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Are you type A or type B personality?
There are a lot of different characteristics that make up type A or type B. Probably the one that's most well-known is that type A's are accomplishers. They're go-getters. Sometimes if you are a go-getter, and even if not, you do things to cross them off or to reach the next goal, but you can lose sight of your own feelings. You can lose sight of what's going on internally.
When you follow your joy in this life you are on the right path.
What I mean about following your joy is not like a hippy, "Follow your joy, man!" "Follow your peace. It's all about peace and love, Dude!" No. I mean when you do what feels right to you; what your body's telling you, what all the signals around you are telling you, from the littlest things, like maybe it's time to rest for 10 minutes, because your body's tired or maybe this other venture brings you more passion than the one that you're currently doing, that's what I mean by following your joy.
Follow what feels natural to you. Go with the flow. Follow the stream, the current. That's how you will embody all of what you're meant to embody, because it uses less energy, and also it engages your drive and your true passion. We never have to try to be passionate. You're either passionate or not, and everyone has passions. There are certain things that bring out our passions and it's different for each person. What brings out your passion?
What makes you feel joyful? Sometimes feeling joyful means resting when your body needs to rest. Maybe it means going outside when you've been cooped inside all day and spending 5 minutes sitting on a bench. That could bring you joy in that moment. Follow the flow. Listen to your body. Listen to your internal wisdom, your gut, your heart. Listen to your mind, which is also part of the body. We often think of the mind as just chattering away and being disconnected from our body, but the mind is part of the body and when it's functioning right, it's in sync. The mind gives you good clues too. Follow that passion, follow that joy in the moment. Be aligned with it, and it's always ok.
When you think that you can't put this aside for 5 minutes, because you've got to meet this deadline, it's baloney. Human beings design their own responsibilities and deadlines. Follow what you know feels right in that moment. This doesn't always mean doing what's easy! Sometimes if you're training for a race going out for a hard run isn't the easy thing to do, but somewhere it's bringing you joy. Somewhere it's bringing you passion. It's bringing you aliveness, otherwise you wouldn't have chosen to run that race. If it's not bringing those things to you, don't run the race!
Where is your joy and passion, and where does your intuition and body guide you today?
Heather Hans, LCSW, MSW, MBA, CPIC, is a Visionary, Healer & Teacher, and the author of The Heart of Self-Love: How to Radiate with Confidence. It is Heather's firm belief that loving oneself is necessary to have fulfilling relationships and a successful life.


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Update 7pm: Gardaí investigating the fatal stabbing which occurred at Marion Estate, Kilkee, Co Clare at approximately 1.15am on Sunday morning have charged one man, aged 21, in relation to the incident and he will appear before Ennis District Court, tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
The two other men, arrested in relation to the investigation have been released without charge from Section 4, Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Update 3.06pm: The Garda Armed Support Unit has been requested to carry out patrols in the Kilkee area of County Clare.
It follows the fatal stabbing of a 25 year old man in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Superintendent John Galvin of Kilrush Garda Station confirmed this afternoon that patrols were taking place after a house in the area was attacked, with damage done to windows.
A van that was parked nearby was also damaged.
Gardaí believe that these incidents may be linked to the stabbing and are following a line of inquiry.
Three men remain in custody this afternoon and it's believed that there were several people present at the time of the attack.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Earlier: Gardaí in Clare are continuing to question three men after a 25-year-old man died in a stabbing in Kilkee on Sunday morning.
Karl Haugh died after an altercation in the Marian Estate in Kilkee at around a 1.15am on Sunday morning.
Gardaíi are conducting house to house inquiries and are examining CCTV footage form the area.
Superintendent John Galvin, from Kilrush Garda Station told Clare FM they would like to speak to anyone with information.
"Anybody out there who has any information to offer us, no matter how slight they may think that information is, call us in Kilrush Garda station," he said.
"No matter how insignificant you might think that information is, call us and let us decide."


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By Sue Trondson, VP Comp Sales & Field Education North America Aveda Corporation
Our mission at AVEDA is "to care for the world we live in." What we have experienced on this journey has been the beautiful people of Nepal caring for us. As we entered the Kupan Stupa we were greeted by this message from the Dalai Lama sharing his vision on the meaning of life.
How lucky are we to be working in an industry dedicated to serving others?
On Saturday we spent the day understanding the process and impact we are having working with ANSAB and the communities of Nepal. Paper making has become a catalyst for economic growth empowering locals and teaching sustainable agriculture. Each manager took us through the steps in the process and you could see their pride as our translator shared each message. We experienced the harvesting of Lokta bark from the community forest, to the processing area where the paper is made.
Another team then dyes the paper which dries in the sun among free range chickens and goats. You can see how delicate the process is and how everything can come to a halt during the rainy season. From there, the paper is packaged and stored for transfer to Minneapolis. Although I have always been aware of the impact AVEDA holiday boxes make, to see it first hand evokes a deep pride for the work we do collectively at AVEDA. To be on this journey with my new friends who encompass the entire AVEDA Eco system; a guest, a service provider, a salon and institute owner and our suppliers is the trip of a lifetime!As they say in Nepal… "Dahn yavata" (thank you)


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Salisbury Post, Resources Commission must acquire the 2,300 acres along High Rock Lake by September to move forward with fundraising for the remaining 2,400 ... Read more
Florence Impact on High Rock Lake
Major Relief on Pier Repair Permitting
Florence's Impact on High Rock Lake by Larry O. Jones
Considering the disastrous flooding caused by the hurricane, High Rock Lake fared very well. Cube Yadkin used an abundance of caution by drawing High Rock down more than 6 feet below full prior to the storms arrival in this area. River, stream, and runoff flows into High Rock Lake reached an estimated 60,000 cu.ft./sec. This flow, although very high, is only about 12% of the maximum flow the flood gates on High Rock Dam can handle. That's why FEMA flood zone maps show most waterfront property around High Rock as having a worst-case probability of rising only about 1-2ft. above normal full pool elevation 623.9 USGS (655.0 Yadkin Datum). The Lake came up to 623.6 (654.7 YD) Tuesday after the storm had passed, about 4" below full pond.
The Yadkin River at Yadkin College reached a peak flow of 33,100 cfs at 8:00 AM Tuesday, September 18, 2018, rising 2.82' above the gage level of 18' that the USGS has designated "Minor Flood Stage". That flow brought a lot of debris, floating logs, stumps etc. into the lake, but the water velocity carried a lot of this on toward the dam. Wednesday morning (9-19-2018) the lake was 6" below full, beautiful, silky smooth, and no trash in sight on the main channel.
If the flow rates in "cubic feet per second" (cfs) don't mean much to you, the maximum inflow into High Rock was about 450,000 gallons per second, or 38.8 billion gallons per day on the 18th. It's also interesting to note the highest recorded Yadkin River at Yadkin College flow was 80,200 cfs, 33.75' on gage, on Aug. 15, 1940. The Yadkin College flow station is on the Yadkin River's west shore just south of the US Hwy 64 bridge in Davidson County.
Major Relief on Pier Repair Permitting - 9.10.18
Cube Yadkin will no longer require a permit for repairs you or your contractor make to your pier or boathouse as long as the repair is "like-for-like". Here's how it happened:
In January 2018 the High Rock Lake Association (HRLA) began receiving a lot of conversation and complaints about permits and penalties arising from pier maintenance.
The HRLA learned that Cube Yadkin met with Inspection Department officials of the five counties that surround the Yadkin Project
in early 2018. After that meeting, Cube Yadkin posted a guidance document covering Cube Yadkin permit requirements along
with a new schedule of permit fees. Cube Yadkin management also made clear that assertive enforcement would be used on
Badin and High Rock to deal with violations of the SMP and permitting policy.
The multitude of complaints the HRLA received in early 2018 convinced the HRLA Board to get involved in finding a solution to the problems our members (and non-members) were facing.
Mr. Todd Yates, a Davidson County Commissioner and a member of the HRLA Board arranged a meeting with NC Department of Insurance (NCDOI) Commissioner Mike Causey. Commissioner Causey directed his engineering staff to work with the HRLA to get a full understanding of the code interpretations and permitting procedures. After reviewing our concerns, the NCDOI staff concluded that a lot of commercial code standards were being applied to piers for single family dwellings. Rather than issue interpretation and clarification documents, NCDOI wisely chose to issue a new NC Residential Code, effective July 1, 2018 that is very clear and concise with respect to standards for piers and docks associated with single or two family private dwellings.
Section R327 of the 2018 North Carolina Residential Code provides a defined set of parameters (limitations) for docks and piers that are exempt from the North Carolina Residential Code and the North Carolina Building Code. According to NCDOI, a property owner planning a structure that does not exceed the limitations may submit certification to the County CEO and a County Building Permit will not be required.
In addition to issuing the 2018 North Carolina Residential Code, NCDOI has issued a Guidance Document to all North Carolina County Inspection Departments providing very direct and clear answers to the questions the HRLA submitted to NCDOI in April 2018. That document, dated June 25, 2018 addresses the permit exemptions, and other issues, including:
· No County permit required for repairs on piers meeting R327 limitations
· No County permit required for repairs on piers when cost of work is less than $15,000.00 and does not involve repair to the load bearing structural components. Railings and decking are not classified as a structural component.
· NC Residential Code does not require handrails or guardrails on piers meeting R327 limitations.
· Replacement of ramp hinge assembly hardware and bolts does not constitute a "repair of load bearing structure" and does not require a County permit unless cost exceeds $15,000.00
· Handicap Accessibility requirements of the NC Building Code do not apply to any private waterway structure associated with one or two-family dwellings.
HRLA Officers met with Davidson County Officials in August to review these changes. Davidson Officials acknowledged the Code changes make a significant change in their approach to Pier Permits and inspections and agree that when pier construction or repair is in accordance with the Residential Code exemptions and NCDOI Guidelines, the County will not require a building Permit or conduct inspections. The lakeside property owner or contractor will fill out an "Exemption Form", available at county inspection departments or the HRLA website, certify the exemptions, and leave the form with the county inspection office.
Davidson's Code Enforcement Officer expressed a concern that he believes some people will want a County Building Permit and Inspection of their pier/dock. If that's your case, you can retain the services of a licensed engineer or architect, have them to prepare a set of signed design documents, present these documents to the County office, pay their permit fee, and Davidson County will issue a building Permit, inspect, and issue a certificate of completion.
The HRLA asked to meet with Rowan County officials, but the county declined. The HRLA believes Rowan will operate in generally the same manner as Davidson.
HRLA Board members met with Cube Yadkin staff in mid-August to review changes to the Building Code, changes in COE procedures, and the effect of these changes to the Cube Yadkin permitting procedures put in place in January 2018.
In late August Cube Yadkin responded to the HRLA concerns in a very positive manner. Cube Yadkin rescinded the January 2018 Permit Requirement table (three columns) and posted a revised Table of Requirements for Permits (dated August 28, 2018).
Cube Yadkin will no longer require a permit for repairs to your pier or boathouse as long as the repair is "like-for-like". This is Cube Yadkin's term for repairs to your facility that does not modify, alter, or change the facility. See Cube's Permit Table at end of article or at Permit_Table
All new work within the scope of the Shoreline Management Plan will continue to require an application to Cube Yadkin and approved permit before you commence any activity.
All electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work requires a County Building Permit; and a Cube Yadkin Permit if within the Cube Yadkin area of control.
We believe the cooperative effort by the HRLA and NCDOI provides great benefit to lakefront property owners, not just at High Rock but throughout North Carolina.
R327.1 General.
Docks, piers. bulkheads and waterway structures shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 36 of the North Carolina Building Code.
Exception: Structures complying with the following are not required to meet the provisions of Chapter 36 of the North Carolina Building Code or this code.
1.1. A maximum of four boat slips for a single owner of a one- or two- family dwelling or two adjacent, riparian owners.
1.2. A maximum height of 15 feet measured from deck to mud line at any location along the pier.
1.3. A maximum normal pool depth of 13 feet on lakes and ponds and a maximum mean low water depth of 7 feet in other locations.
1.4. A maximum walkway width of 6 feet
1.5. A maximum pile spacing of 8 feet in both directions.
1.6. A maximum of 576 sq. ft. for non-walkway areas
1.7. A maximum boat slip length of 40 feet
1.8. A maximum roofed area of 576 sq. ft. with an additional maximum 2-foot overhang.
1.9. Constructed with no enclosed or multilevel structures.
1.10. Supports a boatlift with a maximum design capacity no greater than 16,000 pounds.
2. Floating docks associated with a one- or two- family dwelling meeting all of the following:
2.1. A maximum of four boat slips for a single owner of a one- or two- family dwelling or two adjacent, riparian owners
2.2. A maximum normal pool depth of 20 feet for docks with guide piles on lakes and ponds and a maximum mean low water of 10 feet for docks with guide piles in other locations.
2.3. A maximum boat slip length of 40 feet
2.4. Finger piers, crosswalks or other floating surfaces having a minimum width of 3 feet wide to a maximum of 6 feet (1829 mm) wide, except for a single 8-foot x 16-foot section.
2.5. When constructed with a roof the following conditions exist:
i. Ultimate design wind speed is 115 mph or less:
ii. Roof load is 20 psf or less:
iii. A maximum eave height of 10 feet
iv. A maximum roof slope of 4:12;
v. A maximum roofed area of 576 sq. ft. with an additional maximum 2-foot (610 mm) overhang:
vi. A minimum boat slip width of 12 feet
vii. A minimum floating dock width of 4 feet along both sides of the boat slip;
viii. A maximum dead load of 12 psf
ix. Floating structures supporting roof structures are balanced or anchored to reduce the possibility of tipping.
2.6 Constructed with no enclosed or multilevel structures.
2.7 Supports a boat lift with a maximum design capacity no greater than 16,000 pounds.
2018 articles
Salisbury Post 2/21/2018
By Andie Foley
SALISBURY — As members of the Growing Rowan marketing team spoke during Monday's county commissioners meeting, one sentiment rang clear.
Rowan County residents are the county's worst critics, said the team. Its goal is to change that perception. Read more
2016 articles
Salisbury Post 9/23/2016
By Josh Bergeron
SALISBURY — After years of trying, Alcoa has received a federal operating license for its dams on the Yadkin River.
Issued Thursday, the license lasts until March 31, 2055. It comes after nearly a decade of legal battles with state and local governments. Previously, the dams were used to power Badin Works, an aluminum smelter that no longer operates. Read more
Salisbury Post 12/5/2016
By Josh Bergeron
By Josh BergeronWhen federal regulators granted a long-term operating license to Alcoa in October, the LandTrust for Central North Carolina leapt into action.
Now, the LandTrust is in the first stages of an effort to raise millions of dollars to conserve 4,700 acres of land held by Alcoa. Read more


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The celebrated Kalamon variety olives, grown in Messinia, are considered to be of the finest quality. The unique climatic conditions in combination with the morphology of the soil plays a significant role in ensuring high quality and unique taste. The Kalamon variety olives are particularly rich in oleic acid (mono-unsaturated acid), a component responsible for reducing blood cholesterol levels.


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Happy 100th Birthday to Silverado Hospice patient Allen Kramer!
In honor of our hospice patient's (Allen) 100th Birthday, our volunteer baker made a beautiful chocolate cake that was delivered by our patient's companionship volunteer, Terry. As Terry arrived, he met with our Hospice Spiritual Counselor, Regi, and Social Worker, Kara. The Silverado Hospice team gathered around the table and sang him "Happy Birthday". Regi then read a Psalm to everyone. Shortly thereafter, friends and family arrived and everyone ate cake and mingled, sharing memories. "The energy in the room was fantastic…what a wonderful gathering of lovely people. As I walked out the door, I was surprised at what I just experienced,"Terry shared.
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I am Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Television & New Media, housed in the Department of Communication at UMass Amherst.
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The central concern of my work is the ethics of media, which I approach as the moral and social consequences of media and communication technologies in the everyday lives of minority groups and vulnerable communities, especially those in the global South. Two interrelated strands of research extend from this concern: 1) the first is on media witnessing and the moral responsibilities of media institutions, media workers, and media audiences to vulnerable others; 2) the second is on vulnerable communities and their uses of digital media for voice and participation, everyday sociality, and coping or healing. My research develops an ethnographic and decolonial approach that sensitively embeds media practice within rich local histories and ordinary motivations while engaging with normative debates about media justice and cosmopolitan ethics in complex multicultural societies.
I have published extensively in the areas of global media; disasters, development and humanitarian communication; ethnography of social media; creative and digital labor; mediated protest, witnessing and solidarities; and ethics of communication. I have supervised PhD students working in the areas of media in everyday life among Nigerian migrants in London, digital protest in class-divided Thailand, and Belgian audiences of distant suffering. I welcome grad students working in these research areas. Prior to joining UMass Amherst, I was Associate Professor in the University of Leicester and Assistant Professor in Hong Kong Baptist University.
I am the founder and convenor of the British Council-funded Newton Tech4Dev Network, which is a global network of academics, humanitarians, and technology experts, studying emergent media in low- and middle-income countries. I lead the research strand on "Architects of Networked Disinformation: Behind the Scenes of Troll Accounts and Fake News Production in the Philippines" and 2) entertainment media and convivial culture following events of rupture, drawing from case studies on the European refugee crisis and post-Katrina New Orleans.


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Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
–– C.S. Lewis
My colleague and friend Philmore Alleyne, head of the Department of Management Studies, Cave Hill Campus, has devoted a considerable amount of his academic career to assessing and detailing corporate ethics and whistleblowing as a tool for exposing all types of corruption, albeit in the private sector. And perhaps he is the more qualified individual to handle this issue.
Currently he is engaged in a multi-country assessment of the perception of whistle-blowing as an effective tool to ferret out misbehaviour and other forms of corruption.
It will be interesting to read the results of this mammoth study upon its completion.
However, let it not be said, given my discomfort in entering unchartered terrain, that I will avoid what is uncomfortable.
So I will take a stab at it.
Transparency International contends corruption often goes unchallenged when people do not speak out about it, and that witness accounts do not only offer invaluable insights into corruption but are also powerful tools in the fight against it, saving firms and the government tremendous resources –– not to speak of the lives which can be protected.
But what is whistle-blowing? Whistle-blowing can be defined as "the voluntary release of non-public information, as a moral protest, by a member or former member of an organization (the reporter) outside the normal channels of communication to an appropriate audience about illegal and/or immoral conduct in the organization or conduct in the organization that is opposed in some significant way to the public interest".
(John R. Boatright, 2000, p. 109).
An effective whistle-blowing environment depends not only on the actions of the whistle-blower, who observes or detects wrongdoing and issues a report, but also the authority figure who receives said report.
Clearly, this is not an easy issue to deal with for the simple reason that we are small states, where almost everyone knows each other and where there is intense partisan loyalties. It is for that reason too that many politicians are reluctant to support the idea of full disclosure of contributions for electoral purposes. A decision to report the reportee (the individual who is engaged in fraud, malpractice, other forms of misuse of office) can be quite costly to the whistle-blower.
There is ample research done in the area to suggest that beyond the issue of closeness of the environment, the act of whistle-blowing requires the whistle-blower to resolve the conflict between personal values and workplace wrongdoing. Such a reflection and final resolution requires the individual to firstly determine whether or not the firm (in the private sector) or the government department or statutory corporation (public sector), either through its product or policy will do serious and considerable harm to employees or to the public and that speaking out would be in the public interest.
Secondly, the individual must resolve whether or not his/her immediate superior should be informed of the concerns. If this route is chosen then should the superior fail to effectively respond, the individual ideally ought to attempt to use the internal procedures and avenues to resolve the issue.
This in itself is fraught with personal danger as the whistle-blower may become a target for retaliatory action, especially if there is widespread knowledge and silence around the issue. But there is the other option to the potential whistle-blower. That is the external option, such as going to the media for example when the internal option is deemed to be too risky, or otherwise fails.
Whatever option is used, whistleblowers will more than likely be negatively impacted by their decision.
Whether in Barbados, the Caribbean or the rest of the world, how many of us have witnessed any or all of the following at our workplaces. An employee discovering the boss is using public or corporate credit cards to pay for his private automobile, refurbishing his home, paying for his girlfriend to accompany him on business trips.
An employee discovering the boss was double-dipping; that is, having his overseas trips paid by a third party, yet billing the company.
An employee rejecting the sexual advances of her/his boss and is subsequently discriminated against in a promotion decision.
If you witnessed employees stealing office equipment, whether computer or cellphones from the office, a contractor giving an employee an envelope stacked full with money after being awarded a contract by a government agency, a police officer engaging in illegal, immoral or illegitimate practices, a judicial officer accepting bribes from say a drug pusher, what would you do?
Would you keep silent? Why? Because it is easier and safer!
Terance D. Miethe, author of the 1999 publication Whistle-Blowing At Work: Tough Choices In Exposing Fraud, Waste And Abuse On The Job, contends that whatever you do, it is a no-win situation, for you run the risk of being labelled as untrustworthy, disloyal and dangerous.
Often it is the silent majority who are rewarded for their silence and complicity for they are deemed loyal.
Miethe, therefore cautions that unless an employee is totally indispensable to the organization (for instance, married to the chief executive officer or possessing skills that cannot be replaced), any act of defiance of company norms by whistle-blowing (airing dirty laundry) is tantamount to committing professional suicide, which will invariably result in "swift, certain, and severe" forms of organizational retaliation.
Among the many forms of retaliation are loss of job, lack of promotion, harassment and constant insults and abuses, forced resignation and shunning by co-workers, and severe economic and psychological harm may haunt you for the rest of your life.
The widely publicized debacle of CLICO (Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago) caused tremendous anxiety. Did anyone at these companies, the legal firms, the accounting firms detect and see what was occurring? And did no one think to speak out? Perhaps much of the angst and pain that thousands of policyholders have had to endure in the last few years could have been avoided by a reporter (the whistle-blower).
Additionally the financial burden because of the failure of the company now rests on government and therefore taxpayers, and most certainly the poor.
Above everything else whistle-blowers must be provided with adequate protection in law. Unfortunately, globally this is the one area which is deemed to have great relevance to securing the integrity of the national system and therefore controlling corruption, that is the most resistant to legislating. For example, only four of the 27 European Union (EU) countries have advanced legal frameworks for whistle-blower protection: Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia and Britain.
In Britain, the law covering whistle-blowing –– the Public Interest Disclosure Act, 1998, which is seen as the epitome of good protection for whistle-blowers –– provides protection from dismissal and victimization to workers who raise genuine concerns about "malpractice" at work. It is part of broader employment legislation, including protection from reprisals such as unfair or constructive dismissal, harassment and bullying; a right to compensation for damage resulting from any of the above; and a right to reinstatement should a whistle-blower be dismissed as a result of their actions. In Barbados, for example, the Employment Rights Act, 2012 may provide some protection for whistle-blowers since the act addresses the issue of unfair dismissal. However this does not provide the whistle-blower with any insulation from the other incendiary negative consequences of the action.
Regrettably many legal provisions for the protection of whistle-blowers, where they exist, may in fact simply be wastepaper since they contain loopholes and exceptions.
In effect, according to Transparency International, the end result may well be that the individual who is able to achieve the moral courage to inform in the belief he/she is protected from retaliation "could discover, after they blow the whistle, that they actually have no legal recourse".
So given the huge fear of a backlash against whistle-blowers, which makes many people afraid to speak out, and the size of Caribbean countries, which makes remaining anonymous a near impossibility, will we ever see its enactment throughout the Caribbean? In that light, my friend Philmore Alleyne agrees "the greatest obstacle to whistle-blowing is the level of personal cost. That is, the fear of retaliation, harassment and victimization. So how do you reduce this fear? You may have trusted channels and adequate legislation that incentivize whistle-blowing, protect the whistle-blower and punish wrongdoers who fret the whistle-blower. Research has shown that there are no positive stories coming from actual whistle-blowers.
It has been a living hell".
Take for example the 2012 case of Maurice McCabe and John Wilson, Irish police officers who found evidence traffic offences were being tampered with to the tune of €1.5 million a year. Not only were their reports ignored by their superiors and the police commissioner but also the prime minister. For acting ethically, they were denied further access to the police database, making their job impossible.
They faced unwarranted visits by police officers to their homes, they were routinely stopped and searched without warrant and they faced other forms of reprisals which forced one to resign. Fortunately the media highlighted the case and eventually the minister for justice under whose ministry the police fell and the police commissioner resigned and took early retirement. So blowing the whistle was effective.
And, of course, who will forget the whistle-blowers in the tobacco industry. Yes, there was tremendous personal cost, but that action has saved lives –– which is immeasurable, not to speak of the billions and billions of dollars insurance companies and governments had to spend on the health of citizens as a result of tobacco smoking. But . . . . Until next week, stay safe, do the right thing; let's find our courage!
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
–– Mark Twain
(Cynthia Barrow-Giles is a senior lecturer in political science at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.)


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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Posts Second-Largest Opening Ever With $220 Million
As expected, "Star Wars" fever has taken the box office by storm as Lucasfilm's latest installment, "The Last Jedi," has posted an opening weekend of $220 million from 4,232 screens. That's the second highest domestic opening of all-time behind the film's 2015 predecessor, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and a 41 percent jump over the $155 million opening posted by last year's "Star Wars" movie, "Rogue One." The film opened with $104.8 million on Friday (including $45 million from Thursday previews), making it only the second film to earn $100 million on opening day. This was followed by $63.7 million on Saturday and a projected $52 million on Sunday. This total also pushes Disney past the $2 billion mark domestically for the third consecutive year and into the top spot among all studios for domestic revenue. In total, "The Last Jedi" has posted a global opening of $450 million excluding China, good for the fifth-highest global opening in box office history with $40.6 million coming from IMAX, good for the second-highest opening excluding China. The film opens in China on January 5. Hardcore "Star Wars" fans have been debating the film's merits since screenings started on Thursday evening, but as a whole, critics and audiences have given the film a big thumbs up with an A on CinemaScore and a 93 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. "Star Wars"' big weekend comes after Lucasfilm's parent company, Disney, turned Hollywood on its head by buying the original owner of "Star Wars", 20th Century Fox, for $52.4 billion. As fate would have it, Fox has also released a movie this weekend, the Blue Sky animated film "Ferdinand." Helmed by "Ice Age" director Carlos Saldanha, the film has grossed $13.3 million at 3,621 locations against projections of a $15 million opening. The film received an A on CinemaScore and a 74 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.


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The e-Learning Instructor Handbook introduces LCSC Faculty to their roles and responsibilities when using Blackboard at LCSC.
It is important to review the Instructor Handbook each semester.
The e-Learning Instructor Handbook includes:
Blackboard - Lewis-Clark State College utilizes the Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard Learn.
The Blackboard resources page includes:
|Instructional Design - e-Learning Services employs two Instructional Designers to provide instructors and staff with course design support and best practices for course content creation. The Instructional Designers provide support and consultation only; they do not build courses or create course content.
eLS Work Room - The eLS Work Room is a room in the e-Learning Services office suite (SGC 214) with a computer for faculty and staff use. The computer has Camtasia Studio and Snagit, along with a microphone for lecture capture. A webcam can be provided upon request. The computer also has Respondus 4.0 for uploading exams to Blackboard.
NOTE! Starting Spring 2019, you must schedule with your instructional designer to use the Work Room.
|Quality Matters - Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to improve the quality of online courses and online components. The multi-point rubric can be applied to existing online courses or used to guide the creation of new online courses. Contact Angela Meek for more information.
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Polls get far too much attention in the press, especially several months before an election. Nonetheless, the misnomers about the polling process never cease to amaze me. I've addressed polling in the past, but I'm going to update my comments in this post.
Who you ask, what you ask, how you ask, and how you tabulate the results are critical. Polling is a science, but it's also a social science. Instead of measuring chemical reactions in a lab, you are measuring attitudes. People are much more complicated than chemicals, they don't always tell the truth, and election polls must factor in one's likelihood to vote. For these reasons, even the best professional pollsters get different answers when they are polling on the same issue.
Of course, another reason poll results can vary widely is that some pollsters are biased and seek certain results as a means of influencing behavior. If polls show that most Americans support candidate A, then some supporters of candidate B might give up or blame the candidate, and undecided voters—wanting to get behind a winner—might tend to support candidate A as well. I think the actual behavior of most voters is not affected by polls, but this isn't the point. Even if poll results only influence the activity of 2-3% of voters, they can easily swing an election.
Leading questions and poor wording are common problems. Consider the question, "Do you think Hillary Clinton should be held accountable for using a private email server during her tenure as Secretary of State? Even if respondents share a common understanding of the scandal, "held accountable" might mean a reprimand to some and jail time to others. The results from questions such as these are simply not valid.
Even when questions are clear and worded correctly, some errors are difficult to overcome. Election pollsters try to survey a small group of voters that precisely represents the population of actual voters. A common misconception is that you cannot produce a reliable poll with only several hundred respondents. Statistically, you can. The real problem is how you select the respondents. Phone polls are common, but they not include lots of voters who don't have landlines, don't answer calls from unknown callers, or do not respond in a truthful manner. Pollsters try to account for this problem by adjusting results, but they are really guessing.
Some errors are difficult to calculate from the outset. For example, should polls include candidates other than Clinton and Trump? The knee-jerk answer is yes because they will be on the ballot, but history—which can be wrong—tells us that most third party supporters end up voting for one of the two major candidates. Gary Johnson might poll at 10% in some states, but how many of his supporters will switch to Clinton or Trump in November? Nobody really knows. This issue alone is enough to weaken the results.
If you really like to follow polls, I suggest tracking averages at Real Clear Politics. By incorporating lots of polls into a composite, they probably average out some of the error on both sides. This is still just a best guess, but it's better than relying on a single poll. At the end of the day, however, I suggest that you treat all polls with serious caution. They can and will be deceiving.


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40 Prayers for 40 Days Day 31
Wednesday—Week 6
Luke 6:12-16
God, Lead Me!
One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
How do you go about making difficult decisions? What steps do you take?
In the past, when I had a tough decision to make, the first thing I would do was write down the pros and cons. Then, I would talk to my wife, asking what she thinks should be done. Then, I would speak with a close friend, a trusted confidante, whose thoughts I trust and respect. Only then, would I bring the decision to the Lord in prayer. Often, simply to ask him to bless the decision I was about to make.
This passage began a process of change in me. Jesus had a very difficult decision to make. We do not know how many people were already following him. We can be certain there were more than 12. Choosing a few of those who were following him was probably going to cause a few not chosen to second guess his choice. I can hear the grumbling, "Why did he choose him and not me?" There is no indication Jesus set up a "flow-chart" to make his choice easier. There is no indication he called his cousin John for some helpful advice, or his mom to give him a few suggestions.
Instead, we are told he went to a private place, up on the mountainside, and prayed. He spoke with his Father, our Father, and listened for his direction. His prayer sought his Father's direction. He did his Father's will (cf.-John 6:38).
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Sun-Venus Interior Conjunction in Capricorn
The Sun and Venus form two conjunctions in their cycle - an interior conjunction while Venus is retrograde and an exterior conjunction while Venus is direct. This is the interior conjunction, and it marks the halfway point of the "relationship restructuring" process with Venus retrograde in Capricorn.
In general, a Sun-Venus conjunction is considered a beneficial aspect, with the Venusian love rays getting a nice boost from the presence of the Sun. The people who will be having trouble with this one are those who have been letting things slide with their Saturn in Scorpio lessons, avoiding uncomfortable emotions and suppressed psychological realities within their relationships - personal or professional.
Getting to the bottom of these things is necessary so that the energy can move and relationship progress can be made.
At this halfway Venus retrograde vantage point, the Sun is shining a light on some realizations we've had regarding relationships, career advancement, and money matters since November 2013. With 20 days of Venus retrograde under our belts, we now have an understanding of what needs to change, what needs to be restructured, and what needs to come under new rules altogether. We're setting ourselves up for long-term relationship success here, making some long-range plans and decisions, but that long-term success also requires that we end some detrimental relating patterns, especially how we use power and control in hidden ways in relationship. This includes allowing ourselves to be put in subjugated positions in relationship.
At the Sun-Venus interior conjunction, we're getting a glimpse of the overall relational game plan as it unfolds from here, as well as the strategic moves we need to make in order to get where we ultimately need to be - personally and professionally.
Venus Rx in Capricorn will form the first of two squares to Mars in Libra on January 16, indicating that our needs (advancement, concrete progress, career success) and our wants (relationships, sociability, loveliness) are at frictional odds, to a certain extent.
Venus Rx in Capricorn is requiring a business-like stiff upper lip in relationships, as well as a "nose to the grindstone" ethic in money and career matters. We have to do what we have to do, even if some in our social spheres don't like it. There is relational and sexual restraint required here, reinforced by transiting Saturn in Scorpio. There are trade-offs to be considered and implemented. There are standards to be met. There is strategy to be employed.
We are building a framework that will allow for our successful development over the following eight-year Venus cycle. This takes some diligence, some time, some effort, and some good, old-fashioned hard work.
All this hard work and "stiff upper lip-ping" for relationship planet Venus comes into frictional contact with our desire (Mars) for a social life, a relationship, or some enjoyment of the good life together (Libra). A new work-relationship balance is being eked out here, and this does have its frictional points.
At the same time, people who have been doing the hard slog Scorpio work - processing all the crap and the bullshit and the underhandedness in relationships for the collective - could be getting a helping hand from the universe now. The Sun-Venus conjunction in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Scorpio looks to be rewarding for those who have done the brutal, harsh, and hellish emotional/psychological work, who have looked at all the uncomfortable issues, and who have not shied away from the core matters.
Those who did not have the luxury of turning a blind eye to the more harsh dynamics of human relations can now be validated, sustained, and put in stronger and more concrete position under the influence of these productive aspects.
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- Victoria said...
"At the same time, people who have been doing the hard slog Scorpio work - processing all the crap and the bullshit and the underhandedness in relationships for the collective - could be getting a helping hand from the universe now. "
This would apply to anyone working with Saturn in Scorpio energy, and not just natal Scorpio/ Pluto types, right? Sorry if that should be obvious but I wasn't sure.
- January 10, 2014 at 8:54 AM
- Willow said...
Yes! Anyone who has dug into the Saturn in Scorpio transit, exactly.
People with strong Scorpio/Pluto in the natal chart can be just as avoidant of the real issues - if not more so.
So it's a beneficial time for people who haven't shirked.
- January 10, 2014 at 8:57 AM
- Ruth said...
Willow would brutal relationship-related pain and suffering for trhe last year count as not shirking? :) sorry I know that that's a broad question. Just wondering for myself if the sh*t I have been and currently going through is getting me anywhere better or at least wiser.
- January 11, 2014 at 9:51 AM
- Willow said...
It could be. I guess it depends why you're feeling the pain, what the roots of it are, and whether you are getting beyond it/gaining valuable perspective on it.
- January 11, 2014 at 9:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
"The Sun-Venus conjunction in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Scorpio looks to be rewarding for those who have done the brutal, harsh, and hellish emotional/psychological work, who have looked at all the uncomfortable issues, and who have not shied away from the core matters."
Thank you, you amazing lady! This quote definitely resonates at this time (I tend to feel things early, heh).
Bless you over and over!
- January 11, 2014 at 9:02 PM


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While in the UK medical debt is unlikely to be personal, there is still the impact of prescription charges, dentistry and other services that may not be included with the NHS. As medical technology advances, it is not surprising that blockchain and AI have entered this industry and could provide ways in which to solve issues of medical debts.
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Our Auburn HVAC students competed March 7th at Stark State College. A total of 8 school districts and 40 participants competed in Soft Skills (interviewing), brazing, sheet metal, electricity, and HVAC troubleshooting. Junior Louis Hill(Berkshire) received $50 for the top score from our district.
Eileen Ambrose will go onto Columbus to compete at SkillsUSA in the sheet metal competition.
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You may live in Mediterranean or tropical climate. You may also live in maritime, Siberian or Sahara climate. In all these climates, you tend to face hardships in certain months. Obviously, your home too is a victim of such problems – Weather.
There is rain, hail, sleet and many other natural elements that are natural to specific zones. You need to acclimatize yourself to that and keep your home exterior strong enough to repel the forces.
The most affected portion is generally the edges. They flake off quite fast. Then there is the additional problem of pipes bursting and drains leaking making the exterior portion of your home quite susceptible.
If your exterior is done in wood, you should plug the edges with strips of metal and then airbrush it for termites. It is also logical to throw gushes of air at the exterior walls to bloat out all pests. Then stain it with percolating wood stains or simply roll paint over it.
There are homes which go for steel sidings too. This is primarily don to evade fire. Steel has the capacity to look shinier even without painting. But with inclement weather, there may be rusting and so it should be brushed with paint. Brushing is a better option than rolling on hard surfaces.
And if your home is been done on the outer region in concrete, concrete stains are what you should be looking for. Just sand the exteriors. Get the connections with window and doors polished and corniced. Then go for a smart distemper. This will work better than acrylic painting.
Your house location is also an important aspect. If you live in busy area, your house is more prone to pollution damages than natural errors. For that, plastic sheets on the outer walls and edges will work out fine, even if it sort of dilutes the appearance. If it is in the open, then you got to save it from elemental fury. You can go for caulking for better effect. But painting is more popular due to its natural flair for lighting up your home outlook.
If you are making your home, it is better to go for wood sidings. Soft woods like redwood and pine work as great siding materials and also have very apt stains. Concrete comes in next. Obviously, the strengthening ability of concrete gives it more popularity than wood, which is restricted to Japan and other islands for earthquake reasons.
While doing the exterior painting, do not forget to arrange a handy knife and ladder. Also keep plenty of water and ready made stain removing mixtures ready. Wear gloves and masks to avoid lead poisoning. It is better though to hire professional help for external painting.


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The Specialized Deflect Women's Winter gloves are designed for cycling on chilly and windy days. These gloves are designed to protect your hands in temperatures down to 45f/7c. They include a wind-resistant soft shell upper that's paired with a suede palm in order to provide protection from the elements and a firm, comfortable feel at the bars. Plus wiretap technology makes this glove touch screen friendly so you can keep your hands covered while using mobile devices in cold weather.
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Parents these days know that raising a child is the most rewarding but daunting task that they will ever experience in their lives. Children these days are living in a world where technology and information can reach them instantly.
Without parents' watch, children may be influenced by content that is way beyond their comprehension or worse, poison the way they think. Or, if they explore the real, physical world, children are gullible to the murky and dangerous elements of society.
Luckily for us, there are applications that can help us ensure that our children are always safe. Here are some of Android's best child safety apps that can greatly help you, as parent or guardian, in keeping your child away from harm.
Children TV
If you always want to monitor your kid's activities everyday in the things they do and most especially in the things they watch, then Children TV is the right application to help you. Children TV is specifically designed for children and adults to enjoy watching video clips on YouTube.
Children TV works like a filtering system and only allows "child-friendly video clips" to be streamed on your phone. Don't be surprised if your child's TV show is already on the list as the app is smart enough to know programs that are certified to be child-friendly.
The app also allows you to select different cartoon animations based on their language. Children TV is a nice application if you have kids who already know how to operate a smartphone. The app also helps keep them safe from watching inappropriate content.
Kids Place
Kids Place is a parental control application that automatically transforms any Android device into a child-friendly environment for children to play with. Kids Place is an app launcher that features parental controls and child lock kits that protect all of your sensitive data and restrict kids from snooping around adult content or applications that are not suitable for their ages. Kids Place also prevents children from tinkering with your mobile data plan and from downloading unnecessary material, apps, and other forms of useless data.
Not only that, Kids Place also restricts your child from randomly dialing numbers, composing text messages, or performing other smartphone actions that may cost you money. Other features that parents might find useful include auto app restart, blocking incoming calls, and even completely disabling wireless signals or communication services.
If you have lots of kids at home who always want to goof around with your phone or to play a game or two, be sure to run Kids Place before giving your phone to them.
Vaulty Stocks
Tired of people messing with your phone? Does privacy mean a lot to you? Want to keep all of your personal files private? Then all you need is Vaulty Stocks, an Android application that is specifically made to hide all of your closet skeletons from prying eyes. If you have kids at home and you don't want them to see inappropriate material, then this is the application for you.
Hide all your pictures and videos from your phone's gallery without letting your kids know that those files ever existed. Keep your multimedia files safe inside Vaulty Stocks. All of your files are protected by a stock password. The app is simple to use; all you need to do is simply select the files that you want to keep hidden, and let Vaulty Stocks do all of the archiving for you. It's that simple.
FBI Child ID
Each year, thousands of children are abducted or go missing. Luckily for us, the FBI has stepped in to help parents solve the problems of kidnapping or of missing children by providing parents a handy little application that tracks down children. Introducing FBI Child ID, a recently launched free application that conveniently stores photos and vital information of your children. The essential info about the child can easily be accessed using your mobile phone for those emergency situations.
The app includes loads of information like tips on keeping children safe, as well as specific guidelines on what to do during the critical hours when your child goes missing. There are also links to other sources of information like the victim's family. The app will store information on the FBI's servers only during an emergency.
Other features of the app includes creating multiple child profiles, relaying information to authorities during an emergency, and getting informative tips in keeping your child safe.
Family GPS Tracker
Worried about your family's safety? Then Family GPS Tracker app will definitely make your life a whole lot easier. With Family GPS Tracker, users will be able to track the exact location of their family members and alert users when they are in a sticky situation. Thanks to the app's inbuilt check-in feature, you will always know if your family member has safely arrived in one piece at a location.
The app is useful for tracking kids, especially if you are most concerned about their safety on the field. Users can also track anyone, as the app is specifically designed to locate family members. To locate a person all you need to do is open the app, and a map will be shown with your family members' corresponding pictures and locations. In case of an emergency, any member of the family running the application will be alerted.
Sex Offenders Search
Concerned about the safety of your family, especially your kids? Find out who lives in your neighborhood with Sex Offenders Search by Fibercode. The world can be a dangerous place for your child to live in, but threats can be minimized. Sex Offenders Search is basically a search application tool that allows you to sniff your neighborhood for potential sex offenders.
Search results of offenders will be displayed on an interactive map that you can navigate. You can also search by city, actual address, or ZIP code for a more specific approach. Inside the map, users can click on any location and they will see information about offenders in that area, including the offenders' pictures, name, address, and crimes committed.
Currently, Sex Offender Search only registers sex perpetrators in the United States. The app is continuously updated as new information comes in.
Sprint Family Locator
Sprint Family Locator is one of the best GPS-based locators avalable on the Google Play Store for your family members. Sprint Family Locator is easy to install and set up. One of the things that makes Sprint Family Locator the best among the other GPS locator applications is that it doesn't need any installation on the phones you want to track. The app will automatically locate family members in real-time using an interactive map, and will send you a text message and alert you if your family members are not in the place where you expect them to be.
To install, all you need is to download the application, sign up, and you're good to go. When you first download, you are entitled to a free 15-day trial, after which the app will bill you US$5.00 each month to be able to locate up to 4 phones. Charges will reflect on your Sprint monthly bill.
Famigo Sandbox Kid
Turn your phone into an instant child-safe device in just 30 seconds with the Famigo Sandbox app for Android. Famigo Sandbox will let your child play all the educational apps they need in a fun and safe environment. Parents who are constantly monitoring their child for inappropriate content will never have to worry about anything ever again as Famigo Sandbox will help protect your child from adult content.
Once installed, Famigo Sandbox will automatically filter applications, block app purchases, restrict text messages, disable calls, and locks down Internet access, making it a child-friendly environment for your kids to enjoy. The app is rich in colors with a beautiful set of icons.
Setting the application is easy as parents are offered a tutorial when they first run the app. Famigo Sandbox is a powerful parental control management app that will surely monitor your kids even if you are far away from home.
Kids Mode
Here's an application that will surely make parenting a lot more fun and enjoyable for parents and for their kids. Kids Mode is a fun educational app for children that not only helps educate them but also keeps them safe from inappropriate content. The multi-awarded app is trusted by millions of kids and parents as it features clever educational applications for your child to grow and stay protected.
Kid Mode includes fun educational games that your child will surely love. With the built-in Child Lock feature, you can rest assured that your child will stay protected from inappropriate content as she or he goes along exploring your phone. There is also a powerful parental control that will help parents configure what they want for their child.
Safe Browser
Safe Browser is a cloud-based Internet browser filter that monitors over 8 million websites and a billion web pages a day to keep your child from snooping around websites that are flagged as inappropriate for their age.
Parents who let their child use the computer or their smartphones everyday will be happy to know that they can ensure their child's safety and prevent them from browsing illicit material such as porn, drugs, gambling, and/or other dangerous sites. Safe Browser is easy to use and set-up. Every time your child browses the Web, Safe Browser will make sure that your children don't reach places that are inappropriate for their age.
Keep your children safe by securing your phone and by monitoring who lives in your area. If your child safety app of choice didn't make it to our list, share it with us in a comment below.


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Architect or Designer - Lets say you are designing a kitchen and you want to see what type of sink will fit in the space you have. Just go to this app and tap plumbing. Scroll down until you find the sink you are looking for. Tap on it and a high resolution image of the fixture will appear with a list of the most common sizes below it. Whether you are answering questions about appliance sizes in a client meeting, or sizing a roof beam at the drafting table, this application will have the information you need.
Contractors and Builders - With this application you will always know what building materials are available to you. For instance, maybe you are framing a deck, but you do not know what sizes of lumber you have to choose from. Simply do a quick search for lumber, and you will have a complete list of boards sizes to select from whether it be rough cut, nominal cut lumber, or dimensional lumber. The same exact concept goes for appliances, electrical, or plumbing.
Design Students - Design Dimensions is the perfect studio companion for students! Supplement or replace a number of costly textbooks with this time saving application. Impress your instructors by having projects that are designed right the first time. This application includes an ever-expanding library of the most commonly referenced items in design. With a simple tap of a button this application will also convert all measurements to metric.
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SabancıDx was founded in 1975 as an affiliate of Sabanci Holding and has become one of the leading information technology companies in Turkey with its 40 years of experience. The company aims to meet medium and large-scale companies' IT needs including application and business consulting, tailored enterprise solutions, operation, technical services, hardware and software and it is committed to offer the "most suitable" solutions to be delivered with the "highest" quality.
SabancıDx develops and adapts applications in various hardware and software platforms thanks to its experienced and expert staff. The company's main expertise areas include production, finance, human resources, supply chain management, industrial automation software, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, business intelligence, portal management and decision support systems. The company uses state-of-the-art information technologies to develop its products and services to offer a competitive edge to its customers in e-business solutions, application development, SAP consulting, mobile applications, document management, service-oriented architecture technology, server operation and hosting.
SabancıDx benefits its customers by helping them save time and costs as well as creating a competitive advantage while integrating the benefits of technology to business processes. The services include cloud-based technologies such as Edoksis which enables the integration of e-invoice, e-archive and e-book; Pratis electronic purchasing platform and HR-Web software which is the human resources and payroll management platform each produced by in-house Turkish engineers. The ease of use and rapid integration capabilities of these software enable successful integration of technologies and business processes of companies.
The company is committed to its mission of "being a reliable business partner in business solutions" and focuses on meeting the needs of its customers in today's and tomorrow's business technologies.


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Yall, we played outside this morning and it was GLORIOUS!! I am not a cold weather person, but being cooped up in this house was really starting to get to me! It warmed up a bit today, so we suited up and played for almost two hours! That must be a January record for me! ha!
We pulled out all of our new snow play stuff and had a ball!! I found all this at Dirt Cheap in Mississippi...it was 90% off the sticker price! I had my pick of whatever I wanted...they obviously don't get much (if any) snow down south, so there was TONS of things to choose from! So fun! The one time I felt lucky to live in a place where it snows! Ha!!
The brick molds and the markers were our fave! I scored a few refill packs for the markers too, so we will have plenty for more snow painting!! I'm thinking food coloring would work as well!!
"Look Mom, no hands!!" hehe :)


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I think I have alluded over time about my dislike of New Zealand housing. I suppose that across the world houses have evolved to best try and meet the climate challenges of that area. I am not sure that New Zealand housing has evolved that much.
A "typical" house here is made of wood and has a steel roof (I use the quote marks because so many houses are quite individual due to a culture of self-building, not like the UK identikit properties). It is lovely to hear the rain hitting a steel roof. An example house is just below…
New Zealand's climate varies massively from the far north to the far south and yet you would think that solar panels had only just been invented, that no-one can count to two given the amount of single glazing, that wall and ceiling insulation doesn't exist and that air conditioning, electric blankets and dehumidifiers were the way of the future. Use of firewood seems quite common.
I am of course being quite sarcastic above, but houses that are far too hot in summer and far too cold (and indeed damp) in winter clearly have a problem. The phrase "rug up" is coined here for those times when you just have to wrap up warm while indoors in colder weather.
Finally, houses that are not fit for purpose are also probably not healthy to live in, especially in the colder months. There is almost a stubborn attitude that says "I can put up with a few cold months because I don't need this stuff for the rest of the year". The sad thing is that people continue to build these low quality houses. It is pathetic.
I would say this, if you fit double glazing, your house will be warmer in winter AND cooler in summer. If you fit insulation, you probably won't need any electric heating at all. If you fit solar panels, you will probably have hot water provided for a lot of the year.
New Zealand has a reputation for being a "green" country, but the housing is about as poor as it gets, hopelessly energy-inefficient…and yet it carries a hefty price tag to buy it. Go figure. This country is incredibly short-sighted and wasteful and needs to get itself into a much greener gear. Give us greener houses and not greenhouses please!


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Have you snagged your Christmas tree yet?? Before you get to the usual ornaments and tinsel, let's mix things up a bit this year. I always love when you can bring some "living" elements to the tree that also add pops of color. We wanted to keep things natural but also inexpensive. We originally loved the look of anise stars and cranberries but when we saw that a jar of anise stars was ten bucks we decided to take a different route to create the brown texture we were craving. Why not use the brown paper bag we got for free that came with our cranberries? Heck yes sign us up!!
Start by cutting a section of your paper bag into a rectangle that is about 8 by 11 or so. Then accordion fold the paper tightly.
Next cut strips of the accordion paper into 1 to 2 inch sections.
Now grab a whole punch and punch a whole through the folded paper. OR if you seemed to have misplaced one like me (oops!!) grab a hammer and hit a quick nail through the accordion paper to pierce a hole through all the folds.
Time to start your sewing, gran a needle and your thread and begin to string your cranberries onto the thread…
Every 5 or 6 cranberries or so slide on a folded piece of paper….
Depending on your tree or mantle or what not- make your garland to your desired length and unfold your papers to add even more length. Tie off the ends.


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Six years after beginning college, only 44.1 percent of Oklahoma college students attain bachelor's degrees at the institutions where they started.
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Oklahoma's boldest initiative in that area is Oklahoma's Promise program, formerly known as the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP). It's a program that calls for the state to pick up the tuition costs of students in families that earn $50,000 or less, as long as students fulfill a promise to take college preparatory classes, stay out of trouble and maintain high school grade point averages of at least 2.5.
Gee – a 2.5, and they get free tuition on our dime? How stupid is Glen Johnson? Rewarding mediocre performance in mediocre Oklahoma high schools is not a recipe for success. It sends the message that "just skate by on 'okay' and someone else will pay." How the hell hard is it to make a 2.5 in already dumbed-down schools if you crack the books once in a while? And how much is it costing Oklahomans to fund this "excellence in mediocrity" tripe? No wonder the grad rate is in the pits – we have a "scholarship" program that floods our colleges with kids who are not invested (see the word I chose) in their own futures.
How about we toughen up our high school achievement standards and then give scholarships to kids who make the best grades, who have worked hard and hence shown the highest propensity to continue to do so? Hard workers create wealth, thrive under adversity, and return to society tenfold the few dollars invested in them. So raise the bar and give out fewer, more selective merit scholarships. Oh and subsidize the first few out of Glen Johnson's salary. He could stand to lose a few chins.


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THE KRUZE is one of the most all-round boards we have. Touring in flat water or play with your family, while still being able to surf waves. With a flatter rocker than the surf boards, it will be faster and easier to paddle without surf. The outline and the shape still allows good surfing.
The KRUZE does just that really, it's a cruiser designed as a touring board, flatwater or rivers.. However it still has enough rocker to get out in the surf and catch your first waves.. It's definitely a family orientated board..


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Boots has apologised over its comments about not wanting to lower the price of EHC available over the counter because it didn't want to be accused of "incentivising inappropriate use". The statement had led to a storm of angry criticism over the weekend led by female Labour MPs, including threats by women's groups to boycott the country's largest pharmacy chain.
Boots said it was "truly sorry" for causing "offence and misunderstanding" over remarks made to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service.
The retailer confirmed it will look for cheaper EHC alternatives after Tesco and Superdrug slashed the retail price of Levonelle and a generic equivalent. Boots had defended the price of EHC, saying it was based on the cost of the progestogen-based medicine and the consultation its pharmacists carry out with women.


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The Nar Shaddaa swoop track was a course developed from Nar Shaddaa's old sewer system beneath the city; its circuit ran under the Refugee Sector, around the methane bar and through the docks. Some swoop racers from other planets considered this track to be one of the most difficult due to the various obstacles and dangers facing a swoop racer.[1]
One obstacle came from the fan blasts from the still-active sewer vents. These blasts of air were strong enough to throw a swoop bike in the opposite direction from which the fans were blowing. Another hazard presented itself on account of the track running through the docks; on any given day there was the possibility of heavy loaders obstructing the course while in the process of moving cargo. However, the greatest danger came from the fact that the track held mutiple races simultaneously. One swoop racing circuit owner, Lupo Shar, took advantage of this and ran his races backwards. Subsequently, a swoop racer had to be alert for racers approaching from the opposite direction.
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- ↑ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Conversation with Onderonian swoop racer Jonra Far.


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Calculating customer lifetime value has been a critical part of the marketing process for years, but new technologies are changing consumer behavior, and marketing professionals need to catch up.
Ever have a weekend where you just can't stop spending money? Maybe you're using some free time to stock up, or you're decorating a room or planning a party. Or maybe you're not spending more but just consuming more — a good television or movie series or, for example, plowing through a good book on your Kindle. This kind of behavior is called "clumpiness." And while it's not necessarily new, new technologies — particularly in the world of digital content — have shed light on this type of behavior for all industries. The problem is that it hasn't been included in the formula marketers have been using for decades.
Three very basic measurements have traditionally been used to evaluate the lifetime value of a customer and assess the risk of customer churn:
- Recency: When was the last time that a customer shopped with us?
- Frequency: How regularly does the customer shop with us?
- Monetary Value: How much does the customer regularly spend when they shop with us?
Evaluating customers across these observable traits (known as "RFM" for short) enabled retailers and other marketers to develop a reasonably accurate understanding of the financial implications of their relationship with each of their customers.
Yet rapid advances in consumer technologies have increased the complexity of the customer relationship and of predicting customer lifetime value. This complexity now calls into question the viability of relying solely on RFM as a rubric for driving business decisions that focus on shaping the customer experience, driving spend, and maintaining loyalty.
The classic consumer packaged goods case about razor blades famously asserts that a male consumer will replace his razor blade head every month on average. If we know that our customer bought a four-pack of razor blades just over three and a half months ago, we can apply the RFM measurements above to calculate that approximately now would be the right time to start marketing and promoting replacement razor heads to the customer. The straightforward RFM model appears to perform just fine.
With new or more complex scenarios, however, we start to see how the classic methodology for quantifying customer lifetime value starts to break down. This is especially true when it comes to consuming digital content. We're all familiar with binge-watching a series on Netflix, where one doesn't leave the couch or get dressed until they've seen every episode in the new season of Orange Is the new Black. But consumers have expanded this behavior beyond digital content, and we're now seeing it everywhere — from sharing services like Uber and AirBnB to retail stores and Websites.
Clumpiness is defined as "the degree of nonconformity to equal spacing." More loosely, we would define clumpy behavior as making multiple purchases or consuming an unusual amount of goods or services in a short period of time, and/or spending an unusual amount of money in a short period of time. A multitude of factors can drive clumpy behavior. In the Netflix case, the key driver is availability. Netflix releases a season of shows, and suddenly everyone wants to watch it very quickly. An Uber user may exhibit clumpy behavior when traveling, and a retail store may find clumpiness that stems from pregnancy, an influx of cash or income, dramatic weight loss, or even when certain items go on sale or are in stock after a period of being out of stock.
Regardless of what the behavior is or what's driving it, Analytical Marketers at Wharton have started to examine these hot and cold periods of the consumer lifecycle to identify how, when, and where the classic RFM model begins to break down. Cofounder and Chief Research Officer at GBH Insights Eric Bradlow and his fellow researchers found that these hot and cold "binge-like" characteristics exist and are measurable across nearly all industries.
The Wharton study examined multiple retailers in specific product categories. Among the key findings, they found that Millennials are more clumpy than other generations and that women are more clumpy than men. This is helpful in particular because many marketers are struggling to figure out how to market to Millennials. So if businesses can identify clumpiness and factor it in with the standard RFM model, they could find the key to crack that code.
The overlap of these two insights yields the Holy Grail of communicating to high-value retail customers. In our most recent Webinar, we discuss the customer journey, and how it's necessary to have visibility into and insights from that journey to better personalize every marketing touch point. By singling out clumpy behavior, knowing to look for it, and even analyzing the level of clumpiness, marketers, customer service reps, and other key decision makers gain a new metric for measuring and predicting CLV and choosing which customers to focus on and when. They can also gain a better understanding of customer satisfaction and react to it faster.
Let's consider our Netflix example. Right before the company released Orange Is the New Black, it increased prices. While that sounds like a smart marketing move at first — if people want to see the anticipated show, they need to pony up the extra cash — it may have backfired. This fall, Netflix has seen a good deal of churn, most likely due to its price hike (though we should note that long-time users were "grandfathered in" at the lower rate for up to two years). Those of us who actually watch Orange Is the New Black, however, feel that perhaps it was a double-whammy — a lackluster season combined with the news of the price hike may have been enough to cause subscribers to cancel. However, since Netflix is no stranger to analytics or to the concept of binge-watching (aka "clumpiness"), it could have analyzed the level of binging for consumers and used that to its advantage. Watching the series over a few weeks instead of a few days, as a given consumer may have done in the past, could indicate lack of interest or enjoyment in the show. Netflix could have used that information to wage an appropriate response: Either get them hooked on a new show to prevent churn, waive the price hike, or give them a few free months until the next show they love is about to air.
The same could be said for varying types of retail environments and among service providers. Identifying clumpy customers helps companies engage more effectively with them and develop a non-transactional relationship with them through an assortment of one-to-one marketing techniques that span multiple channels and touch points. And in the Wharton article, "Are Your Customers Clumpy? What Binge-Buying Means for Marketers," Eric Bradlow said:
"…I haven't really studied yet what's the optimal way in which firms should target you, knowing that clumpiness exists. I haven't looked at, for example, do you consume more clumpy content if it's a series? Imagine watching "Breaking Bad" or "Mad Men" or something like that. Or imagine you're a firm and you're trying to sell a suite of products like a facial care line and a moisturizer line, and all this other stuff. Should you package it together and make it seem like people are progressing towards a goal? … So … I know mathematically how to compute it. I know it's trivial for firms to do. I know it's predictive. But the part that's left unknown to me is the psychology of why…"
But Opera Solutions has been looking at exactly this for retailers. And we've learned quite a bit. We have cracked the code on certain product categories to figure out whether they lend themselves to clumpy behavior, and if so, how to leverage this new insight. It's all part of the service we offer alongside our Big Data analytics platform, Signal Hub. The models we build into Signal Hub can now tell businesses which customers possess clumpy behavior, which products drive clumpy behavior, when this behavior is likely to happen next, and how best to market to the customers most likely to exhibit it.
With all of our retail customers, we are contributing to substantial gains in the quality of their customers' experiences, greater depth of retailers' customer relationships, and significant boosts in customer lifetime value. Retailers need not completely abandon RFM, but incorporating clumpiness into their formula (now called "RFMC") and using Big Data analytics to do so elevates the sophistication of their efforts to shape the customer journey and increases the likelihood that the journey will be both long and rewarding for retailer and customer alike.
Want to learn more about our work with retailers and how we're incorporating clumpiness into our analytics platform? Click below to schedule a demo.
Michael Turon is a Vice President at Opera Solutions. He focuses extensively on advanced analytics solutions for the retail industry.
Sarah Anderson, Director, Marketing at Opera Solutions, contributed to this story.


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Cloudera is pleased to announce that Cloudera Enterprise 5.11 is now generally available (GA). The highlights of this release include lineage support for Apache Spark, Apache Kudu security integration, embedded data discovery for self-service BI, and new cloud capabilities for Microsoft ADLS and Amazon S3.
As usual, there are also a number of quality enhancements, bug fixes, and other improvements across the stack. Here is a partial list of what's included (see the Release Notes for a full list):
The full contents of this release include:
Over the next few weeks, we'll publish blog posts that cover some of these features in detail. In the meantime you can access the following links for additional information:
As always, we value your feedback; please provide any comments and suggestions through our community forums. You can also file bugs via issues.cloudera.org.


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Earlier this week Netflix released a new trailer for Daredevil that gave closer looks at characters like Foggy Nelson, Claire Temple and most notably main antagonist Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. the Kingpin. This trailer and the previous one have given fans a good glimpse of the gritty MCU entry, but as good trailers for movies will do, these Daredevil promos are deliberately hiding most of the good content, leaving plenty for fans to be surprised by when they start binge-watching it.
Kingpin actor Vincent D'Onofrio enthusiastically told Uproxx that though the trailers have reminded him of the great work that the cast and crew did, they haven't gotten even close to showing what's in store for the 13-episodes series. Said D'Onofrio:
There's so much that you guys don't know what you're going to get. There's so much in our show. And there's so much they're not giving away. I mean, it gets so intense and so emotional. It's really quite something. It goes to places you would never think it goes because of what Jeph Loeb and Steven DeKnight wanted to do. It really does.
The two trailers barely add up to five minutes of content, and many of the same scenes could be found in both previews. There's still hours of content that fans get to be surprised by when the show is released next month, and it's great that tge Marvel folks have been wise about what they show to the public. There's nothing worse than a preview for a movie or TV series that accidentally spoils something that needs to be discovered by actually watching the story.
Take D'Onofrio's character as an example. Kingpin has been said to be equally important to the series as the titular hero, and a significant portion of his story will revolve around his relationship with Vanessa Marianna. However, there's still a lot we don't know about Kingpin's plans for Hell's Kitchen or what will specifically draw him into conflict with Daredevil. As for Daredevil himself, there's still plenty of exciting content to see on his end, from the origin of his superpowers to his training with Stick to his brawl with Kingpin. Let's also not forget all the characters we haven't even seen yet, such as the minor players announced yesterday.
D'Onofrio also commented that working on Daredevil is akin to working on a 13-hour film, rather than a traditional TV series. That allows them to create a deep and emotional story while also delivering that Marvel superhero dynamic necessary for the MCU. As for a Kingpin appearance on one of the other Netflix shows, D'Onofrio isn't sure whether he will be returning, but if Marvel has something in the planning stages, they'll tell him eventually.
Netflix will release all 13 Daredevil episodes on Friday, April 10.