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Treacherous weather that has plagued much of the country for days stranded road and air travelers Saturday trying to get home after Christmas and threatened flooding in parts of the East.
Storms that began dumping as much as a foot of snow in a swath from Texas to the Upper Midwest in the days before Christmas began subsiding, but blowing and drifting snow hampered visibility in many areas.
In Chicago, one of the nation's busiest travel hubs, snow and ice there in tandem with rain on the East Coast canceled or delayed more than 50 flights.
Flights were also delayed at the three major airports in the New York area, which was getting rain and patchy fog. Most delays there were weather-related but were compounded by tightened security after an airplane bombing attempt in Detroit, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the area's airports.
Transportation officials closed a 30-mile stretch of Interstate 70 between Goodland, Kan., and Burlington, Colo. Officials have also closed interstate highways in Nebraska, the Dakotas and Wyoming, but some reopened as the storm began to abate.
Hundreds of customers remained without power for a third day in southeastern Nebraska. Mark Becker of the Nebraska Public Power District said high winds could cause additional power failures over the weekend.
Meanwhile, parts of the East began preparations for possible flooding as rain or freezing rain fell and temperatures rose, helping to melt snow in areas where as much as 2 feet fell last weekend.
The National Weather Service posted a freezing rain advisory through the afternoon Saturday for parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
As temperatures rose, forecasters expected the precipitation to change completely to rain throughout most of the region.
In New Jersey, rain began falling Christmas night and was expected to continue through Sunday morning.
Minor flooding was already occurring Saturday morning at some small creeks and in areas with poor drainage. Flood warnings were in effect for most of southern Jersey through the late afternoon.
Winter weather has been blamed for more than 20 deaths across the country in the past week. One of the latest was an 81-year-old Iowa man whose body was found in a ditch Thursday after his pickup truck got stuck in the snow and he tried to walk home.
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OSLO, Norway, Jan. 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Algeta ASA (OSE: ALGETA), a company focused on the development of novel targeted cancer therapeutics, announces an update to its financial calendar.
The fourth quarter and full year 2013 results will now be published on 5 February 2014, and not on 28 February 2014 as stated in the announcement of 6 November 2013.
For further information, please contact:
|Oystein Soug
|+47 90 65 65 25
|Chief Financial Officer
|Mike Booth
|+1 646 410 1884
|Communications & Corporate Affairs
About Algeta
Algeta is a company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing novel targeted therapies for patients with cancer. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and has a US subsidiary, Algeta US, LLC, based in Cambridge, MA performing commercial marketing operations in the US. Algeta is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Ticker: ALGETA). For more information please visit www.algeta.com .
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Change to financial calendar http://hugin.info/134655/R/1755608/592808.pdf
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Status: M.S. Geoscience, 2nd Year
Project: Conditions of Shock-Induced Formation of Bridgmanite and Mixing Volume Relations in Ca- and Na- Bearing Bridgmanite
Advisor: Dr. Oliver Tschauner
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
My research project is focusing on the mineral bridgmanite (MgSiO3) which is the major rock forming mineral of the Earth's lower mantle. Attempts will be made to synthesize bridgmanite in shock experiments using a gas gun from a range of starting materials (Pyroxenes, Garnets and Amphiboles). Then from the experiments we will determine the conditions of shock-induced formation of bridgmanite as well as the mixing volume relations in Ca- and Na bearing bridgmanite.
I am also interested in all forms of geology, specifically igneous petrology and mineralogy. Thus I always like to read geological papers to help better understand the world around me. Apart from school I enjoy hiking, mineral collecting, and playing guitar.
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Leaving a gift in your Will is a wonderful way to continue your legacy. Big or small, your bequest is greatly appreciated by the Sir Peter Blake Trust.
Your generous gift will help future generations continue the work of Sir Peter Blake by leading environmental change and educating New Zealanders.
By including a gift in your Will, you have the option of leaving a specific amount, an item or a percentage of your estate to the Trust.
For more information, please contact us on 09 307 8875 or email@example.com.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Will?
A Will is a legal declaration by which a person names one or more persons to manage their estate and provides for the distribution of their assets at death.
What is a bequest?
A bequest is a term for a gift that you leave to a person or organisation in your Will.
Who should write my Will?
We recommend that you consult your lawyer or other legal advisor. For more information see www.lawsociety.org.nz.
I already have a Will – can I add a bequest?
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Café Un deux comme chez vous opens only 12 days a month and I still don't understand why after going there twice in the same weekend. If you don't speak French, Un deux comme chez vous means "One Two Like your Home" and the place is indeed very homey. The name might be as weird as the opening hours but after eating their cake, I could not care less.
The café is located on the outskirt of Kurashiki in a really old house, it's not easiest place to find, but it's worth it.
The interior of the café is all old furniture and antique looking stuff.
The interior is kept pretty dark with very interesting lighting.
The main theme of Un Deux seem to be France and Paris with a wide collection of Eiffel towers and books about Paris.
The place is tiny and it's a tight squeeze. Forget big groups, you simply won't fit in.
The kitchen is also a tiny affair but there is a lot of good thing coming out of it. It's all home made and their scone which we bought on our way out were good.
NY Cheese cake
Apple pie
Chocolate cake
Pecan pie
I drank 2 coffees, one was from Peru and the other one was from Sumatra .
Both were really nice pour over and the beans were roasted at CafeRico which is located not too far. I have never been to Cafe Rico, but it's now on my list.
Café Un deux comme chez vous is the perfect place to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. I know that it's only open 12 days of month, but I will make sure to try to sneak in a visit in that tiny window.
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We will manage your entire payroll operation; from employee, PAYE and third party payments to payslips and payment summaries. Tailored to your specific business requirements we process payrolls to the frequency which suits you and will also submit the necessary Real Time Information (RTI) to HMRC. We can save your payslips to our secure client area or we can post payslips direct to you or your employees. You choose.
Workplace Pensions
Whilst we cannot advise on Auto-enrolment (Work Place Pension) schemes, once you have decided then we can help you through the rest of the process and ensure that when the time comes all the correct deductions have been made and reported to your chosen scheme.
We hold regular seminars on Auto-enrolment to help businesses understand their obligations and next steps – get in touch to find out when the next one is.
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"Arrival" is a compelling, if overrated sci-fi drama
The latest film by up and coming director Denis Villeneuve, who is already being classed as one of the greats by grasping audience's attention with his last three thrilling American features: Prisoners, Enemy and Sicario, as well as now being given the reins for the sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner. This film gives audiences the chance to check how Villeneuve handles the science fiction genre and spoiler alert: he does a pretty fine job.
Also Read: "Moonlight" Movie Review
Arrival is one of the most anticipated films of the year for many, including myself, and whilst the film is good, it isn't great, or at least in my opinion. All the technical elements of the film are top-notch. As expected by now, Denis Villeneuve does a terrific job composing the film, he knows how to perfectly encapsulate a tense scene, with homages to that of Steven Spielberg within the first act of the film due to hiding the science fiction elements until the grand wide shot of the UFO and soon having confrontations with the aliens that has strong similarities to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Which brings me to the cinematography, whilst Bradford Young did have some breathtaking and visually engaging shots, to me Roger Deakins' absence was felt throughout the film, as the director and cinematographer combo had worked previously together on Prisoners and Sicario. Often some of shots felt very uninspired after the first act of the film, and some of the stylistic focus of certain shots did not work for me.
The film's score often sets a beautifully tense atmosphere that gives off an impending feeling of fear as to what may come with a similar intensity that is crafted by Jóhann Jóhannsson's work on Sicario's score.
The films narrative is intriguing as Linguistics professor Amy Adams leads a team to help find out exactly what these aliens want in a slow, tense and well crafted first two acts. However where the film begins to falter is the final act of the film, which couldn't hold my suspension of disbelief any longer. Although it is most likely a part of the short story the film is adapted from which I have not read, the final act of the film tried very hard to seem clever but failed in my eyes and just felt like lazy storytelling. The film began to just tell the audience what is happening, quite literally, rather than show it like it would at the start of the film. What began as a very interesting and intelligent science fiction device, in the third act soon became simply a plot device to keep things going forward, which I just wasn't much of a fan of as everything began to fit perfectly into place.
Arrival isn't as good as I had hoped it would be, but I could definitely see why a lot of people are giving it excellent reviews. However to me what stopped this film from being a subtle, emotional science fiction classic that oozes with tension as the audience eagerly watches everything unravel is the disappointing third act, where the film takes itself a bit too seriously in contrast to the sci-fi elements that are occurring. Personally, I would rank this at the bottom of Villeneuve's previous work, but compared to other directors who I have a film ranked at the bottom of their work, not all of them will most likely get nominated for Academy Awards.
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The Roseville Area Senior Program Mission:
To promote and provide quality services, educational and social programming for persons over the age of 55 who seek to maintain an independent lifestyle and sustain quality lives.
The Roseville Area Senior Program/North Suburban Senior Council will be the focal point in the service area - Roseville Area School District (Roseville, Little Canada, Maplewood, Moundsview, Lauderdale & Falcon Heights) - where persons over the age of 55 will come for volunteer opportunities, recreational and social activities, social networking, sharing of knowledge and experiences, live-long learning enrichment, intergenerational opportunities, access to information and assistance, advocacy on issues of public policy and access to necessary services that enable independent lifestyles.
*We care about people and the quality of service that we deliver each day.
*We advocate aging as a positive experience that enables people to reach their own potential.
*We believe people over the age of 55 seek quality and variety in programming to enrich their lives as well as services that maintain independent lifestyles.
*We embrace the full range of human diversity and seek to involve diverse populations in all aspects of the Senior Program.
*We enable intergenerational experiences in the School District and the community.
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Radon Testing Results
Testing was done in each school January 17 through January 20, 2017. The sampling was performed by Fuss & O'Neill EnviroScience, LLC in response to Connecticut General Statute Section 10-220. The sampling followed the protocols of EPA Radon Measurement in Schools, EPA 402-R-92-014. The 2017 sampling serves to meet the five-year cycle requirement for Region 12 School District. The test results showed that we are in compliance.
Below is the conclusion of the radon testing from Fuss & O'Neill EnviroScience.
During the course of the initial radon air sampling in the Region 12 schools, thirty-six (36) sampling canisters, including duplicates and blanks, were placed in 10% of every frequently occupied room that is either located on ground level, or over a room, or space that touches the ground, but does not meet the EPA/CTDPH criteria of "frequently occupied". All canisters were found to be in place and undisturbed when EnviroScience retrieved the canisters. Sample collection complied with CTDPH and EPA requirements. The RPD was not calculated, since in each duplicate pair, both results were below the 4.0 pCi/L standard, as adjusted for the canister error rate. The 'blank' sampling canisters did not exceed a level that would question the validity of the radon air sampling.
The average outdoor radon concentration as studied by the EPA is 0.4 pCi/L and the average indoor concentration is 1.3 pCi/L. The EPA has a recommended action guideline of 4.0 pCi/L and recommends taking further action (fixing the problem) if results are over 4.0 pCi/L. The results for the Region 12 School District sampling were all below the average EPA standard and are not of concern for the sampling dates.
Report prepared by Environmental Technician, Robert Eaton.
Report reviewed and approved by:
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The Storm was a bit more competitive, but the outcome was no different on a miserable road trip as the Storm lost in Chicago to the Sky 74-58 Wednesday, thanks to another late-game collapse.
The Storm was outscored 20-8 in the final period, including a 16-3 run by the Sky (7-1) after the Storm pulled within four near the end of the third period.
Tina Thompson scored 13 points and Ann Wauters had 12 as Seattle (1-7) dropped its sixth straight on the road and fourth in a row overall. The Sky, which led wire-to-wire, was led by the WNBA's top scorer, Epiphanny Prince, who had 17 points, eight below her average. Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and 15 rebounds. It was the sixth win in a row for the Sky, a franchise record.
Sue Bird had eight points and 10 assists, but missed all three three-point attempts and six of nine overall as the Storm made only four of 16 beyond the arc. Chicago outrebounded the Storm 44-21.
The Storm play at 0-8 Tulsa Friday.
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text: Crabcake47 1,246 Posted May 11, 2018 This is a topic I thought about a little bit ago. Think about it. Keeping personal feelings out of it, we are living in an era that has, quite possibly: The best QB of all time (Brady) The greatest basketball player of all time (LeBron) Two of the greatest, if not the two greatest, soccer players of all time (Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) The greatest pure NHL goal scorer of all time (Ovechkin) The best 3-point shooter of all time (Curry) The most athletic and complete near/actual/whatever 7-footer of all time (Durant) One of the most all-around baseball players in a long time (Trout) Countless other players that could very likely qualify for top-5 or top-10 at their position (Rodgers, Crosby, McDavid (if he keeps going like he is), Kershaw, so many many more that I'm forgetting) And this is just individual players. This isn't even mentioning some of the historic dynasties we've seen over the last 10 years (Patriots (ugh), Blackhawks, Penguins (double ugh), Warriors, SF Giants, etc). So what do you guys think? Agree? Disagree? Stupid discussion? Discuss. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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NSW police have launched an investigation into historical child sexual assault allegations linked to the Anglican Church in Newcastle.
Strike Force Arinya-2 is investigating allegations of assaults by people associated with the Newcastle diocese of the church in the 1970s, including the handling of child sexual assault claims.
"As part of the investigation, police invite anyone with information to come forward," police said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The NSW Police Force has firm policies and systems in place to manage victims of sexual assault who make a report."
Police are urging anyone who has been a victim, or has knowledge of child sexual assault by members of the church during the 1970s, to contact Newcastle police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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We've always enjoyed a good burrito. Nothing fancy. Just a simple combination of ingredients in a tasty wrap. Over the years, we eaten primarily bean burritos, then beef, then chicken, then mixtures of any or all of these. We've made the burrito shells by hand, bought traditional varieties from Mexican groceries, and tried the low carb-high fiber wraps that have become so popular.
Tonight's Burrito Story begins with four Anaheim chilies. I was perusing the produce section and saw a large basket of chilies. Wouldn't they be perfect roasted?
Next decision. What should the filling be? I turned to an old favorite - ground turkey. Then turned my attention to the fridge.
The Method
- Saute chopped onion, red pepper, and the green chilies until they soften.
- Add 1# ground turkey.
- Add oregano, black pepper, cumin, salt & pepper, and any other seasonings you like.
- When the turkey has browned, add 1 can of unsalted corn. (Fresh would also be great.)
- Simmer to meld the flavors.


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I got the most beutiful DT kit from Emma at Scraplagret! It was filled with new and pretty things from Prima! Today I have two things to show you!
But first. Have you seen my new beutiful Blog design!!! I´m so happy with the fantastic work Kristine Davidson did for me! I had a long list with how I wanted it and she made it all happen! Wiiiii!
First I have a layout to show you. I used the Whitewash technique and some Gesso and Stencils. The small dots are from one of Donna Downeys new Stencils for Prima. Last I sprinkled some Acrylic paint.
I know! I look a bit corny ;) But that´s who I am :) I painted all the flowers with Gesso.
I really like this ribbon from Prima. I gave that to a coat of Gesso.
Doliys from Bo Bunny!
Look at the cute Birds! I cut them out from one of the papers.
And this Bird also!
And last I have a card to show you. The Image comes from one paper from Prima. The same paper I cut out the birds from.
This time I made a bow with the ribbon. In the middle I put a cute Button. Everything from Prima.
Lot´s of layers. I painted a manilla tag white and used some dies from Spellbinders.


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This morning, it was reported that Oscar-winning film director Jonathan Demme had passed away at the age of 73, due to complications from esophageal cancer. His lengthy filmology includes blockbusters like Philadelphia and The Silence of the Lambs, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. But, Demme is also known and belovedRead more…
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" DID YOU SEND cocaine to the United States?"
"Jamás, jamás, jamás!" the man in the orange jumpsuit said. Never, never, never!
It was 1995, and I was inside a federal prison in Miami, interviewing General Manuel Antonio Noriega in a claustrophobic cell. The Panamanian strongman was smaller than I had remembered from when I had tried—and failed—to speak to him years earlier in Panama. He didn't resemble the machete-wielding murderer the U.S. had made him out to be.
I thought of this encounter in March when I learned Noriega was in a coma after brain surgery in a hospital in Panama City (he remains on a ventilator and in critical condition). After our prison interview, Random House hired me to gather his memoirs for a book. What emerged was less a story about Noriega than a cautionary tale about an American president who misled the country for political purposes.
Following about a year of Miami jailhouse interviews, Random House published the memoir, America's Prisoner. The publisher paid a flat fee for my work, and I had no financial connection to Noriega. Separately and independently, I evaluated what he had to say and provided more than 70 pages of analysis of U.S. policy leading up to the invasion. To sum up his view of what had happened to him, Noriega said simply, "You have to create a problem in order to solve it."


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The Intuit payroll website offers sign-in pages that require a user ID and password. Accountants have a separate login page. Payees should use the Can't Access Your Account tool (below the sign in) in case of login problems.
Employees looking for pay stubs should visit PaycheckRecords.com. Clients who choose full payroll service give Intuit permission to handle all their payroll responsibilities. However, employers still have the option of entering employees' information into the system on their own. The package provides W-2 forms for employees at the end of the calendar year. Employers also have other options for managing payroll.


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The Bayan Post is a student newsletter addressing various topics throughout the school. The Post Community consists of sixteen dedicated writers from Grades 9 to 12, who produce different articles and design the templates. The topics cover school's events, teachers' profiles, health, technology, and many more attractive articles all written by students.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Five Book Buying Secrets Revealed
10 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Oh, I totally buy books for their covers. More, though, I'm looking for a specific book that was recommended to me. That's how I get 95% of my books.
- March 3, 2009 at 7:17 PM
- Anthony said...
Word of Mouth
Summary Blurb and First page
Amazon/BookThing Recommendations
In that order!
- March 3, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- Dogtrax said...
When I am on the hunt with no ideas for what I am looking for, I admit: the cover. Which really worries me because then it just the marketing department that is getting me and not the writer. But I suppose we are very visual people.
I rely more on other people and reviewers I trust for possible books, though. And authors that I already like.
- March 4, 2009 at 2:34 AM
- stu said...
Because I've read everthing else in the series and no longer care if the thing is good, bad or indifferent, quite often.
- March 4, 2009 at 3:13 AM
- Ello said...
I seriously buy books that I know nothing about based on cover and title and then blurb. Ain't that terrible?
I also buy books via recommendations and sometimes buzz if it is intriguing enough.
- March 4, 2009 at 6:53 AM
- Amber Lynn Argyle said...
I go to my favorite second and pick up books that look favorable. Then I flip them open and start reading. If I can't put it down, I buy it.
- March 4, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Alex Moore said...
i guess i left out the most obvious: i buy books of authors i already know & love. after that i'm looking at the covers :)
good to hear from you all tho... sounds like i might not be the only one!!
- March 4, 2009 at 8:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
The cover and the title attract my attention. Then I read the blurb. If I'm still interested, I open the book and read a page or two from the middle, because if I don't like the way somebody writes, the best plot in the world is wasted. If the writing is brilliant, I'll read nearly anything.
- March 5, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- inlandempiregirl said...
I do the author thing too... if I like an author I am loyal until they disappoint me, but I even return again because every author can have "a miss". I also look on places like amazon for " if you liked this book...read this". I have found lots of new titles that way. I also search book club lists online. I figure if it makes a book group, it is probably worth a read. I also ask people that like that same type of books as me what they would recoommend.
- March 7, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- Peter said...
I confess.. I start with the cover.. I don't always buy from the cover.. but it makes me pick it up. Although I bought one by the cover.. and it was THE worst book I've ever read.. so.. it's a crap shoot.. :)
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One of the largest private yachts in the world M.Y. Le Grand Bleu has just arrived in Phuket, at 104 m (341 ft) in length this floating palace offers a luxurious solution to explore the reqion. Le Grand Bleu carries an array of toys and tenders onboard facilitating watersports, diving, jetskiing exploring beaching and even sailing.
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It is 18th-century Montreal, and 15-year-old Françoise Laurent has been sentenced to be hanged. How she came to that position is only gradually uncovered.
In a first-person narration that seems oddly inappropriate to Françoise's humble background, she slowly reveals the hardships of her life: extreme poverty, brutally hard work, a total lack of education—until her father decides to teach her to read after her brother is stillborn—and a grim absence of any hope for a better future. Her character loosely based on a real person, the only living child of an often-drunk, failed soldier and his hard-drinking, prostitute-turned-washerwoman and wife, Françoise's spirited guidance is the only thing that keeps them alive at all. When tragedy leads to the unexpected opportunity to become the personal maid to a wealthy, embittered lady, things seem to be looking up for her—at least until she makes a serious yet intentional blunder that results in her downfall. Françoise's detailed descriptions of all that she sees provide a depth to the narrative but also slow it to a sometimes frustratingly languid pace. Her insights and language, while interesting, fail to ring completely true, given her uneducated, near-destitute upbringing.
A slow paced and ultimately depressing tale of a not-often-depicted place and time that will, though somewhat flawed, satisfy dedicated historical-fiction fans. (Historical fiction. 11 & up)


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Oregon: Comparing schools and districts based on student proficiency
The information below reflects the most recent data available to us; please contact us with questions or to request additional analyses.
Analysis: Comparing schools and districts on third grade proficiency in reading and math
The charts linked below allow you to compare schools and districts in Oregon with their peers. The Y (vertical) axis shows the percentage of proficient 3rd graders in a subject; the X (horizontal) axis shows the percentage of students who qualify for the free or reduced rate lunch program, a common indicator of poverty in schools.
Available charts:
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency rates (2016)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency rates (2015)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency rates (2014)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency rates (2013)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency rates (2011)
For a small number of schools, free and reduced lunch data was not available at the school level. In these instances, the district level free and reduced lunch percent was substituted.
For a small number of schools whose percentages are reported as >95% or <5%, 95% and 5% were substituted.
Comparing Oregon's Proficiency Standards to the National "Gold Standard" (NAEP)
Each state defines for itself what "proficient" means; some states have a rigorous definition, while others are less strict in their standards. To see how states compare, ECF has published charts showing the percentage of students deemed proficient in various subjects and grade levels and compared them to percentages reported for each state by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP, or "The Nation's Report Card"), considered to be the gold standard.


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|Reykjavík, Iceland
Key people
|Insurance, asset financing, investments
|€961.5 million (2007)[1]
|€573.9 million (2007)[1]
|Total assets
|€8.011 billion (2007)[1]
Number of employees
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Exista hf. is an Icelandic financial services group formerly listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange. Its activities are based primarily on insurance underwriting and other financial services, although it is also active in investments. The group's primary market is the Nordic countries.
The Luxembourg-registered Exista S.A. has changed its name several times. It was originally Compagnie Financiere Scandinave.
A report published in the Danish media in 2005 identified two owners:[2]
- Shapburg Limited (P.O. Box 3186 Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands)
- Quenon Investment Limited (P.O. Box 3186 Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands)
The paper trail shows that:
- Both companies owned a stake in the Luxembourg-registered corporation Gaumur Holding, which was controlling owner of Baugur Group.[2]
- Both companies owned a stake in the Luxembourg-registered corporation Compagnie Financiere Scandinave. A month after incorporation it was renamed the Scandinavian Holding and later Meidur.[2] It was then renamed Exista.
- Both companies owned a stake in the Luxembourg-registered corporation Alrosa Finance. Another shareholder was Russian state-owned diamond company ALROSA.[2]
- Shapburg Limited owned a stake in the Luxembourg-registered corporation Alfa Finance Holdings. Another shareholder was Alfa-Bank of Russia.[2]
According to a report, Luxembourg-registered Compagnie Financiere Scandinave was renamed the Scandinavian Holding a month after incorporation. Later it was renamed Meidur S.A..[2] Meidur changed its name to Exista.[3]
Exista was founded in 2001 by a consortium of Icelandic savings banks as a vehicle to hold shares in Kaupthing Bank.[4] A controlling shareholding in Exista was sold to a holding company of Bakkavör founders Ágúst and Lýdur Gudmundsson in 2002.[4] In September 2006 the firm was floated on the Iceland Stock Exchange in a €2.6 billion initial public offering, the biggest in the country's history.[5] The Gudmundsson brothers continue however to hold a near-45% stake in the business.[6] The company was delisted from the exchange in December 2008 following a share buyback.
By 9 October 2008, Kaupthing Bank HF was forced into government receivership.[7] On 29 July 2009 WikiLeaks exposed a confidential 210 page document listing Kaupthing's exposure to loans ranging from €45 million–1.25 billion.[8] The leaked presentation revealed the bank had loaned billions of euros to its major shareholders, including a total of €1.43 billion to Exista and subsidiaries which own 23% of the bank.[9]
Insurance and financial services[edit]
Exista owns the Icelandic non-life insurance company Vátryggingarfélag Íslands (VÍS), which holds around one-third of the domestic market.[10] Exista acquired control of VÍS from Kaupthing Bank in 2006.[11] The firm also owns VÍS's sister company, the life cover provider Lífís. Exista's third consolidated subsidiary is Lýsing, which is a provider of asset financing.
Prior to the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, Exista held a number of significant stakes in publicly traded companies. It opted to divest many of these, including 20% of Sampo Group,[12] 8.7% of Storebrand[13] and 39.6% of Bakkavör,[14] in October 2008 in order to boost its capital position. It was also the largest single shareholder (with almost 25%) of Kaupthing Bank before its de facto nationalisation by the Icelandic government.[15]
Currently Exista holds a 29% share of JJB Sports in conjunction with its chief executive Chris Ronnie,[16] and is the sole owner of Skipti, the parent company of Icelandic telecommunications provider Síminn.[17]
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Exista. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ a b c d e f "Россия желает спасать Исландию из-за давних офшорных связей чиновников и бизнесменов". The New Times. 2008-10-21.. Another copy: "Зачем Россия спасает Исландию". Rususa. 2008-10-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.. An automatic translation: "Discussion of the relationship between Iceland and Russia from the Russian newspaper".
- ^ Ásgeir Jónsson. Why Iceland?. p. 92.
- ^ a b "About Exista: Chronicle". Exista. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Chung, Joanna (15 September 2006). "On Europe: IPO temperature starts to rise". Financial Times. Retrieved 2008-10-31.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Investor Relations: Shareholders". Exista. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-11.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) Bank Run at Kaupthing forces seizure
- ^ https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Financial_collapse:_Confidential_exposure_analysis_of_205_companies_each_owing_above_%E2%82%AC45M_to_Icelandic_bank_Kaupthing%2C_26_Sep_2008
- ^ Bowers, Simon (2009-08-04). "Confidential Kaupthing corporate loan details leaked on the internet". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Iceland's Exista Trading hikes stake in Storebrand to 5.56 pct". AFX News. Forbes. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "Kaupthing Bank hf sells 24% stake in VIS eignarhaldsfelag hf". Nordic Business Report. FindArticles. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Young, Brett (7 October 2008). "Sampo says Exista decided to sell stake in it". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Acher, John (9 October 2008). "Norway's Gjensidige buys Exista's Storebrand shares". Reuters. Forbes. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Pollard, Niklas (10 October 2008). "Iceland's Exista says to sell Bakkavor stake". Reuters. Forbes. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Power, Helen (11 October 2008). "UK companies locked out of Landsbanki accounts". The Times. London. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "JJB Sports sell-off to ensure survival". Evening Standard. This is Money. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "Business Areas: Investments". Exista. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2008-10-31.


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Working with Lights - Part 2
Level: Beginner Recorded in: 3ds Max 2011 Files used: http://areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/3dsmax/HTM-LIT_Working-with-Lights.zip Description: In this movie you learn to light a scene using the Daylight System. This system simulates the correct characteristics of the sun, such as intensity, angle and movement at a given location.
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Show Boat (1988 Studio Cast): Von Stade; Hubbard; Hadley; McGlinn
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
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John McGlinn's sprawling, monumental three-CD set is about all the Show Boat any listener could ever ask for. In an obvious labor of love, McGlinn reconstructs the show as it ran on opening night, November 15, 1927, including every song, the original orchestrations, and all underscored dialogue. The most significant restoration is the dark choral number "Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun'," as Show Boat's serious subject matter helped establish its place as the most important turning point in the history of American musical theater. McGlinn also adds an appendix that includes songs cut before opening night and every song subsequently written for the show's many productions, most notably the love duet "I Have the Room Above Her," written for the 1936 film. (The recording is also available in a one-disc reduction called the "Broadway Show Album.") Rest assured this 221-minute blockbuster is not just dry scholarship; it's also terrific listening, with McGlinn conducting a dynamic London Sinfonietta and a strong cast including Frederica von Stade as Magnolia, Jerry Hadley as Ravenal, Teresa Stratas as the tragic Julie, Bruce Hubbard as the worldly wise Joe, Karla Burns as Queenie, and David Garrison and Paige O'Hara as the comic couple Frank and Ellie. And of course the songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II are among the most glorious ever written: "Ol' Man River," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," "Make Believe," "Why Do I Love You," "Bill," "You Are Love," and "Life upon the Wicked Stage." Also included are exhaustive production notes, a history of the show, a detailed synopsis, and a libretto. John McGlinn's Show Boat is a staggering achievement and a recording for the ages. --David Horiuchi
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Still takes my breath away
Michael K. Halloran | 12/02/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this set ten years ago when it first came out and thought it was absolutely incredible. I recently listened to it through again and my opinion of it has only grown. "Show Boat" is a revolutionary musical in the history of the genre. First produced by Florenz Ziegfeld in 1927, it was not only ground-breaking but tremedously popular. This recording aims to present all the music written for the show; this includes variants, substitutions, cuts -- you name it, this set has got it. Indeed, the shock of the first word ("Niggers") sets the tone for this set. "Show Boat" never aims to be easy: it challenges prevailing racial attitudes by showing the past as it was, not whitewashing the unfortunate truth.Fortunately, besides a wealth of wonderful music and challenging drama, the cast, chorus, conductor, and orchestra are all top-notch. Frederica von Stade takes the pivotal role of Magnolia with charm and sincerity. While one may wish for a true soprano timbre in the role, von Stade's performance is so winning that any misgivings are quickly set aside. Teresa Stratas as Julie sings ravishingly: after hearing "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" and "Bill" in the original soprano keys, you'll be discontent with the belter Julies normally heard today. Jerry Hadley, Bruce Hubbard, Karla Burns, David Garrison, and Paige O'Hara are all equally suited to their roles and perform with total commitment and great zest.John McGlinn is to be commended for his work toward restoring the guts and heart to "Show Boat" after years of its mistreatment as an operetta. It is not that: this is an American Opera, as surely as "Porgy and Bess" and "Street Scene," and McGlinn's care and passion for this score show in every bar.When I listened to this set all the way through a few days ago, I found tears coming to my eyes during the final reprise of "Ol' Man River." Surely this sprawling, ambitious work is nothing less than the distillation of the American experience: good (Magnolia's triumph over adversity) and bad (the racist attitudes that eventually destroy the tender Julie). Our nation's past is littered with both glory and shame, and "Show Boat" is here to remind us of that."
One of the greatest musical theatre albums ever produced
albertatamazon | East Point, Georgia USA | 02/10/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"There have been recordings of "Show Boat" since the 1930's, and there will be more recordings of it in the future. And there is a definitive 1936 film version, with four of the original Broadway cast members and one London cast member, which gives one as close an idea of what the original stage production may have been like. But for those who want to experience all of "Show Boat"'s astonishingly beautiful score, well sung with its original lyrics (which do include the "n" word--be warned if you are playing this album for an unsuspecting guest), as well as the original 1927 orchestrations and vocal arrangements, this is the album to have.
It is not so much the individual singers that make this album so great. After all, the 1951 soundtrack album does have Howard Keel and William Warfield, the 1936 film does have Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen Morgan and Paul Robeson, and the 1994 Harold Prince revival (the Toronto version), is one of the finest sung show albums ever made. But in the case of the 1988 EMI recording, what really impresses is the delicate care with which the score has been treated. The songs are never overdone, and conductor John McGlinn never "interprets" the score by changing the tempos of the songs. The score is never sentimentalized as it so frequently has been in earlier albums, and that includes the soundtrack to the overly popular 1951 film version. It is performed romantically and with great depth of feeling without the schmaltziness that often makes 1920's musicals sound syrupy.While listening to this album, we know we are in the hands of people who love this show and wish to represent it as best they know how.
There are a few minor drawbacks. There is way too much dialogue, included solely for the purpose of showing how composer Jerome Kern underscored the dramatic scenes. While this is interesting, after the second or third hearing, one begins to program the CD's so as to eliminate as much dialogue as possible, especially when you have such a dubiously acted Cap'n Andy as Robert Nichols's (who apparently can't avoid really hamming it up) and the late Nancy Kulp (Miss Jane on "The Beverly Hillbillies") equally over-the-top and annoying as Parthy. Of all the non-singing actors, only Lillian Gish acts with true sublety-- and shows what a great artist she was in only two minutes.
The other drawback is that sometimes Teresa Stratas' diction is unclear, as often happens with her, and with Julie's songs ("Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" and "Bill"), with their poignant lyrics, that could have been a disaster, but thankfully, enough comes through and she is in gorgeous voice.
Don't let these drawbacks stop you, though; this is a monumental album that deserves to be forever in print. Let's hope that EMI/Angel keeps it that way."
The only really great operatic staged recording of a musical
Jay Dickson | Portland, OR | 11/17/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Eighties saw many recordings of classic musicals by operatic stars; many of them were passably solid (Frederica von Stade's SOUND OF MUSIC and ANTHING GOES), some were astonishingly odd (the WEST SIDE STORY with Kiri Te Kanawa as Maria and José Carreras--!!!--as Tony). But John McGlinn's loving re-creation of SHOW BOAT--in all its entirety, with all its many variations in songs and music--was by far the most spectacular and most beautifully accomplished. The operatic cast is ideal, from Teresa Stratas as a terrifyingly vulnerable Julie to Jerry haldey as a suitably overripe Ravenal, and the musical comedy stars like Paige O'Hara and David Garrison shiune in their roles. Best of all, it showcases many of the songs Kern and Hammerstein wrote for diofferent versions of SHOW BOAT that have been lost over the years, from the dark and haunting "Mis'ry's Comin' Round" chorus from Act I to the thrilling New Year's chorus of Act II. McGlinn has a great Magnolia in Frederica von Stade, who--unlike most operatic stars--has a voice ideally suited for musical theatre. She seems truly willing to try anything, and she's as fine as the bizarre specialty numbers written for the part (such as "Gallivantin' Around") as the classic standards (such as "You are Love" and "Make Believe"). Best of all, she does a raucous version of the amazingly difficult number "Nobody Else But Me" that Kern and Hammerstein wrote for their favorite of all Magnolias, Jan Clayton; pay attention when you listen to it both how infectious its melody is despite the fact that every other phrase changes key!"


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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
How I Became an Avid Reader and an Aspiring Writer
My want/need/drive to write a novel largely stems from my love of reading.
I started out being a reader later in my life. No one in my house liked to read, my younger brother hardly did his homework, my older sister was studious but didn't enjoy reading, my mother and father never pushed me to read.
I didn't become addicted to the written word until I was a teenager. When I was younger, you couldn't get me near a book for fun. Pah-lease. I was strictly a TV/ movie person. Reading was for dorks and I was already too much as a dork to begin with. The last thing I needed was another arrow on my back.
That all changed when I joined a group called TAB or Teen Advisory Board at the library where a friend of mine's mother worked. We would spend one hour a month choosing new books to order for the teen section, discussing books we read and packing away old books for soldiers. I figured it would look decent on a resume and my friend's mom really liked that we were involved (it always good to make the friend's mom happy).
So we were talking about fantasy books at a TAB meeting one day when I decided I would try this whole "reading for fun" thing. There were those boys at the meeting who spoke about Lord of the Rings like they lived through it. At the time, I thought they were lame losers but something about their passion made me envious. It took me a long time to realize they were the brave ones for not caring what people thought of them. They liked what they liked and didn't make any excuses for that. I wasn't like that. I wanted desperately to be liked.
That day, instead of using my library card solely for school reports (and I didn't even end up reading those books most of the time), I got out some fantasy novels. I don't exactly remember what books I started with except that they were Young Adult novels. But, clearly, I got enthusiastic about them. Eventually I just kept getting out more and more books -- sometimes 20 at a time -- and I would read the 5 that intrigued me the most. The Young Adult fantasy section really hooked me and I would sometimes spend whole weekends immersed in a book.
I tend to be one of those people who can't take my mind off something so I'd stay up reading to 5 or 6 in the morning. I remember the day when I was 15 and I saw a book on the New Books self that looked interesting. I read the black book with an apple on it in one night, then waited in anticipation for the next ones to come out. That book was Twilight. Although my tastes have changed since then and I don't like the book so much anymore, I remember how I felt like I knew Bella and, maybe one day, could have a romance as great as hers. Isn't it amazing how some letters on a page can make you feel hopeful or happy or not alone? That the memory of finding a book that touches you is as vivid as an other important event in your life?
Anyway, I began to read and read all the time. It became something I wanted to do everyday, something just for me. One summer between Sophomore and Junior year, I would get up, walk to the YWCA a few miles away to workout and then to the library near that everyday. Who knows how many books I read that summer.
When college started and I moved away from home into a dorm, I wanted to change. I wanted to be social. So I stopped reading. I didn't want anyone to see me sitting there, alone, in my dorm room while everyone else was out having fun together. I started to pull away from reading because it made think of how sad I had been in high school. What I didn't realize then is that what I was really doing was pretending to be someone I'm not. I'm not the type to party or drink or hang out all the time. I like to sit alone and read. Only now have I accepted that. I know now that it was nothing to be shamed about or hidden from others. After I graduated college and moved back home, I didn't feel like I had to act a certain way to impress other people. And so I began to read again. I began to feel like myself again.
To me, books were always an escape, a dream, a want to be special, to be tested --- an adventure I could never experience in real life. A good book makes you friends with the characters, makes you care about what's going on with them, makes you invested. I want to write a book that makes someone feel that way. That for, a hour or a day, my reader could be transported and transformed. I know I can do it, if I set my mind to it.
Maybe finding a love in books by myself is what lead me to be so passionate about them. I wasn't forced or coerced into reading, it grew from somewhere inside me. I want to write Young Adult novels because of what they did for me. They gave me solace in the cruel social world of high school. They gave me comfort when I was lonely and feeling down on myself. I was a teenager who had low self-esteem, who didn't have many friends outside of school. Books gave me a world to escape to, a place where the characters had the chance to be something great, something beyond themselves. They gave me a hope that maybe I could too. And I will forever be grateful for that. I want to try to give a little of what I got from Young Adult novels to some other teenager who feels the way I felt back then.
I hope I can one day.


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A recently released study conducted by the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service finds that cropland erosion has decreased and crop land acreage has increased between 2007 and 2010.
The report, National Resources Inventory summary, features data on how U.S. non-federal rural lands are being used. Data come from 800,000 sample locations across the country.
"The NRI summary report is the only report of its kind and is one of our most comprehensive tools to understanding what's actually happening on the country's landscape," commented NRCS Chief Jason Weller.
Among the highlights of the survey are the promising erosion statistics. Despite a growth in agricultural land use and more extreme weather events, cropland has been able to stave off erosion issues.
"We expected to see an increase in the erosion, but our numbers told a different story," said Dr. Patrick Flanagan, national statistician for USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service.
According to the report, soil erosion on cropland decreased 41% between 1982 and 2010. Water (sheet and rill) erosion declined from 1.67 billion tons per year to 982 million tons per year, and erosion due to wind decreased from 1.38 billion to 740 million tons per year.
As noted, even while erosion decreased, cropland acreage overall increased by more than 2 million acres. The increase is a recovery from a steady decline noted over the past 25 years.
Most of the gain came from land coming out of the Conservation Reserve Program counterbalanced to some degree by losses of cropland to pasture, development, and other rural land, the report said.
Related: State Funding To Limit Non-Ag Use of Farmland Moving Higher
Meanwhile, about 13 million acres of prime farmland has been lost primarily to development since 1982, the survey said. More broadly, the NRI summary found that about 43 million acres of land were newly developed between 1982 and 2010, bringing the total of developed land to about 113 million acres.
Additional highlights of the survey include:
- Fruit, nut and flower production acreage surged from 124.8 million to almost 273.8 million.
- Palustrine wetlands slightly increased. These include swamps or marshes, and estuarine wetlands.
- Acres enrolled in NRCS programs grew from about 17 million acres in 2007 to about 40 million in 2010.
Download the report, 2010 National Resources Inventory, for more.


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Presto gets Scandal-ous with American Crime
Presto has added additional shows to its December line-up with political thriller Scandal and American Crime available on the streaming service from today.
Presto has made some last minute pre-Christmas additions to its streaming lineup, although it's hardly festive fare to speak of.
Scandal is a political thriller starring Kerry Washington as a media consultant who specialises in cleaning up the public images of prominent people. In production since 2012, it's from prolific producer Shonda Rhimes (who is also the creator of Grey's Anatomy. Seasons 1-4 are now available on Presto, as well as the first 9 episodes of Season 5. Presto plans to fast track the rest of the season from the US once it airs there in February. The show has aired on Seven (no surprise there as Seven is a partner in Presto along with Foxtel).
American Crime Season 1 is also available on Presto as of today, with the second series set to appear on Presto as an exclusive in January. American Crime stars Felicity Huffman, Regina King and Timothy Hutton in a racially tense drama centred around a murder case. It's an anthology series, with series 2 seeing a new set of characters.
For the full rundown of what's available in December on Presto, Netflix and Stan, check out our complete guide.


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Friday, May 31, 2013
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street, New York, NY
Reception 5pm - 6pm; Screening and Awards 6pm - 8pm
Free and open to the public
My Short is a collection of 9 short films from The Project Class. The Project is an undergraduate honors course in the BFA Advertising Department at SVA, taught by MPS Live Action Department Chair Bob Giraldi.
Lucky Story, a film by Anais LaRocca
A single mom and her precocious son win the lottery and soon decide money may not be the answer to all their problems.
Surveillance, a film by Lisa Lok
A caper goes bad for two naïve thieves.
Let Me Go, a film by Yuna Kim
A Career woman is locked inside her clothes closet constantly fighting memories of her past.
Just a Name, a film by Mona Desai
An immigrant boy with a provocative name runs into trouble at his first high school experience.
Embark, a film by Colin Webber
A seemingly intelligent woman winds up friendless and on the streets.
Toujours, a film by Jeff Close
A Haitain boy seeks guidance in his seemingly desolate life.
DayDreamer, a film by Jeena Kim
A daydreamer forms an unusual bond with a hermit crab.
Daddy's Girl, a film by Jaque Wang
A father and husband returns from Iraq as a transgender, starting over as the mother of her daughter.
Balance, a film by Kingston Li
A woman is suddenly fired and finds balance in her life with a new friend.


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Why in-the-moment research matters?
It is critical for companies to understand what drives the decisions of customers at their point-of-purchase in order to differentiate and grow their business. However, more often than not, these decisions are affected by a myriad of rational and emotional factors and it is challenging to reveal what actually happens at the tipping point when someone makes a decision.
As Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman explains, people sometimes make seemingly odd and irrational decisions that can be heavily influenced by emotions and do not always follow the rules of rational thinking.
Kahneman divides thought processes into System 1 and System 2; a "dual-process" of the brain. According to him, System 1 is largely based on intuition and emotion (emotional thinking) and is more immediate. System 2, on the other hand, is logical (rational thinking) and more deliberate. Most of our decisions are primarily based on System 1 as System 2 processes only come into play when we need to make difficult decisions. That said, it is worth noting that humans are able to convert a System 2 process into a System 1 process, through regular practice.
This model is important to market researchers as it offers an interesting explanation for why customer choices cannot always be predicted using rationalized models and why certain brands do better than others even though they do not necessarily provide better products. Conventional market research methods fall short in furthering deeper understanding since the measurement (interview) often takes place long after the occurrence (purchase). After the time lapse, respondents usually take a more logical, rational stance to their decision. This over-rationalization and generalization sometimes leads to loss of important information that is required to understand the nuance of drivers of decision-making to give companies the competitive edge they need.
For example, it has long been assumed that physicians are largely rational in their prescription decision, relying primarily on hard facts and objective data, however, this is often not the case. Over time, prescribing drugs becomes more of an intuitive process (System 1) rather than a rational process (System 2), based on years of experience. In exploring how these decisions are really made, it is important to identify when and how rational and emotional processes come into play.
In a recent case study SKIM conducted for a well-known pharmaceutical company, we deployed a mobile survey app to better understand the physician's thought process at the point when the prescription is written; extracting insights in the moment. Using this approach, we were able to overcome the element of lost time and get closer to the moment of decision-making. This led to completely new insights and recommendations that would not have surfaced in more traditional approaches.
The survey could be easily and quickly accessed by a physician directly following a patient consultation as it was designed to take no longer than five minutes. By keeping the survey short, physicians could answer questions after seeing each patient relevant to the study. The study consisted of two main parts: 1) a voice memo during which respondents were asked to record their reasons behind the decision; and 2) short, closed questions to gather relevant patient data.
The mobile research revealed the extent to which patients were involved in treatment decisions. In many cases, a patient declined a treatment or came prepared to challenge the physician on his or her choice. While the team was aware that this sometimes happened, the high frequency of occurrences was a novel insight that warranted further research into what patients wanted and how to convey this information through DTC (U.S.) or sales reps (EU).
In conclusion, emotional decision-making is real – we are seldom fully rational in our purchase decision. Oftentimes it is not an issue that would severely impact insights obtained from conventional methods. However, if you believe that customers are not telling you the full story in market research; if they are over-rationalizing their own behaviors, or if you expect there could be more factors (e.g. emotions) guiding their choices, in-the-moment mobile research may help you uncover new insights.
by Robin de Rooij and Eelke Roos, SKIM


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John Wick Chapter 2 (REVIEW)
Written By Jacob Chimilar
The first movie was a sleeper hit that genre fans loved. I dug it even as someone who isn't a big fan of pure action movies. Chapter 2 picks up not long after the first and finds John still on the job, when a man comes to cash in on a favor John owes.
If you saw the first movie you know exactly what you are getting into with this one. That can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you want. It feels like John Wick just with some lesser stakes. He isn't in it for revenge, he is in it because he has to be and that takes away a lot from the film. It's just another job for him. He doesn't want to do it but he made a promise he can't go back on. Dropping this movie in with the set up of the first one I think would be the better movie as there is more background to enhance the world John Wick inhabits and half the fun of the first one was finding out just how connected John Wick is. In this one it is a lot less fresh I feel. The mystery of just how much of a bad ass this guy is, is gone. You know he can bring the carnage but it's not out of love, but obligation and that just isn't as compelling.
That said the action is pretty fun. Better than some other films but it could have used some more variation. It is a LOT of gun play and not as much hand to hand combat. The mix of the two proved to be the best of the bunch. Anyone can fire a gun, it's the creativity of how that gun is used that makes things exciting. Superhero films like Civil War and Deadpool were both masters of visually stunning and creative take downs and while John Wick doesn't have powers he is a very capable human being who I felt had more tricks up his sleeve than this movie showed. That said it was interesting to see him get bruised and beat up and still be so formidable as to ward off all those that crossed him.
As with the first film the lighting and direction were great, creating a consistently engaging visual experience. The gun shots were big loud and thumping to where my seat vibrated a bit on some of the bigger guns going off. Watching him gear up was fun and the last half proved to be a great time. It was just the first half that didn't really do much for me. The stakes just weren't as high. Once things got personal, that's when it got interesting and the violence more creative. If I had to choose I'd say the original is the better movie but this one has a more fleshed out universe.
If you enjoyed the first John Wick, chances are you'll find things to like in this one. I just found that without the mystery of just how much of a well connected bad ass John is and revenge plot no longer in play it loses it's edge and by extension my interest. There are some fun sequences and funny moments that made John Wick great but it is bogged down by being about 20 minutes too long and with a story that's middle felt a bit too "well we need to do this to get to the good stuff later". That said it does expand on the universe and gives us some cool action sequences and that subdued Keanu charm that made the first so much fun.


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799: Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking is a renowned theoretical physicist, and quite possibly the world's smartest human being. He is almost completely paralyzed due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and communicates with a speech generation box, as shown in the first panel. In this comic, he asks Cueball and Megan if they want to go see a movie, but they take it as a scientific declaration that they should go see a movie and have it published in a newspaper. In the final panel, Hawking is shown hanging his head in sadness since all he wanted to do was see a movie with his friends.
The title text continues the joke, with innocuous comments by Hawking interpreted as important revelations.
- [Stephen Hawking is facing a pair of people. His voice appears in a square machine readable font.]
- Stephen Hawking: I thought maybe later we should go see a movie.
- [The two people are running.]
- [The front page of a newspaper appears instead of a third panel.]
- Name of the paper - The Times
- Main headline. - Physicist Stephen Hawking Suggests We See More Films
- [A picture of Stephen Hawking is in the center of the page.]
- Picture's caption. - Smartest Man Alive
- Secondary headline. - What Does He Know That We Don't?
- Large quote in article body. - Is this a warning?
- [Stephen Hawking is sitting alone, looking depressed.]
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Seems about right for celebrity idolatry. Davidy²²[talk] 20:36, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
How things eventually come together
But they do. All it sometimes takes is a few hours in the studio on my own, with no interruptions. Weeks of half-started projects are completed, photographed and hung in the showroom. Gosh, sometimes they're even Photoshopped and blogged.
(This felted wool number is my Sling bag pattern, with a bit of a ruffly rose made from the off-cut selvedge. I also altered the strap to put a big shiny ring in it. Fabric was a bargain from GJ's).
And HOW LOVELY to see a completed nest of A-line skirt samples - sizes 8-18 (US size 6-16?). My only disappointment was that I made this panel feature on the size 18 instead of in my size.
This pattern is currently being tested by lots of lovely gals, and will hopefully be ready in time for the Quilt and Craft Fair in Melbourne.
My patchwork experiments have been put to use in a few bags and purses. I tried to blend the craftsy look with a bit of street-smart topstitched denim and a few sharp lines. My Day Bag pattern was a good 'blank canvas' to play on...And I made the Day Bag as a satchel, in soft and fuzzy woolly Rathdowne Remnants bargain fabric with more patchwork and a few (..ahem... strategically placed) bits of leather.
This 150mm Frame Purse (below) makes the pretence that what is revealed by the cut-away area is indeed worth featuring (??) but it was a little idea I've had in my head for a while, so it was good to get it out.
And sometimes, to finish off a good finishing session, I just have to start something else...I made this Chunky Purse with some machine-knitted "learning experience" pieces. There was an awful lot of chopping and stitching bits on, until it resembled a rose-ish sort of thing.
It took ages. I nearly gave up and binned it a few times... and then poof! It appeared! As if by magic. (I only wish I'd done it in a colour that's easier to photograph.)
After that, I needed a super-quick-fix, so whipped up a Party Purse in the same knitted fabric - this time using the reverse side (ok.. so I accidentally interfaced the right side of fabric...As the wee girl says after embarrassing interruptions, "Let's continue...").
I slapped on a few randomly cut bits of felted jumper (sweater) with a few rows of top-stitching. Voila! FINISHED PURSE! (...and might I say, finished in an organised, linear fashion..?)
School starts again tomorrow, so hopefully there will be less distractions and more coming-together-of-things.
Gosh, I might even be organised in time for the Quilt Fair ....Who'd a thunk it?
Note to all the people who ask me where to get the patterns, purse frames, interfacing or hardware featured in my blog posts:
Please click on the highlighted text. It takes forever to put all the links in for you - please use them. :)
19 comments:
- Liam's Mummy said...
Oh wow! Lots of inspiration there!
- July 17, 2011 at 11:41 AM
- 2paw said...
I love your nest of skirts, they are fabulous!! I have some lovely Dalek fabric and I plan to do a feature just like that on my new Spring skirt, though I may overdye the orange fabric green!!!
- July 17, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- CurlyPops said...
Yah! Can't wait for the A-line skirt pattern.
- July 17, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- Andi said...
You are on a serious creative bender my friend!
Love it!!!
- July 17, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Leanne said...
I LOVE the red chunky purse.
- July 17, 2011 at 2:06 PM
- Cass said...
I can't wait for the skirt pattern either although I'm not really a skirt wearer I might need to become one
- July 17, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Sue in Melbourne said...
Oh Wow Nikki, love them all!
- July 17, 2011 at 5:06 PM
- A Peppermint Penguin said...
you know, if I didn't like you so much, I'd hate you for being too talented.
My mess ups, just look like messups. Yours look fab - I'm especially lovin the turquoise wool with black leather strips.
- July 17, 2011 at 5:40 PM
- Fiona said...
I just love the ruffled sling bag- very classy .... and all those wonderful skirts! I happen to have some of that orange material with dogwood (?) flowers on somewhere in my stash .... now I'm wondering if I have a skirt length. Hmm ... off to investigate!
- July 17, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- Caroline Lovis said...
Marvellous skirts, beautiful fabrics. I love have you've introduced the panel into your skirt. Great idea.
- July 17, 2011 at 8:46 PM
- Luna said...
Inspiring indeed to see the commitment it takes to return to unfinished projects and - wow! - great outcome. Love those skirts :)
- July 17, 2011 at 9:47 PM
- Tania said...
JUST ALL OUT PURE MAGIC! (with an exclamation mark)
- July 17, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- punkychewster said...
you are so creative! I love the Sling bag with the ruffly rose! I like the whole asymmetrical style, from the ruffly rose to the strap ring on one side! absolutely adorable!!
- July 18, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- Handmade said...
Lordy!!! Fabulous!
- July 18, 2011 at 7:28 PM
- Fer (checking in when I can) said...
Ah now, you've said the magic words "no interruptions"! I love how you become a power house of creativity, knowing how precious your time is.
- July 18, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- teacherspet04 said...
I love the days when I finish a whole stack of WIPs. Alas, mine will sit a few more days as we're about to embark on a bedroom makeover & I need to prime the walls today as the cousins are coming tomorrow to help paint. But, then, I can finish the pieced quilt tops that will go in that room.
- July 19, 2011 at 1:20 AM
- Katherine said...
Nikki, there's enough wonderfulness in this post, to make several separate posts!!! There's so much to gush about - all those wonderful new bag ideas and all those pretty skirts. You are amazing! When do you sleep, you busy bee? ;o)
Thanks for all the inspiring creations you share with us. Good luck getting organized for the Quilt Fair.
- July 19, 2011 at 5:50 AM
- Jenny from Ohjoh said...
(big-eyed silence here as gobsmacking volume of awesome work is contemplated)
- July 19, 2011 at 12:30 PM
- Yarn Wrap said...
oh very very excited about the A line skirt pattern. Go testers.
- July 20, 2011 at 7:07 AM


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I've had an on-again-off-again "X-class" Solar headache since last week's 9.3 and 9.1 X-class Solar flares and other cosmic energy downloads evolving everything/everyone globally. I have one now which means this will have to be short just to let everyone know that this particular AP and EP Stair-step Process is still unfolding. And, as the coronal holes spewing these very high X-class solar flares rotates away from Earth over the next two weeks, they'll return and be Earth-facing again around the time of the September 22, 2017 Equinox. Koinkydink? Not hardly. This is our ongoing Divine Solar Crowing or "coronation" Process as Sandra Walter called it recently. This is why all the amplified head and/or body pressures and physical pains, interior and exterior head area Light Shows we've seen in and around ourselves since June of this year or so. These intersecting lines of more NEW Light Energies entering our heads from different angles with cosmic laser-like precision targeting and intersecting specific brain glands and areas in our heads and brains (Pineal and Pituitary primarily) have been so amplified recently. Think of this as Divine Cosmic Evolutionary Brain & Brain Gland Surgeries!
Another aspect of all this has been extremely intense and physically painful periods of right side of the body (masculine) Work that I began having in July and greatly amplified throughout August 2017, so much so that at times I couldn't walk. My right shoulder joint has been very painful, right elbow, right hip joint, right knee, right ankle and right foot into some toes. I've never before had the entire right side of my body's joints all hurt like holy hell like this at the same time. Certain areas yes, but not the entire right side mainly in the joints, and this told me that I've gone through some major Divine Masculine upgrades and Embodiment Processes since July. I mention this if anyone has had severe right side body and/or joint pains this 2017 summer/winter quarter; we've Embodied more NEW higher frequency Divine Masculine energies into us, our physical bodies, DNA and consciousness in preparation for our upcoming Crowning or "coronations" with the start of the September Libra Equinox.
I'm going to do my best to be discrete about Embodying more Divine Masculine energies, but some of us have had some very intense energies blasting around inside of us in all ways, and how we each experience this is unique to us for the most part. It can, at times, be registered by us as highly amplified sexual-like energies, but I suppose that may be because I'm in a female body this incarnation. Point is, it's not "sexual" at all but sometimes can feel a bit like that throughout the whole body as we acclimate to our having Embodied a LOT more Divine Masculine energies within us and our physical bodies. When it's not that, it's more like severe joint pains in the right side of the body! One extreme to the other! Such is the ongoing Embodiment Process. 😆
Lately I've been Seeing our current DNA evolutionary upgrades looking to me much like these photos of Aura Quartz. If you took these iridescent pastel colored quartz crystals and crushed them to about the size of salt granules, that's what some of our latest DNA changes look like to me. Our DNA is, at this time to me, looking like pastel colored iridescent crystalline Light glitter! Beautiful beyond words and I know there's so much more to come too.
Add these seemingly different things together and it's much of what we've gone through since June 2017, with July, August and now in September having each month be more intense and of a higher frequency than the previous month. These energy Stair-steps of ongoing Embodiment are bringing us to the latest phase which is personal Crowning for those who've integrated and unified the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine in themselves and have been birthing the NEW Divine Child in and through themselves and their physical bodies. The important part of all this however is that with our ongoing Crowning process, we're not one or the other or all three of these Divine Trinity aspects; we're all of them and more which means we're becoming something very NEW in these physical incarnate bodies and selves. Makes the head spin and the HighHeart swoon with Divine Creative Potential. ❤ ❤ ❤
More soon but for now this X-class headache and I need to get horizontal again and do our best to relax into and enjoy these latest Processes. Please do the same and even better. ❤
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