a single-serve (and not very profitable) student loan relationship because SoFi lacked the transaction banking and deposits capabilities needed to make it the center of its customers' financial lives.
To move that critically important "share of wallet" needle, the company explored many avenues, including expanding its loan and investment offerings and looking hard at opening or buying a bank itself. The need to grow share of wallet is particularly important to SoFi, since the student lending space is now crowded with companies reproducing SoFi's products and compressing margins.
Zenbanx has developed a niche as a virtual banking and foreign exchange service for internationally minded customers. The pairing appears to move SoFi closer to its goal of offering core banking capabilities to its customers. While Zenbanx is a fintech company, it contracts with a regulated bank, Delaware-based WSFS, which will do the heavy (and regulated) lifting.
Under the deal, SoFi customers who agree to use SoFi-Zenbanx as their "banking" relationship will get much, if not all, of the traditional bank functionality they need for day-to-day personal needs. SoFi hopes that customers will begin to think of SoFi as "their bank" and buy more personal loans, mortgages, wealth management services and life insurance. Meanwhile, the foreign exchange strengths of Zenbanx may be particularly appealing for SoFi's tech-employee customer base.
While the ongoing relationship will not be cost-free — WSFS is well compensated for helping to provide banking functionality — the deal on balance looks like a win-win for both sides, and is another example of the growing fintech-bank convergence. "We're moving one step closer to becoming the center of our members' financial lives," SoFi CEO Mike Cagney said in the announcement of the deal.
And yet, even though the Zenbanx acquisition goes a long way toward expanding SoFi's bank deposit offerings, it does not address SoFi's other and in some ways more pressing issue related to deposits — specifically the lack of deposits funding its alternative lending model.
The Zenbanx deposits and their funding benefits will stay with the banking partner WSFS, not SoFi. SoFi will still rely on its own equity (thank you, Softbank) and institutional lenders both to hold and pool loans on its balance sheet and to facilitate securitization. That type of institutional funding base works fine (although it is costly) so long as SoFi's portfolio continues to perform well and markets are calm. But at the first sign of credit problems or market dislocations, institutional and bank funding will become scarce and even more costly. SoFi, like any finance company, would be much better off with a stable, self-sustaining, inexpensive funding base derived from its core customers — i.e., bank deposits.
To get those critical deposit funding benefits, SoFi will eventually need to take the final step into banking, which it has so far avoided. SoFi management has been adamant that it doesn't believe deposit access is worth taking on the regulatory burdens associated with becoming a bank. Cagney flatly said last month that SoFi's plan to introduce deposit accounts is "not to fund our loans." And last July, Cagney also noted that it was "not a viable solution for us to be a bank," saying that the company's growth rate would trouble bank regulators.
While SoFi's view that it can fund its business perpetually in the capital markets seems like wishful thinking (just ask all the finance companies that failed in the last crisis), SoFi is justified in its cautious approach because of the still-tough bank regulatory atmosphere. While the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is making inroads with its proposed fintech charter, the bank regulatory world has yet to find a solution to include fintech-focused banks in a manner that protects the public interest but does not strangle innovation and growth. Let us hope that the logjam will break soon. Perhaps only then will fintech leaders like SoFi be able to access the stable balance sheet deposit funding they will need in a downturn.


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Hurts' romantic show at O2 Academy Brixton
Hurts brought romance to London's O2 Academy Brixton on Saturday night (13.02.16).
The synth-pop duo - comprised of singer Theo Hutchraft and synthesist Adam Anderson - delighted an auditorium that was packed with couples and lovers on Valentines weekend as they opened the show with 'Some Kind of Heaven' from their latest LP 'Surrender', which goes "My heart screams Hallelujah when I hear your battle cry, I know we're so young but I swear you're the one for me" and followed it up swiftly with their sexy and provocative track 'Miracle'.
Couples were joined by Theo clones dressed in black, stunning Romanian models who had journeyed from the mother-land, middle-aged women pining for 1980s power-pop and a few screaming teens for good measure.
The peddlers of melodramatic pop continued the set with a mixture of hits from their 2013 LP 'Exile' and breakout 2010 album 'Happiness'.
They cranked up the emotion with their 2013 hit 'Somebody to Die For but gave the crowd some emotional relief when they sang darker tracks 'Sandman' and Surrender's 'Lights'.
A crescendo of uplifting songs followed including 'Wonderful Life' from their 2010 LP 'Happiness' as well as 'Wings' and 'Nothing Will Be Bigger Than Us' from their latest offering.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz about the record - which was written in Ibiza, Los Angeles, New York last year - Theo previously revealed: "We wanted to make a big pop album. You know? A big bold statement of an album.
"When we made it, it was just us enjoying ourselves. We set out with this plan of not wanting to make music in the rain in Manchester. So we said, 'What would happen, if we went to the sunshine, had a great time and just let the music come out?' We make music with aspirations. But the weirdest thing about it is that we're normal. We're not weird, we're fun. And those places brought it out in us."
However, the singer notably ended on fan favourite track 'Stay', a heartbreak song that leaves you yearning for lost love, as it goes "Say goodbye in the pouring rain, and I break down as you walk away."
Hurts were supported by indie-rock four-piece Spector, who treated the crowd to their hit 'All The Sad Young Men' during their opening set.
The duo now head to Europe to embark on a 21-date tour of mainland Europe which kicks off in Luxembourgh on February 15 and ends in Wiesbaden in Germany on March 16.
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(My Birthday was earlier this month) Libra
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I am a nice easy going girl who is a bit hard to impress or get over on easily. i am smart and admire the same as well as the whole package. I have just graduated college and am a part time model as well as bartender lol. I love to travel and consider myself to be a very diverse and liberal person. I love meeting people and enjoying life, but i am also serious about finding a great future i guess someday.
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Well i dont like to put many restrictions on relationships cause they all differ. i would like someone who is handsome mature and patient. Some one to make me laugh and whom i can feel comfortable around. Not a health freak but someone who is clean and contious of their apperance and demenor. Love Nice Teeth and Smile oah and someone who can spoil me rotten as i have never bin before!!!
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Pollination of Pepper Plants Without Bees
Native to tropical Mexico, Central and South America, peppers (Capsicum spp.) have been cultivated since prehistoric times. After centuries of selective breeding, peppers are available in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and flavors. Easy to grow in home gardens, peppers are self-fertilizing, with both the anther and the stigma in the same flower. While bees are not absolutely necessary for pollination, the vibration and shaking caused by the bees working their way in and out of the flowers assures complete fertilization. Several other factors influence pollination, including temperature and humidity levels in the garden.
Vibrating the Flowers
Peppers depend on the wind for pollination, but in a sheltered location or greenhouse, the air circulation isn't strong enough to shake the plant's branches. To ensure complete fertilization, many gardeners tap the pepper plant branches every day, shaking the flowers so the anthers release the pollen onto the stigma. Other gardeners use devices such as electric toothbrushes to vibrate the plants and flowers. Placing a fan in the greenhouse can also increase air circulation and gently shake the flowers.
Temperature Ranges
Peppers prefer warm temperatures as they grow, producing flowers and fruit in temperatures over 60 degrees Fahrenheit at night and up to 85 degrees in daytime. If temperatures fall below 60 degrees or rise above 90 degrees, the plants react by dropping their flowers and immature fruits.
Adequate Humidity
The optimum level for pollination is between 60 and 80 percent humidity. If the air is too dry, the pollen dries out and may not stick to the stigma. If the air is too moist, the pollen is too sticky, clumping on the stigma and not completely fertilizing the flower. An incompletely fertilized fruit develops with the seeds on the inside and the unfertilized sections exposed on the outside of the fruit's skin.
Hand Pollination
While peppers are self-fertilizing, bees and other insects assure complete fertilization as they move from flower to flower, shaking the pollen onto the stigma. Some gardeners hand pollinate the peppers in the morning, while the humidity levels are still high, by gently swirling a small, dry paintbrush inside of each flower to distribute the pollen from the anther to the stigma.
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Marc Maron on 'Louie' Comparisons, Jon Hamm 'Rejection' and Breaking Up on TV (Exclusive Video)
IFC star Marc Maron has a unique pitch for appealing to TV viewers: "I am a grown man with no children, and I have problems mentally and emotionally — and I have to assume that there's plenty of us out there."
The Maron star had plenty to say during a June 11 Q&A session, where he discussed his friendship with Louis C.K. ("He thought eventually I would destroy myself"), being too afraid to call Jon Hamm to hang out after the Mad Men star gave him his number, and the dangers of portraying a real-life breakup on TV.
(Watch the full, uncensored video above.)
Here, we present highlights from the conversation, which and also featured Maron executive producers Michael Jamin and Sivert Glarum. The panel was part of the SAG Foundation's conversations series and was moderated by THR.com staff editor Aaron Couch.
Do you have a policy for giving people a heads-up if you use a personal story about them on your show?
Marc Maron: I've been learning lessons about that recently. I think if I surround those moments by fiction that the people who are involved will be able to detach from it. But they tend to take it personally still. I've had to rebuild a bit with my father.
Sivert Glarum: Last season, I think Marc experienced a lot of turbulence with people in real life. He was a little more cautious in the second year.
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You went through a real-life breakup last year, and incorporated it into the second season. How early did you know you'd put that on TV?
[In the show, a married couple gives couples therapy to Marc and his onscreen girlfriend … and it gets strange.]
Maron: When I was with her, she didn't want to be represented in it anymore, and the network didn't want it to be a romantic comedy. So those episodes were constructed storywise before we broke up, and the breakup was much different. The weird thing about that episode is we went to couples therapy and that happened. That's based on reality. So now I was concerned about my therapist. When the episode aired I had to give my therapist a heads-up. I still see him alone, and I'm like, "What'd you think?" and he said, "I understand why you were concerned."
Ray Romano plays himself in season two, and he's a jerk in the episode. What are those conversations like when deciding how a guest star will be portrayed on the show?
Maron: We needed somebody of a certain level of celebrity for that to work. We had originally thought of a lot of different people. Celebrities are busy. We didn't know who we were going to get because we had gone through our first choices. Because he's so nice, he's not the guy we thought of. When we were able to get him, he was so thrilled to play against type. Watching the episode, there couldn't have been a better choice.
Glarum: That was based on a kernel of truth from Marc's life. He interviewed Jon Hamm …
Maron: Jon was the first one we reached out to initially. Jon Hamm came to my house [for a podcast interview, and suggested they hang out sometime]. For weeks I was like, "I've got Jon Hamm's number in my phone." And I really didn't know — "What do I do with that? Can I just call Jon Hamm?" I answered that question myself with "No, you idiot. You can't just call Jon Hamm. What are you going to do with Jon Hamm at a taco place?" I never did call him. There's rejection involved — what if Jon Hamm goes "I can't do tacos today?" How many times do you call back?
PHOTOS Inside THR's Comedy Actress Roundtable With Taylor Schilling, Zooey Deschanel, Mindy Kaling
In the old days, did you and Louis C.K. ever discuss both having autobiographical TV shows?
Maron: Louis and I go way back. There was a conversation I had with Louis when he was upset about a comic coming on the scene and getting opportunities because he was attractive. He was like, "Comedy is not for them." He was livid about it. "I want to get on Letterman before I'm fat and bald!" That was his biggest concern. After a certain point, Louis became incredibly capable in a lot of different areas. I think the real question was "What is going to happen to Marc?" I don't know if Louis ever had a tremendous amount of faith. He thought eventually I would destroy myself one way or the other.
What is your policy on doing standup on the show?
Maron: It happened this time. The first season, by some divine providence, Louie took a year off. It was the greatest thing. It took everything I had not to thank him. We live in a weird, predatory culture that just wants to compare things and start fights. I knew in my heart Louis and I live very different lives. We are both comics and we both chose single camera. I knew the comparisons were going to be inevitable. It was sort of a panic that I had. The fact that he was off was good, and I decided for a season let's stick with the podcast. The comic thing has been done.
PHOTOS THR's Comedy Showrunners Roundtable With Marc Maron, Chuck Lorre
Where would you want a third season to go?
Maron: I imagine we want to have me have an adult relationship for real. I imagine we want me to have a little more money and not be able to know what to do with it. I think we'll follow the course we've been on, which is just a year or two behind where I am now.
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What makes the perfect blog post?
According to the blogging statistics of 2017, 45% of marketers agreed that blogging is the number one most important piece of their content marketing strategy. It acts like a magic wand to bring in traffic and generate more sales. This makes it all the more important to make sure that every blog post you publish is the best it can be.
You already know that the content you put out has to be engaging, well-researched and to the point. But no matter what you do, you can't seem to garner a significant increase in traffic. So where exactly are things going wrong?
Well, in the quest for finding out an answer, I came across these components that are so critical to a blog's success that it would be ignorant to not give them the complete attention that they deserve.
Here is the complete list of all the elements that make a perfect blog post. Next time you press publish, make sure that your post accomplishes each and every goal listed below.
Ready? Let's begin.
The A to Z of a Perfect Blog Post
The Headline
Time and time again, we have re-stated the importance of a good headline. In fact, it is included as one of the three definite ways to beat your competition.
According to a recent survey, there are about 2 million blog posts published per day. And guess how much online content is created, overall, every day?
Definitely not a small number.
The headline is the first thing that your readers see and it is the one thing that attracts them to your content in the first place. The statistics don't lie: 80% of people may read the headline but only 20% read the rest.
Oh, and did I mention that you have only 10 seconds to impress your customers? This presents a huge opportunity to impress your customers right on the spot.
It lets your readers know what to expect from your article and creates the overall mood for the information coming ahead. I'd like to refer to our previous BlogPanda article to further illustrate the importance of headlines:
" Of course, the content is the actual star that makes up the post, with visuals and other non-textual appearances playing the supporting roles, but the headlines are what make the trailer and showcase the entire story in a short and concise manner. This means that if the trailer manages to impress the audience with the idea and the story line, then the movie is sure to be a huge hit. "
Try to make the headlines as interesting as possible. And yes, please keep the spelling mistakes to a minimum. You don't want your credibility diminishing exponentially within 10 seconds, do you?
The Header
Headers are typically the first elements of a web page to load. They let the site visitors know what the website is about and what to look out for.
Your blog header could be sweet and simple like this one:
Or it could have illustrations and expressive typefaces:
Or it could be big and bold like this one here:
Although these are all great blog header designs, if creativity isn't really your thing, then you can never go wrong with black and white along with a nice typeface.
The important point to be kept in mind when you design your blog header is that it will be the welcoming mats to your blog's web page. So make sure that you give off a nice, friendly vibe to your customers every time they visit your blog.
I'd just like to add in another blog header that I absolutely loved and felt that it would be a shame if I didn't share it with you guys:
The great thing about the header is that it quite literally defines the entire website and what your readers can expect. The illustrations on the header are amazing and the color palette has been chosen such that it gives off a warm vibe to anyone visiting the site. Everything featured on the header leave no doubt in your mind that you're going to reading about traveling adventures, probably from around the world.
Your Unique Voice
Surprised? Well, you shouldn't be.
It's important to make sure that your writing has a personality. Be fun and enthusiastic. Be anything but monotonous and boring.
You just need to visit a few corporate blogs to understand what I'm talking about. Worse if the writing is in the third person.
Not only does it matter what you say but it also matters how you say it. Try to pick up your topic from an angle that's offbeat and unconventional. If you talk to your audience in the same way you would if you met them face to face, they will be more interested in what you have to say.
Be yourself. It's what helps your readers set you apart from the crowd.
I'd much rather read a piece of content that actually sounds like something a fellow human would say to me in real life than read something that drones on and on. These small points make sure that you create a deeper, more personal bond with your readers.
Over the years, businesses have started realizing this. Corporate blogs are no longer just pieces of "me-too" and jargon-filled content. Most of them showcase the more emotional sided of their business which helps them connect with their customers on a whole other level.
That is why BlogPanda understands the need for great content and offers its services for businesses such as yours worldwide.
SEO is the set of rules by which a website can be optimized so that it performs better in organic search engine results. Don't worry, it's simpler than you think!
Making sure that your website is search engine optimized works out for you in more ways than one. It makes sure that you have a more quality blog by making them more effective, mobile-friendly and easier to navigate. Great content lets Google know that your pages are interesting and authoritative to your readers.
A well-searched engine optimized campaign will have, along with many other things, carefully selected and relevant keywords which the on-page optimization will be designed to make prominent for search engine algorithms. There are two types of page optimization: on-page optimization and off-page optimization.
On-page optimization refers to the elements that make up the web page. Elements like textual content, images and HTML code fall under this category. On the other hand, off-page optimization mainly refers to backlinks.
In addition to making sure that your blog post is search engine optimized, it is also important that you calculate the ROI of your post so that you know which posts are received better by the audience. Don't forget to keep up with the latest blogging trends to stay ahead of the race.
Keyword Research
Keywords are the foundation of SEO. They are especially important for businesses websites because they divert target we traffic to your business for free.
Selecting the right keywords can make or break your website. It all starts with the words entered in the search box. After that, the search engine algorithms rank your web page and put it up in the search results.
It's not only about getting traffic to your website but it's also about getting the right type of visitors. Keyword research helps you understand the trends and predict shifts in demand. The keyword you choose should be relevant to your site's content and should (ideally) lead to financial rewards or other organizational goals.
If you can find out the right type of keywords to select, you'll not only achieve better search engine results but will also attract more visitors than your competitors. The Google Adwords Keyword Planner, originally made for advertisers, is now used by users all over to research and analyze lists of keywords for use in their pay-per-click campaigns.
Research well. Choose the best focus keyword for your blog post. Sit back. Prosper.
The Familiarity
Want to know what makes readers come back for more?
It's the familiarity that you offer them. The color scheme. The writing style. The illustrations. They all start feeling like home. It almost feels as if you're on your weekly visit to a friend.
A clean, simple architecture is usually the way to go. Make sure your website is not too information-filled. This makes it look cluttered and unorganized. It also looks confusing to visitors new to your site.
A site that perfectly executes the notion of "familiarity" is the Wait But Why website. Their consistent use of stick figures in their illustrations has made gain a deeper connection with the audience. When readers visit the website again to read a new blog post, the recurring stick figure characters now seem like familiar (2D, albeit) faces.
Have you seen this guy somewhere?
Here's the website header that shows up on the homepage.
Simple but very effective.
Time to breathe
Break up sentences and don't over-complicate situations. I have never heard anyone complain about explaining things too simply.
Try to keep your demonstrations short and to the point. This makes sure that your readers get time to breathe and digest. This also keeps them engaged throughout the article. Avoid long paragraphs and complex sentences.
For example, the text shown below doesn't look too exciting, does it?
Be sure to give spaces and gaps so that both you and your readers can breathe. Avoid paragraphs that are chock-a-block full of text. If this is necessary, then make sure to add in multimedia like images, audio and the works (heck, even GIFs do the trick!).
It may be difficult to write in the simple-and-direct fashion at first but once you get the hang of it, the words will flow as easily as it would in a conversation.
Social Media
Social media is wonderful for marketing. It's an easy, inexpensive yet efficient way to spread the word and increase audience outreach.
In the digital era, it is becoming increasingly important to be prevalent on social media. More so if you are a business. Quoting another BlogPanda article,
"Blogging is also an important way to create a brand image on social media. You can interact with your followers and have them connect to you on a more personal level. This helps you gain insights into your audience's desires and wishes which can help you in servicing them better. This is also a great way to keep your customers updated about any product developments or new blog posts."
Not only does this give more publicity to your brand but it also helps you ease your way into your audience's social circles.
This is why it's becoming more and more commonplace to see "viral" pieces of content. If your writing resonates with your followers, then they'll share it with their social circle and this cycle continues with their social circle and so on until the next thing you realize that your website has gained a significant amount of traffic and your readership has exponentially increased. Your posts are getting thousands of shares and your inbox is flooding with compliments and brickbats. Welcome to Viral-dom.
And a majority of the thanks goes to social media.
Multimedia Elements
Using multimedia elements is a great way to increase user interaction on your website. This makes sure that your audience is engaged throughout the post and is not distracted.
Here is something that you might not know. Apart from your readers, search engines notice multimedia elements too. So make sure to add in the alt text and optimize your image files for faster loading times. The images that you use can also be used for brand awareness because they will appear on Google images for relevant searches.
In a study consisting of 78,000 pieces of content, it was found that article containing at least one image saw an average of 70% more views than articles that had no images. In another study, it was stated that blog articles with images get 94% more views.
That's quite a lot.
In the modern day and age, people have become extremely visual. They don't have time to read through a ton of data if it doesn't have any meaningful graphs, images or videos accompanying it. Adding pictures, graphs, videos, GIFs and audios not only increases click rates and decreases bounce rates but it also provides an immersive, richly detailed experience to the reader.
Here's a post without any images:
To be fair, this page is also devoid of styling but you get the idea. Reading a long post with only text becomes boring and monotonous after a while. This diverts their attention elsewhere leading to an increase in bounce rates.
This page is minimalistic with an elegant theme. There isn't much to show except for the cover photo but boy, does that image work. It works as a trailer and is no doubt a huge reason in attracting readers to the blog post.
CTA (Call-To-Action)
The CTA might as well be the most important part of your site.
In fact, it's one of the 10 ways to increase user interaction on your website. It improves user interaction alongside increasing website visits, sales, traffic subscriptions, sign-ups and much more.
Your call to action should be short, clear and to the point. It should (preferably) create a sense of urgency among your audience and should visually stand out from the rest of the page.
Here are a few great examples of CTAs that you can't help but click!
For starters, Evernote has always been in the lead for tracking and follow-up systems. This is their homepage:
Not only is the design on the website simple and fantastic but the text on the screen lets the users know on first glance what Evernote aims for. Notice the green color of the logo text, the primary and secondary CTA buttons that pop out from the rest of the page and instantly come to your attention. In short, this is more of an example of a what a great homepage should be: minimalistic and gets the message across.
Another great CTA design can be seen on the Netflix website:
Again, we see that the two CTAs, "Sign In" and "Join Free for a Month" and the Netflix logo immediately come to your attention at the first glance. The color of the CTAs matches the logo which makes it pop out from the rest of the page. Netflix also gets rid of the hesitation for availing their service by promising a free one-month subscription that they can cancel anytime.
Using short and action-filled words creates a sense of urgency among the audience which increases click rates. This H&M ad is a great example of this:
Behind every single successful marketing story lies a successful CTA. Color, placement, size, and color are some of the things that you should put into consideration the next time you design a CTA for your website. Is the text clear? Does the CTA pop out? Is the button easy to find? The call to action is the primary ingredient to any effective marketing strategy.
So there you have it. These were some of the key elements that make up the perfect blog post. Make sure to run your blog post by this checklist to see if it matches up to a perfect blog post. If not, keep going back to the writing desk until you churn out that masterpiece. Make sure to give soul to your writing and life to your passion. Your readers will thank you for it.
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pianist. vocal coach
The bravura aria from Borodin's "Prince Igor" gave both artists a chance to shine, the baritone's canny sense of drama matched by Kurdina's almost savage grace at the keyboard. "Maria, dearest Maria" from Tchaikovsky's "Mazepa", was an equally impressive vehicle for the pair, beautifully judged and impeccably ardent.
F. Paul Driscoll, Opera News
Mr. Hvorostovsky's able and supportive collaborator was Yelena Kurdina, who was at her best in the appealingly detailed accompaniments to the five Tchaikovsky songs and an aria from "Mazepa."
Allan Kozinn,The New York Times
After 20 years of coaching and accompanying professionally in New York, it has been interesting to think about the role of a vocal coach, accompanist, collaborative pianist, language coach, or some combination of the above as part of a team that supports a singer's career. While each specialty is part of the same big picture, and many of the skills overlap, the focus varies...
This spring I interviewed three coaches who work at some of the world's most important opera houses: Coach Beatrice Benzi of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Assistant Conductor Yelena Kurdina of the Metropolitan Opera, and Head Coach Nino Sanikidze of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at Los Angeles Opera...We talked via telephone about their backgrounds, their duties, and...
Why did I start making transliterations?
The answer is pretty simple: most Americans do not read the Cyrillic alphabet.
Years ago I would write the transliteration in each singer's score. After a while the task became tiresome so I decided to transliterate certain, well-known scores and then simply copy them when needed. My first complete transliteration was "Eugene Onegin." The transliteration became very popular and prompted me to work on other opera scores. Soon, opera companies and other institutions commissioned my transliteration work.
What is wrong with most transliterations?
Many transliterations are done with spoken Russian in mind, which is quite different from singing Russian.
They often reflect SPELLING of words rather than what these words sound like.
They are full of mistakes/misprints.
They are visually hard to read.
They are inconsistent. The same sound is often represented by different symbols.
Mostly they are done by people who do not have experience as musicians or more
specifically as Vocal/Diction Coaches.
Why do I not use IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)?
IPA is a wonderful tool for those who know how to use it. Unfortunately there are many singers who have never studied IPA and can't use it effectively. Also most people prefer to see something that looks like a real alphabet on the page.
Why do I believe my transliterations are superior?
They are as simple as possible considering the task: practical, consistent and
phonetically accurate.
They are based on years of professional experience coaching non-Russian speakers.
They are visually easy to read.
They reflect a more contemporary use of the Russian language.
Extraordinary pianist, recitalist, coach, prompter and assistant conductor, Yelena Kurdina is among the most sought after collaborators in the opera world today.
A specialist in Russian repertoire at The Metropolitan Opera for over 25 years, Ms. Kurdina became Placido Domingo's private coach for his preparation of "one of the most important roles of his career," Ghermann in Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades". Ms. Kurdina joined Mr. Domingo for the productions in New York, Los Angeles, Washington and the Vienna Staatsoper, and also accompanied him in concert on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in a program of Spanish music. Indeed, Ms. Kurdina has partnered with many of the most outstanding singers of our time. Yelena was the coach and consultant for Renee Fleming's recordings of "Night Songs" and "Homage: The Age of the Diva", as well as her televised appearance as Tatiana in "Eugene Onegin" with the New York Philharmonic on PBS' Great Performances and later on the Met HD telecast. Ms. Kurdina's recitals with the remarkable Dmitri Hvorostovsky, have been called "rich and haunting collaborations, beautifully judged and impeccably ardent".
No stranger to the leading international opera houses, Ms. Kurdina has brought her distinguished musicianship to such renowned festivals and opera houses as the Opéra national de Paris, Houston Grand Opera, Saito Kinen Festival in Japan, Summerscape in the Frank Gehry theater at Bard College, Cincinnati May Festival, Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla, Spain, the National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera in Washington, DC. and recently San Francisco Symphony. Ms. Kurdina has been the assistant to a host of extraordinary conductors - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Seiji Ozawa, Vladimir Jurowski, Antonio Pappano, James Conlon, Valery Gergiev, Jiří Bělohlávek, Fabio Luisi, Michael Tilson Thomas among others - with whom she has worked not only on Russian operas, but also on many Italian operas, as well. Among the highlights of her operatic career are Verdi's "Otello" and "Don Carlo", Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades", Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" and Prokofiev's "Gambler" and "War and Peace".
Hailing originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, Ms. Kurdina is a protégé of John Wustman - the "Dean of American accompanists" - with whom she studied at the University of Illinois. Like her illustrious mentor, an important part of Ms. Kurdina's career has centered on working with young artists. Ms. Kurdina has been on the faculty of the International Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv for many years, she is a regular guest of the Domingo - Cafritz Young Artist Program at the Washington Opera and Domingo - Colburn - Stein Young Artist Program at the Los Angeles Opera, SIVAM in Mexico City, and maintains a vibrant private studio in New York City, where she has coached innumerable singers who have gone on to major operatic careers.
Ms. Kurdina has also developed an outstanding system of transliteration for Russian opera that has been lauded by houses across the country. Ms. Kurdina's transliterations of such scores as "Eugene Onegin", "The Queen of Spades", "Khovanshina", "Boris Godunov", "The Gambler", "Mazepa", "The Nose" and "The Maid of Orleans", as well as many others, are currently in use by such companies as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera and the American Symphony Orchestra.


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Committee Overview
The Chamber has a wide variety of standing committees, task forces and event organizing committees where you can have fun, make business contacts and a contribution to the community.
Select the committee you're interested in. You'll be sent directly to a page containing all the details, including meeting schedules, committee chairpersons and staff support, as well as a copy of the committee's current program of activities.
- Communications
- Policy
- Program
Committee Sites
Each of our Chamber Committees has its own Group Spaces site where meeting agendas, minutes and other committee-specific materials are uploaded. To access your committee's site, use the links below:
Marketing and Communications
Membership Services
Communications Portfolio
The Marketing & Communications Committee
This committee provides direction on the development of marketing and communication initiatives and aims to help reinforce the Chamber's reputation as a leading Voice of Business in London.
This committee works closely with Chamber staff and, when needed, liaises with the other Chamber program and policy committees to provide strategic counsel on the positioning of policy papers, event marketing, and other activities including the biennial membership survey.
Who should join this committee? Individuals from member companies who are specialists in the fields of public relations, marketing, writing, and media relations are encouraged to volunteer on this committee. Individuals who are interested in developing these types of skills are invited to join this committee.
Policy Committees
The Policy department at the Chamber is responsible for maintaining the organization's position and profile as the leading advocate for London business. The Government Affairs Committee is involved in this process:
Government Affairs Committee
The Government Affairs Committee connects volunteers and members to key issues and decision-makers on vital issues such as the economy, taxation, labour, social reform and healthcare. The committee monitors government initiatives of interest to Chamber members, surveys and informs members of the impact of such initiatives, and formulates responses to the government on behalf of our business community. Any Chamber member with an interest in the federal, provincial and municipal governments, is welcome on this committee. Interested members are encouraged to attend meetings. Existing committee members belong to a variety of industry sectors including manufacturing, technology, financial, institutional, service, and professional.
Program Committees
Membership Services Committee
As an amalgam of the former Membership Sales and Service Committee and the Special Events and Networking Committee, the new committee's primary objective will be to develop synergistic programs and opportunities that support the value proposition the Chamber provides to its members through two streams that are central to the Chamber's success and sustainability – Networking and Member Attraction and Retention (sales and service).
By harnessing the collective energies of the former committees under one Standing Committee structure, the Chamber can better position itself for future success.The creation of two Sub Committees, one focussed on Networking the other on Sales/Service will ensure that our objectives remains focused on providing numerous and well balanced networking opportunities for members (a key reason for joining amongst the SME sector) along with a continued focus on increasing our membership base and reducing annual turnover.
In conjunction with identified elements of Strategic Plan Objectives #1 and #4 the Committee will support the Chamber's efforts in adding value to the membership by acting as the main source developer/organizer of all networking events/opportunities (excludes major annual events and political keynote opportunities) as well as providing relevant information, services and programs that support the success of our membership and promotes membership into the Chamber.
Agri-Business Committee
This committee works to achieve the following objectives:
1. To develop education and awareness programs that support the region's vast agri-business sector as per strategic priorities 3 and 4.
2. To support and enhance agricultural economic development activity through designated agencies and organization by use of Chamber communication's, networking opportunities, advocacy efforts, and promotion as per strategic objective #4.
3. To support the OCC's "Emerging Stronger" effort specifically under Objective #5: Identifying, championing, and strategically investing in our competitive advantages in the global economy.
Global Business Opportunities Committee
This committee helps to facilitate export and foreign investment opportunities for local and regional businesses, and to encourage
foreign direct investment in the City of London and region. These objectives will be achieved primarily by:
* Maintaining a diverse Committee membership representing a broad cross-section of local and regional, private and public sector stakeholders;
* Creating and maintaining local, regional, provincial, national, and foreign partner contacts and relationships.
Not sure committee involvement is for you? Feel free to try out a few meetings before you make your decision. Most committees meet monthly but even once you have joined a committee, attendance at each monthly meeting, though encouraged, is not mandatory.


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Ridley Scott: Of course the Blade Runner sequel involves Harrison Ford
"It's written and it's damn good," says director who reveals all of his upcoming works have been penned
Harrison Ford is in the middle of reprising one iconic role, returning to the Star Wars franchise as Han Solo, and now director Ridley Scott has confirmed he'll be back in the Blade Runner camp.
Rumours of a sequel to the 1982 sci-fi hit have been dotted about, but now Ridley confirms, "It's written and it's damn good."
While Scott doesn't say Ford will reprise the role of Rick Deckard he affirms, "Of course [the sequel] involves Harrison, who is a survivor after all these years – despite the accident," he tells Entertainment Weekly, with a nod to Ford's recent injury on set of Star Wars.
"So yes, that will happen," he adds.
Ford's character was last seen as a retired police officer reluctantly returning to duty to hunt down replicants – bioengineed beings who are considered a threat to society. Deckard falls for Rachael, a replicant who believes herself to be human. Could the next film pick up where they left off, or will Ford cameo instead? Some fans suggest Deckard himself could be a replicant, and given their inability to age like normal humans, an older Deckard perhaps wouldn't make sense.
Watch this space.
Meanwhile, Ridley is certainly a busy man. Exodus: Gods and Kings, starring Christian Bale, is in the final stages and is expected in cinemas at the end of the year. A sequel to Prometheus and his upcoming film The Martian are also in motion.
"I've got a lot of ducks in a row. But they're all written."
In terms of timing, it seems like the Blade Runner sequel will follow the Matt Damon-fronted The Martian – an adaptation of Andy Weir's Roninson Crusoe-style novel – which is slated for November 2015.


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Lack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk
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MONDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) - Infant victims of abuse whose families don't have private health insurance are almost four times more likely to die, compared with abused babies who are privately insured, a new study finds.
In addition, abused infants from poor families are 3.5 to almost seven times more likely to die compared with babies from affluent families, according to the report, which was to be presented over the weekend at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in Boston.
"Children less than a year old who suffer physical abuse have a high mortality," noted lead researcher Dr. Richard Falcone, associate director of trauma services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. "But the really disturbing problem was that those children who did not have private insurance, or children from low-income families, had even worse outcomes," he said.
Children admitted to hospitals or trauma centers for such injuries have a mortality rate of about 8 percent, "which is much higher than mortality rates from other injuries, which are closer to about 1 percent," Falcone said.
"This is a disturbing and unacceptable difference in outcomes," Falcone added. "We need to ensure that all children are receiving equal access and equal care, so they can have the best potential outcomes."
For the study, Falcone's team collected data on 867 infants under 12 months of age, who were admitted to hospitals for injuries caused by abuse.
The researchers found that, overall, 8.8 percent of these children died. However, infants without private health insurance were 3.8 times more likely to die compared with infants who were privately insured.
"This was true, despite our efforts to control for how severely injured those children were," Falcone noted. The association remained even after race was taken into account, the researchers found.
The reasons for this association are unclear, Falcone said. "It's a complicated problem. Maybe these babies are less healthy, less able to respond to these unfortunate injuries. That may be related to lack of prenatal care, difficulty getting access to early childhood care because of lack of insurance or economic strains," he said.
It could also be due to differences in the quality of care delivered by doctors and hospitals, Falcone noted. "It is our responsibility to prove to ourselves and to the community that it's not the quality of care that they received after the injury that's different," he said. "We need to find out what all the problems are and how to address them.
Falcone noted that while many of the children without private health insurance were uninsured, some were covered by state or federal programs, such as SCHIP or Medicaid. However, whether or not they had state sponsored insurance before being admitted to the hospital is not known, he said.
Dr. Carole Jenny, chair of the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect at the American Academy of Pediatrics, and director of the Child Protection Program at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, R.I., believes the study raises a key issue.
"This is an extremely important study," Jenny said. "The diagnosis of child abuse should be blinded to race, family composition or socioeconomic status," she said.
In a previous study, Jenny found that in abused children, serious head injuries were more likely to be missed by physicians if the child was white and from an intact family.
"This was essentially a reverse bias -- making the abuse of white children more likely to be overlooked, thus putting them at risk for further abuse," Jenny said.
More information
For more on child abuse, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
SOURCES: Richard Falcone, M.D., associate director, Trauma Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio; Carole Jenny, M.D., chair, Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, American Academy of Pediatrics, and director, Child Protection Program, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, R.I.; Oct. 11, 2008, presentation, annual meeting, American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston


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Hello, everyone!
Today I will make a brief post about flashback data archive.
Flashback data archives it is like a repository composty by one or more areas, one of which can be the default, assign a default retention period for objects in the repository, and then mark the appropriate tables for tracking.
It works like a undo tablespace. The undo data normally hold's for a period of hours or days for all objects.
In flashback data archive rows can span years or decades, the focus in this feature is recording only historical
changes to table rows.
The flashback data archive records only UPDATE and DELETE statements but not INSERT statements.
Creating an Archive
You can create more than one Flashback Data Archive. For every archive you must have a default
retention period using the RETENTION clause and can optionally be identified as the
default archive using the DEFAULT keyword.
SQL> CREATE TABLESPACE FBDA1 DATAFILE '/u01/flashback/fdba1.dbf' size 15g;
Tablespace created.
Now, let's create Flashback Data Archives one for the HR department
with no quota limit and a five years retention period:
SQL> create flashback archive fb_hr tablespace fbda1 retention 5 year;
Flashback archive created.
Another for finance department with a 300MB limit and a four years retention period.
SQL> create flashback archive fb_fi tablespace fbda1 quota 300m retention 4 year;
Flashback archive created.
And another for advertising department for all other users in the PROAPP tablespace as the default with a 100MB limit and a one year retention period.
SQL> create flashback archive default fb_dflt tablespace users4 quota 250m retention 1 year;
Flashback archive created.
Sometime depending on your necessity you can enable and disable Flashback Data Archive on a table.
You cannot specify more than one tablespace in the CREATE FLASHBACK ARCHIVE command. You must use the ALTER FLASHBACK ARCHIVE command to add a tablespace
To create or modify a Flashback Data Archive the user must have the permission FLASHBACK ARCHIVE ADMINISTER system privilege
This permission also includes adding and removing tablespaces from an archive, dropping an archive, and performing an ad hoc purge of history data.
To alter the Flashback Data Archive use the command ALTER FLASHBACK ARCHIVE:
SQL> alter flashback archive fb_dflt add tablespace PRDPMP quota 150m;
Flashback archive altered.
You can purge archive data with the PURGE clause. In this example, you want to purge all rows in the FB_DFLT archive before May 17, 2014:
SQL> alter flashback archive fb_dflt purge before timestamp to_timestamp('2014-05-17 09:00:00', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS');
Including a table into a Flashback Data Archive:
You can include a table to an archive at level creation using standard CREATE TABLE adding of the FLASHBACK ARCHIVE clause,
or with the ALTER TABLE command:
SQL> alter table app.payment flashback archive fb_hr;
Table altered.
You can review the tables that use Flashback Data Archive by querying the data dictionary view DBA_FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE_TABLES:
SQL> select * from dba_flashback_archive_tables;
————– ———- ————- ——————
Querying Flashback Data Archives
Query historical data for a table in a Flashback Data Archive with the AS OF clause in the table when you are using DML activity stored in an
undo tablespace.
In this case an employee deleted some important rows in the PAYMENT table.
SQL> delete from payment where salary = 10500;
1 row deleted.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
The HR employee needs to find the deleted salary of 10500
Retrieving the historical information from the PAYMENT table with the AS OF clause specifying a time four weeks ago:
SQL> select name, pay_date, salary
from payment
as of timestamp (systimestamp – interval '28' day)
where salary = 10500;
—– —————– ——
This feature it is a very useful depending of your business requirement.
It is completely transparent to the user whether Oracle is using an undo tablespace or a Flashback Data Archive for a query containing AS OF.
Hope that you enjoy


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Brands have a wide variety of ways in which they promote their products. Print media, digital and linear television are considered mainstream marketing channels. But another method of advertising that has proved quite effective over the decades, and one that's seemingly immune from the changing media landscape, is physical and out-of-home advertising. Especially advertising on billboards.
You can fast forward through commercials on linear TV, leverage ad-blockers when using digital media, but it's a bit tougher to walk down the street and not notice a massive billboard when it appears in front of you. Physical advertising just gets the job done.
As a result, brands pay billboard companies lots of money to buy space for a specified length of time.
Reuters is reporting that Netflix has offered more than $300 million for the Los Angeles-based billboard company Regency Outdoor Advertising. This would represent Netflix's most expensive acquisition in company history.
Because, why pay a billboard company to help with your marketing when you can just have one of your own?
"Netflix is a frequent and heavy user in the space," said Evan Richheimer, CEO of New Tradition Media, another outdoor media company, which competes with Regency. "This allows Netflix to so-called 'block the box' on premium sites in one of the most important and desirable media markets in the United States."
Regency Outdoor is owned by two brothers, Drake and Brian Kennedy. It has billboards across Los Angeles, including the trendy Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, the UCLA campus in the West LA neighborhood of Westwood, and near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX); as well as in nearby Orange County, per the company website.
Netflix is already deeply entrenched in the billboard advertising space. Traveling down Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, one can see billboard images of Netflix originals. Hit series Stranger Things even used a billboard as part of its marketing campaign for season 2.
Its Netflix is a Joke billboard last September confused some passersby, until it was revealed the streaming juggernaut was behind the campaign.
Netflix is reportedly increasing its marketing spend for its original shows and movies to $2 billion this year as it competes with aggressive streamers Hulu and Amazon Prime, social networks Facebook and Twitter, and traditional media companies, including NBC Universal and The Walt Disney Co.
Reuters reports Netflix is not the only bidder for Regency Outdoor, and there is no certainty that its offer will win.
New Tradition's Richheimer said his "door remains open" should Netflix or any other streaming company come calling. "That said, we have built a stable business with long term leases and iconic assets and we are in no immediate need to divest any assets."
Regency Outdoor has not responded to Adweek's request for comment. Netflix declined to comment.
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As some of you already know, we do not mind answering questions, which is why we have a 24/7 support team of real humans. Yet, in the last couple of months we have had several clients ask the same question, I thought it would be a great idea to whip up a few espresso shots and share it with our awesome community of 15,000+ subscribers.
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Camila Ramos' long-awaited coffeeshop All Day (1035 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-699-EGGS) opened earlier this month in a bright, yawning space sandwiched between the Corner bar and
In recent years, the Cuban-born Ramos has emerged as the next great thing in Miami's nascent coffee scene despite only a handful of years in the business. Her first job pulling espresso was at Gainesville's Volta in 2008, according to a 2014 interview with the website Sprudge. She would later move to Miami and bartend for a couple of years before joining Panther Coffee in June 2011 weeks before its opening. She became director of Panther's retail operations while competing in a handful of competitions giving her national notoriety.
Then, in 2014 while ranked among the nation's top baristas she was named one of Eater's 2014 Young Guns alongside the likes of Contra's Fabian von Hauske. The accolades seem to have helped provide the confidence to strike out on her own, partnering with Corner owner Chris MacLeod.
Though open to the public for two weeks Ramos has declined multiple interviews. "We want to make sure everything is dialed in first," she said. Punny. "Dialing in" is a terms baristas use to describe the process of finding the right balance of grind size, brew ratio, and timing to yield the perfect espresso.
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Nevertheless, All Day is undoubtedly the city's most alluring place to grab a pour over ($5) or cortado ($4.25) of beans from roasters spread across the country. It's a stark white space accented by tufted green banquettes and small wooden tables inlaid with marble disks. Gnarled, petrified tree limbs dangle at the center of the two-story space. A neon green sign offers the shop's ten drink options ranging from a double shot of Ethiopian Sidama by coffee roaster Per'la ($3.25) to a nitrogen-infused Brooklyn brew by Toby's Estate Coffee ($5.30 to $7.50). The latter offers a chocolate colored cup that cascades with tiny, oatmeal colored bubbles similar to a pint of Guinness.
Baristas also ask if you prefer your milked drinks wet or dry. Know your preference. Wet comes with more creamy, hot milk while dry has a thicker cap of froth.
There's also a productive kitchen here overseen by former Gigi chef Charles
As the French toast might hint, Ramos has infused a good dose of Cuban sensibilities into the place. The pan con croqueta ($10) might be the city's next great sandwich thanks to the combination of ham croquetas, gouda cheese, egg spread, and pickles. Grab one from the to-go window facing the sidewalk. And as you wait, enjoy the sight of strung out people from the neighboring clubs and the handlebar-mustached hipsters sauntering by.


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