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The Indian two wheeler maker, TVS launched its new Star City+ in the domestic market in order to give its motorcycle portfolio a boost. The new Star City+ is the latest member of the TVS Star motorcycle family and as its name goes, it is an efficient city bike. The new TVS Star City+ is a new, premium variant in the Star bike range which is targeted at the young Indian bike buyers with a premium look and feel, good features, mileage and reliability. As the Indian bike buyers are spoilt with innumerable choices, the new Star City+ is the Indian two wheeler maker's effort to draw attention towards itself with a capable urban offering in the constantly expanding Indian entry level bike segment. The new TVS Star City+ is braced with many qualities such as a refreshing styling and very frugal EcoThrust engine and it delivers quite the experience that its maker claims to offer. TVS offers a revamped design on the new Star City+ which is pretty subtle and can't be ascertained at a first glance. However, a closure look reveals the noticeable sharper and enhanced looks of this Star variant that comprises of a more sculpted design and bolder creases on the fuel tank and the rest of the body of the bike. TVS has focused on the overall quality of the bike which is highly appreciable. As a result, the new Star City+ boasts of improved fit and finish along with better quality plastics, switches and a better paint job finish, all of which together really make a difference.The new Star City+ design language is called the 'modern flow motion style' by TVS and it will be bestowed on the future commuter range from TVS. The new Star City+ gets a new instrument panel, chrome finished handlebars, stylish alloy wheels, attractive LED tail light cluster and an alloy rear grab rail.
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Look at this brute. I've caught bigger common blennies but this one I caught the other day was a real feisty handful with a large mouth that it repeatedly tried to clamp onto my fingers. A bit of an old warrior, it had a split tail fin and a healed up scar on its flank. I like a fish with a bit of character and if you ask me fish don't come with more personality than the humble shanny.
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'Current School Funding System deemed as Unfair' say Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats
In the spending review last summer, the government announced that it would consult on how to allocate schools funding in a fairer way. The aim of the extra cash is to address funding disparities at a national level.
The Liberal Democrat County Cllr. Paul Hodgkinson, who is also Parliamentary Candidate for the Cotswolds, has welcomed Liberal Democrat Schools Minister David Laws' step towards delivering a fairer national funding.
In commenting, Cllr. Paul Hodgkinson said that:
"For too long, school funding has been unfair and based on historical data that no longer reflects pupils' needs. Similar schools just miles apart can be funded at very different levels, just because they happen to be in different local authority areas.
"I am pleased that David Laws' proposals will mean that, for the first time in a decade, funding will be allocated to local areas on the basis of the actual characteristics of their pupils and schools, rather than simply on the basis of historic levels of spending.
"For Gloucestershire, this will mean a 3 per cent increase in funding with a total gain of £9.6million, very much a step in the right direction".
The extra money will be allocated in April 2015, for the 2015/16 financial year. No local authority or school will lose from this proposal, but around 4 in 10 currently underfunded areas will gain.


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By Bishal Deep Basnet on Mar 19,2019 - 14:13
Ford has launched the 2019 Ford Figo Facelift with over 1200 changes to the original model. Which means, almost 50% of the car is now all new. The Ford Figo Facelift will soon be coming to Nepal as well. Currently, the price for the Ford Figo Facelift is unknown, but here's a look at the New 2019 Figo Facelift.
While the silhouette remains the same, the Figo does get a few styling updates! There are decals all over, adding a touch of sportiness to the exterior. This is of course on the top spec Blu variant. The front and rear bumpers get a re-design and new grille does look cool with the cellular design, but we would have liked if the car got LED daytime running lamps. Overall, there is a sense of freshness to the new Figo which is indeed likable.
The cabin gets a redesign as well, sporting new all-black interior with blue accents on the doors and dials along with blue contrast stitching on the seats. Again, this is offered only on the top-spec Blu variant of the Figo Facelift. The cabin is definitely a step up from the outgoing model.
The 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system is intuitive and has in-built navigation along with a reversing camera as well. Both Titanium and Titanium Blu variants get the same creature comforts while the base Ambiente variant is of course bare-bones. However, the new Figo does miss out on smartphone connectivity completely, which in our opinion is a big miss!
Ford will be offering a 1.5-litre diesel along with a 1.5-litre petrol engine for the new Figo. What is new is the 1.2-litre Dragon petrol engine which makes 95 bhp at 6,500 rpm and 120 Nm of peak torque at 4,250 rpm. All variants of the Figo get a 5-speed manual but the 1.5 litre petrol variant gets a 6-speed torque convertor automatic gearbox.
The 1.2 petrol has a claimed fuel efficiency of 20.4 kilometres per litre while the 1.5 diesel can run for 25.5 kilometres on a single litre of diesel. The 1.5 petrol, with the automatic gearbox has a fuel efficiency of 16.3 kilometres per litre. Of course, we will get you the real world figures once we carry out a proper comparison review of the Figo with its peers.
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Max Power: 95BHP / 123BHP
Max Torque: 120Nm /150Nm
Ground Clearance: 174mm
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'Fortnite' Leak: Six New Skins, Including Some Of The Game's Weirdest Yet
Yesterday's Fortnite v9.10 patch brought with it a whole bunch of new data to mine, and mine those dataminers did. As ever, I turn to my favorite leaker, Lucas7Yoshi who has graced us with the revelation of a bunch of new skins headed to Fortnite soon, some possible as soon as today.
There are five new skins in total in this patch, some that are pretty neat, others than are some of the strangest I've ever seen in the game, and that's saying something. I'm not sure if anything is ever going to top Fishstick, though.
We'll start with the most normal ones:
Scimtar and Sandstorm (Rare)
These two are a male and female pair that are showing off Epic's new Middle Eastern-based face design that has been promised for quite some time. Both will come with mask on and mask off styles, and are pretty solid entries for a Rare-tier skin. I'll definitely be buying one of them, assuming they're not in a pack.
Wilde (Starter Pack)
Speaking of packs, we have Wilde, the new seasonal Starter Pack skin that may even be available in the store by the time I publish this. Hopefully they're not going to end up sued by Olivia Wilde. The skin is kind of a mish-mash of styles, glamor with the fur coat but with…spikes? It's kind of all over the place, and honestly, probably one of the worst starter skins we've seen in a while, unfortunately.
Doggo (Unknown Rarity)
Not sure what rarity this monstrosity is going to be, but we're definitely in the Fishstick level of weirdness here with a character that is not a guy in a dog costume, but instead a guy with a literal dog's head on him, which apparently other dogs find fascinating. This is also this week's loading screen, FYI. Eerie.
Bao Bros (Unknown Rarity)
And now we have yet another food-based skin joining the fray, and this is one of the ones that comes with four different styles so you and your squad can all roll together. As…different types of dumplings. Sure, okay, why not. Not sure if I like the one dressed as Ken from Street Fighter or the one with the pan on his head more.
Xbox Bundle Skin (Legendary)
There's one more secret legendary skin that appears to be part of an Xbox bundle that's yet to arrive. Hoping it has uh, alternate color options.
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We have evaluated modern and traditional pedagogies, and explored different theories for integrating the arts into curriculums that can enhance academic achievement and engagement; with that in mind we have developed the Personal Best Programme.
The Personal Best Programme has been created to be developmental and progressive through the key stages, providing an additional complimentary award; whilst providing a good framework for schools to follow to integrate the arts into their curriculum. Here, the programme supports children to learn new methods of doing and ways to express themselves in keeping with the values of responsible global citizenship. Through the universal language of the arts the Personal Best Programme seeks to develop: 1. Self-Worth and Self-Awareness, 2. Communication Skills, 3. Positive Psychology, 4. Healthy Physiology, 5. Perseverance and Resilience. This is achieved through immersing students into a whole range of Performing Arts and Creative Arts subjects and integration of cross curricular links that can utilise creative pedagogies; specifically: Drama, Dance, Art, Debating, Role Play, Singing, Digital Creativity, Public Speaking, and several other avenues. For more information, please contact us via the contact page.
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We have a financial strategy plan to help assist schools in paying for one of our Arts Integrators to work with your school for one day a week. In some cases, we can run a tailored programme with one of our arts integrators for free, especially when partnered with some of our other services. Arts Integration can be fulfilled through either consultation and observation by one of our consultants; or through the use of an Arts Integrator based in the school helping with the reorientation of the school's curriculum to spark creativity, and supporting school productions.
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Habitat for Humanity of Martin County has served our community for the past 30 years, partnering with over 126 families who live, work and play in Martin County, and are now proud homeowners. Our families work side by side with volunteers to build their own homes, and, in return, we provide them with an interest free mortgage. We offer a hand up, not a hand out.
Every year, the women of our community come together to not only completely build a Habitat home by themselves, but also raise the funds necessary to build that house, $105,000 for the hard construction costs.
Mr. Stud Finder is a live auction led by a professional auctioneer whereby all funds raised go directly to our Women Build Home. Each year, this event has gotten larger and larger. Prestigious businessmen and esteemed professionals donate their time and talents to benefit the Habitat for Humanity Women Build Program. Some of the auction packages in the past included rounds of golf, tennis lessons, river tours, gourmet dinner from a personal chef, artwork from local artist and a personal meet and greet with Burt Reynolds.
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Since I finished fleshing out my philosophical models in 2012 I have been using them with stunning success to predict future events. For a person like myself with synesthesia, I see relationships and events as patterns. I am going to attempt to explain to the patterns that I see that repeat over, and over, and over.
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Megyn Kelly tried to use her physical appearance and the fact that she was a woman to preempt the consideration of Donald Trump as a Legitimate Presidential Candidate. This was a breach of Journalistic integrity that badly affected her reputation and is still harming FOX News. Women are more Egotistical than men are (in general) even though conventional wisdom has it reversed, so instead of recusing herself or apologizing she continued to bet her reputation on the eventual failure of the Trump Campaign. Her show has become a mockery…
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The Pacific Wave Samoa 2017 opened with a poignant message from Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon Fiame Naomi Mataafa stating the forum's purpose is to bring together some of the greatest minds in technology from around the globe, in the collective pursuit of the Blue Pacific vision - a prosperous Pacific region.
The one-day forum at Apia's Sheraton Aggie Greys Hotel has certainly achieved this goal, with over 300 people gathering from the ICT, business, government, secondary and tertiary education sectors, to learn and share about embracing digital technology and how the region can benefit from this movement.
Staged as a side event to the 48th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting in Apia which got underway last week, Friday's conference attracted a number of influential guests, including New Zealand Foreign Minister Hon Gerry Brownlee, Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, and Dean of the NZ Diplomatic Core and Samoan High Commissioner to NZ Leasi Papalii HE Tommy Scanlan, to name a few.
Following the Deputy Prime Minister's opening address, Minister of Communication and Information Technology Samoa Hon. Afamasaga Rico Tupa'i, launched the Samoan Communications Sector Plan 2017/18 - 2021/22, before the impressive line-up of keynote speakers got underway.
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Crimson Education Jamie Beaton enthralled the audience, and at just 22 years old, he has been an obvious hit with the younger audience members selected to attend the forum.
A highlight for these college students was sitting down and having their own audience with some of the guest speakers, including Jamie Beaton, who truly has inspired this group.
Keynote speakers following Jamie including CEO of Vend Alex Fala; CEO of UpGuard Mike Baukes; and Country Manager of Xero Craig Hudson also attracted a lot of engagement from the audience, stimulating plenty of discussion around the theme.
These speakers set a positive tone for the afternoon panel discussions with the Iwi Perspectives of Innovative Technology panel a hit.
Panellists Mike Walsh, NZ Deputy High Commissioner; CEO of Te Ohu Kaimoana Maori Fisheries Dion Tuuta; CEO of Ngati Whatua Rangimarie Hunia; and Director of Three Little Birds Wiwini Hakaraia encouraged engagement from the audience on how to achieve the "collective pursuit" component of a prosperous future.
Along with NZ's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with support from Samoan Government and Samoa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, PCF successfully staged the first Pacific Wave in the region.
Programme Development Manager of PCF Leaupepe Taala Ralph Elika says hosting this event has been significant for the Foundation, as it has provided high visibility, profile and the opportunity to be involved with a unique meeting of minds, which will lead to greater cooperation in the technology and communications sector, across the region.
The event also placed a renewed emphasis and greater significance on the submarine cable, which will enable greater technology, enabling the success of the Sector Plan.
"Events like this one allow for the Pacific to have access to global influencers and leaders of technology, and in turn these same leaders have access to a new pool of diverse Pacific talent," Ralph says.
"It is a win-win scenario."
Chairman of PCF Peter Kiely (pictured below with Jamie Beaton) and fellow board member Andrew Wilson were present at the Pacific Wave Samoa with Peter also attending the Private Sector Dialogue earlier in the week.
A cocktail reception followed the forum, where attendees were able to network and engage with other guests.
The feedback from the Pacific Wave has been hugely positive, and people have already begun to ask about another forum.
PCF would like to thank all those who have made hosting the Pacific Wave in Apia possible, and to all those who have helped make it a great success.
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Prepare a written description of the recording on the DVD. In order to register a copyright in performances recorded on DVDs or other motion picture formats such as film, the U.S. Copyright Office requires that this written description in addition to a copy of the DVD be filed with the U.S. Copyright Office. The written description should contain a general description of the content of the work. A script or synopsis may be used to fill this requirement.
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It was one year ago today that we had our cat, Freddie, put to sleep. Happy St Valentine's Day to me.
We had gone away to Grand Forks for the weekend and came back and my Mom mentioned "Is there something wrong with Freddie?" Not that we were aware of. "He won't come up to eat." Well, there must be something wrong, then as Freddie is all about his food. And under our observation, Freddie definitely seemed different so I took him into the vet the next day. They took blood, ran some tests and gave an initial diagnosis as "fatty liver disease" but without running more tests they wouldn't know for sure.
Fatty liver disease turns cats off their appetite and their body has fat built up that they live off of. to treat this disease, you have to basically force feed them either down the throat on your own or through a tube put into their shoulder. Not an uplifiting thought, especially for a 13 year old cat, of whom is probably the only one left in his litter. I wasn't willing to do this so we went to the vet with the intention of putting him to sleep. He seemed better so we took him home in hopes that he would improve. He didn't. He wouldn't eat and he ventured into the basement and never came back up until it was time to go back to the vet. I had to carry him up and put him in his carrier for the last time.
For those of you who have been through this, I'm sure you can relate to how tough it is. They normally give them two needles: Freddie needed only the first one. He was sick, our little Freddie-O and ready to go. Although I knew it was best, I cried and it was tough. They gave me a paw print in some clay for a keepsake and someday I will scrapbook it - somehow. Tana keeps asking me about it but I'm not ready - not yet. Maybe soon. His ashes are up on top of our CD case in a nice little urn.
I still miss him and wonder how his "sister" Stormy feels? I don't know how a cat's mind works but you could tell she missed her buddy. After being together for almost all their lives, she must've been lonely. After all, how do you explain it to a cat?
So, in honor of this one year Anniversary, I write this to remember our Freddie by. We loved you Fred and rest in peace.


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Through two days of competition, the Eagles are in front by almost 250 points as the team sits in first place at 647 points with Washington University-St. Louis in second place at 402 points..
Senior Trey Kolleck captured the lone individual event title on the evening as Emory as a whole secured three of the five swimming events contested. Kolleck took home his first-ever conference crown in the 50 Freestyle, posting a winning time of 20.56 in the finals.
Kolleck added two more event championships to his ledger on Thursday, swimming the final leg in both the 200 Freestyle Relay and 400 Medley Relay. Kolleck made up significant ground in the final leg of the 400 Medley as he, junior Sage Ono and freshman Tyler Russell and Hwa Min Sim took gold with a winning time of 3:17.86. And in the 200 FR, Kolleck along with Ono, senior Zachary Chen and freshman Colin LaFave earned the top spot with a time of 1:20.86.
Adding All-UAA finishes for the Eagles on Thursday were Chen in the 200 IM (2nd, 1:49.53) and senior Thomas Gordon in the 500 Freestyle (2nd, 4:27.95).
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The time horizon the administration imagines would ensure the new justice is in place for the Court's next term.
Politico reports that the White House hopes to announce the nominee by July 10, in advance of President Donald Trump's trip to Europe. The president will attend a NATO meeting in Brussels, visit the United Kingdom for a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May, then travel to Finland for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Interviews with prospective nominees will begin next week. (RELATED: Kennedy Calls It Quits)
A compressed timeline may also be necessary given the slew of appropriations bills Congress must adopt by Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
An early July pick would clear the way for a late August confirmation hearing and a final vote in September. If the nomination proceeds at a normal clip, the new justice will be installed for the high court's next term, which begins on the first Monday of October.
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My roommate Connie's birthday was a few weeks ago, so my other roommate Victoria and I decided to make her an ice cream cake. We used the same recipe that I used to make Bobby's last summer, but swapped out the vanilla cake for red velvet and the Neapolitan ice cream for strawberry. Also, Victoria is much more skilled than I am at slicing strawberries, so they actually looked like little hearts.
This cake was baked, cooled, assembled, and frosted in the two hours that Connie was out rock climbing. We had another friend try to stall her for as long as possible and actually managed to hide the cake in the freezer before she came back. Of course the first thing she did upon returning home was open the freezer door (at which time I slammed it closed and insisted that there is nothing of interest in there). Just in case the sudden appearance of a bajillion dishes drying in the dishwasher didn't give it away.
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The common misconception with strawberries is what season do they actually grow in? When I first heard "A Taste of Summer all Winter Long" it caught my attention because I assumed Strawberry season everywhere was during the Summer. Now that I've had the pleasures of visiting The Florida Strawberries Growers Association, their farm and many other farms last month I have so much more knowledge behind where these delicious berries actually come from and the heart that goes along with the process. Though I live in the state of NH and it's cold and dreary here, February is actually really nice in Florida where strawberry growers are harvesting their winter crop and shipping hand-picked fruit to key markets. It's perfect for me and my New Englanders because Fresh Florida Strawberries are available from December through April, just when some other strawberry-producing areas are dormant. I want to share some facts with you that I learned during my weekend.
FACT: Did you know that each strawberry is hand picked and only touched that one time? Strawberries must be picked at full ripeness because they cannot ripen once they are picked.
FACT: Did you know that each and every strawberry gets packaged and shipped the same day it was shipped??
FACT: Eating eight strawberries a day has been shown to lower blood pressure and to improve memory and heart health.
FACT: Eating strawberries on a regular basis may lower the risk of some cancers and help reduce obesity.
FACT: Strawberries are the favorite fruit of Americans – both children and adults.
FACT: There are approximately 8,000 acres of strawberries grown in Florida, the second largest producing region in the U.S.
FACT: Strawberry flavor is at its best at room temperature. Remove the berries from the refrigerator an hour or two before serving. To help berries retain flavor, texture and nutrients, avoid washing or removing their caps until ready for use.
Follow my weekend as we stayed in a gorgeous hotel that anyone would enjoy never mind a foodie, where we dined at some of the best restaurants in Tampa, FL and of how we enjoyed Florida Strawberries all weekend long.
Epicurean Hotel – Twitter / Instagram / Facebook
The Epicurean is located in South Tampa's vibrant SoHo district. The late Bern Laxer believed strongly that in the business of food and wine, one must be a student for life. The hotel is a crafted foodie's paradise. The Epicurean Theatre located inside has a full kitchen where they hold food tastings, cooking classes, teaching demo's and so much more.
We also had our Sunday Supper at the Epicurean Hotel where they served a variety of foods consisting of Strawberry and Arugula Salad, a Coconut Curry Monkfish (yes I ate this!), Strawberry and Almond CousCous, Strawberry BBQ Short Ribs, Strawberry Coleslaw and of course Bread and Strawberry butter. Amazing doesn't even say the word. The way their chef incorporated Fresh Florida Strawberries into each dish was truly inspirational. So inspirational that you'll be seeing some recipes coming your way from this Momma!
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We learned about the transport and care of Florida Strawberries. Astin Farms now represents more than 1200 acres of strawberries that produce over 40 million pounds of fruit each season. During the winter months you can expect to see Astin strawberries at many local grocery stores. I loved hearing about the family behind this business. Nothing like a family business!
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A nightlife and lounge-like atmosphere where three owners invite you to come eat, drink, and be social as they serve up the best in new American fare and handcrafted cocktails. A great place to gather after a long day to unwind or meet an old friend to catch up. We dined here where I enjoyed some pretty delicious bites!
Ava – Twitter / Instagram / Facebook
Also located in the SoHo district. Ava is a elevated bar/eatery that prepares wood-fired pizza and offers an innovative Italian menu in a beautiful rustic atmosphere. Fresh bread baked daily! We were offered a brunch menu consisting of waffles topped with Florida Strawberries and I chose the smoked Turkey Sandwich topped with sliced tomatoes, pancetta, a fried egg and cheddar cheese.
Bern's Steak House – Twitter / Facebook
I love how Bern's explains a dinner at their Steak House as a "Unique Culinary Experience." I love how they put the heart and family behind everything about the place from the building, the dishes and of course the wine cellar. We had the pleasures of touring the wine cellar and eating in their Dessert Room upstairs. We sipped on dessert wine, sampled amazing bites of sweet desserts, it was really the perfect closing to a wonderful weekend with so many amazing people.
I have been home from this exciting trip for three weeks now and I kid you not I have made five going on six new recipes incorporating these bites of berries! Stay tuned I'll be sharing them with all of you because I'll be showing you just how to showcase and make Fresh Florida Strawberries a part of your everyday diet! For more recipes with strawberries go visit Strawberry Sue and tell her I sent you.


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Change Management Strategies: 6 Ways To Take Your Organization To The Next Level With Change Management
ArLyne Diamond
Today's rapidly changing technology, the economy's roller-coaster ride, the constant mergers and acquisitions among companies, upsizing, downsizing and resizing, and, of course, our country's response to terrorism have forced almost all of us to change, in some cases almost daily.
Adapting to new demands is an important mechanism for both personal and organizational survival. Individuals and groups that do it well seem to be more successful than those that resist and accept the inevitable slowly. But change is so difficult and is almost always resisted.
Many ingredients are required to move from the present to your organization's desired change. The process takes time, vision, role modeling, symbols and benefits for all involved. During the necessary incremental transitional changes, motivators and training are necessary. The organization must create an environment that fosters new learning and behaviors -- that "persuades" employees to change.
6 Requirements For Making Organizational Changes In Individuals, Teams, Departments and Divisions:
1. Motivation is essential
Before your employees are really motivated to work at change, they must be convinced of the personal and professional benefits to themselves, as well as to their organization. In addition, management must realize that work will slow during the transitional process. Often temporary help must be brought in or overtime authorized to help get the more mundane tasks accomplished. Learning is often awkward, requiring a great deal of practice before new habits are automated. Practice, of course, means making mistakes and taking time to correct them.
Because of these factors, commitment is mandatory at the highest levels of the organization. Upper management in particular must create a clear, realistic vision. All too often, organizations develop vision statements that are too vague or idealistic. The vision must be something people can buy into. It must be "symbolized" with a theme, and it must have its champions at the highest level of the organization.
Once realistic themes have been developed, upper management must create a mission, goals and objectives specific to individual departments. Then management must sell these missions, goals and objectives to members of the various departments.
2. Procedural and cultural changes require working with the latest tools of persuasion, negotiation and learning.
Persuasion needs a user-friendly approach. User-friendly in this context means giving employees an opportunity to vent, to express their own ideas and to make mistakes. It means that managers involved in the process must remain positive and approachable, and have an encouraging demeanor.
At this point managers should coach and encourage rather than criticize or punish. Self-righteous, critical or condescending behavior will only frighten people back into their old tried-and-true behaviors. In helping employees adapt to new conditions, managers must not assume an "I'm right you're wrong" stance. Workers immediately will become defensive. Moreover, they will tune the managers out, become argumentative or passively resist the changes they're being asked to make.
3. It pays to reward success.
Remember, success builds on itself. By rewarding success, you will create internal champions from among those who are higher risk takers and more aware of the value of the new outcomes. They will become your role models and persuaders. Others will follow them more easily.
4. Promote changes with workshops
Part of the change process involves conducting teambuilding and management development workshops to promote change, get input on needs and work with different management styles.
Keep in mind that people respond better to workshop exercises that have "face validity" -- that is, whose content is related to the work people actually perform. The workshop should combine process and content. Participants must be encouraged to learn more about one another personally, and to build a level of trust. They should be given content-specific tasks to perform together. This will enable them not only to improve their actual working conditions and move toward the desired process or cultural changes, but also to work more effectively with each other in the future.
5. Launch the change management program
While smaller companies and organizations might be able to just dig in and start the process, in larger organizations it may be necessary to create some drama. Thus the firm might want to develop a large-scale kickoff program involving as many people as possible
This all-day affair should be exciting and motivational, and encourage the participation and ideas of all attendees, who should be provided with a means of ensuring their ongoing involvement in the process.
6. Alignment is necessary
Too often, alignment behind a company's goals, objectives, values and beliefs is taken for granted. This is a potentially fatal mistake. So starting from the top, the highest levels within the organization must agree on the values and desired cultural changes. Then they must communicate these and get a buy-in at other levels of the organization. You must ensure that the words and slogans being used have the same meaning across all levels.
When all is said and done, change can be exciting, and if managed correctly, it will be a vital component in the vitality and continued growth of your organization. So go for it!
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Israel still hasn't gotten a formal invitation to participate in the U.S.-led Bahrain conference, which will take place on June 25 and launch the economic part of the White House's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The U.S. told Israel that it must first get more confirmations from Arab and Muslim countries, according to Israeli officials.
Why it matters: Israeli officials say the fact that Israel still hasn't gotten a formal invitation is a sign of difficulties the Bahrain conference faces as a result of Palestinian pressure on Arab and Muslim countries not to attend. The officials told me the U.S. is concerned by the fact that Egypt, Jordan and other Arab and Muslim countries haven't published statements on their intention to attend the conference.


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Baseball or 'moneyball', a term created by Billy Beane in the early 2000's, is a sport of analytics where teams use a blend of statistical evidence, business sense and ruthless efficiency in an attempt to gain an edge over their opposition. Beane reshaped the Major League Baseball (MLB) landscape by influencing franchises to fill their rosters with players who are considered "under-valued" based on their statistical output, rather than players who have big reputations and pay packets to suit. Much of this same theory can be applied when punting on the MLB. With bookies focussing on the more popular NFL and NBA US leagues, there are more and more value opportunities available amongst the plethora of MLB betting markets.
With even the best teams in the league typically losing on average 40% of their regular-season games, baseball betting is amongst the most popular markets for sharp punters to seize on over-inflated odds offered by the bookies.
The MLB consists of 162 games for each of the 30 teams split between the American League and the National League. These games are played over 187 days with a total of 2,430 games per season. Due to the gruelling playing schedule which involves travelling to all four corners of the country, the season is split into 'series' where two teams will play against each other up to four times in as many days.
The regular season typically runs from April to late October, followed by the post-season which extends into early November. This season is unique however as the 2018 schedule will be the first time since 1968 in which a full slate of games is scheduled to take place on the opening day on March 29th. This is the earliest season start date in the sport's history, excluding occasions where opening round fixtures have been played overseas.
The sheer volume of games in the MLB allows punters to analyse significant amounts of statistical evidence in order to gain an edge over the bookies. A successful MLB betting strategy takes into account the performance and past record of starting pitchers and bullpens, team home/away records and head-to-head records, as well as understanding what to expect from each team's batters when facing right/left handed pitchers. The most important statistics to look for in batters are: PA (Plate Appearances) wOBA (weighted On-Base Average), OBP (On-Base Percentage) and SLG (Slugging Percentage).
Given the longevity of the season, players will have slumps and peaks so you are advised to monitor the team's performance as a whole rather than the form of their star players. When a team is priced as an outsider for a fixture in instances where their roster is statistically performing well on average, it's a green light for punters that the bookies have got it wrong.
#1 Beware the short priced favourite
Head-to-head betting results for the 2017 MLB baseball season
Favourites: 1394-1036 (57.4%), -67.71 units
Underdogs: 1036-1394 (42.6%), -27.29 units
These statistics suggest that you would be foolish to bet on the MLB blindly. The mug favourite punter would have ripped his wallet into shreds last season, despite boasting a 57.4% win rate. Favourites win the majority of the time however their average value range lands between $1.30 - $1.50 meaning you would be 67.7 units (i.e. 67.7 multiplied by your average betting stake) in the red, giving wind to baseball legend Yogi Berra's famous line "your nickel ain't worth a dime".
On the flip-side, backing the underdog every time also isn't going to fill your wallet, however you will have more clothes on your back than if you followed the favourites, being down 27.3 units. This emphasises how often the bookies get it wrong.
#2 The April Outsider
The most opportune time of year to back the underdog is early in the season when bookies are still adjusting to new rosters and player performances. These fixtures present plenty of opportunities for punters to capitalise, as all 30 teams still have playoff aspirations at this time and players are physically fresh and motivated to perform in order to avoid an early season trade.
In April 2017, the win/loss record for underdogs was 162-207, which is a 43.9% win rate putting punters in the black by 2.11 units.
From years 2006-2016. underdogs in the month of April have gone 1,487-1,866. Whilst that equates to a mere 44.43% win rate, the average odds in these games has been $2.31 which places the punter well ahead of the pack.
#3 Divisional Underdogs tend to be over-valued
Underdog results in Division Games vs Non-Dvision Games in the 2017 MLB baseball season
Underdogs in Division Games 504-636, +36.39 units
Underdogs Non-Division Games 532-758, -63.69 units
Franchises always place significant emphasis on their games with divisional rivals. The MLB divisional contests make up 76 games per year, which is roughly half of a team's season schedule. Given teams in the same division play each other so often (19 times), these re-occurring fixtures allow franchises to gain a comprehensive insight into their rivals' tactics, playing style, strengths and weaknesses.
Keep an eye out for divisional home team underdogs who are already down 2-0 in a best of three game series and are underdogs for the third game. Underdogs valued between $2.00 - $2.45 in these situations last season won an unbelievable 58% of the time, whilst these teams covered the game line 80% of the time.
Friday: Milwaukee Brewers ($1.85) to beat San Diego Padres
Milwaukee come into 2018 off the back of their best winning percentage season (86-76) since 2011, just missing a wildcard spot which will add extra incentive for them to go one better this year. Furthermore, the team has been strengthened through the acquisition of two core players in Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain.
The pitching matchup places Chase Anderson (Brewers) up against Clayton Richard (Padres). Anderson comes into the year after a brillant 2017 and will look to improve on his impressive record against the Padres (3-1), with an average of 3.99 runs conceded in each game and 32 strikeouts. In contrast, Richard has struggled against the Brewers as he has conceded on average 5.51 runs per game against the Milwaukee side and boasts an unflattering 3-4 record against them.
The Padres are going through a development period and they are facing are challenging season. Expect Milwaukee's pitching to prove the difference and the $1.85 is too good to pass up.
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You are able to emulate the echolocation techniques of bats.
Prerequisite(s): Blind-Fight, Improved Blind-Fight, Perception 10 ranks.
Benefit(s): By spending a move action to make a sound and listen for the echoes, you gain blindsense 30 feet until the end of your turn. Using this feat requires making audible sounds that impose a –4 penalty on your Stealth checks.
Special: This feat cannot be used if you are deafened or unable to make noise, and you cannot detect anything in areas that are magically silenced.
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(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) said it has agreed to sell its climate control business, the automaker's last remaining automotive components operation, to Detroit Thermal Systems LLC for an undisclosed price.
The climate control business was part of Ford's Automotive Components Holdings (ACH). ACH was formed in 2005 when Ford took back from its former subsidiary Visteon Corp VC.N 17 plants with the intent of preparing each of the plants for a sale.
Detroit Thermal Systems is a joint venture formed by France's Valeo SA (VLOF.PA) and V. Johnson Enterprises. The deal will give Valeo, a global player in thermal systems, a firm foothold in the North American market.
V. Johnson Enterprises, an entity owned by the Detroit entrepreneur Vincent Johnson, holds 51 percent of Detroit Thermal Systems, while Valeo holds the remaining 49 percent.
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The Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) and water consumer group Pagkakaisa ng mga Tagapagtangkilik ng Tubig sa Kamaynilaan (PATTAK) today blasted the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Systems (MWSS) regulators for their failure to take advantage of the 30-day period of clarification to block the immediate implementation of Maynilad's planned water rate hike.
"After announcing that it would make use of the clarificatory period provided for under the arbitration process, the MWSS has apparently decided to drop all pretense that it is looking out for the welfare of water consumers. By simply allowing the deadline to lapse, the MWSS has paved the way for the implementation of the 9.8% increase granted to Maynilad by the International Chamber of Commerce-led arbitration panel," Sammy Gamboa FDC Secretary-General said.
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
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I received my 2016 Census form the other day.
Living with mental illness I am most grateful for the existence of disability, but the reality is that after paying shelter [housing] costs, my budget leaves approximately $40 to cover all other monthly expenses.
The accountant in me is aware of how much cheaper it would be if the government focused on keeping me healthy, rather than paying the medical costs that result from being unable to control my diet or to access the new generation diabetes medication.
We could deal with so many issues more effectively and cheaply if governments and voters used facts rather than the myths we currently base government policies, actions and behaviours on.
Opening the census I found it was to be completed online. I cannot afford food, making internet access a nonessential luxury.
Fortunately a paper form of the census is available by phoning…….unfortunately a phone is also a nonessential luxury.
Your Government in Action: they make it illegal not to fill out the census form, do nothing to address the growing poverty that leaves people unable to afford internet or a phone and then send out a form that requires internet or phone to complete.
Fortunately even thought the federal government no longer provides funds to enable libraries to provide computer and internet access my FVRL library card grants me 2 hours of internet time a day and this is the short form……
Sign into the FVRL system, go online, go to the census site, enter my 'secure code', up comes the first page of the form……. and the first item is your phone number.
There is no provision for Canadians who cannot afford a phone to indicate they have no phone. And in complete denial of the reality of the number of Canadians who cannot afford a phone, you cannot leave the phone number blank, fill in your email address and proceed.
If you hit enter without filling in a phone number you are returned to the blank phone number space and informed you must enter a phone number to be permitted to continue filling out the census form you are required by law to complete.
The government does provide a number you can call if there is a problem, any problem other than poverty making a phone unaffordable.
You do have the option of committing the offence of entering a false [not your own] phone number, completing the census form and thus avoid committing the offence of failing to complete your census form.
We have criminalized having a health issue that leads to substance use. We have criminalized being homeless. Our government thoughtlessly criminalizes poverty. How long before the work houses of Victorian England reappear?
Now I have no expectation that the federal government is going to arrest me for using the phone number of an Abbotsford organization that provides services to the British Columbia Homeless Recycling Network in order to complete the census online.
Not because I have any expectation the federal government has any real understanding or consideration for either the growing number of poor or the increasing dept of poverty the poor are sinking to. No, I expect the government to look the other way to avoid providing an opportunity and an issue for those concerned about the deteriorating civil rights of the poor to haul the government's sorry ass into court. Forcing the government to address and defend their lack of recognition, much less consideration, of the poor and poverty in Canada.
That blindness, the failure to perceive, represents a serious problem.
First: how many other assumptions [all have phones] did the census make and what effect did their assumptions have on the validity and usefulness of the data collected?
Second, the census that is suppose to gather information to allow for effective planning ignores the homeless, the number of poor, the depth of poverty [how many Canadians don't have, cannot afford, a phone] ……..
Third the census failed to gather needed data it could have easily have colllected. A simple checkbox beside the space for the phone number would have revealed just how many Canadians don't have phones.
Finally, how is the government going to address an issue it doesn't seem to perceive and clearly has no understanding of? How many of the other issues that challenge/threaten the standard of living of Canadians do governments [municipal, provincial and federal] fail to perceive and so have no awareness or understanding of?


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What to Expect
Our facilities have been designed with patient comfort in mind. If you require an overnight sleep study, we want you to feel right at home. We have created our bedrooms to resemble home bedrooms, complete with a television and bathrooms.
Our technologists have undergone rigorous training and are available to you throughout the night. Your safety, comfort and care are a primary concern. Patients are typically asked to arrive for their study at 8:45 pm and usually leave the following morning between 6 am and 6:30 am. During a sleep study several aspects of sleep are analyzed, including brain waves, heart activity, breathing, and body movements. All monitoring is non-invasive and the majority of patients are able to sleep as well in the laboratory as they do at home.
If you are preparing for an overnight study, remember to avoid alcohol completely on the day of your study. Caffeinated beverages should be avoided after 12:00 pm on the day of your study. Since the pillows in the laboratory may be unfamiliar to you, consider bringing your own for the study. It is also recommended that you wash your hair before you arrive. We ask that your hair be dry, and clean. The sleep technologists will be applying electrodes to your scalp. Bring any medications you would normally take unless directed otherwise by your physician.
Take your medications as you do nomally. If you have an illness on the day of your study that might interfere with your ability to breathe or sleep, call the laboratory for advice on how to proceed.
Please watch the following video as it contains a good description of the sleep study process.


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5 Things You Should Know Before Entering the IT Profession
July 31st, 2012
Once you have undertaken some training in graphic design you will be able to think about getting your first job in this field. As you will see there are plenty of opportunities for budding graphic designers, so it is important to know what to expect and what these opportunities are.
Let's focus on a few of them now, so you know the potential career path that lies ahead of you.
You will see lots of these adverts online inviting people to apply to become a graphic designer with a particular agency. Creative agencies tend to come in all shapes and sizes, with some far bigger than others. Some will focus on providing a smaller number of graphic design services, such as banner design, posters and logo creation. Others will focus on providing graphic design services for online purposes, including website creation and new branding.
If you have a particular flair for specialising in a certain area of graphic design, you can look for an advert for graphic designers that requests experience in that area. Alternatively you may be able to find other job openings that request an all round graphic designer to work with them.
This is a good entry role to look for if you are just about to get your first job after completing training. Junior roles generally involve assisting with various projects rather than undertaking them on your own. This means you can gain experience in the field instead of through training alone, and you can use this valuable experience to help you further your career.
There are lots of freelance graphic designers around today, establishing careers all across South Africa. Indeed this may be your preferred option once you have gone through training.
However while it is easy to become an independent worker as opposed to working for a creative agency of some kind, it is harder to actually find work. You must have experience to be able to establish your business, so focus on the skills you are offering and do your first few jobs free of charge. Ask friends if they would like a website. Perhaps you could provide a makeover for a local business, creating a new brand and identity for them. Once you have some experience and examples of your work you can add to your own website, you will find it much easier to progress in your own career.
As you can see there aren't many alternatives when you go into graphic design. However different studios will provide different workplaces to gain experience in. If you work for a company that tends to focus on providing services to internet companies, you will likely do different work to that required by a company focusing on gift packaging and other similar items. So there is some variety there if you look more closely at the job descriptions.
Whatever graphic designer jobs you end up applying for, they could lead to a very bright future.
I consider myself a self-taught designer. I have done some freelance stuff in the past. After reading your article, I'm interested in joining up with one of the agencies. Because I know I can get more work that way.
As I said I am self-taught, but I have been thinking of going to school so that I have proof of my skills. Will completing a design course help with my chances of being accepted by an agency? Thanks.


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LinkedIn Password Database Exploited
LinkedIn has reportedly been hacked by users of an online Russian forum – the database of passwords (encrypted and salted) has been forcibly exported from the site, along with the details along with the associated user accounts.
Tetrabyte Managed I.T. recommends that you login to LinkedIn and changed your password – ensure that you include capital letters and punctuation within your password so that it can't be guessed as easily.
We would also recommend that you change your password on any other websites that use the same E-Mail address and password.
Whilst the passwords are encrypted in such a fashion that would be difficult to crack, the Russian forum community has invited users to attempt to crack these passwords.


text: A preview of some of the key battles ahead of Saturdays PRO12 semi-final between Connacht and Glasgow Warriors, live on Sky Sports. Reilly Smith Jersey . Defending champions Glasgow are aiming to become only the second side ever to retain the PRO12 title and are appearing in the play-offs for a fifth successive season.Connacht are moving into uncharted territory having never reached this point in the competition before. Pat Lams side have the confidence of a recent 14-7 victory over their opponents but know that knockout rugby is a whole different ball game. Ahead of this highly anticipated match we look at some of the key battles that could decide this semi-final.John Muldoon v Josh Strauss Connacht captain John Muldoon will play his 274th game for the province this weekend Both No 8s will be key to their sides attempts to build momentum. Strauss has grown over the course of the PRO12 season, he never takes a backward step and almost always breaks the gain line.The ever-present Muldoon provides Connacht with momentum and leadership. Connacht are in new territory, they must embrace the challenge ahead of them and it will be up to their captain to lead the way.Both Muldoon and Strauss should be quick to introduce themselves to their opponents fly-halves, set their stall out early with gain line breaks and provide the benchmark when it comes to work rate.Ultan Dillane v Leone Nakarawa Leone Nakarawa is aiming for the perfect final season at Glasgow Warriors Dillane and Nakarawa will look to disrupt their opponents set-piece and this both should add plenty around the park.Its Dillanes athleticism and physicality make him standout and hes one of a number of players that Joe Schmidt will be keeping a close eye on this weekend.Nakarawa does things on a rugby field that others can only dream of and makes it all look effortless. 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That said, there was room on the pp for Bonino and he would take advantage...scoring 7 of his 22 as part of the top group. I was playing with a lot of good players. Whether on PP with Getzlaf and Perry or on the fourth line with Palmieri, Beleskey or Winnik...everyone was good. We were a threat to score every night, no matter what line. It rounds out your game when you are counted on offensively and defensively. With added responsibility arrives enhanced minutes and key situational play. Owen Tippett Jersey. In his final year with the Ducks, Bonino consistently played late in hockey games, earning the reputation to be counted on and results followed. He would score two game-winners in that campaign and add another in the playoffs. Perhaps that number seems low in the grand scheme, but it is the repetition and the knack of knowing how to perform when the game is on the line that can not be defined by numbers alone. A trait that would prove valuable for his next stop. Vancouver. Bonino would join the Canucks during the off-season transformation in 2014 and would immediately be thrust into the spotlight as the replacement to Ryan Kesler. While many doubters existed, Bonino has quickly made them forget about No. 17 and start pulling for No. 13. Joining a line with Chris Higgins and Alex Burrows has not only paid immediate dividends offensively, in support of the Sedins/Vrbata, but is proving to be a lot of fun for the 26-year-old adopted British Columbian. I gotta look at that beard all the time, listed Bonino of Higgins on adjusting to that line and although in joking nature, the trio has made it seem like that could be the biggest hurdle to overcome. Were pretty laid back with each other. I think thats why weve been having success right now, because when we get on the ice we play hard and we want to make good plays, and make sure we dont leave the other guy out to dry. 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For the uninitiated, Interzone is a British SFF magazine currently celebrating its 25th anniversary year. It has been through various changes in that time, and is now a glossy, full-colour, 60-70 page mixture of news, reviews, interviews and short stories, published every other month. There is a strong emphasis on art, with named artists producing illustrations for the stories as well as the cover, and artist as well as author bios often provided. The news is in the form of David Langford's Ansible Link (wryly humorous insider chat) and the reviews of books, manga and (especially) films and TV programmes have a tendency towards erudition.
I have had an on-off relationship with the magazine, subscribing for a while in the early 1990s before dropping it because I wasn't getting around to reading them. Now that I'm focusing much more on reading and writing SFF, a few months ago I decided to subscribe again. I am not a natural short story fan – when I think of SFF I think of settling down to a good novel – but I've being toying with the idea of trying to write some, and magazines like Interzone are a good way of becoming familiar with the kind of work which is popular these days.
I find the stories which appear in Interzone a very mixed bag: they include everything from quite traditional to experimental. Regular readers of this blog (hi, how are you both?) will have realised that I am a traditionalist myself, so I usually find stories to like and dislike in each issue. I do not like stories where the reader has no idea what is going on until all is explained in the final paragraph, and, even less, ones in which the author is impressing himself so much with his obscure and oblique writing style that the story becomes impenetrable (you know who you are…).
So to Issue 211. This is a Michael Moorcock special, featuring a long interview, an extract from his memoir of Mervyn and Maeve Peake, a short story (The Affair of the Bassin Les Hivers) and an extract from a work in progress: a novel titled London, My Life, or The Sedentary Jew. I have also had something of an on-off (remote) relationship with Moorcock, this time starting in the 1960s. Over the years his output has varied greatly in genre, style and quality. I still have his Elric saga, a classic fantasy series, and Gloriana, and more recently have enjoyed Mother London and King of the City – which are mainstream novels with nothing sfnal about them. Both of his fiction contributions to this issue of Interzone start with a large infodump to set the scene. Unusual these days – especially in a short story – and I wonder what progress that one would have made out of the slush pile if it had been sent in by an unknown author. That story introduces a lot of strange characters in a strange environment, and doesn't work too well as a stand-alone; too many introductions, not enough conclusions.
There are three other longish stories, plus a rather sardonic piece Elevator Episodes in Seven Genres by Ahmed A. Khan, which tell a very short story, switching between genre conventions as it does so. For once, all of the stories are conventional and thereby eminently readable. Exvisible by Carlos Hernandez is the least successful for me, about a man paying to have his estranged, terminally-ill, father downloaded onto a hard drive. I was unable to relate to his emotions and reactions. Deer Flight by Aliette de Bodard is a very traditional fantasy about shape changers, wood magic and love; but the stand-out for me is Knowledge by Grace Dugan. A student starts to see faint numbers appearing over people's heads. She realises (almost as soon as the reader) that these numbers are indicating how many days everyone has left to live, down to a hundredth of a day. I usually forget short stories quite quickly, but I feel that this one will stick in my memory.
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WALTHAM, Mass. (PRWEB) February 01, 2018
Connance Inc., the leading provider of healthcare predictive analytics solutions optimizing financial and clinical workflows announces today that D. Tyler Drolet has been named chief financial officer.
"Tyler's range of experience, together with his philosophy of strategy first, followed by execution, make him a great fit for Connance," says Steve Levin, chief executive officer of Connance. "We'll be counting on his experience and skill working with growing technology businesses like Connance to add strategic value to our organization."
Drolet joins Connance from Qvidian, where he served as chief financial officer for the SaaS-based RFP and proposal automation firm. Prior to Qvidian, he was CFO for Active Endpoints, a process automation software business. In addition, the Bucknell University graduate has a broad range of experience working with a variety of software firms. Drolet began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP.
"Connance is a leader and innovator in incorporating predictive analytics into operational, clinical and financial processes to support healthcare providers in addressing significant challenges," says Drolet. "I'm pleased to be a part of such a forward-thinking organization."
About Connance, Inc.
Connance is the healthcare's industry leading provider of predictive analytics solutions that personalize the financial and clinical experience for patients. Transforming the revenue cycle and value-based care delivery, Connance leverages data science, integrated to workflow to drive enhanced performance. Connance delivers Patient Pay Optimization, Reimbursement Optimization and Value-Based Risk solutions that combine Connance data, hospital data and consumer data to stratify patients based on social determinants to predict behavior and provide actionable insights to improve net income and patient outcomes. Connance solutions connect more than 500 hospitals, over 1000 physician practices and other clinical locations, and more than 80 collection agencies nationwide creating the largest research database of its kind. For more information call (781) 577-5000 or visit http://www.connance.com.