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Nantes hit with one-year transfer ban
Promotion-chasing Ligue 2 side Nantes may not be able to strengthen their squad should they secure a return to the French top-flight after being handed a year-long transfer ban.
FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber ruled on Monday that Nantes' acquisition of Ismael Bangoura from Dubai-based Al-Nasr a year ago contravened regulations.
Guinea forward Bangoura, 28, had signed a four-year deal in the United Arab Emirates in September 2010 after falling out of favour at Rennes, and Al-Nasr had argued Nantes had "incited the player to wrongly break his contract".
The ruling means Nantes, who currently lead Ligue 2 and are well on course to return to Ligue 1 for the first time since 2009, will have to sit on the sidelines during this summer's transfer window, and the following one in January 2014. However, they are to launch an appeal, which should allow them to continue to wheel-and-deal until the process is completed.
"We are, of course, going to appeal," Nantes president Waldemar Kita told Presse-Ocean. "We have 21 days to do that. We're facing two or three years of war." Kita added that, during that period, Nantes "will be able to do what we want, i.e. recruit players".
"Ismael Bangoura had not been paid for several months and had been 'un-registered' by his club. So, he was out-of-contract," the Nantes chief said.
Bangoura, who is currently on loan at Qatari club Umm Salal, was banned from competitive football for four months. The former Dynamo Kiev forward and Nantes were also ordered to pay Al-Nasr a total of €4.5 million.
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This webinar will provide an overview of the impact of the 2018 midterm elections on state and local tax. We will look at the outcomes of a number of state tax related ballot initiatives, and highlight the possible changes to state tax laws resulting from the 2018 midterm elections on both the federal and state stages.
Educational Objectives:
• Identify changes to the political landscape after the 2018 midterm election and the projected impact on state and local taxes
• Analyze the winners and losers of ballot initiatives related to state and local taxes
• Project legislative changes to federal and state tax
Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Executives, business leaders, state tax & finance professionals, tax counsel, and executives working on state tax issues.
Danielle Schubert contributes to the "Corporate Close-Up" blog series, which covers current events and hot topics related to corporate income tax at the state level. Danielle is a State Tax Law Editor at Bloomberg BNA, where she works on maintaining existing products, developing new products, and covering current events in state corporate income tax. She holds a J.D. from the University of the District of Columbia – David A. Clarke School of Law, and a B.S. from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Erica has over 30 years of professional experience. She has spent the majority of her career advising clients on state and local tax issues. She has represented Kentucky and multi-national companies in tax controversies before the Kentucky Department of Revenue, Kentucky Claims Commission (formerly Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals) and the state and federal courts of the Commonwealth. Through her advice and advocacy, Erica has saved her clients millions of dollars in Kentucky taxes.
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, 1983, Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky
Juris Doctor, With High Distinction, 1990, University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky

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US & Canada only.
Incorporating the bizrate® Survey Cartridge into your store is easily done through the Demandware interface. Start by logging in to the Demandware Business Manager site. This process is for US and Canadian stores only.
1. Download and Import the bizrate cartridge
Once you have logged in, click on "Site" in the left hand list to see a Site List from which to choose the website to which you wish to add the bizrate Survey Cartridge. Click on the website and then click on the "Administration" option in the left hand list to expand the menu. Within this "Administration" menu, please click on either one of the "Site Development" options (highlighted in yellow below).
Once in the "Site Development" menu, click on "Import & Export" link. On the Import & Export" page, please select "upload" under the "Import & Export Files" (as highlighted below).
This will take you to a page to upload the Bizrate_settings.xml file (as shown below).
Upon completion of the upload of the Bizrate_settings.xml file, go back to the "Import & Export" screen and select "Import" under the "Meta Data" section (as highlighted below). Then import the Bizrate_settings.xml file to your site.
2. Applying the bizrate® cartridge to your website(s)
Once you have completed importing the xml file, click on "Administration" in the left hand list to expand the menu. Within this "Administration" menu, please click on either one of the "Sites" options. Once in "Sites", please click on the "Manage Sites" link.
This will open a list of the active sites on the Demandware platform in your account. Click on the site for which you wish to add the bizrate Survey cartridge. This will open the General Settings page for that site. Click on the Settings tab. In the space named "Cartridges," add the name of the bizrate Survey cartridge ("int_bizrate_survey") before your store front cartridge name (we called our storefront cartridge "testapp"), and then click "Apply". In this example and in the highlighted screenshot below, the cartridge name is "int_bizrate_survey:testapp". Our tests were conducted using the default storefront app from Demandware called SiteGenesis version 2.10.1.
3. Required settings
At this point you are almost done with the setup! You will now customize the standard survey settings.
Please go to the "Sites" menu and choose the site for which you want to customize the settings ("SiteGenesis" is the site name in our example). The options available for that specific site ("Site-SiteGenesis") will then appear. From this menu, please select "Site Preferences".
In the "Site Preferences" menu, please select the "Custom Preferences" option.
This will yield a page with all of the standard settings that you may customize. From this list, please select "Bizrate Settings" for the bizrate® Survey cartridge implementation.
All of these settings, the "Default Value" for each, may remain the same or may be edited (see Optional Settings below for editing options) EXCEPT for BizrateMID. You MUST change the default BizrateMID to the MID number that bizrate provided to you upon registration at merchant.shopzilla.com (see locating your MID). Please type the correct MID into the open text box provided, and then click "Apply". If you do not change the BizrateMID to your site's unique MID, then bizrate insights will not be able to track your data and provide you with free customer insights and ratings reports.
4. Site template modifications
Some site templates need slight modifications in order to allow the bizrate® survey invitations to appear.
Please go to your Demandware Studio to edit the templates. You will be adding one bizrate survey call (a line of code) to one set of templates and another bizrate survey call (a line of code) to the order confirmation or receipt page only.
The first line of code and template update will be for the non-buyer, or visitor, survey. You may put this code on the template for any and all pages of your site for which you may want a visitor to receive an invitation to take a short survey upon completion of their visit. Bizrate recommends that you put this code on all pages except for checkout and any pages subsequent to checkout.
To update your templates for the non-buyer surveys, you will need to put the following line of code in the isml template which will be receiving visitor traffic to call our survey invitation (based on the default or optional settings you set-up).
<isinclude template="bizratesurvey/nonbuyer.isml"/>
For our example, we put the code in the footer.isml template and placed it right before the footer data. In the SiteGenesis v2.10.1 footer.isml, this will be on line #6 in-between the </iscomment> and
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<isinclude template="bizratesurvey/nonbuyer.isml"/>

The second line of code and template update will be for the buyer survey. You MUST put this code on the order confirmation page or order receipt page ONLY. The template for that is pt_orderconfirmation.isml.
To update your templates for the buyer survey, you will need to put the following line of code in your pt_orderconfirmation.isml template. In the SiteGenesis v2.10.1 pt_orderconfirmation.isml, this is on line #74 right after the
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<isinclude template="bizratesurvey/buyer.isml"/>
Here is an example of the call incorporated into the standard pt_orderconfirmation.isml code.

<!– END: main –>
<isinclude template="bizratesurvey/buyer.isml"/>
<isinclude template="components/footer/footer"/>
Congratulations! You are done!
Please see our full documentation for Optional Settings and how to QA your implementation.


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TayTay is coming for Gaga's digital sales record.
Taylor Swift's somewhat alright new single 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' pretty much ripped the internet a new one yesterday, and now Billboard is predicting that it'll set a new record for biggest sales debut for a digital track by a female artist.
'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' – written by Swift and One Direction hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback – is the lead single from the country pop superstar's fourth album Red, which is set for a global release on 22 October.
The flash uptake across multiple US radio formats meant that 'Never' has already reached an audience of 30 million in less than 24 hours. The song was swiftly – fuck yeah, puns – released digitally and has since gone #1 on the US and Canada iTunes stores.
Current sales projections are pitching 'Never' to sell somewhere between 450,000 to 500,000 downloads in the States by Sunday 19 August.
If 'Never' can get them download sales past 448,000 copies by the end of the week, then she would have trumped Gaga's 'Born This Way' record of biggest debut sales for a digital track by a female artist. But hold on a minute, 'Born This Way' racked up 448,000 copies in just three days – Taylor has a whole week and immediate radio backing. You do the math.
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All Products
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The T-VER-PX3UL transducer can measure either air pressure or velocity with the flip of a switch. The PX3 is available in three installation configurations: duct, panel or universal. Duct and panel models have two pressure and velocity range options: 0-1" WC / 0-3,000 ft/min or 0-10" WC / 0-7,000 ft/min with seven field-selectable sub-ranges for pressure and eight for velocity. All variants are available with and without display. The PX3 has an IP65/NEMA 4 environmental rating.
Requires analog input option during RX3000 or U30 system configuration and use of a S-FS-CVIA when using the H22-001 data logger. When using a U12 data logger, this sensor requires an 0-5 Vdc analog input cable (CABLE-ADAP5) and external power provided by an AC adapter (AC-SENS-1).


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It's not enough to talk like a pirate; we need to understand far more than just the inflections and accents of a pirate's voice. It's fun to imagine Hollywood's version of pirates, but pirates were (and are) very real - and very dangerous figures.
Need some information for researching piracy? Here are some websites to get you going.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Blackbeard the Pirate
Famous Pirate: Blackbeard
Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
Blackbeard, Edward Teach
Stede Bonnet
Famous Pirate: Stede Bonnet
Teach's Hole: Stede Bonnet
Stede Bonnet
Black Bart
Black Bart, Bartholomew Roberts the Pirate
Famous Pirate: Bartholomew Roberts
Anne Bonny
Anne Bonny
Famous Pirate: Anne Bonny
Pirate Life and Pirate Treasure
Swashbuckler's Cove
Oak Island Treasure
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Seattle Listing Offers Homes Fit for an Officer
The U.S. Navy and a subsidiary of developer Forest City Enterprises are selling a collection of homes at the former Fort Lawton in Seattle that were used by the military for more than a century.
The sale of the homes is the latest example of defunct military property getting a second life. Builder Lennar Corp. is working to redevelop former bases at Hunters Point Shipyard and Treasure Island in San Francisco, while multifamily landlord AvalonBay Communities is developing some of New York's Mitchel Field.
The Seattle homes, which offer views of the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, were built at the turn of the 20th century by the Army, said David Young, a managing director for Jones Lang LaSalle, which is marketing the site. In 1973, the Colonial revival homes were deeded from the Army to the Navy; Forest City started managing them 2007.
The homes, with a total of 26 units in 14 buildings, are in the Magnolia neighborhood. Their landmark status means they must be sold together. Bidding is expected to start around $15 million and the buyer can rent or resell the homes.


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I rode 9 days on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route in 2016.
This year 2018 I am going back on the Divide and riding to Colorado and beyond.
This marks the 20th anniversary of Adventure Cycling's creation of the Epic Route.
So Join me in this Awesome adventure!!
This year I am riding the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. I also wanted to raise money for a good cause so I choose
Bikes Not Bombs out of Boston Ma.
My daughter and her husband had done volunteer work for them over the years so it seemed like a great fit
Their Motto is Using the bicycle as a vehicle for social change around the planet.
The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is a 2700 mile off road bike route developed by Adventure Cycling and Michael McCoy traversing the Rocky Mountains from Canada to New Mexico. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Great Divide Route.
Adventure Cycling is redoing the maps to make them Bi Directional as well as adding a spur from Seeley Lake, Mt to Missoula Mt. Also the are adding a piece from Banff Canada to Jasper National Park.
If you are planning to ride the Great Divide get in touch with me and perhaps we will meet along the way!
My Plan is to join two other riders in Whitefish, Mt and Head south to Colorado
Let's get Wild!
For more info contact email@example.com
To get involved all that is needed is your donation!
Just go to this link https://bikesnotbombs.org/civicrm/pcp/info?reset=1&id=3533
Also see below to be able to follow me as I keep a journal on crazyguyonabike.com


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Hi, I'm Erin. I'm a self-care and wellness coach, writer and new mum.
My aim? To inspire you to connect to your body. To take the stress out of healthy eating. To encourage total wellness (in your mind, body and soul) and to help you start digging regular self-care and stillness.
Be inspired to create a self-care practice you love, explore your spirituality and live a healthy life – all on your own terms.
Find out how I made peace with my body, started owning my health and discovered my sense of self-worth.
Join the tribe and get a free sample of my ebook 'Devoted'. In this mini ebook I'll guide you through 7 days of devoting to self-care.


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The Wabakimi Project is a unique grassroots volunteer initiative founded in 2004 to explore and document the historical and traditional canoe routes of Wabakimi Provincial Park. Since its inception, the scope of this ambitious conservancy effort has been expanded to include the canoe routes that lie on the Crown lands adjacent to the park. They provide vital access to Wabakimi as well as strategic links to other nearby provincial parks and conservation reserves.
To date, 208 volunteer trip leaders and participants from North America and Europe have collectively spent a total of 1,179 days on 142 trips exploring and mapping the canoe routes of the Wabakimi Area. Together, they have travelled 5,146km (3,198 miles) through this vast, virtually-roadless wilderness area, located and inventoried 1,001 campsites and located and rehabilitated 1,020 portages whose measured lengths have totalled 262,935m (266,935 yards or 52,282 rods).
Each year, The Wabakimi Project operates continuously from late May to mid-September. Applications are welcome from eligible paddlers interested in participating in this worthwhile canoe route conservancy effort. Early registration is strongly recommended as bookings are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.


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TestBash San Francisco 2019
November 6th 2019 08:00 - November 7th 2019 18:00
Risk or Fear: What Drives Your Testing?
Jenna Charlton
Jenna Charlton
- Discernment: Test decisions, what is your real motivator?
- Embracing the concept, "What is good enough quality?"
- Reassessing risk by integrating new data
- How to overcome bias created by fear and previous failures
Jenna CharltonJenna is a senior tester with 8 years of experience. When she's not testing she's going to pro wrestling shows and concerts with her husband Bob, serving as a deacon in her church and cuddling the 3 feline overlords that share her home.
Behavior-Driven Pragmatism
Andrew Knight
Andrew Knight
- Problems with miscommunication? Three Amigos Collaboration
- Problems with poor planning? Example Mapping
- Problems with missed deadlines? Snowball Test Automation
- To understand the purpose and goals of BDD
- To learn three helpful practices that can help any team:
- Three Amigos collaboration to solve communication problems
- Example Mapping to solve poor planning problems
- Snowball Test Automation to solve missed deadline problems
- To adopt a pragmatic view of software development and testing processes
Andrew KnightAndy Knight is the "Automation Panda" - an engineer, consultant, and international speaker who loves all things software. He specializes in building robust test automation solutions from the ground up. He currently works at PrecisionLender in Cary, NC. Read his tech blog at AutomationPanda.com, and follow him on Twitter at @AutomationPanda.
The Poorly Titled TestOps Talk
Alexander Langshall
Alexander Langshall
Let's explore this. As a person with "TestOps" in my job title, I'd like to take the audience on a journey through the history of "TestOps" as a useful term to help describe the close working relationship between infrastructure teams and testers. We'll also look at how test environments themselves can be used as part of a modern tester's toolkit, and how TestOps practices can help prevent issues from arising in your production infrastructure. Throughout, I think we can examine the usage of the term "TestOps" itself - and see if it's a useful abstraction for you and your test organization.
- Is "TestOps" just a cool name, or is there something useful in defining a close alignment between Testers and Ops?
- What are the benefits of test teams taking ownership of their own environments?
- What does the day-to-day work of someone with "TestOps" in their job title look like?
Alexander LangshallAlex Langshall is a TestOps Engineer and Release Manager for Lucid Software. His day to day work involves testing architecture-heavy features and minimizing the risk of weekly regular deploys. Alex works remotely from the Portland, Oregon area where he lives with his spouse, kiddo, and cat.
Your Brain on Usability: UX for QAs
Jessica Versaw
Jessica Versaw
"The user" comes up frequently in testing -- understanding your users, their workflows, and ensuring users have a positive experience with your product is a critical aspect of testing. We ensure our products are easy to use and can handle invalid user inputs, however, many testers don't understand the most important aspect of the user -- their brain and how it works.
My talk introduces testers to cognitive psychology, and establishes how gaining a better understanding of how users retain information, complete tasks, and process visual input can improve their testing.
- Gain a basic understanding of cognitive psychology, and why understanding cognitive psychology is critical to thinking like a user.
- Gain an understanding of key cognitive psychology principles that impact product usability and how cognitive psychology and usability research has been conducted.
- Learn methods of testing that focus on product usability and accessibility, how to spot common usability concerns, and understand why those usability issues are largely universal across user personas.
- Leave with resources to further dive into usability concepts.
Jessica VersawJessica's career has always centered around users -- she's worked in customer support, sales, and as a Quality Engineer. Currently, she's a Product Designer at Quantum Workplace and working on her Master's in Human Computer Interaction at Iowa State. She has a strong interest in cognitive psychology and how it can be used to create intuitive design, and research makes her downright giddy. When she's not designing, she enjoys being outdoors, hunting down the perfect mid-century antique (ask me about Broyhill Brasilia, because I'll definitely talk about it), spinning, listening to practically any true crime podcast, and taking way too many photos of her baby and pets. She also enjoys volunteering with organizations that support women in technology, and co-founded a Girls Who Code chapter.
Cultivating Your Tester Ecosystem: Growing a QA Department from the Ground Up
Matthew Record
Matthew Record
- Strategies to enact the change you want to see in your company
- A push to start critically thinking about testing tasks/methodologies in place at your current company to ensure they are the best solutions for your team
- Change won't always work perfectly right away! If at first you don't succeed, don't dwell on your mistakes but learn and grow from them!
- Tools to recognize when something isn't working and knowing how to move forward productively.
- Even starting with something small, you can start on the path to a better culture of quality in your company.
Matthew RecordMatthew Record is a Software Test Engineer at Johnson Health Tech, a worldwide leader in fitness solutions. Record was the first software tester hired at Johnson and has had the unique experience of being a pivotal piece in the formation and growth of the testing group in his company today. With over five years of experience advocating for testers and implementing change, he is excited for the opportunity to share the lessons he has learned throughout his testing career with the TestBash community.
Automation Yoga: Stretching ROI with a Testing SDK
Brendan Connolly
Brendan Connolly
- Common pitfalls in automation frameworks
- Automation is more than writing tests
- Enable and Instrument Exploratory Testing
- SDK's provide more options for contribution
Brendan ConnollyBrendan Connolly is an experienced Software Tester, Developer and blogger. Currently he is a Senior Quality Engineer at Procore Technologies in Santa Barbara, California. He's written tests at all levels from unit and integration tests to API and UI tests and is responsible for creating and executing testing strategies while using his coding powers for developing tooling to help make testers lives easier.
A Beginner's Guide to Test Automation
Angela Riggs
Angela Riggs
- What's important to consider - and what isn't - when you're choosing a tool or framework
- How to decide which tests to automate, and why
- Best practices for actually writing the tests, like separation of concerns and useful failure messages
- Understanding that the goal isn't "automate everything", but rather to automate the repetitive checks so you can work on testing higher-risk items
- Learning how to create a good test structure, such as granularity, independent tests, useful failure messages
- How to collaborate with people on your team to get their support for the time and effort of implementing automated testing
Angela RiggsAs a QA engineer, Angela's work has ranged from feature testing to leading department-wide process changes. She believes that empathy and curiosity are driving forces of quality, and uses both to advocate for users and engineering teams. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring the aisles of Powell's and the forests of the PNW. She has an enthusiasm for karaoke, and serious debates about what can truly be categorized as a sandwich.
Stacking The Automation Deck
Paul Grizzaffi
Paul Grizzaffi
- Layered architectures give us options on how to use them
- They can be used in different frameworks
- They can be used for non-traditional automation
- Appropriate stewardship is required
- Appropriate logging and error message are critical
Paul GrizzaffiAs a Principal Automation Architect at Magenic, Paul Grizzaffi is following his passion of providing technology solutions to testing and QA organizations, including automation assessments, implementations, and through activities benefiting the broader testing community. An accomplished keynote speaker and writer, Paul has spoken at both local and national conferences and meetings. He is an advisor to Software Test Professionals and STPCon, as well as a member of the Industry Advisory Board of the Advanced Research Center for Software Testing and Quality Assurance (STQA) at UT Dallas where he is a frequent guest lecturer. Paul enjoys sharing his experiences and learning from other testing professionals; his mostly cogent thoughts can be read on his blog at https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/.
The "Do Nots" of Testing
Melissa Tondi
Melissa Tondi
- I'll present the top five "do nots" that testers have introduced in to the industry.
- We will discuss these items in detail
- why they were introduced
- some of the mis-perceptions they have propagated.
- We will then discuss what to replace those "do nots" with and how those suggestions allow for a more innovative approach to the industry.
Melissa TondiMelissa Tondi has spent most of her career working within software testing teams. She is the founder of Denver Mobile and Quality (DMAQ), past president and board member of Software Quality Association of Denver (SQuAD), and Senior QA Strategist at Rainforest QA, where she assists companies to continuously improve the pursuit of quality software—from design to delivery and everything in between. In her software test and quality engineering careers, Melissa has focused on building and organizing teams around three major tenets—efficiency, innovation, and culture – and uses the Greatest Common Denominator (GCD) approach for determining ways in which team members can assess, implement and report on day to day activities so the gap between need and value is as small as possible.
Growing Test Managers
Eric Proegler
Eric Proegler
Eric ProeglerEric Proegler has worked in testing for 20 years. He is a Director of Test Engineering for Medidata Solutions in San Francisco, California. Eric is the President of the Association for Software Testing. He is also the lead organizer for WOPR, the Workshop on Performance and Reliability. He's presented and facilitated at CAST, Agile2015, Jenkins World, STARWEST, Oredev, STPCon, PNSQC, WOPR, and STiFS. In his free time, Eric spends time with family, runs a science fiction book club, and sees a lot of live literary events, music, and stand-up comedy. He also seeks out street food from all over, plays video games, and follows professional basketball.
This is What a Tester Looks Like
Charlene Granadosin
Charlotte Bersamin
Charlene Granadosin & Charlotte Bersamin
- How to overcome Bias in Testing
- How to convince people to think like a tester
- Help others realize that we are an integral part of the development process
- Acknowledge and be aware of the Halo Effect
- Psychology in Testing is a real thing
Charlene GranadosinWith around 8 years of QA experience, Charlene used to be obsessed with having the highest bug count in the company until she realized that quality and the product, should not be defined by the amount of bugs testers catch. Since then, she's been working to bridge the information gap in terms of quality by fostering a collaborative environment between testers and developers. She believes that testers are more than bug catchers and encourages her team to explore new technologies and solutions in automation and continuous integration.
Charlotte BersaminCharlotte is a passionate automation engineer, focused on mobile automation. She is also an avid reader, certified chef, and Polynesian dancer! With over five years of software quality experience, she has developed her talents through insights provided to her in the industries she's worked, from health, banking, and now to Sports Media at Bleacher Report. She shares her love for software testing through mentorships and hopes to inspire others to think like a tester and question everything.
Integrating AI Into Your Tests
Jennifer Bonine
Jennifer Bonine
In this session Jennifer Bonine will explore new shifts in testing paradigms. Demonstrate an AI first testing method that integrates with your current manual and automation testing, and understand AI that aids your app teams. Re-think where you want to spend time and money in your testing team in a challenge that plagues most companies of too much to test and too little time. This will re-position the testing and quality organizations to not be the last part of what happens, but to providing valuable insights and actionable data for your C-Suite to drive business decisions.
- Ideas to reshape your test strategies
- An understanding of AI solutioning and where to begin implementing
- Analysis of available tooling options in the AI space. (Vendor agnostic)
Jennifer Bonine
Jennifer is experienced speaking at both international & US engagements. She has keynoted Testing and Agile Development conferences. You can see her at Google, Agile and Testing conferences. Jennifer is the CEO of PinkLion AI, a breakout AI company that brings AI to the world's App teams and delivers AI integration with a human engagement model while educating teams on solving challenges with an AI first Jennifer began her career in consulting, implementing large ERP solutions. She brings with her the unique industry perspective of having been on the inside of many of the brand name companies all of us interact with in the entertainment, media, and retail industries among others. Jennifer believes strongly that we should what we do what we are passionate about in life and believes in living your passion. She has held executive level positions leading development and quality engineering teams for Fortune 100 companies in several industries. In a recent engagement, Jennifer served as a strategy executive and in corporate marketing for the C-Suite. She enjoys the challenges of always having new problems to solve and collaborating with new clients worldwide.
Test Machina: Demystifying AI-Driven Test Automation
Tariq King
Tariq King
Software vendors and practitioners are using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to create a new wave of test automation tools. Such tools leverage autonomous and intelligent agents to explore, model, reason and learn about a software product. But how do these testing robots really work? Is this technology any good? And can we really trust it to validate software? Tariq King will introduce you to the world of AI-driven test automation and discuss its benefits, challenges and other limitations. Learn how test bots use AI/ML technologies to mimic human testing activities such as discovering the application, generating test inputs, and verifying expectations. Come and experience the test bots in action through a demonstration of open-source AI-driven test automation prototypes.
Tariq KingTariq King is the Head of Quality at Ultimate Software. With over fifteen years' experience in software testing research and practice, Tariq leads a team of directors, architects, and engineers responsible for guidance, strategy, innovation and outreach in software quality and performance engineering. His areas of research interest include software testing, artificial intelligence, autonomic and cloud computing, model-driven engineering, and computer science education. Tariq has published over 40 research articles in peer-reviewed IEEE and ACM journals, conferences, and workshops, and has been a keynote and invited speaker at international software conferences in industry and academia. He is the co-founder of the Artificial Intelligence for Software Testing Association. Contact Tariq via LinkedIn or Twitter.
Observability: Unlearn Guessing, Reduce Stressing and Learn to Embrace Reality
Rob Meaney
Rob Meaney
For the last 5 years, I've been lucky enough to work on bleeding edge software initiatives using things like microservices, containerisation, cloud-based platforms and CICD to deliver more value more quickly to our customers.
So, how can testers keep pace in these incredibly fast-paced environments while trying to test these highly volatile, complex distributed systems?
This scary new world presents an entirely new set of challenges and risks for teams and consequently requires a whole team approach to testing and development.
We as testers need to unlearn our old ideas about testing and learn to accept that we can't predict system behaviour and that failure is inevitable. The truth is our job is no longer finished when we deploy to production it's just beginning.
In the face of this reality, we need to focus not just on prevention but also on detection and recovery so that our teams can move quickly and safely with justifiable confidence.
Teams need to build observability into their systems from the start so that can quickly detect important problems, isolate the cause and remediate the issue with minimal impact to the customer.
In this session I'll talk about my observability journey and the lessons we've learned. I'll discuss how I've used mapping exercises, models and workshops to help development teams embrace reality and build observability into both their software systems and the way they work.
Rob Meaney
Rob Meaney is a tester that loves tough testing and software delivery problems. He works with teams to help create products that customers love and know they can rely upon. Although he enjoys learning about software delivery, in general, he's particularly interested in Quality Engineering, Test Coaching, Testability, and Testing in Production.
Currently, he's working as Head of Testing & Test Coach for Poppulo in Cork, Ireland. He's a regular conference speaker, an active member of the online testing community and co-founder of Ministry of Test Cork.
Previously he has held positions as Test Manager, Automation Architect and Test Engineer with companies of varying sizes, from large multinationals like Intel, Ericsson & EMC to early-stage startups like Trustev. He has worked in diverse areas from highly regulated industries like safety automation & fraud detection to dynamic, exciting industries like gaming.
Devs Should Love Your Tests
Carlos Kidman
Carlos Kidman
My journey at Jane started with them bringing me in as their first Automation Engineer and I was tasked with writing all of their automated tests. However, after my evaluation of the organization's maturity level, current status, and actual expectations, I quickly learned that writing test automation wasn't exactly what they needed at that time.
Their processes and culture were in flux with many devs and product owners wanting to keep things with a "startup" feel that really meant "let me do what I want". There were no QA standards or practices, testability was a foreign word, and it seemed like no one understood how to write automated tests. However, everyone seemed to agree that they _wanted_ automated tests and had started and failed multiple times.
This story probably sounds familiar to many of you because it's such a common pattern that I see in many companies. Every time I'm brought in to do some training, consulting, presenting, etc., the same questions or comments get brought up every time:
- The QA team at the company has no idea how to implement the things they want.
- Devs own the automated testing and QA owns the UI tests, but p0 bugs get out anyway.
- We want to own test automation but don't know how to or where to start.
In the end, there is always an "Us versus Them" mentality. Sometimes it's even QA Engineers versus Automation Engineers! Regardless, this is one of the biggest reasons why companies fail at these Agile/DevOps transformations.
I want to show what I did for my current company. I want to walk through my strategy, our structure, how we integrate QA successfully in an Agile environment, Test Infrastructure and Automation, and how we are at the point where testing is top-of-mind for every member of the team. I want to talk about our transformation where leadership is excited and invested in QA and why our devs love our automated tests and are 100% bought in to testing.
Carlos Kidman
Carlos Kidman is the QA Manager at Jane.com, but who would have thought that Magic the Gathering would introduce him to QA in the first place? Now it's an integral part of his life. He started in QA Engineering, but quickly moved into Test Automation and grew to appreciate each player and role in the development game. He wants to share the love and joy he's found with QA and believes that a rising tide raises all ships. Carlos specializes in creating Test Automation Frameworks for UI, Integration, and Service tests, scaling tests and empowering developers and testers with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, and works closely with Infrastructure and DevOps organizations.
Although he is currently a QA Manager at Jane.com, he is also very active in the community. He is the founder of QA at the Point and QA Utah and is also a board member of DevOpsDays.
From Rags to Riches: Turning Your Test Automation Into a Cinderella Story
Niranjani Manoharan
Niranjani Manoharan
In the era of DevOps and continuous deployment, more and more organisations are demanding a move from lengthy release cycles to shorter deployments - occurring weekly and sometimes even daily. To accomplish this, test automation is not only required, but is now an integral piece of the continuous integration pipeline. This is a vast contrast from how test automation was viewed not very long ago. In the past, teams treated test automation as a side project - a stepchild like Cinderella. But with its newly discovered importance, test automation is now the "belle of the ball".
So, how does this change how we develop test automation? In this talk, Niranjani will share her experiences driving test automation from rags to riches at companies such as Lyft and Pinterest. She'll discuss the practices of building a team and culture to support test automation, as well as failures and mishaps that they endured. She'll also share the lessons learned of how to prepare tests and infrastructure for this new and richer lifestyle of being a part of CI/CD.
Join Niranjani on this magical journey to transform your test automation from rags to riches. You'll learn how to dress up your test automation with design patterns that improve CI efficiency, and embark on a whimsical coach ride by wrapping your tests in containers to simplify your build process.
Niranjani Manoharan
Niranjani is an enthusiastic engineer passionate about writing code to break applications! She has worked at both startups and well established companies like eBay, Twitter and Pinterest, balancing the challenges at both environments.
She strives to strike a balance between being a workaholic and a wanna-be-traveler, who is openminded but still likes to believe unicorns are real!
Accessibility Testing 101
Crystal Preston-Watson
Crystal Preston-Watson
As more companies come to understand the importance and necessity of building accessibility into their applications, it's critical for testers to implement testing that truly captures issues that can inhibit access and usability for users with disabilities and those without. This session is for those new to accessibility testing and will cover basic testing techniques that can be applied to most applications. It will also help attendees to understand the basics of web/mobile accessibility and discover tools and features to help them in their testing.
- Learn the basics of digital accessibility
- Explore techniques and best practices for accessibility testing
- Overview of manual and automated accessibility testing tools
Crystal Preston-Watson
Crystal Preston-Watson is a QA Engineer at Spruce Labs in Denver, Colorado. With a decade working with tech companies in U.S and Canada, she has developed a passion for building quality and inclusive products. Over the years Crystal has worked as an accessibility engineer supporting and advising engineer teams, front-end developer in fintech, and interactive producer at a daily newspaper. Outside of work, you can find her playing backseat detective while watching old episodes of Forensic Files, photographing her two cats, Shadowmere and Ms. Etta James and getting really weird with life.
Food Truck Party [Wednesday]
Angie Jones
Ash Coleman
Angie Jones & Ash Coleman
After day 1 of TestBash San Francisco, conference ticket holders will be treated to a Food Truck Party right outside the conference venue! We'll have 4 food trucks from all around the Bay area serving up some wonderful food and beverages. This is included in your ticket, it won't cost you extra.
Sit back with other attendees and speakers. Soak up the views and enjoy some great food while we reflect on a fantastic day and anticipate what the next day of talks will bring. Bring warm clothing as this is right by the water.
Simply respond "Yes" to the Food Truck Party question once you have completed your ticket purchase.
We'll cater to dietary requirements too!
Please note that this is only available to people who have purchased a ticket to the conference.
Angie JonesAngie Jones is a Senior Developer Advocate who specializes in test automation strategies and techniques. She shares her wealth of knowledge by speaking and teaching at software conferences all over the world, as well as writing tutorials and blogs on angiejones.tech. As a Master Inventor, Angie is known for her innovative and out-of-the-box thinking style which has resulted in more than 25 patented inventions in the US and China. In her spare time, Angie volunteers with Black Girls Code to teach coding workshops to young girls in an effort to attract more women and minorities to tech.
Ash Coleman
Ash, a former chef, put recipes aside when she began her career in software development, falling back on her skills in engineering she acquired as a kid building computers with her brother. A progressive type, Ash has focused her efforts within technology on bringing awareness to the inclusion of women and people of colour, especially in the Context-Driven Testing and Agile communities. An avid fan of matching business needs with technological solutions, you can find her doing her best work on whichever coast is the sunniest. Having helped teams build out testing practices, formulate Agile processes and redefine culture, she now works as an Engineering Manager in Quality for Credit Karma and continues consulting based out of San Francisco.
When a Hot-fix Isn't a Hot-fix
Elizabeth Turner
Elizabeth Turner
The term hot-fix can sometimes be used incorrectly by teams that want to release a feature or small fix out of the regular release cycle. When out of cycle releases happen, it risks issues being introduced due to changes not being properly tested or impact in areas that are not anticipated, which is why any out of cycle release should be done with extreme caution.
With every project team having their own feature priorities and deadlines, the challenge is making an unbiased decision for whether an out of cycle release should happen based on data, not goal completion, with little to no user impact.
In the talk I'll discuss how teams can take back the term "hot-fix" by measuring quantitative vs. qualitative data, moving away from a release cadences based on feature readiness to a set release cycles. This discussion will include how to navigate those teams trying to release their features to meet their own goals and deadlines, the process of finding a solution to consistent out of cycle releases, as well as the process of creating a scalable unbiased solution.


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Throwing more gasoline on the part number debate
There's always a little room to throw a bit more gasoline into the fiery part number debate, the ongoing saga between usable human interfaces and computational perfection (coming to a theater near you this summer). After all, delightful never-ending arguments over part number intelligence don't have to be limited to just part numbers. Turns out we can argue and/or rage about part descriptions too. Are part descriptions a critical delineation amongst a sea of look-alike parts? Or are descriptions otherwise considered to be interesting, but irrelevant, acting only as a hopelessly outdated substitute for classification metadata? Let's explore.
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Hospitals will gain millions of paying customers. Insurers, by contrast, could face crimped profits from restrictive rules. Medical device and pharmaceutical companies will bear new taxes and other higher payouts, but they were already expecting such costs.
That, at least, was the immediate view of the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that upheld the nation's health care overhaul.
It was also a view shared by stock market investors. Hospital stocks rose, with HCA gaining about 11 percent and Tenet Healthcare rising 5 percent. Stocks of insurers like WellPoint, however, lost as much as 5 percent. Some medical device and pharmaceutical stocks had slight declines.
For hospitals, the good news is that the law, which is aimed at extending insurance coverage to more than 30 million people, was upheld.
That will mean fewer uninsured people streaming into their emergency rooms receiving treatment for which they cannot pay.Continue reading the main story
But executives and analysts say that the Supreme Court decision, and the law itself, are not unalloyed benefits for hospitals. "It's a huge exaggeration to say just because of today's action that everything is going to be nice and rosy going forward," said Michael Dowling, the chief executive of the nonprofit North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.
Executives and analysts say that the law will reduce Medicare payments for hospital services. For some hospitals, like MemorialCare Health System, a six-hospital chain in Southern California, those cuts more than offset any potential gains from newly insured patients, said Barry Arbuckle, its chief executive.
Moreover, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal government could not withhold certain payments from states that refuse to participate in an expansion of Medicaid. The Medicaid expansion, which was expected to account for at least half of the newly covered people, now will be a choice for states rather than a requirement.
The government "has lost its stick," said Sheryl Skolnick, an analyst at CRT Capital. "There is a risk here that the Medicaid expansion may not happen as hoped for by the hospital industry."
Still, some executives said that there were carrots that could induce the states to go along, mainly the fact that the federal government would shoulder a majority of the cost of the expansion.
"The people who need this coverage aren't going away," said James G. Carlson, chief executive of Amerigroup, an insurance company that works mainly with Medicaid patients. He said that despite expected comments from some state officials opposing the Medicaid expansion, "We think most of them will come around to the idea that it probably makes pretty good sense."
Investors seemed to agree. Amerigroup's shares rose about 5 percent. A competitor, Molina Healthcare, rose about 9 percent.
Shares of commercial insurers like WellPoint and Aetna largely fell. Those insurance companies avoided what had been considered a bad outcome: a decision that threw out the individual mandate to buy health insurance but kept intact the requirements that insurers cover patients with pre-existing conditions and charge sick patients the same as healthy ones. That, they said, would have forced them to pay for the law's expensive elements without the influx of healthy customers the mandate was designed to bring in.
Still, some investors had apparently been hoping that the law would be tossed out in its entirety, relieving insurers of restrictions like a requirement to spend a certain percentage of the premiums they collect on medical treatments.
"This was a bill that passed with an onerous set of restrictions on how the industry could operate, and the Supreme Court confirmed that this is going to be the lay of the land," Joshua Raskin, an insurance industry analyst at Barclays, said in an interview.
The stock decline surprised Robert Laszewski, a health industry consultant, who said the law was a known quantity and the result of bargaining between industry executives, including those in the insurance industry, and politicians.
The decision does allow insurers to seek new customers. Cigna, for example, has recently begun a push into providing coverage for individuals. "We see it as an attractive growth market," David Cordani, Cigna's chief executive, said Thursday.
Indeed, as the day wore on, some of the stocks of health insurers began to recover, with UnitedHealth Group and Humana actually finishing the day slightly higher.
Under the law, pharmaceutical companies are paying new taxes, additional Medicaid rebates and subsidies to close the Medicare drug coverage "doughnut hole." But investors and companies had already factored in these costs, so the upholding of the law preserved the status quo.
"Much ado about nothing," Matthew Roden, biotechnology analyst at UBS, said in a note Thursday.
Had the law been struck down, however, analysts had expected that drug company earnings would have risen in the short term.
Medical device companies will have to pay a new 2.3 percent tax on sales starting in January to help pay for the new law. The House of Representatives recently voted to repeal the tax, but the prospect of such legislation passing the Senate is uncertain.
Device companies and their representatives say the tax will impede innovation and cost jobs. But the new health care law will not bring device companies many new customers because many of the newly covered individuals will be young.
"Most of them are not getting knee replacements and hip replacements and a lot of things you see in the device world," said Mary Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council, a trade association representing chief executives of various sectors in the health care industry.Continue reading the main story


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What is Baptism?
Baptism is a picture of how our acceptance of Christ as our Savior has caused us to take on His characteristics. We are "buried" with him in baptism, and "raised" to a new life in Him. Down with the old…up with the new.
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:4
Baptism is a symbol of our salvation…it shows a good conscience toward God…it unifies us as believers, confirming that we belong together. The inner washing of the sin from our hearts must always come first. But the Bible is also clear that Christ-followers must follow Christ. If He said baptism was important, then it is important.
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
1 Peter 3:21
And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
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Former Manchester United midfielder Ji-Sung Park announces retirement
Former Manchester United and QPR midfielder Ji-Sung Park has announced his retirement.
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The 33-year-old, who made over 200 appearances for United between 2005 and 2012, spent last season on loan at Dutch club PSV Eindhoven - the club from which he joined the Red Devils.
He was one of the first South Korean players to make a significant impact in the Premier League.
He announced his retirement from international football having won 100 caps for his country and representing them in three World Cups in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
He played a significant role in the 2002 tournament, which South Korea co-hosted and became the first Asian side to reach the semi-finals.
Park was the first Asian player to score goals at three World Cups.
He rejected calls for a return to help the squad at the tournament in Brazil this summer.
Park began his career with Kyoto Purple Sanga before first joining PSV in 2003 and then, two years later, United, with whom he won four Premier League titles, and the Club World Cup in 2008, having been left out of the 18-man squad for the UEFA Champions League final win over Chelsea earlier that year.
He moved to QPR in 2012 for a brief and ill-fated playing spell that ended when the club were relegated to the Championship in 2013.
During his retirement announcement, Park admitted that knee operations he underwent in 2003 and 2007 were a major factor in his decision to quit playing.
"I've been mulling retirement since February, and I've concluded that my knee won't hold up for another season," he said.
"I have no regrets about my career. I do think about what might have been if I hadn't been injured, but I have no feelings of disappointment or sorrow as I leave the sport."


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Robert Browning as a Victorian poet.
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What is a Doctor of Optometry?
Many people have a misconception about eye health. They believe a visit to the eye doctor or optometrist is only required when a new prescription is required for new eye glasses, but a Doctor of Optometry is so much more than that. As Doctors of Optometry, we evaluate many factors that can affect your vision and eye health. We review your case history, conduct an external and internal examination of your eyes and measure vision qualities, such as eye movements and coordination, sharpness of vision and peripheral vision. We also evaluate your ability to adjust focus, and to see colour and depth normally. If we detect problems we may recommend eye glasses, contact lenses, eye exercises or surgery. Many serious eye conditions do not cause obvious symptoms such as decreased vision, pain, redness or discharge. Some eye diseases only show symptoms when the condition has advanced to a point where it is more difficult to treat, or may be irreversible. A comprehensive eye exam allows for these conditions to be detected and treated early.
How often should you get an eye exam?
How often you see Dr. Jessica Nhan and associates, your Markham Optometrist, depends on your age, and any existing health conditions. Please consult the section below for the recommended frequency.
Infants (6 months - 9 months)
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At a time when most fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are still sceptical about a pick-up in consumption resulting in improvement in revenues and profitability, Baba Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved is eyeing 250% revenue growth in FY16, according to a recent Edelweiss Research report co-authored by Abneesh Roy, Pooja Lath and Tanmay Sharma.
On Friday, Patanjali Ayurved announced its partnership with Kishore Biyani-controlled Future Group and said it planned to sell its products through the latter's stores across the country. The development sent Future Group stocks - Future Retail, Future Consumer Enterprise and Future Lifestyle Fashion - higher by as much as 13% during intra-day deals, though most settled lower. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY
According to reports, Future Group expects sales from Patanjali, which is set to launch noodles next week, to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore in next 20 months.
According to Edelweiss Research, Patanjali Ayurved that operates in three broad business segments -- foods (foods, supplements, digestives, dairy, juices, etc), FMCG (cosmetics (shampoo, soaps, facewash), home care (detergent cakes, powder, liquid, etc) and ayurvedic products (healthcare products for blood pressure, skin diseases, joint pain, etc) - clocked a turnover of Rs 2,030 crore in FY15 with an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation) of around 20%. Also Read: Noodle makers claw back with new launches
"The company targets to achieve revenue of Rs 5,000 - 6,000 crore in FY16 itself. Growth is being driven by the company's largest-selling product, cow's ghee (expected to be Rs 1,200 crore in FY16) followed by Dant Kanti and Kesh Kanti. Patanajali also has a robust pipeline of new products, which will help achieve its target. Besides Patanjali Noodles, the new launches pipeline includes Dant Kanti Advance, Sugar free Chyawanprash, PowerVita, Seabuck thorn dietary supplement and powdered hair dye," the Edelweiss report says.
"Over FY12-15, Patanjali registered revenue CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 64.7%.
In FY15, of the total sales of Rs 2,030 crore, food and cosmetics contributed Rs 800 crore each, while healthcare products comprised the balance," it adds. Key strength
Patanjali's proactive moves in innovation have been crucial for its growth, the report says and cautions that the other consumer companies will need to step up innovations, particularly in the herbal and ayurvedic space (distribution strength will come handy) to counter competition.
Its key strength, apart from its superior product quality, Edelweiss says, lies in pricing. The company's products are priced at around 15% - 30% discount to competition, which makes it an attractive proposition for consumers. Moreover, it is able to offer such discounts primarily because of having negligible A&P spend versus other consumer companies that have A&P spends ranging from 12-18%, as a percentage of sales.
Earlier in August 2015, global brokerage and research house CLSA pegged Patanjali Ayurved to be the most diversified FMCG player in India and bigger than listed players like Jyothy Labs and Emami.
"PAL perhaps lacks most ingredients for building a large-scale consumer goods business, be its negligible A&P (advertising & promotion) spends or distribution network. Yet, the brand power of a yoga guru has brought PAL into the top league with topline reportedly in excess of Jyothy Labs and Emami," the report 'Indian Consumer: Taste of India' by CLSA's Vivek Maheshwari and Bhavesh Pravin Shah has said.
The reports has added: "The plans are even more interesting as the company is now looking at 'traditional' ways to expand and targets to more than double the top line in coming years. While competition must be keeping its fingers crossed, all we can say is - 'Wish you were listed'."


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Dwarf Bare-Root Meyer Lemon Tree
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Sweeter, juicier and more fragrant than ordinary lemons, Meyer lemons can be used as a garnish for cocktails, tossed into a stir-fry to provide a citrusy zing, grated over dishes or eaten right off the tree. Our bare-root tree arrives ready to plant in a pot on the terrace or a sunny spot in your garden.
- Grow indoors in all zones, outdoors in zones with light frost conditions.
- Bare-root tree, suitable for container or ground planting.
- Arrives 18"–24" high.
- Grows 4'–8' high, 3'–4' wide in a pot; 10'–12' high, 8' – 10' wide in the ground.
- Requires full sun.
- Produces white flowers with a delicate, tropical fragrance and sunny yellow fruit that's sweeter than other types of lemon.
- In good conditions, will flower in spring and fall, fruit in winter and summer.
- Grown in USA.
- Agricultural regulations prohibit shipment to FL, TX, AZ.
- Dimensions & More Info
- Tree is approx. 18"–24" tall at time of shipment.
- Tree arrives in a 10" plastic nursery container and can be left in that container for up to one year, or re-potted into a 12"–14" decorative container of your choice. Be sure the decorative container provides adequate drainage.
- Use & Care
- Whether planting in a container or in the ground, plant the tree so the root collar (crown roots) shows above the soil line and the top of the fibrous root mass is just below the soil surface. Make sure that soil or mulch is not pushed up against the trunk of the tree.
- Citrus grows best between 55°F and 85°F. Indoor temperatures averaging 65°F are conducive to growth if light is adequate. Protect from freezing temperatures.
Light Exposure
- Provide 8 or more hours of direct sunlight per day. If less than 6 hours of natural full sun is provided, supplement with grow lights. An unobstructed window facing south or southwest is ideal.
- Citrus trees require soil that is moist but never soggy. Watering frequency will vary with soil porosity, tree size, and environmental factors. Do not water if the top of the soil is dry without checking the soil at root level. A simple moisture meter, available at garden supply stores, will read moisture at the root level. This inexpensive tool will allow you to never have to guess about whether or not a plant needs water.
- Citrus trees feed heavily on nitrogen. Your fertilizer should have more nitrogen (N) than phosphorous (P) or potassium (K). Use at least a 2-1-1 ratio. Miracid Soil Acidifier is a water-soluble product that works well and is a 3-1-1 ratio. In some regions, you may be able to find specialized citrus/avocado fertilizers. In general, buy a good slow-release formula that contains trace minerals like iron, zinc and manganese and apply according to package directions.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by ama0704 from Nice size tree I bought the lemon tree about a month ago, after not being able to find one locally last spring. I arrived quickly and was packed well. It was not bare root, but in a plastic pot - a mix of sand, peat moss and dirt - so I have not replanted. It arrived with blooms, which have since faded. I am hoping to see some lemons start to form soon. It is a small tree, but has a nice shape to it, and it is currently in our sunroom.Date published: 2019-02-04Rated 5 out of 5 by Jtrossi from Lots of Lemons We have several patio fruit trees and this one is by far the happiest - very prolific (up to 20 fruit at a time after two years), the most bug resistant and holds onto its leaves best when it's indoors for the winter. The only downside is that the tree takes up more sideways space than I expected - it tends to grow outwards more than upwards, despite ongoing shaping.Date published: 2018-12-08Rated 5 out of 5 by Bfish from I'm obsessed I decided to not Do a review until I had the plant for a while because I wanted to give an honest review. I got mine about back in June, so about 4 months ago. I have made sure to not over/under water(I bought a meter cheap from Menards), give it proper sunlight, use the right soil (I potted mine so I could bring it in during the winter), and use essential oils/plant food to care for it. This little plant is flourishing. We have 7 lemons on this little, dwarf tree. I would buy it again in a heart beat.Date published: 2018-10-24Rated 1 out of 5 by Lkmortensen13 from Do NOT Buy I bought this last week and it arrived dead. Such poor service for a product that I didn't even get a chance to use.Date published: 2018-04-15Rated 5 out of 5 by Amanda from Baby Lemons Already! I bought this tree about 2 months ago, and I already have baby lemon buds all over the tree! The tree was wonderfully packaged, and arrived healthy with tons of greens leaves. I followed the directions to immediately plant the tree and it's been a wonderful experience.Date published: 2018-02-26Rated 1 out of 5 by jchurma008 from Tree died within 48 hours!!! Let me start by saying I LOVE Williams Sonoma, and have never had a problem with anything that I have ever ordered online or purchased in store, until I bought this lemon tree... After seeing this beautiful tree in the catalog, I ordered and was so excited to get it. The tree was delivered to me on Friday 2/2/18. When I opened it, it looked a little smaller than I anticipated, and also on the sickly side. First thing Saturday 2/3 morning I got it into a pot with special soil recommended for citrus trees. Sunday morning 2/4 I woke up to shriveled leaves and leaves on the floor. Monday 2/5 it looked worse. Most of the leaves are yellow, dried and crisp and fall to the floor at the touch. Very disappointed in this expensive purchase which is non-returnable. I understand lemon trees may be difficult to maintain, but having this tree for less than 48 hours before I will ultimately have to toss it, is very sad. Buyer beware!Date published: 2018-02-05Rated 5 out of 5 by jenttn from Love this! Bought this because we do not have much room for a big tree in the ground, and I read this will even do well in a pot. We bought it in the fall of 2014, and my husband was worried the first year because it wasn't getting really big or getting lemons. But now, it is quite large and has tons of wonderful meyer lemons; you know, those lemons they say that have been kissed by a tangerine; just lovely. I did follow good care to plant in the ground (a small planter) with specific instructions for meyer lemons; which were specific to soil drainage. After the right products and initial planting, it's doing great. It did not get fruit the first year, but did a lot of growing. After that, we have gotten fruit all year around thereafter.Date published: 2016-03-12Rated 4 out of 5 by DWiley from A lovely little tree! We admired our friends' potted lemon tree but were unable to find a Meyer lemon tree in our local nurseries. If you dont know Meyer lemons, they are the BEST. Who would have guessed that we could find one at Williams Sonoma?!? A beautiful thriving little 3 year old tree arrived. This was not some scrawny little stick. We planted it in a pot and hope it will flourish indoors. It is mid-autumn now and we do not expect fruit til next summer. Wish us luck!Date published: 2015-10-15
Hi! What size pot can you plant this in? Will it fit in one that is 18" wide and 18" deep?Hi Tracey303, This arrives from the nursery, in a 12" diameter x 12" high planters pot. You can run into problems if the pot is too large for the plant's current size. When soil present is abundant and not enough roots to take up the water, it can retain moisture for too long and cause root rots that can ultimately kill the plant. For best results, plan on moving up in 2" increments every couple of years until it reaches maturity. Repot sooner if you notice roots escaping from the drainage holes. If it is rootbound when you change containers, perform root pruning by using a box cutter or other sharp instrument to score along the sides of the root ball and remove the mass of roots. This will stimulate new root growth and keep the plant healthier.Date published: 2019-07-15
Tree did not arrive as pictured (with the light packing, tied in a plastic bag), but in a plastic pot with maybe a peat moss? Wanted to be sure I needed to repot using soil. Hi ama0704, Thank you for the callout. The supplier confirmed that the lemon tree is now shipped in a plastic container with soil and that you do not need to do any replanting unless you would like a more decorative container. We'll be updating the image on the product page shortly.Date published: 2019-12-10


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When a woman is approaching the menopause, she will begin to evaluate many aspects of her life. While the menopause is not an illness that needs treatment, it does bring with it many unpleasant symptoms that can have a negative impact upon the lives of the women it affects. Although it is completely natural for women to review their commitments, … Continue readingRead more
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One of the most life altering symptoms experienced by premenopausal and menopausal women is the associated insomnia that occurs. This insomnia can manifest in a few different ways such as difficulty in initially falling asleep or waking up several times during the night. Whilst many dismiss insomnia as not being very serious, the long term implications for sufferers can be … Continue readingRead more
For many women, premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a miserable time of the month where they experience a variety of unpleasant symptoms such as irritability, depression, bloating, fatigue and severe cramping. While many of these symptoms are accepted as being unavoidable and a regular part of PMS, nothing could actually be further from the truth. The majority of PMS symptoms experienced … Continue readingRead more


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EFT is a natural finger tapping and thought altering method derived from the ancient healing technique of acupressure , when applied , it can erase negative feelings , unhealthy emotions , long standing addictions , and traumatic memories from your subconscious mind .
A new branch of energy psychology .
A clinically proven method that has been used in thousands of documented cases to relieve stress ,
trauma , anxiety , pain - and numerous other health related conditions .
EFT is gentle and non threatening .
Confidential - you don't even have to share any of your problems with the practitioner to gain relief .
Remarkably rapid in its effects .
Phobias and stubborn anxieties often fade in minutes .
The life long grip of an early trauma can frequently be released within one or two sessions .
Anger can be managed more reliably .
Depression can in many cases be alleviated without drugs .
Achievements in sports , school , music and business can be given a powerful boost .
Even elusive psychical problems may respond where other treatments have failed .
EFT balances the energy connected to negative emotions or thoughts .
When your energy is balanced and clear around a thought or issue you feel completely different .
There is no more emotional distress .
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Going into a state of hypnosis is a very normal natural activity.
Most people describe hypnosis as a restful state where they are still aware, in control,
but very relaxed, much like the twilight time before sleep.
A person hypnotized is aware of everything the hypnotist says at all times.
The hypnotic subject will never forget anything, unless they agree to forget.
Persons under hypnosis will always awaken from hypnosis easily.
You cannot remain in hypnosis for more than several minutes unless you want to.
Persons in hypnosis will remain in control of themselves at all times.
No person can be hypnotized without their consent, cooperation and willingness.
No one can be made to do anything they are morally opposed to during hypnosis
(in fact most people appear more ethical during hypnosis)
Hypnosis is not a miraculous power.
Hypnosis merely enables your mind to access and use your own natural healing and
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Hypnosis allows your subconscious mind to accept positive suggestions
Hypnotic suggestions can change or release unwanted behavior patterns.
Hypnosis can strengthen any part of your personality or ability that you desire.Hypnosis actually strengthens the will and improves the powers of the mind


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Hurricane Sandy update:
Less than 2% of the projects financed with NYCHDC's Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The damages mainly related to power and heating issues with some additional, related repair needs. All of these projects either have had power and heat restored or are in the final stages of completing such restoration. Any additional repair needs have been fully assessed and the related work will be monitored closely until completion. The Corporation is encouraging property owners and residents to register and apply to FEMA for assistance. All properties in HDC's portfolio are insured and we anticipate that damages will be covered by insurance and/or FEMA.


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You think these guys are arm wrestling, but they're actually holding hands for strength as they have an emotional conversation about admitting for the first time that they eat their pain.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Breaking Through
You think these guys are arm wrestling, but they're actually holding hands for strength as they have an emotional conversation about admitting for the first time that they eat their pain.
Your Secret's Out
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Finally! The rift between Dudes Who Love to Drink Too Much and Dudes Who Smoke Too Much Weed has been mended! It's been a long frosty cold war between alcoholics and stoners for many years - stoners are always on their high horse about how alcohol is more worse for you than pot, and alcoholics hate stoners because they don't keep enough beer in their fridge and never want to go out to bars.
This picture of these two flashing peace signs makes me teary-eyed. Do you see this, Isreal and Palestine? I think you might want to learn a little lesson here.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
After Party
Hey baby, there's a little afterparty back at my place - just a few cool people, chillin, you know, no big whup. Fully stocked rec room, second fridge in the basement devoted to soda, you know, whatever you want.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sleepy Cowgirl
Jacket and Tie Required
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Old Man Day Thursday
It's getting near the end of the week, and all I can think about is whiff of Clubman talcum powder, early bird specials at Denny's, and vaguely racist complaints about minorities. In the words of the great chronicler of all things old man, Bruce Pask, I'm feeling for.....
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
New Band Alert!!!!
Have you heard of this cool site Pitchfork.com? It's totally where I find out about new cool bands to watch, and hear them before everyone else! I just read about this new band, and they sound awesome - like Kathleen Hanna rapping in the Fat Boys, supposedly. Can't wait to go to HMV and pick up their new CD!!!!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Rave All You Can Rave
Somewhere, someone tripping out of their minds on horse tranquilizers and children's Nyquil is listening to Sasha and Digweed and telling a girl in a furry bikini, "if we could just give a glow stick to each soldier and let them dance and feel the P.L.U.R., it would stop all wars."
Meanwhile, somewhere a soldier is telling another soldier how to use glowsticks strategically during nighttime warfare to better prevent themselves from getting killed.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Nothing Funny About Delicious Snacks
No joking here, I'm just hungry and wish I was scarfing this spread (also, that's what your dad said when he met my mom).
Also also, I have never seen people so irritated to be standing in such proximity to a good snack arrangement. This is like early photographs from the 1800s when no one smiled when they got their portrait taken.
Pass the Enchanted Hummus, Please
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Business on the Body; Party on the Face
Is there anything more hilarious than a man wearing a dress shirt and Oakley sunglasses? Nope. Cracks me up everytime.
It's like he might need to go from this wedding to B.A.S.E. jumping without time to change his sunglasses.
"I am going to get fucking EXTREME on this microbrew, bro."
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Q: Where's the Party at?
Thanks to Lindsy for this pic of her grandma.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Man Day Thursday: Man Lovin'
I I feel so cold and alone. I need to believe there's still love in the world. Human tenderness. Hope. I need to see some men just being sensitive, loving men. I need to see some Man Lovin'.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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Too Much Revealed Decolletage
Friday, July 10, 2009
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In the International Federation of Competitive Eating, which is the governing body of the 4th of July hot dog eating contest, they call it "rejecting" if you barf during competition. Which I think is a really hilariously diplomatic term.
In the world of beer shotgunning, it's called "acceptance", but that more refers to your reward with your peers than it does to the actual digestive tract.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
The Living Daylights
Chlorine Eye Sting
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Ring: Moobs
Someone just sent me this picture, and after the wave of moral uncertainty that washed over me as I looked at it, my first instinct was that the only way I could wash it from my mind was to force other people to also look at it. Kind of like that movie The Ring, where if you watch the videotape, you're gonna die unless you show it to someone else in the next 3 days.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Man Day Thursday: MAN HATS
Can a man truly be a man without a manly hat? What better way to show your maniless or hide a bald spot? God, I can just imagine all that sweltering manliness lurking underneath that manlid. I feel like I just put Rogaine on my pubes just looking at these photos!!!


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December 6, 2017
Liberty University has continued its tradition of offering premier online degree programs to students across the country. In their annual rankings of the Best Online Colleges in America, Niche.com ranked Liberty University as the Best Online College in America.
The rankings compiled data from the U.S. Department of Education and completed a rigorous analysis of academic, admissions, financial, and student life data to determine a school's ranking. Reviews from millions of students and alumni were also compiled as a reference for these rankings. The Niche.com rankings gave Liberty top grades in the areas of academic strength, diversity, and value.
With the majority of degree programs offered 100% online, Liberty University provides students the flexibility of earning a college degree with balancing their responsibilities. Liberty offers a unique 8-week course format, allowing students to space out their courses while still graduating within four years to earn their college degree. Online students can also utilize their prior experience for college credit. Previous schooling, training, military service, or job experience can help students earn additional credit toward their degree to make going to college affordable and streamlined.


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PJ Media's Roger Simon: "As miserable as this endless election season has been, the aftermath is likely to be far worse. You don't have to be Nostradamus to see that putting the American Humpty Dumpty together again is going to be a herculean task. Our country could be permanently fractured in ways few of us would have anticipated even a year ago. Anything is possible now."
But, not, I think civil war. The insane angries are too ad-hoc, with no real infrastructure, or base of supply. I do think if Trump is elected, the leftists who already are used to spending their time in the streets, confronting the police, will do a lot more of it. At least until a few of them get killed. Hopefully not too many police will have to die, but I wouldn't be surprised if some did. But a sustained war? Most of the leftists are too wimpy for that. Few of them even know how to load a gun, let alone clean one.
If Clinton is elected, I could foresee a Democrat version of Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre (Wikipedia here) in which either Obama fires Comey and starts a purge of the FBI or, more likely, he preserves what legacy he has and waits to let her do it after her inauguration. In the meantime, even if the FBI were to recommend she be indicted, they have no grand jury to do it and no prosecutors to put her on trial. That's up to Loretta Lynch's DOJ and while there might be a lot of yelling about how it's not being done, it wouldn't get done on the remainder of Obama's watch.
As for a conservative civil war, that's a contradiction in terms. Conservatives are not demonstrators. Many of them own guns and like to shoot. But they aren't rioters and they certainly wouldn't confront the police.
So civil war? Violence maybe but I can't imagine how a real war would work.
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Mumps Symptoms
Mumps is an acute, extremely infectious disease caused by a virus that targets saliva glands. It is mainly diagnosed in children between the ages of five and nine, but anyone can contract it. However, mumps is actually a rather uncommon infection these days, since the vaccine was invented in 1967. Immunizations are widespread and the number of children who contract the disease has fallen, though more young adult cases are still seen. One striking characteristic of mumps is that it's similar to chicken pox -- once you contract it, it's very rare to get it again.
What are the Symptoms of Mumps?
First symptoms include a mild fever, a general feeling of unwellness, chills, loss of appetite, dry mouth and throat, headache, and swelling and pain in the glands of the cheeks. The pain worsens when the patient swallows, talks, chews and drinks. It's possible for one set of glands to swell more than the other. This will be followed by a spreading of the soreness and swelling to the ears, and sometimes the tongue, neck and upper chest as well. In children, the symptoms usually fade by the 12th day.
If left unchecked, mumps can progress to much more serious conditions, such as swelling of the brain or encephalitis, and spreading to the spinal chord causing meningitis. Symptoms of these conditions will usually appear a week after the initial swelling of the glands. They include high fever, headache, drowsiness, convulsions, stiff neck, nausea and vomiting.
In adolescent male patients, a condition called orchitis, which is inflammation of the testicles, can occur. This will also include symptoms of high fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain equal to appendicitis. Usually this condition will subside on its own.
In female patients, mumps may spread to the ovaries and pancreas, which will inflict pain and tenderness in the abdomen. This will subside on its own as well. Sometimes a mumps outbreak is so benign that it is not detected. One in three patients have contracted mumps and not been aware of their condition.
Mumps Treatments
Today there is a mumps vaccination available and the initial dose is usually given to children between the ages of 12 and 15 months. A second dose is usually recommended between the ages of 4 and 6.
Your child's doctor will closely examine the patient to determine if there is an outbreak of mumps. Mumps is a virus, so it cannot be treated with antibiotics. Therefore, it must be allowed to run its course with close observation of the child in order to monitor progress and watch for other conditions.
Is it Contagious?
Mumps is extremely contagious it can be passed through tiny molecules of saliva and miniscule drops of liquid from the nasal cavity. It can be carried through the exchange of sneezing, coughing and laughing. The period of contagion lasts from two days before symptoms appear to six days after they're gone. It can also be carried by patients who are not infected.
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Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide East Coast USA
If you love mid-century modern architecture you will love this curated list of more than 250 must-see destinations organized geographically from Maine to Florida! It is a must-have guide to one of the lesser-known regions for the development of Mid-Century Modern architecture. Featuring private and public residences and commercial architecture by some of the biggest names, including Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Eero Saarinen, and Philip Johnson, each of the buildings is located on a regional map. The book includes all the additional information needed to find and visit each building.
Its cool and functional design makes this book a coveted Modernist-style object in itself.
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MUMBAI: Wind energy solutions provider Inox Wind (IWL) is challenging the National Company Law Tribunal's Chandigarh bench order on insolvency, claiming it is solvent and in "excellent" financial health.
ET had exclusively reported on Saturday that NCLT passed an order on July 5, clearing way for the insolvency of the company after an 'operational creditor' Jeena and Co moved a petition for the same citing non-payment for services it provided to Inox Wind for clearance of import shipments to Nhawa Sheva, Mumbai.
"IWL has preferred an appeal before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), praying that the said proceedings be quashed. The matter has been listed for hearing on Monday, July 17, 2017," the company said in an email response to ET's story on Saturday. "IWL has already settled the dispute with the operational creditor, Jeena &Company," the statement added.
In its order, a copy of which is with ET, the tribunal had observed, "except for a simple denial in response sent by the respondent, there are no other circumstances which can be considered to say that the corporate debtor has raised a dispute." The tribunal also said that there was no representation from Inox Wind during the hearing.
"It is also important to mention that fundamentally, IWL remains a solvent company in excellent financial health-.The company has been regular in servicing all its commitments to its lenders, and has a long term rating of AA- and a short term rating of A1+ from CRISIL," the company said in a statement.
Inox Wind's financials have been under pressure as 2016-17 revenue declined 23% year-on-year to Rs 3,415 crore. Net profit for the year fell 34% to Rs 302 crore in the year. The company's last declared consolidated debt was around Rs 1,500 crore from 17 banks including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank and State Bank of India. However, the company said it has a net worth of Rs 2,190 crore as of March 31, and its cash balance stands at Rs 749 crore as of date.
The insolvency commencement date is July 5, while the estimated date for the closure on insolvency resolution process is January 1, 2018. Creditors are required to submit proof of their claims before July 25.


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text: Kevin Eck of The Baltimore Sun has posted an article on TNA star Kevin Nash possibly being WWE-bound. According to Eck, Nash has privately said that he is "planning" to go to WWE, wrestle a year or two, and then retire. Eck did a big interview with Nash a few months ago and was on hand for his appearance at a Maryland Championship Wrestling show last month. Nash's TNA contract is set to expire before the end of October and it is unknown if WWE is interested in bringing him back as a performer. On the plus side for Nash, he is good friends with Triple H & Shawn Michaels, and is still on good terms with Vince McMahon. Even though WWE officials told their employees to stay away from people employed to TNA during WrestleMania weekend, Kevin Nash was invited to watch the event in McMahon's private luxury suite at the Citrus Bowl.