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Although I don't usually buy Beaujolais Nouveau (see Lip Service), this year's batch has turned out remarkably well. So we tried another bottle, chosen also for its pretty label. In both wines, strawberry and banana notes overrode any tendency toward an acid-green taste.
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Dawn Treader was founded by the Evangelical Committee For Urban Ministries in Paterson, Inc. in 1977. For over 39 years, Dawn Treader has provided a vibrant and quality educational environment for children starting in kindergarten to eighth grade. Classes are small and intimate, academically challenging; emphasizing principles of the Christian faith to children from all social, economic, religious and racial backgrounds.
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In order to cultivate the future success of each child, Dawn Treader Christian School will be committed to the following values:
A great education is the foundation for a life that is successful and full of adventure. Dawn Treader is named after C.S. Lewis' royal ship "The Dawn Treader" in the Narnia books. Like the vessel, the Christian and Academic education students receive at our school, embark our students into an incredible life-long voyage filled with both challenges and adventures.
The school was founded in 1977 as a project of the Evangelical Committee for Urban Ministries in Paterson (ECUMP), an independent organization of Christian Reformed laymen. The School is non-denominational and has an open enrollment policy.
ECUMP, founded by Herbert Van Denend, and also the former owner of an electronics manufacturing firm in Paterson (Glenro) purchased the abandoned 19th Century four-story Rosen Union Works Mill for $55,000 in July 1977, a venture in faith and educational vision. Location of the mill was a prime consideration. In 1977, the Great Falls area, including 49 mills on 119 acres, was designated a National Historical Landmark, the only industrial district in the nation in that category. A $15 million grant was made available for restoration to revitalize the area, with the hope that eventually the mills would find new life.
Today, Dawn Treader Christian School continues to thrive and expand the vision of Mr. Herbert Van Denend whose desire was to provide academic excellence in an urban environment.
Adapted in part from the article "The Dawn Treader's Quest" by Joan K. Ostling
For over 40 years Dawn Treader has provided a vibrant and quality educational environment for children starting in kindergarten to eighth grade.
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Alessandro Nivola on Becoming a TV Producer
Actor Alessandro Nivola talks with WSJ's Tanya Rivero about working with his wife, actress Emily Mortimer, on launching their own production company. Photo: Getty.
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Guiding Principles for Climate Change Adaptation: South-South Cooperation, Practice and Legislation
On 2‐4 July 2013, policymakers, experts and legislators from 35 countries met in Beijing, China, to:
- Enhance the understanding of policy makers and legislators of mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development planning across sectors
- Learn about China's and other countries' experience relating to National and Subnational Adaptation planning and responses
- Explore opportunities for international & regional cooperation to strengthen adaptation responses
The participants developed and agreed a set of Guiding Principles for Climate Change Adaptation: South-‐South Cooperation, Practice and Legislation.
- Recognising that mitigation is the best form of adaptation, that there are limits to adaptation, and that response‐driven adaptation is unlikely to be enough, anticipatory adaptation processes should be initiated, including assessing and building on existing response processes and strategies in governments, local communities, civil society and business to climate and weather‐related shocks, and ensuring top political and official level long-‐term leadership, commitment, management and follow up.
- Scale up knowledge mechanisms, underpinned by multi-dimensional research, accurate data and robust methodologies, in order to mainstream institutional and operational climate change adaptation and to foster South South Cooperation.
- Underpin climate change impact, vulnerability and adaptation assessments with broader risk management processes that include uncertainty and that identify threats and opportunities.
- Design cost-effective and inclusive adaptation strategies and responses, taking into account the local context.
- Go beyond technical and engineering adaptation options by recognizing, assessing and appropriately implementing a wide range of adaptation options that include consideration of social and economic measures and that ensure the incorporation of traditional knowledge.
- Utilize and strengthen natural ecosystem functions as an effective long-‐term solution to reduce the vulnerability of people and infrastructure to climate change impacts.
- Take into account long term and slow onset threats as part of a strategy to minimize the likelihood of implementing mal‐adaptive responses
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- Although the public sector will remain an important source of funding for adaptation strategies, the creation of an enabling environment to enhance public-private partnerships will be critical.
- Encourage private investment, corporate responsibility and business practices consistent with socio-‐environment protection and climate-‐resilience.
- Reinforce the existing normative and legal framework to maximize the institutional adaptation response and, where appropriate, develop and pass amendments to existing or new policies and legislation, combined with effective enforcement.
- South‐South Cooperation should provide opportunities to share lessons learnt, to demonstrate the links between adaptation, economic and social development and growth, and to explore how the resulting understanding can be contextualized to be consistent with different national and sub‐national circumstances.
- Recognise that developed countries have an important role to play in encouraging and enabling South‐South Cooperation, in line with existing international commitments, to support the efforts of developing countries, with special emphasis on the Least Developed Countries.
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Cryptologic Shane, Shelly interview of Derek Randles & David Ellis
This week our guests are Derek Randles and David Ellis of the Olympic Project. Derek is a wilderness guide and the co-founder of the Washington State based Olympic Project which was founded in 2008 to document the existence of Sasquatch in a non-invasive manner utilizing science, education, habitat study, game camera deployment, and DNA analysis.
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Egypt will not keep quiet until truth is revealed in Regeni case: Saeed
This came in a brief on Egypt given at the European parliament session in Brussels
European Parliament's Mashreq delegation meets Egypt's parliamentary members
Euro-Mediterranean partnership offers many opportunities, according to the European Delegation to Egypt
Yezidi women survivors of 'Islamic State' violence win EU's Sakharov human rights prize
A pair of Yezidi women's advocates have been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
EU puts more pressure on Poland but no solution in sight
The European Parliament has again criticized political developments in Poland. There is no end in sight to the ongoing constitutional crisis over the country's constitutional tribunal and press freedom.
No rush over Red Sea islands until truth is revealed: parliament speaker
Ali Abdul Aal sits down for his first interview since being elected parliamentary speaker in January 2016
MPs accuse government of disregarding communication with foreign community
"Distorting, systematic anti-Egypt campaigns by press, parliamentary, and human rights' communities," says Egyptian MP visiting European Parliament
Egypt's politicians visit Italy, Europe amid ongoing Regeni case
Two separate groups travelled to Europe Monday, including a parliamentary delegation expected to visit European Parliament
UK parliament criticises government for not listing Egypt as 'human rights priority'
The report said there is written evidence that indicates a perception that the foreign office has "de-prioritised" human rights, despite the minister of state at the FCO strongly rejecting the suggestion
The Regeni fallout: what could Egypt face?
Egyptian human rights lawyer warns against 'covering up evidence' amid increasing ambiguity in Egypt
EU Parliament committee and Al-Sisi address mutual concerns over border control, security
Assembly of the Egyptian parliament will facilitate collaboration between the EU Parliament and Egypt, says Al-Sisi
European Parliament to make frequent visits to Egypt: Moran
EU ambassador refused to comment on the Muslim Brotherhood report
European Parliament delegation meets 6 April
Delegation keen to meet the group for its "international credibility", according to the activist group
Egyptian activist nominated for European Parliament Award
Members of European parliament nominate Alaa Abdel Fattah for award honouring his efforts in human rights achievements
European Parliament MEPs call on Egypt to confront human trafficking
The European Union should put human trafficking on its agenda in its dialogue with Egypt, EP members say
Foreign ministry rejects European Parliament resolution
A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it does not accept interference in Egyptian judicial affairs
European Parliament passes resolution on Egypt
Resolution calls on "all acts of violence to halt immediately"
Morsy's Christian Problem
The country was watching, half in horror and the other half probably in glee, as the police of the Islamist state of Egypt actively joined a mob in their attack on the cathedral
Ashton in Cairo to 'find common ground'
EU Foreign Affairs Chief met with President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday to discuss economic and political challenges facing Egypt
Germany committed to dialogue with Egypt
Morsy is scheduled to go to Germany at the end of January
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Green Lentil Soup with Yogurt
(Yogurtlu Yesil Mercimek Corbasi)
1/4 cup green lentils, soak in water overnight (don't boil or it will lose vitamins)
3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, mashed with salt
2 1/2 cups warm water
1/4 cup Turkish noodles (eriste) or 1/3 cup egg noodles
1/2 tsp cumin
Yogurt Sauce:
2/3 cup yogurt
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp flour
Mint Sauce:
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or butter
1 tbsp dry mint
Saute the onion and garlic with olive oil for 4-5 minutes in a medium-sized pot. Add the green lentils, water, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook for about 15 minutes. Then add the Turkish noodles in it. Cook until the noodles are lightly softened.
Meanwhile, whisk the yogurt with egg yolk and flour in a small bowl. Take a few spoons of juice of the soup and blend well with the sauce. While stirring, slowly pour this mixture into the pot. Simmer for about 10 more minutes. Turn the heat off.
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We in the alternative media - not necessarily the Houston Press and/or Rocks Off, not all the time - enjoy calling out our mainstream brethren. Whether it's ten books that didn't make The New York Times' "Best of 2010" list, or "10 Stories Our Print Version Accidentally Overlooked," us "underground" bloggers like to pretend we're more immediate, thorough and relevant than the folks in the mainstream print-centric press.
However, there are times when we wish we were able to skip right over certain stories the way our more middle-of-the-road competition does, times when the story we're covering makes us so sad and depressed we want to run away and work on a puppy farm. Instead, we slogged through and, unfortunately, forced ourselves to bring you the following stories.
10. Pigeons Poop On Kings of Leon: The Kings of Leon have been experiencing quite a backlash over the past year or two. Their massive success on the backs of twin hit singles "Sex On Fire" and "Use Somebody," combined with their sound having slowly grown poppier after their twangy Southern-rock debut, led to the Nashville band's being ridiculed and resented almost as much as your Nickelbacks and your Creeds.
Deserved or not, the anti-Kings sentiment seemed to reach an apex this year when they played a pigeon-infested Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis. After watching their opening acts get covered in pigeon shit, the Kings went out anyway to attempt a set, only to have a pigeon poop directly into the mouth of bassist Jared Followill. The Kings left the stage, understandably we think, and proceeded to get mocked and ridiculed all over the place for their misfortune.
It blew up into a huge story, and this is now the third time we've had to mention an animal shitting into the mouth of a rock star. Tiresome for everyone, we're pretty sure.
9. Kanye and Taylor's Increasingly Boring "Feud": Last year, during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Music Video Awards, a visibly drunk Kanye West leapt to the stage, body-tackled Swift, put her in a perfect Iron Sheik-style Camel Clutch, ripped the award from her hands and wrapped it in a burning American flag, which he then fired out of a T-shirt launcher directly into Beyonce's face, before flipping Swift off with both hands while using a grappling hook and smoke bombs to escape the scene to the strains of Stone Cold Steve Austin's theme music.
Or at least that's how West and Swift both treated last year's admittedly douchey but relatively minor VMA stagecrash. Both performers alluded to the incident in interviews, Kanye took to Twitter in one of his epic stream-of-consciousness rants ending with an apology, and Swift performed a gigantic, overwrought, melodramatic song referencing the event at this year's VMAs, a full year after the incident.
Guys! It really wasn't that big a deal. Never before have two performers involved in a "feud" seemed less interested in actually attacking one another. Whatever animosity there was seems to have died down, and hopefully this is the last time we'll have to write about it.
8. Katy Perry Too Boob-a-Licious For Sesame Street: Katy Perry's breasts stand alongside the poetry of Allen Ginsberg, the films of Akira Kurosawa, the art of René Magritte, and green apple Jolly Ranchers as the likeliest proof that there is, in fact, a benevolent God in control of the universe.
We're big fans of Perry's habit of prominently displaying them every chance she gets, although even we have to admit she may have gotten a little carried away with them when she filmed a version of her song "Hot and Cold" for Sesame Street alongside popular helium-voiced Muppet Elmo . In the segment, she wore a low-cut dress which wouldn't have been a big deal on someone like, say, Olivia Wilde, but on Perry made us and everyone who previewed the clip on YouTube wonder when Elmo was gonna walk over and start motorboating.
The segment was pulled from the Sesame television broadcast, and kids all over the world were robbed of Perry's luscious, luscious jugs. Well, until they pulled the video up on their iPhones, at least.
7. The New American Idol Judges: We despise American Idol and everything it stands for, but even we must admit that we looked forward to the start of every season, because in the beginning there would always be one or two aggressively insane social outcasts who don't have any friends loyal enough to let them in on the fact that, although they may have many excellent qualities, they should never, ever open their mouths to sing in public under pain of death.
Watching Simon Cowell rip down their delusions and over-inflated self-esteem with just a few choice words was immensely satisfying. The only other entertaining part of the show, as far as we were concerned, was watching Paula Abdul slur and stutter her way around her own habitually numbed tongue. Abdul disappeared after the 2009 season, and Cowell bowed out at the end of this past one, leaving us with their replacements Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Ugh.
It's bad enough we were forced to pay attention to what was going on in the increasingly irrelevant American Idol universe; have you ever heard the name Lee DeWyze? No? Well, he was this year's winner. Adding to that is the fact that we genuinely could not give one hot fuck about anything Jennifer Lopez or Steven Tyler does or says.
The only possible saving grace of this season will be if Lopez turns out to be as mean and spoiled as she seems, but even that would get old quickly. The only witty, articulate judge remaining, Ellen DeGeneres, is gone too, so look forward to a whole lot of poorly-thought-out critiques this year. If American Idol was a dog, they'd sadly march it out to the woods and shoot it in the head.
6. Chillwave: No new genre was hyped as much as chillwave was in 2010. The result of a sudden glut in bored white suburban trust-fund babies given synthesizers and MacBooks five or so years ago, chillwave is what happens when a generation grows up under a crushing cloud of privileged ennui while sneaking pills from their parents' medicine cabinet. Utterly unremarkable, we've tried to listen to six or seven chillwave artists and not only could we not tell them apart, we can't remember a single note, lyric or hook.
It's designed specifically to slip in between the cracks of your brain and slide right back out before it's noticed. Boring, derivative, disaffected and not nearly as cool as it thinks it is, chillwave is going to fall hard and fast from grace just as soon as parents start putting better locks on their hidden stashes of OxyContin and Valium.
5. Wyclef Jean Takes a Run at Haiti: No one could deny that Haiti has more than its fair share of problems. Stricken with poverty, violence, political corruption and widespread AIDS, and constantly savaged by natural disasters of all kinds, it sometimes seems like Haiti is as close to the bottom of luck's bell curve as it's possible to be. Nonetheless, they did manage to avoid one thing: Having the guy who sang "Bubblegoose" for president.
We don't know why Wyclef felt qualified to run the country, considering he fled from it at age nine and doesn't speak either of its native languages. We don't know what he had planned, or even if he had any plans. But judging from the state of his personal finances and those of his allegedly hugely corrupt charity, it's a good thing the Haiti Provisional Electoral Council denied his bid to run for president.
We thought Lauryn Hill was supposed to be the crazy ex-Fugee, and she is, but Wyclef did his best to catch up this year. Here's to hoping Pras avoids a similar spiral in 2011.
4. M.I.A.'s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year: We like M.I.A. We've said as much before. This year, however, taxed our patience for the tiny Sri Lankan performer even while we kind of felt sorry for her. First, she became the object of a not-at-all-flattering piece by The New York Times Magazine's Lynn Hirschberg, then engaged in a juvenile, all-caps Twitter war with Hirschberg when the article portrayed M.I.A. as a wannabe gangsta of the art-school set, munching on fancy truffle fries while talking about what a badass she is.
Her video for "Born Free" premiered to much derision and not a lot of support, and her album "Maya" (we're not even attempting to type out that stupid leetspeak shit that serves as its real title) received lukewarm reviews, which after the runaway critical and commercial success of her first two albums, seemed like a big ol' slap in the face. She experienced technical issues at the HARD Festival, suffered from constant shit-talker Diplo's accusations of not having cared at all about the production of her new album, and finally was booted off the stage at more than one venue, including her own record-release concert.
We're still hopeful she can make a recovery and return to form, but after a year like this, we're not sure if that's even possible.
3. Ke(Dollar Sign)ha. Everything About Ke(Dollar Sign)ha: Watching this irritating doofus stumble and puke her way onto the top of the charts has been one of the hardest things for us to do this year. Thanks to the fine production of Dr. Luke, several of her songs hit No. 1, despite her glaringly obvious lack of talent. Watch her perform live without Auto-Tune if you don't believe us.
This wannabe hot mess, who had to strap herself into strategically tight clothing and slather herself in body paint and glitter in order to hide the fact that she's shaped like a Kindle, was everywhere this year, and although we have to acknowledge the fact that she's displaying far more sticking power than we would have suspected from her moronic debut "Tik Tok," we would also like to point out that this is due to the dwindling standards of a pop audience that now finds actual musical ability irrelevant, not any hidden talents of Ke(Dollar Sign)ha herself.
2. The Meridian Clusterfuck: Wayward Chinatown venue The Meridian had managed to hang together fairly well after original owner Bob Fuldauer's summer 2009 departure right up until this past January, when the place began to undergo an extensive remodeling, restructuring and renaming ("Wired Live") project under the watch of Mike Kelly. By April, however, Kelly was ready to leave, stopping by the Press office to inform us of his plans to vacate and reopen the Engine Room as the Warsaw.
Not even a week after that announcement, landlord Gary Katz and his attorney locked out the building's then-current tenant Anosh Ahmed, claiming unpaid rent as the reason. The Wired Live moniker disappeared some time in the interim, and when it opened again the place went back to being the Meridian, though as a shadow of what it once was.
It had degenerated into a morass of technical problems, shady finances, toxic work environments, a succession of general managers that came and went too fast for us to even keep up with them, and more he-said she-said drama than your typical CW high-school teen soap opera.
As it currently stands, the troubled venue has recently had to cancel multiple shows due to an alleged inability to pay either the artists or the light bill, including the reunited Wu-Tang Clan show that Kelly's Onstage Events picked up and moved to Numbers. That's right, Numbers, where the show more or less went off without a hitch. Meanwhile, Katz has apparently disappeared after leasing the building to Jerroy Germaine, who (perhaps foolishly) plans to reopen as The Capitol on New Year's Eve.
It's been truly sad to watch Meridian Bob's baby kicked down a spiral staircase of incompetence and shadiness all year, and we have to hope that wherever Katz is hiding from all the pissed-off people still seeking Wu-Tang refunds, he's suffering from gut-churning food poisoning.
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1. KTRU Gets Hijacked: While their students were getting ready to enjoy a weekend in late August, Rice University's head honchos were getting ready to sell their beloved student-run radio station KTRU 91.7 right out from under them. Attempting to finalize the sale under the radar thanks to an agreed-upon reporting embargo with heinous sellouts the Houston Chronicle, literally the only warning the students got that something was up was when our own Rocks Off Sr., Chris Gray, reported the impending sale while Rocks Off Jr., Craig Hlavaty, spread the word on Twitter and Facebook.
The students reacted with understandable outrage at the university's sneaky, underhanded tactics, and when it came to light that the prospective buyer was the University of Houston, which plans to convert the frequency into a classical/fine-arts station, the outrage turned into desperate action. There seems little hope that the students, who built KTRU through many years of hard work and money from their own pockets, will prevail up against so much money and influence; still, we've admired their efforts while they've hounded the heads of both universities, fighting and delaying them all the way through.
Although the slim possibility exists that some kind of loophole or illegal dealings will come to light and block the station's sale, it seems almost a certainty that we're going to lose one of Houston's most diverse and adventurous radio stations in the very near future. That makes us very, very sad.
Sure, KTRU was where we heard a lot of esoteric, unlistenable experimental crap, but it's also where we heard our first punk, ska and indie-rock shows, and no station in Houston is better at playing and promoting worthwhile local artists. Once KTRU is gone, Houston radio will quite literally be far less colorful, and that was our most painful story we covered this year.


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First look inside VIP gaming rooms for super-rich
IT'S the high-rise, highrolling luxury side of The Star most people will never see - exclusive new VIP gambling "salons" on the Gold Coast, where wealthy whales bet up to $600,000 a hand and splashed more than $6.8 billion in six months.
The listed group revealed its Broadbeach investments had paid off in the first six months of the financial year, driving an 88 per cent increase in VIP turnover for Queensland.
The Gold Coast's strong performance was offset by a 49 per cent fall in Sydney which saw the group's overall VIP turnover for the six months drop to $20.7 billion - 33 per cent down on the prior corresponding period.
Net earnings at the group's Queensland businesses were up 23.5 per cent on the same time last year, with visitation to The Star Gold Coast up 11.8 per cent.
The blossoming Broadbeach casino launched three new levels of VIP treatment in the first half of the financial year.
Which room a guest visits depends on the size of the customer's bank balance and their appetite for risk.
The offerings start at the "business lounge" option of the Oasis, which opened in December to provide well-heeled guests a higher level of comfort than available on the public gaming floor.
Stepping up from there is "first-class lounge" The Sovereign, which occupies the entire floor below trendy bar-restaurant combo Nineteen and is equipped with gaming tables overlooking the sea and top quality service from attentive staff.
Guests at The Sovereign, who typically bet between $50,000 to $100,000 per hand, can also dine at the Gold Coast's only restaurant which is completely closed to the general public.
However the serious money comes from the private "VVIP" salons - the ultra exclusive, uncompromisingly luxurious suites where The Star reaps more money in a day than most people see in a lifetime as guests put down up to $600,000 per hand.
The Gold Coast resort attracted 10 per cent more new customers than for the same time last year, however a five-year high house win rate meant the punters walked away sooner than they ordinarily would have.
Star managing director and CEO Matt Bekkier said the Gold Coast redevelopment had deliberately set out to attract premium gamblers which had never visited the city before.
"When we did the investment in The Darling and provided the gaming salons, it was deliberately done to deliver the premium customer to the Gold Coast - a premium customer we hadn't been able to deliver in the past," he said.
"A lot of the customers we're seeing now are from South East Asia and interstate.
"The feedback we're getting is that these are the best gaming rooms in Australia - and we're very happy with that."
The Star Gold Coast attracted 10 per cent more new customers than for the same time last year, however a high house win rate meant the punters walked away sooner than they ordinarily would have.
"We are exposed to big players and some of them are not playing for as long as they normally would," Mr Bekkier said.
"In the VIP business, if you lose very quickly, you don't bet very much."


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What is BPM?
BPM refers to business process management, which a holistic management approach that focuses on aligning all aspects of a business entity or organization with the specific wants and needs of its client base. BPM (business process management) aims to make businesses and organizations who seek profits, more efficient by promoting and striving for flexibility, innovation and a modernized alignment with technology.
As a result of these intended goals BPM (business process management) constantly update their attempts to improve such processes continuously; therefore, BPM (business process management) can be described as a thorough optimization process that a business or organization undertakes.
Overview of BPM:
In general, a business process is comprised of a series or network of value-added activities that are performed by their relevant collaborators, to achieve the common goals of the underlying business. This process is critical to any organization or business entity, for they typically generate the majority of the revenue and often represent a significant portion of the businesses' costs.
In regards to a managerial approach, BPM (business process management) will consider various processes to be analyzed as strategic assets of the organization that in turn, must be actively managed, understood and improved to deliver a value added product or service to its clients.
Although BPM is similar to other methodologies, BPM (business process management) focuses on achieving their goals through the implementation of updated technology; this premiere focus, in the viewpoint of BPM, ensures the viability of the managerial approach in times of fluctuation and stress to the underlying business model.
As such, the key role of BPM aims to renovate a company's preexisting functions through the implementation of better technologies and more efficient employee actions. The initial focus of BPM was to automate business processes through the advancement and widespread use of information technologies; however, this ideology has been extended to include human-driven process where human interaction takes place in parallel to the advancements of technology.
Categories of BPM
BPM (business process management) activities can be classified into five categories: design, modeling, the execution of the system, monitoring and finally optimization.
The process design of BPM encompasses the identification of existing processes in the business model and the subsequent design of newer processes. Areas of focus within design of BPM include representation of the process flow, alerts & notifications, escalations, standard operating procedures, service legal agreements and task hand-over mechanisms. Functional design of BPM reduces the significance and amount of problems over the lifetime of the process.
Modeling of BPM takes the theoretical design and implements combinations of variables aligned with the company's costs.
The execution of BPM is employed through various technologies that are designed to implement and streamline the improvements made. This approach is commonly intertwined with human intervention; this process is somewhat difficult and will vary depending on the underlying business model.
The monitoring of BPM encompasses the tracking of individual processes, so that information can be easily seen and statistics regarding performance can be evaluated.


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A former NFL cheerleader has been charged with aggravated sexual battery after allegedly grabbing a 12-year-old boy's penis outside his pants … and attempting to perform oral sex on him.
42-year-old Elizabeth Garner — who cheered for the Tennessee Titans until 2009 — was also charged with solicitation of a minor for rape of a child.
According to law enforcement, Garner — who is married — is accused of following the 12-year-old to the bathroom during a party last month hosted by the boy's mother, grabbing his penis over his shorts … and attempting to remove them in order to perform oral sex on him
The boy escaped, told his mother what happened … and the mother then informed authorities. According to police, the boy said Garner asked if he'd ever been with a woman.
During a police interview, cops claim Garner willingly admitted she approached the boy … but said she was drunk and had confused him with an (adult) man at the party. (We'll see how that defense pans out.)
Garner — who was booked on $30,000 bond — faces more than 8 years in prison if convicted.
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A writer asks: What if the Arizona shooter had been Latino?
An opinion piece from an NPR contributor relating ethnicity to last Saturday's shooting in Tucson has drawn hundreds of comments on the website. Titled "Across America, Latino Community Sighs With Relief," it poses this question: What if the gunman had been Latino?
In the news this morning: GOP leaders court Latino voters, more on border agent accused of harboring, Arizona and immigration politics, more
GOP Tries New Effort To Bring In Hispanic Voters - NPR Republican leaders that include former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush are launching a new effort to reach out to Latino voters.
Quote of the moment: Daniel Hernandez at the Tucson memorial service
"On Saturday, we all became Tucsonans. On Saturday, we all became Arizonans. And above all, we all became Americans."
San Francisco's first Chinese American mayor
The city whose past is perhaps most closely intertwined with Asian immigrant history, including its most troubled periods, has achieved a milestone: San Francisco has its first Asian American mayor.
In the news this late morning/early afternoon: More on immigration and rhetoric, new House immigration leader, farm labor plans, more
Hi, all. I'm off to a later start that usual after a non-blogging assignment last night. But without further ado, here's the mid-day reading list:
The forgotten history of Angelenos' lost ñ
I linked earlier to a post on the KCET website by author D.J. Waldie on the disappearance of the Spanish consonant ñ, pronounced "enye," from the word that we in Los Angeles use to describe ourselves, and from our regional identity altogether.
Quote of the moment: UC Berkeley chancellor on the Arizona shooting and immigration
"A climate in which demonization of others goes unchallenged and hateful speech is tolerated can lead to such a tragedy."
In the news this morning: The Florida 'Arizona' law, Tucson sheriff's immigration stance, trafficking suspect arrested, gay heroes, more
Florida lawmakers size up Arizona-style bill - Miami Herald Gov. Rick Scott's plan to bring an SB 1070-style immigration law to Florida may have trouble passing in Florida, some state lawmakers say.
Tweet of the moment: The irony of the hero intern
Jan Brewer now honoring Daniel Hernandez as hero, which he is.
Why Arizona intern Daniel Hernandez's heroism is about much more than that
After the Tucson shooting, conversation about 'rhetoric' remains tied to immigration
It's a given that the suspected gunman in the fatal shooting that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords this weekend in Tucson wasn't acting purely on the political rhetoric coming out of the Grand Canyon State, nor on Sarah Palin's map of congressional districts with crosshairs over them.
In the news this morning: The Arizona shooting, ethnic studies, birthright citizenship and more
Arizona shooting: Arizona's us-versus-them brand of politics - Los Angeles Times From the story: "Condemnation of the state's tough law on illegal immigration — including boycotts that cost the state millions of dollars — has furthered an us-versus-them attitude among some Arizonans.
Immigration, hate, and the Arizona shooting
How much of a role did the immigration debate and racial-ethnic hatred play in yesterday's devastating shooting in Tucson that killed six and injured 13, among them U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords? The motive of suspected shooter Jared Lee Loughner, described as mentally unstable, is still unclear and may always be.
American snapshot: Tax season in Downey
This Downey income tax office is pure So Cal Americana: a flag-bedecked, immigrant-owned operation whose waving Lady Liberties have last names like Romero and Subia.
'Multiculturals' on ice (okay, snow)
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In a recent post, I made an argument for including creative writing in school curricula. Here's another advantage: everybody, regardless of their profession, can benefit from thinking like a writer.
I'm not saying that all students should aim to become novelists any more than a P.E. teacher would suggest that all the kids in her 5th period class should set their sights NFL careers. Nor am I trying to argue that it's the only proper way to think: people should never stop experimenting and weighing evidence like a scientist, or sequentially calculating results like a mathematician, or seeking causes and connections like a historian.
Creative writing isn't the only window through which one should view the world, but it's at least as valuable an approach as any other. Everybody can benefit from practicing the habits of mind required to be a writer.
For starters, writing demands knowledge. Anyone who's ever written a novel will testify that stories are ravenous beasties that will gobble up everything you ever thought you knew and then come back for seconds. For any given piece, a writer might need to delve into the history of the French revolution, or current trends in emergency medicine, or Creole table manners, or the predictions to be tested by the CERN particle accelerator. You might even have to investigate all of the above—I'd love to read that book!
A writer must develop an insatiable curiosity about the little wonders all around us—the color of a sidewalk after a rainstorm, the texture of a dandelion leaf, the crooked finger on the bus driver's right hand. Fully half of this knowledge will never be useful, but one never knows which half. "Write what you know" is absolutely true, and therefore you can never know enough. A writer must be a compulsive collector of ideas and experiences, and that's a good way to live.
It's not enough to simply observe and know, because a writer must weave all these things into something new. How does a treasure-hunting crew in the Caribbean navigate international banking laws? If a vacationing detective found his hotel room burglarized, whom would he call first? What effect would an electromagnetic pulse have on a cell phone? Failing to answer questions like that could result in phony characters and yawning gaps in the plot.
On top of all that, the story must form a cohesive whole inside a reader's mind. This is one of the most challenging tasks in any profession, and it cannot be accomplished through sentences fragments or text-message contractions because the slightest bobble could break the reader out of the delicate cocoon of willing disbelief. Creative writing is more than just making up stories, it's the science of how the human brain makes sense of the world and the art of structuring words to expand that sense.
In my class, the idea that creative writing is really about refining human experience and ideas usually doesn't win over a lot of students right away, but that's okay because we have a whole semester for me to show what it mean. I start by giving them free rein to pick their topics, and for many of them this is a first. You didn't like Holden's view of the world in Catcher in the Rye? Okay, give me your view. Sick of writing essays about history? No problem, just make up your own history. Or your own future. Within a few weeks, one by one, they get sucked into their stories, and they start to find that they need to search out more from the world around them than they had ever needed to in the past.
It's not as important to me that they become novelists as it is that they learn to think like writers. At least, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Be good, and dream crazy dreams,
Sechin Tower is a teacher, a table-top game designer, and the author of Mad Science Institute. You can read more about him and his books on SechinTower.com and his games on SiegeTowerGames.com


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'Massive economic injection': NDIS to create jobs for Gladstone
THE National Disability Insurance Scheme is set to create jobs and greater choice for the people of Gladstone.
The NDIS will become available in Rockhampton, Gladstone and west to the borders from January 1, 2018.
Gladstone residents who may meet the access requirements to become a participant of the NDIS can register from July 1.
The NDIS will provide about 460,000 Australians under the age of 65 with a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to live an ordinary life.
People aged under 65 years (or under 50 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders) and have a permanent and significant disability, may be eligible for NDIS services.
It will support people with a disability to achieve their goals, participate in their community, and be part of the workforce.
AnglicareCQ chief executive officer Suzie Christensen said Gladstone people will receive the same choice and control the NDIS offers as the rest of Australia.
"At the moment most people with a disability are supported through providers like Anglicare, who are given a package of funding and the person gets allocated a provider," Ms Christensen said.
"What the NDIS does is turn this right on its head and enables the consumer to have an individualised package of support to meet their goals and aspirations through reasonable and necessary supports - and choose who they want to support them."
"It's a very liberating thing for people with a disability to have choice around their plan and who supports them.
"For the broader Gladstone community the injection of funds and the employment opportunities means the number of people who are currently receive support will roughly double and the workforce that's being currently used to support those people will roughly double as well.
"It's a massive economic injection with great employment opportunities for the community
"AnglicareCQ is looking forward to being part of the transition."
It's forecast the NDIS will increase workforce numbers in the region from 650-800 to 1500-1800.
Gladstone falls under the Rockhampton region.
It's expected an extra 2400 people will benefit from the scheme.
For further information regarding AnglicareCQ's involvement in the NDIS please visit their website, phone 1300 769 814 (8.30am to 5 pm Monday to Friday) or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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5 Plugins to Boost Contact With Your Readers and Users
A blogger or admin who takes the time to answer visitor questions, engage commenters or interact with readers always gets return visitors.
If visitor loyalty is important to your blog, you should do all you can to solve their problems, answer questions, respond to comments and messages — and even let them call you from your website.
Here are a few great WordPress plugins that give you various ways to get in touch with your readers, streamline the communication process and answer some questions if need be.
1. FAQ Builder
FAQ Builder is a WordPress plugin that lets you create a FAQ (frequently asked questions) page for your users.
Once you install the plugin, you can add it on any page. You can use the simple plugin interface to add questions, answer user generated questions, and organize your FAQs for ease of access. You can also add a search field for users to search through your FAQs.
Google Chat Badge
Google's chat badge is a wonderful tool that lets you talk to your site's visitors using the familiar Gtalk.
If you have a Gtalk account, you can create a custom code and paste it into your blog. This will create a chat window for your visitors, and it will show if you are available for chat. Using this system, you users can talk to you from your website.
Click2call Plugin
You can use the click2call plugin to allow users to call you directly from your website. You can modify the code to customize the design of the interface.
You can also download the optional Kermit app to setup a voicemail system that sends you an email transcription of your voicemails. Currently, you need a US or UK number to use this plugin.
Support Tickets
Support tickets are important if you are running a major website with an active help and support forum.
They let you track visitor support queries and respond to them in an organized and efficient manner. Support Tickets is a Multilanguage enabled plugin that lets you create support tickets for your visitors. It uses the Contact Form 7 plugin to let you answer your users' technical questions.
WordPress-to-Lead is for bloggers or businesses that want to use the functionality of the Salesforce CRM and adapt it to their WP blog. It converts emailed contact info from your WP contact form into CRM entries that you can manage easily.
The plugin adds its own contact form for this purpose. Using the form will automatically convert emailed user data to CRM entries for you, and you will not have to go through the cumbersome stages of copy pasting this data into your Salesforce CRM.
About the Author: Loren Baker is a partner at Search & Social, a digital marketing agency with an emphasis on social media engagement and search engine marketing. He's also a professional blogger and the owner of Search Engine Journal, an AdAge Top 10 marketing blog.
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23 Responses to "5 Plugins to Boost Contact With Your Readers and Users"
Shub Sam
Click to call. Thats a nice plugin.
Will surely try that on one of my blogs 🙂
Maya ada
I like the FAQ Builder most because its very friendly using plugin as we can easily modify questions according to our requirements.
Great post.
I thought I would also share my favorite wordpress plugin and its called wpbook. It is a plugin that lets you integrate your wordpress blog on Facebook for Facebook users to read on facebook site through an application. The great thing is that it also shows adsense ads when reading blog posts on Facebook.
Blog Helper
Great information! I love the FAQ builder,
I'm particularly interested to learn more about Click2call. Thanks for introducing this plugin! I'm off to the link to find out more.
Roshan Ahmed
Hi Daniel,
Can you just tell me the total size of your blog and the bandwith consumed by the blog per month. It would be helpful for starters like me! Thank You.
Men's Online Magazine
My favorite is wordpress to lead because it allows you to have another form of communication with your raders
Pinoy @ How to blog
That click-2-call thing is really brilliant, the FAQ builder is helpful too
Jaydip Parikh
Intresting Plugins. I am planning to check few.
Loren Baker
Thank you everyone! If you have any other examples of WP plugins that boost communication, please feel free to share some in these comments 🙂
These are some really powerful plug-ins, I think I will adopt the Support Tickets for my business.
Thanks Loren
Pawel – Self Employed Cafe
Hmm, I wonder if anyone would actually use those plugins. I mean, FAQ builder or Support Tickets make sense to me but I wonder how the GTalk one or Click2Call would work in real life. Would anyone actually contact a blogger through them?
So in short, anyone here actually used them? To what result?
Mike Roosa
You can also just write a post and ask or shoot an email to your list.
Nabeel | Create Your First Website
I agree with the Loren.
Getting in touch with visitors is a must. The more you interact with your visitors, the better it is for you and your blog (and your web business)!
Great Plug ins you mentioned there. I did not know about them.
Web Marketing Tips
Now this I called a useful post.
Daniel nice to see that your Guest blogger also provide us useful posts like you do.
This post can be bookmark for future reference.
Stephen TBA
I haven't come across any of these before. They all look very useful. Thanks.
hmm…i like pluig in number two, google chat badge !
Josh Garcia
Hey Loren,
Thanks for these plugins. I going to check the Click2call.
Have a great day…
Dev | Technshare
I like Click2call and Faq plugin. Will Going to download Faq Plugin.
Anyways, other plugins are nice.
Thanks for sharing this great Plugins.
Web Marketing Tips
Yes FAQ is really good one if you are providing any service and through this plugin you can easily clear their doubts.
Loren I think you should also add best contact form plugin.
If you have any suggestion for that please let me know.
- Web Marketing Tips
I liked the FAQ part most as my blog doesn't need Tickets and Click to Call facilities at all.
Web Marketing Tips
Yes tickets are good if you are providing some kind of services.
That will be boon for service provider.
- Web Marketing Tips
That click to call thing is brilliant!!
i really like this post
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FERRETTI DELIVERS THE FIRST HYBRID PATROL BOAT TO THE ARMA DEI CARABINIERI Genoa, October 1, 2020 – The first FSD N800 patrol boat was presented and delivered to the Italian Carabinieri at a ceremony on the opening day of the
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A new electric boat for the Sein River in Paris The first of two passenger boats that will operate on the Seine in Paris has just been launched. The boats can carry up to 12 people plus the skipper and
Hybrid propulsion systems for pilot boats
A new important market segment in commercial vessels industry seems to be ready for shifting to hybrid. Transfluid recently focused it's efforts in Hybrid propulsion systems for Pilot boats. Following two important projects in the United Kingdom, a major new
Russian major project for hybrid propulsion
The first Russian hybrid supply vessel was launched with the name of "Anatoly Klimov". The unit, that will have a sistership soon as part of the project ST23WIM-N, had been commissioned by FSUE "Rosmorport" for operation in the seaport of
Parallel hybrid system for passenger boat
The Passenger boat powered by Transfluid's parallel Hybrid System, 28 meters long and 5 meters wide, can carry 100 passengers and it's working since 5 years in the river Oise, north of Paris The idea of the End User was
Pioneers in waste with electric propulsion system
Transfluid North Europe has been the Key supplier of the Geesink Norba Electric and Hybrid Waste trucks since 2012. Together we designed from scratch the First Li-ion Powered waste truck called V6 to reduce the weight and to improve the
Marine hybrid modules and batteries with DNV-GL type approval
We are proud to announce that Transfluid is the first Company in the world to have obtained two DNV-GL Type Approval, one for the complete range of its marine parallel Hybrid Modules and one for its LiFePO4 Battery Banks. The TA
Bellmarine grows: the New Headquarters and the Dealers Meeting
Since last october, Bellmarine-Transfluid North Europe has moved to the new Headquarters in Houten, thus expanding the space available for production for a more rapid response to customer needs, with warehouses that allow an increase in the material available for
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Green Lido Award
On June 19, Transfluid received the Green Lido Award, assigned to the project that best interprets the themes of eco-sustainable nautical mobility. The Cup was withdrawn by Ugo Pavesi, President of Transfluid, who presented the hybrid and electric systems installed
The First Hybrid Taxi in Venice
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The Ecological Way to Sail
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New ecological vessel "first" hybrid pilot boat
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) recently suffered one of the worst political interviews in years at the hands of practiced reporter Mark Halperin. Both conservatives and liberals across the Internet have been lampooning Halperin's interview with the worst attacks, calling it the "most racist interview of a 2016 Candidate" and the kindest reviews simply mocking Halperin for his ridiculous questions. (Like what is your favorite Cuban food? Who is your favorite Cuban singer? And will you welcome Senator Bernie Sanders to the 2016 race… en Español?)
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For his part, Senator Cruz has mostly laughed off the scorn being heaped onto Mark Halperin, but in an interview with IJReview Cruz wondered what might have happened if Halperin had been asking a Democrat those same questions.
"The media is a disaster and this is a perfect example of their double standards."
"Imagine if [Halperin] had asked Obama these same questions? He would have been run out of the industry."
Lastly, Cruz sounded amazed when considering just how differently the media handled candidate Obama as compared to his own candidacy and that of his fellow Republicans.
"The press demand my college transcripts but we don't have the President of the United States' college transcripts. They are asking old classmates questions about me but can't find a single person who remembers attending school with Obama. Next thing you know, they will be interviewing the kid who sat next to me in kindergarten."
It is truly disturbing how biased and crazed the main stream media has become – that they would barely vet an unknown community organizer with ties to racists, terrorists and communists… but they would question the "authenticity" of a Latino candidate, simply because he is conservative. It must get tiring for the Democrats minions in the media to constantly be bending over backwards in an effort to promote their liberal demigods. Wouldn't it be nice if we could find some fair coverage of politics in America?
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Debby Ryan Keeps It Classic at 'Insatiable' Season One Premiere
Debby Ryan steps out in an elegant look at the premiere of the first season of her Netflix dramedy series Insatiable!
The former Suite Life on Deck actress attended the event held at ArcLight Hollywood on Thursday (August 9) in Hollywood.
She wore a strapless pale pink dress with silver and diamond accessories.
Debby was joined by her co-stars Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gorham, Dallas Roberts, Kimmy Shields, Daniel Kang, Irene Choi, James Lastovic, Michael Provost, Erinn Westbrook, Arden Myrin, Sarah Colonna, Chloe Bridges, Brett Rice, and writer and executive producer Lauren Gussis.
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Navia Robinson, Alyson Stoner, Sofie Dossi, and Isabella Gomez were also there to show their support, and Adam DeVine and Paris Berelc attended the after-party.
ICYMI, see how Debby responded to backlash toward the show here.
FYI: Debby is wearing Paule Ka. Alyssa is wearing a Marchesa dress, Ruthie Davis shoes, Effy Jewelry, AS29, and Borgioni jewelry, and a Tyler Ellis clutch. Kimmy is wearing a Love Binetti dress, Stuart Weitzman shoes, Margo Siegel jewelry, and an Adrianna Papell clutch. Adam is wearing an AllSaints shirt and pants.
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When she's not working as the national economics correspondent for Cox Newspapers' Washington Bureau, Marilyn Geewax enjoys looking at food.
"I become delirious at the sight of real peaches," the 53-year-old says.
"In fact, we were driving by a farmers market on Sunday and I made [my partner] Maggie stop the car. We had all our groceries. We didn't need anything. We just kind of walked around and looked at melons and eggplants, just because we're so fortunate to be alive at a time when so much is available to us to enjoy."
Enjoying food and a handful of outdoor activities such as tennis, golf, bike riding and walking the dog, are just a few ways Geewax strives to balance the stress of her day job with the simple joys of life. Considering Cox publishes 17 daily papers across the country, finding respite from the crunch takes some effort.
"I think I work as hard at playing as I do at working, because it just feels right for me to balance that," she says. "Journalism, the downside of it, is that it can be all-consuming. Because there's this 24-hour news cycle now and you get caught up in it and all you're doing is thinking about news and chasing sources. You really need to not do that all the time.
"I come home from work to my computer and there's my work again. You can kind of go down that rabbit hole where all you do is sit starring at your computer. But part of the wholesome life is to have a balance and try to make sure your life is full of friends and family and playtime."
A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Geewax laid her District-area roots in 1999, moving here from Atlanta, where she had worked as a business reporter for Cox's Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1985.
Along for the dynamic ride through newsrooms has been Maggie, Geewax's partner of 25 years. The pair met during Geewax's first professional job in journalism at the Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio and today make their home in Chevy Chase, Md.
Geewax says she has not come across blatant homophobia in the newsroom. Instead, she's watched as the field has "diversified," allowing more space for unique perspectives. She adds that is why it's essential for GLBT journalists to be out, to continue that expansion of diversity.
Geewax has promoted that notion as a member of NLGJA. Her efforts with the organization included serving as vice president of the D.C. chapter from 2006 to 2007.
"As a journalist, part of my life is truth telling. It's one of the great things about NLGJA, and one of the reasons I wanted to participate. [Being out] helps us tell the truth. It makes us better journalists.
"I think it's very detrimental to a relationship if you're a journalist and you're not out to your editors," she continues. "Part of who you are, what you bring to the experience, what you bring to the newsroom, is being a whole person. For me, that's important. NLGJA helps us to be wholesome, in a very traditional sense of being very whole."
Geewax hopes NLGJA will find new ways to engage journalists who work across new media.
"As traditional fields shrink, we've got to find a way to ensure that NLGJA will continue to grow and attract people who work for things like AOL or Yahoo! or Google, and get them to see that they have an interest in NLGJA."
While she's worked mainly in print journalism, Geewax has often offered commentary about economics-related stories on C-SPAN's Washington Journal and on CNN. It's something she didn't envision while growing up in Ohio.
"I thought maybe I would go into a medical field," she says. "Then I got to [Ohio State] and I was like, 'Math? Chemistry? No, not for me.' But I liked words and stumbled into the journalism program in my freshman year. I instantly fell in love. I knew I wanted to be a journalist. I walked in a newsroom and never walked out."
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LoginRadius - Solution Architect/Senior Presales Engineer (3-15 yrs)
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LoginRadius is at an exciting moment in its trajectory. We've built a world-class software platform that manages millions of customer identities for many Fortune 500 companies. We- ve got unique competitive positioning for a $20 billion market opportunity. Microsoft is a key technology partner and investor. Last year we closed $17 million of Series A funding. Now we are scaling up and hiring in all departments, looking to double our numbers in the next 12 months. Our focus is on experimenting and figuring out the growth drivers in our roadmap to achieve our vision: securing the identity of every person on the internet.
What do you get at LoginRadius?
When you join our team now, you have a rare chance to shape the company's direction while accelerating your career growth. You get the flexibility and openness of a startup backed by the solid foundation of a profitable and robust SaaS product and seven years of customer success. We welcome your innovative ideas and encourage transparency at all levels, and we make sure to kick back and enjoy ourselves in the process.
We are hiring an ambitious Senior Pre-Sales Engineers to join our fast-moving Sales and Business Development team. We want team players that have a passion for solution selling. This is an opportunity for someone to progress their career journey by working with global companies across different industries.
Your Role :
- Support the sales team as the product expert for LoginRadius- Identity Platform during prospect calls and presentations
- Possess the technical acumen to understand the needs of the customer and map it to LoginRadius products
- Gain a quick understanding of a customer's technical infrastructure/integration needs and how the LoginRadius Identity Platform can be positioned to provide immediate value
- Present the LoginRadius Platform to global prospects and partners during product demos
- Research competitive solutions and positioning to help the sales team successfully close deals
- Be a visible team player by bringing a competitive spirit and a winning attitude
- Use market and technical knowledge to consult on best practices and offer constructive direction for implementation
- Drive global customer success with your knowledge and recommendations
- Ensure the smooth transition of customers to the post-sales team
- Work with European and APAC Sales team to gather technical requirements and further qualify leads
- Work with the Sale team to prepare the RFI and RFP responses for potential customers
- Work with the Product Management team to convey customer and prospect feedback and act accordingly
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- Minimum 3 years of solution engineering experience
- Broad understanding of programming concepts and web architectures
- Good working knowledge of APIs and JavaScript concepts
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- Possess an ability to communicate technical ideas to the sales teams, business stakeholders, and technical users
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While no one wants to believe that someone would steal their bike, the fact is that this unfortunate type of event occurs all of the time. Even if you take as many precautions as possible, you can still become the target of a thief who steals your bike, leaving you without a ride. The fact is that vehicles of this type are easy to steal, especially for an established thief.
Do You Have Coverage for Theft of Your Bike?
In the UK, coverage for theft of your bike is generally included in your insurance plan. You should be able to check your documents (online or in paper format) to determine whether or not you have this type of coverage. Alternatively, you can also contact your provider and find out if you do. Even if you have coverage for bike theft, it is still your responsibility to protect it from the likelihood of being stolen.
When Should You Contact Your Provider of Motorbike Insurance When Your Bike Is Stolen
It's vital to contact your provider as soon as you realize that your bike has been stolen. Delaying the call can make your claim look less truthful. Your insurer might believe that you are responsible for the loss of your bike and that you were trying to come up with a plausible reason as to why it is missing.
Dealing with the Emotional Aspect of Having Your Bike Stolen
It's important not to get caught up in the feelings that overwhelm you once you realize that your bike has been taken by a thief. Instead, you should concentrate on taking care of putting in the claim right away. This is important because processing claims often takes weeks if not months to complete.
If You Have Motorbike Insurance, Can You Apply for Replacement of Your Bike?
You need to check your policy first to determine whether or not you have this type of coverage. If you have purchased full liability, it is likely that you do have protection against theft. As a result, you should be able to receive full compensation for the loss of your bike. However, this actually depends on the terms of your policy, so you need to check with your insurer as to the exact details.
What Is the Claims Process for Reporting a Stolen Motorbike?
Reporting a claim should take place quickly. In fact, your insurer probably has a pre-determined timeframe during which you must report the claim in order to have it considered for review. Here is a look at what you need to do as well as tips to get you through the process as painlessly as possible.
• As soon as you realize that your bike has been stolen, you should make a police report. Make sure that you provide as many details as possible about the circumstances surrounding the theft as you can when providing the report. You'll need to provide a copy of this to your insurer.
• As soon as you have filed the police report, it is time for you to file your claim with the provider of your motorbike insurance. Provide them with the file number on your police report as well as all of the details requested by them. You will also need your policy information, in particular the account number.
• Find out what your options are for a rental vehicle during the time that you need to wait for your claim to be processed. Typically, some type of allowance is available for this, but you must follow the specifications of your insurer in order to qualify. It is possible that you will have to rent a car rather than another bike.
• Touch base with your insurer once a week to see how your claim is going. It is possible that they will need additional information, such as the original papers of purchase for your bike.
What Kind of Compensation Can You Get for Your Stolen Motorcycle?
The terms of your motorbike insurance cover will determine the amount of compensation that you receive once your claim is successfully processed. You can either wait patiently to find out what this amount will be or you can ask your insurer for an estimate while the claim is being processed. It is also important that you provide all of the documentation that the insurer requests if you want to ensure that your claim is processed in a positive manner.