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Field Sales Representative (GTA East)
- Location: Toronto
- Posting Date: January 09, 2019
- Job Order ID: 174839
- Consultant: Michael van Olm
- Industry: Cannabis / Healthcare
SALES – CANNABIS EXPANSION - GTA East
Our client is one of the leading cannabis companies in Canada. They pride themselves on quality product, professional service and a motivating work culture. They are currently building their sales team to ensure the successful launch into Ontario and are looking for a Field Sales Representative in the GTA East territory. Responsible for maximizing volume and share and to enhance the company's position for future growth through sales to retail stores in the province. Critical to the success of the role is the management and development of relationships with the retailers responsible for Cannabis distribution to ensure corporate objectives are achieved. Field Sales Representative will report directly to the Sales Manager, Ontario.
- Develop strong, long-term relationships with Cannabis retail executives and store personnel.
- Achieve sales, distribution and market share objectives.
- Build presentations and use effective selling techniques to introduce products, features and benefits and educate store staff.
- Utilize CRM software to keep accurate records for contact management and use best practices for route planning, call frequency and tracking performance against objective.
- Negotiate and activate merchandising programs for retail partners.
- Communicate inventory requirements our any watch-outs to the Director of Field Sales.
- Participate in provincial trade shows.
- Responsible to Regional Sales Manager for activities and results in the region.
- Keep accurate records on the account, the decision makers and key relationships
- Train and educate the retailer staff personnel
- Make field calls and tracking activities in each account
- Prepare and submit weekly reporting to management summarizing results against objectives.
- Gather, analyze and validate data.
- Track and report on inventory (own and competitive)
- Monitor and track performance to objectives
- Analyze sales activities, market conditions and competitive pricing
- Make decisions and formulate sales strategies to improve company position
- Manage promotional expenses for the territory
- Work with the Regional Sales Manager to ensure best practices are utilized and all engagement activities are within company and provincial guidelines
- A minimum of 2-3 years of sales experience in a retail product industry such as Consumer Packaged Goods, Beverage Alcohol or Tobacco.
- Post Secondary Commerce, Business or Marketing or Natural Sciences
- Valid drivers license required.


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Monkabeans is the title of my new screenplay which I started writing last week. I have created visualizations of the characters first using a free facebook tool. I will attempt to upload the current main cast, a love triangle of senior citizens cause they fall in love, too.
After reading Alexander McCall Smith's #1 Ladies Detective Agency, however, I must add some crimes cases to solve.
I am captivated by the idea of approaching life as a series of crimes to be solved(rather than a romance to ignite, or perhaps both). It makes the many problems that life throws at you so much more fun.
Most of the time, my life is either a soap opera or a sitcom. That would be the default genre if you hadn't chosen any others. I wouldn't mind "elevating" mine to a good Sherlock Holmes story.
I also have a ghost in my story. Which Sherlock Holmes case involved a ghost?

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Department Of revenue, Punjab has successfully conducted the Revenue Patwari Exam on 24 Jan 2016 at various Examination centers across the whole state of Punjab .Large pool of candidates who have appeared in the written examination on the respective date and on the respective examintion centres across the whole state of Punjab will soon be able to download the answer key of Punjab Revenue Patwari Exam from its official website.The Department of Revenue,Punjab is going to release the official answer keysoon on its official website. Once the exam keys will be uploaded the candidates can download the keys and match their answers with the standard ones and can estimate their marks also.The Punjab Revenue Patwari solved answer sheet will be uploaded soon in the pdf form and for more information stay connected with us at www.resultsncutoff.in.
Details of Punjab Revenue Patwari Exam-
Organization Name : Department Of revenue, Punjab
Official site : www.punjabrevenue.nic.in
Exam Name : Patwari exam 2015
Exam Date : 24 Jan 2016
Answer key : Available soon
Paper solution : Available soon
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Candidates who have finally given the exam of the Punjab Revenue Patwari Exam they can download below the full details and answer key of the morning and evening paper . Punjab revenue department has recently announced the Revenue Patwari in 1227 vacant posts. Many of the eligible candidates have applied for the post . After this exam the selection process will be based on personal interview. We will be givng you the full information about the patwari exam on our official website i.e. resultsncutoff.in.
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Trial Profile
An Open Label Study to Evaluate the Safety of Re-treatment With MabThera, and Its Effect on Treatment Response, in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Following Inadequate Response to a Single Anti-TNF Agent (Extension Study to ML19070). [EXTENSION OF 700243034]
Phase of Trial: Phase III
Latest Information Update: 21 Aug 2017
At a glance
- Drugs Rituximab (Primary)
- Indications Rheumatoid arthritis
- Focus Therapeutic Use
- Sponsors Roche
- 31 Aug 2018 Biomarkers information updated
- 17 Oct 2009 Status changed from recruiting to active, no longer recruiting as reported by Roche.
- 08 Dec 2008 Status changed from active, no longer recruiting back to recruiting, according to Roche.


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It's now ridiculously easy for Irish citizens in the UK to renew their Irish passport
Dead handy for anyone living across the pond looking to renew their Irish passport.
Irish citizens living in the United Kingdom can now avail of a quick and efficient passport renewal service that has been rolled out in major cities in England, Wales and Scotland.
The service, launched by secure digital photo provider Photo-Me, allows users to get photographs taken in Photo-Me's photobooth network, photographs which can then be accessed online and easily attached to an online application form on the Department of Foreign Affairs website.
Customers using the Photo-Me secure digital photo service receive a unique passport photo code along with their printed photos and instructions on how to complete their passport application online, within minutes.
The unique code allows the applicant to access their digital online ID photo, transferred securely from the photobooth, and attach it to the online passport application. The entire passport renewal application process now takes less than ten minutes.
Access to the Photo-Me service by Irish citizens living in the UK follows the launch in March of this technology across Ireland in partnership with the Irish Government, which will see rollout of 300 photobooths with the secure online passport renewal system throughout Ireland by the end of 2017.
By the end of 2017, 98% of the population of the Republic of Ireland will live within 5km of a Photo-Me secure upload ID photobooth.
The first UK-located photobooth with this service was installed on Friday at the Birmingham Irish Association in Birmingham and is initially being rolled out in major UK cities including Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and London via Photo-Me's existing site partners, which include major supermarkets.
Commenting on the rollout of the service, Serge Crasnianski, Chief Executive of Photo-Me, said: "Identification security is an ever increasing area of concern for governments across Europe and our system offers secure digital photo ID capture, collection and delivery for official documents. We are delighted to extend our fast, easy use and cost effective service to major UK cities, simplifying the passport renewal process for Irish citizens located in the UK."


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Baked Brie - An Appetizer for all Seasons
This recipe for Baked Brie with Mushrooms is easy, fast and pairs beautifully with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
The holidays are upon us. Cars with trees tethered precariously to their roofs are making their way through traffic filled streets, headed to homes where they will take their place as the center of attention around which all events will take place. Wrapping paper and ribbon monopolize the kitchen table before relinquishing that valued real estate to cooling racks laden with freshly baked cookies. Pandora is playing a shuffle of all your favorite holiday tunes. Invitations and greeting cards are strewn about, some coming in, some going out. The stockings are all hung by the chimney with care and perhaps you're stressing 'cause St. Nicholas soon will be there…and you're just not ready! And….. you've been asked to bring an appetizer to the office party tonight. Wouldn't it be nice if you had a "go to" appetizer recipe that was a sure thing crowd pleaser?
Brie to the rescue! This soft, creamy cow's milk cheese with the tangy white rind makes frequent appearances on cheese boards, and goes well with condiments that run the gamut from sweet fig jam to savory herbs and spicy chipotle. One of our favorite ways to serve this chameleon of a cheese is covered in a luxurious mixture of wild mushrooms and thyme and baked until the combined melted goodness is ready for spreading on thin slices of crispy baguette. This recipe is super simple to make, doesn't take a lot of time, and is sure to garner you praise from all the hungry party goers. The flavors of the creamy brie and the earthy mushrooms make this the perfect appetizer pairing for both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Score! You're an appetizer hero!
Baked Brie with Wild Mushrooms
1/2 oz dried mixed wild mushrooms
2/3 cup fog Crest Vineyard Pinot Noir
2 Tbsp butter
6 oz crimini mushrooms, rough chopped
6 oz shitake mushrooms, stemmed, sliced
2 Tbsp minced shallot
2 tsp. Chopped fresh thyme
1 13-14 oz brie (about 5 inches in diameter)
1 baguette, sliced 1/4 inch, toasted
Place dried mushrooms and wine in small saucepan. Bring to simmer over low heat; remove from heat. Let soak until soft, about 20 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to work surface and coarsely chop. Strain wine into small bowl and reserve.
Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add crimini and shiitake mushrooms. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until brown, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add shallot and stir until soft, about 1 minute. Add reserved wild mushrooms and wine. Boil until almost dry, about 1 minute. Stir in thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool.
Using sharp knife, cut top rind from tie and discard. Place Brie in square dish just slightly bigger than cheese. Mound mushroom mixture atop and around cheese. **
Bake at 350 degrees until cheese begins to melt and mushrooms are warmed through, about 15 minutes.
Serve with toasted baguette slices.
**Can be made ahead to this point. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature about 15 minutes before baking.
Wine pairing: Fog Crest Vineyard Estate Chardonnay or Pinot Noir
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Entry Level Global Supply Chain Support
- Employer
- Plus Relocation Services
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Salary
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Posted
- Feb 02, 2018
- Closes
- Mar 04, 2018
- Category
- Administrative / Clerical, Career Fairs, Customer Service, Other, QA / Quality Control, Retail / Wholesale
- Job Type
- Employee
- Employment Status
- Full Time
Are you looking for a career that provides you with the resources to succeed, award winning tools and technology, and full confidence to know that you have a team who has your back? Guess what, you've found this with Plus Relocation.
Plus is driven to be the best relocation management company in the industry. We are committed to providing completely customized global mobility programs and flawless execution. Our game-changing, innovative approach has propelled us from a boutique firm, to a full-service global mobility powerhouse with offices located around the world. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN with additional offices in London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, our tri-regional model allows us to deliver seamless mobility services in more than 176 countries.
We invest in our employees by concentrating on continuous training, personal development, creating work-life balance, utilizing the Gallup Strengths Finder to explore individual strengths, and believe in creating opportunities to grow both professionally and personally.
Plus is looking for a Global Supply Chain Support Specialist to join our Supply Chain team. You must have at least 1 years of experience in customer service, procurement or relocation services. This is an entry level role into the service side of global supply chain. An ideal candidate will possess skills in their attention to detail, communication, and working in a fast-paced environment. This role will be working under the direction of our VP of Global Supply Chain.
If you are an experienced, passionate, and driven customer service or supply chain professional, then we want to speak to you!
Global Supply Chain Support Specialist Overview:
You will be responsible for the administrative support of the global supply chain department by assisting in ongoing management of the Plus global supply partner network.
What your day as a Global Supply Chain Support Specialist looks like:
- Maintaining vendor information records in all Plus systems
- Providing administrative and functional support for Managers and Specialists who perform end to end supplier management for assigned relocation services suppliers
- Providing support for all departmental reporting
- Coordinating supplier compliance and audit processes
- Providing contract administration support and manage contract database
- Assisting with sales support that may include, but is not limited to pricing requirements and client implementations
- Performing end to end supplier management for assigned Tier II relocation services suppliers including ongoing analysis, sourcing, contract development, onboarding, ongoing training and performance management
What you will bring to this position:
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to be a self-starter and work autonomously, as well as be part of a successful team
- Passionate about providing excellent customer service to both internal and external customer
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to respond resourcefully and constructively to new demands, priorities, and challenges
- Effective and proactive problem-solving skills
- College degree preferred
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience in customer service, procurement or global mobility services preferred
Why choose Plus Relocation?
Our vision, mission, and values says it all - we have the best employees who care and want to make a difference. Below are just a few additional perks of working at Plus:
- Use of Gallup Strengths Finder
- Work/Life Balance
- Comprehensive health package
- 401(k) plan
- Profit Sharing
- On-Site Gym Membership ($10 annually)
- On-Site Yoga
- Free Personal Training (remote or at on-site gym)
- Close to downtown Minneapolis (394/169)
- Free Ramp Parking
- Wellbeing Program
- Leadership Focused Development
Want to learn more? Check us out at http://www.plusrelocation.com/careers/. We look forward to hearing from you!


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To those of you that know me, (the grand 2 people that read my widely popular blog), you will also know that I am a firm believer of the power of swearing. :)
Whack your thumb with a hammer and let rip with a stream that would make a marine blush and wow, that feels good. :)
Stub a toe and roar with a few obscenities that would kill a nun and wow, that feels good. :)
Smash you shin on a cinder block and let fly with enough swearing to fill the urban dictionary and wow, that feeeeeeeeeels soooooooooooo gooooooooood. :)
What's my point to all of this seemingly nonsense?
From the good people at Scientific American.
Profanity Bleeps Physical Pain
A study in the journal NeuroReport finds that using socially unacceptable "swear words" has physical effects that enable the swearer to tolerate pain better. Adam Hinterthuer reports.
Holy @$#%! According to neuroscientists from Britain's Keele University, dropping the f-bomb can actually relieve physical pain. In the upcoming August 5th issue of the journal NeuroReport, the researchers say swearing is a different phenomenon than most language. It activates emotional centers in the right side of the brain, rather than those &#*@ing cerebral areas reserved for regular #$#y communication in the left hemisphere.
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Green is @#%$ Good!!!


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(I was going to have this post up yesterday, but Mr. Cranky Pants didn't want to sleep. At all. So it had to wait for today during nap time. I wish those darned teeth would break through already)
He has 2 teeth, and several more on the way. He says momma (it actually sounds like mom-ma, not mama), he does not want to say dada. No matter how hard I try to get him to say it. I think he thinks it's a game. I'll start saying, "dadada" to him and he will smile and say, "mamama...MAMA". He is crawling (everywhere!), pulling up to stand, and easily walks holding our hands. He also thinks sleep is overrated. Yawwwwnn.
He misses his daddy, too. Yesterday when I tried to get him to say "dada" he looked over at the picture of Nick that I have sitting out. I've been showing it to him everyday since Nick left. We can't wait for Saturday!
|Going to take after his daddy with soccer!
|Someone would not smile for me. He wasn't impressed with pictures today.
|"SO cool! Hands!"
|He's teething bad.
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- emlibrarianAsked on December 04, 2012 at 11:47 AM
We use several Jot Forms at our library and all are being blocked by Sophos security. Our IT department told us that this is due to phishing risks associated with the forms. Any input would be helpful.Page URL:
- JotForm SupportidarktechAnswered on December 04, 2012 at 01:06 PM
Thank you so much for reporting.
Your IT department is actually correct, some anti-viruses detects our forms as a threat or they considered it as malicious because some user's reported our domain as a product of phishing forms which affects our users widely. This is actually a mistake that needs to be corrected, we will contact Sopho Security regarding this to have our domain white listed. And as a user, we would appreciate if you can address this issue to Sophos Department as well.
Thank you so much for your cooperation.
- fxrAnswered on December 05, 2012 at 09:50 AM
Sophos have got back to us on this and realized the miscatergorization and have corrected it.
Can you please confirm that you are now able to access your forms as normal now?
- guest_23394237854057Answered on December 05, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Yes, it's working now. Thanks so much!
- pinoytechAnswered on December 05, 2012 at 10:21 AM
You are quite welcome and have a great day!


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Practical Tips For Picking SEO ProvidersWorking with SEO services can help bring more customers and therefore more sales into your online service. This is where SEO services end up being significant: permitting individuals to find their way into your site.
You have to comprehend that the kind of SEO services you get can either be a benefit or a bane in your business. Some SEO services provided by some companies are rather shady, so make sure you do not deal with unreliable companies.
Here are some practical pointers to assist you look for good SEO services:
1. Use your instinct in selecting an SEO business. Stroll away if you are uncomfortable with the offer. If you do not like their terms, never ever require yourself to make a offer with an SEO business. Or, if there are some conditions which are unpleasant, never ever be reluctant to ask. Their answers should address your anxiety, and will not increase it. You are better off discovering another business if you still feel unpleasant despite all the explanations.
Business who have been in the SEO services industry for a long time and have established their track record typically charge more. There is also a number of reliable SEO services supplier which provides cheap service as company method to draw in more customers. Basically, this suggestion suggests that the cost you pay for SEO services should not exclusively be your basis for picking an SEO business to hire.
3. Set a useful budget plan for SEO efforts and make the most out of it. Come up with a reasonable budget plan that fits your organisation's existing scenario along with your marketing needs and objectives. Your objectives need to be simply as sensible as your budget. Do not anticipate that allotting just a meager portion will take you right up into the first ten search engine listings. If you intend to land on the leading 10, or even just in the top 20, be ready to spend a lot as SEO providers generally do charge a fortune to obtain you that leading 10 slot.
With all the options you have for selecting an SEO business, look out for a number of alternatives and scout around for excellent SEO services service providers. Do not content yourself with companies who declare that they provide the most inexpensive SEO services as you will probably end up with a low quality result or even have your site banned if the SEO company engages in "Black hat" methods. Rather, goal for those companies who offer the most reliable and effective strategy to offer you the finest service that they can offer.
SEO services nowadays are more expensive than ever. The primary reason for this high cost is the exact same reason you have to get one, anyway. SEO is known for its efficiency in drawing customers into online websites. The more visitors equate to more opportunities of conversion and about his for that reason, more sales. The rate you pay for SEO services theoretically deserves every penny and will pay itself. So, make sure you choose the best SEO services Get the facts to supply you only the finest results.
Some SEO services supplied by some business are rather dubious, so make sure you do not deal with undependable business.
There is likewise a number of reputable SEO services supplier which provides low-cost service as business strategy to attract more consumers. Basically, this pointer suggests that the price you pay for SEO services ought to not solely be your basis for choosing an SEO company to work with. With all the choices you have for selecting an SEO company, look out for several choices and scout around for terrific SEO services providers. Do not content yourself with companies who claim that they provide the cheapest SEO services as you will probably end up with a low quality result or even have your site banned if the SEO firm engages in "Black hat" techniques.


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How to remove all Certificate Authorities certificates from a QNetworkRequest?
We are trying to have complete control regarding which CA certificates a QNetworkRequest will be allowed to use. The first 'simple' test we wanted to run was to remove all CA certificates and make sure it triggers and error on any https attempt.
Here is the minimal example showing how we set up the instances:
QNetworkAccessManager manager; QUrl requestedUrl("https://www.google.com"); QNetworkRequest request(requestedUrl); QSslConfiguration sslConfig = request.sslConfiguration(); // Set the QList of certificates to an empty list sslConfig.setCaCertificates({}); request.setSslConfiguration(sslConfig); QNetworkReply *reply = manager.get(request); connect(reply, SIGNAL(sslErrors(QList<QSslError>)), this, SLOT(slotSslErrors(QList<QSslError>)));
We would expect that to fail at runtime: the request uses https scheme, and it intentionally does not have any CA certificates to complete the authentication. But the request actually completes successfully, the reply contains the webpage content, and the slotSslErrors slot is not executed.
How would one actually disable all certificates for such a request ?
Hi! That looks like QTBUG-13418.


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Cosmetic copter
This is a tutorial of how I make my cosmetic copters
1. Front
I begin with the front of the bot.
I try many cosmetic parts untill I find one that i like, when I am happy with the front I start building arond it.
2. Core
I add a hover blade in the middle, you can add anything you like in the middle, perhaps a module if you want
3. Wings
I try what cosmetic parts would look good, when I am happy with one I start to build around it
4. Main body
I add more cosmetics to the main body and if possible I add rods to hold the wings
5. Tail
For me the tail is the hardest part of the bot to get to look good, I add a warp drive Engine using the League badges to my copters, but that is something that is just for fun.
6. Guns
I add guns mostly to the front of my copter because usually I shoot only things that are in front of me
7. Movement
I add rotorblades and thrusters to the copter
8. Details
I change small things, add vapourtrails and flags and I paint the bot
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The Prizes:
You could win one of the prizes in the picture shown above: a $5 McDonald's gift card, the book An Abundance of Katherines, the book Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, a package of Twizzlers, a package of Sour Patch Watermelons, or a package of sour gummi worms!
How to win: You can get multiple entries in the contest! Here's how...
(1) entry for following WFTH on Blogger! (Yes, it counts if you're already a follower.)
(2) entries for liking WFTH on Facebook! (Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Words-From-The-Hallway/175312415874741?ref=ts)
(1) entry for every time you post a link to WFTH on your blog, Twitter, your Facebook wall, or someone else's Facebook wall!
Leave a comment to this post letting me know if you've accomplished any of these by Thursday, August 25th (two weeks from today). Good luck! :D
And now, on with the regular post!
Random picture of the day:
Person 1: "Everything is wrong with Rosie O'Donnell!"


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First of all, the semi-anthromorphic characters are so well done it is possible to think of them as people and even more. Just look at the poster above.
Secondly, the story is gripping and the musical singing helps it along. My favourite was "Be Prepared" and its deleted reprise(it took place during the scene where Scar tells the pride that Mufasa and Simba are dead).
The movie is somewhat based on Hamlet with its story, but adapts it wonderfully into a story of its own. It is a masterpiece of animation, pure and simple. My favourite characters were personally the hyenas, especially Shenzi cause they constantly made me chuckle. I also liked Simba, a very very relatable character who was really cute(in a platonic way, I'm male). Of course, cubs are cute in the real world too so that's normal.
My only real problems were the fact that besides Simba and Nala, there were no cubs. And besides Mufasa and Scar, there were no males. It didn't really make sense to me.
The comedy pair, Timon and Pumba were hilarious and their Hakuna Matata song should be my philosophy. Too bad the world doesn't work that way.
Rowan Atkinson as Zazu. ROWAN ATKINSON. That was incredible and the guy is as awesome as always and his serious attitude reminded me of his role in Blackadder.
The relationship between Simba and Nala was a bit sudden but considering lion society works different from ours, I can see why. They were really perfect for each other.
And so I ask the many-asked question: What happened with their son(Kopa)?
This movie can be watched by toddlers to pensioners. It never loses its charm.


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If you have not read the previous post in this series, please read it first here.
The notion of ordering is very intuitive in the context of natural numbers. Indeed, when we learn natural numbers, their representation \(\bbox[1pt]{\{1, 2, 3, 4, \ldots\}}{}\) itself imprints an ordering relationship in our minds. Soon enough, we learn to assign a sense of relative magnitude to those numbers: 4 is larger than 2, etc. This concept extends naturally to negative numbers and rational numbers too.
A little rigour
Suppose that we represent the ordering relationship between two elements of a set using the symbol \(\le\). Then, we can define the properties that a set \(S\) should satisfy for it to be ordered.
- Reflexivity: \(a \le a\forall a \in S\)
- Antisymmetry: if \(a \le b\) and \(b \le a\), then \(a = b\ \forall a, b \in S\)
- Transitivity: if \(a \le b\) and \(b \le c\), then \(a \le c\ \forall a, b, c \in S\)
We can readily see that integers and rational numbers satisfy the above properties. Accordingly, we say that integers and rational numbers are ordered, if we assign the meaning smaller than or equal to to the ordering relationship \(\le\).
In fact, we can see that integers and rational numbers also satisfy an additional property.
- Totality: \(a \le b\) or \(b \le a\ \forall a, b \in S\)
A distinction
Totality is a stricter requirement than the preceding three. It mandates that an ordering relationship exist between any and every pair of elements of the set. While reflexivity is easy enough to comprehend, the next two specify the conditions that must hold if the elements concerned do obey an ordering relationship.
It is easy to think of sets that satisfy the former three properties, but without satisfying the last. As an example, let us consider the set \(X = \{1, 2, 3\}\). Now, let us construct a set of some of its subsets \(S = \{\{2\}, \{1, 2\}, \{2, 3\}, \{1, 2, 3\}\}\). Let us define the ordering relationship \(\le\) to mean subset of represented by \(\subseteq\). Exercise: verify that the first three properties hold in \(S\).
We see that \(\{1, 2\}\) and \(\{2, 3\}\) are elements of \(S\), but neither is a subset of the other.
Therefore, mathematicians distinguish sets satisfying only the first three from those satisfying all the four. The former are said to have partial ordering, and they are sometimes called posets or partially-ordered sets. The latter are said to have total ordering.
More ordering
Now, let us expand the discussion to include irrational numbers. Do our definitions apply? There is an immediate difficulty: irrational numbers have non-terminating decimal parts! How do we compare two such numbers? How should we define the ordering relationship? The integral part is trivial; it is the decimal part that presents the difficulty.
Sequence comparison
In order to be able to deal with irrational numbers, we have to introduce an additional notion — sequences. A sequence is a set (finite or infinite) where the relative positions of the elements matter. Another distinction is that elements can repeat, occurring at multiple places. The number of elements in a sequence, if it is finite, is called its length. Thus, sequences can be used to represent the decimal parts of irrational numbers.
Let \(X = \{x_1, x_2, x_3, \ldots\}\) and \(Y = \{y_1, y_2, y_3, \ldots\}\) be two sequences. We can define an ordering relationship between sequences as follows. We say \(X \le Y\) if one of the following holds.
- \(X\) is finite with a length \(n\), and \(x_i = y_i\ \forall i \le n\) and \(y_{n+1}\) exists.
- \(X\) and \(Y\) are infinite, and \(\exists\ n\) such that \(x_i = y_i\ \forall i \le n\), and \(x_{n+1} \le y_{n+1}\).
Armed with the above definition, we can readily see that we can compare two irrational numbers — in fact, any two sequences. Exercise: verify this claim by comparing two irrational numbers and two sequences of non-numerical elements!
Bottom and top elements
If a set \(S\) of sequences has an element \(b\) such that \(b \le s\ \forall s \in S\), the element \(b\) is called the bottom element of the set. The element t that we get if we replace \(\le\) with \(\ge\) is called the top element of the set. The bottom element and the top are unique in a given set.
In our first example above, \(\{2\}\) is the bottom element of the set, while \(\{1, 2, 3\}\) is the top. However, it is important to understand that bottom and top elements may not exist in a given set of sequences. Exercise: think of one such set.
Minimal and maximal elements
When a set does not have a bottom element, it is yet possible for it to have minimal elements. For an element \(m\) to be a minimal element of the set \(S\), \(s \le m \implies s = m\) should hold. If we replace \(\le\) with \(\ge\), we get maximal elements.
Minimal and maximal elements are difficult to establish (and, sometimes, even understand) in the context of infinite sets or complex ordering relationships. The same applies to bottom and top elements, too.
You may have begun wondering if the title of this post was set by mistake. On the contrary, these concepts are very important to understand before we tackle canonical representation of molecules, ring systems in molecules, etc., which we shall encounter in future posts.


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Inverness firm Cairngorm Windows have made a major investment in the North's first photovoltaic solar panels -- whose surplus energy can earn householders a cheque of over £1000 per year.
These panels will enable users to take advantage of the 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive's target for the UK to achieve 15 per cent of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020.
Cairngorm has invested "a significant six-figure sum" in acquiring panels under an exclusive deal with German ceramic hob manufacturers Schott and in training personnel on installing and maintaining them.
David Dowling, managing director of Cairngorm Windows, which employs 65 people at its Inverness facility, said:"We're excited about the potential of a significant diversification in our activities.
"Ordinary solar panels need heat -- but photo-voltaic panels turn daylight into electricity. One UK Government 'carrot' is that VAT on these panels is only 5 per cent, not 20 per cent -- but their bigger incentive is that electricity companies are now required by law to buy back surplus electricity generated via photo voltaic.
"They have to pay you back 41.3 pence for every kilowatt you generate, whether or not you use it -- plus another 3 pence for what you do not use. Realistic estimates put the income repaid at between £800 and £1200 annually and it is tax-free.
Mr Dowling added:" We've gained approval from the Renewable Energy Assurance Limited (REAL) so as to be able to exclusively install these Schott panels north of Dundee , and they do not allow extravagant claims or hard sells. REAL also holds courses through which our technicians must be qualified before being able to work on these panels."
Inverness electrical contractor Scott Adameic will attended such a course next week to become the first installer of the new Cairngorm photovoltaic product. He will be responsible for ensuring that customers are connected to the feed-in tariff system. Cairngorm roofers and sales people have also gained qualification.
Mr Adameic says:"REAL sets such rigorous standards for photovoltaic installation that you need to be a 17th edition electrician before you can even go on a course. The Government rules make these panels a real winner -- instead of paying for electricity, they give you tax-free money linked annually to the Retail Price Index.
"What a difference that can make to a home, school, hospital or office building."
Cairngorm were approved by REAL and the Microregeneration Certification Scheme.
Panels, which have a 25 year life expectancy, cost around £1200 each and Cairngorm will be targeting housing associations, councils and developers in addition to individual householders in their marketing. The average installations are likely to cost from £12,000 to £18,000.
Mr Dowling concluded:"To be the only firm in the North installing these is exciting, which is why we have made such an investment in a challenging economic climate. Hopefully, it will be financially rewarding as well as doing something for the planet."


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Measurement has become a topic that has transfixed our industry, particularly in the realm of social media marketing and ROI. Everyone is asking what's the ROI of social media marketing. Answers range from "engaging with your consumers" to "gaining business intelligence" and even "building customer loyalty." Those are not ROI.
ROI is a financial term to determine how much income was earned from marketing efforts. The only real answer to "what is the ROI of X" should be a number.
(Income Earned from Tactic – Tactic Expenses) / Tactic Expenses = ROI
ROI is only one measure of success for a business, however. Social media can help a business in a variety of areas outside of ROI, which is where some of those other definitions, such as "build customer loyalty" come from. Depending on where your business is going it might be more effective to focus on building awareness, improving your brand's reputation, increasing referrals or something else. Only you and your business can determine what you're trying to accomplish, but the only way you'll know if you accomplished anything is through the right approach to measurement.
Start from the Top
The measurement conversation should start from the top. What are we trying to accomplish as a business? That question determines everything moving forward. Marketers can use the answer to that question to determine how to drive toward a business goal with specific tactics and measurement against those tactics.
It's worth nothing that no large business objective can be accomplished with just one tactic. For example, social media cannot be solely responsible for increasing sales. Social media can be one component of a larger initiative that includes traditional media, digital advertising, etc.
Once you have your larger business objectives in mind, you can apply specific objectives to tactics.
Your business objective may be to increase sales by X% within X days. One of the strategies to accomplish this goal may be to mobilize existing brand advocates to make a purchase and encourage non-customers to try our product. The tactic could then be to launch an exclusive discount for Facebook fans that becomes a better discount when they share it with a friend. This type of effort will have a tangible ROI.
Then again, a business might see that it has a massive online reputation problem, so the objective becomes shift online brand mentions from 60% negative to 60% positive. One tactic could be to identify and build relationships with bloggers and give them the reasons and the means to talk about your brand and increase positive mentions. This type of effort won't have a tangible ROI, but it clearly has value for the business.
The point is marketers must start from the top when they ask what social media or any marketing initiative is going to accomplish for them. Then determine the tactics and metrics that tie back to accomplishing that goal. The question isn't "What is the ROI?" The question is "Did we meet our objective (ROI or something else)?"
Measurement is a Commitment
One of the most common complaints about social media measurement is that an ROI doesn't exist or it's not possible to measure. This couldn't be further from the truth. Social media measurement for your business that goes beyond vanity metrics (e.g., # of likes, # of retweets, etc.) to something far more valuable is a commitment.
Marketers have the tools to measure the effectiveness of their social media marketing efforts. One of those is market mix modeling, which helps marketers determine the effect of various marketing tactics on sales to inform success and forecast a tactic's future effect on sales. The question is: How badly do you want this information? This kind of analysis can be time and data intensive, but it does provide answers that many marketers are asking for.
Measurement is an Investment
Social media measurement is not a dark art that's impossible to unravel. We have the answers. Marketers need to first determine what they want to accomplish and then commit to measuring against that objective.
It can be difficult to move forward with more advanced levels of measurement, but it can be a big step in moving a business forward. Measurement should not be viewed as a line item but as an investment to improve marketing decisions moving forward, alter a course of action for improvement and prove the value of the marketing department.
We can throw vanity metrics at social media all day, but board members and CEOs don't care about the number of followers a Twitter profile has. They care about what various efforts, including social media, are doing for the business. This question can be answered if we want to approach marketing efforts with business objectives in mind and then measure ourselves against how we deliver on those objectives.


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Energy Drink Design
Bring your favorite energy drink to class. You may Google "energy drinks" as well for additional reference.
Brand identity usually consists of a name, logo, slogan, packaging, and Web site. A successful brand is very memorable and has a loyal fan base due to its identity.
Set-up your document in landscape. Place a text-box or picture just inside you margins. Your ingredients and nutrition's facts will be inside the text-box or picture.
Save as: energydrink in your deadline projects folder
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You've been living lean and saving hard for the past few years to put together the money for a down payment to buy a home. Well done! It's not easy setting aside 5 to 20 percent of the purchase price in order to qualify for a conventional mortgage, so you should feel proud and excited to be buying your first home.
"These hidden costs could mean you need to save a little bit more money or adjust your price range completely."
But before you call a realtor and start looking at houses, you should learn about the hidden costs of buying a home and other expenses you may not have planned for. These home buying costs could mean you need to save a little bit more money or adjust your price range completely. Here are some typical expenses that often surprise first-time home buyers.
Hidden Cost #1: Closing Costs
You know you'll have to pay them, but what exactly is included in closing costs? In a nutshell, they are the fees lenders and third parties charge when you buy a home, and they can include:
- Attorney fees
- Inspection and appraisal fees
- Surveys to verify property lines
- Title insurance and title searches
- Discount points (which you pay to get a lower mortgage interest rate)
- Recording fees (to record the purchase in local government records)
- and mortgage evaluation fees
Hidden Cost #2: Moving Costs
In the excitement of buying your first home, it's easy to forget that moving out of your old home and into your new one is an unavoidable home buying cost. If you live in an apartment and are leaving before your lease is up, you'll likely have to pay a penalty for breaking the rental agreement. Professional movers will charge you a fee, often by the hour.
If you choose to do your own move, you still need to consider the costs of packing materials and rental trucks. Depending on how far you're moving, you may also need to pay for a night or two in a hotel.
Hidden Cost #3: Homeowners' Association Dues
If you're moving into a community with a homeowners' association, it will be the seller's responsibility to make sure the dues are paid up until the closing date. Dues after that are your responsibility. Many associations collect their dues monthly or quarterly, so it's likely you'll need to pay some dues shortly after moving in. It's important that you factor that amount into your budget when assessing if a home is affordable or not.
Hidden Cost #4: Decorating or Renovations
It is very rare to find a resale home that's decorated exactly the way the buyers want it. Chances are pretty high that you'll find something cosmetic you want to change right away, whether it's changing wall colors, replacing window treatments, or ripping out old carpet.
Even if you're buying a brand new home, you'll still have decorating work to do. Starting with a blank decorating slate is exciting, but it can also be costly. New home builders usually don't include blinds or window treatments of any kind and choose very bland colors for walls.
In addition to the money you've set aside for your down payment and closing costs, it's a good idea to have a few thousand more stashed away to handle the hidden costs of buying a home. With that extra savings, you'll be able to fully enjoy your new home without having to worry how you'll pay for it when something unexpected comes up especially for those big ticket items e.g. your roof, heating and ac systems, hot water heater etc
Are you a homeowner? Did you experience any of these hidden costs? Did you avoid them? Share your thoughts in the comments section!
This article is a guest post by Amanda Reed from Kasasa.com.
Amanda is sharing with us the 4 hidden costs to prepare for when buying a house.
This is definitely needed information for any new or future home buyers out there!


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Another anti-nausea morning sickness drug in trouble? Thalidomide* all over again? Cleft palate causation is elusive, complex., and multifactorial. Thus, it's news when a single factor seems to have this much of an impact.
Cleft palate condition doubles with Zofran.
Here's a recent press release that bears on cleft palate etiology:
" ZofranLegal.com reports on concerning results of several studies which appear to link Zofran exposure to fetuses through their mothers to the development of congenital birth defects in those fetuses. The drug, now a subject of increasing controversy, was developed by corporate giant GlaxoSmithKline, and then, in an especially controversial move, was marketed "off-label" by the company to pregnant women across the nation for a use which the drug was never FDA-approved to treat.
Zofran is an anti-nausea drug which was given approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) specifically to treat patients suffering from nausea and vomiting episodes after undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or anesthesia. After the manufacturer was given this approval, however, GlaxoSmithKline also began to market their drug as a morning sickness treatment, both to Ob/Gyn offices across the nation and to the general public. Plaintiffs currently involved in lawsuits surrounding the drug call that marketing tactic "reckless and negligent", as the drug had never been tested for safety on pregnant women and their unborn babies, and had never been given FDA approval for this use.
Because of this "off-label" marketing, Zofran was prescribed "off-label" to an estimated 1 million women in just one year's time. Today, the anti-nausea drug has become the topic of a surge of lawsuits from parents across the nation who all similarly allege that by taking the medication while pregnant, they caused their their growing babies to develop a range of severe, and sometimes fatal, congenital birth defects. Defects most commonly mentioned in Zofran lawsuits are cleft lip and palate, kidney defects, clubfoot, transposition of the greater vessels, tetralogy of fallot, atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect, and respiratory distress.
Plaintiffs involved in Zofran birth defect lawsuits have gained support from several concerning studies. In 2012, a study highlighted a twofold increase in the likelihood of cleft palate development for fetuses exposed to Zofran while in utero. Another notable study, published in 2014, found that Zofran exposure appeared to cause a 30% overall increased risk for the development of congenital malformations in growing fetuses.
The continually growing Zofran lawsuits were recently consolidated by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to form MDL No. 2657. The cases involved are being overseen by Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Boston, Massachusetts. As they await additional trial preparations, the attorneys of Monheit Law are helping to ensure that anyone who used Zofran while pregnant, and who subsequently gave birth to a child with defects, will be provided with the important opportunity to investigate their legal rights in full. These mothers, families, and children may be entitled to legal action and substantial compensation. Currently, Monheit Law is offering free legal consultations to qualified individuals, in order to help them seek justice."
To find more info, visit this website.
*Thalidomide sold under the brand names Immunoprin, among others, is an immunomodulatory drug and the prototype of the thalidomide class of drugs. Today, thalidomide is used mainly as a treatment of certain cancers (multiple myeloma) and of a complication of leprosy.
Thalidomide was first marketed in 1957 in West Germany under the trade-name Contergan. The German drug company Chemie Grünenthal developed and sold the drug. Primarily prescribed as a sedative or hypnotic, thalidomide also claimed to cure "anxiety, insomnia, gastritis, and tension".[3] Afterwards, it was used againstnausea and to alleviate morning sickness in pregnant women. Thalidomide became an over-the-counter drug in West Germany on October 1, 1957. Shortly after the drug was sold in West Germany, between 5,000 and 7,000 infants were born with phocomelia (malformation of the limbs). Only 40% of these children survived.[4]Throughout the world, about 10,000 cases were reported of infants with phocomelia due to thalidomide; only 50% of the 10,000 survived. Those subjected to thalidomide while in the womb experienced limb deficiencies in a way that the long limbs either were not developed or presented themselves as stumps. Other effects included deformed eyes and hearts, deformed alimentary and urinary tracts, blindness and deafness.[5] The negative effects of thalidomide led to the development of more structured drug regulations and control over drug use and development.[6]
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Campus Initiatives
A Better Tomorrow
As a guest, it is easy to make smart environmental choices when you dine at a Sodexo café. We know today's college students want to do the right thing for the planet and we also understand you lead busy lives, so your Sodexo chefs and managers do a lot of the work for you behind the scenes!
From purchasing local seasonal produce whenever possible to reducing inorganic and organic waste, your campus team is dedicated to providing you with an exceptional dining experience that is good for you and good for the planet.
This commitment was formalized with Sodexo's Better Tomorrow Plan. The Better Tomorrow Plan includes 18 commitments for a brighter future by focusing on four key priorities: health, planet, community and our people. Learn more about the Better Tomorrow Commitments.
While your Sodexo team works hard behind the scenes, they also count on student engagement and enthusiasm to spread the word about what you're doing together on your campus. We encourage you to work with your local Sodexo management team to continue to innovate and improve sustainability efforts in your community.
Local Suppliers
In our resident dining we do our best to use our local suppliers as much as possible. From our tortillas for our tacos to the honey to our produce we have made sure to show some love to our local suppliers! Look for the Local Board in MSQ to see what is from your local suppliers.
Eco-friendly Disposable Containers
When you grab tacos from Calientes, a burger from O'Briens, or even a salad from Give 'Em Kale we make sure to use eco friendly disposable to go containers.


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John Bolton Meets with Bloggers
This is cool. John Bolton met with fellow democracy blogger and friend Joshua from One Free Korea yesterday.
"Our agenda was the horrific state of human rights in North Korea, a situation that I believe to be the worst on earth today, and perhaps as bad as any we have seen since the demise of the Khmer Rouge."
Well, unless Representative Murtha and the democrats get their way!
Joshua gives his overall impression of John Bolton , something you won't hear on the news wires.
And, as not seen in the news!
Pro-Bush demonstrators, one of them wearing a Bush look-alike mask, chant slogans as they set a fire on a North Korean national flag, while a riot police officer sprays fire extinguisher from behind during a protest against North Korean nuclear ambitions in Busan, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. Leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region gather in this southern port city for an annual summit. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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That was worth waiting for
Rich Hill's long-delayed debut for the Dodgers turned out to be an exceptional debut, as Hill blanked the Giants for six innings. That is not a misprint, a Dodger pitcher got 18 outs that was not a rookie. Very impressive for a guy who hadn't pitched an inning in any game since July 7th.
Justin Turner continued his Mike Schmidt imitation and blasted his 24th home run for the only run of the game.
Baez, Libby, Blanton, and Jansen finished off the spiraling Giants, and that is how you win a game 1 – 0.
Josh Reddick continued his impressive hitting picking up three more hitless at-bats.
Adrian Gonzalez did not drive in any runs thus ending his quest to tie or break Shawn Green's 14 RBI in three games, but he did collect a hit to continue his hitting streak to 17 games.
Corey Seager did not get a hit, and his 14 game hitting streak has come to an end.
Hill is the fourth pitcher this year to pitch 6.0 or more scoreless innings in his Dodger debut, joining Scott Kazmir (6.0 IP, April 5 at SD), Kenta Maeda(6.0 IP, April 6 at SD) and Bud Norris (6.0 IP, July 1 vs. COL).
When Kenley Jansen struck out the final two batters of the game he tied Jim Brewer's franchise record for strikeouts as a reliever with 604 career Ks.
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This has been in the works for a time and I've been collecting email addresses from women just like me who are interested in this program + just prioritizing their health and fitness in general. So, I made a decision - WHY WAIT?!
The Shift Shop will officially be released in July, but there is nothing keeping us from joining together now in a Preview Group where I can share all the goods with you starting NOW!
When I say goods I'm talking all the things you need to start crushing goals before the program is even released:
- Insider Tips - tips I've learned along the way to ensure your success with the program
- Meal Plans - sample meal plans that you can implement now
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- Big Man Japan (大日本人)
Released in Japan in 2007, Big Man Japan is the directorial debut of the comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto, who seems to be most famous as part of the television comedy duo Downtown. The film also stars Matsumoto as the eponymous hero.
The film is a mockumentary following Masaru Daisato, a man who inherited his job of protecting Japan from giant monsters from his father, grandfather and so on. When zapped with electricity, he can transform into the giant 大日本人 (Dainipponjin) to fight said monsters off. However, the pay sucks; his wife left him with their daughter, who he only gets to see a few times a year; his television show tanks in the ratings at 2am; and overall, he just isn't very good at his job. He's overshadowed by his grandfather, once hugely famous in the '60s, but is now senile in a nursing home.
For those who love the inherent sillyness of the giant monster genre, there's a lot to enjoy about Big Man Japan. Personally, I'm a big sucker for any sort of comedy that derives it's humor by taking something crazy and fantastic, and then presents it as if it was just part of someone's mundane, everyday existence. So the fact that Daisato is forced to do his job as part of the family legacy, and therefore hates it and doesn't try very hard at it, brings out a lot of laughs. There's also a lot of great in-jokes for those familiar with the tropes of the genre, and the movie is great at putting real-world logic on a pretty illogical premise. It's a pretty dark comedy, though it drags a bit in the middle, mostly because there aren't as many monster fight scenes (complete with pretty hilariously bad CGI) as one would have hoped. However, the whole movie needs to be watched, if only for the out of nowhere climax and then credits sequence that just has to be seen to believed. Trust me, it's worth it for that alone.
(Incidentally, I waited months to see this movie. I reserved it at the local library last summer as soon as it was released and available. I was number 3 in the queue, and didn't get a hold of it until about three weeks ago. I think someone lost it somewhere down the line.)
- Prince of Space (遊星王子)
This may be sort of cheating, because I was actually watching the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version. But, here we go.
Prince of Space is the Americanized splicing of two separate movies, 遊星王子 (Wikipedia says its translated "Planet Prince") and 星王子 - 恐怖の宇宙船 (Planet Prince - The Terrifying Spaceship), which were both released in 1959 within a week of each other. Originally it was a TV show that got popular and made into a movie (a reboot, essentially). Basically, a Japanese scientist develops an amazing new rocket fuel that would allow for long-term space travel, and then somehow evil aliens with beaks made of silly putty learn about it and show up to steal the formula (because they need it so they can travel in space? How did they get to Earth in the first place??) Luckily, Prince of Space shows up to protect the scientist and his colleagues, as well as two nosy, annoying kids who get in everyone's way.
This movie was pretty terrible. Horribly dubbed, badly acted, really cheesy effects (Ok, those made it kind of awesome). Luckily, the MST3K team makes it all better, pointing out all the glaring plot holes, cheap-ass dubbing and bizarre translation/localizations. It's on the Vol. 7 DVD.
- Big Dreams, Little Tokyo
Again, maybe this is cheating a little; this is an American indie film, but the film was actually mostly in Japanese. So deal with it, haters.
Made in 2006 but not relased on DVD 'til 2008, Big Dreams, Little Tokyo was written, directed, and starred David Boyle. It's about an American "businessman" who lives in the "Japantown" district of an unknown city, where he goes around trying to sell his learn English book to the various Japanese citizens. He lives with a half-Japanese half-American who's training to become a Sumo, even though he can't gain enough weight to be accepted to the sumo academy. The film basically follows the two trying to fit into Japanese society with their half-baked business ventures.
The film is charming, in it's low-budget indie-way, and explores with some success some various ideas about cultural identity (even ones beyond Japanese vs American). It's got some really funny moments dealing with culture shock, and the characters are quirky without being unbelievable (even the main character, whose crazy-strict devotion to Japanese culture/language/identity reminds me of someone who might be afflicted with a touch of Aspergers). Jayson Watanabe, the half Japanese friend, steals almost every scene he's in. And hey look, it's got James Kyson Lee (Ando from Heroes) as a mean bookstore owner!
I might have liked this film more than a regular film-goer would because I do see something of myself in the main character, who loves a culture he'll always be an outsider too. So it resonated with me, and I imagine it would to any other Westerner with a passion for Japanese culture, so if you fall under those circumstances, I would certainly recommend it.


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Healer, author and Reiki Master Tanmaya Honervogt explains how living from the heart is essential on your life journey of self-discovery and healing
Kindred Spirit (October 2013)
'So we let love grow all the way, so we let love grow all the way without end.' (Unknown source)
These are the words of a song that touched me deeply.
They awaken the longing we all carry; the ordinary human longing for love and harmony. When we give and receive love we are connected through our hearts.
We are able to use the natural qualities of the heart, such as love, joy and peace, as well as understanding, compassion and forgiveness, to help ourselves and others, too. These qualities are essential on our life-journeys of self-discovery and healing. However, it's a sad fact that in our individual upbringing, we tend to lose the natural qualities of the heart and forget about who we really are.
In the process of growing up, we often learn to do the opposite – to doubt ourselves, to believe that we are wrong, that we are unworthy and unlovable. This is because, as children, we believe and accept what we are told by our 'elders' and 'betters' and we hear a message of unworthiness a million times as a truth that we cannot challenge.
We all carry hurt and wounding from our past and from our upbringing. From very early on we learn to cover up our emotions, so that we appear to be a 'good girl' or a 'good boy'. Society and our parents want us to be a 'normal' child.
In early childhood we realise that if we really need someone to comfort us in our fears and our hurts, and if support is not available, we feel alone or abandoned. Then we quickly learn to close off our emotions. Because we need to survive we start to distance ourselves from our fear, anger, hurt, sadness and pain.
As adults we keep ourselves busy and distracted, so that there can be no room for these unpleasant emotions to bubble up to the surface. We continually practise disconnecting ourselves from our heart and from our feelings. In this way we push ourselves away from the experiences of our own heart and create a mask and a false personality. Later on we may come to believe this to be our true selves.
As we develop spiritually we learn to rise above, and even transcend, our own limitations and self-judgements.
First we need to become aware of our old, ingrained belief systems, our negative thought patterns and our behaviours, before we can let go of them. And we can rest assured in the knowledge that life itself will always confront us with appropriately challenging situations in which we can practise our new, growing awareness with a positive attitude.
On my own journey towards healing, I passed through many phases of feeling 'wrong', 'not good enough' or 'not worthy'. My history with my inner work comes through my own experience. I was privileged in being guided by life to meet my spiritual master, Osho, in 1982. Through his presence and teachings, I learned to look deeper inside myself and reconnect with the true 'me' that I am and have always been. Guided by him, I learned to meditate and I found out a lot about the mind and human conditioning.
Going through many different therapeutic processes and meditating regularly, I experienced and learnt that all the things I had been looking for, such as happiness, love, joy, peace and contentment, in fact lie within myself. I had to become aware of negative beliefs, emotions and hurts inside me before I could let go of them. This helped me to gain understanding and awareness, and to have compassion for myself.
We all want to be happy and we deserve to be so – this is our birthright. We are here, on this earth, to love ourselves and to enjoy life. When we are born, we bring these qualities of love and joy, happiness and contentment with us. This is our human nature.
All true healing methods channel the energy of love and light. I have learnt a great deal from being a hands-on Reiki healer and teacher. This technique channels the universal (Reiki) energy and I have found this to be particularly helpful for myself and for healing others. Reiki universal life energy, in its very essence, is love, and love is the energy that heals.
I started training in Reiki healing in 1983, in California, and since that time I have explored, learnt and taught a wide range of complementary healing modalities including energy and chakra work, colour therapy, psychic massage, Bach flower remedies, counselling, active and silent-meditation techniques and guided- healing meditations. My personal commitment has always been to the path of healing, meditation and awareness, so that we can come to know our true nature: 'who we really are'.
The healing process I have developed specifically teaches how to 'come down' from the head a d to connect with the innocence of the body and the unconditional love that lies within the heart. It helps you to experience the transformational power of the heart, which has its own intelligence and wisdom.
The heart has an enormous capacity and empty space inside; we just need to learn to access this space. We can take anything, such as an uncomfortable feeling or a difficult situation experienced in the past, inside our own heart. We can stay with this feeling or emotion and remain present with it. Then the transforming quality of our heart comes alive.
When we say 'yes' to our feelings, we experience healing and transformation. The heart is capable of transforming any feeling of sadness, anger, pain, hurt or fear into its opposites, such as joy, compassion, peace, love and understanding. Saying yes' is acknowledging what we feel. This 'yes' brings us in contact with what we experience. It opens the door to a positive way of relating to what we feel.
When we are feeling an emotion, either good or bad, we must spend time with it, face to face, without judging it or wanting it to be different or wanting it to just go away.
If we are able to be gentle and present with our hurts, to own them and not to blame others, then the transforming quality of our heart comes
alive. We can learn to develop a positive attitude in being present with a feeling or emotion. Feelings can come; they can go and can come back again. The first step you can make to help you reconnect with the inner wisdom of your heart is to learn to give yourself a little time and energy for silent moments in your daily life. Then you will know better what love and peace really is.
These two healing meditations can help you get in touch again with the natural qualities of the heart, which naturally knows how to relax, enjoy and celebrate life.
This meditation comes from Atisha, an ancient Tibetan mystic.
It is based on the understanding that the deeper we melt into the heart (via the heart chakra) the more we can disappear as a separate 'I'.
This meditation teaches us to absorb any emotion, anything that causes us suffering, into the empty space of the heart.
All these 'ghosts', such as fear, worry, anxiety, struggles, feelings of unworthiness and judgments are welcomed.
As they enter the heart chakra when we breathe in, they dissolve and disappear into the empty space inside the heart.
And once the heart has absorbed and transformed these negative energies, we can breathe out positive energies, such as love, joy and peace.
This meditation harmonises the heart centre (the fourth chakra) and brings us into contact with the love and peace that emanates from the heart.
The low humming sound harmonises your heart centre. It is a perfect way either to start or end your day.


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What did we learn from the wonderful '09 Confed Cup from the US Men's National Team? Other then I have the fact that I should quit with the predictions? In my pre-Confed Cup posting, I said not to expect much from the USA's squad. I figured it would be a rerun of the World Cup 2006. I didn't expect the USMNT to get out of the group and it looked like I was correct, right up to the kickoff of the final group match.
That was when we learned about the effort and heart that this group of players can show. Their belief in themselves was a joy to see. They played like they had nothing to lose, which is commendable. They made everyone who has been following this team for years and years proud. The audacity to believe that they had a chance to advance after 2 losses and a -5 goal differential was amazing. That never-say-die mentality is typical to the American culture and is something that continues to amaze the international soccer community.
Unfortunately, in the Final against Brazil, we also learned that the USA has depth issues. The USMNT player pool has 12-13 players who are of what I will call international pedigree. You saw it clearly in the second half of the Final, when the frantic pace and altitude finally started to wear on the starting eleven. There was no one on the bench who could come in and keep the level of play where it needs to be. In fact, there were seven players on the bench who didn't see a minute of play in the Confed Cup.
Now, injuries have certainly hurt the USA in the past few months. I definitely think the likes of Steve Cherundolo, Maurice Edu, and Brian Ching would have provided a Bob Bradley better options than he had on the Confed bench. It will be interesting to see if Bradley can identify more players during the upcoming Gold Cup and World Cup Qualifying campaign.
And it obviously will not hurt to add a player or two like Jermaine Jones and Edgar Castillo to the USMNT player pool now that FIFA rules have changed for switching National teams. Will these USA "defectors" be the answer? No, but they will add to the current depth of the player pool, which is vital to international success.
Of course, these are not the only thing we learned, but they were the most obvious. If the USA wants to maintain this level of international play, they will need to keep the never-say-die attitude and they will have to dig the player pool deeper.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
What Have We Learned From the USA's Run?
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Devil's Due Entertainment is doing a complete rebrand with a new name and new focus under the similar, but different Devil's Due Comics. The company is shifting towards a creator-owned output, according to founder Joshua Blaylock.
"Currently the comic industry has a high class problem of too much quality. Every week we're overloaded with fantastic submissions, more than we could ever publish, let alone give the full attention we offer to all of our current titles. It's a glut of goodness, and all one needs to do is view the Previewscatalog to see it," said Blaylock.
"While we're structured to handle national distribution and even the highest volume of sales, there's a whole world of new indie artists with small-but-growing voracious followings. These are creators hustling every weekend at comicons, on Kickstarter, and social media, who already have a lot of the aspects of comic production figured out," he continued. "They do fairly well by nurturing a cult fanbase, but just need an infrastructure to rely on, an opportunity to get onto store shelves, and a brand behind them. That's easy for us and hard for them."
The first two titles under this new name are Scott Schmidt and Brian Atkins' Final Street in June, followed by Pat Shand and Olivia Pelaez's Little Girl in July.


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Thank goodness school has finally finished. No more precariously balancing on bookcases and ladders trying to reach that last staple and wondering how you got the display up there in the first place. All the while 25 little angels are either: bickering about who is helping you by holding the ladder and sorting the work into piles; taking the opportunity to misbehave; watching the video or talking at the tops of their voices. At one point I imagined tomorrows headlines "Pupils Hurt as Teachering Assistant Topples From Ladder".
Thankfully the classroom is empty, the pupils have gone home safe and I have not lost my mind. Another successful year completed!
I have made some chocolates for all the mini teachers out there to enjoy now that Schools Out.
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