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Tesla's stock price could collapse after its dreadful earnings report
Tesla's first quarter stunk.
And now it may be time for the Tesla fanboys to pay the ultimate price in the form of major re-rating in the electric car company's valuation.
"It was an extremely difficult quarter," Garrett Nelson, CFRA senior research analyst, said on Yahoo Finance's The First Trade on Thursday. Nelson, who holds a Sell rating on Tesla and a $225 price target, pulled no punches when asked if the stock price could flat out collapse after the brutal start to 2019.
"We think so," Nelson said. "Guidance looks unrealistic, and that's a problem going forward."
Tesla's stock fell 3% in afternoon trading.
Everything that could go wrong with Tesla pretty much did in the first quarter: delivery delays, price discounts on the Model 3 and robust cash burn were among the few lowlights.
The Palo Alto, California-based company posted an adjusted loss per share of $2.90 for its fiscal first quarter. This was wider than the $1.30 loss per share consensus analysts were expecting, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. In the same quarter last year, Tesla lost an adjusted $3.35 per share.
Tesla's first-quarter revenue of $4.54 billion missed average expectations for sales of $4.84 billion, according to Bloomberg data. The company's cash flow plunged $1.5 billion from the fourth quarter.
Meanwhile, Tesla's earnings call with Wall Street — hosted by always erratic CEO Elon Musk— was littered with red flags.
Some key concerns seen by Yahoo Finance:
Musk said "the ship has sailed" on taking Tesla private.
Musk said he is "unsure" what to do about the company's volatile stock price.
Musk said there is "merit" to the idea Tesla may have to raise capital this year.
Others on Wall Street were as disenchanted about Tesla's quarter and outlook as Nelson.
"The demand story at Tesla is quickly changing and the company has unfortunately not adjusted to an evolving EV landscape (especially in the US) with the well thought out marketing and distribution logistics needed to manage this difficult and complex hand holding process for customers, employees, and investors," wrote now former Tesla bull Dan Ives at Wedbush. "To this point, in our 20 years of covering tech stocks on the Street we view this quarter as one of top debacles we have ever seen while Musk & Co. in an episode out of the Twilight Zone act as if demand and profitability will magically return to the Tesla story."
Ives slashed his rating on Tesla's stock to neutral from Outperform. His new price target is $275, down from $365.
But hey, at least Tesla reiterated its 2019 delivery guidance of 360,000 to 400,000.
Yahoo Finance's Emily McCormick contributed to this story.
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So there was a simple air humidifier… Actually this post is a good example on how to make your regular boring home appliance little smarter. The main part of my humidifier will be the Wemos (or Lolin) D1 mini board based on ESP8266 WiFi chip.
My air humidifier has no automatic turn on and off, no timers, only a regulator that also works like switch. The idea is to make it a WiFi friendly and work with Home Assistant through MQTT.
Actually I was pretty lucky with this device because there is another models of it with built in sensor, screen and other stuff so the hardware was prepared to connect additional modules. But we don't want to measure humidity inside humidifier right? So the sensor will be a separate part of system.
So it has an AC/DC power supply. Now we need to find 5v power line for our additions. All internal parts are powered with 12V DC so we need a step down module. In my case there was an empty 12V connector right on the factory board:
So we will connect there a regulated power down module and set it up to a 5V output:
Now the main hardware. It is a Wemos D1 Mini ESP8266 based board (well almost because in my case it is a no-name copy of it, don't buy it please) and a beautiful relay brick from Itead Studio:
Connect it all together. Wemos D1 mini can be powered with stable 5V DC power connected to its 5V pin:
Now we need to unsolder the wires from a factory button or switch and connect it to our relay:
The last step will be a gluing all new parts inside our device. Don't repeat my mistake and glue WiFi board with microUSB port pointing outside of humidifier, not inside it:
The code
Here is a sketch of my smart humidifier: https://github.com/estevez-dev/edwin-home/blob/master/firmware/humidifier_mqtt/humidifier_mqtt.ino
- Connects to WiFi
- Connects to MQTT broker
- Reconnects after disconnection
- Sends its state after success MQTT connection. Topic:
- payload:
- Subscribes to command topic:
edwin/humidifier/power, payload:
- Change relay state according to MQTT commands
- Sends its state after every relay state change
Home Assistant
Now we need to add our new device to Home Assistant. It will be an MQTT platform switch:
– platform: mqtt
name: "Humidifier"
state_topic: "edwin/humidifier/state"
command_topic: "edwin/humidifier/power"
state_on: "on"
state_off: "off"
payload_on: "1"
payload_off: "0"

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There are those who believe that the Vallée de Mai (May Valley) is the actual location of the Garden of Eden, the exact spot where Adam and Eve lived before they were driven out by God.
Although it is the smallest of the natural world heritage sites in Africa, measuring about 0.2km², nevertheless, Vallée de Mai is a breathtakingly beautiful pristine forest valley found on Praslin Island, the second largest and one of the archipelagoes that makes up Seychelles.
Located within the 7km² Praslin National Park, Vallée de Mai contains many endemic and threatened species of fauna and flora, which include 14 species of reptiles and a unique tree frog. It is the only place where all six endemic palm species native to Seychelles can be found together, while the area also supports a population of rare and endemic birds, such as the Black Parrot, Blue Pigeon, etc.
However, it's most extraordinary feature is no doubt the forest of about 6000 Coco de Mer palms whose fruit, the Coco de Mer (Sea Coconut), also referred to as double coconut, or love nut and has the largest seed of any plant in the world. The suggestive shape of these massive bi-lobed fruits, have spawned legends and myths about the Coco de Mer, with some claiming it was the forbidden fruit of the Bible.
Vallée de Mai was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
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Grandparents --- Homeschool Your Grandchildren and Feel Younger
Grandparents, what better way to stay close to your grown children than to advise them about important issues like the dangers of public schools for your grandchildren? What better way to feel younger if you offer to help homeschool your grandchildren?
When your children grow up and get careers of their own, that doesn't mean you have to be lonely in a big, empty house and lose contact with your kids. Helping to homeschool your grandchildren can be a wonderful way for you to stay in close and loving contact with your grown children and grandchildren. You can be a loving part of the family again.
If you read "Public Schools, Public Menace," tell your grown children about how your grandkids are in real danger by going to public schools. Don't let your grandchildren's mind's, self-confidence, and love of learning go to waste in public schools. Give your grown children the book to read. Even better, then offer to help watch the grandkids and homeschool them if your grown children and their spouses work. Who better to help your children and adorable grandchildren than you? Doing so could make your retirement years the happiest years of your life.
You have so much wisdom and knowledge that you have accumulated over the years. You have so much love you still have to give. How your children would appreciate your love and help with your grandchildren! If you helped homeschool your grandchildren, what a wonderful gift that would be for your children, your grandkids, and most of all, yourself. Think about it.
Joel Turtel is an education policy analyst, and author of "Public Schools, Public Menace: How Public Schools Lie To Parents and Betray Our Children." Contact Information: Website: http://www.mykidsdeservebetter.com, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, Phone: 718-447-7348. Article Copyrighted © 2005 by Joel Turtel. NOTE: You may post this Article on another website only if you set up a hyperlink to Joel Turtel's email address and website URL, http://www.mykidsdeservebetter.com.
From Childrens Stories to Study Skills: Help Your Children Succeed in School
IntroductionAs a parent who wants the best for your children, there are undoubtedly many things that you already do every day to help your children succeed in school. The purpose of this article is to provide some practical ideas for you to try.
Is Your Teen Swamped with Homework and Tests?
I hear from many parents that their child is stressed out with schoolwork, tests, finals, finding time to study, and extracurricular activities.I do not like seeing overstressed children and teenagers.
Childrens Friendships Made Easy
Most research into children's friendships shows that those children who are able to form friendships when they start school are happier at school and also learn better.More significantly, a positive beginning to friendships has long-term implications for social and indirectly academic success.
Sometimes Our Childrens Questions Answer Our Own
I was changing Ford's diaper the other day when he asked, "Mom, will we always have Tanner?"Tanner is the family dog, and at twelve-years old, her health is quickly deteriorating."No, Ford," I said gently, "we won't always have Tanner.
Are You Addicted to Your Children?
Is it possible to be using our children addictively?Anything that we use to get love, avoid pain, and fill up inner emptiness can become an addiction - even our children! If your children are your whole life - if you don't have a strong spiritual connection with a personal source of love and guidance, as well as other relationships and interests that you are passionate about, you might be using your children to fill an empty place within you.If you don't have a partner or your relationship with your partner is not fulfilling to you, and you don't have deeply connected and meaningful friendships, then you might be using your kids as your major emotional connection.
CPR: Why You Should Know It
I never dreamed that I would be in a position to use CPR on someone. But I was wrong.
Raising a Violent-Free Teen in 10 Easy Steps
The disquieting behavior of teenagers in the 21st century, is being hailed by experts as a disturbing trend among troubled youth. Such an interpretation may be factual, but mental heath advocates maintain there are guidelines parents can utilize before problems reach the critical stage.
Busy Moms, Dont Forget to Take Time Out for You!
As mothers, we play so many different roles and most of us do not take the time off that we deserve. Just think about it, we play doctor, cook, chauffeur, teacher, lawyer, and the occasional referee as well.
Home For The Holidays: Avoid Aging Parents Becoming A Burden
By not planning for the future we guarantee that we will leave our children with a tremendous burden. Just about the time they are preparing for their own retirement and their children's college education, adult children often are overwhelmed with decision-making for their aging parents.
Should Your Child Watch TV News? Surprising Opinions of Top Anchors
KIDS AND THE NEWSMore than ever, children witness innumerable, sometimes traumatizing, news events on TV. It seems that violent crime and bad news is unabating.
Top 20+ Reasons to Pay your Kid an Allowance
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Social Engineering via Robotic Toddlers
Is there a way to build a robot to help toddlers and pre-schoolers learn proper social behavior without the parents intervention? A robotic friend so to speak; one, which will play with the child and explore colors and shapes. Perhaps build legos? Now before you say I am wacked, let's discuss this.
Why Scrapbooking Moms are the Secret Weapon in the War on Terror
There is a front line and a back end to every successful war effort. Rosie the Riveter was an icon during World War II and she was symbolic of the strong American woman who took command of the US economy and war manufacturing; without her there would have been no Allied victory.
Valuable Parenting Tip
Very often, new parents rely on a parenting tip or two which is passed to them by their own folks, who are now grandparents and usually have plenty of reliable advice to share. If this sort of parenting tip and advice is not available however, new parents could run into all sorts of problems while trying to raise a healthy baby.
Parenting Your Teenager: When is it OK to Quit?
Q. My daughter is a junior in high school and has played an instrument and/or played in band all her life.
Selecting A Quality Day Care Center
Many working families choose a commercial or individual day care center to care for their child during the workday. We've listed important aspects of a daycare center's environment to evaluate when making your choice: Staff to Child Ratio.
ADHD: A Dialogue With a Non-Believer, Part Five
Dear Sir, It was with some interest that I read the article What You Should Know About Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward W. after having it handed to me by a member of our church.
Why Wont My Child Do as I Say?
In speaking with parents a comment I frequently hear is "My child won't listen!" Repeated attempts in trying to get a child to co-operate often lands on deaf ears and leaves parents feeling exhausted and helpless. Frequently we say things we later regret and become riddled with guilt.
EEG Biofeedback Training as a Treatment Option for ADHD
The popularity of EEG Biofeedback Training continues to grow both in the USA and around the world. Many parents are searching for treatment options for ADHD other than medications, and as a results are exploring this high tech approach to treatment.
25 Things That Matter When Relating To Our Children (Leaving A Legacy Of Love To Those We Love)
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Copper-associated liver disease in dogs: pet food issue?
While most evidence currently points to genetics, it's possible that copper as a dietary ingredient plays some role.
Some dogs accumulate copper in the liver, resulting in copper storage disease, hepatitis and/or cirrhosis. The numbers are not completely known, but they're probably less than 1/100 of a percent of the dog population. Initially it was identified with a specific genetic variant in the Bedlington Terrier (autosomal recessive…
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Being a superhero isn't easy.
And we don't mean the moral quandaries they face. We mean the grueling, physical exhaustion that comes with kicking butt on a daily basis.
To get a feel for exactly how tough the life of a superhero is, TVGuide.com visited the Vancouver set of CW's Arrow, where stunt coordinator James Bamford showed us a few moves.
On the set: Go beind the scenes of Arrow
Fortunately, Bamford didn't subject us to the salmon ladder, which star Stephen Amell famously does himself. Instead, he showed us how he trains Amell using the Wing Chun dummy, which helps prepare you for the unpredictability of an opponent.
Check out how staff editor Sadie Gennis did below and learn the routine yourself!
Arrow returns Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 8/7c on The CW.
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Welcome to our portfolio page, where you will find a small selection of our most recent work –
The Bossall Treasure by Douglas G PearsonThis was a 7 page portfolio CMS website promoting a new book by local author - Douglas G Pearson. The book titled "The Bossall Treasure" is an Armchair Treasure Hunt book. There are links to buy the book from Amazon and features News / Book Reviews pages.
Click the image to the left to view a screenshot of the website or visit the site directly - http://www.bossalltreasure.com
Robin Calvert: Author & ScriptwriterThis was a 5 page portfolio CMS website for Author & Scriptwriter: Robin Calvert. It includes links to his books / scripts on Amazon, with more titles being added shortly. We also created a simple script logo for the author's name. A fully responsive design, enabling it to be displayed on a myriad of different devices from desktop PC, tablet device to mobile phone.
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Brick Veneer:
- Brick veneer walls are connected to wood framing with metal ties. Typically, there is a 1" air gap between framing and brick.
- Brick above window and door openings is typically supported by a lintel (metal header).
- Brick veneer may bear upon a ledge cast into the foundation, or on angle steel bolted to the outside of the foundation wall.
- No headers (brick ends) will be visible in a veneer wall.
- Brick veneer walls typically have weep holes installed along the bottom course to allow any water that finds its way behind the veneer to escape.
With veneer, look for bulging where metal ties have failed.
Solid Brick Masonry:
- Solid brick masonry typically consists of inner and outer brick walls (called "wythes"), connected to each other with header bricks. Header bricks are bricks turned 90 degrees so that one end of a header brick is mortared into the outer wythe and one end into the inner wythe. When you look at a header, you're looking at the end of a brick.
- Metal is also sometimes used for connecting inner and outer wythes, and is also subject to long-term failure from corrosion. Wythes are connected with either metal or header bricks, but not both.
- Window and door openings with arches above the openings instead of lintels indicates solid masonry walls.


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Amazing Rainforest Weddings Make Us Proud to be Malaysian - RecomN.com BUZZ. Malaysia may not have turquoise blue skies or flaming autumn leaves as a backdrop for your wedding. But what it does have in abundance are beautiful lush rainforests. We scoured the Net to find some awesome wedding locations, specially for nature lovers. Note: We left out beaches and landscaped hotel gardens. We also focused only on forested places where you could actually host a wedding ceremony on the lawn, and not just do a pre-wedding photo shoot. Here are some of the best locations we found in Malaysia for a forest wedding ceremony surrounded by nature: Just a short distance from central KL, Gita Bayu is an award-winning residence in Seri Kembangan, Selangor. Within Gita Bayu, the Kebun Mimpi Restaurant offers a great wedding location. Capacity: 230 pax. Source Source Photo by Mun Keat. Photo by Mun Keat. Enderong House is a great place to host an intimate wedding.
Source Source Source Photo by GallerieCK. Photo by Mun Keat. Aman Rimba is a private estate located 50 minutes from KL. Russia's Gold Digger Academy. In the land of the boom-and-bust oligarchs, hopeful girls sign up for Oliona's training school to learn how to snag a Moscow millionaire. "Business theory teaches us one important lesson," says the instructress. "Always thoroughly research the desires of the consumer. Apply this principle when you search for a rich man. On a first date there's one key rule: never talk about yourself. Listen to him. Gold Digger Academy. The students take notes in neat writing. "Go to an expensive area of town," continues the instructress. "I want a man who can stand strong on [his] own two feet. Oliona lives in a small, sparkly new apartment with her nervous little dog.
"You should see the eyes of the girls back home. "Never wear jewelry on a first date, the man should think you're poor. "Could you ever go back there?" "Never. But her sugar daddy promised her a new car three months ago, and he still hasn't delivered; she's worried he's going off her. "But how can you meet with others guys?" "Of course. Jericho Rosales and Kim Jones Wedding Video | Philippines Wedding Blog. Here's the video we've all been waiting for! The gorgeous Jericho Rosales and Kim Jones tied the knot a couple of weeks ago, and we are still on a high. Bob Nicolas certainly worked his magic and we are over the moon in love! Join us as we swoon over this amazing wedding! Related A Love Like the Ocean There is something quite magical when you get married in Boracay. In "Beach" The Sweetest Sunset Summer is fast approaching and all these beach weddings are certainly making us dream of the sea and sand. Serenade the Summer Sunset Simple and chic are probably way up on my list of favorite words.
7 Interesting Places To Say 'I Do' In Malaysia - The Wedding Notebook magazine. These are places in Malaysia that, when you see them, will instantly know there is something magical about them. Whether for an ROM or a small wedding ceremony, if you're looking for something different or considering a destination wedding, perhaps these venues might be an easier and better alternative. #1 Cove 55, Santubong, Sarawak Located in Santubong, Sarawak, this exclusive resort has views of Mount Santubong and the South China Sea, and is a great venue for a sunset wedding ceremony, followed by an outdoor reception. #2 Jeff's Cellar, The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, Perak Tired of typical wedding venues?
Imagine having your wedding in a Paleozoic limestone cave. At Jeff's Cellar, the intimate cave interior and breathtaking natural water feature will definitely provide a magnificent backdrop for your wedding. #3 Avi Spa, Avillion Port Dickson If you are looking for a glass house, this could be the answer to your dream wedding. About - The Wedding Notebook magazine. The Wedding Notebook is an ultra chic quarterly online magazine and website for the modern bride. We cover engagement celebrations, bridal portraits and weddings. Besides that, we also offer fresh perspectives on wedding ideas and new talent in the industry.
Showcasing some of this region's most unique, never-before-seen celebrations, our aim is to inspire others to plan a wedding day that truly reflects their personality and, most importantly, themselves as a couple. Above all, we are crazy about anything and everything that has to do with weddings! Currently based in Kuala Lumpur, with readers who are mostly from Malaysia and Singapore, The Wedding Notebook is the brainchild of Crossline Studio. Chaiyen Wong A designer. A wedding planner. Andros Xavier Chan Andros is a former banker with his fair share of experience in wedding planning. PRESSAn exclusive interview with issuu.com From concept to creation. How to make a DIY time capsule guest book. Happy Friday everyone! I have wanted to create something like this 'time capsule' guest book for a long time and I'm thrilled to finally share it with you today!
Your wedding day is so special and not many people get to relive it – which is why this unique guest book would be a treat for any bride and groom! Making a vow not to open until your first year anniversary, getting to read special notes a year later is sure to bring that day right back to you like nothing else could! The 'predict the future' part seams like the most fun to read! Supplies: large glass jar (make sure it is big enough to fit lots of comment cards)frame (mine is 9 x 11, matted to 8 x 10)cute container to hold your comment cardssome crinkle shredribbon of choicecard stock (mine is 65lb from Staples, strong enough for a card, light enough to fold)paper trimmersticker paperglue dotsscissorscorner rounding punch (optional)a few pensprinter 1.
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We offer everything from basic modifications such as company livery, beacons and tow-bars to complex, bespoke builds managed through our network of commercial vehicle body builders.
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Teams developed a crash on startup.
Saw various messages such as an Azure AD sign in failure whch s strange as we don't use Azure AD for local domain authenticaton.
We do use a centrally provided Azure sign in for Office 365 applicatons though.
Finally tracked down this article on the excellent Petri site:
Gave the option to delete the Teams cache at %AppData%\Microsoft\Teams and this fixed the issue straight away.
The teams client did initially come up wth my AD logon, so perhaps it was trying to authenticate my domain logon against Azure?
The Foley House Blog
I'm just a simple techie who sometimes forgets things. I use this as a notepad to remember things by. I hope it helps you too. I post as myself, not as any organisation.
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Chrome Reaper
Killing the misbehaved in Chrome:
Instructions and install files here:
Instructions and install files here:
Friday, 12 April 2019
How to hide an entire drive from prying eyes on Windows 10
How to hide an entire drive from prying eyes on Windows 10
How to Disable the "Low Disk Space" Warning on Windows 10
Playing with Windows to go and need to disable the constant "Disk is full" messages:
Sunday, 24 February 2019
Boinc on Cosmic 18.10
I'm sufering from OPENCL failures on Ubuntu 18.10 running Boinc so will try these third party drivers:
Saturday, 5 January 2019
Retroarch does not recognise my controller
Despite have autoconfig setup for input device, the Retroarch snap on Ubuntu 18.04 would not work with my cheap PS3 like controller.
Turns out this is a disconnect between the snap and USB gamepad\joystick support:
You need to connect the controls to the snap using:
Turns out this is a disconnect between the snap and USB gamepad\joystick support:
You need to connect the controls to the snap using:
- sudo snap connect retroarch:raw-usb
- sudo snap connect retroarch:joystick
Thanks hunterk!
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Friday, 28 December 2018
Windows 10 unable to access SYSVOL and NETLOGON on 2008 R2 Domain Controllers
I found some help here:
- https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1389891-windows-10-and-sysvol-netlogon
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f4d77de7-17df-4463-b751-d1892829e7ab/windows-10-cannot-be-access-sysvol-amp-netlogon-folder-on-the-server-2012-r2?forum=win10itprogeneral
Looks like the SMB security needs to be weakened to allow Windows 10 to access these shares.
Enable the following policy:
- Computer -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Provider -> Hardened UNC Paths
You can either put the following in "Show Values":
- \\*\NETLOGON RequireMutualAuthentication=0,RequireIntegrity=0,RequirePrivacy=0
- \\*\SYSVOL RequireMutualAuthentication=0,RequireIntegrity=0,RequirePrivacy=0
Or put an entry for each DC:
- \\DCNAME RequireMutualAuthentication=0,RequireIntegrity=0,RequirePrivacy=0
Wednesday, 26 December 2018
Linux Mint 19.1 as guest on Virtualbox 60
Same steps as this post, but no need to add repos:
- sudo apt update
- sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-dkms dkms linux-headers-generic build essential
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When I think of the birth of Jesus, the representative image in my mind's eye is always the flash of light that comes forth from the cave in the movie The Nativity Story, signaling the very first breath of the Christ child. Every time I see this film, I wait with eyes glued to the screen for that moment, the sign of beautiful incarnation, the mystery and magic, the unthinkable and incredible – when God took the form of man, humbling Himself to 6 or 7 pounds, naked but not ashamed. The glory of the Cosmos cannot compare to that flash, that split-second in time when all Time changed. The Heavens were not surprised – this was the plan from the beginning – but we were. We are. We should always be – surprised. That God became small, that He wore our weaknesses so that we could wear His strength.
Over the next few weeks, many of us will pack our calendars and to-do lists with Christmas: we'll decorate and send cards and hunt for that perfect gift; we'll bake to feed an army and then feast with friends and family until our sides hurt; we'll look for ways to bless the less fortunate with gifts or feasts of their own; we'll read Christmas books with our kids and sing songs about Jesus and songs about Rudolph. For many of us, it will be a very blessed – but also very busy – season.
Knowing this, we'd like to encourage you to enter these next few weeks with joy and expectation – but most of all, with the story of Christ at the center of all of your thoughts and activities. Let us not let that flash of wonderful Light, heralding the Hope of our Salvation, be buried in twinkle lights and men in red suits, Home Alone and hay rides, office parties and family time, hot chocolate and Christmas cookies. May all these wonderful things step into the wings, a supporting cast only, for the awesome appearance of the One and Only Begotten Son of God.
And for those of us who will find these next few weeks to be the hardest ones of the year, we likewise invite you to keep your eyes on Jesus, who also knew what it was to suffer. He is the only hope in a world that tries to sell us every other kind of fix, and His light shines brightly in every kind of darkness.
Over the next few weeks, Matthew and I will be sharing daily thoughts about the Nativity on this blog. We pray they will help you as you look for Christ in your everyday walk.


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How to Thaw Meat
The only 3 safe options, from slow to fast
You probably know that thawing meat such as beef or poultry on the counter is asking for trouble. Bacteria can build up quickly in the outer layers of meat once it warms past about 40 degrees Fahrenheit, even if the inside is still frozen. "Many common bacteria on meat, like Clostridium, Eschrichia coli, Staphylococcus and Salmonella, can grow to dangerous levels, if the food is improperly thawed," says Caroline Smith Dewaal, food safety director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit consumer advocacy organization.
Bacteria thrive in temperatures between about 40 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit and take only about two hours to start multiplying. The more bacteria you're exposed to, the more likely you are to become sick after eating the affected meat. Cooking meat that's thawed to the proper temperature doesn't always kill off all the bacteria. Certain bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus create heat resistant toxins or heat stable spores, which remain toxic even after cooking, and can cause illness.
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I am planning a trip to Dublin for December and Ryanair are currently the cheapest and most convenient option. However, their failure to handle this racist incident really disappoints me.
A question for those who know. Would the captain have been made aware of this incident at the time? If so, isn't it ultimately his or her responsibility for the failure to act?
This did not endanger the flight, so there is no reason for the captain to be involved. That said, this kind of behaviour has to be reported. It seems this is what Ryanair did. Is it a good enough reason to fly with them? Certainly not! But there cannot be a good reason.
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I don't think anyone can advise you on whether you should boycott Ryanair. However, I suspect your question isn't 'should I?' but 'should we?'.
First we should look at how far Western society has come and that equality is more the norm than the exception. There seem to be people who almost miss the past where they could have become a martyr to some cause – but equally they won't go and protest in a country that still lives in the Middle Ages for fear of being stoned to death. Instead, they choose to be 'outraged' from behind their computer safe in their English home.
It may be that this incident was handled badly by a young inexperienced crew, but the instigator wasn't Ryanair. This wasn't a Rosa Parks moment.
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The situation, when on the ground and doors open (which I suspect was the case) is not straight forward – as opposed to the situation in the air, when the captain has very high levels of authority and could have had the police waiting to greet the flight.
I would have expected the captain to be aware and the incident to be logged.
BugAdvisor, you say this isn't Rosa Parks moment but there is some similarity between the two incidents. Rosa chose to sit in a white area of the bus and refused to move when asked thus breaking the law of the time. In the Ryanair case, the woman was sitting in a seat she was entitled to sit in, was then racially abused by a disruptive passenger and the cabin crew ended up moving the woman from a seat she was entitled to sit in and let the racist sit in the sit he had to begin with.
If I was black, what message does this send to me. That if I am racially abused, Ryanair will simply move me to another seat and let the abuser take my seat? In Montgomery in the 50s, perfectly normal behaviour. In 2018 on a flight to Britain … ????
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@ Bath_VIP – The abuser was obviously just one of those strange people that always seem to sit next to me on the bus. And I usually move somewhere else. I have a feeling that he would have abused anyone who sat next to him without regard to their ethnicity.
I'm pretty sure this lady was happy to move to another seat away from him.
But you seem intent on making this a bigger story than it is.
This is a shocking abdication of responsibility and decency !!
And Bath_VIP you beat me to raising the subject…
As someone who travels Ryanair reasonably regularly I can surmise pretty accurately how this all came about…..
1) The Neanderthal who committed the offence should be brought before the beak, and at the least made to go humanity lessons.
However, the managing of the situation falls well below what is expected in 21st Britain. And for this the blames lies firmly and squarely at the front door of Corporate Ryanair. For a variety of reasons……
A) Deliberate separation of families , simply to encourage people to buy their seat led to a vulnerable elderly lady being apart from her daughter. And who knows the vile behaviour might not have happened if he (possibly) wasn't separated from his travelling companions ?
B) Not knowing the facts, but a large proportion of young inexperienced FR cabin crew are Eastern European, and it seems that their tolerance to intolerant racist views is higher than here, in liberal minded western cultures.
C) Ryanair's absolute obsession with quick turn-arounds etc , probably led to a decision to take no action at either end of the flight!
Finally, the reluctance (minus 1) of her fellow passengers is telling in itself, and I suppose my question would be, would any of us here intervened to defend the lady from this repugnant behaviour ?
BugAdvisor, I don't think you've quite understood my point here. I apologise if I haven't been clear but Canucklad gets it completely so at least one person understands my point.
This is all about Ryanair. I am not interested in the involvement of the police since by then it is after the point that Ryanair could have dealt with it. I am also not interested in how we would personally deal with such abuse since that comes before Ryanair step in though Canucklad does make a pertinent point about families being split up which I had not thought about before.
What I want to know is what is Ryanair's policy in such incidents? Is to move the victim to another seat and keep the abuser in their original seat? Or is it to move the abuser to another seat, put the abuser on another flight or to get the police involved.
If it is the former, then the issue moves to corporate HQ and Michael O'Leary should be confronted with this and asked to justify or to change their policy. A boycott would be a reasonable response if Ryanair thinks their policy is OK.
If it is the latter, then I want to know if the captain was aware of what had happened since he or she is accountable for what happens on the plane. If he or she was aware and failed to implement Ryanair's policy then he or she should be sacked. If the senior cabin crew failed to tell the captain then he or she should be sacked. I would want to see Ryanair be proactive on this and if so, then a boycott would not be justified. However, if they choose to excuse or cover up a failure to execute policy then a boycott would be back on the agenda.
Please let me know if you need more clarification.
If it is the latter, then I want to know if the captain was aware of what had happened since he or she is accountable for what happens on the plane.
No, that is quite wrong – the commander (if we are going to talk aviation law, let's use the correct terminology) is accountable for the safe operation of the aircraft. On the ground, the situation is potentially complex and shared jurisdiction.
The commander should have been briefed on the incident and will have asked the cabin crew whether the incident presents a risk to the operation of the flight, e.g. is the man likely to repeat his action and other relevant questions.
Assuming the cabin crew say they have controlled the situation and expect to manage it, the commander is at liberty to operate the flight, if they say no, he would have to consider offloading the passenger and possibly making a report to the authorities.
Ryanair is not responsible for prosecuting alleged crimes, though it is responsible for operating flights within the boundaries of aviation law.
The aircraft commander will have to balance involving the authorities, who may then delay the flight with heavy knock on effects for the company and going on for 200 passengers, against whether s/he can operate the flight safely.
There it is – you see similar incidents quite regularly involving passengers who've had a few too many, but are allowed to remain – bear in mind they have committed an offence directly covered by aviation laws – racism is not (though other laws deal with it).
To add to the bitter taste, a successful prosecution may not be possible as the alleged offender has left Barcelona (I don't know if Spanish police could issue an EU arrest warrant – or whether they would wish to).
Ryanair can (and IMO should) ban the passenger for a very long time, but beyond that I can't see what else they can do (apart from maybe gifting the lady a couple of free tickets, as she was clearly the victim of an unpleasant episode.
One thing that concerned me was that if the lady was impaired in movement (at 77, many people are), why was she sitting in anything other than a window seat – yes, the guy was annoyed she took time to move to let him in, but the other way is more important and if the aircraft required an evacuation, it is not right that someone who cannot move quickly should be in the way of other pax – sorry if that comes across harshly, but one of these days it will be me and I'll have to accept it, too.
All in all, it was a disgraceful exhibition by the guy – wonder how he'd like it if someone spoke to him mum like that?
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I boycotted Ryan air long before this incident. I enjoy travel far too much to risk the "Ryan Experience"..
I boycotted Ryan air long before this incident. I enjoy travel far too much to risk the "Ryan Experience"..
To be fair, this cause incident was nothing to do with Ryanair – they're far from my favourite ride, but I do find them competent and overall good vfm – they are also very good on managing boarding and hand baggage avoiding the bloody awful experience best avoided on certain other 'premium' carriers.


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Contemporaneous review of the Asian security landscape would in mid-2014 suggest with clarity that China has emerged as a major threat to Asian security and stability. The China threat palpably raises concerns all over the Indo Pacific.
The China threat to Asian security and stability can only recede if China elects to modulate its aggressive strategies and militarily provocative postures and takes conscious steps to generate "strategic trust" amongst Asian countries as a whole. Then only can it project convincing credentials within Asia that it is a benign stakeholder in Asian security and stability.
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Similarly, it is galling to witness the spectacle at multilateral summits like the BRICS Summit recently where an unwarranted deference is displayed by countries like India towards China completely oblivious to China's demonstrated record of the military situation on the India-Tibet border where Chinese troops were committing incursions even while the BRICS Summit was ongoing.
A brief review of the Asian security landscape is in order in relation to what China has demonstrated in each of the Asian regions in terms of its propensity to use force or threat to use force or use regional proxies to further its strategic ends.
East Asia is the latest theatre of China's military aggressiveness and brinkmanship. China has upped the military ante 'against Japan by provocative actions and political and military coercion against Japan over the ownership of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China has gone a step further in its military provocations by declaring an ADIZ over the East China Sea setting a new provocative trend of controlling and dominating the 'air-space' over international maritime expanses.
East Asia also provides the glaring instance of China using its North Korea protégé, equipped with nuclear weapons and IRBMs—courtesy China, to introduce an added destabilising and uncertain strategic element in a highly surcharged and edgy strategic environment.
South East Asia provides the most glaring example of China's conflict-escalation and use of political and military coercion against its small and less powerful neighbours like Vietnam and the Philippines. Here again China has been involved in islands- grabbing in the South China Sea from both the Philippines and Vietnam by use of naked military force. China still has not restrained itself from aggression in the Spratly Islands.
In South East Asia too China has a new-found proxy, namely Cambodia to divide ASEAN regional grouping unity in relation to its South China Sea military adventurism.
In South Asia, more appropriately to be termed as the Indian Subcontinent, China and India are locked in a military confrontation along the India-Tibet border. The territorial disputes that China has imposed on India as elsewhere in Asia are characterised by China's dogged obstinacy to maintain in what can be construed as any settlement of the vexed border issues can only be done on China's terms.
China's aggression against India is a regular feature whether in Ladakh or in Arunachal Pradesh in the form of intrusions into Indian Territory or violations of Indian airspace. The situation is militarily tense as China approaches to India are from a position of strength emerging from a militarisation of the Tibetan Plateau including deployment of nuclear missiles targeting India without a corresponding Indian military build-up.
To arrest India's rise as an Asian power and keep it confined to the Indian Subcontinent, China for over four decades now has built Pakistan as its regional protégé and the 'regional destabiliser state'.
China's propensity to resort to political and military coercion on the Asian strategic spaces are only likely to grow as China expands its nuclear and missiles arsenal and its force projection capabilities as it makes a bid to muzzle its way into being recognised as a "strategic co-equal" of the United States.
With the strategic canvass of the Asian security landscape that has been unfolded above can any reasonable analysis suggest otherwise that China is not a threat to Asian security and stability?
(The views expressed are his own)
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni gets another record to his name in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018. Dhoni stumped Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Kane Williamson to become the wicketkeeper with most stumpings in the 11-year-long history of IPL. Dhoni (33 stumpings) surpassed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player Robin Uthappa (32 stumpings) to achieve this feat. Uthappa lagged behind as skipper Dinesh Karthik kept the stumps for KKR.
However, Dhoni has a long way to go in terms of the number of dismissals in IPL history. Karthik has 124 dismissals from 124 matches whereas Dhoni has 116 dismissals from 175 matches.
The record was set in the 13th over of SRH's innings. Dancing down the pitch, leg-spinner Karn Sharma lured Williamson into a shot. Karn bowled it wide to the Kiwi batsman and Dhoni made no mistake to dislodge the bails in a flash.
Here's the video of record-breaking stumping —
MS Dhoni's 33rd stumpinghttps://t.co/ACy6NLQePM
— Faizal Khan (@faizalkhanm9) May 27, 2018
ALSO READ: IPL 2018 Final: MS Dhoni Trolls Sanjay Manjrekar For Causing Confusion During Toss — Watch
Williamson missed out on another half-century. He scored 47 runs from 36 deliveries and got SRH back on track after the initial wicket of wicketkeeper-batsman Shreevats Goswami.
ALSO READ: IPL 2018 Final: 'I Am A Proud Afghan', Says Rashid Khan Amid Indian Citizenship Talks
Earlier, Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first at Wankhede stadium. He affected a run-out as well to dismiss Goswami in the second over of the innings. This is Dhoni's eighth final in the 11-year-long IPL history and seventh for CSK.


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'Gilligan's Island' star Johnson led quiet life on Bainbridge Island
Russell Johnson, who moved to Bainbridge Island after starring as the Professor on TV's "Gilligan's Island," died early Thursday of kidney failure.
Johnson, 89, passed away at his south Bainbridge home that overlooks Rich Passage and Port Orchard Bay.
"He died at home, peaceful, in his sleep at 5:21 a.m. today," his wife Connie told ABC News. "(He was) a very brave guy who knew what he wanted, and he wanted to be at home."
A public memorial service is being planned, said David Cook, owner and funeral director of Cook Family Funeral Home. Information will be available at www.cookfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Johnson, from northeastern Pennsylvania, served in World War II before pursuing an acting career. Beginning in 1951, he acted in TV shows, westerns and sci-fi movies, including "It Came From Outer Space" and "Attack of the Crab Monsters." He's most associated with his role as Professor Roy Hinkley, whose inventions out of rudimentary materials solved problems he and his six shipwrecked mates faced on the South Pacific island. Though the comedy only aired for three years, from 1964 to 1967, it has been shown in reruns continuously since.
The Johnsons moved from Los Angeles in 1988. They came to look at Seattle because friends lived there.
"Someone said get on the ferry to Bainbridge while you're here," Johnson told the Kitsap Sun in 1993. "As soon as we docked, Connie said, ?This is it. This is where I want to live.' And that was it."
Johnson continued to do voice-overs and commercials in Seattle and throughout the country. He stayed out of the spotlight on the island, though he'd occasionally participate in community theater.
In the late 1990s, Frank Buxton wrote and directed "On the Air: From the Golden Age of Radio" at Island Theater. It recreated a live radio atmosphere with actors seated behind old-fashioned microphones and dressed in period costumes. Johnson was one of them.
"Russell was a wonderful story teller and had an unfailing sense of humor," said Buxton, speaking for himself and Cynthia Sears. "We always enjoyed being in his company, especially when he was open, as he often was, to telling stories of his very eventful life with its share of both good and tragic events.
"We were fortunate to work with Russell on TV and theater projects and found him to be dedicated, serious, but, above all, talented. His voice as an actor in our radio re-creation at BPA of ?War of the Worlds' was memorable."
Steve Stolee, a longtime island director and actor who performed alongside Johnson in Buxton's production, also directed the World War II musical "The Recollection of Flight" by local playwright/composer Paul Lewis. It's about a pilot whose brother was killed during fighting in Italy. Stolee thought Johnson would be perfect for the role of the now-older man telling the story.
"When I ran into him one day in the post office, I told him about the play," Stolee said. "He said, well, I know something about that, that he'd been in the war and this resonated with him."
Johnson had played the real-life role. His B-25 bomber was shot down by heavy flak, and he broke both of his ankles. He received the Purple Heart.
Johnson just wanted to enjoy a quiet retirement on the island.
"He was a delightful man who brought that sense of the larger world of acting and celebrities to Bainbridge Island in a way that really makes you proud to be a neighbor and friend," Stolee said.
Kathleen Thorne founded and ran the Bainbridge Celluloid Film Festival, which features movies with local connections. In 2003, organizers decided to show "It Came From Outer Space" in which Johnson played a supporting role. He got turned into a zombie pretty quick. A sci-fi flick in 3D was groundbreaking for 1953.
Johnson felt he had progressed beyond that level of work so Thorne worked through his wife to get him to attend and speak at a packed Lynwood Theatre.
"He was hesitant at first, but we got a great turnout and I think he was really touched that so many people wanted to see it," Thorne said.
For Bainbridge Councilwoman Debbi Lester, Johnson was the "sweet guy" she'd see walking his small dog around Winslow.
She first ran into him when he was volunteering as a Salvation Army bellringer outside Winslow's Town & Country Market.
"I was stunned when I saw him," she said. "He was such a humble guy."


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I loved this book. It drew me in with the very first line.
This is Victoria's story and speaks about female relationships; mother, daughter, sister, friend.
Vanessa Diffenbaugh knows her character inside-out. Victoria's actions are often odd and extreme but Diffenbaugh makes sure we understand why she makes the decisions she does.
Ever had a friend or child act in an odd way that you just cannot understand? If only we had Vanessa Diffenbaugh to get inside their head.
An easy read, well worth adding to your reading list.
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AdWords (Enterprise Destinations)
MetaRouter makes it easy to send your data to AdWords (and lots of other destinations). Once you follow the steps below, your data will be routed through our platform and pushed to AdWords in the format they understand.
Why send data to AdWords using MetaRouter?
With MetaRouter, you can use AdWords without having to install their JavaScript library on every page of your site. We also eliminate the need to write custom code to track user event data. Once AdWords is routed through MetaRouter, our platform makes calls directly to AdWords based on your mapped events.
Getting Started with AdWords and MetaRouter
AdWords Side
To get started with this integration, you'll first need to have access to a AdWords account. The information that you'll need moving forward is your AdWords link Id and dev token.
MetaRouter Side
The AdWords destination allows you to make calls directly to AdWords based on your mapped events. All you have to do is to add your settings and map the Analytics.js track events to their corresponding AdWords labels in the configuration file as described below.
Configuration file
This configuration file allows you to set your own configuration based on how you interact with AdWords. Here's a configuration file that includes all the settings that you can apply -
appId and
advertiserId are the only mandatory fields, everything else is optional.
- name: 'adwords'
linkId: 'LINK_ID'
dev_token: 'DEV_TOKEN'
- event: 'Order Completed'
label: 'purchase'
conversionId: 'YYYYYYYYYYY'
checkout_id: 'checkout_id'
useDefaultMapping: false
linkId: String (required)
- To authorize MetaRouter to track conversion events using the AdWords API on your behalf, you must generate a Link ID in your AdWords Account - see details here
dev_token: String (required)
- Value available on your AdWords dashboard.
events: Object (optional)
event: Analytics.js event name
label: AdWords recognizes labels, not custom events - we'll use this label for this event on our calls to AdWords.
conversionId: String (optional) - You can opt to override the default conversion ID by setting one here.
customVariables: Object (optional) - Map Analytics.js event properties (on the left) to AdWords custom variables and we'll insert the value of that property in the corresponding AdWords custom variables (on the right).
useDefaultMapping: Bool (optional) - default value
- By default, we map some of the Analytics.js Standard E-commerce events to AdWords events, as follows:
Analytics.js event AdWords event Application Installed
Product List Viewed
Product Added
Product Viewed
Products Searched
Order Completed
Generate a Link ID in your AdWords Account
Authorization between an AdWords account and a third-party-application is done via the use of a Link Id. This process is detailed here.
Once this step is complete, you should see a screen that looks like this showing the new Link Id:


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Some readers will remember that moment in the 1970s when disco was on its way out (around 1977) but still hadn't given up the ghost quite yet. Pop was in a transition period (again) where rock was reasserting its dominance (hard rock and punk rock were both on the way to mainstream exposure), but it still had to battle down the last remains of disco's glitz and glamor and so the foot soldiers sent in on the first wave were… shall we say… very unique creatures which sort of straddled generic lines and, like all good mules, were sterile and would sire no offspring but would help to usher in a new time. Arguably one of the most unique to those doing the ushering was Jerry Doucette; a Canadian guitarist brandishing a two-necked Gibson SG and some really good songwriting chops, he broke onto the charts briefly and, for two albums, made some pretty impressive waves which True North Records is now giving the reissue treatment.
Listening back to Doucette's music now is charming, in its own way. On Mama Let Him Play, Doucette arrived peddling a beat and rhythm-focused permutation of rock which, now, calls images of campy sitcoms like WKRP in Cincinnati (which, like Mama Let Him Play, also premiered in 1978) and bands like The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive, but with the dance steps which would have fit in well with a disco playlist in the twilight of the genre's dominance. Songs like "Down The Road," "Back Off," "All I Wanna Do" (which, no, is not at all similar to Sheryl Crow's song of the same name) and "What's Your Excuse?" all play at a fairly danceable, good-time rock angle which, in 2013, sounds as anachronistic as it's possible to get but it's easy to understand how it may have seemed hot and cutting edge in its day (in the back of your mind, you can hear a younger version of your father shouting, "Here's a guy who has a true-toned voice, plays a two-neck SG and you can dance to it? Choice! Throw it on!" as you listen now). At the time, it almost caught on too; the title track from Mama Let Him Play went Platinum in Canada and charted on the Billboard Top 100. That's saying something given that a Canadian act trying to cross the U.S. border successfully was no easy feat back then.
Hungry to capitalize on the success of Mama Let Him Play, Mushroom Records (who originally held the singer's contract) got Doucette back in the studio as fast as possible, and the follow-up album, The Douce Is Loose, appeared in 1979 – but the window of opportunity has already closed for Doucette. The Douce Is Loose ended up selling exactly half as well as its predecessor because those who had gravitated toward Doucette initially had already bid farewell to bell bottoms and had already decided they didn't want to revisit them or any of the music that might be associated with them.
The funny thing about the sound of Douce Is Loose is that the guitarist was actually well ahead of the curve to which he was playing. While cuts like "Father Dear Father" and "Nobody" are bloated beyond salvation, other songs like "Run Buddy Run," "Rita" and "Someday" all present a road-tested and honed rock edge which, combined as it was with prog-rock synths, actually beat Dire Straits to the epic sound of "Money For Nothing"-esque prog-pop by about six years. Not only that, there are some really good, hard riffs recessed deep into "Before I Die," and a tone similar to that of DLR-era Van Halen on "All Over Me." Hearing these songs now is a little revelatory; they illustrate that some of the biggest names in Eighties rock might not have simply erupted out of nowhere.
Revelatory or not, there was no hope for Doucette at the time. When The Douce Is Loose flopped, Mushroom Records flopped pretty hard with it and Doucette never really recovered; one more album would appear (Coming Up Roses – which isn't being reissued), but it arrived stillborn. The ending isn't a happy one, but the two reissues prove that not all has been forgotten; each reissue boasts one or two previously unreleased tracks which, while not gems, will be justification enough for fans to purchase them. As well, they'll have the defense of wanting to get the music on a new format on hand (because neither has ever been released on CD), as they always have.
The reissues of Mama Let Him Play and The Douce Is Loose will be released on September 24, 2013 by True North Records. Pre-order Mama Let Him Play here and The Douce Is Loose here on Amazon.


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In my last post on automation and AI, I discussed how conversational AI-powered intelligent virtual assistants (IVAs) are generating a large amount of interest in the customer engagement industry.
That post continues a theme that we see in the media every day: organizations are looking at using automation and AI for business and workforce optimization—however, applying these technologies and processes needs to be well thought-out.
One area where many organizations are seeing strong uptake in automation innovation is the back office. What is the back office? According to Wikipedia, the back office in most companies is where tasks dedicated to running the company itself take place. Back-office operations are seldom prominent; however, they are a major contributor to a business and can make or break its success.
Work performed in the back office in industries such as banking, healthcare, outsourcing and insurance includes processing claims, managing logistics, maintaining records, ensuring compliance and handling prescription orders. As a rule of thumb, for every contact center agent at an organization, there are typically three associates who handle back-office work. So, an organization with 1,000 contact center agents would have 3,000 back office employees—and therefore three times the opportunity to optimize the business and provide customer experience excellence.
Productivity in the back office requires integration, modernization and automation. Back office automation enables organizations to allocate work to the right employees at the right time. With a standardized back office automation framework for people, processes and technology, organizations can unlock new opportunities, create additional resource capacity and drive efficiencies.
One of my favorite back office automation examples is a financial services firm with more than $700 billion in assets and more than 6,200 employees in 15 countries. The organization improved efficiency by 10% in 18 months—saving $1.5 million through reduced headcount, idle time and overtime—as well as increased associate productivity and same-day work completion rates. They did it by:
- Creating automated processes and workflows that reduced associate idle time (time where no work is performed) by 50%
- Reducing overtime by 37% and increasing associate work activity by 9%
- Gaining management insight into whether or not associates were following standards and best practices and adhering to compliance requirements.
The overall result? The organization transformed how resources, performance and work are measured and managed. They automated repetitive back-office processes and created additional resource capacity to focus more on the customer.
My blog post next month will focus on a key concept mentioned above: determining how to leverage automation to optimize the business and decrease costs—while simultaneously focusing resources on how to invest a reasonable percentage of those cost savings back into the business.
After all, if you look at some of today's leaders in innovation and customer experience—Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Starbucks and Chick-fil-A—they have an eye for cost containment and a demonstrated passion for their customers. They invest heavily to drive customer experience excellence.
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How will the world work in the post-oil, post-coal future? Our transition could take the form of disastrous collapses in economic, political, and economic systems - or of a radical reinvention of energy. We could relapse into a new Dark Ages, or we could shift to a new economic model and international order that's not based on (the appropriately named) "fossil" fuels but on renewable energy. No matter what, global warming and resource scarcity will force us to do something. To avert environmental and economic disaster, we'll have to think beyond the weekly fluctuations in the price of gasoline and consider larger matters.
In "Fuel", writers and artists imagine the transition to a carbon-free future: an architect plans "Velo-city," a network of elevated bikeways; a designer models a perfectly internalized, tail-chasing energy system; an urbanist examines the new "Oil Cities" in Dubai and Saudi Arabia; a photographer documents the social and environmental damage done by the oil industry in Nigeria; and an architect proposes that oil rigs be turned into sanctuaries for marine and avian wildlife.
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The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection, in New York has completed a makeover of its collection of five distinctive specialty suites, designed to offer guests an authentic experience rooted in the hotel's rich history.
The suites, redesigned by interior design firm Fringe, pay homage to the hotel's past and the iconic personalities who visited the Lexington throughout the years.
These specialty suite renovations come on the heels of the unveiling of the Norma Jeane Suite in June, the former residence of Marilyn Monroe and Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio. Once known as The Centerfield Suite, the re-imagined Norma Jeane Suite pays homage to the Hollywood bombshell throughout and offers luxurious 600-sq.-ft. accommodations with a spacious living room, bedroom and dining area that lead out to a 200-sq.-ft. private terrace.
The Queen of Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald, inspired the glam and soulful design of the Lady Ella Suite. The Lexington Hotel was built during the Golden Age of Jazz in New York City, when Fitzgerald made her debut at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The Lady Ella Suite honors her career and cultural impact by creating a harmonious juxtaposition between her glamorous persona and her humble musical beginnings on the streets of New York. The 900-sq. ft. two-bedroom suite with private terrace offers guests the largest accommodations at The Lexington Hotel. Stepping into the suite, guests will feel an overall jazz-themed ambiance, with features such as an elegant living room with art deco scalloped wallpaper, authentic Ella Fitzgerald album cover art, and custom feather-motif shimmery throw pillows.
Paying tribute to the legendary radio and television host, Arthur Godfrey, The Arthur Godfrey Suite is larger than life, like its namesake, and offers an authentic look into the legacy he left behind. A retro bar and full dining room with lounge make this space perfect for hosting a cocktail party or family dinner alike. The suite's master bedroom decor is a nod to his time in the Air Force and induction in the Aviation Hall of Fame. Some notable items in the room include Vintage Brutalist blown-glass barware, luxe custom velvet barstools, marble and chrome dining table, authentic vintage Arthur Godfrey memorabilia, including several of his recordings and a custom "on air" sign.
The Hawaiian Room, an entertainment venue at The Lexington Hotel from 1937-1966, was a tropical escape in the heart of New York City. Hundreds of dancers, singers and musicians were recruited from The Big Island to share their native Hawaiian culture, while guests enjoyed coconut cocktails and a chef-prepared Polynesian Luau. It was a beloved fixture at The Lexington Hotel for almost 30 years and now it will be honored with Polynesian-inspired design. Vintage barware of the era, including Tiki glasses and cocktail umbrellas, grace the room accompanied by an authentic gourd drum and conch shell horn. The Hawaiian Room also includes a unique Hula girl statue made from lava rock and Vintage woven palm leaf fans.
Inspired by the life and works of Ernest Hemingway, the one-bedroom Hemingway Suite is a nod to the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist with a propensity for adventure. The Hemingway suite channels his essence to create a space he would have enjoyed writing in with a large mahogany desk, tropical motifs and a terrace escape. Outfitted in a palm green, hemp and walnut space, The Hemingway Suite has two private terraces, a collection of his novels, tropical banana leaf Versace wallpaper, vintage typewriter, Panama hat, collection of vintage suitcases, Cuban cigar box and a mini bar with his preferred beverages.
The Conservatory is a one-of-a-kind suite with a glass-enclosed living room. Offering a 385 sq.-ft. bedroom and 200-sq.-ft. living room, this specialty suite is designed for watching the sun set over the Manhattan skyline from within your secret garden. Originally conceptualized by Schultze & Weaver when The Lexington Hotel was built in 1929, The Conservatory Suite commemorates the historic architectural heritage of the hotel by celebrating the style of living space popular during its inception. Notable upgrades to the suite include hand-carved tropical hardwood bed in floral lotus theme, set of Antique Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening from the late 1800s, hanging English Zinc Chandelier with candles and moss, topiary trees, custom artwork made of preserved Queen Anne's lace flowers pressed in glass and more bespoke treasures.
"We are thrilled to pay tribute to our storied past by unveiling our new specialty suites," said The Lexington Hotel's Area Managing Director Kaizad Charna. "The Lexington Hotel prides itself in its past and all that it is has accomplished since 1929. It was essential for us to design suites that offer guests an authentic experience rooted in the hotel's rich history while bringing those historical references to life and that is exactly what we aimed to do."
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