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Hello fellas, we are here again with you to discuss regarding Temper Second Day Collection & Temper 2nd Day Box Office Bussiness and Occupancy Report: Temper being a Telugu film written by Vakkantham Vamsi starring N.T.Rama Rao Jr. and Kajal Aggarwal in lead, Prakash Raj is playing Villain, directed by Puri Jagannadh is an action-thriller movie.
It is produced under Parameswara Art Production banner by Bandla Ganesh comprising of background music by Mani Sharma and songs by Anoop Rubens.
It was officially launched at Hyderabad on 1st August last year i.e., 2014. It is made with a budget of 35 crores INR. N.T.Rama Rao Jr. is well known for his action sequence done in films and also for his acting. As the title of the movie, Temper is indicating that it is going to be an action movie and going to be a hit also as it had grossed nearly 15 crores INR on its opening day.
The film was about to launch on 1st July, but due to some delay in script finishing, there was a delay in its launch. Critics have praised N.T. Rama Rao Jr's performance in this movie.
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T. Rama Rao is a popular actor in South india with a huge fan following along with Kajal Aggarwal in the movie. On the opening day it collected nearly 15 crores INR, which is a considered as a very good figure. It is assumed that this film is going to be the biggest hit for the actor as viewers as well as critics liked him playing role of a tough and eccentric police officer.
Unlike yesterday, the collection of film had increased tremendously with a near about 50% growth in figures.
"Temper 2nd Day Collection – 24 crores INR"
This is only a rough idea about collection amount. The exact figures will be updated as soon as official announcement for the same will be made by the makers/producers.
This film is going to grow in terms of collection as well as occupancy as 1st sunday is yet to come. This film is expected to increase its collection by 50% on sunday, as it a holiday and more spectators will look forward to watch it.
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Re: No right to criticize police, Letter July 8
David Bruser and Jesse McLean's exposé on the silence of the thin blue line during SIU investigations in and of itself is not news. But the compelling hard research data they compiled to back it up hits the mark.
Mark Pugash, the apologist for Toronto Police Service, seems to view the motto "To Serve and Protect" as a shield of silence invoked by police officers to protect them from unwanted scrutiny while serving the public.
And like a schoolyard bully who wields power by having his friends back him up he throws out the challenge, "If you don't like it change it," knowing full well that it is next to impossible because he has the support of the rank and file, the union, the administration and the mayor behind him. And the police action regarding recent events in Toronto including G20 has tempered the public's appetite for any display of protest especially if it is aimed at the police.
This tension has been long standing and, to paraphrase a line from the movie Misery, "It is this kind of attitude that has kept the edge on our relationship all these years."
Police officers enjoy special status not afforded regular citizens. The fact that they then claim regular citizen status and hide behind the law with impunity when questioned about their police actions doesn't make it right. It only brings into question their integrity of that of the force.
I hope the public takes up Pugash's challenge and when the law gets changed maybe the motto of the police force could also be changed to "Lead By Example."
Frank Feeley, Fonthill
What a terrible mistake to equate a Canadian's right against self-incrimination with the privilege of being a member of the police service.
We trust members of the police to walk among us armed; we expect them to. We are compelled to stand by and watch as they inflict great harm and even death on our fellow citizens. We must trust that when they do so they are protecting us. We can demand that when called to account that they provide a full, fair and honest record.
Suppose we asked a teacher: Have you abused that child? And suppose that teacher refuses to answer. Do you want that teacher still in a position of authority over children? You may have a right "not to answer" without having a right to be a teacher.
If an officer will not co-operate with the SIU, then that officer cannot be convicted of a crime for maintaining his silence — that's the officer's right as a Canadian. But someone entrusted with life and death power who will not speak to justify his actions no longer deserves our trust and should simply not be a member of the police service.
How sad that someone speaking for the police service could confuse the privilege of being a member with the legal rights that we afford even to criminals.
Keith Bellairs, Guelph
Toronto police spokesperson Mark Pugash writes that the Star has no right to criticize police for exercising their Charter rights. On the basis of that logic, since section 2(b) of the Charter guarantees freedom of the press, he presumably has no right to criticize the Star. In either case, I doubt that the courts would agree.
Fred Fletcher, Toronto
Let me understand the view of Toronto Police Service's Mark Pugash that those obligated to enforce the law are exempt from answering for their conduct if they feel they may be criticized or criminal charges may result?
This is a most ill-considered comment from someone representing our police.
Guy L. Poppe, Aurora
Pugash sounds a little angry about a recent article the Star ran recently. Frankly I don't blame him, given the Star's ongoing agenda of publishing anything that can cast police in a negative light, and particularly the Toronto force.
How refreshing it would be to read stories that promote good police work. I'm sure that if your reporters delve deep enough (as they do for negative items), they would discover many examples to feature.
If your present trend continues, I fear that it will have a lasting morale problem for the Toronto force and as a result may very well come back to haunt you. Toronto is fortunate to have a good police force. Let's keep it that way.
Harland Wittick, Toronto
Mark Pugash seems to be hypocritical in his letter.
If I were to be stopped walking on the street, asked for identification, and I refused, which is my right under the same Charter he refers to, the officer would find a reason to haul me in, citing obstruction or other trumped up charge.
If a person is to ask for legal counsel before answering any questions, the police automatically assume the person to be guilty. An officer who is rightly doing his job by arresting an off duty officer for DUI is harassed by his co-workers. So please Mr. Pugash don't give us this "holier than thou" attitude.
This paper has shown time and again the police believe they are above the law and if an officer refuses to co-operate in an investigation, the people of this city will assume they have something to hide.
Bruce Katkin, Brampton
While all public institutions must be open to public scrutiny, the Star's obsession with the police is at times embarrassing — and I don't mean for the police.
This front page article, which in essence stated that some police officers do nothing more than what is their legal and constitutional right to do, was astonishing. So what if some police officers chose to exercise their right to silence, it's their right, it's guaranteed.
If the SIU or anyone else for that matter wants to charge a police officer with a crime, then they have a duty to obtain enough evidence to lay information under oath. While this may sound incredible to some people, police officers who find themselves under investigation are awarded the same right as everybody else and that includes the right not to incriminate yourself.
Rod Perrin, Mississauga
Surprisingly, as one who over the last several years has come to believe that, in Ontario, the terms "police officer" and "civil rights" are often mutually exclusive, I find myself in complete agreement with Mark Pugash. Indeed, let us change the law.
As an ordinary citizen, if I witness a crime, I can be subpoenaed and, under threat of contempt of court and purjury statutes, can be compelled to testify in court. The same should be true of cops.
Further, both a cop's notes, and his/her observations are work product, and as such, belong to the employer, i.e, the taxpayer. Refusal to fully co-operate with an investigation should be grounds for immediate dismissal from the force, if not criminal charges.
Jim Conchie, Toronto
I take great exception to the letter by Mark Pugash of the Toronto Police Services stating the those who criticize the police for not co-operating with the SIU are hypocritical.
If I am a witness to an incident that involves a police investigation, am I not expected to provide whatever information I have to the police? And if I am called to testify in court, am I not expected to answer all questions which are asked of me? And if I refuse to co-operate and/or testify, am I not subject to penalties? Why then, are those who are entrusted to enforce the law, exempt from this obligation?
Yes, I, and the police, are protected by the Charter of Rights against self-incrimination, and there is the rub. If a police officer withholds information, can we then assume that he/she is "guilty" of some offence?
What further rankles me is that the lack of co-operation is being done under the watch of the current chief of police. Chief Bill Blair has called for the co-operation of witnesses to the recent spate of shootings in the city.
How can he expect witnesses to co-operate when his own officers fail to do so? I would like to believe that if the chief ordered his officers to co-operate, they would be obligated to do so.
As Chief Blair should well know, respect goes both ways. If he and his officers do not respect the investigative process, then he cannot expect the public to do it alone.
David L. Shanoff, Toronto
What a surprise. Mark "right-or-wrong-our-officers-are-right" Pugash, Toronto Police spokesman, hides behind the letter of the law in defending his officers' right to ignore a legally constituted body whose sole purpose is to search for justice.
Yes, Mr. Pugash, you are technically correct, and also correct when inferring that the law granting officers this right should be changed. But, until it is, Toronto police should do as many other officers in Ontario regularly do and co-operate fully with the SIU.
The blue wall of silence must disappear. The over-riding allegiance to "the brotherhood," which seemingly trumps all in the eyes of so many officers, must be done away with in favour of allegiance to the community the officers are sworn to protect, and to an allegiance to a transparent search for justice.
Michael Farrell, Oakville
I was disappointed to read another article in the Star that sensationalizes an important issue, and suggests that something untoward is happening, when in fact, an important oversight process is already in place.
First and foremost I want to stress that police officers across the GTA, as well as across Canada, respect the important role civilian oversight plays in the course of our duties. However a police officer does not (and should not) surrender his or her own fundamental and constitutionally protected rights when under investigation by SIU, in the case of Ontario.
These are the same rights enjoyed by every citizen of this country, and I should note that even SIU director Ian Scott himself agrees with this point.
Every day our members respond to violent situations, and put themselves at risk in order to maintain community safety. The men and women who proudly wear the uniform are highly trained and accountable for their actions, and I do not think it's fair for the Star to allude that police officers exercising their own rights is somehow an affront to justice.
The unfortunate reality in this situation is that it is the unfounded allegations being raised in this story, and the presumptions being made by Director Scott that lead to an environment where police officers feel the need to avail themselves of their own Charter rights.
Under standard procedures, once SIU invokes their mandate, only they have the right to communicate with third parties (such as the media), which often leads to a tainted public perception, and the officer, their service, or their association are legally prevented from defending their actions in the court of public opinion.
Any suggestion that the SIU is hampered in their ability to conduct their investigations by officers who exercise their constitutionally protected rights is ridiculous. Our officers work every day to investigate serious crimes without trampling on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and I believe the oversight bodies that monitor our actions can live within this very same framework.
Tom Stamatakis, President, Canadian Police Association
We're regularly subjected to police "opinion" regarding many political issues, but when it comes to transparency and the SIU, we tolerate their silence and non-co-operation. Shouldn't the situation be reversed, or should we just admit our further decline toward a police state?
Doug Williams, Toronto
So almost 40 per cent of officers refuse to testify at SIU investigations. Doesn't surprise me. Probably the same ones who run around on their trivial pursuit of seatbelt and bike helmet violators thinking that what they are doing is police work.
Give me a break!
John Hart, Mississauga


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Never seemed so lost and unglued
I'm usually well put together
How I fear what you're going through
I've never been so helpless
All I can do is wait and pray
Pray for the day this is over
And you come back home to stay
I've never seen such beauty
The beauty inside of you
Remember that I love you
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I've never seen such courage
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You give yourself so selflessly
All for the red, white, & blue
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To know someone like you
Your deeds will be remembered
Thank you for what you do
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Matthew is 22 years old and if from Green Bay Wisconsin.
He graduated Preble High School in 1999 and he is a CNA at the Brown County Mental Health Center.
His parents are Richard and Deborah Miller and he has two sisters, Laura and Jenny.
Myself and them are praying for his safety and his return to us home soon.


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Tyler Tessman, of Leo Burnett Interactive, shares the items that keep his mind moving inside and outside the workplace.
Marble tiles, marble eggs and actual marbles —these are just some of the essential items that inspire Tyler on a daily basis.
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Applications should be submitted as early as possible, but no later than 2 months before the start date of the program to be attended. WISP, Inc. cannot guarantee that applications received after that period will be reviewed in time for funds to be awarded by the desired date.
However, we have no cutoff date. We accept applications at any time. Keep in mind that the fall semester is the busiest time of year. Applications are handled in the order in which they are received in complete form, and it will take up to two months to review a new application.
We have no set dollar amount. Each application is reviewed and evaluated on an individual basis. Our first priority awards are for tuition, books and fees for undergraduate or basic training. Our next priority is to assist in reducing indirect financial barriers to education (for example, childcare, transportation, etc.).
Our smallest award has been about $250. The average award is around $2,000 per school term.
The Foundation will consider programs at accredited institutions. This could be a 2 or 4-year college, a technical institute, training school, etc. Programs that have received funding include: Nursing, Teaching, Computer Technology, Computer Training, Law Enforcement, Theology, Equipment Handling, Physical Therapist, Social Work, Counseling, Hairdressing, Landscape Design, Journalism, Medical Billing, Massage Therapist.
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Scholarship Awards for tuition, books and fees are paid directly to the educational institution. Charitable Adjunct Assistance Awards, for reducing financial barriers to education, are paid to the sponsoring agency on behalf of the recipient. We cannot make any awards payable to individuals. Scholarships are paid on a by semester/term/session basis.
No. We have transitioned to an online application and will no longer accept paper copies of the application after August 2014.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to identify a nonprofit, domestic violence victim services provider willing to sponsor her for this program. You must have worked with the sponsor for at least 6 months.
We have found that many of our most successful scholarship recipients have a strong relationship with their sponsor. The sponsor can provide the necessary ongoing support, encouragement and advocacy to help you meet your educational and economic goals.
First, we ask all sponsors to help us in the selection of suitable candidates.
Second, we ask that the sponsor make a commitment to assist the scholar by providing ongoing support. We believe that the unique needs of a woman recovering from domestic violence are often best met by an agency with experience in that field.
Third, from time to time, we make awards that include funds for necessary expenses that are beyond tuition, books and fees. (Scholarship Awards for tuition, books and fees are paid directly to the school.) These Charitable Adjunct Assistance Awards are paid to the sponsoring agency for administration and distribution. We ask that the sponsor handle the funds in a way that they can track them. This can be done by setting up a line item in their accounting system. We leave the record-keeping and disbursement of funds to be worked out between the sponsoring agency and the scholarship recipient. When we provide funds through a sponsor, we ask that they tell us, at the end of each academic term, how the funds were disbursed.
We may ask sponsors to help us evaluate the Women's Independence Scholarship Program. We are looking to make this scholarship program the best it can be. We value the work of our sponsoring agencies and ask for their input on the program.
Generally, we cannot assist with moving expenses. Keep in mind, this is a scholarship program primarily intended to assist with tuition, books and fees. Secondarily, funds are made available to assist in reducing financial barriers to education (such as childcare and transportation). We cannot assist with old credit card debt, legal fees, relocation expenses, medical bills, etc.
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I've filled out my part of the application, but my sponsor is still working on their section. Can I submit my section separately?
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Every applicant is required to supply one letter of reference. This reference helps us to get a clearer picture of your goals, strengths and abilities. We recommend that you carefully select the individual you ask to provide your reference. People you might consider asking for a letter of reference include: an employer, a counselor or case manager you have worked with, a teacher, or anyone who knows you well and can comment on your abilities, desire and determination to complete your training or educational goals. It is important to know that our reference form does not mention information regarding domestic violence or intimate partner abuse and avoids revealing confidential information on this subject. It is also important to know that your sponsor cannot be a reference.
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A person's food intake affects mood, behavior, and nutrition and mental health. A hungry person may feel irritable and restless, whereas a person who has just eaten a meal may feel calm and satisfied. A sleepy person may feel more productive after a cup of coffee and a light snack. A person who has consistently eaten less food or energy than needed over a long period of time may be apathetic and moody.
The human brain has high energy and nutrient needs. Changes in energy or nutrient intake can alter both brain chemistry and the functioning of nerves in the brain. Intake of energy and several different nutrients affect levels of chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters.
Neurotransmitters transmit nerve impulses from one nerve cell to another, and they influence mood, sleep patterns, and thinking. Deficiencies or excesses of certain vitamins or minerals can damage nerves in the brain, causing changes in memory, limiting problem-solving ability, and impairing brain function.
Several nutritional factors can influence mental health, including: overall energy intake, intake of the energy-containing nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, and fats), alcohol intake, and intake of vitamins and minerals. Often deficiencies of multiple nutrients rather than a single nutrient are responsible for changes in brain functioning.
In the United States and other developed countries, alcoholism is often responsible for nutritional deficiencies that affect mental functioning. Diseases can also cause nutritional deficiencies by affecting absorption of nutrients into the body or increasing nutritional requirements. Poverty, ignorance, and fad diets also contribute to nutritional deficiencies.
Energy, often referred to as the calorie content of a food, is derived from the carbohydrate, protein, fat, and alcohol found in foods and beverages. Although vitamins and minerals are essential to the body, they provide no energy. The human brain is metabolically very active and uses about 20 to 30% of a person's energy intake at rest. Individuals who do not eat adequate calories from food to meet their energy requirements will experience changes in mental functioning. Simply skipping breakfast is associated with lower fluency and problem-solving ability, especially in individuals who are already slightly malnourished. A hungry person may also experience lack of energy or motivation.
Chronic hunger and energy deprivation profoundly affects mood and responsiveness. The body responds to energy deprivation by shutting or slowing down nonessential functions, altering activity levels, hormonal levels, oxygen and nutrient transport, the body's ability to fight infection, and many other bodily functions that directly or indirectly affect brain function. People with a consistently low energy intake often feel apathetic, sad, or hopeless.
Developing fetuses and young infants are particularly susceptible to brain damage from malnutrition. The extent of the damage depends on the timing of the energy deprivation in relation to stage of development. Malnutrition early in life has been associated with below-normal intelligence, and functional and cognitive defects.
Carbohydrates include starches, naturally occurring and refined sugars, and dietary fiber. Foods rich in starches and dietary fiber include grain products like breads, rice, pasta and cereals, especially whole-grain products; fruits; and vegetables, especially starchy vegetables like potatoes. Foods rich in refined sugars include cakes, cookies, desserts, candy, and soft drinks.
Carbohydrates significantly affect mood and behavior. Eating a meal high in carbohydrates triggers release of a hormone called insulin in the body. Insulin helps let blood sugar into cells where it can be used for energy, but insulin also has other effects in the body. As insulin levels rise, more tryptophan enters the brain. Tryptophan is an amino acid, or a building block of protein, that affects levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. As more tryptophan enters the brain, more of the neurotransmitter serotonin is produced. Higher serotonin levels in the brain enhance mood and have a sedating effect, promoting sleepiness. This effect is partly responsible for the drowsiness some people experience after a large meal.
Some researchers claim that a high sugar intake causes hyperactivity in children. Although carefully controlled studies do not support this conclusion, high sugar intake is associated with dental problems. Further, foods high in refined sugars are often low in other nutrients, making it prudent to limit their use.
Proteins are made up of amino acids linked together in various sequences and amounts. The human body can manufacture some of the amino acids, but there are eight essential amino acids that must be supplied in the diet. A complete or high-quality protein contains all eight of the essential amino acids in the amounts needed by the body. Foods rich in high-quality protein include meats, milk and other dairy products, and eggs. Dried beans and peas, grains, and nuts and seeds also contain protein, although the protein in these plant foods may be low in one or more essential amino acid. Generally, combining any two types of plant protein foods together will yield a complete, high-quality protein. For example, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich combines grain protein from the bread with nut protein from the peanut butter to yield a complete protein. A bean-rice hot dish combines bean and grain protein for another complete protein combination.
Protein intake and intake of individual amino acids can affect brain functioning and mental health. Many of the neurotransmitters in the brain are made from amino acids. The neurotransmitter dopamine is made from the amino acid tyrosine. The neurotransmitter serotonin is made from the amino acid tryptophan. If the needed amino acid is not available, levels of that particular neurotransmitter in the brain will fall, and brain functioning and mood will be affected. For example, if there is a lack of tryptophan in the body, not enough serotonin will be produced, and low brain levels of serotonin are associated with low mood and even aggression in some individuals. Likewise, some diseases can cause a buildup of certain amino acids in the blood, leading to brain damage and mental defects. For example, a buildup of the amino acid phenylalanine in individuals with a disease called pheylketonuria can cause brain damage and mental retardation.
Dietary intake of fats may also play a role in regulating mood and brain function. Dietary fats are found in both animal and plant foods. Meats, regular-fat dairy products, butter, margarine, and plant oils are high in fats.
Although numerous studies clearly document the benefits of a cholesterol-lowering diet for the reduction of heart disease risk, some studies suggest that reducing fat and cholesterol in the diet may deplete brain serotonin levels, causing mood changes, anger, and aggressive behavior.
Other studies have looked at the effects of a particular kind of fat, the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils, and brain functioning. Although a few studies suggest omega-3 fatty acids are helpful with bipolar affective disorder and stress, results are inconclusive.
High levels of fat and cholesterol in the diet contribute to atherosclerosis, or clogging of the arteries. Atherosclerosis can decrease blood flow to the brain, impairing brain functioning. If blood flow to the brain is blocked, a stroke occurs.
A high alcohol intake can interfere with normal sleep patterns, and thus can affect mood. Alcoholism is one of the most common causes of nutritional deficiencies in developed countries. Alcoholic beverages provide energy but virtually no vitamins or minerals. A person who consumes large amounts of alcohol will meet their energy needs but not their vitamin and mineral needs. In addition, extra amounts of certain vitamins are needed to break down alcohol in the body, further contributing to nutrient deficiencies.
Mangosteen has been used to promote health and fight sickness in Southeast Asia since the sixth century. While these ancient cultures didn't know why mangosteen worked, they did know it was a powerful healing agent. Although they couldn't tell you that special phytochemicals in the fruit called xanthones possess potent disease-fighting potential, they could tell you that when they ate the fruit, their condition improved.
In the last 30 years, scientists have studied mangosteen to determine to what extent the folklore is true. A great wealth of knowledge has emerged, as we now know about the broad spectrum healing properties of xanthones, as well as the fruit's impressive array of nutrients vital for disease prevention and overall good health.
Many of today's ailments, including nervous system and mental ailments, can be attributed to what we take into our bodies. Much of what we consume today is loaded sugars, simple carbohydrates, pesticides, preservatives, artificial flavors, and colors. All of these contribute to abnormal function of the gastrointestinal, or GI, system.
A consequence of GI dysfunction is called leaky-gut syndrome, the inflammation and hyper-permeability of the gastrointestinal lining. When the GI lining is inflamed and hyper-permeable, it allows many more toxins, heavy metals, and free radicals into the blood stream than would normally pass through. Many scientists and health professionals believe leaky gut syndrome leads to a host of serious health problems, including depression, Alzheimer's, chronic fatigue, ADD, and insomnia.
One of the great benefits of mangosteen is its ability to help alleviate the inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. When mangosteen is consumed regularly, the xanthones act as anti-inflammatories within the gut. When the gut is not inflamed, it's lining stops toxins from passing into the body or the bloodstream and eliminates them normally. The connection between mangosteen and leaky gut syndrome is especially important in the context of mental health and a properly functioning nervous system.
Experts estimate that almost one out of every 100 children is diagnosed as autistic. Autism is manifest in such behavior as self-injury, mood swings, isolation, and deficient verbal communication skills. Several of the issues that affect autism seem to be common among many mental and behavioral disorders, and you will see that each of these are related to other disorders discussed later.
Amino acids. Researchers believe autistic children's GI problems allow excessive levels of certain amino acids (peptides) into the bloodstream, which caused the behavioral abnormality. Because amino acids are primary building blocks of neurotransmitters (which influence mood and behavior), it is possible that any imbalance of amino acids in the body may have an effect on a person's mood and behavior. Xanthones in mangosteen are potent anti-inflammatory agents and can help improve digestive health and help balance essential amino acids.
Essential Fatty Acids. Essential fatty acids are critical for normal brain function, and low levels in early years can lead to abnormal brain development. In addition, neurotransmitters like serotinin may also be affected by a fatty acid imbalance.
Autistic children have been found to have significantly high omega-6 levels, and low omega-3 levels have been linked to hyperactivity and frequent tantrums. Mangosteen offers the ability to counter oxidation and the inflammatory processes that are both induced by dietary problems associated with fatty-acid imbalance.
Melatonin Imbalance. Research suggests autistic children are susceptible to sleep cycle disturbances, indicating that children with autism may produce lower levels of melatonin, which affects the body's internal clock. The abnormal levels of melatonin may trigger a chain of hormonal and biochemical reactions negatively affecting behavior. Melatonin is also a powerful antioxidant that has both fat and water-soluble qualities, allowing it to cross the blood/brain barrier, where it can keep the brain cells free from oxidative stress.
Food Allergies. Many autistic patients are sensitive to certain foods. Children with autism also often display increased GI permeability, allowing peptides from foods to enter the bloodstream and trigger immune system reactions associated with behavioral abnormalities. The anti-inflammatory action of xanthones can have a positive effect on the reduction of allergic episodes in autistic patients. Not only do xanthones help ease inflammation of the gut, they also kill parasites and bacteria that aggravate GI inflammation and leaky-gut syndrome.
Heavy Metals. A child's blood/brain barrier, which blocks harmful substances from damaging the brain, is not fully formed until about a year after birth. One study found that in a group of 18 autistic children, 16 had blood levels of toxins exceeding adult maximum tolerances. Studies have also supported an association between autism and high levels of lead. Again, the GI dysfunction of increased permeability allow greater amounts of heavy metals to penetrate the gut barrier to enter the bloodstream and increase the toxic burden in young children.
We know that many factors influence the development of depression: poor nutrition, digestive disorders, fatty acid imbalance are a few. Xanthones can ease the effects of fatty acid imbalance and repair damage from dangerous toxins. It is my opinion that xanthones reduce stress, decrease excessive cortisol levels and regulate proper hormone balance.
Using mangosteen juice helped me when no other natural treatment had. Xanthones reduce physical stress, regulate cortisol levels, balance melatonin levels and facilitate proper metabolism by balancing amino acid levels. Xanthones also promote normal gut permeability, which is key in maintaining healthy levels of tryptophan. Tryptophan has been proven to increase the quantity and quality of sleep without the adverse effects on memory and cognitive performance associated with benzodiazepine drugs used as sleep medications.
Scientists believe senile dementia is caused by several factors, including low levels of DHEA, DHEA-S, and the thyroid hormone TSH, excessive levels of cortisol, and gastrointestinal tract and liver dysfunction. Other possible causes include many that I've already listed.
Again, mangosteen and its xanthones appear to offer the solution to most of today's most common ailments. From thousands of years of traditional use and modern scientific research, we know that they truly are amazing all-purpose healing nutrients.
Relieve for Hyperactivity and ADHD? Mangosteen has powerful phytochemicals that help boost the health of many functions in the body, including brain function, which is connected to the possible causes of ADD. I personally have seen regular use of mangosteen diminish hyperactivity and ADD symptoms.
Many research studies have discovered a strong connection between hyperactive behavior in children and the existence of food allergies, heavy metal toxicity, serotinin and tryptophan deficiencies, leaky gut, and blood sugar and amino acid imbalances. Xanthones are thought to be a heavy metal chelator, helping the body get rid of heavy metal toxins. They are also efficient in reducing the symptoms of leaky gut and restoring liver function, allowing amino acid levels to normalize.
Mangosteen: Chronic Fatigue Fighter. Whatever you believe chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) to be, we do know that it encumbers a person's life, making it difficult to handle any stress. It is associated with depression, weight loss, and low blood pressure. Experts believe that CFS may be related to thyroid problems, leaky gut syndrome, oxidative stress, allergies, fatty acid imbalances, parasitic infection, liver dysfunction and poor energy conversion on the cellular level.
As discussed previously, mangosteen's potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and anti-allergy properties make it an invaluable superfood for recovery from chronic fatigue. Xanthones in mangosteen are also noted for their ability to heal a leaky gut, to regulate fatty acid and amino acid levels, to promote healthy liver function, and to improve cellular energy production.
NOTE: One of the reasons for designing this website is to educate visitors on the benefits of daily consumption of Pure Mangosteen Juice. It is also a web site sharing resources and info about mangosteen juice benefits and Xanthones.
Mangosteen is a fruit. The health benefits from mangosteen due to xanthones have been shown in laboratory studies to be powerful antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, and to have other special properties.
However, laboratory results do not guarantee that the same will happen in the human body. Mangosteen is a supplement and not a drug; therefore, no one can say that mangosteen juice benefits include a cure, treat, or prevent any specific condition or symptom the way a drug prescription is administered by a qualified health practitioner.
The United States government, however, has determined and stated that increasing the amount of plant-based foods and supplements in our diet improves our health and decreases the incidence of chronic disease. Look at the available science on the mangosteen and then answer for yourself - Does mangosteen juice make sense for you?
The only way to find out what mangosteen will do for you is to begin taking it. In the case of mental illness, it is important to do this with the assistance of a qualified professional.
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Many conversations start with furniture retailers bemoaning the absence of traffic in their stores. Even though many are experiencing increases in sales driven by higher close rates and average tickets, they still remember the days of more customers coming through the door. We will not address the reasons, pre-shopping research on the Web and the time-starved consumer, because this area has been covered in previous issues (May, 2016). Our focus is on how to get consumers, while diminished in number, through the front door.
Compared to other retail categories, marketers consider furniture as blessed with universal desire. In no study since the 90's has the consumer, when asked if his or her home needs redecorating and would that redecorating involve the purchase of furniture, at a minimum 87% of consumers responded with a positive Yes. This finding was according to ongoing research by FurnitureCore, our market research group.
Then what is the problem? What are the barriers that are preventing the consumer from acting on this need? On the horizon we see one of the greatest waves of household formations since the Baby Boomers. This is the emergence of the much-discussed Millennials.
That, however, is the future. Let's not forget the household formations that haven't occurred in the last decade as the economy and student debt force a delay in marriage, child birth, and household formations. However, at some point, the youth must emerge from the parents' basement.
What is the current barometer? According to a just-completed survey, consumers are at various stages of shopping. The following graphic illustrates.
First the bad news: Even though they have an interest in furniture, 52% have no immediate plans to purchase. How can we change their minds? If you watch many of the decorating televisions channels' "before and after" programs, you would come to the conclusion that someone needs to change their minds.
Unfortunately, according to recent research, only 22.3% of consumers indicate that an advertisement had prompted them to purchase a furniture item if they were not in the market for it. Regrettably, with two-income families and consumers spending less time physically in their homes coupled with the lack of home entertaining, the need to improve the decor is not high on the consumer's "importance" meter.
One of the major factors in this loss has been obsolesce. With the economic downturn, car buyers kept a new car 71 months as compared to 38 months in 2002. This has created a pent-up demand for cars that has resulted in record sales for cars in the past two years.
What do we need to say about cell phones? Each quarter brings the latest from Apple followed shortly by the latest from its competition. These ongoing modifications distract the consumer from other large expenditures.
The appliance sector has built-in obsolescence with the average life expectancy of a refrigerator at 13 years and a washer/dryer at 10 years. One cannot ignore the non-functioning refrigerator as one would the threadbare arm of a chair.
Nevertheless, we cannot reconcile ourselves to waiting for our turn. However, advertising can be a powerful tool to encourage the consumer to postpone the purchase that car or that cell phone in order to create a great environment for escaping the demands of living.
And now for the action. Those who are finally actively shopping for furniture have made up their minds and will buy furniture. Currently, approximately 15% are in that frame of mind. The obvious advertising activity that is associated with the furniture industry is in place to bring them into the store. That is the infamous promise of substantial discounts with financing so generous that it seems you will NEVER have to pay. And then there is the ultimate, the "going out of business" deal. Unfortunately, according to research, the consumer does not believe this.
Now for the second stage – These include those who are thinking about buying furniture because they need furniture or just want to buy furniture. These consumers should be our target for advertising. Currently, 26.4% of consumers are at this stage. Unfortunately, over half of these consumers will be at this stage next year if furniture dealers do not spur them to action.
What causes this lack of action? The first is the other consumer durables. In the past decade home furnishings has lost 1.8% indexed point of its share of expenditures. Being distracted by that new car, new phone, new appliance, or new entertainment device is a fact
Another approach starts when the consumer was just thinking about a purchase. This involves exposing the consumer to decorating ideas and new products that may pre-sell them on your store.
Finally, the consumer that has just purchased furniture. Currently, this represents 15.5% of the households. Traditional thinking has been that these consumers are out of the market. This is not so. With significant credit lines on credit cards, the consumer can be in the market anytime. According to research, the best performing retailers have consumer purchases from those consumers who have bought in the last 18 months at a 30% level. Yes, these are your best customers, those who have already decided that your combination of merchandise and service are their best decision.
By Tom Zollar
One of the basic retail facts of life that we have often referred to in this column is that whatever happens on your sales floor is the result of three major business dynamics working together: Advertising, Merchandising and In-Store Experience. I often find that many retailers look at their sales metrics as only giving them the results of their selling effort. When in reality, virtually any sales report you analyze also provides great insight into how your two other important areas are doing. Since the theme of this issue deals with Advertising, we will take a look at ways for you to use some existing sales metrics reports to help you improve the power and focus of your efforts in that area.
As we have often said, your Total Sales Volume = Traffic X Close Rate X Average Sales. Traffic is really the main driver of your sales engine and dramatically influences your results. Without customers there will be no sales or as an old retail axiom goes: "A strange thing happens when you don't advertise – NOTHING!" That's a good way to look at it, but in reality the number of potential customers your advertising efforts drive into your store is only part of the equation.
Many retailers end up being a bit short sighted in that they tend to only judge the success of their marketing program on the amount of traffic it creates. However, there is another dynamic of the opportunities it creates that is just as vital and in some cases more important than the QUANTITY of bodies delivered to your doorstep. That is the QUALITY of those that answer your call! In other words, no matter how many people you bring in, if they are not the ones your merchandising and sales effort are targeting, you will never maximize your potential.
At this point you might say: "Well DUH, I know that, but what do I track and how do I analyze it to determine the quality of the Ups my promotions, ads, online presence and events are bringing in?" Of course the main indicator will be your total sales, but that is basically the end result you are looking for from all three of your main business efforts and as we have often said, it is very hard to coach a result because too much goes into it. You really need to break it down into its main ingredients, the "what makes this happen" elements, that can be analyzed and improved.
We have found that the most useful number in your entire sales measurement process is Revenue Per Up or Performance Index as many call it. It is the main indicator of both the effectiveness and the efficiency of your overall effort, with serious implications about each of its ingredients. In the June issue we defined it and briefly discussed how it can be used to help direct your coaching efforts with your sales staff. Several articles last year went into more depth about using it as a sales improvement tool.
To a certain extent, your staff is only as good as the traffic you feed them. So the QUALITY of the Ups your advertising generates has a direct impact on how well they perform. Therefore, by default, Revenue per Up can be a great indicator of how well you are doing at delivering qualified potential customers to your selling team. Similar to its sales use, it can also serve as a value or contribution generated measurement for your Advertising effort. We use it as a "Red Flag" for where we need to focus our sales coaching effort and it works well that way for advertising too. For the most part its best application is as a trend indicator, meaning it can show you the direction you are going and also give you extremely useful comparatives to other previous promotions or events. The latter seems to be its strongest asset for analyzing your advertising program.
As stated, you need to judge your promotional efforts based on both the quantity of Ups generated and the quality or qualifications of those that respond. Therefore, you will need to find a way to get your sales reporting system to produce a report that gives you all the information you need to not only analyze those two important metrics, but also the main elements that create Revenue per Up, which are Closing Rate and Average Sales (remember that CR X AS = Rev/Up). That will allow you to actually drill down further into the data to determine where the weaknesses or strengths exist. Then you can develop a strategy to maintain or enhance the good and improve the bad.
The graph below gives us a dramatic visual picture of how a store's monthly traffic and Rev/Up have fluctuated over a 12-month period. It also indicated how the two have interacted, since we know that the level of traffic will heavily influence how well a store can interact with each potential customer that comes in the door. This is a great way to get an idea how well your staffing level is handling the fluctuations in traffic load that your advertising and seasonal variations cause. That is always the first thing to look at because if your store is chronically understaffed, then you will see greater fluctuations in Rev/Up as your staff struggles to service the traffic you get in busier months.
It should be said that basically the store reflected below is properly staffed and during most months its staff can deal with its workload. However, as you will see, when things like vacations, sick leave and other events reduce your normal staffing level, performance does suffer (particularly when top writers are absent). In this case, we saw that impacting mainly the summer months and December.
Here is the graph and some ideas of what you might look for:
·April – High Ups and Low Rev/Up in this case possibly indicates a good urgency in Ad message which drove people in but did not give them as strong enough reasons to buy. CR was good, AS was low - Look into what deal was offered and whether financing was part of it, something was missing.
·May – Close to being a "Normal" month with average CR and AS. Staff worked efficiently with traffic, consider repeating Ad with some tweaks to build AS.
·June – Traffic dove and rev/Up held steady. Probably should not run this Ad again, it did not drive traffic and even with lower Ups, performance did not improve significantly. Look for something else to do.
·July thru September – Strong traffic for summer season, but poor performance. How much was this due to staffing issues and how much was due to a weak advertising message? This is the biggest opportunity for improvement you have. Therefore, study it and come up with a better plan next year for both areas!
·October – What happened? Traffic tanked and so did performance! When this happens in a traditionally strong month, it is almost always caused by a failed advertising effort. Don't repeat what you did, come up with a better program next October!
·November – Wow, the perfect storm: traditionally the best business month, ran strongest promotion and was fully staffed! Find ways to repeat this effort if you can!
·December – traffic good but performance dropped. How much was staffing related and how much was caused by a weak advertising effort? In this case it was most likely the former since long term, top writers normally get time off for holidays, which kills performance. Try to mitigate this in the future!
·January – Traffic dropped but performance shot up. Possibly weak urgency in message that failed to drive potential customers into the door, but those that came had a strong reason to buy. Good analysis, however in this specific case the traffic drop was caused by bad weather, not bad advertising. Don't mess with Mother Nature!
·February – Weak traffic, great performance again caused by weather and shorter month. But we know that our promotion caused those shoppers to buy, so use it again.
·March – Great Traffic, but big drop in performance. What caused it? Some might have been caused by staff overload, but the reason to buy was not strong enough too. Should have been a great month. Give them more reasons to buy next time.
·April – What happened? Traffic off year-over-year, but performance improved. Possibly the urgency of message was not as strong as prior year. Definitely an opportunity to improve! Compare what you did and talk with staff to see what worked and what did not.
The winningest football teams all measure, grade and coach performance improvement in their offensive, defensive and special team's efforts, because they all contribute to the results on the playing field! You need to do the same in Sales, Merchandising and Advertising. I hope this gives you some ideas about how to study the last but not least area!
With the sophistication of the internet has come the booming growth of e-commerce. The combined furniture and home furnishings industry has been one of the big recipients of this growth second only to the clothing/footwear industry. It is estimated that 2015 internet sales of furniture alone now totals an estimated $14 billion or 15 percent of furniture industry sales. (Source: Impact Consulting Services, Inc. proprietary industry model and U.S. Census Bureau's E-Commerce Report issued June 2016 covering years 2004 to 2014.)
Furniture Industry Sales
Since the bottom of the recession in 2009, total furniture industry sales have grown 24.1 percent, and much of that growth can be attributed to the rise in e-commerce. Actual brick and mortar store sales of furniture are up 13.8 percent since 2009 while e-commerce has grown by 168 percent. (Table A)
In 2004, e-commerce sales were inconsequential in relation to brick and mortar store sales which accounted for 93.4 percent of the total furniture industry. Over eleven years, the share of e-commerce has grown from 3.2 percent to 15.3 percent in 2015, while brick and mortar sales fell to 82.9 percent of total furniture dollars (Table B).
Along with furniture e-commerce sales, other home furnishings products – floor covering, window treatments and home accessories – have grown at an even faster pace than furniture. The table below shows that while furniture e-commerce sales have grown 440 percent since 2004, home furnishings have growth 697 percent to $13.9 billion (Table C).
Brick and Mortar Stores e-commerce
Retail sales of furniture and home furnishings products are sold through three avenues – brick and mortar stores, internet shopping (e-commerce) and finally mail order and other miscellaneous non-store retailing. In the first instance - brick and mortar stores -consumers can physically visit the store or they can often visit the store's website and make an online purchase. Many of these retailers offer expanded product offerings on their websites not available in stores. While some large brick and mortar merchants have been successful in online retailing of furniture and home furnishings products, furniture and home furnishings stores as a whole have been much less successful with online attempts. These websites serve as much to draw the consumer into the store as to generate online sales. And while e-commerce sales among furniture and home furnishings stores almost doubled from $330 million to $651 million 2004 to 2014, this only increased internet sales to less than one percent of furniture stores volume in 2014.
Comparing furniture and home furnishings stores to other retail brick and mortar companies, furniture and home furnishings stores lag behind in percent of e-commerce sales to total sales, though none are exceeding three percent of sales via e-commerce (Table D).
E-Commerce Retailers
The phenomenon of e-commerce has been the rise of what was once called "Non-Store Retailers", now referred to as "E-Commerce Retailers" – companies without physical stores competing with brick and mortar establishments. The new Census Bureau study reports sales of furniture and home furnishings through e-commerce retailers increasing from $4 billion to $24.3 billion in ten years (2004 to 2014) – a growth of 503 percent (Tables E).
Along with furniture and home furnishings, other consumer merchandise lines dramatically increased sales through e-commerce retailers. At $46.9 billion in sales, clothing/footwear leads e-commerce retailer sales in 2014 up from $7.1 billion in 2004. By far, the fastest growing products sold by e-commerce retailers, clothing/footwear increased 561 percent over the ten year period. Furniture and home furnishings experienced the highest growth among e-commerce retailers coming out of the recession 2009 to 2014 – jumping an average of 20 percent per year. Sporting goods sold through e-commerce retailers also experienced high growth in the last few years, but electronics and computer hardware have tapered off with sales increasing a yearly average of five percent since 2011 (Table F).
Of the five selected merchandise lines in Table G, clothing/footwear holds the highest share of e-commerce retailer dollars and grew from 13.3 percent share in 2004 to 18.4 percent share in 2014. Furniture and home furnishings also saw a gain in share – finishing 2014 at 9.3 percent. As more merchandise lines like clothing and furniture have increased their internet presence, two broad product areas have lost share among e-commerce retailers -- electronics and appliances and computer hardware. Once the king of e-commerce, computer hardware fell from 15.1 percent share to 6.3 percent in ten years. Electronics and appliances slipped down from 10.8 percent share of e-commerce retailer sales to 9.2 percent.
Retail Trade Total
While internet purchases have made major inroads into many consumer product areas, e-commerce is still a small part of overall retail sales. According to the new government e-commerce report covering years 2004 to 2014, sales from e-commerce for all U.S. retailers, both brick and mortar retailers and e-commerce, for all consumer products excluding gasoline totaled $298.6 billion in 2014. This reflects an increase of 14.3 percent from the year before and a 311 percent change over ten years (Table H). Meanwhile total retail sales, excluding gasoline, grew 30.3%.
According to the Census Bureau, the internet claimed 7.3 percent of all retail sales, excluding gasoline, in 2014, up from 2.3 percent ten years before (Table I).
While the growth of internet sales of some products appears to be slowing, other product areas, like food, are still in their e-commerce infancies. The rapid growth of furniture industry sales by successful e-commerce retailers are challenging the brick and mortar stores and presenting a distribution dilemma for manufacturers. In the next issue Statistically Speaking will continue to address e-commerce and the future customer.
For relaxing after work or bingeing on a favorite TV show, nothing beats reclining—and American consumers seem to agree. Motion upholstery sales are on the rise with total category sales for 2015 of $11.02 billion, up from $10.48 billion in 2014.
Year to year, the category posted a 5.1% sales increase from 2014 to 2015—up significantly from the 2.7% growth from 2013 to 2014. This upward swing is tracking only slightly less than the 5.4% annual growth of stationary upholstery last year. This year is trending strong as well with first quarter of 2016 up 4.1% over the same period in 2015.
Bradington Young's 932 Kerley
Ultimately customizable, this luxury motion collection can be configured as a sofa or sectional and is available in leather, fabric, leather and fabric combo, or COM. It features manual and power options as well as charging stations, cup holders and storage trays. Design choices include arm style, wood finish and nailhead trim.
Ashley's 38401 Austere
When it comes to contemporary styling, this power reclining upholstery series lives up to its name. It features a tailored silhouette, sporty jumbo stitching, nailhead trim, a "weather-worn" finish, and a one-touch power mechanism.
American Leather's Hudson
Part of its Style in Motion collection, this ergonomically designed motion group can be configured as a sofa or sectional. It features a wall-hugging design, a clean-profile mechanism, continuous support for head, back and legs in one fluid movement, an articulating power headrest, a stainless steel power control with back-lit LED and USB port, and a choice of classic (23") or European (35") seat cushion width.
Craftmaster's L3112
Combining luxury and comfort, this power motion sofa is shown in "Caress 27" leather. It features two fully reclining power seats with hidden controls, coil cushioning, attached backs, nailhead trim, and decorative stitching on the backs, seats and arms. Matching reclining loveseat and reclining chair are also available. Suggested Retail is $1,799.
Ekornes' Stressless Panorama
Strong and streamlined, this motion sofa features Balance Adapt technology enabling each chair back and seat to automatically adjust the seated position according to body movement. Suggested retail with a mid-grade leather is $5,795.
Flexsteel's 1559 Jude
This best-selling power reclining group features smooth reclining and adjustable power headrests. Other options include a USB port located at the center of each power button, cup holders, and a storage compartment.
By Bob George
With this issue we have focused on advertising and the challenge of bringing the consumer through the door.
The changing buying process of the consumer results in fewer store shopped. Thus the retailer's fate is often determined in the murky world of the internet and social media.
Without a doubt retailers will continue to spend $6 out of every $100 in sales to entice the customers into the store. While television is losing its power and targeted direct mail seems to hold promise, net gain in effectiveness seems to be small. The dream of social media is still to materialize beyond antidotal stories that are hard to replicate.
Retailers have mastered the art of focusing the consumer on the buying process removing the barriers of price -"Lowest price ever", finance – "No interest for 60 months", and service –" Same day delivery, no problem." In essence, we have taught the consumer to "drink the water." That, however, is not what marketing is. Shouldn't the main objective of marketing be to make the consumer "thirsty"?
Where is the romance associated with furniture that is seen in other consumer durables, such as automotive, communications, and appliances? If consumers are influenced by this type of advertising they would believe that their new car or new telephone solves all of their problems and makes them a part of the "in crowd" that always has the right companion in a beautiful world. Even the new double-stacked, front-loading washer makes the working mother seem to be enjoying that mundane task. The furniture product has much greater potential to truly impact one's life, but are we communicating the same?
We have broken the responsibility of traditional channels of distribution in the furniture industry. The designers and producers of the product must create the buzz for their new offerings. The retailer's role is to convince the consumer that their store is the place to buy – best price, best service, most knowledgeable store personnel and so forth.
Several years ago at an industry function a senior executive of Wayfair over several glasses of wine stated that they were not in the furniture business, rather in the media business. Specifically, they were developing a more effective way to entice consumers to buy home furnishings. As the company and the internet grew to 15% of industry sales, that comment made has resonated again and again. Now Wayfair is opening their first stores and pursuing proprietary product.
It pains me to see the success of new start-ups such as Casper, formed in 2014, and now with sales over $100M. It is not their success. I commend them for that. Rather it is how they captured the imagination of the consumer. However, now they have recently announced a partnership with West Elm to sell their products via that retailer's bricks and mortar. It causes me to reflect.
Is this a new model in which the product purveyor creates a new product and excites the consumer to seek it out? Or is it the old model that the traditional furniture industry has forgotten?
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Newcastle's ever-present goalkeeper Shay Given labelled the Magpies win over Chelsea "massive" as United turned up the pressure on Manchester United.
Given was beaten by a wonder goal from Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard but United still took the points after weathering a late storm which saw Claudio Ranieri throw three forwards on in the second half.
The Republic of Ireland international was delighted with the victory, which put United level on points with Man United and increased the gap between the Magpies and Chelsea to seven points.
"They had so many forwards on at the end I thought the kitchen sink was going to go up," said Given. "But it's a credit to all the lads that we held on to win.
"We dug really deep and ground it out. We probably were a little bit tired after a tough game on Wednesday but again it's a credit to everybody that we won on Saturday. We hung on in there and got a massive three points.
"By the end we had Shola Ameobi playing as a right-winger. People were out of position but that shows the character of the team. We did brilliantly.
"Sometimes you have to play out of position for the good of the team. We're all very pleased with the result. It's the first victory in 12 games over Chelsea. They had a bit of a curse over us but we've beaten that."
Sir Bobby Robson made six changes from the Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen and Given had a different central defensive pairing in front of him.
New signing Jonathan Woodgate lined up alongside Andy O'Brien and Given, who made his 80th consecutive league appearance against Chelsea, admits Andy Griffin and Titus Bramble were unlucky to miss out.
He said: "Andy Griffin and Titus were superb on Wednesday but they dropped down to the bench. That shows you we've now got a very good squad.
"Jonathan Woodgate came in and did very well. He's looked good in training and you can see he's a quality player."


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Honcho collection
Honcho is one of the favourite collections among our Customers. It is a modern fabric with a linen structure similar to flax, but sturdier.
This incredible combination of a fabric which is simultaneously nice and soft in touch and durable, even in intensive exploitation of the product. Another advantage of this fabric is a wide range of its applications. It can be used, inter alia, in upholstered pieces of furniture (including those heavily used - commercial furniture), ideal also in decorative items (cushions, covers) or as curtains.
We offer a variety of colours of Honcho, from light beige (Sesame) to the black (Onyx).
- Composition: 100% PES
- Rub count: 100 000
Chic - Velvet
Chic - Velvet collection
If you are a fan of the Velvet type fabrics that are velvety and glossy, then the Chic fabric will be a great choice. It is a Velvet type fabric that fits perfectly with chairs, armchairs and sofas, it also looks beautiful on curtains.This fabric, which gives the classic furniture a modern character, and adds style and elegance to the modern pieces of furniture.
An important advantage of the Velvet Chic fabric is that it changes its colour depending on the amount of light in the room. A sofa upholstered with the Chic fabric looks different in the morning or at noon in full sun and different in artificial light. This will make you will never get bored of it.
Since a few seasons the Velvet-type fabrics are one the best sellers at the upholstered furniture market. Customers love the velvet fabrics not only for their sheen, but also for their versatile applications and excellent technical properties. Velvet Chic is a very strong fabric, with high UV resistance (class 5).
It looks beautiful on dining chairs together with a natural oak table. We offer a variety of colours of the Chic fabrics, from classic to bolder ones.
We encourage you to take advantage of our service of free fabric samples, in order to see the advantages of the Velvet Chic fabric for yourself. If you are looking for fabrics similar to the Velvet ones with a stronger gloss or other structure, please contact us. We offer more than 300 different fabrics. We guarantee that at Funique Furniture every demanding Customer will find the fabric that suits him best.
- Composition: 100% PES
- Rub count: 40 000
Facet collection
The Facet collection includes an incredible fabrics made of wool (70%). This is a collection that looks great on modern upholstered furniture.
We recommend it for Biki Sofa and Biki Corner. It also fits ideally our modern dining chairs.
This fabric is extremely soft to the touch, it gives a feeling of pleasant warmth when you sit on it. As each natural fabric it fits snugly to the thermal conditions. This will allow you to feel nice and comfortable in winter and, thanks to it, you will experience no feelings of overheating in summer.
The fabric Facet is available in our offer in different colors, from classic grays, browns or shades of beige, to the bolder ones, such as olive, purple, red or orange.
Regardless of whether you need this fabric in classic color or want to give the WOW effect to your interior using a strong color accent, you will find the appropriate color and fabric. In addition to the applications of the Facet fabric in upholstered furniture, it is also ideal for cushions and pouffes.
- Composition: 70% Wool, 29% Cotton, 1% Teflon
- Rub count: 50 000
Magican collection
The collection is a novelty in our offer. The fabric is unbelievably soft to the touch, fits beautifully with furniture.
It is modern and elegant. Remarkable. It gives the furniture a unique form. The fabric is made 100% from polyester. It looks great on modern corner settees.
The collection gained acknowledgment throughout the world. It is sold, inter alia, in Europe, Australia and the USA. Please note that the fabric Magician indicates not only the appearance, but also very good features. It is a fabric with water repellent properties, therefore, we recommend it primarily for the following applications: furniture, rest room (sofas, corner settees) and dining room furniture (dining chairs). The fabric is very durable (Martindale - 85000 rubs).
It can also be successfully used in offices, restaurants or pubs.
We offer the fabric Magician in different colors. If you need help choosing the right fabric or want to have a sofa or curtains made of the Magician fabric, please contact us. We will you make the best choice.
- Composition: 100% PES
- Rub count: 85 000
Tudor collection
- Composition: 100% PES
- Rub count: 80 000
Jupiter collection
It is an extravagant fabric with seen, which is characteristic for the Velvet fabrics.
Jupiter is a unique fabric that will give you a design character to your interior. It firs perfectly with classic dining chairs.
A combination of classic and modern is the best way to give your interior a timeless character. Our offer includes 4 shades of the Jupiter fabric. Each of them is unique, and the color depends on the light in the room.
Jupiter is the exclusive fabric used for upholstered furniture and accessories (pillows, covers, bedspreads) If you like the Jupiter collection, but you cannot make up your mind and choose an appropriate fabric, you can use our Free Fabric Samples Service.
- Composition: 100% PES
- Rub count: 35 000
Suit collection
Suit is an extremely elegant collection designed especially for sofas and upholstered chairs.
Suit is a fabric is made 100% from polyester, very nice to the touch. Its structure resembles cotton. Its biggest advantage is strength, its martindale is at the level of 100, 000, that is why we use this fabric not only in domestic interiors but also in sofas for hotels and offices.
Colours palette is timeless. Even bolder colours (purple, red or orange) look very elegant and not too flashy. If you are interested in the Suit, do not hesitate to order samples and see and experience yourself its high quality.
- Composition: 100% PES
- Rub count: 100 000
Shadow collection
- Composition: 63% CO, 37% Linen
- Rub count: 50 000
Divine - Shiny Velvet
Divine - Shiny Velvet collection
- Composition: 100% POS
- Rub count: 100 000


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Why Some Leaders Fail and OthersSucceed: Nuance
Visible Learning World Conference
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
March 12-13, 2019
Leading with Coherence: A Framework for Success
Visible Learning World Conference
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
March 12-13, 2019
Leading Deep Learning
Learning Forward 2018 Annual Conference
Dallas, Texas
Leadership for Coherence and
Student Learning
Winter 2018
Download the PDF Handout in Colour
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Leadership for Coherence and
Student Learning
Workshop:Aurora Public Schools
September 27, 2018
New Learning: What is Deep Learning?
Transfer Congress
Wittenberg, Germany
September 18-19, 2018
School Leadership,
Collaborative Professionalism
and Student Learning
Nicht mehr allein!
Gute Schulen kooperieren
September 14, 2018
Deep Learning and the Connection
to STEM Integration
Keynote Handout
GE Summit: Building a
STEM Leadership Alliance
Orlando, Florida
July 9, 2018
Alberta Team Leadership Sessions
CASS Conference Opening Handout
School Improvement and Leadership
November 2017
Alberta Team Leadership Sessions
CASS Fall Pre-Conference Handout
Deep Learning, Pedagogy, and Systems Change
November 2017
CASS Fall Conference Opening Handout
November 2017
Building Coherence to Deepen
Student Learning – Handout
Winter 2017 and Spring 2018 handout.
Coherence Making and Deep Learning:
Presentation Handout
This is the Spring 2017 handout.
Coherence: Putting your inner drive into overdrive – Infographics
Full colour versions of the Coherence infographics are available for download here:
Coherence: Putting your inner drive into overdrive – Australia 2015 Handout
Spring 2015
Leading Quality Change: Australia Spring 2014 Handout
Spring 2014
The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact Handout
Spring/Summer 2014
Leadership: Maximizing Impact Handout
Spring 2014
Maximizing Leadership for Change – Complete Handout – Parts 1 and 2, Australia
Spring 2013
Maximizing Leadership for Change – Australia (Slides)
Spring 2013
Motion Leadership in Action Study Guide – Halifax
April 2013, 11 pages
Change: Making It Happen in Your School and System
2013, Long Handout, 34 pages
Change: Making It Happen in Your School and System (Short)
2013, Short Handout, 20 pages
Six Secrets: Keynote (A4)
2008, 18 pages
Six Secrets: Full (A4)
2008, 56 pages
Stratosphere: Integrating Technology, Pedagogy and Change Knowledge
Pearson Presentation, November 6, 2012, MLC Burwood, Sydney
Six Secrets: Full (Letter)
2008, 56 pages
ISTE Leadership Forum with Joanne Quinn, Indianapolis, October 21-23, 2012 (Opening Session)
October 2012
Six Secrets: Cover Page (Letter)
2008, 1 page
ISTE Leadership Forum with Joanne Quinn, Indianapolis, October 21-23, 2012 (Closing Session)
October 2012
Case Studies from 'Realization' (Letter)
2011, 13 pages
Six Secrets: Cover Page (A4)
2008, 1 page
Motion Leadership: The Skinny (Letter)
2011, 26 pages
Six Secrets: Keynote (Letter)
2008, 18 pages
Motion Leadership: The Skinny (A4)
2011, 26 pages
Breakthrough Unit (Letter)
2009, 12 pages
Breakthrough Unit (A4)
2009, 12 pages
The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact
Professional Development Training Kit
To download: www.wiley.com/go/theprincipal
For those who have a copy of 'The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact', we would like to offer you a copy of the Facilitator's Guide produced by Joanne Quinn and Eleanor Adam. There is no fee for this package of material that includes the Facilitator's Guide, Powerpoint presentations for each of the chapters, and PDFs for Action Items and Discussion Topics for each chapter.


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A "bug" for jQuery Date validation, how could that be?
Recently, an unusual "bug" was reported by our QA Team. The bug was for field validation for a DateTime property. The implementation was nothing special, just the standard MVC implementation we've all seen time & time again.
[Required] public DateTime? DateOfBirth { get; set; } <input Value="" data-val="true" data-val-date="The field Date of Birth must be a date." data-val-required="The Date of Birth field is required." id="DateOfBirth" name="DateOfBirth" type="text" value="" />
The bug was reported that the values "13/30/1980 and 12/35/1980" were entered and a validation error message was NOT displayed. It turns out the server side check was working, so we were ok, but what about the client validation??
jQuery Validation Date Method
Well, after isolating the scenario and eliminating all variables, the "bug" still exists. Hmmm… maybe there is a bug in the version we are using….nope. Here is the answer straight from the horse's mouth (jQuery Validation Date Method Documentation):
Return true if the value is a valid date. Uses JavaScript's built-in Date to test if the date is valid, and therefore does no sanity checks. Only the format must be valid, not the actual date, eg 30/30/2008 is a valid date.
This method should not be used, since it relies on the new Date constructor, which behaves very differently across browsers and locales. Use dateISO instead or one of the locale specific methods (in localizations/ and additional-methods.js).
The Property is of type DateTime, so the standard MVC implementation is to add the data-val-date attribute to the input. The jQuery Validation picks up the attributes and executes the jQuery Validation Date function…and here is the function in jquery.validate.js
// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/date date: function( value, element ) { return this.optional(element) || !/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(value).toString()); }
How can have a better client-side experience?
There are several solutions some more complex than others, depending on your need for localization. Here is a simple solution to override the jQuery Validation Date function, just load this script after your jQuery Validation scripts.
This function checks a few things:
- Is the Format valid, accepting a few formats:
- m-d-yyyy, m-dd-yyyy, mm-d-yyyy, mm-dd-yyyy
- m/d/yyyy, m/dd/yyyy, mm/d/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy
- Is the month 1-12
- Is the day 1-31
- If April, June, September or November, then only 30 days (not 31)
- Is it a leap year, if so, then no February 29th
$(function () { $.validator.methods.date = function (value, element) { return this.optional(element) || isDate(value); } }); // ****************************************************************** // This function accepts a string variable and verifies if it is a // proper date or not. It validates format matching either // mm-dd-yyyy or mm/dd/yyyy. Then it checks to make sure the month // has the proper number of days, based on which month it is. // The function returns true if a valid date, false if not. // ****************************************************************** function isDate(dateString) { var isValid = true; var datePattern = /^(\d{1,2})(\/|-)(\d{1,2})(\/|-)(\d{4})$/; var matchArray = dateString.match(datePattern); // is the format ok? if (matchArray == null) { isValid = false; } else { month = matchArray[1]; // parse date into variables day = matchArray[3]; year = matchArray[5]; if (month < 1 || month > 12) { // check month range isValid = false; } if (day < 1 || day > 31) { isValid = false; } if ((month == 4 || month == 6 || month == 9 || month == 11) && day == 31) { isValid = false; } if (month == 2) { // check for February 29th var isleap = (year % 4 == 0 && (year % 100 != 0 || year % 400 == 0)); if (day > 29 || (day == 29 && !isleap)) { isValid = false; } } } return isValid; }
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East Wing is the sixth chapter of the first act in Gears of War: Judgment. This is the sixth mission of Baird's testimony.
The chapter starts with a cutscene where the Onyx Guards of Black-Four tell you to hold the East Wing. After this, the door is being knocked by the Locust and you've got a small amount of time to prepare the Automatic Sentinels and to frag tag the rooms. The Declassified mission is at the very beginning of the level.
Declassified MissionEdit
"Lt. Baird claimed Kilo Squad defended Nassar Embry's armor with no additional Onyx support."
If you activate the Declassified Mission, you'll have to protect Nassar Embry's armor from Locust attacks. Beware Tickers, Therons and Grenadiers because their explosive weapons will destroy it really fast. After the time runs out, waves of enemies pass through the doors and begin to attack you and the armor. The sentinels will help you but you need to recharge them fast before they are destroyed. After you fend off the first wave, you have thirty seconds to check your defenses and prepare for more combat. More enemies begin to spawn from the corners with Flame Grenadiers and Therons attacking from the flanks. After you defeat all of the enemies, you see a monster through the window and you hear it roar before it vanishes. Later you get to the door that leads to the other room and the chapter ends.
A COG Tag can be found at the right corner of the hall, inside a small room with a dead Onyx Guard. It's easier to find at the end of the chapter.
|Gears of War: Judgment Walkthrough
|Gears of War: Judgment
|Act I · Act II · Act III · Act IV · Act V · Act VI · Act VII
|Act I
|Old Town · Riverwalk District · Museum Gardens · Great Hall · Kashkur Wing · East Wing · Archives · Vaults
|Act II
|Enfield Bridge · Courtyard · R&D Labs · Monroe Commons · Atrium · Crash Site
|Act III
|Amador Park · Magadha Villa · Soleno Villa · Windward Way · Risea Estate · Guest Bungalows · Elliott's Mansion
|Act IV
|Fortress · Container Terminal · Motor Pool · The Cliffs · Central Base · Central Control · Beach
|Act V
|Wharf District · Parade Grounds · Upper State Street · State Street Rooftops · First Avenue Rooftops · Museum Square Rooftops · Overlook
|Act VI
|Grand Courtroom · Halls of Judgment · Terrace · North Entrance · Main Entrance · Great Staircase · Plaza for the Tyran Dead
|Act VII
|Reunion · Anybody Home? · Dead End · One Step Closer · Straight to the Top · A Few Complaints


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Congrats Invisible Lines!
Invisible Lines went down to Philadelphia this weekend as nominees for the Tri-State Indie Music Awards Indie Punk Band of The Year. And guess what? Yep, The Artist won Best Picture at Academy Awards! Such a cheap shot – that movie was handcrafted for the damn Oscars. And how many friggin' awards does Meryl Streep have thes…wait, I think I've lost my train of thought. Oh right – Invisible Lines won Indie Punk Band of The Year! Nice work boys! Stay tuned – they've got a new single coming your way soon!


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Craig Anderson stopped 35 shots for his third shutout this season and the Ottawa Senators snapped a two-game skid with a 3-0 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
Bobby Ryan, Mike Hoffman and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored for Ottawa (23-20-6) and Anderson earned his 32nd career shutout.
Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves for the Rangers (26-17-5).
The 18,940 on hand at Canadian Tire Centre were treated to a goaltending duel for much of the afternoon.
Both Anderson and Lundqvist made a number of big saves to keep the game scoreless.


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Another painting snap
Just finished a painting that was commissioned earlier this week. Post by MJ Design.
Just finished a painting that was commissioned earlier this week. Post by MJ Design.
"Zevnikovi kolesarji" Matic Jelovčan, 13.2.2014, Akril na platno 50×70 cm
I decided that I shall share a tad of my sketchbook online… so here ya' go Odločil sem se, da bom delil nek del svoje skicirke tudi tu.
As you have probably noticed, I haven't posted anything in about a month. I've been busy with school and some other projects. Some are underneath… V tem času ko nisem ničesar dodajal na Stran in Facebook, nisem bil neproduktiven. Naredil sem kar nekaj slik in risb za faks.
Ever since I have been studying Art in the Artschool, I have been creating more color or pencil based works as I have in the past. In the future I will post more, however this time I wanted to use the opportunity to say that a day after completion I sold one of my works. […]


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It is already known that dogs with their sharp noses can sniff out a host of human diseases including cancers.
A new study has now shown that dogs could possibly detect and diagnose a person suffering from malaria. Clues from this technology is now helping scientists to develop an accurate diagnostic technology that can detect the dreaded parasitic infection that kills thousands each year.
Malaria. Release of malaria parasites from red blood cell. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock
Researchers explain that in patients with epilepsy, those with early stages of cancer and those who suffer from fluctuations of blood sugar levels, there is an alteration in the smell of the urine, sweat and breath. This minute change is often detected by the sharp noses of trained dogs.
Malaria is a parasitic infection caused by Plasmodium species and can be detected by blood tests. It kills thousands yearly and there are no rapid non-invasive tests at present to detect the infection that causes high fevers with chills and may cause serious complications and even death if not treated adequately. According to public health entomologist Steven Lindsay from Durham University, developing technology that harness the principles of a dog's nose to detect malaria could help develop and simple non-invasive test to detect malaria.
Dr. Lindsay explains that people with malaria often produce a "distinct odour in their breath". It is speculated that the mosquitoes can detect the presence of the parasites in a human and bite them to help spread the infection as they bite another healthy person. They scientists speculated that dogs too have top notch smelling systems and it is likely that they may also be able to detect these parasites in the humans thorough these distinctive smells.
Professor Lindsay presented the results of his research at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting this week at New Orleans and found that dogs (a Labrador and a Labrador-retriever cross breed) who were trained to smell out the malaria parasites from children's worn socks were successful in sniffing out the parasite.
They were correct in detecting an individual with the infection 70 percent of the time and were also correct in detecting is a person did not have the infection 90 percent of the time. Both being right about the infection or about the infection-free status are with high accuracy.
Lindsay explained that the children of Gambia who participated in the study were provided with nylon socks to be worn overnight. The samples of these socks were then sent in air sealed packages to UK for identification of the smells by the trained dogs.
According to the team of researchers, this is just a "proof of concept" stage of the study but it is a first step to find an alternative to blood tests. Each year hundreds of thousands of blood tests are conducted to detect malaria in the infected as well as non-infected individuals.
According to Professor Lindsay, may be using this technique the dogs could sniff out malaria patients in large crowds as well. He added that the teams would work along with the national malaria control programs of various nations to develop safer and non-invasive alternatives to diagnosis. He said that the next step could be to develop chemical detectors that could detect malaria from odour markers.