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Running shoe makers don't exactly run scared of exaggerated claims but when a Nike designer tells the gathered world media at the London launch, that its latest shoes come with a new high-tech midsole with "the lightest, softest, smoothest and most responsive foam Nike has ever produced" it's a big shout, even by their standards.
But that's what Nike's Epic React Flyknit promised to deliver. Three years after Adidas launched its world-conquering Boost foam, Nike has hit back with its own proprietary sole technology – React foam – designed to bounce its shoes back into favour as the first choice footwear for everyday runs.
So how do they stack up against the best running shoes out there? One of T3's resident marathon runners, Kieran Alger, clocked up the miles in the Nike Epic React Flyknit, to see if the first shoes to feature React foam live up to the launch hype.
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Nike Epic React Flyknit: the tech
Back in 2015 when Adidas launched Boost, a ground-breaking foam technology that offered improved response, durability and comfort, it changed the game. Despite Nike's innovation in other areas, such as its Flyknit uppers and its laser-cut Lunarlon outsoles, Boost has presented a problem for the Oregon shoemakers ever since.
Not only has it been seen as the best option for a faster and better ride, its distinct style (not so much its 'polystyrene hi-fi packaging' texture as the overall silhouette it gives) has also helped Adidas cut into the fashion space. Now, though, Nike has finally responded with a new foam technology: React. It's clearly designed to create a sole to compete with Boost.
In creating React, Nike's shoe designers set out with lofty ambitions, to take its Lunarlon foam and improve responsiveness, durability, weight and cushioning. Soft materials that might provide cushioning don't tend to be good for energy return while compounds that are light also struggle with durability. React is lightweight, resilient, soft, durable, cushioned and responsive all at once.
According to Nike, thanks to some clever chemical engineering it's managed to create a synthetic rubber compound – the primary ingredient in React foam – that's overcome these problems. The result is a midsole foam which maximises energy return to give 13 per cent more responsiveness, increases durability so runners get 20 per cent more mileage out of a single pair of shoes while also being 30 per cent lighter than Boost foam. And you won't be surprised to hear that because this technology has been developed by Nike (many foams are created by third parties and licensed to shoe brands), it won't be appearing in any shoes that don't have a Swoosh.
The foam compound was one aspect but Nike then used computational design, essentially allowing an algorithm to crunch thousands of running data points captured in its lab to reveal a design based on how people actually run, to create the one-piece midsole.
According to Nike this means a midsole that delivers cushioning and support in the specific spots needed during a run, while eliminating material wherever it's not absolutely necessary in order to keep weight to a minimum. The visually complex pattern varies in depth, where deeper parts indicate areas of more cushioning and shallower portions produce more firmness.
While the React foam might be the headline grabber, that's not all this shoe has going on. There's the minimal, lightweight Flyknit sock-like upper we've come to love, fused with less glue to the React midsole that's also a little taller and wider than you'll find on most shoes, extending beyond the shoes upper, to offer a more supportive base. There's also a heel clip to help moderate the response you get from the energised foam.
All of this and the Nike Epic React Flyknit still comes in at 239g, that's 5 per cent lighter than its predecessor, the Lunar Epic 2.
Nike Epic React Flyknit: on the run
Okay, enough about the technology, how does it feel on the run?
The first test of a running shoe is how it feels when you first put them on. If a shoe disappears on your feet, that's always a good sign and the Epic React Flyknit pass this test easily. They feel light on the feet and the Flyknit uppers are snug, fitting close enough around the foot to feel secure but because of the Flyknit flexibility, still providing plenty of room for your toes to spread and move.
The next thing you notice is the springiness of the foam. We've tried the Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite which were very expensively designed for elite athletes looking to conquer the two-hour mark in the men's marathon (the so-called Breaking2 project).
Well, the Epic React Flyknit offer a similar sensation for under £150. Even walking around you feel like the shoes are putting more spring in your step, but without it feeling unnatural.
If you're used to a more minimal shoe, the sight of a sizeable wedge of foam can ring alarm bells as it often leaves you feeling like you're not connected to the ground. But with the Epic React Flyknit this isn't the case. Despite being soft, it doesn't feel like you're boinging around on bouncy castles, there's still a good sensation of ground contact.
The Nike Epic Flyknit React are designed for those everyday runs from 5km up to a marathon. So you should be able to rely on these as your go-to in marathon training. We tested ours in exactly those conditions putting them through 5km, 10km, half and 20 mile runs on pavement, treadmill and some very like trails and stoney paths.
Overall, they performed well. There was a marked difference in the power behind our push off and the stability was good provided we stuck to roads and pavements.
On stepping onto a light park trail or a woodland path, where conditions underfoot got a bit more bumpy, the React foam soaked up the lumps but there was definitely a question mark over the stability. To be fair to Nike that's not where they'd like you to be using these shoes but if you like to run the light off-road, you are probably better off with one of our best trail-running shoes instead.
Nike Epic React Flyknit: verdict
Nike has produced a winning shoe here. You can produce fancy foams and add technical gimmicks to shoes all you like but, first and foremost, a running shoe has to be comfortable to run in.
That sounds obvious, I know, but plenty of shoes look good on paper but fail that simple comfort test. Fortunately the Nike Epic React Flyknit performs on the roads, not just on the designers CAD desk.
The Flyknit uppers are as excellent as ever, and the React foam puts just enough in your step that you feel powered but not unstable. As good over a steady 5km as they are on the longer marathon training runs, these are a great choice for a pair of go-to everyday running shoes. In some of the colour options, they also go perfectly alright with jeans, too.


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Patient Registration
You may preregister with our office by filling out our secure online Patient Registration Form. After you have completed the form, please make sure to press the Submit button at the bottom to automatically send us your information. On your first visit to our office, we will have your completed form available for your signature. The security and privacy of your personal data is one of our primary concerns and we have taken every precaution to protect it.
Call Columbus Office Phone Number 706-324-6106 with any questions about completing the Online Registration Form.
If you do not have time to do the online registration, you may also print the forms below and bring them completed to your appointment.

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The H4 work permit or work authorization document also known as H4 EAD and H4 visa EAD is now law. This blog covers FAQs and H4 EAD updates on a daily basis. The process of filing the H4 EAD is not very complicated, however, it is a new law and H4 visa holders might need help. We recommend using a of an H4 experience immigration lawyer to help. For more information call (510) 7425887 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Our educational partnerships with the community extend well beyond public schools to workforce boards, state and federal agencies, corporations, and more. For instance, we are a key partner in the annual Bay Area Science Festival (BASF), a ten-day event designed to energize local youth about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). During BASF, Gladstone scientists lead several STEM discussions at local museums and universities; they also staff a booth at "Discovery Day," the festival's grand finale event at AT&T Park, where 30,000 attendees explore a free outdoor museum with hundreds of interactive displays. In another example, our investigators partner with the California Academy of Sciences, giving presentations and engaging with young visitors during their science festivals and events.
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term paper writing manuals
Writing a research paper is a lot easier on you, the student, when you set yourself certain goals. All of this takes place before you start the research and the writing. The saying goes that if you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. So rather than rushing in to begin writing your research paper, stop, take stock of the situation and list your goals. Here are a few possible specific goals.
Many students, when they create a research paper, tend to focus more on the information that they introduce rather than on the composition itself. Even if this is one of the basic requirements of this type of essay, there are many other elements that need to be taken into consideration. For an elaborate paper, you need to have fresh, interesting information, to be able to sustain valid arguments and to put all this in an attractive, understandable shape. Even if you use academic language, it will not worth much without enough information. Therefore, you need to keep a balance.
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How to change satellite settings for Garmin Vivoactive device?
Garmin Vivoactive is a true smartwatch which offers extensive features along with fitness tracking and navigation. Further, you can get best out of this watch by altering some satellite settings.
By default, the Gamin Vivoactive device utilizes the GPS to track satellites. Moreover, you can enable GLONASS and GPS for faster GPS position location and to increase the performance in challenging environments. Also, you should note that using both the GPS and GLONASS can decrease battery life more than utilizing only GPS.
Change the settings by following the below steps:
- First, choose the action key.
- Now choose Settings >> Sensors >> GPS.
- Choose the toggle key to enable GPS on your device.
Note: The device uses GPS only when you are recording an outdoor activity.
- Choose pen icon there.
- Now touch the toggle button to enable GLONASS. That's it.
If you are not able to change the settings or have any tech glitches then get help to troubleshoot the problem.


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f(x) Victoria Charms Fans with New Selca
f(x)'s Victoria charmed her fans with her new gyaru makeup. Gyaru makeup is a Japanese makeup style typically characterized by dark eyeliner and dramatic fake eyelashes.
On January 22, she wrote, "I'm sending my greetings from Sichuan, China. I wish you all a Happy New Year," along with several photos of herself on her me2day. In the photo, Victoria accentuated her beautiful eyes with dark eyeliners, looking very much like a doll. Her dark eye makeup and light brown hair gave off a mature yet lively look. Netizens commented, "Victoria looks great with her new makeup," "She looks like a doll," and "She's so pretty!"
Meanwhile, Victoria is in Sichuan, busy filming her debut drama "The Prince without a Castle" (tentative). Recently, Victoria has been cast in the Taiwanese drama as the female lead, along with Super Junior M's Zhou Mi and Fahrenheit's Calvin Chen.
Victoria will play the role of an orphaned girl who is actually a long lost granddaughter for a big corporate company, while Calvin Chen and Zhou Mi are candidates to succeed the company. The three will share a love triangle, and Victoria will have her first on-screen kiss with either one of them.


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Newly Published Book
Sonia has found that in her practice in Suffolk many of the problems brought into her consulting room are similar to the issues talked about in her newly published short story for children called THE BLACKBIRD BROTHERS, and the new "Message in a Bottle Series", a series of 6 short stories so called because each story is a message and suggests a way of helping children think about differing issues that they may face as they grow up. The stories are written for 3 – 7 year olds, and the books set out in simple language how children might think about their issues in a creative way and to help them recognise that they are not alone in their problems. Sonia believes that the books will sit somewhere in the children's unconscious, and therefore may be useful to call upon at some point. In her new book THE BLACKBIRD BROTHERS she aims to show very young children the power of the 'can do' 'attitude.
Learning to think positively has proved beneficial to millions of people, because our thoughts have the ability to transform how we feel about ourselves.
In this short story Timmy is a very frightened baby blackbird and learns that if he can believe in himself he has the power to do anything.
The moral of the tale is to help young children develop an attitude of positive thinking throughout their lives.
This is one of a number of short stories Sonia has written all aimed at helping children discover different ways of thinking which will enable them not only to cope better at school but develop into self confident and successful adults.
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Bullies can NEVER win
The big hairy dog hated cats. He even hated the sight of them. They made him sneeze and wheeze and his eyes water. In fact he felt quite scared of them because as a puppy he was scratched across the face by a stray cat who lived in the shed at the bottom of the garden, and so the big hairy dog had kept away from cats ever since.
The big hairy dog lived with his owner Jane, two doors down from Noggin the cat and Scruff the dog. He liked Scruff and sometimes they played together in the park, but if he saw Noggin he began to feel quite unwell.
And now here was Noggin just sitting outside his front door, – again! He could see Noggin through the glass, licking his paws and then cleaning the back of his ears. As if he had all the time in the world. The big hairy dog felt nervous, his tummy hurt and his mouth felt dry.
This is a story about bullies. It shows that bullies are often very scared themselves which is why very often they puff themselves up to feel bigger and braver.
In this story it shows one way that bullies can be tackled. The story emphasises asking for help and NEVER allowing the bully to win.
If you have young children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces between the ages of 3 – 7 please take a look at my book on Amazon called "The Blackbird Brothers".


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If you are reading this, we bet you care about public libraries (in general) and about your Ridgefield Community Library (in particular).
We want to hear about why you support the Ridgefield Community Library and why you think our community needs a new, bigger and better public library.
This is your chance to make your voice heard!
Use the "Comments" section below to become part of the conversation–the buzz–about a building library to meet the needs of a growing and prospering Ridgefield community.
Tell us your stories, your hopes, your gratitude, and even your frustrations concerning your community library–the current one and the one of the future.
As we get closer to our fundraising goal of between $3-4 million, we will be applying for grant monies. Statements of support from community members and library patrons of all ages will be extremely valuable in receiving those grant awards.
So don't be shy! We need to hear from you.


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An old saying goes, "Character is who you are when no-one but God is watching." Can the same be said of a school? When you walk its halls do you get a sense of the school's character and heart based simply on what you see. Take a tour of TC Christian and see just one aspect of its heartbeat.
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Founded in 2006, Chez Bec has long been established as one of the leading UK bridal jewellery and accessories brand.
In 2017, the business was acquired by Tanya Lyall, owner of TLK Jewellery. Already a dab hand with the most complicated stone settings (if you've not sorted out your wedding rings, you should definitely get in touch), the purchase of Chez Bec married (pun intended) together two successful and customer led businesses under one roof.
A bit about Tanya…
Tanya started making and selling jewellery when she was 13. As a birthday present her mum took her to The Bead Shop in London (where many a young girl has fallen down the rabbit warren of bead appreciation); after a five minute demo she was off.
Fast forward a few years, and she is now jeweller in Residence at the Stables, Hylands House, near Chelmsford in Essex. She loves a bit of glitz and glamour (handy given her occupation) and was born in South Africa.
One of her favourite places in the world is Southwold in Suffolk, and whilst she loves an adventure (this year having visited China and Japan with her husband and teenage son), family and home is very much where her heart is. Well, family, home and chocolate. And Apple (her patronage for which should see her awarded with shares in the company).
But what she loves everyday is her job. The variety; the brides, and the warm fuzzy feeling that she gets knowing that her creations make up part of your special day.
It's always good to know who is responsible for the creation of your sparkles, as all of Chez Bec's designs have always (and still are) been lovingly made by hand (Tanya's hands in fact).
The Collections
Chez Bec has one of the largest collections of pearl wedding jewellery available online offering a stunning range of vintage-inspired bridal jewellery, tiaras, headbands and wedding hair accessories. We're pretty proud to say that nearly every one of our designs is handmade to order in our Studio in the South East of England. Our collections feature an abundance of the most beautiful freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals which we personally select giving each piece an exquisite finish.
Chez Bec is regularly featured in the leading bridal and fashion press in publications such as You & Your Wedding, Wedding Ideas, Perfect Wedding, Wedding, The Scottish Wedding Directory, Best Scottish Weddings, Brides, Grazia, Marie Claire, The Times and Hello. Full press coverage can be viewed here.
Because we care that you get a) the perfect bridal jewellery for your day and b) a warm fuzzy feeling once you've ordered it, we look at the big picture. All orders are lovingly gift wrapped as standard in luxury gift boxes complete with the softest white tissue paper and, if you request it, a hand-written gift card. And all at no extra cost. A perfectly packaged gift or a present to yourself or your bridesmaids.
We have taken our four best-selling designs from the last ten years and reduced them in price, expanded their colour options, making them perfect for the fashion, but budget savvy bride. And you can rest assured about the quality as all of our pieces use exactly the same components as our couture collection – they just take a bit less time to make, and since she's been making them for nearly ten years, Harriet also knows the designs very very well (in fact she even dreams about them sometimes…)
Our main collection is made up of our handmade, intricate headpieces, necklaces, bracelets and newly re-launched wedding hair flowers. Detail and finish are second to none, and, as with all Chez Bec pieces, they can be made to your specifications.
"Chez Bec is quite simply taking the wedding industry by storm. Already a big name and two times industry award winner……….their designs are unique and elegant, yet ooze that 'must-have' appeal. They appeal to brides to be because Chez Bec have an implicit understanding of what girls want and what they want to look like on their big day, and provide perfect pieces for every budget.Perhaps not quite so relevant but important nonetheless, Chez Bec are a joy to work with. They are, and always will be, a big hit at Wedding Ideas."


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He told the National Assembly on Thursday that freedom of expression was as important and "as understood and appreciated in Constantia as it was in Gugulethu".
Zuma said, "This government defends the right of our people to express themselves in any manner, including protest action, except if in exercising that right they begin to violate the rights of others, such as destroying property or stopping other people from exercising their own rights."
He added, "No right is absolute. It must be exercised with due regard to the rights of others."
Zuma was replying during a debate on the presidency's budget vote.
Last week the ANC and its affiliate organisations marched on Johannesburg's Goodman Gallery to demand that a painting of Zuma with his genitals exposed be removed from the gallery's website and that it publicly apologise for displaying the work.
The painting, The Spear, by Brett Murray, was defaced last Tuesday and removed from the exhibition.
The ANC called for a boycott of City Press newspaper for publishing a picture of the painting and for displaying it on its website. The boycott was called off after the newspaper removed the image and apologised.
'Wounds of humiliation'
In his speech on Thursday, Zuma evoked the memory of Khoisan woman Sarah Baartman, whose genitals and brain were displayed in museums in Paris and London during the 19th century.
"Nor do we want to re-open the wounds of the humiliation of Sarah Baartman, who was painfully exhibited in London and Paris and whose genitals and brain were stored in a pickle jar and shown off in a museum until the administration led by President [Nelson] Mandela demanded the return of her remains for a decent burial."
He said South Africa could not "go back to the period or memory of number four prison", where black men were made to strip naked and perform the "tauza" dance.
"We dare not repeat that painful, brutal, primitive treatment of a human being," he said.
The government, he said, was working with Austria to bring back the remains of Khoisan people taken there for experiments in 1909.
"Already the remains of Mr and Mrs Klaas and Trooi Pienaar have been brought back to the country and we are working on the logistics of the reburial," he said.
Austrian scientist Rudolph Poch had taken more than 80 South African human remains to Austria for experiments. – Sapa


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BAGHDAD Two sophisticated suicide bombings, including one on Tuesday in which 33 people died just outside Baghdad, and other recent violence are raising fears that jihadi militants and hard-line Baathists may be renewing their deadly partnership to threaten the largely calm Iraqi capital.
Iraqi military leaders emphasized that it was too early to draw any firm conclusions but noted similarities in the attacks in which more than 60 people were killed since Sunday. While overall violence in Iraq remains the lowest since the American invasion, both recent attacks were against Iraqi soldiers operating with relatively high security, suggesting much planning and coordination.
The worry among some Iraqi military officials is that Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, a largely homegrown Islamist militant group, and Sunni insurgents loyal to Saddam Hussein and his Baath Party have put aside their differences to destabilize Iraq as the United States military proceeds with its plans to withdraw.
"We have said before that Qaeda was broken, but it was not finished," said Hadi al-Ameri, the chairman of the Security Committee in the Iraqi Parliament and the leader of the Badr Organization, the former armed wing of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a Shiite political party.
If in fact the partnership is renewed, Iraqi officials speculate that they may be seeking to exploit several recent vulnerabilities around Baghdad.
There is deep infighting among Sunni tribes that united to help subdue the insurgency over the last two years. Thousands of detainees have been released in recent months from American jails. And relatively inexperienced Iraqi forces have now taken the lead in most of the capital area as American forces withdraw to large bases as a first step towards leaving the country.
In the second major suicide bombing in three days, the attack on Tuesday, in which 46 people were wounded, took aim at a group of Iraqi Army officers on their way to a high-profile reconciliation conference on the western outskirts of the capital.
Wild shooting followed the explosion as emergency medical workers dragged limp bodies to ambulances and sheep stumbled through the blood-streaked wreckage to escape the bullets. An investigation is under way to determine whether the shooting after the bombing was an ambush by gunmen or undisciplined gunfire by Iraqi security forces, said Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta, spokesman for the Baghdad security plan.
At least 7 of the 33 people killed were Iraqi Army officers.
Witnesses described a scene of confusion and carnage that was also captured on television by a cameraman for the state channel Iraqiya who was wounded in the attack along with a correspondent for the state channel. A correspondent and cameraman for another channel, Baghdadiya, were killed in the blast.
The attack took place as a senior Iraqi security official, accompanied by high ranking army officers, was touring the Abu Ghraib market in an effort to highlight the new security as tribal leaders gathered for a reconciliation meeting nearby.
"I saw some of the corpses were riddled with bullets," said Abu Jamal al-Zubaie, who lives near the market.
As best he could tell, most of the firing was done by security guards protecting the visiting dignitaries. After the shooting subsided, angry residents rushed to help the wounded and search through the debris. Mr. Zubaie said that "angry locals were pointing at the flesh" of what they said was the bomber, cursing his name. The remains appeared to be those of a male, he said.
On Sunday, 28 people were killed when a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle laden with explosives blew up near the police academy in Baghdad.
For several months, tribal leaders and Iraqi military officials have been worrying over signs that Qaeda groups might be renewing their alliance with a burgeoning wing of the hard-line Sunni insurgency, called Al Auda. The group's name means the Return and advocates a return to power of Mr. Hussein's outlawed Baath Party.
The hard-line Baathist movement announced on its official Web site Tuesday that it would spurn any reconciliation with the new Iraqi government, which it described as "collaborators, spies and traitors."
Tribal leaders pointed to a spate of recent assassination attempts. Awad al-Harbousi, one of the leaders of the Awakening movement near Taji, north of Baghdad, said gunmen killed one of his Awakening brethren on Sunday and wounded a second one. Some of the attackers now use bicycle bombers instead of car bombs, he said.
"The Iraqi security forces have refused to do anything in our area," he said. "We have many arrest warrants against people, but because the Americans withdrew from our area the Iraqis are afraid to go after them without air support. We will face a disaster."
One new dynamic the extremists appear to be trying to exploit is the sharpened rivalries among the tribes after elections in which many competed against one another for provincial council seats, said several security officials.
"The tensions between the tribes mean that instead of being focused on the threat from Al Qaeda, they are focused on their own rivalries," said Mr. Ameri, the Parliament member.
"All the tribes have been hurt by Al Qaeda," he added. "And there is no tribe that would want to work with Al Qaeda.
"But they have to be ready to fight Al Qaeda and not one another," he said.
Although the number of bombings with double-digit casualties has remained at a relatively low level for the past three months and Baghdad parks and markets are crowded with families behind the blast walls a growing unease is palpable.
Smaller attacks are more frequent even if they are not lethal. Hardly a day goes by without an assassination attempt using a sticky bomb, a relatively new mode of attack. For the first time in months in Baghdad, there was an attack using a Katyusha rocket. No one was killed but it signaled that insurgents were able again to use the kind of weapon that they had previously relied on to hit distant targets.
American military officials have said recently that they anticipate efforts by Al Qaeda to try to stage high-profile attacks. "We know that Al Qaeda, although greatly reduced in capability and numbers, still is desperate to maintain relevance here in Iraq," said Maj. Gen. David Perkins, the spokesman for the American military in Baghdad, on Sunday.
Another attack on Tuesday, a suicide car bombing east of Mosul, killed three people and in Kirkuk, a police officer was killed and another officer wounded by an improvised explosive device.
"Guerrilla warfare is about creating chaos," Mr. Ameri said. "That, itself, is the strategy."


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2017 PVJOBS Annual Recognition Luncheon
On September 29th, "Perseverance Rewarded," PVJOBS' Annual Recognition Luncheon, honored two of the thousands of individuals who have successfully changed their lives around through its free career-track job placement: Oscar Flores and Norman Mason. PVJOBS also honored local builders, Brookfield Residential and Fassberg Contracting Corp., who have assisted in giving participants the second chances they need to fulfill their dreams.
California Senator Holly J. Mitchell served as our Recognition Luncheon keynote speaker. A member of the legislature since 2010, Mitchell helps create policy for the state and represents nearly one million constitutents in a diverse district which includs Century City, South Los Angeles, Culver City, Cheviot Hills, Downtown L.A. and a portion of Inglewood.
"But it's not just about policy, it is also about practice," Mitchell said. "It is about how we encourange employers to hire men and women with records; it is about how we train people to gain useful skills that will make them attractive to the workforce; it is about how we re-think our own bias to have a more complete and nuanced understanding of people who have been touched by the criminal justice system."
Fassberg Contracting Corp. and Brookfield were honored as Contractor of the Year and Visionary of the Year, respectively, at the event.
"The fact that PVJOBS parters with businesses like Fassberg and Brookfield Residential, who also 'get it,' is a testament to where we need to go," Mitchell said.
"Rebuilding a life after release is challenging, but we all benefit when more individuals like Oscar Flores and Norman Mason remain with their families, gt jobs and rejoin our community."
Mason's son, Norman Jr., was present at the luncheon and his father referred to him often.
"Since I reached out to PVJOBS, I have had a lot of opportunities, Mason said. "I drive down the freeway and I tell my son 'I built that, boy,' and he's like 'Dad, man we need to go up there.' I can tell that he's proud of me."
"I'm trying to lead by example, have my son see me get up every morning," Mason said. "This is what a man's supposed to do, get up and provide for your family."
"My experience has beeen great," Mason added. "It keeps me out of trouble and keeps a couple of dollars in my pocket."
Our Thanks to The "Perseverance Rewarded" Aspire Sponsors: Brookfield Residential and Related; as well as our Bolster Sponsors: C.A. Rasmussen, Inc.; Century Housing; Fassberg Contracting Corp.; Gothic; KB Homes; LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas; LA World Airports; Laborers Local 300; Learn 4 Life Concept Charter Schools; Morley Builders; Oakridge Landscape, Inc.; The United Way of Greater Los Angeles; Walsh/Shea; West Basin Municipal Water District; and the PVJOBS Board of Directors.
|Adrian Foley, COO of Brookfield Residential


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Some dogs do not take well to crates, especially not in cars. The motion of the car can make them feel nervous when they aren't able to look around and see what is going on. But keeping a dog in your car without a crate or carrier can end up leaving you with fur and dirt everywhere.
So to solve that problem, you can get a pet seat cover that fits easily in the backseat of your car. This completely protects your car from fur, dirt, and damage while letting your dog sit comfortably and see what's going on. This dog seat cover from BarksBar is a great example of what a high quality seat cover can offer. Learn more about it below!
This is wonderfully designed to keep your car clean and keep your dog safe at the same time. Check out the key specs below:
Each of these combine to make a seat cover that has thought of everything. The slide flaps help ensure that even the edges of your seats are protected. The waterproof and heavy duty polyester ensure that dirt, fur, and even any accidents your dog might have stay safely off of your car interior.
The seatbelt openings allow you to strap your dog in for added safety. And while installing, you have the option to just cover the backseat bench or to mount the other end onto the headrests of the front seats so that you create a sort of hammock like space. This will allow your dog to rest in a more comfortable position without worrying about falling off the seat or sliding around.
There are some things worth considering if you are going to use a seat cover as an alternative to a crate or carrier. For one, they are not as safe. Even though you can belt your dog on, this will not provide as much protection as a hard carrier that has been strapped in to the seat.
One of the best ways to really get a sense of how a product will perform or what kind of benefits it might provide for you is to see how satisfied (or unsatisfied) other people were with it.
One customer reports that this is an amazing product. This works wonderfully for her Siberian Husky and she gets hyper all over the car it keeps the seats clean form fur, dirt and mud. She also reports the product is highly durable.
It verifies two of the most important features of this seat cover. First, it can successfully keep your car clean and free of fur, dirt, or even accidents. This allows you to easily transport your furry friend without the annoyance of having to clean up after them.
Secondly, it can withstand even excessive movement from larger breeds. Your dog will stay safe and comfortable while still enjoying the freedom of being able to move about freely in the backseat.
One customer reports she loved the seat belt holes and that the material was highly durable. It didn't move at all thanks to the provided rods you tuck into the seats.
First, the seatbelt holes which allow you to keep your car interior clean and protected without sacrificing the safety of your dog. You can strap them in with your car's regular seatbelts.
Secondly, the genius design which ensures the cover will not slide around or move out of place during the trip. Even if your dog is not belted in, their movement will not shift the seat cover out of place. So you can drive without worrying about readjusting the seat cover.
As helpful as testimonials can be in helping you understand the real value a product can add, you do have to keep in mind that different people do have different needs and priorities.
You might also want to look for more testimonials and reviews from customers who have very similar needs and priorities as you do. Doing this will give you the most accurate idea of how well a product will match your specific needs.
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- It will give employees an opportunity to talk about his or her job because clothing carrying a logo or brand name tends to spark conversation
- A sense of pride for the employee
- Will encourage others to step up their game
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New Brunswick, NJ – George Street Playhouse will open its inaugural 2019-20 season in its new home, the state-of-the-art New Brunswick Performing Center, this October, marking a new era in the theater's esteemed history of bringing world-class productions to New Jersey audiences.
The five-play season features a heartwarming new musical, a hilarious one-woman show starring a beloved television personality, a gripping suspense thriller based on a bestselling novel, a world premiere historical drama by George Street Playhouse favorite Joe DiPietro (Toxic Avenger; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; Clever Little Lies), and a new musical adaptation of a popular film.
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George Street Playhouse will open and close its 2019-20 season with musicals in The Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, which seats 463, and also produce three plays in The Arthur Laurents Theater, featuring 259 seats.
"Arriving on the advent of my 23rd season at George Street Playhouse, the completion of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center represents a dream fulfilled and a momentous point in our history," said GSP Artistic Director David Saint. "We have built our national reputation upon developing and premiering new works, and we are thrilled to continue that commitment in our new home."
The 2019-20 season will begin in October with Last Days of Summer, the wonderful, heartwarming new musical based on the popular novel by Steve Kluger. When Joe Margolis is asked by his son to open an old box of letters, he is transported to the summer of 1942, and the time a young Joey and his best friend Craig wrote fan letters to the star third baseman of the New York Giants asking his help to impress and suppress the neighborhood bullies. When they receive a surprising response, an unlikely friendship is formed that will affect both boys for the rest of their lives. With music by Grammy winner Jason Howland (Broadway's Little Women), directed by Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun (Newsies on Broadway), and a book by the novel's author, this new musical is a poignant tale of baseball, friendship, and the enduring bond between fathers and sons. Performances of Last Days of Summer will begin on October 15 and continue through November 11, 2019 in The Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater. Last Days of Summer is produced by special arrangement with Daryl Roth.
Next in the intimate Arthur Laurents Theater is My Life on a Diet. Called "fascinating. lighthearted & spicy" by the New York Times, this hilarious autobiographical comedy stars Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning writer and actress Renée Taylor, known for her recurring role on television's The Nanny. In her side-splitting comedy, written by Taylor and her husband Joseph Bologna, she looks back on a life full of memorable roles in Hollywood and on Broadway, and just as many fad diets. Featuring juicy anecdotes about screen legends such as Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, and Barbra Streisand, My Life on a Diet, originally directed by Joseph Bologna, will begin performances on November 19 and will run through December 15, 2019. My Life on a Diet is produced in association with Julian Schlossberg. Kicking off 2020 is Midwives, a world premiere thriller based on the book-turned-film of the same name by Chris Bohjalian. Adapted for the stage by the author from his own bestselling novel, an early selection of Oprah's Book Club, this tale of suspense and courtroom drama explores the fallout of an impossible decision made by midwife Sibyl Danforth during a routine at-home birth. This new play, directed by Sheryl Kaller (Mothers and Sons on Broadway; Tony Award nominee for Next Fall on Broadway), will keep audiences on the edge of their seat. Midwives runs January 21 through February, 16, 2020.
Also taking the stage in the Arthur Laurents Theater is Playhouse mainstay Joe DiPietro's Conscience, a world premiere historical drama set during the American Red Scare. Acting out boldly against party lines, real-world Senator Margaret Chase Smith becomes one of the first to stand up against Senator Joseph McCarthy in this gripping historical tale inspired by real events. Taking the stage under the direction of Artistic Director David Saint, performances begin March 3 and will run through March 29, 2020. Closing the 2019-20 season in The Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater is A Walk on the Moon, a new musical with a book by Pamela Gray and music & lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman, based on the critically acclaimed motion picture of the same title by Pamela Gray. Longing for more than her life as a mother and housewife, and sensing that change and human possibilities are in the air, Pearl Kantrowitz begins an affair with a somewhat lost, free-spirited traveling salesman while summering with her family in the Catskills. As the Woodstock music festival comes to life nearby, their whirlwind romance, set in the summer of 1969—when mankind first stepped on the moon—brings audiences on a musical journey set against the backdrop of an iconic moment in American history. Sheryl Kaller directs A Walk On the Moon, with choreography by Josh Prince, April 21 through May 17, 2020. A Walk on the Moon is produced by special arrangement with Stephen and Ruth Hendel.
Full creative teams will be announced at a later date.
Full-season subscriptions are on sale. A subscription to George Street Playhouse is the only way to secure the best seats to all five shows and to guarantee priority access to seats in the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, which is conveniently located in downtown New Brunswick with access to an array of parking and dining options.
Subscribers enjoy a discount of 20% off regular ticket prices -- with their savings, subscribers are seeing one play free! Individual tickets and partial-season ticket plans will go on sale at a later date. For more information about the 2019-20 George Street Playhouse season, call the box office at 732-246-7717 or visit www.GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org. Season dates and titles are subject to change.


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A pedestrian was hit and killed along Route 30 in Burlington County early Sunday morning, according to authorities.
The person was struck at the intersection of Route 130 and John Galt Way in Florence Township just after midnight. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say it was not a hit and run, but it's unclear what led to the accident and how the person was hit.
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The problem of human origins, of which language origins is one aspect, is deep and important. It is also somewhat mysterious. If we could travel back in time at least some of those mysteries could be cleared up. One that interests me, for example, is whether or not the emergence of language was preceded by the emergence of music, or more likely, proto-music. Others are interested in the involvement of gesture in language origins.
Some of the attendant questions could be resolved by traveling back in time and making direct observations. Still, once we'd observed what happened and when it happened, questions would remain. We still wouldn't know the neural and cognitive mechanisms, for they are not apparent from behavior alone. But our observations of just what happened would certainly constrain the space of models we'd have to investigate.
Unfortunately, we can't travel back in time to make those observations. That difficulty has the peculiar effect of reversing the inferential logic of the previous paragraph. We find ourselves in the situation of using our knowledge of neural and cognitive mechanisms to constrain the space of possible historical sequences.
Except, of course, that our knowledge of neural and cognitive mechanisms is not very secure. And large swaths of linguistics are mechanism free. To be sure, there may be an elaborate apparatus of abstract formal mechanism, but just how that mechanism is realized in step-by-step cognitive and neural processes, that remains uninvestigated, except among computational linguists.
The upshot of all this is that we must approach these questions indirectly. We have to gather evidence from a wide variety of disciplines – archeology, physical and cultural anthropology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and the neurosciences – and piece it together. Such work entails a level of speculation that makes well-trained academicians queasy.
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What follows is an out-take from Beethoven's Anvil, my book on music. It's about a thought experiment that first occurred to me while in graduate school in the mid-1970s. Consider the often astounding and sometimes absurd things that trainers can get animals to do, things the don't do naturally. Those acts are, in some sense, inherent in their neuro-muscular endowment, but not evoked by their natural habitat. But place them in an environment ruled by humans who take pleasure in watching dancing horses, and . . . Except that I'm not talking about horses.
It seems to me that what is so very remarkable about the evolution of our own species is that the behavioral differences between us and our nearest biological relatives are disproportionate to the physical and physiological differences. The physical and physiological differences are relatively small, but the behavioral differences are large.
In thinking about this problem I have found it useful to think about how at least some chimpanzees came to acquire a modicum of language. All of them ended in failure. In the most intense of these efforts, Keith and Cathy Hayes raised a baby chimp in their household from 1947 to 1954. But that close and sustained interaction with Vicki, the young chimp in question, was not sufficient. Then in the late 1960s Allen and Beatrice Gardner began training a chimp, Washoe, in Ameslan, a sign language used among the deaf. This effort was far more successful. Within three years Washoe had a vocabulary of Ameslan 85 signs and she sometimes created signs of her own.
The results startled the scientific community and precipitated both more research along similar lines—as well as work where chimps communicated by pressing ironically identified buttons on a computerized panel—and considerable controversy over whether or not ape language was REAL language. That controversy is of little direct interest to me, though I certainly favor the view that this interesting behavior is not really language. What is interesting is the fact that these various chimps managed even the modest language that they did.
The string of earlier failures had led to a cessation of attempts. It seemed impossible to teach language to apes. It would seem that they just didn't have the capacity. Upon reflection, however, the research community came to suspect that the problem might have more to do with vocal control than with central cognitive capacity. And so the Gardners acted on that supposition and succeeded where others had failed. It turns out that whatever chimpanzee cognitive capacity was, it was capable of surprising things.
Note that nothing had changed about the chimpanzees. Those that learned some Ameslan signs, and those that learned to press buttons on a panel, were of the same species as those that had earlier failed to learn to speak. What had changed was the environment. The (researchers in the) environment no longer asked for vocalizations; the environment asked for gestures, or button presses. These the chimps could provide, thereby allowing them to communicate with the (researchers in the) environment in a new way.
It seemed to me that this provided a way to attack the problem of language origins from a slightly different angle. So I imagined that a long time ago groups of very clever apes – more so than any extant species – were living on the African savannas. One day some flying saucers appeared in the sky and landed. The extra-terrestrials who emerged were extraordinarily adept at interacting with those apes and were entirely benevolent in their actions. These creatures taught the apes how to sing and dance and talk and tell stories, and so forth. Then, after thirty years or so, the ETs left without a trace. The apes had absorbed the ETs' lessons so well that they were able to pass them on to their progeny generation after generation. Thus human culture and history were born.
Now, unless you actually believe in UFOs, and in the benevolence of their crews, this little fantasy does not seem very promising, for it is a fantasy about things that certainly never happened. Further, even if this had happened, it does seem to remove the mystery from language's origins. Instead of something from nothing we have language handed to us on a platter. We learned it from some other folks, perhaps they were little short fellows with green skin, or perhaps they were the modern style aliens with pale complexions, catlike pupils in almond eyes and elongated heads.
But, and here is where we get to the heart of the matter, what would have to have been true in order for this to have worked? Just as the chimps before Ameslan were genetically the same as those after, so the clever before alien-instruction were the same as the proto-humans after. The species has not changed, the genome is the same – at least for the initial generation. The capacity for language would have to have been inherent in the brains of those clever apes. All the aliens did was activate that capacity. Once that happened the newly emergent proto-humans were able to sustain and further develop language on their own. Thus the critical event is something the precipitates a reconfiguration of existing capabilities.
However, language origins is not our problem. We are searching for the origins of music. So, instead of alien instruction in Hebrew or Sanskrit we can imagine alien instruction in samba or polka. The basic configuration and dynamics of the story remains the same. However, to make it real we have to get rid of those aliens and their instruction. Instead of the aliens we have only our group of clever apes. They are going to have to instruct one another. What we are looking for is a a way to get a gestalt switch in group dynamics that supports new modes of neural dynamics in the brains of individuals who are interacting with one another in a group.
Let us call this the Gestalt Origins Hypothesis:
Gestalt Origins: The precursor to music arose when groups of hominids interacted in a way that triggered a new configuration of operation in their existing nervous system.
Notice that I talk of a precursor to music. I don't think we can get from ape to music in a single bound. We need at least one precursor, something that is rhythmic, like music, but not yet fully formed. In order to get even that far, so my argument goes, our proto-humans need better control over their vocal cords than apes have, they need more rhythmic sophistication, and greater mimetic capacity.
Notice that this story says nothing about the adaptive value of music. I do intend to get around to that toward the end of the chapter, but that's not my primary concern. My primary concern is getting our ancestors to the point where a gestalt switch can happen that will bring about a precursor to music, something we can call musicking. In order for that to happen we need to solve an adaptive problem or two. But those adaptations are not about music; they are about its precursors. Once music-making is going along smoothly we need another gestalt switch to differentiate it into language and music proper.


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Brazil, Argentina fight for one U-20 World Cup spot after uneven showing
So it is down to the big two as the South American Under-20 Championships moves towards Saturday's final round. Uruguay have qualified for this year's U-20 World Cup, scheduled for South Korea at the end of May. Hosts Ecuador and Venezuela are virtually assured of joining them, leaving one slot available for either Brazil or Argentina.
That is the consequence of Wednesday's 2-2 draw between the old rivals. It must have been one of the poorest games played at any level between these continent's traditional giants. Having displayed plenty of disjointed football throughout the tournament, Brazil and Argentina struggled to put three passes together.
But what the game lacked in quality, it gained in drama.
By virtue of a hotly disputed penalty, Brazil led 2-1 deep into stoppage time. At that point they had qualified and Argentina were out. Brazil did everything to run the clock down; their goalkeeper, a spectator for most of the game, went down with cramp to eat up a few more seconds. But in the 95th minute Brazil were punished for sitting too deep, Argentina managed to mount a coherent attack and a cross from the left was headed back across goal and inside the post by centre forward Lautaro Martinez.
Argentina, then, live to fight again. And fight they will, this time against Venezuela in Saturday's first game.
The Venezuelans have been the success story of the tournament. Defending well has allowed them to pick up confidence during the course of the competition. In eight games, the only defeat they've suffered was Sunday's controversial 1-0 loss to Brazil, losing to a late goal where a clear foul was committed before Felipe Vizeu lashed home. The Venezuelans bounced back with a very impressive 3-0 win over top of the table Uruguay, sealing their place in South Korea.
Argentina's best hope against a team that's conceded just five goals in eight games is that the Venezuelans might have overdone the celebrations and lost their focus in the build-up to their final fixture. Argentina could even get themselves ahead of Venezuela in the table but it would take a five goal victory.
Can a labouring Argentina side force Venezuela to concede as many goals in 90 minutes as they have let in during the preceding 720? Nothing is impossible in football but it would take an extraordinary Venezuelan collapse -- and a bad afternoon for Wuilker Farinez, the goalkeeper of the tournament -- for this to happen.
More realistically, Argentina will have to win and then hope that Brazil fail to beat Colombia in the next game. That also looks like a forlorn hope. The Colombians appear to have collapsed and it's possible to identity the exact moment it happened.
In the second round of the decisive phase they were drawing 1-1 with Argentina, coming back from the shock of conceding after 19 seconds to take charge of the game. They looked likely winners until, with 12 minutes to go, they lost midfielder Eduardo Atuesta to a very harsh straight red card. Argentina rallied, won the game in stoppage time and Colombia have subsequently slumped to a pair of 3-0 defeats. With no chance of qualification, they must surely be dreaming of going home.
The Brazil side do not lack talent. Their problem has been finding a collective notion of play. But against opponents who may well lack a little motivation, they should be able to win comfortably enough, booking their place in South Korea and almost certainly condemning Argentina to elimination.
The competition closes with the main event of the evening, Ecuador vs. Uruguay. This will probably be the match where the title is decided with Uruguay, two points ahead of their rivals, going into the match as favourites despite Wednesday's slip up.
But Venezuela are also in the hunt. If Ecuador and Uruguay draw, Venezuela will be champions providing they beat Argentina. They can also claim the title if Ecuador win, as long as they have beaten Argentina by a bigger margin.
The final round of the South American U-20 Championships will kick off with Venezuela having an outside chance of failing to qualify and a slightly better chance of ending up as champions. It's a fitting scenario for what has been an uneven tournament.
Tim Vickery covers South American football for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @Tim_Vickery.
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Defining Marketing as 4Ps, 7Ps or any number of Ps is a numerical art - is there more than what seems to be oversimplified into Ps? Explore the 'patterns' around us...some call it marketing as well!
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Brand Equity Quiz 2005
Citibank Chennai won the BEQ 2005(16th yr) with SBI as runners up, and Mudra 3rd.
Few Questions I could manage to get...
Ray Raymond created as an MBA school project - Victoria's Secret
The Name of the Michigan graduate on Balaji Telefilms Board - Tushar Kapoor
Expansion of the acronym - BYOD-KM, coined by Steve Jobs recently introduced while launching the MacMini - Bring your own Display, Keyboard and Monitor - as the new, low-priced Macintosh computer comes without any of those peripherals.
What are Engineers at Disney called? - Imagineers
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