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OB Shared Care Program Visit our Family Birth Center in New Prague
The OB Shared Care Program is an integrated health care model. Your family medicine provider in partnership with obstetricians-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) within Mayo Clinic Health System work together to deliver the best care to you during your pregnancy and delivery.
How it works
You'll receive prenatal and postpartum care from your family medicine provider, continuing to have easy access to the same provider before and after delivering your baby.
- Regular prenatal visits with your family medicine provider
- OB-GYN visit one (20-week visit with the OB-GYN team)
- Become acquainted with one of the OB-GYN delivery providers and review prenatal care
- Complete pre-registration paperwork
- OB-GYN visit two (35-week visit with OB-GYN team)
- Discuss delivery options and plans
- Routine ultrasounds and tests at your primary care clinic
- You'll receive the majority of your care from your family medicine provider, including prenatal and postpartum care.
- Adds value, service and access to OB and pediatric specialists for labor and delivery.
- The labor and delivery units were designed especially for new mothers and their families.
Care at the hospitalA hospitalist or nurse practitioner from Mayo Clinic Health System will provide care while you're in the hospital. The care will be transitioned to your family medicine provider upon discharge. If you choose to circumcise your baby boy, please discuss this with your family medicine provider prior to delivery.
Postpartum careThe birth center staff is more than happy to help you in arranging your follow-up postpartum and newborn care. Please remind staff you are part of the OB Shared Care Program and share the name of your family care provider. Staff will assist you in scheduling follow-up appointments and continued care at your primary care clinic.
You're eligible if:
- You have established care with a family medicine provider at a participating Mayo Clinic Health System site.
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Host a unique event at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. The Aquarium provides an elegant and memorable backdrop for weddings, social events, corporate functions, birthday parties and more. You'll find the perfect seated or strolling space for occasions of all sizes. Our special events staff provides experience and exceptional attention to detail. You and your guests will talk about your enchanted event by the sea for years to come!
Our facility, available during and after hours, accommodates up to 2,000 guests with a variety of options including an auditorium with audiovisual capabilities, a private conference room, expansive classrooms and exhibit spaces. See our 2019 Rental Guide for details on venue possibilities, pricing and guidelines or visit the links below:
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Christmas Desktop Pictures 1.0
Christmas Desktop Pictures allows users to drag entire folders of desktop pictures onto the "Desktop Pictures" control panel's picture screen.
Now, every time you start up or restart the Mac, the program will choose a random picture from that folder.
These pictures look best on monitors set to thousands or millions of colors. These pictures are set as 640 x 480 pixels, but can be seen in full under many different settings.
PLEASE NOTE: This set is used with MacOS 8! You cannot use this set with an earlier version of the OS. Nor can you use the "Desktop Pictures" control panel on a prior OS. You CAN use these pictures with utilities such as Decor.


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This steel hand striker creates a spark when it is struck against the edge of some flint. It creates a good quality set of sparks and the striking edge is far enough away from the fingers to reduce the chance of nicking your skin on the flint.
- Size approx 9cm x 4cm
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Networking for Bloggers: Keys to Making Yourself More Valuable
For bloggers and website owners building a strong network is crucial. In order to be a great networker, you need to make yourself valuable to others. Fortunately, there are many ways to do so, even if you are brand new to blogging and internet marketing.
Keys to Making Yourself Valuable:
Know Your Role
Know what you have to offer, and how you can help others. Try to look at yourself from the perspective of others. What would they want from you? Go a step further and think about what you have to offer that others may not even know about. Focus on fulfilling your role, and doing what you do to the best of your ability.
Look for Opportunities
Networking opportunities are everywhere. Don't wait for a specific networking event or situation to start building relationships. Keep your eyes open and be ready to realize when there is a potential connection to someone else.
Make Yourself Accessible
If others want to contact you they should be able to do so, and they shouldn't be intimidated. Just like you should be looking for opportunities, other people are doing the same, and if they see an opportunity to work with you or just get to know you, they need to be able to reach you.
Be Willing to Help
Networking is a two-way street. To get the most out of it, you will have to put in the most that you are able. Being friendly and willing to help is probably the best thing you can do for making friends and having others ready to help you when you need it.
Follow Up
In order to build strong relationships, you'll have to follow up on the contacts that you make and looks for ways to improve the connection. Meeting new people is great, but you'll also have to work to make those contacts something more valuable.
Be Assertive
Networking requires people to take some action. Don't just sit back and wait for others to come to you. Make an effort to meet others and be willing to pursue new opportunities.
Keep an Open Mind
You will most likely be building a network without knowing specifically how it will benefit you. I think that is normal. When opportunities do arise, keep an open mind to the thoughts and suggestions of others.
Keep Growing
Always be expanding and strengthening your network. Never sit still and assume that you have all of the friends and contacts that you need.
As a Blogger, What Do You Have to Offer?
Links are very valuable to other bloggers and website owners. Most bloggers tend to link to those that are already a part of their network, or to those that they would like to have as part of their network.
Your Social Media Profile and Votes
Most bloggers and website owners use social media to promote their sites. If you have built a strong profile on a social media site you may be able to submit something for a friend and send them some traffic.
Every blogger wants and appreciates comments from readers. You can help out those in your network by reading and leaving your feedback. This is especially valuable if you are doing so for a blogger that doesn't normally receive a lot of comments.
Refer Readers
Because you have your own audience of blog readers, you have the ability and the opportunity to refer your readers to another blog. You can do so by writing a review of their blog or just by mentioning them in a post.
Offer the Opportunity for Guest Posting
Some bloggers in your network may appreciate the opportunity to write for your blog. Not every blog publishes guest posts, but it can be a good experience for everyone if done correctly.
Be Willing to Write for Another Blog
Just the opposite of the previous point, other bloggers may be interested in publishing one of your posts on their blog. If you have solid writing abilities or if you are well-known and respected, a guest post may bring a good bit of new readers to their blog.
Your Advice
If you have experience or knowledge that someone else doesn't have, your advice can be invaluable. We've all got some type of knowledge that we can share with others.
What Are Your Thoughts?
In what ways to you try to build your network? Are there particular methods that have worked well for you?


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Buy Hidden Camera Detectors Online to Safeguard Your Privacy
Our privacy is our most important concern and we would never want someone to invade it. Whether it is your home, office or anywhere else, if someone is trying to violate your privacy without your knowledge, you should take adequate measures to prevent it. With a protective hidden camera detector with you, it becomes very easy to detect any hidden cameras in the vicinity. We provide you with various kinds of hidden camera detectors that you need to safeguard your privacy. You can purchase these online at Spysonic.Note* All bug detectors are final sales / no returns / no refunds. 1 year warrany from any defects.*
Product Overview:
Designed for general use in detecting hidden cameras and wireless tapping devices on telephones the RF Signal Detector protects privacy within desired control areas. Three LEDs warn of the presence of hidden cameras or wireless taps and an audible alarm will change from slow to rapid indicating the strength of detected signal.
Product Features:
• Detect hidden cameras and wiretaps
• Audible alarm will change based on proximity of signal
• Detects cell phones at up to 20ft
Product Specs:
• Detects wireless cameras up to 10 feet
• Detects cellular phones up to 20 feet
• 50MHz to 6.0 GHz detecting frequency
• 3V DC power (uses two AAA batteries, included)
• 3 warning modes:
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If you are looking for the best in class camera detectors, look no further than the Spysonic. We have a huge range of solutions to find cameras that you are unaware of. If someone unauthorized is keeping a tab on you then you must immediately report it to the police, but to make sure you find those cameras, you need a good spy camera detector.


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Mastering (i.e. attempting) boondocking* (i.e. dry-camping) is a new skill that has taken over our lives in the first months of this year. Appropriate somehow, since we started our journey in the Western deserts and water conservation is a big theme in these lands.
Living in a trailer, we're living in an odd half-state between "normal" home conveniences and tent camping – all depending on 3 magic lines – electric, water, and sewage. When connected to all 3 lines as a "full hook-up" we get to live like we are in a normal (albeit tiny) home with high pressure running water, tv, lights and air-conditioning, and could go about taking long showers and sudsing up a ton of dishes without a care in the world. Pretty excellent, considering our backyards are some pretty spectacular places.
At 8 pounds a gallon, it took 8 long slow trips to top off the tank – all in all it was 320 pounds of water that we had fill up individually, haul over, and then pour slowly into the Whale via a small funnel. Needless to say, it took a long while and gave me plenty of time to appreciate in full the effort of getting even a gallon of water to use.


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2019 Honda Insight | Lima, OH
Completely redesigned from its previous generations, the 2019 Honda Insight brings fuel efficiency, versatility and an attractive build together to create a new and unique hybrid sedan. With a striking look, the Insight makes a lasting impression with bold front fascia and grille that seamlessly integrate into the LED headlights with Auto-On/Off capability. And it looks just as good as it leaves with a performance-inspired rear design and LED taillights and brake lights. Plus, the Touring trim comes with a beautiful one-touch power moonroof with tilt feature.
Then, when you step inside the Insight, you are greeted with numerous convenience features and comfortable amenities. For instance, each Insight model comes standard with push button start, automatic climate control with rear-seat heater ducts, Bluetooth® connectivity, Pandora® compatibility and a 12-volt power outlet in the front. You can also add heated front seats, Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ integration, Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™, mobile hotspot capability and more.
Test Drive the 2019 Honda Insight at Allan Nott
The 2019 Insight is simply incredible with its EPA-estimated fuel rating of 55 MPG in the city and 49 MPG on the highway.* This is accomplished with its 1.5-liter i-VTEC® engine with Honda's 2-motor hybrid system and e-CVT, as well as the innovative 3-mode drive system with ECON, Sport and EV modes. Then, with the engine and electric motor together, the Insight achieves 129-horsepower and 197 pound-feet of torque.
Plus, for a more comfortable interior, passengers can enjoy a total of 97.6 cubic feet of room. And the Insight's trunk has 15.1 cubic feet of cargo room, which can accommodate longer items with the flexible fold-down rear seatback. Plus, there are door-pocket storage bins in both the front and the rear and a storage compartment in the center console.
Then, most impressively are the standard Honda Sensing® driver-assistive technologies on the 2019 Insight. This includes: Traffic Sign Recognition System, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow, Collision Mitigation Braking System™ and many more.
For more information regarding the all-new 2019 Honda Insight, you can contact us online or by calling 855-261-7792. You can also schedule a test drive online.
*Based on 2019 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, battery-package/condition, and other factors.


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Sunday Inspiration
March 27, 2016
It's a beautiful Sunday and there's nothing better than waking up to the smell of coffee and cats. Well, maybe the cat part isn't so amazing. But I do love waking up next to my babies They really make the mornings interesting. This little guy is my baby Luca. He's absolutely one of the best … More Sunday Inspiration


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This course is almost the ultimate in
team building and leadership training and
improvement (the ultimate being Ice-Warrior Resolute Team Work, based in the Canadian
High Arctic). It is an extraordinary opportunity to sample the training regime Ice-Warriors
go through before they are selected to take part in an Ice-Warrior Expedition.
The full version of this course is the first time aspirant Ice-Warriors are subjected
to cold weather and backcountry skiing, having undergone 10 months of technical
training in the UK. Here the emphasis is placed on creating, testing and improving
team performance given the naturally harsh environment of a Norwegian winter. The
essence of the course is about existing in an inhospitable environment that demands
critical team work and crisp, efficient management for comfort, enjoyment and more
importantly safety! The elements – technical knowledge input, cold winter
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United States Supreme Court Reports
LEXIS Law Pub., 2004
First series, books 1-43, includes "Notes on U.S. reports" by Walter Malins Rose.
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Bernstein Departs Morgan Lucas, Joins Al-Anabi
Brandon Bernstein and Joe Barlam, released Tuesday from Morgan Lucas Racing, have joined Al-Anabi Racing, the team announced Wednesday.
Bernstein, a 19-time Top Fuel race winner, joins Al-Anabi Racing as the team's general manager, filling the position vacated by Chad Head one year ago.
Prior to joining Morgan Lucas Racing in 2012, Bernstein served as the driver and general manager of his father's NHRA race team from late in 2009 through the end of the 2011 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. Bernstein will report directly to Al-Anabi Racing team manager Alan Johnson.
"Yesterday, Morgan came in over at Morgan Lucas Racing and notified us that we weren't going to be able to run our car (the Protect The Harvest/MAV TV Top Fuel dragster) next season," Bernstein said. "We didn't have the extra funding to go along with the Lucas Oil funding, and they decided not to run the car. Obviously, I was out of a job at that point and started making phone calls.
"I made a call to AJ (Alan Johnson) and just told him that if there were a position available at Al-Anabi Racing, I would want to look at it and would greatly appreciate being considered. We talked for a while, and he said 'Well, let me think about it.' I got a call late last night, and he said, 'Am I talking to my new GM?' I said, 'I don't know, are you?' And he said, "The offer is there.' I said, 'Absolutely, I'll take it.'
"I was very excited. It's a new chapter in my life that I am ready to start to be honest. It's going to be fun; I think Al-Anabi Racing is the best place to be in Top Fuel drag racing so I'm excited to be here. It's gonna be good."
Bernstein said his love affair with driving remains strong and would not rule out returning to the cockpit.
Barlam, who served as Bernstein's crew chief at Morgan Lucas Racing, will join Khalid alBalooshi's gold Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel team as its assistant crew chief alongside crew chief Jason McCulloch. Ronnie Thompson, who served as McCulloch's assistant crew chief as well as car chief for the last two years, will be allowed to focus more on the car chief role of overseeing preparation of the gold Al-Anabi dragster. AlBalooshi finished eighth in the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings improving from his 11th-place finish one year ago in his rookie season. He has two Top Fuel wins in four final-round appearances.
"We are very happy to add Brandon and Joe to the Al-Anabi Racing Team," Johnson said. "I was in the process of filling our general manager position when Brandon became available yesterday, and it seemed like the perfect fit. He has experience as a driver, a crew member and a general manager so he fits perfectly into the position. Thanks to Shawn Langdon for his help in filling this role this season. We are also very happy to have Joe on board. Joe will bring a wealth of knowledge to Khalid alBalooshi's team and allow Ronnie to focus more consistently on the race car which should make that team stronger next season."No Comment


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A friend asked me to help "fix" her laptop, complaining it was "slow" and "has lots of spyware or something". Not the best description, but hey, it was all I had to work with 🙂
After booting up the laptop, it was clear something was really wrong. This was a Toshiba Sattelite M45 with a 1.8ghz Pentium M and 1GB of RAM but was running as if it was a decade old machine. Firing up IE resulted in 17 popups and prompts to install various spyware programs and supposed "antivirus" programs. I downloaded Windows Defender in hopes of cleaning up the spyware, but after installation, I was given an error that updated spyware definitions could not be downloaded and error code "0x80072EFD".
I tried going to Microsoft Update but was given the same unhelpful error code. My web searches resulted in a bunch of useless information with suggested solutions that were completely unhelpful such as changing URL to "https" instead of "http" or "reboot your computer". Seriously people, rebooting doesn't solve everything.
I then found a message board post over at eggheadcafe.com, where a user copy and pasted an email response from a Microsoft customer support rep named "Sarfaraz".
One of the recommendations that Sarfaraz made was to check that the "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" (BITS) was running. I went into the Windows Services menu and saw that the BITS service wasn't running and was set to "manual" instead of "automatic". I changed the setting and started the service up and fired up IE again to go to Windows Update.
Hallelujah! It worked! Turns out my friend needed to apply 58 critical security patches.. ouch. I installed all the security updates, got the the updated Windows Defender signature file and cleaned out 28 spyware infections. Things in laptop land are good again. Phew.
Sarfaraz, if you're reading this, thanks for helping me out 🙂


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To coincide with the release of the film Control, the Agnes B shop in Covent Garden is now hosting an exhibition of photographs of Joy Division. The exhibition features around 40 images taken by Pierre Rene-Worms on 18 December 1979.
Agnes B sees herself as more than just a fashion designer – she places equal importance on her patronage of the arts, cinema and publisher, and uses her shops worldwide to bring these interests to a wider audience. The Joy Division exhibition is just one in a series of similar in-store happenings. It certainly adds something extra to the shopping experience – I just wish her clothes were a little bit cheaper.
Joy Division can be seen at the Agnes B store, 35/36 Floral Street, Covent Garden until 24th October.


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Milan › Parkings in The Last Supper
Located in the dining room of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is an enormous painting, one of the most renowned in the world, done with tempera and oil on a base of plaster.
Park in The Last Supper
an enormous painting that measures 640 cm tall x 880 cm wide. Leonardo da Vinci used tempera and oil on a base of plaster,
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2701 1499 Pender W Street Street, Vancouver Listing #: R2488393
Welcome to West Pender Place; a first-class condo complex in Vancouver's most prestigious location. This 01 suite features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & just under 2,000 SF of floor area with panoramic views of Coal Harbour, Downtown, Stanley Park & West Vancouver. This majestic corner suite home features over-height ceilings and floor to ceiling windows to soak in the serene views you will want to come home to. The open-concept kitchen features Italian cabinetry, quartz counter-tops, top notch appliances including gas cook-top and sub-zero fridge. Additional bonuses include your personal 2-zone Air conditioning, 2 parking stalls and large storage locker. Call us now to book your private viewing.
Taxes (2019): $8,550.00
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- Pool; Indoor
- Sauna/Steam Room
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2020 Admitted Student Day
This event is in the past.
Detroit, MI 48202
Recently admitted students and their guests are cordially invited to explore Wayne State University during Admitted Student Day on Saturday, April 4, 2020. Admitted Student day is a comprehensive on-campus event designed for students to experience life as a WSU Warrior prior to making their final college decision. During the event, students will have an opportunity to learn about academic programs, mingle with current and prospective students, tour the campus and residence halls.
There is no charge to attend the event. Dress is casual and students should plan to wear comfortable shoes as many activities take place across campus.
Please note: Admitted Student Day is not a first-year orientation program. The purpose of this event is for admitted students to tour the campus, ask questions and meet other students who are considering the University as well. Orientation for students will take place over the summer.
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Frizione Triton Les Lilas
Frizione Triton Les Lilas
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Busking, Hélène Labarrière (double bass) and Hasse Poulsen (guitar), two musicians, two explorers, two researchers who have made Improvisation the pivot of their world of infinite discoveries a
nd constant development. Many years together constructing and deconstructing personal compositions (Les temps changent, Désordre), has led to aneed tofind new roads for their common adventure. As working with songs is a main interest for both protagonists ("I got the blues" with Violaine Schwartz, a duet with Rodolphe Burger, solo concerts by Hélène - "The Man They Call Ass", "The Langston Project" by Hasse ) a repertoire of songs is their new common playground.
Busking features pearls of French and Danish pop, treasures from the myth of America, some hits and and a rap without words (Rap ohne Worte, Schubert would have said). The songs of Busking brush the instuments in the sense ot the strings – and against them - in an intimate set of pure jubilation.
BUSKING on YouTube: FORMIDABLE live à Tulle (Bleu en Hiver)
TAKE THIS WALTZ (du CD) bonne fêtes de Sons d'Hiver
These 2 tunes and all the original versions of the songs played on the CD BUSKING
Since the release of the CD, Busking has played:
Sons d'hiver
Cluny Jazz Festival
Atlantique Jazz festival
Reims Jazz Festival
Rencontres Internationales de Nevers
Jazz Festival Münster
Jazz Festival Tulle
Europa Jazz Festival au Mans
Festival Bordures
Les Anges
La Petite Criée
Café Boulevard, Melle
Théâtre au Clain
Sous les palmiers, la Plage
Le Cri du Port
Le La Itou
"A timeless disc whose quiet elegance should go straight to the heart of lovers of all music." Denis Desassis
"This sparkling album is for all we know, in all simplicity, the first good musical news in 2016." Jean Rochard
"Busking" is simply a beautiful CD to which I recommend an excellent red. You can hear that Poulsen excels in the company of bassist star Labarrière. This is a very generous disk, which deserves to be listened to often tat home all through winter and spring. Jan Granlie
"On this record, the two musicians concentrate on what is essential: the musicality." Yves Dorisson, Culture Jazz
"With Busking, Hélène Labarrière and Hasse Poulsen offer delicious instrumental versions of popular songs. " Jacques Birgé, Médiapart
"The two comrades stir up a party on Formidable (Stromae), Let it Die (Feist), revisit their childhood tunes on Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Lennon / McCartney), opening up an unheard choreography. Join in." BRUNO PFEIFFER, Libération
"And you find it in each piece on this disc : the loot! For these remnderings of known songs, often catchy, are small treasures of inventiveness and delicacy. " Matthieu Jouan CITIZENJAZZ
" With delicacy, lyricism and a certain freedom the duettists take us from track to track through whole sections of the popular collective memory. A way of sharing with jubilation. " Didier Pennequin , LE QUOTIDIEN DU MEDECIN
. "Thus confirming the achemist virtues of jazzmusicians, able to transform, um questionable, material into gold." Jazzmagazine
"Two adventurers made to get along in the pursuit of the unheard" Telerama
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Frizione Triton Les Lilas
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Global climate system (MO7003), 15 HEC/ECTS
The course deals with how physical and chemical processes affect the Earth's climate and the links between human activity and climate change. The course includes practical model simulations of e.g. the Earth's energy balance and exchange processes between the atmosphere and the ocean. Furthermore, the course will offer training in scientific hypothesis formation, and discuss the reasons for the limitations of our understanding of the climate system.
Admittance requirements
Bachelor's degree containing at least 15 HECs in Mathematics, for example Mathematics for natural scientists 15 HECs or Mathematics for social scientists 15 HECs. Also required is knowledge equivalent to Swedish upper secondary school course English B.
Course literature
Goosse, H. Climate System Dynamics and Modelling, Cambridge University Press, 2015. ISBN: 9781107445833
The syllabus is a formal document for the course:
Course material
Grading criteria, course literature, and other material and correspondence related to the course will be available on the course Athena-site at https://athena.itslearning.com or you can ask the responsible lecturer.
Course report
MO7003, VT2019, kursrapport (20 Kb)
Upcoming courses
Starts during the spring semester.
Via www.antagning.se (Swedish) or www.universityadmissions.se (English). For more information see Application and admissions.
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News Articles
Tennessean: Ned McWherter, 'a man of the people,' dies
Posted on April 5, 2011
By Michael Cass
Ned McWherter, who combined a sharp understanding of politics with a finely honed sense of the little man's plight as he scaled the heights of state government, died Monday of cancer. He was 80.
Mr. McWherter, a Democrat, was at the center of power in Tennessee for more than two decades, first as speaker of the House of Representatives for 14 years and then as a two-term governor from 1987 to 1995.
"There are a lot of people in our state who come in and out of politics, maybe they're appreciated, maybe not," said U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican who preceded Mr. McWherter in the governor's office and forged a strong working relationship with him. "Only a few leave a lasting impression. Ned McWherter will be among the very few that leave the most (lasting) impression."
Longtime friends, colleagues and journalists who covered him said Mr. McWherter had a keen understanding of people and politics and knew how to bring opposing factions together.
"He was the most powerful governor I've known," former U.S. Sen. Jim Sasser said in a recent interview. "He knew everybody so well. He knew what their political needs and desires were so well."
Former Vice President Al Gore, who, like his parents, was close to Mr. McWherter, said in a statement that Tennessee had lost "a true giant."
"Regarded by many as the greatest governor in our state's modern history, he fused the demands of tough executive management with the authentic touch of the common man," Gore said.
Mr. McWherter is survived by his son, Mike McWherter; his daughter-in-law, Mary Jane Wooten McWherter; two grandchildren; a stepdaughter; and two stepgrandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Monday.
Mr. McWherter was a big bear of a man who had learned to read in a one-room school with a wood-burning stove. He got his start in politics as a 20-year-old driver for and informal aide to unsuccessful congressional candidate Robert "Fats" Everett, who was elected to Congress years later from the Weakley County area, according to McWherter, a biography written by friend and former senior adviser Billy Stair.
He began his career as a traveling shoe salesman and served in the National Guard before winning his first election to the House from Dresden, Tenn., in 1968. Four years later, he decided to challenge the incumbent speaker of the House, Rep. Jim McKinney of Nashville, and won by one vote in the Democratic Caucus and one vote in the full House.
State Rep. Jimmy Naifeh, a political acolyte of Mr. McWherter's who served under him as Democratic majority leader and ultimately broke his record by serving 18 years as speaker, said his mentor worked hard to reach bipartisan agreements on important legislation. He also strove to make the House more than a mere adjunct of the governor's office.
"We were our own independent body once Ned became speaker of the House," Naifeh said.
A master consensus builder
Mr. McWherter's legislative accomplishments included working with then-Gov. Alexander to pass a sales tax increase and a controversial education reform package known as the Career Ladder program, which provided salary supplements for "master teachers."
As both speaker and governor, Mr. McWherter was a masterful consensus builder, said Larry Daughtrey, who first met him in the National Guard and later covered him for years as a Tennessean political reporter.
"He could persuade people to do what he wanted them to do and make them think it was their idea," Daughtrey said.
Rep. Beth Harwell, a Republican who was elected speaker this year, said Mr. McWherter enjoyed leading the House.
"He was a worthy opponent when it came down to partisan issues, there's no doubt about that, but I also saw him rise above partisan politics to do what was best for the state on a number of occasions," Harwell said.
While leading Tennessee's legislative branch with then-Lt. Gov. John Wilder, Mr. McWherter also was helping a Southern neighbor. He regularly flew to Washington, D.C., to advise President Jimmy Carter, a former Georgia governor, during Carter's one term in the White House from 1977 to 1981.
"Ned McWherter was one of the most effective and finest public servants I have known," Carter said in a statement Monday. "He was very helpful to me with his wise counsel while I was President and in the years after. … Our nation has lost a great leader, and I a trusted friend."
4 vanilla wafers and a cup of coffee
After 18 years in the House, Mr. McWherter decided he was ready to make a move to the executive branch. He was elected governor in November 1986, defeating Republican Winfield Dunn, a former governor.
The man and the office were a good fit, Daughtrey said, noting that Mr. McWherter had "an iron butt" that allowed him to "sit through everything," including countless government meetings.
"There was probably nobody better prepared to be governor than he was," Daughtrey said. "He knew every crack and crevice of state government."
Ever folksy, Mr. McWherter often joked during his campaign that he would need just four vanilla wafers and a cup of coffee to be ready to start work as chief executive. Friends said that kind of talk was central to his appeal, but it was nothing if not genuine.
"He prided himself on being a man of the people, and he was," said state Sen. Douglas Henry, who was first elected to the Senate in 1970. "He never forgot his origins."
"He loved plain talk," said former U.S. Rep. Bob Clement, who was appointed to the Tennessee Valley Authority's board of directors by Carter, thanks in part to Mr. McWherter's lobbying. "He just knew how to connect with people that a lot of people never know how to connect with, whether they be in the city or country folk."
As governor, Mr. McWherter lived in Nashville but remained true to his rural roots with what he called his "95-County Jobs Plan," which aimed to stimulate economic development beyond just the state's biggest cities. The plan informed his administration's approach to education, road building and other initiatives.
Mr. McWherter also pushed through a sweeping education reform package that equalized state funding for schools, raised graduation standards, abolished the election of school superintendents and established a "value-added" evaluation system for teachers. But his first attempt to fund the reforms failed when the legislature rejected his proposal for a 4 percent income tax, a reduction of the sales and excise tax and elimination of the sales tax on food.
After that rare failure, Mr. McWherter was able to get lawmakers to go along with a half-cent sales tax increase to pay for the reforms.
One of his most lasting legacies, for better or worse, probably will be TennCare. The state's innovative version of Medicaid attempted to broaden health coverage and reduce costs by turning to the private sector to manage care for low-income, disabled and previously uninsured Tennesseans.
The program succeeded at first but eventually chewed up more and more of the state's budget. Gov. Phil Bredesen, the state's chief executive from 2003 until earlier this year, cut more than 350,000 people from the program's rolls during his tenure.
"TennCare was fairly unique for its time," said Sasser, who was in the U.S. Senate when the program started. "It was put forward with the thought that the federal government would come along in a few years and pick up the slack, which did not happen."
Counsel to Clinton
After leaving the governor's office, Mr. McWherter worked as an adviser to another president, Bill Clinton. Announcing his plans as his term at the Capitol wound down, he said he would counsel Clinton on domestic policy issues and downsizing the federal government.
In a statement, Clinton said Mr. McWherter "loved people, politics and policy."
"Just being around him always made me feel better," Clinton said. "He calmed me when I was excited and lifted me up when I was down. His legendary ability to cut to the heart of a problem in a few blunt words was invaluable to me in the White House.
"Those of us who served as Governors with Ned knew that under his leadership, there was no state better run than Tennessee, because of his commitment to both continuous change and sensible management, and his uncanny blend of old-fashioned common sense and progressive values."
Fifteen years after his own time as governor ended, Mr. McWherter watched as his son, Mike, tried to follow in his footsteps as the Democratic nominee. But the younger McWherter's campaign never really caught fire last year, and Republican Bill Haslam was elected by an overwhelming margin to succeed Bredesen.
"This is a sad day for Tennessee," Haslam said in a statement Monday. "Governor McWherter was a true statesman who cared about this state and its citizens."
Former Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell, who served in the House when Mr. McWherter was governor, said he would remember a man whose calm manner and long-range perspective always served him well politically.
"The thing he continually said … when people would get scared, nervous, anxious, overly excited, he'd look at you and say, 'Ease along,' " Purcell recalled. "Truthfully, there aren't too many situations where a little more caution and a little more care won't make the difference. He eased along, but when he was done he had gotten much further ahead."


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Character Building Key School Goal, Paper Says
Building character is such a vital function of public education that it should permeate virtually every hour of every student's day, argues a new reform platform advanced by an alliance of educators and policymakers.
Lessons in honesty, responsibility, and other basic values should pervade even after-school activities such as sports, detention, and homework, according to the blueprint prepared by the nonpartisan Communitarian Network.
The network was launched three years ago by a diverse group of scholars who believe society has emphasized individual rights at the expense of the greater community. Its leaders held a White House conference in July that drew more than 250 participants from around the country to discuss how schools teach--or fail to teach--basic values.
"The way sports are conducted, grades are allotted, teachers behave, and corridors and parking lots are monitored all send moral messages and significantly affect character development," states the 14-page platform.
12-Point Plan
Written by Amitai Etzioni, a George Washington University professor and a founder of the network, the platform served as a catalyst for discussion at the conference. It sets forth 12 suggestions for improvement in character education.
Among its provisions:
- Schools should foster deliberate "character-building experiences" for students through vehicles such as role-playing, model legislative assemblies, moot courts, peer mentoring, and conflict mediation.
- To broaden their role as community institutions, schools should remain open longer and house services such as job counseling and health clinics.
- Schools should hold each year a staff retreat to examine what moral messages are sent by the curriculum and other "school-generated experiences," and whether these messages are consistent.
- Military programs like Junior R.O.T.C. and military-career academies deserve more consideration and support because they "often help develop the character of the younger generation."
- Schools should promote organized athletics and the principles of fair play and sportsmanship, both during and after school.
Growing Concern
Initially, organizers expected that only 160 people would attend the invitation-only conference at the National Press Club and the Old Executive Office Building next door to the White House.
But demand was so great that some applicants were turned away, and large organizations were asked to send smaller delegations.
Many participants said they were not surprised that interest was high, given the national focus on the problems of violence and crime. Among those present were a number of experts on children's moral and psychological development, including the Yale University psychiatrist James P. Comer and Thomas Lickona, a State University of New York at Cortland professor and the author of Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility.
"I think there's a rising tide of concern in our society focusing on the question of whether we are doing a good enough job of helping to form the character of coming generations," William A. Galston, President Clinton's deputy assistant for domestic policy, said in a telephone interview following his speech at the conference.
Mr. Galston, a former University of Maryland professor, is considered a co-founder of the broader Communitarian movement.
Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and Deputy Secretary of Education Madeleine M. Kunin also spoke at the one-day conference.
Later, a group of participants met at the White House to discuss the issue in more detail with Mr. Galston; Secretary Riley; Thomas A. Payzant, the assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education; Sheldon Hackney, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; and representatives of the Corporation on National and Community Service.
Defining Character
Mr. Galston said the gathering helped focus current thinking on character education.
Mr. Etzioni, the network's chairman, said he was pleased by the number and diversity of participants, who ranged from "evangelicals to labor unions, and C.E.O.'s to philosophers."
Mr. Etzioni and others said that despite disagreement on some issues, consensus was reached on many points.
One of the network's primary objectives, he said, is to shift the debate from "whose values are you going to teach?" to a recognition that everyone needs to learn certain personality traits, such as self-discipline and empathy.
Mabel McKinney Browning, the director of public education at the American Bar Association, said participants struggled "to understand where it was that this character-education movement fit in the whole notion of democracy."
She said it was unclear where the movement would lead. "But I think it was a very valuable discussion."
Another participant, Sheldon Berman, the past president of Educators for Social Responsibility, agreed.
"My hope is," he said, "that we would have similar kinds of gatherings [in the future], so that we could effectively create a network that will support research and project development in this area."
Vol. 14, Issue 01, Page 6Published in Print: September 7, 1994, as Character Building Key School Goal, Paper Says
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Amazon Prime
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|2 February 2005
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|150 million[2]
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Amazon Prime is a paid subscription program from Amazon that gives users access to additional services otherwise unavailable or available at a premium to regular Amazon customers. Services include same, one or two-day delivery and streaming music and video. In January 2020, Amazon reported that Prime had more than 150 million subscribers worldwide.[2]
Early history[edit]
In 2005, Amazon announced Amazon Prime as a membership service offering free two-day shipping within the contiguous United States on all eligible purchases for an annual fee of $79 (equivalent to $103 in 2019),[3] and discounted one-day shipping rates.[4] Amazon launched the program in Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom in 2007; in France (as "Amazon Premium") in 2008, in Italy in 2011, in Canada in 2013,[5] in India in July 2016[6] and in Mexico in March 2017.[7] As of January 2020, there are Prime members in 17 countries in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.[8]
From 2012 to 2016[edit]
Amazon Prime membership in Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, India, and the United States includes Amazon Video,[9] the instant streaming of selected films and TV programs at no additional cost.[10] In November 2011, it was announced that Prime members had access to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, which allows users to borrow up to one a month of specified popular Kindle e-books.[11] People with an email address at an academic domain such as .edu or .ac.uk, typically students, are eligible for Prime Student privileges, including discounts on Prime membership.[12]
In March 2014, Amazon increased the annual US membership fee for Amazon Prime from $79 to $99.[3][13] Shortly after this change, Amazon announced Prime Music, providing unlimited, ad-free music streaming.[14] In November 2014, Amazon added Prime Photos, adding unlimited storage of files deemed to be photographs in the users' Amazon Drive.[15][16][17] Amazon began offering free same-day delivery to Prime members in 14 United States metropolitan areas in May 2015.[18]
In April 2015, Amazon started a trial partnership with Audi and DHL in order to deliver directly into the trunks of Audi cars, available in the Munich, Germany area to some Audi-connected car users.[19]
In December 2015, Amazon stated that "tens of millions" of people were Amazon Prime members.[20] Amazon Prime added 3 million members during the third week of December 2015.[21] That month Amazon announced the creation of the Streaming Partners Program,[22] a subscription service that provides Amazon Prime subscribers with additional streaming video services. Among the programming providers involved in the program are Showtime, Starz. Lifetime Movie Club (containing recent original movie titles from Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Network), Smithsonian Earth, and Qello Concerts.
2016 onward[edit]
In January 2016, Amazon Prime reached 54 million members according to a report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.[23] Several reports in January 2016 said that nearly half of all U.S. households were members of Amazon Prime at that time.[24]
In April 2016, Amazon announced same-day delivery would be expanded to include the areas of Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, Central New Jersey, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, and Tucson, bringing total coverage to 27 metro areas.[25][26]
In September 2016, Amazon launched a restaurant delivery service for Prime members in London, England, with free delivery on all orders over £15.[27]
In September 2016, Amazon subsidiary Twitch announced features available to users with an Amazon Prime subscription (Twitch Prime), including monthly offers of video games and add-on content, and the ability to purchase a free subscription to a user's channel once per-month.[28][29] Amazon then partnered with different game developers offering in-game loots as rewards to subscribers. Games included with the loot rewards were Apex Legends, Legends of Runeterra, FIFA Ultimate Team, Teamfight Tactics, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Doom Eternal, and more.[30]
In December 2016, Amazon began offering Prime membership for an alternative monthly, instead of yearly fee, of $10.99 per month,[31] increased to $12.99 in February 2018.[32] Amazon also announced Wickedly Prime, an own-brand line of food and beverages available to Prime members.[33]
Amazon announced Prime Wardrobe, a service that lets customers try on clothes before they pay, in June 2017.[34]
In 2017, Amazon announced the Prime Exclusive Phone program, which offers some smartphones displaying Amazon ads on the lock screen from companies including LG, Motorola and Nokia at a discount.[35]
In May 2018, Amazon increased the annual US Prime membership fee from $99 to $119.[36]
In June 2019, Amazon expanded their one-day delivery with Amazon Prime, stating that Prime Free One Day was available to U.S. members on more than 10 million products with no minimum purchase.[37]
On March 3, 2020, Amazon announced it installed "mini-fulfillment centers" in select U.S. cities, including Dallas, Orlando, Philadelphia, and Phoenix to reduce same-day delivery times.[38]
Later the same month, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime express delivery dates for various in-stock items reached delays of up to a month in the US instead of the usual 1–2 days, as Amazon struggled to meet exceptional demand and announced it would prioritize the most essential items.[39]
Prime Music[edit]
Prime Music is a music streaming service similar to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and others. It allows access to a library of most of its songs to Amazon Prime members. Amazon offers a separate subscription service called Amazon Music Unlimited. It costs $7.99 per month for Prime members and $9.99 per month for non-Prime members.[40]
Prime Video[edit]
The service debuted on September 7, 2006 as Amazon Unbox in the United States. On September 4, 2008, the service was renamed Amazon Video on Demand. The Unbox name still refers to the local program, which as of August 2014[update] is no longer available for downloading purchased instant videos. On February 22, 2011, the service rebranded as Amazon Instant Video.
Prime Reading[edit]
Beginning in October 2016, Prime members in the U.S. receive access to a rotating set of Kindle e-books through Prime Reading.[41] Some magazines and travel guides are also available through the service.[42] Prime Reading is unrelated to the Kindle Owners Lending Library, Kindle Unlimited, and Kindle First, all of which continue to be available.[43]
Prime Pantry[edit]
In April 2014, Amazon began a service for shipping non-perishable grocery store items into a single box for delivery for a fixed fee. The service is available in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, India, Japan, Italy, Spain and France.
For $6, Amazon Prime members can have box of "pantries" delivered to their homes. As people shop, Amazon quantifies the space each item takes up so that people can assess the number of boxes needed before check off and shipping.[citation needed]
Prime Now[edit]
In December 2014, Amazon announced that as a benefit to Prime members located in parts of Manhattan and New York City the capability to get products delivered to them within one hour for a fee of $7.99, or within two hours for no additional fee. As of 2014, 25,000 daily essential products were available with this delivery service.[44] In February 2015, the service was extended to include all of Manhattan.[45] By mid-2016, it had been expanded in the United States to include parts of Chicago, Miami, Baltimore,[46] Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Austin, Nashville, Portland, San Antonio, and Tampa.[47][48][49] Outside of the United States, it has expanded to parts of the United Kingdom,[50] Italy,[51] Germany,[52] France,[53] Spain,[54] Japan,[55] and Singapore.[56] To meet the on-demand needs of Prime Now, Amazon further launched Amazon Flex, a platform for independent contractors to provide delivery services.[57]
Amazon Key[edit]
In October 2017, Amazon.com added an option for Prime members to get in-home deliveries by its Amazon Flex contractors, who gain entry using a one-time code.[58] The service, Amazon Key, became available for customers residing in 37 United States metro areas in April 2018.[59][60] As of 2018[update] the service required a Kwikset or Yale smart lock and a special version of Amazon's Cloud Cam security camera.[61]
Customers are given a time window of four hours for the package to be delivered. Once the courier opens the door, the Cloud Cam records a clip until the door is locked, which is sent to the customer's smartphone.[62] Participants in the service can also use the Amazon Key companion app for iOS and Android to lock and unlock the door, monitor the camera, and issue virtual keys.[63]
A month after the service was launched, a security expert found a flaw, since patched, in the system which would freeze the camera and stop image transmission.[64]
Amazon Key In-Car is a service allowing owners of vehicles with OnStar (that are 2015+ models) or Volvo on Call, to get packages delivered in their vehicle's trunk.[65] The service is available in the same areas as Amazon Key's In-Home delivery, but requires no additional hardware.[66] Customers are provided with a four-hour delivery window.[67] During that time, their vehicle must be located in a publicly accessible area.[68]
At CES 2019, Amazon announced a partnership with the Chamberlain Group, allowing packages to be placed in customers garages with myQ-enabled openers, as part of the Key service.[69]
Prime Air[edit]
60 Minutes announced on December 1, 2013 that Amazon Prime Air was a possible future delivery service expected to be in development for several more years. In concept, the process would use drones to deliver small packages (less than five pounds) within 30 minutes by flying short distances (10–20 km) from local Amazon Fulfillment Centers.[70][71] In the United States, the project will require the Federal Aviation Administration to approve commercial use of unmanned drones.[72]
In July 2014, it was revealed the company was developing its 8th and 9th drone prototypes, some that could fly 50 miles an hour and carry 5-pound packages, and had applied to the FAA to test them.[73]
Despite the company's confidence, as of March 2020, the project is not yet in flight, and Amazon is awaiting both patents and logistic agreements from the US and UK governments.
Prime Gaming[edit]
Amazon has re-branded its Twitch Prime to Amazon Prime Gaming.[74] Now, Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscribers also get Twitch Prime (now Prime Gaming) at no additional cost.[75]
Prime Day[edit]
On July 15, 2015, in honor of the website's 20th anniversary, Amazon first held Prime Day. The event features a large number of sales and promotions that are exclusively available to Amazon Prime subscribers, with Amazon promoting that the first edition would feature "more deals than Black Friday".[76] The inaugural Prime Day faced criticism over the quality of the discounts offered, with many of them being tied to items not in high demand. Some users jokingly described the event as a "yard sale", and Walmart also countered the event with a promotional blog post arguing that customers "shouldn't have to pay $100 to find great deals". Amazon defended criticism of the event, noting that order volume on the website had "surpassed" Black Friday sales in 2014.[77][78][79][80][81]
Also in July 2015, Amazon Prime announced[82] it signed up Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, formerly of BBC's Top Gear, to begin working on The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video, which was released in 2016. On July 13, 2016, Amazon Prime said customers placed 60 percent more orders worldwide on "Prime Day".[83] The 2018 edition was preceded by a concert event headlined by Ariana Grande, and streamed on Amazon Video and Twitch.[84] The 2019 concert was held on July 10 ahead of Prime Day starting on July 15, and streamed exclusively for Prime subscribers, featuring Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Becky G, and SZA.[85][86][87]
In 2018, Prime Day first became tied to protests of Amazon and employee strikes due to the treatment of workers at its fulfillment centers. Supporters of these actions have urged boycotts of Amazon during Prime Day as solidarity, covering all services provided by the company or its subsidiaries.[88][89][90][91]
In 2020, Prime Day was postponed in the US due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was held from October 13–14. In Canada, Prime Day 2020 was held from October 13-14 as well, which happens to be the day after Canadian Thanksgiving. Prime Day was held in India on August 6–7.[92]
See also[edit]
- List of Amazon brands
- List of original programs distributed by Amazon
- List of Amazon products and services
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External links[edit]
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BETHESDA, MD – (Nov. 1, 2013) – A majority (56%) of Fortune 1000 Customer Experience Officers anticipate that social media will have a greater impact on the satisfaction of customers in 2014 than traditional media, according to a new survey by Consero Group, an international leader in creating high-level, invitation-only events for senior executives. The results were reported as part of the Fall 2013 Customer Experience Officer Data Survey, compiled by Consero Group.
The Consero survey also reveled a majority (66%) of Customer Experience Officers said their organizations are unprepared to handle the risks arising from the use of social media.
"It is not surprising that social media is clearly becoming the dominant force in customer experience efforts, as compared to traditional media," said Paul Mandell, Founder & CEO of Consero. "What is surprising is that a substantial number of Customer Experience Officers indicated their companies are not prepared to handle social media's inherent risks."
In addition, 68 percent of Customer Experience Officers reported seeing a substantial generation gap in data collection and information-sharing efforts.
Mandell added, "As the generation gap in data collection and information-sharing efforts declines in the coming years, we expect the impact of social media on customer satisfaction to experience a significant increase."
Other findings from The Consero Fall 2013 Customer Experience Survey include:
The Fall 2013 Customer Experience Officer Data Survey included 11 questions that were posed to Fortune 1000 Customer Experience Officers in connection with the invitation-only Customer Experience Forum hosted by Consero. A total of 41 responses were provided.
About Consero
Founded in 2010, Consero Group is an international leader in creating industry-specific events for senior-level executives in industries that include: Legal, Compliance, Shared Services, Customer Experience, Finance, IT, HR, Procurement, among others. With operations in the U.S. and in Europe, Consero is best known for transforming the executive experience through intimate, invitation-only programs in a sophisticated learning environment with high-level content. For more information on Consero, please visit www.consero.com.


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How To Transition Smoothly to Ongoing Performance Conversations
by David Creelman | Posted | Performance Management
The latest trend in performance management is to ask our managers to have
ongoing performance conversations instead of waiting for a nightmarish once-a-year discussion. What could possibly go wrong?
I'd love to hear your answers, but since this is a blog, let me kick things off with my own thoughts on potential problems:
- Some managers may refuse to do it.
- Some managers will do just enough to appear to comply.
- Some managers will do it so badly that it creates conflict.
- Some managers start out enthusiastically, but then find the process gets stale and gets pushed aside due to "urgent" work.
And now the big question: What should HR do if these things happen?
Ongoing performance advice and assistance
Before I answer that, remember that ultimately performance is not HR's responsibility: it's the duty of the line manager. If the CEO decides that ongoing performance conversations are important, then a manager who doesn't do it well should be answering to the CEO, not HR.
HR's real responsibility is to provide expert advice and assistance to help the CEO - and line managers - achieve the goal of conducting effective conversations about performance.
With that said, here is some advice for handling some of the problems that can arise when you shift your approach to ongoing performance management.
1. What to do if managers refuse to have ongoing performance conversations:
Managers who refuse to comply likely have reasons. You need to take the time to understand those reasons and then help the manager find their own way to a solution that suits both their needs and the CEO's decision.
Remember that you don't necessarily need 100% of managers having ongoing performance appraisal conversations, so pick your battles. Just keep moving the organization in the right direction and remember that if this becomes a compliance exercise it won't achieve its goals.
2. What to do if managers do just enough to comply:
Again, pick your battles and find out the reasons for their reluctance or inability to have effective performance conversations.
If you want to escalate the issue, you'll need data to illustrate that the manager isn't handling performance conversations competently. If it's not too heavy-handed, ask the manager's boss to have "skip-level" meetings with the manager's subordinates to get insights on the quality and frequency of performance conversations. You can then work with the manager and their boss to find solutions.
3. What to do if managers are so bad at conversations that it creates conflict:
It's always nice to believe that with the right coaching someone can develop the necessary conversational skills to have effective performance discussions. However, that may not always be realistic.
If an activity is doing more harm than good, no matter how much we like it in theory, it's better to ask the manager to stop. In this case, it may be possible to shift the task of ongoing performance conversations downwards to the most senior person in the team or potentially upwards to manager's boss.
4. What to do if managers start out enthusiastically, but the process gets stale:
There is a good chance that the first three problems will be isolated cases that won't undermine the fundamental effectiveness of the re-invented performance management process. This last problem is also likely, and a much more serious threat since it can happen to even your most supportive managers. The solution to this challenge is a two-step process.
First, you must build robust tracking and reporting systems so that if the process is losing steam a red flag is raised. Second, you need to continually inject energy into the process. You might consider appointing a new champion (from within or outside HR) each year to see what they can bring to the process to keep it fresh.
The final word on performance conversations
Everyone is excited about changing the old routine around annual performance appraisals. We often don't want to dwell on what could go wrong, because we don't want to dampen enthusiasm for the new approach. However, spending a lunch hour with your HR colleagues or some senior managers to discuss likely problems and possible responses is a good use of time.
Scout out the landmines, and you'll be able to avoid them. That means HR and managers can concentrate on engaging and developing employees - which in turn enriches your business.


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White T-shirts, denim cut-offs, baseball caps, canvas sneakers, jeans—where would we, as a nation, be without these things? As diverse as our individual fashion tastes may be, when it comes to classic American wardrobe staples, there are some items we all can agree on.
But that doesn't mean those iconic items aren't in need of a little refresher now and again. Below, 12 super cute updates for some of our favorite USA classics.
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Antonio Menichella was born in Foggia on the 1976. He works mainly in the field of visual arts. His artistic production makes use of an extensive imagination which favours the figurative art but also moves in the painting, sculpture, photography and the graphic area, underling scenarios which are devious and destabilizing, nervous and alienated, ironic and sick. The uneasiness of his art never becomes descriptive, but you can find perceptible frames of mind that include: fragility, insecurity, sensibility and instability which are the main "stars" of our contemporary "diverted" society.
From 2002 he starts participating actively in various exhibitions and national and international shows. In 2002 he exhibits his works in the renowned museum "Pino Pascali" in Polignano a Mare (BA). He has exhibited in Rome, Milan, Madrid, Naples, Bari, Trani, Frosinone, Lecco, Melfi, Lecce, Trento, Reggio Emilia, Salerno, Foggia and province. He has also collaborated with different galleries and artistic groups.
In 2008 he takes part in the recording of an episode for the television program "Adolescenti: istruzioni per l'uso" (an international format by Magnolia S.p.A. which is scheduled on Sky, Discovery Real Time and on La 7) which shows how activities in artistic laboratories are made.
In 2009 he wins the competition where he designed the logo of the "Laboratorio Urbano Bollenti Spiriti", awarded by Guglielmo Minervini (regional councillor of the Puglia region for the active citizens).
From 2009 he begins teaching Drawing and History of arts in different Italian secondary schools.
Antonio Menichella lives and works in Biccari (FG).
- 2011 Advanced course, Multimediality in didactic, "Dante Alighieri" University in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
- 2010 Master's degree, The art of mathematics and mathematics in art, Academy of Arts in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
- 2009 Master's degree, The didactic use of the narration and of the metaphor, Academy of Arts in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
- 2008 Master's degree, The pedagogical aspects in the artistic branches, Academy of Arts in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
- 2007 First-class Degree in a course directed towards the training of secondary school teachers, Academy of Arts in Foggia, Apulia, Italy
- 2000 BFA, Academy of Arts in Foggia, Apulia, Italy
Selected exhibitions
- 2015 "Olio d'Artista", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Associazione Brera Milazzo, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bari, Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia, Stecca 3.0, Milan, Italy
- 2015 "Capitanata Grand Tour", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Palazzetto dell'Arte "Andrea Pazienza", Foggia, Italy
- 2015 "Le Fil Rouge", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Provincia di Lecce, Convento Francescani Neri, Specchia, Lecce, Italy
- 2015 "Urban Gallery #3″, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Comune di Foggia, Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia, Palazzetto dell'Arte "Andrea Pazienza", Pinacoteca 9Cento, Foggia, Italy
- 2015 "Urban Gallery #2″, Urban Art, Assessorato all'Arredo Urbano, Comune di Foggia, Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia, Italy
- 2015 "Artisti in Luce #2″, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ex Chiesa di San Francesco, Corato (Ba), Italy
- 2014 "Urban Gallery", Urban Art, Assessorato all'Arredo Urbano, Comune di Foggia, Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia, Italy
- 2014 "Unti", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Pinacoteca Miani Perotti Palazzo Marchesale, Cassano delle Murge (Ba), Italy
- 2014 "Salerno Biennale d'Arte Contemporanea", Palazzo Fruscione, Salerno, Italy
- 2013 "Mani in Arte", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Torre Civica, Biccari (Fg) Italy
- 2013 "Girolio", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Torrione Angioino, Bitonto (Ba) Italy
- 2013 "Unti", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Pinacotheca Miani Perotti – Marchesale, Cassano delle Murge (Ba) Italy
- 2013 "Arte a km zero", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Mercato a km zero, Biccari (Fg) Italy
- 2013 "ContemporArt", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Palazzo dei Celestini, San Severo (Fg) Italy
- 2013 "Libro d'Artista. 19 autori tascabili", Art Exhibition, Ex Opera, Cerignola (Fg) Italy
- 2013 "Artmonia", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ex Convento dei Cappuccini, Vieste (Fg) Italy
- 2012-13 "Stance Mind", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Biccari (Fg) Italy
- 2012 "Lips", Solo Exhibition, Bacco & Perbacco, Lucera (Fg) Italy
- 2012 "Immagina che il Lavoro", Mail Art Project, La Merlettaia, Foggia, Italy
- 2012 "L'Affiche Privè", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Moses House, Foggia, Italy
- 2012 "Human Rights? Art From World 2012″, International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fondazione Campana dei Caduti, Rovereto (Tn) Italy
- 2012 "Arte per la Vita", National Contest, Troia (Fg) Italy
- 2012 "Æmilia | ARTquake", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- 2012 "Human Rights? Art From World 2012″ – International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Castello di Acaya, Lecce, Italy
- 2012 "Alimentum S.p.a.", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fondazione Banca del Monte, Foggia, Italy
- 2012 "Donna è…", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Manfredi Gallery, Lucera (Fg) Italy
- 2012 "Arte per la Vita", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Castello di Deliceto, Deliceto (Fg) Italy
- 2011 "Il filo di Arianna", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Palazzo delle Arti Beltrani, Pinacoteca Ivo Scaringi, Trani (Bat) Italy
- 2011 "Oculi Tertia DCA", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Centro Hospitalis, Melfi (Pz) Italy
- 2011 "Arte per la Vita", Sala Multimediale di Palazzo Dogana, Foggia, Italy
- 2011 "Controversi", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Torre Civica, Biccari (Fg) Italy
- 2011 "Arte per la Vita", National Contest, Troia (Fg) Italy
- 2011 "Copertina per Roberto Brambilla", International Contest, Camaver Kunsthaus, Lecco, Italy
- 2010 "VentiPerVenti", International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Naples, Italy
- 2009 "Mettiamoci In Mostra", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Troia (Fg) Italy
- 2009 "ScArti", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Biccari (Fg) Italy
- 2008 "Arte e Territorio", Relais San Pietro, Celenza Valfortore (Fg) Italy
- 2007 "Contemporaneamente", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ceccano (Fr) Italy
- 2007 "Tutti Uguali, Tutti Diversi", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Academy of Arts in Foggia, Italy
- 2007 "Art Lab", Academy of Arts in Foggia, Italy
- 2004 "Bruttabestia", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Studio Logos Gallery, Rome, Italy
- 2003 "F.A.I.M. Madrid 2003", International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Madrid, Spain
- 2003 "Contemporary Art Nonstop", International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Bari, Italy
- 2002 "ArtExpo '02", International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Pino Pascali Museum, Polignano (Ba) Italy
- 2000 "La Domenica", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ethnographic Museum Biccari (Fg) Italy
- 1999 "Ready-Made: Recycling Art", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Academy of Arts in Foggia, Italy
- 1996 "Pietramontecorvino Art Exhibition", Pietramontecorvino (Fg) Italy
- 1996 "Biccari Art Exhibition", Biccari (Fg) Italy
- 2011 – 3rd place – National Contest "Arte per la Vita", CSV Daunia, Università Popolare della Terza Età "Madre Teresa di Calcutta", Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia, Consorzio OPUS, Provincia di Foggia.
- 2009 – 1st place – "Laboratorio Urbano Bollenti Spiriti" – Biccari, Foggia, Apulia, Italy
TV - Radio
- 2011 "RadioSpia – The Final Party" – Expo + Radio interview, ODA Theater, RadioNova97 (22/04/2011)
- 2011 "RadioSpia – Al Giardino in Fiera" – Expo + Radio interview, RadioNova97, Mastering.it (03/02/2011)
- 2009 "Adolescenti: Istruzioni per l'uso" – La7, Art Laboratory (23/12/2009)
- 2008 "Adolescenti: Istruzioni per l'uso" – Sky, Channel 118 Discovery Real Time, Art Laboratory (30/11/2008)
- 2008 "Adolescenti: Istruzioni per l'uso" – Recording, Art Laboratory (01/08/2008)
2013 "Libro d'Artista. 19 autori tascabili" – Art Exhibition Catalogue ISBN 978-88-9654-548-5 (September)
- 2012 "Alimentum S.p.a." – Art Exhibition Catalogue ISBN 978-88-906946-1-5 (April)
- 2011 "Controversi. Atti" – Catalogue ISBN 978-88-6572-055-4 – Ed. Il Castello (December)
- 2011 "Il filo di Arianna" – Art Exhibition Catalogue, Academy of Arts in Foggia, Italy (November)
- 2011 "Oculi Tertia DCA" – Art Exhibition Catalogue, Academy of Arts in Foggia, Italy (November)
- 2011 "Il significato e l'evoluzione del colore nell'Arte. Cap. III.7 Antonio Menichella. La Nuova Figurazione". University of Foggia. (A. Andreano)
- 2011 "Controversi" – Critical Analysis by Lina Franza (August)
- 2011 "Preappennino" – Rewiev, Troia (Fg) Italy (July)
- 2009 "Preappennino" – Rewiev, Troia (Fg) Italy (May)
- 2008 "Fortore" – Rewiev, Roseto Valfortore (Fg) Italy (April)
- 2007 "Tutti Uguali. Tutti Diversi" – Art Exhibition Catalogue, Academy of Arts in Foggia, Italy (October)
- 2004 "Arte" n.366 – Art Rewiev, Milan, Italy (February)
- 2000 "Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno" – Rewiev, Foggia, Italy (April, May, June)
- 1999 "Ready-Made" – Art Exhibition Catalogue, Academy of Arts in Foggia, Italy
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How to Load 10,679 Songs Into Google Music in 2 Days Using AWS & Dropbox
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Don't get too excited: unless your music collection's already in the cloud somewhere, this isn't going to help you (with one possible exception, discussed below). In my case, that was Dropbox. The majority of my music – audiobooks and not yet unlocked DRM'd iTunes content excepted – was up in the cloud already.
But until Google acquires Dropbox, or at least builds Dropbox integration into Music, that doesn't help much. There's no simple way to sideload one directly from the other. There is, however, a relatively simple work around. The credit for which, to be clear, belongs entirely to my friend Corey Gilmore.
The basic problem with Google Music, as Steve Jobs pointed out, is the upload speed. Using my home DSL, he's correct: it would take weeks to load Google Music with my collection. The first afternoon I tried, in fact, I succeeded in transferring 123 songs in just under five hours.
Here's how I shortcut the process:
- Spun up a Windows image on Amazon. There are a great many options; I selected a small Server 2003 instance simply because it was what I was most familiar with. Notes: do not reboot your instance before you retrieve the admin password.
- The small instance didn't include enough disk space for my music, so I created an EBS volume and attached it to my running Windows instance. Notes: make sure to create your EBS volume in the same region as your running instance.
- Installed the Terminal Server client from the Ubuntu Software Center, then connected to my Windows instance via RDP and the AWS supplied public DNS info. Notes: use the admin password obtained in step 1 to login.
- Once logged in, I installed the Dropbox client. Loading the music from Dropbox took around 18 hours. Notes: I did two things differently. First, I had Dropbox load to the extra drive created by my attached EBS volume. Second, I used selective sync to bring down the Music folder only.
- Once the music was loaded onto my Windows instance from Dropbox, I installed Google Music Manager. That done, I pointed it at my Dropbox folder and let it run. Notes: Music Manager can be obtained from Google Music itself; in my case I had the .exe loaded into Dropbox and manually pulled it down.
- After Google Music Manager finished loading the music from AWS, I killed the Windows instance using the Decaf Android application (thanks to Erik Dasque for the tip) because I was away from a machine at the time. With the bulk load done, my loading of Google Music these days is done through an existing Windows 7 virtual instance I have on hand.
The limitation to the above approach, obviously, is that you need to already have your music uploaded. You could presumably use AWS Import/Export to bypass this original load time, but that becomes expensive. If you have your music online somewhere already, however, it's highly likely that AWS has better bandwidth – ~100Mbps – than you do.
Unless you work for Stanford, that is.
Anyway, the AWS records show that I had my Windows instance running for approximately 42 hours at a total cost of $5.04. Your storage and bandwidth costs depend, obviously, on the data volumes you transfer. The EBS volume is $0.10/GB/mo and a dime per million I/O operations. Bandwidth, meanwhile, is $0.10/GB in and $0.15/GB out after the first gig. My total costs – instance, bandwidth and storage – were $22 and change, near as I can reconstruct.
The question, then, is this: is it worth $22 dollars to load nearly eleven thousand tracks in less than two days? As long as the alternative is "weeks," the answer is yes, at least for me.
If you'd prefer to wait for iCloud, however, and its reimplementation of MP3.com's music locker, you can forget everything I just said.
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is there a higher honor that Twitter deciding that you're similar to @bradfordcross?:
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the most important innovation in lawnmower technology since the goat. patent(s) pending:
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What are the cost advantages of managed IT services?
One of the main factors for any business looking at IT support will be the cost. So, what makes a managed service better than either an in-house or a traditional IT support model? An in-house IT support department might not be the right option for many businesses for a number of reasons. For a start, you need somewhere to put it, which means you need bigger premises, more infrastructure (desks, computers, on-site servers), not to mention the employees themselves. All this will cost in terms of rental or purchase of property and infrastructure and wages for the relevant and often specialist employees. Yes, it does mean you get tailored proactive IT support, but it can be a headache as if your specialist employee is sick or on holiday you may end up calling an IT support company – which means an extra cost. If you're an SME it may be money you simply don't have, not to mention the time spent sourcing all the things you need!
So, traditional IT support seems like an attractive option as you get help when you need it?IT support is a reactive model, basically, when things go wrong, someone either fixes it remotely, if that can be done or it means a site visit. Both of these options incur a cost – straight away. Then there could be extensive downtime, after all, something has already gone wrong and your systems may already have been down for some time if the problem occurs at a weekend or a holiday period, the cost is already mounting in lost business. How quickly will your IT support be able to respond? Are they close? Do they have someone to send out as quickly as you need them to? All of these factors could mean extra cost to your business.
So how would using managed services make a difference to the IT costs for your business?
The key to keeping costs down by using managed services is that it is a pro-active model. In essence, this means that your network and systems are constantly monitored, so problems can be solved before they cause downtime or further issues. Furthermore, a managed services provider will be reviewing constantly the way your network and systems work and making adjustments or suggesting upgrades or changes which will streamline the way you work and suggest changes which can improve the way you work and save on costs.
Another way managed services can save you money is that most offer clear monthly costs which include a defined level of support to suit different types of business, so you only pay for what you need. There are no nasty surprises either as there may be with IT support as a small issue is not left to become a big one – resulting in a large call-out and repair charge. Pro-active security means no nasty surprises with difficult to remove malware and the costs associated.
Many managed services providers also have different custom packages and some value-added services such as staff training and extended helpdesks which are available 24/7, 365 days-a-year, which can be attractive when you don't need to pay for separate services from additional providers. With a single fee, it means that costs are defined and can be controlled more easily too.
Tecsenza provides a range of managed IT services packages to suit different business models and sizes, with clear, customisable support levels and pricing. Our world-class managed service is a cost saving measure that every business can afford.