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Larkin 4-in-1 Convertible Crib
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- Overview
This beautiful, heirloom-quality piece is a one-time investment that will grow with your child all the way through the teen years. This piece is GREENGUARD Gold Certified, meaning it meets strict chemical emissions limits to contribute to cleaner air.
- Crafted of solid poplar wood and MDF (medium density fiberboard).
- All wood is kiln-dried, a process that ensures that the furniture will never split, warp, crack or mildew.
- Finish is applied in multi-step process using child-safe, water-based paint. The paint provides durability, richness and depth of color to each piece.
- GREENGUARD Gold Certified. Meets or exceeds stringent chemical emissions standards. Learn more.
- Made in a Fair Trade Certified™ facility. Learn more.
- Mattress platform offers three height options to accommodate your growing baby.
- Elegant crown molding, beveled panels, grooved posts and fluted slat detailing.
- Easily adapts from crib to cozy toddler bed or full size bed (Conversion Kits are sold separately).
- When purchasing a crib, it is strongly recommended to purchase the conversion kit at the same time.
- Use only a fitted bottom sheet that is specifically made for crib use (Pottery Barn Kids fitted crib sheets have elastic around the tip and bottom, rather than around the entire edge, for added safety), along with a mattress pad and/or a waterproof pad.
- If you use a blanket, ensure it is tucked around the sides of the crib mattress and covers your baby only up to the chest.
- Do not place decorative pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins or stuffed animals in the crib while your baby is sleeping, as they may prevent proper air circulation around your baby's face.
- When your child is able to pull up to a standing position, you should remove the crib bumper.
- Rigorously tested to meet or exceed all required and voluntary safety standards enacted by the US Product Safety Commission, the American Society of Testing Manufacturers and the Canadian Cribs and Cradles Regulations. See our safety tips.
- Imported.
- To see our entire collection of Larkin furniture and learn more, check out our Larkin Collection
- Ava Regency crib converts in the following ways:
- (1) Crib.
- (2) Toddler bed with guardrail (conversion kit sold separately).
- (3) Full-sized bed with headboard only (metal bed frame sold separately).
- (4) Full-sized complete bed with headboard, footboard and siderails (full bed conversion kit sold separately).
- Dimensions & Care
Larkin Crib
- Overall: 32" wide x 59.5" long x 46.5" high (back panel)
- Front Panel: 36" high
- Settings for mattress platform from floor: 22.5", 18.5", 15", 11"
- Distance between slats: 2"
- Weight: 122 pounds
Toddler Conversion Kit
- Conversion Kit: 43"wide x 5.5" high x 0.5" thick
- Weight: 28 pounds
Full Size Bed Conversion Kit
- Conversion Kit: 57" wide x 37.5" high x 2" thick
- Side Rails: 7" wide x 75" long x 2.5" thick
- Slats: 53.5" wide x 72" long x 1" thick
- Weight: 23 pounds
- Dust often using a clean, soft, dry cloth.
- Blot spills immediately, and wipe with a clean, damp cloth.
- We do not recommend the use of chemical cleansers, abrasives or furniture polish.
- Parents should ensure a safe environment for the child by checking regularly to see that every component is properly fastened and securely in place.
- Do not over tighten fasteners, as this may cause distortion or breakage.
- Carefully package all original hardware to protect from loss or damage.
- Store assembly instructions in the envelope attached to the mattress base for future reference.
- Shipping & Returns
Standard UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3-5 business days.
- Available within the contiguous 48 states
- An extra charge of $26 per address.
- Order by 6pm PT Monday through Friday, you'll receive your order the next business day
- Orders placed on Friday after 6pm PT through Sunday will arrive on Tuesday.
- Monogrammed items take additional days for delivery. A delivery estimate will be quoted on your Payment & Review page.
Select oversized items have an additional delivery and processing surcharge; this charge is listed below the item price.
View our complete Shipping and Delivery.
Eligible items can be returned for a refund of the merchandise value within 30 days of receiving an order or 7 days for Quick Ship upholstery items. An original receipt or gift receipt is required.
- Stores - You can return most non-furniture items to your local Pottery Barn Kids store for free.
- By Phone - For non-custom furniture and other oversized items, call Customer Service at 1-800-993-4923
- By UPS - print a return label from our Returns Policy page and bring to a UPS location.
Delivery fees are non-refundable and prior purchases are not eligible for a price adjustment.
- Monogrammed/Personalized items
- Made to Order items, including custom rugs and furniture
- Mattresses
- Gift cards
- Final sale items (with prices ending in $.X7 or $.X9)
- Items damaged through normal wear and tear
For assistance please contact Customer Service at 1.888.922.4119, 7 days a week, 5:00 am - 9:00 pm (PST). We cannot accept returns on final-sale items ending in .99, monogrammed items or items damaged through normal wear and tear. Made-to-Order furniture or rugs are not eligible for returns. Delivery fees are non-refundable.
View our complete Returns Policy.
Larkin 4-In-1 Crib & Mattress Set
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The McLaren 570S GT4 is What Track Stars are Made Of
Any professional race car driver will tell you that motorsport is generally not a cheap endeavor. Running a team, buying a car, and showing up to races all cost loads of money. But McLaren is at least making part of that cost calculation less painful—it has built a new, less expensive track star. And it's a looker. Meet the 2017 McLaren 570S GT4. As its 570S and GT4 designation hints, the new car will represent McLaren's lower rung Sports Series in the wild world of racing, mounting an offensive in the FIA's GT4 racing category. It has been thoroughly worked over by McLaren's GT outfit and racing specialists CRS GT Limited, and will cost a not-so-unthinkable £159,900 (about $225,400 at today's rates). Admit it, you want one. RELATED: Take a Closer Look at the 2017 McLaren 570S GT4
While the 570S GT4 may look slightly road-going in nature, it is of course a track-only creation. McLaren says it shares its carbon fiber chassis and familiar twin-turbo 3.8-liter V8 with the rest of the Sports Series, but that's where the similarities begin to end. The GT4 adds to that recipe an FIA-spec roll cage, fire extinguisher system, two-way adjustable racing dampers, coilover racing springs, center-locking magnesium wheels shod in Pirelli slick tires, and an onboard air jack.
Its aerodynamics have also been fettled with too. The 570S now sports a massive GT4-spec rear wing, a larger front splitter, and a reworked cooling system with a new radiator and front-end ducting. And if pure visuals translate to performance on track, this ought to be a fast one.
RELATED: Check Out the New 2017 McLaren 570GT Road Car
Need one in your life? You'll have to wait a few months unfortunately. A sole 570S GT4 will be fielded in the 2016 British GT Championship as a development vehicle run by the Black Bull Ecurie Ecosse team. Come next year, McLaren will begin selling these off to compete in the 2017 championship.
For those looking to just have a blast at a private track day, McLaren will rollout another 570S track-only car—the 570S Sprint—which will be unrestricted to racing regulations and be revealed in "the coming weeks." Stay tuned.
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by Mark S. Valenti, President and CEO, The Sextant Group
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From place-based to technology-based, the nature of healthcare delivery is changing rapidly. Across the US, our architectural, healthcare and medical education clients from Harvard Medical School to The Cleveland Clinic continue to transcend the boundaries of space and time. Telemedicine, telehealth, mHealth, e-health, wearable devices—what does the healing […]


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Toshiba Satellite Pro L650 SeriesProcessor: Intel Core i5 450M, Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Display: 15.6 inch
Weight: 2.38kg, 2.4kg
Price: 700, 860 euro
Average of 4 scores (from 3 reviews)
mobility: 77%, workmanship: 78%, ergonomy: 85%, emissions: 81%
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SpecificationsNotebook: Toshiba Satellite Pro L650-197
Processor: Intel Core i5 450M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 512 MB
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.38kg
Price: 860 euro
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Business All-Rounder. Equipped with a strong Intel Core i5 CPU and a starter graphic solution from ATI, the Satellite Pro L650 tries to score with business typical characteristics, such as a matt display.
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 86% display: 80% mobility: 77% workmanship: 78% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 81%
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 86% display: 80% mobility: 77% workmanship: 78% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 81%
Toshiba Satellite Pro L650-1QG
SpecificationsNotebook: Toshiba Satellite Pro L650-1QG
Processor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Go - 5/11
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 78%
CommentToshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. Toshiba-made Semiconductors are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models.
Toshiba is not present in the smartphone sector. As laptop manufacturer, Toshiba still had 6.6% of world market share in 2014. However it fell to only 1.6% in 2016, making only for the 8th place.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145: The 5145 is a renamed Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with slightly higher clock rates. Therefore it has no DirectX 11 support and a performance between the 4570 and 5470.Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650: Middle class DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a power consumption of about 15-20 Watt. Supports Eyevision (up to 6 monitors)» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5: 450M: Should be similar to the Core i5-520M but without AES functions.480M: The Core i5-480M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.66-2.9 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
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Is the new Lowry Beer Garden at the forefront of the next local craft beer trend?
For Joe Vostrejs, it was one of those light-bulb moments. Settling in with the New York Times one Sunday about 18 months ago, he read about the proliferation of German-inspired beer gardens in New York, mostly Brooklyn. He wasn't even 100 percent sure what exactly made a beer garden a beer garden.
But as Vostrejs got to thinking, it struck him that a distinctly Colorado beer garden would be the ideal project to kick-start the retail development of Larimer Associates' Hangar 2 project, housed in a hulking redeveloped airplane hangar in Lowry.
The Lowry Beer Garden opened last night with 16 craft beers on tap and Oktoberfest-style communal seating for 350 on picnic tables under the stars – the first large-scale beer garden in Denver, but probably not the last.
"I am actually a little shocked we don't have them already," said Vostrejs, chief operating officer for Larimer Associates, which operates Larimer Square, LoHi Steak Bar, Ernie's Bar and Pizza and other restaurants. "Somebody needs to sort of break the ice."
Vostrejs and his partners started off by visiting those New York beer gardens – the 101-year-old Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria, Studio Square in Brooklyn, one in the Standard Hotel in the meatpacking district – and a few in Austin, Texas.
"Their reason for being is they're outdoors – big, congenial, outdoor spaces," Vostrejs said of beer gardens generally. "They are extraordinarily casual, and functional, almost as a public space. That's sort of the magic that makes them work."
Larimer Associates bought the 1939 Lowry Air Force Base hangar a couple of years ago and redeveloped the inside with self-storage units. The real estate investment and management firm gutted the East dock building attached to the hangar for the nearly 8,000 square-foot beer garden and restaurant. The outdoor area is 4,500 square feet, and a covered pavilion can be heated.
Vostrejs said the hope is to create something lacking in Lowry: an iconic restaurant, a place that could become synonymous with the neighborhood, in the mold of the Blue Parrot in Louisville or Sushi Den on South Pearl.
Front and center is the beer: 16 of the frequently rotating taps will always feature Colorado craft beer, from big names such as Avery, Odells, Left Hand and Breckenridge to smaller upstarts like Copper Kettle, with a mix of flagship and small batch brews. The remaining taps will feature a couple of German beers (Spaten, for one), and national craft brands like Deschutes out of Oregon.
There also will be an extensive bottled beer list. The food menu – on which chef Troy Guard of TAG in Larimer Square consulted – puts a Colorado stamp on traditional beer garden fare: spicy bison and pheasant brats, swapping out sauerkraut for chipotle cole slaw and avocado, and an extensive salad list of the kind not likely to be found at the Hofbräuhaus in Munich.
The beer garden concept seems a natural for Colorado, Vostrejs said, given the state's temperate climate, vibrant craft beer culture and outdoor ethos. Yet hurdles exist to beer gardens spreading elsewhere: the cost can be prohibitive because location is important and a large outdoor seating area is essential, indoor space is needed to weather the winter months, and putting a loud, and beer-soaked outdoor party anywhere close to where people live is likely to spark neighborhood complaints.
"Location is going to be a challenge," Vostrejs said. "If you want to do this on any kind of a scale, you've got to have sufficient outdoor space. They take up some room. You can do a tiny beer garden, but it starts to lose the magic of what makes a beer garden work. It's got to hold a couple hundred people at the minimum."
Because the Lowry Beer Garden is part of a neighborhood, live entertainment will be a "rare occurrence," Vostrejs said. An Oktoberfest celebration will feature live music, but not into the wee hours, he said.
"We need to be respectful of our neighbors and make it work," Vostrejs said. "And Lowry is a family neighborhood, so our beer garden is not going to take up a night club like atmosphere that is going to occur if you, say, locate in LoDo."


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Antiphishing component ineffective against new phishing sites. Toolbar Cleaner component makes it easy to wipe out important add-ons, with no ability to undo.
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Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 10.5 cleaned up malware-infested test PCs with hardly a hitch, and turned in the best malware-blocking score among recent programs. It joins AVG as Editors' Choice for free antivirus.
Ad-Aware originated in 1999 as a tool to warn users about "Web beacons"—tiny, invisible images used by advertisers to track online activities. It evolved into an antispyware tool and then into a full antivirus, capable of fighting all types of malware. The latest edition, Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 10.5, turned in an impressive performance in PCMag's own antivirus tests.
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The previous Ad-Aware, version 10.0, was a thorough rewrite; I noted in my review that it felt more like a 1.0, with the concomitant glitches. Version 10.5 seems much more stable and didn't exhibit the problems that caused me to downgrade the score of version 10.0.
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When you launch the Ad-Aware installer, it downloads the very latest components, to ensure you don't immediately have to update. It also downloads the latest antivirus definitions. Once you've rebooted, its protection is completely ready.
Ad-Aware installed without a hitch on ten of my twelve malware-infested test systems. Ransomware on one system hid the desktop, making it inaccessible, but tech support supplied advice that let me get Ad-Aware installed on this one.
Malware on another test system interfered with the installer's ability to download fresh components, making installation impossible. Tech support supplied an alternate full-product installer that contains all components, with no need for downloading. That one installed just fine.
A couple of the test systems hung repeatedly during the clean-up phase after a full scan. Retrying the scan helped one of those; retrying in Safe Mode let the other one complete its cleanup. What a difference from version 10.0, which effectively "killed" one test system, making it unbootable. The current Ad-Aware gets five stars for ease of installation.
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On finishing a scan, Ad-Aware summarizes its results and offers a button to "Fix All Now." Naturally I dug a bit deeper, opting to view the files it had found. I was pleased to see that the scanner defaults to Disinfect for virus-infected files; all too often antivirus products will simply quarantine those files. I let Ad-Aware take the recommended action for all found threats and then tallied the results.
Ad-Aware detected 83 percent of the threats, more than any other product tested with this current set of samples. Yes, you'll see in the chart below that Emsisoft Anti-Malware 7.0 "with help" detected 86 percent, but it reached that detection level with hours and hours of work by tech support using over a dozen third-party tools. I can't count that as a score earned by the product itself.
avast! Free Antivirus 8 only detected 75 percent of these samples, but due to more through cleanup of what it did find, it scored the same as Ad-Aware, 5.8 points. Emsisoft (without tech support help) also detected 75 percent, but came in with just 4.8 points.
Tested with my previous malware collection, AVG Anti-Virus FREE 2013 detected 87 percent and scored 6.5 points, just a hair below Norton AntiVirus (2013) and Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus 2013. Norton and Webroot are both Editors' Choice products for overall antivirus protection.
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In addition to the detection rate and overall score for each product, the chart below also offers a score for ease of installation. As noted, Ad-Aware gets five stars because it installed with hardly any help from tech support. AVG and avast! rated just two stars because of the huge amount of work needed to get them installed and fully functional. For details about my malware removal test, see How We Test Malware Removal.


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Dr. Mary Scannell has been practicing in Lowell for over 20 years. Dr. Scannell is excited to announce the opening of her dental practice to service her patients. She will continue to offer all dental needs from children to seniors and is accepting new patients. You will experience a relaxed professional atmosphere with all new equipment, right here in your neighborhood. Mass Health and most insurance companies are welcome. Thank you for your patience during this period of transition.
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Perfect for home, motorhome, boat, traveling and emergencies.
What makes it so super cool is the fact that it is a rechargeable lamp with a USB male plug. It did not come with the US 110 outlet USB female adapter but we had one on hand to use anyhow. We already have 12 volt USB adapters for using in the car and motorhome.
What this means is that you never want to be without this light! We travel often by boat, car and motorhome. This lamp will work anywhere.
If you are in a sticks and brick home that has a power outage you can enjoy this lamp anywhere. Even with the power running you can unplug the lamp and move it to where ever you need light right that moment, without having to run cords.
The light can be reconfigured and rotated for any type of project to put the light right where you want it with multiple choices for brightness. The smooth silicone has such a nice feel to it.
For fun it has assorted colors in the base for creating ambiance. In this hectic world anything that plasters a smile on your face is essential and this lamp made us smile, giggle and rejoice. There is light!
If you want to give someone an awesome gift that they will treasure and use everyday, give them this light. If they are techno challenged, make sure to give them a separate 110 to USB adapter for home use.
I received this product as a free sample for evaluation and reviewing. The vendor has not influenced, modified or edited my comments.
I give it 5 bright super stars. Deckey has made a quality innovative light with both useful and fun features.
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Frequently, the last thing to cross the mind of a young man when putting together his attire is the footwear. It is only logical to do so, as the shoe functions to complement the entirety of the ensemble, rather than act as its own entity. The focus of the young snappy dresser then is to determine which type of shoe will best compliment their specific style.
One classical shoe that is quite popular is known as the Oxford shoe, which features a style in which the tip of the shoe, known as the vamp, is stitched over te top of the body of the shoe, known as the facing. The overall structure of the Oxford style is one which streamlines the foot, which likens this shoe style to complement just about any style or fashion. In all, the Oxford shoe style is a foolproof style for matching with any formal attire.
Another popular shoe style for formal dress wear is the loafer. Loafers are categorized by their moccasin inspired look, which is identifiable in its flat structure. Loafers are also commonly characterized by decorations that cross the facing of the shoe, in place of a strap. Loafers are made to form fit to the foot, and as a result do not require laces or straps. Due to their slipper-like appearance, loafers are often considered as being on the less formal side, but have been popularized over the years as a fashionable dress shoe for use in formal occasions (1). On the whole, due to their casual nature, loafers are best worn with an ensemble that is meant to convey fashion more so than authority and formality.
One of the most popular styles of dress shoe to date is known as the high top, or "Chukkah" style. The Chukka shoe style is identified by its height at the ankles, giving it the impression of a boot, though it is more similar to a crossover style between an Oxford shoe mixed with a high top. The boot-like shape of the Chukka shoe likens it as one of the least formal types of dress shoe, however it exceeds in its levels of comfort, and its unconventionality provides the Chukka shoe with a charm all of its own, making it a large hit in the formal dress wear community (2). Chukka shoes are further characterized by a stitching that outlines the leather sole, adding supplemental charm and formality to the look of the shoe. Overall, the Chukka boot, though seemingly informal, is a healthy substitute for the traditional dress shoe, and provides a level of comfort that far exceeds any other dress shoe style.
In conclusion, the classification of the shoe will factor in a great deal when deciding on shoe style. Among the most informal are the loafer and Chukka styles, however both of these styles are fashionable in their unconventionality. The Oxford shoe style is a style which will complement nearly any formal style, and as a result this shoe type is by far the most popular, dating as far back as the 1920's in global men's fashion and remaining a staple ever since (3).


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Solar Cell Tabbing or Interconnect Wire are primarily produced from a tin or tin alloy coated copper flat wire*. Ulbrich has been producing conductive materials for the photovoltaic industry since 1992, accumulating years of expertise that is applied to each and every order. A critical feature of Tabbing and Interconnect is lower yield strength and higher elongation. Our standard ribbon is engineered softer than the inferior higher yield strength ribbon commonly produced. Our XP Ribbon, capable of larger cross sections, transmits electricity even more efficiently.
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This post raises some very interesting and important questions about the extent to which faculty members should allow students to experience failure. The author asks: "How many of us—as college or university faculty—take on …. "hovering parent" traits and strive to make paths smooth for our students instead of teaching them how to navigate a rough path themselves?" Examples of such behaviour include:
- Remind students again and again to turn in their homework or assignments
- Call a student if he or she has missed a few classes
- Provide extra credit to raise students' grades in a course
- Grade on a curve
- Change course requirements mid-way through a semester because students complain the work is too hard or that there's too much of it
- Place all lecture notes and relevant information on a Course Management System so students don't have to take notes or even attend class
I have certainly done the items in the first two and the last bullet. I often find myself struggling with this very question: My instinct is to treat my graduate students as adults, which means expecting them to take responsibility for their actions and behaviours; on the other hand, I want to help them avoid pitfalls, if possible. I think there is increasing pressure on faculty to not let students experience failures or obstacles. I've always believed that however painful, failure is a learning experience and an opportunity for growth; more importantly, that we must accept responsibility for our actions, or lack of action. I am increasingly concerned about what I see as a growing societal intolerance towards criticism and complaint, even if constructive, and labelling them as negative and therefore inappropriate, even if valid points are made. But that's another matter.
In response to this post, a person said that he/she would be having a discussion with students on the first day with respect to expectations on the part of both students and faculty, which is an approach I try to take, but which I will be sure to spend more time on.


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A study released Tuesday measured the quality of care at about 4,500 hospitals nationwide, finding that California ranks among the nation's top four states for high-caliber hospitals.
California hospitals score some of the highest marks in the report, which also says quality varies "significantly" from state to state in key health areas linked to mortality rates.
The HealthGrades report found that 6 percent of California hospitals performed statistically worse than expected for heart attack patients.
Locally, several hospitals received high rankings, but were also cited for problems like bed sores and foreign objects left in patients after surgery.
Scripps Mercy Hospital, UCSD Medical Center, and Pomerado Hospital were among some of the county's top ranking 5-Star hospitals, according to the for-profit provider of information about physicians and hospitals.
During 2005-2011, those hospitals outperformed others when treating patients for four key conditions or life-threatening procedures studied: coronary artery bypass graft, heart attack, pneumonia and sepsis. The four categories combined make up 54 percent of all hospital-related deaths.
Dr. Archelle Georgiou, a former executive for UnitedHealth Group and an expert advisor to Healthgrades, said that if a patient is treated at a 5-Star hospital, he or she has a 75 percent lower chance of death, and a 61 percent lower rate of complications than if that same patient is treated at a 1-Star hospital.
The organization also studied how informed patients are about their hospitals.
"What was surprising to us - and pretty disappointing - was that people spend more time researching the next refrigerator they're going to buy or their mobile phone plan than they spend researching the doctor or hospital that's going to provide care," Georgiou said.
NBC7 also spoke with Dr. Ted Mazer, the chief of staff for Alvarado Hospital - a hospital that is not ranked by Healthgrades. He cautioned that the data is not always accurate, and the same information is provided by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
"The problem with some of these things like HealthGrades and other ratings services is they often use ... we'd call it hearsay or case report data, and it's not necessarily statistically valid," Mazer said.


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- Lead general counsel for a privately held, national industrial warehouse development and acquisition firm, worth in excess of $500 Million Dollars.
- Lead counsel on the purchase and leasing of over $250 Million Dollars in new industrial developments and acquisitions for said privately held firm from 2012 – 2014.
- Represented local developer and real estate entrepreneur with the relocation of an auto dealership to new property that is subject to complex, long term ground leases. Such representation included assistance with city incentives, and subdivision requirements.
- Assisted with the redevelopment of a new commercial shopping center in the Champaign market. Services included the formation and negotiation of a new LLC, real estate purchase agreements, city incentives and subdivision requirements, and the drafting and negotiation of complicated covenants, conditions and restrictions.
- Negotiated and drafted the documentation for the expansion of an existing manufacturing plant in the Champaign area. Services included representation on the additional land purchase, city subdivision requirements, annexation issues, and leasing.
- Lead counsel on the purchase, leasing, financing and redevelopment of a 30+ acre tract in the Champaign area for the construction of a brand new 700,000 + square foot warehouse facility for one of Champaign's largest employers and businesses.
- Lead counsel on the development of a student housing project in Peoria, IL. Services included assistance with the assembly and purchase of residential real estate, title / survey issues, and leasing.
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Brief Soknim Update
I received an email from Brother Vibol in Cambodia regarding his wife, Soknim. We continue to pray for her as she recovers from her burns.
Dear Chris and family
Blessing to you all and thanks for all of you love and pray for me and my wife and family.
Now Soknim in Vietnam for her neck and eye sergery and ear will be later and minor sergery.
-Children now when to private school as well for their security
-For me fine by the grace of the Father in heaven
Blessing you my love brother.
Vibol and family
Please continue to keep them in your prayers!
Series of Explosions Kill at Least 8 in India as Militant Muslim Group Claims Responsibility
Click Here –> FoxNews Article
This is the park and business area where Kevin and I were last Sunday and met the two pastors from Orissa State. We notice that security was on high alert and now we know why.
I do not always understand how God's uses our prayers. For instance, the church was praying for the captivity of James and Peter in Acts 12, James was killed and Peter was miraculously released. Nevertheless, we pray and continue to pray. Thanks for your prayers and partnership in the Gospel.
Safe and Secure in Christ,
INDIA: Attacks and 'Reconversions' Continue in Orissa
From this article here: CompassDirect
The spate of anti-Christian violence that began following the killing of a Hindu
leader on 23 August in Orissa's Kandhamal district continued yesterday, despite
a stream of meetings by Christian and rights groups with high government
According to the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI), more than 20 houses
belonging to Christians from the Orissa Follow-Up ministry (OFU) in Khajuripada
village in Kandhamal were set on fire last night. The Rev. Dr. D.B. Hrudaya of
the OFU told EFI that the whereabouts of the 20 families whose houses were
destroyed were unknown and that he was "deeply concerned."
Earlier in the day, around 70 families in four villages – Bogapada, Boriguda,
Kuttiguda and Danniguda – in Kandhamal were forcibly 'reconverted' to Hinduism
by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council or VHP) extremists.
On Sunday (7 September), a mob of around 2,000 people attacked a church during
the morning worship service in Bhudainjal village in another district,
Kalahandi, reported EFI. While the church members were able to flee, the
attackers caught hold of two church workers and assaulted them.
"When the three-month pregnant wife of one of the men tried to rescue her
husband, one person in the mob kicked her in the stomach," EFI reported. "She
was admitted to the Kathiguda Government Hospital."
In the afternoon, the mob burned a day care centre in nearby Bamnichatra
village. The crowd also stole items worth around 10,000 rupees ($280 AUD) from
the centre before setting it on fire.
There were also reports of Hindu extremists poisoning the water at relief camps
in Kandhamal.
"An attempt to poison the drinking water source of the relief camp in Habaq High
School in G. Udayagiri village, Kandhamal was foiled by an alert security guard
at 9 pm on 2 September," EFI said in a statement.
The water of another relief camp in Vijay High School in Raikia, Kandhamal was
reportedly poisoned last Wednesday (3 September). Six Christians fell ill from
the toxicity and were taken to hospitals, according to EFI.
The violence in Orissa began following the killing of a VHP leader, Laxmanananda
Saraswati, and four of his disciples on 23 August in his ashram (religious
centre) in the Jalespeta area of Kandhamal district. A Maoist group claimed
responsibility for the killings, but the VHP continues to blame Christians.
The Global Council of India Christians has recorded at least 56 deaths thus far,
and the rights group believes the toll could cross 100. Hundreds of houses and
churches have also been burned or destroyed in the violence, forcing thousands
to hide in jungles or take shelter in relief camps set up by the state
Orissa is ruled by a coalition of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party
and the Biju Janata Dal party.
Christians make up 2.4 percent of Orissa's population, or 897,861 of the total
36.7 million people.
Compass Direct
Please pray the Lord will intervene, may he bring peace.
Pray for those who have been forced to 'reconvert'.
Pray those who are missing will be found.
Pray the Lord will frustrate the plans of the wicked.


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May 13, 2015
Rorrie Gregorio, National Partner-in-Charge, Marcum Family Office Group Named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Private Wealth by Private Asset Management Magazine
Rorrie Gregorio, National Partner-in-Charge of the Marcum Family Office Group at Marcum LLP, has been named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Private Wealth by Private Asset Management magazine.
"PAM has established its inaugural feature chronicling the 50 most inspirational and influential women in North America's private wealth space," the publication wrote in the May 2015 issue. "Women now control 51% of global wealth… [but] only 19% of CFAs are women. However, these 50 women - and their successors - are determined to encourage a change in those statistics. With opportunities set to grow dramatically in the coming years for financial services professionals, meet the pioneers flying the flag for female equality."
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NIH Individual Development Plans
NIH now encourages institutions to assist graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to achieve their career goals within the biomedical research workforce through the use of Individual Development Plans (IDPs).
This new policy was announced in Notice NOT-OD-13-093, NIH Encourages Institutions to Develop Individual Development Plans for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers. Additionally, beginning October 1, 2014, "annual progress reports are required to include a description of whether the institution uses IDPs or not and how they are employed to help manage the training and career development of those individuals" (see NOT-OD-14-113).
Resources on IDPs and mentoring can be found at these sites
myIDP: A Career Planning Tool for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Individual Development Plans (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
NIH Individual Training & Development Plan (IDP), see the Printable Individual Development Plan
Mentorship Matters for the Biomedical Workforce (Sally Rockey, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH)
Postdoctoral Career Core Competencies (National Postdoctoral Association)
Mentoring Plans for Postdoctoral Scholars (National Postdoctoral Association)
Individual Development Plan for Postdoctoral Fellows (FASEB)


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Blogging "Yes" Day 18: What It Means to Be a Sexualized Woman
For day eighteen of the Blogging "Yes" project, I read Julia Serano's "Why Nice Guys Finish Last." I have to admit that I had a lot of trouble with most of Serano's argument, specifically her points about men and about nice guys versus assholes, due to my own experiences with men. So instead, I'm going to focus on what she says about the sexualization of women and the virgin/whore dichotomy.
Because of the predator/prey mindset, when a woman does act in a sexually active or aggressive way, she is generally not viewed as a sexual aggressor, but rather as opening herself up to being sexually objectified by others. This is why rape trials have historically dwelled on whether the woman in question was dressed in a revealing or provocative fashion, or whether she met with the man privately, and so on.
If a woman embraces her sexuality, it may be personally empowering for her, but she still has to deal with the fact that others will project the "whore" stereotype onto her and assume that she's inviting male sexualization.
I've been looking for a good way to express this concept, and I think Serano hits the nail on the head. I find this especially as a lesbian–even beyond the fairly commonplace example of the guys hitting on girls dancing together, talking about sex as a lesbian can invite self-doubting thoughts that are very rooted in a patriarchal culture. I'm sometimes afraid to be open sexually because I have an image in my mind of "that girl," who is objectified and seen as "up for anything," etc. As someone who is both very sexual and not given to casual sex, as someone who is kinky but only within relationships and close friendships, it can be hard to be open about sexuality without wondering what assumptions are popping up.
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Shocking Health Care Statistic of the Day
Ready to Rumble: How Pelosi's Drug Bill Sets Up Dems for 2020
Increasing Number of Americans Delay Medical Care Due to Cost: Gallup
Congress Really Wants to Get Something Done on Drug Prices. It May Fail Anyway
Surprise Deal to Protect Patients From Surprise Medical Bills
Obamacare Back at the Supreme Court — With Billions for Insurers on the Line
The Rising Tide of Health Care Costs
Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Divert $3.6 Billion in Military Funds to Border Wall
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration's plan to divert $3.6 billion in military funds toward construction of barriers along the border with Mexico. District Court Judge...
$738 Billion Defense Bill Authorizes Space Force and New Benefits for Federal WorkersBy Michael Rainey
It looks like Space Force has earned its wings. The leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees announced late Monday an agreement on the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which...
The Terrible Cost of the War in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan is the longest armed conflict in U.S. history, and throughout the 18 years of fighting, U.S. officials have publicly said they were making progress. Yet a new investigative...
The Fiscal Challenge for the Next Recession
The federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2019 was nearly $1 trillion. "In the next downturn, don't be surprised if this number hits $2 trillion," writes Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal's...
Is Trump's $28 Billion Bailout Paying Farmers Too Much?By Michael Rainey
The Trump administration is spending $28 billion to bail out farmers hurt by the president's trade war with China – a huge sum that some experts say overestimates the economic losses inflicted by the...
New Trump Food Stamp Rule Will Cut 700,000 from ProgramBy Michael Rainey
The White House said Wednesday that it has finalized a rule that will tighten work requirements for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The new rule could result...
Navy Awards Largest Shipbuilding Contract EverBy Michael Rainey
The U.S. Navy awarded a contract Monday worth more than $22 billion to build nine new attack submarines. The agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat includes an option for a 10 th sub, which...
On Congress's To-Do List: Prevent a Shutdown in 18 Days
Congressional appropriators back from their Thanksgiving recess have just three weeks to hammer out details on dozens of policy differences over federal funding for fiscal year 2020, which started on...
Chart of the Day: Record Low Poverty RateBy Michael Rainey
The extensive array of government assistance programs — including Social Security, unemployment insurance, veterans' benefits, nutritional aid, rental assistance and the Earned Income Tax Credit —...
Trump Scores a Win From NATO, but Fireworks AheadBy Michael Rainey
Ahead of NATO's 70th-anniversary meeting in London this week, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced last Thursday that the U.S. will contribute less to the alliance's relatively small central...
Does the Deficit Matter? Congress Asks Four Top EconomistsBy Yuval Rosenberg and Michael Rainey
Wednesday's impeachment hearings will rightly dominate headlines given the bombshells in Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony, but they weren't the only hearings happening in Congress. The House...
Pentagon Fails Audit – AgainBy Michael Rainey
The second audit of the Department of Defense ended the same way as the first one: with a failing grade. The fiscal 2019 audit examined more than $2.9 trillion in assets and $2.8 trillion in...
How the Deficit Looms Over the Democratic Presidential Race
Democrats are set to hold another presidential primary debate Wednesday night, and if the pattern from past debates holds true, we'll likely hear the 10 candidates on stage talk a lot about health...
House Votes to Push Shutdown Deadline to December
The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap measure to fund the government through December 20. The Senate is set to take up the bill before current short-term funding expires on Thursday night, and the...
Congress Has Three Days to Avert a Government Shutdown
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Happy St Patrick's Day!!!
I am quite surprised I didn't share these bits of lace last year when I made them. But, in my defense, they were for my Daughter's wedding, so I imagine I was pretty busy with that.
I hope you all are enjoying St. Patrick's Day! Here's wishing my Daughter and Son-in-law a very Happy Anniversary as well. They were married one year ago, today!
If anyone is interested in knowing where I got the patterns for the lace or shamrocks, leave a comment and I will see if I can dig them up. Somewhere . . .


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Three and a half years ago if you told me that I would be shipping out for the Air Force on may 1st 2018 I probably would have laughed at your silly comment. If you had said that I'd be shipping out for special forces I'd have laughed even harder…….. but here we are. I recently physically qualified to join the United States Air Force as a Tactical Air Control Party Specialist, I could not have achieved this without the large, correction,
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X Factor winner Ben Haenow will add to the glitz and glamour as he takes to the stage at Hamilton Park's Saints & Sinners Racenight.
On June 23, fresh from his nationwide tour, Ben will be singing songs from his debut album including the hit Second Hand Heart which featured American superstar Kelly Clarkson.
Ben follows in the footsteps of Britain's Got Talent winner Collabro who entertained the thousands of guests at least year's event to raise funds for the Saints & Sinners charity.
Hamilton Park chief executive Vivien Kyles said: "There's something truly unique about our Saints & Sinners Racenight at Hamilton Park. It's one of our most hotly anticipated nights of the year where visitors pull out all the stops to raise the style stakes year after year. The crowd is always a sea of glamorous guests dressed in the signature red and white colours.
"Glitz and style are always in good supply each year and we're immensely proud to be supporting the Saints & Sinners charity, who we have worked with for many years.
"The night is one of the biggest events in the summer social calendar - and with a show stopping combination of racing and live entertainment from Ben - the crowd really are in for a treat.
"There is something for everyone at this event - tickets are already selling fast so anyone looking to attend is advised to snap them up quickly."
The evening will also include a special DJ set from Capital FM and the £10,000 EBF Stallions Captain JC Stewart Fillies Handicap Stakes (Class 4) race.
Part of the Jordan Electrics Premier 5 events, the gates open at 3.30pm, when visitors can choose to be a saint or a sinner by purchasing a charitable red or white carnation, before the first race begins at 6pm.
Tickets priced from £19 are available from www.hamilton-park.co.uk or calling 01698 283806. Children under-18 go free, but under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.


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After all, this is pretty much a Mommyblog, and I am the mom of a toddler. It's practically a requirement.
So, once upon a time, we thought about potty training. I don't think Jade was much older than a year when I bought a potty for her, one that could be used on its own, or for which the seat can be removed and placed on the toilet, while the rest of it acts as a step-stool. Nifty. We weren't ready to really start training then, but every once in a while Jade would sit on it and read. Once in a blue moon, she happened to tinkle in it.
Last winter, around the time Jade turned two, Michael was ready to go for it and start the serious training. I was all, well, go ahead, but I sure don't feel like starting right now. Half the time she's in a snowsuit, and I don't want to be washing snowsuits. And switching back and forth between diaper and no diaper just seemed so counter-productive at that stage. And another local blogger linked to a post she made about potty training and everything she wrote made sense to me and, hey, she's mom to four kids, so why go against the two and a half edict? And Jade's vocabulary wasn't at a point where I thought she could really, truly understand what we were doing. Anyway, the whole point is, I wasn't ready for potty training.
Then summer came. It wasn't much of a summer, but at least no snowsuits were at peril. So we bought a pile of little-girl panties and set about with the training. Things were okay for a while. At first, she really didn't want to spend any time on the potty, so I tried bribing her with M&Ms, but that just resulted in tears when she asked for them and I wouldn't give her any unless she at least sat on the potty, so we just stopped that whole nonsense. Most days were still diaper days, but we spent some days focussing on potty training and she starting to enjoy reading on the potty again.
Then the seizures started.
Between the stress and worry of trying to control Jade's epilepsy and the energy it took just being pregnant, I really didn't have the energy for potty training. And then we observed that some of Jade's seizures caused a loss of bladder control. And sometimes even bowel control. And I had even less energy for potty training. So diapers it was.
The seizures got better, so we started the training again. Jade loved being in panties, and she occasionally peed in the potty, but she seemed to prefer going standing up. She could go all morning long without peeing at all, so wow, bladder control. But didn't seem to "get" that she could tell herself to go when she was on the potty. She loved telling me she had to pee when we were outside, so we get everything off and then she'd squat (with me helping her) and then she'd announce she was done without actually doing anything. Sometimes we'd put her on the potty and she wouldn't go, but she'd go three minutes later somewhere not on the potty. Sometimes she waited until she had a diaper on, like at nap time, and then she'd go. (Maybe not on purpose, maybe after she fell asleep.) Anyway, this was all the usual potty training stuff, I figured.
We wanted to go whole hog and just get rid of diapers during the day, but Jade's daycare worker wanted her in pull-ups because three other kids in the group are also training and she felt overwhelmed. I went and got some cloth training pants as a compromise.
And then the seizures went all crazy again a couple of weeks ago. So back to diapers we went again.
Well, I think the seizures have calmed down again for now, so now what? Should we start potty training yet again? I just don't know what the best plan is.
Some people would describe Jade's peeing almost everywhere but the potty as a sign that she's "not ready". I think that we could wait until she fully understands how to go on command (her own, I mean) and then potty training would go quickly. Or we can be fairly intensive with her and it will take more time to train, but she'll likely be trained earlier than if we wait until she all the signs of "ready" under the sun. But I don't like having one practice at home and a different one at the daycare, so that part frustrates me. We've applied to have a worker who can be with her one-on-one at the daycare for her safety (thanks to Yukon Health and the Child Development Centre for that program!); maybe that person would be willing to do the panties-all-day thing with her. But I don't really know when that worker will materialize. And are we going to start potty training again, only to have the seizures set us back once again? Should we really let that "maybe" stop us? What about the fact that Nugget will be in diapers? Will she decide she wants them again, too? Should we really let that "maybe" stop us?
Some arguments for potty training… We stopped using cloth diapers early in the spring because Jade had pretty much outgrown the ones we had and we figured the potty training would start soon, anyway. Damn, it's expensive to be buying disposables all the time. Not to mention the garbage. And Jade likes being in panties (although sometimes she asks for the disposable pull-ups — I think she likes the animals on them). And I think Michael is actually just a wee bit ashamed to have a non potty-trained kid, when a number of her peers from our prenatal group are. (Even though plenty of kids don't get potty-trained until well into their third year these days… I never thought I'd have one of them, though. What is it about potty training that makes us so opinionated and judgmental?)
Arguments against potty training… Not potty training means basically "doing nothing". And we all know that doing nothing is just easier.
*sigh* Any thoughts, kids?


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Not all 911s are set up for the corners.
Original 993 GT2 prices have officially reached peak insanity.
A 993 Carrera meets a 997 GT3 on the circuit in a sweet track battle.
This onboard pits the last of the air-cooled 911s against Porsche's newest mid-engine GT car at Spa.
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With starter Ryan Deehan and Matt Bahr completing their eligibility this season and DaVaughn Thornton moving to wide receiver, tight end is a recruiting priority for Colorado.
The Buffs received good news this week when 6-foot-6, 235-pound tight end Austin Ray of Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo., gave an oral commitment to CU, according to various Internet recruiting sites.
Ray had previously given an oral commitment to Mississippi, but opened up his recruitment after it was announced that Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt would be replaced after this season.


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The way we're making a better world is by creating opportunity for generations of human beings to learn from each other – to work side by side in each act of their life. We're making a better world by finding new stories for these generations to tell. Stories that break down our borders and confront us with the truth. We're making a better world by rediscovering classic tales whose lessons have yet to be truly learned.
Three Act Theatre is a company of artists that have come together to make change and leave the world better than we found it. . . we just happen to make great theatre. Isn't it time we change together?
'A Brand New World' is an original musical, set in 1941 New York as the
Balbier family is just arriving in America, having escaped Hitler on the last train out of Nuremberg, Germany. The family moves into 1795 Riverside Drive with Uncle Eddie & Aunt Mary, who care for Stephanie like their own daughter, while helping her parents settle in to their new American life. As the backdrop of war rages on, we see her at age 15 making her way in a
new school, with a new language, and new friendships to make that are about to change her world forever. Over the course of the next 4 years of the war, we see three best friends come of age and enter the workforce as they send their young men off to war. By 1945, everything has changed, nothing will ever be the same again…who knows what the future holds?!?
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Making live theatre is a very expensive endeavor, but is life changing for both the young artists we are training AND the adult artists that are mentoring them along their journey. We hope that once our work hits the stage, it has a life changing effect on our audiences as well!
Mole Town: An Underground Love Story takes place in an underground village located in the abandoned Subway tunnels below the streets of present day Manhattan. We meet the quirky Mole People, including Cruise, the town's leader, and Will & Jazz, two siblings that Cruise has adopted and raised below ground as his own. When one finally gets the chance to go on a solo mission to the surface, their world is suddenly turned upside down. Will the call of adventure outweigh the duty and traditions of their family's way of life? Come to Mole Town and see what unfolds.
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Concentrated marketing strategy is a method adopted by small companies with limited financial resources to develop and market a particular product targeting a particular market segment. This enables such companies to invest their limited resources in a particular area and attain a strong market position without adopting mass distribution or advertising. It is also referred to as niche marketing. This concentrated strategy enables the development of a distinct niche market for a particular product or brand.
It is also adopted by companies providing highly specialized goods and services. Toyota is a classic example of concentrated marketing. It has obtained a large market share in a small segment of hybrid vehicles by being one among the first to enter that segment. Toyota introduced a wide variety of hybrid vehicles thereby becoming the World leader in that segment.
The advantage of greater customer satisfaction in a single market is offset by a disadvantage of the risk associated with putting all your eggs in a single basket. The organization adopting a concentrated strategy should deal with the risks associated like product failure, changing preferences of the target segment and introduction of an improved model by competitors.
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|WHAT: Embark on a transformational journey that will re-align all aspects of Your Being Mind, Body & Spirit. Welcome to this 3-hour chakra celebration event. Do you love dancing, moving your body, explore your chakras, go beyond your comfort-zone in a safe and respectful space? Then this chakra-event is for you. We will dive into the world of the 7 chakras, focusing on the basic rights, embodying each chakra to charge your chakra energy and meditation will be our container during the event. Yes, 3 hours dancing in a playful and creative way through the whole rainbow-bridge, from the red root chakra up to the violett crown chakra. Make sure to bring your waterbottle and if you feel like you can bring cloth to dress upp according to the chakra-colors during the dance. There will be a short break with refreshments half way through! HOW MUCH: FULL ON FREE MEMBERS 100 SEK 250 SEK for all others
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The Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America program was implemented during the fraternity's 1990 General Convention.The two organizations signed an agreement to assist each other in reaching their goals of working toward the positive development of African-American youth and empowering their families and communities.
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Sathguru Sri Gnanananda is a baffling enigma to the modern intellectuals but an open book with a disarming simplicity of a child of God to the common man…Read More
He has embarked on the great path of spiritual renaissance envisaged by his Guru. May all his devotees and yearning souls pray and get Guruji's blessing.Read More
Swami Namananda Giri is the present Pontiff of Sri Gnanananda Giri Peetam, established by Guruji at Thennangur in Tamilnadu, IndiaRead More
Welcome to our website of Sri Gnanananda Nama Sankirtana Mandali of Malaysia. With the blessing from Satguru Maharaj Sri Swami Gnanananda Giri, Swami Haridas Giri and Swami Namananda Giri formed a spiritual movement called the Sri Gnanananda Nama Sankirtana Mandali Malaysia in the year of 1997. With the headquaters in Teluk Intan in the state of Perak, Malaysia with the untimate aim to serve all the devotees and others who are interested in the spiritual path of the Hindu Dharma. Read More


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Published on thestreet.com | 03/26/2016 I Direct link
We've all heard of a staycation.
But how about a daycation?
It's a concept that's taking on new meaning in some ways by a crop of startups that are gaining momentum in the hotel industry and in the process, disrupting business as usual.
The idea involves websites such as DayUse and HotelsbyDay, which are specifically designed to market hotel rooms for use during the day, for as little as just a few hours -- perhaps just a morning or midday stay.
It's a notion that often inspires a smirk and invites innuendos about under-the-radar romantic interludes. News headlines about these news sites have read everything from Adulterers Anonymous to Naughty pause after work replaces dirty weekend.
But to view this burgeoning business sector in such a narrow light misses all of the potential usefulness for a wide consumer base and for the lodging industry. Not only do the new platforms allow hotels to leverage unused inventory during the day, thus increasing revenues, but they also fill an unmet need among travelers who want access to hotel rooms outside conventional hours.
Think - layovers, a place to work quietly when visiting a city for the day, and a place to rest and allow your children to nap when out and about on a daytrip away from home. The possibilities are endless.
Hospitality is looking for new revenue streams, explains Maud Chabanier, general manager of DayUse USA. And day use is helping them optimize their revenue. Hoteliers are thrilled about it. They can generate 10 to 15% revenue without new investment.
DayUse is the leading website in the space, a site that started in Europe about five years ago by listing a handful of hotels in Paris. The platform now represents hotels in 14 countries, employs 40 people and has offices in Paris, New York and Sao Paulo.
What's more, DayUse recently raised 15 million euros ($16.74 million), closing the largest European Startup Series A investment round of 2015 and in the process earning the distinction of being one of France's hottest startups.
It wasn't planned, but DayUse is coming to market at the perfect time, says Chabanier.
The hospitality industry at the moment is very concerned about all of the market shares that are being eaten away by the sharing economy and disruptive concepts such as Airbnb, and they are trying to find new revenue streams, she added. We're coming up with a very simple solution - to build revenue during the daytime.
Of course, services like DayUse facilitate the booking but need to rely on strong partnerships with established hotels.
Hotels that start working with us quickly come to realize that financially it's a good opportunity, and it's an opportunity to work with a new clientele they weren't necessarily reaching before, Chabanier adds.
And for those who may have envisioned seedy motels being sold by the hour on DayUse and its peers, think again.
The hotels listed are upscale. In New York City, a market DayUse began tiptoeing into about two years ago, the properties all have three or more stars. The price you will pay for such rooms meanwhile, is drastically discounted. In some cases, the cost is as much as 75% less then the normal nightly rate.
The Sohotel in NYC, for instance, offers a standard double queen room for the afternoon for $139. (The normal nightly rate for the same room is $219) Those who choose to spend a few hours retreating at Sohotel, a three-star property, have access to free Wi-Fi in public areas and hotel rooms with flat-screen televisions, exposed brick walls and wood floors.
DayUse currently offers about 70 hotels in New York City but has ambitious plans to expand in this country. Chabanier says DayUse will be in 15 of America's largest cities by year's end.
''It's the right time for DayUse to take a big step internationally, says Chabanier. We're getting demand from users all around the globe and we need to be able to open all of the various large cities around the globe.
Having come across DayUse during his travels in Europe, industry veteran Yannis Moati was inspired to create a similar hotel booking platform in the United States.
Moati's offering launched a little more than one year ago with the nameHotelsByDay. It's a New York based startup run by a team of hospitality industry veterans, technology experts and entrepreneurs.
We're getting pretty good traction, says Moati. We now have about 350 properties and are growing at about five properties a week.
But contrary to DayUse's experience in Europe where renting hotels by the hour is not such a sensitive subject, Moati says he has come across a bit of resistance from hotels.
The European model is geared toward reinforcing the stigma - the romantic aspect, he says. You can do that when you're selling to the French, Italians and Spaniards. Shamelessly, you can promote a little frill.
In the U.S. however, Moati and his team are working to convince hotels to look at the opportunity in a different light, pointing out that the model is creating value for them.
We have shifted the mindset to be more about the business traveler and we are reaping the results, he continues. We see a lot of business travelers calling us who want to book an early check-in or late check-out.
Additional resistance stems from the various operational issues hotels face, Moati explains, including challenges posed by a hotel's employee unions and the scheduling of room cleaning services.
Still HotelsByDay is making steady progress. It has since expanded beyond New York City to include Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Boston and more.
And in the process of shifting the mindset of the public and the hotel industry about such platforms, Moati and his peers are also changing the way hotels do business ever so slightly. HotelsByDay and DayUse are definitely disrupting things somewhat, but in a manner that's not about inspiring additional competition for hotels. Rather, the sites are opening additional opportunity, Moati says.
We're breaking barriers, Moati says. We're changing the model on them. And the most aggressive hotels realize there is an opportunity here. And along the way we're bringing hospitality on par with what modern society expects...We are an on-demand society that moves quicker than ever. But yet the hospitality industry has been stuck with 11 a.m. check out and 3 p.m. check in.


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Movement Lesson™ is a unique therapy method that utilizes a combination of gentle touch and purposeful movement through the principles of counterbalance and rotation to create an individualized and profoundly effective therapy session. This extraordinary method helps infants, children, adults and elderly with acute to chronic pain with a non-invasive approach to the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.
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Hebrews 11:27 (AMP) says "Motivated by faith he left Egypt behind him..and.. held staunchly to his purpose.." ' There is a strong relationship between our movement toward our dreams & the resources we need becoming available to us. Over & over in Scripture God sent ppl out with what seems like little or inadequate resources but when they got to where God wanted them to be, the resources needed to get the job done were in place waiting for them.' - John C. Maxwell Remember, "a dream comes with (is accompanied by) much business & painful effort."( Eccl. 5:3, AMP) So every time you refuse to quit, you're a step closer to your dream!!..ALL SMILES!! :) :)
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Have you checked your JNTUH B.Tech 4-2 Sem RC/RV Results?
JNTUH B.Tech 4-2 Sem Results: Jawaharlal Nehru University Hyderabad (JNTUH) announced B.Tech 4-2 sem Recounting/Revaluation Exam May 2018 Results today.
JNTU Hyderabad successfully conducted B.Tech 4-2 Sem examination in the month of May 2018.
After completion of Evaluation finally, it released the results at Jntuhresults.in.
Results announced for both regular and supplementary candidates at a time.
A huge number of candidates have appeared for the examination.
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JNTUH declared B.Tech R13, R09, R07 4-2 Sem Exam 2018 results.
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTU Hyderabad) is a public university, located in Hyderabad, Telangana.
This university consists of the constituent and affiliated colleges.
The college offers various programs and conducts the semester examinations every year.
So many numbers of students studying and Passing out with Good Knowledge from Jntu Hyderabad University in Telangana.
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Recently, JNTUH conducted B.Tech 4-2 Sem examination and the candidates who had applied for Recounting/Revaluation can check the results from the official website.
Students can check JNTUH 4-2 sem of B.Tech Recounting/Revaluation results 2018 at the official website or as well as www.Hashtagexam.com online portal.
Jntuhresults.in or Jntuh.ac.in. These are the official website where the students can check the results by giving the necessary details like the Name, Hall ticket number and other details.
The candidate must be very much particular with the details and ensure that the accurate ones are given in order to avoid any sort of problems in checking the results.
Note: JNTUH Revaluation or Recounting Results of 4th-year 2nd Semester B.Tech of R13, R09, R07 Regulations Regular and Supply Examinations Oct and May 2018 had declared and these results are sent to their respective colleges. So, Students who had applied for Revaluation are advised to check their Results in the college or contact the college staff to know your result.
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Supply Chains: vital to tackling deforestation…
Leadership within corporate sustainability continues to reach new heights as companies innovate to catalyze more progress. Early sustainability efforts focused on philanthropy. Next, companies embraced the business value of engaging in operational efficiency, such as efficient use of water or energy.
The current wave? Supply chain engagement: realizing that the bulk of their environmental impact comes from outside their operational walls, leading companies are reaching back across the chain to suppliers and producers to drive improvements.
Companies and non-profit partners still have a lot of work to do to determine how to adequately engage in continuous improvement across a supply chain and measure performance in a transparent way. But even if they solve this puzzle, it isn't sufficient to tackle our biggest, hairiest environmental problems—like deforestation.
In the deforestation space, direct supply chain engagement is vital to manage corporate risks and catalyze improvements. But any company that attempts long-term supply chain engagement on their own typically creates a situation in which individual farms are reducing forest loss, but the landscape around them is still filled with rapid deforestation. Imagine "islands of green" in a sea of deforestation.
…but what's the next step?
Enter the next stage of corporate sustainability leadership: local policy engagement. By engaging with policymakers in the core regions from which they source, companies that have zero deforestation commitments can catalyze local government-led initiatives that strive for long-term landscape scale reductions in forest loss and improvements in productivity. Companies can add a critically important voice to the policy table while providing support for local initiatives that advance their zero deforestation goals and promote those of policymakers.
Within the deforestation space, we call this type of policy engagement a jurisdictional approach. Rather than only going farm-by-farm to ensure sustainability, a jurisdictional approach allows companies to work alongside governments to create entire regions that are improving along deforestation and productivity metrics.
We see more and more companies express that they alone cannot solve the problem of deforestation, and that they will need to collaborate to scale results. Just yesterday at COP23, Walmart announced a new Forest Policy that indicates that jurisdictional approaches will need to be part of reaching its goal of zero-net deforestation:
"Walmart recognizes that no company can solve deforestation on its own and that we must leverage our ability to promote sustainable agricultural production and sourcing beyond our private brands, and even beyond our retail supply chain. We recognize the importance of collaboration with our suppliers, our peers, governments and NGOs to address deforestation and promote sustainable production at an industry level. This will require new approaches and solutions at both the jurisdictional and landscape level that drive results on the ground by engaging both governments, to improve policy and increase scale, as well as the market with clear demand signals for more sustainable products."
This is just the first step, and true engagement will take time and effort over the next several years to build relationships and drive change at scale. However, policies like this one send a strong signal: big business is looking to partner with governments to catalyze change. Companies seeking to participate in collaborative solutions are looking to governments to lead.
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For companies like Walmart that have been engaging in supply chain deforestation strategies for many years, jurisdictional approaches are the next leadership step necessary to drive additional progress at scale.
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Call me old fashioned but I believe good manners and courtesy are vitally important life skills for all our students. Treating people with respect and dignity, irrespective of background or social class, is the sign of a civilised society. I, therefore, argue that good manners are the antithesis of snobbery. It does not really matter what colour or race or creed people are, what income they have, what team they support, even though these might be important in how we perceive our own identity. Everyone deserves respect. Everyone has something to offer, everyone has some gift they can share, a talent or a contribution that ultimately might make the world a better place. Understanding that is the true meaning of politesse.
While doing some research for this piece, I stumbled across a fascinating statistic: two generations ago, 95% of students would stand up when a teacher or an adult entered the room, dropping to 51% a generation ago, to just 19% today. It is easy to see why this is the case: walk down any busy street and you will need to navigate your way through the sea of 'screen suckers', my name for those who cannot take their eyes from their devices. These people are so unaware of their surroundings you could wave free money in front of them and they would have no idea. The same is the case when you come to doors, escalators, or public transport - etiquette has vanished. It is can be rare these days to have someone hold a door open, allow another person to go first, say thank you, give up a seat for someone else or assist a needy person with bags, a pram or other bulky items.
This is a shame because these simple demonstrations of respect to others have the capacity to change and develop attitudes, and encourage society to understand that other people matter. This is so important in our increasingly 'me, me, me' world. At Kristin, we believe that people do matter; personally, I think it is important that students do not talk when the teacher is speaking, they put their hand up when they would like to ask a question, they listen to each other without interruption and they thank their teacher for the lesson. Classroom etiquette is essential to learning.
I am always impressed when students open a door for me, greet me by name and ask me how my day is going. Good table manners are an important life skill and much more significant to future success than many would care to admit. The dining room is as important as the boardroom and a faux pas in either is best avoided. In sport, knowing how to lose well and win with good grace are equally important. I enjoy watching student sport and when it comes to sporting etiquette, I much prefer the Roger Federer approach to that of Nick Kyrgios. Rather like knowing your times tables and how to spell correctly, good manners in and outside the classroom should be flagged up as essential learning.
When children are given parameters of respect and politeness, they can then be encouraged to experiment with their own beliefs and points of view, which really matter. If young people have the courage to form their own opinions, they can start to play a real part in a school's direction or even, heaven forbid, in society. It was enlightening to talk with some Year 7 students today about the election and some of them expressed to me how they wished they could vote. I think it is brilliant to have 11-year-old children having a viewpoint that is based on knowledge, respect and a foundation of substance.
Other civilities which are important are looking at people when you talk to them, saying 'please' and 'thank you', offering a genuine apology when it is required, being interested, being pleasant, smiling, listening, being a good friend, a good neighbour, and respecting your elders and parents. These are all examples of caring and the very essence of what being well-mannered really means. At Kristin, I am proud to say that these courtesies are valued and very much at the heart of what we desire from all our students.


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Patagonia Baby Reversible Synchilla Fleece HatThis reversible, warm baby hat is made of a printed double-faced fleece and a double layer of bluesign® approved solid microfleece.
Patagonia's Baby Synchilla® Hat thwarts babies' best attempts at pulling off their hats, keeping noggins warm in frigid locales. Super cozy Micro D® polyester fleece (85% recycled for solid colors) wraps the crown and fends off chilly weather. The formfitting, center-panel design customizes the fit, while a double-layered, extended brim holds its shape and helps keep out the cold. Snaps on the ear flaps offer an adjustable fit. Available in solid colors (bluesign® approved) and prints. Reversible style has solid contrast bottom panel.
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