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Digital Consumers are increasingly becoming less loyal. Traditional Loyalty models are failing - comparison shopping is becoming a must for them to get the best deal. They are first searching a product in leading ecommerce sites - browser add-ons like invisiblehand are helping them to find the best price in other sites. Once found they are shopping from the cheapest sites using their mobiles-possibly while travelling back home. They hate typing (name, address, card number details) in small mobile screens - so they prefer 'one-click checkout' type passive payments options. They are always under time pressure - so they feel happy if someone can virtually guide through the whole shopping process(finding right store or coupon etc.) - as if it were a private shopping experience(of course without paying any additional fee for the premium experience).
Banks & Card Companies have tried their own shopping sites with special offers for card members. Most of these sites are membership based - you can only get those offers if you have the card. They can improve these shopping sites for digital consumers and get loyal business (merchant discounts/interchange) from these comparison shoppers by helping them to play their own game. Here are some winning steps -
1. Build a Membership-only site (must be mobile-friendly) which can be accessed by only cardholders - preferably use single-sign-on from online banking site.
2. This member only site should allow cardholders to search for any product or service e.g. camera, travel booking etc.
3. Now when the consumer searches for an air booking the comparison shopping engine (similar to invisiblehand) should display the lowest price options for same itinerary from various partner sites (it should consider all charges, taxes, coupon codes etc.to make it the best deal for the consumer).
4. Finally when the customer is ready to pay - the checkout or single sign on feature should identify the right card from the profile, apply the best coupon and make the checkout process as frictionless as possible.
If executed properly this can help banks or card players win significant customer trust, loyalty and sticky profits. The key success factors will be to continuously fine-tune the comparison shopping engine(comparison shoppers will start trusting you when they will feel you are doing a better job than themselves and thus saving time and money), create a frictionless checkout experience through responsive web-design, build partnerships and communicate the value to customer in right way.


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More than twelve months after the NSW Department of Commerce announced approved suppliers of open source software and services to state government agencies, there hasn't been a single sale prompting a review to evaluate and improve the contract.
Last year the Department of Commerce, which provides IT procurement recommendations to all NSW government agencies, named seven companies as the successful tenderers for the "provision of enterprise level Linux system software and associated services for server and desktop environments including systems support, product-specific training and systems integration".
But half-way through the two-year contract it has proven to be little more than a PR exercise.
A spokesperson for the Department of Commerce told Computerworld while some agencies are conducting trials of desktop Linux and other open source software, "at this time no sales have been transacted through the contract".
Many NSW government agencies, including the Roads and Traffic Authority, the NSW Office of State Revenue, Board of Studies, Department of Lands and the NSW Judicial Commission are using Linux and other open source software in some capacity but they have proceeded relying on internal capabilities.
"It appears that most CIOs using open source are managing it without outside support," the spokesperson said, adding the contract covers the provision of additional services to support any Linux distribution, should a customer require it.
"However, a review has commenced to evaluate the contract and to determine how it can be improved."
The department expects the review to be completed early next year.
The spokesperson said last month NSW went to the market with a new contract for desktops, notebooks and small servers which was more open than previous contracts.
"An innovative feature of the tender was the option for agencies to request a Linux operating system when ordering new PCs or notebooks," the spokesperson said.

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Greg Gilbert, pastor of Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky (full disclosure: Third Avenue is where I am a member), wants you to "get" Christianity. That's why, for example, he has a Masters in theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor's degree from a little New England school called Yale. It's also why Greg has written, to date, three short, easy-to-read volumes on the basics of Christian belief: What Is the Gospel, Who Is Jesus, and now, Why Trust the Bible.
Greg's latest work Why Trust the Bible? is a brief primer on why and how the Bible stands up to even the most strident criticism and examination. I asked Greg if he'd be willing to answer 5 questions about Why Trust the Bible, and he graciously did so.
How did doing an undergraduate at an Ivy League school help you prepare for articulating the kind of arguments you're making in "Why Trust the Bible"?
People ask me sometimes if I experienced any "culture shock" coming from a small town in East Texas to Yale. Other than eventually forcing myself to love coffee, the main thing was that all of a sudden, essentially no one approached Christianity with the same deference and presupposed acceptance that was normal for basically everyone in my home town. All of a sudden, every proposition of my faith was under question by peers and professors alike, and so I had to do the really hard work of figuring out not just what I believed, but why. At first, I think I took a fairly defensive posture in the conversations I was having. My main goal was just to be able to say, "I believe this, and that's intellectually defensible."
But over time, I think I finally got frustrated with that approach and decided to go on offense. I didn't want to end the conversation just having shown that it was okay for me to be a Christian. I wanted to show people that the pressure really was on them, not me. They needed to defend themselves for not believing that Jesus rose from the dead.
That was an intellectual revolution for me–to realize that the evidence for Christianity is actually so good that a Christian can go on offense with a non-believer and challenge them to defend their unbelief.
In your own ministry context, do you tend to see more people doubting the trustworthiness of the Bible due to intellectual/logical issues or due to personal/existential crises?
It's almost always a tangle of issues. Intellectual questions can introduce the kind of doubt that leads to personal crisis, and personal crisis can lead people to doubt the Bible on an intellectual level. So it's important always to deal with both sides at the same time; you have to get the wheel turning, and it's impossible to make half of it turn if the other half isn't turning as well. Does that make sense?
3. What's one common mistake you see Christians making when it comes to dialoguing with non-Christians about the trustworthiness of the Bible and Christianity?
I think the most damaging mistake is accepting the world's assumption that we don't really have good reasons for believing what we do. I can't tell you how many times I've seen Christians get backed into a conversational corner and finally just throw up their hands and say something like, "Well I can't prove it to you! You just have to accept it on faith!" And of course when we do that, the unbeliever just chuckles and walks away thinking, "That's what I thought."
But the Christian faith isn't like that at all. We don't accept it on an empty "leap of faith." No, there are solid reasons for believing what we do about Jesus. There are reasons for believing the Bible is trustworthy, for believing that Jesus really did rise from the dead, and for believing that he really is who he said he is. And the thing is–they're not just reasons that will be convincing only to those who are already convinced! They're reasons that, if we understand them and use them well, can challenge an unbeliever to rethink his unbelief. I think that's what Peter meant when he said, "Always be ready to make a defense for the hope that is in you." That word "defense," doesn't mean "defense" as we hear that word. It means "case." Make a case. Have reasons that will not only make you feel better, but will make an unbeliever feel unsettled.
What author(s) has been particularly helpful to you in thinking about these questions? Specific books?
There are a lot, and many of them are mentioned in footnotes and also in an appendix in Why Trust the Bible. None of the arguments I make in that book are original to me (well, maybe one or two!). The idea was just to take the massive, detailed case Christians have made for centuries about the reliability of the Bible and put it in a form that Christians can read and grasp and use quickly and (I hope) easily.
If you had time to say only one sentence to an atheist to provoke them to consider Christianity, what would that sentence be?
"Did Jesus really rise from the dead, and how can you be so sure?"
Be sure to pick up pastor Greg's new book Why Trust the Bible, available everywhere.


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Home Exchange #2 is Secured! I couldn't be happier!
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LONDON—Tennis was mourning the death of former Wimbledon and Olympic doubles champion Ken Flach on Tuesday after the governing body of men's tennis, ATP, confirmed that the American had died at the age of 54.
Flach won the 1987 and 1988 Wimbledon titles with long-time partner Robert Seguso and claimed a thrilling Olympic gold with Seguso in 1988 in Seoul against Spanish pairing Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez Vicario.
He also won two U.S. Open titles, with Seguso in 1985 and with Rick Leach in 1993.
Paul Annacone, the former coach to Pete Sampras and Roger Federer, was one of the first to react to the news.
"Sometimes we get sobering reminders of the fragility of life and what we have each day, today tennis lost a family member: more importantly children lost a father a wife lost a husband, siblings lost brother, thank you for your friendship memories will last 4ever #RIPKenFlach," the American said on Twitter.
Brad Gilbert, the former world number four and Davis Cup team mate of Flach, said: "So gutted hearing the passing last night of Ken Flach.
"Way to young Ken was 54 absolutely stunned."
Flach, who married his wife Christina in 2010, was ranked number one in doubles in 1985 and claimed 34 doubles titles, mainly with Seguso.


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1. Download Your FREE Copy of "Next Man Up"January 29, 2020
We have just released a brand-new book called Next Man Up. Based on the life of Joshua, this book explains how God can use anyone. That includes you and me! We need this because we all want to do God's will. I wrote "Next Man Up" to encourage you to be ready when God calls your […]
2. Download Your FREE Copy of "Christmas Promises"November 28, 2018
We have just released our brand-new Advent devotional called Christmas Promises. The ebook contains 25 daily devotions covering December 1-25. You can download the ebook for FREE from Amazon for five days only: Wednesday, November 28-Sunday, December 2. If you have trouble downloading from the Amazon website, you can download it from this page on the KBM website. Starting Saturday, December 1, […]
3. New Advent Series Debuts December 1November 23, 2018
Our new Advent devotional series called Christmas Promises begins on Saturday, December 1. Here's a list of the promises we'll explore on this journey: The Promise of An Anchor for the Soul The Promise of No Condemnation The Promise of Reconciliation The Promise of Adoption The Promise of Forgiveness The Promise of Freedom from the Power […]
4. "Christmas Promises" Ebook Now Available!November 17, 2018
We have just released our brand-new Advent devotional called Christmas Promises. The ebook contains 25 daily devotions covering December 1-25. Each devotion ends with a prayer for the day plus a link to a YouTube video of a Christmas carol. The ebook is available for FREE from Amazon for five days only–November 28-December 2. Before and after those days, the […]
5. Thursday Night Chat: Getting Caught UpOctober 18, 2018
Thursday Night Chat: We talk about our travels,the book of Daniel in one hour, Five Keys to Unlocking God's Will, a brand-new Advent ebook: Christmas Promises, an amazing Anchor letter, the death of Paul Allen, and my cousin Barbara. Click here to sign up for the free email sermons.
6. "Simple Christmas" Starts Tomorrow!November 30, 2017
"Simple Christmas," our new Advent devotional series, begins tomorrow, December 1. If you haven't already downloaded the free ebook, you can do it right now by clicking on this link. The free offer ends on December 3. I'm planning on doing a Facebook Live broadcast each morning during this series. I'm hoping you'll join me […]
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Download Simple Christmas, our brand-new 25-day Advent devotional for FREE. It's free on Amazon Wednesday-Sunday, Nov 29-Dec 3. You can do two things that will help us greatly: 1. Share this with your friends. 2. Write a brief review (1-2 sentences) of "Simple Christmas" on the Amazon website. It's easy to do, and your review will cause […]
8. Download Your Free Copy of "Simple Christmas"November 26, 2017
"Simple Christmas," our brand-new Advent ebook is now available for free download from the Keep Believing website. Click here to download it for your Kindle, Nook, or as a PDF. If you have trouble downloading the files, Simple Christmas will be available free on Amazon Wed-Sun of this week. I'll post the Amazon link later. We […]
9. "Simple Christmas" UpdateNovember 21, 2017
Here's an update on "Simple Christmas," our brand-new Advent ebook: I want to thank everyone who sent in YouTube song suggestions. I included a number of them. This year's music includes The Sidewalk Prophets, Gladys Knight, For King and Country, Celtic Woman, Chris Rice, Pentatonix, Placido Domingo, and many more. We've put together a devotional […]
10. "Simple Christmas" Available Next WeekNovember 13, 2017
We're coming down the homestretch on "Simple Christmas," our brand-new Advent ebook. It should be available on Amazon late next week. We'll also make it available on the Keep Believing website. There is still time for you to nominate your favorite YouTube Christmas song videos. I was very pleased with everything you shared last […]
11. Day 2 Video Devotional: Lazarus Must Die!March 2, 2017
Day 2: Lazarus Must Die! Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 2, 2017 Here's a brief video for Day 2 of "Faces Around the Cross." The Jewish leaders wanted Lazarus dead–again! Two thousand years later–nothing has changed. There are only two days left for your FREE download of "Faces Around the Cross" from the […]
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Free Five Days Only! Feb 27-March 3 You can download Faces Around the Cross direct from the Kindle store on Amazon this week. Whenever we add a new ebook to the Kindle store, they allow us to offer it free for five days only. Since Lent starts on March 1, we're starting our five days […]
13. Video: Friday Afternoon UpdateFebruary 10, 2017
Friday Afternoon UpdateNews about Spanish Anchor . . . the English edition crosses a major milestone . . . and the first announcement of our new Lenten ebook. I hope you'll watch this video and then share it with your FB friends. Thanks! Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 10, 2017 News about Spanish […]
14. In the Garden: Not the GardenerApril 5, 2015
"'Woman,' he said, 'why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?' Thinking he was the gardener, she said, 'Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him'" (John 20:15). Why didn't Mary recognize the Lord? The text doesn't say but several […]
15. Behind Closed Doors: WaitingApril 4, 2015
"Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment" (Luke 23:56). The four gospels do not tell us much about what happened on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We know that after Jesus died, the disciples stayed behind locked doors for […]
16. Golgotha: Were You There?April 3, 2015
"They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull)" (Mark 15:22). It's Friday morning, 9 A.M. Killing time in Jerusalem. Outside the Damascus Gate is a road and on the other side of the road is a flat area near the spot where the prophet Jeremiah is buried. Up […]
17. Gethsemane: The Traitor's KissApril 2, 2015
"Jesus asked him, 'Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?'" (Luke 22:48). When we study the four gospels, we find a remarkable series of facts about Judas: He was personally chosen to be an apostle by Jesus Christ. He forsook all to follow the Lord. He spent 3 1/2 years traveling […]
18. The Temple: Not One Stone Will Be LeftApril 1, 2015
Stones from the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70. "They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you" (Luke 19:44). Jesus loved Jerusalem. When he uttered these words, he was weeping. No doubt his hearers didn't take him seriously when he said the […]
19. The Temple Courts: A Trick QuestionMarch 31, 2015
"He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for to him all are alive" (Luke 20:38). Ever met a Sadducee? Me neither. That's not surprising considering the last one died 2000 years ago. And even back then, there were never very many of them. It was always a very select group, […]
20. The Temple Courts: Shake Us Up, LordMarch 30, 2015
"My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations" (Mark 11:17). Jesus would not put up with some things. We have seen over and over again his compassion for the hurting and his outreach to the forgotten. He cares for those the world forgets. But he has little patience with religious people […]
21. Bethphage: A Donkey for JesusMarch 29, 2015
"They brought the donkey and the colt; then they laid their robes on them, and he sat on them" (Matthew 21:7). The story of Palm Sunday really begins with a donkey. Most of us have heard how Jesus sent his disciples to the village of Bethphage with instructions to bring back a donkey. When you […]
22. Ephraim: No Safe PlaceMarch 28, 2015
"Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the Jews. Instead he withdrew to a region near the desert, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples" (John 11:54). No good deed goes unpunished. Raise a man from the dead, and they want to kill you. That's what happened to Jesus after […]
23. Bethany: A Dead Man RisesMarch 27, 2015
"Lazarus, come out!" (John 11:43). Lazarus was already dead for four days when Jesus arrived in Bethany. He had been dead long enough for his body to begin decaying. Now Jesus is here. What will he do? Lazarus has been dead so long that any thought of an immediate resurrection is out of the question. […]
24. Across the Jordan: Waiting for Lazarus to DieMarch 26, 2015
"When he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days" (John 11:6). Why did he wait two more days? Why not come now, right now, while Lazarus is alive? If he really loved Lazarus, why delay at all? It's easy to understand the disciples' confusion. "Lord, this man is your […]
25. Jericho: A Little Man with a Big ProblemMarch 25, 2015
"Zacchaeus, come down immediately" (Luke 19:5). He was a little man with a big problem. Jesus was coming to town but the crowds kept Zacchaeus, who was a short man, from seeing him. A familiar Sunday school song tells the story: Zacchaeus was a wee little man And a wee little man was he. He […]
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I got to talk with Celebrity Trainer Steve Jordan about the ideas and concepts in my book, Growth Mindset University (and how I wrote it in 29 days, life, and much more).
Also, I revealed the title and contents of my NEXT BOOK (oops!).
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In this episode of I AM Healthy & Fit I have an awesome opportunity to interview one of my mentees, Jordan Paris, who has spent some time with me over the past 3 years learning, growing and progressing at an accelerated pace to be a well-rounded health and fitness professional.
While attending Florida Gulf Coast University, Jordan has built several successful businesses in the health and fitness arena including an online coaching site, 1 on 1 clients, and website development.
Now, Jordan is most excited about his recently published book, Growth Mindset University. This is a book that helps others design lives filled with joy and fulfillment. Jordan dives into the details of his book and the process of his personal and professional growth.
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Bangladesh vs Pakistan 1st Test: PTV sports live streaming info & cricket live score
After triumphing in the One Day International Series and a T20 match, Bangladesh Cricket Team is all set to do it against a weak Pakistan side in the Test series which began today at the Khulna.
Bangladesh win the toss in a bright morning, and they decided to bat first in a flat wicket. At the end of day one, the hosts have scored 236 runs with the loss of four wickets.
Bangladesh started off very slowly in the morning, as the Pakistani bowlers bowled in a tight line. Both the openers failed to find runs in the initial hours, and at the lunch time, the team has scored just 60 runs with the loss of a wicket.
Follow the Ban vs Pak first Test live cricket scores here.
Things take a new turn, and after the lunch, Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque built the innings, but sadly, Kayes got dismissed soon after completing his half century.
Then, Mahmadullah joined Mominul, and both of them put up a partnership of 95 runs. Mahmadullah was ruled out just one run short of his half century. Mominul was dismissed at the last ball of the innings. For Bangladesh,Shakib Al Hasan remained unbeaten for 19.
The match is being shown live in Star Sports in India. In Bangladesh, the match is being shown live in Gazi TV. PTV Sports and Ten Sports are telecasting the match live in Pakistan, while Willow TV is doing the same in United States of America.
On the other hand, Pakistan put up a decent bowling attack in the initial moments of the match. But later, they lost the grip, and it allowed the Bangladesh batsmen to score freely. Wahab Riaz, Mohammed Hafiz, Zulfiqar Babar and Yasir Shah picked one wickets each for the Pakistan side.
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A CLASSROOM . . . and Other Essays,
by Alfie Kohn. (Jossey-Bass, $25.) Kohn is a devotee of what might be called the School of Intrinsic Learning. In a string of influential books and essays, he has damned anything smacking of behaviorism, from honor rolls to discipline schemes involving rewards and sanctions. Learning, he has repeatedly asserted, should be its own reward; the teacher's job should not be to coerce but to provide students with "engaging tasks and a supportive environment."
This holistic perspective does not exactly make Kohn a big fan of the '90s brand of school reform, which he sees as a drab, conventional, Father-Knows-Best kind of affair. School uniforms, standardized testing, the establishment of state academic standards--to Kohn, these all emanate from education's dark side and impinge upon teachers and students who yearn to be free. "The call for 'higher standards,' which typically skips over the question of how students feel about what they are doing, would thus seem to be fatally misguided," Kohn asserts.
But to those parents whose children attend failing urban schools, Kohn's dismissal of standards and virtually every other school-accountability effort would probably seem fatally flawed. Popular school reform initiatives of the 1980s, like Ted Sizer's Coalition of Essential Schools, set forth a Kohn-type progressive agenda--yet they met with meager success. It's not that a philosophy based on smaller schools, personalization, and intellectual exploration is not sound--it most certainly is. But such progressive ideas must be coupled with measures to hold teachers and schools responsible for improved student achievement.
In his essay "The Five Hundred Pound Gorilla," Kohn criticizes newspapers for publishing test scores of schools and school districts, claiming that it induces competition instead of collaboration. But such an argument fails to acknowledge that the school- accountability movement was launched in part by parents frustrated at being kept in the dark. Parents--especially parents of the poorest, most disadvantaged students--need evidence that their children are making academic progress.
Kohn argues repeatedly in these essays that what he labels "drill and skill"--e.g., filling out worksheets--has little to do with genuine learning. But here he is being as disingenuous as his ideological opponent, cultural literacy icon E.D. Hirsch. While Hirsch caricatures America's classrooms as playpens of fuzzy progressivism, Kohn describes them almost as factory floors, with schoolchildren sitting passively at their desks waiting to be molded. In reality, the truth lies somewhere between the rhetoric of these two scholars.
Even progressive educators should be wary of Kohn's harping upon "intrinsic interest," the deep engagement that he believes students must feel before they acquire skill and knowledge. At least some of the time, student interest is not intrinsic; people often learn to do something well and then, with increasing mastery, develop a keen interest. But this too closely fits the definition of "work," a term Kohn strangely equates with a dehumanizing business-style approach to school reform. Indeed, Kohn too often shudders at the notion of work--which, after all, is a necessary and dignified human endeavor.
THE REAL EBONICS DEBATE: Power, Language, and the Education of African American Children, edited by Theresa Perry and Lisa Delpit. (Beacon Press, $12.) When the Oakland school board passed its infamous Ebonics resolution on December 21, 1996, declaring its intention to maintain the "legitimacy and richness" of Black English, the media responded with mirthful scorn. As one columnist put it, "Ebonics ain't proper answer." But as two Oakland teachers on the front lines suggest in this collection of essays and interviews, hammering kids with standard English isn't the answer either. That had long been tried in Oakland, with the result that an astounding number of African Americans were dumped into special education classes.
A point made repeatedly and convincingly in The Real Ebonics Debate is that Ebonics is not a kind of street slang that black kids must surrender and denounce. Rather, as Delpit argues, it is "a language intimately connected with loved ones, community, and personal identity." As a result, the teacher who insistently corrects her students' "flawed" speech is unwittingly disrespecting the child's culture.
A better way to teach stand- ard English, says veteran 5th grade teacher Carrie Secret, is to take the tack, "We are teaching you a second language, not fixing the home language." One essayist, Mary Rhodes Hoover of Howard University, argues similarly that highly structured phonics-based reading programs are "appropriate for Ebonics-speaking students because they are similar to foreign-language teaching methods."
The writers here, like the members of the Oakland school board, clearly want black children to master standard English. But they're not willing to marginalize Black English and culture to accomplish that.
FINANCING SCHOOLS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Strategies for Improving the Use of Educational Resources, by Allan Odden and Carolyn Busch (Jossey-Bass, $31.95.) Odden and Busch, two nationally recognized school finance gurus, tell us here that, contrary to public perception, spending for public education has experienced "relentless growth" over the past few decades. So why do we not have better schools and improved student achievement? Inequitable spending, for one thing--the rich school districts have gotten richer, and the poor ones have gotten poorer. But increased investment in schools has not paid off for another, more important reason, the authors conclude: Only a relatively small amount of the new money has been directed to regular classroom instruction. In the United States, they demonstrate, increased funding has paid for an army of specialists in areas like special education, bilingual education, and a plethora of "pull out" programs.
What's needed, the authors argue, is more funding of things they believe influence student achievement: curriculum development, class-size reduction, and instruction. The best way to do this, they say, is a finance system in which 80 percent of education funding would go directly to the school, which would then spend it as it wishes. In exchange for this autonomy, schools would be held accountable for better student performance.
In essence, Odden and Busch are sending a message to policymakers preaching the gospel of school accountability: If schools are to succeed in the system you have set up, they must be given the freedom they need to make change. Schools, the two authors wisely suggest, cannot be expected to control their destiny until they are given control of the purse strings.
Vol. 10, Issue 2, Pages 52-53Published in Print: November 1, 1998, as Book Reviews: Holistic Learning
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HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling ICT System Integration Company today announced a prestigious project being undertaken with the Uttar Pradesh (UP) State Government, in-order to facilitate disbursement of wages to workers under NREGA project. In line towards creating an electronic monitoring and payment system, State Government of Uttar Pradesh has partnered with HCL Infosystems to implement technology for issuing e-job cards to workers in Aliya Block Under Sitapur district in UP.
As one of the first states to move to e-job cards as a part of the flagship job creation scheme of the UPA government that benefited a large population, the Uttar Pradesh government aims to streamline the implementation of project. This will include overcoming concerns in the area of multiple enrolments of the same worker, monitoring of employment generated, substitute/proxy workers, ensuring payments reach the rightful beneficiaries and manual maintenance of muster roll at jobsite leading to errors through an electronic payment and authentication system.
"Being a part of NREGA project, which is a nation building initiative is a matter of pride for us. Technology permeates every layer of the society and has established its importance as a driver of transformation. We are sure that using technology, will further facilitate on-ground implementation of NREGA and the benefits of this initiative will reach the right individuals and thereby multiply its impact on the society", said Mr. George Paul, Executive Vice President, HCL Infosystems Ltd.
With its innovative approach, HCL Infosystems has undertaken this project for issuing e-job cards in Aliya Block under Sitapur district. The project will be implemented in multiple phases, of which phase 1st of issuing of over 1000 e-job cards will commence in the Aliya Block under Sitapur district. HCL is also planning to tie-up with a bank in near future to implement and support financial inclusion to ensure that payment reaches the correct beneficiaries.
The e-job cards will include demographic and biometric details of all the family members willing to do unskilled work, online record of the workers attendance and the record of wages (both accrued and disbursed). These e-job cards are expected to completely eliminate bogus enrollments and transactions through simultaneous use of e-job cards and biometric authentication, authenticate and capture correct data at job site using handheld terminals and update it at block level database through internet/GSM connectivity.
As a complete solution for offering this service at the jobsite, HCL has developed a special solution called 'HCL FinMate' for NREGA project. By undertaking this innovative approach for end-to-end deployment of e-job card ecosystem in Uttar Pradesh, HCL Infosystems has re-inforced its leadership of over 32 years in the Indian ICT space. Furthermore, taking complete ownership of the project, HCL will be providing direct service and support throughout the duration of this project.
About HCL Infosystems Ltd.
HCL Infosystems Ltd, with revenue (LTM) of US $ 2.7 billion (Rs. 12,445 crores) is India's premier information enabling and ICT System Integration company offering a wide spectrum of ICT products that includes Computing,Storage, Networking, Security, Telecom, Imaging and Retail. HCL is a one-stop-shop for all the ICT requirements of an organization. India's leading System Integration and Infrastructure Management Services Organization, HCL has specialized expertise across verticals including Telecom, BFSI, E-Governance & Power. HCL has India's largest distribution and retail network, taking to market a range of Digital Lifestyle products in partnership with leading global ICT brands, including Apple, Cisco, Ericsson, Kingston, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Microsoft, Nokia, Toshiba, and many more. HCL today has India's largest vertically integrated computer manufacturing facility with over three decades of electronic manufacturing experience & HCL desktops is the largest selling brand into the enterprise space. With India?s largest ICT services network that reaches to every corner of India, HCL?s award winning Support Services makes it the preferred choice of enterprise and consumers alike. HCL Infosystems has a 100% subsidiary that addresses the physical security technology system integration market. The subsidiary leverages technology to build a security framework called "Safe State? that will safe guard life, infrastructure & society. For more information please visit us at www.hclinfosystems.in
About HCL:
HCL is a $5 billion leading global Technology and IT Enterprise that comprises two companies listed in India – HCL Technologies & HCL Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage start-ups, a pioneer of modern computing, and a global transformational enterprise today. Its range of offerings spans Product Engineering, Custom & Package Applications, BPO, IT Infrastructure Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of ICT products across a wide range of focused industry verticals. The HCL team comprises over 60,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 23 countries including over 500 points of presence in India. HCL has global partnerships with several leading Fortune 1000 firms, including leading IT and Technology firms. For more information, please visit www.hcl.in


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The Gender and Family Violence team of researchers have been contracted by Family Safety Victoria to conduct an independent Review of the new family violence Information Sharing Scheme, due to commence in early 2018. The scheme is part of the broader reforms recommended by the Royal Commission. The Review will consider any adverse impacts or unintended consequences of the scheme, as well as make recommendations to improve its operation. The findings of the Review will be tabled in Parliament and likely impact on family violence information sharing practice, policy and legislation.
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First-person renovator House Flipper looks ace
After the joys of cleaning up spaceguts in Visceral Cleanup Detail, I feel ready for something more constructive. I've mopped up blood and burned bodies but what do I have to show for it? A grubby office which my friends trash every time they visit. I feel ready for House Flipper [official site], a first-person renovator about smartening up homes by repairing, remodelling, painting, and decorating homes. Tasks like knocking down walls, fitting kitchens, and painting look a genuine treat, though sadly it seems to be singleplayer-only (and that 'flipping' premise is awful). Here, check out this trailer:
Smashing stuff. I'm definitely up for fixing wiring, installing radiators, squeegeeing windows, and all that. I do hope developers Empyrean get co-op in there too, as the joys and terrors of teamwork and accidents could be great fun. I mostly do my Visceral Cleanups with chums.
It is a shame that this fun-looking renovation is wrapping up inside a 'flipping' metagame – you're trying to buy cheap houses and do them up enough to sell them on at a profit to unlock more options. As someone who'll likely never be able to buy a flat let alone a house, thanks in part to those darling flippers, it seems an unpleasant premise for a game which doesn't need it. Sure I've committed more virtual war crimes than I can count but, y'know, those were in games primarily about exploding faces. Renovating houses could be cast in several more-pleasant lights.
House Flipper is headed for a launch at the end of 2017 on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It's currently having a crack at Steam Greenlight.


text: It began last weekend when Ben spent an hour or so acting very out of character. Unlike a temper tantrum, he didn't seem angry, but was pretty much out of control. Almost like being drunk, but with a three year old's energy! After a while it transpired that he'd been given (by my husband) a shop-bought cupcake with "very fake looking" icing.


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New Hampshire Photo Tour
Photos taken in and around the state of New Hampshire
from the NH Flickr Group. Come move with us to our new domain!
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Friday, May 06, 2011
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Enfield, New Hampshire
From Wikipedia
History of Enfield, NH
The town was incorporated in 1761 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. First named Enfield by settlers from Enfield, Connecticut, the town was renamed Relhan in 1766 to honor Dr. Anthony Relhan (ca. 1715-1776). The doctor was a promoter of sea-bathing as a curative, making Brighton, England, a fashionable resort. Following the American Revolution, the New Hampshire town was renamed Enfield in 1784. [2]
The first European settlers in town were Jonathan Paddleford and family who arrived, after the successful conclusion of the French and Indian War, between 1765 and 1772.[3]
On the southwest shore of Mascoma Lake is Enfield Shaker Village, once a utopian religious community of Shakers, renowned for simple and functional architecture and furniture. Established in 1793 and called Chosen Vale, the village was subdivided into several "Families", with men and women leading pious, celibate and industrious lives. Although the genders shared dormitories, like Enfield's Great Stone Dwelling built between 1837-1841, the sexes used separate doors and stairways. They practiced ecstatic singing and dancing, an expression of their worship, which earned them the appellation: Shaking Quakers, or Shakers.
Several trades operated at the village, from agriculture and packaging of seeds, to manufacture of brooms, brushes, spinning-wheels, and furniture. To speed delivery of products to the railroad across Mascoma Lake, in 1849 the community erected Shaker Bridge.
The Shaker movement crested in the 1840s, with 19 "societies" scattered from Maine to Kentucky and west to Indiana. But growing employment opportunities created by the Industrial Revolution, as near as the mill town of Lebanon, enticed away potential and practicing church members. Others grew disaffected with celibacy, self-abnegation, and communal ownership of property. Indeed, Mary Marshall Dyer, once a member of the Enfield church, became an outspoken Anti-Shaker. Eventually the village would close and, in 1927, be sold to the La Salette Brotherhood of Montreal, a Catholic order noted for its Christmas display. In 1986, Enfield Shaker Village was established as a museum.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Twin Bridges Stream - Merrimack , NH
When asked when the best time to visit waterfalls in NH, Matt Goodwin of Re: The best time to visit waterfalls
The best time to view waterfalls in new Hampshire tend to be in the Spring during mud season but even after that they can be very nice (and not so muddy).
The mountains will still have snow melt that contributes to many of the waterfalls in the state.
What we do is watch the northern NH webcams, like The Balsams Webcam. This can be a good indication of the amount of snow in Northern NH. We wait until the snow cover is gone and the tail end of the mud season before we go.
Have fun with the waterfalls!
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Old Man of the Mountains Franconia, New Hampshire
This is the famous Old Man of the Mountains (aka Old Stone Face) that looked down on Profile Lake in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire for thousands of years. The great stone face came crashing to the valley floor on May 3, 2003 after a very tough winter. The photo was shot on Kodak Ektachrome film, by the way. You can read more about it the photo (and why it's important to shoot things when you see them!) on my: Travel Photography Blog . Read what Daniel Webster had to say about the Old Man (scroll to bottom of page). Copyright 2008 Jeff Wignall, all rights reserved.
Today, May 3rd, is the eighter anniversary of the falling of the iconic Man of the Mountain. So iconic was the stone formation on the side of a cliff in Franconia, used on everything from our state highway signs to our state quarter and license plates, that many NHites worried that the state had lost its identity. Now, eight years later, it is evident that the Old Man lives on in the hearts of NHites. We can never forget you, Old Man!
Monday, May 02, 2011
Foggy Tree Reflection
And in the lowlands, Spring is here. :)
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Dodge's Drop
Skiing Dodge's Drop on Mt Washington on April 30, 2011 with pretty ideal conditions
Photo credit to Chris Malvey
While Spring is in full force in New Hampshire, it is still a perfect time to hit the slopes. There's nothing like Spring Skiing!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Women's Lacrosse 2011 Ivy League Champions
Congratulations to the Dartmouth women's lacrosse team, the 2011 Ivy League champs! The 14th-ranked Big Green topped Harvard 14-7 at Scully-Fahey Field with President Jim Yong Kim and a huge crowd cheering them on. The win also marks Head Coach Amy Patton's 100th career Ivy League win. Go Green! Learn more at www.dartmouthsports.com.
(photo by Bonnie Barber)
Congratulations! :)
Friday, April 29, 2011
Spring Trees
For 68 years, the Hunt Memorial Building served as the Nashua Public Library until the city outgrew the building and a new and larger facility was built on Court St. in 1971.
The Hunt is now owned by the city and managed by a volunteer board of trustees. Designed by noted American architect and New Hampshire native Ralph Adams Cram, the building opened to the public in 1903 and was entered on the National Register of Historic Buildings in 1971.
In May, 2004, Cram and Ferguson, successor to Ralph Adams Cram's firm, completed a Facility Master Plan for the full restoration and renovation of the Hunt. This effort is currently underway utilizing public and private funding.
In 2009 the Nashua Board of Alderman approved a City Building Improvements bond issue which included funds for for the restoration of the Hunt Building. The building was closed for contruction February 1, 2011 and the trustees expect to reopen it in Fall, 2011.
The restoration of the Hunt Memorial Building to its original splendor while making it available for public use in keeping with the intent of the original gift to the people of Nashua. The newly restored building will be available for lectures, concerts, theatre, meetings and receptions and as a home for non-profits and creative arts organizations. In addition it will provide 6 private offices/conference rooms for lease.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Augustus Saint-Gaudens IV
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Discover the beautiful home, studios and gardens of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of America's greatest sculptors. Over 100 of his artworks can be seen in the galleries, from heroic public monuments to expressive portrait reliefs, and the gold coins which changed the look of American coinage. Enjoy summer concerts, explore nature trails, or indulge your hidden talents during a sculpture class.


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WREXHAM'S 5-0 hammering at Tranmere Rovers on Friday, their third defeat in eight days, will surely hasten the departure of manager Brian Flynn from the Racecourse.
And another reverse in tomorrow's home game against fellow second division strugglers Port Vale could be the final act for the long-serving Racecourse boss, just a week after he announced his intention to seek pastures new when his contract expires at the end of the season.
The more likely scenario, though, is for a change at the top following Saturday's match against Peterborough United.
International call-ups for under-21 internationals David Walsh, Steve Thomas with Wales and Northern Ireland's Shaun Holmes will trigger the postponement of the scheduled games against Reading a n d Swindon Town, providing a fortnight's grace for a caretaker appointment to take charge of team affairs.
Wrexham's lowly league position of third from bottom, even at such an early stage of the season, is a major cause for concern.
The club's directors, who turned out in force at Prenton Park, realise they must act quickly to end the uncertainty and Flynn, no stranger to the fluctuating fortunes of football, now privately admits that matters are coming to a head more quickly than he would have anticipated.
But no-one could have legislated for the events in a few second-half moments which transformed Friday's match from a delicately-poised contest into an embarrassingly onesided affair. Having conceded a goal just before the interval, Wrexham were on top and pressing hard for an equaliser, but they were caught napping by striker Stuart Barlow, who transformed proceedings with two quick-fire goals.
"The key moment that changed the course of the game completely was when we had one cleared off the line," said Flynn afterwards. "We were looking as if we could get a goal but within less than two minutes we were 3-0 down. Against a team of that quality they'll make you pay. And that's what they did. They were quality goals but we should have defended better - that's stating the obvious."
The Dragons' boss said he had been reasonably satisfied with his side's performance to that point
"There was an onslaught in the first 15 minutes which we expected," he said. "We defended well in that period, although they threw a lot of people at us, but gradually as the game wore on we started to gain some good possession and an odd threat here or there. They scored a spectacular free-kick but we told the players at halftime not to feel sorry for themselves because we were still in the game. We started the second- half brightly, our passing was crisp, our movement was good and it looked as if we were going to take the game on but that key minute completely changed the course of things."
The two-goal salvo from Barlow, who went on to complete his second hat-trick of the week, completely demoralised Wrexham, as Flynn conceded.
"We then made mistake after mistake and if you give quality players that opportunity they'll take it. The mood is not the greatest in the dressing room after being beaten 5-0. But if there is any consolation, and I'm not deflecting anything, we've been beaten by a good side."
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I have a problem which i hope someone can help me with.
My Scenario is very simple, One VPLS circuit setup from point A to B using RB133 and x86 PC both running V3.10.
The circuit is working fine with customer traffic but i am unable to rate limit the circuit.
I have tried setting up connection / packet marking on the interfaces in the bridge but the firewall rules see no traffic.
I have tried turning on the 'Use IP Firewall' setting in the bridge settings and then the firewall sees some traffic but not all because the customer is using vlans. So i turned on 'Use IP Firewall for VLAN' in the bridge settings which causes the customers traffic to stop completely.
I have tried setting up packet marking in the bridge filter and i see the bytes and packets counter increment, i even set the action to 'log' and verified that the correct packets were being marked, but then the queue doesn't see the packet marks for some reason.
Can anyone shed any light on this problem for me? It is important to note that the circuit needs to be completely transparent to the customer, as-in they should be able to put whatever protocols they like through the circuit and the queue / firewall should rate limit it without knowing what it is.
I'm assuming that it can be done as MPLS/VPLS are carrier grade technologies by definition and carriers don't often know or care what their circuits are being used for.


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More and more funders require data management planning and data sharing. Find out what your funder expects.
Please note that the funder requirements below are applicable to projects starting now. They are not applicable to projects that have already started.
NWO/STW started a pilot Data Management on 1 January 2015. Researchers are expected to answer four questions about data management in their research proposals (see data management section). After a proposal has been awarded funding, the researcher must develop these questions into a data management plan. Once the NWO approves the plan, the researcher can start the project.
The pilot applies to the following eight funding tracks:
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- FOM projectruimte (Physics)
- Fund New Chemical Innovations (Chemical Sciences)
- HTM call (Hightech Materials)(Technology Foundation STW)
- Urbanising Deltas of the World of Security and the Rule of Law (WOTRO)
- Open Programme (Earth and Life Sciences)
Some NWO/STW-programmes have their own data management requirements, for example, the biodiversity programme.
For questions on NWO's data management requirements you can call or email an NWO representative or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information on the pilot, follow the links below:
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- Questions to be answered in the Data Management Section
- NWO Template for a data management plan
Horizon 2020 (European Commission)
All project proposals submitted to "Research and Innovation actions" and to "Innovation actions" must include a section on research data management. Where relevant, applicants must also provide a short, general outline of their policy for data management in which they answer the following questions:
- What types of data will the project generate/collect?
- What standards will be used?
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- How will this data be curated and preserved?
Researchers who take part in the Open Research Data Pilot of Horizon 2020 are required to write a detailed data management plan. The plan should be submitted within 6 months after the project starts. This plan is not part of the proposal evaluation process.
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- Future and Emerging Technologies
- Research infrastructures, part e-Infrastructures
- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies
- Societal Challenge: 'Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy' - part Smart cities and communities
- Societal Challenge: 'Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw materials' - except raw materials
- Societal Challenge: 'Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies'
- Science with and for Society
Projects in other areas can voluntarily participate.
For more information on Data Management in Horizon 2020 follow the links below:
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- Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research Data in Horizon 2020
If you request funding from ZonMw you must submit a data paragraph (an outline of a data management plan). As soon as you receive funding you must develop the data management plan in detail.
See Achtergrondinformatie bij dataparagraaf en datamanagementplan (information in Dutch only)
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- National Science Foundation, See NSF data Sharing Policy
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Below are some of the activities that will be available for interns in my non-profit organization:
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The mentoring program is designed to provide youth with the opportunity to learn about their own development and the issues that can complicate or prevent a smooth and healthy transition to adulthood. We also help students prepare for college. Many programs assist with financial and academic issues but we focus on the emotional and social aspects of the college experience.
We tell the truth and give both sides. We don't prescribe what they "should do" we tell them the pros and the cons. Since youth are typically capable of rational thought they can do a cost-benefit analysis if they truly understand what the costs and benefits are.
A good example is bullying which virtually everyone agrees is bad but it persists because the bully is getting some kind of benefit. Perhaps this is the only way for this individual to feel status. But it's not enough to just say that; we must also give the bullying person an alternative way of imagining status and actually experiencing it. Further, people don't change because of pressure from others (at least not in a lasting way). They are more likely to sustain change if the pressure is internal. So we believe that by understanding their own development, and why their behavior makes sense, we can facilitate a shift to internal pressure. Of course, we all tend to like to do things when the idea comes from us and many of us resist ideas that come from others.
So, the short version is that we encourage growth through self-awareness and internal motivation and create experiences that show another path is possible. And of course, whether intentionally or otherwise, we serve as role models. Because our interns are usually not much older than our mentees, this is often even truer!
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I decided to publish my own books—nothing new about that, I've been doing it for a while—but now I have a plan.You see, at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference, I talked to a brilliant author and lovely human being who said, "NO WAY!" to the idea of publishing a new book every six months. She's probably right.But... But...I have a plan. Really, I do!
The finishing touches on the new book! This story breaks the barriers of time...
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The talented and prolific Patricia Stoltey has generously allowed me to write a post about what it means to me to write! Please drop by and leave a comment! http://patriciastoltey.blogspot.com/2014/09/being-inspired-or-damned-if-...
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Before chrispitchford.com (5 years old next year). Before Databoy and even before Cyber Soul. I studied composition as a music student at Metropolitan State College of Denver (now Metropolitan State University of Denver—ooh). Today, I ran into one of Metro's professors: Walter Barr. I didn't know him, when I was a kid, but I heard he taught the hottest Jazz Band in Bear Creek High School. When I went to Metro State, he joined the faculty before eventually heading the Department of Music.
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LET THE RICK ONE IN: PART I. In this two-part spooky special, Rick and Morty face the hideous hordes of the sexy undead—VAMPIRES! Featuring the goth co-writing styles of Tini Howard (Assassinistas, Rick and Morty: Pocket Like You Stole It)!
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