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Saturday, March 5, 2011
The Evil, Evil Eye: A quick and dirty history of that most wicked of stares.
Many of us sit at home seething throughout the day, throwing bile-filled looks at anyone who dares pass us a candy heart or a Garfield Valentine. But, we can all be found later on in the evening cuddled up with our cats watching terrible romantic comedies and dreaming about Robert Pattinson. Or…you know…whomever.
Either way, that look we give is pretty powerful. So powerful, in fact, that cultures around the world fear it. That look, that glare, that envious stare that wishes ill upon its target is called the Evil Eye. But, what makes it so evil? And what separates it from any other stare? What fuels the power behind the Eye that cultures for generations have feared and sought protection against? Well, there are a few ways to think of the Evil Eye. Before we examine those, however, we might want to take a quick look at what the Evil Eye is supposed to be and do.
Basically the Evil Eye is a look, a glance, sometimes brief, sometimes staring for long periods of time. It is a look that can be given to a person - young or old, a place (especially to a field of crops), livestock, or possessions. When this look is given, a curse is placed upon that which is looked upon. The person becomes ill, perhaps even dies. The livestock or crop also fails to produce and finally withers to become unusable or dies as well. Possessions that are given the look can vary in effect. They can either become lost to their owner or curse their owner when worn or used. However you slice it, the Eye is something to be avoided.
Now, for some history. The idea of the Evil Eye has been around for at least a few thousand years. It makes its earliest appearances in the Middle East and is mentioned in several ancient texts. One rather famous book that mentions the Eye multiple times is the Bible. Sir Frances Bacon once said, "There be none of the affections which have been noted to fascinate or to bewitch, but love and envy; they both have vehement wishes, they frame themselves readily into imaginations and suggestions, and they come easily into the eye, especially upon the presence of the objects which are the points that conduce to fascination, if any such there be. We see likewise the Scripture calleth envy an evil eye."
Bacon was, presumably, referring to a couple of passages in Proverbs (23:6 and 28:22) that speak of possessing or bestowing an 'evil eye.' Translations of this passage outside of the King James version use the terms 'miserly' or 'stingy' instead of referring to the eye. Interestingly, the curse of the Eye is bestowed upon the greedy person who does not share his bread or his wealth with those in need of it. Saying one had an 'evil eye' in this context seems to say something about their character, for the eyes are the windows to the soul, right?
We must remember the context of the Old Testament scriptures, however. The Jewish people were outcasts of society, enslaved by the Egyptians and were the target of malice by pretty much every society they seemed to come in contact with. In reading the Old Testament, one finds many references to those that are wealthy, powerful, or otherwise socially well-off as getting rather nasty just desserts, either in this world or the next. It should come as little surprise that these passages target wealthy, well-fed individuals as deserving of a curse (or…I suppose, Yahweh's mighty Smite button).
Elsewhere, we find the Evil Eye actually called the Evil Eye, and spoken of as something one can possess. You might have heard of a collection of stories called the 1,001 Nights. In these stories the king Shahryar executes his unfaithful wife and then proceeds to marry a series of virgins, only to kill them in the morning before they can be unfaithful. Until he met Scheherazade. This crafty little virgin told him stories each night, for 1,001 nights, beginning - but not ending - one story each night with the promise of its end the next day.
One of those stories specifically sites a sorcerer with an Evil Eye. It begins like this, "It is related, O auspicious one, that there lived in the city of Bagdad, after the reign of many Khalifahs and before the reign of many others, a wicked and vile sorcerer with an 'Evil Eye'." The story goes on to tell of how a sorcerer stares at his victims, mutters incantations, and proceeds to curse them "[by] the powers of darkness, demons, [and] devouring beasts..." An evil thing indeed.
So…it's old. Perhaps, one might say based solely on the age of the texts it can be found, it is one of the oldest and most feared types of curses. It does not need special words, nor does it require magic ingredients or secrets locked in obscure texts. It merely needs one person to look at another.
What, then, is behind that look? Jealousy, according to the Mishnah - a collection of Jewish oral laws, is the power behind the Evil Eye. Or, to look back at the quote by Bacon, love might also be a source of power for the Eye. Either way, these are two exceedingly strong emotions. There should be no wonder that one who is in the throes of extreme jealousy, envy, love, lust, etc. would have the internal energy built up to project a curse without the need for anything other than a look. But is it just run of the mill jealousy? No. According to the Mishnah, the Eye is fueled by jealousy that has turned to hate. It is an emotion corrupted, blinded by desire or greed.
You've heard the famous movie line, "If I can't have him/it, then nobody will!" right before the villain or crazy ex-lover tries to blow off the protagonist's head. That's the state of mind one must be in to use the Evil Eye. At least, according to these accounts.
In more benign methods, the Evil Eye is bestowed with a compliment. The Greeks and Italians - as well as most of the Mediterranean peoples - are famous for their belief in the Evil Eye. Here, it is thought to come when someone gives any look whatsoever, especially when it is accompanied by praise or positive thoughts. The idea here is one of fear or piety, depending on your source or viewpoint.
On the one hand, some fear the compliment as a mask for envy, whether the person giving the compliment intends envy or not. The fear is that, eventually, that person's praise or compliment of the object will eventually turn to desire, which will later turn into jealousy and then hate. Thus, even the slightest glance at one's possessions, good looks, healthy livestock, or thriving crops is met with immediate refute. Some will threaten the looker - called the Jettitore - with physical force in order to get him or her to spit, which is said to negate the effects of the Eye. The person offended by the look will then make a hand gesture known as the 'mano' or 'figa,' known colloquially as the Rock On symbol, with index finger and pinkie sticking up. In Greek and Roman thought, the Evil Eye will be thwarted, because this symbol is a crude gesture for sex and the Eye will be lured away by temptation rather than meet its intended target.
On the other hand, there is the fear of God's Mighty Smite Button. If an innocent look or compliment is given towards that same person, good looks, livestock, or crop, then one might incur the wrath of God. Going back to Jewish thought, it is said that if someone praises your possessions that you must say something to the effect of, "As God wills" or "God bless it." This shows that you are not being prideful of your belongings and are grateful to God for them. We wouldn't want to be proud of what we've earned or made, because that might mean that we're a little more independent of that higher power than some religions might have us believe. And we all know what Yahweh thinks about people taking credit for absolutely anything. If you don't give Him credit for absolutely everything you own, make, or possess, He might just yank it away from you.
That's why particularly beautiful children are given marks on their faces to ward off the Evil Eye when they are praised for their good looks. Wouldn't want them getting uglified so early in life before they have a chance to catch a man.
Now, let's look at this from a practical perspective. Remove our pagan, witchy notions that everyone is blessed with magical energy, so much so that our very glance can blight an entire field of crops. What else might be going on here? We've talked a lot about jealousy, but did you know that the origin of this word also shares its root with the word 'zealot'? Zealot being a fanatic or extremist. Jealousy is also called the 'green-eyed monster,' yet again a reference to the eyes.
Evolutionary psychologists believe that jealousy as an emotion evolved in order to maximize the success of our genes. For example, jealous men are that way at their very core, because they want to avoid sexual betrayal, especially the consequence of such betrayal: wasting their own time and resources to raise someone else's children. A similar line of thought goes that jealousy is fueled greatly by the imagination, the perception that something is unattainable, unfaithful, or otherwise potentially out of your reach. It is a perception, most of the time, rarely based on fact or any evidence. We're paranoid - or become zealots - about our partner's potential cheating, so we go through their phone, email, computer, possibly even follow them to try and catch them in the act. Despite our findings, a level of distrust is wedged between the two people, potentially ruining the relationship all over imagination. Was this the Evil Eye at work? Or was this merely biology?
Dr. Sybil Hart, a Ph.D. at Texas Tech University, says that children as young as six months old can feel and display jealousy. After all, that bastard Billy has no right to have a Tickle Me Elmo. Who does he think he is? Children and teenagers with low self-esteem seem to exhibit the emotion of jealousy more often than others. We desire and covet the cheerleader's good looks or the rich kid's nice car or the football captain's athleticism, because if we just had one of those things we, too, could be popular.
This might be hitting closer to that Evil Eye belief. We become focused on one thing possessed by someone else, someone that we believe is better than us in some way, that we become a bit crazy over attaining it. The type of jealousy found in those with low self-esteem is also found to lead to aggressive reactions or outbursts. Back to that "if I can't have it…" mentality. But who is really the cursed individual here? The one who possesses the desired object, or the one who becomes obsessed with it?
Going back to Mediterranean society, many believe that strange, old, or ugly women possess the Evil Eye. Likewise, those that believe in the power of the Eye claim that is a curse both upon the looker and the lookee. Perhaps this is how those old, ugly folks with the crazy eyes got that way?
There are a myriad of ways one can counteract the Evil Eye's effects. They differ from herbal remedies to hand gestures to complicated spells or rituals to the creation of talismans. In some countries, Brazil for instance, the "olho gordo" (or fat eye) doesn't seem to have a cure. You just have to hope that if someone compliments your nice things that they mean it sincerely, otherwise they are doomed. Spitting on the ground seems to be a fairly universal way of redirecting the Evil Eye. Also, one exceedingly popular method is to wear or hang a symbol of the Eye to ward off its power. You can find these almost anywhere these days, as it has become quite fashionable to wear a Hamsa symbol (an open hand with an eye in the middle). Other interesting methods involve spitting into burning chiles, rubbing oneself with an egg, wearing various beads, or just praying like mad that you won't be cursed.
So what is the Evil Eye? Is it an expression of the power we all possess? Is it the ability to level crops or herds of livestock with a single glance, because their owner wronged you? (The 'just desserts' type of Evil Eye first mentioned.) Is it a powerful method of attaining something you want that someone else possesses or else destroy it? (the second type) Is it the more subtle desire to please the divine by not being too prideful of one's looks or possessions? (the third) Or is it merely psychological, the jealousy evolved to keep our resources to ourselves amplified by low self-esteem and the modern internet age? (the fourth)
Before you make your decision, an interesting article by Norman Rubin said that Russian scientists have found that the eyes project a powerful physical energy and creates a wavelength of around 80 micrometers. This is greater than the heat given off by the human body and greater than the wavelengths of the colors of the rainbow. However, just to be fair, there are many in the scientific community that refute the idea that we can shoot real, measurable energy beams from our eyes.
I suppose the question is, which do you believe? Either way, if you're single and bitter, I ask that you wear sunglasses next Valentine's Day.
Love and Lyte,
Fire Lyte
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- Odom of the Evil EyeMarch 15, 2011 at 5:46 PM
Greetings fire lyte! I've been playing catch up with the pagan podcasts lately. I recently stumbled across a paranormal podcast called 'Mysterious Universe' and have been wrapped up in the strange tales and news articles presented by hosts Benjamin Grundy and Aaron Wright. If you like weird, I recommend the show.ReplyDelete
Anyway, I found it interesting and somewhat hopeful to hear about the Christian and Muslim communities supporting one another during the Egyptian crisis.
Thanks for clearing up what exactly unions are all about! All I ever knew of them came from super-conservatives that I don't particularly care for trying to talk politics with. After getting a better understanding of them, I personally feel that unions create an inequality and can overall cause business instability. Don't get me wrong, I certainly believe in better pay and benefits for the proletariat, but unions seem to divide the working class, leaving non-union workers to fend for themselves.
I was so pleasantly surprised to hear you talk about the Evil Eye. It's something I always try to protect myself from, considering I work in beer and tobacco. If you wanna experience the 'go to hell and die' look, tell somebody you are out of their beer or that their smokes went up in price (again).
Beyond that, I have always found the Evil Eye interesting (if my internet handle didn't give it away). I also must admit that I am guilty of consciously giving people the Evil Eye... they had it coming though.
Oh and concerning eye energy: Mysterious Universe covered an article in which a scientist measured energy being exuded from gazing (or something like that). I'll have to find the article and email it to you.
Keep up the great work as always!
-Odom of the Evil Eye.
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CINCINNATI – A crowd of 21,074 fans saw FC Cincinnati and the Charleston Battery play to a thrilling 2-2 draw on Saturday night at Nippert Stadium as the Battery maintained its undefeated all-time record against FCC in a back-and-forth battle. Cincinnati took the lead in the fourth minute as a free kick by Aodhan Quinn was knocked back across goal by Harrison Delbridge, allowing Djiby Fall to knock in his seventh goal of the season. The hosts almost doubled their lead seven minutes later when Danny Konig was slide into the right side of the penalty area, but put his finish just wide of the left post. Charleston's Kotaro Higashi had a shot from 20 yards comfortably saved, while Taylor Mueller headed just wide from a free kick in the 25th minute as the Battery started to threaten more. Cincinnati almost caught the Battery on a counter-attack just before halftime as Jimmy McLaughlin hit the outside of the left post, but the Battery found an equalizer in the 63rd minute as a low cross by Ricky Garbanzo was nicked home by Romario Williams just inside the left post. The Battery took the lead nine minutes later as a long throw-in by O'Brian Woodbine was flicked on at the near post by Neveal Hackshaw was flicked home by Forrest Lasso. FCC responded with 10 minutes to go as substitute Andrew Wiedeman controlled and volleyed home from the left side of the penalty area. Charleston almost grabbed a late winner as Heviel Cordoves' header was denied by FCC goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt, but honors ended even.
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1. In front of another massive crowd of 21,074 at Nippert Stadium, FC Cincinnati and the Charleston Battery played a game that lived up to its environment as the two sides went back and forth and ended up all square in a compelling contest. The Battery looked to be on the verge of an impressive road victory when Forrest Lasso gave his side the lead with 18 minutes to go, but an outstanding piece of work to finish by Andrew Wiedeman in front of The Bailey gave FCC's fans the moment they'd been waiting for to explode into celebration. After a busy week for both sides that saw both sides give plenty, a draw felt like a fair ending.
2. It's becoming almost uncanny, the manner Forrest Lasso keeps finding the back of the net for the Battery this season, with the center back's fifth goal of the season coming off another well-worked set piece by the Battery. For the first time in the regular season, it wasn't a delivery by Justin Portillo that provided the service for Lasso's finish, as a long throw-in by O'Brian Woodbine deep in the left corner was flicked on by Neveal Hackshaw at the near post, but the manner of Lasso's flicked finish with the outside of his right showed all the confidence of a striker. In his first full season as a starter for the Battery, Lasso isn't a one-trick pony, but the goals he's given the side have been a major reason for the Battery's boosted attack this season.
3. While a draw might have been a fair result, the Battery will likely be the happier team despite losing an advantage as they remain on top of the Eastern Conference standings. For Cincinnati, Saturday's game marked the midway point of its home regular season schedule, where the side has currently gone 3-1-4 at Nippert Stadium this season. Those draws are starting to accumulate for FCC, which is still sitting relatively precariously in terms of the USL Eastern Conference playoff positions. There's still more than half of the overall season to go for Head Coach Alan Koch's side, but the side's home form is going to put pressure on Cincinnati to earn results on the road as the season enters its second half.
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Andrew Wiedeman, FC Cincinnati – Wiedeman's outstanding finish salvaged a point for the visitors after the Battery had rallied to take the lead.
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Senator Inhofe said, "Over the past two years, the Obama EPA has moved forward with an unprecedented number of rules that will have enormous consequences for families, businesses, and the nation's fiscal well-being. Take for example, EPA's new greenhouse gas (GHG) cap and trade regulations. Administrator Jackson, you have admitted that regulating GHGs in the U.S. will have no impact on global GHG concentrations, yet your rules will come at an estimated cost of $300 to $400 billion annually. The Agency's voluntary reconsideration of the national ambient air quality standards for ground-level ozone -- a decision based on outdated data that could lead to significant economic constraints on the country -- is an another Agency action of dubious merit. EPA projects the cost of this rule in the order of $90 billion. Meanwhile, the Agency is planning to tighten the standards again in just two years. The Obama EPA is aggressively moving forward to regulate nearly all aspects of American life -- it now has regulations covering dust on farms and puddles of water along the side of road. And it is businesses and working families who will pay the price. . ."
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Administrator Jackson testified that, "All Americans should be very proud of the significant progress we have made cleaning up our air. However, we still have more to do. For example, about 25 million people now battle asthma. One of those 25 million is my youngest son. I am reminded on a regular basis about the importance of cleaning up our air. . . The Clean Air Act saves lives and strengthens the American workforce, and, as a result, the economic value of clean air far exceeds the costs. Expressed in dollar terms, the benefits of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 alone are projected to reach approximately $2 trillion in 2020 with an estimated cost of $65 billion in that same year a benefit to cost ratio of more than 30 to 1. . ."
She reviewed the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards proposed on March 16 [See WIMS 3/16/11], to regulate mercury and other toxic air pollution from power plants. She said The Clean Energy Group, a coalition of electric power companies, said, "Since 2000, the electric industry has been anticipating that EPA would regulate hazardous air pollutant emissions, and as a result, many companies have already taken steps to install control technologies that will allow them to comply with requirements of the rule on time. The technologies to control emissions at coalfired power plants, including mercury and hydrochloric acid, are available and cost-effective."
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The StatPro Revolution Web API Explorer website allows you to interactively explore the functionality and capabilities of the Web API. Its source code is available on GitHub.
The address of the web service is:
This is the only address/URI that you need to know. It is known as the bookmark URI, also as the entry-point URI.
All other URIs (which identify the web service's various resources) are returned dynamically by the service. These URIs should not be hard-coded into an application, nor stored in long-term storage. These URIs may change over time; the entry-point URI will never change.
Stateless access to a user's data
Each and every request to the web service must identify a Revolution user. The data contained in the response pertains to that user only. The web service is stateless - there is no user session.
Read-only data access
The Web API affords read-only access to the same data that is displayed and operated upon in the main Revolution website. Changes in the latter are reflected in the data that is supplied by the Web API.
OAuth2 Authorization
Web API uses the OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework for user-authorized access to resources. To enable this, client applications must be registered with and talk to the StatPro Revolution OAuth2 Server. The OAuth2 Server gets a user's permission for a client application to access his/her data via Web API, and then provides the application with an access token. The application includes the access token in each and every request to Web API.
The OAuth2 Server is compliant with the final, published specification of the OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework. Web API is compliant with the final, published specification for OAuth 2.0's Bearer Access Tokens.
Full details of registering a client application with the OAuth2 Server, getting an access token, and passing the access token to Web API are given on the Authorization page.
JSON / XML resource representations
Requests are made from client to server for resources, and the server responds with representations of those resources. The web service supports both JSON-based and XML-based representations, constructed according to its own schemas.
To request JSON, the Accept request header may be omitted, or set to:-
Accept: application/json
To request XML, the Accept request header must be set to:-
Accept: application/xml
(In exceptional cases, a resource will represent its data in a format other than JSON and XML. Currently the Whole Segments Tree resource is the only one to do this. It exposes only CSV (comma-separated values) data, and ignores the contents of the Accept request header.)
Chunked transfer encoding
The Web API sends responses using HTTP's Chunked Transfer Encoding. Clients must be able to decode this encoding in order to fully and correctly receive responses from the web service.
HTTPS-only access
The Revolution Web API can only be accessed over HTTPS. Thus the entry-point URI and the URIs to resources that the Web API emits are all HTTPS-based. If an attempt is made to access the web service over HTTP, then typically a 403 response status code will be returned.
Note that some web frameworks for constructing client applications may require special configuration (e.g. installation of a particular module) before they can issue requests over HTTPS.
Service structure
The web service is structured as a set of connected resources, as shown in Figure 1 (click the image to enlarge).
Figure 1. Web service structure
The entry-point URI (see above) identifies the Service resource, on the top in Figure 1. When requested, the Web API returns a representation of this resource (in either XML or JSON format) to the client application. This resource contains a link to the (collection of) Portfolios resource. It also contains links to other resources such as Benchmarks, Classifiers and Risk Free Rates but most of the analytics is extracted from beneath the Portfolios resource.
Continuing forwards from the Service resource, a client app typically queries for one or more portfolios in the Portfolios resource. Selecting one of the portfolios, a client app typically requests one of the many types of Portfolio Analysis resources (via a service-supplied link). A Portfolio can expose one of the following portfolio analysis resources depending on the configuration of each portfolio (See the documentation of each resource for further details):
- The Portfolio Analysis resource contains the portfolio's default portfolio analysis.
- The Awaiting Sign-Off Portfolio Analysis resource optionally exists if results have been proposed for sign-off. From this resource, analysis results data can be extracted in exactly the same way as from the portfolio's default portfolio analysis resource.
- The Signed-Off Portfolio Analysis resource optionally exists if results have been signed-off. From this resource, analysis results data can be extracted in exactly the same way as from the portfolio's default portfolio analysis resource.
- The Compliance Portfolio Analysis resource optionally exists if the portfolio has been activated for Compliance. From this resource, it exposes links to the Compliance Backtesting History and Compliance Validation History resources and, if the compliance analysis has results available, then it in turn exposes links to the Compliance Total Results resource where total level compliance results can be extracted.
- The Interactive Risk Analysis resource allows for performing queries for extracting ex-ante risk related results on-the-fly (i.e. unlike other analysis resources which rely on extracting previously calculated results).
- The Interactive Statistics Analysis resource is always available for all portfolios. This resource allows for performing queries for extracting ex-post risk / performance related statistics on-the-fly.
From the first three of these kinds of Portfolio Analysis resource, a client app follows links to access analysis results data in the form of segments, measures, securities and time-series data in the Segments Tree Node, Whole Segments Tree, Time Series and Multiple OCP Time Series resources, and may obtain history risk figures via the Liquidity Risk History and Historical Risk Trends resources.
Requestable analytics measures
Analytical measures are requestable from analysis results data, via the Segments Tree Node, Whole Segments Tree, Time Series, Multiple OCP Time Series, Interactive Risk Analysis and Interactive Statistics Analysis resources.
Measures are divided into four categories, Segments Tree measures, Time Series, Interactive Risk Analysis measures and Interactive Statistics Analysis measures:-
- Segments Tree measures
- Time Series measures
- Interactive Risk Analysis measures
- Interactive Statistics Analysis measures
By default, the above URLs return the measures info lists in HTML form. The lists can also be provided in XML and JSON form. To request XML, the Accept request header must be set to:-
Accept: application/xml
To request JSON, the Accept request header must be set to:-
Accept: application/json
The XML and JSON formats are so simple as to be self-explanatory. Note that the measures info list for Time Series includes a flag that says whether each measure is compoundable or not.
Response status codes, and error messages + codes
A client application can receive responses from the Revolution Web API itself, from the web server software that hosts it (on the origin server) and from any HTTP intermediaries that happen to sit between the client app and the origin server. Thus a client app should be prepared to deal with any/all HTTP response status codes.
The Web API itself typically returns the following response status codes:-
- 200 - the entity body will contain the XML or JSON representation of the requested resource.
- 401 - the Authorization request header is missing or invalid.
- 400 - the request was badly formed; for example, a query string in the request's URI that should contain a positive integer (in string form) contained a negative integer.
- 404 - the requested resource couldn't be found.
- 500 - an unexpected error occurred on the server.
- 503 - the server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overloading or maintenance of the server.
(The above list is not exhaustive; the Web API may return other status codes.)
After the status code on the status line in the response is a space, followed by the reason phrase. This may be one of the standard reason phrases, such as
Not Found and
Internal Server Error. In the case of status codes in the 4xx and 5xx range, the Web API may return a reason phrase in the following form:-
<error message> (REVAPI_ERROR=<error code>)
An example is:-
The specified portfolio doesn't exist, or isn't available to the identified user. (REVAPI_ERROR=839)
To determine if the reason phrase contains such as an error, search for " (REVAPI_ERROR=". The error code is specific to the Revolution Web API; the complete list of error codes and error messages is given in Appendix 1 - Error Codes.
Fair Usage Policy
To maintain optimum performance, and to ensure that the StatPro Revolution Web API is available to all our customers, limits may be imposed on the usage of the Web API.
For further details, please see the Fair Usage Policy page.
The StatPro Revolution Web API is primarily described in this documentation in terms of its resources, media types and link relations. The media types describe each resource's representations (XML and JSON, or CSV), and the link relations describe the semantics of the service-supplied links that connect resources.
It is important to understand each media type and link relation. Fortunately you can take each media type (and its associated link relations) one resource at a time, working from left to right in Figure 1 above. This mirrors how your application will work: on startup it will always enter at the entry-point URI, and there it will progress from left to right.
Getting started
The steps needed to get an application that uses the Web API up and running are as follows:-
- Join the Developer Partner Program
- Register the application with the StatPro Revolution OAuth2 Server according to the instructions on the Authorization page.
- When the application needs to access data from the Web API on behalf of a user, the user must be directed to the StatPro Revolution OAuth2 Server (in a web browser) where he/she will be prompted to allow or deny access to his/her Revolution data, via the Web API, by the application. If allowed, the application completes an OAuth2-based process that provides it with an access token. Full details are given on the Authorization page.
- The application requests the Service resource from the Web API's entry-point URI, which is:- https://revapi.statpro.com/v1
- For this initial request, and for every subsequent request, the application provides the access token in the Authorization request header. The access token identifies the user who allowed access in step 3, and all data that is returned by the Web API pertains to that user. The application must be prepared to cope with an expired access token, and be able to get a new one. Full details are given on the Authorization page.
- An application will typically traverse forwards to the Portfolios resource, using the resource's URI that is given in the Service resource representation that was obtained in step 4. The URI should not be assumed, nor persisted by the application; it may change in the future. Perhaps the application will display all available portfolios in a grid, or perhaps it will query for a particular portfolio.
- On selection of a particular portfolio, the application will typically traverse forwards to that portfolio's Portfolio Analysis resource, which contains details of the analysis that has been performed upon the portfolio. Some portfolios may additionally have been activated for Compliance. Such portfolios will expose links to an additional Compliance Portfolio Analysis resource containing details of the settings applied for compliance purposes, as well as indicating status information about the latest results. It is also possible for portfolios to have some results proposed for sign-off or previously signed-off. In this case a portfolio will additionally expose an Awaiting Sign Off Portfolio Analysis resource and/or a Signed Off Portfolio Analysis resource.
- If analysis results are available, the service provides links that will allow the application to get (query for) segments, securities, measures, time-series and compliance data from the Segments Tree Node, Whole Segments Tree, Time Series, Multiple OCP Time Series and Compliance Total Results resources.
- When the user logs out of or closes the application, the access token (and its associated refresh token) should be discarded.
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Owl and Bear contributor Sylvia Borgo sat down with legendary Scottish songwriter Midge Ure before his January 13 Casbah show.
In the interview, Borgo and the Ultravox singer talked about the ebb and flow of the music business, working with Bastille and Harry Styles on Band Aid 30, his new album Fragile, and more. Photos from the show are below.
Midge Ure at the Casbah
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By TAMMY LEYTHAM GAUTIER — Ask Delorise Nettles what makes a business successful and she doesn't hesitate to answer. "Relationships." It's all about knowing your customers, said Nettles, owner of Delo's Heavenly House of Coffee in Gautier. And it's obvious she does. She chit chats with customers, asks about their school work, encourages their artistic aspirations and remembers their favorite ...Read More »
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It appears to be a perfect match — a small city wants to enhance its sense of community, and a couple of local entrepreneur-brothers want to build a business where people come together. The Drip Drop Coffee Shop held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony last week in Richland to a packed house of well-wishers and supporters. The mayor, aldermen ...Read More »
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NASCAR uses the same flags as formula one with few exceptions
image by Randy Young, 5 April 2001
The checkered flag contains an orange circle with the numbers "76" in blue outlined in white, which is the official logo of 76 Gas, owned by UNOCAL, the official fuel-provider of NASCAR. NASCAR mandates that all cars use the exact same fuel, making sure that no driver has an unfair advantage over the others. Since 76 supplies that fuel, and has done so for the last 40 years, 76 gets the honor of having their logo on the official checkered flag.
A tradition has also developed in the past few years that the winner of each race is given a checkered flag featuring the 76 logo, the name of the race in orange above the logo, and the date of the race below the logo in orange. This example is from the 2001 Daytona 500.
Randy Young, 5 April 2001
image by Randy Young, 2 April 2001
While watching the Harrah's 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, I noticed an odd-looking flag. Normally when I watch the races I see a lot of Confederate battle flags, checkered flags, flags of race teams, and whichever state they happen to be racing in. Yesterday, flying over Victory Lane at the speedway was what I can only assume to be a Dale Earnhardt memorial flag.
Since NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt was killed in the season-opening Daytona 500, tributes to him have been popping up everywhere. The flag I saw yesterday was based on the Texas state flag, with the blue bar replaced by black (the color of Earnhardt's car) and the star replaced by a white "3" (Earnhardt's car number).
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Update: Juan Williams offers an explanation of his remark here. Read them for yourself and decide whether they address the critique below, especially the dismissive remarks about a "corporate wife."
There's been so much (deserved) criticism of the MSM's race-obsession that perhaps insufficient attention has been given to a gender card that was played last night by Juan Williams on Fox.
Last night, Williams -- by all accounts a nice man and a fine person -- dismissed Ann Romney, noting that she "looked like a corporate wife," which he went on to define as someone "whose husband takes care of her."
This sort of thing has been going on for a long time. When Hilary Rosen attacked Mrs. Romney as someone who hadn't "worked a day in her life", I noted that "[f]or far too long, people like Rosen [and now Juan Williams!] have made a cottage industry of trying to shame and demean women whose calling is that of a mother, wife and homemaker." That is exactly what was going on last night.
Mrs. Romney has a husband who is her family's primary breadwinner and who happens to work in a white-collar private-sector job. So do I. So do millions of women around this country. Since when does that mean we have surrendered our right (or ability) to have worthwhile opinions, valid experiences that buttress them, and the authority to speak out about them?
For several decades now, liberal elite opinion has systematically denigrated and downgraded the importance of women who do, literally, "invest in the next generation" by taking the time to raise its members. There are millions of educated, intelligent, capable wives and mothers around this country who have become intimidated by elite opinion into believing, on some level, that they are not entitled to an opinion or a full measure of social respect simply because they do not go off to a job and bring home a paycheck. And in my view, it is a failing of the feminist movement that this is the case -- and far past time that these women have a voice again, along with a little long-past-due appreciation.
As for Williams' definition of a "corporate wife" as someone "whose husband takes care of her" -- well, yes. You bet. But guess what? We take care of our husbands, right back -- as well as their (and our) children. It is a privilege, and a duty -- and it is work.
Now Williams is quite right that Mrs. Romney can't speak to the experience of single mothers. She hasn't been one. But so what? Left-wing single mothers -- seeking higher taxes and more redistribution and new government programs -- can't speak to the experience of a middle-class stay-at-home mom, who will get walloped with a bunch of new taxes (while forgoing income she could otherwise make) simply because she believes it's important to be at home with her children. Certainly the views and experiences of single women matter . . . but theirs shouldn't be the only views and experiences that matter. Yet Williams and others on the left act as though they are.
Finally, it's become mind-numbingly tedious to hear liberals act as though Ann Romney hasn't encountered any real challenges and struggles just because she is now "a very rich woman," as Williams puts it. As most of our mothers taught us, money cannot buy happiness -- or guarantee a trouble-free life. And in an era when the left constantly inveighs against "greed," it is certainly ironic to hear the left carry on as though having a lot of money is the only thing in life that really matters.


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Temporary Road Closure near Solva SchoolPosted by Solvanews on Nov 8, 2015 in News | Comments Off on Temporary Road Closure near Solva School
Temporary Road Closure – Water main repair works
Thursday 26th November 2015 for two days between 9am – 3pm
Whitchurch Road (U2707) Solva, from its junction with the unclassified (U3036) road leading towards Whitchurch, north west to its junction with the access to the property known as Lan-y-Mor. The road closure is close to Solva School and could impede access.
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Quick trip to India
I traveled to Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Delhi in India for work in May of 2017. It was an incredible and overwhelming experience, and I only had a few hours to wander the streets for photos. Here's what came of it.
Shot on the Fuji X-Pro2 with Voigtlander 12mm and 15mm Heliar lenses.


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Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace. (SATB)
Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace. (SATB)
Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (18201915)
- Large print that is definitely easy to see
- Likewise Unlimited Copies.** Make as many copies as you need**
- Also Including practice music (MP3's) for every individual part = LEARN FASTER
Missing choir members too? Then limited time to practice? Also Long distances to travel? not to mention work or personal conflict?
Soprano Track. Alto Track. Tenor Track. Bass Track. And also a mixed track to practice to
** Come Boldly to the Throne of Graceis limited then to your family, group, or local congregation within the same building. With this in mind, each local congregation of any denomination or satellite location must purchase their own copy.


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Cytherea is the goddess of love in the Imperial pantheon. She often is portrayed riding dolphins.
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Law enforcement officials will continue building relationships with Union area youth through its Open Doors Program.
This year, the program will be expanded to all students in the Union School District.
"We felt we needed to connect more with the entire student body," said Union School Resource Officer Rick Neace. "We want to get to know them on a more personal level and show then that we're all human."
Open Doors started last spring, when the district teamed up with the Union Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff's Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol to help encourage positive relationships between law enforcement and students.
As part of the program, offficers visited Central, Beaufort and Clark-Vitt Elementary Schools and Immaculate Conception, opening doors for students, greeting them and giving high-fives, fist bumps and hugs.
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- sbottiani
- 6 years ago
- Wedding: November 2012
Darling Husband and I are alternating Christmas/Thanksgiving between our two families. I'm pretty new to this and last year (our first year doing this) we were with my family. When Darling Husband informed me that we would most likely be going to church as a family, I got a bad taste in my mouth. I love my ILs, but we have our differences (mainly that they are Christian conservatives and I am not). Also, its not like his family doesn't know we are non-believers.
So, do we just pretend we're fine with it and keep our traps shut? In all honesty, I find it disturbing that we are very respectful of their beliefs and [most] Christians we encounter are not very respectful of ours. We may wonder how it is possible to believe in all of the magical things that the Bible talks about, but we NEVER bring it up or try to make them feel stupid. I just wish we could be afforded the same respect. What we believe (or don't believe) is just that: a belief. We don't need to be saved, corrected or converted. We just need to be loved and tolerated FOR WHO WE ARE. As much as I don't want to cause tension, I don't want to set a precident. I especially don't want to set a precident in preparation for my future children. Kids are impressionable, and I fear brainwashing if they are not adequately prepared to handle it, explore issues, etc.
Has anyone else had this talk with religious family members? I don't even know what to do/where to start.


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Workplace Safety Efforts Can Lead to Lower Costs for Your Business
Workplace safety is important for your employees and for your customers, but have you considered how it affects your bottom line? The truth is that accidents and injuries in the workplace can have a significant drain on your company's finances and not just as the result of lawsuits. Injured employees often have to miss work or receive expensive accommodations, and accidents can also cause major damage to company property, further leading to lost productivity.
Planning for Workplace Safety
In order to combat these potential problems, you need to have a workplace safety plan in place, but before you can implement your plan, you'll need to strategize. This process includes reviewing every square inch of your workplace to determine where hazards exist or may exist. You essentially need to search for areas where accidents or injuries are more likely to occur. How often do you have your company's vehicle's serviced and inspected? Do you have the right safety gear available in areas where hazardous materials are stored? Seek out and document these problem areas.
Workplace Safety Training is a Must
Once you've put together a workplace safety plan, you'll need to train your employees on a regular basis according to this plan. You may decide to offer specific training to certain employees who are at a higher risk than others, but depending upon your business, training all employees for all situations may be a better idea. This training should cover all possible scenarios and how to handle them in order to ensure that, if an accident or injury does occur, employees can minimize the potential for damage. Even if you can't completely eliminate the potential for risk, anything that you can do to mitigate damage is important.
Workplace Safety as Your Company Grows
In addition, you'll want to review your workplace safety plan as your company grows. What works right now may not be sufficient in the future. Have you added a new location or building space? Have you purchased new equipment? Has your business begun offering new products or services? If so, your workplace safety plan may be outdated and in need of an update. You may want to have a regular review schedule, but also review any time major changes take place within your company.
Contact Poms & Associates to Discuss Your Workplace Safety Needs
At Poms & Associates, we specialize in assisting business owners with developing and implementing workplace safety procedures. Our team understands that in today's busy work environment, owners may not have the time to dedicate to creating safety regulations. Those who try often find that they have overlooked crucial details, but they find this out only after an accident or injury has occurred. Our workplace safety experts can take care of all of the hard work for you by reviewing your business' needs, developing a customized workplace safety plan, and helping you put it into practice. To learn more, reach out to our team through our convenient contact form.
Andrew Rusnak is an author who writes on topics that include workplace safety and business insurance.


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MASTER NOTES: Whither Buxton?
So... whaddya do if you own Byron Buxton?
One of the great things about BaseballHQ.com is mantras. We have more mantras than your average Shaolin temple. And in fact, repeating these mantras in a low, slow monotone is an excellent way to watch a ballgame, although the guy sitting next to you at the bar might scooch a few seats farther down.
One of the best BHQ mantras is, "Buy skills, not roles" (a variation is "draft skills, not stats"). Another mantra is "Once a player displays a skill, he owns it." A quick site search reveals some other, lesser-known mantras, such as "trade current picks for good cards if you are a contender" and "Never start a land war in Asia," though I might have messed up the search terms on that one.
But one of the best and most useful BHQ mantras, especially this time of the year, is "exercise excruciating patience." This one really matters if your first week has included performances by Francisco Liriano and Edwin Encarnacion. Liriano's one start so far lasted a third of an inning, with five earned runs, working out to an ERA of 135.00 (although the decimals here seem superfluous), and seven baserunners, a WHIP of 21.00 (ditto on the significant figures).
Encarnacion, meanwhile, has mashed his way to a .185 BA, a 63% contact rate, (10 strikeouts in 27 AB), one lousy HR and one RBI, and a .600 OPS. He has also grounded into not one but two bases-loaded double plays.
I happen to have both Liriano and Encarnacion, and I will be exercising patience, even though I feel like the Dustin Hoffman character in Marathon Man and Liriano and Encarnacion are taking turns playing the Sir Laurence Olivier role as the demented Nazi dentist.
I believe I have a good reason to exercise patience with these players. They have earned it with their track records. Over the last four seasons, Liriano has a 3.61 ERA, a Dominance Rate of nearly 10 K/9, and a Command Rate of 2.4 K/bb. Over that same time, Edwin has averaged a .270 BA, an 85% Ct%, 110 RBI, 90 runs, 38 HR, and a .905 OPS. So yeah, I'm hanging on.
But if I had Byron Buxton... I'm not so sure.
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So... how bad has it been? Really quite bad.
Coming into this season, Buxton was the subject of the sort of speculative analysis usually reserved for something important, like the economy or a Kardashian. A lot of analysts looked longingly at the tremendous run Buxton had last September, when he had a 1.011 OPS and nine HRs with 22 RBI. He has finally figured out major-leagues pitching, the analysts said. (I should note that the Baseball Forecaster noted Buxton's strong September, but added that he had an elevated Hit Rate and cautioned, "Contact still a struggle; xPX doesn't buy power.... be careful. Path to stardom may yet have some detours."
Cue the screeching tires and collision sound effects, because calling Buxton's 2017 season so far a "detour" is like calling the Hindenburg an "oopsie." Through the Twins first seven games, Buxton had 30 PA. In that span, he had two hits and one walk, for an .069 BA and a .100 OBP.
And that's not the worst of it. Buxton also has 17 strikeouts in those 30 PA, a 57% strikeout rate. (Just for the sake of reference, only one player since 2007 has had more than 100 PA and a K% over 45%. Try to guess who! I'll tell you at the end of this Master Notes.)
While a lot of people were excited for Buxtons' potential breakout, even the most optimistic must have been concerned about Buxton's propensity to swing.
A lot.
And miss.
A lot.
So what's possibly even more concerning is that Buxton has started the season swinging more than ever. And missing more than ever.
Over the previous two seasons, Buxton swung at about 46% of the pitches he saw, and came up empty about 30% of those swings (an overall swing-and-miss of about 13% of all pitches). This year, he's hacked at 58% of pitches, and created nothing but wind on 42% of those swings (24% of all pitches overall). Not only that, but he's whaling away at more pitches outside the zone and making way less contact when he does. He's also swinging more at pitches in the zone, which is good, but missing more often as well, which is less good.
As a result of the mass whiffery, Buxton has been racking up strikeouts at a record pace. He struck out at least once in each of those first seven games. He had three games with three Ks and one golden sombrero: four times to the plate. If he got 650 PA at this rate, he'd finish the year with more than 350 K, which would make Mark Reynolds and Adam Dunn look like Barry Bonds.
To look over these stats sure looks like a batter who has been figured out, at least in the early going. Pitchers are throwing way more pitches into the strike zone, maybe because they are comfortable knowing Buxton will figure some way to get himself out.
Time is not on your side
Of course, baseball is a game of adjustments, and it's entirely possible that Buxton could figure this out. But how long can you afford to wait to find out? There are two reasons that suggest at least considering pulling the pin.
First, the math is somewhat against Buxton as a full-season BA proposition. Buxton's 2-for-29 start means an owner hoping for a .250 BA in 550 AB now needs Buxton to hit .260 the rest of the way.
As well, there's the problem of replacing Buxton (or any underperforming player). In only leagues, the free-agent hitter pool is so thin that owners might just have to cross their fingers and let Buxton stay on their rosters. In shallower formats, though, there still might be usable replacements. But every week that goes by thins the pool still further, and at the same time gives the replacement player fewer weeks to offset the damage being done.
None of this means you should just dump Byron Buxton. It is a small sample, and there is a chance Buxton's immense natural talents will allow him to rebound and put up some quality numbers. And of course if your rules let you bench a guy to a reserve list, that's an obvious step while you wait and watch.
But don't watch for too long, and don't wait, for this year, at least. BHQ research has shown the time to expect a true breakout from a young player is the season after he reaches 800 big-league PAs. Assuming Buxton keeps playing, he'll reach the 800-PA threshold later this year. So there's another mantra: "Wait ''til next year." It might be the cautious the play this time around.
(By the way: the only player since 2007 with more than 100 PA and a K% over 45% was Joey Gallo, who fanned in 46% of his PA—57 Ks in 123 PA—for TEX in 2015.)
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There's An App For That! What This Girl Can Do With Her IPhone App Is Sheer Genius! (15 Photos)Categories: Art · Digital Art · Graphic Design · Stories · Technology Tags: IPhone · App · Art · Weird
Social media has become an integral part of all aspects of society around the world. Most of us would be lost without out phones and tablets, without all those apps that keep our days running smoothly and our creative juices flowing.
One of the most popular apps is Snapchat. Besides doing the usual selfie and showing the world that great prom dress, Christine Mi has taken it to a new level. Using her Snapchat nickname "miologie", Christine has combined art and storytelling with socializing and social media. To create her art, Mi uses the Snapchat app to take a selfie then adds her unique doodles to create her spectacular portraits. What she can do with a simple app and her iPhone is nothing short of genius!


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The Supreme Court has ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional thereby defeating the marriage and tax inequality of LGBT individuals.
The court rulings, delivered in separate cases, mean that same-sex couples who marry in states where it's legal for them to do so will be treated the same as heterosexual married couples by the federal government when it comes to things like retirement benefits and taxes, reports CNN.
"Today's historic decisions put two giant cracks in the dark wall of discrimination that separates committed gay and lesbian couples from full equality," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Commission. He called the rulings "a joyous milestone."
From the social aspect of the ruling, many on the opposing side of today's ruling view the courts findings as a sort of Pandora's box.
"We're disappointed in the short-term results and the short-term questions that remain unsettled, but the public conversation continues and that's a good thing," said the Rev. Rob Schenck, president of the Evangelical Church Alliance, which opposes same-sex marriage.
San Francisco and New York City, two of the nations biggest LGBT clusters, will have more to celebrate this week as they prepare for gay pride parades and celebrations. However, gay advocates have qualms too.
Gay rights groups cheered the two 5-4 rulings, but lamented that the high court stopped short of invalidating laws and constitutional bans in the dozens of states where gay marriage remains illegal. Nevertheless, the ruling by the Supreme Court against marriage and tax inequality is a landmark ruling. Striking down DOMA will set the stage for a more directed fight in states across the country.
Source : CNN, Washington Times


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The many conversations I had with Jatin got me thinking on what I wanted to gain from an MBA and which aspects of the schools appealed to me the most. I was from an energy background and I talked to a lot of people, upon Jatin's continuous insistence, and understood how those schools would help me get into consulting immediately after my MBA. Jatin's encouragement to reach out to a lot of current students and alumni helped me differentiate my essays.
Jatin always provided me a lot of feedback on how to approach each essay question and also how I could maximize his services. He heavily criticized me and helped me improve my interview skills before I finally appeared for my Tuck interview. Overall, it was very useful working with him on my essays as well as using his other ventures such as Interview Ninjas. He played a significant part in my Tuck admit and I highly recommend his services.
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A few different 4-year bachelor's programs can prepare graduates for careers as entry-level retail buyers, including a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Retail Management and Merchandising and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fashion Marketing and Management. Students learn the basics of marketing, trend forecasting and how to analyze consumer behavior. Strong oral and written communication skills are emphasized. Specific concentration options are often available to help prepare graduates for the unique demands of a particular industry, such as fashion or food buying.
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Retail Management and Merchandising
As with other bachelor's degree programs, a high school diploma or a GED is almost universally required for a BBA program in retail management and merchandising. A current high school transcript, SAT or ACT scores and a minimum high school grade point average are also common admission requirements. A bachelor's degree program in retail management and merchandising generally requires four years of full-time study to complete.
Common coursework includes:
- Merchandising planning and control
- Principles of management, principles of marketing, supply chain management
- Consumer behavior, marketing research
- Internet marketing and e-commerce
- Math for business and finance, financial accounting
- Business and technical writing
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fashion Marketing and Management
Students interested in a career as a retail buyer within the fashion industry need a background or concentration in fashion merchandising or marketing. Students pursuing BFAs in Fashion Marketing and Management study the basics of fashion design and production, trend forecasting and global marketing. A solid understanding of production methods and fashion design history helps a retail buyer to select modern and quality garments. Marketing, event planning and public relations are all important aspects of this education as well.
Educational prerequisites will vary according to the institution, but most require applicants to have a high school diploma or GED. A minimum grade point average, as well as a minimum ACT or SAT score may also be required for admission. Bachelor's degree programs in fashion marketing and management are generally 4-year programs.
Common core coursework may include:
- Product development, trend forecasting
- Principles of global marketing
- Event planning, brand management
- Fashion history
- Textiles
- Merchandising math, visual merchandising
Popular Career Options
While a retail fashion buyer is a popular career choice for graduates of a fashion marketing and management degree, there are several other career paths available. Other popular career options include:
- Retail store manager
- Assistant retail buyer
- Retail planner
- Store or boutique owner
- Visual merchandiser
- Product developer
Employment Outlook and Salary Info
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a retail or wholesale buyer (except farm products) in May 2015 was $59,270 (www.bls.gov). The BLS noted that jobs for those same wholesale and retail buyers from 2014-2024 were expected to increase by 6%.
Individuals interested in a career as a retail buyer may find it helpful to earn a bachelor's degree in Retail Management and Merchandising or Fashion Marketing and Management. Each degree offers curriculum that future buyers can use in their daily work.


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Prisma filters now available in Offline Mode
Here's some good news for all you Prisma lovers out there. Prisma which was launched earlier this summer, brought us a new way to process photos with striking filters that turn everyday photos into works of art. The secret behind Prisma is an artificial intelligence algorithm that essentially redraws the picture from scratch in a variety of different styles, including very famous artwork. The only drawback was that it required an internet connection thanks to the algorithm running on Prisma's servers.
As of today the company is rolling out a new update that lets you process images in offline mode. Initially, only 60% of the filters are currently available in offline mode while the rest would be added by the end of this month. Once the app has been updated, you need to initially download the filters which can then be fully utilized in offline mode. Since the algorithm is slightly CPU intensive, it might take a few seconds for the processing to take place so you will have to be a little patient.
For those of you who have not used Prisma, can download and try the app from the following links.


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Blizzard takes it to the Max with the G-Max™ 150
Brighter, faster, stronger… these are just a few things to expect from the G-Max™ 150, Blizzard Lighting's first "next big thing" of 2015. This new LED moving head fixture comes equipped with an intensely bright 150-watt LED light source, as well as a ton of other delicious goodies.
Along with the sheer power its single 150w light source with 15° optics (129,313 Lux @ 1m), there is a lot to love about this fixture, including amazingly fast pan and tilt features. The 3-phase stepper motors that are found under the hood of the G-Max™ 150 can provide maximum speeds of 2.2 second 0-540° pan, and less than 1.2 second 0-270° tilt. Extraordinarily quick, bright, and crisp areal effects are not a problem for the G-Max™ 150, it will definitely rank among the top of its class in these categories.
Seven vibrant solid colors plus white are at your disposal thanks to the G-Max™ 150's 7-color +open color wheel. And in every one of its three DMX channel modes; there are designated DMX values for each solid color, as well as quick access to every 50/50 split color for outstanding dual colored beam effects. Then, bidirectional rainbow effects with a separate channel for speed control round out its colored beam effects, but that's really just the tip of the iceberg.
When it comes to gobo effects, the G-Max™ 150 is no slouch. It has two gobo wheels, each with 7 gobos, including 7 that are rotating, indexing and interchangeable. Four of its gobos are glass and ready to rock straight out of the box. G-Max™ 150 fixtures even come with two extra gobos, so users can feel free to change things up when they're feeling a little saucy. Manual and preset auto focus settings based on 5/7.5/10/15 and 20-meter distances are also at your fingertips in each and every one of its DMX channel modes to keep things looking sharp. Then add in iris, variable strobe, gobo shake, and 3 or 8-facet prism effects for an over-the-top performance every single time. Setup multiple G-Max™ 150 fixtures in M/S mode with pan/tilt invert for ultimate stage lighting bliss.
G-Max™ 150 fixtures can easily be set to run in auto mode, sound active mode, or users can take matters into their own hands via 21/23 or 24-channel of DMX. An attractive and easy-to-use 4-button LCD control panel is found on the front of the unit, which also allows access to every control setting including your choice of 3 separate 32-bit dimming curve modes, LCD display backlight options, flipped menu display, and factory reset.
And finally, the G-Max™ 150's rear PowerCON® compatible input and output power connections, 3 and 5-pin in/out DMX jacks, and dual 1/4-turn omega mounting brackets sum up the great features you'll find in this incredibly cool, powerful new fixture.
And of course, it's also backed by Blizzard's 2-year warranty.
Retail price for G-Max™ 150 is $ 1,999.99.
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If you have a daughter, then I'm betting you have a doll or 2 in your house as well. Well now your daughter can use her imagination to create beautiful outfits for her dolls with the Haute Couture Fashion Show Sewing Set. Those design ideas will come to life when she sews them using her very own working sewing machine. This set comes with everything she needs to get started: sewing machine, bobbins, pins, needles, patterns, sketches, fabric, rhinestones, thread and mannequins. Perfect addition to your list of craft activities. Features/benefits:
- Design and style runway-ready fashions for 11" dolls, with the Haute Couture Fashion Show set from Small World Fashion.
- Includes sewing machine, bobbins, fabric, needles, pins, patterns, sketches and 4 mannequins.
- Sew, decorate and display your creations on the mannequins, just like the pros do.
- Sewing machine measures 6.5"W x 3"D x 4.5"H and requires 4-AA batteries (not included); for children over 8.
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Environmental management, as practiced by Toshiba Group, has two aspects: firstly, contributing to sustainable development of the Earth based on the creation of new values through products and, secondly, pursuing symbiosis with the Earth by reducing environmental impacts throughout business processes and products.
Guided by this Toshiba Group's commitment, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corportion conducts its business while making efforts to contribute to the preservation of global environment in order to help build a sustainable society. Meanwhile, we are endeavoring to reduce the environmental impact in the manufacturing process and to create a higher quality of life for all people through our products.


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We're in an industry where collaboration and teamwork are mandatory in all projects. From working with interior designers on furniture placement in the virtual world to coordinating with construction teams on installing larger than life interactive displays, we're no strangers to interdisciplinary cooperation. While team efforts can sometimes present certain challenges, we believe that a successful collaboration breeds top notch work. In the case of Rockwell, our goal was to produce a high quality, polished animation alongside a roster of ultra-talented individuals — and we needed to do this from 2,636 miles away.
Oyster Development tasked us with one objective: to showcase the effortless class of the iconic Folsom Street neighbourhood, all while highlighting the architecture and amenities of this new San Francisco development. The answer was a composited animation featuring live-action footage integrated into a 3D virtual space. It features a couple getting ready for the evening, heading out for dinner and a drink, and returning to enjoy the amenities available to future Rockwell residents in their yet-to-be-built home.
Working alongside a team of seasoned professionals is always an exciting journey. Yes, creating great things on our own is always gratifying; but, what really resonated with us was being a part of the experienced team assembled by Polaris Pacific, including Allis Inc who was in charge of the overall production (assisted by Lee Anne Weldon), Eric Noren as the lead Director, and a crew of stylists and talent whose contributions proved to be immeasurable.
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"The patient condition remains extremely critical as before," said Dr. Kelvin Loh, CEO of Mount Elizabeth Hospital. "Prior to coming to Singapore, she had three abdominal surgeries and cardiac arrests in India. Currently, we have a multidisciplinary team of specialists who are taking care of her and doing everything possible to stabilize her condition." [CNN]
SHUDDERS thinking about the trauma and violence of the act, imagining it, sent fury through the Pakistani public.
The barbarians who allegedly perpetrated the inhumane and unspeakably brutal gang rape, which now includes charges of attempted murder, should be put to death. Slowly.
In a statement, India's Prime Minister Singh echoed what we've heard through the entire term of Secretary Clinton's tenure at the State Department: "There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population…"
Rape victims rarely press charges because of social stigma and fear they will be accused of inviting the attack. Many women say they structure their lives around protecting themselves and their daughters from attack.
Singh's government set up two committees in response to the protests. One, looking into speeding up sexual assault trials, has already received 6,100 email suggestions. The second will examine what lapses might have contributed to the rape "" which took place on a moving bus that passed through police checkpoints "" and suggest measures to improve women's safety.
"Let me state categorically that the issue of safety and security of women is of the highest concern to our government," Singh said at a development meeting. He urged officials in India's states to pay special attention to the problem.
"There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population, and this participation simply cannot take place if their security and safety is not assured," he said.
The son of India's president, Abhijit Mukherjee, is now trending on Twitter, because of his scurrilous remarks, one of which was translated via this tweet:
"What's happening in Delhi is like the Pink Revolution, conducted by people who have no idea of ground reality."
The initial remarks of the PM's son, which are below, stoked the outrage fueled by the gang rape of the 23-year old woman, forcing a retraction from Abhijit Mukherjee earlier today:
"It is fashion of a section of the community to hold protest marches just like visiting a discotheque. These sections do not have any connection with the people from the grassroots. They come decked up and painted," Mukherjee commented in his home district of Birbhum, while celebrating Christmas.
#DentedPainted is trending on Twitter as a result, while Abhijit Mukherjee is being slammed.
Howie Klein was in Dehli and he agreed to let me share his email with you.
I've been in Delhi all week. The day before I got here a medical student was gang-raped on a bus and is fighting for her life in a hospital now. Her intestines have been removed. Turns out Delhi is the rape capital of India and rapes aren't that uncommon. Sexual harassment is routine. The day I arrived, Delhi exploded in anger and the city– bigger than NYC and L.A. combined– is pretty much on lockdown. The center of town is inaccessible. Subway stops have been shuttered and roads barricaded by the security forces. The demonstrators say that most of the security apparatus is devoted to protecting a few hundred wealthy families and that the middle class in Delhi gets nothing– don't even ask about the fate of the millions of poor people; no one here does. The demonstrations got out of hand and they're now being termed "riots" and 2 days ago a policeman died of a heart attack, although the police are trying to somehow claim he was murdered by the demonstrators. Yesterday the police went crazy for revenge and have been beating up and abusing random demonstrators. They arrested half a dozen teenage girls, brought them to a jail and beat them up before releasing them. …
The reporting out of India shows signs that the government might finally take the second class treatment of women seriously and turn toward severely punishing the culturally sanctioned brutality against women in India that is handed down from generation to generation.
New Delhi alone reported 572 rapes last year and more than 600 in 2012. "I feel vulnerable here," said Sharma, accompanied by her classmates. "I am very sure about it. Delhi is not safe for women." – New Delhi rape exposes the perils of being a woman in India
The new media era continues to bring transparency to the violent crimes against women across the world, which have gone on for centuries in darkness.


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Everything I've read about Kimura was about how he just physically dominated everyone else.
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Seems like a good day to bury smug cunts talking about Red Dwarf. Seb, Jonathan, Ian and John return to talk some shit about Backwards, an episode that's already had a fair amount of shit talked about it in the past.
DwarfCast 29 – Backwards Commentary (32.5MB)
Please note that this DwarfCast was recorded before the deaths of Osama Bin Laden and Henry Cooper.


text: Hi, I was looking into building telepathy myself. Actually I was thinking of adding it to jhbuild, because I find that the easiest way to use it. I saw that the telepathy libraries are developed with different source code management systems (darcs, bzr and svn) and they are different sites and for libtelepathy I can't find a repo. Wouldn't it be a lot handier to just host everything on one site and use one source code management (on freedesktop.org). IMO this would make contributions of other people easier Keep up the great work you are doing Jaap