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Sydney Black Tie Auctions
Everyone loves an auction. There's the excitement of possibilities, the hope of snapping up your dream home, the thrill of competition and the voyeuristic delight in viewing a property. Rather than huddling on a crowded street corner, you can now enjoy the emotion that comes with a good auction, in style.
In November, a very special night will be held exclusively for Ray White clients. Whether you're an investor or an owner occupier, we invite you to view Sydney's best properties on the market at Ray White's Black Tie Auctions.
Held on the evening of Wednesday 15 November, the auction will showcase unique and premium properties from the Sydney area. Jason Andrew, CEO of Ray White Sydney, says the timing of the event is to coincide with the peak selling season. "November is our busiest month of the year," says Jason. "It's the culmination of Spring and buyers wanting to engage well through November, wanting to buy before the end of the year."
Jason shares, on the night guests can expect to be wowed by a range of properties in all shapes and sizes. "We're focusing on properties which are special, properties which are idiosyncratic," he says. "A two-acre home in Wahroonga fits the bill, and so does a one bedroom penthouse in Bondi.
Many of the properties will come from the Ray White Group's two largest offices, Double Bay and Lower North Shore. Other branches around Sydney will be involved as well. "As a group, we're demonstrating our collective strength at the top end of the property market," says Jason. "Ray White sells more $2 million plus pieces of real estate than any other brand. We are here to play within the central Sydney market—we're the leader."
And you'll do so in comfort, with the event held in a stunning venue specifically chosen to compliment the spring selling season and the quality of the stock being auctioned on the night. The Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens are a wonderful place to explore at any time of the year, but undoubtedly are at their best come spring time. That's why the garden's new venue The Calyx has been selected as the location for the evening, a perfect fit with its beautiful architecture and modern design.
As well as viewing these unique properties, the night provides guests with the opportunity to socialise and mingle with other top-end buyers. And while the dress code is black tie, it's notstrictly so, says Jason. "Staff will be in black tie, but the guest certainly doesn't need to be," he says.
The night could end with you being the new owner of your dream property. Ultimately it will be a fun social occasion and the chance to celebrate this time of year. "Come along and enjoy the evening," recommends Jason. "Participate and become the proud new owner of some of Sydney's finest real estate!"
For more information visit www.blacktieauctions.com.au
*This article originally appeared in The Listing Magazine.


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The four main federal party leaders head into Tuesday night's debate with Conservative leader Stephen Harper still viewed as the candidate who would make the best prime minister, according to the results of an exclusive poll for Postmedia News and Global National.
Findings of the poll, conducted by Ipsos Reid, show Harper leads as the candidate who would make the best prime minister, with 47 per cent of respondents agreeing with this statement. That compares to 35 per cent who feel NDP leader Jack Layton would make the best leader.
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff trails with 19 per cent. The numbers are almost unchanged from the last time the question was asked by Ipsos Reid, in late March.
Darrell Bricker, president of Ipsos Reid said, "People have made up their minds on a lot of these issues and they just aren't moving."
Bricker said in order for Ignatieff to make any progress there has to be a fundamental shift of the public's perception of the leaders.
On trustworthiness, for instance, Harper is still ranked ahead of the others, with Layton second.
"Harper, in spite of all the stuff that we've heard about ethical challenges . . . his numbers on trustworthiness have stayed exactly where they were the first day of the campaign," Bricker said.
On the question of who was most trusted, Harper polled at 42 per cent, while Layton polled at 36 per cent. Ignatieff drew 21 per cent.
The only area where there has been a noticeable change in fortunes is in the category of "who has what it takes to lead Canada." Here, the Liberal leader has seen his rating climb five percentage points to 23 per cent; Harper has dipped by four points to 46 per cent.
According to Bricker, only six per cent of those who are likely to vote — 58.8 of eligible voters cast ballots in 2008 — are undecided.
"The reason these numbers aren't changing is because people have made up their minds," he said.
Bricker compared the current campaign to the "Sitzkrieg," in which allied armies in the Second World War made no immediate advances on Germany after the Nazis invaded Poland.
"Nothing is going on, the lines are established and nothing is moving," he said.
When asked which federal leader is best described as "someone who will get things done," Harper leads with 46 per cent, while Layton polls at 28 per cent. Ignatieff brings up the rear at 21 per cent.
In Quebec, however, Layton leads in this and several other leadership categories.
In that province he is seen as the best candidate for prime minister with 54 per cent, 23 points ahead of second-place Harper. The question was not asked about Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe, whose party is running only in Quebec.
"Harper gets his lowest numbers in Quebec and Jack Layton gets his largest numbers, almost 20 points better than other regions," Bricker said. "I think this time around, people that are federalist, they haven't quite made up their mind."
In Quebec, Layton leads Duceppe on trustworthiness, where 41 per cent rank him trustworthy, compared to 24 per cent who see Duceppe that way.
These are the questions that appear in the Ipsos Reid study conducted April 5 to April 7, 2011:
Which leader of the major federal parties would make the best prime minister of Canada?
To follow is a list of character traits that can be used to describe federal political leaders. Please indicate, for each one, which leader is best described by this trait:
- Someone you can trust;
- Someone who will get things done;
- Someone who has what it takes to lead Canada;
- Someone who has a hidden agenda;
- Someone who is best to manage during tough economic times;
- Someone who wants to be prime minister for the right reasons;
- Someone who has a vision of Canada that you can support.
Ipsos Reid polled a sample of 1,020 adults from its Canadian online panel. Weighting was then employed to balance demographics and political composition to reflect that of the adult population according to Census data. A telephone survey of this nature would have an estimated margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.


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The homeless (and i"m assuming here that they are domestic only) are citizens who for one reason or another find themselves without a home and in poverty.
However, refugees are citizens of another country fleeing their homes because of war or for situations that are too hostile for them in the own country - they did not want to leave their homes, they were forced or left without any option but to flee. This makes their situation a lot more complicated.
Yes, one could argue that refugees are better off in refugee camps rather than in another"s country but when you compare them to the plight of the homeless - you"re making an unfair argument.
That being said, i find the refugee crisis to be a more present and immediate concern which makes them a priority. Controlling how many refugees you let into your country is possible, so as to minimise any significant expenditure for this purpose however, expecting to control the number of your citizens who become homeless on a yearly basis for economical/institutional or personal reasons can only be a prediction at best.
Therefore, doing more domestically (by a government) to prevent people being homeless is possible. Expecting to control war in another country so as to prevent displacement of their local populous is unreasonable.
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|A little pic from the fabulous party. So bummed I didn't take more!
Remember my sweet friend Catherine who turned 27 on the 27th last year? Well, last week, in honor of my birthday, my sweet, beautiful friend, flawlessly executed a fabulous little tapas party for me.
If you know Catherine, you know that her middle name might as well be "hostess with the mostest." Ya'll, she is SO gifted.
To prepare for the party, she arranged beautiful flowers, cut magnolia for her front porch planters, made incredible sangria, researched my favorite dessert, AND threw together some tasty tapas.
She also decided that hosting a party was a great time to pull her house together and finally got around to making (yes, making) a beautiful headboard in their bedroom and sewed some fabric to go over her decorator's table in the main room.
If that wasn't enough, she also organized the invites and instructed the guests to each bring a tapa and wear cocktail dresses (I just LOVE an excuse to be fancy!)
I can't tell you how loved I felt. If you're lucky enough to have a friend in your life like Catherine, one that you SO don't deserve, you know what I'm talking about.
The week before the party, I kept asking her what I could do, and she would always reply, "Nothing, it's your party. All you have to do is show up."
So that's what I did. I showed up and the party was amazing! I don't think I'll ever be able to thank Catherine enough and fully convey how much her extravagant labor of love meant to me.
Since then, I've been thinking a lot about the party and if you really look at it, there's nothing that I did to earn or deserve such a lovely party. A birthday party isn't a party because you did anything—it's not fueled by getting married, having a baby, graduating, or retiring. It's a party simply because you were born, and I really didn't have any control over my birth—one day, I was just born.
Similarly, there is nothing we can do to earn or deserve God's lavish, abundant love for us. We are so undeserving, but God, so rich is He in mercy, chooses to love us, in spite of ourselves. Each day, He's ready to throw us a party using only the best of the best and there's nothing we can do; we can't even bring anything. All we have to do is show up. Talk about an incredible gift!
And his banner over me was love.
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It has become a family tradition of ours to spend the 4th of July in Telluride, Colorado. That town has stolen our hearts for its luscious green summers and amazing weather. I know Telluride is a hot vacation spot in the winter time but summers in Telluride are an absolute hidden gem! The town also has an amazing 4th of July celebration with a farmers market, parade, BBQ in the park, fireworks and more!
Lets start with the resort. Here are a few pictures of the grounds, rooms, spa, and all other goodies that The Peaks Resort and Spa has to offer.
I was able to enjoy the room with the 2 king beds. The beds were very comfortable and the pillows were down feather pillows! My favorite! It had a lot of room in the room for my entire family and a great balcony view of the golf course. The bathroom is very nice and upgraded with nice fixtures and a relaxing shower head.
Next up is the food that I was able to enjoy at The Peaks Resort and Spa. With a family with young kids we are all about convience we order room service a lot. It is easy for me to keep my kids contained in our room with a show on or an area where they can play with their toys while we wait for our food to arrive. We got breakfast through the hotels room service daily! The kids meals are huge! They are priced at a great price of around $7 for each meal. My kids tried the cheesy eggs, bacon and toast, pancakes, and steel cut oatmeal. My husband ordered the steel cut oatmeal with almonds and berries each morning. I had the locals special and loved their bacon and potatoes.
I also grabbed a blueberry muffin and strawberry yogurt from their little market and loved the blueberry muffin! It was amazing! And the granola from the parfait was homemade and super yummy. They are great options that you can grab quick and gluten free options too!
We also enjoyed food by the pool at the Deep End Pool Bar. We ordered the meat pizza with pepperoni, sausage and bacon and the kids had the grilled cheese and the chicken fingers and french fries. We also enjoyed some virgin pina coladas and strawberry daiquiris.
We ate at the Palmyra restaurant a few times. For breakfast we tried the breakfast sandwich, the locals special and the market table buffet where the waffles were the big hit!
We had some dessert at the Palmyra restaurant and my son enjoyed the dirt and worms and I had the Nutella Bread pudding.
For lunch we order the kids mac n cheese and chicken tenders and fries. We also tried the lonestar burger with sweet potato tots, the truffle fries, steak frites and the parmesan crusted grilled cheese with tomato soup. Everything tasted so yummy! My husband and dad cleared their plate of the Steak Frites and 3 people ate the Lonestar burger and loved it. I loved the sweet potato tater tots and the parmesan crusted grilled cheese.
The men were able to go play a round of golf and loved the course. It was a very forgiving coarse with great surroundings. Next year I am going to go with them to be able to experience how amazing and beautiful the coarse is!
The women went to the spa. I got the relaxing taylor made massage and loved the oils and the type of relaxing massage that it was. They have great options for different treatments and have a great spa facility with a steam and sauna room. They have a great relaxing jacuzzi. They also have a full treatment
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In 2016, Tennessee tourism exceeded $19.3 billion in annual economic impact, a 4.7 percent increase from 2015.
Tourism generates 176,500 jobs for Tennesseans and produces $1.7 billion in state and local sales tax revenue. Travel to Tennessee recently topped 110 million person stays, keeping Tennessee in the Top 10 travel destinations in the U.S. for the third consecutive year.
The department's marketing activities promote Tennessee to vacationers in the United States as well as internationally.
The department also operates 16 Welcome Centers along the interstate highway system in Tennessee. Each of the Welcome Centers is equipped with a toll-free telephone system allowing travelers to make hotel, motel, and campground reservations anywhere in Tennessee, as well as free Wi-Fi.
The mission of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is to motivate travel to and within Tennessee by inspiring enjoyment, creating memories, producing a desire to return, and establishing key long-term relationships that result in visitors becoming residents.


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Danica Patrick begins her third full season at NASCAR's top level facing an uncertain future.
Her contract with Stewart-Haas Racing is in its final year, as is the contract between primary sponsor GoDaddy and the race team. But Patrick, who is 32 and still adapting to NASCAR after seven seasons in IndyCar, has no intention of leaving her current race team.
She said Tuesday she plans to remain at SHR as long as she has the support of co-owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, and the support of GoDaddy and other sponsors.
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A bridge to memories
By now, you should know I'm a local history buff. Love everything about it. So many stories, so little time.
But I despise when we rush to judgment on some of our historical structures. A few get a way and end up meeting a wrecking ball.
In this case, though, it's time.
I'm talking about the Island Park or Helena Street Bridge, depending on what side of town you're from.
It holds a lot of memories for this Five Oaks neighborhood kid, but it's time—time to replace—maybe even past due.
Can only imagine when this version was unveiled back in 1925 what the reaction was…
Some 91 years ago, the shiny new bridge (bet it had that "new bridge smell," too), welcomed Daytonians to Island Park, what was then the recreation mecca of the city proper.
Island MetroPark was formally known as White City Amusement Park in the late 19th century. Sort of a smaller version of Kings Island with rides, games, a refreshment stand, boating, and canoeing. Heck, folks even waded in the river and lagoon during the summer months.
By 1907, the park had become rundown. The great flood of 1913 took care of the rest, even knocking down the bridge. City officials were in a bit of a pickle. With it being on the flood plain, they asked, "Should we rebuild?"
By July of that year, the Dayton Canoe Club, yep, they've been around that long, held its first regatta. After a few more successful events, the decision was made to rebuild.
On June 20, 1914, the park was formally renamed Island Park. Residents came back in droves, enjoying the past amenities, plus ice-skating, water carnivals, and evening band concerts.
Next is quite amusing: at the former amusement park, in the '20s, Dayton leaders were keeping a watchful eye on what was called "The Den of Decadence" at the newly constructed dance pavilion. Per a newspaper report from the era, residents and officials heard stories of "slow, sensuous character of the music" and "suggestive movements" of the dancers.
The headline for the article read "Shimmy Music at Island Park; Conditions Bad."
Sounds like the world was ending, huh?
By 1940, and thanks to President Roosevelt's WPA (Works Progress Administration)—check your history books, kids—a band shell was erected. It was a huge hit. By one account, attendance totaled 80,000 concertgoers.
And how about this for you folks familiar with the history of early comedy teams? Bud Abbott and Lou Costello filled the park in 1942 during WWII. They appeared on behalf of the war effort, raising funds through war bonds and stamps. Some 20,000 people showed to watch the boys clown around.
Now, we fast forward to the late 1960s. Heck, how old am I? My friends would hop on our bicycles and head over the bridge to Island Park on a warm summer day.
Back then, the playground consisted of an old fire engine and life-size fighter jet airplane.
You could climb on board and pretend for hours. I'm sure now for safety reasons this would be a no-no in modern times. How did we ever survive?
Also, if you were old enough, you could rent a canoe for a leisurely afternoon, paddling up and down the river (while being extra cautious of the warning buoys from the low damn lurking nearby).
Many a birthday we'd celebrate there, under one of the shelters, with burgers and dogs fired up on the provided grill.
Most weekends some sort of entertainment would grace the band shell stage. You could enjoy the music from most areas of the park or sit on the very uncomfortable wooden bleachers. Anyone remember those?
On a recent visit to grab some pictures of the soon-to-be-demolished bridge, I came across Benny, a Vietnam War veteran who also has fond memories of "crossing the bridge" as a kid.
"Man, we would spend hours and hours here," he said, pointing to one of the nearby bridge supports. "And right there, we'd fish and pull in the biggest catfish you've ever seen. Didn't eat them—was afraid to, with who-knows-what was in the river at the time, but they'd put up a hell of a fight."
But like life, the circle continues.
"Sad it will be replaced, but like me it's showing its age. It's time for our shiny new bridge for the next generation," Benny says.
But think he'll agree, we have wonderful memories.
Who would have thought a bridge would do that?
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A man who was allegedly driving drunk on a lawnmower was nabbed by the lawn arm of the law.
James David Gray, 68, of Citra, Fla., was arrested Tuesday after a deputy for the Marion County Sheriffs Dept. noticed him driving a red lawn mower south in a northbound lane, according to the Gainesville Sun.
When the deputy walked up to Gray, who makes his living mowing lawns, he noticed a cold beer already opened in the cup holder and allegedly saw that the suspect had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol, according to Reuters.
The officer asked the accused to perform various field sobriety tests and said Gray admitted during questioning he was recovering from a drinking problem. He also told deputies he decided to buy an 18-pack of Natural Ice beer on his way home from cutting grass because he was depressed from monetary problems and it was hot outside, KJXT-TV reported.
Gray was taken to the Marion County Jail, where breath tests showed he had a blood alcohol level of .138 and .147, well above the .08 level at which one is presumed to be drunk to drive any kind of vehicle, be it car or lawnmower.
He was charged with a DUI, his fifth according to police records.
Gray admitted he had a drinking problem in a jailhouse interview with the Gainesville Sun. The newspaper reported he has been drinking since he was 16, can't control his habit and needs help.
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Mr. Luther is a graduate in English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology. He worked for about 25 years in the corporate sector before joining the social service sector.
He has vast experience in addiction treatment. He established the first care-&-support facility for people affected by HIV/AIDS in Telangana as well as the first rehabilitation center for addictions in the state.
He is also the former Director of an international agency (MIIDRI) focusing on HIV/AIDS, working in the rural areas.
He publishes articles in leading national publications, speaks on national radio and TV as well as lectures extensively on the subject of addiction all over the world.
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Co-founder & Director
Ms. Luther is a certified ICAP I (International Certified Addiction Professional) along with being a post-graduate in Sociology, Industrial Relations and Personnel Management. She is also a certified psychometric testing professional.
Moreover, she is also certified in Denial Management Counselling from Gorski's CENAPS Centre for Applied Sciences and a Professionals in Residence Training from Hazelden, USA. She has more than 25 years of experience in hospitals and administration with over 15 years in addiction therapy. She is also an Advanced Member of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP).
She is a certified lead auditor in ISO 9000 systems, a life member of the National HRD Network, and frequently gives talks on addiction and related subjects at educational institutions, public gatherings and interacts with the media in India and abroad.
Ms. Luther oversees all operations and projects of Hope Trust. Her area of expertise is family therapy, training and community services.
Dr. Vijay Seshadri
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr. Vijay Seshadri is a senior consulting Psychiatrist. He has vast experience in a general hospital psychiatry set up, dealing with various kinds of adult psychiatric illnesses with special focus on substance abuse and dual diagnosis. His work currently involves clinical as well as research-academic and as an investigator in multiple international multi centric drug trials.
Dr. Keshav Rao Devulapally, MD
Dr. Keshav Rao is a psychiatrist with over 22 years' experience. He qualified as MD (Psychiatry) from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad in 1994 and MRCP (Psychiatry) from Kings College School of Medicine and Dentistry in London, UK in 2004. He is a member of Indian Psychiatric Society and of Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK.
He has developed unique intake assessment protocols for dual diagnosis at Hope Trust, and is part of the psychiatric team – for managing dual diagnosis cases and training courses.
He is also available for outpatient counselling at the facility - some of the services provided by the doctor are: emotional disorders of childhood, adolescent issues, ADHD, marriage/ marital counselling, poor academic performance and anger management.
Dr. Keshav Rao is the President of the Telangana Psychiatric Society.
Dr. V A Prasad
Resident Medical Officer/ Therapist
Dr. Prasad has vast experience with substance abuse management and dual diagnosis therapy. His unique therapeutic methodologies have proven to be effective and sustainable. He has been associated with Hope Trust since 2004.
Raisa Bhatia
Psychologist and Director (Training)
Ms. Bhatia holds the credential of International Certified Addiction Professional (ICAP I) awarded by the International Centre for Credentialing and Education of Addiction Professionals (ICCE) under the Colombo Plan.
She has an MA degree in Psychology along with an MSc degree in Mental Health from King's College, London. She oversees the outpatient wing and also coordinates workshops at Hope Trust on various topics of mental health and conducts community based awareness and sensitisation programmes for adults and adolescents on addiction and related social issues.
Ms. Bhatia applies a combination of evidence-based techniques of CBT, 12 Step facilitation (using the Minnesota model), motivational interviewing and other psychological management tools to various disorders such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, psychosis, substance abuse, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mood disorders and dual disorders.
She is also a certified psychometric testing professional and offers psychological testing services for career, aptitude and personality testing. Her special areas of interest are substance abuse (addiction), depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and psychosis/schizophrenia.
Ms. Bhatia is an Advanced Member of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP).
Dr Nishanth Vemana
Addiction Psychiatrist
Dr Vemana is a consultant psychiatrist working with Hope. He completed his MD psychiatry from Manipal university in Karnataka and has since worked with several hospitals. He screens, monitors and assists patients throughout their stay at Hope. Dr Vemana is also available in the outpatient wing to treat patients suffering from mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, OCD and other chronic mental illnesses.
Ms. Purvi Chottai
Health Psychologist
Ms. Purvi is a Health Psychologist graduate from St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad and She has a Masters of Science in Health Psychology from University of Hyderabad. She has also done her research project on the psychological aspects of diabetic patients and is presently waiting for the publication of the same. She has presented papers on social support and well-being at international level.
Mr. Riju Raj Roy
Clinical Psychologist
Mr. Roy holds a M.Phil Degree in Clinical Psychology recognised by Rehabilitation Council of India. His practice area includes mood and anxiety disorders, addictions, child and adolescent mental health. Further, he is trained in cognitive behavioural therapies, motivational interviewing and stress management techniques. He also has experience in psychological assessments in relation to personality, aptitudes and diagnosis with more emphasis on projective tests especially Rorschach Ink-blot test and Thematic Apperception Test and other psychometric tools. He is also experienced in conducting corporate training sessions and workshops focusing on soft skills, communication skills, team building and managing organizational role stress.
Ms. Sandhya
Mindfulness Facilitator
Founder-director, Evam India
Ms Sandhya earned a Master in Divinity from Naropa University in Boulder, Colarado. She has attended extensive teachings with several Buddhist teachers in India and USA and undertaken many retreats.
She received training as a Meditation Instructor, as well as in conflict meditation, domestic and intimate partner violence education, spiritual mentoring, Authentic Leadership™, Ethical Communication™, Motivational Interviewing™, suicide prevention, among others.
She has evolved a focused Mindfulness program for addicts and their families. She also covers special areas of recovery.
Ms Afshan Jabeen
Academic Consultant, Special Educator and Dyslexia Specialist
Ripples-Center for Enhanced Learning
Ms Afshan Jabeen is a Professional Counselor, Academic Consultant, Trainer and Dyslexia Specialist. She has been active in the field of education for over a decade. She heads Ripples-Center for Enhanced Learning, a place where she brings new dimensions to learning.
She has spoken on various aspects of education for over a decade in International Conferences, Workshops and Educational Outreach Programmes. She has been successfully running, one of its kinds, dyslexia teacher training programme 'Knowledge to Knowing'. She is also Pearson's certified, Master Trainer for Cogmed Coach Training.
She is the founder member of DAAP (Dyslexia Association of Andhra Pradesh) and passionately promotes their cause of 'equal opportunities for one and all'. She has worked as consultant psychological counselor in Glendale Academy International and Kangaroo Kids Preschool for 5 years and has used Montessori, remedial and counseling skills to help children perform better.
She is associated with Hope Trust in their CME programs and provides inputs for family therapies.
Dr. Kapil Chand Narra
Dr. Kapil Chand is a Bachelors in Physiotherapy (BPT). He was earlier an Assistant Professor with Apollo Hospital's Apollo College of Physiotherapy (A.C.P.). He also served as the Consultant Physiotherapist for asthma and cardiovascular diseases for the Apollo Hospital's Disease Management Program.
With over nine years of experience to his credit, he co-founded Jaya Physiotherapy Clinic in Hyderabad in July 2010.
LIYO is a leading Corporate Yoga Institution in Hyderabad. It is affiliated to SVYASA, (Swamy Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Prasanthikuteeram, Bangalore) an University recognized by the University Grants Commission of India and an Internationally accredited Yoga institution well known for yoga training, therapy, education and research.


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How to Create and Publish Videos within the Ruhaniat
The Intention of the Ruhaniat Video Committee is to establish and maintain a video recording, editing and publishing capability within the Ruhaniat such that individuals throughout the Ruhaniat who are interested in publishing video material can do so effectively. We envision publication mostly focused on the membership of the Ruhaniat...but in a way that lets the message spread far and wide.
This is a short overview of the steps one can take if one intends to capture and publish video material within the Ruhaniat. If you are an expert or brand new to this, we are here to help you achieve your intention.
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Get Clarity on the Goal. If you are not already, become clear on the intended audience and publication channel(s) for the video(s) you intend to create. Please read our publication channel overview for inspiration and guidance.
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Departments covered by Computer Technology Services(CTS Desktop Support) can submit a case directly to their group for departmental IT support by using the process below:
Please go to servicecenter.fsu.edu and click on "Service Center Login". Then enter your FSUID and password.
1. Under the Self Service pagelet click on the Create New Case link
2. Once you are on the Create Case page you select the following from the Category-Type-Details drop down menus:
- Case Type: Support Request
- Category: IT Support Services
- Specialty Type: Desktop and IT Support
- Details: Computing Technology Support
Once you have filled out the Category-Type-Details you can finish filling out the case with the other relevant information and click Save My Case


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Marioni, Riccardo E, Ritchie, Stuart J, Joshi, Peter K, Hagenaars, Sakia P, Okbay, Aysu, De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel and et al, (et al) (2016) Genetic variants linked to education predict longevity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. pp. 1-6. (Accepted)
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Educational attainment is associated with many health outcomes, including longevity. It is also known to be substantially heritable. Here, we used data from three large genetic epidemiology cohort studies (Generation Scotland, n ≈ 17,000; UK Biobank, n ≈ 115,000; and the Estonian Biobank, n ≈ 6,000) to test whether education-linked genetic variants can predict lifespan length. We did so by using cohort members' polygenic profile score for education to predict their parents' longevity. Across the three cohorts, meta-analysis showed that a 1-SD increase in polygenic education score was associated with an approximately 2.7% reduced mortality risk for both mothers (total ndeaths = 79,702) and an approximately 2.4% reduced risk for fathers (total ndeaths = 97,630). On average, the parents of offspring in the upper third of the polygenic score distribution lived 0.55 years longer compared to those of offspring in the lower third. Overall, these results indicate that the genetic contributions to educational attainment are useful in the prediction of human longevity.
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Press Release
SynQor's UPS-1500 Now Capable of Delivering Full Power to an Optional DC Output
Boxborough, MA - SynQor, Inc. announces an optional full power DC2 output in its
UPS-1500 product line.
The new DC2 option on SynQor's UPS-1500 product line adds the capability to provide
1250W of DC output power at 24Vdc or 28Vdc on the already option infused UPS-1500.
Moreover, this option allows for there to be two different dc outputs when it is
used in conjunction with the existing DC1 output. The unit also provides
a 1250W AC output at 115 or 230Vrms. The sum of the output powers of
these three outputs is limited to 1250W. If more DC output power is required,
there is an option for a droop-share capability on the DC2 output so that the DC2
outputs of multiple UPS-1500 units can be paralleled.
SynQor's Military-Grade Uninterruptible Power Supply units are designed for the
extreme environmental and demanding electrical conditions of Military/Aerospace
applications. SynQor's UPS incorporates field proven high efficiency
designs and rugged packaging technologies. This UPS will accept a wide
range of input voltage and frequency values while delivering a well-conditioned
AC or DC output to the load. Its use of lithium polymer batteries permits
the lowest profile and lowest weight solution in its power class. It
is designed and manufactured in SynQor's USA facilities to comply with a wide range
of military standards. Options include a DC1 output, DC2 output, and/or
Ethernet/SNMP communication port along with the ability to also draw power from
a military standard 28VDC input (28VDC input is not available with the DC2 option).
SynQor's UPS products are available for immediate evaluation and purchase. Datasheets,
the Operator's Guides and other information are available on SynQor's website. SynQor
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Kangaroo Point Cycling Club is pleased to present the 36th edition of Queensland's toughest and most prestigious one day road race classic the upperlimb.com Cunningham Classic.
Prepare yourself for a challenging 96km or 171km course from starting from the picturesque Lockyer Valley and finishing in the breathtaking Darling Downs on Saturday the 25th of August 2018.
About our Presenting Partners
The Kangaroo Point Cycling Club is pleased to have the support of long term Presenting Partners upperlimb.com - The Brisbane Hand and Upper Limb Clinic, DWBH Homewares and Champion System.
Kangaroo Point Cycling Club
The Kangaroo Point Cycling Club Inc. was founded in 1905 and is the oldest cycling club in Queensland.
The club presently caters for those members who only have time to ride or race once per week to the more serious State, Australian or World Champion. We have very friendly club group rides as well as more serious and structured training rides and coached training sessions for those looking to race.
The race in 2018
The upperlimb.com Cunningham Classic will return for the 36th edition on Saturday 25 August 2018.
Entries are expected to open on 29 June 2018.
Don't miss your chance to race Queensland's toughest and most prestigious one day road race classic!


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CRM access anytime anywhere
AccTech Systems has partnered with Enterprisecloud to offer Microsoft Dynamics CRM as a cloud-based solution. Cloud CRM is now available on a 'pay-per-month' subscription, there are no perpetual license fees, no hardware to maintain and software upgrades are done seamlessly.
CRM systems are playing an increasingly critical role in how companies engage prospects and manage customers in an ever-shifting and complex landscape. Integral to their success is good relationships and companies need to manage these relationships. These include employees, partners, suppliers, distributors, vendors and many other critical stakeholders.
AccTech Systems CEO Tertius Zitzke says this partnership is a perfect fit. "We are extremely excited by the current and future prospects of cloud-based CRM. Company executives are fast recognising the power of CRM, being able to use their company data to make informed business decisions and take advantage of market opportunities as they emerge."
Cloud CRM runs on enterprise-grade infrastructure with data centres in South Africa. This means that the investment in technology has already been made, all the customer now needs to do is leverage that investment and focus on their business.
"If customers had to purchase the equivalent infrastructure, they would have to spend millions. And that is only the servers, not to mention the cooling, ventilation, power, security, network, IT manpower, and so on," he explains.
Enterprisecloud managing director Shaun Dale says replacing old technology normally means a large investment. "This isn't the case with Cloud CRM, due to the economies of scale we achieve through shared infrastructure costs, we are able to provide higher quality IT infrastructure and business systems at far lower costs than any one customer would achieve on its own."
"And we pass this savings onto you, so that all you pay is a low 'per-user-per-month' subscription. And, you get to start with as little as one user and scale up as you need it. On average, we find that a hosted solution subscribed through Enterprisecloud is about half the cost over a three year period, than buying the solution outright and doing it the traditional way," he says.
Additionally, Cloud CRM allows customers to mould CRM to their specific business needs. With Microsoft Dynamics CRM, customers get an easy-to-use sales CRM system that works in conjunction with Outlook. This solution reduces sales administration, allowing sales people to spend more time on those sales activities that will help them close more deals.
Kethan Pharboo, Director Dynamics, Microsoft South Africa says Microsoft Dynamics CRM can easily be customised for Extended CRM scenarios and enhance the value of all relationships, improve business relevance and fit, drive operational excellence and increase business insights.
Lack of customer information has a profound impact on a company's ability to make good decisions. Having access to in-depth customer insights and information enables companies to make good business decisions.
"Cloud CRM provides tools to interpret data, identify trends, predict outcomes and make decisions which enable executives to make proactive adjustments and mitigate future risk," Zitzke concludes.
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Mallow of Bath Hat Bomb Cosmetic 50g, a small cupcake of bath in the flavors(perfumes) of pomegranate(grenade) frosted and pure essential oil Néroli and a mandarin, with nourishing cream of cocoa butter, to leave sparkle slowly in a hot water. Unlike Bath bombs, the small cupcakes base(establish) slowly to free(release) gradually the flavors(perfumes) of natural mother!
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Containing essential oil of mandarin, Neroli ( anti-stress), pomegranate(grenade) and some cocoa butter nourishing to leave your smooth and supple(flexible) skin.
Hand-made with a sparkling strawberry, flavors(perfumes) of citrus fruits pure and essential oil of noreli (anti-stress), nothing better to relax! Place your cupcake of bath in the hot water and to look as her sparkles slowly, to melt on the body to free(release) its shea butter.
All(However) product Bomb cosmétics is mixed, molded, pressed, flattened and trained for the hand and the fact with love.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF YOUR(YOURS) CUPCAKE of bath
Place your Cup Cake of bath in the hot water and to look as it sparkles slowly, to melt and to free(release) its cocoa butter.
Ingredients: bicarbonate of sodium, citric acid, Theobroma cocoa ( Cocoa ) Seed to Earth up, Zea Mays ( corn) Starch, lauryl sodium sulfate, Butyrospermum parkii ( shea butter), Flavor(Perfume) (Fragrance), sucrose, Aqua, polyethylene terephtalate, Triticum vulgare ( wheat) Extracts from some flour, from some glucose, Acrylates Copolymer, Citrus Nobilis ( mandarin Peel Oil), Citrus aurantium Amara ( bitter orange) Flower oils, Linalool, geraniol, benzyl salicylate, eugénol, coumarine, IC 19140, IC 16035, IC 77891, IC 77000, IC 42090.
Please rinse petals or decorations of your bathtub immediately after use to avoid accidental spots.
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|Book Reviews
Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Emily Jackson
Price: £37.99
Edition: 3rd Edition (August 2013)
Buy from OUP: Click Here
In recent times, medical law has become a subject on its own rather than a topic within a tort law module. The decision of universities to offer this topic as a standalone module has led to a need for medical law textbooks. Now in its third edition, Emily Jackson's popular Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials aims to provide everything a medical law student would want in one place. This is an ambitious but admirable aim. The fact it achieves this aim is down to the excellent balance and the care Jackson has taken to select the right amount (and the right sources) for inclusion in this text.
Written by a leading academic specialising in medical law, Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials has seventeen chapters: an introduction to bioethics; resource allocation; medical malpractice; consent I: understanding; consent II: capacity and voluntariness; mental health law; confidentiality; genetic information; clinical research; product liability and the regulation of medicines; organ transplantation; embryo and stem cell research; abortion; liability for occurrences before birth; assisted conception; surrogacy; and end of life.
There is no doubt that Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials is very well put together: it has an excellent follow which is uninterrupted by the inclusion of cases and materials. This is some achievement because one of the problems with a book including cases and materials is that they can easily interrupt the flow if they are too long or poorly selected. The text is also very well-written; being both accessible while, at the same time, including a superb detail of academic analysis. The footnotes are also an excellent resource for further research.
If you are looking for a one-stop resource on medical law then this latest edition of Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials is an excellent choice. It comes with an online resource centre ("ORC"). The ORC includes three resources: a glossary of phrases from the Concise Medical Dictionary; a list of web links; and updates (of which there are currently none). The glossary is, however, indispensable and really adds value to an excellent text, cases and materials book. If the ORC regularly includes updates, then there will be few texts which offer a better resource for medical law students.
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Watch Toilet Ek Prem Katha Movie Trailer on YouTube. Toilet – Ek Prem Katha hindi movie traces the love story between a simple man Keshav (Akshay Kumar) and progressive Jaya (Bhumi Pednekar). The movie is set in two villages near Mathura. Toilet – Ek Prem Katha movie is a satirical take on a battle against the age old tradition of open defecation in the country. From the panchayat to the sanitation department, from the role of the government to the superstitions of the villagers, from scams to the ethos, from first love to a matured romance.
Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Divyendu Sharma, Sudhir Pandey, Shubha Khote and Anupam Kher,.
Edited & Directed by: Shree Narayan Singh
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues & Lyrics: Siddharth – Garima
Music: Vickey Prasad, Manas – Shikhar, Sachet – Parampara


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Travel and Transport
School and NPARC Worker Bus Services
NPA Regional Council provides regular school bus services, as well as transportation of its workforce. Bus services are also provided for public events and funerals.
Jardine Ferry Service
NPA Regional Council also operates the Jardine Ferry service, connecting Northern and Southern stretches of Peninsula Development Road.
Ferry Hours 8am to 5pm
Enquiries: Northern Peninsular Area Regional Council
- Bamaga
Ph: 07 4090 4100
Ferry: 07 40691369 Fax: 07 40692808
Jardine Ferry Prices
Ferry receipt will act as a permit to camp in bush campsites only, maintained campsites (eg. Punsand Bay, Alau Beach, Loyalty Beach or Seisia Campgrounds) will require further payment.
Many bush campgrounds operate on an honour system, if you enjoy your stay, please make a donation so we can continue to maintain this paradise.
As our region lies on Traditionally Owned land, please be aware that when travelling or camping, you are visitors, welcomed in good faith. Please respect the land, only camping in designated camping areas. If you are unsure if you are allowed somewhere, please feel free to ask a community member of contact the Local Ranger Base at Injinoo on 4069 3875.


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Renesas autonomy, a new ADAS and automated driving platform
Renesas Electronics Corporation has launched Renesas autonomy, a new advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving platform. As the first rollout under its groundbreaking Renesas autonomy Platform, Renesas released the R-Car V3M high-performance image recognition system-on-chip (SoC) optimized primarily for use in smart camera applications, as well as surround view systems or even lidars.
The new R-Car V3M SoC complies with the ISO26262 functional safety standard, delivers low-power hardware acceleration for vision processing, and is equipped with a built-in image signal processor (ISP), freeing up board space and reducing system manufacturers' system costs.
Key solutions of the Renesas autonomy Platform:
(1) Trusted scalable hardware lineup delivering a comprehensive portfolio covering high performance and low power
(2) Innovative accelerators and market-proven functional safety technologies
(3) Open development platform with access to complementary ecosystem partner technologies
The R-Car V3M is the latest SoC from the new Renesas autonomy Platform – a functionally safe, high-performance, low-power device, primarily aiming at smart camera applications, but also surround view systems or even lidars.
For smart camera applications, the R-Car V3M focuses on enabling NCAP (New Car Assessment Program, Note 1) features. It is equipped with an integrated ISP and delivers high performance for computer vision, while supporting low power consumption and a high level of functional safety.
Key Features of the R-Car V3M solution:
(1) Highly-efficient image recognition engine and functional safety
(2) High level of integration for reduced cost
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The UK government's plan to build thousands of new off-shore wind turbines along the British coast are in doubt after energy regulators announced that wind farm companies do not have the right to force their way onto people's land to lay cables.
The Times reports that regulators Ofgem refused to approve a request for "compulsory rights of entry" by energy firm RWE, who wanted to lay cables across private land in order to connect their turbines to the national grid. The ruling represents a victory for landowners who object to their land being dug up by energy firms.
RWE is planning to build 288 turbines off the coast of Lincolnshire and had asked several landowners for permission to dig up their land to lay the cables, but after five refused, they applied for consent to enter the land anyway using what they believed to be a right under the Electricity Act 1989.
Ofgem has now told RWE and the landowners that it is "minded to refuse consent" because the act only grants the right in order to construct and extend a generating station. Laying cables onshore cannot be described as extending the wind turbines, it argued.
The landowners had argued that digging up the ground could permanently affect drainage systems, increasing the risk of flooding. They also feared their fields could be devalued as there would have to be inspection areas every 750 metres (0.5 miles) along the cables.
John Constable of the Renewable Energy Foundation said: "This important case will give courage to landowners faced with unpopular offshore wind connection schemes, perhaps putting the brakes on the Department of Energy and Climate Change's ambitions for this technology."
Speaking for the landowners, Melvin Grosvenor said that RWE has attempted to bully them into accepting the cable, making it clear they would force their way onto their land if they didn't. Grosvenor said: "This is a victory for the little people who refused to give in to serious bullying tactics."


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Spread out in four different countries, despite their unique and strong identity, culture, language variety and ancient history, Kurdish people are denied minorities fundamental rights. Most of the Kurds I met in Rome, were transferred from one prison to another, and often tortured even for petty crimes, which shows the level of repression they're subject to. Those who didn't suffer imprisonment themselves, had relatives who had. In Turkey, they're not allowed to speak their own language, listen to traditional music or celebrate their traditional festivities. Within these limitations, simple words or any daily practice, become resistance, taking up a significantly political meaning. For those who decide to leave their village for 'exile' the political aspect becomes even more relevant. This is why different communities from the Kurdish Diaspora in Europe, decided to go on a simultaneous hunger strike during the 2012 Newroz festivities.
Every year, dozens of Kurds arrive in Rome. The Ararat Centre in the borough of Testaccio, formerly a slaughterhouse, became their pivotal meeting point. Ararat is named after the mountain on which Noah's Ark got stranded after the Flood, but Ararat is also the highest top in Turkish Kurdistan and today a symbol of oppressed Kurdish and Armenian people. Abandoned buildings, squatted in 1999, became spaces where people could meet, pass the time, discuss and get some sort of housing. With time, these spaces also became arts and culture centres. Ararat is supported by many associations and volunteers that every day, almost unnoticed, they offer assistance to asylum seekers and refugees.


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September 30th is... (Includes Printable Freebies)
September 30th is... Yom Kippur, Chewing Gum Day, National Mulled Cider Day, National Mud Pack Day, National Public Lands Day
PLUS - interesting books to read and free printables, papercrafts, kid crafts, activities and coloring pages...
Photo credit: Yom Kippur speaker,
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Yom Kippur
- also known as Day of Atonement. The most solemn holy day of all the Israelite feasts and festivals, occurring once a year on the tenth day of Tishri, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. Jewish people traditionally observe this holy day with an approximate 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services.
Read: Yom Kippur: A Family Service
-- Creative, attractive, affordable prayer books for the holidays. Built around the concepts of tefillah (prayer), teshuvah (repentance), and tzedakah (sharing), the services include readings to challenge older children and adults, and stories and pictures to capture the attention of young children.
Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Jewish Printables
• Yom Kippur Worksheets And Coloring Activities
• Printable Yom Kippur Guide
• 3D biblical beard prop from cardboard
• Yom Kippur quiz for kids
• Yom Kippur Slippers
Chewing Gum Day
- Sitting in his workshop one day, tired and discouraged, Thomas Adams popped a piece of surplus chicle stock into his mouth. In 1870, he opened the world's first chewing gum factory.
National Mulled Cider Day
- Hot mulled cider is a delectable drink to warm you up on a cool September afternoon.
National Mud Pack Day
- A day for learning and appreciating the use of mud on the face or really any part of the body. Mud has been known to have health properties for a very long time, and has been a popular way of sustaining beauty and staving off old age.
National Public Lands Day
- The nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2009, 150,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants, planted trees and restored our water resources.


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American Horror Story Season 7: Emma Roberts Returns!Paul Dailly at . Comments
Emma Roberts will be trading in Chanel's witty one-liners for a brand new role on American Horror Story: Cult.
Series co-creator Ryan Murphy confirmed the news via Instagram with an impressive first look at the actress in action.
"Look who showed up on the set of Cult looking glamorous and ready for action," Murphy shared with his followers.
Roberts took to Twitter to confirm her involvement with the upcoming seventh season of the FX drama.
"I've joined #ahscult will you? mrrpmurphy," the actress said in a tweet to her 3.7 million followers.
No details have been revealed about who she will be playing. We will likely not know anything else about her until her episodes air.
American Horror Story is a show that likes viewers to be surprised with the reveals as the show airs.
While that's not a bad thing, the marketing campaign for American Horror Story Season 6 backfired because of the level of misdirects in the pr
If you watch American Horror Story online, you will already know that Roberts has appeared on two seasons of the horror series.
Her first appearance was as Madison Montgomery on American Horror Story Season 3. Her performance was a memorable one, to say the least.
She followed that up with a role in American Horror Story Season 4 as Maggie Esmerelda. She played a much nicer character who actually questioned whether the evil things she was doing were right.
Her most iconic role, however, has got to be as Chanel Oberlin in Fox's dearly departed Scream Queens.
The show was hilarious but did not manage to attract enough viewers to continue the show.
Fox canceled it in May, but Roberts is poised to share the screen with her former co-star, Billie Lourd, who was added to American Horror Story Season 7's cast.
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Use this marinade when grilling steaks -- bone-in rib eye, skirt, flank, and hanger are four of our favorites.Source: Martha Stewart Living, June 2009
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carolftw29 APR, 2015I used this marinate for center cut pork chops. I marinated my chops for 4hrs then put them on the grill. I found the marinate to be bland and I found that the pork was still a little tough. This marinate needs some other seasonings to perk it up. Will not use this again.Reply
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Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are boosting the ability of predictive analytics to boost bottom lines. Does that mean that smart machines are about to replace humans in higher-complexity jobs? No doubt, smart machines are getting smarter. But even the smartest machines lack fundamental human characteristics absolutely critical to solving certain types of problems, whether human or machine. One of these key capabilities is curiosity — but how can we replicate that?
For the answer, we need to look at neuro-dynamic programming. It's an analytic method for learning and anticipating how current and future actions are likely to contribute to a long-term cumulative reward. This technique is related to advanced AI reinforcement learning methods, which take inspiration from behaviorist psychology to connect future reward/penalty back to earlier steps in a decision-making process. That contrasts with traditional supervised learning, which attributes reward only to the current decision.
These advanced methods focus on repeated experimentation and prediction and ultimately these chains of actions produce much more complex decisions/strategies and outcomes. For example, these methods are leveraged in robotics to allow learning to occur to stabilize, grasp and manipulate an object. These analytic methods mimic the way the brain learns complex task sequences through pleasurable or painful feedback signals that may occur later in time essentially, how humans seek and achieve long-term positive results. Think about how you learned to ride a bike -- gradually mastering balance, braking, mounting and dismounting (and falling safely).
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Clearly, analytics that can "think" well ahead and focus on the most favorable long-term outcomes are highly valued. That's particularly true in the many operational decisions about customers that have long-term consequences and where loyalty is earned over repeated interactions with an organization.
High customer lifetime value and healthy, sustainable cash flow are both produced by a series of interactions: The business takes an action, the customer reacts, the business responds to the new state of the relationship with another action, the customer reacts and so on. In this way, neuro-dynamic programming enables smart machines to think ahead -- potentially making moves early in the decision chain that may not appear optimal in the short run but lead to better decisions in the long term.
Another way to think about this concept is to consider a group of dumb software agents, similar to individual ants. The agents interact with their environment, rewarded or penalized around a small set of success criteria. Gradually sequences of successful behavior emerge as the agents begin to map out the risk and reward of various inter-related activities many paths are explored and non-optimal ones learned and abandoned in the pursuit for the best chains of actions. Those agents with few successes receive a low "fitness" score and die out, whereas those with many successful sequences score high and are allowed to reproduce, mutate, or combine with other high-scoring agents. In this way, the overall performance of the group increases.
All the while, their environment is changing. So these agents not only act in the optimal way based on their current best "map of the world," they also experiment to deal with these changing conditions. Using probabilities, they make slight variations and mutate around the optimal strategies. As these activities result in rewards and penalties, they learn from these experiments and adjust to a changing fitness landscape continually.
As you can see in Figure 1, at any point in the sequence, the current state of the customer relationship is the result not only of the just-taken action, but also of the string of previous actions. Just as in a chess match, where a checkmate could be rooted 10 moves back — or even in the first move — the loss of a valuable customer may have started with actions taken months ago. To be successful, a business needs to understand and track this dynamic.
Figure 1: Learning to Make Better Decisions from Long-Term Results
Figure 2 depicts how these analytics learn about long-term effects by assigning credits for successful outcomes and penalties for unsuccessful ones. Although the action immediately before the outcome may receive a larger share of the credits or penalties, reinforcement learning principles require distribution of some amount of rewards/penalties across the entire sequence of actions.
Figure 2: Predicting the Outcome of a Sequence of Actions and Reactions
During training with historical data, the model learns to associate value (total discounted rewards and penalties) with a customer state and with each of the potential actions the business can take at that particular point. After training, when presented with new data on a customer indicating a given state, the model is able to predict the long-term value of taking one action over another -- and to select the best next action proven most likely to maximize the long-term value.
To improve business actions and results at a fast pace, analytics must have a way to learn causal relationships (this change in action A causes outcome Y to change in this specific way, usually expressed in expectations because Y is uncertain) from the data.
To do this, the algorithm performs a controlled amount of deliberate experimentation. While customers in similar states with similar characteristics would normally be targeted with the same action according to deterministic rules -- creating targeting bias and with it, difficulty in identifying causal effects -- advanced reinforcement-learning algorithms assign a small fraction of similar customers to somewhat different actions. In neuro-dynamic programming, these miniature experiments are essential. That's because they help the neural networks models that mimic the brain function to process a large number of inputs, utilizing high-speed computers and algorithms that learn to recognize complex patterns of behavior to understand the causal effect relationships between states and actions, on state-to-state transition probabilities, and thus on customer value.
This is an essential component of curiosity -- trying different sequence paths to determine if a different approach, even if previously explored, now makes more sense given the changing business environment or operational realities.
This aspect of experimentation in neuro-dynamic programming is as an analytic implementation of "curiosity." This inquisitive algorithm likes to test new actions with a component of randomness, see how the real world responds, and adjust its concept of the world accordingly. Actively collecting and analyzing data, the algorithm is written with the freedom to improve. In other words, like humans, analytics can learn more from deliberate experimentation than from just passively observing the world -- doing so in controlled and sensible ways. This is important as we look to the future where reasonable and widespread expectations exist that machines will develop intuition and awareness as they enhance our world.
Moreover, AI can go beyond just extracting information from given, business-as-usual data. It can actively generate new information. In principle, these technologies can apply this approach even when no historical data is available at the starting point.They do so by directing the models to act and to learn on the fly from streaming production data based on expert knowledge of strategies and decision chains around customers. Analytic technologies already in the fraud and cyber areas, actively learn from their environments today to anticipate, react, and counteract criminal activities.
Neuro-dynamic programming and related methods may be used to improve many areas of business operations — loan originations, customer management, marketing and collections, for example — where the standard practice is primarily single-shot decision modeling and optimization techniques that pinpoint the best next action, instead of modeling sequential decisions.
Adding AI techniques, we can move beyond the immediate consequences of the next action and start reasoning about chains of actions and reactions leading to long-term results. For example, we might test these techniques to help determine which sequence of introductory rate, go-to rate, cross-sell offer and credit limit increase is optimal for maximizing a particular customer's lifetime value, and evaluate course corrections over time and as different telemetry on the customer changes their relationship with the bank.
The sequence of actions being optimized could take place over years or over the duration of a phone call. When a valuable customer calls to close her account, what is the optimal sequence of responses from the customer service agent to provide the best chance for retaining the business? We may build an algorithm to tell us, and it might be able to improve over what a human agent would do based on just his experience and training, the demeanors of the agent and customer, etc.
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The number of potential customer states becomes enormous as you move through a sequence of actions (and despite experimentation, these include many states not yet encountered or for which little historical data exist). Neural networks can be used to sift that data and predict the value of new customer states for possible actions that look similar to states and actions encountered in the past.
As an example, such a network can learn archetypes of customers that are associated by various important characteristics allowing similar treatment, gaining more experience and perspective than any one human analyst can. Neural networks can also help in estimating the probability of a customer in one state transitioning to another state — and how business actions will affect that probability.
The combination of AI analytics and Big Data is exciting because it raises the possibility of greater and faster information extraction from large-scale data. As with any other analytic advancement, gains from Big Data AI will depend on smart analytic practices -- for example, high-quality, relevant data and expert analysts that guide model development and troubleshoot issues like data bias. Still, AI analytics is showing early potential to open the perspectives and hypotheses of human experts to new business possibilities, as well as overcome certain data limitations such as targeting bias.
All in all, Big Data AI is very good news for business. Companies should welcome these developments and move forward as opportunities arise. The organizations that will benefit the most will be those already using neural networks, self-learning models, experimental design and decision optimization. If you're not working with these analytic techniques now, think about getting started soon to position your business for the state of the art in management of customer relationships.
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You don't have to tolerate a gap, an oddly-shaped tooth, stubborn stains, or chips. Veneers in the hands of Big Smile Dental's skilled team are versatile; these thin shells of porcelain can be used to cover discoloration and jagged surfaces as effortlessly as they can be used to adjust uneven spacing or alter the shape of a tooth.
And while veneers are a celebrity favorite to quickly and dramatically transform smiles, a Tom Cruise-sized bank account is not required to benefit from these wonders of the cosmetic dental world. What you do need is a desire to be rid of some of the following conditions.
You may think of stereotypical brown stains caused by coffee or smoking, but there are many other types of stains. Excessive fluoride use in childhood promotes fluorosis, which can make areas of the tooth appear chalky, whiter than their natural shade. Antibiotics such as tetracycline are known to produce a grayish or blue-gray appearance to the teeth.
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