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Episode Eighteen "Then And Now"
For the first hour or so, Shaun and Miranda sat in the back seat of the unmarked police cruiser taking them to Phoenix, and held hands. It was all about reassurance — and fear. Miranda, as always, was calculating what was waiting for them in Phoenix. They had killed Tony Guidano and although it seemed like no one knew about it, she knew things are not always what they seem. They had killed a retired mafia boss. Eventually someone would find out and there was a good chance that eventually, they would also figure out who had done it. Detective Keenan could have been selling them a story about Uncle Tommy wanting to help them, but he took her handcuffs off once they got in the car. If he would have been instructed to kill them both and leave them in the vast expanse of nothingness that defines the space between Yuma and Gila Bend, why would he have taken off the cuffs?
Shaun wanted a drink.
"Hey, you said we could get a drink, bud."
"Well, your lucky. There's a spot I like just out of Gila Bend. We'll get some lunch and a couple of beers."
"I'll just take the beers."
"Whatever. But two is all you get."
"Fucking cops."
Keenan just smiled and thought to himself, "please, something go wrong so I can knock some teeth out."
Miranda saw the moment of tension as an opportunity.
"So how the hell did Uncle Tommy know we were in Yuma?"
"People know things."
"We weren't there long."
"All I know is I have a job to do."
"I have to pee."
"You can hold it."
"No, I can't."
"Look, this is what is happening. We are heading to the parking lot of this place, food and two beers will be brought to the car and then we will drive away. You can hold it for an hour."
"Fucking cops."
"You two are really intelligent."
Miranda knew they were really heading to Uncle Tommy's.
"I have to pee."
"Please, come in, Miranda. It's down the hall that way. Third on the right."
Tommy looked at Shaun and was taken aback by what he saw. He still resembled the young man he last saw but he had not aged well. He was worn, weathered and reeking of beer.
Shaun had just enough booze in him to say something.
"What was that you used to say, Uncle Tommy? 'the more things change, the more they stay the same?'"
"Well, a lot of people say things. But people can change. I used to say that, but now I say, 'And if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their conquerors and say, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly.'"
"Is that the Bible?"
"Yes, its from Kings. Come on in. Keenan will make sure Miranda knows where to find us."
Tommy led Shaun down through his 10,000-square-foot mansion nestled in Camelback Mountain. As they reached their destination — an amazing living room that overlooked the south Valley — Shaun spied the bar and headed over.
"I hoped we would have a chance to talk before we thought about cocktails."
"You're not going to try to get me to stop drinking or anything, are you?"
"Well, we can cross that bridge if and when we come to it. Can I get you anything else?"
"Got any O.J."
Miranda came walking in just as Tommy handed a glass to Shaun.
"Anything for you, Miranda?"
"Thanks, no. I want to know what the hell is going on."
"Please sit down, Miranda."
"Thanks, no, I'll stand."
"Look, Miranda, I'm sorry."
"You're sorry?"
"You are sorry, huh? I've known that for a long time, Uncle Tommy, a long time."
"Please, Miranda, I'm trying to make amends."
"It will take much more than an apology."
"Well, Keenan told you I was going to take care of your outstanding child-support payments, that's a start, too, isn't it?"
"Yea, its a start."
"Look, Miranda, I know that you blame me for the death of your grandfather. And maybe you're right about it. But I can't go back and change those things that I did then, I can only change what happens from here on. I'm willing to try."
"He quoted a bible verse to me," Shaun sputtered.
"Yes, I did. Look, I have been trying to make my peace for some time now. Finding you two was just another sign from God that I still have many bridges to mend."
"You destroyed both of our lives and you think that all you have to do is tell us you found Jesus and we will just be able to find our 'peace?'"
"What will it take, then?"
"I want to know everything."
"Like how you knew to find us in Yuma."
"I didn't. I got a note from your husband. He told me you were planning on killing us both. Some friends found you for me because they knew I was trying to make things right."
"Tony told you that, huh?"
"Yea. You haven't done anything crazy, have you, Miranda? It doesn't look like he caught up with you."
"Forget what I have done, this is about you."
"So why did you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Why did you betray my grandfather? Why did you betray your best friend? Say something, Shaun."
"What the fuck do you want me to say? I just want to get the hell out of here."
"Look, I don't expect you to just be able to take any of this easily or quickly. Guidano told me you were going to kill me and I went out of my way to bring you into my home. I am trying. You being here is proof of that."
Miranda just stared and finally found a seat.
"Look, Uncle Tommy, I just have been hating you for so long, this is not easy. The last thing I ever expected when we saw each other again is for you to be so nice."
"I know. You have no one now that you're grandfather is gone. I want to help. Please let me because I know that without things that I have done in the past, we all would not be sitting here with such a mess on our hands."
"So you are going to take care of my warrants and outstanding payments?"
"Well, not directly, but an attorney will be over at about 3 p.m. and he will take care of everything. I have to go to game 6 tonight but I'll be back late tomorrow. I am hoping you guys will take me up on staying here. Guidano is sure to be looking for you and until we can figure it all out, it might be the safest place. You'll have the place to yourselves."
"Can I use the bar?"
"Of course, but listen to Miranda if she tells you to stop. We still have much more to work out."
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When many of us think of working at an insurance company, a familiar image comes to mind: a pretty risk-averse employee pacing in his nondescript cubicle crunching numbers and worrying about everything. You know, like Ben Stiller as Reuben Feffer in Along Came Polly. Now, press the mental delete button.
Today, companies like Liberty Mutual Insurance are looking for new ways to serve their customers. The modern tech employee at Liberty Mutual is a trailblazer — part innovator, part leader, with a unique set of skills for generating out-of-the-box initiatives to serve customers. A true Jack or Jill of all trades. At least, this is how those at Liberty Mutual would describe their ideal candidate.
"We want prospective employees to show us that they possess the technical skills, innovative thinking, and leadership qualities that will help solve problems for our customers," says James McGlennon, Liberty Mutual's EVP & Chief Information Officer. "But that is not enough on its own. Candidates also must demonstrate compassion, integrity, and 'doing the right thing'- all intangible skills that help us put the customer at the center of everything we do."
If you're thinking, "This sounds like what big tech companies look for," you are right. Liberty Mutual may have been founded in 1912, but in the 21st century it has evolved into a fast, flexible and agile organization. Disruption and innovation have taken root at Liberty Mutual, and the Boston-based Fortune 100 company is looking to hire nearly a thousand new employees into all kinds of roles — not just tech — to help millions of customers in more than 30 countries.
Glassdoor caught up with McGlennon to dig into company culture,long-term goals and what they're looking for in potential employees. Here's what they had to say:
Glassdoor: How do you define a Digital Transformation? What changes is Liberty Mutual currently undergoing as part of this?
James McGlennon: From driverless cars, to the Internet of Things and the sharing economy – technology continues to disrupt every industry, including insurance. With technology changing faster than ever, we are at an inflection point from an innovation perspective. To keep up with customer expectations and to stay relevant, we must become even faster, more agile and increasingly open to smart risk-taking. To accomplish this, we are building a start-up culture within this 100 year-old Fortune 100 insurance company to more quickly deliver technology capabilities, better accommodate industry changes, and put the customer at the core of the digital experience. We are transforming our culture to build innovative solutions that drive unprecedented possibility for our team, partners and customers.
Glassdoor: What are your long term goals / visions for this transformation?
James McGlennon: Liberty Mutual is working to create a fast, flexible and agile organization that leads change in the industry by incubating new ideas and deploying new technologies. In a world where we can't predict the future and new competitors can come from many directions, we will win by being able to accommodate change and reconfigure our priorities in real time. We will do this by providing employees with opportunities to become multi-disciplined so they can harness the power of our collective differences and similarities to spark innovation and globally competitive ideas. By applying a diversity and inclusion lens to all that we do, we can bring more perspective, bring more background and bring more insight to our operations, products, and services.
Glassdoor: How is Liberty Mutual changing the way that we view insurance?
James McGlennon: We are at a critical point in time in the insurance industry. We are also in the middle of one of the most significant changes in the technology industry in decades. Every industry and all major companies are at risk. Disruption is all around us. Digital innovation and changing expectations create opportunities and threats. We need to disrupt ourselves and change how we operate, placing the customer at the center of our thinking and looking for new ways to provide value and enhanced service. By doing this we will redefine how customers shop for and learn about insurance by creating innovative ways to help them navigate the roads with more confidence and less worry.
Glassdoor: How is this way of thinking being integrated across the enterprise?
James McGlennon: As the agile mindset takes hold across the company, teams are using out-of-the-box approaches to test new ideas and significantly increase the company's speed to market and employees are feeling more and more empowered to take a risk and share ideas with colleagues and management. The past two years have seen an explosion of innovative thinking coming from Liberty Mutual including:
- Solaria Labs: Established to help solve unmet consumer needs, foster new ideas, and attract talent in a startup environment, Solaria houses several teams committed to developing new products based on these discoveries, including data scientists, research engineers, UX/UI designers, and app developers. It also helps to foster a culture of innovation by immersing Liberty Mutual employees in a startup environment at WeWork.
- Cat-i app: Automates the modelling and projection of hurricane impacts and enables users to see predictions on demand. This app gives executives information they need to make critical, proactive decisions much faster—from waiting up to a day to receiving data on demand. With more timely information, teams can be better positioned to deploy the right number of resources to impacted areas at the right time, ultimately helping people recover their lives faster.
- Workgrid Software and Workgrid Assistant: Workgrid Software, LLC – a company wholly-owned by Liberty Mutual creates and sells software solutions that are purpose-built for an enterprise—by an enterprise. Workgrid Software's initial product – the Workgrid Assistant – is a digital assistant that makes work simpler and more efficient for employees by handing chat-based administrative requests and bringing them personalized daily tasks, information and reminders through a single, intuitive interface.
Glassdoor: Where do you see the company in five years? What's your vision for the company moving ahead?
James McGlennon: Our goal is to be an innovation leader, developing products and services that address needs that our customers don't even know they have yet. To do this, it is imperative that we accelerate our speed to market. We will need even more flexible and agile product development and a more dedicated focus on our customers. We also need to increase the range of ideas and experiences that are brought to the table. One way we will do this is by attracting, developing and advancing the careers of women in technology – both at Liberty and across the board. By fostering an environment in which everyone across the organization is encouraged to share their ideas and failure is not a negative, we will set ourselves up for another century of success.
Glassdoor: What qualities are you now looking for to make up this type of workforce?
James McGlennon: We want employees who exemplify our core principles, including treating people with empathy, dignity and respect. Instead of just looking at how someone fits into a certain job function, we look for a combination of tangible and intangible skills and characteristics that indicate if he or she will make things better and follow through. This is becoming more prevalent in our approach to recruiting talent on college campuses. Instead of leading with the jobs/programs we offer, we are leading with the skills we are looking for in an ideal candidate. Finding talent that possess the skills to succeed in multiple roles throughout the company aligns with our focus on talent mobility and development focused culture.
Liberty Mutual is an inclusive employer who welcomes and embraces all of the differences and similarities between people and groups. Because there are multiple dimensions of diversity, including race, background and sexual orientation as example, we offer a wide definition of diversity and value the intersectionality of the dimensions that make us whole beings. As a result we are continuously expanding how we create an environment that embraces all people.
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Point Au Roche State Park, on the northwestern shore of Lake Champlain, is a mixture of open and forested areas, most of them natural and undeveloped. The park's large day-use area has a protected, sandy beach and picnic facilities. Boating and fishing are popular activities, as are volleyball, softball and other games. The park offers 60 designated mooring sites in Deep Bay. The Nature Center offers a variety of programs; and, is available to the public all year. The park's trails, including nature, hiking and biking trails, wind through interesting habitats, from forest to marsh to shoreline. The trails are in use all year for school programs, nature hikes and cross-country skiing. The park also provides access for ice fishing.
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The easy-to-use Empire Pass card is $80- and your key to all-season enjoyment with unlimited day-use entry at most facilities operated by State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches, trails and more. Purchase online or contact your favorite park for more information. Learn more about our Admission Programs including the Empire Pass.
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With the Syrian civil war dragging on, more bloodshed, and President Bashar al-Assad's regime dropping deeper into international isolation, western states enforce political pressure by expelling Syrian ambassadors from their countries after the massacre in the Syrian village of Hula.
Assad will neither be impressed by this radical move of western policy makers, nor by the UN's threats of sanctions against Syria, nor with the UN's desperate attempts to find a peaceful solution between the regime and the opposition through its former Secretary General Kofi Annan. With atrocities on both sides going on, the Syrian civil war is in imminent danger of spinning out of control.
Expelling ambassadors from a country is the last resort a state can impose on a regime through diplomatic channels. As diplomats are running out of instruments and alternatives, analysts assume that two more possible solutions could be applied.
One would be the so called "Yemeni Solution", proposed by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. The strategy is rather simple: The opposition has to recruit more and more supporters from the entire Syrian society, which will lead to an overall revolution against Assad, even by his own supporters.
This solution is doable, specifically with violence spreading all over the country, and civil and social order increasingly under threat by the rising violence from both sides.
The second solution can actually be provided by Syria's sole remaining ally in the international community: Russia.
Since Russia is the only power Syria is currently listening to, Moscow can impose significant political pressure on Damascus in order to stop atrocities from the Assad related forces and the army. Russia itself is concerned of the rising instability in the region, and in terms of global politics, Moscow is on the brink of regaining its former geopolitical weight as it used to have until the collapse of the Soviet Union. Moscow is very well aware of its new power by using its powerful permanent weight as a veto power in the UN Security Council. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is warning the opposition to cause an international intervention in Syria by exploiting the Hula massacre as a dead give-away for foreign intervention.
Since violence on both sides reach a peak, and the diplomatic efforts are in vain – by foreign powers and the UN -, and Syria is isolating itself more and more, time is running out. Will Syria be drowned in its civil war, turning the Arab Spring into the next bloody cause after Libya, or will the international community get into action through military intervention, if further sanctions or threats of sanctions remain without effect?
Annan's plan for a peaceful solution is neither having any effect, nor do the UN observers have any influence at all on the Assad regime.
International diplomacy has reached its border lines, and it won't take long until the hardliners will prevail by releasing the dogs of war – by taking military action, as a last resort.


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Posts tagged Gratitude
Thankful Thursdays!
30 Day Challenge to be THANKFUL
Being THANKFUL doesn't just happen! It comes through daily affirmations of appreciation and gratitude for what we do have and even for what may not be ideal in our mind or world. You wouldn't expect a flower to grow without water nor would you expect your body to get healthier without nourishing it, so why would you expect to feel like you have enough and you are enough, without nurturing a THANKFUL spirit and mindset and an appreciation for yourself, those around you, and for where you currently are in life. A THANKFUL life does not mean being complacent, but accepting and working with your present circumstances while patiently waiting for what is yet to come. (more…)
Thankful Thursdays!
One of the greatest feelings in the world is to know you're not alone. Having someone to confide in and call upon when times are difficult is a comforting and securing feeling that can't easily be replaced. I am so THANKFUL to have people in my life who are more than family and friends, but confidants, listeners, and sounding boards. They uplift and support me and add an element of belonging. I'm THANKFUL for the ability to speak without being judged, to express without being looked down upon, to converse freely without condemnation, and to express my feelings without them being dismissed.
Communication is the key to life and when you're able to share dialogue openly and honestly, it is a gratifying feeling. Take time to speak with your loved ones; more importantly, make time to listen to them. The best gift you can give to someone is to listen to them and let them know what they think and how they feel is as important to you as it is to them. Show them how THANKFUL you are for their thoughts and opinions and they'll be just as THANKFUL to have a voice.
Are you THANKFUL for those around you and the freedom they afford you to share your voice? How does communication play a part in your THANKFULNESS? Share your thoughts with #BrotherWord and THANK YOU for listening.
Thankful Thursdays!
Thankful Thursday!
Contentment does not mean settling or giving up. It is about being appreciative and THANKFUL for the here and now. It's about finding peace with what you have and what you don't have. One of the biggest challenges in life is being satisfied with your present situation while striving for a greater future. Don't get bogged down with the what ifs, the could have been, or the when this or that happens, but instead relish in the moment and appreciate it for all it's worth. Right now is where you are meant to be and the peace you feel, the inner smile of gratitude, is God's way of letting you know that just like yesterday took care of itself, so will tomorrow. Be THANKFUL for today and find contentment in knowing that now is a great place to be. Make it a mindset to grasp the moment and express THANKFULNESS in your current state. The more we learn to seize every opportunity, the less we'll feel we've let opportunities escape us – Carpe Diem!
Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine. ~ Friedrich Schiller
Thankful Thursday!
In the wake of the tragedy in Moore, Ok. earlier this week it is easy to succumb to the destruction and disaster that has shaken that community. It's another catastrophic event that reminds us of the frailty of life. All of our prayers collectively go out and as a nation, we will support our brethren and restore what has been broken, whether its houses, schools, communities, or spirits. And here lies the beauty and all that we have to be THANKFUL for. Dire situations bring out the best in all of us and show the character of our fellow man. Look at the outpouring from around the country, listen to the citizens in Moore who despite the mass destruction around them, have continued to express how THANKFUL they still remain. It warms BrotherWord's heart to see the spirit of THANKFULNESS shine through the worst of situations and people from all around the world, from all races & ethnicities, reaching out to lend whatever aid is necessary. From first responders, to national aid organizations, to professional athletes and entertainers, to John Q has made strives to let Moore, Ok. know we stand with them.
If the community of Moore can find hope in the eye of the storm, we too can find hope in the midst of our tragedies. Rainbows only happen where there is rain. So, when life rains on your day and brings a storm into your world, remember the sun shall rise and your future is brighter than your past! Being THANKFUL is a mindset and choosing to find the beauty in an ugly situation, the hope in despair, and the light in darkness is a trait we all possess and prayerfully take advantage of more often than not. Today and everyday, choose THANKFULNESS and watch your storm go away and your world shine!
Thankful Thursday!
Ever thought what if or if only I would have done this or that? We all have had those moments when we wished we can turn back the hands of time and have a do-over, a Mulligan. The thing with do-overs are that it doesn't guarantee we'll get the desired outcome. Instead of dwelling on the past, wishing to do something over, be THANKFUL for today and all it offers. Today gives us the opportunity to make all our wishes come true, because truth be told, all we have control over is the here and now. Wouldn't it be great to make today the best day it possibly can be? Take advantage of all that today brings to the table and watch how prosperous today will become. Be THANKFUL for the big and the small and everything in between. When we appreciate the present (today), we see the value in yesterday (history), and are not only prepared, but have a joyful expectation for what tomorrow (mystery) will offer. Practice being THANKFUL for where you are, what you have, and what you've gone through. These are the building blocks for the mind and soul that gives peace and purpose. It soothes, teaches, and prepares us for the next phase. THANKFUL on purpose and with a purpose, today and everyday!
What are you THANKFUL for today? Who can you share your THANKFULNESS with? Can BrotherWord help you discover or re-discover being THANKFUL on purpose? Send your THANKFUL expressions, questions, and thoughts to BrotherWord in the comment section or at email@example.com.
Thankful Thursday
It's Thankful Thursday!!! What are you thankful for today?
Did someone buy you lunch, open a door for you, tell you how nice you look? Being thankful comes in may forms, but sometimes we have to dig deep to find thankfulness in the toughest of situations. It's about having an "Attitude of Gratitude!" Even when life has turned you upside down, caused you conflict and sadness, you have to find an inner peace… "Peace on Purpose."


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Roasted Apple Gravy
- Servings: 5-6 cups
- Difficulty: Easy
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- Provided by: Bruce Aidells
- 2 cups pan juices from roast chicken or turkey Low sodium chicken stock
- 4 Granny Smith, Pippin, Fuji or Golden Delicious apples, peeled, halved, cored and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices
- 3 tbsp. melted butter
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 tsp. fresh sage or 1 tsp. dried
- 1 tsp. fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried
- ½
- cup apple brandy, Calvados or brandy
- 3/4 cup dry white wine or vermouth
- 2 cups apple cider or apple juice
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (optional)
- 2 tsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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2. Once chicken has roasted, transfer to a carving board. Pour the pan juices into a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup. If you don't have 2 cups of juices, then add low sodium chicken stock. If you have more than 2 cups juices, then save the extra for soup or sauces. Freeze until fat congeals. Remove fat with a spoon. Set the juices aside.
3. Toss apples in a mixing bowl with melted butter, cinnamon, sage and thyme until well coated. Spread the apple mixture over the surface of a large baking sheet and roast in the oven until the apples are soft and lightly colored, about 10 minutes. Turn every so often with a spatula. Remove � cup of apples and puree in a blender or food processor. Set aside along with the remaining sliced and roasted apples.
4. Add brandy and wine to a 2 quart sauce pan and boil until reduced by half. Add the reserved pan juices, cider, pureed apples and optional cream. Boil for 5 minutes to concentrate the flavors. If it is too watery, continue to boil until the flavors are concentrated. Stir the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl and add to the gravy. Cook 30 seconds or less to thicken. Season to taste with salt and pepper.


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Come and join us for the Construction Lunch and hear how working closer together is paying off for businesses in Bradford and Leeds.
You'll hear about how 'magnet city' and 'smart city' concepts can change the fortunes of places not hitherto considered to be challengers to the top world cities.
Our speakers are Tom Baker, business development director at BT, Justine Andrew, director KPMG and Jonathon Turton, director, KPMG Infrastructure.
We'll demonstrate examples of cities that undertook bold experiments and huge risks to reinvent themselves. Today, they are fast-growing cities with economic growth that in many instances outstrip the national average. They have, to use the vernacular, flipped their magnetic orientation and now entice instead of repel.
At the heart of West Yorkshire, Bradford and Leeds' ability to find greater aggregation means these concepts can work here as they have done elsewhere. As the 'Northern Powerhouse' idea also begins to take shape through devolution and other policy initiatives, now is the time to debate the next steps.
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Well i love LOVE LOVE LOVE a good story.. weith it be in a book.. a movie.. a TV show.. i love when people put humanity into what they write.. so when i read this comic from http://www.gpf-comics.com
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GPF and all its characters are Copyright 2006, Jeffrey T. Darlington.
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Finally after creeping with the hard work with your graduation late night juggernaut with books, barely three hour sleep before exams, project work, internal exams, vivas, university exams over the span of 3 or 4 years you have completed your graduation. It's time to celebrate and that too in grand style before you take decision over looking for job or further studies. A lot of reasons to be cheerful, right? But a lot of reasons to be worried about as well if you are looking for job or further studies. So, the big question is what to do after graduation? Post Graduation(Higher education in UK)/ Looking for job
According to Indian Higher Education statistics, there are nearly 35,500 affiliated colleges in India which enroll close to 20 million students every year.
Out of the 20 million opting to study; 86% are graduate students, 12% postgraduate students, 1% research students — and these numbers are changing significantly as more and more students prefer to enhance their career with higher education(Higher Education In US) and master's degree.
Should I get a job?
Well, 'skills' & 'talent' is the most important word to note here, higher education(Higher education in India) not necessarily mean higher skills and better career. Many postgraduates have lesser knowledge than graduates, and if it is the better career that you are after, education that enhances your skills becomes an important asset if you opt at looking for job. Because even after graduation 80% engineering graduates from 2015 in India were found to be not employable. That's a massive number of students unqualified for a job. These students are usually more confused, because they can't land a job to get some work experience under their belt. So, is there another way to acquire jobs?
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Learning Gardens Laboratory
Cultivating a sustainable future through
garden-based education
Our mission
The Learning Gardens Lab supports academic achievement, leadership development, and local sustainable food systems by providing multicultural, interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and experiential garden-based education for public school students and their families, university students, and community members.
All programs at LGL are coordinated by a staff team of graduate students in the Leadership for Sustainability Education program.
Donate! Want to make a tax-deductible donation to LGL? Donate here.
What we do
- Garden-based education with Lane Middle School students. Students learn science and sustainability in the garden!
- Courses and workshops for PK-12 educators about how to create garden-based sustainability curriculum. For more information contact: Sybil Kelley at email@example.com
- Service-learning capstone courses with over 100 Portland State University students each year. Watch a video about the PSU Capstone program, and check out this beautiful capstone LGL cookbook project at The Merry Melting Pot Manual
- Digital story telling projects with PSU freshmen as part of a year long Freshman Inquiry course: Watch Sustainability as a Process; Curiosity; and Farmstand
- Hands-on gardening and sustainable living skills with local neighbors in the Lane Family Garden and the OSU Master Gardener Demonstration Garden
- Community Farm Stand: Visit the LGL community farm stand on SE 60th each Wednesday (June-Oct) from 3:30-6:30 for fresh produce, grown with love at LGL.
- Community events open to everyone: The fall Harvest Festival and the April Earth Day Festival. Read more information about volunteering here.
- Economic development and a local sustainable food system development through our Farmer in Residence program and through OSU Extension's Beginning Urban Farming Apprenticeship Program
And more! View a full overview of the LGL.
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A.W.E. Contemporary Worship
The Contemporary Service is held in the Light House (building behind the main building) Auditorium beginning at 11:00 a.m. This A.W.E. Service, which stands for Alternative Worship Experience, is just that -"different or non-traditional." While our ministers preach on the same scripture at all three services each Sunday, the contemporary service has a more informal Order of Worship, and the congregation often dresses casually. There may be more performances from the drama and creative art teams, and there is usually a video during the service. Sometimes members of the congregation will participate, and the music is contemporary "praise" in nature, rather than traditional hymns and anthems. There are no acolytes for this service. Communion is served on the same day as in the traditional services, each month. Worship is led by a Worship Leader each week. The congregation is diverse. Believers who consistently attend are young and old, male and female. An energetic group enjoys this service each Sunday.
For our A.W.E. Contemporary Service, it's best to park in the spaces closer to the back of our church campus, as this service is located in our Light House building.


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February 7, 1995
Dear Dr. Salvo,
First, I want to thank you for the Civil War poetry. I used to read those poems to my anatomy and physiology classes at Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ in Fort Wayne, IN, as an introduction to the section of renal physiology. I always thought they were very apropos.
Second, the enclosed material is a photocopy of some info I down-loaded from one the internet discussion groups to which I belong. Because of your background and interests, I thought this would be of interest to you. Perhaps you would want to share it with your readers. After reading the report I finally realized what the problem is with many of my students.
What about an update on the trials and tribulations associated with PC?
Sheldon F. Gottlieb, Ph.D.
Mobile, AL
Dear Shelly,
Your kind letter was most welcome. One never knows how one's most prized collector's item will be received, first by the ruthless editor (E.T. stands for Execrable Tamurlane) and next by the reader. But happily many of our readers are scientists or going to be, and these people are relatively shock proof. Besides no one reading your letter could imagine there being a prurient interest on your part. "Urient," perhaps. Most good scientists would agree that a filthy mind is a perpetual feast, and would tend to recall the dirty stories, poems, and songs that illuminated some point they were making in a lecture.
I recall a delightful fellow who taught us microanatomy, and endeared himself to each new class by sharing his scurrilous views on the micro-universe and man's destiny. When he came to the microscopic study of connective tissues, he would focus on his slide and say, "Now I want you to come and look at this preparation -- these are the "chondrin balls" of the older anatomists."
He was a gentle man and resembled an elderly sea turtle with the expression of a puzzled elf. He was, however, far from defenseless. One morning he was in the barber's chair being sprayed with macassar oil when his arch-enemy Wilbur the Bull rumbled in. Wilbur was a gross anatomy instructor doubling as line coach for the immortal Green Wave of Tulane. "Harold," he roared, "if my wife smelled that stuff on me she'd say I'd been in a whore house!" Harold smiled softly, remarking, "Wilbur, my wife has never been in a whore house."
S.G., you might want to look him up (Harold Cummins) sometime -- he was a pioneer in dermatoglyphics. You and he would be kindred spirits.
I am still virginal as to having "down loaded from one of the internet discussion groups," but my family is at it all the time. We have already witnessed the extinction of the long-hand letter, typewritten letter, telephone call chat, etc. Now the phone is resurrected via some hybrid called the FAX, as well as the E-MAIL, which seems fated to replace the long distance call. There is somewhere some indecent miscegenation implicating the phone, radio, typewriter, camera and printer. They are melding and merging and will soon, I predict, talk back. I neglected to include in this unholy family the Answering Machine, perhaps the most humanoid in its action and attributes. One of my sons has one that can charitably be called a blabber-mouth: Recently my wife called him at his room in the dorm (CO-ED of course!) and was obliged by his answering machine with a full recital of all the calls he had had since classes began. She was of course delighted with this windfall and was especially charmed by one little voice fluting the message, "This is Cecilie -- I'm, I'm one of your secret admirers." The rest of the messages seemed to be variations on that theme.
Here is your E-MAIL letter:
This arrived from Sandy Rothenberg who graduated from the BEN program before going on to graduate school at MIT. It is evident that MIT requires people to read high quality journals and contemplate the explosive issues of science and society.
A new challenge for Bio-engineers...or - the real reason not to study too much!
Subject: Oh my god...I've BURST my BRAIN
From the Weekly World News, May 24, 1994.
Moscow --
Doctors are blaming a rare electrical imbalance in the brain for the bizarre death of a chess player whose head literally exploded in the middle of a championship game!
No one else was hurt in the fatal explosion but four players and three officials at the Moscow Candidate Masters' Chess Championships were sprayed with blood and brain matter when Nikolai Titov's head suddenly blew apart. Experts say he suffered from a condition called Hyper-Cerebral Electrosis or HCE.
"He was deep in concentration with his eyes focused on the board," says Titov's opponent, Vladimir Dobrynin. "All of a sudden his hands flew to his temples and he screamed in pain. Everyone looked up from their games, startled by the noise. Then, as if someone had put a bomb in his cranium, his head popped like a firecracker."
Incredibly, Titiov's is not the first case in which a person's head has spontaneously exploded. Five people are known to have died of HCE in the last 25 years. The most recent death occurred just three years ago in 1991, when European psychic Barbara Nicole's skull burst. Miss Nicole's story was reported by newspapers worldwide, including WWN. "HCE is an extremely rare physical imbalance," said Dr. Anatoly Martinenko, famed neurologist and expert on the human brain who did the autopsy on the brilliant chess expert. "It is a condition in which the circuits of the brain become overloaded by the body's own electricity. The explosions happen during periods of intense mental activity when lots of current is surging through the brain. Victims are highly intelligent people with great powers of concentration. Both Miss Nicole and Mr. Titov were intense people who tended to keep those cerebral circuits overloaded. In a way it could be said they were literally too smart for their own good."
Although Dr. Martinenko says there are probably many undiagnosed cases, he hastens to add that very few people will die from HCE. "Most people who have it will never know. At this point, medical science still doesn't understand it...It will be years before research money becomes available."
In the meantime, the doctor urges people to take it easy and not think too hard for long periods of time. "Take frequent relaxation breaks when you're doing things that take lots of mental focus," he recommends. (As a public service, WWN added a sidebar titled HOW TO TELL IF YOUR HEAD'S ABOUT TO BLOW UP:
Although HCE is very rare, it can kill. Dr. Martinenko says knowing you have the condition can greatly improve your odds of surviving it. A "yes" answer to any three of the following seven questions could mean that you have HCE:
1. Does your head sometimes ache when you think too hard? (Head pain can indicate overloaded brain circuits.)
2. Do you ever hear a faint ringing or humming sound in your ears? (It could be the sound of electricity in the skull cavity.)
3. Do you sometimes find yourself unable to get a thought out of your head? (This is a possible sign of too much electrical activity in the cerebral cortex.)
4. Do you spend more than five hours a day reading, balancing your checkbook, or other thoughtful activity? (A common symptom of HCE is a tendency to over-use the brain.)
5. When you get angry or frustrated do you feel pressure in your temples? (Friends of people who died of HCE say the victims often complained of head pressure in times of strong emotion.)
6. Do you ever overeat on ice cream, doughnuts and other sweets? (A craving for sugar is typical of people with too much electrical pressure in the cranium.)
7. Do you tend to analyze yourself too much? (HCE sufferers are often introspective, "over-thinking" their lives.)
Dear Shelly Gr.:
I am so excited, my obscenely large brain is pulsing away like an escaped bull-fiddle. The reason for this cerebral excitement? Why, Sandy R is the first investigator to come up with the neurophysiological substrate in that long- storied disease, Wortilesky's Disorder. Up to now merely a descriptive diagnosis for a most distressing disease.
The victim of this malady awakens early in the morning with three fully formed lectures in his mind. His wife says he's been lecturing half the night, and she seems to be wearing waxen ear plugs. The professor (victim is usually a teacher) knows from bitter experience that he must deliver all three lectures before midnight, else be penalized by having them added to the next three he will prepare that night.
Thus he wins a reputation of fluency he really hasn't earned, and the unfortunate one he is buttonholing, awash in the flood of scholarly observations, notices the speaker's restless gaze seems to focus far away over his, the listener's shoulder. This poor patient is looking for his next captive audience, and is already preparing his opening remarks for that lecture as he grinds out the coda on this one.
It is horrible, exhausting, the lecturer's version of The Flying Dutchman, who as you recall, could never reach port. Please relay, or Email, my thanks to Sandy -- his work (her work?) has enabled us to resume our attack on Wartyloskis Disease wth renewed vigor. Who is the P.C.??
P.S. Later on it occurred to me that P.C. might be related to PRN. If someone in that stellar gang would write to Salvo he'd be glad to reply. He would explain how the cow et the cabbage.
Even better some letters-in-a-bottle laundried by the dessicated crew of the S.S. Caduceus -- these would receive reply by Pelican Post.
It's the most.
P.S. We have several moles in the caduceus, and they tell us that our tainted leader, Gerry, is now placing in Caduceus all sorts of psychotic people. in a word he is forming a new Mental Health Department, strictly paralegal and extralegal. Excelsier!
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El Paso (13-5) 9, Las Vegas (5-13) 6 Box Score
- Luis Guillorme SS: 3-for-5, .224/.333/.306
- Matt den Dekker CF: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, K, .208/.236/.396
- Dominic Smith 1B: 1 for 4, BB, 3 K, .248/.386/.439
The 51s were able to score six runs on 12 hits, in large part due den Dekker's huge game. Den Dekker had three extra base hits, including two home runs: a solo shot in the fourth inning and a three run home run in the ninth. Smith has been in a bit of a slump over the past few games and, most surprisingly, he has been striking out at a very high rate. He is 1 for his last 13 with eight strikeouts.
- RHP Marcos Molina (L, 0-1, 7.71 ERA): 4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
- LHP Kyle Regnault (0-1, 7.59 ERA): 2.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB 4 K
- RHP Hansel Robles (0-0, 9.00 ERA): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K
Molina made his first start at Triple-A and he struggled with his control, walking four batters and throwing 92 pitches in less than five innings. Still, his Triple-A debut wasn't quite as bad as the line looks when you consider that he was pitching in such a hitter friendly environment and the bullpen allowed two inherited runners to score. The bullpen struggled quite a bit as each of the four relievers who pitched allowed at least one run to score.
Erie (6-10) 7, Binghamton (6-8) 3 Box Score
- Peter Alonso DH: 3-for-4, R, 2B, K, .340/.414/.620
- Kevin Taylor LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, .222/.263/.250
- Jhoan Urena RF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, .222/.237/.250
Despite having 10 hits in the game (four of which went for extra bases), the Rumble Ponies could only push across three runs. Alonso broke out of his mini-slump, during which he was 2-for-14, with a solid three hit game. RBI doubles by Taylor, Urena and Nick Sergakis (who was playing in his first game of the season after dealing with a minor injury) accounted for all three of Binghamton's runs.
- RHP Michael Gibbons (L, 0-1, 0.00 ERA) 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, BB, K
- RHP Joshua Torres (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 2.1 IP, H, 5 K
- RHP Adonis Uceta (0-0, 3.52 ERA) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, K
Gibbons made his first appearance with Binghamton since making a spot start there in July of 2015 and had mixed results in this outing. He allowed five baserunners and threw 61 pitches in less than three innings, but also suffered from poor defense and didn't allow an earned run. Torres has looked excellent out of the bullpen early in 2018, as he has struck out eight batters in four scoreless innings.
Jupiter (14-3) 1, St. Lucie (7-9) 0 Box Score
- Andres Gimenez SS: 1-for-2, .267/.318/.417
- Desmond Lindsay CF: 1-for-2, .237/.356/.289
- Ian Strom RF: 0-for-2, K, .310/.362/.524
The Mets were limited to just two hits as they were shutout in the rain-shortened game. As a team, St. Lucie is hitting just .217/.295/.326 in 2018 and their .621 OPS is last in the Florida State League.
- RHP Briam Campusano (L, 0-1, 2.25 ERA) 4.0 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Due to the poor weather, Campusano was called upon from Extended Spring Training to make the spot start. He pitched quite well, allowing just one earned run and keeping his pitch count at a reasonable 58 pitches despite the three walks. His start was cut short as the game was called after the top of the fifth inning.
Columbia (11-6) 5, Hickory (6-10) 0 Box Score
- Ali Sanchez DH: 2-for-4, 2B, .400/.455/.500
- Jeremy Vasquez 1B: 0-for-1, RBI, 3 BB, .308/.472/.481
- Blake Tiberi 2B: 1-for-2, 2 R, 3 BB, .345/.465/.466
The Fireflies had no problems getting players on base in this game as nine hits, seven walks, and a hit by pitch meant that the team was threatening to score throughout the game. Sanchez has hit very well since returning from injury. Vasquez has showcased exceptional plate discipline so far this season, as evidenced by his 18:11 BB:K ratio.
- LHP Anthony Kay (W, 1-0, 1.69 ERA) 6.0 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K
- RHP Carlos Hernandez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 2.0 IP, 3 K
- RHP Trey Cobb (0-0, 1.50 ERA) 1.0 IP, K
Kay has pitched exceptionally well since returning from Tommy John surgery and this game was his best so far. Kay threw six scoreless innings to lower his season ERA to 1.69. The bullpen was also excellent, as they followed up Kay's dominant performance with three scoreless innings. Hernandez has been exceptional since transitioning to the bullpen this season and he now has given up just one hit and struck out 14 in eight scoreless innings.


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A while back, I bookmarked Depression Quest, the game at the center of the whole gamergate kerfuffle. I was determined to buy the game, if only to show my support for Zoe Quinn over the hoards of assholes questioning her "ethics". Because as we all know:
Anyway, because I'm awesome at procrastinating even things that I want to do, I put off playing the game. I finally played it for a while last night, and... it's really accurate. At least, for me.
The "game" would be better described as a choose-your-own-adventure story, or "interactive fiction", as the kids seem to call it these days. You read a story, and are provided with options on how to proceed. However, due to the nature of depression, you are also provided with options that you are unable to choose. For example, while you are lying around watching TV with your girlfriend, you begin fearing that you are only a burden on her:
It can also be pretty triggering, and there's a warning to that effect in the opener.
Depression Quest is a game that deals with living with depression in a very literal way. This game is not meant to be a fun or lighthearted experience. If you are currently suffering from the illness and are easily triggered, please be aware that this game uses stark depictions of people in very dark places. If you are suicidal, please stop playing this game and visit this link to talk to someone.
They're not joking. It made me cry. Once it was getting to me, the constant reminder at the bottom of the screen of your current status...
...started feeling like a personal criticism. No, game, I am not currently seeing a therapist or taking meds I'M SORRY OK SHUT UP. (This is a good point to explain that I recently weaned off my antidepressants under the supervision of a psychiatrist, and I've been doing reasonably well lately. That said, my general motivation levels are still pretty low, and damn did I identify with so much of this game.)
Anyway, in the same way that I went around recommending those Hyperbole and a Half depression comics (Part 1 and Part 2) to anyone and everyone as a good representation of what depression can feel like, I also recommend this game. It's a pay-what-you-want model, so you can play for free if you so choose. If you do choose to pay, a portion of the proceeds are donated to National Suicide Prevention Hotline.


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text: Development of a Model of Interprofessional Shared Clinical Decision Making in the ICU: A Mixed-Methods StudyDeKeyser Ganz, Freda PhD, RN; Engelberg, Ruth PhD; Torres, Nicole PhD; Curtis, Jared Randall MD, MPHCritical Care Medicine: April 2016 - Volume 44 - Issue 4 - p 680–689 doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001467 Clinical Investigations Abstract Author InformationAuthors Article MetricsMetrics Objectives: To develop a model to describe ICU interprofessional shared clinical decision making and the factors associated with its implementation. Design: Ethnographic (observations and interviews) and survey designs. Setting: Three ICUs (two in Israel and one in the United States). Subjects: A convenience sample of nurses and physicians. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Observations and interviews were analyzed using ethnographic and grounded theory methodologies. Questionnaires included a demographic information sheet and the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration. From observations and interviews, we developed a conceptual model of the process of shared clinical decision making that involves four stepped levels, proceeding from the lowest to the highest levels of collaboration: individual decision, information exchange, deliberation, and shared decision. This process is influenced by individual, dyadic, and system factors. Most decisions were made at the lower two levels. Levels of perceived collaboration were moderate with no statistically significant differences between physicians and nurses or between units. Conclusions: Both qualitative and quantitative data corroborated that physicians and nurses from all units were similarly and moderately satisfied with their level of collaboration and shared decision making. However, most ICU clinical decision making continues to take place independently, where there is some sharing of information but rarely are decisions made collectively. System factors, such as interdisciplinary rounds and unit culture, seem to have a strong impact on this process. This study provides a model for further study and improvement of interprofessional shared decision making. 1Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University School of Nursing, Jerusalem, Israel. 2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness and Medically Vulnerable Populations and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. This work was done at the Harborview Medical Center and at the Hadassah Medical Center. Dr. DeKeyser Ganz consulted for Israel Higher Education Commission, received support for travel from Israel Association of Cardiology and Critical Care Nurses, and is employed by Hadassah Medical Organization. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest. For information regarding this article, E-mail: email@example.com Copyright © by 2016 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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A burglary turned into arson Monday night when a man broke into two garages and then set a small fire, according to police.
Around 8:30 that night, a man showed up at his ex-girlfriend's apartment building in the 2700 block of East Mesa Verde Drive and got into her garage, reportedly without permission.
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Join us on a trip to Ny-Ålesund, a former mining town and gateway to the Arctic. This was the starting point for famous explorers' race to the North pole. Roald Amundsen, known as the first person, to reach both to the South- and North pole, used Ny-Ålesund as his base when he journeyed to the pole in 1926 with the Airship NORGE.
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Every Friday and Sunday we will give you the opportunity to visit Ny-Ålesund. This is a former mining town and also the starting point for famous explorers' race to the North pole. Roald Amundsen, known as the first person, both to the South- and North pole, used Ny-Ålesund as his starting point when he reached the pole in 1926 with the Airship NORGE.
We will pick you up and take you to the harbor where we have our boat. This is a closed RIB boat with panorama view. It's warm and comfortable inside. The boat has a toilets, and a bar where we serve drinks onboard.
After the safety briefing we will head out to Isfjorden and set course north. On our way through Forlandssundet we will pas Poolepynten. This is a well known walrus hole-out place. We will have a brief stop here to take a closer look at the walruses. After a drive of 3-4 hours, we will reach Kongsfjorden. In clear weather we will see "Tre kroner", three nunataks that sticks out of the beautiful Kongbreen glacier. Kongsfjorden is very often filled with icebergs that has been calving from the huge glaciers that the fjord is surrounded by.
When we arrive in Ny-Ålesund we will go ashore to explore this cozy little town with so much history. We will visit the mast where Roald Amundsen attached his Airship wile he was waiting to set of to the North pole. Here we will also find the northern most post office where you can stamp your passport and send postcards. After the guided tour you will have time to shop souvenirs in the northern most shop in the world. Before we head back to Longyearbyen we will find a nice spot where we will enjoy our lunch.
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South Dakota Teachers: Working on the Future
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - They are very important people in our communities, but often go unnoticed and underpaid. This is American Education Week, and Mary McCorkle, president of the South Dakota Education Association, says it's a good time to say "thank you" to all the people who help educate children - not only their teachers.
"We say 'thank you' to parents, to our community members," she said. "We say 'thank you' to our educational support personnel for all the work that they do because none of us does the work in isolation. Literally, it takes a village to educate our children."
McCorkle, who has been traveling around the state this week, stopping at schools to recognize educators for the work they do, said teachers have a central focus and motivation, which she also shares.
"It's the kids that I speak on behalf for, it's the kids that I miss, it's my own students," she said. "And it's so important to care about all the students in South Dakota to talk about what makes a great public school."
McCorkle said the best "thanks" teachers can get is to make sure they have the support they need, both in and out of the classroom.
"What we need to do to ensure that we have highly qualified teachers, that we're not looking at situations where districts are trying to figure out, 'What are we going to do? We don't have a teacher,' " she said. "When we have those conversations, that's the best 'thank you' that we can say."
The theme for American Education Week is, "Great Public Schools, A Basic Right, and Our Responsibility." Information about the observance is online at nea.org.


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Discussion in 'Stocks' started by retaildaytrader, Nov 4, 2010.
I am hearing rumors that CSX about to issue big warning.
I'm hearing rumors that you are short CSX...
CSX continues to dump on HEAVY volume.
large block trades rattle people.
CSX postpones investor conference amid leadership shakeup
CSX Corp., the third-largest U.S. railroad operator, said on Wednesday it was postponing an Oct. 30 investor conference to a later date, and said its board approved a $1.5 billion share buyback program. CSX's decision came hours after it announced the appointment of Jim Foote as its new chief operating officer. CSX has been undergoing a major overhaul under new Chief Executive Hunter Harrison. (Reuters)
The Biggest Loser: CSX Tumbles 7.6%
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Dec. 15, 2017 4:35 p.m. ET
CSX(CSX) fell to the bottom of the S&P 500 on Friday, following worries about its CEO's health.
CSX slid $4.38, or 7.6%, to $52.93, while the S&P 500 rose 23.80 points, or 0.90%, to 2675.81.
The stock took a hit after CSX announced late yesterday that CEO E. Hunter Harrison istaking medical leave. The company attributed it to "unexpected complications from a recent illness."
The Board of Directors named COO James Foote as acting CEO of the company.
CSX is up 47.3% year to date.
He died.
I'd consider CSX a good long-term investment. I used to work for them, got to know how they operate. Never doubt the long-term outlook on a company that leases their rails to Amtrak.
CSX is a steal at $47. fwiw
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Sasquatch Open began as the brain child of two friends (Travis Tarpein and Ron Turcsak), who happen to be huge jiu-jitsu enthusiasts. The Sasquatch Open is set up to be a competitive, yet friendly, environment for grappling. It is our goal to grow as the Midwest's "friendliest" grappling tournament. We hope that this tournament will allow the competitor to make new friends, and network with other jiu-jitsu competitors/schools. We can't guarantee that you will see the "real" Sasquatch at our tournament, although there most undoubtedly will be some "hairy" competitors. The "Sasquatch Open" name was derived as the two friends are amateur conspiracy theorists, and wanted a name that set them apart from other grappling tournaments, yet brought some of their personality and sense of humor along with them.
So, come prepared to compete in a friendly environment (win or lose), where you will have fun, meet some new people…and be on the lookout for SASQUATCH!


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5 STAR's seo service is see-through, uncomplicated and quite cost effective! We supply you with your own on-line portal site so you could view the improvement, with a raft of other advice and access to your websites SEO reports.
Set Your Expectations High For Our Wansbeck SEO Agency
Increased Exposure
Get your business the exposure it demands by dominating the search engine rankings with Google, Bing and Yahoo. All digital paths leads to you.
Exponential Growth
Our digital marketing services help drive more visitors to your website that convert to leads, and then to customers that buy your stuff.
Increased Revenue
We help you grow your business from a constant stream of new laser targeted visitors to your website that actually want to buy your stuff.
Not only are we digital marketing gurus (humbly of course) we also mastermind with some of the best seo's in the world where strategies are developed.
We're Your Partner
We want to see only the best for our partners, we are a small business just like you. If we help you grow and succeed we will benefit as well.
Worry Free Agreement
As long as you are happy with the results, stay with us. If you're paying for results and a company doesn't deliver why should you be forced to stick around?
Dominate The Search Engines
We're not happy with just a first position ranking, we want you to dominate and take over all of the listings on Google, Bing and Yahoo. Grow big or go home.
Detailed Monthly Reports
Every month you will receive reports with rankings and other important information. We alert you to any possible issues and detail the work we performed for you.
No Shenanigans
Strategy and planning is key to success. We do organic 100% Natural seo. We don't cut corners or use any techniques that may cause problems.
SEO Wansbeck
Wansbeck SEO services help build your online presence. Attract more customers in Northumberland or across the UK, increase your ROI and generate more sales and revenue with a comprehensive search engine optimisation campaign.
Wansbeck SEO Packages
We offer Wansbeck seo packages for Northumberland businesses. Our search engine optimisation packages for Wansbeck includes special packages for local businesses, e-Commerce and National coverage. Speak with one of our seo consultants that will answer your questions.
Wansbeck SEO Consulting
Search engine optimisation is a complex process, as a business owner in Wansbeck you should not be expected to know everything about SEO. Our seo experts can tell you everything you want to know, there is no seo question we can't answer.
Do You Need Wansbeck Search Engine Optimisation?
An search engine optimisation (SEO) campaign geared for achieving success need a substantial quantity of time, knowledge and exceptional know-how if they're to be successful and also to be safe for both your website as well as your businesses reputation.
Within the UK you'll discover numerous other Wansbeck seo agencies that offer really cheap search engine optimisation packages, nevertheless, you get what you purchase. If you buy a search engine optimisation bundle predicated on cheap prices there's a decent chance that your seo will be applied in a fashion that is out dated and result in a Google penalty or even worse not turning up in the various search engines in any way. When you decide to buy a search engine optimization package dependant on price you need to make sure you are choosing the thing you need and not only seo bundle #1, 2 or 3.
A seo package for a local small business is actually different than a seo package for a nationwide company or even global. Whenever we began executing search engine optimisation back in 2000 it was straight forward and there have been many ways seo consultants would manipulate the search engine rank positions. Seo is no more about keyword stuffing and building thousands of backlinks today. A specialist seo consultant carrying out work on a Wansbeck businesses website has to follow the best seo practices as indicated by Google. The best seo package for a local city company needs to be a balance of on-page specialized seo, high quality article marketing, social media signals such as loves, shares, re-tweets and pins. In addition to really get your website to rank in the #1 position in Google, you'll need to have quality links pointing back to your company's website, from trusted well regarded websites.
We use only what most would definitely call "white hat" or ethical seo methods. We always like to think of it as high quality link building using web 2.0 outreach, creating content that others want to share and comment on and we do all of this organically.
An effective online marketing campaign needs to be a genuine advertising for your Wansbeck organization on the internet rather than just trying to cheat search engines.
Let our Wansbeck SEO Consultants help you with with all facets of digital marketing. We can provide consultancy for inbound marketing, sales optimisation and sales funnels, outbound consumer or B2B marketing campaigns and can even help you achieve a higher CRO.
Talk with a Northumberland seo expert and have all your digital marketing questions answered today and see if we are a good fit for each other for your local seo in Wansbeck.
Request a Free Consultation
Do you have questions about seo and how it affects your business? Let's schedule a no-obligation, no pressure call to get to know each other.
We will do a lot of listening, because we want to know what you tried before that didn't work, we want to know your goals and what you need to see from your business.
Look it's real simple.... being on Google page 1 and in the #1 position is nice and yes it brings in more visitors, but if you're attracting visitors that don't convert into leads or sales it's just like being rated number one for 'The Blue Flying Pigs of Piccadilly Circus ' - ohhh yea we rank #1 for that term. So now you understand that just being #1 on Google for non-buying keywords doesn't make sense.
We work together closely with our clients to reinforce and solidify an online presence and make their website stronger by:
- Increasing your website's visibility
- Driving more qualified traffic to the website, that converts
- Increase your ROI
- Reduce customer acquisition cost
Let's have a chat and see how or if we can work together.
LINK BUILDINGOrganic 100% Natural backlinks is where you need to be concentrating on for the best quality high performance search engine optimisation.
SEO COPYWRITINGSEO copywriting is all about attracting visitors to your website and provide valuable content for the user but also providing seo rich content.
GOOGLE PENALTY RECOVERYHave you incurred a Google penalty on your website because of poor quality seo, aggressive link building, thin content or even a poor ux or page loading issues, did you spam schema or keyword stuff, whatever it is we can help.
OUTREACH MARKETINGOutreach marketing or guest posting is one of the best white hat link building method available. Generate quality content and go viral.
ON PAGE SEOOn-page technical seo is key to ranking on the first page of the serps. If you have properly structured website framework and have implemented the correct html code your golden, if not we can help.
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETINGManaging social media on a ongoing basis for a small business or even a national company can be a full-time job. Let us build and manage your social presence.
CONTENT MARKETINGThe ultimate weapon in seo domination is content marketing. If you create high quality content that you audience consumes, shares and likes, you are leading the pack.
REVIEWS & REPUTATIONFive star customer reviews are the single most effective bit of marketing you can do for your company. Let your customers spread the good word about your business for you. Get quality reviews and monitor your reputation.
VIDEO MARKETINGVideo marketing with search engine optimisation is the ultimate in seo and content generation. Share your latest videos on Youtube, Vimeo, Daily Motion and other video sites.
Search Engine Optimisation Packages For Wansbeck
Discovering the right seo package for your company is not always straight forward. Just like virtually everything in life not all things are identical, and the precise hold true for seo packages. Your company has unique requirements for seo in Fort William, and a different business looking for seo in also offers needs that will vary for you. Everyone and every company is unique, we totally understand why so we won't push you into a one-size-fits-all method of an seo package. The packages here are just a good starting place in what you may be wanting for your Northumberland business. After you have experienced the chance to review our seo deals, you can always speak to one of our Wansbeck seo consultants.
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We're Not Like Other Wansbeck Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Agencies
With the vast variety of seo specialists in Northumberland, it's any wonder professionals believe search engine optimisation is puzzling.
Are We Wansbeck's Best SEO Agency?
We begin campaigns with a specialized audit of your site, to ensure it's constructed to the most recent internet criteria, are we Wansbeck best SEO company. If not, it is not unlikely to be penalised by search engines – including Google. We can help correct this for you, to ensure your SEO advertising campaign is truly as powerful as it can be when it begins. From our offices in London, we subsequently use the latest SEO tools spot the comparative competitiveness of search phrases, as well as your present market talk about and possible traffic quantities and to research the marketplace approximation. From SEO search rankings to volumes task and traffic visitor, we create practical searches and monitor their improvement.
Looking For An SEO Consultant In Wansbeck, Northumberland?
We've got years of expertise and an enviable reputation for achieving outstanding search engine results. By teaming up with us local organisations in Northumberland including Wansbeck and many small businesses have gained significantly. So if you should get higher on Google, speak to 5 STAR for all your SEO needs.
Professional, Dependable And Affordable.
At 5 STAR SEO®, our mission is just about supplying cost effective internet marketing options. Unlike innumerable companies offering a "jack of all trades, master of none" portfolio of advertising, print, web design, consultation, PR and such; we're search specialists. We only deal in SEO and that's all!
Scores of companies claim to understand the intricacies of SEO but in fact, just have primary knowledge that won't attain the long term results that stay there and you have to get ranked higher. Google is an ever changing animal and needs a hands-on team that constantly tracks fluctuations and algorithmic changes that affect ranks for businesses all over the world in all walks of life. Highly improbable.
Online marketing needs to be managed by search specialists. So if you're serious about getting increased traffic from the search engines, you'll need to speak to an organization that deals in search. And we're the only option.
Whilst others assert they could help you get position that is improved, we can demonstrate it!
Want To Beat Your Competitors In Wansbeck?
Of course you do! Whether your business is local, national or international, our team of search consultants and link building authorities are here to talk about your requirements and help you understand how we will deliver on our promises.
Smart Search Engine Optimisation Methods For Better ROI
Excellent SEO is byzantine, collaborative and always evolving. That's why 5 STAR SEO build close working relationships with all the critical stakeholders and agency teams on the client side, from PR to social to paid media to business development, to ensure that our search engine optimization efforts are driven by intelligent, consistent, and practically actionable strategies.
So, if you have to get a better Google rank, give us a call, we'll get you there
Local seo is designed to have you dominate your competition on the first page of Google. We will drive more customers to your website that will convert.
Our National SEO program is perfect for brands or companies that need to be seen in all markets in the UK. Cover the entire country and generate new sales, leads and customers.
Take your small business to the next level. Increase your visitors, convert more customers and increase your ROI not your overhead. These are the best seo packages for small businesses in the UK.
eCOMMERCE SEO
The challenge of eCommerce seo is unique because you need to stand out from the pack with the same products your competitor offers. Increase conversions and ROI.
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Wansbeck, Northumberland Search Engine Optimisation Agency | 5 STAR SEO
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