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Stop Qualifying, Start Disqualifying
Every seller has been told, trained, coached and coddled to qualify his sales opportunities. The better you are at qualification the more productive you'll be.
The past several years I've seen a few books and sales methods that recommend 'getting to no', 'starting with no', or just 'saying no.' No kidding.
I like this theme in general because in a different, potentially very effective way it reminds us to do things that make us productive when we sell. Things like qualifying effectively, doing discovery, getting to the right stakeholders, and getting commitment throughout the buying process.
Adopting an attitude of 'no' is like adopting an attitude of disqualifying sales opportunities instead of qualifying.
For example if you call on a stakeholder who has a problem but no authority to change and you don't uncover this lack of authority you risk spending way too much time on this person. Repeated calls back to this person might feel like you're making progress but structurally it's simple. You're not. You're doing a poor job of qualifying. Qualifying questions for me in my business might take the following form:
"So tell me, what is it about your sales funnel process that you're not satisfied with?"
"It's affecting your forecasting accuracy you say? How far off are your forecasts typically?"
"Have any of your sales managers mentioned how much time it takes them to do funnel inspections?"
If I hear what I hope to hear I'm tempted to walk away thinking I've got a qualified opportunity. I'll get some valuable information but if I stop here I could be wrong. If I take a disqualifying approach I walk into the call prepared to ask questions that challenge the stakeholder to tell me why they would take the time and energy to act on these needs. These disqualifying questions are looking beyond need to incentive and motivation to change.
Most VPs of Sales will agree or admit that their sales process isn't 100% satisfying and delivering desired results. There's always room to improve. But for me to sell the VP the VP has to have energy and motivation to change.
My 'disqualifying' type questions might uncover that if they look like this:
"I appreciate you telling me that your forecasting isn't as accurate as it needs to be. But you said it's been like this for as a while. What's the incentive to do something about it now?"
"You said you expect a record year of sales this year. Congratulations. May I ask, what's the business case for making changes now to your sales process?" Wouldn't you be concerned that making changes now could jeopardize a good thing?
Let's say I'm meeting with the stakeholder who has a problem but no authority. Here's a disqualifying question I might ask:
"I appreciate that you're having some issues that you'd like resolved. Who else in the company would have to be sold on taking the time and possibly money to fix these issues?
"How would you go about selling these people on a need to change?"
"What incentive would they have to change right now?"
These questions might be subtle but I think they're subtly significant. Let's put the burden of proof onto the stakeholders we're calling on to show us that they have incentive and energy to sponsor change.Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )
Sales Velocity and the Funnel
One of my clients, a director of sales, gave me solicited input in a meeting I was preparing to facilitate for him and his colleagues and the VP of Sales last year. This was an existing Funnel Principle client looking for ways to leverage the system they installed a few years earlier. "Let's make sure we talk about sales velocity", he said.
"Absolutely", I replied. Then I asked, "If you had better or more information about sales velocity for your region funnel how would you use that information to manage better?"
He replied almost before I finished the question. "I don't know. But it seems like I should know more about it."
Metrics like sales velocity are valuable for many reasons. Whether your company has a sophisticated system of metrics, or keeps metrics to a bare minimum, or has no metrics at all you all share a common need to make the information you gather meaningful to your troops. Ultimately, their greatest value is the role they play in changing or reinforcing selling behavior.
Funnel value (we call it TVR, Total Viable Revenue) is probably the most common metric that I hear VPs of Sales say they want to have and provide for their salesforce. I agree it's a valuable metric but only if it's acted upon. I continue to see a gap in having that information and in driving change. I see two reasons for this. One is because the users don't trust the data on their funnels. Therefore, the funnel value has little credibility. Two, there's a lack of connection between funnel value and actions to run a territory.
TVR is a key leading indicator to the true health of a funnel. It's all the sales on the funnel that have reached a critical stage of the customer's buying process called Commit Funding. At this stage the customer has committed funding and possibly significant resources to making a change one way or another.
The best way to connect TVR to actions is to inspect the funnel regularly and use the information to plan, organize and execute. Think 'lean' for a second. If a rep's TVR is in the red, the action plan has to include ways to get it to green. These ways are tied to working specific accounts and opportunities at specific sections of the funnel, namely the non TVR sections. These are the early stage opportunities. You go there first to find more TVR.
An action plan to find more TVR if that's what the diagnosis suggests is not a loose, airy, feel-good next step kind of thing. It's specific and therefore accountable.
It's the sales manager's job to help the seller define this plan and keep her accountable to it.
Ain't rocket science. But man it is powerful.
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- 3 Important Sales Funnel Metrics (funnelprinciple.com)
Hit the ground running in 2011
With another year of selling behind you, the important thing to remember is it's gone.
I salute you if you had a great year and I'm sorry if your year didn't turn out as you wanted. For this new year all runners line up at the same starting line once again.
The sales numbers might not lie but they don't always tell the entire truth either. Therefore, regardless of last year's results the important thing to do is to learn. I devote this entire week's blog to last year and helping you learn from it. This week I'll discuss:
- 4 key sales metrics to understand the raw numbers
- 3 key funnel management metrics that every salesperson must manage to
- 2 key metrics related to lead generation and the customer buying process
As you read through the entries and perform the review remember this:
- Be honest with your assessment and answers.
- Be factual. The better 'data' you have about your performance the better your analysis will be.
- Give yourself credit for doing the exercise. The vast majority of sellers don't do this.
Here are the 9 metrics I'll cover:
1- Number of sales made
2- Size of sales
3- Percent of sales coming from existing customers versus new customers
4- Mix of sales (if you sell more than one product or service)
5- Win rate
6- Velocity
7- Push rate – percent of sales that don't close within the timeframe you originally state
8- Lead source
9- Funnel stage of discovering the lead
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Back-to-back pot-luck parties made me turn on the oven for the first time in weeks. I made two batches of my old standby brownies. And then I tried a recipe that I had pulled out of Martha's magazine back in March: Irish-Coffee Blondies.
Since I had to carry the cookies to the party locations, I pulled out a couple of tins from a collection that I've amassed over the years and use to store/transport cookies rather than a traditional cookie jar. The two pictured above are among my favorites and have held a lot of treats over the years. Churchill was a gift from a long-ago boyfriend. I bought the tin commemorating Queen Elizabeth's Silver Anniversary while I was in Chicago for a day on a job interview in 1977.
Here I am, pulling the bars out of their travel tins and arranging them on a serving tray. I always cut brownies into "fingers" so I get a few more bars out of the recipe, but also so they are the right size for everyone who just wants a sweet "bite" of dessert. The Blondies are supposed to be cut into 2-inch squares but I cut them in half again — on the diagonal — and that smaller size seemed just right to me.
You can click on the link at the top for Marth's recipe for Blondies and here's mine for Brownies.
(I gave them this name after I requested the recipe having enjoyed them at a party.)
Melt 2 squares of unsweetened baking chocolate and 1 stick butter (8 Tablespoons) in a medium saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup granulated sugan, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and the finely grated rind of a large orange. When this mix is cool, stir in 2 eggs (one at a time). Mix well and add 3/4 cup of flour.
Pour into a 8-inch square pan lined with parchment paper and bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. You can cook them a bit longer for a cakier texture. I like the brownies in the center of the pan to have the consistency of chocolate truffles: solid but soft, so I always cook them the shorter time. I test with my finger and consider them done when a light touch no longer leaves an impression. And then I double check with a broom straw.
Cut into 24-32 pieces and dust with powdered sugar. The orange rind adds a touch of sophistication to the brownies and is always a surprise that gets lots of rave reviews.
Here's the view from the screened porch at the country party where these photos were all taken. The hosts had big stacks of china and cutlery gathered from thrift stores which you can see silhouetted and long tables covered with bright green fabric where all the pot-luck offerings were assembled. We had a wonderful time and I also picked up lots of great party organizing ideas!


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It seems that Instagram has fueled the creation of many spin-offs of its popular mobile app. Aside from the Instagram-inspired Socialmatic camera, another group has started InstaCRT mobile app, which, according to the creators, is "the world's first real camera filter."
Using just a DSLR camera and a tiny CRT monitor, the app produces a "CRT monitor look" to your photos, which are uploaded to the creators' computer in Stockholm, Sweden.
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You can compare the journey to the plan published in a previous posting. Again, we start by leaving the staging loops.
The camera - a Replay XD - is mounted on a flat car that's being pushed by a locomotive.
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Maison Martin Margiela never does anything within "normal standards". A coat is never just a coat but a piece of art, there are always some special details, either as cuts in sleeves, zippers or the front and back are 2 completely different things. When i watched the show live I wasn't so enthusiastic about it but my favorites are definitely the coats and some of the accessories, like the oversized clutches and the crazy nutty rings even if I know they are totally not wearable. See the whole collection here.


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The Jerusalem Post has a couple of recent articles related to Jerusalem and archaeology.Police stop Islamic work on Temple Mount - The police won't stop the Muslims from digging up the ground but they'll stop them from replacing tiles. I wouldn't call this progress.
Digging too deep? - A report on the political aspects of the excavations in the City of David.
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The WSJ's Lee Hawkins discusses the criticism civil rights activist and MSNBC Host Rev. Al Sharpton has received from commentators who believe his MSNBC job and double-duty as an advisor to President Barack Obama and a leader in the Michael Brown controversy is a conflict of interest. Hawkins cites evidence that Sharpton, who delivered a eulogy for Brown, is now the most popular leader in black America. Photo: Associated Press
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When I was looking for bulimia treatment, I could see 3 options...
The fact that I was lost in shame and self loathing cut out option 1...
Going to a bulimia treatment center would mean sharing my secret with family and friends. I was not ready to do this and the thought made me feel like I had snakes churning in my stomach. I knew a good treatment center could speed up my recovery - but for me, at the time, I just couldn't do it.
Option 2...
Well, I'd been trying that one for years. Every single day I'd wake up saying "Today I will not binge and purge" and despite wanting this so badly, but 9 am I'd be bingeing on cereal, milk and toast. Fighting bulimia alone, in my own head, didn't seem to be working.
And so that left option 3...
Visit a bulimia therapist or counselor. For so many years, this option had also been out of the question... But I'd grown desperate. I felt like bulimia was close to killing me - I had to get help. With my heart pounding in my chest, I emailed the counselor at my university. Writing those words felt strange and alien - I had never admitted it to anybody in my life - "I am bulimic".
I didn't know it at the time, but opening up and sharing my secret, was one of the key steps I took to bulimia recovery. It helped me to release some of the shame I had been carrying for so long. It helped me to see that despite needing help for bulimia, I was still worthy of love.
And as my time passed in recovery, my life began to shine. I'd sit in the sunshine, listening to the birds. I'd smile at strangers in the street. I had warm feelings of love - for my life and for myself.
And for a few years after that, I wanted nothing to do with bulimia. I didn't talk about it, read about - I hardly even thought about it. I dived into life and was living!
But then came a time, many years ago now, that I was ready to share my bulimia treatment experiences. I wanted to help others, through what I had learnt... And so I started this website: your-bulimia-recovery.com
I didn't know where it would lead me, or how it would pan out... But what I didn't expect was how helping other women in recovery would open my eyes, so clearly, to the exact steps I took to recovery and joy.
I thought I knew how I recovered - and I did to a point - but there were elements of my recovery which happened gradually without me actively practicing them. I now know that if I had practiced these things consciously and made a point of doing them each day - my recovery would have been quicker. Smoother.
For example, I knew that a key step in my recovery had been allowing myself to eat. Planning my meals and practicing structured eating... But, I hadn't understood the important role that self kindness had played in my recovery...
Self kindness was something that happened slowly - but automatically - over the months of my recovery. Possibly thanks to the kind influence of my counselor, I am not sure. If I had been consciously aware of the importance of self kindness, I could have made an effort to practice it each day. To separate myself from cruel words - and to replace them with kindness.
But it doesn't matter that it was upon reflection that I saw how to make recovery easier... What matters is that I have grown to see so clearly the 3 key elements of bulimia nervosa treatment - and that I can teach them to you...
So precious soul, when you are deciding on bulimia treatment... Make sure that it includes these 3 elements - I know that just as they lead me to recovery - they will lead you there too.
I always thought that recovery had to start with a diet. I had to eat under X calories per day - otherwise I'd get fat... and I thought that was something which I could not handle. I wanted recovery, but almost equally, I wanted to be slim.
What I didn't realize is that dieting is almost always the pre-cursor for the development of bulimia. Before you developed bulimia, there's a good chance that you went on a diet - or strongly desired to go on a diet. Restricting your food sends biological messages to your brain which makes it feel threatened... It makes it believe that there is a famine. The biological response to this is food cravings and urges to eat, eat, eat!
It's no surprise that over 95% of diets fail... Dieting goes against everything that is natural and healthy for human beings!
So it makes sense that if dieting is part of the cause of bulimia - then it can't be part of the solution. Recovery can not start with a diet - it has to start with allowing yourself to eat. Now I know how scary this can be in the beginning - and so an easier starting point is to begin with structured eating: 3 meals and 3 snacks a day, spaced 3 hours apart. Just remember the guideline of 3-3-3!
Structured eating will not make you fat. You may gain some 'water weight' in the beginning - but your body will strive for balance: It wants to be healthy, slim and energetic.
If any bulimia treatment program that you are considering includes structured eating, then it's looking hopeful.
All my failed recovery attempts began with a fair serving of self abuse. "You better not fail this time, Shaye"...
And that self abuse would be sitting on my shoulder waiting for me to make a mistake...
When I did slip up and eat a little more than planned, that nasty little voice on my shoulder would jump right in... "You've messed up now, you're pathetic, you may as well binge like the *** you are and start again tomorrow."
I always thought that I needed self cruelty to bring me in line. To whip me into shape. To motivate my recovery...
Oh my poor soul. It was hurting so badly. I had it so wrong...
Cruelty can never heal. It only ever makes you sink.
How could I move forward when I continued to beat myself to the ground?
Only love heals... And only love can motivate and inspire recovery. Possibly the most essential part of healing from bulimia is developing a kind attitude towards yourself...
Gently let go of those cruel voices and replace them with kindness. Say to yourself only what you would say to a good friend, or young child. Uplift yourself, love yourself, celebrate yourself... And watch yourself recover.
The treatment of bulimia must include self kindness practices. Love can heal all wounds.
At first, self kindness can feel scary - or even cheesy... But practice it daily, hourly, in each moment - and you will recover from bulimia.
It's thanks to the magical 'plasticity' of our brains that we are able to completely - 100% - recover from bulimia...
Plasticity means changeable, flexible, mouldable...
When talking about the plasticity of our brains, it means that the neural pathways that control our habits can be re-wired...
You can re-wire bulimic habits into habits of normal eating. You can re-wire habits of self cruelty into habits of self kindness. And by doing this, you can, once again, discover a life of peace, freedom and love.
So how exactly do you re-wire the brain? The answer is: By practicing the new habit. If you continually practice structured eating and self kindness, in time, they will become easy and natural...
And as time passes, structured eating will naturally follow through to intuitive eating. You'll re-connect with your body and intuitively know what foods it's calling for. Intuitive eating will be wired into the pathways of your brain.
To develop new neural pathway habits, you'll need to persistently practice structured eating and self kindness over a period of time (this is different for everybody). If you slip up, forgive yourself with love and hop back on board.
So when looking for a bulimia treatment option - make sure that you can continue it for a long enough period of time for it's practices to become habits. Remind yourself that habits build over time and grow easier and easier... Recovery may seem hard in the beginning, but with each week that passes, it will get easier.
Aim for progress, not perfection. Keep putting one foot in front of the other and you will develop new and healthy habits.
So to summarize recovery...
Practice structured eating and self kindness until they become your natural habit.
What happens when you practice these things is a complex shifting and changing of beliefs and habits within your mind. A shift away from bulimia - towards the magnificent life that you deserve.
The life that I live now - and the life that you can live too.
You might say that I am bias with these 3 steps to recovery... They are after all, key elements of my online recovery program (You can learn more about my program here)... But I am bias because I know they work. I have seen then work for me - and I have seen them work for countless other women.
They will work for you too :)
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2015 Recommendations
Looking for a new film? Or some story inspiration? Check these films out for their awesome use of visual storytelling, creative composition examples, character introduction shots, and interesting camera angles. Enjoy and let us know what you think!
A selection from our Narrative and Story Workshop leader Nate Stanton!
- Star Wars
- Amadeus
- Jaws
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Time Bandits
- Poltergeist
- The Killing Fields
- The Road Warrior
- Blade Runner
- Back to the Future
- Caged
- The Lost Weekend
- Once Upon A Time in the West
- Killers Kiss
- Narc
- Apocalypse Now
- American Beauty
- No Man's Land
- A Simple Plan
- All the Presidents Men
- Cool Hand Luke
- The Godfather 2
- Lady and the Tramp
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
And some highlights from our Documentary Film Workshop with Rebekah Fergusson.
- Pelada
- Case Against 8
- Stories We Tell
- Good Ol' Freda
- Gnarly in Pink
- Samsara
- And some camper recommendations… Jesus Camp, Girl Rising, How to Survive a Plague, The Empowerment Project, T-Rex…
Brenda Chapman shared some of her recommendations for Story…
- Ides of March
- The Heiress
- The Lion King
- Billy Elliot
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Secret of Roan Inish
- Slingblade
- Forest Gump
A discussion with Jillian Sandell on genre brought up these great films that win at subverting stereotypical tropes…. Check them out and let us know what you think!
Shrek, The Devil Wears Prada, The Princess Diaries, Geek Charming, Raider Rebel
Holes, Django Unchained, Rengo
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District 9, Sense 8, Bladerunner, Orphan Black, Mad Max: Fury Road
The Way Way Back, Bridesmaids, Spy, The Heat, Parks and Rec, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Kung Fu Hustle, Raising Hope
The Call, K-39, The Silence of the Lambs, Cabin in the Woods, Insidious, Heathers
Also recommended by Camp Reel Stories…..
- Bechdel Test. Does your favorite film pass this simple test? Learn more here! Then let us know when you find a film that not only passes the test, but Aces it! See below for some camper suggested films.
- Wadjda (2012)
- Lynda.com Check this site out for a ton of tips and tricks, how-to videos for all your favorite programs. Check their facebook page for specials!
- Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVAC) Lots of awesome classes to take and special youth programs available. Look out for their booth at the next film festival!
- The Art of the Title Recommendation from our After Effects speaker Courtney!
Some camper suggested films that pass the Bechdel Test:
Mad Max, Inside Out, The Help, Big Hero 6, Frozen, The Giver, Pretty Little Liars, Jurassic World, Spirited Away, The Hunger Games, The Heat, Age of Adaline, Whip It, Bridesmaids, Pitch Perfect, Austenland, Obvious Child, Descent, Steel Magnolias, But I'm A Cheerleader, Mean Girls, Wreck It Ralph, A League of their Own, Legally Blond, Wild, The Theory of Everything.
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Happy watching!
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American Jerusalem
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Run Lola Run
Thelma and Louise
Charlie's Angels?
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Kill Bill
Hunger Games
Enders Game (book)
Cloud Atlas
Star Trek – original series
World War Z
Brave New World
The Dissent
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – series
Cabin in the Woods
10 Things I Hate About You
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Blue Valentine
Electric Children
Friends with Benefits
Let the Right One In
Film Favorites from Storyboarding workshop:
Paper Moon
Waking Life
The Big Lebowski
The Full Monty
Prince of Egypt
Girl, Interrupted
Pulp Fiction
Garden State
Film Favorites from Sorry/Not Sorry & Bechdel Test discussion:
Bling Ring
Mean Girls
The Heat
Obvious Child
Girl Interrupted
The Sound of Music
Inglorious Basterds
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He commenced his preaching ministry at age 17 and his pastoral ministry at age 19. God has highly favored Dr. Smith by allowing explosive growth and outreach to accompany his ministry. His first congregation in Macon, Ga., Beulahland, grew from 48 to over 3,000 people in 13 years. Since 2004 he has served as the Senior Pastor/Teacher of The House of Hope Atlanta and under his leadership, the membership roll has grown to more than 11,000. In January 2015, Smith was blessed to expand his ministry with the launch of The House of Hope Macon.
Smith is a learned man–with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College, in Atlanta, Ga. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Master of Science degree from Southern Christian University in Montgomery, Ala., and earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Additionally, he was inducted into the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Board of Preachers at Morehouse College as a "Distinguished Preacher." Dr. Smith has served on the Board of Directors for the Morehouse School of Religion as well as the Board of Directors for the United Theological Seminary and Bible College of Monroe, La.
He is an author of theological articles and books. Smith's works have been included in publications such as The African American Pulpit Journal, and his most recent book, A God Dream, is considered a literary gem. Dr. Smith is a musician, producer and songwriter. He was the Executive Producer for The Hope Mass Choir's Live at the Cathedral project and released his latest single, "I'm a Christian Man," during Bishop T. D. Jakes' MegaFest conference. Pastor Smith's television broadcasts and media ministries have an international reach and are viewed by millions around the world. His television program, "Living Hope," is broadcast weekly on The Word Network, which has a reach – in the United States alone – of 86 million households.
A personable and humble man, Dr. Smith has been honored to share in ministry across the world. Among his more recent opportunities are: guest speaker at Georgia Governor Nathan Deal's Inaugural Prayer Service (2015), live broadcast of The House of Hope Atlanta's New Year's Eve services on The Word Network (2014), pre-game Minister to the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers (2014), launch of the "Living Hope" television broadcast (2014), Morning Preacher for the historic Centennial Anniversary for the Hampton University Ministers Conference (2014), keynote speaker at Bishop T. D. Jakes' International Pastors & Leadership Conference (2014) and at Jakes' MegaFest (2013). Smith is intentional in his efforts to minister to five generations and his ministry impacts persons from all socioeconomic classes. Counted among those inspired by his message of HOPE are students, educators, doctors, professional NBA/NFL athletes, gospel and R&B artists, Hollywood actors and other celebrities.


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The United States and international partners have signed a historic agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, but they still face important choices about just how far to go in allowing Iran back into the global economy. In the short term, U.S. companies will be limited in their ability to join the corporate march back to Iran when sanctions are lifted, and many in the West who have advocated for Iran's isolation for decades do not want to see their nations' companies and banks participate in Iran's economic reintegration. Keeping Western companies on the sidelines, however, would be a strategic mistake. Allowing—or even encouraging—Western companies to invest in Iran provides Tehran with incentives to abide by the deal and gives Washington more leverage over Iran in the future.
The new nuclear accord lays out a path for international companies to initiate broad new trading and investment activities once Iran meets key nuclear commitments. For the private sector, this relaxation presents significant opportunities as well as a minefield of commercial risks. The sanctions on Iran for state-sponsored terrorism, regional destabilization, and human rights violations will remain in place. Investors thus face tremendous uncertainty in balancing an emerging market opportunity with the potential for expensive, damaging business losses if they inadvertently violate remaining sanctions. Over the past few years, regulators in the United States have already imposed billions of dollars in fines against Western companies for violating sanctions, even when they have done so unintentionally. This precedent might lead many European and Asian businesses to conclude that Iran's potential financial rewards are simply not worth the risks. U.S. corporations are even more cautious. For many global companies and banks, hanging back will be the easiest and safest course of action.
U.S. policymakers should take a more strategic approach to Iranian sanctions relief and encourage the international business community to pursue commerce in the nation. It is not the United States' job to rehabilitate the Iranian
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XML and its powerful children
A key purpose of this blog is to provide a continuing examination of the Semantic Web – and certainly one of the most critical technologies to discuss is XML. Why is it so important?
First of all, just what is XML?
XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language, the extensible part is the key to its power.
Markup Languages.
Let's step back though and look at the markup part first. "Markup" refers to the process of embedding commands in data. HTML is a markup language. When a browser fetches a web page from a web server, it processes the text-based HTML "markups" that appear in the page in order to present the page to us.
HTML: a Markup Language.
Importantly, HTML is focused on the visual appearance of information. It controls the layout of web pages, including "controls" such as menus and buttons. It also allows us to link pages together. One of the biggest jobs of HTML is to tell the browser how to layout pieces of text, such as the descriptions of books sold by Amazon.
HMTL has a fixed set of legal tags. Here is a sample HTML file:
<h1> This is a heading </hl>
Notice that every tag comes in pairs, one with with a "<>" and the other with </>.
This HTML opens by telling us that it is an html file. Then it says there is a body to the file, and that there is a heading to be printed. This file will print the words "This is a heading".
The important point, though is that these tags – html, body, and h1 – are HTML specific tags, and we cannot invent our own.
XML: a Far More Powerful Markup Language.
Now, let's see what happens when we can invent our own tags.
XML is also a markup language. It was developed as a way to embed markups in data, so that the meaning of information can be communicated. In order to do this, XML allows us to do something we cannot do with HTML: we can specify our own "tags" so that we can add a lot more expressive power to our markups. There are two particularly critical aspects of XML tages.
The first is that there are two main sorts of tags: "elements" and "attributes". Elements can have complex structure, and in fact, we can embedd elements inside elements. Attributes are simple values and have no internal structure.
The second critical thing is that we can use words taken from shared namespaces as values in tags in XML. This gives XML the power of shared, detailed terminologies that are available globally via the web.
The real power of XML is this: we can produce our own extensions of XML by defining our own tags. Each of these extensions is itself a complete markup language.
This is why it is such a critical part of Semantic Web technology: we can use it to capture the meaning (or "semantics") of data so that it can be processed automatically. HTML controls the way a page is displayed only, and we have to use our eyes and minds to interactively interpret this information. But XML can be interpreted by a program, thus allowing powerful, automatic searching of the web.
An Example of an XML Extension.
Let's look at an XML-based language, in particular, at its use of elements, attributes, and values from a shared namespace.
Below is a piece of code written in an XML extended language called SMIL. SMIL allows us to create multimedia presentations, with various pieces of media laid out on the display, as well as being sequenced in time. (SMIL stands for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language.)
First, let's start with the core of a SMIL program:
… here is where we put commands that control the visual layout of the page we are constructing with SMIL …
… this is where we put the core of our SMIL program, the part that specifies the multimedia presentation that is to appear in the page …
Here is the entire program, fleshed out:
<smil xmlns:qt="http://www.apple.com/quicktime
/resources/smilextensions" qt:autoplay="true" qt:time-slider="true">
<meta name="title" content="Buzz's Video"/>
<root-layout background-color="white" width="320″ height="290″/>
<region id="videoregion" top="0″ left="0″ width="320″ height="290″/>
<video src="http://files.me.com/kingbuzz/radljq.mov" region="videoregion"/>
<video src="http://files.me.com/kingbuzz/radljq.mov" region="videoregion"/>
We don't need to worry about the specifics of this code. The values of attributes are in quotes, and the values of elements are inside <> and </>. So, background-color is an attribute, and video is a element.
Let's look at the beginning of this program:
<smil xmlns:qt="http://www.apple.com/quicktime
/resources/smilextensions" qt:autoplay="true" qt:time-slider="true">
This code refers to the SMIL extension, i.e., namespace. That's what xmlns stands for, by the way: XML namespace – i.e., the set of attribute and element tags invented specifically for the SMIL extension to XML. By pointing to this namespace, our program identifies itself as being a legal SMIL file, and this tells Quicktime, which can play SMIL files, how to interpret it.
To see this, do this: Download Quicktime from Apple, if you don't have it. Then put the above program in a file called buzz.smil. Then open buzz.smil with Quicktime.
Quicktime will read the file, locate the SMIL namespace on the web, then read the tags inside the SMIL program, and use them to interpret the rest of the code. This will direct it to download a video from my site – an excellent piece of animation built by one of my Intro to 3D Animation students, named Jochen Wendel. And in fact, Quicktime will play it twice – that's that the <seq> </seq> tags mean: play it twice in sequence.
The Exciting Part.
Do you see what happened? We used a predefined namespace belonging to the SMIL extension of XML to write a program that can find a video, download it, and play it twice!
Why do we care? It's not that building a language to play various pieces of media, like Jochen's animation, is a big deal in itself. It's that XML is extremely versatile. By defining a set of tags and then sharing them, we can embed within information the means for interpreting it – and thereby create an endless array of powerful languages.
This is very important. XML and its powerful children (such as SMIL) are changing the web in a big way.
There's something else, too, something that is equally important. XML is declarative. We'll look at this in another blog soon, but essentially it means that an XML language like SMIL is easier to read than imperative code, like Java or C. Look at my SMIL program, and then look at a Java program. Which is easier to understand? We'll get to this.


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Meadowridge School follows the Fraser Health Guidelines in regards to immunizations, understanding the importance of maintaining the health of our children and communities through immunizations.
Meadowridge offers Grade 6 and Grade 9 immunizations at the school.
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Our students learn to live well, with others and for others, through in-class, curricular lessons, as well as through co-curricular programs, guest speakers, and information sessions.
At the heart of all we do at Meadowridge is our Mission Statement, learning to live well, with others and for others, in a just community. We have created a just community within the school – one that is shaped by caring and trust, and also clarity of expectation and rules. We teach our students how to care for themselves, because a balanced and happy life is critical to their future. Students also learn to care for others, because a successful future is one in which common welfare is shared by all.
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Body Science Across the Grades with Dr. Claire Vanston Ph.D
Our school takes pride in offering an evidence-based approach to sexual health education, where student learn about their bodies in ways that are developmentally appropriate and consistent with the provincial curriculum. Dr. Claire has worked with our parents and students for a number of years and visits campus twice each year to host a series of talks across the grades.
We want our entire community to live well, and so we host many parent information sessions throughout the year as well.
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These sessions, tailored to each grade level, introduce children to the scientific names for genital, and some reproductive anatomy; reviews bathroom hygiene; defines Trusted Adults; inoculates against possible abuse situations and differentiates safe and unsafe sources of information.
Kindergarten & Grade 1: Scientific words for body parts 1; Personal safety
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These sessions are co-educations and each grade covers different topics.
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John Pirc recently co-authored Cyber Crime and Espionage, published in February 2011. He has more than 15 years of experience in Security R&D, worldwide security product management, marketing, testing, forensics, APT's and critical infrastructure architecting and deployment.
John has worked for the Central Intelligence Agency in Cyber Security, as Chief Technology Officer at CSG LTD, Product Manager at Cisco, Product Line Executive for all security products at IBM Internet Security Systems, Director at McAfee's Network Defense Business Unit and currently at HP TippingPoint as the Director of Product Management leading the strategy for the organization's next generation security.
In addition to a BBA from the University of Texas, John also holds the NSA-IAM and CEH certifications. John has been named security thought leader from SANS Institute and speaks at top tier security conferences worldwide.
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Hi, all;
Within the last week, I downloaded a skin that I fell in love with. I eventually obtained a trial copy of software that would open it, but that process took several tries. Finally, though, I did open it. Now, I don't remember which of those new apps opened it, nor what it was called, nor even it's file format except that it was new to me, and not a psf.
Let me try to describe it. It was kind of a steampunk theme with dark turquoise, dark grey, and a very involved set of window frames. For example, when you press the start button, the window that appears has a large, dark grey (maybe even black) loop that looked as though a piece of cord had been wrapped in wire, or perhaps a very tight spring. The desktop has a brightly glowing, orange sun with short spikey things emanating from it. An earth like globe rotates around it. Literally, it was filled with eye candy. I have a vague recollection that it was made in 2004, but I'm not very certain about that. I've spent two days now trying to find it again, to no avail. Does this description sound a bit familiar? If so, can you point me to a download link, or even give me a name? I'd so much appreciate it.
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since you downloaded it within the last week - what's the name of the file?
I wish I could remember. To top it off I'm fairly regular about clearing space on my HD, and CClean takes my download history. In all these years I've never needed it before. It would seem I used it since downloading that file.
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Hey, Snowman; thanks for the reply. It's not the one I was looking for, but I like it really well. I downloaded it. It also looks like a new source for looking for the one I'm hunting. Thanks again, man, and good luck with your shrooms, whatever kind is your preference.
Yeehaa! I found it. Look here.
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so this particular blind isn't from this site? hmmm, does this have a spamish odor to it? must be the cynic in me, sorry.
I was thinking the same thing. Really, they didn't know what kind of skin for what program? Oh come on now.
Easy now on the spam-paranoia, fellas.
Aston has been around for yonks.
Don't scream spam, just because someone post external links.
Probably legit...A LOT of folks new to customization don't know you have to have certain software installed to use stuff on this site (and other sites)...
Aston has been around for years. I used to have it right before discovering Windowblinds and WC. It was a trial version. Worked alright but I like what I have better.
slow down there pardner. both links go off site, don't think it unreasonable to wonder...
How is a link to a skinning tool spam on a skinning based site?
No more so than linking to Xymantix (sysmetrix), rainmeter, rainlendar, Talisman, hoverdesk, winstep, etc.
It isn't a blind. It is an Aston skin.
[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="14" id="2931648"]It isn't a blind. It is an Aston skin.[/quote
who is Aston, never heard of him/her? geez, get your suspenders on backwards or something.
Aston is a shell replacement...like Litestep, but not quite as old.
Re 'spam', that's typically defined as actually NOT pertaining to skinning/GUI customizing, as far as we're concerned, anyway....
I'm sorry to anyone who was caught off guard, or offended by my post. It wasn't intended to be spam to your group. My first post tried to describe what I was looking for, and in it, I did say I didn't even remember it's format As some of your have surmised, this is my first venture into skinning Windows, but not into graphics in general.
I recently had the file, lost it, and asked here for help in it's identification. As a way to conclude the thread in case anyone else needed it someday, I put the link in the last post I made. I'm only just learning that there are a number of different packages that open a number of different file formats. I didn't realize this forum was intended only for some of them.
Please accept my apologies to those whose toes I stepped on. I am truly sorry.
Nothing to be sorry for MallyMcGinnis, a few of us, like myself, are so old it's very hard for us to remember what being new at something was like.
Welcome to the skinning community. Come on back when you have questions, lots of talented and knowledgeable folks here that are very willing to help.
This forum, and the people who frequent it, will do our best to help you with whatever we can. There are different sections for different things, but all in all, we like to help.
You're ok Mally. All toes are ok.
LOL....That's the way I like 'em, gmc2!
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Thanks much everyone for your warm welcome! I'll be back.
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An imaging biomarker is a biomarker that can be detected with the help of an imaging technology. Biomarkers are increasingly being applied as a diagnostic tool. These are an objective measure for the level of activities of genes, proteins and other molecular features. According to the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute, biomarker is a biological molecule found in tissue, blood or other body fluids, which mark the presence of a normal or an abnormal process, or of a condition or disease. Therefore, biomarkers are more useful to detect and monitor responses of the body to a disease or condition. Since cancer is associated with alterations in the status and expression of multiple genes, technologies are under development that could provide important insights into the etiology of the cancer and be vital to detect, diagnose, and treat cancer. Biomarkers, help in early detection of cancer, resulting in increased survival rate among cancer patients.
The global imaging biomarkers market is segmented on the basis of imaging technologies, applications and geography. Imaging technologies include positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Personalized medicines, drug discovery and development, molecular diagnostics, drug formulation, disease diagnosis and forensic applications are the major application segments for imaging biomarkers. Determination of disease mechanisms, toxicity profiling, and in target discovery and validation are some of the key drivers propelling the demand for imaging biomarkers.
MRI procedures use magnetic field and are thus safer than other imaging techniques such as CT and PET scan. Multi parametric MRI is emerging as an improved technique and best imaging modality for localizing and staging of various cancers. PET scanners due to their high cost, have their usage limited to large hospitals. These are useful in cancer staging and to determine the preseance of metastasis. It is estimated that approximately 95% of all PET procedures performed are related to cancers and is the normal standard of care in the diagnosis, staging and determining treatment of cancer patients. Technologically advanced imaging modalities such as PET/MR, provide new tools for biomarker imaging by combining morphological and molecular imaging. Present day CT equipment produce 3D images by capturing pictures in a helical (or spiral) way and the most recent equipment have the ability to take more images in a very short time. In certain cases, contrast medium dyes are used during imaging for clear visualization of tissues. Ultrasound imaging has gained popularity along with mammogram for detecting breast cancer, as it is non-invasive, cost effective, and is widely available.
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Medicine Hat is home to two wonderful skate parks. One outdoor and filled with obstacles and fun for an experienced skater all the way to a beginner! The other is an indoor skate park, with a few ramps and some bars to grind there is lots to keep all skateboarders entertained.
The northern edge of Kin Coulee park hosts Medicine Hat's outdoor skateboarding facility. Formerly known as the Inland Skatepark, a $650 000 addition was constructed in 2013, and the park was renamed Kinsmen Skate Plaza. The older portion of the facility is an integration of transitional banks and quarter-pipes with street-inspired ledges and stairs. The newer portion was designed as a plaza to replicate modern public infrastructure. The contracted park builders, Newline Skateparks, chose an aesthetic that integrates the history of Medicine Hat. One of the obstacles is shaped like an early 20th-century gas-powered street lamp; red brick was used as an homage to the brick industry that once flourished in our town due to the IXL factory. On the east end of the plaza, a bowl was constructed with a shallow end of 5 feet and a deep end at 8'6". Every summer on Canada Day, the site is home to one of the countries largest skateboarding competitions, aptly named "Beat the Heat" organized by the local skateboard community via the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association. Skaters travel from all provinces to enjoy this state-of-the-art facility. The Association also hosts after-school programs called SkateSkool at the Kinsmen Skate Plaza in the spring and fall. Teenage instructors provide skateboard skills, etiquette and safety instruction to younger skateboarders.